this is bbc news. the headlines at two. no delay to the vote — downing street insists tuesday's crucial commons vote will go ahead as the prime minister warns the uk will be in ‘uncharted waters‘ if the commons rejects her brexit deal. leading brexiteer boris johnson tells the bbc the vote should go ahead — but insists the uk can negotiate a better settlement with the eu. we have to change it, it's a relatively simple job to do, we can have a withdrawal agreement that does not contain the backstop, we can do much much better than this. police in new zealand investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane say they have found a body. this brings the search for grace to an end. it is an unbearable time for the millane family and our hearts go out to them. more than 1,700 arrests in france after another weekend of violent protests — police use tear gas and rubber bullets on the streets of paris and the french prime minister calls for unity.

also in the next hour — there's discord at the united nations climate change conference as scientists and delegates express concern over a key report. the us, russia, and others criticise an ipcc study into the impact of a 1.5—degree rise in global temperatures. raheem sterling hits back at the media forfuelling racism — as chelsea and the police investigate alleged racist abuse towards the manchester city striker at stamford bridge yesterday. and in 30 minutes — bbc parliament takes a look back at the week in westminster. that's at 2:30. good afternoon.

the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, has insisted the government will push ahead with the vote on the brexit deal in the house of commons on tuesday despite the possibility of theresa may's proposals being rejected. the former foreign secretary borisjohnson has said a defeat in parliament could strengthen the prime minister's hand in getting a better dealfrom the eu. he claims there'd be widespread cross—party support for the existing deal if the irish backstop proposals were removed. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. after more than two years of arguments and negotiations, this week parliament will pass itsjudgment — whether to accept theresa may's brexit deal or to try for something else. with most in westminster predicting defeat for the pm, some want the vote postponed. this morning, the brexit secretary said that wouldn't happen. the vote is going ahead and that's because it is a good deal. it's the only deal. and it's important that we don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. we're moving to

uncharted waters, yes. the prime minister is fighting for us and will continue in post. sorry, can she stay on as prime minister? yes, absolutely. she can stay on as prime minister if she loses the vote? yes. since the uk voted to leave, taking back control has meant different things to different people. delivering brexit has been far from simple. do not underestimate the deep sense of personal responsibility i feel for brexit and for everything that has happened. do not underestimate how much i care about this. this is fundamental to our country and it absolutely breaks my heart to hink that after all that we fought for, all that we campaigned for, all that steve barclay campaigned for, everybody campaigned for, everybody believes in, that we should consign ourselves to a future in which the eu effectively rules us in many, many respects and yet we have no say round the table in brussels. that is an absurdity. the pm says without a backstop to prevent a hard border in ireland, there will be no deal. but mrjohnson disagrees and argues brussels might rethink. look at what romano prodi,

the former eu commission president had to say yesterday. he said that if the house of commons votes down this deal — which i earnestly hope that we do — then the eu will of course negotiate. so far, the eu has shown no willingness to do so. mrjohnson was one of three senior brexiteers who refused to rule out leadership bids this morning — a sign of how uncertain the next few weeks in politics will be. but labour is planning its own takeover, too. when the government can't pass a key policy proposal, such as this, i'd question their legitimacy to carry on. but alternatively, she could offer to renegotiate around a deal that would provide concensus within parliament. whatever happens in the coming days, it's a crucial week in the brexit process and possibly for the future of british politics. nick eardley, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, jess parkerjoins me now.

