a good idea. senior this is a good idea. senior officials have been scratching their heads about every particular proposal that she has come up with so proposal that she has come up with so far. whether it's this idea or the customs partnership to does not seem to be any kind of enthusiasm from that side of the tunnel for any of it. i think we can dissipate the response from the brexiteers and the tory party to this one. the idea that the whole of the uk would have to stay and because the dup says we don't want to be treated differently in northern ireland from the rest of the country. this is not the final proposal anyway. this is only the one that we don't have to use anyway. that's another question altogether is how they will get resolved. that's one of the problems. the issue here is a backstop its better than what the eu we re backstop its better than what the eu were proposing which was to have a

border in the middle of the irish sea. it means that did not happen. the problem is and what you have been alluding to with the eu with the concerns of that of course the customs is not the only thing and so the problem, eu point of view is that if goods go across the border from northern ireland to the republic of ireland without any difference in tariffs theatre is still the principle problem of the regulatory alignments or not which is part of the single market effect. which is what the premier has been talking about as well. which is what we probably do not want to happen because then they are still back in the eu. the brexiteers want that and probably is not a great situation to be in if we are in that situation. this is an idea as a backstop and it may not fly. then we get the whole issue of what her actual concrete firm proposal is. let's look at the

independent. 4 million, the number of homes england needs, just england needsit of homes england needs, just england needs it says to tackle epic shortage. where have they got these figures from? doesn't explain how they are tech related, but point is that the government of the current target is 300,000 and this is saying there are even more of a shortfall. clearly, it's a problem that we do not seem to have enough houses. part of the problem is of course give concern about the price of housing which, at the moment has stabilised and was falling in certain places. 0ne and was falling in certain places. one theory is that building more will address that as was the actual supply. populations going up and we are due to get to 70 million population by the end of the 20 20s. that's a fact. prize will necessarily be affected by and there's other things hinging on that. it draws the particular

comparison or connection i suppose that the findings, the hound houses we need because rough sleeping has gone and that's not about not having enough houses. it's a classic newspaper this comes as something else happens. obviously rough sleeping is an enormous problem of people and of a deposition for a whole number of different reasons and option is to do with things like family breakdown or mental health and what experts would say that part of the reason that's on the rise is because there has been such severe cuts to local government and for example other services which means that more and more people seem to be falling through the gaps. let's look at the telegraph. well but then customers are being ripped off, how is that happening? not getting what we are expected to get? it saying that people are being charged extra but getting a slower service. this is something that i can definitely

relate to. i was persuaded to change my broadband provider instruments to shop around and do that. the speed is not quite as described. you have noticed it is much slower?|j is not quite as described. you have noticed it is much slower? i cannot tune in to the bbc paper said the same speed. maybe that'sjust the way it is. it's our fault not theirs. i suppose this is more evidence that you really have got to shop around. notjust gas and electricity but your phone and internet. i have failed to do that because life is too short. it's rather like power deals and so on and it's like europe bank accounts and it's like europe bank accounts and savings rates on those. all of these things that it's very annoying to me think you are loyal and doing them a saviour and they're taking advantage of you. it's very opaque

and hard work out at any one moment what is the best deal? you're not comparing like with like. the deals change and see think what is the point because two weeks online i will no longer have the best deal. you can use your loyalty as leverage. the companies find a video for you. that area well regulation needs to be better in general. that's where ofcom comes in, i suppose. talking about a campaign here buy it attorney general dominic grieve and a new law to the cctv in ca re grieve and a new law to the cctv in care homes. the idea being that will protect residents from abuse. care homes. the idea being that will protect residents from abuselj care homes. the idea being that will protect residents from abuse. i find it depressing that it's necessary and there's been terrible egg examples of abuse and will address the problem? he says it would. it's only in communal areas and it would

not be the bedrooms were presumably some cases if there is not practiced that's where i may take place. of course the other flip side of it is as going to be a big cost of this which care homes these are already astronomical and is he going to let him a whole extra heap of cost on people paying these bills?l him a whole extra heap of cost on people paying these bills? a lot of ca re people paying these bills? a lot of care homes have got out of this is because it is not sustainable to operate. this is such a concern for people who have relatives in these facilities. if you think of the scandals. a lot of the time it has taken undercover scandals. a lot of the time it has ta ken undercover journalists filming to expose them and even cases of families who have set up their own kind of form of cctv when they have suspected there might be malpractice. i think it's a really interesting idea and maybe might spark a bit more of a debate about what could be done to protect those people who are in such a vulnerable

position. what is it about the conditions in those care homes, the kind of people who perpetrate this abuse that they're actually drawn to this caring profession in the first place. it requires vigilance by their fellow workers. that is not heavily foolproof but nothing is foolproof, is it? ithink heavily foolproof but nothing is foolproof, is it? i think there needs to be and of course the regulators need to be vigilant and respond when this concerns raised. it's interesting idea, i'm not sure personally that it's necessarily the greatest way forward, but we will see how it does. but give peace of mind to families. the times, hundreds more troops plan for afghanistan. we were supposed to be in retreat from this. we were, there was strategic interest in maintaining stability from afghanistan. if the situation there

