he visit bbc news, the headlight at 6pm. theresa may urges the public to endorse the new brexit deal. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. they won a good deal done that fulfills the vote and allows us to come together again as country. jean—claude juncker has issued come together again as country. jean—claudejuncker has issued a warning to those mps who think the eu can be persuaded to make further changes. this is the best deal possible for britain, this is the best deal possible for europe. this is the only deal possible. donald tusk said the european union wanted to remain as close as possible to the uk after brexit. regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain. we will remain friends until the end of days. this evening,

we have reaction to the day's developments, as well as a look ahead at what is expected in westminster in the coming weeks. also in the news this evening: u nsafe also in the news this evening: unsafe and poorly tasted medical devices are being implanted into asians, according to a news investigation. parliament has seized documents as part of an ongoing dispute between facebook and the committee of mps investigating its use of private data. and in 30 minutes' time, we will bring you the latest sports news, including arsenal's went in bournemouth. that's an sportsday at 6:30pm. hello, and welcome to bbc news. eu leaders have given theirformal backing to the agreement which will ta ke backing to the agreement which will take the uk out of the european

union at the end of march. theresa may said the offered a brighter future for the uk, urging parliament and the public to support it. she spoke after the 27 other eu leaders signed off on two key documents which have been negotiated in the course of the last 17 months. that withdrawal agreement outlines the terms in which the uk leads the eu, as well as a transition period until the end of 2020. there is also much more “— the end of 2020. there is also much more —— shorter political declaration, which is not legally binding, but sets out hopes for an ambitious partnership between the eu in the uk and the future. our political editor has this report. no celebration, no fanfare, but a huge and serious step. after more than a0 yea rs and serious step. after more than a0 years insight... deep breath, the deal to leave is done. there were those who said that reaching a brexit agreement that work for both

sides was an impossible task. from the top —— start, i projected that counsel of despair. in any negotiation, we you do not get everything you want. you need to identify what your vital interests are and stick to them, but be prepared to compromise in other areas in order to achieve a result. i think the british people understand that. her back, many of you are bored of the rows, splits and the spats, the officials who broke in the compromise watching on. before christmas, mps will vote on this deal. 0n before christmas, mps will vote on this deal. on it will depend whether we move together into a brighter future, or open the door to get more division and uncertainty. the british people don't want to spend time arguing about brexit. can i ask you to be very straight with the public and tell us who, if anyone, you think is pleased about the steel? what we see in this deal todayis steel? what we see in this deal today is a deal that delivers for

people, delivers on the vote, delivers in a way that protects jobs and livelihoods, and protects our security and united kingdom. and as i've said before, i believe our best days lie ahead of us. the eu's our players have agreed to brexit with caveats. the deal were that you ate us caveats. the deal were that you ate us uk leads tech smart, but stays close to the eu with a lot of final detail yet to be agreed. ahead of us is the difficult process of ratification, as well as further negotiations. but regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain. we will remain friends until the end of days. and one day longer. it is time for everybody to ta ke longer. it is time for everybody to take their responsibilities. today's agreement will help agreed the trust and confidence needed for negotiating our close and future

relationship. the agreement was hard fought both sides, even though sometimes it feels like eu leaders still can't quite believe what is happening from their eyes. translation: it is tragic the uk's leading after a5 years. translation: it is tragic the uk's leading after as years. but there may be more theatre to come. mps at home might kick out the deal. would they budge here than? this is the deal, this is the best deal possible, and the european union will not change its fundamental position when it comes to this issue. are you concerned the premise oi' issue. are you concerned the premise or will not get this deal through parliament? i think it is not now are concerned. it is a british concerned. this is the best we can do, both theresa may and her government, as well as the eu. do, both theresa may and her government, as wellas the eu. no

