this is bbc news. the headlines: a saudi teenager who fled from her family, fearing that they would kill her for renouncing islam, 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. theresa may has warned of a "catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust" in democracy if mps reject her brexit deal and the uk remains in the european union. the prime minister has pleaded with parliamentarians to "do what is right for our country" and back her controversial exit plan. the trade union that represents probation officers has welcomed government proposals to abolish most prison sentences of six months or less in england and wales, but said they won't work unless they're given more resources. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, the big hitters for 2019, starring

bed rockers... ..skintight suits... ..the new click intern, and queen... # we will, we will rock you... ..well, sort of. 2019 starts with the consumer electronics show in las vegas. this is where you come to see all the big new tech. the crazy new ideas and the occasional polar bear. anything to get attention, basically, which is vegas all over. but what does it all mean? what will the coming year look like?

what is the important tech that you need to look out for? we're going to try and tell the story of ces 2019 by bringing you 20 bits of tech in 19 minutes. blimey, that's a lot of stuff in not a lot of time. we better crack on. quick tip — ces is always a mix of big trends and stuff and nonsense. i'll leave you to work out which is which. so, reset the counter, reset the clock, and we'll start with something that's always big here — tvs. the big screen technology here is oled, and lg display is the only company making large oled screens. now, the tech has several advantages. it can be curved, it can do really black blacks or it can be transparent. it can also be very thin and, of course, it can be 8k, which is all the rage here, four times the resolution of 4k. the simple structure

of oled also means you can attach these things called exciters to the back of the display. now, those are really, really thin things that turn the whole display into a speaker. now, there are about five exciters, i think, on the back of this screen, and i have to say, it really does sound like the audio is coming from the right part of the picture. and that's basically because it is. and finally this year, we've seen actual practical uses of possibly oled's coolest feature — it can be bendy. flexible displays — what will they think of doing with them next? anyway, good, oleds — we're off and running. let's crack on, here comes lara with number two. if you've been meaning for a while to getting around to having an eye test but have not had time, the solution could be this. this device attaches to a smartphone and you can test your own eyes. now, what you do is you look

through one eye at a time, there's a green line and a red line, and you need to get them to move closer together. you just tap this button on top to do it, and... there we go. i hope i'm not going to learn anything surprising. repeat the process on each eye and from there, if needed, you'll be told your prescription, so you can order glasses online. but you'll probably also want to know what the numbers it comes up with actually mean. this one means you have slight nearsightedness. 0k. not too bad, but you might want to go to the eye doctor and just check out your eyes. ok, so the job hasn't actually been totally been done with this? no. at least it's a start, and each time i tested the device, it came up with a consistent results. a new year, a new me. around this suit are various sensors that are analysing my motion,

and the idea is they will tell me if i am using the correct posture or not when doing various exercises. so, if i'm not doing my lunges correctly, they'll give me a ruddy good telling off. phone: angle too shallow. accelerometers, gyroscopes and e—compasses inside the racefit suit measure what i'm doing and how i'm doing it, which allows its accompanying app to suitably berate me. phone: hip position too high. arm angle too deep. argh! you have to wirelessly charge it up, but it's machine washable, thank goodness. well, there's something we can't unsee. right, number four — self—driving cars. and we are nowhere near having fully autonomous cars on the road yet, but here's a demo where i can use an app to make a fairly autonomous car reverse out of its parking space and drive

to a preprogrammed pick—up spot. you have to have driven the route first so it can learn it, but it can deviate from the route enough to avoid hitting things or people. there's loads of self—driving car tech here at ces, but there are other exciting things going on in—car too, and dave lee is one of them. here he is. so, audi thinks it's come up with an idea to keep us more entertained while we're travelling in the back of a car. i'll going to check it out. how are we doing? all right, enjoy the ride! i'm ready. this vr system was made in collaboration with disney, and it monitors data from the car's actual movements. so, when i pull away, i really feel it, because the car's moving. what we have created, basically, is a completely new category of content, because it's the first time that it's something that works best in the car.

i'm shooting in the game, i'm looking around, obviously the movement is determined by where the car is moving. so, i don't feel in control of where i'm going, but it does make it feel very physical. but i don't know, something about the combination of virtual reality and whizzing around a racetrack didn't feel too good. 0h...you said it would not make me nauseous, that was a lie. but it's ok, because on the ces show floor, ifound a different approach. this is an effort by intel and warner bros to imagine how we might entertain ourselves when cars are self—driving. car: hello, sir. wow, here we go! so, the monitor is coming up in a very dramatic fashion. this is very futuristic. yes. there is also this safety tablet, which displays data on what's happening around the car back in the real world. that was dave in a car. right, how are we doing?

