but when michel barnier says, with scepticism, and this is a quote from him, that the uk seems to wantoods between us but not of people and services", as though, in his view, there is an indivisibility to those different pillars of the eu single market and he will not accept any effort to make a difference between goods and services. are you with him or not? it is not his view. it is a fact. that is the way the internal market was built. and what strikes me in this whole debate and in the way it has been displayed in the uk media, or at least to the extent that i have seen it, is that uk, 45 years, has been one of the main champions of the internal market. one of the prime architects of the internal market. so you know what the rules of the game are because you were actually leading the construction of the internal market. i think it is strange to now say, oh, but we can unpick it and try and select the bits that we like because that is not the way that it works. but why not think creatively? why not actually consider the possibility that a little bit of unpicking, as you put it, of th

they have told her, barnier and trying to break the rules.les. they have told her, barnier and others, told her to not go behind our backs to talk to these guys, and she knows. so it is notjust going to drop, have a talk about the future of this and this, she's trying to sabotage the process. is barnier said... for me it is political suicide that will end up as a catastrophic thing. the fio end up as a catastrophic thing. the no deal scenario, the majority of british people do not like. green the prime minister has said, rightly in my view, that no deal is better thana in my view, that no deal is better than a bad deal. no deal cannot be a fallback option that you make real, it has to be part of the negotiations. the other side has to believe that. and 100 saying they are prepared to walk away but on the other preparing a compromise eve ryo ne other preparing a compromise everyone is unhappy with and you will have to compromise further, you will have to compromise further, you will simply antagonise the public when you finally settle for a co

i think mr barnier made it very clear that we are happy that there are proposals on the table.t's necessary. he also made it very clear that some of the proposals clearly do not fit in, or do not correspond to the rules of the internal market. but there's clearly a basis to start the talks. and hopefully finalise the talks in time and try and avoid a cliff edge scenario. you say there is clearly a basis for talks. i'm struggling to see that basis because michel barnier, from the beginning of this process up until today, appears convinced that britain is still, to use the phrase always wheeled out by the commission, cherry picking, trying to have its cake and eat it too. all those cliches we've been hearing for the last 18 months, they're still being used in brussels. there are lots of cliches being used on all sides. the reality is we have to sit down and try and come to an agreement more or less by october. that is the reality. i think on the side of the european union, contrary to what some of the media are reporting, there is a lot of good will. people do want a result but c

is to i know how committed michel barnier istoa i know how committed michel barnier is to a deal andatism and energy on both sides lam pragmatism and energy on both sides i am confident we can reach the agreement. live to brussels and our reporter adam fleming. dominic raab saying they have agreed to step up the intensity of negotiations. i suppose they need to because time is running out? that was the main thing i took away from the brief appearance by them. gone is the whole structure of having a round of negotiations every month and a week beforehand to circulate papers and a week afterwards to go home and tell the eu capital is what has been discussed. now they will meet continuously. i do not think it will mean there will be british officials in there at 3am but i think contacts will be stepped up. dominic raab said he will be back in brussels next week for another round of talks with michel barnier and thatis of talks with michel barnier and that is just both sides realising there is not a lot of time to get this sorted out. they have to finalise the withdrawal agreement that w

before that, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier.oment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. the number of people aged 85 and over — needing round the clock care — is set to double by 2035 — experts warn of a looming ‘crisis‘ police investigating the stabbings of a mother and daughter in solihull arrest a 21—year—old man. the launch of london s new crossrail line is postponed til autumn next year — nine months late. in the business news: coca—cola is buying the costa coffee chain from owner whitbread in a deal worth £3.9bn. whitbread, which also owns the premier inn hotel chain, had been planning to demerge costa, but said the coca—cola deal offered a far better return for shareholders. ticket reseller viagogo is being taken to court by the competition watchdog accused of failing to make additional fees clear. the cma warned four ticket resellers to change their ways last year, and digital minister margot james even warned the public not to use viagogo. of the four, viagogo is the only one that's not

