tonight at ten. more details emerge about the second russian suspect involved in the salisbury chemical attack. investigators say he's a doctor and a decorated hero of the russian federation, who works for military intelligence. we've been to his remote home village in north—west russia, asking residents for their reaction to the news. people here are shocked that someone from this village has been accused of deploying a chemical nerve agent on the streets of britain. but the kremlin has refused to comment specifically on the release of mr mishkin‘s name and his military history. we'll have the details. also tonight... nikki haley, the us ambassador to the un, and a key member of the trump administration is to step down. now the united states is respected. countries may not like what we do, but they respect what we do. in an unprecedented legal case, a convicted paedophile, is being sued at the high court, by 5 young filipinos. a special report on the brutal treatment of some mental health patients in ghana, where the lack of medical

support is acute. and, the remarkable film which brings to life, the accounts of those who fought on the western front in the first world war. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, find out how the lionesses got on against the matildas in a friendly at craven cottage. good evening. the second suspect in the salisbury chemical attack has been identified as a russian doctor who was decorated by president putin. the investigative website, bellingcat, revealed that the man who entered the uk in march as alexander petrov on a mission to poison

sergei and julia skripal was really dr alexander mishkin who works for russia's military intelligence service the gru. although he lives in moscow he is originally from the remote village of loyga in the north—west of the country from where our correspondent steve rosenberg sent this report. there are some places in russia so remote, they cannot be reached by car because there are no roads. but we're lucky. the train to archangel will pass through the village we're trying to get to. this is loyga, population 1000. only in winter when the ground freezes can you drive here. it's emerged that one of the salisbury suspects was born and raised in the village. his true identity has now been revealed. he's not businessman aleksander petrov, as he'd claimed, but gru officer alexander mishkin.

"yes, that is alex mishkin," a man in the village confirms to me when i show him the suspect‘s photograph. according to the investigative website bellingcat, alexander mishkin was born in loyga in 1979. he went on to train as a doctor at a military medical academy in saint petersburg, where it's believed he was recruited by the gru. in 2014, he was given the hero of russia award by vladimir putin. the british authorities do not dispute these claims. so now the two men moscow says were salisbury tourists have both been unmasked as russian agents. the other officer was identified last month as anatoliy chepiga. britain says they tried to kill sergie and yulia skripal with novichok nerve agent. they survived, but dawn sturgess died when she came into contact

with novichok hidden in a perfume bottle. this is a world away from salisbury, which is 2500 miles to the west. and people here are shocked that someone from this village has been accused of deploying a chemical nerve agent on the streets of britain. in loyga, not only do they not believe it, some here think that russia should strike back. "i'd drop a bomb on those british," he tells me, "so they'd all blow away and stop bothering russia." russia may feel increasingly isolated, but it's no mood to change. and just to reinforce the point, tonight as i was getting back on the

train to travel to a neighbouring village, a woman on the platform at loyga station said if it was up to me, i would loyga station said if it was up to me, iwould knowledge loyga station said if it was up to me, i would knowledge into the compartment. you are a spy working for m16 compartment. you are a spy working form16 and compartment. you are a spy working for m16 and spy should be made to walk. reflection of the anger that some people here feel towards britain i think and towards the west. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg , reporting from north—west russia , with the latest on the investigation into the salisbury chemical attack. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the government is "closing in on workable solutions" in the search for an agreement for britain to withdraw from the eu. he told mps he was confident a deal could be reached this autumn. labour has urged ministers to change course saying the government has no right to "plunge the country into chaos". theresa may is also facing calls from within her own party to change course, as our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports. who is backing mrs may's plan for brexit? are you facing brexit

mutally, mr gove? the cabinet behind her, at least in public, at least for now. will we get a brexit deal next week? 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 that we will reach a deal this autumn. because it is still in the best interests of the uk and the european union. no government, 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 that the prime minister's plans could mean dire consequences. election defeat and amid the splits in parliament, brexiteers say they can and will defeat their own government. i am absolutely confident that there are at least

40—115 colleagues willing, in the last ditch, to vote down that non—compromise of half in, half out brexit. if we end up with the eu, in the long—term position of deciding where we will become self—governing, then i would expect more resignations. and what about the higher ranks, how strong is the strain in the cabinet? today one brexit minister was careful about what she said and what she didn't. have you ever or did you ever contemplate resigning because of the prime minister's brexit compromise? i think that we need to let the prime minister and her negotiating team get on with it and i am supporting her in doing that. but for how long was her backing guaranteed ? well, the prime minister can count on my support, but what i would say is that we do not 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's chief negotiator met

ulster‘s democratic unionists today. he has rejected mrs may's compromise, sticking by common rules for trading goals, although he would accept special treatment for northern ireland, to avoid an irish border. the democratic unionists have closed the door on special treatment as a threat to the union. lam a unionist, i believe in the union of the united kingdom, but what happens in five years, in ten years, in 20 years? we don't want northern ireland going off in a different direction from the rest of the uk and that, to me, is fundamental. with objections like that in the air, will even two more summits, as suggested by ireland's foreign minister today, be enough to reach any agreement? good. in the end it will be settled here, another european summit next week and then 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.

0ur europe editor katya adler is with me. the clock ticking so rapidly now, precious little that is new is being said in these ministerial statements but what is going on behind—the—scenes? but what is going on behind-the-scenes? we would expect a lot more to be said, we are one week away from an important eu summit, but there is radio silence instead of big announcements. they are getting on with it on a tactical level, negotiations have intensified, but the key players have decided to shut us out. because they look at the media, critics of they look at the media, critics of the prime minister analysing and criticising every step as problematic to negotiations and while they are not communicating publicly on the state of play, they are improving communications privately. do you remember that pr disaster at the last summit? the

prime minister said she felt humiliated by eu leaders. i am told that communication between her and the leaders is fluid, between the brexit secretary and michel barnier to avoid miscommunications at the summit next week. for now, the message from brussels is no news is good news, but does that mean there will be a deal done later? it is still too early to say. rank you. the clinical waste disposal company at the centre of controversy for allowing medical waste to pile up at its plants has lost many of its contracts in england. the government says it first became aware of concerns about healthcare environmental services injuly but claims there was never a risk to public health. the work has been taken over by another firm. the us ambassador to the united nations , nikki haley , is the latest member of the trump administration to resign. she will leave her post at the end of the year. president trump claimed he had known of her intentions

for several months , and thanked her for doing "an incrediblejob‘. live to our north america correspondent nick bryant. donald trump should have been basking today in the elevation of brett kava naugh to basking today in the elevation of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court but instead came this unexpected announcement which took even white house advisers by complete surprise, that nicky hayley was resigning. in the past hour, donald trump has said that his daughter, a banker would be incredible at the united nations but he said that would—be nepotism and he said that would—be nepotism and he has been dampening down speculation that he is about appoint her. through the revolving door of the trump administration, another shock departure. the un ambassador, nikki haley, by far the most high—profile woman in the cabinet. she has done an incrediblejob. she is a fantastic person. they both stress this was an amicable separation. donald trump lavishing her with what is, for him, high praise. saying she brought more glamour to the role. i think it has become maybe

a more glamorous position than it was two years ago. maybe i wonder why, but it is. she made it a very glamorous position. this was far from glamorous but showed her eye for a television moment. brandishing pictures at the security council of children killed in a chemical weapons attack in syria. many think she is a future president, but today this high—flying republican ruled out challenging donald trump. no, i am not running for 2020. i can promise you that what i will be doing is campaigning for this one. i will look forward to supporting the president in the next election. it has been a dizzying 2a hours of comings and goings in the white house. the new supreme courtjustice brett kavanaugh up paraded last night on prime—time in what felt like the season finale of a reality tv show. the president confirming he is hired with a partisan blast at the democrats. on behalf of our nation,

i want to apologise to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignified evaluation. not a campaign of political and personal destruction, based on lies and deception and with that i must state that you, sir, under historic scrutiny were proven innocent. thank you. applause. a normally solemn ceremony became a republican victory rally. the party's leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, given a standing ovation. but with vital congressional elections now less than a month away, the politics of the brett kavanaugh nomination battle are by no means clear cut. the republicans claim they are already seen evidence of a brett bounce that will help them retain control of the us senate. the democrats claim that there will be a backlash from female voters that will help them regain control of the house

of representatives. and both are probably right. as if to emphasise the politicisation of this moment, the white house released what looked like a campaign video, but will this triumphalism hurt donald trump? nick bryant, bbc news, washington. a convicted british paedophile is being sued for damages by 5 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 5 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 is already serving a prison sentence denies the claims as our correspondent 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. angus crawford, bbc news. the leader of the scottish national party, nicola sturgeon, has told her party conference that she is "more confident than ever" that scotland will become an independent country. but she said "the fog of brexit" would have to clear before a second referendum could be held. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports from glasgow. 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. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. the first ever global mental health summit involving experts from around the world opened in london today. one in four people are affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives and it's a challenge for all countries. according to the world health organisation, low—income countries spend on averagejust 0.5% of their health budget on mental health. in a country like ghana, that means there is just one psychiatrist to treat every 1.2m people. because of the lack of medical support available, many people with mental problems turn to prayer camps and traditional healing centres for help. despite a government ban, many of these institutions use chains to restrain their patients and a bbc investigation has found

that in one case a prayer camp is now putting those with mental issues in cages. the bbc‘s sulley lansah, who is based in ghana, sent us this report. and i pray tojesus! praying away their problems. these worshippers at mount horeb prayer camp believe they are possessed by the devil and are in need of deliverance. because of a lack of psychiatrists in ghana, desperate families pay prayer camps to treat their mentally ill relatives. backstage, it's a different story. the most vulnerable live here in these basic shelters, chained to the walls and the floor. this is how they treat people like us. they think we are mad or something. the government outlawed chaining last year, but the leader of this church says the change must be done slowly. we are gradually going away from it,

but it's not easy because we don't have the facilities to confine them. and the moment we stop what we are doing, you will see a whole lot of mental people walking on the streets of ghana. this is one of seven psychiatric hospitals in ghana. it's expensive and only has space for 20 patients. the owner believes you don't need any form of restraint. chaining is wrong. a lot of the time, what you find out is that the aggression and the violence is actually from anger, from being violated etc. that violation doesn't just include chaining. we have been told that this prayer camp in the town of edumfa is using cages to beat the ban on chains. i visited the camp with a secret camera. a member of staff told me how they deal with difficult patients. but that room is full of cages.

you can see the patients lying on the floor. i went into one of the cages. i felt restricted and couldn't stand up straight. not idealfor someone with mental health issues. the camp insist that the conditions are good and that they are protecting society from what they call deranged people. caging somebody is a human rights violation. it is unlawful, and i condemn it in no uncertain terms as a human rights lawyer. i believe the commission on human rights, the ghana police, the ministry of health, the ghana health service should move in to address and stop caging of mental health patients in prayer camps in ghana. we then went to a traditional healing centre that also helps the mentally ill. we found 16 men chained in one room.

one of them told us he had been there for seven years. the government is trying to enforce its ban on the use of chains, but for centres like this, it is too expensive to build rooms for each patient. they claim chaining is the only option. chaining is banned and we are taking steps to go around the country to enforce the ban. so those who are now caging them, which is even more of a human rights issue, what are you doing about it? likewise with chaining, what we are doing is that we are bringing down for training the prayer camps‘ proprietors, the owners. after you have done the training, whoever persists will be taken as having violated the law. mental health is a worldwide challenge, and ghana's government is failing to help those most in need. sulley lansah, bbc news, ghana. the foreign secretary

jeremy hunt has spoken with his saudi counterpart, expressing concern over the disappearance of a saudi journalist in istanbul. jamal khashogji is a critic of his country's rulers and has been living in self—imposed exile in the united states. he was seen entering the saudi consulate last tuesday to obtain legal documents and turkey says he may have been murdered there or his body removed. 0ur correspondent mark lowen is outside the saudi consulate in istanbul. mark, what's the latest? a week since jamal khashoggi disappeared at this saudi consulate, the saudi authorities have given a turkish investigative team access inside the consulate building. the lea ks inside the consulate building. the leaks from that turkish investigation allege that mr khashoggi was killed in saudi consulate building by a saudi hit squad. the focus of the

investigation is looking at various black vans that left the saudi concealer later that day. could they have contained mr khashoggi's body? and two saudi planes also flew from istanbul back to riyadh later that evening. there are even reports that the saudi team could have taken cctv footage from inside the consulate with them and that turkish staff working here were given a day off that day. the saudis have flatly denied the whole thing. the saudi ambassador to the us today said the allegations were completely false and baseless. jeremy hunt said he wa nts and baseless. jeremy hunt said he wants urgent and baseless. jeremy hunt said he wa nts urgent a nswers and baseless. jeremy hunt said he wants urgent answers from the saudi government. if this is confirmed, it could of course put a lot of pressure on western governments to give a tough response to the saudi government. critics of riyadh say that should have happened many years ago. mark, thanks for the latest. mark no one in istanbul. the head 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 9pm watershed. the industry has been under growing pressure to tackle problems associated with gambling. the industry itself is growing. in 2014 to 2015, it was worth £12.5 billion in the uk. two years later, that went up to nearly £14 billion. 0ur media editor amol rajan has been to meet two families who've experienced the consequences when gambling becomes an 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, liz and charles, are campaigning for a landmark legal ruling, arguing that his 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. 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. 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 bereaved 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 now real political momentum behind a decisive and fundamental shift in attitudes and policies towards gambling. in recent weeks, labour have announced that they would introduce a whistle to whistle ban on gambling ads and enforce a tough levy on companies. meanwhile, the government this year reduced the maximum bets on fixed odds betting terminals from £100 down to £2. now figure in the industry has said he supports a ban on pre—waterside advertising. in a statement, he said: other leading lights point out that gambling creates jobs and contributes billions in tax, but this latest intervention shows the industry is aware that the reckoning is imminentand

industry is aware that the reckoning is imminent and they will need to a nswer calls is imminent and they will need to answer calls from families who blame them for an unconscionable pain. amol rajan, bbc news. the accounts of those who fought on the western front in the first world war have been brought to life in a new 3d film by the oscar—winning director peterjackson. by colourising archive footage and using original audio recordings from soldiers, he was commissioned to create a work in response to the experiences of the great war. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to meet the director at the imperial war museum. look what happens when you take old black and white silent film from the first world war and... music: it's a long way to tipperary. ..apply cutting—edge 21st century digital effects. 0ur image of the first world war is, you know, a black and white war. but it was not a black and white war. our philosophy behind doing all this was to try to present an image of the war that was how

it was experienced by the soldiers. and they certainly experienced it in colour. they didn't experience it in black and white. every single frame was originalfilm. it's not something made up of us painting stuff or doing any sort of fiddly artwork or anything. so these were silent films. yes. so the first decision was to add sound. we just threw it at our sound department and they did a really good job and made it sound like a sound recordist was there. then we went one step further and sent it out to a couple of lip readers so any time someone sang something, they would come back and give us their opinion of what was actually being said. then we got actors to do the voices, to try to bring the film to life.