eleventh hour brexit talks — but the uk and eu are still struggling to reach agreement. despite a sudden trip to brussels for the brexit secretary, key issues including the irish border are yet to be solved — three days before a crucial summit. i think there's a lot of realism that the issues are difficult and challenging, but people want to end up with the relationship were britain and europe are friends. island sauce tonight, where talks have reached an impasse. all eyes are now have reached an impasse. all eyes are now on theresa have reached an impasse. all eyes are now on theresa may and her visit here on wednesday. and in the event of a deal we'll be assessing what the prime minister will then face at home. also tonight: the desperate plight of civilians in yemen on the brink of the worst famine for 100 years. nowhere in the world are people more at risk of starvation. i was here in sana'a two years ago, and it is really shocking to come back and see how much worse things are now. the uk steps up its response to the disappearance

of jamal khashoggi, calling on saudi arabia to establish the truth. and after storm callum — the effort to get flooded parts of wales and western britain back to normal. good evening. "key issues" are still to be resolved in the brexit talks according to the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier — after a day that saw the brexit secretary dominic raab make an unscheduled trip to brussels for more face—to—face negotiations. with three days to go before eu leaders meet tonight it is far from clear whether the two sides will reach agreement. the backstop for ensuring that — in all circumstances —

there is no hard border in ireland remains a central issue. and here, leading brexiteers are intensifying their pressure on the prime minister. our political correspondent vicki young reports. it's crunch time for brexit talks, and time for a flying visit to brussels by the man in charge of the uk's negotiations. dominic raab spentjust over one hour with his opposite number michel barnier but there's no deal, yet. the foreign secretary said this diplomatic dash was a sign of the effort going into the talks. there is no one who is going to be able to negotiate the right deal for britain, better than theresa may. she is battling for britain. this is the crucial stage in the negotiations. we can get there. i believe we will get there. but this is the time to stand rock—solid behind theresa may and back our prime minister to get the best deal for britain. mr hunt has been hosting foreign ministers at his country residence and, on twitter, compared complex brexit talks to a maze.

but there's still no way through when it comes to the so—called irish backstop, a way to guarantee no hard border between northern ireland and ireland if a suitable trade arrangement isn't in place. theresa may is suggesting a temporary customs union with the eu for the whole uk. conservative brexiteers insist that that arrangement has to be clearly time—limited. and the former brexit secretary david davis is calling on the cabinet to exert its authority and get mrs may to change direction. many colleagues agree. i do say to anyone who's in cabinet and who has concerns about this, you have to make them very clear to the prime minister. and we mustn't have a little cabal outside the cabinet running this. it has to be a cabinet decision. the labour leadership is scathing about mrs may's plans. frankly, if she comes back with something that is just a fudge that she's cooked up with brussels and it doesn't meet our tests, we are not going to vote for it.

and the british people are not stupid. we are not stupid. we are not voting for something which is essentially a bridge to nowhere. we need to know what our future relationship with europe is going to be and a fudge won't fix it. but if there is a deal some labour mps are considering backing the government in a parliamentary vote. if a reasonable deal is on the table, then the question, i think, for some of my labour colleagues is, why wouldn't you support a deal? why would you stand along borisjohnsonjacob rees—mogg who want to crash out without a deal? and that is the choice before us. for more than 18 months the prime minister has persuaded, cajoled and argued with eu leaders. tonight mr barnier said that, despite intense efforts, key issues were unresolved. this week could be crunch time for theresa may's leadership, too. in a moment, we'll speak to vicki young who's in downing street, but first our europe editor katya adler in brussels. what is the thinking there on what happened today? first of all, it is important to know it was not a big bust up the

night. nothing like the kind of acrimony we saw between the prime minister and the eu leaders a few weeks ago at an eu summit. and he will not be surprised if you have been listening to me talking about these negotiations recently to know where the talks broke down today and it was over the wording of the guarantee over the irish border. what the eu wanted to get past this weekend ahead of next week's eu summit was basically the divorce deal, that includes £39 billion of uk taxpayers' money in the so—called brexit bill as well as the political contortions and concessions needed from the prime minister over this irish border guaranteed. so the uk does not want to agree to that, if it doesn't get something else, and thatis it doesn't get something else, and that is a promise, a pledge, a hint of what kind of trade relationship it will have after brexit with the eu. and there is none of that only in the divorce deal. that's why all eyes a re in the divorce deal. that's why all eyes are one theresa may there's wednesday when she comes to brussels when she will meet eu leaders and

