today at 5 — we're live at westminster, where mps have been told the next big vote on brexit will be on the 29th january. the prime minister has been holding talks with mp5 of other parties, as she tries to create a new proposal, to break of a no—deal brexit is ruled out. 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. we'll have the latest on the brexit crisis and we'll be talking so some of those mps called in for talks today. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. hitachi has suspended work on a multi—billion pound nuclear plant in north wales putting thousands ofjobs at risk. here in northern anglesey and in anglesey we are still determined to see this project come to fruition.

researchers say a radical shift in diet is needed from meat to vegetables to protect human health and the environment. and gchq is launching a series of cyber—skills classes for women to try to address the gender imbalance in the intelligence community. we're at westminster, and our main story is that to try to break the current deadlock over brexit after her withdrawal agreement was rejected by mps earlier this week. but labour'sjeremy corbyn called the talks a stunt and he says he will not take

part unless a no deal brexit is ruled out. the prime minister will publish a new plan on monday with a full debate and key vote scheduled for tuesday 29 january. mrs may is going to need the support of the dup of northern ireland. after meeting with her this morning, the party's leaders said that addressing the so—called backstop on the future of the irish border was the only way to get the deal through. labour's jeremy corbyn in a speech in hastings today underlined his reluctance to talk if a no—deal brexit remains a possibility. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. good morning, everybody. is this the way to end the brexit logjam 7 groups of mps arriving in whitehall this morning, tory backbenchers, labour mps. ..

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's leadership 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. no sooner had she said the words in parliament than the government confirmed that she would not take no deal off the table. he's facing pressure, too, though, to say more about what labour wants.

the government thinks he's being too vague and many in his own party are putting pressure on him to back another referendum. some are angry he isn't taking part in talks. if you are trying to get a resolution of any intractable problem, you don't set down preconditions for talking. jeremy himself has been quite happy in the past to talk with hamas, the assad regime, the iranians, without preconditions. these former ministers are calling for another referendum. this morning, former tory ministers also gave their backing to another vote on brexit. but as with so much in westminster, it's not clear that has enough support. here in the first place.

my!!! 2.22! they think - that's noth'gg 2; gig; 2222; tigg; i'm asking the prime minister to recognise what she's done over the course of the last while is seek to get agreement within the tory party. the prime minister is in listening mode. obviously, given the events of the last few days, that's absolutely vital. it's important that what is needed to be done is clearly defined and 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. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. our chief political correspondent

vicki young is here. is the talking is still going on but i wonder what kind of progress if any is being made. you have vince cable, the leader of the liberal democrats and is absolutely against brexit and wants another referendum, and if he comes out and an arch eurosceptic conservative says they can see room for compromise, you have to wonder what is being said. there are two little rooms going on, theresa may and the brexit secretary with the conservatives, and then you have michael gove with the opposition. i heard earlier those looking for a second referendum were being given a document and saying, we have done a lot of work on the second referendum and it turns out it is tricky and it could take a year to put it through because you

have to decide the question, so they are pushing back and seeing that of rubbish and can be done quicker. and also those saying you have to take no deal of the table. i am told the prime minister is in listening mode and is not giving much away about where she's going to budge, and then a street is making clear she still doesn't want a customs union because she wants an independent trade policy and she doesn't think we can ta ke policy and she doesn't think we can take no deal of the table, so at the moment, i'm not entirely sure, i don't feel the sport will happen until 29th of january, so don't feel the sport will happen until 29th ofjanuary, so is don't feel the sport will happen until 29th of january, so is she just going through the motions or is this a genuine sending out of somewhere where they can compromise. very quickly, 29th of january, the new timetable, what does that tell us? to me it is pushing it a little bit further out and it will not be straightforward. there will be a number of votes and it is amendments that are key to this. everybody piles and then spits them what they want. nick bowles, tried to stop no