the prospect is not looking any better at the end of the weekend than they were at the start of the weekend. theresa may still has a huge challenge around 100 tory mps have said they will not support the deal. we know the arithmetic in parliament, she would have to be down to much smaller numbers in order to stand a realistic chance of getting this deal through. 0ver order to stand a realistic chance of getting this deal through. over the weekend we've heard this idea some people are trying to put pressure on her to say, don't go ahead with tuesday because you're going to lose, but the moment, we are stealing from number ten and steven barclay are pressing ahead with tuesday's vote and because the numbers look so bad, although don't rate of any other possibility, but eve ryo ne rate of any other possibility, but everyone is beginning to talk about plan b. the problem is that not eve ryo ne plan b. the problem is that not everyone can agree what plan b is! that would have to involve some

input from brussels? lots of people have seized on these remarks from radio four yesterday, she said when he was in charge of the european commission when a problem like this arose, with the treaties being rejected, we always find a way, we could create some wiggle room. people seem to be holding out confidence, certainly boris johnson thought that was the case, how confident is number ten they can go back to brussels? number ten doesn't wa nt back to brussels? number ten doesn't want a dog bite at the moment because we want to say they still have a chance of winning the vote. —— doesn't want to go back to brussels. brussels has been pretty clear the withdrawal agreement is the deal on offer and leave appeared relu cta nt the deal on offer and leave appeared reluctant so far to consider renegotiating in any way. this is a very contributed agreement to start tinkering with it isn't a simple matter. however, the reality is that

they will potentially need to make some changes in orderfor this they will potentially need to make some changes in order for this to possibly get through parliament, u nless possibly get through parliament, unless something significant changes as things stand. i was just listening to an interview with the justice minister, rory stewart, he was making couple of points and saying the government should come back should lose on tuesday with some small adjustments to the deal. he said that wouldn't necessarily be easy but he said people like boris johnson to say they will vote against the deal need to be totally upfront about what it says that could change their mind because there is no point going back to brussels, renegotiating and then losing again, by which point we will be incredibly close to that mark to date. finally, what about the prime minister's political authority? some voices telling her not to hold the vote on tuesday and if you hold the vote, it will show how much little support you have, your own personal authority would be wiped out. is that a big worry for her supporters that a big worry for her supporters that she well has been exposed by

the vote that will be very hard for her to carry on? theresa may is between a rock and a hard place because she should go ahead with the vote on tuesday and she will lose it, she's going to be in serious trouble. should she tomorrow declare that the vote is to be delayed, she again looks incredibly weak. there aren't any easy options. if you were speculating, it looks as though maybe there is this scheme going on by the bring the deal to parliament, the arithmetic doesn't look good and who try to go back to the eu and see if you want to deal, and you say you do, there's going to have to be some clarification, technical changes in orderfor this to clarification, technical changes in order for this to stand a realistic chance. but theresa may, the other thing is speculation, that is her leadership itself and whether a vote of no confidence could be called any time soon, how many letters might be sent in, should she lose tuesday's

vote there would be a challenge to her. that is adding to the competitions and challenges for the prime minister. it's going to be quite a week whatever happens and however it ends. thank you very much. police in new zealand, investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane, says they've found a body on the outskirts of auckland. they believe it is that of the 22—year—old from essex but so far there's been no formal identification. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. phil mercer has the details. how and why grace millane died will be the focus of an intense investigation that new zealand police say is far from over. a body found in a forest in the waitakere ranges, a beauty spot with hiking trails a short drive from auckland, is thought to be that of the university graduate from essex. police say the remains were discovered close to a main road. we located a body which we believe to be grace. the formal identification process will now take place. however, based on the evidence we have gathered over the past few

days, we expect that this is grace. obviously, this brings the search for grace to an end. this is an unbearable time for the millane family and our hearts go out to them. grace millane was last seen on security video at a hotel in auckland more than a week ago. the 26—year—old man she was with has been charged with her murder and is due in court tomorrow. the backpacker‘s father, david, arrived in new zealand on friday to make a public appeal for help in finding his daughter. he said she was fun loving and outgoing. 11,000 miles away in england, there have been prayers for the family at their local church in essex. miss millane graduated from lincoln university in september. she'd been travelling alone in new zealand for a fortnight, following a trip through south america. it was supposed to have been the adventure of a lifetime. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.

