good afternoon. the prime minister has pleaded with mp5 to back her brexit deal in this week's crucial commons vote — warning that a failure to deliver brexit would be a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust. it comes as downing street expressed concern that mps could thwart brexit by changing parliamentary rules — to dicate the next steps in the process if tuesday's vote is lost. our political correspodnent susana mendonca reports. it's crunch week for theresa may's brexit deal. the vote she put off last month to buy her more time will happen injust last month to buy her more time will happen in just two days. last month to buy her more time will happen injust two days. and last month to buy her more time will happen in just two days. and with her government again heading for a defeat, the prime minister has been trying to win her back bench years. writing in the sunday express she urged mps to back her deal, warning that if parliament stops brexit it would be a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy. rumours have been brewing

about plots by backbenchers to seize control of parliamentary business if the government loses the vote. the brexit secretary toby andrew marshall he was surprised the speaker of the house had allowed mps to the parliamentary timetable last week and warned it could be a sign of things to come. the uncertainty in terms of what will happen in the house has increased and saw those on the brexit supporting side seeking ideological purity with a deal are risking brexit because there is a growing risk events could unfold in ways that they leave the door ajar in ways that increase the risk. at an anti—austerity protest in london yesterday there were calls for another general election. the labour leader has been pushing for that but remain somewhat cryptic on what his party would do on brexit if they we re party would do on brexit if they were in power and on when they might try to topple the government. we will table a motion of no confidence in the government at a time of our choosing, but it's going to be soon,

don't worry about that. barry gardner used the wide immediately, thatis gardner used the wide immediately, that is why i am getting overexcited perhaps but i assume you are doing it quickly? don't get too excited, there are two days to wait to the vote. i know it's yourjob but we'll have the vote and see what happens. so you're not promising tuesday night wednesday morning? we will see what happens. many labour members wa nt what happens. many labour members want another referendum and campaigners for a so called peoples what were out in force in sheffield this weekend. the liberal democrat leader who supports another referendum said backbenchers would assert themselves if the government loses this week sport. parliament will take control of this process, will take control of this process, will insist we pursue the option of no brexit. it can happen in one of two ways, it can happen simply by cancelling article 50 which i think would be resented by lots of people, oi’ would be resented by lots of people, or it can happen by parliament seeing actually we go back to the public to have the final say. the prime minister and her team have admitted they face a challenging

week as they try to win the vote and if they don't it's clear we will face if they don't it's clear we will fa ce eve n if they don't it's clear we will face even more challenges. questions about britain's post—brexit agreements with switzerland and up to 70 other non—eu countries have been raised by the chairman of the commons international trade committee. last month, the international trade secretary, liam fox, announced that the uk had approved an interim trade deal with the swiss but the snp mp angus macneil said greater clarity was needed. our business correspondent joe miller is here. joe, what are the concerns? the concerns go to the heart of britain's future trade relationships because as a member of the eu, the uk could take advantage of preferential trade terms with dozens of countries including the likes of mexico and south korea. that's because brussels negotiated around 40 because brussels negotiated around a0 agreements over the years to bring down trade barriers. dr fox last year told the bbc he was

confident all a0 or so of those agreements would be rolled over into british law in time for brexit. and in december he told the commons of his first triumph which was an agreement in principle with switzerland. but mr mcneill is saying there is not enough detail about what that deal entails and he's even saying the uk could be forced to accept freedom of movement with switzerland because that's a condition of the current deal between switzerland and the eu. now, the government says that all it will see is the current deal with the uk and switzerland tax the original deal as closely as possible and we expect more details soon, but if they are going to get all of these a0 odd deals through parliament in time for a possible no—deal brexit that we've just 11 weeks to avoid disruption to british industry. joe miller, thank you very much indeed. greater manchester police are continuing to their investigation into a hit—and—run accident, in which an 11—year—old boy died last night.

