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. the master of suspense and style. nicolas roeg, who directed films such as "dont look now" has died at the age of 90.

we will be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers. theresa may is in brussels, ahead of sunday's historic eu summit to formally approve the draft brexit deal for the uk's departure from the eu. spain had warned it might derail the summit at the last minute over the status of gibraltar, but it's now lifted that threat after assurances from britain. mrs may denied making concessions, saying the uk would always stand by gibraltar. our europe correspondent adam fleming

reports from brussels. if they do approve it in the house of commons, the deal would then need to get through the european parliament, the european council before britain formally leaves on the 29th of march next year. in the past half—hour, the prime minister hasissued past half—hour, the prime minister has issued a public plea for support brexit deal. in a letter to the nation, mrs may said the agreement was a dealfor a brighterfuture. convincing mps to back the deal in the crunch commons vote. at last, the final steps in the talks to secure britain's departure from the eu. theresa may ushered into the european commission for the second time in a week. not to negotiate, that's over. but to shake the final deal. and was that a smile of relief it

hadn't been derailed at the last minute? reporter: prime minister, did you compromise over gibraltar? hours earlier, her ambassador to the eu had written a letter reiterating how brexit would affect the rock. reassuring the spanish prime minister enough that he dropped his threat to boycott tomorrow's summit. translation: spain has reached an agreement on gibraltar. the first thing i want to tell you is that the european council is therefore going to be held tomorrow. arriving for her next courtesy call in brussels, the prime minister said it was a clarification, not a cave—in. the uk's position on the sovereignty of gibraltar has not changed and will not change. i'm proud that gibraltar is british and i will always stand by gibraltar. this process has lasted for 18 months. the prime minister has had to shuttle backwards and forwards. it chewed up two brexit secretaries.

it started with a blank sheet of paper and ends with a brexit deal more than 600 pages long. it has brought us a withdrawal agreement that fixes the divorce terms by guaranteeing the rights of eu nationals in the uk and brits in europe. settling the uk's financial obligations, estimated at £39 billion. with an insurance policy to avoid checks on the irish border. there's also a road map to the future relationship. 0ne based on free trade, not necessarily the frictionless trade promised by the prime minister. with continued cooperation on security and unlimited migration from the eu, free movement will come to an end. while theresa may has breakfast here tomorrow, her fellow leaders will rubber—stamp their side of the bargain. then she'll be shown into the room. history made before sunday lunch. adam fleming, bbc news, brussels. the leader of the democrat union

party has suggested that theresa may get a better deal. arlene foster told that they should work for a better deal. this is the most closely watched conference in northern ireland's history. they are poised to boast against the draft brexit deal. the prime minister has not been able to guarantee an outcome that eliminates the risk of an introduction of the so—called backstop arrangements. on the one hand, we are told that the backstop would be the best of both worlds. and on the other hand, we are told

we are not going to need the backstop. the backstop is the eu's legal guarantee to prevent a hard irish border. but within the dup, it is bitterly opposed. and look at has become an ally. borisjohnson was in belfast to lend his support, saying it was the confidence and supply of arrangement for the dup keeping jeremy corbyn out of downing street. it is absolutely vital that we keep this partnership going and we keep this partnership going and we keep this confidence and supply arrangement going. if the so-called irish backstop was to be used, northern ireland would remain fixed to eu rules. even after the rest of the uk goes its own way. many northern ireland businesses are supporting the deal but they are at odds with the dup who say it undermines the integrity of the uk. i think that's an argument that no one in the business community and

northern ireland accepts. it's very seldom in northern ireland uc unanimity about everything but when you find every single business organisation is telling you something different, then i think the dup should take cognizance of that. but the dup see this as their moment to stand firm and they aren't backing down. never before has this party been so centrestage. they've been fired up by boris and though they have the backing —— and they know they have the backing of brexiteers in westminster. with me is our political correspondent, alex forsyth. in the last a0 minutes... it's late. i'm sorry. i was gay to put up the name of the song. let's start again. a0 minutes ago, the prime minister released a letter to the nation. why she appealing to the public for support when it is the mps on the common sydney to do the vote? she's

hoping she can somehow shift public opinion in herfavour, that may put the pressure through the constituencies through local surgeries on some of those mps so i think that is very much your strategy. this very long, direct plea for the brexit deal. the key areas that she is flagging, once we leave the eu, not so much money to the european union and having trade deals in other countries and what she is claiming is that this is a deal that works of those who had backed the end those who had backed

remain and she is using some emotive language about the extra day, march, 2019, being this moment of reconciliation in the country can come back together after this divisive period. how much more of these are we going to see in the next few weeks until the vote takes place? my bet is a lot because if the agreement is signed up by eu leaders as we expect it to be, the next hurdle is getting this through parliament in right now, the numbers don't look good because the dup are indicating they won't support it. dozens of conservative mps say they are not going to get behind it. she has got this period of a matter of weeks because we expect that at the beginning of december to shift people's minds to try and get this through. you talk about this summit thatis through. you talk about this summit that is going to push the deal through. it was almost derailed by spain. what reaction has there been to the reassurance that the prime minister has given to the spanish prime minister over the status of

gibraltar? despite theresa may saying we haven't made any concessions, oui’ saying we haven't made any concessions, our position hasn't changed, the border are still british, we will negotiate on behalf of the whole uk including gibraltar, despite that message, there are several people, not least some conservative brexit years, by seeing this as another concession, that she is given something else away to europe. that, to some extent, is hardening mines against theresa may. how much damage that has, i don't know that at the moment, she wants to appear like this strong negotiator with the upper hand, she is going into this summit, i think that was pretty unhelpful. the incoming mexican government says a deal has been reached, with the trump administration that would see migrants trying to enter the us stay in mexico while their asylum claims are heard — that's according to a report in the washington post. a convoy of almost 3,000 central american migrants has reached the mexican border city of tijuana hoping to gain entry into the us.

president donald trump has deployed nearly six thousand troops to the southern border, calling the caravan an "invasion". the washington post reports the scheme would be a short—term solution, and go alongside measures to tackle the causes of migration. let's speak to nick miroff, national security reporter at the washington post. he is in mexico city this evening. thank you forjoining us. tell us more about this proposal. yes, so the agreement which they are calling remain in mexico, is the administration, a breakthrough and what it involves is asylum seekers at the mexico border will approach us border crossings and wait on the mexican side while their claims for asylu m mexican side while their claims for asylum are processed rather than being accepted on to united states and being released from detention. while they await a court hearing.

thousands of people are turning up in this border town of tijuana. what sort of support other mexican authorities are fighting for them? there are more than 5000 central americans who have arrived in tijuana. the bulk of them are camping out on a baseball field and that area is quickly becoming a refugee camps are the local officials in tijuana are calling on mexico's federal government to provide more aid and the now there has declared it humanitarian crisis. there is concern that if the central americans are made to wait for months or longer to wait for some kind of decision in the united states, things, conditions they could get quite dire. if it's so difficult, why has mexico agree to

it? i think mexico has agreed to this it doesn't want to see more central american caravans arriving in this first caravan, if you will remember last month, essentially forced its way into mexico at the guatemala— mexico border, really pushing its way past mexican federal police. the incoming president, who ta kes police. the incoming president, who takes power on the first, i think it wa nts to takes power on the first, i think it wants to start off with some kind of gesture towards the trump administration —— administration. there is an expectation that those two figures are going to clash, given that lopez 0brador has been a leftist leader here in mexico and president trump himself is prone to making really kind of blustery and threatening statements towards mexico. president trump had said he had given the go—ahead to troops at

the border to use lethal force if necessary. what is the longer term solution? this is a short to medium term proposal. the incoming mexican government believes this paves the way the border cooperation and development in central america, a way to get the united states committed to helping create jobs way to get the united states committed to helping createjobs in central america and development programmes that will ultimately be the best ball walk against migration of this sort. —— bullets. they are looking at this as a good faith gesture that they can take a lead role in helping bring industrial development to central american —— central america. thank you for talking to us. there've been violent clashes in paris, after thousands of protestors took to the champs—elysee to demonstrate against a planned rise in fuel tax. riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protestors as they tried to get through a secruity cordon protecting key buildings.

over the past year the price of diesel, which is used in most french cars, has risen by around 23%. here's our paris correspondent lucy williamson. this, a reminderfor france's president — sparks can quickly ignite into flames. the champs elysees not a tourist site today, but an unofficial battleground. protesters armed with paving stones, pushed back by tear gas, water cannon, riot police. this movement is about more than fuel prices. its supporters, tired of taxes and tired of politicians. their slogans threatening revolution. the french authorities, a joke to some. translation: we have to pay rent, food, insurance and telephone. what's left at the end of the month? nothing.

i don't want macron to just cut taxes, i want him to resign. translation: why is it always the little taxpayer who has to pay? we've been tightening our belts for 30 years. if it gets any tighter we're going to explode. the government banned protestors from this street today, pointing them to the eiffel tower instead. the far—right leader marine le pen questioned why. the government says she is encouraging dissent. the ultra—right is mobilised and answered marine le pen's call. they want to attack institutions, they want to attack governing mps. the government said no protests on this street and look what happens. they say ultra—right elements are responsible for the violence here, but many ordinary people say they also support this movement. this protest has brought together people from all political backgrounds, all parts of france, but it is a movement with no national leader, no formal structure, its membership and its identity hard to control. tonight with protests dying down, no

signs the government is changing course. political resistance is hard to quell. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may is in brussels tonight, ahead of tomorrow's summit to approve her brexit deal. the prime minister has 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. mexico and the us have reached a deal over the migrant caravan that would see them stay in mexico while their asylum claims are heard. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. all of the home nations signed off

with wins. scotland, i learnt and england. they had a convincing victory against australia. wales beating south africa in cardiff. three from three. geraint thomas front was over, the prop. 0verlapping than overwhelming. william ‘s try. 16 minutes in. wales knew they would have to deal with the springboks. that pressure creating a try. as the pressure group, the welsh however got bigger. two penalties carried them clear.

nine wins in a row. speaking of,... this is the one that is coming back forjonny wilkinson! it is over, he has done it. the most famous bbc commentary and after a7 years, his final commentary. a perfect start for england. they were in control. is your folau spotted a hole in their whole. the daily express, a freight train with several heavy carriages. finally, he will be stopping after a memorable and the england's year and a legendary career. i have loved every minute of it. thank you very, very much. manchester city still lead

liverpool by 2 points at the top of the table after wins for both, but spurs have moved above chelsea into third after beating them 3—1 at wembley. there were goals for dele alli, harry kane and heung min son. it's chelsea's first defeat of the season celtic are 2 points clear in the scottish premiership. they beat hamilton 3—nil. substitute leigh griffiths scored a late free—kick to make sure of the points. rangers are now second after beating livingstone and hearts have dropped to third with defeat at st mirren. there've been some shocking scenes coming out of buenos aires this evening where the final of the copa libertadores between river plate and boca juniors had had to be postponed. it's after the boca team bus came under attack with several windows smashed and many of the team including carlos tevez requiring treatment for cuts and the effects of tear gas. these were the scenes inside the dressing room afterwards.

the final is now expected to take place tomorrow night. the final of the women's world t20 takes place later in antigua. it's australia against england. australia are chasing their fourth t20 title, while england are the current world champions in the fifty over format. jo currie is there for us. england's women are just one game away at from cementing their place in history. the opportunity to be crowned at double world champion make come along only once in their career. they won last year and now the t20 title will not be easy. the tea m the t20 title will not be easy. the team widely regarded as the best in the world, australia, and desperate for redemption. surprisingly is as

against west indies two years ago. they are expecting a big crowd here, and you can follow all the action. set your alarm for midnight. we will bring you full match commentary. and there's in—play video highlights on the bbc sport website. and later coverage of england's men against sri lanka. as we just heard south american football officials have postponed one of the biggest matches in argentina's history after these scenes, when a bus carrying one of the teams was attacked by rival fans, injuring several of the players. the final of the south american club championship, the copa libertadores, was due to take place between two clubs from buenos aires — boca juniors and river plate. 0n the line is the bbc‘s world football reporter, mani djazmi who is at

