miss the programme, you can watch it on the bbc iplayer thank you to my guests tom mctague, and rachel cunliffewe'll all be back for a second look at the papers at 11:30, but for now, goodbye. good evening. it winter storm is fast approaching from the atlantic and it could cost and issues through the night tonight and first thing tomorrow morning. so, certainly worth bearing in mind if you're on the road early, heavy rain and gale absolutely in the extreme northwest, it is best to tune in to a local radio station to find out if there

a big thank you to my guests this evening, tom mctague and rachel cunliffe.mpanies have agreed to stop using advertising between kick—off in the final whistle of live sports broadcast. the move include some of britain‘s leading bookmakers, including bette b and 65, williams and ladbrokes. —— bet 365. if they do not self regulate them regulation will perhaps be thrust upon them. they have looked at the issue of tv advertising, perhaps recognise that there is a degree too much, what are they going to do at that point? do they tinker around the margins or do they have, what have done in the end is quite a grand gesture in removing tv advertising for a defined period fire, jeering and then after live sport, so the decision from them. it is still to be verified, it will be verified i understand, rubberstamped ata verified i understand, rubberstamped at a meeting of the big five gambling associations, when they meet next week and the idea is that it is introduced in time for the start of the new football season in august of 2019. the coast of southampton says he is

past eleven we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers tom mctague and rachel cunliffestay with us for that. with just days to go before the vote on her brexit deal, the prime minister has tried to persuade mps to support it by indicating that they could be given the power to decide whether the uk enters the controversial backstop arrangement for the irish border or whether to avoid it by extending the transition period instead. under theresa may's withdrawal agreement, after leaving the eu in march, the aim is to negotiate a comprehensive trade deal with the eu by december 2020, the end of the transition period. if a trade deal isn't agreed, the backstop would come into force meaning northern ireland would keep many eu rules so that no checks are needed on the irish border. but the alternative to the backstop would be to extend the transition period beyond 2020. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg, and her report does contain flash photography. is there a compromise coming on the backstop? they need more than a wink to make this work. we'll see, the attorney g

we will be taking another look at the papers with former fleet street editor eve pollard and rachel cunliffecomment and features editor at city am. stay with us for that. good evening. the christmas getaway at gatwick airport has descended into chaos for tens of thousands of passengers, with police saying there have been more than 50 drone sightings in the past 2a hours. gatwick‘s chief operating officer has confirmed the airport will remain closed tonight, and that they are preparing forall scenarios, including being shut tomorrow. the army is using specialist equipment to help police search for whoever is flying the drones. the police say it is not terror—related, but is a deliberate act of disruption. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. i felt a ifelt a bit, ifelta bit, like, upsetand disappointed. this was meant to be the big christmas holiday. disappointed. this was meant to be the big christmas holidaym disappointed. this was meant to be the big christmas holiday. it shows how vulnerable people are with just one little thing. and airport shutdown. thousands of passengers wi

with me are tom mctague, the chief uk political correspondent for politico, and rachel cunliffe, who'snt pages are already in. ‘what now prime minister?‘ asks the telegraph as cabinet ministers tell theresa may to come up with an 11th hour plan to get her brexit deal through the commons. the i follows suit, with downing street insisting that tuesday‘s parliament showdown will go ahead, despite the chief whip acknowledging an ‘uphill battle‘. ‘mobile mayhem for 30 million‘ says the daily mail after 02 users were cut off thanks to an internet blackout at britain‘s second—biggest mobile network. the ft puts the arrest of huawei‘s chief financial officer in canada on its front page — after financial markets fell amid tension between the us and china. the metro splashes with three terror arrests made over a neo—nazi hate campaign that targeted prince harry, labelling him a ‘race traitor‘. and this exclusive from the guardian describes a battle between the government and the head of the nhs over the extra billions theresa may has promised the health service. you may well ask but the cabinet

with me are the former fleet street editor, eve pollard, and rachel cunliffe, comment and feature editort pages are already in, and the gatwick airport story dominates, of course. the metro says the police are hunting the saboteurs, who are playing cat and mouse with authorities by flying devices above the airport — grounding more than 800 planes. the daily express expresses there is outrage that at least two remote—controlled aircraft have been able to operate unhindered near the runway for at least 2a hours. the times reports passengers are facing days of chaos at gatwick. the daily mail questions why up to 350,000 passengers had their christmas holiday plans ruined by a lone drone operator. according to the daily telegraph, environmental protesters are suspected of orchestrating the drone attack that's shut the airport down. the sun says the suspected eco—activist has piloted the craft at least ten times over the airfield. the guardian reports that there are now demands for new aviation regulations to tackle the threat of drones. the financial times also has the gatwick story on its f

miss the programme, you can watch it on the bbc iplayer thank you to my guests tom mctague, and rachel cunliffer a second look at the papers at 11:30, but for now, goodbye. good evening. it winter storm is fast approaching from the atlantic and it could cost and issues through the night tonight and first thing tomorrow morning. so, certainly worth bearing in mind if you're on the road early, heavy rain and gale absolutely in the extreme northwest, it is best to tune in to a local radio station to find out if there are any localised disruptions. so this area of low pressure is moving across the atlantic as we speak. some heavy overnight rain into the southwest of england and wales, couple of inches of rain not out of the question. that could cause some issues as well for the first thing tomorrow morning. there'll some rain across the coast, but north channel northern ireland and across parts of the western scotland and overnight lows not particularly cold staying ina double lows not particularly cold staying in a double figures, many academic really when you factor in the strength of the wind an

joining me will be the former fleet street editor eve pollard and rachel cunliffe, comment and featurestor at city am. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. embarrassed arsenal say they're identiying who threw a bottle at delle alli in the north london derby. first day on the job — 0le gunnar solskjaer arrives to meet his manchester united team. and sophia floersch tells the bbc she remembers every bit of her 170—mile—an hour crash at the macau grand prix. it isa it is a miracle, but that is probably also the reason why i am happy andi probably also the reason why i am happy and i am normal. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. we've all been embarrassed, that's what arsenal have said about tottenham's delle alli being hit by a bottle at their ground last night. the england midfielder was hit by a plastic bottle from the crowd soon after scoring the second goal in a 2—0 win that sent spurs through to the semi—finals of the league cup. the national league on football policing has since confirmed there has b

with me are the former fleet street editor eve pollard, and rachel cunliffe, comment and feature editorhe metro says the police are hunting the saboteurs who are playing cat—and—mouse with authorities by flying devices above the airport, grounding more than 800 planes. the daily express reports there is outrage that at least two remote—controlled aircraft have been able to operate unhindered near the runway for at least 2a hours. the times reports passengers are facing days of chaos at gatwick. the daily mail questions why up to 350,000 passengers had their christmas holiday plans ruined by a lone drone operator. according to the daily telegraph, environmental protesters are suspected of orchestrating the drone attack that has shut the airport down. the sun says the suspected eco—activist has piloted the craft at least ten times over the airfield. the guardian reports that there are now demands for new aviation regulations to tackle the threat of drones. the financial times also has the gatwick story on its front page, but their main story is beijing being accused of a worldwide campaig

guestsjoining me tonight are tom mctague, the chief uk political correspondent for politico, and rachel cunliffetor at cityam. i hope you canjoin us for i hope you can join us for that. the prime minister has indicated that mps could be given a say on whether to extend the transition period after brexit — or activate the so—called ‘backstop' arrangements — designed to stop the return of physical checks on the irish border, if no trade deal is agreed. but opponents within her own party fear the measure could tie the uk to the eu indefinitely. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg — and her report does contain flash photography. is there a compromise coming on the backstop? they need more than a wink to make this work. we'll see, the attorney general says. could the prime minister pull the vote? remember, the brexit deal is unpopular, even with this lot, because of a so—called backstop, the promise that avoids a hard border in northern ireland if there isn't a trade deal. so the prime minister arrived in the radio studio this morning, with a compromise. i recognise there are concerns from