tonight at ten: the prime minister under renewed attack from colleagues, following the outcome of the eu summit in brussels. mrs may suggests she's prepared to consider delaying the uk's departure from the single market and customs union after brexit, buying more time to finalise a deal. there's a lot of hard work ahead. there will be more difficult moments, as we enter the final stages of the talks, but i'm convinced that we will secure a good deal that is in the interests of the uk and of the european union. but as the prime minister's suggestion was being reported, back at westminster, there was mounting anger among some conservative colleagues. for those 17.4 million who voted to leave and for all those conservative voters who voted to leave the single market, leave the customs union and leave the remit of the european court ofjustice, they'll be just exasperated. we'll have the latest from brussels, and we'll be looking at the implications of extending the transition period after brexit. also tonight: recorded crime in england

and wales has risen sharply, with the number of murders at its highest level for ten years. following the suspected murder of a saudi journalist, the uk and american governments withdraw from an investment conference in saudi arabia next week. we meet the racing driver who's one of the uk's growing trans community, who wants a change in the strict rules for those who want to change gender. having lived my life for the last six years as a female and never having had that called into question, we know our own mind. # in the name of love #. and how some of the world's biggest bands are using technology to transform their visibility at the biggest concert venues. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: injuries, suspensions and one international retirement have all forced eddiejones into an unfamiliar looking england squad for the autumn internationals. good evening.

the prime minister is under sustained pressure tonight from different sections of the conservative party, following the outcome of the eu summit in brussels. mrs may suggested that she was now prepared to consider delaying the uk's departure from the single market and the customs union after brexit. that would give more time to agree a final deal and to find a solution to the biggest question of all — the future of the irish border after brexit. some of the prime minister's critics say that extending the transition period could cost the uk billions of pounds. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. the longer this rolls on, the more things stay the same. europe's leaders frustrated in brussels when theresa may arrives

with not that much to say. but listen carefully, very carefully, there comes a hint of compromise. a further idea that has emerged — and it is an idea at this stage — is to create an option to extend the implementation period for a matter of months, and it would only be for a matter of months. but the point is that this is not expected to be used. a tiny clue, but a big change. what she means is, we might stick longer with the status quo after brexit. theresa may has reason to look a bit nervous about that. longer in the departure lounge, in transition, would mean longer following eu rules without a say. and maybe these leaders would charge a bill of billions for the privilege too. they don't look worried. instead of late—night brinkmanship, there was late—night beer drinking for angela merkel, emmanuel macron and a select band

of other eu leaders last night. auf wiedersehen! but will the idea of a longer transition make it easier to say auf wiedersehen to the uk? maybe. if the uk decided that an extension of the transition period would be helpful to reach a deal, i am sure that the leaders would be ready to consider it positively. maybe not. the key element for a final deal is on the british side. number 10 believes, as angela merkel says... she speaks german where there is a will, there should also be a way. even if the idea quickens the pace in brussels, it might get stuck at home. we're negotiating in good faith and we'll keep our nerve. the cabinet's nervous. it's very nice to see you... and whether former leavers orformer remainers, it has really riled already fractious tory mps. the most common phrase to me is, just get on with it! and if this means more

prevarication, more delay, not bringing compression to the commission to actually make decisions, it opens up the horror of very large sums of money possibly being handed over as we get into the next european spending round, so it's pretty unattractive. she knows her party may well try to kill her plans but, right now, she hasn't many ways out. there's a lot of hard work ahead. there will be more difficult moments as we enter the final stages of the talks, but i'm convinced that we will secure a good deal that is in the interests of the uk and of the european union. you've been straining in the last couple of years to keep all the promises that you have made — whether to brexiteers, to former remainers, to northern ireland or to business. ultimately, you are going to have to disappoint someone. who is it going to be? what we have done as a government is put forward a set of proposals that deliver on the vote of the british people, that would ensure that we would end free movement, end thejurisdiction of the european court ofjustice,

end sending vast amounts of money to the european union every year, come out of the common agricultural policy, out of the common fisheries policy, but also protectjobs and livelihoods and protect the integrity of the union of the united kingdom. theresa may has survived this far by making different vows to different sides, both here and at home. promising to keep the uk together, saying that trade won't be damaged, even though we're leaving our biggest trading partner, saying she wants to take the best bits from brussels without hurting the eu. but with time really running out, perhaps reality is emerging it's just about impossible to keep all of those pledges. and if she breaks those promises, ministers are all too aware that might break her. it might be another two months before theresa may's back here — if her compromises and her leadership gets that far. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels.

let's talk a little more about the so—called transition period, or what the prime minister calls the implementation period. the uk is due to leave the european union on march 29th next year. that's when the transition period would begin. during that period, the uk's relationship with the eu would largely stay the same. the period is meant to end formally on december 31st 2020. the government hopes that by then, the new trade arrangements with the eu would be in place. the suggestion of extending the transition period, however, would have implications. it could include britain having to contribute to the next eu budget being set up and this could run to billions of pounds. and that's angered many mps. our political correspondent, ben wright, has the story. his report contains some flashing images. the british people have spoken and the answer is, we're out. cheering

but it's clearer than ever brexit will not be easy or quick. more than two years on from the referendum, brexiteers are furious about the idea of a longer transition period if there is a deal. all: brexit! well, i think it's a mistake and potentially a very costly one, because we would be into a new multi—annual financial framework, a new budget set without the uk having any vote or any veto, very unlikely to maintain our rebate, and money is scarce. to try to buy time with an extension of the transition or implementation period wouldn't resolve the question around the irish border. and that's the issue at the heart of this. both sides have agreed in principle there must be a legal guarantee there can be no new customs or police checks installed on the irish border after brexit. more time to sort a trade deal might ensure that guarantee is never needed. but tory mps who are not brexiteers say the idea of a longer transition period is concerning the whole party. there are ranges of emotion, but what underlies them all is dismay. it's dismay at where we seem like we're going to ending up.

now, a very large number of conservative mps of all persuasions — leavers and remainers, government loyalists and, you know, tried—and—tested rebels — all of them want her to change track. the mood among tory mps is getting ugly. the brexit deal emerging is angering everybody. for some, another referendum is now needed. but even if you believe in leaving the eu, what we are heading for cannot be what people expected. and the only way we can resolve this is by giving the public an opportunity to have their own say. around 80 tories share the view of this mp. although lukewarm about a longer transition, he doesn't want the party's divisions boiling over. what we have to do is be sensible here, not panic, not blink. we have got to continue to aim for a negotiated settlement, which honours the outcome of the referendum. even if theresa may gets a deal with the eu, she then faces

the daunting task of getting it through the house of commons with no majority. and labour's opposition to the emerging deal seems to be hardening. the conservative party can't agree amongst themselves about what it is that they want to negotiate and, given that they can't agree amongst themselves, they can't negotiate with the rest of europe. when she gets back home, theresa may will find no refuge from the criticism flying at herfrom all quarters of the tory party. number 10 is appealing for cool heads, but there are many here in parliament who fear britain is lurching out of the eu without a proper plan, and that is causing alarm. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. in a moment, we'll be speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg, in brussels — but first, our europe editor, katya adler. at the summit. how would you characterise the view of the 27 of the member states at the end of this summit, what is their perspective?

well, it is mainly, we are sticking together and we're sticking to our script. that was the main message for theresa may at this summit. the leaders said, we want a brexit deal, but you in the uk have to make more political compromises, especially over the irish border. the other message from the eu coming through loud and clear, particularly from influential germany and france, was that the uk should forget trying to win orto that the uk should forget trying to win or to soften up individual eu leaders. angela merkel and emmanuel macron said, michel barnier is our quy: macron said, michel barnier is our guy, all 27 leaders are united behind him and his red lines up our red lines. but eu leaders did not wa nt to red lines. but eu leaders did not want to put the uk off trying to make this brexit deal. they tried to make this brexit deal. they tried to make encouraging noises and one eu diplomat said leaders and their entourage, they were tiptoeing around on eggshells trying not to say anything that might go down

