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this is bbc news, i'm carol walker. the headlines at 11pm. theresa may updates the commons on her negotiations with the eu. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says the conservatives are arguing amongst themselves. after via languages use against the prime minister by of her own mps. serving our national interest will demand that we hold oui’ nerve interest will demand that we hold our nerve through these last stages of the negotiations, the hardest pa rt of the negotiations, the hardest part of all. lu the conservative party has spent the last two years arguing with itself instead of negotiating a sensible deal and the public interest. claims that saudi arabia used a body double to try to fool the world into —— after murdering the journalist jamaal khashoggi. thousands of central american migrants continue their push to mexico and the us, which threatens to cut off their government's foreign aid. cristiano ronaldo says the truth is coming as he speaks publicly for the first time about the rape allegation
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against him. and at 11:30pm, we will ta ke against him. and at 11:30pm, we will take an in—depth look at the papers with steve richards and camilla tommy. stay with us for that. theresa may has told mps in the house of commons that 95% of the deal to leave the eu is done. she again outlined her proposals to deal with the remaining sticking point, theissue with the remaining sticking point, the issue of the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. which includes keeping the uk and northern ireland in the eu customs union for a limited period, while a solution is found. jeremy corbyn accused theresa may of kicking the can down the road and
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said it is time for her to allow labour to take over. here is laura canonsburg. whistles and motorbikes clearing the way. the prime minister and entourage can't speed —— just speed past fun little 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 brekke talks. more and more mps are unhappy about the compromises the predator is making, and more and more of them are losing faith she is the right person for the job. more of them are losing faith she is the right person for thejob. but more of them are losing faith she is the right person for the job. but at this stage, theresa may has little choice but to do again. the brexit talks are not about my interest, but the national interest. and the interest of the whole of the united kingdom. serving our natural interest will demand that we hold oui’ nerve interest will demand that we hold our nerve through these last stages of the negotiations, the hardest
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pa rt of the negotiations, the hardest part of all. lu their president —— brexit negotiations have been a litany of missed deadlines, shambolic failure, and now they're begging for extra time. we have watched their failure to negotiate for years. not even the prime minister does not have confident 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 ina 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 over two years since the referendum, and we have agreed that we will not regain control of our laws and monies. does she understand that for many of them and us, that is already too long? does the premise or know where we
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are going? there was support for the prime minister after some of the british —— vicious briefing against her by her own side. i stand with her by her own side. i stand with her completely, against the violent dehumanizing and frankly misogynistic language we have seen that i hope the whole of the house will condemn because it condemns eve ryo ne will condemn because it condemns everyone of us. there are hurried conversations about who should be in charge going forward. i'm sorry, i'm on the telephone. good morning. who was he talking to you this morning? would you want the prime minister chose resigned? loyal colleagues are facing those kinds of questions. brexiteers on a day trip to brussels insist they are playing nice. do you give your full insist they are playing nice. do you give yourfull support insist they are playing nice. do you give your full support to the prime minister? i always have, she gets my full support, that's it. we are
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fully with her, we have article 50 past, and now we want to see is this an arrangement. and what we need to do is catch a train. the prime minister has not much choice but to keep going for now. but focusing on the journey keep going for now. but focusing on thejourney might keep going for now. but focusing on the journey might not avoid an eventual crash. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster for us. for all the talk of rebellions and some strong language about the fate awaiting theresa may, she battled on through yet another crunch session in the commons. she did, and in fact, mps across the house rallied to her defence when it was the briefing that was so poisonous against her from some unnamed tory peers of the weekend that hit the... that was raised by many mps, who said that it
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was outrageous, demeaning the whole of parliament, and there was support for the prime minister there. i think that helped her get through it was a very rambunctious session as she tried to explain why there was still there it and pass of working out the northern ireland aspect of the withdrawal deal. she talked more about the various alternative arrangements she is trying to get, whether it is a uk wide customs arrangement with the eu or extending the transition period. how the impasse could be resolved, but she battled through and looked like —— did not look like a prime minister on the ropes. she talked about a legally binding eu— uk customs arrangement, having always said that we're leaving the customs union, and she talked about this suggestion of extending the transition period. but there does not seem to be any firm proposal on the government's side that will get us through the impasse
