this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. these are the top stories developing at ham: the government prepares to unveil its advice for people and businesses if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. the plans will unveiled by the brexit secretary in the next few minutes. we'll bring you that speech live. a slight rise in the overall pass rate as pupils across england, wales and northern ireland pick up their gcse results. got three nines, six eights a 17. labour'sjeremy corbyn calls for a tax on tech giants such as amazon and google to fund public—interest journalism. running in the family — michael schumacher‘s son has told the bbc he's delighted to be following in the footsteps of his father. mick schumacher has been driving to success in his formula 3 season. and lift off — a new satellite that will track global winds and improve weather forecasts has been

successfully put into orbit. good morning, it's thursday the 23rd of august. welcome to bbc newsroom live. our top story — the government is publishing the first in a series of about 80 papers advising people and businesses on contingency plans in case the uk leaves the eu without a deal. in a speech in the next few minutes, the brexit secretary, dominic raab, is expected to say they'll help make sure the economy continues to function smoothly. he told the bbc radio 4's today programme he hoped

the documents would provide reassurance about the risks posed by a no—deal brexit. there are risks here, but let's not have the risks blown out of proportion, out of context. what we're going to do today is to be honest about the risks, inform those affected, whether they're in the public sector or individual citizens, whether they're businesses or charities, and give some guidance and, i hope with that, some reassurance and also some context about the risk. the shadow brexit secretary wasn't convinced that the government's no—deal advice would offer adequate reassurance. no deal means we've not reached agreement on anything with the eu. so that's no deal on eu citizens, no deal on trade, no deal on security and so on and so forth. the idea that technical notices issued eight weeks before the october summit, eight weeks before we're supposed to reach agreement, is to reassure anybody, i think, is fanciful. i think it reflects the fact that these negotiations are going badly and the government is now moving into panic mode.

our political correspondent iain watson is in westminsterfor us. take us through what we are expected to hear in this beach? a great deal, actually. the opposition might not be pleased by it, but what the government is going to be doing is setting out the first 25 technical papers, looking at life after a no—deal brexit. we will get the idea that brexit affects every aspect of british life in these papers. everything from organic food production to the financial services sector with medical supplies and how farmers are paid in between. there will be quite a bit of detail, more

than 100 pages of documents coming through. the political message is this, that what would speak businesses more than suggesting the prospects of a no deal is the prospects of a no deal is the prospect the government hasn't properly repaired for every eventuality. what they want to say is we have done our homework, we look at this. from dominic raab's point of view, it a remain campaigner in the campaign, he wants to tackle scare stories. he wants to say we are almost self—sufficient in blood supplies, for example, it said the effect of a no—deal brexit may be less dramatic than you think. there will be advice to banks on setting up subsidiaries so they can continue to do business as they do 110w continue to do business as they do now even if we are outside eu regulations. some of it will be very technical, some an attempt to reassure rather than spook people. but i think from the point of view

of opposition politicians, they will be saying that as viruses no deal is concerned, this is panic by the governments, but secondly and more interestingly, what the stammer has been saying this morning is he doesn't think there is a majority in parliament for a no deal scenario. eos says theresa may's... parliament for a no deal scenario. eos says theresa may's. .. i'm just going to interrupt you, because donna grabb is beginning his speech. in order that we can make sure the united kingdom goes from strength to strength, even the unlikely event that we do not reach a negotiated deal with the european union. i'm just back from brussels after a further round of negotiations with michel barnier. we're stepping up the pace and intensity of our negotiations and i am confident that a good deal is within our sites. remains the top priority, and the overriding priority. before i talk

about planning for no deal and the technical notices we're are buzzing today, i want to reaffirm what we expect negotiations to deliver. a good deal with our eu friends, one that works in our mutual interests, and a deal that recognise our shared history and values but also provides a strong and sustainable foundation for our future relationship. so, yes, winding down our relationship with the eu, but keeping a close trading relationship building on security cooperation and elements such as student exchanges, which we prize on all sides. i am still confident that getting a good deal is the most likely outcome. the vast majority, roughly 80%, orthe withdrawal agreement has been agreed, and were making progress on the outstanding issues. and those

settles issues include our agreements on bum writes, so the eu —— citizens' rights, so the eu citizens currently living in the uk can continue to do so. on the basis that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, we have also agreed the financial settlement and an implementation period to get businesses the parity and sensible lead time to adjust to the changes brexit will bring, was also making sure that people can feel confident there is some finality to the whole process of leaving the eu. on tuesday, i met with michel barnier in brussels for the third time since my appointment. made progress on those outstanding separation issues. continued our focus on the incredibly important issue around northern ireland is, and i explained further in the uk proposals on our future relationship, based on the white paper we published injuly

month. addressing our economic partnership as well as the security corporations we want to continue to protect all of our citizens. i am pleased that the eu have agreed to continuous negotiations to energise the final phase of the primacy. and to reach a deal that is on both sides' interest. if, as i expect, the eu response with the same level of ambition and pragmatism, we will strike a strong deal that benefits both sides. at the same time, naturally, we've got to consider the alternative possibility that the eu doesn't match our ambition and pragmatism and we do not reach a deal. let me be clear, that is not what we want or expect. but we must be ready. we have a duty to plan for every eventuality. to do this, when

it have a sensible, responsible and conversation about what a's situation really means in practice. for citizens, for businesses, for public sector bodies, for ngos. need to take some steps now is begin avoid and mitigate those risks that arise. today we are publishing the first 25 in a series of technical notices, designed to inform people and businesses in the uk about what they may need to do if we don't reach a deal with the eu. the notices are practical and proportionate. they prioritise stability for our people, businesses and country. they're part of a common sense approach to planning for a no—deal brexit and underline out for a no—deal brexit and underline our resolve that, no matter the outcome of the negotiations, tojot out owner course outcome of the negotiations, tojot oui’ owner course in outcome of the negotiations, tojot our owner course in collaboration with friends abroad to deliver an brexit in a way that best serves the interest of the british people. in a notices themselves with set out

clear steps that public institutions, institutions and people should consider taking to avoid, mitigate or manage the risk of any potential short—term disruption. the overarching aim of the notices is to facilitate the smooth, continued functioning of business, transport, infrastructure, research, aid programmes and funding streams that are previously come from the eu. in some cases, it will mean taking unilateral action and to maintain as much continuity as possible, at least in the short term. in the event of a no—deal and in respect of whether the eu reciprocates in practice. to give you one example, the batch testing of medicines. at the moment, they only need to go through one set of checks either here in the uk or in the eu in orderthey checks either here in the uk or in the eu in order they be deemed safe to use by patients,. in a no—deal

scenario, the uk won't be a participant in the european regulatory network that supports this process. but we don't want delays orjust rocks into supplies from the eu, so we propose excepting the testing and safety proposals of existing medicines if they have been carried out by a member state regulator. it isjust one illustration of what we would do in a pragmatic way, unilaterally if required to do so. it's a sensible approach for two reasons. firstly, its sense magic i sympathise the planning of those business is exporting to the eu. secondly, it minimises any potential disruption for uk businesses or consumers on that particular source of supply, in this case, medicines from the eu. of course, given that we had you made from a position of common rules, with also hope and expect in good faith between close partners that the eu would recognise medicines

from this country with our regulatory approval, but in a no—deal scenario, we can't guarantee that. generally, why we may choose to take this approach to ensure stability in the short—term, to be clear, will be outside the eu, free to diverse, but would only do so when we are ready on our times, in the uk national interest, when it is right for the british people. the reason i took the job of brexit secretary is that at this crucial moment in our history, i want to see the uk read the eu in the best possible way. naturally with the best deal, but in any eventuality to grasp the opportunities of life outside the eu. when i was appointed, the prime ministerand i discussed the importance of stepping up discussed the importance of stepping up our no—deal preparations. was seven months to go until we leave,

we need to pick up that works our plans are properly in place in time. that will enable us to build on the substantial preparations that have already been made so by the last two years. i would like to set a few of them out. first of all, working with parliament. we have put in place the registration that we need. that includes the us right that allows us to take back control of our laws. —— the eu withdrawal act. we have also made sure that we have the legal powers to support british truckers to continue operating internationally. and the nuclear safeguards act to safeguard mirko materials, which will come into effect when we leave. over the coming months, we will continue to put those legislative building blocks in place. the second thing we are doing is recruiting extra staff

across government, making sure departments have the right people with the right skills to deliver smooth transition. are more than 7000 people working on brexit. there is funding for inaction 9000 staff to be recruited into the cell service, enabling us to accelerate preparations as and when we need to. —— into the civil service. in relation to front line services, such as border force, we are recruiting extra staff in time for out recruiting extra staff in time for our exit with plans to recruit another thousand staff to deal with any increase in work. so legislation and staff. thirdly, we are bolstering institutional capacity. brooks album, the markets severity will take on an additional role as the uk state aid regulator, or the commissions office will support of businesses with data arrangements after we exit. fourth, businesses with data arrangements afterwe exit. fourth, beyond businesses with data arrangements after we exit. fourth, beyond those domestic preparations, we are making

sure we are in the best position to continue key international agreements currently linked to our membership of the eu. for instance, we signed a nuclear safe regarding agreement with the international atomic energy agency and we struck a bilateral cooperation agreement with the us. fifth, all of this requires money, which is why the chancellor committed a further £3 billion in the budget, on top of the 700 million already allocated, for planning and preparations. so our laws will be on the statute book, the staff will be in place, the teams in post, and our institutions will be ready for brexit, deal or no—deal brexit beckham said today's technical notices take this forward to the next stage. this is the first batch in a series and we will be publishing more notices over the coming weeks. the once and today will explain how the uk with mitigate the consequences of a no—deal scenario in a range of ways.

