a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: turkish police enter the consulate where its feared a journalist was killed two weeks ago. the pressure increases on saudi leaders to explain what happened to jamal khasshoggi. uk prime minister theresa may calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations, despite differences over the future of the irish border. the endless queues in venezuela — we report on the humanitarian problems brought about by economic collapse. as the royal couple meghan and harry confirm they'll be parents in the spring, australians welcome the happy news with a few special gifts. president trump has suggested that rogue killers could be responsible

for the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khasshoggi, who's been missing since he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul two weeks ago. mr trump is sending the us secretary of state to saudi arabia and turkey to ask questions. and turkish and saudi officials have conducted a joint search of the consulate. our correspondent mark lowen reports from istanbul. they entered the door where jamal khashoggi disappeared. those tasked with finding the truth. saudi investigators, part of a joint enquiry with turkey, beginning today. it's almost two weeks since the journalist was last seen arriving at the saudi consulate. claims he was killed and dismembered have piled pressure on riyadh for answers. donald trump has finally spoken to his close ally, king salman, who rejected the allegations, and maybe raised an idea that can shift the blame. the king firmly denied any knowledge of it.

he didn't really know. maybe... i don't want to get into his mind, but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. who knows? we're going to try getting to the bottom of it very soon. the secretary of state, mike pompeo, is off to riyadh in a sign the us is engaging more. though washington says arms deals between the two won't end. tonight, turkish police arrived at the consulate tojoin the saudi team. riyadh is starting its own investigation too, worried as foreign businesses rethink their ties. after all their blanket denials, the saudis are being pushed into a corner by a growing international outrage. their allies are demanding answers and big companies are pulling out of the riyadh investment conference. the saudis are being forced to co—operate, to limit what is becoming a pr crisis. but on saudi tv, the line is to hit out. one analyst calling it fake news by enemies of the country that must pay a price.

a murder enquiry site, yes, but the saudis still chose to call in the cleaners before investigators arrived. it makes you wonder how much here is for show, and if this dark story will ever be solved. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. for all the latest on the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, go to our website, where you can watch us president donald trump speaking about rogue killers being reponsible for his disappearance. that's at bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. inafew in a few minutes we will speak with a journalist from the gulf saudi institute in washington with some interesting insights. just two days before a crucial european summit in brussels, britain's prime minister has insisted that a brexit deal is still achieveable. the sticking point still is trade and security at the irish border. the president of the european council has told fellow leaders they should not give up on the process, but that the european union should also prepare for a no—deal brexit. he said that was now more likely than ever before.

our political editor laura keunssberg has the latest. my tea—making's not too bad... making deals, not cups of tea, are what counts right now. looks like you've been making quite a few cups of tea. brexit talks broke up yesterday with no agreement. the prime minister dropped into a project that helps those feeling lonely today. she must know what that feels like, with foes, not friends, around her. reporter: is there any way out, prime minister? there has been progress, but as she went to tell mps, negotiations faltered again over the irish border. this is the time for cool, calm heads to prevail, and it's the time... and it is the time for a clear—eyed focus on the few remaining but critical issues that are still to be agreed. we cannot let this disagreement derail the prospect of a good deal and leave us with a no—deal outcome that no—one wants.

i continue to believe that a negotiated deal is the best outcome for the uk and for the european union. i continue to believe that such a deal is achievable. the prime minister, mr speaker, faces a simple and inescapable choice — be buffeted this way and that way by the chaos of her own party, or back a deal that could win the support of parliament and the people of this country. eight times she was asked about a time limit to her proposal for the so—called irish backstop. eight times, answer came there none. eu leaders all worry about it. the plan to avoid a hard border in ireland if a big trade deal can't be reached. the prime minister and her counterparts agree that the uk could stick to the same customs rules as the continent. but the eu is so far refusing to allow the uk to put a hard deadline on that. the president of the eu council, donald tusk, says that has made a no—deal more likely than ever.

there was precious little support for the prime minister in there. this place is alive with what—ifs. what if there can't be a compromise on ireland? what if a deal can't be done? what if a deal that's done then can't make it through parliament? there are plenty of people around with answers for theresa may, perhaps none of which she really wants to hear. the leader of sinn fein in westminster telling the prime minister she must do whatever it takes to avoid a hard border. the consequences of getting it wrong for ireland are far too serious. and any responsible person in british politics, and in particular the british prime minister, has to understand that. northern ireland's unionists put the blame the other way. we need to see that the whole of the united kingdom leaves the european union together, and there aren't any differences made between northern ireland or any other parts of the united kingdom. and that's what it all means.

and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten. it is probably the case that the only option with any chance of commanding a parliamentary majority is single market and customs union membership. it actually might well be the only option which is not completely impossible at this stage. and tory brexiteers, who are pushing her to ditch her policy, have this persistent warning. the cabinet have been treated a bit like mushrooms, to use an old army expression. they've been kept consistently in the dark, and fed something unpleasant. so, now i think is the time for the cabinet to take the opportunity to assert itself on behalf of the british people who voted to leave the european union. morning! it's an open question as to whether the cabinet will come in behind the prime minister. they'll meet tomorrow. more than a handful have fears about her plans. with unhappy friends, it's notjust her enemies theresa may needs to bear in mind.

