this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines at 8pm: theresa may faces growing cells from seniorfigures in her own party to change course on brexit or face dire electoral consequences. in a suprise move, the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley is another casualty from president trump's cabinet. she gives no reason for stepping down after two years. the second russian suspect involved in the salisbury chemical poisoning is now identified as alexander mishkin, a military doctor who works for the intelligence agency the gru. they are a military outfit that is very aggressive and ambitious in doing things. and they don't necessarily care as much about consequences as your more traditional secret agencies would. a waste disposal company is stripped of some of it's nhs contracts in england after hundreds of tonnes of medical waste from hospitals were left to pile up.

a convicted british paedophile is taken to court by five boys from the philippines who claim he abused them there. the brexit secretary dominic raab has told mps he's confident of reaching a deal with the eu in the coming months and said the government should hold its nerve. it comes as theresa may faces growing calls from within her own party and the opposition to change course as the government embarks on the final stages of negotiations. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. who is backing mrs may's plan for brexit? are you facing brexit mutiny? the cabinet is behind her,

at least in public for now. but keeping tory discipline is a bit like herding cats. it is almost as if time is speeding up ahead of brexit day. these negotiations, mr speaker, were always bound to be tough in the final stretch. that is all the more reason why we should hold our nerve, stay resolute and focused, and i remain confident we will reach a deal this autumn. because it is still in the best interests of the uk and the european union. no government has the right to plunge the country into chaos as a result of its own failure. time is running out, but there is still time to change course and i urge the secretary of state to do so. tory splits run deep. a former minister warning today the pm's plans could mean dire consequences, election defeat, and amidst the split in parliament, brexiteers say they can and will defeat their own government. i'm absolutely confident

there are at least 40—45 colleagues willing in the last ditch to vote down that non—compromise of a half—in, half—out brexit. if we end up with the eu in the long—term position of deciding when we can do themselves governing, i would expect more resignations. and what about the higher ranks? how strong is the cabinet? today, the brexit minister was careful about what she said and what she did not. have you ever contemplated resigning over the prime minister's brexit? i think we need to let the prime minister and her negotiating team get on with it. i'm supporting her in doing that. but for how long? was the backing guaranteed? the prime minister can count on my support but what i would say is that we don't know where this

is going to end up. so not quite loyalty come what may, and so far there is still a deadlock in brussels. the eu chief negotiator met ulster‘s democratic unionists today. he has rejected mrs may's compromise, sticking by common rules for trading goods, but he would accept special treatment for northern ireland to avoid an irish border. the unionists have closed the door on special treatment as a threat to the union. iam a unionist, i believe in the union of the united kingdom, but what happens in five years, ten years, 20 years, we do not want northern ireland going off in a different direction from the rest of the uk. that to me is fundamental. in the end, it will be settled here. another european summit next week and another next month and if there is a deal, a reckoning in parliament where both main parties could split and every vote could count. it is looking like a cliffhanger, inevitably as winter follows autumn. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's speak now to our

political correspondent alex forsyth in westminster. when you have even members of cabinet failing to specifically back of the plan, the pressure really is growing on the prime minister to come up with something new. speaking friendly, she has trouble with some members of her cabinet who have disagree with her throughout this process. some of them even resign over it. but i think where we are just a week after matt really important summit of european leaders which is happening next week, i think she would have hoped for a more explicit backing from the international development secretary. nevada she did not get that shows there is dithered is quiet and not just in the highest levels of the conservative party, but throughout. and talk of what that would mean. i am joined by conservative mp who was am joined by conservative mp who was a fierce campaigner for brexit and now wa nts a fierce campaigner for brexit and now wants the prime minister to abandon the current plan. is there anything at this point the prime

minster could come back with from brussels which will satisfy you?” am not going to be drawn on that. i wa nt am not going to be drawn on that. i want assist small print, the detail of the agreement. if she comes back with chequers or something like the proposal, which is not delivery control over our proposal, which is not delivery control over our own proposal, which is not delivery control over our own laws, i cannot vote for that. but let's see what she comes back with. it is quite fluid situation. this week, one of the sticking points is the question of the irish border as has been throughout the negotiation. we are hearing again today from the dup that they are pretty firm on what they will or will not except on the border in the wild surmise may be reached with the eu. is that intractable mouth was met with a kill off any deal? well, no. what they were completely right about was pointing out that there can be a frontier free border in northern ireland, even if there is a customs frontier. because the checks can be done away from the frontier,

