towards her groom. more heading towards her groom. more coverage on bbc news. you are watching these live images from windsor, where princess eugenie is just arriving for her wedding to jack brooksbank. members of the royalfamily jack brooksbank. members of the royal family arriving in the last few minutes, including just before the bride, her grandparents, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. also there, of course, prince harry and his wife, meghan. just a few short months ago st george's chapel here in winter the scene of their wedding. a royal wedding —— a second royal wedding for winter this year.

many of the younger members of the royalfamily are many of the younger members of the royal family are bridesmaids and page boys, including princess charlotte. many well—wishers gathered inside the grounds of the castle and members of the public on the street outside. and later on, of course, a carriage procession when the newlyweds will take a short carriage ride around the castle, so members of the public can see them. let's go to windsor now. they rather blustery winter. lots of guests holding onto their hats. sarah campbell is there. a good choice, no hat for you today? yeah, it wouldn't have stayed on. we have seen a few of them tumbling up the castle. the

service is under way. the service is due to last an hour. there are several key points. there has been a special prayer written by the archbishop of york, drjohn sentamu. music by the royal philharmonic orchestra and the singer, andrea bocelli. princess beatrice will do a reading from the great gatsby. a mixture of modern and traditional throughout the service. we have just seen the bright centre —— the bride enter. her wedding dress we know designed by peter polota—nau and christopher divorce. no doubt fashionistas will be studying every single detail of that dress. a british—based label founded in 2007. the service is under way. it will go on foran hour the service is under way. it will go on for an hour in front of the 850 strong congregation. we saw the page

boys, the bridesmaids going in. princess charlotte and prince george among them. after the service are due to last an hour, the bride and groom will leave by the west door, they will get into a carriage and go ona they will get into a carriage and go on a carriage ride around windsor on a shorter route than harry and meghan. then it is back here for a reception hosted by the queen. inevitable comparisons to the other royal wedding a few months ago, prince harry and meghan markle. do you detect a slightly different time when it comes to the conversation around the costs of this wedding? to be fair, there were questions around the cost of harry and meghan‘s. there are plenty of people in this country who do wonder why the british public should pay for the

security costs of any royal event. those things will not change. possibly the difference with this event is that princess eugenie has a different level of public profile than her cousin, prince harry. although being the younger daughter of prince andrew, she is a working royal. she has a job. she works for a contemporary art gallery. the question appears for people to be more pertinent. if she is not a public figure who carries out public service, why should the costs of her wedding be met by the public purse? that is an argument that has been made strongly, most notably by the campaign group republic. mps have put that forward as well. there is a different feeling about the wedding. although the congregation is larger, 850, whereas meghan and harry's was just over 600, the level of public interest in terms of the crowds is

much, much smaller. much diminished. i don't think that is because of the weather. the crowd simply are smaller. that reflects the fact that princess eugenie is not as well—known as prince harry. saying that, there are 1200 members of the public who are inside, who applied through this public ballot. 100,000 people applied. as with every royal event, there is a level of royal interest. not least because the queen is here, the duke of edinburgh, the duke and duke of such yes. —— the duke and duchess of sussex. thank you, sarah. let's go outside the castle. our royal correspondent daniela relph is outside windsor castle, and she's been meeting some of the crowds who've gathered there. the crowds will not see much of the

moment but they will have an amazing vantage point later when they will see the short carriage procession with the newlyweds in the open top carriage through winter town centre. there moment will be after midday. it's blustery, it's a chilly day. that has had an impact on numbers but it is also a different stages to the one of harry and meghan earlier in the year. —— status. there are several hundred people on the streets of windsor now. many are ha rd streets of windsor now. many are hard and royal enthusiasts. someone is flown over from canada and build an entire holiday around attending the wedding. it is a sort of makes of royal fans and probably people from windsor, with some schoolkids. several hundred out and about and

waiting to see the couple when they come past later. with me now is victoria murphy, royal commentator. we are watching this ceremony on a screen. you went into the chapel earlier. the wedding split into halves in terms of where the couple have been. quite unusual? that's right. i had a look around the chapel earlier. what was very apparent to me straight off was the fa ct apparent to me straight off was the fact they are packing a lot of people in there. 850 guests, far more than meghan and harry had. you can see that the way the seeding is arranged. there is a choir at the front and a nave at the back. the choir has fixed seating in the pews. most of the guests are packed in the nave. what is lovely about the way they have done things, in order to give everybody a good review, they have actually conducted a little bit of their service halfway through the chapel. they stopped at the organ screen. chapel. they stopped at the organ

screen. the dean of windsor has said a few words so people see the couple up a few words so people see the couple up close and feel very much part of the service. then they processed through the choir to the alter. jack brooksbank and his best man progressed first, then eugenie came on the arm of her father. he was still very much walking down the aisle to the alter. it was interesting watching the royal family. at the heart of it is sarah, duchess of york. something of an outsider in royal circle over the years? it's very interesting. he and andrew married and divorced ten years later. a lot of controversy. what has been really interesting is that we have seen in recent years her sort of welcome the little bit more back into the fold. i wouldn't say fully, completely. she is not at every event. she didn't go to william and kate's wedding. she was at harry and meghan's wedding. we

saw her at ascot. we have seen her at balmoral. and we get the sense that she is very much, still very much part of that wider social circle. and the duke of edinburgh as well. we don't see a lot of him but he is attending? yes, he has retired from royal duties. when he retired it was very much on a case—by—case basis. he will see what he wants to do. there is no obligation friend to have a full programme from now on. it would have been very important for him to be there today. his name is not listed in the programme. it wasn't listed in the programme for harry and meghan's wedding either. it's lovely to see him here. the wedding service is well under way. the those are about to happen. in terms of what happens after the wedding, we are outside henry viii gate. what will be see and what will

happen for the rest of the afternoon? when the couple say they violence, they will depart st george's chapel and they will do a carriage procession. a short carriage procession. a short carriage procession. a short carriage procession. not only scale of the one earlier this year. they will go through the streets of windsor. and they will, wright pier and the crowds, they are getting a bit thicker. —— they will come out of here. it was a very different state of affairs at harry and meghan's wedding. the carriage procession is the thing that has beena procession is the thing that has been a little bit controversial. there has been discussion about the security bill involved. we as taxpayers pay for the royal family's security around the clock and it worked. when there are events such as the garter service, there is significant security attacks. what has caused the controversy and increased the bill is by bringing this wedding out onto the streets,

by having a carriage procession. you look at road closures, you have a situation where the police has to protect the public. that inevitably increases the security bill. victoria murphy, thank you. we should see the couple going past some time just after midday. it is then a reception hosted by the queen and a party later. it looks like a classic mix of royalty and showbiz. kate moss, naomi campbell, tracey emin, the artist, as well as all senior members, pretty much, the royal family. quite a party. daniela relph in windsor. we would like to know what you think about this story. you can tweet us. or text. downing street has said theresa may will continue to insist that any post brexit agreement will have to be time limited. brexiteers ferdie

arrangement would hinder britain in striking new trade deals. a customs union is being proposed as a backstop union is being proposed as a ba cksto p of union is being proposed as a backstop of the eu and uk failed to reach a trading agreement. let's get more on this withjonathan blake, following developments. let's look closely at the phrase, time—limit. different people understand different things. is there some kind of unanimity? it is tricky. the uk and eu have a different position on the backstop and how it should work. this is the agreement they should be something in place if the negotiations continue and it gets to the end of the transition period and any trade deal agreed cannot be implemented because the technology isn't ready or the final details cannot be worked out. the idea is that the uk as a whole

stays in some sort of customs union arrangement. and the eu is happy with that. but they wanted to be open—ended. they don't want to put a date on it. the uk has a different position. they say it should be time limited or temporary. the difficulty is around how exactly you achieve that with having no date in the withdrawal agreement that is expected or hoped at least to be drawn up between the uk and eu in the next few weeks. and we saw last night, there was a cabinet meeting of the inner cabinet, theresa may's most senior ministers been brought into downing street for an update, and several of them expressing serious concerns about the issue of the backstop and the fact it could end up being open—ended. that is something that brexiteers particularly are not comfortable with that all because they see it as

ato with that all because they see it as a to potentially effectively remain in what is a big part of the european union indefinitely. andrea leadsom, the leader of the house of commons, was not at that meeting but after being briefed by officials we understand she was contemplating whether she could get on board with that. we were told he had a lot to think about. this morning we caught up think about. this morning we caught up with her to ask how she felt about the whole thing now. we are at the final stages of a really complicated negotiation and we have to give the prime minister an opportunity to do a good deal for the united kingdom, something she's determined to do. our those negotiations going? there isa summit our those negotiations going? there is a summit next week. the chancellor was asked for his view this morning. there's a real sense now of engagement from both sides, shared enterprise in trying to solve a problem rather than posturing towards each other. so a really important step change.

