this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: jeremy corbyn and his senior colleagues say that if labour's conditions for a brexit deal are not accepted by parliament, they would then back a new public vote. we need to go back to the people to ask them to break this blog jam before we leave with no deal at all. —— logjam. at a global summit meeting in egypt, the prime minister met eu leaders, and insisted a brexit deal by the 29th march was still within reach. any delay is a delay, it does not address the issue, it does not resolve the issue. there is the opportunity to leave with a deal on the 29th of march and that is what

we are working on. a father of two teenage daughters who both died at hillsborough tells a court of the worst moment of his life. the un says that britain should end its control of the chagos islands, in the indian ocean, as rapidly as possible. the uk basks in the sunshine on the hottest february day on record, as temperatures top 20 degrees in some places. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers james rampton and baroness newlove. stay with us for that. good evening. in a significant development in the brexit debate, jeremy corbyn says labour is now prepared to back another referendum to prevent what he calls a damaging tory brexit. labour says that if its own

conditions for a brexit deal are not accepted, including a comprehensive customs union with the eu, the party would then support a fresh referendum. but, as our chief political correspondent vicki young explains, it's not clear what the terms of the referendum would be. her report does contain some flashing images. even though that is what many labour party members want. tonight he has taken a step in that direction, his allies say he is trying to keep the country together. whilst we have respected the result of the referendum and we have been trying to make sure that we leave in a sensible way, with this prime minister, it is really very difficult indeed. you would campaign to remain if we got to the point? of course i would campaign to remain, because i think that is best for britain. and jeremy corbyn?

if it was a disastrous tory brexit or remaining, thenjeremy corbyn would campaign to remain. some, though, suspect the announcement is designed to stem the flow of disgruntled mps from the party. most of those who left last week had been pushing for a so called trans. —— people's vote. with brexit day drawing closer, former colleagues think this is the right solution. the labour party and the conservatives have been divided on brexit. i think that this plan today starts to bring the labour party together. yes, let's go for a deal if you want to do that, but let's also have the option to remain, and you can only do that if you take this back to the british people and draw a line under this whole sorry saga. the campaign for a second referendum has attracted thousands to marches across the country, but for mps representing seats in the midlands, the north of england and parts of wales, there is concern that labour could be accused of betraying the will of millions of people.

i have deep reservations about the idea of a second referendum, i think it would be very divisive for our country and our communities, i think it would have a corrosive impact on the role and sovereignty of parliament. this is a shift in labour policy, but there is still confusion over the detail. what, for example, would be the question put in any referendum? and there is huge uncertainty over whether enough mps would back the policy in the house of commons — dozens of labour mps have said they would be reluctant to do so in the past. and one said tonight the policy was so damaging it would prevent jeremy corbyn from ever becoming prime minister. for months, labour has stuck to a carefully crafted brexit policy. jeremy corbyn outlined his revised plan in a parliamentary meeting with mps but soon discovered that when you please one group, you upset another. vicki young, bbc news, westminster.

how big a move is these zayn?m how big a move is these zayn? it is significant because for some time, although it has been official labour party policy since it was passed at the conference last year, to support a further referendum on britain pars mac membership of the european union, jeremy corbyn has not embraced that an labour mps had been frustrated by that. they think it could be something where labour could be something where labour could set itself apart from the conservatives, on brexit, and something they feel would either provide legitimacy to a brexit deal reached by a government or potentially see the uk stake in the eu. the of 0k potentially see the uk stake in the eu. the of ok but isn't that many labour voters and constituencies

voted in favour on leaving the eu. this is a significant move because we now have a timeline, a sequence of events in which it could be labour's dominance policy on brexit. they will put forward at deal, including permanent membership of a customs union. that will likely fail and next week or the week after, when theresa may brics a revised version of her deal, there will be an unmanned and perhaps sponsored directly by ebi labour frontbench which asks for another referendum. —— directly by the labour front branch. presumably, the choice on

any ballot that labour suggests is the government's deal versus remainer? they have not decided that. the decision, in terms of what the question will be, has not been taken at it was suggested that remain is an option. he is the question in what his foreign secretary has said on air? jeremy corbyn has not said anything, to us at least, but the party's position is confused. no decision has been taken as to what that question would be. there is no plan in black and white for labour to propose a second referendum but have said that at some point they would support a plan, whether there is or somebody else's. it could be a choice between

remaining or a deal, whether it is theresa may's or not. but not want to express support for theresa may's deal under any circumstances and that rules out as it stands the compromise drafted by a couple of labour mps the support for theresa may's deal on the basis that it is put for a public float. in terms of the detail is a very clear. presumably, mr corbyn or would back his version of wrecks that but is presumably got at compare it to a conservative brexit. —— brexit. minutes oran hour conservative brexit. —— brexit. minutes or an hour after this new policy was announced, the details

