this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at two... labour's brexit spokesman keir starmer says this week may be the last chance to stop borisjohnson taking the uk out of the eu without a deal. the route will be by legislation because i believe there has got to be legislation in place to lock this and make it unlawfulfor him to take us out without a deal. the senior cabinet minister reponsible for ‘no deal‘ preparations, michael gove, refuses to be drawn on whether the government would abide by any legislation designed to stop a ‘no—deal‘ brexit. let's see what the legislation says. i will wait to see what the legislation the opposition may try

to bring forward. meanwhile — the eu's lead brexit negotiator, rejects borisjohnson‘s demands for the irish backstop to be scrapped— michel barnier says the uk has now reached a ‘moment of truth'. pro—democracy activists in hong kong target the city's airport. large crowds gather outside the terminal building, causing long queues for passengers trying to get inside. political leaders from across the world gather in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war 2 — as the german president asks for poland's forgiveness at the event. and pope francis apologises for arriving late — for his weekly address to crowds in saint peter's square —— after he was stuck in a lift for 25 minutes and had to be freed by firefighters.

good afternoon. labour says it'll present a bill in parliament this week — designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, has told the bbc that if the legislation is passed it's likely to delay the date of departure. the cabinet minister, michael gove, refused to commit the government to implementing such a change, even if it's approved by mps — saying minister would wait to see what happens in westminster this week. here's our political correspondent susana mendonca. protesters took to the streets across the country this weekend to object to the government's decision to suspend parliament, which has been viewed by some as an attempt to block debate over brexit. there will be more action from mps promising to

bring in a new law to prevent no deal at the end of october. but how do you get politicians from different parties, and with very different endgames, to work together? very simple. the route will be by legislation because i believe there has got to be legislation in place to lock this and make it unlawfulfor him to take us out without a deal. it's a very simple plan. but i was concerned that over the summer, lots of people were talking about different plans. there have been lots of plans. labour is working with other political parties, including the liberal democrats and the snp, to force an extension deadline. but the minister in charge of no deal planning would not be drawn on whether the government would abide by any new law that the mps brought in. for a government to say that we won't abide by legislation is impossible, surely? well, we will see what the legislation says when it is put forward. for me, the most important thing is to bear in mind, actually,

we already have legislation in place, which an overwhelming majority of mps voted for. we already have an eu withdrawal act, we already have the notice on article 50, the process by which we leave the european union, the overwhelming majority of mps voted to do that. the prime minister has insisted he is making progress with the eu. that claim appears to be contradicted by the eu's own chief negotiator michel barnier. he says the eu has already shown maximum flexibility on the issue of the irish backstop, which is the insurance policy to ensure an open border between the uk and ireland. importing goods from the eu... more ad campaigns to prepare people for a possible no—deal brexit will start this week. but the government insists they will not be food shortages. there will be no shortages of fresh food. some prices may go up, other prices will come down. but that is unlikely to allay the fears of critics who have warned of shortages and delays at the border. susana's with me now. michael gove they are not really

committing to what would happen if that legislation was passed. what reaction has there been to that? quite angry reaction. keir starmer tweeted to say that the government is not above the law. if the law is changed, that he thinks the government should abide by that. we have also had a reaction from a former tory minister who said that michael gove's willingness to flout the rules was a disgrace to our democracy. so this is yet another, i suppose, example of the kind of thing that is angering those who are saying the government is not acting in the democratic interest. we had those protests about prorogation, the suspension of parliament, which has angered people and this is another. the government has criticised labour, saying labour is not saying when they would want the extension period to be extended to. they are saying they want there to

bea they are saying they want there to be a no—deal brexit on the 31st of october, but at what point should be leave the european union? the government criticising labour as well. one thing will be at the forefront of people's mines will be theissue forefront of people's mines will be the issue of food shortages. michael gove categorically there said they would be no shortages of fresh food. we have had a contradiction of that from the british retail consortium. it said that it is categorically untrue that there will be no shortages of fresh food and point to the government's own assessments of what might happen in an event of a no—deal brexit and points to this assessment saying the flow of goods will be reduced from a0 to 60% on day one. criticising what we have heard from michael gove and bring that into question. thank you very much. thank you.

in hong kong, there've been fresh confrontations between police and pro—democracy demonstrators — trying to bring hong kong's international airport to a standstill. last night, some protestors on the hong kong metro were beaten by police. with the latest from the airport, here's our correspondent, stephen mcdonnell. activists have to an extent at least achieved their goal here at the airport in hong kong. that gate they are is where passengers would normally come out to reach buses, you can see it is closed. here is a barricade that has been built to stop them coming in or out. the idea was to cause transport chaos. and here are the protesters, the pro—democracy activists, who have again defied the authorities, defied warnings that to have a rally like this risks arrest, risks the potential of being charged with illegal assembly.

