hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. the disgraced us financier, jeffrey epstein, has been found dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. national grid has said it will learn lessons after nearly one million people across england and wales lost power yesterday.

the family of a 15—year—old girl missing in malaysia thank the search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. more than a million people are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin lipton, chief sports reporter at the sun, and jane merrick, who's the policy editor at the i. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the sunday telegraph details a pledge to be made by prime minister borisjohnson to end the automatic release of serious criminals who are currently freed after serving half of their sentence.

the sunday times claims that the queen has privately expressed her disappointment in the current political class and its inability to govern. the observer leads on a warning from gordon brown that growing nationalism is pulling the united kingdom apart and driving it towards an unprecedented economic calamity. the mail on sunday leads on the us financierjeffrey epstein, who was found dead in his prison cell in a special high security unit in manhattan at 6.30am this morning. and the sunday express pictures prince andrew with his formerfriend epstein, who was often seen socialising with the rich and powerful, including president donald trump and former president bill clinton.so a mix of stories this evening with most papers featuring jeffrey epstein who was found dead awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

but, martin, we're starting with a sunday times and of course we like to on brexit. so, this is actually a picture of the queen because this is an interesting angle on the brexit story, i suppose it quote from the queen saying that today's political class cannot govern. quite a stuck headline, it has to be said. these remarks which are cited to a source close to the royal family took place allegedly in 2016, three years ago, but the queen apparently is really dismayed. i've heard are talking about her disappointment in the current political class and its inability to govern correctly. let's be fair, the queen has had quite a few prime ministers, she's had to since she spoke then, by the sounds of it. she's had some of the greatest political figures of this country were like history and some who have been less successful. i

think quite a lot of people think there is some sense in understanding why she might think there is, although we don't know if she actually does think this because she's not allowed to speak these matters. it is interesting, normally people are loath to quote her if she has commented off the record but they are attributing this to a royal source. it sounds like someone very close to her. when i read this, i thought if she thought that then, what on earth does she think now, three years on, when we still haven't had brexit, and actually it is the timing of this that makes it interesting. as the sunday times say themselves, she has already been dragged into the parliamentary procedures because when parliament returns in september there could be i'io returns in september there could be no confidence vote, or having brexit during an election and forcing the queen to decide and john mcdonnell

book about sending jeremy corbyn and a cap to buckingham palace. she is probably exasperated. what does she think now of the entire political class? they can't deliver the thing that happened three years ago. class? they can't deliver the thing that happened three years agom suggests as well that there is a lot of work going on behind—the—scenes between some very senior civil serva nts between some very senior civil servants and palace officials to make sure she does not actively get dragged into the whole issue of government and who might lead a government and who might lead a government if there was a vote of no confidence. the one thing the royal family have to be is above politics, their role has to be that of a nurturing overseer of the country, as it were, without being part of the political back and forth and it would appearfrom the political back and forth and it would appear from the sunday times here that there have been extensive talks between the queen's private secretary and the cabinet secretary who may well be the next ambassador in washington, and peter hill, the

prime minister's private secretary about protecting the monarch‘s independence. that is the key, i think. the worst thing for the royal family now would be for the queen to be forced to make an overtly political decision about the head of government. remind us before we leave this story, you are alluding to the fact that come september when parliament returns there is a suggestion thatjeremy corbyn will call a vote of no confidence in borisjohnson call a vote of no confidence in boris johnson and then call a vote of no confidence in borisjohnson and then there is a situation with a lot of questions about who might lead the government. they'll have 14 days for another vote and if that doesn't happen, a general election will be triggered unless an alternative government can be found. that is why a lot of opposition parties are talking about whether we can get a government of national unity. lots of the opposition will not want jeremy corbyn to be prime minister so there isa corbyn to be prime minister so there is a lot of wrangling going on. you can't really see who is going to be prime minister. the satisfactory

outcome. but i can't decide on anything at the moment. you are expressing a view that the queen may well have expressed before you, jane. let's move on to the observing —— the observer. it is quoting a former prime minister, we've got gordon brown, former prime minister, who has now been talking about growing nationalism and the prospect of calamity for the union, martin. yes, andi of calamity for the union, martin. yes, and i think there is a genuine fear, not a fear if you are a nationalist in scotland perhaps, but the break—up of the union may be the direct consequence of the no deal or forced brexit. this is the argument that has been pushed here by gordon brown. a fierce defender of the union, many people say it was his riding to the rescue in the scottish referendum in 2014 that avoided scotla nd referendum in 2014 that avoided scotland voting for independence at