electronic measures and all that stuff, there is a tiny proportion of eu trade the cross is the land border on the island of ireland. that is not a problem. it is then but it is not a problem. nobody wants infrastructure on the border and the most difficult thing that dominant rats at the date in response to what i asked him was that if there is no deal, no backstop in the uk government will not put any infrastructure at the border. as it stands, the eu is not budging on some sort of solution to the irish border question. so if theresa may comes by with something akin to what she's proposing in moment from that meeting of eu leaders, are you prepared to vote against her and therefore possibly bring on the government? i'm not prepared to specify some red lines or something. we will look at the agreement when it comes back. we will decide whether it is a good deal. but if it does not deliver control over our borders, control

over our trade with other countries, control over our money and control over our laws, that it is not delivering brexit. and a question of the no till scenario. there have been warnings from major companies and economists about the potential consequences of no deal. but there seems to be still and suggestion it would be absolutely fine. do you really believe that? i do not think anyone is saying it will be absolutely fine. there'll be a lot of freight and singing around it freely without an agreement. there will be a lot of quickly concluded individual agreements or things like aviation and data in order to keep planes flying in stuff like that. but nobody is seriously suggesting the planes will not fly, nobody is suggesting the huge volume of parts of the goals that we sent into the eu every day, that suddenly the eu can do without that and what with their patients do without those drugs? all the things that the guesswork out. also i would expect

some volatility in sterling and that will cause a lot of anxiety. traders do not necessarily understand all these issues. and the long—term, most countries are not in the eu, they do not a frigid agreement with they do not a frigid agreement with the eu. they trade with them and everything is fine. the idea that we cannot leave because we have not got an agreement is fully wrong and the prime minister abe is a right to keep saying that if no deal is better than a bad deal and believe if we cannot get a good deal. thank you very much. we'll find out soon enough what she goes back and whether or not we will be dealing —— leaving with a deal or not. i reminded him of continued at pace and next week there is a meeting of the 27 other eu leaders along with theresa may to discuss whether or not enough progress has been made in those negotiations but for some sort of deal which could happen in november. but there have been

expectations that the eu would come up expectations that the eu would come up with its new demands this week. but it now looks likely that all of thatis but it now looks likely that all of that is going to be shelved until that is going to be shelved until that big summit next week. something ofa that big summit next week. something of a waiting game at the moment and i think everyone is wanting to see what happens next. on the site, there is a way to see what downing street to come up with in terms of a solution for the irish border question and then as you say, a way to see the eu's response to the parameter has come up with. it's a to our proposalfor parameter has come up with. it's a to our proposal for future relations. so we are in a straight ofa relations. so we are in a straight of a straight of environment i be fooled in the things that are not serious to our proposal for future relations. so we are in a straight of environment i be fooled in the game and the things that are not periods ago the ashes because the summit is taking place next week and has been described as the moment of truth. it is a really important point in this process to understand why have is that in terms of brexit, whether it's a deal or no deal and how easily we leave your opinion and what the future of the country looks

like beyond that. many thanks for the latest from westminster. the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley is stepping down, but has given no clear reason for her departure. she announced her resignation at the white house alongside president trump, who praised her for doing an "incredible job". but she's done a fantastic job, and we've done a fantasticjob together. we've solved a lot of problems, and we're in the process of solving a lot of problems. at the beginning, north korea was a master problem, but we're moving along. it's moving along really nicely. and i can speak for secretary of state mike pompeo, he thinks the world of nikki. so we're all happy for you in one way, but we hate to lose you. hopefully you'll be coming back at some point. maybe in a different capacity. you can have your pick. now the eudin is respected. they respect what we do. but other if we

say we are going to do something, we follow it through and the president through that, whether with chemical weapons in syria or women the nato say that other countries have to pay theirshare. say that other countries have to pay their share. and whether it is the trade deals which have been amazing. make it to the president means business and then follow through with that. for all of you that are going to ask about 2020, no i am not running for 2020. i can promise it will be doing is campaigning for this one. i love toward supporting the president in the next election. john negroponte, who served as us ambassador to the un during the administration of george w bush, said he thought mrs haley had done a good job. but i think she's learned her brief extremely well. she's good on the repartee, well spoken. she's obviously a people person. she reaches out to others and gets along very well. she's had this plan, i think an interesting blend of toughness on the un secretary in particular, but she's also shown compassion for the beneficiaries of un assistance in africa, either through peacekeeping missions or the voluntary humanitarian agencies.

