a breakthrough over brexit — britain and the eu reach a last minute deal to move talks on to the next phase. after a night of intense negotiations, theresa may flew to brussels early this morning to finalise the agreement. getting to this point has required give and take on both sides. and i believe that the joint report, being published, is in the best interests of the whole of the uk. the president of the european commission said enough progress had been made to move discussions onto trade. i believe we have now the break through we need. to this result today, it is of course, a compromise. there'll be no hard border with ireland — and it's thought britain's divorce bill will be between £35 and £40 billion. we'll have the latest on the details of the deal and what happens next, live from brussels — and assess political

reaction back here. also this lunchtime. nearly 200,000 people are moved out of their homes in southern california — as wildfires continue to rage. clashes in jerusalem between palestinian protestors and israeli security forces. in sport on bbc news: all the reports, results and features from the bbc sport centre. hello, good afternoon. there's been an overnight

breakthrough in the brexit talks, which should enable discussions to get underway about trade. after a long night of telephone diplomacy, the prime ministerflew to brussels early this morning — where the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said he believed sufficient progress had now been made. the other eu members will consider his recommendation that talks move to the second phase, at a summit next week. it's believed britain's divorce bill will be in the region of £35 to £40 million, and there will be no hard border with ireland. we'll hear about political reaction at home injust a moment — but we begin with the latest from brussels, and our europe correspondent adam fleming. frankly, the last 2a hours here have been quite astonishing. tweets, round—up your, early morning phone calls, the last six months of brexit

drama has boiled down to this — a document full of pledges, commitments and compromises, that was signed sealed and delivered by the prime minister here in brussels, when she made a last—minute, unplanned, unexpected visit before dawn. back to brussels to give it another go, the prime minister's early—morning mission to steer brexit talks off divorce issues and on to the future. theresa may and her team would not have taken a flight in the middle of the night to arrive here in the dark if they feared a repeat of monday when they came to brussels thinking a deal was done and it wasn't. 0verjuice and pastries, the two sides agreed a 15 page list of promises. david davis's face proves that it had taken an exhausting series of talks to get the eu to say this... of talks to get the eu to say this... the commission has just formally decided to recommend to the european council that sufficient progress has now been made on the strict terms of the diverse.

what is the biggest compromise the other side has made to get you to this point today? this was a question, actually, of coming together and working together for a report and agreements that were in the best interests of all sides. here is what those negotiators eventually negotiated. to guarantee the rights of eu citizens staying in the uk, the european court of justice citizens staying in the uk, the european court ofjustice will still have a role for eight years after brexit. the uk has finalised an agreement in principle about its financial obligations, that could end up being between £35 and £39 billion, according to officials. both sides restated a commitment to know hard border on the island of ireland. northern irish politicians will get a say on any proposals that could affect more northern ireland's relationship with the rest of the could affect northern ireland's relationship with the rest of the uk. then the prime minister dashed off to see the man who will chair next week's summit of eu

leaders, his message to them, progress, yes but not time to start celebrating. let us remember that the most difficult challenge is still ahead. we all know that breaking up is hard... but breaking up and building a new relation is much harder. in other words, the eu's chief negotiator now has to haggle over a transition period and a possible trade deal. are you going to be celebrating, mr barnier? no. cracking open the champagne? we are still workng. no. still more work to do. 0k. no champagne? all of this will be approved by the 27eu countries here in brussels a week today. in the new year to start the transition, that will last a couple of years and in the spring to talk about the potential future relationship between the eu and the

uk could look like when it comes to trade, security, defence, foreign policy, climate change, you name it. in the meantime, the eu's really keen for the uk to decide what it wa nts keen for the uk to decide what it wants that relationship to look like, to agree big principles and it could lead to pretty big political arguments back home in the uk. theresa may heralded the deal as ‘hard won‘ and in the interests of everyone. it's also being seen as politically crucial for her and her negotiating team. the senior cabinet brexiteer michael gove described it as a significant personal political achievement for the prime minister. the shadow brexit secretary, labour's keir starmer, welcomed the fact that talks can now move on — but says this point should have been reached weeks ago. chris mason reports now on the political reaction to today's agreement. striding towards an agreement but,

