more military aid — it would be a christmas present for vladimir putin. we talk to the man who uncovered the thefts at the british museum. and more misery for manchester united as they exit the champions league — following defeat to bayern munich. and on newsnight at 10:30... we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages. good evening. the prime minister has won a crucial vote in parliament on his plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda — despite threats of a rebellion from the right of his party. rishi sunak spent the day trying to persuade

conservative mps to back him. if he'd lost tonight — it would have significantly dented his authority. in total, 313 mps voted in favour of the bill and 269 mps voted against it, meaning the government had a majority of 44 votes. no conservatives mps voted against the bill, but 37 did not vote. chris mason is in westminster. a day ofjeopardy and a day of jitters and the government deploying every tool of persuasion and mathematics, so the phone calls and the snatched conversations in the corridors, the more formal meetings, and on the mathematical side making sure everyone who could vote for the government was here in order to vote for the government. to give you an example, the climate minister who was at the climate talks in the middle east, flew all the way back so that he could vote. that is how

nervous the government was, despite the result when we finally got it. quite an evening then after quite a day. quite an evening then after quite a da . . , . , ., day. excuse me, excuse me, the man in the middle, — day. excuse me, excuse me, the man in the middle, the _ day. excuse me, excuse me, the man in the middle, the man _ day. excuse me, excuse me, the man in the middle, the man of— day. excuse me, excuse me, the man in the middle, the man of the - in the middle, the man of the moment, can you make out the prime minister at the bottom of your screen making his way the crowd? almost 730 tonight and results are in. the ayes to the right, 313. the noes to the left, 269. cheering. the government had won. how big a sigh of relief are you sighing? the government _ sigh of relief are you sighing? tue: government is sigh of relief are you sighing? tte: government is pleased to have received a pretty clear 44 vote majority this evening, this is the toughest piece of immigration legislation ever passed in this country. legislation ever passed in this count . , , legislation ever passed in this count. , country. this is pain postponed because in _ country. this is pain postponed because in the _ country. this is pain postponed because in the new _ country. this is pain postponed because in the new year - country. this is pain postponed because in the new year these | because in the new year these returns and your party is divided? like any piece of legislation, as it goes to final stages, there will be

discussions with members of parliament to see if there are ways of tightening up the language and improving the drafting to make sure there are no loopholes in those conversations will happen in an open and respectful way. t conversations will happen in an open and respectful way.— and respectfulway. i don't know about you _ and respectfulway. i don't know about you but — and respectfulway. i don't know about you but breakfast - and respectfulway. i don't know about you but breakfast time - and respectful way. i don't know - about you but breakfast time seems a long time ago but that is when the pastries and persuading were served up pastries and persuading were served up in downing street. catch and cajoling for a collection of potential rebels before the sun got around to writing. by lunchtime the debate began in the comings with the government making its case. —— in the house of commons. this government making its case. -- in the house of commons.— government making its case. -- in the house of commons. this is how we will save lives — the house of commons. this is how we will save lives at _ the house of commons. this is how we will save lives at sea _ the house of commons. this is how we will save lives at sea and _ the house of commons. this is how we will save lives at sea and deter - will save lives at sea and deter illegal migration and this and the house should take note, this is how we will break the business model of the most evil and perverse trade that we currently can see and that is the trade in vulnerable people. it was an innovative and humane

solution, he said, but the man who was immigration minister until last week reckons it will fail. the was immigration minister until last week reckons it will fail.— week reckons it will fail. the taste ofthe week reckons it will fail. the taste of the policy _ week reckons it will fail. the taste of the policy is _ week reckons it will fail. the taste of the policy is not _ week reckons it will fail. the taste of the policy is not if _ week reckons it will fail. the taste of the policy is not if this - week reckons it will fail. the taste of the policy is not if this is - week reckons it will fail. the taste of the policy is not if this is the . of the policy is not if this is the strongest — of the policy is not if this is the strongest bill we have done, or if it is a _ strongest bill we have done, or if it is a good — strongest bill we have done, or if it is a good compromise, but would it is a good compromise, but would it work. _ it is a good compromise, but would it work. that — it is a good compromise, but would it work, that is all the public care about, _ it work, that is all the public care about, they— it work, that is all the public care about, they don't care about rwanda as a scheme, they care about stopping _ as a scheme, they care about stopping the boats, and we aren't sent here — stopping the boats, and we aren't sent here to do that for them. opposition parties cannot stand it we are sent here. tt is opposition parties cannot stand it we are sent here.— we are sent here. it is a pathetic excuse of _ we are sent here. it is a pathetic excuse of a _ we are sent here. it is a pathetic excuse of a policy, _ we are sent here. it is a pathetic excuse of a policy, a _ we are sent here. it is a pathetic excuse of a policy, a fork - we are sent here. it is a pathetic excuse of a policy, a fork onto i we are sent here. it is a pathetic. excuse of a policy, a fork onto the far right, — excuse of a policy, a fork onto the far right, too— excuse of a policy, a fork onto the far right, too harsh— excuse of a policy, a fork onto the far right, too harsh for— excuse of a policy, a fork onto the far right, too harsh for a - excuse of a policy, a fork onto the far right, too harsh for a few- far right, too harsh for a few exceptional— far right, too harsh for a few exceptional others _ far right, too harsh for a few exceptional others —— - far right, too harsh for a few exceptional others —— a - far right, too harsh for a few. exceptional others —— a foghorn far right, too harsh for a few- exceptional others —— a foghorn to the far— exceptional others —— a foghorn to the far right — exceptional others —— a foghorn to the far right as— exceptional others -- a foghorn to the far right-_ the far right. a cost of £400 million for _ the far right. a cost of £400 million for a _ the far right. a cost of £400 million for a scheme - the far right. a cost of £400 million for a scheme which l the far right. a cost of £400 i million for a scheme which has the far right. a cost of £400 - million for a scheme which has not started. _ million for a scheme which has not started, more ministers have been sent to _ started, more ministers have been sent to rwanda than asylum seekers, and i sent to rwanda than asylum seekers, and i think— sent to rwanda than asylum seekers, and i think the money should be spent _ and i think the money should be spent on — and i think the money should be spent on tackling the criminal gangs instead _ spent on tackling the criminal gangs instead instead of the ongoing chaos

which _ instead instead of the ongoing chaos which wiii— instead instead of the ongoing chaos which will carry on into the new yeah _ which will carry on into the new year. ., , . ., year. here tonight is the challenge for the government, _ year. here tonight is the challenge for the government, look - year. here tonight is the challenge for the government, look at - year. here tonight is the challenge for the government, look at the . year. here tonight is the challenge | for the government, look at the top left of your picture, one row down, a collection of tory mps not budging, when others are voting, and this is what abstaining can look like, and here is why they did it. we had a meeting earlier this evening and we agreed that the prime minister had promised to tighten up the bill and we would take him at his word so we did not vote against tonight, we abstained, but on the very clear understanding that we would then table amendments to strengthen the bill injanuary. but strengthen the bill in january. but others in strengthen the bill injanuary. but others in the party who backed the government tonight do not want the plan to change. tt government tonight do not want the plan to change-— plan to change. it has been one of those days — plan to change. it has been one of those days in _ plan to change. it has been one of those days in westminster, - plan to change. it has been one of those days in westminster, fever, nervous, — those days in westminster, fever, nervous, att— those days in westminster, fever, nervous, all of that, but the government got a majority of 44 which _ government got a majority of 44 which is — government got a majority of 44 which is pretty solid, plenty of governments who got through five year terms with majority is less

than _ year terms with majority is less than that, — year terms with majority is less than that, so they should give them confidence — than that, so they should give them confidence and self confidence to say, we _ confidence and self confidence to say, we got this more or less right, so iet's_ say, we got this more or less right, so let's carrv — say, we got this more or less right, so let's carry on. so say, we got this more or less right, so let's carry on-— so let's carry on. so the government's _ so let's carry on. so the government's rwanda l so let's carry on. so the i government's rwanda plan so let's carry on. so the - government's rwanda plan is still so let's carry on. so the _ government's rwanda plan is still a government's rwanda plan is still a go and that sound you can just about make out is a massive sigh of relief from downing street. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. joining me now is our legal correspondent dominic casciani. there is still a deep divide in the conservative party, can the priming is to square the circle with this legislation? t is to square the circle with this legislation?— legislation? i will leave the mathematics _ legislation? i will leave the mathematics to _ legislation? i will leave the mathematics to chris - legislation? i will leave the i mathematics to chris because legislation? i will leave the - mathematics to chris because it is quantum theory going on over there at the moment but there is a deeper problem legally here and that is what we can look —— we can look at what we can look —— we can look at what one of the rebels said today, one of the senior rebels, bill cash, he praised the government for throwing out the bill cash bingo, sovereignty of parliament, seeing

