labour say it's all but certain their mps will vote down any brexit deal based on the prime minister's chequers plan. there was a standing ovation at the party's conference, after the shadow brexit secretary said remain could be a option if there were a fresh eu referendum. it's right that parliament has the first say, but if we need to break the impasse, our options must include campaigning for a public vote, and nobody is ruling out remain as an option. cheering and applause. we'll have the latest from labour's conference in liverpool. also this lunchtime... the cabinet agrees that after brexit, people from the eu should face the same immigration rules as those from the rest of the world. life expectancy in the uk has stopped improving for the first time in decades. donald trump's nominee for the supreme court goes on tv with his wife to deny allegations of sexual misconduct. i have never sexually assaulted anyone. not in high school, not ever. and helping people who are

paralysed walk again — a revolutionary new treatment using electrical implants in the spinal cord. and coming up on bbc news, europe — the underdogs — begin practice at the ryder cup course outside paris. the quest to regain the cup begins on friday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. labour say they'll almost certainly vote down any deal on brexit the prime minister agrees with the eu, making it hard for her to get it through parliament. delegates at the party's conference in liverpool will vote this afternoon on a motion that keeps open the possibility of the party campaigning for another referendum.

sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, got a standing ovation at the conference when he said no one is ruling out remain as an option in any fresh referendum. iain watson reports from liverpool. get your free verge of you are sitting on the fence! pro—eu campaigners want a labour to avoid being mealy—mouthed about brexit, they want a commitment to a new referendum that the party would stick to. under the glare of publicity the brexit secretary didn't quite give them that, but he all but guaranteed that the bulk of labour mps would vote down any deal theresa may brings back from brussels. conference, when it comes to that vote in parliament, we do not accept... we do not accept that the choice is between whatever the prime

minister manages to cobble together, 0!’ no minister manages to cobble together, or no deal. that is not a meaningful vote. applause labour are against applause labourare againsta applause labour are against a conservative deal, but what is their plan? voting against the government is a first step, although they will need the help of conservative rebels to defeat the prime minister. if they succeed they will call for a new general election defeat to not get it, campaigning for a general election defeat to not get it, campaigning fora new general election defeat to not get it, campaigning for a new referendum becomes an option. yesterday the shadow chancellor suggested a referendum would only be on mrs may's deal, the keir starmer was clear that a much wider question could be asked. it is right that parliament has the first say, but if we need to break the impasse, our options must include campaigning for a public vote, and nobody is out ruling remain as an option. that went down well with delegates but the few leave campaigners here are farfrom the few leave campaigners here are far from ecstatic. and the few leave campaigners here are farfrom ecstatic. and there the few leave campaigners here are far from ecstatic. and there were

some words of caution from the platform. if they fail us, we demand they go back to the people with a vote on the deal. conference, that is not a second referendum. despite what keir might have said earlier, it isa what keir might have said earlier, it is a public vote on the terms of oui’ it is a public vote on the terms of our departure. we must take care that by committing wholeheartedly to another referendum at this stage we do not alienate all those people across great swathes of our nation who, with sincerity, voted leave. many labour party members do not wa nt many labour party members do not want a referendum to be an option on the table, but the preferred option of the party if they can get a general election. some people warned

there will be a high political price to pay if labour is portrayed as the party of remain. if labour is seen not to be implementing the decision of the referendum in 2016, a large number of voters, particularly in wales, midlands and the north, marginal seats, will not vote labour, which seems important to avoid. most of the labour party is in step on brexit at the moment, but further down the line there could be divisions on when or whether to call a referendum and watch question to ask the voters. —— and which question. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is at the labour conference in liverpool. norman is labour's policy on brexit becoming clearer now? after the pea soup fog of confusion yesterday, i think the sunlight has broken through. we are much clearer about a labour stand. we know that they are almost certain to vote against any deal mrs may reaches if she manages to get an agreement. two, in that eventuality the most likely next step is that labour woods campaign for another referendum and on the ballot paper, would there be the option of staying

in the eu? that stance earned sir keir huge applause in the hall and it is clear that many ordinary labour party members want a referendum and want to reverse brexit. but it is a strategy with enormous risks. already we are hearing from the brexit supporting labour voices saying the party risks being seen as the party of remain, haemorrhaging support from traditional brexit supporting constituencies. but there is also another serious risk that labour will significantly increase the likelihood of no deal, precisely what they want to avoid. because mrs may has been absolutely clear if a deal is voted down, then the only other option is to leave the eu without any agreement. this was a high—stakes without any agreement. this was a high—sta kes speech which without any agreement. this was a high—stakes speech which seems to me to significantly increase the likelihood of two possible outcomes

