today at five... borisjohnson publishes his ‘final‘ brexit plan telling the eu the only alternative is no—deal. the prime minister calls it a ‘fair and reasonable compromise‘ which gets rid of the backstop — with northern ireland staying in the european single market for goods, but leaving the customs union. earlier he told the conservative party conference his plan would need both sides to change their positions. yes, this is a compromise by the uk andi yes, this is a compromise by the uk and i hope ourfriends understand that and compromise in their turn. the letter says the proposals protect the good friday agreement and provide security for farmers and businesses on both sides of the irish border. we'll have details and analysis,

and have the latest from manchester, westminster and brussels. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... the duke and duchess of sussex end their tour of southern africa, as the couple sues a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. tributes are paid to the former itn and bbc news presenter peter sissons who has died at the age of 77. and we take a look at the newest addition to yorkshire sculpture park, one of six buildings nominated for the prestigious riba sterling prize for architecture. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is the new brexit proposals — just published by the government —

which are being closely studied in brussels — as we speak. in a letterfrom the prime minister to jean—claude juncker — president of the european commission — boris johnson calls for ‘a willingness to compromise and move beyond existing positions‘. the new plans include removing the backstop — the guarantee of no return to a hard border in northern ireland — something the eu has been firmly opposed to in the past. earlier — in his first conference speech as conservative leader, the prime minister said the proposals were ‘constructive and reasonable‘. the plan would involve northern ireland leaving the eu customs union — with the rest of the uk — and that would mean some new customs checks on the island of ireland — a highly controversial idea, though the government says they would not take place at the border. there would also be a significant increase in regulatory checks on products crossing the irish sea, between northern ireland and the rest of the uk.

that means northern ireland would follow all the rules of the single market for goods. and to ensure the people of northern ireland are onside with this arrangement, the stormont assembly would be given more powers to shape northern ireland‘s future relationship with the eu. but the assembly is currently suspended. the european commission said they will ‘examine the proposals objectively‘, but they have firmly rejected similar proposals in the past. let‘s cross to chris mason in westminster. yes, good evening to you. it is worth taking a step back amidst all of this detail to remind ourselves how this tangle around the northern ireland border has emerged. brexit isa ireland border has emerged. brexit is a project also the difference, allowing the uk to go its own way relative to the european union and that means there is a difference between borders, but crucially that board between northern ireland and the republic that will become the frontier between the uk and european

union after brexit. it is written down in the good friday peace agreement that it should remain open, so how do you keep it open while respecting the fact that the uk is going to go its own way after brexit? plan one was that northern ireland remained close to the european union, the rest of the uk goes its own way. they northern ireland only backstop as it was known. particularly unpalatable to theresa may‘s government under is divided up the uk. plan two was a uk wide backstop, unpalatable to so many in parliament because about the article song to the european union after brexit not allowing the country to make the most of leaving the european union as its advocates see it. your com plan three from borisjohnson was ‘s government, a letter to the european commission, as you were saying, this one talked about a as you were saying, this one talked aboutafairand as you were saying, this one talked about a fair and reasonable compromise, fairly complicated. northern ireland staying in the single market for goods within the

european union, subject to the european union, subject to the european union, subject to the european union in terms of regulation but the plan being that stormont and northern ireland assembly have a say in that that would review every couple years. there would be some checks between great britain, england, scotland and wales, and northern ireland as well, so wales, and northern ireland as well, so it is an attempt to try and find a space between the two already rejected proposals. lots more to get into we will do that in a few moments. but then the not so small matter of the first party conference speech of the prime minister as leader. you you will not have to wait much longer brexit. soaking the party members to see borisjohnson for my first speech as leader, they started queueing before dawn even thought of cracking. to a blast of the wh, he was soon in the hall and talking brexit. after three and a half yea rs, brexit. after three and a half years, people are beginning to feel

they are being taken for falls. they suspect there are forces in this country that do not want brexit delivered at all. if they turn out to be right in that suspicion, then i believe there will be grave consequences for trust in our democracy. that is why we are coming out of the eu on october 31 come what may. then came a mention without much detail about the government is doing now. today in brussels, we are tabling, i believe, a constructive and reasonable proposal, which provides a compromise for both sides. we will come under no circumstances, have checks at or near the border in northern ireland. wide might he added that he wants to... protect the existing arrangements for farmers on both sides of the border and, at the same time, we will allow

the uk, whole and entire, to withdraw from the eu with control over our own withdraw from the eu with control over oui’ own trade withdraw from the eu with control over our own trade policy from the start. mrjohnson is a word or two to say about the house of commons. if parliament were a reality tv show, then the whole lot of us, i‘m afraid, would have been voted out of thejungle by afraid, would have been voted out of the jungle by now. afraid, would have been voted out of thejungle by now. at least afraid, would have been voted out of the jungle by now. at least we would have had the consolation of watching the speaker being forced to eat a kangaroo testicle. cabinet ministers enjoyed that one but 200 mile south... in westminster, this was happening at the same time. questions to the prime minister. thank you. i‘ve been asked to reply... and a parliamentary first. the first black brit on to represent a party at prime minister‘s

