the unstoppable john carter. the unstoppablejohn carter. time for a look at the unstoppablejohn carter. time for a look at the weather. the final weekend of 2018 has been mild and this was the scene in hereford earlier on. so we have some clear spells around through the rest of tonight. but high pressure, with light winds, means we could see some low cloud, mist and fog, particularly in the south. still the mild airwith particularly in the south. still the mild air with us. but the blue colours will become a feature through the first week of 2019. tonight we have variable amounts of cloud. some mist and fog in the south. for most of us a frost—free night with temperatures around five to nine degrees. first thing monday morning, new year's eve a cloudy and

grey day, but some sunshine breaking through. you will notice a bit of rain in the north—west of scotland later on on monday and it will become light and patchy as it sinks south. we couldn't rule out one or two spots of rain through the central belt. for most of us new yea r‘s eve looks central belt. for most of us new year's eve looks dry with some fog patches. this high pressure will drive our weather into new year's day on tuesday. a weak front will push south. that will introduce some cooler air push south. that will introduce some coolerair in push south. that will introduce some cooler air in northern and eastern areas, so a cooler air in northern and eastern areas, so a change of wind direction. the wind coming from the north later on tuesday. but also more sunshine on offer. after a cloudy few days, for new year's day, if you're planning a walk, most of us if you're planning a walk, most of us should be bright. a bit more cloud on a weak front sinking south

across england and wales. temperatures, most of us in double figures in the south. but even to nine in the north and chilly tuesday —— night. we will see some frosty conditions again. looking ahead, into the start of 2019, things turning colder, but more sunshine and it will remain dry for most. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. the government has defended its decision to award a £14 million contract to a shipping company, with no trading record — as part of its preparations for a possible no—deal brexit. britain and france have agreed to implement what they're calling an "enhanced action plan" to prevent migrants crossing the english channel on small boats. the main opposition alliance in bangladesh has described today's general election as "farcical" and has demanded a fresh vote. the governing party has won a

landslide victory. a british couple, whose son was murdered by his chinese wife, have won custody of one of their grandchildren after a long legal battle. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentary journalist, tony grew and entertainment journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. lovely to have you both here. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in — so let's take a look at the final papers of 2018. the telegraph leads with comments from sajid javid. he says there are are no easy answers to migrant crossings in dover. while the times says that senior conservatives have accussed

the home secretary of not doing enough to tackle the problem. same story in the i — who say mrjavid is trying to minimise any damage to his leadership credentials. the ft says that us banks are preparing to move thousands of staff based in london to other major finanical centres around europe after brexit. in the guardian — gp's are warning that a lack of mental health care is putting children at risk. according to the daily mirror — conservative cuts to the nhs has meant the cancellation of thousands of operations. and the express says millions have rejected a test that helps spot dementia. plenty of stories to discuss there. shall we start with the daily telegraph. this is a story we have

been leading on throughout today, it is no easy been leading on throughout today, it is no easy answer is no easy answer to migrant crossings. well it seems the home secretary has come under criticism. he went on holiday to south africa over the christmas break, which is something i thought in itself was a hostage to fortune, if things go well, you're only going to be there for a few years, so you should think about having holidays closer to home. because there will be some crisis. as i'm sure you remember, theresa may survived the leadership challenge, but made it clear she would stand down. this set off a starting gun of leadership hopefuls. they're all at it now. the foreign secretary had a two page spread in the mail on sunday about his vision for prince. —— for britain. he has

been accused of being out of country at the wrong time and not doing enough and he has been back pedalling issuing statements from south africa, saying i'm on top of this and having conversations with the french. you have been reporting the french. you have been reporting the fruits of these conversations, which is increased co—operation. to be fair he is right, there is not a simple solution. we have seen an upsurge in the number trying to cross the channel and not great weather conditions since christmas. they said that is more iranian men we re they said that is more iranian men were found. we were talked of around 200. so it is a conservative estimate. yes the issue here nor sajid javid, less than for the prime minister, is that it is conservative mps that are leading the charge,

they're furious. we have had years of issues with migrants coming in from france, through calais and the uk pace money to the french government to try and sort this out. and there is a lack of border force ships. thank you. the images of those men, the six iranian men on the beach, they're disturbing the scenes. sajid javid said there are no easy answers, how do you think it will develop? you have these different descriptions of these events, i saw a twitter row yesterday, the words migrants and refugees and asylum seekers. they will, these numbers are small and we

will, these numbers are small and we will see him probably trying to balance a humanitarian, seeming humanitarian response, with some long—term strategy. we have managed to avoid the word brexit, but this plays out into longer term challenges for us, as an island nation. one of the labour accusations was that they were hyping up this story, this problem, this issue rather, of the migrants, illegal migrants crossing the channel, because we're building up to brexit. there is lots of accusations, one is that this is to try and focus concern about what will lap happen if there is no deal. another is leadership manoeuvring. another is leadership manoeuvring. another it is the trump play book, he did this in the midterms and talked about the caravan of immigrants moving towards the united states. i think one point i think is important. that is when we talk

about migrants and we have said these words are loaded, these people are not poor, in the sense they have paid thousands of pounds to traffickers to get them here and will pay thousands more to get across the channel. so i think the most important aspect is it is an organised crime issue as much as anything else and it is rights for us anything else and it is rights for us to be concerned for the people and it is important to realise people are making significant amounts from the misery of these people and from travelling and moving them across the co—continent to france, which is a safe country. i think for each story we can play it forward, you brought up the issue and we have heard the issue of leadership challenges, tied in with the story is that gavin williamson has said on this subject that he is willing to place the navy in the channel to help, if needed...

