director of communications at robbie diack would have played a part in arranging this, he once ran bbc westminstertable about this, you are effectively doing the prime minister's pr fodder. frankly it is an absurd criticism. any politician who comes to do the interview is doing it because they have a purpose and they want to communicate a message. they are doing it at a time of their choosing otherwise they wouldn't agree to do it in the first place. they are doing it because they want to get the message across. they choose what they say when their mouth open. any arrangement to do any programme is of course partly on the terms of the politician and their spin doctors, press officers, director of communications, call them what you will. what we as journalists have to decide is the interest for viewers, listeners, is their interest for those who want to see these people, andi those who want to see these people, and i think to see the prime minister questioned on the criticisms of the chequers deal that she had, from remainers and coming from leavers, from within her own party which might deny her t

would have played a pa rt communications would have played a part in ing this, he used to run bbc westminsterortable about this, they felt you were doing the prime minister's r for her? i think frankly it is an absurd criticism. any politician who comes to give an interview is doing us comes to give an interview is doing us because they have a purpose. they wa nt to us because they have a purpose. they want to communicate a message, they are doing it at the time of their choosing because if they didn't want to do it they wouldn't a degree to be interviewed, they are doing it to get a message across, any arrangement is partly on the terms of the politician and their spin—doctor, director of communication, call them what you will, what we as journalists have to decide is is there an interest for the viewer, listener, is there an interest for people who want to see the prime minister questioned in doing that particular interview? i think to see the prime minister questioned on the criticisms of the chequers deal she had, criticisms coming from remainers and lever, criticisms from within her own

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. nt in downing street, but first our europe editor katya adler is in munich this evening. the president of the eu council, donald tusk, has responded to the prime minister's speech in a statement this evening. what did he say? well, the whole statement came across as partly defiant and defensive, and partly just wanting to be friends again with theresa may. donald tusk is far from the only eu leader to be really taken aback at how the salzburg is it was interpreted in the uk. they say they are absolutely did not go out to ambush the prime minister or to humiliate her, but donald tusk was the only eu leader to be name checked by theresa may in her brexit statement this afternoon. as the president of the european council, the representative of all eu countries who publicly dismissed key parts of her chequers brexit proposal as unworkable. now, parts of her chequers brexit proposalas unworkable. now, he parts of her chequers brexit proposal as unworkable. now, he said in his statement he w

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. at least 136 people, with scores of people still missing. and negligenceseko has this report. it is the worst kind of wait. been on board the mv nyerere. of the disaster, they're stuck. for the worst, grieving and burying their relatives. as plain to see. but hope is fading fast. translation: we can't reach my brother. yesterday morning, he spoke to our mum. we've not heard from him since. my father and my younger sibling. it's a huge loss to us. floating on the water. metres from ukara's shore. it operated a busy schedule, taking people to and from the market. it's thought it was particularly full because it was market day. times its capacity. it's thought many of the passengers couldn't swim. so it capsized and sank. but the death toll has shocked the country. who apparently wasn't on board at the time. a huge tragedy. lebo diseko, bbc news. are struggling to stop. rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. and nowhere on ear

leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. our political correspondent matt cole is in our london newsroom. looking at the front of the newspapers, mixed reaction to the speech and what is happening, but whatever you think about the speech, the pressure is definitely on theresa may? absolutely. as we've said through the brexit process , as we've said through the brexit process, the clock is ticking. steph, i think there's a question as to who yesterday's statement from the prime minister was aimed at. there's a sense across europe, there hasn't been too much response from there, that this was a domestic audience... the strong, firm statement from the prime minister, in stark contrast to the rather shellshocked look she had when she emerged from the salzburg summit, the sense that this was for a domestic audience and many of the brexit is aborting newspapers this morning reflect they like what she says. quite a few brexit supporting mps have been supporting her too —— brexit supporting newspapers. many of the brexit subordinate

