the brexit divorce — british and eu negotiators finally agree on proposals for how the uk should leave the european union. do you think you'll be able to accept this deal? the prime minister is calling in cabinet ministers one by one tonight to discuss the text before a full cabinet meeting tomrrow afternoon. after months of doubts and difficulties, theresa may's top team seems finally poised to agree a d raft seems finally poised to agree a draft deal of how we leave the eu. we'll have all the latest reaction from westminster and brussels. also tonight: more than 200 people are still missing after the deadliest wildfires in california's history — at least 44 people are known to have died. a sharp rise in the number of children being excluded from school — and most are coming from schools in poorer areas — we have a special report. this is how the other side live, unfortunately. and that's the side that isn't shown. but we deal with it every single day. the badger culling controversy — now an independent report says it only has a modest effect on limiting the spread of tb to cattle.

and putting words in your mouth — the battle to stop fake news — we find outjust how easy it is to make footage false. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. wayne rooney defends his england return, but admits that it's going to be strange to play for his country again. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after months of negotiaitons and wrangling, there's been a significant breakthrough today after british and eu negotiators finally agreed on a draft text for how the united kingdom will leave the eu next year. cabinet ministers are being called in to see the prime minister one by one tonight to discuss the proposals before they are put before the full

cabinet tomorrow afternoon. they've also agreed an outline political declaration — effectively what our future relationship with the eu will look like after we leave. our political editor laura kuennsberg is in westminster with the latest. it's more than two years since the referendum made the national decision to leave the eu. theresa may has had to cope with a divided cabinet, a divided tory party and daily disagreements with brussels. but now at last, the cabinet has in front of them a draft agreement of oui’ front of them a draft agreement of our divorce with the eu. these are 24 our divorce with the eu. these are 2a hours now of huge opportunity but also dangerfor the 2a hours now of huge opportunity but also danger for the prime 2a hours now of huge opportunity but also dangerfor the prime minister as well. do you think a deal is within reach that you could sign up to? the agreement is finally in number 10's

grasp. the document that's been the souls of dispute for so long. at last, the plans, the compromises, will go before the cabinet tomorrow and then we'll know whether they approved the divorce with the eu in all our names. we are obviously working hard on this final phase of the negotiations, this final stage. i think we should remain positive and getting a good dealfor our country and taking our country forward and getting on with the job, so forward and getting on with the job, so that's what we are doing. don't forget, many of the cabinet have a less rosy view. number 10 might struggle to get their wish to agree the so—called withdrawal agreement before the autumn is out. desperate to broker a packed at home and abroad by the end of the month. to broker a packed at home and abroad by the end of the monthli think it's a step forward. it appears the government has got over the first hurdle by agreeing a text. if cabinet sign up, then there's the rest of the eu to confirm. the

german leader today expressing regret that brexit is happening at all. translation: great britain is soon all. translation: great britain is soon to leave. this is a deep wound. after a summit with the eu, the government faces the heavy toil of parliament. a few dozen tories and all the opposition parties are poised to vote against theresa may's plan, almost whatever it is. and there is just no way that some brexiteers will ever come on—board. for the first time in a thousand yea rs, for the first time in a thousand years, this place, this parliament will have a say over the laws that govern this country. it is a quite incredible state of affairs. it will mean that we are having to accept rules and regulations from brussels over which we have no say ourselves. it is utterly unacceptable to anybody who believes in democracy. remember, the prime minister has no majority on her own and there is no

sign that labour willing to come to heraid. sign that labour willing to come to her aid. given the shambolic nature of the negotiations, this is unlikely to be a good deal for the country. obviously, we'll wait to see the detail but we've made it clear that if it doesn't meet our test we won't be voting for it. tonight, ministers have a chance to read through the hundreds of pages of legal texts that will shape our country for years to come. if, and it isa country for years to come. if, and it is a big if, the cabinet and then parliament can actually agree. our europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels, we'll speak to her in a moment, but first laura's in westminster. this is by no means a done deal — there's still a very long way to go. there is. the government has today moved forward a significant step, but cabinet ministers in the last 2a hours have told me privately they don't believe what might be on the table tomorrow will be acceptable.