badly in the uk. we had a brexit deal was not just badly in the uk. we had a brexit deal was notjust possible, we heard that it was probable. angela merkel saying that where there is a will, there is a way. but clearly, we are not there yet. laura now, now we have got the suggestion of possible extension to this transition or in fermentation as mrs may calls it, where does she stand in terms of the plan she is still trying to say is credible? i think as ever, the first part of theresa may's strategy is to get through the day. she has a very restless political party at her back, she has no majority in the commons, so back, she has no majority in the coitiitioi'is, so every back, she has no majority in the commons, so every 24 hour cycle inevitably has ups and downs. and it is that sense of muddling through until the next day. the second part of their strategy is in the medium term to keep going. just as katya said, the important thing about this summit is it is not doomsday, the process can go on,

summit is it is not doomsday, the process can go on, it has not been smashed to bits against a brick wall. but do not underestimate the levels of anxiety amongst mps in westminster at home. we have felt it screaming across the channel to brussels. it is important that very much the worry in the tory ranks is notjust among much the worry in the tory ranks is not just among grumpy brexiteers who think the government is heading for exit in name only and they are somehow selling out, that people of all shades of opinion in the conservative party who have genuine concerns about the way theresa may is handling all this and about where the end point might be to her attempts at making a deal. our viewers will know for the last two years, the backbenches and many prominent brexiteer voices in the tory party had been extremely willing to make life difficult and to shout from the rooftops about what they are not happy about, but as we enter into what may well be at la st as we enter into what may well be at

last the closing stages, i think life is only going to get more bumpy. and if you think that parliament has looked difficult for theresa may, when may not have seen anything yet. thanks very much. both our reporters in brussels. the day's other main news. the number of people murdered in england and wales has risen to its highest level for a decade, according to the latest figures. in the space of a year, 719 people were killed — either by murder or manslaughter. that's a rise of i4%. and there's been a sharp increase in violent crimes. they're up by almost 20%. in total, police recorded 5.6 million offences betweenjune 2017 and 2018. that's a rise of 9% on the year before. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. a 25—year—old man targeted and shot dead in liverpooljust last night. the number of killings, falling for decades, is now increasing steadily. but these figures show that's what's happening in a range

of crimes which are rare, but cause the most harm, particularly in london. when we first came to brent, it was within 20 minutes, half an hour, from leaving the police station, throughout the shift, you would end up with prisoners with knives, we've had a gun, we've had weapons. these officers are part of a £15 million violent crime task force — big teams, targeting the most serious criminals, often involved in drugs. there you go! here we go! gentlemen, are you getting grumpy because of the drugs hidden in the car? these men have been stopped in north west london, and it's not the first time. we've got two very well known gang members. they're linked to violence, linked to extreme violence — by that, i mean firearms and other weapons. we agreed to hide some of the officers' identities because they work in plain clothes. after police find this in the boot of the car, the suspects are arrested. it's a potential offensive

weapon, but it could be used for self—defence. both sorts of violence are fuelling the statistics. could he notjust be a cricketer? potentially. however, i think we've got to safeguard the public. we look at the history in these circumstances and treat each individual stop on its own merit. there were no charges this time, but the task force has made more than 1,400 arrests. these teams say that since they started targeting violent crime in this part of london, things have got a lot quieter. now, crime is hard to measure. the overall trend is still down, but the statisticians now agree violence is up — and it's not just the police noticing. we're probably taking 40% more contacts from the public. 40%?! 40% over the last couple of years. and we're sending 150,000—plus reports to the police every year, whereas it used to be only about100,000, 110,000. the causes — austerity is blamed, cuts to youth work, social media may play a role and there are fewer police in england and wales. but police pressure

can achieve results. a metropolitan police team tackling robberies by scooter gangs has cut the number of offences by more than half. tom symonds, bbc news. a jury has been retracing the last known movements of two nine—year—old schoolgirls who were found dead on the south downs in east sussex 32 years ago. russell bishop is on trial — for the second time — accused of murdering karen hadaway and nicola fellows. he denies the charges. president trump has said he believes the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi is dead and he's warned there will be "very severe" consequences if saudi arabia is shown to be responsible. mr khashoggi — a prominent critic of the saudi crown prince — disappeared a fortnight ago, when he visited the saudi consulate in istanbul. the international community is applying more pressure to the saudi leadership, and the usa, britain,

