this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine. ministers say the american woman, who left britain after being involved in a fatal car crash, no longer has diplomatic immunity because she's returned to the united states. typhoon hagibis sweeps across japan killing at least 18. rivers have burst their banks in over a dozen different places, and almost half a million homes are without power in tokyo. kurds under attack from turkey in northern syria. the un says more than 130,000 people have been displaced by the fighting. borisjohnson is planning to scrap the system of rail franchises. the prime minister will use tomorrow's queen's speech to announce proposals for a fundamental overhaul of the railways. scotland's world cup game with japan

will go ahead later this morning. they need to beat the hosts and at least match the number of bonus points both teams receive, if they're to make it through to the quarterfinals. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35, this morning's reviewers are sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times, and prashant rao, global editor at the atlantic. hello, good morning. ministers say the american woman involved in a fatal car crash in northamptonshireno longer has diplomatic immunity, because she's returned to the united states. anne sacoolas left the uk after the collision in august, in which 19—year—old harry dunn was killed. she's now said she wants to meet

the teenager's parents, who are due to fly to the us this morning to raise concerns about the case. simon jones has more. they've ta ken their fight forjustice to the foreign office in london, and now harry dunn's parents are flying to the us. they say ever since harry's death, they've been trapped in a nightmare. he was killed on this road, hit by a car believed to be driven by anne sacoolas, the wife of a us diplomat. she returned home shortly afterwards, claiming diplomatic immunity. now she's broken her silence. a statement issued through her lawyer said... it's something harry dunn's family have been calling for. you want to grieve, you desperately want to grieve, the whole family desperately want to grieve, but we can't. so every day is a battle and every

day more of a battle than we feel it should be. and in that battle harry's parents have received a letter from the foreign secretary. dominic raab writes... this could pave the way to extradite miss sacoolas to the uk. harry's parents fly out to the united states later this morning from heathrow airport from where simon jones sent this update. harry dunn's parents are heading to washington because they say they still need to make progress with this case. they had a meeting at the foreign office during the week but they describe that as simply a publicity stunt. they also appeal to the us ambassador in london but felt

they made no progress there so they wanted to talk directly to politicians in washington and also in new york and, perhaps, if they get the chance to make their case to president trump. the key thing they want to do, though, is to speak to anne sacoolas herself, to hearfrom herfirst hand about how the crash happened, about harry's final moments. of course, there has been this offer of a meeting by anne sacoolas, and we had a statement issued from her lawyer. it is interesting what that says and what it doesn't say. it says anne sacoolas is devastated, it points out that she cooperated with the police in northamptonshire immediately after the crash and they came to her house the following day. what it doesn't say is why exactly she decided the best course of action after that was to leave the country and claim diplomatic immunity. harry dunn's family have reacted to the letter they received from the foreign office, it was delivered by hand,

telling them the uk believes diplomatic immunity no longer applies in this case. they say they are elated to hear that. they think they are finally making some kind of headway in this case. they're also shocked it suddenly came out of the blue and why this has onlyjust been realised. for the family this is a journey they would rather not be making. they'd rather be spending their time grieving but they think this is the right thing to do and they say they are determined that harry's death will not be swept under the carpet. simon shows reporting from heathrow airport. at least 18 people are confirmed dead in japan, and a dozen more are missing, after one of the most powerful storms there in decades. typhoon hagibis has now moved back into the pacific after bringing record rainfall to large areas of the country. rivers are swollen and homes have been buried under landslides. the japanese government has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to help the rescue effort.

from tokyo rupert wingifeld hayes reports. this is in the japanese alps, much of it under water. last night, the levies burst and the brown floodwaters came rushing in. this town is far from the coast. people here were not expecting anything like this and many hadn't heeded warnings to evacuate. this morning they took to their roofs and balconies as military helicopters hovered overhead. it's been a race against time to get them out as flood waters threatened to sweep away some of their homes. nearby a i’ow away some of their homes. nearby a row of shiny bullet trains stands stranded among the floodwaters, tens of millions of dollars in damage alone. in tokyo this morning people came to look in amazement at the swollen rivers. here the flood defences have mostly held but not eve ryo ne defences have mostly held but not everyone has escaped. 0ne defences have mostly held but not everyone has escaped. one man died on the ground floor of this building

asa on the ground floor of this building as a nearby river spilled over its banks. translation: the water came up higher than my head in the house, it turned over all the furniture inside, it is like a washing machine now. translation: i can't go back home because the doors are blocked by furniture and other objects are washed away by the water inside. yesterday already by eight or nine o'clock the river was overflowing and the water rose above the level of the door. the scale of this storm has been astonishing. the area affected stretches for more than iooo affected stretches for more than 1000 kilometres, the same distance as cornwall to edinburgh. the typhoon has now gone and the rivers are starting to drop. the japanese grand prix is going ahead and for by grand prix is going ahead and for rugby fans there is more good news. the world cup match between scotland andjapan the world cup match between scotland and japan will now be played tonight as originally planned. rupert wingfield hayes,

