you're watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: an end to tv gambling adverts during live sporting events. britain's leading betting firms sign up. a massive network failure hits mobile users on 02. customers across the country are unable to use data this morning. new rights for those detained under mental health laws, as a major review says the current system is outdated. theresa may indicates she's looking for a way to ensure sovereignty of parliament over the northern ireland backstop and refuses to rule out a delay to when the vote will take place: has it been recommended to you that you, one way or the other, delay the vote happening next tuesday evening? no, what we are doing at the moment, john... no, what we are doing at the moment, john... i know what you are doing andi john... i know what you are doing and i am wondering if you will delay it. i am leading up to a vote on tuesday. a busy night in the premier league, as manchester united come from behind twice to draw with arsenal in a frenetic match at old trafford.

as the results of a major new survey of children's activity levels are released, we'll be speaking to the ceo of sport england, tim hollingworth, at 9:50 to find out more. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the uk's top gambling companies have voluntarily agreed to stop advertising during live sporting broadcasts. the remote gambling association, which includes the likes of bet365, ladbrokes and paddy power, came under political pressure over how much betting advertising is on tv. our sports news correspondent, richard conway, reports. for many years, gambling companies have insisted that sport matters more if there's money on it.

tv ads have encouraged viewers to bet before, during and after games. but now the uk's leading betting firms have voluntarily agreed a whistle—to—whistle tv advertising ban. it follows political pressure over how much betting advertising is on tv. more than 90 minutes of adverts were shown in the football world cup this summer and anti—gambling campaigners say sport's use of adverts normalises betting. now, following extensive talks, uk companies have agreed no adverts will be broadcast for a defined period before and after a game is broadcast. horse racing will be exempt, but all other sports will be included. final ratification is still needed before the ban comes into force, but that should be a formality, according to industry insiders. it could come as early as this month. and richard is with me now. this has been described as voluntary

but it comes after a lot of political pressure, doesn't it? yes, huge political pressure. labour party instigated a review of gambling and this was one of the measures that they recommended. the deputy leader tom watson has welcomed this move in a statement this morning as a first step. companies have been talking amongst themselves. all of the big companies here, we are talking about. there is nobody outside of this group. and what they have decided is they need to do this, take measures, because i think the public want to see this and that political pressure has told. the worry is that if they don't act now and self regulate, then measures will be put upon them, perhaps next year or the year after. they have sought to do this themselves, to look to be responsible, and we have seen responsible, and we have seen responsible gambling measures taken by the firms in recent years and this is the next step and it is a big one. what impact will this have

on sport, particularly football? if you watch any other teams in the top to league is playing, there is a fair chance of seeing a gambling company on the t—shirts as a sponsor. company on the t—shirts as a sponsor. yes, and sport and especially football's relationship with gambling is entrenched. we see a lot of sponsorship from uk firms and foreign gambling firms on shirts and foreign gambling firms on shirts and perimeter hoardings and that will not change and we will still see it online. this is a distinct but highly visual measure that the gambling companies have agreed to take. yes, it needs to be ratified in the coming weeks, and i am told thatis in the coming weeks, and i am told that is something of a formality given that they are all in agreement. that it is significant in that respect, and it leads to questions about the wider issues of sponsorship and sport's relationship with gambling in general. the critics of this type of gambling advertising, what impact do they

think this will have? this statistic is that there are 430,000 problem gamblers in the uk and i think the fear from charities and those affected by these issues is the impact on children especially, families sitting down on a sunday to watch premier league football, live sport, there is a lot of tv advertising that goes on. some of the companies have put in measures about when the fun stops, stop, and socially responsible messaging, but that has not been enough for some. this measure will be welcomed by them, as a way of potentially reducing the harm, that critics will look to it and say other measures need to be taken and it is too much ofa need to be taken and it is too much of a close relationship between sport and gambling. and to clarify, are we talking about live sporting events that start before the nine o'clock watershed? significantly, the watershed is the marker, but the majority of sporting events start before that time. the industry have said if it is an eight o'clock kick—off and it finishes after nine o'clock, that will come under the rules as well. there will be the defined period before, nothing

during, and the defined period after where there will be no adverts. richard conway, thank you very much. some breaking news coming into us about some arrests that have been made in relation to extreme right—wing activity in the uk, say police. they have arrested a number of men, 21—year—old man from birth, a 17—year—old man from london, and an 18—year—old man from portsmouth. the 21—year—old arrested on suspicion of possessing material useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism conspiracy to inspire racial or religious hatred. the 17—year—old arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism, dissemination of terrorist publications, and conspiracy to inspire racial or religious hatred. and the 18—year—old arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and dissemination of terrorist publications. the police say that a number of investigations and searches are ongoing at properties

in several cities. the arrests were made by officers from the north east counterterrorism unit and it is understood they are investigating something related to activity by a neo—nazi group. that news is just coming into us. if you've been experiencing problems using your mobile phone this morning then you're not alone, as a massive network failure has hit 02. customers — of which there are 32 million — have reported being unable to use data or the internet. the outage has also affected transport for london, whose electronic timetable services at bus stops have stopped working. in a statement the company said: "we are aware our customers are unable to use data this morning. 0ur technical teams are working on the issue with high priority. we are really sorry and working as hard and as fast as we can to fix this." some of those customers have complained online about the outage. the problem was first

