this is bbc news, i'm sophie long. the headlines at ten: the nomination of brett kavanaugh to bea the nomination of brett kavanaugh to be a justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. united states senators approve president trump's supreme court nomination. in the end, maybe the process, it was really unattractive but the extra week was something i think was really good. the nomination has divided america, and the process was disrupted by protesters. here — a government review reveals that toxic air pollution is far worse in some areas of england than previously thought. and at 10:30 and again at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers the broadcaster john stapleton, and anne ashworth, the associate editor, of the times — stay with us for that. hello and good evening, welcome bbc

news. in the past hour, president trump's nominee brett kavanaugh has been confirmed by the us senate as the next supreme courtjustice. it's been a bitter political drama ending with a vote this evening. voting was split down party lines — with 50 voting forjudge kavanaugh‘s confirmation and 48 against. judge kavanaugh‘s appointment follows weeks of intense debate and allegations of sexual misconduct, which he strenuously denies. it ensures the court now has a conservative majority. the court will call the role... mr alexander. the sergeant of arms will

restore order in the gallery. the voting inside the senate was disrupted by protestors in the public gallery — and there were angry demonstrations outside the capitol building. this was the moment the vote was announced by the vice—president mike pence. 0n on this vote, the ayes are 50, then nays 48. the nomination for brett kavanaugh is confirmed. meanwhile the president — donald trump took to twitter after the vote — saying i applaud and congratulate the us senate for confirming our great nominee, judge brett kavanaugh, to the united states supreme court. later today, i will sign his commission of appointment, and he will be officially sworn in. that is the first reaction from

president trump. ina in a moment, we will bejoined by channel one viewers. but first... but first in the past half hour — the most senior republican in the senate — mitch mcconnell has been speaking to reporters — giving his reaction to that crucial vote on brett kavanugh. i always thought these were kind of boring anyway, i had a chance to speak to justice kavanagh, boring anyway, i had a chance to speak tojustice kavanagh, and congratulate him on his victory. also, the president, it's a good day for america. and, umm, also, the president, it's a good day foramerica. and, umm, an important day for the senate. we stood up for the presumption of innocence, and we refused to be intimidated by a mob of people that were coming after republican members and their homes,

andi republican members and their homes, and i could not be prouder of the republican conference. we want to thank you for helping us and i would be happy to take a few questions. reporter: i'm just interested, be happy to take a few questions. reporter: i'mjust interested, based on what you have seen in the last few weeks, where... how did you get to that point? sorry to interrupt, you say both sides of the senate during the same period? in that same period, we were having this huge argument over the supreme court. we passed an opioid bill with a five—year faa extension and we just completed during the bestjob on appropriations for 20 years. so, we we re appropriations for 20 years. so, we were both able to have a big, robust fight over something both sides thought deeply about and work together on these issues at the same time. these things always blow over

and even though there may have been some anger expressed during this particularfight, as some anger expressed during this particular fight, as i just some anger expressed during this particularfight, as ijust said at the very same time, they want a big margin. we were doing important things together. that had not been done for a long time. mr lear? ok... smack questions for you. how do you view what impact this is going to have on... i called on the woman behind you. do you have any concerns for the democrats, for a more partisan submission in future? well, a little history lesson, i've given this to you guys before, but executive counter was always done on

a simple majority basis until bush 43 got elected. always. even though it was possible to filibuster, it simply was not done. so, the notion of filibustering these appointments isa of filibustering these appointments is a relatively new thing. within it, ironically by my counterpart, and currently the democrat leader of the senate, who began to encourage the senate, who began to encourage the democrats to use filibusters against court appointments during bush 43's first—term. and you saw this evolved through several different phases over the next 15 yea rs, different phases over the next 15 years, leading us right back to where we were before. and, there we re where we were before. and, there were plenty of contentious nominations when the filibuster was still possible, the most conspicuous example of that is clarence thomas's nomination which came out the committee with a negative vote, went to the floor and was confirmed

