today at five: a night of negotiations lead to a breakthrough in the brexit talks. britain and the eu strike a last—minute deal, which means talks can move on to the next phase. getting to this point has required give and take on both sides and i believe the joint report being published as in the best interests of the whole of the uk.” published as in the best interests of the whole of the uk. i believe we have now made the breakthrough we need. today's result is of course a compromise. there will be no hard border with ireland, and it's thought britain's divorce bill will be between 35 and a0 billion pounds. i'll be talking to the former head of the world trade organisation about the difficult trade talks ahead. the other main stories on bbc news at five: more violence flares between israeli forces and palestinians, as protests continue about donald trump's contentious recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. here — snow continues to fall

in many parts of the country, causing power cuts, school closures and travel disruption. and, stronger is a new film about the aftermath of the boston marathon bombings — we'll hear mark kermode's thoughts about this, and the rest of the week's top overnight are being scrutinised at hemefianéfabzeaeb the deal will allow the negotiations to move to the next crucial stage on trade and transition.

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overjuice and pastries the two sides agreed a 15 page list of promises. david davis‘ face, proof that it‘s taken an exhausting series 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 terms of the

divorce. what is the biggest compromise the other side has made to get you to this point today? this was a question of coming together and working together for a report and working together for a report and agreement in the best interests of all sides. here's what those negotiators have actually negotiated. to guarantee the rights of eu citizens staying in the uk, the european court ofjustice will still have a role for eight years after brexit although it might affect a handful of cases. the uk has finalised an agreement in principle about its financial obligations, that could end up being up obligations, that could end up being up to £39 billion according to officials. both sides restated in commitment are no hard border on the island of ireland. northern irish politicians will get a say on any proposals that 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 the dashed off to see the man who will

chairthe summit of dashed off to see the man who will chair the summit of eu leaders next week. his message to — progress, yes, but not time to start celebrating. let's remember 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 and now is to haggle over a transition period and a possible trade deal. are you going to be celebrating? crack open the champagne? still more work to do, 0k. and roughly a year to get it all done. adam fleming, bbc news, brussels. it is certainly clear that one of the centres of satisfaction coming from the brussels side of the fenceis coming from the brussels side of the fence is the way in which they maintained a sense of unity, mostly for the irish republic, in making sure that what one member state needed ultimately they got in this

deal. recognition too i think it‘s fairto deal. recognition too i think it‘s fair to say that as we move onto the next phase and look at other issues in greater detail, maintaining that sense of unity will only get tougher. you are watching bbc news. theresa may heralded the deal as ‘hard won‘ and in everybody‘s interests. 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 stressed this point should have been reached weeks ago. chris mason reports now on the political reaction to today‘s agreement. this is what getting a brexit deal looks like. it is for 30 am at a

military airfield just outside london. in brussels the prime minister was striding towards an agreement. but any negotiation about anything involves compromise, and this is no different. so while both of them were wearing smiles and exchanging handshakes 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 for 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, they will have regard for eu law and in a limited number of cases for a limited period of time, they can if they wish to, if there‘s a point of law that is ambiguous, go to the european court ofjustice for help to resolve the issue. but this is a time limited and very specific exception, and it is uk courts in the driving seat. i'm very 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. and it is clear that it is also being broadly welcomed by our eu partners, even if many of them remain profoundly upset

that we are leaving the eu. so there you saw both sides of the conservative divide rowing in behind the prime minister. that is one big reason why, if you tilt your ear towards the nearest window, you can probably hear the huge sighs of relief coming from downing street. but remember, this isjust the beginning of this negotiating process. what‘s to come, the discussion about the future relationship with the eu, will be even more complicated, in all likelihood. that is why opposition parties are keeping up the pressure on the prime minister. the referendum took place in 2016, we are right at the end of 2017 and this is the first time we've had any signs of movement that we can go on to the second phase. we want

