a big thank you to my guests this evening, polly mackenzie and tim montgomerie.s of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. a big thank you to my guests this evening, polly mackenzie and tim montgomerie. that's all from us tonight, and goodbye. somalia has for decades been ravaged by civil war, with tens of thousands of people being killed, and millions displaced from their homes. the islamist extremist group al—sha baab has established strongholds in the south and centre of the country, and it is extremely dangerous for journalists trying to cover the conflict. in all, 38 have died in the last few years. as part of the bbc‘s beyond fake news season, looking at threats to free and independent media around the world, our africa editor fergal keane. reports now from somalia. this is the story of young africans risking everything in the cause of truth, in a place where nearly 40 journalists have been killed in less than a

thank you, polly mackenzie and lynn davidson.ews website. it is all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you, polly mackenzie and lynn davidson. goodbye. welcome. without a competitive win this year, and relegated from their nations league group, martin o'neill and his backroom team have left their roles with the republic of ireland. he said it is with a heavy heart he leaves, following a run of poor results. joe lynskey reports. one was the tactician, the other had the temperament. it was the blend of personalities that ireland hoped would promise so much. and it comes now. the public have scored, and the place is going mad! —— the republic of ireland have scored. this was the high point of o'neill and keane's revolution, a win against italy took them to the knockout stage of the euros, but the next cycle would bring harder times and key players‘ retirements were exposed in world cup qualifying, where ireland's hopes of reachi

and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers polly mackenzie, directore think tank, demos, and the conservative commentator, tim montgomerie. stay with us for that. good evening. theresa may says brexit talks are in the endgame, but negotiations are immensely difficult, and a deal on how the uk leaves the european union, will not be struck at any cost. the uk leaves the european union will not be struck at any cost. the prime minister is still hoping to announce a draft agreement with brussels by the end of the month, triggering a special eu summit. but now, several cabinet ministers have privately told the bbc that mrs may should drop her current strategy for brexit as they believe it won't get through parliament, and some are suggesting she should walk away from talks. here's our political editor, laura kuennsberg. her report does contain some flash photography. fanfare trumpets can't drown out the turmoil. the prime minister had hoped by now to clinch her brexit deal but a pact with brussels isn't ready and some of her colleagues even believe she shou

with me are polly mackenzie, director of demos, and lynn davidson, the sun's whitehall correspondent.already in. we're living a nightmare, writes the daily mail, the words of the wife of british student matthew hedges, who's been jailed for life for spying in the uae. on the financial times, a picture of theresa may and jean claude juncker after their brexit meeting in brussels, in which they made "good progress". that photograph is also on the front page of the daily telegraph, alongside a warning from the foreign secretary to the prime minister that her brexit plan could leave the uk in a "turkey trap", linked to the eu for years to come. a shocking rise in child diabetes claims the daily express, quoting new figures that almost 7000 people with type 2 diabetes are now under the age of 25. and the i leads with the advice from the education secretary, that children should climb trees, cook and sleep outdoors, to build resilience. that's the gloves of the papers, and let's start with our front page. —— glimpse of the papers. a pretty shocking case of a student arrested in dubai given

thank you, polly mackenzie and lynn davidson. goodbye for now. hello there.lier on today and they did not feel quite as cold. still went three pitch mind you. we did have some welcome sunshine earlier on and we are paying the price for that now underneath the clear skies. still a few showers, and they will clear away from the southwest. they will linger into northern ireland and the parts of scotland. there are lots of clouds in the north sea to push their way towards our shores. the of that there are clear skies with rust developing and we could be down to —6 or —7 in southern england. this is scotland, and western scotland it will be bright and sunday with a cold and frosty start of the eastern scotland was a much more clouds and showers. showers overnight in northern ireland. there will make their way towards the west and we will see sunshine developing. a bit of a mixture across northern england, and that cloud slipping its weight perhaps into the east. most of the day we will have sunshine across southern parts of england, and a nice sort of day across m

with me are polly mackenzie, who's director of the left—leaning think—tank, demos, and the conservative sneak preview, let's bring you up—to—date with the front pages so far. the metro reports on the case of a couple who have been convicted of belonging to a neo—nazi terrorist group that aimed to spark a race war. the i says the government looks set to lose a parliamentary vote on fixed—odds betting terminals. the mail says former foreign secretary boris johnson is urging the uk to offer asylum to a pakistani christian who spent eight years in jail for blasphemy and was released from death row after she was cleared last month. the guardian says time is running out for the prime minister to reach a brexit deal with her eu counterparts in time for a november summit. the daily telegraph claims theresa may will be warned by senior eurosceptic cabinet ministers that leaving the eu without a deal would be better than giving in to brussels demands on brexit. the daily star has a story about lisa riley making a return to emmerdale after 17 years away from the soap. and the daily mirror leads wi

and at 11:30pm, we'll take another in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers polly mackenzie andn. stay with us for that. good evening. the prime minister says she has made good progress in the brexit talks in brussels this evening with the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. they have been discussing the political declaration which sets out what the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be after brexit. but theresa may says she will return to brussels on saturday to continue discussions ahead of the planned summit on sunday. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the deal is not quite lined up. the prime minister not here for the final handshake. instead of deal done on the agreement that will shape the eu and the uk for years, theresa may will be back on saturday for more talks, not the original plan. we have given sufficient direction to negotiators and the work will start immediately. i now plan to return for further meetings including with presidentjunker on saturday to discuss how we can bring to conclusion this process and bring i

our guests joining me tonight are polly mackenzie, director of demos, and lynn davidson, the sun's whitehall in the united arab emirates for spying. 31—year—old matthew hedges, who was studying at durham university, was in the uae researching the country's foreign and internal security policies when he was detained by the authorities in may. his wife, who was in court this morning, says her husband is innocent and called for the uk government to take a stand. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says he's shocked and disappointed by the verdict, and has warned of repercussions for the relationship between the two countries. from abu dhabi, paul blake reports. matthew hedges, in happier times with his wife, daniela. the durham university academic was in the united arab emirates to research the country's foreign policy, but as he was about to return to the uk, he was detained, with his family saying he was held in solitary confinement, forced to sign a confession in arabic and fed a cocktail of drugs. today, despite hopes for his release, the academic was sentenced to life in prison. his wife,

our guests joining me tonight are polly mackenzie, who's director of the left—leaning think—tank, demos tim montgomerie. theresa may is under renewed pressure from some in her own party, who are unhappy with her proposals for britain leaving the european union. but the prime minister still hopes to announce an agreement with brussels this month, though problems over the northern ireland border still persist. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. where can the prime ministerfind shelter? not in parliament, not in brussels. and for number ten, they know theresa may can't be sure of finding full support for her brexit plan in the cabinet yet. these don't sound like the words of a minister eager to sign up... the important thing is that there's two checks on this deal. there's cabinet, and there's parliament, and so cabinet'sjob is to put something to parliament that's going to deliver on the referendum result, and we need to work together as a cabinet to do that, and i'm going to be supporting the prime minister to get a good deal for this country. lovely to see you. the brexit sec