adam fleming in brussels, and thank you to norman smith and westminster. we'll be in birmingham speaking to food wholesalers about how they think a no—deal brexit could affect their business. the most powerful storm to hit the bahamas since records began has caused severe damage and flooding. hurricane dorian is pounding the low lying abaco islands and grand bahama with winds nearing 200 miles an hour. power and communications have been cut, and forecasters are also warning of a life—threatening storm surge of up to seven metres. dorian is expected to move close to the coast of florida tonight. richard galpin has the latest. these, the northern islands of the bahamas have been feeling the full force of hurricane dorian. we need help. everything's down, everything's down. look, roof is off my house. i've still got life. the damage in this area is being described as catastrophic. everything's gone. storm surge has left many houses underwater. there may not be any houses in some areas because of storm surges. as the storm passes, but might take time, the huma

border and economy, equivalent to the so—called backstop in the existing deal. 0ur correspondent adam flemingrg. this is one ofjean—claudejuncker‘s last trips to the european parliament before he retires next month. and he wants his legacy to be solidarity with ireland, not ditching them to side with britain. the european union has shown great unity of purpose, with solidarity, with the member states most affected. this unity is our most precious resource, and our greatest asset. it will continue to guide me over the next weeks and i am sure it will will continue to #2k3w50id this house. senior eu figures used this as an opportunity to give a thumbs down to one of borisjohnson‘s big ideas, which is to give more power to the northern ireland assembly at stormont before and after brexit. the backstop can also not be unilaterally ended by stormont because that is not a safety net, it will be a permanent instrument for blackmailing during the coming negotiations. thanes transit is up to the uk government to ensure the support of the northern ireland institutions to the northern ireland institutio

adam fleming reports from strasbourg.fjean—claudejuncker‘s last trips to the european parliament before he retires next month and he wants his legacy to be solidarity with ireland, not ditching them to side with britain. the european union has shown great unity of purpose, with solidarity with the member states most affected. this unity is almost pushed to its resources but it will continue to guide me over the next few weeks and i'm sure it will continue to guide this house also in the future. senior eu figures also used this as an opportunity to give a thumbs down to one of boris johnson's big ideas, which is to give more power to the northern ireland assembly at stormont before and after brexit. the backstop can also not be unilaterally taken by stormont because that is not a safety net, yet a permanent instrument for blackmailing during the coming negotiations. translation: it is up to the uk government to ensure the support of the northern ireland institutions to the northern ireland institutions to the withdrawal ag

adam fleming at westminster, thank you. announced this evening that borisjohnson has been referred to the police watchdog, to consider claims of potential misconduct. it follows allegations of links to the us businesswoman jennifer arcuri, when he was mayor of london. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. while he was mayor of london boris johnson's friend jennifer arcuri received £11,500 in sponsorship for events organised by one of her companies which came from organisations linked to the mare's office and also went on three overseas trips with borisjohnson, which originally she'd been turned down for. the greater london authority monitoring officer has been looking at these allegations this week, and so have we in fact and noticed that people who went on the trips withjennifer arcuri felt she seemed a bit out of place as her companies didn't seem substantial as those of the other people who were on the trips, and certainly we know that boris johnson's on the trips, and certainly we know that borisjohnso

that was adam fleming there.en announced that borisjohnson has been referred to the police watchdog to consider claims of potential misconduct. it follows allegations of links to the us businesswoman jennifer accuri when he was mayor of london. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford outlined the basis of the allegations. while he was mayor of london, boris johnson ‘s friend, jennifer accuri, receive thousands of pounds of four events. also went on three overseas trips with borisjohnson which, originally, she had been turned down for. now the greater london authority monitoring office has been look at these allegations this week and so have we, in fact, and noticed that people who went on the trips withjennifer that people who went on the trips with jennifer accuri felt that she seemed a bit out of place, as her companies didn't seem as substantial as those of the other people that we re as those of the other people that were on the trips, and certainly we know that boris johnson's offers intervene to make

adam fleming is in luxembourg for us.erence from the luxembourg prime minister — real frustration apparent? yeah, and the thing about the prime minister of luxembourg is that he is well known as being a mild—mannered, smile the person, often referred to as the most easy—going of eu leaders, and you saw he was absolutely not easy going and that press c0 nfe re nce absolutely not easy going and that press conference there, not helped of course by the fact that boris johnson wasn't standing next to him at the podium, and that has turned into a bit of a debacle. the luxembourg and britain delegations are trying to avoid a diplomatic incident and a bit of tit—for—tat, but they had a real dilemma behind the scenes. as soon as we turned up your to this normally sleepy prime minister's office, it was clear because of the huge group of brexit protesters who had microphones, megaphones, banners, music and chanting, it meant that that planned outdoor press conference that was supposed to happen a few metres away from here was never

