tonight at ten... the prime minister takes her message to business leaders at the start of a critical week for the brexit process. theresa may tells the cbi that her brexit plan is in the national interest and that jobs and livelihoods depend on securing the right deal for britain. we have in view a deal that will work for the whole of the uk and let no—one be in any doubt, i am determined to deliver it. but a visit from prominent brexit supporters to downing street was a reminder that mrs may is still facing tough opposition to the plan she's promoting. and there's still speculation that the prime minister could face a vote of no confidence among conservative mps this week. also tonight... carlos ghosn, one of the world's most prominent businessmen and a key figure in the motor industry, has been arrested on suspicion of financial misconduct. a special report from hartlepool to see how police are coping after eight years of austerity spending cuts. in yemen's civil war, improved prospects of

an end to fighting as the uk urges the united nations to call for a ceasefire. it is often called the forgotten war but everyone i have spoken to here is crying out for help, pleading with the world to finally take notice. and we look at the plans to break away from the champions‘ league with a new tournament featuring europe's top teams. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, england and arsenal's jordan nobbs could miss next year's world cup after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. she will be out for the rest of the season. good evening. the prime minister has taken her brexit plans to the business community

at the start of what she's described as a "critical week" for the brexit process. in a speech to the cbi, mrs may said british jobs and livelihoods depended on securing the right kind of brexit deal. some conservative mps are still demanding that the deal be renegotiated and there's still speculation about a possible vote of no confidence in theresa may's leadership. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. her report contains flashing images. lights, camera, maybe not much action. that treaty, the details, protocols... fears about theresa may's deal are still the talk of westminster‘s town but she's 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 and the final stage was always going to be the toughest. but we have in view a deal that will work, do not 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 incredible job, and let'sjust get over the final line. not everyone‘s agreed the script though. there are deep worries here and with mps that she has 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. i think the portrayal that you have given of what has been agreed is a little inaccurate in its position. 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 they are trying to force you out, along with the deal? don'tjust listen to the politicians. listen to what business is saying. listen to what business — that is providing yourjobs and ensuring you have that income that puts food on the table for your family — is saying. that is a more comfortable audience than her own neighbourhood where some mps want her off the stage. we cannot put this off because it is inconvenient or emotionally difficult for us to wrestle with loyalty. it is time and 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 parliament'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 these 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 i would remain calm and keep our focus on the need for the uk to leave the eu in an orderly fashion. inside number 10, the plans to settle the broad terms of our relationship with the eu by sunday. but it is notjust up to those in the inner sanctum. theresa may still has to take representations from eurosceptics.

anything to say, sir? we're 0k. there are still brexiteers at the gates. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. let's talk a little more about the draft withdrawal agreement, agreed between london and brussels, which sets out exactly how britain would leave the eu. but it does not deal with the long—term future relationship. the withdrawal agreement puts in place a transition period of 2i—months after brexit, maybe longer, during which the uk would continue to abide by all eu laws. but during that period the uk would not have a say on new laws being created. after the transition period, the uk could end the free movement of people from other eu countries and make its own laws in areas like agriculture and fishing. one of the biggest sticking points has been the so—called ‘backstop‘ — what would happen if there was no free trade deal to ensure no checks on the irish border. the uk and eu would enter

into a ‘single customs territory‘ but northern ireland would have to stick closer to eu rules. critics say it would create an internal border in the uk and would make it impossible to sign new trade deals. but both sides are committed to seeking a new free trade agreement that the government hopes will ensure the backstop is never needed. the uk‘s agreed to pay the eu around £39 billion to settle outstanding commitments. that is the so—called divorce bill. but many brexit supporters worry the uk has agreed a large bill, without guarantees about the future relationship. business leaders at the cbi largely welcomed the prime minister‘s plans, although some are concerned about proposed changes to immigration policy after brexit. our business editor, simonjack, has more details. rex london sells over £6 million worth of gifts to eu customers every year, which is why the company director‘s 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 another. because the worst thing that can happen is 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 has been that we have a deal on the table and we are being asked, can we support it? can we invest as a result of this? are we able to plan the future and make britain a success? i think we can and that is why i support it. of course, businesses, however big, cannot vote, but mps can, which is why the president of the cbi john allen 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 had 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 are not hearing. it is reasonable to want to control immigration, business understands that, but the idea of doing it in this way, which closes down access to workers where construction businesses need them, where 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 have set out the proposals in a white paper to come, is to make sure that we can allow public services and businesses to continue to count on that labour in the future. it will be our choice. back in west london, they are not taking any chances. this firm has already opened

