card. was it a jam got my equity card. was it a jam commercial. laughter iain hume at one point, you were the most sued man in britain. random acts of kindness is my thing! do it felt like everyone was sort of happy up it felt like everyone was sort of happy up there. i know that the ending wasn't how people wanted it to be. i know that in my dreams, i you're watching beyond 100 days. 45 against 44 — the former and current presidents take off the gloves as barack obama hits the campaign trail ahead of the midterms while inside the white house, the us vice—president says he'd take a lie detector test to prove he's not the one undermining the president. white house officials are under growing pressure to prove they are loyal to the administration — but a vp offering to take a polygraph is unheard of. should all top officials take a lie detector test, and would you agree to take one? i would agree to take it in a heartbeat. the me too movement claims another big name — les moonves was one of the most powerfulfigures in us media until he was forced

to step down yesterday. also on the programme..... at an inquest into the westminster terror attack, the court is shown graphic footage of the victims being mowed down, with some flung over the side of the bridge. and a bad sport or victim of unconscious bias? — serena williams divides opinion with her courtside manner. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. the vice—president of the united states is prepared to take a lie detector test to prove his loyalty to donald trump. unprecedented? yes, as far as we can tell. mike pence was answering questions about whether he is the author of an anonymous new york times editorial disparaging the president. none of which is doing much to improve mr trump's mood, judging by his tweets today. and it comes on top of interviews from bob woodward defending the reporting in his new book fear. and on top of criticism from barack obama, who spent the weekend on the campaign trail telling supporters that

the economic recovery started under him, not mr trump. here's what the president heard this weekend, starting with mr pence. should all top officials take a lie detector test, and would you agree to take one? i would agree to take it in a heartbeat. and mr woodward had this to say. this one was in the belly of the beast. and what did you conclude about the beast? that people had better wake up to what's going on. and finally, president obama on the offensive. if we don't step up, things can get worse. where there's a vacuum in our democracy, when we're not participating, when we're not paying attention, when we're not stepping up, other voices fill the void. but the good news is, in two months, we have a chance to restore some sanity in our politics. cheering and applause. joining us now from new york is former advisor to

george w bush, ron christie. is former advisor to my is former advisor to right in thinking that it is unprecedented my right in thinking that it is unprecedented for a vice—president to have to go on television and effectively, i would take a lie detector test to prove i am loyal to my president? i can't imagine dick cheney having to do that. never. good afternoon. i have never heard of such a thing. what does that tell you about the state of this white house? bob woodward's book comes out tomorrow. there is a lot of consternation in the white house about what is going to be in it, how people are going to be portrayed. but the notion that the number two of the united states government should have to sit for a lie detector test is staggering. should have to sit for a lie detector test is staggeringm should have to sit for a lie detector test is staggering. is the president, amidst all of this, isolated from what you hear? how is he reacting to the double whammy of this anonymous piece in the new york times and the woodward book which is coming out tomorrow?”

times and the woodward book which is coming out tomorrow? i understand that he is a bit isolated from his senior staff and his cabinet, and that he is a one man crew. in the george w bush administration that i served in, the president had a strea m served in, the president had a stream of aids. he had regular cabinet meetings, not to suggest that this president doesn't, but it seems to me that unlike president trump or president bush or president clinton from years past, this presidency to direct the frank sinatra way, which is his way. we now have over 20 cabinet secretaries and senior officials denying any involvement in the league op—ed to the new york times. but on capitol hill, we hearfrom senators all the time that they are hearing the same rumours about what is going on in the white house. and we also hear through social media that it is about time the republicans stood up and said something about the way it is being won. why is that not happening? for the simple reason that if you are a republican congressman oi’ that if you are a republican congressman or a senator and you are

saying bad things about president trump, the last thing you want is president trump showing up on your doorstep supporting a candidate to boot you out of office. i think there is such a fear of the trump factor in these districts, that they would rather stay mum that speak about some of the eccentric behaviour we have seen since he became president. so if they are not going to say something, barack obama is. what do you make of this? barack obama has that capacity to bring out the democrats, but some might say it would also bring out the republicans. to be honest, i think that former presidents are best keeping silent rather than being vocal about their successes in office. the exception here isjimmy carter, who was critical of president george w bush. but by and large, you don't see former presidents doing that because it is beneath the dignity of the office. if former president obama has something to say, he's welcome to fa ke something to say, he's welcome to fake it. i just

something to say, he's welcome to fake it. ijust think something to say, he's welcome to fake it. i just think that something to say, he's welcome to fake it. ijust think that his silence maintained the dignity of the office that so many people are looking have restored. ron christie, thank you. it will be interesting to see thank you. it will be interesting to see the effect that barack obama has during these midterms if he is going to carry on campaigning, which it looks like he is, having not gone back into politics since he left office. as we have found from the yea rs office. as we have found from the years 2008 to 2016, barack obama was very good at getting barack obama elected, but a lot of democrats would say he is not good at other democrats elected. the party was effectively decimated nationwide at a lower level during his presidency, so can a lower level during his presidency, so can he now galvanise people to vote on behalf of democrats when he himself is not a name on the ticket? says a post from a democrat point of view, his poll ratings at the moment are over view, his poll ratings at the moment are over 60%. they don't have much else. if you are going to throw something at this campaign, perhaps barack obama is the best you have got. and he probably has to get out

