amber rudd supports the plan, but something different.ete change in direction, and is the way to reach consensus is second referendum? it is no guarantee that you can reach consensus referendum? it is no guarantee that you can reach consensus on referendum? it is no guarantee that you can reach consensus on it, but it has to be one of the options on the table. it is not an easy option. the way you run through the different opinions is merely another reflection of how extraordinary rally —— another reflection of the extraordinary divisions in politics. cabinet cannot agree on a line to take, it cannot agree on whether to support the prime minister, the commons is equally divided, and the prime minister herself has very little confidence left in her own party, and may well find the idea of appealing beyond the commons to the country, where she actually does have considerable respect, and it is a definite appetite for simply getting on with it, and if may is the deal that will deliver brexit quickest, then let's go for it. she may find that

the prime minister and amber rudd say the brexit deal will bring certainty. mps believe pushing on with next week's vote would simply be a gift to the opposition. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. and iainjoins me now. on mrs may's deal, how much momentum is there for alternative plans in the event it fails? i think momentum is picking up and we should say first of all that was not much momentum behind her own deal because this crucial weekend behind —— before the vote, the prime minister needs people to be coming her way and they seem to be going slightly in the other direction so tonight a ministerial aide has resigned, no offence to him, not a household name even in his own household. but here is somebody at the start of his ministerial career, 35 years old and ugly voter and pretty loyal a nd 35 years old and ugly voter and pretty loyal and he is not investing his future in theresa may and there is speculation that others at that level might consider resigning as well so against that backdrop it is unsurprising that ministers are talking more openly abo

the question for amber rudd is, what are you doing by floating this option? through but i know it's going to be difficult because a lot of people are still against it but the point about me discussing other alternatives is to remind people that it's all very well saying, i don't like this about the agreement i don't like that about the agreement. what happens if it is voted down? and anything could happen, there are a lot of things that could happen, most of which they will not want to happen, so they need to weigh up the alternatives when they think about this deal. so i think amber rudd is suggesting publicly at least that she's floating this idea of a plan b to put pressure on people that they should not want the chaos that could follow a rejection on tuesday, albeit it doesn't look like she will get away with that. is there a possibility that because she is pro—europe, it would involve allowing free movement? we are told immigration is one of the issues which may push some brexiteers to say, if that is the option that people like amber rudd are going to b

‘ij’ cole, t nev amber rudd = in to say \ a at she has now?nister, in the inner circle, and very close to theresa may, deputising for her in the 2017 election when theresa may did not do leadership debates, amber rudd stepped in to do them for her. a chief lieutenant of the prime minister, someone whose words we should pay heed to. she has become the first member of the cabinet to not advocate a plan b, but open the door to the discussion of it, where before everyone was very clear there b, amber if ' she " " '”"""' supporting the see the deal see the t to. the that they are speaking to. the political journalists. that they are speaking to. the politicaljournalists. they know how it will work out. she will understand by almost flying a kite for this option that it will be out there. i think there is a real sense here that this is perhaps the first of the battle of the plan bs coming up. so we will hear from a lot of people on tuesday after the vote goes down, and people think it will, so we goes down, and people think it will, so we will see a

the work and pensions secretary amber rudd — who's a close ally of the prime minister — says mps needtrage and find consensus. writing in the daily mail, she says ‘brexit is in danger of getting stuck — and that is something that should worry us all.‘ she continues, ‘in order to protect the country from the short and long term disruption of a no—deal exit, we need to find a..' ...plan that a majority in parliament can support.‘ our political correspondent tom barton is with me now. when you look at this proposal from amber rudd, the first question is, what is she getting at, and secondly, what is the likelihood of achieving that? well, this has been achieving that? well, this has been a week where an awful lot has happened. but very little has changed. one thing we know full certainty now, we knew at the beginning of the week as well, was that the prime minister does not have the support she needs in parliament to get her deal through. essentially, that is the point amber ruddis essentially, that is the point amber rudd is making and accepting today. brexit is in danger of getting stu