but that shouldn't conceal the fact that we still got some big differences left to resolve. so process is a lot more positive this week, substance is still very challenging. some cautious optimism there from the chancellor saying the atmosphere around the negotiations may well have improved but the substance and the detail remains tricky. jonathan blake. every day here on newsroom live we'll be checking in with our reporter, adam fleming, who is tracking the negotiations from brussels for us. we'll be speaking to him later on this hour. some breaking news from rome. we hear that pope francis has accepted the resignation of the archbishop of washington. that has just been announced by the vatican. he had

previously asked priests to forgive his errors in judgment. previously asked priests to forgive his errors injudgment. he is not accused of the abuse of children himself but he is accused of covering up and of moving priests around who were involved in the abuse of children. this follows another resignation of a former cardinal who once led the archdiocese of washington, removed from public ministry earlier this year over allegations of abuse dating back some 50 years. it follows on just a couple of months ago from the philadelphia grand jury which implicated 300 priests in the abuse of thousands of victims in the 19705 and 19805. breaking news that cardinal donald wuerl, the resignation of cardinal donald wuerl as archbishop of washington, dc, has been accepted by pope francis. we will be talking to our religion

editor, martin this year, shortly. the headlines. downing street says any post brexit agreement with the you you would have to be time limited. —— eu. counting the cost of hurricane michael — florida's govenor says the storm has left "unimaganable destruction". and the wedding service for princess eugenie and jack brooksbank is under way at windsor castle. in sport, defeat for scotland, losing 2—1 against israel in the nations league last night. wales lost 4—1 to spain in a friendly. kyle edmund has lost to zverev in the shanghai open. —— alexander zverev. and george russell will become the third british driver in formula 1 next season after signing for williams. more on all of those

stories search and rescue teams are continuing to look for victims of hurricane michael — one of the strongest storms to ever hit the united states. at least six people have died, and thousands have been left without power. in florida, the worst hit state, more than 2,000 national guard soldiers have been deployed. eliza philippides reports. mexico beach, showcased online as a perfect holiday destination, where the sand is as white as snow. now described as ground zero. the place that bore the brunt of hurricane michael as it slammed into florida. florida's governor flew across the state to see the extent of the destruction for himself. especially the damage at mexico beach, it's devastating. you just pray to god that everybody survived that. crews from the coastguard worked tirelessly, rescuing 27 people during ten missions. this survivor was found and brought

to safety by a helicopter team scouting the devastation in alabama. some homeowners in florida, returning to look over what can be salvaged from the ruin, say it will be months before life returns to some sort of normality. i think there is a lot of, you know, anger and shock. just emotion, you know, that is at its peak right now. so, i think we just need a few days to just digest what has happened and see how the rebuilding is going to happen. but for many, life will never be the same again. eliza philippidis, bbc news. the two people who died in a crash on the m4 in berkshire yesterday, were members of staff at a residential school for young people with autism. three other school employees were seriously injured and three students suffered less serious injuries. the cafe and cake chain,

patisserie valerie, is facing collapse after its owner said it needed "an immediate injection of capital" to continue trading in its current form. the firm has also revealed that its finance director was arrested last night, and before being released on bail. the chain has more than 2,500 staff across 206 stores. more on this in business at quarter to twelve. the former south african foreign minister, pik botha, has died in pretoria at the age of 86. he served as his country's foreign minister for 17 years until the end of the apartheid era in 1994. he was one of the most recognisable faces of the south african government during its years of international isolation over its apartheid policy. storm callum is sweeping across

ireland, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power. several flights have been cancelled out of dublin and out of belfast, with weather warnings in place. let's talk to declan harvey in belfast. tell us more about the impact of the storm? storm callum hasn't proven particularly wet or cold, but it is windy. wind speeds of up to 70 mph on the island of ireland. in northern ireland they reached 68 mph. it is not quite as bad as storm ali last month. they will win speeds of up to 91 miles per. we didn't reach that level but there has been disruption caused already. there are over a thousand properties without electricity as we speak. but transport is the issue which has really taken a battering. at the airport there have been fried -- flight at the airport there have been fried —— flight cancellations. 25 flights

we re —— flight cancellations. 25 flights were unable to take off or arrive at dublin this morning. one service from london to the city of derry airport was not able to touch down at around ten o'clock this morning and it was diverted to 70 miles away to belfast. very much the sense here is that the worst has passed in terms of those fast winds, moving north—west words towards scotland. trains also affected. there is a feeling that this hasn't been as bad as last month's experiences. trees down but certainly nothing like it could have been and like we saw in september. good to hear. thank you, declan. seniorjudges in england and wales could be in line for a pay rise of up to £60,000, taking the annual pay of a high courtjudge to £240,000 a year. the recommendations by the senior salaries review board aims to address low morale among judges and to compensate them for changes to their pension scheme. ben ando reports. since the middle ages,

the start of the legal year has been marked by a procession ofjudges from temple bar to westminster. but amid the pomp, there's a problem, not enough lawyers want to become judges. in the last decade, applications have halved. a report last yearfound high workloads, long hours, and pension changes to blame. the answer, according to the government's senior salaries review board, is more pay. at the moment, a typical crown courtjudge receives just under £135,000 per year. under these proposals, that would go up to nearly £165,000, which is more than the prime minister, may's salary of around £150,000, though, mrs may does enjoy significant perks, like a free house in a prime central london location. as for other public sector workers, an nhs england nurse, with five years experience, can expect to take home around £28,000 a year. and it's that perceived inequality

that could give the ministry of justice pause for thought. in a free—market economy, it should be easy to attract more recruits — you simply pay higher wages, but it is never that simple when the taxpayer is footing the bill and when other public sector employees, like teachers, nurses, soldiers, or prison officers, have been given far smaller pay rises. the government says it is considering these recommendations and will decide soon whether to accept them. ben ando, bbc news. let's return to the breaking news that pope francis has accepted the resignation of cardinal donald wuerl as archbishop of washington. that has just been announced by the vatican in the last ten to 15 minutes. joining me is our religion editor martin bashir. explain why he has resigned ? editor martin bashir. explain why he has resigned? well, cardinalworld

had been bishop of pittsburgh from the 19805 into the 905. pittsburgh was included in the pennsylvania report published in august, which was 800 pages long, and alleged that something like 301 priests had credible allegations against them. and more than a thousand children have been abused. the examples were absolutely horrendous. in one case a boy was ordered to stand naked on a chairand mimic christ boy was ordered to stand naked on a chair and mimic christ on the cross so that he could be photographed by priests. those photographs were shared. in another case, a young girl returned to church having had surgery for tonsillitis and was raped by one of the priests. and horrendous case published by the grand jury. horrendous case published by the grandjury. in the horrendous case published by the grand jury. in the report cardinal donald wuerl was accused of mismanagement. he was not accused of specific cover—ups. however, following the report in august, he is shoot a letter in which he said,

"i ask you for forgiveness for my errors ofjudgment, "i ask you for forgiveness for my errors of judgment, from "i ask you for forgiveness for my errors ofjudgment, from my inadequacies and also for your a cce pta nce inadequacies and also for your acceptance of my contrition for any suffering i've caused. " i've learned this morning he went to the vatican twice in the period between then and now, offering his resignation, and as we know the pope has now accepted that. a lot of people will look at this, and you have mentioned the pennsylvania grand jury, there was also the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick, who once led the archdiocese of washington, and ask why didn't the pope accept donald wuerl‘s resignation immediately? and will any of these people face criminal charges? on the second .1 of the problems for the state attorney pennsylvania was that the

statute of limitations meant that many of these men, the vast majority of them, would neverface many of these men, the vast majority of them, would never face any criminal charge. that relates to that. the situation of mccarrick is complicated because there is a former ambassador to the united states, a cardinal, who has —— who it is alleged went and told pope francis in 2013 that cardinal theodore mccarrick had been inappropriate to seminary students and had abused a child. the pope has said nothing about the issue. the cardinal has not been able to produce any evidence. it certainly suggested he may well have told the pope and the pope did nothing about it. it is also worth saying that as a result of this global blizzard of six abuse scandals, pope francis has announced a summit will take place at the vatican next february, where every single bishop throughout the world will attend to address this issue. and that is an indication of

quite how series and how damaging this has become. martin, thank you very much. martin, thank you very much. martin this year. —— martin this year. the family of a british couple killed in flash flooding in majorca, have said they are deeply shocked by the deaths. they paid tribute to antony and delia green, who were from moffat in scotland, and said they were a loving, kind and caring couple. they were on holiday on the island when a storm hit the area on tuesday night. they were very strong supporters of their children and their family who lived in the area with them. i was remembered dooley as somebody who enjoyed a cup of copy and a slice of ca ke enjoyed a cup of copy and a slice of cake and laughing with herfriends. she always had a lovelyjoyous smile and laughter about her. the reverend adam dylan. let's look at the weather. here is simon king.

