this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9.00. theresa may will brief ministers on her cross party talks later — downing street is warning mps not to block brexit. police say they have spoken to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seatbelt 48 hours after being involved in a crash near sandringham. democrats reject president trump's latest offer to end the longest government shutdown in us history. iam here i am here today to break the logjam and provide congress with a path forward to and the government shutdown, and solve the crisis on the southern border. a bomb explodes in a car outside a courthouse in londonderry. police say no—one was injured in last night's blast. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers

are the political commentator james millar and the evening standard's defence editor — robert fox. theresa may is expected to hold a conference call with her cabinet ministers this afternoon, as she prepares to outline her next steps to break the brexit deadlock. the prime minister is seeking consensus on her deal to leave the european union as some backbench mps look at ways to seize control of brexit legislation and prevent the uk leaving without a deal. tomorrow looks like it's going to be another big day in the commons with mrs may making a statment in the house of commons outlining the next steps the government plans to take. then, on january the 29th, there'll be another commons vote on the prime minister's plan. and the uk is due to leave the european union on march the 29th, in accordance with article

50 although amendments are being put forward seeking to extend or suspend that process. with me is our political correspondent, nick eardley. is there any sign of any progress. nothing that would move us considerably be on the position we are injust 12. various people that are injust12. various people that have taken part in those talks have said that they think that the prime minister is in listening mode. what is not clear is whether listening is cogent lead to some change that ends the logjam that we have been speaking about in parliament for so long. there are various people saying that the prime minister needs to lift her red lines, but it is the moment it does not seem that you wa nt to moment it does not seem that you want to do that. partly because she has got to balance her own party as much as balancing parliament. this

afternoon, she will update her ministers and hope —— on what has happened so far. the talks will continue over the next few days. what we are seeing is an increasing number of mps really worried about the idea that there isn't going to bea the idea that there isn't going to be a solution to this on time. that is why we are hearing a lot in the papers this morning, from various positions but it forwards amendments are the prime minister's plan, thinking about extending the date from which we have to leave, and potentially provoking a quickly. the idea being put forward by some mpss from labour, including yvette cooper, is that if there is no deal in place by the end of debris, then the uk goes to europe and says, we wa nt to the uk goes to europe and says, we want to extend article 50. we need a bit more time to discuss this a bit

further. the basic idea is that you move out the —— allowed the spectre of leaving the european union with no future arrangement in place. i think that probably as a majority in the house of commons. opposed to the new deal brexit, whether they get on board with this mechanism to do it is remains to be seen. —— no—deal brexit. it is important, so bear with me. the second is dominic grieve, the former attorney general who wants to say, maybe we need to suspend article 50 and revisit where we are. the banister and downing street think that is a bad idea. they are worried that it puts things back... but we are in nice place where there is so much concern about the lack of progress that some mps feel that they need to try and take control. some are saying that the para meters control. some are saying that the parameters that has got a choice,

she could pivot towards a softer brexit, and maybe for a customs union. or pivot towards a hard brexit, to please a dup and the brexiteer mps and get them on board. is there any clue at all as to which way she might be looking? know. and the simple answer is, it's like walking a tightrope juggling plates for the prime ministerjust now. if she pivots towards labour's position, she will infuriate her own party. we heard the former brexit minister saying that if she adopt a key policy, a customs union, that would be a mockery of democracy. asbo some mps last week who said that up to —— i spoke to some mps last week who said that up to jaw if she pivots towards labour, she runs the risk of ripping her own party

apart, she pivots towards a harder brexit, to appease some people like jacob rees—mogg, she alienates some on the other wing of her own party, she loses pretty much any prospect of bringing over labour lib dems. it isa of bringing over labour lib dems. it is a remarkably difficult balancing act. at the moment it is not clear which way she will time. we know that there are different views in government, in her own team, about which way she should look, but it is a very difficult balancing act, and the next few days are going to be crucial for working if there the next few days are going to be crucialfor working if there is going to be a way through this, and if not, what happens otherwise. all right. thank you very much indeed. police have spoken to the duke of edinburgh after he was photographed driving without a seat belt on a public road, just two days

