has arrived in toronto, where she's been offered asylum. rahaf al-qunun, who's 18, barricaded herself in a hotel room in bangkok and used social media to highlight her case. three people have died after a massive gas explosion in a bakery in central paris. two firefighters died after being called to investigate a gas leak. a spanish tourist was also killed. almost 50 people were injured. 10 are said to be critically ill in hospital. a former mayor from texas has become the latest to declare he'll seek the democratic nomination to run in next year's us presidential election. julian castro served in the obama administration. his grandfather emigrated to the us from mexico. hundreds of people have marched through london, demanding a general election and an end to austerity. it comes ahead of a crucial week in the commons, when mps are widely expected

to reject theresa may's withdrawal deal with the eu. our political correspondent chris mason has more. chanting: tories out! refugees in! central london this afternoon and left—wing campaigners take to the streets. theresa may must go! people have seen brexit's an absolute mess, the shambles the government is making of it, but really, what is the most important thing is to get a general election because then people can actually have a say on everything. have you got a spring in your step at the moment? absolutely. absolutely, yes! you don't come out two weeks after christmas to plod around town, do you? you come for a reason and the reason is to get rid of this government. securing a general election isn't straightforward, but the shadow chancellor was also here to make the case for it. the only solution to austerity, the only solution to tackling the threat that brexit poses is a general election and the election of a labour government. this demonstration here wasn't primarily about brexit,

but this gathering, like others, is about seizing a political opportunity, seeing that the government is likely to lose on its plan for leaving the european union on tuesday, and so making the most of pressing for what they want instead. 170 miles north in sheffield, another crowd with a cause — this one wanting another eu referendum. but what would be the question? the obvious question to ask is about the two deals, the two propositions that are actually on the table. one is for the government, and people may or may not like it, it's very uncertain, but it's there, and the other deal is the one we already have with the eu, in my view, much better, but let the people decide. the government's implacably opposed to delivering what people here want and its supporters are still trying to sell its plan. clearly, there's a lot of people coming out that are complaining about the deal for one way or the other, but i still think it's

the only game in town — it's the thing that gets us out of the political institution, stops paying so much money in, ends freedom of movement, and allows us to start the trade deals, and that's why i still encourage people, if they want certainty, this is the way to do it. today was peaceful, for the most part, but this isolated incident, scuffles between rival protesters, was a reminder of the tension and anger swirling around our politics. chris mason, bbc news. now on bbc news, in an intimate and revealing film, our world follows 18 greek orthodox christian monks who make up the community in the centuries—old hamatoura monastery high above the qadisha valley in northern lebanon, not far from the syrian border. bell tolls. knocking.

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bell tolls. singing. from those who singing. hello there. temperatures on saturday reached 12 degrees in strathallan. seek celsius warmer than normal in january. it was cloudy and we had

rain in western scotland. that rain continues to push the southwards and there are two fronts on sunday, cold front lurching across england and wales and in occlusion but heads into north—western scotland. behind it, the air gets much colder and thatis it, the air gets much colder and that is where the real winter is lurking. england and wales star while they are cloudy, brighter with a mixture of sunshine and a few showers across north—western areas, lengthy spells of rain in the forecast through the afternoon across northern scotland and wherever you are it will be windy and a blustery day. big temperature contrast between south and north. 11, 12 degrees contrast between south and north. 11,12 degrees in england and wales, quite mild for this year. northey gets cooler with colder temperatures in shetland behind the occlusion. a mix of sunshine and a few wintry showers. maybe a few flakes of snow mixed in as well. the week ahead as mild with rain around the western scotland. brisk wind and it turned

significantly colder towards the end of the week. weatherwise on monday there will be chillier to start the day and a frost across scotland and north—east england. a sharp frost. it is then cloudy with showers working into the north and west of the country. notice that the temperatures are on the mild side across western and southern areas. chilly air across north—eastern parts of the uk. on into tuesday ‘s forecast and heavy rain is forecast to the higher land. will still be around into wednesday and for the western isles. temperatures rising for shetland with a high of seven and the most of the uk we are in the mild airwith an and the most of the uk we are in the mild air with an pictures around ten, 11 degrees did it as we head towards the middle of the week there will be further changes as we start to get more significant pressure across the uk and replacing these milder westerly wind. through thursday, nationwide, temperatures will be dropping, below normal in places, and as full as the cold air arriving, most of it should arrive

with more in the way of sunshine. that is your week's weather, bye for now. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. a saudi teenager who fled from her family, fearing they would kill her for renouncing islam, has arrived in canada, where she's been offered asylum. rahaf al-qunun, who's 18, barricaded herself in a hotel room in bangkok and used social media to highlight her case. nada tawfik reports from toronto. rahaf al-ounun arrived with a smile as she took the first steps into her new life. reporter: rahaf, how does it feel to be in canada? she was escorted out by canada's foreign minister, chrystia freeland, who was on hand to welcome her and to pass on flowers from one of ra haf‘s supporters.