the way and sent that beacon all the way back. it takes about a minute for the signal to arrive back home. more on that success in a moment. the headlines, nasser‘s spacecraft lands on morris. british summers could be five degrees hotter by 2070 if greenhouse gas emissions aren't cut, that's according to new met office projections. after getting her deal signed off by the eu's 27 member states yesterday, theresa may speaks to the house of commons to persuade mps to back it. pardoned and freed by the united arab emirates, the british academic matthew hedges, who'd been sentenced to life in prison for spying. ukraine's parliament votes to impose martial law after russia seized three of its nazy ships in a move the united states called an "outrageous violation of sovereign territory." after travelling more

than 300 million miles on a six month voyage through deep space, nasa has successfully landed a robotic probe on mars. the landing proved nerve—wracking for those at mission control in pasadena, america. it's now going to study the planet's interior to learn more about how it's formed and why it's so different from earth. it is going to study the interior of mars, to find out how it is form and why it is so different from earth. well, we arejoined now by why it is so different from earth. well, we are joined now by sue why it is so different from earth. well, we arejoined now by sue horn from the uk space age age sip which

has designed a number of piece, she join us from the landing party at the university of oxford. big grin from you, tell us what is going through your mind at the moment? it was exciting as it descended, so iam now it was exciting as it descended, so i am now looking forward to the science that we will get, the instruments have to be... we have got a bit of an echo, i hope we can carry on, tell us what is onboard, the instrumentation you are reliant on? well, the, the instrument built by the uk is a short period sighs momenter and this was built by imperial college and oxford university, which help from another organisation, this will measure mars quakes that will tell us about the

interior of mars, how thick the crust is, the mantle, tell us about the core, is it solid, liquid, investigations we haven't, it hasn't been possible until now. what might this technology help with away from mars, maybe in other space programmes or down here on earth? that is interesting because this is novel technology. we have done an incredible job, they etched the instrument out of silicon, it is only the size of a pound coin, and this means that it can be used in other application, we are looking at the potential of using it for inertial measurements, so you can use it if you are down caves or in buildings where you have lost the gps signal so firemen could use it in when dealing with fires in buildings. another possibility is

looking as using it as a grabiometer so measuring the fluctuations in the earth's gravity. we shouldn't be surprised it is difficult to land things on mars safely, you been involved in less successful attempts than this sue? yes, i was involved in beagle 2 and also the schapiarelli failed landing in 2016. sol schapiarelli failed landing in 2016. so i was really nervous, even though it was a landing technology that has been used before, it is so difficult to land on mars, the atmosphere changes, so, it's always difficult. and how much can you simulate a mission, down here, whereas you say the conditions are so different? mission, down here, whereas you say the conditions are so different7m is very difficult, a lot of it is done by complete modelling, you do —— computer modelling, you do some

in the effort‘s atmosphere but that doesn't really simulate what happens on mars. —— earth. you can test your models so you can be more confident in your models but it is only when you are at mars that we test it. it has been an obsession this idea we might land a person on mars but it takes six months to get there, doesn't it. how far away are we from doing that? still quite a way. it's our long—term goal, i, we will be going back to the moon at the end of the next, next decade, and i think mars is somewhere from there, because the key technologies we have to test, we have to know we can ascend from mars with people, we have to work out how to keep the astronauts safe in such a harsh radiation environment. well, i don't want to go any way, sue so i'm not in a rush. sue horne

from the head of space ex ma moreration, enjoy the evening, thank you very much. —— exploration. doctor neil bowles teaches atmospheric physics at the university of oxford, and is part of the uk team working on the mission — he is also at the landing party. thank you for talking to us, i know you a lot of celebrate and fingers crossed, tell us how delicate this equipment is that is onboard. 0k, so, sighs mum terses you normally —— size mum terses are usually the instrument you carry round with kid glove, they are delicate, they can be placed in the field and buried underground, so those are the sort of things that you wouldn't normally associate with launching into space ina associate with launching into space in a rocket and barrelling through the atmosphere and dropping it on the atmosphere and dropping it on the surface, so we have had to take, a lot of work to prove that the instrument would survive landing on the surface of mars, and a lot of

clever design feature, the leader of the instruments, a guy called tom pike, he had to design into the structure, a whole load of clever designs to enable it to survive going into space, on the way to mars and doing what it has done, landing on the surface, so, we have had to doa on the surface, so, we have had to do a lot of work of testing on the ground and now we find out whether or not it has survived to the surface, that is the next big moment. this thing is only about the size of a pound coin but you are taking liberties with it as you explained. so, how, how much of the odds stacked against you on a mission like this? they are pretty good, because what we do we have a rough idea from the previous mars landings, of what is going to happen as it is going into the atmosphere as it is going into the atmosphere as it is going into the atmosphere as it touches the surface, so we can design our testing on earth to simulate those as accurately as possible. which can then do all the

testing on the ground, and then that give us pretty good confidence it will survive in space and lands on mars, so we have tested the instrument on its way to mars and we know that certainly, most of it is working, there was one part we couldn't test when it was cruising as we call it between the earth and mars, that is what we expected. now, when it is sitting on mars, on mars‘s gravity we can test the entire instrument. extraordinary. enjoy the success, long may it continue. thank you very much. the prime minister has been trying to sell her brexit deal to mps. she told the commons that she'd secured the best deal possible and that rejecting it would risk more division and would take the country back to square one. she faced criticism from her own party as well as the opposition. mps will vote on the deal next month. so how many members of parliament does she need on her side to get the deal through? there are 650 mps, but only 320 votes are required for a majority in the commons. theresa may currently has a working majority of 13 which relies on the support of the ten democratic unionist mps but already those dup and between 80 and 90 tory backbenchers have said they will not support the prime minister's deal.

the labour leadership has said it won't back the deal either but there may be groups of labour mps who do get behind the government. the scottish national party also say they won't vote for the deal. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg looks at the task ahead for theresa may and her brexit withdrawal agreement. she is in a hurry. after nearly two years of talks, theresa may has 15 days to get parliament on her side. she has to convince enough of them her brexit compromise is worth it. the prime minister. there is a choice, which this house will have to make. we can back this deal, deliver on the vote of the referendum, or this house choose to reject this deal and go back to square one. the british people want us to get

on with the deal that honours the referendum and allows us to come again together allows us to come together again as a country, whichever way we voted. as you can hear, the trouble for theresa may, she's surrounded by people who've made their minds up to reject her deal. this deal does not have the support of either side of this house or the country as a whole. mr speaker, ploughing on is not stoic, it's an act of national self—harm. the prime minister now needs to prepare a plan b. for some it's been hard enough getting the cabinet behind a dealfor, mice that keeps close economic ties to the eu, certainly not all as enthusiastic as this. that's my concern, that's why want to back this agreement and urge all my colleagues to do the same. in the event that is a dispute...

that is organised resistance right around westminster. meet some of the eurosceptics vowing to vote against. this is not the brexit deal that the majority of the people voted for. i'm not going to support it. is there anything be prime minister can say to change your mind? absolutely not. this is a 585 page surrender document. and that's why many, many conservative mps will never vote for our country to surrender to... anybody. unfortunately, she has caved in. that is a sad note on which to begin this debate but the debate that has got to be had is meant to be uncompromising. is there any chance as a group this will actually go through parliament? not a hope. not anyway. it is highly unlikely. around the corner a different group from different parties who will vote against as well. with some familiar faces they are arguing for another referendum, releasing independent forecasts that suggests we will be much poorer if we leave.

the country has absolutely a right to a final say. there is no sign at all that theresa may is listening to your request. it will come to the point that parliament instructs and it may come to that. she doesn't need to change her mind. the overwhelming weight in parliament is that this deal is no good and it will be voted down. if you think about the future of the country, because people are bored of the subject is not the basis upon which we should take a decision like that. parliament right now is made up of many different flocks. they can move fast, support can shift in moments but loyalty to downing street is in very short supply. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake is in westminster. just how much of an uphill struggle is it going to be for the prime minister? it is a huge task york you see that in evidence this evening the the houses of parliament, just one floor up in one of the committee

rooms, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster, theresa may's deputy is briefing labour mps to try to get them on side, because if she does have a hope of getting her brexit deal past in parliament, then, some labour mps will have to vote for it, number ten is clearly making an effort to bring some of them on side and demonstrate why in their opinion they should indeed do that. i have to say the turn out has not been particularly good so far, maybe they we re particularly good so far, maybe they were all exhausted from that marathon session in the house of commons earlier on, where theresa may made her statement and then faced question after question from the opposition benches but also from mps from her own party, about her brexit deal, and, mp after mp was, it has to be said, hostile to out, pointing out the problems as they see it. but there were some supportive voices for the prime minister in among that, but

definitely, we now have a period of just over a fortnight where the prime minister will be crisscrossing the country, taking her message and trying to sell her deal business leaders and to voters, in the hope that mps will have a change of heart, those who are against the deal and vote for it in the end, we know now the vote will be on tuesday 11th of december. it is a difficult task and it mayjust have got this evening a bit more difficult for theresa may, because donald trump has been speaking to reporters outside the white house, giving his latest thoughts on brexit, saying that the deal looks like a good deal for the eu, and also, that it may make it more difficult for the us to trade with the uk. more cold water being poured on it, thank you jonathan. british summers are likely to get hotter and drier over the next 50 years because of the effects of climate change. that's according to the latest projections from the met office which says without action to cut greenhouse gases — summers could be more than five degrees celsius hotter than current levels by 2070, in the most

extreme scenario. and there are stark warnings about sea levels which could rise by around a metre affecting cities like london, cardiff and edinburgh. here's our science editor david shukman global warming threatens different countries in different ways and scientists have spent the last few years trying to work out what it means for us. wild weather is nothing new for britain, but this latest research says more extremes are likely, as the climate changes. the study says floods are set to become more frequent, as the level of the sea rises and storms deliver more rain. and a worrying conclusion. we have a key role in defending communities, but we know we can't protect people from every flood event, and therefore we're going to need to make hard choices about where we live in the future, where we work. as temperatures are set to rise, the scientists have produced different scenarios for the future climate. these are based on computer simulations of how things may unfold.

what this report shows is that climate change will affect everyone, wherever they live. so, for people on the coasts, the level of the sea could go up by more than a metre. that's probably manageable for london, protected by the thames barrier, but very threatening for many other communities. summer temperatures could go up by more than five degrees. think of the implications for heatwaves and the need for air conditioning. and the chances of a summer like the one we just had earlier this year, could go up to 50% by 2050. now, if these projections are right, what else could change by the end of the century? in a worst—case scenario, england could see summer rainfall dropped by 35%. the same could happen in wales. in winter in scotland, rain and snow could increase by a fifth, as in northern ireland. but some scientists say climate change poses real dangers but we can't yet forecast them in such detail. the knowledge of climate

change comes from really basic science and this, the uk climate projections, are really at the edge of new research. and they shouldn't be taken with the same confidence that we have that climate change is a threat. predicting exactly when and where extreme heat will strike in future is clearly a challenge and scientists are working on it, but there is a consensus about the trends that we are heading for a warmer world. well, we can speak now to doctor phil williamson from the school of environmental sciences at the university of east anglia. he joins us live from our studio in norwich. what particularly strikes you about this report that you didn't know before? well, there is nothing really dramatically knew about it. gives extra detail, variation between different regions, and it

gives, it bringing home what the effects might be if things go badly wrong but these are the conditions that we want to avoid, and so that hopefully, we might not get there. yes, what is the most likely scenario if not the worst one? well, that really does depend on what different countries do, what the uk does, what other country, what america does in the first minister's questions five or ten years if we make the push and we have reduced the emissions in the uk of carbon dioxide and other gases by 40% in the last 30 year, we have to do the same again and be it bit more, reducing them by 60%, and have know missions at all. net zero emissions. how likely is it we achieve that? missions at all. net zero emissions. how likely is it we achieve that7m is not impossible but it will be difficult. as an individual, listening to a report like this, you can feel

pretty hopeless, can't you, if the governments of the world can't get it sorted what can we do as individuals? well, the governments have agreed to do something about it, and they are pointing in the right direction but they need the support of the populations and the voters as well, to say the switch to renewable energy, the switch to electric car, if governments can help f they can make it easier, then we can all achieve it, it could still be done. does that involve us then insisting that it does that involve us then insisting thatitis does that involve us then insisting that it is hiring up the political agenda, higher up the news agenda even? that is, it is going to be difficult because a lot of things that are hiring up the political agenda at present, this is one of the ones we have to keep pushing at. for michael gove, he did make all the right noises, he said all the right thing, we have to get on and do it. how how much a lifestyle change are we going to have to develop in the developed world? the a nswer develop in the developed world? the answer is not to keep on wanting

more and more, to do things more efficiently, to accept that there has to be some change, but really some of the big changes can be made by government policy elsewhere in the world as well, but we have to be aware of it and keep going, because it is not, we have achieved a bit but it is still a lot more to do. what the biggest change that governments could make? the biggest change i guess is to really, it is not going to be politically easy but to say goodbye fracking, fossil fuel, we have decided we are not going to have cold powered fires, coal power stationed any more but we have to make the choice we have to start thinking about taking carbon docks eye ied and other gases out of the atmosphere rather than putting it in. -- the atmosphere rather than putting it in. —— carbon dioxide. the headlines on bbc news. nasa's insight spacecraft lands on mars — the first of its kind designed to study the internal

structure of the planet british summers could be five degrees hotter by 2070 if greenhouse gas emissions aren't cut, that's according to new met office projections. after getting her deal signed off by the eu's 27 member states yesterday, theresa may heads to the house of commons to persuade mps to back it. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's azi farnia. 0ne game in the premier league tonight — but the match between burnley and newcastle has been delayed because of a medical emergency in the player's tunnel. the players have been out warming up. reports suggest that the referees‘ assessor collapsed in the tunnel and has been taken to hospital but is conscious. burnley tweeted to say neither the team's players or staff are affected. kick off has been delayed by half an hour to 8.30. it's a big match for both sides — they're both just one point above the bottom three. joe root has praised a "complete

squad effort" after england completed the series whitewash of sri lanka. it's only the third time in history that england have won all the matches in an away test series, as andy swiss reports. it is all over. the perfect ending to what on paper has been a perfect series but how england had to work for it. sri lanka's target of 327 had looked impossible, but no—one appeared to have told mendes, suddenly the hosts had hope butjust when england needed something special, they found it. direct lit. that might be what get england going. jack leech with the flash of brilliance, mendes gone for 86, along seemingly with sri lanka's chances as england's spinners once again turned things their way. soon they needed just one more wicket, with the hosts still needing more than 100, surely all over? not quite as sri lanka's final pair blazed

