labour's sur keir starmer calls for the prime minister to negotiate for a customs union or consider another eu referendum. if we cannot get a general election, labour must support all options remaining on the table, including campaigning for a public vote. that was our commitment. president trump tries to end the us government shutdown offering a compromise over president trump tries to end the us government shutdown, offering a compromise over plans for his mexican wall, the democrats say it's a non—starter. the duke of edinburgh is back behind the wheel just two days after he was involved in a serious car accident. the actor windsor davies has died — at the age of 88. what the hell is going on? he's best known for his role as the sergeant major in the bbc comedy "it ain't half hot mum". and at 11:30 well be taking another look at the papers good evening.

former prime minister sirjohn major says the house of commons should be given a vote on all brexit options. sirjohn told the bbc allowing mps to indicate their preferred alternative to theresa may's deal, which mps rejected this week, might help break the deadlock. the shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer has called on mrs may to cut a deal with the eu that keeps the uk close to it. he also warned that labour had to be ready to campaign for a fresh referendum. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. when it comes to brexit, there are strong arguments on all sides but, as yet, no agreement. some think one way through would be a series of votes in parliament testing the different options to see if mps can get behind one.

the prime minister still needs a deal. if she cannot deliver one that parliament accepts, then she needs to become a facilitator and mediator to find out what parliament will accept. i personally would hope she would put down a series of motions so that members of parliament can indicate their preference. in here there is deep division about what should happen now theresa may's plan for brexit has been emphatically rejected. one mp is trying to force the government to let parliament indicate its view with a series of non—binding votes. the key thing is to bring into play what has not been brought into play up to now and that is, does the house of commons have a view on the direction the government should now take? some mps are trying to seize control of this process from the government to give parliament the power to force a delay to brexit if no consensus can be reached. today, labour's shadow brexit secretary said a pause now

seems inevitable and, if no agreement can be reached, his party must consider giving the public another say, upping the pressure onjeremy corbyn to back another vote. a public vote has to be an option for labour, it has to be an option for labour. after all, deeply embedded in our own values are internationalism, collaboration and cooperation with our european partners. that is what we are about. so far, the prime minister has been against that option and during the brexit debate earlier this week, some in her own party warned against backtracking or delay. with my heart and soul, i vote for the promise of brexit that must be fulfilled. back brexit and make sure we leave, lock stock and barrel. now is the time to walk away from this european union. on monday, the prime minister must make a statement signalling her next

steps but despite talk of compromise, it is not yet clear who is prepared to budge. alex forsyth, bbc news. but if the brexit deadlock isn't resolved, there are fewer than 70 days to go until the uk is set to leave the eu, on march 29th. northern ireland and the republic of ireland stand to be most affected if there is no deal in place. our correspondent emma vardy has spoken to people living along the irish border. the brexit deadline is fast approaching. it is the main conversation, you know, what it is going to mean to different businesses. people are still on edge because they cannot see what the outcome is going to be. when this near invisible land border becomes the uk's new frontier with the eu, communities on one side will be in a different regime to the other. this road is actually splitrdem

after brexit you would be outside the eu and i'd be sat inside it. that's it. the so—called backstop has been the biggest roadblock. it is the plan that may keep northern ireland tied to eu rules to avoid new checks on this border. it's opposed by many brexiteers at westminster and northern ireland's democratic unionist party, but supported by many people living around here. when you are a third country, there are checks that have to occur at an external border. there has been promises by both the british and irish governments that this border will be kept as open as it is today, but until there's a clear agreement in westminster, many people here believe a no—deal brexit is now a real possibility. south of the border, in the republic of ireland, they are watching developments closely. ireland says it won't impose a hard blow order,

the uk says it would, do you believe them? there has to be the clarification of import tariffs. it could happen by default. it is the default position and it is up to parliament to come up with an alternative. with time running out, the coming days at westminster may bring a defining moment for this island. emma vardy, bbc news, carlingford. president trump has put forward a number of proposals to break the us government shutdown. these include $800 million for humanitarian relief as part of a package to secure billions of dollars to build a wall on the mexican border. but democrats have already rejected his plans, describing them as "unacceptable". mr trump outlined his proposals in the white house earlier. number one is three years of legislative relief for 700,000 dark art recipients wrought here are

unlawfully by their parents at a young age many years ago “— unlawfully by their parents at a young age many years ago —— wrought here. —— daka. it will give them social security numbers and protection from deportation, most importantly. secondly our proposal provides a three—year extension of temporary protected status or tps. this means that 300,000 immigrants whose protect the status is facing exploration will now have three more yea rs of exploration will now have three more years of certainty so that congress can work on a larger immigration deal which everybody wants. republicans and democrats. and our farmers and vineyards went be affected because unlawful and regulated entry into our country will be easy and consistent. that is oui’ will be easy and consistent. that is our plan. border security, will be easy and consistent. that is our plan. bordersecurity, daka, tps and many other things. straightforward, they are,

