it's just literally not the right time for us as a society to change the law around this very, very problematic issue. the details will be pored over by mps, ahead of a crucial vote later in the month, which could lead to a landmark legal change. also tonight... hey, tell you what — football's back. he's been host of match of the day for 25 years, but now gary lineker will leave the show at the end of the season. pressure grows on the archbishop of canterbury to resign, over a failure to act against a prolific child abuser linked to the church. and the mysteries of uranus and its five moons uncovered by new analysis of space research. on newsnight at 10:30pm tonight, we'll bring you a fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and, of course,

look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. in the last few minutes, a landmark bill to give terminally ill people the right to end their life legally has been published. it's the first detail we've seen on the proposed new laws, including safeguards, should it pass into law. to be eligible, a person must be over 18 and registered with a gp for at least 12 months. they must be terminally ill and expected to die within six months and also have the mental capacity to choose to end their life. two independent doctors must be satisfied the person is making an informed choice, and that their decision is voluntary and they haven't been coerced. the case will then go before a high courtjudge, who must hear from at least one of the doctors. crucially, the medication to end

life must be self—administered. doctors will not be allowed to do it. assisting a suicide is currently illegal in england and wales, where the bill would apply, and it carries a maximum prison sentence of 1a years. in a moment, we'll speak to our deputy political editor, vicki young, but first, our medical editor, fergus walsh, has met two people with terminal conditions and opposing views. elise burns, from kent, is terminally ill with breast cancer, which has spread to her lungs, liver and bones. she's already taking powerful painkillers and wants the option of an assisted death. i'm not scared to die, but i am scared of a bad death — a long, drawn out, brutal, horrific death. that terrifies me. but i also... i'm concerned for my family and friends. i don't want them to see me go through that. i want them to see me like this.

so, i have a morphine patch on. i have one on now. i wear it constantly. i change it once a week. it doesn't really cut through as i would like. so, on top of that, there is liquid morphine and then very strong cocodamol. i'm really worried that the drugs will stop working or i will build up a tolerance to them. that terrifies me because i'm on very strong drugs already. and what's next? elise wants to die at home, but fears any change in the law would come too late for her. so, she plans to go to switzerland. dignitas is very, very expensive. i think it costs between £12,000 and £15,000. that's a lot of money. also, there is the real risk that people that accompany you could be arrested. i know people that, two years after the event, are looking over their shoulder, thinking, there's going to be

a knock at the door sometime. it's not right. nick ward, from surrey, has motor—neurone disease. i've been terminally ill for five years. he is gradually losing the ability to move any part of his body. there's been times that i've been in hospital when i've had health—care professionals telling people that visited me to say goodbye because i'm on my last legs. nick says he might have sought help to die had it been an option after he was diagnosed. i would have talked to my kids about it. they would have supported me. is that right? camilla, would you have supported me? yeah, it would have been your choice. now, he says life is precious, and he's opposed to assisted dying, worrying about the message it sends. it really defies the norms of our society in a way that is, i think, terribly dangerous. however you look at it, it's just literally not the right time for us as a society to change

the law around this very, very problematic issue. other parts of the british isles are considering whether there should be a right to die. on the isle of man, an assisted dying bill has nearly completed all its stages. jersey is committed to changing the law, and there'll be a free vote in the scottish parliament. a beacon of hope or an erosion of safeguards. the impassioned arguments will continue. fergus walsh, bbc news. our deputy political editor, vicki young, is with me. this is a huge decision for mps — what will they be wrestling with? quotes there is an obvious ethical question to all of this, there are complicated practical issues and mps have their own personal experiences they are drawing on, so at times is going to be a very emotional debate.

