this is bbc news. the headlines at three. labour's leadership team say they ‘would back members' on another brexit vote. i'm there elected as the leader of this party. the leader in order to bring greater democracy to this party. there will be a clear vote in conference, i don't know what's going to come out of all the meetings that are going on. could the brexit talks lead to a snap election this autumn? reports that plans are being drawn up. meanwhile the brexit secretary says he won't let the eu dictate negotiations. this is a bump in the road. we will hold our nerve. we will keep our cool and will keep negotiating in good faith. i think we need to keep these negotiations going. us media giant comcast wins a bidding war to take control of tv—broadcaster sky. shareholders are urged to accept the offer. falling for scams — reports of fraud almost double in 3 years. a bbc investigation reveals fraudsters scammed almost 50 thousand older people last year — with 6 people over 60

falling victim every hour. and could the bbc thriller bodyguard be behind a surge in interest in counter—terrorism jobs? the metropolitan police say thousands have visited their recruitment pages in recent weeks. and coming up at half past three — click travels to new delhi to meet the ceo of india's first billion dollar company. good afternoon. jeremy corbyn has confirmed the labour party would support another referendum on brexit — if his party's conference backs the idea this week. mr corbyn says he'd prefer a general election but would abide by the decision of party members. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports from liverpool.

all behind jeremy. get your copy of labour briefing. at labour's liverpool conference, there's one thing on most people's minds. there is growing demand among the rank and file for a labour to back another public vote on any brexit deal. today, the labour leader said he'd listen to party members. our preference would be for a general election and then we can negotiate our future relationships with europe. but let's see what comes out of conference. we're a democratic party, we're very big. it's the biggest conference we've ever had. given that, do you feel bound by what the conference decides, as the leader? well, obviously. i'm there elected as leader of this party. the government has ruled out another election, insisting a brexit deal is possible even after its plan was rejected by the eu. i think what we need to do hold our nerve, keep our cool, continue to negotiate in good faith and really press the eu to be clearer on what their objections are. but here, unsurprisingly, they‘ re not happy leaving

it to the government. behind the scenes today, delegates will agree on motions the party will vote on later this week, deciding labour's position on another referendum, and some say it must be clear whether the party backs it or not. it's a bit of a binary choice. you can't really fudge that. we think we need a meaningful vote in parliament. failing that, we think that the prime minister needs to call a general election so we can have the debates among the deal and then it may be that we have to have a people's vote if parliament can't come to a view. but there is a warning. any vote should be about the way we leave the eu, not reversing brexit. the referendum shouldn't be on, do you want to... do we want to go back into the european union? that shouldn't even be an option? no. because the people have already decided on that. they say they'll listen to party members, but finding a view on brexit that unites labour supporters here and across the country, well, that conundrum forjeremy corbyn.‘s

a conundrum forjeremy corbyn. let's talk to our chief political correspondent vicki young who is at the labour party conference in liverpool for us now. we do heara we do hear a lot about the conservatives and their split over europe and brexit butjeremy corbyn has a europe and brexit butjeremy corbyn hasa similar europe and brexit butjeremy corbyn has a similar issue, particularly this idea of a second vote, another referendum. he knows that there were millions of labour voters who voted to leave and he doesn't want to be seenin to leave and he doesn't want to be seen in some way not respecting the result of the referendum, and that's why we ended up with len mccluskey say dolan saying today that remain should not be an option if that vote would happen. i'm joined should not be an option if that vote would happen. i'mjoined by mp should not be an option if that vote would happen. i'm joined by mp chris leslie, you've just been would happen. i'm joined by mp chris leslie, you'vejust been part would happen. i'm joined by mp chris leslie, you've just been part of the so—called people'svote, mccluskey has a point, doesn't he? if you say

that you respect the brexit result and honour that referendum, if there isa and honour that referendum, if there is a second vote, it should be how we leave, not whether? chat the problem is that the promise that we re problem is that the promise that were made by people who are saying that leigh wood unlock hundreds of millions of pounds for the nhs, all those things, have now been com pletely those things, have now been completely different. —— that leave would unlock millions of pounds. negotiations are at an impasse, i think the most tragic thing to do would be if the public the chance to say, now can see the practicalities of this, we need the option to reverse out of the cul—de—sac altogether. certainly parliament should try to get the least damage it brexit possible and put that to the public, too. but as things stand, i think a lot of people, more and more, 500,000 people were marching in liverpool today, are saying that the public have a right to say at the oh! have a say on the final terms of the deal and if people want to keep the same benefits which was what was promised then they have a right to do that too. 0ther then they have a right to do that too. other people have rights to have a say on final terms. you're

