hello. welcome to outside source. e m ‘uzr euer wan" north—west england, particularly around the cumbria area. over the tomorrow mps and my semester will next couple days, storm gareth is bolt on theresa may's proposals for brexit. this evening she is an likely to bring us some significant strasbourg meeting the european distruption. that likely to bring us some significant distru ption. that is likely to bring us some significant distruption. that is your letters. union. this is the life picture we have coming in. lots ofjournalists awaiting what may or may not be a press co nfe re nce . directs a drama has shifted to awaiting what may or may not be a press conference. details are not plentiful. we are expecting at some strasbourg. theresa may is there to meet the president of point theresa may and jean—claude juncker to tell us how their talks have gone. when the prime minister arrived, both sides appeared confident there was by all accounts this is what we heard from someone a warmth to the initial exchanges. she needs to convince if she's going to win. then they wind behind closed doors all i know now i think they are reaching the point to get down to the detail. we still where they are about to have some don't know what that is. some of the kind of agreement. i am speculating, but prime minister's opponents to her that is my indication. gear have been there's a big vote in westminster tomorrow — but the main event tonight is in strasbourg — where we're expecting a press conference in a quarter of an hour. and remember — if you want to get in touch — the hashtag is bbc os.

18 days til brexit. 2a hours until, in theory, mps vote again on theresa may's deal — and we may be on the verge of an new agreement between the eu and theresa may. the prime minister has travelled from westminster move to strasbourg to see the eu'sjean claudejuncker. these pictures came into the newsroom less than an hour ago, of her arriving.

"this may mean nothing at all but may, juncker, barnier, "tim barrow looked absolutely delighted arriving "tonight in strasbourg." we don't have details of what prompted this meeting — but this is one leading brexiteer. we have asked them to look at, in line with the previous vote which was replace the backstop with these alternative arrangements. we proposed these alternative arrangements. i they have not been part of the discussion, which is good news. i don't know what the outcome is. all i know now is that i they are reaching the point where they are about to have some kind of agreement. i'm speculating, but that is my indication. and i think there will be a statement tonight at around 9pm at around 9pm tonight — which will be one in strasbourg and i think one here in the house of commons. then they will lay the motion as amended. and that will be voted on tomorrow. but there needs to be time to look at the legalities of this. the key thing was that the attorney

general should say that he is able to change his opinion, and that no longer the backstop is an entrapment — and he said it was previously. everybody needs time to discuss that. we have a group of legal people who are going to look at that as well. it's tight, but we have to do all that work before reaching a final conclusion. it sounds like they think they have got something. that is when the statement is going to be about tonight. earlier today, we'd heard this from the eu. we are committed to using our best endeavours to find a subsequent agreement that replaces backstop. we are ready to launch a dedicated work stream on alternative arrangements during the transition period. and we here at the commission remain open and willing to meet with uk negotiators at any time.

we are committed to ratifying this deal before the 29th of march. it is now for the house of commons to take an important set of decisions. the biggest issue that needed to be resolved if the irish border backstop. it's a clause in the brexit deal designed to ensure there cannot be a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. it does that by keeping the uk in the eu's customs union until there's a new trade deal between the uk and the eu. in theory, that could be a indefinite arrangement — and brexiteers hate that idea as you can't do your own trade deals if you're in a customs union. theresa may wants the backstop replaced or changed — so far the uk and eu have not found a way out of this. adam fleming is in strasbourg — and i spoke to him earlier

about the latest developments there. i'm afraid there is not a simple a nswer to i'm afraid there is not a simple answer to let is going on. we know there is a package of things being discussed tonight by theresa may and jean—claude juncker, the various different elements. one is something called a joint interpretive instrument, which would be a legally binding document drawn up by both sides which would talk about how they are ambitious for their future free—trade agreement, they will work quickly to get it in place and crucially they will aim to have it in place so that backstop, the back—up plan for the irish border, will never have to be put in place. that will sound familiar to regular viewers of the brexit process because that is the sort of stuff that was in a letter sent to the british prime minister by the presidents of the european commission and the council earlier this year. but it will be an upgrade to its meaning, with much more legal force and international law. there will be some amendments to the political declaration. that is the document that sits alongside the brexit divorce treaty and talks about the aspirations for the future. i tell that has been beefed

up future. i tell that has been beefed up to be more ambitious. there's going to be a clarification about the existing procedure that is already foreseen in the brexit deal, for settling disputes. that is likely to sides would use if they had a fight about the backstop. what we have heard about for the first time in the last couple of hours is a separate document from the uk side, its interpretation of what all of this means. one diplomaticjoke to make, it is an interpretation of the interpretation, of the backstop to the backstop. it gives you a sign of just how to the backstop. it gives you a sign ofjust how complicated this whole package has got. all that matters, first of all, if it is actually a great tonight or this is a last minute which means the prime minister goals away empty—handed. unlikely i think. the next big thing if the vote tomorrow, how do british parliamentarians reacted to what has been potentially agree here tonight? you've been following this ever since the summer of 2016. you speak to lots of eu sources all the time. would you categorise this as but you

getting a significant amount of ground at the last minute? no, because all of this is going to be within the eu's parameters. along they said they will not contradict what is going to be in the withdrawal agreement. that does not mean they will not be creative and push their own redline so much that potentially what they are agreeing tonight would be taking against the eu's position at the plate is made to the irish government. i suspect thatis to the irish government. i suspect that is why the irish prime minister leo varadkar has called together his cabinet tonight, so they can chew over what is on the table as well. they will have to give a thumbs up to this too. the other 26 member states say, where ireland goes, they 90, states say, where ireland goes, they go, too. but we will find out in a few short hours. i did warn you, it will be quite detailed to tonight. because it will be quite complicated, the uk government has set upa complicated, the uk government has set up a system whereby all that really matters, the big signal, will

be whether geoffrey cox the attorney general and chief legal officer changes his mind and says you know what, in december i said that backstop could end indefinitely and be uk would have no power to exit from it — if enough that tomorrow on the balance of probabilities i had changed my mind and giving it a thumbs up, that is a signal that the government has designed to get to proletarians in westminster to change their minds and support the deal. telling us there's a lot of detail coming our way telling us there's a lot of detail coming ourway in telling us there's a lot of detail coming our way in the next few minutes. we are ready for it. he is standing by in to guide us through this. the timings are fluid but we are expecting a press conference presumably involving theresa may and jean—claude juncker. we'll find out in the next two minutes. of course i will say that to you here. the bank what seems an awfully long time ago. you're meant to be centred in sharm el—sheikh, the european union and the arab union. when theresa may there and she said we will have a meaningful vote on this brexit by

the state. the 12th of march. that is tomorrow. in peace in theory are going to vote on whatever form the brexit deal takes after this evening's meeting. because we are still waiting on that, we did not know what mps are going to vote on even though the date is just about upon us. this was the opposition labour leader earlier. after three months, the prime minister has not achieved one single change to her deal. she is simply, as we have often said, running down the clock. running down the clock between no deal, her deal or the chaos of leaving the eu without any agreement with anyone. there's been plenty of speculation that tuesday's vote would be cancelled as theresa may was certain to lose it. here's brexit minister robin walker responding to that. 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 would do nothing but pest control to brussels and increase the risks. it is incumbent on this house to deliver on the will of the british people and to provide certainty. tomorrow, honourable and right honourable members across this house will have the opportunity to do so in a meaningful vote, fully informed on the government's legal analysis. i believe that the right honourable gentleman and any honourable member in this house should take that opportunity to move forward and provide certainty. hear, hear! we are hearing from all the regular contributive said. chris mason gave me an update from westminster earlier. we don't know the specifics around what is going on. we know, as you were mentioning a few minutes ago, that those in the british government are telling us to manage our expectations about the scale of what might be offered and what might be presented in the next hour or so. after this meeting between the british prime minister

and the president of the european commission. the british government and the prime minister knows that she has an awful lot of persuading to do, because it was a calamitous and historically huge loss that she suffered back injanuary — when the first meaningful vote, to use the jargon, took place on the deal that the british government and the european union had arrived at. there has to be something significant, particularly on the issue of a backstop as you say. my hunch is that there is going to be something tonight that will persuade some, but perhaps not persuade enough as far as the government is concerned. and therefore, there is the very real potential betting 2a hours‘ time, the deal has been defeated again. but let's wait and see because we haven't seen the specifics. of course until we have seen them and until conservative mps

particular have seen them, who rejected the deal last time, we won't know how many might be persuadable. let's run through some of the things perhaps we can be a bit more searching on. there's no possibility of the withdrawal deal being open at this stage, if there? the eu has been crystal clear throughout that the deal itself. the withdrawal agreement itself, that 580 odd page document is not going to be reopened. the demands from the brexiteers who, in the uk, don't like the look of the current deal is that whatever is said and whatever is agreed in these last minutes has to be legally watertight. the eu's talked in the past far more enthusiastically about reopening the possibility of declaration. that is a non—legally binding document that sets out some principles for the future relationship between the uk in the eu, and the future discussions to come on the nature of that relationship after any withdrawal agreement is signed off and after brexit has happened.

