what did you make of those requests from david frost? that i think these are not proposals which are going to bring us proposals which are going to bring us much closer to the solution, if i may formulated in that way. you have to understand and all the people watching the tv have to understand that the final decision is going to be taken by 28 countries. it is not brussels which is a bubble, there are 500 million people represented in the european parliament and by the government or head of states and the government or head of states and the council. at the end of the day, they have to take the decision. all proposals which are brought to the table now after three years have to go through the same decision—making procedure. you should not imagine brussels like, i do not know, are they men or women sitting in a room being ugly and mean. and mean. brussels is a representation...” being ugly and mean. and mean. brussels is a representation... i am so brussels is a representation... i am so sorry brussels is a representation... i am so sorr

david frost, the special europe adviser for borisjohnson david frost, the special europe adviser for johnson is david frost, the special europe adviserfor borisjohnson is back and the brussels, back talking to the commission and talking to european ambassadors and unveil documents and which they talk about no deal and prepare for the rest of it, they did a look at what is happening here and that the risk of no deal has gone up? did they think that perhaps it is unfair their way? they will probably think overwhelmingly that they would get the deal to the house, because the problem that theresa may always had was that she was not able to get something through so whatever she was negotiating for brussels, she could not deliver her own side. so all the signals this will be sending to brussel is that borisjohnson now u nfortu nately has to brussel is that borisjohnson now unfortunately has the same problem. one eu diplomat dead say to date with what is the point of negotiating, he does not have a majority of any more, it is over. the eu will want to know if they negotiate, if they move an

here's the uk brexit negotiator, david frost, arriving in brussels.rnier. remember, boris johnson wants negotiator, michel barnier. remember, borisjohnson wants the irish border backstop taken out of the current withdrawal deal. michel barnier says the eu has no intention of doing that and is still awaiting what could possibly replace it and ensure the uk leaves the single market of the eu but there is no ha rd market of the eu but there is no hard border on the island of ireland. remember, we don't know if the uk is offering anything new, but the uk is offering anything new, but the eu says it is still waiting. here is michel barnier talking after the meeting. after my meeting with the meeting. after my meeting with the member state, now the parliament. i just want to tell you that the eu will remain in all circumstances, united vigilant and calm. damian grammaticas has been following all of this. the prime minister's brexit or eu advisor, david frost, was here having meetings in the european commission. nothing new was tabled there, in terms of prop

michel barnier said he did not hear anything new from david frost. having watched what is going on, i guess it is not surprising any clear path forward has not emerged. brent: confusion and paralysis as you said. teri schultz, thank you. here are some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. italy's prime minister has announced a new cabinet to lead a populist and centerleft coalition including five start movement leader luigi demaio as the country's foreign minister. matteo salvini has been replaced as interior minister by a technocrat. securityty has been stepped up n south africa and nigeria after attacks on foreign owned businesses in johannesburg and reprisals against south african stores in nigerian cities. nigeria has announced it is boycotting the world economic forum that is currently taking place in cape town. iran has released a seven -- released seven crew members of a british flight tanker. -- british flagged tanker.r. it was takenen over weeks after britain seized and iranian carrier -- an iranian carrier. hong k

chief breaks that negotiated michel barnier i mean he said that johnson's on void david frost had promised and failed again to deliver any concrete proposals so i mean i'm wondering what what's the mood in brussels with that situation. well michel bonnie says it's in a state of paralysis because the e.u. has said this and you and i brenda talked about this so many times we can replay it the e.u. is waiting for the u.k. to come with some kind of alternative proposals to the withdrawal agreement that was agreed last year and so far that hasn't happened in fact the british government asked for the pace of talks to pick up to start meeting twice a week instead of once a week and the e.u. said ok fire where he you know we're all ears today michel barnier said you know what i didn't hear anything new from david frost nothing is moving forward coming from the british side and and having watch what's going on there right now i guess it's not surprising that any clear path forward has not emerged you know you know confusion and paralysis as you said 3 shots in brussels as always terry thank you and

i have seen david frost, the eu negotiator, his red binder on the plane with my own eyes.t things, and they feel that what needs to happen, what they hope to be on the way, is a kind of big political show of from leo varadkar, or from angela merkel, or from macron, to say all right, we're actually going to talk properly now. and it is a political choice to try, and i think there has been frustration on the uk site, but they have been blameless, but there isa they have been blameless, but there is a frustration that up until now they have sort of been hanging their head against a brick wall. the senses some of the bricks have become a bit loose. and what has been really surprising on brexitcast over the last couple of years is how often when we have been having these conversations, the interpretation when it is seen and read in london of the same thing can be interpreted very differently where you are. laura was talking about the david frost red binder is that you can see on the plane, and yet sometimes the language coming out of brussels has sounded like what red binders?

