incident in south london. two people were stabbed by the attacker. the man, who's been named as 20—year—old sudesh amman, had been released from prison within the past two weeks. officers say he had a hoax device strapped to his body. health officials in china have confirmed more than 2,000 new cases of infection — bringing the total to 11,000. in hubei province, 56 new deaths have been confirmed — bringing the total to over 350. the epic world war one film 1917 was the big winner at the british academy film awards, taking seven prizes, including best film and best director for sir sam mendes. joaquin phoenix won best actorfor thejoker. renee zellweger was named best actress for her portrayal of judy garland. now on bbc news.

the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. so, the uk has left the european union. in this programme, we take a look at the run—up to this historic moment in westminster, brussels, and beyond. in the european parliament, it's bagpipes, flags and farage, as the uk's meps bow out from brussels. no more financial contributions. no more european court ofjustice. no more common fisheries policy. no more being talked down to. no more being bullied. as the clock ticked down to brexit, the commons remained divided. we are celebrating us leaving the eu on friday with a big brexit bash. tomorrow is not the end of brexit. it is only the beginning.

also on this programme — there's a row over allowing chinese tech firm huawei to have a role in our mobile telecoms. and what's the government doing to tackle the deadly coronavirus? there are 1460 people we're seeking to locate. but first, we're out. the vote to leave the eu in 2016 came as a shock to many — and ever since, there have been rows, recriminations, and parliamentary battles aplenty. 0utside westminster, passionate remainers have clashed frequently and noisily with passionate brexiteers. but borisjohnson‘s election in december with a chunky 80—seat majority settled the way forward, stamping out the prospect of a second referendum and ensuring the uk would leave the eu at the end of january. at westminster, the government was keen not to appear triumphalist — so no tub—thumping from ministers or brexiteer backbenchers. but things were very different in brussels, where the european parliament had to approve the uk's withdrawal

agreement and britain's 73 meps were leaving. alex partridge was watching. applause a historic debate and mixed feelings in the chamber. it's in fact sad to see a country leaving that twice liberated us. twice given its blood to liberate europe. should the uk... a warning from the croatian presidency about what can be achieved in the uk's ii—month transition period. even if core elements of the future relationship notably the horizontal provisions and governance, and a level playing field can be agreed by the end of the year, the negotiations are expected to take longer until all the matters covered by the political declaration have been addressed. while the european commission president turned to poetry. i want to use the words

of the famous british poet george elliot. poet george eliot. she said, "only in the agony of parting do we look into the depth of love." we will always love you, and we will never be far. long live europe. applause as a club of nations... one british conservative said the maastricht treaty was to blame. if at any stage britain had been able to have a trade—only association, of course that would've been enough. in fact, even as recently as february 2016, if david cameron had come back with any repatriation of power, can we doubt that he would have won the ensuing referendum? thank you so much, president... for some, the emotion became too much. i hold in my heart the knowledge that one day, i will be back in this chamber celebrating our return to the heart of europe, thank you. applause and cheering

0thers remained defiant. no more financial contributions. no more european court ofjustice. no more common fisheries policy. no more being talked down to. no more being bullied. i know you're going to miss us... we are not! i know you want to ban our national flags, but we're going to waive flags, but we're going to wave you goodbye, and we look forward in the future to working with you as sovereign... inaudible if you disobey the rules, you get cut off. could we please remove the flags? goodbye. eventually it was the brexit party meps who removed themselves. the vote, and the uk's departure was ratified. # should old acquaintance be forgot... then, a burst of auld lang syne. # and we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet # for auld lang syne.#

alex partridge. but there was no singing at westminster, still bruised after three—and—a—half years of brutal parliamentary battles. the last prime minister's questions before exit day was a surprisingly low—key affair. the labour leader wondered — what next? britain, mr speaker, is at a crossroads. we're leaving the eu and britain's place in the world is going to change. the question is what direction it takes? the signs are that this government is prepared to sacrifice our country's interest in values for short—term political advantage. and a sell—out trade deal with donald trump. but borisjohnson hit back at the labour leader. he would isolate this country, he would deprive us of our most crucial allies, we are going to take this country forward, outwards into the world, and mr speaker, in case i forgot to mention it before, we are going to deliver on our promises and take us out of the european union despite everything, despite everything that he and all the parties opposite

