we also want to have future. we also want to have numerous providers that compete against each other on cost and innovation. the innovation —— the ultimate goal being we want to drive down costs, increase innovation and increase access to space in a way that we have never seen before. another enterprise, california's space x company, has already completed the test flight of its astronaut capsule. the dragon craft made a flawless trip to the lab in march. it looks set to start flying astronauts for real in the next few months. what we don't know is how far behind boeing will be. engineers are trying to fix the problem of the stored capsule. if they can, the starliner will arrive at the space station on saturday. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. thoroughly wet start to friday and the christmas getaway for some of us. these are the last couple of

days of rainfall across the uk. it is basically the story of autumn and early winter so far as rain sweeps north across the uk. this is yesterday, no one escaped that. this has brought flooding across parts of south east england today. the west about rain has pushed north, but more rain in the forecast of the next couple of days. for some of us, turning drier. but right now, we are dealing with that flooding and disruption, particularly into parts of south east england. so much rain the past couple of days, of a 60 millimetres, the wettest part of the brecon beacons. in east grinstead, over 50 millimetres. a large part of the december rainfall in such a short time, which is why there are so many flood warnings from the environment agency. more rain in the forecast. go to our website for details of the flood warnings and the met office weather warnings. it isa the met office weather warnings. it is a bit dry aware it has been wet today, but heavy showers moving in. this rain this afternoon in the

midlands, lincolnshire, north—east england. showers to western scotland and into northern ireland, many of us are and into northern ireland, many of us are dry and breaking up in northern ireland. brighter spells into wales and south—west england. feeling a bit colder than it did yesterday. as for that rain across eastern parts, goodbye, good riddance. that has gone into the north sea this evening. still showers overnight in north west scotla nd showers overnight in north west scotland and fresh heavy showers moving in to england and wales which could include thunder. fog patches in northern ireland, northern britain with colder spots could see a touch of frost. this is the big picture for the weekend. this is where the front with showers on saturday. and the next weather system focused across southern parts of the uk later on saturday. that means more rain where it is not really wa nted. means more rain where it is not really wanted. early on saturday, sun and a few showers that clear north. then for many of saturday is dry with sunny spells. but this is the next area of rain across into southern england, south wales, with a strengthening wind. a wet night

saturday into sunday, maybe not the rain totals we have seen recently, but it is saturated ground and there could be further flooding. but it is saturated ground and there could be furtherflooding. the rain clearing eastern england on sunday. behind that, brighter spells, some sunshine especially in the west. this is christmas week, showers to start with, may be more rain further south. then it looks dry are just in time for christmas if you are travelling then, but the dry spell andi travelling then, but the dry spell and i am afraid does look quite brief. thank you. a reminder of our top story... mps vote on the prime minister's brexit plan for the uk to leave the european union by the end of january. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon.

arsenal are keeping us all on tenderhooks, we're still waiting to find out if theirformer captain mickel arteta is going to be appointed their new manager. we know he's said his goodbyes at manchester city, where he's been the assistant coach for three years, and we know arsenal's chief executive has been seen outside arteta's house, but nothing has been announced yet. city are also said to to be furious at the way arsenal have approached the move. there is a press conference at the emirates at some point today. liverpool are gearing—up for the club world cup final in qatar. they're playing the brazilian side flamengo tomorrow, they won the copa libertadores earlier this year. not all football fans are taking this competition seriously, but liverpool are. flamengo got sent here from their continent or their country with a clear order to win it and come back as heroes. we got told, stay at home

and play the carabao cup. that's a massive difference, we cannot change that, but we are here and my team wa nts to that, but we are here and my team wants to win the competition. the problems just keep coming for macclesfield town. after being fined by the football league and docked six points, they've now been told tomorrow's home game against plymouth could be called off because their stadium does not have a valid safety certificate. that means no spectators can be admitted to the moss rose ground. if the match doesn't go ahead, macclesfield will face further punishment. england's women have beaten pakistan by 26 runs in the final t20 match in kuala lumpurto win the series 3—0. that's good preparation for the tri—series and t20 world cup in australia in the next couple of months. henry moeran has more. a t20 series clean sweep for england, there are terrace had its

fairshare of ups england, there are terrace had its fair share of ups and downs of. best performance was, much like the other matches, dominic from england. batting first, they hit 170—3, heather nike top scoring with 43 run. pakistan on the goat 44—5, another impressive performance from the leg—spinner. she took two wickets today and caps off an excellent couple of weeks. now for england, attention turns to the t20 world cup, but here malaysia, it's well done. we haven't been put under loads of pressure, but we did what we set out to do, we set out to win every game in. big scores when games, scoring hundreds, we've done brilliantly, and the bowling unit wa nted brilliantly, and the bowling unit wanted to take wickets and we've done that. i cannot ask for more. the new coach has been watching on, she takes over the reins as

