the eu has just signed brexit uk trade deal with japan? just signed one, could it collocate matters for japan eu hasjust signed one, could it collocate matters forjapan to side with the uk? the fact that there is already a trade deal may make it easy. in principle, there is nothing stopping the uk and japan from keeping that deal, even after the uk leads the eu. that would obviously be positive for japanese manufacturers and car manufacturers, the existing tariffs would be remaining the same forjapan. the european union's chief brexit negotiator has asked britain to clarify details regarding settlement and citizen's rights. that followed discussions in brussels. while the eu is demanding compromises, the uk's top negotiator seemed encouraged by the progress made so far. there is a lot to talk about and further work before we can resolve this. ultimately, a solution will require flexibility from both sides. negotiations have onlyjust started. of course there are compromises to be made, but it is too early to talk about it. we are not there y

europe's odd couple negotiating brexit together at opposite ends of the table. their goals, one for the ukhe other favouring the eu, are dramatically different. they agree a brexit deal is possible, but after week two of negotiations, acknowledged it will be tough. the uk should clarify... one... clarification. ..two... clarification. ..three. the eu's visibly exasperated chief brexit negotiator called a total of eight times here in english and french for clarification of the uk's brexit vision. without that, he said, negotiations couldn't progress. david davis was more sanguine. clearly there's a lot left to talk about and further work before we can resolve this. ultimately getting to a solution will require flexibility from both sides. what about concessions from the eu side? where will the eu show some give, perhaps as a trust—making exercise, isn't there any wiggle room? translation: negotiations have only just started. of course there are compromises to be made, but it's too early to talk about them. we're not there yet. week two of brexit talks have now ended with no major breakthrou

let's stick with the theme of brexit. ukorisjohnson is injapan to discuss trade relations, ahead of britain's departure from the european union. leisha santorelli is in singapore. hello. what is the feeling of that, what is borisjohnson trying to achieve? well, the japanese are looking for clarity on what britain's relations with the eu will be after brexit and what that means for business. mrjohnson is not directly involved in brexit negotiations but as a senior official, it is important for him to reassure japan's leaders because of the important trading relationship. japanese companies have invested more than $50 billion in the uk and the uk is the second—biggest destination for japanese the uk is the second—biggest destination forjapanese foreign direct investment. to give you more numbers, more than 1,000 japanese firms operate in britain, including toyota nissan, factories employing thousands of workers across the country. what is interesting, japanese foreign direct investment spiked after the brexit referendum last y

uk. so, brexit has been the dominant story in the uk ever since last year's referendum decision to leave the european union. and while the process of departing has begun, such are the complexities, some are still asking whether the uk will actually leave. working with the bbc reality check team, ros atkins asks is brexit inevitable? bear with me, everyone. whether you wa nt bear with me, everyone. whether you want britain to leave the eu or not, let's consider if brexit is inevitable. yes, the brexit talks have begun but sincejune, the shock election result, it's a question some people are asking. i'm beginning to think you know that brexit may never happen. of of

in the uk, many see brexit as an exciting chance for new beginnings, whereas brussels is convinced thise cake left on the plate after brexit, just a lot of salt and vinegar. we had this weather front attached to an old lady of low pressure which has some very strong winds and circulation. later on in the day, it has produced green in western england and wales, a continuous journey south, and all the while, gale force winds. at the same time, into the small hours of sunday, what is left of that weather front will produce the odd bit of rain in the south. as we start the new day, it could be fairly dank across the south—east. not a cold start the day, anywhere, and as we get into the heart of the day, the wind will slowly use across the northern nile and then lizzy claudia stay for the greater part of england and wales. more clued in northern ireland but the chance of pregnancy and there. the bulk of the showers as you see running into central and western parts of scotland, pitching in on a noticeable breeze so the cool fuel. —— actual feeling. if you have a plan for the evening, don't th

in the uk, many see brexit as an exciting chance for new beginnings, whereas brussels is convinced thisleft on the plate after brexit, just a lot of salt and vinegar. hello. most of those have seen decent sunshine today, but what about the prospects for the weekend? it looks like we will have further spells of sunshine, but rain affect central areas of the uk on tuesday. late in the week, it turns hot and humid across england and wales. the satellite picture shows much of england and wales have had a fine day and sunshine. cloudier further north and west for northern ireland and scotland, western scotland had showers. beautiful skies in cornwall, thanks for the picture. through this evening and overnight. a weak weather front slide south from scotland and northern ireland, in the northern england, wales and the south—west of england. some low cloud around and hill fog patches, temperatures between 11 and 15 degrees. monday morning starts with a band of light rain which continues south and east through the day. turning into cloud with afternoon showers across southern and eastern parts o

europe‘s odd couple — negotiating brexit together, at opposite ends of the table. their goals — one for the uku — are dramatically different. they agree a brexit deal is possible, but after week two of negotiations, acknowledged it will be tough. the uk should clarify... one... clarification. ..two... clarification. ..three, the eu‘s visibly exasperated chief brexit negotiator called a total of eight times here in english and french for clarification of the uk‘s brexit vision. without that, he said, negotiations couldn‘t progress. david davis was more sanguine. clearly there‘s a lot left to talk about and further work before we can resolve this. ultimately getting to a solution will require flexibility from both sides. what about concessions from the eu side? where will the eu show some give, perhaps as a trust—making exercise — isn‘t there any wiggle room? translation: negotiations have only just started. of course there are compromises to be made, but it‘s too early to talk about them. we‘re not there yet. week two of brexit talks have now ended with no major breakthrough on some of the thor

brexit together. at opposite ends of the table. their goals, one for the uk eu, dramatically different. they agree brexit deal is possible but after week two of negotiations, acknowledged it will be tough. the uk should clarify... one, two, three, the eu's visibly exasperated chief brexit negotiator called total of eight times in english and french for clarification of the uk's brexit vision. about that, he says, negotiations could not progress. david davis was moss and win. clearly a lot left to talk about and more left to clarify. ultimately a solution will require flexibility from both sides. what about concessions from the eu site. where will the eu show some give, perhaps asa will the eu show some give, perhaps as a trust making exercise, isn't there any wiggle room? translation: negotiations have onlyjust started. of course there are compromises to be made but it is too early to talk about them. we are not there yet. week to a brexit talks have now ended with no major breakthrough on some of the thorniest issues. the uk's so—called brexit bill and the r

week two of brexit talks have now ended with no major breakthrough on some of the thorniest issues. the uk'scitizens in the uk, and british expats in the eu. key sticking points there, the uk wants to check the criminal record of all eu citizens wanting to stay, while the eu says uk expats would lose the right to move to other eu countries. there has been modest progress. this is a joint eu—uk paper on citizens' rights, colour—coded to show areas of agreement and disagreement. not every negotiating session can end in harmony but the uk is under time pressure to move on from divorce issues like this to talk of the future with the eu, our biggest trading partner. the uk's trade secretary was in geneva today to talk about global opportunities, but he admitted an inbetween stage may be needed after brexit to ease the uk into its new future. it won't happen overnight. frankly, i have been waiting to leave the european union for a very long time. another two years, say, wouldn't be too much to ask. brussels is still hearing all sorts of voices in britain's brexit debate. the eu waits impatiently f

carrying uk hopes for post—brexit markets. start. three weeks later and those british goods from the train are on display at a chinese trade fair. no—one but me showing an interest. it's a local stir—fry which captures the crowd. british companies can benefit from china. peter budd surveys landmarks his firm has helped put on the beijing map. china has promised billions to build across 60 countries and he worries uk companies are slow to seize the moment. there is a degree of cynicism about china as a market. a lot of them have had experiences way back in the past and they don't understand how china has changed. it's quite upsetting actually sometimes, because there's more opportunity here than we are actually taking. the ancient silk road was about following opportunity. back then it was driven by private traders from many countries. the new version is chinese state money and muscle. if it succeeds, it will make china a superpower again. even mightier perhaps than the empires of old. but if it fails, it'll leave a legacy of b

uk foreign secretary borisjohnson is doing here with a robot. well, he's injapan to discuss, among other things, trade relations ahead of brexit and to reassure business top story for our asia business team today — sharanjit leyl in singapore is following it for us. it is fairly oily and at the moment. as he saw there, he again his visit was a visit to the robotics centre in tokyo. his meeting with his counterpart as we speak. theyjust had a press conference when he declared that the uk stands shoulder to shoulder with japan in efforts to rein in the nuclear ambitions from north korea. but, of course, it is really brexit under a percussion so will dominate his visit. he has been talking of strong economic ties between the nine countries and noting that japanese companies have invested over $50 billion in the uk. japan's political and business leaders as well, they did not want reassuring because they are reported to be concerned about the state of negotiations. we know that boris johnson is not directly involved but it is important for him to reassure these leaders. we know that the uk is the second most important destination for japanese investment a

german industry in stark warning to uk over brexit, saying it will be ha rd to uk over brexit, sayinghard to avoid hurting british business. this is a genuine surprise. we have always thought people like german car—makers are anxious to avoid any kind of tariff barriers which is what we would get without a deal. they seem to be taking the straightforward eu negotiator michel barnier line that we obey the rules or we do not. if you want to be in the single market and have access to it, we must also acce pt and have access to it, we must also accept freedom of movement and we will not do that. this is quite a serious warning from them. if they are saying to us, if you want to be pa rt of are saying to us, if you want to be part of the club, you must obey the rules of the club. it does seem to show there is not that much room for the negotiation we keep talking about. but in stark contrast to what donald trump is saying, do not worry, it will be sorted, it is a direct contradiction of what david davis, as previously mentioned, had said before the referendum, that german industry would pu

the germans and the industry warning the uk about brexit. we want to talk about lions, both. warning the uk ever brexit, saying the priority is to protect the single market and no favours will be done. this headline is definitely a stark warning, not what we expected. our ministers have been giving the impression, especially david davis, that the german industry, especially carmakers, are the ones who would help smooth us through a record deal because they don't want tariffs on the goods they sell in this country any more than we do over there. —— brexit deal. what they are saying is these are industry organisations saying, no, no, we don't think that at all. if you want access to the single market, obey the rules. we will not help out at all because there are 27 other states. there has been a free trade deal struck with japan, the eu and japan. there is no freedom of movement, no single market, but a free—trade deal. freedom of movement, no single market, but a free-trade deal. we are looking for a similar thing. keepin are looking for a similar thing. keep in mind we are a

that is where the focus will be now, on what kind of brexit the uk is heading for, and we know that therebrussels. for now, thank you. the king of spain has arrived at downing street on the second day of his state visit. king felipe vi was welcomed to number 10 by the prime minister. the trip is the first state visit by a spanish king to the uk since his father, juan carlos, came 31 years ago. the natural history museum in london has unveiled the skeleton of a blue whale in its entrance hall. weighing four—and—a—half tonnes, it's been suspended from the ceiling with wires, so that it appears to dive down onto visitors as they enter the building. i have to say that standing here in front of it you really get a sense of the size of this thing. it is absolutely huge. a 25.2 metre long, four and absolutely huge. a 25.2 metre long, fourand a absolutely huge. a 25.2 metre long, four and a half a blue whale called hope. the name has been unveiled today along with the whale skeleton. putting a whale in here has not been entirely without controversy because, of course, the blue whale replaces the

but first, we start in brussels, where the uk's brexit secretary, david davis, and the eu's chief negotiatorarnier, will wrap up their second round of talks on britain's exit later today. they are expected to give a progress report at a press conference later. so what are we looking for? they've been focusing on three areas: citizen's rights on both sides, the so—called divorce bill britain will have to pay, and the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. the eu says negotiations on the future trading relationship won't come until later. there's huge pressure to reach an agreement. according to an independent report released this morning, the impact on the uk of no deal would be "widespread, damaging and pervasive." it warns of potential chaos over customs checks, british airlines being unable to fly, and uk nuclear power plants — which are regulated by euratom — unable to operate. it also warns there would be a further fall in the value of sterling — pushing up inflation — and hitting wages and consumer demand. but is uk business prepared for that scenario? possibly not. bri

the company says it's received no guarantees about post brexit trading from the uk government. confidence in our industrial strategy and their brilliant workforce at oxford, i'm delighted that they were able to make this landmark investment. the government is expected to announce a ban on new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040, as part of efforts to tackle air pollution. president trump has again said he is disappointed with his attorney—general, jeff sessions, and that "time would tell" about his future. and on newsnight, live from washington, we talk to liam fox about trump, trade, and chicken. we will have

the company says it's received no guarantees about post brexit trading, from the uk government.ased on that confidence in our industrial strategy and their brilliant workforce in oxford, i'm delighted that they were able to make this landmark investment. the number of nhs vacancies in england in the first part of the year, is up to 86,000, a rise of 10% on last year. the judge in the case of charlie gard says he will make a final ruling tomorrow, on where the terminally ill boy should be allowed to die. doctors say he should be in a hospice, but his parents have want their son to return home. house—builders could be banned from selling new homes as leasehold in england, as increasing annual charges make future sales, tough for buyers. and in the next hour we'll get the latest from the us, where pressure is mounting on the president and the attorney general. the white house says it will reach a decision "soon" on us attorney generaljeff sessions, who has been publicly humiliated by president donald trump. and can you buy happiness? scientists in canada say that you can, so long a