deal, that is the really interesting one. it is complicated but he wants to bring it to a vote. he wants to bring a bill in and ministers are saying privately that they would resign in order to make sure that is no deal. we have to see if that is taken off the table at that point but that is a few days away and i wondered if at the end parliament will vote against anything, can theresa may say you have voted against anything, i have a plan, here it is again, let's have another look. our chief political correspondent were some interesting thoughts. let's go to brussels now — adam fleming is there for us. just the perspective today given the talking here today, what is the thinking their? the thinking today is the same as yesterday and the day before. it is a british problem and it is up to theresa may, and ministers and mps to find a way for rod and a future deal which would

get the support of the house of commons and get through, the opposite of what happened on tuesday night. michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, is in portugal speaking to mps and his message is the same as the last few days, that of the uk changes its mind fundamentally about the kind of brexit at once, the eu will react accordingly. what he is talking about is a much closer relationship than the one the british government has pursued up until now. in terms of what the remaining 27 countries are pursuing, they are ramping up the no deal planning. we saw the french government pressed the button on its plans, spending 50 million euros on getting their ports and airports ready for no deal. that is a scenario thatjean—claude juncker‘s spokesman today said was looking increasingly likely as a result of the westminster rejection of the deal earlier this week. we got an insight into the brexit process from

the spokesman today sue said that john saw the spokesman today sue said that john sanim kerr and theresa may have not been speaking on the phone but have been text link each other. —— jean—claude juncker. i do but have been text link each other. ——jean—claudejuncker. i do not think they have been using emojis because he is famous for having an incredibly old mobile phone that doesn't use them! this is interesting because i now have a copy of the letter that theresa may has sent to jeremy corbyn, copy of the letter that theresa may has sent tojeremy corbyn, the labour leader, in response to the labour leader, in response to the labour leader's letter. the context once again thatjeremy corbyn is saying he will not take part in these stocks unless they know they all possibility is taken off the table. let's have a look at what the prime minister has to say. dear jeremy, thank you for your letter. i am disappointed that you have not taken up the offer of a meeting to see if we can find a way forward on brexit. i am see if we can find a way forward on brexit. iam pleased see if we can find a way forward on brexit. i am pleased that all the other parliamentary leaders of the

other parliamentary leaders of the other parties agreed to meet without preconditions. parliament voted to honour the referendum decision and leave the eu. we have negotiated a good deal, so that we do so in a smooth and orderly way and have agreed the framework of a new relationship with the eu that protects our economy and jobs. however, parliament has rejected that deal. that was the crushing defeat the other day for the prime minister. there is every sign that the majority of the country and parliament want to leave the eu with a deal. that is what i want and you seem to say that is what you want. but for that to happen parliament must agree on a deal and a deal that is realistic on what can be and has been agreed with the eu. she goes on to say, there is little time left before we leave the european union on 29th of march. a way forward must be found quickly which is why i is prime minister invited you as leader of the opposition to meet and see where we have common ground, where

we do not and whether together with others we could reach a solution. the prime minister then says, i note that you have said ruling out no deal is a precondition before we can meet. but that is an impossible condition because it is not within the government's power to rule out no deal. let me explain. under article 50, and of the worst brawl act, we will leave the eu without a deal on 29th of march unless parliament agrees deal or the uk provokes article 50 and chooses to stay in the eu permanently. so there are two ways, she says, to avoid no deal. to vote for ideal or two provokes article 50 and over time the referendum result. the letter continues, i believe it would be wrong to overturn the referendum result, so the purpose of the discussions is to understand and explore the issue that are standing

in the way of parliament being able to reach a consensus in support of a deal, which would avoid a no deal outcome. i do not believe that the eu would agree to extend membership simply to avoid further debate. that isa simply to avoid further debate. that is a significant assertion. as politicians, we have a responsibility not to simply save what we want but also to explain how we can achieve it. i recognise that you would want to put forward your proposals and i would be happy to them with you. is that they are reaching out to people have been asking for? you have always believed in the importance of dialogue in politics. do you really believe that as well as declining to meet for talks yourself, it is right to ask yourmp is talks yourself, it is right to ask your mp is not to seek a solution with the government? my door remains open to a meeting without preconditions so that we as prime minister and leader of the opposition can talk and see if we can begin to find a way forward for

