laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester. is visiting las vegas to meet families of the victims of the mass shooting which happened on sunday night — and the emergency services who responded. stephen paddock, a retired accountant, killed 58 people who were attending a music festival and injured more than 500. the gunman‘s partner was met by the fbi as she landed in los angeles last night. they hope she'll be able to shed light on his motives. get down! go that way! get out of here. there's gunshots coming from over there, go that way. it'sjust after 10pm, and the first shots have been fired. gunfire. police body—cam images capture the panic that is starting to spread in the concert ground. everybody stay down, stay down. where's it at? police are trying to identify the source of the firing. north of the mandalay bay. it's coming out of a window. and to shepherd people to safety. everybody get down, get down. today, the president and first lady arrived in las vegas to meet some of the survivors and first responders. at police

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. inquiry has been launched into rbs and the way one of its departments treated the bank's small business customers. police scotland are taking evidence which may lead to a formal investigation. the bbc has seen some of the methods used to extract revenues from customers, instead of helping them. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. you can still see our company name up on the notice board and it's been there for the last six—and—a—half years since we were put into grg. andrew quoi ran a plumbing business for 25 years in bristol, with a turnover of £5 million. but in 2011, within the space of a month, and without any warning, his company was forced out of business with the loss of a0 jobs after it was placed into a part of rbs, known as grg. now, i didn't know what grg was. i didn't even know what those initials stood for but we were told at the time — they're going to help you. it was the complete opposite. it was a complete and utter total abattoir. they destroy you and they

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.estminster and our political correspondent iain watson what can you tell us? that's right, rumours at westminster that some serving ministers are being accused of inappropriate behaviour privately by conservative researchers and mps' staff tonight. the first serving minister tonight has been named by the sun, defence secretary michael fallon, saying he admitted to touching radio host's knee. but how serious is this allegation? sources close to michael fallon have made it clear that there was an incident 15 yea rs clear that there was an incident 15 years ago at a dinner at a conservative party conference. he indeed touched julia hutton brewer's knee, she was then working for the daily express, she robustly told him to re m ove daily express, she robustly told him to remove his hand, he did so, apologised and those sources say they remain friends to this day. but more significantlyjulia hartley brewer tweeted tonight: earlier today, she also issued a statement when rumours were going ar

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.uggle with a cough and a security breach the prime minister did make a series of policy announcements especially on housing and energy. she said the "british dream that life should be betterfor the next generation" was out of reach for too many people, something she promised to tackle during her time in downing street. our deputy political editor john pienaar takes a look at some of the prime minister's pledges. gas hob clicks on theresa may had a plan today, like putting a lid on energy bills to show those feeling the pinch that she was on their side and try to get tory doubters back on hers. doubts about butting into the energy market, warnings that investment could take a hit, were brushed aside. this was about helping customers. the energy market punishes loyalty with higher prices. and the most loyal customers — the most loyal customers, are often those with lower incomes, the elderly, people with lower qualifications and people who rent their homes. those who, for whatever reason

the prime minister needs to do more than put on a brave face. the prime minister needs to do laura kuenssbergomised that the whole system of university funding in england is to be reviewed, with a freeze in tuition fees and a rise in the thresholds at which repayments begin. fees and a rise in the thresholds our education editor branwenjeffereys has been looking into the changes. branwenjeffereys has been just a mile from the tory conference, a student cafe. chewing over the changes, liam and grace. i can't imagine it being any more expensive than £9,000. it is expensive enough as it is, really expensive. they don't take into account things like maintenance and stuff like that. like maintenance and liam says freezing fees doesn't go far enough. they should be encouraging more people to get into university and things like that. so scrapping them is the best idea for me. but i'm not really sure what that's going to do for the country as a whole. what that's going to do for the but grace is pleased she won't start repaying until she earns more. she won't start repaying it'lljust give me more tim

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.ecame a prominent recruiter for the terror group islamic state has reportedly been killed in a drone strike. sally—anne jones, who's originally from kent, travelled to syria in 2013. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports. iconic, threatening and british. the jihadist recruiter and muslim convert sally—anne jones from kent. she fled to syria in 2013 with her young son and joined so—called islamic state. from there, she broadcast a stream of hate—filled anti—western propaganda online, as well as the addresses of over 1000 us service personnel. she was married to this man, junaid hussain, a computer hacker. together, they plotted attacks on the west and gave instructions on bomb—making. hussain was killed in a strike two years ago. now, jones appears to have met the same fate. 0perating from this us airbase in the nevada desert, pilots are said to have remotely targeted her using an unmanned drone similar to this one. killing her with a missile injune, close to syria's border w

