tonight at ten. on the eve of crucial talks in brussels, theresa may comes under renewed pressure, to get tough over brexit. ahead of a meeting with the eu president, tory brexiteers draw their red lines. but there's a warning for backbenchers. the choice we face now is not between this brexit or that brexit. if we don't back theresa may we will have no brexit. a deal on the future status of the irish border has still to be reached. we'll have the latest from brussels. also tonight. the white house says north korea's nuclear ambitions, pose "the greatest threat to the united states, and to the world". new hope for young people, who say they have to wait too long to get mental health support in england. and, in the race to become uk city of culture 2021, we look at coventry‘s chances in the first of our profiles. good evening.

theresa may is coming under increasing pressure to adopt a tougher line during brexit negotiations as she prepares to travel to brussels tomorrow, for talks with the president of the european commission. she is hoping jean—claude juncker will signal that sufficient progress has been made to allow negotiations to begin on trade and the uk's future relationship with the eu. yet some leading brexiteers have written an open letter to mrs may setting out their demands. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. when these two meet tomorrow it will take more than polite greetings. his verdict will be crucial in deciding if they have edged close enough together on key issues for eu

leaders to agree to start talking trade when they meet later this month. meanwhile, a handful of brexit—backing conservative mps have increased the pressure on the prime minister, signing a letter setting out their demands including a promise that the european court ofjustice will cease to have any jurisdiction over the uk. for some this goes to the heart of the brexit debate. the european court ofjustice is there to rule on all matters to do with the european union. we will have left the european union and therefore the simple point is that we should not therefore have to look to the by them bound directly back into the uk. when it comes to this court theresa may has signalled that it will have a role during any transition, a possible two—year period to prepare for new systems. but some brexiteers fear there could be compromised beyond that, as the eu wants it to keep overseeing citizens‘ rights.

today one cabinet minister said there would have to be co—operation between legal systems but european law wouldn't hold sway over a british law and he had a warning for some mps. the supreme court will decide what the law of the country is in this country, as voted on by parliament. that is the big thing that theresa may has achieved. i think there's an even bigger point here. the choice we face now is not between this brexit or that brexit. if we do not back theresa may we will have no brexit. but there are competing views of several aspects of these talks. the island of ireland will be where the uk meets the eu. all agree there should be no hard border but today the irish government still was not convinced as to how that can be achieved. the irish government is not being unreasonable here. we are simply asking questions that need more credible answers before we can allow before

we can allow this process to move on to phase two. here the government said they had made headway on the irish border as well as citizens‘ rights and the financial settlement but say nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. tonight there are still outstanding issues in these key areas in which the eu had wanted progress before agreeing to talk trade. tomorrow's meeting is a crucial step in deciding whether or not enough has been done. the outcome is vital but it is still far from certain. alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels tonight. what are the chances of mrs may being told watcher wants to go tomorrow, that there has been significant progress in the talks? what i can tell you is that tonight on this rainy night brussels is upbeat, after months of the eu and the member states complaining of what they saw was dragging feet by

the british government on the main exit, tonight i am hearing the words movement, traction and an absence of negativity on both sides. diplomats have worked throughout the weekend to finalise an agreement on money and on citizens rights. ireland remains an outstanding issue. the irish government want written assurances from the british government that the good friday agreement will be protected and there won't be a reintroduction of there won't be a reintroduction of the border between the irish republic and northern ireland. i'm told that as we speak wedding a cce pta ble told that as we speak wedding acceptable to all sides is being set out and there's cautious optimism tonight, remember what we are looking at is not a final deal but for the eu to say that enough progress has been made to widen the talks to include trade and transition. tomorrow is hugely important. that's when the prime minister comes to have lunch at the commission with the european commission. she will be expected to give personal assurances to any

agreement and to iron out any wrinkles. if we get that far this joint report being written by the eu and the uk to lock in any written agreement. even then they be those in the uk who feel that the government has caved in to much to eu demands and in the eu countries who are more concerned than others about forging ahead to the future. thank you katya adler, in brussels. the head of the social mobility commission says he's resigning, amid claims the government's focus on brexit means it cannot concentrate on tackling social inequality. the departure of the former labour cabinet minister, alan milburn, comes days after the commission's annual report warned of alienation in many communities outside london. but the government has defended its record on social mobility, saying it was already planning to replace mr milburn, asjonathan blake reports. your chances of getting a job, finding a good school for your children and being able to afford somewhere decent to live. issues at the heart of social mobility. and from day one in power, tackling

inequality was a personal priority for theresa may. the mission to make britain a country that works for everyone means more than fighting these injustices. if you are from an ordinary working class family, life is much harder than many people in westminster realise. but for the former labour cabinet minister alan milburn, who was until now in charge of monitoring the government's progress on social mobility, not enough is being done. what is lacking here is meaningful political action to translate very good words into deeds. in the end what counts in politics is not what you talk about, it is what you do. and i'm afraid the divisions in britain are becoming wider. they are becoming wider economically, socially, and geographically. mr milburn's deputy, a former conservative education secretary and the commission's two other board members have also resigned. downing street said it had already told mr milburn and planned to appoint a new chair as his term in office had ended.

he suggested at least one cabinet minister wanted him to stay. alan milburn and i both care deeply about social mobility and equality of opportunity. he said that and he said you wanted to keep him on, is that true? i'm not going to get into discussions we have in government, he's done a fantastic job but his term has come to an end. and i think it was about getting some fresh blood into the commission. the education secretary went on to defend the government's record. we're seeing standards in our schools rise and critically we are seeing the attainment gap narrow, this is the difference in outcomes between disadvantaged children and their better off peers. the social mobility commission's most recent report described britain as a deeply divided nation. two—thirds of the areas where young people face their brightest prospects are in london while many coastal, rural and from industrial areas are being

left further behind. it singled out the midlands as the worst performing area in england. deprived areas registered some of the highest support for leaving the european union. the government is now facing criticism that it is so focused on the process of brexit that it is ignoring some of the reasons that led people to vote for it. jonathan blake, bbc news. president trump's national security advisor says north korea's nuclear ambitions pose "the greatest threat to the united states, and to the world". the comments from h r mcmaster come on the eve of the largest ever joint military exercise in the region, between us and south korean forces. pyongyang has called the drill an "all out provocation". from washington, laura bicker reports. weapons experts have described the latest north korean missile is a beast, capable of striking the us mainland. there were celebrations in pyongyang, staged event to declare that north korea is becoming a nuclear nation. this is something

the trump administration has said it will not accept. the greatest immediate threat to the united states... speaking at defence forum the us national security adviser had this morning. china has tremendous coercive economic power over north korea. you cannot shoot a missile without fuel. there are ways to address this problem, short of armed conflict. but it is a race because he is getting closer and closer. and there is not much time left. the us is keeping a show of force in the korean peninsula and stealth fighters have been deployed to the region as part of the largest air exercise ever held with south korea. they have been dubbed as war games. but in north korean television broadcast described drills as provocation. the us has made it clear it doesn't want war with north

korea but kim jong—un clear it doesn't want war with north korea but kimjong—un has clear it doesn't want war with north korea but kim jong—un has continued to build missiles and sanctions have not stopped. the into international committee is running out of diplodocus options. i'm going to urge the pentagon not to send any more dependence to south korea. it should be an unaccompanied tour. it's crazy to send spouses and children to south korea, given the provocation of north korea. military experts have warned that a war on the peninsula would have devastating consequences and north korea would be utterly destroyed. the hope must be utterly destroyed. the hope must be that the threat of action alongside stringent sanctions will force the young korean leader to change course. the warnings coming from the usa are not only aimed at north korea but and china. the us wants paging to stop exporting crude oil to its neighbour, something they have appeared not willing to do and that is one reason why the from top message generals of the white house

