this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at three. fighting back, former prime minister david cameron accuses boris johnson of acting "appallingly" during the 2016 eu referendum campaign. african leaders pay their respects at the funeral of the former zimbabwean president, robert mugabe — who ruled over the country for four decades. the liberal democrats conference kicks off in bournemouth — with the party set to decide whether its policy should now be to ‘scrap‘ brexit. we want to stop brexit and so if we find ourselves in a general election that will be our unequivocal message. houthi rebels in yemen say they fired drones which caused a major fire to break out at two government—owned oil facilities in saudi arabia. at least five people have died,

and thousands of properties are evacuated after flash flooding hits spain's east coast. coming up, the oxfordshire palace that's missing a loo. and, at 3.30, the click team looks at how technology is helping anti—government demonstrators in hong kong. that's coming up, here on bbc news. the former prime minister, david cameron, has accused boris johnson and michael gove of trashing his government, with what he calls "appalling behaviour" during the brexit referendum. in his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron has told the times newspaper that the outcome

of the referendum left him depressed, and that he worries about it every day. here's our political correspondent susana mendonca. it was a decision that brought down his premiership and set britain on a turbulent course to leaving the european union, which we're all still on. up until now, david cameron has kept quiet about brexit, but not anymore. in his memoirs, about to be released, former prime minister said... he has tough criticism for the current prime minister, boris johnson, and cabinet minister michael gove, who mr cameron says "left the truth at home" during the 2016 eu referendum and behaved appallingly. he doesn't use the word "betrayed" but talking to him over 90 minutes, as i did, it was perfectly clear

the hurt and sense of frustration he had with his former colleagues and friends, who he says trashed their own government. did you leave the truth at home, sir? but today, michael gove, who is now overseeing no—deal brexit planning, wouldn't be drawn on the words of his formerfriend. the suspension of parliament by boris johnson's government, which caused angry scenes like this, has rebounded, according to mr cameron, who criticises the treatment of tory rebels and says another referendum can't be ruled out. and a current member of the prime minister's cabinet has raised questions about cracks in his government, after saying she'd back staying in the eu if there were another vote. i would vote to remain because i'm also a democrat and i think one of the fundamental tenets of our democracy is that when the public vote, and over 30 million people voted in the eu referendum... there was a clear result. i know it's a result many people don't like, it is not a result i was comfortable with, but i have accepted it and i think it's important that

when there is a result, whether it's a referendum or an election, that mps and parliament fulfil that mandate. with the nation and parliament still divided over brexit, david cameron will want to frame his own legacy. but critics, including the lib dem leader, say the current mess is of his own making. susana mendonca, bbc news. thousands of people — including several african leaders — are attending the state funeral of the former zimbabwean president robert mugabe. he led the country to independence from britain and was in power for almost a0 years. he became increasingly autocratic, his government increasingly repressive, the economy enfeebled. mr mugabe was deposed two years ago, and died last week, aged 95. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy reports from the capital harare. the final journey for zimba bwe‘s independence leader. robert mugabe led the country for nearly four decades. a towering figure who was both loved and loathed at home and abroad.

current and former leaders from across africa, here to pay their respects and express solidarity with the man they address as comrade. comrade mugabe will be remembered as an africanist and a great icon of african liberation. president mugabe had consistently demonstrated his steadfast commitment to our shared vision of the africa we want. but from zimbabweans, a less emphatic send—off. years ago, this stadium would have been buzzing with supporters, but the turnout today a reflection of robert mugabe's fall from grace during his final years. the man who toppled him from power two years ago, now leading the farewell. a giant tree of africa has fallen. indeed, the bold, steadfast

and resolute revolutionary comrade robert gabriel mugabe is no more. the strained relations between him, the government and the mugabe family have played out in public since the late leader's remains returned to the country. former president robert mugabe has been afforded the highest honour in zimbabwe, a state funeral with a 21—gun salute and a fly—past, but it's taken a lot of negotiation to get here, and even so there are divisions that still exist between his family and the state. from here, robert mugabe's body will be taken to his rural home for traditional rites. a mausoleum will be built at the liberation hero's cemetery, where he will be buried. anne soy, bbc news, harare. liberal democrat leaderjo swinson says she hopes to convince party members at their conferenece in bournemouth — to back a policy

