the prime minister will tell mps this afternoon how she intends to break the brexit deadlock. it follows the overwhelming rejection of her deal last week. now, some mps are trying to delay brexit and rule out a no deal scenario — others want to leave without a deal. most likely is no deal. the second most likely is a redone deal. third is delay. and fourth, a long way behind, is not leaving at all. from today, millions of eu citizens in the uk can apply for settled status, allowing them to live and work here after brexit. government sources say the prime minister has now abandoned attempts to secure a cross—party consensus on brexit — we'll have the latest from here and from brussels. and the other main stories this lunchtime: a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14—year—old jaden moodie in east london. landmark legislation

for victims of domestic abuse — long—awaited laws will ban abusers from cross—examining victims in family courts. china's economy has grown at its slowest rate since 1990 — raising fears about the impact on the global economy. and a feast for the eyes for stargazers up early enough — a super blood red moon. coming up on bbc news, serena williams knocks out the world number one simona halep to advance to the quarterfinals of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one from westminster.

theresa may will outline to mps this afternoon how she hopes to break the brexit deadlock. it follows parliament's overwhelming rejection of her deal last week. government sources are suggesting the prime minister has abandoned attempts to find a cross party consensus. instead, they say she'll try to persuade conservative brexiteers and the dup to support her original deal, by resolving concerns over the northern ireland backstop — the insurance policy designed to prevent a return to a hard border there. our political correspondent iain watson reports. theresa may meeting her new zealand counter part in downing street — a signal that the uk has an eye on global trade deals after brexit. but there is still no deal with the eu. the prime minister will set out her next steps to mps this afternoon, but don't expect a radical new plan.

some of her ministers were warning about the dangers of living without about the dangers of living without a deal. the essential thing is that we get a settlement so we can leave on agreed terms. what i think would be very bad for this country, bad for prosperity and security, is to leave without one. i'm afraid of jaguar closing, the life sciences industry closing, because we would have no agreement that represents the way these businesses work. how does this place avoid no deal? a ci’oss does this place avoid no deal? a cross party group of mps are trying to seize power from central government. if theresa may can't get a deal, they want mps to instruct her to delay our departure from the eu. if the government hasn't got its deal through, it would have to bring a motion which would allow the house to vote to instruct the prime minister to extend article 50. as a result avoid a no deal brexit. the

prime ministerfor her to get result avoid a no deal brexit. the prime minister for her to get a version of the deal agreed, she needs a change of direction from brussels. the northern irish backstop would see the uk stay close to eu rules. if she can get a guarantee this this would be temporary, some will look again at her teale. 0' e — teale. temporary, some will look again at her teale. 0' e - teale. i have been in favour of a deal. i think the withdrawal agreement is u nsatisfa ctory withdrawal agreement is unsatisfactory and doesn't meet the requirements of leaving the eu clearly. but if the problems are changed, then it isn't so much a question of softening, as there is a new reality. today the prime minister and other ministers continue to meet mps who have got their own ideas, including those calling for another referendum. we have to take control. the prime minister hopes long—standing brexiteers will change their minds and her message isn't subtle. she is saying in effect, hold your noses and back my deal or something like

it, otherwise remainers may seen the agenda a frustrate brexit. a message o' coed. i would like us to deal with a deal and it is the prime minister's deal. brexit is still proving divisive, despite days of talks, agreement seems some way off. our assistant political editor norman smithjoins me now. norman, this was supposed to be the day the prime minister set out her plan b for brexit. is that what we're going to get? i wouldn't holdest hold your breath for plan b, you would probably fall down from lack of oxygen. instead what i think we will get is a restate m e nt what i think we will get is a restatement of plan a and although tea m restatement of plan a and although team may say we're still serious

about if cross party talks and would likejeremy about if cross party talks and would like jeremy corbyn about if cross party talks and would likejeremy corbyn to take part, i think the chances of them paving the way for a break through are limited, because theresa may is not prepared to make 2 sort of concessions that the opposition want. so the strategy is to woo tory brexiteers and the dup back on board, by trying to say in effect be afraid, be very afraid, brexit maybe at risk and may be able to rework the backstop and get them on board. and then to go back to brussels and to say to eu leaders, we could get this sort of a brexit deal through, what do you think? the trouble is we know again and again the eu have stuck rigidly to their version of the backstop, which leads us version of the backstop, which leads us back to the suggestion that plan

bis us back to the suggestion that plan b is pretty much in the deep freeze and we look on course for plan a revisited. thank you. and our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels where eu foreign ministers have been meeting — theresa may seems to be still focussed on a breakthrough on the backstop — how likely are the eu to give ground on that? there have been some comments from the polish foreign minister i gather? yes, this has been getting attention. first in a newspaper and then asked here today the polish foreign minister. he made this idea, that he suggested and he raised it with jeremy hunt and that he suggested and he raised it withjeremy hunt and ireland's foreign minister of time limiting the backstop to five years to unblock the negotiations. he said he had raised that back in december and again today. but the irish foreign minister has come out and said this doesn't represent eu thinking and we know that the eu has said it will

negotiate as a bloc and take its lead from ireland. otherforeign ministers saying that they don't expect new thinking to come from the london side today. they are watching close ly, but they reiterated the line that the withdrawal agreement in which the backstop sits, they don't believe it is open to be renegotiated and don't think that is a possibility at this stage. what eve ryo ne a possibility at this stage. what everyone is waiting for is to see what the prime minister is going to say in her statement to see if that provides any new path forward. the eu say there must be new thinking from the uk to which they would respond. thank you. so with time running out until we're due to leave the eu on march the 29th, what kind of brexit could we end up with? our reality check correspondent chris morris reports. so, we've had plenty of groundhog days in the brexit

debate, and we may have arrived at another one. the prime minister's main aim, it seems, is still to make changes to the irish backstop — that's the plan to ensure that the land border between ireland and northern ireland remains as open as it is now under all circumstances, unless and until a future trade agreement means the backstop is no longer needed. most tory brexiteers, and the dup, hate the backstop and either want it removed from the withdrawal agreement or time—limited. the problem — the eu has shown no sign of agreeing to any of that — it says it doesn't want to have to use the backstop, and that it would only ever be temporary. but its status in law is non—negotiable. the problem — the eu has shown no sign of agreeing to any of that — it says it doesn't want to have to use the backstop, and that it would only ever be temporary. but its status in law is non—negotiable. but that would mean most of the laws that govern our relationship with the rest of the eu

would suddenly cease to exist — and in the short term at least it would cause significant disruption. mps won't, and it's clear from recent votes that a majority of mps in the house of commons are determined to prevent that happening. but is that enough. we have to decide what to do on 29th march. at the moment it is in uk law that we will exit the eu on 29th march, unless parliament or the government does something to change that. so, what are the alternatives? most of them have to do with the future relationship with the eu after brexit, rather than the detail of the withdrawal agreement itself. one idea, backed by labour, would be for the uk to enter a permanent customs union with the eu. that would mean there would be no tariffs or taxes on goods moving between the eu and the uk, and no customs checks. it would go some way towards solving problems on the irish border, but — in terms of the prime minister's red lines — it would also mean the uk would not be able to do its own comprehensive independent trade deals around the world.

a lot of trade policy would still be done at eu level. the other main economic relationship the uk has with the eu is the single market — and staying in that would mean all the uk rules and regulations that govern the economy would remain the same as the eu's. that would make things easier for businesses that deal with europe. but — again a red line issue for the prime minister — membership of the single market means that freedom of movement of people would continue. the trouble with all these ideas, at the moment, is that there doesn't seem to be a majority in the house of commons for any of them. that's why a growing number of mps argue that we will have to extend the article 50 negotiating period, which runs out on march 29th, in order to find a sensible solution. some people would like to use that time to hold an election or another referendum, others to finalise a deal they still hope can be agreed in the next few weeks. but extending article 50 needs the agreement of all 27 other eu countries, and requires a change in both eu and uk law. and the rest of the eu will need

