today at 5: theresa may insists her brexit proposals are still alive, as she arrives in brussels for the eu summit. the prime minister will try to convince eu leaders to back her approach, when she addresses them later, before dinner. tonight, we will talk about the progress we have made in salzburg. of course, there are issues with the northern ireland backstop. but i can believe we can solve these and achieve a deal. the eu has signalled that it achieve a deal. the eu has signalled thatitis achieve a deal. the eu has signalled that it is not prepared to compromise on the issues relating to the irish border. they say theresa may has already signed up to these. we will have the latest from question in brussels, we will speak toa question in brussels, we will speak to a german mp and a leading brexits supporter. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: rail passengers have faced major disruption, after cable damage caused delays and cancellations, in and out of london paddington.

thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments of thousands of pounds, after a government miscalculation. turkish investigators enter the residence of the saudi consul in istanbul, to gather more evidence about the suspected killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. and, the owner of fulham football club withdraws his £600 million bid, to buy wembley stadium. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that the prime minister insists her brexit proposals, are still alive, as she arrives in brussels, for the eu summit, with fellow leaders. later tonight, theresa may will try to convince them to back her approach, especially on the question of the irish border. but expectations of a breakthrough

are said to be low. earlier, in the house of commons, labour'sjeremy corbyn said that mrs may's brexit plan, agreed at chequers in the summer, was "dead". mrs may arrives in brussels amid speculation the transition period, after britain's departure from the eu, could be could be extended. let's go live to brussels for the latest with my colleague christian fraser. thank you very much. this was supposed to be eight, the decisive summit in october, which they rubber—stamped the agreement on the withdrawal. but it is not. many journalists are frustrated and also 27 leaders who will listen to two aretha in around one hour's time. right now, she is sitting down with donald tusk, who has talked about the risk of a no deal and who is calling for concrete measures. so what will to reason may provide him with? she was talking on the way

into that meeting. i will talk to peter's into that meeting. i will talk to peter 's tonight about the progress that has been made since salzburg. -- i will that has been made since salzburg. —— i will talk to leaders tonight. the teams have been working hard to ensure that we can address these issues. what we have seen is that we have solved the issues in the withdrawal agreement. there is still the question of the northern ireland backstop, but i believe that everyone around the table wants to get a deal and by working intensely and closely, we can achieve a deal. now with the time to make it happen. if they offer you another year on the transition period to help get this deal done, would you accept it? we will be looking at the issues we need to address in racing to the backstop on northern ireland. i believe it is possible to find a resolution to that issue and a resolution to that issue and a resolution that ensures we are able to move forward with the full package, with the partnership as well. considerable progress has been

made since salzburg, by working intensively, over the next days and weeks, i believe we can achieve a deal, a deal that everyone wants and thatis deal, a deal that everyone wants and that is in the interests of the uk and the eu. duo expect another summit in november?” and the eu. duo expect another summit in november? i expect us to be able to talk about the progress we have made tonight. yes, there are differences remaining on the northern ireland issue, but by working together, i believe we can muzzle those issues and achieve a deal. a deal is in the interests of both the uk and the eu. two things out of the comments that were heard from mrs may, an extra year on the transition. another mp said he was open to that idea, but not at the expense of their backstop. the second thing, the real question of this summit, can theresa may provide enoughin this summit, can theresa may provide enough in the meeting tonight to encourage them to put this november

summit in pencil, in concrete terms, so that we come back here later next month to talk about brexit. they said that in salzburg, if there wasn't a concrete advance in the negotiations, that summit might become a no deal summit, which they would talk about in the event of a no deal. let's talk to a reporter from the eu observer. what did you think of the mood as the leaders we re think of the mood as the leaders were going into night?|j think of the mood as the leaders were going into night? i think they are looking forward to hearing what theresa may has to say, how she is planning to get this through the parliament and the government in london. i think it would be keen to see some sort of reassurance from the theresa may, that she will be able to deliver a deal. is there some sympathy for theresa may?” think there is sympathy from all 28 governments. i think there will be sympathy for her and there could be

a summit in november and there is a summit in december, so there is still time to come to a deal. we will hear from the president of the european parlance tonight, he will be in those dinner. he will give a press co nfe re nce be in those dinner. he will give a press conference straight after. but they have brought the european parliament along with them throughout the process. so even if these dates slip, october, november, or even december, the eu parliament is still saying they can ratify the deal. the european parliament is willing to play along. it is important that they are there, there have been standing up for the citizens in the withdrawal agreement. this is what he will be looking at at the meeting. angela merkel has been talking today. the british side seemed to take the positives and not the negatives. but 90% of the withdrawal agreement has been rubber—stamped, so do you sense

