sunak heads back to westminster to make his case to mp5. he's been doing that over the weekend, telling them that this will improve some of them that this will improve some of the problems that have been in place when it comes to trading between great britain and northern ireland. he thinks this will correct some of the errors in the original deal and allow brexit to be more of a success, as he will put it. he has got the labour party support to get that over the line. the big question can he win over all of his own mps? and what do the dup say? hick and what do the dup say? nick eardle , and what do the dup say? nick eardley, thank _ and what do the dup say? nick eardley, thank you. _ and what do the dup say? nick eardley, thank you. time for a look at the weather forecast now with susan powell. and some spectacular northern lights.— northern lights. what a show last ni . ht. northern lights. what a show last night- some _ northern lights. what a show last night. some great _ northern lights. what a show last night. some great colours - northern lights. what a show last night. some great colours to - northern lights. what a show last night. some great colours to be i northern lights. what a show last - night. some great colours to be seen and they were observed last night as far south as cornwall. the strongest images seen across northern scotland. things tend to be more

intense the further north you go across the uk. looking at the weather chart, you think perhaps perfect conditions, high pressure normally means a lot of fine weather, but it doesn't necessarily equate to crystal clear skies. at the moment we have a north—easterly wind coming around our area of high pressure kicking up moisture off the north sea bringing cloud and showers. quite a leopard—print effect to our satellite picture at the moment. many areas are seeing cloud passing over and glimmers of sunshine coming in. some showers in the midlands this afternoon, some to the far south—east as well, and a north—easterly wind needs factoring in. one of the monitor you will see nine or 10 degrees, outside it will feel closer to five or six. indicators of a strong aurora to the north of the uk, even again possibly visible to the south. the best areas to get the clear skies probably somewhere in the south—west of england and again to the north west of scotland. also where you get the

clearer skies, expect a frosted to develop overnight and that goes for any place that sees breaks in the cloud as we go into the small hours of tuesday. here is tuesday daytime, again it looks like western scotland will be favoured for the best of the sunshine. perhaps more cloud further south into england and wales, and again the chance of showers coming in off the north sea. temperatures similar to today, the wind still with us and that chilly feel to proceedings. as we look at the middle of the week, this area of high pressure still with us. there's not a lot going on in our weather this week, the changes day by day quite subtle. still cloud being brought in from the north sea, the showers focused in england and the wind to the south a little lighter, but still overall a slightly chilly feel to proceedings than many would expect as we get into the start of

march. later on in the week, the high does wriggle around a little bit, the isobars open up to the south, so maybe lighter winds on thursday. by friday it looks like we could be tapping into some northerly winds. lighter wind in the south, could feel a touch milder. by friday we will pick up the northerly wind and pretty much back to square one. in summary forthe and pretty much back to square one. in summary for the week ahead, overall dominated by dry weather. it could feel chilly in the north—easterly wind, but look out for pockets of frost by night. find for pockets of frost by night. and look out for _ for pockets of frost by night. and look out for the _ for pockets of frost by night. and look out for the aurora lucky. thank you. a reminder of our top story this lunchtime... the prime minister is meeting ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, this afternoon for more talks on a northern ireland trade deal which could be finalised in the next few hours. that's all from the bbc news at one so it is goodbye from me, and now we willjoin the bbc news teams where you are. at the very good afternoon.

good afternoon — it's just after 1.30, and this is your update from the bbc sport. england are a chasing a record, in their attempts to win the second test against new zealand. they have to pull off the highest run—chase by any team that has enforced the follow—on in a test — ahead of the final day in wellington. the hosts had a disappointing first innings, but kane williamson showed some resilience racking up 132. tom blundell was another who excelled with a knock of 90, but five jack leach wickets late in the day — saw them removed for 483. try and enjoy the graft rather than worry about things that are not

happening. enjoy being out there for england trying to win a test match. what we have seen over the last year is that the more we enjoy it, the better replay. 16—year—old british snowboarder mia brookes has claimed a historic slopestyle gold medal at the senior world championships in georgia. she is the first british athlete to secure this title and did it in some style, landing the first—ever cab mao double grab in a women's competition during her second and final run. brookes was too young to compete at the beijing 2022 winter olympics, but has long been seen as a future star of the sport. today she lived up to that billing by defeating new zealand's olympic champion zoi sadowski—synnott, who took silver. i honestly feel like i am going to cry. i have never been so happy in my life. i cannot even speak, i am that happy. my coach is like, if you want to win this, try the 14. i tried to trail in practice. i tried 12 in practice.

i came round, almost went 14, i knew it was possible on this jump. i am super happy. just a week after losing one final to carlos alcaraz. british number one — cameron norrie— hit back by winning their rematch, in the final of the rio open. the victory his fifth atp title and a repeat of the match up in argentina just eight days ago. after losing the first set, he came back to win the second... before sealing the match with an ace. you could see just how much it meant to him — a huge win for him given that alcarez is the world number two. erik ten hag says his team �*aren�*t stopping here'... his defiant message after guiding manchester united to their first trophy in six years. yesterday — his side defeated newcastle 2—0 in the league cup final and today he's written an open letter to the club's fans. within it he says "we know the importance of silverware "throughout the history of this great club. "we are so happy to bring the trophy back to old trafford

"but we are by no means satisfied. and finally, the turkish super league returned to action this weekend after a 3 week postponement, following the series of earthquakes which devastated parts of the country. these were the scenes prior to besiktas' home match with antalyaspor in istanbul — fans throwing cuddly toys on to the pitch. the toys were then collected and will be distributed to children from the affected areas. the un estimates around one and a half million people have been left homeless following the disaster. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.

more now on our top story, the potential deal on the northern ireland protocol. we can join my colleague geeta guru—murthy who's there for us. european commission president ursula von der leyen is just a european commission president ursula von der leyen isjust a ride european commission president ursula von der leyen is just a ride for those crucial talks this afternoon. exactly. thanks. wejust saw those crucial talks this afternoon. exactly. thanks. we just saw her convoy sweeping in to the hotel in windsor. she was greeted, just behind me here, by rishi sunak. they walked into this part of the hotel, the entrance where we are facing. this is the ballroom. but i do not think they are dancing, they are apparently having a working lunch, and there are some meeting rooms in there that have been cordoned off. rishi sunak arriving about 45 minutes before the eu commission president. we are expecting that

meeting to go on. then the two leaders will be holding a press conference at a different location at nearby. after that, co ntroversially, at nearby. after that, controversially, ursula von der leyen taking tea with his majesty king charles. we imagine that is at windsor castle, we have not had confirmation of that yet. there has been some criticism about whether the royal family are being dragged into a very controversial area of british politics. all sites denying that, seeing that this is not related, but of course the timing is extremely curious, to say the least. it does raise questions. but if a deal is secured it will be a very big political victory for all those involved. but there is some way to go. no matter what is announced now, we will see an announcement in the house of commons later this evening. everyone is looking out for what is the reaction of dup and the

conservatives. we have seen steve baker coming out to welcome this, there has been a bit of a charm offensive in downing street this morning. it does look like there is quite a head of steam in terms of momentum. but we do not know what that dup reaction will be, but we have had some initial words from sir jeffrey donaldson, the bbc caught up with him in belfast city airport. sorry about the sound quality on this sequence. are you thinking this will be a good dealfor northern are you thinking this will be a good deal for northern ireland? are you thinking this will be a good dealfor northern ireland? i have not seen it. _ dealfor northern ireland? i have not seen it, once _ dealfor northern ireland? i have not seen it, once we _ dealfor northern ireland? i have not seen it, once we have - dealfor northern ireland? i have not seen it, once we have seen l deal for northern ireland? i have l not seen it, once we have seen the legal text we will come to a view on that. do you feel confident? i am neither positive nor negative. we need to take time to look at the deal, what's available, how does that match our seven tests. how long do you think you'll have with it? .,

how long do you think you'll have with it? . , _ with it? that will be determined by how lona it with it? that will be determined by how long it takes. _ how long it takes. thank you. safe flight. jeffrey donaldson they are. the expectation is that there might be some sort of holding statement from dup, some earlier reaction, but they will take their time to go through details with lawyers, and see what the reaction longer term will be. that could take weeks in fact. there are various political big dates on the diary, anniversary of good friday agreement, and elections in may, and will dup extract a financial price from the uk government for their support of a new deal? we will have to wait and see. we will get more on all of that in the next few hours, i am sure today. we will get more reaction. the key thing is, once this deal is agreed and published,

we will then see what people say about it, both in the conservative party and the wider political field in the uk. also, in the labour party, keir starmer has said they are keen to support any deal because they see it would be better than the existing stalemate. our sharing of course has been suspended in northern ireland. they are also hoping that from this deal better relations on other areas, for example scientific research, cooperation between britain and the europeans, that will improve. more than that the coming hours. and we will have much more throughout the afternoon. it promises to be a momentous afternoon there at windsor if a deal is signed off and agreed, and announced by the

two leaders, european commission president, and rishi sunak, the uk prime minister. rishi sunak will be addressing mps this evening in the house of commons. when russia invaded ukraine a year ago, one of the biggest successes they achieved was in southern ukraine. within a few days russian troops attacking from crimea had seized territory bigger than switzerland. to learn more about the early stages of the war, the bbc�*s abdujalil abdurasulov has spoken to military officers, politicians and activists. this is the moment when russian troops invaded ukraine from crimea a year ago. a few hours later, they travelled more than 100 kilometres deep inside ukraine proper. within a few days, they seized territory that was larger than switzerland. in less than a week, the russian troops managed to reach the outskirts of this city, the city of mykolaiv,

where they faced fierce resistance and they were eventually pushed back. but how did the russian troops manage to cross a narrow strip of land from crimea into the ukrainian mainland and capture vast territories of the country's south so quickly? the bridges across the strait and irrigation channels were not destroyed to slow down the russian advancement. why? the authorities say that they are still investigating this case. the secretary of ukraine's security council, oleksiy danilov, claims that they expected the invasion on february 22nd. and this secret map seized from a russian commander confirms the intelligence reports. mr danilov claims they had to prepare for the invasion secretly in order to avoid panic. translation: just imagine the president of the country comes out and says, dear citizens, we will have a war in two weeks. then chaos starts, which no—one can control. and this is exactly

what russia wanted to achieve. but events in the south showed that they were not prepared for russia's lightning—fast advancement. ukrainian troops had to retreat from the kherson region as russian forces simply outnumbered them. for two days, yevgeny palchenko, commander of a tank company, defended strategically important antonov bridge near the city of kherson. translation: around midnight, a bloody battle started. russians were using mortars, fighter jets and helicopters against us. artillery was firing at us nonstop. the fierce resistance of his tank unit gave a few extra days for mykolaiv to prepare for a russian attack. and this man, general marchenko, was sent to organise its defence. within a few days, he mobilised citizens and distributed weapons. they attacked columns of military vehicles and shot down russian helicopters.

this city's resistance became a turning point in this war, but they had to pay a heavy price for that. the headlines on bbc news. rishi sunak is meeting ursula von der leyen for talks on a new northern ireland trade deal. ofgem announces a new price cap. betty boothroyd, the first female speaker of the house of commons has died at the age of 93. now on bbc news — it's time to take a look at some of the stories making the headlines from our newsrooms across the uk.

