hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines. theresa may is in brussels tonight, ahead of tomorrow's summit to approve her brexit deal. the prime minister hasjust released a ‘letter to the nation‘ this evening asking for the public‘s support for the deal, which she says will lead to a brighter future and a new chapter in our national life. she also calls for a moment of reconciliation between remainers and leavers. the spanish prime minister says britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar, mrs may insists she'll always stand by the territory. in belfast, the leader of the dup, arlene foster, attacks the deal, saying the dup will vote against it unless changes are made. french police use water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in paris who are demanding a cut in fuel prices. 130 protesters were detained across the country. film director nicolas roeg, whose credits include don't look now and the man who fell to earth,

has died at the age of 90. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn rentoul, who's chief political commentator at the independent, and benedicte paviot, who's uk correspondent for france 2a, and president of the foreign press association. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the mail on sunday says the prime minister is making a plea directly to the people with a letter urging the public to back her brexit deal. the sunday express also has theresa may's letter to the nation as its front page. the sunday telegraph has a photograph of the prime minister meeting the european commission president today but its lead article says both

the cabinet and the eu are plotting separate plan b proposals for brexit based on a growing assumption that theresa may's plans will be blocked by parliament. the independent says the prime minister is facing a backlash over her agreement on gibraltar. the sunday times leads on an investigation into an apartment block in london owned by a conservative donor. so, let's start with this letter to the nation that theresa may has written and it has just been released on the last few minutes. the mail on sunday features it. pmp to the people, back my brexit. it is the mps in the commons she needs to have behind her. it is almost like a general collection. you get the

prime minister photographed on the front of the sunday express writing letters of the people and the bullet winds are all inside, it is like an election campaign because she was the people to put the pressure on the people to put the pressure on the mps to vote the right way in the big vote which i think some of the papers are speculating is going to be on the 12th of december. how is this scene from continental europe where you spend a lot of your time and try to convey what is going on in london to your audience. well, it is very clear for anybody whether they are in the uk and certainly a lot of my reporting has concentrated on the incredible turmoil. yet it is only eight or nine days ago there was this talk of 48 letters on a no—confidence vote which of course could still happen. i mean, the strategy is very clear, of her new

director of communications, ex—bbc man, ithink director of communications, ex—bbc man, i think there is a two—week pr blitz coming up, as the paper reminds us, and this letter is part of it. one of the things i find most interesting in the letter, where there is a lot, most of it is taken up... this is the letter that has just been released that the pm is seen writing on the front of the sunday express. and i think the last... i would sunday express. and i think the last... iwould pick sunday express. and i think the last... i would pick up on when theresa may says am in brussels with the firm intention of agreeing a brexit deal with the leaders of the other 27 eu nations, one that works for our whole country, and all of oui’ for our whole country, and all of our people, whether you voted leave remain, that is a problem, that she is trying to satisfy both leave and remainers. at the very end, we will then begin on the 29th of march 2019 new chapter in our national life, i

wa nt new chapter in our national life, i want that to be a moment of renewal and reconciliation for our whole country, it must mark the point when we put aside the labels of leave and remain for good and we come together again as one people. very handy, if ican she again as one people. very handy, if i can she do this, roger, on camera three, we've got to pull out and keep kind of thing, handy reference for the fridge. it tells you 40 reasons to back the deal, and notably it starts with... island have room in my fridge with all the fridge magnets. the first one is free movement will come to an end once and for all and it'll be skills —based immigration policy is dead. it is interesting that his point number one. clearly that is theresa may's focus, her deal with the of free movement, that was a very big issue in the referendum campaign. sorry, i was engaging in a bit of

hollow laughter at the idea that after we leave, we might sort of lose the labels leave and remain, i don't think it will be the end of the matter. i think that is quite extraordinary. some would say this kind of language needed to be used along time ago when she first came into office because there has been so into office because there has been so much divisive talk and a lot of the talk in the decaying them has become very aggressive. —— a lot of the talk in the united kingdom has become very aggressive. given where we are, whether it is in westminster but particularly in the rest of the country, and what is being said, whether it is a social media or not, in the pubs and homes of the land, entire families are divided over this issue. how on the 30th of march this issue. how on the 30th of march this wish of the prime minister's is going to come true? it is going to ta ke going to come true? it is going to take a lot more than that. will she

still be prime minister? indeed. one thing that let out to me was she says will take back control of our money, by putting an end to vast annual payments to the eu. instead, we will be able to spend taxpayers money on our own priorities like the £394 million per week in our long—term plan for the nhs. yes, extra money, but it takes us back to that much contested, disputed figure on the side of the us about money for the nhs. she has to refer to that because she knows that was a strong reason for what of the ball for voting for brexit and she wants to claim that number for herself. and increase it. there is no doubt that that reflects the priority of the british people. let's look at

the british people. let's look at the sunday telegraph. certainly, gibraltar crops up, the night before the summit. britain is saying that spain has nothing new today, it is just a reassurance that talks will continue after we leave but the spanish seem to feel that they have got some kind of leverage now that they may want to talk about sovereignty shared, sovereignty and a few chuck they feel that this might... the original spain for doing this and as they said in a live interview earlier on in this channel that actually, i think you asked them about the timing was your question, and you said it had a lot to do with the fact that there might be an election soon for the comment, that there were elections in andalusia. worryingly for the prime minister, it is notjust a spain thatis minister, it is notjust a spain that is behind this, and i read wiki

to... the huge victory, the fact that he is pulling some big three over the prime minister and when you read this article in the sunday telegraph, actually, mrs may is accused by some of her own mps of having sold out and you have got people like owen paterson, who we know is a you risk it did former cabinet minister at st if this is true, it is absolutely shameful. 99% of the people wanted to stay with the uk... theresa may is saying nothing has changed. i would like to also look atjohn, at the sunday telegraph here, this secret plan b for brexit. here, it is talking about the

cabinet and eu plotting their own plan b is. assuming the eu leaders sign off the deal tomorrow morning, obviously everyone expects they will as spain has done its last—minute bit of theatrical informants. the reader difficult bit is going to be getting it through parliament and no doubt there are cabinet ministers who are thinking about what to do if they cannot get this deal through and what the alternatives are and there are various reports on the sunday telegraph and the sunday times about groups of cabinet ministers... brawl is very similar, broke the hard brexiteers don't like it and the remainers. like it either. she has been assailed from

both sides and she is hoping her unpopular position in the middle will prevail by some kind of magic. as you say, it is also on the sunday times with a new gang of five in cabinet mutiny and brexit and cabinet mutiny and brexit and cabinet ministers wrexham —— threatening to resign. saying we think there is more leverage, we think there is more leverage, we think you can go back to the eu and they said they can't, it is closed, it is done. more than 35 of them walked out. what is interesting in the sunday times gang of five in what they are calling the second cabinet mutiny, it seems that senior ministers according to this article are in private discussions with the dup to drop and a plaintive brexit

—— alternative exit blueprint. dup to drop and a plaintive brexit -- alternative exit blueprint. one of them is amber rudd and she's only just been taken back into the cabinet. amber rudd, greg clark,... we are going to move away from brexit to the independent. thank goodness you are here. paris burns and fuelled riots. 23% increase in the year of diesel which were not fred couples use. —— a lot of french ca i’s fred couples use. —— a lot of french cars use. these protesters were forbidden, i think the english translation is high vizjackets, rather than yellow jackets. it sounds nicer in french. they are a very angry mix of people, the latest

figures i have a 130 arrests, 20 injured just on the most beautiful avenue of the world, 106,000 protesters across —— 106 protesters across paris. they say once they have got their wages may for the absolute basics, they have been squeezed by government after government. they are notjust angry at present macron, and wanting him to go, he was a direct hit in may of last year so he has got some time before him. but this is very bad news. this is a group that doesn't have a leader, it is a group of very angry people that seem to be coming at it from different angles, extremely hard, and one man locked himself up with a grenade yesterday ina stand—off himself up with a grenade yesterday in a stand—off with the police and insisted that president macron meet the protesters. when you look at

british demonstrations, they are very different. i remember the fuel protests in 2000, under tony blair. we had blockades of refineries and so on we had blockades of refineries and so on but we didn't have violence. it seems to be recreation...” so on but we didn't have violence. it seems to be recreation... i was at the protests for tuition fees, andi at the protests for tuition fees, and i was coupled when president obama came, british police most of the time, the great majority of them we re the time, the great majority of them were extraordinary, with a provocation that i saw. there were one or two exceptions but i think need reporting but otherwise, french police are much tougher. lot of fires in france, very sad. that's it for the papers this hour. john rentoul and benedicte paviot will be back at 11.30pm for another look at the papers. next on bbc news, it's the travel show. our travels this week begin

in a european capital very familiar to many of us. a city that has become a market leader in cliches. i am here in the city of love, but also the city of cars. and plenty of them. one, though, in particular, stands out more than any other in the hearts of the french people. the citroen 2cv. and this year, she's turning 70. the 2cv was born in 1948, in the immediate aftermath of world war ii. the very first prototypes as well as the very last model and all those in between are kept here in the citroen heritage centre in the north of paris. here they are, they've really got character. and this one, you can probably see

from the bullet holes, must have been from a bond film. for your eyes only. with its unique shape, the 2cv — short for "deux chevaux", or "two horses" — quickly came to fame, and not only in movies. within a few decades, the car became a common sight on france's roads. and in its countryside. the founding design principle of this car was four wheels under an umbrella. the idea of a light car with really good suspension, so you could drive over a field with four passengers and a basket of eggs on your lap. and by the end of yourjourney, none of the eggs would be broken. more than five million were produced until the last one in 1990. but fans and owners still gather annually to celebrate a car that has been used by generations of french motorists.

they're also a fine addition to any weekend in the capital. bonjour! vincent, good to meet you. this must be it. vincent takes guided tours around paris. i'm definitely going to need a lesson, vincent. he will even let you drive if you ask nicely. and once you get the hang of it, it's really good fun. where is the gear stick? the gear stick is just there. so you just turn that if you want to press the first one. this is first. and back to neutral. and push, and second. this is unusual. it is unique. please excuse me if we bunny hop up the street. driving a 2cv feels very different to any kind of modern car. you can feel the engine under your foot and the noise of the car,

and it is very physical. it is not a car that goes very fast. but that is not the goal. it's a very active experience. there is no sitting back and letting the car do its work. you have to be involved. exactly. on the left, this is le louvre. do you think this is part of french identity? yes, with the baguette and with the stripes. laughs. you are very brave, because driving a 2cv car is not very easy. driving in paris is not very easy. driving a 2cv for the first time in paris is really brave. there are no airbags, the windows are not electric, and as for ac?

let's say that it is pretty rudimentary. but for some reason the french really seem to love the 2cv. as long as that remains the case, the car that they call the "tin snail" will keep ploughing its own furrow on slow lanes everywhere. last year, slovakia in central europe will come to a record number of visitors, attracted chiefly by the breathtaking landscapes and excellent skiing. the mountains there are stunning at any time of year but they also hired a shiny secret. we said kate hardy buckley to a resort to find out more. welcome to the 2018 gold panning championships.

