this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at nine. the sacked defence secretary gavin williamson warns the prime minister it would be a "grave mistake" to compromise with labour over brexit. the president of iran warns his country is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. the biggest prize in domestic football goes to the wire this afternoon. will it be title glory

for liverpool or manchester city? and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35. this morning's reviewers are sian griffiths and james millar. good morning. the former defence secretary gavin williamson has strongly criticised theresa may's cross—party brexit talks with labour, calling them a "grave mistake". writing in the mail on sunday, mr williamson, who was sacked over a leak from the national security council, described the discussions as "politically naive". a downing street source said mr williamson had been supportive of the brexit strategy while he was in cabinet.

our political correspondent, jessica parker is here. theresa may sacked gavin williamson and he is proving to be a bit of a thorn in the side already of the prime minister. a lot of people were awaiting after he was sacked, and he denied any involvement with that leak, waiting to see what kind of response he would come up with. would he retire quietly to the backbenches and not be a thorn in the side of theresa may, or would he come out fighting even further? it seems from this mail on sunday article this morning that he has a few things to say about the prime minister's exit strategy. on the cross— party minister's exit strategy. on the cross—party talks he says, attempts to do cross—party talks he says, attempts todoa cross—party talks he says, attempts to do a deal withjeremy corbyn are futile and destined to fail. he says the talks are politically naive. not great sunday reading for theresa may. cross—party talks are set to resume tomorrow. those talks have

been going on for quite awhile and nobody in westminster seems to hold out great hopes they will achieve a breakthrough but they keep going. they keep going. both sides have not yet expressed a willingness to walk away. in terms of the mood music we have seen them going up and down. sometimes they have been described as going better and sometimes difficult. jeremy corbyn says it is ha rd to difficult. jeremy corbyn says it is hard to negotiate with the government that he says is disintegrating. gavin williamson is giving voice to things that are shared by other conservative mps, a deep scepticism that these talks can work because there are fundamental differences. it is well trodden territory now. the labour party won a permanent customs union with the eu and the conservative party do not wa nt eu and the conservative party do not want that to happen because they could limit the uk to do trade deals. if they could forge some kind of compromise it could be difficult

to sell to the conservative party more widely or the labour party more widely. a lot of scepticism over whether these talks could really work. but they seem to keep on trying. gavin williams and's remarks will not be nice reading for the prime minister today, neither will the latest opinion poll will stop they are a snapshot of public opinion at any given time, but ahead of the european elections later this month, separate ones give nigel farage's brexit party the biggest share of the vote with the conservatives in fourth place behind labour and the lib dems. it comes at a time for her when there is already quite a lot of discontent in the conservative backbenchers over her leadership. they did disappointingly in the local elections and the upcoming european elections this weekend and a number of mps want her to name an exact date for her

departure from downing street. this will cause further anxiety on the backbenches and put more pressure on theresa may. jessica parker, our political correspondent. jessica parker, our political correspondent. president rouhani of iran has warned his country that it is facing difficult times ahead because of renewed us sanctions. addressing a meeting of political actvists, he said iran could be facing even greater economic problems than in the 1980s when it was subject to international trade restrictions during the war with iraq. andy beatt reports. american military might en route to the gulf. warships, bombers and missiles intended to send a clear message to tehran. but it's notjust about fire power. tough new us sanctions are raising temperatures further. iran's president is feeling the heat. the pressures by our enemies, he said, is a war unprecedented in the history of our

islamic revolution. during the war we did not have a problem with our banks, oil sales, imports we did not have a problem with our banks, oilsales, imports or exports. but i don't despair. i have great hope for the future provided we are united. his rallying cry comes amid growing anger at a slump in the economy caused by sanctions and sustained pressure from washington over the country's nuclear programme. translation: we are here today to defend our right to nuclear technology. this is a right of all nations and the public has used this right, but they have made life very hard for the iranian people. protesters here back president rouhani's threat to restart nuclear activities, but that risks killing the landmark nuclear deal that america pulled out of a year ago, a decision robustly

defended on saturday by the us secretary of state. we struck a terrible agreement with the islamic republic of iran to put the regime's campaign on steroids. as its military build—up continues, the pentagon claims iran was preparing to stage attacks against us forces or interests. that is dismissed as a fa ke or interests. that is dismissed as a fake intelligence by tehran. he says whatever the pressure it will not be intimidated by psychological warfare. intimidated by psychological warfare. more than forty states in the us have filed a lawsuit against 20 pharmaceutical companies. they are accusing them of price—fixing and conspiring to reduce competition. this follows a five—year investigation into why prices have sometimes suddenly increased and in some cases by over a thousand percent. our washington correspondent chris buckler explained why those states are filing these lawsuits. according to that investigation, at

