the prime minister takes to the airwaves to sell her brexit plan to the nation. she says the uk won't get a better dealfrom the eu if hers is rejected. 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?" we won't get — i don't think they're going to come to us and say, "we'll give you a better deal." but theresa may won't be drawn on whether her plan is better than staying in the eu — saying only that it would be "different". also tonight... police say knocking offenders off their mopeds is leading to a dramatic decrease in robberies. but a police chief in cleveland admits his force can't provide the public with anywhere near the level of service they require. it's black friday — the shopping craze is now weeks after the rest of the world. coming up on sportsday on bbc news — he's back to his best.

jonny bairstow hits a century on his return for england in their third test against sri lanka in colombo. good evening. theresa may says the uk won't get a better dealfrom the eu if mps reject the agreement she has struck. talking to a bbc radio phone—in to sell her plan to the nation, she says if parliament votes against it, there will only be "more division and uncertainty". her proposal is made up of the draft withdrawal agreement on how we leave the eu, and the political declaration, forming a basis for the future relationship. that declaration, which isn't legally binding, says brexit will end the free movement of eu citizens who want to come and live in the uk, but that also applies

to british citizens wanting to move to the eu. on the issue of the irish border, which is proving deeply contentious, the declaration adds only that new technology can be explored to try to ensure there is no need to use the backstop, which would keep northern ireland closer to eu rules. it says the uk will be allowed to pursue an independent trade policy with other countries. but the european court ofjustice will still play a role in uk affairs — something which has angered many brexit supporters. theresa may will travel to brussels tomorrow for more talks before the eu summit on sunday, where the agreement is expected to be signed by the other eu member states. here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. a warning — his report contains flashing images. 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, michael had 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, orthe dealwe had 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, the former brexit secretary who quit negotiations and the cabinet, convinced 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. the chancellor is in belfast tonight, charming the democratic unionists who shore up the government in the commons. they're threatening to tear up that deal because they see mrs may's plan as treating britain and northern ireland differently and a threat to the union. if she is successful in parliament — and there is no evidence

that she is going to be successful in parliament — then of course we will have to revisit the confidence and supply agreement. that agreement was about giving national stability. it was acting in the national interest and delivering on brexit. i declare this brexit mini mart 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's insisting if her plan is defeated in the commons, there's no chance of getting a better one. but tory brexiteers, including some in cabinet, disagree. they may not want a leader who's convinced they have no chance of success. as it is, we're 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. let's talk to adam fleming, in brussels. theresa may is trying to sell her plan here, but it's not all plain sailing over there either, is it? no, it is not, there is a last—minute problem that seems to be getting bigger, and it's in the shape of gibraltar. the last few days, the spanish government has been looking for written guarantees about how the final brexit deal will apply in gibraltar for stopping about how the final brexit deal will apply in gibraltarfor stopping the last couple of hours the spanish prime minister has done a news conference and havana, in cuba, where he says he's not yet received those guarantees, and if he doesn't get he does not think sunday's planned brexit summit should go ahead. behind—the—scenes solutions

are being sought. some eu diplomats are being sought. some eu diplomats are getting quite annoyed with madrid, because they think they are making a mountain out of a mole hill for domestic political reasons. having said all that, the eu is pushing ahead with all the preparations you would expect for a summit taking place, for example, donald tusk, the president of the european council who will chair it, has invited theresa may for a last—minute presummit meeting tomorrow night. talking to diplomats and texting them in brussels tonight, the senses that this will be solved, but this last—minute hurdle being thrown up by the spanish government was not in any one's plan. adam fleming in brussels, thank you. police in london say new tactics designed to stop moped crime, including knocking offenders off their bikes, have led to a sharp fall in the number of moped robberies. scotland yard say the number of offences has dropped by over a third since specialist teams were set up to tackle the problem. you may find some footage in tom symonds' report disturbing. as a crime, it can be lightning fast or deeply intimidating. for the met, the scooter gangs have

become a big problem. the response? a new specialist team with high—powered, slimline motorbikes. and a stinger system which punctures the tyres of scooter criminals, then retracts to let police cars 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 as low a speed as possible, but it is risky. it's a high impact tactic and therefore our riders and our drivers will be considering the risk to the rider they're pursuing, the risk to the public and the risk to themselves before deciding upon that course of action. but, in more cases than not, it is safer to bring that pursuit to a close than it is to continue to allow that rider driving dangerously through london. this specialist team has made 63 stops like this without serious injury. he gets up.

