this is bbc news i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at seven: nissan confirms that plans to build the x trail suv in the uk have been scrapped in favour ofjapan — the government says it's disappointed. i've worked hard, they were cousins work hard to secure it, and it's a big disappointment for all of us who have lost it. theresa may says she has new ideas on brexit ahead of her return to brussels for talks on the irish backstop. an 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. the pope has arrived in the united arab emirates — becoming the first pope to visit the arabic peninsula. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. the car maker nissan has confirmed that its scrapping plans to manufacture its x—trail 4 by 4 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. britain's biggest car factory had

been due to start making the diesel 4x4 soon. it had been persuaded to build it here after receiving reassu ra nces build it here after receiving reassurances from the government ever breaks it back in 2016 but nissan has today confirmed its cancelling that plan investment. it's good news for the sector, it's come at a bad time. it will instead be felt injapan, the company come at a bad time. it will instead be felt in japan, the company says come at a bad time. it will instead be felt injapan, the company says a few factors are to blame, including lower demand than forecast for the carand lower demand than forecast for the car 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 affects sunderland. as well as the commercialfactors affects sunderland. as well as the commercial factors that have led to this decision, nissan has also said it will continue with uncertainty

about the uk's uncertain relationship with the eu which is not helping it plan its future. big menaces tend to stay out of politics... 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 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 you 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 to secure it, and it's a big blow to carmaking, to sunderland

and all of us who have lost it. its thought a 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. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests tonight are john rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am. 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 she is ready to do just that. but, what are the new ideas? i asked the borderforce months ago to advise me to look at what alternative arrangements are possible, and they have shown me quite clearly you can have no hard of ireland and 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 inparliament. its critics say it binds the uk and northern ireland in particular too close to the eu. the government says it is 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 addition, the attorney general, the government's most senior lawyer is looking at legal changes that can be requested to put a time limit on the backstop or to find a mechanism where the uk can 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, when they talk about alternative

arrangements, they are talking about revisiting things that have already been rejected. the british prime minister and the british government resigned from an agreement that they made with 28 other governments, demonstrates exactly why we need a backstop. labour argued theresa may needs to shift her position in and keep closer 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, it is so vacuous. brexit is just over seven weeks away. there is no sign yet of a break in the deadlock. 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. a man has been charged with the murder of his mother at the family home in wolverhampton. west midlands police arrested matthew page on friday following the discovery of mary page s body at an address injames street. officers have confirmed that the 68—year—old had suffered a head injury. a postmortem examination was inconclusive. an underwater search has been 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. 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. emiliano sala‘s club cardiff city played their first home game

since his disappearance yesterday. they won in a crowded field of tributes to the footballer, with tears from the manager who said he felt his new star signing had been with them. the latest search will cover four nautical square miles and is expected to last for three days. 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 has this report. 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. 0fficers 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 1am 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. 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. workers in their 30s have been hit hardest by the effects of the 2008 banking crisis according to new research. the analysis was carried out by the resolution foundation, a think tank which focuses on people on lower incomes. it found the average salary for this group of workers was 7% lower than before the crash. 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. 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." 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, said mr trump was questioned in—depth about his foreign policies. this was a pretty wide—ranging

interview on cbs‘s programme. in which donald trump was asked time and time again about his foreign policy and that‘s not least because some in his intelligence agencies have been given very different messages from the white house itself. president trump made clear 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 from groups like i who may be rebuilding. he did say he would retain a presence in iraq and he said that is partly because of iran and their nuclear ambitions. i want to be looking a little bit at a run, because iran is ever a problem. that is knows, you are keeping troops in iraq because you want to strike iran? no, because i want to be able to watch iran. 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 before they do. and an international relationship being closely watched as that between the us and venezuela. when guaido declared himself as interim president of the country rather than nicolas maduro who proclaims he is the leader, we had trump come out shortly afterwards and said he was backing guaido and that 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 potentially, america could be involved militarily. what would make you use the us military in venezuela? it is something that is... it's an option. would you negotiate with nicolas maduro to convince him to exit? he has requesting 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 you have other people within that same group that have been very, if you talk about democracy, or democracy in action. a number of months ago, he wanted to make. but now, because you are at this crisis point, would you negotiate that? i would say this, i decided at the time, no. so many really horrible things have been happening in venezuela.

no desire to build a relationship with nicolas maduro. 0n the other hand, he is clearly keen to develop relationship with kim jong un. he described his relationship with him, the north korean leader is really pretty good. he even suggested there was the potential that he could do a deal with him. if you look at iran and what president trump he has got clear concerns about their nuclear programme, but not as many concerns about north korea‘s nuclear ambitions. that is despite what many in his intelligence agencies have been saying. he said he planned to meet kimjong un, he would reveal details of where and when that summit will take place by tuesday, that is when he gets his date of the union address inside congress. you heard president trump speaking about venezuela there. well, 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. the pope has arrived in the united arab emirates — becoming the first pope to visit the arabic peninsula. pope francis was greeted by abu dhabi‘s crown prince — who invited him to take part in an interfaith conference. the pope‘s three day visit will conclude with a mass which 120,000 people are expected to attend. earlier, pope francis commended the plight of millions threatened by starvation in neighbouring yemen. 0ur correspondent dany abi khalil met some of the christians who‘ve been waiting for his visit. the pope‘s first ever visit to the arabian peninsula. 130,000 people are expected to attend his mass. those are the lucky

ones who got tickets. now, people here have been telling me that they are very excited, the mood isjubilant here. some of them told me that they always hoped to go to rome but they are now happy that rome is coming to them, as they said. i think it‘s really such a historical event. it‘sjust an honour and privilege to have him here where i am actually living. i‘m so excited, i‘ll be part of the moment. very excited to see the pope. even though we have seen him during the world youth day, it's a really humbling experience to see him once again here in united arab emirates. oh, my god, this is a dream come true. i never expected this place... i will see the pope's visit happening. there are more than a0 churches here in the united arab emirates,

serving about1 million christians. all of them are expats, orforeigners, there are no local christians here. therefore, these churches are not allowed to preach among muslims of the country. in saudi arabia, where religious tolerance and freedom of worship is very reduced, almost nil. of course, people are expecting, also there, that step—by—step, there will be changes. i am expecting that the signal which is given here will spread probably in the wider region. but we will see if it is a dream, or it will be a reality. sikhs who carry small swords known as kur—pans, 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 kur—pan. alex strang—ways 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.

0ne 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. the current law does say knives can

be carried for religious reasons, and sikhs hope the new 0ffensive 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. a glider pilot who crashed into trees at chanctonboori ring in west sussex on saturday was left dangling 50 foot 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. 0fficals 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 0‘rourke, spent nearly a week wielding a chainsaw to carve the dragon from a fallen oak branch. mr 0‘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 now it‘s time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, after a cold weekend, there‘s only been a gradual thaw, if you‘ve got snow on the ground, that becomes more rapid as we go through the week. there won‘t be much of this left by midweek because temperatures are on the way up and we are going to see rain rather than snow. that being said, we still have snow overnight in northern scotland, by the time it has settled, we can see

another 5—10 centimetres over about 150 metres or so. most have rain overnight and out of the cold of last night, it is reallyjust into northern scotland we see temperatures struggling with that snow and the snow cover, whereas elsewhere, temperatures edging up a little. quite windy with the rain, around this area of low pressure, very gusty through parts of scotland as money begins, before they went slowly is at the low pressure pulls away. by the start of the day, many behind the rain, we get to see sunshine. the weather finance around to the south—east, into the afternoon before because they rain from kent, cloud hanging on across south east anglia, elsewhere, sunny spells. sleet and snow... brightening up a little for some of us brightening up a little for some of us and the temperatures, but to a little above normal for the time of year and that is where we are going