this is bbc news. the headlines at 8. theresa may's brexit plans suffer a blow after mps back an amendment to the finance bill — which would limit spending on no deal preparations without pa rliament‘s permission. scotland yard says the police presence outside parliament is to be boosted, after some mps including the conservative anna soubry, experienced abuse and intimidation. in a democracy we want people to be able to speak to their politicians, and we want people to be able to protest. what has been happening has gone way beyond that, but it is a minority. it's a very small group of right wing extremists. a court has ruled that a scottish government investigation, into complaints of sexual misconduct against the former first minister alex salmond, was unlawful. departures at heathrow were temporarily suspended earlier after a drone was reported to have been sighted. also this hour — president trump is to make his first primetime tv address to the nation.

it comes as the partial government shutdown in the united states reaches its 18th day, making it the second longest in history. and at least seven people have died and several others are missing, after heavier than usual snow storms, in the alps. theresa may's no—deal brexit preparations suffered a blow after mps defeated the government in the commons. mps backed an amendment to the finance bill, which would limit spending on no—deal preparations unless authorised by parliament, by 303 to 296 votes. the proposal was put forward by labour former minister yvette cooper and was supported by 20 conservatives, including six former cabinet minsters.

this is the moment when the result was announced. the ayes to the right, 303. the no‘s to the left, 296. thank you. the ayes to the right, 303. the no's to the left, 296. so, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock. wade another defeat for the government's brexit proposals. our political correspondent, pete saull is in westminster for us. we will talk about the symbolism in a minute, but practically, what does this defeat mean for the government? i think it is another reminder for theresa may of just i think it is another reminder for theresa may ofjust how difficult the numbers are in a house of

commons. we have seen these scenes time and time again, haven't we? in recent months of the government being defeated, but downing street rather playing down the significance of this amendment today, saying it is rather symbolic really, does not really affect their ability to raise oi’ really affect their ability to raise or lower taxes, and change the way they'll be spending money in the event of a no—deal brexit. the treasury minister said afterwards that it does not change the simple truth that britain would be leaving the european union on the 29th of march, but for those mps who are opposed to a no deal scenario this isa opposed to a no deal scenario this is a real show of strength for them andindeed is a real show of strength for them and indeed the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has tweeted this evening that this proves there is no majority in parliament for a no—deal brexit. evenif parliament for a no—deal brexit. even if it is not entirely clear, quite how parliament might prevent that scenario. but part of theresa may's strategy and trying to get the european union to accept the kind of deal that the british government

wa nted deal that the british government wanted and also to make it clear to british parliamentarians that this was the only deal on offer was to be able to sue just to both that she could walk away, that a no deal was a possibility —— the to both that she could walk away. it looks as if the european union and mps are being told that that is —— that option is potentially now a little more off the table than it was. as i say, the government is largely playing down the significance of this and believes this is very much something thatis believes this is very much something that is on the table. indeed, the prime minister has to be seen to be taking this seriously because she is still trying to get some extra assurance is out of the european union to try to win over those mps ahead of the crucial commons vote next week. that really is the major battle that lies ahead, but nevertheless this is another blow to the prime minister's authority this evening and it gives succor to those mps who wanted to do their utmost to prevent the scenario of vesely

before crashing out as they would put it from the european union. remember there are dozens of conservative mps who are pretty operable with that scenario, and today we have seen some notices go out, adverts being played on commercial radio station so people can prepare for a no deal scenario so can prepare for a no deal scenario so as far as the government is concerned it says it is the responsible thing to do to prepare for all scenarios, but theresa may addressing a meeting of mps this evening on a private meeting and said to them look, the only way as far as she is concerned to avoid a no—deal brexit is to back her brexit deal. conservative mps work with for this tonight. the thumbscrews were put on them, but the rebellion was significant enough for the government to lose this vote. that does not bode well in basic terms for the government's vote next week. it was always point to be difficult, wasn't it? just looking at the number is 303 versus 296 on this amendment and the conservative rebels include the most senior minister to resign from the

government who resigned just before christmas as universities minister so he's gone from someone who's very much toeing the government line and putting forward the government message to not being someone with a rubble on the back benches. it appears like the prime minister's task is getting harder by the day, but a lot can change in politics as we have seen time and time again over the last few months or so and the prime minister will be hoping that by some ways she might be able to get that deal through a week from today. nothing really has changed majorly since before christmas, and it still looks an almighty difficult task for her. many thanks for that. the police are to increase their presence around parliament after calls from over a hundred mps that more should be done to stop abuse from protestors. the speaker of the house of commons has written to the head of the metropolitan police demanding that officers intervene to stop aggressive and intimidating behaviour. for weeks a small group of protestors outside westminster has been shouting abuse and interrupting live interviews with politicians. scotland yard says they are investigating to see if any crime has been committed.

