edinburgh is said to be one of the world's spookiest. city's history contributes to its reputation there were bloody battles plague and witch burnings mysterious murders create a fertile ground for apparitions. most of them are in the old town which the scottish call old reeky or old smoky. dark narrow channels with steep shadowy step seven speired authors to gory tales over the centuries. among them was the horror story of the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde written by scottish author robert there was stephen city in the nineteenth century edinburgh city scriber makar and scottish island spends says the city has a special our world. i think these thing to do in the in that in the atmosphere and that he preferred and spiritual energy and i think writers of also poets novelists dramatists feel those energies the minute i understand them necessarily with interlinked that there's something deeper going and something to settle something that splits the imagination. one place more than others as attracted poets and authors greyfriars ke

we discover the scary side of his got his capital edinburgh. forty three get behind the wheel and an exhibition into work on sports car design. and stylish the experience of trailblazer glazing one nine hundred sixty s. architecture with the house and so on in germany. here in germany october thirty first is known as reformation day marking the profound religious and social change in europe that began with martin luther in fifteen seventeen well on a lighter note october thirty first is also a time for ghosts goblins and most importantly candy or how even this form originated in the united states but a darker deeper history can be traced back to european cities such as edinburgh scotland capital is considered to be one of the most ghostly cities in the world over the centuries it has inspired poets and authors to write horror stories. going underground in edinburgh brings back echoes of a gruesome past the walled up vaults beneath the south bridge were initially meant to be workshops but their use soon became far more sinister. at the start of

edinburgh research be one of the world's spookiest so. these history contributes to its reputation there were bloody battles plague and witch burnings mysterious murders creator fertile ground for apparitions. most of them are in the old town which the scottish call old rinky or old smokey. dark narrow panels with steep shadowy step seven speired authors to gory tales over the centuries. among them was the horror story of the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde written by scottish author robert there was stephen sitting in the nineteenth century edinburgh city's crime makar and scottish alan spends says the city has a special are on the world. i think these things that in the in that in the atmosphere and very profound spiritual energy and i think writers of also it's poets novelists dramatists feel those energies they may not understand them necessarily with interlinked but there's something deeper going on and something personal something that sparks the imagination. one place more than others as attracted poets and authors greyfriars

it was a good night for edinburgh in conference b. in the premiership rugby cup — bristol won the west country derby against gloucester. nick haining's try set them on their way to a 21—13 victory. in the night's other match, sale drew 15—all against saracens. olympic champion max whitlock narrowly missed out on gold at the world gymnastics championships in doha, finishing second in the pommel horse event. he was hoping to become the first british gymnast to win three consecutive world titles, but missed out by the smallest of margins, to take silver. he produced the same score as china's xiao routeng, but produced a lower execution mark. which saw him finish with a medal, but not the colour he would have wanted. the remarkable run of simone biles at thes championships continues. in her first international event since taking a year off after rio, she became the first gymnast to win 13 world titles. she took gold in the vault — and followed that up with silver in the uneven bars. it takes her tally to three golds at these championships

temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possibly. and then monday night into tuesday, we start to see a change. that big low in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much milder air, in our direction. but with that, you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds — in fact, risk of gails on the way. and it is a big area of low pressure with smaller lows even running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so we're keeping an eye on next week. there'll be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that, look at those temperatures — 1a degrees celsius. but remember, gale—force winds, potentially, almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me. bye— bye. hello. you're watching to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. officials have postponed one of the biggest football matches in argentina's history after a bus carrying one of the teams was attacked by rival fans, injuring several of the players. the final of the south

welcome to edinburgh.brexit and the fact we are in a brewery, but nonetheless, a lot of businesses around the country are trying to work out what they make of this deal that we heard over the past 48 hours 01’ so that we heard over the past 48 hours orso and that we heard over the past 48 hours or so and what it could mean for them. clearly lots of worries about skills, imports and exports, access to raw materials, about being able to raw materials, about being able to sell overseas. joining us is the boss, john. good morning. you have had a bit of time to digest everything we have heard, 585 pages. what you make of it?|j everything we have heard, 585 pages. what you make of it? i think it's looking pretty difficult, because they are saying no deal is better thana they are saying no deal is better than a bad steel but i think we are looking for an alternative to either of those. i think the difficulty for us of those. i think the difficulty for us is you get currency fluctuations and kits needing to be bou

temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possiblyght into tuesday, we start to see a change. that big low in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much milder air, in our direction. but with that, you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds — in fact, risk of gales on the way. and it is a big area of low pressure, with smaller lows even running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so we're keeping an eye on next week. there'll be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that. look at those temperatures — 1a degrees celsius. but remember, gale—force winds, potentially, almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me, bye—bye. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: violence forces the postponement of one of south america's biggest football matches — after the boca juniors team bus is attacked in buenos aires. theresa may p

temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possiblynight into tuesday, we start to see a change. that big low in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much milder air, in our direction. but with that, you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds — in fact, risk of gails on the way. and it is a big area of low pressure, with smaller lows even running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so we're keeping an eye on next week. there'll be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that, look at those temperatures — 1a degrees celsius. but remember, gale—force winds, potentially, almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me, bye—bye. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. officials have postponed one of the biggest football matches in argentina's history after a bus carrying one of the teams was attacked by rival fans, injuring several of the players. the final of the south american club champions

temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possiblyart to see a change. that big low in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much milder air, in our direction. but with that, you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds — in fact, risk of gales on the way. and it is a big area of low pressure, with smaller lows even running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so we're keeping an eye on next week. there'll be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that. look at those temperatures — 111 degrees celsius. but remember, gale—force winds, potentially, almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me, bye—bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: theresa may has written an open letter to the british public, urging people to back her brexit deal. the plan was finalised with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, in brussels ahead of a historic summit on sunday. but it faces widespread oppositio

temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possibly monday night into tuesday, we start to see a change. that big low in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much milder air, in our direction. but with that, you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds — in fact, risk of gales on the way. and it is a big area of low pressure, with smaller lows even running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so we're keeping an eye on next week. there'll be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that. look at those temperatures — 14 degrees celsius. but remember, gale—force winds, potentially, almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me, bye—bye. hello, this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: theresa may is set to meet eu leaders at a summit where they'll approve the withdrawal agreement with the uk and the declaration on future relations. mrs may is still facing difficulties getting the deal throug

it was a good night for edinburgh in conference b.p a bonus point victory over second place scarlets. tom brown and bill mata both scored twice to help edinburgh move up to third with a 31—21 win. in the premiership rugby cup — bristol won the west country derby against gloucester. nick haining's try set them on their way to a 21—13 victory. in the night's other match, sale drew is—all against saracens. new world number one novak djokovic battled past marin cilic to reach the final four at tennis‘s paris masters. djokovic is a four—time champion in paris but lost the opening set. he fought back to take the match to a final set. then went an early break down but showed his character to take the decider 6—3 for his 21st consecutive win. he faces roger federer or kei nishikori next. ok, let's take a quick look at some of the day's other stories. manchester city's kevin de bruyne has been ruled out for around six weeks after injuring ligaments in his left knee in last night's efl cup win over fulham. the belgian midfielder was starting fo

temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possibly night into tuesday we start to see a change. that bibelot in the atla ntic starts to see a change. that bibelot in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much atlantic starts whooshing in much milderair, much, much milderair in our direction, but with that you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds, in fact the risk of gailes on the way —— big low. and it is a big area of low pressure with small those running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so keeping an eye on next week, there will be a fair bit of rain on ourway, week, there will be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that, look at those temperatures. 1a celsius, but remember, gale force winds potentially almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: one of the biggest football matches in argentina's history, the copa libertadores final, has be

sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. on our website we have a special section dedicated to exit.ur website. —— lots more. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @ bbckasiamadera now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: neymar piles the pressure on liverpool, as victory puts paris st—germain in control of their own destiny in the champions league. the final showdown. fury and wilder clash on stage ahead of their heavyweight bout in la. and checkmate. norwegian magnus carlsen retains his world chess championship title. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the champions league, where wins for napoli and paris st—germain mean group c is still wide open. it is the only group from which no—one has qualified yet. dries mertens scored twice as the leaders, napoli, beat red star belgrade 3—1 to remain top of the group. they are one point clear of paris st—germain. juan bernat and neymar scored for the french champions as they beat liverpool 2—i, to move above them into second place in the group. james milner m