there anyway. you can't have the de fa cto there anyway. you can't have the de facto leader of the party not out. it is just facto leader of the party not out. it isjust a facto leader of the party not out. it is just a question of how much impact he has. the me too movement has ended the career of another powerful man. leslie moonves is not a household name, but as chief executive of cbs television, he is one of the most powerful people in us media, or rather, he was. just eight hours after the new yorker magazine published allegations of sexual abuse by mr moonves, he was out of his job. les moonves denies the allegations. so who is he? he joined cbs in july 1995 as president of cbs entertainment. he was made ceo three years later. he is widely credited with turning the network around. and is one of the highest—paid executives in the us, with a reported annual salary of $70 million. let's pick this up with our correspondent nick bryant, who's with me now in the studio. you covered the harvey weinstein case from the beginning and this case from the beginning and this case does have echoes of that because you have a very powerful

media figure who was felt very quickly by an investigative journalist. les moonves was a giant of the industry as one insider put it, imagining the american media landscape without les moonves is like imagining mount rushmore without one of its presidents. he was the executive behind great ratings success stories with er, friends. when he went to cbs, he changed the demographic who were watching with shows like csi and survivor. he made cbs the most watched network for ten years running. he was also the head of the fortune 500 and he is the first head ofa fortune 500 and he is the first head of a fortune 500 company that has fallen victim by his own actions in this me too era. the allegations in the new yorker piece are very explicit about what these women said. he is denying those allegations and says these relationships were consensual, but i am struck by how quickly cbs basically forced him out, within

hours. there is a criticism that they didn't act quickly enough when they didn't act quickly enough when the first allegations were made in july. this is the second new yorker piece by this investigative journalist who is making so many waves at the moment. the first one came in july. waves at the moment. the first one came injuly. in response, the cbs board appointed an independent inquiry that was led by two powerhouse law firms, but there was this criticism that those law firms had connections with cbs and relied heavily on cbs for work and that the investigation was not independent. the second new yorker article a p pa re ntly the second new yorker article apparently came about because people approached the journalist saying cbs was not acting quickly enough and here were some was not acting quickly enough and here were some more was not acting quickly enough and here were some more allegations. they are appalling. les moonves denies them, but they are appalling and it led to this speedy departure. as you say, there is that weight of allegations with 12 different women now. but we read in the bob woodward book that trump, who has faced some allegations himself, gave advice to

allegations himself, gave advice to a friend. let's see what he said in that quote. he said, you have to deny an pushback on these women. if you admit to any culpability, you are dead. that is what a lot of these senior executives feel, that if you admit to some indiscretions, a lot more will follow, so they deny it. that was the approach from harvey weinstein. he not only defended himself, he went so far as to attack his victims and those attacks continued notjust after those initial allegations were made but after dozens of women had come forward. i was there when harvey weinstein was sent to court and that day, they were advising him and maligning the women who had accused him. so this does seem to be the defence, to issue these strong denials. les moonves is issuing a strong denial again today, but there is the weight of those allegations

and the graphic details these women are describing and a pattern of behaviour which seems very hard to refute. nick bryant, thank you. you have to wonder whether there are other chief executives of big companies who are feeling nervous today. the inquests have begun into the deaths in last year's westminster terror attack. four people died on westminster bridge when khalid masood drove at high speed along the pavement before crashing. he then stabbed pc keith palmer to death outside the palace of westminster. at the start of the inquest proceedings, a minute's silence was observed for the victims, who were british, american and romanian. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. the westminster bridge attack last march was the first in a year of terror. in a few brief moments, the lives of four members of the public, one police officer and the attacker ended. this morning, the chief coroner judge mark lucraft qc opened the inquests of those who died, saying the lives of many were torn apart by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama. among those lives, those

of kurt cochran and melissa cochran from utah in the united states, tourists in london calmly walking across westminster bridge when tragedy struck. kurt cochran was the first to be hit by the attacker khalid masood's car. he pushed melissa out of the way before being knocked over the bridge's balustrade, falling five metres to the thames footpath below. in court, melissa's sister angela called him "the man who saved my sister". she then read a tribute on behalf of melissa that described him as "my inspiration, my rock star and most of all, my hero". next, the car hit a retired window cleanerfrom clapham, leslie rhodes, dragging him 33 metres along the bridge. his family said he was greatly missed. his niece amanda said she was "incredibly angry" at his death. then aysha frade was knocked 70 metres into the path of an oncoming number 53 bus, falling under its wheels.

