this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at seven. 48 hours to the big parliamentary vote, 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 the prime minister loses tuesday's vote. we will table a motion of no—confidence in the government at a time of our choosing, but it will be soon. don't worry about that. tributes are paid after an 11—year—old boy is killed playing on his bike— in a hit and run accident in beswick in greater manchester. three people have been killed — and a fourth is missing, after an avalanche near the austrian ski resort of lech. and we'll have a round up of today's sport in half an hour, including manchester united's win over spurs.

this week, the big hitters 42019. starring better rockers, skintight suits, the new click and turn, and queen. sort of. —— click and turn. theresa may and her ministers are making last minute appeals, for mps to support the eu deal that'll be put to the vote in the house of commons on tuesday. the prime minister warned today, that the trust of voters in the democratic process is at stake if brexit is not delivered, whilejeremy corbyn says labour will table a vote of ‘no

confidence‘ in the government ‘soon‘ after any defeat. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, reports. she bought herself more time by delaying this crucial brexit vote but theresa may has just two days to persuade mps to back her deal. so far there is little sign of growing support but the prime minister continues to make her case. writing in the sunday express she warned mps that if parliament stopped brexit it would be... the government is hoping for more reassurances from the eu on the terms of the uk's departure. the brexit secretary admitted the government faces a challenge to get its deal through. we're working hard with colleagues, we're working hard with eu leaders. the prime minister has been speaking to them in terms of the specific concerns we've heard, particularly on the issue of the backstop. after losing crucial votes in the commons, downing street now says it is worried that opponents of brexit could find a way to take control of parliamentary business.

mr barclay said that should focus the minds of brexiteers. 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. last week speakerjohn bercow made it clear that he has allowed mps to have their say on brexit, so an unpredictable political situation is now even more uncertain. even if mps can seize control of what is going on there in the house of commons, can they agree on an alternative to theresa may's plan? some want to stop a no—deal brexit, others want a different kind of deal or another referendum. will you win a confidence vote? so, what does the labour leader want? jeremy corbyn is against theresa may's deal and wants a general election. many in his party want another referendum. he though sounds reluctant. 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. we will do everything we can to prevent a no deal exit. the people's vote campaign group were out in force in sheffield this weekend — insisting support for another referendum is increasing. the liberal democrat leader thinks mps will assert themselves if the government loses on tuesday. parliament will take control of this process, will insist that 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, or it can happen by parliament saying actually we go back to the public to have the final say. it's hard to find anyone in westminster who thinks theresa may will win the vote. everyone is talking about plan b but there is no agreement about what that is.

and vicki young is here with me now. the most obvious thing is a tough week ahead for theresa may but any last—minute movements that could be in her favourite? it is difficult but she needs a lot, dozens of perl and pieces changed her mind. there is some sign there were a few last week, a few more tonight saying that one out back or deal. —— a few of her mps to change their mind. should the something significant to change peoples opinion. there are suggestions that brussels might comport with some kind of letter giving some assurances about the withdrawal bill, the very contagious issue of the backstop to stop a hard border between northern ireland. contentious issue. they will emphasise, limited to be temporary neither side wants it to, the force at all. i'm not sure that will be enough to persuade rimini. maybe if

you but not very many. at the moment it feels like this damage limitation. if she can keep the defeat by low three figures, it means she can maybe give it another go. >> fermorfrom go. >> fermor from brussels go. >> fermorfrom brussels and go. >> fermor from brussels and try again the next week. what she is trying to avoid is a defeat of 200 01’ more. “— trying to avoid is a defeat of 200 or more. —— she can trying to avoid is a defeat of 200 01’ more. —— she can go trying to avoid is a defeat of 200 or more. —— she can go back to brussels and try again. labour are still voting against it as some of her own side are upset, but she is heading for defeat him everybody is talking about it. in terms of her opponents, do we have some on them in the next will? that is the only thing that is up there. those who are against her deal do not agree on what they should do next. all sorts of suggestions that probably to seize control of the agenda and pushed do what they want. but what do they want? there are some who wa nt do they want? there are some who want another referendum. it was clear from want another referendum. it was clearfrom jeremy want another referendum. it was clear from jeremy corbyn today that is not what he wants. there are others who want a closer relationship, a norway plus, the uk would stay in the eu area but it is

