today at five: the labour conference is set to consider backing the call for another referendum on brexit. at the conference in liverpool, delegates prepare to vote on a motion tomorrow, but the shadow chancellor says it should be on the terms of a brexit deal, not on eu membership. we a cce pt we accept the last referendum, we wa nt we accept the last referendum, we want a general election and if we cannot get and we want some form of democratic option, that could be a people's vote. also at the conference, labour outlines plans to take the water industry back into public ownership, and to force private companies, to give shares to employee ownership funds. and, in downing street, the cabinet meets, as more details are released, of plans for a no—deal brexit. n0 sound i'm sorry we did not have the sound

that there was jonathan at downing street. we will have the latest on those brexit papers and from the labour conference in liverpool. the other main stories... a public inquiry begins into the contaminated blood scandal, which is estimated to have killed nearly three thousand people since the 1970s. the french navy rescues an indian yachtsman, who was injured 2,000 miles off the coast of western australia. ijust want i just want to help you. and, record audiences for the finale of the bodyguard — we talk live to one of the stars of the smash hit thriller. it's five o'clock.

our main story is that the labour conference will vote tomorrow, on a motion that leaves open the possibility, of the party backing another referendum on brexit. during the day, senior labour figures appeared divided, on whether any new referendum should include the option of remaining in the eu. labour delegates are to vote on a motion to support all options, including a so—called people's vote, if there's no general election. but the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, says it should only be about any final brexit deal, not about whether or not britain leaves the eu. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has the latest. day two of labour conference, and brexit is once again a dominant theme. members here will vote tomorrow on a proposal that could shift labour's policy. it was agreed by officials last night, they said if parliament doesn't back a final brexit deal and there is no election then labour could campaign

for another public vote. the shadow chancellor said it would be on the table. we accept the last referendum, we want a general election. if we can't get that we'd want some form of democratic option. that could be a people's vote. he suggested staying in the eu would not be an option. my view at the moment is that parliament will decide what will be on the ballot paper, we will be arguing that it should be a vote on the deal itself. the shadow brexit secretary has a different view. he said it could be about remaining part of the european union. the meeting last night was very clear that it didn't want to be prescriptive about what the question might be. the public vote question was left deliberately very wide, nobody was intending on ruling out anything, certainly not ruling out remain. some confusion here then. some labour members are very clear.

the idea that you can betray those members without giving them the option to remain in the european union would be an absolute farce. so, views here are again divided. labour's leaders don't want to alienate supporters who campaigned to leave or those who want another say on brexit, so this is an attempt at compromise. in truth, the chance of another public vote on brexit actually happening is still some way off. if labour supports it, it would only be if any brexit deal was rejected and if that didn't result in a general election. for now, much of the focus is on the government's negotiations. today in westminster, some tory brexiteers gathered to hear an alternative to the prime minister's brexit plan, the one they want her to ditch. instead, this free—market think tank has suggested a free trade agreement with much looser ties to the eu.

they claim it means better global trading opportunities. we need to take a model like this, we need to grasp the brexit prize and we need to act properly for the enormous benefits that are to be had from a properfree—trade policy. it's got some prominent backers. ideas that are being floated this morning show there is a real alternative. it is the alternative the prime minister originally wanted to do. the cabinet gathered this afternoon with brexit on the agenda. the prime minister is still sticking to her original plan. brexit again proving problematic for both party leaders. at the labour conference they will be hoping to widen the debate. this

afternoon quite a significant events in downing street because the government has been publishing more papers outlining what might be necessary in the event of a no—deal brexit. the prime minister has been sharing that cabinet meeting this afternoon. let's speak to our political correspondent. what have they been discussing and what have they been discussing and what have they published 7 it was a long cabinet meeting this afternoon, almost two hours and 20 minutes or so. this was the first full meeting of the cabinet since the prime minister theresa may returned from the summer in salzburg last week when she was told in no uncertain terms that the plan she has for the future relationship with the eu will not work. she was updating her senior team of ministers on that. they also discussed immigration policy and how that may change after brexit. the government has also published the latest set of technical notices,

these are guidance to people and businesses on how things may change and how people should prepare for the event of a no—deal brexit, covering everything from aviation security, aviation safety, road haulage, and pet passports. the brexit secretary dominic raab spoke to us earlier onjust brexit secretary dominic raab spoke to us earlier on just after the cabinet meeting finished. we had a very positive discussion about our future approach to immigration, to make sure we are a global overlooking country, also making sure we deliver on the referendum in taking back control. then everybody, all the cabinet ministers, continue to back chequers7 we had a healthy discussion and the prime minister made clear we would keep our calm and press the eu and some of the criticisms they have

made but also be clear there are no credible alternative is the eu has come up with so we will all gone now but continue to negotiate in good faith. what that include coming up with the detailed backstop before october? we certainly intend to progress discussions and northern ireland. 0n the no deal notices, i know you said people should not be scared, but there are some very serious changes to road haulage, airline travel and even to the pets being transferred over the channel. should people be changing the way they act right now in preparation for this? the point of these technical notices, and we have published 2a today, totalling 77, from aviation today, totalling 77, from aviation to motor insurance, kind of quality of life issues, there is some risks of life issues, there is some risks of short—term disruption and what we are giving the guidance of everybody

knows what they need to do well in advance so even though there are some risks to ignore the scenario we continue to pursue a negotiated deal, we are well prepared whatever the eventuality to make a success of brexit. the brexit second—rate dominic raab saying the government is united behind the prime minister's —— the brexit secretary dominic raab. the technical notices are released by the government today set out some of the government today set out some of the most serious consequences for a no deal scenario, all kinds of agreements with the eu would effectively break down after the 29th of march. speaking about road haulage, the technical notice published today makes it clear in the event of a no—deal brexit, haulage companies would have to apply for new permits and the

government supply to outstrip demand. pet passport is another issue there is guidance open today. at the moment if you get a 21 days in advance of travelling to the eu you get a sign off from your vet and your pet can travel with you but that will change and the government recommends that there was no deal you'd have to start speaking to your vet about that for months in advance. then you travel, aviation security and safety. the technical notices today setting out a scenario whereby airlines will automatically lose permission to fly to other eu countries if there was no deal or no interim agreement put in place. aviation safety, crew members, pilots would have to be registered ina pilots would have to be registered in a different eu countries if there we re in a different eu countries if there were to be able to fly to those countries. and also aeroplane parts manufactured or maintained in the uk would not necessarily be certified

to be part of an aeroplane flying in and out of the eu. all kinds of quite serious scenarios the government has put down in black—and—white in this latest set of technical notices setting out what might happen if there was no brexit deal. thank you very much. let's have some more on the labour conference in liverpool. john mcdonnell, has been outlining more details of his plans, to take the water industry back into public ownership. new regional water authorities, run by local councils, workers and customers, would be created. mr mcdonnell also outlined his proposals to compel private companies to give shares to employee ownership funds. let's talk to our chief political correspondent vicki young in liverpool. let's have some thoughts on the policy platform outline today. many people here are absolutely welcome it and feel it is pretty radical stuff. pa rt of

it and feel it is pretty radical stuff. part of this week for labour is not just stuff. part of this week for labour is notjust talking about brexit and the divisions they have on that, but they want to show they are a government in waiting, they have been calling for an election and they want to show they are ready. john mcdonnell is saying today he has these ideas, some of what she has these ideas, some of what she has spoken out about before such as railway nationalisation but he is putting more flesh on the bones. it is about giving workers more say and in the case of utilities, suggest they would be run by a mixture of councils and workers and even getting bosses of the water companies to reapply for their jobs, ata companies to reapply for their jobs, at a much lower salary. the result of the issue of forcing larger companies, those with people of more than 250 employees to hang up over 10% of shares to employees. he argues that makes the company more productive and the workers would

have more of these vested interest. this is what he has to say. the shareholders will give the workers the same rights as other shareholders, to have a say over the direction of the company. and, yes, dividend payments, dividend payments will be made directly to the workers from the fund. that means payments could be up to £500 a year. that's 11 million workers, each with a greater say and a greater stake in the rewards of their labour. true industrial democracy coming to this country. huge response here and a huge welcome here for those proposals, they see that as a radical option. more caution from the business world. to discuss it further i am joined by the head of the cbi. what is wrong with shares the workers? it means they are more of an interest. john mcdonnell said in other

countries it takes more productive. shares for workers is a good idea and businesses do back it. what is more of a problem is making it compulsory at 1% and 10% levels. 0ther compulsory at 1% and 10% levels. other countries do not do that. what we really need to worry about is investment in the uk. businesses have been resilient in the face of brexit uncertainty but they are asking questions about these policies which, nationalisation through to tax increases to pay caps, without this announcement, why invest in the uk when there are so many other choices? loss of investment would mean lower productivity and lower pay. the real worry is that harms the very people labour are trying to help. 0n nationalisation, the railways been nationalised, this seems to be a very popular argument, particularly when people look at it and think these companies have failed them. there must be some