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.in to let to commemorate the anniversary of the crew that ousted president allende to thousands of people have marched at the main cemetery people have marched at the main ce m ete ry to people have marched at the main cemetery to remember the victims of the dictatorship that followed the coup that ousted president allende. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme in the last few minutes novak djokovic has won his third us open title. more on that in a moment, plus — rain could shorten the penultimate fedex cup tournament in pensylvannia withjustin rose on the cusp of becoming new world number one. and madness is san marino as a moto 2 motorcyclist tries to grab the brakes of an opponent as they hurtle down the straight. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that novak djokovic has won the men's us open final at flushing meadows in new york taking it in straight sets 6—3, 7—6, 6—3. it's a third title in thi

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. now on bbc news, the travel show.'re injohannesburg. where i will be taking a lesson with some of the most famous township dancers in south africa. so it's going to be — one, two, one, two. one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one. easy! we hit the ibiza clubs in a wheelchair. i feel myself on the dance floor. i'm not a chair, i'm not a person in a chair, i'mjust...|‘m me. and we had to scotland to catch a glimpse of some rare flying visitors to orkney. we're not entirely sure where the eagles have come from. there is an outside chance they've come direct from norway. first up on this week's programme, we head to ibiza. a balearic island known as much for its nightlife —— first up on this week's programme, we head to ibiza. a balearic island known as much for its nightlife as its idyllic sunsets. but what's it like hitting the famous dance clubs there in a wheelchair? alex taylor agreed to take us for a spin to find out. alex: ibiza, home to a world—famous nightlife scene four decades strong, and a paradise for clu

bbc news, birmingham. the time is 6.15. our top story this evening. inquests have opened into the deaths of five people killed in last year's westminster terror attack. ngland's most prolific test batsman — bows out of international cricket. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we'll have the latest from the oval, as alastair cook signs off from international cricket with a century — and probably an england win. you should have at least two days a week without drinking any alcohol — that's the latest recommendation from public health england for middle—aged drinkers. people aged between 45 and 65 are likely to drink more units of alcohol than they should every week. so a new health campaign is trying to highlight the benefits of alcohol—free days to lower blood pressure and to lower the risk of getting seven different types of cancer. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. a cold beer or glass of wine. it's the way that many of us choose to unwind at the end of the day. but it's also a habit that middle—aged people in particularfind hard to break. those between 45—65 are most likely to drink more than the recommended gu

matt cole, bbc news, westminster. litics in the family — we look at how democrats and republicans are taking each other on with unique political ad attacks for the upcoming mid—term elections. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: christine blasey ford — the woman who has accused us suprem

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. you're watching newsday on the bbc.an 1500 on line listing of live animals on sale in thailand, some endangered. also on the programme: the baby born with her heart on the outside of her body. we'll look at the incredible medical breakthrough that's allowed her to be taken home for the first time. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. —— i'm rico hizon in london. our top stories: to as requested a new meeting with d

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.ime minister outlined her stark choice for mp5, her colleague the chancellor, philip hammond, was warning that leaving the eu without a deal would cause economic damage and jeopardise what he called the progress of the past decade since the financial crash. he was responding to a report by the international monetary fund which said that any kind of brexit would incur a cost, but that a no—deal brexit would be much worse, as our economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. it is coming towards us at pace — brexit day. so much still to do, a daunting prospect, the imf said, as they arrived from america for the annual analysis of the uk economy. christine lagarde said it was time for wise heads to get a deal done. overcoming differences, reaching agreement, and closing a deal with the eu will be critical to avoid a no—deal brexit, which would impose a very large cost on the uk economy. madame lagarde, if there is a deal, maybe based around the chequers plan, would that see an immediate boost t

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news.iation defends serena williams' outburst in the us open final. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the white house says the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has requested a second meeting with president trump. a state of emergency is declared in virginia and the carolinas ahead of the arrival of hurricane florence. the un is warning that a large—scale military offensive to recapture idlib could prov

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.ime minister outlined her stark choice for mps her colleague, the chancellor, philip hammond, was warning that leaving the eu without a deal would cause economic damage and jeopardise what he called the progress of the past decade since the financial crash. he was responding to a report by the international monetary fund, which said that any kind of brexit would incur a cost, but that a no—deal brexit would be much worse, as our economics editor, kamal ahmed reports. it is coming towards us at pace — brexit day. so much still to do, a daunting prospect, the imf said, as they arrived from america for the annual analysis of the uk economy. christine lagarde said it was time for wise heads to get a deal done. overcoming differences, reaching agreement, and closing a deal with the eu will be critical to avoid a no—deal brexit, which would impose a very large cost on the uk economy. madame lagarde, if there is a deal, maybe based around the chequers plan, would that see an immediate boost t

bbc two presented by jo cockburn. it's monday, it's 12:15 and we're live in westminster. intro music plays.ter's questions. in the meantime, although its regional editions remain, the uk—wide sunday politics has been scrapped — a decision which bemused viewer greg. and christine parsons agreed: there were positive responses to the new politics live on social media but also some criticism, with freddie scovell also levelling that charge of dumbing down. and a twitter user named sam commented: john wigmore took exception to the use on screen of audience reaction to what the guests were saying, asking: but dave smith declared himself very impressed, writing: the biggest controversy over politics live, one which even hit the pages of the sun newspaper, was prompted by the line—up on monday's first programme. joining me today, former home secretary amber rudd, shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry, the telegraph's camilla tominey, the guardian's anushka asthana and the bbc‘s laura kuenssberg. some thought that all—female panel smacked of political correctness. adam kelly thought it was a hea

jonathan blake bbc news, westminster. the news briefing. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the fastest man on foot becomes the fastest man afloat. usain bolt runs in zero—gravity. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: president trump warns that hurricane florence will be one of the biggest to ever hit the us, but assures residents on the east coast that authorities are prepared. a report has found that more than 3,500 children

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. trades union congress has said it will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. our political correspondent iain watson reports from manchester where the unions are holding their annual conference. time is running out for a brexit deal. that is the warning from the tuc as their annual gathering gets under way and the leader of britain's leading trade unionists said she could now put the full weight of the tuc behind a new referendum on a final brexit deal. just 200 days to go, before potentially we crash out of the eu, all we have got left is that campaign and call for a popular vote, and if the prime minister will not come back with a deal that working people deserve, then we will be throwing our weight behind that campaign. you have made it very clear what you want the prime minister to do, what do you want the leader of the opposition to do? different organisations will make their

matt cole, bbc news, westminster. holly hamilton has all the sport.gue after making it six wins out of six, the latest a 3—0 victory at home to southampton. burnley‘s first win of the season, 4—0 against bournemouth, moved them off the bottom of the table. manchester city are second after thrashing cardiff 5—0. jamie vardy scored leicester's third as they came from a goal down to beat huddersfield 3—1. manchester united could only draw at home to wolves, and tottenham moved above united into fifth place, with that 2—1win at brighton. we're moving ever closer to the big fight at wembley, where anthonyjoshua is defending his world heavyweight titles against russia's alexander povetkin. when you look at stats, everything seems to be in the champion‘s favour. povetkin is 11 years older and considerably smaller than joshua but he's only lost once in 35 fights. everything aboutjoshua is bigger and everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years, which makes him an expert at fighting big guys. because every time little alexander pove

matt cole, bbc news, westminster.ccused the government of being out of its depth in its handling of brexit. he's been speaking as the labour party conference gets under way in liverpool. meanwhile, the deputy leader tom watson, in an interview for a sunday newspaper, says labour should back a second referendum on any final brexit deal, if members want one. here's our chief political correspondent vicki young. familiar scenes and a guaranteed rapturous reception forjeremy corbyn. his grassroots supporters propelled him to the top of the party and new rules could soon be agreed that give them more power in the future. but on brexit, is mr corbyn listening to labour members? we will challenge this government on whatever deal it brings back, on our six tests, onjobs, on living standards, on environmental protection and protection of those jobs and the ability of an incoming labour government to invest and intervene in an economy, to bring about decent wages, jobs and full employment! if in power, labour says its brexit po

