tonight at 10:00, the speaker of the house of commons, blocks a government attempt, to hold a vote on its brexit deal. borisjohnson had hoped mps would have their say tonight. but the speaker said the deal had already been debated, at the weekend. speaker: my ruling is, therefore, that the motion will not be debated today, as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do so. so, where does the ruling leave government efforts to fulfil it's pledge, of brexit taking place before the end of the month? also tonight — prince william has expressed concern for his brother harry and wife meghan, after the couple admit struggling with the scrutiny of the tabloid press. despite unionist objections, abortion is set to be decriminalised in northern ireland, from midnight tonight.

we report from lebanon, where mass protests have forced the government to announce economic reforms, but are they too late? and, the dangers of heading a football. a new report on the risk, of brain injury. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — could sheffield united hold on for a win against arsenal — after lys mousset put them ahead in the premier league this evening? good evening. in another setback for borisjohnson‘s brexit plans, the speaker of the house of commons, has rejected a government bid, to hold a vote on the prime minister's proposals for leaving the european union. mrjohnson had hoped mps

would get a chance today, to approve the deal he agreed with the eu last week. butjohn bercow said a motion on the agreement, had already been brought before mps on saturday, and parliamentary rules prevented it from being debated again. the government says it's disappointed, but vowed to push ahead with the necessary legislation, to enable britain to leave the eu, by october 31st. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. again, number 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? we've just got to get there now, haven't we? maybe, but that's far from guaranteed. are you still confident that we'll be leaving on october sist? yes, that's what we're working towards. the government wanted mps to give a verdict on the prime minister's deal with the eu tonight.

speaker: 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 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 long line of his decisions that's annoyed eurosceptics. on occasion, you 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's 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 happy 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're 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 a 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's so important, they can't be hurried. just because it's been three and a half long years doesn't mean to say that we all become frightfully impatient and just rush towards the final post,

and especially given this huge change that has been made to our future relations with the european union. but if the governmentjust can't get the agreement through this place, or mps change the deal so much it's unrecognisable to what was agreed in 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... thank you. ..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, where do today's developments in parliament, leave the brexit process? here'sjohn pienaar with an explanation, of what options are left, for the government. so, what now? what's next?

well, the spea ker‘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 boris johnson his lose that vote and for borisjohnson his for boris johnson he's out of road. all that would be left for him would be to seek a snap election. when the vote, and it's just the start of a hard climb in the coming days. time's painfully short if there's to be any chance of hitting that october 31 brexit deadline, so there will be a vote tomorrow on whether to time limit debates. here they call that a guillotine. and if it's 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'd 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 are 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'd be the prime minister to take us into that election. these days and weeks look crucial. i know we keep saying that. it doesn't mean it's not true. john pienaar reporting. let's get the very latest from laura at westminster. so, laura, neverfresh attempt to get brexit over the line tomorrow. that's right, clive. borisjohnson failed again to get parliament to give either a straight thumbs up or a straight thumbs down to the overall shape of the deal that he struck with the eu last week. but about eight p tonight, finally, this was published. the european

withdrawal bill. —— 8pm. these are the pages of new laws that are required to take us out of the european union. after three and a half years, it's the first time we are seeing in this kind of detail in green and black, not black and white, how the government would make this happen in uk law. it is a stage that theresa may never got to. she had failed so many times to get the shape of her deal through the commons. but by publishing this tonight and going into debates about this tomorrow, it means that boris johnson is now embarking on what will be a very, very bruising and bumpy few days in parliament where mps will vote on all sorts of things in that legislation. they will have a chance to put down all sorts of amendments, all sorts of ideas that they would like to see in the legislation, and to try and remove all sorts of things that they do not like. and it goes without saying that it's a lot tougher for a government to get a big document like this through the house of commons than it is to construct a fragile coalition that would see the

deal in its broad sense go through. and before the really detailed scrutiny really gets going and mps are furious about how little time they have got, there is likely to be a big fight tomorrow over the timetable that they have been allowed. mps i've been talking to tonight our spitting chips at how quickly the government wants to try and ram this through. they are complaining about being railroaded, saying it is an outrage, and because it is parliament, inevitably there isa it is parliament, inevitably there is a vote on the timetable tomorrow. lose that, which is possible, and borisjohnson lose that, which is possible, and boris johnson might have lose that, which is possible, and borisjohnson might have to say goodbye to his halloween deadline of getting this done. it wouldn't mean the deal is over but there is a lot at stake here. 0k, laura, thank you. laura kuenssberg their live at westminster. prince william has expressed concern for his brother harry and wife meghan, after the couple admitted struggling to cope with scrutiny from parts of the tabloid press. according to sources within kensington palace, the duke of cambridge is worried about his brother, and the couple are said to be ‘in a fragile place'. 0ur royal correspondentjonny

dymond has more details. in africa just weeks ago, they looked so happy. i think he knows exactly what's going on. 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 best—selling 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, every single time i hear a click, every every single time i 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 tore down his mother diana princess of wales. now he sees it happening to his wife.

she is clearly horrified by how she has been portrayed. she reveals herfriends‘ warnings to her as she considered marriage. my british friends said to me, "i'm sure he's 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 were a team, together, taking on the world, that relationship has changed. inevitably, you know, stuff happens, but, look, we're brothers, we'll always be brothers. 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. a palace source says that prince william is worried about his brother harry and that the belief is that harry and meghan are in a fragile place. a decent break, it is said, is probably a good idea. the tone is of quite deep concern.

"how do we make sure they are 0k?", one official asked? 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 suddenly i realised, actually, no, this is something that i have to manage. look, part of this job and part of anyjob, 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, bbc news. abortion will be legal in northern ireland, from midnight tonight, following a change in the law passed

at westminster, earlier this year. there was a late attempt to block the legislation at the northern ireland assembly in stormont, which was sitting for the first time in nearly three years to hear arguments. but that attempt by unionists was never likely to succeed, and a bad tempered debate was followed by a walk—out. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has more. 0ur 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 healthcare 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 just 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 oi'i 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. and 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 marriage! 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.

it's emerged tonight that british officials, knew the wife of an american diplomat was going to return to the us, after a fatal collision with a teenage motorcyclist. anne secoolas had told northamptonshire police she had no plans to leave the country in the near future after the crash, which killed harry dunn who was 19. mrs secoolas couldn't be arrested because she was protected by diplomatic immunity. duncan kennedy is at the foreign office for us tonight. another twist, duncan, in anothertwist, duncan, in this another twist, duncan, in this story of the tragedy? exactly right, clive. what we have had to is the first full official timeline of the events following harry's death. that comes events following harry's death. that co m es after events following harry's death. that comes after weeks of pressure from his family to find out exactly what happened. what the foreign secretary said tonight is three days after harry died, on august 27, the americans came to them and said, look, anne secoolas, the main

suspect has diplomatic immunity, she can't be prosecuted. the foreign 0ffice can't be prosecuted. the foreign office said no, that's not right, that's too serious for that, she must stay. 0n the 16th the americans came back to the foreign office and said, no, she's gone. she went the day before that. the foreign secretary said the foreign office waited a day or two to find out what action they should take. they involve northamptonshire police, who waited another ten days before informing harry's family. that hasn't gone down well tonight. i have spoken to harry's family and are disgusted by the foreign secretary plasma statement because in their weather adds insult to injury. they say quite clearly, anne secoolas did not have diplomatic immunity and she should not have been allowed to leave the united kingdom. they say they are going to vow kingdom. they say they are going to vow to fight on for what they call justice for harry. 0k, duncan, thank you. duncan kennedy at the foreign 0ffice you. duncan kennedy at the foreign office for us tonight. the fa cup qualifying match between haringey borough

and yeovil town will be replayed next week, after the game at the weekend was abandoned due to alleged racist abuse. the match was stopped in the 64th minute, after some yeovil fans allegedly abused and spat at haringey‘s goalkeeper douglas pajetat. two people have been arrested. police believe two teenage boys who were fatally stabbed at a house party in milton keynes, were targeted by masked men who'd gatecrashed. the boys have been named locally as i7—year—olds dom ansah and ben gillham—rice. they were both stabbed shortly before midnight on saturday. researchers have found that former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than other people of a similar age. academics at glasgow university have been investigating possible links between heading the ball and brain injury. their study was prompted by the case ofjeff astle, the former england striker. his family say he died of brain injuries caused during his playing days. our health editor hugh pym has the story.

heading has always been part of football, but is it good for players‘ health? a new study has found former professionals born before the mid—‘70s were more likely to die with dementia than the general population, though it doesn't try to say exactly why. how many times have you seen two players go up to compete for the ball and have managed to collide heads, get a head injury? so, that's the kind of risk that is there. so, what we're saying is, let's just take that one changeable thing we can do, which is just cut down the risk of head injury, cut down the risk of head impacts and that may make a big difference long term. commetator: astle nodding it on... 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 and are frustrated it's taken so long. 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's difficult for me to speak about what's 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 football association says this is an issue for the global game to address and more research is needed. but fans and players would expect the authorities here to be seen to be taking a lead. the fa, which funded the new research, highlights its finding that former professionals were less likely than others to die with lung cancer and heart disease, but the association now says children should limit heading practice and there's a sense in some quarters that the report must serve as a wake—up call for football. hugh pym, bbc news. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says he's unable

to form a government. he's been in powerfor the past decade but was unable to secure a majority in last month's elections. his rival benny gantz of the blue and white party will now be invited to try to form a majority coalition in parliament. in lebanon, protesters have taken to the streets for the fifth day running, in the biggest mass demonstrations for years. the protests were sparked by the government's decision to tax people for communicating with each other via whatsapp. but there is wider discontent about prime minister saad hariri's poor management of the economy, and claims of corruption. today, he unveiled a package of reforms and promised to respect the demonstrators. but will it be enough to quell the protests? from the capital beirut, our middle east correspondent martin patience reports. in the capital beirut and across lebanon, the people are staging an extraordinary revolt against their politicians.

for now, at least, a sense of national unity has replaced the country's bitter sectarian divisions. for the first time in this country, there is a real unity, and not a fake one like we've seen before. the economic situation and the corruption in government has become so bad that everyone can agree on one thing — these people are criminals and they need to leave. do you want the government to step down? of course i want the government to step down and we also want to be, like, in a logic way, not just like in the chaotic way, because the government, actually the country, lebanon, doesn't need to be in a chaotic way. the country's prime minister is besieged from every quarter. translation: you are calling for your dignity, your patriotic and individual dignity, basic services, job opportunities and, above all,

respect for your demands. and make no mistake, you are heard. the prime minister's promise to slash politicians‘ pay is unlikely to satisfy protesters who want their leaders in jail. for the past few days, lebanon has been a country transformed, but the carnival—like atmosphere here masks the dangers. the country's leaders are paralysed by these protests, but that doesn't mean they're going to hand over power without a fight. this feels like a country reborn, but old divisions die hard here. martyn patience, bbc news, beirut. he's a rapper and film director who shot to fame with a youtube series portraying

gang culture in south london. now, andrew 0nwubolu, better known as rapman, is making a feature film, based on the same story, and he's got backing from jay z, among others. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been to meet him. 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 is 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 both 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. # lives 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's 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, the people make 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. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight: a big scalp at bramall lane as the blades see off the gunners

for their biggest win since returning to the premier league. celebrations for chichester city, the lowest—ranked side get a bye into the second round of the fa cup. and the woes continue for kyle edmund — now eight straight defeats for the former british number one. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along to sportsday on a memorable evening for sheffield united. they claimed a stunning win over arsenal at bramall lane to move into the top half of the premier league table. summer signing lys moussett made his first start for the club and was the one to score the decisive goal, giving the club their biggest win since returning to the top flight.

austin halewood watched the action. young, or old, sheffield united fans have waited a long time to have nights like this, back at bramall lane, after 12 years away, they are testing themselves against the best round once again, but, when you do, it can often be hard to keep hold of them, john egan pulling back sokratis, missed by the var. the gunners were at their free—flowing best, and who better than record signing nicolas pepe to have on the end of it. by the looks of the finish, probably anybody. forall of their attacking endeavour, it is their attacking endeavour, it is their defence which continues to let their defence which continues to let the arsenal down, lys mousset was given too much room. the blades embracing the challenge. with plenty to do, arsenal were short of ideas, granit xhaka but matters into his own hands, only a full stretch stunnerfrom own hands, only a full stretch stunner from dean henderson own hands, only a full stretch stunnerfrom dean henderson keeping him out, and the second half was

more of the same, lots of possession for arsenal but little penetration. pepe with just about their best chance. just one win away from home for arsenal all season. chance. just one win away from home forarsenalall season. for sheffield united, nights like this have been worth the wait. it has been fantastic reward for quite a long journey, beating one of the big teams at home, on a night match, at bramall lane, packed house, we are unbelievably behind the players. yes, i think we have deserved to win a tight game. we have created good chances, we knew they were going to have a lot of ball, and so they should, with the amount of quality they have on show. good for us to get our noses in front, and hang onto something. and we did. but i think we got the balance right tonight, we had to put ina big balance right tonight, we had to put in a big performance, and get a big result. we certainly done that.