it'll be her deal or no deal at all. the prime minister says it's the government's duty to make a success of brexit, even if there's no formal deal at the end of negotiations. we'll get a good deal. we'll bring that back from the european... from the eu negotiations and put that to parliament. i think that the alternative to that will be not having a deal. but mrs may's critics have again piled in to her plan, agreed at chequers, saying it's not the outcome people voted for. you're not really fulfilling the mandate of the people and you're not really coming out of the eu and that would be a real, real shame and i think a bit of a political disaster. and the latest warnings were not limited to the prime minister's opponents. they also include the international monetary fund. the imf‘s warned that the uk economy will be damaged by any brexit, especially a no—deal brexit, and the chancellor urged people to listen. we must heed the clear warnings

of the imf and others of the significant cost that not reaching a deal with the eu will have for british jobs and british prosperity. also today, the mp who tried to save the life of a police officer after the westminster bridge attack speaks at the inquests. a special report from the small palestinian village in the west bank, threatened with destruction by the israeli authorities. this is a very nasty scuffle. not lots of people involved but it is very symbolic and all of this is important because it is about control of this land, notjust now, but in the future. and the president stands by his embattled nominee for the us supreme court who's facing historic allegations of sexual assault. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, two gold medals at the world equestrian championships. ros canter makes it look easy

as she takes the individual title and helps gb to team gold. good evening. with just over six months to go before the uk is due to leave the european union, the prime minister has declared that mps will be presented with a choice between her proposed brexit deal or no deal at all. theresa may spoke to bbc panorama this evening, prompting her critics to speak out again, with the former foreign secretary borisjohnson renewing his attack on the deal agreed at chequers this summer, saying parts of it were a "constitutional abomination", as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. it seems rather menacing somehow. i think that's the idea, to put pressure on the contestant. mrs and mr may might have sympathy

for quiz contestants, but how much understanding can she expect as she approaches a defining few months? determined to persuade us the deal she hopes to forge with the european union is the obvious choice. they have mixtures of questions. i believe we'll get a good deal, we'll bring that back from the european... from the eu negotiations and put that to parliament. i think that the alternative to that would be not having a deal, because i don't think there will be... a, i don't think the negotiations would have that deal, and, b, we're leaving on the 29th of march 2019. it was in the grandeur of her country home, chequers, that she signed the cabinet up to her plan for negotiation — a compromise that's anything but comfortable for many tories, where parts of the economy would stay closely tied to the european union. the claim, that it's her way or no way, roundly rejected by some brexiteers.

their cheerleader in chief, who quit over the plan, will not go quietly. much of the point of brexit is nullified. you know, you're not really achieving... you're not really fulfilling the mandate of the people, and you're not really coming out of the eu. and that's... that would be a real, real shame, and i thinka bit of a political disaster. they‘ re empty now, but when the green benches fill, after the party conferences, mps face the most important set of decisions in many years. those who fought to have a say over the brexit deal believe it can't just be a simple choice. i do not see the choices as necessarily binary, as she has made out. there are alternative options to just crashing out with no deal in those circumstances. one thing i'm absolutely determined to ensure as a politician is that we don't crash out with no deal. neither the labour party, nor the snp, nor the lib dems

are likely to approve, so the numbers will be tight. if the vote fails, the public might have another say. there is a growing demand that we have a people's vote on the outcome. in other words, we take the government's proposals, whatever they are, and we choose that, or we stay within the european union. number ten used to say no deal is better than a bad one, but now the prime minister almost seems to be saying any deal is better than none. but that's even before the almost inevitable further compromise with the eu. there's just no way theresa may can actually be sure of getting mps in line. the first task, though — a lot more of this grip and grin. before parliament, she must get the maltese leader and 26 others on a side. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. as the prime minister outlined her stark choice for mp5, her colleague the chancellor,

philip hammond, was warning that leaving the eu without a deal would cause economic damage and jeopardise what he called the progress of the past decade since the financial crash. he was responding to a report by the international monetary fund which said that any kind of brexit would incur a cost, but that a no—deal brexit would be much worse, as our economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. it is coming towards us at pace — brexit day. so much still to do, a daunting prospect, the imf said, as they arrived from america for the annual analysis of the uk economy. christine lagarde said it was time for wise heads to get a deal done. overcoming differences, reaching agreement, and closing a deal with the eu will be critical to avoid a no—deal brexit, which would impose a very large cost on the uk economy. madame lagarde, if there is a deal, maybe based around the chequers plan, would that see an immediate

boost to the uk economy because there would be a releasing of pent—up demand? any deal, um... will not be as good as the smooth process under which goods, services, people and capital move around between the eu and the uk, without barriers, without, you know, impediments and particular obstacles. alongside, the chancellor, in almost full agreement. we must heed the clear warnings of the imf and others of the significant cost that not reaching a deal with the eu will have for british jobs and british prosperity. today, jaguar land rover said it would go to a three—day week because of headwinds affecting the car industry, days after its chief executive warned a no—deal brexit would be horrifying.

the imf said a weaker pound had helped exports, and the governor of the bank of england has argued a close deal could see an economic boost. i was here for the 2017 imf report on the uk economy, and certainly this year much more concern about the possible costs of brexit. in 2017, the imf was welcoming progress on those brexit negotiations. this year, real worry that the no—deal option is even on the table. six months to go, and the uk still has a lot of brexit homework to do, the imf said — no sign, as far as that economic body is concerned, of as yet any brexit dividend. kamal ahmed, bbc news. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, is at westminster. you can have the choice outlined by the prime minister today can be as

she suggested? there are good political reasons for the prime minister is to say so. she wants her tactic to be crystal clear, to say to her mps who might be thinking about rejecting the deal the message, vote me down if you dare. as ever with brexit the situation might not be that straightforward. if brexiteers do everything in their power to make life harderfor her, she might have to budge off her existing plan, it might not be the final shape of the deal. 0n the other side, former remainers in the commons and house of lords might have another go at softening the government position in the coming weeks. and of course, more than anything else, remember that her position right 110w now is one for negotiation. more than two dozen continental european leaders have to agree on a final set of proposals. it is impossible for

her to tell us and mps in parliament 110w her to tell us and mps in parliament now exactly what the final deal on brexit will look like and that the impossibly to credibly tell mps exactly what they must do in that moment. tactically, it is easy to understand why the government wants people to believe it is her way or the highway, a deal, according to her or something very scary. but there are more than two months into there are more than two months into the final shape of the agreement will be ready, an awful lot of water to flow under the bridge and an awful lot of politicaljudgments and choices to be made before then. laura, thanks very much. laura kuenssberg with the latest on the brexit story at wentz mr. —— at westminster. a conservative mp, tobias ellwood, has told the inquests into the victims of the westminster bridge attack how he fought to save the life of pc keith palmer who had been stabbed outside parliament. the officer and four other people who were run over by khalid masood died after the attack in march last year. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. the photographs of the minister, tobias ellwood, helping

in the desperate efforts to save pc keith palmer's life became some of the defining images of last year's westminster attack. today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day. he described the panic inside parliament with people shouting "go back" as he went forward, and how he walked past a line of armed police officers pointing their guns to go and help their unarmed colleague who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound under his left arm pit. the minister described how he tried to stem the bleeding but pc palmer's heart soon stopped so they started cpr. at one point he was close to tears in court, saying, "forgive me, it's sometimes easier to do

the helping than to talk about it afterwards." when a doctor arrived on the airambulance, there still seemed to be a chance but even surgery on the spot could not save the police officer and he died. the doctor moved on to help other patients, leaving the minister and one other person behind. this afternoon the inquest started at looking at where the armed officers who were on duty were when khalid masood burst through the then open gates to parliament and stabbed pc keith palmer. his family wept as the court watched cctv footage clearly showing two armed officers here at the gate at a quarter to two but then patrolling elsewhere until after the attack almost an hour later. pc palmer's family then heard one of those armed officers, lee ashby, say that on wednesdays

