this is bbc news, the headlines at 1500. mps, including conservatives expelled from the party, prepare legal action — in case boris johnson refuses a brexit delay. the court is making a decision to try and make a prime minister that bind bya try and make a prime minister that bind by a more by a parliament of which is a member. this is a strange time for democracy. it's the law of the land and he is under an obligation to obey it. if he doesn't obey it he can be taken to court and if necessary the court will issue an injunction ordering him to do it. and if he doesn't obey the injuction he can be sent to prison. satellite images appear to show the iranian oil tanker, adrian darya 1 — previously impounded in gibraltar — is now off the syrian coast. ukraine prisoners are united with theirfamilies,

as part of swap with russia. it's hoped it will ease tensions between the two neighbours. keeping children safe from gangs and violence — a call to open schools in the evening and weekends. and click speaks to the team behind virgin galactic‘s plans to put tourists into space. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. a group of mps are preparing legal action if borisjohnson refuses to carry out the instruction of a new law requiring him to ask for a further delay to brexit. the legislation, to rule out the option of a no deal exit at the end of october, is expected to become law on monday. the prime minister has said he would rather be " dead in a ditch" than ask

for a brexit extension. our political correspondent matt cole reports. after a week of wrangling and some of the most testing days a fledgling prime minister has faced, borisjohnson now has a weekend to pause and a think. as many of that opinion will say content... content! the contrary not content. the contents have it. the lords have followed the commons, approving legislation, so by monday it should be locked in law that britain can't leave the eu without a deal on october 31st. which appears to mean the pm is boxed in. either he can break his pledge not to ask for more time, or he can break the law and not ask for an brexit extension. remember, the new law means boris johnson has until october 19th to get a deal with brussels. if not, the new law says he must write and request more time, until at least january 31st. but yesterday he said this.

downing street stress this is borisjohnson merely underlining he will not put pen to paper, but some fear he is seeking a loophole or way around the law, and seniorfigures are counselling caution. it is such a fundamental principle that we are governed by the rule of law, that i hope that nobody of any party will question it, and defying any particular law sets a really dangerous precedent. so concerned are some mps, not least tories sacked by borisjohnson this week for disloyalty, that they have confirmed readying lawyers to challenge the prime minister if he doesn't comply. courts making a decision to try to make a prime minister abide by the law made by a parliament, of which he is a member, these are strange times for democracy. putting it to the people, having a general election is one solution borisjohnson is pursuing,

but without opposition mps' support that is not an option and they are refusing to help. of course, if this man can, as he has pledged, get a deal by mid—october, things could move in a very different direction, but right now, there is little sign of that. i spoke to matt a little earlier — he explained how likely it was the prime minister could ignore a law requiring him to request a further brexit extension. downing street are trying to tell us do not read too much into the prime minister saying in theory i would have to abide by the law because his exact words were similar to that but what they are trying to say is he could have said in practice i have to do this, the law says that. what they say we should take away as the message from what he was saying is he was simply reiterating he has no intention of going to brussels and asking for further time. that begs the question

what will he do because it will be the law so will he resign so he's not the prime minister who has to do that, will he somehow manage to get a general election and thus be able to if he is fortunate and wins an election with a majority swiftly get a law in place that cancels the law that tells him he has to go to brussels. he would have to be very fast and he would need opposition support to get an election and they are saying thank you, we are not in the mood to help you. which brings to the question, will he defy the law. many of the mps are those he sacked from his own party. labour and the lib dems are aware of the potential legal action, this is driven by those he disenfranchised by removing the whip from. they are angry about this and getting their ducks in a rowjust in case, one of them is the former attorney general dominic grieve. he can't ignore the law.

he is as bound by the rule of law as anybody else in this country. parliament has passed legislation and once it receives royal assent it is the law of the land he is under obligation to obey it. if he does not can be taken to court and if necessary they will issue an injunction ordering him to do it and if he does not obey the injunction he could be sent to prison. in any case it will be a contempt of court hearing because he hasn't carried out the instructions, the government by then will have completely collapsed with no civil servant willing to work for him. this is fantasy, this is a child having a tantrum, his behaviour is that of 4—year—old having a tantrum because he cannot have what he asked for and what he was trying to achieve was entirely improper. dominic grieve speaking a short time ago. it is strong stuff and i suppose language he would not have used as an mp but he now clearly shows no sign of backing down.

he also said he would stand as an independent. part of the threat would be to remove the whip and make them not part of the voting block but they have been told they cannot stand again in their constituencies as a tory mp. philip hammond was chancellor until a few weeks ago, this is astonishing how such big players are being excluded in this way and they are not going down without a fight. an iranian oil tanker, which was seized by royal marines off the coast of gibraltar injuly, because it was suspected of travelling to syria against eu sanctions, has been spotted near a syrian port. the ship was released on the condition it would not take oil to syria. it's been photographed by satellite near tartus, as helena wilkinson reports. this is the iranian oil tanker, the grace one, which this summer was detained just off gibraltar, sparking an international

diplomatic crisis. back injuly, it was stopped by royal marines, suspected of moving oil to syria, a breach of eu sanctions. the americans tried to stop the tankerfrom being released. but last month, iran gave assurances it wouldn't discharge cargo in syria, so authorities in gibraltar let the ship go. but look at these recent satellite images, released by a us space technology company. they appear to show the iranian oil tanker, now renamed adrian darya i, in the waters just off the syrian port of tartus. the tanker is believed to have turned off the transponder tracking its location earlier this week. the president's national security adviserjohn bolton has responded with this.

just this week iran admitted it has begun using advanced technology to enrich uranium, taking a step back from its 2015 nuclear deal. today's developments have added to the international diplomatic stand—off over iran, which shows no signs of nearing its end. russia and ukraine have completed a long—awaited exchange of prisoners. it's hoped the swap will ease tensions between the two neighbours. president trump has said it could be the "first giant step to peace." the bbc‘s jonah fisher was at the airport in kiev as the prisoners arrived home. there were emotional scenes here in kiev as the aeroplane behind me touched down after the one hour flight from moscow. on board were 35 ukrainians who had been held prisoner in russia including 2a sailors who had been detained in november of last year

by the russian navy and 11 other civilians including all the most high—profile ukrainian detainees and russia. the ukrainian president was here to greet them and i had a quick word with him as he gave a press c0 nfe re nce in front of the plane. i hope we will have the nearest meeting and speak about it and speak all the steps during the nearest future. we have to do all the steps to finish this horrible war. do you think this is a new chapter in relations between russia and ukraine? i think this is the first chapter. what did ukraine give up in return for these prisoners? 35 people flew in the opposite direction to moscow and it looks

like the key person among them was a ukrainian who was operating in the separatist part of ukraine in 2014 when the passengerjet mh17 was shot down. he could potentially have been a crucial witness for dutch investigators. we know they wanted to speak to him and that is perhaps why the russians have insisted he depart this exchange. it has not been officially stated, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that he has now been sent to moscow as part of this exchange, that was the price that ukraine had to pay in order to to get the key prisoners released. the number of people now known to have died in the bahamas as a result of hurricane dorian has risen to a3. but the death toll is expected to rise significantly. efforts are continuing to provide aid to survivors and find further victims of the storm on the islands. david willis reports. dorian grazed the carolina coast

but certainly left its mark, leaving hundreds stranded amid rising floodwaters after they ignored a warning to leave. but the lashing winds and torrential rain bore little comparison to the destruction wrought earlier in the week. hundreds, possibly thousands of people are missing on the tiny island of abaco in the bahamas, and many fear the place will never be the same again. i honestly believe abaco is finished. i think abaco will not recover until the next ten years. like, fully recover, because everything is gone. absolutely everything is gone. a few miles off shore, the crew of a british ship, the rfa mounts bay, is spearheading what looks to be a massive relief operation. the united nations believes more than 70,000 people here are in urgent need of food and water.

but the aim is to evacuate as many as possible to neighbouring islands, not least because those who remain face being homeless for months. dorian, for its part, has now headed out to sea, weaker than it was a week ago but still capable of doing serious damage. it's expected to make landfall again in nova scotia, canada, sometime this weekend. david willis, bbc news. earlier i spoke tojon stone from the grand bahamas, he's head of the uk's humanitarian team helping to co—ordinate the relief effort. i am here about 100 miles from grand bahama and what we have seen so far as the hurricane has severely impacted areas in grand bahama. we flew over them on wednesday

and abby have been helping and the army have been helping with the relief effort since tuesday and wednesday. we have been giving emergency assistance to thousands of people, water and food and hygiene items. the damage is significant and we have been helping for the last few days. has it been possible to contact all the communities on the island? the bahamas has many islands and even in these two big islands the north there are many smaller islands and reports from the navy as saying they still are finding people who haven't been reached yet. the search operation has expanded from the worst affected area and is going wider and wider. what about conditions in terms of the weather? does that make it difficult

or is it sufficiently calm? the big challenge with the storm is it had arrived friday and saturday last week and sat over grand bahama for over 2a hours, we were on station before the storm and only able to launch the helicopter on tuesday and wednesday so the aid effort is ramping up rapidly. the conditions of the storm made it difficult. that is improving, helping with restoring airfields so much more access is coming to the affected areas. one of the big challenges in these situations is ensuring sufficient supply of clean drinking water, particularly after sources have been polluted or destroyed. how big is that part

of the operation? exactly right, the storm surge up to seven metres in some places would have filled wells and drinking water sources so we have been delivering pallets of water and water purification and beginning to move water, it is very heavy to move and these affected islands are 120 miles away from the main base. the headlines on bbc news... mps, including conservatives expelled from the party, prepare legal action — in case borisjohnson refuses to request a brexit delay. a warning that 4 in 10 uk businesses haven't done even a basic risk assessment of the consequences

of a no—deal brexit. satellite images appear to show the iranian oil tanker, adrian darya 1 — previously impounded in gibraltar — is now off the syrian coast. england take three early wickets at old trafford, david warner out for a duck, taking but stuart broad who took two wickets. australia are now 24-3 in took two wickets. australia are now 24—3 in their second innings but still have a huge 200 plus lead knowing if they win this fourth test they will retain the ashes. ireland lead wales 14—10 in the second half of the world cup rugby warm up game and it has been happening in qualifying for the italian grand prix as it has been held up by various crashes. charles leclerc is just ahead of lewis hamilton. more and an hour.

health officials in the united states are urging people to stop using e—cigarettes after another death from a mysterious lung illness, linked to vaping. there've now been five deaths confirmed in recent weeks across the us, with 215 cases of people falling ill after vaping, but the problem could be much greater, with experts investigating a50 cases of lung illness that may have been caused by e—cigarette use around the country. our reporter alydia noble has more. over 12 million people use flavoured e—cigarettes, or vapes, in america, but fatalities are on the rise from a respiratory illness which seems to be related. at least 215 people are confirmed to have been affected, but hundreds more cases are being investigated. on friday, the centres for disease control released a statement urging people not to vape, and encouraged users to monitor themselves for symptoms. no common brand or ingredient has emerged among cases,

leaving doctors at a loss for the disease‘s cause, and how best to treat it. the cdc is working with the us food and drug association to investigate the illness and what chemicals might be behind it. the illness, which leaves patients struggling to breathe, appears to be a form of lipoid pneumonia, which is caused by inhaling oils and, in most cases, developed after the patient vaped thc or nicotine—containing products. the cdc statement comes after michigan became the first us state to ban flavoured e—cigarettes on wednesday, after the state health department found that youth vaping constituted a public health emergency. alydia noble, bbc news. john dunne is the director of the uk vaping industry association and hejoins me now via webcam. what do you make of these studies? we are saddened to learn about the cases recently and are keen to

understand the causes of the deaths. what we do know is that is very little evidence that they are links to vaping itself. what we do know and what most states are reporting as these are linked to thc oils which are illegal in this country and most parts of the us. these are not the normal e liquids one would buy local vaping shop or corner shop. you are suggesting it is a bit like people putting cannabis into a cigarette and blaming the manufacture of the tobacco and the paperfor any manufacture of the tobacco and the paper for any problems. exactly. if you look at the uk we have not had a single case of these type of risk to the issues. that is down to a couple of factors, the fact we have robust manufacturing practices here and all oui’ manufacturing practices here and all our ingredients are highly regulated. what we do not have as a

large thc —type marketplace so there is something different going on in the us that is not happening in the rest of the world people fight. —— where people vape. the link in your view is so tenuous, it is quite a strong view is so tenuous, it is quite a strong response view is so tenuous, it is quite a strong response for them to make, they would not do that for nothing. the statement is a little misleading. the fact these people are inviting thc oils which are not designed to be used in normal vaping devices... but it hasn't been established that is the cause, surely the responsible thing is do not vape until we know. surely the responsible thing is do not vape untilwe know. it surely the responsible thing is do not vape until we know. it seems to bea not vape until we know. it seems to be a common like that all the states have reported back as the people said they were perfectly fine until they invite thc so i think that is

quite a common link. we know there isa quite a common link. we know there is a correlation but that might not mean there is a causation, need to be tested medically and scientifically before you can make that leap and they are seeing what's been a sponsor, do not know what definite is causing it, stop vaping and then we can work out when it is safe to vape again. if you look at the uk as an example, we have not had such cases so the vaping liquids and using the same materials we are to the manufacturer's process is the same. the more highly regulated in this country and some of the ingredients in e—cigarettes used in the us are banned in this country. so those might be a contributory factor. quite possible, we are still waiting for more evidence and what he, like so far seems to be is

