this is bbc news. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the uk could agree to extend the brexit transition period by about 3 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 a car ferry collided with yachts and ran aground in thick fog on the isle of wight. there are no injuries and the red falcon has now been refloated 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. prince harry gets a royal hug from one of the invictus games athletes as he goes solo in sydney after kensington palace

announced meghan won't be attending engagements today. and coming up at 2:30, we'll be looking back at the week in parliament with david cornock. the brexit secretary dominic raab has said that any agreement to allow an extended brexit transition should be instead of, not as well as, a "backstop" to avoid the return to border checks in ireland. the 2i—month transition is currently expected to end on 31 december 2020. mr raab says an extension would only be for around 3 months. 0ur politics correspondent tom barton reports. a day after hundreds of thousands

of anti—brexit campaigners took to the streets to call for another referendum, today, the focus is back on theresa may. suggestions that a leadership challenge could be imminent, backbenchers warning that her administration cannot function. but as brexit negotiations intensified, a warning from the man in charge of speaking to the eu that the conservative party needs to pull together. we are at the end stage of the negotiation. i think there is understandable jitters on all sides of this debate. we need to hold our nerve. the end is in sight in terms of the good deal, the prize we want, a good deal with the eu. and i think colleagues should wait and see what that looks like. it won't be a question of a fait accompli. dominic raab suggested that a proposed extension to the transition period could last for around three months, but that the eu would need to drop demands for a backstop over the irish border.

and he said a deal would need to be struck by the end of november, if there's to be time for it to be agreed by parliament. but his european counterparts say the ball is in britain's court. this agreement is almost ready but we still have to fix the question of the irish border and we have to have definitive answer or at least no temporary measures which disappear and we do not know what to do after that. this is the question that we have. whatever deal theresa may agrees with the eu will need to be signed off by parliament. with many of her backbenchers opposed to the proposals that are currently on the table, she could be forced to ask labourfor support. the opposition suggesting, today, that would be unlikely to be forthcoming. we have always said any support we give would be conditional which is why we set out a number of tests at the beginning of the exercise, and we will obviouslyjudge the deal against those conditions when it comes back. but we have equally never accepted

and are not going to accept this argument it is either my deal or no deal because on that logic you would be putting to me that the labour party should back anything the prime minister brings back. as the deadline for a deal approaches, the rhetoric on all sides is getting tougher. tom barton, bbc news. a ferry has hit at least two yachts while trying to dock at cowes harbour on the isle of wight. the red funnel operated vessel, with 56 people on board, ran aground at the entrance to the harbour in heavy fog. the coastguard said that no one has been injured and the ferry has been refloated. andy moore reports. mid—morning, after the fog had lifted, the red falcon was towed from the spot where it went aground back into harbour. all 56 people on board were said to be safe and well. but further out in the middle of this image, you canjust about see the mast of a yacht that sank in the collision. the ferry hit several vessels and shouts for help were heard. it was incredibly thick fog.

you could see maximum five metres in front of you. i heard shouting and a sort of clanging, like a metallic clanging sound and then nothing. later, the coastguard said the sound of shouting was somebody raising the alarm. but at the time, there were fears several people might have been thrown into the water. a major search was launched involving three lifeboats. a coastguard helicopter had to turn back because of the poor visibility. as the ferry finally came into port, red funnel said it wanted to apologise for any disruption. last month, another of the company's vessels was involved in a similar incident in fog in cowes harbour. but on that occasion, there was only what was called "light contact" with the yacht. andy moore, bbc news. russia has warned of the dangers of president trump's decision to pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty, calling it unacceptable and dangerous.

the treaty signed thirty years ago eliminated short to intermediate range nuclear missiles. mr trump has accused moscow of developing a weapons system that violates the agreement. here's our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford. it is more than three decades since this landmark moment, the soviet and us leaders signing a treaty that's been key to curbing the nuclear arms race, ever since. the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty, or inf, led to the destruction of a whole class of weapons, capable of a nuclear strike in europe with barely any warning. but the us has long suspected today's russia, undeeradimir putin, of violating the treaty. now, donald trump says he's had enough. the us president declared that america will withdraw from the deal. 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, honoured the agreement. so, we're going to terminate the agreement, we're going to pull out. russia's foreign ministry has condemned that as unacceptable and dangerous. moscow denies it's violated the arms treaty, calling washington's conduct crude and clumsy. if this goes on, the deputy foreign minister warned russia will have no choice but to respond. the us national security adviser, john bolton, is due back in moscow this week. and russia's looking to that visit for an explanation of president trump's move. some, though, are already warning of a new arms race. professor malcolm chalmers is the deputy director—general of the royal united services institute an independent think tank on international defence and security, who shared his reaction to president trump's announcement. this is a very important development. it's not entirely a surprise. american complaints about this russian violation have been around for the last four years,

under 0bama as well. they were growing indications that the nato summit injuly that the americans were moving towards this. i think it's a disappointment there haven't been more substantial discussions with the russians about how to avoid it, but we are now at this position. i think one of the important parts of background to this is that the russians have been very sceptical about this treaty for some time. president putin saw the inf treaty as a legacy of gorbachev‘s weakness, as an unequal treaty from a russian point of view. this is a us—russia treaty but places no constraints on the arsenals of china, india or other countries who have missiles in this category. at least 17 people have died after a passenger train derailed

and flipped over in taiwan. more than 70 people have been injured in the accident in northeastern yilan county. images from the scene show the high—speed express train completely derailed and lying zig—zagged across the railway tracks. 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. the us president has said he's not satisfied with saudi arabia's account of the he previously called the explanation credible and said it was an important first step. i'm not satisfied until we find the

answer. it was a big first step but i want to get to the answer. there are rolling that can be done, including sanctions. —— there are other things that can be done. i'm joined by the professor of international studies at the university of birmingham. thank you for joining university of birmingham. thank you forjoining us professor lucas. he first said that the saudi account of jamal khashoggi's death was credible, now donald trump says he is not satisfied, why the change? he's a bit like a weather vane. it's not a change, there are a couple of co nsta ncy. not a change, there are a couple of constancy. you've got donald trump playing a priority. he's a businessman. the idea that america must have its arms deal with saudi arabia that he announced last year. whatever has happened, he has reconfirmed that he wants to maintain that relationship. indeed,

the treasury is going to read out on thursday for discussions despite the jamal khashoggi affair. add to that the fact that donald trump's son—in—law, the main washington conduct with saudi arabia is saying this will pass. 0n the other side, donald trump is under pressure from legislators, and his own agencies, they are saying, look, we have evidence of saudi responsibility for a murder. deliberate or an abduction gone wrong, and you can't simply let this go unchecked. what you get is donald champ saying, oh, it's serious, we're waiting for reports, we look at what we can do. but the bottom line is very little has changed. we often see donald trump flips position, on a whole range of issues. so bearing in mind there are billions of dollars worth of deals you were alluded to, and the pressure, what are the biggest

factors for donald trump their? the biggest factor, i think, factors for donald trump their? the biggest factor, ithink, is factors for donald trump their? the biggest factor, i think, is that donald trump likes regimes who give him adulation, he likes the idea of businesses that will deal with the us one on one, and the saudis have done that. and the likes the idea of ties between his family, and the saudis track that. on the other hand, he is a politician who does not want to continually take criticism, so i think you'll try to limit that. by saying, look, i'm concerned. remember as well, although this is not a huge factor in the us congressman elections on november six, donald trump and his are concerned that this is sucking oxygen out of the elections when they'd rather be talking about the us economy or how wonderful it is. what do you think is the most plausible explanation of what

happened to jamal khashoggi? you know, i've had a couple of contacts in the saudi system and they said, we've abducted people, put their hands up and said they've done that, we've never killed anyone. taking that at face value, and adding the evidence, without saying and definitive about this, i believe that jamal khashoggi was definitive about this, i believe thatjamal khashoggi was going to be abducted and taken back to saudi arabia and something went wrong. he winds up dead, they have to get rid of the body. want to ask you if i may, about president trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear weapons treaty signed 30 years ago. what do you think the impact of this will be? it's curious, because i think if it was simply a question of a us—russian confrontation, then i think you would talk about an escalation of tensions. this could affect eastern europe, the ukraine,

