hello, this is bbc news. we will be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines. theresa may says the uk needs another extension to brexit, and offers to sit down with labour'sjeremy corbyn to end the stalemate. this debate, this division, this is bbc news. cannot drag on much longer. the headlines at 11:00pm: it is putting members of parliament and everyone else under immense theresa may says the uk needs pressure, and it is doing another extension to brexit, and damage to our politics. offers to sit down with labour's jeremy corbyn to end the stalemate. this debate, this division, cannot labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said drag on much longer. it is putting members of parliament and everyone he is very happy to meet the prime minister to ensure parliament can vote on proposals to prevent the uk else under immense pressure, and it crashing out of the eu at the end of is doing damage to our politics. next week. shortly after theresa may's as ministers emerged statement she appeared to receive from number ten, some were said to be opposed to the new approach, some support from donald tusk, who because of the appeal to labour. tweeted to eu leaders, let us be so far, she hasn't shown much sign patient. a neo—nazi is facing a jail sentence of compromise, but i'm pleased that for plotting to murder the labour mp today she has indicated that she rosie cooper. will accept the view of parliament

and is prepared to reach out and jack renshaw, who was also a have that discussion. convicted paedophile, brought a 19 let us be patient is the response from the european council president, donald tusk, but the scottish national party is unimpressed. this isa national party is unimpressed. this is a process that we are engaged in in parliament, there is a bill out tomorrow that will extend the article 50 process, and what we have seen today is a prime minister who seems to want to ignore that and engage ina seems to want to ignore that and engage in a fireside chat with jeremy corbyn. that's not acceptable. when the time comes, they'll be in the chambers. a neo—nazi and convicted paedophile is facing a jail sentence for plotting to murder the labour mp rosie cooper. as london imposes a new ultra—low emissions zone, health experts say long—term exposure to man—made air pollution accounts for 30,000 deaths a year in the uk. and at 11:30pm we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. stay with us for that.

good evening. after a cabinet meeting that lasted eight hours, the prime minister has announced she will ask the eu for another extension to the brexit deadline, to try to break the logjam in parliament. theresa may also said she wanted to explore a way forward with the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and the house of commons to agree the uk's future relationship with the eu. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. after two failed attempts at brexit, and a big split in cabinet, the prime minister finally felt forced to consider compromise. her announcement in downing street a dramatic change of direction. i know there are some who are so fed up with delay and endless arguments that they would like to leave

with no deal next week. i've always been clear that we could make a success of no deal in the long—term. but leaving with a deal is the best solution. so we will need a further extension of article 50, one that is as short as possible, and which ends when we pass a deal. i'm offering to sit down with the leader of the opposition and to try to agree a plan, that we would both stick to, to ensure that we leave the european union and that we do so with a deal. if we cannot agree on a single unified approach, then we would instead agree a number of options for the future relationship, that we could put to the house in a series of votes to determine which course to pursue. crucially, the government stands ready to abide by the decision of the house. but to make this process work, the opposition would need to agree to this too. senior ministers emerged after a grinding seven hours

at the table. brexiteers didn't like theresa may's plan and said so, although one, more supportive of mrs may, tried to keep a lid on dissent. i think everyone recognises that it would have been preferable if we had secured support for the withdrawal agreement last week. sadly, we didn't command a majority in the house of commons, and we now need to ensure that we can get a majority for us leaving the european union. some of your cabinet colleagues were very unhappy. well, i don't think any of us are happy at the situation we find ourselves in, because ideally, as i mentioned, we would have had a withdrawal agreement last friday, commanding a majority in house of commons, which would have allowed us to leave the european union in good order and as rapidly as possible. the labour leader, invited now to offer his ideas for brexit, again spelt them out. we've put forward our proposals, which are to ensure there is a customs union with the european union, that there is access to those markets, and above all, there's protections of our standards of consumer, environmental and of course workers' rights.

