you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham and these are the main stories this morning: turkey's president erdogan demands to know who gave orders for the murder of the saudi journalist jamal hashoggi, as he sets out evidence to show the killing was planned. evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. this was a planned operation. schools and care services disrupted in glasgow as council workers begin a 48—hour stike over equal pay. more needs to be done to tackle what a group of mp's calls the "relentless" harassement of women and girls on uk streets. spanning over 3a miles: the world's longest sea bridge, linking hong kong and macau to mainland china, is open for business. and what is believed to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck is found at the bottom of the black sea, dating

back almost 2,500 years. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm rebecca jones. in the past hour the president of turkey, racep tayyip erdogan, has been setting out more detail of what his country knows about the killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. he said he thought the king of saudi arabia was sincere in his efforts to investigatete, what the saudis have now admitted was a murder. president erdogan laid out a series of questions he wants answered about the killing:. translation:

all information and evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. this is the details of this incident, this murder, is capable of hurting our hearts. saudi arabia has taken an important step. what is expected from now on is to bring to light those... bring forward those who are

responsible for this and also towards the fact that this was a planned operation, rather than an accidental death. we have strong evidence to that effect. there are a number of questions still troubling people's minds. 15 people, why? they gather in istanbul on the day of the murder. we are still seeking an a nswer to murder. we are still seeking an answer to that question. these people arrived there and on whose orders did they arrive there? we seek answers to that question. why was it that the consulate building was it that the consulate building was opened for investigation not immediately but many days later. we

wa nt immediately but many days later. we wantan immediately but many days later. we want an answer to that question. why was it that so many contradictory state m e nts was it that so many contradictory statements were made about the alleged murder at the time, alleged murder, we want answers to that. the body of jamal khashoggi is still missing. why is that? we want to know. we want to know the answer to that question. i'm joined by the editor in chief of middle east eye, david hearst, who was friends with jamal khashoggi. we are grateful for you coming we are gratefulfor you coming in. i know you were listening intently to what the turkish president had to say. he promised the naked truth. how much did we find out we did not know before? we know a few more details about the effort the team have put in in reconnaissance in the days before the killing. i think

what president erdogan wanted to establish was that he knew that this was premeditated, this was not a rogue operation, it was very carefully planned. he didn't give the details that he knows about this, i think it was significant as well that he went out of his way to say that he thought the king was acting honestly. this is to apply more pressure on the saudi arabians, particularly to come forward with more details. they don't have the body, they are outraged by the fact that they were kept waiting outside the consulate while it was being repainted. they want answers to that as well. they want answers not only about the original cover—up operation, the original operation, but why it was covered up in the way it was by the official saudi authorities. there is one more legal point which underpins this and that

is my understanding of international law is that if an operation is carried out in the name of a state on state property then diplomatic immunity applies. if as in this case, a rogue operation is carried out, which is not in the name of the state, diplomatic immunity does not apply and turkey has the right to demand the extradition of the alleged perpetrators of that murder. he said there was strong evidence that the killing was planned. you are suggesting the reason he did not give that specific evidence, he did not go into detail about that, did he, is because what he is hoping the saudi authorities will come forward with that information voluntarily? it is generally to apply more pressure on saudi arabia and particularly also won the white house and donald trump. my

understanding is that mike pompeo has heard the tapes, as has... the audio tapes that have not been released. and also a leading saudi prince has also heard them, who was pa rt prince has also heard them, who was part of the delegation. and for people who have not followed the case as closely as you, what are these tapes? there have been suggestions they were audio and video tapes of his interrogation... what do those tapes allege to show? they allege to reveal that very shortly afterjamal khashoggi entered the consul general ‘s office and was greeted and sat down, two men burst into the room and dragged him out, placed him on the table of the study next door and began to torture him. it is also alleged that during that phase that there was a

skype conversation with the right—hand man of mohammed bin salman, one of the commanders of the group that is called tiger squad that carried out this operation. and thenjamal that carried out this operation. and then jamal khashoggi was that carried out this operation. and thenjamal khashoggi was very viciously tortured and dismembered. the screams stop on the tape when he's injected with a substance we believe to be some sort of morphine. and the body is then very quickly dissected. who has got the east tapes? the turks have got the tapes. why are they not releasing them? there is a criminal investigation. it is still being written up. this investigation will have all of these details. there is evidence other than the tapes, there are witness statements, and i cannot go into too

much detail about that.” much detail about that.|j understand. much detail about that.” understand. i understand this is also for you a very difficult time personally, he was a friend of yours. when did you last see him and did he ever talked to you about feeling that he felt his life may be in danger? he knew his life was in danger. we talked frequently. and the last time was at a conference. we kept on bumping into each other at the same conferences. in euston road, just down the road from here. and he was a person who was first and foremost a journalist, who was interested in establishing the truth and interested in campaigning for freedom of speech in his country and it is because he was a mild critic, because he was not... he hated the word dissident. because he wanted as he said the minimum that he felt so personally responsible for speaking out on behalf of those who are still

in prison in saudi arabia. we are very grateful for your time and thank you for coming in to talk to us. our turkey correspondent mark lowen is in istanbul. the turkish president promised the naked too. we did not exactly get that. it is very interesting. he promised the naked truth and we got barely more than we knew before. why did he hold back? was this —— was this an attempt to attempt to preserve the diplomatic relationship, which he has been trying to do over the last few weeks despite this leak of evidence, going through the media, was this pressure from the saudi arabian government not to reveal a kind of bombshell that could have incriminated it and led to the collapse of a relationship? was there pressure from the cia director on the turkish government not to go full whack with

this at this stage? we simply don't know. but in terms of what more we learned today, there is very little. he said that the hard drives at the saudi consulate were removed before jamal khashoggi ‘s appointment. that he believes the evidence points to a very carefully planned murder. it was a violent and savage killing. and he has called for the 18 saudi nationals who had been arrested now in conjunction with the murder to be tried in istanbul. but he added that isa tried in istanbul. but he added that is a decision taken by the saudi government. there was very little more incriminating material that was released today. simply more questions asked and the fact that turkey has joined the international community in casting severe doubt on the saudi story. |w community in casting severe doubt on the saudi story. m were listening to the gentleman, the editor of middle east i, who i was talking to, he was saying that there are a p pa re ntly he was saying that there are apparently these audio and video tapes of the murder ofjamal

khashoggi. and ijust wondered why you think we have not seen or heard those yet. there has been a lot of talk about these tapes over the last couple of weeks and while material has been lea ked weeks and while material has been leaked through turkish publications, either showing how he was dismembered, fingers cut off, a p pa re ntly dismembered, fingers cut off, apparently the torture was said to have worn headphones with music to try to mask the sound. it is all it truly macabre round lurid stuff. but nobody has heard these audio recordings outside of turkey, we are told. they have not been given to the american intelligence agencies, they are said to have been played to turkish journalists, they are said to have been played to turkishjournalists, who have been writing extensively about them. why has turkey not release them more widely? possibly they don't want to show they have been bugging diplomatic missions on their soil. possibly they don't want to show they have been speaking to informants within the consulate who could have recorded material as

well. they don't want to show how they could have got these recordings they could have got these recordings they claim to have. but it is increasingly clear they have some audio evidence of the gruesome stuff that happened there. for now, thank you very much. in what's believed to be the biggest equal pay strike ever seen in the uk, thousands of women who work for glasgow city council are expected to begin 48 hours of industrial action today. the council says there's no justification for the walkout, but the unions say they have no option after years of talks. it could cost up to a billion pounds to settle the dispute. here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. she is holding down threejobs at two different schools but each month, carole still struggles to pay her bills. now she has had enough. we deserve to be paid equally, the same as everyone else. the wages are douglas. i am working three jobs and

iam douglas. i am working three jobs and i am still struggling month—to—month, borrowing, it is shocking. it is not on. i pay all my bills the day i get paid. carers, cleaners, caterers and nursery workers are among the thousands expected to strike. glasgow city council said it was close to agreement with the unions and had been working hard to try and resolve the dispute, adding there was no justification for the disruption which it says will hit the city ‘s most vulnerable the ha rd est. the city ‘s most vulnerable the hardest. it is really unnecessary. i don't think it's fair on the claimants, it is not fair on the women. they will lose pay over the next couple of days, those who are not going to work, who are going to go out on strike. there is good to be enormous disruption caused in glasgow. and to some of the most vulnerable people in the city. the council says it is committed to making an offer to those on strike in december. it is not yet clear how they will settle the bill which could run to hundreds of millions of

pounds. for those looking for equal pay, they say time has run out to recognise the true value of their jobs and they must now pay up. the headlines on bbc news: president erdogan says all the evidence suggests jammer khashoggi was murdered in a premeditated killing. council workers in glasgow stage a 48—hour strike. the government needs to do more to tackle what a group of mps have called the relentless harassment of women and girls on uk streets. and in sport, cristiano ronaldo is in manchester, facing his old club manchester united in the champions league. facing the media. he address the ongoing investigation into a rape claim against him. he denies the allegation and says his lawyers will clear his name.

