this is bbc world news today. i'm kasia madera, our top stories. selling her version of brexit, the british prime minister says there is no alternative deal if parliament fails to back her agreement. 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'll give you a better deal". four people are killed as militants try to storm china's consulate in the pakistani city of karachi. the chinese asked what was happening. i told them to stay inside. i barricaded the doors with chairs in the cupboard, but the terrorist kept firing. a new us government report is warning that climate change is a major danger to the economy, at odds with president trump's policies on the issue. hello, and welcome to world news today.

a summit meeting on sunday is still in prospect for european union officials to talk about future relations with the uk. here in britain, the prime minister, theresa may has made a direct appeal to the public to back her beleaguered brexit deal, as opponents continue to warn she will never get it through parliament. the prime minister was answering questions on a special bbc broadcast. our deputy political editor, john pienaar reports. her rebellious mps won't listen to her message on brexit. time to talk to the country. a 5live news special with emma barnett and theresa may. i think for most people out there, actually, they just want us to get on with it. mrs may is talking now over the heads of political opponents and tory mutineers, trying to tune into public impatience with the point scoring, with a political game she may well lose. i'm going to be explaining the deal to people up and down the country because i think this is important. it's not just about the mps in westminster looking at the deal, it's about people across the country

understanding what the deal is about. so, that's my focus. so, no plans to resign? my focus is on getting this deal through. then, this blunt warning to parliament, to brexiteer mps and ministers, no point defeating her brexit plan in hope of getting a better one. 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're going to come to us and say, "we'll give you a better deal". for the former remainer, a tough question. without any political waffle or convoluted answer, just between the two of us, what, in your honest opinion, is better for the uk? your deal, or the deal we'd have if we'd stayed in the eu? you say better off. actually, it's a different sort of environment and a different approach that we'll be taking to things. so, not quite yes and not quite no. brexiteers know

what they don't like. on air too today, one who has quit the cabinet with the message that nothing is worse than mrs may's deal. well, i'm not going to advocate staying in the eu but if you just presented me terms, this deal or eu membership, because we'd effectively be bound by the same rules but without the control or voice over them, yes, i think this would be even worse than that. i declare this brexit minimart open! a stunt to suggest brexit could come at a cost. more on the labour side are buying into the idea of a fresh referendum. what i'd like to do, ideally of course, is have a general election so we can vote this shower out. i speak as a labour politician. if we can't have that option, i think, you know, the british public, for the first time, for the first time should have a say whether they accept the outcome of these negotiations, with the option of staying in the eu. the odds are that a large number of mps on all sides are stacked up against theresa may's brexit plan. today she is insisting if her plan is defeated in the commons, there is no chance of getting a better one. but tory brexiteers,

including some in cabinet, disagree. they may not want a leader who is convinced they have no chance of success. as it is, we are all watching and waiting to find out. will this historic plan be pulled up short, stopped in its tracks? it's looking like it. until then, mrs may will try to make it work. downing tools is simply not an option. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. here's adam fleming with the view from brussels, on what many in the eu consider a done deal. that seals the terms of the divorce deal, and a separate political diaper —— declaration much shorter, which sketches out the shape of the future relationship. they're the package that eu leaders will be endorsing and approving on sunday in a special summit here in brussels. as far as the eu is concerned, those

documents are closed, never to be reopened. certainly not reopen by theresa may when she comes to brussels tomorrow, she will be seeing the president of the european commission, and donald tusk, who chairs the summit. also not reopen by the spanish government who want them to between eight to provide reassurance to the spanish people that the brexit process will not change the permanent status of gibraltar on the southern tip of spain. so what happens now behind the scenes this loss of efforts to find a way to make the spanish by minister happy with the situation, whether it is a joint state —— statement by the eu and the uk, or a written agreement, or a that we don't know how we'll look, but the spanish primera stir is saying at the moment that he is not prepared to come to the summit or sign off on deal until his concerns are addressed —— spanish prime minister. so how do you square that circle? the theory is you do a different

political process, and already eu leaders are talking about publishing a third document on sunday. i know, difficult to keep track, up to a third document, which will set other properties for the future and negotiations that lie ahead. at the moment those priorities are managing the economic competition between the uk and eu, in return forthe the economic competition between the uk and eu, in return for the eu getting access to the single market, and getting a deal that gives the eu boats access to the british fishing waters, getting that sorted as soon as possible. could something be added to that about gibraltar, or do you do something else, a document that's actually annexed the minutes ofa that's actually annexed the minutes of a previous meeting that was had by previous leaders? that is something that is being discussed, but it will have to be fixed if the summit on sunday is to go ahead as planned. you will find plenty of people in brussels tuesday the spanish government is just doing this solely for domestic political consumption because there are important regional elections coming

up, and some countries are getting a little bit annoyed with the spanish government making such a big deal out of something the eu says is not an issue. it is already it reflected legally in the documents, and this is not a real problem at all. china says the militant attack on its consulate in karachi will not deter it from investing in infrastructure projects in pakistan. no consular staff were hurt in the attack, but two pakistani police officers, two locals, and the three gunmen were killed. a separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, which opposes chinese influence in pakistan, said it carried out the assault. secunder kermani reports. gunfire outside the chinese consulate in the heart of pakistan's commercial capital. the attackers, armed with assault rifles and grenades, didn't manage to enter the building. but they did kill two policemen. two pakistani civilians also died but the consular staff were unharmed. translation: i took the people inside and locked the door.

the chinese asked what was happening. i told them they were terrorists and to stay inside. i barricaded the door with chairs and a cupboard but the terrorist kept firing. a militant separatist group claimed responsibility for the attack. they had been waiting a low—level insurgency in the south—western province, accusing the pakistani state of exploiting the region's natural resources and now say china is doing the same. beijing is investing aliens of dollars in infrastructure projects centred around this port in western china which will link it to the arabian sea. both countries want the so—called china, pakistan economic corridor to succeed and said the attack will not undermine the relationship. translation: we also believe pakistan will continue to take effective measures to ensure the safe and smooth of the china—pakistan economic corridor. officials in both countries will be

relieved the death tolls today were not higher. target in pakistan so far. and that will raise concern. earlier i spoke to one of pakistan's most prominentjournalist‘s, talat hussain, about the attack. i began by asking if the bla wanted to send a message to authorities in pakistan. it certainly does send the message to the pakistani authorities. this particular group has been designated asa particular group has been designated as a terror group, they have been operating from the mountains, different type of tactics like sniper hits and ie d's. this is the first time they have moved into the heartland of pakistan and struck at the heart of pakistan and china, and

using suicide bombers and killers. that's another tactic, they're showing their capability, saying they will take you to the next level. so as far as this group is concerned, it certainly is a sea change in tactics. explained to us their concerns about what china is doing in pakistan? the balochistan liberation army is looking to hurt the pakistani state, its ideology suggested wants to break up pakistani courts to create a separate province. there are four provinces, so it has a larger agenda, and anything that hurts pakistan, especially if it involves the army, would be fine with them, soi the army, would be fine with them, so i don't think they're particularly concerned about —— only

about china's product in pakistan. it just about china's product in pakistan. itjust happens about china's product in pakistan. it just happens - very close about china's product in pakistan. it just happens - vs to close about china's product in pakistan. itjust happens - vs to hit;e about china's product in pakistan. itjust happens - vs to hit it, does highlight the issue be >es highlight the issue be passing ight the issue be passing through... ue be passing through... which is they be passing through... which is another poor in contention, and these groups, like others, oppose any ingress into their territory. it isa any ingress into their territory. it is a parochial a port —— approach, but that is how they look at life. they oppose pakistani states. does is not also highlight that pakistani authorities are incapable of protecting chinese citizens in pakistan? this is one way to look at it, the other way is that these terrorists are prevented from entering the consulate where 18 plus

people were holed up. that could've lead to catastrophe, their larger point been made. the chinese in pakistan are in a different major, they have thousands of citizens here, they have their own consulate. so this large footprint is next to impossible to create a security border around all of them. that is the message they're trying to send, that they will up the ante on this one, and this really is a big headache for the pakistani establishment. a newly—released us federal government report has outlined the dangers climate change poses, saying it will likely cost hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century. it adds that it could shrink the size of the us economy by 10% if action isn't taken. the report, mandated by congress and written with the help of more

than a dozen us government agencies, is at odds with with policy under donald trump. james cook is in los angeles for us. the reports just out in the last ten minutes or so, but so far the headline messages are pretty bad? yes, this presents a very bleak assessment of the future for the united states under a changing climate if nothing dramatic and significant is done fairly quickly. and ina significant is done fairly quickly. and in a sense, it is an answer to a question which was opposed by the president this week, which during a cold snap, tweeted "whatever happened to global warming"? this thanks giving week for the holiday, it has been very cold, and these government scientists are now providing him with a direct and very detailed... is having a very

significant impact on the united states already, and the potential future impact may be catastrophic with the loss of many more american lives and the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars annually to the economy to the end of the century. it also focuses on the extremes, doesn't it? the increased intensity of droughts, fires racing across california, really putting the spotlight on that? that's right. there seems to be increasing confidence among climate scientists that there is a link between rising global temperatures, rising sea levels, increasing heat in the oceans, and intense, extreme weather events such as those which have driven these catastrophic fires here in california. just to give you that as an example, over the past century or so since the american west was settled, california has experienced

some pretty devastating wildfires. but 15 of the 20 most destructive everin but 15 of the 20 most destructive ever in terms of loss of property have happened in the last 20 years, ten of the 20 deadliest of happened in the past 20 years. so climate scientists say there is something significant changing here, and this report points to infrastructure as a particular concern. it is worried about the other side of the country, the southeast, as well, about oil and gas refinery drilling, the impact on america's infrastructure, which is crumbling and dilapidated in many places anyway. its impact on pipelines and bridges, some serious flooding events happening. there is a very wide and detailed look, sharply at odds with the approach that donald trump is taken, which has been to roll back many environmental regulations brought in to tackle these issues by barack obama. on that note, briefly, at the white house's response so far?|j

have not seen a detailed response from the white house yet, we will be expecting that in the coming days, but what is interesting is the timing of this, it had been due to come out later in the year, coming out the date after thanksgiving, a big annual holiday. james, as always, thank you so much. that report out just within always, thank you so much. that report outjust within the last always, thank you so much. that report out just within the last few moments, lots more details on our website, stay with us on bbc world news. france has agreed to return 26 artefacts ta ken form benin during the colonial period. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the perl world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the

conservative party and prime minister defour leaving number ten believe —— to see the cabinet, she told the cabinet is a funny world. angela merkel is germany's first female world chancellor. the chance to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. it is not hot air we need, but hard cash. cuba has declared nine days of national morning. welcome, you're watching bbc world news today. the british prime minister theresa may has made a direct appeal to the public to get

behind her brexit deal. militants have killed four people in the pakistani city of karachi, to storm the chinese consul in the city. let's get all the sports news, joined behind —— holly hamilton ahead of the big weekend. england's men's cricketers may have solved the problem at number three in the batting order, the returning tiger so start with a controlled century. the first date of the test against sri lanka, they won the toss, and after a sluggish start, the openers rohit burns and keatonjennings going cheaply. a half—century from ben stokes helped guide england to 312-7, that his ben stokes helped guide england to 312—7, that his stumps in colombo. there's only a few times you get the score for england, and that is a special time to be out there in the middle. so the emotion and hard work that has gone to get back out is

massive. look, long—term, who knows what will happen? looking at the la st what will happen? looking at the last year... who knows what will happen long—term? but as you say, i'm happy with my performance. they've already won the 50s over world cup, now england's women are through to the final of the world t-20, through to the final of the world t—20, thanks to a dominant win over india in antigua. heather knight took three wickets for the last of just nine runs as they bowled for india for 112 before amyjones produced a 92 run partnership to see england home with 17 balls to spare. they will play australia in tomorrow's final in the west indies. our prep coming into this game has been so clear, and we knew our game plan. we were feeling confident, the total is very high, so i do forjust

back there and partnership, we would bea back there and partnership, we would be a place. chelsea midfield -- millfield he has made 81 appearances since joining millfield he has made 81 appearances sincejoining leicester two millfield he has made 81 appearances since joining leicester two years ago, helping chelsea to the premier league title in his first season, and an fa cup of a second. they said he can clearly improve as a player and was a key member of france's world cup winning sport in russia this summer. he is notjust an important player, he is a determined player for us. sol important player, he is a determined player for us. so i am really happy with the new contract. i'm really very pleased for him, and it is a very pleased for him, and it is a very important news. david pocock will miss tomorrow's on an international against england with a neck injury. he failed a fitness test after initially being named in

the starting line—up for the match at twickenham. the coach said he was desperate to play, but insisted that the wallabies would not risk his long—term health. just really head also admit they would —— they have not been at their best on this latest tour. with the early fathers here is much —— a sort of want to play this game in a certain way. and by going with the thought of that strategy, i had to make some difficult decisions there, who was going to play that style of the game --. at office door, but if you want to follow the action from the match, the head—to—head winner takes all match between tiger woods and phil mickelson, that is under way right now. live text commentary over on the website, head over to bbc .co

.uk/ sports. back to you. many thanks. if you don't want to watch the sportsday with us... the french president has said 26 african artefacts that were taken from benin during the colonial era will be returned. it comes after a new report, commissioned by president emmanuel macron, said it's unacceptable that about 90% of africa's artistic heritage is outside of africa earlier i spoke with dr charles gore, from the school of oriental and african studies in london i think it is exciting news, because it is accelerating the process of collaboration between the west and other parts of the world, especially africa. and also it is the ever pressing question about ownership and repatriation, particularly with artifacts that have been looted or stolen. so they have a long history of questionable ownership. troubled history indeed, because many artifacts were taken during colonial times. they were taken by

the british expedition in 1897 as punishment for the killing of a british official a few months before, and it took place in queen victoria'sjubilee before, and it took place in queen victoria's jubilee year. before, and it took place in queen victoria'sjubilee year. so again, there is a sense of retribution in taking the artifacts. more than 3000 we re taking the artifacts. more than 3000 were taken from the king's palace. and if there is an argument for the marbles to be returned, and berlin there is still a living religion that uses these artifacts, and a new king crowned two years ago. and these arctic —— artifacts actually get used in the coronation ceremony, and other ritual occasions on an annual basis, so they have a very strong claim for repatriation. used today in their practises, when it comes to the argument that these

artifacts a re comes to the argument that these artifacts are in museums and curated, there together with other artifacts, there is an historical story to them and more people can get to see them. what would you say that? i would say that that is very good for the economies of metro polls in europe and america, but there is actually very developed museums and networks of museums like the west african museums association, so i don't see why they should not be looked after in the museums of their own origin. the ownership is questionable or contentious, whether it has been stolen or looted and so on. obviously there can be collaborations, but i think this is the exciting part. it is actually an incentive for mute —— western museums to collaborate on a more engaged level with museums in africa will stop it is a process that has already started, the british these ems had a transfer of knowledge

is... but it accelerates the process is... but it accelerates the process is. i'm going to ask you to be very brief, why do you think there is such a reluctance to address this and start repatriating these items castillo it's because of the originating circumstances of them being taken originating circumstances of them being ta ken out. originating circumstances of them being taken out. they represented the empire, it was part of the making of a british sense of empire and identity, which has persisted to the independence of countries in africa and so on. it will be fascinating to see if france —— other countries follow france's example. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter, i'm bbckasiamadera. for me and the whole world news team, goodbye. it was quite a gloomy

day once again today, and the general weather pattern isn't really changing much this weekend, so essentially we still have the easterly breeze coming in, drawing ina lot easterly breeze coming in, drawing in a lot of clout, may well bring a few showers. not a great deal of sunshine, all the while staying on the chilly side. fair bit of clout overnight, still misty and murky across england and wales, particularly over the hills. the heavy showers turning the southwest generally quite a few degrees above freezing, not falling very much from what we've seen today because of all the clout. cloudy skies in a few more showers coming into the northeast of scotland of course the northern isles. drive towards the southwest, maybe a bit more sunshine. on the whole, it cloudy. a few showers coming off the north sea, still quite busy over the hills of wales, perhaps even into the midlands, and we have these showers

coming across the english channel into southern coastal counties of england. very hit and miss, large parts of the day may be dry. the wettest of the day tending to move towards the southwest of england, clipping south wales. showers coming into eastern coastal areas of scotland, the best chance of seeing any sunshine further west, chet ashton which are struggling at 7—9d. easterly winds, low pressure to the south bringing in the showers, and we have another push of rain which has changed the forecast a bit, looking letter in the southeast of england, dryer to the southwest, maybe seeing sunshine here. on the whole, the easterly breezes dragging and cloudier skies, bringing 1—2 showers and some sunshine at west. temperatures will be a bit lower on sunday, it may feel attached chillier. we keep the same weather pattern into monday, high pressure dominating generally the easterly

breeze, but look what is out in the atlantic, a couple of rather large areas of low pressure. the weather pattern looks to change significantly next week, a strengthening jet will pick up those areas a low pressure, driving them to the uk, bringing spells of rain or showers across all areas. but the winds coming from the south or southwest should be milder, but it will be windy. this is bbc world news, the headlines. the british prime minister has been answering questions from the public amidst growing criticism of her brexit deal. she said if the british parliament failed to back her plan, there was no alternative deal on offer. gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the chinese consulate in karachi. militants who oppose chinese investment projects say they carried out the attack. all three gunmen were killed. a us government report has warned that climate change will cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century.

a recommendation for deep cuts in emmissions contrasts with president trump's policy, which favours fossil fuels. france's president macron has agreed to return 26 works of art taken from benin in the colonial era. if follows the conclusions of a study recommending thousands of african works in french museums be returned to the continent. the founders of the italian fashion house have begged for forgiveness and an ad campaign breaded country insensitive in china. the ad featured a model trying to eat pasta and pizza using chopsticks.