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. time for a look at the weather...

here's tomasz shafernaker. one thing to take away from the forecast this afternoon, wherever you are this weekend you will need a thick coat, staying pretty chilly and rain in a forecast but not for everyone. for most of acid will be dry but there is rain heading to the southern uk. heavy showers the moment in the western parts of england. and some cracks of thunder. the risk of further showers in the next few hours, some of them are heavy. temperatures around 10 degrees in plymouth. but it's the south—west, clipping parts of wales as well. elsewhere across the country it is predominantly dry with the best of the sunshine around lancashire, the lake district, south—west scotland. northern ireland isn't bad. in scotland from eastern and central areas also

catching showers and i suspect glasgow and edinburgh are at risk of one or two spots of rain this afternoon. showers continuing through tonight and into tomorrow morning in the south. if you looked at the pattern of rain, it aligns itself with the south coast. the rest of the country will be dry and pretty chilly. maybe a touch of frost but the south will stay on the wet side tomorrow, we think. a lot of blue on the weather map for saturday, meaning it will be cold and the wind is coming from the east. a cold easterly wind, as it often is at this time of year. the rain on the south coast of england. anywhere from cornwall, the west country, the isle of wight and maybe london with some rain. the rest of the country isn't bad. on sunday, sunshine should continue in liverpool, belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. but eastern counties, newcastle down to hull, catching showers and some rain for london on

sunday. although what time the rain will arrive on sunday in london, we are not sure, but he prepared. this is beyond the weekend, quiet, relatively speaking, but you can't miss these spirals of rain and wind gathering in the atlantic, looking like it will turn more angry and stormy and some of these weather systems will be heading our way, but not until next week. i think it will stay pretty chilly into tuesday, and wednesday is looking pretty windy and much more mild. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. theresa may warns the uk would end up theresa may warns the uk would end up back at square one if parliament rejects her brexit deal. the prime minister defending her agreement on a bbc radio phone in. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your

latest sports news... they've already won, the 50—overs world cup and now england's women are through to the final of the world t20. captain heather knight, took 3 wickets for the loss ofjust 9 runs, to help bowl out india for 112, before nat sivver and amyjones produced a 92—run partnership to see england home with 17 balls to spare. they'll play australia in tomorrow night's final, after they thrashed west indies. our prep coming into this game has been so clear and we knew our game plan, so it is just us feeling pretty confident and the total wasn't really high, so i knew if we batted through and got a good partnership we would be in a good place. it's always exciting to play in the

final. and it's always good against australia. there will be plenty of match ups along the way, it's a case of who winds it on the day. it's always close, and good fun, i'm sure they'll be drama. england's men are going for a series whitewash in sri lanka. they made a sluggish start, losing a couple of quick wickets, but a century from jonny bairstow was the highlight as england made a solid start to the third and final test, closing on 312 for 7. andy swiss reports: it was a day defined by one man, and one of sport? more than usual celebrations. how often duty to see a test century greeted like this? this was a way to silence the doubters. he kept the crease in

early travel, rory byrne is bold and keatonjennings early travel, rory byrne is bold and keaton jennings caught, is early travel, rory byrne is bold and keatonjennings caught, is sri lankan sensed a collapse. in best of the someone with a point to prove after being left out of the last march. he showed his team—mates what they've been missing, with the glazing 50 from ben stokes that they we re glazing 50 from ben stokes that they were scattering sri lankan‘s hopes. there are only distraction was four—legged as a dog stopped play, that's hardly what they needed. this was a pedigree performance. moments later, a century, and that fraud emotion, frustration, vindication, whatever the case, the balcony didn't seem to mind. on 110 he finally succumbed to a really short, and left the field knowing this has been some comeback. from there though, england faltered, a clatter of late wickets, and they were left clinging on successfully overturning

an unbeatable decision, just before the close. far from an unbeatable decision, just before the close. farfrom perfect, but there will be hoping to turn the start into another match—winning performance. formula one is in abu dhabi for the final grand prix of the season, and it's the red bull's who have set the pace in first practice. max verstappen was quickest, four—tenths of a second faster than teammate daniel ricciardo, ahead of mercedes‘ valterri bottas. lewis hamilton back in 11th seemed to be having problems, saying "it's quite an unhappy car at the moment." wales‘ lauren price will have to settle for a bronze medal after losing her semi—final at the women's world boxing championships in delhi price was up against the european champion nooshka fonteen of the nertherlands but lost the 3 round bout 3—2 . fonteen goes on to fight china's li qian in the final. that's all the sport for now. good news for england rugby union fans, david pocock has been ruled

out of australia's match of the autumn internationals tomorrow. more on that on the bbc sport website. in the last hour, theresa may has been taking part in a phone—in, here on the bbc news channel and radio 5 live — to try to sell her brexit deal to the public. we are going to play a few clips of the exchanges between listeners, viewers, members of the public and the prime minister. chris morris from our reality check team is with me in the studio, he will talk a little bit about what the prime minister said, and try to analyse what she said. so, let's just run you through them, some of the questions and answers. the first questions and answers. the first question came from sarah in billingham. will you get your brexit

plan to parliament, and if it is watered down what is the plan be? first of all, thank you for asking that question. that's what people have been focusing on. in a sense there are two conversations going on at the moment, in parliament this focus on who would vote for the deal, or not. and outside people are thinking, actually, let's get this through and get on delivering. my job is to persuade people. i believe this is the right deal for the uk. myjob is to persuade people in parliament of that view. i think the job ofan parliament of that view. i think the job of an mp is actually, when they come to look at voting for this deal, to say to themselves, does it deliver on what people voted for? i believe it does. secondly, what do we need to focus on four people up and down the country. people'sjobs, people's futures, should be at the forefront of everybody's minds.

sarah, do you want to add to that? thank you for the response, i do actually hope it gets to parliament, i don't want there to be uncertainty in the country. i think no deal would cause chaos in the country, really. thank you for your call. let's pick up thank you for your call. let's pick up on something she was driving at, something a lot of other people have asked, if only, what is the next step if you don't it through? no deal, although brexit? i think there's a risk, first of all, myjob is to persuade people to get this through. there is a process that takes place, the government comes back with a statement, but i think if this deal doesn't go through we end up back square one. as sarah has just tired, what we end up as sarah has just tired, what we end up with is more uncertainty and more division, frankly. so i believe that

if we were to go back to the european union and say, well, people didn't like that deal, can we have another one, i don't think they'll come to us and table give you a better deal. this is the deal that i think works for the uk. people don't understand what is plan b? i'm working on making sure that we get this vote through in parliament. i think if we don't get the vote through, what we will see is more division and more uncertainty. there are people in parliament, on the other side, who will argue for no deal, someone to stop brexit and frustrate brexit. what i want to do is deliver brexit with a good deal. my is deliver brexit with a good deal. my focus at the moment, all my focus, is on... obviously, we got to finalise the deal on sunday with the european council, but beyond that it's about getting the vote through. that's just a flavour of the

exchange on the phone in. chris is with me. the prime minister was asked what is plan b, so what is plan b? i think she wants to focus on plan a, understandably. if you focus too much on plan b people with interplanetary hasn't got a chance. if that fails, there is some suggestion that after a few days, after crisis talks, it could go back to parliament for a second time if that didn't happen, or it got rejected twice, then we are into com pletely rejected twice, then we are into completely unknown territory. a political crisis, if you like. if we get to the 21st of january with no deal inside, the government is mandated by law to tell parliament fodder plants to do next. you weren't a theoretical territory now, weren't a theoretical territory now, we need to get past that first hurdle. when she was pressed several times she said that personally,

