this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says it's time to build a cross—party consensus on brexit, as the church of england calls for national reconciliation. talks at the un climate conference in poland continue, as countries struggle to agree on how to limit global warming. water cannon and tear gas are used on the streets of paris as protesters clash with police in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. staff are ‘working hard' to track down all the animals after a fire at chester zoo. and manchesther city go back to the top of the premier league, reaction to that and the rest of the day's sport in half an hour. good evening.

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 for leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments in a newspaper, follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. the church of england has urged the country to debate brexit with more grace and generosity, saying it's time for national reconciliation. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. parliament stares at gridlock. cobbling together a majority to endorse anything looks incredibly difficult, and downing street has studiously avoided any public discussion of a plan b, what happens if, when,

the prime minister's plan is rejected. but writing in the daily mail, amber rudd says that brexit is in danger of getting stuck and while supporting theresa may's deal, advocates assembling a coalition, potentially reaching out to opposition parties, to avoid what she calls the rocks of no deal. amber rudd proposes in her article a series of commons votes to test support for a range of different outcomes but around theresa may's cabinet table are open disagreements about what plan b should or should not look like. and others continue to make the case for plan a, or at least plan a with tweaks not yet secured. it's very tempting after a week like we have had which has not been a good week, to try and reach for other radical solutions, but i still think, if you look at all of this, when the dust is settled, the only way that we are going to get

through the house of commons and to give the british people the brexit they voted for, is to have a version of the deal that the government has negotiated. one former minister who resigned last month to call for another referendum says the government should get a move on and let mps have their say. i have 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 parliament asking, well, what is the strategy? it's simply not acceptable to run out the clock and face the country with the prospect of being timed out. the country has arrived at a moment of extraordinary jeopardy, with no one in sole control of events and no one who knows precisely what will happen next. earlier i spoke to anne perkins, former deputy political editor of the guardian. she explained the options now available to the prime minister. i think there is a lot of energy

coming behind the idea of there are two choices that mps can be persuaded to consider and accept. one is theresa may's deal if for example, she was prepared to offer a free vote, jeremy hunt would argue that if she could get some kind of amendment, some kind of legally supportable amendment to the backstop which the eu has made very clear is not going to be available then perhaps she could get it with the dup's support. but there is more and but as more more talk and urgency behind taking this out of the commons altogether and try and have a second referendum. that is very much, easier to say

that it that is very much, easier to say thatitis that is very much, easier to say that it is to do. that is very much, easier to say that it is to do. the spending article 58 and questions about the campaign which already people fear would be very divisive. although there is a counterargument that says if properly presented, it could be a way of unifying opinion in the country. this morning the church of england issued a joint statement pledging to ‘pray for national unity‘ and ‘courage, integrity and clarity for our politicians‘. a little earlier i spoke to nick baines, bishop of leeds and the church of england's lead representative of europe in the house of lords. i asked him for the clergy‘s view of the current political climate. the bishops are very well connected to their parishes, right around the country as opposed to what is going on locally. notjust in relation

to brexit, but in relation to social needs. we pick up what is happening at that level, but also the other level of just watching the division, listening to the language and pursuing party interests or individual ambitions taking over from the focus on the national interest. how do you break the log jam? that is the question. and carrying on the way we are with the current discourse, looks set still to play to this sort of, the zero—sum game rather than saying, how do we take a step back and sort out this conversation that is characterised by respect and honesty about the complexity of what we're facing. do you really think it is the place of the church to comment on politics? well if it isn't, whose place is it? the church is made up of real people.

if you're going to cut the church of, who else? other organisations that have a particular worldview? this is a statement made by the bishops, which is put out there to represent what our position is at the moment. you said that the church, the church is made of real people and amber rudd acknowledged that there needs to be something that is done in the real world that politicians are unable to do and that is to engage with others and be willing to forge a consensus. if you've got real people in your congregation, the referendum really did split the country. what are they saying to you and how on earth do you go about changing the tone of what's going on at the moment? you can change the nature of the discourse in the language that's used when you can speak with people

about people with respect, rather than going into trenches and lobbing verbal grenades at them. always suspecting motive as opposed to giving people the best chance. climate talks in poland have gone into an extra day — 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. i spoke to dr david rose, an environmental geographer at the university of east anglia, who said properfinancing needs to be in place to help developing nations reduce emissions. if you look at the latest ipcc special report that argued we need far rapid transitions on changes in society, move to 45%, cutting carbon emissions by 2030, that very sort

of strong action that needs to be taken is going to be inconvenient for some countries who are reliant on fossil fuels or for developing countries who quite rightly, want to be able to develop like we have. it is inconvenient for them to make those transitions if, as they should be allowed to do. so this is more of a wish list than a to—do list, isn't it? who are the countries that are forging ahead with the goals of the paris accord? there are a lot of countries that we can look to as great examples, a lot of the scandinavian countries, are making huge transitions in terms of moving towards renewable energy. there are countries that we can look to that by making these transitions. a great examples that we can follow. but there are those countries like america, brazil, bolsanaro

thinks it's something of a marxist plot, australia, they're letting this, what are your hopes for a deal being reached. i was a lot more optimistic, but as the week has gone on all of these tensions have risen. perhaps unsurprisingly, i had hoped that the paris climate change agreement, those pledges will be honoured. and i argued we need to go beyond it, if you look to the latest ipcc special report, we need to do even more, but it is looking like it is difficult to even honour those pledges that we made in paris. so we have gone into the extra day, there are those four countries, usa, russia, kuwait and saudi arabia. they only wanted to note it. but there was a plan this evening, i hope that

they would at least welcome the report but try and say that we really need to do something quickly. but as you said before, finance does need to be put into those developing nations, who quite rightly, want to develop. but those countries, developing countries need to be helped develop in a greener way. easier said than done, isn't it. you can point the finger, but it is not going to move us forward. how far do you think, but i want to ask is, in reality, are we really going to move forward on climate change? i very much hope so, you've got to be optimistic. environmentalists are very good at being pessimistic, finger—pointing, blaming and think, we're not moving

as quickly as we should. and we are not. but if you look at some the progress that has been made, from the countries i mentioned, costa rica, a small country, but it's 98% of its energy from renewable sources, we can make those transitions. and those developing countries can develop in a green way, if developing nations changed attitudes and helped them do so. if they do start to develop and agree to develop and a greener way that's good for them, that is good for us in this country. the electorate in this country might say, why are we paying for developing countries to develop in a green way when the country needs to put money into the nhs. why are we paying for ethiopia to develop? but it will ultimately make our climate better to live in and if we don't, and the world does not take action then our own living conditions in this country,

will dramatically worse and so it is in our best interest to provide our finance for developing countries. a mother and her eight—year—old daughter have died in a house fire at collingham in nottinghamshire. our reporterjake zuckerman sent this update. well be firefighters were called hear about seven o'clock the morning of the house and they said that they try to break into the house, break down the door and rescue the people but unfortunately they were unable to, but when firefighters arrived, they did take five people from the house. all believed to be from the same family. a 34—year—old man and his five—year—old sun were both still in hospital with serious injuries and as you said, a 33—year—old woman and her eight—year—old daughter have sadly died as a result of this house fire. another occupant of the house, a 53—year—old woman was led to safety and was looked after and was seen at the moment, police

and fire officers are still here and examining the scene of this fire in an attempt to discover how it started in the first place. the road is cordoned off and police say that they would like it to remain cordoned off until tomorrow while those investigations are continuing. there've been scuffles in paris, between police and so called ‘yellow vest‘ protestors, during a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations across france. however the number of people taking part is said to be significantly lower than before. president macron announced a series of concessions earlier this week, to try to defuse the crisis. lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half of that of last weekend. there were far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few

confrontations between protesters and police, like here on the champs—elysees. the security forces will be hoping this is the last final stand of the hard—core. this was a test of whether president macron‘s concessions this week have worked. ten billion euros to help those on the lowest incomes. not enough for some. translation: the president is offering us peanuts. we are not monkeys he can throw nuts at. we are human beings. the violence of previous demonstrations in paris along with the government‘s concessions and the impact of a terrorist attack in strasbourg this week have all helped to dissuade protesters. but protest sites around the country are settling in for christmas and it is notjust the troublemakers left behind. at this tollgate 45 minutes outside marseille, the demands are no longerjust economic, they are also about democracy and access to power. translation: we want a second french revolution.

we are going to show all of europe that the people do have power. president macron said long—term solutions to this crisis lie at the local level and that he wants to meet mayors, region by region, to hear their concerns. translation: president macron has ignored us from the moment he came to power. and now all of a sudden he wants us to come to his rescue. can i be honest with you? the idea of a national consultation is absolute rubbish. everything will carry onjust like before. the clashes here seem to be losing momentum, but the frustration that sparked them has not been resolved. there is a part of france that feels precarious and invisible. for the past few weeks it was visible to all. the headlines on bbc news. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd,

says it‘s time to build a cross—party consensus on brexit, as the church of england calls for national reconciliation. talks at the un climate conference in poland continue, as countries struggle to agree on how to limit global warming. water cannon and tear gas are used on the streets of paris as protesters clash with police in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. chester zoo was evacuated today after a large fire. the blaze broke out in the monsoon forest habitat, the largest indoor zoological building in britain. our correspondent gerry jackson sent this from the scene of the blaze. this was a fire that took hold quickly and spread very rapidly. one

of the foremost tourist attractions in the uk, one of the most visited zoo. in the uk, one of the most visited zoo. there were called shortly before midday as the planes and by today possible first—round winds raced across the roof of the monsoon forest enclosure. a relatively new addition to the zoo, a 14 acre tropical climate zone, its species, danger or orangutans, and species of plants. people were being evacuated from the site, zoo staff were shepherding threatened animals to safety. a nearby resident whose home overlooks the zoo site, she has been telling us about how frightening it was to witness those flames taking hold. a lot of panic, fire engines, concern. were you worried for your own safety or shall i was. we were

so own safety or shall i was. we were so close to the zoo, we have pets in the house, we‘re just so close to the zoo, we have pets in the house, we‘rejust worried so close to the zoo, we have pets in the house, we‘re just worried about what could happen. nothing like this. nothing as big as this. one person was taken to hospital, suffering from the effects of breathing in the smoke. the zoo said all that mammals have been safely accounted for, zoo attracts around 2 million visitors a year, when it can reopen and when the damage to this pa rt reopen and when the damage to this part of it can be repaired, is still unclear. 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, thw world‘s busiest shipping lane. there‘s been more chopping and changing in washington as president trump loses his interior secretary, but takes on a new chief of staff. earlier we spoke to our washington correspondent dan johnson. he updated us on the changes in the president‘s staff

and a significant development with the health insurance scheme known as obamacare. there is a new interim chief of staff, the budget director and we do not know how exactly long he‘s going to be filling the void. he is not the permanent replacement, but the president says many were interested in thejob but he probably was not his first choice, there are many people that ruled themselves out and trump said he wanted someone who could impose that discipline and order on the white house at least until the next election in 2020. and people are having difficulty getting difficulty giving that sort of commitment. so that is another role temporarily filled, but still to be found a permanent replacement for and we are learning that the interior secretary is to leave

the administration, he had been facing a number of investigations into the way that he was conducting his business, some of the deals that he had overseen, land for drilling and mining, some of the property deals that he had been involved in, conflicts of interest and questions about the expenses that he had accumulated travelling and he spent allowing his wife to use government cars. $12,000 charting the planes to get him to a hockey game, signed in the last few weeks that the support was starting to diminish. so he is the latest figure to leave this white house team. we have heard that there is a significant development with the affordable care act, its third challenge, tell us more. yes, the programme was considered unconstitutional by a judge in texas, that doesn‘t make any difference in the interim, nothing is going to change because it is expected that there will be an appeal, so everything is on hold when there‘ll be another set of legal hearings about that.

but there is one judge‘s opinion that the obamacare programme does not meet with the requirements of the constitution. something that president donald trump has been celebrating on twitter. as i predicted all along, obamacare has been struck down as an unconstitutional disaster. he has been trying to replace it, and the intention of the scheme was to roll out medical care to more people who were not insured. today is actually the deadline to apply if you want to become a buyer and the next year. whether that will hit the number of people actually sign up, they‘re considering whether it has a future not, we have to see. there‘s a big issue to be resolved there in the new year. the democrats said that this a ludicrous ruling and they will challenge it in the supreme court in the early part of next year. 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. 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 now it‘s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes hello there. if you‘re planning a

journey across scotland, you could see some significant disruption over the storm which is bringing a combination of ice and snow. ten to 20 cm expected, ice warnings extend from scotland for the southwards across northern england into the north netherlands. from freezing rain, and then we‘ve got this low— pressure rain, and then we‘ve got this low—pressure system, pushing milder airand then on low—pressure system, pushing milder air and then on top of the earths surface and that brings us the risk of freezing rain and ha rd to hard to southern scotland, blizzard conditions on the road and gusty winds as well but ultimately as we go through the night in the windstar to comment on the westerly direction is going to start to turn milder temperatures lifting back. the core

brand that many of us had today will be pushing eastwards and you‘ll get very windy across southwestern parts of wales in northwest england, with temperatures reaching 70 mph, some disruption from ice across parts of northern england. but as you go through the night and the wind to a more westerly direction, milder air moving back in, temperatures pushing them above freezing once again. so travel is going to be affected due to storm deirdre but it could cause a few other issues as well. early rise, it‘ll be quite windy but those winds will come down later on. for the west end of cloudy with outbreaks of rain, to be quite heavy going into the southern coastal counties of england with one or two issues, but much milder with

temperatures ranging from six to 10 celsius so that milder pushes them and will stay with us for much of the weekend, staying well above the double figures. in the short term, if you‘re planning a journey across the north of the next few hours, do ta ke the north of the next few hours, do take extra care. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says it‘s time to build a cross—party consensus on brexit as the church of england calls for national reconciliation. talks at the un climate conference in poland continue as countries struggle to agree on how to limit global warming. water cannon and tear gas are used on the streets of paris as protesters clash with police in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. staff are ‘working hard‘ to track down all the animals after a fire at chester zoo. now on bbc news, it‘s time for sportsday.

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