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And a legal battle with the mail on sunday. The Royal Shakepeare Company and bp the curtain comes down on their sponshorship deal after threats of a student boycott. Is this time going to be different for Katarina Johnson thompson . She makes a drean start in the heptathlon at the world championships. And coming up on bbc news, how troubled are tottenham . Four months on from the Champions League final, they are hammered at home 7 2 by bayern munich. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson has made his First Party Conference speech as leader and hes used it to spell out his new offer to break the brexit deadlock. The most significant change to the deal theresa may tried to negotiate is over what happens in Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister said the uk had compromised and called on brussels to do the same. So lets look at this new brexit offer. Northern ireland will stay in the eu Single Market for all goods. That means accepting its rules and standards. But it would not remain in the Eu Customs Union meaning it would benefit from any future trade deals negotiated by the uk. And all of this would depend on a vote at the Northern Ireland assembly. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. 70 days into office, a man in a hurry. A matter of hours perhaps before he will know and we will know, if he has a chance of getting a different deal with the eu. If he ought to be nervous, it didnt show. Applause the darling of this hall, four yea rs, the darling of this hall, four years, and now he is their Prime Minister. Leader here, but have no control of parliament, and now were predicting what will next. His first target, the humourless hostility of politics itself. If parliament were a reality tv show, then the whole of the bus, im afraid, would be voted out of the jungle by now. At least we would have had the consolation of watching the speaker being forced to eat a kangaroo testicle. With friends and family loving alone, the labour position of holding another referendum on the eu was next. Second referendum on the eu, can you imagine . Another three years of this. But that is thejeremy corbyn agenda, to stay in the eu beyond october 31, playing a month the privilege. He is determined to get us privilege. He is determined to get us out of the eu, but how . When there is so much hostility. This is not an anti european country. We are european. We love europe. I love europe, anyway. Today in brussels, we are tabling what i believe are constructive and reasonable proposals which provide a compromise for both sides. We will under no circumstances have checks at or near the border in Northern Ireland. We will allow the uk whole and entire, to withdraw from the eu, with control over our to withdraw from the eu, with control over oui own to withdraw from the eu, with control over our own trade policy from the start. Applause yes, this is a compromise by the uk andi yes, this is a compromise by the uk and i hope that our brains understand that and compromise in their turn. In a ref in a letter tojean claude their turn. In a ref in a letter to Jean Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister has laid out what he believes is a fair and reasonable compromise, spelling out a replacement for the controversial backstop, the guarantee against a ha rd backstop, the guarantee against a hard border in ireland, promising solution is compatible with the good friday agreement to protect the peace process. The plan would create an all ireland regulatory zone where goods and agriculture in Northern Ireland would follow eu rules, but the Northern Ireland assembly would have to vote to approve that plan, and every four years after that. There would have to be some new customs checks, but carried out electronically, or on business premises. No new customs posts and a commitment never to introduce checks at the border. But the vital response from island . At the border. But the vital response from island . Wait and see. The that be lost in translation . A guarded response from the eu. Angela merkel said, we will examine the proposals closely, but it is important that the eu sticks together. And even if they say yes when voted through . It is worse than theresa mays deal. I cant see it getting the support he thinks it will get. And it will take us into a regime in britain of deregulation. Older crucially, the tories Northern Irish ally seem to be on board. We believe this is a serious and sensible way forward, to have engagement with the European Union, ina way engagement with the European Union, in a way that allows us all in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, and therefore, we will be supporting this plan. If those talks cannot get going and the proposals have no chance with the eu, then borisjohnson would have no hesitation taking us out of the eu without a deal, even though parliament has changed the law to try to stop him, but this crowd would push it to do it somehow. Let us would push it to do it somehow. Let us be in no doubt, conference, of what the alternative is. The alternative is no deal. And that is not an outcome we want, it is not an outcome that we seek at all, but let me tell you, my friends, it is an outcome for which we are ready. Applause are we ready for it . Yes, we are. Are we ready for it . Yes, we are. Are we ready for it . Yes, we are. Are we determined to resolve this . Yes, we are. Ironically, for brexits chief cheerleader, his wish is to stop talking about our departure from the eu, and move on. We are about to do something no one thought we could do, a giant step, to reboot our politics, to relaunch ourselves into the world, and to dedicate ourselves again to the simple proposition that we are here to serve the democratic will of the british people. Applause conference, lets get brexit done, and lets bring this country together. Thank you very much. Cheering both of those goals so much easier said than done. Borisjohnson has spent years looking for this coveted place on the platform leading his party but how long he may be able to stay there depends not on the show of faith of this crowd but on a leap of faith of this crowd but on a leap of faith, perhaps, in brussels. Of faith of this crowd but on a leap of faith, perhaps, in brusselslj thought of faith, perhaps, in brussels. thought his speech was superb, absolutely spot on. Thought his speech was superb, absolutely spoton. It was brilliant, funny, inspiring and uplifting. No more paralysis and stagnation. Lets get brexit done. Youre the brexit secretary, will you get this deal done . We are working hard on these proposals, and both sides want a deal. But one thing is not the same as getting. This is a Prime Minister and a party you want brexit to be done, but who simply cannot know right now what they are walking into next. Laura kuenssberg is in manchester. He made it sound like a take it or leave it offer. How much of a gamble is this . It isa it is a big move, a big gamble. The uk government is hoping that both sides will be locked away, getting on with negotiations, that this might be some kind of basis for getting to an agreement. So far, the response is guarded from the eu, not surprisingly, this is complicated stuff. It may be some days before we realise if theres a chance. Although Boris Johnson realise if theres a chance. Although borisjohnson promised that for him brexit was about taking back control, he is not at this moment in control, he is not at this moment in control of this process. He and his tea m control of this process. He and his team have to stew, and wait for the judgment of others. He has been speaking on the phone toJean Claude Juncker, to Angela Merkel and the irish leader, leo varadkar, but at this moment it is simply not up to him what happens next. And if this process fails, then his choice would be to take us out of the European Union next month anyway, but then he would find parliament and the law standing in his way. Borisjohnson was giving a heros welcome at the Party Conference in manchester. This crowd felt like they were right behind him, but that is not the same as the country, of course, not the same as the European Union, and it is not certain at all that he will be able to live up to their hopes and expectations. Laura, thank you. Ever since negotiations with the eu began, its been clear that what happens to the border between northeren ireland and the eu is the sticking point. Its a complicated issue, and a highly technical one. Weve asked our deputy Political Editorjon pienaar to look at the detail. So, the Prime Minister has finally hatched a plan, and all thats left is to see if it flies a plan for the uk to leave as one, and still keep the irish border open when it becomes an eu border. So, the aims to get from this uk and ireland part of the Customs Union no trade tarrifs, border taxes and inside the Single Market, with the same rules and standards on goods, so no checks needed. To this. The uk leaves the eu, with a Free Trade Agreement by 2021 with no trade tariffs though some say its bound to take longer. But how . Thejohnson offer is that mainland britain leaves the Customs Union and the Single Market free to strike outside trade deals where it can, and set new standards for goods if it wants, though that would mean checks and form filling, and could affect access to european markets. But heres the big sticking point. Northern ireland leaves the Customs Union, too. The dup insist on that, seeing it as a test of uk membership. So there would have to be some customs control with the republic, just to collect taxes due on goods from outside the uk and the eu. Ireland says any border checks or control posts would disrupt the peace settlement called the good friday agreement, theyd maybe become terrorist targets and the eu says the same. The british suggestion of checks away from the border online and just a few physical inspections is seen in brussels as wide open to smuggling. And thats not the only problem. The johnson offer keeps Northern Ireland in the Single Market for and this is new all goods, not just food and agricultural products. Same rules and regulations on all sides, in other words. But that obviously means there would be checks on goods from the british mainland to Northern Ireland, which could cross into the republic and the eu. Will the dup live with that . Will the eu . There would be no border checks, so brussels is worried about its rules and standards being ignored. And borisjohnson says for the sake of democracy and the union, the Northern Ireland Assembly Must approve before any new system kicks in during the transition period, and every four years afterwards. So, not the permanent guarantee brussels wants. If you think the plans complicated, just look at the politics. No clear sign the eus ready to sign up. Parliament has to agree any deal, if there is one. No deal, and mrjohnsons left chasing strongly brexiteer votes. And a brexit extension would mean a blame game between brussels, downing street and parliament, and a wholly unpredictable election. But then, tonight, no one can predict anything with any confidence at all. The prime minster also used his Conference Speech to talk directly to voters, saying any further attempt to frustrate brexit would have grave consequences for Peoples Trust in democracy. Our Political Correspondent alex forsyth has spent the day in the conservative marginal of cheadle near stockport. Finding a brexit solution is clearly more complex than fitting a new boiler, but that doesnt stop plenty craving a fix for the country. At his home in cheadle, nigel is frustrated at the constant wrangling over what comes next. Hes pleased that the Prime Minister is pushing an outcome, deal or not. The important thing is to get out of this stalemate situation we are in, where the country is doing nothing apart from going round in circles and arguing, and going around in circles, and arguing. Which is really destructive to business. It must be. John, who runs the company fitting this boiler, does fear the impact of further delay. He voted to leave, and doesnt approve of all of borisjohnsons tactics, but welcomes what he sees as a decisive approach. If that approach would have happened earlier in the process, we wouldnt be in this panic mode that we are in. Whilst he is trying to be decisive, hes coming across as being too arrogant, and that arrogance also concerns me. Employee andrew has a much stronger view. Fearing that that Prime Ministers high sta kes strategy could mean a no deal brexit. I think its dangerous. Because as soon as we come out of the eu, if the economy crashes, we are not going to have money to put into schools. If we go into another recession, it is just going to be more and more cuts. In this marginal tory seat, most people voted to stay in the eu. Downing street knows its do or die brexit approach, saying it is this deal or no deal, might alienate some voters in areas like this, but it is banking on enough people just wanting a resolution. For deepak, who did vote remain, an end to uncertainty is and most important thing. He runs a high end opticians which imports glasses from eu countries. He wants the government to get an exit deal, but fears further lengthy delay. The difference is between a rock and a hard place. And i think another six months is not going to gain much, really. So i would rather make a decision and move forward. Even if that means a no deal brexit . Pushed, possibly, yes. At this mother and toddler group, there is confusion and concern about the Prime Ministers offer. I think he is gambling with a lot of our futures. And i dont necessarily trust him to be the person to do it for us. I dont know whether no deal is a bad resolution. I dont know whether a deal is a good resolution. Ijust want a resolution thats good for the country. With all of the uncertainty, that is at least one thing that most people agree on. Alex forsyth, bbc news, cheadle. So, whats been the reaction from political leaders to todays offer made by borisjohnson . In a moment, well talk to our europe editor, katya adler, in brussels. But first, emma vardy, our ireland correspondent, is in stormont. Emma, boris says stormont will have a say, but its not even sitting at the moment . Youre absolutely right, and overall, theres been a very pessimistic reaction to his plans from the irish government, and from any nationalist communities who wa nted any nationalist communities who wanted to see Northern Ireland remain much closer to the eu than these proposals allow. The idea of any new customs checks on goods crossing the irish land border was something that dublin wanted to com pletely something that dublin wanted to completely avoid. But crucially for borisjohnson, he completely avoid. But crucially for Boris Johnson, he appears completely avoid. But crucially for borisjohnson, he appears to have Northern Irelands Democratic Unionist Party on board with these plans. They hated the previous agreements that had been made by theresa may, because it could have left Northern Ireland in a different regime from the rest of the uk. As you say, what borisjohnson is offering is for the Northern Ireland assembly to be able to agree to follow certain eu rules and regulations and for stormont to be able to review this every four yea rs, able to review this every four years, and it appears that has been enough to reassure the dup that its position in the uk hasnt been undermined. 