this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 3. theresa may warns mps — a failure to deliver brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy." the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn, spells out what labour will do if theresa may loses the vote on tuesday. we will table a motion of no confidence in the government at a time of our choosing but it is going to be soon, don't worry about that. a bbc investigation reveals gambling addicts were able to sign back into existing online accounts by just making minor changes to their personal details. greater manchester police continue to their investigation into a hit—and—run accident, in which an 11—year—old boy died last night. emergency services continue to battle the snow in europe — with a number of ski resorts and mountain villages having to be evacuated. hello, good afternoon.

the prime minister has pleaded with mps 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 which she put off 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 over her back benchers. writing in the sunday express, she urged mps to back her deal, warning that if parliament stopped 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 told the andrew marr show that he was surprised that the speaker of the house had allowed mps to change the parliamentary timetable last week and warned that could be a sign of things to come. the uncertainty, in terms of what will happen in the house, has increased and so those on the brexiteer side seeking ideological purity with a deal, are risking brexit because there is a growing risk that events could unfold in ways, so they are leaving the door ajar to ways that could 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 he has remained somewhat cryptic on what his 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 is going to be soon, don't worry about that. barry gardiner has used the word immediately. i'm getting overexcited perhaps but i'm assuming you would do it very quickly? andrew, don't get too excited about it. there is only two days to wait until the vote. i know it is yourjob but it's two days to wait for the vote. we will have the vote and then we will see. so you're not promising to put down a vote of no confidence on tuesday night or wednesday morning? you will see what happens. many labour members want another referendum and campaigners for a so—called people's vote were out in force in sheffield this weekend. the liberal democrat leader, who supports another referendum, said that backbenchers would assert themselves if the government loses this week's vote. parliament will take control of this process, will insist that we persue 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, or it can happen by parliament saying 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 win it is clear they will face even more challenges. well a little earlier i spoke to susana mendonca — i started by asking her how challenging this week is going to be, for the prime minister. it goes beyond challenging. when it comes down to it theresa may was going to lose this vote in december when she chose to delay it to give herself more time to actually speak to mps and get them on side. here we are two days away from this vote and all the indications are that she is unlikely to have the numbers to get it through. the question is how much does she lose it? there is talk that there is potentially more than a hundred tory mps voting against their own government. if she can bring that number down in terms of the article she has written today, this is all about trying to persuade those who have been wavering, bring that number down, that would be a plus for her.

you mentioned the article, the message is broadly the same. the tone perhaps a little more alarming? yes, this is a sense this is a prime minister who is trying desperately to win as many mps to her side as possible. the whole thing that brexit might not happen at all is to win over the brexiteers in the party who are not happy with the deal she has got but perhaps are more worried about the idea of no brexit at all. then, also that talk about potentially having a no deal brexit and that is something that parliament has indicated there is no majority for that, but there is no clarity on what there is a majority for and that is the point that theresa may makes. mps are likely to vote against it on tuesday but then we're expecting the government to come back, they have three working days, to come back with an alternative. we are not clear on what that will be either and what their plan b, or if they even have a plan b. we are not clear on any of that.

and we think there will be a motion of no confidence from labour if the government loses but we do not know when? exactly. jeremy corbyn has been asked about this time and time again. he was asked again today. he's been quite cagey about the timing of it. i think the key problem for labour is they do not want to call a no confidence vote they are not going to win. and if the tory mps and the dup vote with their own government which is what you would expect, it is still a big mountain for them to climb. jeremy corbyn saying he would go for a motion of no confidence no clarity yet on exactly when, if you read between the lines on the interview he did earlier it seems sooner rather than later. i know you reflected on it briefly with the piece we just saw, what the sunday times have been running with this morning, the suggestion of some sort of british coup. that parliament runs things rather than the executives do. yes, this is about parliament asserting itself, we have heard a lot over the last couple of years about it wanting to assert

itself, and here we have, probably because of what we saw last week with the speaker john bercow giving mps the opportunity to change the timetable, the government is worried that that's set a precedent and those types of things might happen again. they are concerned, in particular, what they call a plot, a move, by some mps to perhaps try to take control of government business so that backbenchers have the precedence over the government business. that would be very difficult for the government because it will potentially take the power out of their hands. concerns 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, dr 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, reports.

being in the eu doesn'tjust allow you to trade freely with 27 other member states. because over the years, brussels has negotiated agreements with dozens of countries around the world, including south korea and mexico, and those agreements bring down tariffs, they reduce regulation, and effectively make it easier to move goods and services across borders. last year the international trade secretary, dr liam fox, told the bbc he hopes all a0 of those agreements will be rolled over after brexit, and that 70 countries had already agreed to do so in principle. last december, he told parliament of his first triumph. of course, we have now actually initialled the first of those major trade agreements, which is with switzerland. which is responsible for almost one fifth of the total trade within those agreements.

others will follow. but the snp mp angus macneil, who chairs the international trade committee, which oversees dr fox's department, has written a letter to the secretary of state, in which he expresses concern about details of this accord. he says there has not been sufficient information about it and even raises the prospect that the freedom of movement of people, which is currently a condition of the deal between the eu and switzerland, would have to be accepted by the uk. a government spokesperson said the arrangement with switzerland replicates the existing one as far as possible, and we know that more details will be forthcoming. but if these 39 odd agreements are to pass through parliament in time for a possible no—deal brexit, thatjust leaves 11 weeks to avoid disruption with many trade partners. the gambling commission has told

the bbc it plans to close a loophole that allows problem gamblers to continue betting online — even after they've signed up to a self—exclusion scheme. five live investigates has seen evidence that those who self—exclude can easily sign back in to accounts. gamstop says it has helped more than 50,000 people self—exclude but now the gambling commssion says it plans to ask betting firms to build in enhanced identity verification to prevent customers gambling using incorrect details to access their accounts. earlier i spoke to liz karter — a therapist who specialises in treating gambling addictions. what i know from my 18 years of experience that what drives a gambling addiction, certainly for anyone i have treated, is some degree of emotional and mental difficulty. so, typically, stress, depression or anxiety drive a desire to emotionally medicate by whichever

form of gambling that person is choosing. in simple terms, whether they are gambling for what might be described as a buzz or a high or a rush, from fast moving gambling such as casino tables or sports betting which creates a high or whether, which is increasingly common, which 90% of the woman i work with discover, that staring at a computer screen or a slot machine creates a sense of numbing or complete absorption. it shuts out other problems but because it is gambling, very, very sadly and often in a very devastating way for many people they start to lose track, not only of their problems but of how much money they are spending, and online that is very easy because there is no cash to hand over. we can all relate to that,

how easy it is to pay a bill online online because we are not handing over cash. often people don't realise how much they've spent until there is no money left and that of course, makes it very, very difficult for that person to stop because they are emotionally driven to gamble. their cravings are every bit as real and strong as someone addicted to class a drugs. it makes it difficult for the industry to be able to have a meaningful conversation with that person. and at that low point people are desperate to win or more desperate then they were because of their financial plight, so they'll carry on? absolutely. they have double the trouble at the stage. they have the problems they were maybe escaping from in the first place, to give typical sorts of problems, maybe it's a divorce or a bereavement or redundancy, struggling bringing up kids alone.

they have lost all their money, they have double the trouble, so it drives the cravings to continue by escapism. they hope that if they win the money back they can turn the clock back and it is as if it has never happened, so they feel stuck in a horrible trap. thoughts on what the investigation has discovered and now what the gambling comission is saying about closing that particular loophole? the industry has a difficultjob. it is difficult for them to stop somebody in active addiction because it is very difficult for that person to stop themselves. so i think, for one thing, let's acknowledge and congratulate the industry. there are some super responsible companies that i talk to who really do want to know how to help but they need to know how to help. they need to have an essential

understanding of what is driving the customer. so let's acknowledge that is happening but there is obviously some work to be done. i would like to see meaningful education. as a society we all need to better understand that when gambling becomes an addiction it is about so much more than money. the obsession with money is the end consequence once there isn't any. the real hook in is the emotional medication effect and that people need to understand that if they are regularly gambling when they are feeling stressed, depressed or anxious, they are at real risk of developing an addiction to gambling, in the same way as a digital addiction, alcohol or recreational drugs. 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 gave us this update. people here in beswick in greater manchester say they are absolutely devastated by what happened last night. you can see that people have been coming out of their homes here to lay flowers this afternoon. everyone 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. as you say he was treated at the scene, taken to hospital but died a short time later and what greater manchester police have told us is that they believe a volkswagon golf, a gray volkswagon golf, was abandoned nearby. they are asking anybody 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 that to the police as well. they say they are passing their condolences onto the family at this

unimaginably difficult time. 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. greater manchester police are continuing their investigation into a hit—and—run accident, in which an 11—year—old boy died last night. and in sport... it's a big weekend for european rugby union in the champins cup, exeter chiefs have claimed an important bonous point win over french side, castres to keep alive their hopes of reaching the quarter finals womens super league leaders arsenal taste defeat for only the second time this season. their 2—1 loss to chelsea paves the way for manchester city to overtake them at the top of the table.

