hello, you're watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: what next for brexit? theresa may prepares to unveil her latest proposals to parliament, but the divisions remain. what we are now getting are some of those who were always absolutely opposed to the result of the referendum trying to hijack brexit, and in fact steal the result from the people. china's growing military might. we examine the us report that warns of beijing's high—tech capabilities. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: pressure on the palace over the duke of edinburgh's car crash. police speak to the prince after he is seen driving without a seatbelt. and the stargazing treat that is set to dazzle the night sky. we will have the latest on a rare lunar event. hello, it is 9:00am in singapore and 1:00am here in london, where another week of brexit debate beckons. prime minister theresa may will make a statement in parliament on monday setting out an alternative brexit plan, after mps rejected her preferred deal last week. a cross—party group of mps are bidding to take control of brexit away from the government in order to stop a no—deal exit from the eu.

our political correspondent alex forsyth has the latest. so the noes have it — the noes have it. it has been five days since theresa may's brexit plan was thrown out, rejected by mps. and, while she is working out her next steps, some on the backbenches have plans of their own. some want to change parliament's rules, its standing orders, so mps could delay the brexit process to stop a no deal scenario. all are very concerned about the way in which the brexit debate is unfolding, and extremely concerned that we are in danger of crashing out of the eu with no deal. and it's probably right to say that what brings us all together is that we think this is such a disaster for this country that something is going to have to be done to try to ensure that that's stopped. it could change the way this place works — giving backbench mps, not ministers, more power to dictate what comes before parliament, shaping policy.

some in government claim that is extremely concerning. what we are now getting are some of those who were always absolutely opposed to the result of the referendum trying to hijack brexit, and in fact steal the result from the people. the bottom line is parliament is gridlocked. while some mps want a pause in the process, others want to get on and leave, deal or not. some want a total rethink, or another public vote, and some believe the prime minister's deal, with some changes, can be salvaged. one option being floated — attempting to change the controversial plan to avoid a hard irish border, to try to bring mps round. we actually agree that, no matter what, there should be an agreement that ensures that there's no hard border between the united kingdom and ireland. the question is, can we achieve what the irish government wants and what we want by a different mechanism? but there is no detail of an alternative, and the irish foreign minister isn't convinced,

tweeting the irish government's commitment to the current withdrawal agreement — the existing plan — is absolute. labour says theresa may now has to fundamentally shift her position. if the prime minister won't move her red line, you can see what's going to happen, which is parliament is going to try and take control of the process. that is — that is because people are frustrated with the prime minister. this is only happening because of that. and i think, in the next week or two, other options will now be tested, one way or another. so expect further turbulent scenes here in the next few days. the battle now isn'tjust over what should happen with brexit, but who gets to control it. and you can watch our live coverage of the prime minister making that announcement later in the day. israel says its armed forces have been striking iranian targets inside syria overnight. an israeli military statement in the early hours of monday said the operation was against the elite quds force of the iranian revolutionary guard. reports suggested there were air raids around the syrian capital,

damascus, and syria said its air defences were engaged. details are still coming in. our other top stories this hour: democrats in the us congress have rejected president trump's compromise plan on immigration, an attempt to end the partial shutdown of the us government. it has now affected 800,000 government workers for weeks, making it the longest in american history. 0ur correspondent in washington, david willis, is following developments. the president is under pressure from all sides at the moment. the conservative commentator ann coulter is accusing him of effectively offering an amnesty to hundreds of thousands of people who are in this country illegally. she tweeted, rather damningly, we voted for trump and we gotjeb. now, that is a reference to the much

more moderate jeb bush, who of course president trump defeated for the republican nomination. added to that, pressure from the democrats who say that his new package of proposals is a nonstarter, and they‘ re refusing to discuss border security until he reopens government. and then there's pressure from the american people, because consistently opinion polls show more of them blame mr trump and his party for the current shutdown than blame the democrats. also making news today: there have been protests in russia ahead of a visit by the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe. mr abe swore on his father's grave this month that he would recover four islands japan lost to the soviet union at the end of the second world war. protesters oppose handing over any part of the kuril islands, which are known injapan as the northern territories. china is due to publish its economic growth figures on monday,

and they will be even more closely watched than usual. some independent economists expect the slowest growth in china in 28 years in 2018, at around 5%, or even lower. the drop from 6.5 % in 2017 has been blamed on weakening domestic demand and us trade tariffs. and some sad news from japan, where the world's oldest man has died aged 113. masazo nonaka was recognised by guinness world records as the oldest living man in the world last year. he was born injuly 1905, years before the first world war began. he revealed the secret to his long life was eating sweets and taking hot baths. senior officials from the united states and north korea have started talks in sweden