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. let's quickly round up some of the main news now for you: the billionaire paul allen, who cofounded microsoft with bill gates in the 1970s, has died aged 65. he'd been suffering from cancer. one of the richest men in the world, he was also a major benefactor, funding universities, libraries, brain research and much else. president trump has been in florida meeting meet survivors of hurricane michael and inspecting the damage. he noted that food and housing were top priorities for those affected. at least 18 people died in four states when the hurricane crashed ashore last week. the us senator, elizabeth warren, who president trump nicknamed pocahontas for her claims to native american heritage, has released details of a dna test. it shows she is overwhelmingly of european descent, but does suggest a native american ancestor dating back six to ten generations. around 3,000 hondurans marching together on foot have begun

entering guatemala on their way to the united states. the so—called migrant caravan is made up of entire honduran families fleeing violence and poverty in their homeland. the government of venezuela has denied the country is facing a humanitarian crisis brought about by economic collapse. despite the largest oil reserves in the world regular power shortages have left the country almost on its knees. the bbc‘s vladimir hernandez has travelled to one of the worst affected areas, the state of sulia. he's one of the few international journalists who's been able to report from there. this is sulia's biggest meat market. well, it used to be at least. now it is less about meat but more about hooves, fat, tripe and bones. animal offcuts have become the affordable option for venezuelans priced out by hyperinflation. anything that makes a good soup or a stew.

as i walk through the market, i come up to a stall with an awful stench. rotten beef is also sold here in this market. it smells strong. it has flies all over it. a kilo of beef costs up to a third of the monthly minimum wage, and would provide maybe a couple of meals, but this rotten beef i% of a salary. there is chaos everywhere. hospitals are also affected by the crisis. equipment and beds left derelict. there's no money to repair them.

no garbage removal means outside hospitals, you find huge part of medical waste, including drips and needles, and piles of rubbish are also a source for food here. for desperate families, anything will do. but this is a province with huge oil reserves. this wealth is almost everywhere. it is under the ground, it is right up to its shores. the government is widely accused of mismanagement, but president maduro rejects this and blames foreign governments, in particular the us, of sabotaging the country. you have to queue for almost everything, from food to cash withdrawals. queues in which you can easily spend the whole day. and frequent power shortages are often leading to protests. this is a community that has been five days without any electricity. in this part of the country it is not rare, it is happening all the time.

not even those who die escape the crisis. frequent power cuts mean morgues cannot keep bodies refrigerated. this is a rich nation but most people are not rich. when i met maria, she had been without power for five days. 0nly her fridge reliant on a neighbour's generator. you've got two fridges. this one works, not much in it. this one got damaged in a power cut. maria has more pressing worries. she's had to buy drugs, needles and gloves for breast cancer surgery. hospitals simply do not have them. her own drama is the current story of this country. vladimir hernandez, bbc news, maracaibo.

hard times in venezuela. much more to come on bbc news, including this: as extreme weather events and climate change take their toll, we will hear why the us president thinks global warming could reverse itself. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20lb bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath

for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: nearly two weeks after a saudi journalist disappeared in istanbul, turkish investigators gain access to the saudi consulate. prime minister theresa may calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations, despite differences over the future of the irish border. let's get more now on our main story. we're joined from washington by ali al ahmed of the gulf institute. welcome, and thank you for your

time. first of all, what do you think about these reports, mostly in the us media, that the saudis might now admit that jamal khashoggi the us media, that the saudis might now admit thatjamal khashoggi was killed in error? yeah, i think that is the only scenario that could save face for everybody. obviously the killing happened. now there is no denying it. and be saudi security have done that. —— the. at is the only way they can reach a settlement between the turkish government, the saudi government and the americans. the saudis will have to pay a lot of money to the turks. that is the best scenario for the saudis, they can't do better than that. and of course the americans will also get a cut from that deal. because it is quite odd, isn't it, juicy turkey so