any negotiating about anything involves compromise, and this is no different. so while both of them we re different. so while both of them were wearing smiles and exchanging hand—sha kes this were wearing smiles and exchanging hand—shakes this morning, at about the time many of us were crawling out of bed, what were the big political hitters over here making of it? this agreement is a significant political achievement from the prime minister. it helps to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk. it will be uk courts that safeguard those rights. of course, thereby regard for eu law and in a limited number of cases for a limited number of cases for a limited period of time, they can if they wish to, if there is a point of law ambiguous, go to the european courts of justice for law ambiguous, go to the european courts ofjustice for help to resolve the issue. but this is a time limited and specific exception, it is uk courts in the driving seat. lam it is uk courts in the driving seat. i am pleased to see this deal. the prime minister has put a great deal of personal effort into it, including staying up all night to finalise it. it is clear that it is also broadly welcomed by our eu

partners, even if many of them remain profoundly upset that we are leaving the eu. so they saw the sides of the conservative divide rowing in behind the prime minister. that is something if you tilt your ear, you can hear the huge sighs of relief coming from downing street. but remember, this is just coming from downing street. but remember, this isjust the beginning of the negotiating process, what is to come, the discussion about the future relationship with the eu will be more complicate, in all likelihood. that is why opposition parties are keeping up the pressure on the prime minister. this is the point we had hoped to get to two months ago. what the prime minister needs to do is to focus on transitional measures immediately. that should have started in october. it now needs to started in october. it now needs to start straightaway. a few conservative mps are grumbling about the deal. they see it as a compromise too far. this man agrees

with them. amazing, the british prime minister flying through the middle of the night, to meet unelect the bureau crats to pat her on the head, and say you have met all of our demands, we can move on to the next stage. it isa we can move on to the next stage. it is a howell illation. for the prime minister, the progress she hoped for has been made. but it merely marks the end of a beginning ofa merely marks the end of a beginning of a negotiation far, far from merely marks the end of a beginning of a negotiation far, farfrom done. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. during hours of discussions and phone calls, theresa may secured agreement on the issue of the irish border, from both the irish prime minister and the democratic unionists, whose earlier objections had prevented a deal being struck. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler reports now on the impact of the border question in these talks. negotiating the way through this first phase of brexit talks has been difficult. and ireland's border

roads have at times looked like the issue where people could get stuck. today, a way forward has been found. and the changes in the document recognise the dup‘s concerns, about what dublin wanted, that northern ireland would be tied to the eu's trading rules, eve finance the rest of the uk was not. but it is worth noting that the unionists are warning of a little caution. there are still matters there that we would have liked to have seen clarified. we ran out of time, essentially, we think we needed to go back and talk about the matters but the prime minister decided to go to brussels in relation to this text and she says she has done that in the national interest. the dup were worried that if northern ireland and great britain ended up having different rules and regulations... it could lead to barriers to trade within the uk. today's agreement rules that out.

and it says that businesses here will have unfetered access to the united kingdom's own internal markets, effectively dismissing the idea of a border in the irish sea. and the irish government says it is satisfied that there will be no customs posts at the land border. there is no question of us exploiting brexit as a means to moving towards a united ireland without consent. we don't want to see a border in the irish sea, anymore than a border between neury and dundalk, and others. we want to build bridges, not borders. the words of the deal are being studied closely. they are open to interpretation. there was enough in them to satisfy both the dup and the irish government but there is still the potential for disagreements about what the text actually means and certainly this document does not solve all of the problems posed by this island's border. removing the

final blockage to trade talks is a significant moment. but the irish border always has the potential to cause division. chris buckler, bbc news, belfast. theresa may says that the deal struck with the eu means brexit talks can now move onto the crucial subject of trade. our business editor simonjack is with me. jack, what are they saying this morning? they welcome this. but more ina morning? they welcome this. but more in a sense of relief. rather than punching the air with euphoria. they welcome the fact that there is relief, a better message to eu workers to say something to them. that they can turn a corner and start talking about the things that matter to them. like future trade and a transition period to get to that. but they deal in much, with a much finer brush than the diplomats to do. so you have vague