around thc. at the moment you have no concerns at this country. no, and neither has public health england. thank you. several hundred activists have staged a sit—in on the red carpet at the venice film festival in protest at the huge cruise ships which they accuse of damaging the environment. they say the cruise ships worsen global warming and erode the foundations of the city as they pass through the lagoon. the children's commissioner for england has proposed opening schools during evenings, weekends and holidays to keep children safe and away from gangs. anne longfield has also suggested posting designated police officers and security to every school to help combat violence. she said that opening classrooms outside of usual hours could have a transformative effect on society. jane—frances kelly reports. bell rings. the school bell marks the end of the day, but the children's commissioner for england would prefer it if pupils stayed on for a range

of activities, rather than going straight home. anne longfield fears too many children are ending up indoors, stuck in front of their computers during theirfree time, because they don't feel safe playing outdoors. they have fantastic sports and arts facilities, technology there. all of it gets locked up just at the time when children need it most. the sad fact is, we know the violence peaks between four and 6:30pm when children are leaving school. that is just when schools need to be open. she warns that in more and more areas, gangs are operating in streets and parks, grooming increasingly younger children. to help tackle the problem, she would like schools to open at weekends, evenings and during school holidays to provide a safe place for extracurricular activities. anne longfield says about £2.6 billion a year of extra funding is needed to allow schools to stay open out of hours and to provide

more high—quality youth support in communities. to put that cost in context, it's as much as the promised increase in school funding across the whole of england for 2020—2021. one head teachers' union has welcomed the idea, saying it would require extra money and careful planning but could create time for arts and sports, which are increasingly squeezed out of the school day. the government says it's making record investments in education and children's services to help young people overcome the challenges they face. jane—frances kelly, bbc news. educating yorkshire, the channel 4 series which followed life in a dewsbury secondary school, became a sensation after one of its pupils — mushy — learnt how to cope with his stammer, with support from his teacher. now, six years on, mushy‘s life is the subject of a new musical. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, caught up with him at rehearsals.

plug it into mine, i'll put you some awful music on! it was a tv moment which became a viral video and made millions cry — the documentary series educating yorkshire. mushy, in year 11, able to read a poem despite his acute stammer, when his teacher mr burton tried out a technique he had seen in the king's speech. it's the same moment when the trees unloose their soft arm from around you, the birds take back their language. now, six years later, mushy‘s story has been turned into a musical. # mushy, mushy, mushy — you put dewsbury on the map. # mushy, mushy, we saw you on tv. # mushy, you're the man. and this is the moment he went to rehearsals to meet the man who would be playing him, the actor varun raj. what's going on, everything good, yeah? all good, all good. awesome, amazing, man. i'm a little bit nervous! are you a bit nervous, yeah? same, man. and mr burton is here as well!

how are you doing, are you alright? i am excited! mushy then watched on as scenes from his life were acted out. how many weeks does it take my boys to change a light bulb? i don't know, ammi. never! i thought you were telling a joke? it's like, how the hell has it happened? it's awesome seeing how each and every person has put their hard work in, and obviously really shown how far i've come. # don't my mum i'm famous, i'm not a geek or a freak... the production was the idea of the rifco theatre company, whose aim was to encourage asian audiences into the theatre. i wanted to tell his whole story. not just the kind of viral video, the before and the after. and this is what mushy does now, giving motivational talks at places such as this — the first direct arena in leeds. prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you.

it's awesome, i would not have thought i would be here six years ago. obviously getting from the situation where i thought i would never speak again, and now speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first teacher development conference. hi guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering. back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him mushy. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. now it's time for a

look at the weather. still one or two showers towards kent but dry and increasingly sunny, the cloud we have had continue to break up, and here in northern ireland it will continue to cloud over, spilling into western scotland but elsewhere largely clear skies and light winds, cold, these are the temperatures and towns and cities but maybe a touch of frost and north—eastern parts of scotland and north—eastern parts of scotland and north—east england. still showers nearly coast of norfolk towards kent and much more cloud for northern ireland increasingly into western scotla nd ireland increasingly into western scotland to give a little drizzle but elsewhere dry with sunshine coming through, winds quite light, temperatures between 16 and 18, warmer than today in eastern scotla nd warmer than today in eastern scotland and north—east england. quite unsettled into next week, spells of rain from the atlantic turning window midweek.