this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines: theresa may updates the commons on her negotiations with the eu — labour leader jeremy corbyn says the conservatives were "arguing with themselves", after violent language is used against the pm by some of her own mps. serving our national interest will demand we hold our learned through these last stages of the negotiations, the hardest part of all. the conservative party has spent the last two years arguing with itself instead of negotiating a sensible deal in the public interest. claims that saudi arabia used a body double to try and fool the world — after murdering the journalist jamal khashoggi. a man pleads guilty to the murder of midwife samantha eastwood, whose body was found in a shallow grave. and a man who had all four limbs amputated after an infection trains to scale one of africa's highest mountains. at the start of what could be

another very difficult week for the prime minister, theresa may has told mps in a packed and noisy house of commons that 95% of the deal to leave the eu is done. and she's outlined once more her interim proposals to deal with the remaining sticking point — the issue of the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. mrs may says neither plan would be put in place indefinitely but would allow time for a solution to be found. the labour leader has accused mrs may of kicking the can down the road and says it's time for her to allow labour to take over. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. whistles and motorbikes

can't clear the way. the prime minister and entourage can't just speed past fundamental obstacles. after a roadblock in brussels, chatter about theresa may's future is serious talk. why is there such a fuss now? these are crucial days in the brexit talks, more and more mps are unhappy about the compromise the prime minister is making, and more and more of them are losing faith she is the right person to do thejob. but at this stage, theresa may has little choice but to dig in. the brexit talks are not about my interests, they are about the national interest, and the interest of the whole of the united kingdom. serving our national interest will demand that we hold our nerve through these last stages of the negotiations, the hardest part of all. their brexit negotiations have been a litany of missed deadlines, shambolic failure, and now

they are begging for extra time. we have had two and a half years watching the tories failure to negotiate. now, even the prime minister doesn't have confidence she can negotiate a deal by december 2020. the deep unhappiness in the tory ranks on display. the government's policy is for us to be in a transition period, a never—ending transition period to a destiny that is completely unknown, over which we have no say and no control, and that is something that nobody voted for. it is now two years, over two years since the referendum, and we have agreed that we will not regain of our laws, controls, borders and money for over four years. does she understand that for many of them and us that is already too long? does the prime minister know where we are going? there are hurried conversations about who should be in charge going on.

good morning, i'm listening. good morning. who was he talking to this morning? would you want the prime minister to resign if a hard border couldn't be avoided? one minister told me there hasn't been leadership from theresa may. loyal colleagues are facing those kinds of questions. brexiteers on a day trip to brussels insist they are playing nice. would you give your full support to the prime minister? i have always done, i am an ex leader, my prime minister get my full support. you are fully behind her, we have got article 50 passed, the withdrawal act passed, and now what we want to see is this end arrangement. and what we have to do now is catch a train! the prime minister has not much choice but to keep going for now, but focusing

on the journey might not avoid an eventual crash. our political correspondent, ben wright is at westminster. we had the prime minister's statement but a couple of others as well. did we learn anything new about the government's negotiating stance? i'm not sure that we did. theresa may set out the four point plan for resolving the deadlock around the irish backstop. mainly they were restating what we already knew about government policy and they were the four points meant to reassure tory backbenchers that the government was not going to give in to the eu's proposition that should there be no final agreement that wind the uk and the eu over a future trade relationship, the backstop kicked in, and she is trying to persuade people in parliament that she will never agree to a situation where northern ireland will be treated differently to the rest of the uk. that is the line she is

holding but she is facing scepticism from all sides of the commons and all parts of her own party. that she can deliver on that. as the prime minister has said if there is no backstop in the withdrawal agreement there won't be an agreement and there won't be an agreement and there won't be an agreement and there won't be a transition day when there won't be a transition day when there went be any deal. it all pivots around the deadlock on that backstop position. we did not really get nuances today about how she plans to crack it. we are hearing comments from the eu parliament was mike brooks pa rliament‘s comments from the eu parliament was mike brooks parliament's brexit coordinator, he thinks the brexit deal is 90% complete. whatever you think of those figures, that final bit, getting the agreement on the northern ireland border, is proving intractable at the moment? some of the percentage points are harder to achieve than others. clearly the