tariff—free access to europe because a great many jobs tariff—free access to europe because a great manyjobs on both sides of the channel rely on the supply chain in europe to britain and likewise from britain into europe. we want to maintain those jobs. nobody who voted in the referendum voted to lose theirjobs. a few conservative mps privately are grumbling about the deal. they see it as a compromise too far. this man, who you might recognise, agrees with them. amazing, isn‘t it? the british prime minister flies through the middle of the night to meet unelected bureaucrats who pat her on the head, and say you have met all of our demands, we can move on to the next stage. it‘s a humiliation. as the prime minister returned home, she can chalk up a success. the progress she hoped for has been made. but it merely marks the end of a beginning of a negotiation far, farfrom done. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster for us,

what‘s the reaction been to this deal? i suppose it‘s a sign of how tough things have been that you can most feel the relief this morning. that's right and feel the relief this morning. that's rightandi feel the relief this morning. that's right and i think we should be in no doubt that if theresa may had not managed to get this deal done she would have been in deep political trouble. think back to the beginning of the week when she had gone to brussels with the hope of signing this off and the dup ended up pulling the plug on the whole thing. it was extremely humiliating, it led toa it was extremely humiliating, it led to a week of intense negotiations to get everything sorted. we even heard the negotiators over their congratulating theresa may saying it was a personal success for her. on the whole there has been a general welcoming on this ability to move on to phase two of the talks. privately there are some tory brexiteers not

happy about the size of the divorce bill or the role of the european court ofjustice bill or the role of the european court of justice and bill or the role of the european court ofjustice and there has been some compromise. if you look at the money back in the day when we were talking about what kind of bill it might be, some brexiteers were saying we shouldn‘t pay a penny. the fa ct we saying we shouldn‘t pay a penny. the fact we are paying up to £39 billion isa fact we are paying up to £39 billion is a compromise but i think they are able to live with that as long as the uk gets the free trade deal they want, which will be part of the negotiations in phase two. as for those on the remain side of the arguments, they are happy we have not walked away without a deal. we should remember nothing is agreed with these brexit negotiations until everything is agreed. to that extent, it means if things run into trouble in phase two of the talks,

it means what was agreed in phase one could potentially unravel. neither side is aiming for that but it shows how complex and difficult these talks are and also how the ha rd est pa rt these talks are and also how the hardest part is still to come. yes, let‘s discuss that a little bit now. thank you. let‘s assess what opposition politicians are making of this agreement today. chuka umunna is at westminster tonight. are you feeling positive, upbeat, relieved ? tonight. are you feeling positive, upbeat, relieved? i certainly think it‘s a good thing we are moving onto the second phase of these brexit negotiations we know they will be far more difficult than the first. the issues range from trade but also to security and defence, other issues like that, that‘s what now will be discussed in addition to the

transition period which has been talked about, or implementation as the prime minister calls it. i am pleased but i think there are severe competence issues around the way the government has handled this. we are 18 months into the process and not very far forward, but increasingly as we go on lucy brexit in the terms it was sold to your viewers is simply not deliverable. in what way? the prime minister took an interpretation of the referendum result that we wouldn‘t remain in the single market or the customs union. today in order to resolve the irish issue, we will be having to comply with the rules of the single market and the customs union to resolve that problem. then you just had michael gove in your package before you spoke to alan and i

saying we will be observing judgments of the european court of justice. of course we were told fl— rrt-tziez-.f :; the other .- , wouldn‘t happen. of course the ofllec minister wouldn‘t happen. of course the ofllec will minister is f — wouldn‘t happen. of course the ofllec will be minister is f — wouldn‘t happen. of course the ofllec will be mini tor is .. — ass asill es paslfig us is ex eillisfii the extra be going extra - be going to the and xtra - be going to the and xtra simply)e going to the and xtra simply won‘t1g to the and xtra simply won‘t happen: and xtra simply won‘t happen so nhs and that simply won‘t happen so that‘s what i mean when i say brexit in the terms it was sold to your viewers will not be deliverable. and you have said the most difficult pa rt you have said the most difficult part lies ahead. what is labour‘s role during that period?” part lies ahead. what is labour‘s role during that period? i think transition is important. business has asked for this transition period after we left but let‘s not look a

transition of —— as if it is some kind of safe harbour because you have left the european union and lost a lot of your leverage. secondly, at the moment we have said during that transition period we wa nt during that transition period we want uk to remain part of the single market and customs union. i think that should be our permanent position because that‘s the best way we can put jobs position because that‘s the best way we can putjobs first asjeremy corbyn has said, but also there‘s a huge social justice corbyn has said, but also there‘s a huge socialjustice element of the single market that keeps us within the framework of rules that protects rights as employees, consumers and the environment. those are the types of things i think we should be focusing on. i think the challenge for our eu partners is they don‘t know what the british position is. we know the cabinet hasn‘t even discussed it. the chancellor philip hammond said to the treasury select committee that they haven‘t had a full discussion about where they wa nt to full discussion about where they want to go to as a cabinet and i

think these negotiations in the next phase would be a lot easier if the european union... i mean they have been pretty disciplined in talking with one voice, the cabinet hasn‘t, but this is a much more difficult process than anybody thought it would be. who would have thought the good friday agreement would be impacted by brexit? this is simply not something people knew. that‘s because in 2016 we were having hypothetical debate about what would happen if we voted to leave the european union, now we have the hard fa cts european union, now we have the hard facts and that‘s why we need an open mind about what happens at the end of this process. there‘s nothing inevitable about brexit, we don‘t legally have to do this. there's lots i would like to talk to you about there but sadly we are out of time. chuka umunna for labour, of course. let‘s talk about trade talks

the eu‘s chief negotiator, michel barnier, has said a free trade deal with the uk would have to be modelled on a similar agreement europe has struck with canada. he said britain‘s insistence on leaving the single market and customs union left no alternative. we can speak to pascal lamy, a former eu trade commissior, and former director general of the world trade organisation. hejoins me via webcam. what do he joins me via webcam. what do you make of that observation from the eu side that actually what britain should be looking at is something like the canadian deal?|j should be looking at is something like the canadian deal? i think that isa like the canadian deal? i think that is a proper way of describing one of the options. inaudible. it will have to negotiate

a free trade agreement like canada, like mexico... what‘s going to be the content of this? for sure less free trade than today. the best option of free trade available on the planet is the eu internal market. zero obstacles. so it‘s not going to be as good as today. how less good in between today and... that the question. i personally believe, and i‘m not speaking for michel barnier, that this is a rather easy negotiation. zero tariff is the rational option and the

option that will damage the least. so that‘s not the problem. inaudible. then you will have a replication of the problem... the irish question... the reason is the only option that is in this compromise is that there will be no hard border, which is good, because it‘s politically very important, not between north and south north east and west, but how

you avoid... is still totally unknown and it will do the problem. how much of a commitment does the uk ta ke to how much of a commitment does the uk take to systematically follow eu regulations for pesticides and flowers, safety of cars, services in banking, accounting... ivu follow the eu regulation and you can have relatively free trade or you don‘t. we will leave it there, very good of you to give us your time. i apologised to viewers for a rather difficult line there but addressing the possible deal, a bit like the one the eu has with canada and issues around the irish border question as well. i‘m sorry that

line was periodically rather tricky, the joys of the internet. and a reminder that if you want more detail on today‘s brexit agreement the bbc‘s reality check team has been examining some of the key lines in today‘s document. just go to bbc.co.uk/reality check. and we will talk more about that deal after 5:30pm. a protester has been shot dead in gaza by the israeli army in clashes that have followed president trump‘s decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. security had been stepped up across the region after palestinian groups called for a day of rage. 0ur correspondent jon donnison reports. it had been billed by palestinians as a day of rage. by late morning, clashes had erupted in the west bank city of bethlehem, israeli soldiers firing tear gas at palestinian youths hurling rocks. in gaza, at one palestinian youth was killed by israelis opening fire on protesters marching towards the border.

thousands of demonstrators descended onjerusalem‘s old city and the al—aqsa compound. scuffles soon broke out. so far, the violence has been in a relatively small scale. the question is, will it escalate? but there‘s no doubt that for now, the palestinians feel that in declaring jerusalem 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.