52-48, to the floor and was confirmed 52—48, and all of you know it only ta kes 52—48, and all of you know it only takes one senator to get 60 votes. nobody did it. so... we are simply back to dealing with the executive callander on a simple majority basis, as we did for 230 years or so, down to bush. i don't think... you know, it was as bad on the other side at some point. as always, down through history. what do you think the impact of this will be? and going forward, what other long and short term ramifications? it certainly had a good impact for us. 0ur bases were fired up and we finally discovered the one thing that would fire up the republican base, we did not think of it. the other side did it! tactics employed by bothjudiciary committee democratic senators, and by the

virtual mob that has assaulted all of us over the course of this process , of us over the course of this process, has turned us on fire. i was speaking to our political advisers yesterday about the advantage of these guys and the tactics given to us, going into these competitive races, and we were pretty excited. they managed to deliver. the only thing we have not figured out how to do was get our folks fired up. do you think there are long—term ramifications? the women in the party and the women hearing this being said... you mean women like senator collins and senator fisher? this was about treating someone fairly. this was about evidence being relevant. not about evidence being relevant. not about unsubstantiated charges. cheryl? you say that the country

needs to heal, the senate needs to heal... do you think the country and the senate need to heal? after this? what are you going to do to make that happen? i finished reading john mitchell's latest book, which was a trip through american history and some of the more challenging periods we have had. this is nowhere near as challenging as some of the experiences we have had in the passed throughout our history. the senate and the country will get past this. we always do. the geniuses who put together this constitution they knew what they were doing. and we have had plenty of low points in our history. i think this is nowhere near the lowest points we have experienced. during the mccarthy era, the rise of the clan and in the 20s, after woodrow wilson's premiere

ofa 20s, after woodrow wilson's premiere of a birth of a nation in the white house. we have had other low points but we always get past them. a major victory for president trump tonight, as the us senate approves his controversial nominee for the supreme court. brett kavanaugh‘s appointment is confirmed — despite allegations against him of sexual assault. protestors in the senate interrupted the vote, but the nomination was narrowly approved. the nomination of brett kavanaugh up of familial and to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the 19 states is confirmed. outside the senate, demonstrators reacted to the news with fury. we'll have the latest from washington, on a decision that could tilt the balance of america's highest court for decades to come.

also tonight... air pollution in parts of england is much worse than previously thought, according to new government data. 0n the eve of brazil's presidential election, the far right populist — who was stabbed on the campaign trail — has a big lead. give us some of your blood. you just did it. that'sjust give us some of your blood. you just did it. that's just a give us some of your blood. you just did it. that'sjust a smear. it might be just a smear to you but it's life—and—death to some. and ray galton, one of british tv sitcom's greatest writers, has died. good evening. the us senate has just voted to confirm president trump's controversial nominee for the us supreme court. by a majority of just two votes, senators approved the appointment of brett kavanaugh,

despite allegations against him of sexual assault. tonight's vote follows weeks of controversy that have divided america — nick bryant is in washington for us. the united states supreme court often end up deciding america's most contentious issues, civil rights, abortion, gun rights and after this brutal, vicious and highly partisan battle, brett kava naugh brutal, vicious and highly partisan battle, brett kavanaugh will now be one of the nine justices sitting in judgment. 0n the steps of the us capitol the kind of scenes that come to define an era. shame! shame! shame! and tune of rage. an era of american division. and era in which women are even more determined to make their

voices heard. i amjust even more determined to make their voices heard. i am just disgusted. even more determined to make their voices heard. i amjust disgusted. i am just disgusted. outrageous. voices heard. i amjust disgusted. i amjust disgusted. outrageous. it's humiliating and horrible. the most explosive fault lines of us politics of long converged on the supreme court but brett kavanaugh‘s nomination has stirred passion seldom seen before in a battle for senate confirmation. this has been in sucha senate confirmation. this has been in such a cultural class as two diverging america's an epic struggle and one that will end with an historic and hugely consequential victory for american conservatives. brett kava naugh was victory for american conservatives. brett kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault, an allegation he fiercely denied. this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. at the end of it he will occu py disgrace. at the end of it he will occupy a lifetime seat on america's highest court. when the climactic vote ca m e highest court. when the climactic vote came in, some finalfutile

voices of protest. the vice president mike pence trying to maintain order. but nothing now could stop brett kavanaugh‘s confirmation. they may's is 48, the nomination of brett kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. it's a huge victory for the president to not only nominated him but also stood by him. he will be a greatjustice of the supreme court. he's an extraordinary person, a great talent andi extraordinary person, a great talent and i think he's going to make us all very proud. shame! shame! shame! it's a vote that will change america, for the first time in decades the country's highest court asa decades the country's highest court as a decisive conservative majority. donald trump is on air force one right now, he's told reporters we

are honoured brett kavanaugh and managed to withstand these horrible attacks as he put it, by the democrats. for donald trump this is the best week of his presidency, it gives him a legacy but will he pay a price, will be a voter backlash in next month ‘s congressional elections especially from women against his republican party? air pollution in parts of england is much worse than previously thought, according to new scientific data released by the government. it shows that nitrogen dioxide, which is emitted from vehicles and can cause heart and lung disease, will not fall to legal levels for another ten years. ministers have ordered eight local authorities to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide at pollution hotspots. but environmental campaigners accuse the government of trying to pass the buck. jon donnison reports. it's easy to see why parts of broxbourne have some of the worst air pollution in the country.