some even suggesting theresa may should walk away rather than accept the terms. we'll see tomorrow whether any of them have the courage to reject the deal or to quit their jobs, if they really hate it that much. i think that is unlikely, although at this stage not impossible. after that, theresa may will have to get rubber—stamping from the rest of the eu formally at a summit in a couple of weeks, and then the battle royal. taking this deal through the houses of parliament, where we know there has already been an eruption of resista nce already been an eruption of resistance from the brexiteers, and remember, theresa may doesn't have a majority in the house of commons on her own. at this stage, we can't know if the meaningful vote on a brexit deal will be pulling off what has at times seemed politically impossible, or a fate that goes the wrong way for the prime minister that thinks the government and her career. katya, what has been the reaction

there? muted, if not almost silent. this doesn't mean nothing is going on, it means those in the know don't wa nt on, it means those in the know don't want to speak publicly at the moment. one of my contacts sent me and emoji with a closed zipper instead of a mouth. we think at a technical level there has been some kind of mutual understanding. this doesn't mean a deal has actually been done. earlier in the day, we heard from the first vice president of the european commission. he said progress is definitely being made, but that we are actually not there yet. the 27 eu ambassadors meet here tomorrow, they were always scheduled tomorrow, they were always scheduled to meet but there is a sense of excitement because the timing of the meeting has been moved. they might be told decisive progress is being made in the negotiations. the

choreography is unclear but what you need to remember it's notjust the uk cabinet that has to approve any technical deal, but also everything will eu member state will want to pour over it will eu member state will want to pourover it in will eu member state will want to pour over it in detail. thank you. meanwhile the company behind brands such as bisto, 0xo and mr kipling says it's going to start stockpiling raw materials in case there are delays at ports after brexit. premier foods said it has to prepare because of a lack of certainty over arrangments for the uk's departure from the european union next march. our business correspondent, emma simpson, is here. are they really that worried? well, the company was stressing today that this was just a precautionary measure. but only around 15% of raw materials comes from the eu. but in the last few weeks, it has decided to start stockpiling some ingredients and packaging. for instance, dried egg powder in the mr kipling cakes.

bottle tops. this will mean tying up some £10 million in working capital, in other words money the company has to pay up front. it says it might start stockpiling unfinished food products in the new year. premier foodsis products in the new year. premier foods is one of our biggest food manufacturers and it was updating investors today on its brexit plans. but there are a lot of other companies at a crunch point. they wa nt to companies at a crunch point. they want to know what to do with their supply chains and making investment decisions. they still haven't got certainty tonight. thank you. wages rose at their fastest pace in nearly a decade between july and september. new figures show an increase of three point 2%, the biggest rise since the end of 2008. however, the office for national statistics warns that real wage growth was below the 2015 level. a man has been charged with murder after a heavily pregnant woman was killed with a crossbow in east london yesterday. the 50—year—old man, who was arrested at the scene, appeared in court this afternoon.

the 35—year—old woman was attacked at her home in ilford. richard listerjoins us from there. and, incredibly doctors, managed to save her baby? they have indeed. the little boy was delivered safely by caesarean section although tragically his mother, 35—year—old sana muhammad who was eight months pregnant didn't survive. police were called to this address in newbury park yesterday morning. there, they found sana muhammad gravely injured after having apparently been shot in the stomach with a crossbow. they arrested a 50—year—old man at the scene, ramanodge unmathallegadoo, who was apparently known to sana muhammad. he has appeared before magistrates charged with her murder. he will appear before the old bailey. sana muhammad husband and

