this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 10pm... downing street insists the crucial vote in the commons on the government's plans to leave the european union will go ahead on tuesday. two days before the vote, thousands attend rival pro and anti—brexit rallies in london — as one leading brexiteer says a better deal with the eu can still be negotiated. 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. a 26—year—old man is appearing in court in auckland, new zealand, charged with the murder of the british backpacker grace millane. also in the next half hour — there's discord at the united nations climate change conference in poland as attempts to incorporate a key scientific study fail. the us, russia and saudi arabia have angered other countries at the talks by blocking the adoption of a report calling for radical action. police investigate alleged racist abuse against the manchester city striker raheem sterling. and coming up before 10:30pm

and again at 11:30pm, we'll be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers — the broadcaster penny smith and martin bentham from the evening standard. stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government says there will be no cancellation of tuesday's commons vote on theresa may's brexit plans, dismissing speculation it could be dropped or delayed. the brexit secretary stephen barclay says the prime minister is fighting hard to win and would stay on even if the deal is rejected by mps. today the leave—supporting former foreign secretary boris johnson, said a defeat in parliament could strengthen theresa may's hand in getting a better deal from the eu, and he claims there'd be widespread cross—party support for her plans

if proposals for the irish backstop were removed. here's our political correspondent iain watson. is she seeking divine intervention? theresa may attended church in her constituency this morning. she's weathered many political storms but she's still having to fight for her deal and for herjob. some ministers think the outlook is so bleak she should postpone this week's crucial commons vote. but the brexit secretary said it won't be called off. the vote is going ahead. and that's because it is a good deal, it is the only deal. and it's important we don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. we are in uncharted waters. yes, the prime minister is fighting for us and will continue in post. but the question is can she stay on as prime minister? absolutely, yes. the brexit secretary voted to leave the eu, but his better—known colleague was a face of the campaign. borisjohnson was asked in parliament this week what his big idea was now?

well, today he revealed it, pull back some of the divorce bill until we get a better deal. unless they help us, then there is a risk of no deal. and to incentivise them further we should say that we will delay the payment of at least half the 39... but... can i finish this? at least half of the 39 billion until they've done a free trade deal, and that's the way to put a bit of a tiger in the tank. if he doesn't like theresa may's deal, would he like to replace her as conservative leader? i will give you a categorical promise that i will continue to advocate for what i think is sensible... you are going to stand against her. i'm going to offer you the most sensible plan to get out of this mess. the people's vote campaign believes the final say on brexit should not be left to politicians at all, and at a rally in east london, this labour shadow minister wanted her party leadership to do the same. the promises made in 2016 are so far

removed from the reality of the 585 page withdrawal agreement, that it is time to take the brexit decision back to the people. the cabinet minister amber rudd has talked about the possibility of another referendum if theresa may's deal falls, and another government minister today says it looks increasingly likely, but mps have to vote for it. and the attitude of labour's leadership could be crucial but they seem to be in no hurry to commit. we will keep all options on the table, and that includes a public vote, but we would have to go through a number of different scenarios to reach that stage. all right. many mps are raining on the prime minister's parade, uniting against her deal but deciding on an alternative is more complex. iain watson, bbc news. meanwhile, a demonstration billed as a brexit betrayal march, saw thousands of people take

to the streets of london. the rally, organised by ukip, was attended by the activist tommy robinson, who's recently been given an advisory role with the party. the march was put under tight restrictions by the police, fearing clashes with an anti—tommy robinson counter demonstration. scientists and delegates at a un climate conference in poland have expressed alarm, after it failed to incorporate a key scientific text, which outlines how to limit the effects of climate change. the ipcc report — on the impact of a one point five degree celsius temperature rise — was released in october. but now the us, russia, saudi arabia and kuwait have all objected to the conference ‘welcoming' it. our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath reports. chanting: wake up! taking to the streets of katowice, thousands of protesters from around the world have descended on this city to make their voices heard,

saying more needs to be done to protect the world from the devastating impacts of climate change. we need to do something now, we need action right now, not tomorrow, not in 11 years, but now. there are people here who have already been affected by rising sea levels, such as in the philippines and injapan. it is everybody's problem. fires are intensifying, floods are drowning communities indigenous people are leaving the parties, the governments are not doing what they need to do. they're here to get the attention of negotiators at the un's climate talks. inside the meeting, delegates are trying to agree new targets on carbon emissions. but serious divisions have emerged about a critical scientific study. the report, published in october by the world's leading climate change body, says in order to prevent drought, flooding and extreme poverty for millions of people, temperatures must not rise by more than 1.5 degrees this century. to do that, emissions must be cut in half over the next 12 years. what's been described as a ludicrous row over words masks