i have seen david frost's read binders on the plane with my own eyes.ing about things and they feel that one needs to happen, what they hope might be on the way, is a kind of big political shall from leo varadkar or angela merkel or emmanuel macron and say, we are actually going to talk properly now. because time is really short and it isa because time is really short and it is a political choice to try, and i think there's been frustration on the uk side — not that they've been blameless — but there's been a frustration they have been, up until now, banging her head against the wall. what has been really striking under exit cast, when we are having these conversations, the interpretation as it is seen and read in london of the same thing can be interpreted different he where you are. laura was talking about david frost read binders you can see on the plane, and yet sometimes the leg was coming out of brussels sounding like what read binders, there aren't any. there is the show in the theatre and then there is stuff happening behind the scenes. and ther

i have seen david frost, the eu negotiator, his red binder on the plane with my own eyes.n, what they hope to be on the way, is a kind of big political show of from leo varadkar orfrom angela merkel —— a big political shelf... political show of from leo varadkar orfrom angela merkel orfrom emmanuel macron, to say, all right, we're actually going to talk properly now. and it's a political choice to try, and i think there's been frustration on the uk side. but they haven't been blameless, but there is a frustration that up until now they have sort of been banging their head against a brick wall. the sense is some of the bricks have become a bit loose. and what has been really surprising on brexitcast over the last couple of years is how often, when we have been having these conversations, the interpretation when it is seen and read in london of the same thing can be interpreted very differently where you are. laura was talking about the david frost red binders that you can see on the plane, and yet sometimes the language coming out of brussels has sounded like — what red bin

well, david frost is back in brussels.issue. so i am led to believe one of two things. either these are words to the electorate, borisjohnson project these are words to the electorate, boris johnson project in these are words to the electorate, borisjohnson project in the impression that he is doing something, firing ahead, or, boris johnson has something to meet with him on monday before he meets with jean—claude juncker for the first time, the president of the european commission, the first time since he was the prime minister. he will meet him and the luxembourg pro minister in luxembourg for a working lunch. we are not sure where yet, but we will be informed of both sides how that went. thanks very much, gavin lee in brussels and emma vardy in belfast. and helen catt in london. police will take no further action will be taken against leave.eu, a brexit campaign founded by businessman arron banks during the referendum in 2016, over breaches of electoral law. after reviewing a file of evidence submitted to the crown pros

brussels is universally never had any leverage but believe it or not his chief brags that envoy david frost is in town to officially negotiate things like the backstop very contentious that is the insurance policy against a hard border between northern ireland which is part of the u.k. and the republic of ireland which is part of the european union and you remember when boris johnson said they're making good progress and a deal with the e.u. was within reach and that he had plans to replace this backstop with an alternative well you officials here in brussels say they've never seen any of those plans that these plans do not exist and that's why many here think that the real plan of the johnson administration is to have a no deal bragg's it so that's what the e.u. is preparing for right now expected to announce new measures to get the european union prepared for no deal drags it. and that was. in brussels and charlotte potts in london talking to me a little while ago now let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today russian president vladimir putin has m

. >> yeah, this was the nixon defense with david frost that if a presidendoes it it' not illegal, anddidn't work for nixon, i'm not sure it wold work for here. a basic principle of our government is no person s abve the law. so i don't think that will work. i do think, if there's a link to the foreign aid, the demlocrats have tnch a different and new investigation. i'm struck mostly by, whe president trump does something out in the open or rudy giuliani does something out in the open, like it doesn't become a big thing. now that we have something secret that tha pressve uncovered, suddenly it blows up. but giuliani was n shy abut this. the fall of giuliani is one of the great stories of our age. i covered him a lot when he was mayor. extremely brilliant and sharp. not the man i see today. the one continuity is he would sit around with his staff and watch the o godfather movier and over again. and this really is mob behio it's let's dig up dirt on this guy. that's the way it strikes me more than anything else. >> woodruff: mark, with the president's lawyers fightingey back, which ave b