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.bbc news, witness hello and welcome to witness, with me, tanya beckett. i am here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent past. we will meet a man who was the first to walk the entire length of the great wall of china, a scientist who sealed herself inside a giant greenhouse for an environmental experiment, and a cuban musician who remembers recording one of the country's most successful albums. but first, in september, 1977, anti—apartheid activist, steve biko, leader of the black consciousness movement in south africa, died in police custody. weeks earlier, he had been arrested. witness has spoken to biko's friend, peterjones, who was arrested with him. i miss my friend, steve biko, and i am forever in his debt. steve biko is one of the people that originated the new generation of young political—minded black people — the black consciousness movement. we believe that in our country there shall be no minority, there shall be no ma

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester. next on bbc news, the travel show.hty river sava, flowing for nearly 1,000 kilometres from the alps in slovenia, right across to belgrade, in serbia. it's the longest river within the balkans. a vital artery that's borne witness to so much history, stretching all the way back to ancient and medieval times and of course the turmoil of recent decades. today, the sava connects four countries thatjust a generation ago were at war. 0n myjourney i'll be exploring how today this river is healing wounds by boosting trade and tourism and creating a new identity for the region. and finding out why locals call this the ‘vital heart of the balkans'. a nation ofjust 2 million people, slovenia prides itself on its close relationship with nature. it's one of the most densely forested countries in europe and nearly two thirds of its landscape is green space. this river, the sava, has been a crucial trading route for centuries, dating back to 400 bc, when the celts named it after their river god savus, protector of merchants and travel

our political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. what really happens within westminster‘s walls? it's work for thousands of people, but often, for young staff making their way, it's a place where they fear they could face harm. with suspicions in the air about politicians‘ behaviour. speaker: order! the speaker told the parties it's theirjob to clean up. there must be zero tolerance of sexual harassment or bullying here at westminster or elsewhere. andrea leadsom. with a stern—faced theresa may alongside, the leader of the commons promised a new complaints system for staff and vowed the parties will work together. our constituents will be rightly appalled at the thought that some representatives in parliament may have acted in an entirely inappropriate way towards others. parliament must take action in days, not weeks. a new support team for staff is planned, but how to tackle the more complicated question of culture? no woman, or man for that matter coming to work in this house should be subjected to unwanted sexual advances from t

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels.t australia is leaning towards a yes vote on introducing same—sex marriage. the postal survey is volu nta ry marriage. the postal survey is voluntary and non—binding. these pictures are of a rally taking place in sydney. it is being described as one last push to urge people to vote and vote in favour by the organisers of this rally. the ballot closes on seven november. of course, the postal vote for australians living abroad, overseas, has already closed. but just over two abroad, overseas, has already closed. butjust over two weeks left for australians to cast their vote. early indications are, early opinion polls, suggest that there is a majority leaning towards voting in favour of introducing same—sex marriage, but of course there are still a couple of weeks left, the rally taking place in sydney, which you can see now, but also rally is being held elsewhere, including brisbane, melbourne, darwin, perth and canberra. the world of politics has managed to give us this process. parliam

laura kuenssberg with the latest at westminster.many parts of ireland, as one of the most powerful storms in decades sweeps across the british isles. storm ophelia has claimed the lives of three people in the irish republic, and around 360,000 homes and businesses have been without electricity. an amber weather warning — indicating a potential risk to life and property — has been in force in northern ireland, many parts of wales, south—west scotland, and the isle of man. our correspondent chris buckler reports. from the atlantic ophelia arrived in force. no longer a hurricane, but a storm still determined to show her power. severe weather warnings were in place across ireland and homes, cars, even stadiums were no match for the winds. this roof was torn from a school in county cork amid what the irish government repeatedly called a national emergency. this is a national red alert. it applies to all cities, all counties and all areas. also bear in mind, that even after the storm has passed, there will still be dangers. galway was in

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels.fierce criticism by linking a recorded increase in crimes in england and wales to islamist terrorism. critics said his post on twitter had misinterpreted the statistics which were released on thursday. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. it was just before dawn when most of america was still sleeping when donald trump suddenly tweets about the british crime rate. well, he called it the uk crime rate, as you say, it was about england and wales. but it was using quotation marks — quote — united kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of radical islamic terror — close quotes. the figures he referred to were, in fact, just for england and wales, and nowhere in the crime survey is the phrase used "radical islamic terror". nevertheless, his tweet will have a resonance for many people in the united states. because the president's ban on people travelling from several muslim countries has failed again. it will have to come here to the supreme court to be resolved

