this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four. 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, in half an hour we take a look back at the best of this week's victoria derbyshire programme. 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. —— a pan—africanist. 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. miss 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. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is at the liberal democrats conference in bournemouth. it all looks very calm behind you, love the afternoon town on the coast. the party is in quite a buoyant mood, not least after a big

success buoyant mood, not least after a big success in the european election campaign. time is short until a general election, potentially, is the party ready? jo swinson is hoping to ready the liberal democrats for that general election campaign which she expects to come sooner campaign which she expects to come sooner rather than later. by taking their policy on brexit one step further. as you were hearing her say. she wants, whilst overall the aim forthe say. she wants, whilst overall the aim for the liberal democrats to be to secure a second referendum and campaign in the lead up to that to remain in the eu, thereby reversing the decision to leave, but if there isa the decision to leave, but if there is a general election campaign, she wa nts is a general election campaign, she wants the party to have a policy if if it were to get into government, revoking article 50 and cancelling brexit out right, without holding a further public vote. there is a difference between the overall party policy, holding a second referendum,

reversing the decision to leave the eu that way, and what policy would be going into a general election campaign. clearly the campaign here is to set the party apart from the conservatives but also the labour party in terms of brexit policy and for there to be no doubt in peoples minds that the liberal democrats are about stopping brexit, even if it means if they were to get into government doing that without holding a further referendum. whether the liberal democrats would find themselves into a position of going into government after a general election is unlikely, i think, but that is the messagejoe swenson wants to give voters. members will debate and vote on it tomorrow. —— jo swinson. members will debate and vote on it tomorrow. ——jo swinson. there should be a broad level of support but some people might worry it might be confusing to have a slightly nuanced and different message on brexit whether it is a general

election campaign or not. and others might worry about reversing the decision of the referendum without holding a second one. we will find out tomorrow as members get to debate and vote and discuss that tomorrow. and crafting the party's policy and designing on it, which they will do over the weekend, on that and brexit as well.|j they will do over the weekend, on that and brexit as well. i remember charles kennedy answering the question, shooting back very quickly, it may be party policy, but it doesn't necessarily mean it makes it doesn't necessarily mean it makes it the manifesto. this clearly will be front and centre in the ma nifesto. be front and centre in the manifesto. is there a danger forjo swinson that she will, dare i say it ina swinson that she will, dare i say it in a borisjohnson‘s line which, having her cake and eating it, having her cake and eating it, having a policy she knows she will not have to implement, there has not been a majority liberal government for 100 years. the most likely will

bea for 100 years. the most likely will be a coalition and she has ruled that out. it may well be a risk for jo swinson and the liberal democrats to go through an election campaign on the basis they would revoke article 50 without holding another referendum first. and as you suggest finding themselves with perhaps more mps than they do know, holding the balance of power in parliament to an extent if the tories or labour do not win a majority and facing criticism they would revoke article 50, without holding a referendum. clearly that it believes it is good for them to go as far as they possibly can inputting forward the message that the liberal democrats her auntie brexit and want to stop it. after the general election there may well be a situation where the lib dems can use their influence in parliament butjo swinson has ruled that a formal pact with labour or

the tories. but sir ed davey pointed out this morning that liberal democrat mps as now will vote on policies they agree with... 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 about me, principally.

somebody who says he will break the law if it does not like it, somebody who 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. applause. he says he is going to get us 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 us 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 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 oilfacilities in saudi arabia. the attacks caused huge fires — which authorities now say are now 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 houthis have claimed responsibility. of course, the houthis 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. 4.17.

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. without holding another referendum. england are on top in the fifth and final ashes test with ben stokes and joe denley passing 50, 275 runs ahead on day three. liverpool defeated newcastle 3—1, have won all five this season. and europe are leading the united states by 6.5—5.5 as they try to regain the solheim

cup trophy from the usa. 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 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, and in a statement released

after the hearing wrote: 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. 69 high streets in england

are to get a share of £95 million in an effort to help them compete with online retailers. ministers say they want to breathe new life into historic buildings. simon jones has more. the high street is struggling with big names and small retailers alike forced out of business as more of us shop online. the government wants to reverse that trend. it says its multimillion—pound investment will help transform disused historic buildings into shops, houses and community centres across england, making them more attractive places to live, work and visit. towns and cities had to bid for the funding, which was announced in may. since the start of the year, an average of 16 shops have been closing every day on the high street in the uk. the £95 million cash injection will be shared among 69 towns and cities. the biggest winner is the midlands, which will receive £21 million. here in north london, tottenham high road is going

to receive £2 million. that's going to be used to do up shop fronts and facades to try to boost regeneration in the area. the government says it wants to preserve buildings forfuture generations, while at the same time, making them work for the modern world. bedford is another town that will benefit. but it's a big challenge. a previous government initiative that saw the retail expert mary portas brought in to save town centres had mixed success, and labour says it is a decade of austerity that has decimated the high street. simon jones, bbc news. the united states and brazil have announced plans to support private sector investment and job development in the amazon, which they claim will help protect wildlife and reduce deforestation. it follows international criticism of brazil's handling of the forest‘s worst fires for two decades. brazil's space agency says there are still more than 80,000

fires burning across the region. as cases of dementia continue to rise, experts have been looking at ways that new technology can help to make life easier for those living with the disease. virtual reality is one idea under consideration — as dougal shaw found out when he went to visit a care home in oxford. these days bill is usually to be found in the garden of his care home. but back in the 1950s as a favourite place to be or what the dance hall. place to be was the dance hall. now, thanks to virtual reality, he is going to relive that golden age again. if you look behind you you will see people dancing. yodels. this is what's called a virtual reality therapy. bill has dementia and the hope is this trip down memory lane will be a positive experience for him. can you remember what you were like at that time? i was raring to go everywhere!

raring to go? mm. and in many ways bill still is. the marston court care home in oxford has been trialling the technology and found it has had positive benefits for many residents. people like betty. that's the church where i was married. does that bring back memories of the day? yes, i can remember what everybody was like. many of them are no longer with us, of course. betty is a big fan of the technology. you think, how can you do that when i'm sitting here? but it's beautiful. did it trigger memories, is that part of the fun of it? yes. it could be, but some people might have bad memories, might they? so you've designed this to be comforting but is there a danger residents will find it disconcerting, disorientating? a bit confusing? it's really important when designing an immersive technology experience for people with dementia or elderly residents that you are really

tailoring it for their needs. we work closely with care teams and people within the nhs to make sure we are designing something very user centric and that can be comforting, rather than confusing. certainly for one resident it seemed a rejuvenating experience. an 18—carat solid gold toilet, worth £1 million, 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. now, what are the chances of this? in america, baby christina brown

was born on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this week — at 9:11 in the evening — weighing 9 pounds 11 ounces. her parents say she's a "little miracle during such a sad time". now it's time for a look at the weather with lucy martin. a try and fine day across much of england and wales, claudia for northern ireland and scotland. also rain in the forecast going to gradually slip its way south as we go through tonight, staying fairly windy across the northern half of the uk, risk of gales or severe gales over the northern half of scotland, particularly the northern ireland. temperatures between eight and nine celsius. cold front as we move on to smaller, fresher a few

things, dragging in a fresher air mass, head of it a fairly one day. 0utbreaks mass, head of it a fairly one day. outbreaks of rain for northern ireland tomorrow, southern scotland into northern parts of wales and the midlands. behind and ahead... temperatures in the low to mid teens in the north, 25 or 26 in the south east.

hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... 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