the prime minister's brexit plan is rejected by the european union, as she's told it will not work. at the summit in austria, theresa may had been hoping for some support from eu leaders for her chequers proposals — but the response was blunt. the suggested framework for economic cooperation will not work, not least because it risks undermining the single market. let's sit down and look at those concerns, but what we need to ensure is that at the end of the day the deal that comes out of this is one that delivers for the british people. prime minister was looking for a polite reception. instead, her plans rebuffed. we live in salzburg as the prime ministerflies rebuffed. we live in salzburg as the prime minister flies home rebuffed. we live in salzburg as the prime ministerflies home into a storm. we'll be assessing how difficult the weeks ahead will now be for the prime minister, both at home and abroad. also tonight... a summer of delays and cancellations on the railways — an investigation finds that nobody

was in charge and says the chaos undermined trust in the rail system. councils in england warn that the worst is yet to come for cuts to many services — including children's — unless the government intervenes. celebrations in uganda, as opposition politician bobi wine flies home to take on the president who's ruled for three decades. # take it easy for a little while... # we all have a hunger... and celebrating the best british or irish album — we'll reveal who's won the prestigious mercury prize tonight. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — chelsea's100% start to the season continues. they win their first europa league group game 1—0 in greece against paok salonika. good evening.

theresa may's attempt to convince eu leaders of the merits of her plan for brexit has ended in failure. at the end of the two—day summit in austria, the prime minister was told a crucial part of it — the proposed new economic partnership with the eu — would not work. the head of the european council, donald tusk, said her plans risked undermining the eu's single market. but the prime minister insists her proposals are the "only serious credible" way to avoid a hard border in the northern ireland. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from salzburg. following her every move, every step matters. in this spectacle, neither side wants to budge. brexit. no. there is no progress. there is only position explained. stand—off still is in place. as long as there is no deal, there is a risk of no deal. but i think we all want to work towards a deal,

and i still think it is achievable. she'd hoped for more thanjokey small talk. the prime minister wanted at least a polite reception for her brexit compromise, the so—called chequers plan. but theyjust don't like her idea to keep part of the economy close to the eu and to try to preserve the border between ireland and northern ireland as it is. don't doubt — this is one against 27. from the german chancellor, a polite rebuff. "substantial progress is needed." the french president said the proposals were not acceptable, and those who said britain could leave easily were liars. then, from the boss of the european leaders' club, few words about a promising start or interesting idea.

the uk plan will not stand. everybody shared the view that while there are positive elements in the chequers proposal, the suggested framework for economic cooperation will not work. how could she walk back from that rejection? remember, many of her party at home hate her brexit plan too. theresa may could not pretend this afternoon that nothing had changed. instead, she was cross and frustrated. our white paper remains the only serious and credible proposition on the table. so with the eu against your plan, with large chunks of your party at home against your plan, how can you credibly cling onto the deal you struck at chequers with your cabinet? well, look, i'm negotiating, and i'm negotiating hard in the interests of the british people. yes, concerns have been raised. i want to know what

those concerns are. there's a lot of hard work to be done, but i believe that there is willingness to do a deal. but let nobody be in any doubt that, as i've always said, we are preparing for no deal. have the chances of no deal just gone up? we are continuing to work for a good deal. i think you will have heard both president tusk and a number of the eu leaders saying they are looking and hoping and working to that good deal. but there's a lot of work to be done. it's hot. it certainly is, prime minister. more heat from rival forces trying to force her to ditch her plan. it's looking very clear that it will be very, very difficult to deliver a chequers strategy that will meet their requirements, so it's time for a reset, time for a rethink. the prime minister can't, and won't, step away from her proposals yet. but the choreography of doing the deal today has gone badly wrong.