after his crash with a car carrying two women and a baby. one of the women says no—one from the royal family has contacted her to offer an apology since the accident on thursday. emma fairweather was left with a broken wrist and told the sunday mirror that she's lucky to be alive. andy moore reports. prince philip was fortunate to escape with only slight injuries from thursday's crash nearsandringham. two women and a baby were in the other car, a kia. emma fairweather was one of them. she was treated in hospital for a broken wrist. now she has spoken to the sunday mirror, saying that prince philip should be prosecuted if found to be at fault. buckingham palace said it had been in touch with her to offer good wishes, but ms fairweather said she had only heard from a police liaison officer. she told the paper "i am lucky to be alive and he hasn't even said sorry. it's been such a traumatic and painful time and i would have expected more of the royal family." yesterday, prince philip was spotted driving a new land rover.

he was photographed driving without a seat belt. norfolk police said "suitable words of advice had been given to the driver". buckingham palace did not comment. yesterday morning, the prince passed a police eyesight test. it's standard procedure after an accident like this. police say the cause of the crash is still under investigation. andy moore, bbc news. president trump has offered democrats a compromise package on immigration, in an attempt to end the partial government shutdown. but democrats dismissed the proposal as unacceptable. david willis reports from washington. from the diplomatic reception room of the white house came a distinctly undiplomatic message america's immigration system is badly broken. and i am here today to break the logjam and provide congress with a path forward to end the government shutdown and solve the crisis

on the southern border. amongst a package of measures that he knew would prove irresistible to many democrats was an offer of temporary relief for around a million immigrants threatened with deportation. but then came the quid pro quo. in return for all of this, the president is demanding close to $6 billion to build a wall along america's southern border a project the democrats hate. if we build a powerful and fully designed see—through steel barrier on our southern border, the crime rate and drug problem in our country would be quickly and greatly reduced. senior democrats were quick to brand the president's plan a non—starter, and the house speaker nancy pelosi put it thus: adding later:

those workers are now taking to charity food banks in growing numbers. and in order to get them back to work, one side or the other in this seemingly intractable dispute has to blink first. david willis, bbc news, washington. at least 73 people are now known to have died in a fuel pipeline explosion near mexico city. the governor of the state of hidalgo has said that more bodies had been found at the site.the accident happened as crowds the accident happened as crowds of people from a local village filled up containers with fuel to use in their vehicles or sell on the black market. the un says it believes that 170 migrants trying to reach europe may have drowned in two incidents in the mediterranean sea in recent days.

a rubber dinghy with 120 people on board sank in the sea off libya on friday. more than 50 people are also said to have died in the waters between spain and morocco. an 18—year old man will appear in court tomorrow, charged with the murder of a boy in east london. 14—year—old jaden moodie was stabbed to death after being forced off his moped in leyton, earlier this month. the metropolitan police is continuing to look for four other suspects who fled the scene. police are investigating after a bomb exploded in the centre of londonderry in northern ireland. there are no reports of injuries in the blast, just outside the city's courthouse. declan harvey reports from belfast. local residents said that their

windows short shook when the device exploded. despite the city centre location, no one was injured. a hotel was evacuated. a large gordon was put in place, as police and dogs combed the area is checking for another device. this seems like an unwelcome reminder of derry‘s troubled past, and groups expressed their frustration at the damage done to the city's reputation. no one has pinned responsibility, but it has caused condemnation from politicians on all sides. the dup's arlene foster described it as... the sinn fein mp, alicia mccallion said the incident has shocked the community. she added that derry is a forward

