this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: pm under pressure — theresa may will address business leaders later — kicking off what she's calling a "critical week" for the uk. strong winds are hampering progress for emergency crews still battling california's devastating wildfires. residents in the mexican city of tijuana take to the streets to protest the arrival of thousands of migrants at the us—mexico border in the first installment of our special 100 women series we speak to one of the most powerful women in global affairs. the un deputy secretary general amina mohammed. and they've been accused of destroying the traditional press, but now facebook says it's coming to support britain's local newspapers. a warm welcome to the programme —

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. what's bugging you this morning? sainsburys becomes the first uk supermarkent to sell edible bugs — namely bbq flavour crunchy crickets. so is this the future? are you already eating bugs? or is it all too much to think about? you can be part of the conversation — tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the british prime minister will defend her brexit deal when she addresses business leaders later today. she'll tell the lobby group, the cbi, that the withdrawal agreement will deliver a fairer immigration system and will help young people into work.

theresa may is facing critics from within her party and her cabinet — some of whom are hoping the deal can be tweaked before an eu summit on sunday. vicki young has this assement from westminster. the emphasis this week is all about the future relationship but she can't take a while on what is going on here, she will have much per engagement with an mp is because there are many who feel they are getting close to those 48 letters which would trigger that no—confidence vote in her. i think there are others who feel that that is not the right approach. what they think is the real threat will come when and if she puts that deal to the house of commons. it's hard to see whether numbers would come from and there are many brexiteers who think that is the moment seven now, the ship has been steadied at the

mutiny has not gone away. later this week, theresa may is expected to meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker. our europe editor, katya adler, has more on what the two leaders will be focusing on. it includes a transition period, the divorce bill of around £39 billion, and plans for the northern ireland backstop to prevent border checks with ireland. there is no appetite to change that document in eu circles to the prime minister is hoping to come to discuss the second brexit document which is still being negotiated, that political and outlined by the eu as to how they match in their future relationship will be. this is not anything like a final trade deal that the prime minister needs to look attractive enough economically and politically to help her cell that are unpopular with coal agreement. we will have a lot more

on brexit later on in the programme. emergency workers in california are still struggling to contain wildfires that have devastated large areas of the state over the last 11 days. almost 80 people are now known to have died — with officials saying around a thousand are missing. president trump has visited the devastated town of paradise in butte county, one of the worst—affected areas. our correspondent dan johnson reports from there. this is a ghost town that cannot lay its souls to rest. so we're on pentz road now, and this is where the brunt of the fire hit. and those sworn to protect life and property here must now assess what is gone. so we're going to go over to check on a property where an 80—year—old woman lived. sergeant rob nichols barely recognises streets he has patrolled for 18 years. all the normal landmarks that you're used to using are gone. there is a new daily drumbeat here,

uncovering the agony of a fire that gave people little chance... that aluminium wheel — a lot of heat. ..piecing together its painful suffering. so pretty frail, probably not able to get out on her own. probably didn't drive, you know, and the fire hit kind of early in the morning, so who knows if she was even awake. deaths are confirmed, their cruelty is clear. i think i might have a name for you. so it looks to me that that was the person we were searching for. right. so that means you've got some — some news to give. i do, i do. the smoke, the smell, the popping power cables — the early signs of something awful. and, in growing chaos, a handful of officers dedicated to keeping people safe.

the fire is getting closer, and people are just sitting in their cars, stranded. duty came before family. you know, my wife's hysterical. she wants me out. you know, she's begging me, get a helicopter, get out of there, and i can't leave. i have 200 people here that i've got to take care of. they survived. so did many others. rob's wife and children are safe. so i come upon my house on the left here. but his home was destroyed, like thousands of others. would you be happy to come back and live here? yes, i would. yeah. i love it up here, so i hope to be back. they built paradise with hope and ambition. so much has gone, but not that. let's brief you on some of the other stories

making the news. president trump has said he would not intervene if his acting attorney general, matthew whitaker, tried to limit the probe into russian interference in the last us presidential election. mr whitaker has previously criticised the investigation led by robert mueller, and raised the possibility of cutting its funding. houthi rebels in yemen have announced a halt to drone and missile strikes on the saudi—led military coalition following a request from the united nations. the un is hoping to revive talks to end a conflict that has pushed about half of yemen's population to the brink of starvation. protesters in france say they will demonstrate against rising fuel prices for the third consecutive day. one woman was killed and more than 400 people were injured at nationwide roadblocks over the weekend. the cost of diesel has gone up by around 23 percent over the last 12 months.

the french prime minister edouard philippe has insisted the government will not back down. it's been revealed that what was thought to be a stolen art i'll work by picasso which was discovered in romania was, in fact, a forgery. a belgian theatre company says it staged the hoax as part of a project about the value of truth. experts had hoped that the work was ‘harlequin head' — which was among a number of masterpieces stolen six years ago. there've been protests in the mexican city of tijuana over the arrival of thousands of central americans on their way to the united states. tijuana is on border between the two countries, and is struggling to cope with the influx. many of the migrants are part of a caravan from honduras, and are hoping to claim asylum in the us. lebo diseko has more. tempers boiling over on the streets of tijuana as locals

make their frustrations clear. they are angry about the arrival of thousands of central americans on their way to the us and the protesters accuse border officials of letting illegal migrants through. "no to the invasion," says the sign, echoing language used by us president donald trump. "mexico first," demand others. as they march, they shout, "0ut, hondurans, we don't want you here," and, "united tijuana will never be defeated." the lone voices raised talking about the treatment of mexicans arriving in the us was quickly drowned out. tijuana itself is a city of migrants that it seems has little sympathy for the newest arrivals. around 6,000 central americans are thought to have arrived in tijuana and another border towns since last

week, monday. they have filled up shelters and many are now sleeping in the streets. for their part, the migrants say this is a temporary stop. translation: the mexicans have the right to protest because they don't like we are here. they are good people, they are the same as us but they will be passing through, they won't stay here. local authorities are asking for federal help to deal with the sheer numbers. meanwhile, the us is increasing its security at the southern border and says large groups will not be allowed in. with more caravans and people from central america on their way, the theory is, it could be the migrants are stuck in tijuana for some time to come. lebo diseko, bbc news. facebook will announce new measures later to help support britain's local newspapers. they range from training forjournalists — to support with recruitment and subscriptions. eileen burbridge, co—founder and partner at passion capital, an early—stage venture capitalfirm joins me now. so

soi so i must admit, the press, some of the press have met this idea with a lot of cynicism, saying that facebook is basically trying to repair it is very damaged reputation and actually facebook is seen as the enemy of the press because it undermines news and it takes newsreaders away from newspapers and print. give us your take on what its offering. i can see the critics saying that but i struggle to see what they would hope facebook would do. i think this is part of the company's do. i think this is part of the compa ny‘s attempts to do. i think this is part of the company's attempts to do lots of things to repair its image and its influence on media, onjournalism and it's actually very similar at this busy —— this particular strategy to what abc news has done. it's reasonable stuff to take. it's

probably in the right intention. interesting it's taking a step in the uk, in talks with three local newspapers. we have nick clegg now who is the new global head of policy and communications, nick clegg, used to be part of the liberal democrats, the deputy prime minister. there is a lot going on at facebook. so much bad press. a republican pr company supposedly putting out... opposition tactics... on the of facebook. some investors in facebook calling on there to be a removal of mark zuckerberg as chairman and ceo of facebook. it is more than ten years old now. it is facing an identity crisis. it has more daily active users than most nationstates. i

think it's right that there are a lot of questions to be asked. some of the investors are suggesting now would be a good time for mark zuckerberg to separate its chairman and ceo responsibilities. we saw that recently happen at tesla, for example. his influence in the company goes beyond just the fact that he holds that chairman title. i think it's true that there could be some independence. a lot of question about his handling bullies crises. the biggest one was the cambridge and a letter to a crisis and the consequences following the 2016 presidential election which she laughed off initially and he had to face the music, as it were. —— cambridge analytica. there are now questions about where he is when a bad this comes calling. and when the decisions are made in the first place. it's right to ask these

questions, he is extremely young for his role and challenging the things he has. no matter how old you are, nobody has gone through the leadership challenges that he has had in terms of running a business because of what that business has become. who is around him. we know about his high—profile cheap operating officer, sheryl sandberg, but who else is there? it's difficult because they tried to bring in senior leadership to run the business on the board, a lot of board members and directors are investors themselves. there is one individual who serves on the board who is in the gates foundation so it's probably an independent voice to bring some arm's—length decision—making but there is probably not enough and that is the problem. eileen will be back around news briefing later. sainsbury‘s idea to offer cricket is for sale,

other queue, smoky, whatever. but now, let's talk sport. we have a shock win at the atp tennis finals. the 21—year—old has beaten the world number one. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election. she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police, in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation.