full—time head coach in the new year. herfirst full—time head coach in the new year. her first assignment will be a t20 tri—series in australia, building towards the t20 world cup which starts in february. the performances here in pakistan will mean that heather knight's side full of confidence. the england men's squad has been hit by illness, so they've called up bowlers craig 0verton and dom bess ahead of the first test against south africa. 0verton played the last of his four tests against australia in the summer. he comes in as back—up forjofra archer and stuart broad, who're among those with flu—like symptoms. bess played two tests against pakistan in 2018. i'll have more for you in the next hour. some breaking news to bring you, the american citizen and circulars has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of 19—year—old

harry dinan, according to the family's spokesman. she claim to look at the community after the accident in northamptonshire when she was in collision with a 19—year—old harry don's motorbike, he died in that accident. she was married to a us government employee atan raf married to a us government employee at an raf base in northamptonshire,, shortly after the accident left the uk, back to the united states, claimed diplomatic immunity, to the fury of harry don's family. have been calling for her to be charged with death by dangerous driving, they want her to be extradited back to the uk, and indeed the crown prosecution service have now charged her with causing death by dangerous driving, according to harry dunn's family's spokesman. we will await

confirmation of that from the cps and talk to our correspondence there as well. speaker of the house of commons sir lindsay hoyle has revealed he was diagnosed with diabetes — most likely typei — shortly before the general election. the 62—year old's family urged him to see a doctor after he became ill. sir lindsay was elected as speaker before parliament was dissolved for the general election, succeeding john bercow. my colleague annita mcveigh has been at westminster and spoke to sir lindsay about why he decided to reveal his diagnosis. i was doing a documentary about the speaker and one of the hard—hitting questions was, rob mclaughlin said to me, now, people are saying what's wrong with you? i said, i feel very well, he said, no, you can see something's wrong with you, so would you like to talk about it? and in the end, i know there's a lot of people out there, i'm not unique in any way, but what i do know is that it's been difficult to accept it, a difficult subject,

but part of that documentary allowed me to speak out. i wanted to show where i'm at, the fact i've got to get on with the job i've got, and i will live for this, i will manage it. it is to inspire others, and in fairness to diabetes uk, they said to me straightaway, anyone who needs support, please ring them. that is the kind of support from the prime minister theresa may, she was very nice, very kind and what she said, don't let it affect you. she was a prime minister, she had type i as well, she said you can do the job of manage it, and that's the inspiration i've had form other people. so i want to speak out, i did want to say, i'm not unique, i'm not on my own, it has been hard to accept, and in fairness, it was halfway through the election, not about beginning, when i was told. so did come as a shock

to the system, but in the end, support people. if you're not feeling well, go to doctor, i ended up at the a&e, had great care from chorley hospital, and a good thing was it was between the hours of 10am and 8pm, if not, i would not have had a a&e. so i cannot thank them and offer the support and treatment i've had. interesting you spoke to theresa may, she was diagnosed with type i diabetes when she was home secretary, and both of you, in very challenging roles, long hours, so how are you managing, how do you think you will manage the condition in the months and years ahead, given its going to be such a busy role? to be honest, i was off the richter scale when i first went to a&e. they said it looked like they would have to keep me on. what i realised was, this is serious, i have to deal with it,

and deal with it i will. what i have to do is be sensible about what i'm eating, what i'm doing, and actually getting the pace right. halfway through a general election, very basic, lots of things going on, what i'm doing now is, nothing will change, i love myjob, i love working hard, i'm just going to be more sensible about when i've meals. i used to miss meals, get something in the morning and not eat again and tonight. that is not the way to do it. and also the wrong kind of things, just having a port to give me a boost, i shouldn't have been doing that. so i've learn from that, i feel great, full of energy and ready to get on my role. at least three people have died in protests against the indian government's new citizenship law. two deaths were in the southern city of mangaluru, where police opened fire on crowds trying to burn a police station. another protester died in the northern city of lucknow. demonstrators see the new law as another instance of prime minister narendra modi's

hindu nationalist agenda. here's our corrspondent in delhi, rajini vaidyanathan. 0n the streets of india, a battle for the country's secular soul. hundreds of thousands are protesting a new law they say discriminates against muslims. from assam in the northeast, all the way down to bangalore in the south. from the economic capital, mumbai, to the nation's capital, delhi. the citizenship law offers a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants from three neighbouring countries — pakistan, bangladesh and afghanistan. but crucially, it does not offer those protections to muslims, and that is why people are angry here, because they say that this law violates india's secular principles, which are founded in the constitution, which state that all religions in this country

are treated equally. half of the population's under the age of 25. it's the youth who are leading the charge. this is a secular nation, it's a democracy. we are not a struggling democracy, we are an established democracy. so it's wrong on so many levels. we are standing here to defend our constitution. to defend the poor, the uneducated. but as people are making their voices heard, they say the government is trying to silence them. mobile internet has been suspended across many parts of the country. and police have been accused of heavy—handed tactics, including shooting at protesters. this well—known historian was seen dragged away from a peaceful demonstration. many fear that this country, under prime minister narendra modi, is inching closer to becoming

a hindu state. his bjp party's brand of hindu nationalism is hugely popular in india. it helped secure him a landslide second term earlier this year. one of the prime minister's closest allies, the home minister amit shah, says this law offers a safe haven for oppressed minorities. translation: it doesn't discriminate against any religion. it's only a positive step for the communities who are persecuted in afghanistan, pakistan and bangladesh. for india's muslims, there's another worry. the government's planning to publish a nationwide register of citizens. everyone would be forced to provide documents to prove they're indian. those who can't would be considered illegal immigrants. 0nly non—muslims would be protected

under the new citizenship law. the largest protests since prime minister modi took office look set to continue. where does this leave the hindu nationalist agenda which propelled him to power? rajini vaidyanathan reporting there. the bbc did invite the indian high commission in london for an interview to respond to that story, but they were unable to offer us one. the headlines on bbc news: mps are set to vote on the prime minister's brexit plan — for the uk to leave the eu by the end of january. underwater motorways — heavy rain and floods put the brakes on the christmas getaway. a new boss for the bank of england — the governnment says andrew bailey was the stand—out candidate. the parents of harry dunn have been

told that the us citizen anne sacoolas has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of their 19—year—old son. harry died when his motorbike was in collision with a car ben ando is at the cps offices in central london. i'm at the crown prosecution service, which is where harry done's pa rents were service, which is where harry done's parents were told a short time ago that anne sacoolas would be charged for causing death by dangerous driving of their son harry, aged 19, who died after his motorcycle was in collision with a car being driven by mrs sacoolas at the end of august. we are expecting mr dunne to come out and i will step aside if i can so we can hear what they got to say.

we know very shortly after the accident, mrs sacoolas a return to the united states claiming diplomatic immunity stop that talk. we understand they were able to speak with mrs sacoolas in the united states, we also understand the family of harry dunn travel to the family of harry dunn travel to the united states in an effort to persuade her to come back to face justice in the uk. she hadn't come back yet, however, show no indication of wanting to do so. 0ver the police admitted the file of what they learned about the incident, the forensics gathered from the roadside and information from the intervener carried out, they submitted that to the cps and the decision has been taken to charge mrs sacoolas over the more serious offence of causing death by dangerous driving. the other offence, causing death by careless driving, is far less serious and wouldn't potentially have led to a custodial sentence, a

prison sentence, which a conviction for that charge would do. we are waiting to hear from the parents and the family, but presumably they will be pleased by this decision by the cps of this is what they've wanted all along? i think to some extent they will see this as a vindication of their possession. perhaps i'm not sure that pleased is the right word, they will feel justified sure that pleased is the right word, they will feeljustified in a campaign they have mounted and the fa ct campaign they have mounted and the fact they have kept this very much in the public eye, this case. the travel to the united states, met frequently with police officers to encourage, shall we say, a full investigation into what happened. they also met previously with the foreign secretary dominic raab, seeking his support. the difficulty and all of this is the difficulty of extradition and it is not clear whether anne sacoolas can be extradited to the uk tax they face a trial in a british court. that is absolutely where this goes from

here, and this could cause some kind ofa here, and this could cause some kind of a diplomatic incident if she continues to claim diplomatic immunity and if the united states authorities continue to be uncooperative. thank you very much indeed. rose brown was involved in a hit—and—run when she was 12 which left her unable to walk and without the ability to speak. she was given her own bespoke digital voice and she picked a cockney accent, as she's always wanted to be on eastenders. as a special christmas present, the victoria derbyshire show was able to make her dream a reality by taking her on a tour of albert square. claire jones has this special report. it's been the site of some of the most iconic moments in tv history. from hidden family secrets... you can't tell me what to do, you ain't my mother! yeslam!