france and the netherlands have become the latest countries to pull out of attending an investment conference in saudi arabia next week. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, reports. future investment initiative is the global platform... three weeks ago, this was the hottest ticket around for the global elite. an invitation to next week's saudi investment conference. the self—styled "davos in the desert" is fast becoming the exodus from the desert. but after the apparent murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, world leaders are now sending apologies for absence. ..and shapes the future of economy for the betterment of all mankind. that's as may be, but today the us treasury secretary steven mnuchin became the latest pull—out. he tweeted, "just met with donald trump and secretary pompeo and we have decided i won't be participating in the summit in saudi arabia." this is significant because that's the first direct action sanctioned by the president in the wake of this macabre killing. though secretary of state pompeo was still saying the saudis needed more time.

i told president trump this morning that we are to give them a few more days to complete that, so that we too have complete understanding of the facts surrounding that, at which point we can make decisions about how or if the united states should respond to the incident surrounding mr khashoggi. but from the president, the language seems to be toughening, as more is discovered. reporter: what are you considering for possible consequences for the saudis based on those...? well, it will have to be very severe. i mean, it's bad, bad stuff. investigators have been back at the consulate in istanbul continuing their forensic examination of the building. meanwhile, the washington post has printed the saudi journalist's final column, with its clarion call for press freedom in the middle east. in terms of dollars... mohammad bin salman, who was feted as a reforming hero when he came to the us earlier this year, is under immense pressure to explain what happened, why it happened, and the gruesome question of how.

all of which leaves donald trump, this evening off to montana, with his biggest foreign policy emergency since becoming president. he wants the relationship with saudi arabia to continue unaffected, but as more details emerge, how easy will that be? the president needs saudi arabia's strategic effort to maintain pressure on iran in the middle east. this business minded president also wa nts to this business minded president also wants to be able to sell saudi arabia billions of dollars worth of weapons that they have agreed to. but if what is reported to have happened to jamal khashoggi really is what has happened, it's difficult to believe that donald trump can carry on as if nothing has changed. this is proving to be a very difficult needle for him to thread. studio: jon sopel, north america editor, with the latest from the white house. the scottish government has

confirmed a case of bse — or so—called mad—cow disease — at a farm in aberdeenshire. movement restrictions have been put in place at the farm while further investigations take place. there've been 16 cases of the disease in the uk since 2011, but this is the first in scotland for ten years. officials say there is no risk to human health. the online retailer amazon says it will create over a thousand new high—skilled jobs in the uk, including 600 in manchester. edinburgh and cambridge will also see hundreds of new roles as part of what the web giant calls its long—term commitment to british innovation. the new jobs will focus on software development, advertising technology, and personalised shopping. the taliban says it was responsible for a gun attack, which killed at least two senior afghan security officials, critically injured a regional governor, and almost claimed the life of a us general in charge of nato forces in the country. afghanistan is on high alert ahead of crucial parliamentary elections, with the taliban increasingly active

and posing a growing threat to the hopes of a new generation of educated afghans. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from the capital kabul. the palace of darul aman, place of peace, became a symbol of a painful war. now it's being restored to its old splendour by a new generation. these two women, barred from school when the taliban ruled, now are engineers. translation: everyone outside afghanistan sees the crisis we are going through, but we are staying here, daring to stand with our brothers, to rebuild our country. next door, forbidding security wraps around the american university of afghanistan. law students prepare for their exams in a country often lawless and corrupt. two years ago, their peaceful oasis was stormed by gunmen.

this woman bears the scars of that battle. glass sliced her face. i remember each and every second of that night. my father wanted me to go to dubai university, but ijust wanted to stay here, just because, to show the taliban that they can't scare us or intimidate us by attacking our schools. along the avenue outside, a blizzard of posters for parliamentary polls. more young, educated afghans are running than ever before, taking on old warlords and their sons. but at this roundabout, no one is looking at posters. they are looking for work, any work, as the day begins. desperation written all over this road of last resort. translation: most of the people you see here are educated.

