this is bbc news, i'm joanna gosling — live in westminster — as yet another crucial week under pressure — theresa may in the brexit process gets underway. continues her battle for support for her eu deal as parliament theresa may's meeting her prepares to try to take control cabinet after a weekend of speculation about her future — of the brexit process. but she's had words of support this morning. after claims of a plot to oust her, the prime minister tells her cabinet i think the prime minister is doing the right she's still hopeful of putting her deal to a parliamentary thing, thinking about the vote for a third time. national interest, about this country and trying to end this chaos we need to make sure that we leave the european union and we do by getting this agreement through. it is simply not enough to say if we so in an orderly fashion. i hope as many people as possible throw the prime minister overboard recognise that that means supporting things will be all right because it the prime minister and making sure really won't change anything. that we get her deal through. we'll have all the latest — the european commission has warned and look ahead to later — of the increasing likelihood when mps will try and seize control that the uk will leave the eu of the brexit process without a deal on april the 12th. from the government. and the other main stories this lunchtime... in the us, democrats call the other stories on bbc news. cleared of collusion. the us president claims for the publication of the full complete exoneration report into claims of collusion after the special council finds no between the trump evidence of his election campaign campaign and russia. conspiring with russia.

there was no collusion with russia, the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard. there was no collusion with russia. the extraordinary lengths criminals go to smuggle contraband into prisons — these drugs and mobile phones were sewn into the insides of three dead rats. # the sun ain't gonna to shine anymore. the enigmatic singer scott walker — one third of the walker brothers who also went on to achieve solo success — has died at the age of 76. hello, and welcome to westminster — in the week the uk was supposed to leave the eu,

theresa may is still battling to get her brexit deal through the commons. over the weekend we saw a march for another referendum, and senior pro—brexit conservatives called to chequers for lengthy talks with the prime minister. let's take a look at what theresa may faces today. an hour ago — she began a special cabinet meeting — discussing a government led plan to hold indicative votes. soon she'll sit down with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. mrs may will then bring mps up—to—date in the commons, following last week's eu summit. the next steps in the brexit process will then be debated before a series of votes at around 10pm — which could see mps take more control over the process. and depending on how today pans out — there could be a series of votes to find out which form of brexit mps would support. and if the pm feels she has enough support — we could be looking at a third meaningful vote on her brexit deal this week.

she says she will only table that if she gets it through. but whatever happens, this friday's date to leave the eu has been missed, with all eyes now on april 12th. we can speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. bring us up to date. thank you, the cabinet that goes on and may go on for some time yet because there are some big decisions for ministers to ta ke some big decisions for ministers to take and they are going to have to ta ke take and they are going to have to take them today. if not all the signs are parliament will tonight seek to seize control of the brexit agenda through paving the way known as negative votes. what are they? they are basically a series of votes on the different possible brexit options, everything from leaving without any agreement to a second referendum to some form of customs union, to labour's david brexit‘s

deal. the thinking is if mps vote on these options they will be able to come to some sort of consensus about what it is if they are prepared to support. the fear in number ten that could strip authority away from mrs may and for parliament in the driving seat. one thing we understand ministers are looking at is whether the government ought to table its own indicative votes in the hope it would be able to choreograph the votes and perhaps that might result in confusion with no majority emerging and so mrs may could come back with her deal and say, look, i have got an agreement the eu are happy with and we could get it through and get brexit‘s done. however, it is worth noting within cabinet there are voices morning indicative votes on their own, whatever parliament decided, would not be binding on the

government. that was the view this morning of liam fox. it may well be that parliament wants to look at a set of options. it can't be binding on the government. i was elected on a manifesto and i'm answering to my voters, not to the house of commons. i made a pledge, as did all conservative mps to their voters, that we would leave the single market and leave the customs union. we can't change that around because other mp5 want to do something different. the other option is that mrs may sticks with plan a, which is to keep battering away at the brexiteers and the dup trying to get them on—board. she has got a mountain climb, hundred 49 mps voting against her deal ina hundred 49 mps voting against her deal in a majority last time. she would have to win over 75 mps and at

the moment there is precious little sign of that and an indication of some brexiteers are saying, if you wa nt some brexiteers are saying, if you want our support you have to set out a timetable for your departure. this morning everyone in cabinet sounding pretty loyal. this is michael gove. i think it is important everyone realises this is an immensely important week and we leave the eu in an orderly fashion, and realise that we should do this by supporting the prime minister. can she get the votes we need this week?|j the prime minister. can she get the votes we need this week? i believe we can end it is important we do. we need to vote to leave the european union, the prime minister is honouring that, she is doing everything she can to get support during that effort. the signs are mrs may is determined to conquer on down and push ahead with her deal but if she is forced to a cce pt with her deal but if she is forced to accept some sort of agreement by parliament which tramples over her

red lines, who knows, staying in the singles market or a customs union, she may think i cannot possibly accept that and quit anyway. alternatively if she comes back without meaningful vote and it gets voted down for a third time she might think she has no option but to go. and there is the threat from the brexiteers that if they are to support her deal then they want a clear plan for her departure. mrs may is very far from safe this week. thank you. let's speak now to catherine haddon, who's a senior fellow at the institute for government could you talk us through the processes , could you talk us through the processes, there have been so many twists and turns? we have been hearing the government may table a series of indicative votes to take control of that process of voting, rather than something controlled by mps. explain what the machinations

why does it matter if the government ta bles why does it matter if the government tables it rather than mps? it is about the process of how it happens. we have an amendment to due to be voted on tonight which means parliament taking control of the order paper on wednesday to have a process for indicative votes but it is about the process. the order in which people vote for it things, how they are worded, what kind of options out there, can have a huge effect on the way people vote. mps will be looking to void that least favourite options as looking for it not only their favourite options, but whether they are willing to compromise. that is the key. we have had so many votes on a brexit but we have not had any means for mps to work out where they can compromise and on what. could we end up with a situation where the government ta bles votes situation where the government tables votes and mps put a series of indicative votes through?m tables votes and mps put a series of

indicative votes through? it is possible but the key is whether mps can come to any solution whether it is on can come to any solution whether it isona can come to any solution whether it is on a series of indicative votes oi’ is on a series of indicative votes or whether they end up with one load of them. if they cannot come to one solution that gives a clear indication to the government and is something practical as well, because it has to be in the bounds of what we can do at the moment in terms of the extension we have got with the eu and in terms of the deal and what you might be able to negotiate. mps might need many more votes on this, we do not know at this stage. say for instance, mps got behind the idea of a customs union. would that mean that would certainly happen? that is about the political declaration are what the future relationship with look like. that is the key, how are what the future relationship with look like. that is the key, how it worked best. you might say to mps when option is to vote on theresa may's deal but with

a change to the declaration, or it could be the offer of a second referendum. it is not about putting down binary options about how they work together. everybody keeps talking about the importance of compromise and yet no one is really compromising. you expect this to beat the week in which the deadlock is broken? this could be in which we see some of the options ruled out. we had a vote on a no deal exit but now the deadline is the 12th of april is still in play. unless the government puts through the legislation and get an agreement with the eu to stop it the emotions does not change the reality on the ground. we might start to see some of these options finally removed off the table so mps can really focus on what is possible rather than what they would like in ideal circumstances. thank you very much.

it is another week where process is really important stop i expect by now you might be getting familiar with the dragon around it but do not forget there is plenty of detail on the bbc news site to help you work your way through the various bits of language being bandied about. one of theissues language being bandied about. one of the issues over the weekend was there was some speculation a coup may have been mounted this morning against theresa may. it seems that was over before it began. i'm joined now by george freeman, the conservative mp and former minister who believes theresa may should go. previous that you thought she should stay until that was a agreement but that you think she should go and now. i see it getting brexit over the line would exhaust all the political goodwill and room for manoeuvre of whichever prime minister was doing it. i think we have reached this point. i hope we'll get a deal through the house,

either the prime minister's deal which i will continue to vote for or cross— party which i will continue to vote for or cross—party deal. i think she has reached the end of the road and if she can get the withdrawal through a grateful nation well thank her. there was talk coup was being plotted and she was told she had to go. that has not happened, the plot has bottled it and what will make her go? i don't think it was a coup. i think her go? i don't think it was a coup. ithinka her go? i don't think it was a coup. i think a lot of us were looking at cabinet in despairand i think a lot of us were looking at cabinet in despair and wondering about what happened to collective responsibility. if they cannot unite behind the prime minister, and they have to unite behind one of them. i do not think it was a coup, i do not think anyone in cabinet wanted the job. it was the parliamentary party saying if you cannot support the prime minister then get behind someone you can. prime minister then get behind someone you can. it feels a little bit like the brexit process. we do not want that but we do not know

what we want. if she goes to is there to unite the country going forwards? i think that is to bits and if the prime minister was forced to go this week having delivered brexit, and interim prime minister would need to take over. there have been various names suggested, it would need to be someone highly trusted, who works cross—party and could hold the government together. make a suggestion of who that could be? david langton is highly respected across the house, across the party and across the country. —— david liddington. many would say it has to be someone who is anti—brexit, michael gove, and others would say someone highly competent, jeremy hunt. across the summer “— competent, jeremy hunt. across the summer —— someone who competent, jeremy hunt. across the summer —— someone who is into brexit, michael gove. there needs to bea brexit, michael gove. there needs to

be a leader who can heal the wounds of brexit, move from the daft lies and promises and threats of the campaign, and re—inspired the country as this is a moment of change. you want the withdrawal agreement, she lost it at the last goal. it is a mountain to climb if she can get that through. the series of indicative votes have been talked about, do you think mps could trust the government to take control of that process. because previously when the prime minister has promised something it is not turned out that way and there has been anger when mps have pulled amendments on the basis when they could get something from the prime minister itself. basis when they could get something from the prime minister itselflj support the indicative votes. we cannot just keep support the indicative votes. we cannotjust keep saying about what we are against but what we are for.

