you have to push through, but the ft death say what you're saying, that company has outgrown roots, uk representing a 4% of the sales of more than 4 billion, and actually dyson has not manufactured here it 2003 say not much is changed, but it is apr goal, and it does work. client for tax rates as well, that's just only by 2%. that's it for the papers for this hour. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. will be back for 45 minutes, thank you for that. 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. thank you to my guests daisy mcandrew, and baroness helen newlove. we'll all be back for a longer look at the papers at 11:30. but for now, goodbye. good evening, today brought a cherry field and covering of snow for some of us, not only over the health, lower level saw snow, even when there was rain falling from the skies he got the two night temperatures continue to drop bringing risk advice brother went to shari's child the disruption quite lightly sho

expecting to see outside. 2018 was a big deal for us on click, too, as we took our live show outside the uk for the first time — all the way to new delhi, in india. it was certainly one of the highlights of the year for me. are you well? and for him. but 2018 really does belong to the robot. there were these... cute, huh? ..these. .. this is fusion, my new robot backpack. fist bump. ..and this. deep in the heart of boston's jungle of cables, something stirs. it's a cheetah, and it's off for a prowl. we're starting to see walking robots like this trotting out of labs around the world. now, the important skill here is not that they can walk a particular route autonomously. they're usually controlled manually, using games controllers. no, the amazing skill here is that they can walk and balance as competently as we can, even on the most unforgiving of terrain. 0k, see, that's impressive. ok, that slipped, lost its balance, and regained its balance. that's the important thing. whoa! you can't hear it, but our cameraman swore then. and this year, we're going to do it all over again. next week

n irish border, an border with the uk. come in?ordoesn't what if in fou five years time we don't have the for dng it, backstop has to be there. > while westminster tug-of-war rages across the sea from here, many unanswered for people on n both parts of this island. >> president trump is urging china to stop playing around it comes to their ongoing trait war. his latest comments by tweet world's that the second largest economy saw its slowest growth in nearly three year.es last china's slowdown is due at least in part to the ongoing tensions with washi hton and coue a major impact worldwide. here's more from shanghai. look on with envy by many countries around the world. is a level of healthy growth in any economy but it confirms that china continues to slow down, and it's already havingn impact globally. saw demand forew cars here fall. or the first time in two decades. it's something that landover said will lead to thousands of carmaker.t the uk ape, too, has warned of an because its cash flow china is buying fewer new iphones. a

the uk national arrested in russia on suspicion of spying. the foreign secretary warns moscow against using him as a diplomatic pawn. new ways of smuggling drugs into prisons, including soaking clothes in illegal substances. donald trump meets congress leaders, but there is still deadlock over the government shutdown.

in the whole of 2018, 312 people in small boats were intercepted by the uk border force trying enter britain. he went on to observe that many more people are intercepted trying to enter the uk through conventional ports and other modes of transport and that asylum applications are far lower than they used to be an far lower than in most eu countries which led him to this conclusion. so while the sites of people joined to invade the borderforce patrol may make people feel uneasy, the impact on our country must be described as marginal at most. that conclusion gave rise to a new set of complaints voiced here by charles murray. well, we asked our bbc edited to discuss these points but we are told no one was available and were given this statement. the statement goes on: please do let us know your thoughts on the coverage of migration into the uk, or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to conduct us coming up at the end of the programme. now for more on your thoughts and how would you like bbc news a change in the year ahead, importance of elsewhere urged ensure. . . a relatively p

we have seen quite a lot of sunshine across the uk today in contrast to yesterday, we apostle had a fair number of weather watcher pictures like these featuring rainbows and most of them have come from the north west of scotland where we have had frequent showers. the wind has been affecting scotland and northern england. hidden in here is a weatherfront which will gradually start to introduce some notably cold air to the far north of the uk by the end of the night. the south should stay frost—free, quite a widespread frost for scotland first thing on monday. that colder air and started trickle south through the day on monday so definitely a chilly feel to proceedings. hopefully a bit of sunshine, some thicker cloud in the east and the cloud thickening in the west. 0ur temperatures down on the weekend, just 4 degrees there in aberdeen. hello, this is bbc news with me, julian worricker. the headlines: theresa may has warned mps preparing to vote on her eu withdrawal deal that a failure to deliver brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy." the hea

would takea dim cabinet meeting that history would take a dim view of the government if it allowed the uk to leave the european union with no deal on the 29th of march. we expect that vote in the next few minutes or so. as i say, it would restrict the government's movement, as it were, in trying to allow a no—deal brexit, if theresa may's proposals are voted down next week, which is what many people believe will happen. vicki young is in the commons now. if this amendment likely to go through? it seems possible because there is a certain amount of conservative backing. the interesting thing is not necessarily the technical detail, it will mean the technical detail, it will mean the government is limited in some tax powers, nothing like not being able to raise income tax, but tweaking of amendments, changing references, you might not be able to do it. but it is significant because these numbers will show you the people who are trying to stop a no deal scenario. that is accommodation of labourmps, deal scenario. that is accommodation of labour mps, the snp, the lib dems, plaid cymru, the