personally speaking, there is no question of no brexit because she has to deliver the brexit that people voted for in the referendum. she was loathe to say we are heading for no deal. we're going to hear this a lot over the next couple of weeks, focusing on getting this deal through parliament, and appealing to people to think about it and lobby their own mps. another question during the phone in came from laura beth, from lancashire, who asked about the future of gibraltar. i'd just like a little bit more information about what's being done to protect gibraltar's british sovereignty. thank you, laura beth. you may have seen that this has come up more of an issue in the last couple of days. we are very clear as the uk, that when we negotiate for these matters, in relation to leaving the european union and future, we do so under

half of the whole uk family, including gibraltar. we are very clear that our position on gibraltar and its sovereignty hasn't changed, and its sovereignty hasn't changed, and will not change. it's about the wish of the people of gibraltar. what we have done, looking at this phase of negotiations, the withdrawal agreement, and the political declaration, is we've been working with the government of gibraltar and the government of spain, to put into place measures that actually related to gibraltar. which, and convert closely with gibraltar, our position here in the uk, as the government, on the sovereignty of gibraltar, has not change. so that's the prime minister talking about the gibraltar issue. that's pretty important, isn't it? the eu summit on sunday has to sign this off, and the spanish saying they could stop the whole thing, because they object to what has been negotiated on gibraltar.

yes, in the last hour or so the spanish government spokesman has said that the government is determined that they must be absolutely guaranteed that any agreement between the eu and britain requires the prior approval of spain relating to gibraltar. that has been set out before the european council outlines. this may go to the last minute, if you like. but the spanish prime minister has threatened to veto brexit, those were his words. you can't really do that, because the approval of the withdrawal agreement, technically, needs not unanimous approval, but it needs a qualified majority, which means 20 countries representing 65% of the eu population. on the other hand, i think it's almost unthinkable, an issue as big as this, that they would want to put it to a vote. they normally agree by consensus. they will be work: to find some reassurance for spain that this process ca n reassurance for spain that this process can move forward. they will

a lwa ys process can move forward. they will always be things that were flash points, right at the end. gibraltar is clearly one. back to the phone m, is clearly one. back to the phone in, and other people got in touch to ask whether the prime minister will resign if she doesn't get the deal through parliament. here's what she had to say to that. i don't, as i'm sitting here, i'm not thinking about me. i'm thinking about getting a deal that delivers for the people of this country. that's what drives me and is at the forefront of my mind. when i say that i'm focused, over the next few weeks, into a meaningful vote in parliament, getting rattled through, i will. i'm around the country, i'm going to be explaining the deal to people danced on the country, i think this is important. it's not just about in westminster, it's about people across the country understanding what the deal is about. that's my focus. so no plans to resign? we cut her off there, but

she doesn't have any plans to resign, that's the message. it is an interesting question. so if the deal when it is put to parliament doesn't get through, what does the prime minister do? she is under huge pressure from her brexiteers mps amongst others, who want a no—confidence roast. no—confidence vote. certainly, questions would be asked about her leadership, but let's not forget, tory brexiteers have been threatening for months now, and she has survived every time. they were supposed to be 48 letter sent to the 1922 committee to trigger a vote of no—confidence, it didn't happen. so one thing i think she has proved over the last humans is her stickability. but this is clearly a crucial thing, and that's why she's going to have to go out on a charm offensive to persuade people whose own mps sceptical that this is the right thing to do. of course, we

saw at the last election, the public campaign isn't necessarily her strongest suit. as you were saying, a meaningful vote, it might not be the end of the story, because they could go back and have a second vote, i'm been negotiated terms. that's a possibility, isn't it? it is, yes. just in our round—up, we heard from michael from uttoxeter and press the prime minister on whether her deal was better than the one the uk currently has with the european union. let's listen. we all know you voted to remain in the eu, you've now accepted the referendum results to leave, without any political waffle or convoluted answer, just between the two of us, what, in your honest opinion, is better for the two of us, what, in your honest opinion, is betterforthe uk, your deal or the deed we had if we'd stayed in the eu? i honestly believe that i'm getting

