this is bbc news. the headlines at 10: the work and pensions secretary urges mp5 from all parties to forge a consensus over brexit — warning it's in danger of ‘getting stuck‘. crucial talks to tackle global warming continue through the night as officials from 200 countries struggle to agree a deal. protesters gather in paris for more anti—government demonstrations — as president macron hopes recent concessions will limit their numbers. campaigners urge the government to stop plans to issue prison officers with pepper spray to help tackle violence in jails. and the travel show is in the lake district meeting the volunteers who are helping to protect and preserve the national park. after one of the most turbulent political weeks in decades,

there's a call this morning for all parties to work together to achieve brexit. the work and pensions secretary amber rudd — who's a close ally of the prime minister — says mps need to abandon outrage and find consensus. writing in the daily mail, she says ‘brexit is in danger of getting stuck — and that is something that should worry us all.‘ she continues, ‘in order to protect the country from the short and long term disruption of a no—deal exit, we need to find a..' ...plan that a majority in parliament can support.‘ our political correspondent tom barton is with me now. when you look at this proposal from amber rudd, the first question is, what is she getting at, and

secondly, what is the likelihood of achieving that? well, this has been achieving that? well, this has been a week where an awful lot has happened. but very little has changed. one thing we know full certainty now, we knew at the beginning of the week as well, was that the prime minister does not have the support she needs in parliament to get her deal through. essentially, that is the point amber ruddis essentially, that is the point amber rudd is making and accepting today. brexit is in danger of getting stuck, she says, that means that parliament is gridlocked with no real majority anywhere for anything, apart, perhaps, from there being a majority of mps who do not want no deal. she is one of them? she is opposed to no deal without question. she is publicly backing the prime ministers deal but alluding to idea that maybe there needs to be something significantly different in order to get through parliament. that needs to be, essentially, a

coalition of the willing. bringing together mps from all different sides to try and find something they can all agree on. potentially doing that through a series of votes in parliament. testing out the norway model, closer to the eu, the canada model, closer to the eu, the canada model, further away from the eu. and what we have this morning is a difference of opinion between cabinet ministers. amber rudd is saying there is no way that the deal is going to get through parliament, the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said he thought it would be possible to get, in his words, a version of the prime minister's deal approved by mps. lets be clear, the deal on the table is what we have but the thing that the house of commons will not accept is any risk of us being permanently

trapped in the northern irish backstop in the customs union and the reason that despite all of the difficulties of this week, i think it is possible to get this deal through with those guarantees that we need on the backstop. either way, it is hard to imagine theresa may reaching out to the other parties in this search for consensus. presumably in a sense it is an appeal by amber rudd for all reasonable men and women to come to the aid of the country? to some extent, there is little realistic prospect of the labour party en masse and the labour leadership agreeing to support anything the government, the conservatives, are likely to come up with. i think amber rudd thinks and hopes that there is maybe a solution, perhaps significantly different to the deal on the table at the moment that can bring enough labour mps over. and

enough currently conservative mps over, i think she seems clear that she does not know what the deal will look like and i don't think anyone does. but i think there is contrast between what she and jeremy hunt are saying. amber rudd is saying there is no majority in parliament for no deal, jeremy hunt says europe cannot be sure that parliament would block ano be sure that parliament would block a no deal. really it is down to europe to move on the withdrawal agreement. it appears to suggest that the government needs to change its position too. tom banton, thank you. negotiations at a climate change conference in poland have continued through the night, with nearly 200 nations trying to agree on how best to tackle rising temperatures around the world. progress has been made, but there are problems over the question of compensating poorer countries for the damage

caused by global warming. our environment correspondent matt mcgrath reports. climate negotiations rarely finish on time, as every step needs to be agreed by consensus of nearly 200 governments. adding to the burden on exhausted delegates here has been the knowledge that their decisions will set the direction of travel on the paris agreement for decades to come. such is the sense of urgency here, they are seeking deeper carbon cutting pledges from every country by 2020. there are those trying to water it down, and not to be a significant reflection, i mean, we are talking a majority of the world is calling for them to recognise what the signs are but there are one or two, or three, i don't know what they are trying to do. you cannot discount the fact of science. science is science. one issue causing problems is the question of market mechanisms, where countries can buy carbon credits from one another as a way of reducing emissions. similar schemes in the past were often shown to be fraudulent.

there are several other interlocking problems, none are insurmountable given the time but given negotiators are due to fly home, time is in very short supply. that's matt mcgrath, our environment correspondent, reporting. australia's prime minister has announced that his government now recognises west jerusalem as the capital of israel. scott morrison said australia also recognised palestinian aspirations for a state capital in east jersualem. he said the australian embassy will not move from tel aviv until there's a final peace accord. the status ofjerusalem is one of the most contested issues between israel and the palestinians. president trump has named his current budget director mick mulvaney as his acting chief of staff. he replaces generaljohn kelly — after days of speculation over who would take the post and some

high profile names pulling out. the president made the announcement on twitter. there's a warning that freezing rain will bring treacherous conditions to parts of the uk this weekend, as storm deirdre hits on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. the met office has issued amber warnings for some areas. but what is freezing rain and how is it formed? our weather presenter sarah keith—lucas explains. believe it or not, liquid rain can exist at temperatures below freezing without turning into solid ice. we call it super cold water. the trouble with that is that when it. to cold surfaces it can freeze almost instantly, creating widespread ice on roads and other services. this is called freezing rain. freezing rain is quite rare in the uk but where it does occur it can bring widespread disruption, and insta nt can bring widespread disruption, and instant ice rink effect. there are

warnings in force and we will keep you up—to—date. thousands of police are on the streets of paris as protesters gather for a fifth consecutive weekend of protests. last weekend, shops were looted, cars were set alight and windows were broken in the unrest which was sparked by rises in fuel taxes, but grew into wider protests against president macron‘s administration. he's announced reforms he hopes will meet the demonstrators' demands. our correspondent hugh schofield is in paris. good morning. you are not on the streets this morning, you have coming and had a look as you've come into the studio. what is the picture at the moment? it is too early to draw any conclusion yet. on the face of it, it's a very disappointing day for the protesters. they wanted to turn out en masse, there must be a few hundred people on the champs—elysees and more at the opera. but now they are outnumbered 8-1 opera. but now they are outnumbered

8—1 by security forces, and media cameras, they are out in force too. it is way down on the last week. one statistic, police say last week they arrested 300 or 400 people who they we re arrested 300 or 400 people who they were stopping coming into the central zone and found to be carrying projectiles or gas masks, things like that. so far today they had 30 or 40, a tenth of last time. it is too early to draw firm conclusions and it's possible that the so—called agitators could come in in the afternoon but right now, it is really looking like it is way down. and what reception have the proposals president macron made, the concessions if you like, what reception have they received? welcome the fact there are so few people out on the streets today is

fine, they have been heeded. it was clear well before macron spoke was that there were at least two protest movements, the moderates and the hardliners. the moderates were not impressed but they acknowledged that macron made a big step and it was one. in the context of the man and french politics and economics, what he announced was significant. 10 billion euros has to come out the budget next year and into the pockets. it was a big step for president macron. not saying loudly, they acknowledged that. it has removed from them the urgency and energy behind protests now. but there are the committed, those already on the far left side of politics who feel they can keep going but they are the ones turning

up going but they are the ones turning up today. i do not think the movement has a whole has lost support but i think there is a general sense that what happened last week was significant and may be therefore it's time to pause things and let there be a time for dialogue. hugh schofield in paris, thank you. campaigners are urging the government not to issue prison officers with a synthetic pepper spray to help tackle violence injails. the substance — known as pava — has been tested in four prisons over six months. the prison reform trust says the spray was used "unsafely and inappropriately" during the trials. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. stop what you're doing! stop right there! it's used by police to subdue violent suspects, now prison officers are getting cannisters of pepper spray. pava, as it's known, will be available in public sector prisons for men from next year. when ministers announced the roll—out in october, they said it followed a successful pilot scheme. the inca pacita nt was deployed 50 times. but analysis by the prison reform trust suggested pava wasn't being used as it should've been.

