this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten: eight children are injured as an inflatable slide collapses at a fireworks event in woking. seven of the children have now been discharged from hospital, but one remains under observation while walking party slide, noticed there were a lots of children lying on the floor next to it, honey right—hand side. about nine or ten ambulances. former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, sir jeremy heywood, dies from cancer aged 56. more than 70 business leaders call for a referendum on the terms of the brexit deal. the family of a christian woman at the centre of mass protests in pakistan appeals for asylum in britain. players from leicester city football club fly to thailand to pay their respects to the club's owner, who died in a helicopter crash last weekend. yesterday the team beat cardiffi—o in theirfirst

game since the tragedy. the first man to swim around the coast of great britain has waded ashore in kent. it feels weird now, to be looking back and almost reflecting, because for 157 days i could not allow myself to do that, so now it feels quite nice. and at 10:30 — inside out west midlands asks, would a simple change in the law help tackle carjacking? seven children have been discharged from hospital following the collapse of an inflatable slide at a fireworks event in surrey. eight were taken to major trauma centres after the incident last night — one has been kept in for observations.

police declared a major incident at woking park, with health and safety officials also investigating. simon clemison reports. a fairground and fireworks, woking park was packed. some visitors saw a huge inflatable slide had been particularly busy. police say a group of children fell and were hurt. around 7:30 this evening, a major incident was declared. this followed after a number of children fell from the slide and suffered injuries. the air ambulance was called in to help as people were asked to leave the park. we walked past the slide and we noticed there seemed to be a lot of children on it, three or four children that i could see on the floor and they were being treated by emergency personnel. there were at least nine or ten ambulances, dozens and dozens of emergency personnel and it was very, very quickly obvious the situation was very serious. 0rganisers later tweeted that they were shocked and distressed by events. the woking district rotary club added that it was assisting the emergency services

in dealing with the children. 12,000 people, most of those will have children. most of those people will have children and most of the children will have wanted to have a go on this ride, so everyone is waking up knowing it could have been their child in that situation, sat in hospital. it is deeply shocking. some eyewitnesses noticed the slide was still standing when they left. the showman‘s guild, who operates the rides at fairs, told the bbc that the ride had up—to—date test certificates and insurance documents. anne cantelo was at last night's event — her grandaughter was on a similar ride next to the slide just minutes before it collapsed. very crowded, they say there was about 12,000 people coming. it looked about that number. 0nly about 12,000 people coming. it looked about that number. only a handful of rise, which met on a few rides that were very crowded. a lot of people on these two rights. hayes did you get the sense that is what

went wrong? we don't know at this stage. we watched part afterwards when we were being evacuated, it was still inflated. it had not collapsed. it must been some sort of accident. children mess around, and render it those crowds it is difficult for the parents to supervise them. it was very tall, 30 feet. if children messing around at the top of that, one pulls the side down, something could have happened. but we don't know. i have heard there were police post b12 on those rise, there were certainly more than that. very busy, perhaps not in a frightening number of people coming. i don't think so. as soon as children see rides, they want to go on them, so huge demand for each of the arise, and so few of them. huge crowds on each one. what has been the sense of feeling? how is working feeling? it is shocked, 12,000 people, most of those will have

children, and most of them will have asked to go one this right. everyone is waking up and knowing it could have been their child in that situation, in the hospital. it is deeply shocking. thoughts with those families. absolutely, terrible. i am very glad i did not see the incident, because i don't think i would be standing here, emotionally able to talk about it this morning. let's speak now to markjohh — he is managing director of the inflatable manufacturer company airquee and chairman of a body that inspects inflatables. people will obviously be very concerned about the safety of these inflata bles. concerned about the safety of these inflatables. yes, i'm sure they are, questions being asked. what can you do to reassure them, what kind of safety checks are there that are made on such inflatables? it is tragic when something like this

happens, and all you can do as an industry is look about what you can do to improve things and maintain public safety. the good people post miser addressed, they are saved, 23 million users a year. in the main they go into events and people have a great time with no accidents or injuries whatsoever. they go through vigorous testing processes, and the check list is followed, the cheque published to a european standard, very thorough. that is what we can do, that is an annual basis. like i said, it is thorough and people should be feeling pretty confident that we do as much as we can to protect them. as much as we can, but there have been accidents, is that because there is something flawed within the inflatable or is it human error under way that it is attached to the ground, put up? you raise an

