this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am: former brexit secretary dominic raab criticises the government for "failing to stand up to brussels bullies". theresa may says that replacing her as conservative leader wouldn't make the brexit negotiations any easier, warning that the next week is crucial. the next seven days are going to be critical. they are about the future of this country. it's about people's jobs, it's about their livelihoods, it's about the future for their children and grandchildren. and in the last few moments the chairman of the 1922 backbench committee graham brady has confirmed to the bbc the threshold of 48 letters for a no confidence vote in the prime minister has not yet been reached. president trump visits northern california following the most devastating wildfires in the state's history. mental health in the workplace should be given the same status as physical health, according to 50 top business executives.

england's cricketers beat sri lanka by 57 runs — the first time in almost three years they've won an away test series. and at 11:30am, dateline looks at the fate of the brexit negotiations and that of the woman doing the negotiation on the uk's behalf, theresa may. theresa may has rejected criticism that the uk failed to stand up to the eu during the negotiations over the brexit withdrawal agreement. dominic raab — who resigned as brexit secretary on thursday — said there had been a lack of "political will and resolve". mrs may said she'd be returning to brussels this week for further talks on the future

of the uk—eu relationship. and the chairman of the 1922 backbench committee, sir graham brady, has confirmed the threshold of 48 letters for a no confidence vote in the prime minister has not yet been reached. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent, peter saull, who told me what the prime minister's reaction has been to all the criticism of the backstop agreement in the deal and how she plans to move forward in the coming days. theresa may, who has been giving an interview in the past hour or so to sky news, has insisted over and over again that this, in her view, won't ever come to pass. she believes that the backstop is only there in the event that they don't get that deal, and she is very confident of being able to do that. we can hear from her now. let's have a listen in to what the prime minister has been saying this morning. of course, it's been a top week.

actually, these negotiations have been tough right from the start, but they were always going to get even more difficult right towards the end, when we are coming to that conclusion. but what i think is, this isn't about me, it's actually about what's right for the people of this country. it's about what's in the national interest. that's what drives me, and that's what i am being driven to deliver. that's what i want to deliver for people. and that's what i believe this deal does. i think it is the right deal in the national interest, and these next seven days are going to be critical. they are about the future of this country. it's about people's jobs, it's about their livelihoods, it's about the future for their children and grandchildren. i think what's interesting, from what you've just heard there, is that she is saying the next seven days are going to be critical. she said the last seven days have been tough, and don't we know it, but she is hoping that, over the next seven days, she'll be able to go back to brussels. she said at some point she hopes to go back to the belgian capital and speak to the negotiators about the future relationship part of the withdrawal agreement. there are hundreds of pages about how we end our relationship with the eu for now and then a few pages at the end about the future relationship.

she wants more detail in that, a firm commitment from the european union that her ideas for an overarching trading relationship will be negotiated legally once we leave the eu. meanwhile, we have also been hearing from the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. what's he had to say? jeremy corbyn, again, his position has been criticised, i suppose, because he has been keeping all options on the table. he was asked, for example, about the question of another referendum, whether that would come to pass, and he said, that's not a question for now. that is a question for the future. but also asked about an apparent disconnect between he and his shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer. sir keir starmer saying that brexit can be stopped, in an interview earlier this week. jeremy corbyn having previously said, no, he doesn't believe that can be stopped. this is whatjeremy corbyn had to say. as of this moment, the arithmetic in parliament is such that brexit has been triggered, we voted for article 50 in order to give respect to the referendum,

and i was asked this question by der spiegel and what i said was, we couldn't stop it because we don't have the votes in parliament to do so. what i want to do is say to the government, you've had all this time to negotiate, you're not going to get this thing through parliament. don't waste another two weeks on this. go back now, because you must have read the runes in parliament. you can't get it through. two things there, jeremy corbyn first of all talking about the parliamentary arithmetic. i mean, he isn't ruling out potentially that this thing could be stopped. you heard him, if there is a majority in parliament to do so, it could be stopped, but he doesn't believe that is a question at the moment. and the second thing is the negotiations. he believes there is still time to go back to brussels and, in his words, get a better deal. he talked about the fact that a lot of these deals tend to be done at the 11th hour in brussels, and he believes there is still a potential to change course. so lots of arithmetic to think about. there is the arithmetic of,