that angela merkel thinks the deal can be done? i think so. she says the country is preparing as every leader needs to make sure the public they are preparing for a no deal. i think she is pretty certain that with enough time, enough political will on both sides, there could still be a deal. thank you very much. the governments in europe are preparing for a no deal agreement. the french did that today. be careful what you read on social media tonight, because these are not concrete terms for lorries crossing at calais, orfor visas concrete terms for lorries crossing at calais, or for visas for those working in france. it is more about giving the government the power is to address that. we can see to reason may there —— theresa may there. there is some sympathy within there. there is some sympathy within the leaders for a theresa may. i'm joined by our reality check

correspondent chris morris. let's go back to the beginning of the backstop. many leaders are saying, don't forget about the commitments you've made. they are prepared to talk about the future agreement on the wiggle room, but in that fundamental issue, the fate of the ireland border, they are not prepared to deal. they are not. let's remind everyone what we are talking about, because a backstop, it's an unusual time. it essentially means a guarantee. the guarantee is that there will be no hard border, no new border checks on the land border between northern ireland and the uk and the republic of island and the european union after brexit. the key thing is that both sides have agreed, in principle, that this should happen under all circumstances. there should be no circumstances. there should be no circumstance in which any of these checks are introduced. the problem for both sides is that what they wa nt for both sides is that what they want to do is do that in terms of

having a future trade agreement, which is so competitive that it removes the need for a hard border. the backstop says that if you cannot do that, if there is a delay in reaching a future trade agreement, or if you cannot reach a trade agreement that kind, that's when the backstop kicks in. the problem is, they can't agree what the legal text of that document might say. haven't they already done that? theresa may signed up to this in march, which is pa rt signed up to this in march, which is part of the green text in the withdrawal agreement. they haven't yet said exactly what that text should be. the eu has put forward its proposed draft legal text, to which europe may remember, the prime minister said that this is something that no uk prime minister could ever sign up to. it is about two things— the relationship between northern ireland and the uk to the eu customs union and to the eu single market. initially, the eu said that northern ireland would have to say in the

customs union and in most parts of the single market. the uk said that that was not acceptable. the compromise that appears to have emerged is that there could be a customs union for a temporary period, but for how long? for the whole of the uk and some checks on goods going between great britain and northern ireland. so northern ireland would be more aligned, at least for a while, with the single market rules than the rest of the uk. there isn't an agreement and thatis uk. there isn't an agreement and that is the problem. an ex-soldier who served in northern ireland during the troubles, the height of the troubles, said there were 20,000 soldiers in northern ireland, we couldn't secure a hard border back then. so how will they ever secure a ha rd then. so how will they ever secure a hard border? that was a question that was asked again today in prime ministers questions. in the event of ano ministers questions. in the event of a no deal, who will secure the border? brexit is all about borders. the uk is saying that we cannot have a border down the irish sea. the eu

says that is not what they want. the eu is saying that they cannot threaten the integrity of our single market and the uk is saying, we don't want that. but the eu is saying that you do, by allowing northern ireland sums would have back door entry into the single market. and you cannot have your ca ke market. and you cannot have your cake and eat it. would this actually block the border of? probably not, but if the uk said, as some people in the uk have suggested, let's not put up any border posts on our side and the eu to do something, that would create such a bad atmosphere that the rest of the negotiation, where the uk needs eu cooperation. that is the danger of that idea. we are on screen to do anything, you do your worst, but there are also other ways the two sides need to cooperate. that was the town that was cooperate. that was the town that was left, it would be damaging. on

social media, and rules, you are obliged to secure your own borders. thank you forjoining us. we will watch the events of the next hour. once she comes out of this meeting with donald tusk in the next few minutes, she will go to the dinner and as is now the norm, she will speak to 27 leaders before they sit down to eat. she will then leave the room. that is the new similes of what is happening here. britain pulling away. will be back if that are any development in brussels. thank you to those who joined us this evening. the time is 5:12pm. before she left for brussels, the prime ministerfaced the prime minister questions. mr corbyn said the chequers plan was dead. and vicky young is at westminster. what did you make of the questions

today? there were 18 questions on brexit in that session. there have been weeks where it has been surprising that the brexit ardent has been raging and mps don't reflect that by the questions they ask. that wasn't the case today. it the pressure she is under is clear. she had a question from the dup about northern ireland not being treated different leave. she had won from her own backbenchers about the whole idea that if the uk says in a customs arrangement, how do you time—limited so that it doesn't go on ever and ever? she said she was well aware of those issues, but she doesn't have any answers. that is the problem she faces this evening, the problem she faces this evening, the eu is saying they need fresh thinking, but i'm not sure she will go there with any of that. after that very long cabinet meeting yesterday, two and is talking about brexits, they don't seem to have agreed on an alternative that they can offer. in that sense, she is

slightly appending with all of this. will be intriguing to note what she will say to them this evening. as forjeremy corbyn, no surprise that he decided that it was the conservative divisions over europe, which is what he wanted to expose. the prime ministerand her government are clearly too weak and too divided to protect people's jobs or our economy or ensure there is no hard border in northern ireland. so the prime minister has a choice. she can continue to put the tory party's interests first, or she can listen to unions, businesses and put the interests of the people of britain first. which is it to be? with that in mind, what is the sense on the benches behind the prime minister of what she might be able to achieve on this summit? or do they share the low expectations that people in brussels in to share? the

expectations are very low for this week, but people here, despite admitting be me, many people still think there will be a deal. they don't think it will come this week, they don't think there will be a summit in november, they are talking about december. some are even talking about january, because that is the absolute deadline. people have said this before, there would still be enough time, if it got to january, for this place to vote on a deal and for the european parliament and the other parliaments to ratify all of that. intriguingly though, the suggestion by michel barnier for extending the transition period for up extending the transition period for up to one year, many people think that would solve anything. eurosceptics think it is a continuation of a purgatory where of the uk never leaves in any meaningful way. there are some on the remain side of the argument, saying it will give more time to

stop brexit altogether, to stay in this transition period for as long as possible. theresa may still seems to think that by the siding on the future relationship... this is all about the withdrawal agreement. she still seems to think that the future agreement is the way around all this. if they can decide what the future relationship will look like, that could solve all these problems. the issue there is the time saving the eu have put in place is that one of the detail even starts until after we have left. thank you very much, vicky. it is 5:16pm and these are the headlines: theresa may insists her brexit proposals are still alive, as she arrives in brussels for the eu summit with fellow leaders. rail passengers have faced major disruption, after cable damage caused delays and cancellations, in and out of london paddington. thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments of thousands of pounds, after a government miscalculation. and in sport: the fulham owner shahid khan has withdrawn his offer to buy wembley stadium.

he said that his bid was proving too divisive after a recent meeting of the fa council. three wickets after the third odi gets under way, it has been shortened to a 21 over match. ronnie o'sullivan has put aside his disdain for the k2 leisure centre in crawley, where the english open is talking place, to record his 15th professional maximum 147 break of his career. i'll be back with more on those stories later in the programme. tens of thousands of rail passengers have faced disruption across the south of england and wales, after the cancellation of services into and out of london paddington. great western railway is advising people not to travel on long distance routes, or towards the capital, after overhead electric cables were severely damaged last night. some services have resumed

but network rail says the disruption will continue all day. our correspondent ben ando is at paddington. what is the latest? after a quiet afternoon, the station is now starting to get busier and busier as the evening really kicks in. there are plenty of uniformed railway staff around to try and help passengers. the difficulty they've got is that they cannot send out the normal number of trains, because the capacity is much reduced. this is as a result of problems caused when this train pulled down overhead ca bles this train pulled down overhead cables in london last night. trains going nowhere. and passengers desperate for information. many turned up at paddington this morning, unaware of the problems even though trains first ground to a halt last night. it has been a battle to get to work or to heathrow airport to catch flights on time.

they told me there is an alternative route. i have to go from here to waterloo, from waterloo to reading and from reading then to parkway, which will take us about another hour and 30 minutes on top of ourjourney. the heathrow express was cancelled, that was the start. we said, is there any coach organised ? they said, no, you must get the ordinary transport into london and up to paddington or get a taxi, costing £70. trying to get the airport, got to catch a flight and i'm going to try and find an uber. are you worried about getting there on time? yes, that is why i should probably run! here at paddington station, the departure board tells the story. it is empty because nothing is coming and going. some passengers are playing the waiting game, they have been told they can try alternate routes but the reality is, there are no easy options. at reading, passengers complained of overcrowding on the platforms. network rail is blaming the chaos on extensive damage to the overhead power lines near ealing.

some passengers had to be evacuated from stranded trains by the emergency services last night. the manufacturer, hitachi, said the problems were caused by one of its test trains, like this one. but it may need up to two days to definitively identify what happened. there was a test train on the network that ran into some difficulty, and that damaged the overhead line equipment on all four of the lines in and out of paddington and for a distance of about 500 metres, half a kilometre. it is a lot of damage. the lines affected run from paddington to slough and to heathrow airport. around 800 trains arrive and depart from the station each day, they carry around 90,000 passengers. passengers on the great western railway from here to thames valley, west of england, south wales have been incredibly patient as the electrification project has run years late. new trains haven't come in when they were supposed to and the whole thing is way over budget. for some of them, this might be the final straw.

what is being described as a minimal train service, but the warning is the delays will continue for the rest of today and possibly into tomorrow. the advice is do not travel unless you have too. for passengers arriving here, the information about those trains running is on the notice board. they are being told not to check the timetable, just to check the board. as soon as the relic companies can confront the train is running, they're putting it on there, they are announcing over the tannoy and people are hopefully make bell able to make theirjourneys. in the meantime, work is under way where the power cables were pulled down and they are hoping to get it fixed up and they are hoping to get it fixed upfor and they are hoping to get it fixed up for tomorrow morning. thank you very much. tens of thousands of people

on sickness benefits, are to receive backdated payments, averaging £5,000, following government errors. the department for work and pensions has revealed it is paying more than £1.5 billion, owing to the mistakes. some people have already received pay—outs of more than £10,000. the mistaken calculations were made when people were moved on to the main sickness benefit, the employment and support allowance. the errors were first revealed by bbc news in november, but the scale of the underpayments has now emerged. and with me is our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it's a massive shambles for the department for work and pensions pensions. when people were being moved off to old benefits, called incapacity benefits, onto esa, officials of the department miscalculated what they were due. most of these errors occurred between 2011 and 2014 and is perhaps

worth pointing out that at the time, the government was advised not do this at this speed. as you say, the scale of the evidence is now apparent. the department for work and pensions pensions have confirmed that 180,000 people were underpaid and they will receive an average of £5,000 in backdated payment. that will cost a proximate the £1 billion. on top of that, because these people are now given the right level of benefit their rs, the department calculates there will be more than £600 million of ongoing additional benefit costs. so the total cost for this error in the compensation and ongoing costs, £1.67 billion. to add to that, by the end of november, there will be 800 staff working on this area. those costs are not in that overall calculation. so we have mentioned the financial costs, what are the other implications? not least for the government and apartment, but also for people who have been

seriously sought changed. the average payment is about £5,000, but we know that some people have lost out on about £20,000. this, as one benefit adviser said earlier, these are real life people with real—life consequences. they can do things they thought they could do, because they thought they could do, because they were getting benefits that were higher before. it restricted their mental and physical abilities from yea rs before. mental and physical abilities from years before. this goes back to 2011, that is the impact for the claimants. as far as the government is concerned, you have to add this into the problems with universal credit. the reasons this error happened is because they wanted to move these people on quickly. there was... speed was paramount at that time. that is the problem that we are seeing with universal credit as well. the benefit was designed in haste and bits of it are unravelling at the moment with universal credit and now we are seeing these errors. of course, you have to bear in mind, department for work and pensions

pensions are asking for money from the treasury for universal credit, at the same time, they say they need £1.5 billion to correct this error. thank you very much. the us secretary of state mike pompeo has held talks with the president erdogan of turkey about the fate of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, who's not been seen since he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul two weeks ago. this afternoon, turkish investigators entered the residence of the saudi arabian consul in istanbul. our correspondent martin patience has the latest from ankara. it's the latest stop of his diplomatic clean—up tour. mike pompeo arriving in the turkish capital, trying to find a solution to a growing crisis. but the turkish president is driving a hard bargain. it's what happened 15 days ago to this saudi journalist that has provoked this extraordinary turn of events. jamal khashoggi entered the saudi consulate in istanbul, and hasn't been seen since.

unnamed turkish officials say he was brutally killed, his body dismembered by a team of specialists flown in for the operation. one of them reportedly used a bone saw. mr khashoggi was a high—profile journalist, who once worked as an adviser to the saudi royal family. but, fearing for his life, he fled to exile in america, where he became a critic of the saudi crown prince, accused by many to have been involved in this killing. us president donald trump dispatched his secretary of state to hold talks in saudi arabia, including with the crown prince, mohammed bin salman. the saudis say they had nothing to do with the killing and are committed to the investigation. they said it would be a thorough, complete and transparent investigation, and we'll all see the results of that. they made a commitment that they would show the entire world the results

of their investigation. they also indicated that they would get this done quickly. turkish investigators moving in to the residents. they have been wanting to access the building for two weeks. it is feared that any evidence could have been destroyed during that time. this case is normally about a journalist, but it has now taken on global significance. and turkey appears to be using it to gain leverage on regional issues, ranging from syria, as well as its relationship with saudi arabia. and the fear is that with all of these twists and turns, what exactly happened to jamal khashoggi inside that consulate may never be known. martin patience, bbc news, ankara. russian officials say 18 people have been killed in an explosion at a college in the crimean city of kerch. anti—terror officials told state media that the blast was caused

by a home—made explosive device. 50 people are reported to be injured. russia annexed the crimea peninsula from ukraine in 2014. the rate of inflation fell further last month than economists had predicted. the office for national statistics said the drop in the consumer prices index from 2.7% to 2.4 was caused mainly by a fall in food prices. the fall is expected to reduce the likelihood of a rise in interest rates in the coming months. three men who were jailed last year for causing a public nuisance during anti—fracking protests in lancashire have been freed by the court of appeal. simon blevins and richard roberts had both beenjailed for 16 months, while rich loizou was sentenced to 15 months. their lawyers told the court that the right to protest was fundamental to democracy. a short while ago, they gave their reaction on being released. the fracking industry threatens to industrialize our beautiful countryside.

it will force famine, flooding, and many other disasters on the world's most vulnerable communities by exacerbating climate change. fracking is beginning right now, so there has never been a more critical time to take action. your planet needs you. we encourage everyone who is able to join us to take action this saturday at the mass demo at preston euro. that was one of the three anti—fracking protesters released from prison today. time for a look at the weather, with louise lear. quite a quiet day at weather across the country. some sunny spells for many. as you can see, this weather front is pushing its way through the south coast into that south—east corner, still producing some cloud and rainfrom corner, still producing some cloud and rain from it. that will linger

through much of the night. behind it, skies remain clear and temperatures at this time of year will be quite chilly. we will see single figures in scotland and northern ireland and northern england. that means a light frost is possible, maybe some mist and fog. they will clear our way and we will have some sunshine coming through. breeze will pick up in the far north—west, but generally speaking, highs of 12—16 degrees. we will see a similar story into friday. high pressure is sitting across the uk, d rifts pressure is sitting across the uk, drifts to the neo— continent. there might be some patchy rain into the far north and west late on friday, but it will be weak. top temperatures 12—17 degrees. the time is 5:30pm. this is bbc news. the headlines. theresa may is in brussels for an eu

summit with fellow leaders. she says work is needed to overcome differences on the irish border to reach a brexit deal. rail passengers have faced major disruption, after cable damage caused delays and cancellations in and out of london paddington. tens of thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments of thousands of pounds, after a government miscalculation. turkish investigators enter the residence of the saudi consul in istanbul, to gather more evidence about the suspected killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. it is 5:31pm, and time tojoin sarah for the sport. on the proposed £600 million deal next week. con says his ownership

would have proved to divisive. we can speak to the former england goalkeeper, peter shelton. what is your reaction to this decision was blue i'm pleased. i was against this because i think wembley has so much tradition and history, and it is a fantastic stadium. and i think a country like england should have a stadium like that. peter, the football... they say it would move away from —— money away from grassroots football. in terms of what that money could have done for the grassroots after game, how do you react to that? obviously that sort of money would have made a difference,. that money can get evaporated at the lower levels. we are producing a good line of

players, look at the under 19, under 20 ones come the england team. the line through his still very strong. do we need all that money grassroots? what would you do with wembley now? what would your future envisioned for it? i look on the side that we want to host the world cup at some point. i think having our own stadium is vital for that. it is all right for england to go and play at 1—2 of the club grounds, lam not and play at 1—2 of the club grounds, i am not against that. but in the long term, if we realise that we have sold in ten years' time and we need to get a new stadium, it will cost an astronomical amount of money to build a new stadium. so let's ta ke to build a new stadium. so let's take a long—term view and own our own stadium. i'm sure the grassroots is doing 0k, they could've done with more money. but the priorities to me

are to keep this tremendous amount of history and our own stadium. peter shelton, thank you so much for joining us here on bbc news channel. england confirm sadio mane has undergone surgery on his hand. it has been a troubled window for liverpool, the sadio mane there, there are doubts on saturday's match. it is then revealed that rachel vandyke has been playing despite a problem. the cricket is finally under way in sri lanka after the third odi had looked in danger of being drained off completely in candy. england won the toss and a vector selected to vote, sri lanka making 150—9. tom curran takes three, full

coverage on the bbc sports website. injuries building up for eddie jones. polo has been ruled out for six weeks, and he strained his calf and saracens champions in a win over glasgow over the weekend. his brother billy is also sidelined after breaking his arm in that same match. there also without chris robshaw, joe locke very and sam simmons, naked and sam simmons, nathan hughes faces the possibility of missing games through suspension. that is spore for now, we will have lots more for you in sportsday at half past 6pm. thank you, sarah. let's return now to our top story. theresa may has arrived at a key summit in brussels with eu leaders, in an effort to solve the issue of the irish border and get a deal. theresa may will try to convince them to back her approach, but expectations of a breakthrough

are said to be low. angela merkel has just arrived in brussels to express her wish to see a break the deal, saying she thinks a break the deal, saying she thinks a brexit deal is still indeed possible. that is part of the mood music, so with that in mind, we will go and talk to... hans—olaf henkel, independent mep and former president of the bdi, germany's equivalent to the confederation of british industries, joins us from brussels. they give for your time. what do you expect from the summit? are your expectations as low as other people ayes? quite frankly, yes. i think whatever happens, it will not be a satisfactory situation. a no—deal brexit is a catastrophe not only for written, but also for the european

union. any other deal i think is only a matter of unsatisfactory compromises. i think it is about time, really, that responsible politicians in britain and in brussels sit back and say, look, we made a mistake. this is a catastrophe, this is a lose lose situation for both britain and the eu. let's perhaps give britain more flexibility on immigration, so they have what they always wanted without brexit. that gives the remainders an opportunity to get more initiative, and it gives the brexiteers of britain the possibility for a face—saving way out. because a democracy which cannot change its mind, in my opinion, ceases to be a democracy. i mention the fact that angela merkel has arrived, and this was a few minutes ago, just seeing

the images now. as i understand it, she seemed very clear that a deal is still possible. but given what you have said, that is dependent on flexibility on both sides. are you detecting more flexibility today than you have in the past few weeks? not really. the trouble with angela merkel is that she left so far the entire initiative to michel barnier. and i think michel barnier has treatment —— treated britain in the last couple of months with not enough respect and with some arrogance. let's face it, after brexit, britain will be the eu's largest single customer, ahead of the united states and china. and you do not treat a potential customer like michel barnier did. so i think she has abdicated this whole thing to brussels, in my opinion, my suspicion is she will not change that. she is very weak in her own party these days after the recent

elections in bavaria, so i can only come to one conclusion, folks. sit back, step back, and maybe we should follow the advice i have read today, the appeal by nick clegg and tony blair, i think it is time for britain to get any deal, or maybe no deal, to the british public. by the way, the danes have made such referendums three times, and each time they got another deal. until they were satisfied, even the french people in their first referendum, they refused the lisbon treaty. only after the treaty was changed according to the french wanted did they agree. so why not give britain what they always wanted, more flexibility for immigration and a few other mark autonomous areas? by

the way, many other european countries want the same kind of flexibility. so things have changed, and let the british decide on what the change situation. very interesting to talk to, thank you so much for your time today. you're welcome. let's take you over to westminster where can speak to former northern ireland secretary the conservative mp theresa villiers. thank you very much for coming in, i hope that you heard the contributions there, suggesting that if proper concessions could be made in the areas of immigration and the places where people have expressed concern, this could still be avoided, the whole brexit process. do you think it is completely unrealistic? i would not agree with the solution put forward by the previous speaker, we should honour the result of the referendum. the

people voted, and i think it would be damaging to confidence in democracy if we now told people that you gave us an answer, but we don't like it so we will ask you to vote against upright are you with lots of other people. low expectations when you look at the potential outcome of the summit in brussels? it seems clear that there will not be any significant rate through to take —— today. but i would also hope that there is still a real chance of reaching an agreement, and to a large extent, that depends on the eu being reasonable. ithink large extent, that depends on the eu being reasonable. i think something we ta ke being reasonable. i think something we take from what he just said, the uk is we take from what he just said, the ukisa we take from what he just said, the uk is a huge customer of the eu, so it is in their interest, as well as in ours, that we have an economic partnership which maximises the opportunities for trade between us. that point is taken any way that

clearly, i just that point is taken any way that clearly, ijust wonder that point is taken any way that clearly, i just wonder when you that point is taken any way that clearly, ijust wonder when you say depending on more flexibly from them, on the question of the irish border but you know a lot about, they seem to be suggesting that theresa may still has not come up with a credible option in this area. do you think that is fair? we can make the irish border work. how? i and others set out solutions on that in our paper published by the european research group, using existing technology and administering procedures within the eu customs code which would allow the integrity of the single market to be respected, but without having introduced border checks and physical infrastructure on the irish border. why was not not success -- accepted? using these techniques, and operation of various extent, we

can make the border work. ifeel like the border is being politicized by those who want to use it as negotiation leverage over the eu. —— uk. iwant negotiation leverage over the eu. —— uk. i want to make a case that we could have the free trade arrangement that donald tusk proposed in relation to great britain. we can make that work for the whole of the uk and still keep the whole of the uk and still keep the border in northern ireland as open and free—flowing as it is today. do you have any concerns at all about a new deal brexit, or you —— are you quite sanguine about a?” would very much prefer that we reach a free—trade agreement with the eu, it is in both our interests. if they will not be reasonable, and ultimately no agreement results from this set of negotiations, we absolutely have to be prepared for that scenario. i know a lot of work goes on in government, i have been urging them to do more because it is essential that we are ready for 29 march, whether there is an agreement

or not. if the prime minister fails to getan or not. if the prime minister fails to get an agreement, do you think her position will be questioned by collea g u es her position will be questioned by colleagues of yours? i think the real focus has to be on the negotiations on the deal of the prime minister is seeking, rather than speculation about her future. what we need to be focusing on is the future of our country, implementing the rules —— rules of the referendum, long—term economic partnerships with our european neighbours that work in both our interest. good to talk to you again, thank you very much. the time is 5:44pm. just eat, it's a company that allows you to order takeaway food from thousands of outlets all over the uk. and it's become a huge global business valued at more than 4 billion pounds. butjust eat is facing questions tonight over hygiene standards at some of the takeaways you can choose from on its website. an investigation by bbc news has found that some have been given the lowest possible rating from the food standards agency. just eat insists it takes food

safety very seriously and works with providers to improve standards. angus crawford reports. they arrive without warning. here to do your food hygiene inspection. environmental health officers. when did you take out the fridge? that's filthy. i would suggest throwing that away. food for the table ends up in the bin. there are rat and mouse droppings, too. and that's notjust a worry for people eating in. customers can also get a take away through the websitejust eat. the smell in the kitchen was really unpleasant. and in the storage room, it was almost overpowering at times. as far as the local council is concerned, this gets a zero hygiene rating. but onjust eat, it gets four stars. that food, if served to the customer, could have caused serious harm. so yeah, it's not great. would you eat in there? no. absolutely not. and it happens a lot.

zero—rated takeaways, the food standards agency says, are in urgent need of improvement, on just eat were with great customer reviews. our research found 20 out of the 31 zero—rated takeaways in birmingham are onjust eat. nine of the 13 takeaways with a zero rating in liverpool are listed there. and in manchester, bristol, and london, half of the takeaways with a zero rating are on the platform. places like this in east london, closed for three weeks in april as a mouse infestation was found. the owners say it has been completely refurbished, and is now pest—free. or this one in york, shut down injune because of cockroaches. it is back open now under new management. they told us the kitchen been thoroughly cleaned and inspected, the infestation has gone.

and zeera in swindon, fined £5,000. the judge said the food here could have killed someone. all on just eat when the inspectors called. there is one there, a second one there. three, four... but what is the customer to make of it? consumer rights campaigner chris ammons believes the business has got to change. there is a duty of all businesses to safeguard their customers. and it's no good saying you're just an agent, but the reality isjust eat is making huge amounts of money. they receive the money, they supply the goods. if that was a standard traditional business, a supermarket or a travel agent, they would be hauled over the coals considerably, for a failure for that lack of due diligence. just eat, now a ftse 100 company, worth billions, says it takes food safety extremely seriously. but no one was available for interview. instead, the company told us...

and in case of food safety issues... it is easy to fix, and it's not there. campaigners wantjust eat to display the actual hygiene rating for each take away on the app. the company says it will trial that soon in northern ireland. you should be keeping all food in the fridge. this pub in west london says it is trying hard to fix the problems highlighted by environmental health. but for customers ofjust eat, a simple question. "how clean is the kitchen your take away comes from?" angus crawford, bbc news. the time is 5:48pm. the london film festival is under way this week, with directors and film—makers from across the globe coming together to premiere their latest

films, with this year's programme boasting stars including keira knightley to liam neeson. one of the films shown this week is "outlaw king", the story of robert the bruce battling for scotland's independence from england in the 14th century. david mackenzie is the film's director and he's with me, thanks very much for coming on. let's have a look. where's robert? where's your husband ? i don't know! it tears at the soul... where's your brother? no! but it can also be a weapon. screaming. i'm done with running, and i'm sick of hiding. power is making decisions. and whatever course you are charting, i choose you. my husband. we need to unite scotland. robert the bruce is an outlaw. any man or woman who would give

shelter to him or his ranks... is to be executed without trial. the people are desperate for justice. i serve robert bruce! join us to free our land! that is a taste in adding to the clips there. david, welcome. how did this start? clearly the store —— story has been well—known for lots of people, but where did your notion this from start?” wa nted your notion this from start?” wanted to tell the big mediaeval story in scotland for quite some time. it is obvious with the story of robert the bruce, the story is almost untold. he features as a side character in the film braveheart. he

was almost sidelined by the story of that film, and it felt like it was a bit ofan that film, and it felt like it was a bit of an injustice to his story that has not been told. that is something i have wanted to do for a long time. i was given the opportunity a couple of years ago to make it, we shot it entirely in scotla nd make it, we shot it entirely in scotland with a great budget. we we re scotland with a great budget. we were blessed with great weather, and were blessed with great weather, and we got a big scale action movie based on something pretty accurate in history. we tried really hard to be accurate, mainly the two—year period between 13 06— 1307 be accurate, mainly the two—year period between 13 06—1307 where robert sees the crown against the wishes of king edward of england, and is made an outlaw and is on the run as a result. great intensity, some of the scenes here. the landscapes are fantastic, you clearly have nice weather. talk us

through the creative ideas around the way you wanted to construct a narrative. the main milestones in the narrative, how you went about that, what were your notions there? robert's story takes over 30 years, and an episodic film is not necessarily engaging. we wanted to concentrate on the most exciting pa rt concentrate on the most exciting part of it, and the result of that is you need to squeeze the prehistory of that in uninteresting way. there's a bit of conflation at the end, as well as the centre of it being based on the events of recorded history. that is important to me, to be faithful to history, representing as as well as possible. we are four years after the independence referendum in scotland, lots will look at this and say there isa lots will look at this and say there is a modern parallel. did you set out to have a political message or not? to me it is a 700 old story about a scottish hero. at the time

