this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt says eu leaders must engage with the government to solve questions over the irish border. the us cable giant comcast wins a multi—billion—pound battle to takeover the broadcaster sky. a man is rescued two days after a ferry capsized in tanzania, killing hundreds. he was found alive in an air pocket. and chas hodges, one half of the musical duo chas and dave, has died at the age of 7a. and anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round to retain his world heavyweight titles. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has urged eu leaders to "step back

from the abyss" of a no—deal brexit, and engage with the british government's proposals, for a future relationship with the european union. he says there's still been no full explanation of why eu leaders rejected theresa may's brexit plans at a summit in austria this week. the president of the european council, donald tusk, says britain already knew about the eu's objections but he suggested a deal was still possible. here's our political correspondent matt cole. international law, international commerce, and the media — what have we got to fear? at a rally today, the former brexit secretary david davis telling theresa may she's got it wrong and should seek a new way of leaving the eu. the european union has

not accepted chequers. that the next option is to find a new strategy. the new strategy ought to be a free trade plus strategy complete with our own irish strategy, northern irish strategy, and that's the way she should go and that's way she will carry the tory party with her, and a goodly part of the labour party, too. so if leaders in europe have rejected her plans and she's being buffeted by backbenchers, who can theresa may rely on for support? step forward the foreign secretary, insisting she's right to demand concessions from brussels. if the eu's view is thatjust by saying no to every proposal made by the united kingdom, we will eventually capitulate and end up either with a norway option or, indeed, staying in the eu — if that's their view, then they've profoundly misjudged the british people. this social media post from donald tusk, the eu council president, has helped stir the bad blood, mocking mrs may for what he says is trying to cherry—pick the best bits out of the single market. mr tusk played host at the salzburg summit, where the so—called chequers plan was dismissed.

but he's rejecting suggestions the ideas were knocked back without explanation. in a statement, he said... "the results of our analysis have been known to the british side in every detail for many weeks." trying to get beyond the growing acrimony, he continued... "while understanding the logic of the negotiations, i remain convinced that a compromise, good for all, is still possible." so, what next for eu negotiations? who's going to blink first? theresa may says eu leaders have to come up with new counter—proposals for future trading relations. but there's little sign of that. however, the prime minister says her officials are working on new proposals for northern ireland's border with the republic, and if those plans can find a way to keep goods flowing freely after brexit, then perhaps they might be able to give some momentum back to the wider talks, too. in dublin today, ireland's foreign minister suggested a solution was doable. everybody has accepted, including the british prime minister,

that unique solutions are required in order to put a backstop in place to ensure the border infrastructure between northern ireland and ireland cannot re—emerge. so we need to get on now and negotiate that in a way that's acceptable to both sides, and i believe it is possible to do that with an intensification of negotiations. but getting brussels to agree on britain's divorce is only half the battle. theresa may needs the support of her own mps to get the deal through parliament, and a tricky conservative conference in just over a week's time might revealjust how hard it will be to unite the party behind her. matt cole, bbc news, westminster. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has accused the government of being out of its depth in its handling of brexit. he's been speaking as the labour party conference gets underway in liverpool. meanwhile the deputy leader tom watson, in an interview for a sunday newspaper, says labour should back a second referendum on any final brexit deal if members want one.

here's our chief political correspondent vicki young. familiar scenes and a guaranteed rapturous reception forjeremy corbyn. his grassroots supporters propelled him to the top of the party and new rules could soon be agreed that give them more power in the future. but on brexit, is mr corbyn listening to labour members? we will challenge this government on whatever deal it brings back, on our six tests, onjobs, on living standards, on environmental protection and protection of those jobs and the ability of an incoming labour government to invest and intervene in an economy, to bring about decent wages, jobs and full employment! if in power, labour says its brexit position would be to ask brussels for full access to the single market.

