mps have their say again on brexit. they'll vote on 29th january on a new plan from theresa may. before that, the prime minister holds more cross party talks as she tries to break the brexit deadlock. but the labour leader refuses to join the talks unless mrs may rules out a no—deal brexit. last night's offer of talks with party leaders turned out to be simply a stunt, not a serious attempt to engage with the new reality that is needed. i'll have the latest from here in westminster and also get the view from brussels. also on the programme this lunchtime. hitachi suspends work on a £20 billion nuclear plant in the uk because of rising construction costs. thousands ofjobs are at risk. the new diet that promises to save lives, feed ten billion people and all without causing catastrophic damage to the planet. and, heading off concussion.

a ground—breaking test for head injuries in footballers. and coming up on bbc news. the six nations starts in a fortnight. england will be without their co—captain dylan hartley for at least the first two matches — he has a knee injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from westminster. mps will vote on a new version of theresa may's latest brexit plan in just under a fortnight‘s time, on january the 29th. this morning, theresa may has been holding more cross party talks with mps in a bid to break the brexit deadlock in parliament. but the labour leader,

jeremy corbyn, says he won't meet her until she takes the prospect of a no—deal brexit off the table. he says the prime minister's offer of talks is ‘simply a stunt‘. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. good morning, everybody. is this the way to end the brexit logjam? groups of mps arriving in whitehall this morning with tory backbenchers, the dup, liberal democrats. they are meeting senior government ministers to see if anything can be done to find a brexit solution. with 71 days to go, there is little time to waste. we want to have a proper conversation about some of the details. parliament has been very clear in that vote on what it doesn't want and we have to be clear on what it does want in a way that can be delivered with the european union. but for now labour is not taking part. jeremy corbyn wants to

7 well, taking part. jeremy corbyn wants to ? well, i taking part. jeremy corbyn wants to 7 well, i do apologise, we had a problem with that report. in a moment, we'll speak to our europe correspondent adam fleming in brussels. but first to our assistant political editor, norman smith. so, norman, the prime minister has been talking to mps from a range of different parties. are there any signs of progress or signs she can build a consensus and break the deadlock? i have to say that i think the prospects of any real progress on that front are pretty minimal. in pa rt on that front are pretty minimal. in part because theresa may has given every indication of wanting to stick to pretty much our existing deal, added to which, as a politician, she's never been the greatest schmooze and she doesn't go in for ci’oss schmooze and she doesn't go in for cross party dialogue, and to have the political skills to build the consensus is not something that falls naturally to her, which is why other cabinet ministers have now

been brought in to get them involved. it also, frankly, because the opposition parties have clearly signalled that they are not prepared to ta ke signalled that they are not prepared to take part in talks or continue with talks so long as no deal remains on the table and mrs may cannot take it off the table because frankly no deal remains her trump card. what is interesting this morning is that we have learned that the vote on mrs may's brexit statement, setting out her next intentions will now not take place untiljanuary intentions will now not take place until january the 29th, intentions will now not take place untiljanuary the 29th, nearly the end of the month when many people had thought much more likely early next week, so it's been pushed back until right to the end of the month and that eats up yet more time, cranking up the pressure on those mps nervous about the prospect that we will leave on march the 29th without any agreement. so it seems the plan from team may is to carry

on with plan a, stick with the existing deal, you bring it back to mps, and you try incrementally to wear away the numbers against her. now, just as no deal remains her key sort of trump card, it also remains her achilles' heel as it is equally clear that many, many mps are trying to see how they can rule out no deal by amending any motion she puts before parliament. norman, thank you very much. adam fleming is in brussels for us. how are they viewing what is going on in westminster over there? it's become such a cliche to say it, but i'll say it again, brussels is watching and waiting and they will act when there is clarity from the uk about there is clarity from the uk about the way forward. and that was the message from michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, who is in portugal

today meeting portuguese mps, touring round the eu as he spends a lot of his time doing and he was saying that if the uk changes its position, then the eu will change its position. that is not new and he said that yesterday to members of the european parliament when he addressed them in strasbourg and it's what the eu has been saying all along. and what it means is that any changes to the deal would have to be in the direction of a closer future relationship with the eu rather than the relationship based on a free trade agreement where the two sides have pursued it this far. it's an open question as to what that would do and how much that could change in the withdrawal agreement, the brexit treaty which contains the controversial backstop. in the meantime, the eu are remaining their preparations for the uk leaving with no deal at all, a situation jean—claude juncker‘s spokesman said today looks more likely as a result of the vote in parliament on tuesday. an eu official, the deputy

secretary general from the eu commission, has been dispatched around the eu to make sure countries are ready. in france, they have triggered their no deal preparations and will spend 50 million euros getting their ports and airports ready. and in terms of extending the brexit process beyond the two—year deadline of march the 29th this year, we have had confirmation that uk officials have discussed it but only because their counterparts in brussels asked them about all the news reports considering it. adam, thank you very much indeed. as i was saying earlier, the prime minister has been meeting mps from a range of parties, not though, significantly, jeremy corbyn who refuses to join cross— party jeremy corbyn who refuses to join cross—party talks on trying to break the brexit deadlock in parliament. let's go back to the report from our political correspondent. good morning, everybody. is this the way to end the brexit logjam 7 groups of mps arriving in whitehall this morning, tory backbenchers, the dup, liberal democrats.

they are meeting senior government ministers to see if anything can be done to find a brexit solution. with 71 days to go, there is little time to waste. we want to have a proper conversation about some of the details. parliament has been very clear in that vote on what it doesn't want and we have to be clear on what it does want in a way that can be delivered with the european union. but for now labour is not taking part. jeremy corbyn wants the prime minister to rule out no deal and so do several other opposition parties. to do that will require legislation, removing a legal commitment to leave the eu at the end of march. last night's offer of talks with party leaders turned out to be simply a stunt, not a serious attempt to engage with the new no sooner had she said the words in parliament than the government concerned, confirmed that she would not take no deal off the table. he is also facing pressure to say

more about what labour wants. the government thinks he is being too vague and many in his own party are putting pressure on him to back another referendum. this morning, for a trauma ministers —— former tory ministers gave their vote to another brexit deal, but it is not clear in westminster what has enough support. the fundamental problem the prime ministerfaces is one support. the fundamental problem the prime minister faces is one she support. the fundamental problem the prime ministerfaces is one she has faced for months. parliament is split about what brexit should look like. there are many who have different ideas but there are no guarantees that those options will command a majority in parliament and if the prime minister pivots towards the labour position of trying to win their support, she will alienate many in her own party. and so these talks will be far from straightforward. how to balance competing views which have got us here in the first place. many say they think the pm is listening but she needs to scrap her red lines. there is nothing to suggest that is the case at the moment. i am asking the case at the moment. i am asking the prime minister should recognise that what she has done over the last

few weeks was to get agreement in the tory party, not agreement across the tory party, not agreement across the house of commons. the prime minister is in listening mode. given the events of the last few days, thatis the events of the last few days, that is absolutely vital. it's important that what is needed to be doneis important that what is needed to be done is clearly defined and then thatis done is clearly defined and then that is carried through. talks to try and find agreement will continue. parliament will hold further votes on brexit options at the end of the month, but the pressure is on. our reality check correspondent chris morris is here. chris, if she is trying to build some sort of consensus in parliament, one option is to pivot towards a softer brexit? how might she do that? one option might be to stay in a permanent customs union with e stay in a permanent customs union with. e u to stay in a permanent customs union with. e u to make no gagggfor the m i duties to be built be paid customs duties to be built be paid between the eu and - uk and it