the child was treated by paramedics at the scene but died of his injuries in hospital. a 31—year—old man was arrested in connection with the crash and remains in custody. fiona trott is in manchester for us. what more do we know, fiona? well, people here in basic and greater manchester say they are absolutely devastated by what happened last night, people have been coming out of their homes to lay flowers this afternoon. everybody in this neighbourhood says they are extremely upset by what happened, they think the boy was out on his bike last night. it happened at around six o'clock. he was treated at the scene and taken to hospital but died a short time later. what greater manchester police have told us as they believe a volkswagen golf, a grey volkswagen golf was abandoned nearby. they are asking anyone who may have seen the driver of that car to get in touch with them. or, if they have any

footage, any dash cam footage, to hand out on to police as well. police say they passed their condolences onto the family at this unimaginably difficult time. fiona, many thanks. the number of people killed in a gas explosion yesterday in paris has risen to four, according to investigators. rescuers pulled the body of a woman from the rubble of the bakery in the centre of the city. two firefighters and a tourist from spain were also killed, with dozens injured and nearby apartments badly damaged. three men have been killed in an avalanche near the austrian ski resort of lech, as heavy snowfall continues to bring parts of northern europe to a standstill. austria has seen record snowfall, with more forecast for the weekend. soldiers, firefighters, and volunteers have been battling to clear blocked roads and rooftops during breaks in the weather. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. this part of the world is no stranger to snow. but emergency services here in southern germany and in neighbouring austria

are having to work extra hard after days of unusually extreme weather. more snow fell overnight across the bavarian alps where people are already experiencing disaster conditions. last night in lech, three skiers were killed in an avalanche after the group ventured to a route that had been closed off because of the risk. a fourth person is still missing. further avalanches are now a major worry and it's an uphill struggle to keep roads and buildings safe. the lower bavaria police and fire services dealt with 150 incidents overnight, mostly due to the treacherous roads. the army has been brought in to help clear them. in places, normal life has come to a standstill, with railway lines, shops and schools shut. other parts of europe have also experienced severe weather in the past few days. even algeria has been affected. these roads in the northern provinces rendered impassable. in the alps, there's no respite

as the authorities try to keep on top of this dramatic situation. the forecast tomorrow is for temperatures to drop again, which could bring more than a metre of fresh snow. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. the australian open gets underway tomorrow in what could be andy murray's final tournament in the top flight of tennis. he's been warming up ahead of the grand slam tournament, after announcing his impending retirement from the sport on friday. his friendly rival roger federer paid tribute to murray's achievements. it hits us top guys hard because we know andy very well and we like him. he doesn't have many enemies, to be quite honest. he's a good guy and a hall of famer, legend, everything. he won everything he wanted to win. everybody would substitute his career with his. and he's a great guy. so, yeah, it's a tough one. the former leeds united

and south africa striker phil masinga has died at the age of a9. he played for leeds in the premier league between i99a and 1996, and made 59 international appearances. phil masinga will best be remembered for a goal against congo which saw south africa qualify for a world cup for the first time in 1998. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:30pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with carole walker. let's get more now on the prime minister urging mps to back her brexit deal in next week's crucial vote in the commons.

theresa may has warned that a failure to deliver brexit would be a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has promised to table a motion of no confidence in the government if they lose the vote on tuesday but refused to be drawn on when it would take place. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr programme, mr corbyn said a prospect of a no—deal would be a nightmare for business and trade. clearly, if theresa may's deal is voted down and clearly a general election takes place and a labour government comes in, an election would take place, what? february, march time. clearly, there is only a few weeks then between that and the leave date. there would have to be a time for those negotiations. now, maybe for the reasons you have given already, you seem very reluctant about the idea of another referendum. can i ask you, if theresa may's deal is voted down, if you don't get the general election you want to, we are into the new area as described in the labour motion from the conference,

do you then go for a people's vote? we are then into that consideration, at that point, but we have to go through these stages first. what is your own view of that? my own view is that i would rather get a negotiated deal now, if we can, to stop the danger of a no—deal exit from the eu on the 29th of march, which would be catastrophic for industry, catastrophic for trade, and the long—term effects of that would be huge. i think parliament did vote for an amendment to the finance bill this week which indicated its opposition to no deal but it is not totally specific on it. we will do everything we can to prevent a no—deal exit. if theresa may came to you and said, do you know what, in these extraordinary and unexpected circumstances, i have changed my mind and i want to stay in a customs union in perpetuity, what would you say to her? what i would say to theresa may is that she has spent the last two and a half years of these negotiations with three brexit secretaries, she cannot control her own, she cannot control her own cabinet and her own party, never mind the house of commons. surely, when a government loses something so major as this vote on tuesday,

