you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: more pressure on theresa may's brexit plans — the democratic unionist party warns it's sending her ‘a message‘ in refusing to back the government on a budget vote. the prime minister will travel to brussels tomorrow to discuss the political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and eu. the police condemn a ‘walk on by culture', in which witnesses film violent scuffles instead of offering assistance. a doctor, a pharmacist and a police officer are killed after a gunman opens fire at a hospital in chicago. shares in the japanese car maker, nissan, fall sharply following the arrest of the company's chairman, carlos ghosn, on suspicion of financial misconduct. and a special anniversary for the international space station, celebrating 20 years since it first started orbiting the earth. good morning.

welcome to bbc newsroom live. theresa may will travel to brussels tomorrow for a meeting with the european commission presidentjean—claude juncker to discuss the future framework of the proposed brexit deal. the prime minister is facing renewed pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist party failed to back the government on key votes. the dup‘s ten mps contribute to the conservative's narrow majority in parliament. the northern ireland party is flexing its muscles because it's unhappy about mrs may's draft brexit withdrawal deal. this morning mrs may is meeting her cabinet for the first time since a number of ministers resigned last week, saying they couldn't support the deal. let's take a look at the week ahead for the prime minister. tomorrow she's expected in brussels to meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker where she hopes

to discuss future trade with the eu. if all goes to plan there will be a special brexit summit with european leaders on sunday — where the framework for the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be discussed. but one thing that could derail the prime minister's plan are threats from backbench conservative mps — who are trying to force a vote of no confidence in theresa may's leadership. they have yet to gain enough support. meanwhile the european research group of brexiteer mps led by tory backbencherjacob rees—mogg, have met to talk about their response to the withdrawal agreement and plans to try and force a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. so far around 2a mps are believed to have written letters of no confidence in theresa may's leadership — well short of the 48 mps needed. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in wesminster. rita, thanks very much. the weather

is dismal and it is a little dismal for theresa may, with the decision of the dup last night to sound a warning that they may no longer support her government after they decided to abstain and vote labour ona decided to abstain and vote labour on a series of events around the budget. but difficulties too for her opponents, the european research group, who have been trying to cover all 48 members to send letters demanding a leadership contest. so far, no sign they have reached this number. this morning, jacob reisman, their leader, sounding a tad defensive. erg does not have these views, i have always made clear. but actually, what we're seeing from the government is a deliberate decision not to deliver a proper brexit that we have a government led by remainers who want to keep us tied

into the european union as tightly as possible. the prime minister in her statement on friday afternoon said this was the deal she had always wanted and the deal she has clock is not a proper brexit. so, thatis clock is not a proper brexit. so, that is the thing to bear in mind. as for those of us, patience is a virtue, etc, we shall see whether thatis virtue, etc, we shall see whether that is happening in due time. we will see what happens with a meaningful vote, to a government that seems to have a limited its confidence and supply partners. some suggestion there by jacob rees supply partners. some suggestion there byjacob rees mogg supply partners. some suggestion there by jacob rees mogg that movement could come after the crucial commons vote on mrs may's deal, expected in december. as for the man who is meant to receive the letters, sir graham brady, he did not sound like a man poised to announce an imminent leadership challenge as he arrived for work this morning. good morning. a lot of

traffic in south london. what are we to make of it all? i am joined by crispin blunt, who has been highly critical of theresa may's brexit strategy. i mean, do you think your collea g u es strategy. i mean, do you think your colleagues made a basic error in pushing for a leadership challenge? i think perhaps it is a little bit too personal and the erg is putting itself in the frame in the way that itself in the frame in the way that it has may not have been wise, however, this is a collective decision by the conservative party, so we decision by the conservative party, so we need to take the personalities out of it. if there are 48 members of parliament to trigger a no—confidence vote, we then see whether the continues to enjoy the overall confidence of the parliamentary party and if she does, she then has a year free of any further challenge. it is the

second—order issue, who is actually leading the government? to actually the challenge the strategy they need to put through. the premise has negotiated the best deal available, the house of commons is now in almost all certainty going to say no, that is not good enough. will the eu offer better terms that looks like a no also. and then we face the challenge of us having to move to world trade organisation 's and managing that transition with an immensely strong hands because we're then sitting with the money we would otherwise have put into the european budget and our partners are we to decide if they're going to help make that process easier or not. you said that process easier or not. you said that with almost all certainty the deal will be voted down, how so? it seems you cannot even muster 48 people to sign a letter calling for mrs may to go, so why do you think you have the numbers to thwart mrs

may in the commons? this is a different issue to the leadership, they are not synonymous. there are an awful lot of members of the government now who will have very grave difficulties voting for the deal when it comes and obviously members of the cabinet working away desperately trying to find some better proposal to see if they can get the european union to agree, i don't think that'll happen but no reason why they shouldn't try. me put it to you —— reason why they shouldn't try. me put it to you -- let me put it to you, again and again, against the odds, mrs may finds a way through, is not possible that at the last minute a is not possible that at the last minutea number of is not possible that at the last minute a number of your colleagues may well blink as they appear to have blinked over the leadership letters a nd have blinked over the leadership letters and also a number of labour mps fearing no deal may think, we're not that keen on mrs may's deal but it is better than no deal and on that basis perhaps she can get it through? my conversation with labour

mps, they resident to vote against this deal. certainly, colleagues in the conservative party, there is widespread and deep unhappiness about the quality of this deal and what is important now is to show we actually don't have anything significant to fear from the transition to world trade organisation terms on the 29th of march. any problems can be sensibly managed, there should be 20 months of internal planning, that needs to be surfaced and reinforced, and once it is clear there is going to be no exit agreement then our european union partners need to be engaged in that process as well, making clear that process as well, making clear that an easy transition means we would then be in a position to use money we would otherwise have spent on the european budget to enable us to support our own people. that will be their choice. i should tell you, rita, there will be days of debate

about this meaningful vote because the government seems to be planning up the government seems to be planning up to two weeks of parliamentary debate ahead of the commons vote, so stand by, there is an awful lot more of this to come. studio: gosh, we can't wait, norman! many thanks. joining me now is our brussels reporter, adam fleming. news from the european commission of a meeting betweenjean—claude juncker and mrs may? the news from norm in there about two weeks of debate in westminster means i will have a quiet fortnite! but yes, you're right, we have had a statement from the ec confirming the meeting thatjean—claude juncker and theresa may will meet tomorrow, at 5:30pm, brussels time, i had thought they might have dinner but now i hear the exact timing of the dinner that seems a bit early. it is also not exactly clear what the prime

minister will be doing. will she be going through the text of the political declaration of the future relationship? to go alongside the 500 midi five page document divorced treaty, or will she be negotiating that with him and finalising it or will it be more a sort of moment to mark the fact both sides are happy with that document, which means it could now go forward to a special summit of eu leaders on sunday morning, where all 27 other leaders and theresa may will approve it all? it's not exactly clear whether that will be a real negotiating head—to—head or actually if really it's just more of a social call to mark the moment. for those people who may be scratching their heads and wondering about the political declaration, what is the importance of that particular bit of this agreement? it is half the final package that will be signed by eu leaders and voted on by mps in parliament. the first time this week

withdrawal agreement, 585 pages, all the terms of the divorce. that has been negotiated over the last 18 months. the second document alongside that will be the political declaration, the political declaration, the political declaration on the framework for the future relationship, to give it its full name. it is not a detailed blueprint or trade deal or everything the future relationship might entail but it is looking forward to that, and outline, a sketch of how it might look and what the relationship will be like. that document will serve two purposes, in the uk said it is a sweetener to make mps happy with the withdrawal agreement, so the whole package can get through westminster and on the eu side, it is designed as a sort of

blueprint and guide to how people handled negotiations about the future relationship, which will not begin in earnest until after brexit day. even though it is a short document, maybe 20 pages, it isjust as important as the withdrawal agreement. it is not legally binding, however. it is politically binding, however. it is politically binding but that does not mean it is in the law. adam, many thanks. we want to attempt to answer any questions you have on how the brexit process develops from here we'll be joined byjohn springford, deputy director at the centre for european reform think tank and joe owen, from the institute for government at 11:35 this morning — so do send us your brexit questions by text to 61124, email askthis@bbc.co.uk or tweet #bbcaskthis. the chairman of the metropolitan police federation says officers could start letting violent suspects go if they're not backed up by members of the public when trying to make arrests. it's after this footage emerged online — and a warning you may find it disturbing. it shows two officers

being attacked while they tried to apprehend a suspect in merton in south london on saturday. witnesses are said to have simply passed by. ken marsh warned that officers would need to start ‘risk assessing' situations. what shocks me most about this footage is members of the public are just walking past as if this is now the norm. when you look at it, you have a member of public filming an incident, mocking me doing a commentary whilst filming it, whilst two colleagues are being seriously assaulted, very seriously assaulted. is this becoming the norm now? is this becoming acceptable, that we canjust film this becoming acceptable, that we can just film constantly, this becoming acceptable, that we canjust film constantly, police officers executing their warrant, to absolutely nothing about it and it isa absolutely nothing about it and it is a picture? it is not a joke for

my colleagues, they are being seriously assaulted. this is a regular occurrence and we just seem to, ido regular occurrence and we just seem to, i do know, it's becoming as if it is normal now, as soon as we please get out of a police car, get your phones out, start filming and try to get some salacious stuff so you can put it out to everyone. that was ken marsh from the metropolitan police federation. with me now is sian berry — co—leader of the green party and member of the london assembly's policing and crime committee. what is your reaction? the footage is shocking and i questioned when i first heard comments that were being made whether or not ken marsh, who is the federation for london, was asking ordinary people to step in in that kind of situation? i think the police have moved back from that and said, only if you feel confident and it seems safe because ordinary members of the public don't have the same protective equipment or training. buti

same protective equipment or training. but i think what he's getting at is the erosion of confidence in the police. the man making the video is essentially joking about what is happening. do we know that? you can hear him on the video reacting as if it is funny. i think that is really worrying, if they are eroding that mutual respect and it is very important there is mutual respect between police and the public for policing to work, it is called policing to work, it is called policing by consent. it means the police must be respecting the public and that is why i always stand up against new policing tactics like for example the water cannon that sadiki khan —— siddique khan has rightly sold off. and why the public mustjoin in with rightly sold off. and why the public must join in with that and not be joking but helping where they can and acting as witnesses whenever they possibly can. sure, but this is

one example, it is the fact it has been filmed, but on social media and widely shared, that's why we are talking about it but this is one person making perhaps jokey talking about it but this is one person making perhapsjokey comments while something violent happens. can you really extrapolate from that stock? no, but we have seen lots of examples where people are stepping in and filming abuse, using films as evidence which could be around racism or are things like that, i think people are using mobile phones and stepping in to help the police in many situations, but the police are feeling and are supported, they're certainly overstretched, we have a debate in london about funding, numbers of police, they're very pushed for time, a lot of people will not meet a police officer when they report a crime, that stops the mutual respect, the

relationship from building up and i think that is what people are getting at. i don't want to encourage people to get involved in a violent situation. has the chairman of the federation overrea cted ? chairman of the federation overreacted? no, i think chairman of the federation overreacted? no, ithink he chairman of the federation overreacted? no, i think he has clarified already what he meant. it is important police do not get into dangerous situations themselves as well, this is what he means by letting people do, if you have body camera evidence, you could perhaps use that later to capture somebody without currently being involved in a dangerous pursuit. there are tactics that could help the public and police and technology could help, so it has maybe been made a bit too much of today, those initial comments and i think it is quite clear what he was really getting at, i think. we must leave it there. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may faces more pressure over her brexit plans,

after the democratic unionist party warned it was sending her ‘a message' by failing to back the government on a budget vote. the prime minister meet the president of the european commission tomorrow to discuss the political declaration on the future relationship of the uk and eu. the police condemn a ‘walk on by culture‘, saying frontline officers could ‘let thugs go‘ if they don‘t get help from the public. the uefa president says there will be no breakaway super league of top clu bs be no breakaway super league of top clubs in europe. leaked document claimed secret talks had been held to create a new competition. and a massive night for scotland, they will win their nations group if they win and mo farah walls ran the london marathon next year. he came third in april but won his first major race over the distance in

september, in chicago. back in 15 minutes with a full updates. the chairman of car giant nissan is facing the sack after he was arrested injapan. carlos ghosn is accused of breaking the country‘s financial laws by under—reporting his salary by around 35 million pounds over a five year period. shares in the company have fallen sharply. airbnb is going to remove all listings from homes in israeli settlements in the west bank. the company says it‘s made the decision because settlements are at the "core of the dispute between israelis and palestinians". palestinians have welcomed the move — israel has called it "shameful" and threatened legal action. we can speak now to eve harow, she‘s a tour guide and lives in efrat, one of the places aianb has pulled its listings... thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i understand your critical of

this decision by airbnb? why? yes, absolutely. first of all, it is hypocrisy, to make a decision based on one area of the world, not in cyprus for any other place where there are conflicts ends, to just single out one group of people. it is also very frightening to me that an enormous corporation like airbnb can fall prey to an enormous amount of pressure that they just can fall prey to an enormous amount of pressure that theyjust basically boycott one group of people. that they can decide the source of the conflict, decide who to punish for being the problem in that conflict and thereby affect people who are just trying to make a living. there isa just trying to make a living. there is a much bigger picture that perhaps your viewers are not aware of. airbnb said they cannot square these listings with their human rights responsibilities and a do point out that the israeli settle m e nts point out that the israeli settlements are viewed as illegal in

international law. 0k, settlements are viewed as illegal in international law. ok, but like i say, you have for example cyprus, with an area where turkish people are ethnically cleansed from greek people and that is still on the listing. i live injudy and i do not believe the dues, the indigenous people of this land, cannot live in these places. but that is another argument. this is a region where the conflict is much bigger, it is not territorial, it is religious. and it is this kind of boycott against one group of people that is disturbing. i was group of people that is disturbing. iwas in group of people that is disturbing. i was in italy last summer, we went there and stayed with airbnb and we re there and stayed with airbnb and were able to get to know the locals in the hospitality of the locals, i now cannot offer that in kind to people who want to come to see peace areas for themselves, who feel as though their opinions should be shaped by their own experiences and getting to know people, which is the whole mandate of airbnb, reasonable

economic level, so they have actually... that individuals can come and see, it is simply that they cannot use airbnb properties. but these are rural areas with villages, both jewish and arab, these are rural areas with villages, bothjewish and arab, we do not have major hotels or any other way to offer hospitality for people to be able to come, so it is a major step that they are taking and airbnb knows that and this is a specific attack on jewish knows that and this is a specific attack onjewish people living in this area, and that is what should bother everybody because another organisation could then bought two other pressure coming from people with a specific agenda and do the same to others. this is a region where people are being persecuted and it does not fare for major corporations to say that you are the

problem and therefore we will not involve you any more. how does that fit? we must leave it there. thank you. the bbc is launching a consultation on how it will fund licence fees for older people. currently, everyone aged 75 or over can apply for a free licence, in a scheme funded by the government. the bbc will take full responsibility for the costs in 2020. our media editor amol rajan is here. this is a consultation, what is the bbc consulting on? the bbc is getting the public three months to contribute to this consultation about this controversial policy, it is worth saying, about whether the bbc should pay the licence fee for over—75ss. the bbc is putting out a range of options, to get rid of the policy or keep things as they are or three options in the middle, it could be means tested so only poor people receive the benefit, secondly, the bbc could pay a bit, so rather than pay the whole license

key, they could pay 50% and the third option is raising it from people who are 75 to people who are 80. this all goes back to the last negotiation the bbc had with the government to set up its charter, where the government said the bbc would do this and we must remember this was at a time when the coalition government was embarking on an austerity programme and the bbc got involved in it. a lot of people think this is a natural place for the bbc to be, means tested benefits is not something the bbc is involved with and i think one of the reasons the bbc, although it is neutral on the outcome, one of the reasons they‘re getting involved is because we live in a new world where big companies like amazon and netflix are spending a huge amount of money and the bbc is in effect taking a 20% real terms cut. that is presumably what is driving this? yes, the director—general, who expected this morning says he is neutral on the outcome of the consultation but what the bbc is basically going to say is, if you

wa nt basically going to say is, if you want us to compete in this global world where companies spend almost £1 billion or $1 billion on a single programme, then we need the freedom to make money and to not have to deal with this 20% real terms cut. i think the bbc would like at the end of this to be in a position where they did not have to pay as much money as they are shelling out for the over—75s, separate to that, there is an issue of intergenerationaljustice. where one stands on the policy of whether or not the bbc should pay over—75s, it is the case that young people are in effect subsidising older people. this is that it time and fewer younger people rely on the bbc in the way that older audiences are. younger people have this world of choice through youtube, amazon, netflix, and for them to be funding the over—75s is objectionable to them. it might make them even more annoyed at the bbc rather than feel they should fund older people. now the weather. good afternoon. it

isa now the weather. good afternoon. it is a cold november morning, a day for the layers out there, we have winds coming from the east at the moment. a big drop in temperature over the last couple of days. the wet spots are shown on the radar chart, little will change, but those showers could turn wintry with sleet and snowjust showers could turn wintry with sleet and snow just about anywhere. it could feel close to freezing with the wind chill. showers overnight, then the ones as well, maybe a bit of snow on higher ground. a frosty start for the south—west. everywhere else, frost—free. frequent showers,

a bit of sunshine but we could see heavy and thundery downpours in the south. temperatures up from today. the headlines, a warning shot to juries may over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist party refused to back budget measures in parliament. the prime minister travels to brussels tomorrow to discuss the political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and the eu, with the european union president, jean—claude juncker. the police federation condemned a walk on by culture, where officers and attacked are filmed by members of the public. shares in the japanese car—maker nissan for sharp following the

arrest of the company‘s chairman, carlos ghosn, on suspicion of financial misconduct. and as the international space station turns 20, will be speaking to the chief executive of the uk space agency. time for the sport. good morning. the uefa president alexander ceferin says there will not be a breakaway super league of europe‘s top clubs. speaking to the bbc alongside the juventus chairman andrea agnelli, they said that leaked documents claiming secret talks had taken place to create a new competition werejust a fiction. the super league is in anyway a fiction now, or a dream. super league will not happen, this is out of the question. and i think clubs can confirm that. do you agree with

that, mr renzi elite? we are fully engaged with uefa in shaping the game going forward. the line—up for the nations league finals next summer is complete. the netherlands secured the last place by the skin of their teeth. they were away in gelsenkirchen last night facing already relegated germany. they needed a draw and got it thanks to an injury time equaliser from virgil van dijk. 2—2 the final score. the dutch top their group ahead of france, and willjoin england, switzerland and portugal in the four—team finals. the republic of ireland played their final group game last night. they had already been reelagted and they drew 0—0 in denmark. they‘ve managed just one win in theirlast 11. scotland will win a euro 2020 play—off spot if they beat israel in the nations league at hampden park tonight. the sides are level on points at the top of their group, although the scots lost their away game in israel last month,

but manager alex mcleish says his players should be full of confidence after a 4—0 win over albania on saturday. this is a huge game for us, we know it is. wait game at the weekend, after the israel disappointment. and we absolutely nailed it. and we just have to take that forward and realise... and the players are under no illusions, how big a game it is. mo farah will make another attempt to win the london marathon next april. he finished third earlier this year, in his first race over the distance since quitting the track, but he then went on to win

the chicago marathon last month in a new european record. he says he wants to run at the 2020 tokyo olympics. i think anything is possible, having run my first two marathons good, third in london and then winning chicago in 2.05. obviously, we‘ve got to face kipchoge, he is the based out there. and the guy is good, he hasn‘t lost many marathons. but i am excited to take him on and hopefully give it my all and see what happens. and i believe i can mix it with him and the rest of the athletes. the australian cricketers steve smith, david warner and cameron bancroft won‘t have their bans lifted or shortened. that‘s what the player union wanted after a review found that the culture within cricket australia may have contributed to their actions.