been highly critical ofjeremy corbyn and his leadership, what do you say to people who want this mandatory reselection process?- the time when the country is facing the time when the country is facing the most challenging brexit scenario you could possibly imagine, this internal mother gazing and intolera nt internal mother gazing and intolerant of different opinions, is really worrying. i think it says more about the labour party than me if we have for this sort of no—confidence motions and deselection. but there is a section of the labour party that is just not willing to tolerate different means and, she showed total obedience to the leader, then they are saying you're not welcome. —— unless you show total obedience. i think it would be a tragedy if the ce ntre—left would be a tragedy if the centre—left tradition of the labour party that has been there for decades is pushed away and i think we would all have to seriously consider what would be the options after that. talking about a new party to fill that gap as you see it

in the centre ground? party to fill that gap as you see it in the centre ground7|j party to fill that gap as you see it in the centre ground? i think if labour mps in the centre ground? i think if labourmps are in the centre ground? i think if labour mps are pushed out of the labour mps are pushed out of the labour party and the selector, we would all have to come to terms with that in our own way. on labour'sbrexit policy, we heard from jeremy corbyn, what he seems to be asking for, a general election, it seems to be asking for the impossible from the eu in the same way that theresa may does. now is precisely time for the opposition party to stop prevaricating, get off the fence, no more fudge about what we are going to do. we have a sort of duty as an opposition party to say exactly what we would do. i think first of all, let's get parliament back, let's make decisions and hung parliament in the driving seat because clearly, theresa may is not capable of doing it. and then give the public a chance to make a final decision. just as a trade union, if it gets its first mandate possibly from

industrial action, has negotiations and then leaders of the union have a duty to go back to the members and say, this is the outcome, what do you think? that is the parallel in this case, too. thank you. later in the week, we will know exactly what labour people here will be asked to vote on when it comes to that idea of another referendum and jeremy corbyn is saying that if they do vote for it they will accept it. but people here do think the issue might be slightly muddied when they decide what the vote will be. vicky, thank you. a british man who says he is a pharmacist from birmingham has been detained in syria on suspicion of being a member of the so—called islamic state group. kurdish forces captured anwar miah in the eastern province of deir al—zour a month ago. a video of his capture has surfaced on social media. it shows mr miah saying he has lived in syria for nearly four years and that he worked as a medic in islamic state territory. it is believed he is now being held in a prison in northern syria, guarded by us special forces. 0ur middle east correspondent

quentin sommerville gave us this update. kurdish officials tell us they captured anwar miah about a month ago in eastern syria inside is—controlled territory. he's a pharmacist from birmingham. in a video that's subsequently been posted online, he has been blindfolded in the back of pick—up truck, he is heard saying, "i'm a doctor, i'm a qualified pharmacist from the uk, "i studied medicine and pharmacy." it also turns out that a man with an identical name was struck off as a pharmacist in birmingham in 2014, so those numbers match. as far as the kurds are concerned this man is member of the so—called islamic state, he is now being detained in northern syria. he's being kept under guard by us special forces and we've learnt today that he's being questioned by western intelligence services. the kurds say, though, that they now have over 500 foreign is fighters under their care, and they cannot hold these men long—term and they should be returned to their countries

of origin as soon as possible. directors of the british broadcaster, sky, have urged shareholders to accept a takeover offer of more than 30—billion pounds from the us media giant, comcast. after a long—running battle against rupert murdoch's 21st century fox, comcast won a blind auction for sky. our business editor simonjack reports. it's been an epic battle between two heavyweights of the media world. in the final round, us cable giant and universal studios owner comcast delivered a knockout blow, offering £30 billion, 10% more than the disney—backed 21st century fox was prepared to pay. the prize — sky's 23 million customers across europe, ten million of them in the uk. the final bid has come in at £17.28, which is a i7% increase on their previous offer for sky, so they certainly have. and i think for comcast, sky is a very important strategic asset. it will help them diversify outside

of the us, where they're seeing pressure of cord—cutting — that is consumers are less and less paying for big, expensive cable packages. so why are all these megadeals happening now? look no further than the new kids on the block, netflix and amazon. both are winning new subscribers around the world. both are pouring billions into making their own original content. in the short—term, sky customers will notice little difference. both bidders had agreed to fund loss—making sky news for at least the next ten years. putting up prices will be hard, given the red—hot competition for eyeballs. comcast may have won, but they had to pay £30 billion. the real winners this weekend are the sky shareholders, which include the family of one rupert murdoch. he may not have succeeded in buying all of sky as he once wanted, but he won't be going home empty—handed. a teenager has died after being shot in east london. the 19—year—old was taken to hospital after the incident in walthamstow late yesterday evening, where he was pronounced dead.

no—one has been arrested and police are now appealing for witnesses. police in london are appealing for the public‘s help to find a missing woman and her son. sacha dedman, who is 43, went missing from her home in plumstead yesterday, along with her 5 year old son, sonny. it's believed they could be driving a white vauxhall corsa. an investigation by bbc radio 5 live has found that the number of elderly people reporting that they've been the victim of scamming has nearly doubled in the last three years. in some cases, people had lost hundreds of thousands of pounds. ? fraudsters scammed almost 49 thousand older people across the uk in the past year, equivalent to nearly six every hour. it's a crime that can happen in your own home, as simple as a convincing phone call or a few clicks on a computer. and for one group in particular, reported cases of fraud are becoming more common. the cost of personal fraud across all ages is estimated to be around £10 billion a year.

figures requested in an investigation by 5 live show that nearly 119,000 people aged over 60 reported that they had been scammed and more than 1,000 of those victims were over 90. some experts worry the real number of over—60s affected is far higher and that older people are particularly at risk as they are more likely to live alone and be drawn into conversation with a fraudster. the impact can be devastating, leaving victims without savings, potentially reliant on the state to pay for their care. those who do fall victim to fraud once are often targeted again, sometimes being placed on a scammers' list of people likely to be sucked in. the financial 0mbudsman service has said that scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated and told banks that they should take the evolution of fraud into account, rather than assume it is their customers who have been grossly negligent. caroline davies, bbc news. a woman accusing president

trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault has agreed to testify against him next week. lawyers for christine blasey ford say she has accepted a request to appear before the senatejudiciary committee to be questioned about the alleged attack at a party in 1982. judge kavanaugh has repeatedly denied the allegations. lebo diseko reports. arriving home accompanied by security, brett kavanaugh, seen here in the red cap, still at the centre of a storm. the conservative judge is donald trump's choice to fill the vacant seat on the supreme court. last week, that seemed almost a certainty, until allegations of sexual assault emerged in the media. christine blasey ford says he tried to rape her when they were teenagers in the 1980s — an allegation judge kavanaugh strenuously denies. but it has delayed a vote on his nomination to america's highest court.

there have been days of negotiations over whether dr ford would give evidence before the senatejudiciary committee. now, it seems there may just be a breakthrough. in a statement, her lawyers said... some republicans, including donald trump, say this is a deliberate attempt to delay and ultimately obstruct judge kavanaugh‘s confirmation. but in a time of increased scrutiny of how sexual assault allegations are dealt with, many are also trying to tread carefully. the president and i are confident that senate republicans will manage this confirmation properly, with the utmost respect for all concerned, and i believe thatjudge brett kavanaugh will soon bejustice brett kavanaugh and take his seat on the supreme court of the united states of america.

applause. dr ford may have accepted the request to appear before the senate committee, but her lawyers are still negotiating the terms. when she gives evidence, who is in the room, and who she is questioned by, are all still issues to be agreed. lebo diseko, bbc news. let's speak to our washington correspondent chris buckler. with all of that in mind, we just don't know what the exact ramifications of her appearance could be? it is a remarkable set of hearings, potentially coming up, with brett kava naugh hearings, potentially coming up, with brett kavanaugh a nominee to become a justice on the supreme court effectively appearing as the accused, and his accuser also giving testimony to this senate judiciary committee. and certainly, he denies any involvement in sexually

assaulting her 36 years ago that she feels very strongly that she wants to give her side of the story and we are starting to get a sense from her lawyer of what her demands and her conditions will be. certainly we know she does not want brett kavanaugh to be in the room, she wa nts to kavanaugh to be in the room, she wants to give evidence after him and also wants to be questioned by senators. that is because the republican party only have male senators on this committee. they had been thinking about the idea of potentially getting female lawyers in in orderto potentially getting female lawyers in in order to question christine blasey ford instead on the grounds that perhaps that might be easier in ways of dealing with sensitive material, they are also very aware of the optics of having male senators question the doctor fought on these allegations. but there are still seems to be negotiations going on but you do send is that we're getting closer to having these hearings and getting both sides of the story. why does president trump wa nt

