today at 5: borisjohnson denies lying to the queen over the government's reasons for suspending parliament. did you lie to the queen when you advised her to prorogue, to suspend parliament? absolutely not. his comments came after scotland's highest civil court ruled yesterday that the shutdown was unlawful. the prime minister also said there was a landing space for a deal with the eu and that published plans for a no—deal brexit werejust sensible. labour said it will go on calling for parliament to be recalled so that it can question ministers. we'll have the latest from westminster and brussels. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the liberal democrat leader, jo swinson, rules out making pacts with pro—european labour mps in the next general election.

the number of people convicted of rape in england and wales falls to its lowest level since records began. that was good. the fun of gaming, but how to protect children from addiction? mps want video companies to do more. and coming up: with life—changing cystic fibrosis drugs approved for patients in scotland, we hearfrom a parent campaigning to make them available in england too. its five o'clock. our top story: borisjohnson has denied lying to the queen over the suspension of parliament. he said claims it was done to silence mps were absolutely not true.

it comes after yesterday's ruling by the court of session in edinburgh which said the suspension, or proroguing, of parliament was unlawful and motivated by the improper purpose of stymieing parliament. the prime minister also said he was confident of getting a deal with the eu and he offered reassurance after government documents were published outlining the possible risks of a no—deal brexit. mrjohnson said the yellowhammer files were only a worst—case scenario. more on yellowhammer in a moment, but first here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. the prime minister in london to talk shipbuilding. he hopes his brexit plans won't be sunk. could no—deal planning documents that raise the possibilities of protests, a decrease in certain fresh foods and a disruption to medical supplies steer him off course? what you're looking at here is just

the sensible preparations, the worst—case scenario, that you expect any government to do. in reality, we will certainly be ready for a no—deal brexit if we have to do it, and i stress again that's not where we intend to end up. it comes after scotland's highest civil court ruled that the advice to the queen on the suspension of parliament was unlawful, raising questions over whether boris johnson misled the monarch. there's going to be a further adjudication by the supreme court and we should wait and see what they say. did you lie to the queen when you advised her to prorogue, to suspend parliament? absolutely not. downing street insists prorogation is just the routine run up to a queen's speech. yesterday, judges said it actually had the improper purpose of stymieing parliament, and unhappy mps say they have plenty of questions about the no—deal yellowhammer documents.

that's why we're so angry that parliament was prorogued, because i should be in parliament at the moment with the ability to interrogate the prime minister and ministers. warnings about the impact of a no—deal brexit have, at times, by some been dismissed as project fear. but these are government assessments — and so harder to downplay. and for those mps who are against a no—deal departure but for the recall of parliament, these papers provide extra ammunition. that's the thing about yellowhammer today, which is we have to remember that the government has suspended parliament, silenced the elected representatives so that they are not going to be scrutinised in the way that they would have been in parliament if parliament had been, as it should be today, still sitting. mps who don't quite go in for this military discipline forced boris johnson to publish these no—deal assessments. could the supreme court next week force him to recall parliament? a captain of a ship isn't always in control. jessica parker, bbc news.

in a moment, we'll find out what the eu make of all this, and talk to our europe correspondent damian grammaticus in brussels. first to westminster and out political correspondent helen catt. just that question to the prime minister, the light of the queen? it shows what extraordinary times we live in. it's not the usual question you would expect to ask a pm and this is in the context of that advice he gave to the queen on recommending he should suspend parliament. it is a very unusual situation i caught on pets which has taken a different view to the scottish courts yesterday. the high court in london saying this is a political advice and not a role for the judiciary. political advice and not a role for thejudiciary. it political advice and not a role for the judiciary. it has left everything here in a holding pattern

until we hearfrom everything here in a holding pattern until we hear from the supreme court on tuesday to hopefully resolve that. damian, boris johnson on tuesday to hopefully resolve that. damian, borisjohnson talking about a landing space for a deal with the eu, what are they making of that in brussels? there is a scented that in brussels? there is a scented that boris johnson that in brussels? there is a scented that borisjohnson when he spoke to eu leaders, they thought he sounded like a deal and there is a view that he is under political pressure at home because his no deal route blocked by parliament so his best option is to try and get a deal through before the end of october. but does that translate into real optimism here? it's very difficult to say that at the minute. what is happening in the talks going on here, the uk side has been putting bits and pieces of ideas forward, but nothing substantial on the table, nothing that amounts to an

overall plan. last week that yuki was talking shall measure this week it has been talking about traded goods and customs checks but not what the eu wants, which is a full backstop irish border solution, the uk still talking about something being outside those rules and regulations it wants to see. difficulties with the deal, the european parliament saying it has not seen progress and there has to bea not seen progress and there has to be a backstop in there, also difficulties that the eu side see about whether even if anything could be agreed, whether that can actually get. first of the parliament of the uk, sports johnson, get. first of the parliament of the uk, sportsjohnson, the able to corral a majority for some miss and secondly, would they go for something that was less a full week mission? what it has been saying so far is no. there is if there is a