warehouses in the eu and their contingency planning continues. not all businesses support mrs may‘s deal. some would like the clean break of no deal, others want a second referendum. all agree that this deal is a long way from being delivered, withjust 19 weeks to the day we leave. simon jack, bbc news. in a moment, we‘ll talk to laura kuenssberg in westminster. but first to brussels and our europe editor, katya adler. from your point of view, do you think the eu isjust from your point of view, do you think the eu is just taking this from your point of view, do you think the eu isjust taking this now isa think the eu isjust taking this now is a done deal? michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator is hoping so and the european commission is planning ahead with its plans for a special seal the deal brexit summit here in brussels on sunday. we heard michel barnier in step with the prime minister doing a hard sell on the text of the brexit deal, helping had to market it back home. he predicted

an ambitious economic and strategic relationship between the eu and the uk in the future. but storm clouds are gathering over the text of the brexit deal in the eu as well, though they are not as menacing as in the uk. we heard from spain today custom it once written guarantees that eu/ uk negotiations on any kind of their future relationship with not automatically applied to gibraltar. until now there had been parallel, bilateral talks between spain and the uk and france is demanding that fishing rights in uk waters make up part of the future free—trade deal. this is a clear example of how domestic european politics can mess in the brexit process. you have the spanish prime minister and the french president not looking great good in the polls at home and here they are pressing national issues of concern. it is said michel barnier in germany are not at all impressed. they do not

wa nt to not at all impressed. they do not want to reopen the text of the withdrawal of agreement for anyone and they are warning that making conditions any harder on the uk at this point will make that much tougherfor this point will make that much tougher for theresa may to get it through the house of commons. let's go to the houses of parliament. later signals that in parliamentary terms the troubles of the government are farfrom over. terms the troubles of the government are far from over. absolutely. as one potential threat is fading a real one is acted on. no sign of the 48 horse men or women of the apocalypse, the tory brexiteers coming to take theresa may away. her friends and partners in government, the dup, ab stained on the finance bill tonight. what does that mean a normal parlance? when push came to shove, that band of northern irish unionists did not vote with the government on a vital piece of

legislation, the budget. that throws into question the support they promised, the deal they did with theresa may to back on brexit and the budget. both sides are saying it does not mean the end of their partnership, it does not mean they can never work together again but it is an explicit warning from the dup that they are not to be messed with when it comes to the brexit process, a real signal that they are not kidding around when they that they may well not vote with the government when it comes to that all—important historic government when it comes to that all—importa nt historic vote government when it comes to that all—important historic vote on the brexit deal in two weeks‘ time. in these critical days, it tells us that with no majority of her own, theresa may right now cannot rely on those people who were meant to be, after all, a politicalfriends, let alone her enemies. thank you. carlos ghosn, one of the world‘s most prominent businessmen and the chairman of nissan has been

arrested in japan on suspicion of financial misconduct. he is alleged to have underreported his salary by £35 million over five years. he‘s expected to be sacked later this week. mr ghosn is also head of an industry alliance between nissan, renault and mitsubishi. rupert wingfield—hayes‘ report contains some flashing images. for 20 years, carlos ghosn has been one of the titans of the car industry, charming everyone from journalists to presidents. but tonight he is in police custody, accused of serious financial misdeeds. at nissan‘s headquarters, chief executive hiroto saikawa made the dramatic announcement. the company found mr ghosn had hugely underreported his pay in nissan‘s annual report to the tokyo stock exchange. translation: for us, the company, this is of course completely

unacceptable and we have been advised by experts that this misconduct is serious enough to dismiss him. the news has sent shock waves through the car industry, especially in france, where mr ghosn is also boss of renault. it seems to have come out of nowhere, you know, the accusations are crazy and as an industry we are incredibly shocked that someone is so well respected. he turned around nissan in the early 20005 from near bankruptcy. and he could have potentially done something like this. it has been a day of high drama here in tokyo, but it is 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 is something that other bosses of japanese corporations have been found doing and have not ended up in police custody. whether he is formally charged or not, mr ghosn will now be sacked by the company he helped rescue from the brink of bankruptcy. it is an astonishing fall from grace

for a man once known here injapan as mr fixit. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. after eight years of spending cuts affecting public services the government has said austerity is coming to an end. but what has the effect of less money been on local communities? in the coming months, we‘ll be looking at the impact of austerity on hartlepool in the north—east, one of the poorest places in england. tonight our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan looks at the the impact of cuts on the police force there. i should warn you his report contains some flashing images. all right! what am i getting arrested for? you‘re getting arrested to prevent a breach of the peace. what starts as a minor incident... bleep. ..can quickly escalate. calm yourself down. don‘t kick off. a suspicion of domestic violence

leads to two arrests. four officers are needed... bleep. ..40% of the night shift. it‘s a good job that we had the other unit there. now, they both go to middlesbrough police station, where they‘ll spend the night, until she‘s sobered up and he will get interviewed about obstructing police. the prisoners have to go to middlesbrough, 15 miles away, as the custody suite in hartlepool is currently closed. this is what budget cuts look like — expensive equipment lying idle. there‘s no—one to use it. kevin showed us around, earlier. two or three year ago, it wouldn‘t have been strange for these cells to be full, on a friday and saturday night. since 2010, the budget for cleveland police has fallen by more than a third in real terms. more than a quarter of staff have been cut, almost 500 officers. every time we lock someone up, we‘ve got to go to middlesbrough, which is, like a 25 minutes.

