this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. the prime minister brings her brexit message to business leaders, telling the cbi thatjobs and livelihoods depended on securing the right brexit deal for britain. it was never going to be easy or straightforward. and the final stage was always going to be the toughest. but we have in view a deal that will work for the uk. but business leaders warn of the impact on the economy, if the uk crashed out of the eu with no deal. westminster seems to be living in its own narrow world. it seems to be playing a high—stakes game of risk, where the outcome could be an accidental no deal. surely, surely, we can do better than this. in brussels, the eu's chief brexit negotiator says the deal is "fair and balanced", the focus should now be on the future relationship. we'll have the latest from westminster and brussels and we'll be talking to the former conservative chief

whip andrew mitchell about the opposition to mrs may within the conservative party. the other main stories on bbc news: the chairman of nissan, carlos ghosn, has been arrested for alleged financial misconduct, over accusations that he under—reported his earnings. a parole board panel has concluded that "back cab rapist" john worboys must remain in prison, saying he has a "sense of sexual entitlement". tens of thousands of rail passengers delayed or stranded on some of the busiest routes in the uk, after network rail engineering overruns. good evening. the prime minister is pushing on with her brexit plan at the start of what is one of the most crucial weeks in her premiership.

this morning, theresa may addressed business leaders, as she tried to win their backing for the deal. she told them there was no room for negotiation on the terms of the draft withdrawal agreement with the eu. but it comes against a backdrop of turbulence and dissent with some tory mps pressing for changes to be made. and threats of a leadership challenge remain. with more, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. her report contains flash photography. lights, camera, maybe not much action. fears about theresa may's deal are still the talk of westminster‘s town, but she is ploughing on. pleasejoin me in giving the prime minister a big cbi welcome. taking her deal, her pitch today, to the platform. it was never going to be easy or straightforward. the final stage was always going to be the toughest. but we have in view a deal that will work for the uk. and let no—one be in any doubt — i am determined to deliver it. was that applause, or relief?

business clearly comforted that the government has reached a compromise with brussels on how we leave the eu. i think you've done an incrediblejob. let's just get over the final line. but not everyone has agreed the script. there are deep worries here and with mps that she's signed up to too close a relationship with the european union. can i ask you to think again about the economics of the whole thing, rather than listening to the petitions of the cbi, which is really the confederation of european industry? murmurs i think the portrayal that you have given of what has been agreed is a little inaccurate in its position. applause why should our viewers and listeners believe you that you have struck the right deal, when so many of your own colleagues believe it is an intolerable compromise? and some of them hate it so much that they are trying to force you out,

along with the deal? don'tjust listen to politicians, listen to what business is saying. listen to what business, that is providing yourjobs and ensuring that you have that income that puts food on the table for your family, is saying. but that's a more comfortable audience than her own neighbourhood, where some mps want her off the stage. we can't put this off, because it's inconvenient or emotionally difficult for us to wrestle with loyalty. it's time. really, the time is long past where we should be sitting on our hands. brexiteers can complain and carp. there are genuine concerns. but they need 48 tory mps to sign letters to push a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. and either pa rliament‘s postman has gone on strike, or not enough of them are brave enough, at least not yet. a brexiteer coup might not yet have arrived, but there is no chance labour is coming to the prime minister's rescue. labour has always said

that we respect the results of the referendum. but we cannot respect the shambolic way in which this government has bungled this vital negotiations. but guess what? you might see pictures like this for longer than you think. the eu wants everyone to keep calm, very calm, but suggests there could be close ties in a transition period until the end of 2022. this deal is fair and balanced. now, more than ever, we must all remain calm and we will remain calm and keep our focus on the need for the uk to leave the eu in an orderly fashion. inside number ten, the plan is to settle the terms of our relationship with the eu by sunday. but it's notjust up to those in the inner sanctum. theresa may might just want to hunker down, but there are still brexiteers at the gates. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.

they are not quite the men in grey suits. our political correspondent, nick eardley is at westminster. that was always the fear, the men would turn up knock on downing street's door and say it is time to go. how secure is theresa may's position looking to night? or otherwise? it would be foolish to make any cast iron predictions about what is or isn't going to happen. there does seem to be a sense in parliament today, tonight, that some of the fever are atmosphere that we saw towards the end of last week is dying down. does that mean that the 40 dying down. does that mean that the a0 letters which would trigger that about of no confidence won't go in? no, it doesn't. but some who support the prime minister within the conservative party think she has had a few good days. that's since friday she has been making the case to the

country in the media. and today she has been making that case to business. they think it is being well received. because of that, they seem to suggest that a leadership vote is less likely. but there is so much going on in parliamentjust now that that could change. even if it doesn't happen in the next few days, doesn't happen in the next few days, doesn't mean it won't happen at all. there are some who aren't putting in those letters at the moment, because they are worried that the prime minister would then win a vote of no—confidence. underthe minister would then win a vote of no—confidence. under the rules of the conservative backbench organisation, she would be safe for one year. yes, it does seem that some of the tension that we saw towards the end of last week is dying down slightly, but the smallest thing could bring it back. i the difficulty now is that she's going to spend the week, she tells us, fleshing out the relationship or the shape of the relationship we may have with the eu after withdrawal.

the agreement she has negotiated only deals with the point after which we leave at march next year and not the period beyond that. i suppose there's a risk that come next sunday's summit with eu leaders, when we see a bit of the deal, perhaps one or two of their leaders will make remarks that won't go down very well in london that that could shift it quite a lot. it is not all in her hands. absolutely. there are some who have concerns that we will get more in that political declaration later this week, which could suggest that the relationship with europe is going to be too close. it gives more evidence that the uk is going to have to abide by some rules, that it would be setting. or that the prime minister might have suggested negotiating some things away that something could be unpalatable. quite how we get towards the end of this week and that summit on sunday isn't completely clear. we don't know for sure when we will get those extra details. there were some

suggestions from the european side it could be as soon as tomorrow. that isn't confirmed by anyone in downing street tonight. what we will see is more questions being asked in the coming days, huge questions about the country's future that matter to all our viewers at home, that matter to you and i end everybody‘s lives. but in the political context, is more pressure potentially on the prime minister and which may mean that those calls on what is going to happen in the next few days are a fool ‘s game. thank you. well, business leaders at the cbi largely welcomed the prime minister's plans — as our business editor simonjack reports. rex london sells over £6 million worth of gifts to eu customers every year, which is why company directors' main worry is leaving the single market without a deal, something they continue to plan for. we certainly have to think about the worst. we won't stop thinking about that until a deal is confirmed. really, all we need is everyone to get around and hammer out a deal, one way or the other.

the worst thing that can happen is that no—one agrees and we crash out of the eu with no deal at all in a few months‘ time. big business largely agrees. across town at the cbi‘s annual conference, delegates gave the prime minister's deal a reasonably warm welcome. i think the choice in front of us, as business people, is that we have a deal on the table and we're being asked, can we support it? can we invest as a result of it? can we use this deal to plan for the future and make britain a success? i think we can, and that's why i support it. of course, businesses, however big, cannot vote. but mps can, which is why the president of the cbi, john allan, urged them to consult with the businesses and firms in their constituencies before making up their mind how to vote when this deal gets to the commons. the prime minister proudly told the audience she would put an end to freedom of movement once and for all and would make it harder to hire anyone from abroad making less than £30,000. if she thought that would go down well, she came

to the wrong conference. we have a real difference with government on immigration. they may be listening to business, but they're not hearing. it is reasonable to want to control immigration. businesses understand that, but the idea of doing it in this way, which closes down access to workers where our construction businesses need them, our health care providers need them, would do real damage to our economy. business secretary greg clark said the government had heard those concerns. what we need to do when we set out the proposals in the white paper to come, we need to make sure we can allow public services and businesses to continue to count on that labour in the future. but it'll be our choice. back in west london, they're not taking any choices. this firm has already opened warehouses in the eu and their contingency planning continues. not all businesses support mrs may's deal. a few would like the clean break of no deal. others want a second referendum. all agree this deal is a long way from being delivered, with just 19 weeks till

the date we leave. simon jack, bbc news. one man who hasn't seen eye to eye with theresa may is pro—brexit businessman tim martin, chairman of the pub chain wetherspoons. hejoins us from he joins us from exeter. hejoins us from exeter. good evening. what did you make of the case theresa may had to make? theresa may is really speaking to what is, in effect, a pro—eu political organisation that supported the disastrous exchange rate mechanism the euro, remain, etc. she is doing what she did in the last election, she's speaking absolutely to her own constituency. i really think she is talking nonsense. the main thing is no deal that theresa may can do that is better than leaving without a deal, because leaving without a deal allows the uk, like australia, singapore, lots of other countries, to embrace free trade. we save £39

billion, we we gain control of fishing and by adopting free trade, we lose the tariffs that the eu makes us charge. —— we regain control. on the 93% of the world that isn't in the eu. sorry to interrupt, but what about the ta riffs interrupt, but what about the tariffs that they would presumably impose on us if we walked away? the fa ct impose on us if we walked away? the fact is, we import a lot more from the eu than we export. they will be able to charge us tariffs if they wa nt able to charge us tariffs if they want to. so our consumers would end up want to. so our consumers would end up paying a higher price for goods? cani... up paying a higher price for goods? can i... witherspoon ‘s actually prove this point. —— wetherspoons actually prove. we took some of our biggest selling brands, french brandy, german yegor meister, the number one foreign import of spirit in the uk, german wheat beer. we substituted other products either from the uk or around the world. ——

jagermeister. from the uk or around the world. —— jagermeister. are you sure every business would be in a position to do that? i think you've got to look... certainly, most businesses would. the main thing is that it's not up to business, it's up to consumers. if we not up to business, it's up to consumers. if we are not up to business, it's up to consumers. if we are selling the number of one or two brand brandy from america and the usa at a better price, equal quality to the french stuff, it's consumers who will make the choice. but the point is, you've got to do the maths. the maths are that if we leave the eu on the 29th of march next year, take control of fishing, don't pay 39 billion, eliminate tariffs, yes, the eu might charge us a few things. on those maths, we are better off on day one. if the argument is that clean cut in your view, why is it that somebody like liam fox, who as long as i had known him as a politicaljournalist, since 1992 he was getting into trouble with his own party because of his euro scepticism, which was a

lot less popular then than it is now in the conservative party. he is the international trade secretary but even he at the weekend said this deal is much better than no deal. you are asking the wrong guy, really, aren't you? what is your view? there is lots of stuff in the press about the intoxicating atmosphere of being a minister, you get your own driver, etc. it's all terrific fun. you don't think it might bea terrific fun. you don't think it might be a bit more than that? that he might have looked at all the information that is available to him and not available to you or me, with great respect. and he might have thought however much i dislike the eu,i thought however much i dislike the eu, ithink thought however much i dislike the eu, i think it is better to get a deal than no deal. eu, i think it is better to get a dealthan no deal. i think the maths that i had just told you mean that... i genuinely ask people to reflect on this. on the 29th of march we can be far better off on day one by not spending the 39 billion and becoming a free trading nation. 93% of the world gets charged tariffs by the eu, all this free trade stuff that's talked about

in the eu is for 7% of the world. it doesn't make sense to say we love free trade and frictionless trade and only do it for 7%. businessmen have lost their ability to add up! tim martin from wetherspoons, always good to speak to you and get your passion on this subject. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the former fleet street editor eve pollard and the financial times' political correspondent laura hughes. i'm amazed they have time to join us given what is happening in westminster but i am very glad. the headlines on bbc news... it is 8:16pm. the prime minister takes her brexit message to business leaders at the start of a critical week for the brexit process, saying jobs and livelihoods depend on securing the right brexit deal. the chairman of nissan, carlos ghosn, has been arrested for alleged financial misconduct, over accusations that he under—reported his earnings. tens of thousands of rail passengers delayed or stranded on some of the busiest routes in the uk, after network rail engineering overruns.

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good evening. republic of ireland are in action in theirfinal nations‘ league match against denmark. already relegated from their group it's a chance for manager martin o'neil to demonstarte he remains the right man to lead the side dropping out of league c and will be in pot three for european championship qualifying it is currently goalless. while germany are in action against holland. holland only need a point to go through to next summer's finals alongside england, hosts portugal and switzerland. that is the inaugural semifinals of this competition. germany are leading. already relegated from that

group. if that score stays the same, france willjoin those are the three nations in portugal next summer. leroy sane got a goal for germany. england and arsenal'sjordan nobbs could miss the rest of the season and is a doubt for next summer's women's world cup after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament. her club say that nobbs is "receiving specialist care" after suffering the injury in sunday's win at everton in the women's super league in which she scored this goal. in the women's super league in which she scored this goal. west ham have reached an out—of—court settlement in a bitter dispute with their landlords on the day that a high court case was due to get under way. the two sides have agreed to increase the capacity of the london stadium to 66,000. it's believed the premier league club contribute to some of the additional costs. when the club took the tenency, it was on the understanding capacity would be increased, until now it's been restricted at 57,000. england scrum half danny care has been dropped by england head coach eddie jones for the final test of their autumn series with

australia at twickenham, on saturday. he is one of three players to be axed from the squad, following a laboured first half against japan, last weekend. danny care scored their first try, but was replaced on the hour mark. alex lozowski and zach mercer also miss out, while number eight nathan hughes returns, as does manu tuilangi. after their hugely impressive win over new zealand, ireland head coachjoe schmidt has released eight players from his squad for their match with the united states, that includes dan leavy, who's being treated for a neck strain. schmidt is expected to name his starting team on thursday. racing driver sophia florsch has undergone ten hours of surgery, following her crash in formula 3. she lost control at the macau grand prix in china and was taken to hospital with a broken back. billy monger, who lost both his legs in a crash 18 months ago, told bbc breakfast it's impossible to eradicate the dangers. obviously it's not nice to see,

especially when i know sophie so well. i know sophie well and have raced against her before, we have known each other for years. iam glad we have known each other for years. i am glad mainly to hear that she hopefully we'll be out the other side ok with not a serious injury. it's incredible, after seeing the accident myself, to be able to say that. because it looked a lot worse than hopefully what her injuries are. seeing it first hand. but i guess that just proves are. seeing it first hand. but i guess thatjust proves that are. seeing it first hand. but i guess that just proves that safety is improving and developing. dina asher smith's been named on the shortlist for the iaaf female athlete of the year award. the 22—year—old's had a great year, becoming the first british woman to win triple gold at the european championships, along with a couple of medals at the commonwealth games, too. the winner will be announced in monaco on december ath. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30pm. thank you. i look forward to it.

thank you. i look forward to it. thank you. one of the world's most powerful businessmen, the head of nissan and renault, has been arrested injapan over claims of financial misconduct carlos ghosn has been accused of "significant acts of misconduct", involving his pay and the personal use of company assets. he's expected to be sacked later this week. from tokyo rupert wingfield hayes has this report — a warning it does contain some flash photography. it has been slow, but... for 20 years, carlos ghosn has been one of the titans of the car industry, charming everyone from journalists to presidents and dominating two of the biggest car companies in the world. but, tonight, mr ghosn is in police custody in tokyo, accused of serious financial misdeeds. at nissan's headquarters, the chief executive, hiroto saikawa, made the dramatic announcement. an investigation had found that in annual reports

to the tokyo stock exchange, mr ghosn had hugely underreported his pay. translation: for us, the company, this is of course completely unacceptable. we have been advised by experts that this misconduct is serious enough to dismiss him. mr ghosn now looks certain to be sacked from hisjob as nissan chairman. the news has sent shock waves around the world, especially to france, where mr ghosn is also ceo of renault, and to sunderland, where nissan runs one of the biggest car plants in europe. carlos ghosn will have signed off on that decision to produce the next generation qashqai there in 2020. they've since said they will review that, depending on the form of brexit. so if somebody new comes in, there is the possibility that that decision might be reversed. it has been a day of high drama here in tokyo. but it's important to note that carlos ghosn is not being accused of tax evasion. he is accused of misreporting financial data to the tokyo stock exchange.