quite breezy, particularly in the north—west of the uk. a mixture of cloud and sunshine and temperatures of 8— 10 degrees. as we start the weekend it looks like the frontal system will head across northern parts of the uk. that should clear away for most of us by saturday so we are looking ata of us by saturday so we are looking at a lot of dry weather through the weekend. whether to be wild and —— mild and relatively windy. 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: president trump addresses the nation, saying his controversial border wall is vital for america's security. this is a choice between right and wrong. justice and injustice. this is about whether we fulfil our sacred duty to the american citizens we serve. the democrats give their response, urging the president to re—open the federal government without delay. tonight and throughout this debate and throughout his presidency, president trump has appealed to fear, not facts, divisi

n irish bder, an border with the uk. come in?t doesn't what if in four or five ars time we don't have the for doing it, backstop has to be there. > while westminster's tug-of-war rages across the sea from here, many unanswered for people on n both parts of this island. >> president trump is urging china to sto pying around it comes to their ongoing trait war. his latest comments by tweet world's that the second largest economy saw its threet growth in nearly year.es last china's slowdown is due at least in part to theen ongoingons with washington and could have a worldwide.t here's more from shanghai. look on with envy by many countries around the world. is a level of healthy growth in any economy but it confirms tt china continues to slow down, and it's already having an iact globally. saw demand for new cars here fall. or the first time in two decades. it something that landover said will lead to thousands of carmaker.t the uk apple, too, has warned of an because its cash flow china is buying fewer new iphones. a na's leaders k

the weather systems moved south across the uk and for the latter part of the uk and for the latter part of the week it looks like we will move into some arctic air and temperatures will drop well into single figures with the chance of some widespread frosts by the end of the week and next weekend. plenty of details as ever available online. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... theresa may has warned mps, preparing to vote on her eu withdrawal deal, that a failure to deliver brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy." the head of a scheme designed to help problem gamblers says she is "deeply concerned" after an investigation found people were able to cheat the system. parts of germany, austria and sweden are suffering exceptional amounts of snow, with a number of ski resorts and mountain villages having to be evacuated. a new system that allows people to donate to the homeless via a contactless payment in the street is being piloted to try and deter beggers. now on bbc news, the travel show. my name's tony giles. i'm from england. i'm totally

by the uk border force trying enter britain. he went on to observe that many more people are intercepted trying to enter the uk through conventional ports and other modes of transport and that asylum applications are far lower than they used to be an far lower than they used to be an far lower than they used to be an far lower than in most eu countries which led him to this conclusion. so while the sites of people joined to invade the borderforce patrol while the sites of people joined to invade the border force patrol may make people feel uneasy, the impact on our country must be described as marginal at most. that conclusion gave rise to a new set of complaints voiced here by charles murray. well, we asked our bbc edited to discuss these points but we are told no one was available and were given this statement. the statement goes on: please do let us know your thoughts on the coverage of migration into the uk, or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to conduct us coming up at the end of the programme. now for more on your

he tai chi has been investing in the uk infrastructure and nuclear industry because the uk as part of the eu. so i oppose brexit. that was the chief executive of hitachi speaking to the bbc in 2016. the company must also make a decision before february one when it is scheduled to report its earnings. i was told by energy expert why he thinks they will cancel the project. if they keep the project there will be more deficit. it is time to cancel. does brexit have anything to do with this decision to scrap the project? i'm not sure. it would be but it is also if the uk stays in the eu it is also trouble with eu competition rules. so it is a double—edged sword. so if hitachi recover finances if they cancel the project? that is difficult in the short term, it is almost impossible to recover. but they assume they will recover the loss from the japanese domestic nuclear business. and was japanese domestic nuclear business. and - was my conversation earlier and that was my conversation earlier with an energy expert moving on now to what the business news making headlines, theresa may has se

further trials are being conducted in israel, china and soon, the uk. and whilst it might be simply sci—fi, the idea of alexa in the future alerting me about my health is at once appealing, yet unsettling. and now, we're gonna go back in time to the consumer electronics show in las vegas from last week, where voice was a massive deal. and we asked lara lewington and richard taylor to check out the big talk at the show. it's only taken a few years for voice—activated smart assistants to become an integral part of every self—respecting techie's lifestyle. amazon's alexa started out as a small, self—contained box four years ago. today, it's enjoyed a phoenix—like rise, compatible with over 28,000 smart devices and myriad gadgets of all shapes and sizes. alexa, run the video. this bot vector isn'tjust cute, it can also order you a pizza. and when you're feeling the creative juices flowing, you can always kick back with your smart instrument. if you're a keyboard player, you know it can be really frustrating navigating your way through many keys ju