they want the uk to be in a customs union with eu. but labour says it wants to manage migration fairly with a flexible work visa system. stop brexit! labour's been accused of keeping its brexit policy deliberately vague to mask divisions in the party. especially on whether to back another referendum, a so—called people's vote. arriving in liverpool earlier, the shadow chancellor said the government was falling apart and it was time for labour to step in. we have to respect the referendum result, that's democracy. i want a general election, i'd rather have a general election. we're not taking the people's vote off the table, it's an option we'll consider. but i want a general election. activists here are gearing up for what's likely to be a lively argument. i'm not sure about the idea of a second referendum. i think it's so unlikely that we'd get one. we need to make sure that labour stands for a referendum on the final deal. it's really important that we make sure that brexit doesn't harm the hundreds of thousands

of vulnerable people in the country. do you have a referendum to say, shall i go on with chaos? the temptation for labour is to sit back and watch theresa may's brexit plans unravel but some in the party want mr corbyn to show more leadership on the issue. and there is more pressure on mr corbyn tonight to change his party's policy. a yougov poll for the observer newspaper has found more than 80% of labour members now support another referendum. so we have grassroots activist, some unions, and is now the deputy leader of the labour party, tom watson, piling in. he has said tonight it is important the party respect the view of labour members. mr corbett has so far been reluctant to accept this. it is important to remember that what labour does could be pretty crucial. all eyes at the moment are on theresa may and her troubles in

brussels, it eventually, the brexit issue will return to parliament. comcast has outbid 21st century fox for control of sky in a dramatic bidding battle after months of boardroom wrangling. the auction, run by the uk's takeover regulator, took place this evening. comcast‘s bid of £17.28 a share beat the smaller bid of £15.67 a share from 21st century fox. the deal values sky atjust over £30 billion. sky shareholders will still have to approve the deal. our business editor simonjack has been following the story. well, it's probably the most epic, protracted boardroom battle i've ever witnessed. it has been going on for months. both of these companies want sky very, very badly for different reasons. if it was going to be very close, i would have expected fox and disney to carry on and fight this, but sources tell me now that comcast are offering 10% more than fox disney. fox is now predominantly

owned by disney. and this is a knockout blow which will see comcast win this very big battle. now comcast are the biggest paid tv provider in the us, their market has been dwindling, they want to expand into other markets, they are up against netflix, etc, so this gets them 23 million subscribers in a stroke. they have ended up paying up a lot for it, £17.28. they were at £111.75, they had closed bidding, they had to put their offers in an envelope and go through three different rounds of bidding. they have done enough to win this, this will be a disappointment to fox disney who, remember rupert murdoch, owner of 21st century, sorry, it is quite complicated, he wanted to sell it to disney, he would have liked to have done that, including 39% of sky, and indeed all of sky. will sky viewers notice an enormous difference? probably not immediately. but we don't know what comcast‘s plans are for charging, what fees they will charge. they also are keen to get hold

of premiership football, which sky has the rights to. that may be interesting in terms of rolling that out to other markets. was it one of the most epic and drawn—out boardroom battles in history? absolutely. i think comcast have landed this knockout blow, and that's the end of it. a man has been rescued from a ferry, two days after it capsized on lake victoria in tanzania. he's thought to have survived in an air pocket under the upturned vessel. more than 200 people died in the accident. abubakar famau reports from tanzania. an anxious wait from the shore. relatives unable to hold back their tears. she sobs.