the river plate stadium. this has been a day of speculation, rumours but, in the end, the many argentinians who were in the stadium — there is hardly anyone left mt— it has been a day of shame. it was supposed to be the date that argentina proved it could put on a show to the world. so that been talked and talked about all over the globe for weeks. the biggest club match in the history of argentina and the biggest club match in the world. instead, nothing happened. we did not see a single player on the pitch. the media and the fans were strung along by authorities who kept giving us time for new kickoffs but none materialised. it was only thanks to social media that we found out the game was postponed and hopefully will be played tomorrow at

the time the day's watch was supposed to kick. a pm gmt but behind closed doors. ——8 we understand it will be behind closed doors. the media will be alllowed in but the 60,000 plus who arrived today will not be here and the atmosphere, was such a huge match, and match that has caused buenos aires‘s citizen ‘s two lose sleep all week will be played in front of virtually no one. expectations were high, the first time they have made in the finals. what security

will they include measures will they include tomorrow? there was trouble outside the stadium at before any of this happened, with fans wanting to get in. when we walk up, about ago, every few metres there was a police point. bands were checked. tickets had to be shown. and this happen regularly on the way to the stage. —— bags. it seemed under control but what will happen tomorrow, as fans of return in the hope of getting in, could cause its own problems. the hope is that inside the stadium we will see some kind of a match. thank you very much for talking to us. the british director nicolas roeg has died at the age of 90. in a career spanning six decades, he was celebrated for his original, and sometimes controversial,

style of film—making. jon donnison looks back at his life. i sent your food back to get it warm. julie christie and donald sutherland in nic roeg's masterpiece, don't look now. it was sumptuous and eerie. both hypnotising and unsettling. he was a cameraman before becoming a director. here he is on the set of fahrenheit a51, filming julie christie. he was the director of photography on doctor zhivago, but fell out with the director david lean, who sacked him. his replacement won an oscar for work that was partly roeg's. why don't you go to a hotel? his first film as director was performance starring mickjagger as a rock star and james fox as a gangster. it included graphic scenes of violence, sex and drug—taking.

you are really a freak. i don't mean that unkindly. the man who fell to earth featured another rock star, david bowie, in a sprawling work of science fiction. he could be driven. on one film the crew threatened to walk out when he filmed for 2a hours nonstop. but no other british director could match nic roeg's visual imagination or his skill at wrongfooting, bewildering and delighting audiences. the director, nicolas roeg who's died at the age of 90. time to have a look at the weather. let's see what is installed for the

second half of the weekend. at the moment out there it is a fairly quiet and the weather looking relatively bright. at times it will be cloudy. you might need your brolly, a few showers around but the weather decent enough. a lot of blue across the continent, that means cold airand across the continent, that means cold air and the winds blowing from the east. the air from scandinavia so the east. the air from scandinavia so the temperature is struggling and they will struggle during the day. most major towns and city around 2—6 degrees celsius. sunday itself, at times it will be cloudy. easterly winds continuing to bring showers through the borders, yorkshire. the south of the country however a lot better after what was a pretty grey and wept saturday. temperatures

ranging from nine — six in the north of the country. it is looking fairly quiet on monday. as far as we are concerned, monday is looking fairly quiet with frost first thing in the morning, some mist and fog particularly in central and western areas of the uk. 0nce particularly in central and western areas of the uk. once again, a quiet day on monday with some sunshine but the air still coming day on monday with some sunshine but the airstill coming in day on monday with some sunshine but the air still coming in from the east so temperatures around 6— 10 degrees. weather front behind east so temperatures around 6— 10 degrees. weatherfront behind me starting to approach island. by tuesday, we will see some of the milderair tuesday, we will see some of the milder air pushing into ireland, south—west england, wales as well. to the east, hanging on to the colder air. but look at this mass

across the atlantic. low pressure starting to spiral up. a nasty one potentially bringing gales a few days after that. wednesday, much milder and wetter but also much windier. have a good rest of the weekend.