a highly competitive gathering where emotions are running high. more than 500 competitors from 30 countries are here, hoping to strike gold. so, how does it all work? organisers fill a bucket with sound and hide tiny specks of gold innards, flown all the way from california. now that i'm so close to the gold flakes, i realise how difficult it then competitors race to find all the flakes. each bucket was contain the same number. for every one units, five minutes is added to your time. eager to try it myself, i send up for a listen with the british world champion. the first thing you're going to need to do is poor that right into the centre of the pan and make a bit of a mountain. and then do big, flat circles. under the water like that. what will help you as the specific

nature of gold, it is six times heavier than anything else in the pan so it wants to this hit the bottom of the pan and stay there like a rock. that looks like championship panning. so, shuffle and flattened and get everything in a semicircle like that. i think i can see some gold sparkles. it absolutely shines like a beacon. i'm delighted. brilliant on your first ago. thanks so much, daisy. just beyond the championship site there is plenty of evidence we are in a traditional mining town. it's hard to believe i've been told there's an 70,000 euros worth of gold head and within these piles of rocks here. itjust shows how important gold as to the area. it's a very beautiful. richard is a local gold mine owner as well as a panning enthusiast.

how extensive are all the mines here? but life was hard underground. up until recently, the average miner lifter to 40 years of age. over at the championship side, the race is back on. it is that women's final and the place is heaving with excitement. and some of these women are so fast they found their specks within a minute.

with all the flakes counted, i met the new world champion. how do you feel right now? really good. it has been a long week. it's a tough competition as well. it's good. butjust when i thought it was all over blocked kate from bbc. i've been roped into competing and i'm absolutely terrified. take your place. get ready. go! it looks like i've got a fan club. thank you for the encouragement.

oh, this is so tough. my back is about to break. but the adrenaline is keeping me going. ok, i've got some gold. i would have thought gold panning was a rather relaxed, chilled sport. this is anything but. i think i'm done. thank you! so, i haven't done too badly for my first ago. i found 18 flakes. unfortunately, there is a beautiful sparkly one just here that i have missed. but i didn't finish last, so maybe a bit of beginner's locker. no! you've missed those. i later found out i actually came second last. so, i think i've got what they call gold fever and i'm often a stream

to see if i can pan for some out here. what's wonderful about gold panning is you can have all that excitement and rivalry and noise, and competition. then you can come out here and it's just you, the river, and hopefully a few flakes of gold. if today has left you keen for more you can see an extended version on

social —— on bbc iplayer. until next time from me and the rest of the travel show here in paris, goodbye. hello. no major change on the wafer sunday. that is for most of us. the south of the country is in the better weather. saturday was not great, we had clout, outbreaks of rain, sunday is looking brighter. here is still coming out to the east through this evening and into tonight and there a lot of chilly air. it is not desperately cold but it is cold enough so temperatures will be struggling over the next day or so. will be struggling over the next day or so. tonight, fair bit of cloud around the country, it tends to dry out eventually and yourself as well. there will be a few clear spells, particular cross western areas. and thatis particular cross western areas. and that is where we will get a bit of frost. overall, the temperatures are

between three and six celsius. tomorrow, across western areas, ran the irish sea, eastern areas could be cloudy, one or two showers, but i am expecting a much better day for the south, there should be more sunshine, or at least dry weather around during the afternoon. single figures with the winds blowing out in the east. on monday, the last of the quieter day, there is a big blow out there in the atlantic and another one you can see off the screen now. on monday, it starts of wired, the winds will be light first thing in the morning, there will be a frost first thing on monday, some mist and fog in places as well, almost anywhere in the country you can almost anywhere in the country you ca n start almost anywhere in the country you can start to see the unsettled weather winding up in the elan take and it will be pushing towards western areas in the uk late monday into the early hours of tuesday.

monday is looking fine, dry for many of us. with this change to our weather comes much milder air, much milder, it will be all milder but the winds will be stronger as well. on top of that we got the rain as well. a big low starts to approach our shores and tuesday night and another one to the south will be rattling through the uk through the week as well. the temperatures will be picking up, that is what happens at this time of year, if you want milder weather, you will get hail falls winds and outbreaks of rain. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. theresa may is in brussels. the prime minister has released a letter to the nation. she has met eu

leaders and we will bring you the latest reaction. mexico in the us have reached a deal over the migrant caravan. their asylum claims are heard. we will be live in america for the latest. french police use water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in paris — demanding a cut in fuel prices.