you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's eleven o'clock and these are the main stories this morning — theresa may heads to brussels today to try and break the brexit deadlock over the northern ireland border. rail chaos after a test train rips into overhead cables causing all services to be cancelled into one of london's busiest stations. the us secretary of state meets the turkish president to discuss the suspected killing of a saudi journalist. canada becomes the second country in the world to legalise the sale of cannabis for recreational use. a right royal hug for meghan and harry as they continue to pull in the crowds in australia. and a novel with no names — we'll be talking to the booker prize winner anna burns about her novel, milkman. good morning.

welcome to bbc newsroom live. theresa may will try to convince her european counterparts that her brexit strategy is still viable when she addresses them at an eu summit in brussels this evening. yesterday, the president of the european council, donald tusk, said it was unlikely the talks would produce a major breakthrough, and called on the prime minister to present "concrete proposals" to break the deadlock over the future of the irish border. the last time the prime minister met her fellow european leaders, in salzburg in september, things didn't exactly go to plan. she was told her ideas for a new trading relationship after brexit wouldn't work, and the president of the european council posted this photograph on instagram, suggesting the british government couldn't have its cake and eat it, or cherry—pick the best bits of the european single market. so perhaps it is not surprising that expectations of progress at this month's summit are low. this is what the eu council president, who will chair

the discussion, said yesterday. as i see it, the only source of hope for a deal, for now, is the goodwill and determination on both sides. however, for a breakthrough to take place, besides goodwill, we need new facts. before she even gets to brussels, theresa may will face further scrutiny from the opposition, and very likely from some in her own party, at pmqs. then she will face 27 european leaders, before they go off and digestjust what she has told them over dinner. on the menu will be the so—called backstop — the tricky issue of how to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic in all circumstances after brexit. so what will be agreed in brussels today? probably very little. the idea of calling a special summit in november to sign off a deal now seems unlikely. if there is an agreement with the eu, it may not come until closer to christmas,

just a few months away from when the uk leaves the european union. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. let's go over live to brussels and our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. it is supposed to be a big day in terms of things being wrapped up by now to an extent but things are very different from where the expectations had been. what is the thinking ahead of this summit later? expectations have sunk very low because as you are saying, no deal to wrap up now. we know michel barnier will be saying decisive progress has not been made. donald tusk who is chairing the meeting and will sit theresa may later, he sees no grounds for optimism that he needs new ideas. joining me to explore this little bit further is the german mep. mr tusk says no

grounds for optimism, the tasks have faltered. do you see a deal can still be reached in the coming weeks? time is short. we had progress in most of the cases. the most difficult question is the backstop for ireland. it is difficult to negotiate. it is doable if the political will is there to do it. when you say the political will, theresa may will sign up to what the eu has put on the table. the two points, if nothing works in the future relationship, we need security. backstop between the two irish parts. secondly, we cannot do

it by destroying the internal market. but theresa may says of the eu proposal would split the uk, draws customers distinctions between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. it is a backstop. most probably we have to do things. it is an emergency case. secondly, we have checks in belfast and dublin on livestock and food. it does not divide the uk now and why should it do it in the future. her idea is to say all out all of the uk to be in a customs union, customs arrangements with the uk. maybe with a time limit. why not agree to that? we

will have a backstop afterwards. there is more of an argument for the backstop. the uk won't ratify the agreement that a backstop. the title of customs union is difficult. it is not possible to have brexit, you are a memberof the not possible to have brexit, you are a member of the customs union or not. cannot be negotiated between now and december? and agreements for the uk in customs union. we see it is possible to the time for the period to have proper negotiations. thank you very much taking the time to explain that to us. if that is right it seems the best theresa may could hope for is talks to continue but simply to be presented with an

option that will be signed up to that backstop and the promise of a customs union. will that be enough? over to norman smith who is in westminster to find out. over to norman smith who is in westminster to find outlj over to norman smith who is in westminster to find out. i feel the mood in circles is like the weather, grey and drizzly. i'm not that hopeful in getting any kind of outs at this summit. the best be an indication that the european commission and eu leaders believe that it commission and eu leaders believe thatitis commission and eu leaders believe that it is worth cancelling in another summit that it is worth cancelling in anothersummit in that it is worth cancelling in another summit in november. that would be a best case scenario. the worst—case scenario would be a best case scenario. the worst—case scenario is eu leaders go away and start preparing battle lines for a no deal summit. how likely is that? i'm joined by the conservative mp, john penrose. he is suggesting we have to be increased because people have voted to leave. the idea of a no deal has always

been that that is it now much more ofa been that that is it now much more of a realistic possibility?” been that that is it now much more of a realistic possibility? i think it has always been the realistic possibility, not because anybody wa nts possibility, not because anybody wants it but because the last article 50 process leads you towards it. i'm surprised the talks have broken down on a couple of other locations over the course of the last six to 12 months already. you are absolutely right, this is one of these moments. it is getting close to the wire. this is the moments where everybody stares into each other‘s eyes and sees who blinks. where everybody stares into each other's eyes and sees who blinksm sounds like the old nuclear deterrent, no deal we are told is not going to benefit either side so surely there is a massive incentive to avoid it at all costs. absolutely. that has been true all along and i think it is still true now. both sides have an awful lot to lose. that is the reason why there are still a small frame of hope flickering that this should be possible but intellect and heart are

two different things. we're at a point where heart is ruling and we've got to make sure we keep cool heads. one other options it has been floated it seems by michel barnier is the idea of saying, all right, we're running up against the buffers, led by ourselves more time and extend the transition period beyond december 2020. could that be a way out of this? if this is a way of kicking the can down the road and potentially not leaving at all, that is the beginning of a slippery slope. i do think that'll fly, don't think there will be honouring the democratic vote. i do think the public will want that. if on the other hand it is a way of saying, we need time to get the implementation work, the detailed stuff about writing new software that have an agreement in principle, that might bea agreement in principle, that might be a possible solution. but it can't come as a piece of fudge to avoid

taking hard decisions. we've got to get clarity and we've got to get it before the 29th of march. thanks very much for your time. joanna, it is going to be a really critical meeting for theresa may but have to say expectations of a good outcome from the british perspective are really very low. in the united states, president's trump administration has told congress it ready to start formal trade talks with the uk "as soon as it is ready". in a letter to congress, a trade representative for the us government said "an ambitious trade agreement between the two countries" could expand the "deep and broad" trade investment relationship. the letter continued to say negotiations on such a trade deal will be ready to go after the 29th march. if you're confused about all the different terms surrounding brexit, then you can go to the bbc news website and look for the brexit jargon—buster — your key guide to all the key terms. all coming up on bbc newsroom live:

we'll bring you prime minister's questions at 12pm, where theresa may may well be answering inquiries on the brexit talks. stay with us for that. of the prime minister's questions she will go off to brussels as we have just heard. and we want to know what you think about this story. you can tweet us using the hashtag #bbcnewsroomlive, or text us at 61124. rail passengers are facing major disruption on routes in and out of london paddington station after an overnight test train severely damaged overhead power cables. there were long queues at reading due to the cancellation of all services running between slough and paddington. trains between paddington and heathrow airport are also not running. network rail said services to bristol, the south west and south wales will all be affected. our correspondent simonjones is at london paddington station. we canjoin him now. this is

obviously having a huge effect, simon. bring this up today to the impact of it. this is one of london's busiest railway stations. 100,000 passengers pass through here each day. but look at that departure board behind make it is empty because no trains are arriving, no trains are departing. some passengers have still arrived still trying to travel. there are alternative drugs they could attempt but not from here. many are simply playing the waiting game. no services this morning, potentially nothing until this afternoon. we have learned from the train manufacturer hitachi that it is one of its trains that caused the problems with overhead power lines near ealing last night. it says an investigation is under way. something like this has not happened before. for passengers who have been caught up in this, it has been a

frustrating time. how long are the problem is likely to go on for? the problems are likely to last well into the rest of the day. we can die a travel expert, travel calder. what you make of that? it is the latest incident that is marring the awful experience that anybody on the great western network covering the thames valley, west of england, south wales, they are going to think whatever next? the electrification programme for which this train was being tested is running years later, hundreds of millions of pounds over budget and an incident like this simply should not happen. also, i think people will be very upset... i was here just after six o'clock this morning, there was no sense. we are

going to leave simon and simon at paddington. we're going to pause for a moment is say goodbye to the worse on bbc two. we rudely interrupted you, we are back with you now. do carry on. apologies for that. it seems extraordinary that a single test train can cause all of this. hitachi tells me they are very, very concerned about this. botas programme which has been running so far has been going perfectly normally and they are desperately keen to find out what happened here. they say it will take between 24 and 48 hours. these are new, expensive trains, they run on electricity as well as diesel because the lines aren't going to be fully electrified. it is an extremely

embarrassing issue for them. but far more incredibly disruptive for 100,000 passengers who'd normally be going through here. unbelievably, problems are spreading, there are signalling issues between woking and riding. people heading for waterloo are going to be facing problems too. they were hoping to get services started by midday, there might be something running after one o'clock, i'm hoping to be on the first train to find out what happened. there is no certainty. in an age of social media, it is questionable whether people are being kept informed. bwr are apologising to customers but in terms of hitachi, while things are they going to be looking at? something clearly went wrong. my understanding is 500 metres off line was shredded. clearly, that is something badly wrong. the fact this

can block all four lines going in and out, too fast lines, to slow lines everything blocked for, we could be looking at 24 hours, is very serious indeed. i haven't been able to see this site yet but i think it is a bit of a mess. a bit ofa think it is a bit of a mess. a bit of a mess at the station. still absolutely blank on the boards. no signs of any train starting any time soon. it sounds like a nightmare. thank you very much indeed. thank you for battling on. do keep getting in touch with your thoughts if you are affected in touch with your thoughts if you a re affected by in touch with your thoughts if you are affected by that. the usual ways of getting in touch by twitter and you can also text us. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may will travel to brussels later to try and break the brexit deadlock over the northern ireland border. railjourneys are disrupted after a test train rips into overhead cables, causing all services to be cancelled into london paddington.

the us secretary of state meets the turkish president to discuss the suspected killing of a saudi journalist. and in sport: wales are top of their nations league group after beating the republic of ireland 1—0 in dublin. harry wilson scored the winner with a second—half free—kick. british heavyweight boxer derek chisora is going to be managed by his former rival, david haye. haye says he can help him become world champion. more rain on england's cricket tour against sri lanka, the third one—day international in kandy has been delayed. england are 1—up in the series. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo is in turkey to discuss the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal kashoggi. mr pompeo held talks with president erdogan a day after discussing the fate of the journalist with leaders in saudi arabia.

turkey says jamal khashoggi was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. president trump has defended the saudi authorities. let's get the latest from our correspondent in istanbul mark lowen. mark, trump saying this is another case of guilt pay for innocence. sorry, it is martinjoining us. and i'm in ankara! hopefully, we've got everything right now. bring this up to date. the us secretary of state has just been to date. the us secretary of state hasjust been in to date. the us secretary of state has just been in ankara. to date. the us secretary of state hasjust been in ankara. he had a short meeting with the turkish president discussing this incident at the saudi arabia consulate in istanbul. according to turkish officials, jamal khashoggi was murdered inside the consulate and more gruesome details emerging on

turkish media about how exactly he was killed. mike pompeo came from saudi arabia. saudi officials are saying, as far as they know, the saudi journalist left the consulate and they have provided no evidence thatis and they have provided no evidence that is the case. you have this extraordinary stand—off. in the one corner, you have turkey leaking away saying he was murdered. in the other corner you have saudi arabia saying, we have nothing to do with this killing, we don't know what happened. you have the us president donald trump weighing in on the saudi side stressing we shouldn't jump saudi side stressing we shouldn't jump to conclusions until all the fa cts jump to conclusions until all the facts were known. most people believe that jamal khashoggi was murdered inside that consulate 15 days ago. i think saudi arabia and america are simplyjust want this issue to go away. but turkey isn't allowing that to happen. in terms of

the diplomatic fallout, when donald trump said after his first phone call with the saudi prince that maybe this is something that had gone horribly wrong, it seemed that there was perhaps an expectation that the diplomatic fallout could be contained. what is the sense now? the sense is until we get clear a nswe rs the sense is until we get clear answers this is just going to rumble on. some people will be thinking the longer it rumbles on, it may simply go away. i do think that is the case. the reason for that is, turkey has been strong in this message. the turkish president is demanding a nswe rs. turkish president is demanding answers. significantly, he has specifically pointed the finger at the saudi authorities, saying you killed this journalist. the saudi authorities, saying you killed thisjournalist. he is allowing unnamed turkish officials to do that in newspapers. why is that significant? that, potentially, is what will allow for the

diplomatic resolution between saudi arabia, america and turkey. what form that takes, we don't know. i think the claims that saudi arabia had nothing to do with this, most people don't find it credible. until saudi arabia tells us what it knows, it says it is cooperating with the investigation but then you hear from turkish officials and they will say, thatis turkish officials and they will say, that is not the case. the saudis are dragging theirfeet. it that is not the case. the saudis are dragging their feet. it is difficult to know how and when we're going to get a resolution. as you say, there was talk about the saudis potentially admitting the journalist was killed in interrogation that went wrong. that is reported in american media a couple of days ago. we still haven't heard from the saudi authorities stating that as such. thank you very much. the trial is continuing of man accused of the murders of two brighton schoolgirls 32 years ago. russell bishop, who is 52, denies killing karen hadaway and nicola fellows.

they were found dead in woods near brighton in october 1986. our correspondent daniela relph is outside the old bailey. what have you been hearing this morning? it has been a distressing morning? it has been a distressing morning in court today. in particular for the mothers of karen hadaway and nicola fellows. they are sitting together with karen's younger sister listening to the detail of the evidence today which has been difficult to hear at times. they have been tearful as they heard some of the detail. the court has been dealing with the discovery of the girls bodies on october ten, 1986. thejury the girls bodies on october ten, 1986. the jury have the girls bodies on october ten, 1986. thejury have been the girls bodies on october ten, 1986. the jury have been told the girls bodies on october ten, 1986. thejury have been told by the girls bodies on october ten, 1986. the jury have been told by the prosecution that russell bishop, the man accused of murdering the girls, was part of the initial search party who found the bodies. the court has

heard that apparently he'd try to get closer to the bodies but was prevented from doing so. the girls we re prevented from doing so. the girls were described as being found in undergrowth in a park in brighton and they were huddled together. over the next few days, russell bishop was interviewed by the police and talks to a number of neighbours about his involvement in the moment the girls were discovered. they were contradictory accounts from him, the prosecution said as to what had happened. in his police statement, he gave a lot of detail about what he gave a lot of detail about what he had seen that state and in particular about the girls bodies. the prosecution say he simply could not have known that detail from where he was when the bodies were discovered. they say that is only one explanation of how he knew so much. the prosecutor has told the jury, he was able to describe what he did because that is how he left those two little girls having killed and sexually assaulted them. thank you.

let's take a look at some other stories now. the government's setting up an international register of suspected sexual predators in the charity sector. it follows a series of scandals earlier this year involving staff at oxfam and save the children. £2 million from the aid budget will be spent on the project. the son of a woman who died while trapped in a holiday home airing cupboard is suing the resort company for negligence. mary isherwood died last year while staying at plas talgarth country club near pennal in wales. macdonald resorts said it could not comment at this stage. a tv advert for breast enlargement which was shown during itv‘s hit reality show love island has been banned by the advertising watchdog, the asa. 17 complaints were lodged, including one from the mental health foundation, which said it exploited young women's insecurities. the asa said the advert was irresponsible and harmful. canada has become only the second country in the world to legalise recreational cannabis.

smokers can purchase the drug from licenced producers in a move that marks the end of 95 years of marajuana prohibition. canada has one of the highest rates of cannabis use in the world, particularly among young people. samira hussain reports. doob, ganj, weed. call it whatever you want, the fact is, canada's cannabis that this industry is coming into bloom. this is no ordinary grow, it is a high—tech operation that produces a staggering amount of legal marijuana. we are like a tech company that produces cannabis. it was about the idea that this had to be done and probably was more about tech. inside this vault is where they keep the stuff that is ready to ship. security is tight, unsurprisingly, considering the half a billion dollars worth of marijuana that line these shelves. it's those kinds of numbers that have so many people getting high on the prospects over pot.

this is bay street, toronto, ca nada's financial district. they country's early adoption of cannabis as a legitimate business is allowing it to dominate the industryjust ask investor, paul rosen. this has become the hub of the global cannabis industry. toronto specifically is where most of the global cannabis companies are coming to raise their capital. most of the well—known us companies are coming to canada to list on the canadian securities exchange because they can't list on the nasdaq or the nyse. even educators like bill mcdonald are cashing in on cannabis. there is licensed producers coming to myself and saying, we need professionals, we can't find enough trained people for this. so it was only natural he started canada's first commercial cannabis programme. there were 300 applicants for only 24 spots. in this classroom, students are learning to cultivate marijuana on an industrial scale. the goal is to get them

into cannabis companies fast to start running their production operations. there is also the added benefit of giving some of these students more legitimate or legal experience. it hasn't spent a professional industry so the technologies have stayed quite minimal in order to keep it under the radar. does that mean you have a lot of illegitimate experience? yes. i do. ijust told you my name and i don't think i should have done that. canada is the first country in the g20 to legalise recreational marijuana. whatever happens here will be closely watched by people around the world both for the risks and for the potential rewards. the duke and duchess of sussex are continuing their tour of australia, today visiting new south wales — an area that's been badly affected by droughts. it's the first official overseas visit for the couple. our sydney correspondent,

hywel griffith, has been following their royal trip. day two of the royal tour, and another chance to fine—tune those parenting skills. as dubbo schoolchildren lined up for photos and hugs, five—year—old luke tugged on heartstrings, and harry's beard. it is only a flying visit, but coming to regional australia is seen as significant, as many people here can feel forgotten, especially during months of drought. 90% of new south wales remains desperately short of rain. crop farmers haven't been able to sow seeds, and the woodley farmers have struggled to find ways to let their sheep graze. they told the royal couple about their experience. a royal visit doesn't guarantee rain, but dubbo skies did open as the duke and duchess arrived for a picnic, where the message was about being willing to ask for help. you are all in this together, and if i may speak personally,

we are all in this together. because asking for help was one of the best decisions that i ever made. you will be continually amazed how life changes for the better. they may have got soaked, but for the crowds here, the rain really is welcome. they will hope it stays long after their visitors have gone. well, you saw five—year—old luke vincent in action in hywel‘s report, zeroing in on harry's beard. but he didn't stop there, as hywel explained to us earlier. i know you like to see a few happy hoax on the programme. lets see five of luke in action. he was part of the welcoming party this morning. he waited patiently at the end of the line but when his opportunity came,