responsibility from these companies to a nswer responsibility from these companies to answer that. these are understandable concerns. anybody who travelled by train understands those questions but you need to look behind the policy. where is the money going to come from to buy the railways back? what taxis have to be increased or what does the nhs or public services have to give up? when you ask those questions to the public the answers come back very differently. 0n brexit, the idea of another referendum being floated quite a lot around here and elsewhere, what with the business world think of that? the first reaction is here we are two years on from the referendum and even more uncertainty would be the reaction. what businesses want is a decision is, a plan, they want to know what the customs rules are going to be and whether their product will be legal the day after brexit day. that is what needs to be

the focus and not the creation of more uncertainty. maybe not surprisingly business world not totally enamoured with whatjohn mcdonnell world not totally enamoured with what john mcdonnell has world not totally enamoured with whatjohn mcdonnell has been saying but he says it is a popular idea and popular with voters. stay with us, at 5.30 we'll be talking to the senior labour mp and chair of the select committee on exiting the eu, hillary benn. a public inquiry has opened, into the scandal involving contaminated blood, which is estimated to have killed more than 2500 people since the 1970s. it's been described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. thousands of patients were given blood products from overseas which were infected with hepatitis viruses and hiv. 0ur correspondent daniela relph reports. they came for answers. the families and victims

on whom the contaminated blood scandal has had a devastating impact. the public inquiry at church house in central london is where they hope to find an explanation. for elizabeth macrae, this has been a long time coming. herfather, peter, was a haemophiliac. after receiving contaminated blood, he died from aids in 1991. elizabeth was 12 and her sister kirsty was nine. i'm here because it's a very important moment. there's a large number of us, especially those of us who have lost our fathers, who find it hard to move past without knowing the real explanation of why. so, we all want answers. as the inquiry opened, a video was played, made by the families and the campaign team. it included the voices of those who were so changed after they or their loved ones were given contaminated blood. when they told me what they'd done to me, i stood at a motorway bridge to jump off it.

and basically, that's been my life ever since. i feel we've been treated very badly. nobody's listened to us over the years. it's like knocking on the door and it never opening. i feel we've been treated so unfairly by successive governments. they have failed to live up to their responsibility of what they've done to us, what they've done to my family and what they've done to my life. for decades, campaigners said there had been a cover—up, that officials had hidden the truth of how thousands of nhs patients were given blood products infected by hepatitis or hiv during the 70s and 80s. the inquiryjust has to be strong and robust and willing to use those powers and to unearth, to turn over every stone and go into those cupboards that have been

closed for years and search out the truth. and the truth is what the families hope these hearings will deliver. they feel they have suffered enough. the inquiry could last more than two years. daniela relph, bbc news. the inquests into the deaths in the westminster terror attack of march last year has continued. khalid masood was shot dead by police after fatally stabbing pc keith palmer, and crashing into four pedestrians on westminster bridge, who lost their lives. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is at the old bailey. tell us more about the evidence today. there has been more questions around the security levels at the front of parliament where pc palmer was stabbed to death. we heard last week from the two armed officers on duty who told the inquest that they we re duty who told the inquest that they were unaware of guidelines that said

they should be near the front gates of parliament when they were open. they told the inquest that they followed a map, patrolling an area and they took daily instruction to do so. they told the inquest they and fellow colleagues that this and some of their superiors were also unaware of these new updated guidelines that came in several yea rs guidelines that came in several years ago. today the head of policing and west minister told the inquest he found some of the evidence slightly odd but he said as far as he was aware the majority of armed officers were complying with instructions. today, and usher sort sustained questioning about the suitability of the west minister ‘s security national westminster security. the lawyer for pc palmer's family says the attitude has been to pass the buck and the responsibility

for noncompliance with procedures lies with the officers on duty. he said pc palmer was standing at the gate with the bat on and spray when confronted with in terrorist with two knifes. he continued saying the metropolitan police failed to have the necessary arrangements in place. in response mr usher disagreed and the night of the metropolitan police failed to protect pc palmer and he said he felt even if the officers we re said he felt even if the officers were complying with instructions and we re were complying with instructions and were at the front of parliament and the would of done what they did on the would of done what they did on the date which was to move toward the date which was to move toward the are friends were khalid masood have crashed his car —— move toward the perimeter fence. have crashed his car —— move toward the perimeterfence. tomorrow the chief of operations at westminster is expected to give evidence. us deputy attorney general rod rosenstein,

who oversees the special counsel investigation into russia's role in the 2016 us presidential election, is heading to the white house. there are some reports he is expecting to be fired by the president. what do we know? all we know at the moment is he is said to be on his way to the white house and map the about to be fired oi’ house and map the about to be fired or about to resign or about to have a meeting with the chief of staff john kelly in order to clear the air. the reason this has come about is because there was a report in the new york times that said rod rosenstein said he thought he should wear the wire when he went to meet the president at the white house last year and perhaps the president