manchester city are also playing a little bit later, against shakhtar donetsk in the champions league. and arsenal are back up to fourth in the premier league after coming from behind to beat leicester. i will be back with a full update in the next 15 minutes or so, including an update on the final one—day match between sri lanka and england. the prime minister will brief her cabinet on the progress of the brexit negotiations this morning, after telling mps yesterday that she could accept a short extension to the transition period after the uk leaves the eu. it comes after a series of vitriolic briefings against mrs may by members of her own party. downing street has said that "personal vitriol has no place in politics". our assistant political

editor, norman smith, is at downing street. the key seems to be extending this transition period and ijust wondered how big a task will theresa may have faced in convincing her cabinet colleagues this morning that isa cabinet colleagues this morning that is a good idea? well, if it is anything like the task she faced in the commons yesterday, trying to convince mps that it yesterday, trying to convince mps thatitis yesterday, trying to convince mps that it is going to be a very cleverest of a political task ahead because there was huge disquiet in the house of commons about this idea of extending the transition period. this is the period after we have formally left the eu next march and everything pretty much stays the same. theresa may has mooted the idea of extending it by bert parks three months. she suggested yesterday it could be quite a bit

longer. she said it would be well over before the next election in june 2022. the cabinet is just beginning to break up. we saw the health secretary coming out a few minutes ago. it has been going for over two and three quarters hours. it points to the level of disquiet, the discussions, the debate over how much support there is for this idea of extending transition even longer. one of those thought to be an easy is the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey who at the weekend was reported as being quite devastated by the idea of an even longer transition period. this is what she had to say this morning before cabinet. iu devastated by the brexit plans?” am devastated that you are here ain! am devastated that you are here again! do you think she has the

cabinet with her? lastly, theresa may had another so—called crunch cabinet and that went on forjust so—called crunch cabinet and that went on for just the so—called crunch cabinet and that went on forjust the right —— shy of three hours. after which, it seemed she had headed off the threat of resignations and revolts and they all rallied round. i get the sensor could be a familiar, simmers at the picture today. you don't get the feeling that someone might storm out in protest because it has not actually been nailed down yet as a firm proposal. it isjust an actually been nailed down yet as a firm proposal. it is just an option which theresa may is looking at. i suspect there will be broad agreement to allow theresa may to continue with negotiating strategy. and yes, if that also includes this idea of extending transition period. thank you, norman smith. the founder of the english defence league, tommy robinson, was due back in court this morning over a contempt of court case, after he filmed people at a criminal trial in leeds and broadcast the footage on social media.

but the case has been referred back to the attorney general, due to how complex it is. robinson, whose real name is stephen yaxley—lennon, was freed from prison in august after three judges overturned an earlier contempt of court finding. let's get more from the old bailey, and our correspondent keith doyle. just bring us up—to—date with exactly what has happened this morning. good morning. this is a complex and highly charged case. there are many hundreds of supporters of tommy robinson outside the old bailey and he is addressing them on the stage that has been set up outside the central criminal court. he was here as... being tried in court for alleged contempt of court after he filmed those accused and posted pictures on social media of the

huddersfield case in which 20 men we re huddersfield case in which 20 men were convicted of rape, abduction and trafficking of children and young girls. he was sentenced to ten months and another three months for a suspended sentence. as you say, he was jailed in may but freed in august. that was after three judges ruled that the case was fundamentally flawed, the way in which it was dealt with. the judge this morning was going to hear that case, that contempt of court case but he has said that because of evidence and submissions that were given by tommy robinson ‘s said late last night, he said he can no longer hear the stephen yaxley—lennon tommy robinson case as it is so complex it needs to be referred to the attorney generalfor needs to be referred to the attorney general for further consideration before proceeding. thejudge went general for further consideration before proceeding. the judge went on to say cross—examination of yaxley—lennon would be necessary frame proper examination of the evidence. tommy robinson ‘s side are

very happy with this. this is what they wanted. they wanted it to go to they wanted. they wanted it to go to the attorney general because that will mean this new case, you will be cross examined along with other witnesses in court. when that is going to happen, i don't have any information on that at the moment but the fact that it is going to the attorney general is something that tommy robinson and his supporters wanted. clearly, the area behind you has been cleared but over your shoulder, we can see police, quite a crowd gathered and from what we can hear, they sounded pretty vocal. yes, as i say, there is probably 500 supporters of tommy robinson here. many flags in the distance. the police vans have been moved so you can see what is going on behind me. he is addressing the crowd. some of the things he is saying, he has told them that he did not intend to commita them that he did not intend to commit a contempt of court, he said he was not provided with a copy of reporting restrictions in the case

that he was alleged to have interfered with. what is also said is, ifi interfered with. what is also said is, if i canjust go through my notes, he said he hopes the attorney general makes the right decision, he saidi general makes the right decision, he said i should not face another trial. i had been here three times, he said, with a prison bag and kissed my kids goodbye three times. more now on the equal pay strikes that are taking place in glasgow this morning, where thousands of women who work for the city council are on a 48 hour strike. the council says there's no justification for the walkout, and it hoped to reach agreement in the coming months. we can now head to our correspondent in glasgow. this call for equal pay has been going on for a very long time, hasn't it? this is a decade—long dispute. a good many of those on strike are gathering here

ahead of a march which is due to start at midday. just explain to us if you could what is the actual issue, what is under dispute? the court... and so we got into negotiations over equal pay and there has been a huge delay, we have beenin there has been a huge delay, we have been in negotiations for 11 months and we have made no meaningful progress and at this point, the claimants, the 8000 members, have lost faith in negotiations and we are calling for something to change drastically to reach a settlement. this is about equal pay forjobs of equal value. absolutely right. it did not reward you properly for the job you did. jobs that are very emotional, it did not give you credit for that, but it did for

those that typically fall within men's work. it has been pointed out this is an issue that has been going on for 12 yea rs issue that has been going on for 12 years now. but that they are the ones that have started the most 1—macro negotiations. ones that have started the most 1-macro negotiations. if she genuinely believes that, there is something fundamentally wrong with the can on occasion with the council. there has been a fundamental breakdown in these negotiations and we are making progress. either she is being disingenuous or something is seriously wrong between her and the chief executive and we have to ask what is happening. this has been going on for ten years. we have the power to fight back. it is not negotiations because they want to negotiate. it is on the back of a court decision. the administration says they agree with that point, they are on the side of the

predominantly women out on strike today. they say they are committed today. they say they are committed to reaching a settlement by the end of the year. do you think they are being disingenuous?” of the year. do you think they are being disingenuous? i do not question at all the motivation of the council leader, she is absolutely omitted to equal pay but she is allowing council officials to run this process into the ground. that is her fear, we are hurtling towards a settlement that is not reflect the losses suffered by the women. the most financially vulnerable people are forced into taking the lower settlement. we have had that before in glasgow and we won't let it happen again. thank you very much for that. this strike is going to last 48 hours with significant disruption in glasgow as a result of it. primary schools are closed, council nurseries, home care services disrupted. the people

involved say they are very, very angry and upset at the disruption they have caused but they say they feel they now have no choice but to ta ke feel they now have no choice but to take this action. the government has been accused of failing to address the problem of sexual harassment in public places. a committee says while work is taking place to prevent sexual abuse and violence overseas, more needs to be done to tackle the issue at home. the report says women and girls are being harassed, such behaviour it saysis being harassed, such behaviour it says is relentless and becomes normalised as growers grow up. the most shocking thing was the way in which women particularly were being forced to change the way they live their lives on a daily basis, what they wore, if they were out running, they wore, if they were out running,

they would be wearing headphones, they would be wearing headphones, they would be wearing headphones, they would avoid eye contact with people in the street, really because they have been brought up to believe that if they didn't take those precautionary measures, then they could be subject to sexual harassment and that it would be theirfault. harassment and that it would be their fault. the committee concludes that while the government has pledged to eliminate sexual harassment by 2030, there is no evidence of any action to achieve this. it says ministers must set out a plan. the mps want public campaigns to help tackle the issue and a law criminalising the nonconsensual creation and distribution of intimate sexual images. the committee also says the government should treat the problem ina similarway government should treat the problem in a similar way to road safety or smoking added once train and bus operators to prohibit sexual harassment and the viewing of pornography. let's get all the weather forecast news now. we have quite a bit of cloud at the moment across the uk. it is high—level cloud. it is making

the sunshine quite hazy in places. this is the scene at the moment in hampshire. but the cloud will thin and break—up and there will be sunshine across much of south wales, southern england and sunshine across the east of the pennines. the best the east of the pennines. the best the sunshine in the east of scotland where it will be the warmest, temperatures 18 celsius. outbreaks of rain across scotland. overnight tonight, not a great deal of change tonight, not a great deal of change to that theme. it is that north—westerly wind feeding that cloud in. it could be quite chilly tonight. temperatures down to 6 degrees in cardiff. on into wednesday, very similar to today. north—western areas always quite cloudy. a few spots of rain in scotla nd cloudy. a few spots of rain in scotland but sunny spells developing elsewhere. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with rebecca jones. the headlines:

the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, has said there is strong evidence to show the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was murdered in a premeditated operation inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. this was a planned operation. around 8,000 council workers in glasgow are staging a 48—hour strike over the issue of equal pay. primary schools, nurseries and home care services are being affected. a committee of mps has said women and girls across the uk face relentless harassment on the street and has called on the government to take action to tackle it. the world's longest sea bridge has been officially opened nine years after construction first began. it spans 3a miles and connects hong kong, macau and mainland china. and coming up in the next half hour

on newsroom live: it's being hailed as officially the world's oldest known intact shipwreck. a greek merchant ship dating back almost 2,500 years has been found at the bottom of the black sea. cristiano ronaldo will face his former club manchester united in the champions league tonight with juventus. he faced the media at old trafford last night, where he again denied an allegation of rape. police in las vegas say they have re—opened a case relating to an alleged incident in 2009. ronaldo called it fake news last month. this is him arriving in manchester yesterday, where he won the first of his five champions league titles. he had six seasons with united and won everything before joining real madrid and now he is in his first season in italy. ronaldo says that he has every

confidence in his lawyers regarding the 2009 claim and that that the truth will come out. i'm very happy. my lawyers are confident and of course i am as well. it is important that i enjoy the football, i enjoy my life, the rest, i have people who take care of my life and, of course, the truth a lwa ys my life and, of course, the truth always comes out. so, i am good. man city also in action tonight, they play shaktar donetsk in ukraine. arsenal are back up to fourth in the premier league. they came from behind to beat leicester city 3—1 at the emirates captain for the night mesut ozil was the star of the show, he scored their equaliser and was at the heart of their third. a brilliant move to cut leicester apart. he set up pierre emerick aubamayang who scored twice in the space of three minutes.

that's 10 wins in a row in all competitons. the final one—dayer is underway in colombo between sri lanka and england. england have already taken the series 3—0 but what everyone something that hasn't happened so far on tour. cricket writer and broadcaster vitushan eha ntharajah is with me. welcome, we talked about monsoon season last time you were on, let's talk about the cricket. sri lanaka won the toss, chose to bat and their openers have made a really rapid start. there was a stat that came up for england have not conceded this many ru ns england have not conceded this many runs since february 2016. it is the same success they have had in that time which shows they will really have to pull something out of the back to win this. the racing along and have both reached half

centuries. syd era we'rejust and have both reached half centuries. syd era we're just about to see for the moeen ali. it is probably the best pitch of the series and, given the weather, it looks likely we will get as close to a full day as they have had so far and, with that in mind, this is a side that have made their name, putting on big scores. there will really fa ncy putting on big scores. there will really fancy this. eoin morgan has been rested, nojonny bairstow because of that twisted ankle, two brothers in the same england team, the current brothers. that was back in sydney, the pre—1999. it has been a long time since we have had brothers together but it has been on the cards for these to the soul. two of the most exciting talents in domestic cricket and in now international cricket, tom curran has been doing it for a few years, it is been on the cards and great to

see an great for the family. have we seen enough cricket to be able to seen enough cricket to be able to see what way the test series will go? yes no. no in the sense that we have not had the overs that they would have wanted to, going into the test series, but someone like ollie stone, who played the first few odis, he is in the test squad and has impressed with his pace if not his economy, i suppose he will use the slow pictures we will see in the test series. sri lanka 150 the slow pictures we will see in the test series. sri lanka150 odd for one at the moment. that's all the sport for now. donald trump has threatened to boost his country's nuclear forces to make russia abide by a major arms control treaty which he says he will quit. mr trump said the united states had more money than anyone else and would build up its nuclear arsenal until russia came to its senses.

moscow has described us plans to pull out of the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty as deeply concerning. they have not adhered to the spirit of that agreement or to the agreement itself, russia. china's not included in the agreement. they should be included in the agreement. until they get smart, there will be nobody that's going to be even close to us. no, i have not. i don't have to speak to him! i don't have to speak. i'm terminating the agreement because they violated the agreement. i'm terminating the agreement. 0k, thank you. president trump has been campaiging hard ahead of the mid—term elections in the us. his latest rally was in houston, texas. james cook reports. the president came to texas to give aid and comfort to an old enemy. senator ted cruz once called donald trump utterly immoral, snivelling coward and a pathological liar. now

he will take any help he can to seal the left—wing challenge here in conservative texas. i am a nationalist. as the midterms approach, the poles are improving for the republicans. they are celebrating the confirmation of bret kavanagh celebrating the confirmation of bret kava nagh is celebrating the confirmation of bret kavanagh is a supreme courtjudge. and mrtrump is kavanagh is a supreme courtjudge. and mr trump is revising the animating passion of his presidential campaign, immigration. he has seized on this caravan of central american migrants who say they are trying to reach the us to escape poverty and violence at home. and in that caravan, you have some very bad people. this will be the election of what the caravan, cavanagh, election of what the caravan, cava nagh, lalla na election of what the caravan, cavanagh, lallana in order, tax cuts and common—sense. cavanagh, lallana in order, tax cuts and common-sense. hello, they do sex

matter after many months, the previous president is campaigning hard. -- hello, vegas. the consequences of anybody here not turning up and doing everything you can to get your friends, neighbours, family to turnaround, the consequences of you staying home would be profoundly dangerous to this country. our democracy. the backin this country. our democracy. the back in houston, trump supporters also think the nation is under threat from invasion. there is a ca rava n threat from invasion. there is a caravan full of refugees, i did not see that, i saw an army coming across our borders and it scared me. it is an illegal invasion of our country. mr trump is threatening to cut aid to honduras, by the mahlerian el salvador, trying to revoke a sense of crisis just as early voting begins. as he approaches the midpoint of his presidency, donald trump is using

divisive rhetoric, hailing his opponents not just divisive rhetoric, hailing his opponents notjust as a threat to his country but as disloyal, radical mob. millions of women across england are failing to take up cervical cancer screening tests within the recommended time frame, according to new figures. public health england says that more than 3 million of those eligible have not had a smear test for at least three years. more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with cervical abnormalities in britain each year. more than 100 conservative mps and 50 members of the house of lords are calling on the government to abandon plans for investigating decades—old crimes in northern ireland and other conflicts. they've written to theresa may to express concern about a proposal for a new "historic inquiries unit" which could see former soldiers face fresh prosecutions. the letter accuses the government of breaking its manifesto commitment to the armed forces.

mexico has issued an alert for parts of its pacific seaboard as it prepares for the arrival of a hurricane, described as "life—threatening". category four hurricane willa is expected to make landfall on the south—western coast later today. meteorologists have warned it will bring winds in excess of 150 miles per hour. the film bohemian rhapsody is a celebration of the music of queen and its extraordinary frontman, freddie mercury, and it premieres at wembley arena tonight. while freddie mercury was known on stage for his flamboyant personality, off stage, he was very private. in a rare interview with his family, pria rai has been talking to his nephew, samuel, about his family's memories of the star. # you're the best friend that i ever had #. growing up, it all felt quite

normal because it was just listening to his music around the house, and yet it all seemed completelyjust like my uncle freddie who sung. but obviously getting older you start to realise, ok, this isn't normal, this is somebody very famous in my family. i'd say probably about 12, i started to realise that my uncle was very famous and, with my family they always made me aware of him, and just to be really proud and appreciative of his music and his legacy. i want to give the audience a song they can perform. what's the lyrics? # singing we will, we will rock you #. your grandmother, as well, she spoke about him with such pride, like, the proudest of mums, really. yeah. how did she talk about him to you? i think, growing up, all the time, really, we used to make scrapbooks together, so, whenever we found an article

in a newspaper, or magazine, we would cut them out together, and whenever he came on the radio we'd turn the radio up and listen to it and just be really proud, really. # we are the champions, my friends # and we'll keep on fighting #. i think that his music has carried out through the generations because it's so different. you can't relate queen to any other bands, it's not even a genre, its so many different genres in one, so i think that's why his music will always be there, because it's just so different. freddie, concerning your private life. what more do you need to know? i make music. he was one of the most well—known people to have aids and he died of complications related to that. in the story of his life and career, how important is that part? i think his career should be looked at as the most important thing because that's who he was. he wasn't an illness, he was a musician. it was his career that was important. this is when the operatic

section comes in. the operatic section, yeah. # mamma mia, mamma mia # mamma mia, let me go # beelzebub has a devil put aside for me # for me# for me #. the stories you've heard about him around the house, and around his home. was there ever that hint of this performer when he was at home? i would just say he was a normal son and brother to my mum and uncle to me. he sent our house a huge easter egg about this big. wow! probably bigger than you at the time. it was bigger than me, and almost bigger than my mum. it was fun. he always sent us amazing presents and definitely looked after us. to say he was only there for the very beginning of my life he definitely made a very big impact on my life. in a moment, we'll have

all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. turkey's president erdogan says all the evidence suggests that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was savagely murdered in a premeditated killing. around 8,000 council workers in glasgow stage a 48—hour strike in what's thought to be the uk's biggest strike over equal pay. the government needs to do more to tackle what a group of mps calls the relentless harassement of women and girls on uk streets. i'm ben thompson. in the business news: primary schools, nurseries and home care services will be affected by that 48—hour strike in glasgow, it's thought to be the uk's biggest strike over equal pay. glasgow city council says talks

are continuing with unions but warns there is no justification for the disruption, which it says will hit the city's most vulnerable the hardest. dyson, the uk—based company best known for its vacuum cleaners, has chosen to build its new electric car in singapore. the first car is scheduled to roll off the production line in 2021. dyson said the decision was based on the availability of engineering talent, regional supply chains and proximity to some key target markets. whitbread says it is on track to meet its full—year forecasts after posting positive figures for the half year. revenue was up 2.6% and pre—tax profits were steady at £257 million. whitbread also uneviled a new smaller and cheaper hotel room design for its premier inn chain. earlier this year, the firm announced it was selling costa to coca cola for £3.9 billion. let's get more on the strikes in glasgow, where around 8,000

council workers have walked out at the start of a 48—hour strike. it's thought to be the uk's biggest strike over equal pay. glasgow city council has condemned the walkout, warning it will hit the city's most vulnerable. primary schools, nurseries and home care services will all be affected. anna mccaffrey is an employment lawyer at taylor wessing. what is this all about? it relates to the resolution of an ongoing and long—running equal pay dispute in that glasgow city council's review ten yea rs that glasgow city council's review ten years ago, which in itself was an attempt to address historic equal pay issues, was found by the high scottish court to be discrimination ray and that workers had been

wrongfully excluded from bonus protection and the scheme favoured workers. glasgow city council had to pay back the today's workers. but the unions said it would do so through a negotiated settlement earlier this year, they are frustrated that ten months on the sale little progress has been made in those talks, although the council disputes this, therefore a strike has been held to protest the lack of progress and to speed up the resolution of equal pay claims. we are talking about the strike in glasgow but it is not the first time the local authority has faced action or claims about equal pay like this, has a? no, it is an issue that affects the public sector a lot, particularly local authorities, and in particular you were predominantly female held jobs, such as catering and cleaning, have traditionally been paid less than predominantly male held roles such as manual

workers, so a lot of local authorities have had to bat for this. it is also beginning to spread into the private sector. this year, we have seen new equal pay claims against them at the larger supermarkets. a lot of what we are hearing now is about the public sector but the private sector not you by any stretch. certainly not immune. equal pay is back on the agenda as an item to watch, particularly since the introduction of the gender pay gap issue. thank you for explaining that, very good to hear from you there. in other news: gilberto benetton, a co—founder of the benetton clothing firm, has died at the age of 77 after a short illness. he, with brothers luciano and carlo and sister giuliana, founded united colors of benetton in italy in the 1960s. the family is one of the most powerful in italy, with interests in construction,

transport and catering. shopping centre giant intu says the value of its properties has fallen as a result of difficult retail conditions. the group, which is currently facing a takeover, said the value of its assets was down 3% on top of a 5.6% fall in the first half of the year. intu, which owns lakeside shopping centre and the trafford centre in manchester, says rents will only rise slowly byjust1% this year. and the publisher of the harry potter books, bloomsbury, says trading is back on track with revenues up 4%. pre—tax profits fell, though, to £1.6 million — down on the same period in 2017. sales of the harry potter series grew by 5%, cashing in on the 20th anniversary of the books. the ftse100

the ftse 100 not the ftse100 not doing very well at all today. down another 1%. there are concerns about the budget in italy that is set to be rejected by the european commission and worries over that trade war between the united states and china and all sorts of things rattling investors, negotiations at the forefront of their minds, but oil prices one bright spot there. that's all the business news. high streets across the uk have the highest concentration of fast food outlets in almost a decade, according to new figures. despite government efforts to improve obesity figures, analysis by the bbc shows that in most areas, the number of takeaway shops has risen by more than a third since 2010. david rhodes has more. it is the food that is fast, convenient and an everyday part

of some people's lives. i really hated how i looked. it's not normal to be 30 stone. at the age ofjust 16, joe from rotherham was morbidly obese. you see more takeaways than you're actually seeing corner shops. i think they should definitely limit the number of fast food places massively because it's just taking over. it's part of everyday life now. analysis of official figures by the bbc has found that in 2010 there were just over 29,000 fast food businesses in the uk. this year, that number has reached over 39,000, an increase of over a third in the space of eight years. obesity is the biggest challenge facing the nhs. obesity has been linked with fast food, and we've had projections that suggest that, by 2050, which is only one generation away, the direct and indirect costs of obesity will cost nearly £50 billion, and that's enough to bankrupt the nhs. the government and devolved administrations across the uk have all set out plans to reduce obesity levels whilst in england

ministers say local councils can control the number and location of takeaways. but on current trends, the number of these food businesses is set to rise and the battle to control bulging waistlines looks likely to become harder. in a moment, the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. have a look at this — the world's longest sea bridge, which has just been officially opened in china — it's an astonishing 3a miles long, and took nine years and cost some fifteen billion pounds to construct. it connects hong kong, macau and the mainland chinese city of zhuhai. it's designed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons, and contains enough steel for 60 eiffel towers. there's been a traditional fjian

welcome for the duke and duchess of sussex on the latest leg of their pacific tour — their first official overseas trip since they were married. the duke even drank a bowl of the local brew kava — a plant—based drink widely believed to bring on a state of relaxation and happiness. and british archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the black sea. it appears to have been there for an incredible 2,400 years. scientists used a remote—controlled submarine to locate the the 75—foot vessel, found lying on its side about 50 miles off the coast of bulgaria. well, let's discuss that shipwreck. i'm pleased to bejoined by dr helen farr. she's a maritime archeologist and one of the leaders of the expeditionary team that discovered it. many congratulations to you. tell us

why this find is so exciting. many congratulations to you. tell us why this find is so excitingm many congratulations to you. tell us why this find is so exciting. it is amazing. we have been doing this project the last couple of years, looking at mapping the black sea for number of reasons, and we kept finding shipwrecks coming up. we have got that 67 of them in total. but this one is special because this one is one of the oldest, it is about full century bc, so ancient greek, and it is intact, it is lying on its side, it has a mast, seeds or benches where the romans would have sat, riders on the back, and it is in perfect condition. you hinted how you discovered it. effectively, you came upon it by accident? we had an inkling that we would find a shipwreck because the black sea is fantastic in terms of preservation because there is no oxygen in the

lower waters, which means there is no life. you do not get bacteria that eats away at the wood. we get the potential for preservation of woodlands shipwrecks which is why we have such an amazing range of shipwrecks been discovered. and what does this particular shipwreck tell us that we did not know before about our maritime history? it is fantastic because this time period, we have a few fragments were bits of ship but not the whole thing. we work out what people were doing, thinking about trading connectivity across the mediterranean and black sea, greek colonisation, but also looking at the movement of people and things, and we see them in terms of what is on the sure, they traded a rtefa cts , of what is on the sure, they traded artefacts, but we very rarely see the ship, and the best thing is that actually it is very similar to fasten the british museum, which is

red figure were, and it has this depiction of almost exactly the same kind of ship on it. it isjust so similar. it actually allows us to say, look, the person who created this far is actually knew what a ship looked like. do you think was carrying cargo? almost undoubtedly it was carrying cargo but we do not know what it was. in the normal way, we would find amount of and for something like that, but the club we re something like that, but the club were still inside the ship, so we do not know until we look inside if we get that opportunity. will it stay the? yes. for now! we have had quite a bit of cloud across the uk at the moment but that cloud is breaking up and places to give a sunshine. one area where we have got particularly sunshine is

across the east of scotland in edinburgh. you can see across these eastern areas of scotland and the eastern areas of scotland and the eastern side of england sunny spells, sunny spells also developing across southern parts of england and south wales. ogbonna and west, this feed of cloud moves in, rain affecting scotland. temperatures 12-15dc, affecting scotland. temperatures 12—15dc, highest temperatures across eastern scotland and down to the south—east of england. this evening and the like, we continue with this feed of cloud moving its way into the north and west, clear spells down towards the south—west of england. down into single figures but elsewhere temperatures staying up but elsewhere temperatures staying up at ten of 11 celsius. in the wednesday, across the far north—west of scotland, quite cloudy, albert spring, east of scotland having sunshine, sunshine developing across england and wales, temperatures 13-16dc, england and wales, temperatures 13—16dc, thursday similar, it turns colder by friday and into the

weekend. that is all from it, goodbye. —— from me. you're watching bbc newsroom live. these are today's main stories: turkey's president erdogan demands to know who gave orders for the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi as he claims evidence shows the killing was planned. translation: evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. this was a planned operation. schools and care services disrupted in glasgow, as council workers begin the biggest equal pay strike the uk has ever seen. more needs to be done to tackle what a group of mp's calls the relentless harassement of women and girls on uk streets. and repeating history: the duke and duchess of sussex arrive in fiji

greeting well wishers from the same balcony that his grandmother, the queen, and the duke of edinburgh greeted crowds from back in 1953. and what is believed to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck is found at the bottom of the black sea, dating back almost 2,500 years. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the president of turkey, racep tayyip erdogan, has been setting out more detail of what his country knows about the killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. he said he thought the king of saudi arabia was sincere in his efforts to investigatete, what the saudis have now

