this is bbc news. the headlines at two. theresa may is to brief ministers on cross—party talks — as downing street warns mps not to try and block brexit. parliament has not got the right to huack parliament has not got the right to hijack brexit process because parliament said to the people of this country we make a contract with you, you will make the decision and we will honour it. labour's brexit secretary says the prime minister needs to row back on her red lines to break the deadlock. all at this stage she really needs to do is to say i am not going to go on any more with this mantra that you back my deal or no deal, i'm going to have an open discussion and i am absolutely not going to take us out without a deal. police speak to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seat belt — 48 hours after being involved in a crash near sandringham.

two people have been arrested following a car bomb attack in londonderry last night. president trump's latest offer to end the longest government shutdown in us history is rejected by democrats. defending champion roger federer is knocked out of the austrialian 0pe.n in the fourth round. week in parliament. good afternoon. theresa may will talk with her cabinet later before addressing parliament tomorrow on how she intends to break the brexit deadlock. meanwhile, with britain due to leave the eu on march the 29th,

at least one cross party group of mps is discussing how parliament could take control of the process to avoid a ‘no deal‘ brexit. our political correspondent nick eardley has the latest. the clock really is ticking. on the 29th of march as things stand we leave the european union. the government is struggling to find a plan for the future that parliament will accept. ireland many tories say remains the main sticking point. what is the compromise on the backstop that we haven't agreed to before that we could agree to in the future? it is getting an agreement with ireland an alternative mechanism to ensure we do not get friction across the northern ireland and ireland border. quite what that looks like, though, is not clear and the irish foreign minister sounds far from convinced tweeting. .. and because of the lack of obvious solutions some mps are

worried about us leaving with no deal in the future with no deal on the future and so in the corridors of power they are developing plans to take control. dominic grieve wants mps to be able to put options on the table in parliament, things like postponing our departure date and maybe even a second referendum. if a majority backs them, the government would have to act. the government would have to act. what the commons or this group is doing is trying to work within the normal traditions of the house, albeit changing some of the standing orders, to try and insure that the house of commons has a proper voice in what is without doubt the biggest crisis in our modern peacetime history. labour is also angry with the government, accusing ministers of refusing to move far enough towards compromise. if the prime minister will not move her red lines you can see that parliament will try and take control of the process. that is because people are frustrated with the prime minister. this is only happening because of that. i think in the next week or two other options will now be tested, one way or another. but that idea infuriates brexiteers in the cabinet and they are

adamant that the uk should leave at the end of march. we are now getting are some of those who were opposed to the result of the referendum trying to hijack brexit and in effect steal the result from the people. this afternoon, from her country retreat in chequers, the pm will update the cabinet on her latest thinking and tomorrow she will be in parliament to tell mps that as brexit day draws near, the pressure to come up with the plan is only increasing. meanwhile, a cross—part)i group of mps will table an amendment that could extend the date the uk's departure date from the eu beyond the 29th march, if parliament does not approve the withdrawal agreement by the end of february. one of them is the liberal democrat mp, norman lamb. he joins us from our norwich studio. what is it that you are asking for and why? i think we recognise that

thatis and why? i think we recognise that that is a significant majority in parliament across parties that recognises that leaving with no deal could be disastrous economically, the disruption to the nhs and the supply of medicines for example, deeply disturbing. i happen to be cheered of the science and technology select committee and all the science community is incredibly worried about the destruction that because. a lot of the funding comes from european funding streams. and of course the disruption to supply chains and the impact it would have on business investment means that i think we are elected to exercise our judgment in the national interest andi judgment in the national interest and i think the public are crying out for politicians to work across party boundaries to come up with solutions and the most pressing priority of all is to stop no deal. this would be a mechanism that we are pursuing to allow parliament to ultimately mandate and require the government to seek an extension if

theresa may has not been able to get a deal through parliament. what we're seeing also is that it is an act of choice for the government to leave with no deal. they do not have to do it the cost in terms of the amount of public spending we are committing to planning for no deal which isjust committing to planning for no deal which is just pouring committing to planning for no deal which isjust pouring money down committing to planning for no deal which is just pouring money down the drain, £1 million the department of health has spent in fridges, it is criminal. sol health has spent in fridges, it is criminal. so i think we have to take control and find a mechanism to stop that from happening. control and find a mechanism to stop that from happeninglj control and find a mechanism to stop that from happening. i take your point that your main aim is to avoid a point that your main aim is to avoid 3110 point that your main aim is to avoid a no deal but it is ultimately what you're describing, plotting to take power away from the hands of the executive and put it in the hands of the house of commons? the result is a question between the balance of power between the executive in parliament anything think it is no

bad thing if the balance shifts towards parliament. ultimately it is a parliamentary democracy and when you are faced with literally a constitutional crisis i don't think mps congest and by and allow us to drift out with all of the disastrous consequences i have described so i think it is in the sense of duty to find a way of avoiding a disastrous no deal and give time for alternative ideas to be explored. i favour for example using citizens assemblies so we can take it back out into the country and gauge the country in a discussion —— engage the country in a discussion about oui’ the country in a discussion about our future. we the country in a discussion about ourfuture. we are not the country in a discussion about our future. we are not really dangerous position at the moment and i think drifting out has to be stopped and that is why think this move by mps across parliament is so important. is another referendum in your view a way to break the current deadlock? i would support another

referendum, absolutely, because i think if you take theresa may steel it is so different to what brexit supporters argued was there fishing during the campaign. i think it is justified to say to the public is this what you really want. after two yea rs of this what you really want. after two years of negotiation this is what they have come up with. is this interests of this country would you prefer interests of this country would you p refer to interests of this country would you prefer to think again and stay in the eu given that theresa may has the eu given that theresa may has the support for her deal of about 20% of the population. i don't see that it 20% of the population. i don't see thatitis 20% of the population. i don't see that it is particularly democratic to impose that on the people of this country and deny them a voice on the final decision. meanwhile, the deadline has now passed for lorry drivers to apply for licences to drive in continental europe in the event of a no deal brexit. the haulage industry says only 1,200 annual

permits were offered, but that 40,000 were needed. let's get more now from our business correspondent rob young who's with me now... first — why is there such a huge difference betwen the number potentially required and the number available? at the moment have unlimited number of lorries can drive on british roads because they are permits issued by the british authorities. then there is the fear that those british permits would no longer be recognised that the uk would have to fall back on the international system of permits and our allocation is 1200 annual permits and just under 3000 monthly ones. the industry says perhaps 30,000 to 40,000 would actually be needed, pointing out that is a big gulf between the numbers needed at the numbers available. either way

anybody who may well need one of these permanents come the end of march has missed the deadline because it is now past. —— permits. the industry body has described this asa the industry body has described this as a lottery seeing the majority of lorries the need one of these international permits will not be able to get one and the fear that some haulage companies may well go out of business as a result. the department for transport has said it is working on contingency measures which could perhaps include doing lots of bilateral deals with other eu member states to british permits will be recognised on their roads. the european commission has said in the event of no deal they may well allow british lorries on the roads for the period of nine months but that plan still has to be approved by the european parliament and it would only be a stopgap measure, something more permanent beyond end of this year would be needed. speaking about more broadly, as

fathers business planning is concerned for a no—deal brexit, which is what we keep hearing about, how is that going? there was a survey of business leaders published this morning by the institute of directors and that suggest that only one in five company bosses have activated the no deal planning. that may involve stockpiling components by extra storage space for example. the survey was over 1200 company bosses. although they been told for many weeks to prepare for the possibility of an ordeal brexit by the end of march the survey suggest the end of march the survey suggest the vast majority have not. it suggests one in five do not think they will be affected by brexit and one in five do want an ordeal brexit but the rest who would like some kind of deal to make sure that isn't a hard brexit or an ordeal brexit, they say they don't want to spend they say they don't want to spend the time and the money on something

