russia. the prime minister is on a whirlwind tour of europe as she tries to convince eu leaders to help save her brexit deal. from the netherlands to germany then brussels in a day — theresa may remains determined despite being told there's no room for the deal to be reneogotiated. what has been shown to me from those meetings is there is a shared determination to deal with this issue and address this problem. the deal we have achieved is the best deal possible, it's the only deal possible. in westminster more speculation about theresa may's leadership and whether she can survive this. we'll have the latest. also tonight: only just afloat — six migrants are rescued from the channel as they try to reach the kent coast. for the first time scientists see evidence that glaciers are melting in east antarctica, threatening a significant rise in sea levels across the globe. good news on the job front as wages rise at their fastest rate for a decade

and more people are in work than ever before. and what a walk. the major cliff collapse in cornwall. and coming up on bbc news: a pivotal night for liverpool and spurs and their champions league aspiriations. a defeat for either tonight in theirfinalgroup game and they could both be out. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been holding talks with european leaders and officials as she tries to convince them to help her rescue her brexit deal after today's vote in parliament was called off. she's been to the netherlands, germany and is tonight in brussels where the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, told her that there was no room for the withdrawal agreement to be renegotiated. theresa may was given the same

message in berlin by the german chancellor angela merkel. the prime minister wants assurances about the backstop, which is intended to prevent checks on the irish border, if there's no trade deal with the eu. tonight she said they were just at the start of discussions. our europe editor katya adler reports from brussels. the prime minister's breathless whistle—stop tour to a number of european leaders seemed to them rather surreal. under attack at home, theresa may came to the eu asking, appealing, for more. whatever outcome you want with the relationship with the eu, there is no deal available without a backstop in it. we do not want a backstop to be used and we want to be certain it is only temporary. it is those assurances i will be seeking from fellow leaders over the coming days.

the eu tried hard to extinguish expectations before the prime minister arrived. no rewriting of the brexit deal, they insisted. although... there is no room whatsoever for renegotiation, but of course there is room if used intelligently, there is room enough to give further clarification. but if she comes back home with clarifications are alone, is that enough to help the prime minister? maybe if the eu agrees to make them legally binding, as some in the cabinet now suggest. but eu leaders are wary about making too many compromises for the prime minister. they worry whatever they are willing to give her will not be enough to get the brexit deal disliked by so many back home through the house of parliament. some mps are pushing for the prime minister to play hardball with the eu, especially over the backstop, that irish border guarantee. france would not accept

it, nor germany, why should we accept it? we need to risk the money to say, ok, fine, it is not all one way. what do you want? you want 39 billion and access to our markets. great, that is coming off the table and we need you to start being serious. but ever felt you were pushing hard against a closed door? this was the prime minister on her arrival in berlin today. big smiles followed. but no big breakthrough. translation: i cannot imagine how we can substantially changed anything already negotiated in these tough negotiations which were hard for all eu countries as well as the uk. we are not cold—hearted, but at the end of the day decisions have to be taken in london now. the prime

minister had faint hopes in the dutch at least a day. mark rutte is very close to the uk when it comes to trade, but has a lot to lose in the case of a no—deal brexit. he also provides encouraging precedents. two years ago he got legally binding clarification on a text the eu said was closed. there was a catch, he had his country's parliament behind him, something theresa may certainly does not.“ she thinks people will back down because she seeks to blackmail them, running against a time constraint, she is very wrong there. anyhow, many of us are she is very wrong there. anyhow, many of us are now she is very wrong there. anyhow, many of us are now convinced that no deal is better than this bad deal. this evening the prime minister is in talks with the president of the european commission and the european council. preparations have already

started here in brussels for an emergency brexit summit they have called this thursday. more fanfare, more black cars, more red carpet, but no sign yet of a clear way forward. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. our political editor laura kuenssberg is at westminster. speculation continues about whether the prime minister can survive this, what is the mood tonight? things are pretty testy, there are rival protesters, those demanding brexit should happen pretty quickly and those who want another referendum. that sums up the mood. things are very free brow. the prime minister may have made a logical, political decision to delay the vote to avoid the huge defeat, but that has driven some mps on her own site absolutely crazy. some of them are furious at the prime minister's handling of this and even those who are worrying

at this more in disappointment and anger question what the point is continuing down this path, looking for twea ks continuing down this path, looking for tweaks and clarifications to deal, when it seems at the moment that unless there is a fundamental change, this deal will never get through parliament. but there are still those who believe that the prime minister does have a chance if she can get something that she can sell, that toughened up the controversial part of the deal, and the fundamental truths of this situation also have not changed in a different way. there is still no agreement in the conservative party over an alternative plan that would get enough people on board there is still no agreement in the party over who would be the best person to lead them and the country out of this mess. there is still no determination from the labour party to push forward on a no—confidence vote that at some point would bring

the government down and force some kind of conclusion to this. it is not just the kind of conclusion to this. it is notjust the prime minister who seems to be in a trap, but the whole of westminster. even like the controversial backstop itself, no one party or politician can find a way out on their own. laura kuenssberg, our political editor. laura kuenssberg, our political editor. six people claiming to be migrants from iran were rescued from a small boat in the channel near the kent coast in the early hours of this morning. more than 100 migrants, most of them thought to be iranian, crossed the channel from france in november. the dover—calais route is the world's busiest shipping lane and the uk authorities are warning about the dangers of trying to cross it in small boats. colin campbell has this exclusive report. emerging from the darkness, an inflatable dinghy. it's 2am, we are in the middle of the english channel. the dinghy is motoring at full speed from france towards the kent coast. hello, ok? we get the thumbs up, however the boat is dangerously overcrowded, taking on water.

the six migrants are cold, scared, desperate, but determined to get to the uk. this dinghy is in a precarious position. it is vulnerable because it is now entering a shipping lane and there are a number of ships coming towards it. so we are shepherding it almost, i think, at the moment so it remains in a safe position. we are on board a dover fishing boat. this is the third migrant rescue for skipper matthew coker in three months. there were five ships coming down in one lane and he can't cross in front of them. i don't know, if we hadn't been with him, the ships wouldn't have gone round him. i only managed tojust pick them up. there are no lights on the boat at all. the migrants were wrapped in blankets and scarves and speak little english. where are you from? you are iranian? the water at the moment appears to be going into the back of the dinghy but they continue. they are not stopping and they don't want our help.

it is a desperate race to try and get to the uk for these people. although they decline our offers of help they do stop to ask for water which is lowered down to them in a net. in the last three months more than 100 migrants have made this treacherous crossing. a fortnight ago we exposed how some of the smuggling operations are being planned from a makeshift migrant camp in dunkirk which we secretly filmed using an undercover research. using an undercover researcher. translation: the boat will cost you £3000 to £a000. i am taking three people with me. they pay in cash. we give them the boat and off we go. last night the weather and sea conditions in the channel were good, but in a small boat in the dark it is still incredibly dangerous. the messages going back to the camps, or to the people on the other side, to the gangs, is that it is working so more are going to come and i am certain they will keep coming until there is an absolute tragedy.

these migrants were safely rescued by the rnli and the border force but it is a potentially deadly route that more and more are trying. despite winter, despite the risks, the migrants keep coming. colin campbell, bbc news, dover. one of the reasons why these small migrant boat do not stop and continue motoring is to try to ensure they are safely in british waters where they cannot be transferred back to the care of the french authorities. this sea rescue could have ended in disaster and tragedy. the boat was overloaded, it was taking on water. this afternoon a further eight migrants were rescued just off the post, found floating in another small vessel. they were rescued by the border force and are now in the care of

