this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 11. victory for president trump as brett kavanaugh is sworn onto the supreme court after weeks of debate over sexual abuse allegations. republicans believe in the rule of law, not the role of the mob. pret a manger confirms a second historic case where a customer is believed to have died from an allergic reaction — this time to a sandwich which was supposed to be dairy—free. nicola sturgeon says she would not stand in the way of a second referendum on brexit — but it would not be a solution to the scottish voice not being heard. i have said before we would not stand in the way of a second referendum. i think snp mps would undoubtedly board for dead. —— to vote for it. theresa may appeals to labour voters

unhappy with jeremy corbyn‘s leadership to consider switching to the conservatives. turkish officials say they believe a dissident saudi journalist was murdered at his country's consulate in istanbul. defeat for conor mcgregor — but the fighting continued outside the ring. as soon as the fight finished — mcgregor‘s opponent vaulted the cage and headed towards the irishman‘s team, and a brawl began. and coming up on dateline london, the panel will be discussing the rumours of a breakthrough in the brexit talks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. brett kavanaugh has been sworn in to the us supreme court, following the closest senate confirmation vote in more than a century.

he has denied allegations of sexual misconduct as a young man. last night, president trump hailed the appointment as "truly historic", but democrats said it would galvanise their support at the polls. here's our north america correspondent, barbara plett usher. it has been a great week for donald trump — the economy's looking good, the supreme court, even better. i stand before you today on the heels of a tremendous victory for our nation, our people and our beloved constitution. just a few hours ago, the us senate confirmed judge brett kavanaugh to the united states' supreme court. this is what president trump promised voters he would deliver, and he has, a month before midterm elections. brett kava naugh's confirmation cements a conservative majority

on the supreme court that will chart america's direction for a generation. shut it down, shut it down! but it's not the kind of victory he imagined. sergeant—at—arms will restore order in the gallery. it was a close vote almost entirely among party lines, and it didn't go smoothly. without objection. the judge's nomination was upended by a university professor who accused him of trying to rape her when they were teenagers. but his belligerent and partisan response rallied people defending him. the democrats are focused on turning this distressing incident into political gain. the protesters have lost this battle. but they will carry on the fight into the midterms. even thouthudge kavanaugh has won his seat on the supreme court, the political drama continues.

earlier dr leslie vinjamuri, head of the us and americas programme at chatham house, spoke to the bbc about the significance of kavanaugh's win. i don't think i have ever seen americans more divided over a supreme court confirmation, or over any issue in the last 22 months, the period of the donald trump presidency. the division is really difficult to understate. it has been quite extraordinary. the reactions have been very intense, people now question on the left, the democrats, question integrity not only of the candidates, but they now see the court as being deeply political and partisan. on the right, they see this as a victory, and they see the democrats as having tried to launch and wager a smear campaign against this candidate who they see

as tremendously comprimised. the narrative could not be more different on both sides, and that is one of the most disturbing things, it is not clear that the court will any longer be seen to be independent from politics, and that has been absolutely critical to american democracy. the question now, of course, in american political life, is how this will impact the midterms. the women, this is likely to bring out, he'll like to vote, and would like to take back the house. if the democrats take back the house, the chances that they can impeach, that they can move to impeach thisjustice cavanagh are very significant. if the republicans continue to control the senate, but that become something that is very much in play. it is also going to mobilise the conservative base, who also had a negative reaction to the integrity of the process, and it will feel much more mobilised now

to vote that they have won. on both sides, we could see a very significant mobilisation, and so much of it happens in american politics right now is about whether or not people turn out to vote that determined so much, as opposed to changing people's views, it is as actually as to whether or not they turn out to vote. the backlash will be very likely to inspire a rescue officials are to stop searching for victims of indonesia's earthquake and tsunami which struck the island of sulawesi last month. indonesian authorities said victims who have not been found after the 11th of october will be declared missing. some limited searching may still go ahead, but large—scale searches involving teams are expected to stop after this date. at least 1,763 people are known to have died. officials in haiti say at least 11 people have been killed in an earthquake in the north of the country. the epicentre of the 5.9 magnitude quake was about 11 miles northwest of the city of port—de—paix. the president has appealed for calm after the tremor. it's one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded

in haiti since 2010, when thousands of people were killed. pret a manger has revealed a second customer may have died following an allergic reaction to one of its products. the individual died in december last year after eating a flatbread which was supposed to be dairy—free. the company says the fault lies with a supplier — saying it was mis—sold an ingredient that was contaminated with dairy protein. theresa may has appealed to labour supporters urging them to vote for her rather than jeremy corbyn. in an article for the observer, the prime minster highlights what she calls her party's moderate and patriotic programme. labour says the government is ‘desperate‘ and trying to ‘con‘ working people. our political correspondent jonathan blake is with me. theresa may made a similar picture and her conference speech this week trying to split the labour party from those in the centre to those

more of the jeremy from those in the centre to those more of thejeremy corbyn persuasion. there is a piece in the observer today, paper and many labour supporters may read and she is trying to appeal to them, particularly labour supporters and she had aboutjeremy corbyn in the direction he's taken the party. she says the conservatives have a modern and patriotic programme for government and dinner party for the whole country. she acknowledges within that that attacks on jeremy corbyn that they conservative party have engaged with will not work on the road and will not win the conservatives the next election. she says we cannotjust point out the fa u lts says we cannotjust point out the faults and the floors and an she says that she lays out how the conservatives can help working people and says that the end of this that it people and says that the end of this thatitis people and says that the end of this that it is in sight. how that will happen of what form it might take,

we're not sure a lot. she was light on the details. the chancellor philip hammond when he gives the budget later this year will have little room for manoeuvre in terms of how much money he has to spend andi of how much money he has to spend and i do not think we will see big public spending commitments from the government any time soon. the morning the conservative party chairman brandon lewis was asked on his view exactly how conservatives plan to move on from eight years of austerity. in the prime ministers speech she outlined the example moving the capital councils for building houses moving forward to different structures. that's what we mean by the change in ending is that it did. we'll also clear that they are set for public sector pay we will look at what the independent panels come back with. we always have to make sure it pays to work and we help people get back into work and do away that is they are for the taxpayer. -- do it in a way. if that is a risk of a no deal

people are talking of calamity. is this claim by the prime minister possible and is she making this pitch to win over supporters because people are fearful of a new moderate party or movement forming? what is the reason for the timing?|j party or movement forming? what is the reason for the timing? i think there is a bit of both. she's tying it to have appeal for people within the conservative party and beyond to back position and her strategy on brexit. you will notice in her speech and in this article today it is if she gets the brexit deal and if brexit is a success then we can see an end to austerity insight and people can hope for sunnier times ahead in terms of economy. that is a very big effort. the we do not know as sunnier times will come. there is as sunnier times will come. there is a lot of debate around economic impact. there are arguments made on both sides of the government gets

what it once in terms of the brexit deal the economy will suffer but other people see it as an opportunity for us to strike trade deals around the world and take advantage of that. there are a lot of efforts but it is a political gamble by the prime ministers saying if we make a success brexit her terms you can trust me that we will have better times in terms of the economy ahead and we can put this year austerity behind us. that is a gamble as well because her position at the moment is precarious. although ministers and cabinet ministers today in this week of talks in more optimistic terms about getting a deal with the eu that they can be pleased with that is the issue of getting it through parliament which is by no means a foregone conclusion. we have just had the snp leader saying she would probably support our second referendum if that came before parliament as an option. jeremy corbyn has been effectively pushed

