a timetable, provisional timetable of sorting that out by october so it can be voted on in the uk parliamenturopean parliament by differences remain over what kind of customs arrangements we want with northern ireland, the immigration system so nothing definitive emerging these meetings and they are not undertaking any formal briefings but what is concentrating minds at the moment is negotiations on the transition period, the implementation period, what happens effectively in the two years or so immediately after we leave the european union. the government wants that sorted out more quickly by the third week in march when there is a european summitand third week in march when there is a european summit and it does not sound as if things are going necessarily diplomatically desperately well. what happened today was the government produced this paper, it is tightly typed but they say in these negotiations we wa nt to they say in these negotiations we want to make sure we can still get the benefits of trade deals which the benefits of trade deals which the european union has negotiated during t

an agreement on a framework that would put at risk the smooth and orderly exit we all need, the uk parliamentnesses and consumers in every part of the kingdom. iam and consumers in every part of the kingdom. i am clear it is in the interest of all parts of the uk to agree a way forward that fully respect the devolved sediments, preserves the integrity of the market. back our new proposal shows oui’ market. back our new proposal shows our desire to strike the balance with the devolved governments, our seriousness, while at the same time ensuring there are no new barriers for people across the nations of the united kingdom. families could buy and sell freely. businesses will not face extra bureaucracy and higher costs. minimum disruption to everyday lives and certainty that things can carry on as normal. i hope that the talks continuing will lead in the coming weeks to an agreement that we can take into the withdrawal bill and will be to our mutual benefit. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has delivered a keynote speech in which he has set out his party's approach for britain leaving the european

in belgium and in europe, not in britain, but i presume that if that happens, for example, the uk parliamentmaybe after that election a new government and maybe a new position by the government on brexit. may i call it like that can a new territory. thank you very much for talking to us. good morning. sunshine was in shorter supply yesterday that there will be a change of fortunes for today. at the moment a lot of cloud is streaming our way so we do not have any frost around this time and that cloud is big enough to provide further outbreaks of rain and drizzle. wet weather is pushing as we very slowly eastward so it will be the more eastern parts of scotla nd be the more eastern parts of scotland and england better in the dollar down sort of weather on monday. to the west it will be dry and bright sun sunshine around coastal areas and in northern ireland ahead of the second band of rain that arrives. sunshine and setting degree is quite likely. further if underneath that cloudy damp weather. in nine areas of rain but they start to converge overnight. second band of rain pushes its way eastw

uk members of parliament will question social media bosses in washington later, after calling their responsefar ‘completely inadequate‘. plus — shining light on the dark web — the cybercriminals who traded stolen identities online — and cost consumers half a billion dollars. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. police in china have started using sunglasses featuring facial recognition technology — it allows officers to scan crowds looking for suspects. a modern tool in the fight against crime? — or does it smack of big brother surveillance? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag bbc—the—briefing. the recent apparent thaw in relations between north and south korea looks to be taking a backwards step. the north koreans have now said they have no intention of using the winter olympics as a chance to meet american delegates — and they are also preparing a huge parade of their military prowess. but the us vice president mike pence reiterated that all options are on the table. in a

. >>> the husband of murdered uk parliament member joe cox is stepping down from his charities amid sexualuct claims. in 2016 jo cox died after being shot and stabbed near one of her constituency offices. her husband, brendan cox, set up charities in her memory after her killing. and now he has, though, resigned from them, after at least two allegations of sexual impropriety were made public by uk media. cox tweeted earlier, last week i decided to step down from my public roles to face up to mistakes i made several years ago while at save the children. i apologize to people i offended or upset at the time. my actions were never malicious, but they were, at times, inappropriate. i take responsibility for my actions, and will hold myself to a higher standard in the future. >>> coming up here, one of the most famous olympic skiers in the world is having to deal with online haters. after failing to medal in the winter olympics. we'll be live in pyeongchang to learn more about that story coming up. >>> plus, how a huge gift of private land is preserving the breathtaking wilderness of chile. are

