this is bbc news, i'm carrie gracie. the headlines at 11:00: the prime minister has defended his language as dozens of mps demand an apology from him after furious exchanges in the commons. i totally deplore any threats to anybody, particularly female mps. the's language is encouraging people to behave in and is —— disgraceful and abusive way towards public figures i have witnessed myself on the streets. the row comes as a man is arrested for allegedly verbally abusing staff and smacking the doors and windows at mpjess phillips‘ constituency office. a whistleblower accuses donald trump and the white house

of a cover up, over damning details of phone calls with the president of ukraine. there's been another drop in the number of parents taking up routine vaccinations for under—fives, in england. gunfire. libya's capital is under fire. the embattled government is facing a rebel offensive which threatens to destablize the region even further. and at 11:30, we'll be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers anna mikhailova from the telegraph — and polly mackenzie from the think—tank demos. good evening. borisjohnson says tempers need to calm down in parliament, after torrid scenes

in the commons last night. several mps say they've received death threats, and partially blame mrjohnson‘s words on brexit, for fuelling extremist behaviour. the prime minister says he "totally deplores any threats to anybody, particularly female mps," but has refused to apologise for his use of language. the speaker of the commons, john bercow, described the culture within the chamber as "toxic," and said it was the worst atmosphere he had ever witnessed in the house. our political editor, laura kuenssberg's report, contains some very strong language. we will not betray the people who sent us here! subject to death threats and abuse every single day! i've never heard such humbug in all my life! this is the language. you're a publicity whore! publicity whore, madam! this is it. politics has never been forfaint hearts. this man is an idiot. we won't tolerate this, sorry. but there was poison

in the air last night. language that is respectable, whatever your views are. was your language in the commons yesterday appropriate? frustrated by a lack of brexit progress, the prime minister is happy to provoke. i totally deplore any threat to anybody, particularly female mps. and a lot of work is being done to stop that, and to give people the security they need. but i do think it's important that, in the house of commons, i should be able to talk about the surrender bill, the surrender act, in the way that i did. but there's fury from labour mps at that kind of talk. an encounter between a labour mp and the prime minister's advisor, dominic cummings, in parliament, was filmed by a member of the mp‘s team. other death threats over now? —— are the. the mp, karl turner, said he had had death threats last night. mr cummings‘s answer,

get brexit done. don't tell me to get brexit done. in the commons itself, a sense of disbelief for a moment, the morning after the night before. yesterday, the house did itself no credit. still rage, though, from a friend of the murdered mpjo cox. when i hear of my friend's murder, and the way it has made me and my colleagues feel, and feel scared, described as humbug, i actually don't feel anger towards the prime minister. i feel pity for those of you who still have to toe his line. one mp, though, told me, everyone‘s a hypocrite, every side's guilty. it was yesterday, she was the person i could hear screaming the loudest from her bench. but most of the ire was reserved for the prime minister. to dismiss concerns from members about the death threats

they receive, and to dismiss concerns that the language used by the prime minister is being repeated in those death threats, is reprehensible. mr speaker, the prime minister is not fit for office. his behaviour is an outrage, and his government is treating people disgracefully. yet the prime minister's backers believe brexit‘s opponents will do almost anything to attack him. there is a strategy. the prime minister is the last thing standing between ending the brexit enterprise entirely. he can expect no quarter. absolutely everything is going to be thrown at him. as he prepared to gather his cabinet, the prime minister said tempers need to come down. but the chances of him are listening to this reprimand from a predecessor in number 10 are slim to none. words such as saboteur, traitor, enemy, surrender, betrayal. which should have no place in our party, no place

in our political discourse, nor in our politics, and nor, for that matter, in our wider society. but whatever the difficulty, whatever the distress, there is no intention in downing street, none at all, of pulling back from their overall tough approach. a belief, even, this is a pent—up conflict that must play out to clear the way for brexit. patting each other on the back, when there is so much frustration in every corner of the country, and this political village? the government playing tough appeals to some. but could cause other voters to take fright. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. labour mp jess phillips who earlier accused the prime minister of deliberately ramping up the rhetoric for political reasons — says a man has been arrested after trying to smash the windows of her constituency office in birmingham whilst allegedly shouting abuse. the mp said her staff had to be locked inside the office

