time for a look at the weather. here's helen willets. getting more chilly for the short—term, but possibly changes as the mild atlantic air battles in later in the week. at the moment we have the rather benign feeling weather, the morning fog as we have seen in york replaced with beautiful sunshine in lincolnshire. but actually the bigger picture across the uk has lots of cloud in it, especially in the west, and the atlantic weather system is pushing into northern ireland, but all the time it is pushing into high pressure it will weaken. the rain here looks quite dominant but it will become much wea ker dominant but it will become much weaker as the weather front comes in through the night. chilly in the east, remaining so overnight, we could have a touch of frost under the starry skies, but with the southerly winds influencing areas a bit further east, for many it will be a bit milder towards

tomorrow morning, but feeling chilly. we have some rain but it will tend to peter out, it starts across northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england and that is where we will see the biggest cloud and hillstar, but this weather system waiting in the winds will bring in changes towards the weekend. more clouds and patches of rain here and there, but we pick up an easterly breeze through the day, returning sunshine to the eastern half of the country and pushing the slightly cooler and macros that the west. it isa west. it is a different day for parts and wales and the south west. —— parts of wales. the highlands of scotland doing well for brightness and sunshine tomorrow and it is a bit less cold than today, i will not say mild because of the breeze blowing and all the time we are picking up the south—westerly breeze, particularly through the latter part of tomorrow and into tomorrow night. pushing the weather front westwards and bringing in cold air, it looks

like a cold night tomorrow, fairly widespread frost in the countryside. we have a battle between coastal air and males will —— milder airfrom the atlantic. by friday it could make a return, and if it does so it will bring interesting weather, particularly some snow macro, potentially. thursday looks colder but brighter, more sunshine. temperature is not as high as tomorrow or today because of the easterly breeze, feeling colder because the breeze will be quite strong. just a sign of how it will feel rather than the number on your thermometer. as the high ruling pushes its grip and the atlantic air comes in, we could see some snow. —— as the high ruling pushes its grip. we will keep an eye on the details you. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: theresa may meets the dutch and german leaders on a whistle—stop tour of europe, but she's warned there's no chance of her brexit deal being changed.

that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, you are watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, the manchester city manager pep guardiola has spoken publicly for the first time about the alleged racist abuse that his player raheem sterling faced at stamford bridge. chelsea have suspended four supporters from attending matches while investigations continue. we have to fight every day for tolerance on that issue. i

appreciate what chelsea did, we should do the same. we have to fight strictly for the human rights from everything to make a better future for everyone. we are in danger, not just here in england, everywhere. it's the final round of group matches in the champions league this week. liverpool have to beat napoli to qualify for the knockout stage they have to win 1—0 or by two clear goals to be sure altghough if paris st—germain fail to beat red star belgrade in the other group game then any liverpool win will do. napoli though, head to anfield only needing a point to reach the last 16. it could be a tense night. we have to create an atmosphere and

we have to use the atmosphere. we will do everything to put it right. tottenham look to have a much tougher task. they take on barcelona at the nou camp tonight if spurs win, then they are through because theyjust have to match or better what inter milan do against psv eindhoven. what might make spurs night easier is that barca are expected to rest players, because they are already sure of qualifying as group winners. it is important when you play barcelona, you know the quality of their squad, it is amazing, it is massive. they have different quality to add to the team. they are going

to add to the team. they are going to be strong, they are going to try to be strong, they are going to try to win. former european track cycling champion, jess varnish has appeared at her employment tribunal in manchester. she is claiming damages for wrongful dismissal and sex discrimination after being omitted from british cyclings elite squad in 2016. her criticism of the organisation led to the resignation of the technical director shane sutton, who was found to have used sexist language towards her. in what could be a landmark case, potentially affecting how athletes are funded, varnish is seeking to prove that she was an employee of british cycling rather than self—employed. uk sport chief executive liz nicholl is also attending the tribunal that is expected to last all week. the us olympic committee has apologised to the hundreds of american athletes who were victims of sex abuse after an independent report found that they were aware of the allegations against dr larry nasser, but did nothing until they were made public over a year later nasser was jailed for life earlier this year for the abuse of over 250 athletes. the report say‘s "he acted

within an eco—sytem that facilitated his acts". usoc‘s chief executive scott blackmun resigned in february citing ill health, head of performance alan ashley was sacked yesterday. both were accused of "inaction". usoc say they "failed the victims, survivors and their families, and we apologise again to everyone who has been harmed." that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. more reaction to the press conference given by pep guardiola, talking about societal issues and how football operates within that. but we are back in the next hour. you join me here in westminster, as the fallout continues to the prime minister's decision