got some sort of junior minister says, well he's not, he's got some sort ofjunior minister named david frost he's doing. you negotiate with the government, not some sort ofjunior minister. they don't know what he's doing. we don't know what is doing. and he does not have the trust of the parliament, which is what he needs, he has to have trust in the parliament, he doesn't even have the trust of his party. so we are in a situation where we have got someone we don't believe in. and that's the problem. he was an honest guy, and step down and let someone else trying do this if it's going to be done. but he's not going to do that, he's not going to do that. saying that. but he's not an honest broker. and we need an honest broker at this point in time. options? well i'm not sure that's entirely right, actually come in the problem is that theresa may was, coming in or, for whatever herfaults where, may was, coming in or, for whatever her faults where, was a very respected, trustworthy person. she just couldn't get people to agree, and that's the fundamental issue. so of course there are problems a

david frost, the prime minister's chief eu adviser, was here, was at the european commission. we tried to ask them questions, we said, "has there been any progress"? no answer. "is this a sham, as has been said?" again, no answer. he got in his car and drove off. we were told he had been discussing with the eu side issues around the back stop, around the political declaration, around a free—trade agreement that borisjohnson says he wants. that was all the hints of what might be going on that we could tell. but my reading from that, what you have to see in that — the commission said today nothing new was presented this morning. this afternoon, if those things are what was discussed doesn't amount to anything new, either. it amounts to problems in trying to get an agreement with the eu because in all of those things are areas where borisjohnson wants the agreement that's on the table change, but that makes it harder to solve the issue around ireland. so i think that sounds like going backwards, not forwards in this process. and those are the only signs of movement we've seen in

britain's brexit negotiator, david frost, and senior eu officials meet later in brussels for the secondis week to discuss any new ways of replacing the backstop in britain's stalled deal to leave the european union. it comes after prime minister boris johnson denied lying to the queen about his reasons for suspending parliament. he was speaking after scotland's highest civil court ruled wednesday that the shutdown was unlawful because it was intended to hinder parliamentary debate. mrjohnson also dismissed concerns about newly released government papers detailing preparations for a no—deal brexit scenario. tim allman reports. it is only a few hundred miles long, but the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland continues to be a major sticking point when it comes to brexit. there is speculation the deal might be done where the north, which is part of the uk, could abide by some eu rules after britain leaves. but the leader of the northern irish party that has so far backed the government is unhappy about that. in a tweet, arlene foster said so another potential headach

david frost the negotiating team.e is no proposal being put forward and what is happening is a rid —— is a red line going through the withdrawal agreement are nothing more concrete. the word coming to you quote is from the european union and we seem to believe everything the european union says, but we don't believe anything the government says. union says, but we don't believe anything the government saysm there are concrete proposals, why not put them forward and let everybody know? mps have said, if we know there is a plan and there is a possibility of a deal, then we might go for it. the prime minister has made it very clear he wants to leave the deal. you keep saying that, but he's not saying what he will put forward to make a deal happen. because the deal has not been concluded yet and when it is, it will be put before parliament. luciana berger, you are a labour mp and then an independent, now you are and then an independent, now you are a liberal democrat, is it time to go to the voters? because all these thin

not done as described and put a full fleshed—out set of proposals, it's very difficult, is that david frostand i think this is correct, is that if the british take that approach it will be rejected out of hands for reasons we understand. the phrase that has been used by the british in brussels is, any solution which finds a way through and avoids a no—deal has to be a joint endeavour. and that would take macron and merkel essentially cracking heads and saying, "look, is there something that can be done on the irish border?" discussed this week, it is extremely messy which would be much better to avoid in ireland and is very bad for britain as well. but is the summer ground playback macron and merkel and the commission in the next few weeks? if there... if there is a treated irish backs backstop, will it get through parliament? that is not clear. another interesting thing that happened this week is borisjohnson indicated that he will take as robust a position with the spartans, the hardline brexiteers in the conservative party, as he took with the tories remain as who he effectively expelled

