today at six: bulgaria's football boss resigns, but it's not enough to silence the anger about racism at last night's game. from hitler salutes to monkey chants, england players faced racist abuse from the very beginning of the match. i heard it before i even got to the other side of the pitch in the warm up, so we spoke about it coming off the pitch after the warm up and then it was obviously happening during the game. we'll hear what pupils at england star raheem stirling's old school think. also on the programme... mps give thomas cook's former boss i think you should reflect on what you can do to put something back to

try and say sorry. mps give thomas cook's former boss a grilling about how he pocketed a £500,000 bonus when his company was in debt. it's going to go down to the wire — brexit negotiators are still talking but there's no clear sign of a deal yet. front line policing the shocking police helicopter footage that shows how a car thief put this officer in hospital. prince william and kate in pakistan a royal tour that brings back memories of diana's visits to the country. coming up on bbc news, more reaction to events in sofia, as the head of the bulgarian fa resigns as uefa call on the football family to wage war on the racists.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. whether it's the prime minister, the england captain orfans of the game, there seems to be universal agreement here that uefa, european footballs's governing body, must take strong action against bulgaria after last night's game. england players were subjected to sustained racist abuse during a european qualifying match in sofia. the head of bulgaria's football union has resigned but that's unlikely to be the end of it. here's ed thomas. in full view, unmasked, the nazi salutes, the monkey chance, unashamed hate for all to see. salutes, the monkey chance, unashamed hate for all to seal mean, i heard it before i even got to the other side of the pitch in the warm up. everybody wanted to

carry on and do their talking on the pitch, which i'm extremely proud of. it's not easy to play in circumstances like that. more than 40 circumstances like that. more than a0 minutes into the match, after two stoppages, this group finally left the stadium. according to uefa's own 3—step protocol, this is what should happen. first, a stadium announcement warning those responsible. second, the referee ta kes responsible. second, the referee takes the players off the pitch, and finally, the match is abandoned. i'm incredibly proud of all the players and staff. we've made a huge statement, and frankly, we were in an impossible situation to get it right to the satisfaction of everybody. in this reaction from england's raheem sterling. feeling sorry for bulgaria to be represented by such idiots. marcus rashford tweeted: proud we rose above it to ta ke tweeted: proud we rose above it to take three points, but this needs stamping out. post match, england fa ns were

stamping out. post match, england fans were defiant, but today many called for action. they should be kicked out of the next qualifying period might. it's going to happen. if we were pre—warn that it has happened, it will happen again.” have been living in bulgaria for three years as a brit, and i have had to go through what you guys so yesterday. it's not fair or right, but i'm glad it's out there now. in a statement, uefa said: everyone from administrators to players, coaches and fans needs to work with government and ngos to wage war on the racists and to marginalise their apparent views to the fringes of society. former bolton midfielder... there hasn't been much of a policy, looking at it. 12 years ago, he played in the same stadium, facing the same abuse. what should happen to those racists in the stadium? all you hope is that they can go through each individual and give them a life

ban. on facebook, a group openly talked about trying to arrange a fight with england fans. in the crowd, the same flag. here, boris johnson described the abuse as vile, and further condemnation inside parliament. i'm writing today to the u efa parliament. i'm writing today to the uefa president, but again, the consequences of failing to tackle this issue will be severe. from bulgaria to england, racism is not one country's problem, but before the match, players warned this could happen. maybe this generation of england footballers refusing to be victims will be the ones to finally force authorities to end this shame. ed thomas, bbc news. there's been praise for the way england players and their manager handled themselves on and off the pitch. but what do young players make of what they saw last night? our community affairs correspondent adina campbell has been speaking to youngsters at star player raheem sterling's former secondary school in west london.

