Mikel arteta, as their next manager. It is so easy to leave me all alone with the memory. One of Andrew Lloyd Webbers most famous musicals transfers to the big screen today well ask why so many critics have their claws out for cats. Iamat i am at Somerset House. Indoors enjoy the sights of the gingerbread centre. Outdoor, rain, particularly in Eastern England. Yourforecast coming up. Its friday the 20th of december. Our top story the Prime Ministers brexit divorce deal will be put before Parliament Later. It comes in a year where theresa may, then mrjohnson, wrestled with mps over their plans. Today is expected to feel very different as the government now has a strong majority. Officially known as the eu Withdrawal Agreement, it is the legislation needed to make brexit happen. This week, it was announced that the government would add a clause to rule out any extension beyond december 2020, ending what Boris Johnson calls years of deadlock, dither and delay. Now, with a majority of 80, the Prime Minister expects the bill to become law in time for the uk to cease being a member of the eu on the 31st of january. Out Political Correspondent, Jonathan Blake, is in our westminster studio. What can we expect from today, jonathan . This vote has a different complexion with the majority. Boris johnson will do today what he tried and failed to do earlier this year and theresa may tried and failed to do several times before him at the beginning of the year and that is to get parliaments approval for the deal he has struck with the European Union on the terms of britains departure from the eu. It is a slightly different version of the eu Withdrawal Agreement mps will vote on later to the one that was put before parliament before the election. Gone are guarantees to protect workers rights. The government says that will be dealt with separate legislation and inserted is a cluster stop the government allowing any kind of extension to the implementation. A clause for the government. Labour say that is reckless and increases the chance of the uk leaving without a deal. There will be more chance for mps to debate and vote on the legislation in the new year but having this key vote before christmas is clearly intended to show that uk is well on its way to leaving the eu. Worth saying as well well be speaking to the brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay, just after 7 30 this morning. Clive lewis as ben the latest and joining the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. He argues labour members should have a greater say in how the party is run. Emily thornberry, the foreign secretary, is also standing. The australian Prime Minister has apologised for going on holidays while the countries bushfire crisis worsens. Yesterday to firefighters died when they were hit by a fallen tree. Bushfires in australia can be outer beasts. The flames can be unpredictable, they can be fast moving and they can be ferocious. That is what has happened here at a place called bargo, 90 minutes drive from the centre of sydney. The bush here has been utterly destroyed. The fires are still smouldering. A short distance away one home has been left in ruin. Firefighters did manage to save most of the Properties Around here but in this broader area, that is under a very serious fire threat, about a0 homes have been lost and a short distance away, two volunteer firefighters were killed when, understand, a tree on that fire engine. That gives you an indication as to how dangerous it is for these firefighters. The firefighting effort is a military style operation, a squadron of water bombing helicopters is supporting hundreds, if not thousands of birds on the ground, and it is notjust in this part of New South Wales that is under threat, there are fires burning in many other parts of australia and the forecast is that over the weekend conditions could get even worse. Services to honour the two victims of the London Bridge attack are due to take place today. Jack merritt and saskia jones had been at a conference for a Prison Rehabilitation Programme when they were stabbed by usman khan last month. Reverend patrick taylor, who is conducting the Memorial Service for saskia, said he hopes people will be able to celebrate her life. People have said what a remarkable person she was and i generally believe they are notjust been kind oi generous believe they are notjust been kind or generous because of the nature of her death, she genuinely was a remarkable person and so there is lots to celebrate as well as of the sadness of losing her in such a tragic way. The next person in charge of the bank or england is expected to be announced this morning. Ninas here with more on this. It will become official later this morning. This is a person who has to regulate banks, make sure they are well run, make sure they have enough money, which is important and they also said Interest Rates so their decisions will affect how much your Mortgage Rate goes up or down. This is the man who has become a frontrunner initially and now he has returned as a man expected to be confirmed later, it is Andrew Bailey. He has had a long career at the bank of england, former Deputy Governor, chief executive of the con docs authority. Slightly co ntroversially, docs authority. Slightly controversially, they have been saying they wanted to recreate the first female but that does not look like its going to happen. He will be the i2ist governor. Mark carney isa man be the i2ist governor. Mark carney is a man who has almost brought this role to the forefront and has been in the spotlight and some people say he has chosen a little bit too much and been to vocal on brexit