what you make of the warnings from barnier?, the leadership contestants have ignore that and proceeded as though we are starting from year zero as far as brexit negotiations are concerned. what mr barnier said today is significant because it is saying we are not starting from zero, all of this has happened and there is no new deal. he highlights another aspect to all of this, too much of our conversation here is about internal party management, of factions within the conservative party as far as brexit is concerned, rather than what is negotiable with the eu. one of the other things mr barnier said is they had never really taken britain seriously when it came to no deal. aunt brexiteers entitled to say, we really do mean it and we are serious. in that climate, will the eu blink? being serious that you are going to cause serious harm to yourself is not a credible position or a responsible position for any democratic government to take. we know now that there are a lot of risks to no deal, whether it‘s the union or the farming or

mr barnier was speaking to the bbc‘s panorama programme.enders to be the next prime minister, boris johnson and jeremy hunt, have declared mrs may's deal dead and have signalled their willingness to leave the eu without an agreement. norman smith, our assistant political editor, is at westminster for us. good morning to you, norman. this is going to make very uncomfortable listening and watching for many people, isn't it? not least of the two leadership contenders, who have said that they can be the person to make a breakthrough, to change things and we negotiate. already there has been a ferocious reaction to some of the supporters, certainly a borisjohnson, to some of the supporters, certainly a boris johnson, accusing to some of the supporters, certainly a borisjohnson, accusing michel barnier of trying to threaten britain. he is pretty dismissive of the suggestions that britain could leave with no deal, something both the leadership contenders have mooted. michel barnier said he is not impressed by that kind of threat and if britain did

but from michel barnier, it seems to bea but from michel barnier, it seems to be a big fat no. in an orderly manner. if wejust left, if to leave the eu in an orderly manner. if we just left, if we just tore up the membership card? the uk would have to face the consequences. some will say, the eu would say that, this was recorded in may and things have changed. another interesting point from michel barnier, he talked about no deal and to what extent the uk ministers had really put that on the table during negotiations. did theresa may, as pm, ever say directly to you, or her ministers, we may go for no deal? no, i never heard that sentence. never threatened it or set it in public? no. we will have to wait to see the full programme tonight, but with accusations the uk was ill—prepared and had no plan, it doesn't paint an entirely flattering picture of the outgoing administration, and not a particularly hopeful one for whoever is coming next. we'll be speaking to tory leadership contenderjeremy hunt on the programme just before 8:00 this morning. the president of the royal society

for months now, its chief negotiator, michel barnier, has been saying that theresa may's agreement — is the only way forward. speaking to bbc panorama recently, mr barnier said britain would have to face the consequences if it left without a deal. nick robinson reports. next week, our new prime minister will take the stage and face the cameras outside no 10. they'll immediately face an old crisis, the brexit crisis that forced theresa may out of power. the country are still divided. the country is still divided. parliament still deadlocked. the eu still making it clear that they won't budge. in his first british broadcast interview, michel barnier warns that the 600—page divorce deal he negotiated with her isn't going to change. we have put into the document with the uk, not against the uk, with the uk, the legal answers to each and every point of uncertainty created by brexit. and if we just left, if we just tore up the membership card? the uk will have to face the consequences. did you think ever they might choose a no deal? no. did theresa may, as prime minister, ever say directly

it has been made clear by michel barnier out that it can't come out.olished, that is merely a negotiating position. we have heard the other side saying it isa have heard the other side saying it is a collision course. i think we will reach a compromise and that is the art of negotiation. thinking about what that might mean, given that the whole of the withdrawal agreement past our parliament big —— except for the backstop, it is the only thing the majority in our parliament have said yes to. we can look at the withdrawal agreement and think if that is going to go through without the backstop, if we put, for argument 's sake, a time limit, even votes, five or ten years, you have a two—year transition period and then a ten yeartime two—year transition period and then a ten year time on the backstop everyone says they don't want anyway. who knows where the irish, british or the european economy are going to be in 12 years' time? that is more certainty than what you get with any trading party. and of course there are mps in your party who won't like that,

everybody from michel barnier, to the irish, the germans, the french, say that negotiation is not goingting position, right? well, yes, so the new prime minister's negotiating position is to go into the room, saying, "i'm not going to sit in that chair unless you drop the backstop." that is not a good opening negotiating position for the new british government. it's not going to work. crosstalk. saying you won't talk about it on the other side isn't one either. so, they're going to meet somewhere in the middle. no, no. for example, the irish government, there was a lot of sabre rattling. the underlying relationship between the british and irish government's exceptionally good. the irish government has welcomed the appointment ofjulian smith, the former chief whip, as northern ireland's secretary and so on, and there is signs of progress on getting stormont up and running, but... stormont being the devolved assembly... stormont being the devolved assembly that hasn't been sitting for — what — 2017 — two years and a bit. however, on the issue of the backstop, keeping the border open and e

monsieur barnier is entitled to say what he likes. that he talks about died, because it was voted down in the commons three times, and essentially it is no longer in existence as far as we're concerned. both leadership contenders claim they can get a better agreement, but that they are prepared to opt for a no deal exit if necessary. so jeremy hunt says brussels should budge. i don't think it's a very constructive attitude to say that if we're going to solve this problem it's the deal we have, take it or leave it — especially when that deal has already been rejected by parliament three times, and i think wiser heads in europe will recognise that it is in both sides' interests to find a solution to this problem. so you've got two leadership candidates saying that the current brexit deal won't do, and the eu saying that that is all that's on offer, so unless something or someone shifts, a no deal departure appears ever more likely. and what of how the uk handled the initial negotiations? speaking in march, a senior eu commissioner had s

s chief negotiator michel barnier saying that eliminating the backstop is unacceptable and not within the mandate of the european council a message reiterated by the outgoing european commission president in a phone call with boris johnson with saying that the e.u.'s position on the withdrawal agreement is the best and only way possible this is the last day parliament will sit for breaking for the summer but the challenges facing the new prime minister immense negotiate a new breaks it deal in just 98. it's a deal the e.u. says cannot be renegotiated and fix a multitude of problems facing britain and health care education and security all with a parliamentary majority of just 3 many say the country could be heading for a general election i think that boris johnson if he sees that he's going to lose a vote of say no confidence in the house of commons i think he would rather call the election than wait for his government to fall and the election to follow he would rather stay on the front foot so i think the whole of britain ought to be on the alert for an early snap general election ca

the eu position on the brexit deal was summed up by michel barnier, the chief negotiator, in a tweet it can to facilitate the withdrawal agreement. so that is the divorce bit of the brexit deal, and thatis divorce bit of the brexit deal, and that is them saying they are not prepared to change it, but they are willing to do stuff around it that could help it get through parliament. more of the stuff that they have been doing all year, which they have been doing all year, which they did to help theresa may try to get the deal through parliament. but then michel barnier goes on to say that he stands ready to re—work the other part of the deal, the political declaration, which sketches out the shape of the future relationship, and that will be the blueprint or road map for the next phase of brexit negotiations. that is where officials think all the room for manoeuvre is. when you ask them about what they can do about them about what they can do about the withdrawal agreement, they think the withdrawal agreement, they think the cupboard is kind of bear when it comes to other ideas for cha

barnier, the eu brexit , said become it's on the backstop were "un-acceptable." elimination of the backstop is on except about. to be honest -- is an acceptable. to be honest -- is unacceptable. to be honest, not surprising that barnier is not particularly happy about that. vonnie: it couldn't go unsaid, and there we have it. now the line in the sand. let's check markets with abigail doolittle. abigail: we are looking at a risk off tone for global equities at this point. take a look at the s&p 500 and the nasdaq in the u.s., dealing with a number of earnings reports. we will take a look at two of the key ones dragging at this point. the dax down and emerging markets down fractionally, most likely in reaction to mario draghi's comments about the outlook getting worse and worse. if we look at the 10 year german bund yield, we see something pretty remarkable. earlier today, hitting a record low -41 basis points. that would be a seventh down day in a row, but after that ecb press conference in statements by mario draghi, we are seeing a up backup in rates, net three

michel barnier said very clearly he expects the ratification of the withdrawal agreement, that meanss not seeing room at the minute for significant changes in what boris johnson was promising in his campaign, beating the sharks as you just heard, is not on the agenda for the eu at the minute. what they are talking about is possibly changing the future relationship. that is the eu line throughout and the eu has stuck to that. i think the crucial question will be, what does boris johnson do now? does he come here seeking to rework the deal on the table, looking for some sort of constructive engagement. the eu might try to help him like they did with theresa may even though that failed, but if he comes saying he is prepared for no deal and have to strike down everything they had done, i think the eu will take in much deeper at that point. what about his winning personality in inverted commerce. so much has been made about him bringing a new tone. we re made about him bringing a new tone. were that actually make a difference? were that actually make a difference ? it were that actually m

today, we have had michel barnier come out strongly to say that the terns for renegotiation that borisohnson unacceptable, implying that he presumes boris johnson is unacceptable, implying that he presumes borisjohnson is still bluffing. the other thing today that borisjohnson used his bluffing. the other thing today that boris johnson used his first address to do was to set the scene for how much no deal preparations will be ramped up in coming weeks. there is a sense that there will be additional spending, we have got this announcement the early £300 million contract for additional railfreight has been established to get ready for no deal, there is also talk of a public information campaign, and that is important to have that hefty reality of no deal to try and make the eu believe it could potentially happen and try and jam the impulse we are in. shall we look at the times angle on this? because this could be quite significant. tory anger over senior aide tojohnson. this is steve baker, an ardent brexiteer, being offered a job that he says would have left him powerless, what was he o

, jean—claude juncker, the irish eliminated, well, michelle barnier, jean—claudejuncker, the irish primes unacceptable because the issues have to be addressed now, they can't be kicked into the future. and the irish prime minister went further, into the future. and the irish prime ministerwent further, he into the future. and the irish prime minister went further, he said without addressing the irish border issues, there could be no withdrawal agreement bill, but also no future trade deal as well. so if there's any sort of thoughts the eu might be sort of willing to cave and give concessions under pressure, there is no sign of it. the eu in fact saying if there is no deal, that is a uk's choice because there is a route to a deal it believes it is offering. the headlines on bbc news: baking britain — thousands flocked to beaches and pools as temperatures peaked at 38.1 degrees celsius, making it the second hottest day on record. but much of the rail network couldn't cope, passengers had to be rescued as overhead power cables were damaged by the heat. on his first full day as prime ministe

michel barnier will know if the cannot just me.tjust brush aside boris johnson as if he was theresa may, so this is serious stuff and business now. what i feel is going to happen with the people he will now put into brexit secretary, other key posts that will deliver the brexit agenda, including dominic cummings. it will send a clear message to the eu, they will have to negotiate, they cannot just say what they have set up until now, which is the withdrawal agreement, that is the only thing on the table. now, that withdrawal agreement it went back into the white van with theresa may's furniture as it left downing street earlier today. that deal is done. interesting, nigel evans, thank you for those thoughts. the new prime minister reiterating again today, the uk will be leaving on the 31st of october, so what will they make of october, so what will they make of that in europe? and to our europe correspondent damien grammaticas in brussels. you may have heard there that no—deal is firmly on the table. you may have heard there that n

damian, what else did mr barnier have to say? the eu appears totally unmoved. johnson said the parliament and it was designed for eu leaders. in it, he said the talk of no deal was partly he believed a uk tactic to try to fracture the unity of the eu's 27 countries and went on to say mrjohnson's remarks that the only way to get the deal was by eliminating the backstop was unacceptable, and that has been repeated importantly by the irish prime minister, who said today that without a backstop there would be no deal, and without it too there would be no future trade agreement until the irish border is resolved. the eu does not want to be blamed for this. it believes it is a uk choice. brexit is a uk choice, the form of brexit is a uk choice, the form of brexit repeated by mrjohnson today is another choice, and a further choice insisted on by mrjohnson todayis choice insisted on by mrjohnson today is that there is no backstop. the eu doesn't want that plane landing on its shoulders so in the last hour and a half we have seen jean—claude juncker calling mr johnson a

brakes on you know be good to actually be prepared to do it people think it's reckless well michel barnier never believed to reason may was prepared to leave the european union without it even though in the house of commons he said no deal is better than a bad deal and she brought back this bad deal which she tried to get through parliament 3 times 3 times it was rejected the withdrawal agreement is dead now michel barnier is dealing with a different prime minister he's dealing with the prime minister that campaign for briggs it believes in bragg's it and will deliver briggs it may we saw it as a disaster that needed mitigating he sees it as opportunities to be taken and that is the huge difference in that it can get to come to terms with this and start and they go see asian every time he said no to reason may she came back and said oh they won't have that so you have to think of something else. a u.s. president donald trump has praised boris johnson's election saying he's popular because he's seen as britain's trump we have a really good man is going to be the prime minister of the u.k. n

get through parliament 3 times 3 times it was rejected the withdrawal agreement is dead now michel barnier is dealing with a different prime minister he's dealing with the prime minister that campaigned for briggs it believes in bragg's it and will deliver brigs it may we saw it as a disaster that needed mitigating he sees it as opportunities to be taken and that is the huge difference in that it can get to come to terms with this and start and they go see asian every time he said no to theresa may she came back and said oh they won't have that so you have to think of something else. the u.s. president donald trump has praised boris johnson's election saying he's popular because he's seen as britain's trump we have a really good man is going to be the prime minister of the u.k. now force without. a small. this is a britain truck they can print up and speak with saying that's a good thing that they like me over there that's what they want out of the us was 1000 a.g.l. get it done boris is good he's going to do a good job. britain's next prime minister will immediately find himself in the mi

that is interesting and important because michel barnier reiterating for the eu has said throughout,t stands, theresa may ‘s agreement it is sometimes called, is what the eu is sticking to that's a great, the eu says between the eu and the uk, not mrs may, and is the product of gravity, this is where the final solution has come to rest but where there is room for manoeuvre, on the political declaration, that is the non—binding second document that could be reworked, the eu says. the problem for mrjohnson is that doesn't go nearly as far as what he has been promising in his leadership campaign, to scrap the backstop, the irish backs up entirely. so the question for the eu side is, what sort of ask is borisjohnson going to come with, what sort of team is he going to surround himself with, what sort of majority can he promise backin what sort of majority can he promise back in london to get something through parliament because the crucial thing is the eu will look at here is what is mrjohnson asking for, is it something acceptable to be eu? if it's not, if it's a big change to the withd

the european union's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has said he's looking forward to "workinge withdrawal agreement. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels no plans to go to brussels any time soon? none that are known of here, that is why the eu is waiting to see what position borisjohnson why the eu is waiting to see what position boris johnson takes. why the eu is waiting to see what position borisjohnson takes. michel barnier, the bbc caught up with him a short time ago, he said that this was a very important moment for brexit because, he said, the uk had a fundamental choice to make, this is what he said. we look forward to hearing what the new prime minister, borisjohnson, wants, hearing what the new prime minister, boris johnson, wants, what hearing what the new prime minister, borisjohnson, wants, what are the choices of the uk, is it an orderly brexit? is it the preference of the eu? we have worked for brexit, orderly brexit, the last two years. is it orderly brexit, the last two years. isita orderly brexit, the last two years. is it a no—deal brexit? a no

look at the michel barnier to eat, we saw a clear message.risjohnson says they want to be out by the end of october but that cannot be the irish backstop. michel barnier‘s tweet tells you know, that withdrawal agreement, he said, needs to be ratified. that is the current agreement as it stands and the eu is clearly sticking to its position that it has held throughout. there can only be minor changes to that. room for discussion is about the nature of the future relationship the uk wants so that is a clear cold shower over some of what boris johnson has been saying in the campaign to get to this point but here they wait to see the negotiating team he gets around them, his first speech and priority for brexit and what he says when he comes here. that is when i think they will properly react to what he says. thank you. let's see what president trump has my endorsement was a little earlier. we have a really good man is going to be the prime minister of the uk now, borisjohnson. applause. good man. he's tough and smart. they say britain trump, the

in an e—mail to officials, the eu's chief negotiatior, michel barnier, wrote, "pm johnson has statedan agreement is to be reached, it goes by way of eliminating the backstop. this is of course unacceptable and not within the mandate of the european council." as suggested by his rather combative speech, we have to be ready for a situation where he gives priority to the planning for no deal partly to heap pressure on the eu." today, the conservative benches lapped it up, but there is a sizable minority on the conservative back benches who were nervously looking on. our mission is to deliver brexit on the 31st of october for the purpose of uniting and the energising our great united kingdom making this country the greatest place on earth. the prime minister wants to reopen the legally binding withdrawal agreement and is betting the threat of witholding £39 billion will force a rethink in brussels. but eu leaders say things must be done in sequence. the problem with the irish border, says mr barnier, cannot be deferred to a date when the uk is no longer a member. so let's explore some of

. -- michelle barn yay -- michelle barnier. he specifies he works on facilitating the ratification of the withdrawal agreement and achieving an ordederly brexit. perhaps some wishful thinking there. he says we are ready to rework the political declaration, the acaccompanying document that cae with the withdrawal a agreementa slimmer document that is not legally binding and there has been talk of tweaking that from the eu side. he is essentially repeating what we have heard up to now from the eu side. euy want to work with the constructively. >> how firm is this deadline? >> as things stand, it is the deadline. of tough arguing going on. know there was a differing opinion among the eu heads of state about whether to give an extension at all. right now, nobody talking about wanting a new extension to the brexit process. we have heard from the incoming european commission president that she would be willing to consider the idea of an extension if there were good reasons to do so. aod reasons to do so means general election in the

collaborated with britain very closely such as iran we also heard from the main break that negotiator michel barnier who said that he looks forward to now completing the brakes a process if you like to an orderly breaks it also heard from another european leader who took perhaps a different angle on boris johnson's appointment. is the a far right interior minister of italy also italy's deputy prime minister and he said in a tweet that because boris johnson was seen by the left wing as a dangerous more dangerous than motto sylviane is far right party that so made boris johnson for matto so vinnie a very likable character indeed well u.s. president on trump has praised transcends election saying he's popular because he's seen as britain's trump. we have a really good man is going to be the prime minister of the u.k. no worse than the. south thanks mark. this is a britain truck they call britain trough and speak with saying that's a good thing that they like me over there that's what they want to. thank you. for what they need you'll get it done for us is good he's going to do a good job well when he t

michel barnier it sounded a bit scared yesterday.ere that borisjohnson has but there is a paragraph here that boris johnson has countered suggestions and his stance threatens the union by emphasising his commitment to all the nations of the uk and dubbing himself necessary for the union. that is encountering a suggestion whatsoever, it is polished, advertising. hang on and minute if corbyn was in his possession, and he had said i am very proud of the united kingdom, i am committed to it and made myself a minister for the union, paris johnson would say that is not a nap and is not doing anything. —— boris johnson would say that is not enough. this effect that he seems to have, a pop star affect. he is not a p0p have, a pop star affect. he is not a pop star. it is a celebrity effect, people posing for selfies within and all creeds and colours. they will realise very quickly that he does not leave a legacy behind him when he goes somewhere. let's turn to the times and this is just repackaging is intact? this is 1.6 billion and if you re

michel barnier telling panorama that withdrawal agreement is the way forward but clearly something wouldto accept the consequences of no deal and how that plays out for the irish economy in particular is important so economy in particular is important soi economy in particular is important so i imagine we will hear more on that. michael, the new european commission president who takes over in november, after the event slightly, she said she was open to extension. there will be discussions through the summer and if they do not make progress there is a fear may be attitudes might have hardened by the sist attitudes might have hardened by the 31st of october. that's right, among some european leaders attitudes are already hardening and a couple of the last summits with brexit, emmanuel macron really holding out a very hard line about extending. i spoke to the flat here, more and more, they look at the situation in london and they say we want to get this over with, we don't see much movement on the british side, we would be happy, we would be much happier to have some sort of deal but there

the bbc spoke exclusively with the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier.new prime minister, borisjohnson, once. hearing what the new prime minister, boris johnson, once. what hearing what the new prime minister, borisjohnson, once. what other choice is the uk, is it an orderly brexit? is it a choice in private —— preference of the eu? we work for that in the last two years. is it no—deal brexit, the note be a little never be the choice it eu, but we are prepared. the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler is in bavaria in germany with the latest. if we had a look at this message is from eu leaders to borisjohnson congratulating him, over the last couple of days, they had been taking a hard line as well, reiterating their redlines as always, saying that which i'll agreement we signed up that which i'll agreement we signed up with 370 in a cabinet back in november, we will not reopen that and get rid of the backstop guaranteed for the irish border u nless guaranteed for the irish border unless there's something concrete and immediate and place that could make it un

s brexit negotiator, michelle kenney eight, that he looks forward to completing -- michel barnier, thate looks forward to completing that. there is a different angle on boris johnson appointment. salvini, he said in met because boris johnson was seen by the left-wing allies more dangerous right party,s more it made him a very likable character indeed. marianne: donald trump said he is popular because he is seen as britain's trump. many hope the chemistry between the two leaders will reboot the special relationship between the u.s. and the u.k. andrew symonds has more. andrew: the transfer of power from theresa may to boris johnson. she goes to buckingham palace in front of the queen, and the receive borisn johnson, and he will become prime minister. aside from the ceremony, there is a lot of backroom meetings and discussions about who will stand will go. many ministers are expected to resign before they are fired and there could be some senior figures staying on. a sign of peace perhaps from boris johnson. but the finance minister, philip hammond, is intent on going. he will be resignin

this could turn quite fast because we've already seen quite fast because we've already seen michel barnierkstop. that could start to put pressure on borisjohnson. if you look at his cabinet appointments, heavily leave. long gone are the days of theresa may trying to keep this leave — remain balance in the cabinet. i did the cabinet is sociably stay on the line boris johnson wants —— i think the cabinet should stay. steve, famous columnist for your own paper, boris johnson. the times can actually! is what you have seen what you expect? very much we expected. we expected him to put a praetorian guard of hard brexiteers around him. he is about to do another ministerial shuffle of the junior ranks, and you're going to be blake steve baker, who is described himself as a brexit hard man, and otherteams described himself as a brexit hard man, and other teams joining described himself as a brexit hard man, and other teamsjoining the ministerial ranks. he is bringing into government some of the most committed hard brexiteers out there. the hard core of theresa may's cabinet, they were not over her

warning about the impact to the uk of a no—deal brexit from the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barniere just tore up the membership card? the uk would have to face the consequences. at least 20 people are reported to have died in a fire arson is suspected. at an animation studio in the japanese city of kyoto. arson is suspected. the brother of the manchester arena bomber will appear in court later for the first time since being flown to the uk from libya. labour sacks baroness hayter as shadow brexit minister

that's the stark warning from the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, who's told bbc panoramajected agreement negotiated by theresa may was the only way to leave the eu in an orderly manner. he also insisted mrs may and her ministers never told him she might opt for no deal. the younger brother of the man who bombed the manchester arena is due to appear in court shortly. hashem abedi has been charged with murdering the 22 victims of the attack. abedi, who was detained in libya two years ago, was extradited to the uk yesterday. a new law to crack down on assaults on emergency service staff is not proving enough of a deterrent, according to the mp who campaigned for the legislation. the law, brought in last year, meant offenders now face longerjail terms. figures obtained by the bbc showed police across england and wales have made more than 6,500 arrests for attacks on emergency service workers. halifax mp holly lynch said the numbers are still too high. and in the next few minutes, we'll be hearing from two emergency workers, both of whom have been victims of violence, as well

at this point i am going to read you michel barnier, the chief negotiator during the negotiations onom michel barnier‘s tweet, how have they prepared for a borisjohnson tweet, how have they prepared for a boris johnson premiership? my of the preparation they have done have been under the radar and haven't involved talking to diplomats from the states. they have been planning for various different prime ministers, what they have concluded i am not sure, you speak to officials and diplomats and they have a lot of questions. chief‘ among them is with borisjohnson are they going to get? something who is pragmatic and prepared to make minor tweaks to the brexit deal theresa may got and rely on his showmanship and the bos he will get from being a new leader to get it through, or will bit the radical who holds no fear of a no—deal brexit and what the banns eliminated. they want to know who will work with him, the advisers on the civil service side and political side. who will replace olly robins from the civil service, when will anything happen and in what orrer. will he go to par rigs and

happening around the world today: a part of an ongoing communications, kim darroch will meet michel barniernounced in sicily last month. and appeals court to look at obamacare and whether it is unconstitutional, a position backed by president trump and his administration in the white house. now it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i‘m gavin ramjaun and welcome to your tuesday sport briefing. wimbledon is looking wide open on the women‘s side of the draw. the usual suspects continue to dominate on the men‘s side. the fourth round saw straight sets victories for roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovic. the younger guys will eventually replace us in the top spots in the world. this is going to happen. when? hopefully not too soon but it is going to happen. i guess we do not want that to happen soon so... eventually, one day. but the women‘s draw has lost more of the top seeds. karolina pliskova was beaten by her fellow czech karolina muchova. they shared an epic final set with which finished 13—11 to muchova. and top seed ashleigh barty, the world number on

the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier called the uk leader's tactics "combative" in a letterir first phone call, european commission president jean—claudejuncker is understood to have told the new prime minister that the current withdrawal deal was "the best and only agreement possible." the federal death penalty is being reintroduced in the united states. it had been informally suspended for the past 16 years. the usjustice department has now scheduled the executions of five inmates on death row next december and january. since 2003 the only executions under the death penalty have been carried out at state rather than federal level. our correspontent chris buckler is in washington. why the change in policy? as far as the department ofjustice and the attorney general are concerned, they believe that these penalties on these convictions have been handed out along with the death penalty as a result of decisions being made by courts and in their words, they owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by the justice system. at the same time thou

the reason michel barnier has not budged on the backstop michel barnier has not budged on the ba ckstoen the blockage when it comes to doing anything about the backstop. leo varadkar is showing signs of more flexibility. the deputy prime minister of ireland wrote a piece on the sunday times this sunday making consolatory noises and i think it dawned on leo varadkar no dealer will be as damaging if not more damaging for the irish economy as it would be for the irish economy as it would be for the uk economy and i don't want to be seen to be causing that by his implanted and is on the backstop, so i think there's room for further negotiations. thank you both very much. we will bring you some more comments coming in from you while we look at number ten because we are expecting theresa may to leave their any moment. terry, welcome boris johnson, now deliver brexit for us and do use the no deal as our ace card. mrs may was a remain and never mentioned our ace card in negotiations. she did not want the uk to leave the treacherous eu. on twitter, boris johnson uk to leave the treacherous eu.

made time and again not only today but time and again very clear that is not going to happen michel barnier a today said we're all agreement definitely not maybe political declaration about the future we can talk about what about the view from right here in berlin we know germany is a core player in the european union and it has a lot at stake you know with breaks it germany's in a in a pretty maybe a very particular more particular situation than other e.u. members being the de facto leader of the european union but also a major economy that enjoys huge exports especially to the u.k. . and may be the worse off in the on the european union side when the brics a deal or no deal goes through on october 31st or later so you find germany in a very particular situation i'm going merkel also extending her congratulations also saying we look forward to working to you but for example the b.t.i. a major german business interest group have much stronger words saying hard exit hard brags it is a catastrophe and no deal would be a worst case scenario anything else will be better because the german econ

names from the center right grouping as possible european commission heads including in fact michel barnier a chief breaks it negotiator but nothing really came of those and in the early hours into monday morning local time there was a shared your breakfast meeting which was delayed and still the prospects with no solution to this come having to come back to another summit perhaps in mid july. the president of the democratic republic of congo has visited an eastern province where hundreds of people have been killed in communal violence in recent weeks the fighting between ethnic groups has forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes but the president says a large scale military operation move groups. we need to do everything in order to bring peace as soon as possible and this is why i am sending a top army officer together with soldiers on the ground in order to resolve the ongoing insecurity in the tory region and that's also why i'm here. protesters have marched in mexico city to demand the resignation of the president. of the manual lopez obrador won the election by a la

barnier notices very strong reactions about the deal coming from the house of commons as boris johnson setting up scenic and never accept an ideal. you can say you can spend as much money as you like and do as many bombastic speeches and public campaigns but brussels is noticing the mps in the house of commons and they may think mps will find a way to stop a no deal. and we know the political sensitivities of the hard border return. they are all these potential procedural options opened to mps who reject the idea of fio opened to mps who reject the idea of no deal but at the moment, the status quo is that we do leave and therefore the closer and closer we get to the deadline, the more the possibility grows that, even if people do not want that to be the case, we will tumble out because thatis case, we will tumble out because that is the status quo. what about the idea that keeps coming back that there will be a technological solution at some point to keeping the border open, there will not be a ha rd the border open, there will not be a hard border because ology will resolve it, if not

the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier called the uk leader's tactics "combative" in a letteropean commission president jean—claude juncker is understood to have told the new prime minister that the current withdrawal deal was "the best and only agreement possible." and ireland's leader leo varadkar has reitterated that there would be no changes to the withdrawal agreement made under theresa may. no deal is a british threat, the only people who can cause no deal is the united kingdom's government. and while they aren't going to speak to prime ministerjohnson over the airwaves, i look forward to meeting him. whati airwaves, i look forward to meeting him. what i can say, is the european of their european union and oregon has not changed because of the backstop is an integral part of the withdrawal agreement was that without the backstop, there is no withdrawal agreement was that there is no transition phase, there is no limitation phase, and there will be no free trade agreement until all those matters are resolved. more than 480 million people across asia and the pacific are un

the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier reiterated that message, tweeting this rather measuredto working constructively with prime minister borisjohnson when he takes office, to facilitate the ratification of the withdrawal agreement and achieve an orderly brexit. we are ready also to rework the agreed declaration on a new partnership in line with european council guidelines. " so that is the international reaction. so when exactly will mrjohnson become prime minister? well, at around midday uk time on wednesday, theresa may will hold her final prime minister's questions, after which she'll head to buckingham palace and offer her resignation to the queen. soon after that, borisjohnson will travel to the palace to be formally appointed prime minister. the queen will then invite him to form a government. he'll then make his way to downing street to deliver a speech before entering the building for the first time as prime minister. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the former fbi director robert mueller faces questions on wednesday from two congressional committee

if you do need one of the criteria is competent and i can name some names michel barnier my great best friends to my mom's. the gal is a candidate e.u. members can agree on and one who doesn't divide many eastern european countries are opposed to the netherlands from tim and who's criticized poland and hungary for lapses in the rule of law something they haven't forgotten i'm afraid the beast person is not going to believe the right one. you wrote this in the possibly you have a feeling that there was much more than a lot of positive in our region. it's a complicated equation to balance with all players seeking to weigh in the e.u. leaders should represent interests across the bloc east and west gender equality and both big and small countries. probably still the sides are so very important to also just see the church graphical part of its 28 e.u. members including the united kingdom that means 28 national egos to balance and then there's the european parliament which also wants to have it say german chancellor angela merkel want a difficult compromise lay ahead so resisting it also wa

i mean, monsieur barnier has done a brilliantjob.ot delivering on the referendum. defiance from the lib dems, too. their t shirts said "stop brexit" on the front. something much ruder on the back. the real message was on the front and that's what everybody saw on their tv cameras when they were looking at the opening of parliament, "stop brexit. " the time for stunts is over and now it's time for meps to get to work — their firstjob is electing a president for the parliament. in brussels, exhausted national leaders ended three days of talks about the top jobs and the other bits of the eu. they suggested the german defence minister ursula von der leyen to run the european commission, which monitors whether countries are sticking to eu rules. the belgian prime minister, charles michel, will chair future summits as president of the council. the international monetary fund boss christine lagarde has been lined up to run the european central bank, and the spanish foreign minister will manage eu foreign policy. a perfect gender balance. i

i mean, monsieur barnier has done a brilliantjob.s really about westminster not delivering on the referendum. defiance from the lib dems, too. their t shirts said "stop brexit" on the front. something much ruder on the back. the real message was on the front and that's what everybody saw on their tv cameras when they were looking at the opening of parliament, "stop brexit. " the time for stunts is over and now it's time for meps to get to work — their firstjob is electing a president for the parliament. in brussels, exhausted national leaders ended three days of talks about the top jobs and the other bits of the eu. they suggested the german defence minister ursula von der leyen to run the european commission, which monitors whether countries are sticking to eu rules. the belgian prime minister, charles michel, will chair future summits as president of the council. the international monetary fund boss christine lagarde has been lined up to run the european central bank, and the spanish foreign minister will manage eu foreign policy.

the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier called the uk leader's tactics "combative" in a lettereir first phone call, european commission president jean claudejuncker is understood to have told the new prime minister that the current withdrawal deal was "the best and only agreement possible." stay with us on bbc news. still to come: when is a wedding photographer, not a wedding photographer? we'll find out. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final in