he was fighting, it was a completely justifiable thing, his country was occupied and he fought back. basically the existence of scotland was under threat of being absorbed by king edward. third stealth politics and war, he managed to get it back again, and the story went on for 400 years until the two crowns emerged, and we have great britain and the ongoing politics of great britain, those are different story to this movie. i want everyone within and outside scotland to engage with the story. i'm about to ask you about the way this film is put together, netflix, investing heavily in high—quality productions. how much freedom were you given in the way you make the film? complete freedom. it was an amazing experience with netflix, who

supported us really well throughout the film. they gave us a great budget to make the film, we were allowed to do pretty much everything we wanted. as a film—maker, being given that level of responsibility and freedom is a really special thing, and i'm very grateful to network —— netflix for giving us that trust to make a big film on our terms. how do you read that netflix, which is now increasingly powerful, is correct —— changing the landscape of cinema? how would you describe that the people who are not familiar with the production process works? netflix are producing more and more content, and as the streaming wars continue, which i'm sure the bbc will be part of, they want to make sure they has —— have as much content as they can so they can control it. as i understand it, more and more people will be setting up their own streaming channels and withdrawing their content from them,

so it is important that netflix create more and more material of the highest quality to make sure that they expand and keep their subscriber base. i would encourage people to see this because it is clearly a fantastic watch. what is your next project? i don't know yet. it was exhausting. if you are given a blank page, what would you do?” have a couple of projects, i have a long and interesting space journey project, and i've got an african spy project, and i've got an african spy project that i'm developing. those are two that i'm developing, and we will see what is around the corner. congratulations on this, and i hope it goes well for you. i think there'll be lots of people ready to enjoy it, thank you for coming in. the duke and duchess of sussex have received another warm welcome on the second day of their tour of australia. they faced torrential rain as they visited the outback town of dubbo, which had been suffering a prelonged drought. but it was 5—year—old luke vincent who stole the show,

zeroing in on harry's beard at first, before protocol completely and giving both the royal couple an extra hug. go on, go for it. there we are. there's another one coming up. there we are. well done to him. and that is probably going to be the image of the visit, which has been announced that the couple are expecting their first child in the spring. it is 5:56pm. time for a look at the weather, with louise lear. this time last week we had six named storms across the globe. this time we have none, the world weather is quite quiet. some lovely spells of

sunshine down in the south, we've had a threatening looking skies over the last few hours, it has been picking up with drizzle. it is this week weather front here that is travelling southeast. to the north and west, clear skies which will continue to be the story as we go through the night. a bit of a north— south divide over the few hours. if you are out this evening, you can see the finer detail. we have cloud lingering, and it will be quite drizzly the roads, but further north, clear skies continue overnight tonight. temperatures are likely to follow way, scotland more than england, and northern ireland will see a touch of light frost, temperatures down to low single figures. double digits where we have the clout acting a bit like a blanket, easing off first thing in the morning. that quiet theme continues right across the country. more cloud up the far northwest here, more breeze into the western isles, a settled story, a quiet

story, temperatures of 1216 degrees. overnight thursday and friday, the high pressure which is keeping things quiet stays with us. —— 12-16d. that things quiet stays with us. —— 12—16d. that will allow weather fronts to push him from the atlantic. but if they bump into the high pressure, they will weaken substantially. although it looks threatening to start with, there will be heavy or burst of rain into western scotland as it moves inland, weakening off. not everywhere in scotla nd weakening off. not everywhere in scotland will see the rain, it pushes its way south into northern ireland on friday, and a degree or two you warmer. a similar theme as we move into the weekend, but first thing on saturday morning, more dense fog in places which would be a bit slower to clear. it will do so, and we keep the strike team going up across england and wales, high—pressure, not much in the way

of change. a second front starts to threaten the second half of the weekend, but so far it looks promising. once we lose that fog, it will be quite dry and sunny, and also quite quiet. that's it, take care. the prime minister arrives in brussels at the start of a crucial summit on brexit. she'll address eu leaders tonight. as theresa may walked into the talks, she said a brexit deal was still achievable and now was the time to make it happen. by working intensively over the next days and weeks, i believe we can achieve a deal, a deal i believe everybody wants and a deal that is in the interests notjust of the uk but also of the european union. we're live in brussels as the summit gets underway. also tonight... chaos as trains in and out of paddington, one of the country's busiest stations, are halted after power cables are brought down while testing out new trains. celebrations in lancashire as three menjailed following an anti—fracking protest are released after a judge says

the sentence was excessive. just eat is facing serious questions over the hygiene standards of some of the takeaways on its website.