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

, —— portuguesejournalist and academic, iain martin, columnist with the times newspaper, and tim montgomerielitical commentator, who founded the website conservativehome to give a voice to the party's grassroots. at times of crisis, there's always a classical analogy you can draw on. this weekend, theresa may resembles sisyphus, who according to greek myth spent eternity rolling a huge boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down again. the task was laborious and futile and with no means of escape. theresa may's boulder is her chequers plan for brexit. sisyphus was punished for his deceitfulness. mrs may's job is on the line this weekend, in part because many of her backbenchers, as well as the democratic unionists who've kept her government in office, think she promised them one thing in the brexit negotiations, only to deliver something else. now she faces two challenges — one to her authority from five cabinet ministers who want her to re—open negotiations with the eu and demand changes, the other to her very survival as prime minister from those conservative mps who've submitted their

reviewers polly mackenzie, director of the think tank, demos, and the conservative commentator, tim montgomerie 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 should ditch her plan or walk away. at a grand banquet in london tonight, she sa

, —— portuguesejournalist and academic, iain martin, columnist with the times newspaper, and tim montgomerievoice to the party's grassroots. at times of crisis, there's always a classical analogy you can draw on. this weekend, theresa may resembles sisyphus, who according to greek myth spent eternity rolling a huge boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down again. the task was laborious and futile and with no means of escape. theresa may's boulder is her chequers plan for brexit. sisyphus was punished for his deceitfulness. mrs may's job is on the line this weekend, in part because many of her backbenchers, as well as the democratic unionists who've kept her government in office, think she promised them one thing in the brexit negotiations, only to deliver something else. now she faces two challenges — one to her authority from five cabinet ministers who want her to re—open negotiations with the eu and demand changes, the other to her very survival

conservative commentator tim montgomery.ring things up. surfers from around the world have been taking on huge waves at nazare in portugal. south african surfer grant ‘twiggy‘ baker took the title in the world surf league's big wave tour. he played it safe during the opening rounds and peaked atjust the right time to catch this massive 40—foot wave — riding it to victory. it is an extraordinary sight, isn't it? i don't know the prospects for surfers and whether the waves will be that big, but a man who does know is on the other side of the newsroom — nick miller. good weatherfor surfers? that change of wind direction does favour some parts of the uk for higher waves. most of us, on land, we are enjoying a bit more sunshine compared with how we started the day, which was rather grey and murky in places. more in the way of blue sky coming through. this is a view from northamptonshire earlier, just about in the sunshine here as we have lost the cloud. drier air is coming in around an area of high pressure on the continent, the

director of the left—leaning think—tank, demos, and the conservative commentator and journalist, tim montgomerieith 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 with the brit who died of rabies after being b

let's now talk to tim montgomerie, the conservative commentator.ended to see when the leader is up against that that the activists in that part of the —— in the party are asking for loyalty. 0ur party members as frustrated as mark francois is about the deal the prime minister has come back with? i think mark speaks for if not the majority of tory activists, certainly a very large number of them, and i think there is polling of voters which finds voters of the conservative party very split, half wanting theresa may's deal and half opposing, and split on her leadership as well, half wanting her leadership as well, half wanting her to continue, half knots. it is believed voting conservative supporters who are most disappointed with her, so i am someone who is a big brexit supporter. i am with her, so i am someone who is a big brexit supporter. iam not with her, so i am someone who is a big brexit supporter. i am not happy with this deal. it is not what i wanted, but i think it's the only game in town now, and that's why i would support it. i'm not sur

mackenzie, who's director of the left—leaning think—tank, demos, and the conservative commentator, tim montgomeriesure 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 secretary's trying to make it work, but it might need

billowing sme, leaping flames and montgomery county firefighters work iing to knock down a fast-moving tire. heck tim hick moments captured on a cell phone this morning. >> when i came out, it was just coming out. >> reporter: but just more than one hour before, bobby says he spoke with one of his nghbors who lived next door that now burned out western avenue home. >> he sees through my window that i'm open and he called me. we were chatting. >> reporter: the subject recurring topic for the two. an older man who lived with his rly mother. >> there's nothing to say. i have known him forever. >> reporter: close to 1:00 a.m. calls began coming to fire dispatches in the district and monlt gom ri county. both departments arrive object on the scene with fire crews standing by as montgomery county firefighters went in. >> crews were operating from the front and from the rear in. such a coordinated fason that th rapidly found one victim remove. that person was found shortly after. >> fire and embers burned off two. stopped from sprayingearby houses. two neighbors lost and plans to come together to see what c