you're watching bbc news. the headlines. there is a is on her way to strasbourg for talks with the right down to the wire — the prime minister is on her way president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, in to strasbourg tonight for last an effort to secure a last—minute minute talks ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote on her brexit deal. concessions over the eu withdrawal deal. it comes as mps at westminster she'll meet the european commission president, jean claude junker, prepare for a crunch vote on the tonight as she tries to get enough assurances on her deal to convince prime minister's plan.|j prepare for a crunch vote on the mps to back it tomorrow. prime minister's plan. i don't know what the outcome is. all i know is that now i think they are reaching a point where they are about to have some kind of agreement. i'm speculating, but that is my indication. investigators found the in strasbourg, can the prime minister turn round a situation that just a few hours ago the eu voice and data recorders of the described as bleak? ethiopian airlines plane which with just 2a hours to go crashed yesterday with the loss of before the crunch vote, all 157 people on board. the it's thought mps could be updated in the next few hours on any progress made by theresa may. also on the programme... more airlines have grounded their boeing 737 max 8 aircraft after yesterday's crash in ethiopia that left 157 people dead — including nine britons. charged with murdering 17—year—old jodie chesney who was stabbed in a london park — a 16—year—old boy and a 20—year—old man appear in court.

four—hour waiting targets for a&e in england could be about to change significantly — as nhs managers admit they're outdated. and jailed for 14 weeks, the birmingham city football fan who attacked the aston villa captain at yesterday's match. and coming up on bbc news... can zinedine zidane revive his former club as the european champions real madrid turn to their former manager? good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at 6pm. the prime minister has left for strasbourg this evening for unscheduled talks with the head of the european commission, jean claude juncker. the decision to go was only made this afternoon.

theresa may is hoping that the eu will give her enough assurances on the brexit deal to convince mps to back it in just 2a hours‘ time. downing street has insisted that tomorrow's crunch vote will go ahead, despite admitting that talks with the eu have been ‘deadlocked'. for the latest let's go to our political editor, laura kuenssberg in westminster. sophie, these are vital hours for the prime minister and her government. in january, mps resoundingly kicked out her brexit deal she had brokered with the european union, and since then she spent weeks saying she was trying to get changes to make it appetising to the house of commons. but after the last couple of days of world they or won't they, with her on a plane tonight, it seems maybe they will. divine guidance may be what's required. the prime minister went to westminster abbey today to celebrate

the commonwealth, choreographed formalities here very different to the sprawling brexit saga. as it is, god arranged the members in the body... but the old truths may don't apply. at almost exactly the same time, we cross the road... the leader of the opposition was trying to work out what on earth is really going on. it seems that the whatsapps group or a lottery or something has chosen the memberfor worcester to reply to the house, when my question was to the prime minister. the meaningfulvote when my question was to the prime minister. the meaningful vote will ta ke minister. the meaningful vote will take place tomorrow, and the motion will be tabled today ahead of that debate. it is then this house will face a fundamental choice, back the brexit deal or risk a delay that would mean months more arguing about brexit, prolonging the current uncertainty, uncertainty which will do nothing but pass controlled to brussels and increased the risks. do nothing but pass controlled to brussels and increased the risksm other words, government ministers had to promise they will stick to

the promise they've already made. mps will be allowed tomorrow to vote on the government's brexit compromise. after three months, the prime minister has not achieved one single change to her deal. she has simply, as we have often said, been running down the clock, running down the clock between no deal, her deal all the chaos of leaving the eu without any agreement with anyone. the mood in number ten earlier was written all over the chief whip's face. has the prime minister lost control of the brexit process? talks with brussels going nowhere, the prospect of another defeat looming, but after hours of goings and comings, eventually, by the back door, the prime minister emerged again, leaving this time for strasberg. she must have something her mind. since mps booted out her brexit deal in january, her mind. since mps booted out her brexit deal injanuary, the prime minister has been continually trying to persuade the eu to make changes

to persuade the eu to make changes to its most controversial part, that's the so—called backstop, the guarantee against physical checks on the irish border, no matter what happens. number ten says there is no concrete deal that has been done, but she wouldn't be on a plane to strasbourg right now if she didn't believe there was something in the offing, something that might get many of the mps who voted against her on board for a crucial vote tomorrow. at the moment, clearly they think they are coming back with something, which is why the delay is on. we will have to wait and see, it is all a bit of a rush, so we will have a vote tomorrow, so we'll have to do some investigating in the meantime. if she can't get a concession, mps might vote to delay brexit already. deal or no deal, as one cabinet minister said, every route has great peril. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so objections to mrs may's deal centre on the specific terms of its withdrawal from eu membership. so what's in it?