can this agreement get through the commons, but there is also the arithmetic about whether there will be a no—confidence vote in the prime minister. 48 letters is what the rebel tory backbenchers, the brexiteers have to get. are they getting closer to that, do you think? we don't know for sure. that's the thing. the only person that does know is the chair of the backbench 1922 committee, graham brady. he is going to be giving some interviews this afternoon, and i think for the moment he'll keep his lips sealed. theresa may also said on sky that she had spoken to graham brady and last did so on friday and, as far as she is aware anyway, that threshold has not been reached but, as i say, graham brady probably wouldn't even tell his own wife if that number had been reached. he is very professional about all of this. the numbers are, as i say, all over the place in terms of the newspapers this morning. some believe the threshold has been reached. others believe that it is short. we know for sure that around 23 conservative mps have publicly said they have put in a letter to the backbench 1922 committee,

and added to that number today is the former conservative mayoral candidate zac goldsmith, who says that, if he knew that this was going to be the arrangement, the brexit deal on the table at the moment, he probably would have voted remain in the referendum two and a half years ago. he, of course, quite an ardent brexiteer. in the last few minutes the chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench conservative mps, sir graham brady, confirmed to the bbc'sjohn pienaar that he had not yet received the number of letters needed for a formal challenge to the prime minister's leadership. the rules are slightly odd in some ways, but one thing which is absolutely clear in the rules set

out in the party's constitution is that, if anybody were to write a letter, and one or two people say that they have publicly, then it must be kept constant potential, —— confidential, so it is up to them to say if they have done it but it would be wrong for me to. dominic raab, whose dramatic resignation as brexit secretary last week proceeded some other resignations, has been speaking on the andrew marr show this morning. he said not only supports the prime minister at that any challenge to her leadership would be a distraction. it's a total destruction. we need to get brexit over the line and support oui’ get brexit over the line and support our prime minister, and i have huge respect for her. we have worked closely on brexit and i think there is still the opportunity to get this right. support the prime minister, but she must listen and change course on brexit. we are told that five cabinet ministers in the cabinet are trying to persuade her

to change direction. she is going back to brussels next week. are you talking to those people? if anybody wa nted talking to those people? if anybody wanted to pick my brains, i am happy for them to do it. have they? we have talked intensely and everybody wa nts to have talked intensely and everybody wants to do the right thing and support the prime minister. what group so support the prime minister. what group so are you discussing with people like andrea leadsom the possibility of tweaking the deal? i resigned on thursday morning so i can't say i've had extensive conversations, but i'm willing to be as constructive as i can. the difficulty for me was that i was being asked to go over to brussels and sign on the dotted line with michel barnier on a deal which i didn't feel was right for the country. we can speak now to conservative mp raniljayawardena. he resigned from his post as a parliamentary private secretary earlier this week over the draft withdrawal agreement. hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from hampshire. thank you for being with us. first

of all, do you still support the prime minister, or are you going to write to graham brady and asked for a no—confidence vote? write to graham brady and asked for a no-confidence vote? one letter last week was enough for me. i haven't written a letter with my lack of confidence in the prime minister and i want her to change her policies that is essentially what i set out in my letter last week resigning. this isn't the brexit deal that is right for the country and we have to make sure we seize the benefits from brexit rather than simply agreeing to the eu's terms. i still will her on to get a better deal. she has indicated she is going to go back to brussels. do you think she will do that? what, in your view, would make a brexit deal you could support?|j in your view, would make a brexit dealyou could support? i think in your view, would make a brexit deal you could support? i think it's clear that, if you give up your ace ca rd clear that, if you give up your ace card up front, why should anyone you the right deal? to suggest we should

be paying £39 billion upfront without real clarity on what the trade deal we are going to secure in return from that is, that they feeling in the deal. i have to say, as it is a core part of my letter, that the common rule book that was proposed by the prime minister is, in effect, the eu's rule book, and trade has to be good for two sides. for a good trade deal, you have to agree that both parties benefit. if we are tied into rules and subject therefore ultimately the influence of the european court ofjustice, we are not going to be to do the sort of ambitious trade deals we need in the future. i hope that she and others will continue work to make sure we get the deal that is right for the country. this was always going to be about horse trading and give and take and compromise, and thatis give and take and compromise, and that is exactly what has happened in this field. every deal has to be good for both sides, ijust don't think this is the good deal that britain deserves. the prime minister

