this is bbc news, i'm vicki young. the headlines... an isle of wight ferry has run aground in heavy fog colliding with at least two yachts as it tried to berth in east cowes. a search and rescue operation is underway. president trump says the united states will pull out of a nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago because moscow has repeatedly violated the terms. russia has not unfortunately honoured the agreement so we're going to terminate the agreement. we're going to pull out. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the transition period, but only if the eu drops its demand for a northern ireland backstop. a woman has been killed in a suspected gas explosion that destroyed a flat in north—west london overnight. the duke and duchess of sussex continue their royal tour in australia but kensington palace says the duchess won't be attending other engagements today. let's start with some breaking news.

we are hearing that a car ferry has run agound in east cowes this morning on the isle of wight. heavy fog is reported and lifeboats are searching the area. let's get the very latest now from our correspondent andy moore. what more do we know about the circumstances of this? this is an ongoing operation. there are at least three lifeboats searching the area at the moment. coastguard helicopter was sent out as well but because of thick fog in the area, is returned. we've had a statement from the maritime and coastguard agency, they say collision happened at about

8am this morning between a vehicle ferry, a red falcon ferry, run by the company red funnel ferries, coming into tap—in, in collision with at least two yachts at the entrance to cowes harbour. at the same time, the maritime and coastguard agency got an emergency call from a member of the public saying they heard cries for help. the maritime and coastguard agency says there is an extensive search and rescue operation under way, you may be able to see from this committee, this is a real time image of some of the in the area. you can see some life belts in blue. the red falcon ferry is on the right—hand —— lifeboats. it's about 50—100 metres offshore. it is grounded. as far as we're aware, everyone aboard the ferry is ok. there are 56 people on

board the ferry. but i've seen images showing the ferry is ok. there are 56 people on board the ferry. but i've seen images showing the fairly upright, as it should be. but not in the right location, it has gone aground. the maritime and coastguard agency confirmed that people on board the very safe and well. so the fear is for the occu pa nts of well. so the fear is for the occupants of these two yachts and there are reports from the scene that some people have seen in mast sticking out of the water so the fear obviously is that there are people possibly in the water, that is why there is such a big rescue operation under way at the moment. it sounds that they are being slightly hampered by the weather conditions which make have been because of this the first place? certainly do it thick fog in the area at the moment is that you're looking for people in the water with poor visibility, that is difficult. normally, the coastguard would use the search and rescue helicopters, they have on—boa rd the search and rescue helicopters, they have on—board facilities to look for the heat of a body in the water. because of the weather, they

cannot use those at the moment so the search is being hampered by weather conditions. thank you. andy will bring us any more as that story develops this morning. president trump has said the united states will pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago. the nuclear forces treaty led to the destruction of hundreds of tactical weapons, but washington has accused the kremlin of breaching the agreement. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler. the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty was seen as a landmark accord when it was agreed by russia and the us 30 years ago. it led to the destruction of hundreds of missiles by both countries, but the white house insists that russia has ignored the inf treaty by producing, testing and deploying banned cruise missiles. president trump now says that he is no longer prepared to let the kremlin violate an agreement that america has honoured. we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons and we're not allowed to. we're the ones that have stayed in the agreement and we've

honoured the agreement, but russia has not unfortunately so we're gonna terminate the agreement. we're going to pull out. his national security adviserjohn bolton is holding meetings in moscow at the start of the week and is expected to tell russian leaders that the us is withdrawing from the treaty. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. let's speak to professor malcolm chalmers who is the deputy director general of the royal united services institute, an independent think tank on international defence and security. thanks forjoining us. . rising is this? we knew that it was maybe in the offing but it is quite a big move by president trump —— how surprising is this? this is an important development, is not entirely a surprise. american complaints about this russian violation have been around for the

last four years and under the 0bama administration in swell as the rump administration. the are growing indications that doing the nato summit it was going towards the —— at the is it's disappointing that the having the more discussions with the having the more discussions with the russians about how to out ride it. but one of the important parts of background to this is that the russians have been very sceptical about this for some time. president putin saw the treaty as a legacy of gorbachev‘s weakness, his unequal treaty from a russian point of view, and of course this is a us— russia treaty that places no constraints on the arsenals of china, india or other countries in this category. president trump sites russia'

violation, has he got a point here? yes, russia has violated this treaty with the deployment of ground—launched cruise missiles would have a range within the band range of which this treaty has. the americans have raised this for a number of years with no satisfactory answer. so the treaty was always subpar at times. but there was a real concern that the next stage is the united states will move towards not renewing the strategic arms treaty, the start treaty which is due to come up for renewal in 2021. putin did ask president trump to agree to renew that treaty and hasn't done so. there is a real worry, i think, hasn't done so. there is a real worry, ithink, that hasn't done so. there is a real worry, i think, that in the next couple of years, we could be without any legal constraints on nuclear