to delay the commons vote on her brexit deal. let's cross to the commons where mps are starting their emergency brexit debate. we will take you there when i get under way. norman lamb on his feet up under way. norman lamb on his feet up the moment. a little earlier, the labour mp and chair of the home affairs select committee, yvette cooper, asked an urgent question in the house of commons about the duty of the government, under the eu withdrawal act, if no deal is reached by 21st january. in response, brexit minister robin walker said the government will meet the spirit as well as the letter of the withdrawal act. put simply, in keeping with the clear intention of the eu withdrawal act 2018, the government will ensure that the question of whether to accept an agreement is brought back to this house before the 21st of january. if parliament accepts that deal, we will introduce the eu withdrawal agreement bill to implement the withdrawal agreement in domestic legislation. if parliament were to reject

the deal, the government will be required to make a statement on its proposed next steps and table a motion in neutral terms on that statement. following the passage of the amendment of business of the house motion last week, that motion would be amendable. so it is our clear intention that this house will consider this matter before the 21st of january and have the opportunity to decide on the deal. but let me also say this clearly — in the unlikely and highly and desirable circumstances that, as of the 21st of january, there is no deal before the house, the government would bring a straight into the house and arrange for a debate, as specified by the law. i am confident that we will have a deal that this house can support, and i hope the statement puts the rest of the concerns of honourable members about the government's commitment to meet the spirit as well as the letter of the withdrawal liked it and to respect the will of this house. but yvette cooper was not happy with the minister's words, saying that written assurances from the attorney general are needed.

we need written assurances from the attorney general on the government's interpretation of the act, and we need that assurance that even if there has been no vote on this deal, even if they are still claiming the deal applies even if there has been no vote on the deal by the 21st ofjanuary, then the government will still abide by section 13, subsections seven to 11 and ensure there is a statement and an amendable vote on its plans, including whether or not this means no deal and that will happen under any circumstances by the 21st ofjanuary. i make no apology for my purpose in doing this, i already think the 21st ofjanuary is too late with departments already thinking they have to chuck everything at preparing for no deal. i want to stop this country careering into no

deal with the damaging consequences forjobs, prosperity and our national security without parliament having a say and without parliament being able to stop that happening. even if other members do not agree with me, i hope they will agree that this parliament cannot be ignored and that is why we need the attorney general's written advice. well our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is with me now. let's talk about what theresa may is hoping to achieve because as the adage has been going for a long time, that clock is really ticking. it is whether that ticking clock is herfriend, if he it is whether that ticking clock is her friend, if he doesn't come back untiljanuary her friend, if he doesn't come back until january with something, her friend, if he doesn't come back untiljanuary with something, do mps look at it and realised there is no time for their version brexit, either another referendum or no deal. no deal chicken is what they

are playing now and pushing the time limit. that worries a lot of mps. she needs to go around and speak to the leaders in the eu, the leaders in europe and the commission and say, give me something. but i don't think there is any suggestion she will unlock the agreement and start renegotiating get. it is about clarification. that is not enough most of the people over there who are not happy, including the dup, who don't sound as if they can be one over. we know what europe is saying already and we heard it again this morning, there is no give there is there? no, it is if she can come back with the rewording of something which could be enough for some tory mps, maybe those who have gone public with going against it, who wa nt to public with going against it, who want to change their mind. there isn't a lot of optimism over there from people she will get anything

meaningful. but what are the alternatives? this has always been theissue, alternatives? this has always been the issue, alternative leader, alternative prime minister? the parliamentary arithmetic stays the same, that doesn't help without a general election. i know we have heard this before, but the letters. . . heard this before, but the letters... i was going to say something along those lines, 48 letters, we have been there before. we know that some more signatories have been gained on that? we know that some more signatories have been gained on that7m we know that some more signatories have been gained on that? it does sound like it but it is a private issue. we know people are saying they have done it, but it might not be that they are being totally truthful. this feel slightly different, more anger and they don't feel she will shift position so now it is time to shift the person charge. anger shadows this at the

moment whatever side you are on. people are a lot louder today. the angerfrom john people are a lot louder today. the anger from john bercow, the speaker, who said we have had wasted days, a lot of people venting their spleen for no reason because theresa may decided to postpone the vote. what could happen this afternoon to make that anger something that may be a problem for her? there will be anything in terms parliamentary votes. jeremy corbyn has this emergency vote, so a votes. jeremy corbyn has this emergency vote, so a three—hour debate but no vote binding it. the other she was a confidence vote. he is reluctant to do it because he doesn't feel there is any chance of winning it because the dup have said they will support theresa may's government in a confidence vote. can opposition parties trigger one? not really, it just sits opposition parties trigger one? not really, itjust sits on the order paper and there is no debate. you cannot see how this will shift, apart from theresa may coming back at some point with the deal and finally but in the two vocals that