hearing a while ago about the effects of storm callum? absolutely. we have had some strong winds this morning and heavy rain. quite a few problems out and about across the uk. all to do with storm callum. the rain today and tomorrow is what the met office have real concern about. there is an amber warning for the risk of flooding in south wales. as the rain continues to pile in across northern and western areas of england and wales into scotland. staying dry in northern ireland and eastern areas. still windy. but temperatures up to 22 degrees. tonight, this rain will continue across northern and western parts of england and wales. for england and wales the story tonight is how warm it is going to be. temperatures no lower than 17 or 18 degrees. chilly for scotland and northern ireland. on saturday the

rain continues. it is relentless. that is why there is the risk of flooding in the west, particularly south wales. in eastern parts, quite a warm day. temperatures will get up to 25 celsius. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: downing street says theresa will insist any post—brexit customs union with the eu will be time limited. it's after cabinet minister raised concerns about the issue. florida's govenor says hurricane michael has destroyed people's homes and businesses and has urged them to stay away until emergency services have secured roads, bridges and power lines. high courtjudges in england and wales could be in line for a 32% pay rise. the senior salaries review board has recommended the increase because of a sharp fall in applications for the job. the wedding of princess eugenie to jack brooksbank is underway at st george's chapel in windsor. the queen and prince philip are both at the service. sport now.

michael carrick, the former manchester united midfielder and now assistant coach at the club underjose mourinho, has been speaking about the depression he battled in his career. the midfielder says defeat in the champions league final in 2009 prompted feelings of anxiety and stress, which made him want to return home whne away with enhgland at the world cup in 2010. the champions league in rome, for whatever reason, i just the champions league in rome, for whatever reason, ijust couldn't shakeit whatever reason, ijust couldn't shake it off and i started kind of thinking negatively about the game. which i had always done anyway after a game fora which i had always done anyway after a game for a few days, we lost, beating myself up, but itjust lasted longer, it's snowballing

snowballing, doubting yourself, can i play at that level, i could inevitably at the very top? even though we had won it the year before, it was irrelevant. i don't know why i had them feelings for so long, ijust know why i had them feelings for so long, i just couldn't shake know why i had them feelings for so long, ijust couldn't shake it off and couldn't snap out of it. probably i was in that frame of mind for a good year, 18 months after that. england's senior team will play their first game behind closed doors in croatia in the nations league tonight, with no fans allowed in because of sanctions against the hosts. the punishment comes after a swastika was marked on their pitch three years ago. some supporters will be looking at some of these areas around the stadium as a vantage point. 500 fans are said to be in croatia, despite not being able to get in. it will be a strange experience. i guess we effectively do that every day of our lives, we play football in front of a handful of people

watching, so it's not totally unique, but for a match situation in an international, very different. i'm sure croatia feel the same. it's been a long journey back for scotland who lost 2—1 in israel last night. a charlie mulgrew penalty gave scotland the lead in the nations league match, but israel deservedly equalised. john souttar was sent off, before a kieran tierney own goal earned victory for a side, ranked below the likes of luxembourg and the faroe islands. it wasn't good enough. we started well, well enough, got in front and thenit well, well enough, got in front and then it was all downhill from there. it was a very tough night and getting a man sent off, at the end of the day our performance wasn't good enough for three points and thatis good enough for three points and that is very disappointing so we will need to dust ourselves down and get back on track straightaway because we don't have time to dwell on this result. wales were also beaten, losing 4—1 to spain in a friendly in cardiff.

the spanish have beaten both england and croatia in the nations league, and continued to look the part, scoring three goals inside the first half an hour. burnley‘s sam vokes, did score a consolation goal but it was a heavy defeat for ryan giggs' side. 20—year—old george russell will become the third british driver in formula 1 next year after signing to race for williams. russell, who currently drives for mercedes and leads this year's formula two championship, has secured a "multi—year contract" with williams. hejoins mercedes' lewis hamilton and rookie lando norris at mclaren to form the largest british contingent in formula one since 2016. britains's katie boulter has just missed out on the biggest win of her career. she lost in three sets to world number six karolina pliskova at the tianjin open but she's still likely to break into the world's top 100 after reaching the quarterfinals. meanwhile, kyle edmund has missed out on a possible meeting with novak djokovic in the semi finals of the shanghai masters. britain's number one was beaten

in straight sets by fourth seed alexander zverev. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. downing street has said theresa may's post—brexit agreement will have to be time limited. every day here on newsroom live we've been checking in with our reporter adam fleming who is tracking the negotiations from brussels for us. adam joins us now from brussels. the backstop, just to remind

everyone, is going to go into the withdrawal agreement to make sure that there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland. no reproduction of checks on the border. if a future trading relationship between the uk and the eu doesn't solve that problem, so it is an insurance policy, but the eu have been very tough on this and not moved on this. they say it has to be, in their words, moved on this. they say it has to be, in theirwords, all moved on this. they say it has to be, in their words, all weather. moved on this. they say it has to be, in theirwords, all weather. in other words, it has to be semipermanent so it can survive whatever political issues arise in the future because that is how you protect all avoid a border in perpetuity. that is why they say it has got to be permanent. it can't be time limited. but that buts up against the uk position where they say, we don't want to be trapped in

this situation for perpetuity, they would rather see the backstop as more of a bridge to the future relationship. that is why you get the uk proposing an alternative, which would be a temporary customs arrangements, which they say would be time limited. when the uk proposal was published that humans are go, right at the end it said we would expect this to come to an end in december 2021. presumably, the discussions going on now, and we don't really know because they have been kept very secret, what is the room former on what is the meaning of temporary? what is the meaning of time limited? and is there an area where the two sides can converge on the idea of a backstop being something that would guarantee they would be no hard border but then in a way that makes it look like for the uk there is a route out of it if it was ever put in place. there is probably

negotiations going on right now behind closed doors about what time limited means. a lot of nuances to be hammered out. i was struck by a flight be hammered out. i was struck by a flight analogy that the northern ireland minister has been using, at the moment of maximum turbulence which often happens just before you land on the runway. what do we expect to happen over the next few days? the eu's budget commissioner, the man who looks after the finances, has just been doing a press co nfe re nce finances, has just been doing a press conference about the eu's next long—term budget, which will kick in after the uk has left. he also commented on the brexit talks, saying we are not home and dry yet. he also made a very interesting point that if there was a second referendum, in the unlikely event of that happening, and he said the uk decided to stay, the process of ending the uk's budget rebate would continue. in other words, ending the uk's budget rebate would

continue. in otherwords, if ending the uk's budget rebate would continue. in other words, if the uk voted the state then there is no guarantee the uk would get its budget rebate in the future. that is what has been happening this lunchtime. we think the talks are still continuing. eu ambassadors from the 27 remaining member states are having a meeting in luxembourg tonight. it sounds like it's going tonight. it sounds like it's going to be pretty inconclusive but we will listen to any hints at all, any nuggets of news about how the brexit talks are progressing. we expect the negotiations to continue over the weekend so i will be popping into the eu quarter to see if there is any white smoke emerging from that building. and then on monday, prime ministerial advisers from across europe will be meeting to lay the groundwork for the summit on wednesday night. everyone is saying when they will probably be the moment of truth when we get a real idea of how much progress has been made on any drafts, the withdrawal agreement or the future

relationship. adam, thank you very much. just on that point of that backstop, we are stealing some lines coming from a spokeswoman for theresa may who is saying the prime minister will never agree to a backstop plan to prevent a hard border with the european union member ireland which means britain could be permanently tied to the block's customs rules. in other words, the prime minister would never agree to a deal which would trap the uk in a backstop permanently, is the quote from the prime minister's spokeswoman. the boss of a medical waste disposal firm, which was stripped of its nhs contracts for allowing hospital waste to pile up , has defended its conduct. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, garry pettrigrew of health care environmental services blamed the backlog on insufficient capacity at the incinerators his company used. our health editor hugh pym reports.

following the news that there was a backlog of medical waste disposal sites, 15 nhs hospital trusts in england terminated their contracts with health care environmental services. the regulator, the environment agency, said the company was in breach of permanence and enforcement action was under way, in an exclusive bbc interview, the managing director has claimed he did have a plan to reduce the backlog and his company was treated unfairly. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. we have been a success story up until last week and all of a sudden eve ryo ne last week and all of a sudden everyone sees this as being a horror story. we feel it is a horror story but purely because in reality we have told the truth and in reality at the moment we don't feel that the news is getting out there that we would like it too. people want to see the evidence we have, i can give

that to anyone and it is there in black and white. he went on to argue that the excess waste had accumulated because of a lack of incineration facilities and he had repeatedly warned the environment agency about that. he said body parts was a very small proportion of the ways the company handled and it was all dealt with promptly. the environment agency said it was not true there was insufficient incinerator capacity and the rest of the sector was performing well. amid reports that turkey has graphic audio and video recordings proving that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul, a saudi delegation has arrived to investigate his disappearance . the turkish presidential spokesman has said that ankara has accepted a saudi proposal to form a joint investigation team. joining me now is our security correspondent frank gardner. what more can you tell us about these claims around this audio and

video recording of the alleged murder ofjamal video recording of the alleged murder of jamal khashoggi? video recording of the alleged murder ofjamal khashoggi7m video recording of the alleged murder of jamal khashoggi? it is becoming increasingly apparent that the turkish authorities, it looks likely that they had some sort of bugging equipment inside the sidey —— saudi consulate in istanbul. there are three explanations. one, which we can dismiss, the apple watch that jamal khashoggi was wearing could have transmitted something, but that has a very limited range of about ten or 15 metres, which would not have been far enough to transmit it to his mobile phone. the other is, did the turks have a human informant inside? that is a possibility. but the most likely estimation is that they had some eavesdropping equipment, which is slightly embarrassing, that turkey as the host was spying on a guest, but not half as embarrassing as the disappearance of this journalist. my understanding is that the audio has been played in the

united states to people who knew jamal khashoggi to see if it matches. and have they said it sounds like him? i don't know the a nswer to sounds like him? i don't know the answer to that. but i imagine it would be. there weren't many visitors to the consulate at the time. now, there are a lot of lurid stories going around that he was tortured and so on. proof of that may yet emerge but it hasn't so far. the most likely explanation for his disappearance, assuming he never did leave the consulate alive, is that he was tackled in some way, he was abducted, essentially, with the idea of possibly rendering him back to saudi arabia and either he has had a heart attack or an overdose, it has gone horribly wrong. the saudis don't do murder in that way. there is force is killing people from 20,000 feet in yemen, that is a war.

