for now the sport is making its presence felt. both rugby and japan adding to theirfan base. katie gornall, bbc news japan. heavy rain has caused serious flooding on the isle of man. a river broke its banks, and surged through laxey village on the east coast of the island. police have declared a major incident, and a helicopter was brought in to help people trapped in their houses. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. it was pretty bad for many people last night? yes, another 24-hour is of wet weather falling on saturated ground, more flooding was expected. the rain band lingered across northern england and into the isle

of man, which is why we have seen the severe flooding. we had around 74 the severe flooding. we had around 7a flood warnings this morning, it has dropped to around 50 for england and wales budget could be exacerbated by heavy rain and thunderstorms. the rain band across the isle of man, northern england, slowly petering out, remaining quite cold and windy but an amber warning has been issued by the isle of man met sir vince and we have met office yellow warning is further south. it showers and thunderstorms —— the isle of man met service. around 18 oi’ isle of man met service. around 18 ori9 isle of man met service. around 18 or 19 degrees the high, getting to be colder but at least dry and bright across northern ireland, there will be showers across northern scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers over the high ground. the rain will clear away, it will be the coldest night of the season sofa, tomorrow morning certainly will be, because we have

arctic northerly is associated with the ridge of high pressure on the air mass chart across much of the uk. starting cold, crisp and bright, plenty of sunshine. there will be 18 northerly winds affecting north the east coast, some showers could be wintry over the highlands and the grampians, but not a bad day at all elsewhere with sunshine around, but temperatures are generally in the high teens at best. but it's wednesday out of the way, a brief respite from the wet weather, but we look to the atlantic, hurricane lorenzo, which is a major storm budget is weakening, the eye of the storm is disappearing, a sign of its weakening. —— a majorstorm, but storm is disappearing, a sign of its weakening. —— a major storm, but it is weakening. we think it will push towards the west of ireland and western britain to bring a spell of gales and wet weather through thursday and friday. we are sure it will push the cold air away and

start to drag up some much warmer, more humid air from start to drag up some much warmer, more humid airfrom the start to drag up some much warmer, more humid air from the south—west as ex—hurricane lorenzo reaches oui’ as ex—hurricane lorenzo reaches our shores. turning wetter and windy across western areas on thursday, and for many other areas on friday. winds are picking up for all, and also the temperatures. a reminder of our top story... there have been violent clashes in hong kong between police and protestors as china celebrates 70th anniversary of communist rule. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. you're watching bbc news, the time is 1:33. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. mo farah's former coach alberto salazar has been banned for four years from athletics for doping violations.

it follows a four—year investigation by us anti doping and two—year court case. salazar, who plans to appeal, has been immediately barred from the world championships in doha, where he has athletes competing. farah, who left salazar's group two years ago, has released a statement. he says he's relieved that the investigation has been concluded and that he has no tolerence for anyone who breaks the rules. there are no allegations against farah, who had six years with salazar but former olympic champion denise lewis says he'll be very disappointed by the situation. i think mo has been very vocal that he has always operated within the lines of what is right. like you said, it's innocent until proven guilty and all i can say is, i think mo will have a tough time because people will look at those performances with questions, but he hasn't failed a drugs test. i think

he will be bitterly disappointed because he would have put his trust in salazarfor so because he would have put his trust in salazar for so many years. andy murray has his second win on main tour since returning to singles following his hip surgery injanuary. he's through to the second round of the china open in beijing, he's now ranked outside the top 500, but beat the world number 13, matteo berretini, in straight sets. he had to work really hard for the victory. he was a break down in both, with both going to tie—breaks, and he'll face his fellow briton cameron norrie in the second round tomorrow. just not being in pain now is making tennis a little bit more fun so the practice and the preparation for tournaments — it's a lot easier. you know, the last few years, that really wasn't the case and i was finding it all really stressful, wasn't getting much enjoyment out of it. so, you know, it's a little bit different now, which is nice. johnny sexton will captain ireland for the first time, in their rugby world cup pool match