tried to do this friday! up in yorkshire in your conservative brexit heartlands. .. we are celebrating us leaving the eu friday with a big brexit bash. i wish to congratulate the prime minister on achieving us leaving the eu when so many deemed it impossible. now, does he agree with me that this is an opportunity for a new chapter in our great country when we will finally control our laws, our borders, and our money, and become a truly global trading nation? mrspeaker, idojoin her in her celebration. i'm sorry i can't be there personally but i do wish everyone in morley a very enjoyable big brexit bash. but other were not so happy. i hope the prime minister has the humility to recognise that not everybody will be celebrating on friday night. next day, a leading brexiteer recognised that the country was still divided. i'll celebrate, but i will celebrate discreetly, and i will celebrate

in a way which is respectful of the genuine sorrow others are feeling at the same time. but that doesn't mean i'm getting in, that doesn't mean i'm turning away from what i believe. it means that i recognise that all of us who here on these benches who have won this argument do not have a duty to be magnanimous and i will urge that on everyone inside and outside the house even as we press forward. the snp made clear they hoped to return to the eu. tomorrow across scotland, communities will gather to au revoir but not adieu to our fellow members of the european union. ijust want to caution the government about any kind of triumphalism about all of this. tomorrow is not the end of brexit, it is only the beginning. i'm as encouraged by my honourable friend for stirling when he was in the european parliament. many in the european union will be leaving a light on for scotland so that in the fullness of time, we will use those lights to find our way back over to europe

as an independent member state. thank you madam deputy speaker. like the honourable gentlemen, i, too, am very keen that we should maintain cordial relations with ourfriends in european union but without being governed by them, and that seems to be an extremely satisfactory way to be proceeding from now on. we don't want to be triumphalist about it, but i think in a spirit of sympathy to europe, it would be allowable for some of us at 11 o'clock on friday to drink some french sparkling wine. i don't think that would be unduly unreasonable. jacob rees—mogg — allowing himself just a hint of celebration. of course, january the 31st was not the end of brexit, only the phase one divorce separating us from the eu. so, what now? adam fleming reports for us from the european parliament in brussels. when the uk leaves the eu, it will enter the transition period, what the british government refers to as the implementation phase.

when the transition period was being negotiated a couple of years ago, it was referred to in brussels as the full monty minus. "full monty" because all eu rules, regulations, and policies will continue to apply to the uk, but "minus" because the uk will have no representation in the political institutions here in brussels. no ministers will go to the european council. no prime ministers will go to summits. there will be no meps here in the european parliament, and there will be no british commissioner, although he left at the end of last year. speaking to british meps who are about to leave this place, they say because the uk will have no one influencing things on the inside, they will have to spend just as much time, maybe even more, trying to influence things from the outside. adam fleming. the green mp caroline lucas is one of a handful of members of the commons who have also been members of the european parliament. i asked her if it was true to say that most people had no idea who their mep was —

or what he or she did. i think there is a great deal of truth in that observation, but i don't think that's the fault primarily of the european union or indeed of meps. one of the things that i found infuriating during my ten years as an mep was the fact that the national media at the time was not in the least bit interested in what meps were doing. and i know it sounds strange now to accuse the media of not being interested in the eu because we have had nothing but the eu for three years, but before that, there was absolute indifference. so, sum up then into sentences what did meps do for us? meps championed the interests of the uk and crucially they were legislators at the table making a difference to policy which affects every bit of our country from social issues through to environment, fisheries, through to the economy. they were absolutely instrumental in some of the legislation that we now still have. so, if they were there at the table when these decisions were being made as you see it, how big of a loss of influence

is the loss of our meps? i think it's a massive loss of influence. i think some people are out of date with the powers that the european parliament in particular had because on many, many issues, they were absolutely co—legislatures. they had equal powers to the member state governments. and so for example on something like climate change, actually, i am proud to say the uk played a very important role in the eu, a valuable role pushing other eu countries to be far more ambitious, countries like poland perhaps that wouldn't have been so interested, some of the other eastern european countries. we were instrumental in getting a far more ambitious position coming out of the eu and therefore we will lose that possibility of amplifying our voice and our vision on that bigger stage. now, what about the impact of all this on smaller parties? because obviously for smaller parties, it was easier to be elected to the european parliament than it is to be elected to westminster. so, what is it going to mean for parties like yours? well, it will make a massive difference, you are right. the european elections were held

under a fair voting system, or at least a fairer voting system, and that enabled the green party to have seven meps at the european parliament compared to just one here at westminster, and that is a big difference. so, those kinds of spokespeople, that expertise, all of that that they were able to bring to the party has now gone. so, just finally, what are your thoughts on all of this? you have been an mep, you now sit at westminster, you are watching those meps packing up their boxes and leaving for the final time, how does that make you feel? honestly, it makes me feel incredibly sad. this famous phrase about taking back control rings so hollowly when you look at something like trade policy in areas that i am very involved in. as an mep, i had far more influence over the development of trade policy than i will have now as an mp. as an mep, we were entitled to see the negotiating documents, we were far more part of the process. here at westminster, we're going to be completely shut out of it. so, yes, maybe control

has been taken back but certainly not by the people. it's been taken back to downing street. caroline lucas. so what does brexit mean for the union? in a vote at holyrood on wednesday, msps backed calls for a new scottish independence referendum and to keep the eu flag flying outside the scottish parliament. meanwhile, on friday, the first minister made a speech stressing she still wants an independence referendum this year, but urged her party to patiently build the case for independence. here's brian taylor. nicola sturgeon says she will greet the arrival of brexit with a mixture of sadness and anger — sadness at what she believes will be the economic and social damage which will ensue but anger because, as she argues, scotland has been taken out of the european union against the palpable will of the scottish people. so what does she intend to do about it? well, she intends to continue to press for a referendum to establish the choice for the people of scotland to opt for independence.

but what sort of referendum? borisjohnson has already ruled out transferring powers to the scottish parliament, transferring powers to hold a formal statutory referendum, as was done in 2014. he says no to that concept. now, nicola sturgeon says she will continue to pursue that, to press for that. she will seek support from other areas of scotland, from civic scotland. she will continue to argue the case, she will discuss the question that might be put in a putative referendum. she will press for that. but she also says she's prepared to consider — at least consider — alternatives. she rules out a wildcat referendum, as in catalonia. she says it would simply set things back. she is not interested, she says, in gestures that do not fall within the law. but she is prepared to consider — at least consider — testing in the courts whether the scottish parliament might have the power to hold a consultative plebiscite — not a full—scale statutory referendum but a consultative plebiscite — whether the reservation of the constitution to westminster

would rule that out or not. now, let me be clear, she is not particularly in favour of that. some within her party are arguing for it. she is not advocating that. she is not seeking that at an early stage. indeed, she says the focus should be upon building support for independence rather than arguing about process. but she's not ruling that out. however, the focus for nicola sturgeon is not so much on how independence comes about but why it should be brought about for the people of scotland — not process, but the event itself. brian taylor at holyrood. away from brexit, the government found itself caught up in a row over its decision to allow the chinese firm huawei a limited role in the uk's 5g network. 5g is the fifth—generation upgrade to mobile communications — and it's set to dramatically increase data speeds and internet capacity. but the decision to include huawei upset the united states, which wanted the uk to block the firm's access on security grounds.

huawei will be barred from sensitive locations, such as nuclear sites and military bases, and its share of the market will be capped at 35%. huawei firmly denies it's an arm of the chinese state. we've looked at the issue of how to maintain network security and resilience over many months and in great technical detail. we would never take decisions that threaten our national security or the security of our five eyes partners. and he stressed the uk would be looking to diversify who could supply this kind of equipment in future. it's essential that we are never again in a position of having such limited choices when deploying such important new technologies. guarantees about the safety and security of the network going forward are now absolutely crucial if huawei is to be involved in building the 5g network. it is for ministers to make decisions in our national interest now and going forward, and never to be held

hostage by shifting transatlantic geopolitics. a rush by the government to throw itself into the arms of president trump to secure a trade deal must not govern everything that it does. the huawei issue came to light when theresa may was prime minister. she backed the decision. my right honourable friend has already referenced the fact that we never have had and never will have high—risk vendors in our most sensitive networks, and that this decision has no effect on our ability to share intelligence with our allies. excluding high—risk vendors from any provision is one way we can encourage companies and states that do not operate under international norms and business standards. that is why this decision is regrettable. and would he agree with me that this country must never find itself in this position ever again? the prime minister has gone for the cheapest, least secure option, but it doesn't take a genius

to work out why huawei is so competitive in cost. it's the chinese communist party branded as a company, and the conservative government has chosen low cost over security. now, let's take a look at some other news in brief. the first cases of coronavirus have been reported in the uk. the outbreak has been declared a global emergency by the world health organization. more than 200 people have died in china and 10,000 have been infected. coronaviruses do not usually spread if people don't have symptoms. however, we can't be 100% certain. from today, as concerns have been raised about limited pre—symptom transmission, we are therefore asking anyone in the uk who has returned from wuhan in the last 1a days to self—isolate, to stay indoors and avoid contact with other people and to contact nhs111.

the government looks set to approve the controversial high—speed rail line hs2. the chancellor, sajid javid, has thrown his weight behind it ahead of a key meeting with borisjohnson, but mps remain divided on the costs and benefits. if the government were to scrap hs2, which everybody knows is a catastrophic waste of money... jeering ..we will have a huge amount available for more rail infrastructure in west yorkshire and across the north. what we need in west yorkshire and the north is better infrastructure in the north and across the north. the recent leaked network rail paper which showed that the alternative to hsz was 29 years of weekend closures and interminable delays should be all we need to know about why we need to get on with hsz. will the government not only commit to it but actually get control of some of these mps who are constantly undermining what's the most important infrastructure project this country has? mps have approved plans to end the automatic early release of some prisoners in england and wales — a commitment in the

conservative manifesto. 0ne mp had a personal story. i still remember the day my nan saw my dad's killer for the very first time after being released after just 18 months. the anger, frustration, confusion and sheer grief that flashed across her face, especially when he raised a glass to her as we drove by, which was a real clincher. but this is an experience that is shared by far too many, with victims feeling severely let down by the current automatic halfway release point. because what is the purpose of a prison sentence? well, there are several. the first is to protect the public from the offender. the second, to ensure that victims feel thatjustice has been done. and a serious offender serving just half a sentence does not provide victims and victims‘ families with that sense ofjustice. a law banning people in wales from smacking their children has been passed by the welsh assembly. it's the second part of the uk to do so, after scotland. the ban is due to start in 2022. the government committed

to providing sanctuary to 23,000 refugees — many of them from syria — by this year. a lords committee is investigating how local authorities and devolved administrations have managed the process of settling them. it heard about the challenges, but there were also stories of "hope and integration". we now have refugees in six of our larger towns, but the towns are closer to aberdeen city, which we thought was a good thing because they had better access to other communities in the city. but as it turns out, they quite like staying where they are. they like the village feel of our small towns and villages and the integration part has worked really well because they've really quickly become part of the community in those towns and villages, and they‘ re not looking to the bigger city for support. we know the reality. it's notjust with local authorities. with the general public, there is an anxiety and, in some cases, a fear of accepting immigrants, accepting asylum—seekers.

and ijust wonder, you know, whether it is realistic to have such a rosy picture of what these programmes produce. it's not just rose—tinted spectacles. there have genuinely been no problems. and i think it's because we've very carefully done things very low—key. there's been no big brouhaha about "people have been sent to this village" or whatever. it just happened slowly. we informed everyone in the area, through community councils and whatever, that it was happening. and one example is a family who — probably quite rightly — came to the council concerned that somebody‘s been moved in next door and "what about this and what about that?" when we went through the whole thing and explained it, they were not satisfied but they were placated to some extent. and when the family moved in, there was some deliberate moves by our officers to introduce people and all the rest of it. and the quote — i'll find it in a second — "scones were exchanged."