is now so clear. if kimjong—un continues on this path and sanctions don't work, america will act. laura, thank you. laura bicker, live in washington. a lorry driver who crashed into stationary traffic on the m6 after apparently falling asleep at the wheel has been jailed for 16 months at wolverhampton crown court. police have released footage of the incident. this was the moment mariusz wlazlo smashed his hgv into two cars at 43 miles per hour in march this year. he admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving. a woman awoman in a woman in her 50s was in hospital for weeks receiving treatment for broken ribs and fractured vertebrae. children are to get access to mental health support in schools and colleges in england. £300 million of funding will be made available over three years, in a joint initiative between the departments of health and education. a waiting time of four weeks

for those who need specialist support will be tested in some areas. labour says the plans don't go far enough. here's our health editor hugh pym. young fashion designer george discovered the harsh reality of young people's mental health services. very long waits in many areas. he struggled with anxiety and ocd, but was told he would have to wait nine months for nhs care. that really hit me hard. i thought, "oh my god, i'm in this situation and i now have to wait a0 weeks to get help that i need." what can happen in that time? it's quite scary. i didn't know what i'd do to myself during that time. how do we encourage people to speak out about it? that's what the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says is the aim of a new government plan. if your child has a mental health issue, we want to make sure you get the help much, much earlier than happens at the moment. and, if possible, we want to work within the school system to prevent that condition deteriorating.

but labour argues that children's mental health services have been underfunded for too long. services are really overstretched and children are waiting years for the vital support that they need. so, this is a drop in the ocean compared to the cuts unfortunately that many services have faced. ididn't i didn't have any therapy... this is one teenager who had to be sent hundreds of miles from home for treatment for an eating disorder. i felt i had never been properly treated for the mental side, they just sort of put me in hospital and my physical side is bad and they don't treat anything else and they keep wondering why it's happening, why i keep going back to hospital. her mother, rachel, is angry they were failed by local services. she says the stress on the whole family has been devastating. you keep going and you keep going to do all you can to aid their recovery. you travel to where you've got to travel. it's difficult for them and it's excruciating for the family really left behind.

at the department of health vicar working closely with colleagues in education to try to ensure that schools and the nhs have a more joined up approach. it has been welcomed by mental health charities but they say it's just a start. there are still big questions over whether enough funding has been committed to allow for the training of thousands of new support staff and the delivery of a four—week treatment target for those who most need it. george could afford to go private because his family could afford it but he knows others are not so lucky and he is campaigning to his fashion brand for effective treatment on the nhs. hugh pym, bbc news. now the sport with olly foster. it's been another difficult day for england's cricketers. already one down in the ashes series, they may struggle to save the second test.

they'll resume on 29—1 on the third day, over 400 runs behind australia's first innings total. our sports correspondent andy swiss is in adelaide. for england, a demoralising day. for the ashes, a potentially defining one. and yet, the visitors began it so brightly. third ball, peter handscomb, leg before. stuart broad quite enjoyed that. but england didn't enjoy what followed. tim payne and shaun marsh both given out, both reprieved by the video umpire with match—changing results. payne went on to 50, marsh an outstanding hundred. he had seemed a strange selection to many people, not any more. when he did finally offer up a chance, this moment pretty much summed up england's day. alastair cook and james vince's calamitous collision a symbol of their struggles. and marsh simply piled on the misery. australia declaring on 442—8. england, remember, had put them in to bat. now they had a mountain to climb under floodlights

and the fiercest pressure, their batsmen soon faltered. mark stoneman trapped forjust 18, australia were closing in. but so was the weather. the rain rescuing england, only for now though. tomorrow they'll have to produce something very special. it's not impossible to score runs. there's a long time left in the game. so, it will be up to one or two of our guys to go out and make a big score, and not just add a0 or 50. for england then, a frustrating and deflating day. they now need to bat at their very best if they're to save this match and realistically save their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, adelaide. highlights of today's football in england and scotland are coming up later on bbc1 depending where you are watching. if you keep watching now...you'll get the results. rangers are now second in the scottish premiership after beating aberdeen 2—1 and manchester city are 8 points clear in

