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theresa may is to tell mps that a brexit deal is 95% complete. she'll update the commons on her negotiations with the eu. it comes amid condemnation of the violent language used against her by some of her own tory mps. is it acceptable to use terms like "hot knives being plunged into them", "bring your own noose"? this is really violent, threatening language which is wholly unacceptable. they should put their names to those quotes, i'm afraid. we'll have the latest from westminster and from brussels. also this lunchtime: saudi arabia's crown prince phones the son of murdered journalist jamal khashoggi to send his condolences. russian anger as president trump says he'll pull out of a key missile treaty with moscow. i will tell you this... ryanair under fire over its handling of racist abuse on one of its flights.
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and harry and meghan delight the crowds in australia, even though the she's had to cancel some engagements on the couple's tour. and coming up on bbc news, the ecb has dismissed claims of spot fixing against a small group of england players. it says the allegations in a tv documentary lack clarity and corroboration. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister will tell the commons later that a brexit deal with the eu is now 95% complete. but theresa may is facing growing angerfrom some of her own mps, who've been condemned for using violent language against her, with one reportedly saying she should be "knifed in the front". our political correspondent
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leila nathoo reports. back to westminster for what's sure to be another turbulent week. the prime minister must report back on the state of the brexit talks to parliament, to her cabinet, and to her own mps. it was always going to be the case that these negotiations would run to the wire, it was always going to have been the case that there would be lively debates about what should or should not be agreed, and the reality is that the negotiations that matter in the coming weeks will be between the prime minister, dominic raab, the brexit secretary, european counterparts, as they work to try and find the best resolution for everyone involved. but the former brexit secretary is one of those with other ideas. senior ministers also have doubts about the prime minister's strategy. and these former cabinet members, now prominent brexiteer backbenchers, made their own trip to brussels this morning to tell the eu theresa may's proposals wouldn't work. we are presenting some ideas which we think are constructive,
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and we had a constructive discussion, and now we're going to go back and talk to the government about it, and this is all within the power of what the government says they want to achieve, which is, ultimately, to leave on the best terms and the best arrangements. over the weekend, there were further attacks on the prime minister from within her own party. the tone of the anonymous comments drawing criticism from colleagues. we should be making a stand about how we speak about women, or indeed any politicians. is it acceptable to use terms like "hot knives being plunged into them", "bring your own noose"? this is really violent, threatening language which is wholly unacceptable, and, you know, they should put their names to those quotes, i'm afraid. theresa may insists the divorce deal with brussels is nearly done and there's been good progress on how the future will look too. but she faces hostility from all corners in westminster, and this week, winning support for her approach and her leadership will be her biggest challenge. leila nathoo, bbc news.
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our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. norman, some pretty violent language was used by tory mps about the prime minister over the weekend. will she come out fighting today? well, you have to say, ben, and other extraordinarily difficult week for the prime minister, but in many ways it would be more newsworthy if it was not a difficult week, because how many times have we been here on a monday lunchtime and mrs may being bundled into the tory spin dryer to be whisked around a few times, and merges all disorientated and shaken 7 merges all disorientated and shaken up? i suspect today that tumble dryer will be on turbo charge, because her party is in rancorous mood after that eu summit last week, when, as we know, there was no agreement is to have another summit, worse than that, she floated this idea of an extension to the
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transition period, even if only by a few months. but that has now reignited speculation about a possible leadership challenge, and it is possible we could stumble into a contest almost by accident if 48 tory mps do write those letters to the chairman of the backbench committee. my sense is we are not quite there yet, the bulk of the party have not decided we must get rid of mrs may, and in a way the prime minister has been inadvertently helped by hardline brexiteers, because of the very violent and aggressive language some of them have used in the weekend newspapers, talking about mrs may being in the killing zone, suggesting she should be knifed in the front, someone else suggesting if she goes to address tory backbenchers, she should bring her own noose. there has been a real backlash against that, and i think that has brought some sympathy, some