finally, new mps have continued to make their first — or maiden — speeches. one of the mps for wolverhampton spoke of how he'd feared losing his leg after being accidentally shot in the foot as a 17—year—old soldier. he recovered from the injury and rejoined the army, but the event took its toll on his mental health. desmond tutu once described hope as the ability to see light in the darkness. i got to a place where i had no hope. enough was enough, and ifinally decided to end my life. as i was in the process of doing it, i had one thought that stopped me. i didn't want my children to grow up without a father like i had. i couldn't do it. i actually felt a failure not being able to take my own life. there was no escape from the life i was in. i was stuck. in my mind, my life was over. i had been dealt a bad hand and that was my life. i thought i would try and do something good for my kids,

cos i never wanted anyone to experience my life, let alone my children. so i decided to take them to church. there are many reasons why people come out of despair. when i was trying to do something right by my family, i found faith. for me, the first time in many years, i could see a hope and a future. as the wolverhampton motto says, "out of darkness cometh light." i could see light out of the darkness. 0ver many years, i learned to face reality. and with my amazing wife, great family and friends, my life has changed. i'm grateful for every day i have and i enjoy life to the full. a new labour member spoke of her fight to become an mp. my journey into politics hasn't been easy. i didn't come from a political background. i remember telling a careers adviser about wanting to get into politics and know more about working for an mp. i was laughed at and literally told that the chances of someone like me

getting a job in parliament would be very slim and not to even bother trying. i won't break parliamentary privilege of this house by naming him, but i hope he's watching me now. the new mp for ayr praised his constituency‘s beauty and history. it was described accurately by our bard, rabbie burns, as "auld ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses for honest men and bonie lasses. " madam deputy speaker, who am i to argue with the bard? allan dorrans, bringing us to the end of the programme and the end of the week which saw the uk formally leave the eu. we'll be back with you on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm, when kristiina cooper will have the round up of the day as the uk begins phase two of brexit. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye.

the weather is fairly quiet at the moment but the winds really will be picking up over the next few hours across northern parts of britain, especially tonight and into tomorrow, turning really quite stormy off western scotland. nothing terribly unusual for the time of year. here is the big picture across oui’ year. here is the big picture across our part of the world. a lot of cloud across the country, here is the storm system developing off western scotland and heading in their direction. also a lot of cloud streaming in from the south—west into southern parts of the uk which also means it is going to stay pretty mild across the country. a mild morning out there, the temperature at around 6—7. in the north, just about cold enough for some wintry weather but mostly in the scottish hills. let's see what happens through the morning into the afternoon. some fairly decent weather around especially across england and wales, century and across northern ireland. places like

liverpool and birmingham and norwich, holland newcastle, a lot of fine weather. the site of the country pretty fine weather, rain affecting southern counties, but mild, 12 celsius in london, and he focuses on the north so this is where we will see showers being carried in by an increasing wind of the atlantic. choppy seas and big waves around the coasts and those winds could be gusting up to 80 mph off the western isles. england, 50-60, off the western isles. england, 50—60, snow falling across the hills, so blizzards and atrocious conditions. some of that bad weather transferring to northern england and also along the north sea coast through early tuesday. a decent speu through early tuesday. a decent spell of some very windy weather so here it is early on tuesday, 50—60 across the country but elsewhere, the weather will be improving and by the weather will be improving and by the afternoon, the gales should have gone and by the evening, it will

fall flat and calm. the temperature on tuesday peaking at around about 10 celsius in the south. this is the forecast for wednesday, so a big high pressure across the uk, that means very settled conditions and also means it will be hla start to wednesday as well. so let's summarise all of that. we are in free when they start to the week with lots of showers and hill snow. blizzards for a time in scotland but from mid week, dry and much brighter.

welcome to bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories... a man shot dead by police after stabbing people in london had just been released from prison for terror offences. i hear three shots and i see how he dropped. and he was alive for a good two, three minutes on the floor but he had this test so please tell everybody we have to move in case a blast goes off. sudesh amman — who was 20 —was freed around a week ago after serving half of his three year jail term. the coronavirus continues to spread— in hubei province there are 56 new deaths and 2 thousand infections on sunday alone.