this is bbc news. the headlines at 103m. saudi arabia admits journalist jamal kashogghi was killed in the consulate in istanbul, they claim it happened in a fight. they have been a great ally in the middle east. we need them as a counterbalance to iran. it's not as simplea counterbalance to iran. it's not as simple a solution. two men have been charged with murdering father ian tomlin, who was beaten to death outside his home in south—west london. protestors prepare to march through london demanding another referendum on the uk's membership of the european union also coming up this hour, bepi—colombo blasts off! two satellites developed in europe and japan are on their way to the planet mercury. it's hoped that together they can resolve the puzzles of the mysterious planet closest to the sun. and in half an hour the travel show visits scotland, to see what the world porridge making championship is like.

after a fortnight of denials, saudi arabia has admitted that the missing journalist, i jamal khashoggi died during his visit to their consulate in istanbul earlier this month. saudi state tv says the initial findings of an investigation suggest he died when a fight broke out. president trump has described the latest version of events as ‘credible‘. 18 people have been arrested and two seniorfigures have been sacked as jon donnison reports. after weeks of denials, saudi arabia is changing its tune. the admission thatjamal khashoggi is dead, finally came on state tv. more than a fortnight after the journalist walked into the saudi consulate

in istanbul, never to be seen again, the saudis now say he was killed in a fight that broke out inside the building. speaking in arizona, president trump said the saudi explanation was credible. saudi arabia has been a great ally, but what happened is unacceptable. we are going to see, they have arrested, just for the people at the table, a large number of people having to do with the event that took place in turkey in the consulate, the saudi consulate. reporter: do you consider it credible, their explanation? i do, i do. many disagree, including within his own republican party. reporter: do you consider it credible, their explanation? i do, i do. senator lindsey graham said to say he was sceptical about the new saudi narrative, was an understatement. saudi arabia announced it was sacking the deputy chief of intelligence, ahmed al—asiri,

but that could be seen as a move to protect saudi arabia's de facto ruler, crown prince mohammad bin salman, who many believe may have sanctioned the killing. saudi arabia will hope its partial admission will dampen down international criticism, but for those who believe it is a cover—up, many more questions remain. jon donnison, bbc news. joining us now via webcam is david hearst, editor of middle east eye, a friend of mr khashoggi. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us again. we spoke last weekend, but this time, about the uncertainty of what had happened. we now have an explanation of sorts, what do you make of it? it's not credible. why donald trump says it is is beyond me. i think this raises more questions than it answers it doesn't

explain the elements of premeditation. they cleared the embassy out of foreign staff before he entered, and the head of forensic science, the general security department in saudi is an expert in cutting up bodies quickly. hejust happened to have on him a bone soul. we know from what the saudi authorities say has happened about 18 people have been arrested. two seniorfigures have been dismissed, a very close aide to the crown prince, the current prince himself is in charge of a committee looking at reorganising the intelligence services, the impression left is that this was some kind of rogue operation, do you buy that?|j that this was some kind of rogue operation, do you buy that? i don't. seven of his close personal detail,

named and identify people, it's not conjecture, it doesn't exist on the tape, it is verified. seven of his personal security guards out of 15 did this. these are brigadiers, major generals in saudi security who have accompanied the prince on high—profile visits to london, to paris and to madrid. they were there. they did this. and to pretend that the crown prince didn't know about this, when seven of his own personal detail, high—ranking people did, is stretching credibility. is it not possible that this was a bungled attempt to get jamal khashoggi out of turkey into saudi arabia? he resisted, and something

went wrong? it could have been an operation to say this man is causing us embarrassment. operation to say this man is causing us embarrassment. he is living abroad, getting back home. but has somebody overinterpreted their orders, messed up? that is a possible explanation but it's not backed up by evidence. there are two sets of evidence behind this, the audio tapes, which are yet to be released, although they have been leaked. there are also other wea knesses leaked. there are also other weaknesses there. the embassy wasn't entirely empty at the time. they too have been talking. i think the next step now is for the prosecutor general to actually release the evidence, all the evidence, what the prosecutor general is going to do is

demand the extradition of the 15 man, the turks are privately frightened about what is going to happen is these men are now arrested and will disappear or be tried. we will never have a chance to independently interrogate them. but the next thing that's going to happen is the prosecutor general, who is writing his evidence up as we speak, is going to publish that evidence. we will doubtless talk again, after the very sad news of the death of your friend. thank you very much. two men have been charged with the murder of a father in battersea in south london on wednesday. ian tomlin, who was a6, died from a head injury caused by blunt force trauma. michael swan, aged a5, and gary beech, aged a8, will appear at wimbledon magistrates‘ court later today. protestors calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal will march through central london today before gathering for a rally in parliament square. the event — which has been organised by the people's vote campaign —

is being supported by mps from all the main political parties. chi chi izundu is in westminster. good morning. morning, yes, as you can see a few of the organisers are preparing the last bits towards the protest. the placards, t—shirts and postcards. they will move from park lane towards parliament square. the organiserjames mcgrory joins me 110w. organiserjames mcgrory joins me now. what is the point of this march? it's a fabulous day for a march, it is simple, hundreds of thousands of people are coming here today because they want a people's vote on any brexit deal. they feel that the brexit deal. they feel that the brexit promised two years ago is nothing like what will be delivered. they are worried about the impact on jobs and public services. they are marching today, from park lane to

parliament to have our elected representatives, our mps, hear their voice. some people argue that more than half of the uk voted to leave the eu and you are ignoring the democratic will of the public, is that there? lots of people who voted leave will be on the march today because they don't like the way brexit is going. rex negotiations area brexit is going. rex negotiations are a mess and people have no faith in the government to deliver promises made in 2016. they were promises made in 2016. they were promises that could never be delivered. people are angry about that and there's nothing more democratic than taking to the streets, led by thousands of young people who want their voice to be heard. they will have to live with the consequences of brexit longer than the rest of us. do you want another referendum ? than the rest of us. do you want another referendum?” than the rest of us. do you want another referendum? i think theresa may will or will not do a deal with the eu, that's not on my gift. either she does a deal, or she

doesn't, what we are saying is that it shouldn't be decided, whether thatis it shouldn't be decided, whether that is the right thing for the country by 650 mps in westminster. it affects all of us were generations, it should be decided by all of us. the deal she brings back from brussels should be put to the people in a people's vote. there is a timeframe in which the deal has to be done. yes, it seems to be slipping all the time. there seems to have been very little progress. whenever the deal is done, this is a matter of principle, if it comes back to parliament, mps should say this is too important to be decided by us alone. it should be decided by the people. let's put it back to the country. how do you envisage that happening? do you see a document with a lot of detail? i'd like to see a document that outlines our future relationship with the eu. that's what the government promised.

they repeatedly said that our entire future relationship will be decided by the end of these talks, that's not going to happen. in fact the government have tried to blindfold the british people with a series of vague promises. i don't think that's good enough. i think that's another reason why so many people were taking to the streets today to demand a people's vote. this is the second referendum, what you expecting too much today?m second referendum, what you expecting too much today? it will be led by some incredibly committed young people, at 3am yesterday our group had got buses of students coming from all over the country. i think they were the earliest, the quys think they were the earliest, the guys from orkney set of. so it's people from all over the country, all walks of life, families, dogs, whether they like, there isn't one kind of person who marches like this. there'll be a lot of us. the

people's march, for the future is expected to kick off from midday towards parliament square. thank you very much, we will talk to you later. earlier charlie and naga spoke to the co—founder of leave means leave, a cross—party group campaigning fora means leave, a cross—party group campaigning for a swift exit from the eu. this is a march by people who, basically, are sore losers. they lost the vote in 2016, and lost again in 2017, and these people, be ita 50,000 again in 2017, and these people, be it a 50,000100,000 people think they know more than the 17.a million people who voted to take back our laws, trade and borders. we spoke to one of the organisers today, they are making the point that as this process has unfolded the way it has, the deal, that has thus far been