times they seem to be doubling, tripling or rising by more than 1000%, tripling or rising by more than iooo%, sometimes with no explanation whatsoever. that is why the states have been looking into this and have brought the lawsuit. they are suggesting 20 of these companies, along with 15 individuals, have been involved in some kind of conspiracy essentially to try and manipulate and inflate prices and to try and restrict competition. these are extremely serious charges. they say they want to bring this suit to try to force change, but also to claim damages and ensure drug prices remain proper. there are 20 companies and 15 individuals and there has not been a response from all of them, but it seems that they will fight this suit. if you listen to any politicians here, including president trump, they say time and time again americans are paying more

than other people in other parts of the world for their medication and they cannot understand the reason for that. it is one of the rare issues in the us at the moment that unites republicans and democrats and they both want something done about it although they cannot agree what that should be. so far we have not had any proposals for legislation that would address this issue properly. it will be talked about a lot leading up to the 2020 presidential campaign. organised crime is a "chronic and corrosive" threat to the uk and more money is needed to tackle it. that's according to the national crime agency, which says organised criminals are killing more british people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters. it comes ahead of an annual assessment on tuesday which will look at how gangs are exploiting advances in technology. our reporterjames waterhouse is here with me with more. what are the national crime agency saying? nothing too specific yet,

but they are calling for significant new funding to deal with how organised criminals are using what she calls technological advancements alongside traditional methods. so alongside traditional methods. so alongside violence and things like that with county lines where gangs are set up drug networks, she refers to these technological advancements which need dealing with by the state. the home office say they are aware of these calls and will make a decision in due course. what this shows is that there is a recognition ofa shows is that there is a recognition of a growing threat and ahead of this review it is very much a statement of intent from the nca in terms of what it is looking for. james waterhouse there. iran—backed houthi rebels have begun withdrawing from a key strategic port in yemen, to allow in humanitarian aid. it's the first major step since a ceasefire agreement was signed in december. but the country's internationally—recognised government has accused the rebels of staging a "ploy".

at least 6,800 civilians have died in yemen's four—year civil war. saudi police say they've killed eight members of a terror cell who they say had been planning attacks on civilians and security sites. the men were shot in the eastern qatif region after they opened fire on police who had surrounded them. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has promised to build a democratic, prosperous and united country. his anc party won another five years in office, albeit with a reduced majority. he acknowledged they had made mistakes in government and it had lost the trust of many people. the opposition democratic alliance also saw its share of the vote fall. the stars of the small screen will gather this evening for the bafta tv awards in london. the bbc‘s killing eve is leading the way with six nominations. the ceremony, hosted by graham norton, will be shown tonight on bbc one.

here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. are you ok? killing eve was one of the most talked about shows 2018. talked about shows of 2018. it leads the way with six nominations including one for best drama and two in the best actress category for its two leads, sandra oh, a mi5 officer, and jodie comer, who plays a charismatic assassin. pleasure to meet you, ma'am. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, bodyguard, including best drama and best actress. it is time for me to say hello. ant did not take part in the final episode of saturday night takeaway, following his drink—driving arrest and subsequent conviction. he and his co—star are nominated for best entertainment performance, however, and the itv show for best entertainment programme where it will be up against the bbc‘s strictly come dancing.

do you love him? oh, god. oh, god. there are also four nominations for a very english scandal, the miniseries about the jeremy thorpe scandal including a best actor nomination for hugh grant and best actress for ruth wilson who played her own grandmother in the drama mrs wilson. and this year, the highest accolade, the bafta fellowship, goes to the journalist and broadcaster joan ba kewell, recognising her huge contribution to tv. good luck to all the contenders. the headlines on bbc news... the sacked defence secretary gavin williamson warns the prime minister it would be a ‘grave mistake' to compromise with labour over brexit as america flexes its military might and renews sanctions against iran its president issues a stark warning about difficult times ahead to his country.

the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more people a year than terrorism, war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. three major football clubs have moved to distance themselves from the use of their club crest by supporters who belong to a street protest organisation called the democratic football lads alliance. adrian goldberg from 5 live investigates has more. tell us first of all who they are. good morning. it started life originally as the football adds alliance and they emerged after the terrorist attacks in manchester and london. there was then a split. the fla still exists, but the larger group is that democratic football

adds alliance. they are made up primarily of people who used to be involved in football hooliganism. if there is a street protest, attracting thousands of people, they can present a pretty intimidating sight. they say they are not racist and they are not far right, but there is evidence on some of their facebook pages and from some of the comments that have been made by people on their protests that a good number of their supporters are to say the least islamaphobic. we have some clubs trying to distance themselves from the d fla. a number of the fla support groups have associated them with the official clu b associated them with the official club crest of a number of teams. three clubs, arsenal, crystal palace and manchester city, have told us they all have concerns about the association of their club crests with this group and are taking various with this group and are taking various measures to with this group and are taking

various measures to investigate or to specifically distance themselves from the group. the dfl a insist they are not racist, they are not islamaphobic, there are people on the other side of the organisation groups like football lads and lasses against fascism who say they are far right and that is why the football clu bs a re right and that is why the football clubs are seeking to put that distance between themselves and the dfl a. thank you very much indeed. at least three gay rights campaigners have been detained at a march in the cuban capital havana. it's after the island's annual gay pride event was cancelled without a clear explanation by the authorities. the state announced the usual march would not be held, citing "foreign interference". it prompted a number of activists to organise another one via social media, in direct conflict with the government. from havana, our cuba correspondent, will grant, reports. havana's gay pride is normally much bigger than this,

an annual celebration of the island's gay and lesbian community, and their decades—long struggle to be recognised. but this was an improvised event, with word spread by social media, after the cuban government cancelled this year's march at the last minute. this particular gay pride march might not look very big, but what it represents is really quite significant in cuba. after being told they weren't allowed to hold the march, many have simply turned up anyway. the organisers said they had always wanted to hold their normal event, and only decided to put this one together instead as they were never given a coherent reason for the cancellation. translation: they obliged us to hold this event. we had every intention of participating in the government—organised event, the usual gay pride march. but what we still don't understand is why the march was cancelled. we know the excuses they have given us are not the reasons, because they lack any real foundation. in essence, the decision to go ahead

with a smaller march, in defiance of the authorities, put the participants in conflict with the government—approved gay rights body, cenesex, and its head, mariela castro, seen here at a gay pride march a few years ago, the daughter of the former president raul castro and the niece of fidel. once the improvised march began, the event was held in a festival atmosphere, walking down one of the main boulevards of old havana. however, at their destination, the marchers came up against a large number of police and state security. at least three people were arrested, some of them violently detained. the image of peaceful gay and lesbian marchers being dragged away was exactly the kind of scene in which the island's lgbtq community hoped was finally behind them. gay pride has been held in havana peacefully in previous years, and the fact that this one ended in some confrontation

is a reflection of the fact that the authorities aim to control anything that hasn't been government sanctioned. however, the organisers say the entire situation could have been avoided if they had been allowed to hold their original march in the first place. a legendary mexican wrestler who gained international fame in a hollywood film has collapsed and died in the ring during a bout in london. "silver king", as he was known, was 51 and is reported to have suffered a heart attack at the sell—out show in camden. in 2005 he starred alongsidejack black in the comedy nacho libre. they‘ re instantly recognisable, but in an age where most of us have got mobile phones, it seems we've fallen out of love with the humble red phone box. so now communities are being given the chance to buy one forjust a pound and turn it

into anything they like. india grant from bbc scotland's "nine" programme, reports from the highlands. but for all its early 20th century technology, it is very much a countryman's system, highlander, and islander's system. hello, jeannie. is that you mrs mcintyre? my husband is away to the market... since we all have phones in our pockets, using the iconic red phone boxes might bea using the iconic red phone boxes might be a memory. it is something which is not too far back. with the phone box, the shop next door with sweeties and ice creams, as kids we used to come up to the shop and get sweeties and that of thing. so if it started raining and we wanted a lift, we put a couple of coins into the phone and phoned them before we

had mobile phones. even going back may be seven or eight years there was no phone signalfor miles, so the only way we had to contact our pa rents the only way we had to contact our parents if we needed them was to phone using the phone box. bt are giving communities the opportunity to adopt a red telephone box. there are 740 up for grabs across scotland and you can do whatever you like with them. cafe is, defibrillators, libraries, and here in kishan they have made a selfie box. it is good to see how many people come from all corners of the world so we get people from the united states, and china as well as local people. more recent phone boxes have power connected and in linlithgow a first responder‘s group is installing a potentially life—saving defibrillator. people have ready access and this is in the middle of access and this is in the middle of a busy high street in the west end

of the town at a busy point near the train station and what used to be the post office. it is a bar of the same name, so it is a perfect installation. it is only community groups that can buy this great deal and if you have some spare change it is probably a good investment. and if you have some spare change it is probably a good investment. india grant there. you can see more stories like that on bbc scotland every weekday evening at nine o'clock or on the bbc iplayer. speaking of people who might have a bit of spare change in their pockets... the annual list of the richest people in britain is out this morning, and it reveals that there's now a record 151 billionaires in the country. together they hold a combined wealth