he grabbed it, well, with both hands. he went in for a full hug with meghan markle but that wasn't enough. he wanted to give them some hands—on parenting experience or he grabbed harry's beard as well, just to make sure he was meeting them. they seem to take it in good grace. because uncertain at the moment in the far south—east of england. this is piece accepts at the moment. it is piece accepts at the moment. it is quite cloudy at the moment because you got some rain and drizzle. the north and west areas, you arejoining east drizzle. the north and west areas, you are joining east sussex with some sunshine. some higher cloudy here which you can see the graphics. some showers moving their way into the west of scotland but it is that the west of scotland but it is that the zone of cloud with continuing outbreaks of rain and drizzle into

this afternoon, maximum temperatures getting up to about 14—17. a bit chillier competitor yesterday. tonight, we'll continue with a bit of cloud and southern areas. clear skies in the north, patchy mist and fog in northern ireland. temperatures falling close to freezing in some northern areas. the by freezing in some northern areas. the rugby to the starter thursday. there should be dry weather, lots of sunshine around. buy. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. our i'mjoanna gosling. our main headlines... theresa may will urge other european union leaders to compromise over the issue of the irish border

when she addresses them in brussels later today. all services to and from one of the uk's busiest railway stations, london paddington, have been cancelled after a test train severely damaged overhead cables. us secretary of state mike pompeo has been meeting turkey's president to discuss the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. the first shops to legally sell cannabis in canada have opened, with lines of customers forming immediately after midnight when the law was relaxed. prince harry gets a warm welcome from one schoolboy as he and meghan markle visit the outback city of dubbo in australia. and, a novel with no names. we'll be talking to the booker prize winner, anna burns, about her novel, milkman. sport now. here's olly. england's cricketers are due to play the third one—day international against blanket today.

but like every other match on tour, the rain has intervened. let's speak to our reporter, henry moran. if you we re to our reporter, henry moran. if you were being charitable, you would say they had been unlucky with the weather, but patience is wearing thin now. it is monsoon season, isn't it? it is monsoon season. as you say, every single match on this tour has been affected in some way, shape orform tour has been affected in some way, shape or form by the weather. there are certain controllable is in this situation and certain things you can't control, like whether it is going to rain or not. but you can decide when you are going to play. these matches our day— night game. these matches our day— night game. the saturday matches starting at 10am local time. the real theme with the weather in sri lanka has been that warnings are clear, up until about 2pm or 3pm, the showers start. occasionally you will get a day like today where it rains for a longer period of time. have this game started this morning, we would have

seen a lot of cricket already. as things stand, these enormous blue tarpaulins in front of me on the outfield and there is no sign of play any time soon. there is a lot of drizzle falling and it will be quite the clean—up operation even when the match gets going. the only slight optimistic sign is that it does look like it is veering up a touch in the distance. england are one up in that series. wales are top of the nations lead group after beating the republic of ireland in dublin, just the one goal settled it. this was from harry wilson, he scored a skimmer loughgall the derby —— similargoal scored a skimmer loughgall the derby —— similar goalfor derby scored a skimmer loughgall the derby —— similar goal for derby against manchester united. they could be promoted to the top tier of the nations league. we set out to win the group, and see where it took us. so, it's good that we can do it with one game to go. and now, the next thing is to look to win it. it won't be easy. we've got denmark at home.

but the stadium will be bouncing, i guarantee that. and we are really looking forward to the challenge now. wales on the up. but down for germany, a terrible world cup, relegation from the top tier of the nations league is on the cards for them now. france came from behind to beat them at the stade de france. antoine griezmann scored twice in the last half an hour. germany have lost six games in a calendar year for the first time. perhaps they might be interested in this month. arsene wenger says he is ready to return to management and believes he will be back in work injanuary. he left arsenal after 22 years in charge at the end of last season. he told a german publication that he has had offers from all over the world and doesn't know if you will return to club management or ta keover return to club management or takeover a national side. scotland have called up three uncapped players for the autumn test next month. elaine thompson, sam skinner

and sam johnstone were all in the 40 man squad. gregor townsend's side will play wales in cadre. and then tests against fiji, south africa and argentina back at murrayfield. which is heavyweight derek chisora has chosen an old foe as his new manager. he has lined up with former world champion david haye, and during his haymaker stable. here is how the deal was announced in social media. a video of chisora training at david haye's old gym. they had a massive press —— they had a massive fight ina massive press —— they had a massive fight in a press conference a few yea rs fight in a press conference a few years ago. david haye says, roxy is a sport where beef can be squashed and replaced with the type of respect forged between two warriors in the heat of battle. i'm sure it is, i wouldn't know! that's all for

now. you can find all of those stories on the bbc sport website. studio: thank you, olly, see you later. the novelist anna burns has become the first northern irish author to win the man booker prize. she scooped the £50,000 prize for her novel milkman, we will be speaking to her in just a few moments. there's been a sharp rise in the number of british victims of modern slavery, according to figures seen by the bbc. the salvation army, which runs safe houses on behalf of the government, says the number of british people it looked after almost doubled last year. it's prompted some charities to claim modern day slavery is "out of control" in this country, with concerns that these figures are just the "tip of the iceberg". charlotte wright has this exclusive report. the footage could be straight from a television drama. but raids like this are happening in villages, towns and cities across the country, as hundreds of people forced into working for little or no money in appalling conditions are rescued. they would throw you out of cars.

sometimes they would take your clothes from you and then just leave you in a place so you didn't have any clothes. on one occasion, they put petrol and threatened to set me alight. jenny, whose name we've changed, was groomed at the age of 11 and passed around the country as a sex slave for ten years. at the time, you just become really numb. it's like you're not really alive, and then it's only after you're out of it, then the emotion hits you. it's really dangerous, well—organised, quite violent criminal syndicates who are buying and selling human beings for profit. because people are much easier to move around than drugs and arms. thousands of people are identified as victims of modern slavery each year. and that number has been growing. often, they've come from abroad, places like albania and romania.

and it's notjust sex trafficking. modern slavery is happening in nail bars, restaurants and fruit farms. nicu, from romania, was exploited while working at a car wash. translation: i don't consider myself a very intelligent or a strong person, but at that point, i felt helpless. butjenny is a british survivor, born and bred here, and she isn't alone. last year, 86 british victims were supported by the salvation army, which has the government contract to provide a safe house once they're rescued. that's nearly double the year before, and significantly more than the number of those referred to the charity seven years ago. and it's widely believed that this is just the tip of the iceberg. the organised crime groups that operate within this area are very clever in how they move around. so, although we are aware of the potential victims when they come into our service, there will be many who will still be

hidden away and won't have a voice. for many police forces across the country, tackling the issue is already a priority. we are setting up our own modern slavery human trafficking team next year, which looks to focus on the complex cases. we are still promoting out there to the forces, to the staff, from pcsos and wardens right through to senior management, on how to tackle it. and we realise working with other agencies that there is an issue. modern slavery is happening every day. but we want a better coordination in sussex. so, with my money that i get given, i decided to fund a post to help the police get better coordination with the partners. but in order for the authorities to get a true grip on the problem, the public need to take action. the salvation army operates a 24—hour confidential referral helpline, and is asking people to report anything

that seems suspicious. it can happen to anyone. it's happening in their neighbourhoods, and it's happening even closer than they think. so, theyjust need to wake up. charlotte wright, bbc news. the novelist anna burns has become the first northern irish author to win the man booker prize. she scooped the £50,000 prize for her novel milkman, we will be speaking to her in just a few moments. the tale of a young woman being sexually harassed by a powerful man during the troubles. the judges said it was "incredibly original". it also makes her the first female winner since 2012, anna burns is with me now. welcome. it's great to have you in the studio. congratulations. thanks. brilliant praise from the judges.

when you get the cherub the committee saying to you that they have never read anything like this before, that is exceptional, isn't it? what did you think? well, it's such an honour. i was completely stunned. i mean, i'm still stunned. they spoke about the way that you have written is not being accessible, necessarily. it's hard to get into. but, like climbing snowdon, it's worth it because of the few at the top once you get up there. just described the story to us on there. just described the story to us on the way that you have written it. well, it's a fiction about an entire society that's been subjected to long—term violence and intense pressure. and although it is recognisable as a sort of skewed form of belfast, i'm hoping it could be seen as any sort of those community existing under similar conditions, restrictive conditions. —— closed community. it is told through the enumeration of a young

teenage girl, it's quite a personal oration —— the narration. she thinks in long paragraphs and digressions. she pulls things apart to try and understand this situation, which is very dangerous for her. and, yes, i don't know what else to say! that voice of the 18—year—old narrator, who doesn't have a name, was praised by thejudges as who doesn't have a name, was praised by the judges as being very original. would you mind just reading a bit to give us a sense of the way you have written it? this is the way you have written it? this is the opening paragraph... i say paragraph, you don't write in paragraphs? i do, just different, not quite as short. "the day somebody put a gun to my breast and called me a cat and threatened to shoot me was the same day the milkman died. he had been shot by one of the state hit squads, and i did not care about the shooting of this man. others did care, though, and some were those who knew me to

see but not to speak to, and i was being talked about, because there was a rumour started by them, watmore mike leigh, by first brother—in—law, that i had been having an affair by the milkman and that i was 18 and he was 41 —— or more likely by first brother—in—law. white did you not give your characters names? theyjust didn't come with names, it lost power and lament and became a different book and a lesser book so i took the name out again. that's the way the book wa nted out again. that's the way the book wanted it. author is often describe the characters in the book is being a life force almost outside or within themselves but that you are effectively channelling, described that? there is a huge process of waiting, a type of attending. you have to turn up, you have to be there. and i wait for the voices. i

write carrick are driven books, so i wait for those voices to come and tell me who they are and what the stories are, how they interact —— character driven books. they all have distinct voices. they stay around, they give you the story and they go off. this is a first person narration. it seems to be all entirely through her voice, but actually it is the whole community. because its first person, you think it's just her. am because its first person, you think it'sjust her. am i going off the point?! is it the first line that comes to you first? what is the conception of this? i get bits and pieces all over the place. i got a young girl walking down into the road between two sides. i assumed it was belfast. she was reading the book ivanhoe, which was actually worrying a lot about a quarrel she had just had with her sister. i would then just write what i was

given, it goes off, i might get another scene about something else. you've said obviously you've based some of this on your personal experience of growing up in northern ireland. describe what is going on, when you're living in a society like that, where the wrist violence, the ritzy chrissy, there is fear, how that seeps into your daily life —— there is secrecy. well, i think... that seeps into your daily life —— there is secrecy. well, ithink... i don't know how i can get that over quite quickly. i don't know how to a nswer quite quickly. i don't know how to answer that. i do, quite quickly. i don't know how to answerthat. ido, butjust quite quickly. i don't know how to answer that. i do, butjust not here! fair enough! it'sjust the idea of it being a young 18—year—old girl who effect —— effectively a sexual predator is trying to get her into a relationship. it is being talked about in the context of me too. you act the league wrote the

book before me too exploded in the scene “— book before me too exploded in the scene —— you actually read the book. is there a dynamic which is particularly pertinent for you? is there a dynamic which is particularly pertinent for you ?|j finished the book in 2014, before me too. well, it's pertinent to the times, too now. i can see that it is timely in its publication. and as a writer, i do find that a really rich, kind of like northern ireland, it's a rich mine. it's great to have you coming in. i know you have not written anything since that because you have trouble sitting to write. have you got ideas floating around? i have a book that i hope to conclude, i started i have a book that i hope to conclude, istarted it i have a book that i hope to conclude, i started it before milkman andi conclude, i started it before milkman and i would love to get back to that. good luck with that, thank you. medics taking part in the british armed forces‘ £100 million pound

training exercise in oman are trialling new technology to allow them to get advice from fellow surgeons back in the uk, while carrying out operations in their field hospital in the desert. around 5,500 members of the british military are training alongside 65,000 omanis in the gulf country. our reporter lee madan is in oman, on the arabian peninusla, and has been shown how army doctors and nurses are trying new techniques in the field of battle. at the front line of warfare is the front line of medicine. oscar one, two, three, four. an adult male... when a casualty comes in, every second is crucial. listen in, everyone. and adult male, approximately 40 minutes ago, involved in a collapse. a pulse rate of 100. thankfully, this is just a training exercise. but the medics here never know when they might be doing it for real. lance corporaljessica palmer's job is to make sure the patients don't pose any risk.

basically, having a head—to—toe check, looking for any items that could cause harm within the hospital, such as ammunition, bayonets, weapons, that kind of thing. we also treat any sort of enemy forces, so and any sort of weapons they may have on them. the hospital can move anywhere in the world within five days, and takes just 24 hours to set up. we have two emergency department beds, one operating theatre bed, two intensive care beds, and 12 water beds. we've got ice packs, we've got the fan... staff in the 22 field hospital here in oman recreates situations like these at least once a week. they're also treating those genuinely injured or sick. the majority of cases that we've been treating in this establishment are climatic or disease, non—battle injury cases. coughs, colds, chest infections. well, this puma helicopter is flying in to collect three casualties. from here, they'll be taken to a nearby airbase, where they'll board an raf plane and be flown back to britain

for further treatment. those on board all had minor injuries and needed physiotherapy in the uk. to reduce the risk of heat injuries, soldiers took part in an eight—day acclimatisation programme, gradually increasing how far they walked each day and how much kit they were carrying. the surgical team deployed to war zones have a wide range of specialisms among them, but it's impossible to predict every type of eventuality. so, here in oman, they are trialling a new tele—medicine system which uses a webcam. it allows fellow surgeons back in the uk to watch as they carry out operations and offer advice. they can actually physically reach into our image, so their hand will appear on the screen here, and it will allow them to point out things that are of interest to us and advise us directly. with medicine constantly evolving, this field hospital's mission is to stay on top of developments and give british troops the best care available anywhere they might be sent in the world.

lee madan, bbc news, oman. in a moment, we'll have all the business news. but first, the headlines on bbc news: theresa may will travel to brussels later to try and break the brexit deadlock over the northern ireland border. railjourneys are disrupted after a test train rips into overhead cables, causing all services to be cancelled into london paddington. the us secretary of state meets the turkish president to discuss the suspected killing of a saudi journalist. hello, i'm then thompson. these are the top business stories. —— i'm ben thompson. uk inflation cooled more than expected in september to a three—month low, rising at an annual rate of 2.4% in september, compared to august's surprise six—month high of 2.7%. flybe shares have fallen more than a third after issuing a profit warning, blaming poor demand, a weaker pound and

higherfuel costs. the airline said in a trading update it now expects a full—year loss of £12 million — more than triple the figure analysts had expected. that will include a £29 million hit from weak sterling and a rise in fuel prices. but shares in asos surged 14% after another set of strong results from the fast fashion retailer. the firm reported a £500 million rise in revenues for the year to august. profits jumped 28% to £102 million. good morning. prices are going up less quickly, with uk inflation slowing last month to a three—month low, offering some relief for consumers who have been squeezed by rising prices and falling incomes. the consumer price measure of inflation rose at an annual rate of 2.4% in september, compared with august's unexpected six—month high of 2.7%, that's according to the office for national statistics.

that was well below forecasts of a fall to 2.6%. let's make sense of all of this. victoria clarke, economist at investec, joins me now. that is not her. there you are! good morning! let's talk about how important it is for all sorts of things that in particular the state of the economy right now? yes, the economy is actually on a pretty decent footing. unemployment is down, at its lowest level since, you know, the early 1970s. but we haven't got a whole lot of inflation. so, we have the move up in inflation last time, and it seems to have been a temporary blip. it's come down a bit. and for us a economist, we are trying to work out where it is headed, the short answer is probably down a bit more. but

then, because the economy is so strong, with pay growth picking up after that, you know, inflation is noisy. it's coming down a bit and pay growth is coming back up a bit and consumers are going to feel a bit better off. of course, that eases the pressure somewhat in the short term for the bank of england to raise interest rates. we know one of the tools that the bank of england has if prices are going crazy is to raise interest rates, encouraging us to save rather than spend. we are thinking this will put off that pressure little bit. maybe, maybe not. the bigger thing for the bank of england is probably yesterday's numbers on pay growth. it eases the short—term pressure and they can focus a bit on leaving interest rates where they are amidst all the exit uncertainty. assuming we get some sort of deal cobbled together on brexit, the bank will be focused on the fact that pay growth is going up, that tells us a bit more about where inflation is headed

over the next 2—3 years, which, for the bank of england, is what drives the bank of england, is what drives the setting of interest rates. everybody is trying to work out what happens next, but there are so many things which could you rail any predictions right now, not least, brexit. exactly. so all that good you rail. it is all going to depend on what comes out of these political negotiations. it is quite sensible for the bank of england to sit tight and wait for that. having said that, assuming something does get cobbled together, i wouldn't bet on the bank of england sitting tight forever. whilst inflation seems to be coming down a bit at the moment and will probably get to the target, you know, the labour market is very, very tight. that does suggest that where pay growth is headed, interest rate is should be rising when we get past brexit uncertainties. thank you, victoria. iwanted past brexit uncertainties. thank you, victoria. i wanted to show you what the ftse is doing, it is a really important day, but we have

run out of time. i'll see you later. thank you very much. rail passengers are facing major disruption on routes in and out of london paddington station after an overnight test train severely damaged overhead power cables. there were long queues at reading due to the cancellation of all services running between slough and paddington. trains between paddington and heathrow airport are also not running. network rail said services to bristol, the south west and south wales are all badly affected. let's speak now to dan panes, who is head of communications for the train company gwr. thank you forjoining us. bring us up—to—date, how long is this disruption likely to go one? well, we certainly had some issues this morning and we have not been able to run any trains into paddington or out of haddington at the moment, that means we have to stop them shot at reading. the good news is that network rail have been working very ha rd to network rail have been working very hard to open some of those lines for

us, and three of those have opened in the last quarter of an hour. so, we are going to start to be able to move trains very shortly. but i don't want to give the impression that this is something that is going to be solved quickly. because although some of those lines are open, we are still going to have some issues for the rest of the day, and potentially some smaller ones in the morning. obviously, it's affecting a lot of people, and it sounds like it was something avoidable, was it, overhead cables being damaged? what happened? well, we don't know. it wasn't one of our trains that was directly involved. it was a train that was being tested to come to us perhaps in a couple of weeks' time. so, were not... we haven't got all of the fact that the moment. certainly it seems that that train was involved. that's obviously had an impact on the ability for a number of train operators on the area to run the electric trains. while network rail fixes the problem. some passengers are

complaining about the fact that, you know, they had to spend huge amounts of money on taxis to get where they we re of money on taxis to get where they were going, and this was unfolding during the rush—hour. 90,000 passengers in and out of paddington in one day. what about compensation for passengers? well, we've already said that there are other ways into london, we are encouraging customers to use marler bone station on the chiltern route, or even into waterloo —— mali bone station. journeys are still available to people, not everybody is able to make that journey. people, not everybody is able to make thatjourney. for those who didn't, we are urging them to contact us for a refund. thank you. let's catch up with the weather, let's get the very latest from simon. hello, joanne. we have got cloud across the south—east of england at the moment except perhaps parts of east sussex and towards kent. good spells of sunshine

further north and west, showers in the west of scotland. a nice rainbow from one of our weather watchers in perth & kinross. we continue with a few showers across the west of scotla nd few showers across the west of scotland throughout this afternoon. sunshine for northern ireland. hazy sunshine i think for many northern and western areas of england and wales. down in the south—east it remains cloudy with a few spots of rain and drizzle. maximum temperature is 14—16d, a bit more chilly compare the yesterday. through the night, it remains cloudy across southern areas. this weather front is quite stubborn. further north and west, patches of frost with clear skies, a much colder night. temperatures in northern areas getting close to freezing. but it means thursday will start off with plenty of sunshine. a lovely day for many northern and western areas with highs of about 16 celsius. you're watching bbc newsroom live —

these are today's main stories: theresa may heads to brussels today to try and break the brexit deadlock over the northern ireland border. first, an appearance in the commons for prime ministers questions before heading off to the eu summit. rail chaos after a test train rips into overhead cables — causing all services to be cancelled into one of london's busiest stations. the us secretary of state meets the turkish president to discuss the suspected killing of a saudi journalist. a right royal hug for meghan and harry as they continue to pull in the crowds in australia. good morning. let's cross to house of commons for prime minister's questions. will my right honourable friend

published in full all of the government's european union exit modelling. cani modelling. can i reassure her that we have confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal we will make sure parliament is presented to the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision. with negotiations ongoing it would not be sensible to set out the details of exactly how the government will analyse the final deal but who will set out our methodology when the present of this analysis to the parliament and public. thank you mr speaker. i hope the whole house will join thank you mr speaker. i hope the whole house willjoin with me to ping to beard to patricia hollis who died earlier this week. she was a tireless campaigner for social justice, played a pivotal role in defeating the cuts to tax credit this government was imposing a low paid workers. we will miss her

dearly. given the prime minister did not once mention chequers, either in her conference speech or her statement to parliament on monday, does this mean the check is planned in now dead? —— the chequers plan is now dead? cani —— the chequers plan is now dead? can i first of all say to the right honourable gentleman, i join can i first of all say to the right honourable gentleman, ijoin him in expressing our sincere condolences to the family of baroness hollis, she was an outstanding parliamentarian and members from all sides will remember how she was a dedicated champion for the poorest and more disadvantaged in our society. he asked me if the chequers plan was dead, the answer is, no. that is most interesting because the international development secretary, the work and pensions secretary, have both refused to say they back the chequers plan. maybe she could

share a pizza with them and see if that can sort it out. could the prime minister confirm the treasury legal advice given to cabinet that the events of no deal, the government would still have to pay the eu a divorce bill of £30 billion? cani billion? can i say is, we have been clear throughout the negotiations in relation to the financial settlement that led to the figure of around 39 billion that appeared following the decemberjoint report, billion that appeared following the december joint report, this billion that appeared following the decemberjoint report, this is a country that honours its legal obligations and we will do exactly that. but i would also remind members of this house we have been very clear, very clear as have the eu that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. last week, 63 conservative mps wrote to the chancellor complaining treasury forecast based on brexit negotiations are too negative. legal

advice is too negative as well. in december, the prime minister signed an agreement with the eu that stated "in the absence of a agreed solutions, the united kingdom will maintain full alignment with those rules of the internal market and the customs union". will she confirm this agreement still stands and that she signed up to it without any time limit. cani limit. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, if he reads thejoint reporting will see clearly the first way of dealing with the issue of the border in northern ireland is through the future relationship. as isaid to through the future relationship. as i said to this house on monday, we have made good progress on the aspects of the future relationship including a number of aspects based on the planned we had put forward in july. we then sat there could be

some northern ireland specific solutions, failing that we would look at those uk wide solutions. we we re look at those uk wide solutions. we were clear then and we are clear now. the purpose of the backstop is to bridge the gap between the end of the implementation period and ensuring the future relationship is in place. as we have said, i accept the future relationship to be in place by the 1st of january 2021. the future relationship to be in place by the lst of january 2021. mr speaker, my question was, she signed an agreement that had no time limits attached to it. then she stand by that or not? mr speaker, mr speaker... we don't need heckling from either side. it's not in keeping with good order and demonstrations of respect

from which ever side it hails. it is strange when members hide behind the gallery in which to shout abuse. mr speaker, the car industry... the questions will be heard and the answers will be heard. that is the situation. jeremy corbyn. the car industry is clear it needs a new customs union in order to secure investment in british manufacturing. vauxhall recently said they would continue to invest but there are limits. those limits are customs barriers. jobs are at risk, why won't the prime minister back a customs union supported not only by labour and trade unions but by businesses, and i suspect, majority in this house to protect those jobs?

cani in this house to protect those jobs? can i say to the honourable gentleman, what the automotive industries have said, they want to see frictionless trade across borders. it is exactly what lies at the heart of the free—trade deal thatis the heart of the free—trade deal that is proposed in the government ‘s's plans put forward after the chequers meeting in july. ‘s's plans put forward after the chequers meeting injuly. that's what we are working to deliver for people in this country. we wanted 11 brexit that delivers on the vote of the british people and ensures we protects jobs and security. what will labour deliver, they are favouring around, they think three movement will deliver. they want a second referendum to go back to the people. there will be no second referendum, the people have voted and this government will deliver on it. my question was about investment in british industry. jaguar land rover is holding off investment

until it knows the terms of a deal, jobs are at risk and manufacturers and skilled workers have little confidence in this government because it cannot even agree amongst itself. last week... lustily, the public accounts committee reported that the department for health could not sure rest of its plan to safeguard the supply of medicines after the uk's exit of the eu. the right honourable gentleman is talking about the relation in a luteal situation. we continue to work for a good deal with the european union at the other delivers on the brexit felt that a deal that protects jobs and livelihoods and

crucially, that protects their precious union of the united kingdom. the bma has said the nhs is woefully unprepared for this. this week, the pharmaceutical company has suspended investment in britain due to lack of clarity over the future. mr speaker, the conservative has spent two years arguing with itself instead of negotiating a deal in the public interest. and now, just days before the deadline, they had still —— there is still bickering. they are too divided to protect people's jobs, our economy or to ensure that is no hard border in northern ireland. order. members add a little overexcited, calm down. jeremy

corbyn. the prime minister and her government are clearly too weak and too divided to protect people's jobs or our economy or to ensure there is no hard border in northern ireland. the prime minister has a choice. she can continue to put the tory party's interest first or she can listen to unions, businesses and put the interests of the people of britain first. which isn't be? -- is it to be? i note that he has said nothing about the unemployment figures that came out this week. let me tell him, let me tell him over what this government is delivering for the people of this country. scrapping the council ‘s borrowing cap so they can build more homes. an end to

austerities or people's hard work pays off. freezing fuel duty for a ninth year so there is more money in people's pockets. unemployment, lower than the last 40 years. youth unemployment halved under this government. and wages are rising faster than they have done for a decade. labour can play politics, the conservatives deliver for the people of this country. there will be more and it will be from mrtim there will be more and it will be from mr tim lawton. thank you. the prime minister is similar with my five year campaign to extend civil partnerships to all couples are my private members bill having completed its committee

stages. i welcome the recent announcement it is now government policy. albeit without a timeline nor be it with me having to find out about it without reading the press. will she is amendments to my bill at report stage in nine days' time as the quickest way to make equal partnerships come equal civil partnerships come equal civil partnerships of reality for the thousands who want her to get on with it. can i say to my right honourable friend, i am pleased we are supporting the proposal he has put forward in relation with the partnerships bill. i understand... i understand there are some amendments required and officials will be discussing those with him. thank you. it is an honour forjobs in particular that the prime minister comes back from brussels with the right deal. the enemy is

behind her. yesterday, the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major said that brexit would leave the uk pooled rat and a weaker country. another conservative party leader told the bbc that people's jobs would be put at risk as a result of brexit. there's the prime minister agree with the statements? the plan that we have put forward for our future relationship with the eu is one that protects jobs and livelihoods in this country but also enables us not just livelihoods in this country but also enables us notjust get that good trading relationship with the eu, but get good trading relationships with the rest of the world as well. people's jobs would be with the rest of the world as well. people'sjobs would be put with the rest of the world as well. people's jobs would be put at risk. the words of this prime minister in june 2016. no prime minister should

negotiate a deal that threatens jobs. the prime minister must accept responsibility, avoid an economic catastrophe. prime minister, go to brussels and act in the interest of all citizens across the uk. negotiate a key person in the single market and customs union. that will command a majority in the house of commons. does the prime minister not understand that staying in the single market and the customs union is the only deal that will get through this house. cani through this house. can i say, as i have explained in this chamber on a number of occasions and will continue to do, the proposal we have put forward is on the delivers on the referendum vote but also ensures that we protect jobs and vote but also ensures that we protectjobs and livelihoods across the uk. if the right honourable gentleman is interested in ensuring the interests of everybody in scotla nd the interests of everybody in scotland are ta ken the interests of everybody in scotland are taken into account in

the negotiations, he should join with us in recognising the importance of leaving the common fisheries policy. the vast majority of people in the united kingdom will wish the prime minister very well in the very tricky negotiation she has to undertake. something which no other prime minister has had to do in our history. will she ensure that the outcome of these negotiations will ensure that we still continue to get the levels of inward investment that we attracted in this country, which has seen unemployment fall in the last six years by over 1 has seen unemployment fall in the last six years by over1 million people. my right honourable friend is absolutely right and i thank you for raising this. the inward investment is important in terms of supporting jobs here in the uk. what we wa nt supporting jobs here in the uk. what we want to do is ensure we remain an

attractive place for that investment but would also want to encourage that investment through the deals we are doing with countries around the world. free—trade deals merely greater choice, lower prices for consumers. that is like our leaving the european union gives us an opportunity to forge better relationships, better connections around the world, to encourage that inward investment and bring more jobs here. i'm sure even the prime minister ‘s fiercest critics, i believe she has a few, must be full of admiration for the way she manages her diabetic condition and hold down such a tough and demanding job. i understand she benefits from a freestyle libra monitoring system. wouldn't it be nice if she would do something to make that available to the half million people who are

denied that benefit they of any —— nhs rationing. maybe we could call it help for the many, not the few.|j thank him for his comments. it is available on the nhs. it is not the only means of that continuous glucose monitoring that is available on the nhs. there are others available. so letter from a young girl yesterday who had written in to say she has started on it but because of the hypos she was having committees been moved onto a different glucose monitoring system. it is in the case that is one system thatis it is in the case that is one system that is the right one for everybody. what is important is the systems are available on the nhs. the government to's announcement of a pilot scheme for seasonal

agricultural workers has been welcomed by fruit and vegetable farmers in cornwall and across the country. this act is not the only sector that relies heavily on the seasonal migrant workers. the tourism and hospitality sector is concerned they will be able to continue to access the seasonal workforce they need once we leave the eu. can the minister confirm what action she is taking this important sector can access the workforce it will need and will she consider seasonal workers stream for tourism sector. i thank him for highlighting the seasonal workers pilots we have introduced because the horticultural sector is a success story. we've seen a growth over the last 20 years in soft fruit production. we have been clear we are piloting and looking at this seasonal workers scheme and will assess how that has worked. we will be bringing forward further details

about the overall immigration policy we have proposed that will ensure we are recognising the needs of the british economy. yesterday, not in citizens publish the report into hate crime in our schools. this highlighted hate crime is a growing issue but i was struck by the children's service, lack of awareness of what constitutes a hate crime. would apply minister needs with me and a delegation of young people from a city to discuss how to change this. he has raised a very important issue about hate crime. we've been taking steps over recent yea rs we've been taking steps over recent years in relation to this issue. my right honourable friend the home secretary has published an action plan on this and i would suggest the honourable gentleman meet and meets the home secretary to discuss how that plan can help address issues raised. ourjoint health and local government select committee enquiry

into the future funding of adult social care recommended a social insurance system of the type that has been successful in germany. what the minister give this solution her fullest consideration which would mean everyone is protected from the potentially catastrophic cost care? i potentially catastrophic cost care? , festivals at like to thank him and the health and local government select committee for their on this issue. it alleviates a short—term pleasure which scans with social ca re pleasure which scans with social care and health systems. we've given more money to councils but who will be publishing a green paper later this year setting as proposals for reform. it look across the board on a number of proposals that have been put forward and we will consider those to be put forward by the committee. pensioners over 75 face having to find an extra £150 every year if

karen ‘s proposals to take away free tv licences come to fruition. —— current proposals. we speak to the bbc and find a solution that doesn't pickpocket pensioners. the arrangements in relation to the free licenses change was part of the last bbc settlement. the money is being made available to the bbc and they will take decisions on how they operate. it is extraordinarily the party opposite has nothing to say about the good news of the fall in unemployment. falling by 50,000, the lowest rate in my lifetime. more importantly, wages are also growing. that is particularly good news in a constituency like north dorset where incomes are below the national

average. the she agreed with me this means thousands of families across our country are benefiting from the security of a regular pay packet and balanced tory approach to the economy? cani economy? can i say he is absolutely right to highlight the excellent news we have seenin highlight the excellent news we have seen in relation to employment. employment near—record high, unemployment at its lowest since the 19705, unemployment at its lowest since the 1970s, youth unemployment is halved under this government. as my honourable friend said, what that means is more people with the security of a job, regular salary, able to support their families. we are only able to ensure that takes place by having a balanced approach to the economy and that is the conservative way. the bedouin community faces demolition and is being swamped with sewage from the nearby settlement.

just this morning israeli forces have tasted and pepper sprayed activists there. but the prime minister make it clear to the prime minister make it clear to the prime minister of israel that this is occupied territory, these refugees protected people, whose forcible removal would be as the un has stated, constitute a war crime. cani stated, constitute a war crime. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, the minister for the middle east met the israeli ambassador on the 11th of october. he made clear that concerns the uk has about israel's planned demolition of the village. its demolition of the village. its demolition would be a major blow for the prospects of a two state solution with jerusalem the prospects of a two state solution withjerusalem as a shared capital. i call on the israeli government not to go ahead with its plan to demolish the village including its school and this place is the residents. my constituent

died earlier this year from... is the residents. my constituent died earlier this yearfrom... his pa rents died earlier this yearfrom... his parents at and despite the league devastated. his condition wasn't diagnosed early enough by the time he placed on dialysis it was too late. with the prime minister meet with me to raise awareness on the condition. this is an extremely tragic case and i would like to offer my sincere condolences to his family and friends. this is a condition associated within inherited condition which is very rare. staff and on the lookout for symptoms of such rare conditions but we are committed to making sure the nhs a lwa ys committed to making sure the nhs always seeks to learn when things go wrong to ensure such tragic events can be prevented for future parents. a ministerfrom the department of health will be happy to meet with my honourable friend and eliot ‘s's

pa rents to honourable friend and eliot ‘s's parents to discuss this. in the face of clear breaches of electoral law weather—beaten —— vote leave campaign may have cheated, the police refused to undertake a criminal investigation because of what they say is political sensitivities. this comes on top of the issues. does the prime minister believe that... what will she do to ensure our democracy is defended from those who will seek to circumvent it? cani circumvent it? can i say to the honourable gentleman come as he will know, the electoral commission is an independent regulator accountable to the department. that isn't important constitutional principle that politicians do not interfere with police investigations and everyone is innocent until proven guilty. we will be considering wide

implications for government policy, we will review the electoral commission's latest report. and we did the cms committee is conducting an inquiry. as regard to the vote in relation to the referendum, i must remind the honourable gentleman 17.4 million people voted to leave the eu ona million people voted to leave the eu on a turnout of three quarters of the elected at and it is up to this parliament, this government to deliver on that mandate. i welcome the government ‘s extra funding for our nhs. can my right honourable friend ensure this new mini is used to improve and upgrade nhs technology. cani nhs technology. can i first of all thank my honourable friend for the report on the use of technology in the nhs. where dedicated to use this new funding to support technology transformation and modernisation.

capitalfunding transformation and modernisation. capital funding is provided transformation and modernisation. capitalfunding is provided to upgrade equipment, construct new buildings. in the 10—year plan we wa nt to buildings. in the 10—year plan we want to see the nhs embracing the opportunities of technology to become not only improve patient care but save more lives and deliver health care more efficiently. thank you. in mitcham and morden, brexit means the wilson hospital will not reopen after funders pulled out due to economic uncertainty. goodness knows how many communities are now going to lose their health centres and gp surgeries. we must have missed that brexit boss. but the prime minister give mitcham and morden people's vote on brexit so we can save our hospital or will she today guarantee the reopening of the wilson. can i say, we announced earlier this day, we have asked the nhs to announce a 10—year plan.

within that we're able to provide extra money to the nhs a result of not spending, not sending vast amounts of money to the european union every year when we leave the eu. that is an advantage of brexit. what the prime ministerjoin me in acknowledging the tremendous amount of ha rd acknowledging the tremendous amount of hard work from the project in my constituency. 300 people have travelled 150,000 miles to commemorate all of the 212 who lost their lives in various conflicts. cani their lives in various conflicts. can i say, i am happy tojoin with him in commending all those who have undertaken those journeys and to ensure that is continues. it is important we are able to recognise the contributions people of made in conflict. the prime minister will be aware that people living in the remote

highlands and islands are being penalised by extra charges to the delivery of goods and utilities. i will say it is only fair geography tax of my constituents. can i appeal to the prime minister to consider and look favourably upon the proposal a royal commission be set up proposal a royal commission be set up to look into these extra charges and how they can be eliminated. cani and how they can be eliminated. can i say that we have taken the price of parts all surcharges. that brings various consumer bodies together from the advice and enforcement world to look at the a ccu ra cy of enforcement world to look at the accuracy of placing of delivery charges. i am sure the relevant minister from charges. i am sure the relevant ministerfrom the charges. i am sure the relevant minister from the department of business, industry will be happy to meet the honourable gentleman. can you impress upon our european friends to price which i hope the house will find reasonable. the eu

may not break apart the union of the united kingdom, and second, after we have left the european union eu may not direct how we regulate our economy and govern ourselves. cani economy and govern ourselves. can i say to my honourable friend, certainly, i am clear when we have left the european union, we will be taking decisions here in the united kingdom on all those issues that previously have been taken in the european union. we will be taking control of our laws and our money and take control of our borders. on the first point he has made, i made it clear earlier this year, and will carry on making it clear, we will not accept any proposals which will effectively break up the united kingdom. does the prime minister except that it would be very, very difficult for

the house to be asked to confirm a withdrawal agreement which is legally binding without having pretty clear assurances on some precision about the details of the future trading relationship? yes, cani future trading relationship? yes, can i say to the honourable gentleman that i agree and have a lwa ys gentleman that i agree and have always said that the package, if you like, coming back to this house, it's important not only that members are able to look at the withdrawal agreement but also have sufficient detail about the future relationship in all its aspects. the trading relationship is important, but our future security relationship, both internal and external, and other issues are also of importance. it is also important to me that there is a linkage between the future relationship and the withdrawal agreement. julian knight. not long ago, we have the horror of three pigs heads being left outside a muslim community centre, then the dl

thugs came to my proud, multicultural town and we turned our backs on them so will the edl thugs. will the prime minister condemn utterly the actions of the person who wrote a guide on how to attract and trick bnp voters, there is no place for pandering to racism in my town or in our politics. can i say town or in our politics. can i say to my honourable friend, i absolutely agree with him. there is no place in our society for pandering to racism of any sort, and we should send it very clear message of that from the whole of this house. can i also say, he references what happened at one of his local mosques. and the home secretary has been pleased to make extra money available for the security of places of worship, because sadly we do see places of worship of different faiths all to often be subject to attack. but his key point that there is no place racism in our society is

absolutely right. danielle rowley. the work and pensions select committee heard evidence that showed that by not having automatic split payments for universal credit, women are being trapped in abusive relationships. mr speaker, this absolutely disgusts me. how does it make the prime minister feel. can i say to the honourable lady that we ta ke say to the honourable lady that we take the issue of domestic violence and abuse of relationships very seriously indeed. i think the issue with split payment is that they are available when that is the right thing to do in relation to cobbles. where that is the right thing to do in relation to cobbles. but we need to ta ke in relation to cobbles. but we need to take a sensitive approach to these cases on that individual basis. we all want to ensure that women who are in abusive relationships are getting the support that they need, and we should send a message of clear condemnation of that abuse from across this house. doctorjulian lewis. next time shroud waving eu

negotiators claim that die—hard border is necessary on the island of ireland, will she kindly ask them who would actually construct it? —— that die—hard border. the irish certainly won't, the british certainly won't, the british certainly won't, the british certainly won't, so unless the eu army plans to march in and build it it surely can never happen. can i say to my honourable friend that we are all working to ensure that there will be no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, that isa northern ireland and ireland, that is a clear commitment of the uk government. and if that was agreed by the european union when we signed by the european union when we signed by decemberjoint by the european union when we signed by december joint report. by the european union when we signed by decemberjoint report. ben bradshaw. my constituent, matthew hedges, a young ph.d. student, has been held in a jail in the united arab emirates for more than five months, and was this week charged with spying. will the prime minister in sure her government makes quite clear to the uae that matt was in that country during academic

research and nothing more and which she also ensure that he receives full consular and legal support, a fair trial and full consular and legal support, a fairtrialand can full consular and legal support, a fair trial and can return to his wife, dani, in england as soon as possible. thanks to the honourable gentleman, obviously this is is a distressing time for him and his family. oran distressing time for him and his family. or an office officials are supporting mr hedges and his family, —— foreign office officials. they have raised the case with the iraqis at the highest levels. my right honourable friend, the royal so, foreign secretary, has raised this. we are in regular contact with the m rt is regarding his health and well—being and are continuing to push the consular access to ensure he is given the support that he needed. in welcoming the japanese prime minister's suggestion that we canjoin the prime minister's suggestion that we can join the trans—pacific partnership when we leave the eu and in wishing her well in future negotiations upcoming, could she please confirm that our

participating, joining and fully participating, joining and fully participating in the ttp will not be hindered by the common rule book of the check agreement, and that the whole of the united kingdom will benefit? can i say to my honourable friend i would be pleased to discuss the matter of our potential membership of the dpp with the former australian prime and stand former australian prime and stand for the japanese by minister. i am very pleased that the australian and japanese governments are well coming to us injoining that, and one of theissues to us injoining that, and one of the issues we looked that when we put forward our proposals for our future trading relationship with the european union was precisely whether it would mean that we could notjoin the dpp, and i am happy to reassure my honourable friend that we would be able to read it so we joined the cp tpc with the relationship that we have put forward. might constituent came to see me about doing sexually harassed at work by a co—worker. despite many months of meetings with her hr and line management, she has been treated like the problem rather

than the victim. but the prime minister advise me what i can do to help my constituent return to work and feel safe when her employer is this house? can i say to the honourable lady that it is important that everybody is treated with a good day and respect in the workplace. there is no place —— with dignity. there is no place for bullying, sexual harassment and abuse in any workplace, that include in this parliament. i'm sure we are all very concerned at the report brought forward. we have been working on this issue here in this house, and i would particularly commend my honourable friend, the leader of the house, who has been working tirelessly on this issue, to try and change our culture and practices here in this house. i hope that there will be a very serious, a very full and a proper response to david wilcox buzz board. this should worry all of us. and what i want to see is a situation where the

honourable lady's constituent is able to ensure that you can come to work in this house, be treated with dignity and respect, and not be subject to bullying, harassment or abuse. the uk agriculture bill is currently before this house. wales, england and northern ireland are pa rt england and northern ireland are part of it, but due to the snp, scotla nd part of it, but due to the snp, scotland is excluded and isolated. will my right honourable friend commit this government to working with all parties to deliver an agriculture bill that will guarantee scotla nd agriculture bill that will guarantee scotland and my constituents are not left behind? well, can i say to my honourable friend that he raises a very important point, i'm very happy to give him that assurance, we will work with parties in this house to ensure that scotland is not left behind and that we have an agriculture bill that actually works for all of us, and for all of our agriculture sector go. the prime minister has an admirable sense of

duty. so, will she be honest about brexit? there is now only one viable option which can i consult the referendum result with the interest of all parts of the united kingdom, the genuine concerns of many members of all sides about the impact of a new deal in our communities as well as labour's test. we should join actor and the eea and seek eu agreement to remain in the customs union for specified period from the date that we leave, making it clear that anjoining date that we leave, making it clear that an joining the date that we leave, making it clear that anjoining the eea date that we leave, making it clear that an joining the eea we will exercise our right to common emergency brake of free movement of labour. it may not be the perfect option but our only consideration now should be the national interest. we've got the drift and we are grateful! the prime minister. the only consideration for this government is the national interest, thatis government is the national interest, that is why we have put forward a proposal that delivers on the vote of the referendum, that ensures that

we leave the european union on the 29th of march 2019, that we will no longer send vast sums of money annually to the european union, that we will take control of our laws and borders, there will not leave the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice in this country, free movement will end, and it also protects jobs and livelihoods and protects jobs and livelihoods and protects the union of the united kingdom. that is in the national interest and that is what the government has proposed. . order. studio: prime minister's questions. let's cross to house of commons for prime minister's questions. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. he has > (tx float) been —— he has been listening in. been —— he has been listening inm was totally dominated by brexit today. the striking thing i thought was that there really were no new arguments, no new ideas, no new fresh thinking. we were in a really

sort of familiar pattern. jeremy corbyn accusing the government of being too weak and divided to secure a brexit deal, saying they had wasted the past two years. still bickering amongst themselves. and then mrs may repeating her familiar lines — no, chequers was not dead, no, there was not going to be a second referendum. eight seemed to be almost an analogy for the state of the brexit negotiations. the wrist no, it seems, it —— there is no, it seems, no proposals to break the deadlock we are going round and round in circles. that is why the talks have reached such a critical moment, with the eu in effect saying the mrs may, for goodness' sake, come up with a new idea! and mrs may, it seems, is going to brussels later today when she will be state herfamiliar arguments, later today when she will be state her familiar arguments, restate her objections —— we state herfamiliar arguments, restate her objections to the eu is approached in northern ireland, but nothing fresh. we are

it seems in some sort of a logjam, and nobody seems to have any particular new idea or thought which could get these talks are against pike thank you very much, norman. theresa may will head to brussels now to speak to eu leaders. expectations of a breakthrough in brexit negotiations are low, breaking news about the train services at paddington. we are now hearing that trains are running again. network rail have tweeted a picture of the first train into paddington since the trouble of the night. a test train took out overhead power cables and trains we re overhead power cables and trains were not running in and out of paddington. we are hearing that some services are back—up. heathrow express services also seem to be getting going again. iceberg earlier to the head of communications for great western railway, who said it was not going to be a quick fix. some trains would get going, but there may be problems continuing into tomorrow. but we are hearing

that some trains are starting to move at paddington. also breaking news to bring you from crimea. we are getting reports of a serious incident at a college in crimea. it is being described as an explosion. also some reports of gunmen going around the college shooting people, at least ten people are reported to have been killed in what has happened there. many more wounded in the bomb explosion. it has happened ata the bomb explosion. it has happened at a technical college in a crimean city, the crimean city of kerch. this was annexed by russia from ukraine in 2014, this is on the crimea end of the kerch street bridge, the bridge allowing direct

travel to russia avoiding ukraine. there has been an attack at this couege there has been an attack at this college and there are reports that gunmen have gone through this couege gunmen have gone through this college telling everyone they could find. it is also being reported that most of the casualties at that couegein most of the casualties at that college in crimea are teenagers. we will keep you updated with the latest as we get it. theresa may will head to brussels now to speak to eu leaders. expectations of a breakthrough in brexit negotiations are low, with the talks deadlocked over the irish border issue. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, is reported to have suggested the post—brexit transition period could be extended to allow more time to agree a deal. we can cross to our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, who's in brussels. it feels like ping—pong, doesn't it, damian, each side wanting the other to come up with a breakthrough. oh, the he is! you went and you are back! each side hoping the other one isa back! each side hoping the other one is a bright solution, but there is

none forthcoming. yes, apologies if the picture was flashing a bit there. exactly, you were hearing it just as prime minister's questions finished a few moments ago, things feel like they have been going round and round in circles for a long time now. that is the feeling here as well. what donald tusk, who theresa may will be meeting a little bit later, will say is that she needs to come up with some new ideas. can she? how have we got into this position? where does it leave us? chris morris, reality check respondent, is here to shed some light on that. it feels like we have been talking about brexit for a long time, and we have. it is worth looking back to remind ourselves how we got here. everyone will remember it began injune 2016, when the country voted to leave. that triggered a political crisis. david cameron resigned, theresa may emerged as prime minister eventually. in october is that year,

