this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: on the defence. donald trump's supreme court choice, brett kavanaugh, talks to the media about the sexual assualt allegations and says he won't step aside. britain's opposition labour party debates whether or not to back calls for a second referendum on brexit. i also think that we have to stop brexit because brexit is not the solution to the problems that people face. we can do it, but labour needs to keep the faith with the british people who voted to leave. we meet the american team behind a pioneering electrical implant, helping paralysed people to walk again. president trump signs a his first trade pact with south korea, describing it as a very big deal. we weigh it up. and we'll be live in san francisco, as instagram's two founders announce they‘ re quitting. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also, more than half a billion pounds have been stolen from customers of british banks in the first half of this year through fraud or scams. so have you been a victim recently? i have and i thought i was pretty savvy when it comes to using bank cards. do tell us what happened, and share your top tips against fraud. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. president trump will address the annual un general assembly on tuesday, but he does

so at a time of domestic turmoil. his embattled supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has spoken to cable television for the first time to address allegations of sexual misconduct. the allegations have threatened mr kavanaugh‘s chances of winning confirmation for the post in the senate. here's our state department correspondent, barbara plett—usher. president trump is attending the united nations super bowl of diplomacy, but his mind is on the political battles in washington. the drama over his nominee for the supreme court took an unexpected turn last night. tonight, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh break his silence for the first time since being accused of attempted rape. his silence for the first time since being accused of attempted rapei have never sexually assaulted anyone. not in high school, not ever. he were trying to restore the

image of a churchgoing family man of the after two women accused him of sexual misconduct as a drunken youth. there are reports of a third. i want youth. there are reports of a third. iwanta youth. there are reports of a third. i want a fair process where i can defend my integrity. i know i am telling the truth, i know my lifelong record and i am not going to let false accusations drive me out of this process. turmoil has also engulfed thejustice department, rod rosenstein forcing to deny rumours that he offered to resign. forced also to deny reports that he suggested secretly recording mrtrump as part that he suggested secretly recording mr trump as part of attempts to remove him from office. speculation that the president would fire at mr rosenstein donated his international meetings at the un. the meeting with rod rosenstein on thursday when i get back from these meetings are. we will be meeting at the white house and we will be determining what is going on. despite the distractions

in washington, president trump today has an audience here to address. un members have a better sense now of his views and his style than they did last year, so they are probably is likely to be shocked by anything he might say. but they are dismayed at his record on issues that the un ca res at his record on issues that the un cares about. issues such as the iran nuclear deal, parties for the agreement met to try and save it after president trump withdrew. he has also pulled the us out of un bodies, he has cut funding and will further press the case for sovereign national rights in the sam querry of multilateralism. defying the world to protect america's interest, that is his theme. his struggle is to protect his own interest back in washington. britain's opposition labour party could today back calls for a second referendum on brexit. members at the party conference will have the opportunity to endorse a motion that advocates the option of another referendum, if parliament rejects any brexit deal and there isn't an early general election. meanwhile, the shadow brexit

secretary sir keir starmer will say labour is preparing to reject any withdrawal deal the government manages to secure with the european union. there are bags of enthusiasm for jeremy corbyn here, but rather less for leaving the european union. richard on the leaflet emblazoned on the t—shirts, and written in the pamphlets. —— britain. —— written. the message is clear. we need labour to stay in and support britain staying in the european union, so can have a socialism for europe and not just written. can have a socialism for europe and notjust written. i also think we have to stop brexit because brexit is not a solution to the problems that people face. do you really

believe you can stop brexit, is due to happen in six months time? crazier things have happened. just like the conservatives, this is a party conflicted by brexit. plenty of its members hate it, but plenty of its members hate it, but plenty of its members hate it, but plenty of its supporters voted for it. that is why labour is tying itself in great big knots about it. yesterday, seniorfigures he great big knots about it. yesterday, senior figures he contradicted great big knots about it. yesterday, seniorfigures he contradicted each other, even themselves, about whether another referendum should include the option to remain. labour for leave might be a marginal boyce —— voice within the party, but there are those here whose view is strikingly different from those handing out flyers outside. strikingly different from those handing out flyers outsidem strikingly different from those handing out flyers outside. it is time we stopped thinking that the whole world is dependent and relies on the european union. we can do it, labour needs to keep the faith with the british people who voted to leave. this morning, the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer

will say in all likelihood labour will say in all likelihood labour will oppose any brexit deal ministers secure. but that won't stop the rounds. brexit is casting a long, long shadow. chris mason, bbc news, in liverpool let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. donald trump says a new summit with kim jong—un will probably happen "pretty soon". the president was speaking after receiving a personal message ffrom the north korean leader during a meeting with president moon jae—in of south korea. he held talks in pyongyang last week which led to the north korean leader offering to dismantle a missile site and a nuclear complex, if the united states took corresponding action. the european union has announced it will set up a legal entity to maintain business with iran. the eu foreign policy chief, federica mogherini, said the body would allow legitimate financial transactions to facilitate continued trade with teheran, as us sanctions are reintroduced. —— tehran. archaeologists have found a 400—year—old shipwreck off the coast of portugal.

the team believe the ship was returning from india when it sank sometime between 1575 and 1625. spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with portugal's coat of arms all lie around the wreck, found near cascais, close to the capital lisbon. president trump has signed a revised trade pact with south korea. it's the first such deal finalised by mr trump, who's promised to overhaul america's trade relationships. the president hailed the changes as a very big deal. but many analysts say the revisions to the 2012 agreement are relatively modest. maike currie, investment director of fidelity personal investing, is with me now. good morning. looking at this revised trade deal between south

korea and the us, many are saying it is not as big a deal as the president is saying. no, the key thing is to remember that this is not a brand—new deal, the original was brokered in 2012 by president bush, resident 0bama carried on. —— president. even though president trump has said it is a brand—new deal, it is only a few tweaks to an existing deal, in essence it is about south korea exporting less to the us and buying more us cars. what is good news for south korea is that it would be subject to some of those ta riffs it would be subject to some of those tariffs that have been slapped on other steel producers around the world. that is right. 70% of its export will be less into the us and they won't be slapped by that 25%

tariff that president trump imposed. this deal is as much about security as it is about trade because of course, we know that south korea's is one of the us's most important allies in asia and when president trump came into power he said he was going to tearup trump came into power he said he was going to tear up his deal because it harmed us manufacturers. that put everybody on the edge of their seats because they need south korea, especially because north korea is such an unpredictable player in the region. thank you for now. we will return and discuss some of the other stories in the news briefing later. i will be getting an expert view on that trade deal later, we have cecilia meeting with the us trade representative as well. an american man who was paralysed from the waist down after crashing his snowmobile has made medical history by walking with the aide of an electrical implant. doctors in the us used an electrode to stimulate nerves in the spinal chord, allowing the patient to walk, by issuing commands from his brain. here's our health and science

reporterjames gallagher. kelly thomas thought this would be impossible is pete has been for yea rs impossible is pete has been for years that she was paralysed from the waist down in a car accident. now she can walk again, thank to an implant in herspine now she can walk again, thank to an implant in her spine and months of gruelling exercises. one day they we re gruelling exercises. one day they were helping me as usual, and then they stopped helping me and i took maybe three or four steps in sequence maybe three or four steps in sequence and i just stopped maybe three or four steps in sequence and ijust stopped and my lips started quivering and my ears, my face got hot and my eyes got teary. i was like oh my god, that just happened, i just teary. i was like oh my god, that just happened, ijust took teary. i was like oh my god, that just happened, i just took steps to. kelly still needs a friend for balance but says regaining movement has transformed her life. she is not alone. jeff markey was paralysed in

alone. jeff markey was paralysed in a mountain biking accident, his spinal cord injury was. messages from his brain reaching his late. is implant, electrically —— electric lift in rates is lower spinal cord to help it picked up the faintest m essa 9 es to help it picked up the faintest messages that are still getting through. teams of researchers at the university of louisville have used this technology to help three people walk again. kelly is using the implants in her daily life and has plans of teaching the frame too. but this is not a miracle cure for paralysis, it is still unclear why it works for some patients and not others. it is another sign of the huge steps being made to treat this most like changing of injury. and you can find much more on this new development on our website, with more information from the university of louisville. just log on to bbc.com/news stay with us on bbc news. tiger woods joins the rest

of his team in france for this week's europe verses usa ryder cup. that is all coming up in the moment. —— a moment. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse

judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: britain's opposition labour party debates whether or not to back calls for a second referendum on brexit. donald trump's supreme court choice brett kava naugh talks to the media about the sexual assault allegations and says he won't step aside. the disgraced american comedian, bill cosby, has been in a sentencing hearing in pennsylvania for drugging and molesting a woman in 200a. he was found guilty in april of three counts of sexual assault against the former basketball player, andrea constand.

