can i take you back to last december when the democratic unionist. the prime minister of the dangers of the so-called. do you believe the. disappointment we are where we are because we felt that. we had made our position very very clear unfortunately we have had a lot of. discussions with rumors and. allegations and stories but things been pretty clear this week has been a difficult week this week probably will be the culmination of where we are we're not happy with where the direction that the prime minister is indicating. and we're very clear we are that we. want to be treating. everybody else. you would be prepared to withdraw support from the. political to. be dead and the agricultural. leader we met last week we. on the agricultural. we were against the bell as such but because we need the government and we didn't tell them in advance we were very clear that we are prepared to push. in the wrong direction. but. told us last week. to get. well i would suggest to the prime minister that. with. the rest of the. we only have one option and not one o

sitting in the commons are democratic unionists this is because it has been a long standing tradition of northern ireland second largest partition fane so abstain from sitting at westminster despite the election of seven m.p.'s however there is no such part of them taking their seats in the door island dublin or in the european parliament city earlier this year to alex she's been leader made aliya mcdonald explain their stance an abstention isn't westminster and their approach to ireland in europe it's a new leadership in theory and when you look at the the strong influence the decisive position of the democratic unionist with only one hundred full of m.p.'s not have in the house of commons are you tempted to profess the abstentions policy and make a forty into the parcel westminster and upset the back so awful can't now. we don't take our seats we continue in that tradition because for us irish political decisions are to be made right fully in our and in four irish people thirty years of troubles twenty years of peace but of course a breakthrough process which some people believe is

that is right, and the conflict here is that from the uk and especially the democratic unionist partysaying effectively northern ireland has, to a very large extent, stay within the eu for customs and regulatory purposes. and regarding the talks today between michel barnier and leo varadkar, they are pretty much on the same page. the question is will the same page. the question is will the uk change its position? that's writes, michel barnier will be explaining to leo varadkar his latest proposal, which is as he said the de— dramatised the issue by moving some of the checks that the eu want away from the irish sea, away from this new border between great britain and northern ireland, but still legally it is pretty much the same. there will be a border on the same. there will be a border on the irish sea and the democratic unionist is to not want that, so the ball is really in the uk's court. the uk is trying to come up with a counterproposal that it would like to bring forward in the next few days, but that has been blocked because in order to bring a counterproposal forward, mrs may

the democratic unionist party's 10 westminster mps plan to vote down the budget later this month — ifresa may crosses the party's red lines on brexit. the uks highest court has ruled that a belfast bakery did not break the law when it refused to ice a cake with the slogan support gay marriage — a message they profoundly disagreed with. plus coming up at half past eight — live coverage of the riba stirling prize. we reveal britain's best new building of 2018. i'm david sillio live at the roundhouse in north london, where before 9 o'clock we'll find out which design will be awarded this coveted prize for building design. cracking down on dirty money in britain — the woman who spent £16m at harrods in a decade is told to prove where her wealth came from in the first case of its kind. in the last hour, hurricane michael has made landfall on the coast of florida in the us. the state's governor has warned that it is expected to be the most destructive storm to hit the region in a century. hundreds of thousands of people in florida have been urged to leave their homes. the category four stor

being stated now when i speak show top democratic unionist samuelson flung down the gauntlet to the prime minister in no uncertain terms some will some earlier forced or not a memorable phrase said the dear be of some blood red lion is on break so well the me i'm lying and we have spelt the site for the very start of this process is that the united kingdom as a whole voted to leave the on the united kingdom as a whole will leave the e.u. and if there are any attempts to leave northern ireland languishing in the stifling umbria of brussels then we will not be voting for any data which consists of an arrangement such as the prime minister i think dropped the ball to restart because she accepted that there are there was a problem with the border and stead of kicking back and saying there isn't a problem there is need to be a problem we have to we can find ways of monitoring tree and across the border collecting taxes of that because that than everything else but she doesn't of course that's why we're not at the impossibly are and you look at many times the government has moved its negotiatin

