it has a brexit headline, plan revealed of a new plot to derail brexit. what is it?is an almost wilful misreading of straight facts. i don't know how you can reach that conclusion from what's being planned. which is that a senior labour party figure is apparently saying that, you know, they're is going to try and commit parliament in these discussions over the withdrawal bill that we're going to be seeing over the next days and weeks, toa to be seeing over the next days and weeks, to a two year transition period. by any stretch, saying that you want a two year transition deal period isn't same as saying you want to plot to stop brexit. i think it's symptomatic of the security of the leave constituency and its supporters in the right—wing press. if they were more confident about their own hand if they were more confident about theirown hand and if they were more confident about their own hand and their capacity to ta ke their own hand and their capacity to take britain out of the eu properly and safely come in a way that wouldn't actually cause massive economic damage

they are brexit loyalists.eople are deluded, it has affected everything. i can see the situation is sub optimal, that is a polite way of putting it, but i think something really interesting is happening here. it is chaotic but how could it be otherwise if effectively the dominant worldview of the british ruling elite or most of it, the governing elite of the last 40, 50 years about britain operates, its relationship with the eu and people is leaving the eu, not leaving europe, it is geographically impossible to do that, thank goodness. in those circumstances its ruling elite's worldview rejected by the majority of british voters who wa nt the majority of british voters who want self—government. in those circumstances of course it produces turmoil. britain is having to rethink its place in the world. you are conflicting two things. you are conflating brexit, the actual technical aspect of it with the chaos that has ensued. the fact that iis chaos that has ensued. the fact that i is that brexit hangs over british

you still have the remain backing mps who want a soft brexit, and the ha rd mps who want a soft brexitssentially want britain to walk away and not give the eu terribly much. things seem to be coming to a head. a couple of weeks ago i spoke to a former minister who said they sense a change in the mood where previously there been a belief theresa may would stay in place until brexit, 2019, and probably depart later that year maybe at tory conference 2019 and they would elect a new leader and they would elect a new leader and prime minister —— there'd been. it looks like, not just and prime minister —— there'd been. it looks like, notjust because brexit, but you've got michael fallon and priti patel leaving the cabinet. you've got the sex harassment stuff. it looks as though events are being done to the prime minister, to the government, rather than the government shaping events and all of this, the backdrop is she called a snap election injune, it blew up in her face, we now have a hung parliament and she's being pulled in all sorts of directions and she doesn't seem to be... we've got a

michel barnier, speaking earlier, saying that brexit really means brexit. thing for this is that he has spoken in english. he is that he has spoken in english. he is normally quite... your whiskers answers at press conferences in french and is always reluctant to engage in english back and forth withjohn oster press engage in english back and forth with john oster press conferences. —— he with john oster press conferences. — — he always with john oster press conferences. —— he always answers. he has delivered this foreign english reading audience and skier the average reader and make them realise the situation's gravity. two big eu agencies based in london, an auction process like the eurovision song contest, the medicines agency will go to amsterdam after the vote and the bank agency will go to paris. this is the real effect of brexit and we are already seen it at home. the government said it wants to promote global britain after brexit. but those agencies moving is not a great diplomatic sign. michelle bachelet is wanting to play hardball and his comments

one to force hammonds to plan for brexit, and also to sweep away all the bureaucracy around brexit.n the previous crew and building on this institute. is it tied into putin? no. there are questions to be answered and we need to know why they have such influence over this think tank and members of the cabinet. it has a big stock in the russian state—controlled gas company, but that could just be because they took advantage of what was called the short doctrine and capitalism would describe it as making hay, which was to go into russia when it was just changing, they went in and bought up all state—owned utility companies. they went in and bought up all state-owned utility companies. it's a long way from that to getting involved with borisjohnson and michael gove. but they are free marketeers. they are into having a singapore style type of tax haven. let's turn the uk into that post brexit. that is the hardline version of brexit favoured by people like borisjohnson michael of brexit favoured by people like boris johnson michael gove. we of brexit favoured by people like borisjohnson m