i believe there is a majority for a brexit deal that is acceptable to the vast majority of people. it is either the pm's deal or the common market 2.0 proposal. do you support that if that is what mps are saying? would you go back on the red line of the customs union? i hope so, and i think of her deal goes down it is because the hardline conservative brexiteers voted against it and probably the dup in which case i think we have a duty to work cross— party think we have a duty to work cross—party and across the house. i've just been with hilary benn, there are labour mps in brexiteers constituencies. i think the deal that would put us in the single customs union, and make our own decisions on fishing and farming, i think we could get that across the house. thank you very much. there is a lot to go ahead this week and we are waiting to see how events unfold in the commons. the week we were heading for brexit without a deal,

the 29th of march, the deadline has been pushed back. we will keep you up—to—date with all the developments from here. iwill up—to—date with all the developments from here. i will now hand you back to the studio. the headlines on bbc news... after a weekend of speculation about her leadership — the prime minister chairs a cabinet meeting — as mps prepare to vote on taking control of the brexit process. cleared of collusion. the president claims complete exoneration after the special council finds no evidence his campaign conspired with russia. staff at a prison in dorset have found these drugs and mobile phones, sewn into the carcasses of three dead rats. and in sport midfielder kenny mclean said fans are entitled to show their frustration at an uninspiring two — zero win over the lowest rank sign.

women go to the top of the woman's super league with a win over liverpool. and with the masters around the corner of paul casey won the championship in florida, the first time he has successfully defended a title. i will have more on those toys after half past. —— stories. there's been good news for donald trump, after a two year investigation cleared his campaign team of collusion with russia during the 2016 election. but while the report lifts a big cloud from his presidency, it draws no conclusion as to whether or not he committed a crime by obstructing justice, as our washington correspondent chris buckler explains. for almost two years, robert mueller scrutinised the actions of donald trump and his campaign to become president. # proud to be an american... the special counsel was asked to investigate whether russia interfered in the 2016 election, and whether they conspired with the trump campaign.

while mr mueller says the russian government did try to influence the vote, he says he's found no evidence of collusion. there was no collusion with russia. there was no obstruction, and none whatsoever. and it was a complete and total exoneration. traitor! robert mueller‘s investigation did lead to charges being brought against some of mr trump's inner circle. however, those prosecutions weren't connected to the key issue of whether there was collusion with russia, and after months of speculation and allegations here in washington, what the special counsel has found is very good news for this president and this white house. but mr mueller has left one question unanswered, and that's whether the president tried to obstructjustice. mr mueller wrote that this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime. it also does not exonerate him.

however, for now, president trump is celebrating. he returned to the nation's capital with relief, rather than rage. america is the greatest place on earth, the greatest place on earth. and he may have seen off one of the greatest threats to his presidency of it. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. let's now speak to brian klaas who is an american political scientist and columnist for the washington post. thank you for coming in. he says he is completely exonerated, it is a big day at the end of this long process , big day at the end of this long process, what do you make of it all? it is good news for a trump but the claim he has exonerated is false. one of the only courts from the mueller report, was saying explicitly this does not exonerate trump on the obstruction charge.

mueller said i'm not going to bring charges related to obstruction, it is going to be it later determination and his own attorney general made a determination itself so general made a determination itself so trump's characterisation is not correct. beyond that he is not out of the woods when it comes to legal woes because their active investigations into other types of criminal activity including the alleged hush money payments towards mistresses in 2016. and yet on the major issue, collision with russia, no problem. he has got a clean bill of health on that and i get for his constituency, that is probably good enough. i would not go as far to say that for two reasons. one is that the court says on russian governments, there is a series affiliated with the campaign, there may have been some collision. the second thing is the publicly available records is still

potentially disqualifying for the president in terms of national security even if it is not illegal so security even if it is not illegal so when russia was actively interfering in american democracy, trump went on tv and said, if you are listening please hack hillary clinton's e—mails. that is not illegal but it is —— might you do not want somebody eliciting hacking into someone he was in the government. his son and son—in—law we re government. his son and son—in—law were all actively soliciting help for information to help him when from russia. it is good news for trump but there were... the points you make are old news. there will be some who say let us move on. it is time to move on, and i suppose for the democrats practically, of apart

from the right and wrong is ethically, there is a political question. if the electorate tired of hearing this? that is a fair point. the republicans did very well on this. if you had nothing else come out and then all of its current yesterday, there were dozens of indictments and trump's senior campaign officials and all of the revelations of michael cohen, and that came out in one day, that would have been debilitating to donald trump but because it was a slow drip people are tired of it and some people are tired of it and some people do want to move on so trump will probably be able to use this as a political advantage going into 2020. he has investigation the democrats are running will likely continue but they have to be careful they do not over extend themselves asa they do not over extend themselves as a result of what we are going to see from the mueller report providing some good news at least four donald trump. the democrats have demanded we see the whole report, do you think we well?|j report, do you think we well?” think we will see a significant

portion of it, hopefully only with reductions necessary for social security. drugs, tobacco and mobile phones were smuggled into a prison stuffed inside dead rats. for those of you with a nervous disposition — you might want to look away now. the items were sewn inside the bodies of three rats found by officers in early march in the grounds of hmp guys marsh near shaftesbury in dorset. the prison service say , it was the first recorded instance of rats being used in that way. earlier i spoke to home affairs correspondent danny shaw who said he's never seen prisoners use rats to smuggle contraband. i have been covering prisons for a long time. we had known that drugs have been smuggled in through tennis balls which were lobbed over prison walls. there was even a report that was never substantiated a few years ago that pigeon carcasses were used to smuggle in contraband. but this is the first time that dead rats have been used. prisons have a problem with vermin.

there have been a lot of inspection reports over the years saying that mice and rats are in prisons, so it would not be a surprise for a prison officer to come across a dead rat in the grounds of a prison. but what aroused their suspicion was to see the stitching along the stomach of one of the dead rats, and when they inspected it further, they saw that the rats had been gutted and stuffed full of bags of packets of drugs, pills, mobile phones, sim cards, chargers. three dead rats in all. that contraband would have sold in guys marsh prison for tens of thousands of pounds. firstly, a number of prisoners would have got high from the effects of taking the drugs. secondly, it would have caused a problem of debt because the prisoners who would have paid that money would have had to then try and repay it. that causes a spiral

of bullying and violence. so by intercepting those packages, the prison officers have probably prevented a lot of problems in guy marsh. and yet in mira converse terms, there might be a lot of rats with better stitching that have got through. exactly. if those were intercepted, how many more are being found? several weeks ago we went to a prison and saw a harry potter book that had been sprayed with the synthetic cannabis substitute spice onto all of the pages of that book and then once the book was in the prison, the pages were being rolled up and smoked by prisoners desperate for a fix. and that raises the question, is this a losing battle? the creativity of people determined to get their fix or get their phone or whatever it is they want from the outside. it's a real uphill struggle for the prison authorities, because they are getting better at detecting drugs coming

in through prisoners hiding them in their bodies. there are x—ray scanners now, searching is being beefed up and perimeterfencing is being tightened. but prisoners are ingenious. when they are desperate to get drugs in and they know there is money to be made, they will find a way of doing it. scott walker — the 60s pop star who became an influential solo artist — has died at the age of 76. # the sun ain't gonna to shine anymore. # the moon ain't gonna to rise in the sky. as one of the walker brothers, his baritone featured on hits including make it easy on yourself" and "no regrets" and their number one "the sun ain't gonna shine anymore" i spoke to our media and arts correspondent david sillito and asked him about the success of scott walker and the walker brothers in the sixties. they wrote their right at the very top of the charts and if you want to

talk about a musical journey that is the strange one. he starts in california, playing surface music in the early 60s and when everyone seemed to be going to california looking for the sunshine, pop and optimism of the 60s egos in the opposite direction and goes to britain and heads towards something darker, stranger and thick. by the time we get to the end we are in a different place, it different scott walker. his name is not scott walker at the moment. they are brothers and his band is massively successful in written in the mid—60s. he gets a bit tired of being the linchpin of the band. runs off to a monastery. he studies chance in the late 60s, he isa he studies chance in the late 60s, he is a different sort of pop star and he likes european culture, french films, jack brel and so the

music he turns to is much more conventional, grander. if you have ever experienced mark almond is's solo career there is a lot of scott walker in their and there is a period where it looks like he has disappeared and he does not like playing a great deal. i remember buying an album in the mid—90s called tilt and it was a bit of a surprise because suddenly this is scott walker back but it is rather avant—garde scott walker back but it is rather ava nt—garde and strange. scott walker back but it is rather avant—garde and strange. he carries on in that direction but people have throughout his career gone back and his 60 songs are fantastic. they are first cousin to the righteous others, fantastically produced. —— righteous brothers. the last ten

yea rs a re pretty righteous brothers. the last ten years are pretty strange stuff he is creating. but he is one of the great p0p creating. but he is one of the great pop stars of the last 50 years and what a strange and interesting journey. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon. it has been a lovely start to the day so far, the sky is blue and the trees are pink. you can see the extent of the clear skies but for scotla nd extent of the clear skies but for scotland and northern ireland there is cloud moving in, some fair weather cloud across wales and the and east angular. the cloud in the west of scotland could bring showers during the afternoon. as weather there will be fair weather patch of cloud developing, plenty of sunshine but a rather brisk northerly wind. it will feel chilly across the coast but elsewhere, about 11 to 1a

degrees and quite pleasant with sunshine and light winds. this evening it will be chilly quickly. further north there will be cloud spelling and in temperatures above freezing, but further south a little bit below freezing. tuesday will be a better start with more cloud around compared to today but another giant one. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with carrie gracie. the headlines... after a weekend of speculation about her leadership, the prime minister chairs a cabinet meeting as mps prepare to vote on taking control of the brexit process. cleared of collusion. the president claims complete exoneration after the special council finds no evidence his campaign conspiring with russia. staff at a prison in dorset have found these drugs and mobile phones, sewn into the carcasses

of three dead rats. # the sun ain't gonna shine any more #. the enigmatic singer scott walker — one third of the walker brothers who also went on to achieve solo success — has died at the age of 76. and coming up, an historic visit to cuba as the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall become the first official royal visitors to the island nation. lots more on the brexit developments. let's go over to joanna in westminster. sorry, we will do that any moment. first we will do that any moment. first we will go to sport and its catherine. i will squeeze in the sport quickly and we will get back tojoanna in westminster. scotland, northern ireland, england all won their 2020 qualifiers yesterday that scotland did little to encourage their fans.

alex mcleish was booed, and even though scotland won the match, they beat san marino 2—0 but it was a pretty unconvincing performance. san marino officially the worst side in international football. the fans we re international football. the fans were still smarting from that two nil defeat by kazakhstan last week. i think the players felt it. but listen, that's football and that's pa rt listen, that's football and that's part of getting a strong mentality. that's how you get the education of a strong mentality. i'm not feeling sorry for myself. you have to take the pressure and you have to bounce back. wales got their campaign off toa back. wales got their campaign off to a winning start, this goal after just five minutes seeing off slovakia. they won't play again untiljune when they face croatia. manager ryan giggs would be going in with a points total in mind. sign

might you go out to win every game. but i also realise you are against good opposition and away from home. we'll see where we are injune player —wise, who we've got. but going to those games with three points in the bag and look forward to them. northern ireland left it late to make it two wins from two at the start of qualifying, the winner there. and england hope to keep their winning start going tonight, gareth southgate's side in montenegro, 18 they've only beaten once in four attempts. the atmosphere are likely to be pretty hostile. but southgate says that won't stop him from picking younger players. no hesitation. this is part of their education. to be a top team we've got to adapt to every environment we go into. the only way they can learn and improve is to go

through these experiences. england play montenegro tonight. arsenal returned to the top of the women's super league with a 5—1 thumping of liverpool. not sure whether the school was supposed to be a cross or a short but in it goes and they all count, don't they? arsenal are a point clear of manchester city with a game in hand. the masters starting in less than three weeks' time, more british golfing success. paul casey became the first player to win after an incredible final round in florida, you lead by one overnight but dropped shots early on before winning it on the last hole. he finished a shot clear and said it was mega for his confidence. britain's number one kyle edmund please john is britain's number one kyle edmund pleasejohn is no tomorrow for a place in the quarterfinals of the miami open. one of the best victories of his career, knocking out a new share my cassette in the previous match. you may remember him as the man andy murray beat to win

the wimbledon title in 2016. a big match coming up for a kyle edmund in miami. he is one of snooker‘s greatest players but ronnie o'sullivan doesn't play much time at the top of the world rankings, he is back there are neither over the first time since 2010 after beating neil robertson to win the tour championship in wales. he says considering he plays half the tournaments as rivals do, it's one of his best achievements. that is all the sport for now, back to brexit and back to carry. thanks. yes, back to brexit and back to joanna. welcome back to westminster where theresa may is holding a meeting of her cabinet as she faces calls from conservative rebels to resign in order to secure support for her eu withdrawal deal. what might happen is that week unfolds? it's the week when we were expecting we would leave europe with or without a deal on friday but that's now been pushed back to the 12th of april. let's speak

now to chris wilkins, who's former director of strategy at number10. what is going on there right now? is she about to completely lose control of this process? i think she's still absolutely focused on getting her deal through and she's determined to try and bring back a vote this week for the third time on this deal. she is still trying to cajole people on this, the drg, the tories, trying to get them on board. —— erg. maybe if she offers a date for her departure it might bring them on—board. the difficulty with that is that she might alienate people who have already voted for her deal twice, members of the labour party and more left—wing conservatives. she might be any ridiculous situation where she could get the erg on board finally but lose enough people on the other side so the deal doesn't still quite make it. we will probably see this week a series of

indicative of which give mps the chance what they would like to see. we might end up with two sets, some put forward by the government and some put forward by mps. if mps coalesce behind one option, would theresa may be prepared to shift her position? because currently it's basically still her deal.” position? because currently it's basically still her deal. i think if they coalesced around something with they coalesced around something with the customs union at the heart of it, it becomes an incredibly difficult calculation for the prime minister because if she accepts that and implements what they've said, that's really courteous of her because people on the right of the conservative party will not live with that and will do everything possible to remove her at that point. it's really difficult to see what the alternative to that is. if parliament does express a view. she said mps have told us what they are against are not what therefore, but if this week they tell us what therefore, will she implement it? she is not committing to that. it

goes against what the conservative ma nifesto goes against what the conservative manifesto said in 2017, then even thinking about things like a general election to see what the public think. it is really uncertain. she is not guaranteed to do it but if she moves towards a softer brexit... theresa may would rather a general election any referendum, why? she's a lwa ys election any referendum, why? she's always said of the two options a general election is preferable because if you ask people around the country and do polling and conduct focus groups, people instantly don't like the idea and i don't like it in focus groups because it sounds like you're trying to rope back on something that was decided three yea rs something that was decided three years ago. whereas in a general election you can frame it differently, you are having the general election in order to deliver brexit, because i'm trying to deliver what you want. you saw the statement last week about politicians versus the people. i thought it was a bizarre statement at the time but it only makes date doesn't make sense if your next statement is to say you need a

general election to the public can decide. that would be myjudgment, i think there's good sense in one of the amendments that's been put down this week by labour mps which says we will vote for the deal on the agreement that you hold a referendum on it. that seems to be a logical way forward, but she is taking the view that a referendum is toxic and the general election would be the prefera ble the general election would be the preferable route. you've said that she is effectively got to go, should she is effectively got to go, should she go now? there are some who say she go now? there are some who say she should go now. i think it would be really bad to suddenly go now, right at this moment when we are at the crunch point with the talks and with the europeans, what with the europeans make of it let alone what the country would make of it. they would be electoral chaos. i think the idea of how a date for her departure at some point in the future might be something that could

unlock some of the negotiations in parliament. after what happened last week it was the final straw people. the flip—flopping that went on last week, some authority and credibility was lost at that point. it's only a matter of time and naming a date for some time in the future around a party conference something might unlock some negotiations. you were in beirut when she made that statement, is it true a politician there remarked on the chaos here? people did say, what is going on with your politics? it struck me as ironic given the context of those conversations. thank you very much indeed. we will keep you updated with the developments throughout the day. i will hand you back to the studio and carrie. israeli medics say at least seven people have been injured after a rocket fired from gaza hit a house in central israel. it's less than two weeks since rockets were launched at tel aviv. israeli prime minister benjamin neta nyahu says he'll cut short his visit to the united states,

and fly home after meeting with us president donald trump. there are now fears of a dangerous escalation in tensions. our correspondent yolande knell sent this update from jerusalem. the israeli military is saying this is a rocket that is made by hamas, which of course controls the gaza strip, and it's a rocket they believe was fired by hamas as well. and they have told us they take this extremely seriously. looking at the timing of this, it's extremely sensitive because the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had just arrived in washington for very high—profile talks with president trump. he's fighting a closely contested election campaign. elections due here just next month. the prime minister is also the defence minister and he's had to come out very quickly saying that he is now, after meeting president trump, going to return home quickly, cut his trip short, and that he will be overseeing operations closely.

in other matters concerning the timing, this week it will be one year since those protests, proving so deadly, along gaza's boundary fence with israel started. and so there had already been fears there could be some kind of escalation. an egyptian security team that was trying to broker a longer term ceasefire deal between israel and hamas was due to arrive in gaza just after this rocket was launched. that, of course, has not now happened, all the border crossings have been closed and those efforts to get a longer term truce now seem to be injeopardy. there's been confusion over the results of the election in thailand. preliminary results put a pro—army party in the lead, contrary to expectations. but we're now expecting a significant correction from the thai election commission. our correspondent, nick beake is in bangkok for us, and he sent this update.