we re policy was announced, the details were not clear. eyebrows will be raised at the nationaljeremy corbyn potentially campaigning to remain in the eu because a lot of his mps criticised in the not campaigning enough during the original brexit referendum for remain. so much on brexit but theresa may did make a statement, speculation about whether she will rule out no deal at some point. threats of cabinet resignations if she does not rule out no deal. she will meet her cabinet tomorrow morning. all eyes and is on what she will have to say afterwards. will she give in to the huge amount of pressure she is facing, from her mps and from the eu as well. we have seen that in the last day or so. whether she is

willing to have some kind of the late be on the end of march it varies no deal in time and whether she will rule out or allow parliament to rule out leaving the eu without a deal. there are various plans in the offerings. a final decision it seems has not been taken in terms of what the prime minister will say tomorrow but she is coming under a lot of pressure from her mps and ministers in government who met the night to discuss exactly what they would take as a guaranteed to see that the prime minister is not willing to let an ideal brexit happen. vince cable has been campaigning forand happen. vince cable has been campaigning for and other referendum and spoke to him earlier about his reaction to labour ‘s announcement.

i welcomed the move in the direction the democrats have been arguing for. the only way to resolve the brexit issueis the only way to resolve the brexit issue is a people's vote with the option to remain in the european union. i have to say, what i have heard so far is very convoluted. they are creating an obstacle course before getting to a people's vote which is not helpful with a timeline which is not helpful with a timeline which has only a couple of weeks before our departure date. they should have done this a long, long time ago. jeremy corbyn has said a second referendum was potentially party policy. how is today different? as i understand it, they have moved to the point that once they have had a party policy put to a vote, the leadership will actually

get behind a very clear proposition that we move to a people's vote which is aware the democrats and others have been for a long time. i do not think, if all, jeremy corbyn has ever got behind the people's vote and it looks like that on this occasion he will. i am holding my breath. i am occasion he will. i am holding my breath. iam not occasion he will. i am holding my breath. i am not confident he will deliver that it looks that having a gun pointed at his head by his own good tenant, he has moved into the direction the country has to go. do you think there are the numbers to get this through in the comments?“ the labour party vote solidly for a people's vote them, together with conservative rebels, of whom there are many, and other opposite parties, it should get through. we are more likely to get a people's vote wa nted are more likely to get a people's vote wanted the government accepts the logic of the position that

government will not accept no deal. it would be difficult to get it through parliament and it would be better to go to the country. i think that actually is the way it will happen. if the labour party is now behind a people's vote, clearly that increases the probability of that happening. isn't it the case there are labourmps and happening. isn't it the case there are labour mps and brexit constituencies that are not support this and many conservatives do not wa nt this and many conservatives do not want a second referendum. we do not know whether the labour party is going to apply a tight grip in order to get this policy through. —— weep. but i do see tonight some signs that jeremy corbyn has woken up to the political realities in his party and

amongst his supporters. i take some encouragement from that. there is a great number of conservatives, including a suspect members of the government, who see a people's vote as something that would accept in the final analysis. how do you think the final analysis. how do you think the week is going to play out? the cooper bowls amendment could delay the article 50. the crucial thing is the article 50. the crucial thing is the threat of no deal is taken away. i have spent much of the day talking to business groups, particular sectors and the five main industrial federations and they are absolutely petrified about the consequences of ano petrified about the consequences of a no deal. their members are extremely alarmed. they are not investing, they are tying up cash in

stocks. all kinds of things are ready going wrong let alone an ideal action happening. eliminating the possibility is the main task of parliament this week and i think it will happen. you expecting that could be resignations from a cabinet if article 50 added a deal is not taken off the table? some government ministers are are talking tough, and thatis ministers are are talking tough, and that is commended but how brave they will be easier to be seen. probably 20- will be easier to be seen. probably 20 -30, will be easier to be seen. probably 20 — 30, morejunior ministers, will vote to stop a no deal and, if that happens, whether they are disciplined, sacked or ignored, that is up to the tory party but i think it is becoming clear there is an overwhelming majority of mps that sebi ‘s must not happen. overwhelming majority of mps that sebi 's must not happen. in terms of

whatjeremy corbyn has done today, it seems many feel he has been forced into this by this breakaway independent group. is that a group you would encourage your members at some point to join? there was no question of the liberal democrats joining. there was no question of the liberal democratsjoining. i said we there was no question of the liberal democrats joining. i said we want to work with them. we have a lot in common. we are having friendly conversations with them, looking at how we work together in parliament but i don't think there is any question of one group subsuming another, that's not how we will proceed and it's all very uncertain. there may be more coming. we don't know what the future is that all we are very clear about is something important is happening, breaking up the existing structures, the two main parties that have been there for decades and are completely dysfunctional and we welcome that and we welcome the people who want