so i think she's racked up a pretty good record in a two—year period. we can speak now to alayna treene in washington, political reporter at axios news website, which first broke the story of nikki haley's resignation. thank you very much indeed for joining us. so we heard their presidents rob and nikki haley lavishing praise on one another. why is she gone? this is really interesting to know off the bat is that nikki haley is what most white house departures we essay, especially high—profile ones, a lot of people this time did not know that nikki haley was going to be giving her resignation. with others we essay in the past, they normally had expected at least internally and had known for weeks that someone will be exiting. but

this time, a lot of senior foreign—policy advisers, people that would normally know that nikki haley was considering resigning, they did not know this time. that was a huge shock to them. as to why she has resigned, i think it is interesting to note that she has butted heads of people the administration. people like larry kudlow, it was brought in as economic divisorfor like larry kudlow, it was brought in as economic divisor for president from. they butted had a couple of months ago over russia's actions. she has also butted heads with the president's national security adviserjohn bolton. this is on different issues there. those are some things. she was also an early critic of president trump, which was very surprising for why he and dashboard of her and the first place. she has a very vocal that even though the president lavished praise on her today and my pompeo lavished praise on her as well, she has always been someone who has been a bit different from a more nationalist core that we have seen at this white house. and yet donald

trump said maybe he could come back a different capacity, you can take your pick, he said. right, it is really interesting to see him, he does this a lot when people are exiting, he says are great they were and he hopes a combat. he did this with gary cohen, his former economic adviser, and others that seemed there might have been some tension for reasons why they had left. but the president trump of the angular melodic praise. but almost anyone you will speak to, especially those in the white house, they loved nikki haley, they think she did a great job at the un during a tumultuous time for the white house. she was there when they announced the us would pull out of the un security council, she was there for all of the tensions with the iran deal and others along those lines as well as help overseeing the summit with north korea. she's been there for a lot of key moments from a foreign—policy perspective. it'll be interesting to see who her replacement is one of the can live up replacement is one of the can live up and fill the that she has spilt

over the past year and a half or so. and nikki haley herself said she was not going to run and 2020, she was going to be supporting donald trump. but is she seen as a realistic future candidate for the presidency? she could be in that is what sources i have put into and we recorded a bit on this have said that. she is a perfect candidate, a woman, a republican and she would be great in having shown how wonderful she was ina having shown how wonderful she was in a foreign—policy world for this white house. but she has said she was not considering running and 2020 because that would mean she was challenged president shrub of the country a really awkward dichotomy there. but i wouldn't be surprised if she did end up running in 2024 or if she did end up running in 2024 or if something changes in 2020 where either president trump decides not to run or selling happens there, it would not be a huge surprise. it was interesting that she came out right

up interesting that she came out right up front and set the anyone asking that i am not running for the presidency in 2020. i think it is clear that she may not decide to do that. but i would not rule it out either. and you mentioned earlier this question of who will replace there at the un, that would be pretty crucial given president trump's attitude towards the un and many other international institutions. definitely. what he has been doing for me foreign—policy reflective has been very controversial, especially from his point of view, he is a populist and he wants what is best for the us. but that does not always align with what we have seen in the past. especially the timing of this, this comes about a week and a half after the un general assembly in new york and that is when the president kind of showed this foreign—policy views. he embraced people that have normally been almost enemies of the us, like kimjong—un of north korea as well as russian president but a

mere whereas a kind of did not really mention some of our greatest allies like theresa may and justin trudeau. so someone who comes in that, whoever it is and there have been some exploded, they will have to really figure out a good way to deal with that controversial step that this president has and his message for foreign—policy. that this president has and his message for foreign-policy. thank you very much indeed for talking to us you very much indeed for talking to us from washington. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may faces growing calls from seniorfigures in her own party to change course on brexit or face dire electoral consequences. the second russian suspect involved in the salisbury chemical poisoning is now identified as alexander mishkin, a military doctor who works for the intelligence agency the gru. a waste disposal company is stripped of some of it's nhs contracts in england after hundreds of tonnes of medical waste from hospitals were allowed to pile up.

sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's olly. good evening. england's women are playing australia in a friendly at craven cottage. both teams have qualified for the world cup next summer, the lionesses beat brazil 1—0 over the weekend thanks to fran kirby and she has scored again and they are leading 1—0 15 minutes into the second half. they also had a perfectly good goal disallowed for offside. the matildas are missing their star player sam kerr. england men trained today, a first chance forjadon sancho to make an impression ahead of their nations league matches over the next week. the 18—year—old has helped borussia dortmund to the top of the bundesliga this season. before spain next week,

they face croatia on friday, behind closed doors in rieka. punishment for a swastika being burnt into the pitch in a euro qualifier. it will be very different atmosphere to the world cup semifinal three months ago, when croatia beat england. these are the teams you want to play a yes, you want to play against the best. it does not matter who we are plated gift devour the play as many games asi gift devour the play as many games as i can. it will be a very strange atmosphere. behind are playing a closed—door before but we will go focused and hubby to get points. to cricket, and england vice—captain jos buttler says he's happy that they're favourites to beat sri lanka in the one—day series which starts tomorrow. their preparation hasn't been ideal, with the first warm—up game cut short and the second washed out completely because of heavy rain. only four batsmen have spent any time in the middel but they are the world's best odi side. there have you be favourites. it