around 30,000 cars go up and down the a10 every day. the government has been forced to acknowledge this is one of eight local authorities where efforts to tackle air pollution are failing. not great if you live next door. it does worry me, because obviously you don't want to be breathing in all this crap. i mean, they are always on about london but we really, really do get bad traffic along here. it's been ten years since the eu set maximum legal levels for nitrogen dioxide. the government had been aiming to comply by 2021. but admitted today it won't achieve that until 2028. meanwhile doctors say air pollution is linked to the early deaths of 40,000 people in the uk each year. the government has told local councils they need to do more to tackle pollution hotspots. but here in broxbourne, research says it could take ten years to bring air pollution down to legal levels. but client earth, the environmental

law charity who won the high court case, forcing the government to improve its air quality plan, said ministers had shown a shocking lack of leadership. we're astounded it's taken so long to find out the true extent of the problem. and the government, instead of dragging its feet and passing the buck onto local authorities has to start taking real action now to start to protect people's health from illegal and harmful levels of air pollution. in a statement the government acknowledged further action was still required but said air quality had improved significantly in recent years. jon donnison, bbc news, in broxbourne. aid efforts are intensifying on the indonesian island of sulawesi one week after it was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. british aid supplies have begun arriving along with thousands of military and civilian personnel to help survivors in the city of palu — where there's a chronic shortage of clean water and medical supplies. officials say more than 1600 people are known to have died

and hundreds are still missing following the disaster. voters in brazil are preparing to go to the polls, after a bitterly divisive presidential election campaign. the front runner is the far right nationalist, jair bolsonaro, who was stabbed by a protester on the campaign trail. among voters biggest concerns are corruption, rising crime and a stagnant economy, as katy watson from brazil. this past week in brazil has been tense. hundreds of thousands of people on the streets protesting. concerned that a man known for his sexist, racist, homophobic views could soon be the country's new leader. we want a free country, and this man, with trump rights, it doesn't represent me. brazil is deeply polarised, and many are angry. seen in the stabbing of bolsonaro

a month ago while out campaigning. but he has millions of supporters. many fed up with the old politics of the workers party, as well as corruption and crime. you leave your house never knowing if you will return home alive. we have had 17 years of a leftist government that finished our country off. 13—year—old maria eduarda was one of brazil's youngest victims of the violence, shot last year in a crossfire. her mother rosilene shows me where she was killed. at school in one of rio's most violent slums. she says the police are corrupt and she no longer believes in politicians. her only faith is in god. corruption has played a big part in the country's financial woes. unemployment has soared. this woman lost herjob and now sells food on rio's streets. it's a symbol of all that

has gone wrong here. translation: i will vote, but i feel like voting for no one. i want someone who is clean. brazil is a horror, it's a disaster. the man trailing bolsonaro is fernando haddad, the protege of lula da silva. 0nce brazil's most popular politician, but no more. there's still a lot of love for the workers party, but with the former president now locked up for corruption, there's also a lot of hate. brazilians go to these elections deeply divided. katy watson, bbc news, in rio de janeiro. the prime minister has appealed to traditional labour voters to support her instead ofjeremy corbyn. it comes in an article in tomorrow's observer newspaper. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is here. what's theresa may trying to do with this article? i suppose she has had some trouble with her own side so why not? but

narrowly she might need labour support to get a brexit deal through parliament but here she is making a wider appeal and saying look at my government a fresh, two labour voters wary ofjeremy corbyn. she says they will find a decent, moderate and page of programme worthy of support. attacking the character and track record ofjeremy corbyn has not been enough to shift the deadlock in the polls so she's trying specific policies, more support at the public sector, hinting at a public sector pay increase and hinting at house—building. but what i picked up at the conservative conference this week was genuine concern that could bea week was genuine concern that could be ajeremy week was genuine concern that could be a jeremy corbyn government so when she says we are notjust a party to clean up the mishit reflects a real concern that as the deficit comes down people might think it's less risky to vote for the opposition. she also declares a rather ominously the british people need to know the end is in sight. she is talking about the end of austerity, not the end of her

