a convicted british paedophile is taken to court by five boys from the philippines who claim he abused them there. the brexit secretary dominic raab has told mps he s confident of reaching a deal with the eu in the coming months and said the government should hold its nerve. it comes as theresa may faces growing calls from within her own party and the opposition to change course as the government embarks on the final stages of negotiations. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. who is backing mrs may s plan for brexit? are you facing brexit mutiny? the cabinet is behind her, at least in public for now. but keeping tory discipline is a bit like herding cats. it is almost as if time is speeding up ahead of brexit day. these negotiations, mr speaker, were always bound to be tough in the final stretch. that is all the more reason why we should hold our nerve, stay resolute and focused, and i remain confident we will reach a deal this autumn. because it is still in the
today we have showers moving northwards, a lull behind with some sunshine and more rain spreading in from the south west, moving north east through the day. i will have more in 15 minutes. good morning. it s thursday, october 11. our top story: the most powerful storm in decades to hit the southeast of the united states is now heading towards georgia after leaving a trail of destruction in florida. hurricane michael brought storm surges of up to three metres to north west florida, ripping up trees and tearing roofs from buildings. one person was reportedly killed by a falling tree. our north america correspondent chris buckler reports. hurricane michael came crashing into the florida coastline with extraordinary strength. at their height, the wind reached speeds of around 155 miles an hour, easily exceeding early expectations, and making it close to the most powerful category of storm. you see what it did around here. it snapped trees like they were toothpicks. it was nothing
were left to pile up. a convicted british paedophile is taken to court by five boys from the philippines who claim he abused them there. and at 11:30 we ll be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers caroline wheeler, who s the deputy political editor at the sunday times, and the political journalist, jane merrick. the brexit secretary dominic raab says the government is closing in on workable solutions in the search for an agreement for britain to withdraw from the eu. he told mps he was confident a deal could be reached this autumn. labour has urged ministers to change course, saying the government has no right to plunge the country into chaos . theresa may is also facing calls from within her own party to change course as our deputy political editorjohn pienaar reports. who is backing mrs may s plan for brexit? are you facing brexit mutually, mr gove? the cabinet behind her, at least in public, at least for now. will we get a brexit deal next week? but
this is bbc news. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines. a number of unresolved issue relating to northern ireland. following a crunch meeting between the brexit secretary and the eu chief negotiator a joint statement says the uk is still committed to making progress at the eu summit on wednesday. after the storm, the clean up roads and railways continue to struggle following a battering from storm callum. trains in devon are disrupted along the coast after flood damage caused a 6ft hole to open up beneath the line. france, germany and the uk issue a joint statement demanding a credible investigation in to the disappearance of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, who vanished after visiting saudi arabia s consulate in turkey. in response the saudi s say they will retaliate against any sanctions imposed on them. angela merkel‘s regional allies in bavaria look to have experienced their worst election result since 1950. exit poll
good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i m carol walker. scientists have given one of the starkest warnings yet about the changes needed to tackle climate change. the report by the intergovernmental panel on climate change says that limiting temperature rises to no more than 1.5 celsius will require massive changes to the way we live. it warns that without action, all the world s coral reefs will die out and low lying regions will disappear because of rising sea levels. our science correspondent victoria gill reports. pictures of a warming world. scientists are more confident than ever that the impacts of climate change are playing out now in the severity and frequency of droughts, storms and other extreme weather events. and, having gathered in the south korean city of incheon for the past week, climate change researchers and government delegates hammered out the final details of a dramatic report, outlining the consequences of a global temperature rise of more than 1.5