this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at seven. snp leader nicola sturgeon says her party would back a new brexit referendum if the proposal was put forward at westminster. i have said before we would not stand in the way of a second referendum. i think snp mps would undoubtedly vote for it. pret a manger says a supplier was to blame for a second death — believed to be caused by an allergic reaction to one of its products. 20 people are killed in a car crash involving a stretch limousine in the us state of new york. also coming up, donald trump gets his pick for supreme courtjudge. brett kavanaugh has been sworn in, following protests over claims of sexual assault, which he denies. and in sportsday in half and hour we'll bring you the latest on all the premier league action, including chealsea extending their unbeaten start to the season at southampton. the scottish national party leader

nicola sturgeon has said her party's 35 mps would vote in favour of another eu referendum — if given the opportunity to do so at westminster. her comments are a boost to the campaign for a so—called ‘people‘s vote‘, although the first minister said the "real solution" for scotland was independence. it comes as theresa may seeks to strike a deal with the eu in the next few weeks — it would then need parliamentary approval. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. calls for a second referendum on the terms of brexit were accompanied through central london today by hundreds of dogs. their owners delighted to hear the snp now support their cause. while labour has not ruled out supporting

a so—called people's vote, theresa may has said it will not happen. nicola sturgeon told the andrew marr show that, faced with a choice between a cobbled—together brexit deal or no deal at all, mps should look at an alternative. there is no doubt the calls for a second referendum would grow in those circumstances and i've said before, we would not stand in the way of a second referendum, a so—called people's vote. i think the snp mps would undoubtedly vote for that proposition. they would. that's a very important moment. the snp are the largest uk party to party to commit to a second referendum on brexit, with 35 mps now prepared to support it. but for many nationalists, that's not the referendum they really care about. tens of thousands joined a march in edinburgh yesterday in support of a second referendum on scottish independence. opinion polls published today suggest support is growing, but the question is when to call another vote.

as soon as possible because we are out of europe by april. when would it be right to have another independence referendum? two years after brexit. i think then we will see the damage that's been done to the scottish economy. i understand why there is a delay because you need to find out what the terms of brexit are before we have a second referendum. nicola sturgeon promised an update on the timing of an independence referendum this autumn. now she says we must wait until we know the details of any brexit deal. the challenge is how to maintain her supporters' enthusiasm as she keep them waiting. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages ff at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and the entertainment journalist caroline frost. breaking news coming into us from

south wales. release announcing that two runners in this years card of half marathon had died after suffering cardiac arrest. a man to believe to be in the 20s and the other in his 30s were treated by paramedics after crossing the finishing line. just some earlier pictures there of the race before he got under way. 25,000 people taking part in that eventin 25,000 people taking part in that event in the capital. south wales police just confirming that two men have died after crossing the finish line in that half marathon and wales. the sandwich chain pret a manger has said another of its customers has died from a suspected allergic reaction. the company is blaming one of its, it says a yoghurt, which was supposed to be dairy—free, contained traces of milk protein. —— one of its suppliers. the supplier, a company called coyo, has dismissed the claim as "unfounded". it follows the death of another pret customer, 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse,

from a reaction to sesame seeds. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is in bath. this is the type of super veg rainbow flatbread at the centre of this incident. the person who ate one died in december last year. we don't have details about the person who bought a sandwich from the shop, but it is believed they had an allergic reaction to the product which was supposed to be dairy free, but in fact, contained some dairy proteins. the death has now led to a furious row between pret a manger and one and one of its suppliers, a company called coyo. in a statement, pret a manger said... it went on... coyo based in canton says the claims are unfounded. they say they did have a recall of food containing dairy and say this was after the death.

in a statement, coyo said... this latest tragedy comes after the death of natasha ednan—laperouse, who died from an allergic reaction after eating a sandwich two years ago. after her inquest, herfamily welcome the pret announcement that in future it will list all ingredients on its freshly made products. the death involving the bath pret a manger is not about labelling. instead, it appears to be another incident connected to food allergies, which affects thousands of people. police have confirmed 20 people have been killed after a a crash involving a limousine in upstate new york.

the limousine, which was reportedly carrying a wedding party, collided with another vehicle in schoharie, which is 100 and 70 miles north of new york city. an investigation is currently under way to determine what happened and new york state police say they are not revealing the names of those killed at this stage. a little earlier we spoke to local reporter steve shoes who is at the scene of the crash. this is a very popular local business for the fall season. it is a lwa ys business for the fall season. it is always very crowded, cars parked on the road, and what we thought store is located at the bottom of a steep hill, the limousine might have run the stop sign and collided with another vehicle pushing it into a small ravine. we spoke with an employee of the store earlier and the very upset, they had young employees here hysaj what happened.