the ferry capsized two days ago. officials say it was filled four times its maximum capacity. divers resumed their search for survivors today after hearing knocking from inside the vessel, rescuing an engineer. he is said to have survived in an air pocket inside the mv nyerere ferry and is in a serious condition. while some families wait for the news, others have started a difficult process of collecting their relatives and preparing them for burial. angelina's daughter died on board the boat. translation: she was trying to find a job. i work hard to educate her and was relying on her to help me financially in my old age, but this is god's will. the government is already making plans for the bodies that have not been claimed or identified, digging graves just metres

from the site of the accident, ahead of a burial tomorrow. an official investigation into what happened will take place once the rescue effort to find any survivors has ended. abubakar famau, bbc news, ukerewe island in tanzania. iran's supreme leader has ordered security forces to find the "criminals" responsible for an attack on a military parade which killed at least 29 people. the incident took place in the south—west of the country near the iraqi border. gunmen opened fire near a stage set up for the parade. videos posted on social media show soldiers crawling on the ground, and other people carrying the injured. alanjohnston has the story — a warning, though, you might find some of the images in his report distressing. fear and chaos amid the gunfire. moments ago, these soldiers

would have been in the parade, marching proudly. now, suddenly, they are under attack. they are desperate for cover, scrambling to survive. bullets whistle overhead, and there are dead and injured all around. then, in the thick of the danger, terrified civilians run for their lives. the gunmen had attacked as officials would have been watching the parade. anyone in this place filled with troops and spectators was at risk. inevitably, there were women and children among the dead and wounded. but the security forces fought back, and four militants were killed. local ethnic arab separatists say

they carried out the attack but the islamic state group has also claimed responsibility. on the streets, there was anger. translation: in the middle of the parade, we realised there was a group wearing fake military clothing. they attacked our children from behind us and then fired on women and children. they fired completely blindly, meaning they weren't taking targets, just firing. meanwhile, iran's foreign minister said the gunmen had been armed by a foreign regime and its us backers, an apparent reference to either israel or saudi arabia, but he produced no evidence of this. another parade, in the capital tehran, passed off peacefully, watched by president hassan rouhani. he has promised what he called a "crushing response" to the attack in hawaz. the headlines on bbc news:

"step back from the abyss" — the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt's warning to european leaders following the eu leader's meeting in salzburg. media giant comcast has outbid 21st century fox for control of sky after a dramatic behind—closed—doors auction. a man is rescued two days after a ferry capsized in tanzania, killing hundreds. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. a little bit of a scare for anthony, but be delivered. only just. but be delivered. onlyjust. he but be delivered. only just. he never but be delivered. onlyjust. he never had any doubt whatsoever. in just the last half an hour, anthonyjoshua has retained his heavyweight titles after knocking out alexander povetkin at wembley stadium. the russian proved a tougher test than some expected, butjoshua stopped his mandatory

challenger in the seventh round, the first knockout of povetkin‘s career. forjoshua, though, it's 22 professional wins unbeaten. boxing fans now look to whether a date can be set with wbc champion deontay wilder for the undisputed heavyweight title. football now, and liverpool are top of the premier league after making it six wins out of six, this time a 3—0 win at home to southampton. all the goals came in the first half, mo salah scoring their third. that makes it seven wins in a row in all competitions following the midweek victory against psg in the champions league, and that is a club record. to be honest, i was not his —— not interested in history before the game because if you have tried to do the seventh time or whatever, but 110w the seventh time or whatever, but now i like it. to be honest, i like it. so that is cool. but we will try

of course to carry on with that past, it is clear the challenges make it tougher and tougher. there was also a big win for manchester city. 5—0 at cardiff. aguero, bernardo silva, ilkay gundowan all scored in the first half and riyad mahrez got two after the break, his first goals for the club. city are now up to second. sir alex ferguson was at old trafford today, the first match he's attended this season following emergency brain surgery back in may. his side couldn't give him a win, though. they drew 1—1 with wolves. burnley have their first win of the season. a really impressive 4—0 victory at home to bournemouth. ashley barnes scored twice late on. they are now out of the relegation zone. in the late kick—off, tottenham's losing streak ended with a win over brighton at a very wet and windy amex stadium. joe lynskey was watching. the spurs are hoping for the storm

