this is bbc news. the headlines at 6pm... environment secretary michael gove says theresa may's brexit deal isn't perfect but is the only choice. we have got to recognise that if we do not vote for this deal, the alternatives are no deal or no brexit. labour says it will call for a vote of no confidence if mps reject the deal and say the government must publish its legal advice tomorrow. it seems to me that if the prime minister has lost a vote of that significance, that there has to be a question of confidence in the government. president macron is booed as he visits the scene of the worst riots in paris in years. a warning that the world is at a crossroads as representatives from almost 200 countries gather in poland for talks in poland for talks on climate change. arsenal are back in it!

and victory for arsenal against tottenham in a fiery north london derby after pierre emerick scores twice. we'll have more on the latest in today's sport news on sportsday at 6:30pm. one of the leading brexit supporters within the government michael gove has insisted that theresa may can win the crucial commons vote on her eu deal in nine days' time. with dozens of conservative mps publicly saying they cannot support the deal the environment secretary, who helped lead the leave campaign, admitted it wasn't perfect. but he's warned mps that the alternative is "no deal or no brexit". labour has said that

if mrs may's plan is defeated, it will table a no confidence vote to try and force a general election. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. from a global summit theresa may returns to the heart of political realities of westminster, where she has nine days to sell her brexit deal to a deeply sceptical parliament. the area which i have the greatest concern about... ministers accept the agreement on the table is a compromise, but today it received a sales pitch from a key member of the cabinet. this deal of course is not perfect. but it does provide those of us who campaigned to leave with an opportunity to take back control of the borders and have control of immigration policy. it means we end the huge automatic sum that go the eu every week, and it gives us the capacity in huge sectors of the economy to diverge if we think that is right.

one of the leading figures in the leave campaign, michael gove, has stuck by the prime minister, refusing to follow up brexiteers out of the cabinet, and mr gove says tory mps who want to leave the eu have no choice but to vote for the deal. i reflected long and hard about this deal, but i concluded, like lots of people, that while it is imperfect it is the right thing to do. but former allies in the brexit cause have split, and dozens of tory mps who hate the compromise deal remain determined to defeat it in the commons. it is hugely difficult. this is an important issue, it is a big step to vote against something that your government, your prime minister is advocating, and i don't really believe the sort of the fanciful numbers about one hundred conservative mps voting against it. but there will be at least 40, i think, who have such grave reservations will just have to vote against it. the withdrawal deal contains a mechanism for guaranteeing no checks on the irish border after brexit.

it would kick in if a trade deal between the uk and the eu can't be agreed on time. her critics warn the uk could be stuck in this arrangement indefinitely, and want to see the government's full legal advice. that will be the battle in the house of commons tomorrow, when the attorney general makes a statement to mps. it will be the first skirmish in what will be a compelling and profoundly important few days in parliament, leading up to the big vote on december 11th. theresa may has very little time to persuade her mps in the commons to back her plan, and the question then, that nobody can answer, is what happens if her deal is rejected? if she loses that vote, the legislation we have passed says she must come back to the house and make a statement about what she is going to do next. techincally, she has 21 days to do that so she will probably come back the next day, but it seems to me if the prime minister has lost a vote of that sort of significance, then there has to be a question

of confidence in the government. and that could lead to a general election. some tory members will urge the government to leave the eu with no deal, but pressure will continue to build too, for the whole issue to be put back to voters. that is a choice parliament's clearly struggling to come to terms with and can't agree on, so i think it is the best thing now, given we had a referendum in the first place, let's go back to to the public, they can give their informed consent on the way forward. last week theresa may plugged her brexit on a tour of country. but it's mps she need to convince. her future, the country's future will be decided during a critical winter in politics. the french president emmanuel macron has been holding emergency talks, following some of the worst rioting in paris in recent years. three people have died and more than 100 were injured after protests against high fuel taxes and rising prices erupted into widespread violence.

the president was booed and heckled by some onlookers today, as he went to see the extent of the damage. from paris, lucy williamson reports. france's scars are visible today, burned into its most exclusive streets. the cost of economic conflict, long felt outside the city centre, now being scrubbed inch—by—inch from the capital's face. among the targets last night was yasmin‘s car. she's not a government representative, but a single parent, with five children. translation: i understand the protestors but the way they are acting right now, no. we are not dying from hunger, we have social care. it's not perfect, but i also work and raise my kids, i suffer from the tax rises too. last night's violence was unusual for france. those now flocking to this movement include anarchists and political agitators. president macron said rioters will not be tolerated,

