At the papers with our reviewers tom mctague and rachel cunliffe. Stay with us for that. With just days to go before the vote on her brexit deal, the Prime Minister has tried to persuade mps to support it by indicating that they could be given the power to decide whether the uk enters the controversial backstop arrangement for the irish border or whether to avoid it by extending the transition period instead. Under theresa mays withdrawal agreement, after leaving the eu in march, the aim is to negotiate a comprehensive trade deal with the eu by december 2020, the end of the transition period. If a trade deal isnt agreed, the backstop would come into force meaning Northern Ireland would keep many eu rules so that no checks are needed on the irish border. But the alternative to the backstop would be to extend the transition period beyond 2020. Heres our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg, and her report does contain flash photography. Is there a compromise coming on the backstop . They need more than a wink to make this work. Well see, the attorney general says. Could the Prime Minister pull the vote . Remember, the brexit deal is unpopular, even with this lot, because of a so called backstop, the promise that avoids a hard border in Northern Ireland if there isnt a trade deal. So the Prime Minister arrived in the radio studio this morning, with a compromise. I recognise there are concerns from colleagues about the role of parliament, about the sovereignty of the uk in relation to that issue. So im talking to colleagues about how parliament might have, and how we can look at parliament having a role, going into that, if you like, and the coming out. She might give mps an extra vote to choose whether to keep the status quo, the so called transition period, or parliament having to renew the backstop every year. The fuss is all about the backstop, the guarantee of no hard border on the island of ireland, that would leave Northern Ireland more closely tied to the eu than the rest of us. Thats what is putting off so many tory backbenchers from backing the Prime Ministers compromise. So what number ten is trying to do now is wave around an olive branch that could give this place more say over how it works. But the eu is sceptical, and for now its not winning many people round. It is a red herring. However superficially attractive it might seem, it will have no force whatsoever in this context. Can there be a change of heart . I doubt it very much, but you never know what youre going to hear, do you . Dozens and dozens of the Prime Ministers own mps are set against her compromise. There will be dragons, i expect. So the government has invited them to meetings to spell out what might happen if we leave the eu with no deal at all. A helpful meeting. But listen to the influential chair of the tories backbenchers, who think the pm might have to delay the vote if she cannot sort out the backstop. If that question can be answered in the course of the next few days, all well and good. If it cant, i certainly would welcome the vote being deferred until such time as we can answer that question. Three, two, one number ten wont be moved right now, from the countdown to the vote on tuesday. Oh, come all ye faithful. Her party seems set to sink her deal. And that might even bring down her government. Have you got a christmas wish, Prime Minister . I wish everybody a very happy and peaceful christmas. Theresa mays wish for a happy and peaceful christmas seems unlikely to come to pass. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. Among the strongest opponents of the backstop are mps from Northern Irelands democratic unionist party, who are expected to vote against the deal next week. They say the backstop agreement means Northern Ireland will be treated differently to the rest of the uk. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. We say never, never, never the cry then still echoes now. When it comes to defending Northern Irelands status as part of the uk, for the dup, there can be no surrender. That was when i stood for the local council here in 1985. When jim wells was first elected, it wasnt brexit but bombs and bullets that threatened the union. Youre going to provoke widespread trouble by your presence. Then the ira tried to end british rule. If your britishness is under threat through terrorism, then you tend to cling to that citizenship much more strongly. But having stopped the provisional ira achieving that through mass murder were certainly not going to acquiesce to anything political through the brexit deal. Do you feel your britishness is under threat . Absolutely. No more under threat and that has at the moment. This deal that theresa may has negotiated could represent a huge threat to the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Is there a lot of whispering in corridors at the moment, a lot of plotting . It is parliament, you would expect there to be plots. Theresa may depends on the support of the dup. The party will vote against the brexit deal, but wont get collapse the government. Forged by the fiery preacher ian paisley, the dup was founded to protect the union, so could his son, now prevent a deal that treats Northern Ireland differently to the rest of the uk . This is about