organisers say more than 600,000 people havejoined a demonstration in central london, calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal. saudi arabia admits journalist jamal khashoggi died in its consulate in istanbul. the us defends the saudi government. they've been great allies. we need them as a counterbalance to iran. it's not a simple solution. and two satellites developed in europe and japan are on their way to the planet mercury. it's hoped they can solve the puzzles of the mysterious planet closest to the sun. when all of you compete over the next week, remember that you do so not just for yourselves,

not just for your families, not just for your nations. you are competing with different flags on your chests but you are competing together for one invictus generation. tina turner speaks about her five decade—long career as one of the biggest poor one of the biggest stars in rock music. that's coming up stars in rock music. that's coming up at 8:30pm. —— as one of the biggest stars. organisers say more than 600,000 people havejoined a demonstration in central london, calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal. they marched through the capital — where a rally has been held

in parliament square. it's thought to be the largest brexit demonstration to date, with a number of mps from all the main political parties supporting the demonstration. prime minister theresa may has already ruled out another referendum. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason reports. they came from every corner of the uk and beyond. it's a campaign that wants what it calls "a people's vote". in other words, another referendum. there were some political faces you mightjust recognise here. but the vast majority were ordinary people, still deeply angry about brexit. it has all been lies from the start and it needs a second vote. we need a second vote to get us out of this mess! to what extent can today persuade people who voted a different way from you to vote a different way in future if there was another vote? i am not sure that today will, it is seeing the politicians making a complete mess of the negotiations

that will persuade them. 0n the first vote we thought the brexiteers knew what they were doing. now we know they couldn't organise a party in a party shop. i feel really strongly that people where i am from in the north did not vote to lose jobs or close factories and i think that it is right to make it clear to people that that is the consequence of what they voted for. more than anything, i was born in 1982, i feel more european than i do british in some ways, so on a personal level i feel like my identity is being lost. a noisy walk in the autumn sunshine ended — for those at the front, at least — in parliament square, where politicians from a range of parties and some celebrities addressed the crowd. there's no doubting this is a big march and there's no doubting the passion of those taking part. but their demand for another referendum collides with the government's opposition to one. they hope, though, that with politics as turbulent as it is at the moment, anything is possible. good morning, everybody.

the march in london wasn't the only brexit—related event today. in harrogate in north yorkshire, a much smaller gathering, but one of a series from leave campaigners. that is our message, get on with it. fulfil your promises to us, you said if we voted to leave it would happen — it needs to. and some ukip supporters decided to take their pro—brexit argument to the anti—brexit march in london. they were not well received... booing it shows how thick you are, you don't know... it was a reminder, not that it is needed, that the divisions, anger and open hostilities provoked by the referendum have not gone away. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. after two weeks of denials, saudi arabia has admitted for the first time that the journalist, jamal khashoggi did die inside its consulate in istanbul. saudi state television reported

that he died in a fight. turkey claims he was tortured by a team sent from the saudi capital, riyadh. turkey has promised to reveal every detail about the killing, and said it wouldn't accept a cover—up. president trump has tried to play down the crisis, calling the admission a "good first step". 0ur diplomatic affairs correspondent, james robbins, reports. after two and a half weeks of denial, saudi arabia is changing its story. state tv announced the admission that jamal khashoggi was killed by its officials. translation: the discussions that took place between him and the individuals that met with him during his presence in the saudi consulate in istanbul led to an argument and a fist fight with jamal khashoggi, which led to his death. that's also the admission of a big saudi lie. previous insistence that the journalist didn't just

walk into the consulate, he left safely, too. many believe the killing could only have happened with the permission of saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman and that the new story of a fight rather than premeditated murder is designed to shield him. president trump, who has been torn between criticising the saudis and protecting business with them, now appears willing to accept the new saudi explanation as credible. 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. and it's a big first step. it's only a first step but it's a big first step. do you consider it credible, that explanation? i do, i do. but many disagree, including within his own republican party. senator lindsey graham said, "to say that i am sceptical of the new saudi narrative about mr khashoggi is an understatement."

