Schools have also been closed in Northern Ireland and scotland, where homes remain without power. The snowy weather comes after storm caroline brought winds gusting more than 90 Miles Per Hour on thursday. But, of course, for some, its been an opportunity for wintry frolics, with people making the most of the early white christmas. Time for a look at the weather. Heres louise lear. More snow to come on sunday. Before that, we have had a real east west divide and some beautiful pictures of heavy snow showers across the north and west, and they have been piling in through the night and all morning and they will continue all afternoon. Scotland, Northern Ireland, down through the irish sea to the north midlands and wales. Weve already seen as much as 11 centimetres of snow across parts of Northern Ireland, and we will add to these totals through the day but, further east, you will be wondering what the fuss is about. Its cold but there is a beautiful blue sky and sunshine. Thats how it will stay this afternoon. What youve got at the moment is what you keep. The dryer, sunny weather to the east and the snow showers in the west with blustery north west winds, and feeling quite cold across the country, weather youve got snow or sunshine. Through the evening, well continue to see some snow showers through the midlands and wales and the north west of england so the rush hour could be tricky on the roads for your journey home. Rush hour could be tricky on the roads for yourjourney home. Similar in Northern Ireland and on top of that lying snow we dont need any more snow showers, and there will be further snow showers across northern and western scotland, blustery conditions with the strongest winds. The wind will start to fall light through the night, and the snow showers start to ease back towards west facing coasts. Some rain showers as well and its going to be cold and frosty. First thing in the morning, there could be some ice where weve got showers. A cold and frosty start but lovely spells of sunshine to look out for. Lighter winds, but its not going to be of any warmer. A disappointing feel out there. To the north, were going to see zero to 2 degrees. Further south, four or five. We see zero to 2 degrees. Further south, four orfive. We are see zero to 2 degrees. Further south, four or five. We are stuck underan south, four or five. We are stuck under an arctic blow at the moment, but if we look out towards the south west into the atlantic, something milder and moist are trying to come in, and this weather front is the dividing line between that mild airand front is the dividing line between that mild air and the cold air. As it pushes its way into that cold air, we could see the potential for some significant, disruptive snow on sunday. The met office has a weather warning, be aware. There really could be some disruptive snow across parts of wales, the north of england and the midlands. Thats all from the bbc news at one, so its goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Have a good afternoon. Good afternoon. Have a look at the sport. The premier league could go head to head with the likes of strictly come dancing, it has announced eight televised games will be played in a new 7. 45 pm slot on saturday evening under the terms of a new broadcast package from the 2019 season. Its one of a number of new options including the possibility rights will go to on demand and digital providers. Our sports correspondentjoe wilson said the changes could be a risk. Most interestingly lee and co ntroversially most interestingly lee and controversially at all, it will be live hazy matches in the saturday evening. I think a lot of people would see saturday evening as being afamily would see saturday evening as being a family experience, where they might turn on and watch strictly or ex fa cts. Might turn on and watch strictly or ex facts. Those kind of family shows which appeal to a bigger audience. If you put strictly up to a manchester derby, maybe you would be bringing ina manchester derby, maybe you would be bringing in a bigger audience. Manchester derby, maybe you would be bringing in a biggeraudience. If manchester derby, maybe you would be bringing in a bigger audience. If it was bournemouth versus huddersfield, would that be enough for a family to turn off strictly and turn on the football . Englands charley hull finished the day on nine under par going into round four of the dubai ladies classic tournament. England spinner say that the team believe that they can turn the series around. They trailed 20 after this week 120 run defeat in adelaide. Ali didnt bowl as much as he would have liked because of a finger injury, but he did expect to recover for the next test. It took a lot out of this. We started to fight back and that fight brought us closer together as a team and we have got three games to play. We have got three games to play. We have still got a chance, a slight chance, but we have got a good enough team and enough fight that we can compete. The quarter finals of snookers uk championship are under way in york. Five time champion Ronnie Osullivan one of only two seeds left in the competition is in action against martin gould. These are pictures of whats happening right now. You can follow the match over on bbc two opr on the bbc website and app. Osullivan scraped through his last 16 match against sunny akani yesterday winning six five, but is now the clear favourite with the bookies to claim a sixth title. Also in action this afternoon is stephen maguire, whos taking on joe perry. Thats all the sport for now. You can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Good afternoon. Youre watching bbc news. We will talk more about our top story here today. And the uk and the European Union have reached a deal on some key brexit sticking points that opens the way for talks to move on to a future trade relationship. After months of, at times ill tempered, negotiations the European Commission said sufficient progress had been made on key issues. The other eu members will consider his recommendation at a summit next week. Mrs may said give and take on both sides had delivered a hard won agreement in all our interests. Getting to this point has required give and take on both sides. I believe that the joint report being published is in the best interest of the whole of the uk. I very much welcome the prospect of moving ahead to the next phase to talk about trade and security and to discuss the positive and ambitious relationship that is in all of our interests. I have consistently said that we want to build a deep and special partnership with the us as we implement the decision of the eu to leave at the end of march with the eu. Doing so will provide clarity for businesses in the uk and eu. The deal we have struggled in to the rights of more than 3 million eu citizens living in the uk and for1 million uk citizens living in the eu. Tee to citizens to citizens living in the uk will have their rights enshrined in the uk courts. I was clear in florence the we are a country who honours are promises. We should be able to spend more money on Housing School and the nhs. In Northern Ireland, there will be no ha rd Northern Ireland, there will be no hard border, we can guarantee that. We will uphold the belfast agreement. In doing so, we will continue to preserve the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom. The president of the European Commission, jean claude juncker, praised the Prime Minister for her determination and says the negotiations have been difficult for both sides. I believe we have now made the breakthrough we need. Todays result is of course a compromise. It is a result of a long and intense discussion. As in any negotiation, both sides had to listen to each other. Boat of the state made earlier today. Those were the statements. Speaking a little earlier now on the bbcs daily politics programme, the shadow brexit secretary, welcomed the agreement. It is progress. It has come a bit later than we thought, but it is progress and it was really important that we had the deadline next week because of that had been missed, it would have been another three months before we could have got to that deadline and we do need to move on to talk about the next stage. Most importantly, transitional measures. Business around the country are all saying that we need to know that there will be transitional measures. That is a debate that should have started in october, quite frankly. It certainly needs to start straightaway. It is good that it has got to that stage. It is good that it has got to that stage. The previous deal had been blocked by Northern Irelands Democratic Unionist Party but its leader, arlene foster, said she was pleased to see todays agreement means there will no customs barrier in the irish sea. We believe that there have been substantive changes and we are pleased to see those changes. For me, it means that there is no red line down the irish sea and we have the very clear confirmation that the entirety of the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union, leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union and that is an important statement to have. It is also vitally important that the integrity of the United Kingdom was kept in place. There are Still Matters they are that we wouldve liked have seen clarified. We ran out of time, essentially. We think that we needed to go back again and talk about those matters. The Prime Minister have decided to go to brussels in relation to this text and she says she has done that in the national interest. Joining me from westminster is vince cable, leader of the liberal democrats. Are you broadly pleased with where we are today . They have got past what was supposed to be the easy stage may now getting into the difficult negotiations, so the extent to which we are not rushing out disastrously, that is positive news. The difficult work is still ahead of us. There is the possibility of having a reasonable amicable agreement which is very close to what we have currently is a member of the European Union, or it could be very extreme and different. We have no idea what is ahead of us. What is really encouraging about this agreement is the phrase that britain will remain within the Customs Union and the Single Market until the irish border problem is resolved. If irish history is any guide, this could take decades if not centuries. You may be looking to a very long transitional period. That is a good news, to a point. Up toa that is a good news, to a point. Up to a point, goodness. It is all down to a point, goodness. It is all down to negotiation, but at least, isnt it positive that trade negotiations can begin . From the perspective of business alone, if we start for example for businesses, my goodness, how long have we been talking about them wanting certainty and to know where they stand and is this a slightly better day for them . M where they stand and is this a slightly better day for them . It is slightly better day for them . It is slightly better day for them . It is slightly better than alternative, negotiations have broken down and we would have crashed out of the European Union with disastrous circumstances. You want to know if your business what is at the end of this. It could be good or bad. Those questions have yet to be addressed. What are your thoughts on the eec] . You know that the agreement around thatis you know that the agreement around that is causing consternation in some quarters, what is your thought there . If youre in any kind of arrangement, trading arrangement or arrangement, trading arrangement or a big arrangement, you have got to have some kind of framework for settling disputes and the European Court ofjustice is there to do that. Its terrible news if you are one of the fundamentalist brexit people in the cabinet who are pretty unhappy this morning, i think, but of the point of view of common sense, the more the European Court ofjustice is there to resolve dispute, nationality discussions or trade, more sensible things will be. There will be a statement to parliament next week, what does she say from here on in . It is up to her to speak to her own party, i will be speaking to mine and reassuring them that we will be saying exactly what we have been saying, difficult negotiations are ahead. The british people should have the choice and a vote at the end of it if they want to go ahead with what was negotiation, or an exit for brexit. That remains as it was. We have had doom and gloom for many months, finally today there is some agreement, it can move onto the next set of talks. Therefore, is there not some reason to believe that finally, despite all the pain, the next phase of talks could eventually reach a positive conclusion as well, in terms of trade . That is possible. I want good outcomes, i dont want bad outcomes, but theresa may is going to have to do persuade her collea g u es going to have to do persuade her colleagues in the cabinet and the public that there are some pretty bitter pills to swallow here. She a p pa re ntly bitter pills to swallow here. She apparently has agreed a financial settlement, talking something along the lines of a0 billion. That sum of money is going to have two be discussed. Whether or not we get a decent trade agreement. Unconditionally. That is money that was promised to the health service. That is going to go towards a divorce settlement. Thank you. Much more reaction and analysis throughout the day, of course, on that story. In a moment a summary of the Business News this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news britain and the eu reach a last minute deal to move brexit talks on to the next phase, theresa may flew to brussels early this morning to finalise the agreement. The Prime Minister says therell be no hard border with ireland and its thought britains divorce bill will be between £35 £a0 billion. Nearly 200,000 people are moved out of their homes in Southern California as wildfires continue to rage. In the Business News shortlived excitement the pound jumps on news of the brexit breakthrough and then falls back. And businesses say more clarity is needed on what this means for them and well be talking about this more in a moment. Uk manufacturing is doing well output went up again for the sixth month in a row in october, thanks to record car production. Factories have notched up their longest run of growth for more than 20 years. British airways is shutting its defined benefit pension scheme. Its being replaced by a new Flexible Benefits Programme under which members can choose cash instead of a pension. An important deadlock over brexit has been broken. The European Commission says brexit talks have made enough progress to move onto the thorny issue of trade. Thats been welcomed by the boss of the cbi. Now the hard work starts, that is developing agreements for the long term relationship between the eec and the uk. The eu. Bringing great clarity to transition so that businesses can transcend any businesses can transcend any business planning. Also that eu citizens go home this christmas confident that they are welcome in the uk and can stay full welcome and support port. So unconditional assurance for citizens would make a big difference this christmas. Paul drechsler, president of the cbi there. Joining me now is edwin morgan, director of policy at the institute of directors. How do you feel about the state of the talks right now . This mornings talk was a great. Were going to be here again several times over the few months and ears, because these negotiations will be tough. Our members will certainly be feeling relieved this morning, particularly because they can now say to their staff, their eu staff, we have got much more clarity on your position here. How it is go to work, that is hugely welcome. Is there sufficient clarity at this point as we speak for your members to put off their contingency plans . In order for businesses to suspend or delay the most severe contingency plans, we need to get agreement on that transition deal pretty soon. Early in the new year, certainly. In the First Quarter of next year. That is the sort of time by which businesses will need to know, otherwise they will need to know, otherwise they will start putting some of those plans and even as far as moving operations and offices. Clearly, we dont want that for the government and we dont want that and the government dont want that. We dont have a clear view yet on what shape the government wants eu and uk trade relations to look after brexit. The government wants eu and uk trade relations to look after brexitlj was very disappointing when we had to confirmation this week that the cabinet havent discussed in any great detail will come to a collective view on that. Clearly, businesses want to know where we are going. We made Good Progress today, things are looking rosier than they we re things are looking rosier than they were a few weeks ago, but yes, the government needs a vision. It doesnt take away from the fact that todayis doesnt take away from the fact that today is actually good news. Briefly, does the politics of this really worry you . This is a very difficult political situation, particularly with the Northern Irish politics having an impact. As somebody whose father is from Northern Ireland, britain have forgotten for a long time that Northern Ireland was there and had a role to play. Who knows how it will play out and the irish border question is farfrom play out and the irish border question is far from solved. Im sure we will be talking about this in the weeks and months to come. Another record for the Virtual Currency bitcoin briefly above 17,000 dollars friday. Its value is up 70 this week alone. Is this a bubble . Well, put it this way, one economists called it a charging train with no brakes. The European Union and japan have agreed terms for a free trade deal set to create the worlds biggest open economic area. Its the biggest such deal struck by the the eu and will liberalise almost all trade with japan. Lego has won its first copyright case against counterfeit toys in china. The counterfeits were called bela and were being sold by two chinese companies. The government has named and shamed 260 firms for failing to pay the minimum wage. They include Sports Direct and primark. 16,000 workers are affected and there are owed £1. 7 million in back pay. Only Slight Movement on the ftse despite that brexit brealthru. Breakthrough. Sterling went up initially against the euro on news of that breakthrough but has since fallen back. The big riser on the ftse has been House Builder berkley. Its reported strong profits. Investors in Sports Direct have been reacting to news that its one of the firms named by the government of failing to pay the minimum wage. Thats all the Business News. The Health Secretary says the nhs in england must be better at dealing with Mental Health crisis cases. Jeremy hunt was speaking to the bbcs newsbeat about their recent documentary which follows four radio 1 listeners. Mr hunt admits theres a bottleneck in parts of the country for Mental Health beds. Newsbeats Political Editor jim connolly reports. For becks, simple tasks can be a challenge. That is turned off, that is turned off. Her obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety sometimes means she finds it hard to leave her home. However, it is some of her other Mental Health conditions that have led to suicidal thoughts. I took a story to the Health Secretary. Every time i meet people like becks, im reminded that we may have made progress, but there is a whole lot more that we need to do. One particular story she told us was shocking. This is one incident that has caused a particular distress. Ifelt suicidal and impossibly dangerous. So they were like we cant give you the medication because it would have to be seen by a doctor, there were no doctors at that time, i got home at three in the morning and two days later i had a bad panic attack. Back to this clinic, they try to admit me again, but there were no beds. The thing she talks about there, there were some positives and some negatives. Positive is that she did have a crisis team at her local hospital. Those of only started in the last three years. Compared to the scale of what we want to do, which is to be much better at being there for people going through the agony that becks is going through, there is a long way to go. While government plans was praised early this week for trying to spot the early signs of depression for children, what they didnt do was the early signs that people tell us about. That is that services are simply overstretched. Labour says funding has been cut to plug shortfalls in other parts of the nhs. Services in this area it are patchy now means that for people like becks, it means hugely that its dependent on where they live the country. You can see that news be documentary at 12 30am or it is available on the bbc i player. The weather is coming up next but first lets see some of the pictures of the snowy conditions across the uk. These were the scenes for drivers in north wales this morning. Yellow be aware weather warnings have been issued across much of scotland, Northern Ireland, wales and north west england. In shropshire residents woke up to a wider blanket of snow. Dozens of schools in the county have been closed for the day. And meanwhile on the isle of man, somewhere not usually hit by heavy snow, the effects of storm caroline are clear to see. All schools on the island have been closed, and there is ongoing travel disruption. Time for a look at the weather. There has been a besties divide our weather today. A wintry flavour that you can see from this picture. Quite frequent, quite heavy, causing some disruption. Blowing in by strong, gusty winds across scotland, Northern Ireland, down across the irish sea into the north midlands and part of wales. We have seen up to 11 centimetres snow seen so far across parts of Northern Ireland. By contrast, further east, you are wondering what all the fuss is about. You can see here that it is a beautiful afternoon in wakefield. Bitterly cold, but lots of sunshine. What you got in the day is what you will keep into the early evening rush hour. Risk of snow through the midlands, wales, stretching up into the isle of man. A rash of snow showers, perhaps not as frequent as they have been into Northern Ireland, plenty of snow showers across the north and west facing coasts of scotland as well. That is going to add to those snow depth totals. Going through the evening, snow showers will continue, but the winds will gradually fall and showers will ease off a little as we go through the night. It is going be a cold night, a frosty start. With any showers, it could be some icy stretches first thing on the right. Bitterly cold night on saturday, but a slightly quieter day. Showers are little more isolated i suspect on saturday. The risk of some snow showers to come, it will be a cold day, temperatures barely above freezing. We are still under this influence of cold air spilling down from the arctic. All the time, mild, moist air is trying to push in from the atlantic. This weather front is the dividing line and when it bumps into that cold air on the leading edge, there is the potential during the early hours of sunday morning for some significant disruptive snow. The met office is issuing an amber weather warning, be prepared for some disruption across north wales, north of england and the midlands. We are going to see the potential for 10 20 centimetres of snow falls that system pushes its way across the pennines and the north york moors. Mother and letter from the south, cold and dry to them all. Hello, youre watching afternoon live im ben brown. Today at 2. A breakthrough on Brexit Britain and the eu strike a last minute deal to move talks on to the next phase. Getting to this point has required give and take on both sides and i believe the joint report being published is in the best interests of the whole of the uk. This is no hard border with ireland and it is believed that the divorce bill will be between 35 and a5 million pounds. Clashes between palestinian protestors and Israeli Security forces after Donald Trumps decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel