this is bbc news. the headlines at 8. theresa may defends her brexit plan as the prime minister hits out at speculation over her future. this is where i get a little bit irritated. this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. the chinese province of guangdong is being battered by typhoon mangkhut. earlier, the typhoon swept through the northern philippines, killing at least 50 people. ‘the risk to life is rising' — the north carolina govornor‘s stark words amidst warnings of flooding in the wake of storm florence. a former uk soldier sentenced to seven and a half years in a turkish jail forjoining a kurdish armed group has criticised the foreign office saying it had not offered enough support in his case. when i was pushing them to say what have you been doing? have you had any discussions on a level in

government or with diplomatic officials, when it comes down to, they haven't done any of that. a major study has found that taking aspirin every day does not help healthy elderly people reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. it's been announced that glasgow's world famous school of art, which was destroyed by fire injune, will be fully restored. there had been speculation that the fire, the second in four years, had left the mackintosh building beyond repair. and, coming up on the travel show in half an hour. seeing the world bitt by bitt. is cryptocurrency the new travellers friend? the travel show goes down under to find out. good evening. theresa may has insisted her chequers proposals are a workable plan for brexit, saying she gets irritated when the debate focuses on her leadership rather

than the future of the country. the prime minister made the comments in a bbc interview to mark six months to go till we leave the eu. this morning, the environment secretary michael gove said the chequers plan for brexit was the right one "for now" but could be altered by a future prime minister. and tonight, the president of austria has said that everything possible must be done to avoid britain leaving the european union without a trade deal. sebastian kurz was speaking before a meeting with the german chancellor, angela merkel. our political correspondent chris mason reports. to emerge from this period of change stronger... the path towards brexit has involved plenty of speeches and plenty of characters. some still in government and some not. and plenty of negotiation, too. here at home and in brussels. after a week in which some of her mps met in public to plan how to derail her blueprint for brexit and others openly plotted ousting herfrom office, theresa may is defiantly fighting back.

this is where i get a little bit irritated. this is not... this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. that's what i'm focused on, and that's what i think we should all be focused on. it's ensuring that we get that good dealfrom the european union which is good for people in the uk. some brexit supporters say her plans involved to close a relationship with the eu. others, like michael gove, acknowledge they've compromised. but, he says, those compromises needn't be forever. a future prime minister could always choose to alter the relationship between britain and the european union. but the chequers approach is the right one for now, because we've got to make sure that we respect that vote and take advantage of the opportunities of being outside the european union. but this former conservative leader and a good number of his colleagues are not convinced. michael gove has said now

is the time for compromise, change can come later. what do you say to that? i think that's a bit of a copout, really, to explain away is essentially jam tomorrow and we can prophesy what the future is. we can't. we only have what is now, what the public voted for, which is brexit. with so many arguments still swirling around, who makes the final call? the labour mayor of london thinks it should be us, voters, in a referendum. the question should be a choice between the deal done by this government or staying in the european union, and the deal done by this government, we can now see what actually the consequences would be. labour's leadership remains to be convinced an another referendum. the prime minister insists it won't happen. and, she says, she will fight for her plan. you know what some people say. they rather liked it when you joked about being that bloody difficult woman. they liked that, and they sometimes say, where's she gone? we want her back.

she's still there. but i think there is a difference between those who think you can only be bloody difficult in public, and those of us who think actually you bide your time and you're bloody difficult when the time is right, and when it really matters. that resolve will certainly be tested in the coming months. with me now is jason arthur, co—founder of for our future's sake" — the young people & student led anti—brexit campaign, campaigning for a people s vote. or second referendum. jason, thank you for coming in. what do you think of the chequers plan?|j you for coming in. what do you think of the chequers plan? i think it's appalling. it's a plan that only covers 20% of the economy and services are untouched and ultimately if we are looking at what the government is trying to do, we are trying to appease the hard right of the party and a hard brexit as

possible when all objective independence and analysis shows that would have a damaging impact on our economy and at the same time, they need to find a way to get a deal with the european union which means accepting european union rules and regulations, and that is unacceptable. what sort of plan would be acceptable to an organisation like yours given that you are anti—brexit in any form? organisation like yours given that you are anti-brexit in any form? we have to be honest here. if you look at our ability to take back control and protect the economy, and if we wa nt to and protect the economy, and if we want to protect our economy we have to bea want to protect our economy we have to be a rule take and accept eu regulations and on the flip side, if we wa nt regulations and on the flip side, if we want to take back control and have full control of borders and restrict freedom of movement we will have less access on the european

union and that will damage the economy. so for our future sake we strongly believe that the future of the country and young people will be better protected by us remaining inside the eu. we now have austria saying we have to make sure there will be a trade deal done before brexit. how encouraged are you buy that? a lot of european partners wa nt to that? a lot of european partners want to make noises that are encouraging and want to see some sort of deal emerge but the problem is something that satisfies jacob rees mogg, david davis, boris johnson, one male simile want a hard brexit at the same time as enabling hasan ali economy to have access to european partners and economy. and just in the way we do now. what sort of question would you ask in a second referendum if it's not about stopping brexit in the entirety? this is ultimately the decision of

the parliament but i think it should be between the deal the government can produce if it is able to do so and remaining within the european union. we have come to a deal with the european union and it should be between no deal and that but it should be a 2—part question. between no deal and that but it should be a 2-part question. that that would not be brexit, if we have no deal or we don't like the deal, we stay in? i disagree. when it comes to no deal i don't think there's any constituency pushing for there's any constituency pushing for the type of damage at no deal would deliver but i would suggest that in terms of what no deal means there would be hundreds of brokers with those and other countries and we have no information at the moment. and it should be between the government deal and remain and whether the benefits of that deal

are better all the same, and if they're not then maybe we will only be staying in the european union. there were all sorts of catastrophic predictions about what would happen if we voted the brexit, and most don't seem to have come to fruition on the economy is doing quite well, but you still seem to think brexit isa but you still seem to think brexit is a bad idea, so why are you not satisfied with the arguments from those who are adamant that we needed to leave, but wto rules would be ok? i would challenge that the economy is doing particularly well. there are some insecurejobs is doing particularly well. there are some insecure jobs at the moment and the rates are pretty low and we we re and the rates are pretty low and we were one of the highest performing economies in the g—7 and i would suggest that they are all intimately linked to brexit but ultimately i'm not one of those people who thinks we should just dismiss experts and i

disagree with michael gove's assessment. and economic experts say that checkers would have a damaging impact on the economy. —— chequers. jason arthur, thank you for coming all next week here on bbc news we mark 6 months until brexit. we'll take a closer look at the potential impact of the uk leaving the eu —— beginning in salford and burnley. that's tomorrow morning, from 11, here on bbc news. china's most populous province is being hit with torrential rain and high winds after the arrival of typhoon mangkhut. the storm, which is the most powerful to hit the region this year, moved towards guangdong and hong kong from the philippines, where it claimed around 60 lives. jonathan head reports from there. after the deluge. the shrieking wind was bad enough, but heavy rain brought a landslide to the northern philippines, burying vehicles, houses and people. the rivers are also dangerously swollen.

here, rescuers managed to pull a mother and child to safety from theirflooded home. the storm has passed on, but everywhere it's left a trail of destruction. people are returning from evacuation shelters to find their homes in ruins. or, as for this man and his family, swept away completely. there's nothing they can do but to pick up their possessions. we don't know where we're going to live, he told me. our house is gone, and we'lljust have to go anywhere we can. you've only got to look at the state of this school roof to see just how powerfully destructive this store was. all this damage is a really heavy blow for communities which have

got very few resources, and where government help is sparing and flew at best. butjust as worrying for them is what happened to their crops. how badly damaged is this, roger? like his neighbours, roger relies on his three cornfields for most of his income. almost ripe, his crop has been flattened. we can save some of it, he said, but the rest is ruined. as we left his town, a good part of the population was where we'd first seen them, waiting in the hope of government assistance or private donations. typhoon mangkhut has now moved west across the sea, hammering hong kong and showing that even one of asia's most modern and well built cities is no match for it. those who ventured outside soon wished they hadn't.