of scrapping brexit without another referendum. ms swinson says holding the referendum got the uk "into a mess". and she believes revoking article 50 — the formal process to leave the eu — is the only satisfactory way out. we are crystal clear we want to stop brexit and if we find ourselves in a general election that will be our unequivocal message and therefore if a liberal democrat majority government is elected we should revoke article 50. it will be interesting to hear what party members have to say about this when they debate and vote on that new policy proposal in bournemouth tomorrow. there are reasons for party members to be cheerful as they gather this weekend in the sunshine. mps coming on board from other

parties, rising membership levels and also evidence in opinion polls that their simple stop brexit message is cutting through. that will be up for discussion, as you've heard, this weekend. they have so far been clear it wants a second referendum and would campaign to remain what jo swinson wants to go further and say if there is a general election, in that case the liberal democrats would campaign on the basis that if they got into government they would revoke article 50 and cancel brexit without another public vote. is that a hardening of the party's position or perhaps a muddying of the water? maybe a confusing message, some might think, for voters. others may feel it's the liberal democrats going as far as they possibly can in setting themselves apart from the conservatives and labour. as i say, it will be up for discussion among party members who, unlike the tories and labour when they gather for their conferences, do have a real say in setting party policy. they will make their views

known on that tomorrow. it's a test forjo swinson, her first conference since taking over. i guess she would perhaps not have expected to be facing a general election quite as soon as she is but i guess it's an opportunity to stamp, in a sense, kind of a new style on the party, the liberal democrats first woman in charge, but also generationally, a big switch from sir vince cable. she's undoubtedly a very different leader to sir vince cable, from a different generation in the party, she is theirfirst female leader and she is clearly trying to make her mark in going further with the party's brexit policy although clarifying overall their first priority would be to have a further referendum, facing an election campaign, perhaps sooner rather than later, with the speculation

it could happen before the end of the year, she clearly wants the liberal democrats to have a very stark message, very simple message that if they got into government they would revoke article 50 straightaway. a liberal democrat government you might think it is unlikely, what would they do if they had a strong showing in the event of a hung parliament? they have ruled out formal pacts with either party but they could play a crucial role there if the balance of power was unclear after a general election. lots to discuss for party members over the next few days and of course the chance that mps have come on board from other parties, disillusioned with either the tories or labour, that more could follow. so far, the likely candidates and the liberal democrats themselves are keeping us guessing. former attorney general and conservative rebel dominic grieve has launched

a further scathing attack on the prime minister, who he says doesn't know the difference between truth and falsehood. speaking at people's vote event in belfast, which is calling for the public to have their say in a second referendum over brexit, mr grieve said he was "pretty certain" the house of commons would prevent the uk leaving the eu on october 31st. revolutionary politics, total disregard for the rule of law, according to spokesman in downing street who has now developed a new habit, to have foul mouth briefings to the press. about me. —— principally about me. somebody who says he will break the law if it does not like it, somebody hit when the house of commons starts asking highly legitimate questions and fulfilling its democratic mandate, says we will get rid of you for five weeks so you will not cause inconvenience. i'm afraid i have to say it, somebody who clearly does

not understand, it seems to be a pathological condition in him, the difference between truth and falsehood. he says he is going to get as outs of the brexit mess which he is largely responsible for having created in the first place. applause he says he is going to do that by simply eyeballing everybody and then if he doesn't get his way crashing is out on the 31st of october. that was dominic grieve speaking at the people's vote event in belfast this afternoon. the conservative party has said it is reviewing its facebook advertising, after it was accused of misrepresenting a bbc news story. the advert featured the bbc logo with a headline saying "£11; billion pound cash boost for schools". however the original story on the bbc website quoted