there's plenty of evidence they all want to do a deal, but much less proof that they actually can. and it's not dramatic to say that how theresa may can resolve her differences with the rest of her counterparts from the continent will have an effect on how we all live our lives for years and years to come. the uk is on its way out of this club, but theresa may is finding this a long and lonely way out. in a moment we'll get more from laura. but first let's speak to our europe editor, katya adler. in terms of brussels, the rest of the eu leaders, what happens now? well, let's look first at theresa may's perspective and the summit was a bit ofa may's perspective and the summit was a bit of a disaster for her. may's perspective and the summit was a bit of a disasterfor her. she may's perspective and the summit was a bit of a disaster for her. she was hoping for those warm words and she

didn't get it. her critics at home we re didn't get it. her critics at home were waiting to see if her chequers brexit plan would bellyflop in front of the 27 eu leaders, but from the eu perspective nothing concrete changed here. there are objections to pa rt of changed here. there are objections to part of the chequers proposal on the northern ireland water and also on future trade relations between the eu and uk after brexit were well—known so there were not new and at this summit leaders said they thought a deal was still possible this autumn. they said concessions would need to be made by both sides including their own, so despite the upset tonight, brexit negotiations continue if enough progress is made on those difficult issues by the eu leaders next summit next month in october, they say they'll call a special brexit summit to seal the deal. now, is this pie in the sky? surely teresa portela —— theresa may's plan number one now has to be to survive the conservative party conference in tact. you said the prime minister is flying home

tonight into a storm, laura. how difficult are the next few weeks and months going to be for the prime minister? i think the next 24 and 48 hours will be extremely difficult too. this is acute, notjust because eu leaders voiced their criticism so strongly, more strongly than number ten had been expecting, but because her party at home had already been frothing with anger, concern and fears about the so—called chequers deal. not everybody in the conservative party was unhappy. of course there are many mps in the middle who wanted it to work, but there have been very strong former remainer noises and brexiteer voices who have looked at these proposals, said they are not stacking up and absolutely have made clear they will fight them all the way. and lo and behold, here, today, the european union hasjoined behold, here, today, the european union has joined the chorus and said the plans as they stand are not workable. so theresa may in a sense

finds herself surrounded by european leaders and people in her own party, just ten days or so away from the conservatives' annual bothering, their party conference. she has so little room for manoeuvre, that doesn't of course mean that somehow the whole thing is off, a bust up between the top brass in europe is not surprising in such a long process , not surprising in such a long process, but the timing of this is very embarrassing for the prime minister and the fact that time is running out means there's not very long and her officials and the rest of her ministers to find a solution will stop this is the biggest thing that she has to achieve as leader. she needs authority to drive it through but right now, tonight, it doesn't seem there is much authority around. laura kuenssberg and katya adler, thank you. an investigation by the office of rail and road into what caused weeks of chaos following an overhaul of train timetables in may has concluded that nobody took charge. this map shows what happened

to train services after timetable changes. the red indicates delays — the darker the colour the worse the disruption. blue shows train services that performed well or were actually more punctual than before. the worst problems were on routes operated by northern in the north of england, and govia thameslink in the south east. the government has now launched a major review of the railways — as our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. a big—money upgrade to our railway. passengers will benefit further down the line. but in may, it was the cause of major disruption. the work in lancashire by publicly—owned network rail got way behind schedule and messed up plans for new timetables. hundreds of trains cancelled on northern rail each day meant misery for passengers. it shattered their trust, and for some it changed the way they travel. since a couple of weeks ago, i've had to change my route, so i now get the bus into stockport

and then get the train from stockport. i just can't rely on the service. sometimes, i've not been able to get on the train because it's been that packed, so i've had to either work from home or try to get my wife to drive me in to work. today, the rail regulator said the problems on northern and on govia thameslink demonstrated a complete lack of leadership. when things started to go wrong, neither the train companies, nor network rail, nor the government took control. myjob is now to make sure we have a better way going forward. your critics call you failing grayling. given your record, there is some truth in that. what we've done in the last couple of years is to proceed with an investment programme, and in many parts of the country, it's making a real difference. it didn't make a difference in the areas it was supposed to this summer. on the gtr network, in northern, we've got to make sure that doesn't happen again. today, the government also launched a review of the entire rail system, and those who speak for the rail operators say it needs to be bold. we know we've had a bad summer,

we know we've got to improve, we know we've got to change. the industry's got a long—term plan to do with that. we're saying to government, "please work with us. let's try and do this once—in—a—generation reform to make the system work for passengers and the economy. " old infrastructure is being rooted out to modernise the network. the work on this line alone linking manchester and preston has taken years and has cost the taxpayer nearly £500 million. but for passengers, it will mean that ancient diesel trains can be phased out and replaced by faster, more reliable electric models. but the work on the bolton corridor which was the root cause of problems in may shows the dilemma. britain's rail network needs improving, but if upgrades cause too much disruption, they jeopardise the confidence of passengers. managing that balance is key. tom burridge, bbc news, in lancashire. the mother of the westminster bridge

attacker has told an inquest that she is "utterly ashamed" by what her son did. khalid masood killed four people when he drove a car at pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year. he then stabbed a police officer to death outside parliament. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. on the day before the westminster bridge attack, khalid masood was seen joking with a hotel receptionist. but today, his family described a more violent man. his mother worried he would kill someone in a drunken fight. imprisoned for knife offences, he converted to islam. the violence then stopped but an interest in extremism began. this is an audio recording of him criticising his wife for not supporting so—called islamic state. i never hear you say there's any good in the isis, i never hear you say any of their people might be sincere and genuine muslims, sunnis.

i never hear you say at least they're fighting against the shia, they're doing some good. today in court, but giving evidence out of public view, his wife spoke directly to relatives of the people he killed. "i'm sorry that i was not more vigilant," she said. "he made me to trust him and i had no reason to doubt him." in tears, rohey hydara told the families, "i can't believe i was married to someone that evil," and then she said, "i hope you'll find closure at the end of this and move on and not let him win." masood's mother, janet ajao, recalled the last thing he told her. "hejust looked at me and said, they'll say i'm a terrorist, but i'm not. at the time itjust seemed, what is he talking about?" but on the day of the attack she saw the ten o'clock news and then she realised. "as soon as i saw the body, ijust knew, and it made sense to me, what he'd said as he was leaving." as he set off to kill five people in westminster, khalid masood sent this picture to his wife and friends.

it was him in mecca on a pilgrimage. daniel sandford, bbc news. new details have emerged about the movements of the two men accused of being behind the salisbury nerve agent poisoning. the men say they were just tourists. our security correspondent gordon corera is with me. what have you learned? these are the two men accused of being russian agents sent to kill. they used the names are the petra van ruslan boshirov. what has come out of a new details about their travels. the details about their travels. the details were obtained by an investigative group and we have been able to confirm some of the details. the documents show that alexander petrov made tendrils to europe in just two years. this included three trips the uk, one in september 2016, between february and march 2017 and finally in march of this year, when sergei skripal was poisoned. it is

not clear what the purpose of those first two trips was. the pair were travelling on genuine russian passports, but it is alleged using false names. petrov‘s contains inconsistencies like a stamp saying do not provide information, one of a number of pieces of evidence which are said to bring to them being undercover intelligence officers. they have denied that and said they we re they have denied that and said they were travelling around europe on business and only came to salisbury to see the cathedral spire. gordon corera, thank you. at least 40 people have died and there are fears for hundreds more after a ferry capsized on lake victoria in tanzania. the boat overturned while taking people between two islands. a rescue operation is under way with more than 100 people brought to safety so far. england's largest councils are warning that unless the government increases funding, then the worst cuts to services are yet to come. the county councils network says local authorities have already earmarked more than £1 billion of savings to be made by 2020 — including cuts to libraries,

transport, youth clubs and public health services. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. choose which one we want. it's families like the finches who know all too well how difficult it has already become to get help from many local authorities when you face a crisis. aged eight, adam was diagnosed with brain and spinal cancer. that has such an impact on family life. it feels like a grenade has just been thrown into your family and just shattered it all over the place. they were really struggling, but their council, like many others, has reduced early family support. she worries about today's warning of more cuts. in the current climate that we're living in with such uncertainty, austerity, cuts to local government, it's had a great impact on all services that are provided to support families. as a parent of a child who has been through a chronic illness and will still continue to need

a great deal of support, both physically and emotionally, to be quite frank with you, it's terrifying — going further on into the future. a charity stepped in to provide them with vital day—to—day help. how are things going with school? nationally, it's had a 12% rise in families asking for support this year, with cuts to council services a key reason. i've spoken to some families where they literally have nowhere else to go, no one else to turn to. and families such as those, we do not want to see those families leading into a crisis situation. there's pressure on everyone. there's pressure on the whole system. part of the problem for councils is the unprecedented demand for services for the most vulnerable children. this year, the 36 largest authorities in england face a £264 million overspend on that support alone. and they predict there'll be a 10% overspend next year. lincolnshire is one of the county

councils warning that without extra money, there'll be unpalatable cuts to spending on roads, buses and children's centres like this one — if it's to meet its legal duty to protect children and adults with the highest needs. if the government doesn't actually give us additional resources, in a few years' time, i'm not confident as a council leader that we will be operating in a safe mannerfor the public of this county. the government says councils will be provided with more than £90 billion over the next two years, and that they make their own financial decisions. alison holt, bbc news. the ugandan opposition politician bobi wine has flown home today after receiving medical treatment in the united states for injuries he says were inflicted by the ugandan military. the former pop star turned politician is a staunch opponent of president museveni, who's led uganda for 32 years. our africa editor fergal keane sent this report from kampala.

in kampala, there was anticipation, and the catchphrase of the moment. people power! people power. and there was the familiar menace through which this country is controlled. which uganda would greet a nervous bobi wine as he prepared to board a flight in neighbouring kenya? yes, i'm afraid, because the way the government is conducting itself is very worrying. nevertheless, i'm going back home. less than an hour later, he was home and beyond these doors, out of sight, into the custody of the police. he was swept from the airport in this convoy. a few supporters raced to keep up. some who tried to cheer him faced the wrath of the army. still, out of the lanes and banana groves, they converged on his house. the word was out —

bobi wine was being allowed home. a quick look to confirm it was him in the car, and then the last yards. inside this vehicle, bobi wine, returning home. the very fact that he's been allowed to come here is a big political victory for him and a moment ofjoy for his supporters. he told them he would end three decades of one man's rule. and in a country where three quarters of the population is under 35, the promise is intoxicating. what do you hope he will do for you? ourfuture president is back in uganda. bobi wine is the future president. but don't count out 74—year—old president museveni, wily and ruthless, and whose followers believe the young challenger is no match for him. going by past experiences, we have dealt with more serious, formidable opponents and dealt them decisive blows.

back at home, we watched as bobi wine was reunited with his family, a reminder that political activism here has a highly personal price. are you going to fight on? i have come to continue exactly where i stopped. i am going to fight on and like i said, we must get our freedom or we shall die trying to get our freedom. international pressure helped him stay free today, but the bigger struggle here is only beginning. fergal keane, bbc news, kampala. the world anti—doping agency has lifted its suspension on russia that was imposed three years ago after accusations of widespread, state—sponsored drugs cheating in sport. it means that russia will again be free to test its own athletes, and may pave the way for their return to international competition. but the move has prompted widespread anger. our sports editor dan roan has more. the olympic athletes from russia!

it's been a country in sporting exile, russian athletes forced to compete as neutrals at events like the winter olympics, punishment for a doping scandal like no other. but today here in the seychelles, wada defied an outcry from athletes and lifted a three—year long suspension. we are in a stronger position and we move forward. i sincerely hope, and ifully expect, the russian authorities to fulfil their obligations. exposed by cheating mastermind turned whistle—blower dr grigory rodchenkov, the former head of moscow's anti—doping lab, russia was accused of a state—sponsored conspiracy that benefited a thousand athletes and sabotaged events like london 2012. wada says russia must hand over data from its moscow lab by the end of the autumn or it

will be suspended again. but after this letter obtained by the bbc showed how wada offered a secret compromise deal to russia over key reinstatement criteria, wada's decision today has been condemned by athletes. everyone wants to watch genuine performances, and i can't help but think that this measure today is a step backwards in that fight towards making sport cleaner. wada are there to protect clean sport. they're not there to protect the people they have sanctioned. wada's deal has also dismayed many in the anti—doping community. russia won't admit the scandal went right to the top of the state, but insists it can now be trusted. translation: this is the first step, the important one. it opens the way to our sportsmen and ourfederations to enter competitions. moreover, it opens an opportunity to bid for sporting events to come to russia. today raises the prospect of russia's readmission to the international sporting community, the fear that it's also done lasting damage to wada's credibility. dan roan, bbc news. britain is to step up its military support for ukraine as hostilities continue with russia. the defence secretary, gavin williamson, has been

on a visit to the front line of the fighting in the east of the country. he condemned what he called increasing russian aggression. here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale. flying towards europe's still smouldering conflict that's already claimed 10,000 lives. low and fast to avoid russian radar — and on board, the first british minister to venture this far in eastern ukraine. the final move is made by armoured convoy. the man who once told russia to "shut up and go away" wants to see the front line, well within range of ukraine's enemy, the pro—russian separatists. you can see the roof of the second building? yes. right after that is the front line. really, that's how close we are? a ukraine soldier was killed here just a few weeks ago. you're taking a much closer look at what russia has been up to. do you regret those comments,

"russia, shut up and go away"? well, i reckon i could have probably put it a bit better, but as a yorkshireman, we're known for our plain and simple speaking. so you'll have to forgive us on that. so you were wrong to say that? what i was right to point out is the fact that russia had attacked britain using chemical weapons. and what you see constantly is a more aggressive and more assertive russia. down in a command bunker, he was briefed on russia's military build—up. the kremlin denies it's directly involved in the conflict, but ukraine says it's been targeted by russian tanks and artillery. and it sees the uk as an ally in their fight. come on, let's go! 100 british troops are already training ukraine's army away from the front line. but gavin williamson says he will soon be sending more and stepping up

the uk's military support. it seems he now realises the threat from russia will notjust go away. jonathan beale, bbc news, ukraine. all this week, we're looking at some of the questions being asked about brexit and what it will mean for us — withjust over six months to go before the uk leaves the eu. tonight, our economics editor kamal ahmed looks at how it will affect the economy for all of us. will it definitely happen? how will trade work after brexit? what will brexit mean for the union? will we be richer or poorer? the economy is a complicated beast with many moving parts and our relationship with the rest of the european union and our trade with the rest of the world are just two of those moving parts. so the first point is — keep things in perspective. and the second point is — the size and health of the economy in the future depends on the size and health of the economy now, and our decision to leave the eu has

certainly affected that. the question is why. first, uncertainty. firms tend to invest less, tend to look for fewer new opportunities if the future is unclear. and then, the return of the income squeeze. after the referendum the value of the pound fell, which meant prices rose. that's because we just have to spend more money importing all the billions of pounds‘ worth of food and fuel that we need. if consumers are earning less, they tend to spend less in the shops and how much of our economy is driven by consumer spending? about two thirds. the effect on the economy of these two brakes is pretty clear. before the referendum, the uk economy was growing at the fastest rate compared to our competitors like france and germany. now we are languishing somewhere behind them in the league tables and the economy is smaller than it was forecast to be

before the referendum. in the short term, the overwhelming majority of economists believe that whatever our deal with the european union, it will be negative in pounds and pence for britain. trade with the eu, our biggest trading partner, will become more complicated, and no deal, economically, the forecasters say, will be the worst outcome of all. when the british people voted last june, they did not vote to become poorer 01’ less secure. brexit, richer or poorer — well, that might depend more on how good our schools are, how strong our entrepreneurs, how much politicians do to support working people. the longer term is a fickle beast. the famous economist john maynard keynes once said, in the long run, we're all dead. of course, we can flourish

outside the european union. whether we do will be up to us. and there's more analsyis tomorrow at 12.15 on bbc two's politics live — they're teaming up with the radio 5 live podcast brexitcast — to answer more brexit questions. tonight — it's the mercury prize — a prestigious award for the best album from a british or irish artist. here's a flavour of the nominees. # take it easy for a little while. we all have a hunger. colin paterson is at the ceremony for us. colin, who has won? it has gone to the london indie group wolf alice for their second album, visions