questions. the prime minister wanted to go beyond brexit, to talk l. you‘re not only recruiting more doctors, nurses and training them but in the next ten years, we will build a0 new hospitals in the biggest investment in hospital infrastructure for a generation. and to talk crime. yellow might first thing you got to do, basic hygiene if you‘re going to spread opportunity is to insist on the equal safety of everybody‘s street wherever they live. that's why we are recruiting 20,000 police officers, thank you. this is what it looks like when you‘ve just been name checked. to the conclusion. you like with sensible, moderate, one nation but tax—cutting conservative government. let‘s get brexit done and let‘s bring this country together. thank you very much. a

kiss from his girlfriend, a handshake from his dad. and the analysis of what he had to say begins. that give you some sense of the speed here that the conference speech feels like a distant memory. in summary, no speech feels like a distant memory. in summary, no new speech feels like a distant memory. in summary, no new policy on that conference speech but never underestimate the oratorical capacity to really please conservative activists, and that could prove crucial with doors to be knocked on entries to be pounded in the dark winter months of a potential general election campaign for the return to this document published this afternoon and sent to the european union just published this afternoon and sent to the european unionjust a couple of hours after mrjohnson had finished that speech in manchester with this plan to try and find a way around resolving the whole question of the border on the island of ireland. the key thing now, how does this plan go down in brussels? if, and it‘s a big if, it goes down ok european union and they can live with it, how does it go down here at westminster? here

is the perspective of the labour leader. it's worse than to resign's deal. i cannot see it getting the support that he thinks it will get, and it will take us into a regime in britain of deregulation, of undercutting, and i think it will also undermine the good friday agreement. that is hurdle two. hurdle one is the reaction in european union. thank you very much. the conservative mp steve baker is with me — chairman of the eurosceptic european research group. thank you for coming in. let‘s have a broad response first of all. what do you make of this package? a broad response first of all. what do you make of this package7m a broad response first of all. what do you make of this package? it is a fairand do you make of this package? it is a fair and reasonable offer and the european union should engage with it constructively. it does meet the objectives which are set out. they are respecting the good friday agreement, avoiding any checks on or near the border. it is a fair and reasonable proposal and should be

engaged with constructively. do you expect european to engage in a way that will, in effect, go back against what they said in the past? because they‘ve had their own red lines, haven‘t they? that is to do with protecting the good friday agreement and giving an open border, which, by definition, this seems not to do. both sites have been com pletely to do. both sites have been completely committed to protecting the good friday agreement. the debate has been about how both sides have a and reliable relationship about protecting the single market of the european union, and that is where the issue is. the good friday agreement being protected as common territory. the issue today is that this is a great place to be starting, as you go into this council where the final checks will be agreed but it only deals with northern ireland. the prime minister has made a very brave and significant move here and saying we will have a free trade agreement as a destination. i‘ve always said i wa nt a destination. i‘ve always said i want a relationship of the character of the eu offered us, so this is a

great shift from where we were, we said we wanted to chuck checkers. at last we have done that and the prime minister is putting on a free trade agreement as a destination but we have not yet seen that destination set out in full and there are other problems with the withdrawal agreement. later this evening, problems with the withdrawal agreement. laterthis evening, i‘ll be having meetings with the government to discuss what else they might be able to do with the eu. evenif might be able to do with the eu. even if this package is to be cleared, if it is somehow agreed with the eu, you are saying very clearly that it still wouldn‘t be enough for you to be happy with that. i'm afraid this is a very difficult moment because this package deals with the issue of the northern ireland backstop and, on that point, it‘s very good. but we do need to see the future destination in full because there are many people out there very concerned about the defence and security provisions in the current political declaration and that needs to be addressed. i‘m afraid this is a moment where i‘m cautiously optimistic, as they say. i wish to support the prime minister, he made a fantastic speech today, he the

prime minister i always wanted, he is doing all the right things, doing an amazing job of manufacturing the capacity to table this material against all the opposition he faces from our rotten parliament that needs to end, and in the context, he‘s doing a fantasticjob but i do need to have some meetings with number ten later to discuss the other areas of the agreement. you're very clear about that and that has a signal warning that it is clear from you. one other thing i wanted to ask about, which is to do with the way the prime minister has tackled this issue, and what happens, let‘s just help viewers with this, if there is no agreement by the 19th of october? where are we then? the prime minister is absolutely clear we are living on the 31st october with or without an agreement, he‘s been clear about that and absolutely clear about that and absolutely clear we will comply with the law, that leaves the obvious of how... how you make those too consistent. clearly the government thinks it has a plan to see that through, i‘ve seen a plan to see that through, i‘ve seen the gleam in the eye of certain

ministers, they think they‘ve got a plan. i would ministers, they think they‘ve got a plan. iwould not ministers, they think they‘ve got a plan. i would not ask them what it was because in this environment we know that members of parliament are determined to stop brexit, determined to stop brexit, determined to stop brexit, determined to use the cause, this is a time and the government needs to be left to have the space. we need a deal that amounted to brexit, which ican deal that amounted to brexit, which i can vote for and proudly defend including to the brexit party and say this really is brexit, we should support it. that‘s what i would love to happen but if it cannot be done, we need to make sure we bridge the gap and still leave on time, and thatis gap and still leave on time, and that is the challenge. final point, you know this inside out. you‘ve lived and breathed this. i‘m just wondering, if you can‘t see how this will be bridged, even if you see gleams in people‘s eyes, i wonder how realistic this is. you need expert advice on these matters but

this is an area where i would need to ta ke this is an area where i would need to take the expert advice of serious lawyers in order to get through it and the prime minister is a man who will need to take the advice of expert lawyers. good to talk to you, thank you very much. let‘s cross to westminster now — and speak to the former conservative foreign secretary sir malcolm rifkind. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of this package that has been put forward today? i've been critical up to now but i‘m willing to acknowledge that what he has proposed to the european union today is an important step in the right direction, and i think the government, the hard brexit people, is that —— as they are usually called, have made some very major concessions by agreeing that the whole of ireland should be a single regulatory space, notjust agriculture and food, a single day while ago, but now industrial goods asi while ago, but now industrial goods as i understand it as well. that‘s a big move by them. i think that‘s to

be welcomed. it will still be incredibly difficult for the eu the irish government to accept because their definition of a heart border, what i have never agreed with, but their definition of a heart border isn‘t something that is hard, physical wall, or isn‘t something that is hard, physicalwall, orfences, it is almost anything that involves customs tariffs being checked on either side of the border. i don‘t myself believe that should be a barrier but they‘ve made it one and the irish government in particularly, foolishly in my view, said it would be difficult for them to climb down from it if they try to reach an agreement for the let's talk about the potential response from the european union. they, too, have been very clear about their wish to protect the good friday agreement and indeed to keep that border open. how likely is it in your view, and giving your experience of dealing with the eu in the past, that they will go anywhere near this package of proposals? i

think it will depend on the response of the irish government to not want to let down dublin. it depends on how dublin see this. what i would hope is something i want to happen but odds are against, where people say we do not want to go against the good friday agreement. before the good friday agreement. before the good friday agreement. before the good friday agreement, during the troubles of northern ireland, the republic of ireland, there was a physical barrier they are to cross that border and you had to cross fences and passports were inspected, and so forth, as unity between any international border. that has not existed since then, no one wants to go back to it but what the government of your to be proposing is, ok, at some place, it may be a couple of miles before the border, maybe after, someone will have to look to see whether tariffs have been paid, given there will be different once applicable, some of that may be handled in any event by technology, by using modern information technology, but whatever you think about that, that‘s not

going back to where we were before the good friday agreement, that‘s not creating a hard border, as that word normally means, and we have cctv cameras all over london. we don‘t say london is divided by hard borders because of that. on that aspect, and i say i‘m not normally sympathetic to boris johnson and aspect, and i say i‘m not normally sympathetic to borisjohnson and his views on brexit, on that aspect i think what he is saying, which is similarto think what he is saying, which is similar to what theresa may‘s government are trying to do as well, is not that unreasonable, but the eu will, i think, find it difficult to budge unless dublin budgets, and it will be pretty silly logically, dublin ought to move because if they do not agree and we did end up with no deal, they would end up with a heart border now rather than in three years. final point, i'm sorry to interrupt, the final point on the northern ireland assembly because it is suspended. it‘s not been sitting for a long time now. this is part of this package and it‘s to do with

giving more powers to the assembly, asa giving more powers to the assembly, as a vital piece of this package in terms of the accountability behind it. how does that happen in the circumstances? very good question. if the eu were willing to agree to the overall proposal in folding the northern irish assembly as well, that would —— involving the assembly, that could give huge impetus to both sides. everyone wa nts a impetus to both sides. everyone wants a northern irish assembly to be re—established as soon as possible, it‘s ridiculous they have not reached an agreement up till now so not reached an agreement up till now so this could prove to be added incentive to achieving just that. when you‘re dealing with irish issues, you cannot make assumptions just on the basis of the best of all possible worlds. thank you very much once again. 90 minutes past five, let‘s have more on how the prim prime minister aims to tackle the key sticking point in negotiations with the eu.