a much lower amount — ofjust over £7 billion. houthi rebels in yemen have said that they carried out drone attacks on oil facilities in saudi arabia. the attacks caused huge fires, which authorities now say are extinguished. the rebels, backed by iran, are fighting against a saudi—led military coalition. the bbc‘s lina sinjab is following all the developments and has the latest. the announcement came from state media earlier this morning, saying that two drone attacks have targeted, the first one on one of the largest, actually, the largest oil field run by the aramco company in the world. and the second one also which is the second largest oil field. basically, they said that the fire was put immediately under control and the government, the saudi government said that they are going to launch an investigation into this drone and they are going to verify the source. but later during the course of the day, as you rightly said, the houthi have claimed responsibility.

of course, the houthi are supported by iran, saudi arabia's biggest rival in the region, and there has been a lot of missile fire fired by the houthi into saudi arabia as a retaliation as they say to saudi arabia's bombing campaign against the group inside yemen. lina, if this was the houthi rebels behind it, it's a big win for them, isn't it? it is, and that is how they are claiming it at the moment. they are claiming this is a big victory for them and this is, as they say, a legitimate act of revenge, but, of course, we need to look at the situation from a regional perspective. tension has been rising between saudi arabia and iran. earlier this summer, in june, july, both saudi arabia and washington accused iran, blamed iran for an attack on oil tankers in the gulf area, in the gulf water. so this has been tit—for—tat attacks between saudi arabia and iran but of course saudi arabia has the backing of the united states

who is imposing sanctions on iran, mounting pressure on iran so the latter is feeling squeezed and the houthi are there as well as iran's hand in yemenjust bordering saudi arabia, but it is a big threat for the country. a british australian woman who's been held in an iranian prison, has been identified as kylie moore—gilbert. dr moore—gilbert is a lecturer at melbourne university specialising in middle eastern politics. the australian government say the charges against her are unclear. the headlines on bbc news: the former prime minister, david cameron accuses borisjohnson of acting "appallingly" during the 2016 eu referendum campaign. african leaders pay their respects at the funeral of the former zimbabwean president, robert mugabe. and, the liberal democrats conference kicks off in bournemouth — with the party set to decide whether its policy should now

be to "scrap" brexit. in the sport at the final ashes test england are on top. england's elite of australia reaches over 200 runs. in the early premier league game at liverpool beat newcastle 3—1, they have won all five of their league games this season. at the solheim cup europe partly think the usa. europe are trying to regain the trophy from the usa. i will have details on those stories and lots more for you at around 5:30pm. five people have died in spain as heavy rain and flash—flooding continue to batter the south—east of the country shutting down regional airports and schools. 0livia crellin reports. a woman and her family are hauled to safety. 0ne bag of possessions all they could take with them,

as the water steadily rose around their home. these dramatic images of a landscape now underwater, and the urgent response to save those trapped by the deluge were recorded by spain's military emergency unit, now called out to help the thousands affected. just 48 hours after some areas saw their heaviest rainfall on record, swathes of spain's southern lead a strict countryside were transformed. translation: i went out to buy bread and then i saw the whole town centre filled with water and i was like, how did this happen? everything filled with water, the whole side over there. and there was a submerged car as well, people in the water — i don't know! the speed with which the floods came shocked many and even proved fatal. of the handful of victims the floods have claimed so far, most perished in their cars

when the water either flipped their vehicles or trapped them inside. worst hit are the regions of valencia and murcia, where the water has been sweeping anything in its path along with it, forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated while hundreds more are left stranded. this includes tourists. the two consecutive days of torrential rain has forced local airports, train networks and dozens of roads to close. but at alicante airport, the arrivals lounge filling with travellers, who had nowhere to go. nobody gets out here, everybody is stuck on the airport. and with us are five, six planes coming in, so everyone has 200 passengers. there are more than thousands of people here stuck in this airport. they cannot pick up their hire car, the taxis have got the message from the police and the central not to drive because it is not safe. so the few taxis that are coming here, of course, for money, it is terrible. the line here are, i don't know, perhaps many hundreds.