irish bgrg in of the lines, would mean be would i a her- many her - many of her . thing y of hep! her . thing f‘sllr! do is stay he single ng f‘sllr! do is stay he single market, g do is stay — 25-5... would mean egg... would mean the gear. would mean the rules and does. that would mean the rules and regulations - govern the economy regulations that govern the economy would remain the same as the eu. a lot of businesses might like that, but if you look at our current red lines it would mean that freedom of movement would not come to an end. you could combine the two and that would solve problems on the irish border, staying in the customs union and single market but - a lot of say you in say then i you - in say then the )u - in say then the other. in say then the other option first place? then the other option is to pivot towards a harder brexit and bring on board the brexiteers, the dup and so on. don't forget, more than 100 tory mps voted against that, so she needs to win them back. one thing they want, amongst other things, is to get rid of the irish backstop. the last—gasp guarantee

for keeping the border in ireland open. that would solve things for a lot of tory mps, if you could take them out of the legally binding withdrawal treaty, but the eu has said they are not willing to countenance that and will not reopen the legally binding document. there area the legally binding document. there are a lot of tory mps who say we should leave with no deal and have the courage of our convictions. the problem with that, a lot of people are predicting it would be extremely are predicting it would be extremely a chaotic and there is no majority for that in the house of commons. that brings us back to where we started. there might be a majority against no deal in the house of commons but this process is trying to find what they might be a majority for, and we don't know that yet. chris, thank you very much. there'll be much more from westminster throughout the afternoon. but for now — back to joanna in the studio. hitachi is suspending work on a multi—billion pound nuclear power station in north wales, putting thousands ofjobs at risk. rising construction costs have put the future of the site at wylfa

on anglesey in doubt. about 9,000 workers were expected to be involved in building two nuclear reactors, which were due to be up and running by the mid 2020s. as our business correspondent theo leggett reports, it puts the uk's nuclear policy under fresh scrutiny. this was the plan, a brand—new state—of—the—art power station, a flagship for the government's nuclear strategy. it would provide enough energy for 5 million homes, but now, horizon has pressed the pause button because it isn't clear where the money to build it will come from, and trawmgchj it's not a good feeling here this morning. hundreds of potential

jobs are at stake. here in northern anglesey, we are still determined to see this project come to fruition. it needs to be decided, is the uk government backing the strategy or is it changing the strategy? it's a crucial stage. the government insists it was ready to provide a third of the funding for wylfa, but talks still broke down. it is now struggling to turn its vision for a new fleet of nuclear reactors into reality. one new plant at hinkley point is currently under construction, but plans for another at moorside in cumbria were scrapped last year. horizon is suspending wylfa and another project at oldbury. that leaves two other possible projects, at bradwell in essex and sizewell, in suffolk. industry experts say the main problem for new nuclear projects is that they are extremely expensive. companies don't want to provide

all the funding, while the government is reluctant to commit too much taxpayer money on either. the government needs to come up with a model which makes it possible for investors to come in and finance the new, nuclear plants. something needs to happen quickly or the gap between the retiring stations and our ability to build new ones will get large. the government says it remains committed to the nuclear sector, but insists any new project must provide value for money. but u nless must provide value for money. but unless a new way can be found to fund them, the future for new nuclear schemes in the uk is looking increasingly bleak. our wales correspondent tomos morgan is at the site on anglesey. what impact is this decision are going to have? anglesea is the poorest county in wales and was in

much need of investment when it came tojobs and much need of investment when it came to jobs and into the local economy —— anglesey. it would have brought highly skilled jobs into a remote pa rt highly skilled jobs into a remote part of wales and construction alone would have created around 9000 jobs and a thousand would have been here as full—time workers on the plant. but now it seems 400 jobs will go from arise, the subsidiary company of hitachi that manages the problem in north wales —— horizon. and other contractors working on the plant will lose theirjobs by the end of march. local councillors have roundly criticised the decision, saying i a roundly criticised the decision, saying a blow for saying it's a devastating blow for the local community that needed some much—needed investment and the welsh government has roundly criticised uk government for -m