part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds‘ worth of damage. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: the british prime minister theresa may will speak to business leaders in london later today, kicking off what she's described as a "critical week" for the uk. emergency workers in california are still struggling to contain wildfires that have devastated large areas of the state over the last 11 days. heavy rain is now forecast, bringing new fears of floods and mudslides. amina mohammed is one of the most powerful women in global affairs

but she says she's an african first, and will be heading back when her time at the united nations is up. the un deputy secretary general is a former politician with conservative roots in north east nigeria. she's also one of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world we'll be hearing from over the next couple of weeks. she's been speaking to zeinab badawi about what her gender, identity and past experiences bring to the un job. here are at the united nations headquarters in new york. what are we going to see a woman pulled ‘s picture on there? soon. i think we missed it narrowly last time. i think we will see us soon. i think iran feels at the time is almost bare and such great efforts were made last time and incredible women akin to the stage for the first time we re akin to the stage for the first time were actually interrogating

prospective sgs. so think will be soon. so sdg is the one that promotes women's empowerment. you have described that as the docking station of all the other sgs. what did you mean by that? it was not just about us looking at the targets and goals forward gender equality. but one make everything one of the goal speeds offered and the goal feeds into it. if i look at education, for instance, gender equality has got to be at the centre of the education goal as it has to be eradicating poverty, as it has to be eradicating poverty, as it has to be in cities, or energy, access to energy, and the way that women need to bea energy, and the way that women need to be a central part of that for empowerment. so there is a thread from that goal to others, and from those to the goal. and that is really what i mean about it, that you cannot forget alone. he is an integral part of all 16 goals. you

see yourself as principally being there to make life better for females? i think for everyone. but i do believe that women suffer more disproportionately to help men do. it is an issue of where a woman sits in the society, a girl says the society, and is allowed, in terms of their rights, and they are not. they are not there at the very beginning when you go to school. it is the boy that goes to schooling of the just in education and is able to reach their expiation is, contribute to society. —— aspirations. they deal doesn't. so you have to try that much harderfor the girl to get in. and they do. what i wanted is not apologise for being a girl, and not to see it as something which is added on or, you know, let's say, what's the word for it, that we are seen what's the word for it, that we are seen as, that we should be grateful for being at the table. and after

all, you've got 30% of you around the cabinet. if we can provide the capacity to be 70% around the table, so be it. we need to see that we have equal rights to all those things that allow us to present and to be effective and to be part of society and our economies. and we are not seeing that. that is amina mohammed, they are, to your deputy general. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm marc edwards and this is your monday sport briefing. 0n the way we look ahead to two big teams facing off in the uefa nations league, more marvelous magic from molinari and it's raining deer at the fis in finland. germany will be without midfielderjulian draxler for their nations league game against the netherlands on monday. germany's relegation from league a was confirmed on friday as the netherlands won 2—0 at home against

world champions france. the relegation rounds off a terrible year forjoachim low's germany side, who flopped at russia 2018 with a dire world cup title defence as they exited at the group stage. translation: personally, it is annoying to me that we are going to be relegated. especially when you see the games against france and holland. these gains were i think we asa holland. these gains were i think we as a team but also individuals did very well in our development. it is ourclaim to be very well in our development. it is our claim to be able to keep up with the best and to be better than the best and that is where we want to go again. the memphis grizzlies have exceeded expectations throughout the nba season so far and on monday they can continue their good start as they take on the dallas mavericks. the mavericks could be tough to beat though — they pulled off a massive victory on saturday as they beat the current nba champions the golden state warriors 112 to 109. warriors star steph curry and starting forward draymond green

missed the game with injuries. alexander zverev stunned world number one novak djokovic in straight sets at the atp finals in london to take the biggest win of his career. the 21—year—old german, who had previously won three masters titles, looked comfortable from the start and took the first set 6—4 before closing it out 6—3 in the second, making him the youngest player to win the season—ending event since djokovic won it at the same age in shanghai back in 2008. as if starring in the ryder cup wasn't enough for him francesco molinari has become the first italian to be crowned europe's top golfer. he won the race to dubai after defending champion tommy fleetwood failed to win the season—ending dp world tour championship. the race to dubai title caps a phenomenal year for molinari, who won his first major at the open back injuly and became the first european player to seal a perfect 5 points in a ryder cup. just very happy and very proud. it

has been incredible year and incredible season. i have achieved all i can ask for an even more. in o'connell is literally look at the names on the race to dubai trophy and it is only the top guys. now, how is this for a festive themed prize? the fis world cup slalom season got underway in finland over the weekend — and it wasn't medals up for grabs inside the arctic circle. no, the winner in santa clause's home country obviously gets a reindeer! here is winner mikaela shiffrin with her brand new pet, mr gru, from the movie despicable me — alongside who else, but father christmas? you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.

but from me marc edwards and the rest of the sport team, that's your monday sport briefing. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we will be going brussels to brussels to get a viewpoint from their on this week, which the premise is calling a critical week for the uk. but also we have the finance ministers meeting in brussels and the eu leaders meeting in brussels this week to talk about the uk's withdrawal plans. we'll be discussing that in detail. i'll be live in brussels to talk to somebody from the lisbon council, a non—partisan think tank that tries to make sense of what is going on. and we are also asking this morning if you would consider bugs on the menu, because that is because — on sunday, which was the new start of i'm a celebrity get me out of here, i think that is critical, but they

have launched crickets in 250 of its stores. it is the first supermarket in the uk diesel bugs for those who quite fancy goes. we asked you whether you were quite excited about this idea or not. many of you have beenin this idea or not. many of you have been in touch. we have kids who says i have never tried them, but i can see the advantages of the protein value. apparently there is more protein in this cricket is that you would get in the same portion of pork or beef, and they are very sustainable, as well. i get some to christmas, he says, crickets are there beer, good idea. we have by and you are hers, to say that actually edible bugs, he says, that is just not cricket. thank of the ledger, neil. a group you are five o'clock in the morning in the uk. many have come back to state that you have tried crickets panfried in gaelic and oil. that was in mexico with james sneddon. hello there. this is the week where winter makes

something of a comeback. the weather is set to get quite a bit colder, probably the coldest day tuesday in the week ahead. now, we've had clear skies over recent hours. that's allowed temperatures to plummet away. northern scotland have already seen temperatures down as low as —4 in inverness, and also in braemar. but over the next few hours, cloud will be spreading in from the north sea across much of scotland, much of england, and into eastern areas of wales as well. that combined with a breeze should prevent a frost for many of us, but it will still be a chilly old start to the day. now, the big change with monday's weather compared with what we had over the weekend is there's going to be much more cloud in the sky. there'll still be occasional brighter spells, but through the afternoon, the cloud will thicken to bring showers. they'll come along in shower streams. one of those could well target kent and essex, another one running into parts of norfolk and lincolnshire. now, running up the eastern coasts, you'll notice the showers get a little bit less widespread as we work towards north—east england and eastern scotland. should be quite unlucky

to see showers here. there will, though, be one or two knocking around. temperatures not as warm as the weekend. we're looking at highs typically into single figures, and the colder air will begin to move in as we head into tuesday. the cloud thickens, as well, so there'll be further showers around, perhaps a bit of wintriness mixed in too, particularly but not exclusively over the hills. temperatures — well, we're looking at highs of around five degrees or so in places. but factor in these strong winds, gusting to 40, maybe 50 mph around the coasts, and it will feel colder than these numbers would suggest, not that five is a particularly warm day. that's pretty cold for this time of the year. but if you add the wind onto that, it will feel more like freezing in places. and there could well be a bit snow of around tuesday night, perhaps around the hills of wales, also the brecon beacons as well. now, the middle part of the week sees this big blocking pattern set up in thejet stream.

that means the warmth from the atlantic really won't be pushing in this week. instead, the winds will be coming in from an east or south—easterly direction. so it's a slow recovery process with temperatures from tuesday on into wednesday. you'll notice the winds coming from slightly more of an east—south—easterly direction, and that will push some of the thicker cloud and showers further northwards into northern ireland and scotland. bits of white mixed in — yes, there could be bit of snow over the hills, the grampians could see some of that, maybe the tops of the northern pennines and the north york moors. but at the same time, the weather might become a bit drier for those in the south—east. another cold day, mind you — highs of between seven and eight degrees celsius for most. that's your weather. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. the brexit action moves to brussels, where the 27 remaining countries meet to discuss the draft withdrawal agreement and finalise a joint political declaration on future relations between the eu and uk. no deal due to the us—china trade war — apec members fail to agree on a joint statement for the first

time in its history. and on the markets, its a lacklustre start to a new trading week with the lack of progress on trade between us and chinese officials disappointing investors.