which they do not think will probably be needed. the duke of edinburgh has been spoken to by the police after he was photographed driving without wearing a seat belt — 48 hours after he was involved in a collision near sandringham. meanwhile one of the women injured in the accident says she's yet to receive an apology from the duke. simonjones has the latest. behind the wheel again. prince philip in his new landrover. but something is missing. he is not wearing a seat belt. norfolk police say they have been made aware of these images, taken near to the entrance of the sandringham estate. the duke, they insist, has been given suitable words of advice. it comes just days after the crash along this busy road. in the panic and confusion, one woman feared the worst. emma fairweather was a passenger in a kia, driven by herfriend with a baby in the back that collided with prince philip's land rover. although his vehicle ended up on its side, he emerged relatively unscathed.

she broke her wrist. emma fairweather told the sunday mirror, i am lucky to be alive and he hasn't even said sorry. it has been such a traumatic and painful time and i would have expected more from the royal family. the queen attended church without the duke. the palace said well wishes had been exchanged with those involved in the crash, but emma fairweather said she only received a call from a police family liaison officer, saying, the queen and the duke of edinburgh would like to be remembered to you. she says that is not an apology or a well wish. the investigation into the crash along this stretch of road is continuing. the duke passed the police eyesight test yesterday morning, but officers insist they will take any appropriate action if it is considered to be necessary. but the palace's response to what happened is coming under increasing scrutiny. simonjones, bbc news, sandringham. let's speak to simonjones who's in sandringham...

simon — this is a little unusual, in that it's been a bit of a pr disaster for the royal family hasn't it? it's not going away, is it? buckingham palace have not wanted to give a running commentary on the crash that took place at this site and the aftermath and this latest incident involving principle of driving without a seat belt. but i think they are under growing pressure to offer some sort of explanation, not least from road safety campaigners who point out that wedding a seat belt on an open road is not an optional extra and denim and cot is not wearing a seat belt can be given and on the spot fine of £100 were taken to court and potentially find up to £500. in this insta nce potentially find up to £500. in this instance the police have chosen a softly softly approach, having words with the duke. there is also pressure from the palace from emma

fairweather who is not at all satisfied with the way that buckingham palace have responded to this and she intends to take that further and keep the pressure up on buckingham palace. to give you a sense of interest in the story, the queen attended thatjudge service today as she regularly does on a sunday and the amount of media there was much more than you would expect on an average sunday, showing the interest in the story that there still is involving such a high—profile figure. as regards the investigation, often in incidents like this it does take quite some time for the police to draw any conclusions. they will want to look at measurements they have taken from the crash site and analyse things like speed and other factors so it may be quite a period of time before we get any sort of conclusion regarding that investigation. the headlines on bbc news...

the prime minister is to update cabinet on her talks with party leaders and senior mps on brexit negotiations. two people have been arrested after a car bombing in londonderry last night. police say they have offered ‘suitable words of advice' to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seatbelt two days after being involved in a car crash nearsandringham. there's been widespread condemnation of a car bombing outside a courthouse in londonderry last night. no—one was injured, but a nearby hotel had to be evacuated. this morning police said they've arrested two people in connection with the incident. declan harvey reports. a reckless attack, police said. 0fficers patrolling had spotted this vehicle before a warning was

received by the samaritans help line. police were in the process of backdating nearby buildings including a hotel when the device exploded. a large church youth group we re exploded. a large church youth group were also moved to safety at the time. local residents said the windows shook with the force of the blast and others were so shocked to be so close. i thought this was all a thing of the past. i don't really know what to think to be honest. it is understood the vehicle was delivered a van and had been hijacked a short time before. it was left next to the city ‘s courthouse. ina left next to the city ‘s courthouse. in a place for politics can be so divisive today political leaders stayed united. there is no justification whatsoever and nothing to be achieved from an action such as this except causing upset and anxiety to the people of derry. the democratic unionist leader called it

a pointless act of terror which must be condemned in the strongest terms. in the last hour police have described the device as crude and very unstable. clearly it was a very significant attempt to kill people here in this community last night. i must emphasise this bond between a car ina must emphasise this bond between a car in a local community, it was driven through the city, a single manjumped driven through the city, a single man jumped out of the car driven through the city, a single manjumped out of the car and ran away and left it here for the people of this community and your local police service to deal with. a large cordon remains in place in the city centre. 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 knocked off his moped in leyton, earlier this month. police say they're continuing to look for four other suspects who fled the scene. at least 79 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 of people filled up containers with fuel after the pipeline was deliberately ruptured by thieves. two people have died and 22 others have been injured following a fire in the ski resort of courchevel in the french alps. the blaze broke out in the middle of the night in an accommodation block for resort workers. it took 70 firefighters until daybreak to bring the fire under control. 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 the libyan coast on friday. more than 50 people are also said to have died in the waters between spain and morocco. elizabeth throssell from the un refugee agency says more help is needed to stop people making the crossing. well, i think what we have

drowning. what are we going to do, just let them drown? absolutely vital to save people's lives, that is part of international law at sea, for example. also, if you think about the people who are prepared to set across the mediterranean in these rubber dinghies, for example the rubber dinghy that set off and we're170 set off and where170 people are believed to have drowned, that is absolutely a tragedy waiting to happen. how desperate can they be to actually embark on that kind ofjourney? where there is a rescue vessels or not rescue vessels,

they will still make that type of journey. what we have to focus on is really creating ways that the do not feel that they have absolutely forced to make these desperate journeys. and that means countries working together, establishing safe and legal ways that people who are fleeing persecution, fleeing discrimination, fleeing conflict are able establishing safe and legal ways that people who are fleeing persecution, fleeing discrimination, fleeing conflict are able in the united states, democrats have rejected president trump's compromise plan on immigration — an attempt to end the partial us government shutdown. it is now the longest in american history, affecting some 800,000 federal workers. 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. 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. 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 a project the democrats' hate. 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 21; 3;1§;3é59§;1 qiei qiflél iifiwfwgiié—fé—gf 3955.51.21; 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. 0ur 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. 7.33: 33 3.3 337333333335; 3: 3.3 33,3 .-:.§ mea nwhile, backratthe krefeld low 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 hera 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's journey 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. when hannah summers revealed her four—year—old daughter esme had told her she wished she was a boy so she could be a firefighter, female fire fighters from across the world took to twitter to put her right.

iama i am a firefighter and i am a girl. lama i am a firefighter and i am a girl. i am a girl and we are all firefighters. we are firefighters and we are girls. women crews from all over the world 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, here's chris fawkes it will be quite chilly in the week ahead and we have some fairly cool weather to come. it is quite cold outside of the moment as well. we have some sunshine for southbound we're that —— east anglia and south—west england. it looks at five 01’ south—west england. it looks at five or six celsius this afternoon and it does feel a little on the poolside.

as you go through the evening and this night the cd crowd pushes south and a few spots of rain left on that. things done misty and foggy but a clear across parts of wales and also the midlands and south west england. away from that it is a very cold night with this sharp frost. it could be one of the coldest night of the winter so far in scotland. it should be a bright start to the day on monday with sunshine and high cloud will make sunshine increasingly hazy. in the north and west winds through the hello this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may is to brief ministers on cross—party talks as downing street warns mps not to try and block brexit. two people have been arrested following a car bomb attack in londonderry last night. police speak to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seat belt — 48 hours after being involved in a crash near sandringham. president trump's latest offer

to end the longest government shutdown in us history is rejected by democrats. next on bbc news — the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, and what a week. the ayes to the right 202, the noes to the left 432.