let's speak now to our brussels correspondent adam fleming who's in strasbourg... e get ever closer to the sist adam, as we get ever closer to the 31st of october, do you detect any change in tone asjean—claude juncker was speaking this morning? well, jean—claude juncker was updating meps after his lunch with borisjohnson in updating meps after his lunch with boris johnson in his updating meps after his lunch with borisjohnson in his native luxembourg on monday, another location to throw into the already complicated mix! and he said he came away from that lunch with the idea that a no—deal brexit, britain leaving the eu with no agreement that all on the 31st of october, was a real and palpable prospect. he then gave with one hand when he said he was not emotionally attached to the irish backstop which is in the withdrawal agreement and the big sticking point, but he then took from the uk with the other hand, saying he was still committed to the overall objectives of the backstop. so any ideas that the uk will come forward with, and he called for them to come forward

adam fleming was there. here's what he's found out about what happened.o this sleepy prime minister's office, it was clear because of the protester, who had mega phones and banners and chanting, it meant that planned outdoor press conference was never going to happen. so they grappled with the dilemma, do you move it inside and exclude loads of journalists? do you ask the protesters to give us five minutes? ordo you protesters to give us five minutes? or do you cancel the whole thing, silencing the host of the event to spare the blushes of the guest? and he ended up with xavier bettel standing by himself and having quite agoat standing by himself and having quite a go at the brits. it probably looked much more dramatic on tv where you were than it looked here on the ground. itjust looked a bit chaotic and messy here. borisjohnson also met with european commission president jean—claude juncker. remember, the number one sticking point on brexit is the irish border backstop. it's in the withdrawal deal that the uk parliament rejected. and it's there to ensur

and coming up, after another gripping week in westminster, laura kuenssberg and katya adler join adam fleming chris mason, for some brexit gossip and analysis in brexitcast. that's in half an hour. labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says a minority labour government is becoming more likely every day, as opposition parties consider whether to call a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. it follows a tumultuous week for boris johnson, with criticism of his use of language in the house of commons, and his referral to a police watchdog, following allegations that a businesswoman received favourable treatment, when he was mayor of london. the government has described that move as politically motivated. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. power is seldom easy. borisjohnson has found out quicker than mostjust how hard it can be and the pressure keeps on coming. come to london, build your businesses here! the mayor of london supports you! the police watchdog has been asked to investigate his relationship with this businesswoman, jennifer arcuri, over claims she received favourable tre

our brussels correspondent adam fleming joins me.movement in terms of the deal? possible signs. we understand that uk will table fresh brexit proposals to the eu after the end of the conservative party annual conference, which finishes in manchester next wednesday. so not long to go. if those proposals are acceptable to the eu, it would trigger a breakneck round of diplomacy as the eu and the uk try to finalise that deal, prefera bly uk try to finalise that deal, preferably for the eu a week before the summit of eu leaders on the 17th of october. that is an incredibly tight timetable. especially when you consider the brexit process this far. and i have to say, when you speak to eu officials and diplomats in brussels, they are very gloomy. they think the ideas put forward by the brits so far do not meet their test, satisfy their concerns. separately to that, some people are looking at the absolute scenes of british politics in the last few weeks and think the uk is headed for a period of political turbulence lasting years and years an

our europe correspondent, adam fleming reports. are you paying? i don't have a choice!unch is on luxembourg. this is the first time the prime minister and the president had met face—to—face. do you like snails? over snails and salmon, the pair discussed the prospects of a revised brexit deal with an alternative to the so—called irish backstop. the deal which borisjohnson thinks is getting closer. well, we are cautious, cautious. writing in the daily telegraph, the prime minister said, if we can make enough progress in the next few days, i intend to go to that crucial eu summit on october i7 and finalise an agreement that will protect the interests of business and citizens on both sides of the channel, and on both sides of the border in ireland. we have been very clear on the approach and the prime minister will reaffirm those withjean—claude prime minister will reaffirm those with jean—claude juncker and michel barnier today, which is we want to remove the anti—democratic backstop. we set forward a range of technical proposals as to how we would do that. but that optimi