off the courts, trying to create a legal framework but the rebels say this is all short of guaranteeing the flights will actually happen that no courts could intervene. there is a growing body of critics who keep saying to the centre and the left of the conservative party, and to the other parties, this is such a constitutional car crash in the making, if it goes ahead, setting up a clash of the courts and robert buckland, the formerjustice secretary, summed up the dilemma best for the prime minister when he said in parliament that if the rebels are offered more, it will not work politically and it will not work politically and it will not work legally because completely blocking the courts would set up a fistfight not with the european court of human rights but with our own courts first and that is the real problem that the prime minister has got looking forward on this. thanks forjoining us. we can go back to chris mason. a sigh of relief as you said a few times for

the prime minister tonight. what happens now?— happens now? here is my go at iuantum happens now? here is my go at quantum theory, _ happens now? here is my go at quantum theory, and _ happens now? here is my go at quantum theory, and firstly, i happens now? here is my go at quantum theory, and firstly, a l happens now? here is my go at i quantum theory, and firstly, a win is a win for the prime minister, we should acknowledge, and you might be thinking he stands on the balcony and was standing there last night talking about greatjeopardy for rishi sunak, and that hasn't happened, and now, yes, as we heard it is pain postponed, but sometimes in politics victory is the absence of defeat and the prime minister has avoided defeat for now. but as we heard, and as was reflected in my report, you can see and smell the tensions within the conservative party, they are there for everyone to see and they are in primary colours and they will return in january. the prime minister's challenge is to keep the show on the road and to find a path through and that looks very difficult but he is

still going and what could have been a massive moment for him in terms of draining authority, has not happened, so for that reason there is a very good reason why he will allow himself that smile. he has made it to christmas and he will pick up and start again in the new year. , a, ,., ., ., year. chris mason, thanks for “oinini year. chris mason, thanks for joining us- — an asylum seeker on board the bibby stockholm barge in dorset has died after taking his own life. the three—storey barge, docked off portland, houses people awaiting the outcome of their asylum applications and has capacity for up to 500 men. the home office said it was aware of reports of an incident onboard. dan johnson has more. we don't yet know his name or where he came from but we can say this is the body of someone who reached our shores seeking the safety of asylum. we've been told he ended his own life early this morning. at 3am at night, he was shouting very loudly and he was screaming.

he was shouting for about ten, 15 minutes and then he went quiet. these fellow asylum seekers say conditions have deteriorated as the number of men has increased over recent weeks. now, to more than 300. there are more people coming in. the situation is getting cramped inside. they are not treating us good. they are very hostile. management is like we are prisoners and they are the cops in the jail they are taking us. and the food is not good. this barge was always intended to be uninviting, to stop migrants coming here in the first place and supposed to be cheaper and less luxurious than the hotels they would otherwise have been staying in. but the line the government has been treading was saying, at the same time as being basic and functional, it would be safe. we've been saying for some . considerable time, for months, that conditions like those - in the bibby stockholm, like those in the wethersfield former raf base,

j which effectively resemble detentionj i centres, are not suitable to house i those who have been through some of the worst traumas. it was controversial from the start and has been repeatedly disrupted by safety concerns and then a legionella outbreak. this is not a prison. the men are not detained and are allowed off to visit local towns but there were doubts this floating accommodation block could ever safely house so many people. so, if there are 500 people eventually on—board, what will that be like? i can't imagine 500 people there because this situation will get worse. and when more people will come, there might be more incidents like this. more people taking their own lives? yeah. you think so? it's going to happen because obviously people are in so much repression there, far from their families, they are far from everything. now, everyone here waits for more detail about this death and what it could mean for other asylum seekers being housed like this. danjohnson, bbc news, portland.