as many areas affected remain on red or orange alert, the authorities continue to recommend that citizens remain at home and avoid using their cars. but while the weather is reported to have stabilised, the extent of the damage it has caused is still unclear. and the numbers of displaced continue to grow. felicity huffman, the hollywood actress known for her role in the tv series desperate housewives, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison for her part in a college admissions scandal. she paid $15,000 — that's around £12,000 — to falsify her daughter's exam results. here's our north america correspondent david willis. reporter: felicity, are you sorry for what you did? it's the walk—on part no hollywood actress would ever want to land. felicity huffman arrived for sentencing, accompanied by her husband william h macy, having admitted paying

to have her daughter's test results doctored in the hope of landing a place at a top university. the college admissions scandal has seen 33 parents charged with bribing exam administrators and sports coaches via a middleman. it has also served to reinforce the view that the university admissions system here is inexorably slanted towards the rich. prosecutors accused felicity huffman of acting out of a sense of entitlement. she blamed her actions on parental insecurity, felicity huffman‘s sentence will start in six weeks‘ time, meaning that, in theory, she could spend next sunday on the red carpet at the emmys.

her netflix series when they see us has been nominated for a string of emmy awards. her defence team had argued for probation and community service, no time in prison. prosecutors countered, saying that being confined to a hollywood mansion with an infinity pool hardly constituted meaningful punishment. she will begin her sentence on october 25. david willis, bbc news, washington. let's talk to kate taylor of the new york times. shejoins me let's talk to kate taylor of the new york times. she joins me about webcam from boston. thank you for being with us. let me ask you, what impact has in this case made in the united states, has it opened up something people were aware of and perhaps chose not to look into into much detail? i think that is a good way to put

it. it has created tremendous anger. people have been outraged by the descriptions, accusations of what these parents have done. some of the parents have pleaded guilty and some have not and pleaded not guilty. i think people knew the college admission system in this country was not a true meritocracy, people who are wealthy had all kinds of advantages, whether it is a tutoring for the admissions exams, sat, whether it is the excellent high schools they go to and the preparation and they get. even the fa ct preparation and they get. even the fact that many schools under the guise of what we call listed admissions process which means it's notjust based on test scores, give advantages to families that donates huge amounts of money. that is known. but this case brought an attention to its and also showed this group of families who already had so many advantages, their kids

we re had so many advantages, their kids were already at the top of the heap in terms of where they will be positioned in the admissions process and yet that was not enough. the parents wanted to do something else and they were willing to lie and cheat to get their children another advantage. i suppose the consequence is not just to undermine some confidence in at least aspects of the admissions process but also to materially disadvantage those youngsters who would otherwise have got the places that some of these children were able to take up as a result of falsified scores. it obvious that did not apply in felicity huffman‘s case, her daughter did not get a school place as a result of these tescos but it clearly has applied elsewhere. that's been part of the anger —— as a result of these test scores. the idea these children might have taken spaces away from other more deserving, harder working students. it's been a kind of an ironic thing

about the way the case has been prosecuted, is that the legal theory the prosecutors are operating under is the victims of this fraud are not those students, that is what the public sees as the victims, students who would have otherwise got in but did not, but the prosecutors have described the victims as universities and the testing agencies that were defrauded. part of we saw yesterday in the judge giving felicity huffman this relatively symbolic prison term, was thejudge is kind of sceptical of this theory, she does not think the universities were really true victims of this. 0bviously victims are victims of this. 0bviously victims a re really victims of this. 0bviously victims are really someone else. what impact has it had on felicity huffman, herself, because obviously she now faces two weeks in prison, not a huge time but it will be quite a culture shock to her. she is also very prominent in the public eye

