now is the time for the country to come together. the prime minister appeals for national unity over brexit. on a bbc phone in in the last few minutes, theresa may said the draft brexit agreement is the right dealfor britain. i believe if we were to go back to the european union and say people don't like that deal can we have another one, i don't think they are going to come to us and say we will give you a better deal. it comes as eu officials finalise the draft brexit deal, due to be signed off at a summit this weekend. also this lunchtime: you're getting arrested to prevent a breach of the peace. one of britain's top police officers says financial cuts are too deep and have gone on too long. the united arab emirates considers a pardon for the british academic jailed for life for spying. a new police tactic to cut the number of moped robberies, knocking the criminals off their bikes. and a black friday warning that not every discount is quite what it seems. and coming up on bbc news:

jonny bairstow‘s century helps england's men to a positive start on the first day of the final test against sri lanka in colombo. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has called for the british people to come together over her plans for brexit. she's been taking calls from the public on radio 5live and the bbc news channel, where she said the agreement she's negotiated with brussels is the right deal for britain. she said that if parliament doesn't vote for her brexit deal, the uk will end up back at square one and warned that the eu won't give us any more.

our political correspondent nick eardley reports. it is not looking easy for theresa may. what happens next is far from certain. she is taking her argument away from westminster and trying to persuade you. the prime minister is with me... now is the point when i wa nt with me... now is the point when i want the country to come together. for most people out there they want us for most people out there they want us to get on with it. she had this morning. if this does not go through we end up back at square one. what we end up back at square one. what we end up with is more uncertainty and more division, frankly. i believe if we were to go back to the european union and say people did not like that deal can we have another one, we will not get, they are not going to say we will give you a better deal. this is the deal

that works for the uk. even if theresa may can finalise the agreement in the coming days her troubles are far from over. in parliament she faces attack from all sides. mps convinced a better deal as possible and determined to vote has down. the man who was brexit secretary until last week wants the pm to negotiate a better deal and thinks the current offer is worse than staying in. this is worse than staying in the eu? i am not going to advocates dealing in the eu but if you presented me terms, we would be bound by the same rules without a voice, this would be worse than that. others are not happy. costs are going to rise. arguing what was promised the head of the referendum is not being delivered. they want mps to send the division back. project this deal, it is bad for businesses and the nhs and future grandchildren. i would like ideally

to have a general election so we can vote this show are out. the british public for the first time should have a say whether they accept these negotiations with the option of staying in the eu. elliptical options aplenty in the next few weeks, the road to brexit will see plenty of twists and turns. in a moment we'll talk to adam fleming in brussels but first let's talk to our deputy political editorjohn pienaar who is in westminster. it may seem a pretty faint hope but she is hoping she can reach out to the country over the head of the seemingly impassable battalion of critics and political opponents and mutinous conservatives and somehow put pressure on them to get behind her. what was discussed in the fallen in the last half an hour,

people saying why do they notjust get on with it? you hear that a lot. you may have to stray a short distance to hear that. how often have you heard people saying politicians are more concerned with political point scoring and political point scoring and political fixations than the good of the country? those mps who could cause theresa may such a problem would say they are political points and political ideas about brexit are good for the country but theresa may is battling against heavy odds and she will go on doing that, playing her cards, seemingly with no aces. after this weekend's european summit in brussels the pleasure and the appealing will go on and ratchet up many notches. to some it may seem hopeless but for theresa may throwing in the towel is not unlike option and even if it is not in her nature. that summit is scheduled for sunday.

