northern ireland brightening up cloudy. northern ireland brightening up the sunshine. mild in the south, highs of 14 degrees. saturday evening and overnight, the next pulse of rain. this plot moves a bit further northwards so northern ireland, northern england and parts of scotland, staying quite chilly across the far north—east. those temperatures will tend to pick up across the end of the night. sunday, that rain heading in across scotland and northern ireland. england and wales brightening up but there will be thicker cloud working through the afternoon, again threatening further rain. perhaps some southern counties as well. across the north in scotland, seven or eight degrees, closer to normal for this time of year. we will all see some rain at some point. next week, pretty u nsettled, some point. next week, pretty unsettled, turning colder times in scotla nd unsettled, turning colder times in scotland and temperatures cooling off across england, wales and northern ireland. this is bbc news. the headlines: china, india, russia, brazil and south africa have warned

putting back in place so hard or dark accentuation that division between northern ireland. has economic consequences it has a lot of consequences for people particularly those who live along the border there's a lot of free movement at the moment people move back and forward there's a lot of economic activity there's a lot of social social activity local doctor shopping. welcome back it's been a year since iraq declared victory over islamic state the defeat of the terrorist group came a few months off the iraqi armed forces secured control of major urban areas particularly the country's second largest city mosul the humanitarian situation though remains dire as pointed out by the norwegian refugee council in its latest report it says that millions are displaced across the country and many of them are in need of aid they also say thousands of children born under islamic state rule are still on recognized by the government we spoke with a member of the aid group. god iraqi security forces are still active in some parts of europe there are still operate i'm going to get rid of

including northern ireland would stay in a customs union but that specifically northern ireland would also have to abide by some specific e.u. rules and that is what they don't like the unionists that the members of the d u p party these m.p.'s that. up to reason may's government they really don't like it and neither do those on the right of tories amazed paciorek so we've got this is insurance policy if you will. concerning ireland in northern ireland and what about today in london what was happening while the reason may was touring europe well of course that was would be exciting because this is all drama that's playing out before our very eyes there was a moment this afternoon when we thought that there was possibly going to be a leadership bid against two reason may want she was out of the country forty eight tory m.p.'s have to trigger some let is to say that they want it to be a leadership contest at the moment they have not reached that number it's fifteen percent of the tory party but we are we are a leadership what shifts have not been going on secondly there's been a debate

ireland between the republic of ireland and northern ireland and i cannot accept to change anything on this a legally binding texas on the table we support fully the irish government that avoid a harp all of them but if there is no agreement on hard drugs which is looking increasingly likely then there will be a hard border isn't it better to have a deal without the backstop than a hard break that that isn't the hand of the british colleagues we cannot we cannot offer anything to be have negotiated again busy approval of the british government the taxes on the table and now everybody has a you. responsibility having all the negative impact of heartbreaks in mind. i could consider to talk about the political declaration where we can identify on the general let me say voting what we want to achieve for example that we can avoid the the activating of c. of the backstop if we if we come quickly to a common understanding about the future trade relationships if you would do so then it could be it could be possible to avoid it but again that is political declaration the legal binding text

the fact that northern ireland shares with another sovereign state and the fact that over the last two decades is being built around the same border and that brexit will create a new situation on the 30th of march the northern ireland border well for the first time become the internal frontier of the union. the challenge this poses must be met not with rhetoric but real solutions to operate across the border people defend every day. if they cared about preserving the union they would want to motiolisten to those people. we hoped for the changes would reassure members we could ever trust him it indefinitely. i hope they will forgive me if i take a moment the customs element is now uk wide it is no unnger a sports the country into two custom territories. the backstop is now an uncomfortable arrangement for the eu. both sides are now committed to have the new relationship in place before the end of the implementation to our ensuring the backstop is ever used. if the relationship isn't readyy we can choose to extend the implementation period reducing the likelihood of the backstop coming i

northern ireland. the legal advice also states this relationship would endure indefinitely until another agreement takes its place. that could take a long time. the advice does make clear, though, that neither side wants it to happen. it is not a comfortable resting place for the eu either. the prime minister is trying to persuade people to vote for her deal. what this document shows is the weaknesses of her deal, and she didn't want to tell people what they were. and remember, unhappiness over the backstop is what makes the overall backdrop for the government so gloomy. dozens of tories loudly swearing they will reject the brexit compromise because of it. well, it shows the very predatory nature of the eu's claim to northern ireland. it's very extraordinary that there will be a different relationship between northern ireland and the eu. is it realistic to imagine you can get rid of the backstop now? of course it's possible to get rid of it. it's not essential for the negotiations. is there any way you

scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales. sad —— on friday high pressure is still with us. weather fronts will introduce some rain. that rain will be with us first thing in the morning on saturday. quite a busy day. the rain band built tent to weaken. it will be fairly sporadic. —— the rain band will tend to weaken. temperatures still above average. by the time we get to sunday, it looks very much like the needle has got stuck in the weather record because it is more of the same. cloudy, sunny breaks, breezy, still mild with temperatures in double figures. this is bbc news, i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 11... britain's most senior police officer says a no—deal brexit would potentially put the public at risk. we would hope that we will have is not as possible, the instruments recu rre ntly not as possible, the instruments recurrently have something very similaras recurrently have something very similar as quickly as possible in order to be able to keep our public safe. an increase in hospital parking charges â

and northern ireland. they have also been clear on the temporary nature of the backstop. i think he is right. we should go boldly back to the european union on these issues. we have been rigorously and robustly -- we have been rigorously and robustly debating with them on this and have achieved a number of agreements to ensure that there could be that assurance. thist is now for me and government to go back and make the point that those assurances are sufficient for members of the house. nothing should be off the table but everyone should be very clear that in the recording for every opening of the withdrawal agreement, there were the issues that would be back on the table, including the north ireland territory. go today, the government has really lost all of authority. and might i just say -- in the fiasco today, the government has really lost all of authority. -- theht i just say leader of the opposition could proceed to a no-confidence vote. thespecifically on statement, can i ask the prime minister how

nd together across northern ireland scotland tomorrow morning. some very strong winds, inland close to 80 mph. though strong winds bringing big waves crashing into the coastline of western scotland, combined with the heavy rain there certainly could be some travel issues. in east anglia and the south—east, here it is a soggy start. blustery showers, turning chillier as the they goes on. a lot going on on friday. starts —— again it will be windy on saturday with the brisk westerly winds across the country. 13 degrees in london. summing things up for the coming weekend, it will be windy, a lot of showers around on saturday, perhaps a bit drier by sunday but at this stage turning chillier. there are warnings for the next 2a hours from the met office and you can check those on the bbc website. tank you, that's hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. millions of smartphone users have lost access to data services, after the 02 network was hit by a technical problem. the company say they hope all services will return by morning. investigators have

geoffrey cox concedes the controversial northern ireland backstop is a calculated risk though he says it's a sensible compromise. meanwhile theresa may insists she will still be in a job in two weeks‘ time, brushing off speculation about her future if mps reject her brexit agreement when they vote on it next week. vicki young has the latest. parliament's gearing up for one of its most important votes ever. and two—and—a—half years after the eu referendum, the debate is still raging. the prime minister's been touring the uk with her brexit message. it is a tough time. and today she was on the day time out tv sofa, pleading with mps to back her deal we have duty to do what people asked us to do, to leave the european union, but this is a deal that does it, in a way, that does look after people, does look after people's security, and jobs for the future, i think what i would say to mps, we need to hold our nerve. will you be booking a holiday? do you think you will have a job if two weeks' time i will still have a job if two weeks' time. she has lot of work to do convincing, the

always a bit more cloud for northern ireland with a chance of a few showers at times too. perhaps just one or two showers around this exposed eastern coasts, particularly for eastern scotland, north—east england, could even be a wintry flurry towards east anglia and the south—east. but for the vast majority of people, you'll miss those showers. and temperatures for most of us around 4—7 degrees. then, into friday evening, we see the cloud bringing more outbreaks of rain parts of northern ireland and the west of scotland, too. eastern areas keeping in that cold air. so you can see blue colours later on through friday and then on into saturday. but some milder airjust waiting in the wings here out towards the south—west, that will be drawn in on this weather front. so a bit of a change in conditions as we head through into the weekend. as a frontal system works in from the west, it will bring not only the milder air but also some outbreaks of rain, which will for some of us turn to snow. so, for saturday, things are turning pretty wet and windy. some fairly heavy sno

but a mild afternoon across much of england and wales, 1a or 15 celsius. 11 for northern ireland and the far north of england, just eight or nine across scotland, where we keep this area of low pressure as we go into monday. meanwhile, another front for southern parts of the uk will generate more rain and some strong winds to start so a blustery start across wales, south—west england and southern coastal counties. to the north of scotland, some outbreaks of rain and snow sinking their way a little bit further southward but, in between, a fine and dry day with a good deal of sunshine, a breezy day but a mild day for england and wales. even though temperatures are down a little bit from what we see on sunday, ten to 13 celsius to start the new week, butjust six or seven across scotland. the rain and the snow will start to ease away, along with the rain across south—east england, so overnight into tuesday we'll see clearer skies, lighter winds and some cold conditions stretching across much of the uk. temperatures widely at or below freezing. the highlands could well get down to —