infected with brexit.? because she is in a minority government. why? because she called an election to strengthen her mandate because of brexit. why are boris johnson and priti patel in those positions? they are brexit loyalists. why are we in dire straits, in negotiations, if people are deluded, it has affected everything. this brexit shaped cloud, it rains over everything. i can see the situation is sub optimal, that is a polite way of putting it, but i think something really interesting is happening here. if that is how you describe it, as sub optimal. it is chaotic but how could it be otherwise if effectively the dominant world view of the british ruling elite or most of it, the governing elite of the last 40, 50 years about britain operates, its relationship with the eu and people is leaving the eu, not leaving europe, it is geographically impossible to do that, thank goodness. in those circumstances its ruling elite's world view rejected by the majority of british voters who want self—government. in

brexit.he fact that theresa may has made a simple reshuffle and parachuted brexiteer penny mordaunt into the space left by brexiteer priti patel is not apparently being seen as "firm or decisive" or any of the adjectives associated with command of government. so is everything being seen through the lens of brexit? is the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, whose foot in mouth remarks and equally stumbling retraction over nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, which may lengthen herjail sentence, safer than he would be otherwise? to lose another big brexiteer and three cabinet ministers in the space of a week might haul theresa may's government below the waterline. here's nick watt. a great partnership... whichever way you look in british politics today, brexit looks back at you from every angle. a brexit—supporting cabinet minister resigns, and so a brexit—supporting replacement is called up. theresa may has been adopting a cautious approach in her many and enforced reshuffles, ensuring that she does not up

and brexiteer ministers pledging brexit with a good deal if possible, but no deal if they must.ponsible government, that our country is ready to leave the european union without a deal, if that proves necessary. the tory‘s veteran pro—european let rip. i am the rebel. yes. i aspouse the policies that the conservative party has followed for the 50 years of my membership of it. and brexit sceptics loved it. cheering. the ayes to the right, 318. the noes to the left, 68. they've been voting tonight and they'll go on voting, night after night between now and christmas. 0n the role of eu judges, on a period of transition after brexit begins, on other issues too, but it's the trial of strength over theresa may's brexit deadline that has mps guessing who'll come out on top. in coming weeks, she may yet see off the challenges to her brexit deadline closer to home. she'd better, her authority is at stake. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. despite widespread expectation that the rate would rise, the cost of food rose sharply but offset high price of petrol and furniture. two people arr

is the reality before brexit. we have to come to an agreement together. export the fish they catch and import the fish they eat. if they want to sell scottish salmon, language scenes to the continent, they should be reasonable. it's a fair deal, and we can keep fishing in their waters as we have done for 500 years. >> i want to pick up where your report just left off. there was a valid point there. britain exports most of the fish it catches, and imports most of what it consumes. explain to us in more detail why that is. >> brexit years were hoping they could claim their territorial waters, but there's a real catch. a lot of the fish that is caught, flounder, they are simply too exotic for the british market. they'd rather buy a quad for -- cod for fishing ships. they sell them to france, where these are popular fish. the catch is the watchers were split up, it was a trade-off. in the upcoming trade negotiations, the dutch fishermen made very clear to me that if britain wants to continue to export fish in such a h

test for a bads brexit or recession, but not a bad brexit and the recession and a housing drop.t likely those two things happened coincidentally? piers: not necessarily. i take your point. i have done to stress tests this -- classically it is a replay of the crisis we went through from 2007 to 2008, and plays out to where we get some form of cyclical normalization years out. the bank has done a good job in terms of making sure cap the are in a better position. the systemic challenges we had in 2007 and 2008 are less prescient. the growth of consumer credit is in areas that are traditionally with big banks that they would monitor, so the growth of online lending, the growth of intermediate sites, and you can -- it tells you something to the point guy was making about consumer credit. is we allsness i have look at house prices, and it is a constant supply demand trade-off. the government wants to stimulate the economy, and they see the housing market as the fastest way to do it. if we do not build more houses, all we do is create more of an asset bubble in the property space. peop

