this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11pm: snp leader nicola sturgeon says her party would back a new brexit referendum if the proposal was put forward at westminster. i've said before we would not stand in the way of a second referendum, so—called people's vote. i think an snp mp is would undoubtedly vote for it. -- an snp mp is. china says it is holding the missing head of interpol, chinese national, meng hongwei. the saudi government critic turkish officials believe was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. pret a manger blames a supplier for a second death linked to 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. we have been energised. we have been energised. with his supreme court nominee in place, president trump looks to the midterm elections nowjust a month away.

and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the parliamentaryjournalist, tony grew, and entertainment journalist & broadcaster caroline frost. stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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, that would then need parliamentary approval. 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's 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. sarah smith, bbc news.

china has confirmed that the president of interpol, who vanished while visiting the country, has been detained for what it described it as suspected legal violations. meng hongwei, who was the first chinese citizen to lead the agency, had left lyon, where interpol is based, on the 25th of september. reporter simonjones gave more details. this has been a big mystery. mr meng was first reported missing by his wife and today she gave an emotional news c0 nfe re nce wife and today she gave an emotional news conference saying she had no idea what had happened to him, she feared for his safety. she said to last heard from him on the day he disappeared on social media when he said wait for my call but that call never came. today we've heard from the chinese authorities, they say he's been detained in the country. the announcement came from their anticorruption the announcement came from their anticorru ption body, although the announcement came from their anticorruption body, although they didn't give any further details but

we do know he's a former prominent figure in the communist party and heroes to that position under a minister who was subsequentlyjailed for corruption himself. tonight we've heard he's resigned as head of interpol, they'll be looking for a successor next month. zoe bit of clarity in this story, but his ultimate fate remains far from clear —— so a. sandwich chain pret a manger has blamed a supplier for the death of a second customer from a suspected allergic reaction to one of its products. it says a yoghurt, which was supposed to be dairy—free, contained traces of milk protein, a claim dismissed as unfounded by the manufacturer. the news follows the death of 15—year old natasha ednan—laperouse, it was from a reaction to sesame seeds. duncan kennedy has the story. 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 the sandwich from this shop, but it's believed they had an allergic reaction to the product which was supposed to be dairy free, but in fact contained some dairy protein. the death has now led to a furious row between pret

and one of its suppliers, a company called coyo. in a statement, pret a manger said: it went on: but coyo, based in kent, says pret‘s claims are unfounded. they say they did have a recall of food containing dairy, but 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 pret a manger sandwich two years ago.

after natasha's inquest, her family welcomed pret‘s announcement that it would in future list all ingredients on its freshly made products. in their own statement today, natasha's family said they were incredibly saddened to learn of this second death. that death is now being investigated by a coroner. this latest incident has created fresh publicity issues for pret a manger, but brand experts say as long as companies like pret act professionally and sensitively in these situations, their reputation will remain unharmed. for most organisations, what we actually see the effect on their brand will last only a couple of weeks, but then people will continue buying. at times convenience over rationality. 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. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in bath. turkish officials have accused saudi arabia of murdering a high profile saudi journalist inside its consulate in istanbul. jamal khashoggi, who was often critical of the saudi government, entered the consulate last tuesday but hasn't been seen since. saudi arabia says the turkish accusation is baseless but it has the potential to spark a major diplomatic rift between the two countries. mark lowen sent this report from istanbul. jamal khashoggi, mysteriously disappeared or brutally murdered? the high—profile journalist and 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 in the consulate in a premeditated murder involving a saudi hit squad who removed his body.

the saudis called that baseless, touring a camera crew around the consulate, 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 citizenjamal is not at the consulate nor in the kingdom of saudi arabia, and the consulate and the embassy are 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's proved that jamal khashoggi's life ended here,

it would plunge already strained turkey—saudi relations into crisis and could also force london, washington and other western governments to radically rethink their embrace of prince mohammed bin salman. the new saudi image would no longer be one of reform, but of state sponsored murder on foreign soil. from exile in the us, he wrote for the washington post. it left a blank space forjamal khashoggi's regular article, saying it would be monstrous and unfathomable if he'd been killed. commentator, critic, columnist — 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. at least 20 people have been killed in a crash involving a limousine carrying a wedding party to a reception in new york state. police said that all of the 18 people travelling in the limousine were killed, along with two pedestrians, in the incident which happened in the town of schoharie in upstate new york. eyewitnesses described seeing

an suv—style stretch limousine careering off the road and into people at a store and cafe near a busy intersection. we can speak via webcam to evan sery, a local reporter for spectrum news albany, who is at the scene of the crash in schoharie in upstate new york. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. it sounds stressful, what more can you tell us? it is tragic in schoharie, this small upstate new york count. 20 people killed here yesterday at the... the ntsb is calling it the worst fatal vehicle accident in this country since 2009. really awful news out of upstate new york. what do we know about the circumstances of this accident? we don't know much unfortunately. a few