let's bring in terry, because, terry, you join us from edinburgh. edinburgh tops the healthy chart.gh does have a fantastic array across the city. it's notjust of the high street. one of the very unique factors is that it's notjust the central area where you find these things, but there's a whole series of neighbourhoods, clusters and soap neighbourhood centres where you find a huge diversity of typical high street activities. you'll find the local gp and street activities. you'll find the localgp and pub street activities. you'll find the local gp and pub which you'll find greengrocers and local gp and pub which you'll find greengroce rs and quality local gp and pub which you'll find greengrocers and quality butchers, book—sellers, which i think is interesting to what i help the city is like. it's also a very green city and a walkable city. the nature of it is you can move around quickly without having to travel great distances and meet all your needs on your local doorstep. you obviously describe different neighbourhoods where different things that spring up. in the end is it alwa

temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possiblynight into tuesday, we start to see a change. that big low in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much milder air, in our direction. but with that, you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds — in fact, risk of gales on the way. and it is a big area of low pressure, with smaller lows even running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so we're keeping an eye on next week. there'll be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that. look at those temperatures — 1a degrees celsius. but remember, gale—force winds, potentially, almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me, bye—bye. good morning — welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: after 18 months of negotiations, eu leaders meet to sign off the uk's brexit deal. in an open letter, theresa may has urged the public to get behind the agreement, saying it'll be a "new

edinburgh rivals hearts and hibs unite to condemn violence during last night's derby, as they vow to culprits. as england go in search of revenge over the springboks. eddiejones names the squad for this weekend's test at twickenham. also coming up in the programme: simone biles underlines her superstar status once again, with her fourth all—round title at the world championships. good evening. welcome to tonight's sportsday. it's been described as one of the hardest weeks in leicester city's history, and today the club's manager, claude puel, has admitted the death of their chairman along with four others on saturday night has left them numb and in shock. he delivered a moving statement during his pre—match conference this afternoon, where he said it's been the hardest moment in his career. earlier, former manager claudio ranieri joined with the son of vichai srivaddhanaprabha to lay a wreath in his honour. david 0rnstein has the details. this is a football club, a whole city in morning, and the sense of grief and loss is really very palpable, but even stronger perhaps is the feeling

temperatures in london down to ten, format, five for edinburgh newcastle.of low pressure to the west of the uk. weather—wise, a similar day, sunshine and showers, the south—west winds will ensure that the majority of the showers will be affecting southern and western areas. some heavy and thundery. with double pressure edging closer to northern ireland, a greater chance of some downpours working in here through the day, particularly to affect western counties. it remains mild, temperatures between ten and 14 degrees once again. the blustery winds will ensure the showers move across these guys pretty quickly and there will be sunshine for all of us at some point. showery weather continues until next week. it remains mild, 16 degrees in london possible by thursday, and should be 11 at this time of year. that is your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: after his shock resignation, former transport ministerjo johnson insists he's not seeking the removal of theresa may — but takes another swipe at the prospective brexit deal. we're not going to get g

artist whose work sells for thousands of pounds has been putting his own stamp on road signs in edinburgh'sentre. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a gunman who opened fire in a crowded bar in califonia killing 12 people, was a former us marine. the authorities believe ian long, who was 29, shot himself after the attack, in a suburb north west of los angeles. at least 12 others were injured in the attack, which took place at a popular country music nightclub. us media have reported that some of those at the bar had survived last year's shooting at the route 91 country music festival in las vegas, in which 58 people were killed. our correspondent james cook reports. an all too familiar scene here in another american city, a scene which police described as something from hell. donald trump has said that this was a terrible shooting, he has been fully briefed on it, he says, and he praised the actions of police officers. bravery, he says, which may well have saved lives. moving down this way... for the united states, this is the nightmare that never ends. it could be las vegas, orlando, v

continue to bring a lot of thick clouds to the east of the country, so from london all the way to edinburghwhereas in the west we will have some sunshine, so fine weather for places like cardiff, liverpool, and glasgow. tuesday morning onwards, those weather fronts start to line up in the atlantic and head our way, and on top of that increasing winds as well. this is the morning. rain reaching cornwall and devon, parts of wales, eventually belfast as well, and by the afternoon central parts of the uk, but for most of the day it looks as though northern areas will stay dry. misty and foggy for a time in the morning. let's look at the weather in the middle of the week. big low—pressure well and truly in charge, in fact dominating the whole north atlantic. look at all of these isobars. with that also comes much milder weather which will also be reaching all parts of the country by wednesday. lots of showers, gale force winds inland, even severe gales along some of these western coast. winds could prove disruptive. these are the average wind speeds. in many cases, you could double or maybe even