the premier league again after beating west ham by the same scoreline. they came from behind to equal the top—division record for consecutive league wins in a row, it's now 13. elsewhere bournemouth against southampton finished 1—1. teenager alfie hewett has become the first british singles champion at the season ending wheelchair tennis masters. he beat compatriot gordon reid in the loughborough final. hewett, who is 19, also won his first grand slam title this year at the french open. fellow briton andy lapthorne lost in his quad final. there was just the one game in the rugby union premiership. it was a good one for harlequins as they came from behind to beat saracens 20—19 — the winning points coming from tim visser‘s try in the last 90 seconds of the match at the stoop. don't forget, there's much more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, you'll also find the goals from today's fa cup 2nd round ties. that's all your sport. coventry, paisley, stoke, sunderland and swansea, are all competing for the title of uk city of culture 2021.

the winner will be announced this week. the year—long celebration of arts, music and culture has boosted local economies, proving a huge success for the current holder, hull. tonight in the first of five profiles of the contenders, we'll be taking a look at all the cities in contention, and first tonight it's coventry, from where colleen harris reports. music: ghost town by the specials this is a city that has embraced its reputation for peace and reconciliation. transformed by post—war immigration, coventry‘s culture has been shaped by its history. the cathedral symbolises its resilience. what stands today in my home city are the ruins from a campaign of bombings during the blitz. the martyred city of coventry. it was also the heart of the british car industry. its decline turned it into a ghost town. yeah, most of the songs written down here are off the first album. the song ghost town became

an anthem for a generation, written by the specials. the coventry band captured racial tensions of the early 80s through their music. walking around in coventry at the time, it was horrendous. and you couldn't walk down the street without being attacked by national front. so, when the specials got together, that was to get black and whites united. coventry is hoping to breathe new life into its rich multicultural and industrial past. and its bid to win the city of culture 2021 puts young people at the heart of its focus. there are so many exciting things to see and do, but people just don't know for the need to do a lot of work as part of the city of culture bid as to

what our city has two offer. helping to move the city forward is louis lewinson, a choreographer, taking his work from coventry to young people around the world. he represents a new generation looking for hope in a city trying to shake off its post—war image. it is more than important, it is crucial that it wins. this is like the biggest thing that has ever happened in coventry. it's bringing a lot of hope and excitement to the city. this is the one time for the underdog to come up and rise and show what we really have. winning the city of culture can help transform a city's fortunes. the people of coventry hope the city's rich heritage can secure its future. colleen harris, bbc news, coventry. if you gazed at the sky depending on where you live, you may have seen a supermoon. that is where the moon appears bigger and brighter than usual and it only happens when it reaches its closest point to earth. these are some of the images viewers have been sent in from north

yorkshire to derbyshire. astronomers say skywatchers will get the most spectacular views tonight and tomorrow morning. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. didn't stay with us. it's time for the news where you are. a very good night. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. if you've been at this evening you may have seen the super moon when the moon is moves closer to the earth and appears larger and brighter in the sky, this view was taken over whitby abbey in yorkshire, astronomers say skywatchers will get the most stunning views this evening and this morning. i spoke to tom coast of the royal observatory. we get a full

moan every 29 and a half days and they liked and skies, and they loom large on the horizon. the reality is the orbit of the moon and the earth is not a perfect circle, it is an ellipse is the earth is not the centre of the orbit of the moon, it is just off from the centres are sometimes the moon can come thousands of miles closer to us, it is inevitable, and if the close approach between the moon and the earth happens to coincide with the full moan or comes close to it the popular term is to call that a supermoon. and there is a small and somewhat imperceptible perhaps difference in how large and bright the moon appears in the sky. from my perspective it is wonderful if people want to look at the full moan. i would say that if you want to get a really nice impression of the moon looking very large the trick is to look at it as it rises 01’ trick is to look at it as it rises or sets because doing this time your brain creates an illusion which makes them moon appear larger on the horizon and that can appear even