bbc news, in tokyo. kurds under attack from turkey in northern syria say they will no longer prioritise guarding detainees belonging to the islamic state group if the offensive continues. the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces holds thousands of suspected is prisoners. areas in north—eastern syria under sdf control have come under heavy bombardment from turkey since it launched its offensive on wednesday. the cabinet minister jacob rees—mogg has warned brexiteers that the government will have to compromise to get a deal with the eu. writing in the sunday telegraph, he insists that they can trust borisjohnson not to concede too much to brussels "because he's a leaver." last night, a downing street source cautioned that a final agreement with brussels was still a long way off. the prime minister will speak to emmanuel macron and angela merkel, over the next few days. 0ur political correspondent peter saull is with me in the studio.

what more do we know, if anything, about the negotiations because you're not a great deal. they are in this period of intense negotiations, they've entered what they call the tunnel because it is designed to stop tunnel because it is designed to sto p lea ks tunnel because it is designed to stop lea ks getting tunnel because it is designed to stop leaks getting out, really, so there's lots of speculation in the about potential compromises that might have been made. but frankly we don't know what the detail is as yet. as far as downing street is concerned, while the mood music is more positive than it was a few days ago, they are saying don't get carried away that a deal is inside. jacob rees—mogg's intervention in the sunday telegraph as interesting as well because downing street has one eye on the numbers in parliament throughout all of this, to see if there are and sessions that might annoy brexiteers, potentially view democratic unionist party as well who warned about the northern ireland staying in the customs union as opposed to the european union's

customs union as part of a deal. jacob rees—mogg's messages collea g u es jacob rees—mogg's messages colleagues in the conservative party is trust this prime minister because he isa is trust this prime minister because he is a lever himself, he has our best interests at heart and he isn't going to do anything that compromises oui’ going to do anything that compromises our idea of what brexit should be. but it is crucial this week we enter now. you mention the phone because borisjohnson has with his german and french counterparts in the next few days. a cabinet conference call this afternoon as well but they're going to have to move very, very quickly ahead of the eu summit on thursday. meanwhile we've also been hearing from jeremy corbyn the labour leader this morning. lots of ifs can buts, what if borisjohnson morning. lots of ifs can buts, what if boris johnson comes morning. lots of ifs can buts, what if borisjohnson comes back with or without a deal, parliament has its extraordinary sitting on a saturday the first time it has sat on the weekend since the falklands war. jeremy corbyn was asked if he would support a deal, if borisjohnson came back from one and the suggestion is we will look at it

but, clearly not if it doesn't fulfil a lot of what labour have wanted. it isn't going to be a softer form of brexit than the one theresa may put forward so it's unlikely labour would support that. he also cautioned mps against voting for third deal on the condition there is a second referendum. (tx sot) many in parliament is not necessarily labour mps but others might be more inclined to support even if they don't agree with the deal but i would caution them on this because my view would be that i wouldn't want a deal that resembles the five pillars put we forward , resembles the five pillars put we forward, and that would command support, and obviously does have wide support in the labour party and trade unions. don't you need to compromise a bit? if it was put to a referendum, you could argue it was a bad deal. i want us to protect those workers' rights, consumer and environmental rights, i want us to have that trade relationship with europe. ina have that trade relationship with europe. in a week when nissan says

there is a question over sunderland because of the possibility of an no deal exit from the eu, and we're already seeing job losses across the country and we are seeing siren calls from businesses and unions all over the country, you've got to be cautious. jeremy corbyn avoiding answering questions on hypotheticals but a lot of members and is part including senior figures but a lot of members and is part including seniorfigures in but a lot of members and is part including senior figures in the shadow cabinet want there to be a second referendum before a general election and as ever he is trying to tow this difficult line between appeasing the party who are pro—european and potential labour voters many of whom voted leave in the referendum in 2016 so it'll be interesting to see how labour responds in the coming days to whatever boris johnson responds in the coming days to whatever borisjohnson manages to achieve. in the world of politics outside brexit, we have the queen's speech tomorrow and some interesting announcements potentially on the ra i lwa ys announcements potentially on the railways amongst other things. from the centre of this queen's speech as a withdrawal agreement bill, the piece of legislation needed to enact

