this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the eu's chief negotiator warns the uk faces unavoidable trade barriers if it leaves the customs union after brexit. without a customs union outside the single market, barriers to trade and goods and services are unavoidable it's perfectly clear what we want to do and there is no doubt about it, as you said yourself, we are leaving the customs union and aiming for a good future for britain. a british man with asperger‘s syndrome, accused of hacking into computers at the fbi and nasa, has won his appeal against extradition to the united states. end of the line for stagecoach. the government cancels the contract of the company that operates the east coast mainline after it gets into financial difficulties. and on newsnight: a leading conservative tells us theresa may should kick out the hardline

brexiteers in her party who she says are not proper tories. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may's decision to rule out being a member of any kind of customs union after brexit will result in new trade barriers on british goods and services. that was the warning delivered by the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, in downing street today. he went further, saying the time had come for the uk to choose what sort of relationship it wanted with the eu after leaving. labour says it's foolhardy to reject a customs union with britain's largest trading partner, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. in a hurry.

notjust to catch the 1056 from brussels to london. we have not a minute to lose, because we want to achieve a deal. but the eu's chief negotiator wants to press on. it is time for bargaining he says as the next round of brexit talks loom. the first priority for him and his host david davis is to agree what happens straight after brexit. do you know what the british government wants? the two years or so timeframe, not much will change but the real posturing is about the longer term. theresa may popped in for a drink after reminding her party that she wants out of the single market free trade area and the current customs union. but she knows, along with these two, there might be mishaps along the way. our negotiating team is starting straightaway, tomorrow certainly, on an intensive

period of negotiation and are confident we can get that agreement. yet while this might sound elegant in a french accent it is still a warning. without the customs union, outside the single market, barriers to trade and goods and services are unavoidable. time has come to make choice. in other words, foreign secretary and others, make your mind up. the eu has consistently said we can't keep the best bits of the eu without losing somewhere. but that has always been rejected by brexiteers. what my side wants, what most of the country wants is a good deal. the way to get a good deal is to be very clear that we are leaving, we are leaving the single market, leaving the customs union. the uk's negotiating

with are waiting to hear. in the meantime this uncertainty is really, really bad for business. number 10 has to make bargains within its party as well as with the eu outside. today's talks were about the eu and the uk plugging back in before the next charged round of negotiations really gets going but arguably for there to be meaningful progress any time soon the uk ministers have to speed up their decisions about their overall approach. none of the questions are easy but after months of squabbling time to discuss becomes time to decide.

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. a man accused of hacking into us government computers has won a high court challenge against his extradition to the united states. lauri love, who has asperger‘s syndrome — a form of autism, is alleged to have carried out a series of cyber—attacks against agencies including nasa and the us army. butjudges in the uk said it would be oppressive to send him for trial in america, where he could have faced a 90—year prison sentence, as our correspondent daniela relph reports. for four years, the threat of extradition to the united states had hung over him. lauri love described it as "gnawing away at his soul". today that threat was lifted. the reason i've gone through this ordeal is notjust to save myself from being kidnapped and locked up for 99 years in a country i've never visited, but it is to set a precedent whereby this will not happen to other people in the future.

the appeal courtjudges ruled that lauri love was vulnerable, that extradition to america could lead to severe depression, and make him a suicide risk. and crucially, for his well—being, he needed to be close to his parents, here in britain. the relief for lauri love, his family, and supporters is obvious here in court. they believe that this decision isjust and humane. in a spate of online attacks in 2012 and 2013, lauri love is alleged to have hacked into the computers and systems of several us government agencies. they include the fbi, the department of defense, the federal reserve, america's central bank, and the space agency nasa. lauri love was traced via a romanian e—mail address and a paypal account. he's been interviewed here by britain's national crime agency but, as yet, has not been charged. today's judgement did not rule out

a prosecution here in the uk, something his family and his supporters are prepared for. how do you feel about the prospect of a trial here in the uk and a possible jail term? i do trust a trial in the uk. in the us, the chances of me ever getting a trial are quite slim just because people are forced to plead guilty to avoid huge charges, huge sentences that they might face if they take a trial. in the uk, we don't strong—arm people into facilitating their own prosecutions. this case has been a strain on the entire love family, especially lauri's father, who is a prison chaplain. there is a consensus of agreement about the things that really matter, about decency, about justice, about fairness. i've always believed to be born in these islands is to win the lottery of life and that what makes britain great makes it great britain, is not our power or our might, but the fact that it is a great place to live. the united states now has two weeks to lodge a request for an appeal

hearing at the uk supreme court. the crown prosecution service will also decide whether to bring charges. but, despite the remaining uncertainty, this was a day to celebrate for lauri love. he now wants to focus on his electrical engineering degree and is planning to pursue a career in cyber security. daniela relph, bbc news, at the court of appeal. ministers have admitted they may have to renationalise the east coast main line, as the current franchise is close to collapse. the transport secretary chris grayling told mps the company is making significant losses, but said there could be no question of a bailout. he insisted there would be no impact on day—to—day operations. the national audit office has already launched an investigation into the government's handling of the franchise, which provides services between london and edinburgh, as our business editor simonjack reports. the east coast mainline has been heading for trouble for years.

