this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: a stormy week ahead in westminster. borisjohnson hopes to push ahead with his brexit deal — but will he be blocked? australian newspapers black out their front pages — in a fightback against strict new security laws. police raid call centres in india — in an international crackdown on computer scammers. we hear from a uk victim who lost thousands of pounds. listen up! or should that be app? we check out the tool that enables you to hear the individual musicians you'd like to tune

in to at concerts... a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme — too much reading, or "nearwork" makes children short—sighted, there is a new epidemic of myopia in young people. parents are now advised to make sure their children get at least 2 hours of play outside daily. what do you think? has too much nearwork impacted your eyesight? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing the british government will make another attempt today to win the backing of parliament for borisjohnson‘s brexit deal. but it's thought the house of commons speaker may not allow another so—called "meaningful vote".

ministers will also bring forward detailed legislation to implement the brexit agreement — but the bill can be amended and the opposition could press for the uk to remain in a customs union with the eu. gareth barlow reports. on saturday after hours of debate, mps thwarted the government's attempt to hold a vote on boris johnson's new deal. cheering and applause. instead, they first want parliament to pass the laws needed to implement the agreement before their vote on the deal itself. the prime minister however wants mps to think again. i hope that honourable members are faced with a choice of oui’ members are faced with a choice of our new deal, our new deal for the uk and the european union, will

change their minds because it was pretty close today. this man, john bercow, the speaker of the lower house, will decide if mps have another vote. in the past, though, he says he sees no reason to repeat debates was because the loser doesn't like losing that the government says it will win. he has divided doubters, got a deal. notwithstanding the shenanigans in parliament, we appear to have the numbers to get this through. the only question is, why aren't we getting on with it? parliament has forced boris johnson getting on with it? parliament has forced borisjohnson to request another brexit extension which the eu is currently considering. meanwhile, the opposition labour party says it is the public that should have another vote. whether it is this deal or any future deal, it has got to go back so the public can say do you want to leave on these terms, if so, then we do and if not, we remain. if the vote on the agreement does go ahead, politicians

will debate the laws needed to make brexit happen but these might come with amendments and revisions which could triggerfurther with amendments and revisions which could trigger further delay, further debate and further division. gareth barlow, bbc news. we shall have some more on that shortly in this programme but now let us go to australia where newspapers have blacked out the front pages as part ofa blacked out the front pages as part of a nationwide campaign for media freedom. they say the government's strict security legislation prevents them from keeping the public properly informed. live now to sydney and our correspondent, phil mercer. take us back to the beginning, what triggered this in the first place? well, these tensions between australia's media and the centre—right government have been rumbling on for many, many months. the triggerfor rumbling on for many, many months. the trigger for today's unprecedented protest was raised by the australian federal police in june of this year on the home of a

newspaper journalist. june of this year on the home of a newspaperjournalist. and june of this year on the home of a newspaper journalist. and also june of this year on the home of a newspaperjournalist. and also on the sydney headquarters of the state broadcaster, the australian broadcasting corporation, and that infuriated the media sections of the media saying that those police raids we re media saying that those police raids were really dismantling basic freedoms of the media in this country so this has been bubbling away for some time, but today, we have seen this front—page protest, joined not only by australia's national and highly prominent newspapers but also broadcasters and websites as well. the government, though, saying we are all for a free press, though, saying we are all for a free press , we though, saying we are all for a free press, we want them to abide by the law. it sounds like a bit of a tit—for—tat conversation. what do the public think about it all? the australian prime minister scott morrison that he respected the right ofa morrison that he respected the right of a free press and said it is fundamental to a liberal democracy such as australia. but he did say that he wasn't above the law and any other member of the australian

public not above the law nor were any reporters. the government has set upa any reporters. the government has set up a parliamentary enquiry looking into the impact that these very straight national security laws do have on the media here. that parliamentary committee is due to hand down its report in the next few weeks. we have heard that intelligence officials have told that committee of mps that at times, highly secretive information must remain just highly secretive information must remainjust that, highly secretive information must remain just that, secret, highly secretive information must remainjust that, secret, because highly secretive information must remain just that, secret, because of australia's national security. as to what the australian public thinks, no doubt they will be many people who believe that the media has a right and who believe that the media has a rightand a who believe that the media has a right and a responsibility to peer into these dark corners of government work but they will be other australians who believe what the government says and the government says that at times it needs to be secret and at times it needs to be secret and at times it needs to be secret and at times it needs to withhold information for the public good. all right, thank you for now, phil mercer, based in sydney. it is something we look at