nada tawfik has more. andrea constand made a very brief statement in court. she said, all i ask is forjustice as the court sees fit. but we also get to hear from her mother, herfather and her sister, who spoke about how their lives have been altered by her attack. her father says that they have been living and breathing her discomfort, and her mother questioned whether bill cosby has ever considered the pain that he has caused them. now, the judge will decide on tuesday morning what sentence he will impose. he said the prosecution and defence have agreed to seek a maximum of ten years in prison. he of course could get much less. but certainly this will be a big moment not just for andrea constand, but for the other accusers, the more than 60 women who also say they were sexually assaulted by bill cosby. this is of course a stunning

downfall for a man who was once affectionately regarded as america's dad. she does that caring for us. we will have an update when there is more news. —— she is at that hearing. there are fears in iraq that the country is on the verge of another wave of violence. more than 20 people were killed in basra during recent anti—government protests. protestors say the authorities are failing to provide reliable electricity and clean drinking water. feras kilani from bbc arabic reports from the southern iraqi city of basra. four weeks now, basra has been experiencing a wave of anti—government protests. a few days ago they turned violent, leaving more than 20 protesters dead. they

had taken to the streets because they were frustrated by the lack of public services and angered by perceived corruption among officials. translation: water and electricity isa translation: water and electricity is a legitimate right. it is not a right we should beg for. the government makes basra beg for water. shame on them. this is the government headquarters every basra. it is not the only building set on fire in the city. 0ver it is not the only building set on fire in the city. over the past few weeks angry protesters have set on fire the iranian consulate and dozens fire the iranian consulate and d oze ns of fire the iranian consulate and dozens of other buildings owned by armed shia groups. this was one of those injured after being shot in front of the provincial headquarters. this is the first time headquarters. this is the first time he has returned to the scene since his injury. translation: i remember the blood of those that died. we were protesting

to demand our rights. we demanded the right of legitimacy, the most basic right available in the west. adamantine 2018 is for drinking water. -- ate. the oilfields in basra have most of the crude oil. it should be a prosperous place. but instead thousands of residents have been poisoned after drinking water unsuitable for consumption. despite his injury, samerjafar continues to ta ke his injury, samerjafar continues to take part in demonstrations against the government. there are no immediate solutions to the protest is because demands for safe water and jobs. so demonstrations in basra will continue for some time. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we begin in geneva, switzerland, where the world health organisation will give a press conference on the who's ebola operations in the democratic

republic of congo. then to germany to the german bishops' conference who will receive a report on sexual abuse by catholic clerics against children between 1916 and 2014. and after that in new york, us president donald trump and his iranian counterpart president hassan rouhani will address the united nations general assembly a loss of attention on that later today. —— lot. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm chetan pathak with tuesday's sport briefing. coming up: the ryder cup teams prepare forfirst practice in paris, modric beats ronaldo and salah to win fifa's best player award, and andy murray wins an award too — before breaking it. thanks forjoining us. after tiger woods won his first

tournament in five years on sunday, there's even more excitement around the ryder cup which starts in just three days' time in paris. both sets of teams have now arrived and will begin their first practice sessions on tuesday. the us has the winners of six of the past eight majors and are the favourites to retain the title — but the european captain is up for the fight: we don't fear any one, because we have played against the msomi times before individually. but we respect oui’ before individually. but we respect our opponents and know what we are up our opponents and know what we are up against. that i think is the key to all of this. we will go out and do what we can and play our game. what stands on the other side is one of the strongest american teams of all time. we know we have got to play our best. he's won three champions league titles in a row and guided croatia

to their first world cup final injuly, now luka modric has been named the world's best male player at the fifa football awards. the real madrid midfielder beat his former teammate cristiano ronaldo and liverpool's mohammed salah to the top prize at a star studded ceremony in london. it's just the third year of these particular awards — after fifa ended its association with the ballon d'or. it has been a great year for me to win champions lake, to win so many trophies with madrid, with croatia, as they then, to win some individual awards. it has been a year, an amazing year. it is difficult to find the words to describe how good a year it was. just really amazing. we're fast approaching the start of the nba season,

with 3—time champion lebronjames getting ready to begin a four—year $154 million contract with the los angeles lakers. the 33—year—old left cleveland cavaliers to join the la kers franchise that's won 16 nba titles but is rebuilding after posting a losing record for five straight seasons. it is really exciting to have this opportunity. it is always a learning process , opportunity. it is always a learning process, no matter where i am at in my career i always at a point where i want to learn and get things from teammates and coaches and think of that nature. i looking forward to seeing what we all can bring to the table. before we go, have a look at this. andy murray begins his penultimate tournament of the year, the shenzhen open on tuesday, but he didn't exactly make the best of starts. he posted this video of him accidentally dropping a commemorative plate that he'd been given to mark his contribution to tennis. here's another look.

