this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 11pm: theresa may urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after its endorsement at today's eu summit. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. they want a good deal done that fulfils the vote and allows us to come together again as a country. jean claude juncker, president of the european commission, issues a warning to those mps who think the eu can be persuaded to make further changes. this is the best deal possible for britain. this is the best deal possible for europe. this is the only deal possible. ukraine's president says he will propose martial law after russia fires on and seizes three of ukraine's navy vessels off the coast of crimea. unsafe and poorly tested medical devices are being implanted into patients, according to a global investigation. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking

an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers tony grew, parliamentary journalist, and caroline frost, entertainment journalist and broadcaster. stay with us for that. good evening. in a milestone for the brexit process, eu leaders today approved the terms of the agreement that will take the uk out in march next year. the formal backing for the deal in brussels came after two key documents were negotiated over the last 17 months — the main withdrawal agreement, outlining the terms of departure and providing for a transition period until at least the end of 2020. there is also a much shorter political declaration, not legally binding, but setting out hopes for an ambitious partnership between the uk and eu in the future.

the prime minister said this was the best deal possible and that it would deliverfor britain. our political editor laura kuennsberg reports from brussels. no celebration, no fanfare, but a huge and serious step. after more than a0 years inside — deep breath — the deal to leave is done. there were those who said that reaching a brexit agreement that worked for both sides was an impossible task. from the start, i rejected that counsel of despair. in any negotiation, you do not get everything you want. you need to identify what your vital interests are, and stick to them, but be prepared to compromise in other areas, in order to achieve a result. i think the british people understand that. her bet, many of you are bored of the rows, the splits and the spats, the officials who brokered the compromise watching on.

before christmas, mps will vote on this deal. on it will depend whether we move forward together into a brighter future, or open the door to yet more division and uncertainty. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. can i ask you to be very straight with the public, and tell us who, if anyone, you think is pleased about this deal? what we see in this deal today is a deal that delivers for people, delivers on the vote, delivers in a way that protects jobs and livelihoods, and protects our security and our united kingdom, and, as i have said before, i believe our best days lie ahead of us. the eu's power players have agreed a brexit with caveats, a deal where the uk leaves next march, but stays close to the union, with a lot of final detail yet to be agreed. ahead of us is the difficult process of ratification,

as well as further negotiations. but, regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain, we will remain friends until the end of days, and one day longer. it is time for everybody, everybody, to take their responsibilities. today's agreement will help create the trust and the confidence needed for negotiating our close and unprecedented future relationship. the agreement was hard fought on both sides, even though sometimes it feels like eu leaders still can't quite believe what's happening in front of their eyes. "it's tragic that the uk's leaving after 45 years," angela merkel said.

but there may be more theatre to come. mps at home might kick out the deal. would they budge here, then? this is the deal, it's the best deal possible, and the european union will not change its fundamental position, when it comes to this issue. are you concerned that the prime minister will not get this deal through the british parliament? i think it's not now our concern, it is the british concern. this is the max we can all do. both theresa may and her government and also the european union, no victors here today, nobody winning, we are all losing. there have been many moments when it has not been clear that theresa may would make it this far, but her next steps in these vital few weeks will determine our future, and the future of the country, too. for the prime minister, there is now only one direction. she can't know if parliament and the public will follow along. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. the next few weeks will see

the government emphasise the merits of what's now been approved in brussels both to mps at westminster and to the public. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been exploring the content of the agreement. this deal is in two parts. the first is the withdrawal agreement. that's a binding legal text about our terms of departure. there will be a transition or implementation period, which means when we leave the eu next march not much will change until december 2020, allowing time for things like a new trade deal to be worked out. it safeguards the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and uk citizens living in europe, and it settles the divorce bill — the uk will pay £39 billion to the eu, but won't continue large payments beyond that. here's the most contentious bit. if, during the transition period, a new trade deal isn't agreed, then that period could be extended, or the northern ireland backstop could kick in.