in court, her husband john spoke of their two young daughters and said "she was cruelly and brutally ripped away from us". the last victim on the bridge was andreea cristea from romania. she was knocked over the balustrade, falling 12 metres into the river thames before being recovered downstream. herfamily said... after two excruciating weeks of hoping for a recovery, andreea died. it was heartbreakingly painful. next, khalid masood left his vehicle and ran round to the gates of parliament, where he was challenged by pc keith palmer. he knocked the officer to the ground and stabbed him. pc palmer staggered away, collapsed and died at the scene. his sister angela said keith died protecting strangers while doing hisjob. khalid masood, who was carrying two knives, was shot three times by an officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow that of his victims next month. daniel sanford, bbc news,

at the old bailey. let's look at some of the day's other news. people on the east coast of the united states have been told to make plans for the impact of potentially "major" hurricane florence. governors in north and south carolina have told residents to prepare for heavy flooding, high winds and possible power outages as hurricane florence strengthened early on monday, with maximum winds of 105 miles per hour. according to predictions, it could strike the carolinas by thursday. it is called florence, but is not in florence, we should say. french police have detained a man who wounded seven people in a knife attack in central paris on sunday. four of the victims, including two british tourists, are said to have been seriously wounded in the attack which took place next to a canal in the city's 19th district. people playing the traditional french bowling game of petanque overpowered the attacker by throwing metal balls at him. the incident is not currently

being treated as a terrorist attack. car—maker volkswagen has gone on trial in germany over its diesel emissions scandal. shareholders are seeking nine billion euros in damages over the scandal, which has already cost volkswagen 27 billion euros in penalties and fines. vw shares crashed after the disclosure in 2015 that its diesel technology emitted illegal levels of pollution. investors claim the company should have come clean sooner about falsifying emissions data. 20—year—old naomi osaka might have won the us open final — but that's not what anyone is talking about nearly 48 hours later. debate continues over an on—court outburst by serena williams — she was docked a game for launching a verbal tirade against the umpire carlos ramos. she claims a man would have got away with it. the women's tennis association agrees. but others say she's conflated her own on—court

problems with a wider issue. let's have a look at the official rules the umpire said she broke. "players shall not receive coaching during a match. "players shall not violently... "hit, kick or throw a racquet. players shall not directly or indirectly verbally abuse any official. richard conway has more on this story. a moment of madness, or fighting back against unequal standards in tennis? serena williams was warned for receiving instructions from her coach, and she then lost a point for smashing her racquet. incensed at accusations of foul play, she directed her anger at umpire carlos ramos, saying: "you will never, ever, ever be on another court of mine as long as you live". she then called him a thief, saying he'd stolen a point from her, and that prompted him to then escalate the penalty by awarding an entire game to the eventual winner, naomi osaka.

after the match, williams claimed she was fighting for a greater cause than simply her own. i've seen other men call other umpires several things, and i'm here fighting for women's rights and for women's equality and for all kinds of stuff. and for me to say "thief" and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. she has been backed by steve simon, the chief executive of the women's tennis association. "the wta believes there should be no difference in the standards of tolerance provided to the emotions expressed by men versus women. and is committed to working with the sport to ensure that all players are treated the same." the statement has added fuel to the fire. novak djokovic, fresh from his own victory in the men's tournament last night, disagrees over questions of umpiring fairness between the genders. i don't see things as mr simon does, i really don't. i think, you know, men and women are treated in this way or the other way depending on the situation. it's hard to generalise things.

serena williams spent her early years being coached by herfather, richard, overcoming racism and financial obstacles on her path to sporting greatness. a seventh us open victory, a year on from nearly dying giving birth to her daughter, would have been a crowning moment. instead, this final will be debated and remembered for very different reasons. richard conway, bbc news. american former world number one billie jean king tweeted "when a woman is emotional, shes hysterical and she s penalized for it. when a man does the same, he s outspoken & and there are no repercussions. thank you, @serenawilliams, for calling out this double standard. more voices are needed to do the same." well, amid all of the controversy, you'd be forgiven for forgetting naomi osaka actually won the match. she actually apologised on the night — here's her explanation of why. i just felt like everyone was sort of unhappy up there. i know that the ending wasn't how people wanted it to be.

i know that in my dreams, i won in a very tough competitive match. so i don't know, ijust felt very emotional and i felt i had to apologise. joining us now is amanda owens — a sport psychologist and former international tennis player. with the umpire, who we know is a stickler for the rules, would with the umpire, who we know is a sticklerfor the rules, would he have behaved differently, do you think is a former tennis player, if this had been a man? it's a really interesting debate. the fact that he called her out about the coaching, yes, patrick has admitted that the alleged kerching occurred. but obviously, i don't condone unsportsmanlike behaviour and he is a stickler for the rules. unsportsmanlike behaviour and he is a sticklerfor the rules. but unsportsmanlike behaviour and he is a stickler for the rules. but it does seem that she has been treated harshly and one has to question whether or not this would have