stagecoach owns 90% of the franchise, and virgin io%. both companies wanted to walk away from the loss they were making in 2020, three years early. today it became clear they will be getting to the point of collapse even earlier. it has now been confirmed the situation is much more urgent. it is now clear this franchise will only be able to continue in its current form for a matter of a very small number of months and no more. that is because stagecoach has already lost £200 million running the line. this company cannot be allowed to run this franchise and simply make a profit given what's happened. they got their sums wrong and they will pay the price for that, not the taxpayer. he said the option of full nationalisation was very much on the table. it wouldn't be the first time. the government profitably ran the east coast mainline from 2009 to 2015, after national express

admitted defeat two years into a 10—year deal. the secretary of state was very clear that he didn't think either the travelling public or the taxpayer would be affected. stagecoach is the big loser. but that won't dampen the debate about whether a system that allows stagecoach to potentially keep on running this line, and get awarded an extra year on a profitable contract on the west coast mainline, is a system that is fit for purpose. you've got people over bidding, over promising, and then not delivering. and on the east coast mainline, we're saying that from 2020 to 2023, that's £2 billion that the treasury are not going to receive over that period, as virgin and stagecoach promised. so the system is completely flawed and should be stopped. stagecoach admitted they got their sums wrong on the east coast. but the profitable west coast franchise was extended today from another two years. good news for its operators — who happen to be virgin and stagecoach. simon jack, bbc news. a self—confessed nazi sympathiser,

accused of plotting a machete attack at gay pride event in cumbria, has been found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. leeds crown court heard how ethan stables, who's 20, was arrested after he posted details of his plans online, saying he was ‘going to war‘. he's due to be sentenced later this week. the leading us stock market index has fallen more than 4%, over 1,000 points, the biggest one—day point fall in history. the dowjones briefly fell more than 10% from its record high in january. the only surviving suspect in the 2015 paris terror attacks has gone on trial in brussels, relating to a gun—battle with belgian police. salah abdeslam, who's charged with possessing illegal weapons and the attempted murder of police officers, refused to stand up in court or answer any questions.

0ur correspondent damian grammaticas reports from brussels. 200 armed police ringed the court today, guarding this trial. more than two years after the paris attacks, those in the courtroom strained to get a first glimpse of the only surviving attacker, salah abdeslam and an accomplice. abdeslam refused to stand for thejudge, refused even to have his face shown. and he wouldn't answer questions. "i don't want to", he said. later he told the court... gunshots. when police finally traced and arrested abdeslam in brussels four months after the paris assault, there had been a gun battle. in this trial, he is charged with trying to kill belgian police. survivors of the paris attacks were here in court to see him

face—to—face for the first time. philippe duperron‘s son was one of the 90 killed in paris's bataclan theatre. translation: it really was painful to see abdeslam enter in front of us for the first time, to breathe the same air in the same room, but we don't expect he will reveal much. this court process is just the first of what are expected to be years worth of trials. salah abdeslam faces another in france for the paris attacks, and dozens more have been rounded up in the police investigations that have followed. in total, since the paris and brussels attacks, around 200 people have been arrested and are now in prison in belgium. the networks have been disrupted, but anti—terrorist police say the threats remain. translation: the threat is still high. islamic state has lost its territory, but its members are now dispersed, but it can still inspire others with grievances to carry out attacks.

it was the brussels district of mollenbeeck where some of the attackers came from, where salah abdeslam lived and was eventually caught. now, by night, some streets here feel empty. rules were put in place to stop antisocial behaviour, banning gatherings of more than three people after 9pm. we met up with a friend of salah abdeslam. he told us, of ten people in theirformer circle, six are now injail, caught up in the waves of arrest. salah asked me to do things, think god i didn't, or i would be in prison. others are, because they helped him, but they didn't know what he was up to. he needs to speak and tell the truth. but there's no sign abdeslam will talk, either to help his friends all the victims of the attacks. damien grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. one of the gang who stole more than

£27 million worth of gems from a safety deposit vault in hatton garden has died in prison. terry perkins, who was 69, was serving a seven—year sentence perkins, who was 69, was serving a seven—year sentence at belmarsh prison for his part in the robbery in 2015. it is believed he had been ill for some time. an independent investigation into his death will be carried out. the president of the maldives has declared a 15 day state of emergency, giving the security forces sweeping powers to arrest and decaying. the move comesjust forces sweeping powers to arrest and decaying. the move comes just days after the supreme court ordered the government to release legal prisoners and reinstate opposition mps, which so far it has refused to do —— detained. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis. crunch time for the conservatives, a leading tory calls on theresa may