defends the government potentially breaking international law over changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. ministers say it's an insurance policy, if brussels acts in an "unreasonable" way, over checks on goods, across the irish sea. this is a collective will, on the part of the government, not just to prepare for the worst, but also to protect the internal workings of our united kingdom. that's responsible government. tomorrow, mps will have their first chance to debate the government's plans. also tonight... concern from care home providers over access to the government's coronavirus testing programme, as infections rise. a heavy police response fails to deter anti—government protestors in belarus,

who want the president to go. digging graves in yemen. shattered by civil war, now hit with coronavirus. and chaos and crashes in formula one at italy's tuscan grand prix. good evening. tomorrow, mps will get their first chance to debate and vote on controversial government proposals that would override elements of the brexit withdrawal agreement, already hammered out with the european union. it will be a first major indication of backbench sentiment for boris johnson, as number ten seeks the power to change or ignore rules relating to the movement of goods between britain and northern ireland. several tory mps are unhappy that

this would break international law. but today, the justice secretary, robert buckland, said the proposals were an emergency brexit "insurance policy", if brussels acts in an "unreasonable" way during trade talks, and insists on excessive checks on goods. here's our chief political correspondent, vicki young. a lot‘s changed since brexit day. crowds can no longer gather, but the arguments have reignited since the government announced it would pass a law overriding parts of the legally binding treaty, which laid out the terms of our departure. in a sign of how tense things have become, the eu's chief negotiator took to twitter. michel barnier said boris johnson had agreed a delicate compromise to protect peace and stability on the island of ireland. it means northern ireland will follow some eu rules. his british counterpart lord frost hit back, complaining that the eu's position meant it would be automatically illegal for northern ireland to import food products from other parts of the uk.

government ministers say they need an insurance policy to make sure that doesn't happen. we hope very much never to have to use this. it's a "break the glass in emergency" provision, if we need it. but they're not denying that giving uk ministers the power to change the withdrawal agreement breaks international law. how could anyjustice secretary stand by and let that happen? is that the moment that robert buckland resigns from the government, if we break international law itself? if i see the rule of law being broken in a way that i find unacceptable... ah... ..then of course i will go. we are not at that stage. four years ago, these two former prime ministers campaigned against brexit. today, sirjohn major and tony blair joined forces again, writing in the sunday times that the government's action was irresponsible and questioned the very integrity of our nation. ireland's foreign minister agrees. the british government, in my view, is behaving in an extraordinary way, and british people need to know

that, because, outside of britain, where this issue is being discussed now, the reputation of the uk and britain as a trusted negotiating partner on important issues like this is being damaged in a very serious way. tomorrow, the action returns to parliament. several conservative mps have said they can't support a bill that breaks the law. lots of this feels very familiar, a brexit debate, a government being criticised by some of its own mps, lawyers, former prime ministers and by the eu, but downing street doesn't seem too bothered about resurrecting these old arguments. they see it as a dividing line between those who want the best for the uk and those who have never wa nted the uk and those who have never wanted brexit. but be in no doubt, this is high—stakes to. i think the government can get through that vote tomorrow, can keep many of its own mps on side, but even some ministers i have been speaking to do wonder

what they have unleashed. vicki young, thank you. a charity that represents care providers in england says the government's coronavirus testing regime has had "serious problems". it comes just days after the department of health and social care wrote to care home providers, warning of a rise in new coronavirus infections within homes. the letter acknowledged it was mainly staff being affected, but also said some residents have tested positive, too. our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has more details. in care homes, like this one in manchester, they've already had a long, exhausting fight against coronavirus. in april, they lost nine residents. but with careful infection control like this, and increased testing, they've managed to keep it out of the home over the summer. if there is a second wave, quick testing will be vital in identifying people without symptoms and keeping residents safe. but mark adams, who heads a charity that runs 18 uk care homes, including this one, says in recent weeks they have had problems getting results in about 40% of their tests.