here's the poster boy of his former school in north—west london, and just a few weeks ago, raheem sterling a visit. knowing that he came to this very school and turned out to be one of the best players in the world, it's inspiring. how raheem conducted himself in the way he never gave up, he persevered his way through, that only motivates as out way through, that only motivates as our students. were you surprised when you saw what happened yesterday because my i was disgusted. things like that shouldn't take place. the level of where england is playing right now, international level and the highest level of the game. as a black boy, you don't expect it, but it does really happen. when it did, it's not like you were shocked, but it's not like you were shocked, but

it's like you are kinda prepared for it. are we taking this seriously enough, do you think was mike it's not enough. as well as affecting their performance, it affects the players mentally. hi think a zero tolerance policy should be taken into consideration because we cannot be having any type of racism in football. we can't be having any type of racism in the world. have any of you experienced racist abuse while playing at school or at club level? people used to be aggressive to me. i have had a couple of moments in my career, but i kept my head cool. what did they say to you? they called me an immigrant. what does football mean for all of you? it means everything to me. some of us it means everything to me. some of us want to be professional footballers. it isjust a beautiful game, to be honest. you arejust

trying to spread positivity. we don't want any sign of negativity. and there's new evidence today about a rise in hate crimes which include racism here in britain. figures for england and wales show a record high in the 12 months to april. there were more than 103,000 offences committed in 2018—19,rising by 10% on the previous year. transgender hate crime was up 37%, and crimes based on sexual orientation increased by 25%. race—related offences still account for the largest proportion, 75% of all offences. the spokesman for the family of harry dunn says they're to visit the white house later today. 19—year—old harry died when his motorbike collided with a car outside an raf base in northamptonshire in august. anne sacoolas, the woman who is alleged to have collided with him, returned to america after being granted diplomatic immunity.

the former chief executive of the collapsed holiday giant thomas cook appeared before mps today and he faced quite a grilling. peter frankhauser said he was "deeply sorry" over the company's demise but faced some tough criticism over his multi million pound pay packet and bonus. 9000 uk workers lost theirjobs in the collapse. the crisis saw ia0,000 stranded holiday—makers flown back to britain. simon gompertz reports. watching theirformer bosses getting a grilling. mike, betty and chris — on the right — aircrew, gathered in manchester to see whether their questions about the failure are answered. we would like to know why the airline wasn't separated from the tour operator, as we were a profitable part of the company. would we be sitting pretty now as an independent airline?

how can you take a bonus when youdidn't achieve anything? and in the committee, it's pay the mps hone in on. i've come to just talk about my pay. peter fankhauser, former chief executive, had nearly £9 million — including bonuses — over four years. do you think that that bonus should be paid back? what i can say to that is that i worked tirelessly for the success of this company, and i am deeply sorry that i was not able to secure the deal. we had so much debt... 0n the reasons, the former chairman frank meysman blames big debts and bad luck. 0ver four years, he had £1.3 million. the hot 2018 summer, he said, put people off overseas holiday. then came the heatwave, came the anxiety of brexit, and the business could no longer survive. the criticism of pay is striking a chord back in manchester. i think you should reflect, mr frankhauser, on what you can do

to put something back, to try to say sorry to the people whose jobs you have taken from them, and whose holidays you have ruined. and you say you are a reflective man. some of the shops are reopening, bought by a rival from the wreckage of thomas cook. but why couldn't they and the airline have been sold as going concerns before the collapse? we were focusing on selling the whole business. so, some answers, and support for the inquiry. this could be a turning point in the way that big businesses work. this whole fat cat culture. just the way that when things fail, they can go scot free, with millions of pounds behind them, and just leave an absolute wreckage, in people's very ordinary, hard—working lives. these planes in cornwall, being mothballed today. mps are looking for lessons

to stop a holiday nightmare like this happening again. simon gompertz, bbc news. to brexit now, and how many times in the last few weeks and months have we talked about crunch summits and crucial deadlines? well, today is no exception. as we go on air this evening, british diplomats and their eu counterparts are deep in negotiations. their goal to find some agreement that could be put to eu leaders when they meet for a summit this thursday. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg, with her assessment of what's happening behind closed doors. a tired rub of the eyes — how much longer? while the politicians are still turning up, there is a chance ofa still turning up, there is a chance of a deal. the talks are ongoing, we need to give them space to proceed, but detailed conversations are under way on the deal is still possible. the dup were in downing street last night — are they on board?