in birmingham while a man reportedly shouted "fascist" at them while hitting doors and windows. west midlands police have arrested a 36—year—old man in connection with the incident. and in the past 2a hours, as the government promises to ramp up security in parliament, a number of mps have tweeted about abuse that's been leveled at them. conservative mp maria caulfield revealed that her car tyres had been damaged with nails and screws for the second time. meanwhile, labour parliamentary assistant amelia rose tighe said she had had to report 35 death threats in one week. it came as the daughter of labour mp yvette cooper spoke out about the fear she now feels for her mother — ellie cooper said she's scared when she scrolls through the replies to her mother's tweets, calling her a liar and a traitor.

she added: "i am scared when our house gets fitted with panic buttons, industrial—locking doors and explosive bags to catch the mail."... she's called on borisjohnson to "take a stand and unite the country." the former liberal democrat leader tim farron has also experienced verbal abuse today — he joins me now from his home in cumbria. thank you for talking to us so late. do you think there is a different level of abuse going on now? yes, andi yes, and i enjoy and tolerate banter, even verbal abuse. yes, and i enjoy and tolerate banter, even verbalabuse. i yes, and i enjoy and tolerate banter, even verbal abuse. i like to think part of what i do is go into places where i might well encounter different opinions and that is fine. i have three big guys outside parliament shutting traitor at me andi parliament shutting traitor at me and i laughed it off. i said a few

unpleasant things at them and went on with my business. i went to talk to your regional colleagues about climate change. half—an—hour later, i hadn't and then remotely been shocked by it and the shocking thing was that i wasn't shocked. my reflections over the last few days is this, it is very easy to do equivalency. i know you have to, to balance things. i think there is poor behaviour on all sides. outbursts, lack of self—control, saying things you really shouldn't, but while that is the case on both sides, it seems very clear that borisjohnson sides, it seems very clear that boris johnson and dominique sides, it seems very clear that borisjohnson and dominique in the commons, have set out in the last few months and deliberately cooked up few months and deliberately cooked upa few months and deliberately cooked up a strategy where it is boris johnson and the mob versus

parliament. to put it in the language they would. the choice of their words thread are betrayal, surrender, is deliberate and calculated and that is why when i asked a lot of conservative mps, some who are through the exit and some who are through the exit and some who are anti— brexit and the thing that is most terrifying thing to them is the way that this feels orchestrated. if i can to them is the way that this feels orchestrated. ifi can interrupt you for a moment. the forming of slogans, brands, messaging, is something you will do as politicians. he, boris johnson, something you will do as politicians. he, borisjohnson, has come out today and talked about imploring —— deploring any threats of violence, particularly to women, and he has made himself clear on that point although he didn't apologise for things that offended people in the house yesterday, but he has defended his use of the word, his expression, surrender act, as a cce pta ble his expression, surrender act, as acceptable political discourse. first of all, i always support

people ‘s rights to speak. not for one moment would i seek to silence those three guys that were shouting at me, not to restrict any new parliamentary rules, the things that borisjohnson said. if a prime minister chooses to seek greater division at a time like this, then thatis division at a time like this, then that is reprehensible and the electorate should... for what it is worth, many conservatives had not voted for me beforehand. the thing that swung towards voting for me is not actually brexit. maybe in part but mostly it is the conduct of this government and if borisjohnson is found to have misled his mad —— her majesty. if you referred to as

humbug are deeply offended mp, a friend ofjo cox, and somebody herself the recipient of death threats, you then have to ask the question of the character of the man who occupies number ten. people we have spoken to this evening said that if you are prime minister, you should hold yourself to a different standard so however much people point to inflammatory or incendiary language, in various places in the commons, from various quarters, the fa ct commons, from various quarters, the fact they are saying is the prime minister should hold himself to a higher standard because he should show leadership. would you echo this point? yes, sure. leadership is important. none of us are perfect in all of this, by the way. i am coming

