you're watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines: theresa may pushes for cross—party consensus to try to break the brexit stalemate butjeremy corbyn refuses unless no—deal is ruled out. a decision is imminent on the future of a planned nuclear power station on anglesey with reports that japanese company hitachi will suspend construction. how cutting back red meat to one burger a week and increasing intake of fruit and vegetables could save lives and the planet. premier league footballers take part in a new concussion study that could lead to pitch—side diagnosis. and coming up in sport: leeds united boss marcelo bielsa admits spying on opponents and gives the press a lesson in pre—match analysis. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine.

theresa may has called on mps to put self—interest aside and work constructively together to find a way forward for brexit. the prime minister and senior cabinet ministers will meet leading mps today to try to reach a consensus on brexit before she outlines her alternative plan on monday. but her attempt to try to break the deadlock has already run into difficulty, with jeremy corbyn saying he won't meet her unless she offers an assurance on a key point — ruling out a no—deal scenario. our political correspondent alex forsyth has this report. a warning — it contains flash photography. the ayes to the right, 306. the noes to the left, 325. cheering. it was a much—needed victory after a crushing defeat. theresa may's supporters

rallied round to see off a challenge to her government, but bitter divisions over brexit still remain. the prime minister offered to meet other party leaders to try to find a way through, and she criticised the labour leader for not taking part. i am disappointed that the leader of the labour party has not so far chosen to take part, but our door remains open. it will not be an easy task, but mps know they have a duty to act in the national interest. earlier, jeremy corbyn explained his reason for refusing to meet. before there can be any positive discussions about the way forward, the government must remove clearly, once and for all, the prospect of the catastrophe of a no—deal brexit with the eu. all round westminster, the different views remain firm. party leaders who did meet

the prime minister last night have their own demands for the basis of future talks. we have to have on the table a discussion on extending article 50, on having a people's vote option and on taking no deal off the table. there'll be plenty more activity in westminster today with more meetings between the government and mps as they try to build a consensus. eéaifl‘q—sgs figég- ion-“251513": ;: ::' 1": :. ,,,. good morning. what a week it has already been in westminster. rmp is going to break the stalemate? ——

will the mps break the stalemate? with jeremy corbyn will the mps break the stalemate? withjeremy corbyn not will the mps break the stalemate? with jeremy corbyn not taking will the mps break the stalemate? withjeremy corbyn not taking part in cross—party talks, will it change? i think it might change but it will not change as a result of these talks that are going on today and of course went on last night. you have got to say listening to people afterwards, there really does not seem to have been any progress. mrs may sticking by her deal pretty much as is. jeremy corbyn, as you say, refusing to turn up unless no deal is taken off the table. and afterwards we had for members of the snp and plaid camry, who said it was fine and dandy but they would not come back unless no deal taken of the table. when mrs may came out after the talks, i thought she sounded pretty cautious. after the talks, i thought she sounded pretty cautiousi after the talks, i thought she sounded pretty cautious. i am disappointed that the leader of the labour party has not so far chosen to take part, but our door remains open. it will not be an easy task,

that mps note they have a duty to act in the national interest, reach act in the national interest, reach a consensus act in the national interest, reach a consensus and get this done. meanwhile today we are going to see a slightly different tack in these cross— party a slightly different tack in these cross—party talks, because other cabinet ministers are going to be involved, so i am told. the environment secretary, michael gove, the cabinet office minister mr liddington, and stephen barclay, the brexit secretary, they will be pushed to the fore, to have talks with members of the opposition including some frontbenchers, i am told. there are a couple of reasons for this. it is quite hard for leaders to compromise because they are in the headlights, having to look over their shoulder, to see what party members think. it is hard for them to give ground. the second thing i think it's quite clear, that may be michael gove and david liddington might be much better at schmoozing opposition politicians than theresa may because cross—party dialogue is not really her thing.

perhaps they will have a bit more success perhaps they will have a bit more success reaching out to lower—level opposition politicians, albeit there is no sign or evidence yet of who on the labour front bench they will be talking to. this morning the international trade secretary, barry gardiner, was rowing in behind mr corbyn, saying he was absolutely right, not taking part in the talks. every other party leader ironically has said we want no deal of the table as well. the liberal democrats, the snp, the welsh nationalists. they have trooped in there. jeremy is holding to the principle that all the rest of them agree with. they are all saying the same thing. but we in the labour party are saying, look, you have got to show good faith. at the moment you are saying i am keeping all my red lines but i want you now to come in and tell me howl red lines but i want you now to come in and tell me how i can get my deal through with all my red lines. the

risk with mr corbyn‘s approaches that many people might think it is a bit churlish at this moment of national crisis to stand aloof from the talks. however in a bizarre sort of way help was at hand this morning from tony blair because he stepped into the fray to say that mr corbyn should take part in the talks, and i imagine in the world we now live in, for manyjeremy corbyn supporters, they will see this as evidence that mr corbyn was absolutely right not to ta ke mr corbyn was absolutely right not to take part in the talks. but have a listen to what the former prime minister tony blair said on today this morning. if in a moment of national crisis the prime minister asks the leader of the opposition to talk, he talks. so he should? of course. but to be absolutely blunt about it, when he talks to her or not, she can talk to as many people as she wants, and in the end she will come back to the same choice and until you are prepared to make

that choice and discuss it in precise detail, because these other choices that face us, frankly your consultation is not very real. when i hit consultation is not very real. when ihit her consultation is not very real. when i hit her sometimes talk about consultation, the next moment she lays down a whole of red lines which make that consultation pretty negligible. so to get back to your original question of whether anything will change, probably not from the official talks. but there are signs when we get to monday, when the pm will have to bring back a plan b, that mps out with the leadership camps are beginning to try and coalesce and pull together an amendment that would enable parliament to take a grip of brexit and to draw up some sort of alternative brexit bill. i suspect the official talks probably run into the official talks probably run into the sand. but unofficially, mps on all sides are now trying to forge some sort of fresh consensus.

norman, thank you. more from him later. but now breaking news for you on bbc news at nine. we are hearing that the japanese company hitachi has decided to suspend work on its new nuclear power station in north wales. that project on anglesey. we had been hearing that hitachi had been rethinking their involvement there for a while. let's get immediate reaction from a business presenter dominik o'connell, who joins me now. what other details do you have on this announcement? the hitachi board has been meeting injapan and they put out announcement that they were going to pause work on the power station which has been going on for a while now. they say they can no longer justify the economics a while now. they say they can no longerjustify the economics and they are going to take a write—down on the £2 billion they have spent so far. they are not cancelling all together. they will £35535 in

together that they will remain in talks with the - government talks with the british government the japanese gag“ finding and the japanese government finding and the japanese government finding a way forward but as things stand, . é can't make it work and work has they can't make it work and work has been halted, which is quite a blow for government energy policy. just a few weeks ago we had one definite nuclear power station and four nuclear power stationandiouc the cancellation of hitachi power station and the we to two we to g bits, if we talk the talk - the economic for mg decision first rationaleisr—‘i-afwm you might rememberwhen rationaleisr—‘i-afwm you might remember when hinkley all. you might remember when hinkley point was being developed by the eqiri’géééé‘qfigégswfilt t" ittit eqiri’géééé‘qfigégswfilt t” ttt when it eqireisééeéqqeégswtttt t” ttt when it was agreed, there french, when it was agreed, there was c0 ntrove i’sy french, when it was agreed, there was controversy about how i was was controversy about how it was being financed, with the up up to very l h up to i very high price, signing up to a very high price, £92.50 per7 hour, signing up to a very high price, £92.50 per; hour, double £92.50 per megawatt hour, double what you spend on the stock market, s0 what you spend on the stock market, so since then there have been attem pts so since then there have been atte m pts to so since then there have been attempts to find another way. the british government would put money

in alongside the japanese government and my understanding is that the japanese government has reneged... not when ached, has bulked on what it is being asked to put up. —— not reneged. now the government has got a headache. how will it finance new parrot stations in the uk? we will talk about the energy policy in a bit. thank you. before we go to our correspondent at the plant, i am going to mention that we have got from horizon, and it is very lengthy and it has just come from horizon, and it is very lengthy and it hasjust come in so i will pick out a couple of lines. horizon nuclear power has today announced it will suspend its uk development programme following a decision taken by its parent company, hitachi limited. the ceo of horizon, duncan hawthorne, said we have made all kinds of progress, including the

tried and tested reactor supply chain development, and the building ofan chain development, and the building of an organisation of talented and committed people. they have been in close discussions with the uk government and the government of japan, but despite the best efforts of everyone involved, we have not been able to reach an agreement to the satisfaction of all concerned. our correspondent tomos morgan is at the wylfa newydd plant on anglesey, north wales, for us this morning. obviously there were worries and great concerns that this announcement was coming. now it had, what will it mean for the area? announcement was coming. now it had, what will it mean for the area7m is an area that really does need some economic good news. it is the poorest area of wales. this would have been a huge boost to the economy of anglesey and north wales and the economy of wales in general really. it was due to create 9000

jobs and it would have brought high skilled work into the area and contributed to the tune of nearly £6 billion a year to the welsh economy. it isa billion a year to the welsh economy. it is a huge blow that it is being suspended and we don't know for how long that might be for the time being. the local council have said this would be a blow to them because what comes with a big project like this are otherjobs in the local area as well. it is notjust the money that this project comes with. it is the widespread effect of such a big project that is felt in the surrounding area as well. no doubt that this will be a hugely damaging blow to the economy of north wales and anglesey. and in terms of the contribution that it was expected to make to the energy supply and securing future energy supplies for the uk, talk to us about the potential impact of that. yes, of

course this was one of several that was due to be created across the uk. we have just heard about the cumbrian plant being built by toshiba which was cancelled a few months ago, so this is another dent in the government's energy policy which they planned a few years ago, the coalition government. it is a new dent and questions will be asked about where the power will come from in ten or15 about where the power will come from in ten or 15 years. it will not cause an immediate issue but the question could come in a few years, when his power stations were due to be operational. we do know that nuclear power, when a site is created, it creates an enormous amount of energy for an enormous number of homes across the uk. so that will take a huge amount of investment and planning across the whole of the uk to make it work for energy supplies in the future. thank

you for that. albert owen, labour mp for ynys mon, joins us from our studio in westminster. thank you for your time. we heard that this project was due to create 9000 jobs, skilled jobs, so this is a huge blow for the area you represent. yes, a massive blow. we heard it last week and it has now been confirmed. i have already been working with the welsh government and the local authority and i met with the secretary of state yesterday. hopefully he will make the statement that i have asked for in the house of commons, so we can make these very pertinent questions. ijust make these very pertinent questions. i just wanted to start make these very pertinent questions. ijust wanted to start by make these very pertinent questions. i just wanted to start by saying that there are 200 jobs at risk, plus. many are those of my local constituents and apprentices and we need to safeguard those jobs going forward and keep this project alive. it is not the first time there has been a suspension. it is the third

company to be running this project injust over ten years company to be running this project in just over ten years and we need to keep the project live so that another developer can be found or, and this is what your piece was showing, importantly, we need to have a proper finance showing, importantly, we need to have a properfinance model for large construction projects, whether it be energy or anything else, and the government needs to come up with that. we know that shinzo abe was meeting theresa may in downing street a week or ago. what is it going to take to get this up and running again in your opinion?l going to take to get this up and running again in your opinion? a new finance model for large construction projects. it is interesting that you mentioned last week that the prime ministers of japan and mentioned last week that the prime ministers ofjapan and the uk met but they didn't discuss it, but my colleague in the house asked the question. we need to focus on the local economy, the area economy, but also on the uk's energy policy and we need to get this right. but if