and they are moving around the airport from place to place, trying to block various parts of the transport infrastructure. the protesters are running in that direction and that's because police have just arrived. and it had to be only a matter of time, given the transport chaos we have seen here today. so this is the movement in action. they have a discussion and then work out what to do. the most important thing to them is to try and escape the airport area without being arrested. they have deployed tactics including building barricades and the like to try and slow the police down. that is to give these people enough time to walk out of the airport area. as i say, the priority now in this hit and run strategy, they have done the hit bit, now they need to run.

earlier we heard from yu—chek cheng who was at the protests yesterday but has stayed at home today. he said the airport was being targeted because it is the most important transport facility and will attract international media attention. there is a certain sense that the endgame is approaching. it is now clear the administration will not respond with the demands of the pro—democracy movement. there are suggestions that perhaps the administration will impose emergency regulations which will give the government widespread powers to deal with the demonstration and protests. there were arrests of three pro—democracy legislators on friday, plus some prominent student activist. there is a sense that the final showdown is coming. there will

bea final showdown is coming. there will be a student strike and worker strike on monday and tuesday. there is an awareness that since beijing is an awareness that since beijing is reluctant to mobilise the army, the imposition of the emergency ordinance may be another option. such an option will also seriously damaged business confidence in hong kong. it will seriously affect hong kong's functioning as an international financial centre. kong's functioning as an internationalfinancial centre. none the less, it seems that the protesters are prepared for the worst and there is a certain feeling that when there is an opportunity for hong kong people to take a stand, then they will choose to do so, otherwise the opportunity may not come again. so people are saying that they are willing to make a certain sacrifice to demonstrate the

position at this point. although they do not have high expectations that their demands will be met. that was a pro—democracy activist in hong kong. air passengers in the uk are experiencing disruption to flights this afternoon — because of a system failure at french air traffic control. all flights travelling through the country's airspace are affected. british airways and easyjet have both confirmed widespread disruption to in—and outbound services. schools in england which have been previously been rated as outstanding will no longer be exempt from inspection, following concerns about falling standards. around 300 schools haven't been assessed for more than a decade — but the department for education said bringing inspections back would ensure parents had up—to—date information. alexandra mackenzie reports. it's the beginning of a new school year. time for the education secretary to unveil what he calls a raft of new measures

for schools in england. high performing schools will receive funding to provide more support for ones that are struggling. top—rated schools will no longer be exempt from routine ofsted inpections. some have not been inspected for a decade. and to turn around the most challenging schools, a new specialist academy trust is to be piloted. this will help those that have been underperforming for some time. this comes just after the prime minister's announcement of billions of pounds of extra spending for primary and secondary schools in england over the next three years. the government says it will now focus on standards in education, and supporting the teaching staff. labour says this is an embarrassing admission that the education policies of successive tory governments have failed, but that too many of its offered solutions just offer more of the same.

earlier, my colleage sean ley spoke to a former headteacher and former ofsted inspectorjohn waldren. sean began by asking him how the government can have confidence in the performance of the 300 schools that have not been inspected for a decade. i quite agree with you. there are 300 schools that haven't been seen for more than ten years. if you hire a car which needed an mot every year and they suddenly said, i have a great mot, give it ten years, how would you feel with your brakes and your tires and things like that? it isa your tires and things like that? it is a ridiculous system. skills need to be inspected. the government has dressed up what was an austerity measure, reducing budgets and lots of places and this was one week the department for education could save money. they said, here is a reward for success. a lot can change any school for ten years. you were a

head teacher. the government is seeing this exemption will go. what do you think will be the immediate impact on schools? our state will have to, operate its dotted up will have to, operate its dotted up will have to, operate its dotted up will have to expand their operation there has been squillion is of money going to it and the budget has been cut in real terms by 50% in the last ten or 15 years. they have got to make cuts in the same way. it will mean they will have to reorganise. it does mean that all schools will be fairly inspected because just because a school is outstanding ten yea rs because a school is outstanding ten years ago, i guess my life was slightly different ten years ago.