smith and warner were suspended for 12 months and bancroft for nine for ball—tampering in south africa in march. the players‘ union wanted the punishments lifted, saying they‘d suffered enough, but cricket australia said it wouldn‘t be appropriate. that‘s all the sport for now. now it is time for ask this. you‘ve been sending us your questions about brexit following that announcement of the draft withdrawal agreement between the uk and the eu and the ensuing political turmoil. i‘m joined byjohn springford, deputy director of the independent think tank, the centre for european reform and joe owen associate director at the institute for government — who‘s been looking into whitehall‘s preparation for brexit. starting off with an e—mail which says... i understand that parliament is falling out over the deal agreed

by theresa may last week but i don‘t know what the deal agreed was, can you tell me this? well... have you read it first of all? it is 580 pages so i have not read it all, i have to say but i have read the bits which i think really matter. what is the deal? the uk is going to pay something like £40 billion to meet its commitments to the european union budget. free movement is going to continue in a transition. free movement of people. yes. that is going to last until 2020 and it could be extended for possibly two yea rs. could be extended for possibly two years. and there is going to be a pairof years. and there is going to be a pair of backstops, this is the jargon, one backstop is for northern ireland, so they really want to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. and the way that they will do that,

if they can‘t find another way of sorting that out, is by keeping northern ireland in the single market for good, so goods can just crossed the border easily. and also within a customs union. the other backstop is for the uk as a whole, and again this is if nothing can be sorted out through the future relationship... it is a last resort. it isa relationship... it is a last resort. it is a last resort. the uk, the whole of the uk, will remain in a customs union as well. well done, very clear! joel, we‘ve got an e—mail which asks... what will happen if parliament rejects the withdrawal agreement? parliament's first opportunity for a voice on this will be the so—called meaningful vote which has been negotiated between parliament and the government through the withdrawal act. and so there is no reason why there just has to be one meaningful vote, parliament can have multiple bites of this cherry and

the prime minister could have her first deal floated down and then either go back to brussels and try and change elements of the agreement, which could be very difficult, or alternatively hope that mps glance over the cliff edge and then think differently about the relative merits of this deal. but if parliament says, no, this deal is not for us, we want no deal, then by the 20th of january not for us, we want no deal, then by the 20th ofjanuary the government has to put a statement to parliament to say, this is what we think will happen next. and after that, it's really not entirely clear how parliament would express its views but there is likely to be a whole raft of areas where the government and parliament potentially clash about what happens next. so there is about what happens next. so there is a definite timetable there. you mentioned mps might look over the cliff edge of a no deal and make some decision on that basis, we have got a question which says... i

continually hear that the uk getting the eu with no deal would be a disaster or a nightmare for the uk — what would actually happen?m disaster or a nightmare for the uk — what would actually happen? it is quite difficult to know exactly what would happen. but we do know that if the uk leaves without doing a withdrawal agreement, essentially there are no legally binding agreements governing trade between the eu and the uk. and so as a result the eu will direct trade barriers, it will have to, under wto rules. world trade organisation. miss which could and probably will mean that there will be some big blockages in the port sparsely on the dover to calais crossing, which is at the moment... there is the, so tunnel, lots of very activity and we might see some blockages. there are some questions also about the city of london, because a lot of the financial trading that goes on between the city and the rest of the eu is governed by eu law. you take

that eu law away and suddenly there are some questions about whether the activity is legal, what you do to try and shore up financial stability. my expectation would be that the eu and the uk would work together to make sure that the financial system is stable but we can‘t be sure. and then there is a big discussion about whether the eu would help the uk to mitigate some of the worst effects. i think that would be true in terms of saying, aeroplanes can fly between the eu and the uk, that is fine. but we have to remember that the uk would have to remember that the uk would have left without paying the money that it owes to the eu budget, without guaranteeing rights of citizens living in the uk and so we would be in quite a hostile relationship with the eu and we can‘t be sure that they would help us mitigate some of the most costly aspects. would you agree with that? i think that is absolutely right, the worst—case scenario under no deal is quite bad for key trading routes, potentially clogging up kid trade arteries and also consequences

for security and all of the data thatis for security and all of the data that is exchanged so that we have a clearer idea of who is coming through our borders, we can share information between member states, all of that would cease. and the reality is that the way to avoid the worst case scenario, the uk has already said that unilaterally it would do a number of things like waving goods through its sports. but to avoid the worst effects, the uk really would be requiring some kind of lenience from the eu. let's go to another question... what criteria are to be used to decide that the uk can exit the irish backstop arrangement and who will decide? so, it‘s not quite the unilateral guillotine that a number of members of cabinet wanted to. it is not going to be the case that the uk can say, ok, and think we‘re done with this now, we‘re going to head out of this now, we‘re going to head out of this so—called backstop. the reality

is that one side can raise to a joint committee that they would want to leave the backstop, ministers would then discuss it and seek an opinion from dublin or northern ireland. but it‘s not really clear what happens next and i think this is one of the areas where there was afairamount of is one of the areas where there was a fair amount of fudge in the withdrawal agreement about actually what those steps would be. so it‘s still not entirely black and white even within those 585 pages.|j still not entirely black and white even within those 585 pages. i think it would be highly likely that the eu would not just allow the uk to just unilaterally leave the backstop if it didn't think that the two sides had come together and come up with some solutions that would mean that there wasn't a hard border on the island of ireland. and the withdrawal agreement is reasonably clear that it would have to be a joint decision so the eu would

effectively have a veto on whether the uk did that. obviously, the uk could unilaterally withdraw but once again that is ripping up an international agreement which it made with the eu and that puts the whole relationship injeopardy. there is a related question from rotherham. .. there is a related question from rotherham... given all the problems with the irish border after brexit, what is the position with borders between sets in and —— between switzerland and its eu neighbours and why couldn‘t a similar arrangement be adopted in ireland? the short answer is that there is a border between switzerland and the rest of the eu which does require some infrastructure, which has been ruled out by the two sides way back in december. specifically because they don‘t want any infrastructure? they don‘t want infrastructure on the border on the island of ireland and the swiss option contains infrastructure so it is not really on the table from that perspective. this e—mail says... please can you

tell me under the proposed current deal with the eu when the uk will be allowed to obtain trade deals outside eu agreement? the answer is we don‘t know, the withdrawal agreement doesn‘t tell us. the transition will definitely last until 2020 if this withdrawal agreement is passed, it could be extended, and we don‘t know how long that extension will be. and if we are in that transition, then the uk won‘t be able to resign and take up trade agreements. it can negotiate them, it emma north, but they won‘t come into force until that transition is over. the negotiating of disability for the uk to negotiate trade agreements but not let them enter into force was one of the big sticking points at the beginning of this year in terms of agreeing the transition. the uk got what it wanted in terms of being able to negotiate. but if the uk we re able to negotiate. but if the uk were to leave and enter into the backstop as currently drafted, that

would contain a customs union for the whole of the uk which would not completely obviate the potential for the uk to strike trade agreements but it would really constrain the uk's but it would really constrain the uk's ability to do so. this one asks... could the next party in power rescind the brexit agreement and effectively enable the uk to rejoin the eu? the first part is, can you rescind brexit agreement and rejoin the eu? i think the answer to thatis rejoin the eu? i think the answer to that is no because you are ripping up that is no because you are ripping up the withdrawal agreement and saying, we want to join and up the withdrawal agreement and saying, we want tojoin and in doing so you‘re causing all sorts of problems at the border between the eu and the uk, so the eu is going to be unhappy and is less likely to allow you to rejoin under those circumstances. certainly the uk could apply to rejoin but we don‘t know whether the eu would say yes and what kind of conditions they might impose. some people say, the

eu will say, you‘ve got to agree to join the euro. or you‘ve got to get rid of your budget rebate which means the uk doesn‘t pay as much money into the eu budget is equivalent countries. i do not know the answers to that and i don‘t think anyone does. that's right. it would be all up for negotiation, once we leave on the 29th march next year, any attempt to rejoin would be down to a detailed negotiation, it's not going to be simple hasn't in the withdrawal agreement which allows the uk to fall back into the eu. thank you side. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. theresa may faces more pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist party warned it was sending her a message by failing to back the government on a budget vote. the prime minister will meet the president of the european commission tomorrow to discuss the political declaration