the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says she backs the work and pensions secretary, amber ruddve brexit strategy if theresa may's deal is rejected by the commons next week. she said the so—called "norway plus" option seemed a plausible plan b — which would see the uk staying in the eu customs union with full access to the single market. in a moment we'll talk to our political correspondent matt cole, but first let's just explain what is meant by norway plus. a norway plus relationship means — like norway — the uk would remain in the single market but would have to allow free movement of people. the uk would still contribute to the eu budget and abide by many eu rules. norway is not in the customs union, so the ‘plus‘ element means being in a new customs arrangement to avoid a hard border in ireland. in other words, checks of sometimes having to be imposed to and from goods travelling across the border. with me is our political correspondent matt cole. is there a surprise that amber rudd should raise this in her interview with the times at a time when the cabinet is supposed to

the headlines at 8pm: the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says it's time to build a cross—partyonsensus on brexit, as the church of england calls for national reconciliation. an investigation is under way after a woman and her eight—year—old daughter died in a house fire in nottinghamshire. over 60,000 protestors take to the streets in france, clashing with police, in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. staff are ‘working hard' to track down all the animals after a fire at chester zoo. and coming up, a special programme looking back at the commemorations throughout the year of the armistice centenary. that's at 8.30pm on bbc news. good evening. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal for leaving the european union, might not be approved by parliament. her comments in a newspaper, follow another difficult eu summit for theresa may, in which she failed to win concessions that might have made her withdrawal deal acceptable to mps. the

the prime minister and amber rudd say the brexit deal will bring certainty.hing on with next week's vote would simply be a gift to the opposition. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. iain watson reporting. and iain has been giving me more details on the impact of another resignation tonight. just at the very time, this crucial weekend before the vote, that the prime minister needs people coming their way, it seems to be going if anything slightly in the other direction. tonight a ministerial aide has resigned, colchester mp will quince, no offence to him, not even a household name, no offence to him --. even a household name, no offence to him ——. this is only at the start of his ministerial career, 35 years old, a leader voter, pretty loyal, and he is not investing his future in theresa may. there is speculation that others at that level might be considering resigning as well. against that kind of backdrop it is unsurprising that ministers are now talking more openly about what should happen if on tuesday the prime minister goes down to a defeat. what is par

amber rudd becomes the first government minister to publicly discuss an alternative to theresa may'sdeal. what happened if it is voted down? and anything could happen. there are lots of different things that could happen. most of which they will not wa nt happen. most of which they will not want to happen, so when they think about this deal they need to weigh up about this deal they need to weigh up the alternatives as well. six people — five of them teenagers — have died after a stampede at a nightclub in italy. in sports — mo salah scored a hat—trick to send liverpool top of the premier league with a comfortable a—nil win over bournemouth. and, also before 6:00, imagine inserting magnets in your fingers, implanting headphones in your ears, and trying to change your dna. we've been to meet biohackers around the world who are doing just that to try and improve thier lives. good evening. police have used tear gas on protestors in paris — as thousands of people rallied for a fourth weekend of demonstrations against president macron‘s government. the yellow vest movement — as it's calle

david: ok, kevin rudd, former prime minister of australi. more on the markets.y are all session lows at the moment. they are down significantly. live from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg. ♪ david: you are watching "balance of power." i am david westin. bowling is down about 5%, a bowing is down -- boeing is down about 5%, a two-day losing streak. emma: it is the biggest laggard for the dow on a points basis. it is part of what we are seeing in the broader market, but there is a significant issue for ofing, and this is the crash the 737 max jet, which happened in october. as you look at the stocks since then, it has been crushing since then, down around 5.2% since the lion air crash. what we heard today is lion air has sort of threatens to cancel a number of its orders, and it had one of the bigger orders with lion air and around about 200 of its planes, just behind southwest. flag by, they are planning to -- threatening to scrap those orders. david: boeing has its own problems, but the whole market is having problems. it was down 3.1%. is it ind

—— amber rudd. what we're seeing is the cabinet asserting itself.ructive and sometimes destructive relationship between her party backbenchers asserting themselves. they are trying to force her out tory leadership but now they can't challenge her really in any significant way for a year so the cabinet now has the opportunity and the duty to actually force theresa out of her comfort zone and perhaps force a little bit more realism about whether she can actually get the changes needed with her own withdrawal agreement to get it past. is that possible, when we know the cabinet has very different views? that is the problem. you have a cabinet with very different views stop it isn't even clear to me that amber rudd's intervention in the daily mail, was that something downing street wanted her to do, to start opening up the possibility of alternative plans? we are told there is an alternative. building with mps from other parties. 0r building with mps from other parties. or was this a freelance operation that downing street has had to tolerate? i don't kn