you then get into a bit of a textual discussion about whether or not adding some source of addendum or appendix to the withdrawal agreement amounts to reopening it. or amounts to stapling something on tv back cover. but the eu has been consistent in the last few months, back reopening and rewriting the text of that document is something that they are not willing to do. mps and journalists, just about eve ryo ne mps and journalists, just about everyone interested in the uk, waiting on the details coming out of strasbourg from the european union and from theresa may. as and when that press conference starts, i will show it to you. let's look at the potential impact of brexit through the perspective of the finance industry. london is one of the industry's biggest centres — and the question is whether brexit will affect that status. some say that's already happening.

he's referring to this report released today by new financial — a london based think tank that says it makes ‘a positive case for bigger capital markets‘. it claims that 275 financial firms are in the process of transferring funds, assets, and staff from the uk to the eu to the value of £1.2 trillion. and remember, gina miller? she won a case in 2017 which forced the prime minister to seek parliamentary approval before triggering article 50. here's her take on this issue. i run a wealth management business — and the financial services sector has been executing its plans for months now. so whatever you are hearing in the press, i know from the conversations i'm having that a lot more companies have companies have moved,

a lot more money has moved — private equity to investment to wealth management to affect management. the city is dripping money, companies and affect out of the uk. the damage is already being done. you'll get a different analysis from leave campaigner richard tice. the reality is — two years ago we were told that 75,000 jobs would go. the number ofjobs that have gone actually is very small. money moves in and out all the time. the real competitive threat to the city of london is not continental europe — it is new york, it is asia. those are the competitive threats to the city. what we need, rather than extending or another vote, is certainty. the way to get the certainty is to leave on the 29th so that everybody knows where they stand and people can adjust accordingly. that is what the city of london has been doing. just a note on that claim — the bank of england did say that 75,000 jobs potentially could be lost — but over time, once brexit happened. now — from finance to the tech sector. the government—funded report,

tech nation 2018, says the industry is growing almost three times faster than the rest of the uk's economy. but it's heavily reliant on easy access to investment and to highly—skilled workers. geeta guru—murphy's been looking at this issue. in these politically divisive times, and a hard hat might seem a good idea. look, it is green. his company uses artificial intelligence to sell among other things, health and safety solutions commercially. they feel brexit will deter their highly skilled workforce. we rely on the top talent in the world to continue top talent in the world to continue to drive that business forward. we cannot do that from the uk, they're simply not enough people with the skills that we need. we have just p°pped skills that we need. we have just popped out to the cafe, just to find out what the staff here think of brexit. i will start with you, you're from greece. yes, i am. the talent seems to be moving out of the uk. the uk doesn't seem that

attractive as a country. there is a very good job market in the us. there are many options. i don't think that would be a loss for engineers and researchers, and people who have the skills. i think it is mostly going to be a loss for the top market in itself. kevin tells me london is still a great place to live. but the racist abuse he experienced at home in yorkshire after the referendum shot him. people referring to me as chinese as such and such, some telemarketers we re very such and such, some telemarketers were very rude to my mum. but as $0011 were very rude to my mum. but as 50011 as were very rude to my mum. but as soon as i moved out of london, it evaporated. in some people who left and now raised in london are now very fortu nate and now raised in london are now very fortunate to live in a very diverse, very aggressive and welcoming place. across the city ta ke welcoming place. across the city take a welcoming place. across the city takea giant welcoming place. across the city take a giant facebook and google are expanding. this google campus helps start u ps expanding. this google campus helps start ups and helps with government support in the political minefield ahead. like a nifty second largest

tech system globally. what is important is that we keep on accessing funds, investors, private equity firms, who will keep on investing in tech. across europe. the digital economy is going five times faster than the economy as a whole. i think there are issues, there is turbulence. i think it can be managed. ithink there is turbulence. i think it can be managed. i think that the strength of the sector will provide the basis for our future growth irrespective of brexit. but still and roundabout in east london, at the city slightly less glamourous ration of california's silicon valley, the tech industry might be a little subdued but it thrives on change, whatever the political letter. geeta guru—murphy, bbc news, london. as it stands — the uk will leave on march 29th with or without a deal. perhaps it will be with a transitional arrangement in place, and perhaps not.

this article on the website looks at how that will affect daily life. let's look at how this would affect property for example. this is the year—on—year percentage change in house prices — you can see it has been declining already. last year, this man, bank of england governor mark carney said house prices could fall by up to 30% from their pre—brexit level if there was no deal, or what he calls a "disorderly" brexit. and then there's food prices. about 30% of the uk's food currently comes from the eu. mr carney says in the event of no—deal, there could be increased import taxes and transport delays which could see food prices rise by up to 10%.

here's a report on how food producers could be affected. this is claire marshall in bath. on a hillside near bath is the flock of kevin harrison. his life and existence here are intertwined with europe. the national farmers' union has warned that a no—deal would decimate farmers like him. i have some big worries at the moment. i mean, one of them is the uncertainty. the thought of actually crashing into a no—deal brexit could be devastating for the whole sheep industry, not just our business, because 35% of our exports go to europe. and without those exports, we'd be in a bit of a muddle.

we went to another business — part of the soul of the west country — where they make traditional cheddar cheese, 11,500 tonnes of it a year. they are trying to plan ahead, but it's tough. they fear what the trade agreements will look like if a deal isn't done. well, wto tariffs on dairy products could be 42%, so that would make quite a difference to which countries would actually still want to buy the products when we've got to increase charges by that sort of level, so that is a level of concern. and we've currently got customers who are buying product from us under european trade agreements, who are considering making contingency plans to replace that supply if no decision is made quickly, because they need to secure products for their customers in those third countries. and finally, we travel to a brewery in rural somerset. what is actually going on in that machine there? andrew cooper has invested

heavily in his business. this new machine can process 6,000 cans an hour. he now sells his beer in almost 30 countries. he voted remain, but he does see some opportunities. entrepreneurial businesses, we're light on our feet, we find solutions to problems. that's kind of what you have to do, and we will, but it will take a while. and i'm sure there's going to be some great opportunities if and when it goes ahead, but there's definitely going to be a period of pain on the way there. so, above all, for those in the business of hops, along with cheese and chops, they want things quickly to become clear. claire marshall, bbc news, in the west country. a reminded theresa may has made a last—minute trip to strasbourg to talk with the european union. here isa talk with the european union. here is a laptop. i had seen more

exciting by chance, but this is the realm where we are expecting the press c0 nfe re nce realm where we are expecting the press conference to happen. from the shot we are looking at, the room is filling up with journalists and we are expecting jean—claude juncker and theresa may to come out and tell us and theresa may to come out and tell us what if any agreement they have managed to find, which theresa may will van if there is an agreement ta ke will van if there is an agreement take back to london and explained to mps. we are not entirely clear how that will work. we think a motion will be presented to the house of commons at some point this evening, may be. either way, tomorrow is the day mps will have to consider what theresa may is suggesting. in theory, they will vote on whatever form that brexit deal takes later on in the day. while we are waiting for that, let's get more perspective on may the uk has got to witness. this is a very senior former adviser

at the european office he treated at the weekend. well, to find out what people do make of it — john 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. 18 days til brexit.

2a hours until, in theory, mps vote again on theresa may's deal — and we may be on the verge of an new agreement between the eu and theresa may. the prime minister has travelled from westminster to strasbourg to see the eu'sjean claudejuncker. we now michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator was there too. they have been meeting. this will save a little earlier. after these greetings, they sat down for talks. laura kuenssberg, the bbc parking a political editor noted how eve ryo ne parking a political editor noted how everyone seemed parking a political editor noted how everyone seemed in a good mood when the prime minister arrived. we don't know what that may signify. this is for shocked we have got coming in. not the most exciting live chat yet. through that door, we are expecting theresa may and jean—claude juncker to arrive. there is a big bang of journalists awaiting on what they

are saying. before that happens, let me play you what we heard a little bit earlier on bbc news. from iain duncan smith. we have asked them to look at in line with the previous vote, which is to replace the backstop. i don't know what the outcome is. all i know now is that i think they are reaching the point where they are about to have some kind of agreement. i'm speculating, but that's my indication. and i think there will be a statement tonight at around 9pm tonight — which will be one in strasbourg and i think one here in the house of commons. then they will lay the motion as amended. and that will be voted on tomorrow. but there needs to be time to look at the legalities of this. the key thing was that the attorney general should say that he is able

to change his opinion, and that no longer the backstop is an entrapment — and he said it was previously. everybody needs time to discuss that. we have a group of legal people who are going to look at that as well. it's tight, but we have to do all that work before reaching a final conclusion. it sounds like they think they have got something. that is what the statement is going to be about tonight. geoffrey cox is the uk's attorney general who offers legal advice on what the withdrawal deal will mean. one of the most explosive elements of his legal advice concerned the irish border backstop. he set the way it is currently written, there isa way it is currently written, there is a possibility that backstop could be in place indefinitely. the backstop is there to prevent a heart border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, and the reason brexiteers are against it is the way it avoids that hard border. it's as if there is no future trade deal between the uk in the eu agreed, then the uk has to

remain within the customs union. if you stay in a customs union of the european union, you cannot cut your own trade deal. one of the big cells that brexiteers made to the uk was that brexiteers made to the uk was that if you vote for a leaf, we will be able to take control of our trade deals and cut bilateral deals with countries all around the world. at the backstop, that is not guaranteed. the brexiteers very much object to that. there doesn't seem any sign the european union has shown any willingness to open the withdrawal deal. this is all about what might be added to the side of the deal. and how geoffrey cox may allow that to influence his legal advice. intern may influence the position of the brexiteers. it is complicated, but important stuff. we will get an update from adam fleming and strasbourg in a moment. first of all, this is what the european union told us a little bit earlier in the day. we are committed to using our best endeavours to find a subsequent agreement that replaces backstop. we are ready to launch

a dedicated work stream on alternative arrangements during the transition period. and we here at the commission remain open and willing to meet with uk negotiators at any time. we are committed to ratifying this deal before the 29th of march. it is now for the house of commons to take an important set of decisions. and because this was a last—minute trip to strasbourg, there has been a lot of analysis about whether there was a deal in place. all the advice from lots of sources are saying that a deal wasn't totally done ahead of the prime minister taking this trip, so we the prime minister taking this trip, so we await eagerly what is going to be announced, but at the moment, we are still watching that live feed,

and it still shows a dog with no one coming through it. there is so short iam coming through it. there is so short i am talking about. so, we will await when they all emerge. and whether we read too much into this 01’ whether we read too much into this or not, we hired from delayed representative on brexit for the european parliament. he is in strasbourg, so is the president the european parliament, and then you havejean—claude european parliament, and then you have jean—claude juncker of the european commission, plus theresa may, plus a parker, the brexit secretary. a lot of the main players out there this evening. what we were to find out is whether they can find enough common ground that doesn't break any of the european union's red lines around the customs union and single market, but there is perhaps an offer to reason me to turn round to all the mps who voted against her in january, turn round to all the mps who voted against her injanuary, and say,

look, here are more assurances. we cannotjudge whether she will be able to do that until we hear what they have agreed. we should emphasise, even if she had something significant to take part, time is extraordinarily tight. the prime minister is in strasbourg, and tomorrow— tomorrow — is the deadline deprived minister has set yourself 01’ deprived minister has set yourself or having a meaningful vote on brexit. we are talking about i was rather than days at the moment. we are going to keep an eye on that low shot, in the meantime, let's turn to the other story that is dominating oui’ the other story that is dominating our attentions in the last couple of days,... the two ‘black boxes' from the ethiopian airlines plane that crashed on sunday have been recovered. they should contain data and voice recordings from the cockpit. we already know all 157 people on board died. and that the flight was addis ababa to nairobi. but six minutes after taking off it crashed after the pilot reported difficulties. these people saw it come down.

translation: when it was hovering, fire was coming out of its tail, finally when it passed over our house, the nose pointed down and detail raised up. it went straight into the ground with its nose, and thenit into the ground with its nose, and then it exploded. we came running here. the plane was burning and there was a lot of smoke. what we saw later was very disturbing. there was a lot of smoke. what we saw later was very disturbingm came directly from the sky, downwards. we had a huge explosion. there was no fire before it crashed, but once across, we saw a huge cloud of smoke. the plane crashed here. there was a loud explosion followed by lots of smoke rising in the sky. we came running here and we were shocked and saddened when besought what was happening. this graph shows the instability of the plane's vertical speed as it took off — that means the rate at which it was climbing.

and it's putrenewed focus on boeing. the 737 max 8 is its best seller. it's only been flying for two years, but this is its second crash. in october, 189 people died when a lion airflight in indonesia crashed 13 minutes after taking off from jakarta. next, let's hear how ethiopian airlines has responded to what's happened. as of yesterday, we have grounded all boeing 737—8 max fleet which ethiopian airlines was operating and which was involved in yesterday s accident as a precaution safety measure. other airlines have followed suit. many are chinese. china southern airlines, for instance, has grounded 22 planes.

in the us, southwest airlines, has the biggest max 8 fleet in the world, with 3a planes. it hasn't grounded any of them. it tweeted. .. nonetheless, this is what's happened to boeings share price — down 12%. todd curtis is an aviation safety analyst who used to work for boeing. i asked him earlierfor his reading on what might have happened. the information shows that there is very definitely some surface relationships between the events. they both happened early in the flood, and they both ended up with the aircraft in a very high—speed, high angle impact into the surface, in this case into the ground, and in lion air's case, into the ocean. clearly, there may be some other relationships between the earlier event, but until those black boxes are reviewed, until the records are

looked at, it is too early to say if the same kind of flight control and mention issues that affected lion air also the ethiopian flight. there has been some attention on the fact that the co—pilot had a relatively low amount of flying hours. would that be something that she would be concerned about? i would be concerned about? i would be concerned about? i would be concerned about it, certainly during the investigation, i would like to say the authorities look thoroughly at the training and recent experience of both pilots. now, while it is not uncommon to have this kind of disparity in time in the cockpit, usually, there is no relationship between extra risk and a low time co—pilot. relationship between extra risk and a low time co-pilot. lets also talk about the automated system on this plane that some people have been discussing, that is designed to prevent stalling. tell us how that works and whether that could be releva nt. works and whether that could be relevant. because this aircraft has a different design with respect to

the engine— they are larger, heavier and are situated differently under the wing, it has an affect on how the wing, it has an affect on how the aeroplane flies. there is an automated system that is in place in the aircraft which helps the aircraft stay at the right flight attitude. insert into third situations. it is possible this system led to the crash in indonesia, and there have been changes in training, and certainly more information about the system out there in the community. i am certain that the ethiopian authorities and the ethiopian pilots would have been well aware of both the lion air event on this new system. we know there were two men who were meant to be on the flight — but missed it. greek national antonis mavropoulos who missed his connection by two minutes. and ahmed khalid was travelling to see his family in kenya. he too missed his connection — though his father in nairobi didn't know that when the news of the crash came through.

the victims came from amore than 35 countries, including kenya, ethiopia, canada, and the uk. ethiopian airlines has been seen in the compa ny‘s ceo ethiopian airlines has been seen in the company's ceo has been to the site and has confirmed there are no survivors. we know a number of people from the un were on the plane. here's the un secretary general. we are working closely with government officials on the ground, and mobilising assessments and any support needed during this difficult time. our colleagues were women and men, junior professionals and seasoned officials, hailing from all corners of the globe, and with a wide array of expertise. they all had one thing in common— the spirit to serve the people of the world and

to serve the people of the world and to make it a better place for us all. and this report from anne soy has more on the victims. a moment of silence in honour of the victims of sunday's plane crash. at least 20 of the dead worked for the united nations. like 36—year—old joanna tool. i am very proud of what she achieved. it is tragic that she couldn't carry on to further her career and achieve more. miss toole was among seven britons who died. there were 35 nationalities on board ethiopian airlines' plane. the majority of the victims... this man was coming home from saudi arabia to mourn the death of his burning scratch my brother—in—law.

translated i last spoke to him on saturday afternoon. he said he missed me and was happy he was coming home. does 32-year-old woman was looking forward to getting married when she got to nairobi. she had trouble with her five—year—old daughter. —— she had travelled with her five—year—old daughter. translation: the groom to be as an eating or drinking. he is devastated. her older sister is also in shock. this man was a professor. this captain was experience, with more than 8000 flight hours. he reported having difficulties shortly after take—off. the reported having difficulties shortly after ta ke—off. the remains reported having difficulties shortly after take—off. the remains of the victims had been ripped from the scene of the crash, but relatives will have to wait for an identification to be done. just a reminder that in less than 2a

hours, british mps are going to be voting on a deform that a brexit withdrawal deal will take, but we still don't know what they're going to be voting on, because theresa may is in strasbourg for last—minute talks with the european union. we know they have been primarily been with michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, and jean—claude juncker. this is a pressroom that i am told is much more busy than this particular structure jazz, and we are waiting for the press conference to happen, but we are also getting prey from strasbourg that the press conference may not be imminent, and may not be confirmed. so, your guess is as good as mine as to whether thatis is as good as mine as to whether that is going to happen, but certainly this is going on longer than we expected. we thought we beget new tuner than this, but you can either read as meaning the talks are going terribly, or perhaps progress is being made. wejust don't know, but this is extraordinary, because we are less than 2a hours away from british mps

having to vote on whether they like whatever it is a jean—claudejuncker and theresa may two or don't agree. and remember, brexit is scheduled for march the 29th. well, while we keep an eye on that, let's turn to another of the big stories of the day. day five of the power cut in venezuela. it's affecting places all over the country — and remember there are already food shortages. in the capital caracas there have been reports of looting. here are three people there. translation: i shouldn't have to do this at my age. i only did it because my grandkids are dying of hunger. the id want a day, if they are lucky. we are not to blame for this. we were working people who work ina this. we were working people who work in a poor neighbourhood. translation: friday, saturday and sunday were horrible. i was going crazy with no water, electricity. for god's sake, how long

are we going to continue like this? translation: without light, you can imagine, in addition to the economic situation that venezuelans are living here, we try to take food to our house, we had to give away our meat. i am a single working mother with two children, a girl and a boy, just imagine. president maduro has blamed the blackout on an act of "sabotage" by the us at this target hydroelectric power station. but others say it's more likely that the plant failed because of years of underinvestment. this is the new york times' reporter in caracas noting... and he tweeted this image of the country's power network the guri dam is the country's main

source of power. "without guri, it's mad max" and here's another image — this is from today — people collecting water to drink from a sewage canal at one of the rivers in the capital. pressure is being brought to bear in lots of different ways. the us senator marco rubio, who's one of president maduro's fiercest critics has been tweeting a lot over the the weekend... venezuela s opposition leader juan guiado, who the us backs as so—called interim president against maduro, had this to say in parliament. translation: that is why we are

today asking the parliament to declare a national state of alarm in venezuela. a state of emergency, or tragedy, of catastrophe that venezuela is living today. and this blackout was not the product of a mudslide, an earthquake or a tornado. it is the product of corruption. in the last few minutes, the us secretary of state mike pompeo has been speaking on this. here's a little of what he said. with respect to the power outages, those are a direct result of years and years of neglect to the venezuelan energy system. you can talk to any international energy expert, they have seen it. the system has had problems for an awful long time. their ability to get it back online has offered scratch might proving difficult, and over the last several years, it has a lwa ys the last several years, it has always gotten worse. that is because of the blackouts that have taken place, and my guess, knowing a little bit of engineering, will

continue to take place. the opposition says at least 17 people have died as a result of the blackout — though we can't confirm those figures. we do know that more than three million venezuelans have fled their country in recent years — many blame a combination of hunger, lack of medical care, rising unemployment, violent crime and political repression. will grant is in caracas. things in venezuela are turning ugly. tempers that were already frayed were falling over, as hunger and desperation tickled. but one supermarket in caracas, a group of local mothers demanded to be let in in search of food for the children. turned away, in the afternoon, some neighbours took matters into their own hands, sucking and looting the supermarket and clashing with the police. armed pro—government motorcycle gangs in first order at gunpoint. and to add to the situation, the faster blackout shows

little sign of ending. in those areas where power has been restored, it's patchy, often lasting for only a few hours. in other states, hospitals, maternity wards and homes for the elderly are said to be at breaking point. for more on the breakdown of venezuela's guri power plant, i spoke to the bbc‘s candace piette. this power plant was supplying 70% of earners will oppose much energy, it came from the main dam, so this coming out of, stopping working, has had a huge impact. even in caracas, which is usually quite sustainable, but certainly across the country. today, we have seen it in britain returned the pub, but it goes on and comes on for a while and goes off again. —— intermittent return of power. we have seen people who live in the highlands coming down and bringing waterfrom in the highlands coming down and bringing water from the river and to

the department. —— in the high—rises. there have been deaths in the hospitals, neonatal boards, this kind of thing. so, the government has appealed for calm, and things do seem to be calm. there have been addressed, there has been some looting, but it is all adding to the pain the venezuelans are experiencing through the collapse of the economy at the moment. i mean, some countries, people are used to having power cuts. they will have generated taken a dim moment power goes down. you'll reckon there are certainly generators a run, but not enough of the situation. and venezuelans are certainly used to having power caps, they have been going on for quite three years now, but every time, this is probably the worst we have had in their history. they are saying it as over five days now. it is very hot, we are in high summer now. it is very hot, we are in high summer in venice below, so you can imagine how overpowering it is to be in this kind of temperatures in the

sight of the situation going on, you're through trotting, people out on the street attempting to find bags of ice to store their food for a few more days. still we bid for details of what is happening in strasbourg. with these last—minute meetings between theresa may and the european union. laura kuenssberg is keeping us up—to—date, sing... she also adds... she also adds... let metre quickly show you the life it. it has not got any more interesting, i'm afraid. sign theresa mayjean—claude juncker, but as and when that happens, you will see it on the bbc news channel.

next, eurosport today and they will see you in a few minutes' time. the latest sports news now, with me. zinedine zidane is returning to real madrid. it is less than a year since the frenchman left, that was after winning a third successive champions league title. he oversaw the club's most successful period in the modern area, winning seven trophies at one point injust 100 area, winning seven trophies at one point in just 100 games. area, winning seven trophies at one point injust100 games. he also went on a a0 game unbeaten run. he will replace santiago solari, with real madrid are third in the spanish league. translation: he wants to have a team that went also at home. they won the league twice in the last ten years. simply not good enough for what he feels is the most important competition of all. of course, he has won the champions league, the times in a room at the door so, still it will be a target,

but it is about rebuilding. we have to see what happens with gareth bale, for instance. they did not get on. they are like water and oil, and one of the things that zinedine zidane wanted was gareth bale to leave in the summer, and the president said no chance. what now? a birmingham city fun hepeated naughty to attacking jack grealish yesterday has been sentenced to 1a weeks in prison. he admitted assault and encroachment onto the pitch at birmingham magistrates' court. he has been banned from attending football matches for ten years, but for some this punishment doesn't go far enough. i think that tougher prison sentences would be a start. 14 prison sentences would be a start. 1a weeks doesn't seem the punishment to fit the crime. there has to be more of a deterrent, and then i think the stadium bans, ban at the birmingham band from their own stadium, under way stadiums. they have to find a way of hitting the clu bs