. 0n thursday, 10 degrees expected in edinburgh.s what, more lows are heading our way towards the end of the week. this is the briefing, i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: after the eu agrees theresa may's brexit agreement, the prime minister is today trying to convince parliament to back her deal. i'm philippa thomas in westminster, where opposition mps and many in her own party say they won't back the agreement. russian special forces seize three ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of crimea, in a sharp escalation of tensions. after six monthes in space, the nasa insight spacecraft is due to make its final descent onto the surface of mars.

his funeral procession in both london and edinburgh drew more than a million people onto the streets.generation reinterprets the first world war in the light of its own values. by the 1960s, haig wasn't a national hero any more. he was a public villain, the ‘butcher of the somme', who had sent hundreds of thousands of young men to their deaths needlessly. in this version the war was, above all, futile. in 1917, the war poets wilfred 0wen and siegfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburgh. but it wasn't until the 1960s, the age of emerging youth culture, vietnam and anti—war sentiment, that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. timed well, both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military political scene within the world at that time. and all of those things have come colliding together, and given 0wen a renaissance and a rebirth, and that message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had had a powerfu

temperatures in london down to ten, four orfive in edinburgh and newcastle.day. still the same area of low pressure in the west of the uk. weather—wise, a similarday in the west of the uk. weather—wise, a similar day with sunshine and showers. sunshine and westerly winds insure a majority of showers will be affecting southern and western areas. some heavy and thundery. low— pressure areas. some heavy and thundery. low—pressure edges closer to northern ireland, a greater chance of seeing downpours working through here through the day. affecting western counties. temperatures between ten and 14 degrees, and blustery winds ensuring that showers moved across the sky quickly. some sunshine for all of us at some point. that wet weather continues into next week. staying miles, six —— staying mild. about 11 degrees at this time of year. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines at 12: the former transport minister, jo johnson, says more ministers may resign over the prime minister's brexit plans, and voters were sold a "false prospectus" in the referendum.

his funeral procession in both london and edinburgh drew more than a million people onto the streets.r in the light of its own values. by the 1960s, haig wasn't a national hero anymore. he was a public villain, the ‘butcher of the somme', who had sent hundreds of thousands of young men to their deaths needlessly. in this version the war was, above all, futile. in 1917, the war poets wilfred owen and siegfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburgh. but it wasn't until the 1960s, the age of emerging youth culture, vietnam and anti—war sentiment, that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. timed well, both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military political scene within the world at that time. and all of those things have come colliding together, and given owen a renaissance and a rebirth, and that message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had had a powerful democratising effect, for the men who fou

and they said i'm judy committee plotting alex spoke to dennis recently in edinburgh. and there really evil sometime tuesday on the way to be joined by the secretary of the same time tuesday committee denis kind of a dallas secretary of the same time does the committee what do you have judy's until is it more difficult and bigger m.p.l. m.s.p. well the crossed party group in the scottish parliament for st andrews the was just set up just a few weeks ago tomas m.s.p. is the convener and i am the secretary under him is a fairly simple first of all to get way to recognition of the scene under the holiday and secondly to promote the celebration of sin on tuesday and means trying to give the people of scotland opposite of all the people of scotland inclusively the opportunity to celebrate our national identity cultural diversity under membership of the international community. along parliamentary career at westminster holyrood one of the highlights was you have legislation to establish some time does the as a whole it is if you've managed to successfully rally the parliamen

many of his poems were written when he was in hospital in edinburgh being treated for post traumatiche treatment of mental health. bent double like old beggars under sacks. knock—kneed. coughing like hags, we crush through sludge. wilfred 0wen's poems paint a vivid picture of the horror of the trenches. his words have helped shape the way future generations see war. gas! quick, boys! an ecstasy of fumbling. fitting the clumsy helmetsjust in time. 0wen's psychotherapy for shell shock included a spell teaching here at tynecastle high school in edinburgh. it was really upsetting even reading the poetry because you could see it through his eyes after he experienced everything. we went to visit the grave of the youngest man to be killed, when he was 15, which is younger than me, which is awful. there is a lost generation, all these people who could have had families and the future. and those who died include five of your relatives. yes. the city's military hospital treated 1800 officers, most of shell shock. wilfred 0wen was among them. the treatments developed here contributed to our und

sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh.be charged with assault, after footage showing a 15—year—old syrian refugee being attacked was shared on social media. the father of the refugee has told us his daughter has also been assaulted at her school. tonight, a fundraising website set up for the family has raised nearly £100,000. judith moritz reports. this video was filmed on school playing fields last month. 0ne pupil approaches another student. he appears to head—butt him, grab him by the neck and wrestle him to the ground. then he pours water over the pupil's face while other students look on. after pulling himself up, the boy walks away. the video has now been shared and viewed online millions of times. the teenager who was assaulted is a syrian refugee. today, his father told me that his other child had also been targeted by different pupils. translation: i have my daughter in school. we are muslims. after one yearfrom being in the uk, she grown up and decided to put hijab like her mother. we are surprised that in school

sarah smith, our scotland editor, in edinburgh.exit deal unravelling and the uk leaving the eu next march with no deal at all. the eu is britain's biggest trading partner. the uncertainty has triggered a fall in the pound, and in shares in banks, retailers, and house—builders. the car—maker bmw has also confirmed it's preparing for a no—deal brexit following today's ministerial resignations. the city of portsmouth, where goods and people pass to and from the eu every day, could be heavily affected by a no—deal outcome. 0ur correspondent tom burridge has been there to assess the business mood. the calm away from westminster. goods arriving on a routine crossing. normandy to portsmouth in six hours. everyone, whatever their politics, wants goods to continue to roll off and on these boats with ease after brexit. tonight, those running the port, listening carefully to her every word. cautiously encouraged by the prime minister's draft deal. the most important point that she made during her speech, i think, was about the importance ofju

his funeral procession in both london and edinburgh drew more than 1 million people to the streets. each new generation reinterprets the first world war in the light of its own values. by the 1960s, haig was not a national hero any more, he was a public villain, the butcher of the somme who had sent hundreds of thousands of young men to their deaths needlessly. in this version, the war was, above all, futile. in 1917, the war poets wilfred 0wen and siegfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburgh. but it wasn't until the 19605 — the age of emerging youth culture, vietnam and anti—war sentiment — that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. it's timed well both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military political scene within the world at that time. and all of those things have come colliding together and given 0wen a renaissance and a rebirth, and a message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had ha

lennon says scotland has an issue with sectarian abuse, having being hit by a coin in the midweek edinburgh evening. britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, has revealed that a criminal investigation has begun, into allegations of anti—semitic hate crime among labour party members. she said it appears "there may have been a crime committed". it comes after an internal labour party dossier detailing messages posted by members online, was handed to the metropolitan police in september. anti—semitic hate crime involves hostility towards jews ranging from verbal abuse to assault. the labour party itself, is not under investigation. our deputy political editor, john pienaar reports. today, no escaping this question. mr corbyn, any response to the police investigation? good morning. any response at all about the police investigation? good morning, how nice to see you. do you think the labour party was involved in anti—semitism? good morning, how nice to see you. goodbye. are you finally going to take action on this, mr corbyn? goodbye. jeremy corbyn badly wants to put this row behind

and monday marriot international will report earnings, recently edinburgh spina will report earnings,bust demand and global travel sobers optimist the —— bus optimism the company will report a profit but there are worries about a slowdown in the hotel industry because of concerns over international trade disputes. also reporting earnings is former signal company mylan, the low price of generic drugs will likely hurt the company but investors will look to hear updates on shortages of the epi— pen, the emergency injections, something that has gotten a lot of attention lately. samir hussein in new york, thank you. joining us is randeep somel, the director of global equities at the fund manager m&g. what are you watching this week, concerns mainly about the midterms. there is naturally concerned about the presidency, even though donald trump is not on any ballot. we have seen the dollar strong, equity markets strong so i think they need to getan markets strong so i think they need to get an understanding of what the democrats will want from this process as it is likely they will pick up t

on sunday, sunshine should continue in liverpool, belfast, glasgow and edinburgh.astern counties, newcastle down to hull, catching showers and some rain for london on sunday. although what time the rain will arrive on sunday in london, we are not sure, but he prepared. this is beyond the weekend, quiet, relatively speaking, but you can't miss these spirals of rain and wind gathering in the atlantic, looking like it will turn more angry and stormy and some of these weather systems will be heading our way, but not until next week. i think it will stay pretty chilly into tuesday, and wednesday is looking pretty windy and much more mild. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. theresa may warns the uk would end up theresa may warns the uk would end up back at square one if parliament rejects her brexit deal. the prime minister defending her agreement on a bbc radio phone in. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... they've already won, the 50—overs world cup and now england's women are through to the final of the world t20. captain heather

sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. our business editor, simon jack, is here.bank of england, how credible are they? i can't stress enough, these are not predictions all forecasts, they are just possibilities, lots of possibilities, lots of possibilities, of all the possibilities, of all the possibilities you could look at, this is the worst. the governor did say today that having said that, the probability of this outcome has gone up probability of this outcome has gone upa probability of this outcome has gone up a little because of some of the parliamentary gridlock laura talked about. other people say they are a lwa ys about. other people say they are always wrong, these are very difficult things to model, they are very complicated with lots of moving parts, but the bank of england has hundreds of economists, data, historical experience, the fact they are not always right does not mean they are pure guesswork, it is serious work that people put everton and say these are some of the likely outcomes. people will say before, during and since the referendum we h

his funeral procession in both london and edinburgh drew more than a million people onto the streets.erprets the first world war in the light of its own values. by the 1960s, haig wasn't a national hero any more. he was a public villain, the butcher of the somme who had sent hundreds of thousands of young men to their deaths needlessly. in this version, the war was above all futile. in 1917, the war poets wilfred 0wen and sigfried sassoon met here at craiglockhart war hospital in edinburgh. but it wasn't until the 1960s, the age of emerging youth culture, vietnam, and anti—war sentiment, that their depiction of the horror and pity of the war gained widespread popular attraction. it timed well both in terms of the cultural narrative, but also the military—political scene within the world at that time, and all of things have come colliding together and given 0wen a renaissance and a rebirth and that message of futility really strong in people's narrative at that time. the britain that emerged from the armistice would never be the same. the war had had a powerful democratising effect, fo

sarah, again, thanks very much, sarah smith with the latest thoughts in edinburgh.f the draft agreement not only to mps, but also to business leaders, many of whom have expressed concern about the uncertainty that prevails two and a half years after the referendum took place. but reaction this evening, from both big and small companies, has been rather mixed. our business editor, simonjack, has more details. piecing together a brexit arrangement. today the government presented business with the product of two years of laborious negotiations. but how attractive is the deal on the table? all of rosa ashby‘s fresh flowers are imported from holland and she says she is still uncertain about what will happen to her business. i can't stockpile. they're perishable goods — you can see. i can't even put them in the freezer. i can't do anything. so that's our livelihoods. i've got wedding quotes for next april. how can i give those? i don't know what the country's going to be like. i don't know whether we're going to have tariffs put on. i don't know anything. so i feel we nee

country that will continue to see outbreaks of rain, so for fireworks displays in cardiff and perhaps edinburghg to clear away from belfast, london mostly dry, mild for all and quite windy as well. deeper into saturday night, into sunday morning, that front will fizzle away. it will be some clear spells either side, but minimum temperatures, 8—11, considerably more mild that it has been of late. this is the weather set—up going into sunday morning, still with this slow—moving weather front providing rain across some central parts of the uk, rain quite light and patchy initially and picking up later across the south—west, particularly as a new area of low pressure spins inwards. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, still windy in the north—west but not as windy as it will have this is the weather set—up going into sunday morning, still with this slow—moving weather front providing rain across some central parts of the uk, rain quite light and patchy initially and picking up later across the south—west, particularly as a new area of low pressure spins inwards. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, s

welcome to edinburgh.ewery trying to work out if there is a better way to organise that brexit deal and take a look at this. 9000 pints in each of these. you think that's big, take a look at that one there. 25,000 pints in each of them. what's funny is, when you talk about business, sony things that i get their head around. places like this, working out what it means the importance of raw materials. all the importance of raw materials. all the costs associated with that. although the to get the skills. this is the end of the skills. pace of about 4000 bottles every week. what they want out of the brexit deal. but the news, travel and wherever you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. not a single person has contacted a nighttime telephone service set—up to help people affected in the grenfell tower fire. the phone line offers support — and it replaced the previous drop—in counselling service which closed last month. it's been suggested that the lack of take—up is because those in need prefer face—to—face cont