they do abductions and there are some bad tales of people being rendered from neighbouring countries back to saudi arabia and they have locked up a lot of people, but murder, this would be a completely different way of operating. i think it is far more likely they were looking to silence him and probably bring him back to saudi arabia to face questioning. so we will wait to see whether there is any further saudi response. what does this mean for britain, which has close ties with saudi arabia, and what could happen next? this is really awkward for britain because britain has been, anybody who has been alive for the last six months will know the noise britain has made about the attempted murder of the russians in salisbury, you can't make a lot of noise about

that and then stay quiet on a possible hit, admittedly he wasn't a british citizen and it was not on british citizen and it was not on british soil, but he was a major figure in the media and saudi arabia isa figure in the media and saudi arabia is a british ally. britain sells a lot of weapons to saudi arabia. there are nearly 30,000 britons living in saudi arabia. it is a huge boost for the british economy. and there is help on counterterrorism. but this is going to be really difficult for both washington and london to brush off. they have got to get to the bottom of this. ten days on, the saudis have still failed to come up with an explanation. they are running around like headless chickens trying to come up with a story for what has happened. somebody knows it but no one has yet been authorised to give a version of it. thank you very much. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news.

downing street says any post—brexit customs union with the eu would have to be time—limited. counting the cost of hurricane michael. florida's govenor says the storm has left ‘unimaganable destruction'. the wedding service for princess eugenie and jack brooksbank is underway at windsor. now the business news. cafe chain patisserie valerie fights for survival after revealing it had uncovered "significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities". the owner has said its finance director chris marsh was arrested last night and then released on bail and this morning, the serious fraud office said it had "opened a criminal investigation into an individual" women's fashion retailer coast has gone into administration, putting 300 jobs at risk, in a sign of continuing pain on the high street. we'll have more on these two stories coming up. and motoring groups have condemned the government's

decision to cut subsidies for buying greener cars. from next month, grants for new plug—in hybrids will be scrapped, while discounts on all—electric cars will be cut from £4,500 to £3,500. the owner of patisserie valerie has said its finance director chris marsh was arrested last night and then released on bail. the cafe chain is fighting for survival after revealing on wednesday it had uncovered "significa nt, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities". mr marsh had been suspended when these problems were discovered. on thursday, the firm said it needed "an immediate injection of capital" to continue trading in its current form. and also in the retail world, women's fashion retailer coast has gone into administration, putting 300 jobs at risk, in a sign of continuing pain on the high street. the collapse means the immediate closure of its 24 stores at locations including oxford street in london. and joining us with more on these

stories is emily hardy, business & markets reporter at this is money. let's start with fortnite. how could this have happened? you never expected from any company, let alone a listed company. it has crumbled quite quickly. it was a surprise to everybody and it looks possible that patisserie valerie could even fall into administration as soon as today. it grew really quickly from about eight stores in 2006 to over 200 now. do you think part of the problem with some of these companies is that expansion is to quit?

absolutely. there has been massive overexpansion absolutely. there has been massive overexpa nsion across absolutely. there has been massive overexpansion across the high street and it is often at the expense of the quality of these chains. when jane might get a lot of popularity and then someone looks at the numbers and thinks, if we had 200 of these that the number we will get, but it doesn't always work like that. the more there are, the less appeal they might hold. talk about coast, it is a women's retailer and on and on we go about the high street and how it has issues and problems and coast is another example of how one company hasn't quite done enough to keep itself afloat. it didn't quite move with the times. it is also a womenswear brand that is quite expensive. it is evening occasion wear and certainly since the brexit vote there has been a little bit of consumer confidence or volatility, lower than it was, which means some people are holding back on those more expensive

purchases. we can see that with furniture and big—ticket items as well. it may have fallen victim a little to that. it was also struck quite badly by the collapse of house of fraser. i think the previous owners of house of fraser, when it went into administration, it showed a significant amount of money so its owners were desperately trying to find a buyer and in this current market that wasn't possible. thank you very much. rbs has announced that it will pay a dividend of 2p per share. its first since 2008 when it nearly went bust during the financial crisis. the cost of the payment will be around £240 million. sports direct plans to buy the house of fraser building in glasgow in a £95 million deal. the firm has promised to turn the luxury department store into the "harrods of the north", safeguarding 800 jobs. sir richard branson has halted talks over a saudi investment in virgin space firms after the disappearance of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi.

sir richard has also suspended directorships in two tourism projects. after two days of slump, european markets followed asia higher on friday, although the extent of the rebound varied across the region. the volatility we have seen coming from wall street and affecting markets across the globe has cooled down considerably over the past few hours. the london market is recovering a little bit of what it has lost. that's all the business news. five koalas have made conservation history by being flown 10—thousand miles from their natural habitat in australia to their new home in england. the hope is british scientists can create a back—up population here in the uk to protect the vulnerable animals , as our science reporter

laura foster reports. tree hugging, eucalyptus munching, sleep needing koalas are like nature's cuddly toy. in fact, they spend up to 20 hours a day asleep, which is handy when some of them have had to catch a long flight. yesterday, five southern koalas landed at heathrow airport. it's the first of its kind, obviously it's the first individuals within europe. so, it's a big, big step towards helping the species survive and also helping other species which need help. there's definitely a fair few in australia which need it. in each of these crates is one of the koalas. each blissfully unaware of all the work and effort it's taken to get them here. now, they're going to be checked to see if they're all right and then we'll go on to their new home in wiltshire. after some initial checks on their well—being, the four females and lone male are off to their new home at longleat safari park in wiltshire. here, scientists will study them to try and find out how we might be

able to help protect this species, which is vulnerable to extinction. the site has been growing its own eucalyptus plants in preparation, all part of the plan to create a back—up population of southern koalas in this part of the world. we're hoping that longleat will act as a hubfora breeding programme, which would also, hopefully, in time, act as a back up, should we need to have it. to stop the koalas from getting stressed, they'll be kept out of sight from the public for the next six months, to allow them to settle into their new home, and it's hoped that soon after they will breed and there will be even more of them hanging about. laura foster, bbc news. in a moment the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. one of the breakout stars of the new film suspiria was first time actor lutz ebersdorf, but it's since emerged the actor was not what he seemed.

the supposed octagenarian actor playing the role of a psychoanalyst was in fact tilda swinson in four hours worth of make up and prosthetics. the director insisted it was essential the role was played by a woman as the film revolves around female identity. and with strong winds from storm callum sweeping across the west of the uk it was bound to happen. this ladies fascinator is blown off as she enters the chapel. luckily her gallant companion is at hand to chase down the hat and return it to her. now it's time for a look at the weather. we are going to keep those strong

winds, not only wind but right across the uk. the strongest of the wind towards northern and western parts. britain will see some quite heavy rainfall. another batch of heavy rainfall. another batch of heavy rainfall. another batch of heavy rain spreading its way northward at the moment across western areas and it's this heavy rainfall today and tomorrow. the met office has got an amber warning in force for particularly south wales, but with this wet weather for the rest of this afternoon, it could cause some problems. further east, staying largely dry with bright skies. but in the west, we are going to continue to see outbreaks of rain and strong winds. you are looking at the doors of st george's chapel in windsor, where we are expecting to emerge any moment

now the bride and groom, princess eugenie and jack brooksbank at the end of their wedding ceremony. there they come. the bride wearing a dress designed by peter polota nau. there is the case that the media and the crowds have been looking for. and just behind them, the little flower girls and beach boys, including prince george and his sister princess charlotte —— page

boys. the bride is also wearing a tiara lent to her by the queen for today's ceremony. and around 1200 members of the public are within the grounds of the public are within the grounds of the castle. they entered a ballot to be there today. to watch the arrivals and departures from the wedding. getting a close look at around 40 members of the royal family who are therefore today's wedding, including of course the bride's grandparents, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. the couple

now, as we saw earlier this year at the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle, getting into a carriage to take a short carriage drive around windsor. not as lengthy a route as in the case of prince harry and meghan markle, but this will be a moment that those outside the grounds of the castle will have been eagerly waiting for. let's bring in sarah campbell, who has been watching events. the couple beaming, looking extremely happy? indeed. waving to the people who have come to watch. people from charities that eugenie has been involved with. they got the first glimpse of the bride and groom. that case on the steps outside the west door. they will take this carriage ride in the scottish state coach macro. travelling through the lower