to be convinced that a viable plan will emerge from all the current disagreements. well, today the registration process gets under way that will give eu citizens living in the uk the right to stay after brexit. applications for "settled status" will cost most adults £65 — the fee for children is just over £30. jon donnison reports. so it's ouzo. .. my name is george kontakos. i've been running the olive grove restaurant in cambridge for the last six years, and i've been in this country for 16 years. george, originally from greece, is one of around 3 million eu citizens living in the uk. he runs the award—winning restaurant with his wife francesca, who is british. they have two british children. that doesn't give him citizenship, and he'll now have to pay £65

to register for settled status, or face possible deportation. it makes me feel scared, and anxious and worried about my future, notjust in england but as a person in the world. francesca too, even though she is british, says brexit has made herfeel unwelcome. i myself have... ..been racially abused. i've had someone come up to me and tell me to leave and go back to my country, even though this is my country. under the government's settlement scheme, eu nationals already resident here continuously for five years can now apply for settled status to remain in the uk after 2021. those here for less can apply for pre—settled status, until eligible for full settled rights. the rules do not apply to irish citizens in the uk. 3 million eu citizens is a big number, but they've got two

and a half years in which to go through the process. we've deliberately made this a streamlined straightforward process. the home office has developed an app, currently only available on android phones, that allows people with biometric passports to apply for settled status electronically. but some are not happy. we know that most people will find the process easy, but even if 5% of people miss out, that's still nearly 200,000 people. even those born here like dom schmitz will have to pay the £65. he is a german citizen with german parents, but he's lived in the uk all his life. i was born here. i've paid taxes, i've done everything. ifeel like i'm being penalised simply because i have a nationality from somewhere else — which, frankly, i don't think is fair. eu citizens who don't register for settled status here could find themselves kicked out.

john donnison, bbc news. we're expecting the prime minister's statement at 3:30 — full coverage on the bbc news channel throughout the afternoon. reeta. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 14—year—old boy in east london. jaden moodie was stabbed to death earlier this month after he was knocked off his moped. daniela relph reports. jaden moodie was killed in east london on the 8th of january. he was 14 years old. he was knocked off his moped by a car and then stabbed several times on bickley road in leyton. today, 18—year—old ayoub majdouline appeared in court charged with his murder. wearing a prison issued grey tracksuit, he also faced a second charge of possessing a bladed weapon in a public place. ayoub majdouline answered a number of basic questions in court.

he confirmed his name and his date of birth as august 2000. he gave his address in wembley in north london and he was finally asked for his nationality. he told the court he was british. although one person has now been charged, the police say this remains an active investigation and detectives have renewed their appeal for witnesses to the murder ofjaden moodie. ayoub majdouline has been remanded in custody. he is due to appear in court again on wednesday, but this time at the old bailey. daniela relph, bbc news, thames magistrates‘ court. victims of domestic abuse are to receive a wide range of new protections, under government plans for what it frankie mccamley reports. sarah, not her real name,

he would control the finances, so comment on what i spent, how much i spent, ask me why i spent something, so i'd just stop. if i was going out with my friends, he'd comment on the outfit — it was too short, i looked too fat. but when she had to fight to keep the child she had with him, she had to face her abuser in family court, where he was allowed to cross—examine her. it re—traumatises you. you believe them more than yourself, because they're allowed to tell you how to think, and he was allowed to tell me how to think for three years. so, by allowing him to cross—examine me in court for three hours, it took me back to a place i thought i'd have got away from. the cross—examination by a perpetrator is just one domestic abuse bill. the proposed legislation would include a new definition of domestic abuse — focusing on economic abuse, which includes stopping someone from going to work or getting