has always said we got to take back control of our laws, our borders and our money, and she has said that repeatedly in speeches, and i believe she is right to stick by those principles going forward. if she does, she will have the confidence of not only me but of the entire parliamentary party, who want to secure a deal that is in the national interest. this deal is not it. it is not the brexit people voted for. some people will say that, by resigning from the government last week, you have helped to destabilise the government ata helped to destabilise the government at a very critical time, and that you are risking a no—deal brexit, which would be an absolute disaster for this country. ultimately in politics, you've got to do what is right by your own conscious, and i think most people in the country will criticise politicians for saying one thing and doing another, soi saying one thing and doing another, so i have been honest and stated where my problems lie with this deal and what i want done to see the deal improved, to make it a deal that

parliament will vote for. that is, of course, the critical point. this deal isn't going to get through parliament. the labour party, the snp, the dup and liberal democrats have all been clear they are not voting for it, and therefore actually this isn't going to happen. so it is in the national interest to get a deal that is going to go through parliament, and that is what, in effect, i have taken a personal decision on this week to be honest, not only with the prime minister but with my constituents are saying, look, i believe there is are saying, look, i believe there is a deal that can be done that will actually make sure we can seize the opportunities in the years ahead to reduce not only... but make sure britain is the beacon of free trade in the world which can do free trade with other nations. if theresa may does not negotiate a better deal, in your view what is a better deal, would you then say that she needed to be toppled as prime minister and

replaced by somebody else, somebody closer to your way of thinking?” replaced by somebody else, somebody closer to your way of thinking? i am not going to answer hypotheticals. i am willing other cabinet ministers on who are trying to renegotiate the deal, and obviously you will always ta ke deal, and obviously you will always take a call on what you believe is right for your constituents and your country, and i will do that in the weeks and months ahead. so she doesn't have your unconditional support? i think everybody deserves the chance to get a good deal, everybody deserves the chance to go and negotiate the deal that the country deserves, and i will vote in parliament for a deal that benefits my constituents and my country, but this deal is not that deal. sorry, you didn't answer the question that she doesn't have your unconditional support. i have been clear that i haven't sent in a letter yet, and the word yet is important, because you have to review what's the deal on the line is, and right now it's not a deal that i could support, but i wish her well. in 04 being with

us. raniljayawardena, the conservative mp who resigned from his post as parliamentary private secretary last week that —— thank you for being with us. president trump has visited northern california to see the devastation caused by wildfires — the worst ever in the state. this morning, officials said five more bodies have been recovered, bringing the total number of deaths to 76. more than 1,200 people are still missing. our correspondent dave lee has more. this isjust a glimpse of the kind of bravery shown by those tackling california's fires. this footage was taken from a security camera outside a house in southern california. on saturday, president trump visited affected areas to see the devastation for himself. he began his trip in the north, where most of those killed by this fire have been found so far. he was met on the tarmac by california's governor, jerry brown, and the man who will take over from him injanuary,

governor—elect gavin newsom, both men who clashed publicly with the president for blaming what he said was poor forest management before offering any condolences to the dead. the president struck a much more conciliatory tone in person. we're all going to work together, and we'll do a realjob. but this is very sad to see. as far as the lives are concerned, nobody knows quite yet. we're up to a certain number, but we have a lot of people that are unaccounted for. the next few days provide new challenges. those fighting the blaze are welcoming the forecast of rain, but those taking care of recovery efforts worry it could make their work even more difficult. as of tonight, the current list of unaccounted for individuals stands at 1276, which is an increase today of 265 over yesterday. that's due in large part to our continuing effort to mine the data. meanwhile, others in the state continue to suffer from dangerously poor air quality.

spending the day outside, experts have said, is like smoking half a packet of cigarettes. some of britain's biggest companies are urging the government to honour a promise to give mental health in the workplace the same status as physical health. executives from 50 companies — including royal mail, wh smith and ford — have written to theresa may, asking her to follow through on last year's manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. the government says it will bring forward the recommendations of an independent review. the headlines on bbc news: former brexit secretary dominic raab criticises the government's "lack of political will and resolve" in dealing with the eu. theresa may says that replacing her as conservative leader would not make the brexit negotiations any easier, warning that the next seven days are crucial. president trump visits northern

california following the most devastating wildfires in the history of the state. sport — and, for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. good morning. england's cricketers claimed their first series win in sri lanka for 17 years with a 57—run victory in the second test. the hosts started day five in pallekele needing 75 runs for victory. it took england just half an hour to get the three wickets they required to finish off sri lanka. moeen ali ended up with four wickets. jack leach got five in just his third test match for england. one more test to go in the series, but plenty of positives forjoe root‘s side in a part of the world where they'd really struggled in years gone by. it's their first away series win for two years. the guys have worked extremely hard here. we have planned very well for it. we said we were going to play in a certain manner and we have

backed that up completely throughout the two games. and that's probably the most pleasing thing. we have stuck to our guns, been ruthless when we have had our opportunity to get ahead in the games and soaked up pressure on occasion as well. seeing this team grow all the time, looking to improve in practice and driving that standard up is a great position to be in. the open champion francesco molanari has won golf‘s race to dubai. molanari could only be beaten if tommy fleetwood won the world tour championship, but fleetwood finished a long way down the leaderboard. former masters champion danny willett is currently in the lead. he sunk this 50—foot putt on the second to put himself ahead. he's currently 15—under, in a share of the lead with fellow englishman matt wallace and in contention for his first win since the masters two and a half years ago. what a night in dublin. ireland beat new zealand

on home soil for the first time with a dramatic 16—9 win at the aviva stadium. it was an absorbing game but the only try came from this man ulster‘s jacob stockdale, with a brilliant chip and gather. jonny sexton kicked the rest of the points in what was an historic night for the irish. a much changed england side struggled against japan — who led at the break, after their captain michael leitch scored an outstanding try as england's defence floundered. in the second half, eddiejones‘ side ran in three unanswered tries with joe coka nasiga scoring on his debut. there were ten wales tries as they comfortably beat tonga 74—24 in cardiff. they're now one win away from their first autumn clean sweep. and scotland came close, but not close enough, as they fell to a narrow defeat against south africa at murrayfield. it's scotland's first defeat at home in a year. scotland's footballers thrashed albania 4—0 in the nations league. bournemouth‘s ryan fraser scored the first of the night with a fine curling effort.

he was involved in the 4th goal as well, setting up celtic‘s james forrest to dink and volley into the back of the net. if scotland beat israel at hampden park on tuesday night they'll be promoted to the second tier of the competition, and also secure a play—off spot for euro 2020. the scene is set for a dramatic afternoon at wembley. it's winner takes all as england host croatia in the nations league, that kicks off in just under three hours' time. a repeat of the world cup semifinal which of course croatia won. if england win today, they'll top their group. lose and gareth southgate's side will be relegated. we are always improving and in those five matches you've seen since the summer we five matches you've seen since the summer we haven't sat on our laurels and said we are happy with what we did in the world cup and that's it for the year and we'll look forward to the european championships. we've

wa nted to the european championships. we've wanted to keep improving and i think the players have shown that mentality as well. great britain are still without a win at hockey‘s champions trophy in china. having drawn with the hosts in their opening match they lost 2—0 to australia this morning. their next game's against japan on tuesday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. president trump has said the us will determine in the next few days who it thinks was behind the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. there have been reports that the cia believes mr khashoggi's killing was ordered by crown prince mohammed bin salman. saudi arabia has blamed rogue intelligence agents. our arab affairs editor, sebastian usher, is in the saudi capital, riyadh. a little earlier, he gave us this update on the story. essentially they are continuing with a policy of denial and deflection. the denial came almost immediately after the report appeared in the washington post.

it came from one of the people named in the report, the cia said it had got hold of an intercepted phone call from khalid bin salman, the saudi ambassador to washington who is also the crown prince's brother. it said he had called jamal khashoggi by phone and told him that he should go to istanbul to deal with his papers. and that it would be safe. bin salman tweeted shortly after that that he had never called jamal khashoggi and he certainly never told him to go to istanbul. that was the way it was playing out yesterday in saudi arabia. this morning, what they have been looking for in terms of positives, the saudi media, is what president trump was saying, in the sense that he has not made up his mind. he has been told that crown prince mohammed bin salman was not involved. essentially, he has not come down one way or another. the us state department issued a statement saying that there were still numerous unanswered questions.