a much deeper divide. nearly all the countries here want to embrace the ipcc report to bolster the case for rapid carbon cuts, but that's something the us, saudi arabia and some others are very keen to avoid. there is a huge amount of frustration. the us, the saudis, the russians working together to prevent science being at the heart of this process. they agreed the ipcc report. they are the ones seeing the climate changing. there are businesses, investors, citizens pushing for more climate action. it really raises the stakes for next week. talks will resume here tomorrow with over 120 ministers from around the world due to arrive. most delegates will be hoping they will be able to reassert the key role of science in guiding the talks. matt mcgrath, bbc news, katowice. the french prime minister edouard philippe has vowed to restore national unity after the fourth weekend of protests over rising fuel taxes and living costs by so—called yellow vest demonstrators. there were more than 2000 arrests in clashes with police yesterday.

president macron is expected to make an address to the nation on the protests tomorrow. an 18—year—old has been stabbed to death at a block of flats in south—east london. paramedics from the london air ambulance were called to the scene in greenwich last night, but were unable to save him. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested. charlie rowley, one of the survivors of the salisbury novichok poisoning, says he's worried the substance will eventually kill him, and he's terrified for the future. he became ill along with his partner dawn sturgess, who later died, after coming into contact with the bottle containing the nerve agent used to attack sergei and julia skripal in march. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has more. it is six months since charlie rowley witnessed his partner dawn stu rgess collapse. she was convulsing and foaming at the mouth. i phoned 999. i was getting medical advice on how to revive her. you know, mouth to mouth.

dawn sturgess had become an unintended victim of the nerve agent novichok. charlie rowley had found what he thought was a discarded bottle of perfume and given it to dawn. in fact, it contained novichok and she sprayed it on her wrist. just over a week later, she was dead. i felt that i'd poisoned my girlfriend, and that was the hardest thing to deal with. charlie rowley had also come into contact with the nerve agent. which was brought into the uk by russian intelligence agents. he was taken from his home in wiltshire to salisbury district hospital, staff there saved his life but he's now spoken to the sunday mirror newspaper of the damage the novichok has done to his health. my eyesight is still not right. my arm, i can't function properly. ijust feel a bit done in.

i haven't gone completely blind. i was just seeing, like, double vision, which was confusing. it was worrying and confusing. plus they were telling me that i had numerous strokes. and he's trying to go on while living with the loss of dawn. all the time i dream about her. i wish it had been me who died than dawn. june kelly reporting. adam has a full sports round—up.

good evening, we'll start at york's barbican where in the last few minutes ronnie 0'sullivan has won a record seventh uk snooker championship. its 25 years since he first won the competition. tonight he completed his victory over mark allen ten frames to six in the best of 19 final and then thanked the fans and his coaches. for the rest of my career, the last two years, for the rest of my career, the last two yea rs, all for the rest of my career, the last two years, all i was thinking about was playing for the fans. if i'd lost today i would have been very disappointed, but it is payback time now. they have supported me for so long, and supported snooker as well. i need to play with a smile on my face, iam buzzing. steve feeney i need to play with a smile on my face, i am buzzing. steve feeney has given me a refund love for the game, steve peters has been amazing. i need to thank the people who have got me so far, but without the fans... iowe got me so far, but without the fans... i owe it to them, you know? raheem sterling has blamed some media coverage forfuelling racism and aggressive behaviour. it comes as chelsea

and the metropolitan police investigate alleged racial abuse of the manchester city player at stamford bridge last night. sterling responded via his instagram account, saying he laughs because he doesn't expect any better. he then accused sections of the media of "fuelling racism and aggressive behaviour," giving two examples of similar stories about two of his teamates, tosin adarabioyo and phil foden, who have both bought houses for their mothers. sterling wrote, "look at how the newspapers get their message across, one for a young black player then for a young white player. this young black kid is looked at in a bad light, for all the newspapers that don't understand why people are racist in this day and age..." well, former premier league player karl henry, who's still playing at bradford, agrees with sterling that some in the media are making the problem worse. based on identical things, buying properties for their mothers, and one is almost demonised and the other is lauded. i think there is a

feeling, and certainly seen the comments from other footballers, other black and ethnic minority footballers under raheem ‘s comments, shows there is a huge amount of support and certainly a feeling of institutional racism within sectors of the media. just one game in the premier league this afternoon, and the problems at newcastle continue as they were defeated 2—1 by wolves. the visitors had gone ahead early on through diogo jota. but rafa benitez‘s side were level just minutes later when ayoze perez headed in an equaliser. newcastle, down to ten men, couldn't hold on for the draw, though. matt doherty with the winner deep into added time. that's newcastles seventh defeat in nine home games this season. rangers drew 1—1 at dundee. former rangers striker kenny miller gave the home side the lead injust the ninth minute. the match turned in the visitors' favour when nathan ralph was sent off. and andy halliday equalised from the resulting free kick. dundee hung on with ten men to get a point and get off the bottom of the table.

