this is bbc news. i'm gavin esler. the headlines at nine. the prime minister calls for an end to division over brexit — and prepares to outline her aims in the negotiations. warnings of longer queues at passport control after brexit — unless there's an increase in border force staff. a growing number of democrats are planning not to attend donald trump's inauguration following his comments about a veteran civil rights campaigner. also in the next hour, the planned billion pound restoration of the palace of westminster. mps launch an inquiry into concerns it may be costing too much. and chelsea beat champions leicester city to go seven points clear at the top of the premier league. good morning and welcome to bbc news.

the prime minister is to set out her vision of how she'll approach negotiations to leave the european union. in a speech on tuesday, theresa may will outline her plan for a new relationship with the eu — and some see it as a signal she wants to pull out of the single market. but the chancellor has told a german newspaper that he hopes britain will retain a european—style economy — and that leaving the single market could force it to change its economic model. our political correspondent tom bateman is here. what do we think the prime minister is going to say? it is intriguing. we've been waiting for this speech for a long time. it's going to be a big event in front of other eu ambassadors and britain's negotiating team who will go to brussels to hammer out this deal. will we get a huge amount of detail? i doubt it. will we get the broad outline of where she wants to go? i

think so. this is about hammering out free trade deals with the rest of the world, but also, she will call on people to get behind the plan, although we don't have much of a plan out there. she says she doesn't want to have division, she wa nts to doesn't want to have division, she wants to put the division and insults of the referendum campaign in the past. do we know what she wa nts to in the past. do we know what she wants to say about the crucial matters of single market access and the customs union? what we can choose from what she already said in the past is she is likely to suggest we should be prepared to extract ourselves from those parts of the eu and alternatively pursued bespoke free—trade agreements with certain industries, like the financial services industry and the automobile industry. what critics will say is this is basically putting policy about migration head of economic

policy and allowing that effect to determine britain's fortunes. that's presumably the key. if she sets out oui’ presumably the key. if she sets out our priorities in order and migration is seen as the top priority, then it will be seen that the economic consequences that follow from that might be significant, and the chancellor is pointing ina significant, and the chancellor is pointing in a different direction. philip hammond was in berlin earlier this week and was talking to his counterpart there. he gave an interview to one of the leading sunday papers, which has been published this morning. this is intriguing, because we're not getting much detailfrom downing street, but a fair bit from the chancellor. he seems to have given ita chancellor. he seems to have given it a bit of an ultimatum and he has said to the germans, if you would give us access to the single market, we are prepared to look at our taxation regime, our corporation tax regime and perhaps to relax it, so that we will remain competitive. he

says the british people are not going to lie down and say, too bad, we have been wounded. he saying we would allow short—term economic damage if we are shut out of the single market. so some pretty tough words they are ahead of this big speech from the prime minister.m terms of the politics of it within the conservative party and the country, calling for unity when some people will look for even a cigarette paper's worth of difference between what the prime minister to seeing and what philip hammond as saying. but you could see it as part of the negotiations, one taking a harder line of one taking a different line on the economy. the chancellor was a very remain leaning chancellor, during the campaign, so it is interesting to see him accepting that they cannot be members of the single market, we will have to go for these this book

deals in different industries. he says he's optimistic about achieving goals. will it came off the criticism on tuesday? absolutely not. already seen some remain mps saying it is allowing immigration policies to drive this. but others are saying it is time to get behind the message people voted for and thatis the message people voted for and that is what theresa may herself will say. a final thought on this call for unity. politicians calling for unity, everyone is in favour of unity, as all that is the kind of unity. how much of a plan is the government going to give away before it triggers article 50? we know we're looking at some point in february, there will be some plan put before parliament. in terms of the detail, it is tough. they don't wa nt to

the detail, it is tough. they don't want to reveal, for negotiating reasons, too much detail. in fact, it might be hard to, when there have been divisions of the government. that might be why they haven't done it and live. that is a certain irony in downing street releasing sections of the speech, saying get behind the plan, but not telling us what the planners, so we're left to deduce it. i think everybody is going to be unified on that last point. there's a warning that air passengers arriving in britain will face "severe disru ption" after brexit, unless there's an increase in border force staff. the airport operators association says passport checks for eu nationals are likely to become more stringent, leading to longer queues and processing times. here's our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. there are record numbers of travellers at britain's airports. in 2015, there were 251 million passenger journeys. it is thought last year's figure was even higher. but there is concern that growth in air traffic hasn't been matched by an increase in resources for border force, which is responsible