long way to go. there is still time but from what the uk is saying it is not amounting to enough from the eu side. back to helen in westminster and the domestic political scene. there had been speculation that the next general election, the liberal democrats might enter into a pact with pro—remain labour mps, but the lead been talking about that with in recent bits in those efforts to stop any chance of a no—deal brexit. there has been nation that we can see forming. however, the leader of the liberal democrats has been speaking about it and she appeared to rule it out. we want to stop brexit. we will work with people who

wa nt brexit. we will work with people who want to stop brexit. we will work with people where we do not agree on anything but we want to stop a no—deal brexit as we have in the la st no—deal brexit as we have in the last ten days in parliament in the national interest, we will always work with others in the national interest, but when it comes to an election i believe everyone should have the chance to vote for a party that wants to stop brexit foot and despite the strong efforts of some labour members of parliament to have worked hard on this issue the labour party is not a remain party. the labour party's party is not a remain party. the labour pa rty‘s position party is not a remain party. the labour party's position on this, its leader committed the party to holding a referendum when it goes to a general election with a credible leave and remain option on the ballot paper, he said the party would not commit itself in advance to which side of that divide it would fall and support. meanwhile in edinburgh, the court of session is being asked to compel the prime minister to request an extension

to article 50 if no—deal is in place for leaving the eu. the intention is to force boris johnson to comply with legislation passed at westminster. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is in glasgow. explain exactly what the court of session is being asked to do. no sooner session is being asked to do. no sooner has one constitutional court case finished, it looks like another might be to begin. the been lodged there from three campaigners, the businessman dale vince, the qc and another qc who is an mp. they want to force boris johnson another qc who is an mp. they want to force borisjohnson to comply with that legislation passed at westminster which says he has to signa westminster which says he has to sign a letter requesting an extension from the eu if no deal is

on the table. it is interesting, the last case was brought to the court of session because it sits through august, they are bringing this one to the court of session for a different reason. it is because it has a power which they hope the court will use this power to the article 50 extension letter on the prime minister's behalf if he refuses to sign that letter. they point to recent comments from the prime minister is indicating an unwillingness on his part to sign that the, for instance when he said he would rather be dead in a ditch then ask for a delay. the papers have been lodged but what we do not yet know is a timetable for these proceedings to begin. not often we hear a bit of latin on the bbc news at five, but thank you very much indeed!

meanwhile, boris johnson has dismissed concerns about the possible impact of leaving the eu without a deal. the leaked government document, operation yellowhammer, sets out the worst—case scenarios in a no—deal brexit. the prime minister said the yellowhammer files, dating back to early august, were intended to highlight possible risks which could then be addressed. the summary of the government's no—deal brexit planning is only a few pages long, but it makes for startling reading. with more, here's our business editor, simonjack. the trouble starts at the ports. in what they describe as "a reasonable worst—case scenario", lorries could be delayed at the ports for up to two and a half days with significant disruption lasting up to six months. now, that would hit supplies of fuel and fresh food, resulting in reduced availability, choice and higher prices. panic buying, it says, could make matters worse. both these effects would see low—income groups hit hardest. also, three quarters of uk medicines and medical supplies come via short crossings,

such as dover, and are described as particularly vulnerable to port delays. the document also contemplates civil disorder, with protests and counter—protests, and says there may even be clashes between fishing vessels, which would suddenly be illegally fishing in each other‘s waters. now, the government says no—deal planning has accelerated in the six weeks since this document was produced and, to be clear, this is not a prediction. much will depend on how well businesses are prepared and how the eu member states react in a no—deal situation, but it does not deny that these scenarios are plausible. the government said it still hopes to secure a deal. parliament has passed legislation to prevent no deal, but official policy said it is still prepared to leave without one. this document sews some doubt that the uk is prepared for what that might mean. well, the government didn't release the full report. section 15 has been

redacted — edited out. the sunday times reporter who originally broke the story took to twitter last night to reveal what had been in paragraph 15 of the document that was leaked to her last month. "facing eu tariffs makes petrol exports to the eu uncompetitive. "industry had plans to mitigate the impact on refinery "margins and profitability, but uk government policy "to set petrol import tariffs at 0% inadvertently "undermines these plans. "this leads to significant financial losses and announcement of two "refinery closures and transition to import terminals and directjob "losses, about 2,000.