because of her career, the career of her husband, being part of that hollywood elite. according to her and her lawyers, this has had tremendous devastating impact on her already. she has not gotten any work since she was arrested, which is not very surprising, of course, perhaps worse, she has had to suffer the family and personal consequences. she decided to pay someone to inflate her daughter's sat score because she starts her daughter would not get a good enough score and her daughter did not know about it so when felicity huffman was arrested her daughter found out it so when felicity huffman was arrested her daughterfound out she had done this. that her mother had not had confidence in how to take the test. and felicity huffman said in court yesterday her daughter when she learned about this, said, i don't know who you are anymore, mum. and asked her why didn't you have confidence in me, why didn't you

believe i could do it on my own? clearly there are ——. in some of the most painful consequences. kate taylor from the new york times, thank you forjoining us from boston. the new bbc one drama the capture delves into the shadowy world of so—called big brother technologies, raising questions about the importance of fighting crime, over rights to privacy. facial recognition cameras are being trialled in some places, and those behind the technology say its benefits shouldn't be overlooked. our home affairs correspondent katharine carpenter reports. so you're not gonna run a facial rep for me, or shall i call 0ps room 2? send us the capture. surveillance cameras and facial recognition technology have starring roles in the current bbc one drama the capture. the programme questions whether their images can be trusted and who is controlling them. we are asking similar questions here in the real world, too. police trials of facial recognition have been scrutinised and the information commissioner is investigating after a private company used the technology in kings cross.

but here in victoria, where the biometrics of my face are being analysed right now, they say we ignore the positives of facial recognition technology at our peril. it will look for people on a watchlist and if one of those people walks past the camera, it will trigger an alert, it will recognise that person. if a person is not on the watchlist, then it will ignore them. clearly, london has a knife crime problem. if a technology such as this could be used in tandem with other front line policing tactics to take knives from the street, i think you would see a lot of public support for that. after ten controversial trials, the met says it is still considering how facial recognition might be used in the future. kenny long says pairing it with officers‘ body—worn cameras is an obvious next step, speeding up thejob he used to do as a super recogniser, trawling through cctv at scotland yard. the system will give you a list and you will say "right, fantastic," and a human sitting in a control room, or they could

be sitting in a car, wherever you are based, would look at it and say "yes, is that the same person? yes or no?" but data protection and privacy concerns persist. it can be used to catch bad guys, certainly. it also makes mistakes. so it could be leading to misidentifications of completely innocent people, it can also be used to chill public expression, to make people feel uncomfortable showing theirfaces in public. when i see myself on the screen with a box around my head identifying me, it does make me feel a little bit uneasy. what's really interesting is as you were seen by our facial recognition cameras, you had a smartphone. that smartphone knew exactly where you were, the data was being captured, it was being analysed. other platforms were understanding where you have been, where you're going, who you know, what you have bought. from my perspective, that's far a more pervasive intrusion into our privacy. but he does want clearer laws governing the use of facial recognition, as does the government's biometric commissioner, who says we all need to make choices about the future world want to live in.

katharine carpenter, bbc news. i'm not sure facial recognition ontology would have been of much use for this next story. an 18—carat solid gold toilet, worth a million pounds, has been stolen from blenheim palace in oxfordshire. the toilet, which is actually an artwork called "america", was part of an art exhibition by the italian conceptual artist maurizio cattelan at winston churchill's birthplace. it was reported missing just before five o'clock this morning. the toilet has not been found but a 66—year—old man has been arrested. police said the burglary caused "significant damage and flooding" because the toilet was plumbed into the building, and visitors had been invited to use it. an expensive way to spend a penny. now for the weather. dry and fine across much of england and wales, cloudier skies for scotland and

northern ireland. we also have rain any forecast that will gradually slip southwards as we go through tonight, staying fairly windy for the northern half of the uk, risk of gales of severe gales for far north of scotla nd gales of severe gales for far north of scotland and the northern isles in particular. 0vernight temperatures between eight and 13 celsius. cloud and output of rain courtesy of a cold front with us moving into tomorrow. behind it a fresh feel to things, head of that we are looking at a fairly warm day. tomorrow outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england and northern wales and the midlands. behind that and ahead of that dry weather and sunny spells but look at the contrast in temperatures. low to mid teens in the north, perhaps 26 celsius in the