the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said a plan was already under way for tuesday as the former justice secretary warned next week may be their only chance. parliament does have a responsibility to act and it may be that next week is the only opportunity for us to do so. ruth davidson resigns as leader of the scottish conservatives after eight years, imploring borisjohnson to secure a brexit agreement. but the government says the outrage over suspending parliament is phoney and mps are trying to block brexit. also tonight: a teenage boy has pleaded guilty to murdering 17—year—old ellie gould, who was stabbed

to death at a house more than three weeks after a clamp—down in indian administered kashmir, a bbc investigation reveals allegations of torture by indian soldiers. dismay in bury as the english football league refuses to reconsider the club's future after a late minute offer to buy it. and champions league holders liverpool have a rematch with natalie as the group is drawn for the competition. good evening. mps are preparing for a showdown when they return to the house

of commons next week after the uproar at the prime minister's plans to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run—up to brexit. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says a plan is already under way for next tuesday and mps will attempt to stop boris johnson from shutting down parliament during what he called an "utterly crucial period". the formerjustice secretary, david gauke, warned that it may be their only opportunity to prevent the uk leaving the european union without a deal. but the government has called the uproar "phoney" and accused mps of trying to overturn brexit. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. do you care about the people? tempers hot, nerves frayed... overand over... a member of the government and tory mp in cheltenham defending himself to protesters, but not entirely the government's approach. i have made my position clear, i have spoken to the chief whip about it and... sssh. time is short, but within days a swathes of mps will try to remove the possibility that boris johnson could take us out of the eu without a deal.

with even senior tories on onside, they will try to change the law. it may well be that next week is the only opportunity. i'm afraid it does look as if our options are now narrowed and if parliament is going to assert some control and say, well, ok if we leave with no deal, but that has to have the consent of parliament, then that would suggest that we need to move sooner rather than later. but is the moment when polite resistance could become more aggressive action? well, i hope it will continue to be polite, but i also think it's going to be robust. those who fear the possible turmoil over living without a deal over leaving without a deal seem more determine now. the prime minister has caused outrage. protesters notjust in westminster and the west country today, but in norwich tonight. borisjohnson has cut the number of days the commons will have to scrutinise exactly

what is going on. frustration at that in leeds and other cities too. the official line, it's totally routine for parliament to have a breather, to be prorogued for that amount of time. there is going to be lots of time to debate before the 31st of october. parliament will be sitting then and will be able to have whatever motions it wants. i think the outrage is phony. but one peer in the government quit in protest and may be the defence secretary gave the game away. ben wallace certainly learned at least that even at a summit in finland there are microphones everywhere. clearly more than it is? those remarks got a less friendly welcome from number ten who said later he misspoke.

but to clip borisjohnson‘s wings, to outlaw no deal, tories, lib dems, the snp all need to work together withjeremy corbyn to get the numbers for a majority next week. what we are going to do is politically stop him on tuesday with a parliamentary process in order to legislate to prevent a no—deal brexit and also to try and prevent him shutting down parliament during this utterly crucial period. the implications for this country are very serious. so just weeks into office, the new prime minister is up against protests around the country and many mps in parliament determined to try to defeat him next week. when they come to vote, the numbers might be achingly tight. but when it comes to brexit, as ever, the difference of opinion is vast indeed. jeremy corbyn is saying there is a plan under way for next tuesday, but with so little time left, what chance of success is there? remember why this matters so much. boris

johnson is determined to have in his armoury the possibility of taking us out of the eu without a deal, whatever happens, whatever it takes. but lots of mps in parliament think it will be opening pandora's box and they are not prepared to open the possibility to the turmoil that may create. from day one he has been up against this kind of resistance and there is now a plan in place, either to give mps a veto over him doing that, or to force him to ask the eu for a delay if a deal has not been done. there is a big sense of urgency around this, there is a lot of anger around after number ten‘s action to cut the number of days mps will try to get this done. mps are talking about having sleeping bags on standby for all—night sittings or be there all night around the clock. one of the key mps said today parliament opens at 2:30am on tuesday and i will be there at

2:31pm to get there is going. things are so 2:31pm to get there is going. things are so volatile it is looking like the numbers will be tight, but things are unpredictable and therefore it is hard tojudge. some of those involved say they are confident they do have the numbers to get this done and to block boris johnson, but others are much more circumspect. we are used to now the breakneck speed of politics and things could change a lot before we get to the votes on theirs. with all the fraught tensions around, all the tempers that are flaring before westminster even kicks off officially, there is certainly a lot riding on this and a lot of tension in the air. it is going to be the first big test for borisjohnson, his first big showdown for parliament. one cabinet minister said tonight it is not about the rebels being outrage, it is whether oi’ rebels being outrage, it is whether or not they have the numbers to change the law. we will know the a nswer to change the law. we will know the answer to that question in a matter of days and the result matters for

us of days and the result matters for us all. of days and the result matters for us all. ruth davidson has resigned as leader of the scottish conservatives after eight years in the job. she urged borisjohnson to strike a brexit agreement with the eu before the end of october. she's been a vocal critic of the prime minister's approach to brexit but she said her decision to step down was primarily for personal reasons after she became a mother last year. there's some flash photography in this report from our scotland editor sarah smith. anyone who had come to hear ruth davidson denounce borisjohnson and his brexit policy was in the wrong place today. she admits they don't entirely agree, but she believes he is trying to avoid a no—deal exit. i stared him right in the eye and i asked him outright, look, i need to know are you actually trying to get a deal or not? and he categorically assured me that he was. i know that what would help further would be for people who want to avoid no deal to come out and say if a deal is brought back to parliament,

that they would back it this time in the way they have failed to do three times already. let the eu know you will pass a new deal, she urged like—minded mps. while explaining the genuine, personal reason is that why, personal reasons that why, as a new mum, she's stepping down. i have to be honest where the idea of getting on the road to fight two elections in 20 months would once have fired me up, the threat of spending hundreds of hours away from my home and family now fills me with dread. and that is no way to lead. ruth davidson played a large part in helping to elect 13 scottish tory mps at the last election, up from just one and keeping the conservatives in power. in the current political turmoil, there is a chance the conservatives might soon find themselves trying to defend newly won seats like berwickshire, roxburgh and selkirk, without their greatest electoral asset at the helm. they might even have to fight an election before they've chosen a new leader.

she's given us a very good platform but i'm not lacking in ambition for the scottish conservative party, i believe there's more to do, there's more mp5 we can elect. his constituents say they'll miss her. i thought she did a lot for the conservatives, because they have nothing here at all. her motives. still a topic of debate. i think that she was going to stand down anyway, because of her commitment with the baby and so on. i don't think she gets on with boris, i don't think she agrees with him. but who does? whether or not they get on, the prime minister will be wondering if he's lost an electoral asset or got rid of a thorn in his side. as ever in scottish politics there is the looming question of what does this mean for independence? much of ruth davidson's electoral success was based on her staunch defence of the united kingdom and herfierce arguments against a second

referendum. she is probably the loudest critic in scotland of independence. if there is another referendum, that means the unionist cause has lost from front—line politics one of the most effective advocates it had in scotland, which may make the independence debate look rather different in future. the decision to suspend parliament has prompted thousands of questions from viewers and listeners across bbc news. here's a flavour of some of them. why has parliament been suspended and is it routine? can mps do anything about the suspension of parliament? can the suspension of parliament be stopped by the courts? will there be a no—confidence vote in the government and what happens then? could the suspension of parliament mean that a general election is more likely? well, our home editor, mark easton, has been trying to come up with some answers. the tourists may not realise it, but in 1649, right here, charles i was beheaded.

a court had found the king guilty of treason, bringing a gruesome conclusion to a showdown between ruler and parliament. the stakes are not quite so high today perhaps, but once again the courts are being asked to side with parliamentarians in a dispute with the government. at the high court in london, twojudges are preparing to rule on whether the government is unlawfully avoiding parliamentary sovereignty on an issue of constitutional importance. the judicial review will focus on the legality of asking the queen to shut down parliament so restricting mps' opportunities to debate brexit. one former supreme court justice, though, says the argument is far from straightforward. there is no doubt that parliament can be prorogued in law. there is no doubt that political reasons, when ministers control the prerogative of the crown, they naturally do so for political reasons. what is a good political reason? what is a bad political reason?

the politicians are going to have to sort this out. meanwhile, in northern ireland, a separate court case has begun, arguing the suspension of parliament breaches the good friday agreement that helped restore peace there. and at the court of session in edinburgh today a judge was asked to stop a westminster shutdown with the lawyer representing 75 parliamentarians arguing it was unconstitutional. we do not live in an absolutist state. a totalitarian state. we live in a state which is limited by the rule of law. all kinds of tactics and manoeuvres are being considered as the clock ticks down to britain's exit from the eu. downing street is reported to have war gamed ideas, such as creating new bank holidays to limit parliament's chances of preventing brexit on october the 31st. meanwhile, anti—no—dealers are set to ask the speaker of the house

of commons to intervene. when he returns to his grand offices beneath elizabeth tower, john bercow will be urged to allow an emergency debate which will end in a substantive, binding vote, tearing up precedent. without a written constitution the relationship between parliament and government is shaped by convention and precedent that can be traced back to the english civil war and beyond. just as downing street may be looking to exploit legal loopholes to get their business done, so government opponents in parliament will be trying to do the same. unwritten rules offer opportunity for both sides. mark easton, bbc news, westminster. and if you'd like to read more on the story or submit your own question, please visit the bbc news website — bbc.co.uk/news. a teenager has admitted murdering 17—year—old ellie gould, who was stabbed to death at her home in wiltshire in may. thomas griffiths, who is also

i7, pleaded guilty at bristol crown court. the judge lifted reporting restrictions to allow him to be named. jon kay reports. pictured at her prom, 17—year—old ellie gould. the a—level student loved animals and wanted to be a police officer. in may this year, she was stabbed to death at her family home in the wiltshire town of calne. police described it as a violent attack. today, thomas griffiths, who is also 17 and thought to have been at school with ellie, pleaded guilty to her murder. he is from the nearby village of derry hill. until now, griffiths couldn't be named by the media because he's under the age of 18. but today, thejudge here said he was lifting reporting restrictions because of the extremely grave nature of this crime. the families of the two teenagers sat just yards apart from one another in court.

they left separately, without making any public comment. in a statement, wiltshire police said ellie's family should have been enjoying the summer holidays with her now. but instead they are coming to terms with the fact that she has been cruelly taken away from them in unthinkable circumstances. thomas griffiths was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in november. by then, he will have turned 18. jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. dramatic footage of the inferno shows a huge plume of thick black smoke after the fire engulfed several lorry trailers next to the household appliance factory. it residents nearby have reported hearing explosions. councils in england are warning they will have to start

ending contracts which provide vital care for older and disabled people within weeks, unless they get more certainty over how much money they will get from government next year. nearly £2.5 billion worth of short term grants are due to end in 2020 and local authorities don't know if they will be replaced. figures released by the organisation representing county councils show on average they represent more than a third of the money councils get from central government. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt another person arrives at the busy front door of harrogate hospital in need of urgent medical help. to meet these constant pressures, staff have to do all they can to get other patients who are ready to leave back home quickly and safely. the north yorkshire county council patients waiting to go home, with four calls a day to support the patient back at home. teams like this bring health and care staff together to make that happen. it's vital work, funded by short—term government money, given to north yorkshire county council. but it runs out in march and they don't know what happens next.

we want to be able to think about what workforce we need in order to cope with the current strain on both adult social care and health services and at the moment that's proving particularly difficult given that funding will finish as of the slst of march and we've invested in a number of additional roles that actually we may not be able to employ as of that period of time. another scheme at risk in the county has helped 65—year—old margaret miller regain her independence and mobility after a major cancer operation. she had feared she'd end up in a care home. they were the ones that saw me in my worst possible state and the support and everything was second to none. and i'm here, in my own home and that's the biggest thing. the uncertainty that councils in england including north yorkshire are facing over whether or not these short—term government grants will continue to pay for vital care services,

is a sign ofjust how hand to mouth local authority funding has become. in councils like this, short—term government grants represent nearly 20% of the money they spend on supporting older and disabled people. it means difficult discussions are already taking place between those in charge of running finances and care services. we are going to have to give notice to some of our contracts with the voluntary sector and with the independent care providers. unless they are told the grants will be renewed soon, they will begin winding some contracts down within weeks. i am deeply worried as every treasurer will be across the country. we are not quite sure what plans to make, so what we have to do is, we have to go with different scenarios and plan for being there or the money not being there. its a fifth of our budget, it's lots of people's jobs, but crucially its people's lives. the government says it's put extra money into providing care for people in communities across england

and further funding will be looked at in next week's spending review. alison holt, bbc news, north yorkshire. a bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers in indian—administered kashmir. it's been 25 days since the indian government withdrew the region's semi—autonomous status, leading to a clamp—down on dissent and thousands of arrests. the indian army has described the allegations as "baseless". kashmir is claimed by both pakistan and india, with the nuclear armed neighbours controlling different sections of the state. stripping indian administered kashmir of significant autonomy is being seen by some as a drive by the hindu nationalist government for more control over india's only muslim majority state. despite a near communications blackout, sameer hashmi has been inside kashmir, from where he sent this report — some of which you may find distressing. behind these razor wires lies an uneasy calm.

restrictions everywhere we go. but for many kashmiris the crackdown has come at a cost. we have come to investigate disturbing allegations. soldiers came here, we are told, looking for violent protesters. 13 men were allegedly pulled from their beds, tortured and beaten. these brothers, like all the people we spoke to, were too scared to reveal their identities. we saw their injuries.

still in shock, this man shows pictures of his bruises. he believes he was targeted because he is a muslim. we put these claims to the army who responded with a written statement.

kashmir has been mired in conflict for decades. it is one of the most militarised zones in the world. there is huge sympathy here for the militant groups, who are seen by many as fighting forfreedom from indian rule. animosity between indian security forces and locals runs deep. often it is civilians who get caught in the battle. it is notjust one village where allegations of torture have emerged. we have been told that several people across this region have faced similar experiences. we have come to a militant stronghold. locals led us to this house, where they say soldiers tortured a young man. his brother is a militant.

across the rest of india there will be little sympathy for the families of militants. they see them as pakistani—sponsored terrorists. many have celebrated prime minister modi's bold move to revoke kashmir‘s special status. authorities say they are gradually lifting some of the restrictions, but internet and mobile phones remain shut down. thousands are in detention. kashmir has been virtually cut off from the rest of the world and anger here is growing. samir hashmi, bbc news, indian—administered kashmir. bury football club say they're "astonished and dismayed" that the english football league won't reconsider it's decision to expel the team, despite a late £7 million bid

to buy the club. bury claim the league knew about the bid before tuesday's deadline for them to be saved. our sports editor dan roan reports. kicked out of the league, this the only football being played now here at gigg lane. a show of sympathy too from across the game for a club that has gone after 134 years of history. for many bury was a passion, for others a livelihood. i'm devastated if i'm honest with you. having to tell young players, we've got 140 children, and they are children, they are minors, that we haven't got a club any more. so to tell them was heartbreaking. the implications can be massive really in terms of their mental health. tonight bury said they were utterly devastated the football league had refused to go back on its decision to expel the club despite the emergence of a credible new bidder before tuesday's deadline. my anger today is their refusal to even revisit the decision. we will certainly want an investigation into the way

that our club has been treated. we will want justice and accountability in terms of how did we get here? bury must now apply to the fa for a place in non—league football from next season. but their expulsion and nearby bolton's narrow escape from the same fate has highlighted a wider concern about the state of club finances. outside the record world of the premier league most clubs made losses last season. in the north west, as well as bolton and bury, oldham, macclesfield and morecambe have struggled to pay wages and meet bills. elsewhere, notts county, ipswich, southend and oxford have all had to fight winding—up orders. while derby, aston villa and sheffield wednesday have sold their stadium to their owners for cash. just on circumstantial evidence where clubs cannot pay players, and you hear of that on a reasonably regular basis i have to say, and more so than i have ever experienced in my career, you have to say that, yes,

there are probably other clubs out there that will face financial difficulties through the season. bury‘s plight has become a symbol of a wider malaise in the sport, the fear that without reforms the pain may soon be felt elsewhere. dan roan, bbc news, gigg lane. and, before we go, sticking with football, england's lucy bronze has been named the uefa women's player of the year — the first english winner of the honour. bronze helped her nation defy the odds to reach the semi—finals of the world cup in france this summer. holland's virgil van dijk took the men's award. 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 gavin ramjaun. liverpool and manchester city face familiarfoes, in the draw for the champions league groups. we'll have more, on what's set to be an exciting start to the competition. wales' women get their european championship qualifiers off to a perfect start. and success forjohanna konta and dan evans at flushing meadows.

hello and welcome to sportsday, welcome to the programme. we start with the draw for the champions league, that has thrown up some intriguing fixtures for the coming months. four english teams were in the pot atthe star—studded event at the star—studded event in monaco. the great and the good of european football were all in attendance, where the uefa players of the year were also announced. we'll have more news on that shortly, but first to that all important draw. liverpool, the holders, will have a reunion with napoli whilst last season's losing finallists, tottenham, take on german champions bayern munich in group b. premier league champions manchester city return to ukraine to face shakhtar amongst others in group c. whilst in group a, look at that, real madrid have been drawn in the same group as the superstars of psg. europa league winners chelsea, are in group h, with last season's semi—finallists

ajax among their opponents. there's been action on the pitch this evening in europe, with the qualification for the europa league at stake. four british sides were in action, in their play—off second legs tonight. good news for wolves and celtic, but disappointment for northern irish side linfield. michael redford reports. seek to reach the stage. they had an advantage heading into to reno and the event is soon increased twisting and turning and simply finished. level for less than a minute, denied and the other was not. finish on the night, 5—3 in aggregate, time to celebrate. celtic are also through after going through a ik, also through sweden, three more would follow on a comfortable night for

celtic, rounding off a