reported at around 5.30 this morning, as users up and down the country woke up to find they could not access the internet. the company is the second—largest mobile network in the country behind ee, with 25 million direct customers, and millions more via the services it provides for the likes of sky, tesco and giffgaff. let's talk to adrian barnard, he's a telecoms expert, for more context around this. thank you for your time this morning. what is the status at the moment? there is no delivery at the moment. 02 are tweeting that the data outage is being looked at and it is only data. that is obviously much more important now than it was ten yea rs much more important now than it was ten years ago, both for consumers and businesses. isuspect ten years ago, both for consumers and businesses. i suspect that the softwa re and businesses. i suspect that the software change in the network as the networks are upgraded has taken

out to the data in the majority of the uk. it is a significant fault. there is no clearance time released by 02 then. tell us more about what you think could be behind the problem? the data network going down today as opposed to ten years ago is much more inconvenient for consumers and businesses but much more frustrating as well. ten years ago if you wanted to get hold of someone, you if you wanted to get hold of someone, you would phone them, but now we reach for our phones to stay in contact with each other through media messaging. the most important thing has been that the use of mobile data has doubled injust thing has been that the use of mobile data has doubled in just the last year or 18 months. while we are on the move, we are consuming a lot more data and using more apps. you mention transport for london being down. the mobile operators‘ big pushes into machines being connected to each other and rely on constant and active data signal, and for this

data network to go down, that is critical. i think the issue of softwa re critical. i think the issue of software related in the network. i was talking to an 02 source this morning who was travelling and pretty frustrated himself. but there is no clearance time given yet. is it possible to give us an educated guess of when they might be able to fix this, perhaps based on problems and other mobile companies and what they have suffered before?‘ and other mobile companies and what they have suffered before? a couple of years ago, ee, we all remember that. i think this will be cleared up that. i think this will be cleared up by that. i think this will be cleared up by the end of the day. there will be enormous focus from the company, the board, the decision makers in bath road, in slough, the 02 headquarters, they will be on this issue today. it is very bad pr for them and not just issue today. it is very bad pr for them and notjust the 02 brand, but them and notjust the 02 brand, but the virtual mobile operators underneath them like sky, giffgaff, tesco etc. they are all affected as well so it is pretty bad for them.

consumers and users of the 02 service should make sure they are registered for the 02 wi—fi hotspot service which is free for their customers. you will be able to get free premium wi—fi if you are on the move, which might ameliorate some inconvenience. the report from 0fcom shows that three quarters of us use mobile data when we are commuting. and it is peak time right now. absolutely. a lot of people will undoubtedly be feeling frustrated. thank you for talking to us, adrian bernard, telecoms expert. a major review of mental health laws in england and wales has found they‘re outdated and that sectioning is being misused. an independent report, commissioned by the government, says police cells should no longer be used and patients shouldn‘t be taken for treatment in police cars. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher has more. georgie lopez was 16 when she was sectioned

because of an eating disorder. she was detained for four and a half years. the mental health act is used to care for people when they pose a risk of causing harm to themselves or others, and it gives doctors control over their patients‘ treatment. at times, georgie was restrained and fed through a tube. she says she had a very mixed experience. there‘s nothing as terrifying as being pinned down by several often unfamiliar males and injected, to pass out and later wake up having no idea what has happened. the new recommendations include giving patients more rights over treatment. steps to reduce the disproportionate detention of people from ethnic minorities. and an end to people being held in police cells, rather than hospitals. our review is trying to bring the mental health act up to the modern age. an act which does, of course, involve some element of compulsion, we cannot deny that, but that must be reduced to the least possible and we should put more emphasis on the rights that people have, even when they are detained. georgi welcomes the review‘s

recommendations, which will now be considered by government, ahead of plans to change the law next year. james gallagher, bbc news. the prime minister has said she is looking at the role of parliament if the uk can‘t reach a deal on its future relationship with the eu by the end of 2020, meaning the northern ireland backstop has to come into force. she told the today programme she was exploring, in terms of the sovereignty of the uk, the role of parliament in being able to have their say in that. she also refuted — though didn‘t completely rule out — suggestions tuesday‘s vote could be delayed to give her more time to drum up support for the withdrawal deal. in that interview she said she‘s considering how parliament might have a role in going into and coming out of any backstop arrangement, thought to be an attempt to convince more hardline brexiteers

to support her deal. but she also explained that while many in the commons aren‘t happy with even the idea of a backstop, that any deal the uk does with the eu, be it the one currently on the table, or a norway or canada model, involves a backstop in order to prevent a hard border. the commons debate is likely to start again at about 11.30am this morning where the chancellor will be outlining what he belives will be a new, unique relationship between the uk and eu. let‘s go to westminster and speak to out assistant political editor norman smith. let‘s talk about that suggestion floating around this morning that the meaningful vote next tuesday could be delayed. in your opinion did the prime minister emphatically ruled that out in her interview with the bbc this morning? absolutely