brexit looms large.sh in the kitty and there have been demands from some of his conservative colleagues for a big and bold budget to lift the party's post—election gloom. in the commons, as the chancellor waited to deliver his statement, the prime minister insisted her government was putting the country first. i'm optimistic about our future. i'm optimistic about the success we can make of brexit. i'm optimistic about the well—paid jobs that will be created. i'm optimistic about the homes we will build. that's conservatives, building a britain fit for the future. i now call the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond. then it was philip hammond's turn at the dispatch box to set out his strategy. insisting the government had been listening. we understand the frustration of families where real incomes are under pressure. so at this budget, we choose a balanced approach. yes, maintaining fiscal responsibility as we at last see our debt peaking. continuing to invest in the skills and infrastructure that

halfway to brexit so how is the bbc‘s coverage doing?sed, baffling and boring save you ease —— assay viewers. we asked how to inform viewers on this most divisive issue. first, event in zimbabwe which first came to the attention of news desks on tuesday evening. it has been taking a while to work out what exact has happened, it was a military coup or not. the confusion was not helped by the bbc quoting as a source a fake twitter account in the name of the ruling party, zanu—pf. on bbc one television, breaking news alert and the website. it is not clear that she runs the account which referred to an elderly man who had been taken advantage of by his wife being detained in a bloodless transition. some people we re bloodless transition. some people were unimpressed. bbc world news later apologised and a spokesperson said... on wednesday borisjohnson met richard ratcliffe whose wife is in prison in iran and that prompted the dimensions on the bbc the foreign secretary's incorrect statement last week that she had been working in the country t

that is because brexit has not true. that is because brexit has not ta ken place not true. you keep saying you want to see 350 million for the nhs when that suggestion was all about when we leave and we haven't left? we will leave that there. germany is without a government — chancellor angela merkel is technically acting chancellor, because talks about forming a coalition following september's splintered election result have not been fruitful. as we go to air, it seem the spd leader martin schulz has softened his position, and talks will resume, but nothing is certain — could there be another german election? we all know what the knock—on effect might be. where do you think talks are? crystal ball time. it is a difficult thing. it is a very fluid situation. 0n difficult thing. it is a very fluid situation. on monday, martin schulz said categorically they are not going into a coalition against, now it is saturday and he has said, well, we have to consider it, because it is our responsibility. someone has twisted his arm. people within the party but mainly president steinmei

still on brexit. .. is another headache for the prime minister. still on brexit.... still on brexit... it is hard to get away from it! what would you do without a?! the express is talking about our true brexit bill. this is done by a high—flying city a nalyst this is done by a high—flying city analyst who says the true cost of brexit per year is 1980 million. don't forget of course a week... a week, sorry. he says the actual cost is 980 million. i suspect that figure will be challenged. to arrive at that figure he is thrown in everything but the kitchen sink. he has talked about adding the 12 billion a year lost to the exchequer of legal tax avoidance which would wouldn't happen if we were in the eu. he talks about the cost of migrants, a lot of people will challenge this, once the tax they have paid from the benefits, that is £30 billion a year for migrants. he's even throwing in the 2 billion that tax wastage of the eu foreign aid budget. many people argue that many of those things should not be in there anyway and what about the rebate we in there anyway and what

eu leaders have been told to zip it and only let mr barnier speak about brexit.e access at this stage to talk to the main players on the european side as we do on the british side, to put those difficult questions to them on camera or on the record in a radio interview. i understand that for our viewers and listeners, that is extremely frustrating and it feels like when not doing ourjob but believe me, because it is my job, i am doing it and asking those questions but the players are not allowing me to do that on the record and that is why i have to quote sources and contacts and eu diplomats. a lot of complaints say there is acres of coverage and little fact. why do you spend so much airtime speculating? many in the uk feel we voted for brexit and it's a done deal and we can move on and see some action. there isn't much action. i feel your pain on that one because we have to deal with that as well. brexit remains one of the top stories of importance for us in the uk so it is going to remain right up there and we have to keep coming back to it as the negotiating

