this is bbc news. the headlines... theresa may fights back — saying replacing her as conservative leader wouldn't make the brexit negotiations any easier, and warning of a crucial week ahead. 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. safe for now — the chairman of the 1922 committee graham brady indicates to the bbc that the threshold of 48 letters for a no confidence vote in the prime minister has not yet been reached. the rules are very clear that if the threshold were to be reached i would have to consult with the leader the party... immediately, graham? immediately? i think the whole thing is written with the intention that it should be an expeditious process. president trump visits northern california following the most devastating wildfires in the state's history. former wales rugby captain

gareth thomas says he's been the victim of a homophobic attack. a lot of people out there wants to hurt us but unfortunately for them there are a lot more that want to help us heal, so this, i hope, will bea help us heal, so this, i hope, will be a positive message. and england qualify for the nations league finals next summer after beating croatia 2—1 at wembley, captain harry kane scored the winning goal in the 85th minute. the prime minister has said the next seven days are going to be crucial for the outcome of brexit. she's planning a visit to brussels before an eu summit next sunday, to talk with key figures including jean—claude juncker, the european commission president.

dominic raab, whose dramatic resignation as brexit secretary preceded several other cabinet resignations, criticised the government earlier claiming it had failed to stand up to brussels. but this morning on the bbc‘s andrew marr show he said he still supports the prime minister and cautioned against any challenge to her leadership. a mixture of the cabinets, we deputized for the prime minister. this is your deal and he resigned over it? weird. i become very close toa over it? weird. i become very close to a deal that will be faithful to the referendum. i took up his post after the announcement which was already controversial and i want to make a success of this, but as two oi’ make a success of this, but as two or three of the changes, i am afraid rendered this deal fatally flawed, and input conscience, when you think

about the long—term of this country, democratically, when i'm at my children in the eye, and i think what this will be like in ten years, idid not what this will be like in ten years, i did not decide this. i would never in these circumstances send lettering to the 1922 committee and i also think all of this leadership stuff is a total distraction from the historic moment we are at, which is to get this deal over the line. i'll believe it is the —— as it is currently visited, it is damaging economically. there are some things that this deal would do in order to ta ke that this deal would do in order to take control over immigration and we would not pay the retributions in terms of money, but we are meant to be master of our destiny. this. that from happening. i am not going to stand in the tory leadership contest? i am not even getting sucked into it. do you agree with the statement? i am supporting the

prime minister and i not be supporting anyone who is sending letters to the 1922 committee. i would support her in a vote of no—confidence. with meetings in brussels in the coming days and then an eu summit, she says a change of leader would mean more uncertainty. these next seven days are going to be critical. they are about the future of this country. it is about people's jobs, it's about their livelihoods, it's about the future for their children and grandchildren. the former wales rugby captain gareth thomas speaks out after suffering a homophobic attack in cardiff. there's a lot of people out there who want to hurt us. but unfortunately for them, there's a lot more that want to help us heal. so this, i hope, will be a positive message. the death toll rises in california as its worst ever wildfires continue to burn. and harry kane delivers an england victory against croatia,

good afternoon. the prime minister has said the next seven days are "critical" for the country, as she prepares to go to brussels to discuss britain's future relationship with the eu. theresa may defended the agreement reached for the uk's withdrawal from the eu, saying it was "in the national interest". and she warned those seeking to have her removed that a change of leadership would not make brexit any easier. here's our political correspondent vicki young. it isa it is a crucial seven days for the country and theresa may's future. she is sticking to her brexit plan, hoping to persuade mps that it is

the right compromise, leaving the eu but protecting the economy. she will also head to brussels to personally lead last—minute negotiations. also head to brussels to personally lead last-minute negotiations. this isn't about me. it is actually about what is right for the people of this country, about what is in the national interest. that is what drives me and that is what i am being driven to deliver, that is what i want to deliver for peoples to fight the draft withdrawal agreement is a legally binding document laying out how the uk leaves the eu. there's also a much shorter political declaration containing a broad outline of our future relationship with the eu. the focus this week will be on the future relationship and when we were in the house of commons, a number of members of parliament were saying they wanted more detail on the future relationship. that is what we are working on this week. the labour leader says his party won't back the deal she is proposing. we go back to europe and say, "listen, our parliament does not agree with this and does not accept it, the people

of this country don't. there are jobs on both sides of the channel at risk here. we need an agreement, a serious, central agreement and risk here. we need an agreement, a serious, centralagreement and i believe the labour options are the series once that could achieve that will stop some cabinet ministers and dozens will stop some cabinet ministers and d oze ns of will stop some cabinet ministers and dozens of tory mps aren't happy, either and the former brexit secretary says the deal is not right to the country. i do think we are being bullied, subject to what is pretty close to blackmail, frankly, for your viewers at home and i think there is a point at which it should have been done before where we just say, "i'm sorry, this is the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, we cannot accept those dictated terms". tee things could destabilise the primaries do this week brexiteer cabinet members wa nt this week brexiteer cabinet members want reassurance the uk will not be trapped in a customs arrangement against its will and if they don't get that clarification and resign, it is hard to see how to reason may can carry on. the second threat comes from conservative mps trying to force a vote of no—confidence her leadership. only this man knows how

close they are to getting the 48 letters required to trigger that. the rules are very clear, that if the threshold were to be reached, i would have to consult with the leader of the party. immediately? get, i think the whole thing is written with the intention it should be expeditious process. theresa may's message to her rebellious mps is getting rid of her will not make eu negotiations any easier and would change the parliamentary arithmetic. vicki young, bbc news, westerners do. —— and will not change. the french president emmanuel macron has made an impassioned appeal for a stronger europe, in an address to the german parliament. he was speaking at a ceremony to commemorate those who died in the two world wars. from berlin, jenny hill reports. hushed, sombre, this is how germany remembers its war dead. no glorious tribute to the fallen, just the persistent echo of horrors past and a responsibility to the future.

translation: europe, and within it, the franco—german pairing, have the obligation not to let the world slip into chaos and to guide it on the road to peace. that is why europe must be stronger. that is why it must be more sovereign, because it will not be able to play its role if it becomes the plaything of the powers. it is why mr macron is here today. germany supports his vision for post—brexit europe, a joint army, a shared budget, and what the french leader wants now is details, a plan. this is, for germany, a solemn day. rarely does it take on such political significance. emmanuel macron stopped short of naming names, warning instead against "the powers" which attack liberal democracy and set nation against nation. for germany, his country's old wartime foe, it is a rhetoric

which is both poignant and powerful. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the former captain of welsh rugby and the lions, gareth thomas, has been the victim of a homophobic hate crime. the 44—year—old, who came out as gay in 2009, appeared bruised in a video posted on social media where he thanked police for their help. steffan messenger is in cardiff city centre where the attack took place. what do we know? gareth thomas was out in the hayes area of cardiff last night, a busy, bustling part of the city with bars, restaurants and clu bs. the city with bars, restaurants and clubs. we know that around 9pm, he was assaulted, police were called, south wales police say they dealt with a 16—year—old boy via what is known as restorative justice, at mr thomas' request, meaning the

teenager and mr thomas sat down together to talk about what happened and the impact the assault had had. we are told the teenager admitted assault and was apologetic. gareth thomas then took to social media today, posting a video describing what had happened to him, saying he was the victim of a homophobic hate crime. he thanked the police and the people of cardiff who had helped him. last night, i was the victim in my home city of a hate crime for my sexuality. why i want it to be positive is because i want to say thank you to the police who were involved and were very helpful and allowed me to do restorative justice with the people who did this, because i thought they could learn more that way than any other way, and also to the people of cardiff who supported me and helped me. well, throughout the day, messages of support have been flooding in for gareth thomas, the video retweeted thousands of times. to give you a flavour of one, former wales