for instance, supporting businesses at the border, the technical notice set out today shows how on day one there would be a functioning customs, vat and excise system giving advice to businesses and how they will need to make declarations, register for uk operator registration identification number, or make declarations and gives being moved from the eu to the uk. next, the technical notice on workplace rights explains the steps were taken to transfer one she eu regulations into uk law is so workers will be in title to the same rights they have i'iow. title to the same rights they have now. in many areas, we already go much further than the eu. other technical notices published today will address health care, including ensuring blood products are safe if

we leave the eu without a deal and making sure we continue to import blood supplies from the eu, even though, in truth, we are relatively self—sufficient in this regard. when it comes to scientific research and corporation, where acting to protect uk institutions and businesses. we will set out how we will protect 2020 bids in a no—deal scenario to make sure you get maintains its status as a global leader in scientific research. amidst all the technical detail, we understand livelihoods are at stake here, so we re livelihoods are at stake here, so were making sure our farmers get the funds are they applied for, with the treasury guaranteeing applications until 2020. and british higher education is institutions so continue applying for funding through a rasmus pass, because the government will underwrite

successful bids until 2020, helping young people from this country to continue to enjoy the educational opportunities right across europe. so too for ngos, fighting global poverty. we have guaranteed their funding for bids to the euv runs. so these are sensible, measured and proportionate approach to minimising the impact of no—deal on the uk. they will provide information and guidance, and after some of the misinformation in put about lately, some reassurance. an example of that, the suggestion that a no—deal brexit good spark a sandwich famine in the uk or that we've as the army to deliver food supplies. in

reality, our food entry supply is diverse. in 2016, defra firm's statistics showed we consume half of the food created here, the rest is exported. who is suggesting in a no—deal scenario the eu would not wa nt no—deal scenario the eu would not want to continue to sell food to uk consumers? we have set out radical measures to mitigate any disruption to supply through the requisition of eu food standards and collaboration with eu and non—eu countries. and support for farmers at home. so contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a blt after brexit and there are no plans for the army to maintain food supplies. it is also worth saying that most of the worst case being banded around implied that the eu would resist cooperation

with the uk. in reality, i find that the eu would resist cooperation with the uk. in reality, ifind it difficult to imagine that case, given the obvious mutual benefits involved. at the same time, in the unlikely and regrettable event of no deal, a balanced appraisal would reckon i is a role so be countervailing opportunities. immediate recovery of all legislative and regulatory control. the unfettered ability to lower tariffs to bring in new free trade deals which we would negotiate straightaway. and of our legal obligations, and swifter end to our financial additions to the?. so while we are striving for the best possible outcome, we stand ready to deliver brexit to the british people if there is no—deal brexit backer we

are mitigating the risks by writing to the challenges and seizing the opportunities that lie ahead. i think in reality, many of the no—deal challenges will affect the eu in similaror same no—deal challenges will affect the eu in similar or same ways. for our parts, negotiations fail, we will continue to pay as a responsible partner and ally to the eu, and that would extend to the necessary vigilance with our eu friends in the event of no—deal brexit backer there already examples taking place, such as the dialect between the bank of england and the european central bank. it is a sensible illustration of eu institutions working with the british ones for the benefit of everyone. the technical working group set up in april will facilitate the discussion of risk management in financial services to provide further confidence in the financial services industry as we leave the eu. are other areas where such engagement needs to take place, whether between the uk and eu on

data protection, or between port of warranties. that is the responsible thing to do an all sides. we are raising this issue with the eu to press upon them ourjoint responsibility to work together to minimise harm on uk and eu citizens and businesses. those lives and livelihoods, on both sides, should be put ahead of any narrow, political interests. equally, i hope such engagement on no deal, necessary as it now is, will be rendered redundant by the successful outcome of our negotiations, and i will return to brussels next week with that in mind, even as we continue to work on no—deal planning. so my message today is a pragmatic one. please take note of the practical intermission we're provider, please do stay in case with us on the detail in the coming months and weeks and review your own

contingency plans. that way, as we prepare for our departure from the eu and we strain every sinew to deliver a new comedy and special partnership with our european friends, we will be ready in case those efforts are not matched. both to manage down the risks, but also to manage down the risks, but also to manage down the risks, but also to manage the opportunities. i am convinced our best days are ahead. applause i'm very happy to take questions. can ask for one each. brexiteers promised a betterfuture and so the eu would to those colleagues... do you hope these

notices will convince them... you have six months to do a deal...? stress levels are fine. but the truth there's i'd been out in brussels this week talking to michel barnier, we'll be back next week. very keen to pick up the pace of negotiations, so we are committed to this and making progress all the time. there are certainly outstanding issues but we are making progress and i am confident a good deal is within a our sites. equally, we have to prepare for the possibility that talks don't wreak the conclusion we want. and what you are seeing is not the start of our no—deal planning, but the continuation, because it needs to become more engaged with the public and we have a sensible, balanced approach that looks at the risks but puts them in some kind of context

and demonstrates we can avoid, mitigate or manage them at the same time as making a success brexit in the broader sense i described my speech. mr ryall, do you accept that a no—deal brexit would leave the country was off and not better off, and the only question is by how much? and if i may, as he brexiteer and believer, you're asking brussels to back off from red lines know there is no deal, to cooperate. did you always envisage that so much of your brexit plan would rely on wishful thinking? firstly, your brexit plan would rely on wishfulthinking? firstly, in relation to the negotiations, i am absolutely clear the uk would be better off outside of the eu in any scenario in the long time, but recognise the risks in the short term, and notices are about taking a balanced assessment of that and working out practical ways to make it work. in relation to the

negotiations, a always thought this was be challenging, because we have two sides. we are going into this with energy, ambition, which you can see in the white paper. we are showing the compromises that need to be made, and if that is matched on the eu side, as it should be, we will get a deal. secretary of state, brexit was sold to businesses in britain as something that would liberate them, make theirjob easier. to cashier looking at these papers, they are essentially a red tape and answer that impose all sorts of restrictions on businesses. what would you say to businesses about the prospect of no deal came at either going to be able to thrive in that environment? and how do you left all british citizens living in the eu in the lurch because this scenario suggests they may not be able to access their bank accounts

and pensions would not be paid? able to access their bank accounts and pensions would not be paid7m terms of businesses, the majority of businesses don't export to the eu, but for those — and we want to see more businesses exporting to the eu and all over the world — there will be extra regulatory changes they will need to be advised of. the sensible thing to do is give practical advice and work with them to make that a success. but outside of the eu, there will be other opportunities. there are all sorts of things, custom declarations...” get that, but in point is we need to make sure as we trade with the eu, in the unlikely outcome of a no—deal scenario, we give practical advice for businesses to export to other countries where we don't have a free trade arrangement but there is also other opportunities from signing free trade deals with the asian and

latin american market is. and in citizens, will be working very closely with the eu and we've had success in terms of the withdrawal agreement in securing the rights of uk nationals and eu national here. if we leave with no deal, we want to reassure expats abroad. if you look at the technical notices, there is advice on how we will do that. you can't guarantee... i've giving you three. in terms of contractual agreements, it will change because we are not strictly a eu state, your's right there will be a change and what we will do is work in a spirit of cooperation with our friends. and the challenges will be there on the other you side as well, soi there on the other you side as well, so i think that is a practical issue we ought to be able to solve. wendy

you commit to publishing all the te nta cle you commit to publishing all the tentacle notices, —— technical notices, and your message to people trading over the northern edge border is ask the irish government, is that fair? and thirdly, to whom it do you want to talk on the european side should be more responsible? european commission aren't mandated to discuss no—deal planning, so who should be responsible? in terms of the technical notices, we're publishing 25 today, that is broadly a third of the total number, and we'll do them any series, and would expect them to be out over the coming weeks and

certainly by the end of september. and in relation to northern ireland businesses, that's not the advice we're giving, and i think it is clear we are giving practical advice and reassurance and we will keep talking in the eventuality of no deal notjust with talking in the eventuality of no deal not just with the eu but talking in the eventuality of no deal notjust with the eu but member states. what we are trying to do is give people the information, read time they need and practical information on some of the practical difficulties in the event of no deal. you admit in the technical notices that the fate of banks, british firms and british pensioners relies ona firms and british pensioners relies on a reciprocal dealfrom firms and british pensioners relies on a reciprocal deal from the on a reciprocal dealfrom the eu. what happens if you do not get it? secondly, you just admitting that in reality there is no such thing as no deal because you're no deal scenario planning is to forge a deal with

brussels. that is not quite right. we might make deals with member states or regions of a particular country or institutions directly. i think there is good reason to think that even in a no deal scenario there will be good faith and enough cooperation on both sides. why? if you look at the example of pensioners it is hardly in the interest of southern spain to do harm to the uk pensioners out there. what you would expect and i'm confident we would see even in the unlikely outcome of no deal is cooler heads prevailing and the kind of practical cooperation that contractual issues, pensions are otherwise are followed through. there are thousands of british pensioners in the eu...”