have to find a way of hitting the clubs in the pocket, because what is needed is increased security at stadiums, and clubs will have to pay for that. pep guardiola cirstea com's players and fans need to dream if they are to win a first champions league title. his side play in the last 16 second leg tomorrow. they are — two up from the first leg, but pep guardiola believes they need to push themselves given the relative and expedience. this competition is judged when you are out for the last 16. it is a big disaster, my perspective, my approach is com pletely perspective, my approach is completely different. so, it is a big success being there for the teams this season, next season, in the champions league, a big success for the season. we are close. liverpool and ourselves are so close to that. when you go through to the group stage, incredible success. what their head coach at england cricket has shed some light on the

recent departure of the batting coach. he says that ashley giles, the new managing director made the decision not to renew his contract. we did have a conversation with him. i think there has been a few more... obviously, joe itter captain of the tea m obviously, joe itter captain of the team and he would have been involved as well. but he has got some thoughts on where he thinks the team in the squad on the coaching staff need to go to, or want to go to. yeah, so that there is a decision that has been made. so, we will carry on. what microdot is all this point for now. i will have more for you at 1030. we will have stormy weather over the next couple of days. the heavy winds brought to you from storm gareth. we are looking at severe gales moving in during tuesday. let's take a look

at storm gareth. it is a developing area of low pressure that is continuing to edge closer to our shores, and it has got some very tightly spaced isobars. of course, it isa tightly spaced isobars. of course, it is a closeness together of the artare it is a closeness together of the art are determines how strongly the wind blows. they get very pinched together across the north—west of the uk. that is where we will see the uk. that is where we will see the strongest winds from the system. for chester, another band of rain moving across england and wales. squally winds mixed in with it. suntan squally winds mixed in with it. su nta n follows, squally winds mixed in with it. suntan follows, but as it comes out, the temperatures go down. further north in rows, point to a blustery showers working on to scotland and northern ireland, with blizzards in place across the highlands of scotland. it will fill pacelli through the afternoon. low temperatures, factoring on the strength of the winds, it will feel cold. as we head through chester, the principal ramp up, and across northern ireland, expose coast could have up to 80 mph. from there, the strongest winds through tuesday

night and into wednesday, many areas seen night and into wednesday, many areas seen gusts in the range of 50—68 must be. these winds are strong enough to bring down trees, tree branches, and bits of debris on the roads. there is a risk of transport disruption. ferries are likely to be cancelled or delayed, and there will be speed restrictions on some of the bridges as well. transport disruption a possibility, and also the risk of some power cuts as well. that is storm gareth. the rela does not settle down from there. on thursday, we have a band of rain sinking southwards across the uk. then we will see some sunshine coming out. temperatures will be a little bit higher, ten to 13 celsius for many of us, but perhaps feeling cool in the brisk winds, particularly in the north—west of the country, where there will be plenty of showers as well. on friday, there will be clear skies for a friday, there will be clear skies fora time, so friday, there will be clear skies for a time, so it could turn quite chilly. we will see another band of

rain working. heavy rain particularly in north—west england, when there is the risk of seeing some localised surface water flooding issues building up particularly into parts of cumbria. it turns mother in the south, temperatures 12 to 1a degrees. scotla nd temperatures 12 to 1a degrees. scotland and northern ireland getting back into the cool air. temperatures in single figures. at the start of the recount, no great changes. an uncertain start to think, with out settled there with us for the north—west we have got blustery showers, some spells of sunshine, and quite a contrast in temperatures. 10—11d in the south. temperatures dropping a bit, but still quite chilly for the north. for the second half of the weekend and into next week, we will see further dips and into next week, we will see furtherdips in and into next week, we will see further dips in thejet and into next week, we will see further dips in the jet stream. there could be transient ridges moving across the south of the country, but generally a strong, mobilejet stream, country, but generally a strong, mobile jet stream, and that will steal further areas of low pressure away. so, show us our longer spells

of rain and the outlook, often quite windy as well. it looks to be pretty shortly. generally next week, it is quite unsettled, and that means more wet and windy weather at a strong, mobilejet stream, wet and windy weather at a strong, mobile jet stream, and that was to further areas of low pressure away. so, showers are longer spells of rain in the outlook, often quite windy as well. it looks to be pretty short lived. generally next week, it says quite unsettled, and that means 00:58:20,465 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 more wet and windy weather at times.