victors here today, nobody winning. we are all losing. there have been many moments where it has not been clear that theresa may would make it this far, but her next steps, these vital few weeks will determine her future and the future of the country, as well. for the prime minister, there is doubt only one direction. she cannot note if parliament and the public will follow along. so what happens next 110w follow along. so what happens next now that the practise brexit deal has been endorsed by eu leaders? as we been hearing, the biggest additional hurdle remains westminster. theresa may's chances of getting the agreement through parliament next month. if mps approved in december, it would then go to the european parliament to be approved. if any —— if mps voted down, there are a number of possible consequences. they could try to force a renegotiation, a general election, a further referendum, or we could simply leave without a deal. bbc‘s europe editor spoke this

afternoon to the president of the european union, john claude —— jean—claude juncker. european union, john claude —— jean-claude juncker. this is the best possible deal, the only possible deal. so if the hosts would say no, we would have no deal. it is not the intention of the prime minister, nor the cabinet were parliament to go for a second referendum. this is the deal. this is the deal. and you are trying to help the pragmatist or sell it by saying this is the best deal possible, but surely it can't be —— can't be the best built possible, because her from the can't be the best built possible, because herfrom the beginning can't be the best built possible, because her from the beginning you and other eu leaders say it had to be very clear in this deal that life on the outside cannot be as good a lwa ys on the outside cannot be as good always on the inside? if you're out, you're out, you are not part of the decision—making process. by the way, this is a very sad moment for the eu and uk. and we'll discover in the future why i am saying today that

this is a sad moment, i'm not happy, but i'm happy we have a deal. there isa but i'm happy we have a deal. there is a perception in much of the uk that this a punishment process that even that today there were nice words for theresa may, like from the dutch prime minister, she negotiated ina very dutch prime minister, she negotiated in a very tough way, the actually in the end of the uk had to concede most of the time? i don't understand why the british people, and i like the british people for many historic reasons, why they are feeling that they are humiliated. i don't see that because... numerous points of view of the british have been taken into this deal. so this is not a humiliation for britain. there is something about the tough negotiations on behalf of the eu during these brexit talks that have made some in the uk say that they are made some in the uk say that they a re really made some in the uk say that they are really glad they're leaving,

you're inflexible and not listening to the needs of the people. what would be your reaction to them?|j a lwa ys would be your reaction to them?” always respected the dignity of the british people, which is the same dignity of the people living on the continent. britain has voted, there was a sovereign decision, we are highly respectable of disrespecting of that decision. is also not the end of the road of negotiations on a future trade deal in other relationships starting in earnest after brexit, they will come back to gibraltar and fishing, and we could come back to the northern ireland border question. i don't think we can come back to the northern ireland border question. we will star in the next coming months the steps of the future relationship, andi steps of the future relationship, and i don't think it would be wise to give the first indications on these conversations. you said to me at the beginning of this process you felt it would be a sad process, he also said that somehow it felt like also said that somehow it felt like afailure? also said that somehow it felt like

a failure? everyone is losing in the. but is it a failure on that you's half? is a failure on the british behalf if you are telling people month after month, day after day that the membership of britain in the eu is a bad thing for the british citizens? so i don't think thatis british citizens? so i don't think that is —— that the eu is guilty for the result, it is the responsibility of britain, and only a britain, nobody else. is there a certain sense of relief? the uk was never a happy enthusiastic member of the eu. 0nce happy enthusiastic member of the eu. once the uk have gone, surely you are free to have an eu are meeting oi’ are free to have an eu are meeting orany are free to have an eu are meeting or any other things the uk were standing in the way of?” or any other things the uk were standing in the way of? i always appreciated, the prime minister, the british sense of pragmatism. it was a gift given by britain to the eu,

down to earth, common sense. we will miss that, but it was a decision of the british people believe. former president of the european mission —— commission talking in brussels. also in brussels is gavin lee. presumably in this stage in a sense, much harder work lies ahead? it does, what is fascinating about today was a moment, if not for the effect of the uncertainty of a few days' time, this vote that might not go through, the real historic point in the road map, after 2.5 years since the referendum voted, which 52% of the british population voted to leave, 18 months of negotiations have come damned inside european council today ao damned inside european council today a0 minutes, and within the a0 minutes of the eu, 27 leaders meeting and agreeing and adore sing with the withdrawal agreement, the brexit divorce bill, and also the