whether anybody picks up a sunday paper and thinks yippee, there's a brexit story.ally, even in our office there may be times when that may be voiced! this is a story, another warning to theresa may as if she hasn't heard enough from people in her own party about not betraying the party over the european course which is something that many of them feelshire strongly about —— courts. slightly baffling. i thought the european court of justice slightly baffling. i thought the european court ofjustice would remain only to deal with cases of the eu nationals after brexit. wasn't that going to be the restriction on the basis if we were able to offer that to the eu, that might be able to ease other parts. able to offer that to the eu, that might be able to ease other partslj think the problem is that you can't have a parallel court system, you can't have a parallel eu or a bunch of people who live here. brexit people are saying the hardline, get rid of the whole thing and the eu is saying, you cannot have our citizens living in your country and there are the only eu citize

mrjuncker, are you worried about brexit? brexit is a tragedy.ime minister on 4 december and then we will see if there has been sufficient progress. are you at all confident progress will be made? yes. but every country must agree to start talking trade, and ireland's minority government is facing the risk of collapse at home, but was sounding tough here — suggesting brexit talks could stall without clear guarantees there will be no hard north—south customs border. is ireland prepared to block progress? i don't think ireland will have to block anything on its own. there is absolute solidarity across 27 countries here. germany's not much more supportive. angela merkel was already firm on brexit. now she has her hands full forming a new government. she met mrs may today, another leader looking for more give on the british side. in her one—on—one talks with the eu council president, no final proposals, no breakthrough, and they may not settle hard numbers on the divorce bill for months to come, but they explored the case for more compromise. moments

stop brexit!r words, what took you so long to admit that parliament would need a make—or—break brexit moment? stop brexit! there's been this resistance to the laws already going through the commons. this new idea was meant to take some of the wind out of the sails of the rebels, but if there is no deal and no time, could there be no vote? if we run out of time, none of these suggestions that have been put forward is that the time has to be extended under article 50 so that all parties are able to deal with it. if the house of commons votes down the new withdrawal bill, will the consequence be that we will still leave on the 29th of march 2019 but without an agreement? yes. what was that? the secretary of state said yes. so does it change that much? there's still unhappiness swirling around. i have to say, a lot of us were insulted by this, because it sounded so good, and when you dug into the detail, you realised this so—called meaningful vote was completely meaningless. it matters not so much her

the interesting thing is that it doesn't factor in brexit really.wards her florence speech, which indicated a divorce bill of about £20 billion. other indications show that it could be more than twice that. that hasn't been factored into these figures, neither has what we get from these negotiations. transition has not been pinned down, and that could really impact businesses if we don't get that pin down before the end of the next quarter. the daily express describes it as £3 billion to speed up describes it as £3 billion to speed up the eu exit. showing that the government, it says, is willing to have no deal. i think it will add up to more than that. there was this debate between hammond and the rest of the cabinet as to whether he should put more money aside to deal with brexit. they are spinning it as good for brexit, because it shows we have this money to spend. £3 billion is not going to cut it and it smacks ofa is not going to cut it and it smacks of a massive compromise. it shows that downing street have won out. a month ago he was saying t

all this could be disrupted by brexit.e held up. i don't know the answer. certainly a ha rd don't know the answer. certainly a hard border is not possible. the potential impact on this sector pale into insignificance when compared with the possible outcomes for the beef and dairy industries. that's because eu regulation of those products makes a hard border with checkpoints a distinct possibility. if meat and dairy products are imported into the eu, they must come through designated border inspection posts. those are facilities where paperwork is inspected and the goods are physically checked. the rules say at least 20% of meat consignments need to be physically inspected. and the dairy, it's half of all consignments to be inspected. this issue now appears to be top of the agenda in the current phase of the agenda in the current phase of the brexit negotiations. an agreement on food regulation will be needed to avoid inspection posts at this frontier. but even a deal on food might not be enough to keep the border as it is

