six and 10 degrees. as we go between six and 10 degrees. as we go through the week, temperatures dipping down to single figures gci’oss 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. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking

an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the broadcaster penny smith, and martin bentham from the evening standard. good evening. welcome to bbc news. 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. and iain is at westminster now. will it go ahead, won't it go ahead,

how certain is it, iain? well, like everything else, the only certainty is uncertainty at the moment in westminster. downing street said the vote will definitely go ahead as planned on tuesday, even though it is going to be challenging to say the least for the prime minister. she will spend tomorrow talking to mps who are particularly concerned about the issue of avoiding a high border, the so—called backstop, where we are tied into customs arrangements with the eu long—term, to try to offer reassurance. she spoke with leo varadkar to try to find a way through this either before the vote or at the brussels summit, but it's hard to see what substance she can offer in the next 24 substance she can offer in the next 2a hours to try to diffuse this. and

because that's the case, it is also the case that senior figures, ministers, advisers, are saying to her to postpone this vote otherwise she will go down with certain defeat. 0ther voices in her ear are pushing her to say she has a week to do so, let's go ahead with the vote. it is not that there is consensus to postpone. she isn't the only person standing out against this. she has advice from both sides. as of now, the intention is the vote goes ahead on tuesday. let's see what happens tomorrow. labour coming under pressure, again, from her? yes, perhaps an 90s —— and unanticipated angle, the sister parties of labour in europe, almost 100 members of the organisation, prominent members of other socialist organisations have written a letter effectively calling

for him to support a new referendum on eu membership. they are saying, like trade unionists, what usually happens if you negotiate something at the end of that negotiation you then have a vote of the members. the same thing should apply when it comes to european union membership as well. that is their argument. and they say that there should be people's voice before written at least the european union. pressure on notjust from the people's vote campaign here, but people on the continent who don't want britain to leave the eu, and people on the left of the political spectrum calling on jeremy corbyn to commit. as you heard in the package earlier, he is not exactly enthusiastic. it is not top of his priority list. iain, thank you very much. iain watson at westminster. 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 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 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, 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. 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. 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 the 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 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‘s 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 ti was just 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. i dream about her often, all the time i dreamed about her. i wish it had been me who died than dawn. charlie rowley speaking at the end

of the report byjune kelly. simon shepherd is a reporter at the new zealand news service newshub, sent us this update from outside the court in auckland. simon, bring us up to speed with the proceedings, if you want, please. well, the proceedings have finished for the day. it was all about whether the 26 your old who has been accused of the murder should be granted name suppression or not. the media and also the family wanted this man to be named in court and his details released, but obviously the 26 your old didn't want that. his defence lawyer argued that there was not enough time for him to prepare a case. thejudge was not enough time for him to prepare a case. the judge said suppression shouldn't be granted and immediately the defence lawyer said it was going to appeal. so we can't bring his name or any other details. so that court case is now going to

happen again on january so that court case is now going to happen again onjanuary 23, that's when he will reappear in court charged with murder. clearly this is a different system from the one we are used to hear. how common are these sorts of arguments? this is generally what happens when someone has been charged and this is the first appearance and they seek legal advice. if it happens in a short period of time, they do argue over suppression, and if you are not granted it, the defence lawyer has automatic right of appeal and you get them the automatic 20 days to see if you can get name suppression upheld ina see if you can get name suppression upheld in a higher level court. see if you can get name suppression upheld in a higher level courtm see if you can get name suppression upheld in a higher level court. in a country like new zealand, where it isa country like new zealand, where it is a very safe sort of society, i know this story, this tragedy has been attracting a lot of attention. what's the latest you can tell us about the police investigation? well, the police investigation has moved quickly. you have to recall that this man was only charged on saturday. the body of grace millane was discovered yesterday. now they

are hunting for a car that was hired the day after grace millane went missing. they are still seeking that. they are still carrying out a scene investigation where grace millane body was found, some ten metres off the roadway, in the grace millane ranges, what allah out of auckland's native bushland area, so the investigation is ongoing. flowers have been laid at the scene and this tragedy has been a major surprise because this country prides itself as being a safe space, so there will be a couple of vigils held in honour of grace, the first one that saturday in auckland, rp schedule to honour her. because this tragedy has struck such a court here. thank you so much, simon shepherd from newshub in auckland. 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 2,000 arrests in clashes with police yesterday. president macron is expected to make an address to the nation on the protests tomorrow. pregnant women and people over the age of 65 are being urged to get the flu jab. it is after a fall in take—up compared to this time last year. public health england says it is better to get the vaccine before christmas, before the flu virus starts to circulate. 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. 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. the headlines on bbc news:

downing street says mps will vote on theresa may's brexit agreement on tuesday, despite growing calls for her to renegotiate with brussels. a 26—year—old man is appearing in court in new zealand charged with the murder of the british backpacker grace millane. and, at the un climate change conference in poland, the us, russia, and others criticise a scientific study into the impact of a 1.5—degree rise in global temperatures. sport, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. we'll start at york's barbican, where ronnie 0'sullivan has won a record—breaking seventh uk snooker championship. it is 25 years since he first won the competition as a 17—year—old. this evening he completed an historic victory over mark allen, 10—6. 0'sullivan then thanked the fans and his coaches. for the rest of my career,

for the last two years, all i was thinking about was playing for the fans. if i'd have lost today, i'd have been very disappointed, but it's payback time now. they've supported me for so long, and supported snooker as well. ijust need to play with a smile on my face, i'm buzzing. steve feeney has given me a newfound 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 — i owe it to them, you know? the england footballer raheem sterling claims newspaper coverage of young black footballers helps fuel racism and aggressive behaviour. his comments come as police say they are studying video footage thought to show racial abuse being aimed at the manchester city striker playing against chelsea at stamford bridge yesterday. here is andy swiss. 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... 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. there is a feeling, and certainly seeing the comments from other footballers, i think certainly shows there is 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 forafairand level playing field. andy swiss, bbc news. just one game in the premier league this afternoon, and the problems at newcastle continue as they were defeated 2—1 by wolves. the winner from matt doherty coming deep into added time after newcastle were reduced to ten men. that is now their 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 in just the ninth minute. the match turned in the visitors' favour when nathan ralph was sent off, and andy halliday equalised from the resulting freekick. 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 to win 5—3 on aggregate. the game was, you will remember, postponed twice and moved from buenos aires to madrid because river fans had attacked the boca bus before the originally scheduled game. that, martine, is all the sport for now. 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 1.5 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. 0ur environment correspondent matt mcgrath reports. chanting: wake up!

wake up! 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 in japan. so it's everybody's problem. fires are intensifying, floods are drowning communities indigenous people are leaving, yet 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 has 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 is something the us, saudi arabia and some others are very keen to avoid. there's 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're the ones who are 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. now, how do you give fossils a future? well, you put them online, and that is exactly what london's natural history museum and washington's smithsonian institution in the us have set out to do. they are 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. and 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're mobilising it for research. photographing and logging the details of each specimen in this collection alone will take an estimated 50 years. but it is 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 kind of 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 is shared and studied, not hidden away in the dark. victoria gill, bbc news in washington, dc. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. well, the weather is looking fairly quiet over the coming days. pretty nippy out there right now. the air is coming in from the north. in fact if you look at the satellite image you can see the clouds drifting in from the norwegian sea across scotland and eastern areas. this is where we will have clear

skies overnight and a touch of frost. that means monday morning is going to be bright and quite chilly across much of the uk. so here is the forecast over the coming hours. the chance of a few showers for northern ireland, maybe nibbling into south—west scotland, perhaps around the irish sea and nudging into the peak district. you can see where the frost is, scotland and northern england. to the south of that in city centres it will be around five or six degrees. monday sta rts around five or six degrees. monday starts off quite sunny for many of us. starts off quite sunny for many of us. just a robed shower in the north—west and later in the morning and into the afternoon we will see south—westerlies dragging in some cloud and that means many western parts of the uk and central areas will turn cloudy —— rogue shower. it will turn cloudy —— rogue shower. it will be warmer in the west and in the east people will stay sunny most of the day. tuesday's weather forecast, you can see south—westerly winds in the west are bringing some slightly milder air. there are also

two weather fronts, one slightly milder air. there are also two weatherfronts, one moving into oui’ two weatherfronts, one moving into our neck of the woods, basically. a cold front in ireland in this warm front which is strewn across the length of the country towards the east, that basically means pretty cloudy skies for many of us. 0ut towards the west, that weather fronts stays pretty much here, so belfast will remain dry for the whole tuesday and i2 belfast will remain dry for the whole tuesday and 12 degrees they are. wednesday just the whole tuesday and 12 degrees they are. wednesdayjust the chance of a few spots of rain out towards the west, maybe wales in south—western england, but on the whole for many of us it is another dry day, with some sunny of us it is another dry day, with some sunny spells but also quite a lot of cloud at times. quite chilly, but by wednesday much of the country will be into single figures. that is a hint of things to come because from wednesday night in the thursday we start to develop an easterly wind with cold wind coming out of central and eastern parts of europe. that means the thermometer will be plummeting once again. here is a summary plummeting once again. here is a summary with the outlook. you can see even by the south by the time we get to thursday, temperatures will be around six celsius. 0ne get to thursday, temperatures will be around six celsius. one or two

spots of rain here and there, but on the whole, fairly cold. that crept up on us, didn't eat? this is bbc news, with me, martine croxall. how reliant we are on the titles. thank you so much for coming in. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment, with penny smith and martin bentham. first, the headlines: government ministers have insisted the vote on theresa may's brexit withdrawal deal will go ahead as planned on tuesday, despite growing calls for her to return to brussels to re—negotiate. two days before the vote, thousands have taken to the streets in a ukip—backed march for brexit, while thousands of others have rallied in favour of another referendum. a 26—year—old man has appeared in court in new zealand, charged with the murder of the british backpacker, grace millane. police investigating her disappearance say they have found a body on the outskirts of aukland. and the us, russia and saudi arabia have angered other countries at the un climate change conference in poland by blocking the adoption of a report calling for radical action. hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are penny smith, the broadcaster, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard.