the middle name adolf, in tribute to adolf hitler. their ambition hasn't changed, they are seeking changed, they are seeking violent extremism, they are seeking to wage a race war on the streets of the united kingdom. we'll have the latest from birmingham crown court. also this lunchtime... pressure intensifies on theresa may, with 48 hours to arrange a deal in time for a hoped—for summit in brussels later this month. but a brexit minister says there's no need to panic. we can't rush it, we have to get the right deal, this is an agreement that will endure for many years, so we have to take the time to make sure that we get it right. 31 people are confirmed dead in california's wildfires, with more than 200 missing, making them the deadliest in the state's history. a senior police officer has suggested lowering the threshold of suspicion for stop—and—search powers in england and wales. the government is accused by a group of vets of telling "bare—faced lies" about the effectiveness of one of its badger culls in england. coming up on bbc news... max

verstappen is given two days‘ public service for shoving esteban ocon after he cost him a victory at the brazilian grand prix. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. three people have been convicted of being members of the far—right neo—nazi group national action. it brings to ten the number of people found guilty of belonging to the banned group this year. adam thomas and claudia patatas from banbury, who named their child after adolf hitler, and daniel bogunovic from leicester, will be sentenced at birmingham crown court in december. the group, which was founded in 2013, was forbidden under anti—terror laws after it celebrated the murder of the labour mpjo cox. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. a provocative national action demo, before it was banned as a neo—nazi

terrorist organisation after celebrating the murder of the labour mpjo cox. on the left here, enthusiastically giving the nazi salute, was national action‘s main organiser in the midlands, alex deakin. open about his nazi views, he would recruit in universities and even targeted schoolchildren. but after national action was banned, he took his members underground. borrowing tactics from so—called islamic state, he communicated using an encrypted chat group called the triple k mafia, named after the ku klux klan. they are learning from other terrorist organisations how to communicate, how to radicalise, how to recruit individuals, how to gather weaponry and equipment. their ambition hasn't changed, they are seeking violent extremism, they are seeking to wage a race war on the streets of the united kingdom.

perhaps the most dangerous recruit to deakin‘s group was mikko vehvilainen, a serving lance corporal in the british army. he wrote about creating civil disorder and attacking national infrastructure, and accumulated a personal arsenal of guns, crossbows and knives. he had a dummy in his garage which he used to practise stabbing, and a collection of nazi—themed weapons and badges. he had access to young soldiers in his regiment, the royal anglian, and recruited at least three to the neo—nazi cause. he has now been found guilty of being a member of national action and has been thrown out of the army, along with one of his nazi recruits. these individuals were weeded out, there was a joint operation between us and the police. if there are such serious breaches of values and standards, then the army will take the most serious action against these individuals. and what does that involve? well, that ranges, but it can result in their service being terminated.

one of the most extreme people in mikko vehvilainen‘s group was adam thomas, who also wanted to join the army. he and his partner claudia patatas gave their baby the middle name adolf after adolf hitler. amazingly, just two years earlier, adam thomas had been in israel, and trying to convert to the jewish faith. but by the time of their arrest, claudia patatas and adam thomas‘s house was full of ku klux klan paraphernalia and nazi symbols, and they also had ambitions for violent disorder, stockpiling weapons like machetes in their bedroom and buying a £1000 crossbow. adam thomas even discussed stealing an sa—80 assault rifle from the army. his friend darren fletcher, seen here on the left, wrote in the encrypted chat group about killing antiwhite mps in the government, and adam thomas agreed this was a good idea. and it's not being just talk. and it's not been just talk.

in wales, one former national action member, zac davies, was convicted of attempting to murder a sikh dentist with a machete. another, jack redshaw, admitted plotting to murder his mp in lancashire. and a third, jack coulson, was found guilty of building a viable pipe bomb in yorkshire. the national action phenomenon and other extreme right—wing groups have led to a change in tactics by the government. the security service mi5 is now taking the lead in gathering intelligence on the threat. it means that extreme right—wing groups that pose a threat of violence are now being treated in the same way as other terrorist organisations. daniel sandford, bbc news, at mi5 headquarters. theresa may is under even more pressure over brexit this lunchtime. she has 48 hours to put a workable deal together — with full cabinet support — in time for a possible summit in brussels later this month. and that full support seems still some way off. meanwhile, labour's spokesman