stronger leadership. he has come up with accusation that he is going or the the leadership. look the thing about this is we are at a state, it is an interesting state in the political cycle, it is rare that leaders say i will stay on, but i'm going. david cameron said that. what you want if you're a leadership candidate is theresa may to deliver her deal and then leave. and then there will be a big conversation in there will be a big conversation in the party, but it is an amazing thing to watch, because everyone thinks they have a chance. it is, is it time for cairns? you will see more. i will be interested in what you think about it? it plays like we have seen all these political dramas, it is the chess board, the

manoeuvre and gavin williamson and sajid javid is now centre stage. it isa sajid javid is now centre stage. it is a great high stakes opportunity, if he doesn't blow it. one quote, one ally of sajid javid said he has been stitched up, given the situation it is outrageous he has been stitched up. now the daily telegraph, this is brexit, philip hammond has been accused of failing to fund no—deal mraps. —— plans. what are the figures. they are small. philip hammond has been dealt a very poor set of cards. we know he was a devout remainor, but he has to notjust go along was a devout remainor, but he has to not just go along with the cabinet message, but also actually now start

preparing for this plan b of the no—deal preparation. this is playing russian roulette, do you save your treasure chest f getting the deal through or start siphoning money off to local councils for what they are predicting will amount to an influx of elderly ex—pats and possibly riots on the streets. i don't know, we have had riots on the streets, i'm not convinced that that will come about. however, this is his. he hasn't got time to be writing double page spread and setting his carriage off down the track towards leadership, he is too busy having to fit this square into this circle. the treasury, you have to understand, they don't like spending money. if you're fill philips hammond, you say we want to have

money for something that won't happen. it doesn't make sense. i just think it is interesting, that by some miracle the letter that the communities secretary wrote to the treasury and the chancery has found its way on the daily telegraph. there will be a leak inquiry. that is shocking. but a cabinet minister saying i'm trying to do the right thing and prepare for no deal and the possibility of civil unrest. mr brokenshire said his department did not have enough to prepare for brexit. it is the job of government departments to say, we don't have enough money and the treasury say, you do. now the independent and families being forced to beg online as universal credit leaves them destitute. it is another terrible

story about universal credit. we normally get an individual story, in this is it is a general complaints that the latest fall in people's incomes will force in this case, kick start a fund campaigning, charities being forced to step in, but pit is a horror —— but pit is a horror show. families are going on to crowd —funding platforms horror show. families are going on to crowd—funding platforms to try and get money from people, because they don't have enough to get by. as i'm sure you know, universal credit is an attempt to take six legacy benefits if, reduce them into one. i have been listening to mps trying to raise issues about universal credit for it seems three or four years and it comes back to the government doesn't seem to be listening and the gap between people getting their

legacy benefits and the new benefit is too long. brexit has dominated the political agenda, but for me what comes second is universal credit; because this is the sort of thing that is causing significant and serious hardship to people. when will the penny drop for the government? it hasn't even been fully or even half rolled out. what happens you have mps that say, i'm concerned, because my area is next for if roll out and then the government doesn't seem to listen. i wa nt to government doesn't seem to listen. i want to say, in defence of the government, the issues, any attempt to reform the benefit system brings about problems. now the ft, i have been commuting for many years, spare a thought for those commuting to the eu from london. this is on the front—page of the financial times. is in is the other end of the social

spectrum. this is for highly paid overseas us employees of financial institutions and private banks. well paid. let's not get out too large a violin. but it is like any place where you go to work and it is, i don't know, some of my former colleagues in this building were told salford or bust and that made massive changes. that is what they're being presented with. this isa they're being presented with. this is a post—brexit scenario, but some banks have got varying degrees support for people if they move if they can commute from the uk. in some cases yes in the short—term. 0thers some cases yes in the short—term. others it is being draconian and it is at your own expense. you will be paying for your train ticket to paris r. one thing we were told

during the referendum campaign was that brexit would ruin london and one of aspects of theresa may's deal that has not been publicised, she has done a good dealfor the that has not been publicised, she has done a good deal for the city. things are not looking so bad for the city, it said the numbers moving are below the tens of thousands. basically these major banks want their bankers to move from london to frankfurt and they don't want to move. they said daunted by the prospect of quitting london, many hoped to keep theirfamilies in prospect of quitting london, many hoped to keep their families in the you chay. the banks say we are not sure. but the other end of scale. employees will resist and they're highly paid, i think in the

long—term, these banks will have all the power when it comes to employing people as the turn over of staff in years or decades to come and we will perhaps see that vacuum that we have been told to expect in the city. we have heard doom and gloom about brexit, but london, even with no deal, london is an attractive destination. it is to do with our language and culture and how much there is in the city. we have to keepin there is in the city. we have to keep in mind international bankers are being told to move to frankfurt and they say we want to live in london. now about a check about dementia. that is available but not a lot of people are taking it up. the daily express is urging 15 million people to go and see their gp. that won't be welcome. tony is

against this project, but bing it is important, because dementia is a crisis and more and more capeses are being diagnosed —— — cases are being diagnosed. before cases were untreated and undiagnosed and didn't have the support that is essential. but this will perhaps what has happened, there has been a bad pr problem. it is a crucial test and it isa kind problem. it is a crucial test and it is a kind of upstream test for the other symptoms the, high blood pressure, diabetes and the higher percentages can lead to dementia. it isa percentages can lead to dementia. it is a middle aged stemming these problems, catching them at the pass and clearly it is important that people attend to the lifestyle choices and not go, now i'm off to check for my dementia. it has a roll out problem. it is the express is

obsessed with dement yachlt the biggest —— dementia. 0ne obsessed with dement yachlt the biggest —— dementia. one of the reasons is people are living longer. diabetes is a huge crisis as well. that is my view. ok. let's go back to the daily telegraph. a most miserable row. 0ver what? to the daily telegraph. a most miserable row. over what? some people seem surprised that a novel called les miserables is depressing. it isa called les miserables is depressing. it is a serious novel. most people know it there us through the musicals. i believe they have been successful. andrew davis, the screen writer of the novels, with no singing, has slapped off the

musicals. two things to here, is that andrew davis is a behemoth of adaptations and he knows how to create hype and he is also saying something juicy at the launch of a show. les miserables is on the front—page, so well done. but yes, people are going to be missing the songs, because that is what they know, thank you for susan boifl. boyle. but the musical brought victor hugo to millions who wouldn't have discovered him and they will be tuning in and perhaps appreciating that this story is wide and it is a

dickensian theme. that is a positive thing to take from this miserable row. miserable parents, parents should limit their time on screen. the education secretary has admitted that for parents the easy bit is setting screen time limits for the children and they should limit their own time and that is difficult. i don't have kids, so i don't know how difficult that it is. you limit your screen time a new feature on your phone does that. but you have to read that. is this the education secretary's first chess move for leadership? i think damian would make a great prime minister. he is one of my favourite members of government. but no, i don't think

sot. so. but you never know. like thejohn major syndrome. sot. so. but you never know. like the john major syndrome. if sot. so. but you never know. like thejohn major syndrome. if you're a betting person, i would say he is an outside chance. put a fiver on him. screen time? i worry. outside chance. put a fiver on him. screen time? iworry. my outside chance. put a fiver on him. screen time? i worry. my friend said the only time it is ok to look atture your screen is in the tunnel. you have people to talk to you could argue. but generally it has created. we know the twitter rows and things that have come up. but even the active screen time, i find the whole thing depressing. i will engage in it when i get home. we can re-engage at 11.30 and more forecasting from you, tony. thank you both. that is

it for this year. we are back again at 11.30. we will see you then. the final weekend of 2018 has been dry, cloudy and mild. high pressure is in charge. this was the serene scene in hereford taken earlier on. so we have got some clear spells through the rest of tonight. but high pressure with light winds means we could see some low cloud and mist and fog in the south. the blue colours will become more of a future through the first week of 2019. tonight we have variable amounts of cloud. clear for tonight we have variable amounts of cloud. clearfor a time in the tonight we have variable amounts of cloud. clear for a time in the east with some east and fog developing in the south. but for most of us a

frost—free night with temperatures around five to knipe degrees. —— nine degrees. tomorrow morning a cloudy, grey day, but some sunshine breaking through. a bit of rain in the north—west of scotland later on. it will tend to become light and patchy as it moves south. some rain in the central belt. for most of us, new year's in the central belt. for most of us, new yea r‘s eve in the central belt. for most of us, new year's eve looks dry. this area of high pressure will driving our weather into new year's day on tuesday. a weak front will introduce some cooler air in northern and eastern areas. the wind starting to come from the north —east on

tuesday. after a cloudy few days, for new year's day it should be bright. more cloud on this front through the day. most of us in double figures in the south, and seven to nine in the north and chilly tuesday night. the blue colours return and we will see some frosty conditions again. looking ahead, into the start of 2019, things will turn colder, but more sunshine and it will remain dry for most. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: the government defends its decision to award a contract for nearly £14 million to a shipping company with no trading record, as part of its preparations for a possible no—deal brexit. the uk and france step upjoint patrols and increase surveillance to tackle a rise in the number of migrants trying to reach britain in small boats. bangladesh's governing party wins

a landslide election victory, but the opposition says the vote was rigged. the parents of a british man murdered by his chinese wife win custody of their six—year—old granddaughter, but have been forced to leave their grandson behind. and at 11:30pm we will be taking another look at the papers with parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and entertainment