this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11pm: theresa may's brexit plans have suffered another blow at a critical time in the negotiations, with the resignation of the transport minister, jojohnson. it's a very difficult decision, but we're it's a very difficult decision, but we‘ re clearly it's a very difficult decision, but we're clearly barrelling towards an incoherent brexit that is going to see as seed control. the referendum was meant to be about taking back control. meanwhile, dup leader arlene foster has said her party couldn't support the government's current proposals on brexit. she accuses theresa may of breaking promises. the prime ministerjoins european leaders in france and belgium to mark the centenary of the end of the first world war. thousands of torches light up the tower of london this evening as the nation prepares to pause and remember the fallen. five people have died in california where wildfires are burning out of control. more than 150,000 have been forced from their homes. at least 20 people are killed in car bomb

attacks in mogadishu. a militant group says it was targetting government officials. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, jason beattie and anna isaac. stay with us for that. good evening. jo johnson, the former transport minister and boris johnson's brother, has resigned from the government, branding theresa may's brexit plan a terrible mistake, and calling for the public to have a fresh say on leaving the european union. the prime minister's alliance with the democratic unionist party is also under strain after it accused her of betrayal in the negotiations when a leaked letter indicated that northern ireland could follow different customs rules to the rest of the uk.

the government has insisted it won't do anything to put the unity of the united kingdom at risk. more details from our political correspondent, alex forsyth. sorry about that, mind out. watch your back. "watch your back" — fateful words perhaps, uttered earlier this year by a man who's now delivered a blow to theresa may. jo johnson was until today the transport minister, but tonight, he quit hisjob, with a scathing assessment of the prime minister's brexit plan. crucially he called for another vote, saying the current proposal was deeply flawed. it's not going to deliver trade deals. our ability to strike meaningful trade deals is going to be greatly reduced. it's not going to lead to us becoming a singaporean turbo—charged economy on the edge of europe, farfrom it. we're going to be signing up to all of the rules and regulations over which we'll no longer have a say. at present, the deal is incoherent on its own terms,

and that's why it's so important for the public to have a say, so it can confirm that this is really the brexit that it wants. the brother of boris johnson, he had, unlike his sibling, backed remain in the referendum, but said he'd respect the result. now, though, he says the government's brexit plan is taking britain to the brink of the greatest crisis since the second world war. his decision to quit drew praise from his brother, who said: for the prime minister, with her european counterparts at armistice events, it's another brexit headache on a day she's already facing criticism from supposed allies. the dup, who support her in government, fear she could sign up to an exit deal which might mean northern ireland trades on different terms to the rest of the uk in future. it's not a question of trusting the prime minister. it's a question of what her proposals are for exiting the european union. she has sent us where she believes she is currently at and remember

this is before she goes to brussels to negotiate with them on what they believe is possible, but currently as it stands we could not support her proposals. so it's still the irish border, and how to keep trade flowing no matter what, that's proving the hardest part of this negotiation. every possible compromise, it seems, drawing some criticism. at a summit meant to cement british—irish relations today, ministers were quick to try to reassure. the prime minister has been absolutely clear that she's not prepared to see the break—up of the constitutional economic integrity of the united kingdom in any deal. we're working intensely now to getting that deal and securing that deal. i think what we need to do now is calm heads, cool heads, let's get down, get the deal, and then people can comment on it when they see it. but in parliament, there are plenty who aren't waiting for the detail before warning against the exit deal. getting something agreed then signed off here is looking increasingly fraught.