impossible to know who will be on board. a possible agreement, with compromises and concessions, has not been done. so, if the eu's negotiator looks exhausted by the process , negotiator looks exhausted by the process, he is probably not the only one. even if an agreement will be difficult, more and more difficult, to be frank, it's still possible this week. how many ways can you use a —— can you say, it's hard, we'll have to wait and see? reaching an agreement is still possible. obviously, any agreement must work for everyone. the eu- uk stand-off is over. the conversations are real about finding a solution, to solve the conundrum that centres on managing the irish border, when after brexit one side would be in the eu and one side will be out.

initial indications are that we are making progress, that the negotiations are moving in the right direction, but whether we will be able to conclude a revised withdrawal agreement, which after all is an international treaty, in time for the summit on thursday, thatis time for the summit on thursday, that is as of now one clear. are you optimistic about the deal, prime minister? will there be a deal tonight? the prime minister might be good at the meet and greet, but today the chief of nato was the recipient of the johnson today the chief of nato was the recipient of thejohnson grip and grin. the diplomacy is about the black and white detail, notjust the big, colourful brushstrokes. and borisjohnson is big, colourful brushstrokes. and boris johnson is up big, colourful brushstrokes. and borisjohnson is up against notjust the contradictions of brexit but two deadlines. one, the vital meeting of eu leaders this week, and his own self—imposed promise of getting us out of the eu, whatever happens, at the end of this month. and all that with allies on all sides to keep suite. brexit supporters visiting downing street this afternoon aren't

the only ones who might have the numbers to crash any agreement that emerges. a deal they are waiting for could just about be concluded in the next few days. it was a very constructive conversation, and i am optimistic that it is possible to reach a tolerable deal which i will be able to vote for. but even that will not finally mean it is done. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening. in the wake of the racist abuse directed at black england players in sofia last night, the head of the bulgarian football union has resigned. and still to come: we are live at the premiere of philip pullman's his dark materials, one of the most expensive dramas ever to come to the bbc. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, after a record—breaking medal haul at the world gymnastics championships, we'll be hearing from three of the four medal winners from the gb team.

the duke and duchess of cambridge have met pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, on the first full day of their visit to the country. mr khan, who played cricket here, was a friend of princess diana and knew prince william as a child. our correspondent secunder kermani, has been following the royal couple, and his report does contain some flashing images. the royal visit kicked off with a visit to a school in islamabad. education, along with climate change, are understood to be the issues the duke and duchess of cambridge want to focus on in particular whilst in pakistan. the couple also met pakistan's prime minister, the cricketer turned politician imran khan. for both countries, this is a key relationship. british officials say this trip will focus on showing pakistan as a forward—looking country, and that's something many people here welcome.

i mean, it's a great message to the world outside to tell us how pakistan's a new country, we are up and blooming, and we are not as what they portray us to be. the timing is really good. pakistan needs to improve its soft image, and prince william and kate, who are visiting pakistan, we welcome them. archive: princess diana's visit attracted media attention... this tour has an added emotional significance for prince william, as he traces some of his late mother's footsteps. many here remember her fondly. there has been praise for the duchess of cambridge's outfits. some have been comparing her look that princess diana, who made three visits here during the 1990s. here in pakistan, the hope is that this royal visit will encourage people to see the country in a more positive light, and to be more willing to come here themselves.

royal mail workers have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute overjob security and terms and conditions. members of the communication workers union backed action by 97% in a ballot of 76% of members. royal mail said it was disappointed a ballot had been held but said it wants to reach an agreement. the government says it will not grantany the government says it will not grant any more export licences for weapons that could be used against kurds in northern syria. turkey has been widely criticised for attacks on kurdish fighters and civilians following donald trump's sudden withdrawal of us troops last week. dozens of civilian is have been killed in the operation so far, the un says at least 160,000 have fled the area. a car thief who drove over and seriously injured a police officer last august has been jailed for 12 years. birmingham crown court was shown shocking footage from pc gareth phillips‘ own bodycam.