for immigration and customs checks. the airport operators association says that has led to longer queues at passport desks and it's concerned delays will worsen. at present eu travellers use a separate channels or automatic passport gates. they tend to be quicker than for passengers outside of europe. but after brexit if people are all screened in the same way, the association says overall waiting times will increase. in evidence to the parliamentary enquiry, the association said introducing tighter controls to eu passport holders would be highly disruptive for passengers, airlines and airports. it says airports would have to spend millions of pounds on extra facilities for immigration checks, so it is asking the government to keep the current system in place for eu passengers travelling to uk airports. the home office says it would be wrong to set out details of how future immigration controls might work in advance of negotiations

with the eu. but the department says border force has the capacity to meet passenger demand and maintain security. american politicians have reacted angrily after the president—elect donald trump criticised a veteran civil rights campaigner, congressman john lewis, whom many regard as a hero. mr trump tweeted that mr lewis was all talk and no action, after the congressman said he would not attend mr trump's inauguration. john lewis is the last surviving speaker from the 1963 martin luther king march on washington. sarah corker reports. another day, and another row on twitter for president—elect donald trump. he has caused outrage after criticising veteran civil rights campaignerjohn lewis for questioning the legitimacy of his election win. the georgian democrat told nbc‘s meet the press: that prompted an an angry

response from mr trump, tweeting: but mr lewis's supporters have hit back. the president of the united states occupies a very special position, including the fact that every single word could have international consequences. the row comes as thousands of civil

rights activists in washington kicked off a week of anti—trump protests. we won't be trumped! we come, not to appeal to donald trump, because he has made it clear what his policies are. we come to say to the democrats in the senate and in the house and to the moderate republicans to get some backbone! get some guts! ina in a separate development, a broadway star said she is pulling out of a concert celebrating the inauguration. that was after her gay and lesbian friends describe the forthcoming performance as a betrayal. rehearsals for friday's

inauguration are in full swing, but few performers have agreed to appearand it but few performers have agreed to appear and it looks like it will be dominated by military bands. joining us now from our london newsroom is pippa malmgren, who was economic advisor to the former republic president george w bush. my my views are my personal views and i am bipartisan. i have served republican presidents, but the important thing is to get both sides talking to each other, which may or may not happen with this next president. i do think he is going to be the president, so what is important is to see what positive things can come out of this as well as the negative. usually, presidents have both. and so, this time is likely to have both as well. i think there are big philosophical issues we need to ask. for example, should the relationship between the usa and

russia be one with the two countries top of whether they don't top. that isa top of whether they don't top. that is a very big question. similarly with china, should it be a relationship where there is a dialogue or should it be a relationship marked by the inability to have a dialogue. should there be a hard—line position or softer line position? he's a huge policy issues, andi position? he's a huge policy issues, and i think it's easy to get caught up and i think it's easy to get caught up in there anything donald trump saysis up in there anything donald trump says is bad or wrong, and lose sight of what you're trying to accomplish with regard to international relations. a major international conference to try to re—start peace talks between israel and the palestinians is being held in paris. delegates from 70 nations are expected to reaffirm support for a two—state solution to the conflict. palestinians have welcomed the meeting but israel — which is not attending — says the conference is loaded against it. i'm joined from paris by our correspondent hugh schofield. it doesn't take a great deal of

cynicism to say that if israel is not want to be there, this would go for. he is, the point of this conference is not to bring israel and the palestinians together to jump—start talks and the palestinians together to jump—sta rt talks that and the palestinians together to jump—start talks that way, it was an international conference in which as many players as possible would come together and reaffirm their support for this too— state idea. the idea was that at the end of the conference, israel and the palestinians would be briefed by the french on the outcome of the conference and that would then be able boost to kick—start bilateral talks, which is where it would count, between israel and the palestinians. palestinians would broadly welcome this approach, it's in favour of this two state idea. the israelis are very sceptical, they think it's old red and it's once again the international

community coming together with palestine to isolate them. the moment is key. just picking up on the previous item, the inauguration on friday of donald trump, that is the background to this as well, with huge question marks over what the new american administration will have to see about israel and palestine. what mr trump says is he would consider moving the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. it's would consider moving the us embassy from tel aviv tojerusalem. it's a short distance, but politically, it's an enormous change. a huge change if this happens. the timing of this conference was not deliberate to be just ahead of the donald trump presidency, it was time to be ahead of whatever the next president was going to be. there was no expectation now next president would be is dramatically different as he promises to be. whoever is next president, it's a good time to remind the world and america that

