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
majority of mps don t agree. and with the european union insisting it won t renegotiate, there s huge uncertainty about what could happen next. our political correspondent iain watson reports. 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 think the outlook is so bleak she should postpone this week s crucial commons vote. but the brexit secretary said it won t be called off. the vote is going ahead. and that s because it is a good deal, it is the only deal. and it s important we don t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. we are in uncharted waters. yes, the prime minister is fighting for us and will continue in post. but the question is can she stay on as prime minister? absolutely, yes. the brexit secretary voted to leave the eu, but his better known colleague was a face of the campaign. borisjohnson was ask
and again at 11:30pm, we ll be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers the broadcaster penny smith and martin bentham from the evening standard. stay with us for that. 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
an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the broadcaster penny smith, and martin bentham from the evening standard. good evening. welcome to bbc news. 48 hours before mps are due to deliver their verdict on theresa may s brexit deal, the government is continuing to insist the vote will go ahead on tuesday. the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, brushed aside speculation that it could be delayed, saying the government s withdrawal agreement was a good deal and the only deal. but conservative rebels say the prime minister must go back to brussels to persuade the eu to remove the backstop that s been agreed to avoid a hard border in ireland. 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 think the outlook is so bleak she should postpone this week s crucial co