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space, and some time for mrs may. all right, norman, thank you very much, norman smith reporting there. some leading brexiteers have been in brussels meeting the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier. let's go to our correspondent adam fleming in brussels, do we know what came out of that meeting? we got a good sense, because the three parliamentarians came out from the meeting with michel barnier and talked to us, the press, trying to play it very nicely, saying they we re play it very nicely, saying they were not here to undermine the prime minister, they criticised people who targeted violent, horrible language towards her over the weekend, but they weren't exactly here to help. they went into that meeting with the chief negotiators say that theresa may's plans the economic relationship between the uk and the eu have to brexit will not work, and that their plan for a more traditional free—trade agreement, the kind that the eu as with other countries around the world, would be much more appropriate. so they were
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basically coming here to say the prime minister was presenting something that they could not agree with. michel barnier is always very clear that these meetings are not negotiating sessions, he has his door open to all sorts of people from the uk because he wants to find out what is going on in british politics, because he knows that his job is notjust to get a deal that is agreed with theresa may, it is a deal that has to get through the british parliament, and to that end he is going to have a load more visitors this week, so he will seek caroline lucas from the greens, vince cable of the liberal democrats, mps from the snp and plaid cymru and sadiq khan, the mayor of london, so by the end of the week the eu will be in no doubt about how tricky and turbulent british politics is at the moment when it comes to brexit. all right, adam, thank you very much indeed, adam, thank you very much indeed, adam fleming reporting from brussels. saudi arabia says its king and crown prince have both phoned the son of the murdered journalist jamal khashoggi to offer their condolences. it comes after the country's foreign minister admitted for
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the first time that the journalist was murdered in the saudi consulate in istanbul nearly three weeks ago. in a moment, we'll speak to martin patience in istanbul. but first let's talk to sebastian usher, who is in the saudi capital riyadh. sebastian, the crown prince accused by many of ordering this murder, how much pressure his knee and at the moment? well, i think the test of that will be the big conference that sta rts that will be the big conference that starts tomorrow, goes on for three days, known as the davos in the desert. we have seen many high profile speakers, sponsors pull out because of this terrible, terrible news that has been building all the time, but people are still been coming. iwas time, but people are still been coming. i was at the ritz—carlton hotel, the lavish centrepiece of where it is taking place, a short time ago, and they are saying around 1000 people are still coming, the programme is still in place. what is
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not the speakers. i was asking the organisers, you know, can you tell me who will be speaking now? they say, no, you will have to wait until it is revealed, talking about something that will take off in less than a day. so it has been a huge challenge for the people who have been trying to use it as a showpiece for the crown prince, mohammed bin salman. i think the people attending it, the saudis who were running it, and the crown prince himself will hope that the storms that have broken out over the past three weeks after the death of jamal khashoggi will begin to recede slightly, and that the actions that the saudis are now taking, the more active measures they have taken in actually coming up they have taken in actually coming up with a narrative about the death, having the foreign minister speak, now having the king and crown prince involved, that it will help the investors and the saudis to continue business as usual. but for now, that is not the case. martin patience is
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in istanbul, martin, what is the latest on the turkish police investigation into exactly what happened in that consulate? well, more details have been leaked to the turkish press, turning the screw, maintaining the pressure on saudi arabia. tomorrow is the big day, the turkish president, erdogan, has said that he will reveal the full naked truth, as he said, and he is a very shrewd politician. many believe that there are talks going on behind the scene. we know, for example, that president erdogan spoke to donald trump late last night. we also know that talks will be taking place between the saudis and the americans. president erdogan has played, i think, americans. president erdogan has played, ithink, what americans. president erdogan has played, i think, what many would say isa played, i think, what many would say is a very clever game and has left open the door to a possible diplomatic resolution. he says, we will get the full naked truth tomorrow, but i spoke to one
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turkish, former turkish ambassador, and he said, don't expect him to disclose the full truth. so he will choose his words very carefully indeed tomorrow. all right, martin, thank you very much indeed, martin patience in istanbul, and thanks to sebastian usher in the saudi capital, riyadh. the australian prime minister has made a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse. hundreds of people gathered in canberra to hear him deliver the emotional address in parliament. it follows a five—year inquiry which found tens of thousands of children had suffered abuse in the nation's institutions over decades. our correspondent hywel griffith reports from canberra. for kirra, today is about trust. abused as a teenager in care, she twice fell pregnant. the system failed her. now the authorities want to say sorry. she's come to canberra to listen. a lot of abuse survivors don't trust easily,