in brussels to talk brexit — the leader of the democratic unionists, arlene foster, insists again that accept any customs barriers within the uk. we could not support any arrangement which would give rise to either customs or regulatory barriers within the uk internal market. the amount of taxpayers‘ money spent on international aid could be cut by millions of pounds after brexit, says the international development secretary. and the strictly curse strikes again — seann walsh's now ex—girlfriend hits back, saying she is not a victim. and coming up on bbc news, former manchester united captain wayne rooney defends manager jose mourinho, but others insist he's not the man for the job. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more details are being revealed this lunchtime about the second man suspected of carrying out the salisbury nerve agent attack. he has been identified as a doctor with the russian military intelligence agency, the gru, who was made a hero of the russian federation — the country's highest honorary title — four year ago. the investigations website bellingcat

the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps plan to vote down the budget later this month ifsa may crosses the party's red lines on brexit. the uk's highest court has ruled that a belfast bakery did not break the law when it refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", a message they profoundly disagreed with. also coming up: the winner of a major architectural prize has been announced. the european headquarters of bloomberg in the city of london wins the the royal institute of british architects' best new building award. cracking down on dirty money in britain. the woman who spent £16 million at harrods in a decade is told to prove where her wealth came from, in the first case of its kind. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking another look at the papers with our reviewers, michael heaver from the pro—brexit website westmonster and polly mackenzie from the left—leaning think tank demos. stay with us for that. hurricane michael has crashed into the state of florida this evening, amid warnings that it may be the strongest storm to hit the continental us in more tha

with no controls but that could change if negotiations fail for gary middleton a member of the democratic unionist party backing brags that it's a risk he's willing to take. absolutely we would rather have a new day then we're going the option of a backstop which has no time limit which could affect the fact all for however because the new king will be in a weak position. a position that threatens to close the door on progress in the bracks negotiations. well a so-called backstop would keep northern ireland economically aligned to the e.u. it would give northern ireland a different status within the u.k. shield shane which supports the unification of ireland and opposes bracks it says the backstop solution would be a nightmare for the democratic unionist party. we have seen the. draw blood red lanes we have heard their rhetoric in terms of guerrilla warfare we have hair. that they have come up with this week where they are in desperation but as it's nearly like they're willing to dry the economy or the north off a club. that has evoked shadows of the past on an island still grappling with century

the democratic unionists have closed the door on special treatment as a threat to the union. eve in the union of the united kingdom, but what happens in five years, in ten years, in 20 years? we don't want northern ireland going off in a different direction from the rest of the uk and that, to me, is fundamental. with objections like that in the air, will even two more summits, as suggested by ireland's foreign minister today, be enough to reach any agreement? good. in the end it will be settled here, another european summit next week and then another next month and if there is a deal, a reckoning in parliament, where both main parties could split and every vote could count. it is looking like a cliffhanger, inevitably as winter follows autumn. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, is the latest member of the trump administration to resign. she will leave her post at the end of the year. president trump claimed he had known of her intentions for several months, and thanked herfor doing "an incredible job". our north america

the democratic unionists have closed the door on special treatment as a threat to the union. lam a unionistnion of the united kingdom, but what happens in five years, in ten years, in 20 years? we don't want northern ireland going off in a different direction from the rest of the uk and that, to me, is fundamental. with objections like that in the air, will even two more summits, as suggested by ireland's foreign minister today, be enough to reach any agreement? good. in the end it will be settled here, another european summit next week and then another next month and if there is a deal, a reckoning in parliament, where both main parties could split and every vote could count. it is looking like a cliffhanger, inevitably as winter follows autumn. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. 0ur europe editor katya adler is with me. the clock ticking so rapidly now, precious little that is new is being said in these ministerial statements but what is going on behind—the—scenes? but what is going on behind-the-scenes? we would expect a lot more to be said, we are one week away from an important eu su

and the democratic unionist party: want different rules applying in northern ireland, to the rest of, they have got a huge amount of sway, and a meeting at the same time in parallel, what is the sense that you get from their side of the negotiations about how michel barnier is hardly for them? what is really striking to me is they very much still speak with one voice. there has long been hope on the uk site that the uk would be able to separate off the more sympathetic states from the less empathetic states, the scandinavian states, the netherlands, and so forth, but that has just not happened. i was at an event recently, where it was very clear that even the sympathetic state said we are behind michel barnier. we think he is doing a terrificjob. barnier. we think he is doing a terrific job. good to talk to you. i'm sure we will speak again. thank you very much, thank you. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are martin bentham, who's the home affairs editor