and defending chamion, mark allen is playing his first round match of the master's snookers — he's tied at 4—1; with luca brecel in their first round match. and in the premier league it's 0—0 between everton and bournmouth. you can keep up to date with that on the bbc sport website and app. we will have more frail in around an hour. —— more for you we will have more frail in around an hour. —— more foryou in we will have more frail in around an hour. —— more for you in around we will have more frail in around an hour. —— more foryou in around an hour. three men have been killed in an avalanche near the austrian ski resort of lech — as heavy snowfall continues to bring parts of central 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. 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. translation: at ten to eight last night a road trip by a missing persons report. the mountain rescue tea m we nt persons report. the mountain rescue team went into action suddenly buddha proximally 20 men. after passing difficult conditions they reached the accident site. —— the mountain rescue team went into action suddenly with approximately 20 men. 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. two employees at a sky resort in the french alps have died after the avalanche—control devices they were trying to set, accidentally went off. mountain rescue officials say the accident happened at a ski resort near grenoble as the pair were trying to set a controlled explosion to prevent the risk of larger avalanches. forecasters have warned of a high risk of avalanches in the area after heavy snowfalls this weekend. at least five people have died in heavy snowstorms,

in the midwest of the united states. the storm hit kansas and missouri on friday and pummeled those states again on saturday as it extended into several other states, including iowa, illinois, indiana and ohio. in the state of missouri, a foot—and—a—half of snow fell, and more than 800 road accidents were reported. dozens of flights were also cancelled. more snow is expected today, with the storm now moving east towards washington dc. 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. our correspondent barbara plett usher is in riyadh and 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, james jeffrey, 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.

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has referred herself to a standards panel over her actions during an investigation into alex salmond. nicola sturgeon made phone calls and took meetings with her predecessor as first minister — mr salmond — while claims of sexual harassment — which he denies — were being investigated. she said it was in the interest of the complainants that she should be examined under the ministerial code. however, she also said she "acted appropriately and in good faith." the french government says about 84,000 people took part in the lastest yellow vest protests on saturday, sharply up on last week's estimate of 50,000. but the interior minister, said the demonstrations across the country had been largely peaceful. richard forrest has more. from paris... to nantes... to toulon.

what began as a protest against a now scrapped fuel tax at the end of november continues to draw thousands of french demonstrators to the streets who say they are protesting the rising cost of living. translation: i'm a civil servant and i don't even have enough at the end of the month to take care of my son. is that normal after 25 years of service? at the end of the month, i'm reduced to eating pasta and i'm not even the most unfortunate person here. in lille, as in so many other cities, much of the yellow vests' anger was directed at the french president, emmanuel macron. translation: does emmanuel macron tell me that i need to make an effort? i work until 10pm four times a week. if i don't make the effort to feed my kids, who will? not him. he eats cake. for his part, mr macron is due to open a national debate on tuesday on how to tackle the grievances raised by the protesters.

but with the number of demonstrators swelling once more, the question is if a listening tour will be enough to put this highly visible movement to rest. richard forrest, bbc news. almost a fifth of councils in england have introduced a ban on begging, yet only ten of 244 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, 54 out of 302 councils told the bbc they have introduced a public spaces protection order prohibiting begging. but only 244 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 yearfor 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 20. a 33—year—old man in taiwan has been fined more than 2000 pounds 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. hello. we have seen quite a lot of sunshine across the uk today in contrast to yesterday, we apostle had afair contrast to yesterday, we apostle had a fair number of weather watcher pictures like these teacher in rainbows and most of them have come from the north west of scotland where we have had recurrent showers. but one —— that wind has been affecting scotland and northern england. hidden in here is a weather front which will gradually start to introduce some notably cold air to the far north of the uk by the end of the night. the south should state frost—free, quite a web red phosphor scotla nd frost—free, quite a web red phosphor scotland first thing on monday. that colder air and started trickle as we felt through the day on monday so definitely a chilly feel to

proceedings. hopefully a bit of sunshine, some thicker cloud in the east and the cloud thickening in the west. our temperatures down on the weekend, just 4 degrees there in aberdeen. hello, this is bbc news with julian worricker.