this is bbc news i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00: the president of the bulgarian football union resigns after last night's match with england was marred by racism. uefa calls on football fans simon gompertz, bbc news. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow to wage war on the racists. heard it before i even g mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. the president of the bulgarian football union resigns — after last night's match with england was marred by racism. other i heard it before i even got to the other side of the pitch in the warmup, so... other side of the pitch in the warmup, so... we spoke about it coming off the pitch after the warmup and then obviously it was happening in the game. crunch time for brexit talks — both sides say there's still work to do — but hopes rise of a deal. turkey moves more troops to the border with syria as the united states imposes sanctions. the family of harry dunn killed in

england involving an american diplomat‘s wife are holding talks in washington. mps grill thomas cook's former boss over his half million pound bonus — when his company was in debt. arriving in local style — the duke and duchess of cambridge are in pakistan for a five—day tour. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rachel shabi and madeline grant — stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. bulgaria is now the subject of disciplinary proceedings by european football's governing body, uefa after the racist abuse directed at the england team

in their match in sofia last night. the game was halted twice due to racist chants and gestures by a section of the home crowd against england players. the head of bulgaria's football union has resigned after being told to quit by the country's prime minister, and the behaviour has been condemned by england's coach, captain and by borisjohnson. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. in full view, unmasked. the nazi salutes, the monkey chants, unashamed hate for all to see. i mean, 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. everybody wanted to carry on and do their talking on the pitch, which i'm extremely proud of. under uefa's racism protocol, the match was first paused after 28 minutes, a warning issued.

commentator: and then comes the announcement. then again 15 minutes later, the match was halted. step two is about to be enforced. only then did this group leave the stadium. at this point, the players could have been taken off. instead, they played on. i'm incredibly proud of all the players and all of the staff. we've made a huge statement, and frankly, we were in an impossible situation to get it right to the satisfaction of everybody. and this reaction from england's raheem sterling: marcus rashford tweeted: england fans chanted their defiance. today, many called for action. they should be kicked out of the next qualifying phases. it's going to happen. if we were pre—warned about it and it's happened, it's going to happen again, isn't it? i've been living in bulgaria for five years as a brit, and i have to go

through what you guys have just seen yesterday. so it's not fair or right, but i'm glad it's out there now. in a statement, uefa said: former bolton midfielder fabrice muamba. there hasn't been much progress, looking at it. because 12 years ago, he played in the same stadium, facing the same abuse. does nothing change, seriously? you heard the monkey chants? yeah. what should happen to those racists in the stadium? they're not welcome to any football stadium. a lifetime ban? yeah, it has to be. we've linked some of those in the ground to a group called lauta army. on facebook, hours earlier, they openly talked of trying to arrange a fight with england fans. in the crowd, the same flag. what should happen to bulgaria?

i think being thrown off can only send a strong message. a ban from the competition? that's the only way i view it. today, boris johnson described the abuse as vile, with further condemnation inside parliament. i'm writing today to the uefa president that again, the consequences of failing to tackle this issue will be severe. the rise of racism in football is being felt across europe. before the game, england players warned that this could happen. but maybe this generation, refusing to be victims, will be the ones to finally force authorities to end this shame. ed thomas, bbc news. brexit talks with the eu are reaching a crucial stage — and while downing st remains cautious, there has been increasing speculation that a deal between the two sides may be imminent. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said details must be

agreed by the end of today — with the deadline looming of the eu summit in brussels in two days‘ time. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. a tired rub of the eyes — how much longer? while the politicians are 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 now, though, who will be on board. because a possible agreement, with compromises and concessions, has not been done. so, if the eu's negotiator looks exhausted by the process, he's 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 say, it's hard, you'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'll be able to conclude a revised withdrawal agreement, which after all is an international treaty, in 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 thejohnson grip and grin. the diplomacy is about the black and white detail, notjust the big, colourful brushstrokes. and borisjohnson is up against not just 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. brexiteers visiting downing street this afternoon aren't the only ones who might have the numbers to crash any agreement that emerges. a deal they're waiting for could just about be concluded in the next few days. it's 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. wright tolerable to the dup too? with concessions over the irish border, can the pm really keep his