reasonable and common sense with lots of compromise. —— daca toss—up oui’ lots of compromise. —— daca toss—up our proposal is not intended to solve all about immigration challenges. this plan solves the immediate crisis and it is a horrible crisis, it is a humanitarian crisis like we rarely see in our country and it provides humanitarian relief, delivers real border security and immediately reopens our federal government. if we are successful in this effort than we can start the border project of remaking our immigration system for the 21st—century. 0ur correspondent david willis says mr trump's proposals are unlikely to break the deadlock between democrats and republicans. there is plenty of what the

president outlines that will give some democrats pause for thought for the simple reason it contains many measures they wanted to see. investment in drug detection technology, ports of entry, more border agents and immigration judges and of course a reprieve albeit temporary, for about i million migrants who had been threatened with deportation and it opens the government and brings this whole crisis to an end. the sticking point, as you say, of course, is that wall. the democrats hate any thought of that project. they believe that it is unnecessary spending, they believe it is an affront, if you like, to american values. but, you know what? the ball, really, now is in the democrats caught. —— court.

if they can just get past the wall thing, the government could potentially open and they could have many other things they want to see, as far as the immigration measures are concerned. it is up to them, now, really. the duke of edinburgh has been seen driving again, just two days after he was involved in a serious accident. prince philip, who's 97, was seen by several photographers entering the queen's sandringham estate from the main road in his new car. on thursday he was involved in a dramatic car crash on a nearby road where his vehicle overturned. earlier our royal correspondent johnny dymond gave this update. 0ne one of the women who was in the car that was struck in the collision has now been identified. she has given an interview to one of the sunday newspapers. she broke her wrist or had her wrist broken in the collision with thejudd's car. she was in the kia in the passenger side. she is still apparently very upset about the accident, unsurprisingly. the palace has not

beenin unsurprisingly. the palace has not been in touch with her, it said it had been in touch with both the driver and passenger yesterday. meanwhile, as you say, the duke has been seen back behind the wheel on sunday. some will say he has every right to do so and he took a police eye test. a man has been charged with the murder of 14—year—old jayden moodie. the 14—year—old boy was knocked off a moped and stabbed to death in east london earlier this month. police arrested the suspect in wembley this morning. police are investigating a suspected car bomb in northern ireland, after they received reports of an explosion in londonderry at about 8:00 this evening. the area around the incident, outside the court house in bishop street, has been sealed off and police have told the public to stay away from the scene. the dup leader, arlene foster, tweeted her reaction to the ongoing situation. she said: "this pointless act of terror must be condemned

in the strongest terms. it only hurts the people of the city and is perpetrated by people with no regard for life." she also said she was grateful to emergency services for their swift actions which helped ensure there have been no fatalities or injuries. the sinn fein mp for londonderry, elisha mccallion also spoke out about the car bomb. she said: "this incident has shocked the local community. in particular, there are many elderly residents who live in the area who have been alarmed by this incident. thankfully no one appears to have been injured. derry is a city moving forward" a bbc analysis suggests a shocking variation in access to gps across england. the findings show some doctors are struggling with three times as many patients as their equivalents elsewhere. the royal college of gps says it's the result of years of under investment. richard lister has more. a doctor's appointment on a saturday it used to be unheard of. now it is on offer across england but gps are spread more thinly in some places than others and even here in 0ldham,

where the ratio of doctors to patients is onlyjust below average, getting an appointment can be hard. the absolute minimum i'd been able to get one is a month. i had one last year and it must have taken five or six months until they could fit me in. my granddaughter needed an emergency appointment. couldn't get one. this bbc survey reveals that some gps in england have almost three times more patients than others. the darker the area, the worse the average gp in england the average gp in england has around 1700 patients but look how it varies. rushcliffe in nottinghamshire has fewer than 1200 patients for every gp but in swale in kent, each gp has more than 3300 patients to deal with. this difference is quite shocking to be honest with you. it suggests to me there are areas of the country that are really struggling to get sufficient numbers of gps to deliver the care that their patients need. how do you choose what to say...