that means, to avoid checks at the irish border, the whole uk would be in a customs territory with the eu, but northern ireland would have some different trade terms. and the uk can'tjust end that arrangement when it wants, and that is a problem for some. what we are seeing in this irish protocol is much more than that, we are seeing us staying in the european union, in terms of the single market, the customs union rules will apply to northern ireland, we are in the same vat regime as europe, we are in the same state aid as europe, and there is very much a border down the irish sea as a result of this, and that's why we can't support this deal. the government says that backstop probably won't be needed, because of the other part of this deal, the political declaration. a plan for an ambitious future partnership with the eu, although not all the detail has been agreed. the government says we will leave the single market and customs union,

and can strike trade deals with other countries. the free movement of people will end — the government will work out a new immigration system. the uk will leave the common fisheries policy — but future arrangements for access to water and quotas are yet to be agreed. in fact, there's still quite a lot about future relations with the eu to be worked out. so it gets us a lot of what we wanted, not everything, but the question is can this be that staging post that gets asked to the point where we could get everything? and i think with a lot of hard work it can be. critics say there's too much that's still unclear, and the uk could end up tied to the eu, with its own rights limited. but the prime minister says the deal does deliver on the referendum result, and it's the best we'll get. her difficult task now is to convince mps and the public. earlier, the justice minister, rory stewart, told me why he's optimistic mps will vote through theresa may's brexit deal. there are very few people who want that deal.

and there are very few people at parliament who want to rerun the referendum. then you're talking about a deal. and that deal is going to look very, very like this deal, so in the end, i think, sense has to prevail. because actually the people who are pushing for no deal arejust so small. but what about the idea that there may be people who had been holding out, thinking "well, we'll go with it because we can maybe make some tweaks"? we've heard very clearly from europe today that there are no tweaks to be made. the deal is as it stands, and the idea people might vote it through in the hope there could be a bit more renegotiation, that is not up for grabs. no, and it's not reasonable, because in a negotiation of this sort, you have an individual, the prime minister, negotiating with over 20 other member states and the european commission. so it is not a situation where 650 people in parliament can amend and tweak in the way with uk domestic legislation.

in the end it is an international treaty so has to be appropriate to both sides. two years of work and civil servants' time, it has gone into getting the best deal we can, and the question for parliament now is do you want this deal or no deal? not are we going to go through another two and a half years of this destabilising process. the dup say they will vote against the deal. where are you getting your optimism from? that is what i would ask you as my final thought. my optimism is at the end in the snp interview, he begins by saying that but nobody wants a no deal. he also acknowledges he wants to leave the european union or has accepted that we have to leave as a result of the referendum. he's talking about eu norway arrangements but this is very close to a lot of the advantages of norway with the added advantage of control over immigration. i cannot see how the snp and others would not in the end except that —— i cannot see how the snp

and others would not in the end accept that although they do not see it as ideal, it is better than a no deal and in the end we have to vote for this for the sake of the country. russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait off the coast of crimea, in a major escalation of tensions. russian forces opened fire and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko, has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. 0ur correspondentjon donnison explains more. this is unfolding in the kerch straight, a narrow and strategically important stretch of water which separates crimea and russia. it allows access to some of ukraine's key ports. as you say dramatic ramping up tensions. both sides saying they were provoked by the

other. russian fighter jets saying they were provoked by the other. russian fighterjets and attack helicopters have been seen in the area. in the last hour and a half we have had a statement from nato calling for restraint and a deescalation in saying that russia must allow unhindered access to ukraine's ports, a sharp reminder this conflict is not going away. the main border crossing between the united states and mexico has been closed after migrants broke through a security perimeter fence in tijuana. these pictures show mexican police officers using tear gas on hundreds of central americans migrants as they massed at the border. tensions remain high as thousands of people try to claim assylum in the us. medical devices that have been inadequately tested and are unsafe are ending up inside patients' bodies, according to an investigation by bbc panorama and a group of otherjournalists. it's revealed how implants that had failed in baboons, or were tested only on pigs and dead bodies, were nevertheless approved for use in humans. the industry says it has transformed millions of lives for the better.