admitted was a murder. president erdogan laid out a series of questions he wants answered about the killing... three weeks to the day since he disappeared, jamal khashoggi, outspoken saudi critic of his own government. last seen alive entering the saudi consulate in istanbul shortly before he was murdered by those inside. today, turkey ‘s president erdogan dressed parliamentarians and gave his first public reaction. translation: all information and evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. this is the details

of this incident, this murder, is capable of hurting our hearts. lurid details of howjamal khashoggi died have been leaked to the turkish media. there is said to be an audio tape hidden inside the saudi consulate that recorded his last agonising moments. president erdogan made no mention of this today but he did challenge the latest saudi version of what happened. translation: this was a planned operation. it is not going to satisfy either us nor the international community that this was just a rogue operation by a few. over in the saudi capital, —— it

appeared to be business as usual. this was the grand opening of a huge investment conference dubbed davos in the desert. it has been boycotted to —— by many due to the jamal khashoggi murder. even the opening speaker could not avoid mentioning it. the terrible acts over recent weeks are really into our culture and dna. and i am confident with the support of the government, concerned authorities and leadership, the truth will emerge. the investment conference is the brainchild of the crown prince mohammed bill salaman. western governments suggest —— suspect he ordered the operation againstjamal khashoggi, something saudi arabia denies. turkey ‘s president conspicuously avoided mentioning the prince by name, praising instead the sincerity of his father, the ageing king salaman. but he also desired —— demanded answers to hard questions,

such as where is the body and who helped dispose of it. he also wants the suspects brought back to turkey for trial. translation: the 18 people must be tried in istanbul. this is my proposal. as the crime was committed in istanbul, they should be committed in istanbul. jamal khashoggi ‘s violent death has rocked relations between the and saudi arabia. after this, they may never be quite the same. i'm joined now by our diplomatic correspondent paul adams we had been promised the naked truth and that is not exactly what we got. it is not at all what people were expecting. he said slightly less than what we have already heard because he did not get into the lurid details. we learned a couple of new things. we learned for

example that after gemma khashoggi went to the consulate on the 28th, four days before the fateful visit, after that first visit, the deputy head of the consulate thought to be unintended —— intelligence representative flew back and there was some kind of reconnaissance team that arrived, not the 15 people who came on the day of the murder, these people came beforehand apparently to check what the operation would consist of. the point being that i think president erdogan was keen to underline the premeditated nature of what happened. he did not get into 90w what happened. he did not get into gory details. we did not refer to any kind of audio recording. but he made it clear that in his view, this was not an accident, there were no row killers, this was preplanned, he just did not say by whom. why do you think he held back? that is the most interesting aspect of this. if he

has further cards in his hand, why did he not play them all? one of the most telling moment was when he said i have no doubt about the sincerity of king salaman, the father of the crown prince. he did not give the same crown prince. he did not give the sa m e vote crown prince. he did not give the same vote of confidence to the crown prince himself. he did not even mention mohammed bin salman at all. i think the key liberal clearing purgation was he wants to maintain close relationships with saudi arabia, it is important to both sides for various reasons. i think it is an ongoing process of negotiation. erdogan was happy to stay pretty much on the same line with donald trump, who said there are still questions to answer, with the europeans, who are saying, we

are still expecting to hear more from the saudi arabians. he did not feel the need to go right out there and lay everything out that he knows. if he has some more facts up his sleeve, he may think they make a note —— moment where he needs to play those. i would be interested to hear your thoughts about how much you think this is a regional power play. it has been about that ever since it happened. this has been an opportunity for president erdogan to assert his authority and appear on the international stage as an aggrieved party, to highlight the reckless behaviour of parts of the saudi regime and to appear to rise above that. now of course, these are marks coming from the lips of someone who has done more to jail journalists and make their lives miserable than many other leaders most probably, in the region. but he has used this opportunity, use it very effectively, relentlessly, this

could feed of information through pro—government parts of the media, andi pro—government parts of the media, and i think he clearly wants to clip the crown prince ‘s wings. he may wa nt to the crown prince ‘s wings. he may want to see an end to the saudi blockade of his ally, qatar, there are many regional dimensions to this. you may want things from the americans. it is no accident that the cia chief is there at the moment, he arrived there yesterday. there are also all sorts of issues at play and erdogan was to emerge from this with as many games as he can and it doesn't necessarily feel that he is quite at the point now where they are in place. hence the sort of holding back. you mentioned the drip feeding of information. you mentioned an audio recording which we think is ofjamal khashoggi ‘s torture and death. why do you think

that has not been released? there are two possible reasons. one is it does not exist. people would be astonished if it does not exist in some shape or form. astonished if it does not exist in some shape orform. we have heard so much about it, such a level of detail, it require an extraordinarily imaginative mind to conceive of the whole thing and then to kind of player it out over a series of days. erdogan degrees —— referred to, his phrase was the violent, savage murders. he hinted at those lurid details without going into them. if it does exist and he has it, it is the trump card that he has it, it is the trump card that he has up his sleeve. if it contains that while this murder was going on they were on the phone back to saudi arabia to the office of the crown prince seeking some kind of direction, that is an absolute killer blow for the saudi crown prince and so i think he's holding back because this is still a process

of negotiation. in what's believed to be the biggest equal pay strike ever seen in the uk, thousands of women who work for glasgow city council have begun 48 hours of industrial action. the council says there's no justification for the walkout, but the unions say they have no option after years of talks. it could cost up to a billion pounds to settle the dispute. here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. the session found the scheme was discriminatory and so after that, we got into negotiations over equal pay but there has been a huge delay and we have been in negotiations for 11 months and we have made no meaningful progress. at this point, the claimant, the 8000 members, have lost faith in negotiations and are calling for subbing to change drastically in order first to reach a settlement that reflects the loss

suffered by men —— members. it is about saying that how much you are worth is fundamentally discriminatory. it did not reward you sufficiently. emotionaljobs like home care, you are not rewarded for that. susan aitken, the member of the administration, says they grasp the nettle and they are negotiating in good faith and pointed out that this is an issue that has going on for 12 years now. but that they are the ones that have started the negotiations. she says that this dispute is entirely unnecessary at this point.“ that this dispute is entirely unnecessary at this point. if he genuinely believes that, there is something fundamentally wrong with the communication within the council because we have communicated to the council that there has been a fundamental breakdown in these negotiations and we are making progress, so either she is being disingenuous or something is seriously wrong between her and the chief executive and we have to ask what is happening. this has been going on for ten years. it is only

the session that gave us the power to fight back. it is not negotiations because they want to negotiate, it is negotiations on the back of a poor decision. they stress they agree with that point and they are on the side of the predominantly women out on strike today. and they say they are committed to reaching a settlement by the end of the year. do you think they are being disingenuous? i do not question at all the motivation of the council leader. i think she is committed to equal pay but the thing is she is allowing council officials to run this process into the ground. that is herfear, this process into the ground. that is her fear, that this process into the ground. that is herfear, that we this process into the ground. that is her fear, that we are this process into the ground. that is herfear, that we are hurtling towards a settlement, and offer at christmas that does not in any way reflect the loss that has been suffered by the women and the most financially vulnerable people are forced into taking the lowest settle m e nt forced into taking the lowest settlement and we just don't have that again. we have had that before in glasgow and we won't let it happen again. more on today's main stories

coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. the government's been accused of failing to address the problem of sexual harassment in public places. mps on the women and equalities committee says that while work is taking place to prevent sexual abuse and violence overseas, more needs to be done to tackle the issue at home. lisa hampele has more. the report says women and girls are being harassed on buses and trains, in bars and clubs, at university, in parks and on the street. such behaviour, it says, is relentless and becomes normalised as girls grow up. the most shocking thing was the way in which young women particularly were being forced to change the way they live their lives on a daily basis. whether that is what they wear, if they were running, if they were wearing headphones, they would avoid eye contact with people on the street because they been brought up to believe that if they did not take

those precautionary measures then they could be subject to sexual harassment and that it would be their fault. the committee concludes that while the government has pledged to eliminate sexual harassment by 2030 there is no evidence of action to achieve this. it says ministers must set out a plan. the mps want public campaigns to help tackle the issue and a law criminalising the nonconsensual creation and distribution of intimate sexual images. the committee also says the government should treat the problem in a similar way to road safety or smoking and want train and bus operators to prohibit sexual harassment and the viewing of pornography. the headlines on bbc news: turkey's president erdogan says all the evidence suggests that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was savagely murdered in a premeditated killing.