how much of that is a done deal because these spanish are kicking a fuss up over gibraltar? the advisers to the 27 eu leaders have been meeting in brussels this morning. that meeting has ended. the two documents that make up the final package are stable, sealed, closed. they are not going to be reopened. that means the summit can definitely go ahead. officials are working on the statement eu leaders will release on sunday after they approve the deal and it focuses on two priorities. first the level playing field which is called for the constraints that will be applied to the uk in return for a privileged access to the single market and secondly getting a deal on fishing rates as soon as possible after brexit. the outstanding issue is

gibraltar. the spanish government is very concerned and is not backing down. be used is they will not endorse the deal unless all its members are happy but some countries getting really annoyed with spain. one diplomat said it is not an issue and spanish officials should be hiding their head in shame at what they are doing. one person looks chilled, michel barnier, he walked past does a couple of minutes ago looking very chipper, which makes me think maybe all of this will be fine in the end. thank you. we can bring you a flavour of one of the exchanges in that fallen. you a flavour of one of the exchanges in that fallenlj you a flavour of one of the exchanges in that fallen. i would like to know what you think whether we would be better off if we had stayed in the eu or if we will be better with your deal.|j stayed in the eu or if we will be better with your deal. i think we will be better off in a situation

which will have outside the european union where we have control of all of those things and are able to trade around the rest of the world. i was one of those people who said that it was not going to be the case that it was not going to be the case that outside the european union we we re that outside the european union we were going to have the sort of problem some other people said we would. it is different. you say are we better off, it is a different sort of environment and a different approach that we will be taking to things. theresa may speaking a short time ago. and you can see that prime minister's q&a session in full on the bbc news channel at 3:30pm this afternoon and on the bbc iplayer. throughout the brexit negotiations the issue of the irish border and the future of trade relations between the uk have been a key sticking point. many businesses in northern ireland say they're backing the pm's proposal deal. but there's a growing rift with the democratic unionist party, who are continuing to lobby against it. our ireland correspondent

emma vardy reports. theresa may wants the brexit deal wrapped up and signed off with the eu on sunday. but there's still deep division over whether it resolves the unique set of problems with the border in northern ireland. i think it's a pity in a way that we are the central issue, but i think that the deal mrs may was offered was a very good deal for northern ireland. i think we'll get the best of both worlds. i prefer northern ireland with britain — better market. the only good thing that's come out of it is that it really has kind of opened up the issue of the place of northern ireland, both in ireland and the uk, and its relationship with europe. the draft deal is an unwanted early present for northern ireland's democratic unionist party, who are urging people to reject it. theresa may depends on northern ireland's dup to get things done in westminster. this week, they have been abstaining from key votes to remind

the government that when it comes to the brexit deal, they can't count on their support in parliament. the prime minister should reflect on the fact that she doesn't have enough support in parliament and she should use that opportunity to go back and get a better deal for the people of the united kingdom. we want to see a better deal. we don't want to see no deal. this has all been presented as a binary choice between the prime minister's deal and no deal. we believe there is a third way, we believe there's a better deal and we should look for that better deal. but the dup is at odds with many northern ireland businesses, who last night visited downing street to give the prime minister their backing. it is an agreement. it's a compromise between all the parties. i think business people recognise that you do need to compromise to reach a deal, and i think this is a deal that most businesses feel is better than the alternative, which is no deal. this afternoon, the chancellor philip hammond will visit northern ireland to address the dup's party conference. but bringing the dup onside with the deal in its current form appears to be a near—impossible act. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.

one of britain's top police officers says his force is unable to provide the public with the level of service they require. cleveland police chief mike veale says financial cuts are too deep and have gone on too long. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is here. these comments follow some filming you did in cleveland in hartlepool the other day. yes. they have had budget cuts of more than a third which is led to them losing more than a quarter of staff including 500 officers and we filmed recently with police officers in hartlepool the effects of that. ten officers on a night shift to cover a total of 92,000 people. the custody suite was not open because they did not have enough staff saw prisoners were being taken to middlesbrough, taking

officers out of the town. local residents patrolling the streets trying to deter criminals because they felt the police were not able to respond to car crime and robberies. the chief has come out in response to this and said the cuts have gone on too long and been too deep. he said give us the tools and we will do thejob. deep. he said give us the tools and we will do the job. i would not be exhibiting the courage that my officers deserve if i continue to say we have enough resources. things are not ok. he says it is time that trend was reversed. the home office have not responded but they have said previously they will look at police budgets next year. thank you. the united arab emirates is studying a request for clemency for the british academic, mathew hedges, who's beenjailed for life on charges of spying. the uae‘s ambassador in london says he hopes an "amicable solution" can be found. this was also an unusual case. many researchers visit the uae freely every year without breaking our laws.

