this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven... warnings that channel ports could face six months of disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. it comes as 30 government ministers tour the country, trying to sell theresa may's brexit plan. police in new zealand say a missing british backpacker was last seen with ‘a male companion‘. grace millane's father appeals for help in finding her. we last had contact with her on saturday the 1st of december. and as afamily we saturday the 1st of december. and as a family we have been extremely concerned for her welfare. a bbc investigation reveals how black and arab university academics are paid less than their white colleagues. british yachtswoman susie goodall is rescued after being stranded in the southern pacific for two days. her boat had capsized during the golden globe race. and on news watch, broadcasters and politicians all said they wanted a tv debate about the prime minister's brexit proposals, but it is not

happening. why not? join us tonight at 7:45pm here on the bbc news. good evening. welcome to bbc news. dover and other channel ports could face disruption for up to six months if the uk leaves the eu without a deal, according to the government. it's being described as a worst—case scenario — after analysis of likely traffic flows if extra customs checks are introduced. meanwhile, ministers have travelled across the uk today to try to convince the public to get behind the prime minister's brexit deal. it's come under attack from all sides at westminster but theresa may insists that she will not seek to get tuesday's vote on it postponed. our deputy political edtor john pienaar has the latest. today, around almost every corner, you would see a minister on a mission, dozens of them,

ordered out to defend and sell mrs may's brexit compromise, to make what may be a last stand to save her brexit plan, even save the prime minister herself. among ministers, many privately believe the government should delay the big vote next tuesday, rather than face a crushing defeat. for now, they are making their case around the country, hoping mps listen to worried people and businesses. they will hear those voices saying, we want it sorted, we want this deal accepted because we need to move on as a country both to negotiate a good trading deal for a future with the eu and to deal with the pressing domestic agenda of the nhs, schools, housing and all the other things people want their politicians to focus on. and now warnings from the government of the danger of ending up with no brexit deal at all. up to six months of delays at dover for cross—channel traffic, emergency plans to fast—track and fly in medicines if supplies run short. but the brexiteers are coming. they are calling it all a scare story and they are convinced the rebellion will not melt under pressure. no chance whatsoever.

it seems to me they would be better off talking to people and finding out what people want, not preaching to them. but are you worried that theresa may's deal may be the hardest brexit available? you can't be serious. it's not brexit. it's not even brexit in name only. any other brexit deal would be better than what she is putting on the table. labour is hoping it ends up the big winner if the decision goes back to the people. we have put forward a new approach which we are hoping mps in all political parties will vote for. if they do, that will enable us to go off with a strong mandate to negotiate with european partners. if that doesn't happen, in the interests of the country, we have to be prepared with fall back positions and that is a general election or, if we can't get that, than other options. here, behind the posturing on the campaigning, the private talk is about power. the tea rooms and corridors have been humming with the sound of plotting and scheming. for some, it's about how to take control of brexit. for others, it's about how to grab the keys to number ten.

talk to anyone, parliamentary newbies or political veterans, and there is one thing on which everyone can agree. no one has seen or lived through times quite like these. in that report we heard about potential problems with the supply of medicines in the event of a no—deal brexit. well, how worried should we be? here's our health editor hugh pym. some patients are worried about the possibility of a note deal brexit and medicines not getting through. we have had this warning about possibly six months of disruption at dover, if again there is no deal. people have said plans are being made to make sure extra supplies will be there. of course as six—week stockpile which has already been announced and which is quite

successfully been built up the industry. there is a warning that the nhs, and gps should not themselves stockpile because that would be self—defeating. there might be some suspicion about the timing. the government said it had to get its technical advice on this out there for the nhs. the farm the pharmacy industry said they want to know what these plans are all about. the leaders of kent county council have appealed to the government today for extra money and support to help prevent "chaos" at its ports and on its roads, if there's a "no deal" withdrawal from the eu. the conservative council has warned of six months of disruption at dover port. our correspondent simonjones, who's spent the day there, says officials are bracing themselves in the event of a "no deal". the port of dover is big business. it handles 17% of the uk's trading goods. and it said if you were to