premiership. what labour are seeing is she is spooked by them and all this talk of ending acidity is because working families are still facing harsh cuts. ray galton, one half of the galton and simpson comedy writing duo, has died at the age of 88 after a battle with dementia. he and alan simpson created iconic sitcoms including hancock's half hour and steptoe & son. david sillito takes a look back at his life. give us some of your blood. well, you just did it. that's just a smear. it may be just a smear to you mate, but it's life—and—death to some... it is a comedy classic. tony hancock, the blood donor. a sample? how much do you want, then? well, a pint of course. a pint? have you gone raving mad? the work of ray galton and alan simpson. i don't mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint? that's very nearly an armful. it had all begun at milford chest hospital. ray galton had met alan simpson while recovering from tb. they started to write for hospital radio and then sent

a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s. but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. it'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray golton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. ray galton, who has died aged 88. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram

at the bbc sport centre. good evening. it has been a day of mixed emotions for the manchester united manager, jose mourinho, but if you don't want to know today's premier league results, it is time to pop out of the room as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. the bbc understood that mourinho had the backing of the club's board whatever the final result this evening. united went 2—0 down in the opening ten minutes to newcastle before staging a second half comeback to win 3—2. football clu bs football clubs are not just football clubs are notjust made about victories, they are also made about victories, they are also made about difficult moments but always with pride. that's the way i want to bea with pride. that's the way i want to be a football manager, that's the way i am be a football manager, that's the wayiama be a football manager, that's the way i am a football manager for so many years, always with pride. not a lwa ys many years, always with pride. not always with victories but always with pride. tottenham are up to third place after a 1—0 win over cardiff. bournemouth beat watford 4—0 and are in fifth place. while wolves are in seventh after their 1—0 victory at crystal palace.

in the scottish premiership, hibernian thrashed hamilton 6—0 and are two points behind leaders, hearts. there were also wins for aberdeen and kilmarnock. the england women's manager, phil neville, described chelsea striker, fran kirby, as "world class" after her goal gave england victory over brazil in a world cup warm up game. jo currie reports from meadow lane. come on england, yes! england and brazil match is always attract fans but today only one player is on everybody‘s lips. but today only one player is on everybody's lips. marta is a massive player for them, whenever you talk about the brazilian side her face player for them, whenever you talk about the brazilian side herface is a lwa ys about the brazilian side herface is always at the front of it. the brazilian is the six time world player of the year but england very quickly made the day about them. this is what a perfect start looks like. paris opening her reign of terror down the right, finding fran kirby. england's number ten outshining her brazilian counterpart. in the second half

brazil were almost gifted an equaliser. but the situation was rescued. england almost ended with a flourish, an instinctive shot testing the brazilian goalkeeper but the lionesses had to settle for a 1-0 the lionesses had to settle for a 1—0 win. the scoreline may not reflect england's dominance in the match but a win like this against one of the world's top teams just eight months out of the world cup is a solid start to preparations. marta came, england conquered. next up is australia on tuesday night. there is more on the bbc sport website including news of nicola adam's becoming the interim wbo world flyweight champion and lewis hamilton's 80th pole position. many thanks indeed. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. a chilly start to the weekend, you

will notice it will start to feel a little warmer next week. it all comes down to what is happening in the event, this area of cloud is hurricane leslie and there is some uncertainty. some uncertainty for what will happen, but this is what brought the rain on saturday. that is often near continent for sunday, but weeks which was worst the fortu nes but weeks which was worst the fortunes around as there is more cloud and rain into the north. the weather front is pushing cloud and rain into the north. the weatherfront is pushing into scotla nd weatherfront is pushing into scotland and northern ireland. it is cloudy and occasionally rainy in northern ireland and scotland. the heaviest rain in western scotland, with gale force winds. england will have vastly improved day. after a

frosty start, temperatures will lift. notice how the rain is still there across the northern half of there across the northern half of the uk, western scotland could see 100 million litres of rainfall over the next couple of days. that could cause some minor flooding. the next couple of days. that could cause some minorflooding. as the next couple of days. that could cause some minor flooding. as this weather front comes in at the same direction. it will move its way back northwards, with some rain in northern ireland and northern england and north wales. the further south, it will be a dry day. we're back to the dry conditions in the south, temperatures into the upper teens. everyone should see temperatures around the low to mid teens at the worst. into tuesday, strong winds and heavy rain. this is across the northern half of the country and winds will be lighter further south. another fine day after a cool start to tuesday. the breeze will shift the mist and fog patches. the rain is persistent

around western scotland, not a great few days, but still some weather to come in northern ireland. by the time it gets to wednesday, there is