uk. half of all investment injapan going into the eu goes to britain. that is, i have been told by senior executives inside japanese corporations here, that is now in jeopardy because of brexitt, the european union single market after it leaves the eu, then i have been told that a lot ofjapanese companies will head for the door. that's really interesting stuff. and, away from the trade talks, he will also be talking to his japanese counterparts about foreign and security policy cooperation. what does that mean? well, it's all sorts of things. the uk and japan share common security interests now. obviously, they'll be talking about north korea, they'll be talking about china. but again, japan is interested in britain's experience in the middle east. britain has close ties to saudi arabia, and has been taking a lead on the opening of iran, the nuclear negotiations with iran. japan has very close business ties with iran and is deeply concerned about the trump administration's, sort of, turn—back towards the opening and rapprochement with iran, so they'll talk about that as well, no doubt. but, of course, north korea is always on everybody‘s mind when it comes to this part of th

uk. brexit will be damaging to our ability to work with other eu countries, obviously on foreign affairs ce they overall. —— their outlook the uk's participation in the euforeign affairs helps to keep the whole western alliance together, and we have at a time of the danger of fragmentation of the western world. we can see that for many reasons and in many ways. as the forthcoming summit in germany is demonstrating. and so uk participation in influencing the foreign affairs of the other eu nations is a crucial aspect of averting such a fragmentation. how then will brexit affect our relationship with the remaining eu countries with regard to the formulation and exercising foreign policy? the most fundamental issue is that in the process of working up the way in which policy is developed and determining what europe's policy will be, we want to be in the room to either influence it in one way or another, and that'll be a loss to the european union and potentially a loss to our capacity to develop policy. brexit changes the political relationship with the eu, it doesn't change their geography

the trading relationship with the uk after brexit will involve friction. >>> sir richard branson says the uk general election result has greatly diminished the chances of a hard brexit he added that the uk will likely opt to rejoin the european union once the damaging economic consequences of brexit become clear. >> global trade protectionism is so unhealthy i think what's happened with brexit was a terrible, terrible mistake. both for europe and for great britain. and it will set great britain back, you know, i don't know -- it may take years for it to recover. you know, what is happening in america at the moment is extremely unhealthy, and dangerous. we will certainly speak out on that and i'm just hopeful that if you turn the clock forward a few years you will find more and more young people getting a bit older in the uk. i think they'll be demanding another referendum, they'll be demanding to be part of europe i think once people have lived with donald trump for another two, three years, i'm hopeful that things will get -- will reverse in america and decency will come back in. and

it will transpose eu law into british law — so the same rules apply on the day of brexit as the day before. but the ukarliament will then have the power to change them. the brexit secretary david davis has called it "one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has ever passed through pa rliament". not everyone is so enthused. we will not support the bill at second reading unless the government makes a fund. aal change to address the concerns expressed by us and other members of parliament. the concerns expressed by us and other members of parliamentlj the concerns expressed by us and other members of parliament. i tries to do a lot in 19 clauses, i think it will require careful scrutiny, in terms of the powers which it gives government and how they are to be

brexit, because britain will keep what it calls our gold standard policies. any future arrangements covering trade in animals, or trading anything, for that matter, will be subject to the uksome people say they don‘t just have concerns parliament. but some people say they don‘tjust have concerns about animal welfare after brexit, campaign groups say they are also worried about food safety levels in some countries. food that could be exported to britain. processing pla nts exported to britain. processing plants use a variety... they pointed to american practices like washing poultry in chlorine to kill bacteria, which they say would be unacceptable bacteria, which they say would be u na cce pta ble to bacteria, which they say would be unacceptable to british consumers. 0thers unacceptable to british consumers. others say it is patronising to dismiss safety standards in countries like the united states. why would american food producers produce food that kills, injures or makes ill the people that eat that food? it makes ill the people that eat that food ? it is makes ill the people that eat that food? it is not a sensible business proposition. it won't just food? it is not