"resulting strike action at refineries would lead "to disruptions to fuel availability for 1—2 weeks in the regions "directly supplied by the refineries." let's get more on what all of that means. i'm joined by niall trimble, who's managing director of the energy contract company — a consultancy firm for the global oil and gas industry. how list that cases here is, refinery closures, strike action, shortages of fuel? possibility. oil companies run refineries as a single european region. they produce and products here, export and then import product tree, and in this country for petrol. very large amounts indeed. if those markets we re amounts indeed. if those markets were closed to us, it would be

difficult for the refineries in this country. that scenario that they could close down, there could be strikes and shortages? it's possible but not likely. and what about our options for importing in the case of a no—deal brexit? that would be tough when it comes to diesel. we are big importers of diesel, we only produce half of our own diesel which is used in half the cars in this country and commercial vehicles. we import half of it. where would we get it from? the us, but that is a long way off, maybe russia, they also produce diesel, again, it is a little further away than eu refineries so that would not be ideal. those are the main sources. then there is also a quest imports of gas supplies, especially when it gets cold, because a lot of our gas comes from the eu. when it gets very cold, the amount of gas we import

from the eu rises substantially, and at the time of the beast in the east, we were importing a quarter of our gas east, we were importing a quarter of ourgas in east, we were importing a quarter of our gas in the eu, if that was put at risk that would be difficult. this hammer document is meant to be worse case scenario, this hammer document is meant to be worse case scenario, it is supposed to be so the government can address those concerns, how worried are you about the possibilities of a no—deal brexit? reasonably worried. if we had a disorderly brexit with no deal, those possibilities are likely. if we could cobble together some sort of deal, we could put off the risk. and on top of that, there is also the scenario where people would be nervous about supplies and they might be panic buying and that could lead to shortages and queues. that is also possible. that has happened in the past. particularly during the time of the oil crisis in the 70s and 80s. people thought, they will run out, i will fill up now, which exacerbates the problem.

the government says it is addressing these concerns, what does it need to do to make sure supplies continue?‘ proper deal to exit instead of having a no—deal brexit. proper deal to exit instead of having a no-deal brexit. that is your advice. thank you very much indeed. and you can find out all about the latest brexit developments in tonight's edition of brexitcast. laura kuenssberg and katya adler join adam fleming and chris mason for brexit gossip and serious analysis from westminster and brussels. it's the first bbc podcast to be commissioned as a bbc television programme, and you can watch it at 9:30pm here on the news channel. three men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commita

arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance in relation to operations at heathrow airport. on the 13th of september, you may remember the chaos caused there, two men arrested in bethnal green, two women and one man arrested in london, all can london police station. the deputy assistant commissioner saying, we have carried out these arrests today in response to proposed plans for illegal drone use near heathrow airport which a practice group place tomorrow morning. our policing plan is aimed at preventing criminal activity which poses a significant safety and security risks to the airport, and the thousands of passengers that will be using it. we have warned previously that arrests will be made if this can continues —— activity. the number of people investigated for rape who are then convicted of a sexual offence has fallen to its lowest level since records

began more than a decade ago. the latest figures show there were fewer than 2,000 convictions across england and wales in the year to the end of march — down by more than a quarter on the previous year. the number and proportion of suspects who were charged has also dropped dramatically. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. phone messages and social media have become a big part of rape investigations. complainants are being asked to hand over their phones, as the police search for digital evidence. rebecca says that, after she was raped, she had some seemingly normal whatsapp exchanges with her attacker. this was because she was trying not to make him angry as he had punched her and threatened her with a knife. but she was told that the messages could be misinterpreted by a jury — and the man, who she learned had a history of violence against women, wasn't prosecuted. learning that decision was absolutely devastating. how did you feel

when you learned that? somewhere between absolutely broken to absolutely livid as well. it was, hang on a minute, you've let him out, based on a really weak reason. the latest annual figures for england and wales show that prosecutions now stand at 3,034, a drop of nearly a third. convictions are down to 1,925. this is a fall of more than a quarter. and referrals from the police stand at 3,375. this figure is down by over a fifth. so, hard evidence that fewer suspects are being brought to court by the crown prosecution service. campaigners are accusing prosecutors of screening out the tougher cases. not true, says the director of public prosecutions. well, it would be quite wrong, wouldn't it, to make a serious decision that impacts on somebody's life in that sort of

way — and we don't. as a matter of policy, we apply the same test to every kind of crime, whether it's rape and sexual violence or any other sort of crime. there is a huge justice gap for complainants of rape. and what that also says is that, if you're a rapist, you can continue your offending with impunity, because the likelihood of you being held to account in the courts is minuscule. rebecca was told by a specially—trained rape lawyer that her case wasn't going to court. it's a conversation she remembers well. he's raped somebody, they've come forward, there is so much evidence there, you've let a known rapist go. i've said that to her, and she shrugged. she went, "i've heard worse." rebecca says she was left suicidal by her experience and she is unsure whether she would advise other complainants to come forward. meanwhile, the crown prosecution service says it will now ask a watchdog to review its work.

