tonight at ten — theresa may and jeremy corbyn blame divisions in each other‘s party for the breakdown of their talks over brexit. the prime minister could now ask mps to vote on the best way forward, as labour and the conservatives fail to reach a cross—party agreement. in particular, we haven't been able to overcome the fact that there isn't a common position in labour about whether they want to deliver brexit or hold a second referendum, which could reverse it. divisions within the conservative party mean it's a government that's negotiating with no authority and no ability that i can see to actually deliver anything. but is parliament able to deliver a solution, with the house itself divided, on how best to handle brexit? also tonight... an inquest hears how an off—duty nurse rushed to help an injured man during the london bridge attacks,

only to be set upon by the killers. the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing — now her mother, in herfirst interview, tells us about the moment she realised saffie roussos was dead. i just knew. i thought, "if i'm this badly hurt and she was a tiny eight—year—old, then what chance would she have?" despite a change in the law, cannabis—based drugs for severe epilepsy have been prescribed to just two children in the uk. welcome to the eurovision song contest. and the most controversial finals ever taking place tomorrow in israel. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — england's preparation for the cricket world cup is looking good, as they secure a series win over pakistan. good, as they secure

good evening. theresa may and jeremy corbyn are blaming divisions in each other‘s party for the breakdown of talks to try to find a consensus to end the deadlock over brexit. the conservatives and labour have been in negotiations for six weeks, but today, mr corbyn said they collapsed because of "weakness and instability" within the government. however, mrs may blamed splits in the labour party over whether or not there should be another referendum. the prime minister is now considering holding a series of votes for mps to try to agree a way forward. here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. odd to see them talking at all about a brexit compromise, but still bad news for mrs may when they broke down. these talks have now reached what i believe to be a natural conclusion.

the prime minister has announced the date she's leaving, there have been increasing noises offstage by conservative cabinet ministers and others who don't agree with much of the talks, or any of the discussion we're holding, so we are concluding the talks. so, no comfort here for a prime minister on borrowed time. helping her was hardly mr corbyn‘s priority anyway. what a time to promote the tories‘ faltering euro election campaign. no cheering crowds, not many there in bristol for her stock message. next thursday, we will be holding european elections. the conservative party didn't want to be fighting these. we wanted to be out of the european union. indeed, if parliament had backed our brexit deal, we could already have left the eu. and the breakdown of brexit talks? all labour's fault. we haven't been able to overcome the fact that there isn't a common position in labour about whether they want to deliver brexit or hold a second referendum, which could reverse it.

six weeks these talks went on. some concessions, but labour is split on a new referendum and the tories on sharing eu customs rules. there may soon be commons votes on brexit options and an attempt to pass legislation to leave. i think it's important that parliament takes a decision and i think that means every mp thinking in their conscience that perhaps they're going to have to accept their second or third preference, to find the right compromise. but the pressure is intense. those tories who are campaigning at all — and many aren't bothering — expect a bad euro election night next thursday. do you think you're too divisive a character to be tory leader...? borisjohnson has now declared himself a candidate to succeed mrs may. other potential runners would also like to see brexit delivered first. do you want the top job, mr gove? hello, good morning. i think the most important thing that we all need to do is to focus on the fact that the government is bringing forward the withdrawal agreement bill, which will allow us to leave

the european union. if theresa may's last effort to get brexit passed here ends in failure, the next tory leader may well take office having promised a sharper break from the eu. the ca rd—carrying conservatives who will choose britain's next prime minister are by and large brexiteers. senior conservatives are convinced that the chances of britain leaving with no deal are as high now as they've ever been. parliament might oppose that, but constitutional experts say only the government could at a single stroke stop it happening. so, theresa may's last hope of completing her political mission impossible may just rest completing her political mission impossible mayjust rest on fear of ano impossible mayjust rest on fear of a no deal brexit changing the minds of enough labour and tory mps so that the bill to take britain out passes after it appears here at the commons at the beginning of next month. due stubbornness and a staple diet offaint month. due stubbornness and a staple diet of faint hope, they will be

