hello. this is bbc news with carole walker. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment, with owen bennett, head of politics at cityam and helen brand, chief executive of the association of chartered certified accountants — first the headlines. the government has suffered three brexit defeats in the commons. full legal brexit advice will now be published after a contempt of parliament vote. the prime minister has opened five days of debate, setting out the case in the commons for her brexit deal which she described as an ‘honourable compromise‘. and after severe failings with new timetables earlier this year, mps say ‘genuine change‘ is needed to restore trust in the railways. the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi — us senators publicly implicate the saudi crown prince. and this year‘s turner prize has just been won by charlotte prodger, with her film about

gender and identity. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are owen bennett, head of politics at cityam and helen brand, chief executive of the association of chartered certified accountants many of tomorrow‘s front pages are already in. the mirror reports on ‘63 minutes of mayhem‘, as the prime minister loses three brexit—related votes in just over an hour. the metro leads with one of those commons defeats as ministers are found guilty of contempt of parliament for not publishing full legal advice on the brexit deal. the prospect of a no—deal brexit has been reduced, according to the ft, as pro—eu campaigners celebrate mps backing a proposal for parliament

to have a free hand in what happens next if may‘s brexit deal is rejected next tuesday. the paper also reports from paris as emmanuel macron is forced to suspend planned fuel tax increases in a bid to defuse violent protests. the guardian summarises today‘s events in the house of commons with the headline ‘may staggers on after three brexit defeats in a single day‘. the daily mail questions the future of brexit amid what they call, extraordinary scenes at westminster. the times also references may‘s commons defeats, calling them the worst in a0 years. but their main story is an exclusive from phd student matthew hedges who was convicted of spying in the uae and the torment he faced at the hands of his captors. the front pages unsurprisingly, of

course, dominated by that dramatic session in the commons earlier this evening. theresa may defeated three times over. interesting the daily mail headline, brexit on a knife edge, suggesting that brexit itself could now be in doubt. edge, suggesting that brexit itself could now be in doubtlj edge, suggesting that brexit itself could now be in doubt. i think that is the position we are left in after very dramatic events. the headline really sums up that drama, where we have now landed after those three defeats in the commons. and one of the options, going forward now, clearly is no brexit. and that‘s probably what leaves things on a knife edge. both the results themselves and the judgement we got through, not the judgement, themselves and the judgement we got through, not thejudgement, the opinion that came through from the european court of justice opinion that came through from the european court ofjustice from the advocate generals that actually the

uk can negate article 50 and withdraw unilaterally. which has been a matter of debate until now. we really are ronnie knife edge in terms of what happen next. just explain how this works. —— we are on a knife edge. if theresa may's bill is defeated next week how do today‘s defeats make it more likely that we went to brexit at all? if the government is defeated next week they will have to come back within 21 days with a plan on what they will do next. aplon can now be amended by parliament, it could be another referendum —— that plan. we could stay in the customs union, the single market. the government will not be legally bound by that but it will be very difficult to parliament has voted in favour of a course of action for the executive, for the cabinet to determine and say we will not do that. there will be all sorts of constitutional problems, they have been found in contempt of parliament once, they do not want to

risk down that road again. that is where that notion is coming from. theresa may has said there is a risk of no brexit at all. it has been ha rd of no brexit at all. it has been hard to understand why that would be, because the government want brexit to happen. now it is there, you can see how brexit would be stopped. even though both the main parties are saying that they are committed to ensuring that the brexit vote is delivered. and to honouring the vote that has already taken place. honouring the vote that has already ta ken place. the honouring the vote that has already taken place. the feeling is if it comes to an impasse we might come to the amendments, but the amendment from dominic grieve, whatever the solution is it will have to go back to the people, that is what he said. there is a beazley a strong core of mps who are pushing it back to a vote. -- there is obviously. we look at many of the papers leading honours. the daily mirror says britain on a knife edge and talks about 63 minutes of mayhem. it was a pretty torrid session for the prime