line up all the lorries that passed through the boring single day, it would stretch from here as far as sta nsted would stretch from here as far as stansted airport. would stretch from here as far as sta nsted airport. that would stretch from here as far as stansted airport. that is a distance of around 100 miles. there have been warnings that if france decide to significantly increase the checks on lorries heading over the channel, then that could lead to big problems on the roads around kent. and further afield potentially. what is new today is this morning from the government that potentially problems at dover could last for up to six months. the government is stressing this is a worse case scenario. i have been talking to the biggest fairy company here and they stress that they have been talking to the authorities on both sides of the channel about the need to keep traffic flowing freely. to be fair, it is in the interests of france that things don't completely clogged up that things don't completely clogged up because that would be a big hit for the french economy too. in terms of what people here make of this latest morning, i have been speaking to people in the towns and you get

all sides of the brexit debate. 0ne man simply rolled his eyes and said it was scaremongering. another woman told me they had real concerns that other places nearby andover would grind toa other places nearby andover would grind to a halt. a third person told me we will have to wait and see. there is no way this could be predicted. the warnings from the government focusing minds what ever people think of the brexit debate. simonjones are reporting there. joining me via webcam is john mills — labour donor and founder ofjml direct — who supports britain leaving the eu and in canterbury isjohn shirley, who runs international freight forwarders, john shirley limited — he supports britain remaining in th eu. gentlemen thank you very much for joining us. john, what is it that we are taking for granted with the systems and frameworks that were pa rt systems and frameworks that were part —— that we are part of currently? the traffic that comes in

to dover does not have to stop. 0nly one per spent of the 10,000 lorries that go through actually go through checks. drivers have to... there is not space and therefore 100 drivers let alone 1000. john mills, how problematic for your company what unknow deal brexit be? how fearful of it are you? most of the goods we sell all over the world come from the far east. and we have traded on wto terms for a long time. we have about 2000 containers a year that are on wto terms. we have very few

problems with containers being held up. what happens at dover is very much going to depend on the extent in the and the french, in particular, are reasonable sense of —— a reasonably sensible about keeping the traffic moving your i very much that will happen. i think it probably will because they had a huge interest in making sure that things don't clog upjust as much as we have. john shirley, again there will be accusations that this is a project fear. how could the right measures be put in place for that no deal eventualities between now and the end of march. john shirley please. let me get a few things straight here. politicians in power are too young to remember that time.

the number of clerks who needed it was 2000. it was a very labourious process a cannot be done electronically. the clerk had to do 50 entries in an eight hour shift. there are only 200 clerks in east kent. but the number of lorries has gone up 400%. so it does not take many brains to work out that we will now need by march 8000 customs clerks. they will need their cou nterpa rts clerks. they will need their counterparts on the continent. having that is absolutely impossible. who is going to invest in that? a huge uncertainty over this whole matter. john mills, you believe that there is a great opportunity to be had for bringing outside the eu. why? what are the

conditions that will be necessary for that to thrive without the current access we have? i'm not sure that the access we have to the single market is going to go down evenif single market is going to go down even if we have no deal. that does not stop companies from selling to the single market countries. i think that all these stories about how the amount of trade is going to topple downjust don't amount of trade is going to topple down just don't sound correct to amount of trade is going to topple downjust don't sound correct to me. if we are not in the customs union, then we can conduct negotiations with free trade deals with countries all over the world. that autos —— that ought to stimulate further export. i find that ought to stimulate further export. ifind it that ought to stimulate further export. i find it hard to believe all these doom and gloom stories about how the economy is going to do poorly after brexit. john shirley is ita poorly after brexit. john shirley is it a gloomy prediction? containers

are very different from driver company lorries. the guys at the wheel are paid by the kilometre. so if they are in an enormous queue, they are going to make an absolute living. drivers are a precious commodity. there are not many people left in lorries. a haulier is not going to be... we're going to be blockaded andover by 20,000 lorries. they are not going to want to send their lorries here. and most of our imports come on foreign lorries. so they are going to say what well, john, i'm not going to send that lorry from italy to wherever it is.