so will the saudi admissions and arrests solve britain's's dilemma — how to respond? hardly. the government is committed to uphold a world order based on rules but it doesn't want to inflict too much damage on saudi partnerships it values enormously. the foreign office confined initial reaction to a short statement. it begins. but don't expect action before turkey publishes some of its evidence. turkish officials have suggested a grotesque sequence of torture and killing inside the saudi consulate. turkey is promising to reveal all its findings. james robbins, bbc news. a spoke tojohn sfakianakis, former adviser to the saudi government and director of economic research

at the gulf research center. he says that the us and the west's political interests in saudi arabia will prevail. we are looking at numbers today in terms of german arms exports to saudi arabia and already germany has exported, despite the difficulties in democratic relationships with mother of $500 million worth of weapons that think the us and especially president trump will continue to emphasise the importance of the military sales. more so it is the strategic relationship, which will sustain difficulties we are seeing today. i think politics and economic interests will prevail. the crown prince talks about vision 2030, part of the davos in the desert summit,

of the davos in the desert summit, of which many countries and business representatives have pulled out. how much does saudi arabia need the inward investment? i understand it is the tenth biggest holder of us debt. a lot of money goes both ways. how key is this investment into the country? it is very much needed, foreign direct investment into saudi arabia is a very important goal for saudi arabia. i think the world needs to continue to look at that, as well as saudi arabia needs to open up more. but having said that, the world will look at the opportunities offered and at the same time, businesses have a tendency to go where there are opportunities. so i think that once we get over the politics and the difficulties of today, businesses will return back to saudi arabia,

where, again, it is the largest economy in the middle east and it is becoming a more diversified economy. how strong is saudi arabia's hand, when we think about oil? well, oil is very important and saudi arabia is very important and saudi arabia is the most critical supplier of oil. it is, in many ways, to use the words of the minister of energy of saudi arabia, it is the shock absorber of the global oil producing principle. so in many ways, saudi arabia, when there isn't, increases oi’ arabia, when there isn't, increases or decreases its production. —— when there is need. having said that, they have invested billions of dollars towards the extra supply that the world will require over the coming years, at a minimum

that the world will require over the coming years, ata minimum return to its investment, just because there is such a need. so i suggest they play a very critical part and i'm ready to venture and say that saudi arabia will not use oil as a weapon. two men have appeared in court 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, both appeared at wimbledon magistrates' court this morning. a man's appeared at newcastle crown court charged with making false claims of child sexual abuse and murder against establishment figures. prosecutors say the defendant, who is not being named for legal reasons and is known publically as ‘nick‘, falsely told police he was abused as a child in the 1970s and 1980s, by senior people in public life. they say he also falsely claimed

he witnessed the murders of three young boys. at least 60 people have died in northern india, after a commuter train ploughed into a crowd of people near the city of amritsar. hundreds of others have been injured. they were out celebrating an annual hindu festival, and it's understood they did not hear the speeding train approach. jatinder dhillon reports. locals gather at the devastating scene where a high—speed train had ploughed into crowds the night before, leaving carnage. personal belongings strewn across the ground, a sign of the chaos as people tried to escape. this is the moment tragedy struck on friday evening. crowds had gathered to watch the annual hindu festival of dussehra, which marks the triumph of good over evil. hundreds of spectators were standing on the railway tracks and did not hear the train approach, distracted by the burning

effigy and the noise of exploding fireworks. children are amongst the dead. some managed to pull others to safety. translation: suddenly the train‘s come and i shouted. there were two boys. i pulled my nephew and saved him. many of the injured were taken to hospitals in other areas when the city's main hospital ran out of space. on saturday the punjab chief minister, amarinder singh, who postponed a trip to israel, visited those who had been badly injured, and has ordered an immediate enquiry. but the indian railway board denies any responsibility. translation: it was a manned level crossing on both sides, and the track was interlocked. this is a sad accident, but the railway is not responsible for this incident. in a tweet, the indian prime minister, narendra modi, said he was extremely saddened

