danny shaw, bbc news.n council president, donald tusk, has warned theresa may that the eu will not begin discussing trade in the brexit talks until ireland is happy with the uk's offer on the future of the irish border. it comes as the head of the world trade organization has told the bbc that the uk faces a very bumpy and long road to secure a trade deal. our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. on the banks of lake geneva, the organisation that holds the rule book for trade around the world and is helping both sides, britain and the eu, as they tread their way gingerly towards separation. the man in charge told me that a hard, disruptive brexit would carry costs. i don't think this is going to be an easy negotiation, to be frank with you. i think it's going to be very tough because of the number of elements and variables involved in this conversation. trade negotiations are extremely complex. they are very sensitive politically. people have talked about what has been described as a hard brexit. would th

danny shaw, thank you for your time.ed out their first official public engagement since they announced they were getting married earlier this week. the couple were greeted by crowds of well—wishers in nottingham as they visited a world aids day charity fair and then met local teachers and children at a school nearby. from nottingham, here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. as an actress, she's been used to a public stage. she's accustomed to meeting crowds and dealing with fans. little surprise, then, that meghan markle handled her first official public appearance in her new role with considerable confidence. husband—to—be was on hand, solicitous and supportive, with a lot of eye contact between them and supportive arms going around each other‘s backs. at times they met the crowds together, but then meghan branched off on her own, stopping and taking time with people. while harry did the same thing on his side of the street. moments later they were reunited, the queue for more back—rubbing. this clearly is a te

danny shaw reports. he was the pr supremo who could make or break a reputation.up with him, his own career lay in ruins. the last three years of his life were spent in prison in failing health and this morning, after suffering a heart attack, he died in hospital. the allegations in respect of which i have been charged are completely false. max clifford always denied the claims of indecent assault that eventually led to his downfall. but his trial heard evidence about his manipulative behaviour, how he promised to boost the careers of aspiring models and actresses in return for sexual favours. he was found guilty of eight charges against four women and girls. the youngest victim was 15. for 30 years, the publicist provided sensational stories for the tabloids. he represented faria alam, who worked at the football association and had an affair with the england manager, sven—goran eriksson. it was clifford who helped expose a relationship between a former conservative mp david mellor and antonia de sancha, though parts of it weren't true. this story from clifford wa

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, has this exclusive report.st and most trusted political ally, now battling for cabinet survival over claims he watched pornography on his work computer. can ijust ask you to leave? the allegations, which he denies, centre on computers seized in this police raid over leaked documents from the home office. now, a detective involved in the inquiry has given his account of what he discovered. i had ihad an i had an exemplary record. neil lewis spent 25 years in the metropolitan police before retiring due to ill health. he has multiple sclerosis. in 2008, he was given the task of examining damian green's work computer. the shocking thing was that, as i was viewing, i noticed a lot of pornography thumbnails, which indicated web browsing. but a lot. there was a lot of them. how many images did you see on that? thousands. thousands of pornographic images? thumbnail images. this is the one note that you kept. yes. neil lewis still has his notebook from the time, detailing what he saw on the computer. there is a referenc

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has this exclusive report.eresa may's oldest and most trusted political ally, now battling for cabinet survival over claims he watched pornography on his work computer. could ijust ask you to leave? is that possible? the allegations, which he denies, centre on computers seized in this police raid over leaked documents from the home office. now a detective involved in the enquiry has given his account of what he discovered. i had an exemplary record... neil lewis spent 25 years in the metropolitan police before retiring due to ill health. he has multiple sclerosis. in 2008, was given the task of examining damian green's work computer. the shocking thing was that as i was viewing, i noticed a lot of pornography thumbnails, which indicated web browsing. but a lot. there was a lot of them. how many images did you see on that? thousands. thousands of pornographic images? thumbnail images. this is the one note that you kept. neil lewis still has his notebook from the time, detailing what he saw on the computer. there

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports.e's theresa may's oldest and most trusted political ally. but now, damian green is facing a battle for political survival, with claims he viewed pornography on his work computer. mr green has vehemently denied the allegations. but now, the detective who examined the device has given me his account. the shocking thing was, as i was viewing, i noticed a lot of pornography, thumbnails, which indicated web browsing. but a lot. there was a lot of them. so i was surprised to see that on a parliamentary computer. how many images did you see? thousands. thousands of pornographic images? thumbnail images. the computer had been seized in 2008, after police raided damian green's offices. the mp, then in opposition, was the subject of an unrelated enquiry into home office leaks. he was never charged. how can you be sure that it was damian green who was accessing that pornography? there's a sort of phrase, you can't put fingers on a keyboard. so i can't say that, but the computer was in mr green's

danny shaw has this exclusive report. he's theresa may's oldest and most trusted political ally, now battling for cabinet survival over claims he watched pornography on his work computer. can i ask you to leave? the allegations, which he denies, centre on computers seized in this police raid over leaked documents from the home office. now, a detective involved in the enquiry has given his account of what he discovered. neil lewis spent 25 years in the metropolitan police before retiring due to ill health. he has multiple sclerosis. in 2008, was given the task of examining damian green's work computer. the shocking thing was that as i was viewing, i noticed a lot of pornography thumbnails, which indicated web browsing. but a lot. there was a lot of them. how many images did you see on that? thousands. thousands of pornographic images? thumbnail images. this is the one note that you kept. neil lewis still has his notebook from the time, detailing what he saw on the computer. there is a reference to briefing officers about p

thank you, danny shaw.has suggested that britain should stay aligned to the european union after brexit, allowing the easy movement of people and continuing payments to brussels. the party's brexit spokesman, sir keir starmer, said he wanted the uk to stay in the customs union and a version of the single market. the government says it's committed to a broad and ambitious free trade deal outside the eu. susana mendonca reports. a moment heralded as a landmark deal in britain's eu negotiations, but this was just the starting point for doing the deal that britain really wants with the eu, which is all about trade. and today the brexit secretary gave us a clearer idea of what the government wants that to look like. if the basic deal... i'm being very crude about this, but is canada plus the city or something like that? canada plus plus plus would be one way of putting in. the trade deal canada has done with the eu took seven years to negotiate and didn't include the financial sector, which is key to the uk's ec

danny shaw, bbc news.divorce bill for leaving the european union, if there's no final trade deal with the eu. but in a statement to mps tomorrow, the pm will say a new sense of optimism has been injected into the talks. meanwhile the labour party has suggested, it may be willing to pay for access to the european single market, in order to retain its benefits. here's our political correspondent iain watson. was the strain beginning to show? this was the prime minister on her early morning dash to brussels on friday. there was relief all round that talks could move on to trade, but serious challenges lie ahead. the eu has called for more clarity about what kind of future relationship britain wants. today, the brexit secretary tried to give it. canada plus, plus, plus would be one way of putting it. so what on earth does that mean? well, canada has negotiated a wide—ranging trade deal which gets rid of most tariffs on goods exported to the eu, but it doesn't cover everything. a canada—plus deal would also inc

danny shaw, bbc news.sed an explosive device in the city of potsdam. police had earlier cordoned off the area and the nearby christmas market after being alerted about a suspicious object delivered to a pharmacy in the area. the irish prime minister has pressed the british government again to come up with a new plan on the issue of the irish border after brexit. leo varadkar‘s comments followed a meeting with the president of the european council donald tusk, who said he was "fully behind" the dublin government's request. mr varadkar said the next couple of days "will be crucial" if the uk wants to move onto the next phase of negotiations over trade and the future relationship with the eu. our correspondent chris page has been in dublin for us. donald tusk, president of the european council, met for about an hourin european council, met for about an hour in government buildings behind me in dublin. there was a very strong show of unity between the two of them on the face of it. donald tusk said that if the

danny shaw, bbc news.harry and his fiancee meghan markle continuing their visit. their first official royal engagement together since they publicly announced they were getting married. they have been raising awareness of hiv and aids, and also reduce crime —— youth crime. the sunshine is that a meghan markle is looking very relaxed. —— is out and meghan markle is looking very relaxed. we can speak to our correspondent, sarah, by looking very relaxed. that is what everyone said, the first time they appeared in nottingham, how tactile they were with each other and with members of the public, but how relaxed and confident they are. we are at notre dame academy, very large secondary school on the outskirts of nottingham —— nottingham academy. this is the third visit prince harry has made here this year, eu supporting a project called full effect —— he is supporting a project. it tries to help cut youth crime. the early intervention. he has become involved with this issue and the fact he has visited here three

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw.is everybody 0k? i am still figuring that out. we‘ve got cars everywhere and down onto the highway. passengers say the train rocked and creaked as it took a curve at speed and turmoil followed. ijust grabbed onto the chair in front of me for dear life. my laptop went flying, my phone went flying. people were screaming. it was crazy. the new express was taking a faster route from seattle to portland for the first time. the investigator in charge has obtained a download of the event data recorder on the rear locomotive. preliminary indications are that the train was travelling at 80mph in a 30mph track. some experts say the rail industry should have embraced technology to prevent such accidents years ago. it‘s really ridiculous, the amount of automation, the capability that we have, the fact they have not implemented it yet, for somebody like me, who is an engineer, it is just pathetic. this is the latest in a series of deadly rail accidents in the us. president trump says it vindicates

danny shaw, bbc news.g outside his home at short while ago. he said... isaid i'm home at short while ago. he said... i said i'm not commenting any further while the investigation is going on. i've maintained all along, i still going on. i've maintained all along, istill maintain, going on. i've maintained all along, i still maintain, it is the truth that i didn't download or look at pornography on my computer. 0bviously, while the investigation is going on, i cannot say any more at the moment. so that, a brief statement from damian green outside his home a little earlier. speaking on the bbc‘s today programme, the conservative mp, david mitchell, a friend of damian green, said the hounding the cabinet minister... handing the cabinet minister was wrong. mr greene has been emphatic in what he's said. he has said repeatedly that he never downloaded zero viewed this material. but i think mr greene is entitled to be believed. you are not guilty until proven so in this country and i think the handing the macro h

joining me now is our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw.had the forced resignation last night. we had the exchange of letters. there were telling sentences in those letters. are we saying the questions that people we re saying the questions that people were asking about mr green's conduct and response, are those questions now resolved? and response, are those questions now resolved ? i and response, are those questions now resolved? i don't think so in terms of the pornography. damian green acknowledged his solicitors we re green acknowledged his solicitors were told pornography was found on his work computer in 2008 and he was personally told in 20134. that raises the question, what did he do in he said he didn't download it or true it. in that case someone else put it on his computer. did he raise that potential security breach with the parliamentary authorities in 2008 or 2013? did he tell david cameron when he was appointed to the government and when he became the policing minister, did he raise it with theresa may, who was then the hom

danny shaw, our home affairs correspondent on max clifford whose death has been announced this weekendjohnson, has left iran without an agreement on the early release of the british—iranian aid—worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. mrjohnson met iranian president, hassan rouhani this morning where it's believed he continued to press for her release. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe's husband says his wife's expected appearance in court today to face possible further charges was postponed as a result of mrjohnson's visit. richard ratcliffe described this as undoubtedly a good sign. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe is serving a five—year sentence over allegations of plotting to overthrow the iranian government, allegations which she denies. their daughter has now been kept separate from her mother while she is in prison and her husband is in the uk and it is a difficult time for the family and her has —— and mr johnson will be hoping to reassure the iranians of better relations with the uk in the future. well our diplomatic correspondent james robbins told us about the meeting between president rouhani and boris

let's recap the former celebrity publicist max clifford has died in hospital, danny shaw, our home affairsspondent is with us, what more do we know? the ministry ofjustice confirming what more do we know? the ministry of justice confirming this what more do we know? the ministry ofjustice confirming this in the last few minutes, max clifford is dead. suffering a heart attack on thursday and friday, he was taken to hospital. apparently cleaning his cell when he was taken ill. he had beenin cell when he was taken ill. he had been in hospital in the critical ca re been in hospital in the critical care unit. thejustice department confirming he has died. serving eight years for a string of indecent assaults against girls as young as 15 and women. jailed three years ago. he was in the process of appealing his convictions. a hearing due to take place in the next couple months. it was alleged some of the sexual assaults could not have happened when it was said they did. having followed the trial, the evidence against max clifford was pretty compelling. at the time in 2014. there were a number of a

