this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: a crunch summit on brexit. can theresa may win over eu leaders and get the negotiations back on track? america's top diplomat heads to turkey where saudi arabia is claimed to have killed a journalist at its consulate. and the new toast of the literary world. one author claims the biggest prize in publishing. netflix's subcriber success — the streaming service's billion—dollar bet on original content is paying off after nearly 7 million new users joined the site. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. we're discussing all sorts this morning including would you eat food that's been grown in a lab, like these chicken nuggets? and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think — just use the #bbcthebriefing bbc—the—briefing it was meant to be the day the european union gave the green light for a special meeting to finalise brexit. instead the british prime minister theresa may will head to brussels on wednesday with the growing prospect her country may crash out without a deal.

at issue — how to prevent the return of a hard border between northern ireland which is in the uk — and the irish republic which is not. the pressure on mrs may to find a way forward is now immense, as our political correspondent iain watson reports. the iain watson reports. last time the prime minister r her the last time the prime minister met her fellow european leaders in september, things didn't exactly go to plan. she was told the ideas for a new trading relationship after brexit wouldn't work on the president of the european council posted this photograph on instagram suggesting the british government couldn't have its cake and eat it, oi’ couldn't have its cake and eat it, or cherry pick the best bits of the european single market. so perhaps it is not surprising that expectations of progress of this month's summit are low. this is what

the eu council president said yesterday. if i look beyond the source of hope for a deal for now, if the goodwill and determination on sides, however, for a breakthrough to ta ke sides, however, for a breakthrough to take place, besides goodwill we need new facts. before she even gets to brussels, theresa may will face further scrutiny from the opposition and very likely from some in her own party in pmq ‘s. then she will face 37 european leaders before the golf madejust 37 european leaders before the golf made just what 37 european leaders before the golf madejust what she 37 european leaders before the golf made just what she stole them over dinner whether many will be the so—called backstop, the tricky issue of how to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic in the circumstances after brexit. so what will be agreed in brussels today? probably very little. the idea of calling a special summit now seems unlikely. if there is an agreement with the eu, it may not come until closer to christmas. just a few months away

from when the uk leads the european union. let's get the views of alexandra kellert now — she's european political analyst at control risks. good to see you. this was described. this was the date the eu said they wa nted this was the date the eu said they wanted to have the deal sorted by now but it reallyjust doesn't look like it's going to happen. we are looking at it being pushed back to november. what does that mean in terms of the timetable? there is real concern in terms of making this deadline, the end of march next year, we are running out of time. that is certainly a concern. i think of ita that is certainly a concern. i think of it a bit of extra space was built into timelines. it certainly coming down to the crunch. that is kind of

what the eu does best. it has last—minute deals. what the eu does best. it has last-minute deals. paddy think this will work out? what might be a way of resolving this issue in regards to the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. the eu seems pretty permit its view that there has to be a non— time—limited backstop because if there is a limit on how long north lyneham —— northern ireland will stay, i think theresa may is go to have to give some ground there. there might be a little bit of leeway. the ball is in the uk's court. alexandra, thank you canal. she will be back later for a news briefing. this is the story that is dominating the media today. we will keep you up—to—date with all things on brexit. we have our correspondence analysis. we may fix

—— we make sense of all the terms. you can download the bbc news out. the us secretary of state mike pompeo will arrive in turkey shortly in the wake of the disappearance in the saudi consulate of a prominentjournalist. mr pompeo has already visited riyadh where the saudi crown prince has denied any knowledge of what happened to jamal khashoggi. it's widely believed he was murdered and the fallout is continuing to grow. as he got on the plane to istanbul in the last few minutes, mike pompeo had this to say. if all goes as planned, yesterday had the chance to have a number of meetings, extended meetings with king salman, the crown prince, and in each of those meetings, i stressed the importance of them conducting a complete investigation

into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi and ansett —— they said it would be thorough and complete. it would be thorough and complete. it would show them tie results of the investigation. i don't know the precise timeline. they said they would understand the importance of getting it done in rapid fashion. they can begin to answer the important questions. the us secretary of state mike pompeo — and we'll be live in turkey for the latest on that story in the next hour. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. two months after the collapse of a motorway bridge in genoa, the italian transport minister danilo toninelli says he's seen with his own eyes the alarming state of pillars holding up viaducts on two other highways. mr toninelli's remarks to the country's builders' association were challenged by the motorway operator strada dei parchi, whose deputy chairman said the road in question was safe. 43 people died when the morandi viaduct over genoa collapsed in august. the interim head of usa gymnastics