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over the northern ireland border, which is holding up the entire agreement? that is absolutely right, and nothing would convince the eu to drop their demand that there needs to bea drop their demand that there needs to be a northern ireland specific backstop in case any future eu — uk trade agreement does not deliver the open border on the island of ireland that both sides have committed to seeing. so theresa may can talk about all these alternative options that the uk wants to see. but the eu's insistence for that original backstop remains their demand, and it is hard to see what the uk has suggested, whether it is asked in transition or what amounts to a customs union, none of that will dissuade the eu from sticking to their demand for the backstop as they originally conceived it. so
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there does seem to still be a real disagreement between the two, and evenif disagreement between the two, and even if it is ironed out over the next few weeks, as the reaction from any bank —— backbenchers show today, her real problem will still be getting that withdrawal agreement and whatever form it backstop there is through the house of commons. many thanks for the latest from westminster, ben. earlieri many thanks for the latest from westminster, ben. earlier i spoke to the conservative mp and vice chair european research group mark french law about the prime minister's comments. it was good of the prime minister to come and update the house, i think the house appreciated that. but one thing that really struck me listening carefully to the statement was unless i missed it, nobody mentioned the word chequers. i don't think the prime minister mentioned that, i don't think any other mp from any corner of the house mentioned it. she may not have mentioned by name, but she insisted she was taking to her original. yes,
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but this is a plan that do not —— dare not speak its name, that is how unloved it is. and hardly anybody stood up in the house of commons today and enthusiastically backed the proposals. there were lots of detailed questions about the backstop and the possible extension of what is called the transitional period, and i could cost us billions of pounds extra above and beyond the £39 billion that we have already promised to give to the eu. so there was lots of concern in the house about what are we really promising, and how much is it really going to cost us? because she did not seem to have any cost us? because she did not seem to have a ny a nswe i’s cost us? because she did not seem to have any answers for that, she just talked about this extension of the transition deal in order to try to prevent other backstop proposals from being needed, but she did not say an extension would necessarily rule out those demands, and she did not have any sense of how an extension might be brought to an
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end. in other words, extension might be brought to an end. in otherwords, it extension might be brought to an end. in other words, it could be an open—ended extension to the transition remaining in a form of a customs union. correct, and i think that you summarised it very well. and that was at the heart of the house's concerned this afternoon. that if we go beyond 2020, if there isa that if we go beyond 2020, if there is a transition of the transition period, that could cost us billions of pounds more on top of what we party agreed to pay. and i'm afraid the prime minister was not really able to give clear and concise a nswe i’s able to give clear and concise a nswers to able to give clear and concise answers to the house about either how much longer it might beat extended for, and if there were to be the case, how much more taxpayer money it would cost. so by the end of it, the house was still quite u nsettled, of it, the house was still quite unsettled, because that had been the heart of its worry, and she had not really provided a clear answer,
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u nfortu nately. really provided a clear answer, unfortunately. you have spoken of your frustration at the lack of a nswe i’s your frustration at the lack of answers on all of this, do you think she will face a challenge? will we have been encouraging our colleagues not to put in their challenges, if they have, to withdraw them. we are not trying to change the leader, just the policy. and we have been pleading, andi just the policy. and we have been pleading, and i use that word deliberately, with number ten to visit away from chequers because it is simply unable to pass the house of commons, too many people are against it, it will never get through. so we have pleaded with them to do that to a trade deal which we believe can unite almost the entire party, and therefore with the entire party, and therefore with the support of the dup, it will get to the house of commons. we like that option because we particularly feel it would not leave us subject to the european court ofjustice, and we feel it honours the spirit of the referendum. so we are not trying
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to change leader, but we are definitely trying to change the policy. mark francois hollande. policy. mark francois president trump says he remains unsatisfied with saudi arabia's explanation over the death of jamal with saudi arabia's explanation over the death ofjamal khashoggi. saudi arabia claims esther kashoggi —— mr kashoggi was killed in a fight. james robbins has the latest. 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. now look at this picture, turkish investigators believe this is one of the saudi hit squad chosen as a body double of mr kashoggi, wearing very similar close. later the double was seen safe on the streets of istanbul after the murder. could this be part ofa after the murder. could this be part of a huge saudi cover—up?
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significantly, donald trump is now suggesting he does not by the changing saudi stories. after speaking again to the crown prince, but also hearing from his own american investigators. in saudi arabia, we will know very soon, we have tremendously talented people that do this stuff very well, they're coming back tonight or tomorrow, and i will know very soon. and i am unsatisfied with whatever. turkish police clearly believe they have assembled a powerful case against saudi arabia. today, they we re against saudi arabia. today, they were at a car park to search a car with saudi diplomatic plates, possibly abandoned after the murder. tu rkey‘s possibly abandoned after the murder. turkey's resident erdogan is causing to reveal much more tomorrow, the truth behind a pattern of saudi allies. today his party spokesman said the facts would emerge. translation: we are faced with a situation in which a murder has been brutally planned, and a lot of effort has been
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made to cover it up. when we look at it from this point of view, it is a very complex murder. and a lot hangs on the truth. in the house of commons, the foreign secretary said action against the saudis should wait for the outcome of the investigation. but his labour shadow emily thornberry demanded sanctions including... will he accept that uk arms sales for use in yemen should be suspended pending a comprehensive us —— un led investigation into all alleged war crimes? jeremy hunt's response... she talked about arms sales. she knows the procedures we follow are amongst the strictest in the world. the foreign secretary is pointing away from those. britain has a lot to lose in money and jobs. after the usa, the uk is the second—largest supplier, and way ahead of any other
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country. but germany is suspending its arms exports to the saudis. the largest question to be answered, to what extent is the saudi crown prince culpable? many governments suspect him, just as they blamed him for the conduct of saudi arabia's military campaign in yemen. james robbins, bbc news. the latest headlines on bbc news. theresa may updates the commons on her negotiations with the eu. her statement comes amongst —— amidst condemnation among the violent language used against her by some of her own mps. claims that saudi arabia used a body double to try to fool the world after murdering the journalist jamal khashoggi. a fool the world after murdering the journalistjamal khashoggi. a man pleads guilty to the murder of midwife samantha eastwood, whose body was found in a shallow grave. three police officers have been found guilty of lying about how they dealt with the aftermath of a fight
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outside of beth —— a bedford nightclub, which left a man paralysed and brain damage. julian cole, who was 19 years old at the time of the incident five years ago, requires 24—hour care for the rest of his life. gene kelly reports. julian cole's arrest was captured on cctv. he was restrained in a nightclub outside bedford, and bouncers and the police were involved. officers dragged him into a van. he had been complaining that his neck hurt. the officers sacked today had all lied that he was able today had all lied that he was able to move his legs. he was initially taken to aid police station rather than a hospital. julian cole had been on a night out with friends. he was 19 and studying for a degree in sports science. he was aiming to be a coach or a pe teacher. it's not easy to see you. and this is how he is now. on that night five and a half years ago, he was left with a
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broken neck and a badly damaged spinal cord. he is in a permanent vegetative state. today following a disciplinary hearing, his family saw three bedfordshire police constables dismissed from the force, for lying about what happened during his arrest. this decision makes it clear that not only did the officers lied about the event involving julian, but they showed inhuman indifference to his welfare. part of the evidence given by one officer was described as totally unconvincing. both she and her colleague were found to have changed their stories. a third officer who was not present to hear he was being sacked, was also found not to have told the truth. these officers were not facing disciplinary proceedings over julian cole's injuries, what was under
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scrutiny in this hearing was whether they carried out proper welfare checks on him and whether they told the truth about events that night. clearly honesty and integrity is vital to policing, so the fact that officers have not acted in a way they should, it is absolutely right that they face the consequences of losing theirjobs. the families say it is only when someone is held accountable in the criminal courts for what happened that they will feel they have gotjustice for julian. june kelly, bbc news. a man has admitted to killing the midwife samantha eastwood, whose body was found ina samantha eastwood, whose body was found in a shallow grave in staffordshi re found in a shallow grave in staffordshire in august, eight days after she went missing. right —— michael sterling, the brother—in—law of this eastwood's former fiancee, is said to have attacked her in a bout of intense rage. he will be sentenced in december. let's get some more now on the concerns raised
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over the language used torture theresa may over her handling of brexit. —— towards theresa may. saying the prime minister would be knifed and should bring a noose to a meeting of mps. politicians have condemned the quotes, just two years after they were mp jo cox condemned the quotes, just two years after they were mpjo cox was murdered in her west yorkshire constituency. earlier i spoke to mike it makes it difficult for us as a family, mike it makes it difficult for us as afamily, and mike it makes it difficult for us as a family, and ifeel quite dismayed u nfortu nately a family, and ifeel quite dismayed unfortunately that the last two yea rs, unfortunately that the last two years, nothing seems to have changed. there was a real sense when jo cox was killed that people thought we should start debating in the political arena in a different way, and i hope that what happened. that doesn't seem to have happened, and if anything, honestly it feels even worse. is perhaps surprising
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that given that your sister's death really sent shock waves through the whole of westminster, mps who had known her and worked alongside her, are you surprised that now we are seeing a surprise to that —— return to the sort of language? i'm both surprised and disappointed, and you're right. at that time there was a sense that people wanted things to change and saw that things needed to change. but people have short memories. i watch parliament tv, i watch the discussions and debates that take place in the house of commons, and as i say, my feeling is that if anything, it has gotten worse. you will need to notjust give lip service to the idea of change, but mps and others need to actually start implementing change. we live in an era where there is lots of concerned about the level of abuse on social media and so on. do you think that mps should show more
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responsibility, that they are seen as people who should perhaps be seen as people who should perhaps be seen as role models taking a lead on the sort of debate that we should be able to have in this country? absolutely. if you have chosen to go into public life, you have chosen to put yourself as a representative of the people, you have a responsibility to those people. and it isa responsibility to those people. and it is a very difficultjob, i fully appreciate that. and that also does not mean we should not be encouraging dispatch this debate and discussion, so that'll be passionate and powerful. but when that transcends into vitriolic personal attacks, and talks of violence, then i think everybody in that position has a responsibility to tone 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
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trying to create an atmosphere of greater tolerance and understanding? with great difficulty, at the moment. i don't pretend to have the a nswe rs moment. i don't pretend to have the answers in this issue. but what we have tried to do since she was killed was create something positive out of something utterly horrific. ourfamily has out of something utterly horrific. our family has been out of something utterly horrific. ourfamily has been ripped apart by what's happened to us, and everyday is difficult. but we have chosen to try as best we can to ensure that something good comes out of something good comes out of something so dreadful. but every day feels like an uphill battle when things like this happen again. everybody needs to change, we all have a sense of responsibility to ensure that no other family suffers the way we have. but it is difficult, everyday is difficult, and you almost feel like we're back to square one again today. i thought things would change, and they haven't. ken ledbetter speaking to
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me this evening. donald trump says the us will be cutting off foreign aid to guatemala, honduras and el salvador in responding —— response to the unfolding migrant crisis. the president has criticised the three countries for failing to stop thousands of migrants from heading towards the us. more than a week trekking hundreds of miles is taking its toll. a town square just inside mexico has become a makeshift camp, a place to rest on this long punishing journey to the united states. but two thirds of the route from their home country of honduras still remains ahead of them. translation: everyday we get more and more tired. but every day that is happening back in honduras, and the thought of the future of my children is what motivates me to keep going. translation: the mexicans have come out in force to help the honduran
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migrants, providing the free medicines and treatment. and coming to donate clothes. but this is just the first group of people heading to the first group of people heading to the region to america, many more are following in what is starting to feel like an exodus. of course migrants headed to the us from honduras every year. why so many at once right now? translation: if we travel alone, it is dangerous. in a group, we feel safe. it just kept is dangerous. in a group, we feel safe. itjust kept growing. donald trump now says he will cut millions of dollars of aid to central american countries because they have not been able to stop people making this migration, but all around us we have seen people from those very countries driven to do this because of the extreme poverty back home. along the route, local people and aid agencies have provided sustenance, but this is still no easy undertaking. translation: we are just simple