that's something that other bosses of other japanese corporations have been found doing, and have not ended up in police custody. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, tokyo. the former england and tottenham footballer paul gasgoigne has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a train from york to durham. he was arrested at durham station in august. the 51—year—old is due to appear before magistrates next month. the parole board has decided that the serial sex offender, john worboys, should stay in prison. worboys, a black cab driver, was jailed in 2009 for assaults on 12 women in london. injanuary, the board said he would be freed after serving ten years, but it provoked a public outcry and was overturned by the high court. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the details. the judge said he should have an indefinite sentence and should serve a minimum of eight years in prison. but in march, this year, the parole board said

it was all right for him to be released. that caused an outcry amongst some of the women that he'd assaulted and some of them took the parole board to court and successfully had the case overturned. so, last month, the parole board considered the case again, looking at a big dossier of 1,255 pages, looking at personal statements from seven of his victims and they've decided that he shouldn't be released. despite the fact that he'd made some positive progress in prison. the reasons they gave for him not being released was the risks, which were his sexual preoccupation, a sense of sexual entitlement and a belief that rape is acceptable. the parole board now won't look at his case for another two years. one of his victims who brought this case, said this evening, we knew this man was a danger, we felt compelled to take action, thank goodness we did. and the police are now also looking at a number of fresh complaints againstjohn worboys. south western railway says delays and cancellations are expected to continue until the end

of the day, after engineering work last night overran and caused chaos on one of the busiest routes into london this morning. network rail and south western railway have apologised for the disruption. northern rail passengers also suffered long delays due to too many leaves on the line, which rail operators say can damage the wheels. here's our transport correspondent tom burridge. we didn't know there was a queue. i know that! not the way monday morning is supposed to start. a queue, just to get onto the platform. i've been here nearly an hour. i can't move. so i'm just deciding whether to abandon ship and catch a bus, or go home, work from home. trying to get to southampton. i got here about half an hour ago. and he is saying there are no trains on the tracks. nothing. what's your plan? i don't have one. very few trains on one of the busiest lines into london throughout rush hour. tens of thousands faced long delays. joanna gave up and returned home. i've just been told that there's not any more trains going to guildford, so it's unlikely i will be able

to make it to work today. so you've wasted how many hours? erm, the whole morning, pretty much. so yeah, pretty frustrating. at lunchtime, long journeys into waterloo, only just coming to an end. the cause, overnight engineering work which overran because of a section of damaged track. the challenge is to upgrade oi’ renew ancient infrastructure with minimal disruption. but with so much of our rail network operating near to or at capacity, when things go wrong, the knock—on effect is too often huge. if you look out onto the track, a quarter of a billionjourneys almost a year out there. that's an enormous amount of pressure on an ageing piece of infrastructure that frankly was never designed with those numbers in mind. passengers also faced delays today in the north of england because of leaves on the line. and the disruption from this morning on south western is dragging into tonight.

network rail admits the service across the country hasn't been good enough. tom burridge, bbc news. let's talk about excess leaves on the line with a man who can give us some details. network rail has a i9—strong fleet of autumn treatment trains, which run around—the—clock to clear leaves from the line. in the south east, the trains will travel the equivalent of seven times around the earth, jet—washing the rails with jets so powerful, they can cut through steel. the treatment trains will cover a0,000 miles of track with a special gel, mixed with sand, to help trains grip the rail better. commuters affected by leaves on the lines have taken to twitter to air their frustrations. some raised concerns about whether their excuse of "leaves on the lines" would be believed by their boss. while others questioned why northern rail were surprised by the appearance of leaves on the lines in autumn. well let's speak to professor paul allen who is the assistant director

of the institute of railway research at the university of huddersfield. he is the man i was building up. paul, what risks do leaves on the line actually pose? good evening. we are well used to the jokes about leaves on the line in railway reset. i am lucky to be working in this area. it is a real dangerfor trains working in this area. it is a real danger for trains —— railway research. your train could potentially slide through the platform, which doesn't make passengers happy if they can't get on the door they are expecting. much more seriously, we have signalling system more seriously, we have signalling syste m o n more seriously, we have signalling system on the railways so trains can pass signals at danger. that could ultimately result in collisions. have we had accidents in the past which have been put down to this problem? certainly. spads recorded. there are a number of spads each year. we have a number of

researchers looking at this. they will tell you about the risk of trains passing signals at danger.m there a solution that could be effective, given the scale of the rail network we have and the age of it? presumably quite a lot of tracks are laid in places that aren't terribly easily accessible. yeah, like i say, it is a real problem. laws of physics are involved. we benefit from steel wheels, the steel rails in the dry, they give us very low rolling resistance and they have low rolling resistance and they have low energy usage compared to the roads and wheels and tyres and tarmac. but there isn't an easy solution to this problem. there are lots of research projects going on, improving raking systems and network railare improving raking systems and network rail are working hard to keep the railhead in good condition. there is limited resources and we have to do what we can. network rail on their website, they put out a few explanations and ideas of things that are being trialled. they have

talked about modern trains having a system of pulsating, which means it helps the brakes maintain a better grip. things like that a practical alternative to costly going up and down the lines with jets of water trying to clear needs away? that is one potential solution but on its own, it's not going to be enough. there are new train braking technologies coming into the research sphere now. trying to improve adhesion at the end of the train and maximise adhesion. it is about improving all the elements of the interface to solve this problem. is it the interface to solve this problem. isita the interface to solve this problem. is it a problem from what you have said, your description of it, this isn't an excuse, it is a real and serious problem for the industry. presumably it is a problem experienced worldwide, are the international alternatives? is that purely down to the fact that we happen to have adopted as the first railway country in the world is a

particular way of doing this that just makes these things worse for us in other countries? i think it's a mix of things. we are proud to be the first railway in the world, but that means we have a victorian railway system in a lot of parts of the country, and a lot of vegetation around the well ways, which we have to manage support of it is legacy and part of it is a problem shared with other railways in europe. adhesion management, as we call it, is a european and global problem in areas where you have leaf fall, and a climate like our own. maybe you should be asking more about this in the next election, maybe adhesion is the issue we should be pushing the politicians on? paul alan, professor at should be pushing the politicians on? paulalan, professorat the destitute of railway research in huddersfield, thank you for telling us more huddersfield, thank you for telling us more about than we would have expected. you can't say we don't tell you anything new on bbc news. i'd love to say nick will tell us

about leaves on the line, but he will not. well, it turned colder and it's about to turn colder still with the stronger easterly wind as well. so, wind chill even more of a factor during tuesday. plenty of showers keeping going overnight from eastern scotland across northern england, pushing into the east of northern ireland and through the east and south—east of england. other places will have clear spells, probably the most prolonged in the west of northern ireland and west of scotland. there will be a touch of frost here and there, possible, too, across sheltered parts of south west england. plenty of cloud tomorrow, more showers pushing west on this strengthening easterly wind, increasing clouds and fewer sunny spells around, during the afternoon. showers may merge to bring longer spells of rain across northern england, as well. the strengthening easterly wind means wind—chill is more of a factor. this is what it might stay on the thermometer, it is going to feel like it is closer to freezing across some parts of the uk. this is the feels—like factor and some of these showers will be turning wintry on higher ground, as well. hello, this is bbc news.

the headlines: the prime minister brings her brexit message to business leaders, telling the cbi that her plan is in the national interest, and thatjobs and livelihoods depended on securing the right brexit dealfor britain. it was never going to be easy or straightforward and the final stage was always going to be the toughest. but we have in view a deal that will work for the uk. but labour leaderjeremy corbyn says mrs may has negotiated a deal which is bad for britain. the prime minister has negotiated a botched, worst of all worlds deal which is bad for britain, leaving the country in an indefinite halfway house without a real say. the chairman of nissan, carlos ghosn, has been arrested for alleged financial misconduct over accusations that he under—reported his earnings. tens of thousands of rail

passengers delayed or stranded on some of the busiest routes in the uk, after network rail engineering overruns. some breaking news from our northern ireland political correspondent. jane maccormack has been speaking to the dup over its plans for the finance bill, the bill implementing philip hammond's budget. the dup has indicated its mps will abstain on all but one ammendment to the finance bill. and they say they will support a labour amendment on child poverty if that gets called either speak of. the significance is that the manoeuvring ahead of any brexit vote, because the dup, as james

says, appears to be issuing a warning shot to the prime minister, as she completes her brexit negotiations. they are particularly alarmed at the brexit proposal that would have a backstop arrangement is no technological solution can be found by the time britain's transition out of the eu ends in a couple of years' time, to the question of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, which will ultimately be the border between the eu and britain, and the uk will be outside the eu. northern ireland would stay closely aligned to the eu and the whole of the uk would remain in a customs arrangement like a customs union, effectively limiting the ability of the uk to cut trade deals with the outside world. the dup is angry about anything that would possibly distinguish or make the situation different between the mainland of great britain and northern ireland, because it says that that slowly undermined the union of the uk. less speaks out

correspondent at westminster. why the finance bill, and thus effectively abstaining break their electoral arrangement with the conservatives? the short answer is, yes, it does explicitly. the conservative party relies on dup votes to stay in government. they have a confident and supply arrangement, which means come on issues like the budget and finance bills, they expect the dup to back them. over the last week or so, we have seen anger for the dup about some of the proposals within theresa may's brexit plan, particularly, as you say, on the issue of northern ireland, and some slightly different regulations within northern ireland, and the issue of how the uk exits the backstop. clearly tonight, those

frustrations are being taken out in this vote. it doesn't appear at the moment like the government is going to lose any of those votes. we have had the most contentious of those amendments in the last few minutes, the labour amendment which the dup voted for, and it appears the government has one that narrowly. nevertheless, it is a big deal that the dup is choosing to mad not to back the government. it is not voting against, but it is clearly choosing not to support the government, raising questions about the arrangement. arlene foster, the dup leader, saying a few hours ago that the deal isn't good enough and, not only are they not happy with it, but there has to be a better deal, with the indication they would not vote for it. it clearly imperils the prospects of getting this through parliament even more than it already looks imperilled, and it must suggest that relations between mrs may and mrs foster are really now

quite bad, which is not a situation any conservative prime minister would want to be in, still less one who doesn't have a parliamentary majority, and one who has mps in their own party who will vote against. yes, arlene foster met with the prime minister last week for an hourin the prime minister last week for an hour in parliament and, after that, she said she still had concerns. those concerns haven't gone away and let read you something i have just been passed from a senior dup source, saying that these extensions in the cob and are designed to warn the government that it cannot be business as usual. —— these extensions in the commons. the idea that knock back in the government is perhaps sending a message to theresa may that, if she wants to continue down the road of the withdrawal agreement, which we have been discussing so much, and its affect on the union, that is the effect it will have on northern ireland, then there will be repercussions in the commons. she could be leading them toa

commons. she could be leading them to a very bad place. that is an explicit warning to the prime minister that, if she continues on the path she is on just now, that the path she is on just now, that the dup are to make life hard for her, and saying that it could lead the conservative party to a bad place, iam not the conservative party to a bad place, i am not sure many people in downing street to will be pleased to hear that. tory mps need to realise that theirjobs, their majorities, their quarries depend on a good working relationship with the dup, and mrs may doesn't appear to be listening, this quote. the dup have previously only abstained on one bill. this doesn't necessarily bring an end right away to that confidence and supply arrangement that keeps the government in power, in office, in numberten the government in power, in office, in number ten downing street, effectively, but what we are seeing tonight is the dup flexing its muscles, something that it hasn't done before, and saying to the prime

minister, if you don't change course and you keep going the way you are, we are not going to support you. add into that the fact that many of her own backbenchers are saying the same, and at least 25% in saying they have no confidence in her and they have no confidence in her and they want there to be a vote about whether the prime minister should stay in charge of the conservative party, there is clearly a lot for theresa may to worry about tonight. thank you. despite some brexiteers appearing to want to force some last minute changes to the brexit draft agreement, in both number 10 and the eu there doesn't appear to be much appetite for amending the proposed deal. bbc‘s europe editor katya adler has been speaking to my colleague katty kay from brussels. we've been seeing how much the british politicians are divided on the draft agreement. what's the response now from european leaders? look, it's broadly supportive, i'd say. i mean, regardless of what's going on, all that political turmoil in the uk, because the uk cabinet approved a draft text of the brexit withdrawal agreement last week,

eu leaders are pushing on with their plans for that special seal the deal brexit summit here in brussels on sunday. they want to put this chapter behind them. that said, there are storm clouds over the text of the brexit agreement here as well, but they are not as thick and menacing as they are in the uk. for example, today, spain complained that the withdrawal text doesn't make it clear enough, it says, that eu—uk negotiations cannot apply automatically to gibraltar. it's very unlikely they are going to try and veto any of the process, but they are at the moment asking for written clarification. if we look at that second brexit document, which is called the political declaration on how the eu and uk expect their future relations to look like after brexit, now, the eu's chief negotiator said today it's going to be ambitious economically and strategically. theresa may says it's going to be a deep and special partnership. but france and germany,

those eu powerhouses, have made it very clear they want the text to spell out to the uk that life outside the eu single market cannot be as comfortable and profitable and easy as on the inside. we heard michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, today, calling this a fair deal. he seemed to be almost talking up how much of a benefit it could give to the uk. they sort of realise they have to try and help theresa may through these difficult days. is there anything really though that the eu could give her or do for her to make passage of this bill more likely through parliament? well, do you remember having their cake and eating it? that is what theresa may's critics want. they want to leave the eu but they want to have the economic benefits of the eu. but that is something that brussels, but all the european capitals have said from the start — uk, if you leave, you can choose

the kind of relationship you want with us. if it's a close one, like norway has, that comes with its own regulations. it means keeping on paying into the eu budget. it means keeping on allowing the free movement of people. it means keeping much closer to all of our regulations, even when you are on the outside. however, if you choose a kind of free trade agreement, like canada has, for example, with the eu, it is much more an arm's length relationship, but it doesn't have all of those economic benefits of the single market. theresa may has always promised that after brexit, the uk could enjoyed frictionless trade with the eu but, frankly, that was what the single market was designed to do, to provide frictionless trade, so that goes back to what germany and france are saying right now, that regardless of whether it is in this non—legally binding declaration on the future or the final trade deal, which really only starts being negotiated in earnest after brexit day, it will not be possible for the uk to have its cake and eat it, to leave the single market and have frictionless trade. that is what the critics

of theresa may want. that is not what the eu is going to deliver. and something else is of course all of the problems about the irish border, the guarantee over the irish border. if that were loosened, that would help theresa may back at home, but that is a red line that the eu is absolutely determined not to step back from, so it looks difficult for her. they will not unpick this withdrawal agreement. they've said that very clearly. many food suppliers say they are worried the supply chain will be interrupted when the uk leads the eu. the warehouse owners say january to april is normally the quietest time of the year, but already many order books are full. more from bbc look north's business correspondent, sarah corker. many warehouses across yorkshire are now full. brexit uncertainty has led retailers to stockpile product. this group has sites in hull and selby, and says demand for storage space has

tripled since june. we are seeing increases in cooking sauces, pickled products, the storage of rice. the enquiries we are getting are coming thick and fast. it is planning for the uncertainty of brexit. many businesses feel that, once we leave the eu, delays and disruption at our borders will be inevitable. they are worried that theresa may's brexit deal will struggle to get through parliament, and they are pushing ahead with contingency planning. that means stockpiling goods in warehouses like these. and it is notjust uk food retailers. at this hull—based logistics firm, european companies want to store extra raw materials like timber and parts for machinery. we have had a number of enquiries from people in germany, we have had a dutch company and some companies in italy. it is across the board from european customers. after last week's brexit resignations, today theresa may tried to reassure businesses.

what we have agreed unashamedly puts our economic success and the livelihoods of working families up and down this country first. there was sympathy for the prime minister in grimsby at this kitchen and cleaning supply firm. she has a really tough challenge, she has been given a task to do and she is going to do it. myself and a lot of business owners, wejust think, let's get on and do this. there is another challenge — a shortage of customs staff to clear goods coming into the uk. when britainjoined the single market in 1993, 36,000 customs clerks lost theirjobs as companies closed. only a couple of thousand brokers remain today, and they are concerned. step back 28 years, basically. to the need for you? yes, we went from losing 90% of our work overnight to suddenly having that potentially

back, and more. too much, almost? too much for us to cope with. while some firms fear a friction free brexit may be slipping away, for storage companies, business is booming. let me bring some use out of washington, regarding the case of jim acosta, the cnn correspondent, who was banned from the white house and had his press pass taken away after a very combative exchange with president donald trump. the president accused him of being a very bad reporter because he was persisting in asking some questions, and mrtrump opted persisting in asking some questions, and mr trump opted to move on to other reporters. he was accused of laying hands on a white house intern, who tried to take the microphone away from him, although cnn disputed that and jim acosta

said he didn't do it, and the pictures didn't appear to support that allegation, but in the end cnn took the white house to court and gotan took the white house to court and got an interim judgment. you can see the moment when the microphone was taken away. they got an interim ruling that requires his press pass to be returned pending a full hearing. the white house says it has returned his press pass and there is no need for a lawsuit because he is now back with a fully accredited journalist at the white house. it will be interesting to see his next first question to the president, and how often he gets cold in future, but there were many in the media in the united states who regarded it as an essential thing is that he should be restored as a defence of press freedom, which president trump said he supported but he didn't like the behaviour of some journalists in he supported but he didn't like the behaviour of somejournalists in his press co nfe re nces behaviour of somejournalists in his press conferences and he wants to impose a new set of rules to impose what he has called decorum. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister takes her brexit message to business leaders at the start of a critical week for the brexit process,

saying jobs and livelihoods depend on securing the right brexit deal. the chairman of nissan, carlos ghosn, has been arrested for alleged financial misconduct over accusations that he under—reported his earnings. tens of thousands of rail passengers delayed or stranded on some of the busiest routes in the uk, after network rail engineering overruns. there are warnings tonight that the deaths of more migrants in the coming months is inevitable, as they attempt to smuggle themselves into the uk. the grim prediction comes after a man was found dead at the eurotunnel terminal in folkestone, trapped under a bus. in the past few weeks, increasing numbers of people have made the perilous journey across the channel in small boats — apparently trying to get across before the onset of winter. at least 57 made the journey last week, a figure described as unprecedented. here's simonjones. an attempt to start a new life in britain that ended in death. a migrant felt trapped beneath a bus at the eurotunnel terminal in folkestone.

there was nothing the emergency services could do. at dover, a new plaque has been put up to mark the people who've lost their lives crossing the channel. this is another tragic incident, and it shows the desperation and the depths that people will go to to actually take their life into their own hands. because we've actually had something like 200 people die since the year 2000, i have to say it's really quite likely that this will happen again. the migrant who was found dead down there at eurotunnel had apparently been under the bus for quite some time. it's thought he would have climbed onto it in france. the bus then travelled over to folkestone and on to london, then back to folkestone, before the body was eventually spotted. and more and more are risking sailing across the busiest shipping lane in the world in small boats. here, coastguard and borderforce officials bring an engine back to shore used by nine migrants to get folkestone yesterday. last tuesday, 2a migrants were found

on a boat and on a lorry in dover. the next day, three separate boats, carrying a total of 2a migrants, were found. seven more people were discovered at samphire hoe on friday. where we have to make sure we are vigilant is in our front—line defence, which is working with the french authorities to detect people trying to launch crafts on the french coast. we've got to stop people getting in the water, not only because that is not the way to get into this country but also people are endangering their lives by trying to cross the channel in that way. there are now concerns that protests over fuel costs in northern france leading to go—slows on the motorways, could lead to more migrants targeting lorries in greater numbers. most of those who have got through in recent days say they are from iran. is somebody turns up at the border and says, look, iam iranian, and they've got no id, we don't know who they are, we don't know where they've come from, you know, the home office has to assess who these people are, where they've come from, and that can be a tricky experience.

police are now trying to find the identity of the migrant who was found dead here, putting a name to a grim statistic. simonjones, bbc news, folkestone. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has arrived in iran, becoming the first western foreign minister to visit the country since donald trump abandoned the nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions. upon his arrival in tehran, mr hunt sat down with our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, and said he'd be speaking to his iranian counterpart about the imprisonment of british woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's been detained in iran on spying charges for the past two—and—a—half years. i think all you can do in these situations is keep asking, but i've made it clear to iran that, if they have a policy detain dual—nationals as a tool of diplomatic leverage, then there will be consequences for iran. this is not something that the uk would allow to happen and let them get away with it scot—free. so they have to understand that this is not a sustainable situation

