ben wright, bbc news, tokyo. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter.ebsite. 0r ta ke plenty more news on our website. 0r take a look at our facebook page. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello there. i am tulsen tollett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: kylian mbappe joins paris saint—germain on loan from monaco and then scores for the french national side as they beat the netherlands in world cup qualifying. japan become the fourth team to qualify for next year's world cup in russia after beating australia 2—0 in saitama. and roger federer needs five sets to get past mikhail youzhny at the us open. hello there and welcome to the programme. we start with some of the main football transfer news from thursday. many of europe's top leagues have seen the window close and one of the main stories was that paris st—germain have signed this man here, kylian mbappe, on a season—long loan from french champions monaco. that comes with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of $215 million d

thank you, ben wright. thank you, ben wright.de in recent weeks especially on the future of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. after brexit that will become the only land border between britain and the european union. and there are fears of a return to the tensions around the border that existed before the good friday agreement. technology is being offered as a possible answer so our correspondent rory cellan—jones has examined the options which include some technology being used in norway. it‘s 1,000 miles long and separates norway from sweden and the eu, and there are dozens of places to cross this border. from a motorway where you can choose to stop for a customs check, to country roads much like those crisscrossing the uk‘s border with ireland, with, at least on the surface, the same lack of controls. well, that‘s what i call a frictionless border, absolutely no checks whatsoever. 20 miles back in norway, tommy olsson sets off with export goods bound for sweden. he knows he won‘t have a smooth cr

ben wright reporting. a three—year—old girl has been appointed as a divine being in kathmandu.ions. now — the most recognisable figures in us history are ready for their close up. yes, the american presidents are on display at the national portrait gallery here in washington dc — after the exhibit was renovated. jane 0'brien reports. few individuals have defined america's history as much of the nation's 45 presidents, but this is no hallowed hall of veneration. these portraits are intimate encounters with men who were deeply human and mired in contradiction. they are very important to our identity as americans, to consider those contacts and to understand the president is not as these glorified men, but as individuals who had flaws and defects of character like everybody else. that context is provided in various ways throughout the gallery. this is the andrew jackson page, offering additional information and images, including a caricature of jackson as a shakespearean villain. the museum doesn't shy away from controversy. here we learn that jackson ‘s famous will was recognised

ben wright has been taking a look.britain's exit from the eu is disappearing fast. we will be out by march 2019, and talks seem stuck. that's why theresa may is here in florence, to set out in more detail her view of how britain and the eu will work together and trade together after brexit. the government is impatient for the talks to move on. what we think is necessary is for the talks do not only encompassed the things that have been discussed so far, like the rights of citizens, the irish border, but if we're going to address all of the detailed issues around even those things we've 0re been talking about, we've actually got to resolve what the future trading relationship is going to be, what our future trading relationship is going to be and what theresa may is going to be and what theresa may is doing today is setting out her ambition for that relationship. theresa may is expected to save the uk is keen to have a new trade relationship with the eu after 2021, but for the first time she is expected to say the uk on

our political correspondent ben wright reports from brussels. british minister's car is the same, ajag, of course, but the tone of these brexit talks has changed. a month ago it was fractious, frosty. the divides were wide. today, reporting back on the week's negotiations, david davis and his counterpart were conciliatory and for the first time mr davis spoke first. i believe, thanks to the constructive and determined manner in which both sides have conducted these negotiations, we are making decisive steps forward. david and i, as well as our teams, worked well together. mr barnier said the two sides managed to find clarity on some points and it does seem the prime minister's speech in florence last week has helped unblock the talks. in particular, her candour about the cash the uk is willing to pay the eu. the uk will honour commitments we have made during the period of our membership. the uk has yet to spell out exactly what it thinks its commitments are, and the financial settlement is one of the key three issues on the table and it remains

ben wright, thank you very much indeed. 22 people injured in this attack. have been treated at nearby chelsea and westminster hospital. in the past hour, the chief operating officer gave this update. ican i can confirm that following the incident this morning in parsons green, we initiated a major incident protocol and we have worked closely with the emergency services to treat people in a safe and timely manner. the agency and plans are well tested at the hospital and the doctors and nurses have worked incredibly hard to make sure that the casualties received excellent care along with the rest of the patients we treated here. at 1pm today we stood down from major incident status and the week continue with business as usual. we received a total of week continue with business as usual. we received a total 01:14 casualties, with a small number of admissions to the specialist burns unit. i would like to thank all of the staff or the incredible hard work they have carried out today under very difficult circumstances. our thoughts are with those affected by toda

our correspondent ben wright has been looking at the speech.egotiate britain's exit from the eu is disappearing fast. we will be out by march 2019, and talks seem stuck. that's why theresa may is here in florence, to set out in more detail her view of how britain and the eu will work together and trade together after brexit. the government is impatient for the talks to move on. what we think is necessary is for the talks to not only encompassed the things that have been discussed so far, like the rights of citizens, the irish border, but if we're going to things we've already been talking about, we've actually got to resolve what the future trading relationship is going to be, what our future trading relationship is going to be and what theresa may is doing today is setting out her ambition for that relationship. theresa may is expected to say the uk is keen to have a new trade relationship with the eu after 2021, but for the first time she is expected to say the uk wants a transition deal, keeping as far as possible the trade relationship we a

ben wright, westminster. it is an extraordinary soap opera, but what does it add up to?ary soap opera, but what does it add up mm it is an extraordinary soap opera, but what does it add up to? it is extraordinary that you still see cabinet minister to freelancing like this on the single most important on politics for perhaps a generation on how britain gets out of the european union. it was a remarkable article borisjohnson produce. union. it was a remarkable article boris johnson produce. this union. it was a remarkable article borisjohnson produce. this 4000 word re m ove borisjohnson produce. this 4000 word remove a nation on how he sees britain's future outside the eu. it has raised difficult questions for the prime minister. on the flight over to canada, when asked about the foreign secretary's intervention, boris, is boris. perhaps with a touch of aspiration. he said he once a transition period not to go on very long and britain shouldn't pay any extortionate amount of money to the eu for access to the single market. the prime minister and boris johnson will meet i

the clock is ticking fast towards our departure date of march 2019. 0ur political correspondent ben wrightems to be a little bit better, a positive dynamic according to michel barnier, but still room for improvement when it comes to the substance of the talks? yes, compare today's press conference with the one they had a month or so ago which was prickly and fractious, evident clearly then that there was quite a lot of mutual misunderstanding between the sides. irritation with how the eu and uk respectively were approaching this. the uk frustrated the eu will refuse to talk about anything to do with the future at this stage, the eu angry that the uk, they didn't feel, was grasping the three issues richard spelled—out there. today the atmosphere is different and one of the key reasons is the speech theresa may made in florence. but this is a negotiation about fact, complex facts, not feelings, and there are still big gaps in terms of this first stage of the negotiation that the eu want filled in. critically they want a much more fleshed out promise on the financial front, they want to know

from brussels, ben wright reports. the british minister's car is the same. a gag, of course.nd frosty. the divides worldwide. but today, reporting back on the week's negotiations, david davis and his cou nterpa rts negotiations, david davis and his counterparts were conciliatory and for the first time, mr davies spoke first. i believe that thanks to the constructive manner in which both sides have conducted these negotiations, we are making decisive steps forward. our teams worked well together. mr barnier said the two sides managed to find clarity on some points and it does seem that the prime minister's speech in florence last week as help unblock the talks. why? in part because she said the uk would honour the financial commitments it made as an eu member. it is one of the key three issues on the table and it remains very contentious. the current eu budget period runs until the end of 2020, two years after we have left. the uk has said the other eu countries should not lose out financially, but mr barnier said the uk's spending promises stretch further into the future. tra

our political correspondent ben wright was watching the news conference, and asked both negotiators whethersufficient progress‘ to go on to discuss trade. david davis, your tone today is more optimistic, there‘s a warm atmosphere in here, but there are obviously big stumbling blocks, in particular, the rule of the ec] in enforcing citizens‘ rights and the massive issue of money, the european union clearly want commitments for more. do you honestly feel this is a proper negotiation, or are you simply trying to pass a series of tests the eu is setting you? and mr barnier, could you define more clearly for us please the phrase "sufficient progress"? it‘s very vague. couldn‘t it be argued that it is your very narrow interpretation of the negotiating mandate that is holding these talks back? sometimes the questions make me laugh! of course it‘s a proper negotiation. we‘re here every round with 100 officials, and take one example today, i mean, later on today we‘ll be publishing an updated table of progress on citizens‘ rights that shows the direct outcome of those negotiations. if you look at th

our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster for us to take us through what happened. this tell us about theresa may on the plan is going forward? what is this tell us about theresa may on the plan is going forward7m was a late night mps last night as they didn't send a spill over its first big parliamentary test. this bill is crucially important, it's massive and complex and it will affect all of us because what it does is to transfer all the eu law that applies to the uk on to the uk statute book to avoid legal chaos on the day that we leave the european union in 2019. both major parties in parliament agreed this bill is necessary. labour's issue is that they say it's transferring far too much power into the hands of ministers, giving them the ability to change law without proper parliamentary scrutiny in the future. it's less about brexit, more about the constitution checks on ministers and that was the big argument as this went through the commons. it has cleared this first hurdle, primarily because no tory mps rebelled. the big question is what happens next. there

from brussels, ben wright reports. the british minister's car is the same. ajag, of course.talks has changed. a month ago, it was fractious and frosty. the divides were wide. but today, reporting back on the week's negotiations, david davis and his counterparts were conciliatory and for the first time, mr davis spoke first. i believe that thanks to the constructive manner in which both sides have conducted these negotiations, we are making decisive steps forward. david and i, as well as our teams, worked well together. mr barnier said the two sides managed to find clarity on some points and it does seem that the prime minister's speech in florence last week has helped unblock the talks. why? in part because she said the uk would honour the financial commitments it made as an eu member. it is one of the key three issues on the table and it remains very contentious. the current eu budget period runs until the end of 2020, two years after we have left. the uk has said the other eu countries should not lose out financially, but mr barnier said the uk's spending promises stretch

we can speak to our correspondent ben wright, in brussels. a new dynamic after florence.rtainly, in terms of the atmospherics, it was a very different press conferences to the one they had after the last round of negotiations, which was pretty fractures, both sides rather exasperated with each other. annotation rights of use on the faces of both david davis and michel barnier. this does seem to have changed significantly this time round. ido changed significantly this time round. i do think the speech by theresa may made a difference, but do some of the meetings that have been going on between the uk and various foreign ministries. i think there is a sense that we have to get on with this, and that is hurting both sides. 0n on with this, and that is hurting both sides. on several fronts, there was progress. “— both sides. on several fronts, there was progress. —— that was heating both sides. i think the right will be enshrined in a treaty and put into uk law, and that has done something to reassure the ee. they wa nt something to reassure the ee. they want the uk to go fu

and keeping an eye on that is our correspondent ben wright. how was it going?through the summer, this is the latest tonight in westminster and there will be a few more before we finally learn who the new ukip leader will be at the end of september. so far each of the seven candidates has made their opening pitch. they are all relatively similar, in terms of what they have been saying, saying that ukip has to be the party and delivering brexit, railing against the elite, standing up, cutting taxes, anti—political correctness, so political themes, there is one candidate among them, anne—marie waters who stands out, she is stridently anti—islam and has been for years and i think that is causing considerable discomfort within the party. so much so that three of the candidates who were standing just a few days ago have decided to throw their lot in with another. they got behind a joint ticket called ukip united. the pitch of that leader is that if she wins, the other three people on her slate will have senior positions in the party if she wins. that is designed to t

joining me now from ottawa is our political correspondent ben wright.johnson says theresa may is the boss and the driver of the brexit process, is that the end of it? no, when you have the prime minister having to assert she is in the driving seat and leading from the driving seat and leading from the front it does not give the impression of a government going in the same direction with great confidence. there are undoubtedly huge tensions and rivalries within the cabinet on rare brexit goes next, that's been apparent for months and i think it's also fairly clear theresa may is i think a bit exasperated with foreign. she said on the plane during the flight over that boris is boris when asked about his personal manifesto for brexit that he published over the weekend. there are currently tensions there. there are currently tensions there. the prime minister is going to seek to seize the initiative during the visit but also crucially on friday during the speech in florence which we all expect her to be the moment where she sees the transition going, that's

studio: let's speak to out political correspondent ben wright is there a sense that she has put thisbut who knows. we are led to believe that borisjohnson will be at the florence speech that theresa may gives on friday, and, i understand, the two of them will meet at a reception of commonwealth leaders in new york, this evening, and both today have tried to smooth all this over, borisjohnson today have tried to smooth all this over, boris johnson insisting today have tried to smooth all this over, borisjohnson insisting he will not be quitting, that he is on board with the brexit strategy. and theresa may insisting borisjohnson is doing a good job in her view and they are singing from the same hymn sheet. there are clearly have been and remain divisions, particularly over this issue of exactly what sort of transitional arrangement the uk is seeking from the eu. that is the big question mark and borisjohnson has been clear, it is not want to see anything that represents just continuity, the status quo, with continual big payments to the eu for single market access. others in the cabin

our political correspondent ben wright is at westminster this morning. s is not a usual day by any means, is it? all eyes on italy and florence, a major occasion and possibly a bit marker in the brexit negotiations? that's right, charlie. the prime minister chose not to go to brussels where negotiations are happening but florence, tuscany, to make a speech that is clearly a direct appeal to eu leaders rather than the negotiators around the table. she'll be telling european union leaders that it's in their mutual interests to push these talks forward and come up with a constructive final deal with the uk, to make brexit work in the interests of the eu and the uk. look, this speech is clearly i think a symptom of the fact that the talks are stuck now, there's frustration both here and in brussels about the pace they're going. brussels want westminster to be more explicit about the amount of money we're prepared to pay as part of the divorce settlement, protecting the rights of eu workers here after brexit, the uk frustrated talks are not getting onto the qu

ben wright is in brussels for us this morning. are we expecting to hear anything today?k. officials have been meeting very intensely and this morning david davis and michel barnier will meet. we think there will be some words and they will a nswer will be some words and they will answer some questions afterwards. it will be a fascinating moment. it follows a week of quite conciliatory tone from the uk government in particular. remember theresa may‘s speech in florence last week in which she talked about uk honouring its financial obligations, wanting a very deep, close trade relationship with the eu after brexit, talking about the need for a transition deal after we have left. the hope within government, and within the brexit department, at number 10, government, and within the brexit department, at number10, is government, and within the brexit department, at number 10, is that the tone will break the deadlock that clearly exists within these talks. but the eu have got real concerns about whether uk is coming from. they don‘t thinks of progress has been made so far and

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