the bbc‘s adam fleming is in luxembourg where the meeting will take place. as far as what they will discussing, we have an idea because boris johnson they will discussing, we have an idea because borisjohnson has written an article in the daily telegraph like he did every money before he was prime minister. he says he passionately believes there will be a revised brexit dl —— every monday. he will go to the summit on the 17th of october to finalise the deal. if there is a lot of work done in the next couple of days, he is suggesting a big burst of activity, think, this week, but he says if that new deal does not materialise he will not sign up to any brexit extension that was offered by the eu. lots of optimism on the uk side, cautious optimism, but that is not shared on the other side of the lunch table. jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, did an interview with german radio yesterday where he said time is out and he is not optimistic that there are any alternatives to the bit of the withdrawal agreement about ireland that is so co

now on bbc news, laura kuenssberg and katya adlerjoin adam fleming and chris mason for more brexit chatstalment of brexitcast. well, obviously, the biggest thing that's happened this week was what happened in the house of commons last night. everyone‘s reactions to the other things that have happened this week in politics. and i watched it on my tablet, so tiny and grainy, hundreds of miles away, and even that was quite emotional. and then today, laura, just that sort of boiling sense of anger carrying on over there. i mean, it was like a horror show that you couldn't look away. so, you didn't want to watch, but you couldn't look away. and i've hardly ever, if ever, seen mps so angry. well, let's talk about it. welcome to this week's brexitcast. brexitcast. brexitcast. from the bbc. no—one's got a beep! clue what brexit is! brexit is, er... i haven't quite understood the full extent of this. we're particularly reliant on the dover—calais crossing. i met borisjohnson once. the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters, they are going to get it wrong again! remainers and leavers, that's goi

we have some breaking news coming from our brussels reporter adam fleming who is saying that the uk ise matter. they say that the uk plans to put concrete proposals after the tory party conference. and that that would be in time for scrutiny ahead of the european council summit on the 17th of october. so our brussels reporter they‘re saying that the uk is going to be tabling more detailed brexit proposals after the conservative party conference on brexit. select speak to the snp ‘s leader at westminster, ian blackford, who can join in from the isle of skye. thanks very much forjoining us. first of all, your reaction to that news just coming into us. that the government is going to detail more detailed proposals. lets wait and see, we have seen detailed proposals. lets wait and see, we have seen a detailed proposals. lets wait and see, we have seen a lot of noise and bluster over the last few weeks that the government is in negotiations with the eu. but when the eu are asked, they say there is nothing which is ongoing. i suspect this is pa rt which is ongoing. i suspect this is part of

our brussels correspondent, adam fleming sent this update from the european parliament.oing to be here and he will be briefing senior members of the european parliament, the leaders of the big groups of european political parties, about the latest in the brexit process and there is a process. the uk's chief negotiator, david frost, was here in brussels yesterday talking about making changes to the brexit deal, particularly around the bit of the deal that deals with the irish border and they were talking about things like streamlined customs and how you would manage a situation where the rules for manufactured goodsin where the rules for manufactured goods in northern ireland, which would be in the uk, would be one thing and they will be different in ireland on the other side of the border which is still going to be the eu. the eu has lots of questions about the detail of those proposals and the feasibility of them and whether they will live up to the eu's red lines and has concerns about protecting the single market and the irish peace process but there are also interest

border and economy, equivalent to the so—called backstop in the existing deal. 0ur correspondent adam flemingofjean—claudejuncker‘s last trips to the european parliament before he retires next month, and he wants his legacy to be solidarity with ireland, not ditching them to side with britain. the european union has shown great unity of purpose, with solidarity with the member states most affected. this unity is almost pushed to its resources but it will continue to guide me over the next few weeks and i'm sure it will continue to guide this house also in the future. senior eu figures also used this as an opportunity to give a thumbs down to one of boris johnson's big ideas, which is to give more power to the northern ireland assembly at stormont before and after brexit. the backstop can also not be unilaterally taken by stormont because that is not a safety net, yet a permanent instrument for blackmailing during the coming negotiations. translation: it is up to the uk government to ensure the support of the northern ireland institutions to the withdrawal agreement and it would be signed on b

adam fleming, bbc news, luxembourg.ed to the cancellation of the news conference that was scheduled for this afternoon. you can see their podium where the two would have had that conference but because of the noise and booing and the use of a megaphone, chance from many british expats. we may well hear from the luxembourg many british expats. we may well hearfrom the luxembourg prime minister right now so let's just listen in. if we can. thank you very much for listening to me. i think demonstrating is a right in a democracy. it is important also to be able to exchange and to listen to each other. i wanted to thank mr johnson, who was here today for the exchange that we had. for me it was important to listen to the prime minister, to listen to concrete proposals to avoid a no—deal brexit. for luxembourg, our position in regards to a deal has always been very clear. the first priority in any withdrawal agreement or declaration on the future relationship is to preserve the single market. second, we need a deal that protec