arsenals for the first time since the 1970s. so it doesn't really feel like we are beginning to roll back some of the achievements that made the end of the cold war possible. that really is incredible if that we re that really is incredible if that were to happen. the idea we could be entering into an arms race, after all these years we thought that time had gone, really. just explain, people will look at china, wednesday, and all of this as well. this isn't just about the and russia, president trump has concerns about china as well? so does russia. 0ne about china as well? so does russia. one of the reasons russia has not fought hard to maintain this treaty is because it sees china, which is growing in military strength and spends a lot more on defence and russia does, it sees india, potentially iran if iran becomes a nuclear power, but russia, which has a particular emphasis on ballistic and cruise missiles in its defence strategy, for non—nuclear as well as

nuclear purposes, being constrained in this way, if you look in this theory is more, russia used cruise missiles extensively in that war —— the syrian war. actually, the missiles are used there were similar to the one we're talking about now but it was launched from a ship so it was a legal treaty. russia is a land power and has all the options in terms of lands missiles. the russians will be glad the americans will take the political heat for pulling out of this treaty first, but i suspect the russians are not going to try very hard to keep it. thank you for speaking to us this morning. he is deputy director—general of the royal services institute. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the brexit transition period but only if the eu drops its demand for a northern ireland backstop. his comments come after campaigners claim around 700,000 protestors marched for another referendum. 0ur political correspondent

chris mason has the latest. a day on from this — hundreds of thousands of marchers demanding another referendum on brexit — it's back to the political slog for the government of trying to reach a deal with the european union. up pops this man, dominic raab, in the sunday telegraph, with a fresh suggestion to kick—start the stalled negotiations. the sticking point in these complex discussions is the border between northern ireland and the republic — how to ensure it remains open after brexit even if there's no trade deal arranged in the next few years, and keeps the uk and the eu happy. it's what's known as the backstop and it has caused row after row. "we can fix these issues," mr raab writes, before suggesting... extending the limitation period for a limited period of a few months as an alternative for the backstop. this would see the uk remain

in the single market and customs union into 2021 but, mr raab adds, we must have finality to any backstop — something thus far the eu has been unwilling to countenance. meanwhile, as placards are dismantled and banners folded up, the people's vote campaign say it is beginning what it calls a nation—wide fight to persuade mps there should be another referendum — an idea the government has strongly rejected. chris mason, bbc news. let's talk to our political correspondent, tom barton. there was a pretty furious reaction from some conservative mps last week when theresa may suggested he would be willing to extend this transition period by up to a year? what are people saying today? the government is stuck between a rock some of the european union, a hard place for those protesters whistle on the street yesterday, and an even harder

place which is theresa may's backbench mps who are in favour of a hardbacks. within the triangle, the government and have much wriggle room. “— government and have much wriggle room. —— a hardbacks it. we heard from dominic raab talking about this suggestion that the extension to the transition period could happen instead of love them as well as accepting a backstop to the irish problem. it's all very confusing and a little earlier, so well a brave men, the brexit minister, was on sky news and she said this was how it would work. dominic has been clear that thatis work. dominic has been clear that that is what we would accept, a potential extension but a few months, subject to either a finite time limit ora months, subject to either a finite time limit or a mechanism to extricate ourselves from it. if it meant breaking this impasse and avoiding the very unattractive proposal by the eu which is an indefinite customs union and a limbo

period which would cause complete uncertainty and not honour books. the crucial detail in their was those words, a finite time limit or a mechanism to extricate ourselves. if it's not a finite time limit then we don't know when it's going to end and that is likely to not get the friendliest reception from those conservative backbenchers who this week have been telling us all how furious they are that an extension with all of the costs and lack of control that they say that would entail, would involve. the papers today has full of conservatives saying they are not happy. whether it's from one side of the party, johnny mercer the backbench mp, whether it's david davis looking like he's launching in leadership cowards, we have borisjohnson saying he's ! leadership challenge. boris

johnson says he is not happy. theresa may is not changing her position, will they move against? it's a hard question. the papers talk about a show trial, the sunday times say theresa may is entering the killing zone. whether she is or not depends on arithmetic. you have the question over whether enough letters are submitted by unhappy backbenchers to the 9022 committee. the only person who knows how many letters have been submitted is the chairman, graham brady, there was a suggestion in the papers today they are getting close to that number. i think it is realistic that they could get to that number. the question for those mps, though, is whether they want to. if they trigger a new confidence vote and don't win it, then theresa may would be safe for a year according to the constitution of the conservative party. they need 159 votes in order to win that no—confidence vote. that

looks like a pretty tall order. though our suggestion is that if a significant number, even if they didn't get over the line, could call 34 didn't get over the line, could call 3a won her sword, but nothing would mean she would have to and at the moment, it looks pretty tricky. whether it's in the mps will make is a question. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... an isle of wight ferry has run aground in heavy fog colliding with at least two yachts as it tried to berth in east cowes — a search and rescue operation is underway. president trump says the united states will pull out of a nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago — because moscow has repeatedly violated the terms. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the transition period — but only if the eu drops its demand for a northern ireland backstop. sport and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine. lewis hamilton could wrap up his fifth world title at the us grand prix in texas later today...he only needs eight points more than sebastian vettel to win the title and he has the advantage of starting the us grand prix from pole as nick parrott reports. some sporting rivalries are better but this one is cordial. it would appear that the briton is to win a fifth world title in texas — in the lone star state he has no equal, hamilton has won the last four races in austin and looked unbeatable again in qualifying. he was so relaxed during the first session he had time for oscar winner matthew mcconauhgey perhaps getting advice on acceptance speeches the award ceremonies to follow. when he got down to the real

business, he said the new track record to claim pole. vettel was a very close second but because of a penalty picked up in practice, he will start from fifth. regardless of what happens today hamilton seems destined to batch manuel's five titles this year and next in his sights will be surpassing michael schumacher‘s seven to become the greatest of all. we've already had one motorsport world champion crowned this morning. marc marquez in the motogp — for the fifth time — the third in a row. his main rival, italian andrea dovisioso slid off his bike with just two laps to go. marquez is nowjoint third in the list of world championship winners. feel really, really, really good. you know, i could already feel, imagine that maybe it would be this year but you know, the good thing all the difference is when you have the first chance and he did. there's just one match in the premier league today.

everton will go eighth with a win at home to crystal palace. tha kicks off at four. manchester city are still top of the table this morning— they beat burnley 5—0. four of city's goals came in the second half. they're ahead of liverpool only on goal difference after liverpool's win at huddersfield. next up for city a champions league date with shaktar donetsk on tuesday. elsewhere chelsea's 2—2 draw with manchester united leaves them third. spurs are up to fourth after winning 1—0 at west ham, newcastle united are bottom after they lost 1—0 to brighton. cardiff's 11—2 win moves them out of the relegation zone and drops fulham into the bottom three. there's one match in the scottish premiership today with hamilton hosting rangers at 1.30. yesterday leaders hearts recovered from their defeat to rangers to beat aberdeen 2—1.. arnaud joum with the pick of the goals — hearts are three point clear at the top. champions celtic are up to second after they beat hibs. kilmarnock are third after winning at st mirren. livingston thrashed dundee and motherwell lost to stjohnstone. it hasn't been great couple of days for danny cipriani, overlooked by england for the autumn series, he's now set to sit out some

matches for gloucester. he was sent off in their champions cup match against munster for this challenge. munster took full advantage, they won 36—22 . there were wins elsewhere for castres, saracens and edinburgh. and there are three more matches later today. bianca walkden has won silverfor great britain at the taekwondo grand prix in manchester. shuyin zheng of china stretched to a 6—1 lead in the final, and despite a late fight back in the third round, the bout finished 6—4 and walkden had to settle for silver. later today double 0lympic taekwando championjadejones is in action and you can watch live on the red button or the bbc sport website. brooks koepka will be the world's number one golfer when the rankings are officially announced tomorrow koepka finished four shots clear of the field to win the cj cup in south korea this morning. he'll replace fellow american and ryder cup

team—mate dustin johnson. that's all the sport for now. a woman has died after a suspected gas explosion tore through a flat in north west london overnight. three people, including a baby, were rescued from the property in harrow after the blast set the building on fire this morning. around a0 people were evacuated from nearby properties as firefighters tackled the blaze. the eu has described the death of journalist jamal khashoggi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul as ‘deeply troubling'. it comes as pressure grows on the saudi authorities to explain the circumstances surrounding the death of the prominent critic. turkish officials say they have evidence he was murdered, but saudi arabia is claiming he died in a fist fight. his colleagues at the washington post say they're determined to get the truth. this feels like an attack not only onjamal, it feels like an attack on the washington post. he was one of us, he did so much in order to write and so i think

that the mood here is one of anger but determination to get to the bottom of this and to not let this go. children with life—limiting conditions have been let down by the nhs and local councils across england, according to a new report. a cross party group of mps says as many as one in three clinical commissioning groups do not provide specialist out—of—hours care. the department of health says it remains dedicated to improving patient choice for everyone through their end of life care commitment. the duchess of sussex will not attend any engagements on the sixth day of the royal tour of australia. kensington palace has not given a reason for the change of plans, however, yesterday prince harry urged his pregnant wife to pace herself after she was feeling tired at the opening of