constructions that everyone agrees on. what business need is detail. for many of them it is too late. they have triggered contingency plans, lots have not but as i say, the idea that they will take the contingency plans and put them in the bottom drawer is a long way off. they think, yes, they welcome it but there is so much hard work to do and there is so much hard work to do and the idea that they will relax now and everything is ok, is a long way from the truth. thank you very much. simonjack, our thank you very much. simon jack, our business thank you very much. simonjack, our business editor. thank you. let's return to the political importance of this deal now, and our chief political correspondent vicki young at westminster. simon talking about the relief in the business community, is relief one of the emotions at westminster? i think it is amongst theresa may and herteam. if you i think it is amongst theresa may and her team. if you think back a few days to monday, the humiliation at the hands of the democratic unionist party having to come back to london without a deal. how

different it is now. from the point of view of theresa may's personal position, it was looking incredibly precarious, now, though, even though the dup are not entirely happy, she has looked them in the eye and said that we have to move on, a certain authority over them for now. now the sceptics, they were talking about mot handing a penny over to the european union, it looks like there will be a bill of maybe £35 billion. that is very different to the sums banning around of £175 billion euros, so the uk government see that asa win. euros, so the uk government see that as a win. and areas of contention, the european courts ofjustice. but we have heard people saying we can live with this. and on the remain side of the argument if in her party and across parliament, they are happy that it looks like no deal is not on the table for the moment. but it is important to keep this in

perspective. this isjust the it is important to keep this in perspective. this is just the first stage. when we talk about the end state, what this government wants for our future relationship with the european union, that has not yet been resolved. it will not be resolved for some time. the questions still must be answered. we have gotte n questions still must be answered. we have gotten through the qualifying stages, if you like. the main challenges of the tournament are definitely still to come. thank you. there's more up to the minute coverage and analysis of the brexit negotiations on our website: bbc.co.uk/news. our top story this lunchtime: britain and the eu reach a last minute deal to move brexit talks on to the next phase. theresa may flew to brussels early this morning to finalise the agreement. and coming up: a blanket of arctic weather and an early white christmas for much of the north of the united kingdom. coming up in sport:

five—time winner ronnie 0'sullivan thinks he's lucky to be in the last eight of the uk snooker championship. he's back at the table, taking on martin gould in the quarter—finals in york. ferocious wildfires in southern california are stretching emergency services to the limit. thousands of firefighters have been working round the clock, as towns to the north of los angeles are in danger of becoming engulfed. so far about 200,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. 0vernight, new wildfires broke out in san diego county. 0ur correspondent james cook reports from california. for california, an epic battle continues. they've been fighting this blaze in the mountains north of los angeles all week, and still it devours forest and brush, and has destroyed more than 430 buildings.

yet again tonight, this blaze is burning with an intense ferocity, and that means a battle, because there is property down here, very close to the fire, and these firefighters have been working very, very hard for the past few days. they are exhausted, but they are back here again now to try and stop this fire from burning these properties. the fire is now churning towards the pacific ocean, where communities as far north as santa barbara are preparing for evacuations. to the south, a new blaze exploded fast in san diego county, blowing up gas tanks under homes and forcing pupils to flee from their schools. for those who have not been currently impacted by the fire, they need to prepare as if they are going to be impacted by the fire. where are they going to go? what are their escape routes? what is their communication with theirfamily? what are they going to do with their pets? do they have their vehicles loaded to go? often, we don't ask people to think about these things continuously, but tonight is one of those nights,

today is one of these fires that people need to be ready. in the exclusive los angeles suburb of bel—air, the situation has improved. a handful of homes were destroyed, but many more were saved. the musician lionel ritchie and the socialite paris hilton were among those forced to flee their mansions. every firefighting aircraft in the united states has been summoned to california, and they are making a big difference. with resources stretched to the limit, firefighters from neighbouring states have arrived in california to help. they'll be needed. the extreme weather is forecast to continue into the weekend. james cook, bbc news, california. there were clashes this morning between palestinian protestors and israeli security forces, following friday prayers. security had been stepped up after the militant group hamas called for a day of rage, in response to president trump's decision to recognisejerusalem

as the capital of israel. 0ur correspondent jon donnison reports. it's been billed by palestinians as a day of rage. in the west bank city of bethlehem, clashes have already erupted. israeli soldiers firing tear gas at palestinian youths hurling rocks. so far, the violence has been on a relatively small—scale. the question is whether it will escalate. around jerusalem's old city, israeli security has been ramped up. palestinians gathered for friday prayers, but there are fears once they are over there could be more clashes. extra units, border police, special patrol units and undercover units will respond on the outskirts of the old city to any major incidents or illegal protests. how heavily israel responds could determine whether these protests gather momentum.

but, for palestinians, in declaring jerusalem as israel's capital, donald trump has crossed a red line. translation: when the american president makes this kind of decision, he reveals all other leaders and regimes who are cooperating with him. he is also pushing the region towards violence. translation: jerusalem belongs to all muslims. jerusalem is in our hearts and in the hearts of all muslims all over the world. it does not belong to trump, and not to the jews. but that wasn't the message the president was giving at the white house last night. well, i know for a fact there are a lot of happy people in this room. cheering. as he celebrated thejewish holiday of hannukah a week early, this year he knows that, with his intervention onjerusalem, he has come bearing gifts. we wish you a very happy hannukah. and i think this one will go down

as especially special. but if violence in and around jerusalem escalates further, a decision the president's supporters regard as bold will be seen by many as reckless. john donnison, bbc news. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is in jerusalem 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is injerusalem this lunchtime. what is the situation and the atmosphere there now? the old city ofjerusalem is often a flash point when it comes to these controversies, to these very contested issues. we watched as noon prayers took place, and many people walked out from one of the holy sites fear through the gates, where there are often protests, and they simply walked away. one of the other gates, there were hundreds of people

chanting and flags were held and there was minor confrontation with police, but things were on a much smaller scale injerusalem police, but things were on a much smaller scale in jerusalem than police, but things were on a much smaller scale injerusalem than we have seen in previous crises. in the occupied west bank, in the cities of bethlehem and ramada and hebron, there were clashes, as there were in gaza, and the palestinian red crescent is reporting that almost 100 people have been injured, but most of the injuries are set to be not serious. all of this as a potential diplomatic crisis continues between the palestinian leadership and the united states, with only ten days now until the vice president of the us, mike pence, is due to visit the region. a review has found that a teenager who had a history of anorexia and died weeks after leaving for university was failed by every nhs organisation that should have cared for her. the parliamentary and health service 0mbudsman says the death of 18—year—old averil hart could, and should, have been prevented. this report by our health correspondent, catherine burns. averil hart was 19. her family say

she was beautiful, witty and intelligent. but she also had anorexia, and she spent 11 months in hospital in cambridge before being discharged to start university in norwich. she didn't survive her first term. it is inconceivable that somebody who is healthy can go to a freshers do and enjoy all the things in week one and be dead ten weeks later, literally starving to at university, averil was seen by four different nhs organisations and all of them failed her in some way. she was put under the care of a newly qualified psychologist who had no experience with anorexia. her gp didn't monitor her properly. even when she was critically ill, two acute trusts didn't give her the

ca re acute trusts didn't give her the care she needed. next week will be the fifth anniversary of her death. her dad hasn't stopped pushing for a nswe i’s , her dad hasn't stopped pushing for answers, and now the ombudsman report highlights a long series of missed opportunities to save her life. it says her death was avoidable and her story isn't unique. the key is recognising that something has gone wrong, being open and honest about it, investigating and honest about it, investigating and learning so we don't keep recycling the same mistakes. i'm afraid we are still at an early stage of doing that in the nhs. innit the report says there needs to be urgent national attention on treatment for eating disorders. be urgent national attention on treatment for eating disordersm has made a list of recommendations, including training forjunior doctors, improved communication between organisations and more honest investigations. until i can physically see those changes and i can ensure they are happening, i'm sorry, but i don't have faith in the service changing itself. the

department of health says that cases like averil‘s have changed the way that the nhs treat eating disorders and it is investing £150 million so nobody has to go through the same ordeal. nick park says he isn't angry but he can't feel optimistic either. five years on, you can start grieving for his daughter. —— nick hart. sports direct and primark are among the latest companies to be named and shamed by the government for not paying the minimum wage. 260 companies have been ordered to reimburse 16,000 workers, who are owed £1.7 million in back—pay. with the details, here's our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. two of the country's best—known retailers named and shamed for flouting rules on paying the minimum wage. in primark‘s case, it was over

not paying enough to staff so they could buy the clothes they were supposed to wear and still be getting the minimum. they'll have to pay more than 9700 of them £232,000, working out at £24 each. is good news for those employees who will get some back pay. it might not sound like a lot, but for people on the bread line that is the difference between being able to pay for your heating and having to go to a food bank, having to take another jobjust so you a food bank, having to take another job just so you can make ends a food bank, having to take another jobjust so you can make ends meet. primark was telling its staff to wear black and the tax authority hmrc, which polices the minimum wage, says that that amounted to a uniform and once you took the cost of the clothes off their pay, they we re of the clothes off their pay, they were getting less than the memo and wage. primark has said sorry, it's changed its policy and isn't so strict about what they wear, and it's giving staff t—shirts to wear. the national minimum wage is now £7.05, if you are between 21 and 24,

but less if you are younger. since last year, there has been the national living wage of £7 50 per hourfor national living wage of £7 50 per hour for the over 25s. sports national living wage of £7 50 per hourfor the over 25s. sports direct and its chief executive mike ashley we re and its chief executive mike ashley were widely criticised for paying less tha n were widely criticised for paying less than the minimum over 2015 and 2016. workers at its shy brooke warehouse near mansfield had to queue up for security checks on the way out and the time taken wasn't included in their hours. 4000 either directly in clwyd they're all working at the warehouse for agencies had to be reimbursed nearly £1 million. —— either directly employed. sports direct has repeated it is sorry and it now pays above the minimum. declined our customers and people can make decisions about whether they want to use or trade with these companies, buy from these organisations or not. several football clu bs organisations or not. several football clubs are also named as having underpaid some staff, including motherwell, wolves and

bristol rovers. let's return now to that breakthrough in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check team has been scrutinising key parts of the small—print that all sides now agree on, and hopefully, chris, you can answer — what happens next? the agreement that has been reached today is certainly a big moment in the brexit negotiations — a breakthrough which allows the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member states also approve it at next week's summit. but it is worth emphasising that this is only an agreement that sufficient progress has been made on issues relating to withdrawal — citizens‘ rights, the future of the irish border and a financial settlement. it locks in the progress made so far but at the same time it emphasises that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed". what are the more controversial elements within it? 0n the irish border, the hope is expressed that a future free trade deal will make many of the current concerns melt away. if that doesn't happen, the agreement says the uk will maintain "full alignment"

with eu single market and customs rules which govern trade across the irish border. how exactly that would be done isn't clear, and it is likely to prove controversial. one thing that isn't on offer is partial membership of the single market and the customs union. the deal protecting the rights of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens elsewhere in europe will apply to anyone who takes up residency before the day the uk leaves the eu — in other words, people arriving over the next year and more will still qualify. there will also be a role for the european court ofjustice for at least eight years after brexit, a compromise that will upset some brexiteers. and on the financial settlement, the method of working out the bill has been agreed — it will be paid in euros, but some of the detail, including the schedule for payments, still has to be negotiated. estimates of the total still range, depending on who you talk to, from 40 to 55 billion euros. but this is only phase one.

talks about the nature of a future relationship between the uk and the eu haven't yet started, and the next priority will be to agree upon the terms of a transition period after brexit that buys everyone a little more time. the eu insists that the transition itself take place under all existing eu rules and regulations, which won't please everyone at westminster. thank you, chris morris. wintry weather and snow has brought disruption across many parts of the country. the met office has put yellow "be aware" warnings in place for snow and ice. schools have also been closed in northern ireland and scotland, where homes remain without power. the met office has put yellow "be aware" warnings in place for snow and ice.