tomorrow see some snow through tomorrow afternoon across south—west england and getting into wales. this is the first area likely to see disruptive weather. how much snow will vary but weather. how much snow will vary but we could see up to five to ten centimetres through thursday afternoon and evening. the front wea ke ns a afternoon and evening. the front weakens a little into parts of the midlands and south—east england, nevertheless one to five centimetres possible, the heaviest snow looks to because parts of wales, five or ten centimetres or maybe more in the brecon beacons. the snow continues through thursday night into the early hours of friday. in summary we will see the likelihood of some disruptive weather through thursday and into friday. that is your latest weather. as the prime minister insists she is still heading to brussels for talks. theresa may says she intends to renegotitate plans for a controversial irish backstop to prevent a hard border. but the head of the european

commission says that won't happen. the withdrawal agreement remains the best and only deal possible. the european union said so in november. we said so in december. in westminster, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, finally meets the prime ministerfor brexit talks in what are called a "useful exchange of views". serious, exploratory on the issues andi serious, exploratory on the issues and i set out the labour case for a comprehensive customs union with the european union in order to protect jobs in this country. we'll be asking what hope the prime minister has of getting any concessions out of brussels. also tonight: the search for the missing footballer emiliano sala, two cushions washed up on the french coast are thought to belong to the plane carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala that went missing over the channel. the growing number of children and young people entitled to special needs assistance means councils have overspent their budgets

by hundreds of millions. and manchester airport is forced to shut as snow falls across large parts of the uk — with temperatures expected to plummet again, tonight. and coming up on bbc news... a chance for liverpool — after manchester city lost last night, could they go seven points clear? they need a win at leicester, later. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. european leaders have reacted with a flat "no" to the idea of reopening negotations over the controversial irish backstop — despite last night's vote in parliament. the prime minister says there are several possible alternatives to the backstop and she intends to go back to brussels for talks. the president of the european commission, jean—claude

juncker, said he would listen to what she had to say, but insisted the irish backstop was part and parcel of the brexit deal and would not be changed. meanwhile, in westminter, theresa may and jeremy corbyn met for the first time to discuss possible ways forward for brexit. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. a of meeting in his diary. the labour leader off to see his biggest rival. the prime minister leaving not to wrangle conservatives but to talk to him. will the eu make any changes? tea and biscuits served behind closed doors in her private office in parliament, but after an hour of talks, did the prime minister and the labour leaderfind talks, did the prime minister and the labour leader find any common ground? serious, exploratory on the issues and i set out the labour case for a comprehensive customs union with the european union in order to protectjobs in this with the european union in order to protect jobs in this country and trade. the cabinet's already

promised to redraft the arrangements for northern ireland. ministers will consider if the backstop, that insurance policy against a hard border, could have a time limit or if the uk could leave when it likes. it will have to change at the prime minister will negotiate with her european partners to get the very best dealfor britain. european partners to get the very best deal for britain. or that technology could be found to manage the border instead. even though she won the vote last night. questions to the prime minister. the problem? the prime minister well knows is that the eu has said no to all that before. the majority in this house voted to maintain the commitment to no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, to leave the european union with a deal, and to set out to the european union what it will take, to ensure that this house can support a deal. that is a change to the backstop. that means there is, at least, for now, different mood here. tory backbenchers more used to tearing each other apart over brexit, for once, backing her. if

she can get brussels to budge. tell the european union there is a majority in this house for that deal and i would ask my colleagues to give the prime minister space. they're not going to crumble, tomorrow, we're going to have to hold our nerve and we can be successful. remember, the prime minister only narrowly got this place on side, last night. because she made a promise that she would get part of her brexit deal changed. but wanting something to happen and making it happen are very different things. and, as far as the eu's top brass are concerned, at least in public, all 28 countries shook hands on the agreement, including the so—called backstop, so a deal is a deal, for now. the withdrawal agreement remains the best and only deal possible. the european union said so in november. we said so in december. the withdrawal agreement will not be renegotiated. there is no hiding their

