this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm. an overwhelming vote to scrap brexit without another referendum, should the liberal democrats come to power at the next election. that is about us as liberal democrats. we have believed from the beginning that this is a fight that we must carry on, because we can win it. the ex—prime minister accuses the present pm of only backing leave in order to further his own political career. the foreign secretary condemns the attacks on saudi oil sites, saying they're a reckless attempt to damage regional security and disrupt global supplies. police in hong kong fire tear gas

and water cannon to disperse pro—democracy protesters. messages of support for former wales rugby captain, gareth thomas, who has revealed he is hiv positive. europe beat the usa by one point to regain golf‘s solheim cup at gleneagles. good evening. the liberal democrats say they will cancel brexit altogether if they form the next government. they've voted at their annual conference in bournmouth to revoke article 50 — the legislation which allows the uk to leave the eu —

without having a referendum first. party leaderjo swinson says voters must be give the chance to stop what she called the "brexit chaos". our political correspondent jonathan blake's report from bournemouth contains flash photography. pro—europe and proud — the lib dems are clear they want to stop brexit. the question for members here this weekend is how? so far, it's been all about another referendum. all those in favour of the motion, please raise your speaker cards. but the party has now voted overwhelmingly in favour of revoking article 50 to pull the plug on brexit if it wins a general election. the policy is very clear. if the liberal democrats at the next election win a majority, if people put into government as a majority government the "stop brexit party", then, stopping brexit is exactly what people will get. yes, we will revoke article 50.

it's an easy sell to most members here who see stopping brexit as their mission. but it didn't pass without some dissent. senior figures deny that the party is at odds with its ethos. you are the liberal democrats — is it not anti—democratic to overturn the result of the referendum without putting that question to the people again? it will be no surprise to people who have elected us in a majority government that we then deliver on that policy. until then, of course, because we've not yet got a general election campaign, we will continue to campaign for a people's vote. life is not bad for lib dems just now — record membership, signs from opinion polls and the european elections that their anti—brexit message is winning them support. and yet another mp from elsewhere coming on board. the former conservative, sam gyimah, is the latest to jump ship. his defection last night delighted delegates.

but some are worried that welcoming former tory and labour mps with such open arms will weaken the liberal democrats's identity. and then what? do you scrape it? cancelling brexit without another referendum would only be possible for the lib dems if they won a general election. unlikely, but that won't stop them doing their best to build on their recent success. jonathan blake, bbc news, bournemouth. let's go live tojonathan now in bournemouth. jonathan, officially we have a stop brexit party, but no people's vote now? yes, and it's been the liberal democrats's policy to stop brexit. as you've seen, the question of for discussion here in bournemouth this weekend is how they go about doing that. and until now they've thrown their weight behind the campaign to hold another referendum and tractor

reversed the decision to leave the eu that way, but the decision today means if there is a general election, they will go one step further and campaign on the basis that if they get into government and wina that if they get into government and win a majority, they will revoke article 50 and cancel brexit without putting the question to the people in another referendum. now there's a big if in there, the liberal democrats are highly unlikely to find themselves being able to form a majority government after a general election anytime soon. but they clearly believe campaigning on that basis will allow themselves to be set apart from the labour party, who have a slightly more nuanced position involving negotiating a new deal than putting that back to the people in a further referendum, and to some in the party being able to campaign to remain. but the lib dems clearly now going as far as they can to put themselves forward to the voters as the party which will,

under all circumstances, stop brexit out right. there has been broadly a big welcome for that move here in bournemouth this weekend, but not without some concern from delegates that are worried that it might leave the party open to criticism that they are being anti—democratic, they might be seen as having too extreme a stance. but it is clearly the way the party wants to put itself forward , the party wants to put itself forward, with a looming general election campaign expected perhaps before the end of this year, and building bridges, uniting leave and remain voters is really the lib dems's priority. they feel it is clear they need to set themselves apart from other parties and say if you believe the uk should stay in the eu, than the lib dems are the party to vote for. also the question about uniting a lot of new mps who have come from outside? yes, one

more coming on board last night, sam gyimah, the former universities minister was briefly a candidate for the conservative party leadership and expelled from the tory party from voting against the government in that bill to the mac are designed to delay brexit and avoid a no—deal brexit at the end of october. he was unveiled last night to huge cheers and a warm welcome from party delegates. he is the latest of several mps who have come on board who are disillusioned with their previous party, either the conservatives or the labour party. and broadly speaking, people will welcome that. the party leadership would like to have as many mps as they can. but it's not without a challenge for the party, because depending on where the mps have coming from, they may have a voting record in parliament or stood on policy platform which is at odds with the lib dem's owned policies.

we've heard some questions to a party leaderjo swinson from other party leaderjo swinson from other party leaders who are a little concerned about sam gyimah specifically and others, and whether they are a natural fit for the lib dems and whether they will be able to campaign effectively for the lib dems in the future, and win seats for the party, as well, having been so for the party, as well, having been so clearly identified with the tories and labour previously. jonathan blake, thank you so much for that. as jonathan mentioned, the former tory minister, sam gyimah, has defected to the liberal democrats. we can speak now to eithne webster, chair of the east surrey conservative association — which is sam gyimah‘s constituency. thank you for speaking to us this evening on bbc news. first off, what did east surrey make of this defection? well obviously i haven't been able to speak to all my members. i sent out to the

membership the letter that sam wrote, which he sent me last night, blaming his actions, the comments i've had on other people who have contacted me or all, like me, feeling a sense of betrayal, disappointment. we all worked with sam, we campaigned with him, we knocked on doors for him, we have done a lot for him, and this is how he repays us. and i think that probably is a feeling, whether you area probably is a feeling, whether you are a remainer or a leaver, you feel that he has personally acted in a way some people would describe as a betrayal. he described himself as not being a typical tory recruit, he voted against theresa may's deal. was it always there that it wasn't the perfect fit? in east surrey

voted leave 52. 4%, the perfect fit? in east surrey voted leave 52.4%, i believe? yes, it voted leave 52.496, i believe? yes, it did. yes, but sam has said to me on several occasions that he wouldn't vote against the government ina wouldn't vote against the government in a vote of no—confidence. obviously we have been disappointed with his actions over the last year. i've said to him a couple of times that he is asking us for loyalty, and yet he's not being loyal to the party. so in that way, perhaps this isn't a surprise. but as always, what is —— has actually happened... it's interesting then to think he's made comments about he was not very co mforta ble made comments about he was not very comfortable with this idea of populism, the growth of populism politics, english nationalism — what

is the likelihood that he would be elected if he stands again as a lib dem candidate? i'm sure you've looked, but if you look at the voting records of lib dem candidates, east surrey has one of the largest conservative majorities in the country. it is highly unlikely that sam would keep his seat as a lib dem. 0k, and finally - east surrey constituency, do they have these angry people that pry ministerjohnson has been talking about? what do you make of his comments about being the incredible hulk? he wants to leave the european union. i mean, always when people do not make they tend to react in a way

which state wouldn't react if they we re which state wouldn't react if they were just having a normal civilized debate. and i think most people agree that borisjohnson has been pushed into a corner. and what is very disappointing in many of the people are people in our own party. 0k. people are people in our own party. ok. sorry, thank you very much. thank you. david cameron has accused prime minister, boris johnson, of not believing in brexit, when hejoined the leave campaign, in the run up to the referendum. in an extract from the former prime minister's memoirs, published in the sunday times, he says mrjohnson backed leave "because it would help his political career". here's our political correspondent, peter saull. johnson: how do you do? cameron: are we going to do blue team? do you want to go in goal or upfront? i'll go here. they once stood side by side. two men with similar backgrounds, both in high office, playing for the same team. that was until the eu referendum.

as his memoirs serialised in the sunday times testify, the then—prime minister tried to persuade his old chum to back remain. but david cameron writes... you could not accuse us of being anti—european. nor little englanders. there have long been questions about what motivated the poster boy of brexit. but is he really a true believer in the cause? his cabinet colleagues certainly think so. remain would have been the easier career choice, borisjohnson led the campaign because he believes in brexit and is committed to delivering it. david cameron is disappointed with borisjohnson, but with other brexiteers, he's not pulling any punches. on michael gove, he writes...

but today, michael gove was keeping his feelings to himself. he has accused you of being a faragist, of becoming a populist. how do you feel about that? others, too, are in the firing line. david cameron says he was most shocked by claims from the then employment minister, now home secretary, priti patel. i was a minister in david cameron's government, it was a privilege to serve in that government, and i enjoyed working with him and many of my colleagues. obviously, the referendum has happened, we have all moved on and the fact is we are now working to deliver that referendum mandate. that is so important. there is no point going over the past. more than three years after he resigned, david cameron has broken his silence at a crucial time for both brexit and number ten's current incumbent. peter saull, bbc news. the foreign secretary, dominic raab,

has condemned yesterday's drone attacks on two of saudi arabia's most important oil processing plants as a "reckless attempt to damage regional security and disrupt global oil supplies." the houthis — the rebel group the saudis have been fighing in yemen — say they carried out the bombings. but the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has blamed the houthis' backers, iran — a claim angrily rejected by officials in tehran. nina nanji reports. an increasingly bitter war of words between iran and the united states over who is to blame for the attacks on the heart of saudi arabia's economy. the saudis say half of their oil production has been knocked out after drone strikes on two oilfacilities. houthi rebels in yemen say they were behind the attacks. but the us secretary of state dismissed this, saying there was no evidence

the drones came from yemen. in a tweet, he said that "tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on saudi arabia, while iran's president rouhani and foreign minister zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy." iran immediately hit back, scathing of trump administration's methods. foreign media reports say the attacks could have a significant impact on world oil prices. the strikes hit the abqaiq and khurais oil processing plants, run by state owned aramco — one of the world's biggest oil companies. the smoke visible from space, caught by a nasa satellite. khurais produces around i% of the world's oil, and abqaiq is capable of processing 7% of global supply. even a brief or partial disruption could affect the company and the oil supply given their size. nina nanji, bbc news.

let's speak to gaurav sharma, independent oil analyst. thank you for coming in. really the next question, the main question i wa nt to next question, the main question i want to ask is what will happen next? we are all waiting, aren't we? i think we are all waiting and watching for the saudi response, that's what the market is quite concerned about. now let's be perfectly clear, we will have a bit of carnage for people who are betting that the oil price will fall when the market picks up in beijing on monday. that is a given, we will have a on monday. that is a given, we will haveajump of on monday. that is a given, we will have a jump of at least $3— five. it all depends on where the sound it will go with this, and wealthy americans go with them. if the saudis predictably attack positions in yemen and stick to that, then thatis in yemen and stick to that, then that is fairly predictable, it may not have a market russian. but if they go above and beyond that and attack targets in iran, we could look at at least a $5— $10 jump in

price. what will the response be? it is such a high—profile attack, i don't think it will go unanswered. so what you're saying is there will bea so what you're saying is there will be a reaction from saudi arabia? almost definitely. now they are claiming that they've lost about 5.7 million barrels in production. going by the last market,... that's literally half of their output from the last survey taken off—line. primarily asian markets... we've heard that americans may respond with releasing some of their strategic petroleum reserves to ease the market tension. but come to think of it, they are saying we will get these facilities back up and running soon. on average it takes

between 1—3 months to get these processing facilities up when they are down for maintenance. so i will be surprised if the saudis keep their infrastructure running in the short time they are promising it would. so what options does the energy sector have to fall back on? it does look as if we will see an increase in escalation of tensions in the region. this is very tricky, but i believe that if this had happened in a time where incremental american battles were coming out in the market, and americans became the world's largest producer, producing 11 million barrels a day, whereas the saudis and russians have reduced their production. so if these american barrels were not in the market, then you would get an insta nt market, then you would get an instant response of oil price uptick. but because the american barrels or in the market, it keeps the market reasonably honest. now if there is a dramatic escalation, then

those american barrels will not be enough to temper the market sentiment. we are watching and waiting, thank you very much for your analysis. thank you. donald trump has defended supreme court justice brett kava naugh after the new york times published new allegations about his conduct as a student at yale university in the 1980's. mr trump tweeted that judge kavanaugh should "start suing people. he added, "the lies being told about him are unbelievable. false accusations without recrimination. when does it stop? they are trying to influence his opinions." last year, judge kavanaugh denied accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two women during his confirmation to the supreme court. the fbi conducted an investigation at the time, but according to the new york times, these latest allegations were not among those investigated.

joining me from washington is our correspondent, david willis. david, bring us up to speed on these latest accusations? judge brett kavanaugh latest accusations? judge brett kava naugh was nominated latest accusations? judge brett kavanaugh was nominated to the highest court in the land, the us supreme court, by donald trump in july 2018. it was a highly contested and highly controversial confirmation hearing before the senatejudiciary confirmation hearing before the senate judiciary committee. confirmation hearing before the senatejudiciary committee. you mentioned there in your introduction that two women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct on the part ofjudge kavanaugh. well now, to new york times journalists who are writing a book to be published this week about the whole confirmation procedure involving brett kavanaugh, confirmation procedure involving brett kava naugh, have confirmation procedure involving brett kavanaugh, have come up with new allegations. a fresh corroboration for allegations that mr cavanaugh corroboration for allegations that mr cava naugh exposed himself corroboration for allegations that mr cavanaugh exposed himself to a female classmate at yale university, and allegations that a male's told

senators and fbi officials about a similar incident. but the fbi failed to investigate it. so now there are calls from democrats particularly for perhaps this whole thing to be re—investigated. as senator amy clover shark, a democrat running for her party's nomination next year, called the whole thing a sham. david, has there been any reaction to donald trump stepping in and making these comments? is that the norm when the supreme court is involved in the us? he was of course a robust defender of brett kavanaugh, even going to the extent of offering mr kavanaugh and his family an apology for the way they had been treated after he had been sworn into the us supreme court. donald trump today saying that he had been treated horribly, going on to say that these are lies, urging people to sue on brett kavanaugh's