pa rt diet of faint hope, they will be part of theresa may's political epitaph. and the bit about the uk and its future place in the world, clive, that is still being written. john pienaar, thank you. the inquest into the eight people who died in the london bridge attacks in 2017 has heard how an off—duty nurse went to the aid of an injured man, and was set upon by all three attackers. kirsty boden, who was 28, and had moved to the uk from australia, was one of those who died. the inquest also heard from wayne marks, the first police from wayne marques, the first police officer on the scene. daniel sandford reports. an australian nurse with a love of travel, kirsty boden was living in london with her english boyfriend. in her flowery dress, she was just caught on cctv as she came to the boro bistro for a meal. when a van crashed into the railings above where they were eating, the camera picked up kirsty again, telling her friends to wait while she went to treat the injured. but there was friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder,

but those friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder, told the coroner that it quickly became clear that this was notjust a car crash. as the stabbing began, kirsty rushed to help alexandre pigeard, who was dying on the ground. but she was herself set on by the knifemen, and despite the efforts of her friends and an off—duty gp, she also died. she had no chance. she was one girl on her own against three guys, armed with knives, and it was only after she received the fatal wounds that she... ..she then left. leaving five people dying from stab wounds around the boro bistro, and others seriously injured, the attacker then came up the stairs the attackers then came up the stairs and headed down borough high street towards the lobos tapas restaurant. there, they started stabbing a young couple, marie bondeville and oliver dowling, who both survived because on foot patrol across the road was pc wayne marques. the queen awarded him the george medal for what he did next.

seeing one of the knifemen stabbing oliver dowling, he took the decision to try to save his life. "i took my baton out and charged the attacker," he told the coroner. my intention was to hit him as hard as i could. "my intention was to hit him as hard as i could." but he was then set upon by all three men. "the three of them stood almost shoulder to shoulder," he said. "they looked like a wolf pack." wayne marques was seriously injured, as was off duty pc charlie guenigault, who also took on the attackers. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. there have been renewed calls for better access to cannabis—based medicines for children with severe epilepsy. the law was changed last year to allow doctors to prescribe unlicensed drugs containing cannabis. but the bbc has learned that only two children are getting the medicine on the nhs. our medical correspondent fergus walsh looks at the contrasting experience of two families. sophia and indie—rose have the same

rare form of epilepsy and used to suffer life—threatening seizures nearly every week, until being treated with cannabis—based medicines. sophia's mum danielle, on the left, gets her prescription on the nhs. but indie—rose's parents, on the right, smuggle the same drugs into the uk. tannine and anthony have come to a pharmacy in the netherlands to pick up two cannabis medicines prescribed by a dutch doctor. this cost us today £1200 and will give us approximately a months worth of oil for indie. how long can that continue? it can't. this will be the last time that we can afford to come here. the cannabis oils made at the dutch pharmacy have two key ingredients. cbd, cannabidiol, known to reduce seizures. and thc, the psychoactive compound in cannabis. nhs specialists are worried

about its effects on the brain. when the law was changed last year, it was meant to put a stop to families coming to the netherlands and smuggling cannabis—based medicines back into the uk. it hasn't worked. that's because uk specialists are still reluctant to prescribe the dutch cannabis oils, as they haven't been through the same stringent clinical trials as nhs medicines. 2a hours later, tannine and anthony land back in the uk. so you made it? yes. what does it feel like having to do that run, because you are breaking the law? myself, for sure, i am really anxious every single time i go, and especially when i come back. back home in suffolk, tannine prepares the cannabis oil. have your medicine? she says it's made a dramatic difference, cutting the frequency and severity of five—year—old indie—rose's seizures and making her more alert. her seizures controlled her life effectively, so she was so tired all the time from having seizures and sedative medications,

that she really didn't do anything at all. when she has the cannabis medicine, the whole picture changes. the impact on everyone makes life worth living. move all these beds together... in belfast, danielle has also seen huge improvements in seven—year—old sophia, who used to be blue—lighted to hospital nearly every week with life—threatening, prolonged seizures. so, compared to a weekly occurrence, to not needing an ambulance in nine months, to us, it is like a miracle. we are very, very fortunate to get it through the nhs. it's just we know a lot of other families out there are either hearing no, or that the trust won't fund it. nhs doctors who treat children with severe epilepsy say safety concerns are a key reason why they're refusing to prescribe the dutch cannabis oils. first and foremost, we want to do no harm.

