0:00:04 > 0:00:07Part one of the Brexit deal is done, at last clearing the way
0:00:07 > 0:00:12for crucial next stage, including intial talks about trade.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14A handshake seals the agreement on the divorce bill,
0:00:14 > 0:00:19the Northern Ireland border and EU citizens' rights.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Getting to this point has required give and take on both sides.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25And I believe that the joint report being published is in the best
0:00:25 > 0:00:30interests of the whole of the UK.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32It's a real Continental breakfast, after talks that
0:00:32 > 0:00:36went through the night.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38I believe we have now made the breakthrough we needed.
0:00:38 > 0:00:46Today's result is, of course, a compromise.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49We'll be looking at the detail of the agreement, as the EU warns
0:00:49 > 0:00:54the hardest part is yet to come.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Protests in the West Bank and around the Arab world at Donald Trump's
0:00:57 > 0:01:03recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Snow across parts of the UK causes chaos on the roads and there's
0:01:06 > 0:01:08colder weather on the way.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And if you want a museum masterpiece,
0:01:10 > 0:01:14now you can print your own 3D version.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Coming up in sport on BBC News, what could be the Premier League's
0:01:21 > 0:01:23most watched and most expensive game in history, Sunday's
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Manchester derby.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Trade talks here we come, or at least the very beginning
0:01:55 > 0:01:58of talks, along with discussion about all other aspects of our
0:01:58 > 0:01:59future relationship with the EU.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01After through-the-night negotiations, a deal was struck
0:02:01 > 0:02:04first thing this morning between the UK and the EU on key
0:02:04 > 0:02:06areas, including the Irish border and the divorce bill,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08which Downing Street has confirmed will amount
0:02:08 > 0:02:11to between £35 billion and £39 billion.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Now the crucial talks can begin on how the UK will trade
0:02:14 > 0:02:15with the EU post-Brexit, assuming they're signed
0:02:15 > 0:02:18off by all EU leaders at a summit next week.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20And the head of the European Commission sounded a warning.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23"So much time has been devoted to the easier part
0:02:23 > 0:02:24of the negotiations", he said.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25"Now comes the hard part".
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, has more.
0:02:29 > 0:02:36While most of us slept, when hardly a soul was stirring, the residents
0:02:36 > 0:02:41of Downing Street were up. Late-night calls. Then, at seven
0:02:41 > 0:02:50minutes past four macro, onto the plane. Theresa May, travelling,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54while Jean-Claude Juncker was pacing, waiting, in so many ways,
0:02:54 > 0:03:03for the UK. And then, touchdown. Ready? Ready if you are. Taking
0:03:03 > 0:03:08their places for the moment, after three days of cajoling. Compromise
0:03:08 > 0:03:20and criticism. It was a good morning for Theresa May. A deal to pave the
0:03:20 > 0:03:25way for Brexit, round two, the jargon she had launched -- longed to
0:03:25 > 0:03:29hear.Sufficient progress has now been made on the terms of the
0:03:29 > 0:03:34divorce. This was a difficult negotiation for the European Union,
0:03:34 > 0:03:39as well as for the United Kingdom. After breakdown on Monday, blocked
0:03:39 > 0:03:45by allies at home, a huge weight off the government's stressed shoulders.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49I very much welcome the prospect of moving ahead to the next phase, to
0:03:49 > 0:03:53talk about trade and security, and to discuss the positive and
0:03:53 > 0:03:57ambitious future relationship.Are you going to be celebrating,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02cracking open the champagne?Still working.No celebrations for either
0:04:02 > 0:04:11side.No champagne?Water.Many compromises, and more to come. The
0:04:11 > 0:04:17agreement implies it will cost up to £39 billion to settle our account as
0:04:17 > 0:04:21we leave. There is no final figure, and it could be more, but paid over
0:04:21 > 0:04:27many years. Both sides say that Brits who live elsewhere in the EU,
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and European citizens who live here will have their rights protected.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And, crucially for Tory backbenchers, the role of the
0:04:34 > 0:04:37European Court will be limited. There is a promise there will be no
0:04:37 > 0:04:42hard border in Ireland between North and South, a vow that rules and
0:04:42 > 0:04:46regulations will be aligned if there is no big trade deal. And a
0:04:46 > 0:04:51time-limited transition period as we leave. But what about the DUP, who
0:04:51 > 0:04:56had so embarrassed the Prime Minister on Monday? She needs their
0:04:56 > 0:05:00votes in parliament, and this week they squeezed some concessions. But
