this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at ten: i would like you to meet the newest liberal democrat mp. sam gyimah! former tory minister sam gyimah defects to the liberal democrats — he's the sixth mp to do so and was unveiled at the party conference. i have ta ken i have taken a second look at the liberal democrats, and i delighted to be here to embark on thisjourney at this point in time. david cameron hits back at criticism of his memoirs, saying it was right for former prime ministers to explain their actions. fears that global oil prices could be affected as two of saudi arabia's biggest oil facilities are attacked by drones. houthi rebels in yemen say they are responsible

african leaders pay their respects at the funeral of the former zimbabwean president, robert mugabe, who ruled over the country for four decades. a man has been arrested after a solid gold toilet worth millions of pounds is stolen from blenheim palace. and we'll be taking a look at the front pages of tomorrow's papers. at the later time of 11:30pm only this evening. former tory minister sam gyimah has become the latest mp to defect to the liberal democrats. the mp for east surrey was kicked out of the conservative party after voting against the government over no—deal brexit. he had previously resigned as universities minister after opposing theresa may's withdrawal agreement.

liberal democrat leaderjo swinson announced the pa rty‘s newest mp at their annual conference this evening. sam gyimah told our political correspondent jonathan blake why he decided to join the party. very simple, that the values that attracted me to the conservative party of which i have been a member for over two decades, they are no longer the values of the party. mainly those liberal values that made me excited when i supported same—sex marriage during the coalition, focusing on the low—paid, increasing childcare and not really those values anymore. i see an opportunity to champion those values that the liberal democrats. until recently you are part of a government whose policy was to deliver on the result of the referendum, you have nowjoined a party who will cancel brexit without another referendum. that is quite a shift. the policy is if they were in

government they would cancel the referendum, so the only way they get to cancel it is of the government vote for them in order for them to do so. i have been clear, i resign from government from a job i loved last year because i not feel we were levelling with the british public about the trade ofs and costa brexit. i back a second referendum. i have been entirely consistent and i stood for the leadership of the party knowing that i was not going to win but i did it so i could raise theissue to win but i did it so i could raise the issue that the way to break the deadlock, i'd make sure that the public have an edge a settlement was to give them a final say, at those values are completely aligned with the values of the democrats. you said you represent a safe conservative seat in surrey, what will your constituents make of your decision? i will continue to serve my constituents as their mp, and as mps what we do serve all our constituents whatever their political colour. in a general election we will have to see what

the mandate is, but i will still give my best to my constituents. you said you had a fight to persuadejo swinson to bring on—board. what seat are you hoping to represent our campaign to get elected in the next general election, i do you accept a good be all overfor you general election, i do you accept a good be all over for you as an mp?” represent a safe seat, i have given up represent a safe seat, i have given up ministerialjob, represent a safe seat, i have given up ministerial job, my represent a safe seat, i have given up ministerialjob, my values are aligned with the liberal democrats, she has an ambitious agenda, and we had a very good discussion about how we can promote that a jedi which is important. the liberal democratic values in our country are under threat. we have a government that decides whether a logic you pay the law, these are serious challenges of thatis law, these are serious challenges of that is what has attracted me in terms of where i run, that is for something further down the line. the former prime minister, david cameron, has accused boris johnson and michael gove of trashing his government with what he describes as their "appalling behaviour" during the brexit referendum.

in his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron told the times newspaper that the result of the referendum left him feeling depressed, and that he worries about it every day. our political correspondent chris mason's report contains flash photography. it's 2015. the smiles of victory... are you glad to have won at last? david cameron wins the election for the conservatives, in which he promised an eu referendum. a year later, the smiles have gone. he backed remain in the referendum and lost, and resigned. i love this country, and ifeel honoured to have served it. and i will do everything i can in future to help this great country succeed. thank you very much. and now, for the first time since, he's talking about it. in his memoirs, the former prime minister says...

sir craig oliver worked with david cameron in downing street. it's absolutely the case that david cameron feels a real burden, a real sense of having made mistakes in the referendum campaign, having got quite a few things wrong, and he says that he failed. what he doesn't think, though, is that he shouldn't have done it. and the reason for that is, i think he thought it was almost inevitable. ukip were on the rise, doing extremely well. we were also in a situation where a huge number of conservative mps were rebelling all the time. the political pond, as you mayjust have noticed, is choppy enough as it is at the moment, and these memoirs represent another brick lopped in for good measure. but as extraordinary as our politics are at the moment, it's still quite something when a former resident here accuses the current one — from the same party — of having a rather casual attitude towards the truth.