at the moment, we are getting the kits for weekly testing, but the results are coming back five, six, seven days after the test was taken. so if someone does catch covid, they could perhaps be in the building for three or four days without even being aware that they're ill. as the infection rate rises out here in the wider community, inevitably, care homes are going to feel the impact. on friday, the department for health and social care sent a letter to care bosses, warning that they were beginning to see a rise in cases in care homes. the majority were staff who had become infected, but some residents had also contracted the virus. it's reported in the sunday times today that infections in care homes have quadrupled since the start of the month. as demand for tests rises in the general population, care providers say it's vital the care sector is made a priority. i think the testing regime has had serious problems

and i really want the government to prioritise care services. we saw at the start of this pandemic that people living in care homes were the most susceptible to the virus, so i hope that they will realise that, and will start prioritising the testing in care homes. the department of health and social care says since the start of the pandemic, it's done everything it can to ensure the safety of residents and staff. it says laboratories are returning tests around as quickly as possible and it plans to expand the system in coming weeks. alison, there is clearly growing concern within the government and a number ten about the rising infection rates in wider society. we have seen the introduction of the rule of six in england tomorrow, toughening the restrictions, and yet seemingly little mention of care homes and all of this. you can certainly understand the reason for

the growing concerns. tonight we have new data from public health england, which shows more than 500 new cases of covid—i9 were recorded in bolton in the seven days up to september ten. that's the equivalent of 192 cases per 100,000. the highest rate in england and a significant increase there from just over 126 cases per 100,000 the week before. now, that's obviously worrying, and going back to what ca re worrying, and going back to what care providers were saying in my report, you can absolutely understand their nervousness, particularly when you remember the high number of deaths in care homes across the uk at the peak of the pandemic. now the government is expected to publish its winter plan for supporting social care in england in the next week or two. that should be shaped by a task force of experts, who provided ministers with their plans, their ideas, at the end of august. any plan will need to come up with ways

of ensuring good access to ppe, rapid testing, and also importantly money. i'm told that the current infection control plan, which is operated by councils, is running dry. now, since many, that has been used to limit the movement of staff within care homes. —— since may. for insta nce within care homes. —— since may. for instance by paying agency staff a retainer to only work in one place, and when you look at those rising infection is in the community, you can see why that is viewed as being essential for protecting care home residents. alison, thank you. alison holt. well, the latest government figures show there were 3,330 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 2a period. in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 3,050. five deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, and that means on average in the last week, 11 deaths were announced every day,

taking the total number, across the uk, to 41,628. the authorities in belarus say they've detained more than 400 people, as tens of thousands gathered on a fifth consecutive sunday, for anti—government protests. the capital, minsk, has once again seen violent clashes, as demonstrators defied a heavy police crackdown, calling for the resignation, of president alexander lukashenka. 0ur europe correspondent, jonah fisher, has sent us this report from minsk. chanting. with each passing week, belarus' protesters add something new to their long list of grievances. what began as a response to a disputed election now encompasses the police crackdown that followed, and the targeting of opposition politicians. this week, one of them, maria kolesnikova, was being celebrated, after she tore up her

passport to stop herself being sent into exile. maria kolesnikova is a hero. i think we need to build a monument after we win this. do you think this will end with president lukashenko leaving? president lukashenko was no doubt hoping that, by detaining key opposition leaders, that these protests would run out of steam. vuvuzela blasts. if that was the case, he was wrong. this is the fifth sunday in a row that the centre of minsk has seen a huge display of people power. car horns beep. 0n the fringes of the march, the violence continued. president lukashenko's security forces detained at least 400 people today, hunting down those in smaller groups. women, once considered off—limits, are now being manhandled and dragged away, too. yevgeniya, a mother of two, was briefly detained on saturday. all the men are very frightened,

but women, they weren't treated like this until yesterday. now we're trying to, i don't know, to regain our power. i don't know what to do now. having upped the violence but failed to stop the protests, president lukashenko heads to russia tomorrow. the key question, what moscow will demand in return for continuing to back belarus' unpopular leader. jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. a man has died, following an accident on the m5 in gloucestershire in the early hours of this morning. the 37—year—old lorry driver was pronounced dead at the scene, after his vehicle hit the back of another lorry, which had stopped to check on the driver of a car, which had left the road. a 21—year—old man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. the northbound carriageway near gloucester remains closed until the morning. at least 30 people have now died

in wildfires that are engulfing the west coast of america, across three states, destroying millions of acres of land. more than 20,000 firefighters are trying to beat back the flames in washington, california and oregon, from where our correspondent, uleem maqbool now reports. nightmarish scenes have been facing those in oregon for days now. we've met people who've one day fled from one fire only to be faced by another the next. they've sought refuge in trailer parks or temporary camps. the pandemic, complicating the effort to help them. if we have to rebuild, we have to rebuild. if we don't have to rebuild, we still have so much clean—up to do because of the ash. because when we left, like i said, the last time we pulled out, there was almost two inches. there have been around 100 fires burning along huge stretches of the west coast. the smoke, caught on nasa images.

they include some of the biggest wildfires ever recorded in california. san francisco, one of many cities that's disappeared under a shroud of smoke. i'm trying to keep a positive attitude but it's scary. it's scary. one of those things, you just have to take into consideration that you have to be careful when you're breathing because you can be inhaling the smoke. unprecedented fires have led to desperate measures to tackle them. scrambling even to fly in fire engines. 0regon‘s governor has called this a once in a generation event. thousands of homes have been lost. many dozens of people are reported missing. those who survived have been left to salvage what they can of their belongings. 0thers guard their homes for fear of looting. it's been a rough couple

of days but it's... i just didn't feel right, leaving home. 0fficials here say it's the impact of climate change. the white house says its poor forest management. the white house says its poorforest management. it's poorforest management. but some of these fires have now been burning for a full week. the main concern for so many here is still how to safeguard their lives. aleem maqbool, bbc news, near salem in oregon. in yemen, the six—year civil war has already resulted in the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and now the coronavirus pandemic is adding to the misery. in the southern port city of aden, home to more than a million people, the fighting has distracted the authorities from dealing with covid—19, with most medical staff fleeing, and hospitals shutting down. the conflict in yemen is between houthi rebels, based in the north, backed by iran, and an internationally—recognised governme— nt in the south, backed by a saudi arabian led, coalition. bbc arabic‘s correspondent, nawal al—maghafi, has

sent us us this speacial report, from aden. a city in mourning, haunted by what it's gone through. imagine facing a deadly pandemic in a place where there are almost no hospitals to turn to. this is what's happened in the city of aden. as the virus spread, abdul karim's father, ali, fell sick. he took his father to hospital. translation: they did an x-ray and said my father had a bad chest infection, he needed intensive care, but the doctor said he couldn't stay because the hospital wouldn't accept any of these cases — they might have coronavirus. abdul karim went to five hospitals, but no one would treat his father. afraid of the virus, and with no ppe available, most doctors had fled, and hospitals closed down. except for one.

zoha was one of the only doctors left willing to treat covid patients. abdul karim found her after a week of searching. translation: he said his father was dying, take him in. i said there's no bed, no oxygen. he had deteriorated and he could barely breathe. he was shouting, "my dad is going to die, doctor, please!" there was nothing i could do but take the patient in and put an oxygen mask on him. ali died 15 minutes later. stories like abdul karim's are all too common in aden. the yemeni government was completely unprepared for what's hit them. they've been fighting on two fronts — a six—year war against houthi rebels in the north and clashes against emirati—backed forces for control of aden.