minister, wasn‘t it? pretty torrid session for the prime minister, wasn't it? the mirror sent it out. 528, defeat. that was even before theresa may had got out of the dispatch box. she was 3—0 down to begin with. the first defeat was about the goodman tried to put date, most together the charge of contempt, defeated, then came the claim of contempt, when that result was announced there was a cheer from the labour benches, sure, not the unadulterated cheer. i think they got the sense that this is an historic moment, it has never happened before in the history of uk politics. it felt seismic and kier starmer —— kier starmer who knows how to bilby tevita of a room, who was very respectful and solomon at the dispatch box —— knows how to ta ke the dispatch box —— knows how to take the tevita. the government for days having saying that we‘re not going to publish the full legal advice. the leader of the house,

andrea leadsom, had to stand up and say ok, right, we will publish it. they are going to come back with a response tomorrow. they have not actually stipulated when the advisers will appear. the speaker said it will be extraordinary, unimaginable if it did not come back by tuesday when they have the final vote. but let us see, i think there are still some steps to go in terms of process and the constitutional ramifications of what is happening. it is hard to see how much difference it will make. we have already had the attorney general standing up in front of the commons and their bidding, for example, there is a risk of being trapped into a customs union because of these backstop agreements. it is difficult to see how this full legal advice is really going to change things now. exactly. idon't advice is really going to change things now. exactly. i don't think there is going to be a smoking gun within this legal advice that will make anybody with a view on brexit change their mind. what it does show

is that the government have not got the majority in parliament when it comes to the votes. dup, supposedly propping them up, voted with the opposition parties. this was more symbolic, the outcome doesn't really matter in many ways, watchou are getting out of it, it is the fact that parliament flexed its muscles today and it knocked the governor down onto the campus. the telegraph described it as the day may lost control‘s canvas. it was when she was pretty shaken. the telegraph picks out the point it was the first time in a0 years that the prime minister has lost three votes in a single day. it was james callaghan menace last happened. that does give a sense of the drama of the day and how different it is. we are probably not in normal politics mode at the moment with what is happening with

these votes. it was historic. the speech that she then made, once these votes were over, when she started the debate on brexit, really there was a different tone it to that. you could see she was fighting a personalfight that. you could see she was fighting a personal fight at that point. even though she has been telling us all it is not about her. that it is about the future. her future is at sta ke. about the future. her future is at stake. what is interesting today is that we saw the threat and the biggest rebellion came not from all those brexiteers who have been making all the noise for so many weeks and months, but those who want to retain very close ties with the eu after brexit, or even to stop it altogether. dominic grieve, who we know, but people like dominic greene, theresa may's friends since university. this is someone she would have hoped would go into the trenches with her —— over the

trenches. he helped defeat, as did michael fallon, a loyalist. it is different people with the same old faces, and the unusual suspects you. there is the theory that downing street was somewhat relaxed about the third defeat, the dominic grieve amendment, which gave parliamentarians much more power over what happened next. they think that it might actually discourage the brexiteers from voting against it. so bizarrely, although she lost an eye, she might not lose by quite as much next week. exactly -- lost tonight. if there are a 100 mp5 that are going to vote against it might be that theresa may and downing street do not think she will be the after the break set defeat. they might think that if she loses the virtual say i have done my best, i have got to go. so actually they don't really care what happens after that. -- she might actually say. theresa may was of adamantly

refusing this idea of another referendum in saying that going through this process again could just exacerbate all the difficulties and the divisions that there are across society. she has been arguing that for a long time. she went for a stronger there tonight. i think what the amendment brings an is that there could be many options after there could be many options after the defeat and they could be considered by parliament. it is not necessarily about a referendum on the original question, but there might be many different options and parliament is saying we want to be the body that decides what goes forward , the body that decides what goes forward, not going back to the executive, which is extraordinary, really, given that for two years it has been the executive that has been conducting those negotiations. lots of drama to come. let‘s look at some of drama to come. let‘s look at some of the other stories in the paper this morning. the times has got what it describes as an exclusive, an interview with this ph.d. student