an education — a domestic commissioner, and domestic abuse protection orders that could force offenders into rehabilitation. polygraph tests are going to be piloted on hundreds of convicted offenders who are at high risk of reoffending. they'll be asked questions to make sure they haven't broken their parole conditions. if they fail, it doesn't mean to say they're going back to prison, but what it does mean is their case could be reviewed. but with no new money backing the proposals, some charities are only cautiously welcoming the bill. what we'd really like to see is embedded specialist domestic abuse workers in the nhs, better co—ordination between the court systems, so that they're speaking to each other and understanding the risk to various family members. we'd like to see really great training around relationships and sex education, and we want to see a cross—government strategy on perpetrators of abuse which goes even further than what we've heard today. and as government experts estimate domestic abuse costs society

in england and wales £66 billion in a year, some campaigners describe the amount being spent tackling the issue as a drop in the ocean. frankie mccamley, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime. the prime minister will tell mps this afternoon how she intends to break the brexit deadlock, following the overwhelming rejection of her deal last week. and coming up, serena williams show why she's favourite to win the australian open, despite an awkward start to her win over simona halep. coming up on bbc news, yet more grand slam frustration for alex zverev, as the promising youngster loses in the fourth round of the australian open. as world leaders begin gathering at the swiss resort

of davos for their annual world economic forum, much of the focus there will be on the economic slowdown in china. new figures show china's economy expanded by 6.6% last year — that's its slowest in almost three decades. rising debt, a fall in chinese consumer demand, and the trade war with the united states have been blamed. our correspondent robin brant reports. it's a figure that will be looked on with envy by many countries around the world. 6.6% is a level of healthy growth in any economy, but it confirms that china continues to slow down and it's already having an impact globally. 2018 saw demand for new cars here fall for the first time in two decades, something jaguar land rover said will lead to thousands ofjob cuts at the uk car—maker. apple, too, has warned of an impact on its cash flow because china is buying fewer new iphones.

china's leaders know there is a slowdown. the big question now is how do they manage it? translation: in 2019, our economy faces possible risks, but with steady progress, with foundation and with certain conditions and with confidence, it is capable of maintaining a reasonable economic growth and achieving sustained and healthy economic development. that phrase, "possible risks", is an understatement. the trade war with the us continues. all the evidence here is that manufacturers, shoppers, politicians, are very nervous, although this is as far as they go today. it should be said that the us—china trade friction does have an effect on the economy, but in general, we can control it. as china tries to manage this slowdown, it's turning to familiar policies, efforts to stimulate the world's second—largest economy. there are some tax cuts.

the government is also encouraging provincial governments to do more on those big infrastructure projects, but it doesn't have the wiggle room it has a decade ago, last time there was a crisis of this magnitude. there is always deep suspicion about china's official figures that almost always match precisely the government targets. even if the true numbers are lower, china's leaders have acknowledged they need to do something to try to manage a slowdown that's here and which may be made a lot worse if that trade war goes on. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. israel has carried out air strikes against a number of sites inside syria — as part of its efforts to dislodge iranian forces operating there. monitors based in britain say 11 people died in the attack. our correspondentjolande knell is in jerusalem. israel is being unusually open about its actions inside syria. that's right. we know that israel

has acted hundreds of times inside syria during this civil war, against iranian targets and targets associated with his brother. it says this is because of its national security but it rarely comments officially. the israeli military put out a statement as it carried out a series of strikes on targets in and around damascus. it said it was targeting iran's quds forceful stop a rocket was fired in the israeli—occupied golan heights. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has come out to say whoever hurts us, we will hurt them and he's been speaking increasingly recently about the fear of iranians entrenchment inside syria, this idea that as the civil war enters its final stage,

that could leave the open possibility of more confrontation between israel and iran and syria. thank you. serena williams is through to the quarterfinals of the australian open — although she got off to an awkward start against her opponent, simona halep. our correspondent andy swiss has more. when you're so used to top billing, it seems old habits die hard. the world's number one player, from romania, simona halep. oops! a hasty retreat from serena williams before the actual world number one made her entrance, a slightly amused simona halep. williams, in case she'd forgotten, is only the 16th seed here, but she was soon making a mockery of the rankings, blasting her way to the first set. halep, though, hasn't got to the top without good reason and, at last, she started showing it. the romanian suddenly inspired and this was the result. soon it was one set all and it was some thriller. the deciding set ebbed and flowed, but as she's done so many times before, it was williams

who dug deepest. the biggest win since her maternity leave, keeping her on course for a 24th grand slam singles title, a reminder that whatever the rankings say, she is still the woman to beat. andy swiss, bbc news. now, many world leaders consider tea with the queen a high point in any visit to the uk. so when an episode of the popular childrens tv programme peppa pig featured just such a visit it entralled a set of twins in china. a video was posted online of them asking if they could pay the queen a visit themselves — and it's gone viral — as our correspondentjohn sudworth has been finding out. she's a pig with a little snout and huge global clout. you can't walk around a muddy puddle! this episode in which peppa meets the queen... i say, that does look fun. ..made a splash a long way from britain. after watching it, these

chinese twins posted this message to the queen, asking if they could also visit her palace. the video's been viewed almost 4 million times. and it worked, sort of. hello, mi ni and mi ai. i'm the british ambassador, so i'm the british queen's representative in china. i'd like you to come and visit me in my house in beijing and we can perhaps have tea and scones in the british style and we can talk about making your dream come true. it's not quite the same as tea with the queen, perhaps, but the twins were also given the promise of a trip to the uk. well, all of this is a sign that brand britain sees the little pink pig—shaped icon as a huge opportunity and that for the british government, keen to promote industries like tourism, the hope is that peppa can bring home the bacon. peppa pig is a huge

british success story in china with 18 billion — yes, billion — downloads and views. she even has her subversive side, with peppa tattoos now used as a symbol of an underground counterculture. we've seen the success of premier league football here, we've seen paddington bear, we've seen downton abbey, we've seen sherlock, and peppa pig is another manifestation of the power of uk culture around the world and that's great for creativity, it's great for the uk and it's great for tourism as well. aeroplane! neeeooowww! with the twins preparing to jet off to britain, diplomats must be wishing all uk—china diplomacy could end so happily. what is that they say about pigs and flying? john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. whee!

well, if you were up early enough this morning you may have been lucky enough to see a stunning red moon like this. it's a lunar eclipse, called the super blood wolf moon, and was visible across the uk, in places that weren't covered by cloud. the unusual event happens when the earth passes precisely between the sun and the moon, as our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. eerie and beautiful. it's happened for billions of years, yet each time, there's a sense of awe and wonder when the moon turns blood red. across the uk, stargazers gathered to witness one of nature's greatest spectacles. at first i was really sceptical. i thought i can't see any red, you know. and then it got sort of redder and redder and i was sort of convinced it was red. so really don't want to stop looking, really. just keep having another glance at it. it was enjoyed by crowds in los angeles. this year, amateur astronomers were in for a special treat. the moon was at its closest point to earth, a so—called super moon.

we have a super moon because it is full and it's close to the earth. it is a wolf moon because it's the january full moon. and it's a blood moon because it's a total eclipse, so we have a super wolf blood moon eclipse according to some folks. so why does the moon turn such a strange colour? well, it happens when the earth gets directly between the moon and the sun. that blocks out most of the light, but a lot of it still gets through and through the outer edges of our atmosphere, so what we see on the ground as sunset and sunrise is projected onto the moon. and the effect is incredible. unfortunately, there was heavy cloud during the crucial hours, spoiling the view for people in scotland, northern ireland and wales. and there was early morning fog in many parts of the country, but for the rest, the view was spectacular. this from south wales. here's one from eastbourne. and the blood moon through

the trees from normington in west yorkshire. astronomy is a science everyone can be involved with. you don't need much to go out and look at a lunar eclipse. it's fair to say this is something that unites us across the whole history and prehistory of humanity. if you've got enough to eat, adequate shelter, you can take a bit of time to look at the night sky. something like a lunar eclipse must have given you pause for thought. a beautiful event that won't be seen so well in the uk until 2023. time for a look at the weather — here's susan powell. the