goalkeeper neville southall, "sorry it happened, mate, but thousands of people support you, keep being able model, top guy". steffan messenger in cardiff, thank you. the government's confirmed plans for students in england to be offered the option of "accelerated" two—year degree courses. it's proposing that universities would be able to charge higherfees for shorter, more intensive courses. they'll cost about 20% less in total than a traditional three—year course. but the higher annual fee of £11,000 would have to be approved by parliament. richard lister reports. a—level results day. many of these sixth formers will now have started university, most on three—year courses. but the two—year option now given government backing will be a cheaper alternative. courses currently cost on average about £9,000 per year. under the new system, you would pay higher annual fees of £11,000 but forjust two yea rs, fees of £11,000 but forjust two years, a saving of around £5,500

overall. these are students in london are all on three—year courses. what would they think studying for just two years? courses. what would they think studying forjust two years?” courses. what would they think studying forjust two years? i do like the idea because obviously, you have a lot of spare time when you often feel a bit lost, how do you feel the time? i like the idea, definitely. people should get the choice of whether they want to rush through their degree and get into work or take more time to explore their opportunities. work or take more time to explore their opportunitieslj work or take more time to explore their opportunities. i think as a matter of fact, the three years really give you a chance to explore different things. you have time and especially if you do history of philosophy, you have a lot of hours that are free. this is your chance to explore so many different dimensions of yourself in the world around you. the plan requires legislation and it is not clear when that might go forward but ministers think it should. the government believes two—year courses will make universities more accessible, in particular for mature students and those with families. it believes that within ten years, up to 5% of all undergraduates could be doing

two—year courses. but british universities have centuries of tradition behind them and one lecturers union has warned that two—year courses could undermine their international reputation. richard lister, bbc news. president trump has said it is premature to conclude that saudia arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. he was killed last month at the saudi consulate in istanbul. mr trump said he had been "fully briefed" on an audio recording of the murder, provided by the turkish authorities. but he told fox news that he had not listened to it himself. we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to? but i've been fully briefed. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape. it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it. in fact, i said to the people, "should i?" they said, "you really shouldn't, there's no reason". i know exactly, i know everything that went on in the tape without having to hear it. and what happened? it was very violent, very vicious and terrible.

emergency workers in california are still struggling to contain the wildfires that have devastated large areas of the state. at least 76 people are now known to have died, thousands of homes have been destroyed and the authorities say more than 1200 people remain unaccounted for. dave lee reports from california. from here, you can see the scale of this devastating blaze. and this is a glimpse of what it was like to be right in the very heart of it. this firefighter was tackling the blaze in southern california where three people are known to have died. in the north of the state, it is a far grimmer picture, where 76 people are now confirmed dead. many hundreds more are still unaccounted for. local officials have admitted their data may be wrong. since last night, an additional five remains were recovered, bringing the total up to 76 human remains. in the town of paradise, some 12,000 structures were destroyed. most of them houses, leaving many wondering where they will go next.

this school has now become an emergency shelter and this grandmother doesn't yet know the fate of her home. i have my frustrations. we don't know what is going on about school and what to do about school for the kids. medical services are down in paradise. what is going to happen? there's not a lot of information. president trump arrived in northern california on saturday. he was greeted by california's governor and governor—elect, two men who have publicly and strongly disagreed with the president over what they consider to be the cause of these raging fires. president trump has blamed bad forest management but experts say it is a combination of factors, including climate change. as well as the many lives lost, many thousands more lives will be forever changed. even though paradise will be rebuilt, it is clear this town will never be the same. dave lee, bbc news, northern california. now with news of that england victory against croatia,

and the rest of the day's sport, here's olly foster at at the bbc sport centre. harry kane scored a late winner for england at wembley this afternoon as they came from behind to beat croatia 2—1. that sees them qualify for next summer's nations league finals. john watson was at the match. at wembley, there are reminders of an england of old. this is the next step as gareth southgate bids to replicate those glories with a younger generation. a win would see england reach the finals of the nations league, a chance to contest some silverware next summer. raheem sterling eager to get them there. kane the provider, soon presented with an opportunity of his own. he could and perhaps should have done better. the wave of english attacks continued. route one this time, marcus rashford unable to get his shot away. could ross barkley make the breakthrough? his effort was wide. with the margins so small, when croatia scored through andrej kramaric, it was england now facing relegation.