but it's lost by a sense, because arnold trump likes vladimir putin. 0n the one hand you will have the americans —— donald trump likes vladimir putin. his national security adviser doesn't like anything that is multilateral. the russians will factor that in and continue to try to gain donald trump, flatter him, so i don't want to downplay how serious this is, but i don't think it's a policy that is going to ratcheting up constitutionally. how much support does he have for this? as an individual he instinctively likes to tearup individual he instinctively likes to tear up deals, particularly deals that have gone before and don't have his signature on them. this is a split administration, it was already split administration, it was already split over sanctions in russia. yet his state department, the cia, his

advisers favour that. this is different. i think the state department is probably very concerned about the treaty, and i think the national security council, led byjohn bolton, they are absolutely the ones pushing donald trump to say, why do we have to have these agreements? the russians are cheating, why should we talk to them? thank you very much. the headlines now on bbc news at exactly 2:15pm. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, says the uk could agree a deal to extend the brexit negotiations by three months if the northern ireland backstop is dropped. the coast guard said eve ryo ne dropped. the coast guard said everyone is accounted for after an isle of wight car ferry hit a boat while trying to dock in powers. and president trump says the united states will pull out of nuclear weapons treaty is it signed with russia more than 30 years ago

because moscow has repeatedly violated the terms. an investigation is under way after a woman died in a suspected gas explosion at a flat in north—west london. a baby was rescued from the first floor of the building in harrow during the early hours of the morning. part of the building collapsed after the blast and about 40 collapsed after the blast and about a0 people were asked to leave their homes as a precaution. children with life limiting conditions have been let down by the nhs and local councils across england, according toa 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. hundreds of migrants have used rafts

and boat to cross the border between guatemala and mexico in an attempt to get into the usa. thousands were left stranded on the frontier bridge after mexican police stopped them entering on friday. it is a bridge that, for the white house, is now an immigration battlefield. straddling guatemala and mexico, it is currently home to thousands of migrants who have trekked from honduras wanting to get to the us. though they still have to get through mexico which is not letting them in, president trump has described the convoy as "an assault on the us" and "an onslaught of criminals". "we plead to donald trump," this woman told us, "may god soften his heart so we can enter the us, children are sleeping on the floor and we don't know how long we'll be here, it's not fair." it has been a heartbreaking time for some. we met this man who got split up from his 13—year—old son five days ago and has not seen him since.

translation: i am upset and don't know what to do. should i continue and hope he arrives or should i turn back? i need him so much. they have all been risking the dangers, desperate for a better life in the states. small numbers of people have been allowed across the border — but for the most part, the mexican gate has remained shut. with living conditions here on the bridge getting more difficult, we are seeing many trying other means of trying to get to mexico. after a week of threats from washington, central american governments have come to an agreement, to transport people back to their home country for free if they sign up. reluctantly, nearly 600 have already put their names forward. translation: we are sad because we thought we would make it to the us. when you come from poverty, you try to be optimistic but it's been difficult.

we are returning to suffering. for some americans, the sight of migrants giving up is a welcome one. for others, it's an embarrassment that their country, built on the idea of taking in those seeking prosperity, now delights in turn them away. but some migrants just won't take no for an answer. we saw some of the hundreds who have decided to cross into mexico by boat, determined and desperate enough to continue theirjourney to the usa by any means. aleem maqbool, bbc news, on the guatemala—mexico border. afghans who were unable to vote in saturday's parliamentary election, have been given another chance to cast their ballot. voting times were extended to a second day due to security threats and warnings of fraud. according to officials

