this is bbc news, i'm sophie long. the headlines at 11:00: renomination of brett kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the supreme court of states is confirmed. —— the nomination. united states senators approve president trump's supreme court nomination. and in the end, maybe the process was really unattractive, but the extra week was something that i think was really good. the nomination has divided america and the voting process was disrupted by protestors. here, a government review reveals that toxic air pollution is far worse in some areas of england than previously thought. the doctor will see you all now. gps trial a scheme where patients share their appointments. one of the fathers of british sitcom, ray galton, has died at the age of 88. if we was to kill off all the dirty

old blokes like you, we wouldn't have diseases any more. with his co—writer alan simpson he created classics — steptoe and son and hancock's half hour. and at 11:30 we will 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. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the us senate has just voted to confirm president trump's controversial nominee for the us supreme court. it's been a bitter political drama ending with a vote this evening. by a majority of just two votes, senators approved the appointment of brett kavanaugh, with 50 senators in favour and 48 against, 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 ends up deciding america's most contentious issues. civil rights, abortion, gun rights. and after this brutal, vicious and highly partisan battle, brett kavanaugh will highly partisan battle, brett kava naugh will now highly partisan battle, brett kavanaugh will now be one of the nine justices sitting kavanaugh will now be one of the ninejustices sitting in kavanaugh will now be one of the nine justices sitting in judgement. 0n the steps of the us capitol, the kind of scenes that have come to define an era. shame! an era of rage. an era of american division. an era in which women are even more determined to make their voices heard. i am just 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 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 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 occupy a lifetime seat on america's highest court. it isa it is a huge victory for the president, who not only nominated him but also stood by him. he will bea him but also stood by him. he will be a great justice him but also stood by him. he will be a greatjustice of the supreme

court. he's just an extraordinary person, a great talent, and i think he is all going to make us very proud. ahead of the almighty vote, and all my session in the senate. cremations around the clock. every american is entitled to the benefit of the doubt, but nobody is entitled toa of the doubt, but nobody is entitled to a seat on the united states supreme court. a vote to confirm judge kavanaugh to date is a vote to end this brief, and dark chapter in the senate's history, and turn the page towards a brighter tomorrow. when the climactic vote came, some final futile voices of protest. the vice president, mike pence, trying to maintain order. but nothing now could stop brett kavanaugh‘s confirmation. the ayes are 50, the nays are 48. the nomination of rat kavanaugh of nays are 48. the nomination of rat kava naugh of maryland nays are 48. the nomination of rat kavanaugh of maryland to be an

associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. —— brett kavanaugh. court of the united states is confirmed. —— brett kavanaughm court of the united states is confirmed. -- brett kavanaugh. it is a vote that will change america. for the first time in decades, the country's highest court has a decisive conservative majority. donald trump is on air force one right now. he has told reporters we are wrong and that rat kavanaugh managed to withstand these horrible, horrible attacks, as he put it, from the democrats. —— brett. for donald trump, this is the best week of his presidency. it gives him a legacy. but will he pay the price? will there be a 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. scientists and representatives of 195 governments have a approved a report on limiting global

temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. the finalised report, due to be published on monday, will sound a warning about the speed and scale of measures required to protect countries vulnerable to global warming and rising sea levels. it's expected to prompt calls for urgent steps to cut greenhouse emissions to zero by 2050. and we'll bring you the full details of that report in our special coverage of the the intergovernmental panel on climate change on monday. one week after the indonesian island of sulawesi was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami, officials say more than 1,000 people could still be missing beneath the mud and rubble. so far the official death toll is around 1,500. hundreds of buildings were destroyed in the city of palu when it was hit by a wall of water. yet alongside the despair, there have been stories of hope, as our correspondent nick beake reports. within this devastated city you find incredible stories of survival.

12—year—old football fan rizki was in an internet cafe in palu, watching highlights of his beloved manchester city when the earthquake struck. "suddenly the earth started to shake," he tells us. "i started to run, my hand was crushed, but i was able to stick out my other hand and wave it, someone saw me and helped me out." when his broken arm heals, rizki says he wants to get so good at football he can play alongside his heroes. who is your favourite manchester city player? riyad mahrez. algerian international riyad mahrez became manchester city's record signing when they bought him for £60 million this summer. we thought manchester city may want to know about their young fan's amazing story of survival thousands of miles away. so we got in touch. and it turns out riyad mahrez wants

to send a personal message. now, rizki doesn't know anything about this. hi, rizki. somebody wants to say hello to you. hi, rizki. how are you? i hope you're getting better. i heard that you are a big city fan. so i just want to wish you a good recovery. i hope you get better and we will give you the best wishes from man city. he also said that he'd like to send you a signed shirt as well. "i can't wait to get better and wear it", he says. in the city of sorrow, where they have lost so much... thank you. a smile goes a long way. nick beake, bbc news, palu. some patients could see their gps in groups, under plans being considered by the nhs in england. doctors have been trialling shared

