hello, it's monday, it's 9 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. welcome to the programme. our top story today — britain and the european union appear close to reaching a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. we'll look at whether it's possible to avoid a hard border between n ireland and ireland and why it's so important. also on the programme — life with obsessive compulsive disorder. domestic demand so household spending and business investment. i'm nearly 2a so i say nearly 2a because i am 23, but i don't like odd numbers because they bring me bad luck so i have bipolar as well, and borderline personality disorder. it isa and borderline personality disorder. it is a long list of what i have been diagnosed with. we will stick, it is three actually because i have ocd. in about 15 minutes time we'll bring you a revealing documentary which looks at life for people living with mental

health conditions. and — it's feared the croydon cat killer could be responsible for up to 400 cat deaths since 2015. we'll look at what's being done to find the culprit. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning — use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text you will be charged at the standard network rate. we will hear from the australian mp who proposed to psni partner during a debate on same—sex marriage. britain and the european union appear close to reaching a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. eu sources said the two sides were "nearing solutions", ahead of theresa may's meeting with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, in brussels this afternoon. diplomats held negotiations through the night on the last

remaining sticking point — the irish border. 0ur europe correspondent, adam fleming reports. three trips in three months. now, the prime minister is making a fourth visit to brussels to get the brexit talks going. she will meet eu commission president, jean—claude junker, and others, to apply the finishing political touches to a package of commitments that has been sweated over by officials. it sounds like there has been progress in talks about the rights of eu citizens who will stay in the uk after brexit, and british people living abroad. discussions about how much money is owed by the uk appear to have been unblocked by a more detailed offerfrom britain. but the big sticking point is what to do about the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. the irish government does not want to wait for a possible trade deal. they want certainty on what is going to happen, now. downing street has called today an important staging post on the way

to a european summit in ten days‘ time, because that is when eu leaders will decide whether there has been enough talk about the divorce to start working out the future. adam fleming, bbc news, brussels. so let's get the detail on what might and might not be said — our political guru norman smith is at westminster for us. progress is being made. slowly. britain is almost through to the next round. almost. we seem to have an agreement on the amount of cash we have to pay out, thought to be in the region of 40—50 billion euros so a lot more than brexiteers were saying at the start. we seem to have kind of grasped our way to some sort of arrangement on the future of eu citizen, ireland remains the big stumbling block and here at westminster too there are signs that some brexit supporting tory mps are beginning to cut up rough, wanting clear assurances from mrs may when

believe in march 2019 we leave. we are not half in, half out, still talking rules from the european court ofjustice, still talking rules from the european court of justice, still taking decisions by the european council, still having freedom of movement. they want a clean break, when believe we leave. but significantly they are not threatening to topple 01’ they are not threatening to topple or undermind mrs may, because they know were they to do so a number of things could happen, could get another tory leader who might be more queasy about brexit, you would end up with an election, a jeremy corbyn government or you create a load of uncertainty which delays brexit, although we have brexit supporting tory mps saying you have to be tougher, cometh the hour they are not going to topple mrs may. on the question of the irish border, everybody wants the status quo, an invisible open board e what is the steer on what britain has come up with in terms of a solution? well,

we don't know, because we are not going to be given a solution, now is not about an answer to the border issue, what it is about with warm words, it is a about language, trying to reassure dublin and also, to reassure people in northern ireland, but it is a bit of a puzzle, it is like the brexit version of a rubik cube, david davis has to ensure that the border dreedgetly exist, that things are as sea mless dreedgetly exist, that things are as seamless as possible between north and southern ireland, while at the same time not giving any indication at all that somehow northern ireland is being pulled away from the rest of the uk, so it is an intellectual conundrum. it is about coming forward with words that both sides can say that looks kind of enough, we will move on to the nketiah stage of talks. thank you norman. more to come through the morning of course. ben is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news.

700,000 children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years, according to a new report. thejoseph rowntree foundation says it's the first sustained rise affecting these age groups for 20 years. the left—leaning thinktank warns decades of progress are in danger of unravelling, and has called on the government to take action. 0ur social affaris correspondent, michael buchanan has more. for flo singleton, this drop—in centre has many benefits. she can use its computers to keep up with herfamily. she can meet friends. and, by being here, the 84—year—old does not have to spend money heating her own home. if you go out, you don't have to have your heating on, do you? trouble is, once it's dark, in the evenings now, and cold, you need to put the heating on, don't you? thejoseph rowntree foundation says, since 2013, an extra 300,000 pensioners and an additional 400,000

children are now living in poverty. in total, 1a million people in the uk are in poverty. what our report is now showing is that we're at a significant turning point. 14 1a million people in the uk are in poverty. what our report is showing we are at a significant turning point. two years in the increases is a real red flag to government, that they really have to do something 110w. they really have to do something now. researches say the government should end the freeze on benefit, describing it as the biggest change that would reduce poverty but ministers say they are spending tens of billions of pounds helping those in need and the national minimum wage has given low earning households a significant pay rise. government funding for a flagship british aid project to support civilian police in syria has been suspended. it's after whistle—blowers told the bbc‘s panorama programme that some of the money was ending up in the hands of extremists. the foreign office says it's investigating the allegations,

as panorama's jane corbin explains. south korea and the united states have launched large scale joint aerial drills, a week after north korea said it had tested its most advanced missile. the annual us—south korean drill, called vigilant ace, will run until friday, with six f—22 raptor stealth fighters to be deployed among the more than 230 aircraft taking part. the exercises have been condemned as a provocation by the isolated north. spoke to the bbc about the pornography they say was found on a computer in damian a green‘s office we re computer in damian a green‘s office were wrong, and she condemns what they did. she has said on the va nessa they did. she has said on the vanessa felts show all police officers have a duty of confidentiality to protect personal

information and that indewars after they leave. she said it is my view that what they have done is wrong, and i condemn it. we are reviewing whether any condemn it. we are reviewing whether a ny offe nces condemn it. we are reviewing whether any offences have been committed. facebook says it's creating 800 newjobs in the uk, as it opens a new office in central london. it'll become the firm's biggest engineering hub outside of the united states. an estimated two—thousand—three—hundred people will be employed by the social media company in the uk by the end of next year. a co—operative group is to start selling food beyond its ‘best before' date. 125 shops in east anglia will sell tinned goods and dried food such as pasta, crisps and rice for a flat rate of ten pence. it's part of a drive to reduce the seven—million tonnes of food thrown away in the uk each year. the number of schoolchildren with a part—time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years. the findings come from a freedom of information request to all local authorities across the uk

responsible for issuing child employment permits. it's thought changing consumer patterns and pressure to do well at school are responsible for the change. as new driving tests come into force to better reflect modern roads, examiners have begun a 48—hour strike. the new tests will see an end to manoeuvres such as the three point turn and reversing round a corner, but learners will now have to parallel park and follow directions from a sat nav. members of the public and commercial services union are protesting against the changes, as well as pay and working hours. sky—gazers had a treat last night — there was a supermoon — that means the moon appeared much bigger and brighter than usual. it only happens when it reaches its closest point to earth. these are some of the spectacular images from right across the country, through the night. it was the last opportunity to see a supermoon this year — but nasa says this will be a "supermoon trilogy"

with others to come in swift succession on new year's day and january 31st. boy band rak—su have been named the winners of the x factor 2017. the watford—based group beat grace davies in the final of the itv singing competition — the first male group to win the show since it started in 200a. during the final they thanked viewers for voting for them. figures released by itv suggested they got 51.7% of the vote in last night's final. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. endures after they leave. she said it is my view that what they have done is wrong, and i condemn it. we are reviewing whether any condemn it. we are reviewing whether a ny offe nces condemn it. we are reviewing whether any offences have been committed. we have an insightful documentary coming up on mental health and people living with severe mental health conditions. your message says kelly say i have had six months of hell trying to get a plan in place,

i will be watch this morning. edwin says my friend suffers from 0cd and people tell him to just get over it. it is sad that people don't take mental health issues as seriously as they should. chantelle says people should see and know what it is like to talk about problem, and rob says it can be debilitating, an example would be two people with different viewpoints seeing the same thing, one laughs wile the other get upset. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. here's some sport now. i can't believe we are suggesting that england's chances of winning the ashes are slipping away. it is depressing if you are an england supporter. it is. looking, things go from bad to worse for england. to remind you that australia posted

that mammoth total 442—8. england have had a disastrous first innings. alastair cook got 37. this isjoe root falling very companily, just nine forjoe root. the captain not a good series for him. australia's bowlers doing thejob single—handedly. that is nathan lyon catching moeen ali. look at the reaction from mitchell starc. he had half a second to react to that ball coming to dismiss jonny half a second to react to that ball coming to dismissjonny bairstowy ba i rstow, coming to dismissjonny bairstowy bairstow, that is james anderson going the last ball of england's in, but they have take an quick wicket. there is james anderson bouncing back after falling for england to dismiss bancroft there for 5—1. so australia back in bat, looking to build on that mammoth lead they have. england all out for 227, 215 behind and of course if england slip toa behind and of course if england slip to a 2—0 loss in the series so far,

that puts the ashes within touching distance for australia, the next testis distance for australia, the next test is in perth, england haven't w011 test is in perth, england haven't won at the waka since 1978. that is almost a0 years so eight days into the ashes series and it looks like the ashes series and it looks like the urn may already be lost. stop. stop. stop! 0k. ronnie 0'sullivan, he isa stop. stop! 0k. ronnie 0'sullivan, he is a star, does he want to take pa rt he is a star, does he want to take part any he is a star, does he want to take partany i'm he is a star, does he want to take part any i'm a celebrity? he is full of surprises. you will know he is. an unconventional approach to his sport. he has a love hate relationship, deciding one minute he loves snooker, the next he hates it. his current approach he doesn't want to become too emotionally involved and he wants to play for the enjoy it of it. he has won the current tournament he is playing in the uk championship, five times he has won five world championships as well, so which ever approach he takes seems to be working but at the moment he is relaxed, and therefore happy to talk about the fact he would quite

keen to take part in i'm a celebrity get me out of here. he has been watching it and he was watching it the other night and thought wow i need to have a go. you get a chance to go australia. get the family out there for a nice holiday, he said i am coming round to the idea if the price is right. he is a big fan of one of the contestants amir khan who is taking part for a fee of around 250,00 pounds, and ronnie said he would be keen if the price was right. he said i get approached all the time do these show, i have been too busy playing snooker, i have turned down opportunities in the past, i would do it now. so maybe next series we will be covered in snakes or eating spiders. spiders.— next this morning — i really urge you to set aside some time and watch this fascinating and moving film which follows three people with different mental health experiences.

bex, who has obsessive compulsive disorder, laura who is recovering from anorexia and matt who experiences anxiety and depression. they invited radio 1 newsbeat to spend much of 2017 following them and their stories so they could help raise awareness of mental health issues. it's pretty intimate and raw and as you might imagine their stories encompass highs and lows, and as such you might find some of the things they share with us distressing. i'm nearly 2a. so i say nearly 2a because i'm actually 23 but i don't like odd numbers because they bring bad luck, so... so i'm nearly 2a. er, i love cats, so, i love cats. i've got bipolar as well, and borderline personality disorder. i forgot about that, i forgot about that then. it's quite a long list, actually, what i've been diagnosed with, but we'll just stick to the two. .. well, its three, actually, because i've got 0cd as well. that's an odd number, hang on.

i started off, i was overweight from being a young child. when i got to about 16, when i was going to college, i decided just to lose some weight. it just sort of snuck up on you, it's not like one day i woke up and thought, "i'm an anorexic. " erm, but i suppose i started getting the thought that it was out of control when i realised that i couldn't eat without feeling guilty, i couldn't eat without the compulsive need to exercise. it does affect my photography quite a lot. it's a very active job, i'm on my feet all the time. i have to have the energy,

whereas most the time i'm continuously weak and not feeling strong enough. aren't you beautiful? i hit rock bottom on 20th november 2016, and i will remember that date because it was the day i went to sleep and it was the first time that i felt that i never wanted to wake up. 0n the 20th of every month now i want to set myself little goals that help me keep on the road to recovery. so they include things like starting a tai chi class or doing some yoga. i want to do a skydive for beat, the eating disorder charity. and one day it'll be several years of recovery, rather thanjust months. i've always been an anxious lad,

really, but it wasn't until ijoined the navy that i realised there was an issue there. i remember once i was walking through the dockyard and i had a massive panic attack, i didn't know what it was. it wasn't until i was told, really, that i knew it was an issue. that's when i realised that i was ill and it's not something that's just going to go away. when it's at its worst, it's completely debilitating. i couldn't be here now playing golf, it'd be... i wouldn't shower for days, i'd just sleep, or wouldn't sleep, i'd drink really heavy. the panic attacks, the suicidal thoughts, everything that comes with it, comes all at once and there's not much you can do about it, really. there's so many different symptoms that come with a panic attack. you've got the racing heart, you can't breathe, you're shaking, you're crying, you're sweating, hallucinations. you feel like you're going to die. i really want to go out for my 30th. we're on about going away somewhere, but it scares me because when i get too drunk, that's when i have my panic attacks.

yes! mp3 player, phone. i've been diagnosed with depression, social anxiety disorder, obsessive—compulsive disorder, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, and also insomnia. and that window's locked. i call my anxiety disorder the anxious hug monster, because that's how it feels, my chest is compressed, it feels like your heart's pounding and your hands are shaking. that's locked. when i've been leaving the flat, it takes me longer with my 0cd as well, and my anxiety. i need to do my checks, right, so we need to go... that's turned off, that's turned off, that's turned off. hang on, that's turned on, and then that's turned off. that's turned off. the window is locked. that's locked. one, two, three, four, five, six...

that's locked. and then to my bedroom. the lamp is unplugged. the laptop needs to be unplugged. don't trust that being on. straighteners are unplugged. everything's turned off in here, the window's locked. right, living room. this window, that's locked, that's fine. i'lljust check the back door again, then we can go. right, that's definitely locked. 0k, right, we can go, we can go, i know the straighteners are unplugged, we can go now. just check that window again. that's fine, that window's fine. 0k, everything's turned off. i know the straighteners are unplugged, for god's sake, and the back door‘s locked. 0k. 0k, we, 0k, we can go. i'lljust count to ten, one, two... ..six, seven, eight, nine, ten. 0k, we can go.

so i go to knitting club every week, and today's knitting club day, so i'm going to do my yarn—bombing and sew all my patches so i'm going to do my yarn—bobbing and sew all my patches onto the bench. during the week we make things, and then on the actual knitting club day we just sew them on. when i was ill, like with my anxiety, which hasn't got better, but when i was, well, not ill, but a bit unwell with my anxiety, i didn't go to the knitting club for about four weeks, so i missed a month, but i came back and everyone was dead welcoming and, "0h, glad you're feeling better," and now ijust like the knitting. one minute. siren wails. sorry about that. i don't like sirens, i'm really sensitive to sound. i try and have a good routine, take my medication at a specific time, at night—time, then have a good meal. even if it's just a few rows

or if it's just something, like, i've got a chalkboard in the kitchen and it will always tell me to water the plants and knit, so i've got to do at least those two things everyday, and then i know i've done something with the day. and even though it's not a lot, it's a lot for someone that has, like, a mental illness, so even though i'm out now, i can't stop thinking if the straighteners are turned on. but i know i've unplugged them. i know i've unplugged them. before, i would never have ordinarily eaten anything for lunch, but something quite generic, like beans on toast, is almost a safe food for me, but it's getting it in. before, i would never have eaten bread or potatoes, or even beans would have been too much sugar in that, so to go

from eating nothing to eating something like this is quite a big deal for me. but when i am making food, ijust sort of try and distract myself as much as possible. if i stand here in silence and think about it, i willjust let my mind wander to calories more often than not, and i'll start thinking about what else am i going to be eating later and how many calories are in this, and if i pull myself back and actually think, why am i doing this, i can't really give a reason for it. one of the worst things for me to overcome was the guilt. you know, when i wasjust about to hit rock bottom, i never thought i would be able to eat like a normal person again. i'm not ashamed to say that i've used alcohol substantially throughout the years to aid me. i wouldn't say necessarily

that i have an issue, however i know it's a trigger. guinness, please, pal. it's got bad over the last couple of weeks because i felt bad. i know i've been drinking too much because i'm not doing anything. the gym's started to slip a little bit. golf's just gone out the window. it's very much waking up feeling like crap on a weekend and doing it all again. it's a downward spiral. as soon as you start to counteract the depression with the beer, it'sjust not worth it. and then you go back to where you were. but it's telling yourself not to do that, because that's all i've done, that's all i've learned through the navy, etc, when i've been trying to battle it, like alcohol's the way out, when essentially it isn't. it just makes things 20 times worse. so i have to collect medication today, it's the sort of thing that i dread, but we'll see how i get on. ok, so we're here. and it's definitely busy. there's people everywhere, people get too close to me,

and then people having conversations, but loads and loads and loads of conversations, and then there's staff talking, and it's just really loud. it really affects my anxiety. so i've got my medication — hooray — and it's time to go home. hooray. so i wasn't in there for very long, and i'm home now, and i still don't feel that calm. there's three little boxes in there, so that'll last me... that'll last me four days and in four days' time i'll have to get some more. so... it's just a case of me trying to find something to calm me down. i want to show you a little bit of my bloat. this isjust from eating

a perfectly normal tea, let's have a look at the time, three hours ago. and i look like i'm carrying a baby. now, i know it's not that bad, considering, but as somebody who has bonesjutting out most of the time, my belly button is even sticking out. it isn't painful, but it is extremely uncomfortable. it feels like the worst gas, the worst pressure, you can't get the air in, and... these are my ankles, and today they are terrible with something called peripheral neuropathy. that is a nerve damage, and the best way to describe it, it's like a creeping sensation, like lots of little bugs are crawling up my legs. anybody who thinks eating disorders are a vanity thing, you know, i looked haggard and half—dead in my worst throes of anorexia,

and i knew that was ugly. i didn't want to look like that. that's a prime example of the fact that it's all in your head, nothing to do with being narcissistic, orvanity. exhale, release down. 0n the plus side, i've just completed this month's challenge. extend the arms forward. yoga went really, really well. actually did help my circulation as well, which was a nice thing. and ijust thought it was a really nice way to spend some time with myself and to be with other people at the same time as well. she sighs. i've just got all these thoughts in my head all the time. it's like the world is just really loud and my chest

always feels really tight, and i've got all these thoughts going in my head all the time, there's just not an off switch. i just want to feel 0k, and i don't even know what that feels like. normal day, woke up 5am, ready for the 6am—3pm early shift. nothing stands out during work that would influence what happened, it was just a standard day. at the time, i was going through the motions of giving my car back. i came home, just had a quick beer, playing fifa, and i get a phone call from an unknown number, which i wouldn't normally pick up, but for some reason ijust did. he exhales. rapid breathing.

he exhales slowly. he sobs. come on.

basically an insurance company had contacted my old address saying they're going to auto—renew my car insurance for £3000, which. .. just literally knocked me for six. it was like... the only way i can describe it, it's like you're grieving, that grieving feeling when you lose something, that's all i can describe it, that's all i can remember of it. people say, "just calm down." it doesn't work. itjust makes it worse. so whoever's watching this... don't say that. because it makes it bleep 20 times worse. bleep this. whispering: i've got to go to sleep. all the time, all i hear is,

"don't eat, don't eat, you can't eat, you're a failure, it's a weakness, do you know how many calories you eat?" i feel sick, i feel tired, i feel dizzy. i'm so cold. i don't know what to do for the best. ijust want to curl up in a ball. we'll be showing you the second half of that film with laura, bex and matt in the next hour, or you can watch the whole thing online by heading to bbc iplayer. it's called my mind and me. there are also details of organisations that offer advice and support for any of the conditions you've just seen online, just search for bbc actionline. some messages from people watching

the film. daniel says, i didn't expect to see our wedding photographer laura on victoria live talking about eating disorder, he is such a lovely person and our wedding pictures are brilliant. a lot of comments from people talking about how difficult it is to access help from the medical professionals, ahave a says nhs mental health services are in crisis, it is impossible to get the treatment you need, making one's mental health worse. 0nce need, making one's mental health worse. once you inevitably reach a crisis point there are no beds so they put us in private wards which must cost a fortune. chris says this, i have been trying to see a psychiatrist as advised by medical professional, three years later i haven't seen one or have a care plan in place, i am a male single parent, i have lost myjob and home due to mental health problems but at least i have an apology letter from the

tea m i have an apology letter from the team responsible. jill says my son has suffered poor mental health for 30 years and was told by the gp we don't have the funding to help you. it is very very sad. keep those coming in with your unexperienced. —— own experiences, pa rt unexperienced. —— own experiences, part two coming up. time for the latest news, here's ben. britain and the european union appear close to reaching a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. eu sources said the two sides were "nearing solutions", ahead of theresa may's meeting with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, in brussels this afternoon. diplomats held negotiations through the night on the last remaining sticking point — the irish border. 0ur europe correspondent, adam fleming reports. speaking on the vanessa feltzes show

on bbc radio london the scarred boss coll denned what they had done. she said all splis a duty of confidentiality and it endures after they leave the force. and she said, there would be a review of whether any there would be a review of whether a ny offe nces there would be a review of whether any offences had been committed. 700,000 children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years, according to a new report. thejoseph rowntree foundation says it's the first sustained rise affecting these age groups for 20 years. the left—leaning thinktank warns decades of progress are in danger of unravelling, and has called on the government to take action. it's reported from madrid that six former ministers of catalonia — who were detained for their role in the region's illegal declaration of independence — have been freed on bail. meanwhile catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is due to appear at an extradition hearing in brussels. let's get the latest

from madrid with gavin lee. a legal tussle but with political implications? yes, i mean if look at it, you have the whole separatist government in court, either here in madrid, or in brussels, and bear in mind these were all the men and women who voted illegally to break the region away from spain what has happened in the last few minutes, you have the hearing about eight of those ministers who have spent more than a month in prison now, they, where they are facing allegations of sedition and rebellion, which carries 30 years in prison. they we re carries 30 years in prison. they were remanded in custody because one of the risk they would flee like the former president who is wanted, he is in court as part of an extradition request by spain to face the same allegation, that will take we think about a week to decide, a

ruling on that case, here in the past few minutes six of those ministers have been leesed providing they pay 100,000 euro row, just under £100,000 bail. that is likely to happen. they are in three different prisons. it is campaign launched for the elections in three weeks' time, we are hearing from some of the lawyers they will try to get ministers out of prison to compiegne in that, two of the minister, including the vice president will remain in custody, it is interesting because he on friday, the hearing here at the supreme court in madrid refused to take questions from anyone other than these own lawyer, effectively saying they don't recognise the spanish state and the emergency powers they have taken over in catalonia since they dissolved the parliament and called election, we know those two, a former interior minister and two independent activists as well. we

expect the rest to be released today. we expect the rest to be released today. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. now the sport. good morning. the ashes are slipping away from england's grasp. they were bowled out for 227—215 behind australia at the end of theirfirst innings. australia have lost cameron bancroft early on and are 15—1. david silva gives manchester city a record—equalling 13th premier league win in a row, with a late goal against west ham. alfie hewett is the wheelchair masters singles champion. he beat his compatriot gordon reid in loughborough to become the first british winner in 23 years of the event. and the tournament favourite ronnie 0'sullivan marches on at the uk snooker championship in york, he's comfortably through to the third round. good morning. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick,

has condemned two former senior officers for revealing confidential detailsabout a raid on the office of theresa may's number two, conservative mp damian green. bob quick and neil lewis alleged that pornography was found on a computer in the mp‘s parliamentary office in 2008. this morning, cressida dick says she believes the officers breached their code of conduct. this is case from nine years ago, all police officers know very well they have a duty of confidentiality, a duty to protect personal information, that duty in my view clearly endures after you leave the service, and so it is my view that what they have done, based on my understanding of what that they are saying, what they have done, is wrong. and i condemn it. we are reviewing what they appear to have donein reviewing what they appear to have done in my professional standards

department to see whether any offences have been committed. police officers come across personal information, sensitive information every day, most of them several times a day, they know full well it is their duty to protect that information, and it is for me, extremely important that the public know that the vast majority of officers protect private information, properly, and all the time. information, properly, and all the time. mr green strenuously denies the allegations. his colleagues have leapt to his defence, saying he's been unfairly treated, even hounded by the police. but retired scotland yard detective neil lewis says he has no doubt the pornography had been accessed by damian green. the computer was in mr green's office, on his desk, logged in, you know, it's his account, his name, erm... in between browsing pornography, he was sending e—mails from his account, his personalaccount, erm...

reading documents, writing documents, erm. .. and it was just impossible, it was sort of exclusive and extensive, that it was ridiculous to suggest that anybody else could have done it. mr green is also accused of behaving inappropriately with a conservative activist. the investigation into both those matters is expected to conclude early this week. let's talk to chris phillips, the former head of counter—terrorism for the metropolitan police. alex chalk is the conservative mp for cheltenham. welcome both of you. chris philp, cressida dick could not have been clearer what these two retired off verse done is wrong and she condemns it absolutely. would you agree? i certainly agree that we shouldn't retired police officers shouldn't be sharing information such as that.

however, there is the difficulty of when you personally know or believe that something is not being said that something is not being said thatis that something is not being said that is true. don't forget this has come from an allegation of inappropriate... there is no difficulty. you have a duty, you had a code of conduct and you a duty to follow that code of counting and according to britain's top cop those officers have potentially breached it she has been very career on that, those are retired police. why does it make a difference? why? they are releasing confidential information, into the public domain we have a whistle—blower system where you should put information, if you think a wrong is being done and being covered up. now, iam not a wrong is being done and being covered up. now, i am not making excuses for the officer, what i am saying is they believed that what they needed to put into the public domain was important and they have done that. is that fair enough? no, absolutely not. we have heard now from the top police officer also sir peter pay hi, sir tom winsor, these

isa barn peter pay hi, sir tom winsor, these is a barn door breach of the code of conduct. should they be prosecuted that is a matter for the police and the cps. but at first ambulance it looks like a serious breach has taken place, it is an important matter. we give police officers power and with pours come responsibility, to breach those corrodes trust in the police which we have a fantastic police force but this does nothing for the reputation. mr green has given evidence to the inquiry into him that pornography has the been found on other parliamentary computers without being downloaded or watched by staff. could that help him? the real point here is he is saying nine yea rs real point here is he is saying nine years after the event. this was something nothing to do with me. one of the things that is so wrong is if that had been announced, declared nine years aing a it might have been possible for him to say i couldn't have been at the computer because i was at this meet, so to leak this

out, in the media nine years later deprives that person of a defence, that making it doubly wrong. deprives that person of a defence, that making it doubly wrongm deprives that person of a defence, that making it doubly wrong. it is time that he resigns? absolutely not. i think it would be wrong if something which turns out to be have beena something which turns out to be have been a complete breach of the code of conduct of police officers were to contribute in that way. what if it is true? the point i was goings... what if it is true? those are being considered by the cabinet office, that i will need to consider them in the round. the simple point is if they should have been declared why not speak to the cabinet office about it? why go on national tv and speak about nit that way? what we are talking about it seems to have gone surreal. we are talking about people in the seat of government looking at porn. not according to damian green. someone is looking at it. many other people are doing

something similar, these thing, porn is rife with. .. something similar, these thing, porn is rife with... it was legal pornography, you saying it is right for them to make a moraljudgment? there are police officers who have been sacked for watching porn, rightly. so they expect the same to be done for somebody else, even though they have downloaded or watch it it? someone has. these officers are it it? someone has. these officers a re clear it it? someone has. these officers are clear they believe damian green has, the point is, this is going on and don't let us forget there is a security issue here as well, because this stuff is full of malware and all sorts of stuff. this is in our seat of government. this should not be happening. that is defended on a spurious pretext. no crime had been committed and the officers took a moraljudgment committed and the officers took a moral judgment to embarrass committed and the officers took a moraljudgment to embarrass him. that is very wrong. thank you very much. damian green denies the allegations. coming up, we'll hear

from the australian mp who used a debate on same—sex marriage to propose to his boyfriend in parliament. ryan patrick polger, will you marry me? how delicious is that? how do you take the uk out of the eu, but keep the border between ireland and northern ireland open? that is the question that has been taxing politicians here, there and in europe, who are desperate to move onto the next round of brexit negotiations. with northern ireland leaving the eu, and ireland remaining, it's unlikely that the 500km border can remain as it is, but all sides are desperate to avoid a hard border with strict customs checks, which may also destabilise peace in the area. the eu has told the irish government that it's up to them to decide whether they're happy with the deal

theresa may puts on the table. their cabinet is meeting now to make that decision. we can speak to neil richmond who is a senator for fine gael, ireland's governing party. dr sylvia de mars is from newcastle university. she has been looking at the impact a hard border would have on northern ireland. kevin doyle is the political editor for the irish independent. thank you very much for talking to us. mr richmond first of all. can you explain to our audience some of whom voted for brexit for immigration or economic reasons, but not because of anything to do with the irish border why it is so important for northern ireland and the island of ireland to continue with an invisible border? well, for the past 20 years begins the good friday agreement came into place, life on the island of ireland has taken upa life on the island of ireland has taken up a whole new normal way of being economically and socially and ever since brexit occurred the referendum took place, the irish government has been firm that whatever happens when the uk leaves

the eu that the integrity of the island of ireland must be maintained as close as it is possible to as it is now. because of what? what would happen if there was a hard border? well, there is so much, but the most striking thing apart from the huge economic impact, the amount of cross—border trade that we have and the sheer ease of movement of people over 30,000 people cross the border every day, for business and for education purposes and health purposes, but crucially if physical border controls and custom protections were put in, it has been said by both police forces on the island and sir hugh 0rde there could bea island and sir hugh 0rde there could be a viable return to violence within just be a viable return to violence withinjust one be a viable return to violence within just one week. ireland's deputy prime minister has said this morning there is no agreement yet on this issue of the border. there is progress, but no agreement yet. what does the british government have to does the british government have to do today to satisfy you? well, i

think there has been a lot of discussion over the weekend and what the irish government has been very firm on for at least 18 months is that we want to see detailed proposals from the british government. i do believe the cabinet has received some draft recommendations following the weekend's negotiation which are being poured over at the moment. these aren't final texts. these won't be the end of the story, but we're hoping what has been received so farand we're hoping what has been received so far and discussed over the weekend will allow significant progress in orderfor us weekend will allow significant progress in order for us to go weekend will allow significant progress in orderfor us to go on weekend will allow significant progress in order for us to go on to phase two of the negotiations. let me bring in sylvia, if everyone wa nts to me bring in sylvia, if everyone wants to keep the border open and invisible which they do, what's the issue? problemically there are a numberof red issue? problemically there are a number of red lines which are in conflict of each other amongst the negotiating parties. so, say you don't want to be in either of those

arrangements implies you're going to have different rules and regulations than the eu and ireland at some point in time and you're going to run into borders being created. a secondary problem is that one of the offers that the eu has made is to say can we not look at creating a special deal fortunately northern ireland alone given these circumstances? but that runs contrary to what the dup desires out of these negotiations and doesn't wa nt of these negotiations and doesn't want northern ireland to be treated differently from the rest of the united kingdom. so... so is there a way... the ways it achieve not having a hard border have been made difficult by the red lines set out. do you think there is a way realistically of designing something that perhaps looks like the customs union. you call it something else, allowing the invisible border to continue and allowing britain the freedom to negotiate its own free trade deals around the world?|j think trade deals around the world?” think that at this point, we're

running into issues of wording more than of principle. i think in principle, everyone is on the same page, but what needs to happen is that the future of the border in ireland needs to be set out in a numberof ireland needs to be set out in a number of words that will make everyone happy. so we're going to have to agree to having basically similar rules and regulations in northern ireland and in ireland in such a way that this does not make northern ireland feel like it's not pa rt of northern ireland feel like it's not part of the united kingdom. i think everything we have been hearing this morning is that progress is being made on finding that wording, but we're not quite there yet. let me bring in kevin doyle. hi, kevin, what steer are you getting? is it going to be a fudged form of words? so far the irish government and the cabinet that are meeting now, what will come out of the meeting is they won't take a fudge. the taoiseach, has been taking a hard—line on this and the brexit minister is saying again ifa and the brexit minister is saying again if a deal can't be reached today that doesn't matter, the irish position won't change and the visit

by donald tusk to dublin last friday gave the government a renewed strength on this issue. there was some fear if britain and it was seen as perhaps part of the british strategy was if they could get over the divorce bill they could make good progress on the rights of european citizens. that maybe ireland would be pushed by the other members of the eu to move on to the next stage to deal with this as part of the trade talks, but the fact that donald tusk said to the taoiseach, it is up to you, you decide what happens next and i gather that after the theresa may, jean—claude juncker meeting, the taoiseach will be in contact and he will be asked if he thinks it can move on and at this stage all the signs are that ireland is going to say no today at least. say no? that it is not ready. the formula of words that is on the table from the british government at the minute doesn't look like it's going to be

enough for ireland to allow things to move on today at least. ok. we will be going later into the week at the earliest. is that what you're hearing neil richmond? one deadline has already been missed by the british government back in october and we're not working to a deadline of this afternoon when prime minister may will meet president juncker, but to the european council meeting on 1ath december. as the minister said this morning, we want to get this resolved as soon as possible. it's in our interests to move to phase two, but this is very, very important and we're not going to rush when we know we have to meet again in february, but we would like to get it resolved, if not today, in the next week or so. that's worth bearing in mind then. the expectations in the uk are that this somehow has to be sorted this afternoon, this form of words, but

you're saying calm down? well, to be honest, it's enlightening to us to see this added interest from the british negotiating team in the last fortnight. these are issues we have been talking about from the irish and european side for the past 12 months. nothing has changed from us, but we are starting to see the british side engage on the top three issues and the panic and last minute decision by many ministers to say we need to rush on to phase two now, it was disappointing when ultimately, both the british and european sides agreed a long time ago that we needed to get significant progress on the first three negotiating issues. this is what we have been talking about for months and months and months now. it hasn'tjust come ita and months now. it hasn'tjust come it a head in the last week or so. and that's fair enough, isn't it? yes. i think it is. i think that the numberone yes. i think it is. i think that the number one problem that we've been seeing so far in the negotiations is that there have been a lot of inference that technology will resolve the border issue and i think what we're finally seeing this week

is realism on the side of the uk saying it's notjust about technology, we need to agree it's something bigger that ensures that northern ireland and ireland will continue to have a level playing field in the future. technology alone is not going to accomplish that. that is where the uk or where ireland was hoping the uk would get to. it hasjust taken ireland was hoping the uk would get to. it has just taken a ireland was hoping the uk would get to. it hasjust taken a while. kevin, i'm interested in your, i'm not asking for our sources, but i'm interested in your steer that the irish government is going to say this form of words is not enough for us. are you hearing that from more than one person? two people? more than one person? two people? more than that? yes, i'm hearing that from very senior people in government. the way one person who would be at the centre —— who would be at the centre of the talks phrased it was, "we are not viewing today as a drop dead deadline." and thatis today as a drop dead deadline." and that is as much as saying we're not going to meet the deadline today. i don't know if i would put my house on it, but at this stage, all the signs are is there isn't going to be

a piece of paper signed today, but having said that, the language is more positive than what we have been hearing in the last few days. there was a moment, i think in the last fortnight where the rhetoric perhaps from dublin became somewhat offensive maybe in uk circles, but that was the irish government trying to get the uk to wake up to this problem. it's interesting, it's only in the last few days that i have seen the bbc vans and the other news channels from the uk all lining up on the streets in dublin. it's the first time i have seen since the economic crash and the bank bail out. we love a deadline as much as anyone else. it is reflective of the fa ct anyone else. it is reflective of the fact while irish ministers went over and broke can diplomatic protocol they got no coverage and no notice and this has been the issue that's been talked about here all along. all the way through, people have been talking about the border here, but it isn't a thing that the british government have copped on to

at all. thank you very much. all of you. i really appreciate it. kevin doyle, political editor the irish independent. the quote for me, "we are not viewing today as a drop dead deadline." so, stay tuned to bbc news for every twist and turn as the day progresses. i have got some m essa 9 es day progresses. i have got some messages from people watching the documentary, the mini documentary from radio1 newsbeat. we played the first part in the first—half hour of our programme and what an insight it was into the lives of three young people with some pretty severe mental health issues. one viewer e—mailed to say, "i cried while watching that documentary. i was diagnosed with bipolar last october soi diagnosed with bipolar last october so i can relate to bex. once i entered the mental health system, i

have been amazed at their service andi have been amazed at their service and i stillam." have been amazed at their service and i still am." that's so good to hear. you don't often hear that. so thank you. another, no, "much love it all three brave people. you will get there." a tweet from helen, "heart piercing videos from three very bave "heart piercing videos from three very have people. should be required viewing." julie very have people. should be required viewing."julie says, very have people. should be required viewing." julie says, "what a brave video on mental health." simon tweets, "as someone with 0cd, i can emphasise with every moment of that film. i hid my conditions for so long, but things can get better with help. those three people are so brave. today you will inspire people to seek help." thank you for those. we have got the second part of the documentary coming up in the next hour of the programme. news and sport are on the way. before that, the weather. matt is here. apparently we will get the big

chill this week, is that right? yes, winter is back. did you watch the skies last night? i go to bed very early because i get up very early! i didn't, but i have seen amazing footage. it is supermoon time. supermoons occur, the moon moves around the earth in orbit and it coincides with the earth. that's when it is called a supermoon. it is then we get the moon appearing brighter and that little bit bigger as well. always best viewed at the start of the day and at the end of the day. we have got a few cracking moon shots. that's amazing. the only supermoon of 2017, but not long until the next one. the start of january and of 2017, but not long until the next one. the start ofjanuary and end of january. i will go to bed later. good morning. it was a night of the supermoon and it meant clear skies

for some of you this morning. after that fine start to the week, it is a week of change and wet and windy weather to come midweek and by the end of the week as victoria hinted at there is something more wintry heading our way. dry and sunny across many eastern parts today, but in the west, more cloud around and that will threaten the odd shower here and there. very few in number. greatest chance of a few showers further north of scotland where there is a keen breeze, but for most, it stays dry. sunny spells. and temperatures above where they should be for the time of year. seven to 11 celsius. which leaves us into a fine evening rush hour and through tonight, still the thickest of the cloud in the west with the odd passing shower. turns wetter for the hebrides later on. most will be dry and cloud amounts will vary through the night. like last night any lengthier cloud breaks, temperatures will drop below what you see on the chart. we continue

with the milder theme compared with last week. tomorrow the big difference will be thicker cloud across western and southern areas which will break to allow sunshine. still the odd shower. most places dry, but turning wetter later in the day. again the highlands and islands heavy and persistent rain here. temperatures up a notch on what we will see through this afternoon. as we go further into wince, there is a price to pay. strong and gale force winds. many eastern areas will stay dry. temperatures widely into double figures, but the wet and windy weather will spread eastwards. widespread gales, if not severe gales. as that weather system pushes its way towards the east, we will start to see a drop in temperature. it looks like the colder air will be back particularly as we start to hit friday. that's how it's looking. hello it's monday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. crunch talks in brussels today between theresa may and the european commission president — it's thought there's been progress on the divorce bill

and citizen's rights , but not on the irish border. malware and all sorts of stuff. this is in our seat of government. this should not be happening. that is we wa nt we want to get this resolved. we are, this is a very important, and we are not going to rush when we know we have to meet again in february, but ideally we would like to get it resolved in the next week or so. we've been following the lives of six people on their mental health journeys — they recorded their most personal moments to reveal what their lives are really like. i have these thoughts in my head all the time. itjust hurts, like the world is really loud and my chest feels really tight. i have all these thoughts going in my head all the time. there isjust not an off switch. there is just not an off switch. you can hear that report in full in around five minutes time. many are you saying it should be

compulsory viewing. many are you saying it should be compulsory viewing. five cats found dead in northampton have been linked to the so—called croydon cat killer thought to be responsible for the deaths of more than a00 animals across england. we'll be hearing from two families who have lost their pets in this way. good morning. here's ben in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. britain and the european union appear close to reaching a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. eu sources said the two sides were "nearing solutions", ahead of theresa may's meeting with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, in brussels this afternoon. diplomats held negotiations through the night on the last remaining sticking point — the irish border. a spokesman said there has been significant progress we we are not there yet. ajudge in madrid has released on bail six former ministers

of catalonia who were detained for their role in the region's illegal declaration of independence. two other ex—ministers — including the region's former vice president — remain in custody. meanwhile in belgium, catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is due to appear at an extradition hearing. the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick has said that former officers ‘were wrong' to speak to the bbc about pornography they say was found on a computer in damian green's parliamentary office. speaking on the vanessa feltz show on bbc radio london, the scotland yard boss condemned what they had done. she said all police have a duty of confidentiality and to protect personal information, and that it clearly endures after they leave the force. and she said there would be a review of whether any offences had been committed. 700,000 children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years, according to a new report. thejoseph rowntree foundation says it's the first sustained rise affecting these age groups for 20 years.

the left—leaning thinktank warns decades of progress are in danger of unravelling, and has called on the government to take action. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan has more. police operations were under way in the town, the woman was killed close to her home on the 16th of october in an attack that shocked the country. the 53—year—old was known for her blog accusing top politicians of corruption. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. the second ashes test slipping away

from england now, they lost a succession of quick wickets as they struggled to settle. joe root second to fall. there were moments of brilliance from australia. moeen ali caught and bowled by nathan lyon and mitchell starc removed bairstow in the same way. incredible speed. overton offered resistance. england all out for 227, over 200 runs behind, australia wanted to top up that lead but james anderson gave england and early breakthrough, croft out, australia 35—1. manchester city are eight points clear at the top of the premier league after a 13th win in a row. west ham put up a fight. after city levelled david silva put away the

winner seven minutes from time. it was similar, it was i thought when we were in the second half weer going to score, win the game. today was a bit different so it was massive. it shows they are going to do it. they can do it. i have been pleased in training they have been very good. i can't have complaints, the games i want us to play better but i think what you said today, we ran them close, not enough but hopefully we can take positives from that. it was we can take positives from that. it wa s co nt rove rsy we can take positives from that. it was controversy on the south coast with bournemouth defender adam smith claimed the referee told him after the match he was wrong to book him for diving, instead of awarding a penalty against southampton, the match ended in a one all draw. smith will miss the next game for his fifth yellow card of the season. rangers moved into second place

above aberdeen on goal difference, windass with the winning goal there and non—league woking will be in the hat for this fa cup third round draw, late equaliser from joe ward earned them a replay last night. double olympic champion jade jones said it felt amazing to finish on a high. high. she will end the year as world number one. it is an impressive return to form forjones. ronnie o'sullivan said his game started to feel good again after breezing into the third round of the uk championship in york, he is looking to equal steve davis's record of six titles and he had no trouble winning 6—1. who know, as we were chatting about it we might see him in the celebrity jungle at some point in the future.

we will see. thank you. thank you. this morning we've been bringing you an intimate glimpse into the lives of three young people as they share the reality of living with mental health conditions including anxiety, anorexia and 0cd. radio 1 newsbeat have spent most of 2017 following bex, mat and laura — during the film we see 2a year—old bex demonstrate why it takes such a long time just for her to leave the house, mat comes to terms with the impact alcohol has on his anxiety and panic attacks and laura sets herself monthly goals to help manage anorexia — including taking the big step of having a massage. we played you part one in the last hour — here's part 2 — and just a reminder that you might find some of the things shared in this film distressing? it is scary, i don't know what they

are going to say or do. it is like i am going into the unknown. in the middle of a, am going into the unknown. in the middle ofa, i am am going into the unknown. in the middle of a, i am tired. i have anxiety shocks down my body. file exhausted so i had to go that's it. i went it. iwent in it. i went in and then i was already upset before i even got in the room, and then, they just upset before i even got in the room, and then, theyjust said, so what's brought you here today? i said it is my anxiety is playing that rock really. they want me to explore and talk about the event that caused the

ptsd. i have only ever spoken to one, two, four people about it. my mum doesn't etch know what's happened. she knows i have the diagnosis, she might be too afraid to ask what happened, so, she, my mum doesn't even know what happened. shejust mum doesn't even know what happened. she just knows i am anxious, mum doesn't even know what happened. shejust knows i am anxious, she doesn't know what happened. so, i don't really want to explore it, but i think don't really want to explore it, but ithink in don't really want to explore it, but i think in order to get better and to tackle my anxiety, i think that's the only option really. so i am just glad it is over now. itjust makes me feel sad and lonely. lam i am looking forward to this one. supporting the charity like this, is incredible for me, it is going to be

big masquerade event in aid of the mind charity. i have got a sit down meal, like i often do as weddings, it isa meal, like i often do as weddings, it is a strange experience for me, i don't sort of tend to enjoy it very much. because i am so busy and on my feet continuously i grant myself permission to be able to eat, which sounds awful, you shouldn't have to have permission to eat. it is usually difficult for me do these event, and i am very aware of people eating. i panic about the times of food, you know when things get delayed i will have maybe not eaten as much, so the, i can eat a meal and not feel too guilty about eating, go, a three course meal, i will have eaten less in the day, so i get panicky, i am wear i need the food to fuel the fact i am so busy and activen and on my feet. the meal

was lovely. very nice. as usual i pick round the plate and find way of work thing, and it was nice, it was nice to chat to everybody. i looked in the mirror and thought, iam not i looked in the mirror and thought, i am not me any more, i am a different person but you learn and you are on a journey, so, i want to thank you all for coming. make sure you take a mental health and you think about how you are feeling and your friends are feeling. your speech was great. you had me welling up speech was great. you had me welling up there. it is very difficult for me at times like this because i tend to get weaker a lot quicker than most people. i don't have any reserves on me, so, you know it takes a lot of energy any way but when i am always

cold and tired any way, so preoccupied with everything else thatis preoccupied with everything else that is going on in my life to detach from that and come back to work, it is difficult sometimes. it is the end of the night now, i am exhausted. so now it is sort of trying to drift off, and you know, sort of slowly make my way out without seeming rude. am tired and ready to get to bed now. so today, i have received a letter from my psychiatrist, who i saw a few weeks ago for the assessment. so my new diagnosis is the freshly newly assessed diagnosis is,

emotionally unstable personality disorder with strong skits owe type feature, that include severe anxiety in social settings which is me down toat. in social settings which is me down to a t. also includes paranoia, episodes of paranoia, at the minute it is causing a bit of a problem, and the third part is unusual thinking, which is also causing a problem, for me. i didn't think my thinking was unusual but now it has been pointed out i think it is unusual, and i have this freshly assessed dying i know circumstances iam assessed dying i know circumstances i am trying to get my head round it, understand it a bit better, and, yes, that is kind of it really. when you drink most days, you get used to, but when you stop drinking and have a binge at the weekend. it is horrific. i mean, it's tuesday

now and i'mjust is horrific. i mean, it's tuesday now and i'm just recovering from friday. we, every now and again, get drunk. i maybe that guy that wants to kill himself every now and again, but still i love my friends. i love going out and this is why. i don't know why i do it what i do because it makes me, it's the placebo effect it makes you feel better in the long run, but it doesn't actually make a blind bit of difference to how you feel. it makes you feel 20 times worse. my anxiety has got a point where leaving the flat, or leaving my home has

become... it has become quite impossible really, but when i do go out, these residual images become much more intense and much more real and very, very frightening and i personally don't feel comfortable or safe with these visual images that are in my head because it gets to a point where i want the images to go away and the only way i feel that the images can ever go away is to, is to, kind of do what the images are showing me and these images aren't very nice and it's in my head and basically, ifi aren't very nice and it's in my head and basically, if ijust close my eyes, then it's very real. i don't know how to describe it. it's a challenge to describe it, but i'll

leave it at that. i have changed my goals slightly. i was starting to realise that they we re was starting to realise that they were become very, was starting to realise that they were become very, very intense my goals. i wanted to did a skydive for beat which i do hope to do definitely one day, but i realised how physically and mentally demanding that would be and i needed to reign it in a little bit. i'm feeling really excited, but very nervous as well. a lot more nervous than i actually thought i would be. i'm looking forward to it, but i never really had a proper massage evenif never really had a proper massage even if i've ever been comfortable in my body, this is the time that i would now be making an excuse and saying why would i waste time on myself when there are other things that i should be doing? i'm sat here thinking about the work that i've got to do and the fact that i've got to do and the fact that i've got to do and the fact that i don't want to sort of get

disrobed and be cold, but i'm really excited for it as well. i feel proud that i've got here again and i'm sort of climbing upwards and feeling better than i was. it feels very strange to have her bones touching my bones and i can almost feel every movement like the skin over my bones. there is no covering. it feels like a still owe phone as she goes up my ribs and i'm aware of her touching all of this and there being she is worried that she is hurting me. how is that laura? lovely. i will give you a couple of minutes. if you just open the door when you're ready? ok, thank you. if anything it has given me a reality check of how far i still need to come. i am in almost denial, i

think, that i'm 0k and i'm a lot better and because mentally i feel a lot better and a lot of the time i'm wrapped up and i don't really analyse the way i look naked or how i feel. it has analyse the way i look naked or how ifeel. it has been analyse the way i look naked or how i feel. it has been good analyse the way i look naked or how ifeel. it has been good in analyse the way i look naked or how i feel. it has been good in a different way. it has been good in a realisation and a wake up call thave a long, long way to go yet to feel properly better. it is my birthday today. you dread people not coming. a few lads are here. it has been really, really good. it couldn't be any better to be fair. i was worried that people would cancel because that's what i do. to get out of a situation, i would cancel, but i was afraid people would do it and i was coming

on my own. but it worked out well. i'm dreading tomorrow. i i've bought crisps to get through tomorrow. it is going to be horrendous. i've prepared for it, so i should be ok. how many pints am i on now? about nine orten? i how many pints am i on now? about nine or ten? i don't really know. and a few shots. ow, that hurt. that hurt. that really hurt. i'm ready to have a day off tomorrow. i can't wait. he's well kissed. yeah. i feel absolutely awful. so

drunk. eating lots of food. so very re ce ntly drunk. eating lots of food. so very recently my mental health has declined quite rapidly. i'm trying to do things that will at least try and make me feela to do things that will at least try and make me feel a little bit better, even if i feel better for like five minutes. so i've been doing my sewing and just sewing in a hoop. so these eyes, they represent when i feel paranoid or suspicious of other people. also, we have under here, there is a figure under there and then it has all been strapped down in grey and in red. that's to represent the anxious hug monster, when it feels like it attacks my body. this big block here, that represents the brain, or represents my brain and also as well, there is a question markjust there. that

question mark is to represent my new diagnosis and how confusing it is and how confused i still am about it. # i breathe for a minute and i think too much when i'm alone. # stopping drinking is something i considered for yerts. to be honest with you, i don't think i could, because i think i'm mentally dependant on alcohol to help me get through things. #soi through things. # so i will pick up the phone. # it doesn't make any sense and that's probably the most frustrating part. like, i've got this diagnosis for life really. i'm not going to get undiagnosed. i don't think i'll re cover undiagnosed. i don't think i'll recover from it, but i'll learn better ways to manage it. that image ofa better ways to manage it. that image

of a recovered life, it's so scary. who am! of a recovered life, it's so scary. who am i if i'm not struggling from an eating disorder?” who am i if i'm not struggling from an eating disorder? i don't know if i want to feel like it's cured, because i'm scared of what that feels like. i started the new medication now andits just a waiting game, but the waiting game is a tough, tough, tough challenge at the moment. # i don't know what you're going through. # but there is so much life ahead of you. #it you. # it won't slow down, no matter what you do. shosh you just got to hold on, yeah. # yeah, you've just got to hold shosh you just got to hold on, yeah. # yeah, you'vejust got to hold on. # yeah, you'vejust got to hold on. #just # yeah, you'vejust got to hold on. # just hold on for me. # yeah, you'vejust got to hold on. #just hold on for me. # thanks again to bex, matt and laura for opening their lives to us. for details of organisations which offer advice and support

for any of the conditions shown in that film go online to the bbc actionline website, and you can watch the full film online by searching for newsbeat documentaries on bbc iplayer. it's called my mind and me. thank you for your comments. elizabeth says, "i too have bipolar disorder and would like to thank you for your coverage, but most especially the three people involved." georgia tweets, "so thrilled that mental health is becoming a common theme to talk about. i had depression and anxiety since i was 19 and fou going to do my mental health nursing. talking is the best therapy." this e—mail from someone who doesn't wish to leave their name and that's fine, you can get in touch with us anonymously. "after a nervous breakdown and struggles with panic attacks i waited ten months for a therapist on the nhs. i'm furious about the state of the mental health service at the moment. it seems that you have to present as serious danger to yourself or others before you are taken seriously."

yourself or others before you are ta ken seriously. " thank yourself or others before you are taken seriously." thank you for those. keep them coming in. toys are us put forward plans to close 26 stores. we were warned at the uk they were preparing to close a quarter of their stores, but we can tell you, they have put forward plans to close at least 26 uk stores. an australian mp has proposed to his partner during a parliamentary debate on legalising same—sex marriage. this debate has been the soundtrack to our relationship. we both know this issue isn't the reason we got involved in politics. give us tax reform any day. but in my first speech i defined our bond by the ring that sits on both our left hands and they are the answers to

the questions that we cannot ask. so there is only one thing left to do. ryan patrick polger, will you marry me? applause we'll chuck that in the memoirs in hansard! tim wilson is believed to be the first mp to propose on the floor of the house. we can talk to him now. congratulations. thank you very much. that's very kind. it was quite an extraordinary day for me. well, it was for everybody watching and indeed for ryan. thank god he said yes! that's right. i mean, iwas pretty optimistic that ryan would say yes. it was an extraordinary day for him as well, but it was one of those things, i didn't realise we we re those things, i didn't realise we were going to be the first couple to do this, but we have been debating this issue for a long time. and our

relationship has been at the centre of it like a few other relationships and it was the only way ultimately i felt i could pay proper thanks for him standing beside me through a very difficult time for a lot of couples and now we are going to deliver a change in the law and it is time for us to step up and make the expectation that we have set for ourselves. explain to our british audience why the issue of same—sex marriage has been so decisive for some politicians? obviously, there have always been people who disagreed and we full rid respect the fact that people disagree with the fact that people disagree with the change, but the public sentiment around this issue changed a decade ago. over a decade ago, the majority of australians started to support a change in the law, but we have what we have is different political parties and different governments that haven't wanted to confront it because there are constituencies who are noisy and opposed and what we promised in this parliament we would have a public vote before changing

the law. i wasn't a big fan of that and that's not a secret even though i was and that's not a secret even though iwasa and that's not a secret even though i was a member of the government i had to vote for it, about we had a postal vote where the nearly 80% of australians participated, a huge turn—out and 60% said yes to a change in the law and in my constituency, it was 76.3%. so, this was an opportunity and it's one we need to take for the nation. so is it fair to say some politicians in australia have been way behind the attitudes amongst the majority of australian citizens? well, there are members of parliament who represent their constituencies who voted no. and there are some people for faith based reasons who have a difference of opinion. some needed the postal vote to show to them that the support in their community was strong. some members of parliament told me they would get a community response where it might be 50/50 and they got 60/a0, but until you saw

that evidence and saw that very clear statement from the australian people, some people weren't sure whether they could trust it. one of the things was cited was your brexit vote and how people believed the polls were wrong and as a consequence you couldn't trust the polls in australia which showed the majority of the australians supported a change in the law. so when is the happy day then? we are going to get married and now i have put my foot in it and said yes, am going to do it, so probably early next year, once the law changes and in our own good time. congratulations again, thank you for talking to us. tim wilson who proposed to his partner on the floor of the house in canberra. still to come. and — poverty in the uk — thousands of of people are struggling to make ends meet every day. with campaigners saying

"prospects for solving" it "currently look worrying". we'll bring you the details. and — the hunt for the so—called croydon cat killer, thought to be responsible for the deaths of up to a00 animals across england. we're talking shortly to two pet owners who had their pets killed and mutilated. "significant progress" has been made in brexit negotiations after a night of intense talks, according to an irish government spokesman. it means the two sides could soon reach a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. eu sources have also said the two sides are "nearing solutions", ahead of theresa may's lunchtime meeting with the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, in brussels. we have have been told the talks are at such a critical stage donald tusk has cancelled an important overseas visit. the metropolitan police commissioner

cressida dick has said that former officers "were wrong" to speak to the bbc about pornography they say was found on a computer in damian green's parliamentary office. speaking on the vanessa feltz show on bbc radio london, the scotland yard boss condemned what they had done. she said all police have a duty of confidentiality and to protect personal information, and that it clearly endures after they leave the force. and she said there would be a review of whether any offences had been committed. ajudge in madrid has released on bail six former ministers of catalonia who were detained for their role in the region's illegal declaration of independence. two other ex—ministers — including the region's former vice president — remain in custody. meanwhile in belgium, catalonia's former president carles puigdemont is due to appear at an extradition hearing. a think—tank says 700,000 children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years. the left—leaning joseph rowntree foundation says it's the first sustained rise affecting these age groups for 20 years. it's called on the government to take action. police in malta have arrested eight

maltese nationals in connection with the car bomb murder of blogger daphne ca ruana galizia. daphne caruana galizia was killed close to her home on 16 october in an attack which shocked the country. the 53—year—old was known for her blog accusing top politicians of corruption. government funding for a flagship british aid project to support civilian police in syria has been suspended. it's after whistle—blowers told the bbc‘s panorama programme that some of the money was ending up in the hands of extremists. the foreign office is investigating. the co—op is to start selling food beyond its best before date. 125 shops in east anglia will sell tinned goods and dried food such as pasta, crisps and rice for a flat rate of ten pence. it's part of a drive to reduce the seven million tonnes of food thrown away in the uk each year.

that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more from you about the documentary. richard says matt's story hit home. i live the sail life as him and i didn't realise this was to do with my mental health. file like it an ongoing cycle, i am prepared to talk now to somebody about it. james says ican now to somebody about it. james says i can sympathise with all three people, especially bex, i have had anxiety since my a0, i am people, especially bex, i have had anxiety since my a0, iam in people, especially bex, i have had anxiety since my a0, i am in my 50s, i have 0cd and agoraphobia. i feel safer indoors and only go out when i have to. like all things you change your life to make the best of your conditions. best of luck to them all for a better future. if conditions. best of luck to them all for a betterfuture. if you conditions. best of luck to them all for a better future. if you wanted a vice or support for anything do with your mental health go to the action line. your mental health go to the action line.

here's some sport now with katherine. a bit of good news. england still have a long way to go in the second test, but their bowlers are making progress. australia have a lead of more than 250 runs, but they've lost three wickets cheaply at the start of their second innings. david warner among those to fall. austalia are a1—3. david silva gives manchester city a record—equalling13th premier league win in a row with a late goal against west ham. alfie hewett is the wheelchair masters singles champion. he beat his compatriot gordon reid in loughborough to become the first british winner in 23 years of the event. and the tournament favourite ronnie o'sullivan marches on at the uk snooker championship in york. he's comfortably through to the third round. let us get the latest on the brexit talks. let us get the latest on the brexit talks. the irish government says it has

made significant progress in talks with the uk about the future of the border with northern ireland, but a clear agreement still hasn't been reached. let's talk now to our ireland correspondent chris page. we have been told ducks donald tusk has cancelled an important overseas visit. what are you hearing chris? well, victoria, the minister has been speaking to the irish national broadcaster rte, just ahead of a meeting of the irish cabinet in dublin, he said what the cabinet we re dublin, he said what the cabinet were not going to have in time for the meeting was an agreed form of words, a draft agreement they could look at it. negotiations haven't reached that phase, they are being held up over this issue of the border between northern ireland and the irish republic, the irish government are pushing for a written assurance come what may no matter how the brexit negotiations turn out, there are not going to be any new controls on that border, so diplomats have been knocking around ideas, they have been exchanging words over the weekend, there has

been intense work, long hours put m, been intense work, long hours put in, there has been progress still at no agreement on the form of words that would satisfy the government the time is right to move on. are we expecting that, are we expecting that agreement today? we had the political editor of the irish independent on earlier who said seenier sources that was leungly, we are not viewing it as a drop alan dedicoat line. —— drop dead deadline. dedicoat line. -- drop dead deadline. they are aiming still for today, the foreign minister said he thinks an agreement is possible today but if there isn't an agreement today that does not mean the process has reached an end game. they could keep on talking, there is a meeting on wednesday, that could be another time where they could aim for an agreement. ultimately the reel decision time will come at the european summit in brussels on 1ath and 15th december when the eu 27 will decide whether

or not to a allow the talks to move on. if there is no agreement the irish government think talking will continue and it doesn't mean the process is in big trouble. thank you chris. nearly three—quarters of a million children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years, research suggests. relative poverty is defined as a household having less than 60% of the median income. for a couple with no children that's around £12,896 and for a couple with two children that's £20,852. thejoseph rowntree foundation says it's the first sustained rise since 1997. ministers say the number of people living in absolute poverty has fallen by more than half a million, and pensioner poverty remains close to historically low levels. absolute poverty is when a household doesn't have sufficient income to sustain even a basic acceptable standard of living. relative poverty is when that income is considerably lower than the median level.

our social affaris correspondent spoke to pensioner flo singleton about her struggle to make ends meet. i have worked. i have not scrounged off my life. i have worked, part—times jobs only, because you had to fit it in round kids, don't you. and you end up, because you haven't paid yourfull pension, you end up with — well, it is enough to live on, put it like that, no luxuries of course. heat or eat. if you go out, you don't have to have your heating on, do you? so you go on the bus just to keep warm. if you go on the buses it don't cost you nothing, does it. some say is in contrast to theresa

may's pledge to create a country which works for everyone. i want to explain what a country that works for everyone mean, in a country that works for everyone, a vision of a country that works not for the privileged few. a country that works for erne. and to make britain a country that works not for the privileged few. we will make britain a country that works not for a privileged few. not by the interested of the privileged few but for everyone. for every one of us, under my leadership this government's priorities are those of ordinary working class people. the conservative party will put itself

completely, absolutely and decisively, unequivocally at the service of ordinary, ordinary working people. working class people. that puts the interest of ordinary working class people first. if you are from an ordinary working class family, life is much harder than many people in westminster realise. it doesn't matter where you are born or how much your parents earn, where ever you are, and where ever you are from, regardless of background or that of their parents if you work hard and do the right thing you will be able to go as far as you can. we must make britain a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us. privileged few but for every one of us. john bird has been homeless, a prisoner and in his words a "loser, cheat and a fraud". he's now lord john bird, an independent peer. conservative mp rob halfon is at westminster. today he's making a speech on this poverty and inequality. he's also chair of the education select committee. debbie abrahams is labour's work and pensions spokeswoman. thank you for talking to us. rab,

you are a conservative mp who is seen as being in touch with normal people, working class people, i want to ask you, how proud are you under your government having a job is not enough to escape poverty?” your government having a job is not enough to escape poverty? i think we need to be honest, identify where there is social injustice which there is social injustice which there is social injustice which there is in certain pars of our society. we need to be honest in recognising the government have done some good things in terms of introducing the national living wage which means low income wagers are thousands better off. taking three million people out of income tax all together, you need to have a balance there, what i want to do is identify social injustice, i accept there are some and i want the prime minister to reboot the socialjustice conservatism she set out at the steps of downing street. are you shocked having a job is not enough to escape poverty? well, i think

that the job is the best root out of poverty. for some people, sorry to interrut. interrut. forsome people it isn't. they are work, they are doing the right thing for they are working and they are still defined as living in poverty. in britain, in 2017, under your government. yes, but you have to weigh the whole thing up, if those people getjobs and get progression injobs many of them do, they get the increases of wages, where the government has done the right thing, introducing the national living wage for example, meaning low income workers are thousands of pounds better off... but the joseph rowntree, thousands of pounds better off... but thejoseph rowntree, they have taken that into account they haven't. they have taken into account some thing, they don't take into account the fuel duty freeze an cutting the income tax, but i am not saying there isn't social injustice, iam saying there isn't social injustice, i am focussing on that in our education system, which is, there are social injustices in every part

andi are social injustices in every part and i want the government to deal with that. i want the prime minister to refocus on it. let me ask you that, about education, social injustice, 51% of london children on free school meals get a to c in maths. it is just 36% in the rest of england, why? well, this is the social injustices that i am trying to identify as select committee chair, what is happening is that standards are going up but the government needs to focus on social capital and human capital as well and build up the, make sure people from disadvantaged students are... we still have 1.8 million in good or outstanding schools but nationally and in london there is a lot of disadvantaged people who are not benefitting from it. we are trying to look at solutions to help. let me

bring in debbie abrahams. you know the government says the people in absolute poverty and we did the definitions in the introduction have fallen by 500,000. that is to be comed isn't it. of course, any moves round absolute poverty are welcome, but what we need to focus on as you are rightly doing is habit this means. the budget we had just two weeks ago, the government has refused to put up the national living wage to £9 an hour in 2020 which will mean people on the national living wage by then will be £900 a year worse off. the government analysis of the budget showed again the poorest fifth were going to be worse off and the richest were not. and the third point victoria is around what rob was saying in terms of work and the type of poverty. it's not. four out of five people in a low paid job now will still be in a low paid job in

ten years' time. so this is a nonsense and if we look at what is happening in the top end of the scale, in terms of what the richest in society have achieved, we know that the gap between rich and poor has doubled and this again, from international evidence, we know is the driver for the lack of social mobility. this government has done nothing, in fact it has made it worse, not only in terms of social mobility, but also in terms of making sure that we increase our life expectancy, the only developed country in the world where this has happened. if you were in government, would you unfreeze benefits now? yes, we have said we are clear in the general election that we had. let me ask rob. is it time to u nfreeze let me ask rob. is it time to unfreeze benefits? well, we need to look at the benefit system in terms of the best way of getting people in work... you should stop cutting universal credit. and the living wage will mean, we introduced the

national living wage, not the last government, it was our government that did it. are you going to put it up that did it. are you going to put it up to £10 an hour, rob? workers will be better off by thousands of pounds. we have cut income tax for lower earners and ta ken pounds. we have cut income tax for lower earners and taken three million people out of income tax. our analysis shows a fifth are worse off. john bird... hello. hi. what do you think needs to change? well, i actually think, and i think our two collea g u es actually think, and i think our two colleagues have shown is that when you're in government, you have got to deliver and you've got that amount of money, when you're not in government, you don't have to deliver, but when you do get into government you realise there are enormous constraints. i think the real problem is that we have a problem with british capitalism. we have a problem with the market place. we have millions of people in britain who don't, are not worth a lot to the market place because the employers can't, the owners, can't

make enough out of them. so what would you change? what we have got to try and do and it will only be done through education as the mp says. it is only through education. it is only through upping the skills. i'll give you an example. when i was a boy, just after the war, they gave us such a cap form of education that the only form ofjobs we would get were unskilled jobs and a lot of those were disappearing. we have a really weird, we have a really weird education system that doesn't prepare children for the fourth industrial revolution. we are a lwa ys fourth industrial revolution. we are always making the same mistakes. we fail 37% of our children who become the people who do the low paid jobs. they become 80% of our prison population. they fill up our a&e departments. so, because we fail one

in three children, when are we ever going to get around to sorting out poverty? rob, do you want to come back? well, thinkjohn bird is right on this. i think what we need to do is have a huge investment in skills. the government are doing some of that, we have had three million apprenticeships since 2010... you have seen the recent figures... let me finish. just let me finish. what we need to do is to make sure that we need to do is to make sure that we have continue to invest in skills and offer degree apprenticeships to every single person who wants it, gets it. every person is offered an apprenticeship and they earn while they learn and they are guaranteed a job at the end of it. the government are doing some of that. £2.5 billion spent by 2020. john bird is right, we need to regear education towards skills in a big way, especially to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds. the number of apprenticeships have dropped off. backgrounds. the number of apprenticeships have dropped offm

the last quarter, but over the last year, apprenticeships have gone up and we have over 900,000, the highest ever in our island's history. debbie abrahams? iwanted to pick up on what was said about education. absolutely right. that's why we pledged a national education service in the same way that we provide our national health service from cradle to grave. you don't have a job for life anymore. we need to have this on going, but we need to do something about now this. is in the long—term. we need to make sure people have a decent home and a fair re nt people have a decent home and a fair rent ora fair people have a decent home and a fair rent or a fair mortgage. that's not happening. we need to make sure people on the lowest incomes are paid adequately and £10 is what we pledge making sure people earn £3,000 a year better off and we need to have a social security system that helps people now. the cuts that the government have introduced and are still to introduce is really going to be detrimental, pushing a further one million children into poverty in the next five years.

a final word fou, rob?” poverty in the next five years. a finalword fou, rob? i think poverty in the next five years. a final word fou, rob? i think we are investing in skills. we have got to do more on socialjustice, something i'm passionate about. we have got 1.8 million more children in good or outstanding schools than ever before. then do something about it, rob. there is a lot being done, but there is more to be done, i acknowledge that. thank you all very much. the brexit secretary has been speaking ahead of his trip to brussels. this is what he said a few minutes ago. we put several months of work, both sides, into getting to this point and we are hoping mr juncker will give us sufficient progress so we can move on to the trade talks. the decision, of course, won't be taken until 15th

december, but that's what we are hoping for, because trade talks are important to the united kingdom and to europe. donald tusk was clear this is not a staging post, but a firm deadline to nail down sufficient progress on talks. is this it? well, i think it is an important day. i mean there is always, the council can always makes up always, the council can always makes up its own mind on the 15th, but it is an important day, they will take a lot of guidance from the commission. everybody understands that the decision to move on to trade talks. it is vital. it is vital to everybody. huge value to the 27 members and to ourselves. the pm is once again having to to get involved. are you struggling to get thejob done? laughter the first negotiator in this process from the beginning has been the prime minister. she laid out the para meters prime minister. she laid out the parameters in the lancaster house speech and set the negotiations at the florence speech and that's done in conjunction together. the brexit secretary, david davis, looking relaxed. stay tuned to bbc

news for all developments on the brexit negotiations through the day. the so—called croydon cat killer has been linked to the death of five more cats in northampton. the metropolitan police and animal charity snarl, south norwood animal rescue and liberty, believe the serial cat killer may have slaughtered over a00 animals since 2015. they say the cats were killed in a similar way, leading them to believe one person is responsible. we first reported on it in february 2016. for more than two years in parts of south london a number of pet cats are thought to notjust have been killed, but deliberately mutilated in the spros. police have so far failed to catch the killer who caused heartache to the owners. stacey is a cat lover who lives in the area, that's not her real name. she has asked us to keep her identity secret as she is working with others to try and catch those

responsible. she has co founded a charity to help investigate the killings. we initially discovered cats who had their heads and their tails removed. subsequent to that we discovered cats with either heads removed or tails removed. we have discovered cats where they had been slit open and mutilated. wayne's cat was brutally killed. his wife found their pet's dead body. when i picked him up, i realised the head was missing and her tail. let's talk to two cat owners who found their pets had been killed and then mutilated. janyne galloway and elaine smith. in the studio is tonyjenkins from the animal rescue group, snarl. elaine, tell us what happened to you and to your cat.

hi, elaine, can you hear me?” and to your cat. hi, elaine, can you hear me? i can now, yes. sorry. sorry about that. tell us what happened to your cat. well, my cat was seen on 3rd november. we fed him in the morning as normal. he went out and i went to work. at lunch time, he didn't appear back which was unusual for him. and then, nothing. nothing in the evening. he didn't come back. went out looking for him. and then on the 23rd of november he was brought back on our front lawn in the morning when i went to work. and what state was he in, if you don't mind me asking. it wasn't very nice. he was laid out on the front lawn and he had obviously been slit down the middle. his tail had been removed. pieces of the tail had been

left around the body. when you saw him, you knew it wasn'tjust a cat. you knew there was something wrong. let me bring in tonyjenkins. this has happened in happened in east sussex. that's where elaine is. i mean it doesn't sound as though it's the same m0 as various other animals who have been decapitated. so we don't know if it's the same person? the postmortem evidence thus far does suggest one person. in terms of the journeys, it's possible by one person. it's notjust heads and tails. he does sometimes do slits and we have had an example in the postmortem and the pathologist thought it was most likely the same person. let me bring in jayne. hi, how are you, tell us what happened? our cat went missing on 17th october and he didn't come back in that

evening like the other lady said. it was the same situation. we found him on 23rd at the top of my neighbour's garden, mutilated. and you live in hertfordshire? yes, that's right. tony, you have to think about whether there are copycats now, don't you? it's difficult to say to be certain. what we have seen is very similar injuries. some of them signature which would be difficult for someone to copycat. having said, that we can't rule out the possibility ofjoint venture. a couple of people, two or three people maybe... for what reason? that's a good question. i find it ha rd that's a good question. i find it hard to believe that someone would read in the paper about someone decapitating cats and think, "i think i'll do that." we don't seem to be any closer to finding whoever is responsible? not really, no. he is responsible? not really, no. he is staying away from cctv cameras. not leaving any clues. it's very

difficult. thank you very much, tony. jayne, thank you and also elaine. thank you very much. we're back tomorrow at 9am. have a really good day. thank you for your company today. hello there. good morning. it will be quite an interesting week weather wise. it might start off boring and benign for today and tomorrow, but it will turn wet and windy for midweek and by the end of the week, it will turn much colder with snow and ice returning in the forecast. worth staying tuned to the forecast through the week. today, benign. sunshine across eastern areas. we will see more cloud develop through the afternoon. there could be some

spots of rain here and there, but it will be dry and mild. maximum temperatures about seven to 11 celsius. little change as we go through this evening and tonight with a lot of cloud around. it will bea with a lot of cloud around. it will be a frost—free start to a tuesday morning. again lots of cloud around. a few spots of rain. more so later in the day across the north—west of scotland. the wind picking up here. some breaks in the cloud, especially towards eastern areas and southern parts and temperatures tomorrow getting up to eight to 11 celsius. it will turn colder by the end of the week. stay tuned to the forecast. bye—bye. the top stories developing at 11am. britain and the eu appear close to reaching a deal that will clear

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