on foot to deliver on feet to deliver the the journey on foot to deliver the message. 50 the the journey on foot to deliver the message. so the founder thought that those elements of thatjourney encompassed the all—round abilities of the ultimate athlete are mentally and physically. but that was 120 yea rs and physically. but that was 120 years ago and talking about sports evolving, i just wonder whether some elements of the sports, horace reading, shooting, it is not politically accessible. —— horse riding. and that in this day and age is the difficulty, trying to get children into sport and the modern pentathlon does not jump children into sport and the modern pentathlon does notjump out at you as let's have a go at that. the sport is accessible i think, it is about publicising it and letting people know. there are 28 sports in the olympic programme and i believe modern pentathlon is at the heart of that uniqueness. so i think my role now as a retired athlete is to explain what the sport is and how it

can appeal to everybody. there is an element that i guarantee you would totally enjoy. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. let's return to that long awaited development on the brexit negotiations. number 10 has confirmed a draft deal had been reached by officials negotiating in brussels after months of protracted talks. we can hear now from the liberal democrat leader sir vince cable. what do you make of the developments? we've not seen the detail yet and the rumours are that this is essentially the chequers

plan with the addition of remaining in the customs union for the foreseeable future. but we do not know and have not seen it. assuming she gets this to her own cabinet without any more resignations, the problem is it is going to come to parliament and all we know about the views of different people across the political spectrum is that a deal of this kind is not going to get through and it does not meet the concerns of people in the country either. so this is quickly going to run into trouble. if it is the chequers plan with that element of the customs arrangement tacked onto it, is it something you could look at seriously or not? no, we would not. the prime minister is offering us not. the prime minister is offering usa not. the prime minister is offering us a false choice which is an agreement that essentially is pointless because it keeps us within the rule making of the european

union without having any say over it. or the no deal which is immensely damaging and chaotic for the is another option which my party has been advocating for a long time and now is increasingly supported by others, joeljohnson included, which is that we have people spoke to resolve the issue. you know what the prime minister says about that and no sign of changing. not at the moment but i think when it becomes clear that she cannot get this through parliament and other options will have to be on the table and this is gaining credibility and support and i think it may well happen. what are you basing that on, it gaining in credibility? although we started out a year ago with a relatively limited amount of support, this was something liberal democrats had argued for, we have had a growing numbers of people from

labour and conservative side either out of conviction or because they think is the only way out of a very messy situation, and i think parliament may well come round to the conclusion that this is the only sensible way of dealing with things. even though in the minds of some it would go against the original referendum results question what we are ina referendum results question what we are in a very different place from when the referendum took place. we're now talking about the end product, what brexit actually means and that is very different from what people originally voted for. it is to give people the opportunity to passjudgment to give people the opportunity to pass judgment and say, is this what you wanted or would you rather remain within the eu. your affair to one of the options, no deal. to think the development this afternoon however limited it may be, however sceptical you may be about it, indicates that the possibility of a

no deal is now to an extent reduced? i've never thought it was as large as the prime minister and others have been arguing. i always felt there was an element of trying to frighten her own supporters into supporting the deal. and we shall shortly see how that has been. i think it is now becoming apparent that that is not a realistic option. some ministers have talked about thatis some ministers have talked about that is something the government should be considering but i think it would be positively insane to go down that road. it would do immense damage. you think it is a negotiating tactic? i think so. and you think the level operation for thatis you think the level operation for that is wise? a vast amount of money frankly is being wasted, there is the possibility that this could

happen by accident, i think it is unlikely and i think we will look back on it and wonder why vast amounts of money have been spent on this project. when there are so many other demands on public funds. on a personal level you work alongside theresa may in coalition, i wonder what your thoughts are about her tenacity in this process so far? she isa tenacity in this process so far? she is a tenacious person, i have never criticised personally, ithink is a tenacious person, i have never criticised personally, i think that she made a very bad misjudgement which was to set up the red lines and she boxed yourself into a position from which it was difficult to be at all flexible and get a sensible agreement. but i do not in any way question her character as a human being. i have been a colleague with her and seen her work and i'd like and admire her to some degree. thank you for your thoughts. vicky

young is here now. what has been happening? cabinet ministers have been invited in to read probably the most important section of the document. remember the withdrawal agreement, the text that there was, to reset mayer said it was 95% on last week and cabinet ministers read that and now there will be leading, be reading the last missing part of the jigsaw. and the crucial stumbling block how do you have some kind of mechanism where the uk could get out of the customs arrangement but they're in order to stop border checks between ireland and northern ireland. they will have to see if they are satisfied with that. as soon as the first news began to filter out that a draft text was circulating, we heard from the brexiteers in the south of party coming straight out to us in the middle of the house of commons and saying that they did not like what

they were hearing. that was for anyone had actually read the document so clearly a deal they know the direction it is going in and have not liked what they have been hearing. we will have to see what cabinet ministers going in to read the detail, but they make of it. theresa may knows she is difficult times ahead and has to persuade her cabinet and then of course persuade parliament as well. thank you. more on these developments next. but now time for a look at the weather. it was a much quieter day today and in fact for many it has been free of those showers. with scenes like this. however things are set to change overnight with some rain moving in to wales, the north west of england and then pushing into northern ireland and scotland with a

strengthening wind. a lot of clout across the country in general and a very mild might to come. but we start tomorrow with a moist south divide. —— a north—south divide. a pleasa nt divide. —— a north—south divide. a pleasant day across england and wales, around 13 degrees. as we move out of wednesday towards the end of the working week, things stay as if required. it willjust get a bit cooler and mist and fog could be an issue. you're watching beyond 100 days. the terms for divorce have been agreed in brussels, but are they acceptable to the british parliament? eurosceptics in britain say the withdrawal agreement will render the uk a vassal state and must be rejected. it is a critical moment for the british prime minister, who tonight is meeting with her cabinet one by one to explain the compromises.

in europe the chief negotiator michel barnier is exercising some caution. "we are making progress," he said. "but we are not there yet." in california, at least 1111 people are now known to have died in the wildfires, which are spreading again in high winds. also on the programme. make france great again! donald trump takes on the french president following his trip to paris for armistace day. and too good to eat...