goldsmith street, warm, sociable, but award—winning, council for new. david sillitoe, bbc news, norwich. there will be live coverage of the awards on a special programme — presented by david — on the bbc news channel at 8:30pm tonight. now, some good news for andy murray fans, his ranking has climbed from 503rd to 289th in a week. he reached the quarterfinals in beijing and won his opening match in shanghai yesterday, only ten months after his career—saving hip surgery. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. it is autumn at full throttle at the moment, windy and wet at times but not all the time, because many of us have seen some sunshine so far today but you are never too far away from the next heavy shower arriving. at least there are plenty of rainbows coming in on our weather watcher pictures today because it is a and showers, some of the showers are

quite heavy, accompanied by gusty winds as well, all because we have low pressure sitting to the north of the uk at the moment. closest to that, it is shower after shower running into the western highlands of scotland, just big rain totals over the next few days as the showers keep on coming. they are rather more scattered elsewhere, turning into lines, and this line you can pick out here is moving down to the east and south—east of england this afternoon. scattered showers and sunshine elsewhere in england and wales, more showers in northern ireland this afternoon compared with what we have seen so far today and most showers in scotla nd far today and most showers in scotland in the west. it is here we are seeing the strongest winds, gusting and squally winds with the showers, but temperatures around the mid teens. some of us, 17 or perhaps 18 celsius mid teens. some of us, 17 or perhaps i8 celsius in the warmer parts of the east and south—east of england. now, into tonight, most of the showers initially are going to be still running in on the windows into western parts of the uk but will arrive toward south wales and southern england later in the night and into tomorrow morning, perhaps with a rumble of thunder to disturb us with a rumble of thunder to disturb us overnight and temperatures

dipping down into single figures. tomorrow, rinse and repeat, another day of sunshine and showers. nowhere is immune from catching a shower, most coming into western parts, which means the portion of the day which means the portion of the day which is wet across the east is relatively low, still a few showers here but they are still packing into western parts of scotland, especially into the highlands, accompanied by those strong and gusty winds. and if anything, tomorrow it will feel a little cooler compared with today, temperatures a degree or so down, and again we have a brisk breeze we mentioned. looking at the big picture, thursday and friday and into the weekend, low pressure is still here but a slightly different flavour to things. rather than showers, these weather fronts coming in will give some longer spells of rain. still some uncertainty about the detail, a selection of locations here and more available online and through the app, but you get the idea that it is still unsettled. suchis idea that it is still unsettled. such is the changeable nature of the weather, you look into the future and this can change every time you refresh so keep on doing that and we will give you more detail about the weekend as we get closer to it. if you want a weather change, may be

something drier, warmer, perhaps even colder, be careful what you wish for. i will take you to denver, colorado in the usa where the temperature tops out at 26 celsius tomorrow but by thursday it will have full and all the way down to -2' have full and all the way down to —2, and it will be snowing. say what you like about the uk weather, it is pretty ta m e you like about the uk weather, it is pretty tame compared with that. indeed it is. thank you very much. a reminder of our top story... a downing street source says a brexit deal with the eu has become "essentially impossible", following a "frank" phone call between the prime minister and the german chancellor. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it'sjust after 1.30pm. i'm holly hamilton with your latest sports news. we start at the rugby world cup injapan, where south africa have stormed into the quarter—finals with a convincing win over canada.

south africa made an extremely quick start in kobe, scoring seven tries in the first half to secure the bonus they needed nice and early, including a hat trick from scrum—half cobus reinach — the fastest in the tournament's history. they were helped too by a red card handed to canada'sjosh larsen for a dangerous tackle. canada did manage to score in the second—half, but it wasn't enough to limit the damage, with south africa winning 66—7. all the home nations are in action over the next few days. england play france in theirfinal group game on saturday and say they won't risk billy vunipola if there are any doubts over his fitness. he's had a scan on an ankle injury he picked up in their win over argentina. our correspondent andy swiss has been at the team camp in tokyo. still no definitive news from the england camp on the extent of billy vunipola's injury, but he has been wearing a protective boot at times since hurting his ankle on saturday.

they say if he is not 100%, and at the moment he is obviously not, they will rest him for the game against france. they say they have no concerns about his availability for the knockout stage. there have been some suggestions that losing against france and finishing second in the group might actually make life easier for england because they would be in the opposite half of the draw to new zealand. but england are cautious about that theory. this is such a tough tournament that if you start to think too far ahead you just get lost, so you have to focus on every day and just the next opposition. it is a tough, tough tournament. i think if you look too far ahead you end up getting yourself into a spin. one other piece of fitness news from the england camp. captain owen farrell and hooker luke cowan—dickie both missed training today because of a stomach bug, as england continue their preparations for the game against france on saturday.

brighton and hove albion say three fans are facing lengthy bans and potential criminal charges following two separate incidents of racism. they both happened at their amex stadium. the first at an under—23's fixture against tottenham in september and the second happened during brighton's premier league match against spurs on saturday. all three fans were removed from the ground and are now under police investigation. andy murray's remarkable return from injury continues apace. it's been confirmed that he'll play singles at the australian open in january. that will be the first time that he'll have played singles at a grand slam since major hip surgery earlier this year. he willjoin the main draw in melbourne with a protected ranking of number two. murray is currently playing at the shanghai masters, he's playing fabio fognini in the second round and lost the first set. it's going with serve in the second.

cricket‘s governing body in england and wales says it wants to make cricket a gender—balanced sport. the ecb has today revealed what it calls it's action plan to transform women's and girls' cricket, which includes and initial two year investment of £20 million, that could rise to £50 million over the next five years. the plan includes a promise to "recruit more dedicated resources", "improve the player experience", and "increase the opportunities to build careers in the sport". heavyweight boxer tyson fury‘s been causing a stir in a very different kind of ring. here he is getting into a scrap with pretty much everyone during wwe‘s raw event. all very silly, but there could be a career there for him if he ever decides to hang up his gloves. that's all the sport for now. more from jane dougall on afternoon live. let's get more on our top story that

downing street and says the brexit talks are close to breaking down after a phone call betwen boris johnson and the german chancellor angela merkel this morning. labour's shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, says the prime minister must take the blame for the deadlock. this is an extremely serious situation. the government put proposals on the table that were never going to work. they were designed to fail. instead of changing their proposals, they have collapsed the talks and are engaging ina have collapsed the talks and are engaging in a reckless blame game. it is going to be our economy and working people that will pay the price for this recklessness. the government says they have put their proposals forward in good faith, is it not incumbent on the european union to at least try and engage with these proposals? they put proposals on the table that had massive gaps in them, really simple questions. if you are going to have those of the united kingdom out of

the united kingdom, you need customs checks. the government knew that when they put the proposals forward. the eu probe this and how is this going to work? instead of adjusting the position and answering those questions, they collapse to stock six days after they put those proposals on the table. they were proposals on the table. they were proposals that were designed to appeal and now they want to go down this blame game. there will not be a deal next week. angela merkel is said to have said it is virtually unimaginable now. what should parliament do? should we wait until the ban act kicks in or...? it is important for parliament to have a clear focus on preventing us leaving without a deal. that is why we passed the so—called ban act. we need to make sure it is properly complied with. it is a very simple piece of legislation. if there is no deal, and that looks like where we

are now or no agreements, then the extension must be complied with. the prime minister now needs to say he will ask for that extension. should the prorogation go ahead this evening? it is classic of this government to collapse these talks just as we go into prorogation. at the moment we need absolute scrutiny on this and the focus of parliament has to be on making sure the ban act operates and is enacted by the prime minister. could someone else write the letter? there are all sorts of discussions going on about what happens if the prime minister doesn't write the letter. if he doesn't write the letter. if he doesn't write the letter. if he doesn't write the letter by the 19th of october there will be legal proceedings and people have seen how robust our courts are. there will be a majority in parliament prepared to do whatever is necessary here to make sure we can be without a deal. —— we don't leave without a deal.

the number of people killed with knives has been steadily rising since 2015. in the year to march, there were around 43,500 knife crime offences across the uk — an 80% increase over the previous five years. well, this morning, victoria derbyshire brought together a group of 13 men, all of whom have lost a close relative or friend to knife crime. you can't get on with it because your world... you can't get on with it because yourworld... i you can't get on with it because your world... i don't know how to be a parent to three kids because i am a parent to three kids because i am a parent to three kids because i am a parent before. now i have to pa rent a parent before. now i have to parent three, how do i do that? i was the fabric to a son and three daughters. but i have to hold that emotion when i am around my daughters. i don't want my daughter to see that i am not that cool, crazy dad any more. what do you think would happen you cried in front of your daughters?” think would happen you cried in front of your daughters? i must admit, my big daughter, my big two,

now 16 and admit, my big daughter, my big two, now16 and 13, admit, my big daughter, my big two, now 16 and 13, they are amazing. they say to me all the time, especially my eldest, she says, crying. do you? the little one says, it's all right to cry. they see dad's pain and it hurts them to see me not releasing my pain because they know once the pain is released, we can kind of move forward. so, in a realistic world, it is ok to do it but subconsciously, it's like, i'm tired, i'm not a cry baby, i'm tired. i should tired, i'm not a cry baby, i'm tired. ishould be tired, i'm not a cry baby, i'm tired. i should be the one telling

you guys, not you telling me. as men, it is hard to let somebody else nursed me through. as men, we are not allowed to stay, come on. as men, we as men, we are not allowed to stay, come on. as men, we are as men, we are not allowed to stay, come on. as men, we are not really meant to show our emotions, we are meant to show our emotions, we are meant to show our emotions, we are meant to keep our emotions in check. it is our loved one that has gone. i used to cry every day for my son, every day. i used to keep it to myself. at the beginning, i didn't really care if it was in front of whoever. in the latter stages, it is at home. four walls, whoever. in the latter stages, it is at home. fourwalls, pictures whoever. in the latter stages, it is at home. four walls, pictures of my son. every day, every day. it is not

so son. every day, every day. it is not so bad now because as time goes on you learn to live with the situation, which i'm trying to do now, trying to cope with that, live with it. we grieve differently. we are meant to hold our emotions. does everybody agree with that, you are expected to hold in your emotions? the women of my family, my mum and my sisters, they spoke a lot more about it as the family came around them and supported them as women, a lot more than the our friends and family were around this man, but trying to express yourself in a room of men is quite difficult. women are more open to expressing themselves in front of each other. assess this man felt quite isolated in comparison to the way the ladies wear. you are expressing yourself

now ina wear. you are expressing yourself now in a room full of men. men with a shared experience. that is a huge difference. the headlines on bbc news: downing street says a brexit deal is "virtually impossible" after a phone call between boris johnson and angela merkel. the eu council president accuses the prime minister of a "stupid blame game". a warning that a no—deal brexit could result in government borrowing soaring to its highest level for 50 years and further austerity measures. turkey says it's ready to begin a military operation in syria — as president trump defends his surprise decision to pull out us troops. poor air quality means some children inhale the equivalent of nearly one packet of cigarettes every week while on the school run, according to research by the university of sheffield. three families took part in a test

to see whether children who walk, bike or go to school by car breathe in the most pollution. luxmy gopal reports. ready to go? another day, another school run. and it's children, their lungs still developing, who are particularly at risk from air pollution and diseases linked to it. now academics in sheffield have analysed pollution levels on the school run by giving 45 families a monitoring device. green means good, yellow means it's quite pollutional, red means it's bad, and purple means it's very bad. the study‘s found that, in the worst cases, children are exposed to pollutants the equivalent of smoking 17.5 cigarettes a week, which they've caluclated by comparing the number of deaths caused by smoking and by air pollution. the families have been troubled by the results. it did kind of keep me awake at night sometimes. i did wake up and was really concerned, you know? i spoke to my husband about whether we should move house.

