Your morning briefing: What you should know for Monday, September 16

PM to reject any offer of fresh Brexit extension

Boris Johnson will warn Jean-Claude Juncker when they meet today that he will reject any offer to delay Brexit.

The Prime Minister says he believes passionately that a new Brexit deal can be struck with Brussels but has reiterated his determination that Britain will leave the EU on October 31.

It will be his first face-to-face talks with the European Commission President as PM and he hopes it would lead to finalising a deal at a leaders’ summit on October 17.

However Downing Street has sought to downplay speculation that the meeting could be a breakthrough moment, and Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay said yesterday that there was still significant work to do to reach an agreement.

Trump says US 'locked and loaded' for response to Saudi oil attacks

US President Donald Trump has said that his country is "locked and loaded" to respond after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production.

Mr Trump said on Twitter that the US was waiting to hear from the Saudis as to who they believe was behind the attack and "under what terms we would proceed!"

A US official speaking on condition of anonymity said all options, including a military response, were on the table.

Washington has released new evidence to back up its allegation that Iran was responsible for the assault but Tehran has labelled the claims as “maximum lies”.

Legendary musician Ric Ocasek dies aged 75

The frontman for The Cars rock band, Ric Ocasek, has been found dead in a Manhattan apartment.

The New York City police department said officers responding to a 911 call found the 75-year-old at about 9pm UK time yesterday.

They said there was no sign of foul play and that the medical examiner was yet to determine a cause of death.

The Cars chart-topping hits in the late 1970s and 1980s included Just What I Needed, Shake It Up and Drive.

Umunna to attack Labour at Lib Dem conference

Chuka Umunna is preparing to launch a savage verbal attack on his former leader Jeremy Corbyn in his first speech at a Liberal Democrats party conference.

The Streatham MP defected to the anti-Brexit party in June, having walked out of Labour with six other colleagues in February to stand as Independents.

In his speech today Mr Umunna is set to call the Islington North MP an "apologist for a hard-right Russian government" and criticise the way it has become acceptable to abuse opponents of the left-wing leader under the current regime.

Gareth Thomas to work with Prince Harry on HIV awareness

Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas is planning to team up with Prince Harry to raise awareness of HIV.

The 45-year-old revealed over the weekend he was suffering from the virus and vowed to break the stigma after blackmailers threatened to expose his secret.

Celebrities, sportspeople and members of the public offered their support to the former British and Irish Lions captain, with Prince William calling him "courageous as ever".

Thomas said Harry had done a lot of work around HIV awareness and the pair were now planning to work together.

Celebs pledge to stop trolls' messages going to wider audience online

High profile celebrities including former England captain Gary Lineker and Countdown presenter Rachel Riley have pledged not to publicise the social media abuse they receive from online trolls.

The group of television stars, politicians and campaigners will be muting, blocking and reporting abhorrent and derogatory comments in a bid to starve so-called trolls of the wider audience they reportedly crave.

The worst abuse will be handed to the police.

The public figures have been convinced by new research that suggests hate speech is being inadvertently spread via social media when insults, put downs or worse are quoted or shared.

On this day…

1387: The future Henry V of England was born in Monmouth Castle in Wales. "Bluff" Prince Hal became a ruthless king who fought two bloody campaigns which came to a climax at Agincourt. In 1422 he died unheroically of dysentery at the French Castle of Vincennes.

1620: The 101 Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth in the Mayflower, captained by Myles Standish.

1847: The United Shakespeare Company bought the house in which Shakespeare was born at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire for £3,000. It was the first building in Britain to be officially preserved.

1861: The Post Office Savings Bank was instituted.

1908: The American car firms Buick and Oldsmobile merged to form General Motors.

1963: Malaysia became independent - and a mob celebrated by burning down the British embassy.

1968: The "two-tier" postal system was introduced in Britain - First and Second class.