by the accident, and described the tragedy as heart—wrenching. india's railway network — the fourth largest in the world — is poorly funded, and deadly accidents often occur. this latest tragedy has brought new demands for safety reforms. the government has announced compensation of $6,800 to the families of the victims, as a day of mourning is held across punjab state. jatinder dhillon, bbc news. two spacecraft have been launched on a mission to mercury by europe and japan. it's a joint project to reach the planet which is the closest to the sun — a journey that will take seven years. our science correspondent, jonathan amos, has more. the beginning of a very long journey. bepi—colombo is setting out on a nine billion kilometre trek

to the inner solar system. this is europe and japan's first mission to the planet mercury, and it will be hugely challenging. where the joint probes are headed, so close to the sun, it's as hot as a pizza oven. novel technologies must protect the spacecraft from the hellish conditions. scientists hope they'll 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. our current theories of solar system formation, including the earth and the other planets, can't explain mercury. it's 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. british teams are heavily involved. they've built instrumentation and spacecraft components. the sun's immense gravity will pull hard on bepi—colombo. this means the probes must be careful not to go too fast

and overshoot mercury. an arrival date has been set for 2025. jonathan amos, bbc news. they wanted to travel on to the united states. regional governments are discussing ways to help those willing to return home. yesterday president trump thanked mexico for its efforts in stopping what's been described as the caravan of migrants. the headlines on bbc news. organisers say over half a million protesters have marched through london, demanding another referendum on the uk's membership of the european union.

saudi arabia admits journalist jamal khashoggi died in its consulate in istanbul. turkey has vowed to reveal all the details about the killing and said it will not accept a cover—up. and two satellites developed in europe and japan are on their way to the planet mercury. the joint project will take the probes seven years to reach their destination. sport now and we're going to the bbc sport now and we're going to the bbc sport centre. there you are. hello, holly. things had calmed down at the half—time whistle. jose mourinho has

said that the chelsea manager salary has apologised. martial scored twice to fire united ahead until barkley scored a 96 minute equaliser. don't go always in my direction. he was very polite but surrey took care of the situation and apologised and after the game his assistant apologised and i accept his apologies. for me, the story is over but don't do whatever everybody says that i didn't say anything. then i spoke withjose that i didn't say anything. then i spoke with jose and that i didn't say anything. then i spoke withjose and i understood

that we were in the wrong side, the wrong way of the situation, sol spoke with the member of my staff andl spoke with the member of my staff and i have dealt with this immediately. in scotland, hearts are still top of the premiership after holding on for a 2—1 win against aberdeen. celtic stay second after a 4—2 win over hibs. livingsone beat bottom club dundee 4—0. motherwell lost i—0 at home to stjohnstone and kilmarnock are third in the table after a 2—1 win away at struggling st mirren. edinburgh's victory means that they go top of pool five. the other pool game will be played tomorrow. kyle edmund has the chance of

winning his first tour title as he moved into the final of the european open. the top seed in antwerp beating richard gasquet in straight sets. he'll meet gael monfils in the final in belgium. edmund lost his previous final appearance in monaco earlier this year. —— previous final appearance in monaco earlierthis year. —— in previous final appearance in monaco earlier this year. —— in morocco. the duke and duchess of sussex have attended the opening ceremony of the invictus games in sydney.

the games will see injured personnel competing in ii sports over eight days. in sydney's olympic park, the scars of war. the wounded of 18 nations' militaries have come together for this year's invictus games. after losing all feeling in his feet on a military exercise, andy white's road to recovery was a long one. invictus gave him a goal to ride for. invictus games for me is about wearing the unionjack on my chest again. and being around like—minded people. we're all here for a reason and we've all got that common goal of getting better and getting on our road to recovery, whether this is the start or the finish of our recovery.