any deal boris johnson piece of legislation needed to enact any deal borisjohnson comes back with an downing street is confident there is enough time between now and there is enough time between now and the 31st of october to get it through parliament but lots of other bits as well. we will hear about 22 new bills tomorrow. this is not a usual green speech, it usually comes after a general election not with one potentially looming on the horizon which is why labour is referring to it as a party political broadcast for the tory party. they are responding to a review into the railways, the conservatives, with the idea that franchising should end. the government would take more ofan arm's end. the government would take more of an arm's length approach. there will be legislation dealing with mental health in there as well, and safety sta nda rds mental health in there as well, and safety standards in buildings in response to the grenfell tower disaster so quite a wide—ranging list of things there as boris johnson sets out his vision, i suppose, for government long term. peter, thank you very much indeed. firefighters in california are continuing to battle two deadly and destructive wildfires.

across the state hundreds of thousands of homes have been without electricity, as the authorities tried to prevent high winds bringing down power lines and causing fires. officials say an "aggressive" operation to tackle the blazes is under way. gareth barlow has more details. from the air and on the ground, the fight against california's wildfires continues. over 1,000 people are tackling the flames and 100,000 had been ordered to leave their homes, although, as conditions improve, most residents have been able to return. we got here probably 30 minutes ago and it's basically cleared out this entire patch of land which is at least 50 yards, so it's been pretty crazy to watch, it's been moving very fast. high winds and humidity have seen fires sweeping through communities destroying properties and causing several deaths. oh, wow, did you see the arcing?

meanwhile, smoke from the fires has blanketed parts of los angeles, leading to warnings of unhealthy air conditions. gareth barlow, bbc news. california has become the first us state to ban the manufacture and sale of animal fur. from 2023, residents will no longer be able to sell or make clothing, shoes or handbags from fur. the move has been celebrated by animal rights groups who have been calling for a ban for some time. but opponents say the measures will affect local businesses and could lead to a black market. the headlines on bbc news... ministers say the american woman — who left britain after being involved in a fatal car crash — no longer has diplomatic immunity because she's returned to the united states. typhoon hagibis sweeps across japan killing at least 18. rivers have burst their banks in over a dozen different places, and almost half a million homes

are without power in tokyo. more than 130,000 people have been displaced from rural areas in north eastern syria, as a result of fightingbetween turkish—led forces and kurdish militia. rescue crews are trying to reach two workers trapped in the wreckage of a building under construction in new orleans. at least one person died and 18 others were injured when part of the new hard rock hotel collapsed. shaun hassett reports. get to the back... this is the moment when the upper floors of a building in downtown new orleans gave way. still under construction, it was set to be a new hard rock hotel, now it is a disaster site. there was lots of noise. we saw workers up there. i mean, it was crazy. ijust can't even imagine what was going on up there. it sounded like —

we thought it was gunfire but it wasn't gunfire, it was a building collapsing. construction workers ran for their lives, as the building crumbled around them. some escaped injury by a matter of metres. this man was on the 18th floor at the time. i turn around and i see one guy lose his balance and he kind of fell on the concrete and things were just... smoke started coming from everywhere so i could not really see where, you know, the problem started at, but the concrete started falling. emergency crews were on the scene quickly, rescuing people from the rubble, then clearing the area around the building. a second part of the building fell off about an hour after the initial collapse. authorities say the remaining part of the building is structurally u nsta ble and a further collapse as possible. they are also worried that a crane could come crashing down. obviously, this is very serious. and especially when you see the crane lifting away from the building. we know it is no longer

secured to the building, and some of the building that collapsed is actually placing a load on the crane, pushing it back away from the collapsed site. it is not clear at this stage what triggered the collapse. shaun hassett, bbc news. the indigenous group leading mass protests against austerity measures in ecuador has vowed to continue the demonstrations. the government has ordered toops to take over responsibility for security in the capital, quito. azadeh moshiri reports. a sign that the state appears to be losing control, protesters occupy the roof of a government building. the violence appears to be worsening, more than a week after it began. the police response, tear gas and hoses, while protesters build barricades and set fires to tyres. the demonstrators are demanding the government scrap austerity measures.