appointments for up to 15 patients with the same condition, ranging from raised blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis, to chronic back pain and asthma. the royal college of gps says patients like getting the support of others, while gps say it stops them having to repeat advice. mary henfrey is a patient who's taken part in group—led sessions. she said other people asked questions she might not have thought of. i used to go to see dr birrell weekly and it was a three—hour group session and the good part about it was people ask questions that you might not have thought of asking yourself and also it was nice to see other people and talk to them and get their experiences as well. 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 reports 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. translation: we have had 17 years of a leftist government that finished oui’ a leftist government that finished our country. 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. elene 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. once 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. brazilians go to the elections deeply divided. tens of thousands of people have marched through edinburgh in support of scottish independence. a mass rally at holyrood park at the end of the march went ahead sta rt star a mass rally at holyrood park at the end of the march went ahead start start regard despite a ban from the body responsible for the park. catriona renton reports. a sea of people make their way down edinburgh's royal mile, bringing together

supporters of independence. in the lead up to the event, organisers said they anticipated the march to be the biggest and boldest demonstration for independence in scotland's history, and today, they are delighted with the turnout. i'm not a member of the snp. i'm nota member of any political party, i support grassroots organisations. but at the end of the day, that is what it is all about. getting people together to free our country. the rally planned for the end of the march just beyond the scottish parliament at holyrood park did not have permission. as historic environment scotland do not allow events about political nature here. but it went ahead. people showing their support for the cause. the movement is growing. the more, the merrier. it is amazing. supposedly they said there will be about 100,000. we are hoping that there is. cos it is still coming. we have been voting for scotland and we know that scotland will probably get its independence. a spokesperson for historic environment scotland said it is their priority today to work with partners including the police

to facilitate the march safely in the park and they will review the situation after the march. it is just after 11:15. headlines on bbc news: the supreme court confirms brett kavanaugh‘s the supreme court confirms brett kava naugh‘s confirmation. toxic air pollution is much worse in eight areas of england than previously thought, a government review reveals. ray galton, one half of the writing duo behind hancock's half hour and steptoe and son, has died at the age of 88. sport, and for a full round—up, here's the bbc sport centre. manchester united performed a great

comeback, 2—0 down to manchester united. jose mourinho's team fought back to win 3—2. earlier there'd been speculation that mourinho might have been sacked today. we have the story. manchester united they have built success on loyalty. but this latest crisis is becoming impossible to ignore. in the stands and in the boardroom, the focus is onjose mourinho, master of deflection tactics, but with job on the line. in football, one match, one moment, can in football, one match, one moment, ca n settle in football, one match, one moment, can settle things, but it was newcastle who brought the early urgency. first, kennedy strikes sta rts urgency. first, kennedy strikes starts the blame game. they followed wit a swivel and shot, the japanese international cut deep into old trafford. a frantic enough start for desperation to come early and mourinho asking — what more he could do? at half—time the manager seemed destined for the exit door. but his

changed team found a second half breakthrough. mata's free kick set the momentuality running. five mines later they had a quick fire double. martial. relief. 20 minutes of redemption were coming. the winner, alexis sanchez, the man whose form has been defiant. this may be one match and win team, but or the people and manager they will hope loyalty is rewarded. footballs are notjust made of victories, they are made about difficult moments, but always with pride. that's the way i wa nt always with pride. that's the way i want to be a football manager. that's the way i am a football manager for many years. always with pride. not always with victoria ritz, but always with pride. in the second half, with lots of pride. it doesn't matter the result. in the end, obviously three points that we

need a victory, that we need everything is better. still looking for a first league win of the season after a 1—1 with burnley. they are unbeaten now in six games. the strike at everton was key as they beat in the premiership — aberdeen struggling to find the net. they managed to get four against st mirren. bottom of the table: nicola adams won the interim wbo world flyweight title after a points victory over mexico's milan in only her fifth professional fight. the champion rocked her opponent with some vicious shots here. this was the 10th round. all three judges

gave the victory to adams, who will now be in pole position for a world title fight. its advantage lewis hamilton once again in the f1 title race. he's qualified on poll for the japanese grand prix, whilst his main rival sebastian vettel is down in ninth on the grid. the conditions at the track were tricky. they caught out sauber‘s marcus ericsson, as you can see. the heaviest of the rain came in the final part, but hamilton managed to get out in time to set the pace. behind, though, sebastian vettel was helpless on the damp track and look set to lose more ground on hamilton in the race. he is 50 points behind, withjust five grand prix to go. hamilton is on the verge of a fifth world title in f1. another briton has been making history on two wheels. he was lucky to limp away from this horrible crash. with just

a suspected broken foot. this was was the final round of the speedway system in poland. he defied pain to get become on to win, and with it he becomes the first briton to win three speedway world titles. incredible after that crash! that is all the sport from us for now. thank you very much. gambling addicts a new app has helped them tackle their addiction. tens of thousands of people have signed up to the service which allows a "gambling block" to be activated by the customer and prevents money from their account being paid to bookmakers. dan whitworth from radio 4's moneybox explains how it works. iam i am surrounded by them. there is one over there, one in that direction where i used to spend every penny... bookmakers seem tore everywhere for danny. walking around manchester city centre brings back mad memories, having spent most of