scotla nd the uk edges closer to brexit. scotland is unstable and he says all of the rows with tony blair were about policy and not ambition. good evening and welcome to bbc news. for the second time in a week, theresa may has been forced into a mini—reshuffle of her cabinet. penny mourdaunt has been appointed as the new international development secretary replacing priti patel. she resigned last night, admitting she had not been transparent enough about high level meetings with israeli politicians while on holiday. like her predecessor, penny mourdaunt backed the leave campaign in the eu referendum. it's my first day here and i'm delighted to be here. i've already met some of the staff and they're doing a terrificjob building a more safe, more secure and more prosperous world for us all, and i want to continue doing that, but also to give the british public confidence and pride in what we're doing. you might recognise her from a rather unlikely she raniolparliamenl 25+ sag-ad!” segnsixzzrl 57... le“... the woman she replace

will that upset the delicate balance of hard and soft brexit in the cabinet?ajority for either brexit, soft or hard, let alone do anything else? well, lots to talk about. first, here's nick watt on the day of drama. his film contains flash photography. when you are weak and vulnerable, life can be, well, downright cruel. out of the blue, you can be ensnared in a moment. theresa may has thankfully not been eaten for dinner on a remote island. but downing street could be forgiven for wondering where the next danger is lurking.

we have the brexit show coming up, brexit negotiations over last week.eopean stocks seem to pretty steady. there hasn't been that much move over the last five days. study after yesterday. concern that of the u.s. tax reform plan is encountering stumbling blocks. gains, asng back some there's not so much of a risk. you can see the vix index up 5%. here's nejra cehic with first word news. nejra: president trump has arrived in vietnam and delivered a speech. he said that washington will only make trade deals with countries that play by the rules. not formally will meet with vladimir putin. there has been speculation that the president and his russian counterpart what cost talks today. letident trump: will not the united states be taken advantage of anymore. put americagoing to first, the same way i expect all of you to put your countries first. the u.s. house ways and means committee has approved intervention of tax cut plans. bill costs have been trimmed, while adding limited liability companies and other amenities. this allows this -- an estate tax to rem

mark: not -- vonnie: not spooked i brexit -- by brexit?played, blow -- global banks will always have headquarters in global jurisdictions. honest, from a practical standpoint, a little bit of competition is not bad. easier to find offices and easy on the talent pool if we have competition on that front. mark: your systematic hedge funds saw positive head -- positive returns ranging from 3.2 28.1%. -- 3.2% to 8.1%, what have you been doing in the nine months through september? >> it has been a good year for hedge funds, particularly on the hedge funds -- and -- all equity base strategist had done very well, a little bit more challenging on the systematic side this year. an ok year. a bit more challenging. on the shorter end of the spectrum, fx and commodities on the challenging side with equities and bonds performing relatively well. october has been a good month for most of the systematic strategies. the best part of the rally. so far, the year has been -- mark: what progress are you making in two other initiatives, such as options, altern

of the brexit divorce bill. the telegraph also leads with the agreement on the brexit bill. there is also a picture with meghan markle, and has a buzzard matchmaker. the i says the reported brexit deal is close, whereas the times see the —— says the uk will be paying eu bills for years to come. this one in the guardian, £50 billion divorce bill. and the suggestion that david davis might be a matchmaker for the royal wedding! the express suggests there's a rise in diabetes sufferers also developing cancer. laura, lance, welcome to both. laura, lance, welcome to both. laura, i start with you. it was the telegraph that began at all this evening with the reports suggesting a deal had been reached. let's look at the front page first of all. talk us at the front page first of all. talk us through it. yesterday my colleague peter foster over in brussels got the story and it is a massive moment, obviously. i think it shows that the prime minister is very determined to get britain to a place where in december we come to some sort of agreement with the eu and move onto trade talks, an

a boost to theresa may's vision for post—brexit britain. reports on the story of a stolen car killing five people, including two schoolboys. the telegraph claims that a security review will recommend prioritising investment in cyber security, rather than the traditional armed forces. the times runs with an investigation into children that are being used by criminal gangs as drugs runners. the guardian leads with a report that patients‘ lives are being put at risk as inexperienced doctors are being left to run a&e units. the mirror reports on claims that russian cyber units are spreading false information about flu jabs in the uk. and the express claims that britain should brace for a month of icy weather in the run—up to christmas. so let's begin. something not on the list but on the front of the ft. a saudi prince pledges to root out islamic islamism in the world. everybody would love the world to be rid of islamic terrorism. he wants saudi arabia to be a much more moderate state. he's also being quite assertive in the region. this is obvi

brexiteer ministers pledging brexit with a good deal if possible but no deal if a must.sure as a responsible government that our country is ready to leave the european union without deal, if that proves european union without deal, if that p roves necessary. european union without deal, if that proves necessary. the pro-european of the tories let rip. i am the rebel. i espouse the policies the conservative party. brexit sceptics loved it. today theresa may met another critic brexit, nicola sturgeon. in the coming weeks she may yet see off the attacks on her brexit deadline closer to home. she better, her authority is at stake. john pienaar, bbc news. inflation remained unchanged last month at 3% — but it may not feel like it if you've just been to the supermarket. food prices continue to rise — up by more than 4%. 0ther prices — such fuel — have come down which is why the overall inflation figure remains steady. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed is here with me. are we seeing the end of this period of high inflation? certainly the foot has come off the inflation accelerat

the wto brexit is a very good brexit for the united kingdom. union that makes prices for british consumers higher and basically protects inefficient continental european industries. a wto exit saves us a vast amoun tof money. it takes is a long way to meet in a commitment that was... the wto brexit you are talking about is a fantasy. do you know, actually, how many countries the uk trades with at the moment on wto rules? 57% of our trade... 2a countries! ..but 57% of our trade is not with eu countries. but most of our most important trading partners in the eu bloc. if we have to renegotiate... no, you misstate the deals. most of those deals are joint competent steels that we have agreed to individually as well. most of those deals, the counter parties have indicated that they are to continue with. well, clearly, you're not reading the same things i'm reading. well, i'm reading the details. because all sorts of experts on trade and legal issues say that the idea we can simply revert to wto rules and expect our trading relationships to be as good

by now, round six of brexit negotiations, all attempts at bilateral banter have gone. serious business. says david davis. it is. the eu is the uk's biggest trading partner, and the government still hopes to keep european relations close even as we untangle ourselves from the eu. but relations now are strained. the eu and the uk's brexit negotiators feel they keep repeating themselves, but the other side isn't listening. the prime minister was clear in her florence speech. but let me reiterate once again. our european partners will not need to pay more or receive less over the remainder of the current budget plan as a result of our decision to leave. but eu leaders don't quite believe him. trust is in short supply here. they demand detailed financial guarantees, otherwise they threaten to block what the uk wants. talks of trade and transition. translation: only sufficient progress, that is to say, sincere and real progress on the three main brexit issues, will allow us to start the second phase of negotiations. on those other issues, how to avoid reintroducing a hard bo

take it or leave it, a vote on the brexit deal, the brexit secretary giving mps the final say.s this a concession by the government? it's in quite a few newspapers tonight. is what i think they are trying to do, they are trying to do two things. firstly to say to the heart tory brexiteers, look, we're going to engineer this into a position where the choice will be, that the deal we've done, vote yes or no but if you vote no, we are coming out with a hard brexit. there would be no deal and we will rely on wto, we won't pay the money and we will come out. so—called cliff edge. the money and we will come out. so-called cliff edge. on the other hand, if you vote yes, you will have the deal, some kind of single market affiliation and there will be no cliff edge, a transition. that is the characteristic. where is good, i think it's politically trying to sort out the hard brexiteers. there we are, we've looked after what you want, and sorting out parliament who say that we should have the last say. where i think it will unravel, they don't have the political influence, the government,

stop brexit!s, what took you so long to admit that parliament would need a make—or—break brexit moment? stop brexit! there has been fierce resistance all along to the laws already going through the commons. this new idea takes the wind out of the rebels‘ sails. but if there is no deal and no time, will there be no vote? if we run out of time, the time has to be extended under article 50 so that all parties are able to deal with it. can he confirm that in the event of no agreement, no deal, this place will have no say, and we will leave on that date because it's on the face of the bill, without any say from this supposedly sovereign parliament which voted to take back control? while parliamentary involvement is essential, this isn't and never should have been construed an opportunity to reverse brexit, to return the uk to the eu, or go behind the wishes of the british people as expressed in the referendum. it matters not so much here but in the real world. european business bigwigs in number ten to

the brexit vote.ptimism suffered its biggest monthly decline is the month after the referendum, with all eight measures that make up the index falling. the financial situation in the past 30 days trucks to its lowest level since january of 2014. the legal team performed the national security adviser michael flynn has stopped sharing information with donald trump's lawyers about a special counsel's investigation and russian interference in the 2016 election, according to two people familiar with the probe. of somee in discussions kind with robert mueller, investigating possible collusion between trump associates and russia. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm at ludlow, this is bloomberg. francine? francine: thank you so much. china will make further cuts to import taxes on a wide range of consumer goods, in a bid to boost consumption. the average for 187 products, raging from -- ranging from baby diapers to blue cheese, will d

tomorrow's front pages... starting with brexit. .. brexit really means brexit, says the metro.rnier on theirfront page. the ft leads with german chancellor merkel‘s vow to stand firm despite the collapse of her coalition talks. the express reports on a so—called breakthrough in the treatment of high blood pressure. the i claims that the prime minister will offer £40 billion for the brexit divorce bill in the hope of progressing talks. the telegraph suggests that tests for cancer could be offered in supermarket car parks in order to reach people who might avoid going to the doctor. the times claims tory brexiters are telling the prime minister to take advantage of chancellor merkel‘s domestic problems and reduce the amount offered in a divorce bill. the guardian leads with the inquiry into the spending of the vote leave campaign and whether it broke finance rules during the referendum campaign. the daily mirror's front—page leads on great british bake offjudge paul collingwood's marriage break—up. —— pol... paul collingwood. let's start with the brexit tots and the divorce bill.

the uk government makes a concession on brexit.arliament is guaranteed a vote on the final deal before the uk leaves the eu. his creative genius gave us the mona lisa. now a new book explores the life of leonardo da vinci — who brought art and science together with amazing results. get in touch with us using the hashtag beyond one hundred days i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser's in london. it was 9.20pm on sunday when the earth started to shake. a time most people in that northern border region of iran and iraq would have been at home, perhaps already in bed. the tremor was huge — killing more than 400 people, a toll that's expected to rise. now they're trying to pull people from under the rubble but the rescue operation is being hampered by landslides and power cuts. the epicentre of the quake — which measured 7.3 — was about 30 kilometres south of hala bja. one of the worst hit areas was sarpol—e zahab, as james robbins reports. the moment the earth starts shaking violently. a man runs for his life from the control ro

the big eu worry is that a wea k brexit.worry is that a weak government can't make big and bold moves and the moment that david davis walked into the stores, here at the european commission tomorrow for the sixth round of brexit negotiations, he'll be told in no uncertain terms that he needs to make a uncertain terms that he needs to makea big, uncertain terms that he needs to make a big, bold and quick move on money. of course there are other divorce issues that still need to be ironed out, not least the irish border, but at the moment it's money thatis border, but at the moment it's money that is the big brexit stumbling block. theresa may has said to the eu that the uk will honour financial commitments made while an eu member, but that's not enough for the eu right now. they want written promises. they want specific promises. they want specific promises. and they've told me they wa nted promises. and they've told me they wanted within the next two weeks, or they are threatening to hold back on they are threatening to hold

and what about brexit?rkel tonight insisted that none of this will affect brexit at all. and if you look at angela merkel trying to form a coalition in the last few weeks, germany has remained quite vocal voice in the brexit talks. however, the uk government is calling for imaginative thinking when it comes toa imaginative thinking when it comes to a final brexit we'll, and that ta kes to a final brexit we'll, and that takes political will and power. and if you look at the eu, there is no—one single voice louder than that of germany. in zimbabwe, the ruling party is to start the process of removing robert mugabe from office, charging him with letting his wife grace "usurp constitutional power". it comes after the 93—year—old president refused to step down after mass protests calling for him to leave. our africa correspondent fergal keane has been following the day's events. at party headquarters, the shreds of better days. piece by piece, robert mugabe is going. his mps gathered to begin legal process of im

what can the prime minister do to sort out these key brexit issues by then?ter do to sort out these key brexit issues by then7m clear pressure now to get things moving before the next meeting of eu leaders in december but on those key difficult issues, despite both sides saying there has been significant progress, there is no firm agreement. on the question of the irish border there is consensus that there can be no physical infrastructure, but there is not yet a practical solution. on the financial settlement that you clearly wa nts financial settlement that you clearly wants more, but theresa may is under some pressure, not least from her backbench mps, not to give up from her backbench mps, not to give up too much. despite the difficulties in brussels downing street saying clearly today that brexit will happen, no matter what, even saying they want to set down the date of departure, the 29th of march, 2019, into law. now that is in part to appease mps who are worried that date may slip and those who didn't want ministers to have the final say, but this is

brexit is actually led to this?t. jean—claude juncker's point that this is about a full — full european union military union, that's what he wants and that's what the direction of travel is, that's absolutely where we're going. let me just ask alex mayer there. is that where you would like europe to go? i don't think that there's any — i don't think there's likely to be a european army. i don't think that's the end goal and i don't think anyone's ever going to be forced into it. this is a union of countries of europe who want to get together and share ideas and resources on dependence. that's what's happening. no—one is being forced into it, no troops are going to be called up from different countries without their say so. this isjust people collaborating together to try to get the best from the resources that they have. henry bolton, entirely voluntary arrangement which people can take or leave. well, that's what nato is and this is not. this will be regulated as was made clear in the government paper issued in sep

it depends on brexit.f the chancellor gets sacked and somebody else put in place, then do change or economic forecast? doesn'tour forecast really rely on the person who was chancellor. another chance of pursuing similar policies would really not have a significant impact on our forecasts. the budget is not bad, but it doesn't change the outlook in any significant am not -- economically. what a different chancellor be radically different? it depends not so much on the chancellor but the makeup of the government. i sometimes feel when i am looking at the u.k. that their future is not really in their hands, much more in the hands of the brexit negotiations. francine: that is fair. in december, we get a settlement on the divorce bill -- will we get a settlement on the divorce bill? reporter: we can save the u.k. is prepared to pay more than their initial offer. we don't know how much. we heard 40 billion pounds, which has been pushed back on. it is now a sense of emergency -- it is now a sense of urgency. they

that brexit bill.theresa may will meet donald task and will have to gently float the idea that we are prepared to pay more without actually saying how much more. some years has just come into us at the bbc from the national police chief ‘s cancer. it is in doubt and investigating it has conducted into alleged data manipulation by individuals at a forensic laboratory in manchester has identified more than 10,000 cases which may have been affected by alleged data manipulation. i'm afraid i don't have any more details at the moment, but we will of course bring you them when we get them. as i say, an investigation into alleged data manipulation by individuals working at this forensics laboratory and manchester has identified more than 10,000 cases which may have been affected. more on that as we get it. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has insisted she will lead her party into a new election — if one's called following her failure to agree a coalition. mrs merkel has indicated she does not want to lea

the guardian says brexiteers michael gove and boris johnson the guardian says brexiteers michael govehnson have set the prime minister what it describes as an orwellian set of demands ahead of the withdrawal bill vote. the telegraph leads with a plea from the husband of the british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran. richard ratcliffe says sacking borisjohnson for his comments on his wife's visit to iran may make the situation worse. it also features the queen at today's remembrance service at the cenotaph. and finally the ft leads with news british spy chiefs are worried anti—virus software given away by barclays to 2 million of their customers could be used as an intelligence—gathering tool by the russian government. as an intelligence—gathering tool it also covers donald trump's meeting with the filippino counterpart in manila yesterday. let's begin with iran and nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe being held on charges of spying. her family say she was just there on holiday. here it is in the telegraph. don't axe boris over my wife's iran jail shambles. a statement richard ratcliffe has made