let's get more on this from danny shaw.ck, britain's most senior police officer. what was she saying? she was coming under pressure at the weekend to speak out about this and just rewind a little bit, this follows a sunday times article in which a statement from bob quick emerged, which hejulie confirmed, in which he said pornography was allegedly found on damian green's were computer back in 2008 and then, last week, neil lewis, a detective who said that he found the pornography on the work computer, did an interview with the bbc. he did that interview because he said he had contacted the cabinet 0ffice enquiries looking into mr green's conduct but had heard nothing back from the cabinet office and he was fearful that there would be some kind of cover—up or the situation would not be dealt with properly. so those were the circumstances which led to these individuals speaking out, but their actions have been condemned because of course they have a duty of confidentiality as former police officers with information they recei

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw covered max clifford's trial.ith the man. he came across as a really arrogant man. and that arrogance was shown just a few days before the trial started, when i put in a call to his office with a query about the case going ahead. and max clifford himself called me back. and tried to kind of charm his way on the phone, dismissing one of the allegations saying, oh, it'sjust a load of nonsense or whatever. and that was kind of how he played it through the trial. but as well as that, there was this really hard, steely, intimidating side of him. and when he was convicted, and he came outside court because he hadn't been sentenced yet, and there was a whole group of photographers and people were throwing questions at him. and i asked, one of the questions i asked, is it time to apologise to the victims? and hejust turned round and he stared at me as though he could intimidate me. and if that was just a little bit of what some of the women went through who were the victims of him, that gave you an idea of the type of man

danny shaw talking about max clifford, thank you.nson, has left iran without an agreement on the early release of the british—iranian aid—worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. mrjohnson met iranian president, hassan rouhani this morning where it's believed he continued to press for her release. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe has been held prisoner in the country since april 2016 and denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest. well, our diplomatic correspondent james robbins told us about the meeting between president rouhani and boris johnson. they spent nearly an hour together. now, borisjohnson's very deliberately said nothing publicly before leaving iran. this is so sensitive. but the foreign office put out a statement saying that they had discussed the full range of issues, including banking matters, and our concerns about the consular cases of dua

year sentence for eight indecent assaults against teenage girls. indecent assaults against teenage danny shaw reports. indecent assaults against teenage he indecent assaults against teenage was the pr supr oi’ he was the pr supremo who could make or break a reputation. but when max clifford's past caught up with him, his own career lay in ruins. the last three years of his life was spent in prison in failing health and this morning, after suffering a heart attack, he died in hospital. the allegations in respect of which i have been charged are completely false. max clifford always denied the claims of indecent assault that eventually led to his downfall. but his trial lends evidence of his manipulative behaviour and how he promised to boost the careers of aspiring models and actresses in return for sexual favours. he was found guilty of eight charges against four women and girls, the youngest victim was 15. for 30 yea rs, youngest victim was 15. for 30 years, he provided sensational stories for the tabloids. he represented this lady, who had an affair with sven—goran eriksson. it was clifford

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. how significant is this?ssida dick is really what you would expect the commission of the metropolitan police to say. she can't be seen in a nyway to police to say. she can't be seen in anyway to condone former officers going around doing unofficial briefings of confidential information that they have acquired during an investigation. the two officers, bob quick, confirmed the details of a story about to be printed in the sunday times last month, and neil lewis did an interview with the bbc, giving further details about allegations. pornography was an damian green's work computers. and cressida dick said it was possible both men could be prosecuted but the final decision would be with the crown prosecution service service. this is a case from nine years ago. all police officers know very well that they have a duty of confidential allergy, duty to protect personal information. that duty in my view clearly enjoys after you leave the service. it is my view that what they have done based on my understanding of wha

joining me now is our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. tell us what you have learned? that for police forces in england and wales, for 2018/19, for the next financial year, they are going to be given the power, police and crime commissioners, to raise more money from the council tax. there is a portion of the council tax, the preset, which goes towards policing. at the moment police and crime commissioner can't increase that by more than 2% a year. but that's going to be loosened a bit for the next year, so they can raise an extra £12 per household per year that. would bring n if all the police and crime commissioner decided to dot police and crime commissioner decided to do t an extra £270 million. obviously we council tax payers will be paying for that but it means that police force will have additional revenue n addition, the there is going to be £150 million for national police priorities. for example, forensic capabilities and an additional £50 million that amber rudd, the home secretary announced on sunday, which will go towards counter—terrorism policing. on sun

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has this exclusive report. may's oldest and most trusted political ally. but now damian green is facing a battle for political survival, amid claims he viewed pornography on his work computer. mr green has vehemently denied the allegations. i have an exemplary record. now the detective who examined the device has given me his account. the shocking thing was that, as i was viewing it, i noticed a lot of pornography thumbnails, which indicated web browsing. but a lot, there was a lot of them. so i was surprised to see that on a parliamentary computer. how many images did you see? thousands. thousands of pornographic images? thumbnail images. the computer had been seized in 2008 after police raided damian green's offices. the mp, then in opposition, was the subject of an unrelated enquiry into home office leaks. he was never charged. how can you be sure that it was damian green who was accessing the pornography? there is a phrase, you can't put fingers on a keyboard. so i can't say that. but the computer was in mr

i'm joined now by our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. how did this row all start?e said that bob quick was untrustworthy. he said he had made untrue allegations. he described them as disreputable sneers. bob quick has now hit back against that in a statement that has been issued through his lawyers today. what has he said? the attack by damian green was deeply unpleasant and personal. it was a hurtful attempt to discredit him. he said that he has acted in good faith, in the public interest and that everything he says is accurate. and he also goes on to say that in no way is he motivated politically and uber is no malice whatsoever to damian green. 0f and uber is no malice whatsoever to damian green. of course the two of them sort of clash nine years ago during an enquiry into leaks from the home office. damian green was arrested. there was a lot of bad blood and scotland yard, certainly between the conservatives and the metropolitan police at the time. what he goes on to sleep in his statement today is, i invite damian green publicly to retract his allegations agai

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here.chool of thought which says that actually it shouldn't be the met doing this, it should be independent nonetheless it is the met that is doing it. what can we expect from this review and how quickly will it happen? well, i think what scotland yard will do is to go through each of these 30 cases, the priority cases, the ones which are going to the courts, where the suspect has been charged, and they will go through each of those and ensure that if materials which should have been disclosed, that they have been. remember, this material which could undermine the prosecution or assist the defence — that's the criteria. they will make sure the process has been followed, and if it hasn't then they will make sure that disclosure now takes place. i would sure that disclosure now takes place. iwould not sure that disclosure now takes place. i would not have thought that that will be a terribly long process to go through. there are 30 cases andi to go through. there are 30 cases and i would imag

he's now retired, and he spoke to our home affairs correspondent danny shaw.om our london newsroom. danny, what more can you tell us? neil that this was an officer working on the counter terrorism command at the time of the inquiry. you have to remember this was about lea ks you have to remember this was about leaks from the home office, he was not looking for pornography, he was examining damian green's computers to look for evidence about the leaks and he came across these thousands of images, he says, thumbnail images of images, he says, thumbnail images of pornographic material and lots of website browsing of pornography. he said on sunday's pornography was being browsed, surged for all looked at for several hours and he checked over a three—month period and it was extensive, the amount of pornography that had been viewed on damian green's parliamentary computer. he claims there was similar computer on mr green's parliamentary issued la ptop on mr green's parliamentary issued laptop as well. what information is there about who was accessing this pornograph

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has more details.ne former officers doing unofficial breaches about confidential information —— confidential information —— confidential information —— confidential information they have received. there was an interview with the bbc giving further details about allegations pornography was on damian green's work computers, and cressida dick said it was possible that both men could be prosecuted, that both men could be prosecuted, that the final decision would be with the crown prosecution service. this is a case from nine years ago. all police officers know very well that they have a duty of confidentiality, a duty to protect personal information. that duty, in my view, clearly endures after you leave the service and so it is my view that what they have done, based on my understanding of what they are saying, what they have done is wrong and i condemn it. would you consider buying food that is past its best before date? the east of england co—op is to become the first major retailer to stock items beyon