a country on brexit. i sincerely urge you to accept. so that is a very forthright letter from the prime minister tojeremy corbyn in response to him, but basically a very strong appeal from the prime minister tojeremy very strong appeal from the prime minister to jeremy corbyn very strong appeal from the prime minister tojeremy corbyn to rethink the precondition he said which is that he would not attend the talks if the no deal possibility was still on the table. the prime minister trying to make her case that that is something don't like not something within the government's power. we will talk about that later on and we will talk about that later on and we will be speaking to the labour mp stephen connector has lots. more throughout the day and you can follow all the latest brexit developments online. the analysis will be there, the letter will be there to look at in detail, and all our analysis. so a little more on

brexit later on. but another of today's main stories. thousands ofjobs are at risk as hitachi announces it's suspending work on a nuclear power station in anglesey. the japanese firm says rising costs have put the future of the site at wylfa newydd in doubt. 9,000 workers were expected to be involved in building two nuclear reactors, which were due to be up and running by the mid 20205. as our business correspondent theo leggett reports, it puts the uk's nuclear policy under renewed scrutiny. duncan hawthorne is the chief executive of horizon nuclear power, a uk subsidiary of hitachi he joins us from gloucester. thank you so much forjoining us. i know it has been an incredibly busy day for you. your thoughts first of all on how you might tell viewers have this decision was reached. over the course of this day i have had to have some difficult conversations with employees who are immediately impacted by this decision and of

course they want to understand how we have ended up where we have. the reality is we have not been able to put together the financial structure package that fully funded the construction of the plant. that is not for a lack of trying on behalf of hitachi who have spent already £2 billion developing the project and the uk government who have worked ha rd the uk government who have worked hard to try to find a way in which they could finance and support this inevitably we have failed project. inevitably we have failed because some of the structural constraints around the support package in the capital funding could be breached and it has left us with a funding hole that we just cannot find a way to resolve. as you say, lots of people would be alarmed and dismayed by that. can you explain to viewers how this wasn't foreseen if all the planning went into the figures and the logistics and all the rest, why was this not foreseen months ago? to be honest with you,

we have been well aware of the funding challenge for some time. really, it speaks to the need to ta ke really, it speaks to the need to take the project to a certain stage ourselves before we could be attractive to investors, things like gaining approval for our design and getting the necessary permits and an attractive commercial option in terms of the price for the consumer. that took a lot of time and we have been at this first six years. that isa been at this first six years. that is a unique feature, the developer has to carry the ball and take a significant amount of risk for a period of time. having got to that stage in may of last year, the government announced, the secretary of state commented on the house, that they were entering into a period of negotiation. that is where we get into the nitty—gritty of how this might work. prior to that, we

have stopped extensively to potential investors and there were features of the investment structure that they didn't find attractive, which is why we have been working so closely with the british government to find a way to close that capital gap, and! to find a way to close that capital gap, and i think you probably heard from the secretary of state's comments today, that the uk government had moved a long way to provide funding and one third of equity and hitachi similarly had much that, but we were still left with a gap and we could not attract other investors to complete that story. let me ask a direct question. you say the uk government moved quite a way, but is it your view or that of your colleagues that the uk government could have done more given the importance of this project? it is easy to say that and the government would argue that within the framework of their capability with regards requirements

and restrictions, balance sheet concerns, and restrictions, balance sheet concerns, they would have hoped to find private investors to match hitachi and they equity commitment. i would say that as we have said today, fundamentally, the capital structure that was created was not investable. it was not an investable project and as the secretary of state has already said, in fact commented in june, we state has already said, in fact commented injune, we would be looking at different funding models, and that was an acknowledgement that this was not the optimal way to attract private investors. i thought it was very difficult for the government to have gone further than they have today, so i do not think we are pointing the finger of blame to the government for not doing enough. to be honest, we are saying there was a flaw in the structure for attracting capital. we have heard from the investment company about what they are willing to do and not do and that will help to