shows we have done good stuff i like the favourites and playing well. we come in here very aware of their qualities and their conditions and some experienced players have played well in these conditions. it has been tricky in the past for anglicized to come here are full of confidence and look forward to the challenge and look forward to adapting our style of play and pushing the boundaries of what is available in these conditions. pakistan have a massive lead in the first test after an almighty collapse from australia in dubai. australia were going along nicely at 142 without loss, but were all out for 202 on the third day. that was in reply to pakistans first innings of 482. openers usman khawaja and aaron finch reached half centuriees but only two other batsmen made double figures. bilal hasif took 6—36. pakistan chose not

to enforce the follow, and they lost wickets before the close, finishing on 45—3. a lead of 325. conor mcgregor has been suspended for a month on medical grounds after his ufc 229 defeat by khabib nurmagomedov. the irishman was beaten in las vegas in the fourth round. the nevada state athletic commission sanctioned the bout and confirmed mcgregor was suspended from fighting until november 6. medical suspensions are routine in ufc. some of the other fighters on the undercard had broken bones and will be out for up to six months. tennis and british number one kyle edmund has made it through to the second round of the shanghai masters. edmund has risen to a career—high of 14th in the world, and he went into the match against filip krajinovic as favourite. but he was given a stern test by the serbian, who broke serve in the opening set. edmund recovered, though, to win in straight sets and earn a meeting with andreas seppi. quick update, england still leads

australia i—o. quick update, england still leads australia 1—0. 25 minutes to play. all the run—up and reaction to them in the sports day at 10:30pm. see you then. the second suspect in the salisbury nerve agent attack is a doctor and highly decorated russian military intelligence officer. that's according to an investigative website called bellingcat. it claims his name is alexander mishkin and that he received a hero of the russian federation award from president putin himself. the kremlin has made no comment. last month, bellingcat named the first salisbury suspect also as member of russian military intelligence — a claim rejected by russia. here's our security correspondent gordon corera. alexander mishkin as a young man, and more recently, alexander petrov, two names, but one

person, a russian spy. arriving as alexander petrov, he was spotted on cctv in salisbury in march and accused by police of poisoning sergei skripal, himself a former russian spy, and his daughter yulia. a discarded perfume bottle used in the attack would later kill dawn sturgess. now petrov has been named as alexander mishkin, so what do we know about him? he was born injuly 1979. he trained as a doctor at a military medical academy, and in 2014, he was awarded the title hero of the russian federation. so why might a doctor have been involved ? this is the most deadly chemical warfare agent known to man. they were handling it and taking it on aeroplanes and he would have made sure they did not become casualties and also importantly making sure skripal got a dose that would kill him and hang around to see the symptoms take place before they got on the

plane back to moscow. along with the other man previously revealed to be anatoliy chepiga, mishkin went on russian tv saying he was a tourist in salisbury, there to see the cathedral spire. how did researchers from the group bellingcat manage to prove that petrov was really mishkin? they firstly surmised that, like some other operatives, he might have kept his real date of birth and first two names. databases revealed a possible match, which tallied with an individual link to russian intelligence, the gru. next, they got hold the passport details and carried out image analysis to see if there was a visual match and there was. finally they went to his hometown, where people confirmed his identity and said his grandmother had proudly showed a picture of him receiving a medalfrom vladimir putin. what does this say about the gru, based in this building, that it is possible

to identify their spies? i think they are doing it as a mass—market product already. they have so many spies that they are not able to protect everyone's identity well and, for me, it is my personal opinion, even though they have amazing hackers and computer departments, that knowledge has not flowed through to the old—fashioned hit job departments. with its missions and offices now exposed, vladimir putin, here pictured inside the gru, will now have to decide whether to fundamentally change how it operates. gordon corera, bbc news. a firm has been stripped of nhs contracts after hundreds of tonnes of clinical waste from hospitals was allowed to pile up at its sites. healthcare environmental services was responsible for removing waste, including body parts, from a number of hospitals in england and scotland.

the environmental agency has launched a criminal investigation. the question about who knew what and when the company a lack of resources . when the company a lack of resources. today, the government response. throughout, r brody has been to ensure measures have been put in place to make sure the nhs can operate as noble. and gap in service provision has been reported and we were to make sure this remains the case. but labour went on the attack. mr speaker, this is an absolutely horrific scandal where a private contractor has failed in their responsibilities to a quite staggering degree. 350 tonnes of waste including human body parts, amputated limbs and infectious fluid, substances from cancer, left effectively stockpiled and not safely disposed of. it's an absolute scandal.