there's the divorce bill — around £39 billion — to cover commitments britain already made to the eu. then there are the terms of the transition period — which buys time to discuss a long—term dealfor the future. citizens' rights too — for europeans living in uk — and british nationals living overseas. and of course the controversial backstop — if no trade deal can be reached — it's designed to avoid customs checks with ireland — but critics say it would trap the uk in eu rules. so will anything finally change in the next few hours? our europe correspondent adam fleming is in strasbourg. are we expecting enough movement to break the deadlock? that is the question. would theresa may be coming all the way here, with there be rumours of a press statement in a couple of hours' time if she was going to get nothing? or is she obliged to come and end the process of getting clarification about the

brexit deal that she launched with great fa nfa re brexit deal that she launched with great fanfare about a month ago? if she does succeed here tonight, it will be a massive turnaround from just a few hours ago, when michelle barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, was telling ambassadors of the 27 other countries that the situation was bleak, that the uk had rejected the eu's proposals, and he wasn't even convinced the uk negotiators we re even convinced the uk negotiators were acting in good faith. we will find out and about three hours. separately, the eu has started talking about how they will respond toa talking about how they will respond to a request from the uk to delay brexit day and extend the talks. the date they have in mind is the 24th of may. investigators say they've recovered both flight recorders, from the ethiopian airlines plane that crashed yesterday — killing all 100 and 57 people on board. the boeing 737 max 8 was flying to the kenyan capital,

nairobi, when it went down shortly after taking off from addis ababa. nine people from the uk were among those onboard. our correspondent emmanuel igunza sent this report from the scene. it's a slow, delicate process of recovering pieces of the plane that might offer clues on why flight et302 went down. more remains of those who died have been recovered from the rubble as rescue efforts enter the second day. the main focus for the investigators has been that huge crater that was made when the plane hit the ground. now throughout the day we have seen them pull out debris, including this mangled wreck here of what remains of the aircraft. we've also seen them retrieve the black boxes, which will help in the investigations on finding out exactly what happened. the passengers on board were from 35 different countries, nine were british. among them, joseph waithaka, who had dual british and quini and citizenship. also a polar effort expert. and an

animal rights campaigner going to the same event. i am very, very proud of what she achieved. it is just tragic that she couldn't carry on to further her career and achieve more. this morning, the eu -- the un conference began with a minutes silence for the victims. i9 conference began with a minutes silence for the victims. 19 un staff we re silence for the victims. 19 un staff were among those killed. it is the second time this type of aircraft has crashed in five months. in october, and indonesia lion air plane came down killing all 189 people on board. today, china and indonesia along with ethiopian airlines grounded their fleets of the 737 max eight. recovery efforts are coming to an end but the investigation into what happened to flight e t 302 investigation into what happened to flight e t 302 will continue for many months. there are around 200 boeing 737 max 8s in operation worldwide.

china, indonesia and ethiopia have all grounded the aircraft after yesterday's crash. but other airlines continue to operate them — some in and out of uk airports. the aircraft has only been in commercial use since 2017 but has now been involved in two fatal accidents in five months. our transport correspondent tom burridge is here. like any major air crash it s an international investigation. in this case, lead by the ethiopians. but because the aircraft was made by boeing — america 5 national transportation safety boa rd is heavily involved too. the flight data recorder now needs to be analysed — along with the recorded conversations between the crew and air traffic control. the max is boeing's latest version of the 737. this is its launch flight near seattle, three years ago. since then airlines have ordered a massive 5,000 of the max model. around 350 have been delivered to airlines worldwide.

for example, the 737 max will fly three flights on norwegian in and out of the uk today. ryanair is due to start using them next month. but two of the latest 737 max 8 model have crashed in the space of five months. the first went down in the sea off indonesia, in october. the aviation authorities in ethiopia, indonesia and china, and an airline in south africa have grounded all of that type of plane. there is no clear evidence linking the crash off indonesia with that in ethiopia yesterday. this investigation is very important for boeing, they have hundreds of aircraft waiting to fly daily, some of which have been grounded. it will be of particular concern and i'm sure they will be putting as many resources as they happen to the investigation. airlines tui and norwegian say all their aircraft are operating as normal. and they're talking to boeing. speaking to pilots here, there is genuine concern. something boeing — and the investigation — need to address.

a teenage boy and a 20—year—old man have appeared in court charged with the murder of 17—year—old jodie chesney who stabbed in a park in east london ten days ago. the boy, who's 16, was remanded in custody. manuel petrovic, who's 20, appeared at the old bailey. daniela relph reports. the purple ribbons, everywhere you looked around the court building. it was the colour of her scout troop, a tribute to 17—year—old jodie chesney. she was killed on the 1st of march, stabbed in the back while sitting with friends in a park in harold hill. today a 16—year—old faced magistrates, charged with her murder, he spoke only to confirm his name, address and age. as details of the case were read out, the teenager became extremely tearful, crying in the dock. the magistrate told him he could see that he was very upset. he's now been sent to a youth detention centre, ahead of another court appearance tomorrow, this time at the old bailey.

and at the old bailey today, 20—year—old manuel petrovic, a croatian national, appeared via video link from prison, also charged withjodie chesney‘s murder. he will go on trial in september. although two people have now been charged, four others have been arrested. one on suspicion of murder, three others on suspicion of assisting an offender. the death ofjodie chesney remains an active police investigation. daniela relph, bbc news, barkingside. the four—hour waiting time target for accident and emergency in england is set to be scrapped and replaced with a whole new raft of measures. the sickest patients would be seen the fastest. the target has been missed repeatedly since 2015 and nhs managers say it is outdated. here's our health editor hugh pym. are they just admitting are theyjust admitting they cannot meet these targets? no, not at all,

they are saying that the target has been around for 15 years but it is too much of a catchall, it doesn't just english between the sickest patients arriving, say, having had a stroke, and those with more minor injuries, and they say a series of different target should be tried out. for example, how long it takes four and out. for example, how long it takes fourand a out. for example, how long it takes four and a social —— an initial assessment by a senior clinician or how long it takes for the sickest to be treated, and there has been a broad welcome for this from health organisations, but the royal college of emergency medicine says actually before our target is well understood, everyone in hospitals know what it's about, drop it at your peril —— the four hour target. it looks as if nhs england is actually conceding that they are wrong, like trying to change the goalposts. the time is very nearly a quarter past six. our top story this evening. the prime minister is on her way to strasbourg tonight for last minute talks ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote on her brexit deal.

coming up, i am live at birmingham city as one of the club's supporters is jailed for 1h weeks for attacking the aston villa captain. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... on the eve of racing's biggest jump festival — horse safety falls under the microscope at cheltenham. headteachers from nursery schools across england have marched on downing street appealing for guarantees on long term funding. they argue that nursery schools, funded by local authorities, support children in some of the most deprived parts of the country and help to provide care for thousands of children with special educational needs. as part of a week of stories from bradford across the bbc, shabnam mahmood from the asian network reports his speech wasn't that good, and he wasn't that confident,

but since he's been at nursery, he's really come along. every day, three—year—old levi looks forward to going to nursery school with his mum. how useful is this nursery for you? it's really, really useful, because it's not too far, and they've got so many facilities, like, on a wednesday, i take the baby to baby clinic, and get her weighed and stuff, and he loves nursery. it's in the heart of the canterbury estate in bradford, one of the most deprived areas in england, so children here are offered free places, from the age of two. we have a much, much higher percentage of children who come from areas of high deprivation, and who have special educational needs, so often children will come to us because other settings aren't able to fulfil their needs. it's notjust about getting children ready for school. the centre provides a one—stop shop to help those living

in difficult circumstances. for a lot of our families, this food is a lifeline. often, parents will go without food to feed their children, so we look after the whole family. in fact, parents say they have been offered a range of support. when my child started nursery, he wasn't talking, i was really worried about his speech and everything, so they helped him to develop his speech, and then they sent a speech therapist to our home, as well, she was coming for about six weeks, and now, bless him, you can't shut him up! does your little boy like the nursery? yeah, first he was really upset, because we are really alone here, we don't have any people, so now he's really happy. he's really happy, yeah. they are really helpful. the government has pledged more funding for maintained nursery schools, but despite that, theirfuture is farfrom certain. if this closes, i think it's a huge loss to the community, it's a huge loss to these children, who you can see are ripe with potential.

if we give them the best, we level the playing field, and they will succeed through their schooling and through their adult life. closing the social mobility gap for children like these could become much harder. shabnam mahmood, bbc news, bradford. the family of the teenager molly russell, who took her own life after viewing images of self harm and suicide on instagram, have been told they won't receive legal aid at her inquest because the case is not in the public interest. herfamily in part blame instagram for her death. now they've been told they won't get any help towards paying the costs of their legal team. angus crawford reports. she had so much to offer. molly russell's death fuelled a national debate... these are companies that count their profits in the billions... ..about the impact of social media on young people. for molly's family, questions, too, about what actually

caused her to take her own life. answers they hope an inquest will provide. i thought this was a really strong basis on which... but now, their request for legal aid has been rejected. the legal aid agency said that the case... over 200 families every year in the uk go through what we have been through. every one of those families will want to find out as much as possible and it seems to me that the world we live in, our country, our society, should help find out those questions, because by doing so you could reduce those numbers and stop those nightmares. families don't automatically get legal aid at inquests but can qualify if there is a wider public interest. this decision leaves ian russell with two choices,

try and raise tens of thousands of pounds to pay his own legal fees or represent molly's interests by himself at the inquest. as for the tech companies, they can afford to buy in the top legal firms in the country. for some, this case highlightsjust how powerless families feel. huge power imbalance. you've got six major global companies here who have all the finance, technology, experts and the like, against families and individuals, who are trying to find some answers, and that is why government has to create a better balance, a fairer playing field. so, it seems molly's family, still struggling to cope with her death, may now have to pay to get to the truth of how she died. angus crawford, bbc news.

a birmingham city fan has been jailed for 1h weeks and given a lifetime ban from attending the team's matches, after attacking the aston villa captain jack grealish on the pitch during yesterday's match. 27—year—old paul mitchell appeared in court today and admitted assault and encroachment on to the pitch. our sports correspondent, richard conway, is at birmingham city's ground where the attack took place. richard. football has often defined itself by passion and intensity but this weekend at times it turned into anger and violence. a birmingham city supporter jailed today for the attack on the aston villa captain but it wasn't the only incident. the fa have said today that many incidents this weekend crossed the line forfan incidents this weekend crossed the line for fan behaviour and they and other authorities must now try to reassure players over their safety and also look to tackle increasingly toxic atmospheres in the stands.

birmingham derbies are always tempestuous but just ten minutes into the game, this fan, now identified as paul mitchell, ran onto the pitch and punched aston villa playerjack grealish. mitchell pleaded guilty in court today to assault and was sentenced to 1a weeks in prison and a ten year ban from attending football. but the shocking incident has led to calls for the strongest sanctions amid fears that players‘ lives could be at risk. what can we do to stop this before someone actually does end up getting hurt? you know, the society we live in at the moment and the facts that go on in life, is it going to take that before we actually stand up and do something? an arsenal fan managed to get onto the pitch and shove a player during yesterday's match against manchester united. and on friday night the glasgow rangers captain james tavernier was also involved in an angry confrontation with a hibernian fan. perimeter fences were brought down in the aftermath of 1989's