to brexit. 0ne, another referendum on brexit itself, or two, crashing out of the eu without any deal. thank you, norman smith. the cabinet has agreed to new immigration rules after brexit. eu nationals wanting to live or work in the uk would be treated the same as migrants from elsewhere in the world. currently, government policy allows for 20,700 non—eu, high—skilled workers to come to the uk each year. but for eu residents and members of the european economic area, the ‘freedom of movement‘ principle allows to travel and work within the area without visas, regardless of skills. well, the new immigration system would be based on skills rather than nationality, but some business leaders fear a bar on low—skilled eu migrants could damage the economy. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster. natasha ednan—laperouse, is a

picture emerging other immigration policy post brexit? —— leila, is a picture emerging? i think we are getting the beginning of post brexit immigration strategy today. we had the government commissioned report about no preferential treatment of eu citizens after brexit am prioritising highly skilled workers. yesterday the cabinet heard from the chair of the migration advisory committee and following the presentation from professor manning, we understand the cabinet is in agreement to follow the key recommendation to eu citizens are not treated any differently from other citizens from other parts of the world after brexit, which is a significant shift from where we are

now. mindful of the referendum result and the role played by immigration and the campaign, the government has long been clear that freedom of movement comes to an end after brexit after any transition period. the government sources suggest that greater access to britain for eu citizens could form pa rt britain for eu citizens could form part of the wider trade agreement they are hoping to strike with the eu, and the offer could be extended to other countries that britain hopes to do trade deals with, providing that british citizens are offered the same treatment. there have been concerns raised by business that the gap in low skilled vacancies, labour says the government is not prioritising the needs of the economy but it is clear there is broad agreement among the cabinet that eu citizens should not be treated any differently from any of the citizens after brexit, but thatis of the citizens after brexit, but that is all subject to negotiations. thank you, leila. life expectancy in the uk

has stopped increasing for the first time since 1982, when figures were first collected. women's life expectancy remains at 82.9 years, and men's 79.2. the office for national statistics say that in some parts of the uk, life expectancy has even decreased. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes is in salford to explain. talk us through the figures and implications? it is important to say at the outset that life expectancy has not fallen, the rate of increase has not fallen, the rate of increase has been slowing down over the yea rs, has been slowing down over the years, but the latest figures show the rate of increase has plateaued, it has not increased at all. in some parts of the uk there has been a slight drop, so in scotland and wales both men and women have a life expectancy now very slightly lower, just over a month lower, than the

previous set of figures, and the same applies to men in northern ireland. this pattern of a slowing down of the increasing life expectancy has been seen right across other developed countries, right across the eu and united states as well. but it is clear that the united kingdom lags behind many other comparable eu countries when it comes to life expectancy. so why? that is big question. we know there isa link that is big question. we know there is a link between levels of poverty and life expectancy, between poverty and life expectancy, between poverty and health. some researchers have drawn an association, seen an association between the austerity introduced in the wake of the financial crash a decade ago, but thatis financial crash a decade ago, but that is hardly —— has been hotly contested. the statisticians at the 0ffice contested. the statisticians at the office of national statistics point out that was a heavy flu season and a number of winter depths. thank you, dominic hughes. —— winter

deaths. an inquest into the death of a girl who died after eating a pret a manger baguette has heard that another nine pret customers suffered allergic reactions to similar products in the year before. 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse, who had a severe sesame allergy, collapsed during a flight from heathrow to nice and died within hours. 0ur correspondent angus crawford is outside west london coroner's court. tell us what the inquest has heard today? the court was told there were 21 similar adverse reactions in the 12 months before natasha's death. of those, nine related to sesame products, six to the particular begetter that she ate. 0f products, six to the particular begetter that she ate. of those, four involved either hospital or medical treatment. —— six to the particular baguette. there was a woman who was 17th in october 2015, she ate a similar baguette and had

what she called a life—threatening allergic reaction. her life was only saved because herfather, who was with her, was a doctor, there was a hospital nearby and she was treated with intravenous medication. the court heard that her mother, a gp, run pret a manger customer services to warn them about the dangers of inadequately signposting there were allergens in some of the projects. —— phones pret a manger. we heard from the pret a manger head of compliance and wrist, jonathan perkins, who said they began to review the signage they put on the fridges in their stores. they don't have to label individual sandwiches because they make them on site, that is the law. they said they reviewed the signs and then injanuary 20 17th they updated them to include full allergen advice. thank you, angus crawford. president trump's controversial nominee for the supreme court has appeared on american television alongside his wife to deny claims against him of sexual misconduct. a second woman has now come forward to make allegations against brett kavanaugh.