0f of course, uk hasnt been undermined. Of course, it has infuriated their rivals, sinn fein, who believe it could be used to veto plans to keep an open border further down the line. Katya adler, i know it is early days, but what is the likely reaction european commission, andl likely reaction european commission, and i think he was setting the tone for the likely other responses that we will be hearing from other eu leaders once they have had chance to digester this text. And that response is a careful one, george, because in this document, there are clearly areas that go against eu red lines, such as having any kind of customs a system between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland. But the eu does not want to rush forward with a blanket rejection here, firstly because it wants a deal, and secondly because if there isnt going to be a deal, the eu does not want to be the ones slamming the door in the uks face. So, mrjuncker welcomed slamming the door in the uks face. So, mr juncker welcomed the slamming the door in the uks face. So, mrjuncker welcomed the arrival of these proposals here in brussels, it is something he has been asking for for a long time. He did express some concerns for for a long time. He did express some concerns but he also said that the eu remains available 24 7, night and day, for further negotiations, thereby putting the ball back in the uks thereby putting the ball back in the uks court. It is now up to the Prime Minister to decide, does he wa nt Prime Minister to decide, does he want a brexit deal enough to further engage with the eu or will he stick to his take it or leave it approach . And if he does, then that will be him, and not the eu, it thinks, walking away from the negotiations. Dont forget, the eu does not buy the Prime Ministers line that it is this deal or no deal. They think the next likely chapter in this long process will be another brexit extension. Katya adler, emma vardy, thank you both. The duke and duchess of sussex have completed the final day of their tour of Southern Africa, with the mail on sunday newspaper promising to vigorously defend itself against legal action brought by the couple. The duchess is claiming breach of privacy after the paper published excerpts from a handwritten letter she wrote to her father shortly after their wedding last year. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell has been following the couple his report contains flashing images. Its often been a fraught relationship between the media and the royals. Stories about them, photographs of them, sell papers. So, as the sussexes, harry and meghan, visited a township nearjohannesburg on the final day of their tour, the cameramen and reporters were there in force. He is particularly sensitive about intrusion, especially exercised about protecting his and his familys privacy. We all know the reason. There were so many moments in harrys childhood when he came to resent the media for their treatment of his mother, diana. Little surprise, perhaps, when moments such as this are recalled. But in last nights statement about the tabloid media, he referred to their obsessive pursuit of her. Ive seen what happens, he wrote, when someone i love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. At no point during the day was there any public reference to the court action begun in the past couple of days against the mail on sunday, or to harrys broadside against the tabloids in general. There was, though, this observation. We will firmly stand up for what we believe and we will do everything that we can to play our part in building a better world. In her remarks, meghan indicated how much the visit had meant to them both. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to meet with all of you, to be able to feel inspired and for welcoming us. They headed for home after a meeting with south africas president ramaphosa. Back in london, they will face the prospect of a very public battle with the mail on sunday. If the case does go to court, it will be a defining moment for them, the wider royal family and the british popular press. Nicholas witchell, bbc news, johannesburg. The Royal Shakespeare company is to end its sponsorship deal with bp. It comes after a group of students said last week that they would boycott the theatre if it continued to accept funding from the oil giant. Bp says it is dismayed, pointing out that tens of thousands of students have benefited from its £5 a ticket scheme. Lets talk to our arts editor, will gompertz, in Central London for us this evening. These companies play an important pa rt these companies play an important part in arts funding, held much of a blow do you think this is going to be . Well, george, companies such as organisations such as the National Portrait gallery behind me, also sponsored by bp, have a fairly basic funding model, a third coming from public subsidy, a third from other activities and a third from sponsorship and philanthropy and if you take one of those away, the institution can wobble a bit. I dont think that is going to happen with the rsc in this instance, i dont think bp were giving them that much money. We dont know how they are going to fund those subsidised tickets, but they do say they want to continue to do so. But it does highlight an issue for arts institutions, which is the greater scrutiny they are under with the relationships they are going into with third parties. We have seen the tate giving back money from stagecoach, the National Portrait gallery refusing £1 million from a foundation, and now of course we are seeing bps money, no longer needed at the rsc. So, things are changing quite dramatically and social media has had quite a lot to do with it. Will gompertz, thank you very much. At the world athletics championships in doha all eyes will be on Dina Asher Smith tonight as she bids to become the first british female to win a world sprint title. The 23 year old is the favourite in the womens 200 metres final just three days after she took silver in the 100 metres. Its already been a good day for british athletes, with Katarina Johnson thompson starting her quest for gold in the heptathlon with a personal best in the hurdles. Our correspondent Natalie Pirks reports from doha. Britain has a proud heritage when it comes to the heptathlon. But Katarina Johnson thompson has been walking in shadows for years. Here, she hopes to shine on the global stage. For her first event of seven, she was alongside her biggest rival, the world and olympic champion, nafi thiam. Johnson thompson soon pulled clear with the perfect race. And pressure soon gave way to joy. A rare show of happiness, and no wonder. She just shaved two tenths of a second off her all time best, to go 40 points clear of thiam. In two hours time, history graduate Dina Asher Smith begins her quest to make history, again. Fraser pryce coming away. It is going to be a fourth gold medal after her silver in the 100m, dina aims to go one better tonight in the 200m. Britain has never had a female global sprint gold medallist. And the european champion may never have a better chance. The highjump the high jump was the highjump was next. Thiam is so good, she could have won a medal in the main highjump competition this week. But Katarina Johnson thompson is currently matching her, jump for jump. Dina asher smiths race is about two hours time, none of her main rivals are running, they have either pulled out with injury or there is a scheduling clash, so, Dina Asher Smith is the fastest athlete in the final tonight. And just a word on kjt, she was matching nafi thiam, they both jumped the same height and she is now 40 points clear going into the shot put, the third event, which isjust about to start. The former bbc news presenter Peter Sissons has died, aged 77. It is just after five in the morning here in the desert. His career, which began at itn in the 1960s, spanned five decades and included stints presenting the bbcs question time and the six oclock news. Bbc director general tony hall described him as one of the Great Television figures of his time. Peter sissons, who died yesterday. Time for a look at the weather, with darren bett. What a difference a day makes. We have had some sunshine today, some much needed dry weather and some sunshine across the uk. It is probably the calm before the storm, mind you. One or two showers continuing across northern scotland. On the whole it will be dry over night with some clearer skies and it will be turning quite chilly. Close to freezing in some rural areas. Across the far south west of england, west wales and Northern Ireland, we will see the cloud increasing and it will not be so chilly. Already you can see cloud arriving. You can see way how we have already got this as well of cloud here, this was a hurricane, it is now storm lorenzo. The strongest winds are likely to be across the western side of ireland. For the uk, western side of ireland. For the uk, we will see cloud increasing from the south west. For some Western Areas there will be some rain in the afternoon or evening. The winds will tend to pick up as well so we are looking at some gales around these coastal areas. Further east across the uk, not as windy, probably dry, more cloud than today, still on the chilly side. That deep area of low pressure is going to bring some wet and windy weather on thursday night. And then the low is going to weaken and the strongest winds will tra nsfer and the strongest winds will transfer down towards the south west of the uk. Elsewhere, the winds easing off on friday. That should become drier and brighter, probably not quite as chilly as it has been to date. A brief look at the weekend, and there will be some sunshine around, and temperatures will be near normal for the time of year. But there is some rain to come in from the west, most of it at the moment looks like it will be on saturday night. Thats all from the bbc news at six so its goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The government publishes its final brexit plan the Prime Minister calls it a fair and reasonable compromise for both the uk and the eu. Yes, this is a compromise by the uk andi yes, this is a compromise by the uk and i hope free much that our friends understand that and compromise in turn. Borisjohnson has spoken to the Eu Commission president , Jean Claude Juncker who welcomed the Prime Ministers determination but said there are still come problematic points when it comes to the governance of the irish backstop. No deal will never be the choice of the eu, so we will continue to work with the uk team. The letter says the proposals protect the good friday agreement and provide security for farmers and businesses on both sides of the irish border. The conservatives partners in government the Democratic Union party said they support the Prime Ministers plan. And, in other news, the duke and duchess of sussex have finished their tour of Southern Africa as the couple sues a sunday newspaper for publishing a private letter. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. On beyond 100 days at seven oclock well hear from President Trump as an impeachment inquiry continues into his dealing with the ukrainian president continues. As pharmacists warn of a shortage of every major type of medicine ill be speaking to the editor of the online publication, chemist and druggist. Thats at a quarter past eight. At half past eight well take a closer look at borisjohnsons so called final brexit plan and whether it can get the backing of the eu ahead of this months crunch summit of european leaders