the invictus games. meghan will continue with the rest of the tour in fiji, tonga and new zealand, as planned. 0ur sydney correspondent hywel griffith sent this report. the focus today was meant to be on the frist full day of competition of the invictus game. however, inevitably, like a lot of this royal tour, the attention switched back to the royal pregnancy with the announcmeent that the duchess was cutting back on her engagements. not much more was said but we understand she is in good health. certainly she was out and about later on in the day. she didn't go to the cycling but she was out there on sydney harbour in a boat, to watch the sailing competition. she with the travelling with the duke to frazer island tomorrow but we are told she will not be taking part in engagements again. the invictus games have got off to a pretty good start, people in sydney turning out to see it, there seems to be support behind the games and once again people

are turning out to see the royal couple. we have so far seen hundreds and in some places thousands of people come out to see them. certainly, there is a fascination with the young royals here, if not necessarily support for the future of the monarchy here in australia. the polls repeatedly suggest that the majority of australian people want this country to become a republic. so even though harry and meghan are very popular here, they don't necessarily want to see that family continue as the australian head of state. more now on that incident in cowes this morning. the news that an isle of wight ferry has run aground in heavy fog colliding we think with at least two yachts as it tried to burst the par. —— burst in east cowes. we can speak to gwen clayton who is staying at a local guest house. you watching since early this morning, when did you realise something was going on?|j

morning, when did you realise something was going on? i was with my husband and the dog, walking along the sea wall, and it was incredibly thick fog. you could see maximum five metres in front of you. i heard shouting and a sort of clanging, metallic clanging sound, and then nothing. but the fog was that, you could not tell direction of the noise or how far way it was. within half an hour, or by the time we walked back, we saw the red funnel ferry sort of swimming distance away from the harbour. and then the fog came down again even thicker. you couldn't see it any more. right now, the sun has come out, it's a hot sunny day, there are about 200 people lined up watching what's going on, everyone has their cameras out, the odd couple of

lifeboats circling but they are here to provide reassurance i think. all you can see of the wreckage is a huge mask sticking out of the water. —— a huge mast. among a row of shops that do not have anyone on board. —— i’ow that do not have anyone on board. —— row of yachts. we see here a picture of the maritime traffic which shows what's been going on there. we can see the map here showing the ferry which has run aground as you said, not far from the harbour. we are being told by the maritime and coastguard agency that 56 people on board there are safe and well. but there has been an extensive search, obviously, the problem might well be with the yachts that they are seen to have collided with. with the library because they're of the red

funnel ferry. what signs did you see of the rescue operation or was it very ha rd to of the rescue operation or was it very hard to see anything given the fog? you couldn't really see anything because the fog was so thick. it was unbelievably fit. you can even see the ferry at one point. —— unbelievably sick. everyone was talking about it up and down the harbour wall but other than the announcement actually being made to the people on board the ferry which we can hear loud and clear, saying they're trying to keep people informed. there's nothing really more concrete than that. have people there then, presumably they have been talking about this, have they been talking about this, have they been expressing their concerns this has happened ? been expressing their concerns this has happened? yes. completely. but i

think, once the fog lifted, it is very clear that the ferry is not in a place where it would normally be. so it is very easy to say now, to see what's gone wrong and how it has come through when it really shouldn't have done. 0k, glenn, thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you very much for speaking to us. these pictures we are seeing are the latest. you can see the ferry, all 56 people on board the car ferry are safe. but you can see a little bit foggy that more people on the harbour wall are out looking at what is going on. but we heard earlier from the maritime and coastguard agency that they were carrying out an extensive search, had to send back the helicopter because it was too foggy, the conditions were too

bad. but there were reports the ferry had collided with... reports there from our eyewitness said a mast was coming out of the water. an ongoing operation there. just off east cowes in the isle of wight, where a fairy has run aground in heavy fog. —— a fairy has run aground. we will bring you more on that as we get it. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. conditions will eventually brighten up across scotland and northern ireland after a wet and breezy start this morning. but the band of cloud with barely any rain on it will push towards england and wales this afternoon, the far south—east will stay sunny. right across the north. it will be cooler than yesterday. 0vernight, the cloud and rain clears southwards and it will be a dry night with clear skies

particularly one. if you blustery showers. —— if you blustery showers in scotland. high pressure dominates tomorrow, dry and bright throughout the day, very pleasant indeed but there will be more cloud and strong winds across scotland from particularly northern scotland with heavy rain. we have lost the high teens celsius temperature is much closer to 13—14 on monday. similar pictures on tuesday and wednesday, fine and dry weather with pressure beginning to dominate. this is bbc news. the headlines: a car ferry has crashed into two yachts and run aground on the isle of wight. the red