this is a really, really confused picture and it is a hugely significant moment for thais, because for the past five years there's been a military dictatorship in power here. it may not be obvious for all the tourists who've continued to come and those one million brits who enjoy a holiday here, no overt signs of the military on the streets. but really it's been the military men in control and this was the first opportunity that the people of thailand could say whether they were happy with junta calling the shots and if they're happy with the generals taking them forward. and last night, as you mentioned, it did seem that after 90% of the votes had been counted, that the party was set up, just a year ago, allied with the military, had won the popular vote. they were expected to come in third place. but they seem to have topped the popular vote. however, there are considerable concerns about the integrity of the vote because some of the maths simply doesn't add up, people are saying. for example, the turnout seems to be 65%, which is incredibly low,

bearing in mind the thais have had to wait so long to have a voice in their future. 11 days after cyclone idai hit southern africa there are growing warnings about the risk from sickness and disease. field hospitals are being flown in to help medical staff — but some areas are still cut off because roads are unusable. several hundred people are known to have died in mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi, but the final number will only be known once the flood waters have receded. our correspondent nomsa maseko reports. as mozambique continues to pick up the pieces, much—needed aid is finally arriving. the airport is unusually busy. international aid claims unloaded shelter kits, clothes and food. this operation is

no longer about rescuing people. it is now about getting aid to those who need it the most. it has been more than a week since the devastating tropical cyclone idai hit, and aid is finally ramping up. it is a race against time. many haven't eaten for days and are in desperate need of clean drinking water. there are fears of outbreaks of diseases such as malaria and cholera, but as yet nothing has been confirmed. as far as i'm concerned, no confirmed cases of cholera to date, and that is important to understand. i agree with the minister that there will be cases of waterborne disease, and if we are on top of that, we have the treatment centres set up, we will be able to manage that. it is where we lose disease surveillance through lack of access that it will be really problematic. but the mozambique government believes it is only a matter of time. we will have cholera, for sure. i was explaining in portuguese we will have cholera, malaria. it is unavoidable in this

situation so the government is opening a cholera treatment centre already. the scale of the devastation felt by people here has sent shock waves in many parts, and there is no doubt it will be a while before things go back to normal. nomsa maseko, bbc news. health officials in the democratic republic of congo say the number of ebola cases in the east of the country has now passed 1,000. it's already the second biggest outbreak of the disease ever recorded in the world, and health officials warn there's a very high chance it will continue to spread. caroline rigby has more. for seven months now health workers have been fighting a bowler in the eastern democratic republic of the congo, but despite international effo rts congo, but despite international efforts to contain it, this deadly disease continues to spread. ——

ebola. the country has experienced ebola. the country has experienced ebola nine times before but this current outbreak is the worst yet. authorities say the number of confirmed and probable cases has now surpassed 1000. more than 600 people have died since the start of the outbreak last august. officials say more than 300 people have also been cured. but with much of the region ina cured. but with much of the region in a state of conflict, many communities remain suspicious of those trying to help them and a spate of attacks on treatment centres have further deterred some patients from accessing care. major vaccination and education programmes have helped to contain the disease, but battling ebola in what is effectively a war zone makes it extremely hard to control. and the world health organization warns that there remains a very high risk of this outbreak, already the second biggest ever recorded globally, spreading even further, both within the drc and two neighbouring

countries, including uganda, rwanda and south sudan. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have made history by becoming the first members of the royal family to visit cuba in an official capacity. our royal correspondent nicolas witchell is travelling with the couple, and has sent this report from havana. welcome to cuba. the guard of honour of the revolutionary armed forces of one of the world's last remaining single—party communist states, with a greeting for the representative of perhaps the world's best known hereditary monarchy — prince charles of the united kingdom. music: god save the queen no member of the british royal family has ever been to cuba before, to stand alongside portraits of revolutionaries like che guevara, peeping through on the left here. that charles and his wife are in havana is a sign of britain's readiness to engage with cuba. and so at the memorial to one of cuba's national heroes from its 19th century war of independence from spain,

a wreath was carefully placed and respect was duly shown. it's the sort of thing the royals can do, to send a signal without getting enmeshed in political issues like cuba's human rights record. it does something else, too. it sends a message to cuba's powerful northern neighbour. what this visit does is underline the contrast between britain's approach to cuba and that of donald trump's america. britain wants to encourage. president trump's america wants to pressurise and, to an extent, to punish. there was a moment when the united states softened its hostility towards this communist state, when president obama restored diplomatic relations in 2016. but under donald trump, the hardline was returned. the message from london, conveyed by this visit by the heir to the british throne, is a more emollient one. it's an encouragement to cuba to move on down the road to economic

and political reform. nicholas witchell, bbc news, havana. in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. after a weekend of speculation about her leadership, the prime minister chairs a cabinet meeting as mps prepare to vote on taking control of the brexit process. cleared of collusion. the president claims complete exoneration after the special council finds no evidence his campaign conspired with russia. staff at a prison in dorset have found these drugs and mobile phones, sewn into the carcasses of three dead rats. now the business news. majestic wine has is to close 200 stores and focus attention instead on online division, called naked wines. the majestic wine name will also be phased out, to be replaced with naked wines.

in the statement, majestic said 45% of its business came from online and a further 20% from international sales. the grocery watchdog says the co—op failed to provide reasonable notice to suppliers when moving to rival suppliers, or when changing the terms of the agreements. but the groceries code adjudicator said that the co—op's decision was not malicious and had already repaid the suppliers that it identified as having had charges introduced without sufficient notice. a first class stamp goes up to 70p today and a second class goes up to 61p. that's the biggest increase since 2012. there's been a big fall in the number of us actually posting letters and cards. good morning. today is a big day if you're a retailer because today is when your rent is due for the next three months. it's the payment date for quarterly rent to be paid in advance on commercial property

in the uk including retail stores. but with so many retailers struggling to make ends meet, it marks a day where they gamble on their fortunes for the coming few months. david fox looks after retail at colliers international. good morning. nice to see you on the programme. talk to us about the importance of today, because a lot of retailers are going to have to put their hand in their pocket for a lot of money and they don't know what the next three months will bring. is a difficult time after christmas, a challenge for a number of our well established retailers in this country. they are projecting for some steady sales, but u nfortu nately for some steady sales, but unfortunately putting out three months worth of cash at this point in the air is difficult in cash flow terms for a lot of businesses. it's worth remembering an awful lot of retailers that steer move on to monthly rents, which makes the process more manageable. somewhat more manageable but still pretty

expensive and we know the overheads right now are one of their biggest costs a nd right now are one of their biggest costs and that means they can't compete as much with online retailers. talk me through what they might be thinking, what are people telling you about the state of the high street and what they can afford. some retailers will push the envelope slightly and will insist they can only pay business rates and a small amount of rent, which is a structural problem that goes through the whole of the property industry, and also in shopping centres which are generally quite expensive to run, the challenge is getting retailers to pay the rent and rates and the service charge. without the service charges shopping centres don't work. they are really moving towards more flexible terms and trying to stage their payments in eternal releases to reflect the changing business model towards how the pay—out to their landlords and the pay—out to their landlords and the council. more flexible, but can be afforded? they've got that perfect storm, rising business rates, that's a big cast, rising

rents, also another big cast, and a few of us are going to the high street to spend money. football is generally down across the country but it's not true to see rents are rising at the moment. —— footfall. we had the perfect storm in 2008 and we re we had the perfect storm in 2008 and were still dealing with the tail of it now. most retailers have already adjusted their businesses towards lower rents. the record high rents are generally a thing of the past, particularly in areas of the country i look at. the business model has shifted in those ten years towards online and your headlines about majestic exemplified a challenge everybody faces. it all comes full circle, doesn't it? thank you. as david mentioned, majestic one of the fallout from this but debenhams is midway through restructuring its debt to try and give itself a bit more of a future and it's being a

lot of overheads and vents on those big stores up and down the country. —— rents. in other business news... the biggest fraud trial in british history begins today. american firm hewlett packard is sueing the former boss of software company autonomy for more than $5 billion after it was bought by hp in 2011 for $10.5 billion. the former chief executive of autonomy, mike lynch, is accused of misrepresenting the finances of the company during takeover negotiations — allegations he strongly denies. the competition and markets authority has forced five car hire firms across europe to be clearer about what charges customers will end up paying. the five firms — avis budget, enterprise, hertz, sixt and europcar made committments to change their practices in 2015, but the cma says customers were still being hit with hidden costs when they came to take out the car. boeing has invited more than 200 global airline pilots, technical leaders and regulators to an information session

on wednesday as it looks to return the 737 max to the skies. the meeting is a sign that a planned software fix is nearly ready — though it will still need regulatory approval. more than four in ten businesses in the uk are unaware of the risks posed by invoice fraud, according to a survey by banking trade body uk finance. that's despite scams costing firms almost £93 million last year. scams take place when fraudsters trick firms into transferring money by posing as legitimate payees. the average loss per case of more than £28,000. the ftse 100 the ftse100 tracking what happened in asia overnight. worries about global trade and recession. sports

direct was on the board, it's not there now. sports direct has criticised debenhams management after the department store chain rejected its £100 million offerfor its danish business, the right between exports direct and debenhams continues. now it's time for a look at the weather. it's been a lovely start to the day for most of us. we've got some fairly quiet weather ahead, high—pressure dominating. we will get onto the rest of the week and moment but look at this stunning photograph this morning in derbyshire, the blossom is out, the skies are blue and high pressure is building in from the west. it will keep things relatively settled. we've got a week by the front across scotla nd we've got a week by the front across scotland bringing us cloud, some showers passing through, more cloud for northern ireland. elsewhere lots of sunshine, fair weather clay developing across east anglia, wales

and the south—west. in east anglia, quite a brisk northerly wind that will keep temperatures down to around about eight or nine celsius, feeling chilly. elsewhere with light winds and that sunshine we will see temperatures going up to 12 to 1a celsius. tonight mcleod will thicken up celsius. tonight mcleod will thicken up across celsius. tonight mcleod will thicken up across scotland and northern ireland, gradually edging its way further southward, but for much of central and southern areas, it's going to be quite chilly, there could be a touch of frost developing into tuesday morning across southern areas of england and south wales. elsewhere with a blanket of cloud keeping temperatures above freezing at about three to 6 degrees. tuesday may well be a chilly start across southern areas, starting off with sunshine, although the cloud will increase into the afternoon. generally speaking for many of us on tuesday, a cloudy days compared to today. some bright or sunny spells developing in england and wales. staying quite cloudy for much of

scotland, northern ireland and outbreaks of rain in the west of scotland. three tuesday night into thursday, there is our area of high pressure. quite anchored across the uk. some weather fronts skirting towards the north of that. looking at the air mass, the wind travels in at the air mass, the wind travels in a clockwise direction, it's not going to draw in the south westerly winds, bringing us milder, warmer air through the mid week. still cloud across scotland and northern areas of england, but a bright day with some sunshine on wednesday and thursday. this temperature is getting up to 13 to 15 degrees. by thursday into friday, does temperatures could get even higher, we could be looking at 17 degrees in london on thursday afternoon. a dry day with sunny spells for many of us. day with sunny spells for many of us. on friday, this temperatures in the range of 13 to 16 degrees. the settled weather will continue, turning cooler as we go into the weekend but for most of us it was too dry add settled. goodbye.