more dramatic, so every full moan has the potential to us. this one, according to the definition we use is the only supermoon of this year but it is the first of three as we go through to january, we will get two more of them. a much larger and brighter is it really? this is the thing. we tend to compare the moon against the previous one of the next one and thatjust means a marginal difference, tonight's moon compared to the average one, not that there is really such a thing, if we took the average hollywood could say that tonight's moon going into tomorrow may appear to most people about 5% larger in diameter and 15% brighter. the brightness perhaps more noticeable than the change in size. but you'd have to look carefully to spot it. when the moon is low it a lwa ys spot it. when the moon is low it always looks large so many people think they are seeing is a blue moon

when they are seeing the illusion. the difference is marginal. so when are the other two that we should look out for? the cold moon tonight and into tomorrow, that is the december full and into tomorrow, that is the decemberfull moon, and into tomorrow, that is the december full moon, and and into tomorrow, that is the decemberfull moon, and onjanuary two we shall see a marginally slightly larger and brighter supermoon on january two slightly larger and brighter supermoon onjanuary two which is known as the wolf moon in north american tradition. and towards the end of january will get a second full moon on january end of january will get a second full moon onjanuary 31. full moons occui’ every full moon onjanuary 31. full moons occur every 29 and a half days so it is possible to have fun at the beginning and the end of the month. recently we have tended to call the second full moon in a month and a blue moon because it is a rare event. so three technically, they all qualify as being a supermoon in all qualify as being a supermoon in a row, the second one injanuary will be a blue moon and also a lunar

eclipse for some places around the world. will february miss out? february will have the full moon, it will be short months so we will not seek a snow moon, will have to say that the second moon injanuary is the snow moon arriving early and february, only 28 days, will fit in just between the january full moan and the first full moon in march. to the all have special names? some have more than one. they all have special names, the first name in january is known as the wolf moon, i like that, it was said an american tradition that the wolves would howl at the moon in midwinter when food was scarce. many of the names which we re was scarce. many of the names which were published in the farmers almanac figures come from north american tradition and describe the moon at that time of year. the

opposite of a perigee is an apogee. now it's time for the weather with phil. today was not bad, i didn't see much sunshine that it was another parts of the british isles. today started like this in cumbria and finished like this in cumbria and finished like this in parts of perth in kinross so i suspect not too many complaints. if you are looking for a supermoon many of you are in with a chance, quite a bit of cloud in the east, even if the cloud breaks temperatures will fall and there could be mist and fog. in some places quite chilly, the eastern side of the pennines could see a touch of frost, there's a chance of fog as we start the day, cloud across the far west of cornwall and

maybe temperature, possibly a lasting shower but essentially dry whether to be enjoyed, notjust during the morning commute but for the good part of the day. or cloud in western scotland, certainly more cloud up towards the northern isles of scotland, a wet start to the day and it will take time before we see the back of the rain. here we are in the back of the rain. here we are in the afternoon. many areas in the chance of seeing some brightness if a decent sunshine and temperatures range between five and 6 degrees, as a low, otherwise, double figures, on tuesday not much difference, perhaps a little more cloud. greece still coming in from the south—west, more in the way of cloud and rain across the north west of scotland, temperatures still not bad, 7—11d. the big change for the north and the west into wednesday, the wind picking up some places will see rain, quitea picking up some places will see rain, quite a bit of rain especially later in the day flirting with west wales and the south—west of england.

a foretaste of a wet and windy night on wednesday, and then on into the day on thursday, cloud wind and rain slowly easing its way further to the east, as the whole area of low pressure m oves east, as the whole area of low pressure moves east it opens the door to a reservoir of cold air a lwa ys door to a reservoir of cold air always there at this time of year, across the far north. so the week, mostly fine to start with, then turning wet and windy and much colder by the end of the week.