alex forsyth reporting. let's talk to our political correspondent, chris mason. he's in westminster. most of us get to friday night and he's a sigh of relief and think it's the weekend, i don't think theresa may is thinking that. she isn't, quite a quiet friday at westminster until 4pm and suddenly the weekend retreated over the horizon. politically, i know people like me say this all the time, and we say it because it's true, politically things are so difficult for the prime minister. it is a big ask because it's a complicated process. for this prime minister, who doesn't have a majority, and is trying to find a compromise to irritate the fewest number of people she can manage, we're getting evidence in today's story that that is very tricky. it was the seventh time today, the seventh resignation the prime minister has suffered they

minister over the whole question of brexit. there was the languagejo johnson news, which was very striking in how strong it was. secondly he's joined a small group of conservative mps advocating another referendum, suggesting there should be a vote on any deal the prime minister gets or on no deal or zero meaning in the eu. the other thing is the brutal arithmetic of a hung parliament —— or remaining. the democratic unionist party, who prop up democratic unionist party, who prop up the conservatives in government, don't like elements of the proposed arrangement. then joe johnson, who come from the other side of the 0ttoman, who campaigned for remain, saying he doesn't like it either. you add him to people like his brother, borisjohnson, and other brexiteers like david davis, and labour, the vast majority of whose mps are likely to reject any deal the prime minister comes back with, and you're left wondering with a big if, if the prime minister can get an exit arrangement with the european

union, can she get it through parliament? that's an even bigger if with every moment like this from macro drug johnson. when we look at what she's facing on the home front __j° what she's facing on the home front —— jo johnson. she's annoying remainers, levers, the dup, not all of them in those cases, but that's only the home front. 0n the european side, she's got a lot of work still to do it seems. she has, there's still this hugely contentious issue which has been so for ages and hasn't been resolved up until now and there's still no plan in public to see how it can be resolved over the so—called backstop, the insurance policy to ensure the border between the northern ireland and the republic remains as it is under any circumstances in the future. the uk plan isn't liked by the eu and the eu plan isn't liked by the uk. finding a solution to that in the next couple of weeks is incredibly difficult, as we've seen

with every attempt by the government and the eu to finesse language to make that work. then there's the whole business of a vote in parliament. the big thing i suppose that the prime minister must cling to is the hope that enough of her own mps will conclude if it comes to it, if there is a vote in parliament, in other words if she gets a deal with the eu, that they would prefer a deal even if they concluded a bad one, some might concluded a bad one, some might conclude it's a good one, but they would prefer a deal of any description to no deal at all. but, to this letter and accompanying verbiage from joe johnson today, to this letter and accompanying verbiage from joejohnson today, he makes the argument that he thinks a no—deal brexit would be terrible for the uk -- no—deal brexit would be terrible for the uk ——jo no—deal brexit would be terrible for the uk —— jo johnson. no—deal brexit would be terrible for the uk ——jojohnson. but he also argues he thinks it would be better than the prime minister's current proposed plan and if there are others of his mindset on the conservative backbenches or currently in government who might contemplate leaving, the prime

minister's plan, if it ever materialises, could effectively not sign, survive more than a week or two before being rejected by parliament. then we are in a wholly unprecedented situation where it is anyone's guess as to what might happen —— effectively not survive. well, the prime minister travelled to france and belgium today to mark the centenary of the first world war. at a military cemetry near mons in belgium, she laid wreaths at the graves of the first and last british soldier to be killed in the war, 16—year—old john parr and ao—year—old george ellison, who died just an hour and half before the armisitce was signed. lucy williamson reports. the prime minister les deux briefs at the graves of two british shoulders. the first and last of

their countrymen to die in the first world war. —— the prime minister lay the wreaths. the two leaders met for talks on present—day challenges —— the prime minister laid wreaths. someone in the crowd shouted stay with us. this visit is a reminder of the shared military history that unites france and britain. today, they're divided by a political conflict over brexit, but their joint commitment to europe's defence won't change, they say, no matter how tough the negotiations or the terms of their future relationship. at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walk through a cemetery honouring their dead. beneath the arches of the monument, they laid a of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france.

the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders amid the tensions over their leaders amid the tensions over their future relations to recognise and honour their past. lucy williamson reporting. we will have coverage of all the ceremonies and offence on sunday, starting from 9:30am with a special programme from london and paris. wildfires burning out of control in the us state of california have killed at least five people, and thousands have been ordered to leave their homes. the fires broke out on thursday and have already burned 20,000 acres of land, spreading across several towns in the sierra foothills north of sacramento. there's been particular devastation in the town of paradise, home to 26,000 people, where officials say there is almost nothing left. state officials said at least five bodies have been found in charred vehicles.

