tonight at ten, a four—year legal battle which started with a cake decoration has ended in victory for the baker. the supreme court rules that the baker was within his right to refuse to make a cake with a slogan supporting same—sex marriage. the supreme court emphatically accepted what we have said all along. we did not turn down this order because of the person who made it but because of the message itself. as the business in belfast celebrated the outcome, the customer who placed the order said the implications were worrying. that made me feel like a second—class citizen, and the judgment today tells me that that's ok. we'll be looking more closely at the implications for freedom of expression. also tonight, a minister's bodyguard recalls how he shot dead the man responsible for the westminster bridge attacks last year. in majorca, a british couple are thought to be among ten people who died in flash floods overnight. in florida, half a million people forced to leave their homes as hurricane michael makes landfall.

a special report from nepal on the illegal trade in baby chimpanzees stolen from the wild in africa. and the olympic champion simone biles says she's been greatly empowered by speaking about the sexual abuse she's suffered. good evening. a legal battle which started four years ago has ended in victory for the owners of a bakery in belfast. ashers bakery had refused to decorate a cake with a slogan to "support gay marriage". the uk supreme court ruled that the bakery, owned by committed christians, had not broken discrimination laws. they said they'd objected to the message,

and not to the customer who placed the order, as our correspondent emma vardy reports. it's four years since gay rights activist gareth lee walked into this belfast bakery to place an order. his purchase of a cake became a bitter legal right over the extent to which businesses can refuse to promote certain views. the cake was to be iced with the message "support gay marriage". today, the supreme court ruled that the bakery‘s refusal to take that order did not amount to discrimination. this court has held that nobody should be forced to have or express a political opinion in which he does not believe. the bakery‘s owners had previously been sued for discrimination. today's decision by the uk's highest court to overturn previous rulings marks a hard—fought vindication of their views. we did not turn down this order because of the person who made it but because of the message itself. thejudges have given

a clear signal today. in fact, it couldn't be clearer. family businesses like ours are free to focus on giving all their customers the best service they can without being forced to promote other people's campaigns. gareth lee spoke of his disappointment at the turnaround. i paid my money. my money was taken, and then a few days later it was refused, based upon the beliefs of the business owners. that made me feel like a second—class citizen, and the judgment today tells me that that's ok. northern ireland is the only part of the uk which has not introduced same—sex marriage. the so—called gay cake case has been watched closely in belfast, where there have been protests from those on both sides of this debate. i'm so glad today that ashers has won the case and that takes a lot... i'm sure it was a lot of pressure on them. i feel personally offended,

and i feel that the lgbt community would be offended also. the supreme courtjudges said that the conclusions reached today were not intended to diminish the need to protect people who are gay from discrimination, saying it would be an affront to human dignity to refuse someone a service based on their sexual orientation. but that that was not what had happened in this case. instead, said the court, it was the bakery‘s right not to print a message with which they disagreed. and this could be a taste of things to come if other businesses wish to refuse to promote political views in future. emma vardy, bbc news, at the supreme court. our home editor, mark easton, is with me. mark, what do you make of the potential legal implications of this ruling? well, discrimination law is about ensuring that people are not treated differently because of their race, religion or sexual

orientation, it is about people, not messages, and it is not about cake, and that was the distinction the supreme court made today, between the message and the man. the distinction is important, because there are competing rights, the right of the customer to order a ca ke to right of the customer to order a cake to promote gay marriage, but also the right of the baker not to bake a cake to promote gay marriage, and human rights law actually accents explicitly that people are not obliged to manifest a belief that they do not hold, but this judgment goes beyond that. it says that the baker would have been entitled to refuse to bake a cake, whatever the message on the icing. as thejudges put whatever the message on the icing. as the judges put it, whatever the message on the icing. as thejudges put it, they whatever the message on the icing. as the judges put it, they could have refused because it supported living in sin or a particular political party. what this means is, for example, a muslim printer can refuse to print the bible, and a christian printer can refuse to print the car ran. that is not discriminatory, but there is still a concern here, what is really going on inside the head of that retailer.