—— and they saw what happened. they say this as many dangerous intersection. they had to tractor—trailers flowed through that stop sign as well, and they are concerned nobody has been able to fix the problem. state police wanted press c0 nfe re nce fix the problem. state police wanted press conference at three o'clock local time and have been really tight—lipped about what happened in the roads have been shut down for about ten hours last night, and the only other thing we are trying to find out is the names of who was involved and maybe they will have an a nswer to involved and maybe they will have an answer to what happened and whether the limo had a malfunction or whether the guy did not see the stop sign. i spoke with a man earlier who came by the scene to pay his respects. he was supposed to be at the wedding that the lemieux was coming from. he had chosen not to attend, so he was a little shaken up. federal investigators havejust got on scene but the business is

open and people are coming in and stopping to look at the crash site, but that has not been a large outpouring of family and friends yet. i suspect they are waiting for the media tended to die down a little bit. —— media attention. labour have said they would scrap the new welfare benefit, universal credit, they say the reform has been a failure and is causing hardship for many people. it follows claims that some families will lose £200 a month with its introduction. the government has insisted that universal credit means that work pays, and ensures fairness for taxpayers. police in merseyside say a 27—year—old man has been shot dead in liverpool by a gunman riding a bicycle. emergency services were called to the belle vale area of the city, this morning. a man was treated at the scene but died later in hospital. police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. the body of a man believed to a kayaker who went missing during a race off the dorset coast has been recovered from the water after an extensive search.

60—year—old alistair collier from worcester was last seen yesterday near the start of the course. police confirmed a man was found by a coastguard aircraft and taken to poole hospital by helicopter, after organisers raised the alarm when mr collier failed to finish the race from knoll beach to swanage. a large scale search was carried out including a helicopter, four coastguard rescue teams, and three lifeboats. 0ur news correspondent simon jones is here. really tragic news after such a long search. a very extensive search. mr callier was last seen around midday yesterday, around 15 kayakers were taking part in the race and the race organisers who raised the alarm around an hourand organisers who raised the alarm around an hour and three quarters later when he had not arrived at the finish line. that prompted that huge surge involving a number of lifeboats. three helicopters were searching overnight in the water. a

decision was made this morning to extend the search every out that the coast guard spotter plane was in dublin this afternoon that spotter plane actually located the body of a man and a kayak. those have both been recovered from the water. now, at the moment, formalised to the petition has not taken place but it is believed to be the body of mr collier in his body has been informed. the police have thank all of those who took part in the search. they were hoping that perhaps mr collier has managed to find safety but was unable to alert the emergency service about what had happened to him but unfortunately that body has been recovered. there are sad news. thank you, simon. —— very sad news. in an extraordinary diplomatic development, turkey has accused saudi arabia of murdering a well—known journalist, inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. jamal khashoggi, a saudi national who writes for the washington post, has apparently not been seen since visiting the consulate on tuesday. saudi arabia says the

accusation is baseless. mark lowen reports from istanbul. jamal khashoggi, mysteriously disappeared, or brutally murdered? the high—profile saudi dissident has long been a thorn in the side of his government. he hasn't been seen since entering the saudi consulate in istanbul last tuesday to get marriage papers. his turkish fiancee waiting outside sounded the alarm when he didn't emerge. turkey says it believes mr khashoggi was killed inside the consulate in a premeditated murder involving a saudi hit squad who removed his body. the saudis said that was baseless, opening cupboards in a bizarre attempt to show the journalist is not inside. they claim he left the building and don't know where he is. translation: i would like to confirm that the citizen jamal khashoggi is not at the consulate nor

in the kingdom of saudi arabia and the embassy is working to search for him and we are worried about his case. the turkish president said police are examining cctv footage and called mr khashoggi a friend. after the claims of assassination, he sounded a little more cautious. translation: my expectations are still positive, god willing we do not face a situation that we do not want. his fiancee's hopes are the same. if it is proved that jamal khashoggi's life ended here, it would plunge already strained turkey saudi relations into crisis and could also force london and washington and other western governments to rethink their embrace of crown prince mohammed bin salman because this would amount to state—sponsored murder on foreign soil. from exile in the us, the washington post left blank space forjamal khashoggi's regular article, saying it would be

monstrous and unfathomable if he had been killed. the man who went to his consulate to help him get married, now the subject of an international murder inquiry. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. officials in indonesia say the number of people confirmed to have died in the earthquake and tsunami, has risen to more than 1700. hundreds more are believed to be missing, buried in rubble and mudslides. rescue officials say they'll abandon the main searches for victims this thursday. hywell griffth sent this report from petobo on the island of sulawesi. slowly, some sort of normality is coming back to sulawesi, a basic economy of the bare essentials. the indonesian government has told people they must start thinking about the future. but how do you do that when everything you own has been swept away? this 15—year—old and his father

are hoping to salvage something from their home, but it's hard after the house was carried 400 metres by a mudslide. translation: i saw it from a distance. i was afraid. i was sad. i was searching around trying to find my mum and my sisters. his mother was found alive, but his sister and his niece were both killed in petobo's mudslide. 500 families used to live here. so far, they've found at least 300 bodies. but in reality, they may never be able to know exactly how many people were trapped in this mud. the indonesian government has announced it will end search and rescue operations on thursday. it's likely petobo will then be declared a mass grave. nearby, this school isn't ready to reopen, but emergency tent classrooms could be set up this week. for this boy and his father, planning a future is still difficult, but they are desperate

to try to rebuild their lives. the headlines on bbc news... snp leader nicola sturgeon says her party would back a new brexit referendum if the proposal was put forward at westminster. pret a manger says a supplier was to blame for a second death — believed to be caused by an allergic reaction to one of its products. two men have died after running in the cardiff half marathon — both runners were treated after completing today's race. president trump has told a rally of his supporters that the confirmation of brett kavanaugh as a us supreme courtjustice has energised the republican campaign for the us midterm elctions. brett kava naugh's nomination was finalised last, despite a series of allegations of sexual misconduct, which he'd strongly denied.

president trump says the battle showed what is at stake for the midterms. from washington, barbara plett—usher reports. the brutal partisan fight over brett kava naugh's nomination is over. but it's set the battle lines for what is to come. president trump is on the campaign trail. he did a victory lap over his supreme court success, but pivoted quickly to mid—term elections as the way to protect his historic achievement. on november sixth, you will have the chance to stop the radical democrats, and that's what they've become, by electing a republican house and a republican senate. we will increase our majorities. the gripping drama over judge kavanaugh's nomination raised the stakes on both sides, not only over the direction of the supreme court, but also over the direction of the metoo movement. those on the left accused republicans of soft—pedalling sexual assault.

those on the right accused democrats of weaponising the metoo movement to assassinate the character of an innocent man. democrats, too, are capitalising on that anger. this is not a time to curl up. it is not a time to shut up, it is not a time to give up. it is a time to get up, to rise up, to speak up. and that's what women in particular are doing, not only in washington but in cities around the country. both parties are seething with anger and set on channelling that outrage to elections. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, washington. niall stanage is a white house columnist at the us political website the hill, he had the latest news on the appointment for my colleage lukwessa burak. it is difficult to play this out with absolute certainty, clearly there are republicans who do feel they have scored a big victory here.

there were social conservative voters in this country who held their noses when voting for donald trump, for precisely this reason in the hope he would turn the supreme court in a conservative direction and he has now done that. but your report i think indicated the extent to which this has really ignited anger among women. that could clearly rebound to the democratic advantage. how do you think this episode will be read in thejudicial history of america? we are learning so much now about the role of the supreme court. yes, i think people outside the us don't always see the supreme court as quite as important as it is. the supreme court rules on a lot of the most divisive issues in american public life. going back to the 1950s on issues like racial segregation in education or interracial marriage. right up to the present day where things like same—sex

marriage or abortion is part of the court's jurisdiction. this will be critical and now there is an in—built strong conservative majority on the court and is a very significant thing. and means trump's legacy is going to endure potentially for decades. there was a professor saying we might be heading into the most conservative era since 1937. many people are now looking to the all—important female vote, but on both sides, what side is most likely to come out and be galvanised ? the democrats or the republicans? it would appear the democrats have the edge here. people talk about the female vote but it is more complicated than that. the basic contours are non—white women wote for the democrats, white woman without college education vote

heavily for the republicans. which leave college educated white women as a swing vote. now there has been sounds already of erosion of support among that group for republicans to miss signs of erosion. a report last week showed republicans almost 20 points behind with college—educated white women. before this episode had fully reverberated. there would be major repercussions in the elections beyond the midterm. in terms of repercussions, talking about the midterms and the 2020 election, what about the scrutiny that the supreme court and questioned about its legitimacy really rising now, do you get the feeling that americans to have that confidence that it is independent? i feel that confidence is almost certainly declining. and for good reason. it used to be that the supreme court was seen as above politics to some degree.

of course people realise that certain justices would have a conservative or liberal philosophy ofjurisprudence, but if we look at the kavanaugh hearing last week, it seems like he almost positioned himself as a republican. that is different from saying that a judge a conservative philosophy. so when you see that and we see the intensity of the democratic campaign against him, i think the supreme court is really falling victim to the broader polarisation we see here. new royal navy contracts worth more than a billion pounds have been announced. the ministry of defence says the deals will see 17 ships serviced and fitted with the latest equipment, as our business correspondent, joe miller, reports. they supply britain's warships with fuel, ammunition, and food, take part in disaster relief operations around the world, and even patrol the ice waters of the antarctic. but the navy's royal fleet auxiliary and survey and hydrographic ships are in need of a spruce up.

now, dockyards in birkenhead, falmouth, and tyneside have been awarded contracts to look after 17 vessels, keeping them fitted with the latest equipment over the next ten years. the ministry of defence says the new war work will support 700 jobs and save the government £100 million. but service contracts are not the main prize for britain's maritime industry. lucrative contracts for the building of three entirely new non—combat ships had yet to be awarded. at a speech in glasgow in may, labour leaderjeremy corbyn criticised the government for allowing non—uk firms to bid for the work. workers in uk shipyards from plymouth, where i was last week, and glasgow to belfast, share a proud tradition of building some of the best ships in the world. unfortunately, the conservative government is currently trashing that tradition by offering up the ministry of defence's most recent contract for three new fleet solid support ships to overseas

companies, to be built elsewhere. there might be some good news in the offing for the country's shipyard workers. the government wants to add at least five new frigates to the fleet and says they will have to be built on british shores. joe miller, bbc news. scientists and representatives from nearly 200 governments have been meeting in south korea all week to try and agree a new report urging more ambitious global warming targets. tomorrow, they're expected to say increases in temperatures should be capped at 1.5 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. their report will warn countries that the existing target of two degrees, adopted in the paris agreement of 2015, is no longer enough. earlier one of the report's authors, professor myles allen, explained the impact such a temperature change could have on our lives. that was a huge achievement of the paris agreement

but of course, everybody recognised at the time that the science available at the time didn't tell them what exactly that would mean. what were the benefits of limiting it to1.5, as opposed to allowing it to rise to two? and how much harder work would it be to meet a 1.5 degrees goal rather than settling for two? this is why they commissioned this new report. it is a very special report, but it is also a report specifically requested by the international community, asking us as academics to fill in the details, explain to them exactly what this 1.5 degrees goal means, so that they can then continue to discuss how they will manage to get that. it does, it is no secret that the implication of talking about 1.5 rather than two degrees is that we are talking about changes that will happen in our lifetimes. so, halting the increase in global

temperature will require us to limit omissions over all time of carbon dioxide, reducing carbon dioxide emissions not by 20%, not by 50%, but actually by 100%, all the way down to zero. that means big changes. for example, if you're driving a car with a internal combustion engine. it difficult unless it is driven with hydrogen, it is difficult for that to be a zero carbon activity. so, most transition pathways envisage massive electrification of transport. that is one of the areas, because it will no longer be consistent with achieving our climate goals to continue to dump carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as we have been doing in the past. 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 4.4 billion pounds a year. playing music and broadcasting that around the world is what we have done since the ‘60s, since the beatles. it has been a giant influencer, it is the actual voice of britain. so, when the brexiteers talk about a global britain, that is it. and that business, that industry which generates £94 billion a year, will be decimated by brexit. tickets for next year's glastonbury festival have sold out in just over half an hour. a record number of people tried to buy tickets when sales lines opened this morning according to organisers. around 200,000 people are due

to attend the festival at worthy farm, somerset, injune. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. that evening. this weekend we always promised you a tale of two halves of thatis promised you a tale of two halves of that is exactly what would happen. what a difference a day makes. plenty of cloud and rain into scotland and northern ireland. in comparison to yesterday a pretty miserable day but further south ata at a chilly start. we see sunshine. it's been a much better afternoon and parts of cambridge compared to yesterday. the felt quite pleasant. but further north and west we kept the cloud and and also notable gust of wind in excess of 40 and 50 mph. that rain is here to stay not only do the night but also into monday. and potentially tuesday. it could bring potential for localised flooding. the amount of cloud

further south, not as cold tonight and overnight lows of five to 11 degrees. we start off monday with potential for rain around and it is not a wash—out, as you can see the northern isles in the far northeast of scotla nd northern isles in the far northeast of scotland may be dry but there is more ready to come and just keeps beating them off the atlantic. —— feeding him. a breeze will drive in more cloud off the coast. more brighter weather in the prospect. it looks like going to monday we will see this with front bringing some rain and it will meander its way north and south through the day on monday and some of it quite heavy across much of western and northern areas of scotland. the best of the sunshine in the southern and eastern areas and temperatures a degree or so areas and temperatures a degree or so up. similar story as we move out 01’ so up. similar story as we move out or monday into tuesday. still the weather front bringing potential for further wet weather into scotland and northern ireland and certainly

more cloud and more of a breeze but that south—westerly still driving and more warm further south. we'll see temperatures peaking at 20 degrees. if that is music to your ears and looks like the wind will change subtle direction and bring some warm but ahead of it, we could at the start of wednesday morning see potential for fog, hopefully this one will look that away and thenit this one will look that away and then it will try that with the front out of scotland. so from wednesday into thursday looks likely to get warmer still even into the far north of scotland. take care.