have our british passport. but spain doesn't allow that — you have to renounce your british citizenship if you want to have a spanish passport — so that's obviously a no—go for us. and neither of you wanted to do that. no, we don't want to do that, no. music: these boots are made for walkin‘. on the costa del sol, there is a sense of brexit fatigue, frustration it's all taking so long, but a feeling, too, that it will eventually get sorted out. the brits — and the expat bars — are here to stay. sarah corker, bbc news, torremolinos. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. we are starting to clear up from the impacts of storm alli—macro aren't there another storm arriving as we speak, this time it's grown. there's going to be torrential rain put through the night tonight we will see some real squally gusts of wind

that could cause some issues. if we look at the satellite picture we have this beautiful plume of cloud thatis have this beautiful plume of cloud that is driving this raining like a conveyor belt as the weather front stays with us all day and for most of the night as well. some relentless rain into parts of wales, the midlands and the north of england, but to the north of that just a breezy afternoon with a scattering of sharp showers. a better story for scotland and northern ireland in comparison this time yesterday, and for the south of the weather front, with that south—westerly flow, we're still seeing some warmth. temperatures sitting around 21—22, the last day of the warmth as over the next couple of days. the rain will start to be an impact through this evening and overnight. for the early evening rush hour some torrential downpours expected across parts of wales, stretching up into the midlands and the north of england as well. the brighter colours denoting the intensity of the rainfall. as we go through the early hours overnight, that rain. to push its way eastwards

and then we'll start of the those winds picking up. behind the main band of rain, squally gusts. these are real damaging gusts of wind, 50-60 are real damaging gusts of wind, 50—60 miles an hour through the night and may be a long channel posts first thing tomorrow morning. a relatively mild start of the day but it will start off windy. a blustery start with gales during the early hours and the winds will start to ease away. the rain gradually drift is steadily eastwards and we'll see a slow improvement as we go through friday. friday, the winds start to change direction, north—westerly, they'll filter showers through the cheshire cat, sunny spells, scattered showers but noticeably fresher for all into the afternoon, 11—18 the high. it looks like things will quieten down as we start the weekend with a ridge of high pressure building and then we'll see another area of low pressure pulling into the south—west. the start of the weekend isa south—west. the start of the weekend is a relatively quiet but eventually we'll see heavy rain into the south—west. the level of uncertainty

exactly what is happening with sunday's weather. if you have outdoor plans for sunday, keep watching the weather forecast. we start the weekend chilly but relatively quiet. a reminder of our top story this lunchtime. as theresa may meets eu leaders at a summit in austria, the irish prime minister warns time is running out for a deal, on the future of the border with northern ireland, after brexit. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. hello there. you are watching bbc news. the time is 1:33pm. you're watching bbc news, the time is xx—xx, i'm olly foster the world anti—doping agency are expected to reinstate the the russian anti—doping agency today despite opposition from a number of sports bodies around the world who feel that the russians are still failing

to comply with the criteria laid down for their readmission when they were suspended three years ago, amid revealtions of state sponsored doping. our sports correspondent alex capstick has been following this. they are meeting in the seychelles, are we expecting an official decision anytime soon? it's should be sometime the next few hours. this isa be sometime the next few hours. this is a hugely divisive issue. they are saying that the wada's credibility is at stake. it looks increasingly likely that russia will be given formal recognition that it can run its own doping programme. it can be trusted to do this despite the three—year ban you had just been talking about. the meeting is taking place in the seychelles and the executive committee is considering a recommendation to reinstate russia. they say russia has met all the key