..to unexpected attempted murders. where characters can even come back from the dead... hello, princess. ..and the stage of some of this country's biggest and most recognisable stars, which now includes our very own rose brown. we met rose brown in the summer, when she was given the gift of her own voice. she was involved in a hit—and—run aged 12, and rose was left unable to walk and lost her ability to speak. rose didn't like the voice she'd been given, so we followed her journey as she received her own bespoke digital voice. she asked for a cockney accent, as she's always wanted to be on eastenders. how do you feel about

your current voice? the voice sounds quite old, i would like a voice that sounds like a 21—year—old. you were able to choose your voice, why did you go for a cockney accent? because it sounds like me before, and i would like to be on eastenders, as i want to be an actress. then rose heard her new voice for the very first time, donated by an actress. voice talks, indistinct. what do you think? that's your voice! is that you wanted? she's got such a good cockney accent as well, she's done a really good job. amazing. we'll have to get you on eastenders next! yeah! well, rose's dream is about to become a reality. behind me is the set of eastenders, and rose is literally due any minute.

so now, if there was ever a time to hear this iconic sound, i think it's now. eastenders drumbeat. hello, everybody! it's so nice to see you again. hello, rose, are you excited? this is elstree centre, bbc studios, and this is where eastenders is filmed. what does it mean to rose to be here? she's wanted to do this so, so much. what is that rose likes so much about eastenders? probably the young men that are in it. what's happening inside is top secret, so we need to leave our cameras outside. but we're going to head in now, have a little look around the set and hopefully going to even meet some of the residents of albert square. we were lucky enough to be able to take some behind—the—scenes photographs as rose and i looked

around the set. rose has since programmed into her machine what it felt like to be there. i was so excited. we had a wander around the square, when we passed many of the characters' houses, such as the mitchells, the taylors and the beales. we then saw the queen vic pub, which was amazing. i also saw the cafe, the mart and the police station. all in all, i had a fantastic day and had so much fun walking around the set of my favourite tv show. absolute fabulous, and i think rose has had a fabulous time. what a lovely christmas present. it was like a dream come true.

just want to update you on that news that the american citizen anne sacoolas has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving of 19—year—old harry dunn, according to harry dunn's family. the prosecution have said she will and is being charged with death by dangerous driving, which is what the family of harry dunn had been campaigning for, and you want her to be extradited from the united states back to the uk. you might remember she left the uk claiming diplomatic immunity, because she's married to a us government employee. we're hearing that from the foreign secretary, who has made to harry dunn's family, and dominic raab saying, earlier, i had a constructive meeting with harry dunn av constructive meeting with harry dunn as family, i appreciate hoping for this bungee is for them, and welcome the opportunity to address a number of their concern. we are united in our determination to getjustice for

harry. the government will do everything it can. i also reaffirm my commitment to continue a review of arrangements at the raf base to ensure they cannot be used in this way again. let's reference to anne sacoolas' husband's, who worked at the raf base. also appealing to anne sacoolas herself, says the foreign secretary, to do the right thing and come back to the united kingdom and cooperate with the criminaljustice process. also paying tribute to what he calls the tenacity of harry dunn's family and friends. that's the latest on that story, much more than that throughout the afternoon, now for the weather. very wet spell, rain pushing its way all over the few days, and at the last couple of days of radio, you can see how extensive the rain pants have been, pushing northwards across the uk.

been across south east england were the biggest impact of being, roads and railways affected by flooding, causing transport disruption. before this latest batch of rain arrived, we had a month's worth of rain, so already wetter than normal. some areas of the uk seeing over 60mm of rain and more to come as well. a number of flood warnings in force, majority of these in england across stretches of the and southern england, which has being quite badly hit as well. the dregs of this weather system bringing rain to eastern areas tonight, though eventually clearing the way, and overnight, a mixture of clear spells and passing showers. showers will be frequent across wales, southern england, east anglia and the midland. arejust england, east anglia and the midland. are just here around five celsius. colder further midland. are just here around five celsius. colderfurther north, a midland. are just here around five celsius. colder further north, a few clear spells here. into the weekend,

another area of low pressure moving into the english channel. that will again push fabrics of rain in across parts of the south. 0n again push fabrics of rain in across parts of the south. on saturday, we start with showers across england and wales, pushing into northern england, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland through the day, and will often be a lot of cloud around, limited brighter spell. later in the afternoon, outbreaks of rain arriving southern areas of england, pushing into wales, the midlands and east anglia overnight, up to 30mm of rain in the forecast, we could see further disruption due to flooding and to transport lines in the run—up to christmas. 0n and to transport lines in the run—up to christmas. on sunday, rain clearing away from the east quickly and being left with bright skies, scattered showers and temperatures around eight celsius. looking ahead to the christmas week, we start with these showery conditions, temperatures running close to normal for many for the time of year, it

will turn drier, some mist and then wetter later in the week.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm annita mcveigh live at westminster where mps prepare to vote on the prime minister's brexit plan — for the uk to leave the eu by the end of january. borisjohnson says it's time for the country to move on and discard the labels ‘leave' and ‘remain'. now is the time to act together as one reinvigorated nation, one united kingdom. this is the scene live in the house of commons. a vote is expected in the next half hour. the other main news headlines... us diplomat‘s wife anne sacoolas is charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of 19—year—old harry dunn.