deborah cohen reports. here we go, look, that's where you put it. maureen mccleave was the first person in the uk to be fitted with a new type of pacemaker that sits inside the heart. but the battery died after just three years, and doctors could not get it out. i don't like the thought that i've got a piece of metal in my heart that is doing nothing, and it's just laying there. the pacemaker was withdrawn for safety reasons. at least two deaths and 90 events in which patients were seriously harmed by the device were recorded. our investigation also found an implant that was approved for humans, despite failing in a study on baboons. and a treatment for children with curved spines that was only tested on pigs and dead bodies before being approved for use in the uk. europe doesn't have a governmental body that approves medical devices. they are checked by private companies, called notified bodies,

instead. there are 58 of them, and approval by one means a product can be used anywhere in europe. but if one notified body says no, a company can shop around and ask another. as a patient, i would be terrified not to know the adverse event data. we are talking about people's lives, it is really important to know whether these devices are safe or not. the european union has legislated to make the industry more transparent, but panorama understands that crucial information about medical devices will not be shared, because it might scare the public. the manufacturers say their products were tested thoroughly, and met all regulatory requirements. and the industry insists there are already proper checks in place to protect patients. deborah cohen, bbc news. and you can see more on that story on tomorrow night's panorama, that's the great implant scandal

at 8:30pm on bbc1. west midlands police have named the teenager stabbed to death in coventry last night as jaydon washington james. the 16—year—old was found with serious injuries just before midnight. he died in hospital shortly afterwards. a murder investigation is under way. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tolsen tullett. good evening. arsenal's unbeaten start to the season continues after they won 2 —i at bournemouth on sunday in the premier league to move to within a point of fourth placed chelsea. unai emery‘s side are now 17 unbeaten in all competitions and it was pierre emerick aubameyang who scored the winner for the gunners — and the gabon international has now been directly involved in 23 goals in 26 league appearances since joining the gunners from borussia dortmund in january. they're only three points behind spurs ahead of next sunday's north london derby at the emirates. very happy with all the players, how

they are working today and also the supporters, they are helping us, pushing us up. next week is good, we are to play and other match with a top team and also in emirates, it is a good moment to chew enjoy together. —— to enjoy together. elsewhere, huddersfield moved from bottom of the table up six places to 14th thanks to a 2—0 win away to wolves. australian international aaron mooy scored both goals — the second with a curling free kick. delighted. it is massive. with the last three games where we had good performances like we had most of the ten games before us as well. new republic of ireland manager mick mccarthy insists he's happy enough that he'll be replaced

after the euro 2020 campaign. just a warning, there's some flash photography coming up. he was officially presented in dublin this afternoon — returning to the role 16 years after his first spell in charge. the fai have said stephen kenny who's stepped down as dundalk boss will take over after the euros — managing the republic's under—21s in the mean time. the copa libertadores final between buenos aires rivals boca juniors and river plate has been postponed again. violence before yesterday's second leg saw the match put back 2a hours as some boca players were injured when their bus was attacked by river plate fans on the way to the estadio monumental. 0rganisers say it wouldn't be fair to stage the match this evening with a new date yet to be decided. the formula one season has ended with a victory in the final race for the runaway world champion lewis hamilton. the first lap of the abu dhabi grand prix saw nico hulkenberg walk away unhurt from this crash. he was stuck in his renault for a while saying on the radio he was "hanging like a cow". hamilton won for the eleventh time