moving city and no one wants this type of incident. reaction to from the governments in london and dublin. the british secretary of state for northern ireland, karen bradley, confirmed that she has been briefed on developments, while the irish ‘s foreign minister, simon coveney, has said that he latterly condemned the attack and said that there was no justification for attacks which seemed to —— seek to drag northern ireland back into conflict. two people have died, and 1a are reported injured, in a fire at the ski resort of courchevel in the french alps. the pre—dawn blaze forced the evacuation of about 60 resort workers from a three—storey building. four people were seriously injured, and three were flown to hospital by helicopter. the bodies of the two victims were found inside the building. the number of major retailers

warning of financial difficulties has reached its highest level since the economic crash of ten years ago. 38% of retailers listed on the stockmarket issued profit warnings in 2018 — a year in which a number of big—name brands disappeared from the high street. here's our business correspondent, rob young. it has been a truly dreadful year for retailers. new look closed dozens of branches. house of fraser collapsed into administration and had to be rescued. maplin has gone out of business. toys "r" us shut down. even for those stores that managed to survive intact, it has been a year of pain. according to new analysis, 36 retailers issued warnings about their profits in 2018 that's one in three of all of the general retailers listed on the london stock market and it is the largest proportion to the financial crisis a decade ago. retailers probably had one

of the toughest years in living memory. there's a number of things that had been going on we've had weak consumer demand, combined with uncertainty around brexit which has really weighed on business confidence and, to some extent, consumer confidence as well. and as a result, we have seen a high number of businesses go into administration or undertake radical restructuring. data suggests we have become more cautious about spending on non—essentials. shops know this and so, many are offering biggerjanuary discounts than normal in an attempt to get us through their doors. retailers are braced for a poor 2019. the first few months of the year can be deadly for companies in financial difficulty. it's feared the coming weeks may bring more grim news for the high street. rob young, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news:

the prime minister is to update cabinet on her talks with party leaders and senior mps on brexit negotiations. police say they have offered "suitable words of advice" to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seatbelt 48 hours after being involved in a car crash nearsandringham. president trump's deal to to end a partial government closure is rejected by democrats as the longest shutdown in history continues. it's estimated that around 300,000 adults and children in the uk live with tourette's syndrome — a condition that causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements, known as tics. but for some people, their symptoms are so intense they require hospital treatment. this is alice franklin's story. today i have not been able to stop slapping myself over the face. today, i have been clenching my teeth which is

really hurting my jaw. i have been hitting myself in the head, as well. i have loads of tics. i punch walls, i punch windows, i punch mirrors, i'vejust punch myself randomly in the legs, or the arm, i'm always covered in bruises. i havejust come back from a job interview. i did happen to take quite a bit, and at one point i threw a glass of water. the i was like, i've thrown a glass of water on the floor, but equally, the i was like, i've thrown a glass of water on the floor, but equally, they couldn't have cared less, so they knew i had tourette's, and it was absolutely fine. i am bringing a different perspective on it, because i open my mouth and sometimes the most random stuff comes out. and it's kind of creative in a way. it's kind of like odd and surprising and funny. i'm alice franklin, and have tourette's. bbc 5live investigates is taking a closer look at this story.

presenter adrian goldberg joins us now. what do we know about tourettes? stranger, there is no known cause. it isa stranger, there is no known cause. it is a neurological condition rather than a mental health condition. i think most people would associate tourette's and with involu nta ry associate tourette's and with involuntary swearing, but research suggests that only around one in a hundred people with tourette's have that level of vocal tic. you may have other vocal tics, you make off and make inappropriate marks, but it's not all about swearing. of course, you may have these physical tics, as well. those can be very painful, research by the charity tou rette's

painful, research by the charity tourette's action said that as many as eight out of ten people with tou rette's as eight out of ten people with tourette's had caused themselves pain or physical injury as a result of having to rats. it is a neurological condition, but as you can understand, it can have various invitation to go for a job, in terms of your social life, and so on and so of your social life, and so on and so forth. —— various implication. it can feed into mental health disorders. as many as one in three people have considered suicide and self harm. how difficult or easy is it to diagnose? are there problems with diagnosis? at some cases, you're taking talking about diagnoses taking as long as 46 yea rs. diagnoses taking as long as 46 years. treatment is pretty patchy, as well. —— 4—mac—6 years. those conditions would have nice guidelines around treatment, but there are no nice guidelines for the