fuel prices more than doubled when subsidies were removed. since the protest began last week, hundreds of people have been arrested, and at least one protester has died. reacting to these chaotic scenes, president lenin moreno has placed the capital under strict curfew and military control, insisting he would restore order in all of ecuador. indigenous leaders have accepted to hold direct talks with the president, the first sign of a potential breakthrough. but for now, the country seems far from having order restored. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take it back to our top story now. ministers say the american woman — involved in a fatal car crash in northamptonshire — no longer has diplomatic immunity, because she's returned to the united states. anne sacoolas left the uk after the collision in august, in which 19—year—old

harry dunn was killed. let's speak now to the lawyer representing harry dunn's family, mark stephens. thanks very much for being with us. the parents, who we saw earlier in our report, they are going to the united states today and what are they hoping to achieve? one of the things they're hoping to achieve is, that by fleeing british justice, anne sacoolas effectively denied them the opportunity to understand what happened in the last seconds of harry's life and as a consequence they have been seeking for some weeks now and from explanation her, an opportunity to talk to her so that they can get psychological closure on that part and move to the grieving part. at the moment, they've been held in limbo, and suspension. so they are going to washington in the hope that anne

sacoolas will see them. her lawyers have put out a statement saying that is possible, and, if it is, that should be a good thing for them. that's right. anne sacoolas's saying, and would like to meet harry dunn's p as you can express our deepest sympathies and apologies for this tragic accident. it looks like a meeting is likely. one would hope so. the other thing is you've got to remember that anne sacoolas, and it isa remember that anne sacoolas, and it is a tragedy for that family, too, although she killed harry, her ten—year—old son was sitting in the front seat of the car, the volvo suv, when she killed him, so, as a consequence, he had to witness that, so that must have been traumatic for the family of anne sacoolas, not on the family of anne sacoolas, not on the same scale as losing a life, but they will have their own challenges to face as well. it is important. the problem i think here is that we are seeing yet another mealy—mouthed

politician's letter from the foreign 0ffice politician's letter from the foreign office here where they are saying that anne sacoolas, because she is in america, doesn't have diplomatic immunity. everybody knew that all along. diplomatic immunity only applies when you are in the host country, in this case the uk. it never applies once you go back to your own country. i think it was the threat of the family of harry dunn hauling her into court in america that has actually brought forth this suggested meeting. do the parents, harry dunn's parents, want her to return to the uk? i think they would like to see justice followed. i think the usual course here, and her behaviour has been quite exceptional, almost unique, if you go to court, you say "i have diplomatic immunity", that is scrutinised and if the court thinks

thatis scrutinised and if the court thinks that is right, you are discharged and you carry on as a diplomat living in the country. in this case, the americans, british knew full well she wasn't entitled to diplomatic immunity, it wouldn't have withstood proper scrutiny in british courts, and, so, she fled on aus british courts, and, so, she fled on a us transport plane back to america. i hope her letterfrom her lawyer says she wants to cooperate with the police but, ultimately, that isn't a matter for the family of harry dunn, that is a matter for the police, for the chief constable, if she is to stand charges for manslaughter or whatever it is, in those circumstances that is a com pletely those circumstances that is a completely separate issue. as far as the family of harry dunn are concerned, they need the psychological closure on this particular stage so that they can move to grief and perhaps some measure of healing within their family. we have had this letter from dominic raab and when you say the

government has been mealy—mouthed over this, why are you critical of the government? what do you think they haven't done what they should have done? it was clear, plain as a pike staff to any lawyer that knows about this thing, and, of course, that isn't everybody, but it is plain asa that isn't everybody, but it is plain as a pike staff that in order to bea plain as a pike staff that in order to be a diplomat and get diplomatic immunity you have to be, one, be appointed to a diplomatic post but mr sacoolas wasn't a diplomat in any recognised diplomatic post, and, secondly, you have to register at the court of st james and secondly, you have to register at the court of stjames and hugh neither did that. so, you don't get diplomatic immunity, even if you are a diplomat, until that has taken place. so, ithink a diplomat, until that has taken place. so, i think everybody in the british government and american government understood the vulnerability of this particular case and they have actually acted as the lickspittles for the pentagon, which is unfortunate because they

thought the dunn pier were a small family and they'd go away and hasn't happened. they have witnessed a real injustice and i think, you know, just look at the meeting they had with dominic raab, they were told they wouldn't get platitude but that is all they got. and he had already been told by the americans that mrs sacoolas wasn't coming back but he didn't tell them that and has never explained why so what has happened is they have really been put through the mill, their grief and the problems associated with the killing of their son has actually been exacerbated by the way in which both of the american and british governments have behaved in this. all right, mark stephens, thank you for coming in. mark stephens, lawyer for coming in. mark stephens, lawyer for the family of harry dunn. thank you. for decades, scientists have been debating the benefits of animal therapy. many suggest that in—depth research is still needed to ensure the effectiveness of such treatment, but that's a view disputed by one physiotherapist who works with disabled children

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northern ireland with temperatures falling to 5—10. chilly starting places, close to freezing in rural parts of scotland and england and tomorrow more rain to combat a wet day in northern ireland and rain pushing its way across central southern england, always rise with the best of the sunshine further north and east. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... ministers say the american woman —

who left britain after being