investigators, including state troopers, just arrived on the scene. they've been coming in and out all day, as you can imagine, and we expect them to be here for the next five days is what they're saying. i can tell you to the left of me, i don't want to move it too much because i don't want to lose our connection, is a dangerous intersection, all of the locals are co nsta ntly intersection, all of the locals are constantly talking about how bad an intersection it is. inaudible studio: apologies, we have lost the signal to evan but we got a sense of what had happened in what's been a dreadful accident in which 20 people have been killed. two runners in this year's cardiff half marathon have died after suffering suffered cardiac arrests. the two men who were in their 20s and 30s were treated by paramedics after crossing the finishing line. nicola smith reports from cardiff. 25,000 runners were in the city this

morning for the 15th cardiff half marathon event, and this is a significant race. it's the uk's second largest half marathon after the great north run but it was confirmed to us this evening that two men died after completing the race. the welsh ambulance service tell us they received the first call at around 1215 pm to the finish line. the second came injust before 12:30pm. both men had suffered cardiac arrests. we're told by the race organisers that one man was in his 20s, the other was in his thirties. both were taken to the university hospital of wales in cardiff, where they later died. now, ina cardiff, where they later died. now, in a statement from the race organisers, run for wales, the organisers, run for wales, the organiser has called it a tragedy. he said our deepest sympathies go to

theirfamily he said our deepest sympathies go to their family and friends. emergency services, he said, reacted to this terrible situation with great speed and professionalism. he says eve ryo ne and professionalism. he says everyone connected with the race is devastated and the organisation says it will carry out a full review into procedures. 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. china says it is holding the missing head of interpol, chinese national meng hongwei. turkish officials say they have concrete evidence that a renowned saudi journalist was killed in his country's consulate building in istanbul. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's chris mitchell. good evening. liverpool vs manchester city was billed as one of the games of the season, but like so often is the case, the match failed to live up to the hype.

arsenal did not disappoint, and neither did cheslea. let's take a look at the results of the three games in the premier league today. pierre—emerick aubameyang and alexandre lacazette each got two goals, as arsenal beat fulham 5—1. they're fourth now. cheslea scored three. the first from eden hazard as they beat southampton. chelsea are second and manchester city are top, after their goalless draw with liverpool. riyad mahrez missing a penalty for city late in the game. liverpool's boss said perhaps previousd wins over city had flattered them. you cannot, and we never did, we never dominated city when we played them, even when we won the games stop it was more that we won the balls and it came from counter—attacks topic we are a lot of respect from city today, it was different from a lot of others. the start of the game was brilliant, absolutely spot on, or we were most

difficult to play and unfortunately we cannot keep that level exactly. 40, 50 years, no 40,50 years, no winning here, most of the times or lose, but we deserve respect for what we have done from la st respect for what we have done from last season and this one. we tried to avoid the game, for the spectators is good, up and down, run, run, they have the best team in the world. rangers beat the scottish premiership leaders hearts 3—1. steven gerrard's side, who move up to sixth place, were ahead afterjust three minutes. ryan kent with the goal. alfredo morelos and scott arfield made it 3 before the break. 3—1 it finished. celtic beat stjohnstone 6—0. james forrest scored four goals in 30 first—half minutes. former england and chelsea captain john terry has

retired from football. the 37—year—old earned 78 caps for his country. he won five premier league titles, five fa cups and a champions league in his time at stamford bridge, becoming the club's most decorated player. mo farah has won the chicago marathon and broken the european record, as well as his own british record in the process. farah crossed the line after two hours, five minutes and eleven seconds, despite far from perfect conditions. it's his first victory in only his third marathon. the four time olympic champion was 37 seconds quicker than the european record and improved his personal best british mark by a minute and eleven seconds. i haven't seen him for a little while. i have been in training camp to two months, tomorrow want to go back to london, see my kids and spend a bit of time with them. then i will think again what is the next step, hopefully the world

championships and other stuff, i am not sure. london broncos are back in the super league after they beat toronto 4—2. the broncos will return to the top flight for the first time since their relegation in 2014. it was a nervy, messy game. just three goals in it. the bronco's get the one million prize money in additional funding. lewis hamilton is another step closer to winning a fifth formula 1 world championship. the mercedes driver could wrap up the title as soon as the next race in the united states, after today dominating to win the japanese grand prix. his main rival, ferrari's sebastian vettel, tried to gain ground from ninth place on the grid, but span to the back after colliding with max verstappen. vettel recovered, but could only finish in sixth place. hamilton meanwhile, led serenely from pole for the entire race to seal his ninth win of the season and move 67 points clear at the top of the standings with four races remaining. that's all the sport for now.