design a new model. what is your message to north wales and the thousands of people outside north wales who would have been part of this construction? is that the end of the road for the plans at wylfa, and if so, what does it tell us about the viability of the rest of this industry within the uk? one of the messages i have been delivering todayis the messages i have been delivering today is that this is a suspension, not a whit troll or an exit. hitachi still believe we have a good product to offer. we have a very supportive community at wylfa and a lot of the ingredients to make this project a success we ingredients to make this project a success we have no intention of retreating. we have two obviously make some very difficult cuts now to put the project on suspension but i personally believe this is the best site in the uk and that is what they have been telling people in anglesey, when i go tomorrow. thank

you for your time today. duncan hawthorne with his views on the suspension of that plan. we will have more for you on that on bbc news a little later. a pilot accused of causing ii a pilot accused of causing 11 deaths at the sure your shoe chose to perform stunts before a dangerous chris. hisjet hit perform stunts before a dangerous chris. his jet hit the ground and exploded after he attempted a manoeuvre known as the beds look. the old bailey was told he tried to com plete the old bailey was told he tried to complete the trip while lacking the height to do so. he denies ii complete the trip while lacking the height to do so. he denies 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence. this case relates to the air crash at the sure you're sure. this is when a hawker hunterjet piloted by

andrew hill crashed onto the 827. he was performing a look manoeuvre which went catastrophically wrong and heard from the prosecution that he wasn't high enough fast enough to com plete he wasn't high enough fast enough to complete the look. in court today we re complete the look. in court today were the families of some of those 11 victims and the jury" and they we re 11 victims and the jury" and they were all shown various pieces of footage from the day and as you say for the first time, the gopro footage from the pilot was shown is showing the clear blue skies and the moment of impact, but also shown, andi moment of impact, but also shown, and i must warn you that when we think about this incident, this is distressing footage, but the clearest moment of the plane as it crashed onto the a27 was shown and shown to the jury and the family members, and you can see that this was the a27, a major road in high summer, and out of the sky comes

this hunter hawker jet summer, and out of the sky comes this hunter hawkerjet which crashed into the road. we cannot show you the full footage which was shown in court which shows the aftermath but it certainly gives the impression of what happened on that day and how i! people came to die. this trial, the trial of andrew hill who was piloting thejet, trial of andrew hill who was piloting the jet, the trial of andrew hill who was piloting thejet, the prosecution barrister said to the jury that it would be up to you to examine the evidence and decide whether or not you can be sure the reason he crashed this aircraft was due to his dreadful negligence. that is the charge against him. we have today for the first time from his defence barrister and he said that we will submita barrister and he said that we will submit a proper analysis of that last manoeuvre and it shows that he was suffering from a cognitive impairmentand was suffering from a cognitive impairment and that he wasn't in control of his actions. so in simple terms, the defence will argue that errors will were made but the world

such magnitude that no pilot, let alone one of his expertise, could have made those various errors if they were fully in control of what they were fully in control of what they were fully in control of what they were doing. the case continues. let's go back to the brexit crisis. 0ur short while ago i was telling you about the rather lengthy letter to these may have written tojeremy corbyn encouraging him to drop his precondition before he can speak to him and members of the government about the brexit stalemate, namely, thatjeremy corbyn what's this is no deal possibility taken of the table before he will engage in any talks. the prime minister says that is not something she can deliver for two main reasons, one is that if we get to the end of march and that is no agreement there will be no deal a nyway agreement there will be no deal anyway and that is it. let's stop a little more about what has been going on in these talks. joining me is the labour mp stephen kinnock who's also a member of the european scrutiny committee and has just come from talks

at the cabinet office. it is good to have you with us. what has gone on today? i have just come from constructive discussions with michael gove and gavin bardwell, and we have been talking about the need for the prime minister to take no deal of the table. she is arguing that she is not but politically releva nt as that she is not but politically relevant as a welder is away and it is really important she does that so that the leader of my party, jeremy corbyn, can sit down and have constructive talks. we also spoke at some length about the so—called norway option, which i have been campaigning for for two years, and we had a constructive conversation to show that this can be a compromise whether cross—party majority and can be rapidly accepted by the european union and which can to unite our deeply divided - , i the first point about no country. the first point about no deal. is

corbyn right? i can understand that we have this top priority to make sure that we take no deal of the table, but i thought it was very useful today to be able to go in and meet senior cabinet ministers and say that to them face—to—face, look them in the eye and said i have 4000 steelworkers in my constituency. if we catch it with no deal, i genuinely believe that is the end of the steelworks and we cannot allow that to happen and it is time for all parties to come together and step up in the national interest. you don't accept the prime minister's view that this is simply something she cannot deliver and various reasons is not something thatis various reasons is not something that is with them have authority to do? i don't believe that and we will be laying an amendment to the motion

she is bringing before the house, but if there is no solution she will be legally obliged to seek an extension to article 50. i hope it doesn't come to that. she of course doesn't come to that. she of course doesn't want that but we can't have talks and dialogue unless people are willing to soften red lines. people have to open up and meet somewhere in the middle and that requires cross— party in the middle and that requires cross—party dialogue. i am part of a group working with conservative mps and others but we have to find a way to get the country out of this political and constitutional crisis. the cross—party scenario is something that is very important. what would you say to viewers who say they are slightly confused at the fact they see labour members like you and hilary benn taking part in these talks while the leadership doesn't? that is sending conflicting signal, how would you explain it?|j got the news that we were being asked not to go to those stocks 15

minutes after the meeting started and via twitter. it was very late in the day when i got that notification. i just the day when i got that notification. ijust believe that you have got to have one goal at sitting down at the table, looking people in the alley. exchanges of letters are fine but this is a negotiation and a dialogue and we have to find a way through it, which is the norway plus option. when you talk about a constructive set of talks. did you get the impression the government is genuinely wanting to listen to other points of view or visit the case that the prime minister is having this but really she is going to find it very hard to step away from the agreement she brought to the house the other day which was defeated?” brought to the house the other day which was defeated? i think that what is clear, that is a cold hard fa cts what is clear, that is a cold hard facts that the government lost its flagship piece of legislation by 230

votes. this is unprecedented. we have to change the way parliament works. we have to change the relationship between government and parliament. the government needs to listen to parliament properly and engage with mps who are looking to find a pragmatic, sensible, bridge building way forward, and i genuinely think the room today, that message was hitting home. the big question is will the prime minister listen? so much of it is in her hands now and she has two faced down the hard extremist side of her party and reach out to the labour party. she has to reach out to the pragmatic mainstream conservatives and hard party. that is the majority in parliament and that is what this country stands for which is about compromise and pragmatic politics in the national interest. let's rediscover the art of compromise. the national interest. let's rediscover the art of compromiselj rediscover the art of compromise.” just want to talk on the other main story today, you mentioned steel, a very important industry in wales,

but crucial news from the welsh economy today, hitachi suspending its plans in north wales for the nuclear plant. what are your thoughts on that and the potential impact economically of that decision? i think it is troubling. impact economically of that decision? ithink it is troubling. i believe that we need to invest in an energy mix and moving forward with nuclear power in the right way properly funded and with the right investment, creating jobs, high—value manufacturing jobs, we know the value of that in my constituency and what it means for the whole supply chain. so it is deeply concerning and i think we need to digest the implications of it, and! need to digest the implications of it, and i hope that we can find a way forward which delivers clean and competitive energy. i also think it underlines the short—sighted decision to not go ahead with the swa nsea decision to not go ahead with the swansea bay tidal lagoon. if we are serious about investing in sustainable energy, which doesn't require burning huge amount of carbon, then that has got to be one

of the options. or indeed electrifying the railway line. that would certainly get my vote! nice to see you, thank you very much. let's ta ke let's take a pause there. time for a look at the weather, with lucy martin. a much colder think feel two things today and some snow, away from the snow there was some sunshine and we saw a beautiful sunset in hastings with that blue sky, and you can see a scattering of showers in the north and east, wintry as we move through the day and there are still a few wintry showers tonight, they will tend to ease, some patches of ice possible for eastern england and under clear skies at widespread frost, but more cloud in the west,