the story. why does president trump want brett kava naugh the story. why does president trump want brett kavanaugh as his supreme court nominee? there is a sensitive issue in terms of what happened between him and doctorfor but issue in terms of what happened between him and doctor for but there is also politics at play in his nomination. he is a conservative judge who is likely to move the supreme judge who is likely to move the supreme court to the right and that something donald trump wants. you certainly been very conservative on lg bt certainly been very conservative on lgbt issues certainly been very conservative on lg bt issues and certainly been very conservative on lgbt issues and abortion. —— he has certainly been conservative. and donald trump will want him there because he will secure that right wing element to the court so that is something he wants. it is interesting if you look at the last week just how interesting if you look at the last weekjust how careful white house officials have been in their words. donald trump released at wheat which caused some upset in which he asked why, 36 years ago, christine blasey ford had not reported this to the police why her parents had not done so. police why her parents had not done so. but apart from that, white house officials have been very careful. that changed slightly today. we had

a statement from a white house official in which they say, the senatejudiciary official in which they say, the senate judiciary committee official in which they say, the senatejudiciary committee has now been given evidence or at least a statement from all for of the individuals that christine blasey ford says was at these house party she attended 36 years ago. they say they denied attending the party having knowledge of the incident. we have had a response from christine blasey ford's lawyer who says, doctor ford will never forget this gathering because of what happened to her there but it's not surprising others didn't, they say she did not discuss what happened with her and rhett cava naugh at discuss what happened with her and rhett cavanaugh at that time. but you do get the sense that this is bound to be a case of two side telling very different stories and the senate judiciary telling very different stories and the senatejudiciary committee in some ways caught in the middle, not a court of public opinion when you do get the sense that everyone will be watching. thanks, chris. the headlines on bbc news... the labour leader,

jeremy corbyn, and his deputy, tom watson, say they would back another brexit referendum — if that's what party members want. us media giant comcast outbids rupert murdoch's 21st century fox to buy tv broadcaster sky for more than 30 billion pounds. and fraud is on the rise. a bbc investigation finds six people over the age of 60 fall victim to a scam every hour. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has launched what's been described as the world's biggest universal healthcare scheme. the plan, dubbed as modicare, aims to give five—hundred million people, nearly half of india's population, free health insurance. but critics say the government has failed to prepare the necessary infrastructure to effectively implement the billion—pound programme. devina gupta reports. nearly 1.6 million people die every year because of lack of access to affordable health care in india. the ayushman bharat national health protection mission is meant to plug

this gap with an annual health insurance of $7,100, but unlike most of the global public health schemes that cover all the citizens, india's policy will only cover advanced medical treatment costs like surgery and cancer care for 500 million of the country's poorest. while the government claims the scheme will make 265,000 beds available, for poor in government and private hospitals in the country, the question is if that is enough. what it's doing is carefully setting up infrastructure that will allow us to work towards, which is the aspiration of the scheme, to get to universal health care, which is our ambition and which is something that we need to do. in india, on average, only one doctor is present for 11,000 patients. that's 11 times more than the ratio recommended by the world health organization. for now, india has allocated $1.5 billion for the roll—out. experts feel more investment

is needed as millions rush to grab health care that has been out of their reach so far. iran's president, hassan rouhani has accused american—backed gulf states of supporting the attackers who carried out yesterday's assault on a military parade. 25 including 12 revolutionary guards died in one of the worst attacks against the elite force. president rouhani spoke as he left tehran for new york to attend the un general assembly. he says he's ready to confront the united states and its gulf arab allies. translation: the victims fell as innocent martyrs. the republic of iran will not overlook this crime. it's clear to us which group the attackers belonged to and where they are linked. the small puppet country is busy in the region are backed by

america and the us is provoking them and giving them the necessary capabilities to commit this crime. polls have closed in the maldives in an election which opposition groups have warned will not be free and fair. president abdulla yameen is seeking a second term in office despite concerns about his record on human rights and the jailing of his rivals. president yameen has links to china, while his opponent, ibrahim mohamed solih, is seen as leaning towards india and the west. james clayton reports from delhi. the maldives has a population of less than 500,000 people so you might well think, why do we care? but the country is actually at the almost fulcrum of a geopolitical battle between india on one hand and china on the other. now, traditionally, the maldives has been very much in the orbit of india but more recently, it has tilted its focus towards china. in terms of the politics of the maldives, well, president yameen is a hugely controversial figure