how to conduct future trade without physical checks at the irish border. with more — here‘s emma vardy. this pivotalfrontier is invisible on the ground, and all sides have agonised over how to keep it that way. borisjohnson‘s new plans for the irish border are expected to require new compromise. and northern ireland‘s democratic unionists are key. they rejected theresa may‘s agreement because it created differences between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. they have been much warmer towards boris johnson‘s position. we want to see an agreement reached, one that we

can support, nigel has talked about this, one that works for every part of the united kingdom, and, indeed, for ourfriends and neighbours in the republic of ireland and other eu member states. the land border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland is open for the movement of goods because right now, we are all following the same eu rules. after brexit, goods crossing this border would need to be checked. it is expected the new proposals will require northern ireland to continue to follow eu rules on some things, like animal health, creating a border down the irish sea. but to remain part of the uk‘s regime when it comes to customs duties. that has always gone against the demands of the eu, and, crucially, the irish government. it is not good news, we don‘t believe that customs checks on the island of ireland will be the basis of an agreement between the eu and the uk. but, let‘s wait and see the detail of the proposals, when we get them later on, and we will make a much fuller judgment at that stage. lying behind why the border issue has been so emotive, is northern ireland‘s

history of conflict, removing any sign of a border was fundamental to ending 30 years of violence. today, northern ireland‘s conflict is largely in the past, but brexit has rekindled old divisions. borisjohnson has promised no checkpoints near the border, but for many across this island, who want no new checks at all, it is unlikely to go far enough. and ireland and the eu wanted a much more expansive, concrete guarantee so more expansive, concrete guarantee so it‘s unlikely the new proposals will go far enough. trade, north and south here, based on shared membership of the eu, means there is so much at stake. thousands of livelihoods will depend on what the new brexit offer can deliver. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. breaking news from westminster to do with the prorogation of parliament. there was a big controversy around the original one. that was caused by the original one. that was caused by the supreme court but there is to be the supreme court but there is to be the state opening of parliament and

the state opening of parliament and the queen was my speech on the government plans on the 1ath of october, that is monday 1ath of october, that is monday 1ath of october, so parliament will be prorogued on the 8th of october, thatis prorogued on the 8th of october, that is next tuesday. i have to say that is next tuesday. i have to say thatis that is next tuesday. i have to say that is a more usual length of prorogation, after several days, so tuesday for prorogation, suspension of parliament, in preparation for the queen‘s speech which is on monday the 1ath of october, so that is the plan and that is the day on which the queen will attend the houses of parliament and open a new session of parliament, and outline the government was my plans for the year ahead. of course there might be a general election in the meantime, thatis a general election in the meantime, that is all part of the equation but those dates just confirmed for us there. let‘s go to brussels now and speak to our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. when you look at the package of proposals, how they‘ve been put together, how do you rate the chances of the european union

constructively engaging with it?|j think on the answer to that, that is clearly that they would do, will do and we have had a statement from jean claude juncker in and we have had a statement from jean claudejuncker in the last few minutes in which he said that talks will continue after a caller boris johnson on the basis of these proposals but that the really important thing to say about that is thatis important thing to say about that is that is not what the eu could be doing, which is engaging in a tunnel negotiation, which it had before with theresa may when they think they are really close to getting something, they lockdown everything, the negotiator is into closed rooms, try to have nothing week out so they can try and reach a final compromise. they are not doing that in this case at this stage, which indicates they do not see enough in this proposal at the minute to go that far, but mrjuncker says he welcomes determination to get a deal and expand the coverage over

northern ireland to regulatory alignment, so industrial goods. all that he says is good but he identifies problems, customs rules, governance, the overall legal structures behind this, and he said those things have to be addressed and the eu was my fundamental position still has not changed, so engaging, yes, but not a big breakthrough. thank you. it's 5:25pm. another response from westminster. let‘s go to westminster now and speak to the labour mp hilary benn — chair of the brexit select committee. good evening. thank you forjoining us. what‘s your broad response to these proposals? it was firstly able to borders, one in the irish sea between northern ireland and the

rest of the united kingdom where goods would have to be checked. because northern ireland is in effect would be in the single market, and the rest of the uk would not. secondly a border between northern ireland and the republic because northern ireland would not because northern ireland would not be in the customs union, and i think thatis be in the customs union, and i think that is the first problem because there will have to be customs checks and the prime minister admitted that finally yesterday, i think it is very ha rd to finally yesterday, i think it is very hard to see how you reconcile that with first of all the commitment that the government gave in 2017, no checks, no infrastructure, it is contained in war, the 2018 you will troll act so i don‘t think it is compatible with that. we know any difficulty, given the delicacy of the peace process in northern ireland, the second difficulty is the proposal that the assembly, which is meeting at the moment, in effect, will have a veto on whether the single market rules

will apply to northern ireland or not. if they reject that, then you will have a full heart border between northern ireland and the republic, which everyone has said up until this point. they were desperate to avoid that. if one side can pull the plug on the arrangement, then how can it be an insurance policy which everyone involved, in particularly the republic of ireland, can rely on. it seems that those are two really big difficulties but the eu quite rightly is looking at this because, let‘s be honest, no one was to be blamed if this does not work, for the write and i go back to your first point, which is about checks on the border? this will all come down to how people want to define the nature of checks and customs points, and where they are located, do they constitute a proper check, etc. and the use of technology which are still being talked about in rather vague terms in some quarters.

will that argument make any progress with the eu? the first difficulty is what you just alluded too well there has been a lot of talk about technology coming to the rescue, and in the years to come, that‘ll probably be the case it‘s not available today. what the two sides are trying to negotiate is an agreement that can be relied upon thatis agreement that can be relied upon that is that insurance policy, that backstop, whatever word you give to it. secondly, it is clearfrom backstop, whatever word you give to it. secondly, it is clear from the documents that goods will need to be tracked from the place in which they have been checked on one side of the border to the place where they are going to be received on the other side of the border. will that involve gps? will you attach that your vehicles? where is the checking going to take place, because the government said it will not be at the border, it might be at business premises, or other locations. i‘m afraid difficulty there is that

allocations may become a target for those who are very unhappy about the idea of any hardening of the border, and that‘s why the commitment that there was previously, which i‘m sorry to say the government has now put on one side, no checks, no infrastructure, maintaining that open border, it is so important both to trade between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but to the psychology of the peace process because it is a great achievement that they said two people you can be irish, british or both, you can move freely across that border. there are no checks. there are no barriers, there are no people looking at things. and if you move into a new arrangement where the united kingdom is in arrangement where the united kingdom isina arrangement where the united kingdom is in a different set of customs arrangements to the european union, then inevitably there are going to have to be checks and it seems to me thatis have to be checks and it seems to me that is in breach both of current british law and what the good friday agreement was all about. just going

to put to a point that the baker, your parliamentary colleague, conservative obviously, was putting to me earlier and this was to do with the prospects, possibility of no deal, no deal being agreed by the 19th of october, and he said he saw a gleam in the eye of some ministers who seem to suggest that there is a way around the legislation that has your name attached to it, which is to do with not allowing a no deal to go ahead. do you detect that the government thinks it has some clever way of getting around the legislation that you and other promoted? we think the legislation is very clear, and in places, specifically to obligation on the prime minister, if he does not get a deal, it allows him to try and get one by the 19th of october two seek a further extension. we had lots of rumours, one is particularly reprehensible and that is the idea that the government might use the civil contingencies act, which is for a very specific set of circumstances, a threat to the

nation, to a central supply, to override legislation at the house of commons has passed, and that would be extraordinary if the government we re be extraordinary if the government were to do that, they really want to rule out what this may well be decided in court, and if that letter is not written on the 19th by the prime minister if a deal has not been achieved, then i would expect lawyers to be in court on the monday morning of the 21st and ultimately it will be for the judges to rule but we think having taken expert legal advice, that this act, which i‘m calling the safeguard act, because it protects the united kingdom from the damaging consequences of a no—deal brexit for which there is no mandate, which the government itself acknowledges, would create economic difficulties, and huge problems on the border between northern ireland and the republic. we think that act is necessary. the people who supported it have very different views about

how the breadth end. it would protect different jobs how the breadth end. it would protect differentjobs and investment from any disaster, frankly, that a no—deal brexit would involve and i think it‘s very wrong of the government to say they are prepared to contemplate it. good to talk to you, thank you. time for the weather. high pressure brought lots of sunshine up and down the country, but it was much colder thanks to these arctic northerly winds. high pressure will hold onto tonight so it looks like it is a dry one for most, light wins, easing across the north—east of scotland and east enabled along with showers. another cold one, colder than last night, central and northern areas a touch of froth, wind picking up across the south—west, as quite as cold for plymouth. hurricane

lorenzo, the story for the end of the week, bringing wetter and windier conditions to western parts of the country through the day. when you across the republic of ireland, huge waves, gales developing further west across parts further east of the i receive. the cloud will tend to build up into northern and eastern areas. friday, the wet and windy weather gradually easing away but as we head on into the weekend it remains why does make mild but further unsettled weather thanks to areas of low pressure. this is bbc news. the headlines... the government publishes its ‘final brexit‘ plan — the prime minister calls it a ‘fair and reasonable compromise‘ for both the uk and the eu. yes, this is a compromise by the uk andi yes, this is a compromise by the uk and i hope very much that our friends understand that and a

compromise that their turn. borisjohnson has spoken to the eu commission president, jean—claude juncker, who welcomed the prime minister‘s ‘determination‘ but said there are ‘still come problematic points‘ when it comes to the ‘governance of the irish backstop‘. in other news, the duke and duchess of sussex have finished their tour of southern africa, as the couple sues a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. time for a look at the sport withjohn watson. we‘ll start at the world athleticchhampionships where one of britain‘s big medal hopes katarina johnson—thompson is in action in the heptathlon, where she‘s made a brilliant start having won her 100 metre hurdles heat in a personal best time of 13.09. she‘s never had a podium finish at a major global outdoor event before, but this has given her the best possible start. seven events in the heptathlon, the highjump which is ongoing at the moment.

