to carry it out safely". the metro says his comments "stoke the flames" and use the headline "50 days until brexit. and all hell breaks loose". mr tusk‘s comments also make the front page of the guardian, who call the row a "vicious war of words". the government's failure to secure "most" of britain's post—brexit trade deals — even if parliament approves theresa may's deal — infuriates business leaders, according to the financial times. "britain's shame" — the mirror dedicates its whole front page to homelessness, telling the story of a mum whose unborn baby died of the cold. the express asks... "how can a row over money deny them a longer life?", picturing children who they say have been denied drugs because of cost. and a man who spent four hours crossing the country to reach his injured mother arrived before her ambulance did, says the mail. mark clements caught a bus, two tubes and two trains to get from london to devon. plenty for us to get stuck into. we

will start with the metro. like many others have got slightly hellish headlines. we have had donald tusk closing a little bit. what is this all about? obviously brexit is going to be dominating a lot of a news agenda for the next few weeks until we have run up to march 29. i think this is a kind of sign of growing frustration for no matter how far we appear to move forward, we go backwards and forwards and backwards and forwards. the current row is around the average backstop and whether or not theresa may can secure any whether or not theresa may can secure any kind of thing for the withdrawal bill to make changes for that backstop which will appease her brexiteers and be democratic in the democratic winningest party which obviously her confidence and supply partners. all along the european union have been saying this is the deal. if you don't want the deal, walk away. but this is the deal and we are not going to reopen it. now

theresa may has gone back to brussels, well tomorrow, to try to spruce them that yes they must reopen this negotiation which they have said repeatedly they will not. you can see here that this frustration is now completely boiling over with this astonishing tweet which comes out today, as you had before. i have been wondering what that special place in hell look like for those who promoted brexit without even a scratch of our plan for how to carry it out safely". about this is the set is already on stage. the taoiseach in ireland and down that even tested him this will go down really badly with the british press, as indeed it does. equally he says some other interesting things that this press co nfe re nce interesting things that this press conference where he talks about there being no political force in effective leadership for remain, with only 50 days to go into brexit. i think people would have some sympathy for that. we have come backwards and forwards over the old ground, is she going to make some sort of overtures to be brexiteers by giving some sort of agreement

from the eu which they have repeatedly said not, we don't seem to be getting any further forward, we are getting closer and closer to that deadline, we have met lots of people on the rear main site including even in her own capunay saying we don't want no deal. we are not going to stand for no deer and yet we are getting closer and closer to that. andrea leadsom said these we re to that. andrea leadsom said these were spiteful, the comments, but what should we make of it? is it frustration boiling over or more strategic move by him? he didn't tweet it, it wasn't off the cuff remark that something thoughtful, wasn't it? i think it is a big deal because in many ways it is a gift to brexiteers. he highlights this idea that was made quite a lot of during the campaign, that these are out of touch european elites. it is true that you are dealing with multiple crises of which brexit is only one. this kind of makes them seem like they are almost gloating while down that without having any comprehension of the underlying reasons that a lot of people did vote to leave, whether that is to do with migration for some people are sovereignty or indeed just the fact

that continued economic integration has not been affected many parts of the uk as much as it has others. i think the reason that this is come out so strongly is that it really does highlight that divide that appears to have opened up in british society between those who are in metropolitan areas and may be quite sympathetic to the eu and have quite a cosmopolitan outlook and also look at this sort of thing and think, who is this guy, why is he saying all this kind of stuff, i didn't vote for him or whatever. and look to representatives in brussels and some out of touch elites. let's move to vfp also with brexit. they have at the same quote from donald tusk, the steely look in his eye. that story is closer to home and it is all about trade in a post brexit world and the fact that we might not be quite as prepared as we think we are. this goes back to the promises that were made at the time of the referendum and then after the referendum and then after the referendum particularly by liam fox

the international trade secretary. he promised that one minute past midnight on the date that we meet we are going to have all the straight deals ready to roll over into uk law. so that basically there will be no difference from monday to the next and that trading would continue seamlessly. basically bst got hold of the briefing for business leaders. in essence they were told this was not going to be the case. and that actually some of the straight deals and in fact many of them were not going to be in a position to be rolled over. the intriguing thing here is a would not tell them which of those trade deals we re tell them which of those trade deals were actually going to be the ones that would not roll over which has infuriated the business leaders because they are saying how on earth can we prepare if we did not know which of the countries are that were effective. we are trying to plan for the future and plan for what life might look like outside the european union whether we leave with a or not. we don't actually know what the trading relationships are going to be with those countries that we are doing business with. that has created a big headache for the business leaders. it is going to be

quite embarrassing for liam fox who has been very much the proponents of this being in a kind of seamless move into future trading relationships. what do you make of it? it highlights the fact that it is really that continued uncertainty and the panic that seems to be prevailing in the political class thatis prevailing in the political class that is damaging business confidence. you see business investment at the moment is low which implies they are not optimistic that the future and very uncertain about the future. liam fox coming back and announcing that he has made a trade deal is not going to be something that appease much of that fear. even if there are trade deal is not agreed and we go out to wto times, let what is going on now is less about the rising tariffs that will result from that which will impact some businesses more than others but really it's about them. it is more about the continued uncertainty about the future relationship between the eu and the rest of the wealth that might i will

stay with you, grace. we move off brexit and you have got your economic hat on. you can bring to light the other item that is featuring heavily on the front page of the ft. this troubled government contractor, there seems to be a rescue plan in the works. why should we ca re rescue plan in the works. why should we care about the story, dare i say? that question. in many ways you can look at this as a best of their carillion 2.0. another government outsourcer that has loaded up on debt —— list of their carillion 2.0. —— less severe. it looks like not particularly a sustainable business model. it is not as bad as carillion 2.0. carillion had continued mismanagement before it eventually went into the administration and was then immediately into insolvency, and also some issues around overpaying executives, paying out too much in dividends etc. particularly their problems around

taking on too much debt. we are seeing that it is being asked of taken over seeing that it is being asked of ta ken over by seeing that it is being asked of taken over by its creditors. banks have been turned into shareholders and are running the thing. whether or not banks writing corporation is going to be particularly good for a teacher is another question entirely. i have my own views on that. really what you're looking at here is another case of a release of their corporate governance failure. it is also linked to the role of the state itself. it has been handing over millions of pounds worth of taxpayers money to the companies without taking much interest to not only their underlying financial health but also the way they are run, the corporate governance and relationship to their workers and their suppliers and etc. it is a strong argument for the government to rethink this. people remember carillion the suppliers who are so severely let down in the wake of all that. want to watch. the daily mirror, totally different choice of

front page. a striking picture tackling the issue of homelessness. i think this is a very powerful front page. it talks about some of those people, they send the report is out on city streets not only in london but around the country to talk to some of those people that are on the streets. the perhaps why they might be there. but again they have highlighted some of the most cases as we mentioned in the beginning, and mama's unborn baby died in the cold. a hard—working builder who broke his neck and lost hisjob. the wife evicted on her birthday. these are the desperate dispatches from 24 hours on the homelessness front. he 17th sunday times that a crisis appealjust before christmas. we all spent some time going out onto the street and i in fact spent some time with some of the people that are homeless to live just outside parliament. it is the thoroughfare where mps walk in every day. in fact tragically, one of those people died just several days before christmas. it is absolutely

heartbreaking hearing both kind of stories. it is not the kind of stories. it is not the kind of stories that sometimes we are led to expect people that have become drug addicts or, you know, these horrible stories that we hear. but just the accidental way that people end up on streets, it really is and can be as something happening at work and you lose yourjob and then you get pushed into a life and then this horrible epidemic that we are seeing of spikes being used, and the thing that was really breaking my heart talking to the people before christmas him as they were taking this drug, spice, let's turns them into zombies basically because they would rather be unconscious and be cold. i find that hugely painful. what are seeing now that there are more and more people who are homeless on the streets and not wanting to bring it all back to brexit, but personally i do feel very strongly that we have an agenda thatis very strongly that we have an agenda that is so dominated by drake think that is so dominated by drake think that there are things that are happening on our streets which just

are not getting the attention that they would do otherwise. it is absolutely the one that i would want to be looking at. i completely agree. this is a story that has com pletely agree. this is a story that has completely gone under the radar with all the other things going around brexit. one of the biggest things linked to this is the changes to the universe of credit that we have seen over the last couple of years, the relative that continues at pace. places where that has been rolled out he had seen spikes in homelessness and partly because of this really horrific sanctions regime. one story at a man who couldn't attend a top centre interview because his father had died and he was at the funeral. his benefits were sanctioned. benefits are welded in one, that is everything. because of that he became homeless and ended up on the streets. this is the failure of government policy, kind of arbitrary currency that is completely gone under the radar because we are all focused on the shambles that is brexit. a huge issue the government pledge last year to end rest sleeping by 2027. clearly it is a big test. lots more we wanted to do.

that's it for the papers this hour. thank you grace blakeley and caroline wheeler. we'll all be back for a longer look at the front pages at 11.30. thanks very much. hello, in simple terms, today's weather story is basically sunshine and showers — however we have a spell of very strong winds to contend with across the southern half of the uk first thing. for the morning rush hour, i think the core of the strongest winds will be across the southeast of england, the midlands and east anglia. the worst out of the way by then hopefully, for the south west of england and wales but we could still see gusts of 50 or 60 mph further east for a time. notice the gusts are lighter as we get further north, the figures and the black circles, there will be some snow across scotland which could make for tricky conditions. we also need to watch the back edge

of this rain as it could bring some snow across the penines for a time too, covering a couple of centimetres but basically the whole system is set to roll off into the north sea throughout the day. come the afternoon there is actually a lot of sunshine around and it is mild in the south but there could be a number of showers packing into the northwest. through the evening, eastern areas remain fine but in the west, cloud starts to build and rain arrives and quite chilly across the northeast of scotland. a frost here and perhaps some ice at the system runs into the colder air and across cold ground, there will be a bit of snow for a time as well. elsewhere a milder story by at the time we move into the small hours of friday because this area of low pressure is barreling in from the atlantic and it is a deep low and the isobars are closely packed and the winds are the defining feature for friday and on saturday once again. if anything, the risk of disruptive winds is more widespread from any time midday friday and really going on into saturday, covering all but potentially the far north of scotland. the rain should whip across england

and wales fairly quickly there and even some sunshine following on behind it by friday afternoon and it is a mild story for scotland though, the rain keeps swelling around the low centre so totals could really start to add up by the time we get on into saturday. the low also keeps those winds strong for the first half of the weekend, so potentially problematic especially if you have plans to travel. northern ireland, scotland, northern england getting some rain on saturday and then its eye is to the south by saturday evening on into sunday for a chance at some heavy rain pushing into southern areas for the second half of the weekend. this is bbc news — i'm rachel schofield.

the headlines at 11:00: calls for an apology from european council president donald tusk as theresa may prepares to return to brussels, he heavily criticises politicians who backed brexit. by by the way, i've been wondering what the special place in hell looks like all those who promoted brexit without even a sketch of a plan for how to carry it safely. for how to carry it safely. the father of 14 year old molly russell — who took her own life — calls on social media companies to give him access to his daugther‘s accounts. as venezuela's crisis intensifies, we gain rare access inside one of country's hospitals to find a health service collapsing.