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and we're going to need to see some footwork and action as well as words. but sorry‘s a good start. as he delivered the apology, the australian prime minister said he did not expect forgiveness from victims. he acknowledged that, for years, so much abuse had been covered up. not just as a father but as a prime minister, i am angry too at the calculating destruction of lives and the abuse of trust, including those who have abused the shield of faith and religion to hide their crimes. outside, kirra tried to decide whether the apology, with all its emotion, would really make a difference. it's pretty hard to believe a politician, but i think, if they change half of what they promised to today, the world's going to be a better place. australia has spent much of the last decade confronting the spectre of abuse in churches, schools, homes and sports clubs. a five—year inquiry recommended
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the national apology and compensation for around 60,000 victims. some abuse survivors, like paul, say far more is needed. he says real change to protect children will only come with tougher laws to jail those who cover up abuse. in all of australia, there's only ever been one person convicted of covering up child sex abuse. and i ask you, i ask everybody, is that really good enough? while today's words do carry real weight, the test for many survivors is if they are followed by action. many here still feel a deep sense of frustration and anger, wounds that may never heal. hywel griffith, bbc news, canberra. russia has threatened to respond in kind if the united states starts developing new nuclear missiles. it follows president trump's decision
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to pull out a landmark arms treaty signed 30 years ago. mr trump claims moscow has been violating the agreement, which required the elimination of short and intermediate range missiles. sarah rainsford is in moscow. sarah, could this be the start of a new arms race between the superpowers? well, that is certainly the risk that officials here in moscow are pointing to. of course, that inf treaty some 30 years ago banned and destroyed a whole class of missiles, so the risk is of a return to the arms race of old. now, certainly that is what the kremlin has been pointing to, saying that if donald trump rips up the deal, that means the us will return to developing these missiles, and therefore the kremlin, russia, will have to do the same to maintain parity, as moscow sees it. but the
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kremlin is arguing this is not necessary , kremlin is arguing this is not necessary, in fact it is denying that russia has been violating the treaty, and it has been accusing the us of doing just that. i'm too by installing missile launches in europe and using attack drones. russia is returning the accusations back to the united states, but it is warning that if this deal does break down, then the world will become a more dangerous place. but, you know, there are critics of the treaty in moscow who feel it restrains moscow from developing its weapons whilst china, which is not a signatory to the deal, is free and has its hands and tied. so there are some who think that donald trump could be doing russia a favour. but, you know, there are key talks taking place in moscow today, john bolton, the us national security adviser, is here to meet the foreign minister, and he will meet president putin tomorrow. i think russia is pointing tomorrow. i think russia is pointing to those meetings as key now, hinting that there is possibly room
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for a compromise, but these meetings, i think, for a compromise, but these meetings, ithink, will for a compromise, but these meetings, i think, will be key for the americans to set out their position. sarah, thank you, sarah ra i nsfo rd , position. sarah, thank you, sarah rainsford, our moscow correspondent. over the way they dealt with the aftermath of a fight three police officers have been found guilty of gross misconduct over the way they dealt with the aftermath of a fight outside a bedford nightclub five years ago which left a man paralysed. a fourth officer was found guilty of misconduct. lauren moss reports. julian cole was a keen athlete, studying sports science. now he is paralysed and brain damaged after a scuffle which led to his arrest outside a nightclub in bedford in 2013. four officers who were there of the night were accused of misconduct, including breach of standards of duties. julian broke his neck and suffered a severe spinal injury following an argument with bouncers and police after he had been asked to leave the club. an ambulance was not called until he was at the police station. his family arrived at court today hoping
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for answers. my hope is... i need justice. no matter what ever they did for him, it will not bring him back, but the only thing i need is justice. three officers were not accused of inflicting the but of not carrying out welfare checks. the pcs have been found guilty of gross misconduct and reaching honesty standards along with pc nicholas oates, who was not in court today. ps andrew with leavers found guilty of misconduct and breaching standards of duties duties and responsibilities. today's results may offer some comfort to julian's mother, but she still has answered questions about how her son became injured in the first place. julian cole will need 24—hour bedside care for the rest of his life. lauren moss, bbc news. the time is 13.18...
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our top story this lunchtime. theresa may is to tell mps that a brexit deal is 95 % complete — it comes amid condemnation of the violent language used against her by some of her own tory mps. and still to come... ryanair is under fire over its handling of racist abuse on one of its flights. coming up on bbc news, tears for kyle edmund as the british number—1wins his first tour title, coming through a final set tie—break to beat gail monfils at the european open. early polls for the america's midterm elections have opened in parts of florida. in what is being seen as a crucial test of donald trump's presidency, vital house and senate seats are up for grabs, as well as the governor's office. hispanic voters will be hold the key to victory in florida, as katty kay reports now from miami. in miami, you don't
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call yourself hispanic. you are costa rican, where the frills are exuberant and the flowers are sweet. or you are bolivian, where the heels are sky high and the moves are sexy. oryou are cuban, and voting is a duty. are you going to vote in the election? oh, my god, that's a very difficult question. yes, i will vote. every 30 seconds here in america, a latina turns 18. therefore, eligible to vote. that is 66,000 potential new voters every month. for both republicans and democrats, it's a bonanza. the problem is, hispanics turn out to vote in lower numbers than any other group in the country. so, how does a democrat like eileen higgins get her solidly hispanic community to turn up on election day? particularly when she has one rather obvious hurdle. you don't look very hispanic.
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no! i don't. like, not at all. laughter. no, i can't trick anyone into thinking that. how much of a drawback is that, then, appealing to hispanic voters? i didn't find it a drawback at all. in miami, i always like to call it, this is the land of the free and the home of the spanglish—speaking. eileen has a message for other democrats in the country. keep issues local and connected to what we care about. the idea that hispanics will inevitably vote democratic isn't one that gets much support here in hialeah. rene garcia is cuban american, republican and an old school politician. though it's not quite babies he's kissing, his voters are elderly, his challenge now is winning over younger, non—cuban hispanics. it's up to us now, the moderates, independents, pragmatic thinkers, to go out and reach out
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to the hispanics. does trump help with those voters? not with the cuban americans but with those hispanic voters. does he help or does he hurt? i think the immigration issue hurts. america's big demographic fight is over hispanic voters. there are lots of them and whoever can get them to actually vote stands a great chance of winning elections here. katty kay, bbc news, miami. the transport secretary chris grayling has called for police action to be taken after an elderly black woman was racially abused by a white man on a ryanair flight from barcelona to stansted. the incident was recorded by a fellow passenger and shared on social media. ryanair says it has reported what happened to the police but the airline is facing criticism after allowing the man to stay in his seat while the woman was moved. chichi izundu reports. i will tell you this,
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if you don't go to another seat, i will push you to another seat. this video has now been viewed more than 4.5 million times on facebook and more than 3 million on twitter. it shows an argument between two passengers on a ryanair flight from barcelona to stansted last friday. stop. there's no need for that at all. just stop. this man then becomes racially abusive to 77—year—old mrs gale, who sat next to him. david lawrence filmed it on his phone. i was expecting to see the cavalry turn up, the police, for them to escort him off the flight, for him to be arrested, charged, locked up, everything, like i often see happen to other passengers who do this. none of that was done. he was allowed to travel to his destination. rya nair's chief executive, michael o'leary, has been doing interviews this morning
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on the company's falling profits but the company has refused to comment further on friday's incident because they've handled the matter over to essex police. transport secretary chris grayling said authorities should be involved. what we saw was totally u na cce pta ble. the fact is, abuse, racist abuse of that kind is a crime. if a crime is committed, it should be dealt with appropriately and therefore i would hope, notwithstanding what took place on that day, that the police would want to take action in such an extraordinarily unacceptable case. the shadow transport minister, karl turner, says police may not have the power to act. the uk law only applies if the aircraft is travelling to a uk destination. it needs to be in flight, the definition of in—flight is that the aircraft engines are on and the plane is moving. it was stood on tarmac in barcelona. surprised, disgusted and hurt. that's how the family of mrs gale have described the incident