wa nt to when she will meet eu leaders and want to talk about the future. this promises to be a very dramatic meeting. arguably, that is exactly what the prime minister needs, drama, a sense of a knife edge or a cliff edge because it is notjust difficult for her to get the brexit deal past human brussels but arguably a lot harder here at home. —— at home. let'sjoin vicki in downing street now. after that view from brussels, vicki, it's over to the prime minister now. it is interesting that we saw the foreign secretary stuck in a maze on twitter, it must be how it feels for the prime minister. she has got brexiteer saying that they will not allow britain to stay in a customs union for years on end, she turns the other way, shias northern ireland unionists say you cannot treat northern ireland differently, or we will withdraw support and you will not be able to govern. she has others talking about a leadership challenge, others talking about another referendum and others

talking about the possibility of a i'io talking about the possibility of a no deal. it is not often that the threat of cabinet ministers resigning can be a political post but it may be that she can go to the eu leaders and say, i have nowhere else to go, i cannot get this through by compromise any more, i need you to give me something, and if they did not do it, then her position looks very precarious, indeed. the united nations is warning that 13 million people in yemen are at risk of starvation and what could become the world's worst famine for 100 years. the un is calling for a halt to air strikes, led by saudi arabia, which it says are exacerbating the plight of civilians. yemen's civil war began three years ago when houthi rebels, backed by iran, seized much of the country, including the capital sanaa. saudi arabia — backed by the us, uk and france — is using air strikes and a blockade in support of the internationally recognised government. at least 10,000 people have been killed in the fighting, and millions displaced. our international correspondent 0rla

guerin, producer nicola careem and cameraman lee durant sent this report from sanaa, which includes distressing scenes. sanaa, inhabited for more than 2,500 years, with a history stained by blood. it has seen many wars. the latest is now threatening millions of yemeni lives. it rarely hits the headlines. it is one of the hardest places forjournalists to reach. we took a riskyjourney by road. the saudi—led coalition has stopped civilian flights to the houthi— controlled north. and in sanaa, one mother among many, afraid her child will waste away. her child is two years old. a victim of yemen's growing hunger. in the beds across the way, doctors want us to see

another two—year—old. it is hard to look. his grandmother, nadia, shares his torment. she is skin and bone herself. this boy was born into the arab world's poorest nation, but war has pushed it to the brink. now the currency has collapsed and food prices have doubled in a month. this doctor, who trained in liverpool, says only peace will save yemen's children. the final solution for our problem is to stop the war. after that, everything will be ok. do you have any hope of that? myself, no. children die here every day, because of malnutrition and other preventable diseases. victims of man, not of nature. well, this is where you can really see the tragedy of yemen. there is ward after ward here

of severely malnourished children. nowhere in the world are more people at risk of starvation. i was here in sanaa two years ago, and it is really shocking to come back and see how much worse things are now. and the united nations is warning that if the war continues, within months, yemen could face famine on a massive scale. i think many of us felt as we went into the 215t century that it was unthinkable that we could see a famine like we saw in ethiopia, like we saw in bengal, like we saw in parts of the soviet union. that is just unacceptable. many of us had confidence that that would never happen again, and yet, the reality is that in yemen, that is precisely what you are looking at. do you think we should be ashamed? yes. there is no question. we should be ashamed, and we should every day when we wake up, renew our commitment to do everything possible to help the people that are suffering in the conflict.

those that escape starvation might not escape air strikes by the saudi—led coalition. this man survived one a fortnight ago. 0nly just. he has lost one leg, and may lose both arms. he tells us he was in a clinic treating civilians, but it was hit. he is not a fighter. he is a nurse. staff here say most air strike victims are civilians like him. they have been keeping a grim count since the war began. translation: we have seen about 800—900 injured. about 200—300 have died. their burns were very deep. from head to toe, they had no hope of surviving.

in the market nearby, a bitter harvest for yemen. food that many here can no longer afford. they are trapped between the huthi forces who control the capital, and the saudi—led coalition, which bombs it. caught in a civil war which has become a regional power struggle, people here feel abandoned, but wonder why the world has let them sufferfor so long. 0ur message to the international community, and the european countries is to look at our situation. it is getting worse and worse. what have we done wrong to deserve to be besieged? what crime have we committed? yemen has been called the forgotten war, but more than three years on, many here say it is not forgotten.

it is ignored. meanwhile saudi arabia is coming under increasing pressure on a different front with the uk, france and germany all urging it to properly investigate the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. in a joint statement, the three countries said they wanted those responsible held to account. 0ur diplomatic affairs correspondent paul adams reports. almost two weeks on and still no answers about what happened behind these walls. did a man die here, and was it all recorded? saudi arabia's allies are increasingly impatient, hence today's joint statement demanding answers. germany, the united kingdom and france, it says, are treating this incident with the utmost seriousness. there needs to be a credible investigation to identify those responsible for the disappearance ofjamal khashoggi and ensure that they are held to account. what happens from now

on is absolutely up to saudi arabia. they must have seen the huge international concern from the united states, and now from britain, france and germany and what they need to do is cooperate fully with the investigation that the turks are asking us to do and to get to the bottom of this. a saudi delegation arrived in turkey on friday. if saudi arabia has nothing to hide, mr hunt says, they should and will cooperate. it's been 12 days since jamal khashoggi disappeared. most officials here at the foreign office already fear the worst. the hope is that by issuing this highly unusual joint statement, britain, france and germany can persuade saudi arabia, finally, to tell us what they know. but will that happen? in its own statement today saudi arabia dismissed what it called a campaign of false allegations. and it issued a warning of its own... that sounded like a thinly veiled

threat to wield oil as a weapon. the saudi embassy in washington struck a more conciliatory note, thanking governments for not jumping to conclusions. but from an alleged murder in istanbul to a war without end in yemen, saudi arabia's role on the world stage is now under the harshest spotlight. let's have a look at some other stories making the news. angela merkel‘s sister party has suffered massive losses in state elections in bavaria, germany's biggest state. early results showed the dominant conservative party, the christian social union, losing its absolute majority. the greens surged into second place and the anti—immigration afd entered the state parliament for the first time. a british cyclist has been shot dead by a hunter in the french alps. the 3a—year—old, named

locally as marc sutton, was killed by a stray bullet while riding in woodland near montriond, close to the swiss border. he owned a restaurant in the small town of les gets. it's emerged that sir richard branson‘s virgin and stagecoach shared a payout of more than £50 million from their profit—making west coast mainline, just months before handing the financially troubled east coast line back to the government. virgin said strong performance had led to record payments for taxpayers. the chairman of patisserie valerie, lukejohnson, has said his board discovered two secret bank accounts with overdrafts of £10 million just before the firm had to be saved from collapse. mrjohnson said he felt a "moral obligation" to rescue the business last week. rail services along the devon coast were disrupted today after flood damage from storm callum caused a large hole to open up beneath the line between exeter and newton abbot. the west of britain has been worst affected by torrential rain,

with homes flooded and people left without power in parts of south wales. thomos morgan reports from carmarthen. the basement at number six southern terrace, carmarthen. this was the children's playroom. now it is waist—high in water. in just under five hours last night jason's home was decimated by the heavy rain. i have lived here all my life and i have never seen a flood like this. i know it does flood and fields flood in the surrounding area but this hasn't happened for 30 years. christmas is coming, halloween is around the corner, fireworks. there will be no fireworks here this year. south wales has borne the brunt of storm callum. 30 minutes north of carmarthen in cwmduad, corey sharpling, who was 21 years old, died in a landslide. the weather has also affected other

areas across the uk. in devon flooding has destroyed this railway track at teignmouth. repairs are expected to take at least the rest of the day. if a hole opens up we can't run the trains. i am going back to penryn in cornwall because that is where i am at at uni and i'm going to be back very late. this is the first of two buses today, but there is nothing you can do about it. you have got to be philosophical, haven't you? such was the chaos caused by the torrential downpour that emergency services have had to help deal with the aftermath. last night the river towy broke its banks and this bridge was shaking with the pressure of all this extra water. the heavy rain has caused flooding across the whole of the town. although the clean—up operation has begun, the effect of such devastation will be felt for some time to come. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre.

thanks very much, mishal. good evening. newcastle rugby opened their european champions cup campaign with a shock win over the three—time winners toulon. elsewhere there were wins for saracens, cardiff and gloucester, whose danny cipriani is making a late claim for another england call—up. adam wild rounds up the action. emerging into the bright lights of europe was my killie competition in glasgow, it was rather difficult to see anything, but saracens win. the english champions are proving almost impossible to stop. michael rhodes finding his way through. whilst glasgow demanded much more, it never quite came. that was the only try of the game, saracens beginning with a win in the scottish sun. whilst visitors to prolong our role was offered a word welcome. for newcastle it was a welcome back, if the champions cup game in 1a seasons. the champions cup game in 1a seasons. it took less than 20 seconds for them to be reminded how

tough it can be. still, toulon are not the side that they once were. this second outbreak almost got them in at the corner, a penalty try awarded anyway. and this from joel hodgson was just enough to give newcastle victory by a single point. a french test for the cardiff blues, also back after time away. this was quite sombre tone. gareth and skim bringing the ball from within his own half, weaving his way through the lyon lies for the game's decisive score. at gloucester england coach eddie jones decisive score. at gloucester england coach eddiejones made a timely visit to see danny cipriani sparkling in this, an impromptu international audition. sparkling in this, an impromptu internationalaudition. kicking his side to victory over castres. for a british side it was another french test passed. english golfer eddie pepperell has won the british masters. leading into the final round, he had to dig deep in wet and windy conditions at walton heath, saving par on the final hole, to win by two shots.