as the silent killer spread across the city, the bodies were brought here to the cemetery. translation: it was not normal. as a grave—digger, this is the first time i saw this. it was worse than the war. these slips that he's showing me are the ones that people submit in order to bury their loved ones. he is saying that the ones in this bag are from the last two weeks and that, in the last month or so, he has buried at least 1,500 people. since then, deaths have come down. for an entire month, every patient who made it to dr zoha's hospital ended up here, until medecins sans frontieres intervened. translation: before msf came in, every single patient would leave the hospital in a white body bag. now some of them are walking out alive. it was like the difference

between hell and heaven. with the number of covid patients going down, msf has handed over to the yemeni government. this has people panicking. translation: i am terrified. everyone is. because in this country, we don't have anyone in charge. if a second wave happens, i will fear for my son, my daughter, my wife, my brother. they will die. for now, there is a ceasefire in the battle against covid here, but in a country that's facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis, there is little hope for the people of yemen. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news, aden. now, with all the sport, here's olly foster, at the bbc sport centre. good evening.

lewis hamilton is now one behind michael schumacher‘s record of 91 formula one wins. he started on pole at the tuscan grand prix in italy, and took the chequered flag, but what happened in between was chaos. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. ferrari have long flown the flag for formula 1. here at their home track, they sport's glamour team celebrated its 1000th grand prix. it would be a race to remember. lewis hamilton insta ntly overta ken, a nd race to remember. lewis hamilton instantly overtaken, and there was drama from the very first turn. last week's winner pierre gasly found his race week's winner pierre gasly found his ra ce over week's winner pierre gasly found his race over before it began, while red bull's max verstappen was trapped in the gravel. if one can be an unforgiving sport. but as soon as the safety car made way, the chaos resumed. four the safety car made way, the chaos resumed. foui’ cars the safety car made way, the chaos resumed. four cars taken out in one huge careless crash. after the restart, hamilton would

regain the lead, but there would be more delays, is the first taskin grand prix continue to serve up plenty of thrills and spills. despite all the mayhem, one thing was predictable, another chequered flag for hamilton. he is nowjust one behind michael schumacher‘s all time record of wins and surely there is nothing that can stop him now? today's premier league goals are coming up on match of the day 2 after the news, but if you want the results, here they come. after a busy transfer window, everton have made an encouraging start to the season. dominic calvert—lewin scored the only goal at tottenham. in the day's other match leicester, won 3—0 at west bromwich albion. in the women's super league, defending champions chelsea hammered bristol city 9—0 with nine different scorers. one of them, the world's most expensive signing, pernille harder. england's cricketers have levelled the one—day series against australia after an unlikely victory at old trafford. the tourists were coasting towards their target before collapsing 24 runs short. patrick gearey reports.

when you are world champions, you are entitled to show off, but for visiting australians, it makes you a target, and aussies are always dangerous when they got something to aim at. this welcome message for jason roy. australia kept in control thanks in part to a leg—spinner with a mallet on chain one's birthday. adam zampa took three. england couldn't get free. adil rashid managed to pull them up, but australia knew they could place their chase will stop at 145—3 they we re their chase will stop at 145—3 they were cruising, but england have a bowler who can hurry anyone. jofra archer cleaned up mitchell marsh. next over, chris woakes, slightly slower, equally accurate. that was australia's captain aaron finch, gone for 73. now the batting order became a house of cards, bulldozed bya rampant became a house of cards, bulldozed by a rampant england. for three quarters of the game they were pretty much nowhere, and yes, they w011 pretty much nowhere, and yes, they won with an over to spare to stay in

the series. that's why they are world champions. the men's final at the us open is under way, alexander zverev has taken the first set against dominic thiem you can follow that on the bbc sport website or radio five live. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel,

hello, this is bbc news. more now on the criticism by former prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major, of borisjohnson‘s plan to override parts of