laura kuenssberg and katya adler join adam fleming and chris mason for brexit gossip and serious analysisssioned as a bbc television programme, and you can watch it at 9:30pm here on the news channel. three men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commita arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance in relation to operations at heathrow airport. on the 13th of september, you may remember the chaos caused there, two men arrested in bethnal green, two women and one man arrested in london, all can london police station. the deputy assistant commissioner saying, we have carried out these arrests today in response to proposed plans for illegal drone use near heathrow airport which a practice group place tomorrow morning. our policing plan is aimed at preventing criminal activity which poses a significant safety and security risks to the airport, and the thousands of passengers that will be using it. we have warned previously that arrests will be made if this can continues —— activity. the number of people investigated for rape who are then convicted

our correspondent adam fleming is in luxembourg where the prime minister's meeting with jean—claude junckerlace. the incredible hulk goes to europe and they make him eat snails, what are the prospects for this meeting? expectations are being played down on both sides and this is part of a process rather than a breakthrough moment. hopefully it is a nice, convivial lunch where constructive talks to merge but you never know. borisjohnson made talks to merge but you never know. boris johnson made his talks to merge but you never know. borisjohnson made his thinking clear ina borisjohnson made his thinking clear in a daily telegraph article, the kind of thing used to do regularly on a monday before he was prime minister. he said he passionately believes there is a revised brexit deal to be had and he is preparing to go to the next scheduled summit of eu leaders in brussels on the 17th of october to finalise it. if, and he says, if there could be progress in the next few days, which make me think that the brits have got something up their sleeve and there is going to bea their sleeve and there i

that is tonight you can see laura kuenssberg, katie aller, chris mason, adam fleming, all trying to make can catch up on the iplayer if you miss it or bbc sounds app. the headlines on bbc news... boris johnson insists government documents warning of price rises and disruption to medicines after a no—deal brexit are a worst case scenario and denies misleading the queen over his reasons for suspending parliament. the number of people convicted of rape in england and wales falls to its lowest level since records began. new figures reveal that cancer survival rates in the uk remain below those of other high income countries. as you just heard. the number of convictions for rape has fallen to its lowest level since records began. the crown prosecution service says there has been a drop of nearly 30% — compared to last year. yet the number of allegations of rape being reported to the police is at an all time high. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has more. rebecca began a relationship with a man who lied to her that he was a police officer. in fact, he was a convicted criminal with a

i can now talk to adam fleming who's in brussels. how are they reading it?rather than acting it, they want to let it play out in the uk and only get involved in something concrete happens. there has not been a lot of comments from eu leaders despite the odd comment over the weekend about what is happening in the uk, other than set at the eu position and keep the options open. in terms of this stuff about whether boris johnson sends two letters or not, they will wait and see how many letters turn up wait and see how many letters turn up and act on the one that is the legal request from the uk that is an extension to the brexit process, if it ever comes. what eu officials keep hammering it is, parliament telling a prime minister to ask for an extension and instructing them to accept the extension if one is offered is not the same as the legal process that will take place here in brussels. the treaty says for an extension to the brexit process in article 50 to be live and legal, all the 27 other countries and the departing country need to agree to it. it is the

let's speak to our brussels reporter, adam fleming.th details enough proposals that the eu consider, and whether any of that will lead to a revised deal. having said that, when people heard boris johnson when he was in dublin yesterday talking to the irish prime minister, the whole message from borisjohnson was, we minister, the whole message from boris johnson was, we want a deal, people were positive about that. also, looks like the prime minister has been dropping hints that a form of the backstop, that back—up plan for the irish border, that affected only northern ireland in some ways, might be acceptable after all. but, coming back to the point that when there have been discussions between there have been discussions between the uk negotiators and the eu negotiators, the eu has felt it is more like the uk tossing out the bits of the deal they don't like, rather than proposing alternatives, that the eu could find acceptable. in terms of the shutdown of parliament, you find the odd person that points out all the big breakthroughs in

joining us from westminster is our political correspondent chris mason and our brussels reporter adam fleming so let's talk about brexit! where do we stand this morning? chris, to start with, talk of a labour party opposition meeting or phone call today. is that right? to try and nail down their position? yes, there will be a conference call in a couple of hours' time, jeremy corbyn will host it and have other opposition parties on the phone. they are realising there is a wounded prime minister as a result of what has happened in parliament, winded by what has happened with his brother yesterday, and they have him in a bit of a corner. if they act together, they have a majority and borisjohnson doesn't and they can shape when that general election is, and they hope increasingly they can force the prime minister against his will to have to ask for another delay to brexit and have a general election after that point rather than before it, as mrjohnson wants. that he said only yesterday he would rather die ina said only yesterday he would rather die in a ditch then do that. well, this is exactly

that was adam fleming.re. they say they have the pictures to prove it, as well. yes, that was quite a show and tell as well, lots of dave berry and shells from the 18 drones and seven cruise missiles they say were used in these two attacks on the facilities early on saturday morning. lots and lots and lots of references to iran's responsibility, in iranian expertise, equipment, no how. also saying it couldn't possibly have been done by the houthis, the yemeni rebels who claim they were responsible, saying crucially these attacks came from north to south. but equally crucially not saying who fired the weaponry and where from. they have yet to take the crucial step of saying we know these were fired from iran by iran, and for some reason fired from iran by iran, and for some reason they are not yet there yet. now the americans have essentially already said that, but for some reason the saudis don't quite feel ready for that rather decisive last step. well, because the implications, if and when they do, could

with me now is adam fleming — our brussels correspondent.ening in brussels is quite different from what is happening at westminster. here in brussels, talk of a potential election or whether boris johnson's hands will be tied to prevent no deal. that is not seen as irreleva nt prevent no deal. that is not seen as irrelevant but it is not what the action heroes. but they are interested in here is whether the government will come forward to proposals for changing the withdrawal agreement because tomorrow the prime minister's chief europe adviser and negotiator is meant to be here, talking about what those proposals could be, and it is only then that we will get a sense about what is happening with this process because all we have got at the moment is the outlines of the process , the moment is the outlines of the process, twice weekly meetings between the uk and the eu. there is no substance to that yet. in terms of what the eu thinks about all of this that is going on, we will get a better idea later today, that is because right now there's a

we can speak now to adam fleming at the labour party conference in brighton. interview in whether you could hear the end of borisjohnson's interview in new york, saying that as far as he is concerned, the law says that britain leaves at the end of october. can you give us a flavour of how persons might be reacting to what has happened over the last few hours? there is a variety of points of view in brussels. the eu do not comment on domestic matters, this is a matter for the british system and they are keeping out of it. then privately people are astonished, some say it is good for british democracy, they thought it was anti—democratic, suspending parliament for five weeks and they are pleased it has been reversed. and people closer to the eu and uk talks who are a little bit worried because they think it adds a huge dose of instability to the british political system. what you need when you are in negotiations, trying to get a deal, a stable negotiating partner. that was summed up by my colleague in brussels. what happens next? everyone in brussels has a lot

let's discuss this in more detail with our brussels reporter, adam fleming.ps have come up with a new motion, resolution on their latest thinking on the brexit process, which they will debate and vote on when they go to strasbourg for their official sitting next week. today's meeting is to give the go—ahead to that. michel barnier will be updating meps on where he thinks the talks have got to. those talks happening between the uk goes the 80s and the eu but not today. the british negotiator, a chap called david frost, was here today —— negotiations. with been given a clue about what he's discussing. stuff on the backup plan to the irish backstop. yesterday they were talking about streamlining customs and how could you handle that situation for goods where there's different rules in northern ireland and ireland. but it all seems quite general and the eu is still waiting for detailed, specific written proposals. new figures show cancer survival rates in the uk are improving but still remain below those of other wealthy countries. a study in lancet oncology foun

our correspondent, adam fleming, is there.re with irritation, confusion, what? they try not to do emotions, these eu types, and they tried to stick to the facts which i think is why they are waiting for a settled position to emerge about what they will be dealing with. they thought they would be dealing with was a boris johnson's negotiator, a senior civil servant, david frost, coming out on wednesday and possibly friday to talk about what they have been speaking about for a few weeks, alternatives to the backstop. they are still waiting here for the uk to table some concrete proposals about how they feel they could get around this stalemate about the backstop. that's what they've been crying out for. i imagine if we are seeing an election being called today or this week, that process will go out the window and people here will switch their attention to dealing with that. in the short term, the first reaction will be does this mean an extension to the article 50 process? it's already been extended twice, the uk could request a