immigration officials. that is a total of 15 today. they have all undergone medical assessment and are being interviewed. the convicted paedophile russell bishop, who was found guilty yesterday of killing two schoolgirls in 1986, has been sentenced to life in prison. bishop, who's 52 years old, killed nicola fellows and karen hadaway in brighton. he was cleared of their murders in 1987 but a dna breakthrough led to a fresh trial. a man has been arrested by armed police officers at westminster after he ran into the grounds of parliament. the man was tasered after jumping over railings and running towards officers. he's been arrested on suspicion of trespassing at a protected site. police say the incident is not thought to be terror related and that no weapon was recovered. wages rose at their fastest rate in a decade. between july and october they went up on average by 3.3% according to the office for national statistics. the number of people in work continued to rise to record levels, but unemployment is also up. our economics correspondent andy verity is here. in the run up to christmas people

can in the run up to christmas people ca n afford in the run up to christmas people can afford to spend more? in theory, yes, it should meant that. that 3.3% pay rise means wages are growing faster than prices. after inflation our wages grew by i%, the fastest improvement in living standards for two years. if your glass is half—full ahead of christmas that's great news. the average wage is now here and we can now afford to buy more than we've been able to since 2011. if your glass is half—empty, the average wage bought more than it does now before 2011. the other big question is who's taking the new jobs? well, on the latest figures there were 132,000 fewer eu workers in the uk than there were a year ago. whereas the number of uk nationals in the workforce grew by 448,000. some of that's pensioners working into retirement. but there's also been a big drop in the number of people who are "economically inactive", in other words people of working age, such as stay at home mums and dads and students who aren't looking for work. as a proportion of the population that groups now smaller than it's been since records began

back in 1971. manchester city's manager says he believes racism is a deep—rooted problem around the world after four chelsea fans were suspended from attending matches following alleged racial abuse involving the city player and england forward raheem stirling. pep guardiola said he was proud of the 24—year—old for speaking out. our sports editor dan roan reports. he's been the victim of alleged racism at the weekend, but raheem sterling appeared relaxed as he arrived for training this afternoon. the manchester city star has has linked negative media coverage of black players with abuse at matches. today, the club's manager told me he backed his player. are you proud of him for having had the courage to speak out? he is an incredible person. raheem is an incredible human being. everybody around this world, we're exposed. but, just for the colour of his skin? right now, it's really ridiculous. everybody has to make the effort

to protect that situation. a 60—year—old man from beckenham, colin wing, has said he's one of fans suspended by chelsea after the incident at stamford bridge. but, he told a national newspaper that, while he apologised for swearing at sterling, he denied racist language, and used the word manc, not black. raheem sterling and the rest of the manchester city squad are now having to focus on preparing for their final champions league group game against hoffenheim tomorrow evening. but by confronting the causes of racism in football in a way that very few premier league players have done, sterling has sparked a major debate across the game, and beyond. the racism is in everywhere. people focus on football. it's notjust in football, u nfortu nately. you willjudge that football will be safe, but the racism is in everywhere. i appreciate what chelsea did, what happened in my club, we should do the same. so, we have had to fight,

but strictly, for the human rights, for everything to make a better society for the future for everyone. whereas here today, we are in danger. it's been an uncomfortable few days for football. but, with two of the game's biggest names now speaking out the fight against racism in the sport may have received a timely boost. dan roan, bbc news. our top story this evening. the prime minister has embarked on a whirlwind tour of europe as she tries to convince eu leaders to help save her brexit deal. coming up, the family of murdered backpacker grace millane visit coming up on sportsday on bbc news. pep guardiola calls raheem sterling an "incredible person" after the forward was subjected to alleged racist abuse at stamford bridge, as the manchester city boss warns that "racism is everywhere". almost every police force in england and wales has seen a rise in knife

crime over the last five years. tonight, we're focusing on the west midlands after another three teenagers were stabbed in one incident in birmingham yesterday. official figures say that 21 people have been stabbed to death in the west midlands so far this year. five of those killed were children or teenagers. so far this year, there's been an average ofjust over 280 violent knife offences every month. our correspondent sima kotecha has been talking to the grandfather of a 16—year—old boy who was stabbed to death in coventry two weeks ago. two teenagers have been stabbed... four young men have been stabbed... the cacophony of headlines nobody wants to hear. dozens of stabbings across the country, killing children and teenagers, including five in the west midlands this year alone. he was a good lad, a good boy and everybody liked him. he would do anything for anybody.