bbc news understands that the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps are planning to vote downment agrees a brexit deal that they're not happy with. it's a move which, in theory, could bring down the government. the dup says it will reject any deal with brussels that includes proposals to treat northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. if the colours don't give you a headache, the deal just might. welcome to the room where next week theresa may hopes a deal with the eu might be in reach. but could the compromise she's heading for mean she loses her place? northern irish mps are furious that brexit bartering is likely to include some extra checks on trades done between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. intolerable for the dup, whose votes the prime minister relies upon. we have been telling people about our red line. so what is important for us, is to say to her very clearly that any impediment on the two—way access in the uk's single market would not be good for the union, and would not be good for the economy

in brussels to talk brexit — the leader of the democratic unionists, arlene foster, insists again that won't accept any customs barriers within the uk. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. good afternoon. jose mourinho hasn't got many people jumping to good afternoon. jose mourinho hasn't got many peoplejumping to his defence right now, but he does have the support of former manchester united captain, wayne rooney, who has been discussing his former club's situation from the united states. and we also have the weather news. it is looking absolutely fabulous today, and we have some nice sunny pictures. there will be buddy of that tomorrow. there is more to the weather, they could be some stormy weather, they could be some stormy weather on the way. more in half an hour. also coming up: the strictly curse strikes again — seann walsh's now ex—girlfriend hits back, saying she is not a victim. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. more details are being revealed about the second man suspected of carrying out the salisbury nerve agent attack. he has been identified as a doctor with

no, ithink her allies in the democratic unionist party. no, i think you're wrong on this.ng. i think are great quality is that theresa may is unflappable and she does not get pushed around. there is no doubt that every waking day the poor prime minister takes in a lot of incoming fire from many angles, mostly of incoming fire from many angles, m ostly fro m of incoming fire from many angles, mostly from those who want a very ha rd mostly from those who want a very hard brexit, or no deal at all. but she doesn't budge and what she is doing is she is saying very clearly that the union of the united kingdom, the four countries of the uk, must be held together and that the peace process behind northern ireland mustn't be interrupted by treating northern ireland differently from the rest of the united kingdom. now, she has stuck to that, but the problem we have got is to try and find a solution which squares the circle between the principles of the eu and the principles of the eu and the principles of the eu and the principles of holding together... these circles can't be squar

theresa may is under increasing pressure from her parliamentary partners, the democratic unionist partyupport for the government, if it's not happy with the final brexit deal. this report from our political editor, laura kuemssberg, does contain some flashing images. -- laura —— laura kuenssberg. emergency or business as usual? the home secretary went in the back, downing street europe advisers beetling about whitehall. ministers called in to talk compromise. foreign secretary, good afternoon, do you think the cabinet will be able to agree a compromise on brexit today? is there an acceptable deal on the table? this might be billed asjust a standard update for ministers about what is going on in brussels but it is anything but. and although it is not decision day, these are vital times in this long, long process and the prime minister is desperate to keep her key ministers on board. behind closed doors, they were not all happy. a possible compromise with brussels is to stay closely tied to the eu on customs for ever, an insurance policy only if a trade deal can't be done. but for several

the question is will the democratic unionist party and the brexiteer is within the conservative partyon board with. honestly i don't think there is anything that can be done that will bring everyone within her party and within the uup on board and she will need to make tough decisions about who she lets down. we shall watch this space and discuss it again. let's look at the guardian. it has an alert for the security risk of a golden passport sale. what is that? it is where an individual from sale. what is that? it is where an individualfrom outside sale. what is that? it is where an individual from outside the sale. what is that? it is where an individualfrom outside the eu invest a large sum of money in an eu member state and in return is given residency in that state. so they get an eu passport. which, too many are seen an eu passport. which, too many are seen as a an eu passport. which, too many are seen as a golden passport. and in terms of the security risks, what is the concern on the part of the eu about this? it is not that they are concerned about suddenly leading in a lot of

the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps plan to vote down the budget later this month ifst court has ruled that a belfast bakery did not break the law when it refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", a message they profoundly disagreed with.