june kelly has the latest. westminster, a place synonymous with free speech. but on the green nearby, the protests yesterday degenerated into chanting personal abuse against the tory mp anna soubry during a live bbc interview. i do object to being called a nazi, actually. apologies to you if you are being offended. sorry, ijust think this is astonishing. this is what has happened to our country, actually. anna soubry is a prominent pro—eu backbencher. she was forced to walk back to the house of parliament surrounded and harassed by a group who continued right up to an entrance

at the the palace of westminster. this is one of the most heavily policed parts of the capital, but it was only at this point that there was any intervention from officers. anna soubry says she was let down by the police. the police have the right powers and they have the skills and most of them have the common sense to know how to police, keep people safe whilst supporting democracy, how to do it. yesterday they didn't do it. yesterday they did the wrong thing, where they completely refused to intervene. today there appeared to be a more high—profile police presence around parliament, and a senior scotland yard officer was offering reassurances. we have taken all of the allegations from yesterday. we are looking into all of those and we are taking advice as to whether any of the incidents from yesterday met any criminal threshold. and in the house of commons, there was this, from the speaker. that it is frankly intolerable if members of parliament and journalists go about their business in fear. this situation cannot stand.

mps are being subjected to unprecedented levels of abuse and worse. days before the eu referendum, the labour mpjo cox was murdered by a far right extremist. 0n social media, women politicians have been threatened with violence and rape, and protesters turned up at the home of the leading brexiteerjacob rees—mogg and focused on his children. lots of people don't like your daddy. do you know that? has he not told you about back? it cannot go on. we need to absolutely dial down the rhetoric when it comes to this overheated language around brexit. has he not told you about back? it cannot go on. we need to absolutely dial down the rhetoric when it comes to this overheated language around brexit. today at westminster,

a different chorus for anna soubry. # for she's a jolly good fellow... and this evening it has emerged that all mps have received new security advice. june kelly, bbc news. departures at heathrow were temporarily stopped earlier, after a drone was reported to have been sighted. flights resumed about an hour after police said a drone had been seen. a heathrow spokeswoman had said it was a "precautionary measure" to "prevent any threat to operational safety". it comes after last month's disruption at gatwick airport which saw thousands of people stranded when drones were sighted. a man's been arrested after getting through carriage gates at the entrance to the houses of parliament. the immediate area was temporarily in lockdown, and he was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site. police say he has been taken to a police station and that no officers were injured. the incident is not being treated as terror—related. the former first minister alex salmond has won his legal action against the government he once used to lead. the scottish government has admitted it did not follow the correct

procedures while investigating sexual harassment claims made a year ago against mr salmond. as a result, it's admitted defeat in its legal battle with him. a separate police inquiry into the allegations, which mr salmond denies, continues. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. looking sombre, not triumphant, alex salmond does believe he has inflicted an abject humiliation on the scottish government, as he forced it to admit breaching its own procedures while investigating complaints of sexual misconduct against him. i am not putting out the bunting today. yes, i am glad to have won. i'm really, really sad to be forced to take this action against a government that i lived for almost eight years. mr salmond clearly considers this to be a significant victory, even though what was decided today was about process, it was not about the substance of the allegations against him. allegations he continues

to vigorously denied. in court, mr salmond's legal team argued the government's investigation was flawed and unfair. the decision is unlawful and respect that it was taken in circumstances which were procedurally unfair, and in respect that it was tainted by apparent bias. the judge heard lawyers for the scottish government admit they had breached their own procedures because the investigating officer had significant contact with the complainants before the investigation began. the scottish government now accept that in relation to one specific aspect of the procedure, there was a failure, which visciates the investigation and hence the decision under charge. the most senior civil servant at the scottish government said today: nicola sturgeon

says her regret is that the women who brought complaints against mr salmond have been failed by investigative mistakes. my particular regret is for those who brought forward complaints, because they had a right to expect that the process, notjust in the main, but in every respect would have been robust. it is also important to say that today's proceedings have no implications one way or the other for the substance of the complaints of the credibility of the complainers. alex salmond won a procedural legal victory today. the details of the allegations of sexual misconduct have not been tested in court and he still facing an ongoing police inquiry. mr salmond denies all of the allegations against him. a 14—year—old boy and a woman have died in a motorway