they were encouraged to patrol near where ministers are dropped off in their cars for prime minister's questions, rather than by the open gates of parliament where pc palmer was left undefended. he said he'd not agreed with those instructions. daniel stanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. russia and turkey have announced they've reached agreement over the last major rebel—held area in syria, idlib province. president putin said he and president erdogan would create a demilitarised zone in the province to separate syrian government troops from rebel forces. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow. the question is, what lies behind this agreement and what led to it? these talks overran by several hours which i think is a sign of how much is at stake but peaty presidents did come out with a deal —— of the two presidents came out with a deal for

a buffer zone in idlib with syrian government troops on the one side and rebel forces backed by turkey on the other. that zone will be 15 miles across and president putin said both radicalforces and heavy r said both radicalforces and heavy weaponry would have to be withdrawn from there. it is difficult to see how that will be invalid on the ground and an awful lot is riding on turkey but what is interesting is how moscow has played its —— how it will be implemented. idlib is the last rebel held stronghold in syria and president assad's opposes arts training to take it and president putin has always backed that and talked about a nest of terrorists there but his alliance with turkey is also important. i don't think russia wants to be blamed for any more bloodshed so the assault in idlib has been averted for now and president erdogan is talking about a humanitarian catastrophe being averted but what is important is that this deal means that at least

the chance to keep negotiating a way forward is still there. thank you. 29 people — mostly miners and their families — are still missing after a landslide buried their shelter in the northern phillippines during a typhoon. some bodies have already been retrieved from the mud in the town of itogon, but experts on the ground the storm is now weakening across southern china, as our correspondent jonathan head reports. in the end, it wasn't the wind but the rain that was the real killer. that huge brown gash in the mountain is where an entire waterlogged hillside slid down and buried a building where dozens of miners had taken shelter from the typhoon. for two days, rescuers have battled to find survivors, clambering over the treacherous mud. they have been unable to bring up heavier excavation equipment because of the damaged roads. so far, only bodies have been recovered. dozens more are believed to be

trapped under the mud. they aren't sure exactly how many. relatives have come up to wait for news, clinging to the hope that there may yet be survivors. translation: this is the first time i've seen a landslide this massive. almost everyone here is affected. even the miners are helping the rescuers, the police, everyone is giving their best. small—scale illegal mining is a long—standing problem in the philippines, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce. president duterte has now vowed to stamp it out but such promises have been made before by filipino leaders to little effect. further north, in areas which bore the brunt of the storm, they are starting to count the cost. in places, it has been very high, not so much in lives lost, but in damage to homes, crops and infrastructure. the lessons learned from previous typhoons have certainly cut

the death toll in this one. filipinos now know to heed official advice to evacuate their homes when a storm is on the way, but the tragedy of the buried miners underlines just how vulnerable this country is to natural disasters. its eroded and deforested hillsides are all too prone to collapse under the weight of heavy rainfall, and they get that all the time during the typhoon season. jonathan head, bbc news, northern philippines. the cost of the damage caused by hurricane florence on the us east coast is still being counted, and in north carolina, the worst affected state, the rain is still falling. flooding is driving hundreds of people from their homes, with many having to be rescued as the waters continue to rise. from north carolina, our north america correspondent chris buckler sent this report. in north carolina, they need boats to race down many of the streets in this state. water levels continue to rise,

leaving more people trapped in their homes. they had to do a swift—water rescue for someone who refused to leave and that... there is no way short of handcuffing someone that you can make someone leave during an evacuation. the decision to leave behind pets and possessions is always difficult, but storm florence has taken away any choice — and so much more. this house here, i lost everything, all the appliances. i never even dreamed something like this would happen. how do you recover from this? going to take a long time. initially as a hurricane, florence tore down the coast. now, having dumped months of rainfall in days, it's flooding which is threatening lives and causing such destruction inland. the crisis in north carolina continues.

catastrophic flooding and tornadoes are still claiming lives and property. the grey skies have started to lift in this part of north carolina — we've even seen some sun. but the problems caused by florence are not going away. well, yeah, this ain't nojoke, this ain't nothing to play with, no. i didn't expect it to get as bad as this, but it's proved me wrong. lovely day for music on the water! and people were trying to remain positive — even as they grabbed what they could from their flooded homes. losing everything, that's what it feels like, i mean... hard to describe, but tear—jerking, i mean, pulls it right out of you. towns like this have been changed forever by the storm, and for the moment it's difficult to see a way back to normality. chris buckler, bbc news, pollocksville in north carolina. the uk says that israel's comitment to a fair and lasting solution

to the palestinian conflict is being undermined by its plans to demolish a village on the west bank. the united nations and european parliament have also being highly critical, saying the move jeopardises any chance of a two—state solution being found in the region. the village of khan al—ahmar is home to some 200 residents but sits on a main road that runs through the west bank. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, sent this extended report on the plight of those living there. in this conflict, disputes that look small come with big consequences. it is dawn in thejudaean desert — occupied by israel, claimed by palestinians as part of a future state. in the village of khan al—ahmar, it is time for these children, sleeping outside as it is still hot, to get up for school. their mother is making breakfast.

their palestinian bedouin community settled here after they were expelled from the new state of israel in the 19505. but now the israeli supreme court has ruled that the village was built without permission so the state can demolish it. translation: it is as if we are waiting to die. death is easier than being forced out of our home to an unknown fate. khan al—ahmar was established before israel seized this territory. it is almost impossible for palestinians to get building permits here. the un says israel discriminates in favour ofjewish settlements which surround the village and are illegal under international law. israeli forces try to block off an access road. tension has risen since the village lost its final appeal.

it is a ritual after more than 50 years of occupation. palestinians and their supporters protest. with its military, bureaucratic and political power, israel prevails. this is a very nasty scuffle. not lots of people involved, but it is very symbolic, and all of this is important because it is about control of this land, notjust now but in the future. everything that happens here is politicised and deeply connected to this long and very bitter conflict. and now there's president trump. he's israel's cheerleader, recognising jerusalem as its capital, expelling palestinian diplomats from the us, and cutting aid to refugees.

he's targeted palestinian hospitals injerusalem, ending a $25 million grant. paediatric dialysis and cancer wards have lost a quarter of their budgets. lives, they say, are at risk. no, we could not believe that, you know, sick children, children with cancer, will be used by an american government... it's incredible. well, the americans say it's palestinians' fault for not taking part properly in talks and also for taking cases to the international criminal court. yeah, but i mean, why would... this is politics. why would a child with cancer pay the price? on their side of thejerusalem wall, for the israelis these are days that smell like victory. pressure, president trump believes, will push the palestinians into more major concessions.

the danger is that one—sided coercion could mean violence, not peace. president trump has brought fresh thinking to a region that has been fairly stagnant in terms of its methodologies and ideas. but do you think it's a good idea to take some really quite severe actions which actually hurt ordinary people and not leaderships? well, what trump is telling the palestinians, if you think you will continue and siding against jews and killing jews and somehow time is on your side, you're wrong. you've got to act, you've got to move. let's make peace. don't wait on the sidelines, because time is not on your side. down the desert road from jerusalem, the big issues of the conflict are in play. the un and the red cross says forcing the people of khan al—ahmar out of their village would be a war crime. but at the heart of this are families losing homes, children losing their school, and pain for yet another generation.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, khan al—ahmar. some of the day's other news. a british diver who helped rescue 12 thai boys trapped in a flooded cave is suing the tech billionaire elon musk for defamation. vernon unsworth alleges the tesla founder falsely accused him of being a paedophile. he is seeking $75,000 in compensation and an injunction to stop further allegations. british and french fishermen have reached a deal to end the dispute over scallop fishing in parts of the english channel. last month, boats collided and fishermen threw stones at each other as the french accused british boats of depleting stocks. the agreement will see larger british boats withdrawing from a disputed area off the normandy coast for six weeks. president trump has again declared his confidence in the nomination of brett kavanaugh for a seat on the us supreme court. mr kavanaugh has faced