an awkward moment he styled out with a smile. the former world number one faces zhizen zhang in the first round. he'll be hoping he doesn't drop his serve as easily. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, chetan pathak, and the rest of the sport team, that is your tuesday sport briefing. that certainly is. police are used to emergency call outs, but they usually involve human beings. in peru, officers have come to the aid of two rather different creatures — found lost and bewildered, in a rural town. lebo diseko has the story. a sea rch—and—rescue of a different kind. police in peru on the trail of two runaways — a pair of humboldt penguins found wandering the streets of the town of chimbote, and taken in by someone who lived nearby. translation: when i found

the penguins, one had wire wrapped around its foot. i kept them at my brother—in—law's house for three days, but they aren't eating anything and i don't have time to be watching them, so i called the local police. the officers collected the two rather disorientated—looking birds, who locals nicknamed cabo and kowalski, after cartoon penguins in the film madagascar. it is not the first time penguins of this kind have been found on the streets of this area. chimbote is on the coast, just by the pacific ocean. but this pair certainly seem to have made a lasting impression. they were taken to alternative accommodation, given something to eat and a bit of tlc. they're now being looked after by officers from the national forest and wildlife service, before being released back into the wild. lebo diseko, bbc news. today we are focusing on a story

which is the lead on the bbc business page. half a billion stolen in banking scams. that isjust in the first six months of this year. this is a huge issue for the banking sector in the uk, because in most cases the banks to reimburse those who have been found victim. there is so who have been found victim. there is so much advice, which is helpful, on how to avoid becoming a fraud victim, as it were. as i mentioned, i have been a victim this year, as has my producer. we have both been scammed. we are asking for your stories. we have thomas uses pirates stole cheques from my mailbox and took photos of them —— who says. they were able to catch them and the bank wouldn't ian —— reimburse the money for a very long time. we had to fight back. in india, a woman says a few years ago my mum was a victim of credit card fraud. keep them coming in. al—sisi. —— i will

see you soon. hello. for a time this week, temperatures will be on the rise. not just yet. it's a cold night for much of england and wales, under clearer skies. meanwhile, this stream of cloud in the atlantic continuing to extend across parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland, strengthening the winds through tuesday and also bringing outbreaks of rain. but away from the far north and west, after a cold start, there will be plenty of sunshine. some early—morning mist and fog to clear. that will soon lift, and then for much of england and wales, plenty of sunshine to be found. just light winds, and very little cloud, even into the afternoon. somewhat different further north and west, more on that injust a moment. here's a closer look at a:00pm on tuesday afternoon. as you can see, lots of sunshine, very little cloud, temperatures generally across england and wales between 15 and 17 celsius. but notice how our wind symbols are turning to black. this is indicating the strength of the gusts across northern ireland, western and northern scotland through the afternoon. quite widely a0 to 50 mph, with outbreaks of rain pushing their way eastwards. perhaps dryer across the far east of scotland, with some sunshine, but still a windy day here, and temperatures not much higher than 13 or 1a celsius. and it's this area, really, from northern ireland,

northern and western scotland, which will keep further outbreaks of rain and some strong winds into tuesday night and through into wednesday morning. eventually, some of that rain just sinking its way further south and eastwards into the far north of england. temperatures north of england. and quite easily in double temperatures and quite easily in double figures. some rural spots could get closer to freezing. another cool nights under this area of high pressure. the heaviest of the rain through wednesday. some spells of sunshine for eastern areas of scotland. we could get temperatures up to 20 celsius. average wind strength again. the costs will be higher. light winds across england and wales. we will find sunshine. —— gusts. through the

end of the week we have an area of high pressure to the south. slowly it starts to make its way south and east was. as it runs into the high pressure, all that will be left of it in the south—east is cloud. it will start to replace the walk it will start to replace the walk it will see with something cooler by the weekend —— walk. by the end of the weekend —— walk. by the end of the weekend, mister —— most places dry. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. president trump signs his first trade pact with south korea, describing it as "a very big deal". we weigh it up. the two co—founders of the photo sharing site instagram say they're quitting. we'll be live to san francisco for the details. non—financial markets, another mixed day in asia. traders have returned

to trade from holidays injapan and china.