northern allies on side tonight? we wa nt northern allies on side tonight? we want to get a deal but it has to be a deal that respect the economic and constitutional integrity of the united kingdom and that means all of them, northern ireland included. they are likely to work long into the evening. whether a deal can be reached into tomorrow is still not known. it is not yes or no yet but definitely a may tonight. laura kuenssberg, abc news, westminster. -- bbc kuenssberg, abc news, westminster. —— bbc news. turkey is continuing its military offensive in northern syria — aiming to defeat kurdish forces, whom they regard as terrorists, and to create a buffer zone to resettle millions of syrian refugees presently in turkey. the conflict erupted after donald trump withdrew us forces, creating a vacuum in kurdish—controlled areas — into which turkey stepped. today, syrian government forces — supported by russia — continued to move to areas once occupied by the kurds, whom they've now agreed to support. president trump's action has been widely condemned for altering the balance of power in the region. tomorrow, vice—president mike pence

will travel to turkey for talks. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. the extraordinary american retreat, in one selfie video. a russian wearing a new york yankees cap playfully shows us around an abandoned us military base in northern syria. the russians are gratefully filling a vacuum. and as if to underline this major power shift in the middle east, just look at the welcome the united arab emirates were laying on this morning for the russian leader, vladimir putin, as they gave him the red — well, blue — carpet treatment. but it's a very different picture on the ground in northern syria, where the turks continue their bombardment. and don't think it's just kurdish fighters that are the target. if you strike residential areas, then children who know

nothing of this conflict will be its victims too. the fighting has prompted the uk to join some other european nations in suspending arms sales to turkey. in washington, the president has faced a barrage of criticism, and there are signs the pressure is beginning to tell, with tougher sanctions being imposed against turkey. we want to bring our soldiers back home. and we're being very tough on turkey and a lot of others. we're asking for a ceasefire. we've put the strongest sanctions that you can imagine, but they get a lot, we've a lot in store if they don't have an impact. and the result of the pressure can be seen by comparing the difference in town between donald trump last week and the vice—president, mike pence, last night. syrian defence forces have been a strong ally of the united states. they didn't help us in the second world war, they didn't help us with normandy, as an example... well, the united states of america did not give a green light to turkey to invade syria. but he said, "i want to go in,

i want to go in," but he's been telling me that for two and a half years. the president is very concerned about instability in the region. they're there, and we're here — we're many miles away. the ledger on donald trump for these past ten days is pretty harsh. he stands accused of betraying america's kurdish allies, of allowing islamic state to regroup, of creating a humanitarian disaster, of giving russia syria and iran a major strategic victory. on the upside, he is bringing 1,000 us troops out of syria. but they're not coming home. they're being redeployed to iraq. a week of artillery fire, bombing and fighting has claimed the lives of many civilians, and prompted at least 160,000 to flee their homes. all the result of one phone call between president erdogan and donald trump. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the former chief executive of the collapsed holiday firm

thomas cook has faced tough questioning from mps. peter fankhauser said he was "deeply sorry" for the company's demise — but was strongly criticised for his multi—million pound pay packet and bonus. 9,000 uk workers lost theirjobs in the collapse. and the crisis saw 140,000 stranded holidaymakers 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 there are 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 be pretty now as an independent airline? how can you take a bonus when you didn't achieve anything? and in the committee, it's pay the mps home in on. i can just talk about my pay... peter fankhauser, former chief executive, had nearly £9 million,

