let's start with the metro, and it says uk officials are to stop attending most eu meetings within ten days, as they focus instead on preparations for brexit. the same story makes the front page of the telegraph, which says that british officials will only go to meetings that affect the uk's key interests, as the deadline for leaving the eu approaches. the express also reports that uk officials are to pull out of eu meetings. but it also carries a picture ofjed foster, who is accused of murdering pc andrew harper. (ani)the guardian leads on the eu pushing back against borisjohnson‘s attempts to drop the irish backstop. the times says mr johnson will insist that parliament can't stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal on the 31st of october, when he meets german chancellor

angela merkel. and a different story in the financial times. it leads on the resignation of italy's prime minister, giuseppe conte, after he lashed out at his coalition partner matteo salvini. so, a varied set of front pages — but with brexit dominating most. let's see what our reviewers make of it all. take us to where they're focusing on the breaking of ties in ten days of. said the angle they have taken is clearly briefings that british officials are not going to be attending a certain number of ee meetings in september and october. and actually in the detail the story, we learned that it's about to there meetings that would be happening with the eu in september and october. so british officials will still be going to meetings and second areas, that are considered strategically important like defence and security and budgetary issues, by number of other meetings and subject areas where officials will

not go. i think it if you read the story and think it comes across very much as borisjohnson trying to signal to the country something rather than to the eu. that something is happening. we are taking action here, we may not be able to be de on september one, but, hey, i'm going to withdraw the appeal shells to the meetings, to me it seems self—defeating, you never know what may come up at these meetings. he had the right to a seat at the table and there could be valuable intelligence in terms of negotiations that are conducting with you. so to me it seems it's mostly about domestic signalling. rather than anything strategic. and if anything, i think it on the conversations more difficult with the eu and borisjohnson is asking for something quite difficult from them. because it makes us look petulant. what do you make a it? if it's a sort of petulant thing it's not a sensible thing, to have done this. i'm not really convinced the

eu will be bothered about it in the sense one they probably don't want ties interfering in decisions that affect them going forward, and we are not part of its up and the point of view, it sort of makes sense and it also makes sense to an extent and that the brexit secretary saying it needs to get on with preparations and dealing with the wealth that comes after and so on. so that's the motivation, then mary be there is a sense which i agree with entirely faster than by petty signalling motive. then i think that's a mistake. so we have to sort of secede. if you are living organisation they face back to going to be clear that's going that's going to happen, it makes sense to start severing this ties. well, yes and now. ithink start severing this ties. well, yes and now. i think it's mostly about sending a signal, it's not sort of about practicalities, and actually does a very good argument that every politician that supports brexit

tells us we still want to maintain close links at the eu after relief. so why would you withdraw officials to meetings early and as out on valuable information, it just to meetings early and as out on valuable information, itjust kind of does make sense to me. i'm going to risk this word, i mentioned to you both, apparently invented a word called a backstop ectomy. that's what he wants to perform according to itv news, this is no longer to accept. the process will not be pleasant, already we are having a sta ndoff pleasant, already we are having a standoff about the backstop going on and on. it appears so far that boris johnson hasn't and gunfire. to date de seems to be standing by its initial and original position that the backstop has to stay and that the backstop has to stay and that the current deal is at bdl and so oi'i. the current deal is at bdl and so on. now that may change, but that's

how we stand. that takes us to the guardian if you compare the take of it above papers, one goes big like ten days' time meetings will no longer mattered. the guardian is heading towards what the eu things about the backstop plan at that moment they don't like it. that the fundamental thing, ultimately whether we get in that address in some shape or form, it does seem to be necessary. but the fact is, of course on one be necessary. but the fact is, of course on one level, the eu is playing quite a hard ball game with us over playing quite a hard ball game with us over this. and saying, boris johnson has not, but the practical solution but on the other hand, the eu wants to avoid no deal and they are actually saying this is the only deal they're offering which is what they have been saying so far, and they have been saying so far, and the question is how on earth is not going to get to parliament because actually, there are some brexiteers it did go far but the labour party didn't vote either and it hasn't gone through parliament impact boris johnson finally did vote for it, so

that question still remains to be answered. there needs to be flexibility because it's not going to go through parliament unless they turn around and vote for because that would take it through. interesting line and oppressed paragraph, eu in a coordinated response closing the door and restarting meaningful negotiations. the idea that somehow collectively got together as they intended to be so got together as they intended to be so far, united, and coordinated their response to say this is just not going to work. yeah i don't think it's a surprise to any watchers of brussels, i think the mood music has been clear and unambiguous, and i think apparently people in inside of look at the ladder and looked at the —— the letter that he sent to leaders and thought it was in good faith maybe there is some wiggle room but the overwhelming sense in brussels is the backstop itself was that they

compromise. if an insurance policy. obviously, we all want to find other solutions to having the border and ireland that would get rid of the backstop need, but it's our insurance policy, and that was already compromised and we will not budge from it. i think most people in the eu the side that letter from borisjohnson in the eu the side that letter from boris johnson last night in the eu the side that letter from borisjohnson last night and interpreted it as borisjohnson is essentially gearing up for no deal, asking for something he knows is going to be impossible. so we are essentially in a standoff and if the case it was going to blink first. essentially in a standoff and if the case it was going to blink firstm also right to say what they are saying is also impossible ie big deal that's been put forward previously and the current deal, there isn't a way that appears possible to get that to parliament. and so, even if borisjohnson was willing to try to put that back to parliament, but it's not obvious how on earth without some change to it, because... he's not asking for some change is asking to remove it

altogether it's change is asking to remove it altogether its extreme. change is asking to remove it altogether it's extreme. but it's a crucial thing stopping the deal going through. so you can see why he's asking for that and of course that could be for nothing but if you stick to the line that actually does no way forward other than accepting that i deal going through. so you can see why he's asking for that and of course that could be for nothing but if you stick to the line that actually does know a forward other than accepting the ideal that's on the table now there's no option. there is a problem here, so that the guardian is talking about in the paper is clearly, boys going over to talk to angela merkel and president macron, and i suppose the hope is i think on all sides actually, that there is some breakthrough when way or another. some flexibility and disunited friend that's presented at the moment guys give a little bit some ground. ask and ask a message to either of you give credibility to the argument we are currently at an early stage of this but we are clearly not, here we are with what looks like a new government. and obviously de has been pretty settled

and where it stands. i was looking at the start at the end of the process whereby both sides play ha rd ball process whereby both sides play hardball now, process whereby both sides play hard ball now, but process whereby both sides play hardball now, but in a few weeks' time wejust start hardball now, but in a few weeks' time we just start to see a little bit of little room? it's hard to see where the wiggle room comes in from where the wiggle room comes in from where i'm looking at it i suppose because i think what the eu would say is that we have to have some ground rules and one of those is protecting the sanctity of the single market. so that's why if you wa nt to single market. so that's why if you want to avoid avoid or on the island of ireland, there has to be a degree of ireland, there has to be a degree of regulatory alignment between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. he sort of have to respect the eu in that sense, they do have a single market, their web borders, you can't just say you single market, their web borders, you can'tjust say you can get privileged access to this. without any sort of regulatory alignment at all, so i think it's very hard to making the eu as it stands i probably more willing perhaps to countenance a no deal out, and are ready for it than the uk are, that's

what it'll come down to. i'm not sure that's the case really i mean, it may end up by default and we could end up with both sides saying they don't want to deal. clearly the danger is despite everyone saying that we end up like line because no one can find a way to find any route toa one can find a way to find any route to a deal, but i'm not sure the eu isjust ready for to a deal, but i'm not sure the eu is just ready for no deal to a deal, but i'm not sure the eu isjust ready for no deal in to a deal, but i'm not sure the eu is just ready for no deal in the way that somehow because it has a big consequences it may have greater consequences it may have greater consequences for us, i don't dispute that but it will have consequences for ireland, and that's the paradoxical thing by speaking prompted this, they end up with what they did not want. should we talk about something else? yes. pollution linked to mental illness, it's in the telegraph as well. interesting study which is basically saying, here it says research published and found that children in the us and denmark are people in that denmark and us found a between air pollution

and us found a between air pollution and risks of increased mental disorders. from what we can see, it looks like a correlation without a definitive causal link, and obviously it would be factors like the most polluted areas that those with highest levels of deprivation and all sorts of other social problems, which clearly have potential because of some of the mental health problems, which i talked about here. we had a conversation outside about how reliable this is. yeah i would expect i mean it's a huge study, so the driver in the us aspect of the student —— study, the health insurance records of 151 million health insurance records, and there was a second aspect of the study, that looked at data from 1.4 million people in denmark and you would expect scientists on the study of this site to be controlling lots of things like deprivation, poverty, other lifestyle factors for exa m ple

like drinking. so i imagine this is fairly robust and showing there is correlation between air pollution and mental health outcomes, isolated us to practise. at the martin is right, it's a question about what is that causal pathway, and as a hint of it in the telegraph piece actually apparently experts think that it's a complex interplay of genetics, and new chemicals and social factors. so quite significant figures we are talking about here, so people like americans living in the highly polluted areas were 27th percent increased risk of being diagnosed with bipolar, so not insignificant figures at all. and what it does is we know there are other serious health consequences living in polluted areas and this appears to be another one and there isa appears to be another one and there is a causal link, and actually also even is a causal link, and actually also evenif is a causal link, and actually also even if there isn't, clearly there are other problems caused by pollution for it to be doing something about it possible.