is deteriorating as it certainly is not going fantastically, a country cannot be allowed to descend into chaos and of course the big thing here almost is that the story makes the point that there is a nato force coming which trump has warned the european partners most of them that don't spend the required 2% gdp on defence that he might pull out of getting fed up with business of expressed here. people worry that might happen in the summit. so expressed here. people worry that might happen in the summit. 50 see if there is the end of nato. and they also sometimes you have to show that you are contributing and supporting something. whereas for example the germans just accepted that are not going to hit this target despite being the wealthiest country in europe and they are nowhere near hitting the target. this also a strategic thing to be alongside the americans. politically

here, how does the government sell it to the electorate? advocates hugely difficult because trump, this is kind of typical about how he conducts foreign policy is to issue threats, and these ultimatums. it seems to work and also we had this huge interest of brexit and maintaining good relations with the us who we hoped would give us a favourable trade deal. defense spending is an issue already for this government and have critics on their own to benches about the low levels in the cuts to the army. this is even more coveted for them to try and sell i think. he is right about nato. certain european countries doubled weight. the americans do support them. let's finish with a royal wedding. it's not tomorrow come but the day after tomorrow. i'm

sad about dad says meghan markle on the front of the sun. that would know her father won't be in windsor for the wedding she once to give him space. i think it was probably significant that the statement today did come directly from megan. it was not the palace or anybody like that. it just sort of not the palace or anybody like that. itjust sort of makes her seem more and more like the rest of us. in the run—up to it wedding that things don't go to plan and families aren't a lwa ys don't go to plan and families aren't always getting on or nurse health issues and other issues behind that. and actually it's a very touching photograph that they have got up harry and megan today. they have caught a glimpse of them. the reversals and procession. will you be glued to the screen, martin?|j

be glued to the screen, martin?” may be like jeremy corbyn i'm afraid. outside during the moment itself and seeing if i can have a bit. i have to say, i haven't interesting in seeing what her dress might look like. so predictable. very good today on your footage outside in winter looking all beautiful and sunny and everything else. we wish them well and at least hopefully the weather will be on their side. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you, seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you martin and nicola. did i heara did i hear a sigh of relief that you have survived? figure for coming in, hope you'll come back. coming up next, the weather. good evening, today was a blue sky

day just about wherever you were across the country. certainly in some glorious scenes here in edinburgh. that picture for one of oui’ edinburgh. that picture for one of our weather watchers in for south in london a lovely and today here. this la picture shows the really has not been a much cloud around at all and some patchy and fair weather. 50 after cloud starting to creep its way towards the island in western scotland. that will roll its way in from the west as we go on for tonight. the breeze to strengthening here as well. further south and east is we keep hold of clear skies. as you can see from these green and nearly blue colours temperatures will get close to freezing. you'll bea will get close to freezing. you'll be a touch of frost in the places down to two or three degrees. not as cold worry had this actor cloud towards the northwest. that will bring is that a different looked the day across northern ireland and northern and western scotland for

tomorrow. larger grey skies lit up of range is flicking its rate across the far northwest of scotland. that angered in wales we will see spells of sunshine and temperatures nudging just a little bit higher than today. i7, 18 just a little bit higher than today. 17,18 or19 just a little bit higher than today. 17,18 or 19 degrees it is high pressure that i will take us into the start of the weekend. saturday's looking like a fine day across all areas. the cup finals north and south of the border we are looking at spells of sunshine. 19 or 20 degrees and of course who can forget the royal wedding on saturday? this isa the royal wedding on saturday? this is a forecaster windsor, we will see spells of sunshine and sunny skies for the most part by the afternoon. highs of 21 degrees. saturday and i stay wherever you are across the country. again, the frontal system sta rts country. again, the frontal system starts to work its way towards northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland more of a breeze perhaps clouding over. temperatures up to 18 or19 clouding over. temperatures up to 18 or 19 degrees in belfast and edinburgh. maybe 21 in london.

high—pressure holds firm across the southeast on sunday, but a frontal system bringing some rain into northern ireland and the northwest of scotland. a pretty soggy story as this front wriggles its way around a fairly breezy up to the northwest as well. doctor xu southeastward get that to the sunshine. two just to get around 22 or 23 degrees. could be misty for some coasts. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the government says it could still ban combustible cladding, despite a review after the grenfell tower fire suggesting an outright ban is not needed. a woman is found guilty of throwing acid over herformer partner as he slept. he later died in a euthanasia clinic. hawaii's mount kilauea enters an explosive new phase, spewing ash more than five and a half miles into the sky. meghan markle confirms her father will not being attending the royal wedding due to health problems. she is a campaigning feminist and

human rights spokesman and on saturday she will marry into the house of windsor. will meghan markle still manage to speak her mind?