from our point of view. we are notjust going to accept it, and it's notjust nazanin, by the way. there are others in the same situation as her whose families have asked us not to divulge their names, so we respect that. but no country in the world should think that, if they want to get something from another country, the way to do it is to lock up that country's citizens. it's totally u na cce pta ble. how confident are you that iran can survive us sanctions and will stick with the nuclear deal? well, the country is clearly under huge pressure, and you can see that walking around. very, very few western goods on sight in the shops that we went to this morning. but we have a view in this country, and it is one of the very rare occasions where we don't take the same approach as the united states, that the iran nuclear deal is a good thing, because the situation in the middle east is complex enough, it is toxic enough, it is dangerous enough, that to have a nuclear power in the midst of it would make things

even more dangerous. so we support this deal. and we want to find a way for countries that wish to trade legitimately with iran to do so. jeremy hunt speaking to james landale in tehran. millions of people across the uk suffer from food allergies, and the issue of labelling is particularly under the spotlight after a number of deaths. now there could be new hope for people with nut allergies. a treatment developed in cambridge could soon be offered more widely on the nhs. our correspondentjo taylor reports. hi, gabriella, do you want to come through this way, sweetie, and we'll pop you into one of the rooms? you can come as well, mum. 17—year—old gabriella house has a serious nut allergy. it'sjust a pain, like, when you go out to restaurants and things like that, you've always got it in the back of your mind, you're always worrying about whether it could be, like, there could be traces in your food and stuff like that.

it limits, like, your menu choices as well, so you're always... i always sort of go for something that's low—risk. gabriella is taking part in pioneering treatment, which could improve her resistance to nuts. we have a relatively new treatment called immunotherapy, where we give a tiny bit of peanut protein to a child and then very gradually increase it, until they can then tolerate a significant amount of peanut on a daily basis. and that gives them protection against eating it accidentally in foods. gabriella is going to take the capsule out and empty the contents into this yoghurt, mix it in and then just eat the yoghurt. the dose gabriella is taking contains the equivalent of one eighth of a peanut. over a period of two years, the dose is gradually increased. each new increase is supervised in hospital. the rest of the time, gabriella takes it at home. the treatment isn't a cure, but it should lessen the impact of any future allergic reactions. and there's been more interest in the treatment,

since the recent allergy deaths. over the last few years, i've had serious episodes of anaphylactic... what we found was a real spike in referrals, following the recent spate of allergy deaths, that have been reported in the newspapers. and what's behind this is patients are now very afraid of choosing foods that are loose—wrapped. patients have to pay around £17,000 for this unlicensed treatment, but the recent surge in interest is upping the pressure to make this available on the nhs. it redoubles our efforts to get this out as quickly as possible, but in the meantime, we have to deal with the spike of referrals that we've had. next year sees phase three in their clinical trials, with hundreds of patients involved, and it's hoped it will be licensed within three to four years. jo taylor, bbc news. the festive season has officially started at the white house as us president and first lady received this year's white house christmas tree.

let's ta ke let's take a look at the pictures of the tree. a band played christmas music, unsurprisingly, and it arrived on a horse—drawn carriage before donald and melania trump came out to inspect the tree, supplied by the smith tree. hopefully not too blue for the rest of us. nick miller is that the map. wintry over the hills in the next couple of days, so some of us will season sleet and snow. this is cold airfrom the season sleet and snow. this is cold air from the east. around an area of high pressure in scandinavia. it is ona high pressure in scandinavia. it is on a brisk wind, and the wind is stronger tomorrow wind—chill will be more of a factor. this is tonight, showers coming in on the eastern flow into eastern and southern scotland, across northern england,

one or two which in eastern side of northern ireland too much windfall mark frost, maybe a touch in south—west england, western northern ireland and scotland with the clearest weather. tomorrow, some sunny spells to start the day cloud building and further showers pushing across the uk on a stronger wind. let's look at this, zooming in at 3pm. look at those showers, and also the average wind speed, the costs will be higher, up to 50 mph on the sea coasts, and temperatures into single figures, down compared to disabled plenty of showers in northern england but, for many in northern ireland and western scotland, apart from the risk of the odd shower, it will stay dry with a view showers. that cold feel to things. let's look again at those temperatures popping out in single figures. mid single figures for much of the day for most of us, and the wind is stronger, so wind—chill is a

factor. it will feel closer to freezing for some of us. those showers that are packing in, merging to give longer spells of wet weather through the night and into wednesday, and some winteriness on the hills, with some sleet and snow for some. it is damp and cold for wednesday morning. the wind moving to more of a south—easterly, pushing away the rain, sleet and snow into scotla nd away the rain, sleet and snow into scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, with england and wales drying upa wednesday, with england and wales drying up a bit. more sunny spells coming through and the wind easing touch. it's still chilly but, because the wind is lighter, it will not feel as chilly. towards the end of the week, low pressure to the south—west, high pressure to the north—east hospital the isobars opening up a bit so, yes, we are still in the chilly air, but it will feel less chilly because the wind is lighter. but it is going to be quite a wait before anything out of single figures. hello, i'm ros atkins,

this is outside source. the chairman of nissan is arrested over claims he failed to declare $aa million of income. it's reported carlos ghosn will be fired. translation: way beyond feeling sorry, ifeel great anger and disappointment. theresa may says her draft deal on britain's withdrawal from the european union will protect jobs. ministers from the 27 states have given their full support. president trump says we may never know who's responsible for the death of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, adding the country's crown prince had called him at least five times to say he wasn't involved in his murder. and we'll tell you more about the chinese author who's been