time to send for reinforcements. kane poking the ball goalwards for substitute jesse lingard to score. but england needed another. while it was heartbreak at the world cup last summer, captain harry kane made sure of a different outcome this time, getting the ball over the line and his team, too. while there was some scepticism over the new tournament, england have benefited from testing themselves in a more competitive environment with victories over spain and croatia. now gareth southgate's side will have a chance to win the nations league outright in portugal next summer. john watson, bbc news, wembley. england's cricketers have won theirfirst series in sri lanka for 17 years. they won the second test by 57 runs as patrick gearey reports. england fans had gathered for the kandy crunch, anticipating a short, sweet finish. they needed just three sri lankan wickets to win the series.

moeen ali took the first and most significant of them, when niroshan dickwella departed, so did his team's chances of an unlikely victory. the end came quickly, two balls later, moeen baffled suranga lakmal, then pushpakumara pushed back a sitter to jack leach. his fifth wicket in the innings and england's first win in sri lanka for 17 years. it's a victory that is in sharp contrast to england's recent away form. they have drawn in bangladesh, then were thumped 4—0 by india and again by the same score in the ashes in australia. they also lost to new zealand earlier this year. so winning on sri lanka's spinning pitches is real progress. to come here in very difficult conditions that were quite extreme, both here and in galle, to perform as we have done, and managed to soak up the pressure, hold our nerve, shows quite a lot of maturity for what is quite an inexperienced side in this part of the world. not for nothing are england's away fans known as the barmy army. it has taken a mix of optimism and masochism to follow english cricket teams on foreign

shores but maybe nowjoe root has this side travelling on the right course. patrick gearey, bbc news. after two matches, great britain's women are still waiting for their first win at hockey‘s champions trophy in china. they drew with the hosts in their opener and lost 2—0 to australia this morning. their next game is against japan on tuesday. there's more on the bbc sport website, including details of danny willett‘s first tournament win since he won the masters over two years ago. that's it from us for now. we're back with the late news at ten o'clock. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. let's return to the prime minister. i have been speaking to a conservative mp over whether he is

confident the 48 letters needed to trigger a vote of no—confidence in the prime minister will be reached. we are not a stalinist organisation, we believe in a bit of internal debate amongst friends, but i think the critical thing is that every conservative mp, in fact, every member of parliament in the entire house of commons, knows that there is absolutely no way that the withdrawal agreement for ever get through the house. now that lobar —— labour have said they are going to vote against it, and critically, the dup, who were hopping mad with the prime minister, and our overrated tory backbenchers, it is impossible for it ever to get through, and i think tory mps know that, and i am told the prime minister in private has been told that numerous times, but she appears not to accept it. but don't you have to accept her point that they leadership contest 110w point that they leadership contest

now is that going to make that negotiation or that parliamentary arithmetic any easier? this is the withdrawal agreement, it is 585 pages long. you can hold back a thick wooden door with this. we have 110w thick wooden door with this. we have now gone through this completely, i have read it, but it is designed so that most sensible and sane people will never read it. so, what we have done, we have called the european research groups and done some european research and we have distilled this into this, which is seven pages long and is written in plain english, we publish it on the website called brexit central said that any person who wants to know what is in this, anyjournalist or commentator, any member of parliament on the chemical up this document and can read in simple

everyday language in 15 minutes why this is such an absolutely appalling deal. your document does not offer any alternative solution. it takes you through your objections to the d raft you through your objections to the draft withdrawal agreement, but all it proposes in its place is a canada style free—trade agreements. that would not address the issue of the backstop, how you avoid a hard border in northern ireland, that would not address the concerns that we re would not address the concerns that were raised by so many parliamentarians on all sides last week. let's talk about the backstop directly, because i saw the prime minister's interview earlier today, and when she was asked about the backstop, she gave an extremely round the houses and hesitant answer, and the reason for that, people don't know what the backstop is, we explain all the technical terms in here very simply. is this

essentially an arrangement that would keep the whole of the uk inside a former customs union and tell another solution could be found? tell another solution could be found ? you tell another solution could be found? you do not have an alternative to that which would be remotely acceptable to the european union. with respect, we believe super canada could be acceptable. that is because the president of the european council has said on several occasions they would actually favour a free—trade arrangement. it is called super canada for a reason, because it is based on an existing european union canadian free—trade agreement which was signed between the two parties in 2016. it exists, it is legally binding today, and the european union have already accepted it or they would have never signed it. if canada can have it, we do not see why we in the united kingdom cannot have it. i don't see how that

addresses the issue of the northern ireland border. who do you think would do a betterjob of leading the party, this country, and taking on those negotiations, given the time we have got left? if it comes to it, that would be a matter for my collea g u es that would be a matter for my colleagues to decide. it would be amateur for you, you would colleagues to decide. it would be amateurfor you, you would have vote. as with every conservative mp. don't bother. we will decide at that time if we have a contest. the backstop is critical. it is one of the key reasons tory mps will not vote for this, because in simple terms, once you go in, you cannot go out unless the european union allows you to get out, so it is the hotel california comparison. you can check in but you can only check out, and evenif in but you can only check out, and even if you do check out, you can a lwa ys even if you do check out, you can always leave if the hotel owner lets you, and that is completely unacceptable. let'sjust

you, and that is completely unacceptable. let's just catch you, and that is completely unacceptable. let'sjust catch up with all of the weather for the coming week. if you have enjoyed the sunshine this weekend you will not be that leads to find out that there are cloudy skies on the way this weekend and much coldly —— cold air for a time. temperatures dipping this evening under clear skies and cloud increasing overnight. that drop in temperature across eastern areas. there will be a frost around in some places. notjust cloud but also a few showers to the eastern side of the uk tomorrow, eastern scotla nd side of the uk tomorrow, eastern scotland down to eastern england. quite a few running into east anglia and southeast england. some of sunny spells to the west but most places will seek more clout compared with the weekend and some decent sunshine and the far northwest of scotland. the temperatures are coming down a little bit, so more of us will be

single figures because of the stronger winds, and it will feel colder than this as well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... theresa may fights back, saying replacing her as conservative leader wouldn't make the brexit negotiations any easier, and warning of a crucial week ahead. these next seven days are about the future of the country, people's jobs, livelihoods, the future for their children and grandchildren. safe for now — the chairman of the 1922 committee graham brady indicates to the bbc that 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 former wales rugby union captain gareth thomas says he was attacked last night in cardiff because of his sexuality.

president donald trump said he has not heard the alleged tape recording of events leading to journalist jamal kashoggi's murder. in an interview with the us broadcaster fox news, he said that while he has been fully briefed on the contents of the tape, he believes there is no reason for him to listen to the "terrible tape". 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. we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape. no reason for me to hear the tape. no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to hear the tape. why don't you want to hear it, sir? yellow it's a suffering tape, terrible tape. i have been fully briefed on it and

there is no reason said to the people, should i? they said, you shouldn't, there's no reason. i know everything that went on. as what went on? it was violent, vicious and terrible. our correspondent chris buckler is in washington, and gave us this report earlier. the us government is trying to pause the suggestion that the cia have come to conclusions about the crown prince in saudi arabia ordering the murder ofjamal prince in saudi arabia ordering the murder of jamal khashoggi, which a p pa re ntly murder of jamal khashoggi, which apparently is, according to reports in the new york times, the wall streetjournal and in the new york times, the wall street journal and the washington post, suggest that is the case. it is strongly denied by saudi arabia, but the president is insisting that at this stage, the cia are still concluding their report. the state department gave a very carefully worded statement in which they suggested that the us government was still to reach a conclusion, as opposed to the intelligence agency. we are getting indications that the

cia has been gathering this evidence and that it will conclude its reports within the next couple of days. we know for example they have been looking at telephone evidence, and we know of course that they have is tape of jamal and we know of course that they have is tape ofjamal khashoggi's murder. and some of it is going to point in the direction of saudi arabia and haps the crown prince himself. we're getting indications that there is no stand—alone piece of evidence, no so—called smoking gun that points to the crown prince. so far, president trump seems to be resisting all the pressure for him to be taking a much stronger line against saudi arabia over this case. yeah, the argument from the us will be that they have already put in place sanctions, imposed against 17 individuals that they believe were involved in the murder. at the same time, you get these comments from president trump saying very specifically that saudi arabia is a

spectacular ally, the words he used, in terms ofjobs and economic development. he wants to protect that relationship with saudi arabia. that's also got to do with its strategic importance in the middle east, as a big ally for america. those words, a spectacular ally, are going to come under increasing scrutiny if it is suggested that someone within the saudi government, someone within the saudi government, someone within the saudi government, someone within that saudi royal family potentially even had involvement or ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi. certainly, congress are looking at that. there are people inside congress who are very concerned about the kind of state m e nts concerned about the kind of statements that have been made, and there are critics who may suggest that there are things that donald trump simply doesn't want to hear beyond this tape of a murder. 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 area and transferred into this area. this is thorpe. for nearly 25 years, it's been recycling old nuclear fuel, separating usable uranium and plutonium from useless wastes, 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 through its life. those lofty aspirations were built upon expectations around nuclear power, cost of uranium, and 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 technology is 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're doing and have experience of doing it. so we support decommissioning work and if sellafield wants to become a global leader of that,

we are supportive. under there is nitric acid with a lot of radioactive substances in? correct. thorpe once symbolised ambitious plans for a future of cheap and clean nuclear power. its legacy though is a contaminated facility which will take decades to decommission. theo leggett, bbc news, sellafield. next month world leaders meet in poland for the united nations yearly conference on climate change. now thousands of young people have found a rather unique way to make sure their message is heard, whilst trying to set a record for the world's biggest postcard. lebo diseko has more. on a glacier high up in the swiss alps, something unusual unfolds. 125,000 drawings and cards from children all around the world, each with a message on climate change. they're put together to make one

giant postcard which organisers say, at 2500 square metres, is the largest ever. next month, the governments of the world are going to get together in poland for the next conference of the parties on climate change. this is going to be the place where the actual plan of action to implement the paris agreement on climate change is going to be negotiated. we need ambition. we need ambition from every government that is going to be there. 1.5 degrees celsius is a message that is hard to miss. that's what scientists say the limit for global warming needs to be if we want to keep the earth habitable. last month, a un report warned without drastic action, there will be even sharper temperature rises. but with doubts over whether countries can even meet the two—degree cap agreed at the paris climate conference three years ago, activists are demanding global leaders do more. we expect acts.

decision. and urgent actions. we are done with the talking. we don't want to wait any more. we want to do, we want to do this transition, we want to decarbonise the economy and the societies in order to save the climate and all live on this planet in peace. the glacier this giant postcard was put together on is also significant. it is melting at an alarming speed. it could disappear altogether within the next 80 years. activists say it's just another example of the increasing threat posed by global warming. lebo diseko, bbc news. the bbc‘s natalie perks caught up with wayne rooney in washington to see how the striker is having an effect on his new team, dc united.

the success of the club has been long established. they had some great years between ‘96 and 2004. they lacked in recent years the star quality. there was really no player that stood out that really appealed to the masses. wayne's name came up, and instantly you get excited.