in normal circumstances that would trigger a resignation of the government and a general election. surely, the people of the country have a right to decide who their members of parliament should be, who will be in government and who will be negotiating and on what principles they will be negotiating. meanwhile, the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, said he remained confident theresa may's deal will get through parliament, but admitted the risk of mps seeking to frustrate brexit has increased. well, it would be for the house to decide what it is it is able to support and i suspect it will be along the lines of this deal because this is the deal that delivers what people like me, brexiteers like me, campaigned for. whether that is control of our immigration, putting an end to vast sums of money, taking control of fishing and agriculture. this delivers for brexiteers but does so in a way that respects the needs of the business community. and mps that vote for it will own the consequences of that. as the man at the heart of this process, can you tell people watching, is it true, so far as you are aware, that there is a plot

or a conspiracy, whatever you call it, going on inside the parliament between the speaker's office and senior conservatives to wrest back control of the parliamentary agenda from the government? is that true or not? is that happening? i think what recent events have shown for but it is like me... is it happening? what recent events have shown with events last week and what happened with the legal advice, is that the uncertainty in terms of what will happen in the house has increased. those on the brexiteer side seeking ideological purity with a deal are risking brexit because there is a growing risk that events could u nfold growing risk that events could unfold in ways and they are leaping the door ajarfor unfold in ways and they are leaping the door ajar for waste... you are not offended by the role of the speaker in all of this? he is doing hisjob defending the rights speaker in all of this? he is doing his job defending the rights of parliamentarians and benches against the executive? i respect the role of

the executive? i respect the role of the speaker i and i was surprised as many mps were by the decision this week. the point is for brexiteers like me is that the risk posed by people in parliament who stood, the vast majority stood on a manifesto to respect brexit, both the labour party and conservative party ma nifestos party and conservative party manifestos said they would respect the referendum result but it is self—evidently the case that the risk of parliament acting in a way that frustrates what was the biggest vote in our history has increased. many of the sunday newspapers have reported a cross—party group of mps are trying to take control of the brexit process away from the government to avoid a no—deal scenario. the liberal democrat leader, sir vince cable, said it would be "outrageous" if no—deal was allowed to happen. no deal isn't something we just fall into, it is a choice of government. they can bring forward legislation to stop article 50 and sirjohn

major was advocating that this morning and it is clearly what should happen. if they don't, do you think backbenchers and opposition parties can do that? that is exactly what will happen and what we should be doing because it would be absolutely outrageous and unforgivable if the chaotic circumstances of a no deal were allowed to happen. the government itself has demonstrated the folly and the dangers of going down this road and it cannotjust allow it to happen by accident. i think parliament will take control of this process and will insist that we pursue the option of no brexit. it can happen in one of two ways, either by simply cancelling article 50 which i think would be resented bya 50 which i think would be resented by a lot of people, or it can happen by a lot of people, or it can happen by parliament saying that we go back to the public to have the final say to the public to have the final say toa to the public to have the final say to a people's vote and i think that is much more likely. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may has warned mps preparing to vote on her eu withdrawal deal that a failure to deliver brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach

of trust in our democracy." the head of a scheme designed to help problem gamblers says she is "deeply concerned" after an investigation found people were able to cheat the system. parts of germany, austria and sweden are suffering exceptional amounts of snow, with a number of ski resorts and mountain villages having to be evacuated. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. news of some big matches this afternoon. really exciting matches, especially at wembley where totte n ha m especially at wembley where tottenha m ca n especially at wembley where tottenham can move up to second in the table if they beat manchester united in the premier league. a big subplot of that match is that the spurs manager, mauricio pochettino, has been tipped by some to take over at united in the summer. we know that we need the three points to be

in that race for the premier league, the race for the top four, to finish the race for the top four, to finish the end of the season. all that happen around, all the rumours and all the thing that happen, it is going to happen because that is football. you do yourjob, i need to do myjob. we accept that business is how it is and of course, but my focus is to try to find a way to win the game. you get tested every single game in the premier league, i'io single game in the premier league, no doubt about it, but of course this is against a top, top side. and of course, if we want to get closer to them and go past them, we need a good performance and a good result. the other match is everton against bournemouth at goodison. that kicks off injust bournemouth at goodison. that kicks off in just under bournemouth at goodison. that kicks off injust underan bournemouth at goodison. that kicks off injust under an hour. both are level on 27 points and victory would ta ke level on 27 points and victory would take one of them into the top half of the table. there is commentary of

