£100 fine, up to a to be punished? £100 fine, up to a maximum of £3000. just very briefly. 0n the i. according to a cabinet secretary, not even a junior minister, according to a cabinet secretary, stefanie, you can break the law as long as it's a very specific and limited breach. yeah, this is kind of... i go to the shop around the corner and i only steal a bar of chocolate and i don't take the whole money away? and then i'm not breaking the law? this is astonishing, and i think it's only, reading also the headlines today in the european press, it's only really the european press, it's only really the europeans starting to wonder to what is happening here. the lives news i am hearing from brussels is that the european parliament is considering ending, they cannot and

the negotiations but the european palm it will have to vote on the agreement at the very end, and they're putting a lot of pressure on they're putting a lot of pressure on the commission and on the member states to say this is on except a bowl, why should we negotiate with the country that openly says we will not respect what we have signed? michel barnier, david, let's look at the ft, arrives to talks today. no plans to change at the moment, was the comments from his spokesman. is there a risk, though, do you think ofa there a risk, though, do you think of a tory rebellion here? a lot of tories were up in arms when they heard that answer from brandon lewis. it was enough ordinary —— and ask ordinary answer. it certainly answered the question, there is no question about that, but one was a uk government minister —— when was the last time a uk government minister stood on the dispatch box at the house of commons

and said, yes, we are breaking international law? forgive me for interrupting but he did say that there was president, minor exercises. stefanie can tell us if oui’ exercises. stefanie can tell us if our former prime minister theresa may was right when she posed the question, what is going to be the effect of all this on britain's reputation abroad? go on, stefanie! iam not reputation abroad? go on, stefanie! i am not the german government or the commission, but it does not go down well. this is about state aid, this is about how goods come into the uk from northern ireland, or from gb coming to northern ireland, would be checked. this is all the creed. ajoint would be checked. this is all the creed. a joint committee would have the surveillance of that, the overview of that, and to say, no, we undermine that via domestic

legislation is astonishing. 0k, let's get through a few of foreign titles. the new york times, the faces of hunger. quite an interesting line from the writer, lecturer in poverty so close together in pandemic america, with so together in pandemic america, with so many families using food banks —— luxury and poverty. the pandemic has exposed the fragile nature "of success exposed the fragile nature "of success for millions of americans". may be outwardly successful but next to nothing to fall back on. and you do wonder in our own country, people who are concerned about the future and what happens here being a reflection on the story in the us. stefanie, i want to go to your paper, die welt. your main story todayis paper, die welt. your main story today is about president lukashenko in belarus handing over power to the opposition, refusing. it's been

revealed today, this was a stunt that the last opposition leader taken to ukraine, bundled across, hoping she could flee, she was taken, ripping up her papers so she cannot get across. we are seeing a pattern here. first, lukashenko tried to calm down protests, obviously in vain, saying he would talk about reform and maybe even new elections, but it is very clear that he is very truthful to moscow and moscow will protect the power of lukashenko, so there is a lot of concern in germany about what is going to happen next. just briefly, stefanie, is this a story that is running big in germany? this is lighted the splash for you? yeah, it isa lighted the splash for you? yeah, it is a big story. it intertwines in a way with navalny‘s story, the opposition leader, who was in the

hospital, and the declaration by the german chancellor this is likely, rush asked to explain how, again, in this case and opposition leader, could be attacked with novichok, a russian nerve agent. there is a lot of... germany geographically is close to russia. there a lot of questions. it is a tricky situation and, for germany politically, but a fragile geostrategic situation. david, i know you want to get on this stop loop interesting for us in the uk to see that the paper is not leading on brexit. you don't know what they're saying in private text i think we have a fair idea. let's go to our final paper, the daily mail. britain's hit for six. below that,

one's downsizing to a farmhouse with philip. the queen, 94, and philip, 99, she will be returning to royal duties but doing them from sandra him sandringham. yes, we all know this... he is a going to sandringham, from... just briefly, david, despite the bubbles, they seem to have travelled quite a lot. they have been up and down __ up -- up in —— up in macro __ up -- up in —— up in balmoral. it is...

-- up in balmoral. it is... david, i'm being told we have to finish. this first look at the papers. don't worry, you're coming this first look at the papers. don't wofi’y, you're coming back this first look at the papers. don't worry, you're coming back in 35 minutes, i think. worry, you're coming back in 35 minutes, ithink. that worry, you're coming back in 35 minutes, i think. that is it for this first look. thank you, david and stefanie, our first look this first look. thank you, david and stefanie, ourfirst look at this first look. thank you, david and stefanie, our first look at the papers. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. and this is your sports news, where we start with football. we'll get to england in a moment, but we start with yet more history for cristiano ronaldo tonight, as he scored his 100th goalfor portugal. he's only the second ever player to reach the landmark in international football and the first european

in the men's game. he did it in style, too, getting both goals in portugal's 2—0 win over sweden in the nations league. he's nowjust eight off the world—record 109 scored by iran's ali daei. england's latest nations league match against denmark finished goal—less in copenhagen, a disappointing end to a difficult few days for gareth southgate and his team, as katie gornall reports. the mind of england's manager has been somewhat preoccupied recently. with two of his best young players sent home for breaking quarantine rules, this was a chance to get back to the football — not that there was much to catch the eye in a first half where england looked vulnerable. as he once did for spurs, christian eriksen was pulling the strings for denmark, and they could have led at the break. so far, england's plan wasn't working, and they were made to wait until the 70th minute for their first proper chance. harry kane close, but not close enough. one by one, southgate turned to those he'd left out, with jack grealish is one of four england players making their debuts in copenhagen — a proud moment they couldn't mark with a victory, as england searched for a winner... commentator: harry kane can roll this in! ..that never came. despite numerous disciplinary issues in the build—up, england head home with four points from two games, all adding up to one

eventful week for gareth southgate. katie gornall, bbc news. two scottish premiership games will be played in front of fans this weekend. 300 spectators will be allowed through the turnstiles to watch celtic‘s trip to ross county. the same number of supporters will be at aberdeen's home game against kilmarnock. it's after the scottish government approved them as test events. they'll both be played on saturday. most of the outbreaks in scotland have been in the central belt rather than the north, which is, i suspect, why both of those pilots have been approved in a way that they have. and we are extremely grateful to the government for the cooperation that was shown in allowing these to take place, and also to the clubs, who put in a huge amount of hard work to get the test events approved and, now, the first step towards any semblance of normality. from one doncaster to a different type, the racecourse — where crowds will be allowed at a british horse racing fixture for the first time in six months tomorrow.

up to 3,640 people will be permitted entry, with more than 6,000 on the other days — including saturday, which stages the st leger, the world's oldest classic race. manchester city midfielder kevin de bruyne has been voted player of the year by the professional footballer‘s association. de bruyne said it was a "big honour" to win an award voted for by his fellow players. it's the first time a manchester city player has won the award since its inception in 1974. meanwhile, chelsea striker beth england won the women's player of the year award after she helped chelsea claim the women's super league and league cup double. worth seeing again, wasn't it? lucy bronze is back in the women's super league. she's re—signed for manchester city from lyon on a free transfer. the england defender moved to france in 2017, where she went on to win three successive champions league titles, along with a host of other honours. she says she's returning

to a much stronger league to the one she left behind. i can only see the english league getting better, and the way that it's improved already in the past four years, even five, six years, when it first kind of hit the scene, it's changed massively every single year. and i just can't see that coming to a halt anytime soon. england, especially with the fa, with all the teams, there's a lot of premier league clubs — man united, who've come in, burst onto the scene scene as well, tottenham, west ham — and i think it'sjust growing bigger because these are global brands all around the world. everybody‘s heard of them, and everybody wants to be part of english football. they'd already won the series, but england lost the final t20 against australia in southampton. england set the tourists a target of 146 to win. and having top—scored with the bat, there was a moment to forget for wicketkeeperjonny bairstow. he made a complete mess of this catch which would have removed the australian captain aaron finch early in their run chase. australia never really looked like losing the game and won it by five wickets.

it's one of the few major sporting events that's pressed ahead this year despite the pandemic, but there was a reminder of the potential dangers at the tour de france. five people have tested positive — including the race director. the competition continued this afternoon regardless, with ireland's sam bennett claiming victory in stage ten. nick parrott has the details. the tour de france was delayed by coronavirus and organisers will be desperate to avoid it being derailed. the first big wobble on the road to paris came today, with race director christian prudhomme testing positive for coronavirus. he was replaced and will isolate for at least a week. all the riders are clear for now, but four staff members tested positive. and if anyone else in their bubble does, their team will be excluded. today's fast and flat stage offered little respite from that stress. there were several crashes on the 105—mile route along the west coast of france.

all the main contenders survived to the finish, where ireland's sam bennett battled his way through to claim his first stage victory at the tour de france. his first stage victory at the tour. slovenia's primoz roglic retained the overall lead, while adam yates from britain remains eight. there will be plenty more tests are to come, but no more coronavirus ones until the next rest day on monday. nick parrott, bbc news. and the us open tennis continues in new york tonight. you can follow it all live via the bbc sport website and app. that's all from us for now. good night. hello. paul is not quite safely gathered in just yet with regard to the cereals. wednesday shaping up to be a decent day if you're out and about whatever you're up to. a cloudy start for the art of in then things to the re m na nts art of in then things to the rem na nts rem na nts of art of in then things to the remnants remnants of this waterfront gradually trundling its way further south. from the word go, it's a

brighter prospect. rector of showers they're getting into the north of scotland. it takes a time before the last of the clouds and the odd dribs and drabs of rain goes to the far south, where it is still pretty humid. a bit fresher for the south, where it is still pretty humid. a bit fresherfor the north. a really fresh start to thursday thanks to an area of high—pressure things very nicely, so it's a dry enough day after that chilly start. we thicken up the cloud eventually into the northwest of scotland with bits and pieces of rain here, may be a passing shower in northern ireland, but again, another dry date across england and wales. northern britain, make the most of it— there's rain too, for friday.

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