he's believed to have made the remarks after four hour talks with borisjohnson‘s europe adviser david frostay. the prime minister has repeatedly claimed that progress is being made in renegotiating elements of the withdrawal agreement. hurricane dorian has torn through the bahamas, leaving 20 people dead. one of the worst hit regions — the abaco islands — have been devastated with hundreds of buildings missing roofs. david willis reports. along the eastern seaboard, they are battening down the hatches. dorian is on a collision course with the carolinas and people are being urged to leave. 0ur message today is if you are still in an evacuation zone, you still have time to get out. but time to get out is running out, because once wind speeds get to about a0 or 45 miles an hour, the emergency crews will not be able to come in and get you. oh, my god! in its wake, dorian left a tropical paradise in ruins. the abaco islands of the northern bahamas were torn apart — homes flattened, entire communities submerged by one of the most powerful atlantic storms on record. relief officials are gearing up

britain's brexit negotiator, david frost, has been in brussels today.he eu, suggested a no—deal exit could be close. it seems very obvious that we are not getting brexit with agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market. campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 perfish. good god, that's an expensive fish! borisjohnson is famously upbeat, but his premiership could still end badly. a series of mass shootings in the us over the last year has put pressure on president trump and congress to change the country's gun laws. but for many communities gun violence is a daily reality. this week the us hit the grim milestone of 10,000 people shot dead so far this year. of those killed or injured by gun fire — 2,500 of them were children. from washington, chris buckler reports. the cordons and closed off streets have become too familiar. they mark the spot of the latest drive—by shooting that has left a man and woman in hospital. it happened on people's doorsteps and was just one of half a dozen shootings in washington, dc on this sin

britain's brexit negotiator, david frost, has been in brussels today. suggested a no—deal exit could be close. it seems very obvious that we are not getting brexit with agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market. campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 perfish. good god, that's an expensive fish! borisjohnson is famously upbeat, but his premiership could still end badly. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: could she be the oldest mother in history? a 73—year—old indian woman has given birth to twins. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now become spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and clear voice, enough of blood and tears — enough. translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by

britain's brexit negotiator, david frost, has been in brussels today. eu, suggested a no—deal exit could be close. it seems very obvious that we are not getting brexit with agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market. campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 perfish. good god, that's an expensive fish! borisjohnson is famously upbeat, but his premiership could still end badly. the high court has rejected a legal challenge to borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. the case was brought by the businesswoman gina miller, who argued the move was "an unlawful abuse of power". she has been allowed to appeal — that case is expected to be heard at the supreme court on september 17th. a similar legal challenge was rejected at edinburgh's court of session earlier this week, which is also being appealed. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: some american health officials urge an end to vaping, after another death from a mysterious lung illness. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the

he's believed to have made the remarks after four—hour talks with borisjohnson's europe adviser david frostsels on wednesday. while those talks were going on the prime minister was losing two key votes in parliament. one to stop a no—deal brexit, and the other preventing a snap general election for now. here's our political editor laura kuennsberg. are we through the looking glass now? the prime minister is demanding a new parliament over there, an election, yet he says he doesn't want one. the other parties say they do, but may yet stand in his way. it won't be settled until the commons closes a door on the possibility that borisjohnson could take us out of the eu next month without a deal. reporter: have you lost control, prime minister? his brexit, at any cost. what is the plan going forward? order. questions to the prime minister. but, if he gets his way, this first joust of shouting in prime minister's questions could be his last. the prime minister. can he confirm now that he will allow the people of this country to decide on what he is giving up in their name with a general election

britain's brexit negotiator david frost has been in brussels today, but the finnish pm, who is chairingd be close. it seems very obvious that we are not yet in brexit agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market — campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 per fish. good god, expensive fish! borisjohnson is famously upbeat, but his premiership could still end badly. that wasjohn that was john pienaar that wasjohn pienaar reporting. well, the high court has rejected a legal challenge to borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament. the case was brought by the businesswoman gina miller, who argued the move was "an unlawful abuse of power". she has been allowed to appeal. the case is expected to be heard at the supreme court on september 17th. a similar legal challenge was rejected at edinburgh's court of session earlier this week. that case is also being appealed. the chief constable of west yorkshire police says he's "disappointed" that his officers were used as a "backdrop" to a political speech by borisjohnson on brexit yesterday. john robins said it was