should be removed from office for reasons of insanity of being unfit for thejob. this reasons of insanity of being unfit for the job. this angered reasons of insanity of being unfit for thejob. this angered donald trump and people in the white house and throwing rod rosenstein's future up and throwing rod rosenstein's future up in the air and now there are reports he might be about to be fired. what would be the political fallout if he was fired? democrats already saying this shows the white house wa nts to saying this shows the white house wants to try and shut down the russian probe. the future of the russian probe. the future of the russian probe. the future of the russian probe really depends on what happens to this man rod rosenstein. he is the man who oversees it, not on the day—to—day basis, but he does say, you can investigate the president's finances or investigate whether there was obstruction of justice. you could potentially be the person who says you can subpoena the person who says you can subpoena the president and force him to ask questions. that's my answer questions. that's my answer questions. donald trump does not like the russian probe and he would

rather have somebody overseeing that probe who he felt was more sympathetic to him. that is by rod rosenstein is critical because it is about who might replace him and if that person said ok, this is russia probe, it either has to be shut down oi’ probe, it either has to be shut down or it has to be reduced. the yachtsman, stranded in the middle of the indian ocean for several days with a severe back injury, has been rescued. abhilash tomy, from india, was injured when his boat hit 80 mile an hourwinds, some 2000 miles off the coast of australia. there were concerns it might take several more days to reach him because of the weather, but now a french patrol vessel has picked him up. rachel wright reports. a confident, capable sailor, this was abhilash tomy as he set off on the golden globe race back injuly. i'm very relieved to be at the start of the golden globe race. it's his second time in the 30,000—mile challenge,

which he completed back in 2013, becoming the first indian to circumnavigate the world. but, on friday, his yacht hit a storm and rolled 360 degrees, breaking the mast and leaving him in agony. it triggered a new race — to reach the stranded sailor, who was found still conscious and able to talk. today, just a few hours ago, there was an indian aircraft, navy aircraft, overhead, a french fisheries surveillance vessel arrived on scene. they launched two zodiacs, made it to tomy. the conditions were pretty good. there were two—metre seas, 25—knot winds. they got on board, they applied immediate first aid to tomy and were able then to put him into the zodiacs, get him back to the ship. the rescue mission was an international operation, coordinated here in australia, some 2000 miles away from the damaged boat. it's one of the most remote areas on the planet, almost equidistant from any

of the search and rescue facilities, so the fact we've got something there as quickly as we have is really good news. the rescuers are now trying to reach irish sailor gregor mcguckin, almost 30 miles away, who had been on his way to help his co—competitor, after his yacht was also damaged in the storm. both men will be taken to safety on amsterdam island. only then will be full extent of abhilash tomy‘s injuries become clear but, for now, the sailing fraternity is simply relieved that he has been found alive. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. inafew in a few moments we will be joined by the senior labour mp hilary benn and we will ask him from his perspective on what has been going on at the labour conference in some of the papers produced by downing

street this afternoon on the possibility of the no—deal brexit. hilary benn with us in a few moments and we will have the headlines and sport but the weather first. we have some windy weather for northern part of the uk tomorrow but today has been lovely for most. just some scattered showers, mainly in scotland. tonight the wind will pick up scotland. tonight the wind will pick up more in the north—west, bringing an more cloud as rain as well, not as cold as last night but different for england and wales. clear skies and not much of the wind and temperatures could be down to around about freezing. it will warm up in the sunshine quite quickly and quite a lot of that for england and wales but a different story for scotland and northern ireland. gusts of 50 or 60 mph. quite breezy in the far north of england, elsewhere sunny skies with temperatures slightly higher than today. wednesday is

still quite blustery in northern parts of the country, not as windy. rain to come in the north and west of scotland. some sunshine further south, all weathers sunnier further south, all weathers sunnier further south and temperatures rising across the board. more now on our top story. the labour conference will vote tomorrow — on a motion that leaves open the possibility of the party backing another referendum on brexit. during the day — senior labour figures appeared divided — on whether any new referendum should include the option of remaining in the eu. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell said that in his few aid should just be an the terms of the deal being made. let's speak to labour mp and chair of the select committee on exiting the eu hilary benn in liverpool. good afternoon. what is your

understanding of what will be in front of delegates tomorrow7 understanding of what will be in front of delegates tomorrow? there isa front of delegates tomorrow? there is a competent resolution that has been agreed. we have two understanding this process there is a series of stages and it depends whether there is a withdrawal agreement reached by the negotiators and what it says about our future economic relationship. 0ur position is clear, we want to remain in a customs union. a deal like canada wouldn't work because it doesn't solve the problem of the border in northern ireland and wouldn't give us northern ireland and wouldn't give us friction free free trade. i've been talking to car manufacturers and it is fundamental to the way they produce cars in the uk and therefore to the jobs they make. if therefore to the jobs they make. if there is deadlock it is sensible to have all options on the table but i

