this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2: the work and pensions secretary calls for a cross—party consensus to find a way forward on brexit, as the foreign secretary says it's still possible to get a version of the prime minister's deal through parliament. a huge fire breaks out at chester zoo. visitors and animals are evacuated as firefighters battle to get it under control. un climate talks in poland are extended after continuing through the night, as countries try to agree the way forward for the paris agreement. freezing rain, ice and snow hit parts of the uk as storm deirdre arrives on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. this is the scene live in paris where protesters have taken to the streets for a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations despite a series of concessions from president macron. and after the prime minister

survives an attempt to force her out, we look back at a turbulent and dramatic week in westminster. that's in the week in parliament in half an hour. good afternoon. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal might not be approved by parliament. her comments in a newspaperfollow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions that might make her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. here's our political correspondent, tom barton. what can the prime minister do to get her brexit deal approved by mps?

the answer, according to one of her ministers today, appears to be not a lot. writing in the daily mail, the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says the government needs to acknowledge the risk that pursuing the deal as it stands could lead to no compromise, no agreement, and no deal, so, she says, politicians must abandon outrage and accusations and try to forge a consensus. but that assessment is rejected by her cabinet colleague, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt. he insisted today that it will be possible to get a version of the deal through parliament. let's 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 through the northern irish backstop in the customs union. and 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. one former minister who resigned from the government last month to push for another referendum says the commons vote on the deal, delayed last week, must take place before christmas. i've got absolutely no doubt that if the vote is deferred again when we come back on monday, that very serious conversations will be had by members of the cabinet and members of the parliament, asking what is the strategy? it is simply unacceptable to run out the clock and face the country with the prospect of being timed out. we still don't know when mps will get to vote. and clearly, today, there are cabinet disagreements about exactly what they should get to vote on. tom barton, bbc news. our political correspondent tom barton is with me now. verdu theresa may and the

conservatives find themselves right now? this might look like a cabinet split, but is it? it is certainly a disagreement about the viability of theresa may's brexit deal, is it dead or not, that is the question. on one hand you have the foreign secretary saying that a version of this deal with a modified backstop can get through parliament, on the other hand, amber rudd, the work and pensions secretary is saying that the government needs to do something different if it is going to get mps onside. you have also got the disagreement over how the government should be talking about no deal. again, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, using the prospect of no deal as leveraged to try to persuade the eu to think again about the backstop, saying that european leaders cannot be sure that

parliament would block it, even if thatis parliament would block it, even if that is what they think it would do. on the other hand, amber rudd seeing, for the sake of oliver futures, that is something that must not be allowed to happen. thank you very much. you're watching bbc news. negotiations at the climate change conference in poland have continued through the night with nearly 200 nations trying to agree on the best way 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 from katowice. agreement is continuing to prove elusive in katowice. negotiators worked through the night and into the early morning. the meeting was meant to be held at 10am but that deadline has come and gone and no new text has been prepared and the plenary session that will decide the final outcome of this meeting has not yet been called.

there are some sticky issues that are holding things up — one, we understand, to be a dispute over carbon market mechanisms. these are situations where countries want to, say, plant a forest in another country and the question is who gets the carbon credits for that particular effort? there have been schemes over the years that have tried to trade carbon credits between countries and they have been subject to fraud and corruption. that issue may be kicked forward to next year, so that might make the possibility of an agreement here more easily reachable. there are many other issues as well. one of the problems is that too many issues have been sent to ministers who have come here from all over the world to try and agree, so the likelihood is that most of those decisions will be made here, some will be kicked forward, and the hope from all the delegates here is agreement will be reached in the next few hours. firefighters are tackling a large blaze that's broken out in an enclosure at chester zoo. visitors have been evacuated

