the advantages of being in the bbc newsroom is that we can have people like jonathan the bbc newsroomme know and i can find the releva nt let me know and i can find the relevant experts to talk about it. i noticed a few minutes ago saying on twitter that england fans at wembley we re twitter that england fans at wembley were throwing around paper aeroplanes to pass the time. it seems it wasn't a thriller against lavinia. but it is the result that matters in the end and england have won 1—0 against slovenia, a last—minute goal for the counting, harry kane. that means that they have gone through in group f and have gone through in group f and have qualified for the world cup next year. the world champions germany have also qualified for next yea r‘s world germany have also qualified for next year's world cup, beating northern ireland 3—1 in group c. the germans as usual will be there and you wouldn't bet against them. that's it for this edition. thanks for watching. we'll be back next week. 0ur weather seems to be fluctuating between cloudy, milder, wetter and colder and sunnier and dri

welcome to bbc newsroom live. , where welcome to bbc newsroom live. where eu leaders summit last weekwhere eu leaders had decided to start talking amongst themselves about trade and a transition deal. they step sufficient progress had not been made to start formal negotiations with the uk on those issues. the government says there is real and tangible progress in the talks, but theresa may comes back to the uk this morning with pressure on businesses as well as the difficulties she is facing in brussels and in westminster from opposition parties and from some in her own backbench party as well. this morning boris johnson, her own backbench party as well. this morning borisjohnson, the foreign secretary, has been giving a speech. he was asked about brexit and he urged eu leaders to get on with the negotiations. the prime minister in her florence speech gave of their account on how we should proceed on citizenship, finances, the rights and privileges dossier. the uk has made what we think is a pretty good offer. i am glad that at the council in brussels they seem more positive than i th

welcome to bbc newsroom live.e uk faces a significant mental health challenge at work according to a new report, commissioned by the government, to lay bare the true scale of the issue on the nation's workforce. the thriving at work report found that more than 300,000 people leave theirjobs every year due to insufficient support for mental health problems. analysis showed that around 15% of people at work have symptoms of an existing mental health condition. it also claimed poor mental health costs the economy up to £99 billion every year. the report's author said mental health was a taboo subject in many workplaces. now the prime minister has instructed the nhs and the civil service to do more to help promote the mental wellbeing of their staff, as rob sissons reports. at this insurance company they are proud of their record of supporting workers. today's report recommends more places should be like this. aviva in sheffield says it's tried to change the way people think about mental health, training managers and

welcome to bbc newsroom live. met office has warned of ‘potential danger to life‘ as the remnants of hurricane ophelia hit the irish republic and head towards northern ireland. troops have been deployed in coastal areas in the republic, in what's expected to be the most severe storm to hit ireland in half a century. already more than 3,000 people are without power in cork and kerry this morning and many planes, trains and buses have been cancelled. storm 0phelia hit the south—west coast of ireland a short time ago with gusts of 92mph. it moves on to northern ireland and parts of west wales this lunchtime with wind speeds expected of up to 80mph. the storm is then forecast to head north to central and southern scotland tomorrow, sparing eastern parts of the uk. well, schools north and south of the irish border have been closed for the day. sarah corker looks at the preparations for the arrival of storm 0phelia. with winds of up to 90 miles an hour on the way, those living on the galway coast for securing property,

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ning actor kevin spacey has apologised after he was accused of making a sexual advance towards a boy actor in the 1980s. anthony rapp, who stars in the star trek discovery series, of him after a party. in a tweet, kevin spacey said the incident — which he did not remember — would have been "deeply inappropriate. 0ur los angeles correspondent james cook has been following the story. what we know is that the star trek actor anthony rapp has accused kevin spacey actor anthony rapp has accused kevin s pa cey of actor anthony rapp has accused kevin spacey of this, which happened in 1986 according to mr rapp. he was a broadway star at the time, use only 14 broadway star at the time, use only 1a years old. he went back to a party at kevin spacey‘s house. he says kevin spacey carried onto his bed, climbed on top of him and made a sexual advance alsop he said he was able to squirm away and then left the house. kevin spacey has put out as statement, you he doesn't deny it but he doesn't remember

i'm russ atkins with the latest news in the bbc newsroom. this is outside source.on has won the right to be an independent republic but has stopped short of declaring a break from spain. some of the main story in the bbc world service. the un says it is on full alert for a new escalation in the rohingya crisis. that's because more than 11,000 people crossed the border into bangladesh on monday. the un says many of the new arrivals are traumatised after fleeing killings and burning villages. an indian naval officer who underwent sex change surgery has been discharged from the service. a navy statement said he could not continue to be employed because of his gender reassignment. lots of you have watched this video — there's no child in this pushchair but look how it's dragged along the platform by the slipstream of a freight train. the child wasn't in it. the uk's rail safety board has released the video as a warning. as usual a surreal and important selection of stories on us politics. the surreal can wait — first steve bannon is back in the spotlight. he was key to

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. court has suspended a planned session of the catalonian parliament, amid fears its separatist leaders would declare independence. it comes after a referendum vote over the weekend, which the spanish government declared unconstitutional. let‘s bring you the stories from the bbc world service. let‘s bring you the stories from the bbc world service. the russian defence ministry has drafted a law to ban social media posts by professional soldiers and other military personnel. the bill says photos, videos and other material uploaded to the internet can reveal military details useful to an enemy. russian soldiers‘ posts have revealed forces deployed to ukraine and syria in the past. a 77—year—old former german spy has been convicted of tax evasion by hiding more than $17m in offshore accounts. he was nicknamed the germanjames bond and he claimed he thwarted a plot to poison pope benedict. world service radio. this is one of our most read stories on the bbc news app and with good reason. tha

we are open for business in the bbc newsroom.you want to get in touch, the contact details are on screen. the scandal around harvey weinstein is spiralling. he's one of the most powerful producers in hollywood — and more and more women are accusing him of sexual harassment. perhaps i should say he was one of the most powerful producers. three say he raped them. the model and actress zoe brock says she was groped. she says she's a victim of sexual harassment by harvey weinstein and told the bbc about being brought to a hotel in cannes in 1997 under false pretences. she has been speaking to victoria derbyshire. harvey walked out of the room and k back—in naked and said he wa nted room and k back—in naked and said he wanted a massage, could i give him a massage? and i said no. and when i didn't want to give him a massage he offered to give me one, and that didn't seem as dangerous at that point so i let him put his hands on my shoulders, thinking if i gave in a little bit i could placate him, but i didn't like that, the minute he to

welcome to bbc newsroom live.igures have spoken out against hollywood producer harvey weinstein in a sexual allegation scandal that's dominating hollwood. actress rose mcgowan has become the fourth person to allege she was raped by the hollywood mogul. in a series of tweets, mcgowan also accused amazon's studio chief of having ignored her when she made the allegation to him. yesterday she tweeted the head of amazon jeff bezos. .. amazon said in a statement... a spokeswoman for harvey weinstein said... any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by mr weinstein. the oscar—winning director, oliver stone, has accused the film industry and the public of prematurelyjudging mr weinstein. i'm a believer in, you wait for this link to get to a trial, if he broke the law, it will come out, there will be a trial and believe a man should not be condemned by vigilante system. so it's not easy what he's going through. here friends of the tv personality myleene klass say she was sexually harassed by mr weinstei

welcome to bbc newsroom live. spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, has called on senators to approve direct rule over catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region's push for independence. the catalan parliament could respond by declaring independence. let's cross over live now to my colleague in barcelona. you join me live outside the catalan parliament, where after weeks of turmoil, demonstrations and chaos and anger, this catalan crisis finally looks to be coming to a head. in the last few minutes, ca rles head. in the last few minutes, carles puigdemont, the catalan president, arrived here at parliament. we understand one of the motions he put to a vote today is a declaration of independence, a declaration of independence, a declaration that catalonia will be a sovereign state, independent, they will notify the eu, and any think madrid two sides will be irrelevant because it will be outside catalan law. that flies in the face of what madrid believes to be the law and constitution. they believe the ref

welcome to bbc newsroom live. few minutes, theresa may, has given an update about brexit discussions with the european union. speaking on the second day of a summit in brussels, mrs may said she was positive about what the negotiations had achieved so far. earlier, the head of the european council, donald tusk, said eu leaders would begin to prepare for talks about a trade deal with the uk. the prime minister acknowledged a lot more was still to be done. iam i am ambitious and positive for britain's future for these negotiations, but in no we still have some weight to go. both sides have some weight to go. both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit and we should recognise what has been achieved to date. the uk and the eu shared the same objective of safeguarding the rights of eu nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to our country and, let

welcome to bbc newsroom live.resa may will address eu leaders today at a summit in brussels at which they're expected to confirm they're not yet ready to open talks with britain, about a post—brexit trade deal. the next opportunity to begin negotiations on the relationship will be in december. one of the main brexit pressure groups, leave means leave, has urged mrs may to tell the leaders that the uk is prepared to walk away with no deal, if they continue to refuse to discuss trade. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. so, as well as the big pressure from other eu leaders, big pressure from home for theresa may? really a significant stepping up in the pressure on mrs may from those tory brexiteers increasingly anxious about what they see as the european commission, eu leaders, dragging out the negotiations to try to get more money and a better deal out of britain. now saying to mrs may, tonight, she should issue an ultimatum to the eu saying we move on to trade talks or britain will pre

welcome to bbc newsroom live.n with breaking news, police have said former prime minister sir edward heath would have been questioned about allegations of child sexual abuse by seven people had he still been alive. wiltshire police, which has led a two—year £i.5 police, which has led a two—year £1.5 million inquiry into the late tory leader, has today published a report detailing its findings. it's a news conference in swindon isjust beginning, let's go to swindon and the wiltshire police news conference. wiltshire police on behalf of the national police chief ‘s council took on this investigation knowing that due to the public prominence of sir edward heath both during his life and after his death there would bea life and after his death there would be a significant public interest, comment, and intense scrutiny. i recognise that operation conifer had the potential to damage confidence in wiltshire police, a force i am proud of and which has a commendable and strong reputation. this damage, i believed, would be d

welcome to bbc newsroom live.european council president donald tusk has said the eu will be —— that the uk could still abandon the brexit process, as he warned there would be a defeat unless there was absolute unity. he said that the outcome of the negotiations was largely up to the uk and the eu must not be divided at any costs. we are facing the toughest stress tests. if we fail, the negotiations will end in our defeat. we must keep the eu together. the eu will be able to rise to everything. it is in fact up to rise to everything. it is in fact up to london how this will end. with a good deal, no deal or no brexit. but in each of these scenarios, we will protect our common interest only by being together. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, said he fully expected to reach a fair deal on brexit. i would like to say that the commission is not negotiating in a hostile mood. we want the deal. those who don't want the deal, the note dealers, they have no friends in the commission. we want a

welcome to bbc newsroom live.urn to parliament today after the party conferences and return to the party conferences and return to the brexit negotiations. theresa may saying the ball is now in their court. the fifth round of talks get under way in brussels today, as the prime minister updates mps at westminster on the progress so far. let's get the details from our assistant political editor, norman smith. all the signs are that reason may is going to take a fairly tough approach towards negotiators when she tells the commons today that no more compromises from me, it's time for brussels to move on. this of course after her florence speech in which she announced she was prepared to talk about a two year transitional period, prepared to talk about continuing to pay into the eu budget during that period, prepared to keep contributing to eu defence and security fans. also prepared for british courts to take court rulings of the european court ofjustice. the court rulings of the european court of justice. the message

we live here in the bbc newsroom. the latest from spain, the cata la n newsroom.al president carles puigdemont has ruled out calling a spat regional election. —— snap election. the iraqi government has batted away a proposal by iraqi kurdistan designed to try and ease tensions between them. we talked about this yesterday. the kurds were suggesting freezing the yes vote in a recent independence referendum. that got short shrift from the iraqi prime minister. he has said... as we have discussed on outside source, the iraqi military has b&b taking disputed territory that had been held by the kurds, territory marked here in light purple. that is outside of iraqi kurdistan, which is marked in darker purple, which is an ed holmes region. today, the kurds have also said they had been fired at again by iraqi troops. —— it is an autonomous region. what we know so far is that both sides continue to accuse each other of file nations and attacking their locations. now, when we talk to the security forces, one source told us that basically, the iraqi federal troops are advanci

we are live on the bbc newsroom.the us and uk are investigating sexual a55ault claims against a hollywood producer harvey weinstein. we can look at some of the main stories. donald trump i5 look at some of the main stories. donald trump is due to announce whether he will continue to certify the iran nuclear deal. bbc persia report5 the iran nuclear deal. bbc persia reports that the parliamentary leader is not anxious about the decision but i don't suppose he would tell as if he were. the philippine president accused the eu of interfering after a western delegation criticised his violent war on drugs. a5 is his style, he did so in a speech laced with expletive5. that is on the world service radio. another day this would be a lead story. the us and israel up pulling out of the cultural organisation unesco both alleging an anti—israel bia5. unesco declared the old city of hebron earlier this year a palestinian world heritage site. let's learn about more trouble for the credit reporting company acquier fax. —— equifax. i

the headlines on bbc newsroom live.en by 29% since last year, with the biggest rise being seen in disability and tra nsgender hate crimes. european aerospace firm airbus partners with bombardier‘s c—series aircraft programme, potentially boosting job prospects at its belfast factory where1,000 people are employed. the business news now. inflation has reached its highest point in more than five years. the consumer prices index rose to 3% last month, up from 2.9% in august. the government uses data from september to set pension and benefit increases. european aerospace firm airbus is to take a majority stake in bombardier‘s c—series jet project. bombardier has faced a series of problems over the plane, most recently, a trade dispute in the us that imposed a 300% import tariff. bombardier‘s northern ireland's director michael ryan said —— private sector employer. online fashion retailer asos has reported a 145% increase in profits. international sales were up by nearly half, as the firm cut its prices in response to height