thousands of people have signed a petition calling for nightclubs to be made safer, following the death of cody fisher in birmingham. the 23—year—old was stabbed on the dance floor of the crane nightclub on boxing day. now, his family are campaigning for metal detectors and bleed kits to made compulsory at every venue. joanna tidman reports. all the family and friends, especially cody's mother, are really struggling. it was supposed to be a fun night out with friends but ended in tragedy when 23—year—old cody fisher was stabbed on the dance floor of a nightclub. i cannot begin to describe it. nightclub. i cannot beain to describe it. i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an _

i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an outpouring _ i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an outpouring of- i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an outpouring of grief- i cannot begin to describe it. there has been an outpouring of grief and support from the community since the death of the stratford town player. we do not want this to happen to other people's children. they need to know they are safe when they go out. it is your brother, sister, your family. out. it is your brother, sister, yourfamily. it should be mandatory that every club, large venue, festival, they should have metal detectors and stab kits. the nightclub has been criticised for its safety measures and has lost its licence. the campaign now has 22,000 signatures and support from stratford conservative mp. i will make sure that their voices heard in westminster as well. if we can through this initiative make sure that no innocent lives are lost to mindless violence. cody's family and friends are living

with the reality of knife crime. the legacy he has left, how much he achieves in his life, that has touch everyone's hearts. it is overwhelming. - everyone's hearts. it is overwhelming. three l everyone's hearts. it is i overwhelming. three men everyone's hearts. it is overwhelming. three men have been charged with murder and are due to stand trial injuly. the british dental association says nhs services in wales, "as we know them", could collapse within three months, with some dentists warning, they'll hand back contracts before the financial year ends in six weeks' time. they're objecting to welsh government reforms, which aim to make more than 100,000 extra appointments available for new patients. when it comes to nhs service, there is not much to smile about, nhs

reforms means she has to find space for new appointments. i am concerned. _ for new appointments. i am concerned, there _ for new appointments. i am concerned, there is - for new appointments. i am concerned, there is no - for new appointments. i am concerned, there is no risk| for new appointments. i am | concerned, there is no risk of for new appointments. i —n concerned, there is no risk of gum disease, and diagnosed tk. my concern is that more cancer cases are being missed. unfortunately we are being missed. unfortunately we are seeing a big rise even in the best practice. are seeing a big rise even in the best practice-— are seeing a big rise even in the best practice. welsh government -lans best practice. welsh government lans to best practice. welsh government plans to make — best practice. welsh government plans to make more _ best practice. welsh government plans to make more than - best practice. welsh government| plans to make more than 112,000 appointments from twice to once per year. dentists see new patients take longer to treat, while many existing patients are already being just seen annually. practices that do not meet their requirements will face financial penalties. a lot are handing back the contracts, a lot are considering it. i am considering it as well if things don't change going forward. i would be handing back my contract.

in a survey more than one third of practice owners working under the reforms said would reduce the nhs contract by april, 13% said they would hand their is back entirely. their patients would have to choose between paying privately, or trying tojoin between paying privately, or trying to join an nhs surgery elsewhere. with most dentists at capacity that could meanjoining a waiting list for years. a very real possibility that nhs dentistry as we know it will not exist in autumn time. we are in a situation when it then does become those who can afford it will get treatment, those who can't will probably be able to access emergency care, get a tooth taken out, get an emergency filling, but not the ongoing care, not the prevention. the welsh government spokesperson said it was always disappointing when a dentist returned the contract and it is investing £2 million annually to improve access to dentists in wales. for those in the professions is that few weeks, not

the next two years, that will be crucial. from today, drivers of the most polluting commercial vehicles will have to pay to go into the centre of sheffield. the new clean air zone came into force this morning, aiming to tackle pollution. it's £50 a day for lorries and £10 for taxis, if they don't meet the low—emission standards. but private cars and motorbikes are not affected. the council hopes the cleaner air will save lives. tom ingall has this report. another monday morning but it is all change for sean lambert. he has vowed he will never fall foul of the new clean air charge in sheffield. i'm never going back to city centre again. i will never work in city centre again.— again. i will never work in city centre aaain. _, ., again. i will never work in city centre aaain. ., , centre again. the cctv contractor is now takinu centre again. the cctv contractor is now taking lengthy _ centre again. the cctv contractor is now taking lengthy detours - centre again. the cctv contractor is now taking lengthy detours around | now taking lengthy detours around the city centre to avoid crossing the city centre to avoid crossing the inner ring road where the charge starts. past a care home, the rugby schools,

