this is bbc news. the headlines at five: nissan says brexit is causing uncertainty — as it confirms that its new suv won't be made in sunderland, but in japan. theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. the mother of missing libby squire has thanked people helping to search for the hull university student as the police hunt enters its third day. essex county fire and rescue service say they are dealing with a serious incident involving a light aircraft at belchamp walter — one person is known to have died. and victims of crime are to get new powers to challenge the release of violent offenders. nissan has confirmed

that its next—generation x—trail people—carrier, originally planned for its sunderland plant, will instead be made in injapan three years ago, the company said it would build a new version of its vehicle at the site, after getting government assurances about the impact of brexit. but, in a letter to its workers in sunderland today — the firm says the planned investment has now been withdrawn. the business secretary greg clark says the news is a blow to the car industry but insisted nissan had reitterated its commitment to the uk, and sunderland in partricular. and the nissan europe chairman has released a statement saying: we appreciate this will be disappointing for our uk team and partners. our workforce in sunderland has ourfull confidence, and will continue to benefit from the investment planned forjuke and qashqai.

one of the sunderland's mps, labour's julie elliott, has been giving her reaction to the news, to our reporter stuart whincup. it's devastating news for our city and the region. any loss of future production at the plant makes it less stable but i can't say i'm not surprised. the uncertainty around brexit is always a factor now in any decisions made in manufacturing. it has been said there are other reasons about diesel. you feel that brexit is a big thing? well, diesel, there's no denying the downturn in diesel production, but they are consolidating in one plant and i genuinely feel they would have consolidated in sunderland if we hadn't had the uncertainty around brexit. and if you read the letter they put out to staff in the last hour that seems to be what they are saying, it played a role in their decision—making. and to be fair to nissan, can you blame them? we are ready to leave the eu in a matter of weeks and there is no certainty around on what terms trade

will be done. businesses can't sustain that kind of uncertainty. what do you feel aboutjobs here? because there was talk when this was first announced the model was going to be made 200 jobs as well as safeguarding otherjobs. well, those jobs won't come. i mean, there weren't anyjob losses thank goodness with this announcement but what it does is it means the certainty of the plant going forward is less stable. and something else has to come in to replace the jobs that they would have kept people working on the extra model. so there may not be immediate job losses with this announcement but certainly down the line something has to fill the gap. unite the union are due to meet with nissan in sunderland tomorrow morning. their acting national officer steve bush told me he was surprised by the company's decision to produce the new x—trail car injapan instead of sunderland.. this has totally come out of the blue and it's a bit of a shock to our workers.

the reaction of the workers was one of disbelief that they hadn't contacted. they haven't been forthcoming with the information we have a really good relationship with nissan, they normally give us a heads up. the timing wasn't great with it being a weekend. so there have been a lot of anxious members contacting us asking, what's going on? i was looking back at the original announcement when it was made three years ago, it was done at a time when carlos ghosn was chief executive of the company. he has no obviously been given new push. do you get any sense that may be at the company is changing at a much higher level than just in the uk and that this is one of the effects of that? no, i wouldn't say that. i would go along new lines that there have been a number of challenging issues that face the uk sector. that being brexit first and

foremost, but we have also highlighted the message that was put out, there is also the diesel and we have to look at the mishandling. with the uncertainty of the future trade arrangements which doesn't help, hasn't helped whatsoever. i would say at this stage, without speculating, it is more along the lines that there is a number of issues at the and i think that is where it's more likely to where the decision is based. the company themselves say it is less about brexit although they are very frustrated, they say the uncertainty caused by brexit but what about the commercial future of this kind of vehicle and that raises longer—term concerns, for the people working in the car industry in the uk. there would have been additionaljobs created which were now not be created, you have the reassurance at least of them saying they want cuts cuts to the existing workforce pot, but the longer terms, what are you

concerned about the future and future employability for the coming generation? first and foremost, we must be very clear in our message as you said, there is nojob losses. this comes at a time where we have seen significant job losses across the sector, so, we are not sat here talking about the 1—3000 job losses. there are are a number of issues, questions to be asked, we will be putting these questions to managements tomorrow when we meet in sunderland and he will be looking for reassurance and moving forward, but again with the uncertainty right across the sector, this isn't something that is alone in with regard to nissan, it is right across the sector. what about the impact on the sector. what about the impact on the supply chain? there are a lot of relatively small businesses who depend on work from the nissan

plant. just to give the size to scale, there are 7000 workers at nissan directly employed, in the surrounding areas, we believe that a 30-40,000. so surrounding areas, we believe that a 30—40,000. so naturally, there is going to be a knock—on effect. members are wanting to hear what effect that will bring to them and their families. but, we effect that will bring to them and theirfamilies. but, we also... we shouldn't scaremonger, because although we have lost the future generation of the x—trail, we will be receiving the new generation, the duke and those models will continue, reproduced. we are hoping that there will be some impact, but it will be minimal. theresa may says she'll return to brussels with new ideas on brexit and renewed determination to make sure britain leaves the eu on march the 29th as planned. the future of the irish backstop arrangements will be central to any talks. but ireland's foreign minister has already said there are no credible alternatives. mps voted last week to seek ‘alternative arrangements' to keep the border between northern ireland