important point, i have been doing this the 17 years, and what i have seen this the 17 years, and what i have seen over this the 17 years, and what i have seen over the past couple of years if the emphasis has certainly shifted from being a manufacturing order says you in the past to now where it has become focused on the operational level. if the operator is using the equipment provided to the public, and operational environment, windy conditions or anything that might pose a threat, so on anything that might pose a threat, so on the manufacturing side i have to say, i am not saying this because iama man of to say, i am not saying this because i am a man of action, the uk is basedis i am a man of action, the uk is based is looked upon as a country that produces fantastic inflatables, we really do. you have to reflect on the thing to see what you can do better. we do that and we will continue to do that, and maybe we need to look more closely at how people can do something to learn how to operate inflatables to keep people safe when howard f conditions

prevail that are not ideal. i cannot comment on this specific case, but the operational environment has aborted. what advice would you give to parents or people looking on, taking kids to the events like this? john mclaren are desperate to go on these things, but are they of warnings? —— children are desperate. are there warning signs? but fundamentally inflatables are very saved, and i think your paternal instincts do have to kick into some degree, because if you see a piece of equipment that looks a little bit ropey, people operated in a way that you do not think it is quite right, thatis you do not think it is quite right, that is one instance, that is when you are in the place, looking at what is going on and making a

decision. apart from that, if you're renting one for a private party or you are some kind of organisation putting on a public event, you have got to get a touch and feel for the company you're engaging with, see if you think they offer a really good service with good quality and they are conscientious and they looked to be providing something that is keeping your children safe. like i say, for any other purchase you have paid you that due diligence. there are mechanisms that you mention, we are mechanisms that you mention, we are held in high regard, and if you look at the blue disc on the inflatable, the logo of the organisation providing you the inflatable, they are probably a good company to work with. sirjeremy heywood, the former cabinet secretary head

of the civil service, has died from cancer at the age of 56. his career in the civil service spanned over 30 years. in a statement, prime minister theresa may said sirjeremy "worked tirelessly to serve our country" and said his death was "a huge loss to british public life". speaking on ridge on sunday, the labour mp yvette cooper paid this tribute. has wife also said, we shared everything and i will miss him more than i can say. speaking on ridge on sunday, the labour mp yvette cooper paid this tribute. jeremy was a wonderful public servants, and i think he did a huge amount to hold governments together at difficult times. i knew him well personally, and i think all my thoughts are with his family. people

will not be aware of how many remarkable things he did to solve crises, to deal with some of the most difficult problems, and as a very audible public servant to hold people together and to make sure that the government frankly did not do stupid things on many occasions, had to make sure there was solutions. i think his contribution to public life, for all governments, whatever your politics, his contribution was immense, and i think we owe him a debt of gratitude. we will be speaking to lord gus o'donnell with his thoughts on jeremy heywood. also a statement from the former prime minister gordon brown. this country has lost a leader of exceptional ability, unquestioned integrity, and as we

saw in the way he fought his illness, remarkable courage. jeremy heywood was the most in alnwick civil servant of his generation, a leader who inspires confidence. that tribute from gordon brown, former prime minister. downing street has dismissed a call by more than 70 business leaders for a referendum on the terms of the brexit deal, saying the vote has already been held two years ago. in an open letter, the executives say the proposals under discussion would leave the uk worse off than if it was still in the european union. the signatories include the chief executive of waterstones, james daunt, and the lastminute. com founder, lady lane—fox. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake, who explained more. many of these names are actually card—carrying remain as all former remainers am a people whose opposition to brexit betray much well—known. they are coming together to form a group called business for a people's vote, part of the

campaign by the people's vote group to campaignfora campaign by the people's vote group to campaign for a public vote on the terms of any brexit deal. they say in their letter that the business community was promised... neither of those options, they say, where on the ballot paper and 2016, and they say the ultimate choice should be handed back to the people. of course, as you say, downing street is dismissing this with a source telling us that the prime minister has been clear on along there will be no second referendum, we had a people potts vote, it was injune we had a people potts vote, it was in june 2016. sunday times, they report that there has been a breakthrough in the brexit talks. yes, they say what it is presented

asa yes, they say what it is presented as a comprehensive summary of a deal that they report theresa may has struck birds about to strike with the eu. their political editor has pieced together through conversations with ministers, civil servants, advisers, eu officials, the main elements claiming and all uk customs deals which would be part of our withdrawal agreement with the new, which would negate the need for a backstop option which would keep northern ireland under a different set of rules on the rest of the uk and more closely aligned to the eu. there will be an exit clause, they claim, which would allow the uk to remove itself from that arrangement, and the options will be left open for a canada style trade deal or something more along the lines of theresa may's checkers plan agreed by the cabinet in the summer. downing street dismissing this as they vision, with a spokesperson telling us the prime minister has been clear we are making good