behalf. the republicans clearly taking the view that this is all pa rt taking the view that this is all part ofan taking the view that this is all part of an attempt to smear brett kavanaugh. the democrats, as i say, are taking a completely opposite view. and very quickly and finally, donald trump speaking on his behalf calling for people to sue on behalf ofjudge kavanaugh. have we heard anything from him? we haven't, and the word is that we probably won't. calls to the us supreme court have failed to yield any progress so far. thank you, david. police have fired tear gas and water cannon, to disperse pro—democracy protesters, who've gathered in central hong kong, as three months of demonstrations show no sign of ending. activists threw petrol bombs, built barricades and damaged a subway station. bombs, built barricades tens of thousands of people joined the protest, even though it had been banned. our reporter, nick beake, sent this update from the very noisy protests. this is the 15th consecutive weekend

of protests in hong kong. look at this. if you thought things were dying down, they're simply not. this is the main government headquarters here and you can see a hardcore of protesters all dressed in black. they are attacking it once again wth bricks, with molotov cocktails. the police have been responding with tear gas. and this is what happens. we have seen it time and again. there was a big rally early on with lots of families involved that was very peaceful, but then it descends into this. you get the feeling this will go on for a few more hours to come as they continue to attack the police, who so far have been holding back. a new storm has brought heavy rain to the bahamas, almost two weeks after hurricane dorian claimed at least 50 lives and devastated the islands. tropical storm humberto, is slowly moving north and is expected to become a hurricane either tonight or tomorrow morning. emergency services say 1,300 people remain missing across the bahamas.

a charity rescue ship has arrived at the italian island of lampedusa — after the country agreed to let it drop off 82 migrants picked up at sea. it's the first time in several months that the italian government has allowed a migrant rescue vessel to dock. most of those on—board will be taken to other european countries, with 24 of the migrants expected to remain in italy. prince william has praised the former wales rugby captain, gareth thomas, for revealing he's hiv positive. the duke of cambridge tweeted, saying the sportsman was a "legend on the pitch and legend off it", and that he had the support of the royal family. thomas, who once captained the british and irish lions, came out as gay at the end of his playing career. daniel davies reports. i've got hiv, and it's ok, like. that is what i want to learn more than anything.

it's a secret he tried to keep to himself and those closest to him. but now, gareth thomas is telling the world. this is how he came to fame, breaking records on the rugby pitch. today, he is racing in the ultra endurance ironman wales triathlon, he says, to help break the stigma of hiv. a bbc documentary shows his preparation, and his worry that his medical status would be disclosed against his will. a huge hero in our family. one of my fears is that... that will kind of go, and all of a sudden, who i was prior to people knowing i have hiv might be forgotten, and that will potentially deter people from wanting to be associated

or be around me. in fact, since early this morning, there's been huge support for the 45—year—old, who compared making this announcement to coming out as gay ten years ago. it is hugely significant for somebody with such a high profile to talk about living with hiv. medical advances means now someone on effective treatment can have a normal life span, and really importantly, they can't transmit the virus to their partners. but the stigma associated with hiv hasn't shifted at all. thomas is one of an estimated 100,000 people in the uk living with hiv. he hopes his gruelling day will show those people should not be limited by their condition. daniel davies, bbc news, tenby. earlier i spoke to alex sparrowhawk, who works for the hiv and sexual health charity the terrence higgins trust. alex has been living with hiv for ten years, and i asked him what impact

gareth thomas's story could have. i think that this really gives an opportunity to show the public that hiv can happen to anyone, but also that people living with hiv can live a normal life. and seeing gareth ta ke a normal life. and seeing gareth take part in the iron man challenge today, for example, is a testament today, for example, is a testament to that, that the virus doesn't have to that, that the virus doesn't have to stop you doing anything, and it doesn't have to impact your life or your career, your fitness or your health. and we are really hoping that someone like gareth, with being in the public eye and being someone who has a large following, will really be able to share messages about life with hiv in 2019. alex, you chart your experience on your twitter timeline. i've had a look at that, you talk about appointments, various sexual health appointments. how important is that? because at the moment i was looking at some of

the moment i was looking at some of the statistics, and there is a lot of emphasis being put on hiv prevention. that's right, we've got a lot of tools now to help prevent hiv. and one of those — the biggest tools are people like myself who are taking hiv retreatment, and that reduces the amount of virus in our bodies, and we are unable to pass the virus onto our sexual partners. so when i am attending a six—month clinic at the hospital, they are checking to ensure that the medication is still working, that my is remaining undetectable. and the general monitoring that most people with hiv have nowadays. the treatment is so effective that we only need to go into a clinic a couple times of year to get that checked out. a man has been stabbed to death in an attack on a street in north london. the 30—year—old was found with serious injuries in houndsfield road, edmonton, shortly after 8pm

