and finally, on the guardian website, saudi arabia has lifted the arab news says iraq was spiralling into chaos as eight more people were killed and 25 injured on a sixth day of protests against corruption, unemployment and failed public services. and then the guardian website, saudi arabia has lifted some restrictions on women travelling in the ultraconservative muslim kingdom according to the tourism authority. the new guidelines will allow women to rent hotel rooms without a male guardian‘s presence, and foreign men and women will be able to share a room without proof of marriage. with me is cornelia meyer who's ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. we talked about the week ahead for

the uk prime minister earlier in the programme, and what i find interesting is the front page of the times talks in a lot of detail about eu leaders, in particular the finish prime minister was saying what is wrong with the uk deal, and yet if you read other papers, the telegraph, if you read bbc online, it is not as negative —— finnish. it depends what you read. who is saying what, how this might go. it totally depends on what you read and it is very interesting because the uk is very interesting because the uk is very good at having this conversation amongst ourselves, on brexit. we really need to talk to the other lot, the guys in brussels. but when you look at it, what bewildered me is, clearly, the deal as it stands is not acceptable to the eu, the latvian prime minister

came out on sunday saying, what we are worried about with boris johnson's deal, their weight —— and there may be a wave of goods that are not compliant with eu regulations to bleed into the rest of the eu via northern ireland, and thatis of the eu via northern ireland, and that is a piercing that is a big concern for them. we are not there yet. they are vehement in rejecting it and yet. they are vehement in rejecting itand eu yet. they are vehement in rejecting it and eu leaders have said we stand behind him. it is quite interesting, because ten downing street says actually have been getting very positive feedback from the override car, prime minister of ireland, so again, we are getting very mixed m essa 9 es again, we are getting very mixed messages “— again, we are getting very mixed messages —— leo varadker. again, we are getting very mixed messages -- leo varadker. leo varadker says it messages -- leo varadker. leo va radker says it is messages -- leo varadker. leo varadker says it is a no go. boris johnson will be on the phone most of today and tomorrow. emmanuel macron is saying instead of bringing all

the eu leaders, you really need to talk to michelle barnier, that is the man you need to be on the phone to —— michel. the man you need to be on the phone to -- michel. there needs to be negotiations. they are running out of time. they have said, don't think we will extend. we may not extend. i don't think how he can do that because he has just told the court in scotland that he would comply with them, and that means he has to expand. and that point is underlined here in this article in the times that mrjohnson told mr macron the eu should not be lowered into the mistaken belief the eu — like the uk will stay in the eu. there will be running foul, and geoffrey cox was very supportive, said if you don't comply, i am out. that is the attorney general. yes. this article, the chief business commentator at the chief business commentator at the independent, and it is kind of

almost like a feature piece, which is looking at the impact stockpiling has had on the uk economy and you get the growth figures for various quarters, you can see the activity of the companies as they prepare to leave, which i have had to do at the end of march this year and they are getting ready again at the end of over. they have to do that, so at the fourth quarter was quite good because i had to stockpile — like the first quarter. and the second quarter was negative because... they we re quarter was negative because... they were just getting rid quarter was negative because... they werejust getting rid of quarter was negative because... they were just getting rid of inventory is. they have to stockpile 10 billion, they are now stockpiling they think about another 4 billion. we will have £11 billion. while. evenif we will have £11 billion. while. even if we have deal or no deal, if we have no deal, it will be bad for the economy. but even if we have a deal, you won't be seeing that because companies will get rid of inventory is as you said. that is basically what this article argues,

that the so—called deal dividend, something the former chancellor philip element — not philip hammond talked about. we are talking manufacturing. let's not forget the services, the big chunk of the uk economy is not manufacturing any more, so there we may see some deal, we may see some more interest in real estate. other sectors than manufacturing may well get a deal. absolutely. let's move onto the financial and something rico has already unpack for us in business briefing. 10,000 jobs axed in a worldwide cost—cutting drive. briefing. 10,000 jobs axed in a worldwide cost-cutting drive. that comes on the back of a700 jobs have already axed or so they would act. so about 15,000 jobs. it comes on the back of deutsche bank saying we're 18,000 jobs. this low interest rate, and in some countries, negative interest rate policyjust

doesn't. .. negative interest rate policyjust doesn't... and negative interest rate policyjust doesn't. .. and the negative interest rate policyjust doesn't... and the slapping economy due to trade wars makes investment banking less profitable and it is very ha rd banking less profitable and it is very hard for banks to be profitable. what do you do when you are not... it is also about the disruptors within fintech. absolutely. there are so many within the financial services sector.m absolutely. there are so many within the financial services sector. it is also ai. this article doesn't say, but let's not forget that a lot of thejobs can but let's not forget that a lot of the jobs can now be done but let's not forget that a lot of thejobs can now be done by artificial intelligence, a lot of the lawyers jobs can be done by artificial intelligence. this is expected to be announced... the new interim chief executive, he is affected to announce and the article points out that a lot of the jobs could go in europe because he is making much of the money in asia. 80% of its money is making in asia, 238,000 people across the bank, that

isa 238,000 people across the bank, that is a lot of people. just to reiterate again, that hsbc, we have beenin reiterate again, that hsbc, we have been in touch and they are yet to confirm or give us more detail on that story. arab news has a feature on the front page, no surprise at all, six days of violence in iraq. it said more die as iraq spirals into chaos. give us your take on what is happening. my heart goes out. that poor country has been through so much ever since the two iraq wars, and people are writing because they say there is too much corruption in the system. when you look at the basic services out there, water supply is a problem if you live there, so you sometimes have oil shortages, it is a country that produces oil, they have shortages of people are angry and it is getting very violent and very out of hand. arab news talks about how the prime minister has announced a

series of reforms, but this article says it is just not going to be enough to quell the anger and the frustration. it is not enough because he builds 100,000 low—cost housing, many more poor people, if he has some land reform, that is fine, but you still need the water, basic services. the other thing is don't think the fight against isis is over yet in iraq. this is still a country in the middle of a small civil war. the guardian of that saudi arabia. it says sally rabbitoh unmarried couples together without having to prove they are married, lots of other measures as well to really make riyadh and other places attractive as a place to go, they wa nt attractive as a place to go, they want the tourism industry. it is pa rt want the tourism industry. it is part of the crown prince's vision,

2030, he wants to win the country off petroleum, the dependence on oil and he wants other industries, he was industry and tourism is great because it creates jobs and there area because it creates jobs and there are a lot of young people. you travel a lot there. is someone you think would be very attractive?m isa think would be very attractive?m is a fantastically beautiful country. you don't work for the tourism board in saudi arabia, do you? just checking! it has stunningly beautiful parts. it is stunningly beautiful parts. it is stunning and people are so nice. as you know, iam stunning and people are so nice. as you know, i am a totalfan. you are a huge fan. with events of recent times, jamal khashoggi, it does put people off. sorry, we had to leave it there. cornelia, so good to have your company on the briefing. have a lovely day. hello.

it's been another very wet 2a hours for some. western scotland, overnight into sunday, had nearly 60mm of rain in places. in east anglia, we had a0—50mm of rain through the course of sunday, which has resulted in flooding. and, in fact, there are a number of flood warnings in force across the rivers in scotland and england. and with more rain to come in the next 2a hours, that's not good news. the grounds saturated as well. but more rain is what we have. this next dominant area of low pressure is advancing in. so we're looking at severe gale—force winds through the course of the day across parts of northern and western scotland and gales in other areas in the north and west as well. combined with yet more rain, it will be particularly unpleasant as we go through the rush hour. we could see some mist and some fog under the clearer skies further east. but a very windy day across northern and western areas, very wet through the rush hour as well. we're not expecting as much rain as we've had in the past 2a hours, but nevertheless, the ground is saturated, so it will go straight onto the roads and into the rivers.

there'll be lots of spray and standing water for those travelling. and, of course, the strong and gusty winds, which will eventually blow the rain away from scotland and northern ireland, allow some brighter skies, but heavy showers to follow. and it could take much of the day for that rain to get into southern and eastern areas once the fog has cleared away. it doesn't look as wet for east anglia as it was during the day on sunday. but nevertheless, more rain is not good news. now, it does meander its way into the near continent as we head into tuesday morning. it's very close by, so it drags its heels a little bit. and then that low pressure is moving a little closer to the north—west of scotland. so, still windy in northern and western areas. but windier, potentially, across england and wales on tuesday, which will blow the showers in. so more of a showery day. but the showers will tend to merge at times to give longer spells of rain. strong and gusty winds will blow them right the way east across england and across scotland, northern ireland, and wales as well. and they will be heavy. there will be torrential downpours with hail and with lightning and, therefore, thunder. but temperatures are doing quite well. no real frost worries this week.

temperatures by day a little above average or around average. another very showery picture, as you can see on wednesday, perhaps clumping together in places to give longer spells of rain. and perhaps fewer reaching eastern areas, but we're clutching at straws for the detail. the devil is in the detail this week. but it does look very showery for most of us. of course there will be some sunshine, but it will often be quite windy with that low pressure sat close by. no sooner does that one start to move out the way, by the end of the week we have another area of low pressure coming in and yet more weather fronts with those. so as ever you can stay up to date on the website.

good morning — welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: pressure on the us over the american diplomat‘s wife implicated in the death of a teenager in a car crash — northamptonshire's chief constable demands her return to the uk. borisjohnson's brexit deadline — the french president tells him the eu will decide at the end of this week whether a deal can happen. the hidden condition affecting hundreds of thousands of women the uk — mps launch an investigation