both those matches on radio 5 live. former leeds united and south africa striker phil masinga has died at the age ofjust a9. he played for two seasons in the premier league after joining united in i99a and was capped 58 times by south africa, playing in the 1998 world cup in france. he died injohannesburg after a long illness. the masters snooker is under way at alexandra palace. 0nly snooker is under way at alexandra palace. only the top 16 players in the world to take part. reigning champion mark allen is playing right 110w. champion mark allen is playing right now. this is the first matchup, he is up against belgian luca brecel who is at the table in the first frame in the best of 11 match in the first round. john higgins will face ryan date later. reigning uk champion ronnie 0'sullivan will play tomorrow —— ryan day. you can follow this match on bbc two or the bbc

sport website. netball‘s this match on bbc two or the bbc sport website. netball's quad series sta rts sport website. netball's quad series starts to date in liverpool. england face new zealand but before that south africa are facing australia. good afternoon. a really important tournament because the next time the roses get together will be just before the world cup which is being held there. absolutely. in six months at the world cup will take place in this very arena and today england begin the last leg of their preparations for that tournament. the quad series will pit them against three of the world's top five sites starting with new zealand before they head to london matches against south africa and australia. fairto against south africa and australia. fair to say that by the end of these two weeks, head coach tracey neville will have a much better idea of who will have a much better idea of who will make her squad for the world cup. new zealand first up is a real challenge. at the commonwealth games last year, new zealand failed to win

a medal. in the quad series in september england recorded a record victory against them but at that stage they had just changed their head coach and they were at the start of a rebuilding process so i expect they will be a very different proposition here today. england captain serena guthrie says it is vital that the roses do well here, especially as they are on home soil and there is a lot of pressure on them after winning gold at the commonwealth games. it is worth noting that they have never actually w011 noting that they have never actually won eight quad series and if they wa nt to won eight quad series and if they want to be marked out as a real contender, perhaps the team to beat at the world cup this summer, now is probably the time they need to do that, especially here on home soil. their match is at six o'clock. before that, the world number one team, australia, take on south africa. it should be a great couple of matches. many thanks, emily. the quad series are getting under way.

that is all the support for now and you can follow the netball on the bbc sport website as well as this afternoon's football. many thanks. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says he is optimistic that washington and turkey can agree on a way to protect america's kurdish allies in syria after its troops leave the country. mr pompeo was speaking in the united arab emirates during a middle east tour aimed at reassuring allies after president trump abruptly announced his decision to withdraw us troops. barbara plett usher, our correspondent in riyadh, has been following his tour. he was notably short on details, just saying he thought there could possibly be an agreement that would address turkey's legitimate concerns about legitimate terror threats but also at the same time protect those kurdish allies that are fighting alongside the united states against islamic state group who he said were not terrorists. we know the turks do regard them as a serious security threat — they see them as an extension

of turkish kurdish groups that have been fighting an insurgency against the turkish government for many decades. we do know mr pompeo said that his special envoy, jamesjeffrey, had been in north—eastern syria, presumably to meet the kurds, and he would be going to turkey again so that is active mediation and diplomacy going on. they have been rumours about possibly a deal with regard to border security, perhaps a border force that is acceptable to both sides but again, these are rumours and mr pompeo himself has not confirmed any sort of detail as to what makes them so optimistic that an agreement can be reached. almost a fifth of councils in england have introduced a ban on begging, yet only ten of 2aa fines issued have been paid. a new system that allows people to donate to the homeless via a contactless payment in the street is being piloted in peterborough to try and deter beggers. jo taylor reports. 28—year—old max says he has been

homeless for two years, and has no choice but to beg. he is standing metres away from a sign saying he is not allowed to beg. the amount of money he makes varies from day to day. how much? £7.90. it's notjust money people donate. while filming, a passer—by gave him a jumper and food. that looks warm. yeah, a big woollyjumper. around the corner i meet andy, not his real name, who says he is homeless. due to his circumstances, we have protected his identity. i got sacked injanuary because of the pressure of the job. my mental health went downhill. across england, 5a out of 302 councils told the bbc they have introduced a public spaces protection order prohibiting begging. but only 2aa fines have been issued over four years, and only ten of those have been paid. some spare change, please, ma'am?

