today at five — the uk and the european union agree a draft declaration on their future relationship after brexit. theresa may says it's the right deal for the country, but eu leaders still have to sign it off and she says the next 72 hours will be crucial. the british people want this to be settled. they want a good deal that settled. they want a good deal that set us on course settled. they want a good deal that set us on course for a settled. they want a good deal that set us on course for a brighter future. that deal is within our grasp. and i am determined to deliver it. in the commons, the declaration draws sharp criticism from labour's leader, jerermy corbyn, saying it represented the worst of all possible worlds. we have 26 pages of waffle. we'll have the latest from here and brussels and we'll be talking to our reality check team about what it all means. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: mi5 admits it made a mistake when it failed to track the man who carried out the manchester

bombing last year, killing 22 people. the wife of a british academic, jailed for spying in the united arab emirates, says the uk is now "now standing up for one of its citizens", after a meeting with the foreign secretary. and a remarkable tale of resilience. eight years after losing part of his arm in a crash, robert kubica returns to formula one. it's five o'clock. our top story: theresa may has told the commons she will spend the next three days in crucial brexit negotiations, after officials agreed a draft political declaration on the uk's future relationship with the eu. the prime minister said the agreement was right

for the whole of the uk, but mps from all sides of the house criticised it, with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn dismissing it as 26 pages of waffle. in a minute, we will have live reaction from brussels, but first a look at the key points of the deal. the document, which is not legally binding, says both the eu and the uk are open to finding alternative arrangements to avoid the so—called irish backstop, to ensure there is no hard border. it leaves open the possiblity of using technological solutions to solve the problem. the new text says the future relationship will respect the result of the referendum and will end free movement of people. it also says the uk will be able to develop an independent trade policy. after fishing rights became a potential stumbling block, the agreement acknowledges that the uk will be "an independent coastal state".

but in a move that could anger brexiteers, the text gives a continuing role for the european court ofjustice, in the interpretation of eu rules. our political correspondent, ian watson, reports. theresa may wanted to provide clarity. she announced to mps she had agreed a political declaration with brussels, a road map to our future relationship with the eu. the d raft future relationship with the eu. the draft text we have agreed with the commission is a good dealfor our country and our partners in the eu. it honours the vote... it honours the vote of the people by taking back control of our borders, our laws and our money, while protecting jobs, security and the integrity of

oui’ jobs, security and the integrity of our precious united kingdom. but the labour leader said this road map lacked clear directions. we have 36 pages of waffle. this... this empty document... this empty document could have been written two years ago. it is peppered with phrases such as "the parties will look at, the parties will explore", what on earth as the government been doing for the last two years? this is what has been agreed in a political declaration. the prime minister achieves two of her priorities. it says there will be an independent trade policy for the uk and the deal would see the ending of free movement between the eu and the united kingdom. we would have the ability to sign new trade deals and other countries and capitalise on the opportunities in the fastest—growing economies around the world. both are dup and some cabinet

critics were unhappy about the arrangements to avoid a hard border in ireland, the controversial backstop that'll keep the uk closely aligned to eu rules. today's document states there is a determination to replace the backstop solution in northern ireland by a subsequent agreement that establishes alternative arrangements. if she wants to have the support of my party for the withdrawal agreement, then we need to see an end of the backstop and those alternative arrangements put in place. but the former foreign secretary wanted a more radical change to the backstop. we should junk forthwith the backstop, upon which the future economic partnership according to this critical declaration is to be based. and which makes a complete nonsense of brexit. and there were some other things that long—standing relief campaigners did not like. for example, a commitment to deep regulatory and customs cooperation with the eu. the top reason people

voted to leave the eu was to take back democratic control over our laws. isn't it the regrettable but inescapable reality this deal gives even more away? clearly, there are some controversial phrases contained in this political declaration. if you go through all of its 26 pages, what is also striking is just how much is left to be sorted out after brexit, no new fisheries policy for example until 2020. the prime minister had to give this reassurance to some restless backbenchers. we have firmly rejected a link between access to our waters and access to markets. the snp accused her of being willing to batter the fishing industry after brexit. scotland's fishing rights thrown over orders if they were discarded fish. so much for taking back control. more like trading away scotland's interests. getting agreement in brussels isjust scotland's interests. getting agreement in brussels is just the first step. getting agreement in

westminster could be far more difficult. adam fleming is in brussels for us. whatjumps what jumps out you whatjumps out you from this 26 page text? this is the day we all get to be document geeks. let's look at paragraph four. this is on page one and it is real big picture stuff. this is where the eu was saying basically the best game in town is the singles market and the customs union and the four freedoms of the single market. and the uk is basically not going to be able to have that. but that is balanced by what the uk does one, which is the result of the referendum campaign in 2016 as interpreted by theresa may, an independent trade policy and ending free movement. then we get onto paragraph 22, this is the one you look at to see whether the prime minister has what she wanted in her chequers plan, the free trade area

and goods with a common rule book. she has the first part but not the second part. this talks about facilitating the movement of goods across borders and creating a free trade area, customs cooperation, making free trade as easy and frictionless as possible but it will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition. those are the strings that come attached for access to the single market. that will include things like environmental policy and social policy. what are the most contentious issues? what does it say about the irish border issue and the backstop? there is a sweetener for the brexiteers, paragraph 27. it talks about facilities arrangements and technologies which will be

considered in developing alternative arrangements for ensuring the absence of a hard border. in other words, not just looking absence of a hard border. in other words, notjust looking at the backstop, so this idea of keeping northern ireland in the eu ‘s customs union, but also having a uk wide customs arrangement with the eu that includes northern ireland. they are saying to the brexiteers, 0k, we will have that in our back pocket that we will also see if there are technological solutions. as we saw in that piece, iain duncan smith and his pals are not buying that. in the last paragraph i want you to take a look at, number 87, this is the section on security cooperation, which is not getting a lot of attention today. this paragraph is pretty technical but the key bit is it says both sides will try and approximate the capabilities that are enabled by union mechanisms now. that is eu called for the eu and the uk have

tried to continue to cooperate on cross—border crime. maybe even coming up with something that is a bit like the european arrest warrant. the uk ford for a very long time to maintain the capabilities that exist now. not necessarily copying the tools that exist if you are an eu member. that is not getting much attention today. thank you very much. let's talk now to shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer. thank you very much for being with us. the prime minister is saying this is the right deal for britain. i think it is a bitter disappointment. this is a document thatis disappointment. this is a document that is full of options, not a document that sets out a plan. it could really have been written two yea rs could really have been written two years ago. and in the debate in the house of commons this afternoon, mps on both sides of the house are

saying this is a wish list, telling you what the options are, not what the planets. the prime minister in the planets. the prime minister in the commons talked about labour's six tests and she says this political declaration passes every single one of them. she said that that she's wrong. it does not come anywhere near the six tests. it is not even a strict application. 0n the question of a customs union, the prime minister said this afternoon she does not want a customs union which is as you know vital for manufacturing. i think the real issue here in this document is on one hand it does not change anything about the withdrawal agreement that met with universal refusal last week and on the future arrangement, it is very vague, just a list of options. if you do this, this might happen. the phrase that is used as the parties will explore this, that and the other. and you opposing this

because as the prime minister said, you are playing party politics? you wa nt you are playing party politics? you want a general election and you are risking the dangerous and would say the chaos of a no—deal brexit? risking the dangerous and would say the chaos of a no-deal brexit? no, thatis the chaos of a no-deal brexit? no, that is not true at all. on issues such as the customs union, that is vital for manufacturing. that model really matters. thousands and thousands of jobs that model really matters. thousands and thousands ofjobs restaurant. it is not about party politics. it is about acknowledging what needs to be done to secure and underpinned the economy. you have talked about having another referendum with remain as an option, are you standing by that? the position the labour party has adopted is we will assess the deal as a whole, as we see it, we saw one part of it last week, another part this week, and we have made it clear it is not good enough. it is a very bad ending to

the negotiations and we will vote against it. we won't know until december when we have that vote whether the deal will get through or not. if it does not get through, one option is a general election, another is a public vote. we have approached it step—by—step. another is a public vote. we have approached it step-by-step. you said at the party conference to a great reception from the delegates in the hall, another referendum, the option of another friend with an option. desjeremy of another friend with an option. des jeremy corbyn of another friend with an option. desjeremy corbyn support of another friend with an option. des jeremy corbyn support that? 0bviously, what the question is will have to be determined on the line. but certainly remain or to be an option. sorry, can youjust but certainly remain or to be an option. sorry, can you just answer the question? would jeremy corbyn support that possibility of another referendum which remain as an option? we are committed to party policy. what the question is will

have to be determined down the line if we ever get that far. i was expressing the delegates' view. and jeremy corbyn backs that? jeremy corbyn is behind the policy adopted at conference. the first thing we do is to subject this deal of the tests that we have set out for 18 months now and it falls far short of that test. we have the steps that need to be looked at. we know there are other steps but i think it is important for viewers to know where the labour leader stands on the possibility of another referendum? jeremy has signed up to the same policy as i have signed up to. if the dealfalls, we policy as i have signed up to. if the deal falls, we will call for a general election, another option thenis general election, another option then is a public vote. it is very clear and jeremy has said that. and at 5:30 we'll be getting more reaction by speaking

