hello. you're watching to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. officials have postponed one of the biggest football matches in argentina's history after 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 rival clubs from buenos aires. it will now take place on sunday. mani djazmi from bbc sport is inside the stadium in buenos aires — and joins me on the line now. first of all, can you tell us exactly what happened 7 first of all, can you tell us exactly what happened? well, the game was postponed eventually because the coach ringing boca juniors players bus was attacked by rival fans, the windows were smashed and in response, the police fired tear gas which got into the faces of

the boca juniors players. they arrived with hands over mount and needing treatment inside that dressing room —— mouth. the captain received glass in his eye and needed to go to hospital. they were adamant they would not fulfil this fixture despite heavy pressure from the authorities, the governing body, of south american football who wanted this to happen. but it hasn't happened and we expect it to take place on sunday at eight pm gmt which is the time the game should have kicked off today that we are not sure if they will allow fans into the stadium or whether it will be played behind closed doors. mani, for those who don't necessarily follow football, why was this match so follow football, why was this match so important? river plate who were shipped to be —— who were to be the host and boca juniors, they are the biggest rivals in south america. this was a unique occasion in a long

rivalry. this was the first time they had met in the final of the copper of the championship —— and how the two institutional clubs all. it was certainly fair to describe this match as the biggest club match anywhere in the world in 2018. —— coper liberatore is. fingers crossed it will take place on sunday. thank you very much for the update. the british prime minister is in brussels ahead of sunday's historic eu summit to formally approve the draft brexit withdrawal deal. theresa may has insisted the uk will always stand by gibraltar. she was speaking after spain dropped its threat to boycott the summit. the eu says it will now go ahead, and the uk's withdrawal deal is expected to be agreed by all leaders. 0ur europe correspondent adam fleming, reports from brussels. at last, the final steps

in the talks to secure britain's departure from the eu. theresa may ushered in to 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? 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. well, theresa may has written an open letter to the nation, urging people to back her brexit deal. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, says the letter is an attempt to change the widespread opposition she faces in parliament. she knows she has these critics don't she is pitching it to the public. this is her letter to the nation. she is trying to negotiate a deal which honours the referendum

result. she says it is the right dealfor result. she says it is the right deal for those who backed result. she says it is the right dealfor those who backed katmai result. she says it is the right deal for those who backed katmai to leave and those who backed remained. she used strong and emotive language in this letter. —— leave. she talked about it being a moment of renewal and reconciliation, for the country to come together. she said she will campaign with her heart and soul to try and get parliament to back this deal. the problem is, there are already a number of mps, including in her own party, who have said quite frankly that they will not be supporting it. so theresa may might be trying to persuade the public in the hope that that might shift a few mines in parliament but whether that will be enough to get this deal through, well, that's another question. if you are confused by brexit, there isa if you are confused by brexit, there is a lot more on our website. a lot of explanations about the jargon as well. police in paris have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters who want president macron to drop an increase in the tax on diesel.

130 people have been arrested acrosds the country. diesel is the most commonly used fuel in french cars — and the cost has risen significantly over the past 12 months, as part of the president's drive against pollution. lucy williamson reports from paris. 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. translation: 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. the government says it is listening. political resistance is hard to quell. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's get some of the day's other news: the president of zimbabwe says his predecessor robert mugabe is in singapore receiving medical treatment and is now unable to walk. it's exactly a year since mr mugabe was forced to resign — during his last few years in office he made several trips out of the country for unexplained health reasons. deforestation in brazil's amazon region has reached its highest level in a decade, increasing by nearly 14% since last year.

nearly 8,000 square kilometres of the world's largest rainforest was destroyed between august 2017 and july 2018. leaders of the incoming mexican government say they're still discussing how to deal with migrants travelling to the united states, following reports that a deal had been reached with the trump administration. the washington post said mexican officials had agreed to let migrants trying to enter the us stay in mexico while their asylum claims were heard. but the incoming mexican foreign minister denied that any decision had been reached on the issue. a convoy of almost 3,000 central american migrants has reached the mexican border city of tijuana hoping to gain entry into the us. emily green is a freelance journalist based in mexico city and she has recently returned from tijuana. thank you forjoining us. donald

trump has recently tweeted in the last couple of hours saying that those migrants will have to stay in mexico while the case is being processed. is that going to be a reality? will mexico accept it? it's ha rd to reality? will mexico accept it? it's hard to say. as you noted, the washington post reported earlier todayit washington post reported earlier today it seemed pretty close to a done deal. since then, the incoming administration of president lopez has denied that and says there is no done deal, there is no deal between the incoming administration and president trump. it's hard to say what is actually going to happen but it does seem to be clear that negotiations have taken place and are taking place. we are hearing that tier one has declared some sort of humanitarian crisis that is being declared in some papers. —— ——

