this is that every news life for berlin it must do better with six months to go until briggs if that's europe's message to the u.k. a senior u.s. official says some progress has been made on an exit deal but london will need to rework its position on the irish border and future trade ties also coming up the leaders of north and south korea agreed to sweeping measures to improve relations pyongyang agrees to close its main nuclear complex if the united states makes reciprocal moves and

a buddhist league champions but munich travel to lisbon to take on portuguese powerhouse been fico in the first round of the champions league group stage. thanks for your company everyone now with just six months to go before the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. the european council president has warned that key parts of britain's brics of proposals will need to be revised donald tusk said london would need to rework its position on issues linked to the irish border and future trade ties with europe but to risk speaking ahead of a key meeting of e.u. leaders in the austrian city of salzburg did acknowledge that some progress has been made albeit rather late in the day all right let's hold the tape and take a listen to what he said exactly. today there's perhaps more hope. surely

less and less time. for the left we must see for talks i would like to finalize them through this all too. this is why tomorrow's meeting of the twenty seven i will propose calling an addition of it around the minutes of normal. so another war of words has a right to the head of a key is summit in salzburg this evening let's cross to london where w. news a correspondent is covering events for us good to see you barrett i believe briggs it's a minister british brigs it minister dominic robb asked the opposition labor party to clarify whether it backs the second vote on leaving the e.u. what's behind this latest development and is that even possible. well that's been a lot of talk about a possible second referendum basically

a vote on the deal so if the reason they does come back with a deal from brussels eventually that that should be a so-called people's vote on the or if he doesn't come with a deal with a deal then there should be a vote on whether the grid's really want to crash out of europe or whether they want to somehow try and revise their decision and rework it and what germany grab the brakes and so he's trying to do is he's trying to basically put labor on the spot labor the opposition party does not have a very clear position still doesn't have a very clear position on the brakes and on the possibility of a second referendum many inside the labor party and also the trade unions want to somehow reverse brakes if they want it not to happen or they want a very soft form of bracks and so these people are pushing for a second referendum however the party leadership i think is really determined to take over the government so what they want is actually in case there is an absolute

disaster no deal with the e.u. they want to have a general election and they want to then be the prime ministers who were dominant rather stewing is trying to maybe also detract from the government's own problems that they have with president saying well look at labor they really don't have a clear cut positions all the labor party conference next week so basically trying to to shift some of the blame to labor i would say are well and this is all unfolding where you are i mean while the chair of the upcoming summit in salzburg mr donald has called for another summit in november one of his main concerns is ireland. well it's so interesting in that isn't it during the whole campaign during the whole debate before the referendum island really was hardly ever discussed and now it's the focal point for a lot of the problems that there are the problem is really how do you square that circle there needs to be if the u.k. is out of the e.u.

there needs to be some sort of border between the republic of ireland the northern ireland or what the e.u. is preferring to keep somehow northern ireland inside the customs union and then have some sort of sec checks between the northern ireland and the u.k. so that some border checks need to take place and the question is where will that be the do u.p.d. the unionists who are basically propping up to reserve may's government they don't want anything on the i received and what they don't want any border between the mainland and northern ireland and they are going to be crucial in putting their foot down will there be any so full form of checks for example that that the e.u. want on ships that cross between northern ireland and the u.k. so this is something that's discussed and they need more time to firm up their position and to find a compromise on this big mass reporting from london thank you. our

next up to our other top story the leaders of north and south korea have hailed a deal to improve ties between their two countries and a highly symbolic move the celts moon in even invited kim on to a soul in what would be the first ever post war visit by a north korean leader but progress on reducing nuclear tensions in the region was less clear cut can promise to close the country's main nuclear complex if the united states made reciprocal moves. day to south korean president visits to his northern neighbor kim jong un more carefully staged displays of harmony along with the generous serving of. the two leaders selling their pact is a breakthrough they've announced kim will become the first northern leader to visit seoul another step along the road to peace they say. will be adopted

a military pact to end a history of brutal confrontation and agreed to make efforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of pace. and the leaders agreed to disarm a jointly controlled border village starting with the removal of land mines they also said they've made progress on the issue the world's watching denuclearization . south and north korea have agreed on a way to achieve denuclearization for the first time it's a very meaningful outcome. the north says it will allow international inspectors to observe the dismantling of its main missile testing site but it's repeatedly promised its closure in the past. and the north has now made closing its nuclear plant beyond dependent on reciprocal steps from the u.s. without saying what exactly they want.

both leaders have been keen to put on a display of unity at the summit but it's left experts debating if this is a big deal or yet more empty promise says. and to put it all into perspective for us want to turn to a to foster carter he is an honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern career at leeds university in the u.k. and he joins me now from exeter and britain a very good day mr foster how they're used to seeing happy scenes and promises from a p.r. pyongyang the mood music has been set but was anything of substance achieved yes i think it was but it depends what you're talking about it's crucial to grasp that there is more than one thing going on here more than one process and the world tends to focus particularly on the nuclear issue understandably it's stream the important that's the global threat if you like the little story of this but the

local issues in north korea south korea of this fear divided nation dismay would resonate with germany i think the seventy is still divided i like germany. many issues separated families possible economic cooperation recommitted railways they have an enormous agenda on but some progress was achieved on the nuclear issue unfortunately not so much. not president trump of call of the enter korean deal exciting the north has agreed to potentially dismantle its main nuclear site if the u.s. makes concessions what are those reciprocal steps. we don't really know but the north koreans have always made it clear and not everybody in washington seems to have accepted that they want a step by step process the idea that they would handle over it once was but was never frankly realistic i think the main thing to be honest is sanctions relief and here we do have a big problem because this is reza to press assist clash

a lot that the two koreas want to do together like reconnecting railways a joint taurus and all the talk business ventures is actually banned by united nations security council sanctions there are about ten or eleven different resolutions that have ties in the new space and every time north korea test a nuclear weapon or a ballistic missile they us the line is still the sanctions of got to stay until we've got progress on jeanne it throws a ship so in a bit of a chicken the next trish i mean south korea must be hoping that the u.s. will actually if the cops cut them some slack oh misfire. all right now finally this latest meeting was also about improving ties between the two koreas a kind of confidence building exercise how does that washington look at this warming of ties. well that in a sense as i was saying is is is the key question. that they have president trump treated that he was excited and his treats you know count in the strange diplomatic

world where living in but some of the people around him i mean i think the hot line national security adviser john bolton will be very wary i am the there is a real risk that south korea as things stand will run ahead of the u.s. process and will i'm sure that when u.s. sorry when the south korean president meets the u.s. president old trump at the u.n. in about a week's time he will cross for some sanctions to be let you know some exemptions granted will the u.s. grant that i honestly that we have to see aid in foster carter thank you so much for weighing in with leeds university and they are can i thank you. all i want to bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. london police are investigating a possible hate crime after a car hit a crowd outside a mosque in the early hours of wednesday three people were injured one seriously police are searching for the driver and passengers who allegedly made as long

a phobic comments before hitting the pedestrians and then driving off. a court in pakistan has ordered the release of former prime minister nowhere shareef and his daughter pending an appeal hearing the country's three time leader was removed from office and jailed for corruption back in july sharif says the charges are politically motivated. ugandan pop star turned politician bobby wine is returning home from the u.s. after receiving treatment for injuries he says were sustained as a result of torture by ugandan authorities on the opposition m.p. was arrested in august and charged with treason for his alleged role in an incident in which the president's motorcade was prompted with stones. employees at the fast food chain mcdonald's who went on strike across the united states demanding an end to sexual harassment participants accuse the company of

failing to adequately address what they say is a widespread problem they are also calling for anti harassment training. the champions league action continues tonight would buy and munich travelling to lisbon to face been under new coach nico kovacs the bundesliga champions are gunning for a strong start they're desperate to win the tournament this season after a frustrating run in the last few years. by irons quest to repeat their twenty thirteen champions league victory has defined their recent seasons despite for some new final appearances in five years big name coaches have failed to byron's by titles. and his first champions league campaign. is aiming to triumph where his predecessors tumbled into so when we want to start in the group stage just as we did in the bundesliga this will help build the confidence will

need to carry into the next game who needs to because who can. benfica who won the tournament twice in the one nine hundred sixty s. . however they are content with making it through to the knockout rounds biran have never lost to benfica but coach rui victoria is looking to spring in upset. what can make the difference is we can be a team a team that believes in what it's doing. we must respect the opponent but also in some moments of the game we have to have the arrogance of wanting to win the match . the. injury depleted side faced their toughest test yet and biron success this season will be judged by just how far they go in europe's top competition. and just a quick reminder of our top story this hour the six months what six months until

a break sit in your council president tells britain needs to look again at elements of its winter all offer. we'll have more on that story and a whole lot more coming up at the top of the hour. because in germany to learn german. would have been the. one with him online on the mobile and free stuff the w.c. learning course.