the nhs wants to get an additional 5000 gps into practice, far more are being trained than a decade ago but the royal college of gps says there are still 6000 short and surgeries are under pressure. we're still struggling to get enough gps to pull in the posts. we're having to rely a lot on locums. there are some places that keep advertising and get nobody. you know, it's a nice area but we still can't get people to come in and do the work. places with fewer elderly people and children may need fewer gps but the variation in cover raises questions about how resources are being allocated. richard lister, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the former prime minister sirjohn major says the house of commons should be given a vote on all brexit options. president trump tries to end the us government shutdown, offering a compromise over plans for his mexican wall. the democrats say it's a non—starter. the duke of edinburgh is back behind the wheel — just two days after he was involved in a serious car accident.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. hello. good evening. it's been a busy day of sport. lets start with football and premier league leaders liverpool are now seven points clear at the top of the table but crystal palace made them work for their points today. 4—3 it ended at anfield. andros townsend scored first for palace before mohammed salah equalised. after the break roberto firmino made it 2—1. jamestem'gin; while the title race is close, the fight for fourth place and the final champions league qualification spot is even closer after arsenal beat chelsea 2—0. alexandre lacazette opened the scoring for the gunners a quarter of an hour in at the emirates. and arsenal captain

laurent koscielny got the otherjust before half time. chelsea could only manage a single shot on target. there are nowjust three points between fourth placed chelsea —arsenal and manchester united. meanwhile, in the day's other fixtures, manchester united's incredible turnaround continues. they beat brighton at old trafford. paul pogba scored from the spot and marcus rashford made it 2—0. brighton did get one back — pascal gross making it 2—1 but united stayed in front. and caretaker manager 0le gunnar solskjaer becomes the first manchester united manageri dig. the boys totte n ha m dig. the boys tottenham - that isa is a great team spirit —— they do dig deep. you cannot win three, four, 5—0 everytime. it was fantastic football

at times. delighted with the three points. newcastle landed a huge win over fellow strugglers cardiff. fabian schar scored the first two and then ayoze perez made it 3—0 at st james park. the victory for newcastle ends their run of five games without a win and moves them out of the relegation zone. elsewhere, there was a hat—trick for diegojota as wolves beat leicester 4—3 everton lost at southampton, bournemouth won the midtable contest at home to west ham, watford — burnley was goalless. it's the scottish cup fourth round weekend and there was an extraordinary upset in the early kick off — where the semi—pro team auchinleck talbot knocked out championship club ayr united. the only goal of the game scored by law student craig mccracken helped the semi—pro club humiliate their local rivals to earn some of the pundits before the gamer

wrote us off before the game. we managed to upset. being in air for yourself, used to play for them, is it more sweet? it is. i left on good terms. it does make it a bit sweeter. the holders celtic are safely through to the fifth round after a 3—0 victory over airdrieonia. two goals from scott sinclair, either side of the break put brendan rodgers side in control before timothy weah added a third in the final ten minutes. all the day's results are on the bbc sport website. in netball‘s quad series in london, england suffered a surprise defeat to south africa, 48—45 the final score at the copperbox arena. after a strong start tracey neville's side were pegged back and were behind at the end of the third quarter. they did retake the lead in the final quarter but south africa were just too strong in the end, it's the final weekend of pool matches in rugby union's european

champions cup — and the last chance for teams to reach the quarter—finals. exeter needed a bonus point win at munster but they were beaten — 9—7. in pool 3, saracens maintained their 100% record and secured a home tie with a win over glasgow, who are already through. and ulster qualify for the last eight after they saw off leicester, who have had a disappointing campaign. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the final of the masters snooker at alexandra palace after beating ding jun—wee by six frames to three. after racing into a 4—0 lead, 0'sullivan then had a bit of a wobble when ding won the next three frames. but the seven time masters champion recovered to win the match. 2012 winner neil robertson 6—4. it's trump's first masters final and it starts on bbc two tomorrow from i o'clock. that's all the sport for now.

thank you. at least 66 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a huge explosion at a leaking oil pipeline in central mexico. it's thought the pipe — north of mexico city — was breached deliberately by thieves trying to steal fuel. richard galpin has the details — his report does contain flashing images. with this huge fire enveloping the area, people screamed for help as they tried to escape the flames. but many didn't make it. more than 60 people were killed. those who witnessed the fire erupt horrified by what they had seen. translation: i was in my house and saw the explosion. i was worried and really shocked. there were lots of people around. hundreds of people had come to this

area earlier to fill containers with fuel spurting out of a pipe which had been deliberately ruptured by thieves. there are currently fuel shortages in the country. despite the danger, soldiers at the scene allegedly did nothing to warn people. translation:m& lives would've been saved if the soldiers had done theirjobs to remove people and not let them get close. they did nothing. they were there in groups, but they never said, "get away, because it could cause an explosion." and this devastating fire is not going to change the policy, which means the large loss of life here may be followed by other deadly incidents. richard galpin, bbc news. the un refugee agency says it fears

i70 migrants trying to reach europe may have drowned in the mediterranean in recent days. a boat said to be carrying around a 120 people sank off the libyan coast. another 50 people are reported to have died in the waters between spain and morocco. poland has bid an emotionalfarewell to the long—time mayor of gdansk, pawel adamowicz. he was stabbed to death on stage last week at one of the country's biggest charity events. police say around 16,000 people turned out for a funeral mass at the city's st mary's basilica with many more watching on giant screens outside. adam easton reports. pawel adamowicz‘s death has been felt deeply and is being mourned far from this 14th century basilica.