undefined at the daily mail, does an exclusive about borisjohnson's partner, while the headline speaks for itself, barred from america has. it's a scoop in the daily mail, so a p pa re ntly it's a scoop in the daily mail, so apparently what happened is boris johnson's partner, works for an environmental group based in the us and apparently she applied for a be set to go over there as part of her job, and the us authorities and immigration authorities blocked their request. what we did not quite know from the story was whether it was an official who went through this and blocked it or whether it was computer just saying this and blocked it or whether it was computerjust saying no, it is thought to the trip she made to somaliland, but whatever it is there's no question it's really quite embarrassing for the americans. to say no to the partner as an ally coming into your country ona as an ally coming into your country on a work trip is not great.

as an ally coming into your country on a work trip is not greatlj wa nted on a work trip is not greatlj wanted any phone calls will be made. will not, i suspect it will be resolved i think what it is is an automated process and i mean i went to iraq a year ago and when you go there, you cannot go to the us on a number of these i got to have a ten year abuse as so i went to get a new visa. obviously they would fall into the same category as a place like that, problems affecting them. i think that's the country she's been to an opera purpose is obvious that she went for the campaigns, so sensible with a purpose. clearly the country involved is one that would flag up on the immigration system. we will try to squeeze to my stories then, private schools enter week stu d e nts then, private schools enter week students as external candidates to manipulate league tables, this is

from the telegraph. what we make at this? apparently what's been happening is lots of pressure on schools and private schools to do well in league tables. and apparently, private schools, not sure it's something whether state comprehensives are able to do, but it's an issue the telegraph identified in the private sector. therefore to people to register as external candidates, meaning results don't count for the schools toward the school results. it sounds like sort of travelling to gain the system they are presumably less than impressed. we had this thing happen with grammar schools in the state syste m with grammar schools in the state system when they get a gcs e stopping from going on doing a levels. it is not sufficient good grades, and so on. same type of problem where it the duty of care

for these children have gone through education there may not be quite as bright as the most outstanding person, but he doesn't need to say they aren't deserving of being entered and treated properly and so on. hopefully actually any school is doing this they be exposed and other parents may think twice about sending the children there and hitting him where it hurts. of course this is as thousands of stu d e nts course this is as thousands of students prepared to pick up the results tomorrow. final word at least this time around, this is also the telegraph. well off teens twice as likely to drink alcohol. quite interesting because this theory has been around before that i question if you offer your children a glass of wine or whatever it may be and allow them to drink and gradually ease them and, they'll become a responsible but that's a theory but it's suggesting that's not necessarily how that works and i had seen this conclusion before that if that by introducing them to alcohol

at that stage, then they end up being more prone to drinking. so while it is something to think about. at the super people think it's a right way to go, and it also gives props the idea that people out there are getting boozed up and behaving badly are all from a sort of less elevated background, which is certainly not the case necessarily. and on that note, time is up, thank you both forjoining us. that's it for the papers this hour. sonia and martin will be back at half past eleven for another look at the papers — thank you for now — next it's the weather. hello there. it is turning warmer and sunnier for all of us as this week wears on. some of it lasting in fact into next week too. but we have some weather systems to contend with in the next few days and today is going to be one of those with wet and windy weather arriving across

northern ireland and scotland into the afternoon. gusts of 40 to 50 mph, may be even more than that in exposure. further south and east, a few showers around, the odd heavier one, variable clouds too. probably the best sunshine past the southeast with 22 or 23 degrees in the high teens further north. that weather front moves into central areas and weakens as we head through wednesday night, patchy rain here and blustery showers further the north and rest, generally dry and clear in the southeast and all areas should see temperature into the double figures. so a warmer night than of late. those temperatures continue to rise, many places turning drier, including much of scotland as well. we could see highs reaching 20 to 29 degrees across the southeast into the weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm. uk oil refineries warn their future could be in doubt if there's a no—deal brexit and government policy to allow cheaper imported petrol will hit them harder. it puts uk industry at a disadvantage. it's not something we think is a good idea. the battle of the backstop — the eu rejects borisjohnson's calls to ditch the arrangement, he's adamant it has to go. the existing agreementjust doesn't work for the uk. parliament's thrown it out three times. you can't have this backstop. in court, the man charged with the murder of pc andrew harper, killed on duty on thursday. a shrug from the man who's helped topple italy's leader —