not. i think the door is still swinging ajar on that option. it doesn‘t mean it is their favourite option, but very clearly mrs may did not shut it down and she was asked a couple of times whether the vote could be delayed. the obvious answer is no. but that is not what you said. ithink is no. but that is not what you said. i think she said the first time that there would be five days of debate, four days of debate, leading up to a vote, and she danced around it a bit. if you want to kill off the idea of delaying the vote it is very easy, you state that is not going to happen, and that is not what she did. my clear impression is that it remains an option. it might not be route one, but they are leaving it there in case things don‘t budge. and she seems to be heading into a brick wall. and talking to those who work with her, they are not willing to kill it off. that idea that if everything else goes pear—shaped, you just pull the vote, it is still out there as a possibility, but i don‘t think it is their desired strategy because frankly it looks weak and it is not altogether clear what it would achieve. i think there are questions about how decisions are taken about whether we go into the backstop

because that isn't an automatic. i have just said that isn't automatic. if we get to the point where we need to have an arrangement to make sure we have this guarantee, guaranteeing this commitment to the people of northern ireland that there is no ha rd northern ireland that there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, the point at which that would be necessary if it happens is if the future relationship, which we are negotiating the legal tech stuff, you said it is legalistic and it is in one sense, but we can't do legal tech negotiation until after we have left, and if that hasn't completed by the end of december 2020, we need discontinued guarantee for people in northern ireland for interim period. the question is do we go into the backstop? do we extend what i call the

implementation period which has become known as the transition period? and the decision has got to be taken at that point in time. and what we negotiated is that actually it is for the uk to choose which of those we want to go into. we have to agree the terms if we want to extend the transition period. we have to agree the terms of that with the european union. but there are these questions about how you go in and thenif questions about how you go in and then if you are in the backstop whether that continues and what the regulations are. all of these issues that i am exploring and i am exploring in terms of the sovereignty of the uk, the role of parliament in being able to have their say parliament in being able to have theirsay in parliament in being able to have their say in that. but to be absolutely clear, the transition period which is due to the end at the end of the year after next, that could be extended, without limit, while we continue to discuss the backstop? no, their withdrawal agreement says it can be extended forup to agreement says it can be extended for up to one or two years. and that is it? and as things stand you favour that? i didn't say that. you seems to imply that you did because you said you are looking for alternatives. if i may say so, you seem alternatives. if i may say so, you seem to have accepted that you are not going to win on tuesday. seem to have accepted that you are not going to win on tuesdaylj haven't not going to win on tuesday.” haven't said that, john, at all! apologies, i fired that clip before

i explained what she was going to talk about, so let me explain that. she is looking at a possible amendment, some new language which mrs may can bring forward on this critical issue of the northern ireland backstop, which has bedevilled negotiations and is really the key roadblock to any breakthrough in the comments vote. what mrs may now seems to be saying is that she is looking at whether parliament could have some additional role in deciding one whether we go into the backstop and two how we get out of it if the eu just keep going on forever and a day with these welding negotiations. nothing specific there from mrs may but you get the sense she is trying to find something she can give to the brexiteers, a bone she can throw to them to say this is progress on the backstop, so will you now kindly back my deal? the difficulty is

whether the eu will agree to any changes and i think the short answer is they will not agree to reopen a little oral agreement and they have made that very clear and mrs may has accepted that. —— reopen the withdrawal agreement. but could they accept an addendum, some new wording around the withdrawal agreement which mightjust around the withdrawal agreement which might just reassure around the withdrawal agreement which mightjust reassure enough brexiteers to give mrs may a hope of getting her deal through? brexiteers to give mrs may a hope of getting her dealthrough? 0k, norman, thank you very much. we understand that today‘s debate focusing on the economy is getting under way at about 11 o‘clock but let me give you some news coming from the european court ofjustice. at the beginning of this week the advocate general for the ecj, at the beginning of this week the advocate generalfor the ecj, the ecj‘s most senior legal adviser, issued a legal opinion saying that the uk can unilaterally withdraw from brexit without needing the approval of the other 27 member

countries and we are now hearing that the european court ofjustice itself will deliver its actual ruling this coming monday, so the day before the meaningful vote taking place in parliament if indeed it does happen on tuesday. so after that legal opinion earlier this week, the ecj will deliver its ruling next monday, the day before the meaningful vote in parliament. that has been expedited that it is coming very quickly and obviously with a mind to what is happening here in terms of the political debate in the uk. well, we‘re getting out and about across the uk to explain all the issues and how they affect you. today our correspondent chris page is gauging reaction from the border between ireland and northern ireland. londonderry was the crucible of the conflict and the cradle of the peace process. but more recently it‘s been the uk city of culture with a great sense of creative momentum. the indie group cherym

are riding that wave. they‘re rehearsing their new single at the nerve arts centre and they hope brexit doesn‘t disrupt their rhythm of touring. we‘ve grown up in a world where there was no checkpoints and stuff. if that was to go back to that, we would be reverting ourselves back to a situation before our time, the ‘70s and stuff. i don‘t think anyone wants to go back there. if you're going through airports and whatever and there's customs and stuff, if people have different passports and whatever, it's going to be a bit of a hassle. so hannah, lauren and ivy want travell to remain smooth, efficient and orderly. the mood is more serene over at the derry yoga and pilates centre. beautiful. but people here don‘t feel calm when they talk about brexit. it‘s really frightening looking forward for me and my grandchildren. i think a no deal would be

a complete disaster. having lived through the troubles the first time round, i would be very concerned about what would happen with the border. probably the best brexit would be the deal theresa may at the moment is offering, but it would be nice to let the people decide. but what do those who voted to leave the eu make of the prime minister‘s brexit plan? taking back the border is good stuff. does it deliver brexit properly? i don‘t think so. brexit is a good thing? yes, get out. a good deal? no, hard brexit. this city is a place transformed but no one is sure what changes brexit will bring. 0ur correspondent chris page reporting there from the irish border. the chief executive of the road haulage association is at number ten today to discuss brexit and the implications for the haulage and logistics industry. rod mackenzie is their managing director of policy and public affairs

and joins me now. thank you for coming today and it is important to remind our viewers of the chief concerns of the industry. we need a deal, whether it is this deal with nip and tuck or a shot of botox, we are not too bothered, but we need a deal. the alternative is a cliff edge brexit which has very serious implications for our industry. remember that this deal is a divorce deal, and that triggers a transition period, which is vital for our industry to get ready for some new trade arrangement, a new border and customs arrangement, in the longer term. so if you need a deal and the main deal that is on offer at the moment is theresa may‘s deal, what does the industry think of that? does the industry have concerns or is it reasonably happy with the parameters of the deal?‘ deal is the most important thing, as i have said. and if you look at the alternative, a cliff edge brexit on the 29th of march with no

transition, that is a very, very serious situation for the road haulage industry. it is serious because of border cues, potential border cues at places like dover. it is very serious because of the permit arrangement that we would need to move trucks from the uk to europe and back again. there simply are not enough permits to go round. 2004 around 40,000 trucks, which would put some firms potentially of business. 2000 permits and 40,000 trucks? clearly the maths doesn‘t work there. it doesn't. and there is still a greater difficulty with hmic and what they are saying we would need to do in terms of form filling for some new customs declaration. let me give you an example. 0ne for some new customs declaration. let me give you an example. one of our haulage companies has 300 trucks a week going over to europe. 0n

our haulage companies has 300 trucks a week going over to europe. on each truck are 8000 individual shipments. each of those would require an input declaration, an export declaration and safety and security declaration. that adds up to 7 million customs declarations a week for one firm. how is that ever going to be done? that fairly mind—boggling. how much preparation in general terms has the industry usefully been able to do at this point for whatever comes next? almost nothing. the government has obviously and understandably been planning for a deal, said they didn‘t want to talk too much about what would happen in the case of a new deal. and we are now starting to get information from departments like the department for transport and h and i say saying this is what you would need to do but actually it is not very clear. —— and hmrc. yesterday hmic issued a notice that was so vague yesterday hmic issued a notice that was so vague i could make neither head nor tail of it. there was

simply not enough information that tells haulage companies what they need to do in clear and simple terms. confusing, not enough of it, we are in trouble. thank you for that. and breaking news isjust coming into us. the meaningful vote will take place next tuesday, the 11th. there was some speculation around this morning that perhaps it could be delayed and somewhat advising theresa may that it ought to delayed, but downing street is saying it will happen. and a reminder of the other breaking news in the last couple of minutes, that the european court ofjustice will deliver its ruling on whether the uk can unilaterally revoke its withdrawal from the eu, can unilaterally revoke its withdrawalfrom the eu, abandoning brexit effectively, the day before the meaningful vote, which is next monday, the tenth. an alarming proportion

of adults in britain who are eligible to sit on juries remain confused about what constitutes rape, campaigners say. a third of people surveyed for the end violence against women coalition said there had to be physical violence for a rape to have taken place. here‘s our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. a video put out by leicestershire police aimed at rape victims. it urges them not to destroy evidence which could help to bring an attacker to justice. research published today by the end violence against women coalition says there are still many myths and misconceptions about this crime and some still believe that sex in a relationship cannot be rape. cathy was attacked by a man she just started seeing. he was convicted of assaulting her. she says it was definitely rape. i was actually sleeping. so, you‘re not aware, and at the end of the day no means no. if you are in a position where you are not consenting to it in any way, then it‘s rape. a lot of people say they think

of rape as being pinned down on a bed or dragged up an alleyway, but that‘s not how it is. of the 4000 people questioned for the research, 33% said if a woman was pressured into sex but there was no physical violence, it was not rape. 21% of women said that if a woman had flirted on a date, she couldn‘t be a rape victim, even if she hadn‘t consented to sex. and at 33%, the figure for men believing this was even higher. you're safe now. across the uk, rape convictions have fallen. prosecutors say it is important that strong cases get to court, but this research raises questions aboutjurors who are sitting in judgment on them. june kelly, bbc news. the chief financial officer of chinese technology giant huawei has been arrested in canada. meng wanzhou faces extradition to the us on suspicion she violated sanctions against iran. china‘s embassy in canada protested at the arrest

and demanded her release. huawei said it had little information about the charges and was not aware of any wrongdoing by ms meng. our business presenter dominic 0‘connell is here. what more can you tell us about this story and what it says about the tensions between china and the us at the moment? she is notjust anyone away executive committee is a senior executive and the daughter of the founder of huawei, who have gone from being pretty much nothing to one of the most dominant suppliers of telecoms in the world and this is what this is about, controlling the telecoms industry in the future. there has been form on this. last year there was a telecoms company fined $1.2 billion by the us for allegedly censoring telecommunications —— selling teller communications to around. this is

much bigger because meng wanzhou is bigger and she identifies personally with a company so we will see what evidence the us brings to show that she has allegedly helped in breaking sanctions. it is about to trade, so we have the us and china trade war going on, and it is about intellectual property but also g5 because huawei are trying to dominate those contracts. we are expecting ted baker results after the controversy surrounding the hugging policy. it was a trading update rather than results. the update rather than results. the update was nothing to write home about, sales were pretty flat. but eve ryo ne about, sales were pretty flat. but everyone was looking at what the company will do about these allegations of forced hugging, the chief executive ray kelvin. the company said that they have employed a city law firm to employ an

independent investigation, with a senior executive at microsoft. it is all about how they respond, i think, and whether they can make a difference. the question for them is, is ray kelvin absolutely synonymous to the success of ted baker or is he actually able to be dispensed with? they will have the investigation first. dominic 0‘connell, thank you. in a moment the weather but first let‘s here‘s victoria derbyshire with what she‘s got coming up in her programme at ten: good morning. this morning our investigation into what could be the latest house—building scandal. hundreds of new—build properties have been constructed using weak mortar. the mortar in between the bricks is literally crumbling. 0ur programme has found 13 housing estates across scotland and england where it a problem. we would never

buy one of these houses again. the last year and a half has been a living hail. if it wasn't a problem, why are they building houses back off these people and asking them to signa off these people and asking them to sign a nondisclosure agreement? it is going on but it isn't being talked about. it is the most popular story on the bbc news website right now, join us for that exclusive story and the rest of the news later. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with simon king. good morning. it is a much milder start to the day compared to yesterday morning, where temperatures were well below freezing across scotland. this morning they are above freezing but we have a lot of cloud in the uk. a mild south—westerly wind bringing in the cloud and also bringing in some rain which will move eastwards today, there are more showery outbursts this afternoon but even in the south—east of england there are

some showers here. bright skies and sunshine developing in scotland, especially in the north—east. a big difference in temperatures here. 13 or 14 degrees in many parts of england and wales. temperatures above—average. through tonight, more rain spreading in from the south—west but as we go through friday, we have this area of low pressure moving into northern parts which will give strong winds, gusts of 60 or 70 miles on our, even higher. those storms will continue for the day with sunny spells and showers. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... an end to tv gambling adverts during live sporting events — britain‘s leading betting firms sign up. police investigating extreme right—wing activity in the uk have arrested three men on terrorism charges. searches are ongoing at properties in london, bath, and portsmouth, where the men are from — as well as in leeds.

a massive network failure hits mobile users on 02 — customers across the country are unable to use data this morning. new rights for those detained under mental health laws, as a major review says the current system is "outdated". theresa may indicates she‘s looking for a way to ensure sovereignty of parliament over the northern ireland backstop, and refuses to rule out a delay to when the vote will take place. number 10 has since said that the vote will take place next tuesday. the results of a major new survey of children‘s activity levels have just been released — we‘ll be speaking to the ceo of sport england, tim hollingworth, shortly to find out more. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. brexit continues to dominate.

the crucial vote on theresa may‘s brexit deal is due on tuesday, and frantic work is going on behind the scenece to try and persuade mps to support it. many people expect the government to lose... this morning the times reported that cabinet ministers were privately urging mrs may to put the vote off, because they think the defeat will be so devastating it could threaten the survival of the government. but in the last few minutes, downing street has confirmed the vote will still take place on tuesday next week. then, two days after the vote, the prime minister will travel to brussels to meet eu leaders. the telegraph is reporting that they will offer to delay brexit, which is currently due to happen on march the 29th next year. the suggestion that the date could be delayed is likely to enrage brexit supporting mps, putting mrs may under even more pressure. just over an hour ago, she spoke to the today programme on bbc radio 4, and warned mps not to vote her deal down. what mps will be thinking of, as i

say, there are three options available to people. one is that we leave the eu with a deal, this is a good deal and it does deliver on the referendum, or we have no deal, and there are some people who say, let‘s ta ke there are some people who say, let‘s take no deal off the table but the only way to do that is to have a deal. and to agree the deal. 0r some, and there are some, if you listen to the debate that takes base in parliament, if you have listened to the questions i‘ve been asked in parliament at pmqs and statements in the house of commons on this issue, it is clear that there are those in the house of commons who want to frustrate brexit. the opposition are doing that, they are just trying to frustrate it. there are those who wa nt to frustrate it. there are those who want to frustrate brexit and overturn the vote of the british people. that is not right. can you, should you, are you thinking of a

separate vote on the backstop?m that feasible? the backstop is an integral part of the withdrawal agreement. you cannot separate it? asi agreement. you cannot separate it? as i said, is an integral part of the withdrawal agreement but it would be an integral part of any withdrawal agreement and of any deal that was negotiated with the european union. that is because we are committed, as the eu are concerned from the point of view, obviously ireland is a member of the eu but we are committed for delivering to the people of northern ireland, they are part of the uk. but you haven‘t been able, i‘ve said it in this interview before, you‘ve not been able to persuade enough of your colleagues in parliament in your colleagues in parliament in your own party and in the opposition that it your own party and in the opposition thatitis your own party and in the opposition that it is the right deal. therefore it is highly likely, many people believe inevitable, that on tuesday night it will be voted down. do you have any sort of plan b if some people say when that happens? as i‘ve already explained, there are