but it is not always easy to tell who's who. even among the many peaceful protestors are those who say france's institutions aren't working, and rebellion is overdue. the most popular demand at protest sites round country — macron resign. they are cleaning off the graffiti now, but the discontent sparked by this movement is harder to wipe away. president macron has cast himself as an economic reformer who stands firm against protestors, but when do protestors simply become the french people? jean will be 70 this month but he was at the protest here last night too. translation: if the protest had gone very calmly, macron would have come back from argentina and said "it's all fine, it will die down, i'll stick to my position and i won't change anything." it's sad to say but it's the reality. president macron met his government for an urgent meeting today. a spokesman said a state of emergency could be imposed. he was booed even as he came

to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the g20 sumit in argentina, the french president is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. earlier i spoke to our correspondent hugh schofield in paris, and asked him how surprised politicians there have been by the scale of the protests. it has been taken by surprise, i think they really underestimated the nature of the movement, or to say they miss understood the nature of they miss understood the nature of the movement. i do not particularly think it is their fault and this is a new kind of movement, it is france's insurrection past meeting facebook which is new and what happened yesterday i think was a sign of the movement becoming more radical. i think many people who

support it did turn up in paris and the numbers were not very big but the numbers were not very big but the ones who did wanted to have a go and among them it is quite clear there were many people for organised rioters, people from the far left and right who wait to do this and come in and latch onto whatever protest, there were professional writers out there who were leading at all but with them there were also yellow vest protesters of the more radical side, people who were joining in as well. they all went home but what next? are they going to come back next saturday? already the shop keepers down there who saw their premise is wrecked yesterday are worried this will be repeated again and maybe next week the police will cordon off that area and where will cordon off that area and where will rioters go then? they could go anywhere. it is organised in a

random way, far from anywhere. it is organised in a random way, farfrom any anywhere. it is organised in a random way, far from any traditional form of organisation or authorisation, and it is organised on facebook and twitter and people gather and it could happen again. on facebook and twitter and people gather and it could happen againm there any indication from the politicians or ministers that they have a sense of how they might peel off the less radical from the radical? i mean, one hope is that the more radical it gets, the more violent it gets and yesterday was a lot of violence and that will somehow discredit the movement as a whole and we will see a beginning to disintegrate perhaps in the way we have seen in the past. there is broad support in the country for what the movement stands for and there is pressure on emmanuel macron to do something rather than offer former words and at least suspend the next rise in the fuel tax. fears of a trade war between united

states and china have receded after a dinner between donald trump and the chinese president xi jinping at the chinese president xi jinping at the d 20 summit in argentina last night. the us has suspended plans to increase tariffs on chinese goods from ten to 25 % injanuary and beijing has agreed to buy more american goods. our north america editor jon sopel‘s report contains some flashing images. president trump arrived back in to washington, early this morning, looking tired, but buoyed by what he said was an incredible deal with china. he and president xi met for two—and—a—half hours at the g20. president trump sounded optimistic there could be a breakthrough, in the escalating trade war between these two economic super powers. the relationship is very special, the relationship i have with president xi, and i think that is going to be a very primary reason why we'll probably end up getting something that will be good for china and good for the united states. the chinese have agreed to buy far more american goods.

in return, the us says it won't go ahead with new tariffs on chinese exports that were due to kick in on january 1st. in the meantime, talks between the us and china will get under way immediately, on a range of issues that the american side has flagged as areas of concern. there's a lot of detail still missing from this agreement. when the chinese say they will buy substantially more american goods, what does that mean? the devil is always in the detail in trade talks. nevertheless, global markets will be relieved progress has been made. but this is a ceasefire, not the end of hostilities. jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires. crucial talks on climate change have begun at a united nations conference in poland. they're hoping to agree on rules to implement the paris agreement of 2015, the international treaty designed to tackle global warming. scientists say that at the moment the world is on course for warming of three to five degrees celsius

by 2100 and that the greenhouse gases we're adding to the atmosphere need to be cut by 45% by 2030. one of the biggest sources of pollution is coal, and poland the host country for these talks produces more of it than any other in the eu. our science editor david shukman reports. a mountain of coal lies freshly dug at a mine, one of many here in southern poland, at the centre of arguments over what to do about global warming. ok, so we're on our way down and i'm starting to feeel the air pressure in my ears now. our first sight of the mining process. this coal is used to make steel, but most is burned to generate electricity. we reach a tangle of cables and pipes, and the rock above us keeps shifting. rocks rumble.