israel and palestine is an issue. it is overshadowed by syria and iraq, but it is still there. the fact that it is donald trump coming in and gives it a huge new relevance and significance, because donald trump may well usher in a completely new user and a new set of priorities and a new world. if america does start dropping some of its long—standing policy positions on the middle east, and in particular, if it moves its embassy up to jerusalem, and in particular, if it moves its embassy up tojerusalem, which it saysis embassy up tojerusalem, which it says is going to do, that is a red rag to the palestinians. jerusalem, as we'll know, is a hot issue at the centre of the palestinian issue. america is criticised for siding with israel by palestinians, but it has kept sacrosanct this view that jerusalem is an issue to be settled eventually. if donald trump goes

ahead and move the embassy up to jerusalem, that is a major change, which would have very unpredictable consequences. thanks very much. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may urges an end to division as she prepares to set out the government's plan for brexit. warnings of longer queues at passport control after brexit — unless there's an increase in border force staff. donald trump is criticised for comments about veteran civil rights campaignerjohn lewis. multi—billion pound plans to renovate the palace of westminster, including both houses of parliament, are to be subject to an inquiry by a committee of mps. the commons treasury committee will examine the cost and consider whether both mps and lords will have to move out while the work is being done. here's our political correspondent tom barton. the buildings of parliament are not in a good way. stonework is crumbling, roofs are leaking and something needs to be done to bring the palace of westminster back to life. parliament is part of

a world heritage site, recognised as a building of outstanding value to humanity. but fixing it won't be cheap. estimates range from 5.5 to £4 billion and the work will take at least five years. during that time, mps could have to move out of the commons chamber, where to hasn't yet been decided. the treasury committee usually conducts enquiries into big economic issues, like the work of the bank of england or the government's tax policy. but its next enquiry will take a look much closer to home. the committee says previous reports have failed to provide enough evidence to assess the proposals and claims ministers haven't answered their questions about the cost of the work. the palace of westminster may be crucial to public life in britain, but those who are elected to serve there say fixing it must be good value for the taxpayer.

about a hundred migrants are believed to have drowned off the coast of libya. the boat they were travelling in sank on its way to europe and just four have been rescued. the search operation continued in darkness and poor weather conditions. iraqi state television says government forces have taken full control of the university of mosul, one of the islamic state group's main bases in the city. clashes are reported to be continuing in some parts of the campus. military officials say they've found chemicals that could be used for making weapons, but said retaking the area was a "significant victory". a teenager who was snatched from a hospital in florida as a baby, 18 years ago, has been reunited with her biological father. the woman, who'd been named kamiyah mobley was abducted kamiyah mobley, was abducted when she was just eight hours old. she was tracked down after a tip—off. gloria williams, who brought her up

as her own daughter, has been charged with kidnapping. the outgoing us secretary of statejohn kerry has visited the place in the mekong delta where he was ambushed during the vietnam war in 1969. mr kerry is in vietnam as part of his last trip before leaving office. he won a medal for bravery for his actions, but became an anti—warcampaigner after returning home. the former navy lieutenant met a 70—year—old former member of the viet cong, who also remembers the 1969 attack. plans for four new "nature schools" in england would still see pupils learning traditional subjects, but also having the opportunity to spend more of their day outside. david gregory—kumar reports. brandon marsh nature reserve near coventry, home to some excited woodland creatures getting to grips with nature. brandon marsh is also headquarters for warwickshire wildlife trust and it is the trust that is leading plans for nature schools across the uk. some of these children could be amongst the very first pupils. but what exactly is a nature school?

children at our schools will still need to learn times tables and to read and write. but we are preparing an educational philosophy that will allow teachers to achieve that learning outside, using the natural setting of the school as much as in the classroom. so they will be outside more? they will. probably coming home a bit dirtier than they might otherwise. initially, four nature—based primary schools are planned with two in the midlands, one in smethwick, and the other one in warwickshire wildlife trust which has been identified as possibly going into camp hill in nuneaton. they have already got their eyes on a site and a building. it is the camp hill school that may be the very first nature school in the uk and its location that might surprise some people. it's definitely an urban area, but it is the area that was identified by local authorities as with the greatest need for a new school. we'll make the most of any outdoor space there is. we will create new outdoor spaces for learning, a garden and a lot more wildlife areas, possibly even

beehives, really exciting. parents visiting the reserve today were very excited. some have already looked into applying for the new school. she loves being outdoors and we would like that for her, for education, really. the outside is an amazing place to learn and i think you can have so many experiences that are not traditional education that still give you the same knowledge that you would have in a classroom so i think it's brilliant. if all goes well, the uk's fist nature school could open in december, 2018. in september 2018. a sound of the seaside? or a blight on the beach? seagulls are synonymous with the coast, but they're also known for stealing food from passers—by. so at one resort here in the uk, they're debating whether or not to bring in birds of prey to reduce the seagull numbers. emma glasbey reports from scarborough. seagulls and scarborough just go together. but in recent years the relationship has been turning

slightly sour. the number of birds in this town has grown to a few thousand and especially in the summer, it is claimed they are becoming more aggressive. i have seen them take food from people's hands. for children, it can be scary. people feed them. they feed them titbits and they should not encourage them to come to the area. i don't think it is a real issue. i think a couple of people complained too much about it. the council has been discussing what to do about the birds. they could decide to hire a firm to work on reducing the number of birds over the next few years. we would use egg removal. that is removing a percentage of net eggs from nests.

we work with a national body on this, and report the number of eggs removed. we could also fly birds of prey. we are not going out to kill anything, the idea is to move them to nesting in the cliffs. visitors are urged not to feed the seagulls. but some traders say the signs are not working and action is needed. all of the restaurant owners and traders down this area try to speak to members of the public if they see them feeding birds. but, generally, the reaction is go away it is none of your business. it is our business, actually, because we see this happening all the time. it may be winter but there are still seagulls around. in january you would expect them to be all out to sea but they are so used to being fed here they are staying on land. action will need to happen soon if it is to be taken. the seagull mating season is about to begin. four months after one of its rockets

blew up on take—off, the private us firm, spacex, has successfully launched a spacecraft from a launch pad in california. the craft, which delivered ten communication satellites into orbit, landed safely on a platform in the pacific ocean. spacex now has 70 planned missions, including one for nasa to fly cargo to the international space station. it was launched, carrying ten spacecraft are one of its main customers. it now has 70 plans were $70 billion, including nasa, which will use it to fly to the international space station. minutes after the launch, the first stage of the rocket landed successfully on a platform in the pacific, prompting

huge applause at mission control. the founder and entrepreneur tweeted, mission looks good. an hour and 15 minutes after the launch, the mission was complete, with iridium payload safely in orbit. it was all different last september, when one of its rockets exploded on a launch pad in florida. a folk and nine was about to go through a routine engine ignition test when fire ripped through it, destroying both the rocket and a $200 million satellite it was due to carry into orbit two days later. investigators believe the explosion was caused by a design problem with the helium pressure tanks. but after this latest successful launch, space x has a busy 2017 ahead, with several launches planned. the short lists for the 2017 brit awards have been revealed, with david bowie receiving

two posthumous nominations. the singer was named in the best album and best british male categories, after releasing his final album, blackstar, days before his death last january. grime artist skepta, who beat bowie to last year's mercury prize, is up for three awards. craig david, beyonce, little mix and radiohead are among the other performers up for honours. the winners will be announced next month. now the weather forecast with louise. we have been using a lot of alliteration to describe today's weather, cold, damp, dreary. but the good news is it is white, milder from the west. the rain is fairly light and patchy. a lot of rain across the uk, a weather front moving through as we speak, another one waiting in the wings. it is going to stay pretty cloudy, dull

and damp. rain arrived during the night, a little bit of snow in there, but not amounting to much at all and changing back to rain behind it. for the rest of the day, we keep these cloudy skies. some hill fog and the rain will stay late and patchy. the exception to the rule is east anglia. here, we keep the cold air. by contrast, further west, the middle of the afternoon, it is up to nine or 10 degrees. there could be core store or hill fog, but it would be cold. showery outbreaks of rain, it seems quite drizzly up into the far north and west of scotland and northern ireland. through the night, little change in the story. we keep the clyde, we keep outbreaks of light, patchy rain, moving its way through the spine of the country. miles out towards the west and a little colder across east anglia. temperatures here around 1 degrees.

maybe some patchy frost and fog. weather france continue to drift in some of the atlantic and there will continue to be outbreaks of light rain. sandwiched between the two commerce may be some brightness. cooler in the east with around four 01’ cooler in the east with around four or5 cooler in the east with around four or 5 degrees. this high—pressure is blocking and sitting in europe. it has been there for a few weeks and that's where the bitterly cold air is. weather funds are coming that's where the bitterly cold air is. weatherfunds are coming in that's where the bitterly cold air is. weather funds are coming in from the atlantic and toppling across the top. we are going to see a divide between the north west and the south—east. further north and west, more clyde, but it will continue to feel noticeably milder. take care. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may is expected to reveal the most detailed insight yet into her approach to brexit negotiations in a speech on tuesday.