and given up too much in advance about Interest Rates. He is canadian . He brought a very different feel to the bank of england taking over from mervyn king he was very traditional. He has been quite controversial. Visible, relevant, a character but some would argue a little bit too much and we expect a change if indeed Andrew Bailey is confirmed. America is about to take another step towards being able to launch its own people into orbit again a capability its not had for nearly nine years. At 11 30 this morning, the boeing company will launch a nasa test capsule from florida to the International Space station. The starliner wont have anyone on board but, if it performs without incident, astronauts will start using the craft next year. American shuttles were retired in 2011 and since then, us astronauts have been using russian soyuz capsules to travel into space. It is all coming that little step closer. Lets have a look at the spot. One story everybody has been talking about. Another managerial move. This time after the sacking, arsenal might finally have their man. We are expecting an announcement within the next few hours. Theyre set to name their former captain, mikel arteta, as their new manager. Hes said his goodbyes at Manchester City, where hes been assistant coach since retiring as a player in 2016. In an exclusive interview with bbc sport, Frank Lampard says its going to be very special, sitting in the opposite dug out to his old manager, jose mourinhio, when chelsea play tottenham in the premier league on sunday. Boxer nicola adams tells us about her plans for the future, after deciding to retire from the sport over fears that she could lose her sight. She says she wants to pursue a career as an actor. And englands world cup winning cricket captain eoin morgan is bought by kolkata Knight Riders for over £500,00 in the Indian Premier League players auction. It is amazing what winning a world cup will do for you. No bids last season but after winning a world cup, he has doubled the earnings. Debate about gingerbread this morning. Not for me. I like the idea but not a fan. I like a ginger nut, not so sure about the gingerbread man. Gingerbread man, mad laughter matt. Gingerbread rocks. It is christmas and nothing says christmas quite like gingerbread. Look at this, think of backoff but super sized, showstopper. This is the gingerbread city in Somerset House. Hundreds of architects have ditched the concrete and taken on butter and also flower and made this wonderful. These wonderful structures really. The museum of architecture. My words, they really are showing some architectural skills in this. It is stunning and it swells just amazing. Lets take a look at the forecast. Outside it is a site of pouring rain for some. The forecast will see heavy rain for some, particularly in eastern areas but further west drier and sunnier. Low pressure with us at the moment. The weather front running up the east of the uk. Southern and eastern parts of england as far north as North Yorkshire will see heavy and persistent rain which makes for a miserable rush hour this morning. Massive puddles. That will last all day long across other eastern counties. Further west, some sunny spells. Misty in Northern Ireland. A few showers here and there but overall dry. Cooler than yesterday. 10 11 overall dry. Cooler than yesterday. 10 11 degrees in the south east corner. Single figures to further west you. The breeze picking up in the southern half of the country. A few showers continue, clear skies here and there and went lighter across the northern half of the country with mist and fog around. We may see attached frost across Northern Areas but largely frost free into the start of your we can. Tomorrow, if you are hitting the shops, there will be some dry weather. A few showers to begin with, particularly in the west but later in the day, the breeze picking up later in the day, the breeze picking up in the south west, areas of rain pushing on and we will finish saturday afternoon and evening across the southern half of england and wales with heavy and persistent rain. Temperatures similar to yesterday. A close eye on river levels because grounds have been saturated and could be issues sunday morning. But then it clears back to a story of sunny spells. Some showers mainly in the west some thundery. Temperatures will be down in single figures for many and it will feel cooler as we head into christmas week. Hopefully the showers will ease and things will turn drier as well. That is how it is looking. We get you on the isolator, dont we . Potentially. It isolator, dont we . Potentially. It is raining quite heavily so it is more of a lake ring. Going well, good stuff. I think itjust adds to the jeopardy. Lets take a look at todays papers. The Daily Telegraph says borisjohnson promises a golden age for britain and is planning a decade of conservative government as he lays out his plans in the queens speech. The guardian shows the same image of the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn making their way to the state opening of parliament. The paper says there are fears of an extreme brexit after significant alterations to the Withdrawal Agreement bill since the conservatives election win. The daily mail suggests britain is in a flu crisis and that four in ten nhs staff have not had their flu jabs. The paper focuses on Health SecretaryMatt Hancocks call for all front line nhs staff to be vaccinated. And online, the mirror carries a story about wayne and colleen rooney, who have had a secret bunker, underground tunnel and getaway car built into their new £20 million mansion in cheshire. The paper says the security measures