around 8,000 council workers in glasgow stage a 48 hour strike — in what's thought to be the uk's biggest strike over equal pay. calls the relentless harassment of women and girls on uk streets. now it's time for all the latest sport. good afternoon. cristiano ronaldo is backin good afternoon. cristiano ronaldo is back in manchester to face his old club, manchester united with his new club, manchester united with his new club, juventus, after facing the media for the first and since denying allegations of rape. the police in las vegas a they have reopened a case relating to an incident in 2009. this is christian

all -- incident in 2009. this is christian all —— cristiano ronaldo arriving in manchester yesterday. he is in his first season in italy. he is in his first season in italy. he says he has every confidence in his lawyers regarding the 2009 claim and that the truth will come out.” am very happy. my lawyers, they are confident and of course i am. the most important, i enjoy my football and my life and the rest, i have people who take care of my life and of course, the truth always coming in the first position. so i'm good. arsenal are back up to fourth in the premier league after coming from behind to beat leicester 3—1. m essa g es behind to beat leicester 3—1. messages was the star of the show and the captain on the night. that goal made him the top scoring german in the history of the premier league. —— mesut ozil. he then set

up league. —— mesut ozil. he then set upa england's bowlers have struggled so far in the final one—day international against flanker. but they have managed to remove both openers. moeen ali with those wickets. sri lanka rattling along after 32 overs. conor mcgregor admits he did not prepare properly for his return to ufc. he lost earlier this month after a two—year absence. he says he will return to the octagon with his confidence high and fully prepared. england netball have been given a lifeline, according to their chief executive. there were concerns over the future of the england programme because of money worries but they

have secured a new three—year deal with a sponsor that will pay for the national deal beyond 2019. and that is only a sport for now. —— thatis and that is only a sport for now. —— that is all your sport for now. the founder of the english defence league, tommy robinson, was due back in court this morning over a contempt of court case, after he filmed people at a criminal trial in leeds and broadcast the footage on social media. but the case has been referred back to the attorney general, due to how complex it is. robinson, whose real name is stephen yaxley—lennon, was freed from prison in august after three judges overturned an earlier contempt of court finding. let's get more from the old bailey, and our correspondent, keith doyle. this is a complex case. just bring us up—to—date with exactly what has been happening this morning. a complex case and highly charged. there has been a crowd of 500 supporters of tommy robinson, or

stephen yaxley—lennon, that is the name that has been used in court, they had been outside here all morning. inside court number two, the contempt proceedings continued. what happened in court number two is that thejudge said what happened in court number two is that the judge said that he can no longer continue hearing this case as it is so public it needs to be referred to the attorney general for further consideration. he said the cross—examination of yaxley—lennon would be necessary and all the evidence must be thoroughly tested. tommy robinson was sitting not in the dock of the court but to the side of the court. he smiled when he heard that because he and his supporters, they were not going to bed is thrown out today, they wanted it to be referred to the attorney general because that will mean they and others will be cross examined when they give evidence in court. the prime minister has been briefing her cabinet on the progress

of the brexit negotiations this morning, after telling mps yesterday that she could accept a short extension to the transition period after the uk leaves the eu. many conservative mps have expressed disquiet over the progress of the negotiations. mrs may is expected to address a meeting of her backbench mps tomorrow. a little earlier i spoke to our assistant political editor norman smith. i asked him iasked him how i asked him how big a task it is for theresa may to get her colleagues on board with her plans. if it is anything like the task she faced yesterday trying to convince mps, it is going to be a veritable evidence ofa is going to be a veritable evidence of a political task ahead because there was huge disquiet in the commons about this idea of extending the transition period. this is the period after we formally leave the eu next march, where everything pretty much stays the same. theresa may has mooted the idea of extending

it by perhaps three months. yesterday she seemed to suggest it could be quite a bit longer, only saying that it would be over well before the next election injune 2022. the cabinet is just beginning to break up. we saw the health secretary coming outjust a few minutes ago. it has been going for, i can't play, just over two and three quarters hours. —— i calculate. it points to the level of disquiet, the discussions, the debate over how much support there is for this idea of extending transition even longer. one of those thought to be uneasy is the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, who at the weekend was reported as " devastated by who at the weekend was reported as "devastated by the idea of an even longer transition period. this is what she had to say this morning before cabinet. are you devastated by the brexit plans?”

before cabinet. are you devastated by the brexit plans? i am devastated you are here again! do you think she has got the cabinet with her? of course, theresa may had another so—called crunch cabinet. that went on forjust shy of so—called crunch cabinet. that went on for just shy of three so—called crunch cabinet. that went on forjust shy of three hours. after which it seemed she had headed off the threat of resignations and revolts a nd off the threat of resignations and revolts and they all rallied round. i get the sense it could be a familiar, similar saw the picture today. you don't get the feeling that someone might storm out in protest at this extension to the transition period because it has not actually been nailed down yet as a firm proposal. it isjust an actually been nailed down yet as a firm proposal. it is just an option which theresa may is looking at. i suspect that there will be broad agreement, to allow theresa may to continue with a negotiating strategy and yes, if that also includes this idea of extending the transition period. millions of women across england are failing to take—up cervical

cancer screening tests within the recommended time frame, according to new figures. public health england says that more than three million of those eligible have not had a smear test for at least three years. more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with cervical abnormalities in britain each year. mexico has issued an alert for parts of its pacific seaboard, as it prepares for the arrival of a hurricane, described as life—threatening. category four hurricane willa is expected to make landfall on the south—western coast later today. meteorologists have warned it will bring winds in excess of 150 miles per hour. more than 100 conservative mps and 50 members of the house of lords are calling on the government to abandon plans for investigating decades—old crimes in northern ireland and other conflicts. they've written to theresa may, to express concern about a proposal for a new historic inquiries unit, which could see former soldiers face fresh prosecutions. the letter accuses the government of breaking its manifesto commitment to the armed forces.

high streets across the uk have the highest concentration of fast food outlets in almost a decade, according to new figures. despite government efforts to improve obesity figures, analysis by the bbc shows that in most areas, the number of takeaway shops has risen by more than a third since 2010. david rhodes has more. it is the food that is fast, convenient and an everyday part of some people's lives. i really hated how i looked. it's not normal to be 30 stone. at the age ofjust16, joe from rotherham was morbidly obese. you see more takeaways than you're actually seeing corner shops. i think they should definitely limit the number of fast food places massively because it's just taking over. it's part of everyday life now. analysis of official figures

by the bbc has found that in 2010 there were just over 29,000 fast food businesses in the uk. this year, that number has reached over 39,000, an increase of over a third in the space of eight years. obesity is the biggest challenge facing the nhs. obesity has been linked with fast food, and we've had projections that suggest that, by 2050, which is only one generation away, the direct and indirect costs of obesity will cost nearly £50 billion, and that's enough to bankrupt the nhs. the government and devolved administrations across the uk have all set out plans to reduce obesity levels whilst in england ministers say local councils can control the number and location of takeaways. but on current trends, the number of these food businesses is set to rise and the battle to control bulging waistlines looks likely to become harder. david rhodes, bbc news, rotherham. the mayor of london has today announced more than 11,000 council

homes are to be built in the capital. sadiq khan was speaking to the victoria derbyshire programme this morning. he said london had been suffered from a chronic under—investment of new homes. successive governments have failed london and have failed families who desperately need affordable housing. councils in the 1970s with the help of government used to build themselves around 20,000 council homes each year. in the 1990s, it was almost zero and in the four yea rs before i was almost zero and in the four years before i became mayor, over four years, only around 2000 council homes were built. the starting base is extremely poor. the announcement todayis is extremely poor. the announcement today is me supporting 26 of our councils who will start building more than 11,000 homes over the next four years, so over the next four

yea rs, four years, so over the next four yea rs , we four years, so over the next four years, we will have five times as many council homes begun than the last four. but you are right, it has to be part of a package of solutions to be part of a package of solutions to fix the housing crisis in london. iam to fix the housing crisis in london. i am calling on the government to give us more support and funding to allow us to assemble land and to allow us to assemble land and to allow us to build more homes that london is so desperately need. allow us to build more homes that london is so desperately needm terms of fighting against what is going on with the right to buy, in terms of the number of houses being taken out of the system versus the number of houses being put in, are you fighting a losing battle? you are right to remind me and reminding our is the right to buy scheme, which is an important scheme to allow those that rent to fulfil their dreams of owning a home, we sold off in london alone over 300,000 homes. we have only build 60,000 during that period so for every five homes sold off, only one has been built in its place and if

you are adding to that the fact that the homes that have been built in london have tended to be luxury developments, penthouse flats that it empty, it is one of the reasons why we have this housing crisis in london. bus drivers, nurses, cleaners, they simply cannot afford to live in this great city and we need them to live in the city to help our city run. let's catch up with the weather now. it isa it is a bit more cloud around today. a bit more cloud in the sky, sunshine is more on the hazy side. plenty of dry weather with high pressure in control across most of the uk. but most is not everyone. in the uk. but most is not everyone. in the north—west highlands of scotland, the rain is heavy, persistent, accompanied by a strong wind. it is a breezy day across the

uk. clear spells in wales and southern england. lowest temperatures here but not as chilly as it was last night. into tomorrow, keep your eyes on the rain in north—west scotland, it is easing. a lot of cloud coming in from the atla ntic to lot of cloud coming in from the atlantic to the western side of the uk. some sunny spells around the south and east and temperatures around about the mid—teens. another similar day on thursday. most places drive. but expect friday and saturday, significant temperature drop across the uk as arctic air moves in. it will feel much colder. hello this is bbc newsroom live with rebecca jones. the headlines: the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, has said there is strong evidence to show that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was murdered in a premeditated operation inside the saudi

consulate in istanbul. evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. this was a planned operation. around 8,000 council workers in glasgow are staging a 48—hour strike over the issue of equal pay. hundreds of schools are shut and home care services have been affected. a committee of mps has said women and girls across the uk face relentless harassment on the street and has called on the government to take action to tackle it. the world's longest sea bridge has been officially opened nine years after construction first began. it spans 3a miles and connects hong kong, macau and mainland china. and still to come on newsroom live: why folic acid could be added to all uk flour. let's get more on our top story.

