some wet weather but we will see some wet weather coming into northern ireland and western scotland. that rain could be heavy at times. the temperatures will be between 12 and 15 degrees. windy in the north as we head into thursday. "acknowledged they were struggling". it comes after a tv documentary where prince harry talked about his mental health and his relationship with william. we'll always be brothers, and we're certainly on different paths at the moment, but i will always be there for him, as i know he'll always be there for me. we don't see each other as much as we used to. meghan also revealed she'd been advised by herfriends not to marry prince harry. we'll have the latest. also on the programme.... my my rolling is therefore that the motion will not be debated today... the speaker of the commons refuses to allow mps to vote today on borisjohnson‘s new brexit deal.

despite unionist objections at stormont, abortion is set to be decriminalised in northern ireland from midnight tonight. and the dangers of heading a football. a new report on the risk of brain injury. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... andy murray is well ahead of schedule, as he wins his first title on tour for over two years. good evening. the bbc has been told that prince william is worried for his brother harry, and hopes he and his wife meghan are all right, after the couple acknowledged they were "struggling". their admission came in an itv documentary. today, a source at kensington palace said there was a view that the couple were in a "fragile place", with meghan saying her

friends had advised her not to marry prince harry. he talked about his mental health, and the way he deals with the pressures of his life, saying they were a matter of "constant management". here's our royal correspondentjonny dymond. in correspondentjonny dymond. africa, just weeks a! looked in africa, just weeks ago, they looked so happy. they showed off their newborn son, they danced and laughed. but behind it all, two people struggling with their roles, their lives and an onslaught of criticism in britain's bestselling papers. harry and meghan are one of the world's most photographed couples. but he made clear his deep discomfort at his very public life. every single time i see a camera, everything single time i hear a click or see a flash, it takes me straight back. so, in that respect,

it's the worst reminder of her life, as opposed to the best. harry believes the press tour down his mother. now, he sees it happening to his wife. she is clearly horrified by how she has been portrayed. she reveals her friends' warnings to her as she considered marriage. my british friends said to me, i'm sure his great, but you shouldn't do it because the british tabloids will destroy your life. and i very naively, i'm american, we don't have that there, what are you talking about? and the brothers? once they we re about? and the brothers? once they were a team, together taking on the world. that relationship has changed. inevitably, you know, stuff happens, but, we're brothers, we will always be brothers, we're certainly on different parts at the moment but i will always be there for him, as i know he will always be there for me. now, a palace source

says that william is worried for his brother, and that he thinks his brother, and that he thinks his brother and meghan are in a fragile place. talk of a break for the couple, said the source, is probably a good thing. harry has spoken before about his struggles with his own mental health. in africa, he revealed that those struggles continue. i thought i was out of the woods, and then suddenly, it all came back and i realised, this is something that i have to manage. look, part of this job, something that i have to manage. look, part of thisjob, part something that i have to manage. look, part of this job, part of any job, like everybody, means putting ona job, like everybody, means putting on a brave face. it's all such a far cry from that spring saturday a year—and—a—half ago, when they married. now, both of them are struggling, neither seems able to enjoy their public role, and harry remains haunted by the memory of his mother. jonny dymond is here. what are you hearing about the

relationship between the brothers, how, in the words of harry, they are basically pursuing different paths? unsurprisingly, it is complicated, relationships are, and it has changed as harry has got married, as it does in families up and down this country. i have no doubt that william is worried about his brother, no question about that. this morning, i heard from a pretty well—placed source that he was furious with harry about the interview and he let that be known. palace officials said that was not his understanding, so we will have to let that one go to one side. what is clear is that their parts are diverging partially when it comes to the media. william is going out of his way to try and bring the media m, his way to try and bring the media in, harry, with the shadow of his mother diana over him, is still furious with them, he cannot really deal with, as he says, the cameras, the flashbulbs, the pressure. i don't think the royal family, the rest of them, will be at all happy