a prisoner taken from hartlepool to middlesbrough, that‘s two cops out of hartlepool, you know, so it‘s just leaving us short. and the thinning blue line is dealing with more incidents. crime rates are up, particularly violence. we‘ve just had a 999 call to say there was a male being stabbed in the neck. he has got, like, a puncture wound. typical of any night in hartlepool. with offices overwhelmed by numerous incidents, this is now the face of proactive policing in hartlepool. we just want to try and make our area safer. the police don't come out. it‘s 3am and these three men are conducting a night—time patrol of their local area. it's purely a deterrent. we want the people, who are coming round our area, nicking things, to know that there is people walking the streets, actively looking for them. a spate of robberies and car crime, which they say police haven‘t reacted to,

has led them to this. we don't want to be here, we have to be here. we're all full—time working and we're giving a few hours up, through the night, just to protect what's ours. and for everybody else, we are protecting everybody else's. we're not the police, we're not security, we can just only log what we see. but, basically, we're doing theirjob. while these men merely try to deter criminals, others have taken the law into their own hands. when paul temlin had found thieves had broken into his van, he called the police. we expected somebody to come out to visit us. particularly when we said we had cctv. that didn‘t happen. for nearly two weeks, the gas engineer chased and harried officers. it‘s a low—grade crime to them. to me, it‘s £1,500 worth of tools. disheartened but determined, he decided to solve the crime himself with the aid of a local hard man. we basically know a few people, who know a few people and phone calls were made. the tools, or three quarters

of those tools, appeared. ministers say they‘ll examine police funding next year and that forces can ask council taxpayers for more money. but as the local police and crime commissioner says, in one of england‘s poorest towns, residents have little to give. what do you think you‘ve lost? cops, that‘s what we‘ve lost. and we‘re doing the best with what we‘ve got. we‘re back with kevin — a 999 call to a mental health patient he also saw the night before. get in the van. i've done nothing wrong. get in the van. the plan is to take him to the psychiatric unit in middlesbrough — the one in hartlepool is closed. bleep. stop banging your head against the door. but the man has been drinking and allegedly harassing a woman, so he‘s arrested. we head, once more, to middlesbrough. bleep. i've done nothing wrong!

as we leave town, kevin receives a message. the entire night shift, all ten officers, are now dealing with incidents. on this saturday night, there is not a single police officer left in hartlepool to respond to another emergency. michael buchanan, bbc news, hartlepool. the convicted rapist and former cab driverjohn worboys, is to stay in prison. the 61—year—old was jailed in 2009, for assaults on 12 women in london. injanuary, the parole board said he would be freed after serving ten years, but his victims challenged the decision and their challenge was upheld by the high court. hundreds of thousands of commuters faced chaos on the railways today, after engineering works overran. south western railway services into london waterloo, the uk‘s busiest station, were disrupted all day and passengers in the north of england also faced delays across the region, because of problems with leaves on the tracks. efforts to end the war in yemen progressed today

with both the government and rebels edging closer to peace talks and the uk circulating a draft resolution at the united nations calling for a ceasefire. fighting has ravaged the country since 2015 as a government coalition led by the saudis and supported by the uk, us and france has clashed with houthi rebels backed by iran. international pressure has been mounting on both sides to end the conflict, which has pushed the country to the verge of starvation. in recent weeks — the fighting has focused on the port city of hudaydah. 0ur correspondent nawal al—maghafi‘s report from yemen contains distressing images. enjoying a brief moment of normality in this long war. children and families gathered together to celebrate a pause in the fighting. they pray it continues, but no one here knows how long it will last. in the port city of hudaydah, the front lines are not far away.

just a few hours later, a coalition air strike has ripped through this family home. six sisters were home alone at the time. the survivors are rushed to hospital. the father arrives, thankful to find his daughter, malika alive. translation: we were sitting at home. i was about to start the afternoon prayer when a rocket hit the house. but four of malika‘s sisters did not survive the attack. for the past six months, saudi and emirati coalition forces have been closing in on hudaydah. they say the port is being used to smuggle in arms and supplies for the iranian—backed houthi revels. the iranian—backed houthi rebels.