treatment of tourette's. i was picking this week to a specialist in birmingham, and that specialist clinic for water rats treats people as far as way as devon and yorkshire, which illustratesjust how patchy that support is. —— four to rats. the department of health, i should say, say that they are committed to treating people with neurological conditions like tourette's. you can hear more on radio five live this morning. thank you. two people have died after contracting a fungal infection, caused by pigeon droppings, at a hospital in glasgow. nhs greater glasgow and clyde has launched an investigation, with a room thought to contain machinery being identified as the possible source, as catriona renton reports. the two patients were being treated at scotland's largest hospital when they contracted the rare infection. it's thought the likely source is from pigeons that had got into a room not open to the public, thought to contain machinery.

their droppings contained a microscopic airborne organism called cryptococcus. it is very unusual for people exposed to the fungi to get ill, but those with compromised immune systems can be vulnerable. the big problem with this is that it can cause meningitis, and as we know, meningitis is a very serious infection, it doesn't matter what causes it, but if it's caused by this cryptococcus, it can come on quite slowly before you know what the problem is. nhs greater glasgow and clyde said one of the patients who was elderly died of an unrelated cause. another person has also died, but the factors contributing to this are still being investigated. the health board says the droppings have been removed and airfilter units brought in. an investigation is under way. pest control experts say it's difficult to stop

pigeons entering buildings. pigeons can exploit holes literally as big as this, if not smaller it just depends on the structure of the building. most buildings are designed to be weatherproof, they're not designed to be bird—proof. as soon as they begin to nest, they will begin to leave droppings everywhere. the droppings will build up overtime. obviously, the droppings are extremely hazardous. a spokesperson for the scottish government says control measures are in place and no further cases have been reported. catriona renton, bbc news, glasgow. a man has been charged with flying a drone near heathrow airport on christmas eve. george rusu is accused of using a drone on a field near the runwayjust days after a scare at gatwick grounded more than 1,000 flights. he's due to appear in uxbridge magistrates' court on tuesday. rescue teams searching for a two—year—old boy, who fell down a well in southern spain, have begun drilling in an effort to reach him. julen rosello's parents say he fell down the 300 feet drop in malaga last sunday. miners are now drilling a tunnel next to the well, wide enough to allow rescuers to be lowered down. tsunami warnings have been lifted after a 6.7 magnitude

earthquake hit the coast of northern chile last night. hundreds of thousands of homes have been left without power — and tremors were felt 250 miles away in the capital of santiago. the country is located on the so—called pacific ring of fire, where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common. all around the world, scientists are looking for the latest medical breakthroughs — to help beat cancer and other diseases. and it's often with the help of the very latest technology that researchers make great progress — as our science correspondent richard westcott has been finding out in cambridge. this nobel prize—winning machine is revolutionising health care. to treat a disease, it helps to actually see the part that is going wrong. that is where a cryo—em microscope comes in. if you image it lots of different ways from lots of different angles, you can build up a 3—d model.

by flash freezing the samples, it can take images that weren't possible before, and it's quicker too. so what would have previously taken decades to get a single snapshot of the functioning ribosome can now be done in potentially months. or even weeks. this microscope at diamond light source is looking at a sample from a sick patient, so scientists can see his ribosome is. see his ribosomes. they are the tiny nanomachines that help build our bodies, but this one's breaking down on thejob. you have got close, closer and closer still. yeah? i know this is a bit fuzzy, but how about this, the final 3—d image of the ribosome? compete with troublesome yellow lump, a protein that is meant to break off but gets stuck, causing a rare but dangerous condition called shwachman—diamond syndrome. it's exciting we have these new technologies,