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.re wrongly jailed for people smuggling. the children — some as young as 1a — were held in adult maximum—security prison for years. in a detailed report in 2012 the australian human rights commission found numerous breaches of their rights. rebecca henschke has the story from the remote island of rote. with no news for months, siti rudi thought she had lost her son, abdul, at sea. translation: after a long time, he called me and told me he was in jail in australia. that was really the hard thing to hear. abdul says he was offered good money to work on a boat. he says he didn't know he was headed for neighbouring australian waters, and was carrying on—board migrants desperate to seek asylum there. caught off the coast, he was charged with people—smuggling. his family says he was just 1a at the time. he was convicted in australia as an adult, and jailed in an adult maximum—security prison for 2.5 years. translation: i was scared i would be beaten up and was so far from my family, and held

matt cole, bbc news, westminster.l provide free health care to local patients. venezuela's defence minister said the visit was agreed by president nicolas maduro during a visit to beijing last week. at the time, venezuela agreed to increase its exports of oil to china, one of its main creditors. venezuela's economic crisis has led to severe shortages of food and medicines, and the collapse of public services. it's no secret that election ads in the united states can be cut—throat. and with the mid—term elections coming up in november, the democratic party in arizona has gone all in to stop republican congressman paul gosar winning re—election. what's their secret? rylee carlson explains. paul gosar the congressmen isn't doing anything to help rural america. they are presented as average arizona residents with regular concerns. nothing you haven't seen before in a political attack ad. but in a surprise twist, the sick people here are asking for voters do not re—elect congressmen paul gosar are his own siblings. paul go

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. much more in—depth analysis on the website., mike pompeo, has hinted another summit between kim jong—un and president trump could be on the cards. it follows a visit to pyongyang by the south korean leader, widely viewed as a step towards towards peace. mr pompeo told the bbc‘s state department correspondent, barbara plett usher, that all the leaders in the region were focused on working towards a long—term peace agreement. two lea d e rs two leaders are going to have to make lots of things happen. they are the decision makers in each of the two countries. i am going to visit pyongyang mac if the schedules or work. we will continue to solve this vexing problem and then the two met leaders will continue to build upon the negotiations that i had at other levels. so it is in the works? it is in the works. we are hoping everything falls together. it makes good sense here. before too terribly long. given the way that things are moving do you think you can say there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea? no, there is still a

matt cole, bbc news, westminster. the agenda at the labour party conference which begins in liverpool this weekend, with the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell, accusing the government of being out of its depth, in its handling of the uk's withdrawal from the eu. well, in the last hour labour party leaderjeremy corbyn, has been speaking at a rally ahead of the party conference tomorrow. we will challenge this government on whatever do feel it brings back on oui’ whatever do feel it brings back on our six tests, onjobs, whatever do feel it brings back on oursix tests, onjobs, on whatever do feel it brings back on our six tests, onjobs, on living standards, on environmental protection and protection of those jobs and the ability of an incoming labour government to invest and intervene in an economy to bring about decent wages, jobs, and full employment. and if this government can't deliver, then i simply say to jury can't deliver, then i simply say to jury they meet, the best way to settle this is to have a general electio

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.ighting between rival factions in libya, a fragile ceasefire brokered by the un appears to be holding. seven years ago, rebel groups, backed by a military coalition which included britain, toppled the dictator muammar gaddafi. since then, there's been political and military chaos. one result has been a huge surge in african migrants using the country as a route to europe. the latest violence between rival militias erupted around the capital tripoli. the bbc has the only international news team there — here's clive myrie. we're entering a nervous city. only now after a week of fighting and three ceasefires do we think it's safe to enter tripoli. along this same road seven days ago, fighters from armed groups based outside the capital breached the city walls. but rival factions inside tripoli were ready for the fight. the battles left scores dead, including civilians, and forced thousands to flee their homes. darkness provided no respite. the battles are over for now, but the scars linge

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's get some of the day's other news.ird of yemen's population now face starvation. mark lowcock told the un security council there were already pockets of famine—like conditions in yemen, where a saudi—led coalition is fighting the houthi rebels backed by iran. police in brazil have arrested a man accused by the us of being one of the main financiers of the lebanese militant group, hezbollah. paraguay had issued an international arrest warrant for assad ahmad barakat for identity theft. he was detained near the border with paraguay and argentina. severe storms have caused widespread flooding in mexico's sinaloa state. videos posted on social media show homes and businesses submerged, and cars floating through streets in culiacan city. according to local media, the state's governor has asked for a state of emergency to be declared. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has hinted another summit between north korea's kim jong—un and president trump could be on the cards. it follows a visit to pyongyang by the south korea