would prefer a general election because i don't think theresa may will change her negotiating stance. we only have to look at the latest series of preparation documents which says openly that there may be disruption between flights between the uk and the eu in the event of no deal. people will want to move their pets back and forth. the more we look at no deal as a potential outcome, the more we realise as we reported last week, it would be chaotic and damaging for the uk economy. we know that would be the case. i want to come back to those papers because they contain some very significant elements. just to clearup, all very significant elements. just to clear up, all options on the table, that would clearly mean that one of the options could well be a referendum revisiting the basic question, is that not right? some people are arguing for that. my own

view is i haven't been calling for that because i accept the results of the referendum which means we lost for the remain side. that means leaving the institutions of the european union but it doesn't mean we have decided ourfuture european union but it doesn't mean we have decided our future trading relationship. we did not decide what kind of relationship we are going to have an trade, services, security, aviation, transfer of data, broadcasting rights, really important to your industry, it didn't decide those things. what i wa nt to didn't decide those things. what i want to decide is as having a deal that gives us the closest relationship while respecting the outcome of the referendum. what happens is what comes before parliament7 if the choice is between no deal and remain, i'm quite say i would vote to remain but we have a responsibility to honour the outcome of the referendum and get the best

possible deal. that is why we have to ta ke possible deal. that is why we have to take this a stage at a time. close nothing off but be clear that the objectivity is to get a deal with the closest possible relationship we can. how do you feel about these papers that we talked about. they deal with some crucial strategic areas. what is your reading them? my reading is very simple. those people who for two yea rs have simple. those people who for two years have said no deal is better than a bad deal, honestly, give us a break. please explain to me what a bad deal that is worse than no deal? i've been convinced for a long time that no deal is the worst possible deal because of all the consequences. uncertainty about emergency health care for britain's going on holiday to europe, the fact

that we would need a second driving document, uncertainty about people taking pets on holiday, that planes might stop flying. is this what borisjohnson might stop flying. is this what boris johnson and michael gove might stop flying. is this what borisjohnson and michael gove and others said was going to be the wonderful brexit dividend7 long queues on the m25 is dover and calais cannot cope with the checks that would have to comment immediately with a no—deal brexit. the more the british public look into the abyss of a no—deal brexit, the more people would say, we really can't go down that road. the more i hope it will encourage people to say to the government, you have got to get off your high horse. your checkers plan has been rejected and you have to pursue a course of action that would insure that that chaos and damage to the economy and tax revenue... a lot of things were

to do with austerity and insecurity and long waits for the doctor. not being able to afford to buy houses in the area of their children were brought up. having less tax revenue is not going to help us deal with that challenge. it is a reminder that challenge. it is a reminder that those who have said no deal is better than a bad deal couldn't be more wrong. thank you forjoining us. thank you. hilary benn. joining us us. thank you. hilary benn. joining us from the labour party conference. now, time for a look at the sport with holly. well, we saw one of sport's greatest ever comebacks last night. tiger woods ending a turbulent time both on and off the course with his first victory in five years at the season—ending tour championship.

woods' attentions now turn to winning the ryder cup for team usa — both captains agree that his renaissance is a massive boost for the sport. the amount of attention and the buzz around the pga championship, the tour championship, the crowd on the 18th fairway yesterday was amazing. it obviously brings, not that this event needs much more energy brought to it, it's probably the grandest eventin to it, it's probably the grandest event in all golf but it will add that much more excitement, i believe. tiger woods winning golf tournaments again is brilliant and we all benefit from it. whatever these 24 guys do this week, the game of golf needs them boost of somebody like him that transcends the game to the masses, needs him at the top of his game. for all of golf it is brilliant. johanna konta's terrible run of form has continued — the british number one

has been beaten by australia's ashleigh barty in the first round of the wuhan 0pen. konta, who has slipped to number 43 in the world rankings, was beaten in straight sets by the australian at the hard—court event in china. konta has now won just eight of her last 18 matches, and has gone out in the early stages at both wimbledon and the us open. serena williams says she is trying to "move on" from the meltdown that overshadowed her us open final loss. the 23—time grand slam champion lost to japan's naomi 0saka after a fiery confrontation with chair umpire carlos ramos that she later blamed on sexism. williams called ramos a "thief" and a "liar" and was docked a game — the argument began when ramos issued a warning for coaching. her coach — patrick mouratoglou — admitted he had been helping her. williams said she had not seen the frenchman make a gesture and says his subsequent admission is "a really confusing moment". the ballon d'or is one of the most prestigious awards in football —

