donates her woman who is living who donates her womb to her daughter. on this occasion, the woman was deceased. they have tried to do it ten times before but it has never worked before. there is no surgical risks to the donor and also, they are saying the donor group is just a larger group and it means perhaps many more women might be able to be helped to have babies. thank you. time for the weather. we have low cloud, murky weather and rain around. the mothers there is in the south of the uk. a reservoir of cold air across scotland. minus four celsius and no chance of getting above freezing all day. foremost a jump above freezing all day. foremost a jump in temperatures, going from 4 degrees yesterday afternoon up to 13 this afternoon and the changes brought about by this area of cloud.

it isa brought about by this area of cloud. it is a warm front pushing north and east across the uk dragging in the milder air. but for many it is great, gloomy and pretty wet. the exception is the far north of scotla nd exception is the far north of scotland where we will hang on to the brighter weather but temperatures will stay below freezing for a number of areas and we have fog patches for eastern scotland. overnight, rain easing for a time but bits and pieces of drizzle around the hills. more persistent rain getting into the west. temperatures will hardly change with what we have got outside at the moment for many areas, to what we have by the end of the night. it will be very mild night. on thursday it will push northwards, reaching scotland but more rain in the forecast. we will see things turning damp and risley later in the day for western england, wales and southern counties. 10 degrees in aberdeen and stornaway. the mothers there in the south with highs of

aberdeen and stornaway. the mothers there in the south with highs 01:14 in london. much warmer than it should be this time of year. another area of low pressure will strengthen and move into the north of scotland and move into the north of scotland and this will bring strong winds with it. severe gales with gusts of 60 to 70 miles an hour. south of that, strong winds which will be very blustery in northern ireland, northern england and wales. here, a mixture of sunshine and showers. temperatures on the mild side with all this rain heading into northern scotla nd all this rain heading into northern scotland and that could cause issues through the course of friday. friday brings the risk of potentially disruptive weather. whether it is from the strong wind in scotland or the heavy rain that could bring localised flooding across the north, we could see some disruption as the end the week. blustery into the weekend. rain and showers around saturday. sunday, probably the better of the two days of the weekend. that is how the weather is looking at the moment. a reminder of our main

story this lunchtime... hello, you are watching bbc news. southampton have moved quickly to replace mark hughes, who they sacked on monday. ralph hasenhuttl has been given thejob. he had a successful spell in the bundesliga with rb leipzig. they finished second in his first year in charge and reached the europa league quarterfinals. his priority will be to keep saints up, they are in the relagation zone — one point off the bottom. he has been given a two and a half year deal but won't be in the dug—out for tonight's match at spurs. mike ashley's 11 years at newcastle united could be coming to an end soon.

the club has been on the market for 1h months but a consortium fronted by the former manchester united and chelsea chief executive peter kenyon is believed to be in position to take over. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. i think we are looking at around 300 million but that will come with money on top to invest in the squad and to invest in the stadium and training ground. the timeframe, i think it is crucial that any owner will want to be able to invest in the january window. newcastle languishing in the bottom half of the premier league and relegation threatened, perhaps, disastrous for any new owner and they will want time in the window to put money into bolster the squad. premier league regulation checks take 1a days we have the christmas break and richard scudamore is departing as executive

chairman and that may delay things and we're not sure if any firm bid has been lodged. there is no agreement, simply that peter kenyon is in pole position. but yes the clock is ticking because of the importance of the january window and newcastle's position in the premier league. all manchester city's nearest rivals are playing tonight in the premier league. liverpool, chelsea, arsenal and tottenham are playing catch—up, because city are five points clear at the top again, although it looked as though they were going to drop points in the premier league last night. they were coasting 2—0 up away at watford. leroy sane and riyadh mahrez with the goals either side of the break. it was a well—deserved lead but they had a very nervy finish at vicarage road as abdoulaye doucoure scored in the 85th minute, but city held on for the 2—1win. the olympic and world track cycling champion dani rowe has retired. she won gold in the team pursuit at the london games in 2012 and also won three world championship titles with the british team, before turning to road racing

where she won commonwealth bronze for wales earlier this year. she is 28 and says she will stay in the sport. andy murray is going to play at the australian open in the new year. he is ranked outside the world's top 250 but can use his protected ranking to gain entry to the first grand slam of the year in melbourne. that's becasaue of all his injury troubles. he only played in six events this year after returning from hip surgery. we are into the last 16 at the uk snooker championships in york. two matches are under way right now at the barbican in york. defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is facing jack lisowski. it is still the first to six frames at this stage. 1-1. o'sullivan has just taken one back. jack lisowski won the open. world champion mark williams is playing stephen maguire on the other table. you can watch this on bbc two

or through the bbc sports website. and how about this for one of the best saves you'll see this year? this happened in the argentinian third tier. goalkeeper tried to clear, but look. unbelievable. that was his howler. pawed away. just goes to show that a dog is a goalkeeper‘s best friend i'll have more for you in the next hour. as the prime minister enters a second day of debate hoping to convince mps to back her brexit withdrawal deal, has she done enough to convince the electorate? 7 nina warhurst has been on a 400 mile tour of the north west of england talking to voters about whether they support the deal, and if they've changed their minds on how they voted two years ago. 7

she starts in barrow in furness in cumbria. b is for barrow in furness, where 60% voted leave. unemployment is higher than average, but an economy boosted by building submarines means that those who do work do well. a quick show of hands. who voted leave? and who voted remain? of these golfers, those who voted remain did so because their kids told them to. as for the leavers, they say barrow is better off without european rules constricting trade. they have no regrets. my name is barbara, i am lady captain and i voted leaves. captain and i voted leave. my name is simon, i am the hospitality manager and i voted remain. you describe it as a protracted process. do you regret voting leave? would you vote differently if you had known what was going to happen? no, i would not have

voted any differently. ijust did not think it would take as long. but you still want out? yes. would you like to see another referendum ? no. i think there will be complete mistrust in all politics if there is a referendum. when do we stop voting? and i think theresa may is doing as well as anyone else could possibly have done and i suspect everybody knows that. barrow‘s mp has not written off theresa may's deal, but he wants the plans put back to the public. based on barrow‘s kebab lovers, this person says if that happens, the outcome will be different. i own a kebab shop. i voted remain. people slowly, slowly understand, if we leave the european union, we lose a lot of money and work. are you thinking if barrow was to vote again, it would vote differently?

yes. i am thinking like this. barrow‘s population is dwindling. young people here are less likely to have received a further education and less likely to be in full—time work than the north west average. my name is max, i am unemployed and i voted leave. i feel that people from abroad are better looked after than the people that live in this country and are uk citizens. instead of bringing all these people in from abroad, hopefully they will invest in the young generation, like myself. it was brexit that barrow wanted, but what we don't know is the sort of brexit barrow will get. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. the government publishes its legal advice on brexit in full — a day after being found in contempt of parliament. matthew hedges — the british academicjailed for spying in the united arab emirates —

has told how he endured "psychological torture" during his captivity. ryanair faces legal action over refusal to compensate thousands of passengers over cancelled flights after a summer of strike action at the airline. in the business news: the markets continue to fall, as investors worry about the prospects for the us economy and whether the truce between the us and china over trade could be shortlived — and tariffs could rise again. takeda pharmaceutical has won shareholder approval for a £46 billion takeover of uk—listed drugmaker shire, clearing the way forjapan's largest corporate acquisition. the takeover would make takeda one of the world's top 10 drugmakers. bt has said it will not use chinese firm huawei's equipment within the heart of its 56 mobile network when it is

rolled out in the uk. the british company however, still plans to use the huawei's phone mast antennas and other products deemed not to be at the "core" of the service. it follows security concerns. let's return to our top story today and the news that japanese drugs company takeda is poised to take over uk listed pharamceutical giant — shire. it's been approved by takeda's shareholders. the takeover is part of takeda's strategy to become a global pharmaceutical company. the firm wants to buy shire to strengthen its cancer, stomach and brain drug portfolios. the deal, which needs to be approved by shire's shareholders, will saddle the japanese firm with a lot of debt. david madden, market analyst, cmc markets. he is here to talk about this. shire's share price has risen around 396, shire's share price has risen around 3%, is it likely shareholders will approve the deal? i think it is looking likely they will approve the

deal although i am not sure why takeda went down this route. the proposal on the takeda side will put forward a major amount of new debt forward a major amount of new debt for the new group and net debt will increase the video group by about $47 billion and in return the new organisation backed by shire shareholders will have a global revenue of $32 billion so it seems they are paying a lot of money for a small return in terms of revenue. the share price of shire has rallied about 46% since late march when there were first rumours of this deal. on the flip side, takeda shares have dropped about 22% since march so it goes to show you what the markets think of this potential transaction. why are they so set on it? it has been a saga, whether to

support or reject the deal. it is a global pharmaceutical giant, it set on this course? it is common in the sector with drug companies, rather than deploying tens of billions of dollars and time in developing new medication, they often acquire other companies in the hope that their drugs will provide fruitful royalties. it is a bit of a get rich quick scheme in my opinion and potentially in the longer term if the debt is too heavy and returns not enough, it could be a bad deal. what about consumers patients who need the drugs? we —— will we see the drug price rise orfall? sometimes drug prices rise to recoup the money spent but it is worth pointing out the us policymakers, democrats and republicans, are keen

to drive down health care prices in the us and over the summer we heard ofa the us and over the summer we heard of a new health care initiative of a combination of amazon, and warren buffett and others, launching a new initiative. all of these factors are likely to drive down the price of health care and medication in the us and potentially around the world. we could be looking at an environment of health care costs for us citizens and global citizens. many thanks. activity in the uk service industry slowed in november, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers by markit economics. the index fell, but stays above the 50 mark, which indicates continued expansion. the service sector, which includes restaurants, banks and retailers, accounts for over two thirds of the uk economic growth. boohoo, the fast fashion retailer, broke advertising standards authority rules with "misleading" promotions. the bbc‘s investigative programme,

watchdog live, recorded promotions on its website that did not end after the countdown clock reached zero. time—limited sales put pressure on consumers to buy quickly and keeping the clock running meant the time limit — and the pressure — were false. boohoo said it was never its intention to mislead. uk clothing and homeware brand joules — known for its stripey breton tops — has said it is setting up an eu distribution hub as part of plans for a no—deal brexit. it's also ordering products early and ramping up its currency hedging activities in anticipation of volatility in the pound as brexit day approaches. the firm announced the information alongside its trading update for the first half of the year, showing a rise in revenue. the ftse 100 has followed global stocks lower as fears continue about the effect of the us china trade war. oil stocks were the biggest drag as the price of crude oil fell as well.

investors' enthusiasm for the 90 day trade truce between the us and china has evaporated amid fears there will not be a breakthrough in talks — the selling erased nearly $800 billion from the s&p 500's market value yesterday. the markets in the us are closed today. that's all the business news. theresa may has been at the dispatch box this lunchtime for prime minister's questions. it came just as the government published its full legal advice on the brexit withdrawal deal. let's cross to the house of commons and our assistant political editor, norman smith. jeremy corbyn chose not to go on brexit at pmqs and you might think thatis brexit at pmqs and you might think that is surprisingly of and how it is dominating our lives but maybe not such a daft idea, leave the tory mps as it were to stew in their own

