this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: theresa may agrees to set a timetable for her departure from downing street after the next vote on her brexit plans early next month. she andi she and i will meet to agree a timetable for the election of a new leader of the conservative party. meanwhile, the former foreign secretary borisjohnson says of course he will run for the conservative leadership. four people including three britons have died in a plane crash three miles south of dubai international airport, in the united arab emirates. dramatic evidence from a nurse at the inquests into the london bridge attacks. helen kennett tried to save the life of this man and was stabbed herself. the government abandons its controversial pa rt—privatisation of the probation service.

and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, deputy political editor of the daily mirror ben glaze and deputy political editor of the daily express sam lister. stay with us for that. theresa may has agreed to set a timetable for her departure from number ten after mps vote on her plans to leave the european union in three weeks‘ time. she is expected to resign if she loses the vote. the agreement follows talks between mrs may and senior conservatives, led by sir graham brady, who said they had a frank discussion. the former foreign secretary borisjohnson today confirmed he will stand for the leadership. here is our political editor laura kuenssberg. a police escort is no

protection from reality. theresa may has tried and tried to keep notjust the trappings, but a slippery grip on power. but her party's agonies over europe and gridlock behind those gates mean her time is officially nearly up. don't push me. the formality of the announcement no disguise for what the prime minister had to agree. we have agreed to meet to decide the timetable for the election of a new leader of the conservative party as soon as the second reading has occurred, and that will take place regardless of what the vote is on the second reading, whether it passes or whether it fails to pass. not leaving for the last time yet, but in plain english, if theresa may can't persuade

reluctant mps to back her brexit deal injune, the door will close on her time in office. it is out of the question she could stay if she loses, one cabinet minister told me. and, in the unlikely event ministers could still win it, she will likely resign injuly. who could be next? he won't say. can you confirm that you'll run for the leadership? it's a lovely sunny day, and lovely to see you here. she won't say. are you ready to declare today? but in the latest "you could not make it up" moment, today happened to be the day when guess who finally admitted to a business conference that he would definitely take part in a race. i'm going to go for it, of course i'm going to go for it. i don't think that's — i don't think that is any particular

secret to anybody. soon, this whole place will be a frenzy over who is next, who will be our next prime minister. we can't know that yet. but we can be sure another tory leader's time in office has been cut short by the party's decades—old dispute. witham in essex should feeljust like home for tories, but listen to the fury of committed conservatives driven to distraction because we're still in the eu. we're so fed up, and i think we are top of their fed—up list at the moment, as we are ourselves. i was iwasa i was a huge fan of her when she was home secretary, i thought she did a greatjob. i warmed to her when she first became leader. not quite so warm now. there are conservative voters out there refusing to vote conservative. that have done so their whole lives. it has absolutely stagnated

the country on other big issues. this is a great sadness to all us conservatives. because we are all leader—orientated. but when you've got a rum leader, you have got a rum leader. that's it. with brexit farfrom resolved, a new resident here will still be confronted by some of the same problems. but even by the end ofjuly, a different politician will call this place home. and a little earlier, laura spelt out of the significance of today's events. it isa it is a big moment when the prime minister has finally agreed that, on the night of her next big exit vote, which is the first week ofjune, she will at that week agree a timetable that will ultimately lead to someone else moving into downing street. it is highly likely at that moment, if she loses that big vote, as most people in westminster expect, she will at that point within a matter of days, so at the beginning of next month, say yes, i resigned, now is the time to start the hunt for a successoi’. the time to start the hunt for a successor. there the time to start the hunt for a successoi’. there are the time to start the hunt for a successor. there are still some slim hopes inside number ten that maybe

there is a way of winning, maybe the european elections might provide a sort of shock to the system that can suddenly get mps behind the brexit deal. but it is likely now, extremely likely, that we might see a new prime minister by the end of july, perhaps even, or more likely in the autumn, and a conservative leadership contest with all sorts of runners and riders taking place over the summer period. and i think we are in very short order going to see what one former cabinet minister described to me as a series of prancing show ponies now all competing for the big rosette. but yet again we see the conservative pa rty‘s yet again we see the conservative party's agonies over their splits and divisions over europe, claiming the career of yet another one of their leaders. and there is nothing straightforward about whoever is next. the unresolved problems and conflict over brexit are going to be a very real inheritance for whoever out of the many people who want the job is lucky enough to win it. four people have been killed