the time. in this tc has written in the time. in this tc has written in the observer, gordon brown says growing nationalism is pulling the uk apart, pulling it towards an calamity, leading to a constitutional crisis, the most serious crisis is the 17 century. it says it is a destructive populist nationalist ideology deployed by borisjohnson. i nationalist ideology deployed by boris johnson. i think nationalist ideology deployed by borisjohnson. i think you could argue there are some that are more populist and more nationalist and potentially more destructive than borisjohnson but potentially more destructive than boris johnson but there you potentially more destructive than borisjohnson but there you go. he joins other senior labour figures borisjohnson but there you go. he joins other senior labourfigures in calling for urgent action against a no—deal brexit. brexiteers were saying, shut up, you are no longer pa rt saying, shut up, you are no longer part of the body politic, you are no longer an part of the body politic, you are no longeran mp, part of the body politic, you are no longer an mp, you have no point to get involved. they will obviously say, hang on, we had a vote about brexit, we've had that vote, and thatis brexit, we've had that vote, and that is what the government must

deliver, and for some people, whatever the consequences of that, they are less important than delivering on that promise, that contract for the british people. let's park with politicians for now and move on the big story that has been covered in a lot of the papers, jane. we are going to the sunday telegraph, a bigger picture there earth 66—year—old jeffrey epstein who has been found dead in his prison cell, and his headline, he ta kes a prison cell, and his headline, he takes a sex ring secrets to the grave. he is a disgraced financier. there are lots of allegations against him of sex trafficking, underage sex with underage girls, rather, and i think he was awaiting trial. a lot of papers, and we've had papers in which prince andrew's name has been mentioned, and obviously buckingham palace have denied any wrongdoing. i think the case here is it is a tragedy not for him but for the victims in this

case, and for justice, him but for the victims in this case, and forjustice, i think there isjustice denied. case, and forjustice, i think there is justice denied. two case, and forjustice, i think there isjustice denied. two issues here. there are reports earlier that he was on a suicide watch and that was dropped by the sunday telegraph is reporting he wasn't on a suicide watch at all, despite attempting two weeks ago. the second issue is what happens now with a case? are prosecutors going to be going after the people who allegedly facilitated this sex ring? and i think that is really important to see some justice done. martin, picture any observer, they have a different picture, and they have a different picture, and the sunday telegraph, you have the suave businessman. here, much more gritty picture, and this suggestion, therefore, that he was, as we saw in therefore, that he was, as we saw in the first picture, very friendly with a great and the good, and the digital fallout from this is very interesting. he's known to have been a friend of bill clinton and donald trump. there is no question about that. that does not mean that either of those have done anything wrong.

we have to make that fully clear, and they are all in denial. indeed, i read the court papers from one of the alleged victims in which she talked about the allegations against epstein but appeared to clear both clinton and trump of any impropriety so clinton and trump of any impropriety so others will take different views. what we do have is the decline and fall in those two pictures, the man who was a hugely successful, very wealthy man, and then it comes to... i've seen the distressing photos of him on the trolley dead, coming at that jail. and that is the way he has ended. and there is the question of whether they will be justice for those who were victims of this. and it would appear they were a number of them. and it doesn't matter at this stage who the perpetrators were, let's make sure there is

justice. jane, take us back to the sunday telegraph, we were talking about prisons, this is much closer to home, the prime minister suggesting that he will put an end to the early release of prisoners and there is announcement expected this week. yes, the sunday telegraph is reporting that there is talk about ending the automatic release of serious criminals, not the incredibly, the murders of rapists, i think their sentences are determined by the parole boards, but pretty serious sex offences and other, carrying knives and so on, i think he's saying, you know, for those sorts of crimes you shouldn't automatically be released through it, it is a serious sentence. at the same time, the second half the policy is to not have jail sentences for less serious crimes and have community sentences instead. sort of going towards rehabilitation so an

interesting dual policy. and money to go with it. billions of pounds will be set a sound for as many as five new prisons to provide 6500 prison places over the next decade, thatis prison places over the next decade, that is quite a lot of money, what is it come from? i don't know. this is it come from? i don't know. this is quite a populist policy. a lot of people feel they need to be proper punishment for criminals. this comes, of course, with the government putting more officers on the beach, we are told, big push to get more police involved, and also in stop and search —— enhanced stop and search powers which are about to be implemented under the home secretary. and given the growth of knife crime, it appears, in the cities, people do feel uncomfortable, they feel less secure walking the streets and therefore any punishments that are imposed for crimes of violence, crimes involving weapons, crimes involving the invasion of someone's home, i think

the vast majority of the population was then, yes, that is right. also, minor crimes, what do we get gained by putting people away for things that are petty? shoplifting. they may be difficult, irritating, but is it beneficial for anyone to put them... so, i think there it beneficial for anyone to put them... so, ithink there needs it beneficial for anyone to put them... so, i think there needs to bea them... so, i think there needs to be a balance in there. just time, jane, to go back to the sunday times. they've got an interesting story as we await a—level results, suggesting that 48% of a level results are wrong. this is properly quite worrying for those waiting for their a—levels on thursday. sa —based a—levels, history and english, obviously not mass. they are claiming there is a researcher who says that because there has been such disparity in the papers, that it could be there is a margin of error. i know

it could be there is a margin of error. i know someone it could be there is a margin of error. i know someone needs to be an examinerandi error. i know someone needs to be an examinerand i think error. i know someone needs to be an examiner and i think the exam papers are modulated quite closely, they are modulated quite closely, they are sent off samples to check to make sure they are all standardised, soi make sure they are all standardised, so i don't know why 0fqual are saying this. a pass rate of 9896, good luck to all those awaiting their a—level results. fortunately, itook mine their a—level results. fortunately, i took mine are very, very long time ago. back in the mists of time for all of us, let's keep it that way, we don't envy those people who are hanging on. thank you. jane and martin will be back at 11.30pm for another look at the papers. next on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in lebanon, finding out

why beirut is hoping to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. i'll be discovering how an ordinary man became the king of his own castle. did he build it himself? himself, stone by stone. it took him 73 years. with its mix of minarets and church spires, lebanon's capital beirut is a clash of culture and religion between the mediterranean and the middle east. for four centuries, it was the ottomans who ruled here,

right up until the end of world war i, when control was handed to the french. it wasn't until 1943 that the struggle for self—rule finally paid off. now this statue here in martyr‘s square was put here to commemorate all of those who died resisting ottoman rule in the name of lebanese independence. today, the statue is pocked with bullet holes, scarred by the civil war that tore this city apart in the 19705 and ‘80s and made beirut a byword for sectarianism and conflict. a significant proportion of this city's historic buildings have been torn down. and on the ones that are still standing, the damage caused by the war is clearly visible. but it wasn't always this way.

in the 1960s, beirut was the height of glamour, dubbed the paris of the middle east. and few spots epitomise this ideal better than one of the city's 5—star destinations. this commemorative book was produced a few years ago to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the hotel and when you look through it, it really gives you an idea of the calibre of celebrity that have stayed here. i mean, they've got marlon brando, there's bridget bardot, even the great muhammed ali. i was coming to the phoenicia since the beginning. we used to do fashion shows here, and this is a very special hotel.

mona ross is an international model who was based in beirut before the war. wow! mona ross! take a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. i mean, it's part of my life. i consider i'm part of the columns of the phoenicia. maybe i am! you are part of the furniture, yeah? part of the furniture! yeah, you're part of the fabric of the whole hotel! when the war came, the hotel became a battleground, a key strategic point because of its size and downtown location. i was passing by next to the phoenicia when it was destroyed and saw a little plant, hibiscus plant, with little red flowers on it and i was so touched by this and i couldn't

believe my eyes — why this plant is alive in front of this hotel who was dead? today, a generation of young lebanese are determined and it's the night life that's really putting beirut back on the map. the music hall is one of the capital's most famous venues, hosting a cabaret packed with an eclectic mix of musicalforms. i said "i'm going to get a place where you have extremes, there could be classical music

and then something that is totally punk or very kitsch." i always like to mix things to be very eclectic. i try to work on cultural entertainment — usually those two words do not meet. because entertainment is night life and alcohol, and culture is museums and theatres. with its bill celebrating both the city's pre—war golden age and contemporary music trends, the music hall offers a vision of beirut comfortable with its past and living in the moment.

to close this week, i am at beiteddine palace, one of lebanon's historic castles. many of these fortresses are left over from the crusades. but beiteddine was built later, at the end of the 1700s, in tribute to the country's ruler, emir bashirshihab ii. it is only an hour out of beirut, but nestled in the mountains it is a world away from the city's hustle and bustle. legend has it that once this unique palace was completed, the emir ordered for the architect to have his hands chopped off to prevent him from building anything as beautiful ever again. the building was restored in the 19505. ziad's father was part of the restoration team. good to meet you. welcome! my father was here, he was 20 years old. so he worked here when he was very young?

very young. this is ziad's father, moussa al maamari. when moussa was working on the palace, he discovered a plot of land just a few kilometres away, and had an idea. a few years later, in 1962, he laid the foundations of his very own landmark, moussa castle. this is incredible. how long did it take your father to build it? it took him 73 years of work to fulfil his dream. imagine! 73 yea rs ? 73 years. and did he build it himself? himself, stone by stone. as you can see every stone has a different design. moussa drew the plans, laid the bricks and perfected the carvings of his very own 3500

square metre castle. he wrote here, "i entered as still young, and get out as an old man." to tell us that he spent all his life in doing this. inside, the surprises keep coming. ziad takes me downstairs to show me where it all began — moussa's classroom. when he was a child he was caught sketching the plans for his dream castle. his teacher responded by beating him and tearing apart the drawing. my father stood up and collected the pieces of the drawing and he told them, "you are going to see this real one day." let me show you the drawing. look at this! the original tears... that's right. it looks exactly like it. you see, it's similar. very similar. this is a work of art! yeah. your father sounds like the sort of person that i like,

since it opened to the public in 1969, the castle has grown to become a big tourist attraction. in the summer, ziad estimates that they regularly welcome more than 1000 visitors a day. this afternoon, moussa's wife is among them. sadly, moussa died earlier in the year, injanuary.

but his family are determined to keep his legacy alive. beiteddine palace, which your father helped to restore, is more than 200 years old. do you think in 200 years' time, people will still be coming to visit moussa castle? ah, yes. for sure.

some severe weather across the uk today. thunderstorm, and damaging winds ripping up the waves here in lyme regis in dorset. and while it is an exposed spot, the needles reported gusts of 84 mph. all down to that deep area of low pressure which continues to pull away north and eastwards into the north sea over night. as it does, the strongest winds will start to ease down. a wet day in scotland and northern england tomorrow but at least the winds will be substantially lighter by the time we get to sunday morning, although still quite a windy day, particular across the eastern side of england and northern scotland. 0ur across the eastern side of england and northern scotland. our main concern tomorrow is and northern scotland. our main concern tomorrow is for heavy rain across parts of scotland and northern england, 20 to 30 millimetres quite widely, as much as 50 millimetres in places. it will pile into the central bail, southern

scotla nd pile into the central bail, southern scotland and the far north of england. to the north of scotland, sunshine, very few showers in northern ireland. a mixture of sunny spells, heavy and thundery showers. northern isles, highlands, western isles, it could be windy, the re not going anywhere fast through the central belt into southern scotland, pick up the brighter colours, that implies the intensity of the rain there. a fine day for much of the day in northern ireland but the showers develop through wales, northern england, parts of south—west england, and where we catch them, they could be heavy and thundery. when you miss them and we see sunshine, 23 celsius. temperatures will struggle to get above 14 in the north of scotland. the fronts slowly move away on monday but it may not be until monday but it may not be until monday afternoon that we start to see an improvement across parts of scotla nd see an improvement across parts of scotland and northern england. as the rain falls away, i think we'll

all see some sunshine on monday, not about day on —— in wales. a few showers filtering eastward through the day. generally quite a few —— cool day. the high teens down here. quite cool, spells of sunshine, on wednesday, a longer spell of rain for some. hopefully by thursday and friday, things are looking a bit dry. good night.

this is bbc news — i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11:00. the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, once a friend of presidents and british royalty, is found dead in his prison cell, in new york. national grid says it will urgently review procedures, after nearly a million people across england and wales, were hit by yesterday's power cut. we will learn lessons and want to review how this works to avoid some of those significant impact in future. the family of missing british teenager nora quoirin who disappeared in malaysia make a fresh appeal for information. hundreds are arrested across russia, after opposition