about the interview that they have given, but the couple clearly felt that now was the time that they wa nted that now was the time that they wanted to clear the air and put their case directly to the people. jonny dymond, thank you. the commons speaker, john bercow, has ruled out allowing the government to put its brexit deal to a vote before mps today. borisjohnson tried on saturday to get the green light for his revised withdrawal agreement for the uk to leave the european union, but mps backed a move to delay approval. mr bercow says to allow another debate today would be "repetitive and disorderly", and he rejected accusations from some tory mps of bias against the government. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. again, no 10 hasn't got its way. again, no 10 hasn't got its way. again, the prime minister's plan to make mps choose, overturned. ministers have been rushing to push things to a conclusion. but is there any chance now we can leave the eu at halloween? maybe, but that is far

from guaranteed. are you still confident that we will be leaving on sist confident that we will be leaving on slst october? confident that we will be leaving on 31st october? yes, that is what we are working towards. the government wa nted are working towards. the government wanted a vote tonight. order! i wish to make a statement to the house. but the speaker, john bercow, had other ideas. today's circumstances are, in substance, the same as a saturday's circumstances. my ruling is therefore that the motion will not be debated today, as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do so. mps did discuss and vote on the same thing on saturday, sojohn bercow is within his rights to block another vote today. but it's the latest in a longline of his decisions that's annoyed eurosceptics. one occasion, he will sometimes have to please some and not others, but it is becoming remarkable how often you

please one lot and not the other lot. when he was getting the decisions in his favour, he wasn't grumbling. he's grumbling now because he doesn't like the judgment. but the judgment i've made is an honourable and fair one. so, there is no yes or no to the brexit deal tonight. instead, from tomorrow, mps will start to go through all the laws that are needed to make our departure from the eu happen. and they might try to remove bits they don't like and add in ideas they do. and it's those amendments that could make the next few days tricky for the prime minister. i think you are likely to see an amendment seeking to put this whole deal back to the british people, because that's actually the way to get brexit done. you're likely to see an amendment saying we should remain in the customs union, that would help to solve part of the problem on the border between gb and northern ireland, where there will now be a customs border. butjust as the prime minister would love to get

this over with, plenty of mps believe it is so important they can't be hurried. we all know that russian law is bad law, but this isn'tjust any russian law is bad law, but this isn't just any old law. this russian law is bad law, but this isn'tjust any old law. this is russian law is bad law, but this isn't just any old law. this is the political rewiring of our country, and it has to be done properly. but if the governmentjust can't get the agreement through this place, or mps change the deal so much that it's unrecognisable to what was agreed in brussels, well, then, borisjohnson mightjust say, brussels, well, then, borisjohnson might just say, enough, brussels, well, then, borisjohnson mightjust say, enough, and try to push straight for a general election. i'm concerned about this rotten house of commons doing all sorts of crazy stuff, i'm deeply concerned about it. and the sooner we have a general election, the better. sooner, rather than later, a big choice will likely come to us all. but before or after we part ways with the eu, is unclear for now. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so, what do today's developments in parliament mean for the brexit process? here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. so, what now?

what's next? well, the speaker's upset ministers and brexiteers again but frankly, at this stage it doesn't matter much. the battle of brexit is now about the legislation to make borisjohnson‘s deal law. so, tomorrow, mps will vote on the broad principles of the european union withdrawal bill. let's call it the brexit bill. lose that vote and for borisjohnson, he is out of road. all that would be left for him is to seek a snap election. win the vote and it's just the start of a hard climb in coming days. time is painfully short if there is to be any chance of hitting that 31st october brexit deadline, so there will be a vote tomorrow on whether to time limit debates. here, they call that a guillotine. if it is lost, it's hard to see brexit getting done on schedule, if at all. and win or lose that vote, it will be on to one battle after another, as mps get stuck into the detail of the brexit bill. what are the arguments?

what will mps be fighting over? well, during the detailed debates on the legislation, one of the fights will be between those who want another referendum and those who hate the idea. plenty of people support a so—called people's vote, and many mps, but those mps may not have the numbers they need. dozens of labour mps won't support a referendum they believe would enrage their leave—supporting constituents. but it may — just may — be the last chance for the people's vote campaign. what else could change? well, one vote that could be close, even dangerous for borisjohnson, will be on whether mps want the uk in or out of the eu customs union. in, and there would be no tariffs, border taxes on trade with the eu, but nor could britain strike its own trade deals outside, and that's a big part of borisjohnson‘s brexit offer. out, and britain could strike those deals with countries like america, though critics say we'd still be much worse off.

is an early election coming? yes, it is. there's a chance borisjohnson could pull the whole bill if he loses the vote on a customs union. he'd say we're left with brexit in name only. then he'd push hard for an early election. he'd likely do that anyway. of course, his opponents could slam down a vote of no confidence and if they win that, wrangle about who would be the prime minister to take us into that election. these days and weeks look crucial. i know we keep saying that. doesn't mean it's not true. john pienaar reporting there. abortion is set to be decriminalised in northern ireland from midnight tonight. opponents of the change, following legislation from westminster, made a late attempt to block it, recalling the stormont assembly, which hasn't sat for nearly three years. but a bad—tempered debate followed by walkouts failed, and so the abortion law, and legalisation on same—sex marriage, will go ahead. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the story.

our bodies, our lives, our right to decide. their call has been heard. at midnight tonight, a law passed by mps in westminster will take effect, overturning northern ireland's near total ban on abortion and legalising same—sex marriage. finally our rights and our health care are being brought into the 21st century. this has been a long time coming. thousands of women in northern ireland have campaigned for this change. abortion has been illegal even in cases of rape. denise was unable to terminate her pregnancy after she was told her baby had a fatal condition and was likely to die in the womb. when you get that news, it hits you like a bus, you just can't believe what you're hearing. i was too sick to travel, which left me with the experience of being trapped in northern ireland and in the vulnerable state of being pregnant with a child that was going to die. having been through that experience, what does this mean to you today?

it's a victory for women's rights and it's a time of celebration on that cause. but it's also a time to remember the many victims of northern ireland's barbaric and cruel laws. we pray father for you to turn around and bring your presence... the change in the law is extremely contentious, vehemently opposed by a number of northern ireland's religious and anti—abortion groups. this is an imposition from westminster, it's not wanted in northern ireland. this is an historic day, it's the day when the people of northern ireland will have to face the reality that abortion has been forced on us against our will. ..to consider a private members bill on the defence of the unborn child. inside, an attempt led by the democratic unionist party to thwart the change. sinn fein refused to take part, calling it a cynical political stunt. and less than an hour after they arrived, the dup walked out.

it is a very sad day and i know some people will seek to celebrate today. i would say to those people, think of those of us who are sad today and who believe that this is an affront to human dignity and to human life. what do we want? equal rights. and another big moment. from tonight, same—sex couples in northern ireland will be able to marry. there will be many people who celebrate what is a significant moment of social change here today. but on all sides of this debate, there is resentment and frustration that it was westminster that intervened and that northern ireland is still without a functioning assembly for local people to take these historic decisions themselves. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. our top story this evening... prince william is said to be concered about harry and meghan, after they admitted they were struggling with being in the media spotlight.

is that why your brother don't like me? because i live in this area? because i live in this area? coming up... rap artist rapman makes his directing debut with a movie on turf wars. next year, the law on organ donations in england will change, with donor consent being presumed, unless relatives expressly refuse permission. this is already the law in wales. more than 50,000 people today are alive thanks to organ donations, but 400 die every year while waiting for a transplant. despite this, four in ten families still refuse to allow a donation. our medical correspondent fergus walsh now looks at why it's so important for families to discuss the issue, and a warning, his report contains images that some viewers may find distressing.

imagine sitting by your teenage daughter's bedside in intensive care. victoria sims, primary diagnosis traumatic brain injury. and the point comes when all treatment has failed. we'd like to do the test now on vicky, if that's ok. this training exercise at salford royal shows how the medical team check for brain death. the parents here are played by actors. so we are just checking to see if vicky's pupils react when we shine a light in her eyes. there is no corneal reflex. just going to see if she coughs when we do suction on her lungs. it is rare to see this procedure even simulated. over 30 minutes the doctors perform a series of tests, searching for any sign of life. we have done the tests now and i'm really sorry, i'm afraid vicky has died. at this point families are given time alone.

only one in a hundred people who die are able to be donors. death needs to happen in hospital and usually in intensive care. vicky is in a position today where she could help to save other people's lives through organ donation. fewer than half of families agree to donation if they are unaware of a deceased relative's views. she is 18, why would we talk about this? nine in ten agree where they know it is what was wanted. we naturally shy away from talking about death, but i would advise everyone to have that conversation, tonight when you are sitting down over dinner. it seems an odd conversation to have, but it is really important. it's beautiful, isn't it when you are by the lake. angie's dad bill died two years ago. his ashes were scattered at this golf course in wolverhampton. bill's organs helped eight people, which has given the family great comfort. but angie says the decision

to donate was made difficult as they didn't know bill's wishes. it is a hard decision for anybody to have to make but particularly when emotions are so raw, you are losing the person that you love. if we had known that that was what my dad wanted at the time, we would have just felt so much more at ease with making that decision, it would have been made for us. i am just wondering if there is anybody on the unit today approaching end—of—life care. rainey is part of a uk network of organ donation nurses. i will go and see if they are on the organ donation register and do some background checks. since their introduction a decade ago, the number of people donating organs after death has nearly doubled, but there is still a shortfall. so currently in the uk about three people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. for people with organ failure often the only cure is to receive a healthy organ and because of the small numbers of people that die in that situation we need to make sure that everybody that wants to be an organ donor

and that can be an organ donor, are given that choice and that option. from next spring england willjoin wales and move to a system of presumed consent for organ donation. scotland will follow later. it is hoped this will boost the number of transplant organs donated each year. if you support organ donation, it is absolutely vital that you register online because under the new system next of kin will continue to have the final say and they are more likely to refuse if you haven't made your views known. organ transplantation depends on the altruism of donors and their families, so that out of tragedy others can be given a new lease of life. fergus walsh, bbc news. there has been a call for the train operator northern rail to compensate passengers are forced to use

outdated trains. pacer trains, also known as rail bosses, were first introduced in the early 1980s as a stopgap because of a shortage of rolling stock. politicians say there is deep disappointment and frustration at the news that the trains will continue in service well into 2020. in service well into 2020. researchers say ex—professional footballers are three—and—a—half times more likely to die from dementia, than the general population. experts at glasgow university have been investigating the potential links between heading footballs and brain injuries. the study began after claims that the former west brom strikerjeff astle died because of repeated head trauma. here's our health editor, hugh pym. all the trophies in the world, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many goals you have scored, no matter how many millions you've got in the back, dementia doesn't give a damn about that. jeff astle developed dementia

and died in 2002 at the age of 59. a coroner ruled that heading had contributed to the cause of death. his wife and daughter have since campaigned for more research on the risks to professional players. that coroner's ruling was a landmark ruling and in any other industry it would have had earthquake—like repercussions for that particular industry, but not football. today at wembley i asked the english football association's medical chief why the research hadn't been launched sooner. it is difficult for me to speak about what has happened historically. i've been working at the fa for three years now and in that time i've experienced nothing but enthusiasm from people around me to take this on and to get this research done. the research funded by the fa looked at medical records of former professionals born before 1976. it found there were three and a half times more likely to die with dementia than the general population, but they were less

prone to fatal heart disease or some cancers. the report author argues the modern game could learn some lessons. we are currently maybe four or five sessions a week, maybe they could make it one session a week. these things, measures that the sport can look at across the game and say this is unnecessary, we can cut this down. the fa says further research is needed and it is the responsibility of the wider game to come up with answers on whether changes are required and whether there needs to be another look at heading's place in football. hugh pym, bbc news. the british rapper andrew onwubolu, better known as rapman, has never shied away from controversial issues in his songwriting. domestic abuse and life among street gangs have featured in his lyrics. now the lewisham born artist is about to make his first feature film, about the gang turf wars of south london, and he's backed by none other thanjay—z. he's been speaking to our