in a plane crash three miles south of dubai international airport. three britons and a south african were aboard the uk—registered plane. the general civil aviation authority of the united arab emirates has begun an investigation. our news correspondent simonjones is with me now. what is the latest? what will have you heard? well, the plane came down at about 7:30pm local time, four people on board, as you say, three of those are from britain, one is from south africa. now, they were taking part in a project to test certain things at dubai international airport. i understand they are involved in a project testing lighting around one of the airfields when the plane came down. now, we have learned plane is actually from shore, in west sussex, from a company called flight calibration services, which won a contract last november to do this workout into by —— shoreham. now, i spoke briefly to the company, they did not want to speak at any great length and they said they were in

the process of informing those who have been involved in the crash, so very upsetting for them. now, a company called honeywell has also put out a statement. so are they, and what are they saying? well, honeywell is an aerospace company, it does a lot involving technology, it does a lot involving technology, it says it looks for solutions to solve technological and problems and they were involved in this project to do with lighting the runway, so they were the contractors in this project. and they told us tonight they were deeply saddened by what happened, they hold heartfelt condolences went out to those who had lost their lives. now, obviously very devastating to them. there is a full investigation under way by the aviation officials out in dubai. it was a bit strange, because initially the authorities in debate described this as simply as a minor incident, then as the evening progressed they announced that two people had died, then they announce that all four people on board that plan had been killed. now, the airport was shut for around 45 minutes, a number of flights were delayed and cancelled

after this crash, and now the authorities will be keen to find out what exactly was behind it. but tonight they have said that they believe it was down to technical malfunctions. simon, thank you very much. a nurse who was stabbed in the neck by one of the london bridge attackers in 2017 has told an inquest how she was trying to help a man who had been fatally injured. helen kennett was off—duty at a restaurant with her mother and sister when three men began randomly stabbing people. daniel sandford has more. just after 10:07pm on 3june 2017, a van crashed into railings after fatally injuring two pedestrians on london bridge. just below, in the borough bistro, waiter alexandre pigea rd reacted to the noise and rushed outside. he headed for these steps that lead up he headed for these steps that lead up to the streets, then his collea g u es up to the streets, then his colleagues heard the sound of people screaming and he ran back through

the arch, holding a gash in his neck. 0ff—duty nurse helen kennett was in the bistro with her sister and mother, celebrating her birthday. she stepped forward to help the wounded waiter. i went to him because i thought, i need to do something, because he's bleeding a lot, she told the coroner today. she said, i'm a nurse, let me help you. he shook his head. he said no, just run. then she realised that alexandre was being held by a man with a knife. "i looked up to the attacker. i looked at him and i said, what's wrong with you? and he looked at me and said, no, what's wrong with you? he stabbed me in the neck on the left—hand side. ijust remember his eyes. they were completely soulless, evil, empty. alexandre pigeard died from multiple knife wounds just outside the bistro where he worked. other witnesses saw this young australian nurse, kirsty bowden, being stabbed on the ground just metres away. she also died. in less than two minutes, the attackers had stabbed five

people to death around the borough bistro, and others, like helen kennett, were lucky to have survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. tensions over trade between the trump administration and beijing have escalated, with the us confirming sanctions will take effect tomorrow on the chinese technology giant huawei. washington has effectively blocked the company doing business in the us over fears shared by other countries that it poses a risk to national security. huawei is a global leader in 5g superfast wireless technology, which will link everything from our phones to driverless cars to domestic appliances. the firm is already operating or planning services aross much of the world. but here, the government is divided on whether to allow huawei to provide equipment for the uk's new 5g systems. we will have reports from china, and our security correspondent. but first, nick bryant in washington. a global battle is under way over

sg, a global battle is under way over 56, the a global battle is under way over 5g, the next generation wireless technology. superfast networks connecting our phones, workplaces, cars, connecting our phones, workplaces, ca rs , every connecting our phones, workplaces, cars, every aspect of our lives. and it is pitting against each other the two countries that will likely shape the rest of this century, america and china. here in washington, the fight has produced that rare thing, bipartisan agreement on the threat posed to us national security if the chinese technology giant huawei is ever allowed to run american networks. huawei is definitely a bad actor. i think it certainly sends a strong message and help shore up the integrity of our infrastructure. from the trump administration has come a double—barreled assault. not only is it stopping the company from establishing a foothold in the united states, it's threatening to drop american companies from supplying essential components to huawei, such as semiconductors and optical cables. that will make it ha rd optical cables. that will make it hard for the company to operate anywhere. coming in the midst of an

angry trade war with china, the trump administration's attempts to cripple huawei made this look increasingly like a commercial cold war. so what's the view in beijing? china is rattled. technology is at the heart of what once looked like an unstoppable economic rise, and it is all suddenly under threat. cutting one of its prize companies off from the us supply chain would bea off from the us supply chain would be a massive blow. translation: we are against other countries to pose unilateral sanctions that abuse export control measures. we urge the us to stop this practice. huawei, which had yet another new product launch in beijing this week, has repeatedly said it would never allow its equipment to be used for spying.

it is the us that is undermining trust, it claims. the problem for huawei is that it is much easier to say it is not a point of the chinese government than it is to actually prove it —— pawn. and this latest escalation from america is clearly meant as a signal, notjust to china but to the rest of the world, to ta ke but to the rest of the world, to take its warnings seriously. here in britain, gchq, one of the national spy britain, gchq, one of the national spy agencies, has warned of industrial level cyber espionage by china. little wonder, then, that some, like the former defence secretary gavin williamson, have raised concerns about a company allegedly too close to chinese state security. today in westminster, a major report came out arguing against using huawei stop huawei have made a series of claims this week. they don't spy for china, that they are not a high risk of doing so, that there is no record of poor

behaviour, that they are a private company. and what's new in our report is that we show that these claims are essentially dubious at best and inaccurate at worst. for many, that won't be a problem. huawei is a popular global brand, and it is competitively priced. but can it be trusted? you need to be able to trust in cyber security whoever it is that is going to be providing your network, and building your kit. huawei right now is an open question. because it is compelled by china's cyber security lawyer to work with chinese cyber security agencies, that is a risk. the view of britain's intelligence community, including mi6 here, is that yes, there are risks about huawei's technology, but those risks can be managed and mitigated. but the problem with mobile phone technology is that it is moving at such a fast pace that a managed risk today could well be a national security threat tomorrow. you're watching bbc news.

the headlines on bbc news: theresa may agrees to set a timetable for her departure from office after the vote on her brexit deal in the first week ofjune. the former foreign secretary boris johnson says "of course" he will run for the conservative leadership. a light aircraft has crashed in dubai, killing four people on board. three of them were british. the supervision of all offenders on probation in england and wales, is being brought back under public control. the probation service was part privatised in 2014 by the then justice secretary chris grayling. but the change is said to have cost taxpayers £500 million, and led to a service described as "irredeemably flawed". here's our home editor, mark easton. like the supposedly reformed prisoner who ends up back injail, the government has performed a humiliating u—turn in its probation policy for england and wales. parts of the service privatised just six years ago

are to be renationalised. when it comes to offender management, i recognise the system isn't working as we wanted it to work. payment by results has not worked. in hertfordshire today, ex—offenders were hard at work as part of their probation programme, but service providers say they have seen the human cost of introducing payment by results into the complicated business of helping people turn their lives around. changing people's behaviour is a complex task and so payment results was never likely to work, and that was predictable. and you told them? i think it would be fair to say that the entire criminaljustice system told them. the spending watchdog says the failure has cost taxpayers almost £500 million. instead of cutting reoffending, there has been a sharp increase in offenders breaching probation rules and being recalled to custody. everyone is different and it's all well and good saying here is a programme, everyone do the same thing

and everyone should come out at the end of it. no, it doesn't work like that. everyone is individual and everyone comes with their individual problems and things like that. chris grayling was the minister who privatised probation management for low and medium risk offenders, refusing to test his plans would work first. i met him at the launch in 2013. no more money, greater responsibility and businesses looking to make a profit out of it all. is this the way to run probation? it is partnership. i want to get the best of the public sector, private sector and voluntary sector. at the time we didn't know that chris grayling had already been warned that his plans were almost certain to fail with higher risks for the public and poorer outcomes for victims. he went ahead anyway. he was still defending his decision this evening. it is disappointment this evening. it is disappointment this did not work but it did lead to

more than 40,000 people a year getting support from the system that they were not previously getting. this latest embarrassment will cost the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds. mark easton, bbc news. there has been a major increase in the availability in the uk of highly addictive drugs prescribed for pain relief, known as 0poids. new research shows between 2013 and 2016, the rise in the amount of prescription and over the counter opioids in the uk increased at a higher rate than any leading economy. let's take a look at some of those figures published by the international think tank, the 0ecd. over three years, in the uk, the availability of legally accessed opioid painkillers was up by 68%. data for scotland and northern ireland wasn't published.

earlier i spoke to the chair of the government's 0pioid expert working group, jamie coleman. i think the use of opioids has increased. some of the increase was so increased. some of the increase was so in this most recent report is actually probably appropriate and one of the things that missing is what is appropriate and what is not appropriate increase in use. via the medicine and healthcare regulatory agency have been aware of this and even agency have been aware of this and eve n over agency have been aware of this and even over the last four or five months have started this working group to make sure we encourage patients and healthcare professionals to ensure that opioids are used appropriately in this country. obviously this increase is of concern but how does the uk compared to the us at the moment?” think we are nowhere near the so—called opioid epidemic in the united states. while — — well below

half of the problems in the us which are much wider. now is the time to ta ke are much wider. now is the time to take action and what we're trying to do is make sure we have the appropriate regulatory environment to have appropriate access to those patients who quite rightly need them and that those patients get the right drugs for the right time and importantly the right duration so they do not become dependent or addicted to them which is where many of the problems in the us are coming from. people may have them in that cabinet... we have week opioids but nevertheless they have the same sort of have potential to stronger opioids like morphine so coding is

still available via pharmacists via the counter and there has been regulatory action taken some years ago to try and minimise the risk of codeine overuse. the prime minister recently endorsed a public consultation to look at whether codeine should still be available over the counter or whether that becomes a prescription only medicine. this time next week voters will be heading to the polls across the uk, for the european parliament elections. the conservatives are taking a low—key approach to the campaign; while labour is focused on policy beyond brexit. the results could see a surge in support for some of the other parties in england, including newcomers to the political scene, like the brexit party and change uk. 0ur correspondent alex forsyth has been out on the campaign trail. i must warn you her report contains flash photography.

you have got my vote for this one. for some, these elections have brought welcome attention. without a shadow of a doubt you have my vote. stand up to them. i know! nigel farage was on the campaign trail in pontefract on monday. this is what we need, we voted brexit, we voted out. not everyone was completely sold. i feel like he also lets us down because i don't think they had a plan in place. but there is clear support. the newly formed brexit party has been targeting labour heartlands and leave areas, tapping into anger at how brexit has been handled. i just want a clean break away from the eu totally. nigel farage knows how to draw a crowd, but he has been competing against the brand he helped create, ukip, which is campaigning

and canvassing in these elections saying it is the authentic party of leave. with its own battlebus, ukip has been out on the road trying to maintain eurosceptic support. but pro—eu voices are pushing to be heard. in norwich earlier this week the green party was promoting its anti brexit stance. let me explain... the tories and labour know they are under threat from the smaller parties, which have a clear brexit message. i think they will do better than most people, i'm thinking of voting for them. it seems right for the world today. but there is a battle for those trying to capture the remain vote. at bristol university yesterday, the lib dems leader was rallying student supporters. for 50 years actually the lib dems have been the party of europe...

trying to build on their success in local elections, they seem comfortable with a quieter campaign. they love knocking on doors and talking to people and that works in our favour because we are speaking to them and asking about issues. i hope the message gets through to people. they are not the only ones hoping that, change uk is seeking its breakthrough moment. in bath today trying to reason with remainers to win support. the vote is going to be split, it cannot be helped. if you compare the academic intelligence of rash and reasoning with the ranting and raving and outright lies, the comparison is stark. this campaign is clearly driven by brexit. whatever the tactics on the trail... give them hell. i will do my best, i promise! the outcome will depend on whose message can cut through. alex forsyth, bbc news.

you never want to see them, and you usually can't, with adult specimens just over 5mm long. but what bed bugs lack in size, they make up for in durability. a new study has revealed that although the overall number of insects is in decline, bedbugs have been around for 100 million years, and survived the extinction event that killed the dinosaurs. victoria gill reports. tiny, bloodsucking and seemingly indestructible. these are the bugs that no one wants to share their bed with. but, while most of us would rather bedbugs were nowhere near us, a scientist here at the university of sheffield has been gathering and studying the insects for decades. with an international team of biologists, he has captured the secrets of their evolutionary history and success. so they are very sensitive

to c02 and to warmth. in return, he often provides his bugs with a meal. if ijust grab one here, and if you can just hold the tube and put the top back on. 0k, yes. and i can take this one and put it on the back of my hand. and it should... she is quite hungry, there we go, and she's now... is she sucking your blood? yes, i can just feel her now. she's pushing her mouth parts in through the skin. the biggest surprise was that they have been around for 115 million years, which was twice as long as we thought they had been around for. up until our study was published, people thought they evolved 50 million years ago with mammals and bats, and what our study shows is they were around at the time of dinosaurs. they outlived the dinosaurs, tougher than the dinosaurs. they did, yes, they're tough. there are 100 different species of bedbug. only two feed on humans and the secret to why they do that and how to control them could be hidden in this genetic information that the scientists have gathered. so, just stick it on there.

meanwhile bedbugs will continue to do what they do best. bite. you can see my blood in it. ew! gross. victoria gill, bbc news. i hope that hasn't put you off going to bed. you are watching bbc news. the former australian prime minister bob hawke has died at the age of 89. he was in office between 1983 and 1991, during which time he became well known for his love of cigars, cricket and beer. he was the australian labour party's longest—serving pm, who achieved the highest approval ratings of any leader. sir andy murray has received his knighthood at buckingham palace, more than two years after he was awarded the honour. sir andy murray for services to tennis and charity. funny to hear him called andrew.

the three—time grand slam champion was named in the queen's new years honours in 2016, following his second wimbledon title and second olympic gold. sir andy said he was "very proud" to receive it. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, deputy political editor of the daily mirror, ben glaze, and deputy political editor of the daily express, sam lister. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather. it has been a good—looking week so far with plenty of sunshine and quite warm. in scotland, the temperatures we saw highs of 26 on wednesday. the warmest day of the year so farfor wednesday. the warmest day of the year so far for scotland. temperatures up to 15 degrees with more cloud and outbreaks of rain.

more of a breeze as well. the high—pressure bringing the sunny weather drifting northwards towards the near continent. allowing cloud and weather fronts to move into our shores. a different feeling for friday. 0utbreaks shores. a different feeling for friday. 0utbrea ks of shores. a different feeling for friday. outbreaks of rain. stronger breeze along the north sea coast. across the north—west, we can see the best of the sunshine and temperatures in the high teens. further south cooler. into the weekend, this slick area of low pressure will be influencing the weather and we could see rain across parts of scotland, northern england and northern ireland. further south, although quite a bit of cloud around, we should see the sunshine breakthrough. some showers developing. quite slow—moving. it may feel a touch warmer. much cooler

in the north. 0n