and this year, for the first time, there'll be a women's winner as well as a men's. france football magazine — which runs the award, given to the best player of the year — has announced that since women's football is booming, creating a women's prize was a "logical step". a shortlist of 15 female players will be released in october, with a specially selected group of women's football experts picking the winner, who will get their prize alongside the men's best player in december. it isn't the ballon d'or but it is the prestigious fifa player of the year award tonight cristiano ronaldo is once again on the list alongside liverpool's mo salah but there is no place for lionel messi. england manager gareth southgate though, is giving his support to a man that helped knock england out of the world cup, croatia's lu ka modric. he was outstanding against us but

that's not, of course, the only reason. he won the champions league with real madrid. gotze the final of the world cup with croatia and was their most important player. the season he had phenomenal in terms of success. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk7sport hugh woozencroft will be back with sportsday at half past six. a cancer patient has been treated at the royal marsden hospital with a new machine. it is hoped that it will lead to more patients being treated with fewer side—effects. 0ur

correspondent was given a preview. this man is about to receive radiotherapy in this revolutionary machine. for the first time, the body's internal organs can be scanned using mri while the patient is treated. the machine combines two different technologies. mri uses magnetic fields and radiotherapy uses x—rays. it has to be specially designed so they can work together. she was can move when patients breathe so the radiotherapy beam has to be wide enough to ensure all the cancer is treated. real—time imaging means a narrower dose can be used

meaning less tissue damage. here, the outline of the prostate is being drawn, only the area inside the red line will be targeted. then radiotherapy is delivered from seven angles and clinicians can check that the prostate position hasn't moved. barry will have 20 of these treatments. in future, barry will have 20 of these treatments. infuture, patients might only need five at lower doses. in lung cancers we need to give more dose than we can currently do safely but the cancer is often close to healthy areas in the chest which limits the dose we can use. this make sure that radiation goes where it is needed and not where it can cause harm. this signals a new area in radiotherapy which should see

more cancer patients being cured with fewer side—effects. within a few months, the royal marsden will treat patients with cancer of the bladder, rectum, cervix and long ago others. the chances of supplies in —— surviving cancer have increased in the last few years and this new treatment means the prospects for patients like barry are very in courage in. i feel my treatment will help research at four other people who have prostate cancer in the future. a second machine will treat patients in the christie at manchester earlier in the year. the nhs will prioritise those likely to receive the most benefit from this ground—breaking treatment. some 11 million viewers watched the climax to the hit

bbc1 series bodyguard last night — making it the most successful bbc drama for a decade. the show‘s creator has hinted it may now return for a second series. a mild spoiler alert this report from rich preston contains footage — but not the ending — of last night's final episode. it was the biggest new tv drama in a decade. don't do that. please, don't do that. don't move. stay still. and the number one drama of 2018 so far — a peak of 11 million people tuning in to the episode last night. final warning, raise your hands! its competition on itv, an adaptation of vanity fair, reached 2.2 million people. david, don't move, stay still. it is the highest overnight figures since itv‘s downton abbey in 2011. the only broadcast with a bigger audience this year was england's world cup semifinal against croatia. the stars aligned with this. it has been a dry spell for drama over summer and along comes this, written byjed mercurio, who wrote line of duty, which everyone loves,

august bank holiday weekend, two episodes, the first 20 minutes are so addictive, you're in. everyone started talking about it, and it has become a national conversation. it is that tension that pulled in the viewers. in an area dominated by the likes of netflix and amazon prime, the first episode broke the drama debut record for the bbc iplayer, but the finale last night still got plenty of people gathered around their televisions. when 10.4 million people turn up to watch the last episode last night, peaking at 11 million, i think it shows the desire for people to come round the television, all come together on a sunday night forjoint viewing. i think it shows how healthy the linear channels are. the thing is, david/dave, i don't need you to vote for me, only to protect me. total numbers for the whole series are expected to rise as those who missed it catch up online. rich preston, bbc news. and one the stars of the drama — anjli mohindra —

who plays the would—be suicide bomber nadia is in our delhi studio. thank you very much forjoining us. congratulations, it was a terrific watch. when you were offered the role, what were your thoughts? hello. it's a real honour to speak to you. my family are huge fans of yours. when i first auditions and received the scripts. i only had the first half of the series. i turned down the audition at first because i was afraid of being part of an islamophobic narrative. but my brilliant agent said that there would be a twist. it would subvert