mps have branded it a scandal partly because parliament was not told sooner. onjuly the 31st, the environment agency informed the government. in september, ministers discussed it at a meeting of the cobra emergency committee. but it was only last week that the issue was uncovered by the health service journal. i asked the health secretary why it had taken so long for the public to be told. my clear goal throughout has been to make sure that the public are safe and also that nhs services can continue. we have secured those goals. we have now moved the contract away from the company that was failing to deliver. we have got a new company in and that is the point at which we could go public about this issue. there will be continuing questions here at westminster about the more than 30 hospitals which still have contracts with the company hes. what contingency plans have been made, and whether there are still long—term problems with medical waste disposal which need to be tackled.

hes itself strongly denies it has ever stockpiled body parts and says only about 1% of what it processes is anatomical waste. none of the company's contract with scottish health boards have been terminated. hugh pym, bbc news. the bbc has confirmed that the comedian seann walsh will be dancing with his partner katya jones on strictly this saturday. it follows speculation that the pair might have to quit the show after they found themselves on the front pages this morning photographed kissing on a night out. msjones is married to another dancer on the show, the girlfriend of seann walsh has publicly chucked him and criticised his behaviour towards her. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has the latest. seann walsh and his partner katya jones wowing the audience

and the judges on saturday night's strictly. applause watched by millions at home and cheered on by walsh's girlfriend, rebecca humphries. a p pa re ntly apparently unaware that the pair had kissed on a night out after a dance rehearsal. they both apologised, walsh saying, "this is no excuse, but it was a one—off drunken mistake which i am truly sorry for." walsh's girlfriend, rebecca humphries, responded on social media, saying she was ending the relationship. she has made allegations about his behaviour, describing the night they secretly kiss. she said she was alone at home on her birthday when walsh tested her to say he and his generals were going for an innocent drink. this afternoon, the bbc said that

next saturday, walsh and gels plan to dance the charleston because of the allegations made against him, it is uncertain what kind of reception he received on the bbc‘s flagship family entertainment show. lizo mzimba, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. if you did not see sunshine today, just wait until tomorrow. barely a cloud in the sky, temperatures in the high teens and low 20s. clear weather overnight in england and wales and mist and fog patches in central and eastern parts of england. some clear spells developing in much of northern

ireland and scotland, with still some cloud around. the rain northern ireland and scotland finally beginning to move away after several days of the soaking rain. no frost. into tomorrow, the rain clears up and scotland, some cloud elsewhere in scotland. clearing, but barely a cloud to sky elsewhere across the uk during the afternoon. showers developing towards england and wales for the evening and a warming south—southeasterly breeze. better than we have been in recent days. and these temperatures, widely several degrees above average. enjoy. hello this is bbc news with carole walker.

the headlines. theresa may faces growing calls from senior figures in her own party to change course on brexit — orface dire electoral consequences in a suprise move the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, is another casualty from president trump's cabinet — she gives no reason for stepping down after two years. the second russian suspect involved in the salisbury chemical poisoning is now identified as alexander mishkin — a military doctor who works for the intelligence agency the gru. a waste disposal company is stripped of some of it's nhs contracts in england, after hundreds of tonnes of medical waste from hospitals were left to pile up. a convicted british paedophile is taken to court by five boys from the philippines who claim

he abused them there. the winner of the royal institute of british architects' most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize, will be announced on wednesday — tonight, we take a look at one of the nominees. more now on brexit and as we've been hearing. the issue of the irish border continues to dominate the negotiations. our reality check correspondent chris morris explains why the border issue has become so important. well, we know there's only over a week to go now to the next eu summit, so it's really coming close to decision time. but why is ireland such a big issue in those negotiations? well, the map tells the story. after brexit, the land border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland will also become the only land border between the uk and eu

and will beat two separate economic areas. now both sides have agreed that there should be no new infrastructure or checks on the border, basically keeping things as open as they are now. and they've agreed there should be a backstop plan or a guarantee to avoid a hard border in all circumstances. they hope they can solve all these border issues as part of a long—term agreement on a future trade relationship. but the backstop would automatically kick in if there was a delay or an outright failure to reach such an agreement. so what does that mean in practise? back in february, the eu put out a draft legal text for the backstop that would in effect, keep northern ireland in the eu customs union with no customs checks or payments and in the single market for all of the trade in goods and agriculture. so following all those eu rules. but that would mean you probably need checks between northern island of great britain instead? no way, said the government, that would break up the uk.