this is bbc news, i'm joanna gosling — live in westminster — as yet another crucial week in the brexit process gets under way. theresa may's been meeting her cabinet after a weekend of speculation about her future — but she's had words of support this morning. we need to make sure we lead the european union and we do so in an orderly fashion and as many people as possible recognise that means supporting the prime minister and making sure she gets her deal through. we'll have all the latest — and look ahead to later — when mps will try and seize control of the brexit process from the government the other stories on bbc news: cleared of collusion. the us president claims complete exoneration after the special council finds no evidence of his election campaign conspiring with russia. there was no collusion with russia, the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard.

there was no collusion with russia. a smacking ban in wales is a step closer — the assembly will vote on a bill that will give children the same protection from physical punishment as adults. # the sun ain't gonna shine any more #. the enigmatic singer scott walker — one third of the walker brothers who also went on to achieve solo success — has died at the age of 76. hello, and welcome to westminster, in the week the uk was supposed to leave the eu, theresa may is still battling to get her brexit deal through the commons. over the weekend we saw a march for another referendum,

and senior pro—brexit conservatives called to chequers for lengthy talks with the prime minister. this morning, she began a special cabinet meeting , discussing a government—led plan to hold indicative votes. let's take a look at the events that will be unfolding across the rest of the day. theresa may is set to meet with labour leader jeremy corbyn this lunchtime for an update on her plans. mrs may will then bring mps up—to—date in the commons later this afternoon, following last week's eu summit. early this evening, a commons debate will take place on the next steps in the process, with voting expected to take place at around ten o'clock tonight. and depending on how today pans out — there could be a series of so—called ‘indicative' votes — to find out which form of brexit mps would support. and if the pm feels she has enough support — we could be looking at a third meaningful vote on her brexit deal this week. she says she will only put about the comments if she will win it. but whatever happens,

the earliest possible date on which the uk could leave the eu will now be the twelfth of april. in a moment we'll speak to adam fleming in brussels, but first to our assistant political editor norman smith. thank editor norman smith. you, the cabinet broke up after thank you, the cabinet broke up after two hours, no real hints as to how it went. everybody left pretty monosyllabic, no clues as to whether they decided to keep it battering away with mrs may's deal or whether to pivot to indicative votes in the knowledge that if the government do not decide to press ahead with indicative votes, parliament may well do so tonight when we are expecting an amendment to be approved which would pave the way for parliament to hold a series of votes on their favoured option, everything ranging from no deal to another referendum to staying in some form of a customs union to labour's brexit deal. the thinking in government being probably better if they take a grip of the process

than leave it up to backbenchers because if downing street takes hold of the process and under one scenario, you of the process and under one scenario, you can arrange of the process and under one scenario, you can arrange the votes a nyway scenario, you can arrange the votes anyway which probably parliament failed to come to any conclusion which would provide a platform for this is may to bring back her deal once more in the hope mps will take the view, we cannot agree on anything we might as well accept the deal. at least it is accepted by the eu and it is good to go. i'll be at this morning we heard from the international trade secretary liam fox who said whatever mps decide on in some sort of indicative vote, it will not necessarily be binding on the government. it may well be that parliament must look at a set of options. it cannot be binding on the government that i was elected on a manifesto and i'm answerable to my voters, not to the house of commons. i made a pledge, as did all conservative mps to their voters, that we would leave the single market and the customs union.

we can't change that around because other mp5 want us to do something different. the other option is mrs may keeps bashing away at the old brexiteers trying to get more of them on board, carries on with the negotiations with the dup in the hope she can get 75 mp5 with the dup in the hope she can get 75 mps to change their stance and come on board to back a deal. it is an almighty big ask. it is signs that some brexiteers are now saying to may in effect, tell us when you will go and we will think about backing your agreement. this morning however, no signs of that threatened weekend cabinet two. ministers sounded distinctly loyal, here is michael gove. i think it is very important that everyone recognise this is an immensely serious week. we need to make sure we leave the european union and do so in an orderly fashion. i hope as many people as possible

recognise that means supporting the prime minister and making sure we get her deal through. can you get the votes you need this week? i believe we can and it is critically important we do. the country sent a clear instruction at the time of the referendum and 17.4 million people said we need to vote to leave the european union. the prime minister is honouring that. she is doing everything she can to get the deal over the line and we should support heard in that effort. as they left cabinet this morning ministers told us remarkably little, but they will have had to take decisions at that to our meeting. why? because if mrs may wants to bring back her meaningful vote tomorrow to pre—empt the expected move by mps to hold their indicative vote on wednesday, they would have to tell parliament to date so the motion can be put down today to be amended in time for it tomorrow. they would have had to decide at cabinet today alternatively, if they

decide to hold their own indicative votes again they would have make a at this cabinet meeting because they would have to signal to mps this afternoon when there was indicative vote amendments are tabled and yes, indeed, the government is going to table its own indicative vote. we don't know this cabinet will have to have a moment of decision —— we do know. let's get more on this from adam fleming, who's in brussels for us. what developments there? the european commission has just published its latest no deal planning presentation. it has been working on its contingency measures for the uk living without an agreement since january last year and things have come out at various stages. now they say the work has finished and they are publishing the whole lot in a user—friendly format for businesses and citizens. there's a lot in there but most is stuff we knew already but it is wrapped up in

this smashes, but in the commissions assessment the uk living without a deal on the 12th of april is increasingly likely, and senior officials in the european commission says that is because there is no positive majority for the deal at westminster and no constructive opposition for a wait forward either. so the eu side is getting its ducks on a role for no deal and the significant hassle that would entail. there is no room in that no brexit date on the 12th of april? there is a bit of wriggle room because eu officials were saying they would offered the uk potentially another short extension that would go from the 12th of april to the 22nd of may where the uk

would not have to take part in the european parliament elections. it is a little bit more complicated than we first thought. this no deal planning stuff the commission has been working on, some fascinating statistics have come out. eu countries affected by changes in trade with the uk, ireland, the netherlands, eltham and france have hired around 2000 new customs officers were in the process of hiring and training them, there are going to be 20 new border in action post in those countries and denmark. facilities where plant and animal imports when the uk will be subject to extra veterinary checks which will be an onerous process, before uk exporters and for the countries that have got to apply those extra checks. we understand what is happening at the moment is eu officials from the commission are talking to the irish government about what do you do about trade between ireland and northern ireland if there is no deal, and you have a commitment to know how to border. it looks like there would be checks on goods coming from northern ireland into ireland which will be carried

out in facilities away from the body. we are no clearer about that and we do not know when businesses that do that trade will find out whether it would be this week, next week, the 11th of april or the 12th. there are some interesting stuff we sort of knew but it has been clarified. british tourists coming to the eu will now be treated like tourism and any other third country, in that they will not be able to use the queue for eu passengers when they go through passport control so that has got issues for airports, in terms of the space they have got and for the british travellers themselves. if you are coming on holiday to the eu and there is no deal you will probably get extra sta m ps deal you will probably get extra stamps on your passport but that will come with extra questions from border guards like why are you visiting, how long is your trip and do you have the money to support yourself visiting the eu? so holidays can feel quite different if there is no deal. our reality check correspondent chris morris is here. remind us what the various options are that we are going to be hearing about throughout the week. it is clear that the prime minister

would still like to see parliament approved their deal. we know it has been defeated heavily on two occasions but she thinks it is the best way forward. we do not know if there will be a third meaningful vote but what will evolve will be a vote but what will evolve will be a vote on the legally binding withdrawal agreement and the accompanying political declaration which sets out part of the future relationship plus those extra documents she negotiated with jean—claude juncker in strasbourg. if that does not happen we have to remember the default position is that the uk will leave the eu with no deal and we know there are those in the european research group or a conservative party who think that is the best option. we know the dates have moved, it is no longer at the 29th of march but the 12th of april which is a potential option that could be voted on this week. we note

the house of commons has said once thatis the house of commons has said once that is not a majority to leave with no deal. mps may have the chance to vote on the prospect of a close relationship, it's off to and customs union, what are the options there? there are various formulations. one is the labour's party deal which is staying in the customs union and having a close relationship with the singles market. there is something called common market 2.0, it is about staying in the single market and negotiating a bespoke custom directive. there are red lines which will be crossed in terms of mrs may's plan stop with both of them. if you're in a customs union you can do independent trade deals around the world, if you are in the singles market freedom of movement will stay in place although the argument of them pushing forwards, the second plan would mean there is an

emergency brake but in specific circumstances. those who do not want to see brexit et al. are making their voices heard, we have seen the march this weekend and there is an online petition. option number one, which we suspect there will be a vote on this week is the referendum. we saw an estimated 1 million people matching up to here on saturday and they want a referendum asking the question, leave with mrs may's deal or remain. the second option is revoking article 50 entirely and there is a petition which is now approaching five and a half million signatures we should just leave and that would mean staying on the eu and the terms we have now. the prime minister has been briefing her cabinet this morning and she will be meeting jeremy corbyn at lunchtime this time, she will be in parliament later to brief mps on the summit. there is lots of talk with some

members of the tory party saying they could potentially support her deal if she would get a date for her departure. that is not happened yet. we will have more on the main story coming up. now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. let's speak now tojohn whittingdale, the former culture secretary and member of the european research group. would you vote for theresa may's deal if she were to give you a date for her departure? it would make it more likely that the agreement would get support. i will wait and see what is going to develop in the course of the next couple of days but certainly, i think if we knew the next stage of the process, that is if the withdrawal agreement was to be approved, we would move to negotiate the future relationship, if that were under each new media i think that would give us confidence. it collectively, what about you

personally? i speak for myself. there is no collective view on these things. just to be absolutely clear, if she gave you a date or everyone a date, you would vote for the deal?” am not saying that, i would want to see what the democratic unionist party was saying or clarification of the backstop, but it would make it more likely, yes. why is that? i think the next important stage is the negotiation around the future trading relationship between britain and the eu. at the moment the framework is contained in the political declaration, a lot of us do not like that. but i think if we had a leader who was committed to extracting the maximum benefits of this country which we are a tad from an open free trade arrangement with the eu, that would give us more confidence. i am not clear about why

her departing would make you vote for the agreement if you would not vote for it now, because it would then be something set in law. it cannot be changed and the concerns of the erd about what the withdrawal agreement means for future relationships by potentially trapping us in a customs union would be there at —— e r g. trapping us in a customs union would be there at -- e r g. the problem around the withdrawal agreement is around the withdrawal agreement is around the withdrawal agreement is around the backstop and the danger we get trapped in the customs union. whichever view i take and i remain as opposed to that as i was before, ido as opposed to that as i was before, i do not think it will pass and the democratic unionist party would not vote for it and there are a large number of conservative mps. we would like to see some assurance about that but i think we would have more confidence on the whole process if we had a new media he was committed

to brexit and you're getting the advantages and benefits that can flow from that. part of the problem is that theresa may has lost the trust in parliament and we have been told no deal is better than a bad deal and we are living on the 29th of march. none of those things have turned out to be a real view and i think there is a lack of confidence. if she does not get her deal through we may have a general election and the tory party loses power altogether, would you rather contemplate that? i do not think anyone in parliament is keen for a general election. i think this latest move whereby people are talking about parliament so—called taking control, that means parliament is trying to force it to measures which the government does not support, then i think a general election becomes far more likely. at that point you would rather see jeremy corbyn potentially winning a general election, i mean you would not want it but... i do not believe he would win on an election but i think if it reaches the point where the government is not able to get its business through parliament,

when we are talking about parliament taking control, and the government losing control in parliament, that almost makes it general election inevitable. thank you very much. we will keep you up—to—date with all the latest developments from here throughout the afternoon. i think i will bring you something on twitter now, a political editor at saying: thatis that is interesting, there has been a lot of speculation around the government potentially wanting to ta ke government potentially wanting to take control of the process of indicative of votes because that way the government would have control of our —— over how the votes take place and the government could end up with and the government could end up with a scenario where there is not an

agreement over one option but the government can state the comments cannot agree on any other position so cannot agree on any other position so it is dealt with —— so it is still the withdrawal agreement. a cabinet source has said that it is unlikely and they will let the mps run with that. the meeting they were saying is more positive about the chances of a third boat than they had expected. prime minister said she would on the table b third vote if she would win it. we will keep you updated. england aim to keep their winning start going tonight. gareth southgate's side are in montenegro, a team they've only beaten once in four attempts. the atmosphere for the match is likely to be hostile, but southgate says that won't stop him from picking younger players. no hesitation, this is part of their

education and to be a top team we have to adapt to every environment we go into. the only way they can learn and improve is to go through these experiences. with the masters starting in less than three weeks, there's more british golfing success to report. paul casey became the first player to retain the valspar championship after an incredible final day in florida. he led by one overnight but dropped shots early on, before winning it at the last hole. he finished a shot clear of jason kokrak and said it was "mega" for his confidence. britain's number one kyle edmund plays defending championjohn isner tomorrow for a place in the quarter finals of the miami open. in one of the best victories of his career, he knocked out milos raonic in straight sets. you may remember raonic as the man andy murray beat to win wimbledon in 2016. he's one of snooker‘s greatest players but ronnie o'sullivan

doesn't spend much time at the top of the world rankings. he's back there now, though, for the first time since 2010, after beating neil robertson to win the tour championship in wales. he says that considering he plays about half the tournaments most of his rivals do, it's one of his best achievements. the most lucrative deal in sport has been signed and it's gone to baseball star mike trout, a two time american league most valuable player. he's agreed a 12 year extension to his contract with the los angeles angels, worth a reported 324 million pounds, that's about 27 million a year. he would have become a free agent at the end of the 2020 season and there was talk of him joining the philadelphia phillies but he said la was where he wanted to be all along. obviously a lot of talk about going back east and back to philly, but i

enjoy every minute being here, this is my home, i love it. a lot of things went into it. i think the direction of the franchise, that was big for me. i think if it was going the other way i would have considered going but it never crossed my mind. i would probably be happy anywhere for £27 million a year. that's all the sport for now. the welsh government has published legislation to ban adults from smacking children. if passed by the national assembly in cardiff, the bill would remove the defence of ‘reasonable punishment‘ for parents or guardians accused of assault or battery against a child in wales. if passed the children's bill would act as the first divergence of core criminal law between wales and england, where parents would still be able to legally physically punish a child as long as it is deemed "reasonable". let's talk to the welsh deputy minister for health and social services,

julie morgan... thank you forjoining us. tell us why this bill is necessary. we think it is necessary to stop the physical punishment of children in wales and it is helping to progress children's rates. we do not think it is a good idea for children to be brought up in it way where physical punishment is used. we want to have children to have a childhood that is very positive and we want parents to use positive and we want parents to use positive parenting, so we feel this is the way we want to go in wales. and yet critics say the law already protects children from abuse. and how many cases is reasonable chastisement being used as a defence? it has been used in very few cases and it is not being used because of the ambiguity of the law. cases have not been taken to the court because the police and other

social services know there is a defence of reasonable punishment. what we need to do is to take that ambiguity away so that people who work with parents, and parenting is a difficultjob, i have got eight grandchildren, i know how difficult it is, parents need to be given as much help and support as they possibly can. along with passing this law we are also going to do a bit information campaign and we are going to have education, and we are going to have education, and we are going to have education, and we are going to increase the support we give to parents with help from the front—line professionals and the health visitors and midwives, and they can be quite clear in saying, it is not the best thing to physically punish your children, there are other methods and things you can do. we want the law to be very clear so the children have the best chance in life. what about the criticism that you are criminalising ordinary parents who might occasionally in a crisis feel that they need to do whatever, a small

physical act, they fear they may be criminalised? we not creating a criminalised? we not creating a criminal offence. we are removing it defence. but we do expect and we know it already happens that the authorities are very proportionate in their responses. so the police will take a proportionate response and the social services, and that is what they do now. they have to act in the public interest and they have to act in the best interest of the child. it does depend on the police being very proportionate and we are working closely with them and setting up an implementation group that will look at all these small details that people will worry about, and we are addressing that very carefully. thank you very much for joining very carefully. thank you very much forjoining us. let us hear the other side of the argument. joining me via webcam is jamie gillies from

the be reasonable campaign — a welsh campaign group. you heard the argument, are you convinced? no, we're not convinced asa campaign. convinced? no, we're not convinced as a campaign. we will see the law as a campaign. we will see the law as it stands provides very smart protections for children. this lot would only remove the defence that allows mild discipline, which many modern parents use as part of discipline. the research does not show this change in the law would help children who are generally at risk. so the police and social services will be compelled, if this defence was removed, to investigate reports of smacking. we would worry that would overburden the police and others who are already facing a huge demand and investigating genuine children who are genuinely at risk of abuse. the public do not want

this change in the law, they see it asa this change in the law, they see it as a nanny state. they sate loving pa rents as a nanny state. they sate loving parents sometimes use a light snack and a percentage of welsh adult say the same thing —— a light smack. there is inappropriate mechanism for that in the law. the way forward is to strengthen the police and social services and others who are already overburdened. can i pity the point that —— and i put to use the point that —— and i put to use the point that the authorities could apply the law ina that the authorities could apply the law in a proportionate way? looking at the examples abroad there are other jurisdictions at the examples abroad there are otherjurisdictions going at the examples abroad there are other jurisdictions going ahead at the examples abroad there are otherjurisdictions going ahead with this change, including new zealand, and we have seen massive confusion. we have seen a legal court from a top law firm in new zealand last year wish that the effects of that

removal has seen good parents being criminalised, sometimes convictions are overturned and sometimes not, and we have seen parents lose custody of their children. even if there is not a conviction not many connections can change the law. families are affected by police investigations and social security investigations and social security investigations and social security investigations and the rest. interestingly the government published an impact assessment this morning and talked about the implications for a family, saying children are impacted by arrest of pa rents children are impacted by arrest of parents and the financial implications. the change in law means £2 million. this is not appropriate way to further child protection in wales. we have run out of time but thank you forjoining us. there's been good news for donald trump,

after a two year investigation cleared his campaign team of collusion with russia during the 2016 election. but while the report lifts a big cloud from his presidency, it draws no conclusion as to whether or not he committed a crime by obstructing justice, as our washington correspondent chris buckler explains. for almost two years, robert mueller scrutinised the actions of donald trump and his campaign to become president. # proud to be an american... the special counsel was asked to investigate whether russia interfered in the 2016 election, and whether they conspired with the trump campaign. while mr mueller says the russian government did try to influence the vote, he says he's found no evidence of collusion. there was no collusion with russia. there was no obstruction, and none whatsoever. and it was a complete and total exoneration. traitor! robert mueller‘s investigation did

lead to charges being brought against some of mr trump's inner circle. however, those prosecutions weren't connected to the key issue of whether there was collusion with russia, and after months of speculation and allegations here in washington, what the special counsel has found is very good news for this president and this white house. but mr mueller has left one question unanswered, and that's whether the president tried to obstructjustice. mr mueller wrote that this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime. it also does not exonerate him. however, for now, president trump is celebrating. he returned to the nation's capital with relief, rather than rage. america is the greatest place on earth, the greatest place on earth. and he may have seen off one of the greatest threats to his presidency of it. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. now it's time for a look at the weather.