the stereotypes that were seemingly there at first. i was scared at first but i thinkjed mercurio is a genius and i've been keen to work with him for a very long time. when i saw that halfway through the series fingers were starting to be pointed at members of the home secretary's team and even her at one stage, ifelt it secretary's team and even her at one stage, i felt it went closer to the chew. going back to the stereotype thing, what convinced you that this script would help you fight against those stereotypes7 what were those elements7 those stereotypes7 what were those elements? when i saw, i think it was in episode three or four that fingers were being pointed elsewhere, as a viewer, or a reader at that stage, it wasn't just nadia will all the people that were from

her terror cell that could be behind this, possibly it could be the home secretary herself who was orchestrating this particular terror operation or certain other members of the security services became suspects and i thought that was very interesting. it's not cut and dried and it sparks conversations and becomes thought—provoking for things that we've heard of happening in the news over the last how many years when we think about things like 911, who was actually responsible7 is it as cut and dried as being people of muslim faith or is it more competitive than that? that is what felt compelling to me. i hope that a nswe rs felt compelling to me. i hope that answers your question. it more than a nswe rs answers your question. it more than answers the question. it leads us into the area of gender authenticity. there were negative comments about the kind of roles

that women were playing in the drama. what was your perspective on that? when i read the scripts and first started working on it, it hadn't occurred to me that there we re hadn't occurred to me that there were more women onset or playing certain roles that felt normal. it was only when episode one head, seeing the twitter feedback, especially the comments from women being so surprised at how many women there were in positions of power in there were in positions of power in the police force. i was shocked, to be honest. but i did read and i do believe thatjed mercurio wrote a lot of those roles as gender neutral, gender open and the right person with the right energy got the job. i'm bound to ask you that you wore the hijab for the role. you are

not from a muslim background. you area hindu not from a muslim background. you are a hindu family, as i understand it, i was thinking again what challenge did that present for you? did you think it was necessary?” think there are perhaps many ways of approaching the role of nadia from a creative perspective. of course, i have a huge amount of respect for jed and his creative process. i believe the same impact could have been achieved if nadia didn't wear a hijab but that is just my actor's perspective. tell me a little bit about the filming process, how you enjoyed it and what were the most challenging parts of the process for you7 challenging parts of the process for you? i really enjoyed playing the character because i feel it she was multilayered. from the snapshots

thatjed created, multilayered. from the snapshots that jed created, when multilayered. from the snapshots thatjed created, when we see her in the series, i had to create a back story for the character that could be either through line that would justify why we meet her where we meet her and in the state that we meet her and in the state that we meet her and in the state that we meet her in and how she becomes the person that we see at the end which i believe is the person she is through. i think we see her lifting her mask off at the end. what i found liberating when i finally agreed to audition and preparing the script, it was six to eight pages of minimal dialogue, i remember thinking, when i go to this audition it is going to be the worst i ever have because i won't be doing anything or it will be something quite miraculous. i've never auditioned for anything with such

minimal lines before. it turned out to be quite liberating because you really ca n to be quite liberating because you really can just inhabit the character's really can just inhabit the cha ra cter‘s world really can just inhabit the character's world and the fear that i believe nadia was feeling. ifelt like it was like being in a live operating theatre and you have a needle or something that is so close to someone's at and just the wrong movement, you have life in your hands. it's not an experience i've had before but it is something i used to feel how it would be to have a triggering your hand that could cause mortality on that scale.” think i can say on behalf of view is that it was brilliant, you played the part brilliantly and it a memorable performance. we look forward to seeing you on the screen again. thank you. thanks to her for joining us from delhi. the time is nine minutes to six. more from the

labour party conference in liverpool. ayesha hazarika is a fomer senior political adviser to the labour party — and sebastian payne is the political lead writer and digital opinion editor at the financial times. they are both at the conference in liverpool for us now. can you shed light on the motion that labour delegates will be voting on tomorrow? people are reading into it what they want. i have spoken to some delegates who were ardently campaigning fora some delegates who were ardently campaigning for a second referendum. they would have liked it to have gone further but it is a step in the right direction. it's not as far as many delegates wanted it to go but it does give them some comfort that the labour party will be more opposing to brexit than they were. they will be happy to go with it. opposing to brexit than they were. they will be happy to go with itm

leaves open the possibility, wording it carefully, of allowing labour to present some kind of referendum on the very basic question of 2016. do you think that is a fair summary7 the very basic question of 2016. do you think that is a fair summary?” do think it is. the labour party is having a lot of convulsions over this particular question. its membership is very clear that it is behind a second referendum. a lot of the trade unions are falling behind it but the key thing that the leadership are aware of is that labour voters aren't necessarily behind this. they are ranked just that if they endorse a second referendum they will be punished at the ballot box. my sense is tomorrow is that it will be a big fudge. a stitch up that leaves the door open toa stitch up that leaves the door open to a second referendum but allowing the possibility without going quite