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people. there is no work back on, so we have to go elsewhere. we are not looking for problems with anyone, we just want to provide for our families. this may have become a political story in the united states, but as they prepare to resume their tough journey, it is clear what has brought so many people together is not politics, but sheer desperation. the footballer cristiano ronaldo has responded to questions about a rape allegation he is facing by insisting his lawyers are confident. he was speaking at a news c0 nfe re nce are confident. he was speaking at a news conference in advance of tomorrow's champions league match between juventus and tomorrow's champions league match betweenjuventus and manchester united. cristiano ronaldo denies the allegation which dates back to 2009. here's our sports editor, dan roam. nine years after leaving manchester, cristiano ronaldo remains as big an
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attraction as ever. but ahead of his champions league appearance at old trafford, the focus is on more than just football verstappen tonight for the first time, he addressed the media about the rape allegation that he is repeatedly denying. but i'm glad, of course i will not light on the situation, but i'm very happy. my the situation, but i'm very happy. my lawyers, they're confident. and i am, too. i enjoy my football and my life. the rest, i have people who ta ke life. the rest, i have people who take care of my life. and of course, the truth is coming. i'm good. american model >> catherine: orca claims cristiano ronaldo raped her in a las vegas hotel room in 2009, and she was paid
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£250,000 for her silence. he initially denied the allegation by instagram. fake news. and asked whether he regarded himself as a role model, he said this.|j whether he regarded himself as a role model, he said this. i know i'm an example, ioo%. in the pitch and outside the pitch. so i will always smile, i might be mad, but i'm blessed. cristiano ronaldo's return here to the club where he made his name would always be a big story. on his one previous visit five years ago, he was afforded a hero's welcome. but on this occasion he has serious allegations hanging over him with his reputation and brand on the line. he has become one of the biggest and most marketable stars and worlds sports, but some of his main sponsors have expressed their concern. so what sort of reception can he expect at old trafford tomorrow evening was yellow we know the allegations and he is going through a tough time, but we also have to say that he is insufficient innocent until proven guilty. so the
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reaction from the fans and people towards him should not be any different until things are proven otherwise. with las vegas police reopening their investigation into the claims, juventus have been criticised for publicly backing their record signing. he scored again this weekend despite the controversy swirling around him, both this season and today, has little sign it is affecting him. we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers steve richards and camilla domenick. that is coming up at 11:30pm. but before all that, let's check up —— catch up with the weather prospects. susan powell has all the details. some quite big changes to come in the weather across the uk in the week ahead. last weekend, we saw temperatures up to 20 celsius, and saturday in eastland —— eastern scotland. by next weekend we could be looking at seems rather more like
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these with the threat of snow showers across some of the higher ground in the north, and there will bea ground in the north, and there will be a markedly colder story for all of us with a biting northerly wind. why the change? in the moment we are under the pressure of... we are also bringing ourairand from under the pressure of... we are also bringing our air and from the atlantic. once his whetherfront sta rts atlantic. once his whetherfront starts to slide down, this is thursday into friday, we switch those isobars around. now we are running north to south, and our air is coming from the arctic, and we really will notice that change. back to tuesday and we still sit and relatively mild air. somewhat whether across scotland to the day and the northwestern highlands. else where lots of dry weather, sunshine to the south and east, with temperatures a couple of degrees up on monday. shelter in east and scotland, we could see up to 17 degrees and aberdeen. a windy story across the northern half of the uk
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on tuesday, the highest hill with us in the wednesday, the isobars open somewhat as winds become lighter. lots of fine weather around, losing some of the heavier rain from the west of scotland. temperatures in the mid teens. wednesday into thursday, very little change, under the influence of high pressure. we will see a bit more rain in the front heading into the northwest of scotland. elsewhere, light winds, some mist around the first thing. some sunny spells for most areas, and temperatures around average for this time of year, 12—14d. but this weather front is what changes everything as we go thursday into friday, and the cold weather front, the clue is in the name, the cold air dates down behind it, moving

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