the headlines on bbc newsroom live.st 2,000 jobs — many of them in lancashire. sweeping inequalities between different ethnic groups in areas like education and housing are revealed by a government audit. at least 10 people have been killed in wildfires in the wine—making area of northern california. and in sport: wales have failed to qualify for next year's world cup in russia. last year's euro semi—finallists missed out on a play—off spot to the republic of ireland after losing to them i—0 in cardiff last night. wales have named their squad for the rugby league world cup in australia and papua new guinea later this month. super league young player of the year nominee st helens regan grace is in the 2a. and the barbarians say they want to take womens rugby union to ‘a different level‘ by forming their first women's team. players from each of the home nations as well as france and new zealand will play against munster in their first match next month i'll be back with more on those stories in 15 minutes. wildfires in the

welcome to bbc newsroom live.ls have refused to deny reports that a british woman, who travelled to syria to support the so—called islamic state group, has been killed in a drone strike. sally—annejones, formally a punk musician from kent, went to syria in 2013 and joined is. she became a high profile supporter and propagandist for the group, using social media to encourage western girls to join, and posted messages threatening britain online. a convert to islam, her british husband junaid hussain, also an is militant, was killed by a drone in 2015. it's thoughtjones was killed by the us air force injune but her death has only been made public news now. in their set, but whatever you tell us in their set, but whatever you tell us about the death of sally—anne jones and her 12—year—old son and, any news about him? we have reports that both were killed injune, but that both were killed injune, but that has not been officially confirmed by pentagon or whitehall. pentagon has not confirmed she has been killed, and whi

let's go over to the bbc newsroom and a summary.as been a dramatic rise in reports of children sexually assaulting other children in england and wales over the last four years. the data from the panorama programme showcases rose by 71%, including more than 2500 alleged attacks on school premises. the identities of victims and their families school premises. the identities of victims and theirfamilies in school premises. the identities of victims and their families in this report have been concealed to protect them. by by the time she was 16, this teenager we shall call susan had been attacked twice by her ex—boyfriend. been attacked twice by her ex-boyfriend. he was trying to touch me down below. she only realised what had happened was wrong after talking to her teacher, but she said she wasn't very helpful. it was only, stay away from him in lessons. panorama sent freedom of information request to police forces in england and wales for their reported figures on children sexually assaulting other children. 38 out of 43 responded. re

this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. dead american soldier says president trump couldn't remember her husband's name when he phoned to offer condolences. donald trump disputes the account given. let's have a look at other stories the bbc language services are covering. a man has forced his way into the newsroom of russia's most high—profile independent radio station, stabbing one of its presenters in the neck with a knife. the unidentified intruder, who's been arrested, attacked tatyana felgenhauer — one of echo moskvy‘s senior presenters. she is now in a medically—induced coma and on artificial ventilation following surgery. that story on bbc russian. the lives of palestinian conjoined twins are at risk unless they can leave gaza. doctors say the condition of the baby girls cannot be dealt with in the territory, which is under blockade by israel and egypt. that story is on bbc persian. we have followed this closely. authorities in catalonia say they won't follow orders from the spanish government if madrid moves to take

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.ator has said donald trump has put the us on the path to world war three. there was never any chance of the president allowing this to pass. he's said his refusal to back bob corker led to him deciding to not seek re—election. the international red cross is going to drastically reduce its presence in afghanistan. this is a response to the killing of seven of its staff earlier this year. india's supreme court is banning fireworks. the city is the worst in the world for air pollution. plenty of you have watched this video of a man holding on to a bus. the driver had refused. that was when the man held on to the bonnet and kept hitting it. he did get down and he was arrested for his troubles. now back to spain. 0' over the weekend more businesses said they're taking steps to move their head quarters out of cat loan owe, because —— catalonia. one of country's biggest banks is looking at this. the region's largest savings bank has a worry about euro funds. but one a nalyst worry about euro

this is outside source from the bbc newsroom. our top story.xi jinping to the status of chairman mao in the party constitution — ushering in the era of xijinping thought. the ruling came during the closing session of the party‘s congress. let‘s take a look at some other stories the bbc is covering. italian police have opened an investigation after lazio football fans posted these stickers of holocaust victim anne frank, wearing the jersey of rivals roma. the stickers were accompanied by anti—semitic slogans. the apparent deathbed confession of a former policeman could help solve a series of murder cases. the crazy brabant killers, as they were known, murdered 28 people in belgium‘s brabant province in a series of robberies in the 1980s. the brother of one of the main suspects says he confessed before he died. that story on bbc world service. a british adventurer has flown 25km across south africa suspended from 100 helium balloons. tom morgan, from bristol, reached heights of 2,500m more than twice england‘s highest mountain, while strapped to