this battle could be a turning point in the war, but at what cost? it is notjust the bombs and the bullets that civilians here have fled from. this war has shattered everything that kept people afloat. the price of food, fuel, water has at least doubled across the country. it is often called the forgotten war, but everyone i have spoken to here is crying out for help, pleading with the world to finally take notice. the current offensive has left over half a million yemenis homeless. this school in the government—controlled southern city of aden has become a makeshift camp. samira and her six children are sheltering under the stairwell. caught between two warring sides, she felt she had no choice but to flee hudaydah three days ago. translation: above were shrapnel and rockets, explosions. they scared us on the roads. they scattered us and left us at god's mercy. we go to sleep scared and get up scared. starvation and poverty provoked

by the war is so desperate that the country‘s poorest are sifting through the rubbish just to survive. hopes are mounting here for upcoming peace talks. with aid agencies warning that yemen is on the brink of the worst famine in living history, time is running out. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news, aden. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in the saudi capital, riyadh. in the past we have discussed several failed efforts to bring peace to this area. do you think this has better prospects this time? yemen as we have been hearing is the world‘s worst humanitarian crisis but it is also a brutal proxy war and conflict that has gone on so long that there are so many yemenis who profit more from the war than

peace. these hoped—for talks in early december are not being described as talks, there are consultations, a first crack as the un envoy puts it as trying to come up un envoy puts it as trying to come up with the framework for talks and he is the third un envoy to try. some things are different this time. saudi arabia knows it is under growing pressure in the us congress over arms sales to saudi arabia and over them murder of the saudi journalist and it is under pressure for the growing humanitarian crisis but it still believes that the only way to get the rebels to the bargaining table is to gain more advantage on the ground, so tonight, even as we talk about all sides moving slowly towards peace, on the ground, they are still not moving away from war. thank you. the foreign secretary jeremy hunt has visited iran for the first time since he was appointed and called for the immediate release of nazanin zagarhi ratcliffe the british—iranian who has

been held there since 2016 on spying charges. mr hunt told the iranian goverment that if it continued to keep her injail and others like her there would be consequences. our diplomatic correspondent james landale was with the foreign secretary in tehran. this is not a sight you will see everyday. a british foreign secretary strolling the streets of tehran, sampling the delights of the grand bazaar. this isjeremy hunt‘s first visit to iran and he came with a clear message, the country, he said, should immediately release nazanin zagari—ratcliffe and other british iranian dual nationals who have been detained. if they, as a policy, detained dual nationals as a tool of diplomatic leverage, then there will be consequences for iran. this is not something that the united kingdom will allow to happen and let them get away with it scot—free. it is a case he took to his iranian counterpart who admitted he could help with humanitarian

assistance, but little more. why can‘t nazanin zagari—ratcliffe be released? would it not only correct an injustice, but also improve relations between the uk and iran? i am not in a position to discuss the legalities of the case. she is an iranian citizen and she has been accused by the judiciary, which is an independent body. and that is the problem. the iranian power brokers who decide mrs zagari—ratcliffe‘s fate are not around this table. this afternoon mr hunt met her four—year—old daughter, gabriella, and otherfamily members. back in britain, her husband welcomed his efforts. obviously, i think we have been here before. this is the second time a foreign secretary has gone to iran, you know, to lobby for nazanin's release, so we will need to see exactly what happens before we get our hopes up too high. yet again, obviously we remain

fingers crossed and hoping beyond hope that she can be back before christmas. jeremy hunt, though, did notjust come to iran to talk about british iranian dual nationals. he also came here to assess for himself the impact of us sanctions, here, on the streets of tehran. he concluded iran was under real pressure, seeing few western goods on sale. iranian leaders accept that people will suffer, but are urging european politicians like mr hunt to do more to help. james landale, bbc news, tehran. plans to breakaway from the champions‘ league in favour of a new tournament featuring europe‘s top teams are ‘fiction‘ according to two of european football‘s most powerful officials. uefa‘s president and the chairman of the european club association have told the bbc they are working together to reform football. they‘ll be meeting officials at the european commission tomorrow as our sports correspondent richard conway reports. it‘s spectacular.

it‘s gareth bale. the champions league, the pinnacle of club football but the future of the competition has been in doubt in recent weeks. leaked documents suggested real madrid, who won their 11th title in may, were part of a plot to create a new super league with the continent‘s topsides. with the continent‘s top sides. but any breakaway plan is now dead, according to two of the european game‘s biggest power brokers, speaking exclusively to me in a clear display of unity. the super league is, in a way, fiction now, or a dream. super league will not happen. this is out of the question. and i think clubs can confirm it. do you agree with that?