it's. funny because i don't think. because of. the famous potato. this is due to the news coming to you live from britain of the european union and a brick through negotiations you have to bring food we. eat a commission president. and prime minister to resign may say they've struck

a deal with the two sides been down move on to negotiating a trade agreement we'll go live to brussels. also coming up u.s. president truong celebrates his jerusalem initiative and write down i'm thinking about what's going on and the love that's all over israel and all about jerusalem. from coast the jewish illegals at the white house palestinians protest against his decision to recognize jerusalem as the captain of israel. and the bobsleigh eighteen that's become the pride of nigeria by ridding the country's first ever makes its first of appearance at the winter olympics. it is big disks. arrived as a breakthrough in bragg's that negotiations the e.u.

and britain say they have reached an agreement that will allow them to progress to the next round of talks the announcement was made in brussels by u.k. prime minister to resign me and european commission president. this said it agreed on key issues like rights for e.u. citizens in the ukraine and guaranteeing no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland on the move on to negotiations about future trade relations between the u.k. and the e.u. and we speak to our brussels beer chief in just a moment but first let's listen to what terrorism he had to say all the law and we will guarantee there will be no hard border and we will uphold the belfast agreement and in doing so we will continue to pursue the constitutional and economic integrity of the united kingdom. max often joins me for more unless the irish border issue almost led to the collapse of these talks so

what led to this brics one what has changed. the big question we're all asking ourselves and rita is is this really a big breakthrough and you need to look at the paper here of course they want to avoid a hard border to reason may said so but there are only two known ways of doing this lets you get really creative and the first one would be to align the u.k. and the e.u. concerning the e.u. rules on trade being basically part of the customs union like switzerland like norway if you do this then it begs the question why did you leave the e.u. in the first place and that's certainly something the braggs it's yours won't want so the second possibility is only to align northern ireland to the e.u. rules and that way you push the border from inside ireland the irish island at least outside of ireland but that is something that the d u p doesn't want they are part of the government in the u.k. do you piece stands for democratic unionist party and that's not the union of

ireland that's the union of the u.k. so that's something they will be opposed to so what we're seeing here is they're still trying to put a round peg into a square hole and this so-called breakthrough has not changed this. from what has things that a lot of open questions now that constant president don't know just because also been speaking off that meeting first let's take a listen to what he said. so we have a number of various ideas we need small cloudy deal on how the u.k. cece our future relations. has left the single market and customs union right being satisfied with today's agreement which is obviously the success of prime minister that there is a major let us remember that the most difficult challenge is still ahead. and what don't just kissing doesn't sound like

a ringing endorsement for what's been achieved from the e.u. perspective so this so-called breakthrough. right and you could sensible despair with donald tusk although he's always very somber but in this case it's just it's taken so long to achieve fairly little and you can see the trouble in the go sheeting between the u.k. and the european union everybody's running out of time they have less than a year to conclude at least a transitional agreement so what don't try to do right there is to support the reason may because it's the best shot that the you has of actually reaching an agreement but they all know that she's very very weak at home no they're not on the same page with in her party that i mentioned the deal you pirelli or they have a totally different agenda so to see what they actually have to achieve in the next months and the situation in the u.k. that's probably why i don't refer to so the next phase of talks is likely to be

even more difficult are going to be talking crusade what do we expect them max. you know let me just give you a couple of examples we just got in the message that the free trade agreement with mean japan and the european union seems to be ready to conclude now you know how long it took them to do that for years and that was quick there are other examples with malaysia they're still negotiating now for seven years and counting and they would have less than a year to do this with the united kingdom because in order to have everything ready they probably would need the paper or the transitional agreement until october next year and then again you know what i just said look at the state of politics in the united kingdom all of this makes this even harder and it really does seem like we have witnessed well more or less at least the easy part because free trade agreements it's just very complicated very detailed and it is said that different teams are not aligned on the same positions here at all but one in brussels thank

you very much for that assessment this article look at some other stories making news around the blood efficiency a massive wildfire tearing through southern california have destroyed hundreds of homes the blazes have now forced tens of thousands of people to flee to safety major state highways have been closed as hard as that winds fanned the flames bowden's conservatives have named him out of its key as the country's new prime minister the former finance minister replaces beata should in the post critics say the leadership shake up is meant to distract attention from a vote on friday on noise that would give the ruling party significant power of opponents judicial system. u.s. president has hosted a group of jewish leaders at the white house a day after recognized in jerusalem as israel's capital and setting off wide spread

condemnation and street clashes the presidential gathering was to welcome in the jewish festival of hanukkah which starts next tuesday the day after the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel clashes have broken out between palestinians and israeli forces we are now seeing live pictures from bethlehem where some people have gathered after friday prayers to protest against the u.s. president's decision israel's government has beefed up security in jerusalem and other parts of the country after palestinian groups scored for a day of rage from sponsorship discourse international outrage in the arab and muslim world. and we begin more on that and speak to our correspondent on the ground later. and for more on this story let me draw in married scott she is in the european parliament a delegation for relations with both the palestinian territories and the u.s.

she's joining me from sweden welcome original you've called the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital as a declaration of war what do you mean by that. well it actually means that they have chosen to put new energy into the conflict instead of trying to find a solution and. we have such a strong support for a two state solution not only as was mentioned here in your program that the. u.n. has evoked e.u. and the you and has a very strong position that we must have a two state solution if we don't want to. put. things at stake because there are so much at stake and trump is just

trying to to take a decision that will create conflicts we don't know where they end but he just supporters of trump would say he may have in fact jump started the stored peace process is one would accept that argument what could he possibly be offering the palestinians as part of a potential deal. well i don't think that it seems to be that trump he traveled in limits several countries since that art of over the world he met leaders he also met with us in palestine and. he he gave the impression that he was listening to all those leaders that he met but actually he must have had a plan from the beginning that he just looks as if he is listening to the risks

because. if called be hot news for him that what he's doing now gets lighting a fire that is extremely dangerous not only for for israel and palestine you lose a limb but for the world actually and i don't know why he think that he should have the power to take that sort of decision and we did many in new countries including germany have strongly condemned from smoove what kind of contribution do you think you can make to deescalate the situation. hopefully you can do something and. i'm sure that we will have lost discussions as the days to come in the weeks to come. i think that it's. important that the your countries are trying to find

something that could. persuade a chum to slow down to to stop what she's actually doing now i'm not sure he is willing to listen i thought that he listened to the palestinians when he was there. is a taking of the region but obviously he did not and it just to to be clear that a loss of of politicians and people on the israeli side. petition that i have a right to my regional school thank you very much for talking to deduct the on this controversial issue thank you kelly just for him cologne have been knocked out of the europe on the golf to one in defeat to red star belgrade the when soul red star

leapfrog colluded to second place in group g. earning them a spot in the competitions lost thirty two in the other match group winners also no thrashed by peabody's up six nil colognes defeat means all three german sides crashed out in the group stages often i'm ahead of the len who were eliminated on the previous match day both through their final matches one voice. turning to the winter olympic games which a fost approaching in among athletes training for peak performance on the women's bobsled team from nigeria there's not much snow in the west african nation but if the sun kissed island of jamaica could do it in one thousand eighty eight why not the ladies of nigeria and the super eagles team not lacking in ambition. to vote for change started their intervention twenty sixteen after successful crowdfunding campaign began training in the united states they broke their place

last month after strong performances in qualifiers now and the pride of nigeria. it's been beautiful to know that nigeria is supporting us they've never had anyone in the winter olympics and we're excited to see that happen nigerians globally people that are even and you know just being supportive of the fact that this country is going to get representation at the winter olympics and the consonance going to get representation in the sport of bobsled. the trio may be newcomers to winter sports but they've all been professional track and field athletes and even represented nigeria at the olympic games aiming high in korea you know i think anyone signed up to go to the games to not be one of the top three you know one of the things that natural competitor at least one of the things that you aspire to to have a podium spot. already surprised the world in reaching the olympics now they want to have the ultimate fairytale ending and winning. and of

course good luck to them for that christophe is coming up shortly to take a look at the briggs a breakthrough in brussels and what that means for business you're watching news coming from and remember there's lots more on our website dot com you can also follow us on twitter and on facebook but stay now. with business news shortly. to be comfortable.