dismissed, ithink mr barnier made it clear that we are happy there are proposals on the table. is necessary to heels made it clear that some of the proposals clearly do not fit in, or do not correspond to the rules of the internal market. there is clearly a basis now to stop the talks. hopefully, finalise the talks in time. and try to avoid a cliff edge scenario. you say there is clearly a basis for talks. i struggle to see that bases because barnierfrom the struggle to see that bases because barnier from the beginning struggle to see that bases because barnierfrom the beginning of this process up to now appears convinced that britain is still, to use the phrase, —— all wheel —— richard is a lwa ys phrase, —— all wheel —— richard is always —— britain is always cherry picking. those phrases are still being used in brussels. there are many cliches being used on all sides. the reality is we need to sit down and try to come to an agreement more or less by october. that is the reality. i think that on the side of the eu, contrary to what some of the media are reporting, there is a l

that was not the language michel barnier was using three months ago ora barnier was using three monthsching orders from those 27 governments and the uk will not get much more than what other countries have been given. at the beginning you said michel barnier still thinks there are divisions in the uk government. dominic raab is saying we have got over those divisions and we have got over those divisions and we are all on board and we are ready to start negotiating. yes, it has been chaotic and we are on the same page now. is that an argument that has not been bought in brussels? yes, i think brussels wants to see the conservative party unite at its conference around the chequers plan. the realistic view in brussels is we are not going to finalise this at the october eu leaders' summit, it will be more like november or december and everyone knows the uk has a hard stop on the 21st of january. if theresa may is not sure she has got the final outlines, she will have to answer to parliament and we are in dangerous territory. 0k, thank you very much forjoining us. 0k, thank you very much fo

as barnier said...rophic thing, that you think is right, the no—deal scenario, which i think the majority of british people do not like. of course, our prime minister has for some time, rightly in my view, said that no deal is better than a bad deal. no deal has to be notjust, to use another term from these negotiations, "a fallback option that you make real", it has to be part of the negotiations. the other side has to believe that you're willing to walk away. isn't there a danger, though, that if you're on the one hand saying you are prepared to walk away but on the other hand proposing a compromise that everybody is unhappy with and you will have to compromise further, that you will simply antagonise the public when you finally settle for a compromise they don't like, having said, "we were quite willing to walk away"? the time will come when people will be thankful theresa may was there to try to find, difficult as it is, a middle way through all of this. exactly. the question i would put to the doct

michel barnier said one thing that.hel barnier said one thing that we should be careful, he took a line from theresa may, he said "single market means single market". reminds me of brexit means brexit. it seems that the consensus —— consensus is it will overrun a bit. maybe they are sharing the same speech writer at the moment or something like that behind the scenes. in terms of the emmanuel macron, what the times as saying, they said they had diplomatic sources who have told them this at the times, the french president will use a the times, the french president will usea summit the times, the french president will use a summit in austria next month to spell out what he calls a new structure for europe. he will be talking about... concentric circles. you have the eu in the middle. an outer circle and britain will be in there. he has talked about this since before he was elected. absolutely. he has this vision. he wa nts absolutely. he has this vision. he wants reform you. you want to make europe stronger and tighter an

that's michel barnier. michel barnier, with the british government, we're confident he will find a right solution to avoid the hard brexit. but everybody has also to be aware that you cannot be in and out. you cannot be out of the european construction and also benefiting of all the other advantages of being a full member of the european union if you are out of the european union you do not have the same position, the same rights, the same advantages than the other member states. >> the uk government says it is in talks with its french counterparts over monday's extraordinary events which saw 40 french fishing boats confront british rivals in what has been dubbed scallop wars. the fishermen clashed off the coast of normandy in a popular area for catching scallops rocks and metal shackles were reportedly hurled by both crews. speaking in nigeria, prime minister theresa may said her government would work with france to ensure the events would not be repeated. >> i think it's important that we see an amicable

you could also say he is throwing barnier a lifeline by suggesting he will do this.n states clamouring to do southern european states clamouring todoa southern european states clamouring to do a deal. there is a lot of rhetoric around who needs each other more, do we need them more than they need us and the rest of it, and i would suggest they need each other and any deal is better than no deal. we have seen a lot of rhetoric in re ce nt we have seen a lot of rhetoric in recent weeks around that, also with the british putting out the position papers, and raab putting out the speech saying it is not any ideal scenario, that it would be harmful for the eu scenario, that it would be harmful forthe eu and britain scenario, that it would be harmful for the eu and britain if it —— britain if it goes ahead and macron suggesting that eu leaders needing to think and embrace some kind of the spooky with britain, partnership with britain, at the same time as barnier, the chief negotiator for the eu, opening the door that we won't be given the off—the—shelf trade deal and that w

i am pleased with michelle we have agreed to meet next week and oche michel barnier.ome have already been saying, to hell with that, we leave no deal because the eu side is simply not budging on bit. the dark about the principles being clearly defined for the past two years and you simply haven't moved. what is your response to that? you don't appear to be budging on the eu side to what the british are saying is a negotiation and they have moved, for you, are saying is a negotiation and they have moved, foryou, mr rabb, a are saying is a negotiation and they have moved, for you, mr rabb, a lot of people in the uk will be quite confused because the prospect of no deal apparently is now very high, some in your party and some of whom are in government are saying that no deal is fine, but it is not something we should be scared of, others are saying that no deal would bea others are saying that no deal would be a disaster, you say you're not planning for a deal, but on thursday due were planning to ordeal, on thursday they are clearly going to plan for no deal, what is th

"i am looking forward to meeting with michel barnier today.trike a deal that is good for the u.k. and our eu partner." officially, it is optimistic, that is what they are saying, we need to reach a deal and we will reach a deal. at the same time, there is more talk and worried about a no deal situation that is coming from officials on both sides in london and in brussels. it is also coming from businesses who are saying, we need certainty to prepare for this. today, they will be trying to figure out what they need to make progress on in order to move this forward. there are a couple deadlines coming up, and informal summit of eu leaders in austria on september 20, and the eu is looking at that to show progress on these issues. at this point, it still looks like they are far apart. you listed the three main big issues they need to make progress on to get this done. jonesthank you very much hayden joining us from brussels. still with us in london is bob parker. there is a lot to get done by october. bob: they have to do is sing which between agr

they've told us he is going to be meeting with michel barnier on tuesday in brussels, downing street picking up the pace and intensity of those negotiations because they want to get to a deal that can be one that suits both britain and the eu. and still on the referendum, the debate continues. but a boost today for those who want to see another vote on the deal that theresa may does or doesn't get? yes, so in terms of the people's vote campaign, people may have heard of them, they have been running a campaign over the summer where they are trying to push for there to be a referendum on the final deal, where members of the public would get to vote on that. they have had some funding from a wealthy donor, £1 million, the biggest donation that they have had, and they said they will put this money into paying for polling to look at whether or not opinions have changed. tom baldwin, who runs their communications team, has said that he thinks it will show that opinion has changed. however, the brexiteers i've been speaking to this lunchtime completely dismissed that. they say that basicall

unfortunately, there would probably be nojobs for people like michel barnier and jean—claude junckerrobably the stumbling block. would you accept that brexiteers are split on this, because you've got people like dominic raab and michael gove who support the prime minister's plan, and people like yourself and boris johnson and david davis who don't, so you are pretty divided. at the end of the day, it's not the brexit we promised the british people, and bear in mind, the chequers proposals were just that — proposals — and they will be further eroded by negotiations with the eu. for me, being a vassal state, taking the rule book, being unable to do free—trade deals with the rest of the world, technically we would, but only on services. that's what we sell to the rest of the world. there's nothing in it for america, australia and new zealand to trade with us on a free—trade deal if all we can sell them in services unless they produce their goods under the european common rule book, which they're not going to do. the major benefit of brexit, being able to do free—trade deals with growing

unfortunately, there would probably be no jobs for people like michel barnier and jean—claude juncker split on this because you've got people like dominic raab michael gove who support the prime minister's plan and people like yourself and boris johnson and minister's plan and people like yourself and borisjohnson and david davis who don't so you are pretty divided. at the end of the day, it is not the brexit we promised the british people and bear in mind the chequers proposals were just that, proposals, and they will be further eroded by negotiations with the eu. for me, being a vassal state, taking the rule book, being unable to do free—trade deals with the rest of the world, technically, we would but only on services. that is what we

andine: talk about carney -- barnier, almost the last man standing instability within u.k.olitical and economic environment. providingant is he to some stability for the pound and markets in general? >> there was a report yesterday saying that potentially the treasury had asked mark carney to stay on for another year. already extended his tenure by one year after the brexit vote happens. the treasury denied they had asked him but is not a huge surprise they would because he would be able to provide some stability and a government that is very tumultuous. we do not know if theresa may will be in power in six months, one year, and she would take her chancellor with her if she left. taylor: thank you. depending brexit deal we never seem to get to the come into my terminal at the tv , it allows you to rouse right -- recent charts and features. this one is about rate headwinds. pending home sales weaker than expected. u.s. homebuyers are turned off by higher rates. this is bloomberg. ♪ york, i ame from new taylor riggs. romaine: i am romaine bostick and this is the european

i'm just back from brussels after a further round of negotiations with michel barnier.he pace and intensity of our negotiations and i am confident that a good deal is within our sites. remains the top priority, and the overriding priority. before i talk about planning for no deal and the technical notices we're are buzzing today, i want to reaffirm what we expect negotiations to deliver. a good deal with our eu friends, one that works in our mutual interests, and a deal that recognise our shared history and values but also provides a strong and sustainable foundation for our future relationship. so, yes, winding down our relationship with the eu, but keeping a close trading relationship building on security cooperation and elements such as student exchanges, which we prize on all sides. i am still confident that getting a good deal is the most likely outcome. the vast majority, roughly 80%, orthe withdrawal agreement has been agreed, and were making progress on the outstanding issues. and those settles issues include our agreements on bum writes, so the eu —— citizens'

in the past hour, the european union's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has said there can be noement is agreed for the irish border. but speaking in brussels after talks with the brexit secretary dominic raab, mr barnier was seeking an "ambitious pa rtnership" on security issues. the two men are aiming to reach agreement on future trade relations before 0ctober‘s eu summit. speaking earlier, mr raab said he was stubbornly confident that a deal would be reached. 0n the withdrawal agreement, we are making further progress each week. and data protection, under the governance issues including disputes resolution, on the delay between it with style agreement and the future relationship we are forging together. and also on judicial procedures. all in all, i think the contours of an agreement are becoming clearer and clearer, which isa becoming clearer and clearer, which is a positive. 0n northern ireland, meet remain committed to continuing to work on potential solutions, working with the teams on some of theissues working with the teams on some of the issues raised, and is continuing

you mentioned michel barnier.basically stuck to the eu's redlines and said while the chequers white paper was welcome, his analysis was that it breached the eu's redlines because it accepted the free movement of goods, but it did not accept the free movement of people, services and capital on the other side of the ledger. brussels also wa nts side of the ledger. brussels also wants theresa may to focus on the outstanding divorce related issues that still have not been solved. top of the list is how to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. they would like that withdrawal treaty to be as near as done as possible before they get into the serious negotiations about the shape of the future relationship. adam fleming, many thanks for the latest from the south of france. zimba bwe's newly re—elected president, emmerson mnangagwa, has insisted the elections were free and fair. his rival, nelson chamisa, said his party was prepared to present evidence in court that vote—rigging led to hi

plan for preventing the reintroduction of customs checks on the irish border, a situation michel barnier is urgent and critical. but where there are big strides being made forward is in post—brexit cooperation on security and the fight against terrorism and money laundering, where there are 110w money laundering, where there are now the building blocks for an agreement although not quite an agreement although not quite an agreement yet. so after the two men had six hours of talks today, we're a couple of steps forward, no steps backward and by my calculation, there's a maximum of around ten more weeks of to go. adam fleming reporting from brussels. donald trump is due to head to ireland in november as part of a wider trip to europe to commemorate 100 years since the end of the first world war. a white house statement said the us president plans to make a brief visit to ireland in which he hopes to "renew the deep and historic ties" between the two countries. the president is also due to travel to paris for armistice day commemorations on the 11th of november. the time is approaching 11:1

michel barnier's comments come.ations at a virtual impasse for weeks, the two sides are rushing to reach a deal on the terms of the u.k.'s withdrawal by october. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at tictoc on twitter in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. saly thank you, juliette in singapore. the u.s. is expected to impose new sanctions on russia today over the poisoning of a former agent in the united kingdom. the measures were announced earlier this month. considered sensitive our national security grounds. joining us from moscow is gregory white. is inie hordern london with the other angle on this. let's come to you first. this?s the latest on we have seen the u.k. foreign secretary in washington calling for more action on sanctions,. -- sanctions, but bring us up-to-date. was praising the trump administration and government on terms of shanshan sanctioning-- russia. we saw that you act in march. is really an opportunity for the u.k. to come out a little bit harder. they are negotiating a brexit de

reporter: do you miss mr davis, mr barnier? the eu's chief negotiator has a new opposite number.ranslation: i hear the debate in the uk about no deal, and to be very frank with you, i do see this blame game starting against the european union. but the european union is not going to be impressed by that kind of blame game. everyone should understand that. the two sides are trying to hammer out a deal by the autumn. our focus is that if the ambition and pragmatism is reciprocated on the other side. isn't the truth that, even if you have a vague outline of what the future relationship looks like, really, we leave the eu and it's a leap into the dark? we're not going to know. it could take years to negotiate this stuff. no, that's wrong. certainly we'll want to make sure that we hammer down, hammer out as much of the detail as possible. it'll be really important to make sure, for people at home, but also for the eu, that we choose a clear model for our relationship, and we're both committed to doing that. ministers and officials are clocking up the miles. brexit talks are now intense

is the chief negotiator and he's very clear he does not want to undermine the position of michel barnier but he'll be looking at what trees amaze saying waving checkers plan at him with a great deal of skepticism because he believes that if they do make any of these concessions then it will only be an added attraction to other countries inside the european union to try to get the same sort of semi-detached status of course italy might be top of that list poland hungary also so he's very he's very aware that if they make any concessions at all this could put at stake his prime project which is the future of the european union itself david my fault for interrupting i didn't mean to do that thanks very much for your thoughts we'll move on now. or the one hundred thirty thousand people have been evacuated to shelters across shanghai as tropical storm john doris slams into the city the storm has been downgraded from a thai food but powerful winds caused more than one hundred fifty flights of the city's two airports to be canceled and more than one hundred twenty public parks to be closed. cau

dominic raab will be meeting michel barnier on tuesday, and we will have a speech from him on thursdayvernment have said they want a deal with the eu but setting out their plans in the event that we do not get a deal. susanna mendonca, there, our political correspondent, talking to me earlier. a british paraglider has been killed in a mid—air collision during a competition in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell, who had decades of experience as an instructor and competitor, collided with a ukrainian competitor who also died. it's thought he was thrown off course when he travelled into a patch of warm air. the headlines on bbc news. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last 10 days. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, after a donation from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. sport and for a full round

plan for preventing the reintroduction of customs checks on the irish border, a situation michel barnierwhere there are big strides being made is in post—brexit cooperation on security and the fight against terrorism and money—laundering, where there are building blocks for agreement although not quite an agreement yet. after the two men had six hours of talks, we are a couple of steps forward , talks, we are a couple of steps forward, no steps backwards and by my calculation, ten more weeks of negotiations to go. thank you. it's among the most majestic and iconic species of wildlife to grace our countryside — and yet the golden eagle is almost entirely restricted to remote parts of scotland. scientists have now unlocked the complete genetic code of this important predator, which should help both to protect the eagle and expand their numbers. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has been finding out more. a golden eaglet, hidden safely away in its mountain nest, making it a perilous job to take a dna sample. but a tiny amount of dna is all scientists need to map the genetic code of th