to prepare for a second summit between the leaders of the two countries next month. no venue has been officially announced for the new summit, although speculation is mounting it could be held in vietnam. kim yong—chol, the right hand man of kimjong—un, has arrived in beijing after meeting with president trump in washington. mr trump said he had an incredible meeting with mr kim and the two sides had made, as he put it, a lot of progress on denuclearisation. 0ur correspondent laura bicker gave us this update from seoul. i think, when it comes to vietnam, it's looking more and more likely. and perhaps hanoi, perhaps da nang, we'll have to wait and see. when it comes to the swedish talks, though, they are looking meaningful. certainly the south korean nuclear envoy is also in sweden, which means it's north korea, south korea and the us all round one

table, being led by, we understand, some swedish officials. it does look like those talks are meaningful and could lay the groundwork for discussions in that summer. so let's just be clear. there is no official confirmation of a second summit. there's just a lot of speculation about where it may be. i think when it comes to the second summit, donald trump has said it will happen at the end of february, so we can be sure there will be a meeting. when it comes to the location, well, vietnam is emerging as a front runner. there have been several reports from bloomberg, and our colleagues in reuters, who say that there will be a state visit by kim jong—un to vietnam. as for the agenda, we know denuclearisation is on the agenda but it comes down to the details of any deal. what does the united states want from north korea? exactly what is north korea prepared to do? so when it comes to, for instance,

a korean site where they make and produce nuclear material, the north koreans have offered to get rid of that site if the us gives them something in return. these are the kind of details they will be looking for in a second deal, because the first one, as we know, was kind of vague. we were talking about this at length at the singapore summit saying that we were short on detail. we have just now showing viewers pictures of that meeting. the devil is always in the detail. we hear that donald trump and his rhetoric saying there has been a lot of progress on talks with kim yong—chol, but we don't really know what he means, do we? no, we don't. and i think when it comes to the progress made, i think a lot of that will be being nailed down in sweden. if you look at who's around the table, certainly the south korean nuclear envoy, mr lee, he took part in the last talks,

so he's very experienced. the north korean delegate is also very experienced. there are a number of experienced people around that table. there'll be a lot of bargaining going on, and it will all depend on what north korea and the united states are willing to accept from each other, and what steps they will make towards each other. up to 3 million people are expected to vote in a referendum in the southern philippines which is getting underway on monday. they are being asked approve a new muslim autonomous region in the volatile area of mindanao. after years of conflict, the outcome could give closure to a peace deal signed between the moro islamic liberation front and the philippine government. earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s howard johnson, who is in manila. i asked him to explain the significance of the referendum. this has been going on for decades, this armed conflict between the philippine army and the moro islamic liberation front. it went all the way back to the ‘60s. even colonel gaddafi,

the former leader of libya, intervened to try to bring around peace. successive governments here in the philippines failed to do that. thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced, but president rodrigo duterte made it one of his campaign promises, and he brought about the referendum injuly last year. now, what we see today are people coming out to vote for what is ultimately an autonomous region, with greater self—determination, the right to set its own fiscal rules, to govern itself through a parliamentary system, and also a budget to spend on tourism and cultural activities. the moro people would like to have their own self—determination, and self—expression about their unique culture in this part of the philippines. it is one of the poorest parts of the country, and there are many illiterate people there. millions of people are expected to turn up today to come to this vote.

and what are they saying ahead of the vote, howard? well, the milf, the moro islamic liberation front chairman, has said that he expects a landslide victory to support this new, greater autonomous region being set up. he says that they'll win four provinces and two cities. but cotabato city, one of the most significant cities in the area, has come out — the mayor has said that she would like to reject the vote because she sees moro islamic liberation front fighters coming — what she says, harassing and attacking her residents in her city. so cotabato is undecided over whether or not they will approve the vote. today we'll see the results. it will take a week for the verdict to come out from this referendum, and if it is successful,

there will be a second vote in february to determine whether surrounding local authorities and provinces would like to be part of this big region that's being set up. it will get around — more than 5% of the national budget a seatbeltjust 48 hours after he was involved in a collision near the queen's sandringham estate in norfolk. a women injured in the car accident with the duke says she is yet to receive an apology from the him. simonjones has the latest. the queen attends the sunday service at sandringham, but there is no sign of prince philip. he was last spotted yesterday, driving on a public road in his replacement land rover, failing to wear a seatbelt. that is against the law. norfolk police say they've seen these pictures and have spoken with the duke. that has not impressed one of the women injured in this