away, but amid the rising tension leech held his nerve. what do they think? gone? replays confirmed it was hitting the stumps and at last england could celebrate, theirfirst series whitewash in sri lanka, it was some fight but some feat. and this is how england celebrated that historic series win in the changing room. captainjoe root on the guitar, and the rest of the squad singing along. ireland coach joe schmidt will step down after next year's world cup, and he'll be replaced by andy farrell. farrell has been ireland's defence coach under schmidt, after holding the same position with england up until the 2015 world cup. it'll be his first head coach role, and he'll have big boots to fill. schmidt guided ireland to their third six nations grand slam and to second in the world rankings. he brings belief to players, he

brings confidence, he brings ability andi brings confidence, he brings ability and i think thatjoe's legacy in ireland will be the trophies he has won with leominster, —— leinster, with ireland but probably more so it will be the coaches he brings through, you look at what he has done, you would like to think in the next number of years there will be some coaches that have worked under joe as players that will come through and bring that attention to detail and ultimately the goal is to try to get as many home—grown coaches as we can, the national team and the whole formula 3 driver sophia florsch says she's happy to be on her way home, after the high—speed crash that left her with a fractured spine. floersch crashed at around 170 miles an hour in the macau grand prix eight days ago, and needed an 11—hour operation to repair her spine. it was my first ever big crash, and

it took me some while to get over it but i'm over it and now a new chapter but i'm over it and now a new cha pter starts, but i'm over it and now a new chapter starts, and, yeah, as i say, it was a bad crash, but it was a very good stable chassis, i am walking and i will be back racing and chasing my dream. that's all the sport for now. the united states has described russia's seizure of three ukrainian navy ships as an outrageous violation of sovereign territory. the ships were sailing off the coast of crimea, ukrainian territory which was annexed by moscow four years ago. russia insists the boats had entered its waters illegally. the ukraine parliament is considering a proposal to declare martial law. president trump said he did not like what was happening in the region. in our 0xford studio is james sherr, associate fellow at the international foreign affairs think—tank, chatham house, and is a former head of their russia and eurasia programme. james thank you very much. what does

russia gain by doing this when we have seen international condemnation? russia is expects international condemnation, the view is that we are treating them as an adversary, they are determined to be very bloody—minded and defence of their interest as they define them and they don't care where we think about it, but the bigger picture is there are three factors in play here, all very serious, apart from the fact that russia is de facto at war with ukraine, it is waging economic warfare in ukrainian and the sea is of critical important to ukraine's two major ports in that region and so the bridge which constrains region and so the bridge which co nstra i ns a ccess region and so the bridge which constrains access and the, the

ramping up of russian inspections of ships which has no legal basis going in and out of those ukrainian ports, has really ratcheted up pressure, thatis has really ratcheted up pressure, that is number one, number two, anyone who has looked at the bigger picture has anticipate add that there would be a number of highly asymmetrical unpleasant russian responses to the granting of independent status, to what had been the russian orthodox church, this was done by the constantinople patriarch back in october. this was a big blow to russia, they did not expect it, it's a very big deal for a state that defines russian civilisation, as something going well beyond the borders of the russian federation, the church has

been a big part of it, and finally, at the time the uk is leading the uk, there will be presidential elections, in ukraine. if russia provokes a hard variant of marshall law in ukraine, to that, with any kind of suspension of democratic rights or a postponement of those election, they hoping that will bring people on to the street, that that will be very good for the president's key opponentjulia tymoshenko who would love to wear the mantle of being a defender of ukrainian democracy and a peace maker, my opinion is the ukrainian parliament has approved marshall law but ina parliament has approved marshall law but in a resolution that confirmed that the elections will take place on schedule, so far it seems that ukraine is not rising to the bait.

what would the introduction of marshall law in ukraine do to either escalate or damp down the tensions with russia? it's a 30 day period of marshall law, i haven't seen the detail yet, but it looks as if the assurances are there, that there will be no constitutional tampering, so the objective would be really to remove aside normal peacetime bureaucratic obstacles to taking preparatory military actions and increasing mobilisation, that is what i suspect is going to happen, but it has just happened so we all have to be in some suspense as to how it will play out, and, russia has not had its last word yet. finally and briefly if you would, what should we make of the timing of this decision by russia to seize

these vessels when we have got the 620 these vessels when we have got the g20 summit taking place in argentina this week? well, again, russia is sending a bluff message to the world, that we are important, we will not, cannot be isolated. we cannot be ignored. you have to take our interests into account and you, we don't care whether you like us or not. you have to deal with us and on our terms. we appreciate you taking time to talk to us. thank you. time for a look at the weather forecast with ben. good evening, the quiet chilli well over the last three days is about to get blown away. —— chilly weather. some heavy rain and gale is to come, but with that things will turn quite a lot milder. that is because low pressure will start to dominate. we have a couple of swirls of cloud on our satellite picture, low pressure systems in the lantern, gathering strength, and they will be heading our way over

they will be heading our way over the next couple of days. but before they arrive, one last quiet night to come tonight. few showers in eastern areas. where we keep east and clear skies that could be a touch of frost, particular leaf raised wales, the midlands, into the west country, the midlands, into the west country, the potential for some fairly dense fog patches but the hao mu consider change. this is ourfirst band of rain moving in the cross. the wind strengthening as well, we could see wind gusts of 50 mph or even a touch more in exposed coastal areas in the west. for the southeast, more in exposed coastal areas in the west. forthe southeast, east more in exposed coastal areas in the west. for the southeast, east anglia in telling pincher, this will hold onto dry and relatively bright weather for a good part onto dry and relatively bright weatherfor a good part of onto dry and relatively bright weather for a good part of the day. northern ireland and south—west scotland. 0ver northern ireland and south—west scotland. over the tops of the pennines and the scottish mountains, you may well see some sleep and snow mixing in. as we go through tuesday

night, the first band of rain clears in but this area of low pressure de—boning, lots of white lines, isa bars on the chart. wednesday will be a very windy day. gales quite widely, we could see wind gusts and these bands of rain sweeping north—eastwards, looks like parts of eastern scotland could see the heaviest of the rain. that with wind gusts like this, there certainly is the potential for some travel disruption, perhaps even some damage. look at the temperatures, significantly higher than they have been, 1a, 15 degrees, although with a strong winds and the rain it went feel that great. as we get into thursday, this area of low pressure developing here could bring another bout of very strong winds, particularly down to the south and west, some heavy rain as well. stays u nsu btle west, some heavy rain as well. stays unsubtle as we head to the weekend but perhaps by this stage not quite as windy. this is bbc news.

the headlines... nasa's insight spacecraft lands sucessfully on mars — the first of its kind designed to study the internal structure of the planet. british summers could be five degrees hotter by 2070 if greenhouse gas emissions aren't cut, that's according to new met office projections. after getting her deal signed off by the eu's 27 member states yesterday, theresa may spoke to the house of commons this afternoon to persuade mps to back it. pardoned and freed by the united arab emirates, the british academic matthew, who'd been sentenced to life in prison for spying. ukraine's parliament votes to impose martial law in several regions after russia seized three of its navy ships in a move the united states called an ‘outrageous violation of sovereign territory'. more now on brexit, and in the last few minutes,

president trump, has given his thoughts on the brexit deal. let's listen what he had to say. it sounds like a great deal for the eu, andi it sounds like a great deal for the eu, and i think we have to do this. i think we have to take a look at seriously whether or not the uk is allowed to trade, because right now if you look at the deal, they may not be able to trade with us, and that wouldn't be a good thing. i don't think they meant that, i don't think the prime minister meant that and hopefully she'll be up to do something about that, but right now, as the deal stands, she may not, they may not be able to trade with they may not be able to trade with the us, and don't think they want that at all, that would be a very big negative for the deal. we do not like what's happening, either way we don't like what's happening, and hopefully it will get straightened out. i know europe is not, they are not thrilled. we are all working on

it together. president trump with his views on theresa may's brexit field. —— deal. the british student, matthew hedges, who just days ago was sentenced to life in prison in dubai for spying has been freed after a presidential pardon. the 31—year—old is expected to fly home tonight after being held in jail for the last six months. united arab emirate officials still claim mr hedges was a british agent. but his wife who's led the campaign for his release insists he was not a spy. paul adams reports. matthew hedges' six—month ordeal is almost over. five days after being handed a life sentence, he's preparing to come home. mr hedges will be permitted to leave the country, once all the formalities are complete. the hoped—for announcement came this morning. but with it, a sting in the tail, the authorities in the united arab emirates still accuse matthew hedges of spying. he was part—time phd researcher, part—time businessman. but he was 100% a full—time secret service operative. matthew hedges knows the uae well,

he worked there for several years before starting his phd on aspects of the country's security policy. sensitive subjects. but, says the government here, perfectly legitimate. we've made it very clear, for a number of months, now that we see no basis in these allegations. they've reflected on that, they've taken the action that they can, which means that matthew hedges is going to be reunited with his family. the uae remains convinced that matthew hedges was indeed a spy. he was certainly researching some sensitive areas, including the country's military capabilities and its role in the war in yemen. but what he, and most academics, would regard as perfectly legitimate, the uae clearly saw as suspect. matthew hedges' wife has campaigned for months to secure his release, maintaining his complete innocence throughout. in my heart, i know what matt is, he's a phd researcher. his colleagues know it, his family know it, and hundreds of academics around the world know it. and that's all that matters. i mean, the most important thing, really, is that now we'll have him back home safely.

