donald tusk, the president of the eu council, has tweeted this evening saying that he will recommend ember state leaders that they do grant the extension that was asked for, what we don't know is how long that extension will be. the uk requested up until the 31st of january, next year, and what we are hearing from brussels tonight is that the eu will grant what they termed a flex extension, so possibly right up until that deadline at the end ofjanuary with the opportunity to leave with a deal agreed before then. i think that is something of a misnomer to be honest because even if a deadline is in place, the uk has always been ready and able to leave before the deadlines that have shifted at various stages, were a deal to be agreed before then. and all the indications are from downing street, here at the moment, that regardless of what the eu comes back with, then there will be a push to move to a general election here in the uk as soon as possible. jonathan blake in westminster speaking earlier. breast cancer affects more than two million women each year, with more than a quarter losi

there is a sense that this has to stop. >> let's pick up on that the eu council may have to pick up another resolution soon they would formerly have to ask forex tension. it is up to the council to decide what that date would be what is their call cue luis here everyone is waiting to see what happens on saturday. they will test the temperature assuming it is not contentious, they'll agree to extend. it is a bit complicated. that specifies 31st of january assuming they kick it long and offer six months. >> what about the prospect of the general election if we have a general election, they would change over surely that would not be in development as well. >> the extension will not be forth coming if it is about discussion or another meaningful vote the expectation will be if the extension is granted that the uk will hold a general election at this stage, that will be more likely >> do you think no deal is taken off the table now? >> no. i don't. i think the outcome is unclear boris johnson may deliver a tory majority he may not that depends on the competition. if you end up with a tory minori

write the eu council president? the government >> has been clear. >>will respect the law. we are not going to extend beyond the 31st of october. the one billion pounds a month that it would cause the u.k. taxpayer and undermining the u.k. government to get a deal in front. they are courting the new deal scenario they pretend they want to avoid. may i join in the tribute to the right honorable lady on historic achievement today? today marks the 150th anniversary of gandhi. with my right honorable fred agree that his message of nonviolence, religious tolerance and greater rights -- rights for women is as applicable today as it was in his lifetime? >> he is absolutely right. i would go one further and use the words of martin luther king who said we are judged on the content of your character, not the color of your skin. that's when the side of the house, we are proud of our record of record levels of communities and underemployment. -- in employment. we have the first asian chancellor. i am proud to be in the most dive

talk about a deal , whether talks should continue into next week and the possibility of another eu councilis meeting the cabinet here in london and after mps ine is meeting the parliament. it is as if they are geaaing up for a major announcementt but we will have to wait and see. barbara: thank you. andn's government has come the protests ann said they will guarantee security in the region. leaders wereefound guilty for their role in the bid for independence years ago. >> these violent protests have been continuing through the , even thoughcelona it has broken into smaller , garbagehey continue containers and bottles. kindolice have returned in by trying to disperse many of them. regional police forces as well. this kind of tension was really anticipated. there has been calls for civil disobedience. the problem is, they have turned violent, not peaceful. this looks set to continue and it will be culminating with a general strike. another% still to come, push. and how latin america's biggest scandal. ♪ >> the southeast of australia. sitting in this region. expect a fairly wet day. mostly dr

, may be in time for the eu council, may be in time for the eu council, may be in time for super saturdayspeaking to our euro corresponded, he says that time is running out to secure a deal. donald tusk, we had a little bit of him earlier, he busily said there is no real signalfor success earlier, he busily said there is no real signal for success yet. but there is some glamour that you must look at first. so, over the weekend, the negotiating teams will talk, the 27 other ambassadors have met with michel barnier since that breakfast meeting with stephen barclay this morning. they have said that they will coat intensify talks and negotiations into the began. it will not be what leo varadkar said, the proverbial tunnel. an official faceplate mobiles off, they commended possession where they talk and talk and open match i'd get a compromise, maybe early hours of the money for days. part of the reason isido money for days. part of the reason is i do not want to through false like thomas could fail. they also wa nt like thomas could fail. they also want the chance to be able to brief the othe

the eu council president accuses the prime minister of a "stupid blame game".ump‘s controversial decision to start withdrawing us troops from the area. the american president‘s move has aroused cross—party opposition in the us, where he‘s been accused of abandoning kurdish fighters in the region. our correspondent martin patience has the latest. the turkish governments on the border are silent, but for how long? they are now trained on kurdish forces who feel betrayed by america. backed by the us, the syrian democratic forces led the fight against the islamic state group. they have lost thousands of men, only for washington to now turn its back. it symbolises a betrayal by the trump administration of democracy, of human values, of what we have fought for. it is a betrayal of hope. in fact, trump has dashed the hopes of humanity. syria remains a fractured country with rebel and kurdish forces still holding sway of serb territory. the picture may get even more complicated as president ed ruane told the gm just how far he wa nted ed ruane told the gm just how far

the eu council president now has the extension request and start talking to other leaders. >>> california is a deep blue state, but the 2020 candidate who's raised the most money over the last few months may surprise you. president trump raised nearly $11 million from california donors, pitching in $200 or more from july on to september. and that's according to a recent analysis from the la times. it's more than the top 4 mocrats combed with hais, raising just under $10 million combined. the times found the bulk of the president's donations come from southern california, but urban and rural areas across the state are also contributing. >>> well hillary clinton and her daughter chelsea will be making a book tour stop in san francisco tomorrow. they'll talk at the temple emmanuel about their nonfiction work, the book of gutsy women. at the same time hillary clinton is embroiled in a back and forth with a democratic white house hopeful. she suggested yesterday that congresswoman tulsi gabbard of hawaii is quote the favorite of the russians. kenneth craig shows us what gabbard had to say abou

today, eu council donatist said he is unconvinced by boris johnson's proposal.ohnson has defended his proposal in front of a very skeptical british parliament today. >> this government objective has always been to leave with a deal. these constructive and reasonable puzzles show us -- show our seriousness of purpose. they wouldn't deliver everything we would have wished. they do revisit a compromise. to remain a prisoner of existing positions is to become a cause of deadlock rather than breakthrough. we make a genuine attempt to bridge the chasm, to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable and to go the extra mile as time runs short get a >> irreconcilable may be the operative word there. i am joined by my guest to talkk ababout this. it is a never-ending story. we have the latest proposal from boris johnson and it appears that the eu is not goingg to tae the babait. whwhat happens t then? repoporter: i think the problbls this.. in ordrder to get his own partyn the side and the dememocraticc unionist party for northern ireland, h he has clearly move towa what t t

the league has prompted eu council president donatist to warm johnson that brexit should not become alain bank. -- blame game. >> 23 days until brexit time is running out. now, it is too late e to reach a deal with the eu. at least that is the latest mood music coming from london area and the british government no longer believes an agreement can be reached and that is coming from downing street area they are blaming angela merkel. donald tusk is oututraged. >> boris johnson, what's at stake is not winning a blame game. what's at stake is the future of europe and the u.k.. you don't want to deal, you don't want an extension, you don't want to revoke. >> that follows a phone call between boris johnson and angela merkel. the chancellor reportedly said an agreement was overwhelmingly unlikely if northern ireland does not remain in the eu customs union. did she really say that? no comment. she kept quiet on the subject later in berlin. the british government is making a big deal out of the phone call. essentially saying if this is the new eu position, in principle an agreement would be im

these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus, the eu counciloption. of course, there's no guarantee of success, and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders' summit, then on saturday, a special session of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps, who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants, a delay, he mayjust have to accept. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. there are my son attempted in under two hours. on saturday 12 october, eliud kipchoge will try to do what no man has ever done before, run a marathon in under two hours. he first tried in 2017 in monza, italy, missing out by less than half a minute. so what is different this time around to allow the kenyan such confidence? he will try to run a m

these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus, the eu counciling up is not an option. of course, there is no guarantee of success, and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here, at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders' summit, then on saturday, a special session of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps, who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants — a delay — he mayjust have to accept. this year's nobel peace prize is been awarded to the prime minister of ethiopia. for his work in making peace. for two decades, of ethiopia. for his work in making peace. fortwo decades, he of ethiopia. for his work in making peace. for two decades, he took power last year, he said he is humble and thrilled which will give people energy to work towards peace. t

in fact, i'm told they've sent a photocopy and an e—mail to donald tusk, the president of the eu council there's a covering note from sir tim barrow, who's a civil servant, explaining that they're just sending a copy from the act. and with that a second letter, a political message to the eu from borisjohnson maintaining his argument that a delay would be a mistake and asking them to ask parliament to reconsider their decision. from a political point of view, this window there is now, gives borisjohnson‘s opponents what they see as a chance to cause as much trouble as they possibly can to try and try to maybe get that second referendum some of them so desire orjust to try to slam the brakes on the prime minister's project. but for number 10 they are going to keep trying. they are going to try another vote on monday, then maybe another vote on tuesday, the difficulty for them is this process is getting more and more tangled up. and because of that, we've said before, before too long this is probably going to be resolved by a general election. our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels w

when he sat down he said it's very nice to be here, this is my first eu council summit, and hopefully of that will pale into comparison by what we are it suspecting on saturday. nobody at this deal knows whether it will get through parliament. —— nobody really knows. but the moment of progress and a breakthrough was definitely the meeting between borisjohnson and leo varadkar r. david davies said right at the beginning of this process, the uk's brexit secretary at the time, you are putting the cart before the horse, you cannot solve the border issue in ireland until you know what the future relationship is going to be with ireland. in a way this is what this deal has done. it is looking to the future razzmatazz looking to the future razzmatazz looking to the divorce. and i think probably david davies was right on that. —— probably david davies was right on that. -- it probably david davies was right on that. —— it is looking to the future, looking to the divorce. when push came to shove, the eu did move, and boris johnson will push came to shove, the eu did move, and borisjohnson will

calls on mps to get on side but he might also be considering a vote in parliament ahead of the big eu councilt that no decision has been taken. he stresses again there will be no more dither and delay but denied jeremy corbyn said ata and delay but denied jeremy corbyn said at a rally in newcastle that he was determined britain would not crash out without a deal on october 31. iain watson, thank you very much. with all the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. there's been success for great britain's 100 metre relay teams at the world athletics championships. dina asher—smith claimed her third medal in doha with another silver. the men also came second in their race. here's our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. she has had the expectation of a nation on her shoulders. but dina asher—smith has more than delivered. two medals down, and want to go but the relay has not always gone britain's way. and it looked like it could be tricky again, a last minute injury so asha philip drafted in to kick things off. asha philip, the united states outside her... dena was swappe

although in this telegraph story it says downing street has vowed to sabotage a meeting of the eu councilth, if borisjohnson goes to bat or britain goes to that, and cannot agree a deal which at the moment it looks extremely unlikely because of this bonkers idea of having two boarders in ireland, you then end up with he's got to ask for an extension because he is now bound by an act of parliament to do so is. we've all been looking for the loophole he is trying to find. a variety of things have come up, using the civil contingencies act so they can't pass but no deal law when he comes back with it, one idea is that hungary could be persuaded to veto our delay. someone suggested to me earlier that if someone can do that, we can veto ourselves. that's probably a bit bonkers...” that, we can veto ourselves. that's probably a bit bonkers... i wouldn't be surprised! and it would probably end up back in the supreme court. take us onto the express because it says boris mps backed his new exit deal and says he will leave in 25 days. he is writing in the express, obviously talking to his home—grow

we speak is picking up his phone and going to be talking whether it is to the president of the eu council donald tours. of the president's commission additional could you could- indeed the chief brings it negotiated with the eu mission bagni and certainly if he's not doing it tonight. but that he'll do it tomorrow in the coming days will he be. saying look did give us a long extension we think that's very much what he will do. what was interesting. is that the prime minister significantly i think said. this bill will go through. whatever happens and for the first time i think he didn't attach the date of the thirty first october. now remember that he said only a few weeks ago that he'd rather be dead in a ditch- then break his pledge of not the u. k. not leaving by the thirty first of october. so it was also interesting to hear the leave the oppososition jerey corbyn on say that he was making an offer there and then to the prime minister- to actually he wanted to talk sit down. and agree what he calls jeremy corbyn called a reasonable timetable for the scrutiny it's a hundred and ten page

prime minister says the pause was imposed on the government against its will and, writing to the eu councile goes on to state that... despite borisjohnson‘s rush, he has broken his brexit deadline and his promised to leave by halloween. instead, this afternoon, tried to push the mps to the ballot box. there is a widespread view that this parliament has run its course. and that is because i simply do not believe that this house is capable of delivering on the priorities of the people, whether that means brexit or anything else. technically, this session's only been going a couple of weeks but the current cast have been in place since 2017. there is nothing comfortable about this for labour. they won't agree a contest yet. he will avoid his responsibilities, break his promises to dodge scrutiny. and, today, he wants an election and his bill! well, not with our endorsement. there is a message to the people of scotland... the snp and the lib dems, though, were not ready to back the prime minister tonight but tomorrow when he will need only to win by one might be a different story. we will not v

these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus, the eu councilot an option. of course, there's no guarantee of success, and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders' summit, then on saturday, a special session of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps, who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants, a delay, he mayjust have to accept. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: un says 100,000 people have been driven from their homes its area as turkey continues its assault against the kurds. there have been new revelations in the impeachment enquiry against donald trump, with the former us ambassador to ukraine testifying the president wa nted to ukraine testifying the pre

president of the eu council, donald tusk, has already written online tonight he will recommend the delayme minister has had to ask for. many mps who sit down there hope it won't be the case, but delay could soon mean the decision for all of us at the ballot box, an election. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. in washington, dc, the top american diplomat in ukraine has given a congressional investigation a highly damaging account of president trump's dealings with the ukrainian leader — now the subject of an impeachment inquiry. acting ambassador william taylor said he was told mr trump had made the release of military aid to ukraine contingent on a public declaration from kiev that it would investigate one of mr trump's rivals for the presidency, former democratic vice—president, joe biden. mr taylor said he found the demand politically troubling. mr trump has denied he did anything wrong. the hearing was behind closed doors, but the details were leaked. 0ur north america correspondent david willis gave me more details. william taylor is of course a career diplomat, he is somebody

eu now? yes, because the request borisjohnson was forced to ask for to the brexit process up to the 31st of january has not yet had an answer and the president of the european councilthe process of speaking to the remaining 27 eu member states and their leaders and coming to a view on whether to grant that extension, which he is going to recommend they do, and how long that extension will be. that matters because tonight when parliament voted broadly speaking in favour of boris johnson's brexit voted broadly speaking in favour of borisjohnson‘s brexit deal but against a hurried timetable that he wa nted against a hurried timetable that he wanted it to pass through parliament within, he said that he would put it on hold and wait for that response from the eu to determine what happens next. all the indications are now that with very, very slim chances of getting a brexit deal agreed in the house of commons by the deadline of the 31st of october, a week on thursday, the government would much prefer to push ahead with a general election to come in its eyes, help win itself a majority in the house of commons to either get this deal through or renegotiate another one wit

these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus, the eu councilhere's no guarantee of success, and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders' summit, then on saturday, a special session of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps, who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants, a delay, he mayjust have to accept. the president of ecuador has offered to hold direct talks with the leaders of protests which have brought the capital to a standstill. lenin moreno said come had to be restored after ten days of demonstrations sparked by the scrapping of fuel subsidies. dramatic changes i needed to the way people live their lives if the uk is to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. that is according to a repor

these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus the eu councilis not an option. of course, there is no guarantee of success and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders‘ summit, then on saturday a special session of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants, a delay he mayjust have to accept. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. meanwhile, there's a warning today by industry leaders in five key sectors of the economy, of a serious risk to "manufacturing competitiveness" not from a no—deal brexit but in borisjohnson‘s current brexit proposals. they've written to cabinet ministers, asking for reassurance that industry needs will still be prioritised. 0ur economics

these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus the eu councilis not an option. of course, there is no guarantee of success and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders‘ summit, then on saturday a special session of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants, a delay he mayjust have to accept. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. there's a warning today by industry leaders in five key sectors of the economy who say there's a serious risk to "manufacturing competitiveness" in borisjohnson‘s current brexit proposals. they've written to cabinet ministers, asking for reassurance that industry needs will still be prioritised. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has this

the united kingdom and of the united kingdom prime minister to the eu, to the president of the eu councilherefore that is being examined carefully. they will take their time. and he was saying i would never negotiate a brexit extension, he didn't need to, he had to write a letter to get one. the eu are taking theirtime, to write a letter to get one. the eu are taking their time, they were likely come back if they see this play out in the next few days, especially against the government, they will come back with a doubt, sometime in february, give us three months more to stew over this. at the data can be brought forward if the data can be brought forward if the government manages to get through all this legislation. there is no appetite in the eu, there is brexit exhaustion, i think that is the word, not just brexit exhaustion, i think that is the word, notjust in the united kingdom, there is brexhaustion as far as the contingency planning, the money, the summits, operation yellowhammer, it is all kinds of contingency planning, you know, customs, border checks, and if the united kingdom w

and then a tweet to borisjohnson from the eu council president, saying he was entering a stupid blamehe hostility, though, the uk's negotiator david frost swept into brussels today for more talks. why are you here, mr frost quizzed about what is the point of these talks? with the opposition accusing them of pushing them to the brink. they put these proposals on the table that were never going to work, they were designed to fail and instead of reacting and changing their proposals, they are now collapsing the talks and engaging in a reckless blame game. forget that he said, she said. in a way, it is a simple stand—off. boris johnson wa nts a simple stand—off. boris johnson wants a different deal with the eu that would mean different customs systems on either side of the irish border, but the eu believes that is not a realistic without serious disruption so is saying no, and that means it is extremely unlikely an agreement can be reached in time for the uk to leave the eu with a deal at the end of this month. both sides, number ten and the eu, wanted to leave the door at least a fractio

these are the details that could make or break a deal in tough negotiations, but in cyprus, the eu councilp is not an option. of course, there's no guarantee of success, and the time is practically up. but even the slightest chance must be used. here at westminster, the diaries and calendars for next week are covered in red ink. there is the big eu leaders' summit, then on saturday, a special session of the house of commons. expect a vote on a deal, if there is one, and a push by mps, who want to see brexit decided by another referendum. meanwhile, if there is no agreement, even if there is a deal, the prime minister may struggle to avoid another brexit extension. the last thing he wants, a delay, he mayjust have to accept. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. there is a warning today from industry leaders in five key sectors of the economy. a serious risk to manufacturing competitiveness — not from a no—deal brexit, but in boris johnson's current brexit proposals. they've written to cabinet ministers asking for reassurance that industry needs will still be prioritised. our economics edito

president of the eu council donald tusk already wrote online tonight he will recommend the delay theister has had to ask for. many mps who sit down there hope it won't be the case, but delay could soon mean the decision for all of us at the ballot box, an election. in washington dc, the top american diplomat in ukraine has given a congressional investigation a highly damaging account of president trump's dealings with the ukrainian leader — now the subject of an impeachment inquiry. acting ambassador william taylor said he was told that mr trump had made the release of military aid to ukraine contingent on a public declaration from kiev that it would investigate one of mr trump's rivals for the presidency, former democratic vice—president, joe biden. mr taylor said he found the demand politically troubling. mr trump has denied he did anything wrong. our north america correspondent nick bryant is at the white house. this is congressional testimony that read like the opening of a political thriller. and apparently there were audible gusts on capitol hill as it was delivered. william ta

we should get something from donald tusk the eu council president in the next hour.t may cast some light on where things stand and what the agenda will look like at tomorrow's summit. in his efforts to keep everyone on—side, boris johnson has been keeping various groups updated through the day. key among them the democratic unionist party of northern ireland, as well as members of the erg, that influential group of brexit supporting mps. contrary to news earlier this afternoon that the dup were on side and a deal was practically in the bag, arlene foster tweeted this afternoon that such reports were nonsense. in toulouse, the german chancellor angela merkel has been meeting with president macron, who according to several accounts this week is keen to get a deal across the line. translation: we also worked on preparations for the european council summit tomorrow and friday. we talked about the budget, european enlargement, and of course brexit, for which i believe an agreement is about to be finalised which we can sign off on tomorrow. so emmanuel macron. a few gremli

and then a tweet to borisjohnson from the eu council president, saying he was entering "a stupid blameis the future of the uk, as well as the security and interests of our people, donald tusk wrote. despite the hostility, though, the uk's negotiator david frost swept into brussels today for more talks. why are you here, mr frost quizzed about what is the point of these talks? with the opposition accusing them of pushing them to the brink. they put these proposals on the table that were never going to work, they were designed to fail and instead of reacting and changing their proposals, they are now collapsing the talks and engaging in a reckless blame game. forget that he said, she said. in a way, it is a simple stand—off. borisjohnson wants a different deal with the eu that would mean different customs systems on either side of the irish border, but the eu believes that is not a realistic without serious disruption so is saying no, and that means it is extremely unlikely an agreement can be reached in time for the uk to leave the eu with a deal at the end of this month. both sides, nu

get into intensive negotiations, the type that are needed to get a deal thrashed out ahead of the eu councilf october and what borisjohnson says in his article this morning is that he believes it is up to the eu to move on this. he says, they need to join us at the negotiation table in the spirit of compromise and cooperation. he uses an analogy of the uk jumping into an island in the middle of a river and now he needs the eu to do the same. what might improve the chances of that is if he goes to brussels armed with proposals that have the support of mps, and he says he believes he has that, to a degree. he says there are mps from every wing of his party that support his proposals from the dup and even some labour mps. shadow attourney general said there was doubt cast on the number of labour mps that might support that this morning. the deal that he is currently proposing, that is not going down well in brussels or dublin or with us is a deregulatory deal that business in this country doesn't want, trade unions don't want, climate change activists don't want and people that care about medic

prime minister says the pause was imposed on the government against its will and, writing to the eu council.. despite borisjohnson‘s rush, he has broken his brexit deadline and has promised to leave by halloween. instead, this afternoon, tried to push the mps to the ballot box. there is a widespread view that this parliament has run its course. and that is because i simply do not believe that this house is capable of delivering on the priorities of the people, whether that means brexit or anything else. technically, this session's only been going a couple of weeks but the current cast have been in place since 2017. there is nothing comfortable about this for labour. they won't agree a contest yet. he will avoid his responsibilities, break his promises to dodge scrutiny. and, today, he wants an election and his bill! well, not with our endorsement. there is a message to the people of scotland... the snp and the lib dems, though, were not ready to back the prime minister tonight but tomorrow when he will need only to win by one might be a different story. we will not vote with the government

the eu council president accuses the prime minister of a "stupid blame game".overnment borrowing soaring to its highest level for 50 years and further austerity measures. turkey says it's ready to begin a military operation in syria — as president trump defends his surprise decision to pull out us troops. poor air quality means some children inhale the equivalent of nearly one packet of cigarettes every week while on the school run, according to research by the university of sheffield. three families took part in a test to see whether children who walk, bike or go to school by car breathe in the most pollution. luxmy gopal reports. ready to go? another day, another school run. and it's children, their lungs still developing, who are particularly at risk from air pollution and diseases linked to it. now academics in sheffield have analysed pollution levels on the school run by giving 45 families a monitoring device. green means good, yellow means it's quite pollutional, red means it's bad, and purple means it's very bad. the study‘s found that, in the worst case

barnier about the extension request because donald tusk, the president of the uk council —— make eu council and see what they think. they don't have to make a decision at the moment, they will wait and see what happens with the parliamentary process in the uk. in terms of the goings—on in parliament yesterday, i'm told that michel barnier referred to the letwi n michel barnier referred to the letwin amendment that was passed yesterday as a delay, not a rejection. and what do you think is the general feeling among eu rejection. and what do you think is the generalfeeling among eu leaders granting an extension? we have heard some mixed messages in the last few days about that, haven't we? in public, quite a few leaders have said they are not particularly minded to grant an extension, or they do not think one is necessary oi’ they do not think one is necessary or there is no guarantee the other 27 countries would agree to one. the reason? that is a tactic to make sure that parliament is put under maximum pressure to pass the deal. and to get brexit done, to coin a phrase. i imagine if we get t

over in brussels the president of the eu council, donald tusk, says the basic foundations of a deal aree but that there were still doubts on the british side. that could be over the question of what sort of say northern ireland's parties have over any deal — we know the prime minister has met the dup leaders yet again today. our political editor laura kuenssberg has followed every twist and turn of the day's events and shejoins us now. george, will they won't they has been a familiar refrain over recent days, frankly over recent months and even days, frankly over recent months and eve n years , days, frankly over recent months and even years, it feels like, but let's rememberfor a moment even years, it feels like, but let's remember for a moment why this matter so much. whether or not we leave the european union with a deal makes a huge difference to business, it makes a huge difference to northern ireland and every corner of the uk, it makes a huge difference also to eu citizens living here as well as to brits abroad, and of course, finally, it makes a massive difference to the politic

the eu council president donald tusk said it was a flexte ntion, donald tusk said it was a flextentionhe uk could leave before the deadline if approved by parliament but opening the debate on an early election, the prime minister said this parliament had run its course. if this house is to convince the country it is really serious about getting brexit done, there must a fixed term to this debate, a parliamentary terminus, a ha rd debate, a parliamentary terminus, a hard stop, ms, that everyone can believe in. mr speaker, without that ha rd stop of believe in. mr speaker, without that hard stop of an election, without that moment of truth, the electorate will, i'm afraid, have a sense that we are all like charlie brown, endlessly running up to kick the ball only to have parliament take it away, whisk that ball away yet again, only to find that parliament is willing to go on delaying and delaying until january, until the end of january, until delaying until january, until the end ofjanuary, until february and beyond. and the frustration will go on, mr speaker, the anxiety will go on, mr

president of the eu council donald tusk already wrote online tonight he will recommend the delay thed to ask for. many mps who sit down there hope it won't be the case, but delay could soon mean the decision for all of us at the ballot box, an election. and laura is with me now. 0utside outside the palace of westminster. so, the prime minister gets a defeat and victory in one evening. that's right. even in these controversial times, two things that appear contradictory can both be true. so on the one hand, yes, borisjohnson failed to get the timetable through that he so desired to get brexit rammed through, all that legislation in record time, to stick to the deadline he promised again and again to leave at the end of this month. that has failed and it feels almost pretty much impossible even for the biggest brexiteer optimist to imagine this could now happen in the next nine days. but the flip side is that the government did show that they had a majority for this deal in principle to proceed through the threshold to the next stage. now, thatis threshold to the next stage. now, that

spoke to a number of senior eu council official today and are said to things.tiators in the building just obstacles up it is going on until two o'clock in the morning for the past three days. i think if anybody was a bit today, not necessarily leaders, it will be about... those men and women in that room were public, job well done. if anybody has these negotiators, they are the ones to date. the other message in the eu is this, there will be no caveat today, no sense of big event comes up, but you have to get a deal in westminster on super saturday. this survey straight, we will let you speak, as they have translated the pages into 2a different eye which is to say ok, the floor is yours. but we are happy with it. that is what i expect. also coming to the times, yes, it is 60 pages and a lot shorter than the other withdrawal agreement which was 600, is that enough time for to comb through it and understand what is necessary to their country or they might be signing up to? if you as ministry days ago i had category conversations and they said it was impossible. —

brexit talks intensify between the uk and the eu tonight the president of the european council says that hope for a deal is bigger and more tangible. the un says one hundred thousand people have left their homes in northern syria following turkey's attack on kurdish held areas. and the nobel peace prize goes to the ethiopian prime minister. he played a key role in ending the 20 year war with neighbouring eritrea. and it's will smith vs will smith in the action packed gemini man. find out what mark kermode thinks of that, and the rest of this week's releases, in the film review. five people have been injured in a knife attack at the arndale shopping centre in manchester. a man aged 41 was arrested at the scene after being tasered by police the counter terrorism unit are now leading the investigation although police say they are keeping an open mind about the motive. danny savage reports. cordoned off behind me, the events led to the sign being changed it again, in the centre of the city. after another alarming incident, police say this was not an isolated incident —— was an isolated incid

clearly and unambiguously for this house in what circumstances will the prime minister right to the eu council president, as set out in the terms of the benn act? raab: the government has been very clear. we will respect the law. i would ask all of the honorable shoddy piecet that of legislation to reflect on the demonstrable conditions, the £1 billion a ?month that it would cost the uk taxpayer and undermining the position of the u.k. government to get a deal in brussels, where they are actually courting the no deal scenario they pretend they want to avoid. vara: mr. speaker, may i join with the right honorable lady with her achievements? mr. speaker, today marks the 150th birth anniversary of mahatma gandhi. does my right hon. friend agree with me that his message of non-violence, religious tolerance and greater rights for women is as applicable today as it was in his lifetime? >> hear, hear! raab: my honorable friend is absolutely right, and i would go one further and tout the words of martin luther king, who said judged by the content of your character, not the color of your skin, let alon

as you suggest there is no way that the eu council is officially going to so you can never ever havefficially going to so you can never ever have an extension but some of the big players here have played ball with that idea a bit in the luxembourg leader who showed you around his small rooms, not so long ago on the empty lecture and gait. so many gates through brexit. if he said today, one of those people says he is so sad about brexit, he said today this is not about whether you think brexit is a good or bad thing. whether you against it all for it, this is about living with the deal even with no deal. officially, of course are not seeing a given delay, but they are playing boris johnson seeing a given delay, but they are playing borisjohnson schema bit was not there trying to help them as it a lwa ys not there trying to help them as it always said in this attitude teresa mayers. if you sign up to deal with us mayers. if you sign up to deal with us that respects our redlines will help you sell it however you like. and this is gentle help, if you like. but at the end of the day they

that meeting saying the proposals the uk set forward last week, you listen to the president of the eu council, he'll be hosting the meeting as they are trying to hash out a deal he accused boris johnson of a stupid blame game if the talks break down the commission president with an interview talked also about the fact that the blame should lie squarely on the doorstep of the brexit that could not be found on the continent clearly, there should be discussion about the way these talks are preceding. clearly, he wants to receive concessions. he will be meeting later this week in dublin it will be up to the irish to decide whether they are happy or see them as a basis as they go forward to the next week >> that language has been critical using the word stupid is really taking it to a different level >> i want to bring it back to boris johnson and how things are panning out. there is a story in the times of reports from within his own cabinet saying they would be willing to resign over concerns that the prime minister is leading this country towards brexit it seems even back home, he's facing resi

i hope that finland, which now holds the rotating presidency of the eu council, will support our efforts to achieve a mutually beneficial agreement with the european union. we will have to start doing something with the european union, because they have not been treating this country right for many, many years, and i tell them, and they know it. america's trade deficit with the eu has been averaging a deficit -- averaging $160 billion for many years. achieving more balance and robust trade would greatly benefit both finland and the united states. we appreciate finland's strong partnership in combating the theft of intellectual property. from trade to security, from travel to commerce, we are grateful for our friendship with the great people of finland, and we are now working on a deal to sell a large number of airplanes, fighter jets, hopefully, to finland. we will see how that works out. make the greatest jets in the world. we make the greatest missiles. nobody is even close. i want to thank you again for -- the history of our nations. i look forward to continually working alongside of