0:05:00 > 0:05:03in the early hours, Theresa May made the decision to crack on, even
0:05:03 > 0:05:08though they weren't quite sure. There are still matters we would
0:05:08 > 0:05:14have liked to have seen clarified. We ran out of time, essentially. We
0:05:14 > 0:05:18think that we needed to go back again and talk about those matters,
0:05:18 > 0:05:24but the Prime Minister has decided to go to Brussels in relation to
0:05:24 > 0:05:29this text, and she says she has done that in the national interest.The
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Leader of the Opposition, speaking at the UN today, was even less
0:05:33 > 0:05:39impressed.This could have been done some time ago. The referendum took
0:05:39 > 0:05:44place in 2016 and now, right at the end of 2017, this is the first time
0:05:44 > 0:05:48there has been any sign of any movement to go on to phase two.But
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Tory relief washed over social media, the Cabinet falling over
0:05:53 > 0:05:58themselves to praise their boss, and notable by their absence, most Tory
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Brexiteers.The ultimate arbiter, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:09The real criticism from this man. Remember him?Amazing. The British
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Prime Minister flies through the middle of the night to meet
0:06:12 > 0:06:16unelected bureaucrats who pat her on the head, they say you have met our
0:06:16 > 0:06:19demands, made sufficient progress and can move to the next stage. The
0:06:19 > 0:06:30whole thing is a humiliation.As one of the Brussels brokers was keen to
0:06:30 > 0:06:32point out, reaching the next deal to shake on will be harder still.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Remember, the most difficult challenges still ahead. We all know
0:06:34 > 0:06:41that breaking up is hard. But breaking up and building a new
0:06:41 > 0:06:46relation is much harder.But round here, there is no jubilation, more
0:06:46 > 0:06:51like thank goodness, because these negotiations are intertwined with
0:06:51 > 0:06:55the Prime Minister's fate. The talks stumble, so does she. The talks
0:06:55 > 0:07:00muddle through, and so does she. Had there not been this deal at dawn,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03there would have been serious rumblings about Theresa May's
0:07:03 > 0:07:07future. With progress comes breathing space, but there is
0:07:07 > 0:07:13compromise, plenty of it. And with that comes winners and losers, and
0:07:13 > 0:07:17no real guarantees. Getting this far and keeping the peace has strained
0:07:17 > 0:07:22this street already. Tory divisions have not disappeared. But agreeing
0:07:22 > 0:07:27anything has been an achievement. For tonight at least, a little
0:07:27 > 0:07:30goodwill. Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Westminster.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33So what exactly was agreed in the small hours this morning
0:07:33 > 0:07:36between the UK and the EU, and what does it mean?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Chris Morris from the BBC's Reality Check team takes a closer look.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40A breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations for sure,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43but it's worth emphasising that this is only an agreement that sufficient
0:07:43 > 0:07:47progress has been made on issues relating to the UK's withdrawal.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51It locks in the progress made so far, but at the same time
0:07:51 > 0:07:53emphasises that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57And the toughest talks are still to come.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00This is not the end, but it is the end of the beginning.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05And we will remain fully engaged and vigilant throughout phase two,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07the drafting and ratification of the new treaties that will be
0:08:07 > 0:08:13required between the EU and the UK, and their implementation.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16So how has the benchmark of sufficient progress been reached?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Well, on the Irish border, the hope is that a future free
0:08:19 > 0:08:22trade agreement will mean many of the concerns about a hard
0:08:22 > 0:08:24border simply melt away.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27But as a backstop, if all else fails, the UK has promised
0:08:27 > 0:08:30to maintain full alignment with EU single market and customs rules that
0:08:30 > 0:08:35govern trade across the border.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Exactly how that will be done isn't entirely clear,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41but you certainly can't have partial membership of the single market
0:08:41 > 0:08:44and the customs union.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47On citizens' rights, it's been agreed that the cut-off date
0:08:47 > 0:08:50for an agreement on the rights of EU citizens in the UK, and UK citizens
0:08:50 > 0:08:54elsewhere in the EU, will be the day Brexit actually happens.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57In other words, some people yet to arrive could still qualify.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01There will also be a potential role for the European Court of Justice,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05directly for eight years and indirectly thereafter.
0:09:05 > 0:09:11The number of legal cases it's likely to cover is very small,
0:09:11 > 0:09:15but some Brexiteers won't be entirely happy.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Nor are some campaigners for citizens' rights,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21because many details have yet to be resolved.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24And then there's the financial settlement, the divorce bill.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26A method for calculating it has been agreed.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It will be paid in euros.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32But technical negotiations will continue on various aspects,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35including when and how the money gets paid.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38How much is the final amount likely to be?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40We'll probably never know for sure, but UK sources say the equivalent
0:09:40 > 0:09:45of up to £40 billion.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48While some EU sources still think it will be higher.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53And this is only phase one.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Formal talks about the outlines of a future relationship on trade,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58security and so on haven't yet started.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01The next priority will be to agree upon the terms of a transition
0:10:01 > 0:10:04period for about two years after Brexit.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07The EU says it means the UK staying in the single market
0:10:07 > 0:10:08and the customs union.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11The government says that's not how it understands it at all.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13It is very clear that more challenging negotiation lies ahead.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Chris Morris, BBC News.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16In a moment, we'll get the thoughts of our political
0:10:16 > 0:10:18editor Laura Kuenssberg, but first, Adam Fleming
0:10:18 > 0:10:22is in Brussels.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Ad, what can you tell us about the reaction in Brussels and among
0:10:26 > 0:10:34European leaders?What a difference has been made by Mrs May's predawn
0:10:34 > 0:10:38dash to Brussels this morning. The atmosphere here feels quite
0:10:38 > 0:10:42different tonight, as it starts snowing. Just listen to Jean-Claude
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Juncker saying that today marks a personal triumph for Theresa May.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Officials say that means now that the bad-tempered divorce talks are
0:10:51 > 0:10:54out of the way, talks about the future partnership between the EU
0:10:54 > 0:10:59and the UK might happen in a much more constructive, more friendly,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03affable atmosphere. The first order of business will be discussions
0:11:03 > 0:11:06about a transition and implementation phase, where things
0:11:06 > 0:11:11will broadly stay the same. Those discussions will start in the New
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Year, although discussions about the shape of a future partnership on
0:11:16 > 0:11:19trade, security, defence, climate change, you name it, will not begin
0:11:19 > 0:11:23until the spring at the earliest. And the EU is really desperate for
0:11:23 > 0:11:28the British Cabinet to sit round the table and make some big decisions
0:11:28 > 0:11:31about the definition of that future relationship. What does Britain
0:11:31 > 0:11:36really want, is the refrain you hear a lot. And some officials have been
0:11:36 > 0:11:40slightly worried by what they have seen this week. They think the
0:11:40 > 0:11:44debate about the issues about Northern Ireland and by Virgin,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47convergence or alignment spell the fact that the big discussion about
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Britain's future might be quite difficult and bad-tempered in the
0:11:50 > 0:11:57UK.Laura, Theresa May looked significantly happier than she did
0:11:57 > 0:12:03at the start of the week. This must be a huge relief.I think it is, no