but eight months later, we're still waiting for detailed alternative proposals to merger negotiations behind the scenes. they are likely to include a plan for the whole of the uk, not to northern ireland, to stay in a customs union within the uk sometime after brexit and a compromise which would see some checking of goods, particularly food and animals moving between great britain and northern ireland. which brings us to this, no border in the irish sea. the democratic unionist party on who's support, the prime minister depends in parliament is not alone in insisting that any suggestion of a border would be unacceptable. but the eu and it seems the government will argue, that it won't be a border, just a series of checks that few people will notice. in the longer term though, if northern ireland is tied more closely to those rules that the customs union in the supermarket and great britain was in, then many of the trade deals the government hopes to negotiate in the future, with other countries on the world, would not apply to northern ireland. that is a big problem which could be

very difficult to fudge. but if there is no backstop agreed, there will be no overall withdrawal agreement in the uk could leave the eu with no deal at all. the boss of one of britain's biggest betting operators, which owns ladbrokes and coral, has called for a ban on gambling advertising on television before the nine o'clock watershed. the industry has been under pressure to tackle problems associated with gambling. the industry itself is on the rise. in 2014 to 2015, it was worth 12 and a half billion pounds in the uk. two years later, that went up to nearly 14 billion pounds. our media editor, amol rajan, has been to meet two families who've experienced the terrible consequences when gambling can become an overwhelming addiction. jack ritchie was a bright, middle—class sheffield boy. butjust under a year ago, to the utter shock of his family,

he took his own life from a rooftop in hanoi. the reason? gambling. his parents, lees and charles, are campaigning for a landmark legal ruling arguing that is right to life under the european union convention was violated. together with other bereaved families, they want tougher restrictions on gambling. the mental health issues that gambling raises are immense. and the number of people, the number of young people who died because of gambling is a scandal. chris was 25 when a gambling loss led to him driving his motorbike in the middle of the night to a rural spot where he took his own life. he started off at the bookies when he was younger. as the world cup hit in 2014, that is when he started the online gambling on apps on his phone. he had binges where he would gamble lots of money and then he would lose quite a lot.

a few weeks later, he would somehow win his money back. as a mum, i could tell he was in pain, although he didn't show me. i want other people to know how rife gambling is now with young people, especially young men and i don't want anybody to have to go through what we are going through. talking to these aggrieved families, several things become clear. first there is the unbearable sense of loss and wasted potential, then there is the absolute dedication to making sure other families don't go through the same thing. and finally there is the real conviction that history is on their side and there is real political momentum behind a decisive and fundamental shift in attitudes and policies towards gambling. in recent weeks, labour have announced they would introduce a whistle to whistle ban on gambling adverts and enforce a tough levy on companies.

meanwhile, the government this year reduced the maximum bets on fixed odds terminals from £100 down to £2. over 100,000 people work in the sector which generates billions in tax, and many punters gamble without harming anyone. but with one of the top bosses in british gambling coming out for a ban on pre—watershed advertising, it seems the industry knows a reckoning is imminent. the snp's goal of scottish independence is "clearly in sight", nicola sturgeon has told the party's conference. in her speech to snp members, the first minister accused westminster of stumbling from disaster to disaster over brexit and said an independent scotland would be a beacon for equality, opportunity and fairness. our scotland editor sarah smith reports from the conference. two big questions have been hanging

over this conference. when will nicola sturgeon set a date for another independence referendum? and would she, like theresa may, dance on stage? you will have noticed my shoes. i can barely walk in these heels. dancing was never an option. scotland needs independence now more than ever, she said, and she had a message for the pm who made clear again this week that she would not allow another independence vote. you can oppose independence, that is your democratic right. but you cannot and you will not deny scotland's right to choose. but there was not even a hint of when she might ask scottish voters to make that choice. the snp leader will not even discuss the timing until the terms of brexit are clear. so she told her party they had to be pragmatic and patient as well as passionate. the challenge for nicola sturgeon

is how to maintain this level of enthusiasm as she is telling her party that they have to wait for another referendum and be patient. it depends how long. you know, patient, till early next year? oh, i think patience is a virtue and we have got that in spades. we know we are not quite ready, but pretty soon, hopefully. and you've got the energy to keep campaigning for years to come? absolutely. i'm waiting for a new hip and two knees, and there will be no stopping me. nicola sturgeon has been cheered by recent polls suggesting support for independence is increasing, but not to a level that means she could confidently expect a victory. information that a man who murdered a school teacher had previously had violent fantasies about raping and murdering women was never passed onto his mental health team. a report into the care of carl langdell — commissioned by nhs england — found details of his long history

of mental illness had not been fully shared between his mental health workers. he was jailed for 26 years in 2016 for the murder of katie locke at a hertfordshire hotel on christmas eve in 2015. saudi arabia has agreed to let turkish authorities search its istanbul consulate — as part of the investigation into the disappearance of prominent saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. security forces have been examining cctv footage from 150 cameras. here you can see mr khashoggi entering the building, turkish authorities say they have found no footage of him leaving. well, the saudi authorities deny the allegations, and contend that mr kashoggi did leave the consulate. mark lowen is in istanbul and sent us this update. a week since he entered the saudi

conflict in istanbul, saudi arabia has given turkey the authorisation to enter the building and the investigative team will be able to search the building for a trace of him. that comes after the explosive allegations leaked by the investigative team over the weekend which arafat, they believe that he was killed inside the consulate in a premeditated murder involving a hit squad of some 15 individuals who flew and on the same day last tuesday and then left by plane back to saudi arabia. it has been fiercely denied by the authorities, the brother of the friends, the brother currently‘s saying that all the allegations about the murder

inside the consulate are completely false and baseless. we are getting reports in the turkish pro—government media that the investigations focus is on black man that left black vans. , stopping in egypt, the turkish staff and the consulate were given a holiday last tuesday, 15 individuals who flew in and out of his thimble that date to saudi arabia, are thought to have taken cctv footage inside the consulate with them. so it is all looking rather bad for saudi arabia, saying that he left the consulate the same day, but then i saying that if they are claiming that, they need to provide footage to support that. and the only footage that we have is

that jamaal, this famous the only footage that we have is thatjamaal, this famous dissident entering, but not leaving. on who was going to be the next american ambassador to the united nations, he said that he would consider paul to be, he also believed his daughter would be incredible at the un, but he would be accused of nepotism if he chose her and went on to say that nikki haley would help him make the final choice. she announced her decision to stand down from the job at the end of the year. more on that as we get into it. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may faces growing calls from seniorfigures in her own party to change course on brexit — or face dire electoral consequences the second russian suspect involved in the salisbury chemical poisoning is now identified as alexander mishkin — a military doctor who works

for the intelligence agency the gru. a waste disposal company is stripped of some of it's nhs contracts in england, after hundreds of tonnes of medical waste from hospitals were allowed to pile up. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. a convicted british paedophile is being sued for damages by five young men from the philippines who claim they were sexually exploited by him. it's thought to be the first case of its kind. the five are giving evidence to the high court via video link about abuse they said they suffered when douglas slade lived in the philippines between 2009 and 2015. slade — who was jailed two years ago — denies the claims. angus crawford reports. a dangerous and manipulative

paedophile, douglas slade, now behind bars in the uk. but, for 30 years, he lived here, angeles city in the philippines. neighbours say he threw sweets down to children in the street, inviting them in through what they called the magic door, it is claimed, to be sexually abused. the way he abused us, i'm teased, i'm too embarrassed to get out of the house. if i'm with all my friends, they called me by slade's name. a member of the notorious paedophile information exchange, in 2016 he was tried and convicted of sex offences against children in the uk. but today, he faces a new legal battle. five young people in the philippines are suing him over the abuse they allege they suffered. he says their claims are a total fabrication. the first witness appeared on a big

screen in court 20 on a live video link from manila. he was only referred to by the initials pvx. in a statement already submitted to the court, he said he was sexually abused forfour years, starting in 2009. his accuser, he claims, was douglas slade. here we have some alleged victims coming forward and saying, no, just because we live on the other side of the world in poor circumstances, we are going to be heard and we are going to use the british justice system to ensure that we are heard and that there is accountability. angeles city, once slade's home, now notorious for the sexual exploitation of children by foreigners. corruption and inadequate law enforcement leaves many victims unprotected but campaigners hope the case against slade will send a powerful message. we will pursue them whenever possible and we continue to search and try to catch them

here in the philippines. and wherever they will be, we will pursue them with legal action. slade may spend the rest of his life behind bars but, on the other side of the world, there are those still seeking justice. after one of the hottest summers on record the british wine industry is now reaping the rewards with what promises to be their best ever grape harvest. there's been a steady increase in wine production in the uk over the past few years. our correspondentjon kay has sent this report from a vinyard in devon. on the banks of the river dart, it is a vintage year. today alone they picked six tonnes of grapes on the sharpham estate. that's four times more than normal. anna's secateurs hardly stop. filling as many boxes as she can in these last few days of the season.

between 20 and 28 crates. a day? a day. i'm not a very fast picker, either. some of the other guys, they do 30, 40 crates. so i've got a long way to go. we're going to be picking these in about a week's time. duncan schwab is the head winemaker on this estate. try one of these. really sweet. you have incredible sweetness in there. incredible punchiness of flavour. he says it's also a record year for red grapes, which they normally struggle to grow here in devon. we've had the perfect year. it's been absolutely fantastic. nice early start. we had some snow, actually, in april. so a lot of bugs and diseases got killed. the vines went very dormant. then a wet spring which got them all growing really well and from then onwards, the sun has been out, it has beenjust absolutely perfect. the grapes picked here today should produce 6000 bottles of wine. and it's a similar story this year at other uk vineyards. even before this summer's crop, britain's wine industry was flourishing.

just under six million bottles were produced here in 2017. sales have increased by more than 30% in the last couple of years. and that is set to continue, with 1.7 million new vines due to be planted this year. but it's notjust about quantity. uk producers will also have to make winds of quality, at a good price, if they are going to compete around the world. cheers! and what if next year's weather isn't quite so perfect? the winner of the royal institute of british architects' most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize, will be announced on wedneasday night. the nominations to become britain's best new building include a student housing development, a cemetery, and a nursery school. we've been looking at each building in the shortlist over the past few days,

and today it's the turn of storey‘s field centre and eddington nursery in cambridge by muma — which was commissioned by the university, for the new community of north—west cambridge. inspired by the college cloisters and courts of the city, this project has a sustainability agenda at its core. with this building, the client wished to create a new focus at the heart of the new community in eddington, cambridge. the building comprises a community centre and a nursery, and those two parts of the building are rather different. the community centre is outward engaging, something of the community. the nursery is for children's education, a secure place for play for kids. with a building of two parts, we've worked carefully

to balance the nature of the architecture. with the nursery, we've created moon gates, portal windows, the sunburst grill. all of these are highly crafted elements made from brick, made from metal, made from timber. as we move through the building, then, into the main hall of the community centre, there is more of a sense of gravitas. we see this as a room that might suit a wedding or a memorial service, so we're balancing the different uses through the articulation of the architecture. the spaces that we see around us are, for the most part, very elegant and refined. and what i really enjoy are the occasional moments when that's interrupted and there is a delight. when you walk into a nursery classroom and you see a triangle, a square and a circle on the wall or a constellation of windows or a very, very elegant staircase in the main hall that actually creates wonder and excitement while you're in the spaces. it's amazing.

we feel really lucky being able to live in this place and have such an amazing community centre. we feel like it's our own place. we're really happy about that, aren't we? yes, we are! you can find out more about all of the nominated buildings on the bbc arts website and watch this year's riba stirling prize live here on the bbc news channel tomorrow evening between 8:30 and nine. now it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to nick miller increasing sunshine today for wales and england, northern ireland and scotland join the party tomorrow by the afternoon tomorrow, barely a cloud in the sky. here is the view from west yorkshire earlier,

here is the view from this is where the areas coming the rain fronts are bringing several days of rain to northwest scotland, finally clearing, but i cannot stress how different the weather will be for us at the end of the week, as we'll see in a moment. take a look at how things are shaping up to the rest of tonight. still raining in northwest scotland, in the october average rainfalljust beginning to clear away as the night goes on. some patchy cloud areas, some spots single figures and no frost. still raining the far north of scotland, look at how quickly that clears away. in the fog elsewhere, barely a cloud in the sky, it'll be glorious day. coming

from beyond the warm, 23 or 24 degrees and in eastern england. there will be a few showers in the day though, so in the channel islands, south west england and then to wales, look at the time i'm we're going deeper and wednesday evening, some some wet weather courtesy of this weather front, spreading some some wet weather courtesy of this weatherfront, spreading north when to thursday, another coming from the west on thursday, a cap between the two, secret stuff is showery rain and then see the sunshine coming out and then when this weather system comes in with the rain outbreaks. on this day, the dry centre gap, the temperature is not quite as high, it is cooler of course when you have rain. significant weather system at the end of the week, here it is. about how closely will come to know northwest of the uk, these northern ireland western england posts, most likely on friday be disrupted by winds, big waves well. possible

elsewhere, rain coming in to turning heavier and western england, was to the uk going into saturday, could well be disrupted as well as it is going to be heavy. some sunshine and warmth on friday, and saturday, there are some other warnings at the moment, and looking ahead to this system moment, and looking ahead to this syste m o n moment, and looking ahead to this system on friday. for now, just enjoy tomorrow possible sunshine. i'll give you one guess at who has the day off. hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. the us ambassador to the united nations says she's quitting herjob. nikki haley was one of president trump's first and most loyal appointments. but we hate to lose you. hopefully you'll be coming back at some point. the second suspect in the poisoning of a former spy in the uk is identified as a russian military doctor. moscow is refusing to comment. turkish authorities will search

the saudi consulate in istanbul for signs of a missing journalist. the saudis deny killing him, but the turks are mounting a full investigation. and we're in vermont for the us midterms, where the first transgender candidate is running for governor.