on the future relationship between the uk and eu. the police condemn a "walk on by" culture, in which witnesses film violent scuffles instead of offering assistance. i‘m ben thompson, with the business news. carlos ghosn, the boss of car maker nissan, is under fire for what prosecutors say are "significant acts of misconduct". he‘s expected to be fired from nissan after being arrested in japan. he‘s also set to be fired from his role leading an alliance that includes mitsubishi motors and french car maker renault. easyjet said it flew a record number of passengers over the year, up 10.2% to 88.5 million. profits were up 42%. but the group has warned that revenues per seat, the amount of money it makes from each passenger, are set to fall in the first half of the new financial year, hit by factors including the timing of easter. online electrical retailer ao

world has cut its losses, falling to £11.7 million, down from a £12 million loss last year. but the firm has warned that a "challenging" market could force it to rely on the second half of the year to meet overal expectations for the year. nissan shares have hit a two—year low as its chairman carlos ghosn remains in custody over a series of claims including a failure to declare £34.5 million in earnings. he‘s credited with turning around the fortunes of the carmaker. he also heads up an alliance that includes mitsubishi and renault. the scandal will result in him being formally dismissed by the nissan board on thursday, and france‘s finance minister has now called for him to be fired from his role at the french carmaker renault. let‘s talk to professor peter wells, director of the centre for automotive industry research

at cardiff university. talk us through this because it is slightly complicated, he heads up nissan, but also mitsubishi and renault. he is going to leave nissan and now the question is for the other parts of the business, it shows how four this business is? other parts of the business, it shows how four this business i57m certainly does. i think what we will see is a retrospective investigation will now be ongoing within all of the companies which constitute the alliance and that will include companies in russia, where carlos ghosn has been involved and i think this will go back several years probably to make sure that nothing similar has happened elsewhere within the entire corporate empire. he has been pivotal to the alliance in so many roles and it is going to be quite important for the company to deal with. be quite important for the company to dealwith. i was be quite important for the company to deal with. i was talking to our correspondent in tokyo this morning

and he said, there is a lot of surprise in japan and he said, there is a lot of surprise injapan about quite how much carlos ghosn was being paid. but how do you forget, or not report, £34 million worth of earnings? it's a very good question. of course he probably needed help on the inside to do such a thing, that is not an easy task by any means. i think until we get details from these retrospective investigations, it is idle speculation to say how he achieved this. i said at the beginning, credited with turning around the fortunes of nissan, and these other carmakers, it‘s been a tough market, it is one which is changing a lot, we know the move towards troilus and electric vehicles, and he was instrumental in that so his departure could be a big loss ? that so his departure could be a big loss? absolutely, particularly in terms of taking the company forward into electric vehicles at a time when the rest of the industry was very sceptical, he was very brave,

he put his reputation on the line and he really did forge a path way ahead of the rest of the industry. also he opened up new geographic markets which have become very, very important for the business. put all of that together and you‘ve got somebody who‘s going to be very sorely missed. we will keep and eye on what happens. we will expect that sacking on thursday from the nissan board. thanks forjoining us. it‘s been a turbulent year for the airline industry, but the budget airline easyjet says its annual profitjumped by 41% in its full—year results. the airline‘s chief executive told us how the carrier managed to weather the storm. is it‘s been a phenomenal year for easyjet in 2018, as you say, it‘s record numbers from a profit point of view if you exclude the transaction that we did in berlin. but we also had record numbers of passengers and our customer satisfaction score has gone up. the strong underlying foundations of what we do, with the value for money that we offer for our customers, our average fare has been below £60,

as an example, and actually half of our customers who have been flying with us for 2018, the fare cost was less than £50, and that is something which clearly resonates with customers across europe. that was the boss of easyjet speaking to us earlier. it is his first full year in the job. so those results are being credited to what he has done. that is supposed to be easyj et! he has done. that is supposed to be easyjet! figures at the bottom there. ignore that. those results from a0 world we just heard about. investors still worried about what isa investors still worried about what is a pretty tough retail environment. they sell a lot of appliances online. they are launching their black friday stuff, like many other retailers this week, and they‘re hoping that that will convince us to part with some cash. brent crude, $66 a barrel, falling

slightly. still concern about whether opec will intervene and push up whether opec will intervene and push up the price. and i‘m going to find out what that is, i don‘t even know what that company is! i‘m going to find out the! that‘s all the business news. one of central america‘s most active volcanos has erupted for the fifth time this year. guatemala‘s fuego volcano, which is near the capital, is spewing out ash and lava, forcing the evacaution of thousands living nearby. the latest flare—up is reminiscent of a deadly eruption injune which killed almost 200 people. georgina smyth has more. molten lava against a night sky. this is guatemala‘s volcan de fuego, or volcano of fire. it‘s living up to its name, currently spewing out fast moving flows of ash, lava and gas. by day, a towering column of smoke can be seen, rising more than a kilometre

into a grey sky, officials have declared a red alert. nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from a nearby town, which is close to the country‘s capital. half of those taken to safety were living within a ten kilometre radius of the volcano. a local football stadium is serving as a temporary shelterfor residents. seven o‘clock at night, it translation: it started with smoke and around with smoke and around seven o‘clock at night, it really started thundering. and then spewing fire and lava all over the place. and always thundering. that sound can really scare a person, scare a community. evacuations are becoming close to routine for the town of fuego. injune, more than 190 people were killed when the volcano erupted. translation: we are still afraid after the last eruption and that's why we were evacuated at midnight and brought over here.

this is the fifth eruption this year, the latest was just last month. georgina smyth, bbc news. 20 years ago today the russian space agency launched a zarya module from kazakhstan. it marked the start of a 13—year construction project to build the international space station. two weeks later the us launched their own component, and with it the two countries laid to rest decades of political tension. the project still has ten years left to run, butjust how important has the iss been not only as a global cooperative success story, but also to help our understanding of the world beyond our atmosphere? dr graham turnock is the ceo of the uk space agency and is here with me now. how would you assess first of all

the significance of the international space station?” the significance of the international space station? i think you alluded to the importance of international collaboration, it is a remarkable project which is involved over 100 countries and 200 astronauts and has really done some groundbreaking scientific research. and in particular i suppose it is the co—operation between the united states and russia ? the co—operation between the united states and russia? absolutely but europe through the european space agency has been a major player as well, and the uk within that. how important has it been in terms of space research? i think very important, it‘s a very useful testing ground for the effects of space on the human body, which is very important, if we finally get to mars we need to understand the impact on muscle loss, bone density loss and the impact of radiation on the body. and when it comes to the uk space agency and its involvement, what are the projects that the uk particularly has been involved in?” mentioned muscle loss and bone atrophy, we‘ve got two experiments which we have just funded this weekend looking at muscle loss in

particular. it‘s very interesting also to apply that back on earth. we have got an ageing society so we can learn about the impact of muscle loss and deliver benefits to those older people. that is fascinating, that there is a crossover? absolutely, in a sense it is a lab for accelerated ageing. many of the processes that go on actually in our bodies on earth happened much more rapidly in space. how much co—operation is there between the nations when it comes to such projects? some projects are done on a more collaborative basis, some of the smaller ones are done by individual nations. the international scientific community colla borates international scientific community collaborates a great deal on these projects generally. there are some extraordinary facts about the international space station, it is the single most expensive object ever built. it cost £93.4 billion... yes, it has been a very massive undertaking. it has actually been a

cheaper space station than some of its predecessors, if you look at the cost per astronaut day in space travel we are becoming more efficient in space as well. it still has many years left to run — what are people looking to in terms of what it hopes to achieve in the yea rs what it hopes to achieve in the years to come? the vision which has been set out is an increasingly commercial space station, where we are using it to tackle problems that are using it to tackle problems that are important for industry such as construction of nano materials, proteins that might be used in drugs to cu re proteins that might be used in drugs to cure various illnesses. beyond that, the space community wants to look towards the moon, so we‘re talking about a space station around the moon, perhaps as a successor to the moon, perhaps as a successor to the iss. many thanks for coming in. it‘s not even december yet, but the trumps have already got their christmas tree. president trump and first lady melania watched their tree,

which was brought by horse and carriage, arrive at the white house. the president is not traditionally present for the tree‘s arrival, but made a special appearance this year, with his red tie adding a festive touch. the fraser fir is 19 and a half feet tall, and was grown on a farm in north carolina. now it‘s time for a look at the weather, with matt. it is fairly chillier at the moment, winds coming in from central europe, bringing rather cold air. you can see some less cold colours, things will start to turn a bit less chilly as we go through the rest of the week. on the wind, plenty of showers around. little bits of white as well, an indication that it is cold

enough, especially over the hills, for a bit of sleet and snow. a line of more persistent showers running through the english channel at the moment. showers plentiful across much of england and wales this afternoon. western areas, test the sunshine. it will be the same across northern areas as well. —— best for sunshine. the breeze is at its strongest further south you are and thatis strongest further south you are and that is having a big impact on how it feels today. temperatures this afternoon at the very best to some of us, around a 6—7. with the wind chill it will be feeling more like one—two. a chilly day by and large, a chilly evening to come as well. but through the night, the emphasis for the more frequent showers will

push further north. could even leave a slight covering on the tops of the pennines, the peak district and the southern uplands into the morning. as the winds for lighter, in the south—west, there is a touch of frost possible for tomorrow morning. england and wales, fewer showers around tomorrow, not as windy. at wales and the south—west of england, somewhere around here we could get somewhere around here we could get some heavy and thundery downpours. temperatures not quite as low as they have been today. and that trend continues as we go through wednesday night into thursday. these areas across the south—west and half of the uk or more likely to see showers on thursday. —— the south—western half. temperatures still in single

figures, but breeze, not quite as chilly as it has been. you‘re watching bbc newsroom live — these are today‘s main stories: more pressure on theresa may‘s brexit plans — the democratic unionist party warns it‘s sending her ‘a message‘ in refusing to back the government on a budget vote. the prime minister will travel to brussels tomorrow to discuss the political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and eu. for the first time ever — no part of the uk has hit any of its key nhs waiting time targets for cancer, a&e and routine operations. the police federation warns of a ‘walk on by culture‘, in which witnesses film and share violent scuffles but don‘t assist the police. a special anniversary for the international space station, celebrating 20 years since it first started orbiting the earth. there were two in the bed.... and we‘ll hear why six—year—old

tom was so excited to have his bedtime story read in the makaton sign language. good morning. it‘s tuesday. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i‘m reeta chakrabarti. theresa may will travel to brussels tomorrow for a meeting with the european commission presidentjean—claude juncker to discuss the future framework of the proposed brexit deal. the prime minister is facing renewed pressure over her brexit plans, after the democratic unionist party failed to back the government on key votes. the dup‘s ten mps contribute to the conservative‘s narrow majority in parliament. the northern ireland party is flexing its muscles because it‘s unhappy about mrs may‘s draft brexit withdrawal deal. this morning, mrs may met her cabinet for the first

time since a number of ministers resigned last week, saying they couldn‘t support the deal. let‘s take a look at the week ahead for the prime minister. tomorrow evening she‘ll meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker in brussels where she hopes to discuss future trade with the eu. if all goes to plan there will be a special brexit summit with european leaders on sunday — where the framework for the future relationship between the uk and the eu will be discussed. but one thing that could derail the prime minister‘s plan are threats from backbench conservative mps — who are still trying to force a vote of no confidence in theresa may‘s leadership. they have yet to gain enough support. meanwhile, the european research group of brexiteer mps led by tory backbencherjacob rees—mogg, have met to talk about their response to the withdrawal agreement and plans to try and force a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. so far, around 24 mps are believed to have written letters of no confidence in theresa may‘s leadership — well short

of the 48 mps needed. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in wesminster. thank you, the brexiteers, mrs may‘s critics have made much of the running in this debate, they have shaped the argument, forced mrs may to listen but now they, it seems, have been forced onto the back foot after still failing to muster the needed 48 letters to prompt a leadership challenge to mrs may. this morning, it was the day on the receiving end, as they had to answer questions from reporters about whether they wear a busted flush, whether they wear a busted flush, whether disagreement in their own ra nks whether disagreement in their own ranks had scuppered chances of toppling mrs may, amid signs there are very clear divisions amongst them, over whether it is wise to mount this sort of challenge, the danger that mrs may would not only survive the vote but strengthen her

position and prospects of getting her deal through. tensions too over who might be their contender, if there were a leadership contest and also, interestingly, signs of disagreement between the new arrivals in the brexit camp and the old guard, with some younger members critical of the old guard for what they claim, not sending in letters, so this morning, jacob rees mogg found himself in the firing line as he left home. good morning. good morning. sorry to keep you waiting. i have been trying to write a spectator diary. are you disappointed in your colleagues?m course i am not disappointed in my colleagues. i have always said the erg does not have a collective view, they make minds up for themselves. people will do what they think is

right at the time. why have they not so right at the time. why have they not so far? people have different views. some people think the best time to do it would be after a meaningful vote and so we will have to see. politics is a long game, not a short game. things don't necessarily happen to meet 24 hour running news, they happen when they are right and people come to judgment. are you confident you will get the letters? well, it's not really a question of confidence. the nature of politics as you say what you think, you make the arguments you think are right. i am very worried about you, i did wa nt am very worried about you, i did want you falling over, and then you see whether other people agree with you. mr rees mogg was asked are you confident of getting the 48 letters and it did not sound as though he

was. in politics, momentum is often crucial and you just sends the brexiteers bandwagon beginning to stall and stutter. mrs may, by way of contrast, after a desperate few days, appears to be picking up momentum, now going to see the head of the ec, jean—claude juncker, momentum, now going to see the head of the ec, jean—claudejuncker, to sign off that separate agreement on our future political and trading ties with the eu, ahead of the crucial eu summit at the weekend. so, there has been a slight shift in the balance with mrs may perhaps slightly more now on the front foot. thanks very much indeed. norman smith. our brussels reporter, adam fleming explained more about tomorrow‘s meeting between jean claude juncker and theresa may. we have had a statement from the european commission confirming the

meeting, mrs may will be here tomorrow to see jean—claude juncker, president of the commission at 5:30pm, brussels time, that‘s for the gbm, uk time. i had thought they might have dinner but this time seems early to have a meal. it is not exactly clear what the prime minister will be doing, will she go through the text of the political declaration about the future relationship, to sketch out the future relationship and go alongside the divorce duty footing—mac treaty? will she negotiate that with the president of the commission will this be more of a sort of moment to mark the fact that both sides are happy with that document, which means it can now go forward to that special summit of eu leaders on sunday morning, where all 27 plus theresa may will approve it all? it is not exactly clear whether that will be a real negotiating head—to—head or actually just more ofa head—to—head or actually just more of a social call to mark watt a big moment it is. for those wondering

about the political declaration, what is the importance of that bit of the agreement? it is half the final package to be signed off by eu leaders and voted on by mps in parliament. the first half as the withdrawal agreements, 595 pages, at the terms of the divorce being negotiated over the last 18 months and then the second document to go alongside that is called the political declaration, the political declaration on the framework for the future relationship, not a detailed blueprint or trade deal or everything the future relationship will entail, it is looking forward to that, and outlined, a sketch of what the relationship will be like, and that document serves two purposes, on the uk side, a sweetener to make mps happy with the withdrawal agreements, so the

package can get through westminster. and on the new site, it‘s designed asa and on the new site, it‘s designed as a blueprint and guide for how they will handle negotiations about they will handle negotiations about the future relationship, which will not begin in earnest until after brexit day. even though this is a shorter document, 20 pages, it‘s just as important as the withdrawal agreement. having said that, it is not legally binding like the withdrawal agreement, it is politically binding because of leaders have signed up to be but that does not mean it is in the law. mark, looking at the dup flexing its muscles and failing to support the government on budget vote yesterday, because they are unhappy with theresa may‘s brexit withdrawal deal, how much support of their position have in northern ireland? obviously, northern ireland, the

majority of people in northern ireland voted to remain in the eu, so ireland voted to remain in the eu, so don't think the dup represent the majority overall but they believe they speak for their unionist community in seeing the eu withdrawal agreement as potentially creating, if you like, a thin end of a wedge, to having northern ireland outlined economic claim or the irish republic and the rest of the eu rather than the uk, that's why they have ta ken a rather than the uk, that's why they have taken a stand on this, even though they are under pressure here at home from various lobby groups, business and farming, concerned that a new deal brexit, a crash out, could be very detrimental to the local economy. part of the prize for the dup supporting the government was an extra £1 billion for northern ireland. what sort of defence has that made? and does that have a political significance given what is going on now? i think it has made a

difference, in as certainly some money has been thrown at trying to lower waiting lists and hospitals here and so on. i don't necessarily think it has been a magic wand, we still have significant budgetary difficulties. just yesterday, it emerged that half the schools in northern ireland are running at a budget deficit. that is partly because of a lack of local government here, making financial planning very difficult. we have received about half of that £1 billion, but there is still an outstanding £570 million, which had been earmarked for various infrastructure projects, such as improving broadband in rural areas, and important road projects, sol think if that was clawed back by the treasury because they felt this confidence and supply deal had been broken, that might cause negative publicity in northern ireland. whether people would blame the dup or thank them for having got the extra money in the first place, is

open to question. we have to leave it there. the chairman of the metropolitan police federation says officers could start letting violent suspects go if they can;‘t detain a suspect. it‘s after this footage emerged online — and a warning you may find it disturbing. it shows two officers being attacked while they tried to apprehend a suspect in merton in south london on saturday. witnesses are said to have simply passed by. although one person did try to intervene. the police union warned that officers would need to start ‘risk assessing‘ situations. what shocks me most about this footage is members of the public are just walking past as if this is now the norm. when you look at it, you have a member of public filming an incident, mockingly doing a commentary whilst filming it, whilst two colleagues are being seriously assaulted, very seriously assaulted.

is this becoming the norm now? is this becoming acceptable, that we can just film constantly, police officers executing their warrant, do absolutely nothing about it and it is a joke? it is not a joke for my colleagues, they are being seriously assaulted. this is a regular occurrence and we just seem to, i don‘t know, it‘s becoming as if it is normal now, as soon as police get out of a police car, get your phones out, start filming and try to get some salacious stuff so you can put it out to everyone. that was ken marsh from the metropolitan police federation. fighting has broken out in the yemeni city of hudeda despite both the saudi—ledamilitary coalition and houthi rebels agreeing to halt offensives. coalition planes resumed bombing, after clashes between rebels and pro—government forces. the un is attempting to revive talks to end a three—year war, which has caused a massive humanitarian crisis. we now say goodbye to viewers on bbc

two. for the first time ever — no part of the uk has hit any of its key nhs waiting time targets for cancer, a&e and routine operations. nearly one in five hospital services across britain are consistently failing to hit targets. i‘m joined by our health correspondent nick triggle. these targets are the key ones we judge the nhs by. some parts of the uk measure their monthly, some quarterly. but what has happened is that for the first time since targets were introduced over a decade ago is that all four uk nations have missed these key

targets for over one year. the last timea targets for over one year. the last time a single target was hit was in august last year in scotland and people working in the nhs are concerned about that. we‘re on the brink of winter and they predict a very difficult winter and the slicker show just how very difficult winter and the slicker showjust how much pressure the nhs is and at this critical point in the year. as their wide variations? by what margin are they failing to meet these targets? in wales, over five years since a single target has been met. four yea rs single target has been met. four years ago, england and scotland were putting the meeting targets and then they became less frequent in terms of monthly and quarterly periods. it isa of monthly and quarterly periods. it is a mixed picture but the fact that all four is a mixed picture but the fact that allfour uk is a mixed picture but the fact that all four uk nations missed them is a big concern. very concerning for the public as well, as we go into

winter? yes, it is, numbers on waiting lists in england for a routine operations like hip or knee replacement is now over 4 million, the highest from over ten years, waiting times for a&e, targets missed in the summer, and last summer was as missed in the summer, and last summer was as bad as most winters we have seen, hospitals will be experiencing delays and longer waiting times. the governments of each nation has committed to improving waiting times and they say targets a re improving waiting times and they say targets are here to stay and are investing money to ensure patients are seen investing money to ensure patients are seen quicker in future. thank you. more on our top story — and theresa may will travel to brussels tomorrow for a meeting with the european commission presidentjean—claude juncker to discuss the future framework of the proposed brexit deal. let‘s cross to westminster and speak to shailesh vara — who quit as northern ireland minister last week after saying he didn‘t agree with the draft withdrawal agreement.

thank you forjoining us. the prime minister is heading to brussels tomorrow to meetjean—claude juncker, what do you want her to do? i want her juncker, what do you want her to do? iwant herto, juncker, what do you want her to do? i want her to, even at this late stage, to convince the european union that the agreement on the table at the moment is unacceptable toa table at the moment is unacceptable to a large number of members of parliament. certainly, conservative mps but as we found yesterday, there we re mps but as we found yesterday, there were members of parliament who also have strong views on this and i think it is important the eu realise that this is a significant protest on the part of members of parliament here. for my part, i have been an mp for over 13 years, a loyal conservative, but i do feel the agreement before us is not in the national interest and as far as northern ireland is concerned, basically northern ireland would be subject to closer alignment with the

european union in terms of the customs arrangements. i think it is important to remember that northern ireland as part of great britain by virtue of the principle of consent. the good friday agreement actually says that if more than 50% of the northern irish area want to be part of the uk... we need to be careful because if not thousands more closely aligned to the eu and the rest of the uk we could be starting a dangerous process where they may end up with northern ireland no longer being part of the uk. of course, that would then have a domino effect because scotland would say, we want a second referendum... 0k, 0k, say, we want a second referendum... ok, ok, you took the decision to leave the government in mark contrast to five senior cabinet ministers who will perhaps be in agreement with you, who have chosen to stay and work from within the inside to try and make changes to

the agreement there is? you will be aware that the prime minister said the cabinet was behind her and clearly there was a view that the prime ministerfelt clearly there was a view that the prime minister felt strongly about the agreement she was agreeing and she was determined to push it through. everybody has to make a judgment on whether to work with them, others take the view that if you make a stand like i did, that might get the message across that actually, people have very strong views. it‘s a matter of opinion. i took the view that i could make my voice heard, as did three other ministers, as you are aware, because i was the first to resign and endeavour to cabinet ministers and anotherjunior endeavour to cabinet ministers and another junior minister who followed, so i hope the point has been made and clearly fact that i‘m on the airwaves right now means there is some publicity around this issue. indeed. what is your position about theresa may‘s remaining in the

post of prime minister? should she be replaced? this has never been personal and i am not in the business of writing letters of no confidence or sending them... so, you have not written a letter? nor doi you have not written a letter? nor do i have any intention to. this is about the deal, not the individual putting it forward. all right, we must leave it there. thanks for enduring bad weatherfor must leave it there. thanks for enduring bad weather for us. must leave it there. thanks for enduring bad weatherfor us. time for the sport. chris ashton is expected to miss saturday‘s match against australia. he has a calf injury. he has featured in all three autumn internationals this month but was replaced in the first half of saturday‘s win against japan and has been training this morning. the full extent of the injury is expected to be revealed later this afternoon. he

is having a scan. the european president says there will not be a breakaway super league of europe‘s top breakaway super league of europe‘s to p clu bs breakaway super league of europe‘s top clubs speaking to the bbc alongside the juventus chairman, they responded to claims talks have taken place to create a new competition. be super league is, in a way, a fiction now. it will not happen. this is out of the question andl happen. this is out of the question and i think clubs can confirm it. do you agree? we are fully engaged with u efa you agree? we are fully engaged with uefa in shaping the game going forward. the final round of nations league group matches takes place tonight. all to play for for scotland, if they beat israel at hampden park, they will top their group and be promoted to the second tier of the competition, perhaps more importantly, they would also earn a play—off spot for euro

2020, should they fail in mixture‘s normal qualification process. the sides are level on points at the top of that group. scotland meet the win because they lost their way in israel last month. it is a huge game, you know it, we took on a huge game, you know it, we took on a huge game at the weekend, after the is real disappointment. we absolutely nailed it. we just have to take that forward and realise, the players are under no illusion. and mo farah will run the london marathon again next year. he came third in april but won his first major race over the distance

in september in chicago. iam i am excited to take him on and give it my all and see what happens. i think i can mix in with him and the rest of the athletes. more later. many thanks. the bbc is launching a consultation on how licence fees will be funded in the future for older people. currently, everyone aged 75 or over can apply for a free licence, in a scheme which was initially funded by the government — and now the bbc. our media editor amol rajan is here. there are various potential parts of the bbc looking at this consultation. there are five options, you can look at the current situation or if the bbc does pay it, it could be means tested so it goes

only to the poorest, you could raise the age to make it for over 80s rather than over—75s of the bbc could fund some of it. this is happening in a world in which the bbc and its role and scale has changed dramatically. earlier, i spent to long—haul and he conveyed the importance of that context. —— lord hall. savings within the bbc were relatively easy to find, that time is over, it is much harder now. although, we are absolutely ensuring that every year we look for ways to do what we do more efficiently that it is getting much harder. both within the bbc and compared with the very big companies like netflix and amazon, google and apple, who can scoop up whatever we've got and so

we have a real balance between being as efficient as we can do the project we've got, we need to justify it to every licence fee payer that we are not wasting money but again, we must realise, whereas there was a kind of cosy equality of podcasting in this country, itv, bbc, channel 4, sky, podcasting in this country, itv, bbc, channel4, sky, we're now in a situation where a lot of viewing is done through big american companies, what is our role? i think we have an important role going forward and what comes out of this consultation will help to find what that role is. so, this is about the bbc being competitive. but is it also about welfare ? competitive. but is it also about welfare? the decisions the bbc should be making? people have been surprised the bbc should be taking on one aspect of welfare policy, it might be an uncomfortable to reagan, for the bbc to be talking about

means testing pensioners, not something in public service broadcaster has traditionally done. there is a generational challenge for older viewers are still attached the bbc for younger viewers who have grown up with infinite choice, with various companies, they have less attachment to the bbc, they consume lots of different brands. to ask younger viewers to pay while older viewers get it for free introduces intergenerational injustice and i think that kind of welfare consideration and the financial constraints that lord hall was talking about... the chairman of car giant nissan is facing the sack after he was arrested injapan. carlos ghosn is accused of breaking the country‘s financial laws by under—reporting his salary by around 35 million pounds over a five year period. shares in the company have fallen sharply. rupert wingfield—hayes is our tokyo correspondent, and earlier he gave us the latest details about what the businessman is alleged to have done.

according to nhk, one of the financial meets deeds —— misdeeds that carlos ghosn was allegedly involved with was purchasing homes in various locations, the total purchase price for four holmes was around £50 million and according to this story, sourced to sources in the investigation, those homes where purchased by the company, nissan, and a half of carlos ghosn, not for business purposes but for his private use, and yet they were not declared as part of his package of benefits on top of his already large salary package which ran to $10

million per year. that‘s the latest we‘ve heard on the investigation. mr ghosn arrived in japan we‘ve heard on the investigation. mr ghosn arrived injapan yesterday afternoon for a board meeting and it seems he had no idea what was about to happen. that was our correspondent reporting from tokyo. we will have the headlines coming up injusta we will have the headlines coming up injust a moment. but we will have the headlines coming up in just a moment. but we want to attempt to answer any questions you have on how the brexit process develops from here. we‘ll bejoined by our reality check correspondent chris morris atjust after 3.30pm this afternoon so do send us your brexit questions by text to 61124, email askthis@bbc.co.uk or tweet #bbcaskthis. now it‘s time for a look at the weather.

good afternoon. one of those days where it feels and looks cold. a lot of cloud overhead, heavy showers, the recent raid our picture shows the recent raid our picture shows the showers drifting in from the east. there are hints of something wintry over higher ground. likely to be sleet and wet snow mixing in. more persistent rain across the far south—east. temperatures around six celsius and on the strength of a brisk easterly winds, feeling more like freezing. tonight, rain drifts northwestwards, like freezing. tonight, rain drifts northwestwa rds, over like freezing. tonight, rain drifts northwestwards, over the pennines and scottish mountains. but even in the south, there could be a covering of snow. temperatures colder across the far south—west where skies are clear. heavy showers here which will

drift upwards to wales and then across northern ireland and scotland but for many parts of england, a brighter day to come tomorrow. lighter winds but not feeling hugely warmer with highs of seven or eight celsius. this is bbc newsroom live with me, reeta chakra barti. a warning shot to theresa may over her brexit plans. the democratic unionist party expresses its anger by refusing to back the government‘s budget measures in parliament. the prime minister will travel to brussels tomorrow to discuss the political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and eu with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker. for the first time ever, no part of the uk has hit any of its key nhs waiting time targets for cancer, a&e and routine operations. the police federation condemn a "walk on by" culture, where officers under attack. are filmed by members of the public shares in the japanese car

maker nissan fall sharply following the arrest of the company‘s chairman, carlos ghosn, on suspicion of financial misconduct. a deaf boy‘s response to rob delaney‘s cbeebies bedtime story using makaton sign language has been shared thousands of times online. six—year—old tom can be seen waving his arms with excitement as he watches comedian rob on tv with his mum. it‘s the first time a celebrity has used sign language while reading a bedtime story on the cbeebies channel. his parents say tom, who has complex medical needs, was "enthralled" to see a story told "in his language". we showed him the tv and we were like, look,

there is going to be signing. and all of a sudden his face lit up and as soon as he saw rob coming on and using makaton, hejust, yeah, he wasjust so engaged and excited by it. i think there‘s a lot of children who have a lot of complex needs like tom, who sometimes they can be pigeonholed or put in a box of, well, ok, it‘s probably very unlikely that this person will be able to communicate. but everybody has a voice and they have the right to be able to use it. joining me now is stephen hall, chief executive of the makaton charity. what do you make of this video that gone viral? it's fantastic news. the work that the bbc have been doing both with cbgb is, with mr tumble, and now with rob delaney‘s video, is just fantastic, it is just spreading the message that there are different ways to communicate. there are something like! million people who are using makaton out there today as we speak to help their

communication, ranging from those with learning disabilities as we saw with learning disabilities as we saw with tom and also helping young babies to acquire speech, looking at developing wider literacy skills and even working with people with dementia. it has a huge scope for potential. how established is it as a means of communication, tell us about about the history of makaton? well, makaton has been going for around 30 years. there are about! billion people we know that are using it across the uk and in fact across the world. —— a million. it was from sign language in that it is a programme that combines both speech and signing, together with a range of symbols that support that communication. so it really helps to improve the way in which we communicate, particularly it slows down our communication. so, something probably we could all do

with but particularly when you are working with people with a communication challenge. you clearly think it is important, man, to see makaton being used more widely in the media for example? 0h, makaton being used more widely in the media for example? oh, yes am very much so. the wider we can get makaton used across the country been a better. we have been working with a better. we have been working with a range of organisations, employers, in the nhs and others as well as trying to establish communities where makaton is used. there is one particular example i would draw upon which is romsey down in hampshire, where they have created a makaton friendly community, the schools, the shops, the cafes, have all engaged and learned makaton. and there are some wonderful stories, one in particular where a young man in his 30s, who has had to rely on others to communicate for him, was able to go into the cafe and order his own hot chocolate. what an inspiring story. and we want that to spread

across the country, notjust in romsey. and how hard is it to learn? 0h, romsey. and how hard is it to learn? oh, it's romsey. and how hard is it to learn? oh, it‘s easy. romsey. and how hard is it to learn? oh, it's easy. it's very intuitive, a not of the signs are the sort of ones that you and i use on a regular basis, thumbs up and suchlike. but the key to all language is about using it. so it‘s about making sure we make it part of everyday activity, not just we make it part of everyday activity, notjust something theoretical. but it is an easy language to use and we are happy to train people. we train about 100,000 people a year in different aspects of the language and we would like to do an awful lot more. thank you very much forjoining us. the letting company airbnb says it will stop renting out homes in israeli settlements in the occupied west bank. the company says it made the decision because settlements are at the "core of the dispute between israelis and palestinians". it‘s been welcomed by

palestinians but israel is threatening legal action. yolande knell reports. israeli homes in the occupied west bank. this is a jewish settlement that welcomes holidaymakers. this property is listed on airbnb and rented out for short stays. a source of income for the owners. but now, airbnb says it won‘t allow such properties on its website. it says settlements are at the core of the dispute between israel and palestinians. and that‘s provoked a furious reaction from israeli officials. it‘s upsetting because the idea behind airbnb was to get people to meet people, where they actually live, to understand their surroundings, to understand their needs and to maybe understand even their dreams. it‘s giving into extreme people who don‘t have any intention in promoting peace but rather bringing people further away from one another. settlements are built on land that israel captured and occupied in the 1967 middle east war. they are seen as illegal

under international law although israel disagrees. tourism is an important source of income for palestinians who have long campaigned for airbnb to take action in the west bank. we very much welcome this decision and we believe that this decision is very, very important. and we hope that more companies, all travel companies, will do the same as soon as possible. israeli authorities say they are now looking at possible legal action. about 200 properties are due to be removed from the accommodation rental website in the coming days. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. omar shakir is the israel and palestine director for human rights watch, one of the groups who has been lobbying airbnb on this issue. and so presumably you welcome this

move by airbnb? absolutely. airbnb's decision reflects the reality of today, that it is impossible for a business to operate in settlements without benefiting from and contributing to serious buyer nations of international law and the human rights of palestinians. airbnb was facilitating rentals on land stolen from palestinians who are themselves barred from entering it. so it appears to be the only case in the world where airbnb is mandated by law to discrimination based on national origin, even if they wanted to let a palestinian id holder in, they cannot. the idea is that facilitating rentals in settlements and tributes to the viability of these settlements when the illegal under international law, they are a war crime under international law, they are a warcrime and a under international law, they are a war crime and a company which is contributing to them is profiting from serious rights abuse. contributing to them is profiting from serious rights abuselj contributing to them is profiting from serious rights abuse. i was speaking to somebody who lives in

the west bank an hour ago who said that this was hypocrisy on the part ofa that this was hypocrisy on the part of a airbnb because they didn‘t have a similar policy in cyprus, for example, which is also an area that is contested ? example, which is also an area that is contested? actually airbnb's decision is significant because it sets out a policy for operating in all situations of operation, not specifically here. however the reality in palestine is different from cyprus in at least three different ways. first of all we are dealing with a settler population, settle m e nts dealing with a settler population, settlements are unanimously illegal under international law and they are built on stolen palestinian land. secondly, settlements, to establish the entire enterprise, involves systematic rights abuse, including the election of a two—tier discrimination to resist in which palestinians have inferior right to

free movement, inferior access to resources , free movement, inferior access to resources, to land and water, treatment under military law and occupation, whereas israeli settlers in the same territory have different sets of rights, is really citizens can move freely and they have better services. and finally it is a unique situation in which palestinians cannot enter the settlements except as labourers bearing special permits. those facts are different to every other context and this makes this situation warrant the conclusion of human rights watch that any business activity in this settle m e nt that any business activity in this settlement inherently is profiting from and contributing to rights abuse. the israeli government says it is considering taking legal action against the company for what it has done — what sort of chance do you think airbnb has of defending its action in court, if it comes to that? the israeli government in recent yea rs that? the israeli government in recent years has passed a series of

laws which not only prevent people from calling for boycotts but which even can be used to hold those to account and make a decision based on international human rights. let‘s be crystal clear, airbnb‘s decision is not about politics, it‘s not about caving in to pressure, if this was a principled decision that they had to ta ke to principled decision that they had to take to adhere to their international responsibility is under the un international responsibility is underthe un guiding international responsibility is under the un guiding principles on business and human rights. they took a stand here against discrimination and land theft. their policy is what is required under international law. so, any legal action or any law used by the israeli government is inherently flawed in stopping a company from adhering to its international legal obligations and ultimately i think it is shortsighted. reality is, they are not stopping anyone from living in tel aviv, we are talking about a small number of listings in illegal settle m e nts small number of listings in illegal settlements in the west bank. the israeli government goes down the

path of pursuing airbnb it is only going to hurt the israeli tourism industry. 51% of people who use airbnb in israel do so in tel aviv. half of british adults say their sex education at school did not prepare them for real life, according to a survey carried out for bbc radio 5live. the station is broadcasting a whole day of programming focused on sexual behaviour, relationships and attitudes. our correspondent fiona trott is in sunderland for us now. that‘s right. that research is being discussed by a panel of experts here in sunderland. i have brought out a couple of speakers to chat to us now. of course we are talking about six so the discussion will be a frank warren. professor, we are hearing that half of us say that sex education forum schools didn‘t prepare us properly — what has gone wrong, do you think things have improved over the last ten years or

so? 0k, have they gone wrong? maybe they were never very good to start with. i think it is very important to know that there is a new initiative brought in by the government next year which will see sex education forum as part of the curriculum. and it is really important that that is brought into place. what will need to be done is to recognise the fact that it has been quite patchy across the uk in the past and actually, it is not as inclusive as it needs to be. it has been focused on biology and the mechanics of secs rather than maybe the emotional aspects of it or the fa ct the emotional aspects of it or the fact that our secs drive will change over our lifetime. we are also hearing from the survey that 43% of us believe it should be compulsory for schools to teach children about lg bt for schools to teach children about lgbt queue relationships, do you agree with that? i do, actually.

what has tended to happen is that lg btq has what has tended to happen is that lgbtq has just what has tended to happen is that lg btq has just been what has tended to happen is that lgbtq has just been one session out of three offered in school but it really needs to be sewn into the curriculum all the way through. issues around sexual health and sexual well—being pertain to all of us, not just to sexual well—being pertain to all of us, notjust to have sexual is in so—called standard relationships, it needs to be inclusive and inclusive of everybody. we can have a chat now to somebody from the josephine of everybody. we can have a chat now to somebody from thejosephine and jack project, which teaches adults with learning difficulties about sex, what is the biggest issue you are confronted with when you go into schools and colleges? people with learning disability is have the same sort of feelings, sexual feelings, romantic feelings, as the rest of us do. and i think especially with younger people, they feel the same pressures, they see stuff on the telly. younger people tell each

other stories about who has done what with whom and whatever. and what with whom and whatever. and what happens is that younger people and adults with learning disabilities are trying to navigate that world with their particular disability, which means sometimes people can be overcast in or not understand or take things literally. what we try to do in our project is to work with people to understand what love and sex and relationships are all about because we believe that people with disabilities, learning disability is, have the right to the same sort of sexual relationships as the rest of us, theyjust need a little bit more support and understanding. going back to school is, do you think that children with learning disabilities in schools get enough time and investment in terms of sexual education? i think what happens is that things are dealt with in terms of the biology and i think schools

doa of the biology and i think schools do a really good job but inevitably, they don't alwaysjust do a really good job but inevitably, they don't always just simply have they don't always just simply have the time to deal with the range of emotions and questions and to help people, weather with learning disabilities or not, to think about sex in context, that it is not a perfect romantic context all the time, sex and relationships go on between people with all the complicated feelings and i think people with learning disabilities just need more time and support in order to help them understand that and to navigate that world better. thank you very much for having a chat to us today. and of course this topic is going to be discussed on bbc radio 5 live throughout the day. and you can find out more on this story throughout the day on 5 live — and online at bbc.co.uk/ sexta keover.

a doctor, a newly graduated pharmacist and a police officer have died, after a gun battle outside a hospital in chicago. the gunman, who has not been named, also died but it is not clear if he was killed by police or took his own life. in a separate shooting in denver, one person has died and four have been wounded. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. another city, another shooting, this time at a hospitaljust south of downtown chicago. the police say it started with a row in the car park between people who knew each other. the gunman first shot a woman with whom he was in a relationship, and then headed inside the building, closely followed by several police officers. more shots were fired, apparently at random. it was like pow pow pow, pow pow pow, pow pow pow pow pow. it was extreme, it was very loud and it was close, so this is what happened. i don‘t know, after that, swat came and got us out of the utility room and made us walk across the street. a doctor, a pharmaceutical assistant and a police officer were all killed.

the gunman is also dead. those officers that responded today saved a lot of lives, because this guy was just shooting. that poor woman that got off an elevator had nothing to do with nothing, and he shot her. why? there‘s no doubt in my mind that all those officers that responded were heroes, and they saved a lot of lives because we just don‘t know how much damage he was prepared to do. at about the same time in another us city, another shooting was unfolding, in downtown denver. the police say the suspect is still at large. it leaves two more american cities in mourning today. the scourge of gun violence once again to blame. peter bowes, bbc news. white house officials have confirmed that ivanka trump, the president‘s daughter and special adviser, used a private account

to send hundreds of emails concerning government business. they say the messages, which were sent after ms trump joined the administration last year, contained no classified information. in 2016, her father donald trump accused hillary clinton of putting the us "in danger" over her use of a private email while secretary of state. people with incurable cancer are being told that even a small amount of exercise can help them live not just better, but possibly longer. macmillan cancer care says, contrary to traditional doctors‘ advice, rest is not always best. jayne mccubbin went to see gemma ellis, a mum with secondary cancer who is gearing up to run herfirst 5k. gemma was diagnosed and treated for cancer in her early 30s. at that point, i believed that i was clear. but — there was always a but — there was a shadow on my spine. the cancer had spread. aged 37, with two young girls,

she was told it was treatable but not curable. it was there and i knew i‘ve got it, i‘ve got to live with it. that was the moment gemma knew she would make a change. and left leg... are you out of your comfort zone right now? very much so, thank you. yeah. totally. but you look like a ninja! yeah, that‘s me! with stage two cancer and two new training buddies, she‘s gearing up for her first ever 5k parkrun in 12 weeks. ijust keep thinking, right, well, you know, if the treatment lasts that long, and then i‘ve got another line of treatment there, then another one might come out and i might be able to have that. you know, you never know. that‘s where this comes in. team gemma. well done. good start today. how was it? honestly? laughter. none of this journey is easy, but her training partners, tony and helen, know exactly

what she‘s going through, and how this could help. i was actually only diagnosed in may 2017, and i went from training for an ultra—marathon to being terminally ill in 36 hours, which was a bit of a shock. i was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer in april 2016, sixs month after doing a half—ironman, my first question to my oncologist was, can i still do it? and his reply was, absolutely, i could. and knowing that has kept me sane. and i really hope that, as part of this process, you're really going to kind of find that works for you too. yeah, that‘s what i‘m hoping. and march. macmillan, the cancer charity, says this is about more than hope. exercise can help patients with incurable cancer notjust live better, but live longer. doctors have always advised their patients to rest. rest is not always best. small amounts of physical activity, not running marathons, or leaping around in lycra, can make a really significant difference. there certainly does seem to be

an effect on some of the growth factors that stimulate cancer to grow. 5k, had you ever thought about a 5k before? no. laughter. how's she going to go? we've worked out a training plan for gemma. i think gemma might learn to hate us over the course of the next 12 weeks. gemma's gonna be amazing. it's slippy, innit? yeah. i don‘t know my prognosis and i never want to know my prognosis. but i know that it‘s probably not great. but somewhere in the back of my mind, i keep thinking, i will be here, i‘ll be here to see that, i keep giving myself little milestones. i‘m hitting them already. and i intend to do so for a long time. 20 years ago today the russian space agency launched a zarya

module from kazakhstan. it marked the start of a 13 year construction project to build the international space station. two weeks later the us launched their own component, and with it the two countries laid to rest decades of political tension. the project still has ten years left to run, butjust how important has the iss been not only as a global cooperative success story, but also to help our understanding of the world beyond our atmosphere? many of us will have enjoyed riding on a scooter when we were children, but could children‘s toys really be the answer to the grown up problems of pollution and congestion? electric scooters are currently illegal on public roads and pavements in the uk but campaign groups hope this will change in the near future. graham satchell reports. the electric scooter — is this the answer to britain‘s congested, polluted roads? i haven‘t been on a scooter since i was about six,

so this could be good. 0h, 0k. that wasn‘t good. as i rather uncertainly unleashed my inner six—year—old, the man behind this electric scooter was having some big thoughts. we‘ve got to a breaking point in cities across the uk, where congestion is at an all—time high, air quality is at an all—time high, so we have to try and make a difference here and provide the public with an alternative. if this is the future of short—hop journeys, there are a couple of problems. scooters aren‘t legal either on the road or the pavement in the uk, which is why this trial is happening on private land at the olympic park in london. the scooters in this trial are only available to hire. you unlock them with a smartphone, and their speed is limited to 15 miles an hour. the government says it‘s

looking at the legislation, but, even if the law changes, there are other worries. do i think they‘d be safe on the road in amongst the traffic? probably not, no, really. mixing something the size of a scooter with trucks or delivery vans, buses and all the other things we need on our roads, to fit that in is going to be difficult to make that a safe environment. electric scooters have boomed in popularity around the world — in america, france, holland and other european countries, where clear rules are in place to make them as safe as possible. this is certainly not for fast roads and certainly not for the pavement. we want them in the cycle path and we will work with citiess and governments across the uk to invest in actually improving those cycle infrastructures, so that both cyclists and scooter riders can both ride safely. the trial in elizabeth park runs for the next three months. electric scooters, driverless cars, smart roads, getting from a to b could be unrecognisable in future.

graham satchell, bbc news. in a moment it‘s time for the one o‘clock news with sophie raworth, but first it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben. good afternoon the many part of the country it not only feels cold out there but it actually is cold as well. a chilly easterly wind bringing these clowns in our direction, indicative of quite a few showers which we will continue to see as we head through the rest of the afternoon. some of the showers over the highest ground are likely to be wintry and you will notice the strength of the wind, gusts possibly up strength of the wind, gusts possibly up to 40mph on eastern coasts. this is what it will feel like with the wind factor. it will feel like it is freezing. through this evening and

tonight, we will continue to see the show are very rain drifting across the country, with the increasing chance of some sleet and slow mixed in over high ground. it will be quite cloudy and breezy which will hold the temperatures up. across the far south—west of england we may get a touch of frost. into tomorrow morning, the rush—hour is going to look like this, with cloud and outbreaks of rain with hill snow across scotland. coming in on a brisk, raw easterly wind. for the welsh hills as well, and we may even see some snow over the hills of the south—west is the showers gathered. these could contain some thunder as wow. moving into the west midlands as the day wears on. for scotland and northern ireland, we see our cloud, rain and hillsnow and northern ireland, we see our cloud, rain and hill snow moving through. the further south and east you are, the winds will ease. so it will feel a little bit better.

moving through wednesday night, the winds continue to ease, the skies clear. so for a time at least we are likely to see a touch of frost, a chilly start to thursday morning. thursday overall is a quieter day. some patchy or here and there. the best of the brightness out west. temperatures just beginning to nudge upwards a little bit. and that trend continues as we move towards the end of the week. picking up more of a southerly wind, those temperatures will slowly start to recover. the prime minister prepares to head to brussels tomorrow to discuss the uk‘s future with the eu after brexit. the cabinet‘s met for the first time since last week‘s resignations — but there are still deep divisions over the draft deal. now the spanish prime minister is piling on the pressure, saying he‘ll vote against the draft agreement if the status

of gibraltar isn‘t clarified. also this lunchtime.... for the first time the nhs has failed to meet its waiting time targets for cancer, a&e and routine operations for a whole year across the uk. four dead at a hospital in chicago after a man shoots a doctor — thought to be his ex—fiancee — and then fires at random before killing himself. nissan shares take a tumble after the boss is arrested amid claims he misused company funds to buy houses in several countries. there were two in the