crash in lancashire. the collision, involving an hgv, a minibus and a number of other vehicles happened between junctions 3 and 4 on the m58 near 0rmskirk. a man in his 60s suffered serious injuries and a second teenager is also being treated in hospital. the hgv‘s driver, a 31—year—old man from chorley, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. a woman in her 90s and two men were also seriously hurt in a second crash on the same road 90 minutes later. a former youth football coach accused of the sexual abuse of boys has died on the day he was due to stand trial. peterborough crown court heard that michael "kit" carson was killed when his car came off the road and hit a tree yesterday. our sports news correspondent richard conway is in peterborough, what more can you tell us? he told us the situation. michael

carson or kit carson as he was commonly known was well—known in the football industry, a coach at or city, peterborough united, cambridge united, some of the players that came under his care went on to play in the premier league for their national however his trial on 12 charges of indecent assault and one of inviting a child to engage in sexual activity was due to begin here at peterborough crown court, but the court heard this morning that carson's car was involved in a collision with a tree some seven miles east of his home in cambridge yesterday morning. he died at the scene, no other vehicles or persons are said to have been involved in a collision. the range of dates for the alleged offences stretches from 1978-2009, 11 the alleged offences stretches from 1978—2009, 11 alleged victims in total a ll 1978—2009, 11 alleged victims in total all boys aged under 16. however given the circumstances, the judge presiding over this matter ruled this morning that decays file against kit carson is now closed. richard calmly reporting there. ——

richard calmly reporting there. —— richard conway. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may's brexit plans suffer a blow after mps back an amendment to the finance bill — which would limit spending on no deal preparations without pa rliament‘s permission scotland yard says the police presence outside parliament is to be boosted, after some mps including the conservative anna soubry, experienced abuse and intimidation. departures at heathrow were temporarily suspended earlier after a drone was reported to have been sighted. carabao cup action tonight. sarah has the details. i certainly do. totte n ha m has the details. i certainly do. tottenham and chelsea are the teens in action, this the first leg of their league cup semifinal on at wembley and both doctor dino and ricky ansari had picked strong teens. harry kane, kristian ericsson and sony and men all start for spurs, chelsea have included eden

hazard and the teenager wanted by bayern munich. currently goalless, 60 minutes gone and live commentary on bbc radio five live right now and updates on the bbc sport website. the ordeal that has dismissed a claim you told manchester city grant staff to roll the rast blogger for the game against... jurgen klopp‘s fight unbeaten starting this season. liverpool fan's podcast adjusted city had grown to the grass to hinder their side's counterattacking but guardiola today denying that idea and insisted he is not a groundskeeper. ten years as a manager, the conditions for both teens, i never put a check about that. normally when this happens it is always at the end. you have to do the best for the players for the

game. you have to respect our game, out game. you have to respect our game, our rules. i don't think about the grass. i trust my green keeper is and what they do as well but they put the grass in better conditions for both teens. stoke city have sacked their manager eight months after he took charge their mid—table in the championship in the finals. he seems to have been the draw with week one side shrewsbury in the fa cup at the weekend, all members of his coaching staff have also left. stoke hope to make an appointment as swiftly as possible, but it will not be the former fulham boss. he has turned down the opportunity of an interview. the football association is looking into claims that the wales and crystal palace goalkeeper wayne hennessey made a nazi salute. his cloud team—mate who is german posted a picture on social media showing him at a team meal. hennessey says he was waving at the person taking the picture and shouting to them. he said that frozen in a moment it looked as though he was making a completely

inappropriate gesture, but he would never do that. is harrington has been handed the task of defending europe's ryder cup title in the united states in 2020. he succeeds denmark's thomas bjorn who led the tea m denmark's thomas bjorn who led the team and victory to paris last september and had received high—profile support from the likes of rory mcelroy in the lead up and in return what he was keen to stress the importance of mcelroy to the european team. he loves it. he has morphed into being the plane captain in the team room. he is a leader in the team room. there's nothing like —— nothing gets back to him like the ryder cup. he loves on the golf course, the adrenaline, the ball, it is made for him, as it is for a numberof is made for him, as it is for a number of europeans. it is made for rory mcelroy, no way you will miss out on the ryder cup. he will be there front and centre, one of the leading lights of our team. woelfel black —— wales fullback leigh halfpenny is likely to miss the six nations after suffering a blow to

the head against australia in november he has already missed six months. the coach has revealed that halfpenny has been ruled out for a further 3—5 weeks after seeing a specialist. wales's first match in the six nations is against france in paris on the ist of february. 0ne the six nations is against france in paris on the ist of february. one of england's gold—medal winners from april's common wealth games returns for the last test before the world cup later this year. she looked eight or member of the side that beat australia to take the title, and after three months out with a knee injury she is back for the quad series starting on sunday. england will be taking on australia again along with new zealand and south africa. serena got three captains the site as the previous captain is still injured. that is all of the sport for now. you can find plenty more on those stories on the bbc sport website. that is also where you'll find updates on tottenham against chelsea, still goalless 20