hillsborough disaster, and a revolution in all seated stadiums in the top divisions swiftly followed. many believed british football's problems with hooliganism had been largely eradicated but this season, marred by several incidents of disorder and racial abuse, has given pause for thought. the last thing i want is for someone to say that was an accident waiting to happen. and that football hasn't addressed it. i do feel we've addressed it in the past but it has been coming back, it is there for all to see, and that is the last thing i would want to hear. after being punched, jack grealish replied with perhaps the perfect riposte by scoring the winning goal for aston villa. but football officials now face serious questions on how they plan on protecting players and the sport's reputation. richard conway, bbc news, birmingham. the queen and other senior royals have attended a special service at westminster abbey to mark 70 years of the commonwealth. the duke and duchess of sussex were among the first to arrive

for the multi—faith service. in her message, the queen said the commonwealth "offers hope and inspires us to find ways of protecting our planet". back to our main story, and theresa may is heading to strasbourg for last—minute talks ahead of tomorrow's crucial commons vote. britain is due to leave the eu in less than three weeks, but tensions are still running high over the shape of brexit. jon pienaar has been to huddersfield, an area which voted to leave the eu, to listen to what people there make of it all. three, two, one. perfect harmony‘s hard, even for a top choir. stop arguing and get on with it and pull together for the benefit of the country. hard in an area divided as britain on brexit. we need to get out by the 29th of march, hopefully with a deal. they just can't stay in tune on what comes next.

i'd like a second referendum because i think a lot of people didn't realise what they were voting for. here in huddersfield, or anywhere, people want their politicians to show they're listening as they echo the big themes of brexit. i think project fear will not work a second time. it didn't work the first time. if there is damage over time, and you suggest there may be, how much time, how much damage? i suspect it may take ten years. i was prepared for that when i voted as i did. i see that we are taking away options for our young people. but more decisions about britain taken by people in britain, that's a perfectly legitimate aspiration? we are not ruled by faceless bureaucrats. we are ruled by a european parliament with a council of ministers, all of whom are elected. it's hard to see any outcome winning much applause, however brexit finally turns out. it's quieter here. at huddersfield university some, though not all, blame their elders for wanting to leave when they still don't.

they're busy voting, this time for a student president. even some who never liked brexit are split on the idea of giving voters a second chance to choose. i think some of the older voters were quite selfish because they didn't give the younger voters a chance, and they've benefited from the eu already. how many times are you going to have this vote? are we going to have to have one every five years to agree on this? if there is another referendum and it's against brexit, you could see a massive reaction, right—wing forces growing in our politics, would that worry you? i think they're going to grow regardless. i think that's just the state of the world we are in now. if we stop getting these nurses from europe, what is going to happen to the nhs? because no one knows what's going to happen it could also bring huge benefits, as well. you're an optimist? i am an optimist, eternal optimist. free cake if you vote in the elections... everyone wants something for their vote. the referendum gave us divisions between regions, cultures, generations. the next mission will be healing them or trying to, and making the most of what's

in store, bitter or sweet. jon pienaar, bbc news, huddersfield. time for a look at the weather... here's ben rich. this is the calm before the storm, the storm has been named by the irish weather service, storm gareth. you can see it shaping up here, this swirl of cloud has been named because of impacts they are expecting in the republic of ireland but it will also affect the uk and it will start tonight, very wet weather pushing in from the west and very strong and gusty winds. up to 60, maybe 70 mph, even more, across exposed areas in the north—west, and overnight temperatures between 5—8, and tomorrow morning, if you are in northern england, wales and the south—west, very unpleasant start,

surface water and spray on the roads and very strong winds along the frontal system as it slides its way through. it clears to leave a mixture of sunshine and showers and the winds will ease back a little but you can see lots of showers gathering across the far northwest and blizzard conditions likely in some of the high ground of scotland. this is where the core of storm gareth makes its presence felt. look at the white lines squeezing together, a zone of very strong winds into wednesday morning across parts of northern ireland and northern england and perhaps into the midlands, may be close to 80 mph winds on the coast of northern ireland, only slowly easing during wednesday, so a blustery day and a mixture of sunny spells and very heavy showers and temperatures between 10—12, and that very u nsettled between 10—12, and that very unsettled theme continues as we head towards the end of the week. with severe gales and heavy rain in the forecast is the risk of travel disruption. bbc local radio stations

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