ina sydney. it is something we look at in a news briefing as well, we look at some of the australian press coverage and the front pages which you have seen all blacked out. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. rioting has continued in chile, where protesters and looters have defied a curfew in major cities for a second consecutive night. five people have been killed in a clothes factory in the capital, santiago, after the building was set alight. the unrest was initially sparked by a rise in metro train prices. kurdish forces in northeast syria say they've withdrawn from ras al—ayn. the town, which is near the border with turkey, has been besieged by turkish forces. it's part of a wider pullout of a border zone which has been agreed with turkey under a temporary ceasefire deal. the leader of the green party in switzerland has welcomed the huge gains it's made in parliamentary elections as a tectonic shift. the greens more than doubled their number of seats in the national council, putting them in a position to claim a share of power.

canada goes to the polls later, in what promises to be a very close general election. justin trudeau was the country's second youngest prime minister, when he swept to power four years ago. but after recent controversies, the liberal leader now faces a stiff challenge from the conservatives. demolition crews in new orleans used a series of controlled explosions to take down two construction cranes damaged at the partially collapsed hard rock hotel. the authorities said they hoped to demolish the cranes without damaging nearby historic buildings. the operation wasn't entirely successful. two indian based call centres, thought to have defrauded thousands of victims in a computer security scam have been put out of business. it follows an investigation involving police in india and the uk. our technology correspondent,

rory celllan—jones has more. i was iwas an i was an absolute plunker to get involved but these people are so believable! it offered antivirus softwa re believable! it offered antivirus software for £556 for a period of 12 yea rs software for £556 for a period of 12 years and i thought, per year, that is quite cheap. hello? they said we have got a serious problem, we have just discovered a serious problem on your computer, don't put the phone down but can you walk to your computer? well, initiallyi down but can you walk to your computer? well, initially i was saying, this man said this was a

russian. for me, it was the sort of man you wouldn't mess with. then the screen switched to his computer screen switched to his computer screen where you could see what he was looking at and doing. and what was looking at and doing. and what was he doing? well, he appeared to be ordering these funds, wallets, grenades and all the while, this man on the phone kept saying oh, my god. 0h, on the phone kept saying oh, my god. oh, my god, this is really serious. and he was just increasing my level of anxiety to the point where i was in total panic. and he then, on my computer, helped me to go into my bank account on the computer and move £4000 to this bank of his choosing which was in india.

the money's don but what i really wa nt to the money's don but what i really want to do is stop other people falling for this same scam. —— the money is gone. there is more on our website on that. we are going to talk through all sorts of stories but for now we are focusing on this week, brexit, and what might happen this week. i know it is very hard to predict talk us through the days ahead. we had this extraordinary sitting on saturday. we had mps sit in the commons. they we re we had mps sit in the commons. they were supposed to vote on this new deal that borisjohnson were supposed to vote on this new deal that boris johnson had were supposed to vote on this new deal that borisjohnson had agreed with the eu but actually, that was sidelined by an amendment. it required our prime minister, as he did, to write and ask for an

extension. he wrote a letter saying he wanted an extension and then he wrote another letter saying he didn't mean it... and he signed that one. yes, he signed that one and now number ten are saying that on monday they are going to hold a very straightforward vote. they want to hold a vote on whether this deal can be passed through parliament but, as usual, there is a spanner in the works with brexit so the speaker of the house, john bercow, who has been very instrumental in making his case known about sometimes say no, you are not allowed to table one amendment, you are another, may actually reject number ten's well to put that through today. he may say, no, you are going to do that on saturday and you pulled it for this amendment are so actually you can't debate that today. number ten had a 2—pronged approach, though. second strategy is that they will say ok, let us pass through the registration

—— legislation for this bill. i think they will talk about it today but it could potentially happen in tomorrow, on tuesday. and they also wa nt to tomorrow, on tuesday. and they also want to pay the motion, there is a lot here! you are doing a brilliant job! this is really important, actually, this motion says we can have sittings on evenings and weekends, in terms of the house of lords and the house of commons, to talk about the legislation. the reason they need to do that is because the timeframe is so short between now and next week to get this all done. once they discuss all of that and what is happening now is in the news, what we're this amazing image in the financial times, if anyone is interested, it seems as though he might actually, boris johnson may be able to get his deal over the line because it looks like 11 labour mps over the line because it looks like ii labourmps might over the line because it looks like 11 labour mps might now vote to his deal. indeed. so there is a lot of strategy going on and a lot of eu... that is the irony of all this, if they were able to vote on saturday,

it may actually have been passed. many are saying that. when you look at the numbers. while we are talking, priya, we are looking at the many thousands in the streets around westminster on saturday who are, you know, saying, "we want another referendum! " and keir starmer is saying that they want to table another amendment either today or tomorrow or maybe on wednesday saying yes, we might pass your deal that it has to be subject to a confirmed tree referendum. that is something borisjohnson said he will never, ever do. i am going to let you go for now. priya will be back. she brought in home—made coconut ca ke she brought in home—made coconut cake this morning. my producer is asking, where is mine? you will get some soon asking, where is mine? you will get some soon and thank you, priya. so much more to come on the briefing.

as a new emperor ascends to japan's chrysanthemum throne — we look at how the new empress, masako, is redefining her role. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion, in argentina today, it's actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends, we've always found a good and lasting solution.

concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: borisjohnson is set to make another attempt in westminster to win backing for his brexit deal. australian newspapers have blacked out their front pages — in a co—ordinated protest against strict new security laws. this time tomorrow, emperor naruhito will formally ascend to the throne injapan. the ceremony will be attended by dignitaries from around the world, including prince charles, who's representing the uk. but the spotlight will be firmly on the japanese royal family — the new emperor and his wife, masako, a former diplomat.

mariko oi takes a closer look at the role of the new empress. this is the new empress ofjapan. because she is married to him, the new emperor naruhito. japan's imperial family is very old and very traditional. and the empress has an important role. so the pressure on her has been hired. it has already taken a huge personal toll on her. masako was only the second commoner to become the empress. and she was known as a career princess. because unusual for a japanese imperial woman she had career goals and was on track to be a very successful diplomat. straightaway, masako was under

enormous pressure to produce a male heir. this was a public challenge for the couple. masako had a miscarriage in 1999 and in 2001 they had their first and only child, a girl. japan nearly changed its laws to allow women to inherit the throne but then emperor naruhito's younger brother had a son. her husband announced that she was having difficulties adjusting to the imperial life. it is a huge taboo to talk about mental health injapan but they then disappeared for over a decade. recently we have seen much more of her and in may she became new empress. this is her talking to foreign leaders such as president trump without an interpreter. she still has all those rules and traditions to follow but at least she is finally getting to use her language and diplomacy skills in her new role. it is an ancient role in modern times but it looks like masako and be a very different empress.

here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we begin in london where wikilea ks founder julila assange will appear at an extradition hearing at westminster magistrates court. in belfast, the northern ireland assembly is due to meet later for the first time in 2.5 years. the temporary recall was triggered by unionist politicians who want to debate the decriminalisation of abortion. and in paris, there'll be an auction featuring rare martian and lunar meteorites. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. starting with football and liverpool's perfect start to the premier league season was ended by their great rivals manchester united, but wasn't without controversy. once again the use of the video assistant

referee upset some. unexpectedly united took the lead at old trafford through marcus rashford, that was referred to var, which decided liverpool's divock oreegi wasn't fouled in the build up. var then ruled out an equaliser for sadio mane for handball. adam lallana scored a late equaliser with his first goal for 2.5 years. i thought they were excellent, the attitude, you considerfitness in the boys now they're getting fitter and fitter, the aggression fessed up, to win the ball, the crowds, responsivity, so disappointing for us responsivity, so disappointing for us for the fans, for the players and they were disappointed in the crew which is a good sign for me, it's not like they're excited and got a point removable, it should have been three. in serie a, inter milan beat sasswolo 4—3 in a thriller.

romelu lu ka ku and lautaro martinez both scored twice for inter as they looked to be cruising to a 7th win in eight games as they went 4—1 ahead. however, sasswolo scored twice in seven minutes to setup a tense finale. the equaliser never came so inter close back to a point behind serie a leadersjuventus. france football will announce a 30—man shortlist for the ballon d'or later with this man — virgil van dijk tipped by many to win it. the liverpool centre—back will be on the list along with 5—time winners lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo. van dijk was instrumental in liverpool's champions league victory. the last defender to win the coveted prize was fabio cannavaro back in 2006. it's a busy few weeks for arsenal —

they travel to newly pomoted sheffield united laterfor the first of seven matches in the space of three weeks. unai emery‘s team started the season well but are winless in their three away league games. they're currently 5th, while sheffield united are 15th. you have to go all the way back to 2006 when the two sides last met in the premier league. tennis's world rankings are published on monday — and they'll make pleasant reading for andy murray. the 3—time grand slam champion is up to 127 after winning the european open. murray beat stan wawrinka over 3 sets in his first tour final in more than two and a half years. the former world number one is steadily rebuilding his singles game after career—saving hip surgery in january. well we've shown you the goals from inter milan against sasswolo but there was also a bizarre