home office advice is to only use the powerfor genuine anti—social behaviour, and not target the vulnerable. peterborough council banned begging last year, but have not issued a single fine, as they want to give those that beg the opportunity to get off the street first. now they are trying something new. a contactless donation point. you just put your card up to the screen and it will immediately take £3, which goes into a charitable donation. right. we want to make sure the money goes to the right place so we can provide support to get them off the streets, so they don't have to beg in the first place. the money goes into this and it will fund a number of different initiatives. is it actually going to work in stopping people holding their hand out? this is about making inroads. it will still go on, but it's about to what extent. over three months, almost £1000 has been donated through the contactless point. that is helping to fund a new day centre which offers homeless people services.

the main aim is to get people off the streets for good. jo taylor, bbc news, peterborough. the nominations for this year's brit awards have been announced. out in front with four is anne marie, who first made her name by singing on clean bandit‘s number one single rockabye. the 27—year—old from essex is nominated for best female, best album, best single and best video, and there's a strong showing for women across the board. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. # and it went like this... 2019 is turning into quite a year for the singer behind 2002. anne marie leads the way with four nominations at the brit awards. the 27—year—old from essex is up for best single, best video, best female, as well as the big one, album of the year, for her debut, speak your mind. it's an especially strong year

across the board for females. dua lipa has double nominations for both best single and video, but is not eligible to defend the best female title she won last year, as her album was released too long ago. and two years agojorja smith was a barista. now she has three brit award nominations. # i'll be riding shotgun, underneath the hot sun... as for the men, george ezra is recognised in three categories and will be unlucky not to win a couple, as his album was the best selling by a british act last year. and, at the age of 66, there is a first ever brit nominations for nile rodgers. his band, chic, are up for best international group. we'll find out if he disco dances away with the award

on february 20th. a 33—year—old man in taiwan has been fined more than £2,000 for sending a cat that he no longer wanted in the post. according to a taiwanese news agency, the sender was traced after the sealed cardboard box with the cat inside arrived at the local animal shelter. luckily, the pet survived the journey and authorities say he's in good health and looking for a new, loving home. a cat with at least eight lives left. now let's get the weather prospects with matt taylor. sorry, it is susan, apologies! good afternoon, i sent him home, he was falling asleep! some mixed weather on the way in the week ahead and we will not know if we are coming or going with the temperatures but hopefully we will

get some slightly brighter skies and a bit more sunshine. the sicker cloud is tied in with this weather front sitting in southern counties for the remainder of the afternoon but to the rear of that, a cold front, things are already feeling fresher but we are seeing more sunshine. quite a few showers in northern and western scotland and a more organised line of showers here which, behind that tonight as it moves south, will move in with some properly cold air. you can see wintry showers in shetland, giving you an idea of how chilly the windies. 0vernight, the wind will start to ease off after a gusty afternoon —— the wind is. frost will develop in scotland. elsewhere, temperatures remaining above that on monday morning but a chilly day after a relatively mild weekend. through the course of the week ahead, the temperatures are up and down but the trend is to take us into a cold spell at the end of the week and next weekend. this is

monday, that weather feature first thing which will continue to sink south through the day, allowing the colder air into all parts by the time we get into the afternoon. a few showers in the east possible through the day. a few further west as well in north wales and the midlands by the afternoon and some rain eventually in the north—west of scotland. generally, dry foremost on monday, chilly but hopefully some spells of sunshine. you might think we would have a chilly and frosty night but no, a warm weather front gives us a milder air again monday night into tuesday and westerly winds. tuesday starts off frost free, hopefully some sunshine in england and wales. a westerly breeze to the north and the weather front which will get stuck in scotland for a day or so. they could be some hefty totals in the north—west of scotla nd hefty totals in the north—west of scotland before we are done but on tuesday, temperatures are back at ten or 11 degrees. 0n tuesday, temperatures are back at ten or 11 degrees. on wednesday,

things start to change again. the weather systems moved south across the uk and for the latter part of the uk and for the latter part of the week it looks like we will move into some arctic air and temperatures will drop well into single figures with the chance of some widespread frosts by the end of the week and next weekend. plenty of details as ever available