irritation. is that the way you can solve a problem of a magnitude? is that the way to do that? is that the way you do that? there is, every day changing your opinion! listening to that, it's ha rd to opinion! listening to that, it's hard to imagine there is any move to give the prime minister what she wa nts fast. give the prime minister what she wants fast. but if there is to be a deal, one side or the other, in the end, we'll have to give. —— will have to give. laura is live at westminster for us now. how much progress has been made? the prime minister seems in an impossible situation but it matters that she is now, finally, you might think, having talks and actual dialogue with the leader of the opposition. because, in the end, it may well be labour votes that actually come to her rescue, if there is a deal that has a chance of getting through the houses of parliament. it matters, too, that late last night, she managed to, for the first time in many months, actually get the two warring sides

of the tory party behind her. yes, united in saying that they didn't like one crucial part of her deal, but actually managing to agree on something nonetheless. so, those two things are factors that have changed and they are factors that will help the prime minister in the next few difficult days and weeks. whether or not she's trying to achieve something or not that is realistic is an entirely different question but as far as number ten is concerned, it might not be enormous progress but they are making steps forward. laura, thank you. so, clearly a difficult road ahead for the prime minister. what are her options and how long has she got left to try to sort it all out? our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been trying to find out. theresa may's won a little more time. her hopes of a last ditch brexit breakthrough haven't died, yet. her problems, though, are still piled high. her directions from mps, the ones she wanted, unpicking the plan she agreed, for managing the irish border, the so—called backstop plan,

that she insisted, until yesterday, was the best she could get. and getting the eu to abandon demands they're still standing by. well, judge for yourself. just now, it looks almost like mrs may's mission impossible, here and in talks with eu leaders. in europe, obstacles wherever she turns. first, is there any way round the now famous irish backstop? that would keep the uk under eu customs rules and northern ireland closer, to avoid stops and checks on the eu's irish border. that's if there's no final trade deal ready, after any brexit transition. after any brexit transition time. mps want mrs may to agree an alternative, but brussels says there isn't one. back home, of course, brexiteers and the dup say checks could happen away from the border. trade could be tracked with new systems, new technology. getting round the backstop might, just, might, unlock a deal but brussels says the technology doesn't exist. and even if the eu gave ground, and there's no sign of

that, reopening the brexit divorce deal could open up new problems. spain could renew its claims on gibraltar. france might veto any new deal. the eu is clear it would shift position, if mrs may went for a brexit closer to europe, staying under eu customs rules, say, but that's not a true brexit, according to mrs may. and, anyway, just imagine the reaction of brexiteers back at westminster. mrs may will be back in the commons, in around a fortnight. and it could be tough. if she can't win concessions from the eu, brexiteers are still threatening to vote down her deal. other critics on all sides could well try again to take control of brexit. force her to delay brexit day on march the 29th. and next time, unhappy ministers might resign and join the rebellion. as things stand, mrs may will be back in the commons, reporting a deal if she, somehow, against all the odds, gets one next month. and if no deal‘s agreed,

she will report that to mps, a day ahead of a big debate and crucial votes the next day, valentine's day. but don't expect much affection in the house between rival factions, rival parties or, for that matter, towards mrs may. if britain seems closer to the outcome many fear, a no—deal brexit. john pienaar, there. so all eyes are on the irish border and how to solve the issue of the backstop. ireland will be one of the most affected eu member states after brexit, given that it shares a land border with the uk, and relies heavily on its trading relationship with britain. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy‘s, been to dublin to see how people and businesses are preparing. at ireland's biggest port, they're not hanging around to see what kind of brexit we'll end up with. work is already under way, to be ready for a potential no deal. so, we've set about providing and building the infrastructure for that. by the 29th of march, this year, we will have spent 30 million euros on dublin port and there

will be changes to supply chains, which would shift goods from one trade route to another trade route. we can't be in any way definitive on what that might look like. other than that, it would be much less efficient. at the moment, goods coming from britain into dublin port can leave almost immediately. but now, new inspection posts are being built and hundreds of extra customs officers are being recruited. the process for british goods arriving here could change. but this is a glimpse of the post—brexit future, because after we leave the eu, the lorries will come off the ferries and drive into this newly—constructed area for the additional customs and regulatory checks to take place. after last night's vote, the irish government issued its starkest economic warning yet, saying brexit could cost ireland

50,000 jobs and a 4% cut in gdp. we've looked at the opportunities to stockpile some ingredients and to stockpile some finished products, both here and in the uk. in the case of ingredients, there are limits to what we can do. a no deal exit, at the end of march, would be a disasterfor this business and it will be a disaster, for the entire irish food industry. this brexit road show is helping businesses prepare, but while the irish backstop, the plan to avoid a hard border, stands in the way of a deal, the future's unclear for everyone. you know, we've been doing a lot of preparation, but we still don't know what we're doing the preparation for. "get rid of the backstop", comes the message from westminster‘s brexiteers. but ireland's holding firm. i'm very sorry for theresa may, but it seems to me that the unity of the conservative party has become more important than anything else. do you think ireland should agree to an alternative now, on the backstop? no, i don't, because i think that the principles are kind of clear and i don't see why

it's the job of the irish to sort of cave in. still, pressure on ireland grows, as the british government asks for a lifeline, that it argues keeps everyone afloat. emma vardy, bbc news, dublin. live now to brussels and our europe editor, katya adler. she is in brussels. the prime minister says she will head to brussels for talks but does know me know, from brussels? —— does no mean no? it seems it does. there were so much passion in the brexit debate in the european parliament today. the eu wants to avoid a no—deal brexit, they want to maintain strong relations with the uk. but wherever you look at the moment, you hear and see eu leaders saying no to opening the withdrawal agreement which includes opening the backstop on the irish border. eu leaders in the capitals are effectively stonewalling the prime minister at

the moment, not engaging with her, not hastily convening an emergency brexit summit of eu leaders. not recognising herself self—imposed two week deadline to get changes to the brexit deal. and the eu basically hopes that by putting the prime minister under pressure and effectively squeezing her they will encourage her to look elsewhere for another means of getting the brexit deal passed without touching the delicate irish border issue. of course, with brinkmanship like this, every day brings us ever closer to the possibility of a no—deal brexit. it is possible, further down the line that the eu will blink in some way over the irish backstop. but, very, very unlikely in any way that the eu would consider that would endanger the good friday agreement or the eu single market. thank you. forcing job—seekers in england and wales to disclose minor criminal convictions from their past is a breach of their human rights — that's what the supreme court has ruled. it upheld an earlier judgment, that had been challenged by the government. currently, people with more

than one conviction have to declare them, however minor. the case was brought by a group of people who said always having to reveal past offending was preventing them from finding employment. two seat cushions, that have washed up on a beach in france, are likely to have come from the missing plane that was taking the footballer, emiliano sala, to cardiff. that's according to air accident investigators. if confirmed, it will be the first debris to be found since the aircraft disappeared from radar over guernsey in the english channel, nine days ago. our correspondent jon donnison reports. could this french beach hold the clues to the missing plane carrying emiliano sala and his pilot, david? these unverified photos, taken by a woman who was taking a walk, are thought to show one of two seat cushions, which investigators believe came from the aircraft. the small plane disappeared nine days ago, en route

from nantes to cardiff. radar contact was lost near the island of alderney. the cushions we re the island of alderney. the cushions were found washed up near normandy. around 35 miles east of guernsey. earlier this week, emiliano sala's family, who hired a private search company, arrived in the channel islands from argentina and took a flight islands from argentina and took a flight over the area where their son disappeared. plane at last night's kadirgamar chat arsenal there were more tributes. but more than a week after emiliano sala and his pilot disappeared, investigators believe there is no chance they are still alive. jon donnison, bbc news. our reporterjohn fernandez is in guernsey for us this evening. how extensive is the search now? the air investigation branch said on sunday about will be launched in tandem with

this co—ordinated search paid for by the footballer‘s family. the hope is with this specialist equipment, the submersible vehicles, there will be some answers and hope can be found for the families involved. thank you. our top story this evening: theresa may says she intends to renegotiate her brexit deal but eu leaders said they will not budge. and a new museum honours biggin hill airbase for the role it played in the second world war. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: it's over for neil lennon at hibernian — he was suspended last week but his departure has been confirmed today. though hibs say he was neither dismissed nor did he resign. the number of children and young people entitled to special needs assistance in england is growing

fast— not only do they need support but they need help for longer. and it means that councils are having to spend far more than they planned to to try to help them. according to figures obtained by the bbc, councils in england have already overspent their budgets by than 324 million pounds since last april. the government has announced more help — an extra £250 million over the next two years and that's on top of the six billion pounds every year for what are called high needs. but more than 14% of pupils in english schools now have some sort of special need and it's proving costly. our education editor bra nwen jeffreys has been to dorset, one of the areas struggling. i'll check for hens... six—year—old malachi hasn't been in school since last september. his dad, alexander, has had to take unpaid time off work. malachi faces extra challenges, including epilepsy and autism, but as yet, no special school place has been found, even though

a care plan sets out legally what this little boy needs. malachi struggles every single day of his life because he's not getting the provisions and the support that he needs, so i think the impact is immeasurable. i think he feels rejected because he can't understand why he can't go to school like every other child. they're not the only family in this desperate situation. dorset is one of many councils that seriously struggling with demand. this is one way they're trying to manage costs. some are old and some of are new. some are sad... charlie is in a new special ‘pod' added to a mainstream primary school. it's quite exciting. i'm quite happy. i normally like going into other classes, but i do like being here in the pod. the sensory room here

helps children with autism but the council has overspent on day today support. why is there so much pressure? it is partly because children who get a ca re partly because children who get a care plan at this age could still have the legal right to support until the age of 25. in dorset, this conservative councillor says they are running out of options. it is a multi—million pound problem. up until now, it really has been a case of drawing on reserves and measures to offset it and reorganising budgets in order to be able to cope with it, but there is a breaking point and dorset is not alone as an authority in recognising that day of reckoning will be coming very, very soon. what groom are we going to be giving him today, oscar? we are going to give him a full groom. at 17, oscar is now an apprentice

banks to help given from his school. his mum says a plan should be in place to help. life goes beyond 16 and some of the most critical period is 16 and beyond. my education doesn't stop, i have to do written exams, even if it is just like stuff to help with starting a business. it is so important. much of england is facing similar challenges. the government says it is listening, but non—that will stop the costs rising. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has dismissed calls for new presidential elections. mass protests are taking place in venezuela, called by opposition leaderjuan guaido, who declared himself interim president last week.

he has now beenjailed for he has now been jailed for three and a half years. biggin hill in kent is one of britain's oldest aerodromes. during the battle of britain in world war ii, churchill called it his "strongest link". pilots from the airfield shot down almost 1500 luftwaffe aircraft. now a new museum has opened its doors to the public to tell the story of the raf aircrews who were based there. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. if an air battle can have a front line, the skies over biggin hill was it. in 1940, raf pilots held that line against the germans, including the late geoffrey welham. i always felt that if i could see my antagonist, i could out—fire him in a spitfire, and that was the big thing. see him, out—fly

him, fight him. biggin hill's new museum now tells these stories for the first time. like elspeth henderson, who hid under a table during one attack. the bomb bounced off the table itself before exploding. the blast shattered the glass and the windows and the plotting table before setting the building on fire. or geoffrey greensmith, who met a wounded german pilot after he was shot down. he had photographs of his two children. one was the same age as me. that upset me. yeah, it still does. but biggin hill wasn'tjust a place about aircraft and bombs. through these letters, it also became the location for romance and love. lillian simpson and keith ogilvy stayed sweethearts by writing, even when he became

a german prisoner of war. we don't talking in the language of victor and villain, we are sharing people's real human experiences and, hopefully, inspiring our visitors by showcasing the very best of human spirit. biggin hill stood for defiance — an airfield and its people who saved britain. duncan kennedy, bbc news. millions of people in the united states are experiencing unusually cold weather in what meteorologists are calling a once—in—a—generation deep freeze — known as a polar vortex. this was the scene in minneapolis where temperatures dropped to minus 30 celsius and it's been almost as cold — minus 28 in chicago but with the wind chill factor it feels like minus a5. people are being warned about possible frostbite after just ten minutes outside. meanwhile here — more snow is expected across large

parts of the uk tonight — on what could be the coldest night of the winter so far — though nothing like the temperatures in the states. manchester and liverpool airports were closed for a while this morning because of snow and ice — and hundreds of schools shut their doors across the north west of england. schools in scotland and wales were also affected. our correspondent judith moritz reports. waking up to a white out around 6:00 this morning, drivers were onlyjust getting over m62 and roads across the north west became increasingly difficult. in many places, the rush hour slowed down to a near halt. car horns. there was more disruption at the airports. at manchester, both runways were closed, passengers venting their frustrations. we've been here now for almost five hours at manchester. still no signs of movement or if we are going to get going today. it's not a good situation. tractors were used to clear the snow and by mid—morning one of the runways had reopened, but there have been diversions and

delays. with the road so treacherous, there was little work for school crossing patrols. more than 200 schools closed in north—west england. pupils told to stay home and their parents to make childcare plans. i'm trying tojuggle being a mum and working today. so yeah, it's quite hard. you weren't supposed to be off today, you've had to take the day? had to take the day off, yes. so yeah, i'm going to work tonight when the kids have gone to bed. that's when i'm going to make up my time. the uk's population of snowmen increased today as children took advantage of the time at home. and this weather presenter had a busman's holiday. the bbc forecaster, simon king, not wanting to miss the fun. from the air, lancashire looked incredibly beautiful. but there are many in the region hoping the conditions return back to normal as soon as possible. it is the intensity of the

snow which fell in such a short period of time this morning which cause the problems. though it had been forecast and places like manchester airport said they had made plans, they still had to cancel 20% of theirflights. this they still had to cancel 20% of their flights. this road they still had to cancel 20% of theirflights. this road coming out of manchester is moving perfectly well, but there are still problems forecast. freezing fog and ice in the north—west overnight and it will be worse elsewhere around the country. don't just take be worse elsewhere around the country. don'tjust take my word for it, there is a full forecast coming up. we can go straight to it. we have had problems reported with transport. snow can be a pain but it can look beautiful. this is one of the pictures showing the hills in lancashire. overnight, we will see temperatures fall away quickly. there will be further

showers across northern scotland. these tend to fall as rain around coastal areas but there could be sleet and snow mixed in with some of them overland. temperatures in towns and cities minus five, minus six but colder in the countryside. on thursday we had trouble brewing. the next area of low pressure bringing us more snow. further risk of disruption on the way. foremost is a cold, sunny frosty start to the day and any early—morning fog patches will be slow to clear in places. snow around to the follow—up of scotland. we will start to see snow arriving initially across south—west england and before spreading into parts of wales. the amount we see across the south—west is uncertain but we could see as much as five to ten centimetres in the worst affected areas. are these the weather from probably gets a bit weaker so around five centimetres in some places so in some places we might not see too much. over the hills of wales,

five to ten centimetres of snow. could be more than that in places and bad is likely to cause problems. into friday morning, the snow edges further north whilst weakening as well. we are likely to see the risk of further heavy snow, particularly late on thursday night. some disruption does seem likely. some of it could linger into the first part of friday morning as well. wintry weather on the way. a reminder of our top story... theresa may says she intends to go back to brussels to renegotiate her deal but brussels leader said the deal but brussels leader said the deal is done and they will not reopen talks. you are watching bbc news, and clive myrie. the top stories... the head of the european commission says a renegotiation of theresa may plasma brexit deal will not happen despite

a mandate from the commons for changes to provisions on the so—called irish backstop. changes to provisions on the so-called irish backstop. the withdrawal agreement remains the best and only deal possible. the european union said so in november. we said so in december. meanwhile, labour leaderjeremy corbyn has met the prime ministerfor brexit labour leaderjeremy corbyn has met the prime minister for brexit talks, described as a useful exchange of views. they have had two one half years to negotiate this, they had to light debate after debate, decision after decision. two collisions washed up on the french coast are thought to the aeroplane following the footballer emiliano sullo which went