the saudis are making a lot of that saying essentially nothing is clear, even the americans are not sure about what's going on. the government has confirmed plans to allow universities to offer two—year, or "accelerated degrees". they would be allowed to charge higher fees per year but overall students would save around £5,500. our education correspondent sean coughlan reports. instead of studying for three years at 30 weeks a year, the government wants more universities to provide fast—track courses, with degrees taught two years, with 45 weeks of studying. these shorter, more intensive courses, would mean savings of about £5,500 tuition fees and a year's worth of accommodation and costs. the universities minister thinks it will particularly help to reverse the decline in the number of mature students who might want to reduce the cost and to get back into work more quickly.

even though the overall cost would be lower than studying for three years, each year would have tuition fees equivalent to about £11,000 per year, above the current maximum limit of £9,250. such a change to the fee system would have to be approved by parliament and that could prove a significant stumbling block. sean coughlan, bbc news. one of the most controversial industrial projects built in the uk is closing down after nearly a quarter of a century. the nuclear reprocessing plant at sellafield in cumbria, has already recycled its last batch of fuel. parts of the site will now be used to store waste, while the rest will be decommissioned — a process expected to take decades, as theo leggett reports. the fuel has been taken from the main pond and transferred into this area. this is thorpe. for nearly 25 years,

this has been recycling old nuclear fuel, separating usable uranium and plutonium from useless waste. a process once seen as a kind of alchemy. what kind of science could take a fuel, burn it and turn the ashes back into fresh fuel to burn again? but soon, alarms were sounding. thorpe was meant to provide fuel for a new generation of super—efficient power stations, but they were never built and ambitious targets were never met. the plant didn't operate as well as we had originally expected. there were a number of operational problems throughout its life. those lofty expectations were built on expectations around nuclear power, cost of uranium and those expectations did not, those assumptions, did not prove to be valid. thorpe did make some £9 billion reprocessing waste from overseas, but now those contracts have dried up as well. although reprocessing has now finished here at thorpe, that isn't

the end for this vast facility. parts of the plant will still be used to store old nuclear fuel, and the rest — that will become part of a growing industry, nuclear decommissioning. the most dangerous parts of the site will have to be decontaminated before being dismantled. sophisticated technologies being developed to go where humans can't. thorpe was once a key target for environmental campaigners greenpeace. they now agree that decommissioning creates exciting opportunities. decommissioning has to be done well, with skilled people who know what they are doing and have experience in doing it. so we support decommissioning work and if that sellafield wants to become a global leader of that, we are supportive. under there is nitric acid with a lot of radioactive substances. thorpe once symbolised ambitious plans for a future of keep cheap and clean nuclear power. its legacy though is a contaminated facility which will take

decades to decommission. theo leggett, bbc news, sellafield. thousands of young people have found a rather unique way to make sure their climate change message is heard, by trying to set a record for the world's biggest postcard. it's on a glacier high up in the swiss alps and features 125,000 drawings from children all over the world. it's urging governments to come together to help stop global temperatures rising by more than 1.5 degrees celsius. now it's time for a look at the weather. it is shaping up to be a sunny day after a chilly start. still some fog at the moment in parts of the midlands, north—east england and eastern scotland, that will break up. a bit patchy cloud in the higher

ground of eastern scotland and north—east england temperatures 13 or 14 north—east england temperatures 13 or14 in the north—east england temperatures 13 or 14 in the highlands. tonight, the breeze picks up, easterly, bringing cloud back across much of scotland and good part of england overnight. a few towards eastern coastal counties later a bit of frost for the morning commute. the best of the morning sunshine. the plant will break at times, allowing some sunshine through, but a cloudier and windy day tomorrow, and colder, with one or two rain showers across parts of southern and eastern england. most temperatures in single figures. they drop even further next week, and with it the showers could turn wintry over the hills. the former press secretary dominic

raab criticise dues to government for failing raab criticise dues to government forfailing to raab criticise dues to government for failing to stand up to brussels bullies. theresa may says that replacing high—rise conservative leader but not make the brexit negligent any easier, and once that the next week will be crucial. these next seven days are going to be critical. they had about the future of this country. that is about people's jobs, of this country. that is about people'sjobs, livelihoods, the future of their children and grandchildren. president trump visits in california after the most devastating bile fires. mental health in the workplace should be given the same status as physical health, according to top executives. those that are headlines, and know it is time for dealer in london.