the duke and duchess of sussex... in the shadow of sydney opera house, with the eyes of australia on him, the duke of sussex came to open the games that he created. 500 competitors from 18 different nations have come to this, the largest games yet. the duke spoke of a new generation of warriors — an invictus generation. their struggle, for too long unrecognised. and he told the competitors here that they are an example to all. when all of you compete over the next week, remember that you do so not just for yourselves, not just for your families, not just for your nations. you are competing with different flags on your chests but you are competing together for one invictus generation. tonight in sydney, a triumphant celebration of life and perseverance. a week of fierce competition and even greater inspiration begins. jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney.

as part of his speech at the ceremony, prince harry spoke of his own experiences at war in afghanistan. iam sure you'll all agree that these games have never had a more beautiful backdrop. and many of you will have heard me explain the genesis of these games before. from my life—changing flight back to the battle fields of afghanistan to the example of america's warrior games. invictus was inspired by the experiences i had alongside our servicemen and women from many nations. these games were created for our men and women in uniform. designed around their talents and needs and build notjust for

them but for the friends and families that supported their recoveries and had their lives changed forever. cheering. over the last four years, though, the invictus games had become about much more than the thousands of competitors who have taken part. invictus has become about the example of service, dedication our competitors have provided to the world. our invictus family has turned these games into a symbol of strength, honour and optimism. for a new generation. in a few weeks' time you'll honour the memory of the generation that fought in the first world war including the sacrifices of the anzacs whose ethos and interactions help forge the character

of this great country. applause. so much has rightly been made of my grandmother's generation who endured the horrors of the second world war and then rebuilt a world order around freedom and tolerance. the legendary bravery and resilience of the ozzies to this day commands respect and admiration. and the efforts of your soldiers to defend this nation and support your allies in theatres from the trail of vietnam and korea to iraq and afghanistan have been outstanding. the values that defined the country's services, courage, endurance and sacrifice are all an example to all. but if we are being honest, we know

that in many nations the place of our men and women in uniform became too often undervalued. in the decades after the second world war. the sacrifice and character of our troops never changed, but society's recognition of them too often wavered. but that has changed. a new generation, the invictus generation, is defining what it means to serve. and we are all taking notice. the invictus generation has chosen to serve their country and conflicts are complex and dangerous, and far too often this dedication goes unrecognised. they have reminded us all what selfless duty really looks like.

with the help of medical science the generation has not only survived injuries that in past conflicts would have been fatal, but have also chosen to fight back from the darkest of places to be here tonight. they have shown us the true meaning of resilience. when they have been open about their hidden emotional and mental wounds, the invictus generation has shown us that in today's world, being tough means being honest about how we feel both inside and out. applause. when they have taken to the tracks, fields and pools in london, orlando and toronto, the invictus generation has a simplified sportsmanship, bravery and world class athleticism. they have shown us all but the most difficult challenges can be overcome. when their families and friends of our competitors have lifted them up, overseen their

recoveries and cheered them across the finish lines, the invictus generation has redefined what shared sacrifice means. time for the weather. we've had sunshine today, clear skies tonight. more cloud in northern ireland and north—west england, western wales and the west of scotla nd england, western wales and the west of scotland where we'll see persistent rain in northern and western isles. here it will be a mild night. further south, western isles. here it will be a mild night. furthersouth, clear skies and rural parts of england down to 2 degrees and some mist and fog forming again which will be slow to clear but when it does, sunshine returns. showers moving south and east from scotland, sunshine behind. the rain weakening by the afternoon, we're just left with a band of cloud across wales. windy for the northern

and western parts of scotland where temperatures want get much higher than 10 degrees. the best of the sunshine, up to 18 or 19 celsius. next week for most it is dry.