keir starmer has said brexit can be stopped, appearing to openly contradict his party leader, jeremy corbyn. our political correspondent, chris mason, reports. the grand plan, a big brexit summit in brussels, looking a bit like this, to sign of a withdrawal agreement. the october deadline came and went. and now, it's mid—november. and went. and now, it's mid-november. the chances of a november summit are increasingly remote, what are the indications? we are working hard for a deal, a numberof important are working hard for a deal, a number of important issues which we still have to get bottomed out but we can't rush it, we have to get the right deal, this is an agreement which will endure for many years and we have to take the time to make sure that we get it right. have you any time? we haven't set a particular deadline, we have to be mindful of the parliamentary arrangements in the uk. the uk is

leaving the european union at 11 o'clock on friday the 29th march next year. the government wants a withdrawal agreement with the eu, prefera bly withdrawal agreement with the eu, preferably by the end of this month. but that could slip. and then it has to get it through parliament, which looks far from to get it through parliament, which looks farfrom certain. and if it is defeated in the commons, frankly, who knows what will happen? the prime minister has tied hercules so firmly to this deal, if the deal doesn't get through it is very difficult to see how she can continue finishing would have to go? i think if the deal was voted down by parliament i cannot see how she could continue. and we now know the scale and breadth of concern within the cabinet when the prime minister's vision for brexit was first set out in the summer. trade secretary liam fox had concerns, as did the home secretary, sajid javid, and the chancellor wondered if it was achievable, and brexiteers like esther mcvey and penny mordaunt also expressed their doubts. and here is penny mordaunt today, not exactly

oozing enthusiasm for the government's plan. the important thing is that there is two checks on this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet'sjob is this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet's job is to this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet'sjob is to put this deal, cabinet and parliament. cabinet's job is to put something to parliament that is going to deliver on the referendum result. meanwhile over the weekend, the labour leader jeremy corbyn said the brexit train can't be stopped. but take a look at this from, yes, his brexit spokesman. yes or no, can brexit be stopped? yes, technically it can be stopped? yes, technically it can be stopped but the question is, what decisions will arise and what about the vote? and this former labour prime minister reckons there will be another referendum. but he is worried. if nothing changes, then we will be an even more divided britain, there is no doubt in my mind about that, more divided than during the three—day week of the ‘705, during the three—day week of the ‘70s, more divided than during the miners strike in the eighties. is the current prime minister returned to downing street this morning, we are to downing street this morning, we

a re left to downing street this morning, we are left with one big question — what is going to happen with brexit? your guess is as good as mine. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. we'll speak to our brussels reporter, adam fleming, in a moment. first to westminster, and norman smith. tick—tock? tick-tock? i know people will be groaning ifi tick-tock? i know people will be groaning if i say, really, we are reaching crunch time. but genuinely, the next 48 hours could be pivotal, because if there is no breakthrough today or tomorrow, then the chances ofa today or tomorrow, then the chances of a november is used summit to sign of a november is used summit to sign of any deal just of a november is used summit to sign of any dealjust disappear into never—never land, which means the government really have to ramp up preparations for no deal, ploughing in more money, more preparations, and that creates its own momentum, making it a more likely outcome, added to which, if there isn't a summit this month, then itjust might not be the time for mps to get all the necessary brexit legislation through. and within government i

think there was a hope that they wa nted think there was a hope that they wanted a crucial commons vote to be done and dusted before christmas in the hope that there would almost be an end of term mood amongst mps, that they would just want to get brexit over with and so they would back mrs may's deal. if that vote d rifts into back mrs may's deal. if that vote drifts into the new year, they may come back with a very different mood. so genuinely, the next 48 hours could indeed be pivotal, although interestingly, downing street were saying this lunchtime that the negotiations in brussels yesterday went on until 2.45 in the morning, without any agreement. so we are now really reaching a fraught and pretty frantic time. norman, thank you. let's speak to our brussels reporter, adam fleming. what do they make of it there? here, they really think that the window for having that extraordinary brexit summit to seal the deal in november, which is the uk's preferred

timetable, that that window is really closing. the rule of thumb here is that it takes two weeks to get everything lined up for 27 other leaders to come here. and so if you count backwards from the end of november, that brings you to the middle of this week. that's why as norman was saying, the next two days are so norman was saying, the next two days are so crucial. the 27 remaining members states got an update on progress from michel barnier, the chief negotiator, at a meeting this morning and it sounds like the sticking point is the same one it has been for ages, of this backup and for avoiding a hard border between northern ireland and ireland if the future trade relationship between the uk and the eu doesn't solve that problem. and it has boiled down to two big things. firstly, how did you come out and decide that backstop is no longer necessary or is not required in the first place? is that a uk only decision or is it a joint decision with the eu, which means brussels could have a veto over it? that one is really tricky. secondly, this