to work with us in a common liberal cause that focusing immediately on theissue cause that focusing immediately on the issue of brexit. when you look at how things are moving, giving brexit is going to happen on march 29? of long said since the defeat of the one meaningful vote that we've had, we would seek the beginning of the end of brexit. i still believe that no brexit is a very plausible outcome. i think it will come through the government eventually expect —— excepting they have to come to the country. 0nce expect —— excepting they have to come to the country. once it gets to a vote, it will be 50—50. we've got to them when the case with the public. note deal brexit is a very plausible possibility. vince cable, the leader of the liberal democrats. the prime minister has this evening returned home from egypt, where she held talks with some eu leaders at an international summit. mrs may will update mps on the latest negotiations tomorrow and she insisted today that it was still possible to reach

deal by the 29th march — when the uk is set to leave the eu. i held good meetings with mr tusk, mr conti, i held good meetings with mr tusk, mrconti, mrs i held good meetings with mr tusk, mr conti, mrs merkel and others. we will be working on legally binding assurances that the uk parliament needs in relation to the backstop but in all of my conversations with my fellow leaders here, both here and in recent days, is a real determination to find a way through which allows the uk to leave the eu and orderly way with a deal. the extension to article 50, a delay in this process, doesn't deliver a decision in parliament. it doesn't deliver a deal. what it does is precisely what the word says. we haveit precisely what the word says. we have it within our grasp. i had a real sense from the meetings i've

had here, conversations i've had with eu leaders in recent days, a real sense of, we can achieve that deal. it is within our grasp to leave the deal on the 29th of march and that is all my energies are going to be focused. more of brexit and what might come nextin more of brexit and what might come next in the newspaper of view. a father whose two children died in the hillsborough football disaster in 1989 has told a court of the ‘worst moment‘ of his life as he travelled to hospital with one of his girls while leaving her sister to be treated on the pitch. trevor hicks was giving evidence alongside other parents whose children died in the disaster at the trial of match police commander david duckenfield. mr duckenfield denies causing the deaths of 95 people as our correspondent judith moritz reports. as people were being carried out of the pens at hillsborough, this photo captured one father's plight. trevor hicks was standing in the corner of the ground, his teenage daughters were out of his reach and he sensed something was badly wrong.

trevor was next to the police control box. he shouted up to the gantry for help. today, he told the jury that one officer didn't respond. another swore at him and told him to shut up. mr hicks told the court it was clear there were problems, and he could smell fear. he knew his daughters were at the front and could see substantial crushing in the area where they were. he went onto the pitch and found the girls lying almost side by side. trevor hicks told the jury... the hickses had gone to the game as a family of four. trevor and his wifejenny went home that night as a bereaved couple. thejury also heard emotional words from another father whose family was devastated by hillsborough.

barry devonside had taken his son, 18—year—old christopher, to the match. father and son were allocated tickets in separate parts of the ground. christopher was standing with his friends on the terraces, his dad barry sitting elsewhere. today, mr devonside told the jury he saw someone being resuscitated on the pitch and said, what the bloody hell's going on? a man next to him had a transistor radio and told him, there's two dead. barry devonside cried as he said... former chief superintendent david duckenfield denies gross negligence manslaughter. the trial continues. judith moritz, bbc news, preston. an interim report into the plane crash which killed the footballer emiliano sala says questions remain about the validity

of the licence held by the pilot david ibbotson, who also died in the crash. the air accidents investigation branch said the wreck of the plane was found in three parts on the seabed. emiliano sala was being flown to his new club cardiff city, where he'd just signed from the french club nantes. for over half a century, the chagos islands in the indian ocean have been a british 0verseas territory. but today the highest court at the united nations said uk should end its control as rapidly as possible. mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 — in exchange for independence. in the process up to two thousand chagos residents were forced to leave and are still not permitted to return. 0ur correspondent andrew harding sent this report from the hague. there was real suspense here in court today. at stake, the fate of a small piece of britain's old empire.

but when the decision came, the united nation ‘stop but when the decision came, the united nation ‘s top judges were almost unanimous. britain, they said, was and is in the wrong. the united kingdom has an obligation to bring to the end its administration of the chagos archipelago as rapidly as possible. this is what the judge was talking about. the chagos islands. a few crumbs of territory deepin islands. a few crumbs of territory deep in the indian ocean. back in the 1960s, britain, the colonial power them, forced the entire population to leave. london had cut a secret deal with washington which wa nted a secret deal with washington which wanted to use the main island of diego garcia as a military base. it's still in use today. but there was a complication. this is mauritius, a much bigger island nation which claims that the chagos archipelago belongs to it. what's more, it says britain forced it to surrender the islands in return for being granted independence in 1968.