at midweek, looking dry across much of the uk. plenty of sunshine save for some eastern coast, it still dromore clouding from the north sea. that will keep temperatures here to around seven. for the first week of 2019, turning colder, overnight frost and fog but by day, more sunshine. happy new year. this is bbc news. the headlines: three people including a police officer have been wounded in a stabbing at victoria railway station in manchester in northern england. one man has been arrested. a bbc staff member who witnessed the attacks said the suspect shouted allah and slogans criticising the actions of western governments in the middle east. the world food programme says that food aid in yemen is being stolen in areas under the control of houthi rebels and illegally sold. a separate news agency investigation had found that similar misuse of food aid is being perpetrated in regions under the sway of the saudi—led coalition. london is among the latest european capital cities to welcome the start of 2019. big ben, the great bell

here in the uk, the shadow of brexit continues to loom large. the guardian reports that nearly a thousand police officers from forces in england and wales are to begin training for possible deployment in northern ireland. that's in case there's any disorder following a potential no deal brexit. are children spending too much time in front of computer screens, or on tablets and smartphones? the times says doctors say there's no firm evidence too much screen time causes harm, but they do suggest children switch off an hour before going to bed. finally, the daily telegraph has a health warning for everyone. the paper says the uk's national institute of health and care excellence, or nice, recommends congestion charges and speed bumps everywhere. the idea is to encourage more people to walk, and improve their physical fitness. with me is iain anderson, who is founder of the international communications agency

it has got thejudicial system to places like the us and uk. it has got the judicial system that is good, it has an investment system thatis good, it has an investment system that is intended to bring good outcomes too, we just need more stability. what advice would you zimbabwean government? where were you see the growth opportunities from? i think the growth opportunities very much coming from the economic side. clearly, the mining is also very strong. particularly as about stability, it is about rather than making such extreme changes, more modest changes along the way. 0k, it is so good to have you. thank you very much indeed. the us government shutdown is embarrassing for the country, that's according to the president of microsoft. brad smith told the bbc that the world's biggest economy needs a government that is open. it comes as senate leaders have agreed to hold votes on thursday, which could pave the way for the crisis to end. it's already led president trump to cancel his administation‘s trip to the world economic forum in davos, s

over 90% of vehicles sold here in the uk last year we re of vehicles sold here in the uk last year were diesel. there has been a major crackdown on diesel in relation to emissions. producing more petrol vehicles, and those two issues are injaguar land rover‘s control. the exit is a different story. it is indeed, and one we will be talking about, i am sure, in the coming days. the us and china have wrapped up three days of trade talks in beijing with some optimistic statements. rico hizon is following the story. you are the king of optimism, and last week on friday we were talking about this. we were saying that looking ahead to these talks, if they're going to be some sort of progress? quite low level representatives talking, but it has been pretty good, hasn't it? absolutely, it has been described by the commerce ministry of china as trade talks that were expensive, deep and detailed. it is said that the two sides established a foundation for the resolution of each other‘s concerns, and agreed to maintain close contact. no timeline was given on the next steps in the negotiation pro

it will clear southern counties of the uk through the day today. today's certainly a cold day for all of us. should be some decent sunshine around, but there will also be some wintry showers. a frosty start pretty much across the board, with a risk of ice, especially across the northern half of the uk. here's the weather front first thing. it will push its way into east anglia and the south—east during the morning rush hour. further north, clearer skies. remember that ice, but also the additional complication of some snow showers pushing into scotland, some pushing into eastern coastal counties of england too. snow possible to sea level in scotland, a couple of centimetres across the mountains, perhaps 5—8 centimetres. here, we are looking at a wintry mix, but a covering i think possible across the hills. mostly rain or sleet, though, as that system finally tucks into the continent by lunchtime. the showers following on from the north though, in the arctic air, will be wintry, and we will see further showers particularly for eastern coastal cou

in the uk, the biggest takeaway delivery app by far is just eat. with glossy adverts and prominent branding on our high streets, it's become a trusted way to orderfood. just eat. summon up your favourite takeaway tonight. in 2017, just eat became one of the uk's 100 most valuable listed than sainsbury‘s, m&s or morrisons. just eat has signed up 29,000 restau ra nts a nd ta keaways, and a staggering ten million of us used the site last year — that's a fifth of all uk adults. unlike deliveroo, just eat‘s business model relies on the takeaway restaurants themselves providing the delivery service. the founder ofjust eat once described it as "the perfect business model" because they don't actually handle any food, theyjust take the orders. yeah. handling food is a bad business. we know that restaurants often lose money, rather than make money, whereas being a platform that connects consumers and the restaurants is actually a very good business. it means that you can take large rewards without the significant risks which comes with actually running