and we'll ensure that those are there, on the table, so that there is no danger of crashing out. but at westminster, most mps lean towards a so—called softer brexit, potentially closer to the eu than that on offer by mrs may. conservative brexiteers are angry, and the thought of building bridges withjeremy corbyn, or trying to, has gone down badly, especially with one who is a likely contender for mrs may's job. the result will almost certainly, be, if corbyn gets his way, that we remain in the customs union, so that we can't control our trade policy, the huge areas of lawmaking we can't control. and brexit is becoming soft the point of disintegration. a prominent brexit supporter put it more bluntly. to allow the labour party to run brexit, to decide that you would rather be supported by a marxist than by your own party, is unwise. senior mps, who have been

pushing for compromise, have welcomed the possibility of brexit by consensus, but weren't taking it on trust. after 2.75 years, she's now said she wants to reach out. but we have been here before. the net result was the prime minister listened politely, but her mind remained closed. she really needs to give, i think, parliament an indication that she is winning to move. brexit has strained trust in politics, and torn the fabric of labour and the tories. mrs may has accelerated a reckoning in her party that may have been unavoidable. her talks withjeremy corbyn and the coming votes in parliament will frame any consensus that is possible. the eu will then decide whether to grant britain a brexit delay. but, if mrs may does buy more time, it is time that will be used by her critics and potential successors, who are keen to end her time in number ten, and carry on brexit under new management. john pienaar, bbc news, downing street. as we heard, the prime minister says

she intends to ask the eu for another extension to the brexit process, to explore areas of agreement. so what are the possible options ahead? our chief political correspondent vicki young has been looking at the potential next steps. herfirst move will her first move will be to hold talks with jeremy corbyn, her first move will be to hold talks withjeremy corbyn, the labour leader, as soon as possible, to see if they could find compromise. labour wants a full trading relationship including a permanent customs union. mps will get a vote on any agreement that the prime minister and on any agreement that the prime ministerand mr on any agreement that the prime minister and mr corbin reach. it would mean another short delay to brexit, probably of a few weeks. but if talks with labour fail, then brexit, probably of a few weeks. but if talks with labourfail, then it will be up to mps to make some decisions. the government is promising to hold another round of votes on various brexit options, and will abide by the results. these could include the uk staying in the customs union and the single market, or holding another referendum. theresa may said the laws necessary to leave the eu would need to pass

through parliament by 22 may, so the uk doesn't have to take part in eu elections. all this needs to happen pretty quickly, because the government must ask the eu for a delay to brexit before its emergency summit on ten april. and at the moment, the uk is due to leave the eu next friday, 12 april, without a deal. brexit is notjust a question of what the uk wants, because whatever is decided has to be acceptable to the 27 other members states of the european union. this week, there will be several meetings between eu leaders. earlier today, president macron held talks with the irish prime minister leo varadkar and declared that while the eu was willing to help mrs may, the union could not be held hostage to what he called the political crisis in the uk. our europe editor katya adler reports from brussels. compared to the cacophony

of unpredictable politics in westminster these days, eu brexit meetings are carefully choreographed and determinedly on—message. it is important that unity between eu member states continues, said european commission chief jean—claudejuncker in rome today, as he warned of the increasing probability of a no—deal brexit. the threat of no deal was once used by the eu and uk as a negotiating tactic. now, the eu's chief negotiator says ongoing discord in parliament means a disorderly brexit is more likely by the day. by repeating that message over and over, he hopes mps will listen. no—deal was never our desired or intended scenario. no—deal was never my desired or intended scenario. but the eu 27 is now prepared. but are they?

the french president is one of many eu leaders concerned about plans for the irish border in case of a no—deal brexit. his words for the irish prime minister today were ones of unquestioning solidarity for dublin and the good friday agreement. but listen to this. translation: our priority must be to protect the european union and the single market. the eu cannot be forever hostage to a political crisis in the uk. no surprise that ireland is one of the eu countries most keen to allow mps time to unite around a brexit plan. there is still time for the prime minister to come to the european council with proposals, proposals that are credible and have a clear pathway to success. eu responses to the prime minister's statement this evening were swift, and generally positive. this tweet from the president of the european council.

eu leaders still expect a clear plan from the prime minister in time for their emergency brexit summit in brussels next week. so nothing changed there. but the mood tonight is a little lighter. the snp's westminster has given his reaction to the prime minister's speech. speaking to geeta guru murthy, he expressed his surprise at what she had said. i'm dumbfounded. the prime minister's deal has been defeated several times. there is a process in parliament, there is a bill being brought forward tomorrow that would extend the article 50 process, and what we have seen today is that the prime minister seems to want to ignore that and engage in a fireside chat with jeremy corbyn. that's

ignore that and engage in a fireside chat withjeremy corbyn. that's not acceptable. she needs to recognise that we are in a crisis, that we run the risk of falling out next week with no deal. that is still the default position. what she should recognise, on the basis of the impasse that we got, that this needs to go back to the people in the form of the people's vote. the idea that the prime minister can try to effect a stitch up really is quite unacceptable. and i have to ask the question, where are the voices of the devolved administration in all of this? where are the voices of the government in edinburgh, the government in edinburgh, the government in edinburgh, the government in wales, and the fact oui’ government in wales, and the fact our opposition parties are not being invited into this, this simply won't do. it really is quite an appalling way to try and get around the impasse that the prime minister is in. well, theresa may said she was going to reach out to the leader of the opposition, she didn't say that she wasn't going to reach out to the other main parties. well, the invitation was to the leader of the opposition, and it is pretty explicit what the prime minister has said. well, time is short and she obviously needs to make a deal quickly. well, scotland voted to remain, and last night we saw in parliament that the scottish parliament that the scottish parliament overwhelmingly voted to revoke article 50, and go back to a

people's vote. we have tried to reach a compromise with the prime minister. the people of scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain, and what we have seen in this place, scottish voices and scottish opinions are being discounted. it's becoming increasingly clear that westminster is not taking into account the wishes of the scottish people, and we have to reflect on that. could you not now see some room for compromise and for parliament coming together, with labour insisting on a customs union, for example, and a second vote, if the house of commons also pushes that through, and more indicative votes. the prime minister has said that she will accept the will of the house now. well, she will accept the will of the house, but what we tried to do last night with others... but can you not see that that might result in some sort of majority? what we tried to do last night was try to work with others to compromise with the single market and the customs union. because that is the least worst option when it comes to protecting jobs. if we're talking about the customs union just on its own, then we are excluding the service sector which is 80% of oui’ the service sector which is 80% of our economy, and it excludes free movement of which we desperately need, to have the workforce that we

need, to have the workforce that we needin need, to have the workforce that we need in order to make sure that we can deliver economic growth in scotland. customs union on its own simply won't do it, it doesn't go far enough. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may says the uk needs an extension to brexit and offers to sit down with labour'sjeremy corbyn to end the stalemate. mr corbin has himself said he is very happy to meet the prime minister to ensure parliament can vote on proposals to prevent the uk crashing out of the eu at the end of next week. shortly after m rs eu at the end of next week. shortly after mrs may's statement, she appeared to receive some support from the european council president, donald tusk, who tweeted, to eu leaders, let us be patient. a man has been stabbed in an area of north london where four people were injured in random knife attacks. the victim, who's in his 30s, is critically injured in hospital after the attack in edmonton. a man has been arrested. a neo—nazi activist who plotted to murdera labourmp

in a sword attack is a convicted paedophile who was jailed last year for trying to groom two underage boys. jack renshaw, who was a member of the far—right group, national action, admitted plotting to kill rosie cooper, the mp for west lancashire. a series of trials linked to his plans came to an end today which means we can now report fully on the background. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been talking exclusively to one of renshaw‘s friends who revealed his plans. when the time comes, they'll be in the chambers. the committed neo—nazi jack renshaw, who faces a long prison sentence for planning to kill his mp, and who we can now reveal is also a convicted sex offender after trying to groom two young teenage boys. the group he belonged to, national action, was banned in 2016 as an extreme right—wing terrorist organisation. but then its leader, chris lythgoe, decided to take the group underground and prepare for a violent race war. his ultimate plan was there was going to be a number of islamist or other groups' bombings, and then we'd respond with our own.

and he believed that that would generate random acts of terrorism off lone wolf type people. robbie mullen initially joined national action because of its uncompromising neo—nazi views and its young membership. but he turned against them, ultimately foiling a plan to killan mp. he can only speak about it now the case is over. what was it about the way that national action were going, after the ban, that made you decide you needed to take action? i didn't want to be involved in killing anyone, or a group of people that i was involved with killing people. i just didn't want anyone to get killed or hurt. robbie mullen started secretly passing information to the anti—racism group hope not hate.

and he was there in a warrington pub, when jack renshaw told the group he'd bought a large sword and was planning to kill the police officer investigating his sex offences and his mp, rosie cooper. so he said he'd bought this machete, ready to kill rosie cooper, and then he'd take hostages in a nearby pub. and he'd demand that the detective investigating him come to him so he said he'd bought this machete, ready to kill rosie cooper, and then he'd take hostages in a nearby pub. and he'd demand that the detective investigating him come to him in exchange for the hostages. then he'd kill her, and then he'd be killed by the police. was there anyone there who tried to stop him? no. that was the ultimate aim of the group, really. the politicians are who they class as the traitors. the mp who was at risk is now calling for politicians to be better protected. i was targeted not as rosie cooper the person, but as rosie cooper

the member of parliament. i was to be murdered to send a message to the state. jack renshaw will be back in court in may when the judge will have the option of giving him a life sentence. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the president of algeria has resigned. he suffered a stroke 6 years ago and has rarely appeared in public since. mr bouteflika — who came to power in 1999 — is stepping down after weeks of protests against his decision to stand for a fifth term. a nuclear processing plant in cumbria has been ordered to pay almost half £1 million after a worker was exposed to eight times the annual limit of plutonium. sellafield limited has admitted to health and safety breaches dating back to february 2017. the employee had to have a section of skin removed from his hand and spent six months off work. executives of the fashion label

superdry have resigned after the founderjulian dunkerton won his bed to be restored to the board of the company. mr dunkerton — who left the chain a year ago — has previously blamed management for flagging sales and profits. he has promised to revive the firm's performance. more than £5.7 million worth of games were sold in britain yes last year. —— £5.7 billion. gaming in the uk is now worth more than the value of the british music and film industries combined. the chief executive of facebook mark zuckerberg has insisted the company is making progress in making sure harmful content is not available on its sites. his comments, made during a visit to dublin today, followed the case of 1a year—old molly russell who took her own life after viewing material about self—harm on social media, as our correspondent sarah campbell reports. molly russell had packed her bags, ready for school. the following morning, her family found her. on social media, she looked

at self harming sites, graphics, shocking and easily accessed. molly's father said he was in no doubt that instagram, which is owned by facebook, helped kill his daughter. today, facebook‘s founder, mark zuckerberg, was asked whether his company is doing enough to help keep young people safe online. well, there's a lot that we can do and a lot that we do. we are building our systems to become more proactive over time. but i know that this is a huge issue. it is a big issue everywhere in the world. the company continues to face criticism in the wake of the mass shooting in christchurch, new zealand. the attack was live streamed on facebook and videos continue to resurface on the platform. mr zuckerberg said the company is getting better at removing harmful content. an example where this is working well is in terrorist content, for example. our systems are able to take down...

99% of the isis and al-qaeda content that we take down is flagged by our ai systems and taken down before anyone sees it on the network. so there is an opportunity to be able to do better. this is what we are basically upgrading all of our systems to be able to do. facebook‘s growth to become one of the world's biggest companies has been staggeringly fast. lagging behind, critics say, has been its ability to protect all those who use it. sarah campbell, bbc news. health experts believe pollution causes 30,000 deaths around the uk every year. the ultralow emissions zonein every year. the ultralow emissions zone in london will affect 60,000 vehicles, and within the next two

yea rs, vehicles, and within the next two years, it will expand to include a wider area. several other cities in england are also planning clear our zones though the details could well differ. our science editor david shukman has been looking at the latest research on vehicle pollution and what it does to our health. air pollution can dominate our cities. in this image, scientists have used orange and red to represent where the air is dirtiest. in this case, the busy streets and junctions of central london. outside a school, we use a heat camera to reveal pollution you can't see with the naked eye. the exhaust fumes stand out because they're hotter than the surroundings. they flow right past the children, who are more exposed than adults because they are closer to the ground. scientists say the effects could be worse than previously thought. over the years, we've learned more and more about what air pollution can do to us, but we can't see the stuff, so let's imagine the tiny particles and gases that are drifting around. and as we breathe them in,