their five bailey. sana muhammad husband and theirfive children were bailey. sana muhammad husband and their five children were also at the address but managed to escape harm. imtiaz muhammad has spoken of being heartbroken at the loss of his wife, although their little baby is in a sta ble although their little baby is in a stable condition. around a hundred people are still missing in california after the worst wildfires in the state's history. 44 people are now known to have died but that death toll is expected to rise. the fires have broken out across the state. more than 7,000 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. president trump has declared it a major disaster. most of the people who died were here — in and around the town of paradise — which has largely been destroyed. from california, dave lee reports. it's been five days since the flames ripped through here, taking everything. for the people that were able to make it out of paradise, into safety, an excruciating wait. this woman was trying to find out what happened to her brothers. he's an amputee but he's a tough little brother and i'd just like to tell him i love him both very much. the harrowing process of trying

to find and identify bodies here has now begun. search teams think it could take many weeks. what will also take time is fully understanding what happened here and why this fire was able to get so out of control. it's almost impossible to imagine how it must have felt to see the flames get closer and closer, until there was no longer hope. i want to recover as many remains as we possibly can, as soon as we possibly can. i understand the toll it takes on people, not knowing what became of their loved ones. it's just came through so quickly. for those who did make it out, like this nurse, tales of an incredible escape. fire was coming on both sides. there was a fire tornado in that canyon. all of a sudden, my cab filled up with total black smoke. it made me realise how close i came to losing my life. 500 miles south of where

we are, there are rare glimmers of good news. some of those evacuated in the south have been allowed to return to their homes, or at least what may be left of them. there is no such prospect for the people of what was once known as paradise. dave lee, bbc news, in northern california. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening. cabinet ministers are called in to downing street to discuss the brexit divorce after negotiators agree draft proposals. and still to come, we'll be down on the farm to assess the latest report into the link between badgers and bovine tb. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes and bbc news, there is a hero's return for lewis hamilton. the five—time formula 1 champion says he can get even better. there's been a sharp rise in the number of

exclusions from classrooms with most happening in schools in poorer areas. school exclusions have gone up by 43% in the last four years in england. nearly 50,000 pupils are now taught in alternative provision schools, which provide education for pupils outside mainstream education. research by the bbc shows a 71% rise in temporary exclusions in the most deprived areas of england in the last four years — that's four times the rate in the least deprived areas. the department for education says every child should "benefit from a high—quality education and equal opportunity, regardless of their background". our special correspondent ed thomas has spent a week in an independent alternative provision school in manchester. the number of children excluded from deprived schools is soaring. many end up in places like this.

alternative provision school. have you counted how many times you have been excluded? today, superb. i've been excluded? today, superb. i've been here the six weeks, then six months now. you name the safeguarding issues, we have got them tenfold. drugs is an influence, alcohol is an influence, gangs are an influence. we are dealing with challenging young people. that is the reality. this alternative provision school educates some of manchester's most vulnerable children. we have self harm is, people who are volatile, people who are 80% of the time are angelic but then 20 design highly dangerous. most told as they had been given repeated fixed term exclusions. from here i been excluded about seven times, and on the other one i got excluded more than that. the list of

things that happens that have been excluding for you? 's fighting, swearing and teachers. we have learned fixed term exclusions in the top 10% most deprived schools in england have increased by 70% over the last four years. four times the rate of the least deprived. you will have anything from 11 to 13. add a's training on thejob have anything from 11 to 13. add a's training on the job to become a qualified teacher. —— adomah is training. this is one of the school's most challenging classes. some have been three orfour years. four years behind? some have been three orfour years. four years behind ? these some have been three orfour years. four years behind? these people is desperately need his help. they are distracted, on their phones and arguing. just take five minutes. it is too much for 14—year—old cameron.