thanks. a lot of dry weather to come over the next few days thanks to a big area of high pressure that's going to keep the weather is dry and settled for most of us. we have some pleasa nt settled for most of us. we have some pleasant spring sunshine just now particularly across england and wales, for western scotland and northern ireland a little bit more cloud but nevertheless for most of us cloud but nevertheless for most of us it will stay dry through the rest of this afternoon. we have some chilly northerly winds, keeping eastern coastal areas are cooler, 10 degrees in norwich for example. nothing too special for this time of year. overnight tonight as they glide across western scotland and northern ireland, it will stop things from getting too cold. for england and wales weather was clear skies it is cold, patches of frost to start the day on tuesday. a chilly start but another glorious start to the day, sunshine for most

of us and the only obvious change is across the far north of scotland where there is a thick cloud that will threaten rain, mainly isles, and it is another dry date coming up. that's your weather. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with me, carrie gracie. the headlines... theresa may's been meeting her cabinet and there's no indication yet on when or whether a third meaningful vote will be taken. it follows a weekend of speculation about the prime minister's future, but she's had words

of support this morning. we of support this morning. need to make sure we lea and we need to make sure we leave the eu and we do so in an orderly fashion. i hope people recognise that means supporting the prime minister and making sure she gets her deal through. cleared of collusion. the us president claims complete exoneration after the special council finds no evidence of his election campaign conspiring with russia. there was no collusion with russia, the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. there was no collusion with russia. a smacking ban in wales is a step closer — the assembly will vote on a bill that will give children the same protection from physical punishment as adults. # the sun ain't gonna shine any more #. the enigmatic singer scott walker — one third of the walker brothers who also went on to achieve solo success — has died at the age of 76. let's return to brexit

and cross back to westminster and to my colleaguejoanna gosling. welcome back to westminster where theresa may has held a meeting of her cabinet as she faces calls from conservative rebels to resign in order to secure support for her eu withdrawal deal. we understand that she will be speaking to the dup and arlene foster on the phone to update her on those talks with the erg who she is still appealing to in order to get their support and get her withdrawal agreement through, potentially picking it to the house of commons for a third vote having lost heavily in both the previous votes. there is speculation there may be a vote potentially sometime this week but nothing confirmed. let's speak now to sarah wollaston, the former conservative mp who's joined the new independent group. welcome. she is still sticking with

the strategy of appealing to the erg and the dup to try to get enough numbers to get her deal through. she is still negotiating with the right many of the conservative party and with the dup instead of speaking to the country. 1 million people walked past her daughter on saturday to ask her to put it to them, put it back to the people. that's how she'll get her deal through parliament not by appealing to the right. she says what she's doing is representing what she's doing is representing what the country wants, the country voted for us to leave the eu and one of the key parts of that is ending freedom of movement and her deal delivers that. it's over 1000 days since she asked and neither country see brexit reality and now is the time for her to get her deal through by putting it back to the people and asking if that is what they meant by brexit or would you rather stick with the current deal. i think that's a very reasonable thing to do, she would definitely get it

through parliament if she linked it to that putting it to the people, but instead we see her constantly pandering to the right wing of the conservative party. 1a members are invited out to chequers, no women. this is a project of the right and it's time she put it to the people instead. why does it need to go back to the people? tory mps were voted ona to the people? tory mps were voted on a platform of agreeing that they would deliver brexit. the point is we we re would deliver brexit. the point is we were promising a platform of having a fantastic deal, this is not a fantastic deal by any measure. this is a compromise that pleases no one. it doesn't please the 48% and it doesn't please a very significant number of people who voted to leave. qualities at this point is the divorce agreement, it is not negotiating what the future relationship will be. but i think that's what people are concerned about. they know she's going to be replaced probably by somebody on the right of the party and nobody knows exactly where this is going to take

us, it's a blindfold brexit and people have the right to deliver their verdict on this. just a simple question, is this what you meant by brexit or do you want to stay as we are? it would be very unwise for the prime minister to be talking to 1a right—wingers and ten members of the dup rather than listening to a million people who walked past her door, the biggest peaceful demonstration in our history and many a petition with over 5.5 million signatures saying that rather than have no deal at all, they'd rather revoke. she needs to start listening to the people not just the right wing of her party. the reason that the erg don't like the deal is because of concerns it effectively binds the uk into a future customs union with the eu. why does anybody in the comments who wa nts a why does anybody in the comments who wants a soft brexit not back the agreement? were going to have some indicative vote this week because the pm has also been seeing the

trouble is that the comments says what it doesn't want not what it does want. let's see the government to support a bid for the house of commons to see what it would support. one of the things that could possibly support is a softer version of brexit, but even that in my view she would have to take it back to the people to ask for their consent. this was always the problem with a break said, there were so many different possible versions and now it's important people have the chance to weigh up the benefits of the brexit reality deal on the table, the one that has finally arrived and given their verdict. thank you. the prime minister has been meeting her cabinet this morning. word has come out of that meeting that the conversations around having another meaningful vote where positive. there is no confirmation on when that might be tabled. the other aspect that is important in terms of process this week is the prospect as we were just discussing of mps getting the

opportunity to vote on the other options they may get behind. there was some speculation it may minister may want to table her own series of indicative vote so that the government takes control of that process rather than leaving it up to mps, but we are hearing after the cabinet that actually the prime minister has decided not to go ahead with that and to leave that process to mps. just watching departures from number ten. we are expecting the prime minister to leave shortly. there she is in fact. that was just a short while ago leaving downing street. she's got a busy day, she is going to be meeting jeremy corbyn, she will be addressing mps later. let's get some analysis. i'm joined now by katy balls, deputy political editor at the spectator, and sebastian payne, whitehall correspondent at the financial times. welcome both of you. there was

speculation the government would put forward its own set of indicative vote to try and keep control around that process, but katie we're hearing that's not going to happen. how significant is that?” hearing that's not going to happen. how significant is that? i think whether it's significant depends on what happens before there was indicative votes eventually happen. pa rt indicative votes eventually happen. part of the reason it seems the government have not decided to put forward its own indicative that is because there is a plan that we voted on today from a cross—party group of mps to put forward indicative votes. voting on various brexit options is very divisive for the conservative party and even the cabinet. i think there was the sense of it's going to happen anyway why does the government had to be the one that put that forward and upsets a lot of its own mps in the process? but what were all looking forward to now is what does that mean for the meaningful vote? we know to reason it wants to get her deal to one more vote, and there was talk it could be as soon as tomorrow. vote, and there was talk it could be as soon as tomorrow. a lot of that

depends on how theresa may's phone calls go between now and when she addresses mps in the chamber and how that conversation with arlene foster from the dup goes. she says she wouldn't pretty meaningful vote back u nless wouldn't pretty meaningful vote back unless she was pretty sure she could win it. there doesn't seem to be much sense of that from the people i've spoken to this morning, the european research group of brexit supporting mps, there are still sitting on their hands. they want a date for her departure and they need isa if date for her departure and they need is a if they got that. people like borisjohnson, iain is a if they got that. people like boris johnson, iain duncan is a if they got that. people like borisjohnson, iain duncan smith and jacob rees—mogg b payments are at chequers yesterday if you stay there is no chance of getting this deal through and crucially boris johnson has my column in the telegraph says if you were to go if things might be different. that was subject to what you are saying. there are still no indication in my minister is thinking about announcing a date for resigning or going at all. really, i don't see what's going to happen

with this third meaningful vote except another big loss for the government but if they get the dup on board that may change things. most eurosceptics think as long as no—deal brexit is on the table then they willjust no—deal brexit is on the table then they will just settle no—deal brexit is on the table then they willjust settle for that. are typically meaningful vote back a third time? could this be casey, sorry, i told you unless it has changed substantially you cannot changed substantially you cannot change it again? they have been proven wrong byjohn virgo before. lots of the changes that were previously promised and agreed at brussels where rubber—stamped last week. they think there's enough movement they air that they can justify it, you also have a better‘s eggs a day although apparently mps don't need to be consulted about that, that has moved. it is a slightly different proposition. there could still be a surprise, but it's probably lower down in her problems right now. were theresa may to have the signs she might be able to have the signs she might be able to get the dup around to this, she might then make an implicit promise,

maybe even a public promise, to eurosceptics she won't need them through the second half of the negotiations. there are some who believe that is what you plan to do. evenif believe that is what you plan to do. even if she gets the dup on site and then gets most of the eurosceptics in her party, she still needs a couple of labour votes and that speech last week outside downing street when she basically blames mps did land a very badly with the type of mps for trying to get to vote for it from labour. would she be able to get over the line even if everything works out? if he indicative votes, sebastian, indicated mps were prepared to get behind a customs union, that would be then potentially a way forward. would she change her position on that?“ potentially a way forward. would she change her position on that? if the house of commons says that they would back a permanent customs union and then the eu would like to come out and say we can rewrite that non—binding political declaration disappointed support a customs union, whatjust disappointed support a customs union, what just a disappointed support a customs union, whatjust a reason eg when

you've got both sides for this? the conservative party is very much against this idea, it would tear the party a pa rt against this idea, it would tear the party apart between those who want to get on with brexit and between those who want to have trade deals. it's a very difficult one for the pm. that's why the sequencing of this seems odd, we had thought they would do indicative votes first then do another meaningful vote so she could say to her eurosceptic mps if they don't bite her deal then it's going to be this permanent customs union. but clearly the thinking and downing street has changed this morning so we will have to see whether the dup come on board because that is the key to this whole thing. is this the week we will know what happens? it seems the most likely week we will get a crunch. we had a lot like that. thank you very much. we will keep you updated throughout the day. back to you. thank you, joanna.