political declaration, the blueprint for the future. we are told within that ao for the future. we are told within that a0 minutes, it took a matter of seconds for them to agree. theresa may came in and they spoke with her for a while, and this would be a major point at which britain ultimately leaves the eu of march of next year, and the port of this divorce deal is they get the transition period for more times so business and industry on this side of the water in the uk have a smooth way of breaking the rules and leaving this club they been in for a5 years for stop listening to mr juncker, that was interesting because i would say that was reflective of a quite odd move, sombre was the word the leader skip using today, you can almost cut and paste some of the answers they gave on the so—called doorsteps the moment they stopped and talk to reporters about not knowing what could happen after the vote, not wanting to go there, also saying this is the final deal, we cannot offer anything else. we got a sense offer anything else. we got a sense of white from that irish prime minister who said they had agreed

they would not speak about what would happen if things go wrong in this uk poetry vote to ratify this till today. just in case it agitates the wrong way on the boat. you mentioned the days of 10—11 september. it will not have escaped the notice of people in brussels that the government is tying that forjust that the government is tying that for just before that the government is tying that forjust before the next eu summit, and it —— are they mindful of the fa ct and it —— are they mindful of the fact that mps in westminster could say no and they could find themselves yet again facing theresa may across the conference table there pleading with them for some kind of wiggle room that would allow them to try again? two thoughts on that, angela merkel said today that if there was one consolation of brexit, it was this moment where there was a togetherness, a good example of unity. if you mentioned a lining of 27 leaders, one leader

probably went beyond that like today, the lithuanian president who said that if the vote does not go through, there are 3—a options. there is no deal, a cliff edge brexit, or renegotiation. you can obviously hear the gasp of other leaders who were told that i do go there, if theresa may comes knocking, pretend we are an! fantasist as they have had... fast—forwa rd to 18 december, fantasist as they have had... fast—forward to 18 december, the likely date it comes back to parliament, and 751mps likely date it comes back to parliament, and 751 mps have to vote on that, but that should be easier if we there. if, if, the most powerful word in the universe. thank you, gavin. alex forsyth, our political correspondent is with me. alex, all attention now turns to the house of commons in particular, although one should not discount the house of lords causing a bit of trouble over this since it was not ina trouble over this since it was not in a manifesto. what are the

prospects looking like? we were sitting where you were an hour ago with the leader of the snp who is clear that as far as they're it is concerned, she get us there. the government does not think this is as is as hopeless as i could tell us know, or perhaps they don't think they have another option but to try. when you look at the arithmetic as things stand, it is looking very, very difficult because you have labour, snp, lib dems all saying they will not vote for the government on this, and the dup as well, and theresa may's own party, well, and theresa may's own party, we are told it is in the dozens of conservative mps saying they will not back this till either. a lot of them committed themselves publicly, having to persuaded back into the. luke as you heard from gavin in brussels,. it sound like there is no renegotiation before it comes to parliament in the first instance. what i think theresa may is trying to do is this big public cell, and i

think her hope is that by somehow shifting the tying of public opinion in her favour, that made the pressure 011 in her favour, that made the pressure on some in her favour, that made the pressure on some of in her favour, that made the pressure on some of the waiting mps to see if they will support her over the line. i think that is number ten's tactic, it could be that is the only option available to them, but that is certainly the one they're pursuing despite the fact that it looks really quite tough. they're pursuing despite the fact that it looks really quite toughm is only three weeks away, that is a lot of effort that has to go into convincing the public to think this isa convincing the public to think this is a good enough deal, and then to put pressure on mp5, quite a tactic. we have already seen theresa may out oi'i we have already seen theresa may out on the front foot with this, saying she has been giving radio and news channel interviews, she wrote a letter to the nation this morning, every national paper, trying to be emotive inner language about why this is the deal. that has already been very much under way, it looks hard, three weeks short, most mps probably have made up their minds.