ward of windsor castle. 1200 members of the public got tickets to be able to see this moment first. about 100,000 people applied to see them. iam here 100,000 people applied to see them. i am here with katie nicholl, royal correspondent with vanity fair. this isa correspondent with vanity fair. this is a big moment. a different feel to harry and meghan? it was was going to bea harry and meghan? it was was going to be a tough act to follow and they have been really clever in making this a different type of wedding. to me, it is more traditional. he saw that reflected in the order of the service and the music. it is a different coach. they changed their mind of the last minute of this morning. the sun isn't shining as much as it was in may. today has beena much as it was in may. today has been a great success. it has felt very much like a family wedding. to have so many members of the royal family there is a great testimony to

the loaf towards princess eugenie. she looked so happy. she is now going on the carriage ride. this will give a chance for the people outside the castle. the pavements are full. people have come to wish them well. the pavements are full. we are not saying there many people as there were in may. but it was important to princess eugenie and to the duke of york that they got to have this moment. this is a royal wedding. traditionally there are carriage procession is. there has been criticism over this particular pa rt of been criticism over this particular part of the wedding because this is where the taxpayer will pick up the security bill for the carriage procession. it is shorter than the one in may. it will be 15 minutes. then they would be at st george is whole for their wedding reception. it was important for them to greet the crowds. these people have been waiting in horrible weather

conditions for hours. over 100,000 people applied for tickets to listen to the service. we just saw sarah, the duchess of york, getting into the duchess of york, getting into the car. this is a big day for her having been on the fringes of the royal wedding? yes, having been on the fringes of the royalwedding? yes, she looked resplendent in that green dress with the wonderful hat, just looking like the wonderful hat, just looking like the cat that got the cream. not too over the top but the mother of the bride bursting with pride. senior members of the royal family leaving first. they will be heading to windsor castle to a reception. the bride and groom will have their carriage ride around windsor, then they go back there for a reception. festivities carrying on into tomorrow. the jorg zander known to like a party and they do hospitality very well. —— the yorks. that will wrap up at half past three this afternoon. then in the early evening

most of the guests have been invited toa most of the guests have been invited to a big evening party, a champagne reception, a dinner, dancing into the early hours. that takes place at royal lodge. the —— as if that wasn't enough, a festival themed party tomorrow. the little bridesmaids and page boys behaved impeccably? prince george and princess charlotte should be behaved impeccably because they know exactly what to do. they have done this a few times before. they seem very confident and very happy. we saw princess charlotte waving to the cameras. she seems to relish her royal role. those little hands waving behind the glass. they behaved impeccably. there was a stumble by one of the page boys as he went up the west steps. that was the wind. it has been incredibly windy. we have seen hats flying. all in all i think it has gone very well. let me bring in a fashion

consultant. tell me about that dress. no veil? that was a break from tradition. i think she looked absolutely exquisite. beautiful in her dress. i love the shoulder style, the fabric, the top bodice section and the amazing full skirt. not british designers but british—based? not british designers but british-based? that's right. that is what eugenie said she would be using. they are british—based brand established in 2007. peter pilotto and christopher de vos have won feud —— awards for their designs. intricate designs. today they have really done princess eugenie pride. the fashionistas will be saying good one? i think she looks absolutely stunning. they have a really good

job. people on twitter are saying they love this more than the duchess of sussex. i know there was an absence of a veil but how could you compete with the veil worn by the duchess of sussex? that was fabulous. i loved the way it was cut out at the back to reveal those scars from a back operation. it was making quite a statement. i thought she looked elegant. don't forget, both of these sisters as so often in the spotlight for getting it wrong, from being badly dressed, they are on the worst dressed list. today they came up trumps. they looked beautiful, so did sarah. they must be a certain amount of pressure coming off the back of harry and meghan's wedding, and also the fact they are not known for great fashion successes?” the fact they are not known for great fashion successes? i think a huge amount of pressure. coming second after the pomp and pageantry of may.

iam going of may. i am going to hand over to daniella, who is done in the crowds. the carriage has just gone past us. we had a brilliant view of it. close to the precincts windsor castle. this is the moment the crowds have been waiting for. some of the notes since six or seven o'clock this morning. —— some of them have been out. naomi, you have come from canada. built an entire holiday around seeing this moment. what did you see and how was it? she looked so beautiful. i got a tiny glimpse of the details but she looked so happy and so regal and so elegant. i love the detail of the embroidery, the medieval dress. absolutely phenomenal. tell me why you're abroad your entire holiday around this moment? this is an amazing, to see the history of these events, the

royalfamily, the see the history of these events, the royal family, the institutions. see the history of these events, the royalfamily, the institutions. all the work that goes into those beautiful carriages and the artistry and the traditions. it's amazing to see history come to light. why princess eugenie? she was always my princess. she was my age. someone who has this incredibly unique experience but is also just a girl growing up in the world. canada is a long way from windsor. was it worth it? we had a phenomenaltime. totally worth it. did you get a good view? absolutely. just terrific. safe journey home. view? absolutely. just terrific. safejourney home. in view? absolutely. just terrific. safe journey home. in terms of the numbers, it isn't the same kinds of numbers, it isn't the same kinds of numbers that we saw for the wedding earlier in the year. there are several hundred people out on the streets of winter. a significant event that a lot of people have enjoyed and taken part in. daniele

de rossi, thank you very much. glad the people who —— daniella relph, thank you very much. i think we can go back to sarah campbell inside the grounds of windsor castle. tell us a little bit more about what is going to be happening after this carriage ride? well, 850 guests, around 200 more than more at harry and meghan's wedding, they are all departing now through the south door and they will be heading for a reception at st george's hall in another part of windsor castle. this evening there will be a smaller private do at royal lodge. there has been a lot of fashion types here. kate moss, cara delevigne. what's been the vibe in terms of what people are wearing?

delevigne. what's been the vibe in terms of what people are wearing ?|j have been pleased to see so much colour among the guests. there has beena colour among the guests. there has been a lot of pink and beautiful different levels of pink. it started off with pixie geldof in a flamingo pink maxi dress. kate, duchess of... kate middleton! duchess of cambridge! she was wearing a beautiful alexander mcqueen deep pink dress. they have had to dress for the weather. we have seen a few hats go flying. it is quite tricky dressing for this kind of weather? it's challenging. it's so windy. i think the guests have turned out looking absolutely beautiful. i really love the duchess of york's outfit. i thought she looked stunning in the green matching hat. i understand the skirt suit was by emma louise design, the same lady she wore to the wedding earlier this

summer. she looked exquisite as the mother of the bride. all heading back there now after the wedding. the members of the public who are here and the people in the grounds. the ground is full of local schoolchildren. princess eugenie is a local to winter. she attended two the local schools. schoolchildren from there will have been here. 1200 members of the public who applied via public ballot. we talk about the level of interest in the wedding. 100,000 people applied to be able to see the wedding, to get into the grounds of windsor castle. that shows a certain level of interest. they are still here. plus charity members that eugenie has been involved with. they will be heading up involved with. they will be heading up now to carry on the celebrations. it should not be long actually until the carriage ride is over because unlike harry and meghan's, which was a three kilometre carriage ride, and you will remember seeing the pictures of the carriage heading up

towards the castle, that isn't happening. it is a short trip around the centre of windsor castle and back through the gates. you see their guests leaving. lots of celebrities. robbie williams, of course. his daughter, theodora williams, six years old, was one of the bridesmaids. also, lots of other celebrities. stephen fry, cara delevigne, pippa middleton and james middleton. naomi campbell, holly valance. kate moss, jimmy carr, tracey emin. reflecting the fact that over the years princess eugenie has been very much a part of the social scene in london, the sort of a rts social scene in london, the sort of arts scene. she is a director at a contemporary art gallery. and jack brooksbank, he was the manager of a very well—known celebrity haunt in

london for many years. he is now a brand ambassador for a brand london for many years. he is now a brand ambassadorfor a brand of tequila fronted by george clooney. somebody who has moved in these social circles. that has been reflected in the congregation. a smattering of celebrities and eugenie's family, the royalfamily. sarah, thank you very much. sarah campbell inside the grounds of windsor castle. as the wedding guests, there is philip middleton, pippa middleton, i beg your pardon. waving to the crowd. let's just look back at the moment the newly married couple came out of the church. and the case as well. the bride looking stunning in that peter pilotto address. we are going to say goodbye note viewers on bbc two.