and the irish republic open and without any customs checks. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. this week theresa may had parliament haveit this week theresa may had parliament have it say voting to back her brexit deal if key part could be changed. the prime minister says it won't be easy but she is ready to try. she writes in the sunday telegraph... the prime minister also says... so, what are those new ideas the premise that mentions so far, the eu has ruled out everything the government is adjusting but the a nswer government is adjusting but the answer can be found said this

cabinet minister, if only both sides looked hard enough. cabinet minister, if only both sides looked hard enoughlj cabinet minister, if only both sides looked hard enough. i asked border force months ago to advise me to look at what alternative arrangements are possible and they showed me quite clearly, you can have no hard border on the island of ireland and you can use existing technology is perfectly possible. the only thing that is missing is a bit of goodwill on the eu side. the sticking point is still, how to keep an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland ifa ireland and the republic of ireland if a trade deal between the eu and the uk can't be done. something both sides agree is crucial. are they really saying that they would rather not negotiate and end up in an ideal position? i think that is not a responsible approach to take. it would have an impact on the european economy, onjobs would have an impact on the european economy, on jobs and would have an impact on the european economy, onjobs and prosperity. labour are theresa may needs to shift her position and keep closer ties with the eu to achieve a deal parliament can approve. we are saying to theresa may, now, look. you must get a deal through

parliament that is acceptable. that means, you must change your red lines about a customs union, it means you must look again at the way in which the future political framework is so vacuous. for now, more tough talk from the prime minister and i hopes she will get her way. but no sign yet of a break in the brexit deadlock. president trump has repeated his intention to withdraw us troops from syria but says he is planning to keep a military base in iraq in order to watch iran. he was speaking in an interview with the television network, cbs, during which he also said that sending the military to venezuela was "an option." we can speak now to our washington correspondent, chris buckler. this was a pretty wide—ranging interview on cbs. in which donald trump was asked time and time again about his foreign policy. that is not least because some in its intelligence agencies have been giving very different messages from

the white house itself. president trump made clear that he did disagree with them on a number of issues, for example, he is determined to bring american troops back from the middle east. however, they believe that might be premature in some cases. they are concerned about the potential of groups like isis rebuilding. trump did say, he would retain a presence in iraq. he said that is partly because of iran and their nuclear ambitions. looking a little bit at iran, because iran is a real problem. wow, that's news. you are keeping troops in iraq because you want to be able to strike in iran? no, because i want to be able to watch iran. all i want to do is be able to watch. we have an unbelievable and expensive military base built in iraq. it's perfectly situated for looking at all over different parts of the troubled middle east. rather than pulling up and this is what a lot of people don't understand, we are going to keep watching and we are going to keep seeing and if there is trouble, if somebody

is looking to do nuclear weapons or other things, we are going to know it's before they do. other international relationships are being closely watched is that between the us and venezuela. whenever guaido announced himself, proclaiming himself as the current president of the country, rather than madero. he believed he was the only democratically elected figure in venezuela, certainly a member of the national assembly who he believed was important for taking the country forward and not nicolas maduro. he was asked about that as well and what america will do in the future, beyond just backing guaido. being asked several times, he refused to rule out the idea that potentially america could become involved militarily. what would make you use the us

military in venezuela? what would make you use the us military in venezuela ?|j what would make you use the us military in venezuela? i don't want to say that, but it is something on the... is an option. would you negotiate with nicolas maduro to convince him to exit? he has requested a meeting, and i have turned it down, because we are very far along in the process. you have a young and energetic gentleman, but young and energetic gentleman, but you have other people within that same group that have been very, very if you talk about democracy in action. we are going to see what happens. a numberof action. we are going to see what happens. a number of months ago, he wanted to meet. but now because you we re wanted to meet. but now because you were at that crysis. i decided at the time, no because some delay make so the time, no because some delay make so many really horrible things i've been happening in venezuela. no desire, but on the other hand, he is keen to develop his relationship with kimjong is keen to develop his relationship with kim jong un. is keen to develop his relationship with kimjong un. he described his relationship with him, the north

korean leader is really pretty good. saying they had great chemistry and he even suggested there was the potential that he could do a deal with kimjong potential that he could do a deal with kim jong un. potential that he could do a deal with kimjong un. if you look at iran and what president trump has been saying there, he has got clear concerns about their nuclear programme, but not so many concerns about north korea's nuclear ambitions. he said that he'd planned to meet kim jong ambitions. he said that he'd planned to meet kimjong un, he said he would reveal details of where and when that summit will take place by tuesday, that's when he gets his date of the union address inside congress. thank you very much. the mother of missing 21 —year—old libby squire has thanked her fellow hull university students for searching for her. libby went missing after a night out in the city on thursday. police say they are extremely concerned for her welfare. her family say her disappearance is completely out of character, as megan paterson reports. after anotherfreezing night in hull police searches have resumed

for missing libby squire. her family says her disappearance has left them broken. she was last seen leaving the welly club at 11pm on thursday. she got into a taxi and travelled near to her home, but since then, hasn't been seen. cctv cameras last picked up images of libby squire here on the junction of beverley road and haworth street at quarter to midnight on thursday. but it's not clear which direction she then travelled. and this area remains a key interest to police. like, swarms of police coming here. yeah, they've been in our back garden, looking in houses and stuff. and just, like, yeah, they've looked through everything. more than 70 officers have been involved in searches so far. the taxi driver who picked her up and a man who spoke to her, as she sat on a bench, have both given help to police. officers continue to appeal for witnesses. people have asked what they can do, to help. we continue to ask those living in that area to check their gardens and outbuildings, in case libby

has taken shelter. and if anyone was driving around the area between 11pm on thursday evening and 3am on friday morning and has dash cam footage, we would urge them to come forward by contacting us on 101. on facebook, libby squire's mum, lisa, has thanked everyone who helped search for her daughter, saying it was a great comfort to know how much her daughter was thought of. megan paterson, bbc news. thames valley police say they're very worried about a missing student from the university of reading. daniel williams, who is 19, was last seen seen in a student union bar in the early hours of thursday. he was reported missing after failing to return to his student accommodation. at a news conference this afternoon, police say they've been searching around the university grounds and daniel's student house. his disappearance is said to be out of character, and they've urged the public to report any possible sightings of him. from the university of reading, caroline davies sent this update. this is the last place that

daniel williams was seen around iam on thursday morning here on the university of reading's campus. he is 19 years old. his parents have said this is very out of character for him. they have described him as a happy and normal teenager. when he left this club he was described as wearing black or blue jeans, a black hooded top and black shoes with a black t—shirt with a white motif on it. police today have renewed their appeal to find out where daniel might be. thames valley police have been searching the grounds of reading university and surrounding area and continue to do so until daniel is found. a lot of police officers on site over the last few days looking for daniel and also many more officers that you can't see carrying out investigation tasks behind—the—scenes. that search that the police were speaking about has been taking place across these grounds and also in particular focusing on the woods just behind me. that's where the university lake is.

he was on a path just next to the lake. it's still very cold here in reading. you can see that there is snow on the ground and the lake is at the moment frozen over. the police also appealed directly to daniel and they told him that he wouldn't be in trouble but to get directly in touch with them if he can see this appeal because many people want to know where he is. the headlines on bbc news... nissan says brexit is causing uncertainty — as it confirms that its new suv won't be made in sunderland, but in japan. theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. the pilot of a light aircraft has died, after the plane crashed

near a landing strip in north essex. essex police says emergency services were called to a ‘serious incident‘ in belchamp walter, near the border with suffolk, at around midday. the next of kin of the pilot, who was in his 50‘s, have been informed. an underwater search is taking place for the missing plane that was carrying footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. the striker, who had just signed for cardiff city, disappeared with david ibbotson over the english channel 13 days ago. two search ships — one privately—funded and one from the air accidents investigation branch — have begun searching the sea bed off guernsey. daniela relph reports. off the channel islands, the search for emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson has resumed. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the sea bed. working close by is this boat, the morven, paid for by the sala family after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it.

preparing to leave the harbour yesterday with the latest sonar technology on board, the morven‘s crew were hopeful of finding some trace of the aircraft. we tow the sonar just off the sea bed and it gives us a very high resolution picture. we can pick out small objects, the size of a tyre from a car, so the resolution is really, you know, very, very tight. emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson went missing after their aircraft disappeared onjanuary 21st, en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago some seat cushions were recovered on a beach in northern france. with the sala family desperate for the search to resume. the latest search will cover four nautical square miles and is expected to last for three days. victims of crime will be given new rights to challenge the release of violent offenders,

under a review of the parole system. the change follows an outcry last year over the planned release of the so—called black cab rapist john worboys. it will mean that victims will not have to go to court to contest parole board decisions. instead they‘ll be able to apply to the department ofjustice and present their objections. earlier i spoke to david greenwood, a lawyer working with survivors of sexual abuse. the small print is that the same criteria as are required forjudicial review which is an extremely high bar to overturn a decision would be required before this mechanism is invoked. it seems to add more layers of bureaucracy. there seems to be a filter whereby an individual who is unhappy with the decision has to write to the secretary of state within 21 days, he or she then has to decide whether or not that should be passed onto the parole board.

the parole board then sends it to the judge, another filter, who can then send it through to the parole board for a review. it seems like there is more bureaucracy being brought into the system. i appreciate a judicial review by an individual victim or group of victims is a challenging way to do things but to add more layers of bureaucracy to the system doesn‘t seem to be a solution. the solution would be to lower the bar ofjudicial review in these cases because the victims that i speak to are unhappy that the parole board allow offenders out early from their sentences. when they attend court and achieve convictions a sentence is given and they expect that that sentence has to be served by the offender. for parole boards to allow a person

out early many people find to be an affront. so a change in the criteria to allow perhaps the secretary of state to intervene where it is not in the public interest to release early would have been a better solution. what thejohn worboys case did was cause a shift in thinking. politicians seem at least to have engaged with that and we have had changes to the parole board itself and the way it operates. injohn worboys‘ case the decision was revoked and he will continue to serve time in prison. not something you can blame on the parole board. they are given parameters. yes. what i am talking about on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse

is that their understanding, and it is borne out by the evidence, is that sex offenders do not tend to offend in isolation and tend to offend multiple times and so decisions on early release they see as an affront. they see it as counter—productive and exposing individuals in society to the risk of more harm. looking at the way in which the parole board looks at sex offenders is probably a better way of looking at things. some council—run nurseries are at risk of having to close because of threats to funding — according to a group of mps. maintained nurseries are often in deprived areas and are given "top up" money to help meet their needs. but that money‘s under threat,

and campaigners say that could devastate the life chances of thousands of vulnerable children. nina warhurst reports. no! billy isn‘t having his best day. mum! any three—year—old can feel overwhelmed, but billy‘s social and communication problems mean he needs extra support, which is what he gets at hindley. how do you think the staff here handle children like billy? fa ntastically. i‘ve never once heard any of them raise their voices. they are just so calm, they‘re just so understanding. they get it. and it seems really silly because all nurseries do that, but it does — it‘s just different. maintained nurseries excel. almost two thirds are rated outstanding by ofsted, but increasingly they are struggling financially. in 2013, less than 6% of them were in debt. last year, that figure went up to more than 20%. and it‘s with the extra funding they currently

receive from government, funding that could stop next year. sometimes, you can see the relief on the family‘s faces when they come here and think "these staff are here to help my child, and they‘re here to help me." what would happen to hindley without that top—up money? we would not be here. we would close because we would not have enough money. it‘s that serious? yeah, it‘s that serious. some children simply have a harder start in life with problems at home or issues with their physical or emotional development. and those are the children who come first in these nurseries. they are guaranteed a place and told that everything possible will be done to close the gaps in those vital early years. yeah! the government told us they do recognise the excellence of maintained nurseries but they have not decided on long—term funding. this week, mps from both main parties came together to say that‘s not good enough. i think this would be social vandalism of the worst kind to let

these nursery schools go by default, when we don‘t really want them to go but we cannot actually find the pot of money to keep them open. and it could be autumn before we find out if that pot‘s being provided — too long a wait for some nurseries already making cuts. billy is behaving now that mum‘s gone, unaware that decisions happening hundreds of miles away could have a profound impact on his future here in wigan. nina warhurst, bbc news. most raffle winners walk away with a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates. or a gift voucher — but how about a six—bedroomed georgian manor house forjust a two pound stake? as increasing numbers of properties are sold via raffles, the advertising standards authority is receiving more complaints about prizes that were too good to be true. jon cuthill reports. this was dunstan low in 2017, announcing the winner of his house. i believe you‘ve just won a house.

no way! yes! dunstan owned melling manor in lancashire. but with no income and an increasing mortgage, he was £600,000 in debt. my wife suggested that we give the keys back to the bank and i actually agreed with that, but i said "just let me try one last thing." dunstan gave people the chance to win his manor, selling tickets forjust £2 each. six months later, he gave away the keys. we just saw it take over £1 million and it was quite unbelievable, the moment — it was such a sense of relief. one leading website that tracks competitions like dunstan‘s says there have been a0 similar ones since his. only two have actually given away a property. last year, this competition was offering the chance to win a £3 million huf haus on the hampshire dorset border for £25 a ticket. it was a dream, wasn‘t it?

it was! i was sold the dream. quantity surveyorjohn black was one of many who bought a raffle ticket, hoping to win avon place. it wasn‘t until afterwards when i read the ts and cs, it stated that if not enough ticket sales were made, then a cash prize would be given. you know, that wasn‘t in the headline on the website. the competition was being run by the property‘s owners, mr and mrs beresford, who sold around £750,000 worth of tickets. the prize fund given was 110k. you know, where‘s the rest of the money? the beresfords say huge amounts of money went on advertising, which failed to cover its costs. they say they calculated the price exactly as described in the ts and cs, which all entrants had to accept. but that hasn‘t stopped some disgruntled punters from going to the authorities. andrew bruce is the investigations manager at the advertising standards authority.

the rules say that you need to offer the prize or a reasonable equivalent. the onus is on the promoter to make sure if you want to offer a house as a central prize in this promotion, you need to make sure that you can deliver on that promise. the berefords have previously said they fully complied with all competition rules and would be filing their accounts in line with statutory requirements. they‘ve since told us they have nothing further to add. jon cuthill, bbc news. and you can see more on that story tomorrow night on bbc inside out south, at 7.30pm or on the bbc iplayer. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with mel coles. hello there. we‘re going to notice a big difference in our weather through the coming week. it‘s going to be turning much milder. so gone will be scenes like this. some spots in oxfordshire and hampshire saw temperatures as low as —10 celsius last night. we start to look to the atlantic for our weather systems and begin to draw up milder air.

but, it won‘t be plain sailing. at times, we‘re going to see some rain which could be heavy and we will have spells of windy weather too. through the rest of the day we have got some outbreaks of patchy rain stretching across lancashire and yorkshire. and rain will start to move in to parts of northern ireland too, but it‘s not been as cold as it has been recently. so as we head into this evening, the winds will strengthen, particularly along western coasts. some exposed spots could have gusts of around 50 miles an hour. snow for the highlands in particular. here, we could have as much as ten centimetres and the rain working its way into the far south and east before the end of the night. certainly not as cold as it was last night, a big difference in the temperatures. so through monday it‘s a clearing up day. we‘ll start off on a very blustery note but the winds will ease as the day goes on. most areas will start to see it dry up, that rain and the clouds, perhaps just outstaying its welcome down towards the far south and east. the winds easing, it remains breezy through the day, but look at the difference

in the temperatures. many spots, particularly down towards the south and the west, back up into double figures. but a ridge of high pressure overnight monday into tuesday means we are expecting a frost. we‘ve got light winds and clear skies. we could start to see some mist and fog form, particularly down towards the south, which could be dense in places. we begin to see rain edge its way into the far south—west, so here it won‘t be quite so cold and certainly even where we‘ve got the frost, it won‘t be as cold as it was last night. so a chilly start perhaps for some on tuesday morning, a bright start. but that early morning sunshine will give way to increasing amounts of cloud and outbreaks of rain, working their way up from the south on the west up towards the north and the east. it‘s still mild though, many spots in double figures or high single figures and that will continue to be the trend really as we head through this week. we‘ll notice a big difference in those temperatures — many spots back up into double figures, feeling more like spring. nissan confirms that plans

to build the x—trail suv in the uk have been scrapped. the vehicle was due to be made at its plant in sunderland — creating hundreds morejobs — the government says it‘s disappointed. i‘ve worked hard, the workforce has worked hard to secure it, and it‘s a big blow to carmaking, to sunderland and to all of us who have lost it. nissan says the decision‘s been made for a variety of reasons — with brexit uncertainty playing a role. the prime minister says she‘s determined to end that uncertainty — pledging to return to brussels for talks — and leave the eu as scheduled. an underwater search begins off guernsey for the missing plane carrying footballer emiliano sala and a pilot. and manchester united continue their unbeaten run under ole gunnar solskjaer with a win at leicester. good afternoon.

the car—maker nissan has confirmed that its scrapping plans to manufacture its x—trail 4x4 in sunderland — reversing a decision announced two years ago. the x—trail will now continue to be made in japan instead. in a letter to staff, nissan said a number of business reasons were involved but that uncertainty about brexit was not helping. the government‘s business secretary says it‘s a blow to the car industry and the region. our business correspondent rob young reports. the nissan x—trail, it will now not roll off the production line in sunderland. written‘s biggest car

factory sunderland. written‘s biggest car fa cto ry ha d sunderland. written‘s biggest car factory had been due to start making the 4x4 scene. it had been persuaded to build it here after receiving reassurance from the government over brexit back in 2016, but nissan has today confirmed it is cancelling that planned investment. at a time when we are looking to future investment and good news for the sector, it has come at a really bad time. the x-trail will instead be built injapan. time. the x-trail will instead be built in japan. the time. the x-trail will instead be built injapan. the company says a few factors are to blame, including lower demand than forecast for the x—trail, and new vehicle emission standards in europe. sales of diesel vehicles in the eu fell last year by 1796. vehicles in the eu fell last year by 17%. sales of the x—trail were also down sharply, falling by 24% in europe. as nissan exports 80% of its uk output, what happens abroad effects sunderland. as well as the commercialfactors effects sunderland. as well as the commercial factors that have led to

this decision, nissan has also said continued uncertainty about the uk‘s future relationship with the eu wasn‘t helping it plan for the future. big businesses tend to stay out of politics, said the company‘s choice to highlight brexit means it‘s clearly a concern. the car industry has long been worried about potential changes to trading rules, after the uk leads the eu. its devastating news for the city and for the region. any loss of future production at the plant makes it less sta ble, production at the plant makes it less stable, but i can‘t say i‘m that surprised. the uncertainty around brexit is always a factor now in any decisions made in manufacturing. after reassuring nissan in 2016, ministers hailed the company‘s original decision. today there is disappointment. it's a significant blow, because this was a piece of really good news, and expansion of over 700 jobs in one of

our most successful plants. i've worked hard, the workforce has worked hard, the workforce has worked hard, the workforce has worked hard to secure it, and it's a big blow to carmaking, to sunderland and all of us who have lost it. its forte few hundred jobs would need to be created to build the x—trail. they are not now materialised. but nissan is now investing in a new model and says sunderland‘s workers have the full confidence of the company. rob young, bbc news. the prime minister has said she‘s determined to end the brexit uncertainty, promising to return to brussels with new ideas and to make sure the uk leaves the european union as scheduled, on march the 29th. the backstop guarantee to keep the irish border open will be central to any fresh talks in brussels, after mps voted last week to seek alternative arrangements. here‘s our political correspondent chris mason. after a week when parliament had its say and mps voted to back theresa

may‘s brexit plan if she could change one key part of it, the prime minister has said she‘s ready to do just that. but what are the new ideas?|j but what are the new ideas? i asked border force months ago to advise me to look at what alternative arrangements where possible and they showed me quite clearly you can have no hardboard on the island of ireland, you can use existing technology, it‘s perfectly possible. the only thing missing is a bit of goodwill on the eu side. the sticking point is how to keep an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland under all circumstances after brexit. the existing solution, the so—called

backstop, is deeply unpopular in parliament. its critics say it binds the uk and northern ireland in particular too closely to the eu. the government says it‘s working ha rd to the government says it‘s working hard to find a solution it can take back to brussels. the prime minister could be back there by the end of the week. work is being done to find an alternative to the backstop, and in the attorney general is looking at legal changes that could be requested to put a time limit on the backstop or to find a mechanism where the uk could leave it at a time of its choosing. but, as things stand publicly at least, the eu is opposed to all of these options. my concern is that when we talk about or when they talk about alternative arrangements, they are talking about things that have already been rejected. the british prime minister and the british government

demonstrates exactly why we need a backstop. labour are theresa may needs to shift her position and keep close ties with the eu. you must get a deal through parliament, that is acceptable. that means you must change your red lines about a customs union. it means you must look again at the way in which the future political framework is so vacuous. brexit is just future political framework is so vacuous. brexit isjust over seven weeks away. there is no sign yet of a break in the deadlock. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. an underwater search is under way for the plane that went missing over the channel two weeks ago, carrying the footballer emiliano sala. the striker, who‘d just signed for cardiff city, disappeared with the pilot david ibbotson. daniela relph reports. off the channel islands, the search for emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson has resumed. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the sea bed over four nautical square miles.

working close by is this boat, the morven, paid for by the sala family — after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. preparing to leave the harbour yesterday with the latest solar technology on board, the morven‘s crew were hopeful of finding some trace of the aircraft. we tow these sonars just off the sea bed, and it gives us a very high resolution picture and we can pick out small objects the size of a tyre from a car. so the resolution is really very, very tight. emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson went missing after their aircraft disappeared onjanuary the 21st en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago some seat cushions were recovered on a beach in northern france, with the sala family desperate for the search to resume. emiliano sala‘s club, cardiff city, played their first home game since his disappearance yesterday. they won — in a ground filled

with tributes to the footballer, with tears from the manager, who said he felt his new star signing had been with them. the latest search is expected to last for the next three days. daniela relph, bbc news. the mother of 21—year—old libby squire has thanked her fellow hull university students for helping to search for her. libby went missing after a night out in the city on thursday, police say they are extremely concerned for her welfare. megan paterson reports. after another freezing night in hull, police searches have resumed for missing libby squire. her family says her disappearance have left them broken. she was last seen leaving the welly club at 11 o‘clock on thursday. she got into a taxi and travelled near to her home, but since then, hasn‘t been seen. cctv cameras last picked up images of libby squire here on the junction of beverley road and haworth street at quarter to midnight on thursday. but it‘s not clear which direction

she then travelled in. and this area remains a key interest to police. like, swarms of police coming round. yeah, they‘ve been in our back garden, looking in houses and stuff. and just, like, yeah, they‘ve looked through everything. more than 70 officers have been involved in searches, so far. the taxi driver who picked her up, and a man who spoke to her, as she sat on a bench, have both given help to police. officers continue to appeal for witnesses. people have asked what they can do, to help. we continue to ask those living in that area to check their gardens and outbuildings, in case libby has taken shelter. and if anyone was driving around the area between 11pm on thursday evening and 3am on friday morning and has dash cam footage, we would urge them to come forward by contacting us on 101. on facebook, libby squire‘s mum, lisa, has thanked everyone who helped search for her daughter, saying it was a great comfort to know how much her