not enough to command a majority. then you have the brexiteers to save the default legal position if we leave without a dell. that is what will happen but parliament has many clear it will not sit there and accept that. at the moment, the one thing she has going for her is that she has got a negotiated plan of the table ready to go and her opponents are divided about what they did next. maybe, that could help her and i think she might stand up and say on tuesday, if he voted against me, what are you going for? they all think if they vote her dog down the will get what they want. they can all be right. in the end there'll have to be compromised. —— vote down her deal. thank you. the family of an 11—year—old boy — who was killed in a hit and run accident in manchester yesterday — have paid tribute to him, saying he was a cheeky, handsome lad. taylor schofield was treated by paramedics at the scene, but died of his injuries in hospital. police are questioning a suspect, as fiona trott reports. he was an 11—year—old boy, out playing on his bike.

taylor schofield was treated at the scene but died a short time later. it happened here on albert street in beswickjust after 6pm yesterday. greater manchester police said they are trying to establish the full details of what happened. a grey volkswagen golf was abandoned nearby. they're asking anybody with information to come forward. today, people living in this close community came out to lay flowers, including members of taylor's family. friends and neighbours say they are devastated. it's heartbreaking, it's absolutely awful what's happened, it's absolutely devastating. my thoughts are with his family and obviously all the close friends and stuff that have been affected by it. it's absolutely devastating. the police investigation into what's happened here is still ongoing but people in the neighbourhood say this has been a dangerous road for years. how many lives have got to be taken before they step... ? they need bumps on this road to stop it. it's disgusting.

something needs to be done. some of the children coming to pay their respects have been very young. a member of staff says taylor's school is making plans to support the pupils tomorrow. fiona trott, bbc news, greater manchester. three people have been killed — and a fourth is missing — after an avalanche near the austrian ski resort of lech. austria has been hit by record snowfall in the past week — and there have been more than 20 weather related deaths across parts of the alps this month. 0ur correspondent bethany bell is in scheibbs in lower austria. weather conditions have been causing havoc in austria and across the alps in recent days. it has been extremely difficult for the authorities coped with the task of clearing the task of clearing away all of the snow. and in some places, the risk of avalanches is that it is very highest level. is at its very highest level.

there have been several confirmed deaths this weekend including three skiers in the ski resort. mountain regions in austria are used to snow but this is extreme. days of heavy snowfall are taking their toll. last night three skiers from germany were killed in an avalanche in lech. their bodies were found on a ski route that had been closed off because of the danger of avalanches. a fourth person is still missing. translation: yesterday evening we decided to cancel the search because it had become too dangerous. we know how the weather will develop so we can probably initiate the search again on wednesday. the risk of more avalanches is very high. some ski resorts and mountain villages have had to be evacuated. other areas are snowed in. these firefighters near the town of kleinzell in central austria

are working round the clock to clear snow from homes and buildings. the snow is very heavy and there is a real risk this roof could cave in. translation: it is quite dangerous work. as you can see all the men are harnessed because you could easily slip off while coming down. the risk is relatively high. driving conditions are treacherous. it is a struggle to keep the streets clear. underneath this white blanket is a tarmac road. this area has not seen this much snow in well over a decade. in neighbouring germany, the army has been brought in to help clear the roads. and people here are bracing themselves for more. heavy snow is forecast over the next few days. bethany bell, bbc news, near kleinzell in the austrian alps. two men have died in separate falls in the mourne mountains

in northern ireland. the fatal incidents occurred within an hour of each other on sunday afternoon. police said they received a request for assistance after a male was reported to have fallen, and received another request after another man was reported to have fallen while walking. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, has arrived in saudi arabia, as part of a tour of the middle east. it's a politically sensitive stop, because of tension over the killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. the us senate has blamed the crown prince, mohammed bin salman, for the murder. mr pompeo has not, but says he'll raise the issue. welljoining us now is our washington correspondent, barbara plett usher, live from riyadh. he said he would be bringing up the murder, where are we on that? he said he would be bringing up the

murder, where are we on that7m he said he would be bringing up the murder, where are we on that? it is something that mr pompeo says is an outrage, the killing and the united states wa nts outrage, the killing and the united states wants to see and get more fa cts states wants to see and get more facts about what happened and also to make sure that those responsible are held fully accountable. he has said there is no direct reporting about a link between mohammed bin saud mine and the murder, but he equally wants to raise the issue of making sure those who did carry it out will be punished and the reporting has been included from intelligence agencies that those in the crown prince's centre circle we re the crown prince's centre circle were involved, so i think these are the things he will be asking the crown prince and present, and other saudi officials decide we want to see that those you are serious about punishing the people involved and we also want to get more facts about what happened because the state department has said before his visit they still don't believe that the explanation from the saudi government has entirely credible.

you have a talking to a senior member of the saudi royal family, what was said? -- have been talking to. i talk with them about a number of issues related to mr pompeo possible trip but one that has dominated and that is this as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". president trump to pull us troops at assyria, mr pompeo has been trying to explain that to allies wherever he has visited the saudis had a lot invested in supporting rebels in the conflict and they wanted to have a strong us presence and now they see that mr trump is pulling those us troops. the ones that are there. i spoke to a senior member of the royal family and i asked spoke to a senior member of the royalfamily and i asked him where he got about that decision to pull out of syria and this is what he said. the us actions from my perspective is that it is going to further complicate the issue rather than find any solution to it. and it will

further entrench not only the iranians but also the russians and the bashar al—assad. but from that perspective of course, it is a very negative development. mr pompeo has said this is simply a tactical change and a movement of troops in the united states have enough military power in the region to do it initiative and the two fight extremist but in effect if the united states to does pull the troops that will be exposing territories. —— the united states does have a nasty fight the extremists. and i think that what is what worries many allies here. thank you. —— does have enough to fight. the partial shutdown of the us government — over president trump's demands forfunding to build a wall along the mexican border — has entered its 23rd day. more than 800,000 workers haven't been paid, and today the president tweeted it was all the democrats fault. david willis reports. as the politicians wrangle, the tangible effects of the longest

government shutdown in us history are on display. this, a food bank for some of the hundreds of thousands of government workers who are working but not being paid. most of all the shutdown is affecting me emotionally. i mean, we did not ask for this. i'm a veteran. i have served my country as well as working at the state department for over 35 years. pressure is building on president trump, as the latest opinion polls show more americans blame him and his party for the shutdown than the democrats. for his part, the president is making much of the fact that whilst he is here in washington, ready and willing to negotiate, democrat leaders are in puerto rico for a winter retreat and a fundraising performance at the musical, hamilton. early this morning, he tweeted... the president has toyed

with declaring a national emergency in order to get funding for his wall. but some senior republicans are urging caution. i would urge him to open up the government for a short period of time, like three weeks, before he pulls the plug, see if we can get a deal. the trickle—down effects of this dispute are being felt at places like this. miami international airport has been forced to partly close one of its terminals because of a shortage of staff. with air traffic controllers also caught up in the dispute, union officials are warning that the longer it goes on, the greater the chance that passenger safety could be compromised. well, david willis isjoining us live from washington now. it is all about the shutdown, even

my pompeo commented on it on his trip. saying he was hoping it was imminent. negotiations have stalled. but mrtrump imminent. negotiations have stalled. but mr trump has been pretty busy via twitter with some anti—migrant rhetoric. what is the latest? indeed. we are at day 23 of the longest government shutdown in us history and there a feeling here think that the democrats are mentioned in that report had very little incentive to compromise here and that is nancy pelosi feels that she has momentum behind her following their success in the midterm elections and she has a majority in the lower house, the house of representatives. which makes a question on why didn't donald trump move on this, his pet project between mexico and united states wall, when he a republican majority and both houses? it is something that he may come to

regret. come 2020. a bit of a question for you. to upset mrs. trump, are you a russian agent. tell us trump, are you a russian agent. tell us about that question. it was a question that was posed to the president when he rang in to programme on fox news channel last night. it follows a report in the new york times and subsequent report in the washington post, the new york times reports alleging that president trump aroused the suspicion of the fbi after sacking the director of the organisation, james comey back in and made 2017. so much so that they launched an internal encounter inquiry to ascertain whether the president knowingly or unwittingly was working for russia and if so when he posed a national security threat. the washington post is reporting that