, and northern ireland? we have said we won't construct a hard border, and the british have said the same, so that is the position. the british government is party to an internationally binding treaty called the good friday agreement. at the core of that is the concept of consent. and what the agreement says is that the people of the north of ireland must consent to any change in the constitutional status of the north of ireland. and of course, when the agreement was signed, that meant the union between britain and the north. but i think that you can fairly and feasibly argue that the proposal to coerce the north of ireland out of the european union, despite the democratically expressed wishes and views of the people, actually flies in the face of the consent principle. we try to nail the big trends, as well as the big personalities. this took us to kazakhstan, a vast swathe of central asia poised to exploit the eastward tilt of the global economy. in the kazakh language, "asta na" means capital. in just 20

this isa northern ireland border issue. this is a difficulty that they have expanded upon simply as a stick to hit the british with during the negotiations. that seems to have worked quite well up to now. march the 29th is only three months away and it is up but then now, the ball is in their court and they need to move first. nigel evans, thank you. let's move to some other news. beds in england's hospitals were almost full last week, and not far off levels reached at the height of last winter during the flu outbreak. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. how worrying are these figures given that we are not into the serious winter problems yet? that is right, simon. we haven't had any really cold weather, there hasn't been any flu that's the bed residency rate is very high. there are similar to this time last year, but remembering last year, winter kept in an occupancy level rose since there. last week we heard that one in ten hospitals were fairly occupied, every bed occupied on at least one dayjoin the week was stopped a

rain across northern ireland, northern england, down to wales, resume rain further south across england. it should dry up for northern ireland but england and wales staying cloudy and risley. scotla nd wales staying cloudy and risley. scotland should see the best of the dry and right weather with sunshine especially north of the central out. in the south—east of england, 13 degrees, very mild was again. high—pressure hills as we head into monday. there will be a lot of dry weather but we have still at reduced up weather but we have still at reduced up infront weather but we have still at reduced up in front which will be slow to clear from the south west. christmas eve, a bit of rain in wales, central england and further west. for the rest of the country, a dry day, light winds, some mist and fog patches that would be slow to clear, and whether fog lingers, temperatures won't be far off freezing but it will be milder further south. heading into christmas day, dry most of us, a patchy frost and fog the morning, mostly cloudy but also some spells of sunshine, too. this is bbc news. th

ireland, northern england andi northern ireland, northern england and i received coasts. we will keep you updated. it is quite mild into the weekend —— irish sea coasts. after the cold, quiet interlude, wet and windy at times, potentially stormy to end the week, but it will be turning milderfor a time. that's your latest forecast. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. executives from germany's three big carmakers head to washington for talks. can they throw a spanner in the works, as the white house considers steep tariffs on imported cars? the us—china trade truce mystery — the share market rally grinds to a halt with no word from beijing on car imports or the tariffs ceasefire. let's show you the state of play in asia. us futures indicate wall street will open lower today, however, the price of oil continues to rise ahead of the opec meeting later this week.

ireland and ireland, ieeea between northern ireland and ireland, ieee a very good reason that everyone agrees is a good thing to sign up to —— ieee. it's unlikely the eu would say, you know what, you mps that don't like it, you can have a get out, it is fine. it is ludicrous and it shows the absurdity the situation theresa may is in. nobody likes her deal, everyone has different reasons for not liking it, but the result is she's not going to get it through. it is really hard to see what her backup plan is. her own mps and cabinet are complaining she hasn't shared it with them, and it reminds them a bit of when she sprang the snap election on them without any preparation. 0bviously they're getting without any preparation. 0bviously they‘ re getting annoyed without any preparation. 0bviously they're getting annoyed by it as well to put it mildly. it is the cost of the deception around the creation agreement of the backstop. in december, the heady days before christmas when it was agreed and it was a triumph, brexiteers and ministers said it doesn't matter, a form of words, david da

whatever happens, the agreement with these arrangements that saw off end the status of northern ireland. indeed, david trimble, one of the architects of the peace process northern ireland said these arrangements are a challenge themselves to the good friday agreement. this cannot go forward in its present form. it has two big change, or we have to be prepared to leave the eu without a withdrawal agreement. if theresa may wins tonight, you have missed time this challenge? there is never a good time to try and refuel your administration in flight with and refuel your administration in flight with a fresh prime minister. occasionally it happens at their worst times. the legend elite moment in may 191i0 when the conservative hearty in parliament put in winston churchill. this is a tiny crisis compared to that. it should not prevent as being agile and doing what is necessary, at the prime minister needs to be changed, it needs to be done, but the tech with change in the house of commons, the authority of the new prime minister would be stronger than the present prime minister. thank you. mp

ireland, while they work ha rd in northern ireland, while they work hard on that, they will work speedily on that, the backstop has to be there unless and until that new arrangement is agreed. that is absolutely not what theresa may wa nted absolutely not what theresa may wanted to hear. also making news today: the french car—maker, renault, says an initial audit looking at the pay of its chairman and chief executive, carlos ghosn, has not found any irregularities. renault‘s board said its lawyers would continue to review allegations against him made by its partner group, nissan, which recently sacked him as its chairman. the executive is currently being detained injapan, where he's been charged with financial misconduct. he's denied under—reporting his pay package at nissan. a woman accused by the us of being a russian agent has pleaded guilty to conspiracy as part of a plea deal at a court in washington. maria butina was accused by prosecutors of trying to infiltrate the national rifle association in order to influence american policy towards russia. the lobby group is closely ali

ireland and the rest of ireland 7 between northern ireland and the rest of ireland? it is certainly as michel barnier, i am glad my honourable friend has raised that point because it is a very important point. michel barnier has himself said that these technical solutions to implement such regulatory checks, not necessarily customs checks, away from the frontier can be found. that is what we should be doing and should have been doing for the last two years, that is where the effort and energy should have done. and on that point, of regulation, it would be good enough to tell the people of northern ireland that they will be treated differently and to tell the business people of the uk that now end in the future they are going to be burdened with regulation emanating from brussels over which we emanating from brussels over which we will have absolutely no control and we couldn't stop it because we couldn't see an alternative. i must say to colleagues, but it colleagues think it is too disruptive to go now for the super canada option, if collea g u es for the super cana

it ta kes all improve in northern ireland. it takes all day for the vain to reach across east anglia another mild day with highs of ii or 12 celsius. —— rain. welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi, in singapore. the headlines: a huge explosion at a restaurant in northern japan leaves more than a0 people injured. north korea threatens what it calls "a return to exchanges of fire", as pyongyang condemns the latest us sanctions. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: a fifth victim dies after the christmas market gun attack, in the french city of strasbourg. and hunting for honey — we meet those risking their lives to access mountainside beehives in rural nepal. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

ireland. having a hard border between ireland and northern ireland. and northern ireland. parliament, about the sovereignty of the uk in relation to that issue. the uk in relation to that issue. we can look at parliament having a role. the prime minister. of harassment against its chief executive. as a hugging culture. in the last quarter. impartial and move at pace. that‘s the latest news. back to you victoria. brian has emailed about his new build. build. roof felting and then into the bedroom. bedroom. tiles off the mortar and it was just powder. powder. the guarantee had expired so i had to foot the bill. i had to foot the bill. house insurance did not cover the problem. insurance did not cover the problem. more on the crumbling mortar in some of our new build homes in a moment. of our new build homes in a moment. likely to be sectioned than white people. people. got the decision overturned at a tribunal. tribunal. do get in touch with us through the morning. use the hashtag victorialive. could this be the next housebuilding scandal? programme has found. and down the

it may dry up in northern ireland in the afternoon. looks as if southern and central northern scotland will see the best bright weather, especially central and northern scotland. and here after the fog clears we'll see some sunshine but for most of us, mild and dank and grey. the weather front is still with us on christmas eve in the south but high pressure building through it, meaning it will weaken, the weather front. so the rain initially could be a bit on the heavy side but it will tend to weaken and ease away as we go through the day. more areas of northern ireland, england and wales will enjoy the drier weather. brighter weather with some sunshine coming through once we get rid of the morning fog. again, foggy in some areas, much of the day. at this time of the year there's little strength to clear it away. you see the rain in the south into monday and that weather front still around on christmas day, bringing a lot of cloud in the skies after the early frost and fog. plenty more on the website. lord ashdown, the former leader of

and northern ireland the so-called backstop it guarantees that the only land border between the u.k. and the e.u. will remain open something everybody wants but under the draft agreement northern ireland will behave as if it was still part of the e.u. in terms of trade and the movement of people. this would either effectively create a new board within the u.k. or else the whole of the u.k. would have to keep e.u. trade conditions both of these options race fierce opposition among black city is everyone seems a bit fed up. i'm not sure they could be too big to anywhere really i think they think. they've been really have been clear about the ledger more than during its i mean the point it's. hard to get it or they think anyone expects to get it really understands hard it's making pretty. good she says hard delivered and look at her hands towards her and she herself as it were might say she. wants to go on and on and on but of course she's going. to. may now heads to european capitals in a frantic bid to rescue have brakes how well ireland's prime minister lee of our car has commented o

and dry in northern ireland. mild across most of england and wales, but cold further north in the dry and sunny weather in northern scotland. the weather system northern scotland. the weather syste m gets northern scotland. the weather system gets so far, then it will be swept to the near continent. we will have another weather system coming from the atlantic. that will bring south—westerly winds, that is mild air, right across the country. as you can see, we could have outbreaks of rain over western hills, briefly some sunshine in the north—east of scotland. it should be mild. and a northern ireland. temperatures in double figures even here. further south, 13 or 1a is likely. those weather systems are likely as we head into friday. we have a deepening area of low pressure from the atlantic. that brings the potential for some disruptive weather. some heavy rain might well linger in northern scotland. the main impact will come from the strength of the wind, 70 to 80 mph across the northern half of the uk. cert

but it looks most likely that northern england, northern ireland, over higher ground, and particularly scotland, could see some snow — maybe even some snow to cause some disruption in places. however, the wintry weather likely to turn back to wet weather eventually, because there's milder air wafting in from the south—west, and slowly but surely during sunday and monday, all of us will get into that milder air. this is your business briefing with me, sally bundock. sterling rollercoaster. the pound bounces back from a 20 month low as theresa may survives, but its gains could prove to be short—lived. plus, enough chaos. uk firms give a damning verdict on the latest episode, and call on politicians to come together for the sake of the economy. for the markets, as we mentioned, the pound is holding on an asian markets are on the up as investors around the world focus once again and trade discussions

ireland and northern england. blizzard is expected on the hills of scotland, but much of england and wales will have a breezy day, early rain across eastern areas, clearing by the early morning rush hour, turning the sunshine at a scattering of heathery and thundery showers but we still have rain and blizzards in parts of northern scotla nd blizzards in parts of northern scotland in the afternoon. temperatures close to 10 degrees and temperatures further south dropped through the afternoon. —— heavy and thundery. on saturday things will clear and then colder weather to ta ke clear and then colder weather to take us into sunday and next week. you're watching beyond 100 days. they came from around the world to say goodbye to a president who changed the world. the funeral of george herbert walker bush was history in action as mourners looked back on a different era. the 41st president helped navigate the end of the cold war, the reunification of germany and the liberation of kuwait. today though he was also celeb

a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. that would see the whole of the uk staying in a sort of customs union with the whole of the eu and lots of rules and regulations still applying to northern ireland. many of the brexiteers‘ fears, and many other mps‘ and parliament's fears, is that that backstop, the uk will never be able to escape from it, it will be the end state. all along the eu has said, "no, that is not the case, it's only temporary. we don't like it very much, we want to avoid it at all costs, it is only a backup if it's needed." so they're going to great lengths to show how temporary they want it to be. so this document being sent around tonight, being signed by eu leaders, contains commitments by the eu that they will continue to negotiate a future trade agreement with the uk even if the backstop comes into place at the end of the post—brexit transition period. so even if the backstop is in place, the uk and the eu will continue to negotiate a future trade deal that could get rid of it, swipe it away so

some rain spreads to scotland, northern ireland for a time to the western pennines as well. the further south you are, steady as she goes. 11—12dc banks a very mild run with all part of the british isles feeling it. as far ahead as sunday, initial rain across northern ireland and in mainland scotland, it will be a decent day. 0ne scotland, it will be a decent day. one of two patches of fog. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... britain's most senior police officer, cressida dick, has suggested a no—deal brexit could put the public at risk if security cooperation with the eu is weakened. four in ten nhs hospitals in england have put up their parking fees in the last year — the new data shows that in some places, charges have doubled. in an effort to reduce the use of plastic, the government has set out plans to increase the price of a single—use carrier bag in england to 10p and extend the policy to all shops. black and minority workers in britain are losing £3.2 billion a year in an ethnic pay gap, according to analysis by the resolution foundation thinktank. no

ireland that there is no ha rd northern ireland that there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, the point at which that would be necessary if it happens is if the future relationship, which we are negotiating the legal tech stuff, you said it is legalistic and it is in one sense, but we can't do legal tech negotiation until after we have left, and if that hasn't completed by the end of december 2020, we need discontinued guarantee for people in northern ireland for interim period. the question is do we go into the backstop? do we extend what i call the implementation period which has become known as the transition period? and the decision has got to be taken at that point in time. and what we negotiated is that actually it is for the uk to choose which of those we want to go into. we have to agree the terms if we want to extend the transition period. we have to agree the terms of that with the european union. but there are these questions about how you go in and thenif questions about how you go in and then if you are in the backstop whether that continues and what

but over higher ground in northern ireland, northern england, and especially scotland, there is the potential forfairly widespread and potentially disruptive snow. we'll have to keep you posted on that one. however, milder air will be wafting in from the south—west all the time, so wintry weather will slowly but surely turn back to wet weather, and eventually all of us will get into the milder air on sunday and monday, but there'll still be some wind and rain at times. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt — live at westminster. 0ur headlines today: theresa may vows to fight on as she survives a crucial leadership challenge. the parliamentary party does have confidence. but the prime minister's authority is dealt a blow as more than 100 of her mps vote against her. a significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against me and i've listened to what they've said. after a dramatic 2a hours in westminster, we'll ask what's next for mrs may — and the brexit process. also this morning: french police ask for the public‘s help to find the man suspected o

ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland are perhaps wales and south—west england. eastern counties get the best of the brightness. the temperatures give you some idea of what's going on across the country. fine in the east under high pressure but called air getting pulled in. in the west low—pressure trying to move in and bring more mild air but that will also bring a fronts and spills of wet and windy weather and that is the battle in terms of trying to get the battle in terms of trying to get the forecast rate. choose the still looks like the high blocking anything coming in from the atlantic, giving us dry. blocking" for central and eastern areas and keeping temperatures down. highs of single figures across the eastern counties, more mild for the south—west. at the moment it looks like high pressure is the favoured scenario but thursday and friday it is all to play for so do stay tuned. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four o'clock. no delay to the vote — downing street insists tuesday's crucial commons vote will go ahead and the

some showers in northern ireland and into the west. some wintry showers in northern scotland. the winds will be lighter and with more sunshine around it will feel easily pleasant out of the breeze. the breeze will be noticeable enough and it is quite chilly, with temperatures were most in single figures. when‘s macro coming from a more northerly direction by the end of the day. showers overnight in northern ireland and putting into the north of england. coldest in parts of scotla nd of england. coldest in parts of scotland and eastern england with some widespread frost into the commute on monday. widespread frost out to the west. tomorrow there will be showers in north west england and into the midlands and later on as the sunshine turns hazy, a few spots of rain in south—west england, wales and northern ireland. most will get through monday dry but still chilly in eastern areas. see you soon. hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. the latest headlines: police in new zealand investigating the murder of british backpacker grace millane say they have found a body. this brin

more like eight or nine for northern england, scotland and northern ireland. those isoba rs england, scotland and northern ireland. those isobars are still quite tightly packed together. a windy start of the new week. further showers as well. dick lilly across wales and southern england. further rain and snow for the northern half of scotland. on monday, in between, a reasonable day. good spells of sunshine. it will be mild. still struggling to get into double figures in northern ireland and scotland. a chilly start on tuesday. still a fairly unsettled week ahead.

skull and northern ireland continue to see some showers —— scotland and northern ireland, particularly across the west. it is not quite as blustery as it has been today, temperatures are average for the time of year, 7—12 degrees, still mild across the far south. into the second half of the weekend and there is an area of low pressure which brings more cloud, rain and windy conditions into the south on sunday. quite a wet start across most parts of england wales and northern ireland. much of northern ireland and scotland should stay dry on sunday, and it will brighten up in the far south, where it we'll be another milestone to come. 6—8 degrees. all eyes on the forecast as we head towards the festive period. into monday, on christmas eve, there isa into monday, on christmas eve, there is a front in the south—west, but it is a front in the south—west, but it is an area of high pressure that is building across the uk. so this is how christmas eve is looking. there will be variable amount of cloud, but it is looking like we should see some sunny spells. but is away from the southâ