progress and 95% of the withdrawal agreement has settled, negotiations are ongoing. that remaining 5% has of course been the most tricky part to crack, what to do to avoid a hard border in northern ireland? the assessment method is to be a deal reached this month in november, there will be a great deal of movement of the next couple of weeks. said jeremy heywood, cabinet secretary, head of the civil service, who has died from cancer at age of 56. with me now is lord gus o'donnell —— former cabinet secretary ——who succeeded sirjeremy as cabinet secretary. what are your thoughts on this man, sirjeremy heywood, who a lot of our viewers will not know, but as the

top civil servant in this country, a man of enormous influence in the corridors of power, and the tributes to him today had been extraordinary from. talking about him as a great leader. yes, that is right. he deserves all of them. the thing you will find is that as a great civil servant he took over from me, he will find is that as a great civil servant he took overfrom me, he had this kind of personality that would get accolades from all the parties and from all his colleagues. he was impartial but a real driving force to get things done. he would never give up on something, he would get round the obstacles and ensure that solutions were found. a truly, truly great civil servant who will be missed. very sad. it has all come far too soon. what kind of character

do you require to be britain's most senior civil servant? of history you are under huge pressure is from various different politics. —— obviously you are under huge pressure is from various different politicians. it is a difficult road to tread. it is, but people should not be going down the road of thinking about that, jeremy loveday party, he was a party animal, he was lively, great interest in music and travel, his family. he also had an enormous work ethic, and would basically just keep enormous work ethic, and would basicallyjust keep acting until he got it right. he did that very successfully for people of very different little persuasions who wa nted different little persuasions who wanted to do very different sort of

outcomes. you can get the impression it isa outcomes. you can get the impression it is a battle between the civil service and the ministers, but when it works well, and withjeremy is nearly always dead, the two combined to be an incredible effect of force. to reinforce that, wejust to be an incredible effect of force. to reinforce that, we just saw a clip of yvette cooper, one of the ministers who worked with him, who was very emotional on hearing about his death. yes, those who have been aware ofjeremy‘s his death. yes, those who have been aware of jeremy's condition his death. yes, those who have been aware ofjeremy‘s condition in the last year but have more time to get used to it. but i remember with yvette potts husband, jeremy did some amazing work on the five tests where he had to work between tony blair, very keen for us to join europe, and gordon brown whose instinct when not to, and he was working with tony blair, his part as

shakespeare's was called on a lot, and we are all very emotional about this. i worked withjeremy for years and years. it is a real shock. this. i worked withjeremy for years and years. it is a real shocklj know it is difficult on a day where the news has just been announced, but i suppose often civil servants like sirjeremy are not household names by any stretch, many members of the public but not know these people at all. and yet they are making a huge contribution to the running of the country. that is right, and we do not want to be household names, thank you very much. we are much more open and transparent as senior civil servants nowadays, the cause select from it isato nowadays, the cause select from it is a to advice but we want to be effective, but it is not about ego or public profile. we want, jeremy

personified this, just doing things quietly in the background but making sure they happen. very good to talk to you. thank you for sparing the time to be with us this morning with your thoughts and reflections on the life of sirjeremy heywood, former cabinet secretary, who has died from cancer at the age of 56. the husband of a pakistani christian woman, acquitted of blasphemy after eight years on death row, has pleaded for asylum from the uk. asia bibi's husband, ashiq masih, said they were in great danger in pakistan. the supreme court overturned her conviction on wednesday, saying the case against her was based on flimsy evidence, but she has yet to be freed. her acquittal sparked violent protests, and the government has now agreed to try to stop her leaving the country. earlier i spoke to tom tugendhat, who chairs the foreign affairs committee in parliament. he's calling on officials here and in pakistan to urgently

evaluatate mrs bibi's situation. this is an innocent woman who has already spent many years in prison for something that we would not begin to consider a crime, given the pakistan courts say is not a cry because she did not do anything. she should be released, but sadly not just released to home, because the reality is as we have seen that there is a great danger of mob violence, and of her being killed. the governor of punjab who spoke out on her behalf was killed only seven yea rs on her behalf was killed only seven years ago, and a leading member of the cabinet was killed in the same year. both of them for speaking out against the way in which this woman has been treated. this is a matter of freedom of conscience and freedom of freedom of conscience and freedom of faith, and we support the freedom of faith, and we support the freedom of individuals to practice their faith or no faith all over the world. seeing this woman being

victimised because of her christian believes in pakistan is extremely worrying, and i think we should not only be offered her asylum but making it clear to the pakistan government that we view this with extreme seriousness. what would you are the pakistan government to do about this? the prime minister is very new and offers, he has a reputation to make. he can make it in one of two ways, either by becoming the spokesperson for a hate filled mob and watch a poor woman and her family be lynched, filled mob and watch a poor woman and herfamily be lynched, or he can help her to escape from the threat of violence that we are seeing and help her into asylum, either in the united kingdom or wherever she chooses. this is a very clear case of freedom of conscience and leading to genuine fear of persecution or death. time for sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre.