jaydonjames had just turned 16 when he was stabbed to death a couple of weeks ago in coventry. his grandfather says he's struggling to make sense of it. ijust can't, you know, live with it any more that, you know, they are killing one another for nothing. a lot of people that i know are saying enough is enough. we might have to go and patrol the streets ourselves, to keep our youths intact, because nobody else is doing it. thousands of knives have been handed into police via surrender bins dotted around the region, but figures show knife crime is at its highest level in eight years. this particular load is 12 months, this was emptied in november last year, and this is 12 months' worth of collections from around the force area.

campaigners and police officers say reasons for the increase are varied. boredom, easy access to knives, social media provoking young people into revenge and violence. kids are dying, kids are going to school, getting on the bus and they are getting stabbed. 20 years ago, simeon was a member of a notorious birmingham gang. when i was young, i didn't see nobody in my community with a good job. the people that i used to see doing well were criminals, so, why would i want to get a 9—to—5 when the only people in my community doing well are criminals? it doesn't make no sense. those are the kind of things that need to change. more support for the family homes, more support for family homes. we need to change everything. another argument, 2,000 fewer police officers are leading to an escalation in violence. the government says more cash is being put into policing than three years ago. knife crime is nothing new, but as the tally increases its unclear how best to combat it.

sima kotecha, bbc news, in the west midlands. large glaciers in east antarctica have begun melting away for the first time in a region that, until now, had been considered stable, compared with more dramatic changes on the continent elsewhere. nasa scientists say that satellites now show that ice streams into the ocean are speeding up, which could lead to a big rise in sea levels in the future. our science editor david shukman reports now from the un climate conference taking place in poland. a great chunk of ice breaks into the ocean. antarctica holds so much frozen water that, if all of it melted, the level of the sea would rise by as much as 70 metres. that's why nasa and other teams are keeping a close watch on what is happening. on a research flight i saw for myself how the glaciers, the great streams of ice, are accelerating in west antarctica. now nasa has studied satellite data which reveals another

region changing as well, the much larger mass of ice in east antarctica. the glaciers there showing signs of stirring. we've known for some time that parts of antarctica are losing ice into the ocean causing sea level rise. nasa has now reported that another eight glaciers in a different part of antarctica are also losing ice. this is an effect of the oceans changing temperature and taking warm water to the antarctic ice sheet and causing it to melt. this matters for cities around the world. every extra bit of melting threatens the millions who live on coastlines. and that threat is now getting global attention. the future of the polar ice has been discussed here at the united nations climate conference in poland. the point of these talks is to try and prevent the increase in temperatures to head off the rise of the oceans, and this new research shows why that matters.

i think it's a very intimidating and worrying piece of news and i think it goes with the trend that climate change is becoming a more material issue that we have to respond to. we are not just looking at science in the future, we are thinking about issues affecting us now and we have to be more alive and contemporary and push harder with our decision making. antarctica could not be more remote but it's ice has the potential to cause serious damage as the world gets warmer. david shukman, bbc news, in poland. the father of the murdered backpacker grace millane has visited the place where her body was found on the outskirts of auckland. david millane took part in a traditional maori blessing ceremony alongside grace's uncle and members of the new zealand police force. a 26—year—old man has been charged with her murder. hywel griffith has sent this report. a simple, spontaneous memorial for grace. on the banks of lake wakatipu in new zealand's south island, backpackers joined local people for the first of several vigils.

among them was joshua, a friend of grace's brother, who'd planned to meet up with the 22—year—old during her travels. i wish i was there for her and for them right now. i love her like a little sister as well. so... but i am obviously glad that everyone is showing so much support. grace disappeared on december 1st, but what started as a missing persons inquiry became a murder investigation. a 26—year—old man from auckland is on remand accused of killing her. her father david today visited the woodland near auckland where she was found, thanking officers for their work and taking part in a maori blessing on the damp, disturbed soil where grace's body lay. the dense undergrowth may still hold clues over exactly how she came to be here. officers have asked the public

to help them find a shovel they believe is linked to her death. grace's body was found very near to here. although it has been removed the investigation is very active. police are looking for any signs of disturbance, anything left behind. new zealanders are desperate to show grace's family and the world about a daughter who died so far from home. the former england footballer paul gascoigne has appeared in court in teeside and pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual assault. he was arrested at durham railway station in august and is due to appear in court again next month. a woman out for a walk in cornwall yesterday afternoon got something of a shock when the scenery started disappearing before her eyes. luckily, she grabbed her camera just in time. jon kay has been watching what she filmed. the sun had just started to come out a little bit, behind some clouds.

and, it was all glimmering off the sea, and i was like, wow! a gentle walk on the cornish coast. but when debbie smith took this clifftop selfie, she had no idea what would happen next. i saw this smoky stuff come up. as she was filming, she realised part of the cliff was collapsing. there were little bits falling down, and a bit more falling down. and then, i saw this big chunk moving away from the side of the cliff. 0h! can't get that up here! bleep 0h! after the excitement of filming it, i suddenly thought, hang on a minute, actually, this could happen here. maybe i should move away little bit. i was just lucky i had the camera. lucky? i would have been straight out of there! i wouldn't have hung

around to take a picture. geologists say recent heavy rainfall is to blame. walkers are being told to report any cracks. debbie is now keeping a safe distance. people who manage the footpaths on the coast say this is a good example of why we have to take more care, and we shouldn't get so close. will you do that again? no, i'm not going to get that close again. with dogs and children, don't even let them run anywhere near the edge. because you don't really know what's eroding underneath you. even though it's beautiful, you just need to take care. you're looking a bit nervous there, looking around you. not yet! yeah, i am now. jon kay, bbc news, bude, in cornwall. extraordinary pictures. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. tha nkfully thankfully the weather is a bit more benign. it looked grey yesterday in cornwall and it has been another

predominantly cloudy day across the west of the uk and scotland. this is the fog that hung around all day across parts of lincolnshire and it is already reforming and the frost is already reforming and the frost is already reforming and the frost is already reforming. we had cloud further west in wales in conway. the reason for the cloud is because towards the west that is where we have the weather front and significant rain for northern ireland, the south west, for a time and it will arrest the falling temperatures but it will be frosty again in eastern areas and there could be freezing fog by the time we get to wednesday morning but it is here where we see the best of the sunshine across east anglia and the south—east. further west the lingering weather front will give cloud in some spots of rain for the south—west of england and wales. it gets brighter in the afternoon across parts of wales. northern ireland, may be brighter in the west, but the weather front is close by across scotland and the north highlands has the best chance of some brightness. we have that keen a

southerly wind in the west but in the east we are picking up a chilly wind so we will notice the change as the day wears on and it means a colder night as we pull in the continental colder air, so more widely we will see temperatures close to freezing as we go into thursday morning but it does mean we should see more widespread sunshine. dry, bright, rather chilly weather and if anything the weather front is slipping west as the easterly wind pushes in. temperatures between five or seven on the mercury but it won't feel as warm as that. they will feel significantly cooler. we have the cold air with us right to the end of the week and these weather fronts are trying to come in against the cold air but all the time i held up by the high, but it looks like this weather front has more by the high, but it looks like this weatherfront has more momentum and might make inroads across the shores, friday and saturday, and if it does it comes into the cold air, and it could produce some snow, especially in the north but possibly even at lower levels so lots at play

later in the week. interesting. the prime minister has embarked on a whirlwind tour of europe as she tries to convince eu leaders to help save her brexit deal we nowjoin the news team is where you are. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the future of the brexit deal is still in doubt, as theresa may is on a quick tour of european capitals — including brussels — where she's meeting leaders to ask for more assurances on the northern ireland backstop. what has been shown to me from those meetings is there is a shared determination to deal with this issue and address this problem. but the european commision president jean claude juncker rules out any option of renegotiating the brexit deal.