m— zéfi of energy decreasing, cost of renewable energy decreasing, some may ‘this is that the. . is that wylfa the. . . is that wylfa will the. . . is that wylfa will noti. . . nine people have been arrested in kenya in connection with tuesday's siege at a luxury hotel in nairobi. 21 people are now known to have been killed, this elsi“ fries; sssssé‘esé :!! “us; who were listed as missing warned that there would be serious injuries and deaths if nothing was done to let a growing crowd of fans into the ground before kick off. match police commander david duckenfield denies manslaughter by gross negligence, leading to the deaths of 95 liverpool fans in 1989. our correspondent fiona trott is at preston crown court. what is the latest from there? what

we are hearing today from the prosecution is a sense of urgency in the minutes leading up to kick off. seriously, open the gates, open the gates, one police officer said. the prosecution also says another policeman described bloody chaos in leppings lane, thousands can't get in. back at police headquarters there were more calls for horses, more reinforcements. the court saw several minutes of film, where people were climbing over the walls to get into the ground. it is day three of the prosecution opening and richard matthews qc said the jury will hear during this trial from another witness on how the gates we re another witness on how the gates were opened after a third request, but the prosecution said not before, during or after the opening of gate the, more than 2000 people came in, did the match commander david duckenfield do anything to prevent, hinder or discourage the flow of people. david duckenfield has denied the manslaughter by gross missed leg _by

the manslaughter by gross missed leg —— by gross majid of 95 fans, another man died later. graham mackrell denies two councils breaching safety legislation and the trial continues. thank you, fiona. our top story this lunchtime. more cross—party talks to try and break the brexit deadlock — as it's announced mps will vote on the 29th of january on a new plan from theresa may. and coming up — holding out for brexit. surveyors blame political uncertainty for the worst housing market outlook in 20 years. coming up on bbc news... the latest from the australian open, where world number one simona halep squeaks through, but britain'sjohanna konta is being made to wait to get on court for her second round match against garbine muguruza. would you change your diet to help save the planet? a group of scientists are calling for radical change to global eating habits to improve health and prevent

potentially catastrophic damage to the world. agriculture is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. they suggest a massive shift from meat to vegetable consumption. in practical terms it means one steak a month and one egg a week. here's our health correspondent, smitha mundasad. feast your eyes on this. it's an example of the new recommended diet for one day. scientists say with a week's worth of ingredients you can make dishes like these, and they'll make you healthier, save millions of lives, and protect the planet forfuture generations. this diet — which 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 changes for both poorer and richer nations. they calculate on average the daily diet for an individual should include 500 grams of fresh fruit and veg, 230 grams of whole grains, an optional 28 grams of fish,

and if you like meat, no more than 14 grams of red meat. it corresponds to roughly one fairly good—sized hamburger per week, or if you like 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. so they say your lunch should look a bit like this. half a plate full of fruit and veg. on the other half, some whole grains, for proteins, some nuts, beans and lentils, and perhaps a sliver of meat and dairy. this is one of the reasons scientists want us to reshape our diets. every breath from a cow and every burp releases methane gas. and as methane warms the planet, the more meat and dairy we eat the more temperatures rise.

researchers say cutting down on food waste and improving how we grow the most nutritious food must also become priorities. diets are shaped by culture, tradition, income and many other factors that are very hard to change, and we've seen here in the uk how difficult it is in fact to change dietary habits. so the recommendations, i welcome them because they are important in recognising the links between the health of our populations and health of the planet. but they may indeed be quite difficult to roll out across the world. but researchers say if the world could be persuaded to change its habits, this diet could save 11 million lives a year. smitha mundasad, bbc news. and you can check the impact of your diet on the planet using the bbc‘s climate change food calculator. just go to bbc.co.uk/news. surveyors and estate agents say the outlook for the uk housing

market over the next three months is the worst for 20 years. the royal institution of chartered surveyors is blaming uncertainty over brexit. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz is here. what are they saying? the royal institution of chartered surveyors, along with this analysis, has issued along with this analysis, has issued a list of what a lot of surveyors are saying, and many of them are worried about this turbulence caused by the run—up to brexit. one in huddersfield saying for instance, please resolve brexit. one in oldham, it's a real drag on the property market, in ludlow, a number of clients with this one have withdrawn from the market due to brexit and what's interesting about this is it had been very much an effect on london and the south—east and that has spread to other parts of the uk. so what the royal institution is saying is if you line