against russia on thursday. the returning fly—half one of 11 changes to the side that lost to the hosts japan on saturday. seven of the forwards will start their first game of the tournament. ireland's fate is still in their own hands. they'll be sure of a quarter—final place with a bonus—point win against the russians and then samoa in their final pool game. it is something i have thought about it since i was a kid, i have made a lot of decisions around trying to get there one day. it's taken a while, but it was worth the wait. i feel incredibly proud. but i want to be captain now of a good performance and a good win in a world cup game, so that's my main focus. dan biggar should be available for their game against fiji a week tomorrow. he went off with a head injury in the first half of their victory

over australia on sunday, but he's recovering well. he is symptom—free at the minute and doing as he normally would but as far as doing as he normally would but as farasi doing as he normally would but as far as i understand it, he will be ready to go by the time we play fiji, so that is good news, just some bumps and bruises, just the usual stuff from a test match of that size. does he look his usual self in training? we haven't done anything since but he's fine. his normal banter. he'll be fine. this thursday sees the first player draft for the hundred, a new cricket competition which starts next summer. there are going to be some box office stars involved. australia's steve smith and west indies batsman chris gayle are among them. england's world cup—winning captain eoin morgan and some of his one day squad are also up for selection. the main draft is on 20th october but test regulars, such asjoe root and ben stokes, will be some of the first picks at this thursday's official launch.

that's all the sport for now. much more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. more reaction to alberto salazar's four year ban for doping violations. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we will have the very latest for you after two o'clock. thank you. the backstop, and plans to replace it, are being discussed in the house of commons at the moment. the debate is in response to an urgent question about the proposals from the labour mp hilary benn, who chairs the committee on exiting the european union. the brexit ministerjames duddridge told the house that there would be no infrastructure at the border and reiterated why the current backstop is unacceptable to the government. we are committed to finding a solution to the north—south border which protects the belfast good friday agreement. we can best meet these commitments if we explore the solutions other than the backstop.

the backstop risks weakening the delicate balance embodied in the belfast good friday agreement. this was this was grounded in agreement, consent and respect for minorities. removing control of the area's commercial and economic life of northern ireland to an external body, over which the people of northern ireland have no control, risks undermining that balance. any deal on brexit on the 31st of october must avoid the whole orjust a part of northern ireland being trapped in an arrangement where they are a rule taker. this government intends to set out more detail on opposition on the alternative to the backstop in the coming days. in the meantime, i can assure the house that under no circumstance will the uk place infrastructure, checks or controls at the border. both sides have always been clear that the arrangements for the border

must recognise the unique circumstance of the island of ireland, and reflecting that, be creative and be flexible. the prime minister's european union sherpa, david frost, is leading a cross—government team in these detailed negotiations with task force 50. we have shared in written form a series of confidential technical papers, which reflect the ideas the united kingdom has been putting forward. these papers are not the government set out its formal position. these meetings and the sharing of confidential technical papers show that we are serious about getting a deal, and one that must involve the removal of the backstop. mr hilary benn. well, i'm grateful to the minister for his reply but we are non—much the wiser. today, there are no border posts or checks on goods crossing the border between northern ireland and the republic, and the backstop is there to ensure that remains the case after brexit.

that's what the joint declaration of december 2017 committed to. the government's position now is that the reality of brexit will require customs checks on the island of ireland. that is the inexorable logic of the prime minister's statement this morning and, i quote, this southern —— sovereign united country must have a single customs territory. now whatever proposals have in fact been put to the eu task force, simon coveney has described them as a nonstarter. an irish government spokesman says the task force has indicated that the uk's papers fall well short of the agreed aims and objectives of the backstop. and the secretary of state for northern ireland has told the bbc that it's not possible to put anything like a customs facility in newry, fermanagh or many other locations away from the border. that's what's going on in the house of commons at the moment, which is

still sitting despite the tory party conference taking place in manchester. one person has died after a violent incident at a vocational college in finland. ten people are said to have been injured, two seriously, in town of kuopio. the attacker — who eye—witnesses say was carrying a sword — has been apprehended. police said they opened fire to subdue him. he is among those injured. the duke of sussex has visited a health centre in malawi to learn about the challenges it faces serving the local community. harry toured the mauwa health centre, a remote clinic serving around 23,000 residents in southern malawi. harry is coming to the end of a 10—day visit to southern africa with wife meghan and their son archie. president trump is under growing pressure as the impeachment inquiry puts two of his key aides under the spotlight. his personal lawyer rudy giuliani has been ordered to hand over to congressional committees all documents relating to his work foertrump in ukraine. and it's been revealed that last week the president asked the australian prime minister to cooperate with an investigation,

led by attorney general william barr, aimed at discrediting the mueller report. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. an accuser who's willing to stand up to point the finger atjoe biden and say, "you're a crook!" rudy giuliani at the centre of a political firestorm. mr giuliani appeared on fox news with sean hannity to defend his role in the unfolding drama. the president's personal lawyer has been ordered to hand over records relating to his contacts with ukrainian officials. he's admitted in several tv interviews to asking them to investigate the former vice presidentjoe biden, the current front—runner to challenge donald trump for the presidency next year. it reads like a classic organised crime sha kedown. democrats have launched an impeachment inquiry after donald trump spoke on the phone with the president of ukraine and asked for a favour, to investigate corruption allegations against mr biden.

it's also emerged that the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, was listening in on that conversation. it's raised questions about the state department's role in this growing controversy. donald trump is fighting back. through a stream of angry tweets, he's branded the inquiry another witch hunt and he's lashed out at democrats who are preparing to hold hearings in congress. his fury has focused on adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, who parodied the words of the president when a transcript of the phone call was made public. he also wants to know the identity of his accuser. we're trying to find out about a whistle—blower. we have a whistle—blower that reports things that were incorrect, as you know, and you probably now have figured it out. the statement i made to the president of ukraine, a good man, a nice man, new, was perfect. it was perfect. the democrats believe the call was so far from perfect that it could be grounds for donald trump's dismissalfrom office. we could not ignore

what the president did, he gave us no choice. so, it wasn't any change of mind. i always said we will follow the facts where they take us and when we see them, we will be ready, and we are ready. in a separate development, the australian government has confirmed that donald trump asked the prime minister, scott morrison, to help investigate the origins of the inquiry into russia's meddling in the 2016 election, and the usjustice department says at the attorney general william barr's request, the president has asked other countries for assistance. peter bowes, bbc news. two years on from catalonia's failed attempt at independence, the spanish region's president has told the bbc he plans to hold another referendum, despite the last one being declared illegal. in the coming days verdicts will be handed down on 12 jailed catalan politicians, with some facing up to 25 years in prison. jean mackenzie has travelled

to catalonia, where tensions are high ahead of those verdicts. catalonia's quest for independence was stopped brutally in its tracks. those held responsible were put on trial. this man, jordi sanchez, was one of the activists who led the demonstrations. he faces up to 17 years in jail. one day you feel good and also that it's going to be all right, but the next day you feel depressed, and you think that he will never get out of jail. did you know that there was a chance that he would be arrested and he would be sent to prison? the town of girona has been at the centre of the fight for independence. these yellow ribbons

dominate streets here. they're on lamp posts, they're on balconies, street signs. they've become this symbol of independence. but the trial has left the region bitterly divided. the latest poll shows there are marginally more people who want to remain part of spain than who want independence. many of these yellow ribbons have all been set up at a certain height, so that non—independentists can't rip them off at night. hi, hi! hola. elda has been targeted for not supporting independence. this is my home, this is what they painted. we had people coming into our garden, poisoning our plants, defecating in the garden. it is a way of menacing people, and saying, if you think the way you think, you are liable of having this or worse things done to you. if, as expected here, the prisoners are found guilty, separatists plan to seize the moment.