i willjust lorry from italy to wherever it is. i will just take lorry from italy to wherever it is. i willjust take it to sweden or holland. 0ri i willjust take it to sweden or holland. or i will take it somewhere sensible. john mills, you heard them that the difficulties of no deal could be enormous. not for companies like you because you set your goods come from far ease, but many other businesses in this country, there will be enormous difficulties if whatjohn shirley comes true. —— if whatjohn shirley comes true. —— if whatjohn shirley says comes true. whatjohn shirley comes true. —— if what john shirley says comes true.|j think that is right but it depends on what priority the customs office rs have on what priority the customs officers have i'm getting the drivers through. likely what will happen is that priority will be given to keeping the traffic moving. it is all done now by great

clearance. i don't see why there should not be long delays at dover as long as they behave sensibly. if they do not and people are out to cause trouble, then there will be difficulties and i don't see why that will happen. thank you both for talking to us this evening. we will find out how this story is covered tomorrow in the front papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are henry zeffman, political correspondent for the times, and jason beattie, who's the head of politics at the daily mirror. the father of a young british backpacker missing in new zealand has made an emotional appeal for help to find her. david millane says his family is "extremely concerned" about his daughter grace, who was last seen in auckland on saturday, the day before her 22nd birthday. police say they "hold grave fears for her safety". helena lee has more. where is grace millane? the 22—year—old recently

graduated from university. she was in new zealand as part of a round—the—world trip. now missing for six days, she is at the centre of a huge police search. today, her father flew to the country to appeal for help finding his daughter. we last had contact with her on saturday 1st december. and as a family we have been extremely concerned for her welfare. grace is a lovely, outgoing, fun—loving family—orientated daughter. grace has never been out of contact for this amount of time. she's usually in daily contact with either her mum or myself, her two brothers, members of the family on social media. the police know where grace was last saturday. she had been staying at a popular backpacker hostel in the city of auckland. at 7:15 in the evening she was seen at the sky city hotel.

later that night, a short distance away, grace was spotted at the city life hotel with a male companion. has now been six days since grace was last seen. at this point, we hold grave fears for her safety. the police have also been searching an apartment at the hotel where grace was last seen and spoken to a man she was with. her family say they just want her home. helena lee, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... ministers warn that channel ports could face six months of disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. police in new zealand say missing british backpacker grace millane was last seen with a male companion at a hotel. british yachtswoman susie goodall is rescued after being stranded in the southern pacific for two days — her boat had capsized during the golden globe race. the england cricketers ben stokes and alex hales remain

available for england selection following the outcome of a disciplinary hearing into their roles in a fight outside a bristol nightclub in 2017. stokes, who was cleared of affray in august, was handed an eight—match england ban by the cricket commission disciplinary panel. our sports editor dan roan, who was at the disciplinary hearing, says the ecb approves of tonight's ruling. they think that a decision by the panel today serves as a reminder of the values of the sport. 0thers panel today serves as a reminder of the values of the sport. others will say it is somewhat convenient and insufficient punishment for something that has cast a shadow over the game. it involved stokes and hail. stokes was charged with affray and then cleared of a trial in august, but both were charged by the ecb for bringing the game in

disrepute. they were handed an eight match ban and a six match brands respectively. inhales cays it was partly suspended and both bands were backdated. it means now that both men can continue to play for england and all they are left with is a fine for a few thousand pounds. they have both issued public apologies in separate statements. 0ne both issued public apologies in separate statements. one thing is for certain, the english cricket tea m for certain, the english cricket team will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. stokes is their premium all rounder. it means that they have him available not just for the all rounder. it means that they have him available notjust for the world cup which england host next summer but also the ashes. a bbc investigation has found that academics from black and arab backgrounds at britain's top universities are being paid a quarter less on average than their white colleagues. (ani) the figures are startling. the figures are startling. 52,000 is the average salary for a white academic. but black academics are paid £38,000

on average and academics from an arab background 37,000. the pay gap nearly doubles for women from these backgrounds. the body that represents uk universities says the lack of senior ethnic minority academics is part of the problem . 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. professor kehinde andrews has reached the top of higher education, but he's amongst a minority of black british academics teaching in universities across the uk. when it comes to promotion and pay, they are far behind their white colleagues. they need to open the door. how did you... he, along with other academics, are keen to help these undergraduates and ph. d. students overcome some of the challenges they have faced. you are talking about an institution which underpins slavery and colonialism, was almost entirely white 50 years ago, and has only opened up in the last 50 years, and actually if you look at a lot of the structures, a lot of the courses, a lot of the elitism, it is just an incredibly white institutions. so we shouldn't really be surprised that there are so few black professors.

we have to work ten times harder to be in contention, to progress within our careers because there are cliques within faculties, where opportunities and made openly available to everyone. it is too easy for colleagues in higher education to ignore a lot of the things that we've been talking about to avoid these issues. today's ph. d students are the professors of the future. the way that they navigate themselves through the academic space as ethnic minorities has steadily provided a blueprint for me. but despite an increase of black and minority ethnic students in higher education they are still underrepresented at the best universities, less likely to have funding for ph.ds and research, or have the mentoring opportunities to progress to professorships. how important... is it to have... a black lecturer? discuss. seeing a black woman up there, teaching me something that i aspire to carry on for word, makes me optimistic that i, too, can open the door, just like she did.

—— forward. black children are not given the confidence from their teachers. they don't feel like they are able to give into academia. in 70 years there have been 25 female black professors. out of 19,000. the statistics don't lie. it's about having the uncomfortable conversation. baroness valerie amos is the first black woman to be in charge of a university in the uk, and says it not good enough. there is something quite intractable and difficult going on that we have to address. when you look at the universities that have really been able to make a difference in relation to this, they have put a lot of time, effort, and resources, working with their students union, working with their staff, and, crucially, working with their local communities to make a difference. going to university is about improving job respects and opportunities. but for many black academics it is far from the reality. elaine dunkley, bbc news.

the bbc investigation comes as a study by the charity the sutton trust has found eight of the uk's top schools get as many students into oxford and cambridge universities as three—quarters of all schools and colleges put together. it showed eight schools sent 1,310 pupils to 0xbridge over three years, while over the same period, almost 3,000 other schools sentjust 1,220 students between them. joining us now to discuss both of those stories is evie aspinall, president of cambridge university students union and joe inwood, president of the oxford university university students union. welcome. thank you very much for joining us. briefly tell us what kind of school you both went to. we both went to state... interference what is it that help team, evie

apply and successfully get in? we had a middling level of support. so they hand me. they talked us through they hand me. they talked us through the process. how to apply, and supporting us through that. which a lot of state copperheads and schools don't get. joe how much convincing digital need to apply and how much ofa digital need to apply and how much of a chance did you think you had?” did not. i had a negative perception of oxford before i applied. i thought it was a place of social elitism. it completely changed for me. i used a summer school programme at oxford university runs. i spent a week living in oxford free living in college. i met lots of current

students and that change my mind. evie how much difference does that make depending on which college you applied to? are some more welcoming of not independent school pupils? different colleges have different access levels. in general, the idea is what college you apply to does not matter. joe, it seems that there are 3000 state schools who are historically the one to put in the least applications. what needs to be donein least applications. what needs to be done in your view to encourage those schools to get more involved and to consider 0xbridge for their pupils? first of all you've got to acknowledge that oxford and capers spent a huge amount of time on average and money on this. they are trying to sort this problem throughout rich —— through outreach.

they are trying to us by her —— inspire people. ithink they are trying to us by her —— inspire people. i think there they are trying to us by her —— inspire people. ithink there is lots that oxford and cambridge can do to break down the image that exists out there that we are not a representative place. to bring more underrepresented pupils into oxford. state educated students in school think there is a place for me in oxford and i will apply. we need to see that across more of the schools. evie, how socially exclusive does it feel when you get there?” evie, how socially exclusive does it feel when you get there? i think it really depends. there are lots of

different campaigns we have. they are designed to make it a more successful place for everyone. there are cultural things. but also the academic structure. everything is assessed after three years bike a big exam rather than coursework. and that can intimidate anyone who is not expecting that. joe, how does a school that does not have any 0xbridge alumni get around that?” think making use of what is on offer, talking to teachers oxford and capers, the message has to go out. we want to hear from teachers and schools. we want to see teachers coming here and getting her understanding of how the process works. clearly as this report shows some schools have far greater

resources available to put into things like this. your average state comprehensive school don't have that. and i really feel that universities can play a role in kind of bridging that gap by talking to teachers directly. let's address the issue that the bbc‘s —— bbc investigations on earth. that... how much you think it is down to social background and privilege and expectations that there are less blacks than their white counterparts? i think it is all interlinked. a lot of the teaching staff are predominately white man's, middle—aged. and that has to change because that affects the student in

universityjoe, would you add anything else? we're looking at access into academia. people that run universities, are not drawn from a diverse range of backgrounds in general. if we see change at the top we will see change at the bottom. thank you both very much forjoining us thank you both very much forjoining us this evening. some breaking news regarding the chief financial officer of the chinese telecoms giant hole i way. she is being held in canada and facing extradition charges through the united states. the unit us has requested her extradition from canada. we did not know the nature of the charges that she was facing but we do now. there has been a

hearing at a court in canada. she is to face prosecution in the united states for broad charges. —— fraud charges. she faces up to a0 years for each of those conspiracy charges. that is should she be found guilty. we are a long way from that. we are onlyjust finding out what the charges are. she is the daughter of the founder of macro does —— hauwei. which is a hugely significant tech company in china. as far as the united states are concerned. they believe that they area bad concerned. they believe that they are a bad actor. and it could prove to bea are a bad actor. and it could prove to be a security risk in the united states, but it it is on fraud charges that the united states wants to see her. the ceo of huawei. she was extradited from canada. a teenager from hertfordshire who sent bomb threats to hundreds

of schools in britain has been jailed for three years. george duke—cohan — who's nineteen — sent the hoax emails to 1700 schools, claiming he would set off a device if money wasn't paid. he also made bomb threats to a plane bound for the us. duncan kennedy reports from luton crown court. after what thejudge said after what the judge said he created havocin after what the judge said he created havoc in schools. this skill in watford was among those targeted. he sent out e—mails to more than 2000 schools. threatening to bond them if they didn't hand over money. the evacuation is a created cause panic. he even sent overseas to schools for children with special needs. the

level of alarm, distress and economic loss suffered by pupils, teachers and parents and the international airlines demonstrates the serious of the family offence. the airline was a united airlines flight from london to san francisco. the airline was a united airlines flight from london to america. george duke—cohan posed as the father of a child on board, with this phone call. thejudge said george duke—cohan wanted publicity for his own perverted sense of fun, but had caused suffering to thousands of people. now it's time for a look

at the weather with louise lear. for many of us, it has been wet and windy but it is slowly starting to change. the venue for a time as the wind tights eastwards. the strongest of the winds gusting in excess of 50 e—mails an houron of the winds gusting in excess of 50 e—mails an hour on the exposed coast of scotla nd e—mails an hour on the exposed coast of scotland and down into the north of scotland and down into the north of england. it won't be long before more showers stuck to invade from the west. some will meld together for longer spells of rain at your time. eastern areas will see the best of the drier weather. through saturday evening and overnight, we go see the wind strengthening as those showers cost in excess of six tea m those showers cost in excess of six team an hour. that worth bearing in mind but the showers will is always

on sunday. the second half of the weekend looks quieter, is not a little bit cooler. hello — this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: warnings that channel ports could face six months of disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. the latest warning from the government comes as 30 ministers fan out around the country, trying to sell theresa may's brexit plan. police in new zealand say missing british backpacker grace millane was last seen with a male companion at a hotel. three years in jail for a teenager who sent thousands of hoax bomb threats to schools and triggered an american airline security scare and british yachtswoman, susie goodall, is rescued after being stranded in the southern pacific for two days — her boat had capsized during the golden globe race. president trump has made two key appointments, naming william barr as the new us attorney general and heather nau—ert as the ambassador

to the united nations. heather nauert is a former fox news anchor and current state department spokesperson. his pick for attorney general william barr previously held the post in the administration of george h w bush. he succeedsjeff sessions who was fired by the president in the wake of the midterm elections. president trump told reporters gathered on the white house lawn about the new appointments earlier this afternoon i want to confirm that bill barr, highly respect to lawyer, respected by republicans and democrats, he will be nominated for the united state attorney general. i also want to inform you that heather neuart,

someone we knew very well. working with mike and pale and others at the state department. heather will be nominated, she will work with nicky hayley to replace her as the united nations. she will be ambassador to the un. she is very talented, very smart, very quick. i think she will be respected by all. let's talk to our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghue. president trump are speaking up for his two nominees as he you would expect. these aren't pointless yet, it's worth knowing that. but that these ardent appointment as yet. the senate has taken the lead to these

nominations, that involves a bunch of healing in front of documents and witnesses, excessive. there is a whole process before these people are actually appointed. so, these are actually appointed. so, these are nominees. in the shape of william barr, donald trump has picked someone who has done the job we re picked someone who has done the job were before. that will make life easierfor were before. that will make life easier for them. were before. that will make life easierfor them. he has voiced some support for violent,, on our specs of the robert mueller enquiry. potentially, that his white donald trump has begun. heather neuart is a more surprising pick. high nomination has taking a time to be concerned. no diplomatic experience,

a fox news anchor before. she has impressed the president and he thinks she is a depiction to send to new york. more now on our to story — the latest developments in the proposed brexit deal. the labour leader jeremy corbyn has said that "all options" — including a second referendum — must be on the table if mrs may goes down to defeat next week. i expect the meaning can vote will mean that it is defeated. defeated because mps don't accept the limitations that the backstop agreement would bring in. at that point, the government has to either go back and negotiate something better. 0r, go back and negotiate something better. or, simply say we can govern and resign. —— can't govern. joining us from westminster is our political correspondent nick eardley. how successful have the mps are

fanning out to convince people?m is part of a theresa may's strategy. in turn, putting pressure on mps saying, people there are behind lives. the ones that really matter, the ones that will be cultured on tuesday to decide whether or not this will be approved still look extraordinarily difficult for the prime minister. that has been no great sign that those people who have been waving or could have been persuaded but haven't quite got on board, that any of them are coming to the prime minister's site. it's interesting listening to the ministers, the 30 around the country, trying to sell the deal. most of them were saying, this deal is not perfect. in some cases, cabinet ministers were saying, we've reservations about elements of it. but, we think it is the best deal on

the table. it's the only deal on the table, at the moment so we need to back it. i'm not sure that the inspiring message to rally the troops and get people on site. if all of that is leading to this, spec collection at westminster about not whether to reserve may winds on tuesday, but what happens afterwards. there are some in the concession pottery centre the premise that, let's not do it on tuesday. let's postpone the vote, see if we can work something out on the big stumbling block is and avoid a catastrophic defeat. 0thers the big stumbling block is and avoid a catastrophic defeat. others are saying the opposite, we've been given this footing years. are we really going to come up with something in the next two weeks? tuesdayis something in the next two weeks? tuesday is the point in which this all done and dusted. when we will stop working late at night waiting

to speak mps about the brexit. everybody outlining to to be painted to be the main's spot if things don't go her way on tuesday. theresa may's future could be in the balance? it could be. especially if the numbers which she loses by is high. there is a lot of chat about how mps can do against this. one minister predicted it could be as bad as two to one against the governor. in that case, there will undoubtedly be pressure on the prime minister. potentially, someone in the conservative party taking over. there are a number of named swilling about. none have emerged as the front runners. the labour party, jeremy corbyn seen on the premise that will have to resign if you visit that vote on tuesday. i'm not sure why she is very. if the labour

party forced that situation, jeremy corbyn would take over. we're not yet at the stage, that is one proposal of what happens after the vote on tuesday, there are so many different things and there. so many different things and there. so many different potential choices. political correspondence like me a splitter, new tv i say this is what will happen. there is a lot to work out before tuesday. thank you in france, a massive security operation is under way in preparation for more anti—government protests this weekend. 90,000 police officers will be on duty — with armoured vehicles deployed in paris. fears of a repeat of last week's violence on the streets has led to shops and some major tourist attractions being closed. lucy williamson reports. the champs—elysees is again preparing for battle — a consumer paradise twinkling behind bars. reminders of last week's violence still scrawled on some of the walls. translation: it'll

be smart to close. we've lost a lot of money, both my fellow shopkeepers and myself. it's enough. almost 90,000 security forces are being deployed across the country, and tourist sites including the louvre and the eiffel tower will closed. and the eiffel tower will close. the government has released a video on social media. "protesting is a right," it says, "but attacking property or the state is not." translation: the gilets-jaunes include pacifists with good intentions, but also people who have been radicalised, exploited by extremist groups, and who want to topple the republic. last saturday saw the worst violence here in decades. what began as a protest over fuel tax rises has broadened into a leaderless movement that includes many violent and extremist groups. tonight, this city is bracing itself. the heart of france's economic and political life has become a target for those who feel they have lost touch with both. the threat tomorrow is from extremist groups and violent saboteurs, but the disillusion touches poorer

working families across france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a british sailor whose yacht was crippled by a fierce storm in the southern pacific ocean has been rescued. susie goodall, who was the youngest competitor, and the only female entrant in the solo golden globe round the world race — was stranded for days in the southern ocean, 2,000 miles from land. but this afternoon a cargo vessel from hong kong came to heraid, bringing heraboard in stormy conditions. barry pickthall from the golden globe team said they had been speaking to susie every few hours. we're talking about the best way to iraq aid the on what to do, what to take. she's heard her time filled getting prepared for this liftoff. the adrenaline will have been

running and shall be elated now. the headlines on bbc news: the latest brexit warning that channel ports could face six months of disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. police in new zealand say missing british backpacker grace millane was last seen with a male companion at a hotel. british yachtswoman susie goodall is rescued after being stranded in the southern pacific for two day — her boat had capsized during the golden globe race. now on bbc news — it's time for newswatch. this week, why isn't that tv leaders' debate on brexit happening? hello, and welcome to newswatch. broadcasters and politicians said they all wanted a tv debate about the prime minister's brexit proposals, along with her and other party leaders.

but, it's not happening, why not? how to keep broadcasting when the world is collapsing behind you. no question where most of the news focus was this week — in the house of commons. where the governement suffered three defeats on tuesday. much of the action was britain's live on the news channel and all of it on the parliament channel, education which it some people. can you tell me why, when you have a channel dedicated to