isa on inside the head of that retailer. is a refusal to say print a koran not really about condoning the m essa 9 es not really about condoning the messages bearing, or might it really be prejudiced against muslims? that is why i think we may well see some further cases around this issue. mark easton, our home editor there. the ten mps of the democratic unionist party at westminster are set to vote against the budget later this month if the government agrees a brexit deal that they're not happy with. a defeat for the budget would, in theory, lead to the fall of the government. the prime minister is dependent on the dup for parliamentary survival. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has the story. if the colours don't give you a headache, the deal just might. welcome to the room where next week theresa may hopes a deal with the eu might be in reach. but could the compromise she's heading for mean she loses her place? northern irish mps are furious that brexit bartering is likely to include some extra checks on trades done between northern ireland and the rest of the uk.

intolerable for the dup, whose votes the prime minister relies upon. we have been telling people about our red line. so what is important for us is to say to her very clearly that any impediment on the two—way access in the uk's single market would not be good for the union and would not be good for the economy of northern ireland. and that's notjust bluster. theresa may badly needs the dup, the northern irish party with ten mps, to win votes in the house of commons. and they're adamant that they just won't accept a brexit compromise that separates northern ireland from the rest of the uk in any way. if theresa may tries it, they might pull support from the government altogether. a tiny party, yes — but one with a very big voice. the eu's negotiator was clear today. even though there wouldn't be an old—fashioned irish border, some checks carried out might have to increase tenfold.

they would have to cover 100%, rather than io%, of live animals and animal—derived products. i understand why such procedures are politically sensitive. brexit was not — was not — our choice. are you feeling optimistic about the deal, prime minister? with only days to go, the prime minister has little choice but to stick to her course, whatever the noise, knowing in brussels, belfast and at her back, there are plenty who would pull her plan down. when we come back with a deal, i would hope that everybody across this whole house will put the national interest first. the british people having voted to leave, it is our duty to ensure that we leave. tomorrow, the most senior cabinet ministers are being called into number ten. the decisions being taken right now will dictate not just what happens at this address, but at all of ours.

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. a ministerial bodyguard has described how he tried to save the life of khalid masood, the westminster bridge attacker, after a colleague had shot him. the two close protection officers, whose identities are protected, have been giving evidence at the inquest into masood's death in march last year. moments before being shot, masood had driven through a group of people, killing four of them, before stabbing pc keith palmer to death. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. gunfire the moment last year when a police bodyguard shot dead the westminster bridge attacker. khalid masood had run down dozens of people on the bridge, smashed his 4x4 into the fence around the house of commons, and then stabbed pc keith palmer, fatally injuring him. today, the bodyguard who shot khalid masood gave evidence anonymously. referred to in court as sa74, he said, "i saw a large black male running purposefully towards me."

"he was carrying two large knives, and i could clearly see that they were covered in blood." he then explained to the coroner's barrister what happened next. "i shouted at him to drop the knives." "he continued to move towards me." "what did you think he was going to do?" "he was going to kill me." "after shouting at him to drop the knives and receiving no change in his demeanour, i fired my pistol." this, the moment after he opened fire. as he reached the crucial part of his evidence in the inquest here at the old bailey, sa74 became noticeably upset. he paused for a long time to collect himself and then continued his account with his voice still breaking at times. sa74 also described how, in the aftermath, he helped in the unsuccessful efforts to keep khalid masood alive. daniel sandford, bbc news. a british couple are among ten people who died in flash flooding on the spanish island

of majorca last night. another six people are still missing. our correspondent gavin lee is in majorca with the latest tonight. this is the main square of the tourist town, a popular destination for british two—day —— holiday—makers, many more towns have been destroyed by the fatal flash flooding and there is still a search for the missing. we have spent the day following the aftermath of the disaster. a sudden and deadly torrent of water. the worst flash flood ever to hit the holiday island of majorca. roads turned into ravines, cars picked up and swept down flooded streets. eight inches of rain fell in just four hours last night, three times the usual amount for the whole of october. pedro was amongst those who escaped. he filmed his car as it was swept away.