has resigned after only 5 days in thejob. she's faced criticism because she'd worked for a law firm that represented the team's former doctor, the convicted paedophile larry nassar. gymnasts who were abused by him said her appointment sent the wrong message. new york city is hailing its first murder and shooting—free weekend in a quarter of a century. police say there were no reports of homicides or shootings between thursday morning and monday afternoon. netflix — which began life 20 years ago as a mail—order dvd service — has added nearly seven million new customers, in the three months to september. that figure is about two million more than tech industry analysts expected. the online streaming service now has more than 137 million subscribers worldwide. the bbc‘s north america technology reporter,

dave lee says they're extraordinary figures for netflix. an figures for netflix. amazing court of this company. for an amazing court of this company. for these earnings were published earlier,. before these were published earlier, netflix's stock actually dipped, because many thought they weren't going to meet the estimates that they put forward three months ago as to how they were going to perform this quarter. but instead, the opposite was true. they added just under 2 million more users, paid users, than they were expecting, bringing them to 137 million members worldwide. what's interesting about these results and the reason shareholders are so happy is that while netflix has been growing internationally, one thing that has slowed down is the number of new subscribers in the us. but even, in this quarter, there were 1.1 million

new us subscribers. that's more than double what analysts had been predicting. more good news is that they don't think this is going to end. they think, in the next quarter, netflix is going to add 9.4 million new subscribers. that's the projection and if they can hit that number, then, well, shareholders are going to be even happier than they are today. dave, they are borrowing a heck of a lot of money. i guess that is to fund more original content? stay with us on bbc news, still to come: test match trouble for australia — as pakistan claim two late wickets in the second test in abu dhabi. all that and the rest of the action in our sport briefing. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed.

in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20lb bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. you are watching the briefing. our headlines: as international pressure mounts over the disappearance of journalist

jamal khashoggi, president trump has said claims he was murdered by saudi arabia are another case of guilty until proven innocent. theresa may is set to make her case to eu leaders attending a crunch summit on brexit, but few expect the meeting in brussels to bring any breakthrough. lets stay with that now. we can speak to agata gostynska—jakubowska from the centre for european reform in brussels. what are your expectations? i don't

have any higher expectations. i think very few expect any breakthrough today. as you already set on a programme, even though more than 80% of the issues have been sorted, there are big outstanding ones which is the so—called backstop. and that could actually be a dealbreaker. many are agreed on that. it's a dealbreaker in the sense that it's very difficult for theresa may to get agreement in own political party on this issue and also, there is this huge division between her and brussels. absolutely. i must say, the eu sees those things differently. what is

important is that there is no hard border between northern ireland which remains an eu member state. it's actually inconceivable to think that northern ireland could remain under different regulatory regimes. those two science found difficult. the eu has been using the northern ireland issue to keep the issue as close as possible. it's not necessarily the case. from your perspective in brussels, what is the thinking about this being extended, the deadline date the uk actually exiting europe at the end of march, that there would be some sort of fudge, some kind of extension. what impact would that have? what we are

a p pa re ntly impact would that have? what we are apparently discussing about is a possible extension of the transition period. i think that is one of the ideasit period. i think that is one of the ideas it has been floated. it would give the negotiators, particularly the british ones are slightly more time to come up with solutions which would help the uk to avoid a hard border. but such a proposal has not been tabled. but into extend transition. that something both sides could talk about. it requires an agreement of member states. we appreciate your time this morning so early. let's have a look at what else is on

the agenda today. theresa may, of course, heads to brussels later. here are some of the other key events happening on wednesday. the law facilitating the sale of cannabis comes into effect in canada, making the recreational use of the drug legal. more on that coming up. in geneva, the world health organization will decide if the latest ebola epidemic in the democratic republic of congo is a public health emergency. and in india, one of the hindu religion‘s holiest sites, the ayyappa temple in sabarimala, will fully open to women following a supreme court order. a big day for women in india. now it is time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. cricket is a big feature today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your wednesday sport briefing: pakistan head into day two of the second test with a slight advantage over australia.