secretary dominic raab will travel to brussels on tuesday to meet with eu chief negotiator michel barniering a speech outlining the government‘s ‘no deal‘ plans. with me now is our political correspondent susana mendon a. what are these no deal briefing papers? what does that mean? we've been hearing a lot about them in the last few months, when we will be getting them. we understood it would be the end of august and also september, so over the next month or so we september, so over the next month or so we should be getting newspapers. the first of those we are getting on thursday, we will have around 70 of them. they will set up a strategy for a no deal in different sectors from different departments. the idea is that it would give businesses and people an idea of what to do in the event of a no deal and what preparations have been made. what the breaks department have said to us the breaks department have said to us is that extensive work has already been carried out over the last couple of years —— brexit department. the money has been allocated by the treasury in order to facilitate t

dominic raab will be meeting michel barnier on tuesday, and we will have a speech from him on thursdayrnment have said they wanted deal with the eu but setting out their plans in the event that we do not get a deal. a businessman who helped to found the fashion label, superdry, has donated a million pounds to the campaign for a public vote on any final brexit deal. julian dunkerton said he was giving the money to the cross—party people's vote group because there was what he called a "genuine chance" to stop the process of leaving the eu. earlier, tom baldwin from the people's vote, told me the money would be spent on polling. in this debate you hear a lots of talk about the will of the people. this phrase is banded about. it's very important, a very fragile moment for our democracy. it is vital, that political leaders know where the will of the people is moving. what we will be able to do with this money, we can probably do the biggest polling exercise ever conducted by a political campaign to test the will of the people because this is a democracy and we need to know where the people

dominic raab will be meeting michel barnier on tuesday, and we will have a speech from him on thursdayment have said they want a deal with the eu but setting out their plans in the event that we do not get a deal. susanna mendonca, there are, our political correspondent. the headlines on bbc news. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala. almost 200 people have died in the last 10 days. a £1 million boost for the campaign for another brexit vote, from the boss of the fashion label superdry. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. good morning. england's cricketers need quick wickets when day two of the third test against india gets under way. they've been held up by the weather at trent bridge this morning. there's been some drizzle in nottingham but play is due to start in around 15 minutes, with the tourists on 307—6. they defini

the independent reports the european union's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has warned that theblame game" in the british press over who is responsible for a potential no—deal bexit. the financial times says us stocks have hit an all—time high, as the market edges towards setting the record for the longest—ever bull run. and now, let's go from bulls to cows, according to the swiss dairy association, switzerland's famous cows have become too fat for their own good and now they are pushing farmers to raise smaller cows, which consume less feed and don't take up as much space. cornelia is desperately trying not to burst into laughter here. cornelia meyer, who's ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. and a swiss lady. and the uk lady. and a swiss lady. and the uk lady. and a swiss lady. and the uk lady. and a uk citizen. let's talk about the situation in the united states. president trump, there is as ever very strong opinions on both sides as to how damaging this is or not, as to how damaging this is or not, as the case may be.

meanwhile, the daily express says michael barnier has dramatically raised hopes of a brexit deal by concedingdy to offer britain a unique partnership. and the times suggests president macron is preparing to throw theresa may a lifeline by pushing other eu leaders to agree a close relationship with britain after brexit. the daily telegraph claims children will be banned from buy—ing energy drinks under plans announced by theresa may to tackle disruptive behaviour in classrooms — and pictures the duke and duchess of sussex at a gala performance of hamilton at the victoria palace a variety of front pages. and news that the brexit secretary has conceded that brexit deal talks are unlikely to hit the october deadline, what are the ramifications of this? many because clearly there is no agreement between the two sides on many of the key issues. and yet, they say that it might last untiljanuary yet, they say that it might last until january before we yet, they say that it might last untiljanuary before we get some kind of deal. now think about that. there will be virtually no time for the house of c

between our land and northern ireland and there is simply no movement on that question and so michel barnier here in brussels and the two negotiators these talk so if there's not a for the signal from london they can talk as much as they want just turning in circles so how likely is a nor decent scene in busses. it's a question of timing and the timing is really against the reason may the british prime minister as she has her party conference the conservative party conference in october if she's through revives that if the heart breaks a cheers are not going to push her out of office during that period of time then maybe she'll have bit more of the way to make further compromises in the right direction of the european union if not it becomes more and more likely because as the weeks race away until october until november that seems to be more or less the latest date to reach an agreement. the odds that there might be a very hard cliff edge fracture or exit or no deal bret's it as dominic dropped today explain to his citizens and a lot of things a robin what is that he assured britons that th

look at dominic raab's visit to brussels yesterday, that is the brexit secretary meeting with michel barnierorfor brexit from the european union. he has been very frank about the fact that he does not want brussels to be blamed in any way for what the outcome might be. and he absolutely has a point because if you look at it, we here in britain, we havejust really not been progressing as fast as we should have been progressing because all we do is talk amongst the tories, amongst other parties, and we have not talked enough to the eu. so he is right and and we have not talked enough to the eu. so he is rightand i and we have not talked enough to the eu. so he is right and i havejust spent quite a bit of time on the continent, and it looks different. 0n the continent, they blame britain for if we have a hard brexit or no brexit, in britain, we blame, we put a lot of the blame on the eu. so obviously, this is, you're getting into the final phase of negotiations. some of it is grandstanding that some of it is justified. and both of them were at pains to say at the press conference that negotiati

mr raab was speaking after talks with the eu‘s chief negotiator, michel barnier in brussels. insisted they were close to agreement. and finally, ladies and gentlemen, just a reminder about ireland and northern ireland. now, we must have a detailed backstop solution, which is legally operational in the withdrawal agreement. the prime minister committed herself to this, as have all the leaders of european union institutions, parliament for example. it is a matter of some urgency. we have to work on drafting and operational backstop and for that, i have asked dominic and his tea m that, i have asked dominic and his team to give it a certain amount of data which is necessary for the technical work which we need now on the —— on how the necessary controls and checks take place. this backstop is critical. it is essential to conclude the negotiations because as isaid, conclude the negotiations because as i said, with no backstop, there will be no agreement. we must remember that beyond brussels or the westminster village, the politicians and civil servants involved in working things

you have understandably talked about your personal interface with michel barnier., the pace of discussions has intensified within whitehall departments, with their cou nterpa rts whitehall departments, with their counterparts in the commission, looking at practical implications, thatis looking at practical implications, that is one issue. and what is also frees from time to time is the question of who you are negotiating with. is there, and what should be read into it if there is, any shift in the focus away from the commission to watch the eu 27 states ? commission to watch the eu 27 states? is there any pressure from individual eu member states for the commission to soft in the stamps? to put it in simplistic terms, the negotiations are immediate and real, it has to come to some kind of conclusion. that means that the deal is to be found it must be found. how is to be found it must be found. how is that going forward? first of all, you are absolutely right, the technical teams, as opposed to the political principles, which is the way we free minutes, we have an e

another thing that theresa may is up against is, michel barnier the chief negotiator wrote an editorialosted in 20 different countries, that there are plenty of good things in the plan, plenty of good things in the plan, plenty of good things in the plan, plenty of potential for an ambitious partnership between the two sites, but theresa may's plan for a single free trade area of goods, he says that crosses one of the red lines, because it does not accept those services. so theresa may is up against the structure of the talks and ees position on the talks. the opposition in zimbabwe, says it won't accept what it calls the "fake" results, of the country's general election. emmerson mnan—gagwa, of the ruling zanu—pf party, was elected president by a narrow margin, and he called on zimbabweans to come together in peace and unity. but the defeated candidate nelson chamisa, says he can prove the process was rigged, saying it was a "coup against the people's will". our correspondent nomsa maseko reports from the capital harare. the day started quietly. no celebrations the morning after an ele

we heard from barnier today talking about the fact that one of the options is a no deal.es yesterday's job tell you about positioning in sterling? >> one of them was the abatement of a concern about a no deal brexit. they will be working on it to get a deal as soon as possible. a lot of the move had to do with positioning. market is short. the pound is undervalued. the combination of all of these factors traded the move higher. nejra: in terms of where we are now, we are are just below 130 now, do we just come back down from here? : we maintain a relatively cautious fund. we are optimistic for this quarter.i'm happy to admit we may stay close to these levels awaiting waiting for more concrete evidence that progress has been made. ultimately, we think that the pound is heading higher. we are seeing a softer brexit on the table. that may come at the price of an extension of the article 50 implementation down the road. there will be a of political uncertainty associated with that. we think 140 or 150 cannot be excluded. we are talking longer-term outlook.before that, the per

is this the prime minister going behind the back of michel barnier and trying to doa back of michel barnieral with emmanuel macron instead of them? that is how it is read in the french papers, who warned that circumventing the eu negotiations will not work. and there is a feeling she is taking a risk. the feeling in the papers is that this is a sign of british weakness, britain is anxious over brexit and as one paper put it, after so long being aloof, british politicians are coming to europe's big guns and asking them to save the day. emmanuel macron is a well-known europhile and it is unlikely he will give ground. i think it is unlikely he will give the ground the prime minister wants, in the white paper for example. president obama backs the core principles of the eu and he sta ked the core principles of the eu and he staked his presidency on a strong, well integrated eu. some have said to me there may be french flexibility, especially down the line, but not on the integrity of the single market and when i ask people when it comes to france's economic interest, trade with the uk, where do

unfortunately, there would probably be no jobs for people like michel barnier and jean—claude juncker the european parliament which is probably the stumbling block. would you accept that the brexiteers are split on this because you've got people like dominic raab michael gove who support the prime minister's plan and people like yourself and boris johnson and minister's plan and people like yourself and borisjohnson and david davis who don't so you are pretty divided. at the end of the day, it is not the brexit we promised the british people and bear in mind the chequers proposals were just that, proposals, and they will be further eroded by negotiations with the eu. for me, being a vassal state, taking the rule book, being unable to do free—trade deals with the rest of the world, technically, we would but only on services. that is what we sell to the rest of the world. there's nothing in it for america, australia and new zealand to trade with us on a free—trade deal if all we can sell them in services unless they produce their goods under the european common rule book which they are

that is why both men, the brexit secretary dominic raab, chief negotiator michel barnier, said they werew out the monthly talks timetable with consultation in between. they will now meet continuously. i'm not sure what it means in practice but it looks like we will get the two men meeting in brussels for political talks, having tough discussions every single week. they are certainly going to be here next week and the reason they aren't doing thatis and the reason they aren't doing that is because there are still some pretty big issues to be resolved. there are plenty of football teams around the world looking for a new number nine. and what they are often looking for — quite apart from clinicalfinishing — is speed. so how about usain bolt? the fastest man that has ever run 100m. an eight—time 0lympic gold medallist. well one team has taken a punt, the australian a league side, the central coast mariners. no secret that since giving up his career on the track bolt has been looking to reinvent himself. but is he good enough? is he young enough? now 32, it's unlikely he will ever play for h

secretary dominic raab will travel to brussels on tuesday to meet with eu chief negotiator michel barnierpace and intensity of discussions, before giving a speech outlining the government's "no deal" plans. a british paraglider has been killed in a mid—air collision during a competition in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell, who had decades of experience as an instructor and competitor, collided with a ukrainian competitor, who also died. it is being claimed the nhs knew a type of syringe pump used to administer drugs to patients in england and wales was dangerous. the sunday times is reporting that health bosses failed to remove the equipment from use, in a bid to save money. the nhs has confirmed there was a five—year delay in withdrawing the equipment while adequate alternative pumps were introduced. tom burridge reports. the sunday times says up to nine people died because the nhs continued to use a type of syringe pump which was known to be potentially dangerous. the graseby ms26 and the ms16a were used in the nhs for 30 years. the syringe pumps were used to administer drugs into th

michel barnier has been saying since june there?ember, possibly december. that will not come as a surprise to anyone. in terms of what still needs to be done, here in brussels they are saying 80% of the withdrawal agreement has been agreed. the question is what is that 20% that remains? to give you a rough summary, remains? to give you a rough summary, they are talking about things like the direct effect, so how the withdrawal will be implemented in the uk. then there are security issues which are probably on the agenda behind us here right now. things like criminal matters, operations and intelligence, databases, matters, operations and intelligence, data bases, eu citizens, how information is shared and stored. cross—border crime. you may have read about this, the geographical indications, so how will the uk continue to respect the european products and where they are bridges? things like parmesan cheese. we are hearing that the uk plans to bring in this new rule to protect things like scotch whiskey and cornish pasties and that k