now a quick look at some of the day's other stories: the john lewis partnership, which owns the department store chain and waitrose, has announced a loss of nearly £26 million in the first half of the year. it said trading conditions had been difficult with what it called soft consumer demand for home goods and electrical items. the company was also concerned that a possible no—deal brexit could have an impact on fresh food supplies. a group led by the engineering firm babcock has won the contract to build five new royal navy frigates. the deal is worth £1.25 billion and will secure 2,500 jobs at the firm's base at rosyth and across the uk, and gives a lifeline to the threatened harland and wolfe shipyard in belfast. the top gear presenter andrew flintoff has said he is absolutely fine after an incident involving a three—wheeled motorcycle. the former england cricketer is understood to have run out of runway at elvington airfield

near york while filming a race for the motoring show. it's thought he was unhurt and did not need medical attention. more now on that story we spoke about earlier with lorna gordon. the court of session in edinburgh is being asked to compel the prime minister to request an extension to article 50 if no deal is in place for leaving the eu. the intention is to force boris johnson to comply with legislation passed at westminster. and we can speak now to one of the people who has issued those proceedings — the barristerjo maugham. just talk us through exactly what you are asking of the court of session. we will leaving on the 31st of october 2019. the difficulty he has is that is a decision parliament

has is that is a decision parliament has taken away because parliament has taken away because parliament has passed an act that requires him on the 19th of october to ask the eu foran on the 19th of october to ask the eu for an extension, and it is difficult to read his comments otherwise than a refusal to take that step. like all of us is subject to scrutiny, so we are taking action to scrutiny, so we are taking action to compel him to what the law mandates him to do, and the consequences will involve him committing civil content which may involve him going to prison, and is the ultimate full—back, the house of session has a power, it can in effect sign a letter as the prime minister. he would go to prison and all to no avail because the court would sign the letter for him. why are you doing this in scotland? two

reasons. the first is that this power to sign the letter as the prime minister is a power that exists in scottish law, but we don't understand it to exist in english law. the other reason is that in england the law requires you to wait until there is an unlawful act before you sue for that unlawful act. and we think that if you wait until the 19th to sue the prime minister, that will not leave enough time for a deal to be done with the eu, extending time as parliament has dated. you are saying this is not recognised in english law so if you are recognised in english law so if you a re successful recognised in english law so if you are successful with this compel a uk prime minister to do what you want? you have answered your own question. he is the uk prime minister so it subject to the law of scotland and indeed of northern ireland, as he is

subject to the law that the courts in england and wales have. we have a complicated legal system in the united kingdom, scotland has its laws and so does northern ireland, england and wales share a set of laws. as a citizen of the uk, i can sue the prime minister in any one of those jurisdictions and i sue the prime minister in any one of thosejurisdictions and i have chosen to sue him in the jurisdiction that delivers the best chance of securing that he complies with the rule of law. best chance why? for the reasons i have explained. only the scottish court has the ability to sign the letter, so has the ability to sign the letter, so if you imagine i pursued him in london, the court could say, you must sign the letter, but if he didn't, he would go to prison, but the letter would still not get sent. iam not the letter would still not get sent. i am not that interested in seeing the prime minister in prison, i want to see him comply with the rule of

law, i want to see him deliver parliament's will, law, i want to see him deliver pa rliament‘s will, parliament controls the prime minister are not the other way round. how confident of success are you? the law is really clear. there is no wiggle room for the prime minister. the jurisdiction that we are asking the scottish courts to exercise its jurisdiction, this so—called noble of the pump that has never been used in the circumstances. we are all in uncharted territory because the reality is we have never before had a prime minister who has said, i will not comply with the law. some people watching this might say, you are trying to politicise the courts, trying to get the courts trying to make a political decision, and even if you are successful this ends up with parliament and the courts against the people who have

expressed their views on that referendum. certainly, some people would like to see us leave with no deal, but the majority of the population do not want that. but the real a nswer to population do not want that. but the real answer to your question is this, everybody in a civil society is subject to the rule of law, you are not entitled to pick and choose what laws you comply with, and it is pretty abysmal that the prime minister who should be setting an example is saying he is above the law. that is no way for a prime minister of a civilised country to behave. time for a look at the weather. here's lucy martin. we have high pressure building on over the next few days and that means for many of us more in the way of dry and fine weather, more sunshine to come. we have got an area of cloud gradually slipping south and east as we go through this

evening and overnight, bringing a few spots of rain and drizzle, clearer skies feeding in behind in the risk of a few showers in north—west scotland. the temperatures across the north of the uk in single figures. tomorrow could start off with a lingering cloud across southern counties of england. it will brighten up with plenty of sunshine to come and there will be the risk of a few showers across the north west scotland. here it will be breezy elsewhere lighter winds than we have seen today. temperatures tomorrow, less humid in the south and east, high surf 21 celsius. and then through the weekend, we are in for a good deal of dry and fine weather, plenty of sunshine around with temperatures in the south picking up.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister denies lying to the queen and insists the uk

will be ready for a no—deal brexit, despite government documents warning it could lead to food and medicine shortages. the liberal democrat leader, jo swinson, has ruled out making pacts with pro—european labour mps in the next general election. five people have been arrested in response to proposed plans to illegally fly drones near heathrow airport. the number of people investigated for rape, who go on to be convicted, has fallen to its lowest level since records were first compiled — more than a decade ago. new figures have revealed that cancer survival rates in the uk remain below those of other high income countries. mps are calling for in—game spending to be regulated by gambling laws and so—called loot boxes banned entirely for children. and coming up... we have a special report from the shattered city of idlib in syria — the country's last sanctuary for opponents of president assad.