here's hugh. leicester city players and staff are landing it's a big day ahead at the top of the premier league, with both manchester city and chelsea in action this afternoon. liverpool are currently top, for a few more hours at least, after their draw against arsenal. jurgen klopp's side had taken the lead at the emirates, thanks to this from james milner. but they were denied all three points when alexander lacazette equalised for the gunners late on, continuing manager unai emery‘s impressive start to the season. we fought hard for it, that is normal, but you can win a point had you think, thank god, it is not that feeling but i do not feel we dropped two points. so it is something in between and maybe if you feel like this then the draw is the logical result. liverpool's stay at the top of the table, though, might be brief, with both manchester city

and chelsea in action later today. manchester city are just a point behind as they go into their game at home to southampton. all this when i see southampton the players we have are surprised that the position, it is not the quality of the players they have in the position. i am of the players they have in the position. iam impressed of the players they have in the position. i am impressed with the quality i have in front, especially in the middle. we have to be sharp and moved well, more spaces. we have to be clever and concentrate on the set pieces. that is the game. if manchester city don't manage a win, chelsea could go top by the end of the day. they take on crystal palace in the four o'clock kickoff. eden hazard is expected to be fit to play some part after recovering from a back injury. his boss has criticised his side's consistency. i saw a very good

performance in the defence of days. three days after, i saw a lot of mistakes. so it means that we are not a solid team with continuity. that is dangerous. jonny bairstow has been ruled out of england's opening cricket test match against sri lanka which begins on tuesday. the wicket—keeper hasn't recovered from an injury earlier in the tour, but its not yet been announced who will take his place behind the stumps for the match in galle. england have not won such a massive 2001. years unavailable for the first one, a decision more based on long—term, giving him extra time to get right for the second test and not put into

much doubt. looking forward to next summer much doubt. looking forward to next summer at home. england's rugby league side can complete a series victory over new zealand this afternoon when the teams meet in liverpool. england won the first of the three test series last week. james graham will captain the side at anfield after injury to sean 0'loughlin, whilst the st helens forward luke thompson will make his first start for his country. that match live on bbc2 this afternoon. i think they played really well last week. they can be proud of their performance. sometimes when two teams down together like that, both teams down together like that, both teams they really well, it can be tied. iam teams they really well, it can be tied. i am expecting the same level of performance from both teams this weekend. 0bviously sometimes it comes down to that one moment in a game, hopefully we can be on the right end of it like we were last weekend. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. 0vernight vichai srivaddhanaprabha's

fuel continued in a buddhist temple, as members of thailand's business and political elite came to pay their respects to the billionaire. if 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim right around the british coast. ross edgley crossed the finishing line of the kent coast earlier this morning. that was after swimming 1800 miles. he had been in the waterfor up

that was after swimming 1800 miles. he had been in the water for up to 12 hours a day since the start of june. describing his marathon effort, he said the highs and lows have been very intense, but they we re have been very intense, but they were made easier with the support of his team. it did not feel like an individual sport, it did not matter if it was two o'clock in the morning, pitch black and i are putting on a cold wet suit, i could look on my phone and people were sending the amazing messages. it just felt like such a team sport, andi just felt like such a team sport, and i think that is so important, that when everybody looks back on the great britain swim, they remember it as a team sport, not a solo endeavour. looking around, people get it, that is why it is a tea m people get it, that is why it is a team sport. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. 0ur breaks of rain so far,

particular for parts of lincolnshire, midlands, it was the south—west. lincolnshire, midlands, it was the south-west. turning wet and south—west england, north—west india is still a few heavy showers around. they were not quite as strong as yesterday, but still potential for gales across the far north and north—west of scotland. tonight, our bags of rain this evening, wales, south—west england, pushing it a northern england and southern scotland. turning wet across northern ireland as we head towards tomorrow morning. for all it will be frost free. even if cooler. drying of staff for eastern areas, wet for northern and western scotland, northern ireland, rain turning lighter and patchy through the day the brightest guy developing. spots of rainfor the brightest guy developing. spots of rain for some in the west and isolated showers in the east, but in my flow of air with temperatures into the teens. —— a mild flow of air. hello again.

seven children have been discharged from hospital after the collapse of an inflatable slide at a fireworks event in surrey. another child remains under observation after the incident former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service sir jeremy heywood dies from cancer aged 56 more than seventy business leaders call for a referendum on the terms of the brexit deal the family of a christian woman at the centre of mass protests in pakistan has asked for asylum in britain. now, inside out west midlands asks would a simple change in the law help tackle carjacking? welcome to this week's inside out tonight. the moment that violent car thieves drove off with a baby on the back seat. we're taking the car!