uk health service. that's it from business live today. yesterday was stormy, to date is going to be much quieter. the cloud will thin and it will break up. that is yesterday's storm moving out into denmark. we have fairly strong winds down the eastern side of the uk but for many of us the north—westerly wind will break up the cloud so there will be brighter sunny spells developing through the course of today. a bit more cloud across eastern areas and more cloud moving into northern ireland. wind is not as strong as yesterday. across eastern areas there will be some fairly strong gusts of wind. these arrows indicative of the gusts. 40-45 arrows indicative of the gusts. 40—115 mph and that could lead to some coastal overtopping around norfolk and suffolk with gusts of 50 mph. maximum temperature is 7—9dc, chillier than yesterday, especially in the north—westerly wind. this evening cloud moving into northern ireland. some cloud affecting eastern areas of england. where you have the cloud temperatur

of the uk's new £1 coin. the 12—sided coin was introduced in 2017 and current designs feature the northern irish shamrock, welsh leek, scottish thistle and english rose. the treasury, which oversees the royal mint, says allowing new designs would underline the close links between the uk and its territories. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. good morning. iwish good morning. i wish i could offer you more sunshine for today but we will not see much. the emphasis is on cloud pretty much across the country. northern england and north wales there is a weak weather front producing some drizzle, maybe brightness to the north and south at times and noticeably milder out there. for most, we keep the cloudy skies. we see more of a change overnight tonight. quite cloudy and mild but we will start to see what and windy weather pushing into the north—west, some rain heavily through western scotland and northern ireland. the rain will wea ken northern ireland. the rain will weaken a moving into anoth

another struggling uk retailer, hmv, could be saved from administration by mike ashley. the entertainment chain is struggling because of business rates and consumers' move to digital music and films. it is unclear how much of the company the owner of newcastle united and several other uk retail chains wants to buy or when any announcement on its future might be made. let's check the markets, they are difficult to gauge because the news from china has already been factored in. the japanese market and the hong kong market are both keeping their heads in positive territoryjust about. coming up next is news briefing and i will take you through the papers. do stay with us here on bbc news. greek riot police have clashed with crowds of protesters outside parliament who are opposed to the recognition of the countries neighbour under the name macedonia. protesters stormed the steps that they were pushed back. feelings run high in greece about the name macedonia. a clear majority of greeks feel the name belongs to them and them alone. while today's protest was largely peaceful, m

discussion with members of the public is how accurately they reflect the balance of opinion in the uk right now. richard thomas rang us with his thoughts on that. i think you need to review your vox pops policies, to ensure that the apparently random selections are genuinely representative and you are not going to locations or places with which are going to be unrepresentative of asa as a whole. the country as a whole. well let i discuss the country as a whole. well let. discuss this with the well let us discuss this with the bbc‘s home editor. bbc’s home editor. ,, 7 fr has an bbc’s home editor. ,. l s, has an opinion about everyone has an opinion about brexit, what is the value say viewers in turn up in different towns to hear people disagree about it? i am not going to defend a bad vox it? i am not going to defend a bad vox pop. i think people will know the kind of one, somebody arrives in a shopper centre, throws a question at people, one person says yes, one person saying no and the other looks confused. time will tell. that seems to be patronising and insulting, something

uk is party to as a member of the eu. the leader in the lords argued it would be responsible to proceed without more information. liam fox is on record saying how easy it was all going to be, and he said back injuly 2017 the free trade agreement should be one of the easiest in history. then he said all agreements would be ready and in place one second after brexit with no disruption to trade. so not only were those statements are responsible, they were also gravely wrong. now the international trade secretary only says that he hopes they will be in place but it depends on whether other countries are prepared to put the work in. it will no doubt be argued this amendment is unprecedented, well perhaps it is, but as we are seeing in the commons, at a time when government has all but collapsed, it is inevitable that parliament should assert its control over proceedings. that's what this amendment seeks to do and it has the support of these benches. we have arrived at the time when the national interest must be put first befor

we've still got high pressure across the uk for the most part. the winds will freshen overnight, especially towards the north—west. the rain will become steadier and heavier, drier for england and wales. temperatures around 7 degrees. thiner cloud in the midlands, temperatures could be down to one or two in rural parts. any sunshine will be fleeting in the south on monday. we have some wet weather to start with in scotland and northern ireland, moving southwards, becoming lighter. sunshine following into northern ireland and scotland, wet and windier in the north—west. a mild day everywhere. temperatures widely in double figures. the strength of the wind is the main story, stronger in the north, gusts of 70 miles an hour or more. the peak of the winds in northern scotland. that will bring disruption. the area of low pressure sweeps away overnight towards scandinavia. it will be windier overnight but the winds will ease on tuesday and change direction. this will be significant as we draw down more of a north—westerly wind which will bring co

what you think is the best route for the uk? a soft brexit or ha rd route for the uk? a soft brexit or hard brexit. whatever is best for the uk economy, whatever brings the uk citizen a better quality of living, better quality of life, that is what is best for the country. as far as the organisation is concerned, looking from a global perspective, the less disruption and disturbance and ripples to the global economy, the better. that was sally talking to the head of the world trade organisation. sally has a lot more coming in the next day or so. a lot more coming in the next day or so. do stay with us here on bbc world news. let's go to asia now — and chinese telecoms giant huawei has said sales at its consumer business hit a new record last year on strong demand for its premium smartphones. rico hizon is following the story. a different tie today. yesterday you are wearing a tie with doughnuts on it. today, it's more of a paisley pattern. you are absolutely right and i'm sure you love it. i have a thing about tyres, and you know it. let us talk about huawei. consume

so—called backstop‘ they want it in place to ensure there is no return to a hard irish border when the uk leaves the eu. there are more street protests in venezuela as president maduro continues to refuse new elections, but he says he is willing to sit down to talk to the opposition. president trump has offered his personal support to the opposition leader, juan guaido, in a phone call. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: the robots have gone shopping! little orange ones, big blue ones and thin white ones. also, eyes in the sky — in store and on court. there it is! you know, that thing you ordered? it's been picked, it's going down there and making its way down to that part of the building where it's gonna be packed into one of those famous brown boxes. this 850,000 square foot space is amazon's seattle fulfilment centre, just down the road from its hq and one of more than 300 centres around the world. this is where goods come in and, once they're bought online, they go out again. and it's one of 25 centres to have the latest robotics helping the world's most valuable retai

farms supplying third of the uk's needs. down to one of the most unusual sites, rectangular iceberg more than kilometre across floating in antarctica in october. the clean edges proving its recent separation from an ice shelf. and finally... and the weather outside is frightful. not for these children it is not because this is the first time they have ever seen snow. snow is hardly headline news in toronto but for these children from eritrea it is reason to celebrate. but do not get too carried away, there is a lot of winter still to go. and that is it for this time. i know it is a good thing we have come to it wind farm on such a windy day but can we go back inside now? for highlights from our previous programmes ahead to the website. look out for more in 2019. until then keep checking the forecast. good morning. happy new year to you. ido good morning. happy new year to you. i do not think the wind farms will be working too hard this week. you'll be at pleasant rest of week and start to 2019. high—pressure family moving

the uk prime minister makes a last—minute call for mps to support her plan to leave the european union are prior toa leave the european union are prior to a crucial vote on tuesday. driving change. the latest from the north american auto show as carmakers adapt to shift in consumer tastes. hello and welcome to this monday edition of asian business reports. this week sees a crucial brexit vote in the uk parliament alongside a snapshot of the impact of the us china trade war as well as a suite of corporate earnings will be one. at begins with china releasing its latest trade figures today and the uk prime minister has made a plea for ministers to back her brexit plan ahead of the key vote on tuesday. on wednesday, goldman sachs will be the focus of the big us bank releasing their earnings today and on thursday we have the tv and film awards season and we will see if it helped netflix. here is a view of the week ahead. the problem with brexit in the wider concert —— context is that there is no plan for this. we are heading into uncharted territory in terms of what fx may be in of simp

the best of the brea ks half of the uk. the best of the breaks within the far south—west from briggs, to northern scotland as a bit of rain moves south and then to northern ireland but was tipped asa to northern ireland but was tipped as a struggling to rise across southern areas of the uk, but it will tend to arrive overnight, the crowd pushing south are ticking away a bit of rain and drizzle and then you will see if you breaks but enough cloud to keep capital is above freezing, three or four. and to friday and quiet again, some cloud and sunshine, the best of the sunshine and eastern scotland and north—east england, towards lincolnshire and more cloud for the best, the northwest with a few lecturers once again. when is fairly late tomorrow, gets to pick up but drawing down that milder clear across the whole country so between eight and ten, and approved for the southern half of the uk compared to today. to the weekend, the winds are going to strengthen, still drawing milderair going to strengthen, still drawing milder

there are just 66 days now until the uk is scheduled to leave the european union. but for business, like everyone else, there is little clarity on what things will look like come 29th march. in a few hours time prime minister thersea may will chair her weekly cabinet meeting and try to get them to back her plan for more consultations but no radical change of direction. the so—called irish backstop remains one of the main sticking points. it's supposed to stop a physical border on the island of ireland in the event a trade deal can't be reached between the two sides. meanwhile an amendment tabled by labour keeps open the prospect of a second referendum. marc ostwald is chief economist for the adm investor services international. hejoins us now. it is a lot to he joins us now. it is a lot to talk about in terms of brexit today and much has happened over the last 2a hours yet nothing has changed. nothing has changed because we are in exactly the same situation that we have been in sincejune 23, 2016. that there we have been in sincejune 23,2016. that there is no maj

in the uk it's a big week for uk retailers reporting how they fared over the crucial christmas period. ones to watch this week, the big supermarkets, sainsburys, tesco and morissons, alongside retailers including m&s and debenhams. how did they fare and will those predictions for the retail bloodbath play out in reality? lawrence gosling, editorial director at what investment? magazine is with me. hgppy happy new year. to you too. the markets are getting in the mood, last week it was all serious declines, what a change in sentiment, starting on wall street? new year, new optimism. we still have the backdrop of the trade wars between china and the us, which is a bit negative. in the uk we are preoccupied with brexit and we will be until the mps vote. we have had pockets of good news from individual companies. next had reasonable results last week. even something like tesla moving to china. there are pockets of good news for companies. the backdrop economically, might not be so good. we think about some of the gloom that was hanging over us. apple,, brexit you have mentioned, the fact t

for tomorrow, we have this deep area of low pressure to the north of the uk, notice the squeeze in the isobars, so some windy conditions, wet to start, that rain initially across scotland, northern ireland and slipping its way southwards into northern england, through the midlands, parts of north wales, but weakening as it does. so further south, mainly dry with perhaps a few breaks in the cloud. it's a mild day for all of us, 11 or 12 celsius, rain returning to the north of scotland but it's the strength of the wind we're most concerned about. gusts widely across northern scotland of 60 to 70mph, locally we could see 80mph across the northern highlands. so windy at first but then colder for a time next week. mainly dry with a bit more sunshine. hello this is bbc news, with shaun ley. the headlines: the prime minister urges mps to back her brexit deal or risk taking the country into ‘uncharted territory'. ahead of the launch of the long term plan for nhs, the health secretary says the service needs to change its focus. the next stage of the universal credit rollout is delayed amid co

a spokesperson for the uk customs authority told the bbc... the existing customs free trade zone has essentially enabled the netherlands to act as the uk‘s ack garden. the supply chain is so efficient that the retailers do not require high levels of stock. that‘s all been done here at source. the moment the retailers cannot have the product the same day or the next day deliberately or required to have stocks. a number of british supermarkets have warned they do not have the capacity to stockpile fresh food. and his dutch vegetables will become even more vital in march when uk produce is out of season. the eu believes the risk of the uk leaving without a brexit deal has increased in recent days. planning for that outcome is being stepped up, with the european commission publishing the last in its package of contingency measures. belgium is one of the countries that would be hardest hit if there‘s no deal. particularly its fishermen, because more than half of their catch comes from british waters. adam fleming reports from the belgian coas

and they are not making it into the uk. and the british government has agreed that they have passed the criteria ? yes. and can you just give me an idea of some of the stories, can you give a couple of examples of what they've been through? what their situation is? there are around 80 beds there in huge dormitories, people have to eat on their beds, we've had reports of very — blood on the mattresses, stained sheets, no education system, so people are being held in these spaces and being denied the settlement and security and support that they could have if they were transferred into the system in the uk. the mps wanted to know why iranians risked their lives to get to the uk. the answer — family ties. if you have gone through conflicts, or war or persecution and you have family, it's a really strong tie, it's what people need to get to. if you are thousands of miles away from home in a culture that is foreign to you, where the language, the smells, the sites, the written signs, everything is foreign to you and you have

well, we find that we have a very good uk—based customer service, excellent, we have a very good uk—based customerservice, excellent, helpful people online and also by the phone and we talked it through and people are comfortable and... and your shoes are made in spain, aren't they? they are made in spain, yes, and it is where i have been working all my life. i know you are a bit concerned about brexit, but not too much. well, i think like everybody, really, every business, there are challenges ahead. i feel like really, every business, there are challenges ahead. ifeel like i have got my supply chain sorted, i feel like everybody is in the same situation, really. we need certainty and once we have that, then we can plough ahead, really. lisa, thanks for coming in, it has been absolutely fascinating, lisa, founder of sole bliss shoes. global drinks firm diageo has reported strong results. the company also says it's ready for any kind of brexit. but ceo ivan menezes told the bbc that a no—deal brexit will bring challenges. we operate and manufacture guinness and bailey's on the island of

trade with the uk after brexit. he warned that quick deals with the uk could be harmed by attempts to block "no deal". some countries do not yet believe that no—deal is a possibility. 0ne of the reason that myself and other ministers are here is to convince other countries that no—deal is a genuine possibility and they must prepare because of the do not there could be a break, even if it is a temporary one, in the trading relationship that we have with those countries on a preferential basis. of course we can trade with them on a wto basis but that is not as favourable to either side so getting them to understand that no—deal is possible is vital, and when people say no—deal simply won't happen, or the period will be delayed, it actually diminishes the impetus for some of these other countries to come to that agreement for the united kingdom, so we're being very meaningful in the messages that we put out. joining us is michael hewson, chief market analyst, cmc markets. you were listening to that. liam fox to

22nd of robbery, and on tuesday, breakfast invited tony, along with the american ambassador to the uk, woody johnson, into the studio. they surprised him with news from a live outside broadcast at raf making his. it gives me great pleasure to say look to the skies on the 22nd of every for a very special flyby. you got your flyby, tony! applause i know it is probably hard for you to speak now. can you put into words what that means to you, tony? that's everything, isn't it? that's everything, isn't it? that's everything i wanted. what a wonderful moment. i feel like i should give you a hug, come on. ambassador, thank you- lt.is.j:lo.l ambassador, thank you- lt.isj:lo.l many ambassador, thank you- lt.isj:lo.l enjoy that - many viewers enjothhafemotmnapmomenf david thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us or e—mail us. you can find us on twitter and have a look at the website. that is all from ask we will be back to hea

now, the uk is sandwiched right in the middle between this mild air sitting out in the atlantique and colder air across eastern europe at the moment. there is an area of high pressure across the uk and circulating around the high, the wind direction always driving in a little more cloud close to the coasts. so, just come further inland, that's that we'll see the clearest of the skies. that's where we're likely to be the best of the sunshine as well. now, if you're up and off early on this morning, it's going to be a chilly start, as you can see right through the spine of the country, really. the blue tones denoting those temperatures below freezing. well below freezing in some places. it may be as low as —5 and —6 degrees in more rural spots. so, it's going to be a cold and a frosty start to thursday morning. where the best slice of the sunshine is likely to be, though, along those east coasts. more cloud just driving in. a south—westerly flow out to the west as well, a little more cloud and a little more moisture, and there, we could see the problem with some fog forming a litt

i was born in the uk, my parents are british. the whole family moved to france when i was four because we love this is a stunning backdrop here in the french alps. what was it like growing up, it must have been amazing? yeah, it was amazing. we did not spend much time inside. i was trying to follow my brothers and keep up with them. her older brothers both raced internationally but it was charlotte who would reach the olympics and four years after her debut she entered pyeonchang as a medal contender. she takes advantage. she was left injured and left frustrated after a crash but also by the french team who had been unable to help her recover from a serious injury. i broke my pelvis and since then i have been impedance struggling with that. we have not found a solution in france. i was thinking would i continue snowboarding orjust give up. then it was like if i wanted to continue, i could not continue with the french. how difficult was it to break the news to the french team that you want to switch to gb? i don't think at the sta

so for much of the uk, it will be a fairly cloudy day on saturday. increasingly windy, a few showers sinking their way southwards but tending to dissipate as they do but the showers will give way to a more persistent spell of rain initially across the east of northern ireland and later in the day across northern and western scotland and some of that rain just arriving into the far north of england as well. quite a windy day, particularly across scotland. that's an idea of average strengths but gusts could well touch 30 or a0 miles an hour. but for many, a milder—feeling day, temperatures into double figures, around 10 or ii celsius. 0vernight, it's cloudy, it'd windy, a bit damp in places with some patchy drizzle but more persistent rain pushing its way across northern —— 0vernight, it's cloudy, it's windy, a bit damp in places with some patchy drizzle but more persistent rain pushing its way across northern scotland and then slowly sinking its way southwards to arrive perhaps into the far north of england by dawn on sunday, but it will be a mi

a product manufactured in the uk will be treated the same way asa the uk will be treated the same way as a product manufactured in france. if you pull us out of that market, suddenly we might have different rules or have to have checks at the borders to make sure that whatever we produce conforms with eu rules and regulations. now, obviously, there is a history of conflict around the border, so ireland and the uk were preoccupied about minimising the infrastructure along the border as much as possible. so this backstop is a fallback option and what they have said is it is an insurance policy if by the end of trading negotiations we have found no solution to make that border as soft as possible and minimise infrastructure and minimise the number of checks, we would have this policy coming to place to effectively keep the whole of the uk as part of a customs arrangement with the eu, so minimising checks, and northern ireland would have to conform to more rules and regulations because it has trade across that border. it is more closely aligned with ireland and the rest of the eu, then. a

to leave the uk because they used the uk as a base for their european operations. there is a report that her that she is considering axing a project due to cost is. is on chief executive geoff bizos and his wife mckenzie at a divorce after 25 year marriage. —— jeff bezos. mckenzie at a divorce after 25 year marriage. ——jeff bezos. full stop no details of a divorce settlement have been published but analysts say he may need to find a new structure to ensure that he still holds enough voting power to control the amazon company. according to a survey, companies in india at read about the future of the economy as growth is to be driven by strong domestic demand and an increased focus on export markets. let's crossover now india business reporter in mumbai. basically, what the indian government said is in line with the world bank forecast with. —— report. that's right, if you look at the report, it is actually that this report, it is actually that this report has maintained the gdp outlook for india this year at 7.4%. that is good news for the government and

well, we have to take the uk government, the uk politicians, at face value. we had a referendum two and a half years ago and the decision was to leave, and until we hear anything to the contrary that is our assumption. so the best case scenario, according to those parameters, is we avoid a no deal brexit, and that we secure this deal on the table that is struck between the uk and the eu, then we are able to move on to the future negotiations. we are not in a position to start guessing whether there will be a second referendum, whether the article 50 process will be revoked. that's really not for a business organisation to comment on. 0k. business organisation to comment on. ok. but our main message is to avoid ano ok. but our main message is to avoid a no deal brexit because the harm will be massive, both to the uk at the eu business community. ok, thank you very much indeed, ben butters there in brussels. what we did is going to be! joining us now in the studio is our economics correspondent, dharshini david. dharshini, here we are. where are we? anyone's gu

across the southern half of the uk so across the southern half of the uk so the temperatures are beginning to rise, the milder air coming so the temperatures are beginning to rise, the milderair coming in. into the weekend we will find the winds will strengthen, we get stronger north—westerly winds, continuing to feed and while there but helping to break up the cloud more. some areas of rain as well. early on saturday we've got a bit of rain across southern parts of england. that means away then we've got some sunshine following on. the cloud thickens towards the north—west, comes into scotland, northern ireland, northern england, most of the rain in the north and west of scotla nd the rain in the north and west of scotland and those temperatures widely io—iid. the winds beginning to pick up a little bit and those winds will continue to strengthen into the second half of the weekend. again, around the area of high pressure, where the air is coming from, the atlantic, the next weather fronts coming in, as they move southwards the weather fronts we can southwards the weather fronts we

and they have their reasons for wanting to come to the uk. but although migrant numbers remain small, we flew along the kent coast today to see just how difficult it is to patrol the english channel. this cutter will soon be one of three operating here after the home secretary ordered two more to be brought back from the med. but with so many potential landing points, migrants‘ dinghies still difficult to detect. in fact the whole of the kent coastline is more than 200 miles long and this recent surge of migrants since november has seen landings everywhere from ramsgate to lympne, a shoreline distance of more than a0 miles. there haven't been any migrants spotted making the crossing in the past 48 hours. it's not clear why, but few expect the flow to stop. a limited but determined group of people trying to make britain their home. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in kent. now, at the start of the year, it's time for a very special edition of click, filmed live before an audience who were treated to the very latest in technology, including augmente

to remain in the uk after brexit will be scrapped.

west or south—westerly winds across the uk. the cold air is behind this cold front and that'll be sinking its way south and eastwards as we go through wednesday and into thursday. but on tuesday, the front is draped across the north of scotland, the heaviest and most persistent of the rain here pulling its way slowly northwards through the day. further south, mainly dry, a lot cloud, there may be drizzle particularly for western hills. a few breaks in the cloud mainly east of high ground, and it's quite a breezy day for tuesday. this is an idea of wind speeds, average wind speeds through the afternoon. but it will mild, temperatures between nine and 11 celsius. the cloud will be fairly stubborn across much of the uk through tuesday evening, and will start to thicken. outbreaks of rain soon arriving into south—west scotland, northern ireland, sinking its way down into parts of northern england, maybe the far north of wales and parts of south—west england by dawn on wednesday. further south, mainly dry, still a lot of cloud,

the uk, for the unique situation that exists on the island of ireland. frustration here is palpable, with divisions in the uk parliament and the prime minister's negotiating style. is that the way you can solve a problem of a magnitude? is that the way to do that? is that the way you do that? that is every day changing your opinion? so much passion, so much engagement here in the european parliament in the brexit debate today but, crucially, no one here has any power to change anything at this stage. the only ones who can bend or amend the withdrawal agreement, including the backstop on the irish border, are the leaders of the 27 eu countries and right now they are stonewalling the prime minister. there are no plans to hastily schedule a summit of eu leaders at this stage. angela merkel sent out her spokesman to talk to the cameras today about what is next rather than appearing herself. he said theresa may should go and see jean—claude juncker, a man who, at this stage, has little power to help her. and assumptions the eu will give in at the 11th hour

neither the uk, eu or the irish government want that. so the backstop is a safety net that only comes into play should the uk and the eu fail to reach a trade deal once britain leaves the eu. all parties agree that a backstop is needed to maintain cross—border cooperation and protect the good friday peace agreement. and, as it stands, the backstop means northern ireland would stay aligned to some rules of the eu single market — but only if another solution cannot be found by the end of the transition period in december 2020. and our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels where eu foreign ministers have been meeting — theresa may seems to be still focussed on a breakthrough on the backstop — how likely are the eu to give ground on that? i think there will be a bit of confusion because they were hoping, all the foreign ministers came here today further meetings so they were looking to london for some clear direction and what they have got its aspiration, i think, direction and what they have got its aspiration, ithi