the mp bringing forward the bill is kim leadbeater, and she says she has made sure it has the strictest safeguards of any similar legislation in the world, particularly around the eligibility for up you have to be terminally ill and have the mental capacity to express a clear view all the way through this and the medication and life is to be self—administered, which rules out a lot of pace, including a lot of people who would like the right to die. kim leadbeater today told me the current system isn't working. the fact that we've got people who are taking their own lives because they're so desperate at the end of their life, that they feel that's the only option they've got. the fact that you've got people who have got the inequity of going to another country if they can afford to do so, but going often on their own. 0r you've got people who have had good palliative care, but the fact is that palliative care hasn't been able to meet their needs and they've had really horrible, harrowing deaths over a period of hours and sometimes days, and their loved ones are severely traumatised by that.

so if we're saying that is all 0k, then we don't need this bill. but it's not ok. there are equally strong opposing views, one is that this is a slippery slope and we could end up like other countries where mental illness, for example, makes someone eligible. the fear that patients could be coerced into this, with a judge or doctor notice that was happening, or because a patient does it because they feel they are a burden, and disability campaigners are worried. the vote is on the 29th of november. if it passes that hurdle, mps and the lords will spend seven months scrutinising the details very closely. gary lineker is to step down as host of match of the day at the end of this season. he's been the presenter of the show since 1999, and, as the corporation's highest—paid star, has attracted controversy as well as a huge following. david sillito reports.

match of the day, it's been part of life for 60 years, and in 1999... hey, tell you what — football's back. ..a new presenter. any good? have i got thejob? 25 years on, he's finally saying goodbye, and for many in the footballing world, it's a loss. as well as his footballing expertise that he brought into the match of the day studio, he's actually an outstanding presenter. probably his first year, he would probably admit this himself, he wasn't a sort of natural, but he worked so hard to be a very good presenter. good morning, gary! but some will not be sorry to see him go. gary lineker�*s politics, his position at the top of the list of the highest paid bbc stars and his activity on social media led to him making headlines again and again. last year, match of the day was reduced to a montage of truncated commentary—free footage when his colleagues downed microphones in protest at him being briefly suspended after a tweet in which he described government policy on asylum—seekers

as, "immeasurably cruel. " gary lineker soon returned, but the question was for how long? how long do you see yourself continuing on match of the day? i don't know. it depends how long they want me, i suppose. but we'll have to wait and see what happens. and now, after several weeks of negotiation, it's been decided, this will be his final season on match of the day. but he will still present live football coverage until the end of the 2026 world cup. and it's far from the end of his media career, his podcast empire is in rude health, but an era is coming to an end. and without doubt, his favourite moment, the day his team, leicester, won the premier league — a moment so unexpected, he said he'd present the show in his underwear if it happened. it was a bet he was happy to lose. but apart from that, nothing much has really changed. david sillito, bbc news. joining me now is our media

editor, katie razzall. what have you learned tonight? i understand from sources that gary lineker was open to staying at match of the day but, after a quarter of a century presenting, the bbc didn't offer him a new contract at the helm after this season. terry lineker isn't coming to tonight and we expect a bbc statement to narrow. we know the corporation as new head of sport and it looks as if he has a different plan for much of the day. some people have said it would be madness to mess around with one of the bbc boss crown i understand the new contract be mutually agreed, allowing gary lineker to leave on a high, fronting the world cup, the biggest football tournament in the world to look tonight, there will be people who think he is overpaid, and they may rejoice, but there will be many others who will see the risk of losing him. it is a very high—stakes game to replace a high—profile presenter on a much loved show.

pressure is growing on the archbishop of canterbury to resign, over the alleged cover—up of a sadistic child sex abuser, john smyth, who ran christian children's camps for many years. the bishop of newcastle has now added her voice to a petition calling onjustin welby to quit. a report last week concluded that smyth had committed prolific, brutal and horrific abuse against children. justin welby was told of allegations against smyth in 2013, but smyth continued his abuse while living abroad. he died in 2018. here's our religion editor, aleem maqbool. i'mjohn smyth. he was arguably one of the most prolific abusers ever associated with the church of england, with more than 120 victims, until his death in 2018. last week, a report said that by 2013, the archbishop of canterbury knew, but inadequate action meant the abuse continued. justin welby�*s apologised, but says he won't resign.

but today, one senior member of the church broke ranks. i think that it is very hard for the church, as the nationality established church, to continue to have a moral voice in any way, shape orform in our nation, when we cannot get our own house in order with regard to something as critically important, something that would be asked of any institution, let alone the church. given that, what do you think about the position of the archbishop of canterbury? ithink, sadly, his position is untenable, so i think he should resign. the first cases of abuse byjohn smyth at christian summer camps were in the mid—19705. by the early �*80s, church officials were informed but there was what the report calls an "active cover—up". in 1984, smyth carried on his abuse in zimbabwe and later south africa, and we know the archbishop of canterbury was definitely told by 2013. but the abuse continued and was exposed by channel 4 in 2017, something justin welby said

at the time was the first he knew of john smyth�*s behaviour. smyth died in 2018 without ever facing justice. london vicar giles fraser says for his role the archbishop has lost the confidence of clergy. you know, just the idea that the archbishop knew in 2013, at the very most generous interpretation, and still people were abused around the world, it's absolutely appalling. who would believe a 16—year—old lad against a bishop and a vicar? matthew ineson is a survivor of church abuse, here testifying at an inquiry. he wasn't a victim ofjohn smyth but says the events of the past week have been retraumatising for all victims. it's clear where he stands onjustin welby. i think he should definitely resign and he should take with him all those who have failed in safeguarding. if he doesn't, the church is showing itself again it doesn't understand

what it is like to be a victim. it doesn't understand what safeguarding is. for years it has been saying it will do its own safeguarding, it knows what it's doing. it doesn't. supporters ofjustin welby say he has brought about a lot of improvements in the way abuse is handled by the church, but with notjust the institution, but the man who leads it now having been shown as culpable, the pressure continues to mount. we have been asking for an interview with the archbishop of canterbury and he hasn't made himself available and he hasn't made himself available and today we have speaking to the church of england asking them for anyone, ship or otherwise, to defend the archbishop, and that hasn't been forthcoming. it wasn'tjust us asking the question. there are a lot of clergy and survivors and survivor groups. this time round, i don't think those questions are going to go away easily.

if you have been affected by sexual abuse or violence, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. and victoria derbyshire will have more on the archbishop on newsnight on bbc two shortly. yes, we will hear a very powerful testimony from a survivor ofjohn smyth�*s horrific abuse. this survivor tells us why he believes the archbishop of canterbury should quit. we are over on bbc two and iplayer in about 15 minutes. join us then. ., ~ iplayer in about 15 minutes. join us then. . ~ i. iplayer in about 15 minutes. join us then. . ~ . ., . a premier league referee has been suspended, after the emergence of a social media video allegedly showing him making expletive—laden comments about liverpool and the club's former german manager, jurgen klopp. the refereeing body says the suspension of david coote will come into force with immediate effect and is pending

a full investigation. the video, widely shared on social media, has not been verified by the bbc. here's our sports editor, dan roan. 48 hours ago, david coote was taking charge of one of the biggest matches of the season so far, liverpool's 2—0 victory over aston villa at anfield. but there are now questions of whether he'll referee again after video emerged appearing to show him using foul and abusive language directed at liverpool and their former managerjurgen klopp. what did you think of the liverpool game earlier, when you were fourth official? arm... — liverpool bleep. what do you think ofjurgen klopp? bleep. absolute bleep. it's not clear when the video was filmed and it's not been verified by the bbc. laughter. so, i think it best not to speak to him. coote appears to refer to this, liverpool's draw against burnley in 2020 where klopp was critical of his officiating. in a statement, referees body pgmol said, "david coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation.

pgmol will be making no further comment until the process is complete." a source has told the bbc that the inquiry is treating the video as genuine. today the head of the english football league gave me his reaction to the controversy. pgmol is dealing with it. they have suspended him. they have acted quickly and pgmol will make sure that they deal with it thoroughly, professionally, and let it take its course. in a separate video, coote, one of the premier league's most experienced officials, appears to ask those present not to share the recording. just to be clear, that bleep video can't go anywhere. neither coote nor liverpool have commented. for a body already under constant scrutiny, the emergence of this video could prove to be a highly damaging episode for pgmol, and, depending on the outcome of its investigation, it may be that saturday night's match here proves to be coote's final game as a premier league referee. dan roan, bbc news, anfield.

commemorations to mark armistice day have been held across the uk and europe. here sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, led the ceremony at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, as a two—minute silence was held at 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month, to mark the time and date when the world war i armistice came into effect. sarah campbell reports. music: last post. the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, engraved with the names of 16,000 service personnel. they and the millions who have died in the wars since 1914 were remembered today. they shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. big ben strikes the hour. the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month —

the moment the first world war came to an end in 1918. bell tolls. music: reveille. when you go home, tell them of us, and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today. the duchess of edinburgh laid

a wreath on the central plinth of the armed forces memorial. adding colour to every ceremony, poppies, the flower which grew in abundance on the battlefields when the fighting stopped. we have to remember those we have to remember those that didn't come home, that didn't come home, because those who didn't come home because those who didn't come home gave us the chance to have a day gave us the chance to have a day and to have our lives. and to have our lives. i hide a lot of my emotions and this i hide a lot of my emotions and this weekend they all come out. weekend they all come out. the generations side by side, at the arc de triomphe. to honour those who gave so much for ourfreedom. so much for ourfreedom. sarah campbell, bbc news. sarah campbell, bbc news. there have also been there have also been commemorations in paris. commemorations in paris. president emmanuel macron invited president emmanuel macron invited sir keir starmer tojoin him sir keir starmer tojoin him at the armistice event at the armistice event

at the arc de triomphe. sir keir became the first british prime minister

azerbaijan and again what donald trump may or may not do in the white house comejanuary is the backdrop this summit will not see fraught negotiations over some important details. ., ~ negotiations over some important details. . ~ , ., negotiations over some important details. ., ~' �* negotiations over some important details. . ~ ., _ well, as you heard there, the prime minister is among global leaders in azerbaijan for the start of cop29 to try to agree on measures to reduce the use of fossil fuels. the main priority for poorer countries is more money — much more money — to help them cope with the effects of climate change. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt

reports from baku. archive: a veritable city of steel... - baku was the birthplace of the modern oil industry. the first oil wells were dug here more than 150 years ago. but as baku prepares to host the world's biggest climate conference, there are challenges ahead. donald trump, the us president—elect, is sceptical of climate action. my plan will terminate the green new deal, which i called the green new scam, the greatest scam in history, probably. he's said he will pull the us out of the key part of the un talks. the us has sent a negotiating team but when trump takes office injanuary he can overturn any promises they make. meanwhile, the bbc has revealed footage that appears to show the chief executive of the azerbaijani cop29 team discussing potential oil and gas deals. there are a lot ofjoint ventures that could be established. cop29 has not responded

to our request for comment. i can give you some of the statistics... but activists involved in the talks say they don't think the summit will be derailed. if we are going to be able to hold warming to below 1.5, it will take the whole world to come together. joint politics, the biggestjoint political challenge the world faces is climate change. if we don't tackle it, we don't have a planet. but top of the agenda is the trickiest subject of all. they are calling this the money cop because the focus is on finance. negotiators want to agree a new goal for how much money richer countries should be paying to poorer countries to move away from fossil fuels and also adapt their countries to climate change. at the moment it's $100 billion a year. the hope is it will be hundreds of billions of dollars a year. developing countries would like it to be more than $1 trillion. the fear is with the us likely leaving the field it will be much harder to raise that money and that in turn could mean countries dial

down their carbon cutting ambitions. justin rowlatt, bbc news, baku. the planet uranus and its five biggest moons have been thought former british army soldier daniel cliffe, the centre of a manhunt last year, pleaded guilty to escaping wandsworth prison. he originally pleaded not guilty to the charge. he is going on trial for three other charges, including communicating information useful to an enemy, namely iran. daniel sandford has the details. early in the morning of the 6th of september last year daniel khalife was in custody in wandsworth prison working in the kitchen. but he rode out of the prison clinging on under this food delivery truck at 730 am. by the afternoon he was six miles away in richmond, stealing a cap from mountain warehouse. after three days on the run he was

recaptured but then pleaded not guilty to escaping from lawful custody. today, in the middle of giving evidence at his trial he changed his plea, telling thejury, i'm guilty. during his evidence, daniel khalife said he escaped from wandsworth prison because he was being held on the vulnerable prisoners unit which he didn't like because there were sex offenders there and he had been warned if he was moved on to the main wings he might be attacked by terrorists, as he put it. he said he hoped that when he was recaptured he would be moved into the high security unit at belmarsh prison. he told the jury he had made the sling which he used to hang to the bottom of the lorry out of kitchen trousers and that he had been hidden from view by the tail lift. he said that before the lorry drove out of the prison, officers did their normal check using torches and he used one of the —— heard one of the governor is asking, have you searched the vehicle? daniel cliffe joined the army at 16 and is accused

of being in contact with iranian intelligence by the age of 17. seen here on a trip to istanbul, he denies collecting information for an enemy, collating the names of special forces soldiers, useful tour terrorism, and perpetrating a bomb hoax by leaving these cylinders on his desk at his barracks. his trial continues. daniel sandford, bbc news at woolwich crown court. the planet uranus and its five biggest moons have been thought to be dead, sterile worlds on the outer reaches of our solar system, but new research suggests otherwise. analysis of data gathered by nasa's voyager 2 spacecraft almost a0 years ago suggests the possible presence of oceans — one of the elements key to sustaining life. here's our science correspondent pallab ghosh. uranus is an icy world in the outer reaches of our solar system. it's among the coldest of all the planets. scientists are studying the first pictures of the planet uranus. i the public got its first close—up look in 1986, when nasa's voyager 2 spacecraft flew by and sent back these sensational pictures of the planet

and its five major moons. the data it sent back suggested that the planet and its moons were inactive, and it also found that uranus's protective magnetic field was strangely distorted. but a new analysis shows that voyager 2 flew past on a bad day. this is the position of the magnetic field of uranus when voyager 2 flew past. the field should act like a bottle, capturing the gases that the worlds give off. voyager 2 found none, indicating that they were all dead, sterile worlds. it turns out that the readings were taken during a powerful solar storm, which might have blown the gases away. the storm also distorted the magnetic field, which had really looked like this. all of which means that uranus and all five of its moons might be active and have oceans.

so these results mean that the uranian system could be much more exciting than we previously thought. there could be moons there that have the conditions necessary for life. they might have oceans below the surface, which could be, i don't know, teeming with fish. one of the scientists working on the 1986 voyager flyby was delighted to hear about the new results, which have been published in the journal nature astronomy. i find the new results very fascinating, and i'm really excited to see that there is potential for life in the uranian system, and that so much is being done with the voyager data. that is really amazing, that scientists are going back and looking at this data collected in 1986 and finding new results and new discoveries. it's been nearly a0 years since voyager 2 flew past the icy world and its moons. nasa plans to launch a new mission, due to arrive in 2045. scientists hope to find out then, whether the moons might have the possibility of being home to life.

pallab ghosh, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. and finally we got his favourite moment, the day his team, leicester, when the premier league. a moment so unexpected, he said he'd present the show in his underwear if it happened. it was a bet he was happy to lose. but apart from that, nothing much has really changed.— has really changed. david stiletto, bbc news. david stiletto, bbc news.