to the conservative mp and european research group member, mark francois. also, we'll also hear from our very own chris morris from bbc reality check, to shine a bit of light on what the draft agreement actually means. mi5 has admitted for the first time that it made a mistake in failing to track the manchester bomber salman abedi, whose attack last year killed 22 people. a report by mps on the intelligence and security committee says mi5 missed potential opportunites to stop the attack. the mps say mi5 admits it moved too slowly in establishing how dangerous salman abedi really was. daniel sandford reports. salman abedi killed 22 people when he detonated a suicide bomb at an ariana grande concert at manchester arena in may last year. he was known to mi5 and counter—terrorism policing, and had visited a hardened extremist in prison. his case was even under review at the time of the attack, but mi5 had not asked border staff

to notify them when he left or entered the country. we learned today that mi5 now admits that was a mistake. he returned from libya just before the attack. abedi had made his bomb by buying chemicals often used to make explosives. but the system for retailers warning police about the purchase of chemicals has not been modernised, and dates back to the ira era of fertiliser bombs. in its enquiry, held behind closed doors, parliament's intelligence and security committee looked at the secret files and spoke to mi5 and concluded there had been failures in how abedi was handled, and potential opportunities to prevent the manchester attack had been missed. it is possible that if some of the clues had been picked up, there might have been a different outcome, but i think it's very important to emphasise that you can never have certainty in these matters.

abedi was a subject of interest to the intelligence services, but the difficulty was that he didn't rise to a level where he became of such interest where he was being very closely monitored. the manchester bombing was the worst of five terrorist attacks last year and the committee found problems in how the attackers in four of them were handled. it said there were still problems in information sharing between mi5 and police and other public services. the westminster bridge attacker khalid masood and the london bridge attackers hired vehicles for their attacks, but the committee is concerned that a proposed new system for car hire companies providing information to police may not go far enough. the committee also wanted to look at what it saw as fundamental failures in how ahmed hassan, the parsons green bomber, was handled by the police and surrey county council, but they didn't get the evidence

from the home office until this morning. the committee chair said today that that was completely unacceptable. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister hails a draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu as ‘right for the whole of the uk', but there's criticism of the deal from labour and conservative brexiteers . after a review looking into the manchester arena terror attack, mi5 accepts it made a mistake in not tracking the bomber. the wife of matthew hedges — jailed for spying in the united arab emirates — thanks the foreign secretary, after he assured her that his team is doing everything in their power to free mr hedges.

more on that, in a moment. the completion of an astonishing sporting comeback. robert kubica returns to formula 1 eight years after a crash that almost claimed his life. manu tuilagi is said to be named on the bench for the final autumn international against australia at twickenham on saturday. great britain is 0lympic australia at twickenham on saturday. great britain is olympic medal winning hockey team have been beaten by the netherlands. they must now beat argentina to have any chance of winning the bronze medal. i will be back with more on the all those stories at half past five. the wife of a british academic, jailed for life in the united arab emirates, says the way the foreign office has handled the case has been appalling. matthew hedges, from durham university, is accused of spying but his wife, daniela tejada insists he's innocent and says the british govenment has failed to take a firm enough stance over his ordeal.

richard galpin reports. daniela tejada on the right, returning to london this morning after witnessing yesterday's court hearing in abu dhabi. she said it lasted less than five minutes. her husband or shaking when he heard how he now faced up to 25 years in prison. in a bbc radio interview she said that charges were trumped up. it should not have had to get to this incidence. his innocence is evident. every evidence against him is completely fabricated and he was put through so much strain for six months. absolutely nothing he said ordid ba months. absolutely nothing he said or did ba used against him.

matthew hedges was arrested in may at the end of a trip to the uae researching foreign and security policy issues for his ph.d.. his wife says he was held in solitary confinement for months and subjected to intense interrogation she is dismayed the foreign office did not intervene much earlier. but the foreign secretary jeremy intervene much earlier. but the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt having yesterday warned the uae the situation was totally unacceptable today held talks at the foreign 0ffice today held talks at the foreign office with the country's ambassador, described as very frank and he went on to meet matthew hedges' wife. i appreciate the foreign secretary taking the time to meet me at this crucial point in our lives. he has issue with me that he and his team are doing everything in their power to get matthew free and returning home to me. this is not a fighter can win alone. i thank the foreign office for standing up for a

british citizen. in a robust response from the united arab emirates... the minister also said... what has happened here is likely to send a chill through the british expat community and those who visit the country for work holidays. several other british people have fallen foul of the law in recent yea rs, fallen foul of the law in recent years, such as david haigh, who spent almost two years in prison for fraud before being acquitted. his experience in prison, terrifying. the phones were pretty much from broken all the time. you are not allow to see your lawyers. there we re allow to see your lawyers. there were meetings, torches, abuse, you could hear people from other cells being raped. horror, basically. and