we are coming to understand the range of effects they can have inside us. the first impact is in our airways and lungs, risking inflammation and asthma attacks and diseases like lung cancer. and down inside the lungs, the smallest particles can actually cross into the bloodstream and cause more harm, blocking arteries, increasing the danger of heart disease and of stroke. they may also reach the brain. links to dementia are now being researched. but the big concern is children, and whether pollution can affect their growth — even before they're born. walter is just five weeks old, and his mother rachel is taking part in a new area of research, exploring the impact of pollution on pregnancy. the theory is that tiny particles can get into the placenta. it's pretty scary. you protect yourself when you find out you're pregnant in as many ways as you can, and that's obviously something where people cannot

protect themselves as easily, living in london especially. yeah, it is quite frightening. the researchers have so far investigated 15 placentas, looking for anything unusual. earlier studies have found that in polluted areas, babies can be born underweight. no—one knows why. so the discovery in some placenta cells of tiny black dots, which look very like pollution particles, is a big worry. the well—being of the placenta equals the well—being of the baby, essentially, so if there is anything affecting the way the placenta works or affecting its function, theoretically it can affect the growth and development of the baby as well. as the research continues, a hot exhaust pipe spews out more gases and particles. next week, london will try to reduce pollution by half by imposing a charge on the dirtiest vehicles. the aim is to keep tens of thousands of trucks and cars out of the city and scientists say this cannot come soon enough. david shukman, bbc news.

we will be taking a look at the papers coming up at 11:30pm just after the headlines. and now it is time for a look at the weather with louise. it's only day two of a new month and i've already resorted to weather cliches. tuesday was certainly a day of april showers. some beautiful weather watcher pictures in with threatening —looking skies in the background and the showers were fairly widespread across the country. it also brought some dramatic showers through. this was northern ireland first thing tuesday morning, pretty intense hailstorms. not the morning to be out and about. we had some snow as

well to the tops of higher ground. also, further snow during wednesday with this area of low pressure which moves its way into scotland in the north—east of england over the next few hours. plenty of showers down into the south—west. this is how wednesday shaping up. snow to higher ground as well. the winds in the rain pushed away into northern ireland to northern england as we go through the day stop sunshine and showers for england and wales but really, with gale force gusts of wind, the thermometer might say 6—9d but for northern scotland and northern ireland, it really will feel much colder. on monday, this beautiful horseshoe jetstream that we've got at the moment. a fairly wea k we've got at the moment. a fairly weak jet we've got at the moment. a fairly weakjet which we've got at the moment. a fairly weak jet which is we've got at the moment. a fairly weakjet which is expected to weaken even further over the next couple of days. it splits into two on thursday. that is going to allow the

story to stagnate a little but it will drag up something just that little bit milderfrom will drag up something just that little bit milder from the south—east as well. on thursday, some rain topping and tailing the country. still a bit of wintering is to higher ground in wales as well. sandwiched in between, something of drive. still a few isolated showers in the first signs of something a bit milder. it should feel better. that low pressure pretty much pass itself down to the south—west potentially so still running the risk of showers into the south—west in particular but again, the wind direction coming from the south—east so direction coming from the south—east so with a little more on the way of sunshine coming to on fide, a dryer story for many. a slight? as to how much cloud there will be butjust that little bit milder. that's the story to the end of the working week. certainly if we look further ahead, it looks promising. still the

potential for the low pressure to sit down to the south—west and u nfortu nately still sit down to the south—west and unfortunately still bring showers but elsewhere, dry with some sunshine and will feel a little warmer. that theory is going to continue for the longer term. as we move into sunday, again, mostly dry and mostly quiet so the weekend is looking quite missing. those sharp showers were seen starting to ease away and temperatures again peaking at 14 away and temperatures again peaking at 1a celsius, the hi. it certainly looks as though once we got the next 24 looks as though once we got the next 2a hours out of the way, we could actually see some drier, sunnier weather and you might get a chance to enjoy some of the spring bulbs. further ahead, not as cold, largely dry and fingers crossed, the cloud brea ks dry and fingers crossed, the cloud breaks for a little more sunshine.