all of that to come, first of all though, let's have the latest sports news, olie foster has that, including the cricket, ali. not going to offer england, a fairly solid start on the first day of the final ashes test. one wicket down at lunch at the oval, australia have been on top of the last couple of hours, they won the toss, put england into bats, the lostjoe root, toss, put england into bats, the lost joe root, who toss, put england into bats, the lostjoe root, who has dropped three times, still top scored with 57. that was the moment he passed 7000 test runs. but when the skipper went, one of two so far for pat cummings. that triggered a flurry of dismissals. mitchell marsh picked up four wickets on his return to the side. remember, australia 2—1 up in the series, already retained the ashes. england and our 221 for seven. butler and archer at the crease. the four—time grand slam

champion, kim cloisters, is going to come out of retirement for a second time. she's 36 now. she first retired back in 2007. after winning one grand slam. had herfirst child at the age of 23, she then returned two years later, one of the us open, as an unranked player, one a couple of other majors as well, and retired for a second time in 2012, but she says she's going to come back to the wta tour next year. andy murray is going to have a busy time over the next month, he is going to play three tournaments in as many weeks in china. he already agreed to play this month. then in beijing, attornment that followed it, and accepted a wild card for the shanghai masters the week after. he returned to singles action last month, after all his hip troubles. he has yet to win a match on the mean to her. well, unfortunately, england players and coaches are having to deal with this again. head coach of southgate saying that he is worried about their trip to bulgaria

next month, because he thinks there's a chance that they could face racist abuse, that's because the bulgaria fans have already been punished for racist behaviour in june earlier this year. the stadium is going to be partially closed for the game on the 14th of october, don't forget, england's black players were also subjected to monkey chance on their last visit to bulgaria in 2011. they said they are aware there is a history there, and wa nt to aware there is a history there, and want to make sure they are all prepared for what might happen, and how we want to respond. the burnley manager has refused to say whether the club have punished their midfielder, danny drinkwater, after the player was on loan from chelsea was involved in an incident outside a nightclub. he was pictured with facial injuries, and also suffered an ankle injury, which will rule him out of the team for a number of weeks. is certainly old enough and wise enough to do whatever you can to not get and scrapes, but sometimes it happens. he becomes part of us, even

if he's on loan, anyone who joins us as part of us, so we've got to work with a player, and we do, and like i say, it is easy to spend time when it's all going well and everything is rosy, but sometimes, it's equally, it's more satisfying, actually sometimes, when things are not quite right. is the opening ceremony for the solheim cup this evening, first of three days of match play golf starts with the foursomes tomorrow morning at glen eagles europe's women have never lost the cup, but it's been held in scotland, us are heavy favourites as they look to win the trophy for the third time in the row. if europe can you pull off an unlikely victory, that would be a double celebration for one of their players, charlie hall, who gets married next week. she has had to let her fiance take ca re of she has had to let her fiance take care of the last minute preparations. i have just kind preparations. i havejust kind of left preparations. i have just kind of left the wedding all to him, to be fair. i said what i want, all to him, to be fair. i said what iwant, and all to him, to be fair. i said what i want, and hopefully, all to him, to be fair. i said what iwant, and hopefully, i havejust let him deal with it all. and yet, it does, but i've been looking forward to this event for a long time. because it's on home soil, and i've never really played on it. i've

played all through europe, but not really in it, you know, great britain, so i'm looking forward to it, and then it, i'm looking forward to next week as well. just another wicket in the cricket, just archer has gone, england are 226 for eight. i will be back with sports day at half past six, we will be live at gleneagles, and the solheim cup preparations. also a chat with one of great britain's greatest olympians, and a concussion controversy. see you at half past six. allie, many thanks, see you later. families have welcomed a deal which will make two "life—changing" cystic fibrosis drugs available to eligible patients in scotland. a five—year agreement has been reached between the scottish government and pharmaceutical company vertex over the use of 2 drugs that improve lung health. cystic fibrosis is a life—shortening genetic condition that causes fatal lung damage, affecting more than 10,000 people in the uk — around 900 of them in scotland. one of the drugs given

the go—ahead today, orkambe, reportedly costs £100,000 per patient, per year. last month the body which approves drugs for use by the nhs in scotland rejected the treatments, saying... the "cost in relation to its health benefits was not sufficient". but today's news means around 400 eligible patients in scotland will be given access to these drugs — after the scottish government secured what it called a "confidential discount" from the manufacturer. joining me now is liz brennan. herfour—year—old daughter, annabelle is living with cystic fibrosis and their family have been campaigning for the availability of orkambi on the nhs in england. shejoins me now from bristol. thanks very much for being with us. so, just give us an idea of what difference that drug would it make to your daughter, to annabel, if it

we re to your daughter, to annabel, if it were available, because it's been made available now in scotland, but asi made available now in scotland, but as i say, not in england. what difference would it make to you as a family? it would make a huge difference to annabelle. annabelle currently is really well, doing really well, she has said to have a lot of treatment to keep her that way. but what this drug does is work on the root cause, where all of her other treatments work on dealing with the symptoms. so by working on the root cause, it will slow down the root cause, it will slow down the progression of her disease. which then, in turn, means that she has every chance to fight these infections and in a better way, and is less likely to get these infections. and just generally, the toll that cystic fibrosis has on her whole body will be reduced significantly. it is though, asi said, very expensive. £100,000 per patient, per year. would you accept, imean patient, per year. would you accept, i mean it, it's a harsh reality, that i suppose the national health service does have to make difficult

choices about the cost of medicines. we know for a fact that that is obviously the list price, and not the agreed price that will be, that scotla nd the agreed price that will be, that scotland have come to the deal with. but, we also know that cystic fibrosis is a very demanding and highly costly condition, that already costs the nhs huge amounts of money. their condition progresses, and they need more and more intervention, more times in hospital. you know, two weeks, in a special bed, specialised bed, and having ivs, which of these antibiotics are also highly costly. currently, annabelle's already on a drug that costs me 10,000 a year. so, the news that we have had from scotla nd so, the news that we have had from scotland that this is going to get the go—ahead in scotland. i guess you welcome that, but it's frustrating and a sense for you, that it frustrating and a sense for you, thatitis frustrating and a sense for you, that it is not the case in england for the time being at least. you have, today, we woke up at half six

and found out this news. this is a landmark day for our campaign. we have been campaigning for four years for the whole of the uk to get access, universal access the nhs. for our consultants to have every tool in the box to treat this really hard, cruel disease. and the fact that now, in scotland, our scottish friends, or a scottish cystic fibrosis family have woken up without relief, to know that their loved ones are going to get the best possible chance to life, it's just such a day to celebrate. but like you said, it's frustrating. it's also heartbreaking to think that just because we don't live in scotland, our children, our loved ones, currently aren't getting the same chance to lie. the cost implications, you know, it may be argued, i think about 800 patients in scotland with this condition, 8000 in england. so clearly, in england, it would cost a very considerable sum of money. yes, and thatis

considerable sum of money. yes, and that is for westminster to work out a deal, and, too, you know, a better, better compromise with the drug companies. but what we have seen drug companies. but what we have seenin drug companies. but what we have seen in scotland is that the government actually did this. they actually went and worked directly with the drug company to create this deal, and that's what we now need for our government to do. deal, and that's what we now need for our government to dolj deal, and that's what we now need for our government to do. i suppose, ina way, for our government to do. i suppose, in a way, it's for the politicians. you are trying to persuade the politicians to agree to this, but also, to the drugs company as well, because what nhs england are saying is that they have a poached the drug company and have urged them to accept nhs england's generous offer. they are saying the drug company refused a £500 million offer for the drug over five years, refused a £500 million offer for the drug overfive years, which refused a £500 million offer for the drug over five years, which would have been the biggest commitment nhs england has ever made. that's what the government is saying, that's what nhs england are saying. and we saw similar things happened in scotla nd saw similar things happened in scotland with the smc, and there nhs. but what worked there was that

the mps and their government all worked together, and decided that actually, the future of these people is what was the most important thing, and to go and work with them directly. i believe the deal is for five years, and they will be able to get long—term data, and gather all the information that they need to then go back to the drug company and work onjust figures then go back to the drug company and work on just figures come and work on that deal. and that's what we need here, and that's what we are asking our government to do, is to mirror what scotland have done. scotla nd mirror what scotland have done. scotland has shown us that this is possible, and it can be achieved. and now that's just what we simply need here now. so you have got a bit more help now after this news from scotland. hope that this might be replicated in england and the rest of the uk. we have huge hope, what's happened today has been significant, and has also raised this, and also now puts the pressure on here to get

it done, and shows that it can be done. we always have hope, and we will never give up. and how is annabelle at the moment? she isjust starting school, but she's doing really well. she's just come down with her first little cold, really well. she's just come down with herfirst little cold, but really well. she's just come down with her first little cold, but she, yeah, she is just with her first little cold, but she, yeah, she isjust brilliant, and she ta kes yeah, she isjust brilliant, and she takes it all in her stride. all right, good to talk to you, and good luck in your search for treatment. liz brennan, thank you so much for being with us. thank you very much. figures released this morning suggest there are almost 23 and a half thousand families and individuals who are homeless — or at risk of being homeless — in england who have experience of domestic abuse. it's the first full year the stats have been released. the homelessness charity crisis says it shows the government needs to offer more support to people forced to leave their homes because of domestic violence. john owen has been to meet peta — who was left homeless after fleeing domestic abuse and is now living in temporary accommodation. good boy, eat your banana. peta lives in temporary

accommodation in london, sharing a single room with her two—year—old son. this space is just difficult to have a normal upbringing for a child in a setting like this. it's just not normal. he has to eat dinner on the bed. he is restricted when it comes to playing. so itjust kind of makes it a little bit unfairfor him. she says she's a victim of domestic abuse, which she first suffered some years ago, after she started a relationship with a man who became violent towards her. i remember saying something to him like that's so stupid, or that's quite silly, and hejust got up and, it was so unexpected, he just got up and slapped me across the face. and i wasjust like, did you seriouslyjust do that? peta says she became homeless after she was removed from the tendency she shared with her abusive partner. so i was staying around, moving around between families and friends house during that period of time. sometime later, she also became