thanks very much indeed. governments across the world will face renewed calls for dramatic action to tackle global warming following a major report by climate scientists, to be published tomorrow. the intergovernmental panel on climate change will release its latest assessment in south korea, our science editor david shukman has sent this report from seoul. the scientists who have been meeting here in south korea have been trying to work out something fundamentally important. what happens when the world warms up to different temperatures? now, at the moment we're on course for a rise of at least three degrees celsius. that's compared to the temperature is century ago and that's thought to be really dangerous. so an international treaty on climate change, the paris agreement, set a limit of two degrees, and for a long time that's been considered safe. but now, new research says a lower

limit of 1.5 degrees is needed to avoid some really damaging impacts, particularly in developing countries. and bear in mind that the world has already warmed at least one degree celsius over the last 100 years. so what are the benefits of trying to keep to the lower limit of1.5 degrees? well, if we go above it, heatwaves, which can claim lives and disrupt transport, will become more frequent and more severe, and the level of the sea, already rising, will go up by an extra ten centimetres, which really matters to millions of people living on coastlines around the world. so what can be done about all of this? well, the scientists are expected to say that all the gases given off by cars and power stations need to be cut notjust deeply, but also rapidly. they're also likely to explore a host of ways for absorbing carbon dioxide. forests, they'll say, need to be planted on a huge scale to do thatjob.

they may also suggest new technologies still being developed to soak up the carbon dioxide. now, tomorrow we'll get a landmark report with an urgent message that will prove highly controversial, and it will then be up to governments around the world to decide what to do about it. david shukman, bbc news, in south korea. 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. organisers raised the alarm when mr collier failed to finish the race from knoll beach to swanage. president trump has told a rally of his supporters that the confirmation of brett kavanaugh as a judge on the us supreme courtjustice has energised the republican campaign for the us midterm elections. the nomination was finalised last

night, despite allegations of sexual misconduct denied byjudge kavanugh. with a month to go to the midterms, president trump says the row showed what is at stake. from washington, barbara plett—usher reports. the brutal partisan fight over brett kava naugh's nomination is over. his conservative views or will shape the supreme court stance on issues such as abortion and done right. but battlelines have been drawn ahead of an election. president trump is on the campaign trail. he did a victory lap over his supreme court success, but pivoted quickly to mid—term elections. 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. republican control of congress will be contested next month and the —— anger over the cavenagh domination is increasing. those on the left accused republicans of soft—pedalling sexual assault. those on the right accused the democrats of weaponising the me too movement. 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, both parties are seething with anger and set on channelling that outrage toward elections. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, washington. new royal navy contracts worth more than £1 billion have been announced. the ministry of defence says the deals will see 17 ships serviced

and fitted with the latest equipment, as our business correspondentjoe 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. in 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. tickets for next year ‘s glastonbury festival have sold out. record number of people tried to buy

tickets when sales opened this morning. around 200,000 people are due to attend the festival at worthy farm in the somerset injune. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. one of the guests this evening is caroline, who has her entertainment at on the. that is amazing. not surprising. they had a fallow year last year. we don't even have a lineup year, it doesn't matter, people are going. we should look forward to that. it doesn't appeal to me, but anyway we will have more injusta to me, but anyway we will have more injust a moment. stay to me, but anyway we will have more in just a moment. stay with us, we'll have a good look through the papers. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. a weekend of contrasting weather conditions on saturday and in scotland and northern ireland we have blue sky and sunshine, play sunday it was replaced with cloudy, wet and windy weather. so much so we had a couple of inches of rainfall across scotland. what she's sunday's

rainfall because this rain is good to be across scotland for monday and possibly introduced a. it will be fairly relentless, stretching out over the atlantic you can see this pulse of moist, wet weather that will continue to feed in across the far north—west. this morning we continue with the north and south by. the wind will blow more cloud on the western coasts, the best of the sunshine east. let's take a look at this rain in a little bit more detail. some of it will be heavy across western isles and into western scotland, before the couple of days are through weak and see the possibilities of glazed lighting. that as windy as sunday but nevertheless a notable southwest windass is fully more cloud for northern ireland, it should thin and break in areas, particularly eastern areas across england and wales and asa areas across england and wales and as a consequence, temperatures up a degree or so from what we saw on the weekend. highest value is possible of 18 degrees. living out of monday into tuesday, it is almost a repeat

performance as you can into tuesday, it is almost a repeat performance as you can see, we into tuesday, it is almost a repeat performance as you can see, we have this plume of moist air stretching across the far north—west wringing more heavy rain at times. further south and west we will continue to see that south—westerly flow, less cloud on tuesday and a warmer. highs of 20 degrees. tuesday night into wednesday we could see the wind like in touch and produce patchy mist and fog. hopefully there will be enough ofa fog. hopefully there will be enough of a breeze to lift that readily and the wind will change direction slowly, that will drive the weather front in scotland little bit further north and allow for more sunshine to come through. at the same time, more warmth with the dry coming from the north continent. we could see on wednesday peaking at 19 or 20 in scotland, the mid 70s fahrenheit, not out for this time of year. still dry and pleasantly warm on thursday but there is a chance of what

weather to come on friday. take care. “— weather to come on friday. take care. —— wet weather. this is bbc news with rachel schofield. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines: ahead of the snp party conference, nicola sturgeon says the party would vote for another eu referendum if its proposed in the house of commons. china says it is holding the missing head of interpol, chinese national, meng hongwei. beijing said he was under investigation by the country's anti—corru ption body. pret a manger confirms a second 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. turkish officials say they have concrete evidence that a renowned saudi journalist was killed in his country's consulate building in istanbul.