this is literally the coal face, and despite that spray of water it's amazingly dusty round here, very noisy, a really hostile place to work. and because coal can be so polluting, many countries, including britain, have moved away from it, but here in poland, thousands of people work in the coal mines. coal is a mainstay of the polish economy, so while climate scientists say the world should move away from coal, here it looks set to last for decades. but back at the surface, one green campaigner offers a different vision of clean solar power. but back at the surface, one green campaigner offers a different vision of clean solar power. he knows he's outnumbered here. burning coal, burning fossilfuels, using fossil fuels in the energy

sector, it is a source of huge co2 emotions and it hurts our climate, it hurts our planet. this region has some of the dirtiest air in europe. something that will focus minds as the climate talks get under way. david shuckman, bbc news in poland. she opened the conference by saying the threat posed to humanity by rising temperatures has never been worse. the effects that are happening are affecting communities around the world. casualties, distraction and so many places, suffering, a lot of suffering and derived from the consequences of climate change, just make it, make

oui’ were climate change, just make it, make our were work climate change, just make it, make oui’ were work more urgent. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath is at the conference in katowice. hejoins us now. they he joins us now. they started work early they say because of the pressure to get a deal but how hard is it going to draw up a rule book that countries are going to be willing to observe? rather difficult indeed and it has been three years since the paris climate agreement and over the three years, negotiators from have been meeting to advance progress on those wills and they are still not there and are still several hundred pages of outstanding issues disputed and many people are optimistic and hopeful they will do this and many people say it is crucial they do this because the paris zeal does not become operational until 2020 and without a series of clear rules for everybody, it will be in some

respects a toothless deal. so it is crucial that they get the rules agreed and here is the time they said they will do it. 2020 president trump will still be an office in the united states so presumably the united states so presumably the united states so presumably the united states will not be an active purse tessa penn in this collective international process and how big of a difference does that make? —— an active participant in this collective international process. people liked to say that the withdrawal of the united states is not making that much of it different, the delegates are still here and not playing in obstructive role and dust are marking their time. no doubt that a country as big as the united states and as rich and powerful as the united states, when they'd pull out of the prophets like this, it does have an impact and we seek countries taking inspiration and perhaps lowering their ambitions and perhaps lowering their ambitions and that is a key difficulty here. this difficult process going on and out in the world you have people marching on the streets and young

people organising straits to encourage people to do more and it will be interesting to see over the next couple of weeks if people here can do more and if they would like to do that —— if they decide to do that. and you very much. let's ta ke let's take a look at the headlines on bbc news, 6:18pm. environment secretary michael gove says theresa may's brexit deal isn't perfect but is the only choice. while the labour party says it will call for a vote of no confidence if mps reject the deal. french president emmanuel macron holds an urgent security meeting following a day of riots by thousands of anti government protesters. a warning that the world is at a crossroads as representatives from almost 200 countries gather in poland for talks in poland for talks on climate change. the international fashion brand ted baker has promised an independent investigation into allegations of what's described as "forced hugging" by its chief executive. ray kelvin, pictured here he usually

chooses to be photographed not showing his face. staff have begun an online petition accusing the 62—year—old of verbal, physical and sexual harrassment, claims they say are entirely at odds with the company's values. or business correspondent sent this update. an anonymous petition was posted online and has garnered around 2000 signatures and in and it employees at ted baker state that calvin, who took this brand to a globalfashion phenomenon not only engages employees in unwanted embraces but also asked female staff to sit on his knee or whether he can massage them. he also engages in sexual innuendo and the creator of the petition says one day they went

to the human resources department to complain and they were told this is just what ray is like. ted baker issued a statement in and it said these allegations are not in step with the values of the company or the ceo but they do say that it has become part of the culture at ted baker, although it is always volu nta ry. baker, although it is always voluntary. —— they do say hugging has become part of the culture. jill miller there. a family of swans has been shot and killed in a suspected air gun attack. the bodies of five cygnets and their parents were discovered wrapped in plastic bags after they were thrown down the bank of a stream in the kent village of benenden. x—ray images revealed one of the birds was peppered with pellets or shot. the rspca has launched an investigation. we can hear from them now. we can hearfrom them now. the press officejoins us from we can hearfrom them now. the press office joins us from the our cpa.

for joining office joins us from the our cpa. forjoining us to speak on this case it must be one that cost a lot of upset among your inspectors. it must be one that cost a lot of upset among your inspectorsm it must be one that cost a lot of upset among your inspectors. it is really upsetting and discussing that people think it is ok to do something like this. —— disgusting that people think it is ok to do something like this. it is a attack on vulnerable animals and it is not 0k. the circumstances that they were found is procured your, they were killed and then someone took the time to wrap them up and dispose of them in this way. it is baffling. time to wrap them up and dispose of them in this way. it is bafflingm is very strange for a whole family to be wiped out like this and for them to be shot elsewhere and removed from the location and wrapped up in plastic bags so for anyone to has seen something suspicious or that a family of swans from you they have lived is missing, please get in touch with us. how in

common are these attacks on swans? u nfortu nately common are these attacks on swans? unfortunately airgun attacks are something we see a lot of abdi are as pca, and —— are a lot of what we see. and all sorts of animals are targeted because they are out in the open so they are calling for stricter licensing around the sale and use of these firearms and we do think there needs to be more regulation around the sorts of guns. and turns of swans being a target, what makes them unusual is that they are technically the property of the monarch and steven knight who is trusted in the swans shepherding is that the reason why swans are picked on is because they are a symbol of the establishment and have you seen any evidence of this and previous attacks? i do not think we have any evidence of this but these attacks

on wild animals we often do not know the reason behind them because it is difficult to trace the perpetrators so difficult to trace the perpetrators so it is difficult to know what the reason is behind the attacks but it is absolutely not except a bowl and it will not be allowed. —— not excitable. you can get in in touch with us online so we can find out who is responsible. thank you very much. three astronauts will blast off to the international space station tomorrow, two months after the dramatic failure of a soyuz spacecraft sent the previous crew hurtling back to earth in an emergency capsule. it sent the previous crew hurtling back to earth. russia suspended all manned flights after the accident the first of its kind in over 30 years and a blow to moscow's pride in its space programme. but the soyuz is still the only way for astronauts to reach the space station — which makes space an increasingly rare example of us russian co operation. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. and there is liftoff. this was as

routine as he gets in space travel. launch number 137 of the spacecraft, carrying a russian and american to the international space station. bonnets after blastoff things went badly wrong. —— moments after blastoff. these pictures were a released after an investigation by the russian space agency, they found a problem with the booster system. it has been hailing the emergencies systems which catapulted the crew back to earth. now a new team are running through their preparations for launch and this was their final exam, proving they can handle all procedures in any emergency and despite the drama last time, nasa's asked annette said she is prepared. we refocus on the importance of every detail and we are very very confident in this

vehicle. marks 20 years of the iss. he outlined a bold ambitions in space as he addressed warm relations despite the cool political climate. i spoke to president putin about this and he is glad it is working. it is currently the only way up to the international space station and a rare example of collaboration between russia and america has. both sides say that the cosmic collaboration will continue even as relations here on earth become increasingly hostile. russia is proud of its record in space that stems back to the days of cold war competition. the iss united old rivals but as that project owns to the end, russia becomes eight ——

plans a new theme to orbit the moon. it sends a political challenge to russian civilization because how can we co—operate and post iss europe. this will head to the iss and the crew reassured that the aborted launch is the first and 35 years and this is their chance to try their own, i had of the countdown to blastoff. a woman has been hit by a car while sleeping in her bed in ohio. the car smashed through caitlyn fao liu's bedroom wall pushing her bed across the room. it's believed the driver, who lives next door, and may have some explaining to do... may have put the car into reverse by mistake. i got igot up i got up right away, and then the car ran into my room and likely the car ran into my room and likely the car pushed my headboard for their enough to the wall that i was ok.

think that i got up when i did and that the car hit the bed the way you did or else my whole head would have been ran over because my head was that the left side of the bumper. if i got that the left side of the bumper. if igot up that the left side of the bumper. if i got up two seconds later i would have been ran over. police in new york are looking for a happy couple who were victims of an unhappy accident. the couple got engaged in times square on friday but lost the ring down the grate. this cctv footage posted on nypd‘s twitter account shows the romantic proposal going wrong as the pair unsucessfully tried to retrive the piece of jewellery. the good news is that the police have rescued the ring and are now looking for the happy couple to return it to them. and in other news we may be able to bring you happy news on the end of that story in a few days. let's have a look at the weather. a cloudy day

across the board and further west the rain clouds are gathering and we see showery burst throughout the overnight period. it will be chilly as well for scotland and it will stay breezy and mild drubbing nights —— and mild throughout the night in the south. a little drier by around dawn but some areas dripping around freezing and the showers may turn wintry over the scottish ales. we start tomorrow cold in the north and cooler weather will come southwards but in some areas will remain cloudy, breezy and mild. to the north temperatures into the sea angle figures and it will be a chilly day across the board which says wet, windy and mild again in wales on wednesday. the labour party will call for a

vote and no confidence if the mps reject mrs may's deal, and they must punish the legal advice of the brexit agreement tomorrow. tomorrow in paris, the french president emmanuel macron hold a security meeting following a day of riots following antigovernment protesters. a warning that the world is at a crossroads — as representatives from almost 200 countries gather in poland for talks on climate change. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday...