this is bbc news — and these are the top stories developing at 11. brexit secretary david davis and the eu's michel barnier are to outline what progress has been made so far in the latest round of talks. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people look after their brain — new research suggests. residents of grenfell tower heckle the new leader of kensington and chelsea council — amid increased pressure for her to resign. also... twenty—first century fox's bid to takeover sky. the government will update parliament this hour on the next steps in the potential merger. and using your eye to access your money — tsb becomes the first bank in europe to adopt retina scan technology. good morning.

it's thursday 20th july. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. brexit negotiators are to outline what progress has been made so far in the latest round of talks between the uk and the eu. the brexit secretary david davis and the eu's michel barnier are to give a statement shortly assessing the past four days of talks. key discussion points have included citizens' rights, the irish border and separation issues, including uk financial liabilities. meanwhile international trade secretary dr liam fox is at the world trade organisation in geneva where he is expected to call for a new round of trade liberalisation under the wto. our political correspondent is at

westminster for us. it will be fascinating to see to what extent the uk and eu con power at the end of these four days? yes, it will be really interesting to see their theatrics, with the leading negotiators standing alongside each other and facing questions. we saw a huge amount of analysis of the theatre the last time they appeared together. apple happen again. what we need to be aware of as we look forward to this news conference starting, is it seems unlikely that either side will stand up and herald some huge breakthrough on any issue. that doesn't necessarily mean there's been a failure on either side, it speaks of the complexity of the negotiations they are endeavouring to wet their way

through. thank you very much for that. we will be back when that is starting. let's cross to the house of commons where culture media and sport secretary karen bradley is making a statement on the proposed merger between sky and fox. i would allow all interested parties, including the public and parliamentarians, to have their say, particularly on the commitment to broadcasting standards. i said last friday as the deadline. as is very well— known, friday as the deadline. as is very well—known, decisions friday as the deadline. as is very well— known, decisions by friday as the deadline. as is very well—known, decisions by the secretary of state on media mergers are made on a quasi judicial basis. this means i must take my decision only on the basis of evidence that is relevant to the specified public interest. i'm a step act independently and for the processor to scrupulously fair and impartial.

i have sought throughout this process to be as transparent and open as possible. i have kept the house informed at every opportunity. i have come today to give school and update as i possibly can before the cup house rises. i can confirm i have received detailed representations from twe nty— first century fox and a letter from sky, which while aim to publish, subject to confidentiality requirements, once i have reached my decision. i also received a letter from james murdoch and a further letter from twe nty— first century fox murdoch and a further letter from twenty—first century fox this monday, which they have since published. the detailed representations from twe nty— first century fox raise a number of points oi'i century fox raise a number of points on offer,'s century fox raise a number of points on offer, '5 public century fox raise a number of points on offer,'s public interest test report and an analysis, contesting a student that the transaction raises public interest concerns which justify referral to a stage to investigation by cma. neither of the parties have offered further

amendments. i have received a substantial number of responses in relation to my referral decision. in coming to my decision on this case, i must take account of all relevant representations made to me. as a result, my final decision on where you can only be made after having considered all evidence on the plurality and commitment to broadcasting standards grounds. given that the consultation closed oi'i given that the consultation closed on friday, there has not been time to consider all the representations, andi to consider all the representations, and i have not been in a position today to make a final decision on the referral. but i can say that having carefully reviewed the representations and in the absence of further undertakings, i am currently still minded to refer on the media plurality ground and not minded to accept undertakings in view of the federal. i must fully consider all relevant representations before reaching a final decision and i will take the

timel final decision and i will take the time i need to look at the many i have received, balancing the need for careful consideration of releva nt for careful consideration of relevant evidence with the merger parties' legitimate need for a prompt decision. however, i have prioritised considering the parties' representations of the detailed points they have made to me. both of the points they have raised may benefit closer examination at stage two, there was nothing in the representations at this stage that has led me to change my mind about the appropriateness of referral. unless new evidence from further representations changes my mind in the coming weeks, the beautiful therefore proof referred to a stage to review on at least one ground, media plurality. ithought to review on at least one ground, media plurality. i thought it would be helpful to put my view out to the house and also to the parties, so they can be as clear as possible about my intentions and the likely next steps further spread. bearing in mind the obligation to act promptly, i suspect i will be in a position to come to a final decision

oi'i position to come to a final decision on referral, including in respect of the broadcasting standards ground, in the coming weeks and potentially during the summer recess. should this prove to be the case, i will write to the parties, informing them of my decision, as well as the leaders and speakers of both houses, to the honourable member for west bromwich east and the chair of the gc ms select committee, who i was pleased to see appointed last week. i trust, pleased to see appointed last week. itrust, in pleased to see appointed last week. i trust, in making this statement to the house, that this gives another welcome opportunity to discuss this important issue and further cement my commitment to openness and transparency, and i commend this statement to the house. the culture secretary talking about that proposed twenty—first century fox and sky merger. i do think that moves us and sky merger. i do think that moves us significantly further forward , moves us significantly further forward, compared to the signature made on this last month. she said she has received representations

about the merger, but she says she is still minded to refer this proposed merger to the competition authority on the issue of media gravity, in other words, whether this will give the murdoch family too much influence over the media. she says she's going to take the time she needs to consider this further. let's return to the brexit negotiations taking place in brussels and in the next few minutes david davis and the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier are due to speak to the media. christian fraser is in brussels for us. we will be looking for

inconsistencies and what the two men might say. not altogether sure if david davies will turn up the press conference. we will take you to live when it comes. four days of technical discussions, the teams splitting into three to talk about what the eu calls the first phase issues, like citizens' rights and reciprocal rights, the issue of the border between north and south in ireland and are to avoid a hard border. and then what could be a fairly tricky issue, that is the financial settlement, the divorce payment, obviously once the negotiation is completed. the stop to the deputy director of the bruegel think tank. what did you think of the press conference today? lam hoping

think of the press conference today? i am hoping to hear progress on citizens' rights. i'm hoping to hear something on that. then something on northern ireland, i think that would be important to settle as quickly as possible. the brexit bill, i don't hope to hear much, i do think we'll announce anything until the deal is done. citizens' rights is probably worth made most progress. probably in the other two areas, it's a getting to know you session this week. yes, certainly on the brexit bill, although we do need to understand what's in the bill itself. but on the other two, i think you're right, it will be important to find out what the positions are. liam fox is in geneva today, he's talking to the wto. he says this should be the easiest radio in history, because a regulatory framework is similar, the same, we don't have tariffs. he says only politics could get in the way.

i would agree with that, but it depends how much the uk is trying to extract. that will define the difficulty in the decisions. we criticise a lot our own politicians within the uk, because our focus criticise a lot our own politicians within the uk, because ourfocus is domestic. we don't talk a lot about michel barnier and the eu side of the negotiations. i get the sense it's not very open, either. there are inconsistencies between the commission, the council and parliament. confusion on all sides. there is an element of shock. eu is not happy to be doing this. they're being forced to think about they'd rather not think about. that is the first obstacle to overcome. the first obstacle to overcome. the first phase has the commission in the driver seat, and then after that, the countries will engage a

bit more. then all the countries will be diving in with their own interests. they may be some. i don't think there will be inconsistencies, or disagreements, it's about how they can come together. we will bring you that press conference when it starts. some important detail coming out today, and matters that the two men will go to british territory to have lunch is afternoon, they're going to the british ambassador‘s house in brussels. we have details on the menu, we understand they will be dining on welsh lamb scottish scallops. thank you very much. we will be back in brussels very soon. the latest crime figures for england and wales show there was a10% increase in offences reported to the police for the year to the end of march. violent crimes were up 18%, while robberies

increased by i6%. with me is our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. we have the crime figures reported to the police, we also have the crime survey which suggests there's been a 7% reduction in crimes. what are we to make of these different sets of figures and edge food to we believe? you can't remove both a bubble, but they're both telling different things. the crime survey isa different things. the crime survey is a survey of 35,000 households, with a 73% response rate, asking people if they'd been the victim of a crime in the last 12 months. a number of offences are not included in that survey. the survey results do not include fraud. so the survey isa do not include fraud. so the survey is a very good indicator of long—term trends, over five, is a very good indicator of long—term trends, overfive, ten, 15, 20 years. it's not as good at measuring emerging trends. so it has its limitation. it is showing a 7%

reduction year—on—year in vending, but it doesn't include fraud, which now accounts for a big proportion of offending. the police figures are crimes reported by members of the public to the police and recorded by them. there are a 10% rise. when at them. there are a 10% rise. when at the highest level of crimes for a decade. some of that is due to changes in recording practices, improve processes by the police, but there are genuine rises that the police are recording, and some of the more serious types of violence, like murder and manslaughter. to the highest level for almost ten years. cases of robbery, genuine rises there, and also knife crime, a spike in knife crime, up 20%. and fire arms offences, that she was genuine rises. in terms of property crimes, things like burglary, theft, car

crime, seeing increases in those so—called traditional crimes, going up, which are not so much affected by changes in recording practices. with budgets and police numbers under pressure, how do these figures in form what the police actually doing with the money and the manpower that they have? the police have been saying over the past few weeks that they are incredibly stretched in terms of staffing levels and in some cases are struggling to deal with the wave of crimes that are coming their way. we learned today from the home office that the number of police officers has fallen again and is now at its lowest level since 1985. so i think you can expect in the next few hours, days and weeks to hear more calls by police for increased funding, for particular increases in staffing levels to cope with what we're now seeing as a rising crime.

thank you very much. let's just take you to brussels and show you where we are expecting the uk and eu brexit negotiators to appear and make a statement aren't the last four days of discussions. we think that will happen around half past 11, it has been slipping slightly. there was a rumour that david davis wasn't actually going to be making a statement, but you can clearly see the flags there, i does suggest that he will be there, alongside michel barnier. talking about those past four days of talks, key discussion points, including citizens' rights, the irish border, separation issues, including ourfinancial the irish border, separation issues, including our financial liability. it will be very interesting to see how much clear water there is between them or not, are they agreeing more than some commentators might expect? we will bring you that life when it happens.

the headlines. brexit secretary david davis says that michel barnier will sharply outlined progress made in the latest round of talks. 0ne will sharply outlined progress made in the latest round of talks. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people look after their brain health, new research suggests. residents of grenfell tower heckle the new leader of kensington and chelsea council, amid increased pressure for her to resign. and in sport, to english men and a welsh man beat on date one of the open. ian poulter is two under par, playing the back nine. he's just beenjoined byjustin playing the back nine. he's just been joined by justin rose playing the back nine. he's just beenjoined byjustin rose and wheels' stuart manley. the england coach claims his team will get better, even after opening the european championships campaign with the 6-0 european championships campaign with the 6—0 win over scotland. and as chelsea agree a fee of around £60

million for spain and striker. i will have more of those stories i was a bit later. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after the health of their brain better throughout their lives, according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists key risk factors — including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. now there is another reason to stay active. keeping fit can reduce your risk of getting dementia as well as protect against heart disease and cancer. keeping the mind active throughout life builds what the study calls cognitive reserve, strengthening the brain so that it can function in later life despite damage. the main risk for

dementia is old—age. but the lancet study says that 35% of all cases could potentially be prevented if nine other factors were addressed. they are — lack of education, hearing loss, smoking, depression, social isolation, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. throughout your adult life, having an enriched environment where you can socialise and exercise and do cognitively stimulating things, that all does it. so do that. do not smoke, try not to be obese, try to be active. these things can make a difference. alzheimer's accounts for about two thirds of dementia cases. there is still no drug that can slow the progress. the alzheimer's society says dementia is set to be the 21st—century‘s biggest killer. we all need to be aware of the risks and start making positive lifestyle changes. and later, we'll be

speaking to rosa sancho from alzheimer's research uk. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by furious residents of g re nfell tower, at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. elizabeth campbell was told to resign, as she admitted that the council needed to change fundamentally, if it was to regain the trust of the community. at least 80 people were killed in the blaze last month. 0ur reporter frankie mccamley was at the meeting, and witnessed the angry scenes. tensions were always going to be high here with hundreds protesting outside the council hall. and inside, it got off to a difficult start. booing with jeering from grenfell tower residents towards elizabeth campbell, elected as the new council leader. no ifs, no buts, no excuses. i am deeply sorry for the grief

and trauma that you are suffering. i am deeply sorry. resign! that we did not do more to help you when you needed it the most. the agenda was then scrapped, giving residents a chance to have their say. one by one they gave their accounts but some still left frustrated. the people must choose you. we have not chosen you. so, madam, please, step down and resign. behind these memories, hundreds of people have been killed, have died. as others continue calling on the council for care and support, more and more residents watched tensely from outside. after around four hours the meeting was abruptly closed when one resident collapsed. the next will be in october.

until then, there is clearly a lot of work to be done. the bbc has been giving more detail about how it plans to deal with the difference in pay between men and women, after it named the stars who earn more than £150,000. two thirds of those listed were male. the corporation defended the high salaries, which were revealed yesterday in its annual report, but has been urged to close the pay gap earlier than its current target of 2020. the former bbc one controller peter fincham said earlier that there was no easy answer to closing the gender pay gap within the corporation, because contracts for talent were like a ‘complicated patchwork‘ of individual agreements. the climate 10—12 years ago... i was controller of bbc one, in a very different climate. in particular, in relation to how the bbc behaved vis—a—vis its commercial rivals, it was a very competitive bbc. much less consciousness

of the fact that the bbc in a sense was answerable to the licence payer, because it was public money. and i think yesterday, this day has been a long time coming, and it represents the inevitable victory of transparency over confidentiality, when public money is involved. and although, obviously very difficult and in some ways a slightly embarrassing day for the bbc yesterday, i think good will come of it. i think now it's as if finally the lights have been switched on, a little bit reluctantly, and once they are switched on, things like gender inequality, some of the extreme differentials in talent pay, will start to be corrected. i don't believe, as i have heard said elsewhere, that the inevitable result of this is inflationary.

i think the opposite could be the case. i think that restraint will follow from disclosure, and they may from disclosure, and pay may come down, and that will bring pay down across the sector, because why would commercial rivals overbid for talent, if the bbc are limiting or reducing talent payments? so i think it's been a very difficult episode for the bbc. it's like for ten years or so, they've had this toothache that wouldn't go away, but the good thing is that the tooth has now come out and i think things can start to get better. back to the news that one in three cases of dementia could be prevented people look after themselves better. i'm joined now by the head of research at alzheimer's research uk.

thank you forjoining us this morning. what's interesting in the research is that the first time that these risk factors have been looked at at all stages of her life, from childhood onwards. let's look at which risk factors applied to various stages of people's lives. this piece of work focused on a lot of studies that were carried out in the past and identified nine risk factors and mapped them to the different stages of life that we may modify them and it may prevent the onset of dementia later in life. but this study really tells us is that, rather than worrying about dementia later in life, we can take action much earlier, during our early and let live. early education was identified a very important, cardiovascular issues like hypertension, or hearing loss in

midlife, and then later in life, social isolation, for example. what is the risk factor to do with hearing loss? how is that connected toa hearing loss? how is that connected to a greater risk of dementia? we actually don't really understand why healing loss is a risk factorfor dementia completely. this is an emerging field of study, and it's something that will certainly be investigated from now on much more carefully. what this tells us is that we really need to understand exactly what is happening, that is causing hearing loss to be linked to dementia. what we need now is more research in clinical trials to find out exactly what people can do to prevent dementia in the future, and that might be something like using a hearing aid, for example. is it links perhaps to the idea of social

isolation? if people with hearing loss are isolation? if people with hearing loss a re not isolation? if people with hearing loss are not making the same social connections, for example, that people who can hear are, that it somehow contributes to a loss of capacity in their brain? yes, that could be a reason. another reason could be a reason. another reason could be a reason. another reason could be more biological, a biological mechanism in our brain, maybe some areas of the brain affected that ultimately affect our onset of dementia later in life. if people are worried about their healing in midlife, it should certainly see a doctor, because it could be a treatment or hearing aid they can have access to, and that could prevent the onset of dementia later in life. in terms of personal responsibility and then public policy, how do you think this research is going to go? we did a survey recently that showed only a quarter of people are aware of the fa ct quarter of people are aware of the fact that they can take action

during life that may prevent the onset of dementia later in life. so raising awareness of these risk factors is definitely important, because there are lots of different things we can all do in our day—to—day, that can help us in the future. it can also influence the development of public health policies. that can help people implement these lifestyle changes in their life and stick to them, but also, more importantly, it helps us identify areas of future research, to identify risk reduction, adult risk reduction factors that may be involved. but also new treatments, because at the end of the day, what this study is saying is that a third of dementia cases may be preventable by these lifestyle changes. but actually, there is a huge proportion that will need a new medicine props to people with dementia in the

future and that something that we are keen to fund. very good to talk to you. thank you for your time today. to aberdeen football fans have been treated for injuries after they were caught up in a fight in croatia. let's ta ke let's take a look at brussels account, where really expecting david davis and m1 to give a statement shortly. updating us on the progress or otherwise of the last four days of talks on brexit. right now, it's time for the weather

forecast. how are things looking? as you can see here in aberdeenshire, there has been quite a lot of rain. but rain will probably continue for much of the afternoon, but in eastern parts of england, that will clear away. elsewhere, plenty of dry weather with sunny spells. 0ne too scattered showers across northern ireland, but noticeably fresher today compare to the last days. temperatures about 22 in the south—east. showers moving into wales in south—western parts of

england. strong winds swirling around this area of low pressure. gales around south—western parts of england, through wales and the irish sea. take care if you're travelling down towards that part of the uk. further east, across central and eastern parts, it is looking largely dry sunny spells. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: brexit secretary david davis and the eu's michel barnier are announcing what progress has been made so far in brexit negotiation talks. a new report suggests that one in three cases of dementia could be prevented by people taking better care of their brain health — care of their brain health. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled and booed by residents of grenfell tower in the first full council meeting since the fire.