presented by theresa may, and still has a way to go yet, would offer less control, the same restrictions, and we would gain very little. on that basis, they are saying, why not have another vote? that is a complete con. perpetrated by people who can't accept that they lost. they need to get over it. the prime minister and cabinet are putting forward a bad deal, so the a nswer putting forward a bad deal, so the answer is, let's change the deal. we voted to leave, the idea that you should have a second referendum would be damaging. most of all to the trust in democracy from people across the country. at leave means leave we've been holding rallies across the country and the anger is growing. it is palpable. i had a chat that come to me at the end of a rally recently and he said, give me the word, and i'll block london. people need to be under no illusions about how people feel. this is the

significant potential for a total betrayal of democracy in this country. clearly, there is a lot of anger in that respect. do you, at the same time, acknowledge the rise of people who do not hold those views, to go one in march and make their feelings known? they want to present an alternative. of course, we are lucky enough to enjoy free speech on the right to protest is fantastic. of course they are well—meaning and a nice bunch of folks, but they just are well—meaning and a nice bunch of folks, but theyjust need to accept, they lost. instead of undermining they lost. instead of undermining the negotiating leveraged of the team, they should be getting behind as brexit supporters, getting behind the wheel of brexit success something we can take advantage of huge opportunities going forward in a post—brexit world. 93% of the world's population live outside the eu. that's what we should be focusing on. ina

focusing on. in a curious way, as i am understanding some of the messages from people involved in this march there is cross over with your position. the crossover being the frustration and what's happening, by way of negotiations. because whichever way you voted a lot of people are saying it's not being delivered the way we thought it word from your side, orfrom those delivered the way we thought it word from your side, or from those who wa nted from your side, or from those who wanted to remain in the first place and object to the whole process. the only people clinging onto this desperately appalling proposal are those in number ten and the cabinet. everyone else knows it's the worst of all world. the prime minister seems to just kind of potentially throw away an extra £20 billion if we have an additional transition period. that's as much as she is proposing to additionally invest in the nhs. she's treating a bloody round of drinks. it's appalling. —— she's treating it like a round of drinks. saudi arabia admits

journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in the consulate in istanbul— they claim it happened in a fight two men have been charged with murdering father ian tomlin, who was beaten to death outside his home in south—west london. protestors prepare to march through london demanding another referendum on the uk's membership of the european union. sport and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. england will have to bat well to chase down the sir lankan total of 273 — they made a few mistakes in the field and let sri lanka off the hook a few times. it doesn't look like rain will affect the end of the day — so england will have a chance to bat through to the close and win the series.

the premier league is back after the international break, and the early kick off is a big one — chelsea host manchester united, and united bossjose mourinho's been up to his old tricks. he says he'd ”love" to sign his old club's star man eden hazard, but admits that it would be ‘impossible', because chelsea are ‘led by intelligent people'. this fixture's been a bit fiery over the years — but both managers say they going into today with plenty of respect. would i celebrate like crazy? my team goal at stamford bridge or my team victory at stamford bridge, i don't think so. i think i will always try to control myself, to respect the stadium and to respect the supporters that were my supporters and my stadium for many years. they are a strong team. maybe,

player by player, they are the best team in the premier league. at the moment, i think that city is better as a team. middlesbrough have gone top of the championship with a 2—1 against sheffield wednesday at hillsbrough (00v) after a poor first half boro scored twice in six minutes, a terrible defensive mistake lead to britt assombalonga's scoring the second. wednesday did pull a goal back late on but tony pulis‘ side held on for the win what a weekend it could be for lewis hamilton. he's on the verge of winning his fifth world title...and he'll do it if things go his way at the us grand prix in texas. and as nick parrott reports, things are already looking good for hamilton. when it rains in formula 1, there is less fun to be found on the track. the high risk reduces the running time, fans and teams have to amuse themselves.

# i just want you back for good # with a fifth world title within reach, lewis hamilton was keeping his poker—face on, playing it safe by staying in the garage. title—rival sebastian vettel couldn't afford that luxury, and it cost him. speeding during a red flag saw the stewards deal him the massive blow of a three place grid penalty, and if that wasn't enough to ruin his day, hamilton rubbed his superiority in. with less than ten minutes ago in the second session, he finally ventured out and clocked the quickest time. more than five seconds ahead of the german. hamilton has won here for the last four years and few would against him, making it five in a row in austin, to land his fifth world title. leicester tigers won for the first time in this season's champions cup. they beat scarlets a5—27 in a great game at welford road. they were trailing on the hour, but hit back though a fit again manu tuilagi and then

didn't look back. tuilagi showing the kind of strength that's got him back into the england squad. johanna konta's good run at the kremlin cup in moscow is over. she lost in the semi finals to the russian daria kasatkina. plenty of positives though for konta after a difficult season. kyle edmund meanwhile is into the semis of the european open. there's been yet more controversy involving ronnie o'sullivan at the english open in crawley. earlier this week he described the venue as a "hell hole". now he says he feels awful for reaching the semi—finals after accidentally fouling during his quarter—final against chinese teenager luo honghao, did you see it? he knocks the red with his cue as he takes the rest away. he didn't realise, neither did the umpire. he says he'd happily re—play the match if needs be, but that's not going to happen, so on to the semi finals he goes. a quick update on the cricket,

england 59 a1 tracing a total of 273 in the fourth one day in sri lanka. 12 overs gone, so a bit of a way to go for england. back to you. in the early hours of this morning, europe and japan launched two spacecraft on a mission to mercury, the planet closest to the sun. the joint project is named bepi—colombo and it will take the probes seven years to reach their destination. scientists hope it will allow them to discover more about the planet's origin. our science correspondent jonathan amos has more details. the beginning of a very long journey. bepicolombo is setting out on a 9 billion kilometre trek to the inner solar system. this is europe and japan's first mission to the planet mercury and it'll be hugely challenging. where the joint probes are headed so close to the sun,

it is as hot as a pizza oven. novel technologies must protect the spacecraft from the hellish conditions. scientists hope they will make a raft of new discoveries. mercury is an oddball, it has an oversized iron core that no one has yet explained and surface materials that shouldn't be there in so hot an environment. british teams are heavily involved, they have built instrumentation and spacecraft components. if we want to understand how our solar system formed and evolved, then mercury is a key part of that. our current theories of solar system formations, including the earth and other planets, cannot explain mercury, it is an anomaly. so we need to go to mercury and find out more information about the planet so we can really understand how our solar system formed. the sun's immense gravity will pull hard on bepicolombo, this means the probes must be careful not to go too fast and overshoot mercury. an arrival date has been set for 2025. only when they are in orbit can the probe

can split apart and begin their parallel investigations. jonathan amos, bbc news. the family of a man who died whilst on holiday in egypt has told the bbc of their shock after his body was repatriated, and laterfound to be missing several organs. 62—year—old david humphries from milton keynes, collapsed at a beachside resort in september. a post—mortem examination in the uk found his heart and kidneys had been removed. the family has instructed a legal team to investigate what happened. hundreds of central american migrants travelling to the united states have clashed with police on the border between mexico and guatemala. the mexican authorities have told migrants only those with valid documents will be allowed in. president trump has thanked mexico for stopping them far from the us border and said the military would be called upon if needed. the migrants, mostly from honduras, say they are fleeing violence and poverty. the majority of us are hard workers

and we want something better. we aren't here because we are criminals. we want to have our families and children. polls have opened in afg hanistan's long delayed parliamentary elections, with over 2,500 candidates and nearly 9 million registered voters taking part. however, the build up has been marred by violence and the taliban has ordered afghans to boycott the vote. nearly a third of all polling stations remain closed because of security concerns. 10 candidates have been killed and there are fears of electoral fraud. the macedonian parliament has voted in favour of starting the procedure to formally change the country's name to the republic of north macedonia. injune, it reached a deal with greece, which also has a region with the same name, after 27 years of talks. the vote could unblock the country's bids to join nato and the european union. the fourth edition of the invictus games starts in sydney today and will see 500 competitors from 18 nations taking part. the event was set up by prince harry

to give recovering armed forces personnel a new way of dealing with the traumas of combat. the openeing ceremony takes place later at the sydney opera house as our correspondent hywel griffith explains. for michael, the next week is going to be intense, as he prepares to represent britain in rugby, volleyball and basketball. he says competing at last year's games in toronto was life changing. since been discharged from the air force in 2005, he'd struggled with depression. but being part of a team again saved him. being in the military, obviously you trust each other with each other‘s lives, really. when you do sporting events like the invictus games, you are working in tightknit groups, just like within the military. you can read each other‘s plays and games, its liek you're on the same wavelength. last year's games in toronto saw teams from romania and ukrainejoin invictus, this year poland will make its debut, bringing the list of countries to 18.

after months of training camps, now it is down to last—minute fine—tuning. invictus is still in its infancy, with just 500 competitors, it's not on the same scale as something like the paralympics. but within four years it has succeeded in giving sick, wounded and injured veterans from across the world a new focus in life. it's certainly been given prominence here in australia, yesterday's flag raising ceremony on sydney harbour bridge was shown on live television. the games themselves have been on primetime every night. it may still seen as prince harry's pet project, but the games are growing into a serious sporting competition. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. well let's speak to zoe williams who is an ambassador for the invictus games. zoe took part in the games in orlando in 2016 where she won three golds and a silver in swimming events. thank you very much for coming to

talk to us. why are these games so important? for me invictus games gave me something to cling onto. they gave me a head knock. i was leaving the military with no idea what i was going to be doing. i was in the royal navy and i had no idea where i would go next. invictus games was something i knew. sport had been a huge part of my life. competing at the invictus games gave me the idea of getting into the gym, pushing myself, and it allowed me to prove to myself that i don't have to be defined by my injuries. it's a big thing to go from your day—to—day work to being part of a major international event like this. it's a big competitive event, i know it's the taking part, but you want to win, and you did, big. it's an

incredible experience. i was really fortu nate to incredible experience. i was really fortunate to be in orlando, and the support, notjust fortunate to be in orlando, and the support, not just from fortunate to be in orlando, and the support, notjust from people that travels, to spectate at the games, but the, raftery between the competitors, i think it was very much about competing with, rather than against people. you want eve ryo ne than against people. you want everyone to do their very best. were you impressed by the way it was organised? the setup of the entire event is absolutely seamless from the transport to the hotel, accommodation and facilities. it is absolutely first class and that's something that's really fortunate, as an athlete, the opportunity to compete at world—class sporting facilities. what will it be like for your successors in sydney?” facilities. what will it be like for your successors in sydney? i think the team in sydney will have an incredible time. everything i've heard so far as exciting. the

opening ceremony is over at the opera house, it's so iconic and people remember the games in sydney. i think they will have a great time, and the weather, hopefully, we'll be in theirfavour as and the weather, hopefully, we'll be in their favour as well. sunshine helps! i think they should just enjoy the experience. how important is this games in terms of making people aware of the challenges that ex—service personnel face, particularly those who suffered injuries, lost limbs and so on, and also, for the service people themselves? it's hugely important to allow service people to engage in sport, and in something the vast majority of them will have done to some extent during their careers. and so sport is a great grounding for them. they think, more than that, the invictus games can prove to not just

that, the invictus games can prove to notjust the military community or ex—military community, it touches the whole of the wounded, globally, saying, look, you don't have to be defined by your injury or sickness. you can challenge yourself and find that thing that allows you to push your boundaries, to get more from life than you think is possible. you certainly have, congratulations on your medals. i'm sure you are still very proud. i am sure we'll be watching the coverage and cheering on the team from wackier. mind you. there are daily highlights of the invictus games every evening on bbc one at 5:25pm. and as the athletes prepare for the invictus games down—under, an australian team has just become world champions in the uk. timbersports involves competitors sawing and chopping wood, at speed, using axes and saws.