this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11 — a number of unresolved issues relating to northern ireland. following a crunch meeting between the brexit secretary and the eu chief negotiator a joint statement says the uk is still committed to making progress at the eu summit on wednesday. i think there is a lot of realism that the issues are difficult and challenging but people want to end up challenging but people want to end up with a relationship where britain and europe are friends. france, germany and the uk issue a joint statement demanding a credible investigation in to the disappearance of the journalist, jamal khashoggi who vanished after visiting saudi arabia's consulate in turkey. also this evening — the desperate plight of civilians in yemen — on the brink of the worst famine for 100 years. nowhere in the world are more people at risk of starvation. i was here two years ago and it is really shocking to come back and see how

much worse things are now. after the storm, the clean up — roads and railways continue to struggle after a battering from storm callum. virgin trains and stagecoach shared more than 51 million pounds worth of dividends from the west coast main line shortly before its other rail franchise, on the east coast mainline, collapsed. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin bentham, who's the home affairs editor at the london evening standard, and martin lipton, who's chief sports reporter for the sun. 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. 0ur 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 to 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. and 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're 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 boris johnson orjacob rees—mogg who want us 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. 0ur europe editor katya adler says a sense of drama could be needed for the prime minister to succeed in her proposals.

it wasn't a big bust up tonight. nothing like the kind of acrimony resort between the prime minister and eu leaders a few weeks ago at a summit. and he waited be surprised if you have been listened to me over the last month and to know whether talks broke down today. it really was over the wording of that guarantee over the irish border. you see, what the eu wanted to get past this weekend ahead of next week's eu summit was basically the divorce that deal. the divorce deal that includes £39 billion of uk taxpayers money and the so—called brexit bill as well is that prick —— political contortions and concessions needed from the prime minister over this irish border guarantee. the uk doesn't want to agree to that if it doesn't want to agree to that if it doesn't get something else and that isa doesn't get something else and that is a promise, a pledge, a hint, about what kind of trade

relationship it will have after brexit with the eu and there is none of that in the divorce deal and that is why all eyes are on theresa may this wednesday when she comes to brussels and will meet the eu leaders and want to talk about the future. this promises to be a dramatic meeting. arguably, though, thatis dramatic meeting. arguably, though, that is exactly what the prime minister needs, drama, assets of nice age or cliff edge because it is not just about her getting nice age or cliff edge because it is notjust about her getting the brexit deal passed here in brussels but a lot harder at home. meanwhile, away from brussels, our political correspondent vicky young says theresa may is between a rock and a hard place. i don't think we are going to hear from vicki young which is a shame. 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 3 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. 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's 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 bed 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. bassim 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's 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 21st century that it was unthinkable that we could see a famine

like we saw in ethiopia, that we saw in bengal, that 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 we are looking at. do you think we should be ashamed? yes. there's 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 may 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, when 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. "we have seen about 800—900 injured", says this man, "about 200—300 have died. "the burns were very deep. from head to toe, they had no hope of surviving." in the market nearby, a bitter harvest the yemen. food that many here can no longer afford. they are trapped between the houthi forces who control the capital, and these 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", this man says, "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 co—operate 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 co—operate. it's been 12 days since jamal khashoggi disappeared. most officials here at the foreign office already feared 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 seemingly

without ending yemen, saudi arabia's role on the world stage is now under the harshest spotlight. the headlines on bbc news: a number of unresolved issues relating to northern ireland. following a crunch meeting between the brexit secretary and the eu chief negotiator, a joint statement says the uk is still committed to making progress at the eu summit on wednesday. the un warns that 13 million people in yemen are at risk of starvation, and calls for an end to the saudi led air strikes which are putting civilians at further risk. france, germany and the uk issue a joint statement demanding a credible investigation in to the disappearance of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, who vanished after visiting saudi arabia's consulate in turkey. sport now, and time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. things didn't improve for scotland

in the friendly tonight with portugalfor in the friendly tonight with portugal for scotland. the european champions, without cristiano ronaldo, won 3—1 at hamden park, only increasing the pressure on scotla nd only increasing the pressure on scotland manager alex mcleish. david 0rnstein reports. it's 20 years since scotland last reached a major tournament, and if that weight is to end, this is the level of opposition they can expect to face. portugal were missing a number of star names, although their status as european champions remains and initially the scotts rose to the challenge. an early period of dominance merely paying dividends. but five defeats in seven games under alex mcleish points to problems and soon portugal were able to profit. costa deepening the sense of despondency at a sparsely populated national stadium. scott mckenna wasted a glorious chance to equalise, and that proved all the more costly when macro one show how

it should be done to double portugal's lead. a lead that would again be extended as a spectacular third was scored by bruma. is still time for scotland to snatch something by way of consolation, however steven naismith's goal will do little to lift the gloom over hamden park. it was basic errors that we made. that's the disappointing aspect of it. you expect the top teams that will cut you through with some majestic skill, you know, and leave you trailing, but, you know, we were the betrayers of our own mistakes. england manager gareth southgate said tiredness could be a factor for some of his squad as they repair for