idea of a uk customs arrangement instead of the existing proposal for the so—called backstop. the eu is exploring that option, but it brings extra problems because it starts to look a bit like a trade deal and the eu insists that when you have a trade deal you have all sorts of other things alongside customs like following eu rules and regulations on the environment and labour standards and all sorts of things. so that has become a much bigger discussion than it was a couple of weeks ago, and that means it is much more complicated. talking of complexity, we're told that the whole package, the divorce treaty and the future relationship, might be 500 pages. to give you an idea, thatis be 500 pages. to give you an idea, that is a pile of paper this size. imagine how hard it is to read that in minute legal detail, and that is what the eu member states are getting worried about, if will they have enough time to go through it with a fine tooth comb? adam and norman smith in westminster, thank you. a senior police officer has said

the rules on stop—and—search are too restrictive, and has suggested lowering the threshold of suspicion for stops to take place. adrian hanstock, who's the national police chiefs' council lead on the issue, said the test could be where an officer was concerned that someone was at risk, or posed a risk to others. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, believes the police need to handle the policy carefully. i've always supported targeted stop—and—search. i was a big advocate for it and i supported and helped fund the world's biggest rollout on body—worn videos. why? it reassures londoners that a stop—and—search is being done properly. we will have to wait and see what the government's plans are. iam clear see what the government's plans are. i am clear that you can give the police all sorts of powers but u nless police all sorts of powers but unless there are sufficient police officers in our community to keep londoners save it doesn't really matter. my message to the government is, invest in our city in relation toa is, invest in our city in relation to a sufficient number of police

officers but also invest in young people as well. 31 people are now confirmed dead, and more than 200 are missing, in the wildfires in northern california. that makes them the deadliest in the state's history. around 4,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames, which have been driven by hot, dry winds. chi chi izundu reports. three major fires continue on their path of destruction. the campfire in the foothills of the sierra nevada mountains north of sacramento has razed nearly 6500 buildings and effectively wiped the town of paradise off the map. at least 31 people are dead. it is the most destructive fire in californian history. more than 200 are still missing and a quarter of a million people have fled the area. we had no more water and saw the fire came back and we just watched it go. the governor wants the white house to declare a major disaster to get more aid. there is a certain amount of dryness in the vegetation and the soil and the air. and the winds get up 50 to 60 mph. this is what happens.

and we have to keep understanding it better. but we are in a new abnormal, and things, things like this will be part of our future. in the us this year, wildfires have burned an area nearly the same size as northern ireland and wales combined, well above average. thousands of firefighters are battling to contain the blazes in a region that has not seen significant rainfall for seven months. i have two sons and two grandchildren up there. i can't find out anything about them. i don't know if they are all right or if they got out. this is a picture of them. for this man, tv appeals for loved ones have brought better news. overwhelming joy. just so ecstatic. i didn't know if they were alive — and they're alive. the fires are not discriminating. celebrity homes have also been hit. welcome to my home in malibu. that is actor gerard butler

returning to the ruins of his home. in a tweet he thanked emergency services for their sacrifice and courage. what we can do, we will do some short bursts, we'll keep our water. cool that propane tank occasionally. firefighters are doing what they can. they're urging people to heed the evacuation orders and a warning with 60 mph winds expected in the next few days, the fires are still spreading quickly and unexpectedly. chi—chi izundu, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: ten people, including a couple who gave their baby son the middle name adolf in tribute to adolf hitler, have been found guilty of belonging to the banned neo—nazi group, national action. and coming up... you must do more — after the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi, the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt visits saudi arabia and urges leaders to co—operate with the investigation. coming up on bbc news, a first loss for roger federer. later, world number one novak djokovic gets his campaign under way at the atp tour finals in london. five years ago few people

had heard of fake news. now, it seems, it's one of the issues dominating our daily lives, from politics to social media. and this week, the bbc is running a series of reports on the subject. today, an investigation has found that russian media and officials presented false claims about a us—funded laboratory, which led to a number of deaths in neighbouring georgia. the us has accused russia of disinformation. steve rosenberg reports from tbilisi. russian tv breaks a story about america. the us army has been experimenting on humans at a secret laboratory outside tbilisi. it sounds dramatic. but is it true? we've come to tbilisi, georgia, to investigate.