the japanese government, as we were hearing from business presenter, is bulking at the idea at what it has got to contribute, does the uk need to put in more money? they need a different model so that the money comes up different model so that the money comes up front and they don't have to wait. there is a long lead—in time of these project and they don't get a return on their investment. what is needed is a different model s0 what is needed is a different model so they can plan ahead and get to return early. we need to attract private finance capital as well as public money so it needs to happen. that is why i am saying we need to adapt the model to suit the conditions. at the end of the day, we need low carbon energy and nuclear provides that so we have got to get it right. one out of four stations is moving ahead and that is not good enough to plug the gap. this was 6% of the uk's energy requirement and that is how big the scale is but i do want to concentrate on the jobs in scale is but i do want to concentrate on thejobs in north wales as well, because the supply

chain jobs wales as well, because the supply chainjobs were starting wales as well, because the supply chain jobs were starting to move forward and the investment in skills was being done. the secretary of state needs to answer these questions and i will be asking them in house of commons today. albert owen, thank you for your time. as that news comes into us that hitachi, the company behind the wylfa n ewyd d hitachi, the company behind the wylfa newydd nuclear power project on anglesey, has announced it is rethinking its involvement there and suspending work at the moment. the spending but not cancelling. as we heard from the mp, there will be huge efforts to get this up and running again. —— suspending but not cancelling. we will get reactions to that on bbc news throughout the day but first the headlines: theresa may holds talks with opposition mps to try to reach a consensus on brexit butjeremy corbyn refuses the prime minister unless no—deal

is ruled out. in the past few minutes the japanese company hitachi announces it will suspend work on its new nuclear power station in north wales cutting red meat to a burger a week. researchers say a radical shift in diet is needed to protect human health and the environment. it's the story that just won't go away. spygate takes another twist as the leeds manager marcelo bielsa calls a press conference and sensationally admits that he's sent a member of staff to spy on every single one of their opponents so far this season. in the fa cup, championship side derby county came from two goals down to win a dramatic penalty shoot out against premier! league southampton. former team gb olympian jess varnish's hopes of making a claim for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination against british cycling have been dashed as she fails to prove she was an employee of the organisations at her employment tribunal. ttt—tat ac: coming

eli coming up: 5:15. coming up: jo hts coming up: jo konta ac: coming up: jo konta is on court in melbourne in the - hour. from me in the next 20 minutes. see you soon, sally. premier league footballers are taking part in a new concussion study that could lead to pitch—side diagnosis. the research, which has been hailed as ground—breaking, involves taking saliva and urine samples from players with head injuries, as well as from uninjured players after matches. here's our sports news correspondent, david ornstein. it's a hazard of playing most sports, not least football, and as fears grow about the impact of concussion, medics believe they may be nearing a breakthrough that could transform how the problem is handled. following a decade of research, a new test has been devised to detect concussion through saliva and urine, and it's being trialled in the premier league this season. having a black and white test that gives you a clear answer, that's understandable to everyone — to medical staff, to players, to coaches —

is absolutely the holy grail. an objective test like this would be a game changer and would really help at all levels of sport. the idea is that once collected the samples will come here to birmingham for analysis and a clear diagnosis that can help determine the correct treatment and care. in time it's hoped this part will be eliminated, with the procedure instead taking place at pitch side. simon chadwick was a lower league professional in the 1980s who was forced to retire because of repeated concussions. although it was from six to 19, it was only a short space of time, but it might have been enough time to damage me for the rest of my life. for chadwick and many others the developments have come too late, but if these latest experiments prove successful, the current and future generation should benefit as the fight against the curse of concussion continues. david ornstein, bbc news, birmingham.

a team of international experts is calling for radical change to global eating habits to improve health and prevent potentially catastrophic damage to the planet. their report, published in the medicaljournal the lancet, calls for a huge shift from meat to vegetable consumption. our global health correspondent, smitha mundasad, has the details. feast your eyes on this. these are the kinds of dishes scientists say we should be tucking into if we want to be healthier, save millions of lives and protect the planet for future generations. a new diet, one that halves the amount of meat and doubles the amount of fruit and veg the world eats, is being proposed by a team of global experts. scientists acknowledge this will mean different changes for poorer and richer nations, but they calculate on average the daily diet should include 500g of fresh fruit and veg, 230g of whole grains, an optional 28g of fish,

and if you like meat, no more than 14g of red meat. let me make it a little more concrete. it corresponds to roughly one fairly good—sized hamburger per week, or if you like a big, juicy steak, once a month. so it's not eliminating red meat by any means, and it's treating red meat like i think about lobster, where i really like it, but i have it a few times a year. this is why scientists say they want us to reshape our diets. in some places, modern farming techniques are changing landscapes and contributing to greenhouse gases. they say cutting down on food waste and improving how we grow the most nutritious foods must also become priorities. but we've all heard calls for healthier diets before. the question is — will this diet be one the whole world can stick to? smitha mundasad, bbc news. to find out more, i'm joined now by nutritionist amanda ursell.

welcome to you. this is notjust a diet for us, it is a planet diet as well, it seems. first of all, let's talk about the massive reduction in meat consumption that this diet is calling for. here in the uk, how does that compare to what we would typically eat in terms of meat consumption? the current guidance from the department of health is no more than 500 grams of red meat, including processed meat, a week, 70 gramsa including processed meat, a week, 70 grams a day. this will be asking us to have much less than that. it is asking us to have slightly more vegetables, and it is asking us to really concentrate on whole grains. for most people in the uk who are not yet... certainly the average man is eating more than the recommended inta ke is eating more than the recommended intake of meat in the current time, so intake of meat in the current time, so it will be a big reduction for a man particularly. in terms of fruit and veg, most people are not getting

and veg, most people are notgettingl five a day, got to they to get up grams, and e:;.'.';.;;.':.':' .".'.' .' " grams, and there e:;.'.';.;;.t.':' .".'.' .' " grams, and there will tiiiriétit ii: 1t grams, and there will be tiiiriétit ii: 1t grams, and there will be an 555555 55 5 t 600 grams, and there will be an increase in whole grains, so people will have to switch from refined carbohydrates, white pasta and white rice, breakfast cereals, to the wholegrain version. but as a nutritionist, you would recommend off course. absolutely and we are heading towards many of these recommendations already with the current guidance from the department of health and public health england. we are asking people to switch to whole grains and in the eat well guide we are suggesting nonanimal sources of protein. we are already moving towards this but this is a fast approach. the current meat consumption recommendation is 500 gramsa consumption recommendation is 500 grams a week, 70 grams a day. and this is talking about 1k grams a

day? it is a very small amount, yes. what does that look like? on a daily basis? i know we have talked about one burger. a guide for portion sizes came out today that half of your hand is about 120 grams, so we are talking about half a hands portion of week every —— meat every week. there are lots people going towards a vegetarian style of eating and doing vague injanuary, so there is lots of evidence that this is a healthier way to go, but there seems to bea healthier way to go, but there seems to be a big gap between what most people are doing and the targets. this sounds like a big task compared to many people's normal eating habits. do you think it is realistic? other parts of the world where people are already eating like this? absolutely in less developed countries and in finland they have had a massive turnaround in terms of the structure of their diet, from very unhealthy to a much healthier way of eating. these big changes can

be done and finland is an example of a country that has done it quite quickly. i wouldn't say it can't be done. if it nudges people in that direction, researchers may think it isa direction, researchers may think it is a good thing? yes. very good to talk to you, and under, a nutritionist. thank you for your expertise on that this morning. figures from police forces in england and wales have revealed that fewer than a third of the gross misconduct cases brought by the police watchdog in the past three years were upheld and only five of the 48 officers were sacked. for'pol'rce condoct of widening clothing retailers have been told to take immediate action to ensure fittéaz‘tfiufééiéélfitt --5 ' '