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.secretary, borisjohnson, and his wife, marina wheeler, are divorcing. the couple are believed to have separated some months ago. they've been married since 1993 and have four children together. after more than a week of fierce fighting between rival factions in libya, a fragile ceasefire brokered by the un appears to be holding. seven years ago, rebel groups, backed by a military coalition which included britain, toppled the dictator muammar gaddafi. since then, there's been political and military chaos. one result has been a huge surge in african migrants using the country as a route to europe. the latest violence between rival militias erupted around the capital, tripoli. the bbc has the only international news team there and we can speak to clive myrie. clive? jane, i have been in libya 110w clive? jane, i have been in libya now for close to a week. and i tell you, i have lost count of the number of people i've spoken to who have asked a simple question, why, why is this country sti

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.home in los angeles after an apparent drug overdose. the 26—year—old, who's real name is malcolm mccormick, previously dated pop singer, ariana grande. he shared the stage with her at the one love for manchester concert last year. fans and fellow musicians have been paying tribute to the rapper on social media. he had just released a new album and was due to start touring later this month. earlier i spoke to bbc radio ixtra dj semtex who was one of the first djs to interview mac miller in the uk. yeah. i mean, being a hip—hop dj, i always look for the hottest new artist and the greatest music. it was six or seven years ago i came across him. when he came to the uk for his first ever show i made sure i got one of the first interviews with him. he was a really cool guy, an amazing artist. he had a lot of fans out there. yeah, something that has been coming out in the tributes in what fans have been saying, and also what people like salonge and chance the rapper is how kind he was. he was

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.des union congress has said it will back the campaign for a referendum on the final brexit deal, if the government fails to secure an agreement that protects jobs and the economy. our political correspondent iain watson is in manchester, where the unions are holding their annual conference. theresa may is under pressure now from the trade unions on bringing back the final brexit deal because the leader of britain's 6 million trade unionists says she will put herfull weight behind trade unionists says she will put her full weight behind a trade unionists says she will put herfull weight behind a new referendum campaign, on the final deal, if she doesn't like what the prime minister brings back from brussels. the tuc is also putting pressure on the labour leadership. jeremy corbyn was to keep the option of another referendum on the back burner but frances o'grady of the tuc was sounding far more positive about the prospect of a new vote. all we're all we‘ re left all we're left with, wit

bbc news, westminster. tch the full interview with theresa may on panorama inside number ten: deal or no deal, tonight on bbc one at 8:30pm. meanwhile, the international monetary fund says that if britain leaves the eu without a deal, it would inflict substantial costs on the uk economy. the imf‘s managing director, christine lagarde, said that all brexit outcomes would entail costs, but that a disorderly departure would lead to a reduction in the size of the uk economy. our economics editor kamal ahmed has the story. it is coming towards us at pace. brexit day. so much still to do. a daunting prospect, the imf said, as they arrive from america for the annual analysis of the uk economy. christine lagarde said it was time for wise heads to get a deal done. overcoming differences, reaching agreement, and closing a deal with the eu will be critical to avoid a no—deal brexit, which would impose very large cost on the uk economy. could you outline why you think a no—deal would be so bad for the uk economy? it wou

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. bout brexit online. go to the bbc iplayer and click on news then scroll down. time for a look at the weather, here's louise lear. plenty of pictures with rainbows today because it has been a case of sunny spells and scattered showers, and the most frequent showers have been further north and west, driven in by some cool north—westerly winds, so a real rash of showers today, although they are starting to ease a little in the last few hours, and that is going to be the story through the evening and overnight. also accompanied by some pretty blustery winds, they will start to ease down as well, and just keeping some stronger winds and a few scattered showers in the far north of scotla nd scattered showers in the far north of scotland overnight, but with clearer skies a chilly start, temperatures in low single figures in rural spots, lovely spells of sunshine to greet us first thing this weekend. not lasting very long in the south—west, a bale of cloud will push across england and wales wi

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster.n a moment we'll hear from our europe editor katya adler in salzburg, but first our deputy political editorjohn pienaar is in westminster. what are we expecting from the prime minister in her statement shortly?” think we can expect the prime minister to argue strongly and reassert that it is up to brussels and european leaders now, and not britain, to make more significant compromises for the sake of getting a brexit deal and avoiding the outcome of no deal that neither side wa nts. outcome of no deal that neither side wants. now, why is this? the fact is, the prime minister, first of all she needs to keep her significantly substantial brexiteer party on board. that means she has very little, if any, board. that means she has very little, ifany, politicalwriggle room. as it stands, it would be difficult for theresa may to get any deal through parliament. but if she we re deal through parliament. but if she were to make more compromises to brussels in the talks, she can expect to see th

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.t the inquests into five people killed in last year's westminster bridge attack has described how the lives of many were torn apart. khalid masood raced his car along the pavement, driving into pedestrians beforejumping out and stabbing to death pc keith palmer outside parliament. at the start of the inquest proceedings, a minute's silence was observed for the victims who were british, american and romanian. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. the westminster bridge attack last march was the first in a year of terror, and left four members of the public, one police officer and the attacker, dead. opening their inquest this morning, the chief coroner, judge lucraft qc, said the lives of many were torn apart by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama. among the lives, those of kurt and melissa cochran from utah in the united states — tourists in london, calmly walking across westminster bridge when tragedy struck. kurt cochran was the first to be hit

leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster.t cole gave us more on the pm's downing street speech after the summit in salzburg. donald tusk, the president of the eu council, after that salzburg summit where theresa may was pretty much told, no thanks, we don't want your proposals, come up with something else, he tweeted a picture of some cakes with no cherries on, a picture of theresa may looking at some cake, no cherries here, the idea being they are accusing the british plan of cherry picking the best bits of the single market and trying to junk the rest, something they said from the start is not acceptable. that tweet has gone down very badly, and i think that is fed into this idea that the eu is being perceived as being discourteous. some in europe might perhaps think that wheat was ill think that tweet was ill judged and miss timed, but the problem remains that we have two sides, theresa may, who doesn't want to see any deal done that could affect in her words the integrity of the united kingdom, that carves northern irelan

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. katya adler is in munich and has been following the days events. donald tusk is far from the only eu leader to be really taken aback at how the salzburg summit was interpreted in the uk. they say they absolutely did not go out to ambush the prime minister ought to humiliate her. but donald tusk was the only eu leader to be name checked by theresa may in her break that statement this afternoon, as the president of the european council, the representative of all eu countries who public dismissed key pa rt eu countries who public dismissed key part of the chequers brexit proposal as unworkable. now, key part of the chequers brexit proposalas unworkable. now, he key part of the chequers brexit proposal as unworkable. now, he said in his statement he was simply matching strident tone for strident tone. he described theresa may as surprisingly tough and uncompromising at the salzburg summit. it is clear now that both of them misjudged the mood and the political sensitivities of the other. t

susana mendonca, bbc news, westminster. let‘s get the thoughts of norman smith our westminster. firmly rebuffed by downing street? yes. parliament summing up may only be coming to an end, but it is all kicking off at westminster, with downing street delivering a brutal put—down to borisjohnson, saying that now is the time for serious politicians with a serious plan, by implication qualities borisjohnson with a serious plan, by implication qualities boris johnson is conspicuously lacking. and the reason they have, as it were, cuffed him about the head, is because they know mrs may‘s chequers planet hanging bya know mrs may‘s chequers planet hanging by a thread, notjust because boris johnson hanging by a thread, notjust because borisjohnson and the brexiteers are unhappy with it, but even some remainers. the big advantage mrs may has is that she at least has a plan, and her plan is to come back with a deal from least has a plan, and her plan is to come back with a dealfrom brussels. yes, it may mean more compromise, but then to say to britain at westminster that look, it is either

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.rexit process, there's renewed speculation about the future of the governor of the bank of england, mark carney. mr carney‘s term is due to end next june, just three months after britain's planned departure from the eu. it's understood that the treasury is holding talks with the bank of england about extending mr carney‘s term. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed is at the bank of england. can you talk through some of the factors they are considering here, for his possible staying on? absolutely. this is not so much a problem of when mark carney leaves, but a problem of who replaces him here at the bank of england when he does. the problem with his departure date is this. it means that the government would have to advertise the new role now. of course, as we have been hearing from laura, now is surrounded with a huge amount of brexit uncertainty. and the powers of the governor of the bank of england are really affected by the type of relationship britain has with the european union. if it

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 11:30pm. my guests joining me tonight, are dawn foster, columnist at the guardian, and the daily telegraph's deputy political editor, steven swinford. the heatwave over the past few months means that this summer was the hottest on record for england, with temperatures narrowly beating those seen in the famous heatwave of 1976. for the uk as a whole, 2018 proved to be the joint—hottest summer, and the met office said temperatures were consistent with the general picture of the climate warming globally. our science editor david shukman assesses what this means for future summers in the uk. a warning, his report does contain flashing images. it was a summer of extreme heat that, for much of the country, rolled on for month after month. from fires raging on the hills of lancashire. .. ..to the stark image of a dried—out reservoir in the lake district... ..to the punishing temperatures of city streets, filmed by a t

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.s around the world. now, for the first time, there's going to be an attempt to get into the middle of the pacific ocean to try to clean it. in the biggest operation of its kind, a huge plastic—collection system will be towed out from california tomorrow. 0ur science editor david shukman explains. in san francisco, final construction of a massive project with an incredibly bold ambition. to try to clear the oceans of plastic waste. this animation shows how the huge structure is meant to collect millions of pieces of plastic to make them easier to get rid of. sights like this have shocked people around the world. images of the damage to wildlife have inspired this effort to clean up. if we don't do it now all this plastic will start breaking down into smaller and smaller pieces, and the smaller the pieces are the more harmful and harder to extract from the marine environment. so we feel there is a sense of urgency. there is plastic waste in every ocean around the world but this is the fi

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.laura kuenssberg in a moment, but first, let's talk to our europe editor katya adler in brussels. can we asked directly whether what michel barnier has said today does represent some kind of progress? well, if you ask me if theresa may has reason to be chair of out a yes, absolutely. in the past months of negotiations, she liked the rest of us, has got used to michel barnier wagging his finger, tapping his feet impatiently, looking at his watch and saying time is running out when it comes to brexit. today he said it is possible that within 6—8 weeks a brexit deal will be done. he also had a positive words the theresa may's much maligned chequers proposal. he said it was an important and useful document and even had warm words for the prime minister herself. but if you listen very carefully to michel barnier‘s words today, the change was able to them rather than content. he went back once again to the big hurdles that remain before a brexit deal can be reached this autumn, such as resol

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.he european union. gerard batten also said it's time to stand up for free speech — against what he described as the "politically correct thought police". mrs may and her cross—party westminster establishment have no intention of fully implementing a complete exit from the european union, if they can possible avoid it. they'd like to reverse the decision of the referendum all together, but failing that, they will settle for brino — brexit in name only. a group of men have been sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison collectively, after they were found guilty of what's been described as an ‘alarmingly amateur‘ people smuggling operation. their trial heard how the men's "lucrative scam" used small boats to bring migrants across the english channel. they were caught two years ago after 18 albanians had to be rescued off the kent coast. duncan kennedy reports. this is the gang who tried to turn the english channel into a high way of illegal migration. and this is three members of the gang, g

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. our political correspondent susana mendonca is here. prime minister saying today? she's sticking to her guns on this idea of a second referendum because there has been a lot of noise, campaigners saying there should be a vote on the final deal, a public vote described as a second referendum, the prime minister said she does not support it but here she is making that clear, and also talking about the chequers deal, which has had a lot of opposition from within her party and making clear that she is confident she will get agreement on the deal and she's talking about not compromising u nless talking about not compromising unless it's in the national interest. we heard today from liam fox saying that he wouldn't swallow any compromise that changed the relationship between britain and northern ireland, the border between ireland and northern ireland is one contentious issue in negotiations, but we're also getting a sense of the division within cabinet, between those in the treasury, philip hammond and the likes of liam fox, because philip h