a general hospital that we would have to pass, which would have completely avoided on the ringwood. the new charge does not apply to private cars that will catch lorries, buses, and some vans that do not meet certain emission standards. large vehicles have to pay £50 per day, but some roundabouts are not in zone, so you can turn around and not be charged. that is not the case however in park squarejunction. pair that is not the case however in park square junction-— square junction. air pollution as it is today kills _ square junction. air pollution as it is today kills people, _ square junction. air pollution as it is today kills people, makes - square junction. air pollution as it is today kills people, makes a - is today kills people, makes a significant number purely because of strokes and heart attacks, that causes misery, causes children to be admitted to hospital because of asthma. where we are going with this asthma. where we are going with this as we are pushing down on air pollution because it kills people, it is a public health hazard. sheffield council have been instructed mandatory by the government to clean the air. the council might _ government to clean the air. iie: council might have government to clean the air. "iie: council might have wanted government to clean the air. i““i2 council might have wanted to government to clean the air. ii2 council might have wanted to hear the air, but they have inflamed

passions. this weekend there was another demonstration outside the town hall. this cafe is just inside the inner ring road and has already noticed a difference. ., ., , ., , , difference. turnover has dropped alread , difference. turnover has dropped already. from _ difference. turnover has dropped already, from mid-january, - difference. turnover has dropped already, from mid-january, i- difference. turnover has dropped l already, from mid-january, i think already, from mid—january, i think people have been a bit concerned when they were going to pay etc, since the signs went up. this lunchtime the council have confirmed the zone has gone live as expected, and fees are being paid. sean is not among those drivers being charged. now — some pictures which prove that the recent snowy weather in parts of america hasn't been bad news for everyone. these playful seals have been enjoying rolling around in the snow at oregon zoo, which remains closed to visitors

due to the conditions. the city of portland recorded nearly 11 inches of snow in one day earlier this week — its second snowiest day on record. in a very rare display, the northern lights were seen as far south as kent and cornwall on sunday night. across more northern areas of the uk, the display was one of the best seen in a very long time by bbc weather watchers. an aurora is formed by a solar flare erupting on the sun, sending charged particles towards earth which interact with our atmosphere. more displays are expected in the coming nights. the most vibrant display was across scotland and northern england where the aurora was made up of bright greens and deep reds. there were also sightings in northern ireland, south wales and norfolk. now it's time for a look at the weather.

there is a lot of dry weather to come for the uk this week but it will not be all blue skies and sunshine. some areas will get stuck with persistent cloud. best of the sunshine on monday is to be found to the south of the uk, southern counties of england and wales. add to the north—west across the highlands of scotland, and further south into argyll and bute, no cloud there. this is the high giving as there. this is the high giving as the settled weather, it is also bringing the went in off the north sea. winds are never particularly strong in a high—pressure situation but that north—easterly is a nagging feature, it will bring showers into a north—eastern coast and push them further inland as we head through this evening and overnight. clearer

skies overnight, anywhere where there is a break in the cloud away from coast, there could be a touch of frost first thing on tuesday. tuesday daytime, a similar picture to monday. best of the sunshine across the north—west of scotland. perhaps extending further south. maybe more cloud across southern england. persistent showers heading into the far... the chance of some wetter weather here. temperatures on the cooler side for this part of the year. wednesday, perhaps the wind is lighter to the south of the uk. still a north—easterly feeding in showers to eastern scotland. best chance of any

breaks will be towards the west. temperatures similar. thursday, the wind to the south will fall lighter, it may briefly feel a little warmer, but by friday a northerly wind, the wind chill once again.

this is bbc news. the headlines: rishi sunak is a meeting the european commission president to finalise a new post—brexit tried agreement for northern ireland. all eyes will be on the dup and the party leaderjeffrey donaldson. neither a positive or negative, we need to take time to look at the deal, what is available and how does that much us. i'm ben brown, with you from our studios in london. the other headlines at two: police will given update on the investigation into the shooting last

week. we will bring