now matthew hedges is starting his long prison sentence. he and his wife pinning their hopes on the possibility of an appeal on the action the foreign office is now taking. and in about 30 minutes' time, we'll be speaking to richard ratcliffe — the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who's injail in iran and how his experience is similar to the wife of matthew hedges. france has imposed travel bans on 18 saudis following the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. mr khashoggi was killed shortly after entering the saudi consulate in turkey last month. the french government has called for a transparent and exhaustive response from the saudi authorities and has warned more travel bans could be imposed. the move follows similar restrictions imposed by the german government earlier this week. saudi arabia blames rogue agents for the journalist's death. a major new report has highlighted the scale of mental illness suffered by children and young

people in england. data collected by nhs digital shows one in eight 5—to—19—year—olds had a mental disorder last year. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. for years, emma has struggled with a range of mental health problems. from the age of 13, she suffered from anxiety and panic attacks and then an eating disorder robbed her of her teenage years. i felt like i didn't deserve anything really. deserve help off people who care about me. i hate what i see in the mirror. and i hate eating. and i hate feeling like healthy. and it's the one that's taken the most from me. it's the one that's caused me to be in hospital so much. but emma is far from alone. the new research suggests a growing

number of young people are experiencing problems with mental health. more people recognising there is a problem and seeking help is not a bad thing, because we have effective treatments. we just need to ensure that we can get those that come forward into those effective treatments. this new research reflects the changed digital world we now live in and the pressures that brings, but the underlying causes of mental health problems are complex and varied — friendships, family and schools all present challenges. clearly there is progress being made, but it is baby steps, it is only in recent years that there has been a recognition that this is such a scale of issue. in my view, it won't be enough, it needs to be an absolute national priority and we need to just stretch every sinew to really offer all children the help they need. the health secretary in england says he wants mental health problems to be treated in the same way as physical illnesses and has promised a greater proportion of nhs budget will be spent on children's mental health.

i really care about making sure that children who have mental health problems can get the treatment and the support and help that they need — close to home, close to school. meanwhile, emma is continuing her recovery. but her generation seems to be struggling with the growing pressures of modern life. climate experts have warned that the window of opportunity to tackle rising global temperatures is almost closed. the world meteorological 0rganisation says greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached record levels last year. it says that without immediate action to cut them, the impact on life on earth will be irreversible. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports. the world is warming because the

amount of sunglasses in the earths atmosphere have been increasing since the industrial revolution —— some gases. the so—called greenhouse gases are now at record levels, higher than they have been for 3 million years. it is extremely critical to take action now and not wait until we have the wonderful solutions because if we do not act now, then all these gases, especially carbon dioxide, they will stay in the atmosphere for thousands of years and there is nothing we can do about that. since 1990, concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased by a0%. in that time, levels of c02 increased sharply to 400 ppm. the last time the concentrations were so high, the palette was between two and three degrees warmer. computer models indicate that warming is likely to be repeated, resulting in damaging and irreversible climate change. a group

of britain's leading scientists has called for radical action. i think it is transparent that we need really substantial transformation across all parts of society and industrial sectors. we need transformation to energy production, we need to move transport towards electricity and more rapidly and be thinking about removing the carbon dioxide and putting it under the ground, so carbon capture and storage. we need to see change across every sector. ata time to see change across every sector. at a time when china and india are growing their economies, the planet ‘s net emissions of c02 will need to be zero by 2015 —— 2050, to prevent damaging climate change. a 2 degrees rise will mean the world will have no coral. the world's —— the message to the world's leaders next month is that time is running out. it's emerged that there are ten times more children and young adults in england and wales living with type 2 diabetes

than previously thought. figures obtained by diabetes uk suggest almost 7,000 people under 25 have the condition, which is strongly linked to obesity. child health experts said the government should act now to implement proposals to cut childhood obesity. carlos ghosn has been ousted after nearly two decades at the helm of japanese carmaker nissan, following allegations of financial misconduct. he has been accused by nissan of under—reporting his salary and using company assets for personal use. but some see it as part of the firm's attempt to rebalance power in its alliance with renault and mitsubishi, which mr ghosn also chairs. time for a look at the weather, with tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon. the weather is pretty cold out there. temperatures

have struggled across part of the country. but it does look as though there is some slightly less cold air heading our way over the next couple of days. but i don't want to make you too excited because there is nothing particularly mild heading our way for as long as that cold air is coming out of the east, we will keep those are relatively... excuse me for a second. this is what we have got right now. temperatures around 6 degrees in some areas. in the south—west of the country, we have showers. that is what is going to continue through the cause of the night. not as cold this coming night. not as cold this coming night. temperatures of around 4 degrees in most major towns and cities. compared to last night, —7, i don't think we will see a repeat performance of that. tomorrow may be up performance of that. tomorrow may be up to double figures in the south of the country. this is bbc news.

the headlines... the prime minister has hailed a draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu as ‘right for the whole of the uk'. the european council says the declaration has been agreed in principle — it outlines how trade, security and other issues will work. after a review looking into the manchester arena terror attack — mi5 accepts it made a mistake in not tracking the bomber. the wife of matthew hedges — jailed for spying in the united arab emirates — thanks the foreign secretary, after he assured her that his team is doing everything in their power to free mr hedges. the world meteorological 0rganisation says greenhouse gases have reached record levels, and there are concerns that time is running out to deal with the problem. time for sport now, here's holly hamilton. robert kubica will return

to formula one to race for williams in 2019, completing a remarkable comeback eight years after a rally accident that nearly killed him. he was one of the emerging stars of f1 at the time.. the crash left him with serious injuries, including a partially severed arm. however, he'll be back in f1 with williams next year, two years after tests with former team renault failed to end in a comeback. i know what it took me to get here. i know what it took me to get here. i know what it takes to be one of the top drivers in formula 1. so now the top drivers in formula 1. so now the question is, to work, to give me a bit of time and to focus on what is the part which i enjoy moore, being a race driver. manu tuilagi is back in an england shirt after more than two years out of test rugby.

he's been named on the bench for the final autumn international against australia at twickenham on saturday. he'll be joined amongst the replacements by co—captain dylan hartley: jamie george will start at hooker instead. liam williams will start at full—back for wales against south africa on saturday. he's the only survivor from the side that thrashed tonga, moving from the wing to replace leigh halfpenny, who's injured. zlatan ibrahimovic is not a man who's short on confidence...and doesn't often pass up the opportunity to tell us how good he is. he's been talking to the bbc about loads of things, including his time at manchester united. he spent a couple of years there in the twilight of his career, and says the rest of the premier league is lucky that he didn't move there earlier in his career. i was old, but i was not old enough. i was young. they made me feel like benjamin button. i was getting younger and younger. every game that went. and then unfortunately i got my injury.

the only thing i have to say is the premier league should be happy i didn't come ten years ago before i came. because? it would be a different story. great britain's olympic gold medal winning women's hockey team have been beaten again at the champions trophy in china. world champions the netherlands scored a goal in each quarter to win 4—nil. it was the first meeting between the sides since the rio 2016 final. britain must beat argentina in their final group game to have any chance of winning the bronze medal. it's a big day for england's cricketers at the women's world t20 in antigua. they play india in the semi finals later tonight. if they win, they'll have the chance to become double world champions having won the one day title last year. nobody ever remembers the semifinal. when you make it to the final you can relax. yes, semifinals can be difficult. but we have to make sure we put

in a strong performance, we start well. we need some of the girls to step up in twenty20 cricket. we have got lots of players that are capable of putting that performance. the england captainjoe root says the lack of a settled number three test batsman isn't the perfect scenario ahead of their final test against sri lanka tomorrow. jonny bairstow will be the fourth player to bat at three against sri lanka in three matches when the final test starts in colombo. bairstow missed the first test with an ankle injury playing football in training, and is back in the team but won't keep wicket. we know going into the ashes next year, we go “— we know going into the ashes next year, we go —— we know going into the indies you want a settled line—up, people to be in their positions for a period of time, learning how to craft the innings in those positions. yes, it is exciting

for us as a team because you have people that can bat in different positions and we are showing that this tour and also its good that you've got a group of players that are flexible enough to do so. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. let's return to brexit — and theresa may has hailed the eu draft declaration on post—brexit relations as ‘right for the whole of the uk'. negotiators cleared the way for a summit of european leaders this weekend, after agreeing the document, which the government hopes will be finalised by the other eu countries. but the document has been fiercly criticised by brexit supporting conservative mps, and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, who called it "26 pages of waffle". meanwhile, spain is warning it still has concerns about the future of gibraltar. chris morris is here from the bbc reality check.

plenty to talk about, on security and other areas — it is interesting, it is only 26 pages. just for comparison, the much discussed canada trade deal is 1598 pages. this is very much an aspirational initial document setting out some things for the future. quite early on a put down a couple of red lines on each side for the eu on the indivisibility of the four freedoms, goods, the eu on the indivisibility of the fourfreedoms, goods, services, capital and people. they are saying you cannot mess with the single market. for the uk, you cannot mess with the single market. forthe uk, it you cannot mess with the single market. for the uk, it must ensure the sovereignty of the uk and respect the result of the brexit referendum. when it gets into the detail of trade, which is what people have been talking about most,

and associated behind—the—scenes, it says a trading relationship on goods thatis says a trading relationship on goods that is as close as possible, which sounds perfectly fine but as close as possible is not frictionless which brings us back to the question they have been kicking around for months, what happens on the irish border? what happens to the question of the backstop? if you don't have frictionless trade those questions come flooding back. by minister is going to get this through parliament, she needs the support of some of those brexiteer is on her backbenchers who have been opposing her until now. is there anything in this that my pleas or play kate or surprise them? a bit of both. we had in the house of commons earlier a lot of criticism. this is one of the sections of the text which has already upset them, when the outline of the document came out last week the idea that you might have ambitious customs arrangements based on the single customs territory provided for in the withdrawal agreement. when dominik grab

resigned he mentioned this certain specifically, because the fear of brexiteer ‘s is that a temporary customs arrangement could become, could morph into a prominent customs union which would mean we wouldn't be able to do our own trade deals around the world. the government says no, that is nonsense, the document talks about an independent trade policy for the uk. but that is one of the problems. another thing which is there as a bit of a sop to the brexiteer is because it wasn't there initially, talking about facilitative arrangements and technologies, the one thing a lot of people in the er g has been going on about, why are you not paying more attention to technological solutions attention to technological solutions at the border? i suppose this fairly sensibly says if we can find a technological solution that will avoid a hard order in ireland, we will do that. of course if you look around the world, these technological solutions are in operation at no border, there is no

border around the world where technology removes the need for any infrastructure or checks entirely. perhaps in four or five years that will be the case. that will be one of the biggest issues over the next few years, solutions and timing and how they collide and coincide. this has been agreed by the negotiators in principle but it still has to be signed. signed by the eu leaders. in principle but it still has to be signed. signed by the eu leadersm the prime minister's statement in downing street, one line which leapt out to me was when she stressed that this is an agreement between the uk and the european commission will stop the leaders of the other 27 still have to look at it and have their say, which i suppose is a sign of some nervousness in all quarters that these economic issues, fishing, gibraltar, there are potential hurdles still to overcome. until they have all agreed, if they do it is thought and parliaments, a lot of hurdles still after that. thank you.

let's talk to vice—chair of the european research group, mark francois. conservative mps. thank you very much for being with us. the prime ministers says it is the right deal for britain, do you agree? no, what has been published today in this document. it is 26 pages long, called a political declaration. it is not legally binding. this is the d raft is not legally binding. this is the draft withdrawal agreement. it is 585 pages. and it is legally binding. it is a draft treaty which if we were to ratify it, which we won't, would mean we were subject to the treaty under international law. i have read both, this is a real bodice ripper but i have read it. what this does is it leads us half in the eu and half out. so we does

not represent brexit, it does not honour the spirit of the referendum. it is not what people voted for. theresa may would dispute that because in the commons she said this political declaration today offers they knew this book trade deal and it talks about britain involving and independent trade policy which is what you want, and it talks about declaring an end to the free movement of people, and that's what you want. as i say, this is not legally binding. it is a bit like i love you in the morning, it doesn't mean anything. this is a treaty, this is international law. when you read the detail of this, like article 174, sorry to be boring about it, but that basically says, we would remain subservient to the european court of justice. we would remain subservient to the

european court ofjustice. you are seeking the perfect brexit, and by seeking the perfect brexit, and by seeking the perfect brexit, and by seeking the perfect brexit you are risking no brexit. no, i'm not seeking the perfect brexit, i'm seeking the perfect brexit, i'm seeking a brexit that means we leave the european union and we as politicians keep our promise to the british public who told us to leave. that is what this does not do, and that's why 88 conservative mps have now publicly come out against this. they have said publicly, on the records, they won't vote for it. add that to the labour party, the liberals, the dup, now critically, the snp. it will never get through the snp. it will never get through the house of commons. i asked the prime minister when will the bolt on this be? when will the so—called meaningful vote be? she ducked the question, she did not tell the house when she wants to do it. that is hardly a sign of confidence.

speaking of confidence, you were one of those who have written a letter to the chairman of the 1922 committee asking for a vote of no—confidence. your mutiny, your rebellion, whatever you want to call it, it has stalled, fallen flat. you have become a bit of a laughing stock, described in the newspapers as dad's army. that isjust something i will have to be broad shouldered about. remember, the letters remain, they sit in a safe, they don't go away. how many are there? the only person who knows thatis there? the only person who knows that is sirgraham there? the only person who knows that is sir graham brady huber said he doesn't even tell his wife. has also said he did not write a letter to himself and i believe him on both counts. the only person that knows is hidden. what i can tell you, because i did know a number of people who definitely did put letters then, i have gone public, i publish mine so i have nailed my colours to the mast, but i think

there are quite a lot of letters in his safe and let's see what happens after the prime minister has lost the meaningful vote, which she will. are quite a lot of people who were saying that support for the prime minister in the tory party itself, the grassroots conservatives, is growing. but people or admiring her determination and support in the country, and people do think she is doing the right thing. 0r trying to. i believe the prime minister is doing her best, as she sees it. i just fundamentally disagree with her about the merits of what she has come up with. there is a website called conservative home which is, if you like, the tree party fanzine website. they did a survey last week of tory party members. 72% of whom are opposed to chequers and the associated agreement. three quarters of tory members, just about, are opposed to it. but again i'm afraid

the prime minister is not listening to them. just as she's not listening to them. just as she's not listening to us. where she would say she is listening is on the question of the irish border and backstop, which i know you and others have real concerns about. she seems to have moved on that. you seem to have moved on that. you seem to have moved on that. you seem to have moved on that, talking about finding technological solutions. that might mean they didn't need to —— there didn't need to be a backstop. we have always argued that there are technological ways around this, but in this draft treaty, under the northern ireland protocol, which begins on page 302, she envisages the possibility of a border down the irish sea, something which she has told parliament multiple times... we are talking today about the political declaration which has been published today. the declaration is

legally meaningless, that is my point, this is law, this is a treaty. in the treaty it does contemplate a border down the irish sea. it is in black and white in the northern ireland protocol to the agreement. the prime minister told the house of commons on numerous occasions she would never contemplate a border down the irish sea. but she has, it's in here for anybody to read. all right, we have run out of time but thank you for being with us. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister has hailed a draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu as ‘right for the whole of the uk'. after a review looking into the manchester arena terror attack — mi5 accepts it made a mistake in not tracking the bomber. the wife of matthew hedges — jailed for spying in the united arab emirates — thanks the foreign secretary, after he assured her that his team is doing everything in their power to free mr hedges. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how

london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. 0n the eve of black friday, britain's financial watchdog says it wants to cap the prices people pay for household goods like televisions and washing machines when they buy from rent—to—own shops. the financial conduct authority believes that in some cases, people who are often on very low incomes, end up paying several times the average retail price. 0ur personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. rent to own can look like a lifeline — just a few pounds a week and nothing big up front. but on credit, over three years, the cost adds up. the worst examples the fsa found were a washer/dryer, eventually costing five times the normal price, including insurance and extended warranty, and a gas

cooker which would have set you back nearly six times what you might pay elsewhere. which means michelle got off comparatively lightly when she bought her cooker, but she is still angry that it turned out to be nearly three times the normal cost. if they're publicising that they're helping vulnerable people, or people on low incomes, then, at the end of the day, they shouldn't exploit them by higher interest rates. they should be capped. the new price cap will mean that rent to own customers like michelle will never have to pay more than double the standard retail price, once the cost of credit is taken into account. what we're trying to do here is make sure when they do need to use this kind of credit that actually they're protected from some of the worst excesses we have seen in this market. it is the offer of something new which draws people in. one of the companies, perfect homes,

said today it recognised consumers‘ need to be protected. but here is a way of avoiding the problem, this re—use centre in essex, one of 200 across the country. reconditioned items at low prices, with a guarantee. the financial watchdog, the fsa wants more people to come to places like this where second hand and nearly new appliances are refurbished and sold on much more cheaply and they're sending out the message that where the rent to own retailers charge too much for credit, they will put a cap on it. the biggest rent to own chain, bright house, said it would consider the new regime carefully, but whether they like it or not, the plan is from next april they will face an upper limit on what they can charge. let's get more now on the jailed british academic, matthew hedges, who was given a life sentence in the united arab emirates for allegedly spying. in the last hour, his wife emerged from a meeting

with the foreign secretary — jeremy hunt — and thanked the uk government for "now standing up for one of its citizens". daniela tejada insists her husband is innocent and had said the govenment had failed to take a firm enough stance over his ordeal. richard ratcliffe's wife, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, was jailed for five years in iran in 2016 also for spying, which she denies. earlier this week — jeremy hunt met with the daughter of imprisoned charity worker during his first trip to iran as foreign secretary. thank you for being with us. what is the latest on your wife's case? i think you are going to the foreign 0ffice again tomorrow? think you are going to the foreign office again tomorrow? yes, for a full debrief and we are very grateful that the foreign secretary

is pressing her case in around. he met with gabriella and gave her a present, a colouring sat and sun books. the family are very positive that he was very caring. we will wait to see what the reaction in iran was, he was very strident in the statement that he made that she is innocent and should be released. there has been some pushback in the parliament asking what he was doing meeting the daughter, that was against protocol. we will need to see how it goes. part of the catch up see how it goes. part of the catch up tomorrow is to make sense of what they have learnt. remind us of the conditions she is being held on. she was in solitary confinement for a long time, now she is in the women's political ward. she is with another number of political prisoners. it has its ups and downs. it is much better than solitary. at the moment there is a big battle in the prison for her to get medical access and rights, so she has a problem with her neck and pain down her spine and

arms. the prison doctor is a genius to see a specialist but the prison of verities are blocking it. you can get wrapped up another four fights that take on huge importance. —— the prison doctor says she needs to see a specialist but the authorities are looking at. what is it like being the spouse of somebody who is locked up the spouse of somebody who is locked up like this in a harsh regime in a far—away land? up like this in a harsh regime in a far—away land ? matthew up like this in a harsh regime in a far—away land? matthew hedges, we have been hearing from his wife today, going through a similar kind of ordeal as trying to get, rally support for her husband. going to the government and saying the government has not done enough. elia that's right, i have been in touch with her. we have shared notes on what it is like. you are right that you look to the government to solve the case, you feel like they're not doing enough. she has made some valid points. i have made points before about how i think the

government should have been stronger and clever and stood up for a tonne and clever and stood up for a tonne and said she was innocent. it is a long journey and it is frightening and scary. most of us have not had any media training. and made a of mistakes. you say a lot of things that you wish you had not said. being straightforward and battling for those you care for, the government understands it. the government understands it. the government can do more. jeremy hunt has been a breath of fresh air in the foreign office. we do need to keep battling. is that the case that the foreign office's first reaction is to do it quietly behind—the—scenes? they don't want a public fuss and then that is why they can sometimes be accused of complacency maybe? they can sometimes be accused of complacency maybe ?|j they can sometimes be accused of complacency maybe? i think that is exactly right. the first reaction is to be cautious and resolve it quietly. they are confronted then buy in alienating family who think you should be a lot clearer. it is

the cases that are resolved quietly that you don't hear about. cases like ours where softly, softly has not worked. you think it is time to make a song and dance and take up a fuss in the media? we stayed quiet for a month or so. fuss in the media? we stayed quiet fora month orso. in fuss in the media? we stayed quiet for a month or so. in our case this isa mum for a month or so. in our case this is a mum and baby held for no good reason. this is crazy. we have had a long battle of pushing the government. the foreign secretary this week was incredibly clear both in iran and in parliament yesterday. there is that attention to play things quite cautiously. i'm not sure that caution is the right way. i have always been clear on how i think these things work. but she is still in prison so none of us can say it is the right way... the eu is supposed to be a friend of britain,

an ally, iran is a more hostile regime and an opponents. is it more difficult to do with? i think there is more a shock in the case of the uae. it seems a completely made up case and why would they do it? with the run, they have more of a track record of holding people. tap—in is not the only british person or the only european. ——. there is the dynamic of different parts of the regime pulling in different ways. her case is less surprising in some ways but also incredibly, extraordinary that a mother and baby could have these allegations attached to them. i think it is tough for the foreign office to know what to do, to try to find a way through it. we look to keep pushing them and hopefully they will. good to talk to you and we hope you get some good news soon. that is pretty

much it from me. six o'clock news coming up. let's get a look at the weather forecast. thank you. really nippy out there today, particularly central and eastern areas. temperatures barely above freezing after the coldest november night for a couple of yea rs. november night for a couple of years. the next two days will probably seek likely —— slightly less cold air heading our way. i emphasise less cold because there is certainly nothing mild approaching us. the mile there is way out in the atlantic, robert lee not reaching out until next week. for the time being, south—easterly winds. just a hint that something is coming out of the south and south—west affecting cornwall and devon, so showers are slightly milder here. generally we will have to hang onto our stick coats, hats and gloves. temperatures this evening four to 6 degrees. a little bit less cold in plymouth, 8

degrees. tonight is not as cold as last night. the reason is that there will be a lot more cloud. the temperatures don't tend to drop as low during the night. in towns and cities to night, early hours of friday morning, two to 5 degrees for most of us. friday's weather map, weather france close to the south—western part of the uk expels cloud and some rain. some of these showers in the south—west could be heavy. cornwall, devon, southern parts of wales. as you showers in eastern scotland but largely, across the country, we are talking about bright weather, dry weather. the best of the weather in northern ireland, south—western scotland, the la ke ireland, south—western scotland, the lake district. the weekend, a weather front lines along the south coast of england, meaning that anywhere from cornwall through wiltshire, hampshire, kent, there

could be some rain around on saturday. not raining all the time but not a very pleasant day. elsewhere, not looking bad on saturday. in the north—west of england, the lake district, into northern ireland and west in scotland, we will see the best of the sunshine. further east perhaps a little bit more cloud for howell and newcastle. as well as the winds stay easterly, blowing from east to west, the weather will not want out. temperatures will hover around the single figures. next week will start to pick up south—westerly winds, much stronger, gale—force winds. quite a bit of rain as well. a risk of gales. that's it from me. a final brexit deal for britain is within our grasp,

says the prime minister as she prepares for three more days of crucial negotiations before sunday's summit of eu leaders. after all—night talks in brussels, a draft political declaration is finally agreed on what our future relationship with the eu will look like. the british people want this to be settled. they want a good deal that sets us on course for a brighter future. that deal is within our grasp, and i am determined to deliver it. but this afternoon in the commons, the prime ministerfaced heavy criticism from all sides as she defended the draft brexit deal. also on the programme... for the first time, the security service mi5 admits to mistakes in the tracking of the manchester arena bomber who killed 22 people. the salisbury nerve agent attack — the police officer poisoned by novichok speaks publicly for the first time about his ordeal.