the source of the russian news story is a former head of georgian state security, who fled to moscow. igor giorgadze is an ex—kgb man. his website has published leaked papers. proof, it claims, that georgians were given untested us medicines with deadly results. so these are real documents? yes, these are real documents. but we found the man who compiled the original document and he says the story is wrong. the whole world knew this programme. it was to eliminate hepatitis c in georgia. it's strange that mr giorgadze showed this to people claiming that it is kind of experiments, because 36,000 people were cured and maybe 200 of them were dead and had adverse events. so... cured of hepatitis? of course, cured of hepatitis. the american drugs used in the programme had been approved.

they're in the world health organisation's list of essential medicines. across town is the lugar lab, run by georgia, but built by the pentagon to secure deadly pathogens. moscow claims that the us army takes up two floors here. it doesn't. the director let us check the whole building. maybe we are storing somewhere. where are the american soldiers here?! laughter. and what about russia's assertion that the lab has plans for a drone to spread toxic mosquitoes? where is the evidence that we are doing here this? can they show us the evidence, that georgia is somewhere here in a dimension? the thing about disinformation, fake news, is that a lot of it sounds plausible until you stop and start picking apart what you're being told. and this story, as moscow has been telling it, is factually incorrect.

but moscow doesn't seem too concerned about that. there is no proof at all of any experiments. translation: we know there is no evidence right now. that doesn't mean that no evidence exists, right? suddenly even the man who started this story, igor giorgadze, is struggling to provide facts. but do you have evidence that drugs that had not been clinically approved were given to georgian patients? translation: no, i don't have any desire whatsoever to prove anything. i'm just asking questions. is this not simply, in a word, disinformation? i don't know. but then the aim of disinformation isn't to prove a story. it's to sow doubt and to blur the line between fact and fiction. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. throughout this week,

we'll be exploring the issues around disinformation in our beyond fake news season. you can also follow the debate and research on our website — a new inquest has begun into the deaths of ten civilians, killed during an army operation in west belfast in 1971. at the time the army said those shot were either ira members, or people caught in the crossfire. but earlier this year, former loyalist paramilitaries said they had been involved. the families say they hope to get to the truth, after a 47—year fight for justice. from belfast, our ireland correspondent, chris page. in 1971, chaos, andbloodshed were everywhere in belfast. the conflict known as the troubles was heading for its height. during august, the security forces carried out operation demetrius, in which suspected paramilitary members were detained without trial. there were violent disturbances across northern ireland.

in ballymurphy ten people were fatally wounded in the space of 36 hours. at the time the army said they were either in the ira or caught in crossfire between soldiers and republicans. relatives have campaigned for decades to clear the names of those who died. nearly half a century after the shootings and the original investigation which they called a sham, the families have come back to court this morning hoping this inquest will finally give them answers. the new investigation before a judge is taking place because people likejohn teggart pressed for it. his father, daniel, was shot bed. it's 47 years since the first bullet passed into my father's body and 47 years since the first light was told that he was a gunman and gun—running, just like all the other victims in the ballymurphy massacre. it has been a hard, long fight but we are here. the families say they don't want to rewrite history, but to correct it. more than 100 former soldiers

have been asked to give statements to the inquest. it had been thought of the parachute regiment was responsible for all the deaths. but earlier this year, the loyalist paramilitary group, the ulster volunteer force, said it was involved in some of the killings. because what happened at ballymurphy is so complex and contentious, the inquest is expected to last six months. chris page, bbc news, belfast. the israeli security cabinet is due to discuss the situation in the gaza strip, after an army officer and seven palestinians, including a hamas commander, were killed during a special forces operation in the territory. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has cut short a trip to paris. he told reporters before leaving he was doing everything possible to prevent the situation from escalating. hamas, which runs gaza, has described the operation as cowardly and has vowed revenge. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is in saudi arabia, urging the authorities there to do more to deliverjustice