the democratic unionist party and ulster unionists held separate meetings in brussels.barnier recently called for "less drama" over the so—called brexit backstop regarding the irish border. let's look at what still has to happen in the brexit negotiations on 18th october eu leaders meet for a summit where the withdrawal agreement was supposed to be finalised. however, this is not now seen as feasible and the focus is on a special one—off summit that has been arranged for mid—november. if an agreement is reached, it must then be approved by the uk parliament. this vote is due at the end of the year. if the deal passes this hurdle and is ratified by the other eu staes, the uk will leave the eu on 29th march 2019. with me is our assistant political editor norman smith in westminster. also, i'mjoined by adam flemming in brussels. hello, let's talk first of all about those meetings going on between the two major unionist parties in northern ireland, especially the dup. of course, this whole issue of the irish border is absolutely vital, that must be sorted out ahead of the s

being rejected by the british government and its partners in government northern ireland's democratic unionist party over fears that it was centrally separate northern ireland for the rest of the u.k. and lead to a border down the middle of the irish sea so what's the alternative well in recent weeks there a plan of sorts has been taking shape the could potentially see the whole of the u.k. northern ireland and great britain remain part of an e.u. customs union breaks it for a short period of time possibly a number of years but how is to reason may go to sell that plan to hard line breaks a tears within a parliament and within her own party who wants a clean break from brussels any plan that to reason may agree with brussels needs to be watertight she knows that there's talk of rebellion within her own ranks. chancellor angela merkel's varian allies have suffered their worst results since nine hundred fifty in regional elections a verdict that risks further divisions within the government in berlin the vote highlights deepening divisions in german politics over issues such as immigration domin

plans been rejected by the british government and its partners in government northern ireland's democratic unionist party over fears that it was centrally separate northern ireland for the rest of the u.k. and lead to a border down the middle of the irish sea so what's the alternative well in recent weeks there a plan of sorts has been taking shape the could potentially see the whole of the u.k. northern ireland and great britain remain part of an e.u. customs union breaks it for a short period of time possibly a number of years but how is to reason may go to sell that plan to hard line breaks a tears within a parliament and within her own party who wants a clean break from brussels any plan that to reason may agrees with brussels needs to be watertight she knows that there's talk of rebellion within her own ranks. the u.s. special envoy to afghanistan has been taliban representatives for talks reviving hopes of an end to decades of violence but in the lead up to saturday's parliamentary elections the attacks continue. as more from kabul. the action campaigning goes on despite the violence this can

the northern ireland remains a part of the european customs union huge objections from the democratic unionist party trees amaze partners in government and from to reason her government to over fears that it would lead to a separation of northern ireland from the rest of the u.k. and end up with a border down the middle of the irish sea so at this stage it looks as if the can is being kicked further down the road back to the drawing table so what are these you know we're ambassadors from the e.u. member states summoned to brussels just to be told that there is more work to be done me i mean there was hope. yeah that's a good question and it looks as if they may have known that something might be happening that sounds pretty vague doesn't it but it looks as if they may have been told that they would be some kind of date regardless of whether or not a deal may annoy my own my own daughter of being been signed. whatever the case is if a deal does happen they will be the first to know they will then have to take that potential outline deal back to their own respective governments also the british

supreme fiercely rejected by the british government partners in government the northern irish democratic unionist party so what's the alternative well in the past few weeks some plans have been taking shape the could potentially mean that the whole of the u.k. great britain and northern ireland remains within a customs union force and a single market with the e.u. for a temporary period of time want to three years that is unclear the problem is for to resume a how to she's share that vision with hard line breaks the tears back here in the u.k. that wants a clean break from brussels she knows that this talk of rebellion within her ranks her plan needs to be watertight thank you very much for that for now that is made with the latest live in london thank you. to germany now where chancellor angela merkel's allies in the stage of bavaria have suffered their worst regional election results and nineteen fifty and there's concern the outcome could widen divisions end miracles federal coalition the question social union of c.s.u. won thirty five percent of the vote losing its absolute majority for only

the eu chief negotiator met ulster‘s democratic unionists today.cted mrs may's compromise, sticking by common rules for trading goods, but he would accept special treatment for northern ireland to avoid an irish border. the unionists have closed the door on special treatment as a threat to the union. iam a unionist, i believe in the union of the united kingdom, but what happens in five years, ten years, 20 years, we do not want northern ireland going off in a different direction from the rest of the uk. that to me is fundamental. in the end, it will be settled here. another european summit next week and another next month and if there is a deal, a reckoning in parliament where both main parties could split and every vote could count. it is looking like a cliffhanger, inevitably as winter follows autumn. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's speak now to our political correspondent alex forsyth in westminster. when you have even members of cabinet failing to specifically back of the plan, the pressure really is growing on the prime minister to

