if you, it's a bit suggest because if you, it's a bit suggest is very difficult for the other side did not agree to it i suppose. i hope that we will get a deal and there will be some movement, i think that another sort of argument in favour of that is that with these massively high—powered and high—stakes massively high—powered and high—sta kes negotiations sometimes you don't get one side giving way until the very, very end. i know it feels like we are at the wire, but isa feels like we are at the wire, but is a few more days to go. you would not necessarily have had the big move today, it always comes literally when the time is running out and the deadline is ticking. so i agree with tom. he may still see something and i also think that i have become more pessimistic in the last few weeks about the chances of ano last few weeks about the chances of a no deal scenario. 0k. last few weeks about the chances of a no deal scenario. ok. so when it comes to this, i don't want to see

optimism, but this idea that we are going to have talks again for the next four days then the focus will be, fishery is solvable. this idea of the future, this ratcheting up, this future... where you think the ci’ux this future... where you think the crux lies, this idea that we agree to disagree on terms of future level playing field? that's one of the main sticking points here? sony is aptly right, no one is going to be the one to say let's walk away, and i don't want to carry on with your talks. you suggest more and i say forget it. it mayjust be known wants to get up and leave first. the eu council meets tomorrow. they may have a say and say where are you talking? let'sjust have a say and say where are you talking? let's just start preparations now we don't have the time to waste. it is the mechanism to be found will probably go

something like this. we know the two sides are. the prime minister said it would never accept having to align forever more with whatever standards that you decide to set in the future on labour rights, on climate protection scheme on state aid subsidies which is what he says they're proposing. what he has excepted and what michael gove may clear this morning is that bridget would sign up to a non—regression clause, in other words bridget agrees that not to reduce its current level playing field status oi'i current level playing field status on those areas. labour, environmental, state aid, etc. the squid concession because remember brexiteers, some are very keen that the uk use brexit to divert away and deregulate to become more competitive that's all we become rich and prosperous. that's quite a bit concession already. if you got printing agreeing to keeping the current level playing field standards, and the eaves saying we wa nt standards, and the eaves saying we want you to not just do that but

follow us in the future, is there some sort of mechanism you can design that bridges those two? they're still quite far away. you can really feel they are beginning tojust move a tiny bit can really feel they are beginning to just move a tiny bit closer. the eu already saying they have given it their idea of dynamic alignment where britain has to automatically follow everything and just impose tariffs that they think if the competition becomes unfair. because he is the movie going together, i suspect the next four days going to be all about designing and mechanism and review system somewhere and the two sides can agree and point out. if the posting of the wiggle room and others to opt out, certainly they can both put this in. seeing as this is alljust been developing the past few minutes i thought would stick with us a little bit but i think we have covered most ground. let's have a look at the daily mirror, a few minutes left. talking about stockpiling. i wonder if the

page will change. talk us through what the concern is when it comes to this supermarket giant. this is the headline that the government very much not want to be on the front page at the moment as it is going into the talks going to crunch point. the story is about tesco at one of the uk, saying that it is stockpiling in its warehouses in preparation for a no—deal brexit. and when we hear the word stockpiling it's been used quite a lot this year, often in relation to the pandemic and i was thinking about supermarket supply chains, and people talking of the relation of the pandemic. this is the brexit one this time. if there is a no—deal brexit is going to be huge

congestion at the border, potentially very long queues. we do importa potentially very long queues. we do import a lot of food, prices could be going up. i think it's tesco saying in order to keep the supply chain going there mickey should have got more than usual in their warehouses. and i think that's a sign of the disruption that we might potentially be about to face. it's quite extraordinary i think, we are really worried about supermarkets and supply chains going into the pandemic and the how to play well. but actually think supermarkets are more worried about brexit and in no—deal brexit, and i really think it says something that a no—deal brexit is potentially going to have a much bigger impact on ourfood supply chains meant the global pandemic. interesting when you put it like that. labour may never be

green regain its red wall. the red wall that they crushed in the last election. what are they need to do for this did not happen? it's a really interesting debate, i suppose spreader by brexit, the referendum. which delivered those 50 seats across labour areas, the blue barricade is with the tories now like to call them. the suggestion is that it did notjust lend their votes to the conservatives and those labour seats in the midlands and northeast and northwest, but there's beena northeast and northwest, but there's been a permanent realignment now not just on brexit but cultural issues which they sort of, traditional labour voters now may see more value in the tories now. in borisjohnson. rather than keir starmer. labour will get a majority summer and needs to find those seats back in scotland

or others of course. where might the air look? the southeast or subtly different consensus in the southeast and london? actually fascinating i think. the story of british politics is exactly what happens in those seats. to labour and give keir starmer a chance of a majority? really good that we had you want to dissect what was happening in brussels, that dinner ending in, and without an agreement. we are seeing more negotiations continuing up until sunday in theory. for the time being thank you so much and we would diejust at the being thank you so much and we would die just at the end when we get more paper sin. don't go away, stay by your computers and will be back here in the next half hour for the next edition of the papers. i do hope join us.

this is your latest sports news. manchester city have wrapped up their champions league group campaign with a comfortable 3—0 win over marseille. ferran torres fourth goal in five group stage outings put pep guardiola's side in front against the french side after the break at the etihad. sergio aguero then scored ten minutes into his return from injury after coming off the bench — thatjust his fourth appearance in almost six months. raheem sterling completed the scoring in the final minute to ensure city finished unbeaten in group c and top the standings. mo salah has become liverpool's leading scorer in europe with their goal in the 1—1 draw with danish side fc midtjylland. salah scored inside a minute in what was liverpool's quickest goal in the competition and his 22nd in europe for the club. but the home side claimed a deserved point through alexander scholz‘s confident penalty. jurgen klopp's side though still go through to the last 16 as group winners.

elsewhere is—time european champions real madrid avoided heading out as they won 2—0 in germany against borussia moenchengladbach — karim benzema scoring both. also in group b inter milan missed out after failing to win against shakhtar donetsk, while in group a atletico madrid won in salzburg to secure their place in the last 16. the fourth official accused of using a racist term towards istanbul basa ksehir assistant coach pierre webo, could receive a io—match european ban. yesterday's match with paris st germain was abandoned at 0—0 after both sets of players walked off the pitch following the incident. all the players took a knee ahead of the restart of the match in the french capital this evening. the game began in the 14th minute and it didn't take long for last season's finalists to exert their authority. neymar scored a hat—trick as psg won the game 5—1 to top their group. in the women's champions league chelsea have made a winning start to their campaign this season.

a 5 nil win at benfica in the first leg of their last 32 tie. it didn't take them long to take the lead — fran kirby scoring in the second minute to become the club's all time record scorer — they were 4—0 up by the break and in control. bethany england put emma hayes's side 5—0 up in the second half, bethany england put emma hayes's side 5 nil benfica also had a player sent off. the two time semi—finalists as good as through to the round of 16. elsewhere — a lot closer for manchester city — they came from behind to beat gothenburg in sweden. a headerfrom american sam mewis securing the win with iii minutes to go. while there was a narrow loss for qualifiers glasgow city — beaten 2 —i at sparta prague. there are calls from former rugby players for contact in training to be limited while research into a possible link between rugby and brain injuries continues. it was revealed yesterday that a group of former players has started legal acton against rugby's authorities for negligence. ben cohen, who was part of englands world cup winning side in 2003 says more needs to be done.

it's like 20 controlled car crash a week. some of these hits are just a bone rattling. they really are. and... it's not just about knocks on the head. yes, that's a massive part. it's about holding your breath going into contact and seen the stars and things like that. it's been confirmed england's cricketers will play sri lanka in two test matches behind closed doors in galle next month. the first test will start on the 14th of january with the second match beginning on the 26th. the touring party are due to fly out on the 2nd with england originally meant to tour last march but the trip was postponed due to the covid—i9 pandemic. and south africa have confirmed they'll tour pakistan for the first time in ia years after agreeing to play two tests and three t 20 internationals in january and february. golf's european tour season ending event gets under way in dubai tomorrow. one and two in the race to dubai title, patrick reed

and tommy fleetwood, tee off in the final pairing of the opening round. fleetwood by his own admission has had a disappointing season with no wins at all during the year for the first time since 2016. he hopes to end on a high though over the next few days at the earth course. tomorrow in the final group out in the top two of the raised to dubai for the fourth in a row is fantastic. last couple of years of knowing what it means and understand what a great position you are in. and it's enjoyable for those reasons, really. you come in and have not got anything to lose. just a chance to put your name on that trophy again and i think it's very special. hollie doyle has continued her incredible year by making history and becoming the first female jockey to ride a winner at the international jockeys' championship in hong kong. doyle took the win in the fourth and final leg of the competition aboard race favourite harmony n blessed. the 24—year old finished joint third

overall in the event, which includes 12 of the world's bestjockeys. earlier this year doyle became the first woman to have five winners at one meeting. and that's all the sport for now. hello. in comparison to recent mornings, thursday will get off to a milder start. that though is because we've been sitting under a blanket of cloud overnight and it's keen to stick around through the course of the day today. so, quite grey and gloomy for many of us. there will be some rain initially towards the south west of england. we're expecting some showers for wales and the north west of england come the afternoon, and rain will work its way from west to east across scotland becoming patchier as it does so. highs around average, 6—8 celsius. this weather front coming into the west of the uk though will deliver more in the way of rainfall overnight thursday into friday. could be quite a wet start for some eastern areas. skies could just about remain clear ahead of that front, though,

across parts of eastern scotland and the north east of england to allow a patchy frost here at the first thing on friday. could be some risk of early ice as well. the front is quite keen to clear off into the north sea through friday but quite a lot of cloud remains behind. some showers get into the west but if the sun does come out, we could see temperatures in double figures widely to the south.

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