concerned, officially, about one journalist, given what the turkish government is doing to so many turkish journalists in turkey. government is doing to so many turkishjournalists in turkey. —— too see turkey so concerned. what do you think turkey wants? they want, obviously, economic investment. and maybe a better relationship with saudi arabia and the uae. they may also want to request the saudis bury the hatchet. i am hearing in the last few hours the saudi foreign minister has flown to doha in qatar, so minister has flown to doha in qatar, so that could be part of a multilateral agreements between so many countries, because of this one man,jamal many countries, because of this one man, jamal khashoggi. and i think the turkish government, under president erdogan, has really managed this crisis very welcome to the maximum of his desire. —— very well, to the maximum. if it was a

sanctioned killing, which is not proven yet, why? he was a prominent government critic but he was also a well—connected insider. he didn't wa nt to well—connected insider. he didn't want to overthrow the system. no, he did not. he was a loyalist. however critical he was, he was much more harshly critical about what we speak about, having a bit of democracy instead of a mighty. he was a loyalist to the monarchy. he was critical of one side of it, one part of it, that is mohammad bin salman. i think the main reason for the current ruler of saudi arabia to make an example ofjamal khashoggi is basically to make sure, to make sure they have an insurance policy, vis a vis anybody like him who might wa nt to vis a vis anybody like him who might want to defect or turn against the ruler, mohammad bin salman. an example must be made. and it was intentional, just like they do every

friday in the public squares when they chop people's body parts. they wa nt to they chop people's body parts. they want to spread a message of fear, to subjugate the population. this is very similar. it scares their own followers, loyalists, from defecting. what do you think happens next? the arms deals go on and the slaughter and starvation in yemen goes on? the new cycle turns? there is more the united states could do here if it wanted to. there is. mr trump, this is his moment, i don't know if he will miss it or not. he already said to mike pompeo not to be concerned about the human rights but to get some additional deal saw things that have been promised by mohammad bin salman. —— deals or things. we will wait and see. this is international politics, it is not about morality, it is about how much can we get out of this crisis? and i

think trump has done well for himself. thank you very much. a bbc investigation has found that at least 106 chemical attacks have taken place in syria in the past five years. a joint investigation by bbc panorama and bbc arabic shows for the first time the extent to which chemical weapons have been used in the syrian war. these attacks appear to have been crucial to president assad's victory in the conflict. at least 11 people have been killed in flash floods around the city of carcassonne in south—west france. one of them was an elderly nun, who was killed when a surge of water swept through her convent. the equivalent of three months of rainfall fell in just a few hours, bursting river banks and prompting some of the deadliest flooding in years. president trump has said that climate change could reverse itself. in a tv interview he also said he doesn't think it's a hoax, though he doesn't "know" that it's man—made. this comes less than a week after a dire warning on the dangers of climate change, as our science editor

david shukman reports. hurricane michael poor into florida a few days ago. —— tore. and because global warming has raised the level of the sea, the floods were more serious. the us government's own scientists are warning of worse to come, but their president disagrees. i think something is happening, something is changing and it will change back again. i don't think it's a hoax, there is probably a difference but don't think it is man—made. i will say this — i don't want to give trillions and trillions of dollars. i don't want to lose millions and millions of jobs. but the reality in america is that more people now work in solar power than in the coal industry. clean energy is creating jobs, and this comes as climate scientists say that's urgently needed. what donald trump is saying about climate change flies in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, that the gases given off by traffic and power stations and other sources are heating up the planet. only last week, the un climate panel

said the world had warmed byi degree celsius since preindustrial times because of human activity and that we are on course for a rise of 3 degrees by the end of the century and to avoid the dangers of that, we need to cut the gases causing the warming by 45% by 2030. making that cut will be all the harder as america leaves the only global agreement on climate change. the head of the un wants to see it come back in. i think the west should rejoin but we need to understand we see in the cities and the business community, in some states, a very solid commitment to climate action. so governments are really those that are more lagging behind. we see societies moving faster and that is a very good thing. here, the government is considering a much tougher target the cutting

greenhouse gases, as we've heard, but it's also reducing the subsidies for electric cars and allowing fracking to start for shale gas. tackling climate change is never going to be easy. david shukman, bbc news. you may have heard the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, are expecting a baby in spring next year. kensington palace said the couple were delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public. well, this was the couple a short time ago in sydney where they were presented with a toy kangaroo and a pair of baby ugg boots by australia's governor—general. the royal couple are beginning a 16—day tour, which includes australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga. our sydney correspondent hywel griffith says the crowds seem delighted at the news there'll be a new addition to the royal family next spring. it has been a good news story for the royals and the people here in

australia. so far they have in hitting some of the tourist classics. after being presented with some of those gifts at admiralty house they went to taronga zoo. they saw up close and personal a.d. koala and two little joey koalas, who were obviously named harry and meghan. and respect to meghan markle, this early in the pregnancy doing all this official stuff, looking like a royal and being a royal while of —— will probably feeling absolutely terrible. i guess so. we are told is 12 or 13 weeks in, i guess there might be some mornings it must. she will be doing the bridge climb later this week, i am told prince harry and the prime minister scott morrison will be walking up to the top of the bridge, another tourist classics. she will not be taking pa rt classics. she will not be taking part in that. maybe that was a precaution because of the pregnancy. they are being warmly welcomed here, even though when you look at the polls in australia there is a majority of australians now in favour of a republic. but that kind

of question has been deferred, certainly not being talked about on the ground here in australia. they area the ground here in australia. they are a celebrity couple with some good news to share so the feeling here towards them, at least, is pretty warm. i won't ask you about fashion points, but there is that trial by koala, isn't there?” fashion points, but there is that trial by koala, isn't there? i can give you fashion tips if you like. they have been to see the koalas. this is very important for australians. should you can't lay koala, could you even touch a temp remake, given the disease are some of them carry? it was a gentle stroking of the koala. we understand meghan did not touch it. on a more serious note it is probably not that pleasa nt serious note it is probably not that pleasant for the koala, seeing all these cameras and people turning up in poking them smiling for the cameras. so they kept their distance. as well as having koalas named in their honour, we understand

the government of new south wales gave a gift towards koala preservation in their honour, which isa preservation in their honour, which is a bit of good pr. apologies for the black hole in our pictures. we shall feel that next time. and the rap star kanye west, now known as tampax, and his —— now known as tampax, and his —— now known as tampax, and his —— now known as ye, has paid a visit to eudunda. he made a surprise decision to record in africa. he does specialise in surprise decisions. the president of eudunda welcomed them on his twitter account. they gave the leader, who is 7a, a pair of white trainers. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there.

it was a lovely day on monday across scotland and northern ireland, with plenty of sunshine, but a different story across england and wales, rather cloudy skies for most with some mist and murk and a few spots of drizzle. the reason for it is this weather front here, which will still be there on tuesday morning. this weather system will bring a change to scotland and northern ireland through the course of tuesday. but, for the start of tuesday, it looks like we'll hold on to this cloud across england and wales. some mist and fog developing too. the breeze tending to pick up across this north—west corner. these are the temperatures to start this morning. single—figure values in the north. just about making double figures further south. a bit of a grey start up and down the country, winds really picking up across the north—west corner of scotland with some gales here, 50—60mph gusts. band of rainjust pushing in here. but for england and wales, a much better day than monday with the cloud breaking up, plenty of sunshine developing, particularly across the south—east, where we could make 21 to 23 degrees.

even further north, despite the wind and the showers, it's going to be pretty pleasant. temperatures around the seasonal average. on into wednesday, a bit more of a complicated picture. we've got a tangle of weather front is moving in from the north—west. one of them grinding to a halt across parts of england. so it looks like for wednesday we could see a band of cloud from lincolnshire, through the midlands, down into the south—west, there could be some patchy rain on it. to the north and the west of this weather front, a little bit cooler and fresher, sunshine and one or two showers but a pleasant enough day. into the far south—east, after a misty, foggy start, we should see some sunshine there. top temperatures, again, 15—18 celsius. pretty average for the time of year, or maybe just above. on into thursday a ridge of high pressure builds in, but there will be some cool air associated with it this. a cold start on tuesday, particularly in the northern half of the country. a touch of frost. again, there could be some mist and fog patches pretty much anywhere. but actually, because of that ridge of high pressure, it's going to be a fine day with light winds, plenty of sunshine up and down the country. could see a little bit of fairweather cloud further south, but most places should stay dry, and these temperatures,

ranging from 12 to maybe 17 degrees across the south—east. it's a similar sort of picture on into friday, although this weather system begins to push into the north—west corner of the country, so i think it turns a bit downhill there. although high pressure whereas high pressure holds on across england and wales. so a windy day for scotland and northern ireland, we'll start to see showers or longer spells of rain pushing particularly in the north and west of scotland, whereas further south again underneath that ridge of high pressure, once we lose any mist and fog patches through the morning, it's going to be another fine day. plenty of sunshine. those temperatures range from 12 to maybe 17 degrees. the the latest headlines on bbc news: turkish police have completed their first search of the saudi consulate in istanbul where they believe the journalist jamal hashoggi was murdered two weeks ago. president trump has sent his secretary of state to ask questions of the saudi king. he's also suggested that rogue killers could be responsible for the disappearance. just two days before the crucial eu summit, britain's prime minister has insisted that a brexit deal

is still achieveable. the sticking point remains the future of the irish border. the president of the european council, donald tusk, says the the eu should prepare for the possibility of a no—deal brexit. he says it is more likely than ever. the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, are expecting a baby in spring next year. the couple were presented a few gifts in sydney to celebrate the news. they're on tour in australia and will visit new zealand, fiji and tonga. the