this is the briefing. i'm ben bland. our top story: borisjohnson pitches his new blueprint for brexit. but with just two weeks before a crucial summit, is it enough to win over the eu? early signs from brussels aren't positive — negotiators say they've already identified serious problems. president trump accuses us democrats of dishonesty and treason, as they step up impeachment proceedings against him. i don't know this is possible but cani i don't know this is possible but can i give her hug, please? and tears in texas as a former policewoman is sentenced to 10 years for murder, and forgiven by the victim's brother.

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britain's prime minister, borisjohnson is preparing for 10 days of what he called "intensive discussions" as he seeks backing from eu leaders for his brexit blueprint. mrjohnson said he wants to get an agreement in place for the eu summit on october 17, paving the way for britain to leave with a deal at the end of the month. here's our political correspondentjessica parker. borisjohnson has always been something of a performer. now he's got to self ‘s plans to a variety of very different audiences. he is one of them, conservative mps filing into downing street last night. under discussion in there, how did you ensure there are no checks on the border between northern ireland and the republic after brexit. so what is proposed is that northern ireland would follow eu single

market rules on goods but it would leave the eu customs union with the rest of the uk with the necessary paperwork done electronically and checks done in business premises. at the northern ireland assembly which isn't currently sitting, would have to approve the arrangements initially and then every four years after that. the labour leader jeremy corbyn says the deal is worse in the last one. but it's what brussels says over the next few days that could prove crucial as to whether these plans have any chance of succeeding. european union negotiators say they have already identified serious problems with new brexit plans put to them by the british prime minister, borisjohnson, on wednesday. officials say they are most concerned that the proposals do not solve the problem of how to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. damian grammaticas reports from brussels.

the eu site has already identified serious problems with what both johnson is proposing. in particular, eu officials so that as it stands, it does not solve the issue of the irish border, and so threatens both the peace process and the functioning of the eu single market. the sand lacks detail about how that uk would ensure any necessary checks happen even away from the border and about what exemptions from eu customs procedures the uk wants to be granted to northern irish businesses. there is progress, but to be frank, lots of work still needs to be done to reach and to fulfil the three objectives of the backstop. , no border, aligned economy and productive single market. the —— will never be the choice of the eu, we will work with the uk team, but the deal which we

respect and fulfil the three commitments, the three proposals of the backstop, as i mentioned in a legal operative manner. key members of the european parliament added it is highly problematic that the uk plan would give an effective veto to the democratic unionists over parts of the scheme back into the first reaction was not positive. in the sense that we don't think it is really a safeguard that ireland needs. the european parliament 's brexit committee will publish a detailed response later today, saying —— lay|ng detailed response later today, saying —— laying out his concerns with the uk proposals, point by point. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. north korea has admitted the weapon it test—fired on wednesday was a new type of a submarine—launched ballistic missile.

it was test—launched only hours after pyongyang announced that nuclear talks with american officials will resume later this week. prosecutors in new york have accused the president of honduras, juan orlando hernandez, of taking $1 million in bribes from the jailed mexican drug lord, joaquin guzman. they allege that the president's brother tony hernandez received the money from guzman in exchange for protection from the authorities. mr hernandez says the allegations are 100% false. the iraqi prime minister has imposed a complete curfew in baghdad following a second day of clashes with anti—government protestors. the unrest, which has spread to two southern cities, led to the deaths of six people including a police officer on wednesday.

an escalation in the war of words to president trump in the democratic party on the question of impeachment. the president has given a series of angry news conferences. without offering any evidence, he accused adam schiff, the leading democrat who chairs the house intelligence committee, of being a "low life" who'd committed treason. he also revisited discredited allegations againstjoe biden, the front runner to be his democrat challenger in next year's presidential election. mr trump claimed mr biden and his son were "stone cold crooked". from washington, here's laura trevelyan. it should have been a routine visit by the president of finland to the white house but, with president trump at the centre of an unfolding impeachment drama, there was nothing routine about today. he's got to be a very important man to have so much press. the president is furious with the democrats for investigating his phone call with ukraine's leader and their suggested that he may have abused his power by asking for dirt on a political rival. and in the oval office, he let rip.

i think a whistleblower should be protected, if the whistleblower is legitimate. he either got it totally wrong, made it up, or the person giving the information to the whistleblower was dishonest and this country has to find out who that person was because that person is a spy. events are unfolding at whiplash speed. with democrats threatening to subpoena the white house unless they get the documents they have demanded on ukraine. chair of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, had this warning for the white house... the president wants to make this all about the whistleblower and suggests people that come forward with evidence of his wrongdoing are somehow treasonous and should be treated as traitors and spies. this is a blatant effort to intimidate witnesses. it is an incitement to violence. it has been reported tonight that the whistleblower first of his concerns about mr trump abusing his power to a house intelligence community aid, much to the disgust

of the president, who is now trying to turn the tables on mr schiff. it shows that schiff is a fraud. that's a big story. he knew long before and he helped write it too. that's not true says the whistleblower‘s lawyer but the president is reverting to his tried and tested playbook — lashing out at his accusers. laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington. if you would like to know more, have a look online, bbc.com/news, with all the details about the impeachment inquiry and president trump's angry reaction. the us has been given the go—ahead to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion of goods it imports from the eu. it is the latest chapter in a 15—year battle between the us and the eu over illegal subsidies for planemakers airbus and rival boeing. the world trade organization ruling will mean tariffs on eu goods ranging from aircraft to cheese, olives and jumpers from 18 october. brussels has threatened to retaliate

similarly against us goods. with me is independent analyst, dr stephanie hare. stephanie, does this look to you at the start of a new trade were?m looks like the menace of a potential new trade war but it could also just be the beginning of a negotiated settlement. what if scene is that the european union hasjust been found guilty of illegally subsidising of us in the united states is likely to have the same vertex put on it for its subsidies of boeing. so it's pretty much going to be tit—for—tat, so what you're going to get is the two worlds biggest super tower — massive powers in terms of trade imposing tariffs on one another. they might walk away from that and decide not to do it at all. what's interesting though is that if these tariffs are applied, this comes on top of ongoing trade wars, the biggest of which is between us and china. the world ‘s

two biggest economies. there are trade issues betweenjapan and south korea, this really is the last thing that global trade needs at the time we re that global trade needs at the time were economic growth is already looking like it's injeopardy as a result of what's going on already. this concern is that we could be seeing a global slowdown in 2020 would you be very interesting because we have the us presidential election so we have to remember that cou nts election so we have to remember that counts as well. does us president donald trump want to enter an election with the potential recession in the united states? does he want to see certain us sectors hurting and thus are really happening because of the china trade well. does he really want to open up a second front of the european union? a question we shall come to a little later in the paper review. for the moment, thanks very much. an historic aircraft has crashed at an airport in connecticut, killing several people. the boeing b—i7, which was deployed by the us air force in world war ii, crashed at bradley international airport as it tried

to make an emergency landing. gareth barlow reports. covered with firefighting foam, the mangled wreckage of the vintage aircraft. the b—i7 flying fortress reported difficulties just five minutes after takeoff. the tower was advised that there was an issue with the aircraft. we don't know exactly how that was relayed, whether it was relayed as a mechanical issue, but that there was an issue with the aircraft and it attempted to circle around. emergency services rushed to the aid of the three crew and ten passengers. the aircraft is a second world war icon, around 13,000 were produced. just a handful are still flying. we did observe that the aircraft was not gaining altitude. the aircraft attempted to return to the runway, it circled around the airport, but, unfortunately, upon touchdown the aircraft obviously lost control. eyewitnesses said the crash caused

houses to shake and a fireball to erupt into the sky. an investigation is under way. gareth barlow, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a nervous night for liverpool and barcelona in the champions league. both surviving scares to collect their first wins of the campaign. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have

sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: eu negotiators say they've identified serious problems with new brexit plans from britain's prime minister, borisjohnson. president trump has accused us democrats of dishonesty and treason, after they stepped up impeachment proceedings against him.

a us former police officer who shot dead her neighbour inside his own apartment in dallas has been sentenced to ten years in prison. after the sentence was handed down, the victim's brother offered amber guyger his forgiveness, and held her in a long embrace. sylvia lennan—spence has the story. just moments after their ten year sentence was handed down to former dallas police officer, amber guyger, and emotional testimony for the victim ‘s brother. and emotional testimony for the victim 's brother. if you are truly sorry, i know, i can speakfor myself, i forgive you. and then, wiping away tears, a moment of unprecedented empathy for the woman who killed his brother. unprecedented empathy for the woman who killed his brotherlj unprecedented empathy for the woman who killed his brother. i do not if it is possible but can i give her a hug, please? please? yes.

sobbing. prosecutors at house for a minimum sentence of 28 years as her victim would have turned 28 last week, botham jean. he victim would have turned 28 last week, bothamjean. he was victim would have turned 28 last week, botham jean. he was shot and killed while eating ice cream. amber guyger argued she had mistaken his home for her and shot him thinking he was an intruder. i will never see him again. and i want to see him. i still want to see him. sobbing. the

presiding judge consult the family before embracing amber guyger to begin her sentence. in 2015 fighters from the so—called islamic state group deliberately destroyed the library of the university of mosul, burning a million books on philosophy, law, science and poetry. unesco called it "one of the most devastating acts of destruction of library collections in human history." our world affairs editorjohn simpson went to mosul to document the efforts being made to rebuild the library in a city still devasted by the conflict. there was a time when this was one of the most magnificent places on earth, the old city of mosul. then isis captured it in 2014 and for to the death in its ruins. now the ancient buildings are just rubble, bombed and fought over when the city

was liberated two years ago. it is pretty much uninhabitable and it is not clear when or even if it will be rebuilt. this man, his house here must have been charming. translation: this place will not be rebuilt, not even in five years. the country is in chaos and nobody is going to rebuild the city, even if money would have been allocated for it, it would be stolen from people at the top. it is a relief to get away from the old city and had across the tigris river. you get the feeling that people here are desperate to put the past behind them, to forget what happened in those dreadful years under isis. it is possible for instance that not many people go across the river to visit the old city behind me. it is as though they want to put the whole

thing out of their mind. life in this part of the city is getting back to something like normality but east mosul also suffered terribly under isis. they took over the university and its famous library, one of the biggest in the middle east. in a deliberate act of savagery, they bad a million books here and then they set fire to the library building itself. it was a terrible moment. it was like a nightmare for me. i could not believe it, i could not imagine it... this doctor, now leading an international campaign to restock the library. why did isis go in for this orgy of book burning? because they wanted to destroy the culture and education icon for people and the community. the/ culture icon.

now british universities are taking the lead in supplying replacements for the books mosul has lost. a charity playing an important part in making it happen. the problem now is finding space to store the books coming in. one day though, the library will rise again. rebuilding the city after the isis occupation it will take years. pretty much every day the emergency teams still come across human remains. terrible damage has been done here, whether it was killing the city's people or burning its books. the books can be replaced, the people cannot.

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm ben croucher with your thursday sport briefing great britain's dina asher smith says she'll use her maiden world title as motivation to repeat her success at next year's olympics. the fou time—european champion was the clear favourite to win the 200 metres in doha and ran a personal best to storm to victory ahead of american brittney brown and switzerland's mujinga kambundji. ijust do not know what i just do not know what to say. it is something that, between now and the last well championships, john andi the last well championships, john and i knew i could do it but it is different about knowing and doing and an running like that is tiring but it means so much and i am at a loss for words because it is a different thing. being the

favourite, you still have to go and do itand favourite, you still have to go and do it and you are only the favourite if you perform like everybody expects you to. it was an eventful night in europe with liverpool and barcelona both enduring nervous moments to pick up their first wins in this year's group stage. reigning champions liverpool had led rb salzburg 3—0 in the first half, only for the austrian champions to haul themselves level with precocious teenager erling braut haland coming off the bench to grab the equaliser. mo salah's second of the night spared liverpool's blushes and lifts them up to second in group e. barcelona were stunned too at the camp nou when they went behind againt inter milan inside two minutes. two second half goals from luis suarez earned barca a 2—1win. a full list of results and tables can be found on the bbc sport website and app. (pres)the world number one side ireland look the world number

one side ireland look to get their rugby world cup campaign back on track when they face russia on thursday. the irish go into this pool match off the back of that shock defeat to the hosts japan. they're hoping they've learned their lessons to secure a place in the knockouts. it was a tough game and we were not happy with aspects of our game and there are lots of areas we want to improve on that russia will be a different challenge and they will pose some of the same threads in terms of intensity and physicality and hopefully we have learned the lesson from last week and we will prove we are in a better place. alexander zverev faces canadian teenager felix auger aliassime in the second round of the china open later. zverev was in great form as he thrashed frances tiafoe in straight sets on monday. he needs valuable ranking points if he's to make the end of season atp tour finals. zverev is currently 11th in the world and needs to be in the top 8 to qualify. finally for now from japan —

would you be happy if your phone went off in public? perhaps your ringtone is one that might be a little embarrassing. well, in a press conference with england's sam underhill seems that it was actually the player who was more put off by the interruption. have a listen... i think it is a physical contest... that is a brilliant ring tone! yes, i will try to get back to the question. you are saying it is a physical contest. the timing... laughter. yes, one more time. two words, flight mode. two words. flight mode. you can get all the latest sports news at our website —

that's bbc.com/sport.from me ben croucher and the team. that is your thursday sport briefing i will leave dangerously and have my phonein i will leave dangerously and have my phone in hand but it is because i wa nt to phone in hand but it is because i want to go through your tweets. if you affected by this concept of flight you affected by this concept of flight chain. concerns regarding effects on the climate. one says i still prefer air travel. i do care about the climate but i am not going to apologise or feel guilty or ashamed. jerome, on the other hand, says carbon offset schemes exist and they should be compulsory. and also a tweet from ian who points out that it would actually be a hard concept for the business world. when it comes to conferences and events, if you have something like davos, people need to fly that otherwise you would have to have such

conferences in every different country. use the hashtag and contact us. country. use the hashtag and contact us. more to come. we are quite literally getting everything but the kitchen sink. threatening looking cloud, heavy rain and some localised flooding. by wednesday, it was all change. jen clear skies, a beautiful day. the clear skies, a beautiful day. the clear skies, a beautiful day. the clear skies by date leading yet again to another chilly start. thursday morning, low single figures around. a touch of fog and mist. things will change. the northerly flow will squeezed out of the way by this deep low pressure and the southerly flow driving northwards,

this is storm lorenzo and it will move this is storm lorenzo and it will m ove a ci’oss this is storm lorenzo and it will move across ireland and eventually into northern ireland as we go through the day to day. the strongest of the winds and rain, the roughest seas, or was strongest of the winds and rain, the roughest seas, 01’ was across strongest of the winds and rain, the roughest seas, or was across ireland but by the middle of the afternoon, into northern ireland, wales and south—west england, gusts in excess of 60 miles an hour and a spell of rain. elsewhere cloudier skies compared to wednesday but largely fine and dry. top temperatures of 11- 16 fine and dry. top temperatures of 11— 16 degrees. into friday, that low pressure will continue to drift steadily south and east and it will bring with it a spell of wet and windy weather sweeping across the country. friday, gusts of winds of 50 miles per hour across the south coast and eventually the day will brighten and it will feeljust a little bit milder than it has of late. 10— 17 degrees, about where we

should be for this time of year. that milder theme is set to continue for the start of the week and but there is still going to be, i am afraid, further rain at times and every a look at why, we start off with this brief ridge of high pressure, quite start on saturday but another deep area of low pressure setting to the north of the uk where the strongest of the winds will be an we will see a spell of heavy rain. for a time on saturday, wet weather moving through and it will clear flow and sunday scattered showers and sunny spells follows. —— clear through.

this is the briefing. i'm ben bland. trading blows. the us to tax billions of dollars of european imports — from single malt to olives — as it wins a decade long dispute over state aid to airbus. plus — back at tech‘s top table. microsoft is once again the world's most valuable company. we hear from the boss about how he plans to keep it there. and on the markets, stocks tumble around the world — as new trade tensions add to growing fears of a global recession.