happened in a men's final. there needs to be consistency here, because why wasn't this brought up at the beginning of the us open? there seems to be a differentiation here between the men's and women's game. coaching occurs at the highest level all the time. it is rife, so how was this not picked up at the beginning of the us open? don't get me wrong, i am fully on board with there being sexes in the sport —— sexism in the sport. we know that rafa nadal and djokovic and all of them take their shirts off and do that all the time. so there are double standards, but greg rusedski was making the point today in a column in the telegraph newspaper here that if you look back at the us open when mcenroe played in 1987, he was given three code violations in a similar situation, was given three code violations in a similarsituation, losing was given three code violations in a similar situation, losing a point and then he gained in the same way. so it does happen with the men and i

couldn't help thinking when i saw this on saturday that she had seen a purple mist and she was trying to fit the situation to smashing her racket on the back of the court. fit the situation to smashing her racket on the back of the courtlj don't condone herfor racket on the back of the courtlj don't condone her for smashing racket on the back of the courtlj don't condone herfor smashing her racket. in the post match interview, she recognises that that was inappropriate and she has broken the rules and she has been fined a hefty fine. plus, the fact that she called carlos ra m 05 fine. plus, the fact that she called carlos ramos a thief and a liar, thatis carlos ramos a thief and a liar, that is crossing the line and she has been fined for that. she got the code violation and was deducted. however, it's the coaching at the beginning that set her off, and one has to question, would ramos have done this in the men's final? salamander, if it is this coaching violation that seems to be the question of subjectivity and opens carlos ra m 05 question of subjectivity and opens carlos ramos up to allegations that maybe he was being sexist because other players were getting coaching

violations as well and he shouldn't have doctor for that one, violations as well and he shouldn't have doctorfor that one, how violations as well and he shouldn't have doctor for that one, how does tennis now move forward and make sure tennis now move forward and make sure this doesn't happen again?m isa sure this doesn't happen again?m is a good point. at the us open this year, the introduced that coaching was allowed in the qualifying. i believe they are talking about allowing coaching, because it happens anyway. yes, it is not allowed, i have to point out that it is against the rules, but it happens. tennis players, the coaches have signals and signs. it happens all the time. it is just u nfortu nate, all the time. it is just unfortunate, and it has taken away from naomi osaka's victory and a brilliant match. let's be honest here. serena has acknowledged that she was the better player, osaka. she must take credit for this amazing win. thank you very much. we stand on different sides of the fence on this one, don't we? we do.

we will never get inside carlos ramos' had unknown whether he was acting out of being a stickler for the rules or whether there was an element of sexism involved, but serena williams has had to battle sexism and racism throughout her career. that is why she might perceive it that way. i love serena williams and i think she's fabulous at her sport. but the body said to me, has there been this pen pent—up sexism issue that has built up to the extent that she went for it on saturday because she felt it was so deeply unfair? maybe. anyway. someone sent me a quiz today, a 100 days quiz, which is currently running on buzzfeed. i think this has been built by one of our viewers. and in this quiz, you can determine where you fit best — are you someone who should be sitting in the fierce, take no prisoners, left hand side of the screen —

or are you more in keeping with the fun, isn't life quirky and zany side, here on the right? lam i am seriously hoping that i am more catty and you are more christian, otherwise some people would be confused about our identities. ron, i have a feeling you might have taken this quiz. how did it turn out? think carefully before you answer. i'm happy to report that i came out as a bit like pretty and a bit like christian. it is the love we have on this show. you have both rubbed off on me. was it the deeply forensic part of me that you are more like? i think it was the quirky side of you, christian. i stay away

from the food segments and more on the three per side of things that katty and i share. that was a diplomatic answer given that this is not just a buzzfeed diplomatic answer given that this is notjust a buzzfeed quiz, it is a gladiatorial contest. my dear friend christian fraser is actually running tally of how many people on twitter are more like him. a tad competitive, mr fraser.|j are more like him. a tad competitive, mr fraser. i am keeping a tally, just to see that it is all fair in love and war. i wasjust a little disappointed about than not being a bit of ron in there. it is just due two, i feel squeezed out. you are 50—50 and we love you. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — a former brexit minister says he's gravely concerned for the future of the conservative party if theresa may persists with her plans... that's still to come.

it didn't feel too bad across southern areas this afternoon, with some sunshine. further north, we have seen plenty of showers and outbreaks of rain moving in. it is going to turn very windy this evening and overnight, with gales across the north and west. some of the rain is likely to be happy as well. always a bit drier further south. this is the weather system moving, bringing rain and strong winds. you can see the tight squeeze in the isobars, indicating wind through the night. some of the rain will be heavy and persistent. to the south, a blustery night to come, but dry here, with clear spells. templates hold in double figures for most. it will be a mild one across southern areas. on tuesday, a mixed