and the top story here in the uk: members of parliament have voted to leave the palace of westminster while a proposed multibillion—0pound refurbishment of the historic building takes place. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. facebook beats earnings estimates but investors steer clear of the like button over concerns about changes ahead. and india's budget goes before parliament. we find out how it might affect the country's economy. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is thursday. glad you could join us. i am rico hizon. we kickoff the programme with facebook and its latest earnings numbers which beat expectations. advertising revenue up which beat expectations. advertising revenue up 47% compared to the last quarter of 2016. a5 revenue up 47% compared to the last quarter of 2016. 11.3 billion us dollars profitability. not all good news. the stock slumped after mark zuckerberg warned engagement could ta ke zuckerberg warned engagement could take a hit as facebook evolves and users were

a new behaviour code is to be introduced for thousands of people working in the uk parliament — as part include an independent complaints process, confidential helplines and compulsory training for everyone. there'll be separate procedures for allegations of sexual harassment. when president trump visited france he was witness to a parade of the french military. he later said "it was one of the greatest parades i've ever seen". this week he asked officials to organise an american version in the nation's capital. the pentagon today said that that washington dc was only one option, and that other locations were also being discussed. in the run—up to the winter olympics in south korea there's a big propaganda war between north korea and its adversaries. today the north held a military parade attended by leader kim jong—un. meanwhile us vice—president mike pence arrived in south korea and met south korean president moon. both american and north korean officials say the two sides won't meet at the games — even though the vice—president and kim jong—un's younger sister will be seated just met

uk members of parliament will question social media bosses in washington later — after calling the firmsresponse so far — ‘completely inadequate‘. plus — shining a light on the dark web. the us breaks a cybercrime ring that traded stolen bank details around the world — causing losses of half a billion dollars. and on the markets, investors remain on edge — the us ending down but steadier than in recent days, but asian shares around their lowest in six weeks. we start with the growing backlash against social media companies over their role in the spread of ‘fake news‘. today, executives from facebook — youtube which is owned by google — and twitter will be questioned about the issue by british members of parliament at a public hearing in washington critics have given the tech giants an unflattering new acronym: baadd. as in big, anti—competitive, addictive and destructive to democracy. last month facebook reacted to criticism by refocusing on updates from friends and family — rather than news publishers and brands. it says that has led to people spending 50 million fewer hours a day on th

and what to do about the uk's seats in the european parliament? countries. but it is the money that will provoke the biggest arguments. some don't want to see their payments go up, denmark is one. is your country prepared to pay more after brexit? no, if i should keep my answer short i should say no. britain leaving the eu will not make any of us staying richer so i think we should stay to the idea of putting a limit or cap on our budget. others, like romania, don't want to see what they receive go down. there was a hole in the budget, is your country prepared to accept less and see cuts to spending? you know, if you listen to politicians there is usually a hole in the budget but finally things are financed so if we want to finance more, we have to pay more, it is very simple. so this is just the start of the arguments brexit could trigger among eu countries. the difficulties among themselves don't for now mean any divisions in their approach to negotiating with the uk. our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. we will hear from a

and what to do about the uk's seats in the european parliament? ut and some we distributed to other countries. but it is the money that will provoke the biggest arguments. some don't want to see their payments go up, denmark is one. is your country prepared to pay more after brexit? know, ifi should keep my answer short i should say no. britain leaving the eu will not make any of us staying richer so i think we should stay to the idea of putting a limit or cap on our budget. others, like romania, don't wa nt budget. others, like romania, don't want to see what they receive go down. there was a hole in the budget, issue country prepared to accept less and see cuts to spending? you know, if you listen to politicians there is usually a hole in the budget but finally things are financed so if we want to finance more, we have to pay more, it is very simple. so this is just the start of the arguments brexit could trigger among eu countries. the difficulties among themselves don't for now mean any divisions in their approach to negotiating with the uk. an

uk members of parliament will question social media bosses in washington later over the issue of fakefar "completely inadequate." many of us are trying to be more healthy these days. but how do you fancy tracking your health by testing your own blood at home? well, one company — thriva — provides kits that can be used at home to test for a variety of different things. they can track a wide range of health indicators including cholesterol and liver function. you send the sample to the company — which then gives you expert analysis online. so, is this a good way to spot early signs of illness and take pressure off over—stretched health services? hamish grierson, co—founder of thriva joins me now. ijust want i just want find out how you set up the company, giving you do not have a medical background. no, that is right. thriva was created with one simple purpose in mind. we wanted to give anybody access to the benefit that comes of getting a regular check up on your health as you point out it is about staying in front of the health issues that impact millions of people around the country.

the brexit negotiation is not only a haggle between the uk government and the eu. parliament, too. government and the eu. theresa may did not have an overall majority in the commons and a number of tory mps also argue that the uk should have a customs union with the eu. argue that the uk should so, a vote, when it comes, could force the government to change its position. could force the government to the government insists the uk must be free to have an independent trade policy after brexit outside the customs union. labour say they want tojoin a customs union, what does that mean? tojoin a customs union, is it like turkey, which has a customs union but only in goods, but not in agriculture, not in services, not in finance? is that what we want for britain? not in services, not in finance? will we take rules in certain sectors but not in others? liam fox also said the government would try to persuade all tory mps about the government's position before putting a trade deal before mps which, at the moment, looks like it could be defeated if labourjoins tory rebels in calling fo

uk members of parliament will question social media bosses in washington later, after calling their responsels who traded stolen identities online — and cost consumers half a billion dollars.

uk in a customs union with the eu. crunch time is not coming for the prime minister because the majority in parliament does not back hersman said the uk would be better off teaming up with the eu to reach new trade deals with other countries. obviously it's the only way realistically to get tariff free access. it's really important for oui’ access. it's really important for our manufacturing base and nobody can answer the question how you keep your commitment to no hard border in northern ireland without a customs union. as an eu member we are currently in the european customs union and the idea behind it is pretty simple. a single set of ta riffs pretty simple. a single set of tariffs is imposed on goods imported from outside the eu. goods can then move freely without terrorists around the block. but members cannot do their own trade deals. —— without terrorists. the eu also has a single market which allows capital, services and people to move freely and them —— all member states. the government says we will be the customs union and the single market after brexit. some labour mps want their party to commit to both. it

the charity's leaders were questioned in the parliament in the uk on tuesday. t gone half past two in the morning. it's time now for tuesday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme. coming up, an uncomfortable morning of questioning for oxfam bosses. we are sorry for the damage that oxfam has done. mps demand the law is changed to help a 6—year—old boy. i would urge them to break the law because the law in this case is cruel and lacks compassion. and the case for a bridge across the channel. it is a curiosity that two of the most powerful economies in the world separated by barely 21 miles of water are connected by only one railway line. 0xfam has lost 7000 regular donors since it emerged some of its staff paid women for sex in haiti. mps spent two hours grilling senior executives on the accusations. then there were the comments made by 0xfam's chief executive. in your interview published on saturday, you appeared to be downplaying the scandal, using the parallel with the murder of babies in their cots which many people regarded as grossly inappropriat

mps in the uk will be leaving the famous houses of parliament for at least six years. we will explain why. as promised, stefa ny is back. we will explain why. as promised, stefany is back. political risk a nalyst. stefany is back. political risk analyst. lovely to see you. women are dominating the papers. we have theresa may to begin with. the front page of china daily. in the uk it is all about brexit and it is all about citizens rights. in the uk, when we do leave in march 2019. china daily is more focused on trade and the relationship between the uk and china. exactly. they are looking to have partnership for china's belt and road initiative which is all about infrastructure. they want to see if london is going to keep its position as a top global financial centre. there is a lot of discussion about this. it is pretty normal that the prime minister takes the trade delegation to countries like china oi’ delegation to countries like china or india where they have big business. the processor the same thing. it is true that the united kingdom has acted this up. the uk c

the charity's leaders were questioned in the parliament in the uk on tuesday.

the charity's leaders — were questioned in the parliament in the uk on tuesday.nd's largest councils will provide free lunches to children from low—income households every day of the year. north la narkshire council say they'll use sports centres and other facilities to provide meals when schools are closed. the pilot scheme will begin this spring — as our scotland editor sarah smith reports. yeah, there's all different food you can get. my favourite‘s chicken curry. it's tomato pasta. so this is your favourite meal you've got today? yeah. you get lettuce and you have tomato and you have all the pasta. when i was at school, school lunches were not something you looked forward to, but are they actually good here? yeah. really good. all the kids here do seem to really enjoy their school meals, and the teachers know that, for some of them, it's the best meal they're going to eat all day. when the schools close, quite a few of these kids do, sadly, go hungry. that's why north lanarkshire council are to pilot a scheme providing free lunches to kids who need them, notj

today in brussels, eu citizens living in the uk were telling the european parliament they didn't wants, and were alarmed that future migrants were having their rights traded away in brexit talks. if i was still living in the netherlands, where i am from, and i wanted to move to the uk, i'd wait until everything is clear because, at the moment, there is still nothing agreed. time is ticking and we are in the front line, as eu nationals of this brexit saga. after transition, eu migrants will have to apply to stay in the uk, but the details of how that will work are not finalised. there is uncertainty about what that means for those who no longer qualify. will they be deported ? there's also uncertainty around what the rights will be for those that are successful. will they go to bed on the last day of transition with a certain set of rights and wake up in the morning with something very different? for employers, like the nhs, the prospect of eu migration falling further has led to concerns about their ability to recruit skilled nurses. i think, if you are a nurse in an eu country, in fr

today, in brussels, eu citizens living in the uk were telling the european parliament they didn't wantd were alarmed that future migrants were having their rights traded away in brexit talks. if i was living still in the netherlands, where i'm from, and i would want to move to the uk, i would wait. just wait until everything is clear. because at the moment there is still nothing agreed. time is ticking and we are in the front line, as eu nationals, of this brexit saga. after transition, eu migrants will have to apply to stay in the uk, but the details of how that will work are not finalised. there's uncertainty about what that means for those who no longer qualify — will they be deported and what will the rights be for those that are successful? will they go to bed on the last day of transition with a certain set of rights and wake up in the morning with something very different? for employers like the nhs, the prospect of eu migration falling further has led to concerns about their ability to recruit skilled nurses. i think if you're a nurse in an eu country, in france or germany, you

the charity's leaders were questioned in the parliament in the uk on tuesday.just it hasjust gone it has just gone half past four in the morning. it is now time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. there is something distressing about the revelations of sexual explication and gross misconduct inside one of the world's best known humanitarian aid organisations. oxfam is at the centre of a storm of investigations. now the entire aid sector is under scrutiny for safeguarding failures which appear to go back decades. my guess is amira malik miller. she is an experienced aid worker who experienced misconduct first hand and is now prepared to speak out. so what went wrong and why? —— my guest. amira malik miller, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you work for the swedish government. but how expensive is your experience of aid work in the field? i worked in the humanitarian assistance sector for over 15 years. i have been based in liberia and west africa. i have done a lot of work in sudan. i have travelled extensively. i have had a lot of experience

mps in the uk will be leaving the famous houses of parliament for at least six years.s promised, stefany is back. political risk a nalyst. stefany is back. political risk analyst. lovely to see you. women are dominating the papers. we have theresa may to begin with. the front page of china daily. in the uk it is all about brexit and it is all about citizens rights. in the uk, when we do leave in march 2019. china daily is more focused on trade and the relationship between the uk and china. exactly. they are looking to have partnership for china's belt and road

it also demands the uk makes europe's highest court the ultimate arbiter in future brexit disputes. theresa may told parliamentept". 0ur europe editor, katya adler reports. in the historic process in which the uk leaves the eu, this is a big moment — the first legal draft of the uk's exit treaty. so how is it possible, you might ask, to have a draft withdrawal agreement already when brexit negotiations are still ongoing? well, this 120—page document is the european commission's understanding of what has been agreed to date with the uk and of what it still wants to be agreed. so in here, we see that divorce issues which were discussed, but not finalised, before christmas. the rights of eu citizens within the uk and uk citizens in the eu after brexit. also, the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill. and to the irish border. also in here, the transition agreement, but no details of a future eu—uk trade deal, because those talks haven't even started yet. the document's paragraphs on northern ireland are particularly controversial. the eu's chief brexit negotiator came out today to defend them. we have ap

and making it all the more difficult is the fact that the uk government is sustained in parliament by the dup. two questions: how did we get here, and what happens now? here's matthew thompson. a year is a long time in politics, and seldom in the 13 months that storm has stood empty has the prospect for devolved government in northern ireland seem bleaker. today the dup pulled the plug on the latest round of talks, but crucially, for the first time, they appeared to call for the imposition of direct rule. as a result of our inability at this stage to reform an executive, it is incumbent upon her majesty's government to step in and come forward with a budget and start taking some key decisions around health, education and infrastructure, and taking decisions in those matters that really matter to the people of northern ireland. perhaps unsurprisingly sinn fein put the blame on the dup. the dup leadership has failed to come forward and close on the issues where we found an accommodation. these issues will not go away. we are engaged with both governments and over the course of tomorrow

today in brussels, eu citizens living in the uk were telling the european parliament they didn't wantere alarmed that future migrants were having their rights traded away in brexit talks. if i was still living in the netherlands, where i am from, and i wanted to move to the uk, i'd wait until everything is clear after transition, eu migrants will have to apply to stay in the uk, but the details of how that will work are not finalised. there is uncertainty about what that means for those who no longer qualify. will they be deported ? there's also uncertainty around what the rights will be for those that are successful? will they go to bed on the last day of transition with a certain set of rights and wake up in the morning with something very different? for employers, like the nhs, the prospect of eu migration falling further has led to concerns about their ability to recruit skilled nurses. i think, if you are a nurse in an eu country, in france or germany, you're not going to want to come to this country and put down roots, because it's uncertain. and therefore we won't have the work

dismaying to steele, and in fact my colleague tom hamburger spoke to a number of members of parliament in the ukecial affront to great britain. you have this guy, respected public service career in the uk, who, you know, did have a private client but was trying to warn our government, and now we've got u.s. senators who want to have him criminally investigated. >> zerlina and rick, you guys have been on campaigns in 2016, ted cruz, hillary clinton. rick, when you read this article, tell me what your reaction was. >> this is unbelievable. you can understand how fiction writers have a hard time today. it's an epic story. tom and rosalind did an amazing job. opposition researchers in general, they look at the public record, they'll look at divorce filings, tax filings, they'll go to the hometown of the opposition and talk to a few people. this is on a whole different level. this is an actual spy, someone who has been trained to spy, who is integrated deeply into russia and has all these connections that no opposition firm that i know of would have ever gotten. >> just because it's opposition resear

subsequent to this discussion and together with the european parliament that this draft will be placed on the negotiating table with the uk to continue to move forward in full transparency and this is something i've become accustomed to doing since the beginning of this work, this publication of this text will not only for you as journalists but also for everybody so that everybody can get a clear vision of theissues everybody can get a clear vision of the issues upon which an agreement is needed and i think this publication will also be useful because it will feed into the public debate that is very close to my heart. and which will highlight all theissues heart. and which will highlight all the issues at state as part of brexit. as we move towards our meeting tomorrow and this publication, i would like to say that there are no surprises in this d raft that there are no surprises in this draft text. that there are no surprises in this d raft text. it that there are no surprises in this draft text. it will incorporate a legal form draft text. it will incorporate a legalform hunter draft text. it will incorporate a legal f

research shows international students are worth 20 billion pounds to the uk economy blues that was commissioned by nick hillman, parliament tree candidate in cambridge in 2010 and 4 advisor to lord willett. the prime minister's policies decreased the number of students coming to our country. does the secretary of state agree with me, the prime minister to escort billions of pounds that could be available to our stores and hospitals? >> mister speaker, what the facts actually say is we are the second most popular destination in the world and university applications are up by 1/5 since 2010. what he alleges, we are doing a good job in attracting that. >> the most beautiful constituency in the united kingdom. so improving infrastructure is difficult to create jobs and prosperity. what we can do is improve the salisbury line to get faster trends to waiver. will my right honorable friend reassure my constituents and me that the government is behind the scheme to do what the government wants to create more wealth and prosperity. >> as my honorable friend will know, the chancellor last year set aside considerable sums of money,

absence of an executive, other challenging decisions will have to be taken by the uk government and i will update parliament a statement that westminster. we must think about those words in terms of the dup‘s demands today for the westminster government to set the budget and start taking decisions on spending on schools, hospitals and infrastructure in northern ireland. it isa infrastructure in northern ireland. it is a high—stakes situation we are talking about here and right now no prospect of a return to devolved government after 13 months of stalemate. it was interesting that karen bradley said that there is the basis for an accommodation there she thinks between the dup and sinn fein, despite the fact that the dup today said there was no prospect of that at all. interesting. karen bradley saying that there would be a statement that westminster on the way ahead. if there is any more reaction to that situation we will bring it to you straightaway. let's get more now on boris johnson's speech this morning in which he has tried to reassure voters who opposed leaving the european union, saying that it's a c

uk after brexit. a former commons speaker said piers have a clear duty. to limit the damage that threatens the sovereignty of parliament the national interest —— peers. parliament and the national interest -- peers. the more we argue here, the wicha we make the govern's arguing position. should we not be in lamenting the people's vote? but first, it was all change at prime minister's questions. theresa may is ona trip minister's questions. theresa may is on a trip to china, attempting to boost trade and relations. as well as formal talks, there was time for mrs may and her husband to pay a visit to a peking opera performance for music and drama. back in westminster, the lead role at prime minister's questions went to david lidington, who faced emily thornberry. the exchanges began with a bit of banter about the last time the two had faced each other across the two had faced each other across the dispatch box. let me welcomed the dispatch box. let me welcomed the minister backed it his role deputising for the prime minister. last time he did so it was in december 2016, when his party was 17 points ahead in the polls, an

they have got to approve a plan of what to do about the seeds of the uk members of the european parliamente after brexit, they will talk about the process for appointing a successor tojean—claude process for appointing a successor to jean—claude jonker, whose term process for appointing a successor tojean—claudejonker, whose term of office ends next year, and the big one is what to do about the next eu budget cycle, which will last for seven budget cycle, which will last for seve n years budget cycle, which will last for seven years starting from 2021, and will have a brexit shaped hole in it of about £12 billion a year. it raises lots of thorney questions, like, to the countries that pay in, pay in more? not many of them wanted. do the countries who are net recipients want to receive less? no, not many. but also, how do you tackle new, bigger problems like terrorism, security and migration with less money? and do you have new sources of money for the eu, for example, new eu wide taxes? that the start of that discussion today and that will go on for months and months and months and months!

parliament. coming up in the next half hour: the bill putting eu law on the uk statute book clears its first hurdles, but there's a hint of the battles to come. at this pivotal moment in our history, we cannot, we must not, indulge in that very british habit of just muddling through. mps vote to move out of parliament for a multi—billion pound repair programme, after warnings there's a risk of it burning down! we must recognise that as time passes without competence of action, those risks only increase. also on this programme, it's stand—in day at prime minister's questions, where emily thornberry attacks the government and the dup for not backing votes at 16. they are not the coalition of chaos, mr speaker, they're the coalition of cavemen! but david lidington says that labour put up the age for doing all sorts of things. raised the age to buy fireworks to 18, and raised the age for using a sunbed to 18! but first, after two days of debate and 190 speakers, the eu withdrawal bill cleared its first parliamentary hurdle in the house of lords. the bill translates eu law into uk domestic law to avoid

mine is because the uk would be in the european commission, the european council or the european parliamentp during that transition period to all eu law in every respect, which includes the free movement of people. that is what this argument will be about. if you look back at the agreement that was signed between theresa may and michel barnier and the rest of the eu at christmas which allowed the brexit talks to move from phrase want to phase two, there is a bit of tension there. —— phase one. on brexit day, there. —— phase one. on brexit day, the transition changes that was agreed by both sides both sides agreed by both sides both sides agreed that it could change as a result of the negotiations about the transition period or the implementation phase. the eu site words to that paragraph to say that is what you have to sign up to. the other paragraph says, hang on, we agreed brexit day was brexit day. that is whether disagreement is. thank you very much for bringing us up thank you very much for bringing us up to date on that. the economic gap between the north and south of england will con

the uk up to the date of withdrawal, does not intend to extend these rights to citizens arriving during the transitional period, that is a major subject for us, and also for the european parliamentrole or a new law which would enter into force during the transition period. finally, i come tojustice during the transition period. finally, i come to justice and during the transition period. finally, i come tojustice and home affairs. here, the uk wishes to continue to be able to take part in new european policies, this is the idea of opt in, whereas it has decided to leave these very policies at the end of the transition period, to be frank, i'm surprised by these disagreements. the positions of the european union are very logical, i think. the uk wants to enjoy the advantages of the single market, the customs union, it has therefore to accept all the rules and the obligations until the end of transition, that is only logical, it also has two accept the consequences of the decision to leave the european union, to leave its institutions, and its policies. —— has to accept. to be quite frank, if these disagreements persist, the transition is not a given. in english. -- in english. if

at 8:00am gmt members of the european parliament are set to begin debating what will happen to the 70—odd seats held by the ukf her cdu party's top brass to discuss the outcome of tuesday's make or break talks at forming a workable coalition with the spd. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hi there, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your sport briefing for wednesday. coming up, we'll hearfrom tottenham manager mauricio pochettino, as his side head into a crucial stage of the season. plus, the first ever interstellar badminton tournament. hello there. the breathless football season continues in england on wednesday, with premier league high flyers tottenham hotspur, taking on league two's newport county in a fourth round fa cup replay. spurs remember were involved in that remarkable and controversial match at liverpool on sunday. harry kane scored a late, late penalty to notch his one hundredth premier league goal. but he might not feature from the start on wednesday evening. manager mauricio pochettino will field a changed team, with important matches against arsenal and juventus com

parliament today. the government says it will protect millions of customers from higher bills. but energy uks warned the cap could halt the growth of competition. our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, has the details. as the cold takes hold, hope of cheap heat and power for many people. not now, but by next winter. people like ann godden, in hull, who is on the standard tarriff to be capped, like 11 million others. it's over 800 a year, so it's a lot. it's high. and i'm better off than a lot of people my age i know. not well off, by any means. ann tried to switch suppliers, but pulled out because she didn't trust the process. the sort of customer ministers say they will protect. customers who are on these default tariffs, these poor value tariffs, are paying about £1.4 billion more than they should do. so it will save, you know, i'm not sure it will say that total amount, but it will definitely save households. so in another freeze, next year, how much would you gain from a price cap? well, the average standard variable tariff is £1,122 a year. there is an existing price cap fo

uk wide legislation around things like food hygiene, hygiene standards and food labelling. that's unacceptable to the scottish government and nicola sturgeon has said it's an effective veto over the scottish parliament and it is not something she will agree to. sarah smith, scottish correspondent at peterhead, thank you. britain's athletes have returned from their most successful winter olympics ever. team gb brought back five medals from south korea — one gold and four bronze — beating their previous record, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. flags at heathrow for everyone. a calm welcome home. cheering. but olympic medallist means a new status, even amongst old friends. commentator: lizzy yarnold next. the record investment at £28 million of lottery funding from uk sport brought five medals, including lizzy yarnold's memorable gold. i wondered what her legacy could be. there are many escalators in britain, but no skeleton courses to slide down. we are not a snow nation, we're not an ice nation. so the inspirational message i take to schools is that i grew up in kent and i loved sport and ijust wanted to be an olympian. but i ended up going, doing my best, and coming home with a gold m

uk to choose what it wanted after its 2019 exit. now on bbc news, a look back at monday's events in parliament.lo, and welcome to monday in parliament, our look at the best of the day in the commons and the lords. on this programme: can we trust the civil servants to be neutral over the effects of brexit? i have maintained this document as propaganda from top to bottom. a hundred years since women got the right to vote. but female peers say there's a long way to go in the fight for women's rights. you have to ask yourself what is meritorious, who decides what is the value? and after donald trump tweets about the state of our nhs, an invitation is issued to the us president. showsowwleaders—hip.l i think i have done overall more than 20 years, with some discontinuities. i never had the occasion to question the impartiality or objectivity of the of civil servants. quite often they have said things that i did not want to hear but i would never accuse them with with the recent accusations leveled against them. i think we should be proud of our civil service and i reject the smears against them. he

parliament. to ensure that we get what we need. this is of course an important point. we have the uk government are committed to delivering the commission as a part of that. we are developing powers to the status government. for the number one priority and must be the public as a travel. we will work with the scottish government to make sure that there is a smooth transfer of the british transport. whether or not the british transport is merged with the scotland government calm yourselves. you're supposed to be setting an example to some of your colleagues. you're proud to be a statements. -- statesman. >> there we are. can i just say it is a matter for the status government and what they choose to do. but i would urge the scottish government to ensure that they're putting the safety and security of the people who travel and make that decision. all of the reports for the last two months will they look me in the eye and tell me that there's no more justice there. he is personally right to ask me questions about which i am responsible. and i have the right to comment on issues which we

uk to choose what it wanted after its 2019 exit. now on bbc news, a look back at monday's events in parliament.