temperatures away from that cloud —5 or —6, so tomorrow there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain, gradually moving east, we could see some sleet and snow over high ground and some to lower levels. another chilly day with highs of 7 or eight celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines: mps have been told the next big vote on brexit will be on the 29th january. the prime minister has been holding talks with mps of other parties as she tries to create a new proposal to break the parliamentary stalemate. but, in a letter in the past hour, jeremy corbyn has urged labour mps not to engage with the government until a no—deal brexit is taken off the table. in other news, hitachi has suspended work on a multi—billion—pound nuclear plant in north wales, putting thousands ofjobs at risk. we will talk a bit more about brexit

and that decision by hitachi in just and that decision by hitachi in just a moment. time for a look at the sport with hugh woozencroft. there aren't many sports that take athletes past three o'clock in the morning but that was exactly the scenario in melbourne asjohanna konta's second round match at the australian open went right into the early hours. unfortunately the late night ended in an early exit, with defeat by garbine muguruza. as adam wild reports. stepping onto court was a bit of history, half past midnight, the latest ever start at the austrian open and both johanna latest ever start at the austrian open and bothjohanna konta and garbine muguruza, appeared to want a reward for their weight. contact was forced to chase the first set and

did so bravely until muguruza wrestled it away. concentration was key and nowjohanna konta let her mind to wander, and muguruza was not hanging about. an act of aggression a nswered hanging about. an act of aggression answered in kind by kaunda, the british number one forcing the pace and taking it to a third set, a compelling contest deserving a bigger audience. past compelling contest deserving a biggeraudience. past three compelling contest deserving a bigger audience. past three a:m., eventually contact crumbled. the last brit finally went out.” eventually contact crumbled. the last brit finally went out. i think ideally both of us would have wanted to play burger, this is no one's ideal schedule to play in the wee hours of the morning but we don't make the schedule, unfortunately, and we both dealt with the same challenge. a much easier day for 16th

seed serena williams — she's through to the third round, breezing past eugenie bouchard 6—2 6—2. the world ‘ one the world - one simona halep is also through with a narrow win. there was also a scare for alexander zverev. the german fourth seed held off a jeremy chardy fightback to win in five sets. chardy had come from two sets down to force the decider. zverev finally secured match point at just after midnight local time and will face wild card alex bolt in round three. co—captain dylan hartley has been left out of england's training squad for the six nations while flanker chris robshaw and centre jonathan joseph are missing because of injury. hartley has not played since late december because of a knee injury and eddiejones revealed he has been ruled out of the opening match against ireland in dublin at the start of next month. england have called up fast bowler mark wood to their squad for the three tests in the west indies after fellow pace bowler 0lly stone was ruled out through injury. wood played the last of his 12 tests back in may last year and is expected to arrive

over the weekend. the first test in barbados begins on wednesday. a big bash league match between the brisbane heat and sydney thunder has been abandoned after a power outage in brisbane caused the stadium's floodlights shut down. brisbane were struggling on ten for two, chasing 187 to win when the lights failed. the ground is scheduled to host a day—night test against sri lanka in a week's time. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the semifinals of snooker‘s masters championship at alexandra palace. the seven time champion came from behind to level at 2—2 against welshman ryan day. but then took four of the next five frames to seal the win. this evening luca brecel plays china's ding junhui. you can watch that live on bbc two from seven o'clock and on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.

we will have more in sportsday at 6:30pm. more now on the news that hitachi is suspending work on a multi—billion—pound nuclear plant in anglesey, in north wales, putting thousands ofjobs at risk. with me is tom greatrex, chief executive of the nuclear industry association. good to have you with us. how concerned should people be at what has happened ? concerned should people be at what has happened? it's disappointing for eve ryo ne has happened? it's disappointing for everyone associated with the project that hitachi are suspending it, that will have a knock—on impact straightaway but the wider concern for the country is the question this leaves over one of the nuclear projects we need to replace one of our existing fleet which comes

off—line by 2030. that sounds a long time awake but in terms of building infrastructure, we need to make those decisions quickly and the government needs to sort out the financing models for these power stations, if as they say nuclear is an integral part of the nuclear energy mix. how would you explain to viewers what has gone wrong here, because there were lots of high hopes, lots of people counting on thejobs in north wales, so how would you describe what went wrong? the issue which is always the case with big infrastructure projects is that you need the money at the start to build, once they are built they generate electricity for a long period of time so it's being able to find the huge amount of money at the start is what is different between nuclear energy and gas or electricity, so if you use a model