five down, plenty more to go. but we're going to stop counting for a few minutes to bring you some of the big announcements from ces this year. this place is full of weird and wonderful stuff. some you may think is slightly over—engineered, though. everybody needs a smart lightsaber, obviously! you can track your success on a smartphone? yeah! every year, thousands of companies, big and small, flock here to show off their wares, but usually, the big three are notably absent. google broke the tradition last year, though, attending for the first time. and this year, it really went to town. unveiled here is the google assistant's new interpreter mode. 0k, google... be my french interpreter. je parle un petit peu de francais. device: "i speak a little bit of french."

first time! device: i will speak to myself. ok, maybe it doesn't get it every time, but it is pretty slick. merci beaucoup, au revoir! device: "thank you very much. goodbye." amazon is showing off its echo auto, making alexa unavailable to most cars. meanwhile, apple may not be here but is making some noise. we're thrilled to share a true first. samsung customers in over 100 countries will be able to enjoy itunes movies and tv shows. this itunes app tie—up is unique to samsung, but other manufacturers are also getting something apple — and that's airplay, which will be built in to some lg, sony and vizio tvs. and, as usual, the stands are full of bright tv. samsung is showing off

a micro led display, which delivers extra high colour definition. the screen is made up of many tiny micro leds, tightly grouped together, which can light up independently. this feature allows for very high contrast and extra bright images. and it is modular, so bits can be added to change its size and make for different viewing experiences. here is a 200—inch one. most tvs on show here are 8k, but most of the content we have isn't. and this is where ai comes to the rescue. manufacturers are building artificial intelligence into tv sets to up—res the content that they receive. and it is all about al in these halls this year. beyond voice activation for everything, even your toilet, ai is featuring in many smart devices.

and i no longer need to worry how much energy my smart devices are using, because i've found a treadmill that will harness the power of my workout. i mightjust need to go a little bit faster. that was lara, and now time to restart the clock. and it turns out nick is not the only one who's been to the gym recently. i'm facing up to a very unusual opponent. truth be known, i'm not a skilled boxer — more into unboxing, if you know what i mean — but although the botboxer here is successfully dodging most of myjabs, it is letting me land the occasional hit. its infrared sensor keeps track of me and its reaction times can be set to match the skill of the opponent, along with how tired it gets over time and how many mistakes it makes to give one a fighting chance.

52. now, at the moment, for some reason, they have got this set to amateur mode, but... ..you can turn the sensitivity all the way up... 47. ..at which point they say no human can actually punch fast enough. 44. so, let's do that now. ok, now it is impossible to hit, even in slow motion. all right, let's get a professional in here. yeah! shut up! this is alex, middleweight champion and marginally better than me. he's playing the bot boxer in knockout mode doing all right. johnny tocco's gym has been here in las vegas for 70 years, and the most famous boxers in the world have sparred here.

george foreman, muhammad ali, mike tyson — and maybe alex will be among those names one day. we've asked him to try out something that's on show at ces for the first time, something that helps to detect a massive problem in boxing, and in sport generally — concussion. eye—sync uses a modified vr headset to track how accurately alex's eyes can follow moving points. same deal — follow those target positions. the system can then tell whether there might be an underlying brain injury to be concerned about. here, the results show that alex's left brain responds better than his right. nothing to worry about at the moment, but something which can be worked on. it's in use already by the golden state warriors basketball team here in the us, and eye—sync‘s creators say the system could also help look for early signs of dementia. meanwhile, nick has met a difference alex, who has created something

to prevent injuries in the first place, not in boxing, but in cycling. today, we know the main areas that are impacted during an accident are the head, the thorax and the neck. so, this is why we decided to develop the b'safe airbag vest, which protects those areas. ok, let's put it to the test. 0uch! let's see that in instant replay. embedded sensors follow the rider's motion, so when the speed or angle doesn't add up, it inflates in one—tenth of a second, cushioning the impact.