tijuana. how much help does mexico need? about 5000 migrants have arrived in tijuana in the past two months alone. of course it is a town that has received many migrants. it is nothing new to receive many migrants ——2 weeks. it is a lot in two weeks. the mayor of tijuana declared an emergency last friday and said he will ask for help from the united nations. his political bent is not one of embracing migrants and migration so there is a bit of politics and reality at play. what is going to be the reality for the migrants and asylum seekers if they do have to wait in tijuana and other border places while their case

is heard? so, a bit of background, to getan is heard? so, a bit of background, to get an asylum case finalised ta kes to get an asylum case finalised takes months and frequently years. it can take as long as 5—7 years. now we are talking about if this deal actually happens that asylum seekers will be waiting in mexico for yea rs seekers will be waiting in mexico for years on end until their cases are adjudicated in the united states. for those who have a legitimate fear and are fleeing violence, that can be quite terrifying to know that you are not ina terrifying to know that you are not in a place of safety. in general, right now, what we are seeing in t1 basically camps, shelters, of thousands of migrants. —— tijuana. before this agreement was even talked about, they were planning for the long haul, to stay there for months end. so now we are talking about perhaps not months on end but

yea rs about perhaps not months on end but years on end of them camped out in tijuana with an uncertain future. certainly events will continue to ta ke certainly events will continue to take place as the new mexico government goes in. thank you very much, from mexico city. you're welcome. this is bbc news, the headlines: one of the biggest matches in south american football, the copa libertadores final, has been postponed after a bus carrying the boca juniors team is attacked in buenos aires. after theresa may's day of meetings in brussels the eu says it's ready to sign the brexit withdrawal agreement at sunday's special summit. let's stay with brexit. the leader of northern ireland's democratic unionist party, which props up the british government at westminster, has urged theresa may to focus on a getting a better deal. arlene foster told the dup's annual conference the party should work for what she called an "improved outcome". from belfast, here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. this is the most closely watched conference in the party's history.

northern ireland's dup, whose support the government depends on, are poised to vote against theresa may's draft brexit deal. but this draft agreement fails her own key commitments. the prime minister has not been able to guarantee an outcome that eliminates the risk of introduction of the backstop arrangements. now, on the one hand, we're told that the backstop would be the best of both worlds, and on the other hand, we're told we're not going to need the backstop. the backstop is the eu's legal guarantee to prevent a hard irish border. bin the backstop. but, within the dup, it is bitterly opposed. and look who has become an ally. borisjohnson was in belfast to lend his support, saying it was the confidence and supply arrangement with the dup keeping jeremy corbyn out of downing street. it is absolutely vital that 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. well, i think that's an argument that no—one in the business community in northern ireland accepts. it's very seldom in northern ireland you see unanimity about everything, but when you find that every single business organisation is telling you something different, then i think the dup should take cognisance of that. but the dup see this as their moment to stand firm, and they aren't backing down. well, never before has this party been so centrestage. they've been fired up by boris,

and know they have the backing of the brexiteers in westminster. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. archaeologists have found an ancient egyptian tomb which is believed to be more than 3,000 years old. the discovery, on the west bank of the nile at luxor, contained two mummies encased in coffins which researchers said had been perfectly preserved. sodaba haidare reports. this ancient coffin is one of the two discovered in luxor, on the banks of the river nile. it contains the mummy of a woman named thuya, almost perfectly preserved in linen inside a coffin for more than 3,000 years. ancient egyptians mummified humans to preserve their bodies for the afterlife. the woman was from the 18th egyptian dynasty, whose most famous pharaohs include tutankhamun and rameses ii. it is the first time egyptian authorities have opened a sealed sarcophagus before the international media.

the discovery was made by a french—led mission in a northern region, alongside other significant finds. september 2018, we did continue the work, and then we found a side chamber sealed with mud bricks. so we did open it. we found two intact wooden coffins in perfectly preserved preservation, with flowers on top of them. the other tomb, from 2,000 years ago, includes thaw—irkhet—if, the overseer of the shrine, and over 1,000 figurines of servants which ancient egyptians believed would serve the dead in the afterlife. archaeologists moved 300 metres of rubble over five months to uncover the tomb, which contain coloured wall scenes depicting the owner and his family. so far, egypt has revealed other discoveries this year.

sodaba haidare, bbc news. taiwanese president tsai ing—wen announced her resignation as head of the democratic progressive party after the ruling party suffered big losses in local government elections. the taiwanese people have reject it same—sex marriage. cindy sui reports from taipei. this is the scene sweeping across taiwan on saturday. they are celebrating an amazing comeback. the

party won a majority of the 22 cities and counties, including the three most populous minister palate is. in the last two elections, it had suffered serious defeat after the ruling party spread fears that the ruling party spread fears that the south rhode island democracy could be hurt. the president stepped down as head of a party to accept full responsibility. voters said they were dissatisfied with her and her party, for the slow economy, low wages and the wealth gap but also a worsening of relations with china since coming into power in 2016. translation: i am since coming into power in 2016. translation: iam not since coming into power in 2016. translation: i am not satisfied with the government. i do not like tie when independence and do not want to

see war break out. i hope the rough opportunities to help taiwan change for the best. —— there. opportunities to help taiwan change for the best. -- there. the people have taught the ruling party a lesson in democracy. you can blame china all you want, and spread fear about independence and democracy but, in the end you have to face responsibilities for your shortcomings and that is your inability to build long—lasting peace. one of the britain's and the world's most original film directors, nicolas rouge, has died at the age of 90. he had a career spanning six decades and was celebrated for his original and controversial film—making, including don't look now, performance, and the man who fell to earth. jon donnison looks back at his career. 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 he was a director. here he is on the set of fahrenheit 451, filming julie christie. he was director of photography on doctor zhivago, but fell out with the director, david lean, who sacked him. his replacement won an oscar, partly for roeg's work. why don't you go to a hotel? his first film as director was performance, with mickjagger as a rock star and james fox as a gangster. it included graphic scenes of violence, sex and drug—taking. you know, tommy, you're really a freak.

i don't mean that unkindly. the man who fell to earth featured another musician, david bowie, in a sprawling work of science fiction. he could be driven. on one film, the crew threatened a walk—out when he filmed for 2h hours nonstop. but no other british director could match nic roeg's visual imagination, or his skill at wrongfooting, bewildering and delighting audiences. donald sutherland, who starred in roeg's 1973 don't look now, paid this tribute. he said... nasa's latest mission to mars, insight,

is due to arrive on the red planet on monday. everything looks set for the lander to touch down just before 8pm gmt. although landing on mars is something that's been done many times before, it's not an easy feat and success depends on precise calculation. that was all about nasa's late as mission to mars and how tough it is to land there. the weather now with tomasz schafernaker. hello, thanks forjoining me. in the short term, no big changes to our weather. that will come, but it won't arrive until the middle part of the week. as far as sunday's concerned, actually, for most of us it's looking decent enough, and pretty good as well across the south of the country, where recently we've had a lot of cloud and some rain too. now, here's the big picture across the continent. a lot of blue, so that means that the air‘s still cold, and it's coming out of eastern parts of europe and also scandinavia. but that will change, as i say. by the time we get to around about tuesday, wednesday,

milder air starts to arrive off the atlantic. here's the early hours of sunday morning. temperatures will be above freezing in bigger towns and cities, two degrees, say, in edinburgh, around about six or seven in the south. but we will have pockets of frost here and there, especially where we have seen clearer skies overnight, and that's probably across western scotland and northern ireland. now, sunday itself at times will be cloudy, so not promising clear blue skies, and in fact you might even need your umbrella from time to time in the north—west of the country. there could be a few showers here, carried by that easterly wind, but in the south a better day. temperatures will get up to about eight degrees in london, so still pretty chilly, and only six celsius expected in edinburgh. now, here's the big picture on monday. you'll notice a big low pressure sitting out there in the atlantic. it is heading our way, but it won't reach us until monday night, early hours of tuesday it'll reach western parts of the uk. so monday still a quiet day — in fact, very little wind first thing in the morning on monday. there'll be some mist and fog around. quite tricky driving conditions, maybe, out in the countryside first

thing on monday, particularly around say western and central areas of the uk. but the day itself is going to be fairly decent, and still chilly. temperatures will be no higher than around six again in edinburgh, seven maybe in liverpool, possibly getting up to around 10 degrees in plymouth. and then monday night into tuesday, we start to see a change. that big low in the atlantic starts whooshing in much milder air, much, much milder air, in our direction. but with that, you can see a lot of arrows here, so that means stronger winds — in fact, risk of gails on the way. and it is a big area of low pressure with smaller lows even running around it, and these could be responsible for bringing some very strong winds to some parts of the country during the course of the week. so we're keeping an eye on next week. there'll be a fair bit of rain on our way, but look at that, look at those temperatures — 1a degrees celsius. but remember, gale—force winds, potentially, almost anywhere in the uk. that's it from me, bye—bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: one of the biggest football matches in argentina's history — the copa libertadores final —

has been postponed after the boca juniors team bus was attacked by rival fans in buenos aires. they were due to play river plate. theresa may has written an open letter to the british public, urging people to back her brexit deal. the plan was finalised with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, in brussels ahead of a historic summit on sunday. but it faces widespread opposition in the british parliament. police in paris have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse tens—of—thousands of protesters calling for an end to