and using your eye to access your money — tsb becomes the first bank in europe to adopt retina scan technology. it is time for the sport. good morning. well, the british golfers in the field have responded well to the very british conditions on the first day of the open at royal birkdale. two englishmen and a welshman are at the top of the leaderboard. let's go live to karthi gnanasegaram who's at the course for us. we have got stuart manley top of the leaderboard, and a couple of inclusion, ian poulter and justin rose, and matthew fitzpatrick doing very well. if we have a look at the spectators, it is a great course, you can get high up on the mounds and get good vantage point. but they'll is a real favourite amongst

they'll is a real favourite amongst the spectators. 0n the course, ian poulter is at the top of the leaderboard, a poulter is at the top of the leaderboa rd, a couple poulter is at the top of the leaderboard, a couple of birdies early on in his round. the second on four. altogether he has had three birdies and a bogey as well. he's doing well, 2017 did not start particularly well for ian poulter. justin rose had an olympic gold medallist last year, hoping to add to that with a major championship. he does like it here, a couple of birdies to start his round but then a bogey for him on the sick. stuart manley top of the leaderboard from wales, he is on two under par. a great finish to his round, an eagle on the 17th, and a birdie on the 18th hole. a potentialfootballer, he had trials at a couple of football clu bs, he had trials at a couple of football clubs, but decided to go with the goal. looks like that was a good move. he is at the top of the

leaderboard in the clubhouse, but it is very early days of the moment. as you look at that leaderboard, some of the names of it further down, mark 0'meara, he had a terrible start, but he has the worst of the conditions having to go out at 6:35am it was raining and windy. the rain has gone, it is still windy, he is down there on 11 over. henrik stenson, that ending champion —— defending champion, jordan spieth, 20 going on around the course. we will keep you updated. dustin johnson rory mcllroy to go out later. thank you. mark sampson claims his england team can get better even after their biggest win at a major tournament. their 6—0 win over scotland in their opening match of the women's european championship also included the first hattrick on this stage by an england player. arsenal strikerjodie taylor got it.

she sealed it when she scored england's fourth shortly after half time. also goals from ellen white, jordan nobbs... and with the last touch of the match from the new barcelona striker toni duggan. scotland take on portugal next, whilst england play spain on sunday. we have an opportunity to win this championship, the quality we have got, but we will do what we always do, manage in—house, make sure we get the right talk, the right information, and build our belief. i was so proud when i watch them walk on the field. they deserve to be here, they want to be here, this is the stage for them, and the pressure is great for us, the more pressure the better we perform. we got together as a team on the pitch, the players and the staff. we will look each other in the eye, we're here to represent our country, and we will perform better. chelsea have agreed a fee of around

£60 million with real madrid for alvaro morata. the spain international is on his way to london for a medical. morata was being linked with manchester united for most of the summer before they beat chelsea to the signing of romelu lukaku. leaving the way clear for the premier league champions. the striker still has to agree personal terms. that's all sport for now. let's look at some of today's other developing stories: members of donald trump's inner circle will be questioned by the two us congressional committees investigating allegations of russian interference in last year's election. his eldest son, donald jr, and former campaign manager paul manafort, will appear next wednesday. his son in law, jared kushner will face questions on monday. mr trump and his allies have denied any collusion. john mccain, the us senator and former presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. a tumour was discovered when the 80—year—old had surgery

to remove a blood clot from behind one of his eyes last week. his spokesman said he may have chemotherapy or radiation treatment. donald trump has tweeted this morning. he said: "melania and i send our thoughts and prayers "to senator mccain, cindy, and their entire family. "get well soon." concerns have been raised about the number of adult mental health patients locked in rehabilitation wards in england. the care quality commission has said it's surprising that there are around 3,500 beds in locked wards. nhs england said big steps had been made in improving mental health care with higher funding, but the health regulator said it believed a "significant number" of patients had the capacity to live with fewer restrictions. i do suspect there are quite a high proportion of people in these services could and should be moved back to be much closer to home, and be cared for in settings, in residential settings that have much more, provide much more independence.

the liberal democrat mp sir vince cable looks set to become the new leader of his party today. the former business secretary is expected to be the only candidate on the ballot paper when nominations close at apm. other possible contenders ruled themselves out following the decision of tim farron to stand down. sir vince will be oldest leader of the party in its near 30—year history. more than eight billion tonnes of plastics have been manufactured since the 1950s according to scientists in the us. that's the equivalent of the weight of a billion elephants, or enough to cover a country the size of argentina. the researchers, from the university of california, say most plastics are used just once; the vast majority ends up in landfill. they hope their findings will now help inform discussions on sustainability. a block of flats with wicker balconies, a dockyard redevelopment and a new college campus are among those in the running to be named

the uk's best new building. six buildings have been shortlisted for the prestigious architecture prize. previous winners include the scottish parliament and the gateshead millennium bridge. the winner will be announced in october. the duke and duchess of cambridge will renew their friendly sporting rivalry when they visit the german city of heidelberg today. the royal couple will take to the water in opposing rowing boats for a race. the duke and duchess, who are on a three—day tour of of the country with prince george and princess charlotte, will also visit the german cancer research centre. for a full summary, you can go to our website, where you can get more details on those stories and all the other main news today. let's return to brussels for those

brexit negotiations. we are due to hear from david davies brexit negotiations. we are due to hearfrom david davies and brexit negotiations. we are due to hear from david davies and the brexit negotiations. we are due to hearfrom david davies and the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier, to let us know what progress they have made. let's get more from my colleague who is in brussels, and thatis colleague who is in brussels, and that is the big question, has progress being made, and on what key issues? they have been pretty tight—lipped this week, we are very interested to know whether there has been progress. there will have been progress. there will have been progress on citizens' writes, and we know what the differences are in black—and—white. the border issues in ireland, and the issue of the financial settlement, that will be kicked down the line. there will be some coming together but i don't think we'll getting much news on that. the uk side wants to talk about trade negotiation as well. there has been some frustration on the uk's side about this idea that

there are unprepared or complacent in these negotiations. they have been pointed to the numbers of british negotiators who have been here, 98, this week. two british negotiators for everyone on the eu site. you might remember this photograph of david davies and michel barnier meeting on monday at the start of the week, and a lot was made of the fact that david davies is sitting with a notebook that is not even open, and michel barnier has this big stack of papers. the british are saying you have to understand the way the eu works. the eu side code face and documents all of its sessions ahead of meetings. the uk side is saying, for everything that we going to discuss at the moment, we have an equivalent position. some interesting details this week about how they are being moved around brussels. when they leave their three working groups here at the commission building, they meet every night, the uk

ambassador residence, to discuss what is going through the day, to get their heads together over where differences may be. and they are taken by differences may be. and they are ta ken by bus differences may be. and they are taken by bus from their hotel to the residence. trying to limit as much access to journalists as possible. properly why we heard very little this week. let's talk about liam fox, he is in geneva today. meeting officials from the world trade 0rganisation. those who have seen an advance copy of his speech say it is critical for a new round advance copy of his speech say it is criticalfor a new round of liberalisation —— going to call for a new round of liberalisation. liam fox has said that when you look at the negotiation, this should be the simplest deal in history because the simplest deal in history because the regulator framework is identical, and there are no tariffs. if there is no deal that is largely because politics is getting in the

way. we do not want to have no deal, it is much better than we have a deal than no deal. we can survive with no deal, and we have to go into a negotiation with those on the other side knowing that is what we think. but we want to come to a full and competence of deal with the european union. why? because it is good for the people of britain and it is good for our economy, and it is good for the consumers and the workers of europe full —— and their economy. the free trade agreements that we will have to come to with the european union should be one of the easiest in human history. we are beginning with zero tariffs, and we are beginning at the point of maximum regulatory equivalence, our rules and laws are exactly same. the only reason we would not come to a free and open agreement is because politics gets in the way of economics. a difficultjob economics. a difficult job liam economics. a difficultjob liam fox because he cannot get down the business of trading until the uk has withdrawn

from the customs union. the point was made this morning that he is sitting in the waiting room waiting to get started, but doing as much in the background as he can. his views on no deal, which he does not think will be a disaster, very different to the view of philip hammond, the chancellor. we are still waiting for this press conference, this is where we think david davies and michel barnier will come together. we're not sure altogether that david davies will be there. but we will bring you that press conference live. they have not been here through the week rumour it has been the negotiating teams that have been doing much of the heavy lifting. they are really here today to get rid of any of the major obstacles that the negotiating teams cannot do themselves. they will meet for lunch at the uk ambassador ‘s residence. they will maybe talk about some of the things that have been discussed this week, and some of the future things that will be spoken about in round three of the discussions. for the moment, christian, thank you very much. still waiting on david

davies and michel barnier to take to the podium to give us that update. we will be back in brussels as soon as that happens. in the meantime, a summary of the business news in just in the meantime, a summary of the business news injust a moment, but first the headlines: brexit secretary david davies and the eu's michel barnier shortly due to outline progress made in the latest round of brexit talks. 0ne round of brexit talks. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people look after their brain health. new research suggests. residents at grant holt our heckle the councillor ahead of pressure for her to resign. good morning, the business news. summer holidays are just around the corner — but parents face higher childcare costs than ever. on average, almost £750 per child over the full six week holiday. it's putting pressure on families already facing higher prices and meagre wage rises.

we'll find out how parents are coping. profits at sports direct have plummeted nearly 60%. underlying pre—tax profit fell to £113.7 million — that's less than half what they made last year. the retailer says it's because of the weaker pound — which means it costs more to import goods from abroad. chief executive mike ashley said it had now taken steps to "minimise the short—term impact of currency volatility". uk retail sales were stronger than expected last month, thanks to the heatwave, according to the latest release from the office for national statistics. the amount of stuff we bought was a 0.6%. the amount of money we spend on goods was also up by 0.4%. as temperatures rise, so does the cost of holiday childcare. the

family and childcare trust has given the bbc exclusive access to figures that just show how the bbc exclusive access to figures thatjust show how much of a squeeze holiday care put on family finances. since last year, the average cost has risen by 4%. for one child, it is £124 per week of childcare. many families will struggle to afford that, especially as cheaper council run options are increasingly hard to find. how do parentsjuggle run options are increasingly hard to find. how do parents juggle that would work? is this simple case of businesses, demand, prices go up? that is true, parents have been dealt a double blow with prices up and availability down. the drop in availability is driving up prices.

it is important to remember that many holiday childcare providers are small businesses. rents are going up and the minimum wage going up, contributions going up, they will have to increase their prices to meet those costs. you've identified the problem. what are the possible solutions? taken together, the lack of available childcare and the rising prices means many parents across the country have already struggled this summer to either make work or pay or stay and work at all, and some of the things we can do to help parents is to make sure that the access to childcare which is already out there, is extended to holiday childcare. at the moment, much of the holiday childcare you cannot use things like tax credits or universal childcare to pay for it. the government needs to review that urgently and make sure that the

childcare support that is out there can be used her parents. and i suppose part of the issue, as has been highlighted, is that council run options tend to be cheaper, but they are under pressure. places are scarce, it is ha rd to pressure. places are scarce, it is hard to get onto those facilities. but cancelled to have their own pressures , but cancelled to have their own pressures, and they cannot be expected to suddenly find a whole new raft of places. agreed, that is while called partnerships are very important. the government introduced quite recently a new policy called the right to request, the right to request holiday childcare from the school. some local authorities have done really amazing work in terms of collaborating with private or volu nta ry collaborating with private or voluntary providers, schools, and local authorities to make sure that there is available childcare is in that area. only 4% of local authorities had that. the right to

request has increased holiday childcare provision. the government needs to go back to that right to request, which could maybe strengthen some of the rights to request. it could achieve its potential to improve the provision of holiday childcare. ellen, thank you very much indeed. that's all the business news. we are now going to go to brussels, where we happen waiting on that press co nfe re nce , where we happen waiting on that press conference, with david davies and michel barnier. the chief brexit negotiators for the eu and the uk. let's listen. good afternoon to all of you. thank you also for your patience, which is a critical virtue for any negotiation. ladies and gentlemen, david and i, and our teams just finished a few

minutes ago the second round of negotiations. in ourfirst minutes ago the second round of negotiations. in our first round in june, we agreed on the organisation of the negotiations. 0ur june, we agreed on the organisation of the negotiations. our second round, which began on monday, was about the presentation of our respective positions. 0ur about the presentation of our respective positions. our objective was to start working on substance, and also continue building trust between us. i said last week that i wa nted between us. i said last week that i wanted to identify the points where we agree, and the points where we disagree. this was possible this week for the issues on which there was a clear british position.

translation: ladies and gentlemen, on substance, first of all, the issue of citizens' writes. this is a priority shared by the european union, the 27 member states, the european parliament, and of course the united kingdom. the detailed british position has made it position —— possible for us to start identifying, as i said, points of convergence and of divergences, and we are now all moving forward in a common direction. there does remain one fundamental divergences on the way in which such rights would be guaranteed, and also from other points, for example the rights of future family members or the export of certain social benefits. in the withdrawal agreement itself, citizens must be able to find the

legal certainty which they need for their day—to—day lives. quite frankly, as far as we're concerned, we can see no other way in which we can guarantee the permanent continuation of such european rights as exercised, and clearly any reference to european rights imply the oversight by the court of justice of the european union. therefore, at the next negotiating session, we must clarify the reasons for those divergences while co nsta ntly for those divergences while constantly remembering our common objective, that those citizens may continue to live as they do today. now, on the financial settlement. last week, the united kingdom recognised the existence of obligations those of either union,

beyond the date of withdrawal and the need to settle those obligations. as the european union itself has also already recognised, and clearly only with that recognition is it possible to start as quickly as possible work on identifying exactly which obligations must we settled. the eu position was made public on may 29, it is the result of the review of all of the commitments, which from our point of view, must be covered by the withdrawal agreement. and this week, together, we have provided a detailed legal analysis of these commitments. as i said very clearly to david, clarification of the uk position is indispensable for us the uk position is indispensable for us to negotiate, and for us to make

sufficient progress on this financial dossier, which is inseparable from the other withdrawal dossiers. what we want, and we are working on this, is an orderly withdrawal for the united kingdom as decided. and an orderly withdrawal means that accounts must be settled. we now that that agreement will not be achieved through incremental steps. as soon as the united kingdom is ready to clarify the nature of its commitments, we will be prepared to discuss this with the british negotiators. o nto negotiators. onto ireland, we had the first discussion of the impact of brexit on two key objects, good friday

agreement and the common travel area. we agreed that the important issue of the good friday agreement between ireland and the uk, in all its dimensional is, requires more detailed discussions. in particular, more work needs to be done to protect north south corporation between ireland and northern ireland —— cooperation. that cooperation is embedded in the common framework of the eu. we need to better understand how the uk understands —— intends insuring the continuation of this cooperation after brexit. we also agree that the uk should clarify in the next session how it intends on maintaining the common travel area

after leaving the eu. translation: finally, on the other separation issues, we had an exchange of views on the scope, on the means of providing legal clarity where brexit creates uncertainty is, for example for goods on the market, but also for police corporation —— cooperation, for citizens or companies involved in pending legal procedures. and we have explained our positions on the basis of the seven position papers, which we published, and on which we have been able to work. we have taken note of positions and clarifications from the united kingdom on certain points, and on their intention to clarify their position is in upcoming negotiating rounds. so, as

i say by way of conclusion, the first round was about organisation. this week was about presentation. the third round must be about clarification. and we require this clarification. and we require this clarification on the financial settlement, on citizens' writes, on ireland, with the two key points of the common travel area and the good friday agreement, and on the other separation issues, where this week's experience has quite simple as shown that we make better progress where our respective positions are clear. so, over to you, our respective positions are clear. so, overto you, david. thank you, michelle. thank you for your team's constructive talks this week. on monday, we agreed to get down to serious business. but before turning to the substance, i want to reiterate... we now say goodbye to viewers on bbc

two. but here on the bbc news channel, we continue the live coverage from brussels. we continue to work hard and at pace. we had 98 representatives here. third, we negotiate for every nation and region of the united kingdom. our goal is to secure a deal which works for all parts of the country. finally, we will keep parliament and the public informed as negotiations unfold. which moves me onto the substance. overall, i'm encouraged by the progress we have made in understanding each other's positions, on the many issues. since the first round of negotiations, the uk has published its approach to citizens' rights. i uk has published its approach to citizens' rights. lam pleased uk has published its approach to

citizens' rights. i am pleased at the progress we have made, we have identified many concrete areas we agree on. as well as areas where there will be further discussion, and that will be a priority for the next round. we have also agreed to publishing a joint paper that sets out many areas of convergence and the areas we need to prioritise for future discussion in our future rounds. michel listed number of those areas. voters' rights, postal workers, and they agreed for shared certainty. we agree on certainty on the part of citizens, in both the eu and the uk, we have different views on how we achieve that. on financial settlement, we both recognise the importance of sorting out the obligations, we have for one another. both legally and in a spirit of mutual cooperation. we have had robust but constructive

talks this week. there is a lot left to talk about, further work before we can resolve this. ultimately getting to a solution will require flexibility from both sides. and as michel said, we should not expect increment will progress in every round. on ireland and northern ireland, coordinators, this is a discussion rather than a working group, they have had a good discussion, and both sides remain committed to the good friday agreement. and achieving a flexible and imaginative solution for those unique circumstances around the border, particularly in the north—south connection of the agreement. these include the mechanisms we have discussed to preserve the common travel area and the rights associated with it. laid down ina the rights associated with it. laid down in a british act of parliament, as well as at least in part of the amsterdam treaty. we have made progress on a range of separation issues. legal cases pending before

the european court ofjustice, admin procedures for the european institutions. and the market. these discussions of late important groundwork for discussions on the next round. all in all, the second round of negotiation has given us a lot to be positive about. they have also highlighted the need for both sides to demonstrate a dynamic and flexible approach in the way we approach these challenges. we have conducted this round constructively and at pace. i hope this is a model we can continue going forward. to coina we can continue going forward. to coin a phrase, michel, i came here saying it was important that we now made progress, identify the differences, and find the similarities, and this week i think we have done just that. thank you. thank you, secretary of state. let's

start. yes, please. sky news. michel barnier said britain recognises its obligations, but on the financial settlement, can you give us some clarity? people are confused. does this mean categorically britain accepts it will be a net flow of money to the european union, and mr barnier, the european court of justice, will that be a red line on any progress on eu citizens' rights? the first thing to say is i'm not going to enter into negotiation in a press conference. what i will say is that last week, we published again ina that last week, we published again in a written statement to the british parliament, to remind people that what we had said in the lancaster house speech and in the white papers and the article 50 letter, that we are in a country that recognises its international responsibilities and rights. and

that we will seek to exercise both in future. i don't recognise the phrase net flow, but we will seek to exercise balls. let me explain why we insist and stressed the role of the ecj. this is not a political point we may, it is a legal one. simply, if there is to be continuity of eu law, that has to be framed by case law of the court. and only the court can interpret eu law. it's not his choice, it's an obligation. eu law has to be applied, your question is why? because we want our citizens to continue to be protected by that

law, by the eu law. for which reason, fundamental importance is placed upon the role of the ecj. mr barnier, if i could ask you first of all, from the bbc, in a good negotiation, there is give and take from both sides, these uk has conceded to the eu plan our timetable for brexit negotiations. it's also accepted that it has financial obligations to honour when it leaves. where will the eu be showing some give, perhaps as a trust making exercise? is it any wiggle room over the ecj? if i could ask you, as state secretary as well, we have heard mr barnier in the today he needs more clarification from the uk over its positions on a number of issues, in order to work

out and give that classification, do you not need to be here in brussels during the negotiating rounds, more thanif during the negotiating rounds, more than if few hours at the beginning and the end of the week? bbc colleague of yours asked me something pretty similar last time round, a few days ago, are you prepared to make concessions? where are you able to make concessions? we are you able to make concessions? we are not any sort of game of making concessions or asking for concessions. negotiations are only just starting. he said that the uk has agreed to organise the agenda in the way it has been. well, hang on. the uk decided to leave the eu, that's a serious decision, a serious

matter with serious and grave consequences. we take it seriously, i'm sure david and his team also ta ke i'm sure david and his team also take it very seriously. we have agreed on how to organise this. it was a concession we were asking from them. we asked for the most sensible arrangement we could agree on. we have week long sessions of negotiation. i have to consult internally with the college of commissioners and also the 27 member states in council. not to mention parliament. and after every session, i have to go before the parliament steering group. this is all a lot of work, plus all the visits i carry out in member states. so it was reasonable to agree on how to take this forward. it wasn't a concession we we re this forward. it wasn't a concession we were asking. i've often done

negotiation through. i was seeing with david davies, we both negotiated a while ago in the run—up to the amsterdam treaty 20 years ago. we know each other quite well, actually, which can help. i know we have to compromise in negotiations, but we're not there. i was clear and transparent about it, there are things that are inseparable from others. for the financial settlement, we want clarity on that, because we want to be able to move forward until we come to areas of compromise. we can't do it without a global picture, as to for instance, what the uk are prepared to accept as being their obligation that would be covered by the withdrawal agreement. and then we can work towards compromisers. but at the moment, we're still clarifying. you

are asking a question to me. the way these things work is that we have four main groups and a number of subgroups. 90 officials here working through the week, reporting to you ona through the week, reporting to you on a regular basis. i came with the agreement of the commission. i came back today, last night, in fact, to go through all the details of what we have discussed and where the resolution issues are. i do that at the same time as do my duty is to parliament, the cabinet and organising the preparation in the uk for leaving the eu. yes, please, go ahead. peter foster from the london daily telegraph. first question to mr barnier. mr barnier, you said

that eu law must apply to european citizens in the uk, when those citizens in the uk, when those citizens will be resident in a third country. can you tell me of a single other country that accepts the jurisdiction of another court over their citizens? and to mr davies, borisjohnson said that their citizens? and to mr davies, boris johnson said that the eu their citizens? and to mr davies, borisjohnson said that the eu could go and hustle for its money earlier this week. when are you going to level with the british public that we are going to have to make significant financial we are going to have to make significa nt financial payments we are going to have to make significant financial payments to the eu is part of this brexit process? first of all, can i remind us all that we are in the process of negotiations that are quite extraordinary in their nature. i don't think we've ever, in the history of the eu, going back from

the very beginnings of the structure in the 1950s and the treaty of rome, followed by many countries joining, one of whom in 1972/73, being the uk. by the way, can i point out that i was very much in favour in french politics in 1972, when we have the referendum in france, i was one of the ones putting yes for the uk to join, which makes it rather ironic, given when i am now. but never in the history of the eu have we ever had to discuss legal certainties for 4 million or however many citizens, 1.2 million uk citizens at least that live, work or are retired, who chose to live in one of the 27 eu

member states. plus on the other side, the 3 million of the 27 who live and contribute to the uk economy. they live in the uk. we have never had such a situation before. and we owe them this security, this protection. as to the very important point of respect for european law, as i said she called before, for us, it is court case law that must continue to rule, and the court must continue to oversee the process. thank you. sorry, there's one other point. this is unique, extraordinary, because the nature of this decision to withdraw the uk and its consequences on citizens, on people, women and children. when you

think about what it means for the uk, forthe think about what it means for the uk, for the economic area. if you ta ke uk, for the economic area. if you take their eea, they have an arrangement that dovetails with the ecj. that's an example of the arrangements you were talking about. i wasn't in the chamber for the foreign secretary's comment, but i think he said they could whistle for extortionate demands. the prime minister has been playing about this the beginning. she said we will meet our obligations. she said parliament will make decisions after we leave, and after we leave, will come to the end of the uk being enormous sums to the eu. all of those are still true.

thank you. yes, catherine. mr barnier, in northern ireland, you've repeatedly said that there good friday agreement must be respected in all its dimensions. and one of those dimensions is rigorous impartiality. do you think the uk can be described as impartial, following their sublime confidence agreement with the democratic unionist party? and is this something you faced with the minister? a question for the minister. this morning, liam fox said that the uk can survive without a deal. the ex—chancellor of makes has said that to leave without a deal would be a very, very bad outcome. do you lean more towards the minister for international trade or the chancellor of the exchequer? thank you. well, in a press conference here, as

pa rt well, in a press conference here, as part of the negotiating process, and certainly not going to make comment on the political situation in the united kingdom. it's not my role, although it's obviously a subject that interests me. but i will certainly not comment on that situation. what i do know is that we have common responsibility. at our first meeting before you, david davies quoted churchill and i quoted a frenchman. other british politicians have been inspired by churchill. i remember speaking to a committee of the regions, he said the price of greatness is responsibility. and that applies to

both sides. i am not trying to give anyone a lesson, but that is a very important principle. we are responsible for our financial commitments, responsible for our share in ireland, in northern ireland, for re—establishing the dialogue of peace and stability. at applies to the good friday agreement. in which the european union must play an important part, it was one to which i give my support when i was commissioner for regional matters through the peace programme. it also applies to the common travel area. and the united kingdom isjointly responsible, joint guarantor. whatever discussions or domestic political

arrangements are, and we also have our share of responsibility, as i said before, for north/ south cooperation and the links in very concrete public policy areas. there is this clear link with european policies and with the single market. so in the political dialogue between us, we're committing to this on both of our behalf is with the utmost responsibility. so this reference to responsibility. so this reference to responsibility as parent winston churchill is of vital importance for the negotiations to succeed. firstly, before the question you put to me, and i make my comment to you, that the british government continues to take incredibly seriously is requirement for impartiality, irrespective of any

deal. i didn't hear doctor fox's morning, but if you said what he said, actually he's not saying anything different from what the chancellor said, that interview where he refers to that, if there is a punishment deal, we would have to do it. but nobody expects a punishment deal. this concludes our press co nfe re nce , punishment deal. this concludes our press conference, thank you all for your presence. interesting points made by the two chief negotiators for the uk and the eu, david davies and michel barnier. any financial liabilities the uk is facing, the issue of the border in northern ireland post—brexit and the subject of the ecj and what

jurisdiction it could have. listening to all of that, my colleague christian fraser in brussels for us. can we go to christian? we can. let's start with theissue christian? we can. let's start with the issue of citizens' rights and michel barnier saying that there are fundamental divergences on the cou nty of fundamental divergences on the county of rights at the moment. david davies was talking about encouraging progress on rights. so slightly different takes on what has been happening over the past two days. he is, i don't think any big surprises on where the difficult issues were. obviously, the issue of citizens rights has been discussed at length. it calms down i think to theissue at length. it calms down i think to the issue of the european court of justice. the european side says european citizens in the uk should have the same rights as they do now.

so thejurisdiction of have the same rights as they do now. so the jurisdiction of the ecj has to apply to them. what the uk side is starting to try to get to is, if we have a situation in the future where we have an international treaty that covers these people in the uk? why is that not sufficient? because an international treaty carries quite a sizeable force of law in the uk. it would be difficult for a future government to unpick international law at the cost of those eu citizens residing in britain. that is clearly part of the negotiation to scoring on. the uk side will go away and deliberate and see what compromise they can come to. the other issue, and i said a little earlier, i didn't think they would be any new agreement at this stage on the financial settlement. michel barnier said they will set out more clearly this week where they stand on the financial settlement. it has not been entirely clear from the eu settlement. it has not been entirely clearfrom the eu side settlement. it has not been entirely

clear from the eu side either. they've talked about future commitments at the eu side has to uphold, but they have not spilled out what figure they talking about. there have been all sorts of figures bandied around, up to the 100 billion mark. it is really important to say that the british sides have said this week that they have a corresponding position for every side the european side has and i presume they waiting to see what you think three now before we provide clarification that's michel barnier is yearning for. let's get some reaction. i have stuart agnew you, he's the ukip mep. , little closer. i know you have not heard in detail what everyone has said there, but thoseissues what everyone has said there, but those issues that i have just been explaining, first of all, the financial settlement. he is looking for clarification. i can give him

clarification. we don't owe them anything. not a penny. there's nothing the lisbon treaty about a financial settlement at all. this has been pulled out of thin air, and now they're trying to run with it as an established fact. we don't owe them anything. we all miss you that place over there. we have given them £185 billion net contributions over the past 40 years. we quite like to have that back. we of them. busy two week course on this. what michel barnier has said in this press conference as we can get onto the substantive issues of trade last october, which is where we want to start discussing the future relationship, a methodist trust build—up on both sides, and as far as you cite is concerned, trust means we uphold the commitments we have made the nearfuture. means we uphold the commitments we have made the near future. we have not made a commitment to an exit bill. there's nothing in the lisbon treaty about that. we don't even have to go down the route of the

lisbon treaty if we want to, we can just repeal 1972 communities act, which is what ukip was wanted to do. instead, we find ourselves sucked down this alleyway, where we are expected to hand out money. this will eventually come to a vote in the european parliament and there will be member countries that is expected to pick up the money that the uk is committed to. we are currently paying about 12% of the eu budget. those countries will have to pick up that bill and they have to vote this through for it to work. there will have to be compromise on all sides. now, there doesn't have to be compromise on that at all. the 20 smallest countries in the eu, the economies combined to match arias. the eu is losing a mass of partner when beagle. they should be down on their knees to us, not telling us that we have got to do this, that the other. the language there, we got whistling for their money and

down on their knees, that won't bring the two sides closer together. nope, but they have to be realistic. we are leaving the eu, they have to deal with that. you're right, there will be less money about and they will be less money about and they will have to pull in their drawstrings. we have been financing this place for far too long. and you very much indeed for being with us. you can see the difficulties that david davis will have, because other people within his own backbenchers who think we shouldn't pay, that we don't all the eu any money. it is not an easy issue for the uk site to resolve. absolutely not. thank you very much. let's stay with that, because one of the key sticking points in the negotiations is the size of the so—called divorce bill that the eu wants the uk to pay from leaving. one of the key sticking points in the brexit negotiations is the size of the so—called ‘divorce bill‘ that the european union wants

the uk to pay for leaving. some eu leaders have indicated it could be as high as £88 billion and they say no trade deal can be discussed until it‘s agreed. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins has been looking at some of the issues — including why there‘s a bill to pay in the first place. no nation state has ever left the european union before, so think of this as the first divorce in history... how on earth do you calculate a possible bill to be paid? the british government did concede last week that there would be debts to settle. there was a statement to parliament last thursday that the uk has "obligations" from its eu membership, which may have soothed a row with europe‘s chief negotiator, the sums seem to be extortionate and i think go whistle as appropriate. there is no whistling, just a clock

ticking. so how much does the eu want? the eu‘s chief negotiator, has never put a number on the uk‘s exit bill, but unofficial estimates have ranged widely from £18 billion to about £88 billion or 100bn euros. so how could that break down — what did the eu suggest the uk‘s obligations are? the largest could be for eu road, rail and other infrastructure projects the uk committed to. then there are commitments to investment projects in less developed regions, in rural areas and for fisheries. and will britain have to pay a share of other long term obligations — including pensions for eu staff who are british? this is not a complete list and all of it will be vigorously disputed from both sides of the table... if the british side is tough, expect at least equal toughness on the eu side — this is about money, after all... let‘s take a look at the timeline for the divorce negotiations. three rounds of brexit talks are scheduled for august, september and october.

then in late october, at a summit in brussels, eu leaders will assess progress on the divorce issues. the eu side says it‘s only after theyjudge enough progress has been made — including on money — that they will allow formal discussion to begin on britain‘s post—brexit relations with the eu — including, crucially, trade. the reality in all of this is there is no precedent to rely on, so expect little or no clarity until everything is finally settled, assuming that‘s even possible. a political correspondent has been listening to that. michel barnier said clarification of the uk position is indispensable before any orderly agreement can be achieved, and it wasn‘t the first point in the

news co nfe re nce and it wasn‘t the first point in the news conference where he called for clarification of the uk position. when are we going to get that and what did you make of what we heard? it was very interesting. we had the infamous picture of david davis and his team on monday, they were empty—handed. the eu officials, michel barnier himself sitting there with stacks of documents, nothing from the british side. and the negotiators on our side but very irritated at the idea they were not properly prepared. but for me, listening to that press conference, michel barnier was making that exact accusation. strip away the diplomatic language, he said he wa nted diplomatic language, he said he wanted clarification on northern ireland and the financial settlement and he wanted more clarity on the question of eu citizens‘ rights. in effect, he was saying that the eu we re effect, he was saying that the eu were better prepared than britain. from david davis‘s point of view, he didn‘t want to give away his negotiating hand, so when it comes

to the issue of the divorce bill, he wa nted to the issue of the divorce bill, he wanted the eu to blink first and find out how much they were asking for. but let‘s be very clear about this, because we heard there from the ukip mep stuart agnew saying, let‘s not be a penny more. we heard the question to borisjohnson that got the goal was all reaction. david davis said britain will meet his legal obligations, but don‘t overlook the fact that michel barnier said britain had accepted financial obligations beyond brexit, so there really will be a financial settlement, the question is how much. michel barnier was saying very clearly he cannot make compromises u nless clearly he cannot make compromises unless he gets the details from britain. thank you very much for that assessment. much more analysis on what‘s happening in brussels. right now, it‘s time for a look at the weather forecast. there has been flooding, big storms

feeding of the humidity, lots of moisture in the year. things have changed today, because that humidity is getting swept away by this weather front. pressure is getting swept away by this weatherfront. pressure in working its way in across the uk. still bringing some rainfall across northern scotland and eastern england. then come sunshine, and it should feel pleasant in the sunshine. a number of heavy showers working their way into northern ireland. overnight tonight, the winds picked up, band of rain making its way into the west. in mild night, with temperatures between 11 and 16 degrees. tomorrow is not a pretty day, persistent rain for northern ireland, wales and south—west england, with over an inch falling in some places. it will also be very windy, with gales affecting some areas. reasonable weather across east of british

isles. good afternoon, this is bbc newsline, the headlines: eu‘s chief brexit negotiator has urged the uk for more clarity on where it stands on the key issues such as citizens‘ rights and the divorce bill after the latest round of talks with the brexit secretary david davies in brussels. a new report suggests that one in three cases of dementia could be prevented by people taking better ca re of prevented by people taking better care of their brain health rat their lives. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by protesters at a public meeting amid ongoing angerfollowing protesters at a public meeting amid ongoing anger following the grenfell tower fire. and accessing your money using your eyes. tsb becomes the first bank in europe to adopt retina scan technology. one in three cases of dementia

could be prevented if more people looked after the health of their brain better throughout their lives, according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists key risk factors — including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. here‘s our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. now there is another reason to stay active. keeping fit can reduce your risk of getting dementia as well as protect against heart disease and cancer. keeping the mind active throughout life builds what the study calls cognitive reserve, strengthening the brain so that it can function in later life despite damage. the main risk for dementia is old—age. but the lancet study says that 35% of all cases could potentially be prevented if nine other factors were addressed. they are — lack of education, hearing loss, smoking, depression, social isolation, physical

inactivity, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. throughout your adult life, having an enriched environment where you can socialise and exercise and do cognitively stimulating things, that all does it. so do that. do not smoke, try not to be obese, try to be active. these things can make a difference. alzheimer‘s accounts for about two thirds of dementia cases. there is still no drug that can slow the progress. the alzheimer‘s society says dementia is set to be the 21st—century‘s biggest killer. we all need to be aware of the risks and start making positive lifestyle changes. with me now is doug brown — director of research and development at the alzheimer‘s society. thank you very much forjoining me

today, so nine key risk factors identified through this research. what is fascinating is that you have given each of these percentage, so to what degree do these contribute to what degree do these contribute to the modifiable risk factors. midlife hearing loss, 9%, failing to com plete midlife hearing loss, 9%, failing to complete secondary education, 8%, and so on. it is quite fascinating that the research is being able to do this. absolutely. today‘s revelation that we could prevent up to a third of cases of dementia is really good news. the report goes into specifics, which is fantastic, and this group of international experts have looked at all of the scientific pieces of work and research that have happened over the last few yea rs have happened over the last few years to pull out those specific percentages, to give us a specific idea of what risk factors are most important for us to try and do something to try and prevent dementia in the future. what is tantalising is that you have

identified risk factors but you do not necessarily know yet why precisely they contribute to someone‘s increased risk of dementia, do you? yes, some of them we do know, for high blood pressure and type—2 diabetes and obesity, it is the vascular system, the blood system and the brain. others have emerged around depression, hearing loss, and they are really tantalising, they are areas of research we need to understand in more detail. it is likely due to a combination of factors that we need to understand better so that we can offer better treatment. also give advice to people about how they can reduce their risk of dementia. so what is that going to be a focus in terms of research, to dig down into this information and see what it means? absolutely, but was a big factor in us commissioning the report, finding a huge amount of research, this gives a specific things to target to seek what the impact of hearing loss

is and why that is the case. depression and other factors. is and why that is the case. depression and otherfactors. we need to be developing treatments to try and slow and stop dementia, one summer day has a diagnosis. but if we can prevent one third of these cases in the future that would be absolutely tra nsformative —— cases in the future that would be absolutely transformative —— once someone has a diagnosis. the lancet article says there are around 50 million people worldwide with dementia, that is predicted to triple by 2050. if someone is listening to this research, whether they have dementia in their family or not, what committee can wait from it? the single biggest risk factor is age, and there is not much we can do about the fact that we‘re getting older. there are things that people can do, some advice on bbc online based on that report, but the alzheimer‘s society would advise people generally what is good for your heart is good for your head, doing exercise, not smoking, healthy eating, getting high blood pressure

treated, diabetes treated, all of that will contribute to us all trying to reduce our risk of dementia. as the social aspect, the social isolation which was mentioned, could that be linked to hearing loss, if someone loses their hearing, they have a smaller social circle. that seems to be an interesting aspect as well. there will be these risk factors, they will link in with each other, they will link in with each other, the social isolation may be linked with hearing loss, but also with depression and other factors. with hearing loss, but also with depression and otherfactors. so with hearing loss, but also with depression and other factors. so we need to get into the detail of these factors and look. this report looked at population level, we now need to work out what this means that an individual level, so we can give individuals the right advice to reduce or give them the best chance ofa reduce or give them the best chance of a juicing the risk of dementia. —— reducing. thank you very much, doug. the latest crime figures for england and wales show there was a ten per cent increase in offences

reported to the police for the year to the end of march. violent crimes were up 18 per cent cent; while robberies increased by 16 per cent. joining me is the home office minister to discuss these figures. thank you very much for your time. in general, what do these figures say to you? we‘re digesting to different sources of information, the first is a very long established national crime service, run for many years. the second, as you have mentioned, is the survey of recorded crime. they are different things. in relation to the national crime survey, it is good news, which i hope people will welcome, overall crime has fallen 7% year—on—year. 38% since 2010, and 69% since the peak of 1995. that is good news. when you come to recorded crime, there is good news in that as well, if the police are getting

better at recorded crime, that is good news. if more people are coming forward to report crime, particularly really sensitive areas such as domestic violence, and sexual assault, that is something we welcome as well. but to your point, it is quite clear to us and the statisticians, that there have been some increases in recorded crime in some increases in recorded crime in some parts of the country, there is clearly genuine growth in some concerning crime, but a cleverly violent crime and the use of guns. why are violent crimes, knife crimes, burglary, robbery, vehicle theft rising? some of this may be down to improved methods of recording, but it can‘t all be down to that, can it? in terms of the overall trend, the trend is clearly downwards will stop the bits we are concerned about where crime may be falling, crime may be changing as well. the data we get from hospitals, about admissions, shows us there is a worrying increase in violent crime.

we are determined to stay on top of that, which is why we have passed new laws to ban the use of knives, tougher sentences, we are consulting on new laws to make it harder particularly for young people to buy knives online. the police have been more proactive online in terms of enforcement, and operation led to 1200 seizures of knives in one week. there is a very concerted effort by the police and the government to bear down on emerging crimes. so that we can continue the good work in trying to keep crime down and keep communities safe. but we have heard from the police federation and other organisations representing police forces that they are extremely worried about their budgets come about the number of officers they have available to them. so the public will rightly

ask, are the economic factors here at play, where some areas of crime or on the increase? no economic factors, the priority for any government is the security of the people, and the fact is this. this year, this financial year we will be spending around £8.5 billion worth of taxpayers‘ money on leasing. no police force should be receiving any less than flat cash, if policing crime commissioners use their powers. the police system is sitting on about £1.8 billion worth of public money in reserves. much of the allocated some —— much of it allocated and some of it unallocated. what we‘re hearing from levels of the pulley system, commissioners, she‘s an front—line officers, they are very stretched and strained the moment, not least asa

and strained the moment, not least as a consequence of the terrorism incidents that we have seen, but also because the pattern of crime is changing and becoming more complex. we are not deaf to that, that is why we will be announcing shortly a process where we will engage with every elyse force in the country to understand the pressures on them at the moment, so the home secretary andi the moment, so the home secretary and i later in the year can take some decisions based on evidence rather than assertion. what else is the government going to do to address some of the areas of concern in these reports? for example, with the recent acid attacks, you have been looking at new legislation. in relation to knife crime, we are all over that in terms of looking at new opportunities to tighten the law. to be more proactive in terms of police enforcement. but in other areas, domestic violence, new domestic violence strategy, new legislation coming down the track, the prospect of a domestic violence

commissioner, incredibly important agenda. but many of your viewers will now that more and more, the front line of policing is in computers, we have committed £1.9 billion of taxpayers‘ money in this parliament to combat cyber crime. the data released today, it tells us what we already know in terms of what we already know in terms of what the emerging trends are in terms of crime, and the government and the police have been very proactive in bearing down on those emerging trends so that we can reassure the public about the safety of their communities. thank you very much. concerns have been raised about the number of people locked in mental health wards. there are around 3000 beds in locked wards. big steps having made in improving mental health care with better funding, but

the health regulator says it believes a significant number of patients have the capacity to live with fewer restrictions. joining me from our studio in nottingham is the health spokesman for the liberal democrats. good afternoon. i think a lot of people will be surprised to hear that there many, this number of beds,in hear that there many, this number of beds, in facilities where patients are effectively locked in those rooms, those wards. do you agree with the assessment from the care quality commission that more people have the ability to be taken care of, but with not such tight restrictions on the movement? totally. the report highlights the fa ct totally. the report highlights the fact that there are places where there is really great care, where they have changed the whole philosophy, that they focus on treating people as equal citizens, that they provide much more support at home for avoiding crises in the first place. but there are other

places where care is stuck in the past. and i think that this is a serious issue of breach of people‘s human rights. article five of the universal declaration of human rights at the united nations says that people, no person should be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and i‘m afraid, in the nhs, there are people whose ca re in the nhs, there are people whose care i think breaches that condition. presumably, there are some patients locked in rehabilitation wards who need to be for their own safety, or the safety of others? of course, that‘s the case, but it‘s the case of so many people being contained two could have the chance ofa contained two could have the chance of a better life, of an independent life, with support outside of institutions. it is notjust the fa ct institutions. it is notjust the fact that too many people are inappropriately locked up, it is the fa ct inappropriately locked up, it is the fact that the use of force in many places is endemic. four years ago,

when i was minister in the coalition government, i issued new guidance about radically reducing the use of restraints, force against people, and ending the use of facedown restraint. this has resulted in some cases with the death of some patients. still today the report highlights that it is endemic in some places, and there is extraordinary variation on the scale of its use. this is in my view and vaguely intolerable. we cannot justify these abuses of human rights —— completely intolerable. these people are citizens like all of the rest of us, so therefore there is a long way to go until we get a system that respects people‘s human rights and that is based on justice. what is it going to take to get to that sort of system, in a way that is safe for patients and everyone else? presumably funding is part of the answer, not the entire answer. funding is part of it, and i will

maintain my campaign to get more resources for mental health support. but there are places that have made big changes, take sheffield, led by the national clinical director. they have managed to reduce the length of stay in their inpatient beds. that has enabled them to close beds. it has enabled them to close beds. it has enabled them to close beds. it has enabled them to repatriate and bring back home all the people who we re bring back home all the people who were out of area, so that they are cared for close to home. and then they are able to use the savings they are able to use the savings they have achieved to invest in support for people at home, better crisis support in the community. that is so much more civilised, the way of using the money that is available, that happens in too many other places. so those places have shown it is achievable, that they can radically reduce the use of force in these inpatient settings. other places, sadly, are still so ——

stuck in the past. thank you very much. the headlines, the time is coming up to 1250 pm: david davies and michel barnier have outlined progress ahead of the next group of brexit talks. there are still fundamental disagreement over citizens‘ rights, and clarification is needed on britain‘s position on several issues. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people look after their brain health, new research suggests. residents of grenfell tower heckled the new leader of kensington and chelsea council amid increased pressure for her to resign. later today, the famous spanish surrealist artist salvador dali will be controversially exhumed to settle paternity claim made by a catalonian ta rot paternity claim made by a catalonian tarot card reader. at arts

correspondent has been to visit the crypt where salvador dali is buried, and we‘re he has rested in peace since his death in 1989. in the mid—19 60s, this was an abandoned theatre that salvador dali, a local artist, identified as the perfect place to show off his artworks. but not just the perfect place to show off his artworks. but notjust that, to create the ultimate salvador dali experience, which he ended up liking so much he decided to be buried here. so when he died in 1989, his body was embalmed, placed in a cotton, and he was buried here in this crypt just beneath the old stage. but this memorial stone will not be deserved for the exhumation, it has been decided the best place to access the spaceis decided the best place to access the space is from above —— disturbed. this is the entry point, 1.5 tonnes of unmarked stone, adorn the floor,

which will be eased aside, the casket will be opened sample of the remains will be taken. the process will take all night, it is reckoned. it might seem the preserve of spy thrillers, accusing retina scans as a way of accessing your money is very much a reality, as tsb has become the first bank in europe to adopt the technology. it is one of a number of biometric methods being used to give customers a secure way to access their accounts. but how safe are they? from september, your eyes could be your password into your bank account. we will show you how to register your iris. tsb customers will need an advanced samsung smartphone to try out the advanced iris scanning technology. you set it up by getting the phone‘s camera to scan your eyes. if you want to log onto your bank account, you just need glance at the screen. and because it is looking at 266 different characteristics of your iris...

let‘s just check. can you get in, using your own eyes? ..it will not work if somebody else takes a look. it‘s extremely fast. it takes less than a second to get in. it is extremely secure. and there‘s nothing more convenient than looking at the screen of your smartphone. you don‘t have to do anything special. we all know about the complexities of getting into your online accounts, remembering all sorts of passwords, fiddling about with little devices like this. so could biometrics, which depend on something unique about you, be a simple and secure answer? facial recognition and retina scanning are used at passport control in various countries, and fingerprint scanning on smartphones has taken off as a means of paying for anything from a coffee to a bus ticket. but even those promoting biometrics admit that consumers have two big concerns. privacy, and the security of the technology, whether it can be spoofed.

if we get that right and put the right processes in place, i think the convenience that biometrics offers will create a fantastic customer experience. german hackers claimed they fooled samsung‘s iris scanner with a high—definition photo. but the phone maker and tsb insist it‘s very unlikely that anybody would have both phone and the photo needed to beat the system. climbing one of the uk‘s tallest mountains is a challenge for any climber. but it is a challenge for a man with motor neuron disease who needs 24—hour care. earlier this year, jason attempted to reach the top of mount snowdon. our reporter went with him. the top of snowdon is three point 5000 feet above sea level, a challenge if you are fit and able.

jasonis challenge if you are fit and able. jason is attempting it in a wheelchair. it was one of those ideas that was a goodidea it was one of those ideas that was a good idea at the time. the further we get, the more excited i get. jason has motor neuron disease, he‘s here with his wife and a team of helpers, but this is difficult terrain. they will use ramps and muscle and willpower. jason is determined and very tenacious, and he has got this set for life, and i really admire that, and we are fully behind him and want him to keep going as long as he can. the illness has slowly taken jason‘s ability to walk and talk, but not his determination. on the one hand, it is not brilliant, but on the other hand, it‘s probably the most best time in

my life. jason was diagnosed 3.5 years ago, he has gone from being fit and active to needing 24—hour care. jason and liz have two daughters. he has got a lot to live for, we have got two little girls, and jason would love to see them grow up. it is probably not realistic, but he wants to spend every day with them for as long as he can. more than four hours into the climb, this has become a battle with the mountain, and inch by inch, a push and pull struggle of wills. jason is climbing partly to raise money for two charities, also to create memories for his two daughters. jason‘s speech is already deteriorating, and he will eventually rely on a synthesised computer—generated voice. but to make sure his kick —— his children

still recognise him, he recorded hundreds of his own words, so his computerised voice will sound like him. that is pretty good. that is, yeah. back on the mountain, the batteries are starting to run out onjason‘s wheelchair, so it is a mad dash to the top. finally, after more than eight hours, they have done it. absolutely amazing, what an achievement to get to the top. for jason, it is a huge achievement. what do you think? amazing. jason‘s text challenge, he plans to others ill from the humber bridge. —— abseil. but this is a moment to stop, to take in the awesome beauty.

an inspirational story, congratulations to jason ‘s. ina congratulations to jason ‘s. in a moment, the news at 1pm, but first here is the weather forecast. yesterday, we had another round of flooding affecting parts of lancashire, and also the north of wales. this was one of the pictures of the floodwaters that we had from rhyl. it was partly driven by massive thunderstorms that fed from the very humid air, moisture in the atmosphere, and today that humidity has been swept away behind this cold front, and the air is turning significantly fresher. although we have got some very humid conditions across the east, that humidity is easing away, along with the rain. still some heavy burst daytime, then we will get sunshine this afternoon. it should feel reasonably pleasant,

17 in glasgow, 22 in london. heavy and thundery showers working in across northern ireland. for the golfers, at the open, a reasonable day today. but the weather taking a downhill turn, with rainford friday, showers into the weekend as well. let‘s ta ke showers into the weekend as well. let‘s take a look at the weather picture through the night—time. the winds picking up overnight, outbreaks of rain will begin to swing into northern ireland, and across wales in south west england. mild night, temperatures well into double figures. clear spells across northern and eastern areas. but this is the chart we have got a friday, it looks like a dart board. this will bring wet and windy weather to parts of the british isles. particularly for wales in south west england, over an inch of rain fall, 25 millilitres, and gale force gusts of wind. not grey be particularly nice on friday. we could get dangerous driving conditions with surface water and spray building upon the roads. eastern areas bright

with sunny spells. that area of low pressure will stay with us for the weekend. spells of rain, heavy and thundery downpours, but there will be drier slots in between these rain bands from time to time. one of those slots working into south—east england and the midlands, where there should be reasonable weathers, and north—west scotland. the best weather across north—east england in south west scotland. heavy downpours, slow—moving in nature across south west england and wales, where we could get some thunder and lightning mixed in. that is saturday. for sunday, the wettest weather in eastern scotland. showers elsewhere, some of them quite heavy, temperatures at 22. after four days of negotiations, brussels and the uk still have "fundamental" disagreements over citizens‘ rights. the eu‘s chief negotiator says there must be "clarification" of britain‘s position on a number of issues. by way of conclusion, the first round was about organisation, this week has been about presentation,

the third round must be about clarification. brexit secretary david davis said the talks had been "robust" but there was a lot to be "positive" about. we‘ve conducted this round constructively and at pace, and i hope this is a model we can continue going forward. to coin a phrase, michelle, the clock is ticking. we‘ll have the latest, and look at why britain is being asked to pay billions in a divorce bill. also this lunchtime: one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people