divisions over brexit. not that those were overly on display in pmqs, maybe they were pouring through the legal advice that was released just before prime minister's questions. we can mull over how that went. i'm joined by the conservatives, labour and liberal democrat representatives. the conservatives, labour and liberal democrat representativesm this legal advice a game changer? i do not think so. there was no smoking gun and as the attorney general said there was nothing to see, nothing he had said at the dispatch box on monday that was not in the legal advice published this morning. for those looking for the 11th commandment i suggest they are disappointed. that is a problem for theresa may because she needs a game changer and if the advice reinforced the views of tory brexiteers she has a problem. i do not think that is the right analysis. i think talking

to colleagues in the tea room, i am surprised and heartened by where support is coming from. they are not jumping up and down and shouting about it but as the debate involves some people look at the issues i think there is a growing sense this is the deal. it works and delivers on the referendum result and supports and safeguards the economy and is therefore worth supporting. i think we are going to see quite a surprise next tuesday. you are that rare beast at westminster who thinks theresa may will win on tuesday. rare beast at westminster who thinks theresa may will win on tuesdaylj do not know whether i am a beast but i'm not rare, there are a lot of us. anna reynolds, realistic theresa may could win? i do not think so. the suggestion seemed that she would not win on tuesday and the most significant thing about yesterday, we voted to hold the government in contempt of parliament and the problem was they were setting a

dangerous precedent in trying to ignore what parliament ordered and put down a unanimous motion, to provide legal advice but the key amendment was the dominic grieve amendment was the dominic grieve amendment which means parliament has teeth and if theresa may's deal fails, we get to have a so what happens next. dominic grieve earned oliver letwin in cahoots with people like you who might be regarded as centrist labour mps not hitched to the corbyn bandwagon? in cahoots, gosh! i the corbyn bandwagon? in cahoots, gosh! lam the corbyn bandwagon? in cahoots, gosh! i am accused of some things but that seems a bit much. there is a willingness to work across party if the prime minister's deal falls because we are not going to get anything through the house unless we get support, particularly from the two big parties. there are a number of plan bs, norway plus, plus a customs union, or a

of plan bs, norway plus, plus a customs union, ora people's of plan bs, norway plus, plus a customs union, or a people's vote, two main options people are considering. allison, if theresa may loses, her supporters say that really does mean it is either no deal or no brexit. is that credible? ido deal or no brexit. is that credible? i do not see that is credible and there is cross— party i do not see that is credible and there is cross—party support for something different. as emma said, the prime minister has failed to work across the house on all of this. the tories have tried to manage this by dealing with internal squabbles rather than reaching out to get consensus on the deal. there is no majority for anything, she has to do that and she has failed to do it. the deal next week is doomed because she has managed to unite the opposition and various tories against it. is it possible if the deal goes down, could theresa may maybe accept a plan b that involves

something like norway? talk of plan band something like norway? talk of plan b and the need for it is probably premature but i am heartened by what alison and emma talk about which is the opportunity for cross—party working. irrespective of where we we re working. irrespective of where we were in june of working. irrespective of where we were injune of 2016, anybody can look at the deal and say it delivers on the referendum result, taking britain out, but it does not sacrifice the economy, it takes note of issues such as security and important issues as far as all of us are concerned. i welcome this outbreak of a desire for cross—party working. the first opportunity we can see it is next tuesday in the lobby in support of the deal. there may be a desire for plan b but it seems no one is agreed on what plan

b should look like, whether it is the people's vote, norway, norway as a stopgap, and that is the problem? once the prime minister's deal falls there may be a new dynamic that emerges quickly because mps are pragmatic, we realise we have to break the deadlock. it is incumbent on parliament to come up with a solution. to see what happens next. we cannotjust solution. to see what happens next. we cannot just say we are against the prime minister's deal and not say what we are for, we have to be constructive and i think there is a possibility things could move quickly once we get the vote on tuesday out the way. if events move quickly, is it possible the snp could reconcile themselves to something that is not a people's vote ? something that is not a people's vote? if maybe there was an emerging consensus around norway, could be snp move to accept that? we would have to see what that was. have been

clear, to compromise it would be staying in the single market and customs union. this would resolve problems. at the moment the issues with northern ireland and affecting businesses will be well served staying in the single market and customs union. one of the most noticeable things about this debate is the level of division in the tory party. do you think the conservative party ca n party. do you think the conservative party can recover from this?” certainly hope so. i would not say there is division, i would describe it as passionate debate. which is no surprise. with the exception of the snp, all parties have a diverges views on this matter. everybody a lwa ys views on this matter. everybody always underestimates the tory pa rty‘s always underestimates the tory party's determination for survival and continuance. it is no accident that we are the oldest party,

political party, in the world. we have a miraculous way of coming back together, recognising there is more that unites us than divides us and that unites us than divides us and that was demonstrated at today's pmqs. do you think brexit is still going to happen? i am not sure. i think it probably will, but i do not know because it is hard to predict. iama know because it is hard to predict. i am a democrat, it has to. there have been so many twists and turns in this brexit saga, you hesitate to predict what could happen next. i can give the latest morsel of probably dodgy intelligence. theresa may is apparently meeting some brexiteers this afternoon to discuss a new amendment that would seek to address their concerns over the northern ireland backstop. what does it tell us? i think it tells us theresa may is not going down without a fight. sophie. norman, it is not sophie

connor it is simon. he slipped into the chair without me noticing! i will talk to you later. we will be back at 2pm but first a weather update. is that sophie or simon? ! good afternoon, we have seen a change to milder conditions across the uk but that change comes with low cloud and for many it is a gloomy afternoon with hill fog patches and rain. a jump with hill fog patches and rain. a jump in temperatures coming up towards the south. leaving cold air across northern scotland where temperatures will stay well below freezing in areas. for many, a milder day. in south wales, 4 degrees yesterday but 13 this afternoon. this is what has brought

the change, the warm front. bringing mild conditions, but a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain around and still fog affecting eastern scotland. in the far north of scotla nd scotland. in the far north of scotland we have brighter weather. temperatures will have no chance of getting above freezing in a number of spots, including braemar, where it is currently minus four degrees. overnight the rain clears. drizzle around western coasts and hills ahead of the next band of rain later in the night but it is a night where temperatures will barely changed from what we have at the moment. the exception in northern england and scotla nd exception in northern england and scotland where we continue to see a slow rise in temperatures as the south—westerly winds bring milder air. firstaid, another south—westerly winds bring milder air. first aid, another band of rain. we will be left with cloud and drizzle in wales, western and southern england. look at the jump in temperatures in northern scotland. we end the week like this,

low— pressure scotland. we end the week like this, low—pressure moving in. tightly packed isobars across the north and strong winds hitting scotland on friday with gusts reaching up to 70 mph, enough to cause transport disruption and probably speed restrictions on bridges. it will still be blustery across northern ireland, northern england and wales with a mixture of sunshine and showers. notjust with a mixture of sunshine and showers. not just the with a mixture of sunshine and showers. notjust the strong winds could cause problems. in northern scotland, we have the persistent, heavy rain, which could cause issues with localised flooding. most of the worst weather across scotland on friday. and there could be localised disruption to transport and power supplies. blustery for the start of the weekend with rain and showers but on sunday, drier and brighter, so it looks like sunday will be the better of the two days of the

weekend. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm... the government publishes its legal advice on brexit in full — in the commons, theresa may denies trying to hide the truth. he is absolutely wrong about that. we have not conceal the facts on the bracks dealfrom we have not conceal the facts on the bracks deal from members we have not conceal the facts on the bracks dealfrom members of we have not conceal the facts on the bracks deal from members of this house. matthew hedges — the british academicjailed for spying in the united arab emirates — has told how he endured "psychological torture" during his captivity. ryanair faces legal action over its refusal to compensate thousands of passengers over cancelled flights, after a summer of strike action at the airline. if you thought that meghan's royal wedding veil was grand, just take a look at this... actress priyanka chopra's wedding dress featured a 75—foot long train behind it, with just the five assistants needed to carry it(!) and all of the sport. southampton have