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.a lifetime trying to find out what happened to their father in the second world war have finally discovered how he died and where he's buried. the grave of edward graham of the royal irish fusiliers was discovered at catania in italy and has now been re—dedicated by his sons, born just before his death in 1943. the bbc‘s robert hall was at the ceremony. the irish brigade, the royal irish fusiliers came over the river simeto in that direction. across the misty slopes of mount etna, edward and sydney graham are following a personal trail which has lasted a lifetime. so, this building behind us, which is pockmarked, is where the germans had one of their positions. the trail of a man who fought his way across sicily in 1943, with no idea that he'd become father to twin sons. he would never meet them. this instalment of the war in sicily... the allied landings in sicily led to six weeks of fighting across difficult and heavily defended terrain. the twins' father, also called edward, serving

as our political editor laura kuenssberg has more. her report contains flashing images., tick tock. european leaders took 90 seconds today to decide that brexit talks haven't gone far enough to move on. time is pressing. they will start talks about talks. yet until the uk says it is prepared to pay, no big deal. i'm ambitious and positive for britain's future for these negotiations but i know we still have some way to go. both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit, and we should recognise what has been achieved to date. do you deny that you've made clear to your eu counterparts that you are willing to pay many more billions than you've already indicated to settle our accounts as we leave? what i made clear to my eu counterparts in relation to our financial contribution is what i set out in my florence speech, which is that i have said that nobody need be concerned for the current budget plan that they would have to either pay more, or receive less, as a result of the uk leaving, and that we will honour the commitments that we ha

here's more from our political editor laura kuenssberg — her report contains some flash photography. fixing those smiles for the camera. a clear of the throat... may coughs. ..before what was meant to be a comeback. sorry was not the hardest word at all, but it was the first important one. we did not get the victory we wanted because our national campaign fell short. it was too scripted, too presidential. and it allowed the labour party to paint us as the voice of continuity when the public wanted to hear a message of change. i hold my hands up for that. i take responsibility. i led the campaign. and i am sorry. applause. for her husband and closest staff, this speech was to take the party by the scruff of its neck and move on. but then... it's the conservative party... just as she was finding her stride, out of the corner of her eye a piece of paper was proffered. in the buttoned—up guise of a tory activist, a man interrupted theresa may. stand—up comedian, simon brodkin, handing her a fake p45. boris, job done, i've given her the p45. to start with, neither the prime minister nor a

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. stay with us on bbc news.bitat — footage emerges of sloths being dragged from the rainforest so they can be used in tourists' holiday selfies. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service. an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long, taxis home one last time. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: the spanish government is preparing to take the unprecedented step of imposing direct rule on the catalan region, following the recent indepe

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.d producer kevin spacey has apologised after he was accused of making a sexual advance towards a child actor in the 1980s. the claim was made by anthony rapp, who's in the latest star trek tv series. he was 14 at the time of the alleged incident. mr spacey said he didn't remember the encounter but — if it did happen — it would have been "deeply inappropriate". from los angeles, james cook reports. they say we get the leaders we deserve... kevin spacey is one of the biggest names in show business. a two—time oscar winner, currently starring in the netflix but his reputation is now in jeopardy, because of allegations that date back to broadway in 1986. # gonna pay #... anthony rapp, on the left here in the musical rent, says spacey invited him to a party, carried him on to a bed, climbed on top of him and made a sexual advance. rapp, who was 14 at the time, said he squirmed away and left the house. in a statement, kevin spacey said he did not remember the encounter, but if it happened, i

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.gram says it's trying to crackdown on people posting animal selfies that fuel the harmful treatment of wildlife. it's after campaigners claim that the growing trend of tourists taking photos alongside wild creatures is leading to a rise in animals being snatched from the wild by irresponsible tour operators. luxmy gopal reports. snapping a selfie with the local wildlife. for some tourists, this is pa rt wildlife. for some tourists, this is part of the holiday experience. and hold there is a less cuddly side to it. charities are warning that the craze for posing with wildlife sell theseis craze for posing with wildlife sell these is fuelling animal cruelty. world animal protection says the number of such pictures on instagram has quadrupled in the last four yea rs. has quadrupled in the last four years. it says behind the scenes, many creatures have been snatched from the wild i tour operators, are keptin from the wild i tour operators, are kept in paul conditions and harmed by interact

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.'s government have been discussed in the european parliament. mep's were debating whether britain has made "sufficient progress" to move on to talks on trade. they voted no, and criticised what they saw as the divisions in mrs may's cabinet leaving them unsure who is in charge of britain's negotiations. from strasbourg, adam fleming has more. reporter: how's it going, mr barnier? going well? everybody. it's not going well, everybody, the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier told meps at their gleaming home in strasbourg. the eu says it means the uk can't have what it wants — moving on from talks about brexit issues to talks about the future relationship. and, they say, britain is to blame. the prime minister's speech in florence was conciliatory, but speeches are not negotiation positions. and as michel barnier, the commission's excellent chief negotiator said last week, work still remains to be done. we have not yet made the sufficient progress needed. a few — a very few — think it's

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.le have been killed and more than 500 injured at a music festival in las vegas — america's worst ever mass shooting. james cook is there for us. bring us up to date with the latest? yes, this is the deadliest mass shooting in modern, recent us history. it happened at the mandalay bay hotel, the gunman high up in the hotel showing bullets down onto the concertgoers below in the shadow of the city ‘s international airport. it was a terrifying attack which went on and on. people spoke of the gunman reloading time and time again. he has been identified as stephen paddock, a 64—year—old man who lived about an hours drive from las vegas and the police so far at least seem to be baffled as to why he would have done this. the fbi say there is no direct link the new between him and any terrorist group. he seems to have had no previous brushes with the law. he seems to have lived out a relatively quiet life. so nobody seems to have any idea what was behind this. president trump says this is evil

laura kuenssberg, thank you. abuse inquiry, has heard that prosecutors lied to the press in 1979 about the existence of serious allegations against the liberal mp sir cyril smith. it heard that officers who had been investigating claims that cyril smith abused teenage boys in rochdale had decided there was a case, but prosecutors decided not to take action. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has more details. in the 1960s, they called him mr rochdale. good to see you. he became mayor the town for labour, but defected to the liberals. do you want a man to represent you or do you want a party robot? in the 60s, it was never revealed that he had been accused of sexually abusing deprived boys. now this public inquiry intends, finally, to get the bottom of it. the decision to embark upon this investigation was, in part, in response to the public concern that some politicians, including cyril smith, were involved in child sexual abuse and able to abuse with impunity because they were protected by the establishm

from brussels, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg.ou, her report contains flashing images. final press conference. tick tock, tick tock. european leaders took 90 seconds today to decide that brexit talks haven't gone far enough to move on. time is pressing. they will start talks about talks. yet until the uk says it is prepared to pay, no bigger deal. i am ambitious and positive for britain's future and for these negotiations but i know we still have some way to go. both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit, and we should recognise what has been achieved to date. do you deny that you've made clear to your eu counterparts that you are willing to pay many more billions than you've already indicated to settle our accounts as we leave? what i've made clear to my eu counterparts in relation to financial contribution is what i set out in my florence speech, which is that i have said that nobody need be concerned for the current budget plan that they would have to either pay in more, or receive les

many thoughts, from westminster, laura kuenssberg.s defended the major extension of the government's main welfare reforms, amid concerns from some conservative mps about the impact on claimants. universal credit combines six benefits into a single payment and is being introduced across the uk. as more accounts emerge of the difficulties and delays some people have been experiencing, the labour leaderjeremy corbyn called on theresa may to ‘show some humanity‘ and suspend its implementation. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has met one woman who's still waiting for payment, months after claiming. hi, holly. hiya. here's your food parcel. thank you. when you've nothing, small mercies can mean everything. thank you. this is holly sargent‘s umpteenth food parcel. she first applied for universal credit eight months ago. she's still waiting for her first payment. without her mother's help, she'd be destitute. how have you got by? beyond your mother, what else have you had to do? starve. she's sold everything she owns. she'

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.tson. there seems to be consensus something must be done, what is on the table? absolutely, most people are condemning what has been going on, but we do not have a clear idea of what will emerge. there have been developments tonight, not new allegations, but developments about how to do with allegations. the powerful house of commons commission met this evening, an administrative body chaired byjohn bercow, andrea leadsom sits on that committee. they have agreed the current procedures requiring urgent review, they will be working with political parties to find very few find a way forward. very few specific suggestions from that meeting. also tonight, labour's chief whip and the chair of the parliamentary labour party have written to all labour mps reminding them of the existing procedures for dealing with complaints from staff about the conduct of mps. they have released nine very tightly typed pages setting out their procedures, which can culminate in the suspension or expulsion of an

our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. since she last went off to the commons, she has survived an attempt to force her out, lost her voice in front of the nation and, if that's not all, ministers‘ antics have been fodder for the front pages. but the biggerjob in hand is to get the brexit talks moving. statement, the prime minister. theresa may, trying, hoping, to ignore the pressure on her. but first — to tory nods — she said no deal might be an option. while i believe it is profoundly in all our interests for the negotiations to succeed, it is also our responsibility as a government to prepare for every eventuality. so that is exactly what we are doing. her option now, to dismiss the enemies. notjust with a shake of the head, but a determination to screw down on the other side. as we look forward to the next stage, the ball is in their court. but i'm optimistic it will receive a positive response. their answer to that claim — it's not me, it's you. there doesn't seem to be much of a mood for progress in this week's bruss

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.brussels and our correspondent chris —— chris morris is there. are you detecting signs of movement? some movement but not the movement? some movement but not the movement the british government has been hoping for. i've seen a copy of an early draft of the conclusions of next week's eu summit and they make very clear that the other 27 agree with michelle barney that sufficient progress has not yet been made in those talks —— michel barnier. that's not really a surprise but the uk side was hoping perhaps the other 27 would agree to expand mr barnier‘s mandate a little bit to enable him to talk about transitional arrangements with the uk, but that's not what the draft statement says. the words can of course still change but at the moment itjust says the 27 should talk amongst themselves about transition and about future arrangements. no direct talks with the uk until the de deadlock we saw has been broken and that mainly boils down to one sentence in theresa may's speech in florence. tha

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels.sists london will "remain the world's leading financial centre", after the head of goldman sachs cast further doubt about the bank's future in the uk post—brexit. lloyd blankfein tweeted that he'll be spending a lot more time in frankfurt, where the bank is now planning to shift a portion of its uk operations. let's speak to our business editor, simonjack, who's in the city for us this evening. how do you assess the importance of this tweet from the head of goldman's? it's very important because goldman sachsis it's very important because goldman sachs is quite simply the most famous investment bank in the world. it employs 6000 people here and like many international banks it uses london as a hub to sell its services to the eu which they are allowed to do under so—called passport schemes. that model is threatened by brexit. it's no secret goldman sachs has been considering frankfurt as part of its contingency planning. this rather jaunty tweet from lloyd blankfein, who doesn't tweet m

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. 0ur europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels.s saying she feels ambitious and positive about future negotiations. is that feeling shared by other eu leaders? those leaders have now all gone away from brussels, but during the summit, in terms of content absolutely nothing changed in terms of brexit. eu leaders are still insisting more progress has to be made on the divorce issues, notably money, before they will entertain the idea of talking about trade and transition deals, which was what the prime minister wanted. so much for content. in terms of tone and style, things did change and she actually had a pretty good summit. she was surrounded by the other leaders of the yukon and on the whole they chose to focus not on what britain has not yet brought to the negotiating table, and there is frustration about that, but to talk about what has been achieved. they we re about what has been achieved. they were also queueing up to praise theresa may for her florence speech and to say, don't panic, we could be ready to talk about trade an

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.ised after being accused of making sexual advances towards a teenage actor in the 1980s. the claim was made by anthony rapp, who was 14 at the time of the alleged incident. mr spacey said he didn't remember the encounter but if it did happen it would have been deeply inappropriate. from los angeles, our correspondent james cook reports. they say we get the leaders we deserve... kevin spacey is one of the biggest names in show business — a two—time oscar winner currently starring in the netflix political drama house of cards. but his reputation is now in jeopardy because of allegations that date back to broadway in 1986. anthony rapp — on the left here in the musical rent — says spacey invited him to a party, carried him onto a bed, climbed on top of him and made a sexual advance. rapp, who was 14 at the time, said he squirmed away and left the house. in a statement, kevin spacey said he did not remember the encounter but, if it happened, it would have been "deeply inappropriate drunken

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.ke her voice heard, mrs may did make a series of policy announcements in her speech. 0ur deputy political editorjohn pienaar takes a look now at the detail of the prime minister's pledges. theresa may's big speech was meant to be a crowd pleaser. pledges and policies to show those feeling the pinch she's on their side and try to get tory doubters back on hers. let me tell you something... so she came with plans to help out in the housing market and give a hand with fuel bills. the tories promised to cap energy bills before the last election, then dropped the idea. the treasury never liked what it saw as crude interference in the market. energy companies claim losing revenue could mean cuts in vital investment, but mrs may was out to help ha rd—pressed customers. the energy market punishes loyalty with higher prices. and the most loyal customers, the most loyal customers are often those with lower incomes, the elderly, people with lower qualifications and people who rent their homes. th

accused of undermining the prime minister on brexit — but mrs may told our political editor laura kuenssberges a cabinet which isn't full of yes men. reporter: happy with boris' speech? leading is lonely. but theresa may has to walk her party back from the edge, persuade the tories again before trying with the rest of us that they were right to put her in charge. i recognise that there are people who feel left behind, there are parts of our communities that feel left behind and it's government's job to ensure that opportunities are there for everyone. when you make that case now, you make it with passion. but when you talk to your colleagues, mps, activists, some ministers here at conference this week, they don't always feel that. they don't always see that. 0ne told me they worry there's a smell of decay around the conference, that the party is somehow finding itself in a downward spiral. one of your colleagues compared your leadership to gordon brown. there is a real need in this country to ensure that the economy is working across the whole country, that people can feel benefits across th