jerusalem belongs to all muslims. jerusalem is in our hearts and in the hearts of muslims all over the world. it does not belong to trump and not to the jews. but that was not the message the president was giving at the white house last night. well, i know for a fact that there are a lot of happy people in this room. as he celebrated thejewish holiday of hanukkah a week early, this year he knows that with his intervention onjerusalem, he‘s come bearing gifts. we wish you a very happy hanukkah, and i think this one will go down as especially special. in recent years, palestinian protests have often lost momentum. but if the violence escalates further, a decision that supporters of trump regard as bold will be seen by many as reckless. jon donnison, bbc news. the us ambassador to the un has been

defending president trump‘s decision. the specific dimensions of sovereignty are still to be decided by israelis and palestinians in negotiations. the united states has not advocated changing any of the arrangements at the s sharif. ~ § sharif. = president g _=— uo at the hol sites. the status quo at the holy sites. finally and critically, the united states is not pre—determining final status issues. we remain committed to achieving a lasting peace agreement. we support a two state solution if agreed to by the parties. fourteen united nations

peacekeepers from tanzania have been killed in an attack in the democratic republic of congo. a un official said that at least 50 more peacekeepers were injured in the fighting which took place in the north kivu province late on thursday. there are reports that five congolese soldiers have also been killed. the un has not said who carried out the attack but it‘s suspected it was a rebel group from neighbouring uganda. a severe weather warning has been issued for many northern and western parts of the uk. storm caroline brought snow overnight and up to eight inches is expected to have fallen in some areas today, as tom burridge reports. getting to school today not possible for pupils on board this boss in north wales. this was seen in shropshire. getting around, easy for some, treacherous for others. the weekend beginning early for children

here and elsewhere. in fact on the isle of man, every school closed today. the bad weather brought by storm caroline cancelled all but emergency outpatient care at the island‘s main hospital. this video filmed yesterday shows the force of the storm as it hit the orkney islands in the very north of scotland. the wind reaching speeds of around 90 mph. hundreds of homes left without power. this was the scene in belfast. the advice here and in the northern and western parts of the country — only travel if you really need to. many have some clearing up to do but of course there‘s fun to be hard too. —— to be had. let‘s speak to our correspondent phil mackie, who‘s in bromsgrove, worcestershire. it's it‘s the kind of scene that looks

fun for children but probably not anyone else. and for dogs as well, they are having a great time! a lot of dogs probably haven‘t seen this much smokes before because it‘s six or seven yea rs much smokes before because it‘s six or seven years since we‘ve had this much snow. around seven centimetres here, but again quite localised so most of these snow showers have been coming through regularly in a line from chester to gloucestershire, so in places like wolverhampton, kidderminster, here in bromsgrove have had a lot of smoke. you can travel ten miles in each direction and it‘s not so much. around 700 homes have been without power at one stage, most of those in shropshire but in isolated pockets elsewhere. you can probably see in the background the side streets will be

covered in snow, the main streets clear. there hasn‘t been too much disruption but we are watching the forecast knowing there is this amber warning on sunday. possibly not here but further north, although it might start and end up snowy in the south midlands but then it‘s never an exact science with snow forecast. on appeal has gone out in hospital in rural shropshire for 4x4 drivers to help them on sunday because they‘re expecting much more snow up there and they fear they might not be able to get people to and from hospital for appointments and in emergencies as well. i think everybody has to keep a close eye on that forecast to see how things might develop. all right, phil, stay warm. let‘s find out what‘s happening are in the country this weekend. louise has the details. i will give you a detailed forecast

about what‘s happening this weekend in an hour, for now there‘s a quick forecast on what will happen in the next 2a hours. the weather is tricky at the moment, you need to keep abreast of the forecast. these will ease overnight, then temperatures will fall away. with wintry showers on the coast, ice could be a problem first thing. saturday will be a quiet day, a cold and frosty start with lots of sunshine coming through, and just a few isolated showers on saturday. down through the cheshire gap and down through the cheshire gap and down through the far north of scotland there will be lovely spells of sunshine and light winds but it‘s not going to feel particularly warm. it is sunday when it gets interesting again because bumping into the cold air is a lot of moisture from another weather front moving through, and a lot of moisture from another weatherfront moving through, and on the leading edge of that it will cause some issues. the met office amberwarning, be

cause some issues. the met office amber warning, be prepared for disruption because we could see up to 20 centimetres of snow. more on that in half an hour. this is bbc news. the headlines... the brexit negotiations look set to move onto the next stage, after both sides reached a deal on the terms of the uk‘s departure. getting to this point has required give and take on both sides, and i believe thejoint report that is being published is in the best interests of the whole of the uk. the prime minister says there‘ll be no hard border with ireland, and it‘s thought britain‘s divorce bill will be between £35 and £40 billion. violence has flared between israeli forces and palestinians protesting at president trump‘s recognition ofjerusalem as israel‘s capital. snow is continuing to fall in many parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, causing power cuts, school closures and travel disruption. let‘s get a round—up of the sport

from the bbc sport centre. gavin reilly jan has gavin reillyjan has that gavin reilly jan has that for us. hello, gavin, how are you? hello, jane, i‘m fine, thank you. we‘ll start with rugby union, because the british and irish lions captain sam warburton has undergone surgery on a knee injury. the wales international was already out of action because of a neck injury, and he says he‘s made a decision with the welsh rugby union and his club side cardiff blues to take a proactive approach so he‘s fully fit when he returns to action. it‘s expected to take him 4—6 months to recover. the premier league could go head—to—head with the likes of strictly and x factor. fighting for prime—time viewers on a saturday evening. the round of matches is part of a new broadcast package from the 2019 season. it‘s one of a number of new options, including the possibility rights will go to on—demand and digital providers. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, said the changes may be a risk. well, what the premier league are

trying to do is to make sure that if you love watching it and if you are entranced by title races and trivia challenges that football will be on ata time challenges that football will be on at a time when you want to watch it. notjust on saturday tea—time or sunday lunchtime, but more in the mid week, and perhaps, most co ntroversially of mid week, and perhaps, most controversially of all, there will be live tv matches in the premier league available on saturday evening. i still think, league available on saturday evening. istill think, i may be league available on saturday evening. i still think, i may be a traditionalist, but a lot of people would see saturday evening tv viewing as a kind of family experience, where they might turn on strictly for example, or the x factor. those kind of shows appeal toa factor. those kind of shows appeal to a big audience. if you put strictly up against a manchester derby, maybe you wouldn‘t be bringing ina derby, maybe you wouldn‘t be bringing in a big audience, maybe if they were up bournemouth versus

huddersfield, would that be enough for a family to turn off strictly and turn on the football? let‘s move onto the weekend‘s matches now, and two of the biggest games come on derby day on sunday. the top two go head—to—head — manchester city taking on their rivals, united, whose bossjose mourinho says he‘s missing out on a lot of the build—up and excitement about the match in the city. i live a little bit isolated from the society, i don‘t feel it so much, you know. it‘s about the training ground and the hotel and my day off after csk i went home. so i really don‘t have that communication. but i don‘t need that. i don‘t need that to know that a derby is something special for the people. for us, in the end, it‘s three points. the first merseyside derby of the season takes place on sunday, with contrasting fortunes for both so far. liverpool are unbeaten is six league games. their manager, jurgen klopp, is still wary of facing an everton side now led by sam allardyce.

when we meet on sunday, i‘ve played them at three different clubs already and i‘m only two years here. and at each club he did thejob. so obviously he‘s very successful. and you know what you will get, if you want. that doesn‘t make it easier, to be honest. because all sam alla rdyce teams to be honest. because all sam allardyce teams are difficult to play, that‘s no secret. five—time champion ronnie o‘sullivan is through to the semi—finals at snooker‘s uk championship in york. the rocket, as he‘s known, is one of only two seeds left in the competition. he won the first five frames against martin gould. 6—3 the final score. o‘sullivan is the clear favourite with the bookies to claim a his sixth uk title. o‘sullivan plays stephen maguire for a place in the final tomorrow. he reached the semi—finals after beating joe perry 6—3. a break of 75 clinched it for maguire, who‘s aiming to win this tournament for the first time

in 13 years. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. and we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. studio: thanks, gavin. nice to see you again, welcome back! as promised, we will of course talk more about the deal that has finally been struck in the brexit negotiations. chris morris from our reality check team has been scrutinising the small print, and explaining why the agreement is being described as such a big moment. a breakthrough which allows the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member states approve it next week. but it is worth emphasising it is only an agreement that sufficient progress has been made on issues relating to withdrawal, citizens‘ rights, the future of the irish border and the financial settlement. it locks in the progress made so far, but at the same time, it

emphasises, as the may says, that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. so, what are the more contentious elements within it? well, on 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 that the uk will maintain full alignment with eu single market and customs rules which govern trade across its border. how exactly that will be done isn‘t clear, and it is likely to prove controversial. one thing which 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 exit. that compromise will upset some brexiteers. and on the financial settlement,

the divorce bill, a set of principles for 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 about 40—115 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. 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 should take place under all existing eu rules and regulations, including new laws passed in those two years — and that won‘t please everyone at westminster. chris morris from our cap next

reality czech team. —— from our reality check team. joining me now is anand menon from uk in a changing europe, which analyses the changing relationship between britain and the eu. good to talk to you again. do you view today as a really significant moment, as a breakthrough, what‘s your take on it? well, i must confess, i agree with chris. on the one hand real progress has been made, particularly on the area of citizens rights, whether prime minister has struck a pretty good deal, i think. minister has struck a pretty good deal, ithink. but minister has struck a pretty good deal, i think. but this is also so might only a progress report, there is no deal yet, because nothing is signed until everything is signed in october next year. therefore it all falls to trade talks. its crystal ball time, but what are the key point is around that? there is confusion with the irish border, do we all do respect in the customs union, what are the point that people trying to follow these negotiations should look out for?

first and foremost, don‘t worry too much about trade talks immediately, because we have talked transition first. transition is the crucial phase in between being a member state and a new trade deal coming into effect. we will need that simply because we won‘t have got very far with negotiating a trade deal by october next year. there is no prospect it seems to me that we will know for sure what‘s in a trade deal until we‘ve actually left. will know for sure what‘s in a trade deal until we've actually left. ok, transition could be many, many yea rs, transition could be many, many years, in your opinion? well, what's many, many? years, in your opinion? well, what's 7 i years, in your opinion? well, what's many, many? ithink years, in your opinion? well, what's many, many? i think there is pressure on both sides. there is pressure on both sides. there is pressure from the brexiting is to keep it short, and on the eu side of the would be concerned if transition looks limitless. we probably looking at 2-3 looks limitless. we probably looking at 2—3 years, that is the sort of ballpark people are talking about. during that period, are we going to see very, very little around the

issue of trade? is that your contention? no, i think issue of trade? is that your contention? no, ithink we'll issue of trade? is that your contention? no, i think we'll see a lot. the point about trade is that it‘s messy, complicated and technical. even a trade deal between the united kingdom and the european union, who has been trading so closely for years, will take a lot of negotiating. my fear is not that we won‘t hear a lot of it, just that the process will track. the one crucial calculation is we need transition to last for long enough to get us the trade deal, the infamous cliff edge when we fall out of the eu with no deal to take its place. michelle brown you talking about something along the lines of the deal but is struck between the eu and canada? what -- michel barnier. what the government have is a choice, we can be like norway, in the single market, accepting all of the single market, accepting all of the rules without voting on them and paying into the eu budget. or like canada, who have a far more traditional sort of trade deal with the eu. the problem with the canada

trade dealfor us in the eu. the problem with the canada trade deal for us in the the eu. the problem with the canada trade dealfor us in the uk is that we have a massive trade surplus in services and a trade deal when it comes to goods. canada is primarily about goods, it doesn‘t suit us, so we have a difficult set of choices to make. which doesn't suit us because so much of our economy is based around services? services about rules, regulations, essentially about single market, and the government has ruled out membership. the problem is that the eu is making it clear that you can‘t bea eu is making it clear that you can‘t be a little bit in the single market, you either in it or you are out of it. what they are saying is that you can‘t be in the single market in certain sectors in—out of it in others, it‘s an all or nothing choice. professor anand menon, thank you. i was distracted at one point because i thought i heard the phone ringing, i thought you are as in demand as ever, which today is not surprising at all. thank you very much indeed. 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. overnight, new wildfires broke out in san diego county. our 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‘re 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. this is bbc news at 5pm. just coming up to 5:45pm. the headlines: the brexit negotiations look set to move onto the next stage after both sides reached a deal on the terms of the uk‘s departure. violence has flared between israeli forces and palestinians protesting at president trump‘s recognition ofjerusalem as israel‘s capital. snow is continuing to fall in many parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, causing power cuts, school closures and travel disruption. the film review is coming up.

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