into saying that but what we want is an election. they do. this is all about what happens for brexit deal cannot be voted for and passed through parliament. what are the options then? they are hypothetical scenarios of the state. potentially realistic ones. for the first time nicola sturgeon is saying in that scenario if that is an option of another referendum happening her mps would back it. more on scotland very soon and more on the eu front. two men have been arrested after 4 police officers were injured in north london last night. two male officers were stabbed, and two female officers were hurt after responding to reports of fighting in islington. one of the officers is still being treated for stab wounds in hospital. a search is continuing for a kayaker who went missing during a race off the dorset coast. 60—year—old alistair collier from worcester was last seen around midday yesterday near the start of the course. 15 competitors were taking part in the event

from knoll beach to swanage. coastguards said organisers raised the alarm when he did not complete the race. the authorities in turkey say they believe a prominent saudi journalist has been killed inside the kingdom's consulate in istanbul. jamal khashoggi who was criticial of some saudi government policies, hasn't been seen since entering the building last week. a source at the consulate described the accusation as "baseless". our turkey correspondent mark lowen is following developments. they believed he stove in a

premeditated murder. and his body was then removed. the saudis said this was basis. the open cupboards and bizarre attempt to show the journalist was not inside. jamal khashoggi entered the saudi concert last tuesday. he was trying to get documents for his forthcoming wedding to a turkish woman, who remained outside. when he didn't emerge, she alerted the police and authorities. since then, the turks have been claiming that jamal khashoggi was still inside the building, they don't believe he left. the saudis are denied this, saying that he did leave and they were trying to locate him. last night, this bombshell allegations by the turkish authorities, which say that the initial investigations suggest he was killed inside the consulate in a premeditated murder, possibly by a group of 15 saudi officials, who flew here last tuesday, and then returned to saudi the same day. they believe that his body was removed from the consulate building shortly afterwards. the saudis have said that that is baseless,

and the saudi consort general took a camera crew around inside the building in a sort of bizarre way of opening cupboards to show that jamal khashoggi was not hiding inside cupboards, and they say that they are still trying to locate this very high—profile dissident. just how critical of the saudi regime has he been? well, he was very close to the saudi government for a long time. he was their press adviser, to a saudi prince when he was ambassador in london, but with crown prince mohammed's leadership, he has become increasingly critical of the saudi government's clamp—down on dissidents, on opponents. he has been critical of saudi arabia's involvement in the war in neighbouring yemen, said he was a thorn in their side. he has been living in self—imposed exile in the us for the last year. he was a regular contributor to the washington post, which left a blank space for his column and said that their relationship is already strained over a number of issues, the headlines on bbc news... victory for president trump — as brett kavanaugh is sworn onto the supreme court — after weeks of debate over sexual abuse allegations. pret a manger confirms a second person died from an allergic reaction to a sandwich which was supposed to be dairy—free. theresa may appeals to labour voters unhappy with jeremy corbyn's leadership to consider switching

to the conservatives. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. ugly scenes marred ufc 229, as lightweight champion khabib nurmagomedov began a brawl outside the octagon after beating conor mcgregor. khabib dominated the fight, beating mcgregor in the fourth round by submission, with the irishman tapping out to a rear naked choke. that means the russian retains his title but afterwards, in extraordinary scenes, he leapt over the cage and attacked someone in the crowd. then someone from the khabib camp climbed into the cage and appeared to attack mcgregor inside the octagon. it's since emerged that three of khabib's party have been arrested and his payment has been withheld pending further investigation. i want to say sorry to the athletic commission, to the mcgregors. i know this is not my best side. this is not my best side.

i am a human being. i don't understand how people can talk about ijump in the cage, what about talking about my religion is like you talked about my what about talking about my religion and he talked about my religion, my country, my father. well former ufc fighter dan hardy was commentating on the fight for bbc radio 5 live and says the brawl cast a shadow over the sport and that khabib should be banned for his actions. i don't see any other way around it and if he had to suspend it which would probably at least six months and probably 12 for his actions, he jumped feet first into a crowd. one of his party. he was be suspended for the period of time which means the belt will probably be struck from him and then we will see tony ferguson pay somebody else for the

va ca nt ferguson pay somebody else for the vacant title. —— face somebody else. lewis hamilton is on the verge of a fifth formula one drivers championship. he could wrap it up as soon as the next race in the united states. it's after a peerless performance to win this morning's japanese grand prix — a race that saw rival sebastian vettel once again the maker of his own downfall. ben croucher has the story... the weekend has been incredibly strong for the team. i don't know why they don't make tracks like this any more. every second of the runner was great fun. now motogp and honda rider marc marquez has won the inaugural thailand grand prix to take a huge stride toward a third successive title. marquez snatched the lead from andrea dovizioso right at the end of the race to extend his lead to 77 points

over ducati's dovizioso with four races remaining. marquez can wrap up the series with a win injapan in two weeks time.. manchester united pulled off a remarkable comeback in the premier leageu yesterday it was manchester united ‘s worst start to the season for 29 years but despite the victory many feel he was still legal the club. i think it is a case of when rather than. he might not even see the next game, chelsea away. it is not that simple. ithink game, chelsea away. it is not that simple. i think he's probably unhappy with what is hid from the clu b unhappy with what is hid from the club in terms of the players and signing on the way he has dealt with players. it is not a happy camper. it works for the weekend and

balances that out of the disarray but still it will not banish all the bad feelings and issues. there are three games in the premier league today, including manchester city's much anticipated trip to anfield... both sides still unbeaten in the league so far this season and liverpool have beaten city three times this year already. jurgen klopp has won more matches against guardiola than any other manager. always we know somebody‘s telling me good luck for sunday. and i think always, unfortunately, we need it. so that's how it is in these games. we need it in all the games we play against them. and we need it again. but that is a problem. —— but that is no problem. if you work hard you own it, you deserve it. and so that is what we try to do. mixed up with very good football. that is the plan. i am not feeling beaten, not even last season, so everyone can beat us, accept it.

it is part of the game, just to learn. anfield is a special because they have a good manager and good players. and that happens well we approach the game and how we are like a team. (wipe gfx) no question about the biggest match today .. the top two face each other with defending champions and league leaders manchester city travelling to anfield to face liverpool .. to anfield to face liverpool the pair are only separated by goal difference heading into the game. before that fulham host arsenal at midday and southampton take on chelsea at two fifteen. in the scottish premiership rangers host top of the table hearts, while celtic will be hoping to bounce back from their europa league defeat when they travel to stjohnstone. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the snp leader nicola sturgeon says she expects her party would support a new referendum on brexit if it comes to a vote in the house of commons. the central issues for

activists are brexit and a possible second referendum on independence. tens of thousands marched through the centre of edinburgh yesterday. we can now cross to our correspondent andrew kerr who is at the conference and has more on this. we have seen nicola sturgeon saying she would support a second referendum. delegates are just starting to gather here just now and brexit continues to drive the agenda. they were hoping that would bea agenda. they were hoping that would be a much clearer picture at the time this conference came around and thatis time this conference came around and that is certainly not the case at the moment. we're hearing today when it comes to the brexit deal that the snp mps in the house of commons will vote against unless that includes staying in the single market and customs union and that all feeds into calls for second independence referendum. tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of edinburgh yesterday with the one

thing that but the leadership here say they need more clarity. when it comes to another referendum, this time in the brexit deal, some people have termed as the people's vote and thatis have termed as the people's vote and that is a campaign behind this, it seems nicola sturgeon might be coming round to this. she has some quite warm words to say about that on the andrew marr programme earlier. but she still wanting a cast—iron guarantee about scotland remaining in the european union. we simply cannot have a situation which i discovered a moment ago as fire or frying pan. ithink i discovered a moment ago as fire or frying pan. i think in most circumstances mps of all parties should come together and look at the alternatives. no doubt cause for the second referendum would go no circumstances and i've said before we would not stand in the wake of a second referendum, so—called people's vote. i think snp mps would undoubtedly vote for. how much does

bread to dominate the political debate out there? the parliamentary maps are crucial in the next few months. yes, they really are crucial and brexit does continue to dominate the agenda here in scotland. i think thatis the agenda here in scotland. i think that is bubbly some frustration from the scottish government from senior snp politicians. they are perhaps rather on the sidelines when it comes to this for the moment at least the negotiations going on between the uk government and the european union. as you point out the parliamentary arithmetic will be crucial, essentially. it all comes down to the brexit deal. there never seems to be majority in the house of commons in favour of anything whichever way you cut it. the snp have been very clear today that u nless we have been very clear today that unless we stay in the single market and customs union they will not vote for the deal. that means they are setting a rather high bar because that has been ruled out for the

moment but brexit continues to dominate discussions here in glasgow for the snp conference. would they worry about voting down and government deal and then perhaps being blamed for a potential no deal scenario? this is a tricky moment for the snp. this is a very pro—european party and in some way is the critics are saying hang on, if you will be voting this deal down and the uk crashes out of the european union, without a deal, could the snp be blamed for that? but of course some people are thinking within the snp that actually if that is a hard brexit that does help build the campaign perhaps far a independent scotland if that is an economic catastrophe under hard brexit. some cynics are pointing that out of course but it isa pointing that out of course but it is a tricky position for the snp to ta ke is a tricky position for the snp to take at the moment. nicola sturgeon

in that andrew marr interview was saying we do not know what might be happening and we do not know how the deal might be cut but they see the single market and the customs union as the surest way of preserving scotland's economic standing and indeed the uk's current economic standing as a whole. leading british musicians including ed sheeran, rita ora and sting havejoined forces to warn about the impact of a no—deal brexit on the music industry. they've signed an open letter to theresa may, which was orchestrated by sir bob geldof. they claim that crashing out of the eu will seriously damage a creative sector worth an estimated £41; billion a year. when the brexit ears talk about

global britain that is that. and when the brexit ears talk about brexit batters out. we are being rewarded by some beautiful sunshine now. i have chosen to show you the sunshine and the frosty start because we're weather watch pictures coming in from the north which is showing us the pouring rain coming out of this next weather system which will be meandering across the northern half of the country for the next three days. but it is bringing with it mild atlantic winds, strong winds today. quite a lot of rain already today. quite a lot of rain already today as you can see in the rainfall chart. it will just today as you can see in the rainfall chart. it willjust keep coming and the winds will just chart. it willjust keep coming and the winds willjust keep blowing. we're talking about gusts of a0 or

50 miles an hour. blog across scotla nd 50 miles an hour. blog across scotland prats cumbria lancashire. for the bulk of northern england it will be a beautiful day in a bid to yesterday when we had to chilly temperatures in gloucestershire and quite a lot of rainfall. ia degrees to quite a lot of rainfall. 1a degrees to 16 degrees today and getting hires and go to the coming week. even though the rain will be warm in the north it will be actually pretty wet at times. more for you later. this is bbc news. the headlines. victory for president trump as brett kavanaugh is sworn onto the supreme court after weeks of debate over sexual abuse allegations. republicans believe in the rule of law, not the role of the mob. pret a manger confirms a second historic case where a customer is believed to have died from an allergic reaction — this time to a sandwich which was supposed to be dairy—free. nicola sturgeon says she would not stand in the way of a second referendum on brexit —

but it would not be a solution to the scottish voice not being heard. they would vote if it was proposed in parliament. now it is time for dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, we ask how theresa may fared at her party's annual conference. was there enough talk of domestic policies alongside the brexit hubbub? there's been a few positive murmurings about that this week, brexit that is, from elsewhere in the eu. we'll discuss that.

and as the us senate prepares to vote on the next potential supreme courtjustice, we'll reflect on what this ugly period might mean for the midterms, and the #metoo movement. with me is the columnist for the i here in the uk,