have been revealed in publicly available plans. Im sure they are delighted those details are publicly available. All the effort and money and then talking about it on the telly. Well. Holly, do you have anything to say . Not at all, not in the underground bunker there. I think we will move on from there. Moving on to the Australian Open injanuary, its a race against time forjoe, it looks like that knee injury that has been giving her problems over the last few months is still giving her some issues jo. The tendinitis few months is still giving her some issues jo. The tendinitis in her knee might mean she could miss it. This is somewhere where she has been very successful in the past, so fingers crossed that she will be fit in time. Laura robson has had to undergo her second hip surgery. We a lwa ys undergo her second hip surgery. We always talk about andy murray and his hip injury, and his operation, but it looks like laura robsons injury seems serious, too. Englands cricketers, we mentioned a bit earlier on, they are in south africa for the big match on boxing day, im afraid they have all been hit by the flu. So it everyone is feeling it at the moment. So many people around here have been saying they have been feeling a little bit under the weather, at least they dont have a major match to play. I am feeling fantastic. Oh, rub it in. Nina, what have you got for us . On the front page of the Financial Times we have been talking about the expectations of Andrew Bailey, that she will emerge as the favourite to replace mark carney, at the bank of england. We are expecting confirmation in a couple of hours. Its a big, importantjob. Couple of hours. Its a big, important job. In the couple of hours. Its a big, importantjob. In the guardian, thousands of customers who tried to renew rail cards have found the website has been crashing, so over christmas, if people are taking journeys and not getting that saving, the advice is to let staff know that you tried and failed to get your rail card and they are being asked to treat you with understanding. I wonder how many people are going to say they dont have a rail card . Just helping people save money, that is what we need to do. They say if you can provide any evidence i can e mail, then you tried enough. Have you ever ordered something online at christmas time that wasnt quite what you expected . I remember i ordered a shopping trolley that my sign could son could walk around with, but it was that big. How big is your son . It is only relative . It literally fit in my hand. James from south Court Ordered what he thought would be an eight foot santa. 80 foot. I started putting air into it and it kept growing and growing, i had to get neighbours to hold it down. I i had to get neighbours to hold it down. I had i had to get neighbours to hold it down. I had a friend who ordered a baby scan to put it onto one of those canvases and do it as a surprise for the wife. When it arrived it was the size of the entire wall. It was terrifying. That is the perfect thing for people this morning. If you ordered something online, and it was the wrong size, ta ke online, and it was the wrong size, take a picture of it and send it to us. Everyone knows this song, driving home for christmas stop its been suggested it should be renamed taking is close main city to do five east city mainline 225. They worked out his Carbon Footprint in his austin mini, and it would have been aa kg of co2, right. Had he used a diesel into city, it would have produced 25 kg per person. For your information, the is coast was fully electrified by the end of the 19805, fully electrified by the end of the 1980s, so there you go. Whoever got assigned to that article mustve thought i trained as a journalist for all of these years now i am flamming up some story out of nothing. There you go. Talking about cats the movie later. What did you say about it . Im going to save it. Its really good, it will be worth it. 6 20am is the time. We have the weather coming up a little later. Nearly 15 of rough sleepers in england are women and the number is rising. Thats according to figures given to breakfast as part of shelters urgent christmas appeal. As a teenager, Sabrina Cohen hatton ended up on the streets after her relationship with her mum broke down. 20 years on, shes one of the most senior female firefighters in the uk. Our social Affairs Correspondent fiona lamdin caught up with her at a refuge for homeless women. Its quite emotional, because i know that there are people in there who we re that there are people in there who were in the same space i was once upona were in the same space i was once upon a time. I know how tough it was. The whole reason you are experiencing homelessness is because there isnt a support network around you. That safetynet has failed for you. That safetynet has failed for you. That safetynet has failed for you. That is a really lonely place. So, its emotional because im remembering that. This refuge is currently home to nine women who would otherwise be homeless. This is the kitchen. 17 year old kelsey shows us around. She has lived here for a year at shows us around. She has lived here fora yearata shows us around. She has lived here for a year at a family breakdown. How scary was it when you realise things could go on at home . Very scary. In what way . We had arguments that were bad for my ma. Yeah. Its really difficult. When i was 15, my family breakdown as well and my mother had suffered really badly with her Mental Health after my dad died. I slept in shop doorways, i slept in derelict buildings for a while, in the porch of the church stop once i slept in a subway, i woke up in the mi