he was proud to be from gdansk, the city that gave the world solidarity, a polish movement that overthrew communism without shedding a drop of blood and led to the fall of the berlin wall. solidarity‘s leader and former president lech walesa was among the mourners. mr adamowicz was mayor here for more than 20 years. he was so popular, he was reelected five times. thousands of people queued in freezing temperatures to try to get into the church for the funeral. but many, many more, tens of thousands, gathered in the streets outside the church to watch on large screens and bid farewell to their mayor. in his time, gdansk transformed from a dull, grey port town into a modern and dynamic european city, one that had opened to migrants and minorities. that made him a hate figure for many on the right. but what has so stunned poland was the manner of his death.

at poland's biggest annual charity event, he had just thanked the crowd for giving so generously when his assailant rushed him. just out of prison for armed robbery, his attacker, who reportedly has mental health issues, said he blamed the mayor's his death has begun a debate about hate speech in a country where labelling political opponents as traitors has somehow become acceptable. more than 20 people have been arrested in the last few days for making death threats on social media. president andrzej duda has called on poles to unite despite their differences. call to be made. adam easton, bbc news, gdansk. the comedy actor windsor davies, who starred as the sergeant major in the bbc comedy it ain't half hot mum, has died at the age of 88.

his daughterjane davies said he, and her mother, who died in september, left a family "who will all remember them with love, laughter and gratitude". nickjohnson looks back on his life now, lovely boys, you all know how to present arms, don't you? even new, mr la—di—da, danny graham, with your university education, is not too stupid to do that, is you? we are rather inclined to do it at different speeds, sergeant major. different speeds, sergeant major! bombastic, bullying, brash, that was how windsor davies spent much of the 19705. get a beaumont, cop hold of the two ends. as battery sergeant major williams in it ain't half hot mum. when he auditioned for it, he did it in a cockney accent. they said, "why are you doing it in a cockney accent?" he said, "well, sergeant majors talk like that, don't they?" they said, "no, we want you, we want your welsh." his character was so popular,

he and co—star lofty, played by don estelle, even reached the top of the charts. # ooooh...# born in london, he grew up in wales and worked as a miner and teacher before turning his hand at acting. there were parts in z cars and callum and in the 1980s, he starred in never the twain. bugler! play! but it was the perpetually angry sergeant major for which he was best known and in paying tribute to his part once said, i enjoy my work a lot but that was something else. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller.

hello. the temperature reached 11 degrees in devon. for much of the day it was cold grey and cold. there was a rainbow on show towards the end of the day. for many of us it has been cold and grey today, cloud around throughout the night as well. still drizzle in places. the odd showerfor still drizzle in places. the odd shower for south—west wind —— england and into wales. this goes in northern scotland where it is down to —7 in the cold spots. in scotland and some eastern parts of england, lincolnshire, east midlands, east anglia where we will see a frost overnight. if you have the cloud it average tricky to a few degrees above freezing. the big picture for pa rt above freezing. the big picture for part two of the weekend, for tomorrow we are getting is weather front moving into scotland and northern ireland. not a huge amount with that. it is still a weather front and producing cloud. rain for northern ireland and rain and hill snow for scotland's, behind that practice guides follow. it turns breezy. england and wales, light

wind, cloud around. drizzle in places. the far west wales into gornall you may catch a shower. it looks like a brighter day —— into cornwall. on the chilly side. around 4- cornwall. on the chilly side. around 4— eight celsius. not much rain left as it sinks further south through the night. some clear spells if you are planning to take your chances with those to see the total lunar eclipse and a more widespread frost as monday begins. for monday there is quite a bit of dry weather to come for england and wales, with this high pressure, but a weather front approaches was in scotland and northern ireland through the day. it will change as the diggers on. you will change as the diggers on. you will initially notice more cloud moving in. the wind starts to up as well. the western isles could see gusts up to 60 mph. here comes the rain, notjust rain but snow. mostly on the hills in scotland as it moves

on the hills in scotland as it moves on through will stop a chilly day ahead of that again for england and wales it will be mainly dry. this will move south monday night into early tuesday, rain, hill so, maybe wet snow to lower levels. beyond that mainly dry weather, some showers in the west, a chilly north—westerly breeze and frosty nights to come. that takes us to the middle of next week. what happens after that? a loss of uncertainty. you can see the weather for the week ahead video online. hello. first the headlines. former prime minister, sirjohn major, says the house of commons should be given a vote on all brexit eetiene -_ while labour's, sir keir starmer says the government should either negotiate a close relationship with the eu, includinga customs union, or there should be another referendum. more than 60 people are killed and 70 others are injured after fuel thieves target an oil pipeline in mexico. president trump tries to end the us government shutdown,