there are thousands of british pensioners in the eu... i don't think realistically you are suggesting that the eu would sell out there is in order to gain some vindictive advantage over the uk. i don't think attributing those kind of intentions to the eu is either right or will come to pass. chris hope from the telegraph. chris hope, telegraph. two quick questions. why not warn consumers and firms in the european union about the risk of a no deal warning to them? you mention the safety of the blt sandwich which we all applaud, these documents are mainly aimed at companies, what can britain is at home do to compare for ano britain is at home do to compare for a no deal should theyjust sit tight and hope? there is not a huge amount. for the vast majority of consumers in this country there will not be much change at all. the issue

is around businesses. particularly the ones that are exporting. things like the approach to batch testing will be a seamless approach and that is something in our control. in relation to the eu no deal planning, i've raised this with michel barnier, the eu institutions and the uk have been working together. we need to see a bit more of that. but lam need to see a bit more of that. but i am focused on the negotiations. we had a good week this week and i'm looking forward to making more progress next week. are there any europeanjournalists progress next week. are there any european journalists which would like to ask a question? not quite. the gentleman there. the irish times. you talk about arrangements for trade across the land border. are you envisioning that there will

bea are you envisioning that there will be a special arrangements for trade across the land border and trade between the rest of the uk and ireland will work as it would with any eu member state? ireland will work as it would with any eu memberstate? orso ireland will work as it would with any eu member state? or so is it your view that the belfast agreement obliges the uk and ireland to reach a special arrangement? the technical notices set out the practical information we think it should look like. we will not allow anything to disrupt the terms of the belfast agreement and we would not return to any form of hard border at the border. that is a clear commitment and we have no intention of an and else from the european press corps? aren't these papers two years late? you take testings of

medicines. some firms are already starting to move their testing facilities because those papers were not published. it is the same thing for eu citizens. is it notjust coming way too late's i think if you look at pharmaceutical companies. there is lots of examples of further investment is put into the uk. but also put in mind that in relation to maintaining the supply of six weeks of medicine, bear in mind the government already works with pharmaceutical companies to make sure we have three months worth of stock for over 200 medicines over that scheme. we are used to having some disruption in relation to supply. whether it is because of

issues on the eu side, not political ones, but for example industrial action at the border, this may well be in the worst—case scenario a different scale which is why we take these further practical measures to make sure see continuity of supply. the timing of the technical notices, building on the two years work of work we have already done and i hope i set out clearly on my speech is precisely in order to give those in order the time they need. i will ta ke order the time they need. i will take one more question from the gentleman here. you have said the army will not be used for food distribution. are you willing to rule that claim out? what do you make of the claim that no deal could lead to civil unrest in the country?

there is no suggestion of bringing the military in. that would not be necessary. the practical proposals that we have got you can see for yourself what we are doing. i heard the comment. it was an away day that we organise for business. i only heard that in the press. he did not mention it to me and i do not know anyone who was there that heard that remark. all i can say is that frankly it is not credible. i will ta ke frankly it is not credible. i will take some questions from stakeholders if i may. are there any stakeholders if i may. are there any stakeholders here from the business groups who would like to ask a question? one question would be when do you think we will move from planning for contingency to actually i couldn't stress more that a no deal scenario will have disastrous

consequences for the energy sector and we hop hope they deal with brussels will be achieved.” and we hop hope they deal with brussels will be achieved. i share your ambition. in terms of the technical notices there will be a whole series following on from this batch. i suspect this batch is roughly a third. in terms of the precise point in which a no deal will become a clear and unavoidable fa ct, will become a clear and unavoidable fact, that will depend on negotiations and the relevant votes in parliament. secretary of state, i think the priority of cbi members is to secure the withdrawal agreement. i think businesses will welcome the clarity they will get from these notices but for many businesses, particularly smaller ones, there will be question still left unanswered. in your

comments at the end you urge businesses to continue to engage with government. quite a practical question, how best should small businesses do that? thank you for the question and the recognition of the question and the recognition of the progress we have made. for a lot of small businesses they will not see any change because of the proportion that would not exports to the eu. as i say, we want more to do so with the eu or other global markets. in the notices we set out practical information on the guidance they will need and we will continue to engage with them directly and also a business groups including the cbi. anybody else? mike thomson from the pharmaceutical industry. thank you very much for the announcements today. the announcements on batch test releasing is very important to our members. that is an important step for securing medicines for patients in the uk. i hope the eu will

reciprocate so that stain step can be taken to european patients. also, like you, we hope no deal won't be the outcome. i hope you could confirm that your department will continue to be pressing for a medicine cooperation is the outcome of the negotiations as outlined by the prime minister. thank you for that. of course, what we're talking with batch testing is unilateral measures we would take in the unlikely eventuality of no deal. if there was no corporation on the eu side. we would be cooperating with the eu. as part of our negotiations asa the eu. as part of our negotiations as a whole we will be pursuing the membership of the european medicines agency that the prime minister referred to. we will keep that up and as part of the negotiations we will focus on that as well as other areas, whether trade or security, where we want those strong links to continue. thank you very much. the

brexit secretary dominic raab ending that question and answer session. giving an overview of what businesses and various sectors, ngos, public services etc can do to mitigate against the risk of a no—deal brexit. he said he believed that the uk would be better off outside the eu in the long term but he said that he recognised the risks of the short—term and said that the uk would be ready in case its effo rts uk would be ready in case its efforts would not be matched by the eu. let's get the view now from brussels. our reporter gavin lee is there. interesting looking at the wording there of what some of dominic raab said. some of the

responsibility from the brexiteer point of view if this doesn't work out that a deal can be reached. one thing to note straightaway as a couple of times that he used the word good faith, it is where it good faith stretches to decide in brussels where i remember a previous conference given by michel barnier are they released their preparedness papers for the governments to make sure the governments were organised in the event of a no deal, they talked about wishful thinking from the uk. he talks about stretching the uk. he talks about stretching the sinews to make sure there is a deal. watching both the british and the eu press conference on their advice on the event of a no deal

seems to be the same, prepare for the worst and hope for the best. a few notable things worth saying, two 25 page document is being released to different sectors, you have also got the best part of 84 in total over the course of the next few weeks. the eu have already brought out 68 and a cover roughly the same thing. their advice mainly comes down to this. customs for the dutch and the french, for example, they said they could be huge queues on their borders. dominic raab said today there would not be huge queues but who is to say what the dutch and the french would do with their side of the border. the other thing on medicine is to say there is one standard testing in the eu so there isa standard testing in the eu so there is a faster flow of medicine between borders. to that he said that he hoped the eu does the same thing and reciprocate and trusts british

medicine being tested there. again, thatis medicine being tested there. again, that is putting that in the arms of the eu. in previous conversations i have had from the brexit negotiating tea m have had from the brexit negotiating team that is something they have said has to be strictly legal, they can't suddenly recognise this as a third country. and did we think that two years ago one of the main quote many of the papers will pick up on would be a brexit secretary saying that don't worry, the blt will be safe in the uk. i'm sure the bacon lettuce safe in the uk. i'm sure the bacon lettu ce a nd safe in the uk. i'm sure the bacon lettuce and tomato sandwiches, given the scare stories of food sort of yea rs the scare stories of food sort of years and they army labouring brought in to bring brought into bringing supplies, he said this is pa rt bringing supplies, he said this is part of the talk today to reassure the public that there are policies in place to make sure these scarce glories arejust in place to make sure these scarce glories are just that.” in place to make sure these scarce glories are just that. i think you are right, gavin. that one will definitely catch the imagination of the headlines. let's talk about the prospect of getting a deal. dominic

raab began that speech saying getting a deal is the overriding priority. he said that from the uk perspective good progress was being made on the separation issues. give us what the take in brussels is on that. the talk of no deal has increased on both sides. there is no doubt about that. eu officials here in the european commission and some within the capitals of paris and berlin talk about a 50—50 charts of a no—deal brexit. in the uk there are still saying there are hoping it will be a deal achieved. when we are at the moment is that 80% has been completed when it comes the withdrawal of agreement, the divorce deal. the big 20% of that part to be agreed is northern ireland. he was asked how close is he to getting something there. he said they are making developments. the eu point of view is that they are well away.