but the police watchdog is now investigating three other incidents elsewhere in the met. right, right, right. officers have to justify their decision to continue a pursuit in real time over the radio. contrary to what some criminals believe, whether or not they are wearing a helmet is not necessarily a reason to stop the chase. well, this is an absolute myth. if they take their crash helmet off, they think we won't pursue. they need to know that we will. it is for their safety. crime is always changing and the police believe that this one has been increasing because we are walking around with expensive things like phones, which are very valuable to thieves. but you can add to that the fact that it's an efficient crime to carry out. one scooter can be used for a string of offences. these tactics are not entirely new but they are now being used regularly and the met says they have helped cut scooter crime by 36%. tom symonds, bbc news, at new scotland yard.

in an unusually frank statement, one of britain's top police officers has admitted his force can't provide the public with anywhere near the level of service they require. cleveland police chief mike veale says budget cuts are too deep and have gone on for too long. earlier this week, the bbc showed officers in hartlepool struggling to police the streets. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan, who brought you that report, has the latest. siren. they've less money. am i getting arrested? you're getting arrested to prevent a breach of the peace. a third less, they say, since 2010. calm yourself down. they've less staff. don't kick off. 500 fewer officers. let me see your head. but have more demands. robberies and violence are on the rise. so now they are both going to middlesbrough police station, where they will spend the night until she has sobered up and he will get interviewed about the obstructing police.

on a recent weekend, i saw first—hand the pressures that cleveland police are under. we've just had a 999 call to say there was a male been stabbed in the neck but he has got a puncture wound. typical of any night in hartlepool. today, the chief constable placed the blame squarely on the government. in a full and frank attack on ministers, mike veale said... he went on... the home office said they would review police budgets next month and that forces can ask council taxpayers to help fund the local police. but cleveland's police and crime commissioner says that in one of england's poorest towns, that doesn't raise much money. we're asking some of the most, the poorest, the most deprived areas in the country, we're asking them for more money to fund a public service which is underfunded.

that doesn't seem like a very fair way forward. so stretched, simply reacting to incidents, local residents have taken to conducting night—time patrols to deter criminals. other towns this week have recognised the contours of hartlepool‘s problems. it seems that in too many places, there are too few officers dealing with too many demands. michael buchanan, bbc news. the united arab emirates says it's considering an appeal for clemency from the family of a jailed british academic. matthew hedges was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of spying. he denies the charge. the uae has a history of issuing pardons in anticipation of its national day, on december 2. eight suspected migrants claiming to be from iran have been brought ashore after a dinghy was spotted off the coast of kent. it brings the number of suspected iranian migrants to have reached uk shores this month to 101. all are being processed by immigration officials. the care for people who come to a&e

with a mental health crisis varies widely, depending on where they live. that's according to a new report by a government funded body, which advises the nhs on safety. it found that despite official guidance that all suspected self—harm incidents in a&e should be referred for psychiatric assessment, there are vast inconsistencies across england. alison holt has been to birmingham to look at how a&e and mental health services are working there. hello, rapid assessment team? james cawley is a psychiatric nurse based at heartlands hospital in birmingham. so, it sounds like he's having hallucinations. auditory—visual 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. is he under arrest or on a 136? no.

they don't have any records for the patient brought in by police. in the packed emergency department, james has to now build up a picture of what is going on. to assess someone quickly? what, per day? it can be basically up to 12, 13, 1a times a day. it varies day to day, but it can be very, very busy. people come to a&e because they need that immediate help and support and sometimes people are not sure where to go so a&e is always one of the first port of calls. but the healthcare safety investigation branch says whether you get support like this depends on where you live. according to this report, nearly two thirds of people arriving at emergency departments with an urgent mental health problem don't get the help they need. and even when there is a psychiatric liaison team, they are not always called. that's him at my mum's house. painfully familiar forjacob knox—hook. his 22—year—old brotherjosh was taken to their local a&e after cutting his wrists. he told staff he was suicidal,

but the psychiatric team was not called and he was able to walk out unchallenged. his body was found a month later. i know that it's a very busy place. but i still feel like, if someone was presenting in the way that my brother was, that is the biggest red flag ever to say, quickly, i need to call the psychiatric liaison, get someone to come and see him now. there is not time to waste in that kind of situation. hello. back at heartlands hospital, the psychiatrist has arrived to see the young man who is hallucinating. he has become increasingly unsettled. he was getting quite agitated. his behaviour escalated quickly. all right, ok. ok for us to speak to you? it's decided to move him to a mental health unit. hopefully a good assessment in the place of safety, followed by admission for a period of time. it was professor george tadros who pioneered the idea of a&e—based psychiatric teams.