that far right now because they don't think the public mood is there yet. on that point, where do you think people like keir starmer want to get to tomorrow? what is the position they want to be in?” to get to tomorrow? what is the position they want to be in? i think people like keir starmer who is notionally in charge of labour's position on the exit would want to have all options open at the moment. theresa may's strategy isn't going so theresa may's strategy isn't going so well at the moment but ultimately i think there will be a deal in autumn and when it comes back labour needs to be in a position where it can legitimately say this deal is not right and needs to be thrown back to the people in a referendum or general election but they don't wa nt or general election but they don't want to look anti—democratic. it is a careful line. somebody described it as taking a goat up a very narrow mountain path. the goat is angry and we don't know where the path is

going. we will have a very comprehensive debate tomorrow but i wouldn't expect a big shift in the labour position. they will keep up this constructive ambiguity for as long as possible, possibly even passed brexit day. john mcdonnell wasn't ambiguous today. he said he would respect the referendum result. people have been very divided on this. the mood here is very anti—brexit. the party absolutely thinks it would be a disaster, the trade unions, momentum, the more moderate blairite wing of the party are all united that it will be a disaster. as sebastian kehl are currently explained, it's almost prayer light —— as eloquently

explained the current position is almost blairite in the way it triangulate several different positions. people are disappointed because they wanted it to be the end of this third way triangulate in spin and people feel that the labour party leadership is still trying to be all things to all people and at some time they will have to pick a side on brexit. sebastian kehlthat this takes place in the shadow of the publication of more documents by downing street about the effect of a possible no—deal brexit. will that a fa ct possible no—deal brexit. will that a fact —— affect the debate? possible no—deal brexit. will that a fact -- affect the debate? the labour party has always been clear that it will not accept a no—deal brexit. if that is the position, you

can see the parties winning back towards supporting a second referendum. that would only feed the mood that we have been talking about. at the conference, you see walls of people talking about notorious exit, no brexit, brexit is rubbish. no—deal brexit is the most rubbish. no—deal brexit is the most rubbish exit of all to these people. if that becomes the default option, public opinion might change and that would also change the labour party position. 0ne would also change the labour party position. one member of the shadow cabinet said that if 70% of the country was against brexit, we would be too. we might get there but we are a long way away from that yet. thanks to them both forjoining us from the labour party conference. we'll be back with the news at six injusta we'll be back with the news at six injust a moment. we'll be back with the news at six injusta moment. here we'll be back with the news at six injust a moment. here is darren with the weather now. what a lovely day it has been today.

it may not stay that way everywhere but high pressure is shaping the weather for most of the week. underneath high—pressure, cold nights, sunny days but we have some weather fronts may be changing weather fronts may be changing weather in scotland and northern ireland where we could see stronger winds and patchy rain. england and wales sunny for the most part and probably warming up as well. a lot of the cloud has been fairweather variety. it will melt away over the next few hours or so. we have seen some showers into northern ireland and north—west england. a bit of rain there for the next few hours. wind is picking up in scotland and northern ireland. it won't be as cold here as it was last night. under the high—pressure, it will be cold and clear with not much of a

breeze. temperatures are going to fall away. those numbers in towns and cities but in rural areas we may find temperatures just above freezing. more dry weather and some lengthy sunshine tomorrow. but this weather moving into scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. increasing cloud, pockets of rain and drizzle. into scotland in the afternoon. most of it in the hills and western scotland. the winds will be strengthening and it will be really windy in the north of scotla nd really windy in the north of scotland in particular. easy for northern england where we've got a bit more clout. sunnier further south. temperatures 17, perhaps locally 18. we will still have these weather front straight over northern parts of scotland as we move into wednesday. westerly wind is drawing in warm airso

wednesday. westerly wind is drawing in warm air so temperatures rising, as well. still got a blustery westerly wind. not as winnie as tuesday. further south, those temperatures continuing to rise up as high as 20—22dc. it will look at how so many people were infected for so long and who knew about it. if the involvement of senior figures in various administrations are implicated i think people are going to find that very distressing. the use of contaminated blood went on for two decades, the families are hoping this inquiry will at last give them the answers they've been calling for. also tonight... labour agree their policy on another referendum on brexit — after a day of disagreement and confusion. and at their party conference they pledge to make companies give shares to workers worth

up to £500 a year. an inquest hears how a teenage girl died from an allergic reaction to a sandwich on a flight from london.