daughter was thought of. megan paterson, bbc news. the uk and other european governments have given president maduro until midnight venezuelan time to call fresh elections — otherwise they say they‘ll recognise his rival juan guaido as the country‘s leader. the political protests of the last few weeks come amid an ongoing economic crisis — with many people struggling to survive, as our correspondent james reynolds has been finding out in caracas. at the sunday market in this district of caracas, there is food — but not everyone can afford it. miriam has only managed to get a few vegetables for her mother and her son. translation: i'm trying to see what i can get a hold of. you have to work around so much to find affordable prices. hyperinflation raises prices here every day. venezuelan money is useless, says this man who runs a banana stall.

what do you do when someone begs forfood, i ask him. translation: i can give out one or two bananas, there's not much more i can do. i can't give out my goods for free. a crowd gathers. this woman is desperate to tell us that she has lost almost 20 kilos. a commotion then begins. a man shouts praise for president marduro. "marduro, get lost," shoppers yell back at him. a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable — this was a pro—government district. but years of shortages have had their effect. access to food has become a vital part of this country‘s conflict. the government controls what comes in and out of venezuela, so the opposition is now planning to set up food centres outside this country‘s borders.

the day—to—day fight to get food and medicine has worn down much of this country. it‘s sent millions into exile. for those who remain — there is little else to think about. with all the sport now, here‘s karthi gnanasegarem at the bbc sport centre. good evening, mishal. it has been an interesting weekend for the teams in the top six places in the premier league. manchester united have moved up to fifth place this afternoon after a 1—0 win over leicester city. united‘s interim manager, ole gunnar solskjaer remains unbeaten since arriving at old trafford as natalie pirks reports. nine teams had tried and failed to beat united since this man took over. the team look reborn, non—more

so than paul pogba, pulling the strings once again. 21 and carefree, marcus rashford now the youngest united player since ryan giggs to reach a century of league appearances. but leicester started the second half with renewed purpose and figure. de gea once again the saviour of united. jamie va rdy‘s closing in on 100 goals for the foxes. today wasn‘t his day. to say united ride their luck is an understatement but it‘s now an almost perfect ten without defeat. the ole gunnar solskjaer express rolls on. third—placed manchester city are hosting arsenal at the moment. for the second game in a row, city‘s sergio aguero scored within seconds of the game starting. his 1—0 lead lasted for 10 minutes, laurent koscielny

equalising for arsenal. but aguero has added two more to make it 3—1 to city with 30 minutes remaining. it is time to pop out of the room if you don‘t want to know today‘s scottish premiership results, as sportscene in scotland follows soon on bbc one. celtic have moved six points clear at the top of the table after a 2—0 win over stjohnstone. timothy weah, son of the former world player of the year and president of liberia, george weah, scored celtic‘s winner after coming on as a substitute. women‘s fa cup holder, chelsea, are through to the fifth round after a 2—0 win over everton. last year‘s beaten finalists, arsenal are also through. championship sides through include manchester united and tottenham. british winter olympic medallist, izzy atkin, has taken the bronze medal in the big air event at the freestyle skiing and snowboarding world championships in utah. atkin‘s bronze is great britain‘s second medal of the championships. last year, the 20—year—old won britain‘s first olympic medal on skis. there‘s more on the bbc sport website, including build—up to tonight‘s super bowl 53, mishal.

that‘s it. we‘re back with the late news at 10:15 this evening. now on bbc one it‘s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. sikhs who carry small swords known as kirpans, for religious reasons, say they are facing discrimination and harassment amid concerns about terrorism and heightened security. some sikhs have been questioned at airports, while another was banned from a theme park. now campaigners are hoping for clearer legislation to protect their right to continue carrying the kirpan. alex strangwayes—booth reports. long hair, cotton underwear, a wooden comb, steel bangle, and a small sword called a kirpan — all a vital part of a baptised

sikh‘s identity. jagmeet singh was questioned at gatwick airport, while meeting his family off a flight. a member of the public had reported a man carrying a knife. i could see if there was a concealed weapon of some sort and someone was acting dodgy in any way, but i‘m literally a family man picking up my young family. this was quite disheartening in the fact that people who really should be aware had no idea. it‘s notjust airport security who will stop sikhs wearing the kirpan. one family‘s experience of being banned from a theme park led to a change of policy at nearly all the major tourist attractions in the uk — but you still can‘t get on the london eye if you‘re wearing one. the experiences of jagmeet and those like him have prompted a sikh education charity to launch a leaflet campaign and to get out and about to educate the public about the kirpan. for a sikh, a kirpan represents

a religious honour and a blessing, it‘s a symbol of defence but in today‘s world, they say they wouldn‘t use it as a weapon. in the general world today, a sikh goes about wearing a kirpan all the time, but it's genrally out of sight. a sikh is someone who wakes in the morning and they meditate, and also when it comes to our practices, we stay away from alcohol, we stay away from drugs. so when it comes to a sikh, they're there to detect other people. ——protect. the current law does say knives can be carried for religious reasons, and sikhs hope the new offensive weapons bill being drawn up at the moment will have more specific protections. the newly formed sikh police association wants all forces to use the leaflet to train their officers. we wouldn‘t say it‘s a blade or it‘s a dagger, the correct terminology is it‘s a kirpan. it is what it is. first rule of all, there wasn‘t an issue. second , there weren‘t any issues.

legacy will show that there hasn‘t been any issues in the past. gatwick say it‘s up to the airport manager to get permission to carry blades more than six centimetres long in an airport terminal, but many sikhs say it‘s more important than ever for the public to understand that defence and defending the weak is an integral part of their faith and carrying the kirpan is an outward show of that belief. alex strangwayes—booth, bbc news. a glider pilot who crashed into trees at chanctonbury ring in west sussex on saturday was left dangling 50 feet above the ground. a coastguard helicopter finally winched him to safety following a challenging and protracted rescue operation in ice and snow, nearly four hours after the crash. a german hand grenade from world war one was found in a delivery of potatos from france to a crisp factory in hong kong. it‘s believed to have been dug up accidentally with potatoes in france before being exported. officals say the device

was in an "unstable condition" because it had been discharged but had failed to detonate. a giant wooden dragon in north wales has prompted police to warn drivers not to slow down for a closer look — after an accident and numerous near—misses. the seven—metre sculpture looks down on motorists on the a5, near tregarth in gwynedd. sculptor, simon o‘rourke, spent nearly a week wielding a chainsaw to carve the dragon from a fallen oak branch. mr o‘rourke has also urged drivers to pay attention to the road. rare snow rollers which look like wheels of snow have been spotted in a field near marlborough. they look manmade but are in fact an entirely natural phenomenon. it‘s thought the bails are formed when wind conditions are ideal to blow chunks of snow along, which in turn pick up more snow along the way. brian bayliss photographed them as the sun rose on saturday. we used to have a lot of crop

circles, i don‘t know if this is the seasonal equivalent. time for a look at the weather with mel coles. hello there. we‘re going to notice a big difference in our weather through the coming week. it‘s going to be turning much milder. so gone will be scenes like this. some spots in oxfordshire and hampshire saw temperatures as low as —10 celsius last night. we start to look to the atlantic for our weather systems and begin to draw up milder air. but, it won‘t be plain sailing. at times, we‘re going to see some rain which could be heavy and we will have spells of windy weather too. through the rest of the day we have got some outbreaks of patchy rain stretching across lancashire and yorkshire. and rain will start to move in to parts of northern ireland too, but it‘s not been as cold as it has been recently. so as we head into this evening, the winds will strengthen, particularly along western coasts. some exposed spots could have gusts of around 50 miles an hour. snow for the highlands in particular. here, we could have as much as ten centimetres and the rain

working its way into the far south and east before the end of the night. certainly not as cold as it was last night, a big difference in the temperatures. so through monday it‘s a clearing—up day. we‘ll start off on a very blustery note but the winds will ease as the day goes on. most areas will start to see it dry up, that rain and the clouds, perhaps just outstaying its welcome down towards the far south and east. the winds easing, it remains breezy through the day, but look at the difference in the temperatures. many spots, particularly down towards the south and the west, back up into double figures. but a ridge of high pressure overnight monday into tuesday means we are expecting a frost. we‘ve got light winds and clear skies. we could start to see some mist and fog form, particularly down towards the south, which could be dense in places. we begin to see rain edge its way into the far south and west, so here it won‘t be quite so cold and certainly even where we‘ve got the frost, it won‘t be as cold as it was last night. so a chilly start perhaps for some

on tuesday morning, a bright start. but that early morning sunshine will give way to increasing amounts of cloud and outbreaks of rain, working their way up from the south on the west up towards the north and the east. it‘s still mild though, many spots in double figures or high single figures and that will continue to be the trend as we head through this week. we‘ll notice a big difference in those temperatures — many spots back up into double figures, feeling more like spring. this is bbc news. the headlines at six: nissan says brexit is causing uncertainty — as it confirms that its new suv won‘t be made in sunderland, but injapan — the government says it‘s disappointed. i‘ve worked hard as the anti—workhorse has worked hard to secure it. it‘s a big blow to car making, to all of us. theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks

on the irish backstop. a new underwater search is taking place off guernsey to find missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. the mother of missing libby squire has thanked people helping to search for the hull university student as the police hunt enters its third day. a man in his 50s has died in a light aircraft crash