irish backstop is absolutely critical to this and it remains unresolved. number ten says both sides are inching closer together but even if she manages to find an agreement with the eu that she is happy with, today was a reminder that the hardest negotiation is with parliament and her own party and there is unhappiness about how it is being conducted. it was the announcement last week by the primaries that she was contemplating a longer transition —— by the prime minister. that seems to have galvanised her entire party in opposition, and the brexiteers hate it and people on the remain side of the tory party also hate it and feels it reinforces their argument that the only way to resolve this is to throw the question back open to voters again with another referendum. you have people in the party, a lot of them, like nick

boles, who stood up in the commons, arguing aboutjoining boles, who stood up in the commons, arguing about joining the boles, who stood up in the commons, arguing aboutjoining the eaa, the norway option, which would give britain more of a voice in the period after leaving than the current plan for being in a transition implementation phase where britain would take the rules but would have no say in terms of how the rules are working. the argument grinds on and the clock i’u ns argument grinds on and the clock runs down. there's a lot of argument around the specifics of the backstop and there is discussion in westminster about theresa may's own future, although i thought today she looked very much in charge at the dispatch box and there was a lot of support from behind her and she was helped by some of the poisonous briefings that when into the newspapers over the weekend from our named tory mps who were pretty poisonous about her —— unnamed. the big picture, infive poisonous about her —— unnamed. the big picture, in five months, the uk is set to leave the eu and people

are very unclear about what the future holds. that is the big question. the destination, the end point, is as foggy as ever. thanks for joining point, is as foggy as ever. thanks forjoining us. we can speak now to the former conservative cabinet minister, maria miller. the prime minister admitted that there was no solution still to the question of how you guarantee no ha rd question of how you guarantee no hard border between the irish republic and northern ireland. would you be happy to see an extension to the transition period if that was going to achieve it? every member parliament has an obligation to support the prime minister. she is going through some of the most difficult and protracted negotiations this country has ever seen negotiations this country has ever seen and it was quite telling that even the eu has got to accept that 90% of this process has been

finalised successfully and we are now dealing with these most intractable issues and the prime minister is right to say if it needs a bit more time and that is what we should give her but we also need to give her the complete support because without it our position is weakened. she's not going to get the com plete weakened. she's not going to get the complete support unless she can give a guarantee of when and how any extension to the transition period would be brought about.|j extension to the transition period would be brought about. i tend to agree that there needs to be a date but on that but is more important than ever that we resolve the issue for northern ireland. we are the uk and the people of northern ireland arejust as much uk citizens and the people of northern ireland are just as much uk citizens as the rest and we owe it to them to make sure their future is safeguarded. this statement set out the commitment of the government and if it takes a bit more time so be it. we need to do that to secure their future. there is clearly frustration

at the lack of progress and at the prime minister's own handling of this. is she likely to face a leadership challenge? this. is she likely to face a leadership challenge ?|j this. is she likely to face a leadership challenge? i hope not. i think that would be an irresponsible thing to do in the middle of the negotiations and i would question whether there is frustration at the lack of progress. we are hearing today, 95% of the process has been completed, even the eu admit that 90% of the process has been completed, that is a phenomenal achievement. we now need to hold our nerve, the prime minister is right, the last thing she should face i believe is any challenge to her leadership and i think she has done outstanding job in extremely difficult circumstances. she has talked about 95% and the eu is talking about 90% but the eu have made clear that no backstop agreement can be time limited and that it must exist for all time. theresa may has said that is not something which she is going to

accept and there is an intractable problem here. given that, it is quite possible that she will not be able to get a deal? things can appeared to be intractable and we have seen dad throughout the process and then magically a set of decisions are made —— we have seen that throughout the process for the magic is the solution? no, it is perseverance and currency and the prime minister has been very clear and maybe now the eu will see that clarity and they will realise that a resolution needs to be found because ultimately it is the factories in germany and the farmers in france who want to see a deal put in place and it isn't only the people who are members of the house of commons in the uk. over the weekend there were briefings to several newspapers with some really quite aggressive language. as jay of the women and equality ‘s committee, what do you

make of it? —— as chair. equality ‘s committee, what do you make of it? -- as chair. the language that was being used is dangerous. i think parliamentarians have got to show more responsibility when they are talking about these things and to be talking in such terms is a very dangerous thing indeed. i would terms is a very dangerous thing indeed. iwould hope terms is a very dangerous thing indeed. i would hope that the people who are responsible and i believe... i don't know who they are, but they should come forward and face disciplinary action and i don't think it is acceptable that anybody in parliament of whatever party is talking such terms about the prime minister. there has been widespread condemnation of the comments, like suggesting she should bring along a noose to a meeting of mps. do you think that episode has actually won theresa may some sympathy across the house? i'm not sure it is winning sympathy or being outraged, that any member of parliament would talk in those terms. we are all living with