there's no question we have a whole multitude of children who are resistant to our standard medications. but we need to look at making sure we're not going to make them any worse and make sure that we're giving an appropriate product. we want to do trials in order to look into this, but we don't feel we can just prescribe it without having more of a knowledge base. there is a new cbd medicine made by a british company from these cannabis plants which has gone through clinical trials. around 80 children are on the drug. but sophia and indie—rose's parents want to stay on the unlicensed dutch cannabis oils, which also contain thc, saying, if they work, why change things? fergus walsh, bbc news. two years ago next week, saffie roussos, who was eight years old, was the youngest person to die in the attack on a concert at the manchester arena. her mother lisa was also very badly injured and was

in a coma for six weeks. but after extensive surgery and rehabilitation, she's now preparing to walk the route of the great manchester run this weekend, to raise money for a new charity in her daughter's memory. she's given her first broadcast interview alongside her husband andrew, to our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. i remember leaving, and saffie had got my hand, this hand, and she was pulling, jumping about, and the next minute, i just hit the floor with a thud. i just remember lying there and trying to move, i was just phys— just paralysed, i couldn't even, i couldn't move a finger, i couldn't move at all, i couldn't blink, ijust kept thinking to myself, keep your eyes open, and then somebody finally spoke to me, and started moving me. they asked me my name, and ijust said saffie, that's all i could get out.

i wanted to say will you just go and find saffie, then i must have gone again, because the next time i remember them cutting myjeans off, and that was the last thing i remembered until i woke up. how many weeks later? six weeks. six weeks later. what happened at that point, andrew was with you? andrew was with me, and i can remember thinking, well, why has he not mentioned saffie? and i knew, ijust knew. i thought, if i'm this badly hurt, and she was a tiny eight—year—old, then what chance would she have? it's like an intuition. yeah. did you ask the question? i said she's gone, isn't she? it's a painful moment. i can't talk about it.

because it's so raw, and it's two years on, i know that. it makes no difference at all, does it? no, it doesn't. still like yesterday? i feel like we are stuck in 2017. you do, you feel like you're stuck. it's amazing how these two years have gone by, but sometimes we talk amongst each other, you're stuck in 2017. and for you, over the last two years, balancing your bereavement, your loss, with your recovery, how have those two things been possible? ifelt like i needed to be strong, and i needed to be the best i could be before i could deal with the loss of saffie. i had to learn to walk again. the first few steps around the ward, i felt like i'd ran a marathon, didn't i? i was out of breath. sweating. it's only about five steps.

the hand, i think the progress was a lot slower with my hand. do you ever think about the person responsible? no. never. the prospects of any criminal trial, which is why they are hanging on for the inquest. i don't want to wait for that, i want it to start. do you feel the same, lisa? yes, yes. coming to manchester, taking part in the run in manchester, how will that feel, do you think, being back here? i know it's going to be emotional. but it's a good thing, and we need, we need it, don't we? something good's got to come out of something so awful, it's got to. judith moritz, speaking to the parents of saffie roussos. a far—right extremist has been

sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill his local mp. jack renshaw, who's 23 and from skelmersdale in lancashire, admitted buying a 19—inch knife to attack rosie cooper and a female police officer who was investigating him. for the first time in the uk, doctors have used keyhole surgery to treat a baby with spina bifida, while still in the womb. sherrie sharp and her son, jackson, had the operation 27 weeks into pregnancy. surgeons at king's college hospital in london say the spinal procedure isn't a cure, but could mean a child might be able to walk. new figures show that 100 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year in the uk, amid a rise in serious knife crime in england and wales over the last five years. 83 of the victims were men and 17 were women, and police have brought charges in 85 of the 100 cases. 30 deaths were in london, but knife injuries are actually down

in the capital by 10% on last year. and in the west midlands, there have been eight deaths due to knives since january, with the police and crime commissioner now declaring an emergency, as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports from birmingham. this is what a knife can do to a child's arm in a second. jack, he's14, was robbed and stabbed by strangers in a park in dudley. how many is it, jack? 14. he was very close to having an artery cut, wasn't he? and that would have been very, very serious. yes, really. he was... he'sjust so lucky. if that had gone through his stomach as well, again, he wouldn't be here. we've got to do something. we've got to stop it. we really have got to stop it. it's wrong. there you go. the 100 fatal knife attacks this year are concentrated in big cities. the west midlands has eight. that's a high number, given its population. a 19—year—old was stabbed

right here in birmingham. thankfully, he survived. the blood is still here on the steps. when you talk to the police and experts about this, you get all sorts of answers. drugs, social media, children excluded from school. but what about austerity? in 2009, a training session for gang mediators who tried to intervene when rivals in birmingham were trying to kill each other. the murder rate fell. but in 2012, the scheme was scrapped. it hurts in here. and it wasn't. .. the fact that something that was working so well was just literally thrown away. so, they stopped it because of funding? i thought they felt it was job done, but the catalyst for that was austerity. and of course, it wasn'tjob done, so they're having to reintroduce gang mediation. lack of cash is also hampering the police,

even in priority violent crime. unquestionably, in some cases of violence, the investigation won't move at the same pace as it would have done in the past. but pace is important. pace is hugely important, so we prioritise these things hugely, but sometimes that competing demand means the resourcing isn't always adequate. there was a stabbing just down the road by the shop. at coundon primary school in coventry, a new approach. the children... so, we're going to do a scenario. ..teach each other to deal with conflict. you tell sathnam, and he says he's going to take a knife into school to protect himself. the idea is, it makes them more resilient before they head to secondary school, more able to say no to peer pressure. if it starts like a big, like, argument, it might start getting, like, other people involved. this is what's sometimes called a public health approach to violence — in other words, immunising children to a disease which may be spreading. it's got the appearance that those

people who are inclined to violence are actually becoming more violent than they were previously. someone has to clean the blood from the streets. much harder to find ways of preventing the bloodshed. tom symonds, bbc news, birmingham. and you can find more information on the background of all 100 cases at our website. just go to bbc.co.uk/news. voters go to the polls across the uk next week in the european parliamentary elections, and we've been hearing from people around the country about the issues most important to them. tonight, emma vardy reports from belfast, where some younger voters are hoping for more unity in northern ireland's traditionally divisive politics. no longer defined by its past, an era of peace 110w shapes this island. yet political change comes slowly.

the battle between unionists and irish nationalist parties underpins the social divide. in east belfast, a bastion of britishness and brexit, there's little affinity with brussels. when it comes to the european elections, what will be in your mind about how you vote? just vote for the usual parties we usually vote for. we see the other side as the enemy. they're the ones causing all the trouble. on both sides, it's the same. they think the other side's causing all the trouble. just a few streets away, west belfast is pro—remain, and here, many voters would like to end british rule. a lot of people don't want a united ireland, and then there's others that do. it's hard. it's just one of them things for northern ireland. nobody wants to have a peace. rival parties the democratic unionists and sinn fein are expected to win two of the three

european seats. but this bitter divide at the ballot box belies a new northern ireland. with a third seat up for grabs, will an emerging centrist party move beyond the politics of the past? this cage used to prevent attacks during the troubles, now a tourist attraction at this city centre bar. and as remnants from the conflict become relics, so too, some believe, will the traditional political brands. i understand the need to have that distinct divide of unionist/nationalist. i think a healthy society would move to a point where you didn't need it any more and i think that system, the good friday agreement and the system of government, is becoming more and more out of date and more broken as time goes on. gradual change is apparent. the local elections a fortnight ago saw a significant bounce for the nonsectarian middle ground. i think so many more young people came out and actually said, "listen, we aren't going to vote along

those traditional lines". it's really sad that we still live within a system where h block has to be represented. we're children of the peace process, effectively, and we've grown up with no violence in the streets. because of the issue of brexit, i think people are more conscious than ever of the european elections. they hope to see a change in the political scenery for the future of northern ireland. but brexit may yet deepen old divides. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. rehearsals are under way for what's being described as the most controversial eurovision song contest ever held. the finals are taking place in israel tomorrow night, but pro—palestinian campaigners have called for a boycott of the contest, and organisers fear protestors may be planning disruption. and after a lot of speculation, madonna will perform at the event in tel aviv, from where our correspondent david sillito reports. welcome to the eurovision song contest 2019.

israel, and the week—long eurovision party is now in full swing. live from tel aviv, israel. but remember, all this is happening against a background of considerable political tension on the border with gaza, which raises issues of security. will there be protests and also, will people turn up? as you can see, the crowds are here, but even among some of the entrants, there are questions. # svallid var homlulaust... this is iceland's hatari, and they have qualms about israel, but have been told "no politics", on or off stage. we've been warned. we've been told we reached the limit of the ebu's tolerance regarding politics. but at the same time, we're told they can't change our views. indeed, eurovision bosses were today making their position more than clear. if a competitor staged a protest, what would you do? well, we would intervene immediately. we have very strict

rules and policies. you'd shut the performance down? yeah, for sure, we'd be shutting it down, and they would be punished afterwards. meanwhile, the first brief glimpse of madonna. after a week of doubts, one eurovision insider is now confident that she will perform. i have heard madonna's voice in that arena, and it wasn't a cd. you're confident, saturday night? i'm quietly confident. i'd put a shekel or two on it. david sillito, bbc news, tel aviv. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. england's cricketers show their pedigree once again — chasing down another huge total to win the one day series against pakistan. there's history made at the world taekwondo championships, as britain's bianca walkden and bradley sinden win gold. rory mcilroy is clinging onto a sliver of hope of even

making it to the weeked at the us pga championship. we'll bring you the latest. welcome to the programme. it was another evening for the batsmen to savour as england chased down pakistan's 340 to win the fourth one day international. the result means they take an unassailable 3—0 lead in the series and builds hopes of a successful summer at the world cup. imran sidat watched england's 3—wicket win at trent bridge. he may have settled into the england tea m he may have settled into the england team seamlessly, but he still needed a helping hand before helping at trent bridge. the pakistani batsmen got off to a blistering start. at

the other end, he brought up his eighth upon a one—day century, and the tourists were eyeing a bit total. we could begin to tumble. pakistan has sent england a packet of 341. he made a sublime century, and england looked to be costing. after he was dismissed, there was a flurry of wickets as england lost three in the space of ten balls. it was game on in nottingham. but with ben stokes at the crease, you always have a chance. a couple of huge blows from the all around her, and england wrapped up the series in style. there the bookmaker‘s favourites to win the world cup, and it's not hard to see why. imran sidat, bbc news. manchester city manager pep guardiola says the club are "innocent until proven guilty" as he responded to claims they had breached financial fair play rules. the spaniard was speaking in

the build up to their fa cup final meeting with watford tomorrow, but had to field questions over a uefa inquiry today, instead. but as joe wilson reports winning the trophy could be priceless to both sides. under clear blue skies... their finances may be under some scrutiny, but they sure know how to win a trophy secular manchester city! last weekend was the premier league. now just the fa cup remains. manchester city are relentless. winning is so addictive. so when you prove it, you say you want more. it's something like — you know you win when you ta ke like — you know you win when you take a shower, so you want the next one. manchester city's achievements have been rightly celebrated, but the fa cup is truly about every high street in every town. every team can dream. what is the fa cup for, if not for a club