amber rudd significant figure is saying something entirely different.etary returned to the cabinet and it should be said one of her chief lieutenants. bike on the 2017 general election she stood in for the prime minister when she didn't take part in the leadership debate. amber rudd the first cabinet minister to outline a possible different way forward if things go wrong on tuesday with the big vote in parliament on the deal and eve ryo ne in parliament on the deal and everyone expects that will not go in her favour. the nowhere everyone expects that will not go in herfavour. the nowhere plus option and amber rudd mentioned this herself would have the —— norway plus. it would have the single market and free movement of people. continuation of large sums of money being paid into the eu budget without having a say at the table. there are other issues. amber rudd nods to some of these, one would not be in the customs union with the eu under this model and one would have to go into some kind of customs union to resolve the northern ireland border issue whic

the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says it's time to build a cross—party consensus on brexithe church of england calls for national reconciliation. an investigation is under way after a woman and her eight year old daughter died in a house fire in nottinghamshire. over 60,000 protestors take to the streets in france, clashing with police in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. staff are working hard to track down all the animals, after a fire at chester zoo. and at half past eleven we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with the sun's chief sports reporter martin lipton and playwright and broadcaster bonnie greer. good evening. after two weeks of talks and two years of work, consensus was finally reached tonight, on international rules to tackle climate change. nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions, to support the implementation of the 2015 paris agreement. that aimed to limit a rise in average global temperatures to "well below" two degrees celsius, above pre—industrial levels. here's our science editor, david shukman. this is what it's all

have you and amber rudd been getting your heads together on this?, which of course just recently she has been brought back into the cabinet. she was part of ourgroup, we back into the cabinet. she was part of our group, we have a cross party group of mps called the norway plus group of mps called the norway plus group and she was part of those discussions and we had very good conversations about the norway plus option. is it a very literal type or a good one? why would this win support when many people who voted to leave the said that what they did not want was freedom of movement of people, they did not want the customs union or anything like it and they don't want the single market. i have always believed that 52-48 market. i have always believed that 52—48 result is a mandate to move house without leaving the neighbourhood, and that is what we have to deliver on. it is i think a mandate for aesop brexit that means leaving the political institutions of the european union, leaving the political project but having extremely close and reductive conne

amber rudd becomes the first government minister to publicly discuss an alternative to theresa may'sal. what happens if it is voted down? and anything could happen. there are lots of different things that could happen. most of which they will not want to happen, so when they think about this deal they need to weigh up the alternatives as well. six people — 5 of them teenagers — have died after a stampede at a nightclub in italy. and mo salah scored a hat—trick to send liverpool top of the premier league with a comfortable a—nil win over bournemouth. wei a very good evening. france is facing more anti—government protests tonight with riot police deploying water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse demonstrators. thousands of the so—called yellow vest protesters have ta ken to the streets of paris where cars and barricades have been set alight. the yellow vest movement began three weeks ago in opposition to a rise in fuel tax — but ministers say it's been hijacked by "ultra—violent" protesters. from paris, lucy williamson reports. they called it a protest. at times it looked more lik

that is what is striking about amber rudd's comment last night. back to monday and the prime minister was firmly seeking to slam the door shut on the idea of a second referendum. you may remember in the comments she was talking about how it was a breach of trust, how it would fuel further division and undermine confidence in democracy. —— in the commons. and that was after laying into tony blair the day before because he advocated a second referendum. now amber rudd is saying we may have to think about a second referendum. have a listen to what she said. i have said that i don't want a people's vote, or a referendum in general. but, if parliament absolutely failed to reach a consensus, i could see there would be a plausible argument for it. but i think it is incumbent on mps to find the centre ground in parliament, and to try and find where the majority is there. because, quite frankly, i don't think the majority of people, let alone brenda, want to be asked how to vote. want to be asked again how to vote. it seems that amber rudd is not the only

what do you make of what amber rudd has been saying?nd scrutiny. as your piece said, it means we keep paying money. we don't have control of our borders, and we have control of our borders, and we have to take rules from the eu, and thatis have to take rules from the eu, and that is a disaster for businesses like the financial services, for example, it's their worst nightmare. it also goes against our manifesto promises, against the referendum result. i really don't think it's an a cce pta ble result. i really don't think it's an acceptable idea. and there are much better ideas out there. we want to have an advanced free trade agreement with the eu and would like agreement with the eu and would like a different protocol to give communities in the island of ireland confidence that they can use existing procedures available under eu law to mean there doesn't have to bea eu law to mean there doesn't have to be a hard border. do you really think that would work? as far as we are hearing, and even amber rudd said that mps should think very c

amber rudd becomes the first cabinet minister to publicly discuss an alternative brexit plan if mps reject may's proposal next week. in the last few minutes, will quince has resigned from the government. what happens if it is voted down? anything could happen. there's lots of different things that could happen. most of which they won't want to have. so when they think about this deal, they need to weigh up the alternatives as well. one of the uk's biggest outsourcing companies, interserve, is reported to be in rescue talks to avoid its collapse. welcome to bbc news. there has been another day of anti—government protests in paris, with riot police deploying water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse demonstrators. thousands of the so—called "yellow vest" protesters have taken to the streets of the french capital where cars and barricades have been set alight. the yellow vest movement began three weeks ago in opposition to a rise in fuel tax, but ministers say it's been hijacked by "ultra—violent" protesters. from paris, lucy williamson reports. they called it a protest. at times it looked

amber rudd has become the first cabinet minister to openly propose plan b if theresa may's brexit dealrejected by mps. the hand of rod earns west brom a controversial draw in the west midlands derby in the championship. aston villa up in arms over jay rodriguez's goal. even though he didn't really mean it! and it's supposed to be a display of athleticism and accuracy, but i'm left chasing my own tail when i gave dog agility a go. good morning. another windy day to come today, even windier tonight gci’oss come today, even windier tonight across parts of southern england. them tomorrow, it turns colder. all the details right here on breakfast. —— then. it's saturday the eighth of december. our top story: in the last few hours, police in new zealand have said the disappearance of 22—year—old british backpacker grace millane is being treated as a suspected murder. a 26—year—old man is being questioned. auckland police say they have not located grace millane‘s body. she was last seen at a hotel on first december. more from our correspondent, hywel griffith. fun—loving and family orientated,

we have heard amber rudd is talking about the very real possibility of a people's vote.e that vote that goes back to the people. jeremy corbyn in favour of that as well? yes, it is party policy. it was decided at a conference in september. 0k, thank you very much indeed. thank you. six people have been killed in a stampede at a nightclub in northern italy. the crush happened in the early hours of this morning in the town of corinaldo, near ancona, on the adriatic coast. james reynolds reports. the blue lantern nightclub, in the town of corinaldo, was packed. around 1,000 people, many of them teenagers, had gone to see a concert by one of italy's leading rappers. at around one in the morning, some reports say that a pepper spray—like substance was used, provoking a stampede. translation: we were together. we started seeing everyone rushing towards the emergency exits. at the beginning, we didn't understand why, but then we started to cough and we thought there might be a fire or something, so we decided to leave. one of the emergency exits was blocked. in the crush to get

amber rudd has only been back in the cabinet a few weeks., but if it is defeated, she tells today's times she wants the norway model to be the plan b. that would been staying in the single market, with freedom of movement continuing. ms rudd argues the plan seems plausible: and although ending free movement has been a red line for the prime minister, ms rudd argues the immigration issue: back here, some are urging the pm to postpone tuesday's vote, such are their worries about a potentially humiliating defeat. but if it does go ahead and the deal is defeated, some are already thinking about the next steps. nick eardley, bbc news. a man captured on cctv who was believed by missing corrie mckeague's mother to be her son has identified himself to detectives. corrie was 23 when he went missing after a night out in bury st edmunds in september, 2016. police haven't released the footage, but say they viewed it during their investigation into the airman‘s disappearance. these images are of corrie entering a bin loading bay, just before corrie disap

the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, says it's time to build a cross—party consensus on brexitas the church of england calls for national reconciliation. talks at the un climate conference in poland continue, as countries struggle to agree on how to limit global warming. water cannon and tear gas are used on the streets of paris as protesters clash with police in a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations. chester zoo is evacuated as firefighters tackle a huge fire in one of the main enclosures. freezing rain, ice and snow hit parts of the uk, as forecasters warn storm deirdre will bring hazardous conditions. and manchesther city go back to the top of the premier league, reaction to that, and the rest of the day's sport in half an hour. good afternoon. the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mps across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal might not be approved by parliament. her comments in a newspaperfollow another difficult eu summit for theresa may — in which she failed to win conces

so why has amber rudd mentioned this?ld our colleagues on the radio four today programme that it was about winning people what might follow a no vote on tuesday. if the best deal we have the one the prime minister has put forward , the one the prime minister has put forward, the most of us are coalescing behind to try and deliver on the outcome of the referendum, and the political declaration and withdrawal agreement if they give the best comprise. i look ahead and see that after that if it doesn't get through, anything could happen, they could be all sorts of alternatives drawn up which is one of the reasons why we need to back the prime minister and the deal on tuesday. she does acknowledge that the idea is that she has maybe flooded, the norway plus option would potentially have some problems in itself, not being in the customs union with the european union as britain is as a member now and therefore the thorny question, the northern ireland border, as that would be resolved, keeping goods flowing over between it and t

we think about amber rudd and philip hammond, they would go down this path.o down this path. but it has to be a vote that will get through the commons. we don't know what labour's position is, because they don't know what their position is. they haven't known their position for some time. we will come to that ina for some time. we will come to that in a moment. it potentially gives a way out of... it gives a fresh air in the commons, which is what it needs right now. however, little bit of optimism perhaps in the sunday telegraph on thatjeremy hunt... the uk will flourish without a brexit deal. this is what is crazy to me. how does jeremy hunt know this? there is no precedent for this, how does he know it? other than having some sort of idea about what britain will be able to do, we have no idea. the fact that he is now presenting david to back up his optimism, and bodyis david to back up his optimism, and body is asking him to do it, is what is making the rest of the world look at the uk and say, what is going on here? because it isjust wacky. what does he m

he overtook rudd after two days. he picked up the pace, often traveling over 20 miles a day for a total 932 miles. the impossible first was a super human journey in inhumane this trek just the latest in a series of firsts for brady. >> i'm going up there. 2016, he scaled the tallest peaks on each of seven continents in record time. >> i'm on the summit of mt. everest! >> reporter: part of what explorers call grand slam. but he's also had setbacks, once burning 25% of his body and damaging his legs. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: he shares it all with jenna besaw, his wife and manager. >> we did it. >> i can't believe it. >> reporter: and told "cbs sunday morning" everyone has the power to persevere. >> i hope people take away from this the power of the human spirit. when you believe in yourself and you dream big that anything is possible. >> in a true sign of sportsmanship, o'brady is waiting for rudd to finish his journey so the two can fly out together. o'brady talks with musician paul simon during his historic trek.

rebecca long—bailey and amber rudd, thank you.s the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg. and joining us from brussels, our europe editor, katya adler. it is clear, laura, why the prime minister scrapped the vote tomorrow. is it at all clear what she thinks she can get that might make a difference and win a future vote?” think it's clear from senior members of the government what they think they might be able to get which is some form of clarification, some form of verbal or political gymnastics around the deal, some kind of goodwill from the rest of the european union in terms of helping her try and sell that deal in the uk. it is not clear whether or not that will make a jot of difference. and from tonight, where i sit, it seems pretty unlikely those people on all sides are so dug m, those people on all sides are so dug in, are likely to climb back out of the trenches and actually follow theresa may when she brings this back. katya adler in brussels, day after day you have told us that the eu wants a deal and wants to help if

amber rudd proposes in her article a series of commons votes to test support for a range of possiblecomes but one conservative brexiteer mp told me you had to be on a mood altering substance to believe persuading labour mps was a viable way forward. and even within theresa may's cabinet there's differing views about what plan b should or should not look like. and others are making the case for plan a still, albeit plan a with tweaks not yet secured. it's very tempting after a week like we've had, which has not been a good week, to try and reach for other radical solutions. i still think if you look at all of this, when the dust has settled, the only way that we're going to get through the house of commons and to give the british people the brexit that they voted for, is to have a version of the deal that the government has negotiated. one former minister who resigned last month to call for another referendum says the government should get a move on and let mps have their say. i've got absolutely no doubt that if the vote is deferred again when we come back on monday, that very seriou

joining me today, former home secretary amber rudd...panel and amber rudd's first major tv interview since resigning. with no major progress on brexit being announced over the summer, the conservative backbench erg group again started to pressurise the prime minister. they published an alternative plan for the irish border based on technological solutions. i commend it to you for its common sense, its practicality, its effectiveness. but there was also speculation that they would try to force theresa may out. i have long said, and repeated again and again, that i think the policy needs to be changed, but i am supporting the person. theresa may headed to salzburg for a much—hyped eu summit to sell her brexit plan. but, after a heated meeting, she was told... everybody shared the view that, while there are positive elements in the chequers proposal, the suggested framework for economic co—operation will not work. throughout this process, i have treated the eu with nothing but respect. the uk expects the same. so it was back to the drawing

the prime minister and amber rudd say the brexit deal will bring certainty.uld simply be a gift to the opposition. iain watson reporting there. let's get some of the day's other news. police in new zealand have said they will do everything they can to try to find the body of the missing british backpacker, grace millane. a 26—year—old man is due to appear in court on monday charged with her murder. brazil's president—elect, jair bolsonaro, has defended himself against tax evasion allegations. authorities found more than $300,000 had flowed in and out of an account of an aide to his son. mr bolsonaro says it was a mistake that it wasn't included in his tax return. russia's most famous human rights activist has died. lyudmila alexeyeva was 91. she spoke out against the soviet regime forjailing writers, and organised aid to families of political prisoners. after a period in exile, she returned to russia to resume her activism. belgium's royal museum for central africa opens its doors to the public again on sunday after being shut for several years of renovation.

they are plated amber rudd for saying it. she is also stepping it up a bit.me back and talked about him manhandling the prime minister. this could further profile. it's not going to do any harm to her case. she is seen as somebody who is very pro—european. also somebody prepared to stand up. that might help her prospects in the future. what is a majority? she is policy and her feminist credentials and her anti— eu credentials and has a new haircut and softer look. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — 7 days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers — and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. a big thank you to my guests this evening, michael booker and susie boniface. and from us all, good night. good evening — here's your latest sports news. thanks forjoining us. liverpool have guaranteed the number one spot in the premier league for christmas after they beat wolves 2—0 at molineux. mohammed salah and virgil van dyjk scored eit

the prime minister and amber rudd say the brexit deal will bring certainty.ushing on with next week's vote would simply be a gift to the opposition. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. we wa nt we want to bring you some breaking news. we have been following the story of a missing british backpacker. the last few minutes police in new zealand investigating the murder of that backpacker, grace millane, say they have found a body. they had been searching bushland about 2k kilometres west of auckland. police they'd they to trace a toyota corolla as well which was hired last week. a 26—year—old man is due to appear on court on monday, charged with her murder. you might remember, grace millane graduated from the university of lincoln in september and embarked on a year—long worldwide trip. after visiting peru she arrived in new zealand on november 20 and had been in the daily contact with her family until december one, that is the day before the 22nd birthday. since early this morning we have had a scene examination here in the sectional push behind me. this area w

amber rudd has only been back in the but a few weeks.ells today's times she wants the norway model to be plan b. that would been staying in the single market, the freedom of movement continuing. she argues the plan seems plausible, notjust in terms of the country but in terms of where mps are. another ending free movement has been a red line to the prime minister, ms rudd argues that immigration is really yesterday's question. back here, some are urging the pm to postpone tuesday's vote such are the worries about a potentially humiliating defeat, and if it does go ahead and the deal is defeated, some are already thinking about the next steps. nick eardley, bbc news. a teenager from hertfordshire who sent bomb threats to hundreds of schools in britain has been jailed for three years. george duke—cohan, who's 19, sent the hoax emails to 1,700 schools, claiming he would set off a device if money wasn't paid. he also made bomb threats to a plane bound for the us. duncan kennedy reports from luton crown court. george duke—cohan arrested in hi

amber rudd insists those alternatives are not as good as the prime minister's brexit plan and says theisters know how their words are weighed. so, it is her suggestion that a deal like norway has with the eu would be plausible an early shot in the looming battle of the plan bs? the uk would be free to trade with the rest of the world. but the straightforward norway deal would sort out how to keep the border with the republic of ireland open, hence the republic of ireland open, hence the plus bit, some forms of customs arrangement would be needed to solve that problem. but a deal like norway's would struggle to win brexiteers backing, some proposing pa rent brexiteers backing, some proposing parent alternatives. there are discussions taking place. i was told by the leader of the house of lords. between the uk and the eu for preparing for a brexit without a withdrawal agreement. a no deal? yes, and those discussions should be intensified. for there to be a plan b theresa may's plan must be rejected, and looks ever more likely. one of the uk's biggest outsourcing companies — interserve —

