let's get the latest from our brussels reporter adam fleming. adam, are we any clearer what this offer is going to be? good evening, the detail... well, i see the detail, the opposite. the gist of this offer will be delivered to eu leaders at the end of the dinner that they are having right now by british prime minister theresa may. she will say few words about what the principles behind the uk's plan for the rights that they eu citizens based in the uk, what they actually are and she will give them an update on what of the uk general election result means for the brexit process. basically, the opposite of detail. we will have to wait until monday when she will make a statement in the house of commons when she bought deliver a paper to mps which will have a lot more detail about its full tonight it is the principles. the brexit thing at this summit is actually a minor issue. there is not going to be a discussion about it with theresa may at the dinner tonight. after she has spoken, she will be ushered out on the 27 other readers will have a quick

let's had lied to brussels and speak to our correspondent adam fleming.pherics were good, but it is the detail that has all the potential to derail. a very good description of the situation. you are right, they have been laying on the charm with each other, talking to each other on first names. they gave each other gifts and they shared their love of hill walking and hiking. talking in optimistic tones and trading optimistic quotes and about how well they worked together today. but we have got a whole load of detail in this terms of reference paper that was published at the same time as they took to the podium at the european commission. we know some dates. there will be a week of talks here in brussels every month throughout the summer and on the 17th ofjuly until the 20th of august and the 28th of september and the 19th of october. how will the mood be on the 9th of october when the clock has been ticking and there have been solid weeks of discussions. we learn about the subjects the negotiations will be broken up into. the financial settlement, which i

all right, more from adam flemings in brussels.more can you tell us about the incident that took place at the brussels central station? the belgian authorities are treating this as a terrorist attack although they could not tell us whether the suspect was alive or dead. or the identity of the man at the heart of the incident. it seems to have started in the early evening. the station is in the centre of town, close to the ground seats near one of landmarks. and near one of brussels landmarks. people were out enjoying themselves. from piecing together eyewitness reports and information from the authorities, it seems he ended the station concourse, he may have been wearing some kind of explosive belt. he set off a small explosion. pictures of which have been circulating across social media and on front pages of newspapers across europe. people fled the station in panic. the man was neutralised by an armed unit of the belgian unit. we do not know if he was injured seriously or killed. the reason that was a unit patrolling the station

our correspondence in dumb and fleming —— adam fleming is in brussels.cult? yes, that is what i have been struck by all day. how much charm is being laid on by both these men, the use of each other‘s first name, giving each other‘s presents. sharing a lunch rather than meeting at either side of a table. there is still the sort of landmines that we known in this document. the terms of reference that was released. issues of citizens rights, the rights that eu citizens of people living in the uk committee uses and living abroad, still not decided. although we will get something at the start of next week. financial settlement, that, get something at the start of next week. financialsettlement, that, in other words, is the financial bill that the u wants to present the uk with is a cost of brexit. other separation issues, what on earth could be contained in such simple words there? of course, the big, thorny issue is that border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, we started by talking about just how warm everything was and how chummy every

we can bring any colleague from the bbc, adam fleming, who is live from the brussels newsroom.ng? this security incident started a couple of years ago at the brussels central station which is a stones throw from the grand place, the historic centre of brussels. a couple of miles from the eu headquarters weird i am speaking to you from. this is the home to many european institutions. a man was seen at the central station carrying a rucksack. and reports are stating they could've been an explosive vest on his body. the let of a small explosion that caused panic in the train station. a few moments later, the man was shot by the belgian military because the city is still filled with armed soldiers guarding key points after a series of terrorist attacks in the past few yea rs. terrorist attacks in the past few years. belgian security sources stating that the suspect has been neutralised. we do not know if that means he has been arrested and detained, or he has been shot and killed. we will get more details in the next few minutes because the belgian federal prosecutors office will d

more details from our brussels reporter, adam fleming.ay since the uk voted to leave the eu, and european leaders are digesting the offer made to them by theresa may over dinner at this summit. she said she wanted no families to split because of brexit. eu citizens with five years residence would have settled status, meaning lifetime access to health, education, and benefits. and there will be a grace period for new arrivals to build up enough time to qualify. the eu's row ministers and presidents made their own proposal on this issue earlier this year. this is the first time heard the british view and they are waiting for the small print to be published on monday. —— prime ministers. translation: theresa may made it clear today that eu citizens that have been in britain forfive years can keep their full rights. have been in britain forfive years can keep theirfull rights. that have been in britain forfive years can keep their full rights. that is a good start, but of course, there are many other questions about brexit, about finances, th

let's discuss this with adam fleming.cal correspondent iain watson. if the proposals were described as a generous offer and that was meant to set the tone, what you make of the tone of the response from mr juncker? tone of the response from mr juncker? we have seen a series of other eu leaders alongside the leader, the president of the european commission mrjuncker giving barely lukewarm responses to theresa may's offer that she made to them last night over dinner here at them last night over dinner here at the eu summit. as they were arriving this morning, the austrian chancellor said it is a good first proposal but they need to invest much more in these ideas. we had seen a much more in these ideas. we had seen a tweet from the polish europe minister thing i appreciate the proposal but it is incomplete, it does not meet all eu requirements. so we think the same sort of thing being said again and again, which is thanks for the offer but it does not go far enough. eu leaders have not quite spelt out quite what their probl

adam fleming took his box of balls to london's south bank to investigate. our sister programme daily politics to find out what people really think. i'm taking it to london's southbank centre to ask people's views about being asked their views. and here's the question we're asking the great british public today. 0pinion polls: are they science orfiction? 0n the day they never seem to come out as planned previously, so i think it's an element of fiction to it. everyone's talking about the polls. i've no idea! 0k, throw it back in then, very honest, very honest. it isn't an exact science, is it? because what people say about what they are going to do isn't necessarily what they're going to do. here's someone who juggles data for a living. pollsterjoe twyman of yougov. what do you think about this as an opinion—gathering method? well, as my idol peter snow would say it's just a bit of fun. when you're looking to do an accurate scientific poll you hope to accurately represent the population you're trying to survey in the sample that takes part in that survey. an

and the european council have both said the offer does not go far enough. 0ur europe reporter adam flemingne of the easier issues in the negotiations, but it's already proving a little bit tricky. that's true. what theresa may did last night was make a brief proposal to her fellow eu leaders about how the uk intended to tackle this issue of what rights eu nationals living in the uk would have after brexit and in return, what rights you the nationals living abroad would have after brexit. she called the offer is fairand after brexit. she called the offer is fair and serious, but it's fair to say her fellow leaders have responded in a fairly lukewarm way to what they have hired. officials are waiting for more details to be published in parliament on monday, and then negotiators here at brussels will go through it line by line, work out the things they like and the things they don't like, we got today from the man who chairs these summits is the president of these summits is the president of the european council donald tusk. here's what he had to say. we have made our position clear. we want

so let's get more on what he has been saying, our correspondent in luxembourg right now is adam fleming barnier and others in the eu giving their response, but what has he been saying about what the chancellor had to say earlier on? yes, ben, day two of the official brexit negotiations and this is what it's like already. michel barnier the eu's chief brexit negotiator has been in luxembourg today meeting eu, foreign ministers. the second session this afternoon, the british representative was asked to leave and the remaining 27 got an update from him on his talks with david davis the brexit negotiator from the uk yesterday. although current events managed to get in the way and all us journalists wanted to know is what he thought about the proposal from know is what he thought about the proposalfrom philip know is what he thought about the proposal from philip hammond know is what he thought about the proposalfrom philip hammond that there should be a transitional arrangement where the customs arrangements between the uk and the eu remained as they are now. mr barnier gave it short shrift

i think we can go over to correspond and adam fleming, whose live in brussels.ts there? think what is clear is just how tricky this process of negotiating the uk's exit from the eu will be. theresa may, last night, made what she thought was a fair and serious offer that was fairly close to what speed you wanted in terms of the rights of eu nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu, which as the prime minister admitted was something that ordinary people have been really were about as part of the brexit process. then, this morning, we saw a series of eu leaders, the prime people like donald tusk and a jean—claude juncker, pouring cold water on what she proposed and saying it simply wasn't substantial enough. and then we have people like our political editor making the point that actually, some people to leave the eu and get control of immigration will look at the proposal theresa may made and it's too, it goes on the wrong direction and is not tough enough on migration. and theresa may is going to have to strike a balance between those two oppos

earlier, i spoke to a reporter in brussels, adam fleming.s from the eu showed how complex the brexit talks are. i think it's clear just how tricky this process of negotiating the uk's exit from the eu is going to be. theresa may, last night, made what she thought was a fairand night, made what she thought was a fair and serious offer that was fairly close to what the eu wanted in terms of the rights of eu nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu, which as the premise admitted, is something that ordinary people have the word about as part of the brexit process. then this morning, we saw a series of eu leaders, the prime minister, and people like jean—claude juncker, the president of the commission, and donald tusk, the president of the council, pouring cold water on what she proposed and saying it's of the wasn't substantial enough. and then you get our colleague, political editor, making the point that actual, some people who voted to leave the eu and con

from brussels, adam fleming reports.to the day since the uk voted to leave the eu, european leaders are digesting the offer made to them by theresa may over dinner at this summit. she said she wanted no families to split because of brexit. eu citizens with five years residence would have settled status, meaning lifetime access to health, education, and benefits. and there will be a grace period for newer arrivals to build up enough time to qualify. the eu's prime ministers and presidents made their own proposal on this huge issue earlier this year. this is the first time they've heard the british view and they are waiting for the small print to be published in parliament on monday. translation: theresa may made it clear, today, that eu citizens who have been in great britain for five years can keep their full rights. that's a good start, but of course there are many, many other questions about brexit, about finances, about the relationship with ireland, which means we still have a lot to do until october. but mrs may cou

adam fleming, bbc news, brussels. we can speak to our correspondent in brussels, david eades.o far to theresa may's proposal? i think it's fair to say that so far it's muted. interesting that so far it's muted. interesting that last night there was no opportunity for discussion at all. the only comments we got on what mrs may had to say it were a brief one from german chancellor angela merkel saying it was a good start but there was an awful lot of work to be done, and a similarly brief one from the austrian chancellor. he has spoken again this morning to spell out, a jab in the ribs for britain, saying brexit will cost britain growth and harm the standard of living. but he did point out it was a good first start, the offer theresa may has put on the table. other than that, not a huge amount of response, and i don't think that's accidental. it's worth bearing in mind that while brexit is obviously the big issue for all of us obviously the big issue for all of us in the uk, and all those living in the uk and british living abroad, there is a message here, and the message coming

our political reporter adam fleming is in brussels. this is just the start of the negotiations. ow? david davis is coming not with all guns blazing. he is talking about forging a deep and special relationship between the eu and the uk like no other deal in history. he is not coming here to pick a fight. the in terms of the shape of the day, he will get here in a couple of hours and meet michelle barnier. he will be looking into having a working lunch and then the teams will break into smaller groups to discuss the three main priority issues that the eu have identified for these early stages. sorting out theissue for these early stages. sorting out the issue of rights for eu nationals living in the uk and vice—versa. the thorny issue of the brexit bill, how much money does the uk oh that people here in brussels —— owe. a long, long way to go. the significance of today is its just started rather than any of the details that will emerge. one—minute silence will be held today for the grenfell tower disaster. hundreds of firefighters are still tackling a huge forest fire in a hilly re

after 13 years sophia fleming's wounds from using her son adam hammer who was murdered when he was 17ears old are still raw. >> we need to get together and start seeing what's going on and saying what's going on. >> reporter: they held pictures of their loved ones, wore t shirts bearing them names there was a bold display of what the afternoon of gun violence looks like. felicia penndel ton knows it all too well. >> my son deserved way better than this. he had a future. he was in college. you know, he had a plan. >> the rally is organized by helen, a columnist for the daily news. she says she's touched by the tragedies she covers every day and wants to give victims a voice. >> just how hard people fight for their lost loved ones, you know, um, how hard they fight to sort of put their lives back together again after losing their mother, their father, their kids it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: and this is second year this rally has been held. mayor kenney stopped by a bit for this evening also councilman oh was here. you'll recall he was stabbed two week ago. he was here speaking with

. >> reporter: after 13 years, sophia fleming's wounds from losing her son adam hammer who was murderedn he was 17 years old are still raw. >> we really need to get together and start seeing what's going on and saying what's going on instead of leaving, a blind eye or deaf ear to what's going on in your community. >> reporter: they held pictures of their loved ones, wore t-shirts bearing their names. there was a bold display of what the aftermath of gun violence looks like. felicia pendleton knows it all too well. >> my son deserved way better than this. he had a future. he was in college. you know he had a plan. >> she says her son javon was shot to death by a 15 and 20-year-old who will stand trial in the fall. >> you have to ask yourself, what is going on in our community for a 15 year old to take a gun and murder someone? >> the recall system organized by helen a columnist for the daily news. she's touched by the tragedy she covers every day and wants to give victims a voice. >> just how hard people fight for their lost loved ones, you know, how hard they fight to sort of put their