rangers are second. and river plate have won the copa libertadores. they beat boca juniors 3—1 in extra time this evening to win 5—3 on aggregate. the game was, you'll remember, postponed twice and moved from buenos aires to madrid because river fans had attacked the boca bus before the originally scheduled game. that's all the sport for now. thank you, adam. a 26 year—old man is appearing in court in new zealand charged with the murder of a british backpacker. detectives investigating the disappearance of 22 year—old grace millane found a body in woodland near auckland earlier — although formal identification is still to take place. ms millane — from essex — was last seen in the city a week and a half ago. phil mercer reports. 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 but 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. it 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. miss millane graduated from lincoln university in september.

she had 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. simon shepherd is a reporter at the new zealand news service newshub and joins us from outside the court in auckland. what has been happening inside the building? this morning the first appearance of the 26—year—old man charged with murder has been and is still under way. the judge has charged with murder has been and is still under way. thejudge has heard submissions about name and profession and we have seen the charge sheet for the first time, we can't reveal the name and details on the charge sheet because of the court process, but the judge has addressed representatives of the family, saying their grief must be enormous and hopefullyjustice is

swift and fair. the 26—year—old man being charged with murder was living at the same address where grace millane was last seen, the city life hotel in auckland. representatives of the family are here, we believe it is the uncle of grace millane, we believe her father was here it is the uncle of grace millane, we believe herfather was here but left before the court case got under way. there might be a difference in the way you do things in new zealand from how courts in the united kingdom carry out cases like this, is there a reason that you are not able to tell us too much about the name of the suspects and anything to do with him? under our court rules, once a charge has been entered the case has to go before a judge before... there are suppression issues can be heard. if they want to six oppression, the defence does, in order to examine some illegal possibilities or get legal

representation, they are able to have an interim suppression —— in order to examine some legal possibilities. thank you for explaining, simon, that makes a lot of sense. there is only one unexpurgated edition of the papers this evening at 11:30pm, but our guests have joined us for a brief chat. the front pages, very quickly, the daily telegraph pictures the prime minister going to church. the paper reporting that the pm held last minute crisis talks with eu leaders ahead of that commons vote on tuesday. according to the i rivals are lining up to oust theresa may — with former cabinet ministers

esther mcvey, dominic raab and borisjohnson all refusing to rull out leadership bids during tv interviews today. the pm is pictured on the ft‘s front page — but the top story is that ministers are poised to announce a fresh £1 billion bailout for crossrail the metro quotes the brother of murdered british backpacker grace millane saying ‘she was my sunshine. finally the mail says new figures show the number of drug—drivers caught on britain's roads has hit a record level. we only have time for one paper, really. it is not the job a paper review, is it?! the daily telegraph, made praised for deliverance as the vote looms, the picture of her under the umbrella. —— miss millane —— sepp blatter praise for deliverance. she is still having kids for christmas. there is a comment saying she's a bit like mr micawber, saying something will turn up, something will happen. tomorrow will dawn, the next day will dawn, there will be a vote, it will probably be lost, she

has had a conversation with the eu saying if we lose the thing, it is all... threw me a lifeline, but nothing will happen. who knows, we could have mr corbyn by christmas. so many permutations of what could happen, don't you think? that is the difficulty for the papers, nobody knows exactly how things will pan out and the telegraph is talking about a out and the telegraph is talking abouta dilemma out and the telegraph is talking about a dilemma about whether to postpone the vote or not. there has obviously been a lot of talk about that. the brexit secretary has been insistent it will not be disposed, but who can know exactly what the outcome of the next two or three days will be? you would not place a lot of money on it? you wouldn't, although a good bet might produce an big winnings. you might be able to retire if you pick the right thing. all thisjiggery—pokery retire if you pick the right thing. all this jiggery—pokery with people

saying they think they want to be the next prime minister, it is slightly unsavoury. labs you should bet on her being prime minister in two or three years, there are probably good odds —— perhaps you should. she has held on many times when people thought she would have to backtrack, then out she comes, hanging on. but who would really wa nt to hanging on. but who would really want to pick up the pieces? it is so complicated. and who wants to be the person that takes us out? quite a few wa nt person that takes us out? quite a few want to. yes, i suppose that is what i am saying about what kind of mess we are left with. it might be very elegant, it depends on your view. if you want to leave no matter what, some people would be happy with no deal. crashing out. to change the subject slightly, i was ata change the subject slightly, i was at a football match yesterday with steve mcclaren, the manager of the other side, not the one i was supporting, the last vote with