the loss of a member of parliament who was murdered as a result of the language which was explosive and that was a horrific thing to happen. all of us have a duty to make sure that we don't use that language and that we don't use that language and that it that we don't use that language and thatitis that we don't use that language and that it is outlawed and called out whenever it happens. it is not about sympathy for the prime minister, but what we heard his people realising very clearly that the prime minister has done a lot of work on the gay shaking a and there's a last bit ago —— the prime minister has done a lot of work on negotiating a settlement and there is a last bit ago and she needs our support. maria miller, thanks forjoining us. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster,

steve richards and camilla tominey, associate editor at the daily telegraph. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt has rubbished saudi arabia's explanation of the death of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, saying their claims that he died in a fight were "not credible." and in the last hour president trump said he's unsatisfied with the saudi response, too. it comes after weeks of the country denying any knowledge of the journalist's death. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. these are the last pictures ofjamal khashoggi and his fiancee just hours before he was murdered. arriving at his flat in istanbul, shortly before his ill—fated visit to the saudi consulate almost three weeks ago. today, the investigation into the journalist's death continued, turkish police finding a car belonging to the saudi consulate abandoned in an underground car park. all eyes now are on president erdogan of turkey. he's promised to reveal the naked truth about the murder tomorrow. today, his spokesman

said it was no accident. translation: we are faced with a situation in which a murder has been brutally planned, and a lot of effort has been made to cover it up. when we look at it from this point of view, it is a very complex murder. and these new pictures seem to show part of that cover—up. a man who left the saudi consulate appearing to wear clothes similar to mr khashoggi, a body double in a fake beard, according to turkish sources, to give the impression the journalist had left the consulate alive. earlier, saudi officials said the country's de facto ruler, crown prince mohammad bin salman, had called mr khashoggi's family to offer his condolences. but that didn't stop the international backlash growing. today, yet more business leaders pulled out of a big conference in riyadh tomorrow, and the world is still looking for answers. i am sure the whole house willjoin me in condemning the killing

of jamal khashoggi in the strongest possible terms. we must get to the truth of what happened. but pressure is growing on her government to take a tougher line. whilst we will be thoughtful and considered in our response, i have also been clear that if the appalling stories we are reading turn out to be true they are fundamentally incompatible with our values and we will act accordingly. so what action could the uk take against saudi arabia? it could impose diplomatic pressure by withdrawing the british ambassador. it could be more critical of the controversial saudi—led military campaign in yemen. there could be sanctions against specific individuals linked to the khashoggi murder. or britain could even stop selling arms to saudi arabia. but all that will wait until turkish investigators reveal what they think happened, how a man looking to get married went with his fiancee to get the papers he needed, and was never seen again. james landale, bbc news.

with me in the studio is michael de la merced, a business reporter at the new york times — one of the media partners to pull out of tomorrow's investment conference in riyadh. in westminster i'm joined by the labour mp lloyd russell—moyle who is a member of the commons committee on arms export controls. michael, if i can start with you, your newspaper has pulled out of this investment conference, the international trade sector is not going but other businesses are still sending representatives? yes. a lot of ceos have pulled out but others are sending low—level executives and that shows that businesses do not wa nt to that shows that businesses do not want to be seen courting the saudis for their money but they want the money anyway. are you surprised that so many businesses are still going ahead with this even the huge cloud

over saudi arabia's involvement in the murder of jamal khashoggi? over saudi arabia's involvement in the murder of jamal khashoggi7m has been surprising that businesses have waited a bit longer, they only started pulling out last week, but once a few big ones did, likejp morgan, blackrock, that opened the way for others. there are still stragglers even now. ifi can bring you in now, we are hearing about some companies pulling out of the conference, liam fox is not going to be going, is this efficient? should the government even though the investigation is continuing into the murder, be taking further steps against saudi arabia? the government has not yet confirmed that no officials will go, they have confirmed that the secretary of state won't go himself. we need to push the government to confirm on

that issue. i would say that we do need to take further action and the secretary of state says the saudis excuses are unbelievable and if they are unbelievable, whatever the outcome of the investigation, it will determine that he was killed in the saudi considered on turkish soil and this is a backdrop of having thousands of people murdered by saudi forces in the yemen, and i say murdered because by all accounts they are war crimes that britain has continued to sell arms to an liam fox directly overruling his officials in the arms export department to make sure the weapons continue to go there. we should stop selling any arms to saudi arabia? until assurances can be given, for example final use cheques which britain doesn't do —— jacks. —— checks. countries which have a

common arms export arrangement have decided to suspend arms sales and we should follow suit because clearly this is a country whose word cannot be trusted. let me come back to you, michael. president trump has been ambivalent in his line on this. would you like to see the united states taking a stronger line? maybe suspending arms sales to the saudis? what i would like to see is greater clarity because right now the us government doesn't seem to have its mindset on how it would like to react, so you have some comments from president trump about how the latest saudi explanation is unbelievable but you have jared kushner, his son—in—law, playing down a lot of these ties, saying look at the saudis, they accomplish so much with us as partners and we

need to keep them close. it seems like the position is modelled and there's enough clarity. there is not clarity but there is also not much clarity but there is also not much clarity in terms of exactly what happened to jamal khashoggi. we know that bae systems are still sending a representative to this conference. do you accept that there are british jobs that depend on this defence relationship that the uk has with saudi arabia? there are some british jobs in the grand scheme of things, but by not huge numbers that could not be replaced with other deals —— but they are not. the arms deal is a huge one with saudi arabia. in terms of general exports it is smaller than the plastics industry in the uk, which in terms of exports, we have no problems with regulating plastic bags. if you look at the

response to the russian nerd in salisbury we had no problem with taking immediate action —— to the russian murder insoles brick, we have no problem —— to the russian murder in salisbury, we had no problem with taking immediate action. we know that some mps have gone on all expenses trips to saudi arabia and this might be why some have gone soft on the actions of a nato country. it seems what president trump is keenest on is to preserve the jobs and the security and strategic relationship with saudi arabia, despite what has gone on. does that leave defence companies in a difficult position? yes, absolutely. defence companies will take their cues from the

government, us and uk, so bae would be beholden to whatever the british government does and the same can be said for boeing and others in the us, they will not do anything that changes their business—related ship with the saudis unless they get direction from the government —— business relationship. one final point, do you get any sense that the government is prepared to heed the demands that you are making for a suspension over the arms sales to saudi question —— saudi? suspension over the arms sales to saudi question -- saudi? there was a glimmerof saudi question -- saudi? there was a glimmer of hope saudi question -- saudi? there was a glimmerof hope in saudi question -- saudi? there was a glimmer of hope in the statement from jeremy hunt, saying if there is no more clarity every thing would be on the table including arms sales, this is a secretary of state who refused to attend our committee last year and he refused to attend our committee last yearand he said it might refused to attend our committee last year and he said it might refuse to attend the issue, as well, to answer questions on this area in particular, the government does seem to be running scared on this issue and this might be the thing to push

them over the edge and i can only hope so because hundreds and thousands of people's lives in the yemen including this atrocious case in the consulate in turkey rely on it. to both of you, thanks macro. —— thanks forjoining us. sport now and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft. good evening. a seemingly relaxed cristiano ronaldo said he is "an example — 100 per cent" both on the pitch and off it — as he gave his first press conference since allegations he committed rape. ronaldo once again denied the claims as he returns to england with the italian championsjuventus, to face his former side manchester united in the champions league. he scored the winner at old trafford five years ago as his then club real madrid knocked united out at the last—16 stage of the competition. his new team have stood by him as he fights the allegations and ronaldo remains confident his

name will be cleared. you didn't listen what i say but i am a happy man. this is not... the statement we give two weeks ago, if i'm not wrong. so, i'm glad. of course, i'm not going to lie on this situation. i'm very happy. my lawyers, they are confident, and of course i am, too. so, the most important is i enjoy the football, i enjoy my life. the rest, i have people who take care of my life, and of course the truth always coming in first position. so i'm good. manchester united boss jose mourinho won't be punished for his part in the fracas with an opposition coach in the closing moments of saturday's premier league draw at chelsea. it happened when marco ianni

celebrated chelsea's injury time equaliser in front of the manchester united bench. ianni has been charged with improper conduct but mourinho told reporters ahead of tomorrow's champions league match that the chelsea man deserves a second chance. he apologised to me and i accept his apologies and i think he deserves a second chance and i don't think he deserves to be sacked or anything more. than the fact that his club was strong with him and he went through a situation that in the end he recognises that he was wrong, so i hope everybody does the same as i did which is to not disturb a career ofa did which is to not disturb a career of a young guy. there's one premier league game this evening with arsenal hoping to move into the top four with victory over leicester city. kick off at the emirates was about 15 minutes ago. it's still goalless as arsenal aim for a 10th straight win in all competitions, something that hasn't happened in 11 years. full commentary on radio 5live,

the bbc sport website and app. the first round draw for the fa cup has been made in the last hour by dennis wise and dion dublin and one of the the lowest ranked sides, the metropolitan police who play in the seventh tier, will host newport county. portsmouth, who won the cup a decade ago, will travel to non—league opposition. they will play either chippenham or maidenhead. the a0 games take place next month. the england and wales cricket board has dismissed allegations that a small group of england players were involved in spot fixing in seven matches as "poorly prepared" and "lacking clarity and corroboration.". the claims were made in an updated documentary made by the qatari based broadcaster aljazeera. england fast bowler mark wood who is with the england squad in sri lanka and says the claims won't affect the players' focus. it doesn't bother me, to be honest. we get corruption training,

anti—corruption training, we speak to the guys. there's a guy called peter i trust a lot, he is at the end of the phone if i need him, and all the aljazeera stuff to me has got no hit or anything to it, and if it came up with concrete evidence and they said a name and they could prove something i would maybe be more worried but at the moment it doesn't bother me because they keep making agitations and there is nothing behind it so at the moment i'm not too fussed —— they keep making accusations. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — there's also the full draw for the fa cup first round. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. after a short rest from royal duties, the duchess of sussex has rejoined her husband for a walkabout on fraser island off the coast of queensland. the couple, who are expecting their first child in the spring, are on a 16 day tour taking in australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga.

our royal correspondentjonny dymond is travelling with them. chanting. on the edge of eastern australia, a traditional welcome for harry. this is fraser island, also known as paradise. take a photo! the duke came to declare the rainforest here part of the queen's commonwealth canopy — a conservation project stretching across dozens of countries. put simply, without trees and forests, we don't survive. it is a symbiotic relationship and one that so many people still fail to realise. and then some handshakes and some royal playing around. he played alone, meghan taking some time out. but harry was more than enough excitement for some. when he shook my hand, he asked our names and i, like, forgot my name for three seconds

and then i was like, oh, destiny. "my name is destiny!" he seems like a nice fellow, down to earth. another location, another welcome. and more playing around from harry. there's no stopping him, but still, no meghan. if you want an idea as to why meghan is not taking part in this section of the tour, then check out the roads on fraser island. they are winding, they are bumpy and some would say they are no place for a pregnant woman. but at the end of the day, strolling on firmer ground, there she was, one hand pressed against her tummy. and they both made time to talk to those who had stood and waited in the sun.

hi, guys! there is nothing like a double act — and this one has drawn the crowds across australia. one of life's little triumphs for a lover of royalty. jonny dymond, bbc news, fraser island. still to come on the bbc news channel. how ‘brexit britain' looks up and down the a1. the photographer taking a closer look at life on the country's longest road. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. high—pressure will mean settled weather for the uk in high—pressure will mean settled weatherfor the uk in the high—pressure will mean settled weather for the uk in the days ahead but by the end of the week that sta rts but by the end of the week that starts to give way to an arctic

blast for friday and into the weekend. relatively mild this evening and overnight tonight in double figures. to the north some rain around. elsewhere some ground frost possible. southern and eastern areas getting the best of the sunshine on tuesday. rain across western scotland. and a strong wind across scotland, northern ireland and northern england tomorrow. but temperatures up to 17 degrees in places. hello this is bbc news with carole walker. the headlines. theresa may updates the commons on her negotiations with the eu — her statement comes amid condemnation of the violent language used against her by some of her own mps.

claims that saudi arabia used a body double to try and fool the world — after murdering the journalist jamal khashoggi. a man pleads guilty to the murder of midwife samantha eastwood, whose body was found in a shallow grave. we'll have more than in a moment. and harry and meghan delight the crowds in australia — even though she's had to cancel some engagements on the royal couple's tour. and we'll be speaking to a wildlife specialist about the case of a lion that killed the father of her three cubs. let's get more now concerns raised over the language used by some conservative mps towards theresa may over her handling of brexit. the weekend newspapers quoted some tory backbenchers saying the pm would be ‘knifed' and should ‘bring a noose' to a meeting of mps later this week.