making sure we get the best deal for the whole of the united kingdom, that we work with conservative government, if they are not prepared to work with is, they know the power we wield here. Do you think people outside Northern Ireland care about Northern Ireland as much as you do . The ordinary punter gets it, they are not stupid. The union is for everyone, no matter your caste, creed, identity, gender, its for all of us. The dup are not fazed when the government tries to get them to act ina certain government tries to get them to act in a certain way. Theyve had years and years of tough Peace Process negotiations, theyve gone eyeball to eyeball with sinn fein who are equally tough on the other side of Northern Irelands divide, so the dup, they are hardline, they are beligerant, they know what they want and the dup doesnt love. Today, belfast there is little sign of its history of violence and the backstop is to help ensure those days never return. But the complications from the past continue to stand in the way of a brexit deal for the future. With just a few days to the vote, does it look like the Prime Minister might come up with a compromise . 0ur Political Editor, Laura Kuenssberg is at westminster with this assessment. Theresa may gives a big clue this morning that she was looking at inching towards some kind of compromise and low and behold, a couple of hours ago, a compromise of some sort did emerge. A backbench amendment, at change to the vote next week in march, in the name of backbenchers, which does crucially have the backing of the government. The idea is to give mps a bit more ofa the idea is to give mps a bit more of a say of when we go into that controversial tax top and also to give some more say to the assembly in Northern Ireland, which remember, is not actually sitting at the moment. In less than two hours, this idea of a compromise is already being dismissed as some brexiteers has certainly not being a big enough step and also by the leader of the dup, who said this kind of domestic tinkering just doesnt cut it. In terms of that enormous challenge of winning that vote next week, there seems really to be fiddling around the edges, rather than offering anything fundamental. There is not a long time to go down, only a few days to the vote. Has said it before, i will say it again, things can move quickly around here. At this moment in time, it still really feels that number io ish trying to do something that feels almost impossible. That number ten is. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg at westminster. The mobile phone operator 02, has begun restoring Data Services to some of its customers after millions were unable to access the internet, or in some cases makes calls all day. The company, which also provides services for the sky and tesco networks, is blaming a software problem. 02 has apologised and says it hopes all customers will have full service again by tomorrow. Our technology correspondent, Rory Cellan Jones reports. I run a plumbing and Heating Company out of tunbridge wells, and its just been impossible to get through to any of my customers. Im an insulin dependent diabetic. Im in a wheelchair and i cant contact anyone if i have a fall or if i need anything. So, its been, yeah, its been quite difficult. The data breakdown began in the early hours, and soon 02 customers across the country found they couldnt connect. In manchesters christmas markets, people and businesses faced frustration. None of my messages have sent. Ive got no data. I cant make any calls. I came from huddersfield to here, so i was going to use it as a satnav but i couldnt do it. Hey, siri these days, when we expect to be connected to the internet 21w, even when were out and about, any interruption can be really frustrating, but there are all sorts of services that are now dependent on mobile networks, and they too are affected. The london bus arrival screen uses 02 and was out of action. As the hours went by without a restoration of service, 02 revealed that this was a global problem with equipment supplied by the Telecoms Firm ericsson. We know its a software issue. Its impacted an ericsson component, which has impacted networks across the globe injapan, in china, and, of course, here in the uk. We are slowly but surely starting the restoration of our network. Ericssons statement seemed to indicate it had made a basic error. An initial root cause analysis indicates that the main issue was an expired certificate in the software. Its a digital catastrophe of the 21st century. We are out of internet, out of services, out of our loved ones nearby, out of capacity of payments. 02 says ericsson has promised it that everything will be working again by tomorrow morning. Both firms reputations may take longer to recover. Rory cellan jones, bbc news. A mechanicalfault led to the Helicopter Crash outside the grounds of Leicester City Football Club in october. The air Accident Investigation Branch said in their interim report that the mechanism connecting the helicopters tail rotor blades with the pilots pedals had become disconnected. The chairman of the club and four other people, including the pilot, were killed in the crash. Two former directors of tesco have been cleared of committing a £250 million fraud after their 8 week trial collapsed because of a lack of evidence. Chris bush and john scouler were accused of orchestrating a false accounting scandal which saw the Supermarket Chain overstate its profits four years ago. Mr bush said the case should have never gone to court. Some of britains leading Gambling Companies have agreed to a ban on Television Advertising during live sports broadcasts. The decision has been taken in response to growing concerns about the high number of betting ads on tv. Anti gambling campaigners say that normalises betting and contributes to the rise in problem gamblers. Our Sports Correspondent Richard Conway has the story. The worlds of betting and sport have long been intertwined, but that relationship has always been controversial. Now, britains biggest bookmakers have agreed a whistle to whistle ban on tv ads around live sport, with the industry seemingly listening to Public Opinion and political pressure. For gambling addicts like francis, such a measure is long overdue. He hasnt had a bet in over ten years after losing multiple jobs and his home, due to his gambling. In the end, his worldly possessions amounted to just two bags of clothes. Like anyone with an addiction, sometimes if youre tempted too much and too often, you could relapse, and i know that if i relapsed, my life wouldnt be as good and as glorious as what it is today. There is a symmetry in the debate over the impact of gambling ads with the eventual total ban on tobacco sponsorship in sport. Mindful of the past, Gambling Companies have increasingly self regulated and promoted responsible betting, something the government supports. The bookies have exempted horse racing, given the importance of gambling to the sports commercial viability. In football, shirt and competition sponsorships, together with perimeter advertising, are also unaffected, with the industry perhaps hoping a tv ad ban will stave off any future threat to those important deals. It used to be that if you wanted to bet on sports, youd have to come down to your local bookmakers, fill out a slip and cross your fingers. These days, its more of a mobile proposition. And with over 400,000 people in the uk identified as having gambling problems, charities believe bettings digital presence is more significant. Actually, five times the amount of money thats been spent on advertising has been spent on gambling related marketing online. This new deal should be rubber stamped in the coming days, and in place for the new football season next august. But such is the co dependence between the gambling and sports industries, the stakes are high in the quest to find a balanced approach. Richard conway, bbc news. The headlines here on bbc news the Prime Minister attempts to win over mps to back her brexit deal with a compromise on the controversial arrangements for the irish border. The mobile phone operator 02 apologises to millions of customers, after a Software Fault leaves them unable to access the internet all day. Britains it Gambling Companies agree to stop advertising on television during live sports broadcasts. Biggest. The fashion chain ted baker has appointed a law firm to investigate allegations against its chief executive, ray kelvin. Hes been accused of giving forced hugs and massages to staff. Bbc news has heard of more allegations, including an accusation of him grabbing an employee by the throat and pushing them against the wall. But the company says these claims dont reflect the organisation. Our special correspondent lucy manning has spoken to two former employees. Hes the man behind ted baker, ray kelvin is its founder and boss. He prefers to shield his face but cant hide from the allegations from some staff of inappropriate hugs, massages, sexual comments, and even physical force. Hed massage me quite a lot, or wed be in a meeting and hed put his hand on the back of my neck, and, er, and he would stroke my head. And hed pick out a good looking girl and hed bring her to the front and turn her round in front of the whole team and talk about how good looking she is. He would then offer her out almost to other members of staff and say, there should be more people having sex in this place. Ive seen him physically assault somebody before. He grabbed him by the throat and held him against the wall. The branding is quirky, fun, but more than 300 current and former employees signed a petition to say it was anything but that. The massages at your desk were never nice, uncomfortable. I witnessed him saying to two female managers, oh, i had a dream about you two last night, that you were lesbians, and implied to them, could they be lesbians, please . This was in front of their team. They couldnt react because of how he was. Theres been a number of people making allegations. What do you think should happen to him, in terms of that business . People shouldnt be made to feel like this. I personally think he should be asked to step down, out of his role. Ted bakers asked a law firm to investigate these claims, but it says it doesnt believe these reports are reflective of the organisation and it places great importance on the culture, and hugs, it says, have become part of the ted baker culture. No, i dont see that as cultural behaviour. It was him it wasjust him. Nobody else gave massages or asked to sit on each others laps. None of the directors behaved in that manner, it wasjust him. Some of the staff left having signed ndas, non disclosure agreements. Another employee said, he started straightaway making awkward comments about my appearance. He told me i was very beautiful and if he was younger, he would try something on. Ted bakers results, out today, showed a slight fall in sales, and with its boss under investigation, these allegations could hurt financially. Lucy manning, bbc news. Youtube has deleted thousands of videos in the wake of a bbc investigation into how Essay Writing Companies are promoting and advertising academic cheating on social media platforms. Writing essays for cash isnt illegal, but students who submit work thats not their own face serious penalties. A Higher Education watchdog has written to facebook and google to ask them to stop accepting paid advertising from Essay Writing Companies. 0ur education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. Yeah, i know whats goin down. Theyre entertainers, digital stars. Youtubers followed by millions. They will write your essay for you. Pushing companies writing essays for cash. Stress free lets go. Nick was asked by edubirdie to shout out in slime videos. Theyre popular with young children. I know an amazing website which helps you. Two have now been taken down. By the way, its a secret. It is morally wrong and i am not sad got deleted. I think it isjust awful that they arc someone like me not knowing what the intentions were to promote this to such a young and vulnerable audience, yeah . After our investigation seven months ago, thousands of videos were deleted. Then they tell you about a Company Called edubirdie. But edubirdie, and 13 other companies, are still placing ads. Edubirdie on youtube, snapchat. And i also dont condone cheating in any sort of way, but. Swipe up, right now, theyll help you do your essays. And weve learned facebook and google are making money from selling essay ads. Facebook has deleted those we drew to their attention. If you wash your hair too much, your scalp starts to overcompensate. More than a Million People follow joes channel. No wonder edubirdie wanted him. Joe, what was your initial reaction when you got the approach from edubirdie . It was really simple to me. I wasnt about to take on a sponsorship that was clearly promoting cheating, even if it was more so in the definition, the way it was described. The company told us its essays were just for reference. Ghostwriting for the digital age. These companies are reaching onto campuses, messaging students direct. Imagine, you know, i get a first class, you get a first class, i did my own work, myself, i got a first class. I can prove that when i get to. But what if i paid . What if you paid, how would you be able to prove that . You could get expelled from the university. So at coventry, the Students Union is campaigning, warning some students here have been blackmailed for £5,000. We are back. Since we told youtube a few days ago, thousands more videos have been removed. Theyve got a moral and a public responsibility to step up. But the degree standards regulator says its not enough. What worries me is that Companies Might take action just to get the bbc off their back. These are key influencers. And for the benefit of society, they need to take their responsibilities. Youtube and snapchat say users should report these ads. Google didnt respond about paid adverts. The youtubers . They told us their videos were a parody, not condoning plagiarism, and a mistake. Branwen jeffreys, bbc news. The government has promised to overhaul laws on detaining people with Mental Health problems in england and wales, after an independent review described existing legislation as outdated. The review called for an end to the use of police cells to detain patients, and for Police Vehicles to be used less frequently to transport them. It also wants more rights for patients over the choice of their treatment. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. Ive had to be put in the back of a police van on my road to recovery from Mental Health. The small beds and the small rooms, the small things, small bathrooms. It was like being in prison. Two voices, two experiences of being detained under the Mental Health act. An independent review wants to end whats said to be injustice for some people in a Mental Health crisis. Ijust kept on thinking, like, please dont throw me in jail. Please, ijust need some help. Like, you dont have to do this, and im not even going to cry. I kept on screaming that as well, just yeah. Alika was 22 when he was sectioned in a traumatic episode involving the police. And presumably, being in a Police Vehicle didnt help. It would have been better if you were in an ambulance. Yeah, being in the back of a police van with officers who literally carried you down the stairs, like carried. Yeah, it wasnt a nice experience. With your whole neighbourhood watching. The chair of the review said it was time to update a law which hadnt changed in two decades. The last time we changed the Mental Health act, the prevailing view was very much about public safety, after some terrible incidents. Now, the public view, i think, is very much