you can see the speed it moved, and you were on a roof. translation: the water level rose. i was in the car, and it hit the wall. i managed to open the window, escaped and climb to the top of the building, and then the car was taken away. a british couple are among the fatalities, apparently travelling by taxi when caught in the flood. the foreign office has been in touch with the spanish authorities and says it is now supporting the families of the british victims. the area of sant llorenc, widely known as the location for itv‘s love island, has been declared a disaster area. this isjust a glimpse of some of the damage caused here in sant llorenc. it was the most devastated area. now the clean—up operation is beginning in earnest. there were a number of people who were killed here, and witnesses say the waters came through so quickly there was very little time to respond. people on roofs, people grabbing trees as well, and the search is still ongoing for a missing five—year—old child.

hundreds who live in sant llorenc were evacuated from their homes. many are sleeping in a nearby sports centre, their homes destroyed by the flood. it's going to take months for the town to recover. gavin lee, bbc news, majorca. hurricane michael has reached land in north—west florida, with winds reaching issmph. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes and flee the category four storm. it will track up america's east coast, with florida's governor warning it will be the worst storm in a century. our correspondent gary o'donoghue is in florida for us now. what is the latest you have there? well, hurricane michael made land two or three hours ago, huw, and it didn'tjust intensify, two or three hours ago, huw, and it didn't just intensify, it intensified extremely as it hit land, gusts of up to 155 mph. we are

hearing of storms —— storm surges along the coast, which will be devastating. trees are down in large part, we are out of power here in panama city beach, but it is going to be dark in about an hour or so, and emergency services are not going out yet to check on people, so it will be tomorrow before we get any kind of idea exactly what has happened to some of these more scattered communities in the panhandle. back to you. gary o'donoghue with the very latest in florida on the storm that is brewing there. the identity of a woman who's the first to be prosecuted under a new anti—corruption law has been revealed in court. zamira hajiyeva, whose husband was convicted two years ago of stealing millions from azerbaijan's biggest bank, had fought to keep her identity secret. she spent more than £16 million in harrods department store over a decade and owns a golf course in berkshire. if she can't explain the source of her wealth, she stands to lose much of her property, as our correspondent

dominic casciani reports. a luxury london home worth an estimated £15 million, now at the heart of a ground—breaking legal battle to reveal suspected corrupt foreign wealth hidden in the capital. today, the high court lifted an order protecting the owner's identity, saying the public should know about her incredible big—spending lifestyle. and this is the woman — zamira hajiyeva, the azerbaijan—born banker's wife now subject to the uk's first unexplained wealth order. her husband jahangir jailed for fraud and embezzlement — tens of millions of pounds disappeared from his state—controlled banks. the couple described in court as mr and mrs a must now account for their millions. armed with three harrods loyalty cards and 35 credit cards, mrs a went on a bit of a spending spree. the high court heard that over a decade she blew £16 million inside. she averaged £4,000 a day.

one day £150,000 went on jewellery, the next £1,800 on wine. beyond the department store luxuries, she even bought a £30 million privatejet. if she can't explain her wealth, the order means the national crime agency can seek to seize the house. we want to hear from her how she and her husband were able to afford to acquire significant high—value assets in the uk and be able to spend money that does not seem to equate in any way with the identifiable sources of income that they had. the agency is also targeting this berkshire golf club she bought for more than £10 million. mrs hajiyeva denies wrongdoing, and she's seeking to appeal the order. but investigators say the new orders, soon to be targeted at russian wealth, will uncover dirty money laundered through british property. dominic casciani, bbc news. president trump says he has demanded

answers from saudi arabia at "the highest level" about the missing journalist jamal khashoggi, who disappeared on a visit to the saudi consulate in istanbul eight days ago. the turkish authorities have accused saudi arabia of murdering mr khashoggi. today they released cctv images said to show a saudi hit—squad arriving in turkey and leaving hours later. from istanbul, our correspondent mark lowen reports. the last timejamal khashoggi was seen alive, entering the saudi consulate in istanbul last week to get papers for his upcoming marriage. turkey believes he was killed inside. in his most recent interview, the journalist was again a voice for democracy in the arab world. a man once close to the saudi monarchy, now critical of its repression. did that cost him his life? the trail begins at istanbul

airport, early morning. a private jet arrives, carrying a group of saudis. they are captured passing through security. turkey claims this was a saudi hit squad. the turkish authorities have confirmed to the bbc these were the men, and we've been told this man was a colonel in the saudi intelligence, based at its embassy in london. another is thought to be a forensics expert. at 1:14pm, jamal khashoggi is seen entering the consulate building. his fiancee, hatice cengiz, waited outside. just after 3pm, blacked out vehicles left the consulate. they drove 200 metres away, to the saudi consul general‘s residence, and they are a focus of the turkish investigation. what did they carry? could they have contained jamal khashoggi's body? cameras caught one of the vans entering the garage. at 5:30pm, jamal‘s fiancee

is seen still waiting. but six of the saudis are already back at the airport, leaving by private jet. a second flight carries the others away. both planes head for riyadh. today, donald trump, who has formed close ties with the saudi crown prince, said he's raised it at the highest levels. it's a very bad situation and we want to get to the bottom of it. for mr khashoggi's close friends and journalist colleagues, hope fades further. he was the kindest person i knew — kind, i mean, on a very personal level. he always wanted to show the world how great his people were and how great saudi arabia was. was his trust misplaced? saudi arabia denies the allegations and says it is looking forjamal khashoggi. but turkey, it seems, is closing in on a direct accusation of state—sponsored murder.

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. police in nepal have broken a major smuggling ring trading in baby chimpanzees stolen from their mothers in the wild in nigeria, and then flown thousands of miles to katmandu. the police say they took the action following a bbc news report last year, which revealed the extent of the illegal trade. it comes ahead of a global conference in london tomorrow aiming to tackle the problem. our science editor david shukman reports from kathmandu. a baby chimpanzee clings to the hand of a keeper. at this age it should be with its mother, but the tiny animal is a victim of wildlife traffickers. seized in west africa, two chimps were being smuggled halfway around the world when they were intercepted here in nepal. the men accused of smuggling them are awaiting trial. it's terrible what these little animals have been through, captured in the jungle

when they were just a few months old. drugged, crammed into a packing case, driven across nigeria, flown to istanbul and then here to kathmandu. and if they hadn't been rescued here, they'd have been driven on to a buyer in india and an unknown fate. the deal began when one of the men now facing trial posted this video. the chimps were on offer for $12,000 each. but after a tip—off, the police in nepal were keeping watch on kathmandu airport. a large crate arrived, containing some birds which can be legally imported. but detectives thought there was more to it, so they followed the delivery, and it was then they discovered the two baby chimps. the policeman in charge says he was shocked that they looked so like human babies. so, they were just like a small baby human. they were just sucking their thumbs.

and when you look closely into their eyes, obviously you feel, you know, sorry for them, because... i know they don't speak, but the way they look, you can make out that they were very tired and in a very bad condition. this is the place of the hiding. the smugglers were using a technique that we exposed last year, with a crate specially designed to hide animals that aren't allowed to be traded, like chimpanzees. the monkey, here it is. the chimp also. our investigation had revealed how baby chimps are in big demand as pets, but how capturing one infant alive involves killing the adults in its family. police! a police raid in the ivory coast led to the country's first convictions for wildlife crime. and when our coverage was seen in nepal, detectives there launched their own investigation. the bbc story is now taught

to undercover officers in kathmandu. the police know that nepal is seen as an easy transport route by animal traffickers. and the chimps themselves, they are doing well, gaining weight, but they are caught in a diplomatic tussle. nigeria wants them back, but nepal says they are evidence for the trial. so, for the moment, this small cage is their home. david shukman, bbc news, in kathmandu. in scotland, there's been a sharp rise in the numbers of people being prescribed antidepressants. one in six people — that's nearly a million people — were prescribed some form of antidepressant last year, a rise of 42% since 2010. that compares to one in eight people in england. but use of the drugs is a uk—wide issue, as our health editor hugh pym has been investigating. marion, who is a therapist, runs a support group

for people like ann, who've struggled to get off antidepressants. after 20 years on the medication, ann says she tried to come off it very gradually but it turned into a nightmare. i did it very meticulously. and...my world fell in on me, the whole universe fell in on me. incoherent, couldn't construct a sentence, shaking, panicking. suicidal. marion believes the latest figures serve as a warning signal. i'm deeply, deeply concerned and really horrified to think, you know, what this means in terms of what's happening to people, well people being made ill, you know, it'sjust horrifying to think, and in the longer term, what's going to happen to all these people? in scotland, more than 902,000 patients were prescribed antidepressants in the latest financial year. that's one in six people in scotland. in england, 7.3 million were prescribed antidepressants