in ukraine, the main mobile phone network says it has been the target of a major cyber attack. kyivstar has more than 20 million subscribers — and millions were left without phone or internet access. some have blamed the outage on russia — but moscow hasn't commented. ukraine's leader volodymyr zelensky is in washington tonight — trying to secure military aid from the united states. funding worth billions of dollars is being held up by a political row in congress. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. the fanfare that accompanies a formal visit to the white house cannot gloss over the fact that president zelensky has come with a very big ask — $60 billion big. hello, mr president, welcome back. now, there's no disagreement here. president biden wants to send more military aid to ukraine, but he alone cannot authorize president zelensky�*s request. congress needs to pass

a supplementalfunding to ukraine before they break for holiday recess, before they give putin the greatest christmas gift they could possibly give him. what are the stakes today? the ukrainian leader has to try to convince lawmakers in congress that it's in america's interests to keep funding his war efforts. how did the meeting go? republicans in return want significant immigration reform and increased security on the us southern border. our first condition on any national security supplemental spending package is about our own national security first. the border is an absolute catastrophe, and this is because of the policies of this white house and this administration. cheering this time last year, president zelensky got a hero's welcome with lawmakers on all sides eager to help. your money is not charity. it's an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. now, falling public support for sending more money to ukraine

makes it harderforjoe biden to keep his promise never to abandon ukraine. the presidents are giving a joint press conference right now and president zelensky has said that vladimir putin and his allies in moscow were celebrating when last week the senate voted to withhold funding for ukraine and he is warning it is desperately needed before the end of this year but there is only a couple of days left before congress goes on a break for christmas and it seems unlikely this could get resolved before then. it is not that every republican in congress wants to withhold aid, some do, they will never vote for it, but others are sympathetic to ukraine but they say they will not support more money being sent there unless they get the immigration reforms they get the immigration reforms they are demanding. in the press conference going on right now, joe biden said he is open to compromise on immigration but this is an issue that has been intractable for decades in american politics and it will not get sorted in the next

couple of days.— couple of days. another story happening — couple of days. another story happening tonight _ couple of days. another story happening tonight in - couple of days. another story happening tonight in the - couple of days. another story happening tonight in the us, | couple of days. another story i happening tonight in the us, in couple of days. another story - happening tonight in the us, in new york, the un general assembly voting overwhelmingly for this immediate humanitarian ceasefire in gaza, but the us one ofjust nine countries that voted against, but growing pressure on the us over this? yes. pressure on the us over this? yes, there is, pressure on the us over this? yes, there is. and _ pressure on the us over this? yes, there is, and the _ pressure on the us over this? te: there is, and the administration is acutely aware of this, they could be losing sympathy, but it was over three quarters of the members of the general assembly voting in favour of an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the uk abstained and the rest was one of the few countries to vote against, us ambassador said as long as hamas remains driven by its murderous ideology, any ceasefire would be temporary at best and dangerous at worst. but it has to be said, the americans are losing patience with the way israel is prosecuting the war in gaza and that is becoming increasingly public and joe biden was criticising today israel's, saying they are losing international support, and he was

clear the conservative government do not want to see a two state solution in the middle east, and you will see more criticism of the way israel is prosecuting the war even if the us is not yet prepared to call for a ceasefire. is not yet prepared to call for a ceasefire-— is not yet prepared to call for a ceasefire. . ., ., , in the occupied west bank, where violence has escalated since the war began, israeli forces killed seven palestinians in the city ofjenin, according to the palestinian health ministry. control of the west bank, apart from eastjerusalem, was handed to the palestinian authority in 1994 to adminster fully in some areas, orjointly with israel in others — but about 60% of the land in the west bank is still run by israel alone. lucy williamson has sent this report from the west bank. loud blast. since the war in gaza began, israel's raids in the west bank have become more frequent and more forceful.

the city ofjenin now a weekly battleground. the leaders of hamas, seen as heroes of resistance by many teenagers here. the road outside the main hospital littered with their own attempts at confrontation. the israeli army operation is still ongoing here injenin. we've heard bursts of small arms fire from the city over here and some manoeuvring of vehicles up at the hospital near the entrance to the camp. apart from that and a few groups of young men here on the street, it's deserted. seven people died during the military operation today. israel says its raids target members of armed groups, many with israeli blood on their hands. butjenin's hospital director told us the dead here included a chronically ill 13—year—old child who was blocked from reaching the hospital in time.

the persistence of invasion and incursion tojenin and killing the young people, this will make the people insidejenin more angry and more angry because every day we lost one of our friends, one of our people. this will not bring the peace for israelis. this will bring more resistance and more resistance. a youth leader with the west bank's ruling party, fatah, told me that support for hamas among young people was at an all—time high and that the hamas attacks on 7th october were a turning point for palestinians as well as for israelis. many others here agree. translation: palestinian youth had priorities and wishlists _ about owning a house or getting a degree. but after 7th october, i think these priorities have totally changed.

there are rising voices for full liberation of the homeland through resistance, whether that resistance is peaceful or armed. night after night, israel's raids in the west bank reinforce the message many here read in the hamas attacks, that cooperation doesn't lessen occupation. israel is fighting to eradicate hamas in gaza. its growing influence here may be harder to destroy. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. three teenagers who were driving back from a funeral have been killed in a crash involving a car and bus in south wales. two were 18 years old, the other was 19. it happened yesterday evening in

coedely in south wales. two others have life—threatening injuries. tomos morgan reports. he's a great boy, honestly, a hell of a boxer. he had a great talent. and everyone isjust devastated because they hadn't even started their lives yet. 18—year—old morgan smith was one of three teenagers, alongsidejesse owen and callum griffiths that tragically lost their lives. almost exactly 24 hours ago, their audi a1 struck a bus here in coedely near tonyrefail. they were pronounced dead at the scene, whilst another 18— and 19—year—old, with life—threatening injuries, were taken to hospital. morgan was, honest now, he was some talent. i believe he could have done good things. a gifted boxer, morgan became welsh youth champion last year and had trained with friend rhys edwards at rhondda amateur boxing club for years. it'sjust, i don't think it's sunk in yet. but i know, i know everyone's truly heartbroken, like, to be honest. locals living here say they've been left shocked and horrified at what they saw here late last night.

but they have said they've raised concerns about this stretch of road in the past and there have been calls for speed cameras to be installed here. as the police appeal for witnesses, tributes have poured in for morgan and his friends as this community mourns. tomos morgan, bbc news, rhondda cynon taf. five men aged between 69 and 90 have been arrested and charged in connection with allegations of non—recent abuse at a private school in edinburgh. police scotland say the crimes are alleged to have happened at edinburgh academy over a period of more than 20 years between 1968 and 1992. thames water has admitted that it currently doesn't have enough money to repay a £190 million loan that's due in april. the firm supplies about 15 million people across the south of england from parts of gloucestershire through to london and essex and kent. today the company's chairman said its financial troubles were partly

caused by the regulator's decision to keep bills "very low" in recent years. look at these treasures — intricate and unique — the british museum is full of artifacts like these. but some have been taken. today, the museum gave an update on their investigation into a former employee who is suspected of stealing or damaging around 2,000 items like these. the museum's chairman, george osborne, says the man the museum believes to have taken them isn't talking to them — and they are still trying to establish a motive. here's our culture editor katie razzall. and it's straight ahead here. this is the man who uncovered the thefts at the british museum that had gone unnoticed for nearly 30 years. two of the gems offered by this ebay seller had come from the british museum. it took an outsider with a photographic memory to spot that artefacts being sold on ebay

belonged to the museum. you saw that? and did you immediately know that's from the british museum? yeah, i've remembered it from that line drawing in the catalogue. so, where was that? danish antiquities dealer, dr ittai gradel, warned museum management in 2021 that a staff member might be stealing from their collection. e—mails first revealed by the bbc show he was repeatedly brushed off. there it is. dr gradel says he had unwittingly bought from the suspected thief many times. we've been filming with him since the story finally broke this summer. it came from the british museum storerooms. i found the name on a paypal receipt and ijust went over the evidence again and again and again, and there was no innocent explanation. senior curator peter higgs was sacked by the museum. he has denied any wrongdoing. as chair of the trustees, the former chancellor, george osborne, instigated an independent review into what happened. we're pretty clear that an individual who was employed here stole from the museum, went to quite elaborate lengths to cover their tracks.

one of the things we have got to get to the bottom of exactly the motivation of the individual who we believe was responsible, but he has not been talking are cooperating. but he has not been talking or cooperating. he said the museum had big lessons to learn. a couple of years ago, there was a warning and it was not taken as seriously as it should have been. 36 recommendations, a third of which are already complete or under way, include better reporting of unlocated items, more inclusive management, and reviewing the approach to suspending employees. most of the report wasn't published because of the ongoing police investigation. reading what has been made public, dr gradel told me he is furious that the deputy director of the museum who carried out the original failed investigation has not been sacked. they do not have a single word about anyone within the british museum doing anything whatsoever wrong at any point in time. there's absolutely zero accountability for anything that

has gone wrong here. this is a joke, this document, from my point of view. mr osborne says he doesn't want to rush to judgment. the museum is focused on recovering items it understands were sold for £100,000 in total. 651 of them have been recovered or identified. more than half of those were returned by dr gradel himself. katie razzall, bbc news. the president of a turkish football club has been arrested after punching a referee at a match on monday. the referee was struck by the president of ankaragucu, faruk kotcha — who ran onto the pitch after his side conceded a 97th minute equaliser. turkey's football authorities have since suspended all domestic matches indefinitely. the referee suffered a broken nose and was filmed earlier today in a hospital bed with a swollen face and wearing a neck brace. football now — and pressure

continues to mount on manchester united manager erik ten hag following his side's failure to qualify for the knockout stages of the champions league. united were beaten 1—0 at old trafford tonight by bayern munich. elsewhere, arsenal drew 1—1 away at psv eindhoven, going through to the last 16 as group winner. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports from old trafford. old trafford has produced some memorable european nights, but another would be needed for manchester united to remain in the champions league. united! the german giants bayern munich waltzed into town confident — their attack led by england captain harry kane. and there was little surprise the striker had the first significant chance, albeit easily saved. as for the home side, defender luke shaw's effort had all the required power, but was straight at the bayern keeper. united not only needed a win, but for other results to go their way. with 20 minutes to go, their hopes were dealt a huge blow. commentator: here's the chance for bayern munich. . .. _ 1-0!

kingsley coman the scorer. kane the provider. bayern munich bouncing. erik ten hag, meanwhile, deflated. his team frustrated. at the final whistle, the 1—0 defeat meant manchester united finished bottom of the group and were out of european competition. another low point for the club in what's been an already frustrating season by their very high standards. for some manchester united fans, it will be the manner of this defeat. even though it was a must win victory, for much of the 90 minutes, it didn't look like that. and when you consider that that is on the field, of the field, they have added issues as well with player discipline. they are also midway through a partial takeover which for some people are taking longer than they would hope and things don't get any easier. 0ut they would hope and things don't get any easier. out of europe tonight and then it's back to the premier league now and on sunday, they have a very difficult trip to their arch

rivals liverpool, whojust happen a very difficult trip to their arch rivals liverpool, who just happen to be top of the table. that is a anfield on sunday. so a big night for the club, and anfield on sunday. so a big night forthe club, and erik anfield on sunday. so a big night for the club, and erik ten hag would be eager to get a result because manchester united have high standards and it's been a bitterly disappointing season so far. nesta mcgregor, thank you. a small border town in scotalnd has been almost brought to a standstill recently — because of this. huge wind turbine blades are being taken through hawick one by one — at 65 metres high — and they are being transported upright as the vehicles squeeze past buildings, trees and lamp posts. it's a quite a sight. they are being taken to a wind farm eight miles south of the town. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. a very wet day for many of us, with long spells of rain towards the north and east and some beefy showers across much of the south. heavy and thundery in nature, such

as here in plymouth, but also some rather lovely clad skates coming through from our weather watchers. it will look more like this tomorrow, blue sky and sunshine, an improving picture from the west, but it will be feeling colder, with a chilly northerly wind blowing. the low pressure is moving slowly towards the near continent, all of these showers swirling around the low. still rain feeding into north—east england as we head through the rest of the night. it's been very wet here, the rain slowly sinking southwards. the rain continues across much of england and wales, lots of cloud here, so it will be a frost—free start to the day tomorrow. but we see the sky is clear across scotland, with patches of freezing fog and temperatures dipping below freezing. tomorrow, that load continues to push towards the near continent, taking the milder air with it, the near continent, taking the milderairwith it, but the near continent, taking the milder air with it, but it will fear anything but mild to eastern england, with that bitter onshore north—easterly wind. and still some

more showers. plenty of cloud for the rest of the day across central and southern england are elsewhere, from the west it was starting to brighten up for northern ireland, wales, england and scotland. but with that cold wind, the cold weather is brief because there is a warm front out to the north and west that will be pushing southwards and eastwards on wednesday night, bringing some transient snow across the high ground of the highlands, the high ground of the highlands, the pennines and the southern uplands, then continuing to move southwards and eastwards but weakening as it goes, improving from the west as we head through thursday, the air turning milder. we keep the milder airfor thursday, the air turning milder. we keep the milder air for the thursday, the air turning milder. we keep the milder airfor the rest thursday, the air turning milder. we keep the milder air for the rest of the week. thanks, elizabeth. and that's bbc news at ten. newsnight is just getting under way on bbc two with victoria. 0n bbc one, it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodnight. thanks, sophie. 0n bbc london, can the pm ever get planes in the air to kigali? and what chance he can keep his fractured party in one piece?