he says it is vital that someone in a crisis sees the right specialist. if someone comes with a heart attack or broken legs, you expect nothing but they be assessed by the people who are fully trained in this. in mental health, wejust need to have exactly the same. a quick decision should help the young man's recovery. the government says more money is being put into ensuring mental health is placed on an equalfooting with physical health. alison holt, bbc news, birmingham. iran is adjusting to life under sanctions once more, after the united states re—imposed them on the country's oil exports, shipping and banks, earlier this month. they followed donald trump's rejection of the international agreement designed to restrict the country's nuclear programme and are opposed by britain and the eu. but how are people in iran coping? our diplomatic correspondent james landale has gained rare access to life inside the country. when iranians want to have fun, they go up to the mountains. and then come down, fast.

this is tochal, a resort in the foothills north of tehran. in winter, they ski. in summer, they walk. a place where children, families and couples can escape the hustle of tehran and breathe some clean air. but behind the fun, it's a different story. amir ali works as a chef here, and has little hope for the future. iran is so hard for living, so hard for working. everyone thinks about going out of iran. and that's because the latest american sanctions are hitting the economy, making it harder to sell oil overseas and, one doctor told us, tougher to find medicines at home. we came across this man

playing his setar, a 23—year—old music student and graphic designer. so many businesses was trying to open there, for example, restaurants and cafes, the material that we were importing to iran was stopped and that made so many businesses fail. but that view is not universal. ali is 26, unemployed, and boy, does he trust the government. there are hardships. but they are uncontrollable. we can't control them. we try. the government, the state is doing its best. in the bazaars, many people were reluctant to talk to us, fearful of how the authorities might react. some traders who did speak grumbled about a fluctuating currency and the trouble

they had exporting goods. but other businessmen were optimistic. we are facing problems for the sanctions. but we can manage that. we know how to deal with it. the united states believes that its sanctions will bring about a change of government here in iran. certainly, some iranians we spoke to feared for their jobs and the future. but others were far more phlegmatic. they say, "look, we have survived sanctions before and we'll survive them again." james landale, bbc news, tehran. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a convicted paedophile has told a court he had nothing to do with the deaths of two nine—year—olds in brighton more than 30 years ago. russell bishop, who's 52, is charged with murdering nicola fellows and karen hadaway in 1986. the girls went missing while playing near their home. all of vauxhall‘s 1100 unionised workers at its ellesmere port car plant have gone on strike to protest

against planned job cuts. vauxhall‘s planning to cut 241 posts at the site in cheshire in 2019. the unions say workers are frustrated after three previous rounds of job closures in recent years. asda, morrisons and sainsbury‘s have cut their petrol and diesel prices as the wholesale price of oil continues to fall. average fuel prices hit a four—year high in mid—october, when the average price of petrol at the pump hit more than £1.31 a litre. since then prices have been falling, with asda now charging £1.19 a litre. it's been a tough year for the high street, but today we've been shopping like mad. yes, it's black friday. this year is expected to be even bigger than the last, but the shopping is predominantly happening online. it's estimated we'll spend more than £1.5 billion on the internet today — and many small and medium sized firms are taking advantage, as our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports.

the black friday orders are flying off the shelves. it's a small warehouse but boy, do they do big business. this firm in colchester specialises in selling excess stock online and they did £6 million worth of sales last year. well, we are growing at about 20% per annum, which is terrific. you know, we've got this chance of the smaller players, as such, being able to compete with those bigger players because of the ubiquity and democratisation that the internet offers. would you ever open a shop? no. ian doesn't need one, when we are doing so much more shopping online, wherever we are. it is a huge shift, driven by technology, which isn'tjust empowering us customers. thousands of new businesses have also been springing up and are thriving. hi, emma. i'm andy from dock & bay. we sell these quick—dry

beach towels. we've been going just three years. we are hoping to sell over £4 million worth of these this year. we are the mo bros and we sell premium beard care products. we started four years ago and this year our revenue hit {1.6 million. hi, we are tillyanna from the valleys in monmouthshire. we sold over £1 million worth of products last year and we are going like the clappers for black friday. there are more than 100,000 small and medium—sized businesses trading on ebay, amazon and not on the high street. amazon's uk sellers exported more than £2.3 billion worth of goods last year, an increase of nearly a third on the previous 12 months. ebay has more than 1,000 businesses doing sales of more than £1 million a year. in just a few years, a whole new way of retailing has emerged. these are businesses you might not recognise and brands you might not have heard of.