in the maldives. 0pposition groups have accused him of all sorts of things including curtailing press freedoms. there are also opposition figures who have beenjailed, including president yameen‘s half—brother. and just to give you a flavour of what happens in maldivian politics, in february this year, after a judge said some of those prisoners should be released, president yameen declared a state of emergency and sent troops to arrest thejudges. there is an opposition candidate, mohamed solih, but already rights groups are suggesting these votes might not be free and fair. reports already last night that the opposition campaign headquarters were raided, and the eu has already stated that it is willing to place sanctions on the maldives if these elections aren't free and fair. so all eyes on the maldives, and we will wait to see

what happens today. 0rganisers of the golden globe round—the—world yacht race say a fellow competitor is on his way to rescue an injured indian sailor who's stranded two thousand miles off western australia, with a broken mast. solo yachtsman abhilash tomee messaged to say he's injured his back and is unable to eat or drink. the australia and indian navy are also on their way but will take days to reach him. millions of viewers will tune in tonight for the final installment of the hit bbc drama ‘the bodyguard'. the programme — based around a close protection officer's relationship with a fictional home secretary — has prompted a big increase in people interested in similar work looking at the met police's website, with more than a thousand visits a week. danny shaw reports. he's talked down a suicide bomber, been shot at in a car, and duffed up a government advisor. agh!

all in day's work for a close protection officer? here's one man who should know. i have protected theresa may when she was home secretary, you're right, and it is nothing and was nothing like what david budd did. agh! the way we operate is not quite like david budd, who seems to be operating independently! so independently, he even has an affair with the home secretary. that's not realistic at all! anybody who crosses that line would not last very long within the department and might not last very long within the police service. but the met police wants to capitalise on the popularity of bodyguard. there's been a surge of interest injoining the force. it needs to recruit detectives and technology experts. it's about encouraging people to have an ambition, dream big, and, actually, some day you could be protecting her majesty the queen, or protecting the home secretary. but you're not going to get that instantaneously. one feature of the programme is the large number of senior female

officers and detectives from black and minority ethnic groups. it takes some doing... the reality is rather different. they're in a minority, as this asian counterterrorism detective told me. she doesn't want to be identified because of the sensitive nature of her role. women and bme officers are in every rank and every specialism in the police service. so it's not a rare thing. we do have senior female officers, we also have senior bme officers. but we still do need more diversity, without a shadow of a doubt. the character of david budd makes great telly and may inspire some potential recruits, but he's no substitute for a real close protection officer. it's not about making waves — they have to stay in the shadows. danny shaw, bbc news. senior members of the royal family have allowed cameras to follow them for a new documentary about the queen as a global figure. queen of the world,

which will be shown on itv, was filmed over a year. in one episode, the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, reveals a secret detail of her wedding dress for the first time. somewhere in here, there's a piece of — did you see it? — the piece of blue fabric that's stitched inside7 no! it's my something blue. it's my — it's fabric from my... oh, how nice! well, i hope it's still in there! yes, it should be. we'll have to look at that. it's fabric from the dress that i wore on our first date. over the last week with come on we have had no shortage of wet and windy weather across the uk, but things are looking a good deal,. mostly dry, quite cool and the knights will be particularly chilly and so it is this evening. the sky will be large and clear overhead, rain tending to fade away. so where we keep those clear starry skies winds will start to ease,

temperatures will dip away. 3—4 in the countryside, close to freezing or even a touch below in some places. we could start tomorrow with a touch of frost and the odd mist patch but otherwise looking like a beautiful day, blue skies and sunshine overhead, patchy cloud and the odd shower to the north—west but not as many as we have had today, and temperatures maybe not higher, 14-16. and temperatures maybe not higher, 14—16. temperatures will continue to climb in the south, by day anyway, as we head to the middle of the week. further north and west more cloud, more breeze and some rain at times. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: labour leadership say they would be ready to back another eu referendum — if party members want one. sky shareholders are urged to accept us media giant comcast‘s takeover offer of more than 30 billion pounds for the tv broadcaster and an increase in fraud. a bbc investigation reveals almost 50,000 older people were victims of scams in the last year.

now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: a stage in delhi, a screaming crowd, and a man with my face on his shirt. india — a technology superpower in waiting.