the brexit withdrawal agreement. earlier i spoke tojoe mayes, who's uk politics and brexit reporterfor bloomberg, and christopher hope, chief political correspondent and assistant editor at the daily telegraph, and i asked them how they think things will play out in parliament this week when the internal market bill is put before mps. the key question is whether enough conservative mps will stick with borisjohnson and help him pass this internal market bill without amendments passing. i think the view is that they likely will. you know, he has a significant majority in the house of commons, but nevertheless, that bob neil amendment has received some support from some moderate conservatives and we heard this morning that the labour party plans to vote against the internam market bill against the internal market bill and propose its own amendment, so we're going to see a quite tasty week in parliament, i think. how much support do you think borisjohnson has got, chris? i think he has got quite a lot. i think it's not the same as 2019 october. it feels the same to many people,

i know that, but in truth, i think the numbers are there, probably, in the mp side of it. it will be embarrassing, maybe 20 or 30 tory mps might vote against the internal markets bill. interestingly, what keir starmer does, i'm not sure where he's... he's saying in today's sunday telegraph he thinks that we need to get past this whole brexit row, this remain—leave row, and move on because he won't be willing to vote for anything that would look like trying to vote against the international treaty. the big worry, though, is the lords as well and where that plays out and we have not got any timing for that. there may be some real defeats in the lords and than that could be a real problem trying to get this parked before the end of september. do you know what, joe, the prime minister, obviously, is saying that he's trying to keep the uk together, the eu is threatening to break it up. what do you make of that argument? because we have had some pushback from michel barnier and also the dup. yeah, so the withdrawal agreement

and the northern ireland protocol did effectively establish a customs border in the irish sea. it is what borisjohnson signed up to in that agreement because he did not want a border on on the island of ireland so he kept northern ireland in a customs territory with the eu, so it does seem rather strange to be claiming now that the agreement threatens the integrity of the uk when that is what he committed to, in essence, by signing that deal. you saw today quite an interesting spat, publicly, between michel barnier and david frost over this question of a blockade in the irish sea. borisjohnson claim that the eu made this threat, michel barnier saying, "no, we haven't". david frost saying, "yes, you have" so really quite a public war of words there and it shows the tensions there are now in these talks. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. hot weather is on the way to england and wales

for the next couple of days, but it's been rain that's been causing a bit of a headache in the northwest of scotland. this weather front stretching thousands of miles out into the atlantic has brought some very large rainfall totals — 130 mm of rain in parts of the highlands. that's caused some localised flooding. we've also had reports of a landslide on the a83 at the rest and be thankful. now, that rain is slowly going to turn a little bit later and patchy across the far northwest of the country overnight. now, that rain is slowly going to turn a little bit lighter and patchy across the far northwest of the country overnight. elsewhere, it's a dry night with a lengthy clear spells, maybe an odd mist and fog patch forin some of the deeper river valleys. temperature is 10—14. now, tomorrow, any morning mist and fog clearing very quickly. lots of sunshine from the word go for most in england and wales, and it becomes very warm, if not hot. the north and west always a little bit more in the way of cloud, prone to seeing an odd spot of rain developing through the afternoon. temperatures 20 degrees across the north, but up to 30 in the southeast. similar temperatures around on tuesday before things turn much cooler for wednesday.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment withjoe and yasmin — first the headlines. thejustice secretary defends the government potentially breaking international law, over changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. this is a collective will on the pa rt this is a collective will on the part of the government notjust to prepare for the worst but also to

protect the internal workings of our united kingdom. that's responsible government. concern from care home providers, over access to the government's coronavirus testing programme, as infections rise. a stretch of the m5 has been closed in gloucestershire after a serious collision involving several vehicles. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranian woman jailed for spying in iran — says there's a "confusing game" going on between 2 governments, and that it's taking a toll on her. all along, this has been a game of cat and mouse between the iranian authorities and the british government, and they are using her as leverage to get the money, and that has been true for a long time. that was certainly true this past week. sue barker is leaving the bbc‘s a question of sport after 23 years — as part of a major shake—up at the programme. 17,000 people have been participating in a virtual version of the great north run, which was cancelled