bag. we have a weather front straggling central parts of the country. it will grind to a halt and tends to wax and wane. to the north of it, it will be quite blustery throughout tuesday, with quite a few showers. it is also going to be a dividing line between something cooler in the north and warmer in the south as we import some tropical air mass. tuesday across southern areas air mass. tuesday across southern areas will be the warmest day of the week. quite picture through tuesday. we have outbreaks of rain in places, scattered blustery showers, some heavyin scattered blustery showers, some heavy in scotland. to the south of the weather front, given the spells of sunshine, it could be pretty one. further north, we have the greens and yellows. given some sunny spells in the south—east, maybe 2a celsius. but the warmth in the south gets shunted into the near continent as we head into wednesday. the waxing

and waning with france continue to affect —— the weather fronts will continue to affect things. it will bea continue to affect things. it will be a cloudy and wet story across central and southern areas, the rain becoming more confined to the south—east. skies arbeiter behind it in the rest of the country. a cool day in the north. the thursday and friday, it is looking cooler even across southern areas, with extrude sunshine and showers. it will remain blustery in the north. this is beyond 100 days. with me katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. our top stories: it's been a tough week for president trump as suspicions surround his inner circle after that new york times anonymous op—ed. now his vice president is offering to take a lie detector test to prove his loyalty. 200 days until brexit and theresa may is under serious pressure, as cracks from within her party continue to widen thought the eu

chief negotiator is more upbeat. sweden's far right party makes gains in the national election. and she's known on screen as a strong, independent woman, living in manhattan, but can she win new yorkers over? sex and the city's cynthia nixon is going for governor. a woman who's accused donald trump of groping here during filming of the apprentice will now get a response from the president himself. mr trump has agreed to provide written answers in the defamation lawsuit brought by former apprentice contestant summer zervos. it's just one legal battle facing mr trump as his former campaign aide, george popadopoulos, waits to go to prison having been sentenced to jail

for lying to the fbi. mr popadopoulos will only serve 1a days behind bars but he is the first person caught up in the mueller russia probe to be givenjail time. joining us now is a former assistant us attorney. as we look at the investigation from the probe, manifold and now the summer zervos written defamation and how important is this that mr trump gives written answers? the bigger question is, whether he will be required to sit for a deposition and his lawyers have moved the court for an order basically dismissing the case on the grounds he is president and the new york state said no, you will have to comply. what is

interesting is, it boils down to who is telling the truth. are the allegation is accurate enough? that will be tricky for donald trump to get around will be tricky for donald trump to getaround in will be tricky for donald trump to get around in the context of a deposition. for the audiences, the slew of legal issues that the president potentially faces is complicated and broad. when you look at them in the state we are at the moment, which is the one legal issue, if you were the president right now, you would be most concerned about? this particular president, the concern should be, if i were president, the concern should be, if iwere him, president, the concern should be, if i were him, what is happening with the trump organisation himself. when he is no longer president he wants the entity in good working order and criminal charges can be brought against a corporation. i think in addition to potential charges that might, we don't know, possibly be brought against his children, those are the biggest pressure points for him in particular. with respect to

the muller probe, there is mounting structure of justice but the muller probe, there is mounting structure ofjustice but there are lots of leavers he kampl to frustrate the process. so following the money, the financial implications for his business where he is most vulnerable. there is nothing normal about this, a sitting president getting written deposition about sexual abuse of a woman. he is only making the side bar of the newspapers of the moment with this, is that because in a written deposition, the lawyers will go through this with a fine to comb? there will not let the president walk and self into jeopardy? this will be written, the answers will be drafted by lawyers. even though they are under haut, they have to be accurate. in any civil case, they have so many lawyers, they don't give a lot of information. they will

ask the nine questions, identifying particular dates, specifying particular dates, specifying particular people involved, rather than did you actually grope, or did you not grope. i was going to say, from the other side, i am sure they will put it full of caveats so they cannot hang anything on the president and that is why robert mueller wants to sit down face rather than have a written deposition that giuliani was wanting to move him towards? in respect of obstruction of justice, to move him towards? in respect of obstruction ofjustice, it hinges on intent. to prove such a case they have to climb inside mr trump's head and prove what he was thinking at the time, the reason he fired mr komi was because he wanted to frustrate the russian investigation. that is not going to move the needle one way or the other. thank you very much for coming in. it is why people

are watching the president's twitter feed as well. when he tweets out something aboutjeff sessions or probes into congressmen and whether they are unfairand probes into congressmen and whether they are unfair and crippled the real action chances of the republican party, it is all being accumulated by the robert mueller probe to see if there is this issue of intent when it comes to obstruction of justice. a un official says that more than 30,000 people in north—western syria have been displaced following the latest bombardments by syrian government forces, backed by russia and iran. the un is warning that a large—scale military offensive to recapture idlib, the last rebel—held province of syria, could create a humanitarian catastrophe. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. there's no tranquillity in rural idlib. rescue workers rush to help survivors of another blast. this injured boy, another casualty of the

intense bombardment by syrian government forces and their allies. here, it's a frantic scramble to rescue elderly villagers from what's left of their home. increasingly, this looks like the build—up to a major military offensive. and that worries un officials. there needs to be ways of dealing with this problem that don't turn the next few months in idlib into the worst humanitarian catastrophe, with the biggest loss of life of the 21st century. in recent days, over 30,000 syrians have fled from their homes in southern idlib and nearby rebel held areas — according to the un. others staying behind, resort to desperate means to try to protect themselves. this man, putting together a makeshift gas mask. the syrian government says it's targeting terrorists. this area is the last stronghold for many different opposition groups.

islamist militants, jihadists linked to al-qaeda and secular rebels. but the un warns that for every rebel fighter, there are 100 syrian civilians now in danger. yolande knell, bbc news, beirut. the white house national security adviser, john bolton, has branded the international criminal court ineffective, unaccountable and outright dangerous. speaking in washington, mr bolton he also said the united states has ordered the closure of the palestine liberation organisation's office in washington, saying the palestinians were not supporting peace talks with israel. the united states will always stand with our friend and ally, israel. today reflecting congressional concerns to prompt an icc investigation of israel, the department of state will announce

the closure of the palestine liberation organisation office here in washington dc. masked gunmen have stormed the tripoli headquarters of libya's state oil firm. at least two people have been killed and a further ten injured, after security forces engaged in a gun battle with the attackers at the national oil corporation building in the centre of the city. last week, the un announced that a truce between warring militias had been agreed in tripoli. it is not yet clear who carried out the attack. middle—aged drinkers are being encouraged to have more alcohol—free days. a new health campaign, drink free days, comes as a recent survey revealed that one in five adults are drinking more than the recommended 1a units per week. doctors say that having alcohol—free days could help with sleep issues and weight loss, in addition to reducing the risk of high blood pressure and cancer. what do you think about this, christian? i had to look because i am not well informed as to what14 units is. it is not a lot over the

course of the week, is it? according to the statistics, two out of three regular drinkers find it harder to cut down on alcohol than improve their diet, do exercise or give up smoking. one in five drink more than 14 smoking. one in five drink more than 1a units a week. we had the chief medical officer sally davis recently saying, every time she has a glass of wine, she starts to think about the risk of breast cancer, which is a strong thing to say. then you have this other view from public health england saying, if you have a couple of days off a week, it should be all right. it is either one or the other, this widening gulf between these health bodies in britain, so which is it? what is interesting, living in washington, people drink less here than they do in the uk. the idea of having a couple of drinks three days every week, i think would strike

most people i know here, they would say why is it a problem? they don't drink in the week because most people in washington get up very early. i note is going to london, people drink a lot more, so maybe those drink free days are a good idea. they say it is the over 405 turning to drink in the evenings. this show might be turning them. move on. this is beyond 100 days. still to come — from sex and the city, to running the city. could actress, cynthia nixon, become new york's first woman governor? unions in the united kingdom are calling for a shorter working week so that staff can benefit from new technologies. the trade union congress has said the wider workforce needs to see the benefits of developments in technology. colletta smith reports. the owners of this studio space in cardiff are taking a different view of the working week. staff get a full pay cheque,

but only work for four days. we felt that we had an opportunity to prove something that i felt was true, that people could be as productive in four days as five. if it does nothing more than has people who work for you who are less stressed, that'll benefit us in productivity at the end of the day anyway because, you know, happier people work better. here you are. thank you. those researching what work will look like in the future think that whatever size and type of company, technology could give us all more time to relax. left to themselves, many employers will continue exploitative working practices, making their employees work for longer and meanwhile, commuting prices are going up. in fact, it will be down to the state ultimately to give workers more voice and to regulate around working time. when a company buys a new piece of technology and makes more money from it, rather than the bosses and the shareholders keeping that extra cash, unions want them to share

the benefits by giving the staff more time off. you know, in previous centuries, we campaigned for the weekends, we campaigned for the eight—hour day. i think in the 21st century, we should lift our ambitions and say that the productivity gains of new technology should be shared fairly. and that could mean a four—day week for everyone on decent pay. it's clear that technology will play a bigger role in every industry in the years ahead. companies' attitudes will dictate if that will be a threat or a treat for the workforce. colletta smith, bbc news. it's 200 days until brexit and the eu is stepping up its campaign to save theresa may. european leaders are expected to add another brexit meeting to the autumn schedule and to give michel barnier extra leeway to work with the best of the prime minister's chequers proposals.

mrs may could do with any help she can get. a former brexit minister, steve baker said today he's gravely concerned for the future of the conservative party if the prime minister persists with her current brexit plan. it could all come to a head at the tory party conference at the end of the month. lets speak to our correspondent ben wright who's westminster for us now. last week were told checkers is dead, now we believe it is alive and kicking? thrown a lifeline by michel barnier, who has said in comments in slovenia in a conference he thought there was a lot going for the chequers proposal, pointing out he could never accept an agreement that tore apart the single market. but talking it up in a way that will certainly encourage number ten, who have insisted throughout the skirmishes and vitriol over the last

global weeks, the chequers proposal is viable and the only one on the table. they will have taken part by michel barnier‘s comments, not least he was confident a deal was in reach. this is what he said. if we are realistic, we can reach an agreement on the first stage of this negotiation, which is the brexit treaty, in six or eight weeks. which were takers in to deal territory mid—november which is where number ten would like this to be. it was clear from what he said that while the issue around the irish backstop remains the key stumbling block to getting their withdrawal part of the deal done, he said that both sides were looking to the traumatised that and he said the eu had respect for the integrity of

the uk. the backstop could drive a wedge through the middle of the uk if there is no future trade agreement sorted out and it would require northern ireland to remain pa rt require northern ireland to remain part of the eu single market and customs union. that is the big disagreement. but it sounded from what michel barnier was saying that there is progress being made. we have had brexit negotiations full of sound and fury and we have 200 days to go, what are the chances in the course of the next 200 days the conservative party managers to rally around one plan or another?|j conservative party managers to rally around one plan or another? i have given up predicting politics and i don't think there is anything as volatile as brexit at the moment. people in number ten, they cannot tell you with any certainty whatsoever, how the next two or three months will unfold, which makes it gripping from our perspective. what is certain, dozens

of brexiteer conservatives, those who passionately want great britain to leave the european union, are trashing the chequers proposal and they are saying they will never vote for it if that constitutes the deal brought back from brussels. it looks like there are dozens of tory mp5, maybe 60 or more who will vote against it if it forms the basis of against it if it forms the basis of a deal put in front of them. however, much of the tory party will stay with the prime minister and one of the big unknown is is what the opposition parties will do. labour is pretty split on the future direction of brexit as well. if the choice of mp5 in a couple of months, is the deal on the table, all they're not being brexit at all, i think number ten will feel confident in those circumstances, it will get a deal through. but it will all be about the numbers. it is all about the numbers. thank you very much. six months to brexit, we will be in salzburg for the summit. i think

what will happen is they will say, the most important thing is to get the most important thing is to get the withdrawal agreement across the line. they will try to find some language on island that satisfies theresa may on this plan to save her. then some form of words will be put down but isn't too specific. the dilemma is, if you put too much flesh on the bone at that point, you alienate the brexiteers or you alienate the brexiteers or you alienate those who doesn't think it gives the uk in. at some point, they will have to get specific and at some point they will have to get specific in a way everyone can agree on, or they leave with out a deal. but they have to get it to parliament first, which is why they might not say so much until march. we have seen the pattern before, in germany, italy, and now in sweden — political deadlock, after a night in which a far right party made unprecedented gains in an election. the nationalist sweden democrats didn't become the country's second

biggest party as they'd hoped, in fact they were third, but they did nontheless make significant gains. so far both the established centre—left and centre—right parties say they will stick to their pre election promises and refuse to work with the sweden democrats. lisa hampele reports. they woke up this morning to be greeted by the news that the swedish democrats have appended this country's liberal tradition. the headlines, "chaos" and the prime minister will not resign. the prime minister told his supporters at a post—election party that he would indeed not be stepping down. "i'm of course disappointed that a party with its root in nazism can win so much ground", he said. it is this man who's now in the limelight. he leads the nationalist swedish democrats who won just under 18% of the vote, but the main blocs have refused to govern them. we have the balance of power between two blocs that are basically the same size,

so of course it's a good position for us, he says. the far right success has divided the country, the sweden democrats have capitalised on the migrant crisis and many swedes are dismayed by their nationalist rhetoric. i'm worried, says this woman, because the sd are growing. in the long term i'm hopeful, says this man, because the younger voters and those who are coming up, they have slightly different values. and this man says it's one thing to vote and then it's another to see how the situation looks. i want to see a stable government where sd have no influence. that will be hard, one realises that. like so many other european countries, sweden, for all its liberal values, has shifted to the right. lisa hempele, bbc news. this is a fascinating election because there were big issues at 5ta ke because there were big issues at stake and a lot of focus page on the

issue of immigration, which is exactly what sweden democrats campaigned on. but you look at opinion polls in sweden in the run—up to these elections and swedes we re run—up to these elections and swedes were interested in other things. they were interested in the economy, jobs and climate change. there has been a slew of wildfires across sweden the summer and those are issues the sweden democrats were not addressing so there is some thought up addressing so there is some thought up by addressing so there is some thought up by hops people are focused on other issues, the sweden democrats didn't do as well as they might have done because it wasjust didn't do as well as they might have done because it was just about immigration. people think we focus too much on immigration with the social democrats, but the governing party topped the poll. but you could say right across europe at the moment, the centrist parties are failing to answer in the right sort of way, how to deal coherently, constructively with migration. they need to do it less grudgingly than they have so far. the pressure it

causes in some communities, this sudden surge of arrivals, it has to be recognised in the centre. if they don't engage with that debate, we are seeing the centre—right parties will and that has been dangerous across italy, germany and now in sweden. and also, do they deal with those other issues as well, the more far right parties? cynthia nixon may be best known to audiences as miranda in sex and the city. this thursday she hopes new york voters will choose her to become the democratic nominee for governor. but it's not going to be an easy task — she is taking on the incumbent andrew cuomo by running to his left. she describes herself as a democratic socialist with policies like a single payer health care system and increased funding for public schools. so can her message prevail or is she simply too far back in the polls to pull ahead? the bbc‘s nada tawfik has gone to find out. stepping into a new role, cynthia nixon puts in face time with voters. many already know her

as miranda from the hit hbo series, sex and the city. but she wants them to picture her as the next governor of new york. when we say black lives matter, we have to actually mean it. the state under her opponent, has passed some of the most progressive policies in the nation. but cynthia nixon thinks more has to be done to reverse crippling inequality and to guarantee access to quality education, health care and jobs. if you shoot for the moon, you end up with the stars. if you don't try and enact these things, you'll never get anywhere. so we have to be bold and we have to be ambitious with our vision. progressives want to push democrats further to the left and a key part of that is disrupting politics as usual. in their view, established politicians are often part of the problem and that has left an opening for a diverse range of candidates to step in. the governor of new york is not a

job about politics or advocacy, it is about doing, it is about management. this is real life. andrew cuomo has tried to make the race about experience and fighting donald trump. but nixon's supporters like her as donald trump. but nixon's supporters like heras an donald trump. but nixon's supporters like her as an activist. she is far behind in the polls, but there have been upset in democratic primary and they are energised as ever. democrats come to communities of colour and they say the right things, they give away food, whatever the case may be, but they don't back it up. politics here is so don't back it up. politics here is so dominated by corporate interests, they have a stranglehold on our system. we need people who are willing to be bold and courageous. it has got to the point with the election of trump, people are saying, we cannot do this any more, we cannot sit here with centrists

and have far right policies. but not all democrats are convinced lunging to the left will win a race against republicans in more conservative districts. there will be a real revolution, but more likely it will be part of a long—term change and democrats to make them be what they once were, democrats to make them be what they once were, which is the left, the real left in this country. cynthia nixon's celebrity has put the spotlight on the governor's race in new york and the wider contrast on the party's identity. she is behind in the polls but she will take heart from the fact that the insurgents in the democratic party have been doing well. you look at boston, then there wasjo crowley who has represented new york since 19 79 and he was ousted by a

28—year—old newcomer. we reported on the programme from florida with the more far left liberal democrat, andrew gill, up seating the race in the florida governor's race. but she is 40 points behind and the primary election is in three days. it is hard, even for a celebrity to make that up. i am not sure she can do that. we are going to have some fun on midterms might. yes, you will be over on midterms might. yes, you will be over here. looking forward to it. looking forward to it. see the same time tomorrow, goodbye. ididn't i didn't feel too bad across southern areas with sunshine. but outbreaks of rain moving in and it will turn windy. overnight, gales in exposure across the north and the west and some of the rain is likely to be heavy. always dry a further south. this is the weather system bringing in the rain and the strong

winds. tight squeeze in the isobars indicating winds through the night gusting to 30, maybe 35 miles an hourin gusting to 30, maybe 35 miles an hour in north wales northwest england. 50 to 55 maybe 35 miles an hourin england. 50 to 55 maybe 35 miles an hour in north wales northwest england. 5255—macro is in our across the north and the west of scotland. to the south, blustery night to come but dry with some clear spells and temperatures holding in double figures for most to be quite a mild one. into tuesday, quite a mixed bag and we have a weather front straddling central part of the country. it will grind to a halt here, but to the north of it it will be blustery throughout tuesday with quite a few showers and it is also going to be a dividing line between something cooler in the north and something cooler in the north and something warm in the south as we import some tropical air mass. on tuesday i think it will be the warmest day of the week. it is a messy picture through tuesday. the weather front bringing a lot of cloud, outbreaks of persistent rain in places. to the north, bright and sunny spells, blustery showers with

some being heavy in western scotland. to the south, given some sunshine it could be warm. further north, we have those green and yellow colours. maybe 17 or 18 at best. given sunny spells in the south—east, 23, maybe 24 celsius. the warmth in the south get shunted into the near continent on wednesday. this weakening weather front affecting central areas and it will begin to move south during the course on wednesday. another cloudy, wet story across central and southern areas. the rain becoming more confined to the south east skies. brighter behind it across the rest of the country. blustery showers across western scotland. cooler air getting into the south east. for thursday and friday it is looking cooler across southern areas with a mixture of sunshine and showers and it will remain blustery in the north. this is bbc news.

the headlines at 8pm. an inquest into the deaths of five people in the westminster bridge attack sees cctv footage — including images of tourist kurt cochran with his wife, seconds before he was killed. it has been a harrowing day which began with the families playing often began with the families playing ofte n tea rful began with the families playing often tearful tribute to their relatives who died. the lawyers for the families described the attack as an act of barbarity and inhumanity and as indiscriminate terrorism. the eu's chief negotiator says a deal could be done on the first stage of brexit within six or eight weeks. as new warnings come from senior tories that the conservative party will split — if the prime minister persists with her chequers plan.