they basically have two choices. join the army — in a week, a month, ora year, you die. or you leave the country. this begins to tell you why so many young afghans are choosing to leave afghanistan, a place which offers them little work or safety, or even some hope that their life here will get any better than this. the story of a country's pain is told in kabul‘s emergency hospital. muhamed, attacked by a warlord, a leg chopped off. abdullah, shot by local police. and abdulhadi, he came under taliban fire. all in the last week. all in their 20s. and farid, just a bystander during a family feud, shot in both legs, still scared to show his face. it won't get any better, he tells me. just worse.

all eyes are on saturday's elections. in this police control room, we watch their cameras across kabul. more forces on the streets to stop threats of violence and vote rigging. afghanistan's new war between dark forces of the past and people fighting to move forward. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. a person wanting to legally change his or her gender in the uk faces a number of steps, including a medical diagnosis, living in the chosen gender for at least two years, and paying a fee. but campaigners say the process is too complicated, intrusive and expensive. the government's been looking at the current rules, the consultation ends tomorrow and a decision will be made soon on any proposed changes in england and wales. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. trans people know who we are. we know our gender. we don't need other people to sit

there and tell us that. charlie martin's a racing driver. she's also a trans woman, transitioning six years ago. she's happy to face the twists and turns on the track, but has been reluctant to deal with the bureaucracy, medical checks and cost that legally changing gender requires. it seems like a very strange process for me. having lived my life the last six years as female and never having had that called into question. we know our own mind. we don't need to prove that over a matter of years to then have ourselvesjudged by some kind of panel, who hold court over our destiny. the government's been consulting on making it easierfor transgender people to change their birth certificates, considering allowing them to legally declare what gender they are themselves.

you wouldn't ask this of other minority groups, so why does the trans community have to prove themselves to people in this situation? but the trans debate has become a bitter and divided one between those who want to self—identify as a man or a woman without the involvement of a doctor and without the two—year delay, and those who believe this is a threat to groups and spaces that have been women only. at parliament, nicola williams has been lobbying mps, worried about the impact the changes could have on other women. the consultation‘s been quite unfair, i think. women have been basically smeared and shamed and silenced. if any man can simply declare that he is female and given access to women's rights and women's spaces, then that takes away the ability for women to say, "no, i have a boundary there." those with opposing

views have clashed. hyde park last year, bristol this year. the government insists there are no plans to change women—only spaces, but even an mp who backs reform thinks questions about the impact on women's refuges and prisons must be discussed. i have spoken to lots of women mps who feel that if they say anything, they're going to be called names or said that they're a transphobe. but that has not been helpful at all because they are perfectly reasonable questions. the prime minister, in a video for an award ceremony for the lgbt community last night, indicated change is likely. and the thousands of responses we've received so far show there's a real desire for reform. charlie martin says she just wants the same rights as everyone else. lucy manning, bbc news. the duke and duchess

of sussex are continuing their tour of australia. returning from melbourne — where meghan tried her hand at aussie rules football — the couple have made their way back to sydney for the opening of the invictus games, the games devised by prince harry mainly for injured armed services personnel and veterans. some of the world's biggest brands are investing heavily in technology to bring their products and services closer to people. and that process extends to artists and performers, who are developing innovative ways to bring their shows to life, and in some cases, guaranteeing a good view from anywhere in even the biggest venues. one of the bands pioneering this approach is the rock group u2, as mark savage discovered. # in the name of love #. four musicians, 17,000 fans. so, how do you make sure everyone gets a good view? u2‘s answer is to build a one—of—a—kind, double—sided video screen, that's almost 30 metres long.

and they don'tjust project their faces on it, they climb inside. it's a very expensive way of getting from that big stage down to this little one down here. the band's bassist, adam clayton, showed me how it all works. so, everybody has the best seat in the house. is that the idea? yeah, the idea was if we divide it down the centre, then all these people are close to you when you're in the middle. and then, when you get onto this stage, you're actually performing to the people down this end. this end is much like a club gig, it's much more like down and dirty and the other end is a bit more formal. which do you prefer? i like down and dirty. when u2 first started playing the clubs around dublin in the 1970s, a show of this scale and complexity would have been unimaginable.