you're talking about a square going into a round hole here because for the eu side, they once the northern irish to be part of many of the rules of the eu to allow very few border issues. the eu saying there cannot be a border. that means the whole of ireland becomes effectively an invisible border as the uk see it. they're talking about selling their own customs arrangements, collecting taxes on behalf of the eu, so you don't have northern ireland as part of that policy. the eu says that they cannot talk future policy at the moment, only the divorce deal. so it is an odd catch—22. there has been very little progress on that and that is why dominic raab's answer on that is that they are continuous talks. michel barnier talking about a deal by november but still big questions about that. anita, briefly, it is worth comparing and is contrasting

to them raab's predecessor david davis who spent four hours this year in face—to—face talks with michel barnier. so i think dominic raab's intention is very much improving on his successor. gavin, just glancing through the list of technical details and technical documents that have been produced today. i don't know deep had a chance to look in much detail at one particular warning with regards to expat pensioners. let's have a look one because that is of interest to a large number of people. the document in relation to that is saying that the absence of action from the eu, european economic area based customers of uk firms currently passport sink into the eea may lose ability to access lending and deposit services due to uk firms

losing their rights in the eea. clearly that will be of huge concern. in a nutshell if britain becomes a third country, non—partner country of the eu, some of the scare stories if you listen to dominic raabe, the suggestion that pensioners living in spain, about 400,000 people, i've been back and forth to alicante and benidorm, where they get free health care on the spanish side would be reimbursed ina the spanish side would be reimbursed in a reciprocal agreement with the british government. the issue there, dominic raab failed to answer. he said that they hoped to get an arrangement on that. at least for the interim months there will be serious talks there. i think there still are big questions. on the other issue, many eu citizens in the

uk, estimated to be around 3 million uk, estimated to be around 3 million uk citizens. he said this in a bbc interview as well, that they can be reassured they will not be kicked out on behalf of no deal. he said it was a moral obligation on behalf of the government to look into their rights as well. his wording is that it is not the scare story you might read in the newspapers today. thank you for that, gavin lee in brussels. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminsterfor us. you are describing this is a vast swelling porridge of detail. is it any reassurance that they only have half the picture because we need the eu response. yes. that was my polite

description after having an hour or so to read through this. this is a whole series of documents published this morning about dealing with deal scenario. i won't claim that every sylla ble scenario. i won't claim that every syllable has passed my lips. it is a reminder ofjust how integrated the uk has become with the european union and therefore the sheer scale of the task of detaching ourselves from it. particularly if there is a clea n b rea k from it. particularly if there is a clean break no—deal brexit. all the way through this document are reminders that the government believes it is of the view that the deal is more likely will not let this kind of scenario being put into place is therefore unlikely. also, crucially, what this amounts to is only half of the story. all the way through this document is an awareness from the government that it might have to act unilaterally on

its own in the event of no deal because of a lack of cooperation from the european union but that it hopes that there was still be co—operation with the eu. a lot of what is set out here is based on the assumption that even under no deal there would be conversations and if you like micro deals to try and ensure the various elements of regulation can remain in place. sector by sector looking at everything from rural payments to medicines to student exchange programmes to trade and exports to ca rd programmes to trade and exports to card payments, huge number of topics, howell they will be governed in the event of a no—deal brexit. in other words, huge ministerial change for a huge number of sectors. —— a

huge administrative change. of course this is just day one of these documents coming. there is a couple more days where equally hefty tones will be waded through by baffled journalists. just very briefly, i thought on what dominic raab means on when he talks about taking unilateral action in some areas. on when he talks about taking unilateral action in some areasm means the uk deciding things on its own without cooperation with the eu. so how much scrutiny does the uk put on imports coming in. the uk government would argue let's keep that to a minimum to keep trade flowing. but if the eu on the other side of the channel does not, you will still get snarl ups on the motorways. that is an example of what the uk means by unilateral action. it often hopes that by doing so it would have some cooperation with the eu because of the very

nature of transacting involves two sides. we're nowjoined by tim durrant, who's a senior researcher at the institute for government, they've have published a report on the possible scenarios if no deal is reached on brexit. give us an overview of what your report is saying. our report looked at how the government could arrive at how the government could arrive ata no at how the government could arrive at a no deal situations. there are two things to bear in mind. there is negotiations in brussels and then what parliament's view of the deal and her team reach. it as your previous beakers and her team reach. it as your previous bea kers mention and her team reach. it as your previous beakers mention the deal is reached on the irish border question the government still has to get that through parliament. there is expected to be a vote at the end of this year and next year. even if the deal is reached, parliament could still voted down. at the moment it is hard to tell whether labour and some of the conservative backbenchers would support the deal

the government agrees. if it is voted down the question is do we leave with no deal does the governments try to get the eu to renegotiate bearing in mind the time limit of march next year. so hurdles to get over before we reach march, as you say. listening to what the brexit secretary had to say today, was their clarity? was the reinsurance? was a pathway ahead in all of that? it is the start of a pathway. as your correspondent said, the devil is in the detail. businesses will have to look at this paper to see what it means for them. there's a question if the government provides information for small businesses who may be only export to one or two countries in the eu. would it be clear to them what they need to do to get ready. as a previous speaker mentioned, as well as publishing papers there are things the government needs to be doing to get ready for no deal in terms of change at the border new agencies they need to set up or are

they going to continue to allow eu approvals by agencies to regulate goods here. of course, as we have been discussing, what we are hearing todayis been discussing, what we are hearing today is just half the picture. what is the eu's response going to be on all sorts of areas from business access to markets to rights of the uk citizens living in other eu countries? the eu has already published 60 or 70 of these notices starting months ago. they are generally taking quite a legalistic approach. once the uk is outside the eu we will no longer be a member state meaning things that can be done by uk authorities will not be recognised across the eu, the classic example is financial services that are regulated in this country can sell their products across the rest of the eu. once we leave and we have no agreement then

that regulation by the uk's authorities would not be recognised by the other countries in the eu, meaning that those firms could no longer do business there. they european commission say they are working constructively to reach a deal and it is clear that the withdrawal of the uk will lead to destruction regardless of having a deal or not. more on that reaction from the european commission along with the headlines, on the bbc news channel. in a moment we'll say goodbye to viewers on bbc two — first we leave you with a look at the weather — here's simon. yesterday we got a 27 celsius across lincolnshire. it won't be anywhere near as warm as that today. that is because over the next few days we have got a number of weather fronts moving their way southwards. behind them we have cooler and a fresher feel coming in from the north—west. for many this morning it is fresher

already. we have some sunshine in buckinghamshire. that sunshine is mainly focused in central areas. in the south—east some outbreaks of rain. that is clearing away. some showers coming into northern ireland. shell is feeling their way into northern parts of england. that is where you have fresher air. you can see the difference down towards the south—east where it is still a bit on the humid side. temperatures around 23 celsius. tonight we will continue with showers mainly across the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. with link the clear spells and fresher air moving to all parts are much more co mforta ble to all parts are much more comfortable night for sleeping and much colder in rural areas of england and scotland. temperatures here down to seven or eight celsius. into friday and there will be a good deal of sunshine particularly to the south—east of england up towards the east of scotland as well. a rush of

showers across northern ireland and scotla nd showers across northern ireland and scotland but if we look at the temperature match we have some green and yellow across many parts. so it will feel even cooler during friday. at best 14 or 15 degrees. 16 to 19 degrees towards the south—east. those temperatures are below the average for the time of year. going into the weekends we start to lose that north—westerly. just get cut off bya that north—westerly. just get cut off by a ridge of high pressure for saturday keeping things settles. by sunday this area of low will slowly move in and the wind switches to westerly. we still have that north—westerly winds on saturday, a bit on the fresh side, plenty of sunshine though. certainly the best day of the bank of their weekend. the —— a few showers dotted around still. temperatures gradually rising as we going to bank on a day monday. this is bbc news,

i'm annita mcveigh. these are the top stories developing at midday: the brexit secretary sets out what he calls practical and proportionate advice in case the uk leaves the eu with no deal, but says he's confident a deal can be struck. it is not what we want, and it's not what we expect, but we must be ready. we have a duty as a responsible government to plan for every eventuality. in the event of a no deal, pensioners living in europe could lose access to their pensions, there are implications for the pharmaceutical industry and warnings that credit card costs for british citizens could go up. we'll have analysis from westminster. a slight rise in the overall pass rate as pupils across england, wales and northern ireland pick up their gcse results. i got three nines, six eights and one seven. labour'sjeremy corbyn calls for a tax on tech giants such

as amazon and google to fund public—interest journalism. a winning formula — michael schumacher‘s son says he's happy to be following in the footsteps of his idol. 26 years after his father won his first formula 1 race, son mick drives to victory in formula 3 on the same circuit. and lift off — a new satellite that will track global winds and improve weather forecasts goes into orbit. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. in the past hour, the brexit