more about caring and getting more Compassionate Care for those with these most severe illnesses. The review covers england and wales. The government says it now wants to amend the law. In scotland, legislation in 2003 improved patients rights. Northern ireland passed new legislation in 2016, but it hasnt yet been implemented. Patients need to have a voice. Dele was treated for schizophrenia. He says he was well cared for, but he feels when patients are detained, more should be done to involve them in key decisions. We should be allowed to speak out for the way we feel, inside of us. We should be allowed to talk about treatment for our diagnosis. We should have the opportunity to talk and share with a psychiatrist our feelings, and what we want to gain out of their services. The review addresses these concerns, but it says the nhs will have to invest more in the right sort of care. The proposals are really welcome. However, what weve got to see is crisis care provided in new settings. And thats going to cost money, and we dont know where that moneys going to come from. Dele and alika have put their experiences behind them. They back any moves towards more sympathetic care and more dignity for others going through a Mental Health crisis. Hugh pym, bbc news. A rescue operation is underway to find a 29 year old british sailor whose boat was wrecked as she took part in a solo round the world race. Susie goodall is the youngest competitor and the only woman taking part in the 30,000 mile Golden Globe Race. Now, her yacht was badly damaged and lost its mast in a storm in the southern ocean, about 2000 miles west of the southern tip of south america. Since then, shes been in radio contact, but her location is so remote that the nearest boat is not expected to reach her until later tomorrow. Jon kay has more. The boat is destroyed. Inside and out is destroyed. This is the call Susie Goodall made after her boat flipped over. In the southern pacific ocean, alone, injured, and thousands of miles from dry land. The 29 year old set sail injuly and was coming fourth in one of the worlds most gruelling events when she hit a ferocious storm. In school, it was what you want to do when you go up . And i think my thing was always like i want to sail around the world. Speaking before the race, she knew the southern 0cean would be the toughest part of her round the world challenge. Im sure there will be times down there where i will just sure there will be times down there where i willjust think what sure there will be times down there where i will just think what the hell am i where i will just think what the hellam i doing, where i will just think what the hell am i doing, this is horrendous, the boat is just like a rag hell am i doing, this is horrendous, the boat isjust like a rag doll being chucked around all over the place and you can do nothing about it. The first man to complete the Golden Globe Race knows susie weldon says waiting for help will be exhausting. I think the adrenaline will keep going on. Susie goodalls very experienced and choose tough. This chinese cargo ship is the closest vessel. It has been diverted hundreds of miles through challenging seas to rescue her. And social media, she said all she wants isa social media, she said all she wants is a nice cup of tea. On. The lead singer of the punk rock band the buzzcocks, pete shelley, has died suddenly today at the age of 63. Its thought he suffered a heart attack in estonia, where he was living. The band, who formed in the 1970s, are best known for their hit, ever fallen in love. The hit bbc comedy music show never mind the buzzcocks was also named after them. Pete shelley there, who died today, aged 63. And dont forget that well be taking an in depth look in the papers. 0ur reviewers tonight at tom mctague, the chief uk Political Correspondent for politico, and also rachel cunliffe, whos the comment and features editor at cityam. Thats coming up shortly. Now its time for the weather with louise lear. Hello there. It has been a pretty changeable weather weather, often wet, sometimes mild and the weather is changing yet again. We have this vigorous area of low pressure bringing some severe gales to the north, a spell of wet weather clears its way to the north east leaving a trail of showers but we will see gusts widely in excess of 50 or 60 miles an hour in scotland, 70 or 80 and exposed coasts and some of that name relentless throughout the day. Here is pretty dismal. 0nce name relentless throughout the day. Here is pretty dismal. Once the rain clears, it is windy but mild affair once again in the south. Way above what we should be for this time of year. That low will move away, it stays pretty windy that for retirement, a bump the isobars quieten things down. We start off the weekend and a relatively quiet note that will not be long before those brisk westerly winds will dry in yet more wet weather from the west, some of that heavy the northern islands, western scotland and along western coasts. Sheltered areas will see dry weather but a breezy affair began a pretty mild one, eight to 13 degrees for hire. We will start to see a change in the story slowly as we move out of saturday. That front clears away and then the isobars start to come more from a vertical direction,