criteria and that includes two compromises on issues. many athletes across the world are dismayed that this compromise has been made. they have urged wada to maintain the current situation, but that looks unlikely. many thanks indeed. one year to go before the rugby world cup and england head coach eddiejones says that danny cipriani has every chance of going to the tournament even though he's been left out of the latest england training camp. jones has included centre manu tuilagi, who hasn't played for england in more than two years, and chris ashton, the sale wing who is currently serving a seven week ban. selection is all aboutjudgement and asa selection is all aboutjudgement and as a head coach, that is part... a major part of yourjob. i have to makejudgement on major part of yourjob. i have to make judgement on whether the players are going to be the ones that are going to be and make it. everyone is entitled to their opinion and sometimes it helps, sometimes it hinders. i've got a job

to do soi sometimes it hinders. i've got a job to do so i havejust sometimes it hinders. i've got a job to do so i have just got to get on with it. so no cipriani for england despite his form for gloucester, and our rugby union reporter chrisjones says the england head coach is a man who knows his own mind. it is increasingly apparent the more hype around the player, eddiejones does not want to know. he is not bothered whether danny cipriani or any other player has been winning awards and ripping up things for their club. ultimately he makes the call himself. and he feels that george ford is his best fly half at the moment and he feels owen pharaoh who will always be on the team, he feels he is the other option at fly half. so it is so tough on danny cipriani who started england's last test match, win over south africa. jones makes the call. at the moment, ford is number putter still his men.

disciplinary proceedings have been opened against cristiano ronaldo after he received his first champions league red card last night. the british number one johanna konta is out of the pan pacific open injapan. she was beaten in straight sets in the second round by donna vekic. konta was 4—1 up in the second set before the croatian fought back. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more now on the news that the rail regulator has blamed weeks of chaos and cancellations in may on the fact that nobody took charge when new timetables were introduced. the office of rail and road blamed a lack of responsibility and accountability and said passengers were badly treated. my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to robert nisbet from the rail delivery group. the very fact that this review does spread the blame around to all parts of the industry, it says to us with

an industry that there clearly is a systemic issue. there is a structural problem with the way that the railways are running at the moment. we welcome the review, that the government is enacting. but we wa nt the government is enacting. but we want it to be big, we wanted to be bold, we wanted to be meaningful and independent. and really lead on the work that the industry is doing to try to reform the industry because the passenger has to be at the heart of anything it changes. i think up until now, we saw after the may timetable, that clearly there are structural issues that means that justis structural issues that means that just is not happening. with respect, it does not take a genius that is new timetables are being introduced that someone needs to be in charge of that. if no one did that, it is not about structure, it is about people not doing theirjobs properly. well, no, our argument would be that is systemic. it is how all these various parts of the railway industry built together.

this report and these are just the summary this report and these are just the summaryfindings, we this report and these are just the summary findings, we will go through with a fine tooth comb the full report comes out later, but this is decisions made by politicians. it is network rail, which is the publicly owned part of the railway industry. it is the private rail companies themselves and it is how they speak to each other and communicate the passengers. we have been saying for sometime now that we need to look that structure to make it work better for customers and by extension the economy, the country. we welcome this review, but we wa nted we welcome this review, but we wanted to be thorough and we want it to be independent and not have a narrow focus. i will put it to you again, do you think this review is a way of some people avoiding responsibility right now for decisions that should have been made? whether it was to oversee the timetables, train enough drivers, etc. decisions that should have been made ina etc. decisions that should have been made in a more timely fashion?m you aren't asking me to name

individuals, if there were individuals, if there were individuals responsible for this, then in the independent report, they would have been named. what they said is there were good intentions, there were big intentions, structurally something went wrong and the passengers suffered. we have to ta ke and the passengers suffered. we have to take this seriously, look at the findings, not just to take this seriously, look at the findings, notjust deal in the political to and fro, but actually look underneath the bonnet and see why the industry is not delivering as it should for passengers when there are billions of pounds of new investment going into the industry. with 6402 investment going into the industry. with 6&02 servers is expected by the 20 205, 7000 with 6&02 servers is expected by the 20 20s, 7000 new carriages, all of these things are happening and yet, what happened after the may timetable happened. we are not saying that nothing went wrong. we are admitting that things went wrong, but the blame was spread out throughout the industry that needs to learn from those mistakes. and we