—— now to viewers. there was the case. that moment that everybody waits for in royal wedding ‘s as the couple emerged from st george's chapel. just before their carriage ride, their short carriage ride, around windsor. in the background you can see the duke of york, who walked his daughter down the aisle, and in the green, her mother, sarah ferguson. and the younger members of the wedding party, including prince george and his sister, princess charlotte. they are becoming quite adept at this wedding party thing, i think. getting some practice. earlier we saw the arrival of members of the royal family. saw the arrival of members of the royalfamily. more saw the arrival of members of the royal family. more than 40 members of the royal family gathering for this celebration as sarah campbell was reflecting, very much a family

wedding theme, despite a smattering of celebrity friends. we sawjust before the arrival of the bride the arrival of her grandparents, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. the royal standard fluttering in the breeze. that left many of the guests holding onto their hats. and the queen hosting a celebration for the newly married couple this afternoon. i think we can also show you some of the images from inside a st george's chapel as well. prince harry and meghan markle, a sense of deja vu, i would imagine, as their wedding was at saint georges a few months ago. there you the duke and duchess of cambridge. alongside prince harry

and his wife. and prince charles arriving as well. all the senior members of the royal family in winter today. —— windsor. and outside the actual chapel itself, 1200 members of the public who had applied for a ballot. tens of thousands of people entered that ballot to be standing outside the st george's chapel to be —— to watch the royals arrive, the couple arrived. and of course all the celebrity guests who were invited to the occasion as well. and of course we will bring you more of those images throughout the day. now politics. downing street has said that theresa may will continue to insist that any post—brexit customs union with the eu would have to be time limited.

brexiteers fear the arrangement, under which the uk and eu would apply the same import duties, would hinder britain in striking new trade deals. a customs union is being proposed as a backstop if the eu and uk fail to reach a trading agreement. philip hammond has told the bbc britain will get a brexit deal dividend if it's able to agree good terms with brussels to leave the european union. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the uk and eu have a different position on the backstop and how should work. just to remind people, this is the agreement there should be something in place if negotiations continue and it gets to the end of the transition period and any trade deal that is agreed cannot be implemented because the technology isn't ready or the final details can't be worked out. the backstop should be there to stop a prominent hardboard are becoming,

coming into force between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. —— permanent hardboard. the uk should stay in some kind of customs arrangement with the eu from then on. the eu is happy with that but they wanted to be open—ended. they don't want to put a date on the end of it but the uk has a different position. they say it should be time—limited or temporary. the difficulty is around how exactly you achieve that with having no data in the withdrawal agreement that is expected, or hoped at least, to be drawn up between the uk and the eu in the next few weeks. we saw last night there was a cabinet meeting. senior ministers brought into downing street for an update. several of them, we understand, expressing serious concerns about theissue expressing serious concerns about the issue of the backstop and the fa ct the issue of the backstop and the fact it could end up being open—ended. that is something that brexiteers particularly are not comparable with that all because they see it as a way to potentially

effectively remain in what is a big pa rt effectively remain in what is a big part of the european union, indefinitely. andrea leadsom, the leader of the sub comment was not in that meeting but after being briefed by officials, we understand she was contemplating whether she could get on board with that. we were told she had a lot to think about. this morning we asked her how she was feeling. we are at the final stages of a really complicated negotiation and we have to give the prime minister an opportunity to do a good deal for the united kingdom, something she's determined to do. so how are those negotiations going? wrote there is a summit scheduled for next week in brussels were both sides will want to demonstrate progress. the chancellor, philip hammond, was asked for his view this morning. there's a real sense now of engagement from both sides, shared enterprise in trying to solve a problem rather than posturing towards each other. so a really important step change.

but that shouldn't conceal the fact that we still got some big differences left to resolve. so process is a lot more positive this week, substance is still very challenging. some cautious optimism there from the chancellor, saying the atmosphere around the negotiations may well have improved but the substance and the detail remains pretty. jonathan blake. we arejust pretty. jonathan blake. we are just seeing some lines coming from an interview which the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, has given to a french newspaper. he says, "we are not where we should be confined in agreement on the irish border brexit talks. an agreement that would guarantee there would be no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland after brexit. we're not where we should be." in the same interview he

says he wants to believe a brexit deal can be found between next week and a possible november summit. those lines coming from jean—claude juncker in an interview with le monde. time for sport. here catherine downes. good afternoon. michael carrick, the former manchester united midfielder, now an assistant coach at the club, has been speaking this morning about the depression he battled in his career. he says defeat in the champions league final in 2009, prompted feelings of anxiety and stress, which made him want to return home when he was away with england at the world cup in 2010, a period during which he says he struggled with the pressures of elite level sport. the champions league in rome, for whatever reason, i couldn't shake it off. i started kind of thinking negatively about the game. which i had always done anyway. after the

game, i would had always done anyway. after the game, iwould beat had always done anyway. after the game, i would beat myself up if we lost. that lasted for longer. it snowballed. can i play at that level? am i good enough to be at the very top? even though we had won the year before, it was kind of irrelevant. i block that out. i don't know why i had them feelings for so long. i couldn't shake it off and snap out of it. i was in that frame of mind for a good year, 18 months. england will play their first game behind closed doors in croatia in the nations league tonight, with no fa ns allowed the nations league tonight, with no fans allowed in because of sanctions against the hosts. the punishment comes against the hosts. the punishment co m es after against the hosts. the punishment comes after a swastika was marked on their pitch three years ago. some supporters will be looking for a vantage point in the area around the stadium to watch. 500 fans out there despite not being able to get in. george russell will become the third british driver in formula 1 next year after signing to race for

williams. he currently drives for mercedes and he leaves this year's formula 2 championship for a multi—year contract with williams. it is the largest british contingent in formula 1 since 2016. finally, britain's katie boulter has missed out on the biggest win of her career, losing in three sets to karina pliskova. she is likely to break into the world's top 100 after reaching the quarterfinals. kyle edmund has missed out on a possible meeting with novak djokovic the semifinals of the shanghai masters after being beaten by fourth seed alexander zverev. that is all the sport for now. more of course on our bbc sport website, including the latest from the second round of the british masters golf. john watson will be back with more at half past one. thank you. regi news from the high

court. —— braking. bob dennis, the environmental campaigner, has failed to stop energy firm cuadrilla from fracking at preston new road in lancashire. mr tenet had claimed that lancashire county council's emergency response planning and procedures in relation to the site we re procedures in relation to the site were inadequate, and was seeking that injunction to fracking. but he has failed in that beat at the high court to temporarily block cuadrilla from beginning fracking. it would be the uk's first horizontal shale gas well at that site in lancashire. we understand the fracking could begin at the site this weekend. pope francis has accepted the resignation of the archbishop of washington dc, according to reports from the vatican. cardinal donald wuerl has been under scrutiny over his handling of historical sexual abuse cases during that period.

a short while ago our religion editor, martin bashir, explained the circumstances. cardinal wuerl had been bishop of pittsburgh from the 19805 into the 905. pittsburgh was included in the pennsylvania report that was published in august, which was 800 pages long. and delays at something like 301 priests had credible allegations against them, and more than a thousand children had been abused. the examples were absolutely horrendous. in one case a boy was ordered to stand naked on a chair and mimic christ on the cross so that he could be photographed by priests and those photographs were shared. in another case a young girl returned to church having had surgery for tonsillitis and was raped by one of the priests. and horrendous case published by the grand jury. and

horrendous case published by the grandjury. and in horrendous case published by the grand jury. and in that report cardinal wuerl was accused of mismanagement. i should cardinal wuerl was accused of mismanagement. ishould be cardinal wuerl was accused of mismanagement. i should be specific. he was not accused of specific cover—ups. however, following the report in august, he is you'd a letter in he said he asked for forgiveness for his errors of judgment, his inadequacies and also, a cce pta nce judgment, his inadequacies and also, acceptance of his contrition for any suffering caused. i have learned this morning that cardinal wuerl went to the vatican twice in the period between then and now offering his resignation. and as we know, the pope has now accepted that. a lot of people will look at this. you have mentioned the pennsylvania grand jury. there was also the resignation of cardinal theodore mccarrick, who once led the archdiocese of washington as well. people ask why the pope didn't accept donald wuerl‘s resignation immediately, and

will any these people take —— face criminal charges? on the second point, one of the problems for the attorney in washington is that the statute of limitations meant that many of these men, the vast majority of them, would neverface many of these men, the vast majority of them, would never face any criminal charge. that relates to that. the mccarrick situation is complicated because there is a former ambassador to the united states who has alleged that he went and told pope francis injune 2013, that cardinal theodore mccarrick had been an appropriate to seminarian stu d e nts been an appropriate to seminarian students and had abused a child. the pope i said nothing about the issue. no evidence has been produced of the conversation but it certainly suggested that he may well have told the pope and the pope did nothing about it. it is worth saying that as about it. it is worth saying that as a result of this global blizzard of six abuse scandals, pope francis has

announced a summit will take place at the vatican next february, where every single bishop throughout the world will attend, to address this issue. that is an indication of quite how serious and how damaging this has become. martin bashir are talking to me earlier. search and rescue teams are continuing to look for victims of hurricane michael — one of the strongest storms to ever hit the united states. at least six people have died, and thousands have been left without power. in florida, the worst hit state, more than 2,000 national guard soldiers have been deployed. eliza philippides reports. mexico beach, showcased online as a perfect holiday destination, where the sand is as white as snow. now described as ground zero. the place that bore the brunt of hurricane michael as it slammed into florida. florida's governor flew across the state to see the extent of the destruction for himself. especially the damage

at mexico beach, it's devastating. you just pray to god that everybody survived that. crews from the coastguard worked tirelessly, rescuing 27 people during ten missions. this survivor was found and brought to safety by a helicopter team scouting the devastation in alabama. some homeowners in florida, returning to look over what can be salvaged from the ruin, say it will be months before life returns to some sort of normality. i think there is a lot of, you know, anger and shock. just emotion, you know, that is at its peak right now. so, i think we just need a few days to just digest what has happened and see how the rebuilding is going to happen. but for many, life will never be the same again. eliza philippidis, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather.

we canjoin we can join matt taylor. we have been focusing on stamp —— storm callum. we certainly have. today is turning out to be pretty windy across the uk. winds of 50 to 70 mph in the west. high seas. heavy rain as well. the met office concerned about rainfall in south wales. we could see as much as 160 millimetres in the next few days. an amber warning. some respite coming. dry conditions downwind. the rain heading north through the midlands. increasingly web in northern england. western scotla nd web in northern england. western scotland and northern ireland mostly dry and sunny but still very windy. hazy sunshine in the south and east. 22 the hive. tonight the same areas hit by the rain band as it continues to move bands of rain, areas of

heavy rain from the south—west into the north—east of england, south east of scotland. cooler air to the north east of that. record—breaking october one first thing in the morning in the south—east. a warm and sunny datacom micro. showers in the midlands. cornwall, west and wales, north west wales seeing the rain. scotland having a wet day. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: downing street says theresa may will insist on a time limit being imposed on any post—brexit customs union. members of her cabinet had expressed concern over the arrangement. campaigners have failed in a high court bid to temporarily block energy firm cuadrilla from fracking at its site in lancashire. pope francis has accepted the resignation of an american archbishop who has been accused of covering up allegations of sexual abuse by roman catholic clergy. the governor of florida has urged residents to stay away from areas worst hit by hurricane michael until emergency services have secured roads, bridges and power lines.

the queen's granddaughter, princess eugenie, has married the drinks executive jack brooksbank. the service took place at st george's chapel in windsor. let's return to windsor where the wedding of princess eugenie and jack brooksbank has taken place. the queen's granddaughter, who is ninth in line to the throne got married in front of 850 guests and 1,200 members of the public. let's get more from our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, who's at windsor. the service finished at 12pm, about half an hour ago. the carriage ride has been and gone so those people who waited in windsor to see the carriage ride go past will have got that view. behind me now, in the

grounds of windsor castle, there is a little bit of a treat for the people who won the tickets in the public ballot to get into the grounds of windsor castle to see the couple leaving the ceremony. they can now go into the chapel and have a look at all the beautiful flowers. it looks stunning inside. it has been a lovely day, hasn't it? it has been a lovely day, hasn't it? it has been a lovely day, hasn't it? it has been a great day and i'm not sure anyone really knew how it was going to pan out. this has come on the heels of the royal wedding of the year, some would say the royal wedding of the decade. it is always going to be quite hard to follow in those footsteps. it takes a bold bride to do that. in a way, they have made it very much their own royal wedding. i think we have seen that reflected in parts of the order of service. they really put their

own stamp on it. tell us a little bit about the couple because they still will be relatively unknown to most people. i write for vanity fair andi most people. i write for vanity fair and i often have to explain to the american people who princess eugenie is, ninth in line to the throne. she hasn't been a high—profile royal. she is not paid for by the royal family so she doesn't do the same events as prince william and harry, she is a pretty regular royal, i know that sounds like an oxymoron. she goes live at kensington palace but once today is over, they will go back to their relatively ordinary lives and you won't hear much from them. i think that has been part of

them. i think that has been part of the controversy behind this wedding, the controversy behind this wedding, the taxpayer having to pick up the bill for this, and why? but she is a blood princess, she is princess eugenie and she has been afforded a royal wedding with all the bells and whistles. and quite a moment for jack brooksbank, who isn't royal in any way shape or form. they said they met on the ski slopes about seven or eight years ago now and it has been a long—term relationship. it has taken a long time for him to get used to the idea of becoming a member of the royal family. he is not aristocratic. she gave an interview and said it was love at first sight. i have interviewed jack for the mail on sunday, he is an incredibly down—to—earth, charming man. very kind, very personable, and i think you can see that in the pictures today, just how happy they

are together. this is a couple who truly love each other. i am sure walking into that church today, it must have been daunting. a congregation of 800, all of the senior royals in attendance. but this is the start of their married life together. it was quite touching during the service that the reading was from the great gatsby. yes, the significance being that princess eugenie had read the book and recognised that, but it was full of eternal reassurance and those words really resonated with her because it reminded her ofjack. really resonated with her because it reminded her of jack. she really resonated with her because it reminded her ofjack. she has described him as the sort of boy who, if you are party, would make you feel part of it, you feel welcome. he is warm, kind and humble. you can really see why she

was drawn to him. i have met him, he isa was drawn to him. i have met him, he is a thoroughly nice chap. now the wedding is over, the party begins. the reception. they will be well into that reception now. that will go on until about 3:30pm. it is being hosted by the queen. and then there will be a bit of downtime before the evening party starts. that will take place at the york's family home. despite getting divorced back in 1992, sarah and andrew still share a family home. there is going to be a big party tonight. there are still plenty of people outside who got to see a close—up view of the carriage going past. our royal correspondent daniela relph is outside windsor castle, and she's been meeting some of the crowds who've gathered there. the crowds are beginning to drift away slowly from outside the castle walls in windsor town centre but there was a pretty good crowd out to see the couple go by in that

carriage procession earlier. there are these comparisons to the wedding earlier in the year in terms of numbers and it was different, it was more low—key, there were less people out, but i think everybody who turned out today will say it was worth coming. joining me is victoria murphy, the royal commentator. what is your sense of the crowd of people in windsor? they came out a few moments ago and seeing them and how happy they were, they were really smiling, they looked very relaxed and very happy, and that is what we short throughout the ceremony as well. i felt there was actually a sense of calm here today. the crowd we re sense of calm here today. the crowd were waving, there was flags and there was a cheer, a noise went up when they came out, but it wasn't like that frenzied hysteria that we had with prince harry and meghan markle earlier in the year. it felt

very civilised and very nice. a nice atmosphere. and it has been a little bit controversial in the run—up, the cost of securing this public carriage possession, —— procession, but that is now being put to one side. yes, discussion about the security bill, and when you have all the wales together in one place, such as the garter service at windsor castle, there is a big bill involved in that, but what made this more controversial is that they were bringing this wedding out onto the streets of windsor by doing this carriage procession, so you have road closures, and that inevitably increases the bill. i think that was the thing that was causing a bit of debate, but when they came out yesterday, there was a sense very much that everyone was with them and it was a really nice moment. just a very pleasant, quite calm moment.

it was a really nice moment. just a very pleasant, quite calm momentm terms of the people at that wedding, it was a classic mix of showbiz and royalty. amazing. who knew that princess eugenie so many celebrity friends? it was interesting because we saw kate moss and naomi campbell, stephen fry, but we did see a lot of a list celebrities, and what can be really interesting about royal weddings, it is an opportunity to see who these people hang around with. who are their friends? what is their social group? and i think we got a bit of an insight into their social group there and it was very impressive. we saw the duchess of york, her mother, at the heart of things within the royal family again. yes, she was sitting right up there in the choir, in the row in front of the queen and the duke of edinburgh, with her ex husband. and

thatis edinburgh, with her ex husband. and that is right, she is the mother of the bride, this is about that family and their day and the wedding. but it is interesting that we have seen who welcomed a little bit more into the fold in recent years. certainly than the divorce and the years following that. we have seen her at balmoral, while ascot earlier this year, and she was at prince harry and meghan markle's wedding, and she is very much part of that family. looking at the duke of edinburgh as well, there had been some talk that he would not come today, he would see how he felt this morning, but it was his granddaughter and he decided to come today. since he retired, he no longer does full—time duties and there is no obligation for him to turn up to things, but when he feels able and he wants to, he will make public appearances. his name wasn't in the programme but i think we were all hoping that he would very much

be there today. he clearly wanted to be there today. he clearly wanted to be and of course he was. thank you very much. apologies, we have lost our line at windsor, just outside windsor castle. but i think she was just wrapping up what she was saying. we will bring you more pictures of the royal wedding throughout the day. seniorjudges in england and wales could be in line for a pay rise of up to £60,000, taking the annual pay of a high courtjudge to 240—thousand pounds a year. the recommendations by the senior salaries review board aims to address low morale among judges and to compensate them for changes to their pension scheme. ben ando reports. since the middle ages, the start of the legal year has been marked by a procession ofjudges from temple bar. but not enough lawyers want to

becomejudges. in the bar. but not enough lawyers want to become judges. in the last decade, applications have halved. a report last year found pension changes to blame. the answer according to the government's senior salaries review board is more pay. at the moment, a typical crown courtjudge receives just under £135,000 a year. under these proposals that would go up to nearly £165,000 which is more than to reason may‘s salary of around £150,000, although she does enjoy significant perks like a free house ina prime significant perks like a free house in a prime central london location. as for other public sector workers, and nhs nurse with five years experience can expect to in £28,000 a year. and it's that perceived inequality that would give the ministry ofjustice pause for thought. in a free—market economy it should be easy to attract or recruit by simply paying higher wages but it is never that simple when the taxpayer is footing the bill and

other public sector employees like teachers, nurses, soldiers or prison officers have been given far smaller pay rises. the government says it is considering these recommendations and will decide soon on whether to accept them. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. downing street says any post—brexit customs union with the eu will have to be time—limited. pope francis has accepted the resignation of an american archbishop who has been accused of covering up allegations of sexual abuse by roman catholic clergy. princess eugenie has married jack brooksbank in front of over 800 guests, including her majesty the queen and prince philip. amid reports that turkey has graphic audio and video recordings proving that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul, a saudi delegation has arrived to investigate his disappearance .

