this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the prime minister tells mps he'd made a genuine attempt to find common ground to get a new brexit deal. we have made a genuine attempt to bridge the chasm, to reconcile the a p pa re ntly bridge the chasm, to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable and to go the extra mile as time runs short. what we have before it is a rehashed version of previous proposals that will trigger a race to the bottom on the rights of workers, consumers and our precious environment and put the good friday agreement in peril.

the plans, if accepted, would involve some customs checks on the island of ireland — something dublin is strongly opposed to. our objective is very clear, we do not want to see any tariffs or restrictions on tariffs. at the high court in belfast, a woman denied a legal termination wins her case that abortion laws in northern ireland breach human rights. a man is shot dead, after killing three officers and a civillian member of staff, at police headquarters in central paris. campaigners lose a legal battle against the government's handling of the rise in women's state pension age. katarina johnson—thompson wins gold at the world athletics championships in doha — setting a new british heptathlon record. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers, with our reviewers — henry zeffman, political correspondent for the times, and daily mirror political correspondent, nicola bartlett.

good evening. welcome to bbc news. the new brexit proposals unveiled by borisjohnson have already provoked a wave of scepticism — both at westminster and across the eu. the irish government says it has deep concerns and the european council president says he's unconvinced. the main proposals relate to northern ireland. it would stay in the eu single market for all goods, and that would mean accepting eu rules and standards. but crucially, northern ireland would leave the customs union, and that would mean new customs checks on the island of ireland. but all of this would depend on a future vote by the northern ireland assembly, a body which is currently suspended. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, has the latest. his report does contain some flash photography. boris johnson is looking serious, and no wonder.

reporter: 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. 0rder! 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." so 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 the 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. 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 a repackaging of 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 is about to take his case to european leaders, hoping they will compromise in the end, rather than face the disruption of a no—deal brexit. if there is a deal, and that is 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 the leader and vote alongside him. deal or no deal... certainly nothing the pm says

or does seems that 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 is full. diplomatic talks, meetings with sceptical mps. the prime minister can

say he is optimistic. that doesn't guarantee a happy ending. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. whatever might be finally agreed on 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, many companies say they're worried about any prospect of more regulations and customs checks. 0ur northern ireland business correspondent, john campbell, explains. 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 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. katarina johnson—thompson has one britain's second gold medal in the heptathlon. we go live to join our sport correspondence. katarina johnson—thompson has been integrated this season, she got a personal best earlier this year and save the best for when it matters. for personal best. she defeated the previous world champion, a phenomenal athlete. she joins world champion, a phenomenal athlete. shejoins me now. big smile on yourface, world champion. athlete. shejoins me now. big smile on your face, world champion. who is that you are talking about! i am so happy. it has not sunk in because a timetable has been so fast. i cannot believe it has alljust happened.

you did what all great champions do, you produce your personal best when it matters. even though, she was carrying an entry, you produced a great time. considering we're into the olympics. for sure, these are my fourth world championships. the first one i was only 20 years old and the next two did not go too well for me and i did not produce my best into those two championships and i am so into those two championships and i am so happy i was able to come here. what has transformed you into the athlete you. jessica ennis—hill said she had a feeling you could do this. 0ur confidence. not having injuries. a perfect buildup. itjust shows you what i can do. the team behind me

who believes in me. a healthy body. a final question because you will be ushered away, who does these metal mean the most to? does she have the fortitude to do it at the elite level. for my team, my family and friends, my coach stop everyone who just, like, a lot of people saying i did not have the mental capacity for it, the body for it and just don't make you can do it, you just literally have to believe in yourself and if you feel you are made for it, and my mum for sure. i have just spoken to her before. wiped her tears and say it is a

happy moment. katarina johnson—thompson will champion, defeating a phenomenal champion producing the six best score in pentathlon history. britain has now w011 pentathlon history. britain has now won more pentathlon gold medals than anyone else. the high court in belfast has ruled that northern ireland's abortion laws breach human rights. the case was brought by a woman, who was told by doctors that her unborn child would not survive outside the womb, but was denied a legal termination. there's a near total ban on abortion in northern ireland but the law is set to change later this month, as our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. 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 i would ever

have even dreamt of. i'd rather have the memory of seeing it move on screen and hearing the heartbeat. and 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 have actually heard today, that the judges recognised we did have the standing and that my human rights were breached. while opinion polls suggest a majority of people in northern ireland are in favour of changing the law, there remains strong support for campaign groups who argue 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. marking the strength of opposition, thousands marched on stormont recently to protest against legislation passed by westminster in july, which means the law on terminations is set to be relaxed. 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. and 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 headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson‘s new brexit plan is already running into opposition, both in parliament and in the eu. in brussels, the european council president says he is unconvinced by the uk plans — doubts also echoed by the irish government. at the high court in belfast, a woman denied a legal termination wins her case that abortion laws in northern ireland breach human rights. a man wielding a knife has killed four staff at the police headquarters in paris. the attacker, who was also an employee, was later shot dead by officers. police sources suggest he had converted to islam. officials say they have yet to establish a motive. the incident came a day after police went on strike across france to draw attention to increasing violence against officers. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson

reports from paris. the threat today came with a familiar face — a police it worker and colleague of 20 years. who brought a knife into the police headquarters this lunchtime and killed four people. he was shot dead by an officerjust a few months out of training, who was then seen sinking to his knees and crying. translation: we can't know what went through his head. we are not safe anywhere, even at police headquarters. with no clear sense of a motive, a criminal investigation has been launched into why a 45—year—old it worker should attack his colleagues like this. translation: this man was known to his colleagues, had never shown any behavioural problems, never shown any warning signs. then today, he committed this string of murders. this afternoon investigators

searched the attacker‘s home. police say he recently converted to islam, but that hasn't been linked to the inquiry. his wife has been taken in for questioning, along with at least one other person. tonight, investigators are starting to unpick the story behind this unexpected attack. the police here say they are already struggling to cope after years of terrorism, protests and public assault. protecting france is taking its toll, they say. not expecting they would need to protect the safest place in paris from someone they already knew. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the parents of a five—year—old have won their high court battle to move their daughter 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. 0ur 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 is 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. 0ur 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 for the parents tafida's sanctity of life was of the utmost importance, he was satisfied that life—sustaining treatment should continue. 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 the treatment that she's 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. here i am, here i am! 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 her to italy as soon as possible, although barts nhs trust is considering an appeal. fergus walsh, bbc news. campaigners have lost a legal fight over the rise in the state pension age for women. 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. 0ur reporter explained this had been a very long running dispute. it's about the way the government handled the rise in women's state pension

age. so the threshold has gone from 60 to 65, that's in line with men, next year it will go up to 66. now, campaigners argue that this was unfairand campaigners argue that this was unfair and discriminatory, and they say that is because women have not had enough time to adjust to the changes, and they say that that created unnecessary financial hardship, specifically for women born in the 1950s. so today the justices have dismissed that com pletely justices have dismissed that completely out of hand. in fact, they have turned it on its head. they said it was men who are in fact discriminated against, and that's because historically men have had to rely your mac retire later than women. so this was obvious the very disappointing for all the campaigners outside the court, and the justices also said there was no legal requirement for the government to have given any more notice about these changes. what has the reaction been? we heard some of it there, but there is obviously more. well, unsurprisingly the department for work and pensions welcomed the decision. 0n work and pensions welcomed the decision. on behalf of the government, they said that the

changes they put forward whenever unlawful, had never meant to be discriminatory. so they were very pleased with the outcome. campaigners, on the other hand, very disappointed, despondent, as we had heard there. they had really expected to win this, so it really came as a blow, this decision. 0n the question moves on to what happens next. there is the possibility of an appeal. that could happen. we could also see some public protest as they try and raise awareness of this issue, but also the possibility of of mps, especially if we end up going into a general election. politicians could put through measures which could help in the case of financial hardship. scotland has become the first nation in the uk to make it a criminal offence for pa rents to smack their children. msps voted almost three to one for the move, which will come into force in about a year's time. across the rest of the uk, parents are still allowed to use what is called reasonable physicalforce. lorna gordon has more.