from the site in cheshire, one of the uk's most popular tourist attractions. our correspondent chi chi izundu is here. tell us the latest. the press office has just updated us at chester zoo and as faras has just updated us at chester zoo and as far as thin or emergency services have managed to get the situation under control and put out the fire. eyewitnesses say they saw fla mes the fire. eyewitnesses say they saw flames coming out of the monsoon forest habitat area, which is a m acre enclosure that houses a number of different species of animals, including different birds, sumatran orangutans and macaques. that was around half past 11 this morning. emergency services were called, the visitors were evacuated, and the emergency rescue teams at chester zoo worked hard to get as many animals away from the fire as possible. we're waiting to get an

update on whether there were any injuries of animals. to give you background about the monsoon forest habitat, it has its own tropical weather conditions, and they can sometimes get the weather to be as high as 26 degrees, to try and emulate southeast asian tropical weather, just for the animals in there. hopefully everything is ok, but we should be getting another update shortly. thank you very much. a boat carrying suspected migrants has been picked up off the coast of dover by the border force. in the last three months, more than one hundred migrants are known to have attempted crossing the english channel, the world's busiest shipping lane. a man from newcastle has appeared before wesminster magistrates‘ court today, charged with engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism. well, our reporter john mcmanus is at court and can tell us more.

yes, 33—year—old fatah mohammed abdullah appeared in court number one at westminster magistrates‘ court this morning. he answered the charge of intention to commit acts of terror, namely purchasing a knife, a bala klava, of terror, namely purchasing a knife, a balaklava, and explosive precursors, and searching the internet for guides on how to make explosives and four other components such as a explosives and four other components such as a pressure explosives and four other components such as a pressure cooker and nails. 33—year—old mr abdullah denied the charges. he did not speak much during the court hearing apart from to confirm his name and his address in newcastle. he adds the court to grant him bail, but after a consultation, the magistrate declined to give him the bill, and he was returned to custody. the case has been sent for trial at the central criminal court at the old bailey, to start on the 14th of

january next year. 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. freezing rain has brought treacherous conditions to parts of the uk, as storm deirdre hits on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. the met office has issued amber warnings for some areas. our weather presenter philip avery is here. whatever you can remember? i will

get told off by your mum. i think i have got a hamster called pip at home. it is bitterly cold out there, but it is also dangerous weather. it is. the thing that has caught the headlines here is we have a name storm on the doorstep and for the southern part of britain, if you look into the combination of wet and very windy conditions, that will probably do you, but there is always going to be a bot in weather, further north, you‘re going to end up further north, you‘re going to end up with a wintry mix. this picture shows you the acceptable face of ice. this was the beast from the east air ice. this was the beast from the eastair raid ice. this was the beast from the east air raid in the year, taken by one of our weather watchers in devon. many people try to replicate this on the side of their houses at this on the side of their houses at this time of year, icicles to make

it feel like christmas. the unacceptable it feel like christmas. the u na cce pta ble face of it feel like christmas. the unacceptable face of christmases when the met office starts pumping out as many weather warnings as they have in force from now into the small hours of the morning, when we have ice and snow, anywhere from the north midlands into the north of england, and the good part of scotland. the one that people do not know much about is freezing rain. i will come to an explanation in a moment but the long and short of it is, there could be a significant and widespread ice problem from as we speak into the small hours. let‘s break it down. at the top, central parts of scotland are looking at a significant snow event. this weather front is coming from the west of the british isles and many out west will have seen rain. as that gets to the cold atmosphere to the east, the rain will convert to snow. up to a0 centimetres over the high ground of

scotland. further south and in the orange area, we have another amber warning for snow for the central belt, southern parts of scotland and the high ground of northern england, where they could easily get sent to me “— where they could easily get sent to me —— several centimetres of snow lying for the first time this year. ijust want lying for the first time this year. i just want to finish off on the ice problem. for the side, where temperatures have been cold this week, in single figures, we bring in the mild airfrom the week, in single figures, we bring in the mild air from the atlantic, supercool rain will fall on the cold surfaces and we will have widespread ice, really treacherous. let‘s break it down. the snow across scotla nd let‘s break it down. the snow across scotland and northern parts of england, when will that clearway will it stay for some time? the snow will live for the first time that some areas have seen that this winter. we are trying to take away the surprise factor. it could be disruptive, even at low levels. a

couple of centimetres of snow in the central berg —— belt of scotland, the authorities do a greatjob and will probably get the ma to open, but the roads feeding into the motorway could have a tricky time of it. there will be no significant clea ra nce it. there will be no significant clearance in scotland until late tonight so people need to think about that for the next 18 hours at the very least. the mechanism that has caught some of the headlines, andi has caught some of the headlines, and i want to show you how this works, well up in the atmosphere, anything coming out of the cloud tends to start off life as now because it is that cold high in the atmosphere. the problem we have had with the weather fronts associated with the weather fronts associated with deirdre coming from the atlantic, it is coming from a relatively mild air source. the rain is up in the atmosphere, the snow falls into that, melts and turns back into water droplets. the problem is, if you step outside whenever you are now across the

country, it is pretty cold, especially across central and eastern parts, and as supercool droplets of water falling into the freezing layer where we are in the lower atmosphere, those droplets, when they hit the cold surfaces, you getan when they hit the cold surfaces, you get an instantaneous creation of ice. just when you stepped out this morning and thought, everything is cool morning and thought, everything is cool, you‘re going to drive later in the afternoon and before you know it you have a hazardous environment in which you‘re walking or driving. these conditions are quite marginal. it could be a lot of rain or snow but it could be destroyed for mixes well in between. just for the time well in between. just for the time we have this problem with freezing rain falling on to cold surfaces and widespread ice. lots of people will be putting off their christmas shopping today. i left my car at home and got on the train. will the ice still be on the surfaces tomorrow? this could still be a problem, it is

pouring with rain for many people, especially across the bottom half of the british isles, one that clears, these guys will clear, the temperatures will fall, and all the surfaces could end up with another ice problem first thing tomorrow. we may well be talking about that, different mechanism, but still the problem with a dent in your car, just when you don‘t want it in the run—up to christmas. thank you very much. security‘s high in france with protestors from the so—called "yellow vest" movement once again taking to the streets in paris and other cities. early indications suggest that the number of demonstrators is down on earlier protests. from the capital, hugh schofield. a moment of tension on the champs elysees. a group of yellow vests comes up against a police cordon. noise, but not much fury. the tension subsides.

the authorities were ready for the worst. as the day began, once again, thousands of riot police were on the streets, searching protesters for hidden projectiles. but so far, the day has been, in general, peaceful. even good—humoured. a group of feminists came to lend their support to the yellow vests, but overall the numbers are way down. these are the hardliners in the movement, who want more concessions from president macron beyond the 10 billion euros in spending pledges for the low—paid that he promised last week. still noisy, but this is not a protest on the same scale as previous saturdays. some have come, more have stayed away. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. a mother and her eight—year—old daughter have died in a house fire in nottinghamshire. emergency crews were called to the home in collingham, near newark, at around 7 o‘clock this morning. a 3a—year—old man and a young

boy are in hospital with serious injuries. an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. it‘s 1a:20, your headlines on bbc news: the work and pensions secretary calls for a cross—party consensus to find a way forward on brexit, as the foreign secretary says it‘s still possible to get a version of the prime minister‘s deal through parliament. firefighters put out a large blaze which broke out in an enclosure at chester zoo. one person is treated for smoke inhalation. un climate talks in poland are extended after continuing through the night as countries try to agree the way forward for the paris agreement. journeys using the two crossings which span the river severn into south wales will soon be toll free. the barriers on the ma, prince of wales bridge, are being dismantled first,

with work planned for the ma8 bridge on monday. there is some disruption and drivers are being warned to plan theirjourneys in advance. our wales correspondent sian lloyd has more. and just a warning — there are some flashing images in her report. crossing the river severn into south wales has until now always come at a price. some 25 millionjourneys a year are made. lorry driver craig evans makes more than most. for 17 years, he‘s been delivering goods from wales across the border. this could be halfway over the bridge, and you‘re losing time, your driving time, you‘re late getting the goods delivered. it‘s just horrific. his firm makes 31,000 crossings every year. until recently, lorries were charged £20 a time. it‘s good for my company. they‘ve got more money in to invest, which will create more jobs, but the side that i‘m not looking

forward to is the traffic which is going to come into wales, and from my point of view, it‘s going to cause more congestion. to commemorate the first crossing of the severn bridge, i have great pleasure in unveiling this plaque. in 1966, the completion of the first bridge across the severn caused huge excitement, but the volume of traffic multiplied, and 30 years later, the prince of wales opened a second severn crossing. when this bridge returned to public ownership, the uk government announced that the tolls would go. around 100 staff are affected. among them is darren moore, who said he is said to be losing hisjob but does have fond memories of his time in the toll booths. you‘d get people turning up and going, is this the way to exeter? is this the way to scotland? because they‘ve taken a wrong turning, and then you have to break the news that they‘re actually just about to enter wales. work is now under way to remove the barriers. the aim is to save drivers money

and encourage more investment in the south wales economy, but it predicted that scrapping the tolls will increase traffic on what is already a congested stretch of the motorway. sian lloyd, bbc news, on the ma. 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‘s all about and that‘s 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. i know a man who has all the moves, it is chris! lot of serious weather? i thought you were going to ask me

to dance them, but thankfully not. as far as the weather, we have freezing rain come at the risk of ice, and some heavy snow. this is has all been brought to ask the other storm deirdre. we are seeing the effects of this storm right now. the amber warnings are focused across scotland, but the ice warning is three into northern england, even as far south as the north midlands. temperatures are still below freezing across a number of places in the north and east, deirdre it moves into the cold air, and we will see some of that freezing rain pushed in across the north of england and scotland. actually, across southern scotland, we have freezing rain, so take it easy if you are planning a journey over the next couple of hours and we are also sings in heavy snow moving in right now as well. that‘s no continues overnight, the heaviest is to the north and central .com at 20—26 metres here. with the strong wind,

some truly atrocious conditions on the roads. we may see some power cuts on account of the freezing rain and snow. these noble cling to power lines, they will lay them down and they will snap. further south, coleraine and brisk wind, but a speu coleraine and brisk wind, but a spell of freezing rain, we are seeing around pennine areas where there could be some snow over the next few hours. some atrocious conditions out and about. it then gets very windy, gusts of wind could be up to 75 mph. very bloody conditions, and we will start to drag in some mild air. at the end of the night, temperatures will come up above freezing. short time, there is the risk of some power cuts due to the risk of some power cuts due to the icy building up on power lines and bringing them down, but also treacherous conditions out on the roads, due to the snow and also the ice affecting routes bringing black ice affecting routes bringing black ice for some. on into sunday‘s forecast, this is all about a transition to milder conditions.

that is what deirdre is trying to do. we will see a lot of cloud in western and southern areas, recovering, too. but temperatures are 6—10 degrees through sunday afternoon, and that trend to milder conditions will continue through monday and tuesday as the temperatures push widely back into double figures. it is mild for the time of year. if you do have to travel in the short time, particularly in the north, we could have some truly atrocious conditions, treacherous conditions on the roads. due to the commendation of heavy snow and black ice falling over the next few hours. so please do take it easy. hello. this is bbc news with luwesa burak. the headlines: the work and pensions secretary calls for a cross—party consensus to find a way forward on brexit, as the foreign secretary says it‘s still possible to get a version of the prime minister‘s deal through parliament. firefighters put out a large blaze which broke out in an enclosure at chester zoo. one person is being treated for smoke inhalation. un climate talks in poland are extended

after continuing through the night as countries try to agree the way forward for the paris agreement. a warning of freezing rain, ice and snow in parts of the uk, as storm deirdre hits on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. tear gas is used as protesters take to the streets of paris for more anti—government demonstrations, but numbers are down on previous weeks. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.