historic allegations of physical and sexual assault, which he's denied. but three republican senators have nowjoined the democrats in calling for a key vote on the nomination to be delayed. our north america editor, jon sopel, takes up the story. brett kavanaugh, until last week, was gliding effortlessly to his seat on the all—powerful supreme court. conservative, charming, popular, and well—connected, he seemed the perfect pick to fill the vacant seat. do you swear that the testimony that you're about to give... but now a woman's come forward — a psychology professor from california — to say that she was sexually assaulted by mr kavanaugh when they were teenagers some 35 years ago. christine blasey ford told the washington post that she'd been pinned down on a bed by him and that he'd covered her mouth when she tried to scream. "i thought he might inadvertently kill me," she said. her lawyer said she'll do whatever‘s necessary. she is willing to, hopefully, tell her story

in a manner that is a fair proceeding. judge kavanaugh has issued a statement emphatically denying the charge. "this is a completely false allegation," he says, "i have never done anything like what the accuser describes — to her or to anyone." the white house is still pushing his nomination, but they'll be watching anxiously in case anything else emerges. judge kavanaugh is one of the finest people that i've ever known. he's an outstanding intellect, an outstanding judge, respected by everybody, never had even a little blemish on his record. i want him to go in at the absolute highest level, and i think to do that, you have to go through this. if it takes a little delay, it'll take a little delay. we've been here before. when clarence thomas was nominated by george hw bush to the supreme court in 1991, he seemed a shoo—in until one of his colleagues, anita hill, came forward to testify that she'd been sexually assaulted by him. thomas told me graphically

of his own sexual prowess... in the end, mr thomas was confirmed and still sits on the supreme court. but this is 2018 and me too. the white house and republican leadership have some delicate judgments to make. elected politicians may come and go, but a supreme courtjustice is for life, and for republicans the dream of a clear conservative majority on the court is almost within touching distance. the chances are that brett kavanaugh will still be confirmed, but everything is now fluid, and if he does fall by the wayside, that will be a blow for donald trump as well. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. we reported earlier on the prime minister's defence of her brexit plan, part of which, she says, is aimed at asserting control of britain's borders and controlling immigration. and this week, with just over six months to go to britain's planned

departure from the eu, we'll be looking at some of the key questions in the brexit process, and tonightjohn pienaar considers brexit and immigration. how will trade work after brexit? will we be richer or poorer? why haven't we left yet? will migrants still be able to come? corn fritters, anyone? first, someone has to pick it. and here, on this farm outside peterborough, for ten hours a day, the answer's this team of bulgarians and romanians. does britain need so many migrants? well, not enough natives want to do work like this. not here at this farm outside peterborough, not in a lot of places. florin, do you think you're taking british jobs? yeah, i think yes, because they don't want to do this job. we need money and should take this job. some places where you rarely see a migrant voted for brexit, too. so who will get a welcome to britain after brexit? everyone expected more migrants after the eu expanded in 2004, with ten new countries.

but it wasn't just a trickle. numbers increased and then increased again. till that increase reached 189,000 in 2016, the year of the vote to leave. in these parts, foreign labour has always come in and been welcomed. italians and poles after the war. from the commonwealth in later decades. the face of britain has changed completely. nothing much changes immediately on brexit day. migrants already part of the british picture can stay, whatever happens. though they will have to register. free movement goes on during a brexit transition if there is a brexit deal. and there could be a visa system, like the one from non—eu workers, for somejobs. and those numbers have already gone up, much higher than those coming from europe.