this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00. a car ferry has crashed into two yachts and run aground on the isle of wight — the red falcon hit the boats in heavy fog while trying to berth at cowes harbour this morning. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the brexit transition period by about three months — but only if the eu drops its demand for a northern ireland "backstop". if you think about it, as important as it is, these are the only outstanding issues that really ought to be stumbling blocks. the good news is, actually on the vast range of other issues we are pretty close to getting there. meanwhile, the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer said there is a "real lack of confidence" that theresa may can bring back "anything by way of a good deal". we do not accept this proposition it's that or no deal, and it's notjust us. there's a huge majority in parliament that will not accept that the alternative to theresa may's deal, if there is one, is no deal. 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. a woman has been killed in a suspected gas explosion that destroyed a flat in north—west london overnight. and in formula one — lewis hamilton will start the us grand prix on pole position as he seeks to wrap up a fifth world title in texas. a large search and rescue operation is under way after an isle of wight car ferry hit at least two yachts while trying to dock at east cowes in heavy fog. the vessel — red falcon, which was travelling

from southampton — has run aground at the entrance to the harbour. the 56 people aboard the ferry are all said to be safe. lifeboats from cowes and calshot are helping the operation. weather conditions have now improved. the bbc‘s debby moyse is on the isle of wight now and has more for us. what was the first you heard about this and what are people they're saying about how this happened? they've just took the ferry off the sandbank. it came in from southampton into cowes and seems to have ended up in the wrong place, near east cowes just a couple of hundred yards off the beach. there we re hundred yards off the beach. there were about 56 people on board, and as it came in, it came in to wear a lot of yachts on board. it seems

that it has hit a couple of yachts. one of them, i can seejust that it has hit a couple of yachts. one of them, i can see just the mast from the water. there may be injuries because people reported hearing cries from the water. lifeboats from around the island have attended and coastguard from around the island. a tug boat has been deployed and has pulled the ferry off the sandbank into the port, where the people who have been there since 7am have been able to get up and the captain said they will be off in about five or ten minutes. the queues for the ferries that go hourly are of course quite long, east cowes is pretty blocked up. there seems to be a search and rescue operation going on. the fog has lifted, it is still out across the silent but is lifting now. ships returning to normality but the yachts that were damaged have been moved away from the area. we are

seeing pictures of the tug boat pulling the ferry away from that area. it looks like the weather conditions are much better. presumably, earlier the fog must have been pretty bad for the ferry to have gone off route so badly. yes, people don't seem to understand what happened. there is a sea wall and a bangkok shingle which go right out into the entrance to the port. —— a bank of shingle. the ferry seems to have come right around there towards east cowes beach which a lot of people can't understand how that has happened. it was extremely thick fog. the foghorn was going from early this morning and the weather is still, so there would have been a lot of people using the harbour overnight. i will walk around and see what has actually

happened according to the coastguard. at the moment it's just people here watching, local people have been giving us their expertise. you use the transport across to the other side quite a lot, does this kind of thing happen very often or is it highly unusual? highly unusual. we had last year a container ship that got stuck on the sandbank, further out towards west cowes. it had just taken the turnaround into the channel too late and got stuck on the sandbank. what's happened today, i don't think has ever happened as far as i'm aware. thank you. i'm going to bring in andy moorhead. if there any more information about the search and rescue operation. the search and

rescue operation. the search and rescue is going on. the question is whether there are people to be rescued. the shouting heard may have come from people on the ferry. i've seen come from people on the ferry. i've seen images of the yacht with just a mast sticking out of the water. one vessel seems to have sunk, the question is whether anyone was on board. we have had a statement from red falcon. the 7am ferry was in contact with several small yachts, whilst entering the harbour. we saw the vessel being towed off. we've heard there were no reports of any injuries to anyone involved in the incident, whether in a wider

context, we just don't know. there was incident last month involving a red funnel ferry. as it was coming into cowes, it was involved with a light collision with a yacht. no one was injured on the ferry which remained in service. i'm just reading from a statement put out at the time by red funnel. in that incident last month, very light contact with a small yacht, nobody injured but there have been previous incidents. it would seem in the same way that aeroplanes are sometimes granted for reasons of fog, they must have known the weather would be like this. it seems slightly strange they didn't decide to hold off for a couple of hours. i don't know the details of the operating procedures for ferries like details of the operating procedures forferries like this. details of the operating procedures for ferries like this. they obviously have radar so they can operate in limited visibility.

whether it surprised them how dense the fog was, some said you could not see past five metres. ijust don't know. thank you. we spoke to gwen earlier, who is staying by the harbour and witnessed the incident. i was with my husband and the dogs. we were walking along the sea wall. it was incredibly thick fog. you could see maximum five metres in front of you. i heard shouting and a metallic planning sound. then nothing. the fog was disorienting. you couldn't tell which direction the noise was coming from or how far away it was. within half an hour, by the time we walked back, we saw the red funnel ferry, 50 metres,

swimming distance from the harbour. then the fog came down again even thicker and you couldn't see it any more. right now the sun has come out, a blazing hot sunny day. people lining up watching, everyone has got their cameras out. a couple of lifeboats searching but i think they arejust here to lifeboats searching but i think they are just here to provide reassurance. all you can see of the wreckage is a mast sticking out of the water, and a row of yachts which are moored and don't appear to have anybody on board. gwen, we are seeing a picture from the maritime traffic which shows what's been going on there. we can see the map showing the ferry which has run aground, as you said not far from the harbour really. we've been told

by the maritime and coastguard agency that the 56 people on board are safe and well, but there has been an extensive search. obviously, the problem might well be with the yachts that they seem to have collided with. we've seen live pictures of the red funnel ferry. what signs did you see of the rescue operation, or was it hard to see anything given the fog? you couldn't really see anything because of the fog, that's right. it was unbelievably thick. you couldn't even see the ferry at some points. there's a lot of speculation, eve ryo ne there's a lot of speculation, everyone is talking about it up and down the harbour wall. other than the announcement made to the people on board the ferry, which we can hear loud and clear saying they are

trying to keep people informed... there's nothing more concrete than that. have people there... presumably they've been talking about this. have they been expressing their concerns? yes. completely. i think once the fog lifted, it's very clear that the ferry is not in the place where it would normally be. it's very easy to say now, it's very easy to see what's gone wrong and how it's come through when it really shouldn't have done. we will bring you more on that story as it happens. 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. let's talk to our political correspondent, tom barton. this is what happens, at the end of march next year we go into this transition period for about 20 months. we're talking about this going on for potentially even longer. that's right. at the eu summit this week, the idea of potentially extending that transition period, during which basically nothing changes, for a little while, might be one way of getting through these negotiations. the problem is, the eu have always said they also want a backstop on the northern ireland question. irrespective of whether that transition period is extendable. today, dominic raab has been saying that actually he thinks it should be

one of the other. but if the transition period is extended, that should be instead of a backstop. earlier on andrew marr he explained how he thinks that would work.“ you look at the evidence john thompson gave, he said we could resolve the issues around the border with no extra infrastructure, the border in northern ireland. technology has a role to play, and it's something michel barnier has said. what we can't do is allow ourselves to stay indefinitely in that limbo. i think with goodwill and limp on both sides to get this deal over the line. if you think about it, as important as it is, these are the only outstanding issues that should be stumbling blocks. the good news is, actually oi'i blocks. the good news is, actually on the vast range of other issues, we're pretty close to getting there. when he talks about not being stuck in limbo, he said you could either have a situation where we have agreed a way out of it, ideally being triggered by the uk if the uk

thinks that extension should end, but he'll say for the first time put a number on it. he talked about this being three months, which was interesting. her labour, the big question is with the tory party so divided, will they vote against whatever deal theresa may and dominic raab come back with, or will they vote against it and risk a no deal being triggered? on the andrew marr programme, keir starmer was asked about that. it's not in the national interest for anyone to back a bad deal, unless it satisfies our conditions it is a bad deal. there is no national interest in backing a bad deal. secondly, we need to ask ourselves if there's a deal before christmas that goes through, that that's going to survive for long. this idea it will be a settlement and the issue will be over. i don't think anybody thinks this 30 year civil war in the tory party on

europe is going to end before christmas. what we're going to see is even if there's a deal, the tory party will try to rip it up next year. the idea of this being a historic momentjust year. the idea of this being a historic moment just before christmas in the national interest isn't going to happen. they will not stop fighting about this. keir starmer talking about divisions in the tory party. there's been quite a reaction to this suggestion of an extension of the transition period. they aren't happy, because they think we will be stuck in it potentially forever. they also fear it doesn't give an incentive to the eu to come forward with a deal about the future partnership. they are so unhappy but what are they likely to do about it? are they going to trigger a leadership contest? you're right they are unhappy. the mail on sunday talking about a show trial for theresa may, the sunday times saying she has entered a killing zone. dominic raab said it is understandable there are jitters at the moment on the tory backbenches.

he said there is a good deal of insight and now is the time to play for the team. if they choose not to play for the team, can get weird point where they unseat theresa may? —— can they get to a point. they have to get 48 letters first signed and sent into the chair of the 1922 committee. we are told they think they are close to the mark, but even if that happens there would still need to be a vote of no—confidence held. they would need more than half of the parliamentary party to vote against theresa may in that for them to win. if they don't, she's facing herjob for a year. 159 votes seems at the moment like a high barfor them to get over. brexiteers saying if she won but there are 100 votes against her she would have to go anyway, that would be in her gift. there is still a big question over whether they are going to pull the trigger. the official line for most

of them is we want to change the policy not the prime minister. whether that remains as we get close and closer to a potential deal, we will find out. thank you. 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 gonna 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. the headlines on bbc news. a car ferry has crashed into two yachts and run aground on the isle of wight — the red falcon hit the boats in heavy fog while trying to berth at cowes harbour this morning. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the brexit transition period by about three months — but only if the eu drops its demand for a northern ireland backstop. 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. sport — and for a full round up

from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes. good morning. 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 has the advantage of starting from pole position. some sporting rivalries can be bitter, but this one is cordial. it would appear the britain is to win a fifth world title in texas. in the lone star state, he has no equal. he's won the last four races in austin and looked unbeatable again in qualifying. he was so unbeatable again in qualifying. he was so relaxed during the first session he had time for matthew mcconaghy, perhaps getting advice on a cce pta nce mcconaghy, perhaps getting advice on acceptance speeches that the award ceremony that will follow. when he

got down to the real business he said a new track record to claim pole. sebastian vettel was a close second but because of a penalty picked up in practice he will stop from fifth. i didn't know how close it was going to be but in that last run, i knew it was quite edgy between us. it would require solid laps. in some races i had to bail out in the second lap so i was adamant today i would do a better second lap. i was pretty close. obviously, it's always a bit of a shame on you miss out on that little time. you can always debate but i was pretty happy with the laps i had. regardless of what happened today, hamilton seems destined to match the five title record this year. 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 slid off his bike with just two laps to go. marquez is now joint third in the list of world championship winners. really, really, really good. i already imagined maybe this would be the year. but, you know, the good thing all the difference is when you have the first chance and you did. silver for great britain at the taekwondo grand prix in manchester. the chinese stretch to a 6—1 lead in the final. it finished 6—4 so bianca walkden had to settle for silver. mixed emotions. i did a lot better in the semifinal. it was really hard, tough opponent in the final. all i wanted to do was try and win gold. i was a bit off that today and

i felt like gold. i was a bit off that today and ifelt like i'd tried gold. i was a bit off that today and i felt like i'd tried a few good things, it didn't come off for me. hopefully in may i can turn this silver into gold in the world championships and retain my title. later today, double olympic champion jadejones is later today, double olympic champion jade jones is in later today, double olympic champion jadejones is in action. watch live on the red button or bbc sport website. brooks koepka will be the world number one golfer when the rankings are officially announced tomorrow. he won the cga cup in south korea this morning. he will replace fellow american dustin johnson. is a battle every day, you've got to keep working hard and try to improve. i enjoyed my time and to finally get over here on the pga tour and to be one another one is something i dream dog as a kid. i think this one will sink in. becky morgan is currently leading at the indian open. germany's olivia cowan

had a shocker at the 8th. this is a freak shot. up it goes and it comes down to hit the ball of the finished golfer. olivia cowan‘s ball comes m, golfer. olivia cowan‘s ball comes in, hits the finnish ball. it bounces off into the water. that is all the sport 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 40 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. our 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 will be 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. the red arrows are set to hold their largest ever tour of north america next year, spending nine—weeks in the us and canada.

the royal air force aerobatic team has not performed in the region since 2008. the government says it will generate £2.5 billion of investment for britain. a primary school in devon is putting pupils on a cleaning rota — in a bid to save money and educate the children. vacuum cleaners have been installed in the classrooms after the headteacher saw a tv programme about education injapan, where pupils routinely clean their school. sophie pierce reports. it's getting towards the end of the day at the grove school in totnes. there's quite a bit of mess. unusually, these six and seven—year—olds are expected not only to tidy but to clean as well. so, it's tidy up time everybody. off we goes. we've got a new build and

we've been teaching the children to respect our environment and look after it, and keep it as nice as possible. it fitted in really well with that ethos of caring for our environment and respecting our space. the idea has been pioneered injapan, where space. the idea has been pioneered in japan, where it's space. the idea has been pioneered injapan, where it's part of educating children to become good citizens. you learn how to do the hoover, because when you're growing up, you're like how do you turn it on? it's that. it is powered by electricity, but without a cable. it goes on for 40 minutes. do you think it's right you should have to clean 7 it's right you should have to clean es, it's right you should have to clean up? yes, because it's our mess so we need to clean up our mess. the school has a vacuum cleaner in every classroom, and no child is. to use it if they don't want to. no one has expressed a concern they shouldn't be doing cleaning. it expected children should tidy up after themselves. the hoover is an

extension of that. the school says it is also saving money by reducing cleaning costs. sophie pierce, bbc spotlight, totnes. now it's time for a look at the weather. it's been a bit of a disappointing start across scotland, northern ireland on sunday morning. a lot of rain around continuing to sink south and fizzing out as it reaches england and wales which has had a lovely sunny start. it's going to brighten up behind the weather front for the afternoon but a cooler field to things here. a warm afternoon across the south—east. that band of cloud and rain eventually clears away from the south coast and overnight. a dry and clear night, quite chilly with temperatures in single figures and blustery showers continuing across the northern half of scotland. tomorrow, high—pressure dominating. dry and sunny with more clu bs dominating. dry and sunny with more clubs in scotland and northern ireland, and very windy here. also

seeing pretty heavy rain at times. those temperatures feeling cooler across—the—board. staying fine and settled into tuesday and wednesday but the high—pressure continuing to control our weather. sunshine around but turning colder by the end of the week for all of us. this is bbc news. the headlines: a car ferry has crashed into two yachts and run aground in the isle of wight. the brexit secretary says the uk could agreed to extend the transition period but only if the eu