on saturday evening. he died at the scene less than an hour later. a 40—year—old man has been arrested and remains in custody. police said efforts are continuing to formally identify the dead man. his family is yet to be informed. the church of scotland is suing a metal detectorist, who found a viking treasure trove, on land it owns, in dumfries and galloway five years ago. derek mclennan was paid almost £2 million by the museum of scoltand — for the gold and silver items he unearthed. but the kirk argues it deserves a share. mr mclennan had been given permission by the church to search the area. now it's time for a look at the weather, with lucy martin hello there. with high—pressure taking charge of our weather, the coming week is looking like a settled one. there will be a good deal of dry weather from the far north of scotland where there could be some ran at times and plenty

of autumnal sunshine to come with that, as well. we have seen some sunshine today — this photo sent an earlier by a weather watcher in devon where they've had a cold front splitting the uk in half, that has brought cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain. it is gradually slipping its way south as we move through tonight and into tomorrow. overnight tonight, we will see cloudy and patchy outbreaks of rain gradually sliding south. behind it, some clear spells with 1—2 showers to the far north of scotland — they could be fairly heavy. where we got the cloud, we will hold onto the temperatures, which are staying in the double figures, a much coolerfield to things under the clear skies with temperatures falling to single figures. here's how it looks as we move into monday. that cold front gradually working its way south and east. so we start the day on monday with cloudier skies across central, southern england and wales, patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle. brightening up across the north of wales, northern

parts of the midlands, and northern east anglia into the afternoon. behind that, some good spells of sunshine, but again, a scattering of showers across the north of scotland with temperatures in the north sitting in the low to mid teens, a much fresher feel in the southeast. temperatures across the southern half of the uk sitting in the high teens, low 20s. as we move into tuesday, high—pressure still in charge. we have this warm front that topples its way across the north of that area of high pressure. as we move through tuesday, a fairly fresh feel. but into wednesday, we start to see things warming up a touch. here's how it looks on tuesday, then. there will be a good deal of dry and fine weather, cloudy skies courtesy of that warm front across parts of northern ireland and scotland, with the rain pushing into the northwest later in the day. temperatures sitting again in the low to mid teens in the north, getting into the low 20s further south. then as we move into the mid week, we will start to see temperatures picking up a touch further. plenty of sunshine to come

towards the end of the week, where we could see some mist and fog to start the days. bye— bye.

david cameron accuses borisjohnson of only supporting brexit to further his political career. in his memoirs, the former prime minister says mrjohnson didn't believe in brexit and "left the truth at home" during the referendum campaign. at their party conference, the liberal democrats vote to cancel brexit if they win the next general election. if people put into government, as a majority government,

the "stop brexit party", then stopping brexit is exactly what people will get. we'll have reaction to the day's political developments. also on the programme... police use tear gas and water cannon on thousands of pro—democracy protesters in hong kong. the police have decided enough is enough. they're making use of water cannon as well as the tear gas. it's worked for a time, but we've just seen that this hard core of protesters just keep on coming back. former rugby star gareth thomas says he wants to break the stigma surrounding hiv and reveals he's tested positive. and england win the fifth and final ashes test against australia.

good evening. the former prime minister david cameron says borisjohnson only backed brexit in the eu referendum to further his political career. in an extract from mr cameron's memoirs, published today, he says mrjohnson didn't believe in brexit but thought it would help him become the darling of the conservative party. david cameron says leave supporters "left the truth at home" when they hit the campaign trail three years ago. here's our political correspondent chris mason. these two used to be on the same side. we're going to do blue team. do you want to go in goal or up front? i'll go here. but now borisjohnson's attempts to deliver brexit as prime minister come with a running commentary about his character from david cameron. mr cameron, who led the remain campaign, has some scores to settle with mrjohnson, the leading light of leave.

his accusation in his memoirs, serialised in the sunday times, is stark. borisjohnson backed brexit out of self—interested opportunism. david cameron writes... you could not accuse us of being anti—european! nor little englanders. nor little englanders! but mr cameron is accusing him of a loose affiliation with the truth and questionable motives for endorsing leave. nonsense, say his supporters. remain would have been the easier career choice, so borisjohnson led the campaign, he did so because he believes in brexit and he is committed to delivering it. from silly hats to high office, some of the biggest names in the leave campaign just so happen to be among the biggest names in the government now. and mr cameron's book is a production line of put—downs. on michael gove he says...

this morning, michael gove was keen to keep up with the news. he's accused you of being a faragist, of becoming a populist. how do you feel about that? but rather less keen to tell us what he made of it. the now—home secretary had no such qualms, though. david cameron said he was most shocked at how she as a minister during the referendum campaign had been willing to rubbish her own government. let me say something, i mean, i was a minister in david cameron's government and it was a privilege to serve in that government, and i enjoyed working with him, and many of my colleagues. obviously, you know, the referendum has happened, we've all moved on and the fact of the matter is we're now working to deliver that referendum mandate. that is so important. there is no point going over the past. thank you. the prime minister before last may

have left the stage three years ago, but the noisy publicity surrounding his book launch in a few days' time means it'll be him providing the soundtrack to the week ahead. and chris is at downing street for us now. there's been some uncomfortable reading for mrjohnson this weekend. is this week going to get any easier? precedent suggests probably not. tomorrow he heads to luxembourg to meet the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. the prime minister and other ministers talking up the prospect of a deal, sounding more positive about it, but time and detail are in short supply. on tuesday, all eyes will be on the supreme court. 11 supreme court justices deciding whether the prime minister's decision to suspend parliament was lawful. on wednesday the european parliament will debate brexit. two thoughts worth pondering. one is the sheer volume of brexit news at the moment means

we can be deaf to the scale of it. a prime minister being challenged in court. a prime minister being accused by a predecessor of not being entirely truthful. the other point is this. we are six weeks away from brexit and so much is uncertain. how it will happen, when it will happen and who will be prime minister at the time. and when will there be a general election? we simply don't know. chris mason, political correspondent, thank you. the liberal democrats say they will cancel brexit altogether if they form the next government. in a change of policy, approved today at their conference in bournemouth, the lib dems now say they would revoke brexit, without having a referendum first. the party's leader, jo swinson, says voters must be give the chance to stop what she called "brexit chaos". our political correspondent jonathan blake is in bournemouth. his reports contains some flash photography. pro—europe and proud, the lib dems are clear

they want to stop brexit. the question for members here this weekend is how. so far, it's been all about another referendum. all of those in favour of the motion, please raise your speakers' cards. but the party has now voted overwhelmingly in favour of revoking article 50 to pull the plug on brexit if it wins a general election. the policy is very clear. if the liberal democrats at the next election win a majority — if people put into government as a majority government the "stop brexit party" — then stopping brexit is exactly what people will get. yes, we will revoke article 50. it's an easy sell to most members here who see stopping brexit as their mission. but it didn't pass without some descent. senior figures deny the policy is at odds with the party's ethos. you are the liberal democrats. is it not anti—democratic to overturn the result of a referendum without putting that question to the people again?

it will be no surprise to people if, having elected us in a majority government, that we then deliver on that policy. until then of course, because we've not yet got a general election campaign, we will continue to campaign for a people's vote. life's not bad for the lib demsjust now. record membership, signs from opinion polls and the recent european elections that their anti—brexit message is winning them support. and yet another mp coming on board. the former conservative sam gyimah is the latest to jump ship. his defection last night delighted delegates. but some here are worried that welcoming former tory and labour mps with such open arms will weaken the liberal democrats' identity. and then what? do you scrape it? cancelling brexit without another referendum would only be possible for the lib dems if they won a general election. unlikely, but that won't stop them doing their best to build on their recent success. jonathan blake, bbc

news, bournemouth. police in hong kong have used water cannon and tear gas against protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks. the violence broke out after thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators marched in defiance of a police ban. the protests have intensified despite the scrapping of a controversial bill which could have seen hong kong citizens being extradited to mainland china as nick beake reports. how much longer can this go on? violence the authorities just can't extinguish. hardcore pro—democracy activists are not backing down, in what is a chinese city, even setting alight the police's latest weapon to try to wash away this protest movement. the police have decided enough is enough. they're making use of water cannon as well as the tear gas. it's worked for a time, but we've just seen that this hard core of protesters just keep on coming back. because this is now the sunday afternoon past—time for the radical

youth of hong kong. some say it's gone too far. hitting the economy and frightening off tourists. why not film you? can ijust ask you, why do you think violence is still the answer? inaudible. earlier, tens of thousands had marched peacefully, defying the threat of arrest. and demanding an investigation into alleged police brutality and demanding more freedoms for hong kong. # god save the queen... others, in much smaller numbers, called on britain to stand up for its former colony. but china has warned both the uk and the us not to meddle. the hardcore crowds finally left when these powerful jets were unleashed. the water dyed blue to stain activists who can later be arrested. a 99th day of unrest in this

battle for the streets and for the future of this city. nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. the former welsh rugby international gareth thomas has revealed he's hiv positive. thomas — who once captained the british and irish lions — came out as gay at the end of his playing career. daniel davies reports. dawn on the first day of living publicly with hiv. gareth thomas embarked on the ultra endurance ironman wales triathlon today after revealing a medical condition he'd tried to keep secret. i've got hiv, and it's ok, like. that's what i want to learn more than anything. this is how he first came to prominence, breaking records on the rugby field, known to fans as alfie. he came out as gay at the end of his playing career. now, in a bbc documentary, he says he wants to break the stigma of hiv.

one of my fears is that all of a sudden who i was prior to people knowing i have hiv might be forgotten. cheering. in fact, on social media and on the streets of tenby today, the support for him was obvious. it's hugely significant for somebody with such a high profile to talk about living with hiv. medical advances means now that somebody on effective treatment can have a normal lifespan, and really importantly, they can't transmit the virus to their partners. but the stigma associated with hiv hasn't shifted at all. shouts of encouragement. 45—year—old thomas is one of an estimated 100,000 people in the uk living with hiv. he hopes this gruelling day will prove they need not be limited by the virus. daniel davies, bbc news, tenby.

with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. in the last half an hour, england's cricketers have beaten australia in the fifth and final ashes test. the series has ended in a 2—2 draw, which means that australia retain the ashes urn. it has been a spectacular summer of cricket with england's world cup victory followed by this ashes series. joe wilson reports from the oval. one red ball and 11 bats men dressed in white, england is planned for sunday ran something like this. exactly like this. one down, harris. the second of all was warner. stuart broad was bristling. now for some su btlety. broad was bristling. now for some subtlety. jack leach lured marnus labuschagne forward and in a split second he was out, stop, a high skilled dismissal, thanks. next. this is where all the greats have

batted, and now steve smith would play his final innings of the summer. play his final innings of the summer. it could last minutes, hours, days? bowl it somewhere where smith can hit it but but i feel there. ben stokes grabbed the catch and it felt like the match. just 23 for smith today but there was one nice surprise still waiting. he was applauded off the field. what could england's captain do? well, a bowl. mitchell marsh fell to joe root but matthew wade was defying england. hot afternoon, temperature rising at his contest with jofra archer was suddenly frozen in time. anyone blinking? no. on 117, matthew wade fell, not to pace, but to guile, to joe root, bairstow‘s stumping. the final moment was also the captain's joe root‘s catch for the match. the ashes remain in australia's hands but the series is level and england's long summer ends with another smile. joe wilson, bbc news,

the oval. there has been a thrilling finish at golf‘s solheim cup. europe have beaten the united states to regain the trophy. suzann pettersen, currently ranked 665th in the world after onlyjust returning to the sport after having a baby, winning one of the final two matches. sarah mulkerrins is at gleneagles, and it was a dramatic ending wasn't it sarah? it was a sensational sunday here under the scottish sunshine. remember, it's six years since europe last won this and they were led by local woman catriona matthew, a major winner in her own right but she said if they were to win here it would eclipse all else. this victory was hard —fought, would eclipse all else. this victory was hard—fought, the teams started tied at 8—8. early momentum went with the europeans. georgia hall in particular has been so good for europe over the weekend and then power shifted in the afternoon. the

cord at sisters, nelly and jessica, proving big match winners for the usa but all came down to a dramatic moment at the 18th. marina alex of the usa had a putt to win it for them, but she missed that putt. up stepped the wild card pick for europe, suzann pettersen. she has been out of the game for two years but she sank the putt to win the cup for europe and her team. in the premier league, bournemouth had their first home league win of the season, beating everton 3—1. a late penalty for watford meant their game with arsenal finished in a 2—2 draw at vicarage road. it was the first match of quique sanchez flores' second stint as manager of watford. there's more on the bbc sport website. ben. a 97—year—old second world war veteran took to the skies in a spitfire this afternoon to mark battle of britain day, 15th september, when the royal air force turned the tide against the german luftwaffe in 1940. kathryn stanczyszyn reports.

this is how it feels to be back in a spitfire after seven decades. 97—year—old george dunn is no stranger to the skies, joining the raf aged 20. a lot of the battle of britain took place over sussex and kent, so, i did see a lot of it. and i suppose, being young, and looking up there and seeing the aircraft flying around, dogfights with the germans, and i thought, well, i think i'll have some of that. he carried out 44 missions during the second world war for bomber command. when the war ended, he flew spitfires. you couldn't have any instruction on them in those days, because there wasn't a dual aircraft. so, it was a question of getting in and making the best of it.

he has since helped the raf benevolent fund raise tens of thousands of pounds by telling his story. this is a thank you. it was still exhilarating, to be there, flying it, knowing it was yours — marvellous. the special flight also marked 79 years since the battle of britain, remembering all those who took part in that crucial campaign. of course, george is a piece of living history himself, and despite it being more than 70 years ago, he says taking those controls today, he felt like he had never been away. could have done with it being a bit longer. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. that's it. we're back with the late news at 10:00pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.

more now on one of our top stories, that decision by the liberal democrats to pledge to revoke article 50, effectively cancelling brexit altogether, if they form the next government having won the general election. the party's brexit spokesperson has been speaking to our correspondentjonathan spokesperson has been speaking to our correspondent jonathan blake at the party conference in bournemouth.

so, what we are setting out is a very clear policy, that, if people vote for a liberal democrat government, and a majority of liberal mps are elected in the next house of commons, that we will simply revoke article 50. and the reason that we want to do this is simply to put an end to the nightmare that is brexit. and the only way to do that, to guarantee that you have done that, is through revoking. you are the liberal democrats, is it not antidemocratic to overturn the result of a referendum without putting that question to the people again? first of all, of course, we are setting out well in advance of a general election what our stance is. that will feature very prominently during the general election campaign. it will be no surprise to people if, having elected us in a majority government, that we then deliver on that policy. until then, of course, because we have not yet got a general election campaign, we will continue to campaign for a people's vote, to give people a chance to vote for either boris johnson's deal, if he comes up with one, which frankly i doubt, or voting to stay in the european union. now, you will tell us

that the electorate will decide and there is every chance that a liberal democrat government will happen, but it's highly unlikely, isn't it? you will never have the opportunity to follow through with this promise so you can say what you like in an election campaign? well, if you look at the polls at the moment, actually there is not that much between the political parties. the present situation politically in the uk is very fluid and i am confident with jo swinson as our leader, who is more popular amongst conservative remainers than boris johnson is, that we will do very well in an election. in the debate earlier, we heard some speakers saying that it was a promise that couldn't be delivered, simon hughes the former mp warned that people could excuse accuse the lib dems of being extreme with this position on brexit. do you accept that it is a risk and it could alienate people who want to see the result of the referendum respected, even if they don't agree with it? clearly, there is a risk with anything any of the parties do in relation to brexit. cleraly, there's a risk for instance

with a people's vote that people, clearly, there's a risk for instance with a people's vote that people, if they wanted no deal and that's not on the ballot paper, they're going to be unhappy with a people's vote. equally, if boris johnson rams through no deal, which is what he seems to be intent on doing, absolutely nobody voted for that three years ago, and they would be very entitled to be very angry with our prime minister. and quickly, if you don't win a general election, what then, just go back to supporting a people's vote? well, that is our policy. hello there. with high—pressure taking charge of our weather, the coming week is looking like a settled one. there will be a good deal of dry weather from the far north of scotland where there could be some ran at times and plenty of autumnal sunshine to come with that, as well. we have seen some sunshine today — this photo sent an earlier by a weather watcher in devon where they've had a cold front splitting the uk in half, that has brought cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain. it is gradually slipping its way south as we move through tonight and into tomorrow. overnight tonight, we will see cloudy and patchy outbreaks of rain gradually sliding south.

behind it, some clear spells with 1—2 showers to the far north of scotland — they could be fairly heavy. where we got the cloud, we will hold onto the temperatures, which are staying in the double figures, a much coolerfield to things under the clear skies with temperatures falling to single figures. here's how it looks as we move into monday. that cold front gradually working its way south and east. so we start the day on monday with cloudier skies across central, southern england and wales, patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle. brightening up across the north of wales, northern parts of the midlands, and northern east anglia into the afternoon. behind that, some good spells of sunshine, but again, a scattering of showers across the north of scotland with temperatures in the north sitting in the low to mid teens, a much fresher feel in the south—east. temperatures across the southern half of the uk sitting in the high teens, low 20s. as we move into tuesday, high—pressure still in charge. we have this warm front that topples its way across the north of that area of high pressure. as we move through tuesday,

a fairly fresh feel. but into wednesday, we start to see things warming up a touch. here's how it looks on tuesday, then. there will be a good deal of dry and fine weather, cloudy skies courtesy of that warm front across parts of northern ireland and scotland, with the rain pushing into the northwest later in the day. temperatures sitting again in the low to mid teens in the north, getting into the low 20s further south. then as we move into the mid—week, we will start to see temperatures picking up a touch further. plenty of sunshine to come towards the end of the week, where we could see some mist and fog to start the days. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. i martine croxall. the headlines at 7pm. the ex—prime minister accuses the present pm of only backing leave in order to further his own political career. an overwhelming vote to scrap brexit without another referendum, should the liberal democrats come to power at the next election. if people put into government the majority government the stop brexit party, then stopping brexit is exactly what people will get. the foreign secretary condemns the attacks on saudi oil sites — saying they're a reckless attempt to damage regional security and disrupt global supplies. police in hong kong fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse pro—democracy protesters. the police have decided enough is enough. they're making use of water cannon, as well as the tear gas.