crash on thursday. emma fairweather was a passenger in a kia that collided with prince philip's vehicle. he emerged relatively unscathed. she broke her wrist. she told a sunday paper... the palace said well wishes had been exchanged, but emma fairweather insists 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." in her view, that is no apology. emma fairweather believes prince philip, at the age of 97, should consider quitting driving altogether. and she says, if he is found to be at fault for the crash that happened here, he should face prosecution. that will now be for the police to determine. meanwhile, the palace‘s response to what happened is coming under increasing scrutiny. simonjones, bbc news, sandringham. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme:

china flexes its military muscles. but what does it mean for the rest of the planet? also on the programme: the blood—red moon that is set to dazzle stargazers. we will have the latest. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. demonstrators waiting for mike getting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests

throughout the tour. they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held here on a fraud charge in bolivia, but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the british prime minister is due to outline plans for what could happen next in the brexit process, after her withdrawal agreement was voted down first week. a new report outlines china's rapidly modernising military and its ability to fight regional conflicts. let's take a look

at some front pages from around the world. the new york times reports on the soviet—era secrets that have been raising eyebrows across latvia. the real names of thousands of kgb informers were released this year. but many of the alleged agents claim to have been set up. the front page of the japan times looks at the possibility of a merger between renault and nissan. the paper says paris has been pushing the deal. but nissan is believed to want to reduce the influence of their french partner. and singapore might be known for sun rather then snow but they're apparently taking a closer look at the arctic. that's according to the straits times. shipping lanes and climate change are two issues both places share, despite the distance. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online?

well, sharanjit — take a look a this tweet that has prompted a fiery response. british mum hannah summers revealed that her four—year—old daughter esme wished she were a boy so she could be a firefighter. when hannah said girls can be firefighters too but her daugther replied that "in books they are all boys and i don't want to be the only girl". hannah put it on twitter asking what to do and then inundated with replies. women crews from all over the world then posted a string of pictures and videos on social media to prove they exist. later esme‘s mum tweeted that after the messages her daughter now "firmly believes she can be a firefighter". china's is rapidly modernising its military and improving its ability to fight regional conflicts. that's the key finding of a new report from the us

defense intelligence agency. it says beijing is on the verge of fielding some of the most modern weapon systems in the world and taiwan could be in the firing line. ridzwan rahmat is a defence analyst with with the security organisation jane's by ihs markit. he gave me his reaction to the findings. this report is actually a similar one to the one that they released in russia years ago so it frames the trends that are currently facing the united states. 30 years ago it was russia but today, we have determined enough that china is enough of a threat that it needs to be framed and the defence community, intelligence analysts, planners, defence planners, need to be briefed on what kind of threat america will face perhaps in the next ten to 15 years. it is fascinating that it has turned hew worrying is thatnetrjgst— the—1515

china does not have a lot overlapping maritime claim the conflicts like the south china sea, these disputes are not new. they have been in existence for decades. what is different today is that china has the ability to put action to rhetoric. it has the hardware to carry out the actions it has been wanting to do for the past 30 years i think we are seeing a lot more deployments of things like strategic bombers and amphibious assault ships, into countries into south east asia, so i think people are taking notice. it isn't just south—east asia because this report focuses on china's

intentions towards taiwan. it says it could really invade taiwan tomorrow and this is a reality and it could potentially deflect any kind of interference from outside militaries? as i understand it, any chinese effort to evict taiwan will consist of two parallel military effects, one is the invasion itself which it has the ability to do today but number two is the ability to deter or deny access to any foreign interference that may be trying to interfere themselves in the chinese formosa invasion so the things that come to mind is americam commitment to the region. i have no doubt that the chinese have the ability, the doctrine and the hardware to invade taiwan if it wants to, like you mentioned, but i have my doubts about their ability to deny a foreign aggressor from coming in and intervening in the conflict i'm not sure they can actually carry out an invasion tomorrow, like they say. skywatchers are gearing up

for a lunar eclipse that's due to begin injust a couple of hours‘ time. it's called a 'super blood wolf moon‘ and should be visible in many parts of the world. this kind of eclipse occurs when the earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon. the sun is positioned behind the earth, and the moon moves into the earth's shadow, turning it red. the entire eclipse will be visible from north and south america, as well as parts of western europe and north africa. a little earlier, i spoke to space reporter jonathan 0'callaghan. he told me it'll be a spectacular event. it's a fairly rare event although we do see lunar eclipse is quite often but it doesn't make it any less special, it will still look rather fantastic. why is it called the supermoon, wolf blood moon, if i have that in the right order?

i should add it isn't a term astronomers are particularly keen on at the super aspect refers to as supermoon which is what we call a moon, a full moon close to earth, closest to earth in its orbit. the wharf aspect comes from some cultures were for into the first full moon of the year as a w moon and the blood aspect comes from it being read really but i think astronomers generally prefer a total lunar eclipse. talk us through the science of what we are expecting to happen. the moon will start passing into the shadow and then around 4:41 uk time, it will pass into the shadow, which is called the umbra, it will reflect towards the red end of the spectrum to the moon will appear red for one hour. this will be visible across the americas, the uk, other parts of europe, parts of africa and spend one hour or so later it will move out

of the shadow and an hour or so later after that it will go back to normal. it is a considerable amount of time, a window of 60 minutes to see it full of should we make the effort to set our alarm clocks of it is outside of our sociable hour to see it? this will be the last total lunar eclipse is a bill anywhere in the world until 2021 so i think if you have the opportunity to see it, you should fetch alarm clock because it will be a special event —— viewable anywhere. we will count down the hours, we think it will be in a prime in about four hours‘ time but i think you have missed it, sharanjit. the sun has risen, it is daytime, we will not be all to see that lovely moon but you cam enjoy that incredible experience, babs. like i will be my pyjamas. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. we're watching growth figures out of china is the world's second biggest

economy slowing at a pace not seen since the global financial crisis? eyes to the skies for the total lunar eclipse. there are some areas of cloud around england and wales, some high cloud in scotland and northern ireland that may limit the views, so good luck! the blue indicating where there's a frost around. in fact, more widespread frost to start monday compared with sunday, so that is indicative of that. there are some breaks in the cloud, allowing temperatures to drop away for quite a widespread frost, then, for the start of monday. underneath this ridge of high pressure, giving the first half of the day for most of us some quiet weather but things are going to change. a more vigorous weather system is approaching from the north—west. that quite quickly is going to thicken the cloud even further in scotland and northern ireland. the winds pick up as well —

'74: ::i;;;.;,,/ ézzél;:zl some hill snow again, especially in scotland. ahead of that, though, much of eastern scotland, much of england and wales — at least during daylight hours — will stay dry. quite a bit of cloud around, some hazy brightness here and there. probably some good sunshine in kent. it is a cold day though, around 4—8 degrees. this wet weather pushes south, then, monday evening and night. snow to the hills in scotland, the pennines, maybe some snow to lower levels, some wet snow and some heavier bursts. squally winds as that moves south as well. clearing behind it, notice some wintry showers coming in towards the north—west for the start of tuesday — a sign of things to come on tuesday. temperatures dipping again behind this weather system to give a touch of frost going into tuesday morning. so that weather system pushes away early on tuesday from the far south—east and a flow of quite cold air coming in from the north—west on which we will see these wintry showers. some sunshine too, but the showers into northern and western scotland,

northern ireland, wales, western england. snow notjust on hills out of these. get a heavy shower, even to lower levels, you could see a brief covering, and it will start to drift a little bit further eastwards on through tuesday on that north—westerly wind, which will make it feel colder. now, as we look ahead to wednesday, still a few of these showers running in towards the west. quite a bit of sunshine elsewhere. some showers, too, towards east anglia and south—west england into wednesday night—early thursday. a little bit of snow in places so be aware of that potential. the second half of the week, there is quite a bit of dry weather around. some sunshine at times. frosty nights. by friday, the atlantic weather system brings thicker cloud towards parts of scotland and northern ireland but it becomes a little less cold. at the end of the week, looks like it turns colder again, though, next weekend. much of this week, though, is cold. sunshine and wintry showers snow in places, and some frosty nights to come. you are watching bbc news. our top story: the british prime minister, theresa may, prepares to unveil her latest brexit

proposals after her deal was rejected by mps last week. a cross—party group of mps have been discussing how parliament could take control of the process and stop a no—deal brexit happening. the government have accused them of trying to hijack brexit. china is rapidly modernising its military and improving its ability to fight regional conflicts. that is the key finding of a new report from the us defense intelligence agency. and this story is trending on bbc.com. police say they have spoken to the duke of edinburgh after he was spotted not wearing a seatbelt, just two days after being involved in a car crash. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: police say they believe a dissident republican group, the new ira, was behind a bombing in londonderry.