secretary dominic raab has set out what he called practical and proportionate advice in case the uk leaves the eu with no deal. among the issues raised in the 25 documents is a likely increase in the cost of card payments between the uk and the eu, a plan for the uk to recognise medical devices approved for the eu market to maintain a smooth supply and the end of free circulation of goods between uk and eu. but mr bravo stressed he thought a deal with still the most likely outcome. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason, who's at westminster. what more do we sure is, chris? from

what you're read and heard, do you think this will represent a reassurance for all interested parties? the way it worked this morning is journalists like parties? the way it worked this morning isjournalists like me were invited into a room at whitehall at 9:30am and given a couple of hours to read this, the 148 pages of pretty dense, in part complex legalese arguments, set out by the government, which is sector by sector specific. so it isn't for a general audience, it is for each individual sector whose regulation would change any event of a no—deal brexit. to give you a sense of the detail, here are some of the topics and the hundred 48 pages. backing, insurance, trading, humanitarian aid, genetically modified organisms, nuclear regulation, blood products, erasmus, workplace rights, farms,

medicines, producing organic food, vat, duties were torture and capital punishment and labelling of the back—up products. these will now appear online for industries to look at. so, concern around card payments between the uk and european union in the event of a no—deal brexit. very significant changes around medical regulation, but a hope from the government that it can ensure there would be no slowdown in licensing medicines that are being developed outside the uk in the european union so that they can be used by the uk by patients here as quickly as they could had we stayed in the european union. as you say, throughout the whole document and from mr raab this morning, never says that the government believes it is going to get a deal rather than have to rely

on the scenarios fleshed out here in the event of no deal. but also a real sense from reading this document ofjust how integrated the uk has been with the eu and the task of detaching ourselves. if we leave the european union under no deal, the european union under no deal, the uk will have to find its own pictures to put on cigarette packets that include the health warnings that include the health warnings that we read on cigarette packets. why, because the current pictures of the copyright of the european commission. a trivial detail, easily overcome, but it reminds of the extent of the on picking that has to be done. lets hearfrom dominic raab. while we are striving from a good outcome, we stand ready to deliver a brexit for the british people there is no deal the backer i'm managing and mitigating the risks by rising to the challenges and seizing the

origin sees that lie ahead. i think in reality, many of the no—deal challenges will affect the eu in similaror same challenges will affect the eu in similar or same ways. for our parts, if negotiations fail, we would continue to pay, as a responsible european neighbour, partner and ally, and that would extend to the necessary engagement with our eu friends when it comes to no deal. what about specifics? there has been particular concern around food, stockpiling and the need for making significant preparations now. we've even heard talk of the army being involved. what is striking from these documents is the absence of any hyperbole erik lamela language that would easily slot into headline. when you read it, most of it is very specific end of you are not a subject experts, seemingly quite dull. who is credibly suggesting in a no—deal scenario that the eu would not want to continue to sell food to uk consumers? in any event, we've set out practical measures

to mitigate any risk of disruption to supply through the recognition of eu food standards, our pursuit of equivalency arrangements on food regulation with the eu and indeed non—eu countries. and support for our farmers at home, in terms of financial funding streams. so let me reassure you that, contrary to one of the wilder claims, you will still be able to enjoy a blt after brexit and there are no plans to deploy the army to maintain food supplies. so reassuring news as we approach love time matched —— approach lunchtime. i didn't mean to imply that the talk around food was dull, but that in the news conference afterwards was the bigger picture questions about what will happen. a real emphasis in the document and for real emphasis in the document and foer raab real emphasis in the document and for mr raab that panic is not something that is going to publicly

pass the government's let's. they wa nt to pass the government's let's. they want to appear sober and careful and having looked at this in a huge amount of detail. that's what comes through with these documents, but the real litmus test will be how each industry that has specific knowledge on these areas will react. what is your take on that comment from dominic raab when he said we will be ready in case those efforts are not matched by the eu. there is this difficulty where i guess we could call it a blame game, where both sides could end up blaming one another if an equitable deal can't be reached? yes, and there's bound to be that if that was to happen. but what is worth pondering, as you heard in the sub sects of what dominic raab was saying, if we find ourselves heading towards a no—deal outcome, there would be clear well

before march. there is a reasonable chance we would be aware of that before march. therefore, you could get under a no—deal scenario conversation still going on between the uk and eu to strike microbe deals or arrangements between particular sectors that are of immediate concern. throughout these documents published this morning, you get references to the uk saying it would be owing to write unilaterally on its own in the event of no deal, but it would seek cooperation and to continue to be a good eu neighbour. because inevitably with transactions, whether based on trade or regulations, a conversation between the two sides will be necessary, evenif the two sides will be necessary, even if we are very allegedly fraught times. —— in very politically fraught times. just

before we get some reaction from brussels, we will take a lick because some of those documents we we re because some of those documents we were hearing about had now gone live on the government website. 148 pages for advice for dealing with a no—deal brexit, covering a huge range of topics, including banking, insurance, humanitarian aid, nuclear regulation, workplace rights, farm payments, vat, medicine and many more. and that's just the first tranche of these technical documents offering advice on a no—deal scenario. our reporter gavin lee is in brussels. when we spoke last we hadn't had that reaction from the european commission, but letters now come? does arise from the commission point

of view, and i spoke briefly to dominic raab is my counterpart, this isa dominic raab is my counterpart, this is a watching brief right now. their tea m is a watching brief right now. their team are already saying they have done the same thing. they have stolen a march on the uk to ensure the other 27 countries have a full brief of how no deal could look at. they have gone to what they call the last chance scenario, which is the wheels falling off for them. theresa may is still saying no deal is better than a bad deal. they're also saying, for the eu side, they are wanting to make sure at the boards in rotterdam or subroto summit tommo... dominic in rotterdam or subroto summit tommo. .. dominic raab in rotterdam or subroto summit tommo... dominic raab will be encouraging them be no checks for british cars or lorries, no clarity

from paris or amsterdam if those governments would do the same thing the other way. this is interesting from dominic raab, notable that he is hoping for good faith agreements. he also took the bait medicine, it is worth picking up on that from the eu side as well, he said he trusts in the current system of singular tests within the eu for medicines do allow the fast flow through borders. he saidi allow the fast flow through borders. he said i hope the eu will also trust in british tests on medicines. last press conference here with michel barnier when they published their advice on a no—deal scenario, he talked about wishful thinking in areas of the uk wanting certain deals which he said simply wouldn't be available for third countries. i think potentially that area would be very difficult to negotiate. thank you, gavin. let's discuss this with niall dickson, who's the co—chair of the brexit health alliance, a lobby group bringing together the nhs, the medical research industry and

public health organisations. he's in our edinburgh studio. thank you forjoining us, with the make of what you heard so far? any reassu ra nces what you heard so far? any reassurances for you ? what you heard so far? any reassurances for you?” what you heard so far? any reassurances for you? i think there is an element of reassurance, the government is clearly hoping for the best but has recognised it must plan for the worst. there is no doubt that, in the area for example the supply of medicines, it does represent a serious risk, we will be an unprecedented territory. but the guidance coming out today, admittedly at high level, but starting to say we will need six weeks of stockpiles of every medicine, that where medicines have a short shelf life, we will need to arrange the potential of having air freight transport to avoid any blockages which there may be at the border. all these seem sensible measures and our members from the

pharmaceutical industries as well as the nhs had been working with the government to develop this. that said, that is quite a lot more detail both on the pharmaceutical side still to be worked through as well as with the nhs itself to ensure hospitals and other parts of the nhs are able to plan effectively. i think the other point to make is the guidance is pretty clear that ordinarily, on the grounds organisations within the nhs andindeed grounds organisations within the nhs and indeed patients do not need to stockpile. so we do not want people panicking. the message from the centre is a wise one. if we get to the planning right, we should be able to avoid problems and stockpiling at a local level is not the answer. but national stockpiling does make sense. because the points you have been making is that if the planning isn't right, patient‘s bum lives could be at risk. where do you

stand on that now? customise that still applies and i think the government recognises that, i think thatis government recognises that, i think that is why they are putting into place this cop red serb and unprecedented series of measures. everybody is hoping that these visitors do not have to be put into place. but it is clear we do not see how the european union will behave if there is no deal. we will say, of course, we accept your products, but we don't know what this duration will be like at the borders and it may be fine if you do read some cars sitting at the border for a few days. is the lead up times sufficient to get this sorted out, to build stockpiles you're talking about? suddenly, i haven't heard anyone saying we don't have time, it's too late, but now is the time to get on with it. we have been

urging the government for a considerable period of time to start being a public about the no—deal scenario, and we are pleased they have done that. but think it would be wrong to say this can't be done in that time, it must apply counter the —— it can be done, but we need to get on with it. the advice from nhs england and the devolved ministrations throughout the uk with beta support individual organisations at local level to make sure they have everything set up. it is worth noting that if you have an operation today, it is possible that some of the materials used in your operation will have been delivered the day before to that hospital. that just in the day before to that hospital. thatjust in time supply chain is how the health care system now works, just like any other industry. thank you for your time. we hope to get reaction from the farmers union after 12:30am as to what done it rather has been saying today. if you

have any questions about what you have any questions about what you have heard on the no—deal scenario advice, you can put them to the director of uk in a changing europe at 3:30pm today. sent in your questions using this hashtag and you can also text or e—mail. the headlines on bbc news: the brexit secretary has set out what he calls proportional and practical advice in case the uk reads the eu with no deal. there's been a rise in gcse passes. labour leaderjeremy corbyn suggests major tech companies pay a windfall tax u nless tech companies pay a windfall tax unless they agree to subsidise independent journalism. sport now, here's katherine downes.