now, does this act as a flotation device? health tech is always big at the show, but this year, there are a few companies offering medication—free pain relief. hypnovr is one, with what they describe as medical hypnosis, although the pain i was subjected to testing it was pretty minor. that didn't really hurt, but i'm not sure how much it would have hurt if i didn't have these on. there's no doubt that was relaxing. the idea is that some procedures could possibly be done with local anaesthetic instead of general anaesthetic if people were feeling calm enough. it's hard for me to judge because obviously all i had to do was lie here. nothing was being done to me apart from somebody pinching my hand — thanks for that. but, hey, ifeel relaxed. how clean is your drinking water?

here, we have six cups of america's finest filter water, and if i get the testdrop pro, i can move it slowly towards this plastic cup, and it gives me a blue light, which tells me it's ok to drink. the accompanying app gives me a chance of contamination of a0%. if i do this to each of the other cups, we can see that that one is clean as well. what it's actually doing is measuring the differences in the electric field for water that is contaminated and is not contaminated. now, what we haven't told it is that this last cup of filtered water has been spat in by the boss. and look — red light. yeah, so, there's a chance of contamination, 90%. it feels a bit like witchcraft, doesn't it? but it does seem to work. 0k, next up it's chris fox, who has been out in the sun. cheers.

this is no ordinary sun cream spray. my body and the droplets have been electrically charged to give me a flawless coating. here i am putting on sun cream by hand in front of the uv camera. the sun cream absorbs uv light, so it shows up black here and makes it easy to see if i have missed a bit. could electrically charged spray offer better protection? so, here's how it works. 0n the spray bottle, there are two metal pads, and when you squeeze them, it puts an electric charge into your body. the droplets it sprays are attracted to your skin. it's a bit like when your hair's attracted to a balloon with static electricity. the company that has made this is called wagner. they are a german company known for their industrial sprayers, so they're more used to coating car parts. the prototype sprays factor 6 and factor 10 sunscreen, so it doesn't look as dark on camera, but when i pulled back my top, i was really surprised. it did give me a smooth coating of sun cream. there are still some problems to iron out of the prototype.

one of them is that after using it, if you touch anyone, you give them quite a nasty static shock. the second one is that you're not really supposed to use it on your face. the company did warn me that those statically charged particles will stick everywhere on your skin. they find your way up your nose, they go into your ears, they get into your eyes, even if you've got your eyes closed. it's not just for sunscreen. the company also plans to offer things like body oil. you can appreciate the applications where this might be useful, as with the sunscreen, more perhaps with a spray tan, where getting an even coating is absolutely crucial. despite the surplus products on show, there has been a lot of talk about sustainability this year, and that includes how we use oui’ smart homes. what i have here is a smart socket. the idea is that you can charge your devices through this and as soon as they are fully powered, it'll automatically switch itself off. not only does this make

things safer, it will also mean that you should use less electricity. the one right here is the european version. it looks a little bit messy with all of the adapters we have attached. later this year there will be versions released for the rest of the world. while right now, the main use for this might be for laptops orfor phones, the company hopes that in the future, people are going to be using it for electric bikes or cars. there is this smart switch, which, once it is set up, doesn't need any leads or any recharging. and at the touch of a button it can operate your sonos or your phillip hughes lighting. the nuimo click has energy harvesting which it claims to provide enough power byjust doing this to make it work. but for those who are more interested in convenience, this infrared charging transmitter is hoping to help. a light signal is transmitted to the y

charge receivers, which can either be in the form of plug—in chargers, or actually embedded in the company's own devices. but while this kind of charging may prove less energy—efficient, the company does hope it will be used as part of an ecosystem which makes it simple to turn this off whenever it's not in use. ok, that was sustainability, item 12 of 20 done. right, let's rattle through some more. if you do come to ces don't forget to check out eureka park. this is where the "new" new ideas are being formed, including this. a fully customisable keyboard with an electronic ink display behind it, which means you can have qwerty, dvo rak, chinese, japanese, whatever you fancy. this is also where you will find your new companion robot. they're another big thing here this year. this one is on the japanese external trade stand. meanwhile, in the french area, you can grab a drink and a snack from the butler box known as the fresh geoffrey of france.