up institution is saying is if you line up the surveyors who think we're going to have a drop in sales over the next three months on one side, and on the other, the ones who disagree, those who think there will be gay dropped of 28% more and that's the biggest they've ever seen —— those who think there will be a drop. they think it will be picking up drop. they think it will be picking up once the fog of brexit lifts, and they say if and when it does there will be a slight increase in sales and in prices by the end of the year. that in the short term it's not just them. banks year. that in the short term it's notjust them. banks have been saying today that mortgages are going to be down over the next three months and people borrowing on their credit cards, saying we'll wait and see as far as our decisions about spending are concerned. thank you, simon. patients with a rare disease that can cause strokes are being given radical brain surgery than can cure their condition. which is caused by narrowing or blockages of the four main blood vessels in the brain. the new surgery is being carried out a hospital in bristol, from where our correspondent matthew hill reports. how are you feeling?

i'm very well. amyjones has travelled from west wales for her operation in bristol. the first time the 35—year—old teacher knew she had moyamoya was when she was diagnosed in october. i knew i wasn't right. i didn't go to school. i phoned the head and tried to explain to her that it was really bad, but my speech was veryjumbled up and didn't quite make sense, to speak to people. and that speech problem was the sign of a bleed in her brain. patients like amy have blockages in the main artery in their brain. a puff of smoke — that's what moyamoya means injapanese, the country where it was first discovered in the ‘60s. tiny blood vessels form around the blocked artery in the brain. her operation involves harvesting a blood vessel on the outside of the scalp, then making an opening through the skull to connect to a recipient blood vessel. for amy, this is her second

12—hour bypass graft, as both hemispheres of her brain have blocked arteries. in her case, the graft is just two millimetres wide. this is the most critical part of the operation where mr teo has to connect the blood supply with the rest of the brain. now, there's a 5% chance of a stroke with this procedure, but doing nothing is far more risky. if left untreated, half of patients with moyamoya are expected to have a stroke within five years. amy is the 12th patient mr teo has done this operation on, which he learned in america, where patients from the uk can pay £500,000 to be treated. but many more patients could now benefit. it's something that's under diagnosed or in the past even misdiagnosed, so therefore patients might not be referred on to get bypass treatment. you're looking at about 60 cases

and half of them probably will be in children, so there will be a proportion of them in adults that are not referred and not treated. six days after her surgery and amy is beginning to feel better. today is probably the best day i've been feeling more like myself. and you're hopefully going back to wales soon, are you? i can't wait to go home. given southmead's leading experience in this technically very difficult field, it's hoping to become the uk's only designated centre for this highly specialised operation. matthew hill, bbc points west, bristol. in the physical world of professional football, there's real concern about potential head injuries. now premier league footballers are taking part in a study that could soon lead to pitch side diagnosis of concussion. here's our sports correspondent, david ornstein. concussion is a hazard of most sports — not least football. only last night a nasty collision

during the fa cup game between southampton and derby county. but now 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. that would be done using a hand—held device, which is being developed.

there will be a drop of saliva going on a chip, then the chip will be inserted into a device, and then the results would be wi—fi to your mobile phone or a tablet, and then the doctor would be able to see and interpret the results and say possibly within a minute or two. 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 potentially 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 generations should benefit as the fight against the curse of concussion continues. david ornstein, bbc news, birmingham. finally before the weather take a look at a rare natural phenomenon

taking shape in the american state of maine which is mesmerising people around the world. a giant slow—turning 300 foot wide disc of ice has been evolving — and revolving — on a river in the city of westbrook. if you're wondering how it was formed, well it's all down to the swirling river currents. it's stunning, isn't it? time for a look at the weather. here's lucy martin. it's very cold, isn't it? yes, it is, we've even got snow in the forecast. plenty of snow in north yorkshire, send him earlier, —— this earlier from aberdeenshire. the snow has been largely in the north and east.