"leaving the truth at home" is the accusation mr cameron makes of how some of this government's most seniorfigures behaved as part of the leave campaign. did you leave the truth at home, sir? well, mr gove did leave home today but wasn't leaving us with any insight into what he makes of his old boss. did you behave appallingly, sir? he and boris johnson will no doubt get other opportunities to tell us, though. we'll be seeing plenty of david cameron this week, and there are more revelations to come. chris mason, bbc news. our political correspondent, chris mason, is here with some more on david cameron's memoirs. more extracts in the sunday times this morning. a couple of sentences here, worth hearing. david cameron's reflections on borisjohnson and mogul gove, whom you saw they are in the report. he says about our current prime minister, the

conclusion i left with is your wrist and outcome, the eu referendum, he didn't believe in because it would help his little career. pretty open accusation of self—interest and opportunism. listen to this about michael gove might cabinet minister now, and then. i couldn't believe what i was seeing, gove the liberal minded carefully considered conservative intellectual had become a foam flecked forage fan warning that the entire turkish population was about to come to britain. i have been a touch with michael gove's tea m been a touch with michael gove's team who are not offering a response. at some point this week the prime minister is going to be asked directly because david cameron is doing lots of interviews. at some point he will have to address this. the curiosity is the idea originally from mr cameron is that this book would come out in the calm waters after brexit had been sorted. it was

then postponed after brexit was postponed. then they concluded they had to get it out at some stage. so here it comes now, and perhaps the most pivotal moment of the whole brexit process is the referendum. borisjohnson has brexit process is the referendum. boris johnson has been brexit process is the referendum. borisjohnson has been talking before this extract became public. yes, he did an interview with the mail on sunday, done prior to friday afternoon when the first extract loopback from the david cameron book came out. he curiously compares the uk to the incredible hulk in this interview. there more mad the hockey gets, the stronger he gets, that is the case for this country. we will come out on october 31 and we will get it done, believe me. he also says that he walked the new downing street dog in the garden in his boxer shorts. you know the paparazzi agreed to try and snap that. these

days with the roadside all of that, thatis days with the roadside all of that, that is next sunday's newspapers, never mind tomorrow. i'm joined now by political analyst matthew goodwin. thank you very much forjoining us. we will talk about david cameron and his book in a moment, but let start with the defection of sam gyimah to the liberal democrats. how significant is this? potentially this is very significant for the liberal democrats, they have some real momentum, they are polling strongly in the national polls, getting back where they were during the mania around nick clegg, i are bearing down not only on the labour party, because they are pulling one in three remain as from the big parties, they also bearing down on the conservative party add they are

second to the conservatives in nearly 13 constituencies. —— three remainers. they could have a real impact at this election. jo swinson said this is a good time tojoin impact at this election. jo swinson said this is a good time to join the lib dems. how many more defections to think we might see? that is the million dollar question. i remember watching defections in an earlier era from the conservative party to the uk independence party. what is interesting about the lib dems, unlike ukip, is that they could potentially attract defections from across the spectrum. we have seen moderate conservatives like sam gyimah today, joining some moderate labour voices in expressing support for the lib dems. potentially this isa for the lib dems. potentially this is a movement that could become a refuge for moderate politicians,

perhaps looking to escape the more radical politics ofjeremy corbyn on the one hand and borisjohnson and the one hand and borisjohnson and the brexiteer is on the other. —— brexiteers. how successful other likely to be at the general election given that we know that first past the post does not tend to suit the lib dems? that is another great question, because first past the post really early reports parties that have that concentrated support so that have that concentrated support so they can get over that first past the post hurdle, and remember in 2015 and 2017 the lib dems didn't really have a great election. they are really have a great election. they a re often really have a great election. they are often starting way back in third or in some cases fourth place. it will be a tall order for them to get up will be a tall order for them to get up to very large numbers of seats, but is not inconceivable they could get up to a good number, 40—50 constituencies, and in a tight election where the two main parties