having said that, look back at what is happened to his brexit negotiation so far, and there were times it seemed like things were impossible, and they moved. so given the past 18 months and the tactics they taken, although it is absolutely right to say this seems like one of the biggest challenges in the shout —— process so far, who knows? three weeks in these days seems quite a long time. in politics, absolutely. thanks so much. theresa may needs to get the approval of parliament. as i was picking in the last half hour in blackford, the westminster parliamentary leader of the snp, a significant group in parliament in terms of the numbers, and he says they have already rejected the brexit deal. i think we all know the situation we're in, that the prime minister does not have the support for this so—called deal in parliament from her own party, never mind from the opposition. so we will go through this charade that she will try and see if she can win support over the next few days, we will have five days of debate, and

alternately i suspect this will be voted down. it is a deal that does not really please anybody, it certainly does not please those of us certainly does not please those of us who wanted to stay in europe or have accepted a compromise that we should be staying in the single market and customs union. i guess the real problem is that when the premise or presents as deal, let's look at what actually happens. we have the agreement to leave the eu, we have the transition. we don't know how long transition will last for because how do we actually affect the long—term trade deal with europe now that we are out? we don't hold the cards... can last longer than two years, it is effectively they're kind of backstop, if like.” suspect we may end up in a situation that will last for a considerable period of time. you look at what is happening with fishing, there is a document from the eu today saying that the future relationship for fishing will start with the bargaining position being the existing quota arrangements that live —— arraigned in place.

existing quota arrangements that live -- arraigned in place. scottish fishermen would not be too pleased with that. but we always knew that would be the case, the idea we are taking back control is a fallacy, it is not reality. in terms of what can happen, you're part of scotland and norway has an arrangement which came about because they voted not to join the eu, and it is a transition that never ends. and it is one that a lot of norwegians seem quite comfortable with, although maybe not the uk would want the same, which is to ta ke would want the same, which is to take the rules but also have the freedom to be outside the common fisheries policy and common agricultural policy was yellow i think there are a number of possibilities. we need the options that will do least off it —— economic harm. what needs to happen over the next few days, politicians of all parties must recognise the position we are in. and you're

talking already? we are, and i think it is important, this is key for your viewers, there is no support for no deal in parliament. in blackford, leader of the snp mps in westminster. looking at the headlines on bbc news, theresa may urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after its endorsement and today is make eu summit of brussels. parliament seizes documents as part of an ongoing investigation into the dispute between facebook and a committee of mps disputing —— investigating its use of private data. unsafe and poorly tested medical devices are being implanted into patients, according to a global investigation. documents believed to contain information about facebook‘s data privacy policies have been seized in london amid constructions —— and services of a prominent tree committee. they did not think face

the corresponding with adequately to their questions, facebook says these should not be viewed. june 18 has been a year of turmoil for facebook. with allegations including abuse by foreign powers such as russia, and worries about social media addiction. the biggest scandal surrounding british data from cambridge analytica, the date he did state of 87 million users fell into the hands of the british firm. facebook accepted responsibly for the error and apologise. now a us firm, 6a3, has launched a legal action against facebook. 6a3 was hit ha rd action against facebook. 6a3 was hit hard when in 201a, facebook, third—party access to users and friends data, resizing the avenue cambridge analytica exploited. 6a3 had an app which searched out at —— pictures of people in bikinis, but thatis pictures of people in bikinis, but that is redundant. 6a3 obtained thousands of documents from facebook, some sensitive. now a committee of mps in britain has acquired the documents ahead of a

hearing on tuesday which represents 27 national parliaments attending. these are serious and important issues, facebook has been slow to realise how seriously we take them and other problems around the world, and other problems around the world, and we are prepared to use all the powers we have to try and get to the truth. facebook say the complaint brought by 6a3 is completely without merit, and that is an ongoing case, the documents should not be published. however under parliamentary privilege, the committee says it reserves the right. for years, facebook committee says it reserves the right. foryears, facebook benefited from a benign environment for them, investors ploughing money and, growing demand for the products, and above all a light touch from regulators. all that is now gone. national parliament are putting global tech firms in the dark, and the feeling is growing that the likes of mark zuckerberg have released something they're struggling to contain. a few weeks ago, facebook hired dominic to oversee ribby additional matters. his then books already bursting this