this season ahead of sebastian vettel. former champion fernando alonso finished eleventh in his final race in the sport. ireland fly—halfjohnny sexton nas been named world rugby player of the year beating off competiton from new zealand's back—to—back winner beauden barrett and south africa's faf de klerk. he becomes the first irishman since keith wood in 2001 to win the award and it was clean sweep for ireland withjoe schmidt colecting coach of the year. ireland also won team of the year, after a 2018 which included a six nations grand slam, a successful summer tour to australia, and a victory over the all blacks as part of an unbeaten autumn campaign. england's men are closing in on a series whitewash against sri lanka. they need just 6 wickets when play gets underway in the coming hours to win the final test with two days left to play in colombo. jos buttler scored 64 before england were all out for 230 in their second innings. sri lanka closed on 53—4 but they still need another 274 for an unlikely victory while england are looking to become only the third side to complete a 3—0 series win in sri lanka.

that's all the sport for now. thousands of documents relating to facebook and how it handles users' data have been seized on the demand of a parliamentary committee. the commons' digital, culture, media and sport committee used its legal powers to obtain the papers from an american software company taking legal action against facebook. 0ur media editor amol rajan has the story. 2018 has been a year of turmoilfor facebook, with allegations including abuse by foreign powers such as russia and worries about social media addiction. the biggest scandal surrounded british data firm cambridge analytica. the data of 87 million users fell into the hands of the british firm. facebook accepted responsibility for the error and apologised. now a us firm, 643, has launched a legal action against facebook.

643 was hit hard when in 2014 facebook cut—off third—party access to users' friends' data, precisely the avenue that cambridge analytica exploited. 643 had an app called pikini which searched out pictures of people in bikinis, but is now redundant. as part of the lawsuit in california, 643 obtained thousands of documents from facebook, some of them sensitive. now a select committee of mps in britain has acquired those documents ahead of the hearing on tuesday which representatives of seven international parliaments will attend. these are really serious important issues. i think facebook has been slow to realise how seriously we take them, and other parliaments around the world do as well, and we're prepared to use all the powers that we have to try and get to the truth. facebook say the complaint brought by 643 is completely without merit and there is an ongoing case the documents shouldn't be published. however, under parliamentary privilege, the committee says it reserves that right. for years, facebook benefited from what, for them, was a benign environment. investors have to plough

money in, growing demand for their products and, above all, a light touch from regulators. all that is now gone. national parliaments are putting global tech firms in the dock and the feeling is growing that the likes of zuckerberg have unleashed something they are struggling to contain. a few weeks ago facebook hired former british deputy prime minister nick clegg to oversee reputational matters. his inbox, already bursting, will have another deluge this week. amol rajan, bbc news. now, if you're not in the festive spirit yet — maybe this magpie called mike can help. we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers parliamentary journalist tony grew and entertainmentjournalist and broadcaster caroline frost — that's coming up after the headlines in a few minutes time. now it's time for a look at the weather. you are looking pretty but the

weather, not so much. thank you, so nice of you. you are right, the weather is not looking great over the next few days. monday still looking fairly quiet across most of the uk. some sunshine in the forecast. by the time we get to tuesday and wednesday, my goodness, the rain will sweep in and we will have gale force winds. the skies will probably look like this across most of the uk. this is the forecast for the rest of the night. if you look at the arrows, still some suggestion of easterly winds. towns and cities will be around four degrees first thing on monday morning and monday itself, actually, we are between weather systems. you see the south—westerly here just behind me. the easterly still blowing. we are in between the transition period. the east still cloudy with the breeze off the north sea with some showers. as we head into tuesday, is a succession of

weather fronts, into tuesday, is a succession of weatherfronts, swinging our way. this is the beginning of what is going to be a very unsettled week overall. early on tuesday the rain sweeps into south—west of the uk. northern as well. eastern parts of the uk after a foggy morning will stay dry through most of the day. the rain won't reach and tell a little bit later on. on wednesday, thurlow is big. stretching from the european continent, it is of equal low. strong winds and severe gales blowing around these coasts. inland, it will be windy, too. these are average speeds. 20 will probably translate to 40 mph at gusts. 14 degrees might be on the thermometer that it won't feel like it. thursday, another weather front

moving across the south of the country. look at all of that range. strong winds, i am in the middle of the lohia. you see the winds blowing around. dust is strong around the western coasts —— gusts. 10 degrees in the north of scotland and the weather will continue. ritchie ruf into friday. low pressure. —— pretty rough. i have been blown away. you get the picture, goodbye. hello, this is bbc news.

we will be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines: theresa may urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after its endorsement at today's eu summit. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, warns mps that the agreement is the best and only deal on offer. ukraine's president says he will propose martial law after russia fires on and seizes three of ukraine's navy vessels off the coast of crimea. unsafe and poorly tested medical devices are being implanted into patients, according to a global investigation. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and caroline frost, entertainment journalist and broadcaster. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the daily telegraph reports that the prime minister will challenge jeremy corbyn to a televised debate on her brexit deal. the paper says she is embarking on an election—style campaign to seek the country's backing. the financial times also says that theresa may will lead a two—week long hard sell of her brexit deal, telling mps they risk plunging the country into more division and uncertainty if they reject the deal. the daily express says mrs may will warn mps they have a duty to get on and deliver brexit for voters. the sun claims that french president emmanuel macron has gloated that the eu now has a lever over the uk. the independent‘s front page has the word yes in different european languages, but asks whether mps will also back the deal.

the daily mirror says it is now time for the hard bit, and that the prime minister faces a fight to keep herjob as mps prepare to block her plans. and likewise, the guardian says theresa may will struggle to sell her deal to mps. the paper also reports on an investigation into faulty medical devices. as you can see, a few stray stories here and there, but really predominantly, of course, as we were expecting, brexit all over them. the times has a picture of theresa may, very focused, possibly looking a little worried. vote for my deal or it is back to square one. and we will see more and more pictures of theresa may in the next fortnight as she is preparing a pr blitz. she is coming back from europe with a deal in her hand and now it is a case of convincing the many doubters within her own party. but as well, i think

the part of her campaign is to convince the nation, to go out and speak. she is even talking, i think we will get to it with the telegraph, about taking onjeremy corbyn in a tv debate, which will make interesting viewing. but the message is it is my way, or possibly no way, 01’ message is it is my way, or possibly no way, or possibly norway, and it is me orjeremy corbyn, is one of the messages to her party, and it is this deal or no deal, you pay your money and you take your pick. the line saying failure to back the deal will create further division and uncertainty. that is the picture we can expect over the next two weeks. that is the choice which will be put. and part of appealing to the public directly is to put pressure oi'i public directly is to put pressure on mps. what are the alternatives? the first is that theresa may has nothing to lose at this stage. she knows she will not lead her party

into the next election, i imagine if everything goes well she will stand down at some point next year. she will have done what she promised, left the european union and delivered on that promise. it is not like the general election of 2017 where she entered 20 points ahead in the polls and had a difficult campaign. she is relishing putting this out there, and as well as having nothing to lose, we will come to this a second, but there doesn't appear to be to this a second, but there doesn't appearto be any to this a second, but there doesn't appear to be any alternative to her oi'i appear to be any alternative to her on the table. there was no vote on whether or to accept the withdrawal agreement, it was passed unanimously and discussed for less than 40 minutes among the european council. if you are the european commission, thatis if you are the european commission, that is a big win for you. every nation is signing off on this 585 page agreement with a lot of detail. we will always end up with a very british compromises. no one will be happy because everyone will get less than what they want. by the way, i have not seen any poll numbers showing labour jumping ahead, telling us that people think the

prime minister has done a terrible job here. let's pick this up, because you mentioned it, theresa may seeks corbyn tv debate on deal. as pa rt of may seeks corbyn tv debate on deal. as part of this two week mini election campaign she would like to get on tv and debate all this with jeremy corbyn, presumably in the