under uae law everyone has the right to appeal after conviction and everyone can request a pardon from our president. mr hedges' family have made a request for clemency and the government is studying that request. our diplomatic correspondent has been following the case. that sounds quite optimistic, studying clemency. yes. we learned that that appeal has already been lodged. i understand that happened yesterday. there will bea that happened yesterday. there will be a question of how long it will take. some people watching this closely think it could be a matter ofa closely think it could be a matter of a few days. one gets that has been speculated as the 2nd of december which is the uae‘s national day when apparently these things have been known to occur in the

past. it is worth noting that the ambassador went to some lengths to defend the country's judicial record. he said the uae is a country with an independentjudiciary that does not dictate verdicts to the court. he said it was not a kangaroo court, a five—minute hearing, it was the end of a process that had gone on for some months and he described this as an unusual case. they seem to believe that the uae that matthew hedges was in some way involved in espionage. it does seem as if they value their relationship with the uk rather more and that is why it is highly likely that we will see matthew hedges released within a couple of days. thank you. the metropolitan police says it has cut the number of robberies using motocycles after introducing tactics including allowing officers to knock offenders off their mopeds. scotland yard said the number of offences has fallen by 44% since specialists teams were set up

to tackle the problem. a warning, viewers may find some footage in tom symonds‘ report disturbing. they can be lightning fast or deeply intimidating. for the met, scooter gangs have become a big problem. but modern policing in a time of dwindling resources is about careful targeting of criminals, and the new anti—scooter operation appears to be working. it's partly the kit, high power and slimline motorbikes. this new stinger system punctures the tyres of scooter criminals and then retracts to allow police cars to pass. but it's also about this. yes, that's a police car driving into a scooter rider, deliberately. they are trained to do it at a slower speed as possible. so far there have

been no serious injuries. it's a high impact tactic, therefore riders and drivers will be considering the risk to the ride they are pursuing, the risk to the public and to themselves before deciding on that course of action. but in more cases than not it's safer to bring the pursuit to a close than it is to pick continue allowing the rider to drive dangerously through london. police continually assess the risk of starting, continuing and ending in pursuit based on all sorts of criteria. contrary to what some criminals believe, whether or not they where are a helmet is not one of them. it's a myth. if they take their crash helmet off they think we will not pursue. they need to know that we will. it is for their safety, and we will risk assess it. crime is always changing and police believe this one has been increasing because we walking around with expensive things like phones, that very valuable to thieves. you can add to that the fact it is an efficient crime to carry out. one

scooter can be used for a of offences. these tactics are not entirely new, but they are now being used regularly. the met says they have helped cut scooter crime by 44% . have helped cut scooter crime by 44%. tom symonds, bbc news, at new scotla nd 44%. tom symonds, bbc news, at new scotland yard. our top story this lunchtime. the prime minister appeals for national unity. on a bbc phone—in theresa may said her brexit agreement is the right deal for britain. the same procedure as last year? and still to come... why this 70s british comedy sketch, which has become an essential part of new years' celebrations in germanym is only getting its first uk public screening today. coming up on bbc news... it's a one—two for red bull in first practice ahead of formula one's season—ending abu dhabi grand prix. max verstappen was quickest, just ahead of daniel ricciardo. it's black friday — with most british retailers

offering discounts. but shoppers are being warned that some promotions may be misleading. the head of the advertising standards authority has raised particular concerns about online offers. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports retailers both on and offline are geared up for a frenzied weekend. very excited for black friday. we booked the day off work. you can get possibly some better deals online, but you can still get good deals on the high street. online is good, but today you can actually buy and take it home with you. online, you've got to basically order it and wait for it to turn up. over the next four days, the online retail association, imrg, are predicting that uk shoppers will spend £8.5 billion. there's plenty of enthusiasm for finding a deal from these shoppers in wrexham. i was walking past a shop and i saw the big sale sign. you can see something in there,