you mentioned that david frost had been in brussels today.ion, did he say anything or did you get a feel for what he had said to the eu? he said nothing at all. on his way in and out. we tried to put questions to him, asking if he had anything new to put on the table, ask him if the negotiation he is fronting the other is a sham? as some in boris johnson's fronting the other is a sham? as some in borisjohnson's advisors are meant to have said. he wouldn't a nswer meant to have said. he wouldn't answer any questions. but we understand, he was hit with a group of technical experts discussing, was issues around the backstop, the political declaration, the free trade agreement, but nothing to do with new proposals, no new proposals on his back to present, only discussing around those ideas are things borisjohnson discussing around those ideas are things boris johnson might discussing around those ideas are things borisjohnson might want to change in the deal that has been agreed already... as i was saying, those things make it hard to get a deal.

david frost was in brussels on wednesday for an initial meeting with the eu team.re there was an open border between northern ireland and ireland, whatever happens in the future. the government has said we wa nt to future. the government has said we want to strip out this bit, this bit, this bit, this bit, and this bit, this bit, this bit, and this bit, leaving only the bare essentials. the eu are not happy about that. they say that amounts to the withdrawal agreements with the unpopular bits crossed out but with nothing to replace them. so we'll david frost, who is having a meeting in brussels today, present some alternatives to that! the eu is not sure there are any alternatives that can be presented, or that could ever work. biggest part of me wonders whether the eu will be enjoying the discomfort or the unravelling of westminster. but i suppose it makes the eu's own position much more complicated, doesn't it, because they don't know what they are dealing with or what the parameters are. yes, enjoying it is definitely not the word diplomats were using with me ye

so, there is this process at the moment where twice a week, the prime minister's europe adviser, david frostterday, he was not pleased about that. did you speak to him? i did, and he ran away. oh, no! david, if you're listening, you may as well start talking to adam now, or else he is going to follow you until you speak to him. you won't be able to get a coffee or a sandwich. and you know who else knows what it's like being followed by me? michel barnier himself, the eu's chief brexit negotiator. and ifinally wore him down and got him to be super nice to us. because you have spent an eternity chasing him around. two years, yeah, and this is where it got us. listen to this. is there any progress? do you want to tell us what's going on? i am very impressed. hello. good to see you. brexitcast tv tonight, huh? bbc one, 11:35. will you be watching? always. always interesting. always many things to learn. there are smooth diplomat talks! was that the best day of your life? if katy perry had said that to me, that would be the best day. your beam is still quite large. but to make it less about me, h

there were just a lot of conversations and david frost has been doing his best and going out twice abe doing so much more to get the deal. i support getting a deal. almost every one of those 21 want to get a deal and have voted for a deal in the past, and are longing to have an opportunity to do so. so you made your decision? when you went to speak to the prime minister, what was his reaction? i spoke to the prime minister last night and he was sad, nobody wants to lose... you are quite close in some ways? we have been close and i was frank about the reasons for it. i spoke to him several times this week about howl thought the expulsion of the 21... it is notjust 21 individuals, it is a big symbol. the conservative party does not embrace individual people. philip hammond, kenneth clarke, i ke pt philip hammond, kenneth clarke, i kept arguing against it. is this the end of the conservative party as we have known it? no, iwill fight end of the conservative party as we have known it? no, i will fight for the conservative party and the values that we have which i think are in the nationa

britain's brexit negotiator david frost has been in brussels today but the finnish pm, who is chairinguld be close. it seems very obvious that we are not yet in brexit agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market, campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 per fish. good god, expensive fish! boris johnson is famously upbeat but his premiership could still end badly. let's go back to a story around which there is a lot of anticipation. india is preparing to become the first country to land a mission on the south pole of the moon. joining me now from california is bidushi bhattacharya, a former nasa scientist who now runs her own space technology corporation. things are coming back again and speak to me on how significant a moment this is for nds. speak to me on how significant a moment this is for ndsi speak to me on how significant a moment this is for nds. i have to speak as a moment this is for nds. i have to speak 3s a nongovernment moment this is for nds. i have to speak as a nongovernment employer, i used to work for nasa and now i am ina used to wor