quim torra is the president of catalonia — his party called the referendum. if they are going to be guilty by the spanish judges, we are not going to accept this sentence. the people of catalonia will protest. what's your plan for independence now? we will do again. we will do again what we did. we are going to vote again for the independence of catalonia. are you angry with them? yes, i am angry. they knew when they started off that it wasn't going to work, and now they should pay for the consequences of whatever they decided to do. if he's found guilty and sentenced to years in prison, will it have been worth it for you, as a family? with the verdicts just days away, tension hangs in the air here.

there's a nervous anticipation over what they'll unleash. jean mackenzie, bbc news. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news: there's been more clashes in hong kong, where a pro—democracy protester has reportedly been shot in the chest by police during protests there. 15 people have been taken to hospital, with one in critical condition. borisjohnson has rejected leaked claims that the government has proposed "customs clearance zones" to tackle the irish border issue. a new study has concluded there's little evidence that eating red meat, sausages and bacon increases the risk of cancer. in the business news... thomas cook's auditor, ey is to be investigated. the accountancy watchdog — the frc — has launched a probe into the collapse of the travel firm and the way its accounts

were compiled by ey which could potentially lead to the imposition of unlimited fines. thomas cook collapsed last week — putting 9,000 uk staff out of work. thejohn lewis partnership has annonced a major shake up, which lead to the integration of its department store and waitrose management teams for the first time. the current managing director of waitrose, rob collins is to step down — and 75jobs will go at the retailer's head office. uk house price growth has "almost ground to a halt" in september — that's according to the nationwide building society. it said activity in the housing market had been slow, but stable, for two years, and that the average home is now valued atjust over £215,000. let's stay with that. according to that survey... house prices have practically stalled over the last month. the latest survey from the nationwide found that the average value of a home rose byjust 0.2% in

the year to september — the tenth consecutive month in which price growth has slowed. however, house prices over the last decade have on average risen farfaster than wages, meaning it can remains tricky for first time buyers to get on the ladder, and others to move up. iona bain blogs about personal finance, low borrowing costs, more in employment. good afternoon to you. it is quite a complex picture because it's not just about house prices, on the other hand borrowing costs are very low. a record number of us in work at the moment. what is the true picture when it comes to affordability? a very complex picture, properly not one i could sum up very quickly. i think this research confirms what economists and all of us knew which is in the uk, your wealth is increasingly dependent on how soon you can get on the property ladder and how much the value of your home will rise whilst you own it. in that sense, the older generation had a big advantage

because when they were younger they we re because when they were younger they were able to get on the housing ladder because house prices were affordable, in reach of most people salaries. since then, house prices have rocketed so we have a situation today where you have older people sitting on lots of property wealth but the younger generation is really struggling just to get there first put on the ladder. as you say, it is not just about house put on the ladder. as you say, it is notjust about house prices which is undoubtably a problem, but how much you can borrow relative to your income. most first—time buyers can only borrow four to five times their income, which is a problem if house prices are too high and your income is too low. if you look at average wages for young people over the last decade, they have not only not seen a rise in wages, they have seen their wages fall. once we have taken inflation into account. this disadvantages them further. we had from the chancellor yesterday there isa from the chancellor yesterday there is a target of introducing a higher national living wage and including those below the age of 25, 201—25 year old that as well. if that

actually happens, how much of a difference will that make? we think of those years as the years you're trying to save up for your own home? on the surface it looks like this could be a boon for younger workers because you will get those extra earnings between the age of 21 and 25, although the legislation will be phased in gradually. but there is a real issue about whether this will dis— incentivise employers when it comes to hiring younger workers because they may look at a 21—year—old thing, if i have to pay them the same wayjust the man who is 25 and the 25—year—old has more experience, perhaps that will be a bit of no—brainer. experience, perhaps that will be a bit of no-brainer. an important point to bear in mind. thank you. and some markets to have a look at. pretty flat overall. the pound drifting down against the dollar. lots of concerns about what is going to happen with brexit given how close we are to that schedule date for us to leave the eu. jobs figures coming out of the us at the end of this week as well. i will

have more business news for you later. thank you. the winner of the royal institute of british architect's most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize, will be announced a week today. there are six nominations for britain's best new building of 2019, which include a railway station, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. we will be taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings over the next week. today, we look at the nevill holt opera building — the 400—seat opera house is tucked away in the leicestershire countryside. it's located in the stable block which is attached to a grade i listed building that dates back to before the year 1300. opera singing. this is originally a stable block courtyard. we've converted this beautiful historic building into an exceptional

but intimate theatre. you can't see it at all from the outside, you enter the building and this remarkable space is revealed. in contrast to many opera theatres which have gold and red velvet seats, we wanted to retain some of the character of the stable yard. we already had these rich ironstone walls, timber and felt it a natural material to go to. our first task was to make a new floor, to bring the stage at ground level. we then created a new roof over the courtyard to make the room. but we wanted to keep a memory of the courtyard, and so we introduced a large roof light over the space. singing.

we have a mission at nevill holt opera to encourage young artists and young performers and we want them to excel and sound excellent in this acoustic. the building is a little like an instrument, and we had to tune it to ensure that the young performers can hear their own voices when they're performing. we did this with adjustments to the form of the balcony, ensuring that there were reflective surfaces which bring the sound back to the performers. and the wooden material very carefully designed and selected by the acousticians, make sure that the sound resonates but also is absorbed by the stone walls. so the whole building works in harmony — we get resonance and absorption. i can safely say there is not a bad seat to be had in this house and everywhere, the music in this building sounds fantastic.

you can find out more about all of the nominated buildings on the bbc arts website and watch this year's riba stirling prize live here on the bbc news channel next tuesday evening from 8:30. simon mccoy will be here in a moment with the latest for you but first, the weather. hello, the impact of more wet weather for the last 2a hours is causing some issues across england and wales. the flood warning numbers are rising, over 70 across england and wales and we have more heavy downpours in the forecast, particularly across central and southern parts of england and wales this afternoon. we still have the wet weather affecting northern parts of england and the isle of man. it is the thunderstorms and showers breaking out across the rest of england and wales through the afternoon we are concerned about, the risk of some surface water flooding. an amber warning enforced

by the isle of man met office for the incessant heavy rain there and the incessant heavy rain there and the flooding we have already seen. temperatures in the high teens across the south between these torrential downpours, given some sunshine, but cooler further north, temperatures in the mid teens. through this evening and tonight, the colder air spreads down from the north, pushes the rain and showers away from much of the country. we will continue with some showers in northern scotland and it will turn very windy. a cold night to come, the coldest night of the season, with a touch of rusted northern england and into scotland. the reason for it is we have northerly winds blowing right down from the arctic for a short while around the mid week. but also high—pressure, a brief ridge of high pressure should settle things down nicely on wednesday, plenty of sunshine. a cold and crisp start to the day. quite a keen wind blowing down the east coast of england from the north, feeding on a few showers, wintry over the high ground of scotland. elsewhere, mostly dry away from the north and west wales, which could see a shower or two. dry in

chilly, temperatures are best in the mid teens. i want to draw you to this, hurricane lorenzo, continuing to wea ke n this, hurricane lorenzo, continuing to weaken as it pushes northwards closer to our shores and encounters the colder waters. it is expected to push north—eastwards, towards the british isles. i didn't buy round thursday it could be just to the west of ireland, to bring a spell of gales and heavy rain. still some uncertainty to this but it does not like it it is also going to bring up some very mild air from the south—west. you can see the orange colours taking over as we head into friday. the current thinking is that thursday, turning much wetter and windier in western areas. temperatures begin to creep up. looks like the wetter weather will spread further east, where temperatures across england and wales will be back in the high teens celsius.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at two... the worst violence in four months — police clash with protestors in hong kong as china celebrates 70 years of communist rule. if you look at this amount of tear gas that is being fired all through the streets here, moving up there to where the police are. itjust gives you an idea of how things are escalating today. irish scepticism — as borisjohnson says the uk is preparing to make a "very good offer" to the eu about how to deal with the border after brexit". i think that we will be making a very good offer and clearly i have seen some briefing already — i don't know where it came from, possibly from brussels — which is not quite right.