0:12:03 > 0:12:07question. For me, there are three big things about today. First, as
0:12:07 > 0:12:11you suggest, this is the first eight piece of good news that Theresa May
0:12:11 > 0:12:19has had for quite some time. -- the first big piece of good news. It has
0:12:19 > 0:12:22been a rocky few months. Brexit is the biggest thing they have to deal
0:12:22 > 0:12:26with and it was looking extremely fraught. She had personal
0:12:26 > 0:12:29embarrassment when the talks were blocked by her small party of allies
0:12:29 > 0:12:35in the UK. So this is a good day and the government is very relieved. The
0:12:35 > 0:12:40second thing is that there is probably inevitably an awful lot of
0:12:40 > 0:12:44fudge in this agreement. There are probably more compromises in their
0:12:44 > 0:12:50van there are the number of pages, 15. And these big clashes between
0:12:50 > 0:12:55the EU and the UK, and the big clashes inside the Tory party, have
0:12:55 > 0:12:59been delayed rather than resolved. Yes, there are some things that have
0:12:59 > 0:13:03been agreed, promises that have been made. But they are more of the
0:13:03 > 0:13:07nature of, we agree this is a problem and we will find a solution
0:13:07 > 0:13:11together when it gets to the thorny questions. So nothing about the next
0:13:11 > 0:13:15phase will be easy. The third thing to bear in mind is that while this
0:13:15 > 0:13:20is a big moment, no question about it, in the Holbrooke sick process,
0:13:20 > 0:13:25it is true, to use the cliche, nothing is agreed until everything
0:13:25 > 0:13:31is agreed. -- in the whole Brexit process. While they have made this
0:13:31 > 0:13:34complicated set of promises, it is still possible that if the next
0:13:34 > 0:13:40phase of the deal goes sour, none of this might come to pass. So the
0:13:40 > 0:13:44government and the EU have come a long way. They have started to
0:13:44 > 0:13:48rebuild some of the trust that has gone awry in recent weeks, but this
0:13:48 > 0:13:53is absolutely not the end. It is like we have climbed the first hill
0:13:53 > 0:13:59in arrange of pretty scary mountains.Thank you.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01A teenager who "starved to death" weeks after leaving home
0:14:01 > 0:14:03for university was failed by every NHS organisation that
0:14:03 > 0:14:07should have cared for her, according to the Health
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Service Ombudsman.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10He said the death of 18-year-old Averil Hart,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12who had a history of anorexia, could and should
0:14:12 > 0:14:13have been prevented.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Four separate NHS hospitals and trusts in Norfolk
0:14:15 > 0:14:20and Cambridgeshire have apologised.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23At least 14 United Nations peacekeepers have been killed
0:14:23 > 0:14:25and more than 50 injured after being attacked by armed
0:14:25 > 0:14:26militia in eastern Congo.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29The UN has been hearing details of the attack in which six Congolese
0:14:29 > 0:14:30soldiers were also killed.
0:14:30 > 0:14:37The UN has had a peacekeeping role there for more than a decade.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38There have been clashes between Israeli forces
0:14:38 > 0:14:42and Palestinians protesting at Donald Trump's decision
0:14:42 > 0:14:44to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46One person has died, over 200 have been injured.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49There have also been demonstrations across the Arab world.
0:14:49 > 0:14:59Our Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, reports from Jerusalem.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06The biggest protests were in Gaza. Plenty of people had warned that US
0:15:06 > 0:15:10recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital would lead to bloodshed. The
0:15:10 > 0:15:15first person to die was a 30-year-old Palestinian. He was shot
0:15:15 > 0:15:19by the Israeli army during clashes on Gaza's border. Others were
0:15:19 > 0:15:27wounded. There were clashes around towns on the West Bank, too. The
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Palestinians want Gaza and the West Bank to be their future state, with
0:15:31 > 0:15:40a capital in East Jerusalem.This is our land. All Palestine is our land.
0:15:40 > 0:15:47Mr Trump, you are wrong.Israel is, want all of Jerusalem, are delighted
0:15:47 > 0:15:54by President Trump's recognition of their capital. He said, we asked Ed
0:15:54 > 0:16:01fast here, internally, since ancient times. This city was given to Jews
0:16:01 > 0:16:05thousands of years ago and the US has recognised that. But the golden
0:16:05 > 0:16:10dome behind him is part of the third holiest place in the world for
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Muslims, and a few hundred yards away, several thousand Palestinians
0:16:14 > 0:16:18were going home after the noon prayer. The reality of this city is
0:16:18 > 0:16:28that many Palestinians live here. Life for them can be hard. This home
0:16:28 > 0:16:32has been demolished twice this year by order of the Israeli authorities.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Like many Palestinians, he built without a permit. Israel gives
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Palestinians very few construction permits, while building thousands of
0:16:39 > 0:16:48homes for Jews.I born in this land, and my father and my grandfather. I
0:16:48 > 0:16:53will die in this place.Palestinian areas of Jerusalem were quieter
0:16:53 > 0:16:58after Friday prayers than many expected. Whenever a crowd formed,
0:16:58 > 0:17:02mostly of onlookers, the police broke it up. Mr Trump's declaration
0:17:02 > 0:17:06is a big challenge for the Palestinian national movement and
0:17:06 > 0:17:12will turn into a big defeat for it as well if the Palestinians are not
0:17:12 > 0:17:16able to organise a coherent challenge to what has happened, and
0:17:16 > 0:17:21to build on all the international criticism there has been. Israel
0:17:21 > 0:17:27feels on the up. It has been given American presidential recognition in
0:17:27 > 0:17:31this city, without mention of occupation, and without, so far, a
0:17:31 > 0:17:36single concession in return.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Our top story this evening.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41A breakthrough in Brexit talks - as the UK and EU reach agreement
0:17:41 > 0:17:43on the divorce bill, the Northern Ireland border
0:17:43 > 0:17:46and EU citizens' rights.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48And still to come...
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Bringing art to life - the pioneering project
0:17:50 > 0:17:53that means you'll be able to print your own museum masterpieces.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Coming-up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Mooen rests his finger from the Ashes pulse,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04as the England all-rounder says he won't bowl in tomorrow's tour
0:18:04 > 0:18:06match ahead of the third test.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Snow and wintry weather have caused disruption
0:18:18 > 0:18:20across many parts of the UK - with power cuts, school closures
0:18:20 > 0:18:23and icy conditions on the roads.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25The Met Office says snow showers have been affecting parts
0:18:25 > 0:18:27of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England -
0:18:27 > 0:18:30and it's warning of more snow and ice to come this weekend.
0:18:30 > 0:18:36Judith Moritz reports.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Shropshire saw snow from early on.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43The roads were already treacherous before morning rush hour, and those
0:18:43 > 0:18:45sledges were an option for some.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Few commuters went anywhere quickly.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52The police warned of numerous crashes and gridlocked roads,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55and it was the same story on the Isle of Man, the whole island
0:18:55 > 0:18:57succumbed to the snow.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00All of its schools closed, a result of traffic difficulties
0:19:00 > 0:19:03and safety concerns.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Flights were delayed and medical appointments cancelled.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10In Wales, there have been problems all day.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13This view of the A5 near Wrexham was filmed
0:19:13 > 0:19:15by the passenger in one car.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Drivers were warned to be careful.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Other roads were closed after multiple accidents.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24This bus in Denbighshire struggled to get up the hill
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and eventually gave up, even if its name had seemed apt
0:19:26 > 0:19:29for the freezing weather conditions.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34It has meant with their lessons cancelled, many children in Wales
0:19:34 > 0:19:36are having a long weekend.
0:19:36 > 0:19:45This school in Flintshire took an early decision to close this
0:19:45 > 0:19:47to close this morning, others sent pupils home
0:19:47 > 0:19:48during the course of the day.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50In total, nearly 200 schools across Wales shut
0:19:50 > 0:19:51because of the snow.
0:19:51 > 0:19:57In Scotland, all schools in Orkney and Shetland are closed and dozens
0:19:57 > 0:19:59shut as well in Aberdeenshire and the Highlands.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Hundreds of homes are without power.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04In Northern Ireland, this school stayed open,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06but there was travel disruption elsewhere, and there is more
0:20:06 > 0:20:09to come across the UK, with heavy skies promising more snow
0:20:09 > 0:20:11throughout the weekend.
0:20:11 > 0:20:19Judith Moritz, BBC News, Flintshire.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21A state of emergency has been declared in California,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24in response to wildfires that have raged for five days and destroyed
0:20:24 > 0:20:25hundreds of buildings and homes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Over 5,000 firefighters have been battling the blazes -
0:20:28 > 0:20:30which stretch from Los Angeles up to Santa Barbara County.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35Almost 200,000 people have been forced to flee with homes.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Vaginal mesh implants are used to treat conditions
0:20:38 > 0:20:40such as prolapse and incontinence.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43But their use is controversial.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47At least 800 women across the UK are preparing to take legal action
0:20:47 > 0:20:48against the NHS and the manufacturers, saying they've
0:20:48 > 0:20:52suffered life changing complications and chronic pain.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55A ban on the implants is expected soon.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59But now the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
0:20:59 > 0:21:01has told the BBC they're an essential tool
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and shouldn't be banned.
0:21:04 > 0:21:14Tulip Mazumdar has been speaking to some of the women affected by them.
0:21:14 > 0:21:22I was in a lot of pain, I found coming to work difficult. Very
0:21:22 > 0:21:27upsetting.Catherine was 35 when she suffered her first prolapse. It left
0:21:27 > 0:21:33her incontinent. But last day she had vaginal mesh fitted.Since
0:21:33 > 0:21:37having the mesh, I have had a relatively normal life. I go
0:21:37 > 0:21:41swimming with my children, I carry on normally. Things I would not feel
0:21:41 > 0:21:49confident doing if they had had to do a colostomy on me. I wear bikinis
0:21:49 > 0:21:56on holiday, that kind of thing.This address -- professor is a leading
0:21:56 > 0:22:01surgeon treating women like Kathryn. She says vaginal mesh for prolapse
0:22:01 > 0:22:07to prevent organs slipping out of place is meant to be a last resort
0:22:07 > 0:22:09treatment, but some doctors have been over using them. But women
0:22:09 > 0:22:13should be able to choose what is right for them.Banning is a
0:22:13 > 0:22:17retrograde step. We will be back to how we were a century ago when we
0:22:17 > 0:22:22did not have the facilities to offer women a range of options.There is
0:22:22 > 0:22:30another concern. The different types of mesh are being mixed up and are
0:22:30 > 0:22:33causing women unnecessary anxiety. We have had many women coming
0:22:33 > 0:22:37forward who have had surgery often many years ago, without any
0:22:37 > 0:22:41convocations at all. They appeared but they are panicking because they
0:22:41 > 0:22:45believe something terrible may be happening inside their body.This
0:22:45 > 0:22:49the type of vaginal mesh which has been used in thousands of women
0:22:49 > 0:22:53across the UK who have suffered a prolapse. It is inserted into the
0:22:53 > 0:23:00walls of the vagina and acts as a scaffolding to protect organs like
0:23:00 > 0:23:03the uterus, bowel and bladder. Hundreds of women have reported
0:23:03 > 0:23:09problems. There is another device called a tape which stems the flow
0:23:09 > 0:23:13of urine from a leaking bladder. It is made from the same plastic
0:23:13 > 0:23:20material but this procedure is far more common with doctors say, far
0:23:20 > 0:23:24fewer convocations. Campaigners like Stephanie wanted the use of all mesh
0:23:24 > 0:23:30and tape to be suspended until more research is done. They say
0:23:30 > 0:23:32complication rates have not been properly researched and women have
0:23:32 > 0:23:37not been given the full facts about possible side effects. We went to
0:23:37 > 0:23:43meet Stephanie at the pub she runs with her husband. She says she did
0:23:43 > 0:23:49not realise she was having a vaginal mesh implant.Booked in to have a
0:23:49 > 0:23:53hysterectomy in June this year, and right up to the point of going down
0:23:53 > 0:23:58to the operating theatre, I believed I was having a hysterectomy. I would
0:23:58 > 0:24:03not even have known what mesh meant at the time, and if it was mentioned
0:24:03 > 0:24:11beforehand, I would have looked into it.Stephany is now waiting to have
0:24:11 > 0:24:15her mesh removed. The health watchdog Nice is due to make its
0:24:15 > 0:24:21final recommendation in the next few days.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25If you've ever wanted to own a Rodin or a classical Greek statue -
0:24:25 > 0:24:27but have only pennies to spare - now's your chance.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30A group of the world's leading museums have just signed up
0:24:30 > 0:24:33to a new agreement to scan and share their works of art.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Which means that if you like a work in a museum,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38you'll be able to print off your own 3D version at home.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44Our arts correspondent David Sillito has been looking at how it's done.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49You must be John. Nice to meet you. I have got to ask you first come it
0:24:49 > 0:24:56you have brought the cameras?Yes, I have.Is this legal?It is, don't
0:24:56 > 0:25:04worry!His name is Jonathan Beck and he is from a group called Scan The
0:25:04 > 0:25:13World. We are the V&A. This felt a bit like theft. He took a few photos
0:25:13 > 0:25:17from different angles, uploaded them and within seconds, a 3-D printer
0:25:17 > 0:25:22across town had set to work making a copy of the sculpture. These
0:25:22 > 0:25:29printers now can cost as little as £99, so the V&A, along with the
0:25:29 > 0:25:38Louvre, the Hermitage and the Smithsonian have published a new
0:25:38 > 0:25:41convention, setting out plans to allow anyone to copy and share their
0:25:41 > 0:25:43artworks. They are even doing their own scans now. This scanning and
0:25:43 > 0:25:48sharing, what is in it for you?What is interesting is the more content
0:25:48 > 0:25:52we put online, on the web, the more people who come through our doors
0:25:52 > 0:25:58here at the V&A.They want the original?I think there's something
0:25:58 > 0:26:01about the human condition, that despite seeing it on the screen,
0:26:01 > 0:26:09they want to see the for themselves. I have a special gift for you.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Meanwhile, in the sculpture gallery, Jonathan was back. How long did this
0:26:13 > 0:26:24take?It took about six hours to print.Cost?About 30p.30p, there
0:26:24 > 0:26:34is the future. Remarkable! Let's take a look at the
0:26:34 > 0:26:39weather, we know it will be snowy. Here is Louise Lear.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48The showers have been fairly frequent although fairly isolated.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53They have been at across Scotland, the Isle of Man and stretching down
0:26:53 > 0:26:57across Wales. It looks like the snow showers will continue for the next
0:26:57 > 0:27:01few hours but as we go through the night, they will start to ease up a
0:27:01 > 0:27:05little. There could be some icy stretches on the roads first thing
0:27:05 > 0:27:09in the morning. It will be a cold and frosty start across the country,
0:27:09 > 0:27:14and that is how we start of Saturday morning. You will notice that the
0:27:14 > 0:27:27winds will start to fall light. Not a bad day in some
0:27:27 > 0:27:30respects on Saturday. It will be dry and cold with some sunshine around.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Showers fairly isolated through the Cheshire Gap and the far north of
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Scotland. But look at the temperatures. Then as we go into
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Saturday night, Sunday morning, this looks quite interesting. There is
0:27:38 > 0:27:42some mild moist air starting to push in from the south and is that hits
0:27:42 > 0:27:48the cold air across us, look at that, snow. Northern Ireland, across
0:27:48 > 0:27:56Wales and Northern Ireland. The Met Office have issued an amber warning,
0:27:56 > 0:28:01be prepared for disruption. This snow will start to ease away as we
0:28:01 > 0:28:08go through the day on Sunday. To the south of that, very windy. Gales
0:28:08 > 0:28:11across the extreme south coast but milder across