somebody with a brolly that i remember with steve mcclaren and that did not end very well.|j remember with steve mcclaren and that did not end very well. i know —— i know we don't have much time, but there is a story underneath, fishermen land the biggest share of the eu catches and they say after brexit we had to get more out of the fishing rights, we have really not had a very good deal for a fishing rights, we have really not had a very good dealfor a long time. well, why wasn't that sorted out? we would be coming out of the common fisheries policy and the common fisheries policy and the common agriculture policy is mrs may's deal goes through. why were these things not sorted earlier? that is the brexiteer argument. we could not get it sorted. that come straight back to this whole deal, the idea we can go back in and renegotiate, which maybe we can, but more things are going to come back into play. let's not spoil our appetite for later! let's stretch

that metaphor a bit further. lets return to brexit — and with the vote on the prime minister's proposed brexit withdrawal dealjust two days away, has she done enough to convince the electorate? well, a little earlier, my colleague shaun ley spoke to dr simon kaye, the research director at the project for modern democracy think tank. shaun started by asking dr kaye about the prime minister's suggestion there are three alternatives: her deal, no deal, or no brexit at all. it's a huge problem. it will be a problem for the prime minister, for mps in the commons now, and if we get something like a people's vote, a second referendum, we will end with a problem for the people in the country as well. we are used, in the uk, in british politics, to talking about two big options that have been polarised, at different ends of the spectrum, labour or tories, yes or no? and this is the way the prime

minister has framed things, we now have three options, a middle ground option, the government deal, when you have three possible options being seriously considered in a democracy, you end up with some very strange paradoxes. what sort of problem arises from that in terms of the acceptability of what outcome we ultimately end up with? if you have these three options, it stands to reason that at some point, especially if they are closely considered options with a potential to do well in the public oi’ potential to do well in the public or among potential to do well in the public oramong mps, potential to do well in the public or among mps, when you put them in order of preference you might prefer something in the middle to something at the start, something else at the end than at the beginning, and no one option at the end of the ordering process will be the majority preference. in other words, a majority might exist against all three possible outcomes, remain, no deal and the government deal. politically, that is quite a

considerable problem in terms of the legacy of whatever version we end up with, because it need some kind of public credibility, the public as to accept the outcome? this is it, if we are asking the public to accept an outcome, either one that is, but in the middle of a deliberative process in the house of commons, the attempt being made now, or one as the result of a second referendum, they might have really strong grounds not only to doubt whether it is democratic to have a second referendum, but to look at those results and to wonder whether, well, we know there is a majority against this perspective, we know if something like the government deal came through on second preferences, if that is the way the referendum was structured, the legitimacy would be really difficult to establish. because enough people would have put it second that it would overtake the first choice of the different three

options, it would have more support, not because it was the most preferred option? on the first past the post system we are used to seeing winners when, people winning when they get the most first preference votes. in order to find our way between these three options orfour is the our way between these three options or four is the norway option becomes important in the next few days, who knows, people will start thinking about more than their first preferences, and if those are on a ballot paper was seriously considered in the commons, it becomes clear that people will be going with their second choice. one criticism of the original referendum i heard by some academics who argue in favour of referendums with more than one question is that the problem with a simple yes/ no is you polarise people, you force them to make a stark choice, something that is actually quite complicated and there are lots of variance, so we now argue about what people voted for anyway, did they vote to leave the single market in customs union,

one but not the other, did they vote to leave the eu with no consideration of the other issues, did they vote on some unrelated matter that influence their decision to vote yes or no? is there an argument that if you had more than one question you might take some of the heat out of this? absolutely possible. there are ups and downs, pros and cons to both approaches of a second referendum came about. splitting the question into set one, yes or no and then up or down on whether you like may's deal or no deal, those are the main things you might consider and that would simplify the choices, but it is a polarising option. doctor simon kay from the project for modern democracy think tank. tomasz schafernaker has the weather. fairly quiet on the weather front, pretty chilly, clear skies north—westerly winds, taking us

monday morning. 0ver north—westerly winds, taking us monday morning. over the coming hours, a chilly north—westerly winds blowing out of the norwegian sea, clear skies and some showers when north—western areas. frost tonight, scotla nd north—western areas. frost tonight, scotland and northern england down 2-1, scotland and northern england down 2—1, temperatures typically around four or five 2—1, temperatures typically around four orfive in cities. tomorrow, waking to sunshine across eastern areas, later it looks like the cloud will filter into the west of the country, so here it will end up a cloudy afternoon. temperatures tomorrow typically between six and ten, and as we go through the week we can see these temperatures dipping down to single figures across the country by the time we get to a roundabout weapon stay. —— around about wednesday. i passionately, sincerely believe that. so what could mrs may's options be if she loses tuesday's vote? also tonight, police in new zealand say they've found a body

in the search for the missing british backpacker grace millane. after weeks of protests over the rising cost of living, france's president macron prepares to address the nation. the central american migrants digging under border walls to try and make a new home in america.