minister malcolm turnbull has said australia is "very keen" to secure a trade deal with the post—brexit ukible". mr turnbull made the comments at a press conference at downing street, during a visit to the uk. we recognise that as britain moves to completing its exit from the european union, we stand ready to enter into a free—trade agreement with the united kingdom as soon as the uk is able to do so. once that brexit has been achieved, then we look forward to speedily concluding a free—trade agreement with australia. we were the first on the phone to offer our support and assistance in that regard. at the same timei assistance in that regard. at the same time i should say we are looking forward to the early conclusion of a free—trade agreement with the european union. joining me now from central london is the australian high commissioner to the uk, alexander downer. the prime minister was saying we move quickly, we do not muck around, we will move as quickly as possible. how quickly do you think that means there could be an agreement? we cannot conclude an agreement and to the uk has left

uk. we will hope that there is more certainty by the time that decision has to be made. do you think there probably will have to be some ken of post brexitllow favoured trading for certain sectors including the car industry if the uk leaves the single market and the customs union? so the customs union in my mind is the big problem because it would add huge complications to the flow of goods. we have just done the numbers for the whole of the uk. about 40% of components for uk built cars come from the uk, 60% come from abroad. you need 2000 components per car. 60% of those having to cross a customs barrier to get to the assembly plant, that as huge convocations and is a big disadvantage. i think the uk car industry now needs to lobby very ha rd industry now needs to lobby very hard for a tariff free or customs barrier free hard for a tariff free or customs barrierfree mode of hard for a tariff free or customs barrier free mode of trading post brexit. thank you. my pleasure. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages. our guestsjoining me tonight are lucy fisher, senior political corresponde

the company says it's received no guarantees about post brexit trading from the uk government.ased on that confidence in our industrial strategy and their brilliant workforce at oxford, i'm delighted that they were able to make this landmark investment. the government is expected to announce a ban on new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040, as part of efforts to tackle air pollution. president trump has again said he is disappointed with his attorney—general, jeff sessions, and that "time would tell" about his future. and on newsnight, live from washington, we talk to liam fox about trump, trade, and chicken. we will have the latest on the president's latest attempts to undermine his own attorney general. a very good evening to you and welcome to bbc news. the government has hailed bmw's decision to build a fully electric version of the mini in the uk as "a vote of confidence in britain." bmw has confirmed the model will go into production in 2019, with the parts manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled at its cowley plant, near oxford. bmw had previously expresse

minister malcolm turnbull has said australia is "very keen" to secure a trade deal with the post—brexit ukll made the comments at a press conference at downing street, during a visit to the uk. we recognise that as britain moves to completing its exit from the european union, we stand ready to enter into a free—trade agreement with the united kingdom as soon as the uk is able to do so. once that brexit has been achieved, then we look forward to speedily concluding a free—trade agreement with australia. we were the first on the phone to offer our support and assistance in that regard. at the same time i should say we are looking forward to the early conclusion of a free—trade agreement with the european union. the australian prime minister. let's return now to the story on grenfell tower. 255 people survived the grenfell tower fire — that's the first time such a figure has been given by the metropolitan police. with me is our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. what are the overall figures? it does not change the estimate of those killed. no, it does not, but there was an incredible deb

so now holyrood wants the eu definition of scotch to be incorporated into uk law after brexit.lion to scotland. we have to make absolutely certain that any deal done with the us protects scottish jobs. if that deal does not protect the definition of whiskey as a spirit matured for three years or more, it weakens that definition and we will lose scottish jobs in the whiskey industry. 10,000 jobs depend on it, another 10,000 in the supply chain. so we say to liam fox, don't tangle with the scottish whiskey industry, protect it. don't sell it away. a spokesperson for the department of international trade, which co—ordinates future deals, says that scotch is a uk export success story and we will support the industry so it continues to thrive and prosper post brexit. whiskey may be the water of life, but it might also give london and edinburgh a headache — in trade terms, at least. we have got the travel show coming up. first, let's have a look at the weather. good evening. it has been warm in the sunshine today but a lot of showers around and thunderstorms too. over the next couple

a second round of talks in brussels on the uk's departure from the eu — the brexit secretary says it'sime to get down to business. top of the agenda is the rights post—brexit of eu citizens here, and britons in europe the talks come as downing st said ministers will be warned to keep cabinet discussions private, after a series of lea ks. the first contracts are awarded for the high speed 2 rail line between london and birmingham — details of the final route are still to come. an american neurologist who's offered to treat the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, has met his doctors in london for the first time. a man with motor neurone disease begins his high court challenge to overturn the ban on assisted dying. and the duke and duchess of cambridge take the family on a four day tour of eastern europe. and coming up in the sport on bbc news — gold for great britain at the world para athletics championships. olivia breen wins gold in the women's t38 long jump. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu got under

uk. today she reaches the end of herjourney. with brexitoad, is china's big new plan an opportunity? now, here is the question, shall we have jam first or clotted cream first? what is the right answer? there is no right or wrong. lessons in the british tradition of afternoon tea from a chinese citizen. a lovely, sweet jam. .. she plans to take her pitch from an essex tea room to china. a communist state, perhaps, but one with a healthy appetite for the rituals of the british ruling class. herjam is with berries straight from the farm. china's consumer is getting choosy about food quality. a huge market, but hard to stand out. i think mostly at the beginning of the journey, we are starting small by introducing new things. a few things. the chinese are a curious country, ought to raise consumers, they always surprise us. another challenge, to cut the time from british strawberry farm to chinese tea table. she is hoping new transport routes will help. once a symbol of british empire and engineering, now it's china's great age of the railway. c

they spoke to the press, and donald trump asserted his hope that a deal between the us and the uk after brexitquickly and that it would bea done very quickly and that it would be a very powerful trades deal. a reminder, though, no comprehensive deal can be cut until brexit occurs. theresa may has been talking about that, but also about the number one issue, climate change. here's the prime minister on that subject. like otherworldly does here, i am dismayed that the us decision to pull out of the paris agreement, and iurge pull out of the paris agreement, and i urge president trump to rejoin the paris agreement. the uk's own commitment to the paris agreement at tackling global climate change is as strong as ever. not only will this protect the environment for future generations, it will keep energy affordable and maintain a supply to protect the interests of business and consumers. we are delivering on oui’ and consumers. we are delivering on our commitments to deliver a safer, more prosperous future for us all. angela merkel was asked about theresa may's optimism that perhaps donald trump wou

the repeal bill will convert eu legislation into british law after brexit, giving uk parliaments the ays the legislation will ensure we have a "fully functioning legal system" on leaving the eu. but opposition parties are warning they will vote against it, unless major changes are made. our political correspondent, ben wright, reports from westminster. power is shifting. brexit will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk. but in tangling a0 years of rules and regulations will be context and contentious. the bill published today will eventually repeal this, the 1972 european communities act. it will also copy and paste existing eu law into uk legislation. we believe that, to deliver a smooth and orderly exit, we need to ensure people know they face the same laws and rules and regulations on the day after we leave as the day before, so there is no step change and people can be confident the law will continue to operate, but parliament will have control. so the new bill is crucial and, without it, there would be legal chaos on the day that britain left the eu. but the task is huge. thousa

brexit britain! a new report warns against the dangers of "no deal". live from london, that's our top story on thursday 20th july. the uknd the eu's top brexit negotiators are due to reveal the latest developments in the brexit talks, we'll be live on the ground in brussels. also in the programme, turbulent times ahead for easyjet — the budget airline forecasts a lift in profits, but is it prepared for the departure of its influential ceo carolyn mccall? the markets continue that global swing upwards. the markets continue that global swing upwards. and with the long summer break just around the corner, we'll be looking at holiday camps with a difference — we'll speak to a woman who's replacing football and baking with coding and robotics. all throughout the day we're looking at the issue of childcare costs — we'd love to hear from you about your family's plans for the summer. are you taking time off or are you reliant on childcare? or 0rdo you give or do you give them a smart tablet and lope for the best like susanna! let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. iama bit i am a bit more adventurous. hello and welcome t

uk. today she reaches the end of herjourney. with brexitabroad, is china's big new plan an opportunity? now, here's the question. shall we have jam first or clotted cream first? what's the right answer? no right or wrong. lessons in the british tradition of afternoon tea from a chinese citizen. the lovely, sweet jam. ting ting plans to take her pitch from an essex tearoom to china. a communist state perhaps, but one with a healthy appetite for the rituals of the british ruling class. herjam is with berries straight from the tiptree farm, china's consumers getting choosy about food quality, a huge market where it's hard to stand out. i think we are still at the beginning of the journey. we are starting small by introducing new things. and a few things, chinese are curious consumers, they always surprise us. another challenge — to cut the time from british strawberry farm to chinese tea table. she is hoping new transport routes will help. once a symbol of british empire and engineering, now it's china's great age of the railway. carrying uk h