northern ireland was the cause of those tensions. the european union wanted reassurance that if an agreement can be reached on the backstop, it would not lost -- not last forever. >> we need accuracy. it is the legal text that matters. this binds the country. the backstop is bad for the union. tell us what is so bad for the union? >> teresa explains why the u.k. would not want to enter the backstop. >> we want to have a trade policy. one of the issues is whether or not we would be able to do that. >> mps wanted to see all the legal advice behind the withdrawal agreement. the government's chief law officer asked questions on that summary. advice would be fundamentally in the interest of the country. it is no use shouting. what i am trying to do is guard the public interest. it is time they grew up and got real! >> here, here! >> opposition mps were not satisfied. ministers were found in contempt of parliament. ministers weren meanin iron, but it did the government backed down. third defeat for ministers in the commons. this had more s

well, it shows the very predatory nature of the eu's claim to northern ireland. it's very extraordinary that there will be a different relationship between northern ireland and the eu. is it realistic to imagine you can get rid of the backstop now? of course it's possible. it's not essential for the negotiations. is there any way you can see yourself voting for this as it stands? no, there is no point in having a mishmash of remain and leave when the result is so bad. if its that bad, is there any point in leaving? let's throw the deal out. as for whether this deal is better than remain, i'd have to admit it's a pretty finely balanced question. it might feel like it but this is not a rerun of the referendum. in less than a week, mps will vote not on in or out, but on the prime minister's compromise, and there is a minority ready to grin and bear it. i think people should be thinking carefully before they vote it down because we would be in unprecedented territory and i think mps have got to rise to this occasion, step up to the plate and sort it out, to show we c

on both sides has been the question of the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland remind us what the backstop is and why this is been such a sticking point in the backs of is effectively and it's an insurance policy twenty years ago we had a peace agreement in the agreement was yes there is a sovereign border there but if we will keep it open we will keep it open for the thirty thousand people who commute back and forth to keep it open for the traders so that effectively we have one trading regime but of course of britain wants to leave the e.u. the free market and. this is going to cause. tremendous problem for traders for people who you're dealing with two different regimes and when you have two different regimes you've borders when you have borders you've queues and you've queues you don't have trade so i think what the backstop is basically the britain can do whatever it wants its it will be its own party it can do what it wants outside the e.u. but not at the cost of more than are not the cost of the peace process so the idea would be that the backs up would k

notjust because it protects ireland and ensures there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, thus protecting the peace process and the good friday agreement, but also because it's a european issue, too, and an open border between northern ireland and ireland cannot become a back door to the single market. and that's why european countries also very strongly support the backstop. notjust an irish issue, very much a european issue, as well, and by resolving it in the withdrawal agreement, we can make sure that no side uses the threat of a border in ireland as part of leverage in the future relationship talks. so really, it's there for three reasons, notjust an irish issue, very much a european issue, as well. and also agreed to step up any preparations that we're making for the unlikely event of a no—deal scenario, so happy with conclusions and very much a case of, in the european union, it being one for all and all for one. it's the busiest week of the year for royal mail as it endeavours to deliver millions of cards and parcels in time for christmas. this morning o

the best of the weather stained to of cotton —— scotland, northern ireland brushing up scotland, northern ireland brushing up with sunshine. through saturday evening and overnight, the next pulse of rain works in from the west, that will be quite heavy, this lot moves further northwards so moving across northern ireland, northern england and into parts of scotla nd northern england and into parts of scotland overnight, staying quite chilly across the far north—east. those tempted will tend to pick up towards the end of the night. sunday has that rain heading in across scotla nd has that rain heading in across scotland and northern ireland, england and wales brightening up for a time but then there will be some thick cloud working in through the afternoon, threatening further rain across wales, western england, perhaps southern counties as well. in britain wise, still mild in the south, 15 or so, and across the north in scotland, close to normal full—time of you. this time of year. we will all see some rain over the weekend. turning cold in scotland, temperatures cooling off across eng

ireland and ireland, they wanted to separate northern ireland from the customs territory of great britain and therefore not have a single uk customs territory. in relation to the technical issues, the technical solutions might right honourable friend refers to, indeed we have continued to engage with those who put these forward but the question is not just about put these forward but the question is notjust about no physical infrastructure on the border. the question is about the extent to which people on both sides of the border are able to continue to lead their lives as they do today with no increased barriers or encumbrances to them leading their lives in that way and that is what i believe delivers on the seamless border which does indeed underpin the belfast good friday agreement. she said ina belfast good friday agreement. she said in a statement that this is the best deal and the only deal and it is time for all of us in this place to face up to our responsibilities also we are ready to do that, prime minister, so put this deal to a vote in this house and if she is not prepared to

rain remains on sunday morning through northern ireland and scotla nd morning through northern ireland and scotland is, potentially it will be there for much of the day on sunday. it stays cloudy and easy for many on sunday, more rain to come on sunday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the former us president george bush senior has died aged 9a. his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character. a tenth member of the government resigns over brexit. the former science minister sam gyimah says the prime minister's plan is naive and calls for a second referendum. police in paris fire tear gas as protesters take to the streets against president macron‘s policy of raising fuel taxes to combat global warming. alaska is rocked by aftershocks after the powerful earthquake which damaged roads and buildings. around 10,000 residents are currently without power. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, we will be in tokyo, host of the 2020 paralympics, finding out what it will be like for disabled visitors travelling to the city. no

ireland and northern inman. 0n for northern ireland and northern inman. on tuesday, it will be a chilly start with sunshine initially, to be replaced by rain. through wednesday, thursday and friday, it is an unsettled feel. that is all from me. goodbye. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 3pm. the former us president george bush senior has died aged 9a. his son, george w bush, described him as a man of the highest character and the best dad you could ask for. he served as the a1st us president between 1989 and 1993, his term was defined by the cold war and his victory in the first iraq war against saddam hussein. aggression is defeated — the war is over! another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, resigns calling the prime minister's plan "naive". the deal that is on the table from the pm is a deal in name only. all the big issues have been kicked down the road.

damp for northern ireland first thing, that won't last. a weakening spell of rain moving across scotland and northern england and nothing left of that rain as it moves further south during the day. and behind that, you get to see some sunshine coming through, and temperatures are still on the mild side. another spell of rain affecting parts of scotland as saturday begins, but for most over the weekend, with high pressure close by, it is dry, often cloudy, mind you, but it is mild. that's your forecast. a very warm welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: indonesia steps up the relief operation for thousands who lost their homes in saturday's tsunami. officials plan a new early warning system for next year. spotlight on the plight of migrants at the us—mexico border, as an eight—year—old boy dies in custody on christmas day. chinese human rights lawyer wang quanzhang goes on trial on charges of state subversion. we report from the city of tianjin

ireland northern ireland backstop. investigators have revealed that the leicester city helicopter which crashed and killed 5 people, span out of control after the pilot's pedals became disconnected from the tail rotor. britain's biggest gambling companies have agreed to stop advertising on television while live sport is being broadcast. good evening and welcome to brexit — the debate. every evening we'll be looking back at the key moments in the commons — as mps debate theresa may's brexit plan ahead of the vote in parliament on december 11th. let's go back to the house of commons where mps have been continuing their debate on the government's eu withdrawal agreement. it's been dubbed the eu divorce deal and runs to more than 500 pages. ? they're also debating the much smaller document that sets out a possible future relationship for the uk with the european union. 0ur parliamentary reporter, alicia mccarthy is keeping an eye on the debate for us all this week and joins us now, alicia what have mps been talking abo

ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week is shaping up. after the colder, drier, sunnier tuesday, it's going to be turning wetter, windier, potentially stormy at the end of the week, but it will be turning milder for all of us for a time. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: a crucial summit on climate change, a warning that our civilisation, and much of the natural world, risks collapse. a call to action from the naturalist and bbc presenter david attenborough. if we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. president trump pays his respects to george hw bush, whose body is

it started out in wales, scotland and northern ireland and since october 2015 in england as well. the reason was environmental, they account for a lot of plastic waste which can harm aquatic life if it gets into the rivers and the sea. soa it gets into the rivers and the sea. so a charge was brought in and to begin with it was quite unpopular but it has proved effective and according to the government, as a result, 15 billion bags which would have been out there in the embodiment are not as a direct result of the charge. and the major supermarkets say that they have been handing out 85% fewer bags than they were before the charges came in. so there is a reason for doing this. the government now believes that people have had a chance to get used to the charges and also there is a greater awareness of the environmental harm done by plastic bags because of programs like planet earth, and so the time is right to move on and they want to double the charge as well as introduce it to smaller retailers, corner shops, who at the moment still hang out billions of rustic bags every year with