across as holier than thou. i don't mean to because the person i am usually most critical of his myself. the thing i am more bothered about, yes, obviously, the office of prime minister is very important. leadership of all kinds is very important and he has demonstrated leadership in your tone and the words that you say but what worries me and worries people are who are conservative, as much as anybody else, the prime minister has obviously chosen a language which seeks to divide, to try to appeal to 30% of the electorate. language that is divisive and is something which i think should be opposed. does he have a right to use his language? i think free speech is important so it isa think free speech is important so it is a judgement of ordering people down this country that an unelected prime minister boris johnson down this country that an unelected prime minister borisjohnson should use language deliberately calculated to divide and heat up and already

atmosphere. a whistleblower has claimed the white house tried to cover up details of a damning telephone conversation, between donald trump and the president of ukraine. it's alleged that during the call, mr trump pushed volodymyr zelensky, to investigate joe biden, one of the frontrunners hoping to challenge him for the white house, in next year's presidential election. democrats in the house of representatives, have now begun an impeachment inquiry, the process by which an american president, can be removed from office. our north america editorjon sopel has the latest from washington. joseph maguire is a man who's spent his career living in the shadows. not any more. the evidence that the acting director of national intelligence is giving today could have a critical bearing on the future of donald trump's presidency following that contested call with ukrainian leader.

i have a feeling that your country is going to do fantastically well. donald trump, who met volodymyr zelensky at the un yesterday, insists that the call was perfect, even though he blatantly asks the ukrainian leader to investigate his main democratic political rival, joe biden. but today, a whistle—blower‘s letter was made public, and its allegations are damning. he says, "after an initial exchange of pleasa ntries, the president used the remainder of the call to advance his personal interests. "namely, he sought to pressure the ukrainian leader to take actions to help the president's 2020 re—election bid." and he goes on, "white house officials told me they were directed by white house lawyers to remove the electronic transcript from the computer system in which such transcripts are typically stored for co—ordination, finalisation and distribution to cabinet level officials." and, citing white house officials, one other thing the whistle—blower says is, "this isn't the first time the administration has treated

a transcript like this, not because it's a matter of national security, but because it's politically sensitive." and so to the evidence. would you agree that the whistle—blower complaint alleges serious wrongdoing by the president of the united states? the first question seemed to cause mr maguire discomfort. uh, the whistle—blower complaint involved the allegation of that, but it is not for me and the intelligence community to decide how the president conducts his foreign policy. the white house has sought to undermine the credibility of the whistle—blower. the intelligence chief, though, was noticeably not going there. i think the whistle—blower did the right thing. i think he followed the law every step of the way. the complaint states that the white house tried to lock down all records of the call. and democrats are seizing on the whistle—blower‘s letter. this is a cover—up.

donald trump's anger over attempts by democrats to impeach him is palpable. what these guys are doing, democrats are doing to this country, is a disgrace, and it shouldn't be allowed. there should be a way of stopping it. the president returned to the white house this afternoon after what's been a bruising few days in new york. events are moving at speed, and not in the direction donald trump would want. john sobel, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister has defended his language as dozens of mps demand an apology from him after furious exchanges in the commons. the rows comes as a man is arrested for allegedly verbally abusing staff and smacking the doors and windows at mpjess phillips‘ constituency office. a whistle—blower accuses donald trump and the white house ofa coverup, over damning details of phone calls, with the president of ukraine.

the former french presidentjacques chirac has died in paris at the age of 86. mr chirac led france from 1995 to 2007. he strongly opposed the us—led invasion of iraq and took the country into the single european currency. his later years were blighted by corruption scandals. monday has been declared a day of mourning in france and this evening the lights of the eiffel tower in paris were switched off in tribute to mr chirac. a british couple have been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty for attempting to smuggle drugs. roger and susan clarke, both in their 70s, were arrested in lisbon last year after they were found with more than $2 million worth of cocaine in the linings of their suitcases during a luxury cruise. the couple had picked up the cases in st lucia before setting sailfor portugal.

the health secretary, matt hancock, says he won't "rule out" bold action to protect children after new figures show a fall in the take up of all routine vaccinations for the under—fives in england in the last year. coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination, or mmr, are also down, for the fifth year in a row. just over 90%, 9 out of 10 children aged two, were vaccinated against mmr last year — a drop from more than 91%. the world health organisation's target is 95%, which scotland and northern ireland already achieve. our health editor hugh pym has more details. vaccines work best when 95% of children have them, which stops the disease spreading. but that isn't the case just now in england with mmr. there wasn't a care in the world for these youngsters at a play centre this afternoon, but for their parents, plenty to think about, including whether to get their children vaccinated.

some are having second thoughts. but mothers i spoke to were clear it was the right thing to do. i, honestly, am 100% for vaccinations. i believe that putting a child's health and happiness is always more important. what you think is behind the fall in vaccination rate? i think probably social media has a lot to do with it. a lot of people post on social media and a lot of people believe what other mums to say. so if you've got a mum that has a big following group, on instagram or something, and she says that she is against it, unfortunately i think a lot of people will then go and follow that. there was a fall in uptake of the first mmr dose last year in all but one of the english regions. the only area where the vaccination rate remained unchanged was the north—east, which have the highest level of coverage, at 94.5%. london was the worst, with onlyjust over eight out of ten children receiving the inoculation. our message is very clear, particularly for parents

taking their children back to school this autumn. make sure they've had all the vaccines they're due, because these diseases can be very unpleasant and can even lead to death. so it's important that everyone gets all the vaccines they're eligible for. measles is a serious illness which can lead to infection in the brain. cases are on the increase across europe. health officials say they're very concerned. these boys have had their vaccinations. the question now is whether parents of those who haven't had the jabs should be told it's compulsory if their children are to be allowed into school. health authorities say that would be a step too far at this stage. but ministers haven't ruled it out. hugh pym, bbc news. the united nations is warning that a surge in fighting in libya, is now threatening to escalate into a full blown civil war. the country's embattled government is facing a rebel offensive, with the interior minister warning that al qaeda and the islamic state group, are poised to benefit from the chaos. the latest conflict began in april

when the main rebel commander, who controls most of the country, launched an offensive on the capital tripoli. thousands of people have been killed including many civilians. several foreign powers are also involved, in what's become a proxy war. turkey and quatar back the internationally recognised libyan government, but france, russia, egypt, and the uae, have helped the rebels. from tripoli, our international correspondent, orla guerin reports. the southern edge of tripoli, a suburban battlefield. a journey to the heart of libya's latest conflict, one which involves foreign players and is increasingly another proxy war in the middle east. after there, the five lines. the commander shows us the front line, which many have died to protect. he and his men are the defenders

of tripoli, fighting for the un—recognised government. it has the support of turkey and qatar. explosions. they take aim at enemy forces, backed by egypt, the uae, france, and russia. explosions. well, the fighting has been grinding on here since april, much of it unseen. but there is active firing taking place today, and what happens on this front line has implications far beyond tripoli. the fear is that if this conflict continues, it could push libya into all—out civil war. the government complains that it is outgunned and can't fight on all fronts. very nice to see you again.

libya's interior minister says, while the battle for tripoli is raging, there's a moment of opportunity for including the islamic state or daesh. this is a very good chance for al-anda, for boko haram, for daesh, for organised crime now in libya. it is a very good environment. and they will use this chance. they will use it, you know. they can grow, now, in the desert, and they can move. and right now you can't try to fight them, because you're defending tripoli? yes. we continue our activity to capture some of them. we are watching. but inside our area, not outside our area, and we are continuing our collaboration with the usa security and british security, we continue. but out of our front line, what will we do? the government here can't even protect the airport in the capital. it was targeted by an air strike today, the latest in a series. here, a glimpse of the terrified passengers caught inside earlier this month.

