off northern ireland from the rest of the uk. speaking in the house of commons, the pm said britain and the eu are now "not far apart" on the key question of the irish border. the guardian leads with a warning from the eu that europe's security is being put at risk by so—called "golden passport" schemes that have allowed some states to sell citizenship or residency to potentially "dangerous individuals". business website thestreet reports on netflix who have added nearly seven million new customers bringing its total to more than 137 million members worldwide. the growth was stronger than expected, prompting the firm's shares to jump more than 10% in after—hours trade. and finally the new york times asks "how high can canada get?" as the nation is poised to legalize marijuana today and embark on a cultural revolution as well as a dramatic social experiment. with me is alexandra kellert who's

european political analyst at control risks. get started. we spoke about brexit already but the independent is focusing on the press conference that the president of the european council delivered yesterday. he sounded quite negative, didn't he? he did that i think it does not want to overstate what can be achieved this week. i think he is not as negative as he was in salzburg so there is a possibility that this would not so much. he did say that there is no grounds for optimism. as i see it, the only source of hope for a deal is good will and

determination on both sides. however, for a break through to to ta ke however, for a break through to to take place, we do need new facts. the question is, what new fact can we bring today to brussels? theresa may's options are limited. she perhaps only has a few minutes to make a pitch to the leaders. unless you can come up and say that she has changed her mind, and i don't think any of us think she will, then there is no real hope that breakthrough in the next few days. it is tricky because she is on the outside now at any of these negotiations take place. she has a few minutes to speak and then she has dinner with them all a game and the heads of government will decide whether there is any point in holding a special brexit summit in november or whether the horse has bolted and they should step up preparations for no deal. that is the situation the heads of government will be in, isn't it? and i think we will see both of these things. they will prepare for a

summit although they may not guarantee nor confirm that will happen right now. at the same time, they need to be prepared for no deal because that is a credible possibility. today, the independent focus on donald task and his stand whereas the sun has a different angle. they say that the prime minister was sounding confident in the house of commons yesterday when she spoke about the fact that there is grounds to feel that there is progress coming. she did sound confident that she did not say anything new. the sun, like many other papers such as the daily express today, is almost warning theresa may that she needs to stand... but if as this, if both sides stand firm we will see no progress. your expertise is in weighing political risk. what is the risk at the moment? it would seem

from the point of view of brussels they are staying firmly in their stands that this is what they want when it comes to the irish border. theresa may is not so clear.” when it comes to the irish border. theresa may is not so clear. i think that the eu has been quite clear since the beginning of the process about what they redlines are. the uk has taken a long time to come up with its own plans and when it has, it has clashed with the eu over them. but with this idea of a back stop, the idea that northern ireland and, perhaps, all of the uk remains within a customs union and the single market was in a long time while they are out on the ultimate and, how will she try and convince those in her own party that a back stock can exist without an end to the back stop? i think see, essentially, fudged language whereby

there is not a specific time limit in place but the uk has language where it says it can choose to walk away from that and have no deal. the question is will the democratic unionist party and the brexiteer is within the conservative party come on board with. honestly i don't think there is anything that can be done that will bring everyone within her party and within the uup on board and she will need to make tough decisions about who she lets down. we shall watch this space and discuss it again. let's look at the guardian. it has an alert for the security risk of a golden passport sale. what is that? it is where an individual from sale. what is that? it is where an individualfrom outside sale. what is that? it is where an individual from outside the sale. what is that? it is where an individualfrom outside the eu invest a large sum of money in an eu member state and in return is given residency in that state. so they get an eu passport. which, too many are seen an eu passport. which, too many are seen as a an eu passport. which, too many are seen as a golden passport. and in

terms of the security risks, what is the concern on the part of the eu about this? it is not that they are concerned about suddenly leading in a lot of terrors. the people who have these sums of money are not really looking at this action. that things are money—laundering are a concern. and the lack of vetting of these individuals. and who is giving them out? please is like malta and cyprus have made a lot of money from these so—called golden passport. what sort of regulation is there or transparency when it comes to the process ? transparency when it comes to the process? it is limited at the moment and that is what the eu is concerned about. this is what they have spoken about. this is what they have spoken about for a long time. they think the eu is now saying we need to do something about this. are you one of the many millions who subscribe to

netflix? what are you hooked on? what have i been watching? designated survival was one that i had been watching recently. how about the crown? yes. that was fantastic. and this is why so many people seem to be watching netflix oi’ people seem to be watching netflix or subscribing to it. it is about what is there to watch, isn't it? or subscribing to it. it is about what is there to watch, isn't mm isa what is there to watch, isn't mm is a whole new way of watching tv. you are no longer confined by schedules and you can pick and choose. are you influenced by price? it is one of these things that once you are hooked in... and if they increased the price? without sway you will not? it depends on the amount of the increase. but once you are hooked in it is difficult to wea n are hooked in it is difficult to wean yourself off? netflix are going from strength to strength. we discussed this already in the programme. let's talk now about canada. is on the front page of the

new york times, how high can canada get? the legalisation happens today. it isa get? the legalisation happens today. it is a very widely used but many see this as an enormous business boom. yes. and that is one of the points that the nyt is making here. this essentially allows the government to make money out of the sale of cannabis and to take that money out of the hands of illegal drug dealers and into the public purse. and everyone will be watching to see how this progresses because this is a debate in countries all over the world. it is a big debate here in the uk. the mid— personal use of marijuana. in canada, for every type of use. and for the government it is a huge owner in terms of the tax benefits. absolutely, yes. but in terms of the social experiment, the jury is out? in portugal they decriminalise drugs

and the reports from their is that it has had a positive impact socially and on crime. so we will wait and see if something similar happens in canada. thank you so much for coming in. we appreciate your thoughts on these top stories. we have also been hearing from you today about the story we have highlighted. our reporter, james cook, has been to a laboratory where they are growing tip in nuggets using the cells from the further of a real live chicken. we have asked for your thoughts on the. many of you have been in touch with comments. i will share a few with you now. many are speaking about the fa ct you now. many are speaking about the fact that there is not much about fruit and veg and genetically modified style food and the issues surrounding that. yet, when it comes to me there is huge analysis. i will see you soon. to me there is huge analysis. i will see you soon. “— to me there is huge analysis. i will see you soon. —— when to me there is huge analysis. i will see you soon. —— when it comes to meat. hello there.

we saw a top temperature of 21 celsius across the south—east of england yesterday. today is looking a little bit cooler, and that's because we've lost that warm southerly wind off the near continent. we'll also have a few showers, as well. this one will bring a band of cloud to portions of england and wales first thing this morning. some spots of rain, in fact, on its southern edge in towards the west country there, and it'll very slowly move south—eastwards as we reach the very early hours of this morning. temperatures holding to double figures, though, where we have the cloud. but ahead of it, under clearer skies, it's going to be a pretty chilly start to the day. but we'll have plenty of sunshine across the north and the west. this band of cloud, this weather front, very slowly moving south—eastwards, bringing quite a grey day, i think, to much of east anglia and the south—east, although there could be some sunshine ahead of there in towards kent. temperature—wise — i6, 17, maybe 18 celsius, cooler than yesterday, but temperatures across scotland and northern ireland will be pretty similar to how they were yesterday. now, on into thursday, and we start to see this ridge of high pressure topple in off the atlantic. it's also going to bring some

cooler air to most areas, particular central and northern parts, so could be quite a chilly start to thursday. temperatures down to freezing in some rural places. but not quite as cold further south — that's because we'll have a bit more cloud around. but thursday, apart from a bit of cloud across the south, any mist and fog patches which will clear through the morning, and some cloud and some breeze in the far north—west of scotland, it looks like a good—looking day, thanks to that area of high pressure, with some good spells of sunshine around. temperatures reaching 12—16 degrees, that is closer to the seasonal norm. as we head on in towards friday, looks like high pressure continues to dominate the scene for england and wales. this weather system will bring some wet and windy conditions to the northern half of the country. so friday — a stronger breeze, more cloud northern ireland and then into western scotland, with outbreaks of rain. showery bursts of rain pushing across scotland through the course of the day, but most of england and wales should have a fine one, with lighter winds, good sunny spells around, and maybe a degree or so warmer across the south than what we saw on thursday.

a quick peek into the weekend. it does look like it's a north—south divide. high pressure holds onto the conditions across england and wales, whereas we'll have lower pressure further north. so for saturday, which will be pretty similar to sunday, it looks like it's going to be a fine and a dry day. england and wales, early mist and fog, clearing away, lots of sunshine around. scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england will be breezier and cloudier, with outbreaks of rain. those temperatures range from 15 to around 17 or 18 degrees across the south. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: theresa may prepares to meet eu leaders, but there is little sign of a breakthrough on brexit. a warning that thousands of babies are growing up in toxic households, at risk of severe harm. and a hug for the royal couple, as harry and meghan continue to pull in the crowds in australia. pension pots worth £20 billion are sitting unclaimed after people lost track of them. i will be telling you how you can track yours down. no bale, but no problem for wales,

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