this is bbc news, i'm julian worricker. the headlines at apm. 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 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. and coming up at 4.30pm— what happened to brazil? — the first of a 3—part special series — where we examine how brazil's dreams of a better future disappeared.

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 by 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 today, 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 of her mps to her side as possible. the whole thing that brexit might not happen at all is to win over those 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 that 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 executive do. yes, this is about parliament asserting itself, we have heard a lot over the last couple of years about parliament wanting to assert itself, and here we have, probably because of what we saw last week with the speakerjohn 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—thousand 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 five live investigates has uncovered 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. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. good afternoon.

we'll start with the premier league, and everton have beaten bournmouth 2—0 in the day's early kick off. kurt zouma's first goal for everton, a headerjust after the hour mark, opened the scoring, then in added time dominic calvert—lewin added an excellent second to give them the three points on a very wet day at goodison park. that win moves everton up to tenth in the league. tottenham can move up to second place in the premier league if they beat manchester united this afternoon. kick off in around 15 minutes' time. a rather interesting subplot at wembley is that the spurs manager, mauricio pochettino is being tipped to take over at united this summer. we know that we need the three points to be in that race for the premier league and the race for the top floor, to finish at the end of the season. all of that happening around all the rumours, all the things that, you know, that is going to happen because that is football. you need, you do yourjob, i need to do myjob, and we accept the business, 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, 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. in the women's super league, leaders arsenal lost for the second time this season — beaten 2—1 by reigning champions chelsea. scottish international erin cuthbert headed chelsea into a deserved lead and volleyed them ahead further still in the second half. despite a late tap in from the league's top scorer vivienne miedama, chelsea closed the gap to arsenal to just two points. it's a big weekend of european rugby union, and exeter have kept alive their hopes of reaching the quarter finals of the champions cup. they beat the french side castres by 3a points to 12, scoring six tries and securing a bonus point in the process. the chiefs need to beat munster next

week to have a chance of winning their pool. elsewhere, saracens lead lyon 14 points to 3 — they are just starting the second half of that game, and glasgow have a 14—5 lead over cardiff blues at half time. it's the first day of the the masters snooker at alexandra palace, and we've already had a shock. defending champion mark allen is out — losing 6—5 in a deciding frame to belgium's luca brecel. only the top 16 players in the world play in this tournament, and it was a high quality match with all but two of the 11 frames seeing breaks of more than 50. later tonightjohn higgins plays ryan day. the australian open gets under way tonight and by this time tomorrow andy murray should have finished his opening round match — it might also be the last of his career. he revealed a few days ago that retirement will come sooner rather than later because of the constant pain he feels in his hip. today roger federer‘s paid

tribute to murray's career. it hits us top guys hard, you know, because we know andy very well. we like him. he doesn't have many enemies, to be quite honest. he is a good guy and a hall of famer legend, everything you want, everything he wanted to win, everybody would substitute their career with his. and he is a great guy. so, yeah, it is a tough one, but one down the road, he can look back on that and be incredibly proud of everything he has achieved. and the australian cricketer cameron bancroft has had a good day in the big bash. bancroft was one of the three players banned for their role in the australian ball—tampering scandal last year. his ban finished at the end of last month and today he hit an unbeaten 87 off 61 balls to help the perth scorchers beat the sydney sixers. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next 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. 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. translation: at 7.50pm last night a relative filed

a missing persons report in lech. the mountain rescue team went into action suddenly with approximately 20 men. after passing difficult conditions they reached the accident site. 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 chamonix 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. 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 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, 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 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, 5a 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 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. # one kiss is all i need... 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. we have seen quite a lot of sunshine across the uk today in contrast to yesterday, we apostle had a fair number of weather watcher pictures like these featuring rainbows and most of them have come from the north west of scotland where we have had frequent showers. the wind has been affecting scotland and northern england.