but fundamentally they are big going concerns. they‘ re employing people, they're creative and agile and great trading businesses. i think it is a great example of british ingenuity and business building that is happening even despite all the headlines about the high street. there were some queues today. guess who this is? amazon, a pop—up shop. online players still think the high street has a role to play in pulling shoppers in. emma simpson, bbc news. a fortnight after most nations marked the centenary of the armistice that ended the first world war, ceremonies have been taking place in east africa. that's because news of the german surrender took two weeks to reach many colonial troops in remote rural areas. thousands of african conscripts were killed in the war, and their sacrifice has often been overlooked. but efforts are being made to change that, as andrew harding reports from kenya. last post. in a startlingly beautiful corner of kenya, a ceremony this afternoon to mark the end of a long forgotten

war, a war so far removed from events in europe that it ended two weeks later. we pray for those who died during the war, believing injesus and abiding with him in the hope of rising again. and yet, this was no minor skirmish. britain and its allies fought a gruelling campaign over a vast area, chasing a tiny german force that used guerilla tactics to make its enemies divert men and supplies from the front lines in france. please don't dismiss this as a sideshow. this was an important area of operations within the world war. it was the longest of the campaigns. and we see very high casualty figures? high casualty figures all the way around. a painting captures the delayed armistice here. deep in the bush, the germans had wanted to fight on. note the faces behind the white generals. hundreds of thousands of african

porters and soldiers played a vital role, their courage and sacrifice rarely acknowledged. on a hilltop fort, century—old british graffiti. darkie, and e black. a guide digs for bullets in a nearby trench. these battlefields have been neglected for decades. two weeks ago, as we were going around here, we found a machine gun placement down there. a new one? a new one, brand—new one. and we have not even cleared it. do you think the contribution of local black soldiers, porters, has been properly recognised? yeah, that is where, that is a grey area. i don't think we have been recognised as other soldiers have. a new plaque is a small attempt to correct that. the war here in east africa has always seemed like a sideshow,

a footnote to the horrors in europe. and yet this conflict involved about 1 million people. tens of thousands lost their lives. what's most striking today is quite how little it is remembered here. a weekend of ceremonies is now beginning here, an attempt to highlight and commemorate africa's forgotten role in the great war. andrew harding, bbc news, kenya. that's it from us. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm holly hamilton. look what you could have had.

jonny bairstow hits a century on his comeback for england in the 3rd test against sri lanka. england's women power into the world t20 final. they beat india and will play australia in antigua on saturday night. and we look ahead to the final weekend of rugby union's autumn internationals, as wales go for a clean sweep against south africa. hello and welcome to the pgoramme. england's men are still hoping for a clean sweep in their test series in sri lanka, and this man, jonny bairstow gave them a brilliant head—start on day1 of the 3rd and final game in columbo. batting at that most unpopular of positions, number 3,

he blasted a century on his comeback. it's still anyone's game though after england wobbled to 312 for 7 at the close, as andy swiss reports. it was a day defined by one man, and one of sports more unusual celebrations. how often do you see a test century greeted like this? for johnny, it was one way to silence the doubters. he came to the crease with england in early trouble, and when rory byrne is a bold, kate and jenny caught, and strike a sensed a colla pse jenny caught, and strike a sensed a collapse without they faced a point of prove, after being left out the last match what he was showing it emits what they had been missing, together with a blazing 50 prevents stokes, they were seen scattering strega's hopes to stop a dog stop the play, but this was a pedigree

performance. moments later his century and that brought a emotion. an hundred and ten, he finally succumbed a weary shot, and he left the field knowing this had been some complex. from there, england faltered. a clutter of late wickets, what well nally was left clicking on successfully overturning a lbw decision. farfrom perfect, there will be hoping to return this intriguing start to another match winning performance. meanwhile england's women's t20 team will be looking to become double world champions after beating india by eight wickets in their semifinal in antigua. they'll play australia in the final which starts at midnight on saturday. jo currie has more. what the cricket world cup comes to

the west indies, it does not take much to drum up the crowd up with places in the final upward glance, the party atmosphere was under way way well before the action was. and you were almost gifted an early wicket, but so fumbled it. she was keen to make up her earlier mistake, starting and finishing the move this send madonna packing. there was another 26, and for india skipper, they started to find their fit. it did not last, and she could only offer 16. on a slow pitch, england's bowlers were on top and india imploded, losing their last eight wickets for just 23 runs. imploded, losing their last eight wickets forjust 23 runs. england set it target of 113 to victory. england's batters got up to a