around three million afghans voted on saturday, but there were complaints that polling stations remained closed, often because staff failed to turn up. turnout, it seems according to afghan officials, around 3 million voters went to polling stations yesterday to cast their vote. that's out of a total of around 9 million registered voters. about a00 polling stations are open today with voting taking place there. because there were organisational delays, some of the polling station simply weren't able to open yesterday. overall, i think these elections will be seen as something of a success by afghan officials. even up until a few weeks ago, some in afghanistan by casting doubt about whether these elections would go ahead at all. in fact, they've gone ahead, they've gone ahead relatively peacefully,

and officials here will think this is a positive sign ahead of next year's more politically significant presidential elections. 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. the focus today was meant to be on the first full day of competition at the invictus games, however, inevitably, like a lot of this royal tour, the attention switched back to the royal pregnancy with the announcement that the duchess was cutting back on her engagements. not much more was said. we understand, however, she is still in good health. certainly she was out and about again later on in the day. she didn't go to the cycling. she was out on sydney harbour to watch the sailing competition. she will be travelling with the duke to frazer island tomorrow however we are told she will not be taking part in engagements again.

the invictus games have got off to a pretty good start. people here in sydney turning up to see it. there does seem to be support behind the games and once again people turning out to see the royal couple. we have seen so far hundreds, in some places thousands, of people come out to see them. certainly there is a fascination with the young royals here. not necessarily support for the future of the monarchy here in australia. polls repeatedly suggest that a majority of the australian people want this country to become a republic. so even though harry and meghan are very, very popular here they do not necessarily want to see that family continue as the australian head of state. 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. clapping. 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 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 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. forced to use it if they don't want to. no one has expressed a concern they shouldn't be doing cleaning. it's accepted 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. a giant mural has been uncovered in rome on the ground floor of a building owned by the bank of italy. art can appeared in the most mundane

of places. behind the walls of this fairly nondescript building, something from the past, and the future. this mural, a riot of reds, blues and yellows, was created to adorn the entrance of a popularjazz cafe in the 1920s. but when the cafe close, the mural was covered up, and the building went on to become a lighting shop and a bank.|j the building went on to become a lighting shop and a bank. i wouldn't hesitate to define this as an archaeological discovery. we knew it would be here, it was still there. the freshness of the artist's work. the freshness of the artist's work. the work embraces modernity and detects light, movement and speed. translation: bal tic tac by giacomo balla was considered

completely lost except for some pictures and sketches made by the artist. the survival of the mural under decades of paint and wallpaper has been described as miraculous. it will now be restored and become part of a museum that should open at the end of 2021. and then people will be able to see this artistic miracle for themselves. and in case you are feeling lucky and don't object to gambling — you ‘ll be interested to know that a us lotteryjackpot has reached the record sum of $1.6 billion dollars after months without a winner. the prize, known as mega millions, has been growing sincejuly. the next chance of drawing the six lucky numbers will be on tuesday. the chance to become the newest billionaire comes after no 11 on friday. that's a mind—boggling

amount of money. it's time for a look at the weather forecast. a beautiful day, how was it looking for the rest of the day? it bit of a mixed picture. the south—east of england has the best of the weather for the next few hours. look at this, cloud works in over scotland, northern ireland, a mixture of sunshine and some showers. a bit of damp weather pushing mild in the south, temperatures just 12 degrees in scotland. we got up to 20 degrees yesterday, so an 8 degrees drop. the weather pushes southwards. the weather becomes dry and cold, temperatures two to four in our towns and cities, dropping below freezing in the countryside. a cold start on monday, but a glorious start, blue skies for most of us,

northern scotland have some rain across 0rkney and shetland. notjust where to put pretty windy as well. a lot of dry weather, temperatures significantly lower as the cold air arrives. highs of between 12 and 1a degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: 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, guaranteeing no hard border in all circumstances. the coastguard says that everyone has been accounted for after an isle of wight car ferry hit at least two yachts while trying to dock at cowes in heavy fog. 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. and prince harry gets a royal hug from one of the invictus games

athletes as he goes solo in sydney — after kensington palace announced meghan won't be attending engagements today. now it's time to look back at the week in parliament, with david cornock. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. a week when allegations of bullying and harassment at westminster piled pressure on the speaker. the report is clear that there needs to be a complete change