this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11:00: borisjohnson delivers his final brexit proposals to the eu, calling on 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 very much ourfriends understand that and compromise in their turn. the replacement for the controversial backstop will see northern ireland remain in the eu single market for goods, and leaving the customs unions — an idea the dup can accept. this is a serious and sensible way forward to have engagement with the european union in a way that allows us european union in a way that allows us all in the uk to leave. the duke and duchess of sussex end their tour of southern africa, as the couple sue a sunday newspaper

for publishing a private letter. donald trump lashes out at the whistleblower behind the impeachment inquiry into the president dealing's with ukraine, accusing him of being a spy. commentator: it is dina asher—smith, she is the champion! and at the world athletics championships, dina asher—smith becomes the first british female to win a global sprint title. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers, with our reviewers, the observer's sonia sodha, and sebastian payne from the financial times. stay with us for that. good evening. in his first party conference speech as leader, borisjohnson has unveiled his plans to strike a brexit deal with the european union, with just two weeks to the crucial

eu summit in brussels. the prime minister claimed the uk had compromised and he called on the eu to do the same. so let's look at the main elements of his brexit offer. the main changes relate to northern ireland — it would stay in the eu single market for all goods, and that would mean accepting its rules and standards. but northern ireland would leave the customs union and that would result in new customs checks — a highly controversial idea which has already been rejected in principle by the eu. and all of this would depend on a future vote by the northern ireland assembly, which is currently suspended. (ani)we start with this report by our political editor laura kuenssberg.

a matter of hours before we know and if he ought to be nervous it did not show. the leader here but with no control of parliament and the way of predicting what will come next. his first target, with humour, less hostility, politics itself. if parliament were a reality tv show, then the whole lot of us would have been voted out of thejungle by now but it means we would have had the consolation of watching the speaker eat a kangaroo testicle. labour's position of holding a second referendum was next. can you i . referendum was next. can you imagine! another three years of this but that is the jeremy imagine! another three years of this but that is thejeremy corbyn agenda. stay beyond the 31st, pay £1

billion a month for the privilege. he is determined to get us out of the eu but how? this is not an anti—european country. we are european. we love europe. i love europe, anyway. today, in brussels we are taking a constructive and reasonable proposal which provide a compromise for both sides. we will, under no circumstances, have checks at or near the border in northern ireland, we will allow the uk, whole and entire, to withdraw from the eu with control over our trade policies from the start. yes, this is a compromise by the uk and i hope very much ourfriends compromise by the uk and i hope very much our friends understand that and compromise into their turn. in a letter, the premise that has laid

out what he described as a fair and reasonable compromise, spelling out a replacement for the controversial backstop, guarantee against a hard in ireland, promising solutions compatible with the good friday agreement to protect the peace process. it would create an all ireland regulatory zone where goods and agriculture in northern ireland would follow eu rules by the northern ireland exemplary would have to vote to approve that plan and every four years afterwards. —— assembly. it will have to be new customs checks but carried out electronically. the vital response from ireland 7 electronically. the vital response from ireland? wait and see. but we'll all that be lost in translation? a guarded response from the eu. angela merkel said we will examine the proposals closely but it is important to the eu stick together and, even if they say yes,

will mps vote it through? it is worse than theresa may's deal and i cannot see it getting the support he thinks it will get and it will take us thinks it will get and it will take us into a regime in britain of deregulation. the torah's northern ireland allah seemed to be on board. 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 us all in the uk to leave the european union and the four we will be supporting this plan. but if those talks cannot get going and the proposals do not have a chance for the eu, borisjohnson will have no hesitation taking us out of the eu without a deal, even though parliament has changed the law to try to stop it. this crowd will push him to do it somehow. let us will push him to do it somehow. let us have no doubt about the alternative, the alternative is no deal. it is not an outcome we want

01’ deal. it is not an outcome we want or seek but it is an outcome for which we are ready. are we ready for it? cheering and applause. yes we are. are we determined to resolve this? yes, we. ironically, his wish is to stop talking about our departure and move on. we are about to ta ke departure and move on. we are about to take another giant step, to do something they were thought we could do, to reboot our politics, to relaunch ourselves into the world and to dedicate ourselves again to the simple proposition that we are here to serve the democratic will of the british people. cheering and applause. and conference, let's get brexit done and let's bring this country together. thank you very much. both of those goals so much

easier said than done. borisjohnson has found his coveted place on a platform leading his party but how long he may be able to stay that depends not on the show of faith from this crowd but from brussels. depends not on the show of faith from this crowd but from brusselsli thought his speech was superb. absolutely spot on. brilliant, so funny and inspiring and uplifting. no more paralysis, let's get it done. we are working hard on it. we have put forward proposals anything both sides want a deal. but one is not the same as getting. this is a prime minister and a party who want brexit to be done but he simply cannot know, right now, what they are walking into next. ever since negotiations with the eu began, it's been clear that what happens to the border between northeren ireland and the eu after brexit is the sticking point. it's a complicated and hugely controversial issue, as our deputy political editor

john pienaar explains. the prime minister has finally hatched a plan, and all that's left is to see if it flies. a plan for the uk to leave as one, and still keep the irish border open when it becomes an eu border. so the aim is to get from this, uk and ireland, part of the customs union, no trade tariffs, border taxes, and inside the single market, with the same rules and standards on goods, so, no checks needed, to this... the uk leaves the eu with a free—trade agreement by 2021, with no trade tariffs. though some say it's bound to take longer, but how? thejohnson offer is that mainland britain leaves the customs union and the single market, free to strike outside trade deals where it can, and set new standards for goods if it wants. though, that would mean checks and form filling, and could affect access to european markets. but here's the big sticking point.

northern ireland leaves the customs union as well, the dup insists on that. they see it as a test of uk membership, so there'd have to be some customs control within the republic, just to collect taxes due on goods from outside the uk in the eu. now, ireland says any border checks or control posts would disrupt the peace settlement, called the good friday agreement, they'd may be become terrorist targets, and the eu says the same. the british suggestion of checks away from the border, online, just a few physical inspections is seen in brussels as wide open to smuggling, and that's not the only problem. the johnson offer keeps northern ireland in the single market for, and this is new, all goods. not just food and agricultural products. same rules and regulations on all sides in other words, but that obviously means there would be checks on goods from the british mainland to northern ireland, which could cross into the republic and the eu.

will the dup live with that? will the eu? there will be no border checks, so brussels is worried about its rules and standards being ignored, and borisjohnson says, for the sake of democracy in the union, the northern ireland assembly must approve before any new system kicks in during the transition period, and every four years afterward. so not the permanent guarantee that brussels wants. if you think the plan's complicated, just look at the politics. no clear sign the eu is ready to sign up. parliament has to agree any deal. if there is no—deal at all, then mrjohnson is left then chasing strongly brexiteer votes, and a brexit extension would mean a blame game between brussels, downing street, and parliament, and a wholly unpredictable election. john pienaar there. so what's been the reaction from political leaders in europe to today's offer by borisjohnson? in a moment we'll hear from our europe editor katya adler in brussels.

but first emma vardy, our ireland correspondent, explains that the situation is complicated because the northern ireland assembly is not sitting at the moment. it has been sitting for more than two and a half years and because of that that has been pretty gloomy reaction from the irish prime minister. tonight he said he does not believe the proposals meet the objective for keeping the irish border open and help protect the peace process long—term. the idea of any new customs check on the irish border was something dublin wanted to avoid. criticism from national communities who want to see a closer relationship with the eu that these proposals would allow. it appears borisjohnson has seem to have got the democratic unionist party on side stop the previously despised

the old agreements made by theresa may, fearing it would cover up the uk but the offer to allow the northern ireland assembly the ability to vote to agree to follow eu rules seems to have done enough to reassure the dup the position in the uk is not undermined. 0f to reassure the dup the position in the uk is not undermined. of course, the uk is not undermined. of course, the assembly is not sitting at the moment and no immediate sign of coming back. eu leaders really want to die just this proposal and many of them fed before they saw it that it would focus on a domestic audience and not on engagement with the eu. -- audience and not on engagement with the eu. —— want to look at this proposal. some proposals were better than expected, they said, but emphasise big differences remain. the eu has a number of concerns when it comes to the prime minister's offer and the european commission says before it can think of compromise it has a number of detailed questions for the

government when it has probably the largest of the paper. another main concern, largest of the paper. another main concern, the big flashing red light, comes down to customs. they fear it can pose a threat to the northern ireland decision and they want to have a very clear answer from the prime minister. looking forward, they have to come to an agreement and unanimity amongst themselves. any idea in the uk the eu leaders will now turn to ireland and say you need to compromise the because we wa nt need to compromise the because we want a deal with the uk is not one that we are hearing neither behind the scenes nor in public. angela merkel said eu leaders will decide oi'i merkel said eu leaders will decide on this proposal together and that unanimity is extremely important going forward. stock markets around the world have tumbled on fears about the health of the global economy, with the uk's ftse 100 suffering its worst day in over

three—and—a—half years. the blue—chip index lost over 3%, in its worst day since january 2016. us and european stock markets also dropped. the falls came after poor us jobs and manufacturing figures and a world trade organisation decision, paving the way for $7.5 billion in us tariffs on eu goods. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson delivers his final brexit proposals to the eu, calling on both sides to change their positions. the duke and duchess of sussex end their tour of southern africa, as the couple sue a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. donald trump lashes out at the whistleblower behind the impeachment inquiry into the president dealing's with ukraine, accusing him of being a spy. the duke and duchess of sussex are flying home from their tour of southern africa tonight, as the mail on sunday newspaper promises to vigorously defend itself

against legal action taken by by the royal couple. the duchess is claiming breach of privacy after the paper published excerpts from a handwritten letter she wrote to her father shortly after her wedding last year. from johannesburg, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more, and his report contains flashing images. it has often been a fraught relationship between the media and the royals. stories about them, photographs of them, sell papers. so as the sussexes, harry and meghan, visited a township nearjohannesburg on the final day of their tour, the cameramen and reporters were there in force. he is particularly sensitive about intrusion, especially exercised about protecting his and his family's privacy. we all know the reason. there were so many moments in harry's childhood when he came to resent the media

for their treatment of his mother, diana. little surprise, perhaps, when moments such as this are recalled, that in last night's statement about the tabloid media, he referred to their obsessive pursuit of her. at no point during the day was there any public reference to the court action begun in the past couple of days against the mail on sunday, or to harry's broadside against the tabloids in general. there was, though, this observation. we will firmly stand up for what we believe, and we will do everything that we can to play our part in building a better world. in her remarks, meghan indicated how much the visit had meant to them both. thank you for giving us the opportunity to meet

with all of you, to be able to feel inspired, and for welcoming us. they headed for home after a meeting with south africa's president ramaphosa. back in london, they will face the prospect of a very public battle with the mail on sunday. if the case does go to court, it will be a defining moment for them, the wider royal family, and the british popular press. nicholas witchell, bbc news, johannesburg. the row between us democrats and donald trump over their impeachment proceedings against him has deepened. donald trump has once again called the whistleblower complaint against him a hoax. speaking at the white house, he insisted he had put no pressure on the ukrainian president to investigate his democrat rival joe biden and his son. and tension bubbled over at a press conference during an official visit of the president of finland. go ahead, ask a question. the question, sir, was what did you want the president to do about vice president biden and his son hunter.

are you talking to me? yes, it was a follow—up of what ijust asked. are you talking to me? yes, it was a follow-up of what i just asked. we have the president of finland. asking a question. i have one for him. ijust wanted to follow—up on the one that i asked you. did you hear me? asking the question.|j hear me? asking the question.” but... hear me? asking the question.” but. . . asked hear me? asking the question.” but... asked this gentleman a question. don't be rude. yes, sir. i just wanted you to answer the question that i was asking.” just wanted you to answer the question that i was asking. i have answered. it is a whole hoax. and you know who is playing into the hoax? people like you and the fake news media that we have in this country, and i say in many cases the corrupt media, because you are corrupt. much of the media in this country is not just corrupt. much of the media in this country is notjust fake, it is corrupt. and you have some fine people too. greatjournalist, great reporters. but to a large extent it's corrupt and it's fake. ask the president of finland the question, please. proposed new laws on domestic abuse are a once—in—a—generation opportunity to help victims. that was theresa may's message

in her first speech in the commons since she resigned as prime minister. mrs may's government introduced the domestic abuse bill injuly. today in the commons, the labour mp rosie duffield shared her own experience of domestic abuse, as our political correspondentjessica parker reports. a loving partner shouldn't take away your choice of clothes. it is adverts and campaigns like this about domestic abuse that are aimed at helping victims. domestic abuse bill, second reading... today, mps debated legislation with cross—party support. mrs theresa may. and, in herfirst commons speech since stepping down as prime minister, she said it is a landmark bill. but, of course, passing the legislation is only one step. this is about changing the attitude

that people take to domestic abuse. rosie duffield. but it was this mp, who shared her personal experiences of being in an abusive relationship, that had the greatest impact. it starts slowly. a few emotional knocks, alternated with romantic gushes and promises of everlasting love, so you are left reeling, confused, spinning around in an ever—changing but always hyper—alert state. she described a pattern of threats, criticism, control and financial abuse. and the slow but sure disappearance of any kindness, respect, or loving behaviour. you get to the stage where you're afraid to go home. after 15 hours at work, you spend another hour on the phone to your mum or a close friend, trembling, a shadow of your usual self. you answer the phone and the sheer nastiness and rage tells you not to go home at all. and, having got out of the relationship, this message for others. so, if anyone is watching and needs a friend, please reach out

if it's safe to do so, and please talk to any of us, because we'll be there and we'll hold your hand. hear, hear. colleagues showing their support. 0ne mp later said that, through that speech, she will have saved lives. jessica parker, bbc news. a former policewoman from the us state of texas has been sentenced to ten years in jail for killing her neighbour in 2018. amber guyger had argued that she mistook botham jean's apartment for her own and shot him because she believed he was an intruder. a jury found her guilty of the murder on tuesday. she was fired from the police after the killing. the royal shakespeare company is ending its partnership with bp due to criticism from environmentalists. it has subsidised a £5 ticket scheme for16 it has subsidised a £5 ticket scheme for 16 to 25 —year—olds since 2013. the royal shakespeare company said it could not ignore the strength of

feeling about the sponsorship, which it said had stopped young people engaging with the theatre company. 0urarts engaging with the theatre company. 0ur arts editor reports. voiceover: if you're aged 16 to 25, then you can explore a world of theatre with bp's £5 tickets. this is the video the royal shakespeare company made to promote its bp sponsored subsidised tickets for 16 to 25—year—olds, who appeared happy with the deal at the time. it opens up a whole new world for you. such a variety of things, it's brilliant. it's the rsc and it's £5. you can't really say no to an offer like that. though not so much now, according to the rsc, which said in a statement... and so, today, it abruptly ended its relationship with the oil and gas giant. i don't believe that it's going to affect the number of people who can access the arts. i think the money is available. it'sjust this campaign has been about drawing an ethical red line

around companies who are directly benefiting from climate crisis. bp said it was dismayed by the decision. i'm disappointed. i think the issue of climate change is probably the defining issue of our era. we believe very strongly that the way the world is going to find a solution to this issue is by collaboration, talking to each other across generations, across countries. we don't think the way to find a solution to this issue is by standing at opposite ends of the room and shouting at each other through megaphones. but i suppose it is the young people sending a message to you, big oil, bp, whatever you want to call it, that it's not good enough. we know it's not good enough, will. we have said very clearly that the world is on an unsustainable path. now, it's great that young people are so active on this issue because, you know, it is their issue as much as anybody else's, arguably slightly more. but we know what has to be done, and we have already set in action a whole set of activities,

a whole set of new plans and activities, that we will show are consistent with getting to this net—zero world by the middle of the century. there is no doubt that arts institutions are under greater scrutiny. the tate recently backed out of a sponsorship deal with stagecoach after facing criticism, and the national portrait gallery ended up not receiving a major donation from the sackler trust, whose wealth can be traced back to a controversial american pharmaceutical company. myself am moved to woo thee for my husband... the rsc's name is now added to that growing list, deciding a commercial relationship is more trouble than it's worth. the problem the arts sector now faces is how to replace that lost funding, and finding a partner about whom almost nobody has a bad word to say. will gompertz, bbc news. tributes have been paid today to the former bbc and itn news presenter peter sissons, who has died at the age of 77. his career in broadcastjournalism

spanned more than four decades. he was the first presenter of channel 4 news, and during his time at the bbc he presented question time. the bbc‘s director—general, lord hall, described him as one of the most recognisable and well—respected faces of television news. 0ur correspndent liso mzimba looks back at his career. for decades, peter sissons was one of the huge names of television news. good evening. you are watching channel 4 news. it's just after 5am in the morning, shortly after dawn. he reported from around the world for itn, after losing both legs covering the war in nigeria he eventually moved into the studio as a newscaster. he began his career as a correspondent for itn, reporting from around the world, before becoming an itv newscaster. admired for holding public figures to account, even in the most difficult of circumstances.

in 1989 he moved to the bbc, replacing sir robin day as the presenter of question time. good evening and welcome to question time. as well as over the years covering some of the world's biggest events as a presenter at the corporation's flagship news programmes. 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. buckingham palace has just buckingham palace hasjust announced the death of the queen mother. there was some controversy when for another royal death he didn't wear a black tie. 0ne another royal death he didn't wear a black tie. one of news's most respected figures.

tributes to our former colleague peter sissons, who's died at the age of 77. now it's time for the weather, with stav. we saw plenty of sunshine through the day. it is a glorious picture, just proving that enrichment and london. after the flooding downpours we saw on tuesday, what a difference a day makes there. it is all set to change as we end the week as ex— hurricane lorenzo comes hurtling in of the atlantic from the south—west. it will also bring with it much milderair it will also bring with it much milder air from it will also bring with it much milder airfrom the it will also bring with it much milder air from the south—west, as this storm system continues to push in across the country. it starts off, though, dry, bright, chilly again across much of the uk for thursday morning. at the skies will turn cloudier. storm lorenzo begins to impact western areas. some huge

waves and gales will develop across irish sea coasts later in the day. temperatures creeping up slowly across the south—west, a chilly one across the south—west, a chilly one across the south—west, a chilly one across the north and east. for thursday night and into friday morning it turns wetter and windier many of us. storm lorenzo continues to work eastwards. a much milder start to friday than the one we have had the last few nights, temperatures in double figures, particularly across central and southern areas. storm lorenzo continues to work south eastwards on friday but we rapidly. although it will start off fairly wet and windy, the rain will ease down through the day although it will stay pretty windy with gales across south wales in south—west england. but as that system pushes off into the near continent, skies will tend to brighten up. it will become dry across the country to an friday and across the country to an friday and a much milder afternoon as well. 17— 18 degrees in the south. 15 degrees in central belts of scotland. into the start of the weekend, we are into this brief ridge of high pressure. we look to the west, the

next frontal system will arrive through the middle part of the weekend. saturday at this stage is not looking too bad. should be a dry start, winds coming up from the south or south—east. we should see variable cloud, sunny spells, but the first signs of that rain and wind will arrive across northern ireland and western scotland by the end of the day. quite a mild day, temperatures generally the mid to high teens celsius. through saturday night that frontal system very slowly works its way eastwards. it will tend to grind to a halt, we think, so it could be by the end of saturday night or sunday morning there could be quite a bit of rain across parts of scotland, england and wales. some of them will be quite heavy. they will tend to ease down through the day, leave a legacy of cloud, one or two showers but also some sunny spells developing. those temperatures again around the seasonal those temperatures again around the seasonal average, those temperatures again around the seasonal average, so that is 15— 17 celsius. 0n into next week, then, it looks like it stays unsettled stop low pressure being driven by a fairly strong jet across