this is bbc news. my name is shaun ley. the headlines at 11pm: theresa may says the uk must be "bold and confident" and form new relationships in the world after brexit — she's in the middle east for a three day trip — amidst speculation the size of the divorce bill is close to agreement. theresa may, the prime minister, is keen to stress the uk still has a high standing in the rest of the world. north korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile according to the south korean military — raising tensions again in the region. the united states says it flew higher than any other launch and poses a threat to the world. the pope avoids any mention of the rohingya on a visit to myanmar despite previously describing their treatment as religious persecution. the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle is to take place at st george's chapel, windsor next may. and on newsnight, how smart phone technology is addictive, and i mean actually addictive, notjust pleasa ntly actually addictive, notjust pleasantly irresistible — and

deliberately so. and how our culture of clothing and fashion needs to have less disposal. hello to you again. welcome to bbc news. theresa may has arrived in the middle east tonight at the start of a three day visit to the region. the prime minister says she will use the trip to highlight the need for the uk to build new relationships in the world after brexit. it comes as downing street has distanced itself from reports that a divorce settlement with the eu has been agreed. more of that in a minute, but first let's hear from our political correspondent, alex forsyth who's travelling with the prime minister — and gave us this update from thejordanian capital, amman. the prime minister has embarked on a three—day visit to the middle east. this is the second time this year

that she has been to the region. this visit is in part about showing that while the uk is leading the european union, it still has global reach. the prime minister spoke to journalists on the plane on the way over, and spoke about the importance of the uk forming partnerships of the world, and said it was in britain's interest to maintain stability in the region. she will meet king abdullah as well as entrepreneurial women in the area, focusing on the prosperity of the country. she will also travel to saudi arabia to meet the crown prince and is expected to raise concerns about the humanitarian crisis in yemen. so while the domestic political focus very much remains on brexit and the uncertainty that brings the uk's to do with the european union, theresa may is very keen to stress the uk still has a very high standing in the rest of the world. alex forsyth, they are. —— there.

meanwhile downing street has sought to play down speculation that uk and eu negotiatiors have agreed the framework of a brexit divorce payment ahead of a vital eu summit next month. officials say intensive talks continue to take place as they try to move negotiations on to the next phase. our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. the pressure is rising. the eu post a deadline, and said that by the fourth of december, this monday, the uk has two progress on the main divorce issues colour make money, citizens rights, and ireland, as well. otherwise, they said that they can forget what is expected for christmas, which is to move on with talks. tourism a plan to come here to the european commission in brussels to coincide with a deadline on monday for a month with jean—claude juncker, the commission chief. it was expected that she would not and could not come here

empty—handed. tonight, there are rumours swirling around that a framework deal has been agreed on the financial settlement. that is money the eu says the uk goes from its time as an eu member, and has to honour. the commission is not confirming it, nor is the government, but the eu, according to my sources, has been upbeat about progress on the money issue. the talk here is about a0 billion euros. if that is the case or a dismal, they will be used for the uk. back in september, the prime minister offered 20 billion in her speech in florence. from the eu side, a0 billion would be at the lower end of what it would expect from the uk, but it would be crucially enough to greenlight going on to talk about trade and transition. but, and this isa trade and transition. but, and this is a big one, up until now, at the big stumbling block to the uk in regressing in those talks had been a money issue. now it is ireland. the

irish government has threatened to veto progressing in the talks, blocking them, putting pressure on blokhin, unless the uk does not promised not to introduce a hard border. —— blocking them. so there isa border. —— blocking them. so there is a lot of pressure on the prime minister of monday. —— before monday. north korea has test—fired an intercontinental ballistic missile — the first in more than two months. pyongyang has launched several missiles this year as tensions have risen because of its nuclear programme. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports from seoul in south korea. after two months without a test, north korea is back at the top of president trump's agenda. a missile was launched a little while ago from north korea. i will only tell you that we will take care of it. this is the 23rd north korean missile test this year,

the first since mid—september. it took off in the early hours of the morning from pyongsong, north of the capital pyongyang. it flew east for about 1,000 kilometres, landing after 50 minutes in the sea ofjapan. american officials believe this was an intercontinental ballistic missile and say it flew higher than any previous test. in response, south korea conducted a precision strike missile test of its own. the bottom line is it's a continued effort to build a ballistic missile threat that endangers world peace, regional peace and certainly the united states. thank you, general. and we will take care of that situation. thank you all very much, iappreciate it. thank you. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, has been seen in recent days visiting largely economic ventures. in the absence of fresh missile tests, observers wondered if his focus had shifted. this, it seems, was wishful thinking. here in seoul, the president has convened a meeting of his national security council. most experts still think that

north korea needs two to three years to complete its nuclear weapons programme, but yesterday a government minister said he wouldn't be surprised if kim jong—un finished the job within the next year. north korea he said was developing its nuclear weapons much faster than anyone expected. the united states has stepped up pressure on north korea throughout the year. military exercises the most visible sign of donald trump's uncompromising approach. officials believe the pressure is making life harder for the north korean leader but kim jong—un seems determined to achieve his nuclear ambitions and unwilling to talk in the meantime. pauladams, bbc news, seoul. the pope has used a speech in myanmar to appeal for all ethnic groups in the country to be respected, but he avoided any direct mention of the plight of the minority rohingya population. more than half a million rohingyas have fled rankine state to escape mass killings by the country's security forces. the pope met myanmar‘s de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, who, in her own speech, insisted that her government wanted

to make the country's ethnic diversity its strength. here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. on the lush grounds of myanmar‘s presidential palace, at the military band announces the arrival of pope francis. the rich pageantry a world away from the terror felt by more than 600,000 range of muslims who, since august, have fled to bangladesh, and what the united nations has called textbook ethnic cleansing. —— rohingya. today, he met with myanmar‘s de facto leader, as human rights organisations wishing to talk about rohingyas. and although he referred to the muslim minority last month, it is a word that the myanmar government does not

use, saying they migrated and legally from bangladesh, and should not be listed as one of the country's ethnic groups. inside the convention centre, aung san suu kyi did make reference to the events in rakhine state, where rohingya have lived for generations. as we address long—standing issues, the support of oui’ long—standing issues, the support of our people and our good friends who only wish to see us succeed in our endeavours has been invaluable. aung san suu kyi just as a little about the crisis. expectations then shifted to pope francis. translation: the future of myanmar must be peace. based on respect for dignity and the rights of each member of society. respect for each ethnic group and its identity. no one excluded. pope francis praise the united nations but did not refer to the un's accusation that myanmar had been involved in ethnic cleansing. and while he said the

future of this nation must include all races and religions, he did not use the word rohingya. human rights activists have expressed disappointment that the pope did not go further in his much anticipated speech. by not using the word rohingya, the pope essentially emboldened the burmese narrative that there are no rohingya, that they do not exist. it is a tremendous missed opportunity, and we are very disappointed in pope francis. the pope may also be mindful of potential repercussions for another religious minority. christians make up just 6% of the population, here, and many have travelled to gang gone to take part ina travelled to gang gone to take part in a special mass where pope francis will preside tomorrow. —— to yangon. mark tedeschi, abc news, myanmar. ——

martin bashir. kensington palace has announced that prince harry and the american actress, meghan markle, will marry in may, at st george's chapel in windsor castle. ms markle is to become a british citizen, and she'll be confirmed into the church of england before the wedding service. the royal family will be covering the cost of the wedding and the reception. they have, in the words of their spokesman, been overwhelmed by the amount of the support they've received from britain and elsewhere in the world to the news of their engagement and now, harry and meghan are starting to organise the wedding, taking charge over all aspects of the ceremony themselves, according to their officials. as they do so, other members of the royal family have been expressing their happiness at the news of their engagement. william and i are absolutely thrilled, it's such exciting news, it is a happy time for any couple and we wish them all the best and hope they enjoy this moment. america's loss is our gain. we are all absolutely delighted. as you can see they are so happy. sometimes in a climate where we are surrounded by a lot of bad news it is a realjoy to have a bit of good news for once. the first big decision

in terms of the wedding planning is the venue. the ceremony will take place inside windsor castle in the historic st george's chapel. the month on the invitations will be may, a precise date has still to be decided. the 15th century chapel, festooned with the banners of the knights of the garter, is where harry was christened. the disadvantage is the size. it can seat only 800 guests, fewer than half the capacity of westminster abbey. it is, though, a more intimate setting, it is where the marriage of the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall was blessed in 2005 after their wedding in a registry office. in windsor today reaction to having another royal wedding in the town was predictably positive. absolutely amazing. we're so excited about it. that's fantastic. really nice, yeah, lovely, it will be good for windsor as well. really good.

well, i live locally so it will be nice to have such a fabulous event in the local area. aside from wedding preparations, meghan will be applying for british citizenship. as she made clear in yesterday's interview she wants to get to know britain better. i think in the beginning few months and now being boots on the ground in the uk i am excited tojust really get to know more about the different communities here, smaller organisations, working on the same causes that i have always been passionate about. that process of getting to know her new country will start this friday in nottingham, the city will witness the first official engagement of the new royal team, prince harry and meghan markle. nicolas witchall, bbc news. that's it from me tonight — thank you for your company. now it's time for newsnight, with evan davis. 16 years after this 17—year—old private died from gunshot wounds

at deepcut barracks, there's to be a fresh inquest into what really happened. it sometimes seems as though the authorities want everyone to move along and think about something else — his parents tell us about why they never gave up looking for answers. i saw my son on a slab and he's 17 years old. i promised him then that i would find out the truth. i don't think we have found the truth yet. and i still owe him that promise. we'll ask a leading human rights lawyer whether parents should have to fight so hard to get the investigations they need? also tonight, you might have known your phone was addictive, but did you know it is properly addictive... and deliberately so. it's part of my body now. it is always with me. i don't know. i don't want to say it is an addiction, but ijust need my phone! it is not sensational to say our brains are being hacked, because that is pretty much what is happening. and stella mccartney tells us why

the fashion industry needs to be more sustainable. this can be fashionable, this can be sexy, this can be young. hello. we start tonight with the speculation this evening of a settlement in the fraught talks over britain's brexit divorce bill. we might have an answer to the fifty billion euro question — how much do we pay to leave. and the answer seems to be a number near to fifty billion euros. the papers are full of somewhat varying figures as to what britain is agreeing too — but that's the order of magnitude. certainly, the general pattern of these talks,