politicians from all parties have condemned the quotes just two years after the labour mp jo cox was murdered in her west yorkshire constituency. we can speak now tojo's sister kim leadbeater — who now works as an ambassador for thejo cox foundation — which campaigns for a more tolerant world. she's in our leeds newsroom. when he saw some of those comments in the newspapers over the weekend from unnamed conservative mps, what did you make of it? it makes it another difficult few days for us as another difficult few days for us as afamily and another difficult few days for us as a family and i feel quite dismayed that unfortunately in the last couple of years nothing seems to have changed. there was a sense when joe was killed that people thought we should start debating in the

political arena in a different way andi political arena in a different way and i hope that would happen and it does not seem to have happen. if anything it seems to have got worse. it is perhaps surprising that given that your sister, that her death sent out shock waves through the whole of westminster, mps who had known her and what alongside her. are you surprised that now we are seeing a return to this kind of language? i am surprised and disappointed and you're right that at the time there was a sense that people wanted things to change and saw that things needed to change. but people have short memories and i watched parliament tv, i watched the discussions and debates taking place in the house of commons and my feeling is that if anything it has got worse. and people need notjust to pay lip service to change but mps and others need to start to implement change. we live in an age

where there is a lot like concern about abuse on social media and so on. you think that mps should show a bit more responsibility, that they are seen as people who should perhaps be, be seen as role models to ta ke perhaps be, be seen as role models to take the lead on the kind of debate that we should be able to have in this country? absolutely and if you have chosen to go into public life, chosen to put yourself as a representative of the people, you have a responsibility to those people. and it is a difficultjob, i appreciate that and that does not mean that we should not encourage debate and discussion and some of thatis debate and discussion and some of that is going to be passionate and powerful. but when that transcends them into a vitriolic personal attacks and talks about violence, then i think everyone in that position has responsibility to turn that down and as you say to provide

a sense of calm when things start to get that way. you work for the jo cox foundation, how do you go about trying to create an atmosphere of greater tolerance and understanding? with great difficulty! it would seem at the moment. i do not pretend to have all the answers in this issue but what we have tried to do since my sister was killed was try to create something positive from something utterly horrific. our family has been ripped apart and everyday is difficult and we've chosen to try as best we can to ensure that something good comes out of something so dreadful. but every day feels like an uphill battle when things like this happen and again you think everyone needs to change, we all have a sense of responsibility to make sure no other family severs in the way we have.

but it is difficult, every day is difficult and today you almost feel that we're back to square one again. things have not changed. thank you very much forjoining us. a man has pleaded guilty to murdering samantha eastwood, a 28 year old midwife, who was found buried in a shallow grave in staffordshire in august. michael stirling — who's related to miss eastwood's ex fiance — denied that her murder had been premeditated. here's our midlands correspondent sima kotecha. samantha eastwood, a friend, a sister, a much loved daughter. today, this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quickly escalated. the court was told the two were having a long—standing affair and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage.

she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on the 27th ofjuly. and then, days later, her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in rural staffordshire. it was wrapped in a duvet, with tape covering her mouth and eyes. through his lawyer, stirling said he was deeply sorry. he was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in december. sima kotecha, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. three police officers have been

found guilty of lying about the how they dealt with the aftermath of a fight outside a bedford nightclub five years ago, which left a 19—year—old student paralysed and brain damaged. julian cole will need 2a hour care for the rest of his life. a fourth officer was found guilty of misconduct. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. julian cole was studying for a degree in sports science and had ambitions to be a coach, or a pe teacher. it's not easy to see you. that all ended when he was 19, and on a night out with friends. julian was left severely brain damaged and paralysed after he was arrested and restrained, following an incident at a nightclub involving bouncers and the police. he broke his neck, and badly damaged his spinal cord. he's now in a permanent vegetative state.

today, his family saw three bedfordshire police constables dismissed from the force for lying over what happened on the nightjulian was arrested. this tribunal decision makes it clear that not only do the officers lie about events involving julian, they show an inhuman indifference to his welfare. these officers weren't facing disciplinary proceedings over julian cole's injury. what was under scrutiny was whether they carried out proper welfare checks on him and whether they told the truth about events that night. part of the evidence given by one officer, hannah ross, was described as totally unconvincing. her colleague, sanjeev kalyan, changed his story as well. a third officer also found to have lied was nicholas oates. this is cctv ofjulian cole being dragged into a police van. he was complaining that his neck hurt.

the officers had all lied that he had been able to move his legs. he was taken to a police station, rather than a hospital. it's very clear that the panel found no evidence that the officers had contributed to mr cole's injuries. what the misconduct panel have found, however, is that the officers acted without the honesty and integrity that i would expect them to, and nor did they conduct the welfare checks that i would have wanted them to. and for that i do apologise. the family say they still want to see someone held accountable in the criminal courts. it's only then, they believe, they will have gotjustice forjulian. june kelly, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other main stories. an inquest heard that a fire which killed a father — and five of his children — started near a log burner. david cuthbertson and his children died in the blaze on their farmhouse in powys, in october 2017.

police said three other children escaped the fire. morrisons could face a pay—out to over 5,000 employees — after losing a court of appeal challenge, in the first data leak class action in the uk. it follows a security breach four years ago, which saw the personal data of thousands of employees being posted online. the radio two drivetime show with simon mayo and jo whiley is ending afterjust a few months on air. simon mayo is leaving the station to focus on his writing and other projects. jo whiley moves to a later slot on radio 2. (pres) the headlines on bbc news... the headlines on bbc news... theresa may updates the commons on her negotiations with the eu — her statement comes amid condemnation of the violent language used against her by some of her own mps.

claims that saudi arabia used a body double to try and fool the world — after murdering the journalist jamal khashoggi. a man pleads guilty to the murder of midwife samantha eastwood, whose body was found in a shallow grave. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. also coming up... a man who had all four limbs amputated after an infection trains to scale one of africa's highest mountains. they can be aggressive, they‘ re natural hunters and highly territorial — but even by lion standards this next story has taken many experts by surprise. a lioness has killed the father of her three cubs at an american zoo. zuri and nyack had lived in the same enclosure together for eight years, but staff at the indianapolis zoo say they'd never noticed any

aggression between them. there was a similar incident at west midlands safari parkjust a few weeks ago but the lion survived after keepers intervened. joining me now from sonoma, california is dr quinton martins, director and principal investigator for the ‘living with lions project‘ which researches ways for humans to co—exist with wildlife. thank you forjoining us. tell us, when you heard of this incident, the lioness turning on her mate, were you surprised? absolutely. it's certainly is very uncommon behaviour. typically the tables would be turned when it comes to this sort of killing of parents, you

find that male lions might kill a female that they closely bonded with possibly by accident. sort of like a shoot first, ask questions later response. but to see this opposite with having a female killing the male lion was pretty strange. they had been together for eight years. do lions normally have a loyalty, an affinity to their mates in the circumstances? they are social creatures and in their pride many of them stay in the pride for their whole life and they would have a bond where this sort of behaviour is very strange post however being in captivity, i think one would expect there's always the opportunity for

different types of behaviour. they are used to bringing in huge areas. ido are used to bringing in huge areas. i do know if they were born in captivity, but the other thing i found interesting was that the female was pretty big, only about 25 pounds lighter than the male lion and normally the male line would be around 100 pounds larger than the female. so they could have been some sort of dominance, asserted by her in this case, and being a bit older and being quite large. that could have been a contributing factor in some way. do you think that this raises questions about the way that

lions, large game like this are actually kept in captivity, do you think that may have been a factor or does it raise questions about whether we should still in this day and age beekeeping animals under these conditions? in south africa for instance where i am from there over 10,000 lines held in captivity for hunting purposes or selling off animal parts, it is quite crazy to see what is happening and the zoos hold much smaller percentage of these animals in captivity, personally i think a lot more should be invested in seeing these animals survive in the wild. and where one does have the reintroduction of the species or certain species, in lions there has been a study showing how

there has been a study showing how the behaviour, individual behaviour of the animals that they plan to relocate are taken into account to see whether they would fit into another pride situation or pretty much looking at their behaviour. before they are relocated. to see whether it would be applicable. but keeping animals in captivity has been shown, or people believe it might be of educational use. personally i do not like zoos very much. it is wonderful to see these animals in the wild. we will leave it there, thank you very much indeed. now — one man's mission. to find out how brexit britain looks if you travel up and down britain's longest road.

peter dench has been taking a snapshot of life along the a1 and the results are on show as part of hull's international photography festival. i'm peter dench, a photojournalist, and i've been travelling along the a1 to find out what people think about brexit. i thought it was a good way to reach out to the nation, a route of certainty in a time of change. we went to grantham because it's historically significant because of thatcher. this is the living health natural therapy centre, which used to be margaret thatcher's childhood home. it was difficult to believe that this was the home that created such a divisive prime minister, because everything about the interior is about relaxation and calm. i don't always know what i'm going to find when i turn up

in a town like grantham. i saw this group socialising by the statue of sir isaac newton. i wonder what sir isaac would make of grantham today. it's always been a divided town. yes, i think an in—between opinion town. they made the first diesel engine. they had the first women's police force here. you can leave it easily, but you can come back home easily, because you haven't got to travel miles to get on a major a road. there's a certain nostalgia to the a1 that people miss. a few of the original cafes and cabins still remain. this one is coming up to its 20th birthday. looking at the a1 now, these are about the only waitress services there are. i think the a1 is a bit of an institution. a bit of history. a little bit of history that is still left. ifound out, to my surprise,

that people have a real affection for the a1. a year later, i'm still contacted with people's stories as to where to get the best bacon butty, egg sandwich lay—by. so people seem to have a connection to this sort of route through our nation. a man who had all four of his limbs amputated after suffering a severe bacterial infection has begun training to climb one of africa's highest mountains. alex lewis from hampshire will climb the ras dashen mountain in ethiopia using a specially designed pedal buggy that he powers with prosthetic arms. he says he's doing it to help raise awareness of disabilities in africa, as duncan kennedy reports. when alex lewis had all his limbs

amputated, he struggled to find purpose with life. but this is alex now. with this ground—breaking buggy, he's now training to go up one of africa's highest mountains. so far so good. the buggy is powered by alex's rotation action, which creates electrical energy in the back wheels, that in turn pushes him forward. we will get to the top of the mountain somehow, whether i have to shuffle up the last 300 metres, whether we have to be hoisted up, it doesn't matter, we will make it to the top of the mountain, by hook or by crook. the buggy can climb gradients of 30%. well, even though we're on salisbury plain, the terrain here is similar to that they're going to be finding on the mountain in ethiopia, and although the buggy can go 35mph, they‘ re expecting to go much slower when they get there. but sometimes it's not all plain buggying.

i'm stuck. one minor problem for the southampton university students who designed it for alex. alex isjust such an inspiration, and the fact i'm going with him and i'm going to see this all first hand, i mean it's going to change my life. it's going to forever remain with me, and i don't know, it's just unreal. let's go rock climbing. but the buggy can't take alex the whole way up the mountain. he'll also have to climb the last bit, which means another challenge. i never thought i'd been in a position where i was going to learn to mountain climb. but it's not easy. and a few minutes later, comes this. what's it like up the top? it's amazing. it's brilliant. reaching the top brings a moment of euphoria. that was brilliant. for a man who's seen the bottom. the ras dashen mountain in ethiopia

is 11,500 metres tall. it will take alex and his team two weeks to reach the summit. one buggy, several ropes, and endless will power propelling this extraordinary man to the top. duncan kennedy, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. good evening. after a weekend of warm weather with temperatures in the north—east of scotland of 20 degrees on saturday, it is difficult at the moment to imagine that the weekend ahead may bring seems more like this. a biting northerly wind and arctic blast away all thanks to

this area of high pressure which will change orientation and eventually bring in the air from the arctic. but at the moment the error is coming from the atlantic and so it is relatively mild. tonight we have the risk of some ground frost in places. to the north temperatures in many sports staying in double figures. the brain moves further south on tuesday morning, largely effecting the west of scotland. shelter in the east though and a bit of brightness could see temperatures soaring up once again on tuesday june to highs of 17. in the south it is brighter and a little bit milder, 15 in london. for the middle of the

week we lose the rain for scotland. largely a dry day with hazy sunshine. on thursday a similar story, rain in the north—west. largely light wind and some high cloud around. the best of the sunshine in the south and east. temperatures around weather should be for the time of year. but thursday and friday we see that change coming about as we lose that atla ntic change coming about as we lose that atlantic air and open the floodgates to the arctic. that cold plunge will make its way across the uk company by some biting northerly wind as well. a lot of fine weather on the whole but the biggest change is how much colder it feels in that biting wind. hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. investigations into the murder of jamal khashoggi continue. angela merkel has threatened

to end german arms exports to saudi arabia — and donald trump says he's not satisfied with what he's heard so far. britain's prime minister says 95% of the deal to leave the eu is done — but the issue of northern ireland remains a key sticking point. serving our national interest will demand we hold our nerve through these last stages of the negotiations, the hardest part of all. ryanair comes under fire over its handling of a passenger who racially abused an elderly woman. and we're live in florida where the polls are already open for early voting in the us midterm elections.