you can go and have a look and see what they've got in there. even if you don't need it, you just... you buy it! yeah! but how easy is it to spot a misleading offer? after about 12 minutes you just get mentally exhausted. we put people in the brain scanners and got them to shop online and we see they get mentally exhausted and their decision—making process drains. they suddenly start saying, oh, it's a yellow side, oh, it's a glossy one. it says "best buy". i'll get one of those. and how do you know it's actually cheaper? so, like, how do you know that what they are saying is true? that's a question for the advertising standards authority. of course, the rapid pace of change online means it sometimes feels quite hard to keep up, and the sheer volume of products that are on offer at times like black friday means there is inevitably going to be some stuff that's going on out there that isn't treating people fairly and is misleading them, but we are here to make sure we deal with any problems that we can. whether you love it all those

it, the black friday — cyber monday weekend is now one of the biggest moments in the uk's retail year. from huge online players to the smallest high street cafe, shoppers are expecting money off. colletta smith, bbc news, in wrexham. a report today says only a third of people get the urgent mental health care they need when they go to accident and emergency departments in england. the healthcare safety investigation branch also says the care patients get varies depending on where they live. our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. rapid assessment team? james cawley isa rapid assessment team? james cawley is a psychiatric nurse based in birmingham. sounds like he's having hallucinations. the call is from accident and emergency, where a young man has been brought in because he appears to be having a

mental health crisis. james needs to see him quickly to work out how to help him. today's report says in too many places this sort of rapid response simply doesn't happen. izzy under arrest? they don't have any records for the patient brought in by police in the packed emergency department. james has to now build up department. james has to now build upa department. james has to now build up a picture of what is going on. i'mjames up a picture of what is going on. i'm james from the rapid response team. how often is it you are coming down here to assess someone quickly question your per day, up to 12, 14 times a day. it varies, but it can be very busy. people come to a&e because they need help and support and they are not sure where to go so a&e is one of the first port of call. but the investigation branch says whether you get support like this depends on where you live. according to this report nearly two thirds of people writing at emergency departments within urgent mental health problems don't get the help they need. and even when there

isa help they need. and even when there is a psychiatric liaison team, they are not always called. all too familiarfor lisa are not always called. all too familiar for lisa sullivan. are not always called. all too familiarfor lisa sullivan. her brother nicky went to his local a&e feeling suicidal but the team who knew him well was not alerted. after 18 minutes he walked out. she said he later died after walking in front ofa he later died after walking in front of a car. must have been despairing for him in the end. he had been admitted 22 times and every time that he had been admitted he went to a&e because he wasn't well and he was seen and survived after it. on this occasion he wasn't seen and therefore he didn't survive. back at heartlands hospital, professor george tadros, who pioneered the idea of a&e —based psychiatric teams says it is vital someone in a crisis sees the right sort of specialist. someone comes with a heart attack or broken legs, you expect to be

assessed by the people fully trained in this. in mental health, wejust need to have exactly the same. here it is decided to move the young man having hallucinations to a mental health unit, a quick decision which should help his recovery. alison holt, bbc news, birmingham. britain is to spend £50 million on tackling the practice of female genital mutilation in africa. the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, said "we can't end fgm in the uk without ending it globally." naomi grimley reports. these girls will never have to undergo fgm because their village in sudan decided to stop all female circumcision 30 years ago. it was a forward—thinking stand in a country where nearly 90% of all women are still cut today. now the sudanese government, with help from britain, is hoping to put an end to the practice entirely by 2030. i do feel that coming from far afield... the international development secretary announced a new £50 million package for africa at a west

london hospital, where they often deal with fgm cases. she believes money spent abroad can have a beneficial effect here. if we want to protect women in the uk, we have to end fgm globally. we are planning on doing that by 2030. this new funding today is going to help those grassroots campaigns. we need the conversation to start... janet is a midwife who sees the consequences of fgm everyday in herjob. her patients often have to contend with multiple complications. infection, bleeding, infertility. you know, post—traumatic stress and the psychological impact on the girl or woman who has had fgm. the campaign against fgm is already gaining ground across africa. but britain believes it can help speed up its total eradication by using its aid budget to help empower girls.