incident, as someone parachuted onto the pitch! the game was delayed for a short time whilst security staff ushered the pitch invader from the field of play. not something you see every day! you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me connie mclaughlin and the rest of the sport team, that's your monday sport briefing. thanks to connie mcglaughlin. a major exhibition of the works of leonardo da vinci opens at the louvre in paris this week. timed to coincide with the five—hundredth anniversary of the artist's death, the show took a decade to put together and includes works on loan from queen elizabeth and bill gates. gail maclellan reports. some of the most recognisable paintings and drawings in the world,

for bugs orformer centre paintings and drawings in the world, for bugs or former centre of the show placed alongside a wider rate of drawings and put into context by small series of paintings and sculptures from renaissance contemporaries. 50 da vinci's paintings live in the louvre but others as well as drawings and notebooks have been lent to the exhibition. queen elizabeth sent two dozen drawings and the hermitage in petersburg, the vatican and private collectors like bill gates have also contributed. there are those most famous back has not moved home for the exhibition. my own source and her own gallery which is visited by 30,000 people a day. the vitruvian man made the journey from venice following a court case to try to stop him. this photo drawing on paper is not often seen ——is not often seen and will only be shown for a limited period. it demonstrates the interest in science and nature as well is art.

translation: leonardo da vinci with his universal talent to someone who is interested in milling things, some fancy geometry of mathematics, some fancy geometry of mathematics, some of animals, summer painting, he was interested in all human knowledge, we see a of ourselves and them. prepare to be amazed, says the gathering's chief curator. there almost a quarter million advance bookings for the retrospective drives next fabry. and tell me what you think about our talking point today. the idea that you much reading or near work, i.e. looking the idea that you much reading or nearwork, i.e. looking at the idea that you much reading or near work, i.e. looking at screens make children shortsighted and is predicted some scientists are saying they could be a rise in the number of people who will become polite and that a life because of this issue. and not outside enough, you have been touch, hopefully will mention a few later but many of you are saying

that it's perhaps just genetic and not about the amount of reading we do when we are children. i will see you soon. some quiet weather around, at least to start this week, and that's in sharp contrast to what we've had for much of october so far which is an active jetstream, low pressure after low pressure, and rain. an area of the pressure close to south—east england, and more brain on the way, still without the weather front feels, to on the way, still without the weatherfront feels, to begin on the way, still without the weather front feels, to begin with, cheese duct in scotland, parts of the clans, —3 could be yours just another day, close to freezing and the very cold spots, older start in england and wales by the cloud still

a few showers around and here are some red come the show of the pressure. as see some red come the show of the pressure. as see a some red come the show of the pressure. as see a few spots in land but you can see most of it will be towards kent, ethics, coastal norfolk as the day goes on, rendering of the denials south—westerly wind. a few sunny spells developing while the to the afternoon and a chilly night in england and wales, there could be some fog patches to begin the day, high pressure around but few isobars to show, not but on the way of a breeze but a breezy picture this got the northern ireland and of them good. when a friend go to the north of scotland, here are some of our packs of elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland competitive monday most away from northern ireland will stay dry and after any fog quiz weather could descendants patches around, so too. clear on tuesday morning, but is in southern england especially expect to say spells to develop. temperatures edging up a few degrees. the fronts on wednesday, feeding across northern scotla nd wednesday, feeding across northern scotland and ireland, close to the south—east of ingham, could produce

a few showers. not much in the way of randomly thinking that one but was essentially heading to northern ireland and scotland especially in the west was up in between the weather fronts there is a zone of dry, quite funny —— say whether. our weather starts to turn is sunny for most of us are protected scotland and northern ireland after that, dry started the week, it will be windy and that with some spells of member pressure remains higher across much of england and wales so there's a lot of dry weather to come, everywhere we have seen, but wins and they could be submissive fog around at times.

one last time. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. as britain faces yet another brexit delay. how do small businesses in the uk cope with the never ending uncertainty? i'll ask the chairman of the federation of small businesses. is the world's third largest economy running out of steam? japan faces a tenth month in a row of declining exports. and on the markets... a bit ofa a bit of a wobble in the value of the pound sterling. it has gone down a touch today but as you can see, markets in asia are headed