who was convicted of spying and held in the uae before he was released. it sounds as though he had a pretty tough time. matthew hedges, 31, he talks about he was forced to stand for holidays in ankle cuffs, he was interrogated for up to 15 hours at a time —— for whole days. his wife was not told where he was for six weeks after he was detained. he has not been debriefed by the foreign office since he has come back. he decided to use date in dartmouth —— darkness —— he decided to stay in darkness for 23 hours because of the brightness of the lights in the cell. it is the kind of stuff that will not be surprising. you can imagine this is exactly the kind of thing he went through. it does not make it any less shocking. it is not how good it is he is back in uk and not in the of this treatment any more. this at a time when the uk are

still insisting that its relations with the uae are very good and very important and very significant on many different levels. important and very significant on many different levelslj important and very significant on many different levels. i think the fa ct many different levels. i think the fact that he was released so quickly probably signifies that that relationship is important to both the uae and the uk. you question why he was sentenced in that way at all. it does seem to have taken a long time, he was held in captivity a long time before that sentencing, and the horrendous torture he went through, nobody seems to have known it was going on. it is very scary, i think, for individuals travelling in that way that these kinds of things can happen. i think the relationship between the countries is important to both governments. let usjust ta ke to both governments. let usjust take a look at the financial times. one of several papers that pick up on another european leader facing difficulties. president macron forced into a climbdown over fuel

tax rises to quell the violent protests. these protests have really been spreading and causing some serious mayhem. yes, absolutely, there have been hundreds of arrests, there have been hundreds of arrests, there has been violence, destruction. from what i have been reading about this, it seems this might not be supporting some of the acts taken might not be supporting some of the acts ta ken place might not be supporting some of the acts taken place by protesters, the broad thing they are protesting, the cost of living, basically, represented by the rising fuel tax, does have a lot of support. macron was seen as the antidote to populism sweeping through europe, which people have likened the brexit vote to, but his election wasn't enough in itself to quell the feeling of frustration and you will see it will ta ke frustration and you will see it will take more than one person in one elected office in france to tackle this sense of anger they have in the way the economy works in the west.

macron‘s poll ratings are tumbling, yet another french leader finding how difficult it is to try to change the system. yes, lowest ratings ever in the yearfora the system. yes, lowest ratings ever in the year for a french president, which is incredible. the other thing is before he was elected macron was clear he wasn‘t going to back down to these kinds of riots when he was the president and he did throw shots at earlier presidents who backed down to these kinds of riots, so now he‘s done it, so again the credibility is undermined a little in terms of his stance. and it‘s not clear what. .. they have in terms of his stance. and it‘s not clear what... they have said if we can‘t have the fuel taxes we have to reduce the budget and the spending in the country. that is here in the ft. how that‘s going to happen when they have this undercurrent of people feeling very pinched, there isa people feeling very pinched, there is a huge divide between the wealthy and the not so well off in the country. he is in a difficult

position now. there are interesting parallels with what happened over brexit, in that once again you‘ve got a large body of the public who are feeling that their concerns are not being heard, there is an elite in power who don‘t understand the concerns of their lives, perhaps in rural, suburban areas, that they feel disconnected. they have been hoping president macron would be different from his predecessors, but feeling disillusioned with the way he‘s gone about things. feeling disillusioned with the way he's gone about things. who would have thought a former bank and finance minister could solve those concerns? laughter unbelievable to think this is a man who could sort of ta ke think this is a man who could sort of take some of the poison out of the current debate at the moment. we are still not sure how to deal with populism, does it need to be dealt with, is it the right phrase? people's concerns have to be listened to. how do you react to them? if macron's pitch is, i will be strong and stable, dare i say it,

thenit be strong and stable, dare i say it, then it he is shown not to be, because he postponed for six months, andl because he postponed for six months, and i am sure another six month after that. he said what he said he would do, shake things up, stick to his environmental policies. he is and he was talking about being antiestablishment, anti— elitist and there is some disappointment in the kinds of... ok they might not all be the traditional party politicians, but they are from the elite, whether it is in business or law or society in general, that people don‘t necessarily relate to and who don‘t relate to the issues that these people are facing. i want to make a quick point that this links to brexit because if theresa may wants to go to the eu to get a brexit deal, they have other things to worry about, including macron, angela merkel will go soon, so there are other things going on other than brexit. absolutely, andjust are other things going on other than brexit. absolutely, and just looking at the other side of the atlantic, the telegraph just picks up on a

story which might have perhaps been a bit bigger under different circumstances, because of course it is the funeral of george hw bush taking place tomorrow, and now we are hearing that president trump is actually going to be attending despite the differences between the two of them. he hasn't held that criticism the occupants of the white house regardless of which party they are from, a1 versus a3 have had no exceptions to that, i am right in saying that george bush senior wanted donald trump to be there. saying that george bush senior wanted donald trump to be therelj had wanted donald trump to be there.” had heard that bush had said before he died that he wanted trump to be at the funeral and he told his family. barbara bush died about seven months ago. his wife of over 70 years. trump didn‘t come to that funeral and it proved controversial. and his family, particularly his daughter, made anti—trump speeches. he wanted it to be a uniting moment

for the country. and it was important all of the presidents were there. trump seems to be playing ball on that one if nothing else. he will make it all about him, i am sure. we will see. and it is extraordinary how there have been so many tributes from right across the political divide to what the first president bush achieved in particular at the end of the cold warand so on, particular at the end of the cold war and so on, even democrats a p pa re ntly war and so on, even democrats apparently he formed a close relationship with president clinton. yes, i think his foreign policy was more successful than his domestic policy. obviously the first gulf war. and he spoke candidly about why he didn't decide to go forward and change the regime in iraq. he thought it was beyond the parameters of the mission. in contrast with his son, perhaps. you have to respect what he did in foreign affairs, the domestic agenda, he and clinton felt

like a generational switch, he was a president very much of the '805, clinton was very much of the '905 and the changeover was a different style, which went from bush to clinton. and he was the head of a big political dynasty. it is fascinating when you look at some of the tributes and the obituaries of his life, as to just how many historic moments... shore, and his whole career before he was president was fascinating. —— sure. eight yea rs was fascinating. —— sure. eight years as vice president under reagan. director of the cia. the first ambassador to china, before there was an official ambassador role there. he set up a relationship with china. really fascinating stuff. a statement of the era. 0k, helen, owen, we will have to leave it there. thank you very much indeed. that‘s it for the papers tonight. don‘t forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it‘s all there for you, seven days a week, at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any

evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you, owen and helen. next it‘s the day‘s sport. but from me, it‘s goodbye. hello, im sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. manchester city have opened up a five—point lead at the top of the table after their seventh straight premier league victory this evening, a 2—1win away at watford. but they did have to survive a late fight back at vicarage road to heap the pressure back on title chasers, liverpool, who travel to burnley tomorrow. adam wild watched the action. this is about as close as any team gets to manchester city this season. the champions so far keeping almost

eve ryo ne the champions so far keeping almost everyone at arms length. but that‘s exactly what kept watford in the game in the opening stages. cost with a succession of superb saves. to have any chance of keeping close, watford had to take what few chances came their way. troy deeney didn‘t. before the break his team were behind, the chest of leroy sane finally getting the better. that narrow margin soon doubled when riyad mahrez gave the keeper no—trump at all. 2—0, watford now with plenty of problems on their hands and perhaps he should have been worse if the penalty was awarded for this handball. city, though, comfortable, cruising, that was until this one was scrambled over the line. and after offer a little hope. watford getting closer than most. manchester city, for the most part, untouchables. my