the country with nigel david davis to keep the two bricks at flea burning then two leading democrat unionists i mean wilson m.p. and finally to the s. and p. m.p. lisa common to the toilet coming out of the labor conference in liverpool there was a bit of discussion that lead. could be edging toward supporting a people. label or moving towards people thought labor members and labor supporters or people who voted labor they don't want a second vote you know it is really i think a very very destructive move that is going to be quite. a sharp attack on democracy having told people this is a one off vote matters we're going to do what you decide if we decide to have another vote. position. frame the reception towards the compromise at least from the. brussels. position well i certainly don't have any more support for than i did at the beginning and i'm not quite sure what her compromise is and i think that's part of the whole mystique of this whole debate on both sides both labor. there is so much going on with an attempt to try and appeal to different sides that actually we've no idea really whe

in brussels talking brexit — the leader of the democratic unionists arlene foster insists again that won't accept any customs barriers within the uk. we could not support any arrangement which would give rise to either customs or regulatory barriers within the uk internal market. the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, appears alongside president trump to announce that she will stand down at the end of the year. and — is it a case of the strictly curse? seann walsh's now former girlfriend hits back — saying she's not a victim. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is the revelation that the second suspect in the salisbury poisoning case was a doctor — and a highly decorated russian military intelligence officer — according to an investigative website. bellingcat said it used a combination of online material and leaked documents to identify alexander mishkin as someone linked to the attack in march. it said president vladimir putin had presented him with the hero of the russian federation award. when asked about the naming of mrmishkin, the kremlin would not comment. last month

today she sounds consider a tree towards the european union but tomorrow she'll go back to the democratic unionists and to leave ending their side in the u.s. the u.k. is change its position on this issue does not mean those give the european union the guarantees it wants about the border issue and that that central question where do you draw the border ultimately in ireland in the irish sea or no border remains on and i heard one commentator today in london say that there is a border between the republic of ireland in northern ireland and that there are even border guards there so what would be that would be the difference but there are five hundred kilometers of border and that's something that two hundred fifty border crossings many of which are essentially fields little paths there are farmers which have the sheep on one side and the cows on the other side it is a border that you cannot effectively police his point was why would you have to begin policing it then if the u.k. leaves that because of the u.k. but it depends on the what terms the u.k. would leave easier if you had a so-called sulfu

plans been rejected by the british government and its partners in government northern ireland's democratic unionist party over fears that it was centrally separate northern ireland for the rest of the u.k. and lead to a border down the middle of the irish sea so what's the alternative well in recent weeks there a plan of sorts has been taking shape the could potentially see the whole of the u.k. northern ireland and great britain remain part of an e.u. customs union breaks it for a short period of time possibly a number of years but how is to reason may go to sell that plan to hard line breaks a tears within a parliament and within her own party who wants a clean break from brussels any plan that to reason may agrees with brussels needs to be watertight she knows that there's talk of rebellion within her own ranks. israelis supreme court has suspended the deportation of u.s. students until her appeal is considered and when syria was detained and second of october when she arrived in israel to study for a master's degree at hebrew university the government says she's an activist in the movement enco

in brussels to talk brexit — the leader of the democratic unionists, arlene foster, insists again that live, all the sport.

the country with nigel david davis to keep the two bricks at flea burning then two leading democrat unionists i mean wilson m.p. . and finally to the s.n.p. m.p. lisa cameron. coming to the labor conference in liverpool there was a bit of discussion that labor could be edging towards supporting a people's vote impromptu stylee ovation look do you think the label are moving towards a people's vote labor members and labor supporters or people who vote a border between north and the other supposedly or some sort of border across the i.c.c. the prime minister i think dropped the ball to restart because she accepted that or there was a problem with the border and stead of kicking back and saying there isn't a problem there is need to be a problem we have to we can find ways of monitoring tree and across the border collecting taxes of that be collected and everything else but she she doesn't and of course that's why we're ninety and possibly our foster met michelle obama this week in brussels you famously as if you managed to extract a deal from dynasty is there anything miss your badly could say t

the democratic unionist party, whose vote theresa may relies on, will not accept anything that treatsern ireland differently. labour, who was to say in a customs union permanently, say that the plans may struggle to commit them as well.m she comes back with something which isjust a fudge she comes back with something which is just a fudge that she she comes back with something which isjust a fudge that she has she comes back with something which is just a fudge that she has cooked up is just a fudge that she has cooked up with brussels and it doesn't meet out up with brussels and it doesn't meet our tests, we will not vote for it. the british people are not stupid, we're not stupid, we will not vote for something that is a bridge to nowhere. we need to know what our future relationship with europe will be, anda future relationship with europe will be, and a barge will not fix that. the clock is ticking for theresa may, even if her cabinet stays onside, she will have to convince the eu that enough progress has been made to get a final deal next month. britain and the united states may

may very mindful of her pressures at home with within her own party and with her allies the democratic unionistso say they won't tolerate anything that carbs of northern ireland from the rest of the uk. they give the tory government crucial votes over legislation. if you read any of the newspapers over the weekend you would think theresa may is on very, very thin ground right now given the deadlock talks and further there will be any progress further progress can be made that would secure the future? she certainly is on the ropes. it's always been the case she has had to try to balance competing interests, visions for brexit within her own party and she has tried through these many, many months of negotiations, outlining the positions, bit by bit, she has tried to keep all sides happy and to appeal to their better nature to try to come together but i think this week because the timetable is so tight, just days away from what was supposed to be essentially the final summit to agree the withdrawal deal, i think time is running out for her to find a compromise that will really satisfy all sides. th

being rejected by the british government and its partners in government northern ireland's democratic unionist party over fears that it was centrally separate northern ireland for the rest of the u.k. and lead to a border down the middle of the irish sea so what's the alternative well in recent weeks there a plan of sorts has been taking shape the could potentially see the whole of the u.k. northern ireland and great britain remain part of an e.u. customs union breaks it for a short period of time possibly a number of years but how is to reason may go to sell that plan to hard line breaks a team is within parliament and within her own party who wants a clean break from brussels any plan that to reason may agree with brussels needs to be watertight she knows that there's talk of rebellion within her own ranks. sinise from afghanistan now where a taliban attack in the west impasse the country has left at least seventeen members of the security forces dead gunmen are reported to have attacked seven security checkpoints in far province on saturday night at least eleven others have been abducted we

because he needs to understand that as far as we are concerned, as the democratic unionist party, we that separates northern ireland from the rest of the united kingdom in terms of customs or single market as we leave the european union. we've been clear about that from day one. and just to reinforce the point, the next day, the dup abstained in a vote on the first piece of brexit policy legislation, to be debated in the commons — the agriculture bill. in england, the government wants to move away from the current subsidy system, which is based on the total amount of land farmed or owned, but it's not going to happen overnight. there will be a 7—year transition period from 2021 in order to enable our farmers to take advantage of the new opportunities that this bill provides. there is no commitment to producing healthy, home—grown food in a post—brexit world. and there is no commitment to protecting the people of this country from food poverty at a time when thousands rely on food banks. some mps thought the bill a little premature. no—one even knows where the uk's borders will be. pe

the ten mps of the democratic unionist party at westminster are set to vote against the budget laterovernment agrees a brexit deal that they're not happy with. a defeat for the budget would, in theory, lead to the fall of the government. the prime minister is dependent on the dup for parliamentary survival. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has the story. if the colours don't give you a headache, the deal just might. welcome to the room where next week theresa may hopes a deal with the eu might be in reach. but could the compromise she's heading for mean she loses her place? northern irish mps are furious that brexit bartering is likely to include some extra checks on trades done between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. intolerable for the dup, whose votes the prime minister relies upon. we have been telling people about our red line. so what is important for us is to say to her very clearly that any impediment on the two—way access in the uk's single market would not be good for the union and would not be good for the economy of northern ireland. and that's notjust blu

the eu chief negotiator met ulster‘s democratic unionists today.ompper mize, sticking by common rules for trade in goods but he would accept special treatment for northern ireland to avoid an irish border. the unionists have closed the door on special treatment as a threat to the union. i am a unionist, i believe in the union of the united kingdom but what happens in five years, ten years, 20 years, we do not want northern ireland going off in a different direction from the rest of the uk. that to me is fundamental. in the end it will be settled here. another european summit next week and another next month and if there is a deal, a reckoning in parliament where both main parties could split and every vote could count. it is looking like a cliffhanger, inevitably as winter follows autumn. information that a man who murdered a school teacher had previously had violent fantasies about raping and murdering women was never passed onto his mental health team. a report into the care of carl langdell, commissioned by nhs england, found details of his long

theresa may is under increasing pressure from her parliamentary partners, the democratic unionist partyich is threatening to withdraw its support for the government, if it's not happy with the final brexit deal. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg does contain some flashing images. emergency or business as usual? the home secretary went in the back, downing street europe advises beetling about wattell. ministers called in to talk on promoters. do you think the cabinet will be able to agree a komru miah is —— a compromised it? is there an a cce pta ble compromised it? is there an acceptable agreement on the cable? it may be standard for what is going on in brussels, but it is anything but. and although it is not decision day, these are vital times in this long process. the prime minister is desperate to keep her key ministers on board. behind closed doors they we re on board. behind closed doors they were not all happy. a possible compromise with brussels is to stay closely tied to the eu on customs forever. an insurance policy only if a trade deal can't be done. but f

brexit, but some checks between northern ireland and the mainland are on the table, so the democratic unionists red line in relation to the united kingdom is one that we will stand by, come what may. it's very important for us that we keep the constitutional integrity of the united kingdom, but also the economic integrity. mrs may is trying to bridge the divisions, downing street saying she will never allow britain to be trapped by eu customs laws permanently. brussels want to say the uk will follow those rules until a fully fledged trade deal is in place. so another tough cabinet meeting next week with the possibility of more resignations, then another difficult eu summit. could mrs may console herself with the thought that life couldn't get any tougher? not really. it could, and it probably will. princess eugenie has married jack brooksbank at st george's chapel in windsor. the royal family and celebrities were among 850 guests at the ceremony. eugenie, the ninth in line to the throne, was given away by her father, prince andrew, watched by her grandmother, the queen and by her mother sarah f

theresa may is under increasing pressure from her parliamentary partners, the democratic unionist partyupport for the government, if it's not happy with the final brexit deal. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg does contain some flashing images. emergency or business as usual? the home secretary went in the back, downing street europe advisers beetling about whitehall. ministers called in to talk compromise. foreign secretary, good afternoon, jude think the cabinet will be able to agree a compromise on brexit today? is there an acceptable deal on the table? this might be billed asjust a standard update for ministers about what is going on in brussels but it is anything but. and although it is not decision day, these are vital times in this long, long process and the prime minister is desperate to keep her key ministers on board. behind closed doors, they were not all happy. a possible compromise with brussels is to stay closely tied to the eu on customs for ever, an insurance policy only if a trade deal can't be done. but for several ministers, without a time limit,

brexit, but some checks between northern ireland and the mainland are on the table, so the democratic unionistsn relation to the united kingdom is one that we will stand by, come what may. it's very important for us that we keep the constitutional integrity of the united kingdom, but also the economic integrity. mrs may is trying to bridge the divisions, downing street saying she will never allow britain to be trapped by eu customs laws permanently. brussels want to say the uk will follow those rules until a fully fledged trade deal is in place. so another tough cabinet meeting next week with the possibility of more resignations, then another difficult eu summit. could mrs may console herself with the thought that life couldn't get any tougher? not really. it could, and it probably will. john pienaar bbc news, downing street. so another tough cabinet meeting next week with the possibility of more resignations, then another difficult eu summit. the head of the company at the centre of the controversy about stock piled medical waste has hit back against claims of mismanagement. speaking for the f

couldn't lead to these or me has been struggling between a backstop and some hard cases and the democratic unionist party and indeed with what little good abbott but this would open up potentially a whole new dimension come dizaei come january when the ultimate votes of jus to take place if m.p.'s at that stage had available to them through the. courts as it were a get. to see a well we have just good to say to a sudden dr who fifty until an agreement which is acceptable is on the table. oh absolutely it changes the whole dynamic of being driven down are not a group where there's only checkers or no deal i suddenly and post polman as was are made by this supreme court decision that means that labor and same p. not just d u p have control and influence over to these in these government for however long it's going to be there so looking forward to temps of the parliamentary mechanics you would think that most people would be pleased about an opening up of options but i suspect that some of the political establishment won't see it that way well they'll see it as new european courts intervening in west