just take five minutes. it is too much for 14-year-old cameron. why did you remove yourself? everyone was arguing and it gets too loud. did you remove yourself? everyone was arguing and it gets too loudm just ten minutes the teaching inside the classroom comes to an end. do you feel like you are learning? yes, but i will go back to my old school. kids who misbehaves stop the learning. to send these children here, schools paid £12,000 a year, around twice the cost of a place in the mainstream. the initial damage was done by a child. an independent school rated as inadequate. it's getting the resources together. the head teacher told us they needed more money and resources. the funding is not available at a minute and you are looking at grammar schools getting support from central government and it's important to recognise the other side of that.|j am recognise the other side of that.” am shutting the door now, boss. every day the score manages difficult situations. i don't know, i think it's english. 48 kids, six qualified teachers. when we filmed at the last week of term, two were

sick. the children in this classroom now without a teacher and have been like that for more than ten minutes. many here have complex needs. this pupil didn't appear to speak english but the school said he could understand some words. should he be here? probably not. his home—school placed him here. the issue with that child, while he's got a language barrier, it's also about additional learning needs which haven't fully been established yet. afton is in charge of pastoral care. in crisis, many children turn to her. what's the reality of the backgrounds of these kids? it's very, very sad when they come into school, they've been absolutely shattered, sleeping rough. we put a bed up for them so they could have a good kip and fed them, watered them. and there's growing risk from gangs, violence and drugs. spice, we've had kids collapse from spice. went white as a ghost and collapsed on the floor. weed, cocaine, pills.

have you seen children coming with knives? yeah, i have. a knife, about that big. we dealt with it immediately. this is how the other side live, unfortunately, and that's a side that isn't shown. but we deal with it every day. the mission here is to work alongside mainstream schools to keep kids in education. so, when they do lose control... the fallout is carefully managed. and pupils like this one can learn. everyone should get education. as other kids? yeah. do you think you deserve it as much as other kids? sometimes. time and time again pupils told us that the school was making a difference. we still deserve the education like everybody

else and i think we get a bad deal compared to the mainstream. what is this cool giving you ? compared to the mainstream. what is this cool giving you? without this what would happen to you? we would have no education. we get a few calculations done here. better than mainstream where long people were spent educated in isolation rooms. you have to look at one wall. we have spent a month in there. some days there will be 11 or ten of us. confined spaces and you sit there and do nothing all day. if you put too much flour on, you drive the dough out. the reality is that last year, dough out. the reality is that last yea r, less dough out. the reality is that last year, less than one in 20 children in alternative provision schools received a c grade or above in gcse maths or english. and each permanently excluded child is estimated to cost taxpayers £370,000 in lifetime, education benefits, health care and criminaljustice cost. what is your message when people say, this isjust

cost. what is your message when people say, this is just a cost. what is your message when people say, this isjust a dos cost. what is your message when people say, this is just a dos and people say, this is just a dos and people should not be here?” challenge that notion. we have stu d e nts challenge that notion. we have students that come back two or three yea rs later students that come back two or three years later and say thank you for turning our life around. that student might have less does with gcses, poor grades, but that is success and if we are not doing that, who else will do it? ed is here. why did the school let you in? why did they lead to film there? this is one example of alternative provision but the owner wanted us to come inside and see the challenge of teaching children in poorer areas but also the benefits of taking children outside of mainstream education. the department for education says it wants all young people to receive an education that fosters ambition, no matter the background, but sophie, it's clear from ourfindings background, but sophie, it's clear from our findings that a disproportionate number of children from deprived areas are being excluded. ed, thank you. now an independent review says badger culling only has a ‘modest‘ effect in reducing the spread of tb and suggests that cattle play

a bigger role in passing it on than the badgers. jon kay reports. they seem fine, but look closely. the small green ear tags show that these cattle have tb. so these cows here are tested positive. 24 of rob harrison's dairy herd have just been diagnosed. it is the worst outbreak he's ever known. this disease is devastating. to have a healthy, functioning dairy and beef industry we need to control this disease like we do any other disease, and it's just got out of control over the last 30 or 40 years. many farmers blame badgers for spreading tb, so a cull began in 2013 in gloucestershire and somerset. it's now been widened to 32 different zones. overall, it's estimated more than 34,000 badgers have been killed. today's independent review says badger culls can have a modest effect in reducing tb in cattle

but says killing more wild animals will cost millions and may not be acceptable to the public. a large sector of people believe that one should just not do that, and another sector feel equally passionately that one should do. science, unfortunately, cannot distinguish between those two options and, inevitably, this is a decision that has to be made by ministers. so what happens now? well, the government is due to give its response next summer. in the meantime, the various badger culls will continue as planned and it's worth pointing out that today's review is based on trials that were carried out more than ten years ago. it's not based on the current badger cull programme. today's report says we also need to look at vaccinations, testing, and how farms are managed, as well as how tb can be passed between cattle. rob's infected cows have now been isolated and will be destroyed.