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels.ow speak to allie renison, head of eu and trade policy for the institute of directors. shejoins me from our washington bureau. so the mood music in brussels at the eu summit, it perhaps seems to be a little better, is business encouraged, do you think? most people didn't expect there to be a huge declaration of sufficient progress, including the business community in this october summit. it doesn't mean we haven't been urging both sides to show sufficient progress to be able to at least discuss interim arrangements in the context of a phase two relationship issue. all eyes will be on what happens between now and the december summit on those three initial issues. reading between the lines, doesn't look like both sides are showing more flexibility? bertone has changed i am hoping the substance has changed. it is not about resolving the three separation issues, it is about sufficient progress and that might be arbitrarily worded. as each negotiating round inches by, we see gaps being draw

our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. number 11, where the money is counted.r 10, where decisions are made. and, behind that scaffolding, number nine downing st, where brexit plans are made. but, when it comes to paying insurance policies in case it all goes wrong, the government can't yet agree. the chancellor this morning saying we shouldn't pay that much, at least not yet. i don't believe that we should be in the business of spending, of making potentially nugatory expenditure, until the very last moment, when we need to do so. so we will be ready, we will spend the money in a timely fashion to ensure that we are ready, but we will not spend it earlier than necessary. in other words, he is not in the mood to sign off brexit billionsjust in case there isn't a deal. yet cabinet sources suggest, when ministers met yesterday, when they actually got in... front door, please! ..that there was a row around the table about precisely that. number 10 admits there was a brief conversation, but denies a ding—dong. yet brexit backers are cross with what they see as the

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.ef look at some of the day's other other news stories... the man shot by police last week off the m5 motorway near bristol has been named as spencer ashworth. the police complaints watchdog said a post—mortem showed the 29—year—old died from gunshot injuries. the government has confirmed it will go ahead with the roll—out of universal credit after trials in four pilot areas. research for the bbc has found that 84% of people receiving the benefit — which combines six previous benefits — are in rent arrears. the head of uber in the uk — jo bertram — is standing down as the company fights a decision to remove its licence to operate in london. last month, transport for london announced that the firm was "unfit" to run a taxi service. uber has said ms bertram's departure is not connected to its licensing problems. three american scientists, who discovered the secret of the body clock, have won the nobel prize for physiology or medicine. the body clock — or circadian rhythm — is the reason t

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels.d out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are political correspondent for the telegraph laura hughes, and kate forrester, political correspondent for the huffington post. oxford and cambridge universities are still struggling to offer places to students from less privileged backgrounds. new figures show that the parents of most students given 0xbridge places have professional or managerialjobs. the data was obtained by the labour mp david lammy who has accused oxford and cambridge of perpetuating a "social apartheid". the figures also show a huge geographical divide. almost half of the 0xbridge offer went to students in london and the south east. while in wales just 3% of students received an offer from oxford or cambridge. the universities both say they are trying to improve access. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. centuries of scholarship, one of the top universities

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels.l take to our political correspondent eleanor garnier in westminster. but first to damian grammaticas who is in brussels. so many words get used, it sometimes impenetrable as an onlooker. what do the eu 27 specifically want from the uk to start talking about trade? very simply, you heard some of them say it right there, they need the uk to sit down at the negotiating table and be detailed, to come clean at the negotiating table about what it is actually going to propose to do with the money, so to do with how much it is prepared to pay, leaving the eu, the financial commitments. that does not mean there is some, it just means detail about what theresa may is saying that she is going to pay for. the same thing with the irish issue, about how to deal with the border in northern ireland. between the north and south. how are they going to sort up that problem, they going to sort up that problem, the proposals, and the same thing with the issue of citizens, eu citizens living in the uk. how

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.arrived in the us territory of puerto rico to assess damage caused by hurricane maria two weeks ago. joining us, our north american correspondent. what is the president said? he had a tour of some of the devastation that you can still see, 13 days on. he looked from the air. then apparently meeting some people on the ground. his comments, when he first landed... not going to go down well with border regions. 95% of this island remains without power. most without mobile phone communications. more than half of population. also without running water. donald trump said that the response from the united states had been great, he praised those on the ground but also joked about how much money the puerto rican ‘s work costing the americans, and compared it to costing the americans, and compared ittoa costing the americans, and compared it to a "real" disaster with hurricane katrina. it is not about the number dead, of it is the fact that these people feel that despite the fact they are an ame

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, manchester.ttle to make her voice heard, mrs may did make a series of policy announcements in her speech. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar takes a look now at the detail of the prime minister's pledges. theresa may's big speech was meant to be a crowd pleaser. pledges and policies to show those feeling the pinch she's on their side and try to get tory doubters back on hers. let me tell you something... so she came with plans to help out in the housing market and give a hand with fuel bills. the tories promised to cap energy bills before the last election, then dropped the idea. the treasury never liked what it saw as crude interference in the market. energy companies claim losing revenue could mean cuts in vital investment, but mrs may was out to help ha rd—pressed customers. the energy market punishes loyalty with higher prices. and the most loyal customers, the most loyal customers are often those with lower incomes, the elderly, people with lower qualifications and people who rent their

laura kuenssberg reports from manchester.ection. before then they hardly knew they would have to really take their enemies on. now if they are sure of one thing it's that, withjeremy corbyn in the ascendancy, they need to fight. he is a clear and present danger to our prosperity. by abandoning market economics, jeremy corbyn's labour has abandoned the aspirations of ordinary working people. we must be the party which picks them up and delivers on them. attack after attack on labour, and pushback to those who suggest the way the country does business is done. our economy is not broken, it is fundamentally strong. and while no—one suggests a market economy is perfect, it is the best system yet designed for making people steadily better off over time, and underpinning strong and sustainable public services for everyone. and with the government's differences over how we leave the eu, a barely masked plea. we must not downplay the difficulty, nor underestimate the complexities. this will be one of the most challenging tasks ever u

the bbc's political editor laura kuenssberg described it as a nightmare speech. you can find out more on the bbc website. more important developments in catalonia's push for independence from spain. in the last 90 minutes the catalan president said the result of the independence referendum on sunday has to be applied. remember, the spanish government does not recognise the vote but the regional government says 90% of the people voted in favour of independence. this is the president saying... he goes on... well, in the last few minutes we have had a response from the spanish prime minister, saying... this ties in with the central argument of the spanish government, that the vote on sunday was illegal. nonetheless, it looks like a declaration of independence could be just days away. so, like a declaration of independence could bejust days away. so, if like a declaration of independence could be just days away. so, if that we re could be just days away. so, if that were to happen, what would happen next? here is gavin lee. what would happen on monday? this is what w

commissionjean—claude juncker in brussels on monday, that's coming from the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssbergl with david davis for the meetings and her office has confirmed the meeting is saying they are a long planned part of the prime minister build—up toa planned part of the prime minister build—up to a build—up to the european council summit on thursday. let's get the sports news. tennis first, roger federer beating a rafa nadal to claim his sixth title of the year. among the six is the italian open and wimbledon and this victory means he could still replace this victory means he could still re pla ce rafa this victory means he could still replace rafa nadal as world number one by the end of the year. its 13 long years since roger federer first played rafa its 13 long years since roger federerfirst played rafa nadal, rafa nadal had won 23 of their 37 meetings but roger federer had won the last four and that momentum seemed to carry him. he broke the spaniard in the first game. nadal did not threaten the swiss serve and federer serve did take the first set 6-4 federer serve did take the f

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. labour party, and the first ever minister for women in tony blair's government — described the kind of reform she'd like to see introduced to tackle sexual at harassment at westminster. i think that what is really important is that has to be anonymity in the process so that complainants can make their complaint and complainants can make their complaintand a complainants can make their complaint and a fairly, independently investigated. i've been for decades, this has gone on and it's absolutely time that it stopped. john bercow seemed to suggest that the house must put in place procedures, but it is also up to the parties to get their house in order. why do think it has taken until now for parties to look properly at their procedures on sexual harassment and bullying?|j think sexual harassment and bullying?” think there is two things, one is it is difficult for some at the bottom of the system to complain about somebody at the top of the system. but also, the tribal party divisions in

laura kuenssberg is in westminster. both sides saying it is up westminster.oth sides saying it is up to the other? that's right. theresa may and the tories have taken a political battering in the last few days as the cabinet appeared to be squabbling among themselves. but today theresa may's mainjob was to themselves. but today theresa may's main job was to look as if she is in charge, to look like she means business. in brussels, another round of those vital talks begin. since she last went to the house of commons she survived an attempt to force arrived, lost boys in front of the nation, and if that's not all, ministers‘ antics the nation, and if that‘s not all, ministers‘ antics have been fodder for the pages. but the biggerjob in hand is to get the date —— brexit talks moving. statement, the prime minister. theresa may trying, hoping to ignore the pressure on her. but first, two tory nods, she said no deal might be an option. wile i believe it is profoundly in our interests for the negotiations to succeed, it is also our responsibility as a the government

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. there is much more on the website. news. egyptian authorities say at least 30 members of the security forces have been killed in a clash with islamist militants in the western desert. the interior ministry said the militants had fired on the troops as they raided their hideout in the bahariya 0asis. a number of suspected militants from a group called hasm were also killed. the world health organization has appointed president robert mugabe of zimbabwe as a "goodwill ambassador" to help tackle non—communicable diseases. critics say that during president mugabe's 37—year rule, health services in zimbabwe have sharply deteriorated. forensic experts investigating the death of the left—wing chilean poet, pablo neruda, have said that he didn't die of prostate cancer as previously thought and could have been poisoned. they will now carry out tests on a toxin found in his remains. pablo neruda, a nobel laureate, died less than two weeks after the military coup led by general augusto pinochet in 1973. police in brazil have arre

our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. number 11, where the money is counted. where decisions are made. and behind that scaffolding, number 9 downing st, where brexit plans are made. but when it comes to paying insurance policies in case it all goes wrong, the government can't yet agreed. chancellor. the chancellor this morning saying we shouldn't pay that much, at least not yet. i don't believe that we should be in the business of spending, of making potentially nugatory expenditure until the very last moment when we need to do so. so we will be ready, we will spend the money in a timely fashion to ensure that we are ready but we will not spend it earlier than necessary. in other words, he's not in the mood to sign off brexit billionsjust in case there is a deal. yet cabinet sources suggest when ministers met yesterday, when they actually got in... front door, please! that there was a row around the table about precisely that. number 10 admits there was a brief conversation but denied a ding—dong. yet brexit backers are cross with what they see as the treasury

our political editor, laura kuenssberg reports from manchester. chanting. tory scum!nd it hard to listen to that, let alone agree. the tory conference a magnet for discontent and fury. most of it peaceful. some distinctly not. cheering. but theresa may does think she needs to pay attention to the national mood. after labour courted votes promising to scrap university fees in england, they'll be frozen. and there's a confirmation of a rethink, too. when we set that policy, what we expected was going to happen is there would be a range, a diversity in the system. that we'd see universities perhaps offering shorter courses, that we'd see universities offering courses at fees under the maximum. that hasn't happened. we've got to look at it again. ambitions to change policy won't matter much, though, if she can't pull her party together. stirrer—in—chief in most tory mps' minds — the foreign secretary. all ministers, though, deny they are trying to cause trouble. wait a minute, boys, i'm walking the wrong way. but the danger, they look like they are attacking each other ra

bbc political editor laura kuenssberg said may was explicitly spelling out the possibility of no dealm the former communications director for david cameron. alex forsyth is live with us cameron. alex forsyth is live with us in westminster, that might surprise some people, that those no deal preparations are under way. theresa may said from the beginning that if the uk didn't get the deal and wanted, it would walk away from the talks altogether. the phrase and she used was no deal is better than a bad deal, so that is not new in its own right, but what we have heard from theresa may today, and what we have seen in these government papers that have been published, setting out future customs and trade arrangements, is a bit of a hardening of that position, tangible evidence that the government is considering this as a possibility. so in those papers, it talks about minimising disruption to businesses and travellers, if the talks were to collapse and the uk was to leave without a deal, so i think what it shows is the uk government is thinking that this might happen, we have to be ready if

our political editor laura kuenssberg has more. this contains some flash photography. wasn't there to help. eu super girl and anti—brexit campaigner had slinked her way in today. but listening to the eu chief negotiator it will need a real superhero to get this moving. translation: we have had useful technical discussions michel barnier said. but we are in deadlock. it is disturbing. that means the talks won't go his way for now. to start talking trade, in the future. the position we are in now is defined by the council's criteria of sufficient progress, the next step is the european council in october, and clearly we would like them to give michel barnier the means to broaden the negotiation, it is up to them whether they do it. i think it is in the interest of europe and the united kingdom they do. listen carefully though. it was not all doom. a promise to find way. for now, though, the talks are stuck. her cabinet at home, split on what to do, the prime minister left with a brave face. there has been good progress made in these talks and michel barnier himself has r