for the family of the murdered journalist, jamal khashoggi. he was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul six weeks ago. the foreign secretary's visit comes after the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, told the saudi crown prince, that washington would hold everyone involved in the killing accountable. richard galpin reports. the foreign secretary's visit in saudi arabia started with a meeting this morning king solomon. mr hunt a p pa re ntly this morning king solomon. mr hunt apparently aiming to keep pressure on the country's leadership following the killing of mr khashoggi last month. he was expected to tell them the international community remains united in horror and outrage at the brutal murder of jamal khashoggi, and encourages the saudi authorities to cooperate fully with the turkish investigation into his death. it is now more than five weeks since the journalist made the fatal decision to enter the saudi consulate here in istanbul. having initially denied he

had been murdered there, the saudi authorities eventually admitted this but are still claiming the royal family was not involved. but at the weekend, turkey's president erdogan made an important announcement. he said he had handed over audio recordings to western countries, including britain, reportedly documenting the killing. and he says the murder was ordered at the highest levels of the saudi government. also adding to the pressure on the saudi leadership, the us secretary of state mike pompeo, in paris yesterday, said the united states would hold all those involved in the murder accountable. his comments made in a phone call with crown prince mohammed bin salman, the country's de facto leader. how much all this will convince the saudis to reveal all the details of who ordered the killing is questionable. and

meanwhile, there is another agenda, the long conflict here in yemen, in which saudi arabia has been playing a key role. there is a push now for a key role. there is a push now for a ceasefire being led by the united states, britain and other western countries, as millions of yemenis face not just countries, as millions of yemenis face notjust the countries, as millions of yemenis face not just the fighting countries, as millions of yemenis face notjust the fighting but countries, as millions of yemenis face not just the fighting but also an impending famine. the bombing campaign led by saudi arabia and the united arab emirates has left many civilians dead. with the saudis under intense pressure over the murder of mr khashoggi, written and the united states sent an opportunity to make a ceasefire happen. —— britain and the united states sends an opportunity to make a ceasefire happen. a woman has appeared in court in australia, accused of putting needles in strawberries. fifty—year—old my ut trinh is a former supervisor at a berry farm. she has been remanded in custody. since september there have been dozens of incidents of sewing needles found hidden in fruit, sparking a nationwide panic and resulting in the destruction of thousands of tonnes of strawberries. police say they've found no evidence in their latest search for suzy lamplugh,

who went missing in 1986. metropolitan police officers have been digging up a garden at a house in sutton coldfield, once owned by the mother ofjohn cannan, the prime suspect in suzy‘s killing. suzy was declared dead in 1994 but a body has never been found. a group of vets has accused the government of telling "bare faced lies" about the effectiveness of one of its badger culls. pallab ghosh is here. this is very strong language. what is going on? it is extremely strong language. the better clearly incensed that comment is george eustice made about the culls in somerset and gloucestershire. he said about a report published about its progress that it was delivering results. but the report itself explicitly states that it can say nothing about cattle tb, whether it is going up or down. in its —— in

his defence effort said the report contained some encouraging statistics. the farming minister was correct in saying what he said. but the vets say he was cherry picking to select statistics that suited his side of the argument. we should have some clarity tomorrow when death will publish an independent expert review on what the department should do next about controlling cattle tb. thank you. the actor douglas rain, best known for voicing the sinister computer hal in sci—fi film 2001: a space odyssey, has died at the age of 90. the news was announced on twitter by the stratford festival in canada, who said they were mourning the loss of a "rare artist". douglas rain performed for 32 seasons at the shakespearean festival and was nominated for a tony award in 1972. but he will be best remembered as the voice of hal 9000, the ai computer in stanley kubrick's landmark 1968 film. i'm sorry dave, i'm afraid i can't do that.

what's the problem? i think you know what the problem is just as well as i do. what are you talking about? this mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardise it. i don't know what you're talking about. i know that you and frank were planning to disconnect me and i'm afraid that's something i cannot allow to happen. the actor douglas rain, who has died at the age of 90. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. good afternoon. some pretty dramatic showers around at the moment with hailand showers around at the moment with hail and thunder piling their way across southern counties of england, also into wales and the north—west. you can see the clouds in eastbourne

earlier in the day. more showers for the south this afternoon and more organised rain in the west. low pressure is driving the weather the first half of this week. central and eastern areas benefiting from a little more sunshine for the remainder of today along with the north of scotland. elsewhere, the odd heavy downpour. northern ireland is largely dry through the afternoon. mild pretty much across the board, breezy, highs of 13 to 14 degrees. then we started to look to this evening. for the evening rush hour, some potent