what is a good dealfor the uk. i recognise that there were aspects of being in the european union that caused people real concern, free movement was one of those. when i came out and gave a speech at the beginning of the campaign, when i explained why i was putting remain, i wasn't one of those who said, if we leave the european union it will be really bad for the uk. the sky won't fall in, it will be a different world for us. but it will bea different world for us. but it will be a good one. i believe we can build on what we are doing, and one of those examples is actually the trade we do, the trade partnerships with the rest of the world. i genuinely believe there is a bright future for this country and our best days lie ahead of us. as the prime minister answered your question? no, no, i appreciate what you're saying, prime minister. but i

would like to know if you think we would like to know if you think we would be better off if we'd stayed in the eu, or are we would be better off if we'd stayed in the eu, orare we better off would be better off if we'd stayed in the eu, or are we better off with your deal? we will be better off in a situation which will have outside of the european union, where we have control of those things and are able to trade with the rest of the world. theresa may be impressed there by michael from uttoxeter on whether she thinks we would be better off with her deal, or having stayed in the eu. she was having a bit of trouble answering. it's hardly a ringing endorsement, there was no emphatic this deal is certainly better than membership. that's a question that will be asked again and again. what a grand she was a remainder. yes, dominic raab, the former brexit secretary was pressed on the today programme this morning about the same question, and he said the current deal is worse than

staying under current membership terms, and he's a brexiteers, so that's not going away. we've just been analysing what the prime minister had to say. you can see the q and minister had to say. you can see the qanda minister had to say. you can see the q and a session in follow on the news channel at three to number 3:30pm as well as on the eye player. ina 3:30pm as well as on the eye player. in a moment we have the business news. (00v) theresa may takes part in a phone—in on the bbc news channel and radio 5 live — and says the draft brexit agreement is the right deal for britain. elsewhere, the united arab emirates considers a pardon for the british academic matthew hedges — jailed for life for spying. (00v) police introduce a new tactic to cut the number of moped robberies: knocking the offenders off their bikes. in the business news:

it's black friday and retailers are hoping that bargain prices are going to lure shoppers into a spending spree, to help boost business in the run up to christmas. but there's a warning from the cyber defence agency. it says black friday shoppers could be targetted by hackers. the national cyber security centre, is giving advice on how to stay safe whilst shopping online. flybe and virgin atlantic have confirmed they are in talks about a sale or closer alliance. the move comes after cash—strapped flybe put itself up for sale earlier this month. the exeter—based regional airline said that virgin was "one of the parties" it has been in discussions with. well, it may be black friday. but not everyone is joining in the frenzy spending. in fact today is also international buy nothing day. the idea is that we keep our cash and our credit cards firmly in our pockets. and guess who's most likely to resist the charms of black friday? milennials. that's according to

a survey by kantar, and eve dixon from kantar joins us now. e. e, why our millennial is leading the charge in not spending on black friday? it's worth looking at a potted history of black friday, whilst it feels like a key date in everyone's diaries, it's a relatively new phenomenon in the uk. it was a us import, and when it first launched it created a lot of excitement. people felt they were joining a secret club, getting access to deals that no one else could. that followed with some ugly scenes of near rye yet, people grappling to get the best electronic items. now what we see is an increasing level of cynicism, people saying that potentially they won't shop. 45% of people we spoke to said they had shopped previously, only 27% of

people say they intend to shop this black friday. something that really puzzles me about black friday, we spend a lot of money on this event, what happens to christmas? do we spend on that as well? cow—macro that's a good point. the idea is that's a good point. the idea is that it kick—starts the retail shopping season. —— that it kick—starts the retail shopping season. -- that's a good point. it remains to be seen whether people bring forward their spending and stop spending, or whether it really does start the entire season. it's interesting in terms of millenials, it's actually the other way round, millenials are more likely to be interested on black friday. 40% time as they will go out and try and shop over this black friday period. they also feel more inclined to get good value for money, so two thirds of them, aged under 35, tell us they feel they get good value on black friday this is