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 the 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. and campaigners believe it will make a real difference in protecting children. what this law does is to make it clear that physical punishment

is not acceptable. and it's symbolic, as much as anything. this is a message to society, a message to our children, to say that your rights are really important and that you don't deserve to be physically punished. opponents of the legislation voted through at holyrood believe it is an intervention too far. it's very 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 assault scotland bill is passed. and while there are moves to bring ina and while there are moves to bring in a smacking ban in wales, england and northern ireland have no plans for similar legislation. 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.

remember the solid gold toilet which was stolen from blenheim palace last month? officers have now released cctv images of a car they think was involved in the heist. the loo, which was valued at almost £5 million, was part of an art exhibition at the 0xfordshire estate. police are now looking for a navy blue volkswagen golf and are appealing for anybody with information to come forward. and we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, henry zeffman, political correspondent for the times, and daily mirror political correspondent nicola bartlett. that is coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it's time for the weather, with darren bett. hello there. we have had a couple of days of drier, colder weather, and then storm lorenzo came on the scene. this, of course, was a hurricane. not had a great deal of impactand it hurricane. not had a great deal of impact and it is weakening through friday, but really the outlook stays very unsettled. more atlantic and the cloud and rain coming in. now this area of low pressure is

lorenzo. slow down as it has approached the uk, and it isjust drifting down across northern ireland, england and wales, but weakening all the while, so the winds for many are becoming lighter on friday. the strongest of the winds may be gusting over 60 mph in the far south—west of england and wales. but the rain that we are seeing is easing its way southwards, most seeing is easing its way southwards, m ost pla ces seeing is easing its way southwards, most places becoming dry in the afternoon. a little bit of sunshine coming through, and those temperatures probably a little bit higher than we saw on thursday, 1a in the central belt, 17 across central parts of england and wales. the remaining rain clears away into the near continent, the winds eased down through the evening across the south—west of england and wales. and we're going to find it turning a little bit chilly across the north—east of scotland, closer to that area of high pressure. but more weather systems are going to be pushing in from the atlantic this weekend. while many places especially across eastern areas of the uk will be drier, may not be an awful lot of sunshine. 0ut the uk will be drier, may not be an awful lot of sunshine. out to the west, the cloud is thickening, a few spots of rain coming in ahead of the main rain band which is arriving in northern ireland. the winds picking

up northern ireland. the winds picking upa bit northern ireland. the winds picking up a bit as well. ahead of that, temperatures about 14— 16 degrees. now, during the second half of the weekend, that weather front continues to ease its way eastwards across the uk. but then it stops and the main weight of rain drawn down towards the near continent. and by sunday morning at way your mac may well be dry. some sunshine for northern ireland, wales and the south—west. cloud tends to ease off from northern areas, but continues quite wet through the south—east of england. and these are the sorts of temperatures we are looking at. no great shakes on the whole. where you get the sunshine in wales and the south—west of england, 17 degrees. it should feel quite pleasant. that weather system slides away into continental europe, but another area of low pressure. the wind driving in the next weather system as well. eastern areas starting off dry. we have a rain band pushing from west to east, coupled with some strong winds. gales are possible towards the north—west of the uk, closer to that area of low pressure. those

temperatures are around 1a or 15 degrees or so, so near—normalfor this time of the year. that area of low pressure is going to stick around for awhile, those weather fronts should be pushing through, mind you. but we're going to find a wraparound of cloud and wetter weather coming back into northern ireland, back into scotland, particularly in the north—west of scotland, so wet and windy weather here on tuesday. the rain band clears away from the south—east of england. a few showers around especially the northern parts of england and wales, but towards the south and south—east it may well be dry. those temperatures not changing a great deal, we are in the same sort ofair a great deal, we are in the same sort of air mass. if we look further ahead, this is the position of the jetstrea m. ahead, this is the position of the jetstream. still a strong jet dream across the uk. it sort of buckles out in the atlantic and that may develop an area of high pressure here later on. but we're still stuck in the wrong side of the jetstream. low pressure still dominating our weather, and that low pressure centre is going to be across more northern parts of the uk. so this is where we are likely to see the wettest a nd where we are likely to see the wettest and the windiest of the

weather. still very, very mixed. we may find that high pressure coming in next weekend, more of a northerly wind, and that may cool things down just a bit. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first the headlines: the prime minister tells mps he'd made a genuine attempt to find common ground, to get a new brexit deal. 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. the plans, if accepted, would involve some customs checks on the island of ireland —