are also unable to make gains in scotla nd are also unable to make gains in scotland where the snp are dominant, a sizeable lib dem faction could make all the difference in terms of what happens afterwards. for example coalitions and confidence and supply arrangements. how cohesive will this new look liberal democratic party be with these defections once brexit is sorted? i think i gain, with these defections once brexit is sorted? i thinki gain, that is with these defections once brexit is sorted? i think i gain, that is an interesting question, once we take brexit off the table, if it is ever taken off the table, the lib dems i go to find themselves in a curious position, some conservatives and some traditional liberals and lib dems and also perhaps a funeral moderate labour voices, then again i have to start saying, what do we believe when it comes to tax? what we think when it comes to austerity? what about foreign policy? what

about the role of the state? privatisation, those kinds of issues? right now amid the brexit debate, this worked in terms of rallying opposition to brexit for those dissenting voices. but if we get a deal, conceivably quite soon, adding british politics turns back to domestic policy, does that leave this new strange, quite mixed habitat that is now the liberal democrats? briefly, question about david cameron's book. the timing of it is very interesting. what will it add to the brexit discussion, as it currently stands? i think it will remind people of the different camps that exist within the conserve the party, david cameron was always a moderniser, someone who reached out toa moderniser, someone who reached out to a wide section of britain and was

rewarded with a majority government. but it is also going riders ofjust how divisive europe is. david cameron was the third conservative party leader after margaret thatcher and john major to be brought down by europe, idid and john major to be brought down by europe, i did that says he has also a warning for the current incumbent of number ten. every reminder that this issue can easily bring you premierships to a very premature end. thank you very much for talking to us. facebook has removed a conservative party advert which misrepresented a bbc news story. the ad 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. a british—australian woman detained in iran has been named as kylie moore—gilbert, a lecturer in middle east politics at melbourne university. it's thought she's been held for around ten months but the charges

against her are unknown. this week the australian government identified two others who are being detained. mark firkin and jolie king, who also holds a uk passport — are thought to have been arrested several weeks ago, near tehran. the headlines on bbc news: former tory minister sam gyimah defects to the liberal democrats — he's the sixth mp to do so and was unveiled at the party conference david cameron hits back at criticism of his memoirs — saying it was right for former prime ministers to explain their actions. fears that global oil prices could be affected as two of saudi arabia's biggest oil facilities are attacked by drones. houthi rebels in yemen say they are responsible two of the world's most significant oil facilities have been set ablaze in a wave of drone strikes on saudi arabia. they were carried out by the houthis — the rebel group the saudis have

been fighting in yemen since civil war broke out there four years ago. no information has been released about the extent of the damage, but unconfirmed reports suggest oil production has been halved. jon donnison reports these were audacious attacks at the heart of the saudi oil industry. the abqaiq processing plant, one of the world's largest, engulfed in flames after apparent drone strikes. the kingdom's second—largest oil field at khurais was also hit. on a houthi—owned tv channel, a military spokesperson for the group said it was behind the attacks. translation: this mission comes as part of our legitimate and natural right to react to the crimes, of the aggression and its continuous blockade on our country for the past five years. the war between a saudi—led coalition and iranian—backed houthi rebels in yemen began in 2015.

saudi air strikes have left thousands dead and left millions on the brink of starvation. in recent months, houthis have responded by increasingly targeting saudi arabia's oil facilities with missiles and drones, but this weekend's latest attack appears to be among their most successful. the kuhrais oilfield produces around 1% of the world's oil. the abqaiq plant has the capacity to process 7% of global supply. it's not clear how extensive the damage is, but some reports say almost half of saudi arabia's entire oil supply could be affected. in a statement, the american ambassador in saudi arabia, john abizaid, said... and this weekend's attacks suggest

the conflict fought out in and around yemen shows no sign of ending. jon donnison, bbc news. african leaders and thousands of others have gathered for the funeral of former zimbabwean president robert mugabe. however, the 60,000—capacity stadium was only a quarter full. the 95—year—old was in power for almost a0 years before being ousted in the 2017 coup after years of violence, economic chaos and corruption. our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports from the capital harare. a state farewell for robert mugabe — the highest honour in zimbabwe, a country he led to independence and ruled for close to four decades. family, including his wife grace, as well as current and former leaders from more than a dozen african countries, paid their last respects.

they called him a pan—africanist and a comrade. a giant tree of africa has fallen. indeed, the bold, steadfast and resolute revolutionary, comrade robert gabriel mugabe, is no more. to zimbabweans, he was a divisive figure. for many, a man to celebrate and today commemorate. but for many more, he was a man who oversaw the economic ruin of his country, which has been plagued with hyperinflation and social instability. zimbabwe was once a prosperous country. some called it the breadbasket of africa. but the controversial land reforms and the subsequent sanctions forced the economy into a tailspin, and even today many people are still suffering.

because of this, many chose not to attend the funeral. take, take, take everything. so we have nothing. we are educated, but we live from day to day. life now is a bit difficult. for me, i can't blame mugabe or what, but we have to solve the thing amongst ourselves. robert mugabe is honoured here as the country's founding father. he is celebrated for his progressive education policies. but for unleashing violence against his people and refusing to leave power before he was toppled, an indelible blot remains on his legacy. anne soy, bbc news, harare. hamza bin laden — a son of osama bin laden — has been killed in a us counter—terrorism operation. hamza — who was about 30 years old — was reported dead at the end

ofjuly, but only now has that been confirmed by the white house. the us state department designated him a global terrorist two years ago and put a one million dollar bounty on his head earlier this year. david willis reports from washington. the white house hasn't released details of the operation that brought about the death of hamza bin laden or its timing. there have been various reports here in recent months suggesting that he had been killed, but this is the first time president trump has confirmed the news. the son of the man who masterminded the september 11 terrorist attacks, hamza bin laden had called for further attacks on the united states to avenge his father's killing. and earlier this year, the us state department offered a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture. president trump, in a brief statement, said that as well as the symbolic connection to his father, the loss of hamza bin laden deprived al-qaeda of important leadership skills — and undermined the operational activities of the group. david willis, bbc news, washington.

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. olivia crellin reports. a woman and her family are hauled to safety. one 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. former wales rugby captain, gareth thomas has revealed

he is living with hiv. the ex—british and irish lion is due to talk about his diagnosis in a bbc wales documentary on wednesday. in it, he says at his lowest point in 2018 he felt like dying. he said he wants to show how people with hiv are misrepresented and has spoken about the "shame" and "fear" he felt when keeping his condition secret. the wales and lions international came out as gay in 2009, and married his husband stephen in 2016. 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 for future 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. and, before we go, the theft of a solid gold toilet worth millions of pounds is being investigated by police. the 18 carat, fully functioning, plumbed—in toilet opened to the public at blenheim palace two days ago as part of an art installation. a 66—year—old man is under arrest. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. saturday turned out to be a glorious day for the most part across the greater part of england and wales. fry times of sunshine to be heading pa rt fry times of sunshine to be heading part of northern ireland and southern and eastern parts of scotland. you did not have to go much north in scotland to see the clouds really feeling the air force across the far north—west it had been a filthy day. given the combination of strong wind, a lot of

rain associated with those weather front, which through the night will tumble towards the borders, dragging that lb of weakening rain, a lot of cloud down the southern have a scotla nd cloud down the southern have a scotland unlawful include an internal northern ireland. it is to the north of the weather front that we have concerns into the small hours because major low pressure will generate wind in excess of 70 mild power, and the gass across the northern hours for a time of night, so we northern hours for a time of night, so we watch that with some trepidation and interest. away from that at the opposite of the country with clear skies, persisting into the small hours, it could be that somewhere the small hours, it could be that somewhere across the small hours, it could be that somewhere across east anglia gets down to around five celsius to start the new day on sunday. anywhere near this frontal system will have a lot of cloud to start the day, and at times waiting in the wings there are pulses of energy to thicken the cloud and bring more persistent rain back through northern ireland and the southern have a scotland, central belt, far north of england

as well. it will take a time before the rain clears away from the far south of scotland, perhaps just dragging that prospect down towards the north of wales and maybe also towards the north midlands. when you keep the sunshine in the south—east, high temperature 25, to the north a fresh feel for sure, 13—15dc or something of that order, wind moderating, low pressure eventually moving over towards scandinavia. moving from sunday into monday, pushing those fronts away and it opens the doorfor all of pushing those fronts away and it opens the door for all of us to see those fresh conditions already there any northern part of british ties on monday, becoming a little bit more extensive during tuesday. perhaps a little bit of a fresh feel, but what you take away from this synopsis is that there is a lot of dry weather in the forthcoming week.