are saying that we are willing to engage. we stand willing to work with the government to improve the industry for the benefit of passengers in all of our customers. the world anti—doping—agency, is expected to lift its suspension on russia's doping authority. at a meeting in the seychelles. the russian anti—doping agency, was banned in 2015 amid a scandal over state—sponsored doping, allegations moscow has repeatedly denied. here's caroline rigby. they broke records and dominated medal tables. it seemed too good to be true, and it was. for years, international sports competitions have unknowingly been hijacked by the russians. coaches and athletes have been playing on an uneven field. sports fans and spectators have been deceived. state—sponsored cheating on a massive scale. russia's anti—doping agency was suspended by its global counterpart, following the revelations in 2015. but three years on, could wada be about to lift that ban? it's a prospect that has angered athletes and anti—doping

leaders from the us to the uk, and new zealand to norway. those who believe such a decision would make a mockery of both the ban and the governing body itself. clean athletes‘ rights and the health and safety of athletic competition, matters. the flame of the olympics, unfortunately, is going to burn a lot less bright the day after a bad decision. russia has refused independent access into this moscow lab at the centre of the conspiracy. it has also failed to acknowledge the findings of the wada—commissioned report on the country's doping programme. yet, just last week, wada's own review committee recommended russia be reinstated, accepting that the kremlin had successfully acknowledged its failure. but some inside the organisation remained unconvinced. its vice president stating: wada's meeting in the seychelles

seems a long way from the sochi olympics, after which whistleblower grigory rodchenkov exposed one of the biggest ever scandals in sport. for those tasked with keeping sport clean, the question remains: has russia come far enough since then? caroline rigby, bbc news. a woman who's accused the us supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh of historical sexual assault, has been given until friday to decide whether she'll give evidence. christine blasey ford says she wants the fbi to investigate the incident, which she claims took place in the 1980s before testifying before the senatejudiciary committee. brett kava naugh has denied the allegation. peter bowes reports. relu cta ntly

reluctantly thrust into the public spotlight, according to her lawyer, christine blasey ford needs time to do with the ongoing threats she and herfamily have do with the ongoing threats she and her family have received since her allegation against brett kavanaugh was made public on sunday. the senate has given her until friday to say whether she will testify before a hearing set for monday. it is looking unlikely. the committee's stated plan to move forward with the hearing that has only two witnesses is not a fair or good faith investigation, says lisa banks, who represents doctor ford. she goes on, the rush to a hearing is unnecessary. and contrary to the committee discovering the truth. earlier, doctor ford's lawyers wrote to the senatejudiciary committee saying she did not want to appear with ajudge saying she did not want to appear with a judge and wants an fbi investigation. some previously sympathetic republicans seem to be

losing patience. he says... president trump says his sympathies lie with thejudge. president trump says his sympathies lie with the judge. as you know, justice brett kava naugh lie with the judge. as you know, justice brett kavanaugh has been treated very, very tough and his family... ithink treated very, very tough and his family... i think it is a very unfairthing. family... i think it is a very unfair thing. for the most part republicans are treading carefully. many remembered the hearings in 1991 when anita hill was widely thought to have been treated badly when she testified against another supreme court nominee. she is now suggesting the current process be put on hold. my the current process be put on hold. my advice is to push the pause button on this hearing, get the information together, bring in the experts and put together a hearing thatis experts and put together a hearing that is fair, that is impartial, that is fair, that is impartial, thatis that is fair, that is impartial, that is not biased by politics or by men. this fractious confirmation hearing highlights the deep divide

in washington. the stakes are high for both the democrats and republicans. with the clock ticking towards monday's scheduled hearing, and november ‘s midterm election. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... theresa may meets eu leaders to try to convince them her brexit plan is the way forward. but there are still fundamental differences over the future of the irish border. the rail regulator says nobody took charge when new timetables were introduced in may, leading to weeks of chaos. there are calls for a total ban on gambling ads during live sporting events. labour says gambling addiction is "a public health emergency". hello. i'm vishala sri—pathma in the business news. were you one of the 2.1 million calls complaining about the service provided to you by your water company last year? well, the water watchdog says the three worst offenders will now have to produce regular reports

on how they'll reduce complaints. a glimmer of light on the high street. and let the bidding almost began, the uk takeover banners says sky news and spy it will be put into auction. there have been a rival bid on it. let's hear more about that auction for the broadcaster sky. there have been several offers and counter offers. the takeover will be sent to —— will be settled by an auction. let's talk now to sandra bates. why have they decided to take

this to auction? the bid process has been going for a long time. they have been subject to one or two offers for six months. it is towards the latter stages of the offer and there is no end in sight. the panel has taken the decision with the consent of the bidders and the company to go to an auction to bring this to a conclusion otherwise there would not be a conclusion and there we re would not be a conclusion and there were just the endless rounds. would not be a conclusion and there were just the endless roundsm sta rts were just the endless roundsm starts on friday and it will end on saturday. how does it work?m starts on friday and it will end on saturday. how does it work? if by friday there has not been another bid and we are not expecting one, they will have three rounds being they will have three rounds being the first round where one will do to increase their offer. it can only be a cash offer, we are talking numbers. thereafter the other one will be able to improve their offer and if there is still a deadlock at that point, there will be a third round and both will be able to put

forward their best and final bids if you like. this is to avoid a deadlock. yes, you may still have a deadlock. yes, you may still have a deadlock at the end of it. one might expect that one will bring in a knockout bid, but at the end of the day, we should have one winning bidding. and it will be announced and that it will proceed. how common are these procedures? i can't remember a company as big as this has been a auction off. no, it is relatively unusual. there have been probably three in the last ten yea rs. probably three in the last ten years. coors is a good example from 2007. they are only necessary if you don't have a resolution. —— chorus isa don't have a resolution. —— chorus is a good example. this is what you do not see them very often. we don't expect any other companies to come into play? we think it is the regular names we have been hearing? yes, you definitely cannot rely on

other bidder, let's watch this space. it could get exciting even more so. at this point, you would expect that the other bidders would have been flushed out. 0k, thank you very much. i'm sure we'll be about this next week. half £1 billion is what has been billed to aqua facts. because of a cyber attack in 2017. the ico ruled that aqua facts uk branch failed to ta ke that aqua facts uk branch failed to take appropriate steps to protect british members data. fast food workers are calling for a pay raise. some are planning to strike next month. it is part of an international day it of strike. and

this is news has said that despite having a presence everywhere, it is still unable to hedge the impact of volatile currency markets. diageo now thinks sells pre—will be 100 million pounds short of their first estimate. beware of the punishing pundits. there is a countrywide investigation taking place in australia after several people found sewing needles inside their strawberries. a supermarket giant has stopped selling needles. let's have a look at the markets before we go. the pound is higher off the back of the data that shows that retail sales were higher in summer because of the sunny weather that we had. that has boosted sales and that has played into the stirling. it is a bit higher. it has helped the ftse today as well. this guys share price does not seem to have changed too

much. it is in the green, but i suspect on monday it will be a different story after we conclude who wins the bidding war. also later today as well we will probably be hearing a bit more about china and the us relations. it will be interesting to see what happens with the currency markets there. that is it. i'll be back all afternoon. cocaine production in colombia has risen to record levels — according to the united nations. it's the world's largest producer of the drug and the spike in the country's manufacturing of it comes despite the recent peace deal with farc rebels. tim allman reports. the coca leaf is a way of life here. for generations, they have grown it, used it to make tea, to make medicine, sometimes to make cocaine. a new figure shows that columbia is producing more of the drug than ever before. translation: one of the reasons

for the increase is the perception that this illegal activity is less of a risk. as a result, coca cultivation increased, investment with agricultural inputs like fertilisers increased and productivity in plantations hasd improve. so what kind of figures are we looking at? well, the un's office on drugs and crime says the total area of the country were coca leaves can be cultivated has risen 17% to more than 170,000 hectares. production of the coca leaf, the main ingredient in cocaine, rose by a third from 2012 to 2017. that means potential cocaine production in colombia reached nearly 1,400 metric tonnes last year. and all this comes despite the historic peace deal between the government and farc rebels. they were heavily involved in coca production and some say their demise

left a vacuum filled by gangs and other armed groups. a dilemma for the new president. who is considering using aerial herbicides to destroy the coca crop despite fears they could cause cancer. translation: our goal within the next four years is to have strong results. if you ask me, we can set ambitious goals of eradicating more than 70% of the crop. that might be the plan, but while columbia's civil war is over, it's cocaine problem is anything but. i was telling you a little earlier about the meeting of the world anti—doping organisation. where it is being decided whether or not the russian authorities should come back to the fold after being suspended. well, apparently, they have decided

in the seychelles that the russian anti—doping agency will no longer be banned after it was suspended in 2015. as i said, that is amid a scandal of state—sponsored doping. this news is coming to us in the last few minutes. the allegations, that moscow had always denied. now the world anti—doping agency has lifted the suspension of russian doping authorities. it's spider season and as webs go this one takes some beating. warmer weather conditions have led to the eerie sight of a 300m—long web in western greece. experts say it's down to tetra—natha spiders building large nests for mating. the owners of the james bond franchise have announced a new director for the next film. cary fukunaga is known for directing the 2011 film "jane eyre" and the first season of the tv series "true detective". he has taken up the job after danny boyle quit last month,

blaming creative differences. the next film, the 25th in the series, is due to be released in february 2020. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. while the destructive winds of storm ali ease away, we've got storm bronagh bringing some rain and squally winds through the night and into the early half of tomorrow morning. you can see this conveyor belt of rain pushing in from the southwest, primarily affecting wales and the midlands, and the north of england at least a couple of inches. the north and west of that, it is sunny spells and scattered showers. and to the southeast, we still have some dry and warm weather. the last of the warmth weather. highest values of 22 degrees. let's take a look at where the rain will be

in the early evening rush hour. parts of the southwest. but the most heavy through wales, stretching up into the north midlands and up into northern england as well. the bright colours denoting the intensity of the rain. it will be tedious travelling conditions through the early evening. the rain will steadily go towards the east. it will take its time. a blanket of cloud for many will stay relatively mild. but that is when the winds will pick up. we will have some squally gusts, which could cause some issues into the early hours tomorrow. at least a0 miles an hour. maybe 50 or 60mph of gusts. that is certainly worth keeping in mind if you are off early on in the morning. the rain will ease away during the early parts of friday morning. things will quiet down. the winds will ease as well. they will change direction coming in from the northwest. it is going to make it

feel noticeably fresher out there for all. 11 to 18 degrees as a daytime maximum. at the weekend, things look like it will start off quiet. as you can see this little ridge of high pressure starts to build. not for long, another area of low pressure is likely to come in and bring a level of uncertainty particularly for the second part of the weekend. saturday will start off quiet, eventually we will have some cloud and rain pushing into the southwest. you will need to keep watching the forecast for developments later on in the weekend. take care. hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.00: a senior eu source says european leaders are being "deliberately kind in public" in their remarks about theresa may — as the irish prime minister warns that time is running out to sort out the border issue. ireland is a country that obviously wants to avoid and no deal scenario. we want to avoid a no—deal brexit

and we are preparing for that. a damning verdict on a summer of rail chaos — a report finds "nobody took charge" as new timetables disrupted hundreds of services. westminster bridge attacker khalid masood attended the same mosque as extremists convicted of plotting a series of bomb attacks. an inquest hearing continues at the old bailey. coming up on afternoon live all the sport... the breaking news about