the prime minister and amber rudd say the brexit deal will bring certainty.ieve pushing on with next week's vote would simply be a gift to the opposition. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. lets have more on the murder of the british back packer. police in new zealand are preparing to charge a 26—year—old man with the murder of the british backpacker, grace millane. she was last seen in auckland a week ago. police say there's evidence that she's dead, but her body has yet to be found. simonjones reports. described by her family as lovely, outgoing, fun—loving. tonight, in grace millane's hometown in essex, people came together. ...to pray for the repose of the soul of grace millane. shock that her disappearance is being treated as murder. this is very, very sad. devastating for the family, obviously, and friends. many of the young people in our parish knew her. some went to school with her and went on school journeys with her. so it will affect the parish really very badly. despite an extensive search, police have now reached this conclusion. the evidence we

the work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, has appealed to mp5 across the political divide to "forge a consensus" over brexit, acknowledging that the prime minister's deal might not be approved by parliament. her comments in a newspaperfollow another difficult eu summit for theresa may in which she failed to win concessions that might make her withdrawal deal acceptable to mp5. here's our political correspondent, tom barton. what can the prime minister do to get her brexit deal approved by mps? the answer, according to one of her ministers today, appears to be not a lot. writing in the daily mail, the work and pensions secretary amber rudd says the government needs to acknowledge the risk that pursuing the deal as it stands could lead to no compromise, no agreement, and no deal, so, she says, politicians must abandon outrage and accusations and try to forge a consensus. but that assessment is rejected by her cabinet colleague, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt. he insisted today that it will be possible to get a version of the deal through parliament. let's be clear, the deal on the

the prime minister and amber rudd say the brexit deal will bring certainty.‘s royal museum for central africa opens its doors to the public again on sunday after being shut for several years for renovations. it‘s home to many treasures — though there is controversy surrounding much of what it holds. rebecca hartmann reports. artwork, statues and stuffed animals will once again be available for visitors to see in the african museum. many of these treasures on display were plundered during belgian‘s ruthless colonial rule. swathes of central africa were run as a private royal estate by belgian king leopold ii. the museum began as a showcase of their treasures. but in the past five years, it has been revamped to make its exhibits more critical of belgian‘s brutal colonial past. translation: we were often called the last colonial museum in the world, so we wanted to change that. we wanted to look at contemporary africa, but at the same time take a more critical look at the colonial past. it‘s estimated that around 90% of africa‘s material cultural heritage is in

amber rudd is. she is a remainer!t, it would require... there would be freedom of movement. but, surely,, not surely, is that way of pushing people towards the that is currently on the table? a lot of people who prefer a ha rd table? a lot of people who prefer a hard brexit or no—deal brexit, the current deal is at norway plus. one would have to ask amber rudd but all i would say is that the norway plus option isjust i would say is that the norway plus option is just an appalling option. why? it stay in the single market, if it is the plus, basically staying in the customs union as well. it will have to be to sort out the irish problem. where was norway does not have that problem, norway'sjust in the single market. it means you are absolutely in hock to the eu legislation. not the ec]. and you are expected to comply with it.” think we need another referendum which asks this question, there are only two options now, no deal leave or remain? i think nothing else is going to work. in that case, the deal will have to die,

iain, is amber rudd breaking ranks on this?imilar kinds of noises when she was on the back benches again. we might expect now that she has returned to the cabinet that she would stick to the party line. that's right, as you know, a week is a long time in politics but it was actually only three days ago when the prime minister stood up in the house of commons and said a second referendum would do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics. now, we had quite a different tone from a member of her own cabinet. let's see what she had to say last night. i have said that i don't want people's vote, or a referendum in general, but if parliament absolutely fail to reach a consensus, i parliament absolutely fail to reach a consensus, i can see parliament absolutely fail to reach a consensus, i can see there will be a consensus, i can see there will be a plausible argument for it. but i think it is incumbent on mps to find the centre ground in parliament, and to try and find where the majority is there. because quite frankly i do