that is fresh geoffrey of france. it's a desktop dishwasher. you don't need to plug it in. just fill it up with a gallon of water, hit the button on the right, and it does your dishes. the bumpy roof looks cool, but it also disburses the water for a more even clean. next, take some coloured plasticine, make a model, scan it with the clone app, and then hit the ar button to bring it to life and rejoice as your monstrosity makes its way across the floor. that is augmented reality, number 16, done. pretty cool, hey? but not as cool as nick kwek. away from the show floor, i am going subzero, to test out a nifty new wearable. better crank that up to 11. this is the embr wave wristband. it acts like your own personal

air—conditioning unit, but instead of air, it uses a thermoelectric module like a heater. it gives you regular pulses of heat, which will apparently change your body temperature, up to five degrees. i certainly need it in this baltic environment. ok, so it's not really suitable for such harsh conditions. it's intended more for the sudden temperature changes during the morning commute, or to improve your individual temperature in communal areas. heaven forbid you open a window or put on more clothing. it may be warming up my wrists, but my toes are absolutely freezing. time to get a little warmer, i think. getting a bit too hot now. that's better. the show floor can get really exhausting. i think i need a lie down. wow. that feels a bit strange.

there's a motor inside, moving it from side to side, and actually, this was the creation of somebody who had been on a cruise and enjoyed the rocking movement so much they wanted to recreate it. and then hopefully, you will sleep like a baby. it's weird. it feels awkward when i close my eyes, it feels better to have my eyes open, which is no use whatsoever for sleeping. maybe the bigger problem right now is that it is really a bit noisy to sleep around here, but luckily, i've got these, some active noise cancellation earbuds, which are specifically for sleeping. so, you put them in like this. the microphone in them will pick up the sound around you and will create some antinoise. so, it feels like you can't hear anything in them as it drowns out the other sound. now, of course i can still hear there is something going on here, because this is a very loud environment, obviously nobody is going to be able to sleep

among noise like this. but it's definitely quieter. this sounds sounds a lot flatter. but the question is, can you get used to sleeping with this in your ears? and are they going to stay in? let's have a fidget around and see. and a huge round of applause for lara, with number 19. the big clappers here, make it 20, we've done it, and that's worth a big hand too. these things are from japan. enough said. that is ces 2019 all wrapped up. 20 things in 19 minutes. these are the only things that you need to bother about in the next year. unless i'm wrong. in which case we'll see you next week. hello there. temperatures on saturday reached 12 degrees in strathallan. 6 celsius higher than the january average in this part of scotland. it was a very mild day. we have some rain for western scotland and that rain continues to edge its way southwards. if you are heading outside over the next few hours,

it is worth taking wet weather gear with you across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england. it will be quite blustery and very mild as well. temperatures between 8 and 10 degrees celsius to start day on sunday. on sunday itself, we have two weather fronts to look at. the first front will move southwards across england and wales and a more significant occluded front here across northern scotland will bring heavy rain to the north of scotland with colder air following that. so for sunday, a cloudy day for england and wales with a few patches of rain working southwards. brighter weather in the afternoon with showers working into northern western areas with more persistent rain hedging into the far north of scotland. wherever you are, it will be a blustery old day weatherwise, and temperaturewise, there will be big contrast from south to north across the country. for much of england and wales, we'll see temperatures similar to that on saturday, 11, 12 degrees. notice it gets cooler further north and cold weather in shetland where temperatures just reached just 2 degrees. indeed, a fair few wintry showers with a little bit of sleet and a few flakes of snow mixed in with showers

during the latter part of the afternoon. the week starts mild, rain in the north and west, often quite windy and it's set to turn much, much colder as we head towards the end of the week. now, monday, we will have quite a sharp frost to start the day across scotland and parts of north—east england as well. sunshine initially, but then it turns cloudier with showers working into western areas of scotland. the mildest air tending to be across western and southern parts of the country, but quite cold air across the north and east. temperature around 1 celsius or so. tuesday and wednesday, we have a slow—moving weather front that's going to bring heavy persistent outbreaks of rain to western scotland, particularly into the highlands and western isles looking pretty wet. temperatures are rising again, 10 degrees widely and temperature is reaching around 7 degrees here. it will get milder for all of us. as we reach wednesday and thursday, we will start to see a more significant push of arctic winds moving down and replacing these milder westerly winds. so for all of us as we head through thursday, the temperatures will drop, even a little below normal for the time of year

but at the same time, with that colder air arriving, it should be a little bit more in the way of sunshine. that's your latest weather. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: how does it feel to be in canada? a warm welcome in canada for the saudi teenager whose efforts to escape her family gained worldwide attention. three people die and nearly 50 are injured in a powerful gas explosion at a bakery in central paris. another democrat throws their hat into the presidential ring — a former texas mayor, julian castro, announces plans to run for the us presidency in 2020. as central europe battles the worst snow in three decades, forecasters say there's even more to come.