deal but i was told by a spokesman that there were very constructive negotiations going on with david frost surely he can get a deal without the distraction of a general election. the prime minister is committed to getting a deal if he can and he's working hard at that but if you take no deal off the table if this the table if this bill does, you totally wreck those negotiations, that removes are leveraged and gives no incentive for the european union to engage with us properly, that's why this bill is so damaging and we cannot let it happen, we must have a general election to give the british people a choice. who's going to negotiate for them at the summit, jeremy corbyn or borisjohnson? speaking to my colleague annita mcveigh, labour mp jess phillips has been reacting tojojohnson‘s decision to quit. like thejohnsons, i come from a big family and it must be incredibly difficult for him to have made this line in the sand which makes it, i suppose, all the more braver. i have to say i was a bit shocked when jo johnson supported his brother. it seems shocking, butjojohnson had left the govern

european capital and brussels, where the european commission is based, says we have heard nothing from david frost main negotiator. well, with respect, as they would, because this is a negotiation. both sides are seeking to maximise their own interest, so they're hardly going to start talking warm and friendly before the crux of the negotiation has been entered. but surely, in any negotiation, you would set out what your position is. and so far, even though he agreed with mrs merkel that there would be 30 days, and even though half of that period has gone, he still hasn't said what is his negotiating position. my experience of doing negotiations with the european union, which i did when i was a justice minister, involved you setting out your position. you might well make compromises, but you do have to set out a position, and he's just not doing that. and therefore i'm very — personally, very unconvinced that he has got a negotiating position. well, as you can imagine, we have tested that proposition, not leastjust a couple of days ago, with a senior conservative who is still very loyal with boris

the prime minister's chief negotiator david frost has arrived in brussels again.ding here about ten minutes ago. now he is coming to this twice a week meetings. we understand that what may have been discussed is, he's talking about the future trade deal ideas the uk has. but those are for a strip down, basic trade deal, and the problem the eu has with that is that it makes for more diversions for the uk therefore more difficulty solving all those other problems like the irish backstop. we have also been hearing and the last day 01’ also been hearing and the last day or so from the new irish trade commissioner, the man expected to become the trade commissioner, phil hogan. he has been talking to the irish broadcaster, rte, and says he thinks there is movement happening on both sides, based on the idea that the uk is talking about a zone in ireland covering north and south or agriculture and food products but that doesn't go far enough for the eu. what it wants is very much that backstop, which boris johnson eu. what it wants is very much that backstop, which borisj

britain's brexit negotiator david frost has been in brussels today but the finnish pm, who is chairinguld be close. it seems very obvious that we are not yet in brexit agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market, campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 per fish. good god, £50 perfish. good god, expensive fish! boris johnson is famously upbeat but his premiership could still end badly. john is in downing street for us this evening. have boris johnson's tactics street for us this evening. have borisjohnson‘s tactics this week misfired? as good weeks ago, for borisjohnson, this misfired? as good weeks ago, for boris johnson, this hasn't misfired? as good weeks ago, for borisjohnson, this hasn't been one. defeated in the commons and then defeated again, today beaten in the house of lords. he is under pressure now from some colleagues to approve at least some of those rebels he had thrown out as conservative mps. today he was talking about building bridges, trying to sound conciliatory. but today, more and more tories are saying they will stand down at the

britain's brexit negotiator, david frost, has been in brussels today. suggested a no—deal exit could be close. it seems very obvious that we are not getting brexit with agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market. campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 perfish. good god, that's an expensive fish! borisjohnson is famously upbeat, but his premiership could still end badly. a woman in her early 70s has given birth to twin girls in the indian state of andhra pradesh. manga—yamma yaramati had undergone in—vitro fertilisation — or ivf. she and her husband had first tried to have a baby nearly 60 years ago. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. looking more than a little bemused by all the attention, the proud father shows off his newborn children. sitarama rajarao is 82 years old, quite an age to be a first—time dad. his wife, the proud mother, is only a few years younger. she is still in hospital after undergoing a cesarean section. the couple had never been able to have children naturally, and had to use a donor egg to conc

for that it's likely the european union will agree to it but certainly not guaranteed right now david frost the government negotiator is in brussels but there are no signs whatsoever of any progress from any quarter and what we're seeing from boris johnson is the sort emma's report is a rounds of electioneering on thursday he was criticised by the chief constable of west yorkshire for what he did he was using an event which was police recruitment police officers all behind him it effectively literally staged this process in which he then made a passing reference to police recruitment and extra police officers in fact the number is 20000 but used the majority of his time there or all of these offices waiting more than an hour for his arrive. they used this event to effectively electioneer to actually push forward criticism of the opposition and suggestions that he needed to go to brussels to fix it to actually go for a no deal. everybody andrew knows that a general election is going to have to happen sooner or later he obviously wants it before time 31st and looks now unlikely that's going t

britain's brexit negotiator david frost has been in brussels today but the finnish pm, who is chairingo—deal brexit could be close. it seems very obvious that we are not yet in brexit agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market, campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 per fish. good god, expensive fish! boris johnson is famously upbeat but his premiership could still end badly. our political correspondent told me earlier that even if an election does not happen in mid october it is expected pretty soon. it will be interesting to see over the weekend and into monday whether the government and have no reason at the moment that they want, whether the government will press i had come out for a motion calling for an early general election where as it stands it is obvious they will lose because the cross party group of mps in the so—called rebel alliance as we were hearing today, they will not back the calls on monday not because they claim they want a general election but because they want to see the possible extension to brexit set in stone and they want

david frost, the convoy for borisjohnson, has been in brussels today, meeting michel barnier‘s teams.the representatives for him today that they have a new idea foran him today that they have a new idea for an alternative to the backstop, an sps solution, so checks on food link animals away from the border. the eu says this will not work because if you just have a customs rule the animals, it opens up all sorts of loopholes for smuggling elsewhere, it opens up other possibilities for other eu countries to say, we will take these rules but not x and y. we are going round in a circle as the eu see it despite this new positive movement, and let's see what happens on monday because boris johnson comes to luxembourg, meets for the first time with jean—claude juncker and also the luxembourg prime minister. the optics look good, a sense of movement as we head towards the 31st of october, nobody wa nt to towards the 31st of october, nobody want to see that, but until then, the eu are tight—lipped, they are saying what will be said when they see it. interesting what you were saying about the c

the reason for that, the prime minister's europe advisor, his negotiator david frost was here this morningeasures to do with northern ireland, this was to do with food and animal plant health measures, just talking about creating a whole zone for the island of northern ireland. that is something the eu is looking at, the uk ideas, but there are serious problems with what the uk is asking for there. the eu view is that as trying to undo some of the provisions in the backstop. equally, the other thing the eu negotiators are floating is that in the future and any sort of trade arrangement, the uk would not want to sign up to any level playing field commitments between it and the eu. these are really important parts of the trade deal for the eu, and essentially, to say the uk couldn't undercut its own rules and regulations, by changing environmental standards so companies could undercut the eu. it is among those to apply in the future. that is the real problem for the eu, when he looks down the tracks. the eu viewing this, i think, from what we are hearing, is making things very difficult to m

richard nixon after he left office gave a famous series of interviews to david frost.e pulled a clip of that from may of 1977 and i would like you to watch and tell us your reaction. [video clip] >> what innocence you are saying is there are certain situations where the president can decide it is in the best interest of the nation or something and do something illegal. >> when the president does it, that means it is not illegal. >> by definition. >> exactly. susan: your reaction? james: i don't think one can hear that again and again and not be horrified by the statement. if we are a government of law and the presidents are supposed to meet the canons of the law, that statement makes no sense. if a supreme court is asked to rule on that, i think it would have to be no. susan: how did congress respond in law to some of the actions of the nixon administration? james: they held hearings. susan: i'm thinking about changing the law like the war powers act and other things they did to put some constraints on the actions of the president. james: the ones i am most conversant,

britain's brexit negotiator david frost has been in brussels today but the finnish pm, who is chairingxit could be close. it seems very obvious that we are not yet in brexit agreement. on with the whites and off to peterhead market, campaigning keeps you busy. haggling is part of the job. £50 per fish. good god, expensive fish! boris johnson is famously upbeat but his premiership could still end badly. our political correspondent is at westminster. it is like a game of chess, isn't it? what other possible next moves to borisjohnson?|j chess, isn't it? what other possible next moves to boris johnson? i think it will be interesting to see over the weekend and into whether the government and i have no reason at the moment to believe they won't, but whether the government will press ahead with this motion calling foran press ahead with this motion calling for an early general election, when as it stands, it is pretty obvious they are going to lose. this cross— party they are going to lose. this cross—party group of mps, the so—called rebel alliance, today, as we we re so—called rebel allia