she cannot put it forever, even though it feels like that at the moment. there was an intruder here a while ago, nothing sinister, i was going to say but not everybody‘s fear. do we know what happened? not really a pa rt fear. do we know what happened? not really apart from the fact the police are saying it is not terrorism related, an intruder did get in, was dealt with by the police and taken get in, was dealt with by the police and ta ken away. get in, was dealt with by the police and taken away. we don't know what was behind it at the moment. people are feeling uneasy, not about that but about the whole brexit process because they feel they are running out of time. the senior mp said even if they come back injanuary i get it through, there is time to get the legislation through, but the major problem, to get through such contentious legislation with effectively and minority government because the dup have said if the deal goes through they will not support the government. so she has lost the confidence and supply

agreement so how does she get stuff through parliament she needs to? one group who is looking chipper at the moment and that is the group wanting another referendum and you get the sense they are feeling rather emboldened by what is going on? compared to where we were a few months ago, it has moved up the agenda. there has been a lot of activity, the huge march in london and a lot of big rallies. but look at the numbers in parliament, a lot of labour mps who don't want a second referendum. they just of labour mps who don't want a second referendum. theyjust think it would be very divisive that their constituents who voted leave, saying you are trying to block brexit. some are very you are trying to block brexit. some are very open and don't want brexit at all so a lot of them are trying to stop it. a lot of labour mps, a few tory mps who support it, but not

a huge dumper. there isn't a clear majority for that in the house of commons, equally, norway pelous option where we stay much closer in the european economic area. again, not a huge, overwhelming support. but there is more conservative is receptive to that idea. anyone watching now is seeking clarity and sense of where we are. i get a sense we have less clue now than we have in this whole process? yes, if the deal doesn't come back and cannot get through, no one knows where we are with all of that. people are still talking about the prime minister not being the prime minister not being the prime minister by the end of january. if people think she is completely wedded to her deal, it is her vision, her interpretation of the referendum. she felt people voted to stop freedom of movement and she

feels there should be this northern irish backstop. because of her red lines, we have ended up with this deal. but would she shift her position if it becomes clear head deal is not going to go through. just looking at the house of commons, still having a debate, before the scheduled debate from jeremy corbyn and we will take you there for that. talking at the moment. let's continue with the overriding issue turning brexit debate, let's get the view from yorkshire where businesses have been reacting to the delay to the parliament brexit vote. the prime minister cancelled the vote on the withdrawal agreement yesterday after it became clear she couldn't get it through the commons and win the vote. but varying ideas on what should now happen continue to divide people across the county. here's bbc look north's spencer stokes. three different businesses, three different views on the route

britain should now take. firstly, farmer rachel, who we last spoke to on a warm summer's evening in july. if we get a good trade deal, we'll be fine. if we do not get a good trade deal, and brexit day comes along and we fall off the so—called cliff that everybody‘s talking about, we have got an issue in the sheep industry. five months on and there is no trade deal, just a withdrawal agreement that a majority of mps won't back. it's time for mps to put aside their egos, put aside any of the thoughts on this. they've got to think about the bigger picture and the bigger picture is the man and woman on the street. i think they've just got to support her. when it comes to fishing, the withdrawal agreement says the uk and the eu will continue to use their best endeavours to negotiate an agreement. for this fisherman, that's not good enough. he'd be happy to leave without any deal. it's taken 2.5 years so far and we haven't heard anything for 2.5 years what kind of quota

or anything we're going to get. so it's taken 2.5 years to get out, it must take them two or three more years to find out what's happening with the quotas. from a hard brexit to the softest option of all. a month ago, no one had heard of "norway plus", but this leeds freight firm back it. we'd be in the single market and the customs union, guaranteeing frictionless trade. it's about as close to the current situation that we have, which means that barriers to trade will be very limited, so it almost means continuous as we are, as much as possible, or as close as possible. three possible routes forward, all quite different, but all potential outcomes on march 29th. just to bring new breaking news,

quadrille has paused fracking added site after a seismic events, 1.5. they have paused at the seismic activity in the region. i think this is at their site in lancashire where shale gas was restarted after years of delays and protest. got under way a month or so ago and then had to be paused briefly then it would appear they are having to pause briefly once more. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. theresa may pleads with european leaders, as she fights to rescue her brexit deal. her whistle—stop tour includes berlin and brussels, a day after she cancelled the vote on her withdrawal deal. but she's facing an uphill battle as the eu insists it's not

possible to renegotiate. here in westminster, mps will hold an emergency debate today on that decision to delay the brexit vote. i'm vishala sri—pathma with the business news record numbers of people are in work and average earnings are at their highest level for a decade, according to new figures from the ons. people in employment increased by 79,000 in the three months to october to more than 32 million, that's the highest since records began in 1971. flooring retailer carpetright says half—year losses have widened to £11.7 million — that's up sharply from the £0.6 million loss in the same period last year. sales were down 12.7% over the six—month period but the company said there was a "marked improvement". the company has been closing stores to cut losses. barclays bank has launched an app that allows customers to ‘turn off‘

spending on certain types of goods and services. it's designed to help people who have problems with gambling or drinking. it's the first high street bank to allow its customers to use a so—called ‘spending blocker‘ to help vulnerable customers, particularly problem gamblers, or those in serious debt. welcome to the business news this afternoon. lots to get through. the uk's employment rate has continued to rise. over the last three months employment hit record levels, thanks to an increase in full—time workers according to the ons. unemployment also rose though, up by 20,000 to 1.38 million, blamed on a big rise in the number of men out of work, although the total is still lower than a year ago. and real earnings are now growing faster than at any time since around the end of 2016. yael selfin, chief uk economist at kpmg explains what the figures mean for business as well as for the money in our pockets.

employment rate that a record high as well as the inactivity rate, so people out of work or not seeking work also at a record high. that indicates the labour market is red—hot. unemployment is slightly, in terms of rate, is slightly higher than what we saw in the summer but it is still well below what we have seen it is still well below what we have seen earlier and below what the bank of england considers to be a neutral rate of unemployment. so businesses are hiring and they do want labour but they are not investing and business investment is very weak. potentially they are using labour as a substitute at this stage. but overall the labour market is very very tight. earnings are high and

rising and because inflation is falling as well, the money we have too spent is higher than earlier so household should have a little bit more room for spending over the christmas period. however, with the falling pound we could see inflation surging a little bit ahead and backward squeeze household real purchasing power later on and will also cause concern for the bank of england when it comes to raising interest rates and overall inflation. the ftse 100 has recovered slightly this morning after yesterday's decision to delay the brexit deal vote sent the index lower. it's now about as high as it was before the vote was delayed. on the pound — it sunk to 20—month low on monday in the aftermath of theresa may's decision to pull that vote — it too has rebounded, climbing 0.5% to $1.262.

that's it to me, back to simon. plenty more to come with the debate ten of 15 minutes away. we will take you back to the house of commons and when it gets under way, but let's get the weather from hallen. it is stunning out there at the moment. lots of sunshine around. this was a cloudy gloucester earlier because cloud will dominate the forecast over the next few days. high pressure to the east keeping the weather fronts at bay and when they do approach, as you can see they do approach, as you can see they get weaker and the rain gets squeezed out in the west. we don't see that much rain progressing eastward so brightness continues in the east, north wales and scotland. those areas prone to frost overnight

but milder than recent nights. it is scotland, east anglia and the south—east where we see the lowest averages. it is because of this cloud it will be a grey day tomorrow. could be mr fogg around first thing tomorrow and high pressure is keeping significant weather fronts. it is driver most of us, splattering of rain here and there. more so than today across the south west and wales but despite a grey start, possibly fogg further east. they will be brighter and sunnier as the day goes on. northern england might brighten up later and the highlands might as well but the scotla nd the highlands might as well but the scotland more patchy rain and cloud. as we go to tomorrow evening and overnight we switch wind direction from the south to the south—east. so the colder air right the way across the colder air right the way across the country pushing these weather fronts back into the atlantic. it looks colder tomorrow night and

there will be a touch of ground frost in many areas. the cold air winds and we have south easterly coming in from continental europe. there is this battle going on as to which will win it. and how much power the low pressure has two the worst. but the cold air is the winner. brighterfor worst. but the cold air is the winner. brighter for most, worst. but the cold air is the winner. brighterfor most, more sunshine for northern ireland on pa rt sunshine for northern ireland on part of scotland but it will feel colder with the brisk wind coming in. but friday evening and overnight it looks as if we will get in a ferment on this weather system to push the cold air out of the way. but as the weather front comes on top of the cold air there could be some snow. so all to play for later this week. i will keep you informed. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. at westminster. theresa may heads to europe hoping for changes to

rescue her brexit deal. her whistlestop tour includes berlin and brussels, a day after she cancelled the vote on her withdrawal deal. but she's facing an uphill battle as the eu insists it's not possible to renegotiate. the deal we have achieved is the best deal possible. it's the only deal possible. there is no room for renegotiation. police arrest a man who jumped over railings to get into the grounds of parliament wages rise at their fastest rate for almost a decade as the number of people in work hits a record high. six migrants are rescued from a dinghy from the shipping lane in the channel and brought ashore at dover. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster.