simon gompertz, bbc news. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. the president of the bulgarian football union resigns — after last night's match with england was marred by racism. uefa calls on football fans

to wage war on the racists. i heard it before i even got to the other side of the pitch in the warmup, so... we spoke about it coming off the pitch after the warmup and then obviously it was happening in the game. crunch time for brexit talks — both sides say there's still work to do, but hopes rise of a deal. turkey moves more troops to the border with syria as the united states imposes sanctions. the family of harry dunn — killed in a road accident in northamptonshire involving an american diplomat‘s wife are holding talks with officials at the white house. in northamptonshire involving an american diplomat‘s wife are holding talks with officials at the white house. mps grill thomas cook's former boss over his half million pound bonus when his company was in debt. the duke of sussex has broken down at an award ceremony after paying tribute to "inspirational" children, talking about how his own journey into fatherhood meant learning about those with serious illnesses

"pulls at his heartstrings". and arriving in local style — the duke and duchess of cambridge are in pakistan for a five day tour hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and journalist, rachel shabi and deputy comment editor at the telegraph, madeline grant. all of tomorrow's papers are now in. let's start with the financial times — it says borisjohnson is racing against time to secure a brexit deal, as he faces pressure

from the eu for new concessions. the possibility he might have a deal. the prime minister is vowing to strike a deal that's best for britain, as negotiators work through the night. so says the express. the times carries a warning that it could take two months to finalise any deal — which could mean no brexit until next year. brexit is on the front page of the telegraph as well. but it also carries a picture, seen in a number of other newspapers too, of the duke and duchess of cambridge in pakistan. the metro leads with the resignation of the president of the bulgarian football union — after last night's match with england was marred by racism. the i carries an investigation, which suggests taxpayers are shelling out billions of pounds on wasteful legacy pfi — or private finance initiative — contracts. the daily mail leads

on an official report, which says breast and cervical cancer tests should be made more convenient, to stop a collapse in screening rates. and the sun reports that tafida raqeeb, a five—year—old girl with brain damage, has arrived in italy after the high court ruled she could travel abroad to receive treatment. why would the dup signal reservations? that suggests there is something in there that they don't like. what the dup objective is the fa ct like. what the dup objective is the fact that, what we know of the new proposals made by the pm, it seems to be an arrangement whereby northern ireland would legally remain part of the rest of the united kingdom's customs union, customs partnership, customs territory, but there would be an

agreement that the uk could then carry out the same kind of eu rules but away from the border and in the irish sea. that may be a difficult proposition for the dup to accept because it involves their territory being treated differently to the rest of the uk. it is the conservative and unionist party, one suspect they would be people in northern ireland who would support the dup who would feel that they have been kicked in the teeth by a conservative prime minister if this is the deal. they might well think that, yes. but he might well think that, yes. but he might well think that their votes are now expendable. because he can get more of his own mps to support this deal. but you're right, the dup have said that this is their blood red line. it is the reason why when theresa may was

negotiating the deal and there was that option of putting the border in the irish sea, they said no because of the reasons we have just discussed but if we can back a little bit as well, one of the reasons that this might not, he now has to get this through parliament, one of the reasons it might not happen, never mind, well, not nevermind the dup, but leaving that aside for a minute, the nevermind the dup, but leaving that aside fora minute, the rg group, there seems to be a bit of dissent from there already, voices like ian patterson and iain duncan smith are reported to not be that abs —— impressed with the deal but what this is is actually taking the uk even further away from the eu. that makes it even less likely that the eu will enter that makes it even less likely that the eu willentera that makes it even less likely that the eu will enter a trade deal with the eu will enter a trade deal with the uk after brexit. and that will be unpalatable, certainly for a lot

of labour and opposition mps. it would involve britain diminishing a lot of its standards and regulations, food safety, workers' rights, environmental protections and all of those are likely to be undermined by what will follow. the eu have signed many trade deals around the world on the basis of mutual recognition rather than perfect harmonisation. the basis of what theresa may's original deal, was keeping us inside the customs union and in practice that prevents you from striking new trade deals with countries which after all is one of the principal benefits of brexit. you would end up with a kind of awful halfway house where much of your regulatory regimes, your ta riffs your regulatory regimes, your tariffs and so on are being set by the eu with little opportunity to rip the breath —— benefits of brexit

but no seat on the table. worst of both worlds. which country with the uk -- both worlds. which country with the uk —— would be uk get a trade deal with that is not already on the table in the eu? america, who knows? how long will that take? an awful lot quicker than it would be in the eu because you have to get everyone in the eu to agree. one country can drag its feet or in fact one region of one country or one special interest group, french farmers or whoever it is and thereby skippering the trade deal. it can take decades for them to take —— sign trade deals. that is one of the chief advantages of brexit. two people who back leave and back this divergence with the eu, one of the benefits they have said quite often is that there is the potential for they have said quite often is that there is the potentialfor trade deals with the us. the us has quite

specifically told us that that would mean that the nhs is up for grabs and the food safety standards would have to be lowered... i think there has been an awful lot of scaremongering about this crosstalk. european countries have bid for those contracts for some time without our national health service structure changing as a result. we haven't adopted the insurance models that they have in mainland europe. i think we should adopt some of these. these are the reasons why boris johnson might not get this deal through parliament, these reasons we are talking about. madeline, boris johnson needs to get this through parliament, we know that. can he do it without the dup? what will sugar

the pill for them? think they need some autonomy for northern ireland to potentially vote down arrangement if it no longer suits them. there has been talk of a consent can is in which northern irish troubles is and is can vote out of the arrangement. and, you know, i guess it is not impossible, though. there are 19 labour mps who have written to the eu saying they would back a new deal. not this one, though... because the things that we have just discussed are a redline for all labour mps. this idea that no alignment with the customs union would have such an impact on workers' riots, food safety standards, that is a redline for labour... i don't know about that because lots of them are in heavily leave voting areas and if you look at the opinion polls, one outcome that literally nobody wants is further delay and this act would mean failure to strike the agreement

now would lead to this awful rolling over delay that could go on for months and months. eu wants deal may need to months to finalise. i wonder how much of a problem that is for borisjohnson. if how much of a problem that is for boris johnson. if he how much of a problem that is for borisjohnson. if he has got a deal but the technicalities will still ta ke but the technicalities will still take a couple of months and therefore we don't leave after the sist -- therefore we don't leave after the 31st —— until after the 31st, how much of a problem is that? effect deal is agreed in principle that it will be hammering out those technical details that would follow. -- if technical details that would follow. --ifa technical details that would follow. —— if a deal is agreed in principle. having sworn blind in ten different ways... ditches and death. if he hadn't invoked such hardline language and had and so absolute about it then maybe he would have got away with it but given he has been so fundamentalist in his

approach, he is going to lose a lot of credibility over that and potentially disgruntled some of the brexit voters, except party voters, that he is trying to keep on side for general election going forward. i think that is broadly right although he did make that promise, ifi although he did make that promise, if i remember rightly, before the existence of the benn act. and if thatis existence of the benn act. and if that is what is driving him to seek an extension. if it is possible, if he can sell that, what i mean to say is that is the way he can get away with it by making it clear this is something that has been forced on him by this kind of parliament that is anti— the people, you know, that kind of narrative. sure, we're getting to potentially a denouement of this holding. saturday, madly. how would you sum up in a few words

how borisjohnson has handled this whole thing ever since he became prime minister? well, it is really difficult because i think sometimes we in the westminster bubble can get a bit too hung up on what the parliamentary protocol means and we forget that they will inevitably be a general election soon, it can't be postponed yeah it can only be postponed yeah it can only be postponed for so long because of the narrative that takes place out of parliament is important and whenever i speak to people out of westminster, they say his tap —— his hands are tied by the benn act. when i speak to my family who do not live in london and they are funeral —— furious because they think the will of the people has been thwarted and that the prime minister is doing his level best. we leave —— we lose sight of that narrative. chipping up, losing legal loopholes, it is playing up with the general public and could be quite cleverly deployed

in the general election.|j and could be quite cleverly deployed in the general election. i suspect you think differently, rachel. in the general election. i suspect you think differently, rachellj think certainly there are people who are frustrated it has taken three years but there is a narrative there. it has taken three years because parliament has not been able to agree on brexit. we had both main parties triggering article 50, suggesting quite the opposite to trying to thwart except, that they actually wanted it to rush wanted to facilitate it. and if it hasn't been possible, perhaps it is because it hasn't been possible rather than because anybody is thwarting it. there is something about the way you spin it. i think the amount of movement we have seen spin it. i think the amount of movement we have seen just in the last few weeks and months suggest it is very possible, actually, if you have some resolve. if you want to do it. i should have clarified. it is possible, of course, but is it possible, of course, but is it possible without doing damage and thatis possible without doing damage and that is the contradiction that parliament has had to be grappling with for the past few years. the trouble is, it is very difficult to sell a brexit outcome that involves

essentially being wedded to the status quo as much as possible. people didn't voted that —— didn't vote for that. if you don't have that, it doesn't appear to be brexit for me. i'm not sure we know what people voted for from —— frankly. ambushed, stewardsjoined people voted for from —— frankly. ambushed, stewards joined thugs people voted for from —— frankly. ambushed, stewardsjoined thugs in abuse... i heard this earlier. what is going on over there? does anyone know? it is hard to figure out what happened and i think that is why, one of the reasons why uefa has lodged this enquiry. it is an investigation into the racism in bulgaria but what we do know with certainty is that it was horrendous. it was absolutely appalling. all and i think that if paul wants to be zero tolerance about racism it

needs to ramp up its response. a fine is not the order of things we should be looking at, we should look at exclusions and potential bands from play. those sanctions have never actually been levied on any football team. ever. it seems crazy. but zero tolerance. what this story shows is that the problem goes deeper than a few bad eggs in the audience. it shows clearly that the bulgarian team needs to get its own house in order. throwing the book at them is the only appropriate response, given what we have since learnt. throw the ball at them. indeed. give them a meaningful fine and not a slap on the wrist. the front page of the financial times. russia and syria empty zone. the

russians backed the syrian advance and a vacuum left by the american troops leaving in the russians have walked in and said thank you very much. donald trump was wrong and the entire security establishment was right about pulling out. he listens to no—one and he acted with great haste and ignored every expert opinion and this is exactly what has happened. it left a vacuum in which the russians become the new powerbroker. the americans vacated a stabilising role that allow them to have influence across the world and to promote the kurdish people, a group committed to liberal values and democracy. and that has been vacated and now the syrians, under attack, are forced to align themselves with other people to stay alive. i don't suppose the west, or at least the us, could have gotten syrian policy any worse than the

last decade. that failure, many people .2, on the part of barack obama to not intervene after it was clear that was using chemical weapons “— clear that was using chemical weapons —— that the syrian president was using chemical weapons. weapons —— that the syrian president was using chemical weaponsm weapons —— that the syrian president was using chemical weapons. it is a catastrophe and it is a catastrophe because it became a playground on which international, other countries could litigate their own spat and it became a proxy war for many other countries quite quickly on syrian soil and on the skin of syrian people. it has been absolutely deadly. this latest development, as you say, it is brutal. a brutal way to teach —— treat the kurdish forces. it is a betrayal but it has exposed them now to physical danger.

there are a million civilians, never mind the fighters who managed to reclaim the region from islamic state, at great personal cost. something like 11,000 troops, kurdish and other forces, allied, we re kurdish and other forces, allied, were killed. so the idea that the us would now just abandon were killed. so the idea that the us would nowjust abandon in this appalling way... for kurdish people they are not actually surprised they are used to being let down and abandoned, used. there is a kurdish phrase, our only friend is the mountains. they rely on geography to keep themselves safe. and finally, the daily mail. the breast test in your lunch hour. nanograms to reverse the screening crisis. ——

mammograms. can be difficult for working women to find the time to go and get usual examination and people work long hours, they are not times, and the solution is to make the test more available so they can be carried out in surgeries and clinics near your workplace rather than having to trek over to see a gp. would you go have these tests in your lunch hour? it is an unpleasant thing to do in your lunch break. maybe we should ask employers to allow time off during working hours to go and have these tests. that would be much better. a good time to be doing these annoying tours —— jobsis be doing these annoying tours —— jobs is at lunch because you are already at work so you are not necessarily having a good time to do that you . and who do i have in the back of

the rickshaw? a smiling driver there and the royals. this is the vehicle they used to arrive at an engagement. i saw a brilliant video of them rolling up in this rickshaw and then suddenly our pop the duke and then suddenly our pop the duke and duchess of cambridge. it was not what i expected. i think they are doing an admirablejob of what i expected. i think they are doing an admirable job of flying the flag for british soft power and they look rather fabulous in their wardrobes. yes. in that south asian get up there. i don't know if it will lead to accusations of cultural appropriation. it is a difficult dress to wear. it must not have been easy to get in and out but it is stunning. apparently the royals have lessened how to get in and out of

ca rs lessened how to get in and out of cars “— lessened how to get in and out of cars —— have instruction in getting in and out of vehicles and the most graceful manner possible —— possible. great to see you both. that was a lot of fun and i am sure you enjoyed it too. don't forget you can see all our front pages online on the bbc website. it's all there for you — seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thanks to rachel and madeline forjoining me. goodnight. good evening. here's your latest sports news. european football's governing body has opened disciplinary proceedings against bulgaria after their fans racially abused england players in their european qualifier. england won the match 6—0 in sofia — but the match was overshadowed by behaviour including monkey chants and nazi salutes by groups of the home support. in a statement, uefa said

it was doing all it can to eliminate what it calls a ‘disease' from football but anti—racism groups feel action should have be taken faster. for me they should have called a special meeting. this should have been an immediate topic of discussion to get an immediate resolution and find out what the action will be. we await the sanctions that will be put in place but, again, they are put in place again not enough stewarding and against what happened on video screen when really this should be isolated and instantly. —— dealt with instantly. the republic of ireland missed their chance tonight to qualify for the european championship next summer. their hopes of a spot now rest on next month's final group d game at home to denmark after suffering a 2—0 defeat in switzerland. a clean strike from haris seferovic saw ireland off to a disappointing start. in the second half, their captain seamus coleman got

sent off which of course means he'll miss the next game. he conceded a penalty which was saved by ireland's darren randolph. switzerland made amends though with a goalfrom edimilson fernandes in added time. spain sealed their place at the euros with a draw in sweden — but they left it late. spain came from behind thanks to this scrappy late goalfrom rodrigo. it tied the score at 1—1 in the 92nd minute. andy murray is through to the second round of the european open after beating kimmer coppejans in his opening match. the former world number one took the opening set 6—4, and the second in a tie breaker to advance to the next round. disappointment for fellow brit cameron norrie though, who was beaten by feliciano lopez. to the rugby world cup now. wales will be driven on by the pain of their 2011 semi—final defeat against france when they take on the french in sunday's quarter—final injapan. that's according to backs coach stephenjones, who missed a conversion as wales lost 9—8 in new zealand. the game is best remembered for then—wales captain sam warburton's red card. wales and france meet

again in oita on sunday, for just the second time at a world cup. it isa it is a tight game even when we were down to 14. we battled hard and still could have gone either way. this is a different group of players and the vast majority were not there. when we look at recent games against the boys have had some good success. it will be a different challenge on sunday. it is in opposition we respect and rightly so because of the talent of players. but as well as getting our house in order we need to face up to our responsibilities. speed skater elise christie has announced that she's taking a break from the sport and has posted an emotional statement on social media. the british short track speed skater called 2018 "horrific" after a disappointing winter olympics in south korea. she has been open about her battle with anxiety and depression after the games. christie aims to compete in herfourth games in 2022, but will miss four of this season's speed skating world cup races.

england all—rounderjenny gunn has announced her retirement from international cricket. she's the second most capped female england player across all formats playing 259 times for her country and was part of the 2017 winning world cup side. clare connor, the ecb's managing director of women's cricket says she was an exceptional role model for the sport and will be missed. that's all the sport for now. after the overnight rain, wednesday will bring some sunshine and a lot of clea n will bring some sunshine and a lot of clean fresh air coming our way off the atlantic. for that happens, the early birds will get some rain and it could heavy at times. probably breezy as well. the weather front is coming from on the atlantic. there is low pressure heading our way as well but in the short term the weather front move across the uk and eventually clearing out into the north sea. before that happens, some of us will

get a real soaking through the early hours of wednesday morning. looking more closely across the uk, around the early hours the heaviest of the rain will be in southern parts of the uk as well as heavy burst of rain in parts of wales and north—west england. but by the time it reaches five or six in the morning the weather will start to improve across south—western parts of the uk so plymouth may actually end up having a clear start to the day so there could be sunshine here right from the word go. notice early in the morning there is rain hugging eastern parts of uk by the time we reach the early afternoon it is sunshine all around. not many showers around in the wind will be light, the air will be fresh and it will feel very pleasant. a little on the cool side and temperatures around 13 degrees. that was wednesday and this is thursday. big low pressure is slowly rolling in

bringing showers. strengthening in central and southern england and showers ringing hailand and southern england and showers ringing hail and thunder as well, frequent showers across western and southern areas. on friday the wind will strengthen further in the south. gusting in excess of 50 miles an hourand south. gusting in excess of 50 miles an hour and those showers will push in by the breezy conditions. i think we will call it a mixture of sunny spells and showers because it certainly will not be a write—off of a day. and cool with temperatures in some spots around 11 degrees in this showery blustery weather is expected to continue all through the weekend.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: as turkey's invasion of northern syria continues, russia warns it will not allow syrian troops to be attacked. is it a done deal? negotiations continue between the eu and the uk. there are reports they could be on the brink of a breakthrough. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: a difficult moment for hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, as she gives her annual policy address, with protests rocking the territory. and... oh, my god!