mubashir hussain admitted 12 offences including causing grievous bodily harm. pc phillips may never fully recoverfrom his injuries. phil mackie reports. it began as a routine operation against car thieves. what happened next beggars belief. yeah, let's go, let's go, strike. that a brick being thrown by ahsan ghafoor. pc gareth phillips arrived in support. both ghafoor and mubashar hussain were tasered. despite being hit several times, hussain shook off five officers, and jumped into the unmarked police car. this shocking footage shows pc phillips being knocked to the ground. what came next was shown in court, but is too distressing for us to show here. he was left fighting for his life. in a stolen police car, hussain hit speeds of up to 97 mph as he wove in and out of traffic. he eventually stopped here, and people came out of the shops, and passers—by joined

in to try to restrain him. but he still wouldn't give up. get down on the floor! down! down on the floor, now! even with a gun pointed at him, hussain continued to try to escape, before finally surrendering. despite extensive injuries, pc phillips was able to walk into court today, watched by his wife and colleagues, his statement was read out on his behalf. i have to say that in all my years of policing, i have never known an incident have such a dramatic impact on staff, including myself. he wants to be able to return to work as a front line officer, but he may never fully recover. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. regulators have warned that the nhs in england is facing a perfect storm with increasing demand, staff shortages, and patients with learning disabilities stuck in unsuitable hospitals. the care quality commission also says more than half of accident and emergency departments are not good enough. but the government insists it's making record investments in the nhs and plans to reform social care.

our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, reports. this is the house that adele green hopes will one day be home to her 20—year—old son eddie, but shortage of support locally means after seven years he's still in a specialist mental health hospital nearly 200 miles from home. eddie has learning disabilities and other complex problems. when he had a crisis, he ended up in a series of secure hospitals. today's report warns of deteriorating quality, a lack of skilled staff in such places, familiar concerns for eddie's family. we... we knew of a time when he was locked away in a seclusion room for about four months, fed through a hatch, not given the medication because there wasn't the right staff there to give it. i wouldn't treat an animal like that, and they've treated my child like that.

in 2018, care quality commission inspectors who visited hospitals for people with learning disabilities and autism rated 1% as inadequate. this year, 10% are failing. the cqc warns that this reflects pressures being felt across the health and care system. it's notjust people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health issues who face problems. more generally, people needing social care are finding it increasingly difficult to get the right support in the right place. growing demand and staff shortages mean emergency departments are picking up the pieces when people can't get help in the community. and they are struggling. about half continue to be rated not good enough. what we're hearing from accident and emergency services is that they've seen a 10% plus increase in admissions over the last year, and that's a significant increase in demand. if you can't get services in the community, you go to the one

place which is open 2a—hours, and that your local accident and emergency service. the government says it is making record investment in the nhs, and that mental health services are being transformed. but for those at the sharp end of the health and care system, there seems to be no sign of the pressures easing. alison holt, bbc news. scotland's first minister has told her party a referendum on scottish independence must happen in 2020. nicola sturgeon confirmed that she will ask the uk government to give formal consent for a referendum by the end of this year. from the snp's conference in aberdeen, our scotland editor sarah smith reports. it easy to rouse the snp with calls for independence. harder to explain how to get there. this year, nicola sturgeon says she has a plan. my call is that the referendum must happen next year. and we are getting

ready. with support for independence growing, the party are impatient for another vote. i can confirm today that beyond the end of this year, i will demand the transfer of power that puts the legality of that referendum beyond any doubt. some we re referendum beyond any doubt. some were moved to tears. it's not every conference speech that inspires this kind of emotion. the question should not be too the snp, what will we do if westminster refuses? the question should be demanded of the westminster parties, what gives you any right to deny people in scotland the ability to choose our own future? nicola sturgeon has delighted her party with a demand foran delighted her party with a demand for an independence referendum next year. but outside this hall, it's not as simple. westminster will almost certainly say no. so where does that leave the snp? westminster cannot say no to another referendum.

they can. may be technically, but they can't. what will happen if westminster say no? i think there will be absolute outrage. even if people don't want independence, i think we all agree it should be up to us to decide. they have no right to us to decide. they have no right to say no. they legally code. they have no right at all. the battle lines are set. will westminster refuse another vote, and how will the snp respond? it's an epic fantasy set in a parallel universe. sir philip pullman's best selling trilogy his dark materials has already been adapted for stage, radio and cinema. now the bbc, in conjunction with the american cable and satellite tv network hbo, has made an eight part series that's been filmed mostly in wales. his dark materials is getting its premiere tonight. sian lloyd is in central london. it is one of the most expensive

dramas ever to be made by the bbc, and the glitzy launch event is already well under way. but the story about how this adaptation was made began in wales, and i was given exclusive behind—the—scenes filming. the first tv adaptation of philip pullman's bestselling trilogy, the story of a young heroine, lyra, and her dangerous journey through a parallel universe. hello. i'm stage's lin—manuel miranda. i play lee scoresby in his dark materials. and this is my air balloon. and i fly this thing all over. you have to you imagine a giant balloon poking out of this. this isjust my main cabin. # singin‘ my songs, with my old best friend... the aeronaut helps lyra on herjourney with an arctic hare called hester. in this world, everyone has a daemon, a physical version of their inner—self in animal form. the costs are so high, partly because of the production involved in the computer—generated creations.

known to many as the creator and star of the hit musical hamilton, this is a new adventure for the american actor. today, i'm swinging on the hot air balloon. tomorrow, i have a barfight. and i'm going to be tussling with stuntmen all day. and so the energy comes from, we're not coming back to this, and that's the substitute for an audience for me. so, what happened is that last night, in this same building, there was a big party. a former ironworks in blaenavon provides a setting for one of the opening scenes of the first series. this is how it's transformed in postproduction. the works have been translated into a0 languages, and almost 18 million copies sold. we stay really authentic to the books. and, you know, these are glorious works of literature. so, why would you not want to? you don't want to mess with that. the first episode will air on november the 3rd. but filming on the second series

is already well under way. sian lloyd, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. many parts of the country had their first dry day for weeks today. even the sun was out in some places as well. but as you can see, it's still very wet out on the ground. the wettest weather yesterday was actually in lincolnshire. it's been dry today, but even see the fields are very wet indeed. we also had a lot of cloud. there has even been one or two narco lot of cloud. there has even been one oi’ two narco showers lot of cloud. there has even been one or two narco showers around. the main band of rain coming in from the atla ntic main band of rain coming in from the atlantic is going to be coming in with all that cloudy and from the west. the showers ahead of it, across england and wales, will tend to fade away and then we will see this ragged band of rain heading through northern ireland and into england and wales and into scotland. and the wind is picking up a bit through the english channel coast as well. ahead of the rain, a bit chilly, perhaps across eastern scotla nd chilly, perhaps across eastern scotland and north—east england, six oi’ scotland and north—east england, six or7 scotland and north—east england, six or 7 degrees. it won't be long before the sun is out in northern

ireland. the rain clears away from wales on the south—west of it will be used in areas that see the back of the rain by the end of the back of the rain by the end of the morning, although it may threaten to come back towards the extreme south—east later in the day. the rain lingering in the far north—east of scotland. elsewhere, plenty of sunshine. nice clean air. sunny skies, generally dry, temperatures 13 or 15 degrees, similarto temperatures 13 or 15 degrees, similar to what we had today. while we clear away the weather front and a band of rain, the main driver of thatis a band of rain, the main driver of that is this area of low pressure. that is going to stumble its way across the uk over the coming few days. it starts to arrive on thursday. the wind picking up across the western side of the uk. we have more showers here, maybe longer spells of rain which could be quite heavy. further east it will be drier for longer. even here, may be a few showers arriving later in the afternoon. the temperatures are not going to be changing a great deal, despite the wind picking up. 13 or 15 degrees. the low pressure will be around right away across the end of the week, and into the weekend as well. gradually we will see the showers becoming fewer, a bit more sunshine but it may turn a little

bit cooler. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we now join the bbc‘s news teams where you are.