that allows revenue raising during the course of destruction, which is used on heathrow terminalfive, is it something investors are used to and the government said they want to develop it, that is what we need to seek government make happen and then i think you will see the opportunity will come alive not just come alive notjust for anglesey or north wales but the whole of the north wales but the whole of the north west of england and the uk supply chain but also to make sure we have a clean energy supply. how on earth did this project get so far future day for us now to be once again talking about the funding model? shouldn't this have been clarified a long time ago? the government have been in intense negotiations with hitachi to find a

different model to do this, they haven't succeeded, that is a real shame and bad news but now the onus is on the government to come up with this proper model to work with different infrastructure. we still have nuclear working in the uk, under construction in somerset, we have other projects at different stages but they do rely on ensuring we have the right finance because theissue we have the right finance because the issue with nuclear is not the cost, it's the finance, if you have a model which reduces the cost of capital, that means the consumer costis capital, that means the consumer cost is lower. if this funding model is not sorted out soon, what does that mean for the nuclear industry? if we don't have an appropriate funding model it makes it difficult, as we have seen to date despite good

intentions, to put together a package for these projects to succeed. if they are critical national infrastructure is important for making sure we meet our climate change targets and make sure we have a clean and reliable supply, there is an onus on government to get this model on place and investors are used to using this model so we can get that infrastructure built and thatis get that infrastructure built and that is not just get that infrastructure built and that is notjust for wylfa newydd but other sites around the uk, alternatively we could be over reliant on burning gas or electricity and it's difficult for the consumer because gas prices go up the consumer because gas prices go up and down all over the place and that affects the electricity price, when you get cold weather and other factors, we need to decrease that and have a balanced mix and nuclear isa and have a balanced mix and nuclear is a key part of that. thank you to

tom greatrex, speaking on the half of the uk nuclear industry. 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 pratical 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. 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. 0n 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. you can see what you are doing with your diet you can see what you are doing with yourdietand you can see what you are doing with your diet and maybe have a bit of reflection on that. let's return to the brexit crisis, and here with me to take us out of the westminster village, so to speak, and give the european perspective because it impacts them as well. the frenchjournalist perspective because it impacts them as well. the french journalist and commentator and nabila ramdani is with me. let's start with france because president macron has his own problems so it's not as if he is focusing on other things but what is the take on how this process is

unfolding? the french are taking the prospect of a no—deal brexit very seriously and they have been making plans since april last year when they set up at brexit administration at the elysee palace and today france's prime minister announced a range of measures to prepare for no deal and the measures aim to make gsimple as deal and the measures aim to make 3; simple as possible if which expect to be by i expect to be rubber—stamped by both houses of 5.7.9}. gag—7.55.55 g; bfflaqfixfi; -.7. vm» 7... . .. they include 52 5.7.9}. gag—7.55.55 g; bfflaqfixfi; -.7. vm» 7... . .. euros they include 52 5.7.9}. gag—7.55.55 g; bfflaqfixfi; -.7. vm» 7... . .. euros in |ey include 52 5.7.9}. gag—7.55.55 g; bfflaqfixfi; -.7. vm» 7... . .. euros in |ey include to airports such as ports and airports such as calais, there are also extra - that will the rectuitmfltr of the recruitmflfi of an extra be for the recruitment otan extla customs staff, including 600 customs staff, including veterinary officers and other

officials who will be appointed to inspect incoming lorries and other traffic. the plans also aimed to make sure the rights of french citizens currently living in the uk are citizens currently living in the uk a re protected citizens currently living in the uk are protected in return for the rights of british citizens living in france, work is also under way to ensure that the french fishing industry is protected, and the french prime minister wanted to make sure that the threats to trade, security and employment are minimised but it has to be said that the announcement today of the 50 million euros figure is just a headline figure and infinitely more will be spent in the months and yea rs will be spent in the months and years to come. it's quite a comprehensive list already and we