and he'll be able to finish his thesis. matthew hedges will be on his way home in the coming hours. his family says the ordeal has taken its toll. his life and career put on hold, six months ago, about to resume. paul adams, bbc news. hundreds of people have attended a candlelit vigil for a teenager from coventry who was stabbed to death on saturday night. 16—year—old jaydon james, known as jj, died from his injuries in hospital. police say this year alone there have been more than 280 incidents of knife crime in coventry. from there, sima kotecha reports. jaydonjames had just turned 16. described by his family as sweet, caring and funny. last night, a candlelit vigil to remember him. his family say they are heartbroken afterjaydon, known as jj, was stabbed to death in coventry.

he had the biggest heart, he was shy, he would never take any photos, he would always have his hand over his face. he would never do anything to harm anybody. i just don't even know what to say, i don't believe that he's gone. the attack happened on saturday night, while jaydon was out with friends. his grandfather says the teenager had gone out to get some food. the two friends were seriously injured and remain in hospital. it's really sad isn't it, that, you know, whenever we have any violent crime or anything involving a child or young person, the conjecture starts around gangs and postcodes. what we won't do is sort of fuel that conjecture. every single line of inquiry will be focused on, will be driven, but what we won't do is jump to any conclusions at this stage. it happened just before midnight in this area of wood end,

a deprived part of this city. police say there have been 284 knife crimes in coventry this year alone. knife crime in the west midlands is at its highest levels since 2011. the region has the highest rate of knife offences in the country after london. now another life lost too soon, in the most brutal of circumstances. sima kotecha, bbc news, coventry. the man accused of murdering two brighton schoolgirls 32 years ago, has declined to give any further evidence during his cross examination. russell bishop denies the charges. 0ur correspondent helena lee was at the old bailey. karen hadaway and nicola fellows, the 29—year old schoolgirls who went missing in brighton in 1986, 32 yea rs missing in brighton in 1986, 32 years ago. the man on trial,

52—year—old russell bishop, a convicted paedophile, who was convicted paedophile, who was convicted of trying to kill a seven—year—old girl in brighton in 1990. now, he had been giving evidence in his defence this morning at the old bailey, you spend about one and a half hours in the witness box. there was then a break. the jury box. there was then a break. the jury was brought back into court in the last 15 minutes or so expecting to see russell bishop still in the witness box, because they expected him to still be cross—examined, but he was in the dock, not in the witness box, and thejudge, mr justice sweeney, turn to the jury and said to them, this: you will observe mr bishop is in the dock, not in the witness box, because he has declined to give any further evidence. he went on to tell them i have given him time to consider that, but that is his position. the judge went on to say i will give you

directions in due course as to how you should approach that, and he told them what that meant is that there would be no further cross—examination of russell bishop in the witness box, and his evidence had come to an end, and thejury has now been sent home for the afternoon, because there are no more witnesses to call now until tomorrow. earlier on this morning, russell bishop was asked about that attack in 1994 which he was convicted of trying to kill a seven—year—old girl. he told the jury seven—year—old girl. he told the jury that he was not a paedophile. he said he did not attack the girl, he had no sexual motivation when he attacked the girl, and he told the jury, despite being convicted the tried to kill her, that he didn't try and kill that seven—year—old, and there were some tense moments when russell bishop appeared tense in the witness box, and at one point he objected to some of the questions being put to him by brian altman qc,

the prosecution barrister. at one point he asked the judge whether what he was being asked was legal, and thejudge what he was being asked was legal, and the judge replied, what he was being asked was legal, and thejudge replied, it is, and if it isn't, he would stop it. so the jury it isn't, he would stop it. so the jury sent home this afternoon. russell bishop has declined to give any further evidence in his trial in his defence. and we'll find out how this story —— and many others —— are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are caroline wheeler, who's the deputy political editor at the sunday times, and the political correspondent for the ft, henry mance. an inquest into the death of the former welsh government minister, carl sargeant, has heard that he left a note for his family apologising for letting them down. mr sargeant — who'd been sacked following accusations of sexual misconduct — was found dead at his home in north wales last november. 0ur wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. carl sargeant was a well—known

figure in the welsh assembly. his death, last year, left his family grief—stricken and sent shock waves through the welsh political establishment in cardiff bay. his body was found at his family home, four days after he'd been sacked from his post and suspended from the welsh labour party amid allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied. walking arm in arm, mr sargeant‘s wife, bernie, and son, jack, came to his inquest today, where the note that she'd found close to her husband's body was read to the court. directed to family and friends, it said... the inquest heard that carl sargeant had suffered from depression and had been prescribed medication

on a number of occasions. a former colleague, leighton andrews, said he was concerned about the impact that tv interviews given by the welsh first minister, carwyn jones, about the alleged complaints, had on his state of mind. he considered it to be irresponsible. the coroner reminded mr andrews that was his opinion, and the inquest will hear from the first minister carwynjones later in the week. sian lloyd, bbc news, ruthin. the headlines on bbc news... nasa's insight spacecraft lands on mars — the first of its kind designed to study the internal structure of the planet. british summers could be five degrees hotter by 2070 if greenhouse gas emissions aren't cut, that's according to new met office projections. after getting her deal signed off by the eu's 27 member states yesterday, theresa may spoke to the house of commons this afternoon to persuade mps to back it.

0ron 0r on brexit, you can't have enough, can you? in the referendum two years ago, leeds was split down the middle. it voted to remain, but by one of the closest margins in the country. so what do people there make of theresa may's deal? 0ur correspondent, fiona trott, has been finding out. a chilly morning at kirkgate market in leeds, but a warm response to theresa may's message. people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. we are fed up of arguing about it. i think everyone is fed up about parliament arguing about it as well. definitely, people will be fed up. are you fed up? i am, because it has been ages. being given the option to get on with it isn't a real option, as if, get on with that and nothing else. of course we're arguing about it because nobody agrees. because it is really, really important. we voted out, get out. and all the people that are whingeing about it, get over it. we voted to get out, just get out.

what about businesses? the northern powerhouse partnership says the feeling in this region is that this deal is better than no deal. i think the biggest fear for businesses is of a hard brexit, and the reality of that would be damaging notjust to the northern economy, but the national economy because key sectors like manufacturing are important here, but they're also important to the uk. and that is what's pushing businesses behind the prime minister's deal. i don't think there's much enthusiasm for it, but for instance when you talk to the chambers of commerce like here in yorkshire, the consensus is that they would prefer that outcome because it would give them more certainty. what does all that mean for people here in leeds at the market who say they are noticing the price of things going up? will there be prosperity for them in the future? i think the reality of brexit is, it is a huge distraction from what we really need to do, which is to improve productivity here in the north of england. new figures released

over the weekend show that we are still seeing lower levels of growth here than in london despite the fact that the gap has closed. but sadly, a lot of that closing of the gap is currently because all of uk growth and prosperity is being held back by people being afraid of brexit. despite the fact that like in cities here in leeds, there are great fundamentals in the economy, people are not investing as much as they would have done if brexit had not happened. in this corner of northern england, which voted to remain, but onlyjust, will they get behind the deal or do they want a people's vote? i think it should be a people's vote, definitely. you've already had the referendum, the decision has been made, we don't want another one. we have already had one, the decision was made for brexit. my understanding of brexit was that we walk away from europe with no deal. in effect, we start again. i don't trust any of the mps, any of the government or anything, so i don't know. do you think there should be a people's vote? like i said, i don't trust any of it, so i don't know. here at the market, westminster, let alone brussels, feels very far away. they seem to be backing the deal

because they just want an end to negotiations, but will their mps go along with that? fiona trott, bbc news, leeds. new data from the united nations given to the bbc suggests that 137 women are killed every day by an intimate partner or a family member. 87,000 women were reported as intentionally killed in 2017 — more than half of whom were killed by those closest to them. the majority of femicides occur in africa and latin america — el salvador has been a country that over the years has recurrently appeared as one of the worst. the bbc‘s patricia sulbaran has been there and sent this report as part of the 100 women season. every 18 hours, a woman is killed. every three hours, a woman is sexually assaulted. translation: sometimes we feel

powerless as we can't do much more. also, out of fear, women tend not to report this. el salvador‘s gang related violence is more widely reported but violence against women is also a big issue, with less exposure. journalist karla turcios‘ desk remains empty. killed in april, this mother of one became the 152nd femicide this year. that number has risen to over 300 since then. translation: she was unrecognisable, herface beaten up badly. every day feels like an eternity. the whole thing is too present still. i'm really struggling to deal with this. her husband, mario, was the face

of the grief that followed her death and he would often give tv interviews about the case. after one of those interviews, police were waiting for him outside to arrest him on suspicion of murder in relation to karla's death. he is currently awaiting trial and says he is innocent but prosecutors say they have a strong case against him. this case shocked the nation and led the authorities to appoint a special prosecutor to deal with femicides as a matter of urgency. translation: the case of karla turcios was like a trigger, like a time bomb that finally went off. through the violent act, femicides were finally acknowledged as a problem in this country. violence against women is commonplace here. a young woman has been brought in after her husband attacked her with a machete. she has had both hands hacked off and suffered injuries to the head. she is barely alive. the on—duty doctor

accepts to meet me. he says this is not an isolated incident. translation: we see cases like this every day. we are seeing five to six cases a week of women injured by stabbings, gunfire, or sexual assault. this is a country that was ravaged by a brutal civil war in the 80s and 90s that left tens of thousands dead. people here say it partially explains the culture of extreme violence that is affecting women. the week i was here, i was told of five women who were killed. five families left grieving. patricia sulba ran, bbc news, san salvador. rail passengers, who are not happy with how operators have dealt with their complaints, will now be able to appeal to an independent ombudsman. all of the uk's national train operators have signed up to the independent body,

which means they will be obliged to take action if failings are identified. our business correspondent joe miller reports. delays, cancellations and crowded carriages — britain's long—suffering rail passengers have had plenty to complain about. 500,000 aired their gripes in the past year, butjust 28% were happy with the outcome. from today, disgruntled passengers and those who have waited more than 40 working days for a response will be able to appeal to an independent ombudsman, paid for by the franchise owners themselves. we're very aware that we've lost the trust of many of our passengers, especially after what happened with our may timetable, and we're going to work hard to try to get it back, and this is part of that process. effectively, it means that if a train operating company hasn't dealt with the complaint to the satisfaction of the passenger, or the passenger feels that the train operating company has dragged its feet and not

replied within eight weeks of their original complaint, then there will be an independent body that will force the train operating company to take that complaint seriously. the launch of a new complaints procedure has been welcomed by passenger groups and the government, although both say they hope a better rail service will mean it is seldom used. but, if last year's christmas—time disruptions are anything to go by, the new ombudsman may have its hands full very soon. the oscar—winning director and screenwriter, bernardo bertolucci, has died in rome. he was 77, and had been suffering from cancer. his films include the last emperor and the highly controversial last tango in paris. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. look! this was perhaps bernardo bertolucci's masterpiece. the last emperor, the true story of pu yi, only a small child when he became china's

last imperial ruler. it swept the oscars, winning nine academy awards, including best film and best director for bertolucci himself. the historical epic, years in the making, was also a movie—making milestone, the first film allowed to be shot in beijing's forbidden city. the script had to be approved by the chinese authorities, but the director strongly defended himself against accusations that it was propaganda. if you don't show these terrible images of the terrible chinese communist, but you show that they are people like everybody else, you can be accused of doing propaganda. his early film the conformist was an influence on directors like spielberg. his 1972 film last tango

in paris shocked audiences with its sexual content. before her death, the actress maria schneider said she felt as if she'd been assaulted. bertolucci denied this, saying she was aware in advance of the violent nature of the scene in question. in recent years, he had been in ill health and used a wheelchair, but still travelled to events around the globe where he was often being honoured as one of italy and the world's great film—makers. he will be remembered as one of cinema's most talented directors, whose images on screen are as powerful today as they were decades ago when first experienced by audiences. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. thank you very much. good evening to

you. it has been pretty quiet over the last few days if rather chilly. however all of that is about to get blown away. a very different type of weather heading towards our shores, somewhat weather, some windy weather, gales are likely quite wildly, but with that something significantly milder. on the satellite picture, this looks quite sinister really. you can see a couple of different pressures of low pressure looming, these worlds of cloud, each one preparing to bring us cloud, each one preparing to bring usa cloud, each one preparing to bring us a bout of wind and rain over the next few days. but it's still pretty quiet out there at the moment, if you shower and eastern areas, then some clear spells allowing things to get quite chilly put up there could bea get quite chilly put up there could be a touch of frost and some fog patches across parts of east wales, the west midlands and to the west country especially. but behind me consider change heading our way for tomorrow. outbreaks of rain which are pushing quite quickly across northern ireland, the south—west of england and wales, eventually getting to the midlands and north west england before the day is done.

further east, we hold on to something quieter, a bit of brightness, sunshine to the south—east of england and east anglia. he still quite chilly but notice the milder air starting to push into the south—west. 12 degrees in plymouth, then our band of heavy rain across wales, the midlands, we should see something wintry up over the pennines, the rain probably clearing away from northern ireland for the most part by the end of the afternoon tomorrow. a few showers across north—east gone, still quite chilly here, and you will notice the strength of the wind, wind gusts of 50 mph in western coastal areas. then they go into wednesday, and this next area of white pressure cache low—pressure, why claims pushing together, some really gusty winds, some really heavy rain as well, pretty rough day actually on wednesday. those wind gusts in exposed spots in the west could get 50,60, exposed spots in the west could get 50, 60, maybe 70 mph. so not particularly pretty out there, but

look at the temperatures. 12 to 15 degrees, so, yes, much more turbulent but also turning a lot milder. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, you guessed it, another area of low pressure. this one could be quite potent, it could bring some very strong winds across western and south—western part of the uk. so more wind and rain on thursday, sunshine and heavy showers on friday, and the weekend stays and settled, although by this stage it might not be quite as windy. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. touchdown confirmed! news from the red planet. a robotic lander has touched down on mars — a succcessful landing after travelling almost 150 million kilometres from earth. iam i am live at nasa mission control where the celebrations are just starting to subside so the real martian science can begin.

the us describes russia's seizure of three ukrainian navy ships as an outrageous violation of sovereign territory. ukraine responds by imposing martial law. theresa may says she will take the debate over her brexit agreement around the country insisting it is the best and only deal on offer.