while sri lanka and england face off in the third one day international of their series. and world champions france beat germany 2—1 in their uefa nations league match in paris. pakistan will look for early wickets against australia when play gets underway in abu dhabi shortly. nathan lyon became australia's fourth—highest wicket—ta ker on day one as pakistan were dismissed for 282. his four wickets took him past mitchelljohnson to 314 test victims. usman khwaja spent nine hours at the crease to save the first test. he lasted just 13 balls this time, with australia set to resume on 20—2. sri lanka head out in the coming hours for the third one—day international against england with the visitors holding a 1—0 lead, after the first match was abandoned. dry weather welcomed the teams for training in kandy, after sri lanka lost the rain—affected second odi by 31 runs, and england all—rounder moeen ali says the conditions have proved difficult. it's not been as easy because of the

rain, and the pictures are a little bit tacky, but it is not springing massively at the moment. i am sure going forward it probably will spend quite a bit. i think going forward we arejust going quite a bit. i think going forward we are just going to have to keep it simple and try to use the pictures. —— pitches. at the kremlin cup in moscow, next week's wta finals are on the minds of these two, karolina pliskova and kiki bertens, who are in action later and hope tojump above elina svitolina, who has taken the week off. bertens could be on course to meet johanna konta in the third round. the british player beat seventh seed, elise mertens of belgium, 6—3, 7—5 in their first—round match on tuesday. in case you missed it, the pressure is building even more on germany coachjoachim loew after his side were beaten 2—1 by france in paris on tuesday.

despite taking the lead in the uefa nations league a group1 match through a toni kroos penalty, two second—half goals from antoine griezmann sealed the win for the world champions and inflicted a sixth defeat in ten matches for germany. translation: i think we were almost at the same level as the team which we can say is probably the best team in the world right now. i can also say, in the first half, we could have gone to 2—0, but france has a lot of individual qualities, and if we don't pay attention we are already punished. that is what happened to us. even if i have to say that the score, 2—1, the penalty is completely unfair. now to a sport you may not have seen before. argentina's fausto ruesga took gold in the men's dunk competition at the summer youth olympics games in buenos aires, as france's mathilde peyregne won the women's shoot—out. the dunk event saw competitors attempt challenging and entertaining slam—dunks for the judges.

with scores tied, the gold and silver medals were decided with an extra round. the women's event saw athletes take five attempts to shoot baskets from four locations on the court. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. the man booker prize has been won by anna burns for her novel milkman. it is a coming—of—age story set amid the civil conflict in northern ireland. the prestigious literary prize is awarded each year for the best original novel written in the english language and published in the uk. lebo diseko reports. the 2018 man booker prize for fiction goes to anna burns, for milkman. it is one of the most important

and famous book prizes in the world, anna burns looking overjoyed and a little overwhelmed, making history as the first northern irish writer to win. she drew on her own experience of northern ireland during the period known as the troubles, writing a coming—of—age story seen through the eyes of an 18—year—old girl who is being pursued by a member of a paramilitary organisation. and, while the judges said her book was simply marvellous, the writer herself seemed quite taken aback to have won. i'd like to acknowledge all the great writers who were on the shortlist and longlist with me. thank you. i'd love to say to all my dear friends, thank you for all your support. and i'd like to say to carl cornish, who published my first story ever, i know you're out there somewhere, carl, and thank you.

oh, my goodness. i think i'd better stop, thank you. thanks. the milkman was one of six books on the short list. it was described by judges as experimental. there are no names given to the characters, and it was set in a dystopian future, but drew on belfast‘s history of conflict. it beat competition from everything under by daisyjohnson who, at 27, was the youngest nominee in man booker history. among the guests at the star—studded event at london's guildhall were the duchess of cornwall, who presented the trophy. ms burns will now receive £50,000 — that is around $65,000 in prize money. but the boost to her career is perhaps even more valuable. she joins an illustrious list of people who've won the prize before, including salman rushdie and hilary mantel. lebo diseko, bbc news. harry and meghan

continue their royal tour of australia. the duke and duchess of sussex arrived in new south wales and delighted a long line of school children at the airport in dubbo, shaking hands and posing for selfies. but it was luke vincent, who has down syndrome and adores santa claus, who stole the show, throwing his arms around meghan when she knelt down to greet him. luke also made a beeline for harry's beard when the prince hugged him. the duchess of sussex held an umbrella for the duke as he delivered his official address to the town. the crowd reacted accordingly, with rousing cheers.

we are talking food grown in a loud, meat grown in a lab, to be precise. our reporter has been to a farm in san francisco, where they have grown chicken nuggets from the cells of a feather from a real—life chicken. and this is something that has been tried and tested a lot. we have talked about burgers, beef grown from a lab, and we are asking would you eat meat grown in the lab? you can have a look at his report, an in—depth analysis of how these chicken nuggets are grown quite literally in a laboratory. many of

you have been in touch, which is great. it is always good to hear from you. one viewer watching in malaysia, welcome to the programme, he says the only reason i see some people eating lab—grown meat religiously is because they think slaughter is wrong, which of course is the angle we have in our bbc online story. he says i guess it is ha rd online story. he says i guess it is hard not to feel that way when you don't have a farm, and the convenience of a supermarket is right there. there is also the issue of the cost, at the moment the cost is extremely expensive. ah chee says this is unsustainable, it offers no relief to the food and security issues, and it also has a larger carbon footprint, whereas of course chickens running around in a field are seen as a much chickens running around in a field are seen 3s a much greener chickens running around in a field are seen as a much greener option, but there is of course this issue of food security and scarcity in the yea rs food security and scarcity in the years ahead. many more of you have beenin years ahead. many more of you have been in touch, i will share more of your tweets and comments later.

hello there. we saw a top temperature of 21 celsius across the south—east of england yesterday. we have lost that warm breeze across the near continent and these weather fronts a moving south eastwards. this weather front will be very slow moving and will bring a band of cloud and spots of rain to parts of england and wales during the early hours of this morning. it looks like it will move very slowly south eastwards to park itself across the wash, through the midlands, down towards the south—west by around dawn. ahead of it, under clearer skies, it is going to be quite chilly start to the day. but where we have more cloud across england and wales, temperatures nine to 12 degrees. for this morning we will start off on a great across some south—eastern areas, and ahead of its sunshine, and certainly behind its sunshine, and certainly behind it there will be a lovely day. lots of sunshine, a few showers across

coastal areas, especially western scotland. there will be more of a breeze and the temperatures in scotla nd breeze and the temperatures in scotland and northern ireland pretty similarto scotland and northern ireland pretty similar to yesterday. england and wales not quite as warm, highs of 1a to 17 celsius, still a little above the seasonal average. as we head into thursday at the bridge of high pressure builds in from the west. it brings light winds and also some cooler air, so central and northern areas will be quite chilly to start thursday, whereas further south, a bit more cloud around. not quite as cold. we start off with some cloud in the south, one or two mist and fog patches around and through the day it could be quite easy and cloudy for the north—west of scotland. apart from that it will be a good—looking day for many with light winds and good spells of sunshine. temperatures ranging between 12 and 15 or 16 degrees in the south, which is closer to the seasonal norm. as the south, which is closer to the seasonal norm. as we the south, which is closer to the seasonal norm. as we head on into friday, looks like high pressure continues to dominate for england and wales but this weather system will bring some wetter, windier, cloudy conditions to northern ireland and scotland. initially into northern ireland and in the rain

will pep up across much of scotland through the course of the day along with that strong breeze. a little bit of sunshine but england and wales staying largely dry, and lovely spells of sunshine through the day. temperatures 12 to 18 degrees across the south—east, so a touch warmer on thursday. a quick peek into the weekend and high—pressure dominate the scene for england and wales. largely fine and dry and wet and cloudy across the north. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. netflix's subcriber success — the streaming service's billion—dollar bet on original content is paying off after nearly 7 million new users joined the site. canada's cannabis countdown ends — marajuana is now legal and growers are looking to get high on the potential profits. and on the markets: well, a very different picture in japan. the markets are higher, thanks to the stronger earnings

coming out the night before in the us.