therefore, we need to re—evaluate what we do each time. that was john waldron speaking to my colleague earlier. hurricane dorian is drawing ever closer to the bahamas and the southeastern coast of the united states. in the past hour, the national hurricane centre has tweeted, saying dorian is now a category 5 hurricane with i60mph sustained winds. the eyewall of this catastrophic hurricane is about to hit the abaco islands with devastating winds. hilary lane from cbs news is in cocoa beach — near cape carnaveral in florida. this has been a very uncertain storm and has left people questioning where exactly is it going to hit? meteorologists have had a tough time predicting it, it's path is changing. right now, we were expected to get a direct hit from

the storm but this storm has veered east. it is looking like the storm has veered east. it is looking likely stormont could hit north florida and then head up the coast and then the carolinas. originally, and then the carolinas. originally, a direct hit to florida. meteorologists are backing back from that. it looks like dorian is heading to the water. that is good news for people in florida. the headlines on bbc news: labour's brexit spokesman, keir starmer, says mps will propose legislation to stop no deal. the senior cabinet minister reponsible for no deal preparations, michael gove, refuses to be drawn on whether the government would abide by any legislation designed to stop a no—deal brexit. the eu's lead brexit negotiator michel barnier rejects boris johnson‘s demands for the irish backstop to be scrapped.

at least five people have been killed and more than 20 injured by a gunman in the us state of texas. the gunman, a white man in his 30s, was later shot dead by police in the town of odessa. john mcmanus has this report. the terrifying moment a gun suspect crashed his vehicle into a police car, filmed by a bystander in texas. a road chase ended with police officers confronting him at this cinema complex then shooting him dead. the chase began after an officer who stopped the man's car for a traffic check was shot. the suspect then drove off, hijacking a us postal van and randomly shooting at other vehicles. just driving around, normal day, and then i hear gunshots. it was at least ten shots, ok. i got one on my door and one went through, ricocheted right here through my wrist. can't get it out yet,

because it's a piece of metal. a two—year—old was amongst those injured. as the authorities broadcast warnings, the public were cleared from this shopping mall. there's something, there are people running through the mall. we're not sure why. we need to see what this is. come on, everybody. and this local tv station had to hastily evacuate their studio. ok, we're going to leave the set—up, we're going to slip awayjust for a minute. we don't know what's going on. he is a white male in his mid—30s. as far as civilian casualties, we have at least 21 victims. 21 shooting victims. and at least five deceased at this point in time. there's no sign of a let—up in american gun violence. so far this year alone, there have been hundreds of gun attacks. john mcmanus, bbc news. a man has died after two stabbings in basingstoke, which police have described as potentially linked and targeted. he was found injured after police were called to an address last night and died later in hospital. another man was taken to hospital with serious stab wounds after being found nearby shortly afterwards.

a 16—year—old is among four people to have been arrested. the trade war between the united states and china has intensified with the imposition of new tariffs or taxes on many consumer goods. the us has imposed a 15% tariff on over 100 million dollars worth of chinese imports. china has responded with similar tariffs on us goods. earlier we heard from our business correspondent kate prescott who laid out the impacts these additional tariffs would have on consumers previous tariffs have been on steel and aluminium. these are on things that are really tangible, people buy every day. close, food, shoes and nappies, for example. it is hard to find anything that is not on the list. retailers say they are going to have to pass the cost of these

1596 to have to pass the cost of these 15% charge on to consumers because it is just too high for them to absorb it themselves. by december this year, there are going to be ta riffs this year, there are going to be tariffs on everything that america buys from china. this is going to hit chinese businesses, too. it makes business harder to do in america, far more expensive. the big question is when it is going to come to an end? the trade war has been going on for nearly two years. i am afraid to say, it is not going to be anytime soon. the chinese state news agency has called president trump today a global belief. president trump said despite a lot of businesses complaining, he says he is not going to back down and the collateral damage in all of is the consumer in china and america. voting is under way in 2

states in eastern germany with the far right expected to see a surge in support. the right—wing populist party — alternative for germany — could make gains in both brandenburg and saxony, against the centre—left, social democrats and chancellor, angela merkel‘s, christian democrats. afd‘s campaign has fed on disquiet over immigration, and concerns in mining communities about the phasing out of coal—fired power generation. figures obtained by the bbc, show 336 migrants managed to cross illegally from france to the uk in small boats during august. that's more in one month, than those who crossed by boat during the whole of last year. in total, so far this year, more than 100,000 migrants have made the dangerous journey across the sea to british shores. gavin lee has been onboard a small boat, in the english channel, to see what risks they're taking and how they're getting across. you can see why this is called one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

now the migrants are taking smaller boats than this to make the journey. the boat owner here say it is far too dangerous. well, the weather has cleared a bit and the waves are aboutjust under one metre high. but even in these conditions, with any speed on the boat, you can see how quickly the boat starts to rock and it is much more difficult. look at the size of that. this is what you have got to navigate through in

the middle of the channel. tankers and enormous container ships and continuous ferrys. one of the ways we are told migrants know they have made it into british territorial waters is using their mobile phones. if the time changes one hour, they can then call the british coastguard and they won't be sent back to france. tributes are being paid to formula 2 driver anthoine hubert who was killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix yesterday.

former fi driver fernando alonso posted on twitter saying, i have no words. it hurts the heart". while on instagram, lewis hamilton wrote on instagram: "this is devastating. god rest your soul anthoine". the f2 race which was due to be held at the belgian grand prix today has since been cancelled, as richard forrest reports. anthoine hubert was a rising star of motor racing, a driver, he was the reigning champion and one of the young driver programme. a sign of the future promise for the frenchman. on one of the faster sections of the course, anthoine hubert was involved in a fatal collision, whilst racing at speeds of around 270 kilometres per hour. ina of around 270 kilometres per hour. in a statement, the governing body of motor sport said, as a result of

the incident, the driver of cart numberi9, the incident, the driver of cart number 19, anthoine hubert, has come to his injuries and passed away. motor racing is inherently dangerous but safety has improved. the death is the first fatality any formula weekend since 199a. the death has shocked motor sport. numerous teams and drivers are posting condolences on social media, the sport mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. that was richard forrest reporting. the german president, frank walter steinmeier, has asked for poland's forgiveness at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the second world war. he was speaking at a ceremony in warsaw, to mark the day the first nazi bombs began falling on poland. foreign leaders and dignitaries — including foreign secratary, dominic raab, have been attending events in the polish capital, hosted by president andrey duda

as war beckoned eight decades ago — britain began evacuating 1.5 million people, most of them children, from cities to the countryside. operation pied piper was the biggest and most concentrated mass movement of people in britain's history. hannah gray has been speaking to some of those wartime evacuees. the sun in the sands, where i first had my alcoholic drink at the age of ten. the age of ten? a glass of cider. roger is 91. he's brought his granddaughter to the village he was evacuated to 80 years ago. ten years old, nearly 11, and of course i was evacuated to the beautiful village of lamberhurst. can you remember the date that you got evacuated? yes, friday the 1st of september 1939. this building here is the former butcher's shop where i stayed

for the first five months. roger was one of 1.5 million people evacuated at the outbreak of world war ii. archive narrator: so it's goodbye to the cities and danger areas. labelled and loaded and not forgetting their gas masks, the children head for the special train, and they're not worrying, they're off on a holiday. how were you feeling? were you afraid? no, it was great, we loved it because the battle for britain was being fought over us, the skies full of vapour trails, planes coming down in flames, parachutists coming down, we thought it was quite exciting. and this was the kitchen. stone floor. reg and mary remember it vividly too. they were only nine. we stayed in london through the blitz and then we went to, i think, north devon then, and my mum took seven children because the youngest

was a baby in arms, so we were all separated. we took condensed milk, i had a big bar of cadbury's chocolate but i'm afraid that got eaten before we got to paddington station! so we got to the village and then you're in front of all these people standing there, you get picked out like prize cattle. really did. the good—looking ones, in the end, me and this other boy from paddington who i've never seen since, we was the last two. i remember the children being very nasty to us, calling us bomb—dodgers and "go back to where you live" and all that. later on every evacuee wants to run away. i had a mate, a fellow i knew up at the recreation club, he run away three times. the police took him back. and a word of advice

for younger generations. not to take everything for granted because you never know if war breaks out and the next one would be... god knows, you know. but i always tell people, i'd never die on a monday. it's pension day. hannah gray, bbc news. the hand of god would have been a welcome intervention for the pope this morning. he was running late for his weekly mass at the vatican. he eventually arrived at his balcony overlooking st peter's square, where he explained himself to his anxious congregation translation from italian: before anything, i need to apologise for being late. there was an incident. i was stuck in the lift for 25 minutes. there was a problem with the power and the lift stopped. thanks to god, the fire brigade came. and thank you very much to them.

and after 25 minutes of work, they managed to get going. a round of applause for the fire brigade. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. we had a bit of sunshine after the rain weather yesterday. we've got a bit of rain and sunshine, rain and then sunshine. the weather is on repeat. it is stuck in a groove today. showers out there moving across the uk. a rumble of thunder. not too many of the further south you are. it may filter all the way down as we go through the rest of the afternoon. a heavy downpour. the sun comes back and you enjoy that into the next shower arrives. more showers across northern ireland, england and wales over night. dry and chilly weather as we start the

day tomorrow.