including bonuses, overfour years. do you that that bonus should be paid back? all i can say to that is that i worked tirelessly for the success of this company, and i'm deeply sorry that i was not able to secure the deal. we had so much debt... next up, frank meysman, the former chairman, who took home £1.3 million in four years. he blames the failure on big debts, then the hot summer in 2018 which put people off overseas holidays. and then came the heatwave, came the anxiety of brexit, and the business did no longer survive... to ask the government for financial help, but it was denied. in the last six days they couldn't even get a minister on the phone, only officials. me personally, at no point in this process from tuesday to sunday, did we have a government minister on the phone. 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 saving the whole business. so some answers, and support for the inquiry. this could be a turning point in the way that big business is done. this whole fat cat culture, and just the way that when things fail, they can go scot free with millions of pounds behind them. these planes in cornwall are being mothballed today. mps are looking for lessons, to stop a holiday nightmare like this happening again. simon gompertz, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the president of the bulgarian football union resigns — after last night's match with england was marred by racism. uefa calls on football fans to wage war on the racists. crunch time for brexit talks — both sides say there's still work to do but hopes rise of a deal.

turkey moves more troops to the border with syria as the united states imposes sanctions. a man has been sentenced to twelve years in jail, for driving over a police officer. pc gareth phillips suffered life—changing injuries after mubashar hussain ran him over in a hijacked police car in birmingham, while trying to avoid arrest. here's phil mackie. 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, so no mubashar 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. the judge at the infected blood inquiry has praised a witness for showing no trace of bitterness as she set out her "remarkable account" of how she lost two husbands who died after being treated with contaminated blood. they were two among 3000 people who lost their lives after being given infected blood in the 1970s and 1980s. hugh pym heard liz hooper‘s evidence. heroes they are both. never got the chance to tell their stories under oath. two good men in every sense of the word. taken away so cruelly before they could be heard. today liz was heard, as she read out a poem at the inquiry about her late husbands, one of them the father of her son lewis. jeremy was liz's first love. they were married for two decades, but his treatment for haemophilia had left him with hepatitis c, and he died a catastrophic death in intensive care.

paul got me out of an extremely dark place. we saved one another. by chance, she met paul, her soulmate, she said. he'd contracted hiv after his treatment. he lost his sight, and then didn't recover after a stroke. i don't regret one minute of meeting and marrying jeremy or paul. i don't regret being their wife, i don't regret that i've had to go through this in order to be their wife. no regrets, but she does want the inquiry to get to the truth. it's murder, it's tantamount to murder, as far as i'm concerned. why were my husbands both taken away from me? it's as simple as that. i just want to know why. i would like to thank you for your love, and for making me your wife, and to tell you both, my beautiful men, you really were my life.

liz hooper ending that report by our health editor hugh pym. the parents of harry dunn are in washington dc tonight after being invited to meet us officials at the white house later. 19—year—old harry died when his motorbike crashed with a car outside an raf base in northamptonshire in august. anne sacoolas, the woman who is alleged to have collided with him after driving on the wrong side of the road, returned to america after being granted diplomatic immunity. the family are trying to convince president donald trump to reverse immunity. there've been violent clashes in barcelona this evening between riot police and catalan

pro—independence demonstrators. yesterday, 9 separatist leaders were jailed for their role in a failed bid for independence in 2017. police charged protesters who tried to kick down security barriers around spanish government buildings. there are fires burning here in the centre of barcelona this evening. protesters that these all around the area, both here and in other places to police moved in early when there we re to police moved in early when there were thousands of people here and they surrounded the spanish central government offices that are just over this way to police use their vehicles to try and drive people back and they have been angered by the 13 yearjail back and they have been angered by the 13 year jail sentence back and they have been angered by the 13 yearjail sentence given to some of the pro—independence people and they say those men and women are political prisoners. what will worry the authorities is that he seems not just happening here, they are now another see —— cities around catalonia and protesters are calling for a general strike to happen here on friday. 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. the union says the royal mail isn't sticking to plans reached last year, including arrangements to reduce the working week. royal mail said it was disappointed a ballot had been held but said it wants to reach an agreement. scotland's first minister has told the snp party conference that a referendum on scottish independence must happen in 2020. nicola sturgeon confirmed that she'll ask the uk government to give formal consent for a referendum by the end of this year. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. it's 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 before the end of this year, i will demand the transfer of power that puts the legality of that 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 to 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 for an independence referendum next year. but outside this hall, it's not that simple. westminster will almost certainly say no. so where does that leave the snp? westminster cannae say no to another referendum.

they can. maybe technically, but they won't. what do you will happen if westminster say, "no, you can't have another referendum next year"? i think there'd be absolute outrage. even if people in scotland don't want independence, i think we all agree that it should be up to us to decide. they've got no right to say no. but they legally could. they have no right, no right at all. so the battle lines are set. will westminster refuse another vote, and how will the snp respond? sarah smith, bbc news, aberdeen. 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 was a friend of princess diana and knew prince william as a child. secunder kermani's report contains flashing images from the start. arriving by rickshaw, the royal couple pulled up at their last engagement of the day. a reception designed to celebrate the uk must make links with pakistan. there was no mention by prince william of britain's colonial history.

but he spoke of the contemporary ties between the countries. the uk and pakistan share unique bonds, so it will always be in our best interest for you to succeed. earlier in the day, the trip kicked off with a visit to a school in islamabad. education, along with climate change, are amongst the issues the couple want to focus on in particular. they also met pakistan's prime minister, cricketer turned politician imran khan. british officials say this trip will focus on showing pakistan as a forward—looking country. and that is something many people here welcome. i mean, it is a great message to the world outside, to tell us how pakistan is a new country, we are up and blooming, and we are not what they portray us to be. the timing is really good. pakistan needs to improve its soft image. princess diana's visit attracted media attention... the tour has an added emotional significance for prince william, as he traces some of his late mother's footsteps. princess diana made three visits

to the country in 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. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. the space agency, nasa, has unveiled a new space suit it says will be worn by the first woman on the moon. nasa's artemis programme aims to land the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface by 202a. two new spacesuits for its astronauts. they'll provide more comfort and mobility. a major upgrade on the classic spacesuits worn by apollo—era astronauts in the 1960s and 70s. a second edition of the papers is coming up at 1130 but now, time for the weather. after the overnight

rain, wednesday will bring some sunshine and a lot of clean fresh aircoming ourway of sunshine and a lot of clean fresh air coming our way of the atlantic. before that happens, the early birds will get some rain and it could be heavy at times. probably breezy as well. the weather front is coming off the atlantic. there is here heading our way but in the short term the weather front will be moving across the uk and eventually clearing out into the north sea to the fall that happens, some of us will get a soaking through the early hours of wednesday morning. so let's have a close look across the uk. around the early hours, the heaviest rain will be in the southern parts of the uk with heavy birth of rain in parts of wales, the north—west of england and by the time we reach six in the morning the weather will start to improve across south—western parts of the uk. plymouth may end up having a clear start of the day. could be sunshine here from the word go. but notice in

the morning there is the rain hugging eastern parts of the uk and by the time we reach the early afternoon, sunshine all around. not many showers in the wind will be light the air will be fresh and it will feel very pleasant but it will bea will feel very pleasant but it will be a little on the cool side in some areas temperatures in the north of the country around 13 degrees. that is wednesday. this is thursday ‘s weather map to the low pressure is slowly rolling in and it will bring frequent showers and strengthening wind. you can see that wind strengthening here across western parts of the uk around the coasts of cornwall and devon where wendell gusts 214, 50 mile cornwall and devon where wendell gusts 214,50 mile an hour, strengthening and strengthen —— strengthening and strengthen —— strengthening and strengthen —— strengthening and bringing hail and thunder. frequent showers across western and southern areas on friday the wind will strengthen further in the wind will strengthen further in the south and dusting an excess of 50 miles an hour. no showers will be pushed into by freezing conditions.

it will be a mixture of sunny spells and showers because it will not be a write—off for the dated and cool to. in some spot temperatures only 11 degrees and this showery and blustery weather is expect to 00:29:15,920 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 continue through the weekend.