he says the claims are smears. and mr trump, who's in new york for the annual united nations general assembly, has again defended his embattled nominee. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher reports from the un headquarters. 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 breaks his silence for the first time since being accused of attempted rape. i've never sexually assaulted anyone. not in high school, not ever. he was trying to restore the image of a churchgoing family man, after two women accused him of sexual misconduct as a drunken youth. there are reports of a third. i am not going to let false accusations drive me out of this process. we're looking for a fair process where i can be heard

and defend my integrity, my lifelong record, my lifelong record of promoting dignity and equality for women, starting with the women who knew me when i was 14 years old. i'm not going anywhere. turmoil has also engulfed the justice department, the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein forced to deny rumours that he offered to resign. reporter: has anyone asked you to resign? forced also to deny reports that he suggested secretly recording mr trump as part of attempts to remove him from office. speculation that the president would fire mr rosenstein dominated his international meetings at the un. i'm meeting with rod rosenstein on thursday when i get back from all of these meetings. we will be meeting at the white house and we will be determining what is going on. but 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 less likely to be shocked by anything he might say. but they are dismayed at his record on issues that the un cares about. issues such as the iran nuclear deal. parties to 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 this sanctuary of multilateralism. defying the world to protect america's interests, that is his theme. but his struggle is to protect his own interests, back in washington. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, at the united nations in new york. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is at the un. what are we expecting to hear from donald trump later? if rain is any

allman president trump is again going to rain on everyone's parade, eve ryo ne going to rain on everyone's parade, everyone who comes to this united nations headquarters in new york at this time of year to talk about the values of the united nations. they come here this year knowing a little bit about what to expect from president trump. last year he shocked the world's community by calling the north korea leader little rocket man and threatening to destroy north korea. an iran nuclear deal he described as the worst he had ever seen. a year is a long time in politics, certainly in president trump's politics. this year he is head of summit with the north korean

leader and tensions have reduced significantly. what about iran? president trump treated that he has no plans to meet the iranian president but he said he believes he might be an absolutely lovely man. iran says it has no plans to meet president trump. our top story this lunchtime: labour say it's all but certain their mps will vote down any brexit deal based on the prime minister's chequers plan. and coming up: the new doctor, in the shape of actorjodie whittaker, took centre stage for last night's dr who premiere. already drawing crowds, tiger woods gets a first feel for the ryder cup course as he plays for team usa for the first time since 2012. three people who were paralysed from the waist down have been able

to walk again afer a revolutionary electical device was implanted in their spinal cords. doctors in america say the device uses electrodes to stimulate nerves in the patients' spinal cords. experts say the device helps signals from the brain, that have been lost, reach the leg muscles. 0ur health and science correspondent james gallagher reports. kelly thomas thought this would be impossible. it has been four years since she was paralysed from the waist down in a car accident. now, she can walk again, thanks to an implant in her spine and months of 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 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, thatjust

happened, i just took steps." kelly still needs a frame for balance, but says regaining movement has transformed her life. and she is not alone. jeff marquis was paralysed in a mountain biking accident, his spinal cord injury stops the instructions from his brain reaching his legs. so surgeons implanted a device in his lower spine. it does not control his legs, instead it uses electricity to make the healthy part of his spinal—cord more responsive so now whenjeff thinks, the instructions can get through and he can move his legs. the spinal—cord is very receptive to sensory cues, so if it gets a little bit, the spinal—cord will give a little bit more. and it's getting through the correct little bit to initiate the chain of events. teams of researchers at the university of louisville and the mayo clinic have used this

technology to help three people walk again. i think the important aspect of it is that recovery is possible. the ability to stand without physical assistance and walk over ground without physical assistance, it is a possibility now. kelly is using the implant in her daily life and has plans of ditching the frame, too. this is not a miracle cure for paralysis, it is still unclear why it works for some patients and not others. but it is another sign of the huge steps being made to treat these most life changing of injuries. james gallagher, bbc news. domestic abuse victims and their children in england and wales are being put at risk because probation officers are failing to supervise offenders properly. that's according to a report by the probation watchdog. the inspectorate of probation said it had grave concerns about the work done by community rehabilitation companies in england and wales.

our home affairs correspondent june kelly explains. police responding to a report of domestic violence. those convicted will end up in the community on probation, either after or instead of a jail term, but many of the private companies which have been given the job of rehabilitating them are failing. that is the conclusion of today's report by the probation watchdog. while offenders are left to effectively drift through their probation supervision period they are left to go back to live with people that they have abused, to threaten those people, to intimidate and to abuse those people, and that should not be happening. at this rehabilitation centre in merseyside they are having successes. jamie has received the help he needed to turn around what was a verbally abusive relationship with his partner. i could have potentially been injail. not

even had my children. i did not want my boys growing up thinking it was ok to speak to women like that and i didn't want my girls to grow up to think it was ok to speak to men like that. but today's report found generally staff had unmanageable workloads and as a result in 70% of cases work to protect victims and children was not good enough. under 20% of offender home visits had taken place and only 27% of eligible offenders had been referred to a specialist programme aimed at stopping them abusing. a huge proportion of cases that are going through the probation system are linked to domestic abuse so it is completely unacceptable that in seven of ten cases the victims of these crimes are not being protected properly and the level of understanding around the ongoing impact and harm that can be caused by domestic abuse is not fully understood. the government says it is working to better protect and support victims of domestic abuse and to improve the companies dealing with the perpetrators.

there's been a sharp rise in people being tricked into paying money from their bank accounts to accounts set up by fraudsters. the total jumped 44% to £145 million in the first six months of the year. and in most cases the victims didn't get their money back. here's our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. what sort of scams are we talking about? it is when you are tricked into paying for something that does not exist. it may be a car or something like that, some piece of electronics, and that tends to happen over the internet. the worst cases when you are tricked into paying for something that you do want, like a deposit on a house or something really valuable, but you are tricked into sending the money to the wrong account. fraudsters hack into emails. in the first six months of the year there were 311,000

cases of this sort. that is probably the tip of the iceberg because a lot of people do not admit to it. on average over £4000 a case. the important thing is that 21% of the money was not refunded by the bank. so people are left high and dry with the bills. what can be done to stop it? the banks are supposed to be coming up with the cord later this week to try to head off the fraud but people will still have to shop an appropriate level of care and that still gives the banks the option to turn down requests for refunds, which has been the problem up refunds, which has been the problem up until now. in northern ireland, the dup leader arlene foster has been giving evidence to a public inquiry into a botched green energy scheme. the scheme paid businesses £1.60 every pound

they spent on renewable fuels, resulting in losses of nearly £500 million. arlene foster used to be the first minister. now the main focus at stormont is this public inquiry looking at one of the main reasons the devolved government collapsed. the renewable heat incentive was a scheme that ran massively over budget. she was challenged over why she forgot about a meeting three yea rs she forgot about a meeting three years ago when a political adviser told her about problems with this game. simply, i did not believe... the fact that were presented to me. ido the fact that were presented to me. i do not have a clear recollection andi i do not have a clear recollection and i apologise for that. i did not think it was an issue at the time and it was not put across as a big issue and i did not think it was of any issue. the scandal began with a

scheme designed to encourage businesses to switch from fossil fuels to green energy sources but the subsidies were too generous which meant that more people burned the more they earned. for every £1 worth of environmental fuel the user got back £1 60 from the public purse. the overspend was £400 million. the dup minister in charge of the scheme told the chair that the dup tried to discredit him for speaking about the flaws. you are asserting that the dup has created a massive smear campaign against you. yes. that led a former adviser to make this admission. that is politics, is it? that is politics. it isa politics, is it? that is politics. it is a grubby world. arlene foster has denied there was any attempt to

smear has denied there was any attempt to smeaer has denied there was any attempt to smear mr bell or a strategy to protect her as dup a leader. it was not the only reason why the power—sharing executive collapsed but it triggered the final row between the democratic unionist and sinn fein. 20 months on there is no sign of devolution returning. now then, the doctor is back. fans of doctor who were out in force for the premiere of the new series in sheffield last night. and for the first time since the show began back in 1963, a woman takes the starring role, with jodie whittaker the 13th doctor. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. alien worlds, the past, the future. so far, so familiar, but the new doctor who also has perhaps a more contemporary feel. the show‘s launch was in sheffield, a key location in the new series. which is of course also making

history with jodie whittaker, the first woman to play the doctor. it is really emotional because when i was younger the characters that i wanted to be were, 90% of the time, portrayed by the boys. so, for some young kids now to realise that you can look up to women, you can look up to men, but essentially you are looking up to the doctor, who is an alien and represents something for everyone. jodie whittaker‘s casting lead to headlines all around the world, but the show‘s aim to become more inclusive has gone on behind the camera as well. 0n the writing and directing team there are more women, more people of colour, all bringing the episodes to life. it is important it is a show for everyone, it's inclusive for everybody regardless of gender or heritage. it is a big, inclusive show and doctor who is about celebrating life and the universe and being alive and that sense of adventure is absolutely open to all. to work best for audiences, doctor who, of course,

has to have stories that excite viewers of all ages. the team is hoping that in its new home on sunday nights, it'll satisfy traditional viewers and bring in new ones too. lizo mzimba, bbc news, sheffield. now, how about this as a way to ease the pain of those airport hold—ups? when a flight from geneva to venice was delayed by an hour, members of the camerata du l man orchestra decided to treat their fellow passengers to an impromptu concert in the middle of the airport. they kept everyone entertained until it was time to board. time for a look at the weather.