0ur correspondent james cook is in northern california and sent this report. heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. it was a desperate dash for survival, pursued by a wild fire. devouring the equivalent of 80 football pitches a minute. paradise sits on a ridge and a few roads down, quickly became choked with traffic. some motorists abandoned their cars and ran for their lives, with children and pets in their arms. the hardest thing about this all is the people that may not have had the benefit that i had to get out when i got out. i started crying. the extent of the disaster is not yet clear but what we know already is grim. bodies have been found

in the charred remains of vehicles. the magnitude of the destruction that we are seeing is really again unbelievable and heartbreaking, and our hearts go out to everybody who has been affected by this and impacted. we know that there have been injuries, and we know there have been loss of life. well, we're just driving into paradise now, and it's really a frightening scene. there are telegraph poles on fire, electricity has been cut. we've been driving past some houses which have been burned and we're hearing disturbing reports from inside paradise itself about many deaths and injuries there. this is what we found. paradise not just lost but annihilated. 27,000 people lived here. little remains. in southern california,

two big blazes raged toward the pacific ocean. tens of thousands of people in their path had to flee. this fire burned on the edge of thousand oaks, a city already reeling from a mass shooting in a bar. the communities of calabasas and malibu have also been evacuated. the fire, which consumed paradise, was driven by hot, desert wind rushing down to the sea. it was an inferno. the air here is acrid. you can actually taste the chemicals as they smoulder. and it is eerie and frankly pretty awful to walk here in the ashes of people's lives. james cook, bbc news, paradise in california. we can get the very latest now.

peter bowes is in los angeles for us. extraordinary pictures. scenes of devastation there. talk of those winds that have banned so much of the flames. do we know how things are looking this evening? things are not looking good this evening. there was a slight lull over the last couple of hours, the winds died down. but they will be more intense late in the day, according to weather forecasters. and, late in the day, according to weatherforecasters. and, indeed, will continue over the next few days. there may be another lull on sunday that they will return monday. the reality is the strong winds will be with us for several days. it is just in northern california, this town of paradise in southern california, the winds are intense, fires raging on coastal areas like malibu, which has around 12,000 people, it has been completely

evacuated. you can imagine the gridlock on the roads towards the laws —— north of los angeles is causing chaos. and the scenes, the frightening scenes are just horrendous. some beautiful homes are just being burned to the ground with very little notice. if i is moving extremely fast because of the winds that come from the desert, they funnelled down the canyons and become more intense and bit —— make an impossible situation for the firefighters. we are looking at some of the pictures live from thousand 0aks in california, where that dreadful shooting took place so recently. a great amount in any of these places for any emergency services to deal with. you spoke about the evacuations and so on, what is the assessment of how well the authorities have dealt with this and the way they have managed to muster people to move?” and the way they have managed to muster people to move? i think they are dealing with that as well as they can. they are in considerable

strain. the firefighters had to stop the firefighting effort and that is entirely on getting people out of the danger areas. this is not something they want to do. they want to be fighting the flames. the resources a re to be fighting the flames. the resources are stretched. we have been talking about two or pre— major fires across california, but there have been several others as well, griffith park, close to the centre of los angeles, there was a fire their earlier today. they are beginning to get that under control. it means the resources are spread very thinly. 0ften it means the resources are spread very thinly. often you will find these cul—de—sacs with two will all three houses and they're not be firefighters to get to those homes. they might get there but they will get their de laet —— two or three homes. given that picture you have just painted, there are schools, hospitals, etc, affected, this is just the immediate need to move people, the priority at the moment, but this will be a longer—term issue in terms of getting people back on

their feet and getting their normal lives back together. 0h their feet and getting their normal lives back together. oh yes. it is a huge undertaking. just imagine that town of paradise completely obliterated. 37,000 people live there. they had been evacuated initially short—term to shelters, going to brent cross mccombs, relatives, longer term they have to pick up their lives and perhaps rebuild their homes —— going to friends homes. many people, tens of thousands of peoples lives has simply been turned upside down over a few hours. peter, thank you very much for bringing us up to speed. peter bowes in los angeles. heuir watching bbc news. —— you are watching. the headlines on bbc news: jojohnson, the transport minister and brother of boris johnson, resigns from the government over brexit. the dup leader arlene foster says her party can't support the government's current proposals to brussels, accusing theresa may of breaking promises. and the prime minister has laid wreaths at the graves of the first and last british soldiers killed

in the first world war. police in australia say they're treating a knife attack in the centre of melbourne as an act of terrorism. one person was killed and two injured during the evening rush hour. the suspect, a man of somali origin who was known to the police, was shot by officers and died later in hospital. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sent this report. face—to—face with an armed attacker. officers confront a man brandishing a knife who kept lunging at them until, moments later, they shot him in the chest. the police were called after reports of a vehicle on fire. gas canisters were later found at the scene. the attacker had driven into the heart of the city centre, to bourke street, in one of the busiest parts of melbourne, packed with shoppers and commuters heading home. when the police arrived, they found three members

of the public had been stabbed. one of them was fatally injured. the attacker also later died in hospital. officers say he wasn't on a terror watch list, but he and his family, originally from somalia, were on their radar. he is known to police. and he is known to police mainly in respect of relatives that he has that are certainly persons of interest to us. counterterrorism officers will now need to establish whether the man was working alone or taking instructions from elsewhere, and this city, like so many others, faces the question of whether more can be done to protect the public from such sudden, chaotic acts of terror. hywel griffith, bbc news. a long hot summer, and success for england at the world cup, helped the uk economy grow in the third quarter of this year at its fastest rate for two years.

the office for national statistics says economic activity in the three months to september rose by 0.6%. the figures have been welcomed by the chancellor — although many economists believe the underlying picture isn't as strong as the figures suggest. our business editor simonjack reports. drinks all round. well, today's numbers show the economy is moving along pretty nicely. touring a west london brewery this morning, the chancellor seemed happy enough but said he was looking to the future. very good news. 0.6% growth quarter shows the fundamental strength of the economy based on our employment performance — 3.3 million newjobs, unemployment lower in every region and nation of the united kingdom since 2010. what we've now got to do is pivot to a focus on ensuring real wage growth and higher standards of living. construction was a particular bright spot, as building sites like this one in lancashire bounced back from a frozen and wet start to the year.

we are in the buoyant sector — 2.1% in construction — so, for me, it feels very exciting and hopefully it continues. i've been in several recessions now and it's not been good at times. it feels very exciting. england's run to the semifinals and the football world cup boosted spending on eating and drinking during july and although august and september were flat, it was enough to secure a strong economic performance. thank you. quite a bit to toast in today's figures. these are the strongest economic numbers since the end of 2016 and that's helpful because he just spent big in the recent budget on nhs and tax cuts. but it was not all good news — once again business investment fell sharply. that is the longest negative streak we have seen now since the financial crisis, as they take a more cautious — arguably a more sober — view of the risks posed to the economy by brexit round the corner. clearly business investment is lower than we would like it to be. that is because businesses

are waiting for clarity about our future relationship with the european union. the sooner we can give business clarity about the future relationship, the sooner business will start investing again, creating even more jobs in our economy. to keep the economy moving from here on may now depend on the government's ability to hammer out a brexit deal that business feels it can get behind. simon jack, bbc news. the chair of the parole board for england and wales says she's concerned that it currently has no black members. the board assesses whether prisoners are fit to be released. just 13 of its 240 members are from other non—white ethnic backgrounds. the board is looking at whether there is unconscious bias in its recruitment process. the grenfell inquiry has been played a recording of a 999 call from the night of the fire, in which the father of the youngest victim can be heard pleading with his daughters to "keep going" during the family's escape.

in a written statement, marcio gomes said his son was stillborn because of the fumes his wife inhaled that night. yemeni forces, backed by the saudi—led coalition which is supported by the us and the uk, have launched a major offensive to take full control of yemen's port city of hodeidah. aid agencies have been warning that an all—out attack on the city, which is the entry point for 80% of the country's food imports and aid relief, could triggerfamine. our international correspondent orla guerin has recently returned from yemen, and is in istanbul for us tonight and gave us this update. while, it does make clear that the worst fears of aid agencies has been realised, that these strategic red sea port of hodeidah has become a major battleground. what happens you could determine the outcome of the complex, which is now dragged on for almost four years. and, critically, it could be the trigger for a famine

in yemen. about 20 million yemenis, thatis in yemen. about 20 million yemenis, that is two thirds of the population, are entirely reliant on humanitarian supplies that come in through this wan port. about 80% of the supplies come through hodeidah. last month when we were in yemen the un was already warning that even a short disruption to the operation of the port caused by fighting would have an empire acts that would be immediate and catastrophic —— impact. within days hundreds of thousands of people would not have enough food, within weeks that would escalate into the millions. added to that, great concern to note about the fate of hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in that city caught between air strikes by the saudi led coalition and mortarfire and shelling by the houthi rebels. we know the fighting is getting closer not only tv port but the mater hospital will we filmed last month. the un has been warning that at least 60 children who are getting

life—saving treatment, some in danger of starving, are trapped in that hospital. their lives are now being put at risk not only by hunger but by the escalation in the conflict. there is a major strategic objective here by the government of yemen and its saudi allies. it is trying to take back the support from the houthis, trying to ensure that if peace talks take place before the end of the year than the houthi revels are brought to the table in a much weakened position. o rla orla guerin reporting. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, has warned of a resurgence of anti—semitism in her country, and spoken of a moral duty to resist it. she was speaking at a synagogue in berlin, to mark the 80th anniversary of kristallnacht — the night of broken glass — when the nazi state unleashed an orchestrated wave of violence againstjewish homes and businesses. it marked a sharp escalation in persecution — that would lead to the holocaust. our correspondent caroline wyatt has been hearing from one woman who lived through the horrors of that night. translation: the windows

were all smashed in, the pavement was full of glass shards. isaid, "look, daddy, someone's broken the shop windows." now, 90 years old, ruth finkelman and was just ten when she witnessed what became known as the "night of broken glass". she was with her father, herman, on her way to thejewish primary school in berlin. translation: a little further on, we saw the word "jew" was scrawled onto the window and a star of david was smeared on there, too. once inside, the school was surrounded by nazi storm troopers. the state—sanctioned persecution of germany's dues had become violent. translation: we saw it all from our windows. we saw the smoke coming up from the synagogue but we weren't sure what was burning.

we didn't know what kind of danger we were in, or what it all meant. that only became clear later on when we went back to school and some of the fathers weren't there any more. later, her father was taken to the death camp at auschwitz where he was murdered. ruth, and her mother, survived the war living in a shed. translation: i got four postcards from him in march, april, may and june and then nothing more. the real significance of the violence of that night lay in what it ultimately unleashed — the murder of six million dues across europe commemorated here at the holocaust memorial in the heart of the german capital. outside her old school, ruth tells her story to new generations. translation: i am afraid that

something similar could happen again but i hope humanity has learned from the holocaust. of course i'm scared when people vote for the far right but such a mass, systematic destruction, that won't happen again. the synagogue ruth saw burn that night has since been restored. at the entrance is a sign saying "never forget." caroline wyatt, bbc news, berlin. in a moment we'll have the papers and we'll also bring you the weather for the week ahead with helen willetts, but first, ahead of our coverage of the armistice centenary, let's look back on the day and how people all around britain and europe, have found their own ways of marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. james cook, bbc news, paradise in california.

hello there. it's that time of day when we take a look at the weather a little further ahead, and after what was a tale of two halves on thursday, glorious sunshine in the east, we have a lot of rain in the western parts of wales. this week, we've had the rain and the gales and that's how the day ended on