week. medical devices that are u nsafe week. medical devices that are unsafe and have not been adequately tested our ending up in patients, and investigation revealed. the guardian and the british medical journal have been investigating how potentially dangerous products get approved. they found medical implants failed in the bones of tested earlier on pigs and corpses before coming to the markets. the industry says millions of people have —— benefited from the devices. deborah kind has this report. medical devices can't transform our health. they keep us walking, seeing it, and our hearts beating. there are thousands of companies trying to sell the latest gadgets. do what they won't necessarily tell you is that new does not always mean safer oi’ that new does not always mean safer or better, or that some devices might actually damage your health. here we go, that is where you put it. this woman was the first person

in the uk to be fitted with a new type of pacemaker that sits inside the heart. but the battery died after just three years, the heart. but the battery died afterjust three years, and doctors could not get it out. i don't like the thought that i've got a piece of metal in my heart that is doing nothing, and it's just laying metal in my heart that is doing nothing, and it'sjust laying there. the pacemaker was withdrawn for safety reasons. at least two deaths and 90 events in which patients were seriously harmed by the device were recorded. 0ur seriously harmed by the device were recorded. our investigation also found an implant that was approved for humans, despite failing and a study on balloons. and a treatment for children with curved spines that was only tested on pigs and dead bodies before being approved for use in the uk. critics say medical devices should be tested more thoroughly, and the results of studies should be made public. as a patient, i would studies should be made public. as a patient, iwould be studies should be made public. as a patient, i would be terrified not to know the results. but you have to

have data in order to know if something is safe or dangerous. we are talking about people was mike lives, it is really important to know whether these devices are safe oi’ know whether these devices are safe or not. the european union has legislated to make the industry more transparent, but panorama understands the crucial information about medical devices will not be shared because it might scare the public. is not about scaring patients, they're harmless. that's theissue, patients, they're harmless. that's the issue, you have to inform people evenif the issue, you have to inform people even if it is one in a million, you have to tell people. that is immoral, unethical, and illegal, in my mind. the manufacturers say their products were tested thoroughly and met all regulatory requirements. the industry insists there already proper checks in place to protect patients. debra cohen, bbc news. more on that story in tomorrow night's edition of panorama, the great implant schedule at 8:30pm on

bbc one. let's look at the weather prospects with nick miller. looking to the east for the weather for a while, but looking at the west this week, failing to comes back to life, deeper areas of the pressure with butter and windier but milder wind. bigger waves hitting our coastlines as weak as the winds pick up, we will see that in a moment. but right now it is a gentle flow of air coming in from the east, giving us a few showers here and there, this is the picture giving in this evening. lots of showers to the english channel over and land, that is where a lot of dry weather into this evening, we see a few showers into the far southeast down into northeast england, a few these continue clipping parts of the east of northern ireland, and scotland. clear skit —— spells will allow temperatures to dip away quite quickly overnight, frost will be taking hold here. minus four degrees going into the morning. you can see

temperatures below signal —— single figures, a touch of frost. showers peppering the east of scotland and still a few feeding to the far southeast. these are overnight temperatures, temperatures in the countryside and suburbs will be colder than this. tomorrow morning, still this flow of air coming through the east, arrows coming in here. showers peppering eastern scotland, but much of western scotland, but much of western scotland, wales and western england will be dry and sunny, which means more blue sky compared with today for some of us, still single digit temperatures for us. some mist and fog around, but it is on tuesday that the atlantic starts to roar back into life, warm weather front coming through and another for wednesday, the isoba rs coming through and another for wednesday, the isobars coming closer together, the winds picking up as our weather trends much more active, but the winds coming from the southwest only you can see from the colours here, means milder air is

coming in. bring coming from the southwest across all parts on wednesday, and there will be gaels in the north and west, severe gales and places that brings the possibility of some potentially disruptive winds. all part of a weather pattern which turns it much more unsettled this week, wet and windy at times, but also much milder. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after it's endorsement at today's eu summit. parliament has seized documents as part of an ongoing dispute between facebook and a committee of mps investigating the technology giant's use of private data. unsafe and poorly tested medical devices are being implanted into patients according to a global investigation. hello, i'm 0lly foster, this is sportsday.

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