but are some means of travel worse than others? we experimented — three neighbouring families going to the same school in three different ways to see which has the most exposure to air pollution, cycling, driving or walking? time to guess which was worst... walking! cycling! walking! ..before the results reveal all. so in this experiment we find that the abolition concentration inside the cars are the worst, followed by walking and then cycling. i'm quite surprised by the result, actually. i would have thought that in the car you would have a bit more protection. cars have a grille at the front. air comes in, trapping exhaust from cars in front of it, into this toxic box that is the car. the government has let down children in the country, and has let them down very badly, because what we need is to speed up this transition to electric vehicles. the government is working across departments to tackle this really important issue,

and don't forget that we are the first government to set net zero emissions by 2050, that is groundbreaking, and our clean—air strategy has been termed groundbreaking by the who. so we are definitely on the right track. sheffield city council says it is working to reduce air pollution with measures including a clean air zone, investing in greener vehicles, and discouraging idling vehicles outside school zones. but for these parents and their children's young lungs, cleaner air can't come soon enough. it's 30 years since the tumultuous events of 1989 when the berlin wall fell, the iron curtain lifted and the soviet empire began to crumble. this week, our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, brings us a special series of reports on how russia is trying to restore its influence. today, steve is in latvia, a country once part of the ussr, now in the eu and nato, but still living in the shadow of its huge neighbour.

what is real and what isn't? in latvia it's not always clear. the country has been targeted by russian disinformation to sow doubt, confusion. moscow's objective to discredit european democracy on its border. and here is one example of what appears to be russian disinformation. this website is called baltnews. it's aimed at ethnic russians across the baltic, but is part of a news organisation which is bankrolled by the kremlin. what kind of stories does it put out? well, here's one. listen to this, "among latvians," it says, "adolf hitler is more popular than harry potter. hitler's mein kampf tops the readers book choice in latvia." so the impression you get when you read this is that in latvia, in an eu country, nazi ideology is thriving.

but is it true? i am off to investigate. my first stop is latvia's largest book—seller. how many copies of mein kampf were sold in your shop, say, in 2018? none. not a single copy? not a single copy. it is not available, then, in the book shops in latvia? no, it is not available. what do you think about this claim that in latvia adolf hitler is more popular than harry potter? it's nonsense. it's absolute fake. rita runs a second book website in latvia. baltnews had based its report on data from her web page. mein kampf is available through her site and users do appear to be clicking on it. but who exactly? it is interesting that for this mein kampf about 70% of all the clicks are anonymous clicks and, if we compare with other most popular books, like harry potter, 70%

are registered users. so if most of the clicks for mein kampf are anonymous, unregistered users, what does that mean? they can be fake users or internet trolls or whatever we call them. fake views to make fake news? yeah, definitely. latvia was part of the soviet union, under moscow's control. now it is in the eu and nato but russia's still trying to exert influence. the fundamental aim of the russian operation is undermine the other countries. russia cannot tolerate the success of the baltics that have embraced freedoms and values of the west and can be successful. a good example is very dangerous so you should taint it.

fake news tries to skew your view of the world but, look closely, and you see it is a mirage of disinformation. steve rosenberg, bbc news, riga. swansea band dream state premiered their new song on radio 1 last night. they've played festivals all round the world and have had tens of millions of streams online. but it's not been easy getting here. when she was at university, their singer cj got addicted to drugs and alcohol. radio 1 newsbeat reporter will chalk‘s been to meet her. i knew i had a problem when i was in my room alone, just drinking and smoking. and i remember i had a baggie of mdma and i would just crack into it by myself. six years ago, cj gilpin had to drop out of university with addiction problems. now the band she is in,

dream state, has had tens of millions of streams online. they are releasing their debut album and cj is in recovery. we went down to one of their rehearsals. back then, when i was in uni, there was a pressure to succeed. i didn't feel at the time like i was. so, for me, like, marijuana especially and wine, would become my kind of way ofjust kind of bearing all my problems and hiding from it. and then codine for a while. the drugs and alcohol became a crutch and university tried everything they could in the last year to kind of help me through it, but, yeah... it was so rife everywhere, people just want to party and everybodyjust wanted to escape. and not all of us are strong enough to kinda realise, you know, when we are on that path.

back at home, cj started writing about what she was going through. it is the first time i have really been honest about this, because the second you admit it, there's no going back, and that can be scary for someone like me, because the second we do that we know we have to try and stop, whereas the addict and the voice in your head is just like itching for more and always trying to find a way to find it. so i knew when i put this song out there, this was me, you know, starting my recovery. i did not expect it to go viral. and it was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. you know, i am so glad that i wrote it. what's your proudest moment? there are two.

getting the dream, you know, everything that i have ever wanted with the boys and the band, and being able to live this life. and recently, because i still have my issues, i'm still trying really hard. and, yes, it's being able to have fun sober. i didn't think i could live again, or have fun. and i forgot how good life can be sober. yes, it's nice to love life again. so, if there was someone at uni now and they were struggling, what would you say to that person? just be honest with yourself. if that is what you honestly feel like is happening to you, then just don't be afraid to be open. just be open and talk about it. the second you just verbalise it to someone, it's liberating, and people are there, whether they come in the form of strangers, lecturers or friends. they are there, butjust don't be silent about it. a quick look at what's coming up tomorrow on the bbc news channel. we'll be broadcasting live from penzance in cornwall as part of a special bbc serie exploring

the challenges and the opportunities facing britain's coastal towns. that's all day tomorrow, here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louis lear. good afternoon. sunshine and showers is all i can offer you this afternoon. i have been looking ahead for the next ten days and the story is very unsettled. beautiful rainbow features here across edinburgh castle. the showers across eastern scotla nd castle. the showers across eastern scotland have been few and far between, but for the west of scotla nd between, but for the west of scotland and northern ireland there has been a cluster of heavy, frequent showers merging together for longer spells of rain. this week, the weather from slicing down to england and wales is quite a feature, as well. this is the real rate for the last few hours. there are spells of sunshine should be

fine, as well. get caught in those showers, they will be happy with rumbles of thunder and some pretty gusty winds, particularly in the far north—west of scotland. dodged the showers, keep some sunshine and you're likely to see highs of 17 degrees. into this evening, as the temperatures start to fall away, we will see some showers eating away from the south—east. the showers will continue going in the far north—west. the area of low pressure is not moving very fast. temperatures down to around 7—10d overnight. tomorrow morning, eastern areas will fare better for sunnier moments. nearer to the low pressure, we will see those frequent showers. showers will drive further inland and there is the risk of the old rumble of thunder. it will still be a blustery day, at least two strong wills will drive the showers if you do get them through a quite a pace.

in terms of the feel of things, a similar value to what we have seen so far this week, maybe a degree join. moving on to friday, we will see this weather front bringing this pulse of wet weather for a time, particularly across the north on thursday and friday. northern and western areas could see a spell of heavier and more persistent rain. further east, it should be drier and brighter. heading into the week on, it looks as though there is the speu it looks as though there is the spell of warm, wet and windy weather weaving its way across the country. the detail of where at the moment is a little bit uncertain.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm ben brown. today at two. a downing street source says a brexit deal is now "essentially impossible" following a phone call between boris johnson and germany's chancellor we would like to have a deal, but the eu needs to know we're absolutely going to be ready without a deal, and we're going to leave on the 31st. the government put proposals on the table that were never going to work. they were designed to fail. european council president donald tusk warns borisjohnson it shouldn't be about "winning some stupid blame game". a mother breaks down at the contaminated blood inquiry — as she talks about the death of her ten—year—old son