his 20s addicted to gambling. loss well in excess of 50,000. that isn't the amount i have won and gambled back. i am living at my dad's house. i don't have much material things. i am seeing friend whose are getting their first am seeing friend whose are getting theirfirst deposit, am seeing friend whose are getting their first deposit, first car. i'm starting again from zero. damagy tried to stop. he sent e—mails asking to ban himself from dozens of individual bookmakers. but whenever his addiction would take hold, he could always find a new one willing to ta ke could always find a new one willing to take his bet. until, that, is his bank cut off his gambling funds at the source. this new type of gambling block being offered by online banks can spot any transaction a person might try to make with a betting company, whether ina shop make with a betting company, whether in a shop or in an app on your mobile phone and stop it from happening before the money even leaves their account. we have had about 25,000 people self—exclude from gambling. not all of those were problem gamblers. we got in touch

and rana problem gamblers. we got in touch and ran a survey and asked people how they were using it. probably seven or 8,000 people did have a history of gambling. we saw transactions on their account previously. we have mondayer toed their usage since and seen a 70% decline in gambling—related transactions for those customers. a big impact. with at least 430,000 problem gamblers right across britain, the royal college of psychiatrists is calling on the five big high street banks to introduce similar blocks for their customers. this type of gambling block can make an enormous difference. what we see are people in our clinic who have lost their family homes because of moments when they have not been able to control their spending on gambling. if you're unable to access funds, notjust gambling. if you're unable to access funds, not just because gambling. if you're unable to access funds, notjust because you have put in management of funds by getting spouses in management of funds by getting spouses to help you, but if you're unable to do it, because you cannot spend that money, it can save people's homes, it can save people's families, and they are mental health

can be preserved. the five main high street banks say whilst they don't offer this type of gambling block yet, they are always looking at now ways of trying to help —— new ways of trying to help vulnerable customers. the gambling commission says it supports the idea and is talking to banks about how to improve existing protections for problem gamblers. as for danny, put sim think — this new type of block has turned his life around. sim think — this new type of block has turned his life aroundlj sim think — this new type of block has turned his life around. i feel better, happier. getting goals. getting on with my life. i can see where i want to be. the best part is i don't want to gamble anymore. i don't see that as being the first thing i wake up wanting to do now. 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. asample? 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. a stencil spraypainting by elusive artist banksy has attracted controversy after it self—destructed just moments after being sold for more than £1 million. the framed girl with balloon, one of the artist's best—known works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london. the piece shows a girl reaching towards a heart—shaped balloon and was the final work sold at the auction. duncan kennedy reports. this is a story about a pointing,

girl with a balloon. that may be the last clear thing we can say about it. yesterday during an auction in london, the art world was stunned when it was ripped to pieces by a shredder, hidden inside its own frame. so far, so bizarre. what had happened and who did it? well, tonight another video has emerged. a video on banksy‘s own instagram page. apparently showing him hiding the shredder inside the frame. why? well... bang been's video then —— ba nksy‘s well... bang been's video then —— banksy‘s video shows friday's action as the bidding for the painting hits 850,000... applause this happened. the picture is sliced into pits. stunned? orserious statement? no—one knows. his fans

believe it's banksy at his baffling best. i thought it was brilliant! ba nksy best. i thought it was brilliant! banksy has taken good ideas and made them universally great. made them universally acceptable. when before ba nksy universally acceptable. when before banksy came along, painting on the street was a criminal act. if banksy does a painting on the wall, suddenly it's art. what's the difference? south byes expressed bewilderment and hasn't revealed what the person who bought the picture thinks about having — well, half a picture. social media is awash with claims that it's the truth that may have been shredded in all this. as for banksy, well, seeing any bit of him — if it is him -is seeing any bit of him — if it is him —isa seeing any bit of him — if it is him — is a rarity in itself. painter, prankster, and now paper shredder. his talent for spectacle placing him at the cutting edge of art.

and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers anne ashworth and john stapleton. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. good evening. if you have been up today and out, you might have been a bit disappointed, because we really have seen a day of persistent rain. quite rare across parts of england and wales, but it didn't make for a great saturday afternoon. lots of rain. different story north and west. i will come to that in just a moment. the rain is starting to clear. pushing its way from the essex and kent coast as we speak. further north, we had just a few isolated showers. lots of sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. a beautiful afternoon. we've seen numerous weather watcher picture sent in. they were all stunning. here isjust one

sent in. they were all stunning. here is just one to illustrate the point. really the place to be there. it will be a different story tomorrow. i can guarantee you contrasting weather conditions to what you've had today. that means we will see rain pushing to into scotland, first signs starting to show its hand now and also strengthening winds. we keep the clear skies further south. so the green tones denoting temperatures are likely to fall away. already they are below freezing in one or two rural spots. low single figures, widely across the country. a krill chilly start to sunday. a touch of fast. for scotland, you haddy, wet and wind —— cloudy, wet and windy, with in excess of 40 to 50 mills per rain. northern ireland will be cloudy. not that much in the way of significant rain. and then for england and wales after a beautiful