dotted indeed you have! there are three options to look at, and i think that question is not for me. the question is for those who say that they want to oppose the deal. that question is for those who want to oppose the deal. the options are there. there is a deal, no deal or no brexit and my view is that, i have used the words" duty", we have had instruction from the british people to deliver on exit and the worst thing that could happen from the public‘s point of view is we have these arguments in westminster, not about whether we will leave, we have had the referendum but the exact details of how we leave and the risk is, we end up with no brexit at all. your colleagues will not where it, that is the problem. and it is not clear to anyone what happens then. do you then think it

is possible, even desirable, in those circumstances that there should be another referendum? no. i do not think there should be another referendum. the reason is simple. we gave people the choice in a referendum as to whether to leave the eu or not. they gave us a very clear message. they wanted us to leave the eu. you may have spent a lifetime injournalism, leave the eu. you may have spent a lifetime in journalism, john, leave the eu. you may have spent a lifetime injournalism, john, asking people the same question again and again hoping to get a different answer, i don‘t think it is right for parliament to do that to the people. visit parliament doing that to the people of parliament saying to the people of parliament saying to you, the prime minister, that they have looked closely at the agreement produced and they do not like it or think it is best for the country? it isn‘t a ragtag of half a dozen extremists in parliament. this is massive numbers. let's be clear about a lot of the people calling for a second referendum. a lot of people doing that once that because they hope there will be a different answer. i do not think that is right. you asked people a question,

they give you the answer. let's deliver on the first vote. that they wa nt deliver on the first vote. that they want that because what you are offering is unacceptable, many people take that view, too. offering is unacceptable, many people take that view, toom offering is unacceptable, many people take that view, too. it isn't anything to do with this deal, but it is actually about frustrating brexit. that was the prime minister on the today programme. lets see how the interview has gone down on social media... daily mirror political editor pippa crerar found the prime minister‘s performance unconvincing, saying "theresa may really is the master of not answering the question. equivocates repeatedly when asked if she will delay the meaningful vote. my understanding is she can‘t". number 10 have said that will not be happening, it will be happening next tuesday as planned. bbc political editor laura kuenssberg says "the pm said again and again, no deal, no brexit or her deal — but 4th option seems equally likely right now, parliament takes control of process and tries to find another way through".

labour mp and remain supporter david lammy said theresa may is still legitimating the dangerous fantasy of no deal. no responsible prime minister would do this. if her dealfails, she has failed and we must go back to the people to get a mandate for what to do next. and the conservative mpjonny mercer warned "i‘ve been forced to enter this debate — i didn‘t want to have this vote, but now i have been, i‘ll be honest. it‘s been a total failure of the political class and i‘ll speak on it in the house today." that‘s how westminster is reacting, but how do people in the country feel about what‘s going on? today programme presenter nick robinson went to bradford to find out how people there feel about brexit. .. theresa may, what word comes to mind? from the position she actually got left end of the yeah. picking up the pieces from cameron, she is doing a pretty good job. she never

planned for it in the beginning, and now she is stuck and has no choice but to stay the course.” now she is stuck and has no choice but to stay the course. i think she is the wrong person for the job, to ta ke is the wrong person for the job, to take over as prime minister. i do not think she is performing as a prime minister and not think she is performing as a prime ministerandl not think she is performing as a prime minister and i do not think she will last much longer. i am worried i will not be able to be as free as i have been, which is really worrying. potentially you can have a situation, as of the end of march, where people say an english person married to a french person with a child travelling on a french passport. we could have no deal and customs don't know what to do with that person at that point. it is that person at that point. it is that serious. i do not think there will be a deal that will pass the commons, i think it will be put back to the people to decide whether they wa nt to the people to decide whether they want this or not. i agree. i think a second referendum is inevitable.

people will have more informed decisions to make. by then they will have more information. ithink it should go back to the people. personally i think they will agree. diplomacy works and it is something that will be voted for. that was nick robinson speaking to voters in bradford about brexit. let‘s have a look at the most red list, you can see at number one and number two, of these most red stories that we have told you about today, three men have been arrested on terror charges and massive problems with data on the 02 mobile network. number three, new problems with data on the 02 mobile network. numberthree, new homes crumbling due to weak mortar. this isa crumbling due to weak mortar. this is a story, a report by the victoria derbyshire programme, which has found hundreds of new properties have been built using weak motor that does not meet recommended industry standards. if you read through the story, there are reports

of fa u lts through the story, there are reports of faults on homes on at least 13 estates in the uk. more on the victoria derbyshire programme with that. let‘s have a look further at the most watched. at number two, a lifeline helps a 92—year—old see her husband. this is 92—year—old sarah, she lives in pateley, north yorkshire. the only way she can get to visit her husband is in this community taxi, driven by volunteers. bosses in the area have been drastically cut —— make buses in the area have been drastically cut due to that‘s in government budgets, there has been a campaign saying that rural transport services are in crisis. that is at number two on the most watched list. that is our morning briefing for today. let me bring you up—to—date with developments on the 02 story, the

outage that has meant tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of customers across the country are unable to use their data this morning. we are seeing from 02 that theissue morning. we are seeing from 02 that the issue may be worldwide. this is the issue may be worldwide. this is the latest statement from the company, they saythe following sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s mike bushell. that was a hard—fought match between manchester united and arsenal last

night, wasn‘t it? and back indeed it was, full of twists and turns! a dramatic night overall in the premier league. loads of goals and incident, not least at old trafford, where manchester united welcomed arsenal, for what was a scrappy but entertaining 90 minutes. patrick gearey was watching... like many a night in manchester at this time of year, everyone finished up drenched, drained and thoroughly entertained. this was at times a glorious mess. the tone set by arsenal‘s opening goal, which benefited from goalline technology and human error. jose mourinho had started without his two most expensive players, so a quick equaliser was priceless. and the martial got it. as mr fury knows, most action comes in the wake rounds. alexandre lacazette went in there, with rojo — so muddled

the score was unclear. look away now, united came straight. this time arsenal do that, jesse lingard pounced. breathless. it was building to a chaotic conclusion. in a few seconds, david de gea saved united, then the assistant saved them again. not perfect. hardly planned and with some embarrassing moments, like all the best evenings out. welljose mourinho showed plenty of passion during the match...taking his frustration at one point, out on a wall. but he was also quick to apologise to a young fan. and this bit of naughtyness from, marouane fellaini didn‘t go un—noticed on social media. for a man who‘s recently cut his own curly locks, you‘d think he‘d have a bit more respect for, matteo guenduzi‘s barnet. that match dominating this morning‘s back pages. big picture ofjesse lingard celebrating his equaliser in the telegraph. similar picture in the star, their headline ‘0h dear, de gea‘ after

the united keeper fumbled for arsenal‘s first. the times has a different photo of lingard‘s goal, they also cover wolves brilliant win over chelsea. and that‘s what we‘re going to talk about now, because it was arguably the result of the night, at molineux. wolves hadn‘t won in seven going, into this one, but played brilliantly to win 2—1. it‘s chelsea‘s second defeat in a row away from home, and they‘re now ten points behind leaders manchester city. liverpool though are much closer to manchester city — two points to be precise — after their 3—1 win over struggling burnley. jurgen klopp made loads of changes to his side, a decision that almost backfired when they went behind. but they fought back — with zerdan shaquiri, scoring the third. and southampton‘s new boss, ralf hasenhuttl was in the stands for their match with spurs, and there‘s plenty for him to work on. southampton, lost 3—1, at wembley, harry kane on the scoresheet again. they are third from bottom.

the rest of the night‘s results, and reaction, on the bbc sport website and app. after beating livingston, and manager steve clarke says fans should be allowed to dream, even if they have to play celtic this weekend. but celtic, were held to a 1—1 draw away at motherwell thanks to this late equaliser. rangers had been top going into last night, but they lost 1—0 to aberdeen. a significant game of cricket, got under way in adelaide overnight. it‘s australia‘s first home test, since that huge ball tampering scandal earlier this year. they‘re playing india, and it‘s all eyes on the conduct of the team, as much as the result. india batted first and finished the first day on 250 for 9. ronnie 0‘sullivan says he turned down an offer to go on this year‘s i‘m a celebrity get me out of here, so he could try to defend his uk championship title.

and he‘s on course to do just that. he‘s through to the quarter finals in york, after beating his practice partnerjack lisowski on what was his 43rd birthday. just a nice meal, chill out with a few friends. some good food and watch a bit of the jungle. would you ever be tempted ? watch a bit of the jungle. would you ever be tempted? definitely. when the time is right i will definitely have a go, yeah. how do you think he would get on? he would do all right. it's a great experience, fantastic. which are to grubs, beware. the rocket is coming. let‘s have a look at social media, and we liked this from the arsenal striker, alexander, lacazette. he was initially credited, with scoring their second goal last night — but it was hard to tell, who got the last touch, and the premier league look, to have taken it off him. and this is how the india captain virat kholi warms up for a test match — by absolutely walloping the ball in the nets.

this has had more than a million views on twitter. before i leave you, just a reminder that you can get all the day‘s sports news in sportsday. that‘s on the bbc news channel at 6:30 tonight. that‘s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11.15. some breaking news before i go, paul clement, i‘m hearing, has been sacked by reading, let me confirm that for you. i think they are four from bottom in the championship but level on points, with two sides below them. it seems that paul clement has paid the price. more on that and the rest of the sport at 11:15am. the cost of student accommodation has increased by more than a third since 2012, with the average annual rent now exceeding 6000 pounds, according to student housing charity, unipol. it also found that private landlords own half of rooms available to students across the uk. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith reports. two students in leeds living very differently. flats in amy‘s block

cost up to £450 a week. this is a king—sized bed, which is so nice to come home to, because when i come here ijust feel so comfortable, and i don‘t feel like i‘m losing out on any of my home comforts, because i know a lot of accommodations have single beds. eleanor is paying a quarter of that. everything you need in here. bed, desk, plenty of storage space, and it's bigger than most uni rooms. i‘ve got a make—up station and my desk area, with all the homely bits. this is where all the hard work happens, then. yes. half of all student accommodation is now owned by private developers like naveen. i think the universities are really thinking they need to up their game or get out of it, basically. they‘re primarily about education. the housing is something that by default they sort of did. there have been big changes in standards in student digs, too.