pregnant by another partner, and began to experience serious mental health problems. i actually became suicidal, and i actually wanted to terminate my pregnancy because of it. it wasn't easy. years later, and i'm still suffering because of it. she applied to the local authority for housing, and was eventually offered temporary accommodation. first, given a property to a mother and a baby, and then even after that, they tried to fight against it, and evict me again. she says that a decision to evict her on the grounds that she had made herself intentionally homeless was later overturned on appeal. but she was told that she would have to bid for more suitable accommodation. a process that can take years. i haven't made myself intentionally homeless. so here's your bidding number, that's it. they haven't offered me anything else. they haven't come around to assess the need, or the fact that my son is now turning three, and i've still got a bed

in the kitchen basically. having already lived in the single room for more than two years, peta says that it's dangerous for her child, and it's having a serious effect on her mental health. i'm on antidepressants at the moment, because of the situation. but living in a condition, it's not going to change anything, and the ones that are being abused by persons have also been abused by the system. peta is one of thousands of domestic abuse victims, who have suffered homelessness or has been forced to use temporary accommodation. and she for one feels that the system has let her down. john owen, bbc news. syria's last sanctuary for opponents of president assad — just the latest with the dispute of british airways and its pilots, and the effect for passengers. british airways have now started cancelling flights that were scheduled for the 27th of september. that's when it the next strike by pilots is expected to hit. ba is expected to run more flights than on previous

strike days, according to our transport correspondent. but the majority of flights will still be cancelled. customers who's flights on ba has been cancelled, should get an e—mail or on ba has been cancelled, should get an e—mailora on ba has been cancelled, should get an e—mail or a message from the airline within the next couple of hours or so, airline within the next couple of hours orso, and airline within the next couple of hours or so, and the airline have had to cancel the flights more than two weeks before the strike to avoid having to pay additional compensation to passengers who are affected by these cancellations. that's under eu law. so customers should be getting information from ba in the next couple of hours about cancelled flights on the 27th of september. syria's last sanctuary for opponents of president assad — the city of idlib — has been under intense attack from government forces and their russian allies for months. idlib is controlled by militant jihadist groups, but it's also home to hundreds of thousands of refugees, many of them children. there is a tentative ceasefire at the moment, but the un has accused the syrian

regime of conducting a brutal campaign of bombardment — targetting civilians, our middle east correspondent quentin somerville and cameraman darren conway have been to the shattered city and have sent this report. this is a war against everything that matters to the people of idlib. their homes are attacked, their schools are attacked, their hospitals are attacked. this was a hospital, it was last hit two weeks ago. just look at the destruction. but also, for a moment, just look around. this is the only building that was targeted here — targeting civilians is a war crime, but it's also very effective. because here now, for miles around, there's no—one — they've all fled. the strikes have been precise...

..deadly, and relentless. this hospital is at a secret location. they've had to dig down deep into the solid rock to avoid russian and regime bombs. since april, about a0 hospitals have been targeted in idlib now. that's a war crime. but this isn'tjust a warfrom the air — it's also a war from the ground, and the worry is regime troops are getting closer here. if they advance another few kilometres, then this hospital will be lost too. they dug down here two years ago, and despite the regime's advance, this hospital is still operating. the rest in the area are gone. they'll keep treating the war—wounded and the sick until they're in range of government shells. child cries. why have you had to build this hospital underground?

translation: it is because of repeated russian and syrian air strikes. they have repeatedly targeted us, and life around us in general. they have targeted schools and clinics. we couldn't treat people out in the open anymore. we weren't secure and our patients weren't safe. this is atma charity hospital, and they're doing an incrediblejob here. it's both a field hospital and a general hospital, and it sees up to 1,000 patients every single day — and it does that with only 12 doctors. the attacks on hospitals all across idlib means that places like this are under more pressure than ever before. and it comes at a time when this war is over eight years old and the international community is losing interest, so in idlib's most desperate hour of need,

its people are being left wanting. quentin sommerville reporting from idlib. mps are calling on video game companies to protect young people from addiction.the culture committee is recommending that a feature known as "loot boxes", where players pay real money for the chance of winning virtual goods should not be sold to children. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. do you think i'm good? like three quarters of all five—to—15—year—olds, jake and aiden are keen gamers. woo! they admit that, at times, playing games like fortnite has gotten really addictive. it was fun and it felt, it had a good feeling, and it could really hook you on to it, and it was just fun in general. it can also get expensive. aiden once managed to spend £30 on in—game extras before his mum realised.

she thinks the games firms need to provide more information. you just buy the box, and you connect it to the tv and then that's it. there's no sort of, like... well, maybe there is, but i don't remember it, a big introduction about, you know, if your child is this age, and this is what you can do, and this is what might happen. i don't know. now, mps are calling for action on what are called loot boxes, where gamers pay real money for virtual goods, such as packs of star players in fifa. they want a ban on selling them to children when there is an element of chance involved. some of the spending is also a form of gambling, we believe, in that people, rather than just purchasing items, are asked to spend some money to gamble that they might then get a new player for a football game, or some tool for a game that they're playing, like fortnite, which will help their play, and we think that is probably inappropriate that children should be able to gamble on games in that way. they can't gamble elsewhere. the mps say the companies behind

games like fifa and fortnite hadn't even done any research into the potential harm they might cause. they said it was unacceptable that companies with millions of users, many of them children, should be so ill—equipped to discuss the impact of their products. but the games industry insists it does behave responsibly. the games industry always has and continues to take the welfare of players really, really seriously. we care deeply about player experience. we want players to play safely. we want them to play in a balanced way. we provide technical settings technical measures. we provide education, robust age ratings and guidance and information sources. aiden and jake do have other interests, like building model aircraft. but the mps say, for some young people, games can become an addictive and costly obsession, and they need protection. rory—cellan jones, bbc news.

us first lady, melania trump, was trending on twitter after the president said "she's got a son", before quickly interjecting that they had their son barron "together". it was all in the context of vaping and a potential ban on flavoured vaping products in the us. president trump told a news conference that the first lady has become concerned over the impact of vaping on young people. we can't have our youth be so affected, and i'm hearing it, and that's how the first lady got involved. she's got a son. together. that is a beautiful young man, and she feels very, very strongly about it. she's seen it, we are both reading it. a lot of people are reading it. a lot of people are reading it. a lot of people are reading it. but people are dying. —— with a bang. so we are looking at a very closely. the duchess of sussex has launched a new charity fashion collection, providing interview clothes for women who are out of work. the duchess has been working

alongside brands including marks & spencer and john lewis to create products including shirts, trousers and blazers. every time an item from the collection is purchased — one will also be donated to a client of smart works, a charity which provides training and interview clothes to women. time for a look at the weather. here's lucy martin. lucy, it's looking very decent for many of us in the next few days. it certainly is. with high—pressure building and, there is a good deal of dry weather in the forecast. plenty of sunshine too, as well. now what we saw a mixed fortune today, a real contrast in the photo sent in by our weather watchers. this one sentin by our weather watchers. this one sent in from cornwall, some blue sky there. but, cloudierskies in sent in from cornwall, some blue sky there. but, cloudier skies in this photo, also sent in by a weather watcher earlier. now we have had an area of low pressure dominating our weather, contains the remnants of tropical storm gabrielle, it's

working our way gradually eastwards. we have this cold front bringing cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain. it's introducing some fresher air as well, pushing that more humid air away to the south and east. so as we go through the night tonight, we will see cloud and perhaps a few outbreaks of light rain and drizzle spreading south behind it. clear skies feeding and, fewer showers across the west of scotland, temperatures in the north falling into the single figures. remaining in the double figures further south. to move into tomorrow then, we will have high—pressure working its way into the south and westward, a good deal of dry weather to come. just this cold front pretty nearby to the southern counties of england. so a fairly cloudy start for some, but it will brighten up quickly, and looking up plenty of dry weather, lots of sunshine around. risk of a few showers in the north and west of scotland, it will be quite breezy in the northwest, but elsewhere, we will see later wins than today. and feeling pleasant in the sunshine, although it will be less humid in the southeast. highs of around 21 celsius. as we move into the weekend

then, high—pressure will continue to dominate the weather. we do have this feature though, and that will mean that it won't be totally dry. so as we move into the weekend, plenty of sunshine to come. and it will turn warmer across the south as well, sunday, bringing highs of around 25, perhaps even 26 celsius in the south and east. here is how it's looking on saturday then come outbreaks of rain pushing into northern scotland, eventually getting into northern ireland as the day wears on. breezy across the northern half of the uk, with the risk of gales in the far north of scotland. further south, dry risk of gales in the far north of scotland. furthersouth, dry with some sunshine and light winds. the temperatures up a touch on friday, highs of 23 celsius. and then into sunday, that front slips a little bit further south, so i cloudier sway a cross bit further south, so i cloudier sway across the central uk with some outbreaks of rain, clear skies behind it, brightening up with some sunny spells, and one or two showers, does look largely dry across southern england and wales. sunny spells here, it will turn

warmer, with highs of 25—26d.

the prime mininster denies misleading the queen over his reasons for suspending parliament after a court ruled it was unlawful. did you lie to the queen when you advised her to prorogue, to suspend parliament? absolutely not. making preparations for a no—deal brexit — borisjohnson insists newly released government documents warning of long delays and price rises are a worst case scenario. we'll be looking at the scenarios that the government says could happen. the number of people convicted of rape in england and wales has fallen to its lowest level on record — yet the number of allegations recorded by police reaches an all—time high. russian and syrian forces are

accused of targeting hospitals in rebel held