in the women‘s shot put, britain‘s sophie mckinna threw a life time best of over 18 metres to automatically qualify for the final. and you can see how much it meant to her! it was a throw you jelly know when you let go it will be a good throw, i told raja my coach and was shocked, training has been going well but to go 61, identity expect that. to come into a final and perform to the best of my ability enact a, it means the world and to qualify for the olympics are 50% there with the trials next ei, that is all i‘ve ever wanted. elsewhere britain‘s laura muir and sarah mcdonald are through to the semifinals of the 1,500 metres. as is elish mccogan in the 5,000. tonight it is the turn of dina asher smith,

who is favourite to win the 200 metres. notjust because she‘s performed so well this season, but also because the field is weakened by several notable absentees. she cruised to victory in her semifinal. if she wins later, she‘ll become the first british woman to win a world sprint title. she holds the british record in the 200m after her european championships victory in berlin last year. already won silver in the 100 metres final the other night. live coverage from doha continues via the bbc sport website and app and currently on bbc two. coverage switches to bbc one at 8pm in time for dina asher smith‘s race at 8.35, and of course all the build—up on sportsday with me at 6:30 here on bbc news. manchester city‘s bernardo silva has been charged with misconduct by the football association over his social media post about team—mate benjamin mendy.

silva tweeted an image of a young mendy alongside an image of the brand mascot of the spanish confectionery brand conguitos last month. silva has written to the fa to say he regrets the fact his social media post may have unintentionally caused offence. he has until 9th october to respond. frank lampard takes his chelsea side to face lille in the champions league tonight. both sides are under pressure after losing their opening match of the compeition. meanwhile liverpool will be hoping to claim their first three points in europe this season tonight. they play salzburg at anfield and jurgen klopp‘s side are hoping to get back on track after an opening defeat to napoli. we have to start winning. we should not waste time. that‘s it, we don‘t say, we do not have a little bit of feeling that this game is a daily halfway done, it is not, it is

released after they will surprise a lot of people in the future as well, the way salzburg are playing, made for surprising bigger teams. andy murray is through to the quarterfinals of the china open after beating fellow briton cameron norrie over three sets. after two tight sets, both of which were taken on tie breaks, murray raced through the decider 6—1 after nearly three hours. it is the first time he‘s won two straight atp tour singles matches since his hip resurfacing surgery injanuary. next up will be either top seed dominic thiem or china‘s zhang zhizhen. we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30. more now on the newly released brexit proposals. michael gove the cabinet minister responsible for no—deal planning — says he‘s optimistic the plans

will win round leaders in europe. iam i am hopeful in the course of the next ten days we will see positive engagement from both the negotiating tea m engagement from both the negotiating team that the european commissioner has but also from the leaders of individual european countries. it is an everyone‘s interest to do a deal and these proposals deliberately set out in order to respect the desire to have the single market protected but also our desire to leave the european union is one country. do you appreciate how much you are asking forfrom you appreciate how much you are asking for from the european you appreciate how much you are asking forfrom the european union given their previous statements? both size in any negotiation needs to move and we have moved. it is the case that there has been a sincere attempt of the last 70 days to find out not just from attempt of the last 70 days to find out notjust from little leaders in europe but also the broader set of particle and business voices in

ireland what they believe is the right way forward. i am convinced that these proposals provide an opportunity for us to talk seriously to the eu and to find a way forward and these proposals respect notjust that you‘s interest but the uk‘s. —— not just the that you‘s interest but the uk‘s. —— notjust the eu‘s. the leader of the dup, arlene foster, has welcomed the prime minister‘s proposals for a brexit deal. we believe this is a serious and sensible way forward to have engagement with the european union ina way engagement with the european union in a way that allows is all in the united kingdom to leave the european union and therefore we will be supporting this plan. gregor thierry board, something you said you would never do. it allows those to leave the customs union, the second

market, and then we opt in if we are not ina market, and then we opt in if we are not in a position to put in place alternative arrangements at that time, therefore we consent to whatever is coming forward, so that is the difference, a big difference, and we believe it is something that works for northern ireland whilst letting us leave the european union. support for the proposals that have been brought forward. let‘s look at the new brexit proposals for ireland in some more detail —— i‘m joined by the bbc‘s reality check correspondent chris morris and dr anna jerzewska, an independent customs and trade consultant. what does this package look like to use, what are the weak point or problem areas within the package? we are moving into a completely uncharted territory when it comes to

customs, in terms of having two borders and splitting it between the customs board and read literally border instead of one, as well as what will happen in northern ireland in general. the last element of this is that none of it is currently possible under the eu customs legislation. it is asking the eu to change its rules to suit ours, which is problematic from their perspective. the point you to michael gove, do they realise how much they are asking the eu to change? is it realistic? is this a package that stan said a chance of being passed or accepted in any kind of recognisable form by the eu?“ there is one thing that the eu and ireland in particular wanted to avoid it was the idea of any sort of customs checks on the island of ireland. borisjohnson customs checks on the island of ireland. boris johnson says we've got butane for physical infrastructure, but at the same time the proposal talks about the potential for things happening at designated locations. what will

those be? designated locations. what will those be ? could designated locations. what will those be? could they become the target for anyone seeking to undermine the peace process? these are all life issues. one of the problems is that a lot of the things that are in these documents, the eu will study them seriously, they are things that the u has rejected in the past and nothing has really changed as far as i can see that will make them accept them now. what could change? you mentioned this is to borders with different functions. is there anyway that you could formulate these plans in a way that is consistent with what the eu has said in the past or would they have to change its position considerably in order to come towards this? that will be difficult. it is a high—level proposal, details of which would have to be discussed and agreed upon in a couple of years. that would be quite difficult, the problem is customs checks which are