the new microscope facility. at his cambridge lab, professor alan warren is using pictures to find a drug treatment. like testing keys for a lock, it is about matching up the shapes. so you literally need to zoom into here to see the shape that you“ you're looking for a drug to fit that shape. correct. so the idea is we can find a drug that might sit at the interface between this protein and the rest of the ribosome, so we want to find something that will get into the groove and knock off this protein from the rest of the ribosome. it is so interesting that with all the modern technology, that a human being looking at the shape of the molecules are still really critical to your work. you have 10 million trillion little ribosome machines in your body. when they break down, they have been led to several cancers. looking at their shape should mean scientists can find drugs that can help. richard westcott, bbc news, cambridge.

astronomers are eagerly awaiting a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, in the early hours of tomorrow morning. it will be the last time the event will be visible from the uk for ten years. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh has the details. this is what people all across the uk will see, weather permitting. it's called a blood moon. this is one from last summer. it's a strange colour because the earth passes directly between it and the sun. this blocks out most of the sunlight, but a small amount falls on the lunar surface as it passes through the outer edges of our atmosphere. and tomorrow morning, the moon will appear slightly larger than usual as it's at its closest point to earth. astronomers call this a ‘supermoon‘. the sight will be visible over the americas and northern and western europe, the very edge of western africa, as well as the northernmost portion of russia. in all, it will have a potential audience of some 2.8 billion people. pallab ghosh, bbc news.

the black rhino is the smaller of the african rhinos and is a critically endangered species. so it's important for theirfuture that they get help with breeding programmes, from places like the yorkshire wildlife park. but how do you get a rhino to travel from germany to doncaster? keeley donovan has been finding out. this is najuma the black rhino at two weeks old. but two years on, she has most outgrown current her enclosure at krefeld zoo in germany and her mother needs the space, as she's expecting a new baby rhino. the mother will drive away, so she will start to hunt her, to attack her, because the next calf is on the way. and that means she will have to move from here in germany to a new home here at the yorkshire wildlife park near doncaster. the space najuma will have in her new home is many times greater than she has in germany.

the middle section will be her enclosure, all three acres of it. the hope is that one day she will be sharing it with a calf of her own. we want to make sure that she's comfortable and happy living next door to two males and then, in the future, when it comes to breeding in a year or two, then we will introduce her and hopefully we will have a successful mating and some calves. meanwhile, back at the krefeld zoo, najuma is being trained to view the crate she will be transported in as part of her enclosure. you don't have to be scared. there's a fence inside. is this her? that's right. special treats are used to coax her in and make her feel comfortable here. often the black rhinos are a little bit nervous and can be aggressive,

but the mother is very calm and the children are too. she looks very calm indeed. you can touch her, you just have to come from here. shall i feed her one? you can give her a banana. the biggest threat to rhinos in the wild is humans, but it's hoped an international breeding programme, which najuma and the yorkshire wildlife park are part of, will help save this critically endangered species. keeley donovan, bbc news, krefeld in germany. you can watch najuma the rhino'sjourney across europe on inside out in yorkshire and lincolnshire tomorrow at 7.30pm on bbc one, or on the bbc iplayer after that. it was a tweet that prompted a fiery response. hannah summers revealed her four—year—old daughter esme had told her she wished she was a boy so she could be a firefighter, as the books she reads only include firemen. hello, iam

hello, i am a firefighter. and i'm a girl. high as me. i am the mother, i ama girl. high as me. i am the mother, i am a girl, and we are all firefighters! hello azmi, we are firefighters, and we are girls. women crews from all over the world then posted a string of pictures and videos to prove they exist. later esme's mum put up another post saying esme "firmly believes she can be a firefighter". now, it's time for a look at the weather, with helen. hello. it was a bitter start for some parts of eastern england and scotland this morning, —6. it will stay cold for much of the week, and again today, but there is some sunshine on offer across england and wales.