only one fifth of the over 55. thank you very much. thank you very much. dolce & gabbana products have been pulled from chinese e—commerce sites as the backlash against a controversial ad campaign grows. the firm posted videos this week showing a chinese model struggling to eat pasta and pizza with chopsticks. the campaign was accused of demeaning chinese culture. tha national audit office has warned that the government will miss its own deadline to install smart meters, every home in britian is supposed to have one by 2020. however, the public accounts watchdog has joined a chorus of voices, including a group of mps and citizens advice, which say the target is impossible to reach. the government has insisted that it will meet its commitment. campaigners say new laws going through parliament won't go far enough to stamp out hidden charges for renters. the tenant fees bill caps or ban these extra charges for tenants in england. wales has similar legislation under way and scotland outlawed these fees back in 2012.

just a quick look at what the markets are doing. here they are. see is under a lot of pressure because of brexit. the biggest fall isa mining because of brexit. the biggest fall is a mining company with plans for new legislation in mexico making it harderfor new legislation in mexico making it harder for them new legislation in mexico making it harderfor them to new legislation in mexico making it harder for them to operate there. the biggest rise, it's the sage group, the software company. they have had some encouraging results, and brent crude continues to fall. that's all the business news. now it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom now. thanks, ben. temperatures tonight not particularly rising or dropping. they are going to hover around eight or10 they are going to hover around eight or 10 degrees. just the kind of temperatures we've been having in the last few days. it's chilly, of

course. the winds will be felt around the eastern coast this weekend. so we will need thick coats. but still to come, in the short term, these clouds drifting out of france, into south—western parts of the country. they are showers, some of them have been bringing some thunder and lightning to south—western parts of the country, cornwall and devon. these are lumps of rain, continuous rain, certainly, some of us are going to need umbrellas. the rest of the country, particularly further north—west europe, the weather isn't bad at all. the lake district and cumbria, northern ireland, some sunshine. the weather this evening, friday night, the shovels continue. if anything we start to see some rain pushing into the southern counties. by the end of the night, rain in the isle of wight. north of

that, looking dry. a lot of blue on the weather map tomorrow, quite stag na nt the weather map tomorrow, quite stagnant at the moment, not much wind. there are winds starting to develop in the atlantic, they may well bring in some milder weather. that won't happen until tuesday or wednesday. short—term, it's a case of cold weather on saturday, 9 degrees, some sunshine, then we got a bit of rain from corner and all the way to the isle of wight, kent, and the rain could hang around on sunday. plymouth, portsmouth and southampton, this weekend, saturday and sunday, you may need your brolly. the best of the weather, all through the weekend is going to be the further north—west you are. i mentioned the weather in the atlantic, this is just mentioned the weather in the atlantic, this isjust a mentioned the weather in the atlantic, this is just a sequence of early next week, monday, tuesday, wednesday. big low—pressure, the game forced winds, rain in our

direction. a bit uncertain, but the basic messages, once we've gone through monday and tuesday, the raincoat started to increase, and the weather turns a lot, lot more u nsettled. the weather turns a lot, lot more unsettled. that's still to come. but in the short term, we stay chilly this week. hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm rebecca jones. today at two. theresa may takes part in a phone—in on the bbc news channel and radio five live and says the draft brexit agreement is the right deal for britain. i believe that if we were to go back to the european union and say people didn'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. mrs may was also pressed

on whether she would resign if her deal didn't go through. i'm not thinking about me, i'm thinking about getting a deal that delivers for the people of this country. that's what drives me and that's what is at the forefront of my mind. elsewhere, the united arab emirates considers a pardon for the british