the nations league match tomorrow with spain. harry kane has defended himself against suggestions he has looked jaded after reaching the world cup semifinals. southgate believes kane and his international teammates needed a longer break. believes kane and his international teammates needed a longer breaklj teammates needed a longer break.|j don't understand why our league started so early, but they did, and so started so early, but they did, and $03 started so early, but they did, and so a really difficult situation for all the clubs because some of them couldn't have fielded a team, if you look at tottenham, they have so many players in the semifinals of the world cup, they had two book their place straight into matches on the back of very little pre—season. englishman eddie pepperell has won his second european tour title at the british masters after a three shot lead into the final date, but only one by one shot in the end finishing level parfor only one by one shot in the end finishing level par for the day but nine underfor the finishing level par for the day but nine under for the tournament. alexander bjork from sweden finished two shots behind and petrol moves into the top 35 in the world and getting another title alongside the one he got in february at the qatar

masters —— petrol. saracens beat glasgow warriors in the european cup today. the ball out wide to hearfor the only score of the match. 0wen farrell with the conversion and two other penalties in the 13—7 when. saracens were beating quarter—finalists by the eventual winners, leinster, last season —— 13-3 winners, leinster, last season —— 13—3 victory. danny cipriani instrumentalfor 13—3 victory. danny cipriani instrumental for gloucester in front of watching england head coach eddie jones, who announces his squad for the autumn internationals next week, they beat castre 19—14 and also wins today for cardiff blues and newcastle falcons. the nfl party was in full swing at wembley today as american football rolled into london as the seattle seahawks took on the oakland raiders. >> that was jess glynn

that wasjess glynn opening up the first of three fixtures at the stadium and the seahawks quickly raced into top gear, getting the first points of the season. this from david moore, who took an awkward tumble into the waiting photographers. quarterback russell wilson then danced his way through, a few hits before another inch perfect pass pass as they won 27—3. two more nfl games will be at wembley later this month. that is all the sport for now. back to you. john, thank you very much. rail services along the devon coast were disrupted today afterflood 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's going to 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. thomas morgan, bbc news, carmarthen. 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. 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. 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 main line, just months before handing the financially troubled east coast line back to the government. here's our business correspondent, joe miller. it carries passengers along the main corridor between london and glasgow and makes a tidy profit along the way. virgin's west coast franchise did so well in the last financial year that owners sir richard branson

and stagecoach's sir brian souter received a dividend of over £51 million. butjust a few months ago, the very same owners dropped out of a contract to run the troubled east coastline, the government was forced to step in and was left with a £2 billion shortfall. there is, of course, nothing to stop a private company rewarding its owners, but these large pay—outs will add to concerns that billionaires are cherry picking the most profitable parts of the railways. that's certainly labour's view. it says any money made in the west could be spread around the country if the railways were re—nationalised. buying a ticket is so extortionate these days that many people can't afford simply to travel by rail. so we want to see that investment being pulled back into a good,

publicly owned railway system which really does put the passenger at the heart. virgin says passengers are satisfied with its west coast service, and in a statement, the department for transport stood behind the company, saying that: commuters caught up in this year's summer of chaos may well beg to differ, but one passenger group says it's the management rather than the owners that make all the difference. whoever is operating the railway, regardless of who owns it, is to manage it in a way that delivers excellent customer service, and i think there is evidence to suggest that passengers would appreciate greater value for money. the west coast franchise is up for tender again soon, but with rail fares set to rise further in january, the next operator will need to prove that travellers' hard earned cash is being put to good use. joe miller, bbc news. 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 analystm 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 a 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 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 are 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. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, martin bentham, who's the home affairs editor at the london evening standard,

and martin lipton, who's chief sports reporter for the sun. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. you'll be pleased to hear there are no storms in the forecast for the week ahead, but we're not going to get 26 either. the heaviest rain is going to be on monday. the wetter weather is pushing its way more to the south—west of england, south and east wales and heavy rain running across central and southern england, the midlands and heading further north into yorkshire and lincolnshire. perhaps missing the worst of the rain and seen late sunshine in the south—east giving temperatures a boost here, sunniest skies will be in the north with sunny skies in scotland and northern ireland, 13 or 1a. that's the weather front bringing rain on monday and some uncertainty about where the rain will stop, but it's a wea ker where the rain will stop, but it's a weaker front by tuesday and we have

another one from the atlantic. we're left with a band of cloud, bit of mist and patchy fog, not much rain left on that and as the breeze picks up left on that and as the breeze picks up it should break the cloud. a weather front bringing rain across scotla nd weather front bringing rain across scotland and northern ireland and into the irish sea, followed by showers, windy weather in the far north—west and because it's a south, south—westerly, warmer for most parts. stronger winds closer to the area of low pressure, driving the weather front to england and wales, but it looks like it will stop. looks like it will be in the south—east and east anglia, maybe towards the, and the south—east of england, rain and drizzle on that, but behind that, many other parts enjoying a nice day, sunshine around, a few showers to the north—west once again and those temperatures, 13—17, a bit better than average. cooling down overnight because we have high pressure from the south—west but cooler air around the south—west but cooler air around the top of that, temperatures close

to freezing in rural areas on thursday. residual cloud in southern counties, misty for a while but thursday looking like a nice day with sunshine around, light winds and those temperatures not bad for the time of year. lowered after that chilly start on thursday. high pressure towards the end of the week and toppling into that, these weather systems from the atlantic. most of the rain will be in the morning, heading into scotland and northern ireland, that weatherfront will weaken as it topples down into the far north of england and north wales. south and east of that, mist and fog in the morning, but brightening up with sunshine and decent temperatures for the time of year.