heard the mayor of calais saying as far as we're concerned, we don't wa nt far as we're concerned, we don't want any hold—ups, there is no interest for us to have any massive hold—ups on either side of the border. is there a view in paris or centrally in government that they have to make it work, if there is in no—deal brexit commits it has to be something the french government wa nts to something the french government wants to tackle head on? the french are taking a pragmatic view, but having said that the strongest words came from the french president. he has made no secret of his hatred of brexit and what it represents, he called it a crime soon after the 2016 referendum and after the british government's defeat on tuesday his words were even more scathing. he said the british people had been lied to, that brexit was not possible because it couldn't be

delivered, he meant britain is so tied to the eu in every aspect of life that the problem for brexit is impossible and therefore the referendum was dishonest. in other sections of french society, they yellow vest protesters have a lot in common with brexiteers, they all tend to be opposed to immigration and have at nationalistic mindset and have at nationalistic mindset and one of the main demands is to have nonstop referendums on a range of issues and president macron is opposed to that, quoting the british example and arguing what referendums can lead to. a referendum promises something that sounds simple but it can lead to divisions in society, the stagnation of a country and what has been promised not being achieved. thank you forjoining us

today, nabila ramdani, the french journalist and commentator. giving usa journalist and commentator. giving us a sense of the thinking in france as we continue to grapple with brexit. a rare natural phenomenon is taking shape in the us state of maine. a giant, slow—turning ice disc measuring around 91 metres wide has been evolving, and revolving, on a river in the city of westbrook. it's been likened to the moon, and an alien spacecraft. 0ur correspondent tim allman has more. the thing about nature is it never fails to surprise you. here in the city of westbrook, one of the most unusual and spectacular sights you could ever imagine. slowly, ever so slowly, this giant disc of ice rotates at a bend of the presumpscot river. this is not the creation of man or woman or beast.

this is down to low temperatures and the simple flow of water. once you have some block of ice rotating because of changes in current across the river, it is just going to kind of get nicked on the edges as it moves around, and anything that sticks out gets knocked off, and eventually you have this perfect spinning disc. plenty of locals have come out to witness this incredible sight, some comparing it to an alien spacecraft or the face of the moon. the disc only exists in a happy medium. if it gets much colder, the river will freeze completely and swallow it up. if it gets a lot warmer, the disc will break up and then melt away. for now, this is a revolution in ice — quite literally. tim allman, bbc news. all—female classes in cyber—skills

are being introduced by the gchq intelligence service, to try to recruit a wider range of online security experts. currently 90% of people working in the field are male, and the agency says it's worried about missing female recruits who could be put off by the industry's image. chris ensell is from the national centre for cyber security, the cyber—defence arm of gchq who are setting up these classes for women. i'm alsojoined by poppy gustafsson, ceo of the cyber security firm dark trace. where does this take us? - is there i a huge skills necessary? there is a huge skills deficit when it comes to cyber security, we are constantly looking for the best and brightest minds and it's absurd we should be overlooking

half the population and everything we can do to bring women on board and help them to solve a problem is important. is this in response to what you can measure and what you know is in demand for a curiosity about women for careers in this area orare about women for careers in this area or are you just trying to encourage people to show that curiosity? we can see a huge innovation on the cyber threat side so if we are to be able to stay on the front foot of that, we need to meet that demand and that is in terms of plugging the skills deficit, there is a crisis in the numbers of people able to deal with that, but also how we approach the problem and the best way to innovate is to bring in diverse opinions. how will it work? the competition launches next week so we're trying to get girlsjust

before they are thinking about gcses to have a go at cyber security and next week will be the competition. what are you looking for? we are testing a number of things, logic and coding but we are trying to get them interested in technology, we have lots of other things we can offer them through the rest of the year. when you go into schools and see what's on offer, there's a lot of interest in technology, children as young as six of interest in technology, children as young as six or seven are interested in technology, so when you look for that, what are you looking for over and above what is there are already? we all use technology that we're interested in people who wonder how it works, how do bits and bytes move around, people who are that bit more curious. thinking about the nature

of the interest, and that 97% figure for men in the business, is that in itself an unattractive thing for lots of women who may see that as a that they want to bring challenge that they wanttobclng