joining me now is the travel editor of the independent, simon calder. it is every parent's nightmare when a child goes solo for the first time, often travelling on their own 01’ time, often travelling on their own or maybe with one or two friends. what are these statistics debate this case into some sort of context? my this case into some sort of context? my heart goes out to the parents of grace, it's unimaginable what we are going through. if you look at the statistics, being a traveller from britain abroad has never been safer. there are very sadly about 600 fidelity is involved in british travellers every year but the vast majority are from road accidents, by far the leading cause, and accidents in water. and older people as well, we are talking about young people

such as grace. the range of situations can be quite wide. particularly in somewhere like new zealand which has a great deal to offer anybody who is on a gap year, it has very low crime rates. the road accident rate is more than twice as bad then in britain but thatis twice as bad then in britain but that is the biggest threat, take ca re that is the biggest threat, take care in water. for something like this to happen in a place like that is extremely rare. i would urge people who have got young people travelling around the world, the overwhelming odds is that the going to have a fantastic time and come back with nothing but great stories to tell. what is striking about greece's story and adds to the poignancy of how her life has ended in sucha poignancy of how her life has ended in such a terrible way, she had spent time travelling round a much more dangerous part of the world with a group of friends without any incident. if you take sensible precautions, most of the time you're going to be fine. there is this

notion understandably that there is safety in numbers and being a female alone you are more vulnerable. it doesn't necessarily mean travelling solo is a bad idea because if you are staying at a hostel, as grace was, you get to meet other travellers and you can team up and travellers and you can team up and travel with them. that works out really well for a lot of people. there are a lot of technological solutions. the lucie blackman trust, set up after the terrible death of a young british women's dying in japan, you keep a log of everyone you meet, your contact details and e—mail that to your parents and your friends together with your plans for the following week. in new zealand specifically, all the telecom companies have a system word you can text your details, where you're going, what your plans to a central database if going, what your plans to a central data base if necessary going, what your plans to a central database if necessary that can be investigated. that is useful advice

for that particular country. thank you very much. in paris, the clean up has begun after a day and night of more protests and violence by the so—called ‘yellow vest‘ movement. the french finance minister has said the violence is a catastrophe for the nation‘s commerce and economy. he warned it would affect the growth rate. amid the unrest, looting broke out and shops and storefronts were hit. the demonstrations are over rising living costs and dissatisfaction with president macron. police arrested nearly 1,700 people, while more than 100 were injured needing hospital treatment. it‘s being reported in the french media that president macron will make a major announcement next week in a televised address. lucy williamson reports from paris on a night of trouble. they called it a protest. at times, it looked more like a game of urban war. groups of protestors fanned through the capital‘s streets. from the arc de triomphe to republique, boulevards once built to open the veins of the city filled with tear gas, burning vehicles and riot police. the police were well prepared

for this confrontation, with armed vehicles, new tactics and bag searches, seizing gas masks and helmets and anything that could be used against police. the tear gas, far stronger than usual, took many protestors by surprise. and rapid reaction squads, marked out by orange armbands, were stationed among the protestors to spot trouble and make early arrests. despite the violence of previous protests, this movement still has the backing of many voters in france. its members proud of their lack of leadership and the diversity of their support. but this movement is already splintering into two kinds of protest — one that looks towards a new political programme and a violent wing, opposed to any negotiation that‘s hard to exclude, even harder to control. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. france‘s foreign minister has

urged donald trump not to interfere in french politics after the us president posted a tweets about the protests. in the tweet, mr trump said... in response, the french foreign ministerjean—yves le drian said... "we do not take domestic american politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated. leave our nation be." the headlines on bbc news... downing street says mps will vote on theresa may‘s brexit agreement on tuesday — as borisjohnson insists the uk can negotiate a better deal. a body is found by police investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. france‘s prime minister calls for unity as 1,700 people are arrested in a fourth weekend of violent protests. now back to brexit.

there are a number of demonstrations going on today — the founder of the english defence league, tommy robinson is joining a pro—brexit march in cental london, organised by ukip. a counter—protest against so—called far—right extremists is also being organised to take place at the same time. both demonstrations are set to take place close to one another. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is with the pro brexit demonstators. this is just one of severral rallies and marches taking place here in london today, two days ahead of the all—important vote in parliament on brexit. in which, obviously, they will decide whether they accept theresa may‘s deal which she‘s agreed with brussels. now, this has been organised by ukip, the uk independence party, a right—wing party which is very much behind brexit, but they‘re not happy with the deal which the british prime minister has agreed with brussels

and they want to get out of the eu completely. now, there are other rallies taking place by remainers and people who want to have a second referendum on brexit. now, here there is an edge, in a sense, that a far—right activist called tommy robinson is here, you can hear them chanting his name now. he‘s been accused of being a fascist, being a racist, charges of course which he denies. we will be looking out to see what happens later today. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse is with the counter demonstrators march and we can join him now. what sort of numbers do we think are taking part in that protest? i think we are looking at no more than a couple of thousand, if one is to make an estimate. it is quite the

cauldron. it‘s not as simple as a pro versus brexit, pro—brexit versus andy brexit demonstration. the main gripe amongst this group of protesters that is the central character in the other march tommy robinson. as far as counter protests 90, robinson. as far as counter protests go, this is quite large in size, you can see everyone has gathered here on whitehall. 0ver can see everyone has gathered here on whitehall. over the top of the stage people have been given speeches and playing music, there is a piece barrier police have put in place ceiling of the senate asked and on the other side you‘ve got parliament square were the other march has ended up. they started at the bbc headquarters further up in the bbc headquarters further up in the west end of london and there have been flash points on the way down at opposing marches have blocked the route, they‘ve antagonised protesters on the sidelines, it is worth mentioning the size of the police operation which has enabled these protesters

to end up here on whitehall with relatively little drama. presumably, the key challenge for the police is not only to have kept them apart while the two demonstrations are taking place but also to ensure when they disperse, they are kept separate them as well? it‘s a pretty sizeablejob. from separate them as well? it‘s a pretty sizeable job. from what we‘ve seen coming down here there have been splinter groups, there are some masked protesters that have gone up to trafalgar square and there have been confrontations. we‘ve seen police responded very quickly and in numbers. that has neutralised most scenarios. we are set to have speeches here for the next hour or so and then a crowd will naturally disperse. the question is whether these flash points we‘ve seen so far continue. thanks very much. a teenager has been stabbed to death in south—east london.

police say the 18—year—old died at the scene after suffering stab injuries during an incident at a residential address in greenwich. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested in connection with the death. the police are studying video footage thought to show racial abuse being aimed at manchester city‘s raheem sterling. the incident was highlighted following the game between chelsea and city at stamford bridge yesterday. raheem sterling has said some newspapers help to fuel racism by the way in which they portray young black players. and president trump is looking for his third chief of staff, after announcing that john kelly is leaving the post at the end of this month. it‘s not clear why the former marine general is stepping down, but us media reports talk of growing disagreements with mr trump. general kelly has been in the role since the end ofjuly last year and becomes the 28th member of senior staff to have resigned or been fired during the trump administration. john kelly will be leaving... i don‘t know if i can say retiring but he is a great guy. john kelly will be leaving

at the end of the year. we will be announcing who will be taking john‘s place. it might be on an interim basis. i will be announcing that over the next day or two. we may get an announcement on that later today. tens of thousands of hindu protesters have marched through the capital new delhi, calling for a temple to be built on the ruins of a destroyed mosque in the city of ayodhya. the site was home to a mosque for 460 years until hindu extremists attacked and destroyed it in 1992, leading to riots across india that left thousands of people dead. its future has been tied up in court for decades. there was tight security for the demonstration, and protesters say they will not let up until the temple gets the go ahead. last night, thousands of people spent the night sleeping out in the cold in parks across scotland to draw attention to homelessness. while it remains an issue,

there are some new projects underway to try and help those who, for whatever reason, find themselves on the streets, as lorna gordon reports. the distinctive skyline of scotland‘s capital city. but look a bit closer and in amongst the christmas lights and shoppers, there‘s another side. so many people going past you and looking at you like you‘re a piece of dirt, basically. after going into debt, jade says she lost her home, her children, her hope. there‘s been days i‘ve wanted to kill myself and everything because i‘m lying here. i wouldn‘t wish it on my worst enemy, i really wouldn‘t. i had the worst upbringing ever. i thought my life was going to be ok and i‘d have my kids, my partner. now i‘ve got nothing. with high rents and a lack of affordable housing, the charity shelter warns that edinburgh is at risk of a housing crisis comparable to london. those without a roof of their own staying in b&bs, temporary accommodation,

and in some areas bedding down beneath the city‘s streets. i've lived in edinburgh for nearly 30 years and 24 of those were middle—class. a company, three beautiful kids, a beautiful wife and that kind of stuff. now home for guy is a graveyard, the living sleeping alongside the dead. i was living under the railway bridge for ten days and that got flooded out and so i moved to here. this site has always been used as a site for homeless people. the most important ingredient, as you can see in today's rain, it's dry. childhood trauma, alcohol and drug problems, mental health issues, debt. the reasons people end up sleeping rough can be complex but on the outskirts of edinburgh a small village dedicated to people who have been homeless and who are free of addiction. the crucial thing with this village is we are not saying this is the one and only answer. we are saying this is a small part of a jigsaw of various solutions that are required to tackle homelessness, but all of them have the same parallels,

which is a nice place where you feel of value where you have a place to call home. come in. welcome. thank you. this is your home? the aim here is to give residents like murray the time, stability and support to get back on their feet. it‘s given me hope, ultimately. it‘s given me a space where i can feel safe and warm. supported. the future is bright for me. these challenges are not unique to edinburgh and there are plans to build thousands more affordable homes, but the attempt here to also try a different approach in tackling homelessness is being watched by other cities and could soon be seen elsewhere. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to susan powell. it looks all right for the demonstrators today considering how the day started off. we‘ve had a pretty wet start with the weather

front pushing west. just if you shall raise lingering further west. eight few more wintry ones for scotland. a little on the fresh side particularly across the east, that northern wind. 11 degrees for cardiff and london through the afternoon. in the evening, the shopper is more widespread before clearing through the smaller risk of monday, they will linger across the south—west. to the north, a chilly night in prospect, widespread frost, prostitute for northern england and parts of east anglia, milder towards the south—west. as for monday, lots of fine weather, a light breeze, still keeping things a little chilly. towards the west more cloud for the second half of the date bringing light rain, best of the sunshine in the east. up to 10

degrees in london, for in aberdeen. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: no delay to the vote — downing street insists tuesday‘s crucial commons vote will go ahead as the prime minister warns the uk leading brexiteer boris johnson tells the bbc the vote should go ahead, but insists the uk can negotiate a better settlement with the eu. we have to change it, it‘s a relatively simple job to do, we can have a withdrawal agreement that does not contain the backstop, we can do much much better than this. police in new zealand investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane say they have found a body. more than 1700 arrests in france after another weekend of violent protests. police use tear gas and rubber bullets on the streets of paris,

the french prime minister calls for unity. the us, russia, and others criticise an ipcc study into the impact of a 1.5—degree rise in global temperatures, as the un climate change conference continues. now on bbc news — it‘s time for the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. with the crucial vote on her eu withdrawal deal looming theresa may appeals to mps to support her plan. i ask you to back it in the best interest of our constituents and our country. and with my whole heart i commend this motion to the house. but labour is clear they will not accept the deal.

the prime minister has seen these negotiations only as an exercise in the internal management of the conservative party. also on this programme, jeremy corbyn and theresa may clash over the state of the welfare state, and peers reckon the public will be angry if they don‘t get a vote on theresa may‘s brexit deal. why did you deny me the chance to become familiar with those facts and then express my opinion again? why did you take that from me and deny it to me?