the vast majority are now ensuite, with prices up 6% in university—owned halls in the last year alone. the average rent now eats up 73% of the full student loan, and the organisation which carried out the survey is worried lots of students will be priced out. there needs to be an expansion of accommodation in the middle market and at the lower end. so, you know, we need more premier inns and travelodges, rather than claridge's or hiltons. whether by choice or necessity, students are splashing out more on a home away from home. coletta smith, bbc news, in leeds. under a fifth of children are getting the recommended amount of daily exercise, according to a comprehensive national survey of young people‘s activity levels. the chief medical officer guildeines say children should take part in sport and physical activity for at least an hour every day. of all the children surveyed for the inaugral active lives children survey, those aged 13 — 16 are least likely to be active every day.

20% of boys surveyed were active every day... that‘s more than girls, of which 14% were active each day. joining me to talk about the survey is tim hollingworth, ceo of sport england. we appreciate you coming to speak to us, this has just we appreciate you coming to speak to us, this hasjust been released in the last 15 minutes. we are trying to get our heads around all of the data in this report. bring us the headlines first of all? thank you. the key fact is this is actually the biggest survey ever carried out globally into looking at the lives of children and young people and understanding what motivates them and how active they are. more than 100,000 children? 130,000 from age 5-16 100,000 children? 130,000 from age 5—16 and importantly, aside from the very youngest, this survey was filled out by the kids themselves. we can see for the first time the

full picture of activity. there is a mix in there. evidentially there are 40% or so of the children responding saying they are active about 60 minutes per day in various forms but also there is one third of children doing less than half an hour everyday which is the less active side. of those, could you establish from the survey why they were not so active? we are looking at that now in the months to come. that is the next bit of work in looking at motivations but we all know, this survey really confirms a picture thatis survey really confirms a picture that is being seen more broadly, there is a range of challenges and it‘s about sport and physical activity in and out of school. there is no singh or the other that will make the change. really, sport can work and we should make sure they have that opportunity but for others, it is not as attractive or something they can fit easily into their lives. those are the people we need to make more active. there are

other ways of people being active rather than necessarily playing sport. whether it is a walk to or from school, what other ways to use adjust? you can see that, in the range of things being treated as activity. especially among younger children, it is important and positive that we count playing games, like tag, or going to school, going on a bike ride. as children get older it is organised team sports that come into view. it was an interesting statistic on the 13 to 16—year—olds with activity levels dropping off. i think it is probably a crucial period. if you can keep kids active at that age, hopefully they continue to stay active through their adult lives? this is our hope and wish, and have a desire to see this happen across the sector. we need to put activities front and centre of everyone‘s lives. we want children and young people to grow into active adults. there are so many benefits that it brings, not

only to physical well—being but your sense of social inclusion. we must think about those people and there is clear evidence in the survey that children from less less affluent households do less activity. girls do less than boys so there are a lot of ways we need to work together as a sector. everyone involved in government and sports providers and governing bodies ourselves, organisations involved. tim hollingworth, the ceo of sport england talking about the survey that has just been released. the festive song, "the 12 days of christmas", features plenty of bird references — turtle doves, french hens, calling birds, even a partridge in a pear tree — but no penguins. well an aviary park injapan‘s sheemanay prefecture has decided to get them involved — by dressing them up in santa outfits. they‘re taken for walks around the grounds to spread holiday cheer among guests every day until the 25th of december. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with simon king.

thank you. perfect weather for the penguins across scotland, temperatures below freezing that this morning, a much milder start to the day. a mild south—westerly went across the uk, streaming in all of this cloud. cloud on satellite imagery, beneath that, heavy rain, moving west to east across the uk. clearing for much of scotland. sunny spells developing in the afternoon. largely dry in northern ireland. some showers in western areas but the further east you are, it should be drier and temperatures different compared to yesterday, we have 9-12d, 13 compared to yesterday, we have 9—12d, 13 or compared to yesterday, we have 9-12d, 13 or 14 compared to yesterday, we have 9—12d, 13 or 14 degrees elsewhere. 0vernight, this band of rain moving in from the south—west and with that rain, we have this area of low pressure. it will give strong winds across the northern half of the uk, especially across scotland, where there are some gales and severe gales. goodbye. hello.

it‘s thursday. it‘s 10 o‘clock. i‘m victoria derbyshire. our exclusive story today: hundreds of new—build houses have been constructed using weak mortar that literally crumbles in between the bricks, we can reveal today in a special investigation. i would never buy a new—build house again. the last year and a half has just been a living hell. if it wasn't a problem why are the nhbc and the builders buying houses back off these people back off these people and asking them to sign a nondisclosure agreement to keep quiet about it? it's going on. it'sjust not being talked about. we know of at least 13 housing estates across the uk with problems. that story in five minutes. the prime minister has told the bbc that next week‘s parliamentary vote on brexit will go ahead, even though it seems likely