a problem, but it is more around the type of customs procedures you are trying to put in place to avoid infrastructure. this takes us back to what i‘ve discussing earlier with hilary benn do with the endless talk of technology and ministers mentioning it, technology available are being developed which can complement some of the customs arrangements here. right or wrong? technology is part of it but what these documents suggest is that all goods moving between the two territories would be under custom surveillance. until now customs surveillance. until now customs surveillance means locked consignments. sorry, we are going to go straight to listen to michel barnier. the objective of the backstop, no border for ireland's economy and single market,

protecting the consumer, the citizens and businesses inside the single market 27 member states. so now we will continue to work to reach a deal. no deal will never be the choice of the eu, never. we will continue to reach a deal and to work with the uk team. but the deal which respects and fulfils these commitments, these proposals, backstop, just as i mentioned, in the legal operative manner and respecting the mandate given to the commission by the european council. is this the basis of an agreement for you? michel barnier has been the eu's for you? michel barnier has been the eu‘s chief negotiator for the eu as prime expert, dealing with a series of british ministers and officials on this process. let‘s ask you both,

what did that sound like to you? cautious, to put up mildly. two of the keywords in there, whatever a place —— replaces the backstop has to be legally operative, not a broad plan which we can sort out over the next couple of years, which is something the uk government suggested. maybe we can use a transition period to iron out the details and the eu has said that is not what they have agreed previously, it has to be a legal operative solution when you leave. the chances of that happening between now and the end of october, even the middle of october, having to be side offered the eu summit, very slim, it is an incredibly tall order because these are technical issues, difficult issues which take time to negotiate. maybe they have further behind this is that we know about, sometimes that happens. we should never say never, but at the moment i would say it is a truly unlikely and if the eu is given a

choice it might take a punt on potentially an extension and election to pu a different alternative. knowing full well what the politics are, he said that a no deal would never be the choice of the eu. but given the gulf between the eu. but given the gulf between the two sides still today, is that the two sides still today, is that the way you read it? one of the commitments that the uk has made was no hard border in ireland, in terms of customs procedure this proposal isa of customs procedure this proposal is a hardboard. it is not in terms of infrastructure at the border, but thatis of infrastructure at the border, but that is just a question of how you define a hardboard. but they will try to define it and a way that says it is not a hard border. you are saying it doesn‘t matter how they try to define it, it constitutes a hardboard. in terms of how much additional procedures add difficulty for traders from a purely customs perspective, it is a difficult border to deal with. very interesting to talk to you both.

thank you. the new proposals from downing street pledge to find solutions ‘compatible‘ with the good friday agreement. let‘s speak to jonathan powell, he was tony blair‘s chief of staff when he signed the good friday peace agreement in northern ireland in 1998 — he joins me from westminster. cani can i have your broad saint of the acceptability of this package, as you see it? i don't think it is a cisco seriously go shouting position but a political game to place the blame for failure of negotiator on the eu. if it were serious, it wouldn't propose a hard border in northern ireland which has been clear from the beginning is out of the question. if it not only last for four years and it wouldn't propose that any agreement on the future will depend on the dup agreeing to it, because the cross community arrangement in storm water, if and when it exists again, give a veto both to the dup and sinn

fein. it is not serious. it is simplya fein. it is not serious. it is simply a matter of trying to make sure the eu is blamed with them is blamed whether ms no deal. that is clear, where does it lead us to the end of october? no deal, which is what i suspect dominic cummings and numberten has been what i suspect dominic cummings and number ten has been aiming at. if you look at the quotes today, that seems to be what he is suggesting. you would not seasonally dump this on the table and say this is our first and last offer, that is not a serious approach to a negotiation. all along those of us who thought they didn't want a deal had been correct, that is what they are trying to aim for. it is very dangerous for the good friday agreement. as i've tried to claim before, the agreement is based on identity, trying to solve this problem with the people in northern ireland who felt they blow to united ireland, those who felt they belong to the uk are delivered you could do that by having no border so they could feel in both. as soon as you bring back a hard border as this proposes to do, you open that question again. you undermine the

belittle basis of the good friday agreement and you will make it even harder to get storm water id other institutions backed up and running. when you talk about no deal, viewers understandably are asking as, how is that going to be possible given the expressed will of the house of commons through what we call the ben legislation, and we spoke to hilary benn earlier said it had been drafted carefully and he didn‘t think there was any way around it. is no dealair think there was any way around it. is no deal air realistic prospect? one has to go on what number ten says they say they are not going to ask for an extension at they have loopholes to find a way around that. mps need to think carefully as we approach the deadline, is it safe to leave borisjohnson in downing street in those circumstances? has he got some rooms up his sleeve by which he can avoid the need to ask foran which he can avoid the need to ask for an extension and instead go fonder deal? maybe a better answer would be to get rid of him at having

got that of national unity that will fulfil the laws of this land. peter sissons, one of the most distinguished news broadcasters of the past half—century, has died at the age of 77. he worked at both itn and the bbc, and presented question time for a period. the bbc director general, tony hal,l described him as ‘one of the great television figures of his time‘, and tributes have also came from a range of figures including tony blair who said peter was ‘a journalist of exceptional talent, commitment and integrity‘. our correspondent liso mzimba looks back at his career. for decades he was one of the country prospect best—known news presenters watched by millions on the bbc‘s bulletins. presenters watched by millions on the bbc's bulletins. good evening.

just after five in the morning. shortly after dawn. he began his career as a correspondence for itn, reporting from around the world before becoming an itv newscaster. he was one of the original presenting theme for channel a news, admired for holding public figures to account, even in the most difficult of circumstances. well i don‘t know whether you gathered what happened. good evening and welcome to question time. he joined the bbc in1989, to question time. he joined the bbc in 1989, notjust as a newsreader but taking over from in 1989, notjust as a newsreader but taking overfrom sir robin day as the presenter of question time. first question comes from judy clarke. there were moments of controversy. this is bbc television news. buckingham palace hasjust announced that the death of the queen mother... faced some criticism for wearing a burgundy tie rather

than a black one when announcing this royal death. he covered to some of the peace news stories of the last 50 years, with compassion and understanding. the historic peace dealfor northern understanding. the historic peace deal for northern ireland, understanding. the historic peace dealfor northern ireland, tonight dunblane this smallest of cities of 10,000 people is trying to come to terms with the sudden loss of so many young children and their devoted teacher. on the eve of the funeral of the princess of wales, her body was moved to rest for a final night at her london home, kensington palace. but he was never afraid to poke fun at himself, especially for a good cause. cheering and that is all from the bbc newsroom tonight. good night. he will be remembered as one of tv‘s most trusted facies over more than three decades.

the distinguished news presenter who has died at the age of 77, peter sissons. the winner of the royal institute of british architects‘ most prestigious award, the riba stirling prize, will be announced next tuesday. there are six nominations for britain‘s best new building 2019, which include a railway station, new council housing and a property made entirely of cork. every day this week we are taking a closer look at each of the nominated buildings. today is the turn of the weston yorkshire sculpture park, which sits in the grounds of bretton hall, an 18th—century country park estate. the weston is the latest addition to the sculpture park, which has been in action since 1977. the new building provides a visitor centre and gallery.

we needed a new entrance into the park. we needed more car parking, more cafe space. and we also wanted a building that was going to bring people into this 18th—century landscape in a new way. you approach the building from the car park, and you‘re taken into something which is almost like a kind of slit in an earthwork, you feel as if you‘re going into a hill. and then everything explodes when you come into this room. the light explodes, and of course the landscape explodes in front of you. what we wanted to do was to create a complete transition, from the motorway and the 21st century infrastructure. to cross the threshold, you would descend into the building and then we wanted people to be kind of met with a calmness before them, venturing out to the park and discover the wonderful works of art and the landscape.

the site itself is a former quarry in the 18th century. that was the starting point, really, in terms of the tones of the wall. we picked up on the millstone grit, limestone and granite, which is abundant in this area, and tried to express those in these striations up the wall. the building is as much of the landscape as it is a building on its own right. so, we've used materials that have a natural tone and texture throughout to try to achieve something that felt really geological, and rooted to the sense of place. they‘ve fulfilled something far beyond our expectations, because we have something which is almost like an artwork that‘s come out of the ground. it‘s a building that holds light, it‘s a beautiful building to be inside. and it‘s a building that people want to be in. people feel kind of embraced by this place. and it‘s really made it a fantastic new experience, coming into yorkshire sculpture park.

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. time for a look at the weather. high pressure has brought a welcome relief to the wet weather today, lots of sunshine but it has been quite cold as we have seen those wins moving down from the door. high pressure keeping things dry tonight identity tomorrow, but it is set to turn more unsettled later on thursday. dry clear, cold for many, wind easing down any north—east, a touch of frost across central and northern parts of the country, but less code across the south—west

because we are awaiting the arrival ofx because we are awaiting the arrival of x hurricane lorenzo, huge waves in the republic of ireland. starting off fine and dry with sunshine, cloud continuing to build from the west. gail is developing a ransom i received coasts and the rain. y is still quite chilly in the north—east but something a little mild are picking up in the south—west. thursday night into friday, wet and windy, the storm dying off quickly, low— pressure windy, the storm dying off quickly, low—pressure nearby, staying fairly u nsettled, low—pressure nearby, staying fairly unsettled, sunshine and showers, some wind and rain at times.

today at six — the government has published its new brexit plan. borisjohnson says a deal could be done in ten days. in his first speech as conservative leader, he made a new offer on the controversial question of the northern ireland border. we are tabling what i believe are constructive and reasonable proposals, which provide a compromise from both sides. it's worse than theresa may's deal. i can't see it getting the support that he thinks it will get. we‘ll pick through the details of the johnson plan, analyse what‘s new and get all the reaction. also tonight... meghan and harry end their tour of southern africa. they head back home

and a legal battle