naomi grimley, bbc news. one of britian's leading tv soap operas is to tackle far—right extremism in a storyline. a character from hollyoaks is seen being radicalised by a group with anti—muslim views. it's hoped the storyline will raise awareness about the threat of far right extremism in britain. anisa kadri reports. hollyoaks theme. former x factor contestant ray quinn plays extremistjohnny, a new character for channel 4 soap hollyoa ks. johnny is of extreme, far—right extreme radicalisation and he is here in the village trying to befriend ste. misbah maalik killed my sister! johnny capitalises on ste's hatred for a muslim doctor he believes is responsible for his sister's death. i'm johnny, by the way. i know you're angry. i've got your back. i think this is the only storyline as well where we've been filming

on set and i would say something to harvey's character, misbah, and even the crew members would come up afterwards and be like, "i really hate you right now." i've never had that with any story we have done before. they said i had acted with conviction and courage. harvey virdi plays matriarch dr misbah maalik. it's sort of a duty to look at things that are happening in society that are reflected in a soap opera, in our world here, so that perhaps when we do something, the viewers who are watching can relate to or go, "oh, my gosh, i didn't know anything about that." recently there have been warnings of a rise in far—right extremism. 968 referrals were made to the government's anti—radicalisation programme prevent last yea r. that is an increase of more than a quarter. they now make up 16% of all referrals compared to 10% in 2016. we were really concerned about how hate and fear is destroying communities and tearing them apart. i think when we did the research we felt like that is why

we had to tell this story. over the last 23 years, hollyoaks has become known for its hard—hitting storylines. now the focus is radicalisation, which will hit our screens from next month. i will talk to her and put her straight. anisa kadri, bbc news. england have cruised into the women's world t20 cricket final — after a dominant eight—wicket win over india in antigua. england lost two early wickets but after winning the toss, india collapsed losing their last eight wickets for only 23 runs. england will now face australia — who thrashed the hosts west indies — in sunday's final. england's men are in sri lanka seeking a clean sweep of victories at the start of the third test in colombo. that's the hundred. recalled batsmanjonny bairstow hit a century as england ended the first day on 312—7.

england won the previous two tests of the three test series. it's the british comedy sketch which has become an essential part of new year celebrations in germany, but has never been shown here until now. "dinner for one" has been broadcast on german tv every new year's eve since 1972. this afternoon it finally has its first uk public screening. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has the story. the same procedure as last year? a 90th birthday party. the host's friends are dead so her loyal butler plays every guest, getting more tipsy as the evening goes on. dinner for one is watched by millions in germany every new year's eve. at manchester's christmas markets, german traders say it is essential viewing. every child in germany knows dinner for one.

you are waiting for it the whole year. we always thought it started being famous over here and somehow, you know, swapped over to germany. in 1963, english comedy actor freddie frinton's music hall performance was turned into a german tv programme. the whole thing was filmed in one 15—minute take. ten years later it became an annual institution. my brother and i impersonated this all the time. now his son, mike, is guest of honour for its much delayed uk premiere at a weekend of slapstick here in campbelltown. it is almost like seeing him do it in a theatre, live. this is the one thing he really enjoyed doing. it was his baby. when you go to germany and tell people that you are freddie frinton's son, what reaction do you get? if i meet a german in the street i will say, "you know my father, he's freddie frinton," and the reaction is always brilliant.

people always want to have their picture taken with you, selfies. organisers believe the sketch will be appreciated by a british audience. freddie frinton is a comedy genius. his timing is perfect. it is an absolute masterpiece of slapstick. 50 years after his death, his reputation continues to grow. a freddie frinton stamp hasjust been issued in germany and next year a museum dedicated to him opens in bremerhaven. and, of course, it's already part of new year plans. i have some friends coming over, people to party at my house, and i think we will watch it before we start to have dinner together. they all know they will be watching dinner for one? yeah, sure, everybody does it. it is tradition. the same procedure as last year? the same procedure as every year, james. colin paterson, bbc news... i'll do my very best. ..campbelltown.