the uk's biggest fraud trial is under way, with us technology giant hewlett—packard suing mike lynch — the former head of the software firm autonomy. mr lynch was once dubbed britain's answer to bill gates. our technology correspondent rory cellanjones is outside the high court in london with the latest. this all dates back into 2011 and one of the most disastrous corporate ta keovers one of the most disastrous corporate takeovers we've seen over recent yea rs. takeovers we've seen over recent years. america's hewlett—packa rd paid something like £7 billion for the british software firm autonomy, hailed as a great deal at the time. a year later, hp wrote off nearly all of that money, the purchase price, and started talking about accounting fraud. this morning in the high court they have begun outlining their case which will see them at demand something like £4 billion in damages from mike lynch,

the then chief executive of autonomy. they've talked about the defendants, which include the chief financial officer, causing autonomy to enter into improper transactions to enter into improper transactions to inflate the revenues artificially and misrepresent a state of the finances to the market. they've talked in some detail this morning about one practice. they said this was billed as a computer software company, but what it did was go out and buy computer hardware, laptops, computers and so on and then sell them at a loss to some of their clients without putting software on them. the aim being at the end of each quarter when they were worried they might not hit their revenue targets to hit those targets. they say this was a programme of sustained fraud by mike lynch. it's quite a head scratch because to hide

billions in a fraud of that nature is pretty extraordinary. the allegation is that this went on for allegation is that this went on for a number of years and to be in the first of all was to deceive the stock market in general and to keep autonomy‘s share price up. during the negotiations with hp to inflate the negotiations with hp to inflate the price of the bed and make them overbid for the company and must represent the value of the company. it's got to be said mike lynch has come out fighting already, he has released a statement this morning saying he is pleased to finally have the opportunity to respond in court to hp's accusation. his spokesman said the real story is that hp after a history of failed acquisitions botched the purchase of autonomy, destroyed the company had sought to blame others. we are expecting later in this trial, which could last anything up to nine months, mike lynch to take the stand and to make

that case. thank you very much, rory. the headlines on bbc news... after a weekend of speculation about her leadership, the prime minister chairs a cabinet meeting as mps prepare to vote on taking control of the brexit process. there is currently no decision on whether to bring forward a third meaningful vote. cleared of collusion. the president claims complete exoneration after the special council finds no evidence his campaign conspiring with russia. a smacking ban in wales is a step closer — the assembly will vote on a bill that will give children the same protection from physical punishment as adults. drugs, tobacco and mobile phones were smuggled into a prison stuffed inside dead rats. for those of you with a nervous disposition, you might want to look away now. the items were sewn inside the bodies of three rats found by officers in early march

in the grounds of hmp guys marsh near shaftesbury in dorset. the prison service say it was the first recorded instance of rats being used in that way. earlier i spoke to home affairs correspondent danny shaw who said he's never seen prisoners use rats to smuggle contraband. i have been covering prisons for a long time. we had known that drugs have been smuggled in through tennis balls which were lobbed over prison walls. there was even a report that was never substantiated a few years ago that pigeon carcasses were used to smuggle in contraband. but this is the first time that dead rats have been used. prisons have a problem with vermin. there have been a lot of inspection reports over the years saying that mice and rats are in prisons, so it would not be a surprise for a prison officer to come across a dead rat in the grounds of a prison. but what aroused their suspicion was to see the stitching along the stomach of one of the dead rats, and when they inspected it further,

they saw that the rats had been gutted and stuffed full of bags of packets of drugs, pills, mobile phones, sim cards, chargers. three dead rats in all. that contraband would have sold in guys marsh prison for tens of thousands of pounds. firstly, a number of prisoners would have got high from the effects of taking the drugs. secondly, it would have caused a problem of debt because the prisoners who would have paid that money would have had to then try and repay it. that causes a spiral of bullying and violence. so by intercepting those packages, the prison officers have probably prevented a lot of problems in guy marsh. and yet in mirror converse terms, there might be a lot of rats with better stitching that have got through. exactly. if those were intercepted, how many more are being found? several weeks ago we went

to a prison and saw a harry potter book that had been sprayed with the synthetic cannabis substitute spice onto all of the pages of that book and then once the book was in the prison, the pages were being rolled up and smoked by prisoners desperate for a fix. and that raises the question, is this a losing battle? the creativity of people determined to get their fix or get their phone or whatever it is they want from the outside. it's a real uphill struggle for the prison authorities, because they are getting better at detecting drugs coming in through prisoners hiding them in their bodies. there are x—ray scanners now, searching is being beefed up and perimeterfencing is being tightened. but prisoners are ingenious. when they are desperate to get drugs in and they know there is money to be made, they will find a way of doing it. there's been confusion over the results of the election in thailand. preliminary results put a pro—army party in the lead,

contrary to expectations. but we're now expecting a significant correction from the thai election commission. our correspondent, nick beake is in bangkok for us, and he gave us the latest this is a really, really confused picture and it is a hugely significant moment for thais, because for the past five years there's been a military dictatorship in power here. it may not be obvious for all the tourists who've continued to come and those one million brits who enjoy a holiday here, no overt signs of the military on the streets. but really it's been the military men in control and this was the first opportunity that the people of thailand could say whether they were happy with junta calling the shots and if they're happy with the generals taking them forward. and last night, as you mentioned, it did seem that after 90% of the votes had been counted, that the party was set up, just a year ago, allied with the military, had won the popular vote. they were expected to come in third place. but they seem to have topped the popular vote. however, there are considerable

concerns about the integrity of the vote because some of the maths simply doesn't add up, people are saying. for example, the turnout seems to be 65%, which is incredibly low, bearing in mind the thais have had to wait so long to have a voice in their future. scott walker — the 60s pop star who became an influential solo artist — has died at the age of seventy—six. as one of the walker brothers, # the sun ain't gonna shine any more...# as one of the walker brothers, his baritone featured on hits including make it easy on yourself and no regrets and their number one the sun ain't gonna shine anymore. i spoke to our media and arts correspondent david sillito and asked him about the success of scott walker and the walker brothers in the sixties. everywhere they are right at the very top of the charts. if you want to talk about a musicaljourney,

this is the strange one because he sta rts this is the strange one because he starts in california, he is playing surf music in the early 60s and when eve ryo ne surf music in the early 60s and when everyone seemed surf music in the early 60s and when everyone seemed to be going to california looking for the sunshine, the optimism of the 60s, he goes on the optimism of the 60s, he goes on the opposite direction and goes to britain and heads towards something darker, stranger and if tomorrow gothic. by the time we get to the end we are only very different place. name isn't scott walker, they are this band that are massively successful in britain, much more than america, in the 60s and then he gets a bit tired of being the linchpin of the band. went off to a monastery. he studies a gregorian chantin monastery. he studies a gregorian chant in the late 60s, that's what you need to understand about him, he a different sort of pop star and he likes european culture, he likes

french films, so the music that he turns into is much more confessional, grander. if you've ever experienced mark almond's solo career there's an awful lot of scott walker in there. and then there is a fallow period and it looks as though he's disappeared, he doesn't like feeding a great deal. i remember buying an album in the mid—90s called tilt and it was a bit of a surprise because suddenly this is scott walker back but it is altogether rather more avant—garde and strange. he carries on in that direction. but people have throughout his career gone back and looked at these 60s songs which are fantastic. they are first cousin to the righteous brothers, that big phil spector signed, fantastically produced. by the time you get to the

last ten years, it is pretty strange staff that is creating. but he is one of the great pop stars of the last 50 years and what is strange and interesting journey. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with, high pressure is going to be hanging around for most of us this week, bringing a lot of dry weather, some spells of sunshine and it's going to turn milder over the next few days with temperatures pushing up to 17 in the warmest parts by the time we get to thursday before things cool off into the weekend. you can see the extent of the sunshine and a satellite picture, clear skies for england and wales, thicker cloud in scotla nd england and wales, thicker cloud in scotland and northern ireland. through the ceiling and overnight at that cloud in the north—west that will stop temperatures from falling too far too fast. not especially cold for western scotland with the clearer skies across england and wales, it is a chilly night with

patches of rust developing. certainly in the countryside it will bea certainly in the countryside it will be a cold start. high pressure still with us. however, we do still have westerly winds bringing in patrick right across scotland, this comes across two northern areas to bring outbreaks of rain. another dry day on tuesday. a cellist activity but gloriously sunny for most of us. cloud bubbling up as the day goes on, the cloudy as to whether towards the north and west. highland, western isles and northern ireland is at risk of seen rain at times. temperatures 13 in aberdeen, 12 in belfast, reaching 40 degrees in london. overall little change for wednesday. high pressure still with us. wednesday. high pressure still with us. some sunny spells coming through. temperatures up to 15 degrees towards london, 14 in cardiff but still thick cloud across the far north of scotland bringing ina the far north of scotland bringing in a little bit of rain easing with time. towards the end of the week that area of high pressure moves close toward southern england and we

will get some slightly milder air moving in across england and wales. that will best the temperatures. some mist and fog patches to start the day but plenty of dry weather and sunshine, starting to feel warmer. temperatures up to 70 degrees in london but more of an atla ntic degrees in london but more of an atlantic influence in northern ireland and scotland. temperatures are not ireland and scotland. temperatures a re not really ireland and scotland. temperatures are not really changing much in the week ahead. this is how we ended the week ahead. this is how we ended the week on friday, most of us having a dry start with sunshine, the best of that across england and wales. a cold front moving into northern ireland and scotland, threatening rain through the day. turning more and settled towards the very end of 01:58:39,525 --> 2147483052:36:06,444 the week. that's your weather. —— 2147483052:36:06,444 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 u nsettled.