for decades, those families kicked off chagos have dreamt of being allowed back home. i visited this community in mauritius last year. 0livier told me of his frustration. but look at him in the hague today after the court's decision. it's a sign of victory, that our people would be back on chagos. we will be on chagos. britain never wanted this case to come before the court but its allies deserted it, not least because of european frustration over brexit. so today, britain has suffered a humiliating defeat, told innocents that it's been acting illegally, clinging onto a scrap of its old empire in africa. the government has since pointed out that the court's opinion is not binding and said military bases in the indian ocean play a vital security role but britain may yet be

forced to the negotiating table. britain may find that the world is a lonely place, britain needs trade with other —— trade agreements in africa and other parts of the world and the pressure is on the united kingdom to comply with this opinion, it will be very great. tonight, more celebrations for this small chagos community living in west sussex. we have been waiting for a long time for the right of return and our freedom for those rights. maybe now oui’ freedom for those rights. maybe now ourfundamental freedom for those rights. maybe now our fundamental rights can freedom for those rights. maybe now ourfundamental rights can be respected from everyone. but the question remains, will britain negotiate or dig in its heels? andrew harding, bbc news, the hague. inquests have opened for the 21 victims of the 1974 birmingham pub bombings. the names were read out, before a minute's silence was observed as a mark of respect. six men spent 17 years in jail for the bombings — which had been carried out by the ira — before their convictions were quashed. the inquests are happening after a long legal battle by the families of the victims.

from the age of 4, children in england will be taught about relationships, keeping safe on—line and looking after their mental health. the new lessons will start next year — and at the same time classes in sex and relationships will be compulsory in all secondary schools. the british actress 0livia colman has been celebrating her win at the oscars, in what was a night of surprises in hollywood. she won best actress for her role in the period drama, the favourite. best film went to green book — which is about a black pianist and his white chauffeur‘s journey through america's deep south. that award has provoked controversy. with claims the film portrays race from a white perspective rather than a black one. 0ur arts editor will gompertz is in los angeles. the show opened with a curtain raising performance by queen.

!welcome to the oscars! and then the woman who played a queen brought the house down with her speech. i'm...ooh... it is genuinely quite stressful. 0livia colman was not the favourite to win best actress. glenn close, you have been my idol for so long and this is not how i wanted it to be and i think you're amazing, i love you very much. but she won a lot of friends on the night, not least for blowing a raspberry at the producers who tried to usher her off. i used to work as a cleaner and i loved thatjob... oh, please wrap up. as freddie mercury in bohemian rhapsody. rami malek won best actor for his performance as freddie mercury in bohemian rhapsody. we made a film about a gay man, an immigrant, who lived his life and was unapologetically himself. his comments about diversity and inclusion chimed with the mood on the night. i am the son of

immigrants from egypt, i'm a first—generation american, and... applause part of my story is being written right now. in 2015, the oscars were called out for being so white, not so this year. african—america ns wonboth best supporting actor and actress, mahershala ali in green book and regina king for if beale street could talk. best director went to mexicon's alfonso cuaron for roma. it was about a made to look after him asa it was about a made to look after him as a child in mexico city. i want to thank the academy for recognising a film centred around an indigenous woman, a character that historically have been relegated into the background. the most popular winner of the night was... for the best adapted screenplay. my my grandmother cash to social security cheques to pay for her first grand job. she called me

spikey to. she put me through film school. the 2020 presidential election is around the corner, let's do the right thing! spike lee's comments provoked a tweet from the president. you won't mind that, but he did mind to this. and the oscar goes to... green book. the best picture winner is about an interracial friendship in the 60s. it has faced issues around american racism. is there something about the film that offended you? 0ffend? are you british? iam. let me give you a british answer, it wasn't my cup of tea. not my cup of tea! it was a shorter, sharper show, although it still could not avoid some controversy, but then the oscars would not be the oscars without a bit drama. the uk has experienced its warmest

winter day on record. rising above 20 celsius for the first time since records began. a peak of 20.6 degrees in close good, beating the previous uk record which stood since 1998. excuse my wells —— welsh pronunciation. —— try is good. trusgood. this time last year, the uk was in the grip of the beast from the east. how much of this is due to climate change is the great question. let us catch up on what the weather is doing. good evening. the weather maps are pointing to another every day tomorrow. today we got to 20.6 which is the highest

temperatures in recorded meteorological history in united kingdom. the plume of warm