arts editor, will gompertz. you need to do two actions to there, yeah? you fly, you duck... rapman on set directing his first movie, blue story. it is inspired by his life living on a south london council estate and shakespeare. is that why your brother don't like me then? because i live in this area? i refer to this film as like a romeo and juliet. for me the whole romeo and juliet thing is so timeless. so even though this is not a story of... i call it romeo and juliet, it's not about a guy and a girl who love each other like that, it's like a brotherly love. it's a forbidden love. like i want to be your brother, and you want to be my brother, but the area that you live in doesn't like my area. your older people and my older people are saying we shouldn't be friends, but we get along. why can't we be together? and that is what it is, that comes from shakespeare. his life could have turned out quite differently, not making a film about gang culture, but being part of it. i always stayed close to the line because my dad wanted me to. but i can imagine if my dad wasn't there... right. because i kind of had one foot into things that

i shouldn't have been doing, but if my pops wasn't there, i probably would have more foot in the wrong way, man. that is something that we touch on in the movie. without saying too much there is a lot of lack of positive male role models in the film. if anyone asks, i've been here the whole time. i didn't think it was possible to become a film—maker because i was black. the most i was thinking was, you could be a footballer. what is your football like? not good, not good. he started rapping and got some followers. # lived with his mum, his dad died when he was young... and then he started rapping stories and directing them and attracted a huge audience. jay—z signed him up. now he is hot property. there is not many people in your position making movies. no, there's not. and whose fault is that? is that because people like me are not making stories or is it because when people like me make stories that people stories the people who have

the powers that be don't think our stories are good enough for the silver screen? where are you from? deptford. and i want people to be inspired by this film. once you start firing, so maybe you are like this. i want people to think if rapman can make a movie, i'm going to make a movie as well. so i hope that's the case, i hope so. well, he has done his bit, he has shown the way. will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. it is another day of cloud and showers in my part of london. it is another day of cloud and showers in my part of london. not for all of us, it is half term for everybody. it will not be the same everywhere. it has been a case of umbrellas in felixstowe. in the south east it is still rain and drizzle at the moment, but that will fade away and later on the rain will come into the north—west of scotland. elsewhere, it will be a

cool night and temperatures are down to single figures. with the ground work across parts of england and wales and with the clear skies, it could be a misty and damp start initially. but many southern areas will have a brighter day than today. clearer in northern england and ireland, but cloudy and wet and windy in scotland. it will not be a cold day, temperatures up on today. it should feel reasonably pleasant for this time of the year. the wettest weather on wednesday is in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland and it will become heavy and persistent. away from that, many stay dry and temperatures between 12-15. on stay dry and temperatures between 12—15. on wednesday night and into thursday the wind will strengthen some more. wet weather in the northern part of the uk and as this low pressure pushes in on thursday, we could see widespread gales across

scotla nd we could see widespread gales across scotland and northern ireland, in the hebrides and in northern ireland. the wind could have an impact on the ferries. maybe cloudy in the south—east corner, but some dry and bright weather to enjoy for many. overall better than it has been, and better than it is in eastern spain and southern france. they could see as much as 300 millimetres of rain in the space of 24 millimetres of rain in the space of 2a hours for the east of barcelona and in southern france, accompanied by rough seas and strong winds. unpleasant conditions over there. i think i will take the drizzle in felixstowe myself. that is it, so goodbye from me. we joined the new schemes where you are.

the headlines. the speaker of the comments, john bercow, refuses a government request to hold a vote on its brexit deal, saying the question was already put the house at the weekend. my weekend. my ruling is therefore that the motion will not be debated today as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do so. i note the dilemmas you face mean that on occasion you will sometimes have to please them and not others, but it is becoming remarkable how often you please one lot and not the other. prince harry and his wife the duchess of sussex open up about the struggles of living in the spotlight. sources say prince william is concerned for his brother. there are angry scenes at stormont

as members walk