in the same year — that was one in eight of the population. but the number of prescriptions is increasing faster in england than scotland. antidepressants can be prescribed for a range of conditions, including anxiety and pain caused by nerve damage. gps argue they are used responsibly. they are undoubtedly proven to work in certain people in some cases, they can make quite significant effects on the health. a lot of people... someone came in to see me this afternoon asking, "could i be put back on my antidepressants?" "they helped in the past." it helped him carry on with his work and his job. most gps say it's not so much the medication as the underlying factors behind a growth in mental—health problems which need to be tackled, and it's a uk—wide issue. marion and ann simply want a debate about the consequences of the continuing rise in antidepressants use. hugh pym, bbc news, argyll. the american gymnast simone biles, who won four gold medals at the rio olympics,

has spoken of feeling empowered by her decision to reveal that she had been sexually abused by the us national team doctor. larry nasser was sent to prison in january for the abuse of dozens of young athletes over a 20—year period. simone biles is to return to international competition this month, and she's been speaking to our correspondent natalie pirks. the final move of her olympic championships... in 2016, in the heat of rio, simone biles set the world ablaze. how does she do it? five olympic medals was her reward, four of them gold. now everyone knew her name. but what goes up must come down. when she returned here, to her hometown of spring in texas, she took an 18—month break to heal her body and mind. she told me she knows her achievements in rio, though, keep the spotlight firmly on her. it is more pressure because you know exactly what to expect

and the pressure that will be put rather than your first time, you kind ofare so excited to be there. now you have those expectations. after her break, she came back with a bang at the us nationals in august, sweeping gold in every event to make american gymnastics history. it was like she had never been away but, yet, some things have changed. the teal leotard she wore at nationals was in solidarity with victims of sexual abuse, a part of her history she felt she had to speak out about. us team doctor larry nassar abused more than 150 young women and girls under the guise of medical treatment. biles confirmed that she, too, had been one of his victims. earlier this year, nassar was sentenced to 175 years in prison. your decision to assault was precise, manipulative... devious... despicable. the judge was absolutely amazing, on her part, so we are very proud of her.

i mean, it's kind of a relief because he kind of got what he deserved. what prompted you make the decision to write that statement? it's very hard but i figured people do look up to me so they're, like, if simone can be strong enough, hopefully i can, too, and that's kind of the message that i wanted to give. but i was kind of relieved when it came out. it was a lot of pressure off my shoulders. it was at the home of us coaches the karolyis where nassar abused gymnasts. when biles said it would be heartbreaking to return there, us gymnastics ended a 17—year association with the branch. how did that feel? i don't know, it kind of felt empowering, even though that is an overused word right now but, really, yeah. biles is moving on in the best way she knows how. already the most decorated world championship gymnast of all time, she could reach new heights this month but even she accepts there are limits. for my first olympic games, to walk away with five medals... i think it's kind of unbeatable, even for myself. so we willjust go in there with an open mind

and see what happens. win or lose, the 21—year—old is guaranteed to soar. natalie pirks, bbc news, texas. the winner of the prestigious royal institute of british architects stirling prize has been announced this evening, and the winning entry is the biggest stone project built in the city of london for a century, occupying an entire block. our arts correspondent david sillito is at the awards ceremony for tonight. there it is, the winner of this yea r‘s there it is, the winner of this year's riba stirling prize building of the year is the bloomberg building in the city of london. it is an office building with more than a touch of the palace of versailles about it, and it even has its own roman temple in the basement. the bloomberg building. this is what?

this is our main reception and we're walking into the vortex. yes, it is really called the vortex. it feels a bit like walking into a movie set. that's james bond, isn't it? the lifts have no cables. they're specially designed. so, too, is the ceiling... and the almost silent magnetic wooden floors. can you hear shoes? because it's not something that you really hear. if you, you really need to pay attention, but... i can't hear any shoes, no, i can't hear any shoes. exactly. but when it comes to voices, this enormous table is surrounded by microphones and speakers to allow us to have an intimate chat. so, isabella, you can hear me clearly?