john kay, bbc news, gloucestershire. fake news — it's a global problem. how do you know what's true and what's not? as part of the bbc‘s beyond fake news season we look at how misinformation is spread. here's our media editor, amol rajan. the hit bbc drama luther has been sold around the world. but the dubbing used for international versions rather removes the subtlety of the original. i charged one, and let the other one off. algorithms figuring out where is the eyes, where is the mouth... in a rented space in north london, young entrepreneurs are using artificial intelligence to improve the viewing experience. their software understands and rapidly models the intricacies of the face.

so i grew up in denmark, a very small country, five million people. which means we are too small for anyone to want to dub them, so i grew up with subtitles. and while i am accustomed to subtitles today, it does take away a certain element of the experience. how do we make sure that this technology is used for its commercial benefits rather than through its political dangers? i think it's very important that you have good actors in this space, that understand technology, that can help shape it both from a public awareness perspective but also very much in developing safety mechanisms to ensure that it's not for bad. let me give you an example of how this ai technology can be used. so for instance, i might say, "my name's amol rajan, i love reggae music and my favourite band is the wailers." but how about i say that again in vietnamese, not a language i speak, as it happens? of what if i made a mistake and wanted to change my words?

rather than reshoot the whole sequence, i could use the same clip but reanimate the pictures, matching my voice, from a separate bit of filming. my name's amol rajan, i love opera, my favourite composer is wagner, ifind his music uplifting but a challeng to listen to. but in the age of information overload, truth can be hard to find. when you report fake news, which cnn does a lot, you are the enemy of the people. go ahead. mr president... last week the white house shared a video of donald trump's confrontation with a cnn reporter, which the network claimed had been modified. cnn say it had been manipulated by conspiracy theorists who support the president. what if concerns over fake news such as these posts on facebook are but nothing compared to the potential harm from fake video? people will not be able to trust the truth. they will not be able to tell what is real, what is not real. and in some cases they may be faced

with reports that are real, but they won't trust them. a war for the truth is raging in our media today. and while this technology will make television better, it could make already fragile democracies much worse. amol rajan, bbc news. and you can find out much more about the issues surrounding fake news online. bbc.co.uk. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. some real sunshine across the uk today as opposed yesterday when it was interspersed with hefty showers and wide expanses of blue sky. through the afternoon the cloud has thickened from the west and that is heralding the arrival of a weather system that will bring rain into the north and west by the end of the night to night but the south and east the skies will stay clear. for the remainder of the evening if you are heading it's a largely dry picture but in a couple of hours we

will see rain in northern ireland which will go into wales in the small hours on wednesday and spread across northern england and by the end of the night it will look pretty wet across scotland aside from the far north where clear skies make for a cooler night. elsewhere with the breeze and cloud, a mild nights and temperatures in double figures. to the south the best of the sunshine first thing but as the day goes on the sunshine creeps north and after a wet start, dry and bright for wales and northern england, northern ireland and scotland stuck with cloud but drier prospects for the second half of the date, it will be very mild and we could see a few brea ks very mild and we could see a few breaks around the moray firth and temperatures could get to 17 celsius. for the remainder of the week we will keep mild weather but the story will settle down considerably and we will lose the weather fronts pushing considerably and we will lose the weatherfronts pushing north and west, high pressure will dominate and a lot of dry weather but the talking point through the weekend into next week will be stubborn areas of cloud and lingering fog and

the fact it will start to feel significantly colder by the middle of next week. that's all from the bbc news at six. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. british and eu negotiators finally agree on proposals for how the uk should leave the european union after months of negotiations. cabinet ministers are being called into downing street