my feeling is after five minutes or ten minutes later the game was really good, so aggressive, some incredible saves, but after that we forget to win the position and our buildup was not quicker than normal and our chances that we had, we missed it, and, like, we didn‘t score the third goal and they scored, 2—1, so in the last minute everything happened, so in the last minute if they scored 2—2 it would have been a surprise. bournemouth are up to sixth after beating huddersfield 2—1. callum wilson and ryan fraser got their goals as they ended a run of four successive defeats. elsewhere, ten man brighton beat crystal palace 3—1 and west ham beat cardiff 3—1. kenya‘s marathon runner eliud kipchoge has been named male athlete of the year at the iaaf awards in monaco. here he is winning the london marathon in april, where he finished well clear of a strong field. then five months later in berlin, he broke the world record, winning in a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 second,

78 seconds faster than the previous world record, which was the biggest single improvement on a men‘s marathon world record since 1967. britain‘s dina asher—smith lost out on the female award to caterine ibarguen from colombia. the olympic champion triple jumper was unbeaten in all eight competitions this season. she was consistently top in the long jump too, winning titles in both disciplines at the central american and?caribbean games, the continental cup and the diamond league finals. in snooker‘s uk championship, judd trump has qualified for the fourth round. the world numberfive made an impressive start, leading 3—1 over mark king in only 50 minutes. he closed out victory 6—2 in york and will meetjoe perry in the last 16. that‘s all the sport for now.

all the results and the best of the action from york, plus all the reaction to tonight‘s premier league games are on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. hello there. we have rain moving in. it has been much colder through the day, hasn‘t it? the mild air is on its weight in. let me show you what‘s happening. we are sticking under the cold air. temperatures well below freezing. hard frost by morning. this cloud is the mild air. and as it runs into the cold air we are seeing some sleet over the welsh mountains. it is mostly rain. we could see a wintry element across the mountains across the midlands, into northern england by morning. eventually southern scotland. you can see the difference in temperature. there could be some freezing fog and ice across scotland

first thing in the morning, particularly as rain falls into the freezing surfaces. some snow across the pennines. it looks grey and bank. hill fog in the south, really quite grey weather. even if it clears it will be a while before it brightens up, maybe glimmers weight in the day. much more mild across england, wales and northern ireland. still the risk of snow over the hills. -- still the risk of snow over the hills. —— waiter in the day. and the weather system scooped out of the way tomorrow night. then we have our next weather system coming in, this one further north, pulling in mild air further one further north, pulling in mild airfurther north, one further north, pulling in mild air further north, right across scotla nd air further north, right across scotland this time as well. so we have the brief moment of mild weather on thursday. it does look like the cold air will return for the weekend. although the rain clears away, we are left with cloud, a strengthening breeze, more rain blowing in late in the date, so it looks quite wet again to dick lee for the south, but much milder with

temperatures above average —— kitty chiller ea the south. it is a developing area of low pressure. we would try to pinpoint the detail for you. it could be quite nasty on friday. destructive winds gusting 70 to 80 mph. severe gales north wales northwards at this stage, but we will pinpoint as quickly as we can areas more likely to see those destructive winds. as well is that, blizzards over the scottish mountains. cold air making a return. looks like it will brighten up as the remain rain clears away. a brief return to cold. these are the winds, accentuate in the chill. this behind me is yet more wet weather to come infor me is yet more wet weather to come in for the weekend. it starts mild on friday but it gets a little bit chilly up into the latter part of friday. let me briefly show you the weekend. yes, more low pressure to rattle in off the atlantic. not the best, is it? hopefully next week we will see some dry weather. i‘m babita sharma in london. the headlines:

the ayes to the right, 311, the noes to the left, 293. extraordinary scenes in the british parliament. theresa may‘s government suffers two significant defeats over her brexit deal with the eu. just hours into the the first of five days of a crucial debate on the deal, the prime minister is now fighting for her political life. the choice before parliament is clear. this deal, no deal, or the risk of no brexit. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: two senior us republicans senators say they are now certain the saudi crown prince is guilty of the murder ofjamal khashoggi.