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. and extending the life of fossils already millions of years old — using digital technology. good evening. 48 hours before mps are due to deliver their verdict on theresa may's brexit deal, the government is continuing

to insist the vote will go ahead on tuesday. the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, brushed aside speculation that it could be delayed, saying the government's withdrawal agreement was a "good deal and the only deal". but conservative rebels say the prime minister must go back to brussels to persuade the eu to remove the backstop that's been agreed to avoid a hard border in ireland. 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 wouldn't be called off. 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 are moving to uncharted waters. yes, the prime minister is fighting for us and will continue in post, but the question for... sorry, can she stay on as prime minister if she loses? she can stay on as prime minister if she loses the vote? yes. the brexit secretary voted to leave the eu, but his better—known colleague was the face of the campaign. borisjohnson was asked in parliament this week what his big idea was now. well, today he revealed it — hold 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 the half 39... but calling a second... can i just finish this? at least half the 39 billion until they've done a free—trade deal by the end of 2020, and that is the way, i think, to put a bit of a tiger in the tank. so if he doesn't like theresa may's deal, would he like to replace as conservative leader? i will give you an absolute categorical promise that i will continue to advocate what i think is the most sensible plan... you are going to stand against...

i'm going to argue the most sensible plan to get out of this mess. the people's vote campaign believe the final say on brexit shouldn't be left to the politicians at all, and at a rally in east london this labour shadow minister declared her support for a new referendum and 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's 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 would push for a general election, and that we believe to be our absolute priority. all other options should be on the table,

including the possibility of a popular vote, a referendum, later down the line. many mps are raining on the prime minister's parade, uniting against the deal, but deciding on an alternative is more complex. today's developments come ahead of one of theresa may's most crucial weeks as prime minister. tomorrow, judges at the european court ofjustice will rule on whether or not the uk can decide to suspend the brexit process, potentially buying time for further talks. then, on tuesday, mps will vote on the prime minister's proposed brexit deal, which at the moment is widely expected to be rejected. and on thursday, eu leaders will meet in brussels for a summit, where brexit isn't formally on the agenda, but events at westminster could change that. let's go back to our political correspondent iain watson at westminster. has all doubt been banished, this

vote is definitely going ahead on tuesday? well, clive, theresa may is staring defeat in the face, but downing street is insisting the vote will go ahead. but i have to tell you that very senior figures, even at this late stage tonight, are still pressing for a postponement. what she intends to do tomorrow is speak to some of her mps who still have very serious doubts about the arrangements for avoiding a hard border in ireland, the so—called backstop. tonight she spoke to her irish counterpart, leo varadkar. downing street know that if she can allay those concerns, the rebellion will diminish significantly, but it is difficult to see what of substance she cannot be that can really make a difference. interestingly tonight, another development, jeremy corbyn, the labour leader, under pressure. prominent socialist leaders from europe have ask him to explicitly back another referendum, what they call a people's voice before britain leaves the european union. theresa may has said that if she loses this

crucial vote at westminster, clive, and tuesday, we are in uncharted waters, and i think she is right in this respect — the only certainty here at westminster is uncertainty. 0k, iain watson at westminster, thank you. and tomorrow evening, there'll be a special programme on the eve of that crucial brexit vote in parliament. that's brexit — decision time, on bbc one at 8:30. police in new zealand investigating the murder of the british backpacker grace millane say they've found a body on the outskirts of the city 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 reports from sydney. 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. the mobile firm 02 says it will be seeking millions in damages from network operator ericsson. it follows last week's day—long outage that meant millions of users couldn't access data on their phones. some reports suggest ericsson could face a bill of £100 million. france's president, emmanuel macron, will meet trade unions and business leaders tomorrow, as he tries to bring four weeks of violent anti—government protests to an end. thousands of people have taken to the streets across france to protest against increases in fuel—tax rises and the rising cost of living. president macron will address the nation on monday, and lucy williamson is in paris for us tonight. lucy. well, i think president macron is facing a couple of problems

tonight, one is that it be tackled these protests a few weeks ago, he might have got away with simply cancelling the rise in fuel taxes. the trouble is, since then the movement has grown, and with it their demands. the second problem he faces is that it is also a very diverse movement, people havejoined it, bringing all kinds of grievances, so satisfying all of them is going to be quite difficult. a government spokesman today said he thought it might be an almost made—to—measure solution. so president macron‘s speech tomorrow is going to have to do quite a lot of things, and first and foremost he will want to convince people that he is really listening, that france's democratically elected leaders feel responsible to those was struggling and really hear what they are saying. and that is probably going to means more financial concessions. whether that is bonuses for low paid workers or lifting some taxes, the real problem he has got is trying to do all of that whilst not looking wea k do all of that whilst not looking weak and not rolling back on the reform programme he came to power to

deliver. 0k, lucy, thank you, lucy williamson there in paris. when donald trump entered the white house just under two years ago, the number of illegal immigrants living in america was at its lowest level for almost a decade. more and more people were using legal means to enter the country. but the president's attempts to restrict legal migration may now be forcing others to sneak into the country. recently, thousands of central americans fleeing violence and poverty started their journey to the us from the town of tapachula in southern mexico, travelling more than 2000 miles to the town of tijuana on the border with the us. they're now camped out there, frustrated by tough new restrictions on asylum and willing to do anything to live in america, as james cook reports. charlotte is three years old. she's travelled 3000 miles from honduras, and the next few steps will shape her entire life. her mother is risking all to search for the promised land. "god willing, all the sacrifice

will be worth it," she says. for a toddler, the scramble under the border must be terrifying. and for charlotte's grandmother, it's almost too much. now, the law says, this american agent must assess whether the family has credible fear of persecution or torture and, if so, let them in to consider a claim for asylum. at this border, powerful forces collide. it's here that the poverty of developing nations clashes with the wealth of the united states, and it's here too that the hopes of migrants come up against a president who insists he is putting america first. donald trump says the 10,000 caravan members camped out in tijuana endanger us lives and jobs. he's made it harderfor them

to claim asylum legally, and he's still trying to build a great wall to keep them out. but the american dream has a powerful pull. translation: for me, the american dream is to live there, to work there, to support my family, and to live peacefully, which i couldn't do my own country. last month, a handful of migrants breached the border. many more were driven back by us tear gas. the crossing was shut down on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, costing $5 million for businesses on the frontier. i think the people who live along the border understand the border very well. they understand how dynamic it is, how it's a shared economy. maybe for some people in other parts of the united states, they don't really understand that. a lot of cars are manufactured there and come here. it's just not possible to just draw a line and say we're going to close that.

rachel is the baby of the migrant caravan — she joined it at 19 days old. her entire family was caught up in the chaos at the border. translation: we went to the border, and they threw gases at us, and also at my little girl. so after that, we decided to stay in mexico and just look for a job. so far, they've travelled as far as the atlantic ocean is wide, but they're no closer to knowing their fate. james cook, bbc news, tijuana, in northern mexico. last night, thousands of people braved freezing temperatures and slept out in parks across scotland to draw attention to the problem of homelessness. the campaigners are hoping to raise millions of pounds to help people without a home and have already managed to fund a village for homeless people, the first of its kind in the uk. lorna gordon has more. 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 2a 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 that 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. the england footballer raheem sterling claims newspaper coverage of young black footballers "helps fuel racism and aggressive behaviour." his comments come after police say they're studying video footage, thought to show racial abuse being aimed at the manchester city striker playing against chelsea at stamford bridge yesterday. andy swiss reports. he is one of english football's leading stars, but as raheem sterling went to retrieve the ball last night, this is what happened — verbal abuse, and from one spectator allegedly racist abuse.

with chelsea and the police already investigating, today sterling has had his say. in a message on instagram, he said, "as you can see by my reaction, ijust had to laugh, because i don't expect no better," before claiming that some newspaper articles about players helped fuel racism and aggressive behaviour. he referred to a headline about his manchester city team—mate tosin adarabioyo buying a house, which he said painted the player in a bad light, while he said a similar story about a white team—mate, phil foden, was worded more positively. the daily mail group, who published the articles, are yet to respond to our request for comment. well, here at manchester city, raheem sterling has become a rare talent for both club and country, but he himself is no stranger to headlines criticising his lifestyle, rather than focusing on his football. this summer, there was scrutiny of a gun tattoo on his leg — sterling said it was in memory

of his late father — while other articles have focused on how much money he spends, and some believe he is now raising a very serious issue. there is a feeling, and certainly seeing the comments from other footballers, other black and ethnic minority footballers under raheem's comments, i think certainly shows there's a huge amount of support there, and certainly a feeling of institutional racism within sectors of the media. certainly, on the pitch, these are worrying times. last weekend, a banana skin was thrown by a spectator after pierre—emerick aubameyang scored for arsenal, and reports of racism in the english game are on the rise. we've gone back to a stage that we thought years ago it had been eradicated, when clearly it hasn't, and it's sad. and now sterling's treatment, and comments, have only intensified the focus. one of english football's most sparkling and scrutinised talents hoping for a fair and level playing field. andy swiss, bbc news.

now, how do you give fossils a future? well, you put them online, and that's exactly what london's natural history museum and washington's smithsonian institution in the us have set out to do. they're digitally recording millions of fossils in their collections, many of which have been hidden away in drawers for decades. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the story. so we're in our brachiopod collection. tucked into thousands of drawers, the entire history of life on earth. there's dozens of things in every box in every drawer. wow! yes, yes. there are a0 million fossils stored here at the smithsonian museum, and a team is carrying out the mammoth task of digitally recording every single one. we have drawers here in the collection that haven't been opened in decades. the data held within the museum drawers is trapped, and we are bringing that

trapped data out into the light. we are mobilising it for research. photographing and logging the details of each specimen in this collection alone will take an estimated 50 years. but it's part of an effort by institutions around the world to create a global digital museum where every piece of the fossil record can be studied online. the devastating fire at brazil's national museum this year destroyed knowledge that was amassed over two centuries and was a stark reminder of the need to protect and log such scientifically valuable collections. this goes way beyond insuring this huge collection. it means that this triceratops skull, for example, could be in dozens of places at once, anywhere in the world for any scientist to study. and with a very detailed digital scan and a 3d printer, researchers here at bristol university have been able to bring these dinosaurs into their lab. this model is great because it allows us to look in detail at the anatomy

and pick it up and hold it and turn it around. amazing. now we can actually test ideas about how these animals actually functioned. the digital skulls can be given virtual stress tests to work out what the animals ate, how they moved, and so what their environment was like 150 million years ago. museums have gathered vast amounts of evidence of hundreds of millions of years of evolution. now the challenge is to make sure it's shared and studied, not hidden away in the dark. victoria gill, bbc news in washington, dc. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for all the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. 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 times also reports on threats to theresa may's leadership,

and says the 48 letters from mps that would trigger a contest are likely to be submitted this week. the guardian says theresa may is to launch a last—minute attempt to win over rebellious conservative mps, before deciding whether or not to go ahead with the commons vote on tuesday. the daily telegraph pictures the prime minister going to church — and reports that the pm held last minute crisis talks with eu leaders ahead of that crucial vote. the pm is also 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." the mail says new figures show the number of drug—drivers caught on britain's roads has hit a record level. and in full and at 11:30pm. —— we

will have a full paper review at 11:30pm. public health england is urging pregnant women and those over 65 to get the flu jab, after a fall in take—up compared to this time last year. however, in november, gps reported a shortage of the new vaccine for the over—65s after a staggered delivery of supplies from the manufacturer to gps and pharmacies meant some older patients had to wait to be vaccinated. dr richard vautrey is the chair of british medical association's gp committee. he said the shortage probably contributed to the fall in the take—up of the vaccine. we have had concerns over the last two or three months with the phased delivery of the over 65 vaccine. it is a more effective so it was worth waiting for, but now we are encouraging patients to book an appointment with their gp so they can get immunized. we have had the vaccine for pregnant women throughout the autumn, and we want to encourage as many women as possible to come forward to be vaccinated, not just to protect themselves but primarily to protect

their unborn child. tell us about why there were these issues over supplies. with the vaccine for over 65's, it is a new vaccine, it takes time to prepare and when the decision last year was made to use this vaccine rather than the one used last year, it took time for the manufacturer to actually prepare the vaccine and then it was delivered in a phased way, so we had deliveries to surgeries and pharmacies in september, october and november, but every surgery now has its supply and so we want to ensure every patient gets vaccinated. why change the type of vaccine being used? the vaccine used this year is more effective than the one used last year, and so patients will be better protected throughout the winter, so it was worth waiting for this more effective vaccine this year. wouldn't it have been better to avoid any delay to have carried on using some of the old vaccine

and phase in the new one? the old vaccine was not as effective, and so we have an ethical and professional responsibility to ensure our patients get the most effective vaccine available. this new one is much more effective and we hope it will protect more of our elderly, and frail patients, so we are encouraging everybody who's eligible to get vaccinated to make an appointment. it is not too late to do that. the flu has not started circulating yet to any significant extent, so it is still worth getting vaccinated. what are the knock on effects for the nhs if people do not take up the invitation? if patients do not take up the vaccination and we do have an outbreak of influenza, that would place a huge pressure on an already stretched nhs, both in general practice and hospitals, practices and hospitals are already working really hard, but to have the added burden of a flu outbreak would be quite considerable, so we do want as many patients as possible to get vaccinated and thereby protect themselves, but also enable the nhs to be as effective as possible. thank you for talking to us.

the weather is behaving itself at the moment. fairly quiet on the weather front. pretty chilly. the moment. fairly quiet on the weatherfront. pretty chilly. we weekend on a final note with clear skies and north—westerly winds, which will take us into monday morning. this is what it looks like over the coming hours. should be a north—westerly wind blowing out of the norwegian sea. clear skies. a few showers in north—western areas. here is the frost, scotland and northern england down to —1, south of that temperatures will be five or 6 degrees in cities. tomorrow we wa ke 6 degrees in cities. tomorrow we wake up with a lot of sunshine, particularly in eastern areas. it looks like cloud will filter into the west of the country. here it'll end upa the west of the country. here it'll end up a cloudy afternoon. temperatures tomorrow typically between six and 10 degrees. as we go through the week, temperatures dipping down to single figures

across the country, up until wednesday. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00pm: the government insists the crucial vote in the commons on theresa may'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.