today at six. borisjohnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. mps got their first chance to examine the plan. labour says it will damage the economy but the prime minister calls it a compromise. we've made a genuine attempt to bridge the chasm, to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable, and to go the extra mile as time runs short. business at the border — what does it mean for them? the irish prime minister has already made up his mind. we now have written proposals that we can engage on, but they do fall short in a number of aspects. so is that a no from the eu, hello, this is bbc news. the orjust its opening gambit? headline we'll get the view from brussels. the brexit plan faces opposition in

also tonight. the brexit plan faces opposition in the parliament and eu and it will four employees killed at the police headquarters in paris. vanish the economy. the premise are the killer is shot dead called that a compromise. we made a after he entered the building. genuine attempt to bridge that chasm the parents of severely disabled tafida win a court battle and to go the extra mile as time to take their five—year—old to an italian hosptial, but doctors here are against the move. ru ns and to go the extra mile as time runs short. in brussels the european council president says he is still unconvinced by the uk plans and his dina asher—smith becomes the first doubts were echoed by the irish british woman to win a world or olympic sprint title. government. we now have written proposals that we can engage on but and has this massive they do fall short and a number of jump propelled katarina johnson—thompson to gold as well? aspects. for employees killed at the police headquarters and paris, the and coming up on bbc news, killer was shot dead after he ireland bounce back entered the building. the parents of after their shock defeat to japan to beat russia at the rugby world cup. a severely disabled five—year—old won the court battle to take her to a hospital in italy. doctors here are against the move. in a moment it will be time for sports day but

first a look at what is coming up this evening on beyond 100 days at seven p: m. , we this evening on beyond 100 days at seven p:m., we will hearfrom the former white house chief of staff good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. under bill clinton and they will borisjohnson‘s new brexit speak on the ongoing impeachment plan is already facing some tough opposition — inquiry. eight secretary of state for northern ireland about both in parliament and the eu. the prime minister told mps he's compromising, but that didn't wash with opposition parties. and both the irish prime minister and the european council president say he's not done enough. so what exactly is 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. and all of this would depend on a future vote by the northern ireland assembly, which is currently suspended. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar, and his report does contain some flash photography.

boris johnson's looking serious, and no wonder. can you get a deal, prime minister? truth is, he doesn't know. but his plan, today — tone down the fighting talk in the commons. order. statement — the prime minister. the speaker wasn't attacking him for once — sore throat. but today, the pm's message, "i've compromised, now it's your turn." we have made a genuine attempt to bridge the chasm to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable, and to go the extra mile as time runs short. still the same warning, though — britain would leave with no deal if it had to. if our european neighbours choose not to show a corresponding willingness to reach a deal, then we shall have to leave on october 31st without an agreement. and on the eu side today, a deal looked farfrom certain. not a no from the irish leader on a visit to stockholm,

but he wasn't convinced. the proposals that have been put forward by the uk are certainly welcome in the sense that we now have written proposals that we can engage on, but they do fall short in a number of aspects. he wouldn't back borisjohnson‘s offer to give the northern ireland assembly, including the eurosceptic dup, a veto on his brexit plan. no one party — not my party, not sinn fein, not the dup should be in a position to veto what will be the will of the majority in northern ireland or ireland. there are plenty of doubts to overcome. the european parliament's brexit steering group said mrjohnson‘s plan breached agreed principles. we are very sceptical about these proposals because mainly it is repackaging the old proposals that have already been discussed. borisjohnson‘s offer was never likely to be bought by the eu

as it stands. the prime minister's about to take his case to european leaders, hoping they'll compromise in the end rather than face the disruption of a no—deal brexit. if there is a deal, and that's still a big if, the prime minister could get it through parliament, though not without a fight and not without help from labour mps prepared to defy their leader and vote alongside him. deal or no deal... certainly nothing the pm says or does seems at all likely to get jeremy corbyn onside. no labour mp could support such a reckless deal. that will be used asa springboard... used as a springboard to attack rights and standards in this country. hard maybe for theresa may to hear her brexit deal rubbished and then watch brexiteer tories and conservative outcasts praising her successor‘s efforts. can i urge the prime minister to go to his eu colleagues with some confidence and to tell them that there is every likelihood, if not

certainty, that this proposition will command the support of the house of commons. can i welcome very much the pragmatic approach and the demeanour that my right honourable friend has taken today and look to our european neighbours and i might say the leader of the opposition to respond in kind. inside downing street, the diary‘s full — diplomatic talks, meetings with sceptical mps. the prime minister can say he's optimistic. that doesn't guarantee a happy ending. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. whatever is finally agreed about the border between northern ireland and the republic, it will be the businesses on the ground that will have to make it work. as things stand, they're worried about any prospect of extra regulations and customs checks. here's our northern ireland business correspondentjohn campbell. there's already a sort of border between northern ireland and the rest the uk. all live animals coming

in from great britain are checked at this inspection post. under the prime minister's plan, these checks would be extended to food and other goods. that's because northern ireland would continue to follow the eu's standards and rules needed to keep the land border open. the rest of the uk would not. but for businesses like this, near the border with the irish republic, it is the other part of the plan, to do with customs, that's the big worry. the proposal would mean the whole of the uk leaving the eu's customs union. that inevitably means a new customs border in ireland... is this a good deal? well, you know, what's a good deal? ..with new requirements for cross—border traders. we would be exporting on a daily basis to the republic of ireland. and at some times, we would have orders for the republic of ireland which would possibly go to donegal,

then come back in at strabane. i can't imagine how we're going to be able to put export orders and northern ireland orders on the same truck in the future. the prime minister believes the impact of this customs border can be minimised. instead of customs posts at the frontier, the border would effectively come here, to the factory or warehouse. most customs checks and formalities would take place in the company premises. but even if this can be made to work, it will add cost and complexity to cross—border trade. there are other worries for businesses like this printing firm. northern ireland won't automatically follow the eu rules necessary to keep the border open. instead, the northern ireland assembly at stormont will have to approve this arrangement every four years. ijust don't think that will be accepted by the european union at all. stormont‘s not a sovereign government. it's a regional government. the european union only works with sovereign governments. you know, we have not had a stormont executive for over 1,000 days.

they can't decide on very, very small things. how in god's name would we ever be able to get them to decide on something as significant is this? how to solve northern ireland's border issue has been the question that has bedevilled this brexit process. the prime minister may think he's found his answer. much of northern ireland business disagrees. john campbell, bbc news, londonderry. our europe editor katya adler joins me now from brussels. just about everybody seems to have had their say already so what actually happens now? that is a good question, george, because what it very much looks like is both sides, the eu and the uk, desperately trying to throw the ball into the other one's court, saying, "it's your turn to copper mice". basically, the prime minister has presented the eu with his proposals on how to replace the irish backstop ina on how to replace the irish backstop in a brexit deal. "now it is your turn to comment and compromise",

says the prime minister but the eu says, "no, we compromised with theresa may when we came up with the backstop, if you don't like it, prime minister, it is up to you to come up with legally watertight, realistic proposals, not science fiction", as one eu diplomat put it to me this evening. as we speak, the prime minister's main eu envoy, david frost, is in a huddle with the chief brexit negotiator for the eu, michel barnier, in brussels. michel barnier has a lot of questions for david frost and has told eu countries, germany, france and the rest, he will be in a much better position tomorrow to advise them after talking to mr frost, whether it is worth pursuing further talks with the uk. this is a very delicate political dance for both sides, the prime minister wants a brexit deal, but he will also want to avoid making so many compromises he could lose votes in a general election. and the eu wants a deal but it wants to avoid compromising its principles, leaving the single market exposed, and risking

abandoning member state ireland and risking the northern ireland peace process. we have to watch this space. thank you forjoining us. a man wielding a knife has killed four staff at the police headquarters in paris. the attacker was also an employee and was shot dead by officers. the incident came a day after police went on strike across france to draw attention to growing pressures on the police, including increasing violence against staff. lucy williamson reports. the threat today came with a familiar face — a police it worker and colleague of 20 years who walked into police headquarters and killed four people with a knife. he was shot dead by an officer, who then was seen sinking to his knees and crying. an investigation has been launched but there is no explanation, yet, as to why a 45—year—old it worker, who'd worked for decades with no sign of trouble, should attack his colleagues like this. translation: police officers

are working with the prosecutor to conduct the investigation and find the truth. at the same time, our staff are stricken and heartbroken by what happened here, right inside the police headquarters. police here say that years of terrorist attacks, violent protests and public assault have left them struggling to cope. the blow today was different — an attack by one of their own. yesterday, thousands of police marched through paris, angry at low morale and a rising suicide rate in the force. protecting france has taken its toll, they say. how much harder to protect the safest place in paris from someone they already know? lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. campaigners have lost a legalfight over the rise in the women's state pension age. the threshold has risen from 60 to 65, in line with men, and will be 66 next year. campaigners say it was discriminatory and unfair

as they were not given enough time to adjust to the changes. the high court rejected their arguments, saying the policy corrected historic discrimination against men. the parents of a five—year—old have won their high court battle to move their daughter abroad to an italian hospital for further treatment. tafida raqeeb suffered a bleed on the brain in february, which has left her severely brain damaged and unable to breathe on her own. her doctors in london argued it was in her best interests to withdraw life support. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has the story. tafida has been on a ventilator and tube—fed since february. she is minimally conscious, but able to move her limbs. this motion with her right arm could be a reflex action. for her parents, it's a small sign of recovery. a huge relief for the family, then, when the high court refused permission to allow life support to be withdrawn and approved

transfer to a hospital in italy. our beautiful daughter tafida is not dying. we are continuously seeing small but important signs that she is gradually improving. the entire experience of having to fight for our daughter's life over the last three months has been exhausting and traumatic for all of my family members and we're glad that it is now finally over. the judge said there was no hope of tafida being cured or her condition improving substantially, so he had to consider whether further treatment was futile. mrjustice macdonald said this is a very finely balanced case. although tafida is minimally aware and totally reliant on others, she is medically stable and not in any pain. he said, given that for the parents, tafida's sanctity of life was of the utmost importance, he was satisfied that life—sustaining treatment should continue.

good morning, tafida. tafida will not get any novel treatment in italy, but doctors there will insert a breathing tube in her windpipe to make long—term care easier. this little girl isn't suffering and that the treatment that she is receiving — it may not be benefiting her, but it isn't a burden to her and, in addition, travelling to italy won't be burdensome for her, and that her condition is stable, she could live for another 10—20 years and, ultimately, perhaps, even be cared for at home. this was tafida before her sudden brain injury — a bright and lively girl. her parents, described by thejudge as committed muslims, believe tafida would wish to live, no matter how poorly her condition. they hope to transfer to italy as soon as possible, although barts nhs trust is considering an appeal. fergus walsh, bbc news.

at the time is quarter past six. our top story this evening... borisjohnson‘s new brexit plan is already running into opposition — both in parliament and in the eu. and coming up at the world athletics, britain already has won gold in the bag, could another come tonight? coming up on sportsday on bbc news... can katarina johnson—thompson win great britain their second gold medal of the world championships? she leads with two events of the women's heptathlon remaining. in the last hour, scotland has become the first nation in the uk to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children. across the rest of the uk, parents are still allowed to use what's called reasonable physical force. sweden was the first country in the world to outlaw smacking in 1979.

by 2015, ireland had joined several other countries who also had a ban. but it remains a controversial issue, even in scotland, with critics arguing that the changes risk criminalising some parents. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. the debate around smacking has generated a lot of noise over the years. in scotland, it is now against the law. but what do those attending this preschool group in glasgow think of the fact that smacking is no longer allowed? you wouldn't get away with hitting an adult, so why should you do that to a child? i think that with a smacking ban... i feel it's quite restricting for parents and i feel that...| don't think there's any need. at the moment, parents and carers are allowed to use reasonable physical force to discipline their children. this bill will mean that smacking a child will become illegal here in scotland, no matter what the circumstances. it will give children the same

protection as adults. in 2002, an attempt to ban smacking in scotland proved so controversial it had to be abandoned. not this time round, though. campaigners believe it will make a real difference in protecting children. what this law does is it makes it clear that physical punishment is not acceptable. and it is symbolic as much as anything. this is a message to society and a message to our children to say that your rights are really important and that you do not deserve to be physically punished. opponents of the legislation voted through at holyrood believe it is an intervention too far. it is slightly dangerous, i think. we already have laws in this country that outlaw beating your child. what this law does is criminalise the slightest smack, so if you smack a child on the hand like that, that will be a criminal offence. this has been described as an historic vote. and the children

equal protection from us all scotland bill is passed. it is expected to be a year until the law in scotland comes into force, sending the message that violence against children is never acceptable. lorna gordon, bbc news. the scotch whisky association has called on the government to step in after the world trade organisation allowed the us to put import tariffs of 25% on its goods. the new duty is part of a raft of measures being imposed by the us in retaliation against eu subsidies given to aircraft maker airbus. climate change activists from extinction rebellion targeted the treasury today. protest got off to a non—plan to start when they lost control of the hose. four people have been arrested.

a high court ruling on abortion in belfast is being described by campaigners as a turning point for women. a high court ruling on abortion in belfast is being described the case was brought by sarah ewart, who was denied a termination, even though doctors had said her unborn child would be unable to survive after birth. today's ruling said that was a breach of the uk's human rights commitments. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the story. sarah ewart became the public face of a debate about a deeply personal issue. six years ago, she travelled to london from her home in northern ireland to have an abortion. her unborn baby had a condition that meant the child couldn't survive outside the womb. it's not something that i ever would have ever even dreamt of. i'd rather have the memory of seeing it move on screen and hearing a heartbeat... than see the end. she allowed her experience to be filmed because she believed northern ireland's near total ban on abortion was wrong. today, belfast high court ruled that northern ireland's abortion laws had