the turkish presidential spokesman has said that ankara has accepted a saudi proposal to form a joint investigation team. security correspondent frank gardner said he thought the most likely explanation for mr khashoggi's disappearance was an abduction gone wrong. it is becoming increasingly apparent that the turkish authorities, it looks likely that they had some kind of bugging equipment inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. there are three explanations as to how they could have got these recordings. one, which we can dismiss, was that the apple watch that jamal khashoggi was wearing could have transmitted something, but that has a very limited range of about ten or 15 metres, which would not have been far enough to transmit it to his mobile phone. the other, did the turks have a human informant inside? that is a possibility. but

the most likely explanation is that they had some kind of eavesdropping equipment, which is slightly embarrassing, that turkey as the host was spying on a guest, but not half as embarrassing as the disappearance of this journalist and the onus is very much on the saudis to explain this. my understanding is that the audience has been played in the united states to people who knew jamal khashoggi —— audio, to see if it matches. do we know that it sounds like him? i don't know the a nswer to sounds like him? i don't know the answer to that. but i imagine it would be. there weren't many visitors to the consulate at the time. now, there are a lot of lou reed stories going around that he was tortured and so on. proof of that may yet emerge but it hasn't so far. the most likely explanation for his disappearance, assuming he never did leave the consulate arrive —— alive is that he was tackled in some

way, abducted essentially, with the idea of possibly rendering him back to saudi arabia and i think he has had a heart attack or he has had an overdose, it has gone horribly wrong whatever has happened. the saudis don't do murder in that way. they are if force is killing people from 20,000 feet in yemen, that is different, that is a war. they do abductions and there are some bad tales of people being rendered from neighbouring countries back to saudi arabia and they have locked up a lot of people, but murder, this would be a completely different way of operating. i think it is far more likely that they were looking to silence him and bring him back to saudito silence him and bring him back to saudi to face questioning. so we wait to see if there is any further saudi response. what does this mean for britain, which obviously has close ties with saudi and what could happen next? this is really awkward for britain because britain has been, anybody who has been alive for

the last six months will note the noise that britain has made about the attempted murder of yulia skripal and herfather on the attempted murder of yulia skripal and her father on the streets of salisbury by an assassination team allegedly sent from moscow. you can't make a lot of noise about that and then stayed silent about an apparent hit on a peaceful citizen, admittedly he's not a british citizen and it did not ta ke not a british citizen and it did not take place on british soil, but he was a majorfigure in take place on british soil, but he was a major figure in the take place on british soil, but he was a majorfigure in the media with over1.6 was a majorfigure in the media with over 1.6 million twitter followers and saudi arabia is a british ally. britain sells a lot of weapons to saudi arabia, there are nearly 30,000 britons living in saudi arabia, it is a huge boost to the british economy posed protects the —— post brexit. and its help on counterterrorism. but this is a watershed, this is going to be very difficult for washington and london to brush this off. they have got to

get to the bottom of this. ten days on, the saudis have failed to come up on, the saudis have failed to come up with any plausible explanation. they are running around like headless chickens trying to come up with a story as to what happened. somebody knows what happened but no one yet has been authorised to give a version of it. we are seeing reports that the death toll as a result of hurricane michael in the united states has risen to 11 after five people were killed in virginia, according to the afp news agency. there are still many warnings in place in the states, but according to that news agency, the death toll in the us has risen to 11 after five people were killed in virginia. the family of a british couple killed in flash flooding in majorca have said they are deeply shocked by the deaths. they paid tribute to antony and delia green, who were from moffat in scotland as a loving, kind and caring couple. they were on holiday on the island when a storm hit the area on tuesday night. they were very strong supporters of

their children and their family that lived with them. i would always remember delia to be someone who would enjoy having a cup of coffee and a slice of cake and laughing with her friends in and a slice of cake and laughing with herfriends in the and a slice of cake and laughing with her friends in the town. and a slice of cake and laughing with herfriends in the town. she a lwa ys with herfriends in the town. she always had a lovely, joyous, smile and laughter about her. the boss of a medical waste disposal company which was stripped of its nhs contracts for allowing hospital waste to pile up, has defended its conduct. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, garry pettrigrew from healthcare environmental services blamed a lack of incineration capacity for the backlog. our health editor hugh pym reports. following the news that there was a backlog of medical waste disposal sites, 15 nhs hospital trusts in england terminated their contracts with healthcare environmental services. the regulator, the environment agency, said the company was in breach of permits and enforcement action

was under way. in an exclusive bbc interview, the managing director garry pettrigrew has claimed he did have a plan to reduce the backlog and his company was treated unfairly. i feel that this company has been vilified severely for providing an excellent service. we have been a success story up until last week and all of a sudden everyone sees this as being a horror story. we feel it is a horror story but purely because in reality we have told the truth and in reality at the moment we don't feel that the news is getting out there that we would like it too. if people want to see the evidence we have, i can give that to anyone and it is there in black and white. he went on to argue that the excess waste had accumulated because of a lack of incineration facilities and he had repeatedly warned the environment agency about that. he said body parts was a very small proportion of the waste the company handled and it was all dealt with promptly. the environment agency

said it was not true there was insufficient incinerator capacity and the rest of the sector was performing well. five koalas have made conservation history by being flown 10,000 miles from their natural habitat in australia to their new home in england. the hope is british scientists can create a back—up population here in the uk to protect the vulnerable animals , as our science reporter laura foster reports. tree hugging, eucalyptus munching, sleep needing koalas are like nature's cuddly toy. in fact, they spend up to 20 hours a day asleep, which is handy when some of them have had to catch a long flight. yesterday, five southern koalas landed at heathrow airport. it's the first of its kind, obviously it's the first individuals within europe. so, it's a big, big step towards helping the species survive and also helping other species

which need help. there's definitely a fair few in australia which need it. in each of these crates is one of the koalas. each blissfully unaware of all the work and effort it's taken to get them here. now, they're going to be checked to see if they're all right and then we'll go on to their new home in wiltshire. after some initial checks on their well—being, the four females and lone male are off to their new home at longleat safari park in wiltshire. here, scientists will study them to try and find out how we might be able to help protect this species, which is vulnerable to extinction. the site has been growing its own eucalyptus plants in preparation, all part of the plan to create a back—up population of southern koalas in this part of the world. we're hoping that longleat will act as a hubfora breeding programme, which would also, hopefully, in time, act as a back up, should we need to have it. to stop the koalas from getting stressed, they'll be kept out

of sight from the public for the next six months, to allow them to settle into their new home, and it's hoped that soon after they will breed and there will be even more of them hanging about. laura foster, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon. storm callum not only bringing some stormy seas but it is also going to be indirectly responsible for some very heavy rain, especially across south wales. we could see as much as 160 millimetres fall over the next few days and that will cause some flooding. the core of the storm is way out to the west but we have this weather front which is just going to struggle and wiggle across the same areas every now and again. either

side of it, we have got sunshine. this was the scene earlier in london. feeling like summer with temperatures of 22, 23. it is in between where we continue to see the rain come and go. for the evening rush hour, ready to start your weekend, some rain towards cornwall and western parts of wales. turning back as well through the afternoon across parts of north—west england, southern and eastern scotland. but the west of scotland, only a few showers, even though the wind will fairly strong and lively. tonight, it stays windy across the uk. some rain running from the south—west of england through wales towards northern england. either side of it, some clear skies around. but we could be close to an october record in the south as we see temperatures for some not drop any lower than 17 or 18 degrees. an interesting start

to your weekend. we have got some sunshine and some warmth across south—east england. some heavy rain to begin with, turning wet through northern ireland. rain on and off throughout the day but a wet afternoon across the bulk of scotland. the eastern half of the uk windy, not as strong as today, but note the temperatures. 25 degrees possible. now, the remnants of that weather front will gradually push away as we go through saturday into sunday, not before dropping quite a bit of rain. still the remnants of some overnight rain in the far north of scotla nd some overnight rain in the far north of scotland but getting better for many as we see sunny spells develop. maybe holding the cloud for a bit longer across east anglia the south—east. downing street rules out accepting a brexit deal that would leave the uk permanently part of a customs union with the eu. it comes as several cabinet ministers are understood to have expressed their concern

about a so—called backstop option, but the chancellor is optimistic about the negotiations. well, i've always been optimistic that we would get to a deal in the end because it's clearly in the interests of both sides to do so. and what has happened over the last week, ten days, is there's been a measurable change in pace. we'll hear more about philip hammond'scomments about brexit. also on today's programme: the head of the firm at the centre of controversy about medical waste hits back against claims of mismanagement. he says it provides an excellent service. ten days after a saudi journalist disappeared in turkey, there are reports that audio recordings prove