of £525 billion and london is home to more billionaires than any other city in the world. that's according to the sunday times. john mcmanus reports. if you woke up this morning to find that once again you haven't made it onto the sunday times rich list, well, don't be too envious. the very well—heeled can afford large yachts but life is not all plain sailing for the captains of industry. one of the most famous names, philip green who fell out with the british establishment over the collapse of his high street chain bhs and harassment claims that he strongly denies. it is notjust his reputation that plummeted. the sunday times says he lost over £1 billion and is now merely a multimillionaire. the top dogs of the list for the third time are the hinduja brothers who made their 22 billion pound fortune in energy, property and finance.

we would be much richer and better off as we would be much richer and better offasa we would be much richer and better off as a nation. we would be much richer and better off as a nation. at numberfive is sirjames dyson, under some flak for deciding to move his head office from the uk to singapore. he hoovered up an extra £3 billion bringing him a tidy sum of 12.6 billion. 25—year—old grime artist stormzy is a new entrant to the list. worth 16 million. he uses some of his money to support two scholarships for black students at cambridge. fellow musician ed sheeran has doubled his net worth which is now £180 million. and if you do find some spare gold bars down the back of the sofa, the equality trust says it is asking the rich list members to support higher taxes on their wealth to solve inequality. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. hello. despite the chilly start this

morning temperatures are now responding to the strong may sunshine. the sunshine at this time of year is as strong as it is in late august. despite the high cloud in northern ireland, it is clearing pretty quickly. the weather is set fair. all this cloud in the atlantic will just fair. all this cloud in the atlantic willjust skip fair. all this cloud in the atlantic will just skip around fair. all this cloud in the atlantic willjust skip around the edges of the uk over the next 24 hours. it is giving that then, high cloud that we saw in northern ireland, but putting a lid on the atmosphere and stopping those downpours we have had in recent days. not good news for many, but for today if you have got plans for the outdoors it will be fine and dry. just the chance of a shower in the downs later on in the day. there could be the odd light shower for the peak district and the pennines. then there is this high cloud making sunshine hazy in northern ireland and western scotland. overnight

preventing frost problems. the frost will be limited, but it will be chilly in central and eastern areas and mistand chilly in central and eastern areas and mist and fog return to these areas as well. as we go through the week and temperatures rise during the day there is only so much they can drop at night. it looks dry, warm and sunny in many areas. the high pressure stays with us and you can see light winds on monday and lots of sunshine. temperatures will get higher than those of today because they will not start from such low levels. 18 and 19 on the cards tomorrow. on tuesday we pick up cards tomorrow. on tuesday we pick up this north—easterly breeze across the eastern part of england. it is never a warm direction at this time of the year. but we keep the southerly winds further west and here the temperatures will continue to rise. it is the north and the west, north wales and north—west england where we expect the warmest

weather this week. just a little bit lower in east anglia and the south—east because of that easterly breeze. it is drier and brighter than last week and there will be some strong sunshine and pure night—time frosts. more the website.

hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... the sacked defence secretary gavin williamson warns the prime minister it would be a ‘grave mistake' to compromise with labour over brexit as america flexes its military might and renews sanctions against iran its president issues a stark warning about difficult times ahead to his country. the national crime agency says organised criminals are killing more people a year than terrorism,

war and natural disasters combined. it wants more money to tackle the problem. two bbc dramas go head to head tonight at the bafta tv awards. killing eve is leading the way with six nominations. there are three nominations for the year's most watched show, including best drama and best actress for keeley hawes. that's for the bodyguard. dozens of american states join a lawsuit against major drugs companies accusing them of price—fixing and trying to reduce competition. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougle. what a day it's going to be in the premier league title race. good morning. it's all come down to the final day of the premier league season.

after an exhilarating campaign, just one point seperates manchester city and liverpool. as ben croucher reports, both clubs have pushed each other all the way. and then there were two. ok, we've known it for a while now. we may not have expected to reach the final day and both to still be in it but having landed a blow after blow since august, come around five p m, one of liverpool or manchester city will still be standing. the odds on liverpool are longer, they must beat wolves and rely on manchester city slipping up at brighton. tuesday, and failed, one of those i was there moment, beating barcelona 4—0 to reach the champions league final. it's a challenge, a week like this, you get millions of messages and no one speaks about the weekend. it's all about unbelievable, how you played and stuff like that! and now you do it, and all of that. we played and we know that. for whoever misses out this afternoon and history rights, no team has ever scored as many points as these two

and not won the league. it's in the hands of manchester city for now, vince has pulled from the blue to beat leicester on monday