led to a breach of her human rights. it's a massive relief that we've actually heard today the judges recognise that we did have the standing and that my human rights were breached. what's a few more days waiting on this to come through? but there remain strongly supported anti—abortion campaigns in northern ireland, where many believe an unborn child's right to life should be protected. for the people of northern ireland, it's a very sad day for the future unborn children with special needs when a court would make a decision to deny the very personhood and deny the right to life of unborn children here. and marking the strength of feeling, thousands marched on stormont recently to protest against legislation passed by westminster, which means the law on terminations is set to be relaxed later this month. the change will come in if northern ireland's devolved government at stormont — which collapsed two and a half years

ago — isn't restored in the next few weeks. women in northern ireland have been able to access free abortions by travelling to england since 2017. although the law is set to change in 18 days' time, it's likely services won't be set up locally until the spring. at the moment, more than 1,000 women a year for a multitude of reasons leave northern ireland to seek an abortion elsewhere. today's ruling is another mark of the change taking place in what was a very socially conservative northern ireland. access to abortion remains one of the most divisive issues here, but it's now on the brink of change, decades after the rest of the uk. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. the irish rugby team have got their world cup campaign back on track with a win against russia, in kobe. though the irish won

35—0, it was a less than convincing win against a side they were expected to outclass. ireland's final group game is against samoa on october the 12th. at the world athletics championships in doha, britain's athletes are in with a chance of a second gold medal in two days. last night dina asher—smith stormed to victory in the 200 metres. and her team—mate katarina johnson—thompson is in a commanding position in the heptathlon with just two events left to complete. our correspondent natalie pirks has been watching the action. gold medallist and world champion dina asher—smith. gold medallist and world champion dina asher-smith. last night she was ove 1120 m e dina asher-smith. last night she was overcome with emotion. today, the trademark grin was back. britten‘s golden girl is slowly adjusting to her new title. standing up there

with the national anthem, when they we re with the national anthem, when they were announcing that i was world champion, it is something that is really surreal and i think i'm going to have to hear it a few more times to have to hear it a few more times to believe it but it is insane. she was the red—hot favourite to win with all of her big rivals missing, but with expectation comes pressure to deliver. and how she did. it was a race executed to perfection. and she's going to take the gold medal! it is dina asher—smith! she is the world champion. her time would have won gold in 13 of the last 17 world championships. her mum didn't have to say much for the happy tears to flow. she willjoin the pantheon of british sprinting history.|j flow. she willjoin the pantheon of british sprinting history. i saw a picture saying that ijoinjess ellis, fatima whitbread and others andi

ellis, fatima whitbread and others and i was like, wow, because that is such an illustrious list and it seems so strange my name such an illustrious list and it seems so strange my name would be there as well. that was britain's first gold of the championships but could there be a second today? katarina johnson—thompson led the heptathlon overnight. next event is the long jump. she has long had a love hate relationship with the sandpit. it's often seen her quest for gold unravel spectacularly in the past, but not today. the seasons best. what a beautifuljump for johnson—thompson! best. what a beautifuljump for johnson-thompson! the world and olympic champion is the belgian record—holder but her best was much shorter and itjohnson—thompsonlead to extend going into the penultimate event. the javelin started around ten minutes ago and this is the part of the heptathlon where you have to start to do the maths.

johnson—thompson traditionally concedes ground in this event, but her competitor is carrying a shoulder injury and it could lead to a showdown for gold in the 800 metres tonight. natalie, thank you very much. that leads us to the weather with helen. we have storm lorenzo making its presence felt with winds up to 50 mph. we have cloud and rain coming on as well. it looks like the winds are the most significant feature with warnings out from the met office as a result of that in northern ireland. most of us see some rain as we go through the night, the strong winds affecting the irish sea coastline. with all the irish sea coastline. with all the cloud and rain and the wind overnight, it won't be anywhere near as chilly as it was last night. it was a beautiful start of the day this morning, not so tomorrow, because we have low pressure with

more cloud and rain. gradually the wind is easing as we go through the day, they will be brisk in the south and west first thing reaching up to 60 mph in exposed areas and they could bring down the odd small tree and could cause tricky conditions on the roads. it is milder tomorrow. brightening up and drying up from the north as the day goes on. overnight it turns chilly, so we start saturday with a touch of frost and fog potentially but we have more of the rainmaker coming in later in the day. northern ireland and western scotland. on saturday night looks soggy for many parts. it is a slow—moving band of rain which will stick with us on sunday, so it is likely more than we will see from lorenzo. on top of what we have had, it looks like a soggy day, gradually improving as the day goes on. there are warnings out as a result of what's happening right now, and we

will keep you posted on what is coming up this weekend. the warnings are on the website. 00:28:08,478 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 helen, thank you very much.