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is, thousands are fleeing kirkuk. now fighting each other for territory. the situation in spain becomes ever more strange. remember last tuesday, when the regional president in catalonia gave a speech and no—one was quite sure if independence had been declared. and then the spanish government said please clear this up by monday — that's today. well now catalan government has sent this letter to the government refusing to say whether independence has been declared. it asks for dialgoue. "for the next two months, our main objective is to bring you to dialogue." the government doesn't look in the mood for that. but it did push back the deadline for clarity on that independence declaration. this is spain's deputy prime minister you can make what should do is stop messing around with the citizens. the first thing required is to be clear, the deadline is thursday at 10:00am. essentially now there is a potential confrontation. neitherside essentially now there is a potential confrontation. neither side is answering the other

the lead story on the bbc newsroom comes from las vegas — at least 58 people have died and hundreds havedliest mass shooting in modern us history. and these are the main stories from bbc world service as well. police in kenya have fired tear gas to disperse opposition protestors in nairobi and several other towns. the demonstrators were responding to a call from the opposition alliance for weekly protests on mondays and fridays. bangladesh says myanmar has agreed to set up a joint working group to oversee the return of rohingya muslims who've fled their homes. myanmar has not yet commented on the deal. that is from bbc bangla. three american scientists who unravelled how our bodies tell time have won the nobel prize for physiology or medicine. they discovered the genes that control the circadian rhythm, or, in other words, the 24—hour body clock. before the las vegas shooting, the focus in the united states had been on president trump's trip to puerto rico on tuesday. nearly two weeks ago, it was ravaged by hurricane maria. it took close to a direct hit. thousands of people have been wit

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.nment says it will start the process of stripping catalonia of its autonomous powers on saturday, after the regional authorities refused to back down an official independence. eu leaders expressed their support for the spanish government. let's look at some of these stories our language services are working on. 43 afghan soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after suicide bombers destroyed a base in kandahar. six are still missing and ten militants are still missing and ten militants are said to have died. the taliban said they were behind the attack. that's an bbc arabic today. the venezuelan constituent assembly has sworn in new governors, the opposition boycotted the ceremony and say the vote was fraudulent. just five of the 23 went to pro—opposition candidates. these pictures of a whale that got stuck in an arena in the french city of marseille as divers battled for nearly an hour to free the mammal which police described as disoriented, but it was released into open water. th

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source, and these are the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. we've been waiting for more than a week to see if the catalan president would declare independence. in the last few hours he's addressed the catalan parliament. translation: now at this historical moment, as president of catalonia, i wa nt to moment, as president of catalonia, i want to follow people's will for catalonia to become an independent state. any catalans hoping for a unilateral declaration of independence were disappointed. i should say that the region's leader has signed a document restoring catalonia's sovereignty. so, what is going on? we will try to sift through that. 13 people have died in wildfires in california. 1,500 properties have been destroyed. plus we'll try and work out what's going on with the rerun of kenya's presidential election. the opposition leader has pulled out. i want to go back to catalonia because things are getting reasonably confident the lap complicated. in a speech earlier, there was no clear declaration from spain as some had been hoping for.

at this screen this is» ~ —— — ‘ a ‘a bbc interview -- the coming after a bbc interview —— the bbc newsroomirst interview since the dramatic day on sunday, where an independence referendum was held and the spanish government says it didn't happen, and it was illegal, the catalan leader said his government would act at the end of this week or the beginning of next. that gets your attention. so does the second part of this copy from tom pett where we are told in his first interview since sunday the cata la n first interview since sunday the catalan leader said his government would act... that's the one i've shown you already. this is the one i wa nt to shown you already. this is the one i want to show you, the his region will declare independence from spain ina will declare independence from spain in a matter of days. we have the president of catalonia telling bbc news he and the regional government he represents intends to declare independence from spain in a matter of days. the context of this is the spanish constitutional court ruled that the vote on sunday should not have gone ahead. the

these are the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. kenyan opposition leader raila odinga has failed to stop it happening — and now wants a boycott. it will happen on thursday. president uhuru kenyatta says kenyans should turn out to vote. more moments of huge importance in china. xijinping appears to be looking beyond another five years in power. the bbc has lodged an urgent complaint at the united nations against iran over its treatment of bbc persian staff. and we'll look at how a small business in the us state of montana secured a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild puerto rico's power network. let's return to china and the conclusion of the communist party national congress. there's been lots of reaction on social media to the unveiling of the country's new leadership. more reaction from outside of the chinese mainland than inside it. a lot of it has focused on the make up of the committee. the gender balance is way off. this is carrie gracie‘s the bbc‘s correspondent. gender wasn't the only thing generating

these are the main stories here in the bbc newsroom.ts a boycott. it will happen on thursday. president uhuru kenyatta says kenyans should turn out to vote. more moments of huge importance in china. xijinping appears to be looking beyond another five years in power. the bbc has lodged an urgent complaint at the united nations against iran over its treatment of bbc persian staff. and we'll look at how a small business in the us state of montana secured a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild puerto rico's power network.

welcome to bbc newsroom live. vegas investigating sunday's mass shooting at a music festival are trying to establish the motive of the killer, 64—year—old stephen paddock. paddock opened fire on crowds of concert—goers from the window of his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel, before shooting himself dead. vigils have been held in memory of at least 59 people who died and more than 500 who were injured. it is the deadliest mass shooting in modern us history and has once again raised the bitterly divisive issue of gun control in the country. the president, donald trump, has called the massacre "an act of pure evil." the flag at the white house is flying at half mast, as details emerge of some of the victims. they include an off—duty las vegas police officer, a special needs teacher and a us navy veteran recently returned from afghanistan. it is not yet known if any britons are among the dead. police have been searching this house — paddock‘s home in a retirement community in mesquite, nevada — w

welcome to bbc newsroom live.k economy is growing — and at a faster rate than economists were expecting. the latest figures from the office for national statistics paint a more positive picture of the economy. the figures show that the uk economy grew by 0.4% between july and september. most economists were expecting growth of 0.3% — which is how much the economy grew in the first two quarters. the bank of england's main interest rate is at the record low of 0.25%. today's economic news increases the chances that the central bank will raise interests next month. will raise interest rates next month. we can speak to our economics editor kamal ahmed. why is the economy growing faster than many experts were predicting?” think we've had better manufacturing news. since the referendum, sterling has declined in value, which means oui’ has declined in value, which means our exports are has declined in value, which means oui’ exports are more has declined in value, which means our exports are more competitive abroad, whic

here‘s anita in the bbc newsroom, with a summary of today‘s news.ade with the uk while refusing to discuss the issue with britain. the bbc has seen a draft to put presented to eu leaders suggesting they should discuss trade among themselves on eu officials prepared detailed plans. 30 people are known to the guide in wildfires sweeping california. windy conditions are hampering the rescue work. 25,000 people have been forced to flee. the mental health trust covering norfolk and suffolk has been put into special measures for the second time because of serious concerns about patient safety. inspectors say the number of serious incidents remains high and managers have failed to learn from unexpected deaths. the american actress rose mcgowan, has alleged on social media that she was raped by the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. three other women have already accused him of rape. in a series of tweets, mcgowan also alleged she had told amazon studios she had been assaulted by mr weinstein, but she said she was ignored. mr weinstein has denied all alle

outside source is an hour of international news from the bbc newsroom, and the next we turn to turkeyis having a serious i’ow to turkey, which is having a serious row with the us at the moment. to borrow a phrase from mark lowen our correspondent there, turkey is sticking the knife in further. #eyamerika is now top trending topic. that roughly translates as "hey america." and the reason some turks want america's attention is that there are reports that prosecutors want to question a us consulate worker. that's after turkey detained another us consulate worker last week. that move prompted the us to announce it was halting most visa services. it put out a statement on sunday which says it is reassessing the turkish government's commitment to the security of us mission facilities and personnel. turkey quickly responded with exactly the same actions. in fact, as new york times journalist ceylan yeginsu points out, "the turks appear to have just copy and pasted the us statement in retaliation." and remember — turkey and the us are supposed to be close allies. last month, president trump s

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is...ling the communist party congress that it is time for the nation to take centre stage in world affairs. other stories from around the bbc... portugal's interior minister has resigned after dozens of people died in a massive outbreak of forest fires. wildfires have been raging across northern and central parts of the country since sunday, killing at least 41 people. in june, 64 people died in forest fires. that is from the bbc world service. iraqi forces have taken control of further areas previously held by kurdish forces in northern iraq. officials said positions retaken from kurdish peshmerga fighters included the mosul dam. baghdad and the kurds have been disputing territory following the latter‘s referendum on independence. this is one of the most watched videos online — a crash in indiana at a sporting event. one driver rammed his car into another, ending up on top of it. the other driver was enraged by that — and jumped out of his vehicle, walked around to confront his rival, and

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news.ny behind the idea has already started recruiting potential carers. the aerospace company bombardier is to cut 280 jobs in northern ireland, according to the unite union. it's the latest in a series of job losses at the firm. last year, 1,000 staff were made redundant as part of the company's plan to cut costs and increase profitability. four people have been killed in finland in a collision between a train and an army truck on a remote level crossing. the defence ministry said three of the dead were soldiers, thought to be conscripts doing compulsory military service. youth workers have been told they should consider monitoring the social media used by young people who are at risk of being involved in crime. the recommendation's been made by her majesty's inspectorate of probation, which has warned that a quarter of the crimes it studied were directly linked to social media. we found a range of things, sometimes simple exchanges could escalate into violence when people met, particular

bbc newsroom live is coming up next.d and into northern england and wales. again a mild night for many of us with temperatures staying in double figures. the rain will clear on wednesday and some good spells of sunshine developing. just a bit more cloud the further south you are. but still temperatures up to 18 celsius. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11am. the european union suggests it‘s still possible for the uk to abandon the brexit process, as the the president of the european commission says he believes a fair deal can be reached. we wa nt we want a deal. those who don‘t want a deal, they have no friends in the commission. we want a fair deal. a deal, they have no friends in the commission. we want a fair dealm is up to london how this will end, with a good deal, no deal or no brexit. hospitals in england could carry out 280,000 extra operations a year just by making better use of operating theatres and time management, a report finds. a british man who has been fighting against so—cal

here's vicki in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.ealth service wasn't prepared for the attack and must develop a clear plan to deal with future threats. the security minister says north korea is to blame for the cyber attack. computer crime often leaves attack. computer crime often leaves a trace and our capabilities to track that. i can't go further into capabilities, but there are strong signs that came from north korea and ourselves and the united states agree with that. the spanish senate is expected to approve government plans to reduce the powers of the region of catalonia today. the catalan authorities say such a move would worsen the political crisis — making a declaration of independence by the regional parliament more likely, though no decision has been reached yet. thousands of children across england are having to face extremley long waiting times for mental health treatment, according to a review by government inspectors. the care quality commission found that services are too fragmented and hard to access. the departmen

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. from chatham in kent, had become a high—profile supporter and recruiter for the so—called islamic state group. let's talk to norman smith in westminster. good morning. what more do we know about the circumstances? all we know is that she was apparently killed in a us drone strike. there were suggestions she was fleeing raqqa, the is stronghold, which has now been reta ken stronghold, which has now been reta ke n by stronghold, which has now been retaken by iraqi and otherforces. those reports have not been confirmed. i have been guided away from the idea that she was killed while fleeing the city. however, i am told that the suggestion that she was taken out in a drone strike, quote, should not be proved wrong. she was a very high—profile target because she was seen as a recruiter, if you like, for westerners sympathetic to is in particular because she was a woman. it was thought she might encourage other women who were sympathetic to is to travel to syria. she was if you like a high—

here's rebecca in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. a house belonging to the man. 59 people are dead and 500 people wounded when stephen paddock opened by without automatic weapon on crowds attending an outdoor concert. investigators say they found 19 guns in his house and several thousand rounds of ammunition. earlier, lucas who was staying at the hotel where the gunman fired from todd is how he is feeling 24 hours after the incident. —— told us. it is definitely difficult now i have had some time to rest and deal with it. ifinally got back to my hotel after being out for about 24 hours. it is emotionally draining and difficult. even getting back into the hotel and talking to people here, it is definitely a trying time. the eu needs greater clarity from britain on eu issues if the brexit talks are to move onto the next phase. that is according to the european president. he said more progress was needed on sticking points like citizens rights, the border with ireland and the financial settlement before they could open talks on trade an

welcome to bbc newsroom live. it is monday, october two.ting in us history. police say the suspect is a 64—year—old local man who has been named as steven colwell. he opened fire on the outdoor event —— stephen paddock. police later shot him dead. footage shows people attending the festival crouching down or dashing for cover has bursts of gunfire are heard. the —— people were forced to take shelter and las vegas airport was closed to flight. sheriffjoe lombardi gave this update to the shooting. this investigation is going to be long and contracted before we get to the bottom of everything associated with it. one of the things i want to update you with is we have located the vehicles that i put out in the first briefing. we believe, we are confident, but what not 100%, that we have located the female person of interest. i want people to feel confident and calm in that aspect that we have accomplished a lot in a short period. i do not know the number of injuries yet but we are looking at in excess of 50 individuals dead and over 200 injured

this is bbc newsroom live — our latest headlines.now looking at allegations of sexual assault from seven women. “— at allegations of sexual assault from seven women. —— harvey weinstein. the government is proposing a reduction in the maximum stake on fixed—odds gaming machines in betting shops — from £100 to just two. the sacked catalan leader, carles puigdemont, has held a press conference in brussels — saying he came to belgium to bring the issue of catalan independence to the heart of the eu. the social media giant facebook, has said that 126 million americans may have come into contact with russian—backed propaganda before and after last year's presidential election. the defence secretary sir michael fallon confirms he was once rebuked by a politicaljournalist for putting his hand on her knee. let's get more on that news conference in the last short while in brussels with carles puigdemont. my in brussels with carles puigdemont. my colleague is in barcelona for us now and has been following this story from there. that was quite a

annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. ning. increased prison sentences should be handed to people who attack emergency workers, that's one of a series of tougher new punishments being discussed by mps. figures show there are nearly 200 assaults on nhs workers every day in england, while home office statistics suggest a police officer is attacked every 22 minutes. labour's chris bryant, who has brought forward the proposal, wants it to count as aggravated assault if an emergency worker is attacked on duty, doubling the possible jail term to a year. it's a mystery to me why kids, two yea rs it's a mystery to me why kids, two years ago, i saw in the rhondda, my constituency throwing bricks at fire officers who were trying to put out a fire officers who were trying to put out afire on officers who were trying to put out a fire on the mountains. an attack on an emergency worker is an attack on an emergency worker is an attack on us on an emergency worker is an attack on us all and when we are all attacked we all stand firm toge

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a great day. stand to give evidence in his trial. president trump faces blistering attack as a second republican senator accuses him of damaging us politics. the brexit secretary says he believes a tariff free trade deal with the european union will be reached before march 2019. also... the impact of e—cigarettes on our health. a cross party inquiry is launched to look into their impact on health and how they're regulated. and geordie shore star marnie simpsons has had two posts

ben is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news.ogramme has found that several councils in england are regularly buying one—way train tickets to transfer homeless people out of their area. more than £1,000 a year was spent by some councils on one—way "reconnection" tickets. the strategy can be used to reconnect rough sleepers with family, but one man has said he was offered a ticket to a city he had never been to before. the charity homeless link called the scale of the problem "worrying" — but the government said it is investing £550 million to tackle homelessness. the football association's inquiry into historic sexual abuse is taking longer than expected because of the amount of documentary evidence collected, this programme has found. hundreds of people were identified as victims by police after a number of football players came forward to say they had been sexually abused as children during the 70s, 80s and 905. in almost a year since the inquiry was announced, the fa's team has spoken to 15 survivors and is yet to speak to ano

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.police have confirmed that the suspect, a local man who they have not named, was shot dead. they're searching for a woman who was his travelling companion — a four—foot 11 asian female named as marilou danley. this eyewitness explained what she saw. we just heard machine guns and wejust heard machine guns and one of the security guards asked us to stop. they kept shooting and shooting and shooting and we thought it was on the other side. we thought it was on the other side. we thought it was on the other side. we thought it was maybe play machine guns, but it was maybe play machine guns, but it definitely wasn't. it sounded like at least 30 rounds or more and then there was... there were single gunshots too. could you see the gunshots too. could you see the gunshots coming from the window? you could tell it was right by mandalay bay. it was headed towards this way. in the last half hour police gave an update, they said the gunman opened fire on the outdoor festival from the 32nd floor

here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news.es an hourof winds are now gusting up to 92 miles an hour of the coast of county court. blacks have been cancelled and thousands of households are without power. there is a red alert across the public and an amber alert across the public and an amber alert across northern ireland has been brought forward to noon. an amber alert has been brought forward to scotland. the prime minister is heading to brussels today for talks with eu leaders in a bid to end a stalemate over brexit negotiations. before mrs may left, the foreign secretary, borisjohnson said it was time to begin serious negotiations. the prime minister will meet with chief eu negotiator michel barnier and commission presidentjean—claude juncker. it comes days after the pair said talks were in deadlock. the metropolitan police is examining five allegations made by three women against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the assualts are alleged to have taken place in london between the late 19805 and 2015. harvey weinstein

annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news.morning. the nhs is failing to meet key performance targets in hospitals across the uk according to a major analysis of data by the bbc. the research looked at how often health organisations achieved targets for cancer treatment, accident and emergency, and planned operations. it found that nationally england, wales and northern ireland have not hit any of the three targets for 18 months. that represents a decline in performance over four years. rob sissons reports. round the clock, the nhs is treating more patients. in the cold light of day, it's clear the pressure is mounting. the patients here notice it. nottingham is home to one of the uk's busiest accident and emergency departments. i'm in agony and they're just not quick enough. i can see it's under pressure straightaway, when i came in. there's not enough volume of people turning over very quickly in order to alleviate this kind of pressure. now, for the targets to be met nationally, the vast majority of patients have to be seen

here's rebecca in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. been described as the toughest emission standard of any major city in the world. the move has been welcomed by some health charities and environmental groups, although some say it doesn't go far enough. the mayor of the capital has defended the policy. the uk's biggest business lobby groups, including the institute of directors and the cbi, are calling for an urgent brexit transition deal to safeguard jobs and investment. in a joint letter due to be sent to the brexit secretary, david davis, in the coming days, the groups warn that time is running out. a government spokesman says the talks "are making real, tangible progress". the foreign secretary borisjohnson has backed those in the united states urging restraint on president trump over both iran and north korea. ina trump over both iran and north korea. in a speech in central london, mrjohnson said dialogue and diplomacy are needed to counter any threat of nuclear war. however, he warned that the increased tempo of nuclear testing