in two thirds of cases it said the use of the spray may have breached official guidance. sometimes prison officers were accidentally squirted, and it found pava was deployed against prisoners with mental health problems and inmates who were harming themselves. it was used in a case where a prisoner was in the prison hospital. now, if you're in the prison hospital, the chances are you're mentally ill and this prisoner was, and pava was used three times in ten minutes, and on the last occasion the prisoner was actually behind a cell door and the pava was sprayed at point—blank range through the peephole in the cell door. so that was plainly wrong. prison campaigners say pava should not be given to other offices until there's a detailed review, but the prison service says it's taken on board lessons learned during the pilot scheme and there'll be clear rules on how the sprays should be used. danny shaw, bbc news. a british sailor who was rescued after her boat capsized during a solo round—the—world race has said she would do it again "in a heartbeat." susie goodall was picked up after several days stranded on her wrecked boat after being hit

by a storm 2,000 miles west of cape horn. yesterday, she finally arrived back in chile and was reunited with her mother and brother. ben ando reports. back on dry land and an emotional welcome from her family for susie goodall, the british sailor rescued from the southern ocean after the mast of her racing yacht was torn off in a ferocious storm. after 157 days alone at sea, and a very emotional week to follow, i was fighting back the tears as i stepped off the ship and saw my mum and oldest brother. my whole family have been my rock from day one of this whole journey, way back three years ago when i signed up to the golden globe race. i've put them through a lot and i know i have a lot of making up to do. she'd set sail injune. at 29, the youngest competitor in the gruelling golden globe round—the—world race. she'd reached fourth position in the standings after rounding cape horn when, ten days ago, disaster. buffeted by huge waves,

thousands of miles from land, the mast of her yacht snapped, and as it rolled end over end, she was briefly knocked unconscious. after drifting for two days, she was picked up by a chinese freighter. it was a delicate operation because her yacht, dhl starlight, was unable to power itself, the giant 40,000—ton ship had to gently manoeuvre itself alongside for her to be winched aboard. sailing away from dhl starlight was heartbreaking. she stood up valiantly to all that the elements had thrown at her and looked after me until the last moment. her race this time is done. but susie goodall said, even knowing what's in store in the dangerous seas of the southern ocean, if she was asked whether she would do it again, she would say yes in a heartbeat. ben ando, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, urges mps

from all parties to forge a consensus over brexit, warning it's in danger of "getting stuck". crucial talks to tackle global warming continue through the night as officials from 200 countries struggle to agree a deal. protesters gather in paris for more anti—government demonstrations limit their numbers. sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. it is mike bushell. good morning. we are just a couple of hours away from the premier keague kick—off this lunchtime, and it's an unusual feeling for pep guardiola, as he tries to help his manchester city team get over a rare defeat last weekend at chelsea. they have slipped to second in the premier league, but with liverpool playing tomorrow, city can return to the top, and hope to have striker sergio aguero back they have slipped to second in the premier league, but with liverpool playing tomorrow, city can return

to the top, and hope to have striker sergio aguero back for their match against everton. he could be fit again after missing the last four games with a groin injury. his manager is also keen to make sure his players don't get distracted in the coming weeks, notjust by his christmas jumper, but all of the festive trimmings. of course now christmas time is here, and the people, you know, are on holidays, the kids are out of the school, at home, and families come back at home and have the tendency to enjoy the christmas times. it's the toughest part of the season in terms of the opponents' results and so on. so it's hard to be focused, keep focused. could the use of the whip be banned in horse racing within the next few years? well, the bbc‘s frank keogh understands that senior figures are preparing for that possibility, with tougher penalties in big races likely to be introduced to improve public image of race horses' welfare. there's lots of racing coming up over the festive season, and this will be a talking point. a new penalty structure for overusing the whip will be announced next month. no suggestion of that in these pictures from bangor—on—dee yesterday, but paul struthers from the professionaljockeys

association says "it won't make a blind bit of difference to horse welfare". racing insiders point to research that shows modern air—cushioned whips do not hurt horses, but concede there is a perception issue over their use. in a few minutes' time, england's hockey players take on belgium in the semifinal, of the men's world cup. they're hoping to reach their first final since 1986. speaking to us from his hotel in india, phil roper says the team are feeling confident. obviously, our tournament started a little slower than we would have wanted but in the last three games we have grown into it, having beaten some really tough opponents in ireland, new zealand, and the champions, argentina. we are feeling good and excited to get going. five british fighters are going for gold tomorrow at the taekwondo world grand slam in china. double olympic champion jade jones was the first to make it through beating croatia's marija stetic by the golden point. all the action is being streamed live on the bbc sport website and red button.

antonio felix da costa will start on pole for today's first formula e race of the season. two of the practice sessions had to be cancelled because of rain in saudi arabia but qualifying went ahead on time when the weather had cleared. race coverage starts on the bbc sport website and red button at 11:45. justin rose is on course to finish the year as world number one. he needs to finish in the top 12 at the indonesian masters. it's been really difficult in the wind today for the third rounds for all the players, and rose finished the day one—under par, but overall that's still 9 under and he's well placed in fourth overall. so well inside where he needs to be. four shots clear, indeed, of those that can stop him being in the top 12. british super middleweight rocky fielding has made the weight ahead of his wbc title fight against the mexican powerhouse saul "canelo" alvarez. fielding, who holds the belt, came in 0.2 of a pound heavier

than alvarez with both under the limit and none of the acrimony we've seen in recent weigh—ins. fielding is a massive outsider for the bout that takes place in the early hours of sunday morning in new york. fill of respect for each other. that's all the sport for now. someone else i really respect. —— full of respect. one day we will be no stitching like that. iam no stitching like that. i am brave enough to ask you have for a fight from 200 miles away. thank you, speak to you later. after three months of show—stopping routines, sequins and spray tans, tonight sees the final of this year's strictly come dancing. but which of the four finalists will waltz their way to victory? our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been to meet them. tonight's four celebrities taking to the dance floor. so, how are they feeling

ahead of the final? excited. prepared. excited. they will be performing three routines, a show dance, a favourite and one picked by thejudges. for stacey and kevin, it will be their leaderboard topping foxtrot from week four. journalist and documentary maker stacey says she is thankful to have got this far. i suppose the overriding emotion is, this sounds really cheesy, but sort of gratitude. you are so delighted to still be involved in the competition and it has just been amazing. it has not been particularly poignant or gut wrenching, it has just been an amazing celebration. forjoe and dianne, thejudges have picked their paso doble. youtube starjoe says the public response has been amazing.

i struggle with most dances on the show because i do not pick things up very quickly, so each week has been a new struggle, but it is that support, it is those messages of support, the videos that are sent in, videos of the youngsters trying to copy your dances and redo your routines from the week before, that is what it is all about and that is what gets you through the week. for ashley and pasha, the judges' pick is their salsa. some viewers have said the pop star's background has given her an advantage. ashley is not so sure. i did have dance when i was younger, it was a completely different style and it has been over 20 years since i trained, so listen, i absolutely love that i got asked to be here, and i am so grateful i have gotten

to learn latin and ballroom, and it has been an amazing experience. the judges have selected their viennese waltz for faye and giovanni. the former steps singer has also, of course, danced in the past. with every strictly series there has always been a mix of abilities, absolutely, but it is an entertainment show at the end of the day, and i think it has been really lovely to see everybody's individual journey, and it has been amazing to be part of a brilliant series. this evening, all the finalists will be hoping for this kind of reaction from the judges, and more importantly, the public, because it is they who will be deciding who will lift this year's glitterball trophy. let's get the thoughts of caroline frost, entertainment

journalist as well as, it's fair to say, a huge strictly fan. following every stage of this. every year? with a few dips, but pretty consistent. is this a vintage year? it isa consistent. is this a vintage year? it is a cracking year. they always say it has gone off the boil, the line—up is not as good as it was, but as the weeks go by, the journeys begin and we all start tuning in and caring. everyone is talking about the final. everyone is talking about these two couples for different reasons. you have these two couples for different reasons. you have a these two couples for different reasons. you have a 2-tier quartet, the people'sfavourite and the experts. it is a metaphorfor something in this country. joe sugg isa something in this country. joe sugg is a youtube star in stacey dooley is a youtube star in stacey dooley isa is a youtube star in stacey dooley is a documentary maker. they have got thejudges on is a documentary maker. they have got the judges on side and the public. they are the bookies' favourite. you have the experienced a nswe i’s , favourite. you have the experienced answers, faye tozer, formerly of

steps, and ashley roberts, a former pussycat dolls, who has wowed the judges week after week but is not loved by the audiences and has had to work to get out of the bottom two. that is the question, as a more ignorant observer in my case, not watching it every episode but catching different bits from week to week, what is striking is that even if you do a sensational dance, does not mean you will get the appreciation of the audience? we are two british men that because we can be technically very adept at something but what we like to see is someone's confidence grow. stacey dooley was very self—deprecating at the beginning and joe sugg has never dance the step. he looked like bambi, trying to learn to stand up. he has rewarded his fans, which there are many with his and dedication. he has even dyed his hair red for the final, which he said he would, so he is sticking to

the will of the people, and they are bringing it to the final and it will be very intense tonight. they are smiling and they get on very well but these people are successful in their own field and it will be competitive, they want the glitterball. the feel of the series changes as it goes on. the first few weeks, it is light—hearted, there are enough people they are, they're having fun with each other, the excitement and atmosphere, everyone is encouraging each other. when we get to this stage, it suddenly sta rts get to this stage, it suddenly starts to really matter. get to this stage, it suddenly starts to really matterlj get to this stage, it suddenly starts to really matter. i think so. after blackpool, people always say, ijust after blackpool, people always say, i just wanted to after blackpool, people always say, ijust wanted to get after blackpool, people always say, i just wanted to get to after blackpool, people always say, ijust wanted to get to blackpool. it is almost like a pit stop and you are not seen as a pantomime horse if you get that far. after blackpool, everybody has improved, they have got fitter and stronger and they have learned the steps technically, so have learned the steps technically, so their personalities come to the fore and that is where it gets

interesting, as we have seen with stacey, people get more confident and that is when we get more drama in the competition. do you want to guess how it will end?|j in the competition. do you want to guess how it will end? i am going to see staceyjoe guess how it will end? i am going to see stacey joe because guess how it will end? i am going to see staceyjoe because the bookies have them so far ahead. i might go forjoe if i had to put on money because the bbc took a bet on putting out there, is star of youtube, but he has brought a huge fan base with him. they have tuned m, fan base with him. they have tuned in, which is what the producers were hoping would happen. he's doing lots of social media about it so there is a symbiotic relationship and he has rewarded them with great performances every week. maybe they will reward him with the votes tonight. who knows? settled down on your sofa and have a wonderful night. thank you for bringing us up to date. i am sure another person is very keen on strictly, though i have not as turk, is helen willetts. here she is. maybe i will ask orfear.

there is potential for she is. maybe i will ask orfear. there is potentialfor widespread disruption because of the severe weather through the day. the met office of two amber weather warnings in force, one for an usual widespread freezing rain in the uk and one for snow. let's talk about what is happening. the cold air has been with us through much of the week, but as the male deer is coming from the atlantic courtesy of storm deirdre, that will give us the severe winter weather. anywhere from the midlands north across scotland. this real wintry mix that will give dangerous conditions on the road. storm deirdre is providing severe deals already with heavy rainfall. if you skip the wintry conditions you will have heavy rain which could cause local flooding as well, but as the afternoon progresses, it potentially get heavier and the snow will pile up for scotland. hence the amber warning. across the midlands

and parts of north wales. more likely northern england, we will start to see the risk of freezing rain. in the south it could be mostly rain but there could be some sleep. just 2—3dc, it will feel very cold. if we get the black ice, it will be treacherous and the weather will be treacherous and the weather will turn back to snow. a real problem for many areas as we go through saturday and the rest of the day. significant snow, 40 centimetres over the hills scotland, and not just snow centimetres over the hills scotland, and notjust snow over the higher ground either. storm deirdre is bringing those strong winds, blowing the snow around, so blizzard conditions and they will continue to bite through the night. overnight brings more snowfall to northern england because —— before it eventually clears to scotland. a stormy night year with another backlash for those winds. not as cold overnight but cold enough for frost and any rain left will freeze,

but otherwise sunday looks like a quieter day. the winds will is, the snow risk will diminish, and there will be plenty of showers. a real rush of showers in the afternoon across england and wales, but it will be relatively mild by that time of day. the warnings are detailed on the website. goodbye.