leaders arsenal thrashed champions chelsea in the women's super league. england's jordan nobbs scored twice, including a spectacular long—range shot. it's chelsea's first home defeat for more than two years. elsewhere, there were wins for manchester city, liverpool and birmingham. and some sad news tonight from bbc sport. the radio and tv broadcaster peter brackley has died. he was 67. you can read more about his life on the bbc sport website as well as the day's other news, including scotland's friendly with portugal, highlights of which are coming up on bbc scotland. but from me, for now, goodnight. a first look at tomorrow's papers is coming up on the bbc news channel, while now on bbc one it's time for the news hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. the nhs is to launch a crackdown on prescription fraud in england — which costs the taxpayer millions of pounds every year.

some people falsely or wrongly claim free prescriptions while some rogue pharmacists and dentists falsify claims. but new technology could mean fake claims are easily identified, as richard galpin reports. every year, nhs england loses more than £250 million as a result of prescription fraud. people either deliberately or by mistake claiming they're eligible for free prescriptions. the campaign's been launched today by the health secretary matt hancock. he's claiming the nhs will no longer be an easy target. those who steal from it, he says, will face the consequences. it is unbelievable that people should defraud the nhs, but it does happen, and some of it is deliberate. we will halve prescription fraud over the next five years. and technology is a big part of the solution. a computer database of everyone in england exempt from paying prescriptions will be created, so pharmacists can quickly check before the medication

is handed over to patients. that will mean that pharmacies like this one can check on their computer where the someone requesting a free prescription is actually eligible. that will be done before handing over any medication. but critics say that many people incorrectly claiming free prescriptions to so by mistake. they are uncomfortable doing it. and if somebody is to fraud and assistant, sometimes they can potentially get aggressive, and you end up having to deal with a situation which which takes time. but pilot of the antifraud scheme are due to start next year, will then be rolled out across england. now we're being told to eat less meat to help tackle global warming. but it seems our sunday roasts and steak dinners are safe in the hands of the government's climate change minister. claire perry has told the bbc that politicians telling people to eat

less meat smacks of the worst kind of "nanny state advice." here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. burping farm animals are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, so cutting down on meat is one of the simplest things we can do to protect the climate. one report advises no more than one meat portion a week, either as steak or cut into strips to flavour meals like stir—fries. will the government pass on that advice? no, it won't. i think you're describing the worst nanny state environment ever. who would i be... advising — is it nanny state to advise? ..sitting there are advising people in the country, coming home after a hard day of work, to not have, you know, steak and chips — please! those who enjoy a nice joint of beef will breathe a sigh of relief, but people concerned about the climate say the government should be advising us — to switch from beef to chicken, and to cut down on all meat.

to stay within safe climate limits, we need to tackle the amount of meat we're eating. but actually lower meat diets that are higher in vegetables and plant proteins are also better for our health, so it's a win—win situation. there's been a huge rise in interest in flexitarianism — people eating less meat — and businesses are starting to respond to that. so the supermarkets have been introducing lots of great ranges now for people wanting to choose alternatives to meat. tomorrow the government launches green gb week, to shift britain towards a future with zero carbon emissions. scientists say that cutting down on meat must be on the policy menu. roger harrabin, bbc news. it's time for a look at the weather. hello, there. after storm cal and a temperature of 26 degrees, the next few days will be a fair bit quieter.

we have everything coming in from the atlantic, very slowly. this cloud all the way on the other side arrives during tuesday. that's cloud will probably die down towards iberia, where we are feeling most of oui’ iberia, where we are feeling most of our cloud at the moment. still bringing some rain. it has been drier across wales. even some sunshine earlier on today,. four. and then river levels will drop, as well. the rain was much further east, and here in lincolnshire, we struggled to make double—figure temperatures, today, compared with the 26 yesterday. now the rain has eased off for a while, but it will start to turn up again, towards the west cou ntry start to turn up again, towards the west country and it is that wales. clearer skies that the north—west. temperatures, particular use of scotla nd temperatures, particular use of scotland would be far away from is freezing. scotland and northern ireland seeing more sunshine developing more widely. england and wales away from the far north and the file west, owing a lot of cloud.

further outbreaks of rain, heavy at times. and in the south—east, although we could get some late sunshine here, giving temperatures a bit of a boost. 0therwise, 11—15 sums it up. two weather fronts on the seen as we head into monday and tuesday. that first one responsible for the waiting on monday will bring cloud of relief for the midlands and eased on tuesday. some list and fog lifting. the next weather fronts bringing in this narrow band of rain and drizzle, not much on that, and either side of that, we should get some brighter skies and some sunshine, as well. damage isjust a bit higher across the midlands. —— temperatures. the next weatherfront focuses the showers into the north west of scotland and northern ireland. 0ne west of scotland and northern ireland. one or two coming into the western side of northern england, but still stuck with this area of

loud, which might produce rain and drizzle across east anglia and south—east, but elsewhere, quieter and brighter. sunshine around, temperatures typically 13—17dc.