uk. so, brexit has been the dominant story in the uk ever since last year's referendum decision to leaveare the complexities, some are still asking whether the uk will actually leave. working with the bbc reality check team, ros atkins asks is brexit inevitable? bear with me, everyone. whether you wa nt bear with me, everyone. whether you want britain to leave the eu or not, let's consider if brexit is inevitable. yes, the brexit talks have begun but sincejune, the shock election result, it's a question some people are asking. i'm beginning to think you know that brexit may never happen. of of course the door remains open, until the brexit negotiations come to an end. the german finance minister said,... and nigel farage is worried. well, i have to say that the mood music since the general election has been alarming. all of which has left quite a few people asking, is this definitely on? in some cases, this may be that wishful thinking of those who wish to remain but there are also brexit supporters who worry that the referendum result will not be seen through. theresa may said the snap

next generation of models, including hybrids and electric should be produced here in the uk, irrespective of brexitindustry that we want to see these models and the new generation of electric and hybrids manufactured here in the uk. this is a vote of confidence? a vote of confidence in the workforce at bmw in the uk, a highly skilled workforce, very flexible, making top—quality cars. the mini is an iconic vehicle. we are sure the electric version is going to be a world beater as well. difficult to imagine an italianjob title chase with a quiet mini!|j think title chase with a quiet mini!” think michael caine's famous quote perhaps pales into insignificance. i'm sure our members and the workforce across the uk bmw businesses will be very pleased. hundreds of firefighters in the south of france and corsica are battling huge forest fires which have been fanned by high temperatures and strong winds. a blaze has swept through 1600 acres of the luberon national park in provence and people have been moved to safety from the town of biguglia in north eastern corsica. firefighters battling a fierce blaze on

any deal cut by the eu at the moment affects the uk because the uk is in the eu but when the brexit happensanything the european union has initiated will not apply to the uk. thank you for all of your questions. it has been a hugely busy day here in hamburg and the summit has not even formally begun. that will happen around atm tomorrow when the leaders make their formal arrival. you will see full coverage of that from bbc news and i will be with you throughout the day. goodbye. we will see how the week will unfold and push it further into next week to see what is in store. thursday had 20 of whether in—store, 32 celsius at heathrow, nothing like the blank to plough further north and in the midst of all of this we had torrential downpours initially across east anglia but later in the day they really began to brew up across the pennines and yorkshire. underneath is clear skies in the south glorious there, widely across the southern half of england and wales. chris to the weather front the cloud was leaden and rain at times. we're not done with that scenario yet. a new day brings a new weathe

brexit. at this summit, i held a number of meetings with other world leaders, all of whom made clear their strong desire to forge ambitious new bilateral trading relationships with the ukk/us trade deal was dealt a blow by the prime minister'sjustice secretary whojust hours after the summit ended said, it wouldn't be enough on its own. this government is the architect of the failed austerity policies. and it now threatens to use brexit to turn britain into a low wage, deregulated tax haven on the shores of europe. staying with brexit the foreign secretary told mps the european union can "go whistle" for any "extortionate" final payment. a conservative had totted up what the uk had paid so far. we will have given the eu and its predecessors in today's money in real terms a total of £209 billion. will the foreign secretary make it clear to the eu that if they want a penny piece more that they can go whistle. i'm sure that my honourable friend's words will have broken like a thunderclap over brussels and they will pay attention to what he has said and he makes a very valid point. i think that the sums that i have seen that they propose to demand from this country seem to

solely on the common market to foster integration between nations and amid all that and the brexit negotiations, the uk join an eu—wide battlegroup which britain has committed forces to join from 2019 — after the uk is due to leave the eu. well, we've beenjoined by aarti. what is macron‘s grand plan in europe? what do these democratic conventions look like? of course, there are a lot of expectations on his shoulders right now. this was a manifesto promise that appears to hold democratic conventions of property have still extended across the eu and i think this is the basis on which he constructed his own campaign when he was running for president here, and the expectation is you can build a bottom—up sort of democracy and the people themselves can shape the priorities of the french presidency or the european union going forward. if he talking shop? is it a way of being seen to be doing something without any real substance? i think it is one criticism of it but what he hopes to achieve with these democratic conventions is to focus minds in europe, but more soundly, and given mrjuncker‘s white paper earl

she was upbeat about the uk's prospects after brexit.uropean union we will negotiate a new comprehensive, bold and ambitious free trade agreement with the eu. yes. but we will also seize the exciting opportunities to strike deals with old friends and new partners. and at the summit i held a number of meetings with other world leaders all of whom made clear that there are strong desires to forge ambitious new bilateral trading relationships with the uk after brexit. this included america, japan, china and india. and this morning i welcomed australian prime minister turnbull to downing street where he also reiterated his desire for a bold new trading relationship. the us president donald trump has pulled the us out of the international paris agreement on climate change. at the end of the summit, 19 countries reaffirmed their commitment to the agreement. theresa may raised the issue with the president. i and my counterparts in the 620 are dismayed at america's withdrawal from this agreement. i spoke personally to president trump to encourag

uk shoppers are "completely in the dark" about the effect brexit will have on their weekly shop — thatity". more on that story that the drugs industry is going to court over limits on the price it pays for medicines. the association of british pharmaceutical industry is applying for a judicial review. it wants to challenge a decision made by the nhs and the national institute for health and care excellence, known as nice. this says that medicines do not get automatic funding if the cost goes over £20 million in any of the first three years of use. it‘s thought this could curb the use of one in five news drugs every year. new drugs every year. dr richard torbett is the abpi‘s executive director of commercial policy. what is this, it‘s a way of rationing? there are obviously limited funds and the nhs is in huge deficit. so what is wrong with it? let me clarify one thing. we have applied for a judicial review on a decision made by nice and not the nhs at this time. when pharmaceutical companies launch new medicines in this company, there are two very robust mechanisms that should give the

one thing will disappear from the financial picture altogether, thanks to brexit, there will be no more uk. a nice and cheesy smile. allan fleming. any ideas how the eu should plug the gap of some 10 billion euros a year? the negotiations go on, the mff, that is being talked about, a catchy title, it goes on for seven years. we are in the middle of a current seven—year process. negotiations are beginning now, part of the talk recently. they have a headache and that could be to the advantage of the uk, as they will lose our money. that is where the divorce bill comes in. it is also about what comes after brexit and what we choose, how we will contribute? we could contribute beyond brexit. it will be a complicated sum. do you accept that? it could well be a situation like that, and would you support it if the uk contributes to funds we want to be part of during a transitional phase? they will have to accept one thing, there will be some form of continued payments after the uk leads the eu. a figure of... i cannot put any figure on it. negotiations are so wide at the moment. 0ne negotiations

absolutely clear that businesses were holding up advertisement because of uncertainty over the uk's brexitrity over britain's relationship with the european union in the future and that needed to happen as early as possible to boost business and consumer confidence. tougher sentences... toughersentences... here tougher sentences... here danny shaw. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. attacks like this seem to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid. one in five offenders was younger than 18, where the age of the suspect was known. the home secretary amber rudd has described acid attacks as "sickening". she has now ordered a review to ensure that everything possibl

in other developments, the us president did say that a uk—us trade deal for post—brexit would be signede summit sidelines donald trump and vladimir putin held their first talks with claims of russian interference in the us election at the forefront. and the rights for countries to operate legitimate trade defence was recognised while fighting against protectionism. well, host angela merkel was most upset about the lack of a deal on the paris agreement, here's what she said. translation: one crucial issue was climate and energy, and what came out of this meeting was what i had already said at the beginning of this meeting. wherever there is no consensus that can be achieved, disagreement as to be made clear. you are familiar with the american position, i'd applaud this, the usa left the climate agreement —— i deplore this. what becomes clear in this declaration is the dissenting of the united states. but i'm gratified to note that the other 19 member states at the g20 say that the paris agreement is not reversible and we feel committed to what we agreed on, and it is to be permitted as q

struck by their strong desire to forge ambitious, new, bilateral trading relationships with the uk after brexiter, do you accept that if eu leaders insist on tougher trade terms after brexit than those we have now, there's a risk the uk could end up worse off, whatever deals you may strike with america, orjapan, or anyone else? what we are doing, john, is working to negotiate a good, comprehensive, free trade agreement with the european union. and i think it's in the interest of both sides to have that good trade agreement. but i'm also optimistic about the opportunities that we will see around the rest of the world. her ambitions will be tested hard, along with her own hopes of carrying on much longer as prime minister. john pienaar, bbc news, at the 620 in hamburg. deadlock over climate change held up the talks at hamburg. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, says that apart from the warm words with theresa may on trade, president trump was actually often the odd man out at this summit. the fact is, he stimulated in all the other leaders a profound sense of political and cultural shoc