palace. look at it, all lit up the festive season. the weather is pretty cold across scotland and northern ireland, frosty as well. milder elsewhere but it will still feel cold if you are hanging around. cloudierfor most of feel cold if you are hanging around. cloudier for most of us but there is some brightness in the east. we will have more details in 15 minutes. it monday 10 december. good morning. our top story: a man has appeared in court in new zealand charged with the murder of the british backpacker grace millane. the 26 year old, who has the right not to be identified under new zealand law, has been remanded in custody. the country s prime minister, jacinda ardern, has given a tearful apology to grace s family. chi chi izundu has the overnight developments. it was a date no parent expects to face, a court date with the man accused of murdering their daughter. david mullane, grace s father, did just that. the family s presence in court did not go unnoticed either judg
walker s crisp launches a new recycling scheme for its crisp packets. they can be made into things like garden furniture. and the row continues after manchester city s raheem sterling accuses newspapers of fuelling racism in football. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the prime minister, theresa may, is making a final push to persuade undecided mps to back her brexit deal. she ll hold meetings with a series of backbenchers, despite pressures from within her own ranks to delay the vote. she s also been speaking to eu leaders as she seeks to win a last minute concession. let s take a look at one of the most important weeks in theresa may s premiership. in the last hour, judges at the european court ofjustice ruled that the uk can suspend the brexit process at any time without the eu s permission. they ruled this could be done without altering the terms of britain s membership. today in the commons is the penultimate day of the brexit debate. mps will discuss how
for almost a decade, as shoppers spend their money online. and after alleged racist abuse aimed at raheem sterling, the professional footballers association calls on clubs to take ‘the strongest possible action‘ good morning from westminster, where the prime minister, theresa may, is making a final push to persuade undecided mps to back her brexit deal. she s had meetings with a series of backbenchers and will continue to do so through the day, amid pressure from within her own ranks to delay the vote and is expected to talk to cabinet members in the next half hour. she s also been speaking to eu leaders as she seeks to win a last minute concession. let s take a look at one of the most important weeks in theresa may s premiership. already today, judges at the european court ofjustice ruled that the uk can suspend the brexit process at any time, without the eu s permission. they ruled this could be done without altering the terms of britain s membership. today in the commo
calls for unity. also in the next hour there s discord at the united nations climate change conference as scientists and delegates express concern over a key report. the us, russia, and others criticise an ipcc study into the impact of a 1.5 degree rise in global temperatures. raheem sterling hits back at the media forfuelling racism as chelsea and the police investigate alleged racist abuse towards the manchester city striker at stamford bridge yesterday. and just days after her party selected a new leader, mark urban reports on the rise and fall of germany s most dominant politician of the 21st century, of the 21st century, angela merkel. that s in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon. the government has dismissed speculation that it might delay the vote on theresa may s brexit deal in the commons just days before it is supposed to be put to mps. the brexit secretary stephen barclay has insisted the government will push ahead with the vote on tuesday despite th
and police investigate alleged racist abuse against the manchester city striker raheem sterling. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government says there will be no cancellation of tuesday s commons vote on theresa may s brexit plans, dismissing speculation it could be dropped or delayed. the brexit secretary stephen barclay says the prime minister is fighting hard to win, and would stay on, even if the deal is rejected by mps. today the leave supporting former foreign secretary boris johnson, said a defeat in parliament could strengthen theresa may s hand in getting a better deal from the eu, and he claims there d be widespread cross party support for her plans if proposals for the irish backstop were removed. here s our political correspondent iain watson. is she seeking divine intervention? theresa may attended church in her constituency this morning. she s weathered many political storms but she s still having to fight for her deal and for herjob. some ministers th