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to the huffington post and say they still haven't heard anything from rya nair. chichi izundu, bbc news. thousands of homeowners thought they had been saved when the government took over their mortgages during the financial crisis. but ten years on, the former northern rock customers are still trapped on high interest rates and now their mortgages have been taken over by an aggressive private equity fund called cerberus. panorama has discovered that cerberus told the government before the sale it planned to offer new mortgage deals, which might have helped the homeowners — but they haven't done so. andy verity reports. lovely and bright in here, isn't it? lisa and mark elkins are selling their home. they have lived here for 15 years. despite taking on extra jobs
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and borrowing from family and friends, theyjust can't keep up with mortgage payments of nearly two and thousand pounds a month. i love the neighbours and i love the house and everything but it's become, like, a rock round my neck. you know, you feel like you are sinking. you can't get up. i can't have that no more. the elkins took out their mortgage with northern rock. when the government bailed out the bank, thousands of homeowners like them were trapped on interest rates of about 5%, around three times the best market rate. they have been paying over the odds for years. if you had had a competitive mortgage, this is what you might have been charged in interest. oh, really? this is the difference. add that up, over ten years, £30,000. that would have made a difference. we would not have been forced to have taken on loans from family, borrowing from this, that and the other, and struggling for the last five years. we have struggled. i could have had a day off, or two days off a week,
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i could have had a weekend. in 2015, the government announced it was selling the former northern rock mortgages to a private north american equity company called cerberus. panorama has discovered that cerberus is based in this building in mayfair behind me. they told the government it was planning to offer home owners better mortgage deals but that simply never happened. regulators said cerberus could not offer new mortgages until it put the right systems and people in place. nearly three years later, the company still has not done that, which means homeowners like adrian and rachel neill are still stuck on high interest rates. it's a big additional cost. we have added it up, that's the extra you have paid. yeah. 20 grand over ten years. my reaction is a sinking feeling, in all honesty. it is completely, well... itsjust daylight robbery, isn't it? i got into my business to progress it and make things better for me and my family,
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and that kind of money would make a massive difference. cerberus say they are good corporate citizens, committed to compliance with the strongest ethical standards and all regulatory requirements, but the private equity company continues to make big profits from the high interest rates. andy verity, bbc news. and you can see more on that story in panorama: trapped by my mortgage — tonight on bbc one at 8.30. after a short rest from royal duties, the duchess of sussex has rejoined her husband for a walkabout on fraser island off the coast of queensland. the couple, who are expecting their first child in the spring, are on a 16 day tour taking in australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga. our royal correspondentjonny dymond is travelling with them. on the edge of eastern australia, a traditional welcome for harry.
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this is fraser island, also known as paradise. the duke came to declare the rainforest here part of the queens commonwealth canopy — a conservation project stretching across dozens of countries. put simply, without trees and forests, we don't survive. it is a symbiotic relationship and one that so many people still fail to realise. and then some handshakes and some royal playing around. he played alone, meghan taking some time out. but harry was more than enough excitement for some. when he shook my hand, he asked our names and i, like, forgot my name for three seconds and then i was like, oh, destiny. my name is destiny! he seems like a nice
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fellow, down to earth. another location, another welcome. and more playing around from harry. there's no stopping him, but still, no meghan. if you want an idea as to why meghan is not taking part in this section of the tour, then check out the roads on fraser island. they are winding, they are bumpy and some would say they are no place for a pregnant woman. but at the end of the day, strolling on firmer ground, there she was, one hand pressed against her tummy. and they both made time to talk to those who had stood and waited in the sun. hi, guys! there is nothing like a double act — and this one has drawn the crowds across australia.
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one of life's little triumphs for a lover of royalty. jonny dymond, bbc news, fraser island. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. we have had some australian temperatures but it will get a bit colder? a lot colder. winter around the corner, coming sooner than many would like. as let's celebrate the warmth we had at the weekend. temperatures topping just 20 celsius from scotland to the south but by this weekend coming, a strong northerly wind, temperatures in single figures and yes that is a bit of snow, especially across some northern hills. we will get to that if you can bear to keep watching. first, let's look at what we've got
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