hello, i'm katherine downes and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. starting with cricket because england have recalled james vince for their test against india. he was dropped after a poor winter in new zealand and he comes offer cover for jonny bairstow, who has broken his finger. jonny bairstow is still in the squad, but if passed fit he will only play as a specialist batsman and will not keep wicket. the king at the squad in full, jennings retaining his place despite calls for him to be dropped after his performance in the series so far. that is the squad to face india at southampton. danny cipriani will be given any more punishment by the rfu. he pleaded to common assault

and resisting arrest following an incident last week. was fined by the courts and his club, gloucester, although they upheld the charge, the rfu have decided cipriani has been punished another. customise it has been done and dealt with atjersey already and the club has had its own hearing i think it has been going a bit on long and on and on. so like i said, have though this is done and dusted and we can focus on the season ahead. it was a bit unfair towards him, having three times to explain himself. footballers in spain have not ruled out the possibility of strike action over plans to stage at least one top—flight league match in the united states per season for the next 15 years. representatives from all 20 sides met with the union yesterday, including sergio ramos and sergio busquets. a 15—year deal was agreed last week to take la liga matches to

the states. the union says its members were not consulted by the league. tiger woods and film cousin will go head—to—head any winner ta kes all will go head—to—head any winner takes all $9 million duel on the golf course in las vegas in november. the pair, who have 19 major titles between them, will meet at the course in an event to be screened on pay—per—view tv. woods and mickelson have had an increasingly frosty relationship during there are prime. they'll be wearing microphones, though, so the audience can hear what they say to each other on the course. that is taking place on thanks giving weekend as well. hundreds of thousands of teenagers in england,

wales and northern ireland have received their gcse results. overall, there has been a slight increase in the proportion of students reaching pass levels. for the first time in england, most gcses were graded from nine to one. about 4% of entries received the top grade, nine. in wales, where students continue to get their results graded from a* to g, there was a drop in the pass rate, down from 62.8% last year to 61.6%. and in northern ireland, the proportion reaching a pass level rose by 0.7% to 81.1%. around one in ten entries received the top a* grade. we've been hearing from pupils opening their results at the sydney russell school in dagenham. how did you get an? because economics is not numbered, it's an a. then three eights, then 69 is.

fantastic. i did quite well, i didn't know i would get this many nines, i'mjust didn't know i would get this many nines, i'm just happy to do my family proud. would did you get nines in? maps, biology, chemistry. how well have you done? quite well, three nines. six eights and one seven. so three a*s and one in a. nerve—racking open your results in front of tv cameras! with me now is mark lehain, a former headteacher and now director of the new schools network, and sophie graham, a careers adviser from the national career service. thank you for coming along. well done to them, opening their results for tv cameras, a nerve—racking day evenif for tv cameras, a nerve—racking day even if you're not doing that. and what you've heard about results so

far, given us general thoughts, given we have had so many warnings from people in education about the stresses this new system places and teachers and students? in the national picture, interim statistics released by the exam regulator and coordinator, it seems these new gcses have rolled out smoothly and there was concerns about whether they pass rate would change a lot because these new gcses are harder and richer their contents. will appear at the pass rate is comparative to last year, which is what the greg luer to an government said it would try and do. we have heard from some teachers it was difficult to get all the subjects from the various curricula are taught in time. what are your thoughts? the content is more demanding, that is why the reforms came into place. i think the students deserve credit for how they have done with this new system, they have done with this new system, they have put in hard work. that is what

idid in have put in hard work. that is what i did in the pass rates. i think it is about making sure everybody has the right information and guidance on it. if students have done well, they have lots of options. if people have done less well than they hoped for, they have options too? has a when i was head teacher, all of our stu d e nts when i was head teacher, all of our students left at 16, after they did their gcses. so we had to work hard to give advice, particularly as stu d e nts to give advice, particularly as students know how to stay in education up to 18 and are so many options out there for students. even if they haven't done as well as they want. what i often say is a head teacher, if they haven't achieved what they wanted, elia isn't final, is still have options, it mayjust ta ke is still have options, it mayjust take you longer to get there. —— failure is in final. do you think scores are taking that into account, some have systems in place where

stu d e nts some have systems in place where students have to attain a certain number of subjects at a certain level of the want to stay in for a—level? level of the want to stay in for a-level? skills are having to approach the grades they require for sixth form study very cautiously because they didn't know what proportions of students would get grades four orfive. in recent yea rs, grades four orfive. in recent years, it has been more rigorous with the kind of advice they give stu d e nts with the kind of advice they give students so students end up in the right course for them. expanding on that with people who might be thinking about leaving a school and going into apprenticeship or direct employment? clearly, employers will try to get used to this new system as well? absolutely, and i think that standards, a—c, employers will now need to look at that as nine—four. now need to look at that as nine-four. do you think they have got their heads around that? yes and

no. some are more prepared than others, that is why the national career service is there, to talk through employers who are confused, and also parents, to make sure they are understanding what can be conflict information. clearly, this has been a period of huge transition, it still is in many ways. as a result of what you heard about teaching for this new test, or assessments, i should say, what would you like to see the government do now in terms of considering how this is working, which areas are working well, which areas perhaps need to be looked at again? what is reassuring is that the government has said they are not going to make anyone substantial changes, and that includes the exam system, for some time. who will give these changes a chance to embed. they make a review every year and issue reports on possible improvements. so if things

haven't gone as smoothly as they could've done this time around, i believe they will get to it. but the news i have picked up this morning, my organisation have hundreds of contacts and we believe the changes been handled smoothly, the schools and students have stepped up to the mark. these changes have been imminentfora mark. these changes have been imminent for a while, and everyone has done their bit. that is a very positive assessment you're getting from your network. sophie, a final word if you wait on who students can talk to, meera carry yourselves —— obviously, yourselves. we have a phone line available till the end of august. if your interested apprenticeships, we will talk you through that is, but we may be able to open up a range of options they

didn't know existed before this bug to us and they can leave that conversation feeling confident and optimistic their origin is user out there, because the matter what your options —— results were today, there are options. how well really you did in these exams does not define your future career. thank you for talking to us. they're sure will be talking much more about gcses and what you can do with your results throughout the day here on the bbc news channel. a future labour government would consider levying a windfall tax on major tech companies, such as google and amazon, to subsidisejournalism in the public interest. in a speech at the edinburgh international television festival this morning, mr corbyn also proposed changes to the way the bbc is funded and said he believes the media, in many cases, is failing. we need to accept some home truths about our media. while we do produce some fantastic drama, entertainment, documentaries and films,

when it comes to news and current affairs — which are so absolutely vital and essential for a democratic society — i believe our media, in many cases, is failing. one solution to finding public—interest media could be by tapping up the digital monopolies that profit from every search, every share and every like that we make on our computers or smartphones. a strong, self—confident government could negotiate with these tech giants to create a fund run entirely independently to support public—interest media. google and news publishers in france and belgium were able to agree a settlement. if we can't do something similar here but on a more ambitious scale, we'll need to look at the option of a windfall tax on the digital monopolies to create a public—interest media fund. let's talk about this with our media and arts

correspondent, david sillito. let's talk first of all about this idea of a windfall tax on big companies like google and amazon. the conservatives say this willjust end up being passed consumers. give usa end up being passed consumers. give us a bit more detail on whatjeremy corbyn is saying on that front. it's a big issue forjournalism because sales of newspapers are going down and especially localjournalism sales of newspapers are going down and especially local journalism is in trouble. how do you find that journalism? jeremy corbyn are saying let's ta ke journalism? jeremy corbyn are saying let's take money from the big boys, facebook and google and amazon. the problem of that is that who decides who gets the cash and who decides what is public interestjournalism. some questions to answer there. also some of that cash could go to subsidised some of the bbc licence

fee. he says that poorer subscribers could get a subsidy. there is an issue of where the cash goes but there is also a broader question. he was unequivocal. he said that the media is failing and not giving a fair picture of the world and not a fair picture of the world and not a fair picture of the world and not a fair picture of the labour party. it would mean all sorts of changes. so he is talking about a redistribution of wealth if you like. but as you say lots of questions about how that is done in practice. you mention the bbc there, he has talked a lot about the bbc and what sort of changes he would like to make to the corporation. he says let's take politics out of the bbc. one of them is that the bbc has to negotiate with the government over its future every ten or so years. the government would also decide how big the licence fee is. he says let's ta ke the licence fee is. he says let's take that away from government and make it a statutory body so it