for now, the airport is closed, a potent symbol of a capital city under attack. orla guerin, bbc news, tripoli. let's take a look at some other stories making the headlines. the car makerjaguar land rover has confirmed that it is halting production at its uk assembly plants from early november in case of border disruption caused by a possible no—deal brexit. the company says most staff will still be expected to come into work, but rather than building cars they will carry out other tasks. the amount of alcohol people in scotland are buying in shops has dropped by nearly 8% since the country introduced a minimum pricing scheme last may. researchers say the minimum price of 50p per unit has cut the amount of strong cider and spirits being sold and that people are drinking less at home as a result. buckingham palace has announced princess beatrice is to marry her boyfriend

edoardo mapelli mozzi. the 31—year—old daughter of prince andrew and sarah, duchess of york, got engaged to the 34—year—old property tycoon in italy earlier this month. their wedding is set to be next year. remember boaty mcboatface? that was what the public voted to call the uk's new polar research ship. well, today it has been officially named by the duke and duchess of cambridge — though it's actually now been called the sir david attenborough after the government intervened. it's hoped the vessel will help carry out world—leading research in the arctic and antarctica over the next 25 to 30 years. from birkenhead, here's our science correspondent rebecca morelle. it's heading for the most remote parts of our planet, the uk's new polar ship. on board, the duke and duchess of cambridge. and sir david attenborough,

who's lent the ship his name. it is my immense privilege and relief to welcome sir david attenborough, rather than boaty mcboatface. catherine did the honours. it gives me great pleasure to name this ship sir david attenborough, and may god bless her and all those who sail in her. for sir david, studying the poles is critical. ten or 20 years ago, i could stand at the end of the glacier and say it's melting at such and such a rate. i wasn't talking about the half of it. the speed in which we now realise things are happening is terrifying. and so we know we're only going to deal with that if we know what the facts are, and that's what this ship will do. this is one of the most advanced ships ever built. it contains one million pieces of steel, it's covered in 60,000 litres of paint, and has 450,000 metres of cabling. it's set to transform our understanding of the rapidly changing poles.

we'll be able to look at things like the atmosphere, what's going on in the ice, the surface ocean, the deep ocean, the mud at the bottom of the ocean, all in one go, and in that way we'll be able to tackle some of the really big global questions on environmental science. there to celebrate, a children's penguin parade. but soon the ship will be seeing the real thing. after sea trials, it will be leaving for the antarctic next year. rebecca morelle, bbc news. good luck to all who sail in the sir david attenborough. you have a glimpse of boaty mcboatface, which is the little submarine that will go down. so to all who sail in boaty mcboatface as well. and a reminder, we'll be taking another look at the papers

with our reviewers anna mikhailova from the telegraph — and polly mackenzie from the think tank demos. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with helen willetts. hello there. we have more than made up hello there. we have more than made upfor hello there. we have more than made up for the tristar to september already this week, but more rain is on the way. —— dry spell. there will be some torrential downpours in the form of showers. there is more rain to come. the system over the weekend will bring widespread, heavy, and persistent rain. as well as that gale force to severe gale force winds possibly coinciding with a full moon and high tides. it looks wet enough through friday with the rental showers around, hail and thunder. —— torrential. further south they will move through more briskly because the wind is quite blustery. it will feel cooler on friday for most of us after a cooler start in the north, quite notable. then we turn our attention to the weekend. that low pressure with

showers moves out of the way and the next sister moves in with some tropical air encased in that —— system. potentially with some flood issues. ahead of it will be another day or blustery showers on saturday. they will tend to ease a little. the rain comes in as we move through the afternoon into wales in the south—west with the winds are strengthening all the time. saturday night brings a full moon and high tides, with potential gale force winds in southern and western areas we could see some coastal flooding. with fridays rain and through the weekend into monday we could see up to 150 millimetres of rain in some parts of england and wales, clears away on sunday. what follows is a strong and cold northerly wind. the drying up to during the day on sunday. showers will follow behind. the strength of the wind on saturday night and then through sunday afternoon, the latter part of sunday dudley north seacoast we could have

severe gales. then