even from indoors, the storm's power was a frightening spectacle. southern china is next in its path. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. meanwhile parts of the us east coast are continuing to experience intense rainfall, with at least 14 people killed by storm florence in north and south carolina. with further flooding expected, those who evacuated their homes are being urged not to return. our north america correspondent chris buckler is in wilmington. it stretches right the way down the road, then another road, then looping up until you eventually get to the petrol station over here. that is a priority for people

because they needed for generators because they needed for generators because so many homes, hundreds of thousands of homes are without power. there are about four cars here inside it and we think it takes two and a half to three hours to actually get fuel and that is a real problem for people but the other issueis problem for people but the other issue is that the rain continues to fall and there's been a huge amount of rainfall and as hurricane florence, which is nowjust a storm, continues to move west, she's dumping huge amount of rainfall but it is trickling down causing flooding in inland areas and as a result, emergency services are still having to rescue people here. a short while ago, the governor of north carolina roy cooper gave a news conference, saying common sense is now needed to help prevent more deaths. this treacherous storm officially has now claimed ten lives. we mourn their loss and our hearts go out to the victims‘ family. we are working now and doing

everything we can to prevent more deaths. people can help us with that, by using safety precautions and common—sense. the fiancee of an ex—soldier sentenced to seven and a half years in a turkish jail forjoining a kurdish armed group has called on the foreign secretary to intervene. joe robinson, who is from leeds, was given the jail sentence after volunteering with the ypg, a group which is regarded as a terrorist organisation by turkey. mr robinson's fiancee was also arrested whilst the pair were on holiday in turkey last year but was given a suspended sentence for ‘terrorism propaganda'. the foreign office says it has raised mr robinson's case with turkish authorities. well, i spoke tojoe robinson and asked him what support he has actually received from the british government.

imean, i mean, i've seen a statement saying they are now raising my case with they are now raising my case with the turkish authorities, but why has it taken 14 months for them to start doing something? me personally, i've not seen them doing anything. we keptin not seen them doing anything. we kept in touch with the foreign office and whistle them about the release ten months ago, and when we are pushing them to say what have you been doing and have you had discussions on a higher level in government or with diplomatic officials, when it comes down to it, they haven't done any of that. but it will be interesting to see what happens now that i've actually received the sentence and whether the foreign office will actually get more involved, which i'm hoping they do. what might the foreign office here learn from the consular support your fiance got from her authorities

in bulgaria? yeah, the support from the bulgarian foreign office and the bulgarian consul was fantastic. they sent a diplomatic official to every single court hearing we have had in support of her and had discussions ona support of her and had discussions on a higher level in government with diplomatic officials, with the turkish authorities and they've done everything been fantastic, but in regards to the british government and the british foreign office we haven't seen any of that. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may has revealed her ‘frustration' with the continued speculation over her leadership — as the prime minister defends her brexit plan. around 50 people are killed by flooding and landslides in the philippines — as typhoon mangkhut makes landfall on the china coast. ‘the risk to life is rising' — the north carolina governor's stark words amidst warnings of flooding in the wake of storm florence.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here is jeanette. british cyclist simon yates has just won spain's top cycling race, the vuelta a espana. the victory means all three of the sport's grand tours are now held by british riders. sky's chris froome won the tour of italy in may while his teammate geraint thomas won the tour de france in july. in one year, three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and geraint thomas as one of cycling's superstars. the streets of madrid mark the end ofa the streets of madrid mark the end of a longerjourney, one that started in the hills of greater manchester and the cycling club in his hometown of berry, with his trimmed other ad, the local boy found his way onto our bike after a running injury and it seemed clear

in the peaks that he could reach the tops. for these two young lads, turning up for the young —— for a clu b turning up for the young —— for a club ride with their dad, and they wondered how they would keep up as adults, but things soon changed and it was the other way round we were trying to keep with them. very humble, very respectful, but will of steel. and simon yates has done it, he is the world champion. but as well as a climber, yates has proved himself a racer. a world champion on the track before turning 21. but this poor‘s in during icons are born in grand tours, and yates has seen how cruel they can be. for two weeks in may he ruled the roads of italy but the girard italia slipped away in the final days. he ended up more than half an hour behind the winner. heartbreak that made today's procession even sweeter. since 2014, simon and adam have released with

michelson scott, a team that encourage the twins to work together. their telepathy has got them through the mountains and into them through the mountains and into the metropolis. yates would never be challenged on the ride into the capital and once the sprinters were clear, so the marathon men could celebrate. until six years ago, britain had watched more than 200 grand tours go by without a winner, but the list that one scene is impossible now has its newest member —— seemed impossible. britain's lewis hamilton cruised to victory in the singapore grand prix to strengthen his hold on this year's world championship. hamilton's controlled drive from pole position making it a fourth win in singapore, adding to the successes of 2009, 2014 and 2017. max verstappen finished second while hamilton's title rival sebastian vettel finished third. it means hamilton now has a 40—point lead over the ferrari driver. olympic marathon champion eliud kipchoge has set a new world record after shaving more than a minute of the previous time in berlin. the kenyan, who is widely

seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, ran a time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds, beating dennis kimetto's world best set at the 2014 race. it's also the biggestjump in a marathon record since 1967. in rugby union, the game of the weekend didn't disappoint, with wasps surving a fightback from leicester to win 41—35. wasps started strongly and scored two early tries, including this from josh bassett after a superb kick from elliot daly. tigers had will spencer sent off just before half—time but responded well and took took the lead after sione kalamofoney crossed over. but being a man down showed towards the end, and wasps scored two late penalties to take the win. in the pro 14, ulster moved to the top of conference b after beating southern kings 28—7 in port elizabeth. ulster led 9—0 at the halfway mark then scored three tries, angus curtis with the last of them. they are now a point clear

of leinster whereas southern kings remain rooted to the bottom of the table. that's all the sport for now. british cyclist simon yates has just won the top cycling race. the victory means all three of the sport's grand tours are now held by british riders. sky's chris froome won the tour of italy in may while his teammate geraint thomas won the tour de france in july. let's speak to the former president of british cycling, tony doyle, and a pretty mean cyclist himself in his day. tony, thanks forjoining us. how much of an achievement is this by simon yates? it's a phenomenology. the first time a british rider has won the tour of spain, but the simon and his twin brother, adam, they are probably the most successful c/o twins in

sporting history ever so it's an amazing performance and i'm delighted for them. nearly everybody must have heard of the tour de france if they don't follow cycling, but not necessarily la vuelta. what is it like? a three-week stage race, just as tough as the tour of france, doesn't get as big publicity and has not been running as long but it's in a major achievement in a major race and the simon to win in the style he did and dominate the race, that's a truly amazing performance for the twin brothers from lancaster. all three of these major cycling titles are now held by british riders. how has this country done that, producing such success at one time? it's been a gradual thing. british cycling has done very well with the

lottery funding which has been handed out to various governing bodies. they've spent the money wisely and the talent is now coming through because success breeds success and great britain has been very successful in the world races and olympics on the track and now we are reaping the rewards by winning the major races on the road and the grand tours and great britain is now the top nation both on the track and on the roads. it's a fantastic performance and great for these lads from lancashire to really show the true colours they have got. what do victories like this mean for the u pta ke of victories like this mean for the uptake of the sport generally? victories like this mean for the lly?m victories like this mean for the uptake of the sport generally? it is huge. it's going to in courage more and more people to take part in cycling and more and more people will be proud to be british and it's flying the flag at the highest level and simon yates and his twin brother

will be aiming to do particularly well at the world rose —— road championships, so they will start there has major contenders for a world road title as well. when will the sport finally be able to move on from the doping allegations which have beset it? well, cycling has had problems in the past that cycling is doing more than any other sport to try and be clean and stamp out any wrongdoing. it will be amazing if any other sports went anywhere near to the extent that cycling does, so cycling, it's great to see a young rider, a 26 old, simon, coming through and independently, with his brother riding for an australian tea m brother riding for an australian team and to do it in the style and the way that they have an cycling is moving forward with a new generation

and it is clean, healthy and the sport at the highest level and most popular that it ever been and it's great to see british riders dominating across—the—board. great to see british riders dominating across-the-board. tony doyle, former president of the british cycling federation, thank you for your time this evening. some breaking news to bring you down nash —— from salisbury as we have heard that emergency services have been called to a restaurant in salisbury where two people have been taken ill. wiltshire police say the area surrounding the restaurant has been closed off to establish what they are calling a medical incident. there have been reports that somebody entered the building in hazardous material suits, but police are saying it's a precautionary measure and the roads around the restau ra nt measure and the roads around the restaurant have been cordoned off while officers attended the scene to establish what has led to these people falling ill. the ambulance

service alerted detectives at about a quarter to seven this afternoon and firefighters are in attendance as well. two people have been taken ill at the prezzo restaurant in salisbury. emergency services at the scene salisbury. emergency services at the scene and police say that it is a precautionary measure but they have cordoned off the area. a major study into taking an aspirin—a—day suggests the drug should not be taken by healthy, elderly people. aspirin is taken widely for its impact on the heart but the clinical trial on 19,000 people in the us and australia found no benefit for people in good health over 70. glasgow's mackintosh building will definitely be rebuilt, according to the chair of the school's board, muriel gray. the building was gutted by fire injune and many neighbouring businesses say they still don't know when, or if, they'll be able to re—open. here's nina macleod. following the second fire to hit the site in four years, the future of the gsa has faced speculation that it could be

demolished or turned into a museum. but muriel gray, a former student at the school, told bbc radio scotland it would be rebuilt as a working school, and that was non—negotiable. it's not up for a debate any more. what's up for debate now is how we fit into the whole tragedy that has happened to the entire garnethill community and the sauchiehall street refurbishing, and how we do that as a working art school. but since the art school was engulfed by the huge blaze onjune the 15th, this part of glasgow has remained closed to both local businesses and, until recently, residents. francis mckee, director of the centre for contemporary arts, says they've been left in limbo. it's very indefinite, and i think sometimes the decisions coming with that aren't helpful, so when they said, you know, cca is closed indefinitely, that's a disastrous thing to say to a business and to everyone that works with that business. so there could have been more thought about how these

things are communicated, or made public, rather than declarations that they can just remain closed indefinitely. that just doesn't feel like we're being taken seriously. a spokesman for glasgow city council said the impact on people and businesses has been exceptionally difficult, and agreed there was a need to work together quickly and start looking at the future of sauchiehall street, which they've already started doing. nina macleod, reporting scotland, glasgow. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good evening. autumnal gales and wet weather on the way as we move into the working week. we've had a little bit of rain from the week weather front through the day but however we have the next area of low pressure at isa have the next area of low pressure at is a menacing mass of cloud brewing in the atlantic. as we go through the rest of the evening and overnight it will turn dank and drizzly with mist in the south but mist and fog developing the sort that —— nor the fairly quiet for the

night and reasonably cool in the south that already you can see the rain looming large across the south west of ireland and that will bring fairly damp weather if not wet weather into northern ireland and into western and northern and central scotland. for england and wales, generally speaking despite the misty start it should brighten up the misty start it should brighten up and warm up. even where we have more cloud in the north, 19 or 20 on the cards but through monday night into tuesday there is the potential for gales in the irish sea and there's more information on the website.