you mentioned this in your introduction, there is also evidence that the president want to extraordinary lengths to conceal the details of his discussions with the vladimir putin. even seizing the notes that the interpreter president has made. embarrassing herfrom discussing them. the president has, saying none of this is true. thank you. —— has said none of this. scotland's first minister has referred herself to a standards panel over meetings she had with her predecessor — alex salmond — while he was being investigated over claims of sexual harassment. he denies the allegations. 0ur correspondent katie hunter in glasgow told us why nicola sturgeon has taken this step. nicola sturgeon says it is in the interests of the two women who made the complaint is that the police investigation be allowed to continue without risk of prejudice. nicola sturgeon has said she met alex salmond three times as big to him on the phone twice

after the allegations were made to the scottish government in 2018. on tuesday the highest civil court in scotland ruled the scottish government's handling of the allegations was unlawful. nicola sturgeon has said she acted in good faith and appropriately throughout in adherence with the ministerial code. she said she understands it is important that parliament and the public he reassured that. alex salmond still faces a police investigation. he strenuously denies the allegations made against him. the husband of a british—iranian woman detained in iran — says she is "feeling a strong sense of trepidation", as she prepares to start a three—day hunger strike. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been held in jail after being accused of spying by the iranian, a charge she strongly denies. a fourth person has died as a result of a massive gas explosion in paris. rescuers pulled the body of a woman

from the rubble of a bakery in the centre of the city. two firefighters and a tourist from spain were also killed yesterday, with dozens injured and nearby apartments badly damaged. 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. the labour mp carolyn harris, who chairs a cross—party group of mps on gambling, says what the investigation has found doesn't shock her.

i am not at all surprised. it is not fit for purpose. it never has been. they've had five years to get this right. and they are no further on in identifying what they need to be an effective service. where do you think the problem lies? is it with the gambling companies themselves? do they need to do more? i will always say the gambling companies need to do more. they are exploiting vulnerable people. in my opinion always will. we have to be slightly protectionist and say it takes more than tricking a system to make it work. they need to go back to the drawing board. it needs to be able to ban than individual, and needs to be able to ban the actual resource that people use, and they also need to be able to work with the banks to stop credit and debit cards to be used for gambling when someone has a problem.

if someone has a drug problem and you put the drug dealer in prison, it is not going to stop the problem. this is what this is, this is a really serious problem, it has to be a robust system. it is not fit for purpose. we have some really good treatment centres but they are very few and not really acknowledging this except those who have an interest in it, as being a dangerous addiction. we have to accept that we have people out there who are vulnerable to gambling and they are being exploited by an industry which only cares about profit, certainly not people. 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. and you can find out what happed to max and others begging in peterborough — on inside out, tomorrow at 7.30pm on bbc one in the east of england — and then afterwards across the uk on the iplayer. the french beauty giant — l'0ccitane — is taking over britain's biggest independent skincare, elemis, which was founded in 1990. the deal is worth 700 million pounds. l'0ccitane's management said they had long admired elemis for a commitment to natural ingredients and scientific innovation. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. think the sunshine across the

uk today in contrast to yesterday, we've also had a fair number of weather watcher pictures like this. featuring rainbows and most of them have come in from the north west of scotland. the win also affected scotla nd scotland. the win also affected scotland and northern england, it will start to use out of the evening and the showers will peter out but hidden in here is our weatherfront which will gradually start to introduce him multiply colder air to the far north of the uk. to the south, which is a frost free and a widespread for scotland. that colder airwill widespread for scotland. that colder air will continue to trickle its way south through the day on monday. definitely a chilly or to proceedings and thankfully quite a bit of sunshine and the cloud of the east and the cloud they getting from the west as today goes on and drizzly rain into northern ireland was in scotland. temperatures down of the week in just 4 degrees there in aberdeen. hello this is bbc news... the headlines... 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." tributes are paid after an 11 year old boy is killed in a hit and run accident in beswick in greater manchester police. three people have been killed... 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. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday... hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katherine downes. 0le gunnar solskjaer passes his first big test — manchester united beat spurs at wembley. a hard fought win for everton over bournemouth puts them in the top ten. and exeter replicate their domestic form in europe, with a rampant win over castres in the champions cup. also coming up in the programme...

the champion is toppled at ally pally — mark allen, out of the masters snooker. and just a few hours to go til the start