doesn't have to go to the government every ten or so years. he is also suggesting having direct elections to the bbc board. that would introduce a whole new area of politics there of democratic accountability. it raises all sorts of interesting questions. the big one is essentially about money going from various different parts of the media. he wanted to go to different areas. and, of course, things like social media. we're talking about a british digital corporation, a sort of digital version of the bbc, essentially a state run version of facebook. so some big ideas in there. now it's time for a look at the weather — that's with mel coles. good afternoon. it is turning cooler for all of us. we will notice the difference by tomorrow. as we had through this afternoon at first area of rain has cleared towards the

south and east. this band of rain will introduce much fresher conditions. south of it there is plenty of sunshine but in the north of ireland and north—west scotland we have blustery showers. certainly downline yesterday. we have some cooler air pushing its way down through the country as we head into the overnight period, squeezing out that humidity. overnight many areas will remain dry. under clear sky and will remain dry. under clear sky and will be much cooler than it has been recently. further showers will feed their way into northern ireland in north—west scotland and into lancashire and cumbria two. into single figures overnight. we start the day on friday with a rather brisk wind. still showers in northern ireland and north—west scotland. northern england and down into south—west england as well it will be fresher. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines... the government has issued its advice for people and businesses if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. the brexit secretary dominic raab outlined the plans in a speech earlier this morning. while we are striving for the best outcome and a good deal from these negotiations, we stand ready to deliver brexit to the british people if there is no deal. the newly released documents suggest that in the event of a no deal, pensioners living in europe could lose access to uk pension and banking services. there are contingency plans outlined for the pharmaceutical industry, and warnings that credit card costs

for british citizens could go up. there's been a slight rise in the overall pass rate, as pupils across england, wales and northern ireland pick up their gcse results. labour'sjeremy corbyn calls for a tax on tech giants such as amazon and google to fund public interestjournalism. the government has published the first set of documents, advising people how to cope with the consequences of a no—deal brexit. 25 papers, on subjects including nuclear regulation, workplace rights, medicines and banking , have been released. our economics correspondent andy verity is here. what is the reaction been from the world of business to what has been going on today? just to take one example, the feud and —— the food

and drink industry is quite upset because they wouldn't be able to exports to the eu in a no deal scenario. in so there is approval they won't be able to export. there was have to seek approval and that typically ta kes was have to seek approval and that typically takes nine months. that is nine months when they would not be able to export. that is concerning. there is also concern over pensions as you mentioned in your intro. the problem here is that a private pension company such as aviva that pays a private pension to someone in spain for example, at the moment it is fine but under no deal scenario you do not automatically have an licence. to be an insurer without a licence. to be an insurer without a licence is illegal. so there is a dilemma for insurers. dominic raab

was talking about what various sectors can do to mitigate against the risk of no deal. the two areas you have been talking about are quite difficult to mitigate against i would imagine. there is not much they can do. it is interesting because what's dominic raab said is that there will be a unilateral action so that people here from the eu that have an eu insurer paying their pension here in the uk they will be fine because we are now saying we will honour those licenses and is treated as if they do have licenses here in the uk but we don't have any reciprocal agreement the other way round so insurers are still stuck in this position where they have this direct that paying someone's pension and honouring their contracts or coughing up on insurance for example could be illegal. so the pressure is clearly an on the uk sides to try and reach an on the uk sides to try and reach a deal to have avert these types of

scenarios. from the eu perspective how much you think they will want to work on this? does it care about the imports of organic produce from the uk? all the signs are from the european commission that they want to ta ke european commission that they want to take a pragmatic approach. they talk about how this is not about concepts talk about how this is not about co nce pts of talk about how this is not about concepts of forgiveness or resentments, it is just about taking a practical approach. for example, they have put out 70 papers themselves exploring the practicalities of a no—deal brexit. nevertheless, there are huge logistical hurdles to overcome. it makes you see the value of the arrangements that are already in place. namely, to sell medicine in one eu member states then you are licensed everywhere. if you are licensed everywhere. if you are licensed as an insurer in an eu states you are licensed anywhere in the eu. they make life a lot easier. what we are looking at is a situation before that was all in

place we have to jump through extra hoops to export your products. the national farmer's union have been one of the most vocal opponents of a no—deal brexit — they've previously warned it could amount to agricultural armageddon. let's speak to terryjones, the director general at the nfu, who is in westminster. very good to have you with us to get your reaction that afternoon. let's pick up on that topic we were discussing about organic producers. they face a really worrying situation, don't they, if there isn't a deal? it is one that will be difficult to mitigate against. isn't a deal? it is one that will be difficult to mitigate againstm the european union does not recognise uk organic certification is and notices published today make clear it could take up to nine months for that to happen because have in effect a situation where there is a trade embargo on organic

food exports leaving the united kingdom and going into the european union. of course, this isjust one of the technical notices. what we do not know is what else we might see which relates to all food products. there is a huge trade in food between the uk and the european union. we sent 60% of our food exports to the european union. 70% of the food that we import comes from the european union. altogether thatis from the european union. altogether that is worth about £45.5 billion. it isa that is worth about £45.5 billion. it is a really important trade flow both ways. if we discover that this isa both ways. if we discover that this is a situation that is replicated across the board when it comes to approve an certification and we have approve an certification and we have a serious problem, yes. it was one of the lighter moments when dominic raab smiled and said that contrary to claims you would still be able to enjoy a blt after brexit. but behind that, there is a series of very

puzzling issues for your members to work out and for the uk government and the eu to work out to allow farmers to continue to do business. did you get any reassurance from what you heard today? we did. we heard the secretary of state talk at length about the investment the uk government is making in people and institutions. farmers would have got some further reassurance around farm payments from the common agricultural policy until 2020. there were some good stuff in there. it is trade. free and frictionless trade on agricultural goods is so important, particularly if you look at that sector that has exportable surpluses. we sent 40% of our lamb to france. if we can't get that products away and get it to our french consumers who love welsh lamb and lambfrom

french consumers who love welsh lamb and lamb from the english uplands then we have a serious problem. some of those farms that are really on the breadline, particularly in upland areas, we would have concerns about their future viability. about funding streams from the eu, how much to british farmers depend on those currently? if you look at the status survey and how much the basic payment scheme that makes up in terms of farmers income then very often it is the profit that they are making, it is what's more keeps them going. in the crop sector and serial six, margins have been wafer thin and the money that the farmers receive by the common agricultural policy is keeping many of them afloat. it is an industry where there is fierce competition at retail. that manifests itself very often at low prices. there wasn't a deal are british farmers confident that the government would support

the industry intel it time to adjust to the new reality? those conversations are ongoing. michael gove published his paper while ago and there are a number of recommendations in their things we have been discussing with government. however, by and large that looks at the environment. what that looks at the environment. what that paper perhaps failed to do was really look hard at volatility. those conversations between the national farmer's union and the defra continue. we need to make sure that we haven't agricultural policy in the future that is fit for purpose that allows farmers to continue to be excellent stewards of the environment, that incentivises productivity but critically helps manage volatility. volatility is a really big issue unafraid in the uk supply industry. do you see any opportunity in the no deal scenario

is that the bridge too as far as the nfu is concerned? in the event of a no deal scenario will be working on keeping the lights on. there will be an awful lot for us to do just to keep things on an even keel. i don't think we'll have time to look for any opportunities to be frank. what feedback are you getting from consumers at the moment? how worried are they rose the brexit secretary tried to talk down what he called the fears about food supply was matt what are people on the ground saying she? people are concerned. they want to know if they will be able to continue to supply their customers who in turn supply our consumers. thankfully, when we talk to consumers and we regularly poll of them, they are standing by british farming. they are saying they want to continue to buy great british food and they see us as good

custodians of the environment and they want us to continue to be effective land managers. we have the public on our side and i think we enjoy good political support. we need to translate that into a policy that helps british farming move on and deliver on environment. delivers great british food and continues to bea great british food and continues to be a world—class industry. those will be the things that are focused on. if you have any questions about what you've heard from the brexit secretary and the government's no—deal advice, you can put them to anand menon, the director of uk in a changing europe, at 3:30pm today on the bbc news channel. please send in your questions using the hashtag #bbcaskthis. you can text 61124 or send them via email — askthis@bbc.co.uk. in other news... a british couple has died on a thomas cook holiday in egypt. the couple, from burnley

in lancashire, died whilst staying in the red sea resort of hurghada. thomas cook says it's supporting the family of the victims and is urgently investigating the hotel. a man killed his mother and sister and wounded a third person on a street in a paris suburb before being killed by police. the attack took place in the parisian suburb of trappes and police are considering the possibility that it may have been a family quarrel. the french interior minister said the attacker appeared to have significant psychiatric problems. the headlines on bbc news: brexit secretary dominic raab has set out what he called practical and proportionate advice in case the uk leaves the eu with no deal. a rise in the number of students passing their gcses following the biggest shake—up to the exam system in a generation. labour leaderjeremy corbyn suggests that major tech companies pay a windfall tax unless they agree to subsidise independent journalism. as we've been hearing,

hundreds of thousands of teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland have received their gcse results. overall, there has been a slight increase in the proportion of students reaching pass levels. our correspondent elaine dunkley has been with pupils opening their results at the sydney russell school in east london. how did you get on? because economics is not numbered, it's an a. then i got three eights, and one, two, three... six nines. fantastic. how much hard work did you put in to get those results? a lot of hard

work but i didn't expect this from all the hard work i have put in. work but i didn't expect this from all the hard worki have put in. how are you feeling? i am so very happy. my daughter is a very hard worker. there have been so many changes to the gcses. how they coped with that? it has been really hard because we haven't had any past papers or anything but the fact that i have been a guinea pig of a qa, this is not what i expected to get. i'm really over the moon. first top students, they get a star on the hall of fame amortising their achievement. your daughter will have a star here. there are lots of celebrations as you can see. you've done incredibly well. tommy bauder results. —— tell me about your results. —— tell me about your results. i'm happy to make my family

proud. what did you get nines in? in chemistry, maths and geography. only 496 chemistry, maths and geography. only 4% of people went for gcses went for nine is —— got nines. it is hard to get because it is harder than and a star, isn't it? we have kimberly here as well. i saw tears ofjoy is from you this morning. however they don't? quite well. i got three nines. i got six eight and one seven. so that is three a stars, three a ‘s and... seven. so that is three a stars, three a 's and... didn't make it more stressful? the content was harder. how did you get an? i got an

quite well. i got a nine in english literature which i was very happy about. then i got three a stars, four a about. then i got three a stars, foura 's, about. then i got three a stars, four a 's, abbey and ace. you're converting into letters. but there are numbers now. the people understand the number formats? there are so many messages online about how to convert them. it takes a bit of adjusting to. last year i would not have been a busy get my mind around it but now it is easier. but you have to use a pen and paper and physically write it down. it is getting a bit easier. students doing it now, the next group of year levens and so on, they understand it but the previous generations of year 11s don't understand. another thing

is that with this new gcse i feel like year seven. we are the guinea pigs. it is like the run—up from year 72 year 11. we only had since january. it is kind of surreal to get these grades. i work hard though. you guys have worked hard and also the teachers have. joining me now, the principle of the school janice davis. how you feeling the results ? janice davis. how you feeling the results? relieved. i am excited. i feel their joy results? relieved. i am excited. i feel theirjoy in results? relieved. i am excited. i feeltheirjoy in their results? relieved. i am excited. i feel theirjoy in their pain but i am relieved. in terms of the changes to gcses, however you coped with that? it is really difficult. we have new syllables, it is linear and there is new detail. there is very little about what you need for each grade. your teaching in the dark. it's like some of the blindfolds you and tells you to get on with it. it has been a difficult year. the overall pass rate is up by 0.5

percentage points. in some ways people are saying the exams are more challenging but a proportion of stu d e nts challenging but a proportion of students getting the same grades has worked at roughly the same. yes. they have to ask yourself what this is all about. they are more challenging. they are just the grade boundaries to get the same percentages. i presume that will change over time. they will slowly move change over time. they will slowly move them up. what does it mean? how do you feel about the nine to one grading system compared to what you previously had? i can see reasons to change the gcses and make them more challenging. the purpose of going from nine to one, i'm not wedded to at all. i question the purpose of it. there's been so much change so quickly. we didn't need this. we did not need to make it more in combines with and it already was. having said that i am pleased that the children. when they look at their grades they

convert them on their own little syste m convert them on their own little system which is interesting. convert them on their own little system which is interesting! convert them on their own little system which is interesting. a lot of change but despite those changes there has not been much change in overall percentages of pupils getting certain grades whether that is letters or numbers. really well done to all of those students opening their results in front of the tv cameras. not an easy result —— task. a bbc investigation has found that ambulances from four different services took more than 24 hours to reach patients. trusts in east, south—east and north—east england all had long delays, with the worst recorded in wales. ambulance trusts blamed the busy winter period and said they had to prioritise resources — the patients association called the figures "extremely concerning". matt graveling reports. category one, the highest—priority 999 call. the ambulance response in seven minutes or less can mean the difference in life and death. but it means that other

patients may have to wait. it's my wife, she's fallen off a step and broke her wrist or leg or something, she can't move. this call was not classed as category one. sylvia had broken a hip but had to wait on the floor while other ambulances were diverted to more urgent calls. her daughter called again. unfortunatley we don't have any vehicles currently assigned at the moment. oh, god, oh... unfortunately, we have been exceptionally busy in the area. i know, but two hours? south central ambulance service has apologised, saying there were nine patients in the local area with more serious or similar injuries awaiting a response too. it took three and half hours for sylvia's ambulance to arrive, but our figures show that some patients have had to wait much longer. betweenjune 2017 and june 2018, ambulances from four different services took more than 24 hours to reach patients. these included people with breathing difficulties and mental health problems. the longest delays in the uk were recorded by the welsh ambulance service, which kept four patients waiting

for more than 50 hours each. the service said the numbers were not typical. the trusts involved have said the longest waits were for less—serious calls and said they had to prioritise resources to life—threatening emergencies. the government have said recently announced an additional £36 million of funding to boost paramedic crews and improve ambulance fleets. matt graveling, bbc news. latest figures show that fewer people are coming to live and work in the uk from other european union countries. net migration from the eu — the difference between those arriving and leaving — has fallen to its lowest level for more than five years. according to figures from the office for national statistics in the 12 months to the end of march, 87,000 more people arrived in britain from eu countries than emigrated. the overall net migration figure was 271,000, which experts say is broadly stable — but still well above the governments target of less than 1,000.

the belgian grand prix is taking place this weekend at spa in belgium, which is a track that is very special to the schumacher family. it's where michael schumacher won his first ever formula 1 race back in 1992, and just a few weeks ago his son mick won his first race in formula three at the same track. michael was badly injured when he fell whilst skiing almost 5 years ago, and his son is trying to emulate his career on the track. he had a huge influence. i mean he's, as everybody knows, i guess, my idol. i'm following everything he did and trying to look at something i could use myself. so he had a huge role in how i'm driving now. so, yeah, pretty happy about that. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with jane hill,

but first it's time for a look at the weather with mel coles. good afternoon. cooler conditions are creeping their way southwards. by are creeping their way southwards. by tomorrow we will all notice a big difference in the feel of the weather. through scotland we are already in the fresher conditions but we are seeing one or two showers some of which are heavy at times. as that rain moves in, the skies are clouding over. it is misty and murky in places as well. the culprits for this rain and this cooler air are these to weather fronts that are working their way down the country. they will continue to push down to the south—east as we had through this afternoon. showers following on behind and temperatures down on yesterday. we saw 27 celsius in lincolnshire yesterday but the best todayis lincolnshire yesterday but the best today is about 21 celsius. as we head on into this evening that cooler air continues to dive down the uk making it feel much fresher. much cooler night in store. it will

bea much cooler night in store. it will be a brisk winds through northern ireland and up into north—west scotland. here we will see further showers pushing into which may push down into parts of cumbria and lancashire. elsewhere it is largely dry and under clear skies it will feel fresher. widely into single figures. even down to the south 12 celsius will feel much cooler. tomorrow the brisk north—westerly brings in showers some of which could be thundery, into northern ireland north—west scotland as well. and down into northern england. many areas further east remained right but one or two of the showers will edge their way over. the temperatures are certainly down on yesterday. we're now looking at highs in the mid to high teens. much fresher picture. a cold start on stats today as well. largely clear skies in many areas. one or two showers cropping up. in the sunshine it should feel pleasant with temperatures between the mid teens and the low 20s. sunday there is a

bit of uncertainty about the timing of this rain that will eventually start to edge its way in from the west. the further east you are the more likely it is that it will remain dry but the cloud will certainly increase as we had through the day. we should remind rate for n we the day. we should remind rate for —— we should remained dry for most of the day. that rain goes into north—west england into wales into scotla nd north—west england into wales into scotland and northern ireland as well. temperatures will still feel fresh. guidance is issued for businesses and individuals about what to do if britain leaves the eu without a deal. the brexit secretary says the advice about medicines, trading and farming is unlikely to be needed — but is prudent in case no deal is reached. it is not what we want, and it's not what we expect, but we must be ready. we have a duty as a responsible government to plan for every eventuality. britons living in the eu could lose access to bank and pension services —

and credit card costs could rise. we'll be hearing more about what the guidance says about issues including health and trade. also this lunchtime: a slight rise in the overall pass rate, as pupils across england, wales and northern ireland get their gcse results. 12 people have been arrested and charged in connection with allegations of child abuse at a home run by an order