turkey's president erdogan has been setting out more detail of what his country knows about the killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. turkey is investigating this better, continues its investigation, representing the joint consciousness of humanity. all information and evidence shows that jamal khashoggi was killed in a violent, savage murder. earlier, i spoke to the editor in chief of middle east eye, david hearst, who was friends with jamal khashoggi. he started by telling me what we learnt from president erdogan's address. i think what president erdogan wanted to establish was that he knew that this was premeditated, this was not a

rogue operation, it was very carefully planned. he didn't give the details that he knows about this, i think it was significant as well that he went out of his way to say that he thought the king was acting honestly. this is to apply more pressure on saudi arabia, particularly to come forward with more details. they don't have the body, they are outraged by the fact that they were kept waiting outside the consulate while it was being repainted. they want answers to that as well. they want answers not only about the original cover—up operation, the original operation, but also why it was covered up in the way it was by the official saudi authorities. there is one more legal point which underpins this, and that is my understanding

of international law is that if an operation is carried out in the name of a state on state property then diplomatic immunity applies. if, as in this case, a rogue operation is carried out, which is not in the name of the state, diplomatic immunity does not apply, and turkey has the right to demand the extradition of the alleged perpetrators of that murder. he said there was strong evidence that the killing was planned. you are suggesting the reason he did not give that specific evidence, he did not go into detail about that, did he, is because what he is hoping the saudi authorities will come forward with that information voluntarily? it is generally to apply more pressure on saudi arabia and particularly also on the white house and donald trump. my understanding is that pompeo has heard the tapes, as has...

the audio tapes that have not been released. and also a leading saudi prince has also heard them, who was part of the delegation. and for people who have not followed the case as closely as you, what are these tapes? there have been suggestions they were audio and video tapes of his interrogation... what do those tapes allege to show? they allege to reveal that, very shortly afterjamal khashoggi entered the consul general‘s office and was greeted and sat down, two men burst into the room and dragged him out, placed him on the table of the study next door, and began to torture him. it is also alleged that, during that phase, there was a skype conversation with the right—hand man

of mohammed bin salman, one of the commanders of the group that is called tiger squad that carried out this operation. and then jamal was very viciously tortured and dismembered. the screams stop on the tape when he's injected with a substance we believe to be some sort of morphine. and the body is then very quickly dissected. who has got these tapes? the turks have got the tapes. why are they not releasing them? there is a criminal investigation. it is still being written up. this investigation will have all of these details. there is evidence, other than the tapes, there are witness statements, and i cannot go into too much detail about that. i understand. i also understand this is also for you a very difficult time personally,

he was a friend of yours. when did you last see him and did he ever talk to you about feeling that he felt his life may be in danger? he knew his life was in danger. we talked frequently. and the last time was at a conference. we kept on bumping into each other at the same conferences. in euston road, just down the road from here. and he was a person who was, first and foremost, a journalist, who was interested in establishing the truth and interested in campaigning for freedom of speech in his country, and it is because he was a mild critic, because he was not... he hated the word dissident. because he wanted as he said the minimum that he felt so personally responsible for speaking out on behalf of those who are still in prison in saudi arabia. more than 100 conservative mps and 50 members

of the house of lords are calling on the government to abandon plans to investigate decades—old crimes in northern ireland and other conflicts. in a letter to the prime minister, they say a new historical investigations unit puts former members of the armed forces at risk of unfair prosecutions. the conservative mp richard benyon, who served as a platoon commander in northern ireland in the 1980s, is one of them. hejoins me now from our studio in westminster. we are grateful for your time. why do you have concerns about this unit? what we are talking about here is picking at a scab that should be well left alone. those who committed terrorist crimes in great numbers we re terrorist crimes in great numbers were appeased through the northern

ireland good friday agreement, on the run ‘s letters many of them have in their pockets which allowed them not to be prosecuted, and some of them even received royal pardons, but we now have the grotesque image of elderly men, who should be revered for what they did in northern ireland, for the restraint that 300,000 people who served over the years of the troubles showed, in the years of the troubles showed, in the most difficult circumstances, these people are now being taken from their homes, taken to northern ireland for the coroner inquests and possibly in certain cases trials. and i believe that the government has got a stop to this. we are not satisfied with the proposals in the current consultation because the will be one—sided, we think.” current consultation because the will be one-sided, we think. i did wa nt to will be one-sided, we think. i did want to ask you, isn't the difficulty here about cases that we re difficulty here about cases that were never investigated at the time? how do you deal with them? in the

case of one person who has been before the courts at the moment, 78—year—old dennis hutchins, terminally ill, 11% kidney function, he has been investigated on frequent occasions and has received two letters from prosecutors all from the northern ireland authority saying he had no case to answer, now, 45 years later, he is being subjected to this procedure and this process. i think there is a way forward which says, is the case been properly investigated by a legitimate organisation, the police... forgive me for interruption. my question was about cases not investigated.” interruption. my question was about cases not investigated. i have before parliament to private members bill which would actually create a statute of limitations so that after a certain period of time, when evidential trails run cold, you cannot revisit cases. i am informed

by very good legal minds that this is in contravention to what we signed up to under the european convention of human rights. we are now putting in the hands of the government to say, here is a problem that will continue for many years u nless that will continue for many years unless they deal with it. we want to see a situation where no longer all people, unless there is of course overriding new evidence that shows that somebody went out specifically to murder, but here is the thing, 90% of those killed in the troubles we re 90% of those killed in the troubles were killed at the hands of terrorists, but the 10% who were killed in a fight with the security forces, for example, the ones who are being questioned out of all proportion to the rest, and that is because there is an enormous amount of information data that these people and operations, every patrol i lead people and operations, every patrol ilead in people and operations, every patrol i lead in northern ireland will be recorded somewhere on a file. of

course terrorists went out and committed murder and maim people without any evidence other than the prosecutors can produce, so it is not the situation and has to be brought to an end. do you have any sympathy at all for the families of people who lost loved ones in potential crimes? i have enormous sympathy for anybody who a relative. i had seven members of my battalion blown up on a bandstand in regents park while i was on patrol in north belfast. i have enormous sympathy for theirfamilies. the belfast. i have enormous sympathy for their families. the person belfast. i have enormous sympathy for theirfamilies. the person who committed that outrage will never be brought to trial because he has a letter in his pocket that means he will get away with it. meanwhile, we have veterans... the artist i have heard, 92 years old, he is being questioned. this is wrong and has to

stop. we are really grateful for yourtime, stop. we are really grateful for your time, thank you. we can bring you some news now on how flour could be set to be foritifed with folic acid in an attempt to reduce birth defects. advice to pregnant women includes taking a daily supplement of folic acid in the early stages of pregnancy, but a number of people don't. joining me in the studio is health correspondent james gallagher. i'm not entirely clear, will this be introduced on? the government is launching a consultation which means it is thinking about it but probably wa nts to it is thinking about it but probably wants to consider all evidence before it decides whether to go ahead or not. while there are benefits for women who need for lacasse joint pregnancy, but what about every other member of society? —— folic acid during. what impact do every other members of society have?

that is what the consultation will get to the bottom of an decide whether we should go ahead. you say many other countries do, i think flower is fortified in 80 other countries, so some might say, why are we not do the same? this has been an incredibly long—running issue. but you have to remember that, any changes like this, think of the arguments about whether we should add fluoride to water to protect children's teeth, these are a lwa ys protect children's teeth, these are always debates about medicalising people's poodle drinking water, so it is not difficult to see why some people do not want either. but there has been a growing push for this to go ahead because of the clear benefits for pregnant women. so it prevents or can at least reduce the number of cases of spina bifida, which is when the spine and spinal cord failed to develop properly, it reduces cases of when the brain fails to develop properly at all. so there are clear benefits for some

people. the health minister steve brine has announced his public consultation either been telling us about, plans to fortify flour with folic acid, how long will it take and what will involve? it will start next year, the beginning of next year, but we do not know how long it will take the stage. we're not talking about buying christmas having fortified flour in the uk, it will still be a long process and we do not know when the end of it will be. what is your hunch? my hunch is that this is coming to the forefront of politics at the time when other things are happening in politics so this suggests some degree of interest from politicians but the question is whether it will actually happen, and! question is whether it will actually happen, and i will not give you the a nswer to happen, and i will not give you the answer to that. good to talk to you, thank you. the headlines on bbc news: turkey's president erdogan says all the evidence suggests that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi was savagely murdered in a premeditated killing. around 8,000 council

workers in glasgow stage a 48—hour strike in what's thought to be the uk's biggest strike over equal pay. the government needs to do more to tackle what a group of mp's calls the relentless harassment of women and girls on uk streets. donald trump has threatened to boost his country's nuclear forces to put pressure on russia and china. mr trump said the united states had more money than anyone else and would build up its nuclear arsenal until — as he put it — "russia came to its senses". the us claims that russia has violated a 1987 nuclear arms treaty, which moscow denies. they have not adhered to the spirit of that agreement or to the agreement itself, russia. china's not included in the agreement. they should be included in the agreement.

until they get smart, there will be nobody that's going to be even close to us. no, i have not. i don't have to speak to him! i don't have to speak. i'm terminating the agreement because they violated the agreement. i'm terminating the agreement. president trump has been campaiging hard ahead of the mid—term elections in the us. his latest rally was in houston, texas. james cook reports. the president came to texas to give aid and comfort to an old enemy. senator ted cruz once called donald trump utterly amoral, a snivelling coward and a pathological liar. now he'll take any help he can to see off a left—wing challenge here in conservative texas. you know what i am? i'm a nationalist, 0k? as the midterms approach, the polls are improving for the republicans. they are celebrating the confirmation of brett kavanaugh

as a supreme courtjudge. and mr trump is reviving the animating passion of his presidential campaign — immigration. he has seized on this caravan of central american migrants who say they're trying to reach the us to escape poverty and violence at home. and in that caravan, you have some very bad people. this will be the election of the caravan, kavanaugh, law and order, tax cuts and common—sense. that's what it is, common—sense. hello, vegas! after many months, and during the trump era in silence, the previous president is now campaigning hard again, telling democrats the stakes are high. the consequences of anybody here not turning up and doing everything you can to get your friends, neighbours, family to turn out — the consequences of you staying home would be profoundly dangerous

to this country, to our democracy. but back in houston, trump supporters also think the nation is under threat from invasion. there is a caravan full of refugees, i did not see that, i saw an army coming across our borders and it scared me. it is an illegal invasion of our country. without weapons. mr trump is threatening to cut aid to honduras, and el salvador, trying to revoke a sense of crisis just as early voting begins. as he approaches the midpoint of his presidency, donald trump is using divisive rhetoric, painting his opponents notjust as a threat to his country but as disloyal, radical mob. prince harry and meghan markle have arrived in fiji to begin the second leg of their four—country tour

of the south pacific. they'll spend three days visiting the islands. the pairdrank kava, fiji's national drink, as part of their official, traditional welcoming ceremony — so traditional, in fact, it mirrored almost exactly the ceremony given to the queen and prince phillip when they arrived on the islands for an historic first visit 65 years ago. it also involved a traditional dance and the presentation of the kabua, a polished sperm whale tooth — an important fijian cultural symbol. from there, harry and meghan looked out on albert park from the balcony of the hotel, just as the queen and prince phillip did in 1953. they then attended a reception and state dinner hosted by the president of fiji. british archaeologists have found what they believe to be the world's oldest intact shipwreck at the bottom of the black sea. the greek merchant ship appears to have been there for 2,400 years.

andy moore has the details. deep down in the black sea, archaeologists have been discovering dozens of wrecks, almost perfectly preserved in the dark waters where there is little oxygen. this particular wreck is from the byzantine period, around 1,000 years old. but deeper down beyond the reach of human divers are much older ships. the oldest, from the classical greek period, was discovered and mapped by rovs, or remote operated vehicles. its state of preservation is said to be utterly amazing. when you think that the ship is often the most complex artefact ever made in pre—industrial civilisations, if you find a whole one from a period when aristotle was still alive, that is quite an event. it looks something like this image on a greek vase held by the british museum. the ship has a mast and sail, a single row of oars, and is about 20 metres long.

further details and images of the ship will be released today, but it's unlikely it will ever be raised. its timbers are probably much too fragile to be brought to the surface. earlier i spoke to dr helen farr — she's a maritime archeologist and one of the leaders of the expeditionary team that discovered the shipwreck. she started by telling me why this particular find is so significant. we have been doing this project for the last few years, looking at mapping the black sea for a number of reasons, and we kept finding shipwrecks coming up. we have got about 67 of them in total. but this one is special because this is one of the oldest, it is about fourth century bc, so ancient greek, and it is intact. it is lying on its side, it has asked, it has seats or benches where the sat, riders on the back, and it is in perfect condition. you hinted the how would

you discovered it. effectively, you came upon it by accident? we had an inkling we would find the shipwrecked because the black sea is fantastic in terms of preservation because there is no oxygen in the lower waters, which means there is no like commerce you do get the bacteria that eats away at the wood, so it means we get the potential for preservation of wooden shipwrecks which is why we have such an amazing range of shipwrecks been discovered. and what does this particular shipwrecked tell us that we did not know before about our maritime history? it is fantastic because, actually, this time period, we have actually, this time period, we have a few fragments or bits of ship but not the whole thing. we work out what people were doing and thinking about trading connectivity, around the mediterranean and black sea, we think about greek colonisation, but also looking at the movement of people and things, we see them in terms of what is on the shore,

trading artefacts, but we very rarely see the ship. the best thing is that, actually, it is very similarto is that, actually, it is very similar to fasten the british museum which is red figure where anna has got this depiction of almost exactly the same kind of ship on it. it is just so similar. it actually allows us to say, look, the person who created this far is actually knew what a ship looked like. do you think it was carrying cargo and you know what it might have been? almost undoubtedly was carrying cargo but we do not know what it was. in the normal way we would find a mound of camphor, but the cargo is still inside the ship, so we do not know until we look inside if we get the opportunity. the world's longest sea bridge has been officially opened in china — nine years after construction first began.

the bridge connects the hong kong to macau and mainland china. katie silver reports. the crossing, which includes a snaking road bridge, also goes underwater by two artificial islands, allowing ships to pass. after nine use of construction, an enthusiasm is rife. i think this bridge will bring great convenience to the whole of hong kong and macau and help development of the whole area of the river delta. today, i am off duty so i have taken my child to see the bridge. it is almost open to traffic, it is magnificent. the hong kong bridge spans 55 kilometres and will allow commuters to travel from macau to hong kong along the river estuary in about an hour. the distance is 20 times the length of san francisco's golden gate bridge,

but is only a third of the grand bridge which, at 165 kilometres, is the world's longest bridge, collecting shanghai. but the bridge has been dogged by delays and budget overruns. there have been corruption prosecutions and even the deaths of construction workers. it comes a month after a high—speed rail link was launched, connecting hong kong to d oze ns was launched, connecting hong kong to dozens of cities in mainland china. critics say these infrastructure projects are examples of beijing tightening its grip on a semi—autonomous city while others say they will bring both sides great economic benefits. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. most m ost pla ces most places are dry again today but there is more cloud in the sky. the sunny spells are also hazier. this isa sunny spells are also hazier. this is a weather watch a picture from scotla nd is a weather watch a picture from scotland earlier today. you can see

a rainbow there, so showers with outbreaks of rain in western scotland. it is dry and derbyshire, hibs are blue in the sky. this area of ground pressure, cloud from the atlantic, and that weather front in northern and western scotland, the strongest winds with outbreaks of rain. the best of the sunshine through southern and eastern parts of the uk. it is breezy wherever you are. the pennines, scotland, gusts of 65 and 65 mph, these are your average wind speeds. it feels pleasa nt average wind speeds. it feels pleasant when you get to see some sunshine, up to 17 or 18 celsius in the warmest parts of south—east england, not far from that in the aberdeenshire because here, quite windy, but sunny spells to be had. into this evening tonight, we keep outbreaks of rain running into western scotland will stop heaviest and most persistent into the north—west highlands. cloud drifts

in on north—west highlands. cloud drifts inona north—west highlands. cloud drifts in on a westerly breeze. play spells across southern parts of england and wales. not as chilly as it was last night, one of two patches of mist or fog. nothing widespread. tomorrow, you will notice that rain in north—west scotland has eased, the breeze is is about as well, cloud comes in, particularly across northern and western parts of the uk, sunny spells in the south and east and temperatures in the mid teens. it will be similar for most of us on thursday but notice the blue showing up again towards northern scotland, outbreaks of rain here, and this is a weather front that, through thursday night into friday, will move southwards with some outbreaks of rain. significant is what follows that weather front, a cold front, a leading edge of cold air, cold airfrom the a cold front, a leading edge of cold air, cold air from the arctic pushes south on friday and a strengthening northerly wind as well. so, by the time we get the friday and saturday, the weather will feel different.

plenty of sunny spells, a few showers, snow in northern parts. murdered in a planned operation. president erdogan dismissed the suggestion that mr khashoggi's death was an accident and said those responsible must be tried in turkey. translation: the body ofjamal khashoggi is still missing. why is that? we want to know the answer to that question. we'll be live in riyadh. also this lunchtime: chanting: what do we want? equal pay! when do we want it? now! thousands of council workers are out on the steets of glasgow as part

of a 48—hour strike about equal pay. putting bitter differences aside. president trump campaigns for former rival ted cruz, as the us midterm elections approach.