tonight at six — theresa may and jeremy corbyn have been holding face—to—face talks to try to break the brexit deadlock. they disagree on most things — but today they appear to have found enough common ground to keep talking. i welcome the prime minister's off for talks following the meetings that i've held with members hello, this across this house, and look forward to meeting her later today. i welcome her willingness to compromise to resolve is bbc news. the brexit deadlock. the headlines... but there's trouble in the air — theresa may and jeremy corbyn have two ministers quit the government been locked and talks. the prime and many more conservatives are angry at mr corbyn‘s involvement. if you give legitimacy to a man that i think is genuinely not fit to run minister's pressure from her own britain and will do it damage, side for seeking compromise but that you will damage the very prospect of your own party — labour leader. some mps have and most importantly for people condemned the move. they have also like me — the prospects for our country. been talks today that there should

we'll be looking at what the options been talks today that there should are now for both the prime be talks. thejury minister and parliament been talks today that there should be talks. the jury failed to reach a — also tonight. the trial of david duckenfield over the hillsborough disaster — the jury fails to reach a verdict — verdict, the former police officer families give their reaction. who has a manslaughter everything is about 30 years ago, and we've never been able to move forward. shots fired. the army launches an investigation after a video appears to show soldiers using a jeremy corbyn poster for target practice. hope for new mothers with severe psychosis — the nhs in england pledges a place in a specialist hospital. they've got their passports and now compensation is on its way — the government announces a package worth hundreds of millions. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — the gates are open. in the next few hours, spurs play their first match at their new ground. we'll have the latest

from the tottenham hotspur stadium. it good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. theresa may has met with labour leaderjeremy corbyn in a bid to get a brexit deal through parliament before next friday's deadline. speaking before their meeting mr corbyn said he welcomed the prime minister's willingness to look for compromise. but the prime minister's decision to reach out to the labour leader has angered some in her own party, with two ministers quitting the government today. one of them said turning to mr corbyn — whom he described as a "marxist" — was a grave error. the attorney general today said the only way the government can

secure a swift exit is to seek common ground with labour. our political editor, laura kuenssberg is in westminster for us now. in the last few minutes i'd spoken to someone who in the last few minutes i'd spoken to someone who was in the last few minutes i'd spoken to someone who was at that meeting with theresa may and jeremy corbyn who said it was perfectly nice and constructive but there was no big breakthrough. they will meet again tomorrow. remember why we are here. this place has only gotjust over a week to sort this out. the parties are split, parliament is split and much of the country is split. with that in gridlock it feels like something drastic has to happen. a thunderclap. two enemies make peace to make brexit happen. westminster has nine days to work it out. jeremy corbyn now and his team have been asked to help. in normal

life, compromise is normal. the prime minister is, it can be toxic. many of theresa may's colleagues are little short of appalled. if it comes to the point where we have to balance the risk of a no—deal brexit versus the risk of letting down the country and ushering in a marxist anti—semite led government, what does she think at that point is the lowest ru n 7 does she think at that point is the lowest run? the biggest threat to our defence and our economy is the leader of the opposition. in her judgment, what now qualifies him for involvement in brexit? awkward doesn't begin to cover it. every memberof doesn't begin to cover it. every member of this house is involved in brexit. i want to deliver brexit in an orderly way, i want to do it as sooi'i as an orderly way, i want to do it as soon as possible, i want to do it without us having to fight european parliamentary elections. white labour has its own splits too. parliamentary elections. white labour has its own splits toolj

welcome the prime minister's offer the talks following the meetings i've had across the house and look forward to meeting her today and i welcome her willingness to compromise to resolve the brexit deadlock. labour's policy on brexit is to secure membership of a customs union, the single market and crucially to get a people's vote on any deal. even if theresa may and jeremy corbyn could find common cause, it's huge for the prime minister to move away from her red lines after digging in for so long. the view at the top of the government seems to be do whatever it takes. if we were not to leave because we were unprepared in a situation that we now face to move any of the red lines that we have set, then we would effectively never leave at all. he wouldn't offer any

legal guarantees that compromises would last, but might accept labour's plan for a customs union, so long resisted by the tories in. but is a price that if you had offered it to my colleagues five yea rs offered it to my colleagues five years ago, we would have bitten off the arm of the prime minister to get it back. hasn't the failure to compromise until this last moment created months and months of needless turmoil for the people of this country? i think what it shows is the prime minister was determined that she should honour her red lines. foolhardy? that was her attempting to fulfil a duty as she saw it. the article of faith we have signed with the british people is that we should leave. that sounds like blind faith. you're saying it's an article of faith but it sounds like blind faith, you're saying whatever we have to do to get out. is that wise? yes, we've got to

leave. the snp's votes matter hugely too, but this doesn't sound yet like a breakthrough. it's still not entirely clear to me where the prime minister is prepared to compromise. she's keen to know where others might want to compromise but is not being particularly open about where her red lines might be removed.“ you were in any doubt at how divided this place is, 310 on one side, 310 the other. genuine deadlock over whether to hold another round of votes on different versions of brexit. the speaker's casting ballots stays with the status quo, so for now mps quest to find another solution is stuck. so too are all of us. so the talks between the prime minister and the leader of the opposition have taken place — and both say they want a result in the national interest. but that's not the end of it.

there are several other hurdles to cross — and our deputy political editor john penaar has been looking at them. theresa may is looking for compromise but what type of brexit might take shape? jeremy corbyn wa nts might take shape? jeremy corbyn wants permanent ties to the eu customs union. same import duties so no outside trade deals. he wants to stay close to the single market. that means freedom of movement. both leaders accept that should change but what about a new referendum? she's against, he's never been keen. but to many mps and most labour members, it's a priority as it is to the snp, the lib dems, plaid cymru and the independent group. with either leader might if the talks break down? one mrs may's side, some hate she is talking to mr corbyn. but brexiteers also fear she is on course to stay too close to the eu.

the angriest tories want her gone quickly so a new leader can rewrite what is agreed. some believe mr corbyn's side believe his wish was to let the tories get the blame for whatever goes wrong. agreement means a deal might start to take shape. if talks break down, mrs may says it's up talks break down, mrs may says it's up to mp5, then more fighting on brexit options. staying close to the eu, a referendum or leaving with no deal. of course, mrs may's deal would be back in the next. next wednesday it's back to brussels. the pm wants an eu deal before april the 12th, that's the deadline to avoid taking part in the coming european elections on may the 23rd. the eu may insist on a longer delay and britain taking part, but if the eu accept any delay. i could say no. and it's the outcome anything but others want, a brexit with no deal at all.

the jury in the trial of the hillsborough match commander has been unable to reach a verdict. former chief superintendent david duckenfield, now 7a, had denied the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans in the 1989 disaster. meanwhile, ex—sheffield wednesday club secretary graham mackrell has been found guilty of a lesser health and safety charge. judith moritz has been following the story. the prosecution said david duckenfield was ultimately responsible for hillsborough. the defence said he was unfairly singled out for blame. the jury couldn't decide. as his three—month trial that ended without a verdict, the hillsborough families were upset that the legal process isn't over. in.opinion, wrong in our society, in my opinion, that it takes 30 years this stage of where we now and it looks at this moment in time as though a retrial

will be the order of the day. the tension was unbelievable. i don't think people should be put under the strain once again. i begged the families to look at the fact that we ta ke families to look at the fact that we take our families back. one man has been found guilty, graham mackrell, the only person ever convicted. but it's likely he will face a fine for his safety offence. when he was interviewed by police before the trial he had nothing to say. would you describe a crowd build—up outside the turnstiles that was so large it hadn't been experienced before as an emergency situation? no comments. this was that situation. the trial heard that minutes before kick—off, thousands of fans were waiting to get inside the stadium. there weren't enough turnstiles for the number of fans with tickets for this end of the ground. not only that but communications breakdown, with police officers shouting

hopelessly into their radios. to release the pressure, the police opened a large gate and 2000 fans poured through to the terraces which we re poured through to the terraces which were already full. some fans climbed out of the crash, but most were trapped. 96 people were killed on the terraces at hillsborough. louise brookes lost her brother andrew in the disaster. she welcomed the conviction of graham mackrell. they obviously thought there was enough evidence for a guilty verdict, so i really do thank the jury for all their hard work. as another anniversary approaches, hillsborough will continue its journey through the courts. the crown prosecution service says it knows that today's developments will be difficult for the families affected. its lawyers have confirmed

they are seeking a retrial of david duckenfield. his lawyers have said they will take legal steps to try to stop it. they ask that graham mackrell will be back at court next month to be sentenced. the home secretary sajid javid has announced a compensation scheme for those caught up in the windrush scandal, describing their treatment at the hands of the home office as "a terrible mistake that should never have happened". some who arrived in the uk from the late ‘aos to early ‘70s were accused of not having the right legal paperwork. payments to those affected could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. glenda caesar is one of them, she's been talking tojune kelly: icame to i came to the uk as a baby of six months. i went to school, it was mostly about setting up a home for my children, working. so, iwas british. as well as raising four

children, glenda worked for the nhs for 20 years. but when she tried to get a for 20 years. but when she tried to geta uk for 20 years. but when she tried to get a uk passport, like so many windrush victims, she was told she wasn't british. she lost herjob and with no uk citizenship she wasn't eligible for benefits. with no uk citizenship she wasn't eligible for benefitslj with no uk citizenship she wasn't eligible for benefits. i had to rely on my children, to maybe put money on my children, to maybe put money on the gas and electric. it's hard. we shouldn't have to go through that. so, for the last ten years she's been struggling financially and emotionally. i got so depressed that i really wanted to take my life. i had made up my mind i was going to take tablets and close my eyes because i'm thinking, how do i get out of this? glenda feels her life has been on hold. she will now be one of thousands who will be applying for compensation from the government. i'm hoping it can reflect a nd

government. i'm hoping it can reflect and validate the pain and suffering that we've gone through and the loss of earnings, loss of my pension for ten years. in the past year, glenda and herfriend sonia, a fellow windrush victim, have received their uk passports.|j fellow windrush victim, have received their uk passports. i got mine before you! depending on how many people applied, the total bill could be nearer 600 million. our top story this evening. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have been holding face to face talks to try to break the brexit deadlock. and still to come... what's playing football got to do with cutting the prison population? coming up in the next 15 minutes on sportsday on bbc news... a race row in italy. juve's teenage striker is targeted by fans and then blamed by a team—mate

for provoking the abuse. we ta ke we take it for granted that having a babyis we take it for granted that having a baby is a time of greatjoy that one end four develops mental issues and in severe cases it can lead to psychosis. all new mothers developing severe mental health problems will be offered a place on a specialist hospital ward. they are setting up four mother and baby units to provide treatment. every year a thousand women experience this putting mothers and babies at risk. there are currently no specialist units in wales or northern ireland. our uk affairs correspondent jeremy cooke reports.

go on. i was very unwell. really, really ill. i had depression, anxiety and psychosis, so i was unsafe. this is a sanctuary of last resort. it is for new mums with a mental health crisis. i felt very suicidal, all the time. every moment of the day. if i hadn't been treated, i would have died. how are you doing today? not very good. tonight, we're taking you inside an acute psychiatric unit. some patients come here voluntarily. some are sectioned. lives are on the line. i needed constant reassurance. jo friend is a survivor. i describe it as mental torture. it sounds a bit extreme but it's the kind of severity of feeling that you feel like you can't live through another moment. the reality of it is that postnatal

illness can happen to anybody. with postpartum psychosis it can happen very quick. people do die after they've had their babies if they don't get the right care. the right care in the right place, for patients and for families. units like this keep mums out of general psychiatric wards and, crucially, keep them together with their babies. how long do you feel like you've had some good days and some bad days? in the privacy of the consultation room, psychiatrist laurie windsor is with a mum who is clearly struggling. saturday was a bad day, sunday was a good day. he has to ask the most difficult questions her and her daughter. —— about her. ever thought about hurting her? no. i'm fed up of feeling like it. it'sjust making me lose any time i've got with the baby that i've wanted for ages, and i'm never going to

have a three—week—old, i'm never going to have a four—week—old again. as you enter the woods... here they talk about holding the hope for those who have lost all of their own. things can change very quickly. there are moments of crisis. a call for help and, within seconds, mental health nurses a nursery nurse, a psychologist are all on the case. i never would have believed i would be well enough to go back to work at nine months. jo friend is now a professional here, using her own experience to help other mums. i couldn't do anything normal. i'd get so paranoid about it. no, here is fine. i mean in the real world. for psychologists here, maintaining a healthy bond between mums and their babies is crucial. have you noticed any times when you've found it harder to pick

up on what you think she needs? yeah, when i'm feeling distressed. what we're seeing here is regarded as excellent care and the aim is for the entire country to reach these standards. you should be able to access a bed in your local area, close to home, if you need one. that's going to change lives, that's going to save lives for mothers and for babies. but katie and matilda are a long way from home — from wales, where there are no mbu beds. it was a big choice to come this far away because it would have been easier if it was in wales, so i could still have the family intervention that you need to get better. this was my room. my life changed through being here. yeah. had some bad times in there but also some really good times. yeah. emma is back to visit the mbu a few months after she and esme were discharged.

there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. i am living proof and i have been in here, i have done it and i am better. that is what the mother and baby unit can do. it can lift the darkness and renew the gift of hope. jeremy cooke, bbc news, exeter. for details of organisations which offer advice and support with pregnancy related issues, go online to bbc.co.uk/actionline. the ministry of defence has launched an investigation into a video which appears to show soldiers from the parachute regiment using a poster ofjeremy corbyn for target practice. the labour mp danjarvis — himself a former paratrooper — has described the video as "shameful and utterly unacceptable". our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. this is the video that has caused

offence right across the political divide, and huge embarrassment to the british army. four soldiers firing their pistols at an indoor range in kabul. they are using training ammunition. normal drills, at least until the camera pans around. they are using a giant photo ofjeremy corbyn as the target. the labour leader's face now splattered with paint. the video shows totally unacceptable behaviour and a serious error of judgment that falls far below the behaviour we expect of our soldiers in the brigade. those involved are soldiers of the 3rd battalion, the parachute regiment, based here in colchester. over the past few months, they have been providing security in kabul. known as guardian angels, theirjob is to protect international advisers. this video will only damage the reputation of an army that is meant to

stay out of politics. jonathan beale, bbc news. four people had been arrested on suspicion of poisoning patients at a hospital in blackpool. one man and three women, who are all health care professionals, have been held following allegations of mistreatment and neglect at the town' victoria hospital. the investigation comes after concerns were raised about care provided to patients on the stroke unit. mps have warned that crossrail may not be completed until next year and may run further over budget. it was supposed to open last december, and has already cost almost £3 billion more than planned. the commons' public accounts committee said passengers had been "badly let down." flybe has blamed an industrywide shortage of pilots for its decision to cancel dozens of flights a day as well as pilots taking holidays.

services at a number of airports — including birmingham, cardiff and edinburgh — have been affected. the airline has apologised for any inconvenience caused to passengers. how do you tackle problems like reducing the prison population and cut re—offending? well, for one, the government is considering abolishing shortjail sentences for some offences in england and wales. the other comes from the world of football. more than 30 clubs have signed up to a scheme to pair those clubs with a local prison, and deliver coaching and refereeing courses. our sports editor dan roan reports from downview prison in surrey. ah, oranges. ruth... play. with the pressure on the prison system having never been greater, so too the need for fresh approaches to rehabilitation... here at hmp downview in surrey today... five goals... arsenal becoming the first football club to send staff inside as part of a new scheme offering coaching courses to inmates, to help them prepare for release. if there were more projects like this in the past, i don't think i would have reoffended so much

because it would have given me an opportunity to set my goals and open new challenges in the past. that would definitely, yeah, it could have worked a lot more. you'll come out with a badge certificate that will give you an opportunity perhaps to get a job in the sporting environment. the brainchild of arsenal's former vice chairman david dean, the six—week scheme aims to tackle unemployment after release. former arsenal and england defender alex scott also here at today's launch. this is their location now but it doesn't have to be their destination, so this project is helping them, giving them the skills that when they come out they have got hope to go back into employment, working in a team environment and not ending up back here. with the prison population having doubled in the last 25 years and the cost of reoffending estimated at around £15 billion a year, today thejustice select committee issued a damning report into what it called an enduring crisis in prison safety and it urged the government

to consider abolishing sentences of less than 12 months and to focus on rehabilitation. tackling reoffending, improving rehabilitation is essential to there being fewer victims, fewer people coming into the criminal justice system. it is about stable accommodation, health care, about employment, family relationships but sport is a huge part of that as well. with 35 clubs so far signed up, the project is launched just days after the government vowed to harness the power of sport to help tackle youth violence. the sense that it may provide part of the answer to the crisis facing the country's prisons. dan roan, bbc news, sutton. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. hello. we have seen everything today. snow, hail, thunderand lightening. more of the same

tomorrow. for some of us it has been a shock with hail covering everything, almost like a winter wonderland. it has been hailed from most of us rather than snow. the snow has been falling across the higher ground as these clouds have been spinning around. if you saw the big clouds circling around the uk during the course of tonight and into tomorrow, particularly down towards the south—west of the country and wales, the brecon beacons, the cotswolds, for example, we could see a covering of snow. wintry weather tomorrow morning. watch out for some icy patches as well. what about tomorrow afternoon? more of the same for some of us. sleet and snow on the way but also a lot of sunshine. when we get these areas of low pressure, slow moving packing themselves across the uk, it

is not one solid area of bad weather. there will be windows of opportunity and sunshine around the middle of the afternoon on thursday it looks clear in norwich and hull and edinburgh but in the south—west there are towering storm clouds to bring occasional brief downpours and hail as well. the low pressure is showing signs of drifting away as we go towards the end of the week and into the weekend. by the second half of the weekend it looks as if temperatures in some parts of the country could be hitting 16, 17 degrees. with easterly winds on the north—east coast it will probably stay on the chilly side, so wrap up warm. a reminder of our top story. theresa may and jeremy corbyn had been holding talks to try and break the brexit deadlock. talks will continue tomorrow. that's all from the bbc news at 6. so it's goodbye from me and,

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