to pass. the september have seen theirform in their title hopes deteriorate. three straight defeat have left the manager agitated. already, this is potter tino's worst run in charge. but the south coast is noted easy place to turn the tide. matt ryan showed what they are up tide. matt ryan showed what they are up against. but from one emphatic block, one more subtle changes game, huddled was the arm of glen murray. ina huddled was the arm of glen murray. in a contact for a penalty. and harry kane steps up, the summer let —— seems less distant. this backs just like in russia. brighton have learnt how to take on this topside. this was a day when their finishing escape them. they would regret the mess injust nine minutes. the spurs made it more comfortable when eric scored. brighton responded with a goal back late on, but spurs did in. this site are still adrift of the top and with brick —— roblin still

top and with brick —— roblin still to solve, at least to they put an end to the downpour. in the day's other games, crystal palace versus newcastle finished goalless. it finished 1—1 between fulham and watford, and leicester came from a goal down to beat huddersfield 3—1, jamie vardy with their third. tiger woods made an outstanding start to his third round at the tour championship in atlanta. he birdied six of his first seven holes, leaving the field trailing behind. he's now 12 under par, three shots clear of his playing partnerjustin rose. if woods can keep up this form, he has every chance of ending his run of five years without a tournament victory. that's all the sport. enjoy the rest of your evening. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. a longer chat coming up at 1130. the sunday times says the prime minister's team has begun

contingency planning for a snap general election in november. the sunday telegraph says a conservative donor is threatening to fund a breakaway party if theresa may doesn't deliver brexit. in the sunday express, the prime minister says britain must hold its nerve in the stand—off with the eu. the observer says the deputy labour leader tom watson has told the party leader, jeremy corbyn, they must back a second referendum. the sunday mail says that an mp who's criticised jeremy corbyn needs an armed guard at the labour conference after receiving death threats. that was a quick look at some of the front pages. 1130 is outlawed in depth chat with martin lipton. reports in the us say the woman who has accused the us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault will testify against him

at a confirmation hearing next week. allegations from a university professor, christine blasey ford, emerged in the media last week. she gave details of an incident, which she says happened at a party in1982, as our washington correspondent, chris buckler, explains. i think it is extremely significant, and it sets up a potentially very sensitive, but nonetheless very high—profile hearing next week. whenever we expect to hear christine blasey ford give what her lawyer has described in a letter as first—hand knowledge of brett kava naugh's sexual misconduct. now, of course, judge kavanaugh denies these allegations that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago when they were both teenagers. nonetheless, she continues to say that it did happen, and now she is prepared to say that in front of the senate judiciary committee.

forjudge kavanaugh's part, he also wants to give evidence and is planning to do so next week, he says, in order to clear his name. the real question has been about dr blasey ford, whether or not she was prepared to go ahead and speak. and there have been a long series of negotiations taking place behind the scenes, because she has a number of terms and conditions, which she wants accepted. for example, she does not want brett kavanaugh in the room whenever she gives testimony, she wants him to give evidence first, and perhaps most specifically, she also wants only senators to question her because republicans are very sensitive about this whole issue, because on thejudiciary committee, there are only male republican senators. and as a result, some of them would be suggesting that they could bring in lawyers or they could get female staffers to question christine blasey ford instead because of the sensitivity of all this. nonetheless, christine blasey ford says herself that that is unacceptable. and in this letter to the committee from her lawyer, she says that she's very critical of the committee in what

she calls its process, which has led to leaks and bullying, she claims. she also suggests that the proposals so far do not set out a fair and impartial investigation, which is what they have promised. and as a result, they say that they want to continue negotiating on the terms of her giving evidence. nonetheless, this is a clear indication that she is prepared to speak at senate at some stage next week. and as a result, you can imagine that all eyes are going to be on those hearings. and all eyes also have been following donald trump's reaction to this. starting from a fairly understandable point of view, his frustrations grew through friday, an dhe did lash out? yes, and some have been very critical of one particular tweet he made, in which he kind of suggested that if this had happened, why hadn't she or her parents gone to the authorities some 36 years ago? which did lead a number of people to raise their eyebrows and feel

that that was unacceptable from the president. other times, he has been much more careful in his language. nonetheless, we are hearing from the white house this evening, certainly there are reports here in the us that officials have been suggesting that this doesn't say very clearly that she is prepared to give evidence, only that they are prepared to negotiate about her giving evidence, and that she wants to, provided the terms are right. and they say that that could be seen as a delaying tactic. certainly, republicans are frustrated about this, but i would say that's also true from dr blasey ford's point of view, as well, and ultimately this sets up a very difficult and sensitive showdown. chas hodges, one half of the musical duo chas and dave, has died. he was 7a. known for their "rock and cockney" style, chas and dave enjoyed the height of their fame in the ‘70s and ‘80s. david sillito looks back at his life and his music. # with your incessant talking # you're becoming a pest # rabbit, rabbit, rabbit...

when they emerged in the late ‘70s, the age of punk and disco, chas and dave rather stood out. # you're a wonderful girl... chas hodges' music was a unique mix of rock and roll with old—school cockney sing—alongs. # no, you won't stop talking # why don't you give it a rest? he'd grown up in north london. his mum made ends meet playing the piano in local pubs. and in the ‘60s and ‘70s, he played in bands such as mike berry and the outlaws, and head, hands and feet. what troubled him was the way he sang. i remember ringing up dave, i said, "let's go out for a pint." i said, "i've got an idea of writing songs about things that i know "about and singing in me own accent." # come on, you, spurs are on their way to wembley... what followed was a series of hit singles, a number of them football songs for his beloved tottenham hotspur. # the boys from tottenham,

the boys from white hart lane... i remember him as a complete and total gentleman, someone that had came from the back streets and risen to fame, and someone who had not changed one little bit. a talented musician and songwriter. this was far more than just a novelty act. i'll be around! chas hodges who's died at the age of 7a. you are watching bbc news. let's find out how the weather is looking. there will be some sunshine on offer on sunday that it will be mainly across the northern part of

the country. we have more of the same to come on sunday. this was the picture as the sun set in north yorkshire. clear skies around there. quite chilly night out there as well so quite chilly night out there as well so locals are to sunday morning, but that mix of sunday —— sunshine and showers, but do expect some heavy rain. the cloud we had earlier on today, the next batch of cloud and rain is waiting in the wings. we are mostly dry at the moment, rain clearing away from the south—east. one of two showers into scotland. more rain start to move in to the south—west of england into south wales as well. cloudy and recently mild but you can see the light green and blue colours indicating the cool conditions. we are set to see some conditions. we are set to see some conditions not far from freezing, just at the touch of frost across parts of scotland. here is the low

pressure system that brings us the cloud and rain and fairly strong winds for a time in the south as well. still a few scattered showers in the north—west of scotland in two northern ireland in the morning. heavy rain from the word go. seeing some heavy rain and gusty winds around 50 miles an hour through the day. the south—west of england and wales, you are set to brighten up through the day. still a peppering of showers but they are blowing through quite quickly. showers in northern england, northern ireland and scotland but they will be hit and scotland but they will be hit and miss and not everywhere seeing showers. as they passed through, there will be sunshine in between. temperature is nothing to write home about. around 11 to 15th in most areas. we have a cool northerly wind. the wind will tend to eat late on sunday and higher pressure builds, moving through into the

early hours of monday morning. at that high—pressure moving during monday, it will bring a quieter day. a much improved day on monday after a soggy a much improved day on monday after a soggy weekend. the week ahead looks generally dry and bright. could be one of two showers in the north but things will brighten up in the south and it will warm up a touch overhead through the course of next week. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. the foreign secretary urges eu leaders to "step back from the abyss" of a no—deal brexit and find a way to make theresa may's proposals work. media giant comcast has outbid rupert murdoch's 21st century fox for control of the broadcaster sky after a dramatic auction.