at the tory party conference, she set out her vision for brexit for the first time and set out a series of red lines. leaving the single market and customs union, no jurisdiction for the court of justice, no free movement of people. the tone of it surprised a lot of people elsewhere in europe. the thing about that was that it then set the tone for everything that was to follow. in march of the following year, of course, there was the triggering, the notification of article 50, that was the formal start of the process of leaving the european union. but three months after that, in the european union. but three months afterthat, injune, the european union. but three months after that, in june, theresa the european union. but three months after that, injune, theresa may then called an unexpectedly snap election. which, as we know, didn't go to plan. it cut her majority quite substantially and she nearly lost it. she is now reliant on the democratic unionists from northern ireland. that set the political tone for the negotiations to follow. that set the tone on the uk side. on the eu side, they set the parameters with the first age of the negotiations where they had to have

agreement, and then subsequent stages, that is what we have been locked into now. yes, we have, and the eu was very clear from the start that there needs to be progress on the initial withdrawal issues, like the initial withdrawal issues, like the financial settlement. agree to be roughly £39 billion, probably more in the end, the rights of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in europe. and the irish border is still not really resolved. in december 2017, it was declared that insufficient progress had been made. ever since then, the irish border has remained the outstanding issue. where have we got to now? october, november, december, is there going to bea november, december, is there going to be a deal? that is what people are still wondering, what this summit will partly be about. if there is going to be a deal emerging, we have two key dates to look at next year. if there was no deal by the 215t ofjanuary, the government has to go to the house of commons and help them what they are going to do next and mp5 will debate options moving forward —— and tell them. exit day, as some people are

calling it, is the 29th of march next year, two years after the triggering of article 50. if nothing changes and the article 50 process is not lengthened, that is the date on which the uk will leave the european union. the talks have stopped that the minute. theresa may will be trying to unblock things with what you can say to lead us here today. what is the cut—off coming up. negotiations going to the last night possible, but that's not really march next year, its earlier than that, and this negotiation is different. it is different. if you re call different. it is different. if you recall the big issues of the last three years, the greek crisis in the eurozone, migration, every summer somehow things are kicked a bit down the road. because of the article 50 process and the strict two—year timetable, this has much harder deadlines. the one thing that has to happen before next march is that any deal if it emerges has to be

ratified both in the uk parliament on the european parliament, you need time to get that done, so you can't have a dealjust a couple of days before the uk is due to leave. chris, thank you. we don't have agreement on the issue of the irish border and how to resolve that, and thatis border and how to resolve that, and that is what the eu leaders will be saying the theresa may, do you have new ideas on that? that is what they will be asking her. if not those ideas are the table, can you agree there is, can you get those through? and q. the trial is continuing of a man accused of the murders of two brighton schoolgirls 32 years ago. russell bishop, who is 52, denies killing karen hadaway and nicola fellows who were both nine years old. they were found dead in woods in october 1986. our correspondent daniela relph has been sitting in on the trial, and she told us what happened today. it's been a really distressing morning in court for everybody sitting in court 16 of the old bailey, but obviously in particularfor the mothers

of nicola fellows and karen hadaway. they are sitting together, with karen's younger sister, holding hands in the court, listening to the detail of the evidence today, which has been very difficult to hear at times for them. they've been quite tearful as they've heard some of the details. and what the court have been dealing with today has been the discovery of the girls‘ bodies on october 10th, 1986. and the jury have been told by the prosecution that russell bishop, the man accused of murdering the girls, was part of that initial search party that found the bodies. so, he was in the group of people that first found the girls‘ bodies, which included a police officer. the court has heard that apparently he tried to get closer to the bodies but was prevented from doing so. and the girls were described as being found in undergrowth in wild park in brighton, and they were huddled together. now, over the next few days, russell bishop was interviewed by the police and talked to a number of neighbours and acquaintances about his involvement in the moment the girls were discovered. and it was a rather contradictory account from him, the prosecution said, as to what had happened. but, crucially, in his police

statement, he gave a lot of detail about what he had seen that day, and in particular about the girls‘ bodies. now, the prosecution say he simply could not have known those details from where he was when the bodies were discovered. so, they say, there was only one explanation of how he knew so much. the prosecutor, brian altman, has told the jury, "he was able to describe what he did because that is how he left those two little girls, having killed and sexually assaulted them". daniela relph reporting. the duke and duchess of sussex are continuing their tour of australia, today visiting new south wales — an area that‘s been badly affected by droughts. it‘s the first official overseas visit for the couple. our sydney correspondent, hywel griffith, has been following the royal couple. day two of the royal tour, and another chance to fine—tune those parenting skills. as dubbo schoolchildren lined up for photos and hugs, five—year—old luke tugged on heartstrings, and harry‘s beard. it is only a flying visit, but coming to regional australia

is seen as significant, as many people here can feel forgotten, especially during months of drought. 90% of new south wales remains desperately short of rain. crop farmers haven‘t been able to sow seeds, and the woodley farmers have struggled to find ways to let their sheep graze. they told the royal couple about their experience. a royal visit doesn‘t guarantee rain, but dubbo skies did open as the duke and duchess arrived for a picnic, where the message was about being willing to ask for help. you are all in this together, and if i may speak personally, we are all in this together. because asking for help was one of the best decisions that i ever made. you will be continually amazed how life changes for the better. they may have got soaked, but for the crowds here, the rain really is welcome.

they will hope it stays long after their visitors have gone. a four—year—old boy with leukaemia has reached his £500,000 treatment target after an anonymous donor gave £100,000. zac oliver‘s family are raising money to fly him to a us hospital for the potentially life saving treatment car—t therapy. his mum, hannah, returned to the victoria derbyshire programme earlier this morning after first appearing a month and a half ago when she began fundraising. very happy, to say the least, i think. yeah, just... we can‘t say thank you enough, really, to you guys, first of all, you know, getting us, letting us come on victoria derbyshire to talk to the nation, really. you know, it‘s notjust our local town, it‘s not just our local county.

it's... the fundraising has stretched, you know, worldwide, really. and i guess wejust want to say thank you. our son will now be going to philadelphia, and he will be receiving the car—t therapy that we set out to achieve. and hopefully we will be coming back with a cured little four—year—old boy who can start to get his life back, start to, you know, go to school, and do all of those normal things that normal four—year—olds do. do you have any idea who the anonymous donor is? obviously you don‘t, but you must be desperate to know who has given the £100,000 which means that you have reached the £500,000 target. yes, you know, i‘m in two minds. one, i would love to find them just so that i can really thank him on a personal level.

or her! they, i think i‘d like to say, in fact. but also, you know, i respect their wishes. you know, they would like to remain anonymous. and that‘s absolutely fine, we honestly don‘t want to know if they don‘t want to tell us. we‘re just absolutely overjoyed and just so thankful, so, so, so thankful, because we had an end goal, which was the end of this cycle of chemotherapy. and, you know, we had another £100,000 to get in the next couple of weeks. so, you know, everywhere had been exhausted. we‘d exhausted all resources locally. so, we knew that that last £100,000 was going to be hard. you know, it‘s already been really hard already, but we knew that that last push

was going to be a challenge. and i think everyone is just exhausted. so, although we still need to keep doing some fundraising, at least ourfamily, friends and those around us can just sit down and have a drink and celebrate, you know, temporarily, whilst we just enjoy the fact that, you know, we‘ve hit our target and we can get there. that‘s great news that they can now ta ke that‘s great news that they can now take the little boy to the united states for the life—saving treatment. now it‘s time for a look at the weather, with louise lear. hello there. there always seems to be something to talk about with the weather either across the globe or through the uk, but at the moment i‘m pleased to say that things are largely quiet. that‘s just enjoy this quiet spell of weather across

the uk at the moment, sunny spells through york. decent spells of sunshine to be found across the country with the exception of the south—east, a weakening weather front is drifting its ways there‘s a lee selby is this afternoon and it will run the risk of sunlight, apache drizzle —— drifting its way steadily this afternoon —— patchy dreadful. slightly above the average for the time of year. further north, more in the way of sunshine, temperatures ranging between 10—14d. we keep the quiet weather through the evening and overnight. this time of year, you know that clear skies are going to allow temperatures to fall away, particularly in the far north—east, with the weather front lingered in the south—east corner, we may well keep double digits. but

low single figures in scotland first thing in the morning. pat to mix —— pat she mist and fog. that should fit in and left, it will be a quiet story. a breeze in the far north—west of scotland, 12—16d. thursday in the friday and also into the weekend, still under the influence of high pressure, drifting further east. that may well allow weather fronts to topple a cross that high and introduce isolated patchy outbreaks afraid at times, mostly into the far north—west. it‘s not going to be a write—off, the weather front will weaken considerably. light, patchy rain. the other south, we keep the sunshine and the warmth. 17 degrees is the high. friday night into saturday, a significant chance of stubborn fog lingering first thing in the morning. that‘s worth bearing in mind forthe in the morning. that‘s worth bearing in mind for the beginning of the weekend. obviously it will fin, it will lift, and it looks quite

promising for the weekend. it will be predominantly dry. take care. rail chaos across the south of england and wales — people are being advised not to travel long distance or into london. thousands of services have been cancelled in and out of london paddington, after power cables were brought down last night. bottlenecks have built up at other stations, including reading. network rail says the disruption is expected to last all day. they are saying the alternative is going from here to waterloo, waterloo to reading, then reading to parkway, that will take another hour, 30 minutes on top of the journey. we‘ll have the latest live from our correspondents. also this lunchtime: are you confident of a brussels breakthrough? the prime minister is heading to brussels to address european leaders at a crucial summit about brexit. the us secretary of state meets

the turkish president