minutes gone. sarah, thank you for that. president trump is to make his first primetime tv address to the nation... as the partial government shutdown in the united states continues. it's now in its 18th day, making it the second longest in history. the president is expected to talk about his plans for a border wall with mexico. the cost of the wall is at the heart of the political row with congress that saw nine government departments close on december 22nd. joining me now from our studio in washington is daniel lippman, co—author of politico playbook and reporter at politico. good to see you, thank you for being with us. do you believe the president is going to spend much time talking about the shutdown, or is it all going to be about the wall? i think the shutdown is really a sideshow now. the fight is all about the wall. he is going to make the case that there is a true humanitarian and national security crisis at the border. democrats

admit that there are problems, and that there are a lot of people coming in, but they do not think that a wall is the solution, and they say that the polls show a majority of americans are on their side and oppose such a wild. there is the possibility of the —— that the president might —— the president might even declare a national emergency in order to get the funding that he needs from the defence budget, but if there is such a crisis on the southern border, why wasn't the president able to get the money he needed when he had the republicans leading both branches of congress? the senate and of course the house? that is a great question. donald trump beals very aggrieved that republicans did not have his back for the last two years —— jump feels very agreed. spending much government money on a wall. there have been no types in san diego, california, but he thinks a wall is the solution and that is what he promised in 2016, but when you had a

historic repudiation of republicans in november, the fact that he is upping his demands now and doesn't even let mike pence his vice president properly negotiate, he totally undercuts him and says do not listen to mike on how much money we can spend on the wall, that makes a very hard for both republicans and democrats to agree to anything and democrats to agree to anything and democrats say that declaring a national emergency would be illegal and that he would be a dictator if he did so. it is not only the fact that he cannot get this money from his own party, now the democrats are in control of the house is even more difficult. but the vast majority of illegal immigrants in america are visa over stairs, they stopped at airports. immigration, illegal immigration in america is at a 10—year low and the president claimed that all of the living present, past president suggested that they wish they could have built a wall. that was a lie. how is the

president going to be able to get over those basic facts and get across the message that he deserves to have this money in a primetime address? what is ironic is that he is going to probably do an emergency action, maybe not today, but when he visits the border on thursday, and that will likely get thrown out of the courts and then they will reopen the courts and then they will reopen the government and there'll be no wall, but donald trump can say to his voters and republicans well at least i tried. i did my best, i was blocked by democrats and those activistjudges, so if you really wa nt activistjudges, so if you really want a wall he should not declare a national emergency, you should just continue staying strong and not let anything happen, let the shutdown continue, but that is causing a lot of problems in washington and around the country. trash overflowing in national parks, people not being able to pay their bills and so this

pain of the shutdown kind of overrides everything. yes, that is the crucial point, that we have real—world consequences here from a campaign promise that pretty much the base of donald trump's support supported. he obviously said he was going to build this wall in go and they're going pay for it so he supported it, but pretty much the vast majority of the american people did not support it and as a result of the problems now with 800,000 federal workers not getting paid, the guy is in a in a box, a serious box that some suggest he put himself in. and he says that on multiple occasions in the last week the federal workers, they support me doing the shutdown, they won the wall, they want me to stand fast on this, but then the next day he would say well, those federal workers are all democrats. you cannot trust them, does not really matter that they're not getting paid. he also said he can't relate to them not being able to pay their bills, which

when i heard that i thought well of course you can relate. he was notorious in new york real estate circles for not paying his bills when he was the head of the trump organisation. he got sued thousands of times by contractors and vendors not getting paid and so maybe he does... is kind of the king of that practice. is only in the gravest of moments were incredibly important moments were incredibly important moments that presidents decide to address the nation and the networks, they were in two minds as to whether or not they were going to put this on air. the president has got to get it right, hasn't he? if you will be given this chance again outside and acknowledged national emergency, because the networks potentially could hear a whole bunch of white tonight. they can hear a lot of obfuscation, they could hear something that doesn't really amount to the kind of thing that is upping them selling advertising —— they could hear a bunch of lies tonight. —— the kind of thing that is upping

them selling advertising. those are great points. i think they also thought this is an important moment we have not heard from the commander urged —— commander—in—chief during a national address during this government shutdown so if there is no shutdown and he wanted to talk about immigration i think they would have said no. they have said no to barack 0bama when he made that pitch a couple of years ago, so only the cable news channels would host it, but i think there's going to be lots of fa ct but i think there's going to be lots of fact checking afterwards, and the networks are going to let democrats have a response to be fair to them and get their take. daniel, many thanks for that. a bit of breaking news for you. more problems concerning the possible use of knives. police in north london are suggesting that a 14—year—old boy has been found with stab injuries. it was established that there had not been a road traffic

collision, so some kind of attack. this happened at bickley road and wall from forest. despite efforts, paramedics declared that the 14—year—old died. this was about an hour ago. next of kin have been informed in a crime scene is now in place in the area and the homicide and major crimes team has been informed. there has so far been no arrests. another casualty of nice problems in london —— knife problems. a 14—year—old boy found with stab injuries and at least seven people have died and several others are missing after heavy snowstorms in the alps. there are 3 metres of snow in some areas and more is forecast later in the week. the authorities say skiers face a high avalanche risk

across parts of central europe. eliza philippidis reports. roads are blocked, schools are closed, getting up to do the food shop is almost impossible, but even so people are trying to clear pathways to get out of their homes. with so much snow already on the ground and more on the way, officials say the chances of further avalanches are high. the bavarian avalanches are high. the bavarian avalanche warning institute has issued a level forewarning, the second—highest, which also poses a high risk of avalanches in unsecured skiing areas. in central and northern austria up to 1.5 metres of snow has already fallen since the middle of last week. this greenhouse in salzburg collapsed under the weight of the snow. the fire brigade with the help of local residents have been shoveling the snow off of the other routes to try and stop

them collapsing. we have tried to get the snow away from between the greenhouses. so that more snow can escape to ease the pressure on the building and make it safer. in southern austria it snowed all day, many roads are blocked, the situation is very difficult. people have been stranded in villages and the helicopters deployed for avalanche control have been grounded because of the bad weather. more than 500 residents are cut off, and i have spoken with the mayor and he said everyone is calm. with around 80 cm of snow forecast in austria from tuesday, things looked set to remain difficult. much more coming up. remain difficult. much more coming tay remain difficult. much more coming up. stay with us now, time for a look at the weather and news. it has been a much brighter day but

it has felt a little cooler out and about. a fine end to the day as well in staffordshire with the aero plane contrails here being lit up by the setting sun. i have seen a fair bit of crowd at times today in both the west and east and overnight it is these areas that stay web —— rather cloudy where the frost will be kept at bay the clearer skies allowing temperatures to do the way and it cost to form, particularly in scotla nd cost to form, particularly in scotland but patches of frost in northern england and wales as well by the end of the night. i think as we look at the forecast for tomorrow generally it will be a cloudier kind of day, the crowd across eastern england will be thicker, fewer brighter spells between and there will still be a few showers coming down the north sea but a few of these seeping into parts of kent as well and the crowd will tend to thicken through the day across collin in northern ireland with a little bit of light rain later in the day. there'll still be some sunshine around, probably the best across central england and into eastern areas of wales but then it turns them in the northwest overnight. —— but then it turned

damp into the northwest overnight. hello, this is bbc news with clyde. the headlines... theresa may's brexit plans suffer a blow after mps back an amendment to the finance bill — which would limit spending on no deal preparations without pa rliament‘s permission scotland yard says the police presence outside parliament is to be boosted, after some mps including the conservative anna soubry, experienced abuse and intimidation. we wa nt we want people to be able to go without protest —— with protest. a court has ruled that a scottish government investigation, into complaints of sexual misconduct against the former first minister alex salmond, was unlawful. president trump is preparing to make his first primetime tv address to the nation, as the partial government shutdown in the united states continues.

departures at heathrow were temporarily suspended earlier after a drone was reported to have been sighted. more now on our lead story that mps have fired a warning shot across the government's bows as they backed an amendment intended to limit ministers' tax raising powers in the event of a no—deal brexit. we can speak now to the former cabinet minister and brexiteer theresa villiers — who joins us from the houses of parliament. 20 or so of their conservative collea g u es 20 or so of their conservative colleagues bolted for this cross party and management. would you make of the result? it is a setback for the government to be defeated at this point. my understanding of the amendment is that it will not have huge practical impact. it is not necessarily tied the hands of the government, and it is something that

will block the possibility of the united kingdom leaving the european union without a bill. that outcome is not a desirable one, we hope there'll be changes to the deal so we might get a deal that will command the parliamentary majority. ido command the parliamentary majority. i do not think the vote today on the amendment on technical tax makes a practical difference on the outcome of brexit. sure, but you are one of the ones who made it clear that you're going to vote against theresa may of my proposal. if that proposal is tossed out, it is a no deal. that... that would be a likely outcome if the deal is defeated next week. but it is not the inevitable outcome. the alternative is that the

eu offers some further concessions, some changes to the withdrawal treaty. it is in the interest of both sides that we have an orderly exit from the uk —— of the uk from the european union. it is not certainly possible that we could see some changes. i hope the government, assuming the deal is bolted down, will go back to the eu and say that the deal isjust will go back to the eu and say that the deal is just not acceptable at parliament, change is needed, and before i hope that the changes could before i hope that the changes could be needed that could command a majority. how is that bargaining chip potentially theresa may, i think you are suggesting, has of a no deal, does that bargaining chip does appear a little bit as a result of tonight's bolds? and therefore at the european union is going to be less in a position to redraw the deal that they came up with?m

less in a position to redraw the deal that they came up with? it is a possibility of leaving without a deal very much is on the table. i think the prime minister should be able to the point that in discussions with the european union. parliament is legislated to leave it there is no deal agreed by a majority of parliament, the outcome would be that we will leave without a deal. i do think some changes to tax raising powers are necessarily changes the dynamics of negotiations, on improvements to a deal that has been proposed by the prime minister and the european union. sure, you made the point that technical changes and fiddling around the agencies i suppose is what we have had as a result of this vote tonight, the direction of travel from the commons as a result of tonight's bolds is that there is a majority for britain not leaving the european union without an

agreement, a no deal, is not what parliament is suggesting it will want. consequently, that is off the table essentially isn't it?|j want. consequently, that is off the table essentially isn't it? i would not agree that the possibility of leaving on a basis is removed as an option by tonight's boat. the reality is i have said, parliament has voted to leave on the 29th of march, legislation is in place to that effect. the parliament rejects -- if that effect. the parliament rejects —— if parliament rejects the withdrawal agreement, there is one of two outcomes, either there is further negotiations or fresh steelers put the path, or belief on managed w—2 terms, that will lead to some disruption, but it is disruption that we can cope with it it is vital that the country and the government does everything possible to prepare for a potential no deal

accidentjust in case that the ultimate outcome. managed wto terms is something you would be able to handle? you would have no problem with that? the country can certainly handle that. actually, we do most of our trade with the rest of the world in wto turns. a lot of trade around the world is done with wto turns. of course, if we left on a mannish wto basis, it will continue negotiations with the eu to conclude what i hoped would be a wide—ranging free—trade agreement. that continues to be in the interest of both sides. i am absolutely certain that we will get there eventually. the question is whether it is before or after we beat the european union on the 29th of march. thank you. dr alice lilley is

a senior researcher at the institute for government, a non—partisan think tank. shejoins us from our westminster studio. ido i do not know if you heard any of that interview, she says it is technical matters of this boat tonight, it does not really change the dynamics of what is going on here. the ball has been described as an inconvenience. are you sided with resuming on what happens this evening? do something that will not cause any major headaches for government. politically, ithink cause any major headaches for government. politically, i think the impact of this is potentially more significant. firstly, because it is a lwa ys significant. firstly, because it is always embarrassing for a government to be defeated, particularly on a finance bill. also, because what this vote effectively demonstrate

that there is a majority or a relatively small majority at the moment of mps to be found that do not want to leave the eu with no deal. i think the question then becomes whether that majority grows or continues or decreases and what those mps will do with that majority in the coming days and weeks. sure, pa rt in the coming days and weeks. sure, part of theresa may's negotiating strategy was to be able to say if you do not give us a kind of deal we can deal with, we can walk away. tonight's boat says that they will not sanction a no deal with the european union. that bargaining chip is gone isn't it? currently under the terms of the withdrawal act, the date of birth and's exit from the eu is the 29th of march. that is currently the default position. we will leave on that day whether there

isa will leave on that day whether there is a deal or not. although parliament seems to have a majority of leaving —— of leaving against with no deal. whether they would actually be able to come up with any alternative course of action. we know that at least 20 conservatives divide the whip tonight, voted against the government. that does not bode well for theresa may's vote next week. what do you think will happen if as many people expect theresa may's deal is buttoned down next week? where did she go from there? we know that the prime minister will have to make a statement within 21 days of losing that vote. that statement will set out what the government's plan for what they do next. mps will than debate that statement and they will be able to vote on its within seven days of that statement being made.

crucially, mps will now be able to amend that motion on the government statement so they will be able to express statement so they will be able to ex press a statement so they will be able to express a view on the government's plans. however, what we do not know is the content of any statement made by the government on the future plans will be. there's still a range of that the prime minister might pursue and ultimately it might be clear but till if and when the government bolds. that statement from the prime minister within 21 days potentially as people are suggesting, losing the vote next week, that will dictate what the commons does in response and whether or not amendments or motions are tabled for what are called the so—called specimen votes? tabled for what are called the so-called specimen votes? there has been talk of an idea known as indicative votes. this is something that has been talked about a little bit before christmas. it seems to been wallowed by the wayside but if

as few weeks. the past mps will be asked to vote on a series of nonbinding motions, setting out a range of different options on brexit. this would essentially be a means of testing the will of the house and trying to see if there is any alternative option that could command a majority of mps. there are a range of practical and procedural questions that the government would have to answer if it was to pursue this course of action. and ultimately, the government has yet —— has not yet instigated what that is what they are planning to do. thank you forjoining us. the north korean leader kimjong—un has arrived in beijing at the start of a surprise visit to his key ally china. mr kim, who travelled on his armoured train across the border, met his chinese counterpart president xijinping, amid reports of preparations for a fresh summit with president trump. john sudworth reports from beijing. it was quite a sendoff.

kimjong un and his wife ri were shown boarding their bullet proof train, accompanied by the usual adoring state media commentary. they arrived in beijing on mr kim's birthday. china is unlikely to give him any unpleasant surprises. the us has no such qualms so kim jong's fourth visit to china sends a message. it underlines the strength of the bond and shows that if the nuclear

diplomacy with america fails, he has other options. preparations are now under way for a second trump kim summit. mr kim has so far made few real concessions. north korea has long used its nuclear weapons to play the big powers off against each other, against each other, precisely the reason it's unlikely to ever give up. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may's brexit plans suffer a blow after mps back an amendment to the finance bill — which would limit spending on no deal preparations without pa rliament‘s permission scotland yard says the police presence outside parliament is to be boosted, after some mps including the conservative anna soubry, experienced abuse and intimidation. departures at heathrow were temporarily suspended earlier

after a drone was reported to have been sighted. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. better than yesterday. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the government is being urged to spend more than 200 billion pounds over the next 20 years on social housing in england. the charity shelter says around 3 million new homes are needed to solve what it's calling a ‘crisis'. the government says providing quality and fair social housing is a priority, as our correspondent john maguire reports. it is the time for single mum lola. they were addicted and art being

housed by the local council as an emergency case. lola is thankful to have a roof over their heads but says the uncertainty is stressful. people like us just want a home, we do not want a six—month lapse, we do not want to be turfed out after year, we need something that is a permanent home and that something thatis permanent home and that something that is not possible nowadays. it is a co nsta nt that is not possible nowadays. it is a constant worry in limbo basically. following the grenville tower fire, they put together a panel of 16 independent commissioners to do with the crisis. they have 3.1 million houses open 20 years is ambitious but say action is essential now. houses open 20 years is ambitious but say action is essential nowm isa but say action is essential nowm is a big amounts of money but it does create an asset for government andindeed does create an asset for government and indeed the country, and most importantly, it solve the housing crisis or goes a long way to solve the housing crisis or goes a long way to solving the commission claims

that the increased tax revenue and the savings in the housing will help. in a statement, the communitarian secretary says that providing quality and fair housing isa providing quality and fair housing is a priority of the government and the £9 billion affordable homes programme will deliver 250,000 homes at 2022. the prime minister has previously pledged to get a grip of the housing crisis. the shelter offers one solution that remains complex but urgent. a bbc investigation has found that young victims of sexual assault aren't being forensically examined, within a critical time period, at some privately—run referral centres. doctors say they've also seen incorrect recording of injuries and evidence contamination. faye kirkland, who is also a gp, has this report. we have spoken to eight doctors who wanted to blow the whistle

on the poor care in some sexual assault referral centres run by private companies. 0ne doctor, who works across multiple centres and needs to remain anonymous, says she's aware of ten cases where young children were not forensically examined within three days of being assaulted because the staff were not available. ten children missing out on forensic samples is quite a significant number. when you lose the forensics, that is something you cannot get back. probably a quarter of the statements i look at have something that concerns me. dr helena thornton reviews evidence, typically including videos of genital examinations. i have seen one dvd where gloves were not worn. i have seen one dvd which did not show the injuries that were documented to have been there. it's very distressing when, if...

to feel that somebody at their possibly most vulnerable ever, having been through a traumatic experience, has then been let down. do you think we're letting people down? ido, yeah. the first three days of forensics are crucial for young children. but four doctors have told us that in the last two years, they've seen cases of young children who have not been forensically examined within 72 hours, because there has been no—one who has been qualified to examine them. for nine months, the crown prosecution service refused to provide us with an audit of forensic evidence from a centre run by the company primecare produced in 2009. but the information commissioner has now ordered its release. all 13 cases went to court, but the audit reveals widespread failings. only one provided acceptable documentation of injuries. and there were just two

cases where the correct forensic samples were taken. in one instance, where a victim was raped, no samples were taken from these areas. in a statement, the cps said the centre fell short of standards but, following the report, they worked alongside the police to formulate an improvement plan. primecare has since been incorporated into allied healthcare. it said the audit was historical and the centre was now run by different provider. i think it is absolutely terrible to read that report. i am so shocked. the victims' commissioner now wants to see change. i would like to see proper training, not just a two—day training. and i think, more importantly, we need to have annual inspections. if we're not being inspected and accredited, that doesn't give confidence for victims. nhs england, whojointly commissions the services with police chiefs, said it had not been made aware of the concerns, but called on the doctors to report them to the forensic science regulator. it now says it plans to set up

a whistle—blowing hotline for people with concerns. the cqc, the regulator for the health care, says it has now changed the way it inspects services, but we understand this still doesn't include reviewing forensic medical evidence itself. faye kirkland, bbc news. thousands of penguins become stranded on the coastline of south america every year, and most of them are females. why it happens has been a mystery for years —— but now scientists believe they may have found the answer. the female penguins travel longer distances for food, making it more likely they get into difficulty. 0ur science reporter laura foster has the story. sounds like a donkey, but it is a penguin, for a mate. these make once they mate for life. but every year when the breeding season is over,

they had to go watch to feed. how much was known about where they went until recently when a team of scientists used trackers to follow small group with males and females going different ways. it was fish in deeper waters whereas the females will go to shallow places for food. researchers say that because they are going further, they're more likely to go to trouble. that once they die, a lot of times they arrive to the coast because they were not able to get enough food and so they go to the beach to die. they found the females that ventured further than the males in the highlighted area. so what migrate to the southern waters of southern brazil. the males would be happy travelling just far as uruguay. this is great

concern because particularly the fema birds are settling back —— are going further north. the penguins are literally being transported and military aircraft interest when back south to the colonies. it is not known what causes the strandings, but pollution is often to blame. the penguins are not endangered but future females could affect the numbers of the species. there'll continue to be steady about the routes that they take to see what can be done to help the penguins. a giant fatberg as big as a jumbo jet, or six double decker buses, has been discovered blocking a sewer in devon. made up of fat, wet wipes and grease, it was found near the sea in sidmouth. south west water says it will take up to 8 weeks to remove, as jon kay reports.

sid missed, a resort where queen victoria played as a child. lurking beneath the town, a 21st—century reality. a sludgy mass of wet wipe and sanitary products glued together with tonnes of kitchen grease and fat discovered last month, it has grown over christmas. this is the biggest one i have ever seen. charlie found the fat bird when he was with this crew. when does it end, eventually we have seen the end of it. it is quite horrifying to see actually, quite eerie to see that these two big lumps were setting

there waiting. sulphide they have only uncover the tip of the fatberg. —— so far they have only uncover the tip of the fatberg. it is 64 metres, longer than the tower of pisa laid flat. not somewhere like sidmouth. the fact is that things that make up these fatberg, the fact that people put oil and grease down the sinks or flushing wet wipes down the toilet, that goes on nationwide. the devin fatberg will be chopped up more than the one found two years ago. work sta rts the one found two years ago. work starts next month and will take eight weeks. does it smell?

starts next month and will take eight weeks. does it smell7m probably does smell, but i've been in the industry for a long time so i'm immune to the smell. he gives up that vapour and a gas. something to look for to then. holiday—makers should not smell anything grim for the months ahead. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. it has been a much brighter day but it has been a lot cooler. the aeroplane contrails have been lit up so. but the west and the east, overnight it is these areas that stay cloudy with a frost will be kept at by bay. toby frost in northern england and wales as well.

as we look at the forecast tomorrow, it is going to be a cloudier kind of day. fewer are brighter spells between, a few showers coming between, a few showers coming between the north sea will stop the cloud will tend to picking throughout the day with scotland and northern ireland west rain throughout the day. there'll be sunshine throughout the day. the timestamp in the northwest overnight. —— guitarist dan in the northwest overnight. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. the uk is due to leave the european union in under 12 weeks time — but mps in parliament have made 0ne way out a lot more difficult. the ayes to the right, 303. the no's to the left, 296. a defeat for the government means leaving without a deal

has become harder — forcing theresa may to seek parliament's approval for any new taxes to pay for it. president trump's preparing to make a national address. his administration says the situation at the us border with mexico amounts to an humanitarian and security crisis. london heathrow airport was forced to temporarily halt departures earlier, because of a reported