Hello and welcome to bbc news. A senior British Government minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the Prime Minister of an assault on decency and democracy in his handling of brexit. It follows Boris Johnsons decision to expel 21 mps who have refused to back a no deal brexit, including two former finance ministers. Ms rudd said she couldnt stand by while good, loyal, moderate conservatives are expelled from the party. Our Political CorrespondentJonathan Blake reports. Amber rudd has served at the heart of government. She campaigned to remain in the Eu Referendum and was home secretary under theresa may. She survived the clear out of like minded colleagues when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister and was made work and pensions secretary. Among others, almost all brexiteers. Just this week, amber rudd expressed concern about the Prime Ministers strategy of throwing mps out of the party for voting against the government. I think we have some very valued colleagues, who have made a very different choice. In her letter to the Prime Minister, amber rudd said resigning was a difficult decision but wrote, i do not believe that leaving with a deal is the governments main objective. The government is expending a lot of energy, she wrote, to prepare for no deal but i have not seen the same level of intensity going into our talks with the european union, who have asked us to present alternative arrangements to the irish backstop. I knew and i accept that the Prime Minister should be able to leave no deal on the table, but what i had expected to see was a huge government centred effort to get a deal and at the moment, there is a lot of work going on into no deal and not enough going into getting a deal. Then on top of that, ive seen 21 of my colleagues, good, strong conservative mps with true, moderate, progressive values, excluded from the party. Amber rudds resignation will come as a blow to borisjohnson at a critical time for his premiership. Her reasons reflect the concerns others in government share. Jonathan blake reporting and hes been telling us more about what this means for Boris Johnsons government. A big blow to the Prime Minister at a crucial time. He has lost members of his own party in the last week, having thrown them out of the party for voting against the government. He is facing an attempt by opposition parties, who now outnumber his minority government in parliament to thwart his strategy to ta ke parliament to thwart his strategy to take the uk out of the european union, come what may buy the current deadline of october the 31st. Amber rudd, who has resigned, is seen as something of a moderate in the conservative party and survived when many of her like minded colleagues who backed remain in the referendum campaign, were purged from the government when Boris Johnson campaign, were purged from the government when borisjohnson came in as Prime Minister. She has been ever since, has expressed concerns in recent days about the ministers tactics of throwing her colleagues out of the party who disagreed with the government. In her Resignation Letter we can see she is also concerned about the Prime Ministers intentions when leaving the eu. She said leaving the eu doesnt seem to be the intention of the government with leaving with a day. She said she hasnt seen the same amount of effort going into negotiations with the eu and there will be others in government who share those concerns. Jonathan blake, speaking earlier. Even before this latest blow, borisjohnson was under increasing pressure to make it clear that hed abide by legislation requiring him to seek a further brexit extension if theres no deal with the eu. A group of conservative mps are preparing legal action if the Prime Minister refuses to carry out the instruction, which is expected to become law on monday. Duncan kennedy reports. Another stand off in westminster. Protest and counterprotest today. Over the Prime Ministers plans to suspend parliament and mps attempts to delay to brexit. Borisjohnson has spent the week in campaign mode. Preparing for an election he wants but opposition parties wont allow. Many of that opinion will say content. Content. To the contrary, not content. The contents have it. But parliament has now passed a bill compelling the Prime Minister to ask for a delay of a new deal cant be reached. The law means borisjohnson has until the 19th of october to get a deal with brussels. If not, he must write and request more time until at least the 31st of january. But yesterday he said this. Some fear the Prime Minister is looking for wiggle room and preparing a legal challenge. To write a letter on that day to donald tusk, it specifies the wording that he must use in the letter to apply for an extension. I am very, very concerned and troubled by the fact the Prime Minister is going up and down the country saying that he will never ask for an extension. Either we have the rule of law in this country or we dont. Opposition parties have shown they can wield power against Boris Johnsons minority government but the Prime Ministers supporters say he is right to pursue his own path. Normally governments legislate and are held for account legislation but now in a position where parliament is legislating, how can the government be held to account for legislation that neither sponsored nor wanted 7 in aberdeenshire today in a traditional spectacle of the highland games, the queen arrived having hosted the Prime Minister at balmoral overnight. Constitutional crisis caused by brexit is sure to have been discussed although not resignation of amber rudd. That shock tonight shows just how unpredictable these political times continue to be. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. Conditions in the bahamas are said to be rapidly deteriorating, six days after Hurricane Dorian ripped through the islands. Tens of thousands of people are homeless many are now desperate to flee the destruction in the abaco islands and grand bahama. Cruise liners, private planes and helicopters are all being used to help those still trapped. The official number of dead still stands at 43, but thats expected to rise as the situation becomes clearer. Jenelle eli is a spokesperson for the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies. Shes in nassau in the bahamas. You have been to the worst hit areas, can you describe, can you describe the words to describe how bad things are there . When i landed on the island of abaco for the first time, it was amazing just from the air, to see the trees uprooted, trees just snapped in air, to see the trees uprooted, treesjust snapped in half. As you get closer it is houses without roofs. Still flooded areas. There is a lot of devastation here. I spoke with families who spoke of horrific tales of three days trying to survive. There was one mother, who told me she was so devastated that she lost her home and everything shes ever owned, but she was really proud that she was able to keep her kids alive and she was grateful there were neighbours helping neighbours. This is the situation right now. Can you tell us some of the challenges you are facing in getting aid to those areas most affected 7 getting aid to those areas most affected . Certainly. As with any disaster there are logistical challenges to getting aid in. Things like flooded airports and roads to teller connectivity. Right now, access to the islands are slowly opening up so humanitarian relief is getting on, including red cross humanitarian relief which is on its way to the hardest hit areas. That includes Emergency Shelter materials, hammers, tarpaulin, nails, why are so people can have some shelter. It includes things like Water Purification and jerry cans. Because water sanitation is really important during this critical time. We have seen in water and sanitation is not taken care of it can lead to secondary humanitarian needs. A lot of people also evacuating the islands. They are coming to nassau, staying with family and government evacuee shelters. It is a continually unfolding situation. What more would you say the International Community can do that they are not already doing . I would say this is a major humanitarian relief effort and people dont just need humanitarian relief effort and people dontjust need aid now, they will need it in the mid term and even the long term. Ijust want people to keep people in the bahamas in their minds and also go to their local red cross society, whether it is the british red cross, the american red cross, the Turkish Red Crescent and donate to help people in need here in the bahamas. I also would encourage people just in need here in the bahamas. I also would encourage peoplejust to in need here in the bahamas. I also would encourage people just to take this time to think about their own emergency plan. There are disasters all over the world and this is the time to remember that you need to prepare yourfamily. Time to remember that you need to prepare your family. Think about taking first aid classes, think about what your evacuation plan would be because disasters can happen anywhere and there are certain things you can do to mitigate your risk. It is obviously a traumatic time for you and eve ryo ne a traumatic time for you and everyone involved, thank you indeed for taking the time to speak to us and update us on that story. Thanks for having me. After ravaging us coastlines, Hurrican Dorian is now closing in on Canadas Atlantic coast. The slow moving storm thats regained its category 2 strength is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. Damage has already been reported in nova scotia with strong winds and rain lashing the region. Lets get some of the days other news. President trump has revealed that he cancelled peace talks with afghanistans taliban leaders, after the group said it was behind an attack in kabul that killed an american soldier. In a tweet, the us president said if the taliban could not agree to a ceasefire, they would not be able to negotiate a meaningful agreement. A Us Congressional Committee is investigating another posisble conflict of interest between Donald Trumps role as president and his businesses. It wants to know why an airport on the west coast of scotland, close to a golf course owned by President Trump, has been paid 11 million forfuel by the us military since he took office. The Committee Says the fuel would have been cheaper at a us military base. El salvador wants to put a woman, cleared of murdering her newborn child on trial for a third time. 21 year old evelyn hernandezs baby was found dead in a toilet in 2016 after she fainted. She said she had been raped by a gang member and didnt know she was pregnant. Prosecutors in the country, known for its hardline stance on abortion, are appealing the acquittal in a bid to send her back to jail. An Iranian Oil Tanker, which was seized by Royal Marines injuly, has been spotted outside a syrian port. The ship had been held in gibraltar, suspected of carrying oil to syria in breach of eu sanctions. It was only released after assurances from iran that it was not bound for syria. However satellite photographs reveal it is now sitting at anchor, outside the port of tartus. Our Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Landale reports. This is the Iranian Oil Tanker at the heart of the row. The grace 1, now known as the adrian darya 1, which was detained injuly by gibraltar with the help of british marines. It was suspected of heading for syria in breach of eu sanctions, but released in august after iran gave written assurances that this was not the case. But look at this. New satellite images through the clouds appearing to show the tanker moored just a few miles from the syrian port of tartus, potentially there to off load its cargo. This is hugely disappointing and demonstrates again why the United Kingdom government was right to impound the vessel in gibraltar and wrong to release it. In a terse tweet clearly pointed at european allies, the Us National Security adviser john bolton said anyone believing the ship was not headed for syria was in denial. Tehran thinks its more important to fund the murderous assad regime than providing for its own people, he said. This is tricky for the Foreign Office because they trusted iran on this, just when the american said dont. A spokesman he has said it was deeply troubling to hear reports of the tank being off syria and said any breach of irans assurances would be morally bankrupt and a violation of international norms. So far there has been no comment from tehran, which is desperate to evade tough us sanctions curbing its ability to export oil. Iran also announced today a further breach of the deal agreed in 2015 to curb its nuclear programme. A spokesman said it would start using advanced centrifuges to enrich Uranium Nuclear fuel bringing the country one step closer to developing weapons grade material. Yet again, iran remaining defiant in a stand off with the west that few expect to be resolved soon. James landale, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come thejoker, starring joaquin phoenix, takes the top golden lion prize at the Venice Film Festival. Freedom itself was attacked this morning and feeding will be defended. The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible. Bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, and the blacks in soweto townships as well as the white in their rich suburbs. We say to you today, in a loud and clear voice, enough of blood and fears. Enough. The difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. Its an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. Lam free. This is bbc news, the latest headlines a senior british cabinet minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, of an assault on decency and democracy over his handling of brexit. The aid effort in the bahamas is intensifying in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Dorian. Russia and ukraine have exchanged dozens of prisoners, in a move which the ukrainian president described as the first step to ending the war between them. A man allegedly implicated in the downing of a passenger plane in 2014 was one of those in the group flown to russia. Jonah fisher reports from kiev. This swap had been rumoured for weeks. So when the plane finally touched down from moscow, relief echoed across the tarmac. The families of 35 ukrainian prisoners had come to see their loved ones return. Among them, high profile detainees like film maker oleg sentsov, and 2a sailors, like andre, who was captured in the black sea late last year. And we are happy too but we cant even understand that this has already happened. This is clearly a very emotional moment for the relatives of these ukrainian prisoners, but it is also politically significant. It opens the door for meaningful talks between ukraine and russia and the prospect of an improvement in relations between the two countries. And we havent said that much in the last five years. During that time, russia has been backing a rebel uprising in Eastern Ukraine and more than 13,000 people have died. Then there was the downing of the passenger plane, mh17. Shot down by what investigators say was a russian missile, with nearly 300 people on board. With that in mind, moscow insisted on being given this man, volodymyr tsemakh, as part of todays swap. He was on the ground nearby when mh17 was hit and could have been a key witness to russias alleged role. The loss of mr tsemakh was clearly outweighed by the possible gains for ukraines comedian turned president. He appears deadly serious about trying to deliver lasting peace. We have to do all the steps to finish this horrible war. But do you think this is a new chapter in relations between russia and ukraine . I think this is the first chapter. As the dust settles on a momentous day, its possible to be cautiously optimistic about russia and ukraine. Jonah fisher, bbc news, in kiev. Serena williams quest for a 24th grand slam title will have to wait until 2020 at least. The 37 year old has lost the fourth consecutive final shes been in. Canadas Bianca Andreescu beat her in this final in straight sets. Its the 19 year olds first major title she wasnt even born when her opponent won herfirst us open title back in 1999. Joining us now is courtney nguyen, a Senior Writer with wta insider, the official platform of the womens tennis association. She was at the match in new york. Was Bianca Andreescu too good today over serena not good enough . was Bianca Andreescu too good toda