hello. this is bbc news. following reports of an empty boat in the english channel, a family of seven migrants have been the prime minister sets a new deadline for mp5 to have their say found in kingsdown in kent. on her brexit deal. uk border force responded to sightings of the vessel, in egypt for an eu meeting, and say they are confident she says the vote will take place it was used for a migrant crossing. by the 12th march, allowing brexit to take the home office said the mother, place on schedule. father and five children had been it is still within our transferred to immigration grasp to have a deal with the european union that enables officials for interview. us to leave on the 29th of march with a deal. votes are being counted in nigeria's closely fought presidential election. we'll be exploring how the new time frame might affect what happens nearly 73 million people in parliament this week. were eligable to vote, also tonight... making it the biggest in african history. no more cover—ups — a handful of polling stations the pope's pledge as the vatican's remained open into a second day child sex abuse summit after logistical problems and violence meant some people had comes to an end. not been able to cast their ballots. the venezuelan soldiers who've deserted their posts, and fear repercussions for theirfamilies. i spoke to our correspondent tomi sterling... scores. oladipo, who gave as an assessment of the past two days. it's been interesting to say manchester city beat chelsea the least, with first on penalties to win the carabao cup.

i'm live in hollywood of all the past week, on the oscars red carpet we had the postponement of the vote for the 9ist academy awards, and then the elections finally got where absolutely anything could happen. there's no front runner. ahead in most parts of the country. there's not even a host. but there were logistical problems and voter verification machines not working and gang violence in certain parts where political violence was used to disrupt the votes going ahead. of course, in the north—east of the country we had boko haram militants who also tried to attack and disrupt voting going on there. today we have heard, this afternoon actually, from the electoral commission. good evening. the prime minister says mps will have another chance to approve they have acknowledged some of the problems that went ahead or reject her brexit and acknowledged that they had deal by the 12th march — to move some of the voting just over two weeks before britain through to today. is due to leave the eu. she was speaking in egypt where a summit of eu and arab leaders is taking place, and ahead of a series of votes this week, which could give parliament but from tomorrow, from about ten the opportunity to delay brexit o'clock gmt, they will start relaying some of the national to avoid leaving without a deal. results coming in from around the country. so what, by the end of tomorrow labour's jeremy corbyn accused there will be a pretty mrs may of putting the country at risk by "recklessly" clear picture emerging, is that roughly what we're looking at? running down the clock. i wouldn't give a definitive our political editor answer of that sort.

laura kuenssberg's report i would say probably from sharm el—sheikh the end of tomorrow, possibly going into tuesday contains flash photography. is when we'll have a clear idea she might fly around of who is winning this election. the world to do the deal, and clearly there are two main but how much further can players, albeit plenty of other candidates as well. theresa may really get? how do you differentiate between the two and the way massed ranks at home they have tried to appeal rejected her brexit compromise and now they won't get their say for another two weeks. to the nigerian electorate? we won't be bringing a meaningful vote back this week, well, you know, if you look but that will happen by the 12th at the two candidates, i think for once nigerians of march and we still have it are having to do a bit more thinking within our grasp to leave about who it is they're voting for. the european union with a deal on the 29th of march and that is what i am in the past it was very easy to pick going to be working at. based on ethnicity or religion. she can be friendly but this time you have and fundamentally disagree, two men in their 70s, two men who have served what seems like a rare public in government for a long time, display of affection from a fellow eu leader tonight. who are from the north of the country and who are muslims. the biggest problem with the deal so that means people will now have that the prime minister agreed to look at their track records with her counterparts and look at how exactly these two is still the irish backstop. that guarantee that there men are able to present themselves going forward. will never be a hard border so it is the president, in northern ireland. muhammadu buhari, the incumbent at home, remember, and the former vice president, parliament kicked it out. abroad, they don't atiku abubakar, who will represent the two main parties want to change it. and who the people are having to choose between. but the uk is trying and trying

to get an extra legal guarantee, but it cannot last forever. but the frustration among the eu shows. this is a situation that the uk has created for itself, we will have a look at tomorrow so we are not playing chicken, morning's front pages in the next 20 we are not playing poker, we are just standing minutes or so. by our position, which has been it's time for a look solid from day one. at the weather with ben rich. this is not a joyful process. good evening. and while the prime minister this time last year we were starting is here, trying to push to feel the effects of the so—called for a tweak to her deal, many at home are pushing her beast from the east but not this year. to delay the whole thing. there is still some cold air she needs much more than small talk. across siberia but we are not bringing it in our direction, instead we are importing air from the south west, some eu leaders are very mild and even warm source of air which pushed temperatures talking about delay, too. today up above 19 degrees. 19.1 in parts of wales, that is if there is also, at the beginning a new february record for wales. of march no support for the deal we have, i think it would be good there is some more of that weather to come through the first to postpone the brexit, part of the week ahead, more warm sunshine but with frosty because a no deal scenario is bad nights and a foggy mornings, for the european union, by the end of the week, things will start to but it will be extremely turn more unsettled, but not from the east, bad for the uk. from the west. that is not what the as we go through tonight, prime minister wants. those temperatures after such and although there has been a warm day will dip away, stubbornness on both sides, perhaps, particularly towards the south,

is there now a glimmer of a move? getting all the way down to minus six degrees, not as cold further north and west you need two to dance tango. partly because of this extra cloud and because of this rain, that will gradually and i know how to dance. slide away north. also starting tomorrow with fog right now, any movement from eu across parts of yorkshire up leaders in public is scarce. into north east england, some of that could be dense tonight, the test for and quite slow to clear, but for the majority, the prime minister is to see if any of her counterparts might tomorrow is another blue sky day with lots of sunshine to be had and once again, join her on the floor. it will feel warm, unseasonably warm, 15—18d, one or two places studio: and we can speak to laura now. could get up to 19 degrees. we had a new date today as far nine would be more typical as the prime minister's brexit plans are concerned. how might that affect what happens for this time of year. this week in the house of commons? it's pretty surreal to be talking about brexit on the shores of the it's all because of high pressure, red sea, but this is now a problem but because it remains in charge on monday night into tuesday, 01’ red sea, but this is now a problem oran red sea, but this is now a problem or an opportunity, depending on how you see it, that follows theresa may it will turn chilly and i don't think we will have much of a problem wherever she is and that is exactly with fog at this stage. why she is here, and she will see most places on tuesday will have more fine weather and sunshine, the irish leader leo varadkar just a bit more cloud scraping tomorrow as well as the critical across the far north—west and again voice of angela merkel, the german those temperatures widely15—18d, a few spots warmer than that. fog looks likely to be a problem chancellor. the announcement of a on wednesday morning, new date today may have been

particularly in east anglia down designed to cool some of those towards the south and some of that tempers at home but there will still could be slow to clear. bea tempers at home but there will still be a concerted effort in parliament this week to try to force her to more dry weather with some extra cloud, the odd spot of rain say, ok, if i can't get a deal for northern ireland and the west of scotland, temperatures may be through this month, if i can't get i coming down a little bit, but not much. wa nt through this month, if i can't get i want from the eu leaders that she is the bigger change comes through the second half of the week, trying to press, then i will push a first of all this area of low delay button on brexit. and pressure on thursday. that could introduce showers just about anywhere in the uk remember, all along that's been something the prime minister has been extremely reluctant to do, not just because she feels the and as we head towards the weekend, referendum and what she has done there is the increasing chance of some rain. since then is repeatedly make a it will turn a bit cooler. promise to the public that we will leave on time, but also because if she does flirt with the idea of delay then the fury of the brexiteer wing of her party could be brought to bear in a pretty heavy way because, as ever, there are tonight real suspicions on the eurosceptic fringe of the party that any kind of delay to the process might mean brexit does not happen at all. but as ever theresa may is in a real bind. there are two senior ministers

telling me behind—the—scenes that they believe she will have to offer some kind of concession on a delay if no deal can be reached by the middle of march, but that dilemma, that real bind between two different sides of the tory party, is as clear and present a danger to theresa may as it has ever been. laura kuenssberg, thank you. labour's deputy leader said today that the party was heading in the direction of supporting another eu referendum, and that that point might come in the days ahead. tom watson also spoke of a "crisis for the soul" of the party after the resignation of nine of its mps. he said jeremy corbyn had to take a personal lead in tackling anti—semitism within labour. a party spokesman said all such complaints are taken extremely seriously. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. they were all elected as labour mps, but in the past week, nine in total have left the party, each leaving behind stinging criticism of the way its run.

today, labour's deputy leader said more could follow. he warned the party was at a perilous point. there's almost a sort of crisis for the soul of the labour party now, and that means that everyone that cares about our future, whatever tradition they represent, has to find it within themselves to work more closely together. he said the party had to be a broad church. on brexit he said labour was moving closer to backing another public vote. on anti—semitism, he urged the labour leader to personally intervene. the test for us, the test for him as a leader, is to eradicate anti—semitism. it is not other labour party members that will be the judge of that, it's the britishjewish community, and i think he understands now that if he is ever to be prime minister, he needs to rebuild that trust. tom watson said jeremy corbyn had to take a personal lead and make changes to the labour party if he wanted to get into downing street. this was a direct challenge to the labour leader from his own deputy. at a rally yesterday, jeremy corbyn said anti—semitism in any form was unacceptable.

his allies say action is being taken, although admit it could be faster. i want us to be the best political party in dealing with issues like anti—semitism and racism and i want us to be able to, with clean hands, get out there and tackle it within our wider community. labour is wrestling with divisive issues, its leader under pressure to determine its direction. alex forsyth, bbc news. pope francis has pledged an end to cover—ups of child abuse in the catholic church, saying that victims would now be the priority. he was speaking at the end of a four day conference aimed at tackling abuse after a series of scandals. our religion editor, martin bashir, reports from rome. mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. words of repentance by bishops on the last morning of this four—day summit. they've heard presentations

on responsibility, accountability and transparency, and there is no doubting the challenge. translation: i make a heartfelt appeal for an all—out battle against the abuse of minors, both sexually and in other areas, on the part of all authorities and individuals, for we are dealing with abominable crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth. one senior bishop at the summit says every church in every country is now on notice. i think we just have to accept that our moral authority and our credibility in more general terms has been massively damaged. it's shot to pieces, isn't it? i accept that our credibility is shot to pieces. how will it be restored? over a very long period of time and with great tenacity. no amount of spin in all the world is going to do the trick. as the pope gave his traditional sunday address, the vatican

announced that he will soon issue a proclamation with new church laws to protect children. they're drafting a handbook for bishops, and a task force will be established to help churches struggling with safeguarding. but peter saunders, who was abused by a priest, says these measures are simply not enough. it had a great opportunity this weekend to make real change, and it has failed to do so. somehow, i think we're going to be leaving disappointed, but also encouraged that the eyes of the world have been on this event. pope francis closed the summit by adopting the language of warfare, calling for an all out battle in the fight against sexual abuse. faithful catholics have demanded action. what they have received today are another set of promises that they must wait to see fulfilled. martin bashir, bbc news, at the vatican.

the us secretary of state has said he believes nicolas maduro's days as president of venezuela are numbered, after troops used force against a convoy of civilians trying to organise aid supplies. there's been widespread condemnation of the violence at venezuela's border with colombia. officials there say more than 100 venezuelan soldiers have deserted their posts, and crossed into their country. our international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the border area. embers are still smouldering today ona embers are still smouldering today on a bridge that became a battle ground. desperately needed aid went up ground. desperately needed aid went up in smoke here yesterday when venezuelan troops blocked an opposition convoy on the orders of president nicolas maduro. but some have broken ranks. this weekend foot soldiers have been deserting. it's over 100 now and counting. we managed to speak to a group of them

sheltering in a church in the border town of cucuta. they fear for their families back home in venezuela. so we are concealing their identities. translation: there will be a domino effect. there are many professional troops who want to do this. they realise this is their moment to leave this dictatorship and free venezuela. we cannot remain a slave. we are freeing ourselves. them and told us they had deserted for the sake of their loved ones and their homeland. they say nicolas maduro has divided the nation. translation: there is already a civil war in venezuela. i saw it yesterday at the bridge. venezuelans were attacking each other with rocks and the armed forces were shooting at their own people. among those who lay down their weapons yesterday, a sergeant major and a lieutenant. both mothers 110w major and a lieutenant. both mothers now parted from their children. they

say their orders were simple. to attack. translation: it was tense. i was thinking i could not harm my own people. that was against my principles, my values, and professional ethics. i felt i was not doing the right thing. we want a better venezuela. this woman says many troops and officers want change but anyone who speaks out can disappear like one of her colleagues. translation: she made a comment on whatsapp and has been missing for more than a month. they we nt missing for more than a month. they went to her apartment. she had a baby. they left it with a neighbour as if the baby were a dog. the soldiers told us that the military leadership is still bound to nicolas maduro by corruption. and they believe the president will fight to stay in power. at mass here today, a former general was among the congregation. he abandoned nicolas

maduro a few months ago. prayers we re maduro a few months ago. prayers were offered for venezuela, a nation that has suffered so much and now faces an uncertain future. orla guerin, bbc news, on the colombia, venezuela border. president trump says north korea could quickly become one of the world 5 great economic powers if it agrees to give up its nuclear weapons. mr trump is due to meet the north korean leader kim jong—un again this week. he's already on his way to vietnam for what will be the second summit with the united states in a year. our north america editor jon sopel assesses what the meeting could mean. was there ever a more improbable coming together? it was genuinely a moment to behold. the us president with the dictator of a reviled outcast nuclear power. it was an extraordinary gamble by donald trump, because this summit in singapore last summer gave kim jong—un a platform in the world stage, but donald trump thought it had brought peace nearer. we had a really fantastic

meeting, a lot of progress, really very positive. i think better than anybody could have expected. it's certainly true there have been no nuclear test, no ballistic missile launches, the temperature's been reduced, but the assessment of us intelligence chiefs is that for all the optics, not much has changed. the regime is committed to developing a long—range nuclear armed missile that would pose a direct threat to the united states. that's not how donald trump wants it framed. he says a lot has changed from when president obama was in the white house. and where are we now? no missiles. no rockets. no nuclear testing. we've learned a lot. but much more importantly than all of it is we have a great relationship. i have a very good relationship with kim jong—un. the last serious talks with the koreans took place over a decade ago. they were led by ambassador christopher hill.

he says this next meeting needs to be better thought through than singapore. the last summit was not nearly prepared as it should have been. so, in a sense, maybe what we really need here is a do—over. we have to have a clearer understanding of what the north koreans are prepared to do in terms of denuclearisation. it's an ugly word and one that the white house doesn't want to use, but this next summit will be about deliverables, a concrete timetable for denuclearisation, agreed confidence building measures. last time around it was enough that there were handshakes and smiles and good optics and atmospherics. now it needs to get down to specifics. donald trump has always insisted he's not in a hurry and there is no rush. aides, though, say there are few issues that have a higher priority for him. both can be true. but senior administration officials are doing everything to play down what might come out of hanoi. jon sopel, bbc news, washington.

with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much. good evening. manchester city have won the league cup for the second year in a row. they beat chelsea 11—3 on penalities, but the game will be remembered for a bizarre battle of wills over a goal—keeping substitution. our correspondent david ornstein was watching at wembley. lift off for manchester city. the first step towards winning a possible four trophies. despite dominating a poor first half against chelsea, city were contained and almost contrived to go into the interval behind. when they did find the net, the officials intervened. before chelsea finally stirred and nearly scored. in extra time, city looked the more dangerous but chelsea stood firm, and extraordinarily so did their goalkeeper when being substituted by his manager. with penalty specialist willy caballero ready to come on, kepa arriza balaga refused

mauricio sarri's orders in a remarkable incident that sarri later called a misunderstanding. kepa took his place for the shoot out and did save a spot kick. however, it was ultimately decided by raheem sterling to kick—start the city celebrations. so, an incredible end to an otherwise underwhelming final. it's another blow to chelsea's troubled season and the pressure on mauricio sarri will only intensify. for city, though, more glory, and they will hope this is merely the start. david ornstein, bbc news, wembley. well, if that was memorable for a substitution that didn't happen, the premier league's big game will be known for the several that did. match of the day and sportscene in scotland follow the news. i'm about to give you the results now. liverpool are back on top of the premier league — but onlyjust —

after a disappointing goalless draw against their arch—rivals manchester united. the game was hampered by a series of first half injuries. that result allowed arsenal to leapfrog united into fourth in the table. they beat strugglers southampton 2—0. meanwhile, in the scottish premiership, there were big wins for leaders celtic and second placed rangers. leicester city have sacked their manager claude puel. his final match in charge was yesterday's 4—1 defeat to crystal palace. puel was their third manager since they won the title three years ago. it follows a topsy turvy season with leicester, 12th in the premier league. ireland survived a scare to beat italy in rugby union's six nations championship. they had to fight—back from 16—12 down at half time in rome. looking unconvincing despite scoring four tries for the bonus point — 26—16 victory. it keeps alive ireland's slim hopes of defending the title they won last year. meanwhile in cardiff,

england made up for some of yesterday's disappointment by thrashing wales in the women's six nations. they scored nine tries in the 51—12 victory to go bck to the top of the table, and are still on for the grand slam. there's more on the bbc sport website, but from me for now. back to you, mishal. the stars of the film world have begun arriving on the red carpet for this year's oscars, with a global audience in the millions expected to watch the famous statuettes being handed out. but this year, the televised awards ceremony has come in for significant criticism. let's join our arts editor will gompertz in hollywood. things are warming up no end here on the oscars red carpet as the nominees make their way up to the dolby theatre for the show in a few hours' time. will they be thinking, willing to be their night. we have no idea. i have never known an oscars be this wide open and there is no clear frontrunner for each and every one of the films in the best film category in some shape or form has been controversial, as have the actual awards this year.

the winner is cecil b demille... it's 1953 and the first televised oscars ceremony, the annual awards presented by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences — which won't be winning any prizes for the way it has handled this year's tv show. i thank you. what with host kevin hart quitting after past homophobic tweets came to light. and then there was a botched attempt to create a best popular film category, followed by an ill—fated plan to bury the cinematography award in a tv ad break. added to which, viewers are switching off in their millions. i think that the academy took some ill—considered decisions this year, and i think that there will be a price to pay. and when the academy steps in it as badly as it did this year, and when it embarrasses itself so publicly, there are consequences, and i think you're going to see those consequences. what's the worst—case scenario? well, i think the worst case for the oscars would just be being irrelevant. this is it! hold on! the oscars are unlikely to sink without trace, but they could do with another titanic.

21 years ago, the blockbuster movie and best film winner with an a—list cast delivered a record—breaking tv audience that kept advertisers happy, which is very important to the academy. the film academy gets more than 85% of their income from this one night, the telecast of the oscars. their television ratings have been going down quite dramatically. last year was like a ali—year low. an arthouse film like roma, a frontrunner for best picture this year, is not the sort of mainstream commercial movie likely to be a ratings winner for the oscars tv show. hence the attempts to make it more audience—friendly, such as not showing the cinematography winner live on air, an idea that didn't go down well with academy members old or new. i think you just have to let the people at home suffer through watching best cinematography! i think it's the price to pay, i think you have to compromise between the show and the principles of the academy. which one is more important?

er...| guess both! the principle! and therein lies the nub of the oscars' problem — artistic principles or commercial imperative? art or money? that's show business. will gompertz, bbc news, hollywood. that's it. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.