the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has sought to play down the impact of a potential no—deal brexitt acknowledged there will be bumps along the road. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. they met, a quick photo, masks off, and on again. then down to business. three hours of talks over a three—course meal. but in the end, big gaps remained. there is still clearly some scope to keep talking, but there are significant points of difference that remain. so, i think the prime minister's view is we will leave no stone unturned. if there is a deal to be done, and we think there is, if the eu is pragmatic and respects the basic points of democratic principle, we won't be wanting for trying to find that way through. she described the conversation as lively, downing street as frank. but negotiations that had stalled are now back on. david frost for the uk and michel barnierfor the eu are getting around the table again in brussels. we must remember that a trade deal is for keeps, notjust for christmas, and i think the prime minister deserves praise for standing firm and not allow

this morning the foreign secretary dominic raab said the eu had to move on the key areas of fishing andtition rules. our political correspondent nick eardley is at downing street. under his umbrella in the rain. what is the latest? we were told ursula von der leyen and borisjohnson were talking on the phone in a bid to give some sort of artificial respiration to these talks, to keep them going and given the kiss of life. what are we hearing from that phone call? as far as i know the phone call? as far as i know the phone call? as far as i know the phone call is still going on at the moment. the big question both sides are asking is, is that the political will to move in some way? saying, i am prepared to nudge slightly on your position on one thing if you move slightly towards mine on another. that has been a big question for the last ten days. that has not really happened. it is proving difficult to find some common ground. the second question they are both asking themselves, is either side prepared to walk away yet? it was interesting listening to the foreign secretary, dominic raab,

dominic raab said the bar will be quite high for these talks to continue. we will see what happens.ellor angela merkel will hold crisis talks to agree tougher curbs ahead of christmas, as the coronavirus infections there surge unabated. most shops would be closed and schools could also be shuttered, in the uk, health officials have warned relaxing coronavirus restrictions next week could trigger a third wave of infections during the busiest time of yearfor hospitals. lisa hampele reports. winter is when hospitals are at their busiest, but the pandemic means this year will be unlike any other. hospital leaders in england are worried the high infection rate in the north during the autumn may soon be taking hold in the south. in the letter, nhs providers say there were 13,000 covid patients in hospital in england this week, compared to 500 in early september. the chief executive has urged caution ahead of the review of tiers on wednesday. you just need to be really careful about relaxing the restrictions on social contact because we know that that inevitably, at the moment, what that m

the british foreign secretary, dominic raab, who‘s visiting india, has acknowledged that a post brexitcome much sooner and the mutual benefits would be enormous. mr raab met indian prime minister narendra modi, and also announced a new vaccine partnership with the country. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan spoke to mr raab about brexit. one of the great things that i‘ve been able to talk through with the prime minister today and with drjaishankar, the foreign minister yesterday, was the, if you like, the road map, the milestones deliberalising and deepening our trade in the interest of both indian and british businesses and consumers. of course, free—trade negotiations are always a haggle. we‘d expect on both sides that to take place. but if we look at the joint mutual benefits over a 10, 20, 30—year period, not just over two, three months, they are enormous. a free—trade agreement with india won‘s happen overnight. i mean, it could take as long as a decade. a free—trade agreement is really important and there are milestones to reach in that. sometimes it can take as lo

that is one of the things that we think dominic raab should be pushing on right now.t. let's expedite all the possible tools that we have in our box to show iran that we have in our box to show iran that we mean business. i do urge agree with jeremy hunt when we mean business. i do urge agree withjeremy hunt when he says the government is beginning to look weak now as it drags on. what do you think should be happening with schools next week with mark i am disturbed hiring from head teachers in my area, but also the head teachers unions that the government has not been consulting with head teachers on this. mass testing is a great idea in schools but clearly it is falling towards been very poorly executed. i think we need students in school, the liberal democrat position has been always that where it is safe, they should be in school and i think most people would agree with that. but if this is going to put undue pressure on teachers to go back, remember the strain is virulent, more transmissible and we know that asymptomatic transmission happens with particularly seco

stumbling blocks at the moment and he says the eu has hardened its position in recent days —— dominic raab coming from on that. a year ago both sides agreed in writing on a political declaration that there had to be an agreement on a level playing field and fair competition, between the eu and the uk, if they we re between the eu and the uk, if they were going to put a trade agreement in place without quotas and tariffs, and so unfortunately the british side is seeing this as somehow undermining the sovereignty which is not the case at all, and the eu recognises that the uk outside of the eu is a sovereign independent country and we respect that, but if you are going to have free trade and the absence of tariffs between two economies next door to each other, it's not unreasonable to ask for what has already been agreed in principle, which is that we would have a level playing field for fair competition now and in the future. really that is all the eu is looking for and for some reason the british government sees that as an undermining of british sovereignty and the choices that a british g

british foreign secretary, dominic raab said on monday the activists have been given just three dayse of their trial, and have not had access to lawyers of their choosing. he urged china to conduct the trial in a fair and transparent manner. ♪ ♪ >>> all right. we are going to take a look at weather, now. here is a look at the three-day forecast for cities around the world. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> you've been watching nhk "newsline." we are back at the top of the hour. join us again, then. >>> hi, i am shaula vogue, businesses innovations coming out of japan. our commentator is martin schultz, at one of japan's leading company. good to see you again. >> thank you for having me. >> let's take a look at today's report. water scarcity affects much of the globe. today nearly 30% of the earth's population lacks access to cleaning water leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children every year. if no action is taken, some forecast models predict that number to grow rapidly. by 2050, 40% of the world's population could be facing a lack of water. as the crisis looms on the horizon, many are tur

british foreign secretary dominic raab issued a statement saying court decisions must be fair and impartial. heaid the rights and freedoms of people in the territory must be upheld. he urged authorities in hong kong and beijing to end their campaign to stifle opposition. >>> and a group of u.s. lawmakers is calling for congressional action to help hong kong descendants hoping to move to america. it's one of more than a dozen recommendations made by a bipartisan commission tasked with assessing china's growing threat. >> the challenges posed by the chinese communist party are not partisan. they are american concerns. china is an adversary presenting unique and immediate threats to our economic and security interests. >> the u.s./china economic and security review commission says beijing is becoming more aggressive, both at home and abroad. it says washington should remove barriers for pro-democracy activists hoping to flee prosecution. the report says when china passed a new national security law, it disregarded its obligations to hong kong by violating the one country/two systems framework.

foreign secretary dominic raab on his trip to india. one more story before the weather.itive from the experience led to her writing a christmas song — that to her surprise has gone global. here's emma's story. # la, la, la—la, la, la... # when lockdown was announced, i was at home, in devon. our whole professional world turned around overnight to zoom lessons. it's lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? # something is tapping in my box...# a lot of families said, oh, this is good fun, let's all have a go at doing the digital thing. but i think, after several weeks, you could get a sense of screen fatigue. smash! over the nine months, we noticed that many of our children are more reserved. they're less responsive to engaging with each other. language delay is becoming more evidenced. # christmas is here again, all around the world...# i was thinking, how can i make this a positive experience? how can i write something that is going to look forward to the future? i wrote four christmas songs. candles are hot, you cannot touch them but a light permeates. in th

well, dominic raab is here in delhi for a three—day visit.they said for cooperation is on health. now, india is home to the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, and the two said that cooperation when it comes to fighting coronavirus was a key priority. but of course, as talks between the uk and the eu rumble on over a trade deal, it's hard to ignore the fact that in a post—brexit world, a trade deal between the uk and india would be a huge prize. now, any free trade agreement between the uk and india is some way off, but this trip is all about laying the groundwork for any future deal. the other big news that came out of this news conference was the confirmation that uk prime minister borisjohnson will be visiting india at the end of january. he's accepted indian prime minister narendra modi's invitation to attend the country's republic day celebration. all of this points to signs of closer cooperation between the uk and india in a post—brexit world. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced they are launching a podcast with their a

dominic raab. let's turn to scotland.rea. the first minister made the announcement during an update for msps at holyrood. the total number of positive cases reported yesterday was 754 — 7.3% of all tests carried out. the total number of cases stands now at 95,811. 1,021 people are currently in hospital, a decrease of 20 from yesterday, and 70 people are in intensive care, which is five fewer than yesterday. i regret to say, however, that in the past 24 hours, a further 34 deaths have been registered of patients who tested positive over the previous 28 days. and the total number of deaths under that measurement is now 3,759. these figures remind us the virus is still taking a toll across the country, and again my thoughts and condolences are with everyone who has been bereaved. i can confirm today, presiding officer, and i will do so at the outset, that the scottish government is not proposing any immediate changes today to the levels that currently apply to each authority area. although as i will outline in a moment, ther

british foreign secretary dominic raab, who's visiting india, has acknowledged that a post brexit free—trade sooner and the mutual benefits would be "enormous". mr raab met indian prime minister narendra modi, and also announced a new vaccine partnership with the country. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan asked mr raab about brexit. 0n the great things that i've been able to talk through through the prime minister today in the foreign ministry yesterday was if you like the road map, liberalising and deepening our trade in both england and british businesses, of course, free trade negotiations are always a haggle we expect both sides for that to ta ke haggle we expect both sides for that to take place. in looking at the joint mutual benefits between the 20 and 30 year period, they norm is. free—trade agreement happen overnight and could take as long as long as a decade. a free-trade agreement is important and milestones to reaching that sometimes it can take as long as you suggested but with political will and on the uk site in the indian side, there is a political bill with t

the british foreign secretary dominic raab, who's visiting india, has acknowledged that a post—brexity could take many years. but, he said, it might come much sooner and the mutual benefits would be "enormous". mr raab met indian prime minister narendra modi, and also announced a new vaccine partnership with the country. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan spoke to mr raab about brexit. one of the great things that i've been able to talk through the prime minister today and with the foreign ministry yesterday was the, if you like, the road map, the milestones deepening our trade in the interest of both indian and british businesses and consumers. of course, free—trade negotiations are a haggle, if you look at the joint mutual benefits over a ten or 20 or 30 year period, notjust over two or three months, they are enormous. free—trade agreement with india will not hope happen overnight, could take as long as a decade. free—trade agreement is important in their milestones to reaching that and sometimes it can take as long as you suggested but i think with political will and

dominic raab... devon barclay... david foster...liamentary majority. a year later, she was still trying to manoeuvre towards a deal. the eu was sometimes in step. but often not. there is no room whatsoever for renegotiation. eventually the two sides settled the uk‘s final bill, citizen‘s rights and a solution for avoiding a hard border on the island of ireland. the british parliament rejected the deal three times, much to the fury of brussels. i‘ve been wondering what this special place in hell looks like for all those who promoted brexit without even a sketch of a plan how to carry it safely. in the summer of 2019, theresa may‘s time was up. ..with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. new pm borisjohnson finally rammed home a brexit deal, after winning a snap election. british meps said goodbye to the european parliament and, in january this year, the uk officially left the eu, although it would abide by its rules in a transition period the rest of 2020. now is the moment to come

in the last few minutes, the foreign secretary dominic raab has said there is a long way to go and ‘movementty‘ is needed from the eu. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. a brief glimpse of the uk‘s chief negotiator in brussels. he‘s been locked in discussions behind closed doors with the eu. and negotiating teams continue to talk overnight, but without much progress. a government source told the bbc that, as things stand, the offer on the table from the eu remains unacceptable. the eu commission president ursula von der leyen and borisjohnson will talk today and decide whether it‘s worthwhile continuing with negotiations. theresa may‘s de facto deputy when she was dealing with brexit at number 10 was urging both sides to keep talking. it is hugely in britain‘s interest, and the european union‘s interest, for there to be a deal at the end of this. so although it is long and painful and difficult, it is worth keeping talking. but some in borisjohnson‘s party are calling on him to stand firm. no deal will be some short—term disruption until markets readjust. no deal will me

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says china is expected to conduct proceedings in a fair and transparentlomats were denied entry to the chinese courthouse. experts in the care sector say they're that the uk's new immigration rules will limit the ability to recruit enough staff to care for the elderly and disabled. —— say that they are worried. in england, it's estimated there are 112,000 job vacancies in care homes and home care. from january, the new rules will mean that most overseas care workers will not earn enough to qualify for a work visa. but ministers say care companies will be able to recruit enough people from within the uk, as our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. hello, my name is pedro, i'm from spain. this is where i live, in mancha real. this is the home that 22—year—old pedro is leaving. with just days before the end of the brexit transition, he's heading to cornwall to become a care worker. residential homes there can't recruit enough local staff. i knew i should do something to help. this is why i decided to work in a care centre. there are an estimated

andrew marr show is on at 9 tomorrow morning on bbc one and he'll bejoined by the foreign secretary dominic raabam, have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news with samantha simmonds. the new year should be a bumper time of year for the new year should be a bumper time of yearfor taxi the new year should be a bumper time of year for taxi cabs the new year should be a bumper time of yearfor taxi cabs but the new year should be a bumper time of year for taxi cabs but industry bosses say it is struggling sinking toa bosses say it is struggling sinking to a festive normal levels. the industry is calling for the chance to provide more help for drivers. i have started to do a christmas light tours. it has been a lovely thing to do. this london black cab driver is trying to salvage something from what she describes as her worst year ever. these theatres, pubs, restau ra nts, ever. these theatres, pubs, restaurants, all of that is shut. even people going to work, didn't even have that because people are working from home. we literally only had supermarkets and hospitals to hang around to try to get

cross—party uk mps have also come out in support of the ongoing farmers' agitation in india, asking dominic raabpolice has issued a reminder to those in attendance, that strict regulations introduced by the government remain in place to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. president trump has again falsely insisted that he won the us presidential election. he was speaking at a rally in georgia — his first campaign event since last month's election, which was won byjoe biden. he was there to support the state's two republican senators, who need to win runoff elections injanuary if republicans are to hang on to control of the senate. peter bowes reports. it is my pleasure to welcome the president of the united states, donald trump. a rare appearance by melania trump, marking her husband's return to the campaign trail. speaking for almost two hours, donald trump received a rousing reception from his supporters in georgia, a state he lost tojoe biden. hello, georgia. we did a greatjob. you know we won, georgia, just so you understand. "we love you" chanted the crowd as mr trump, without providing

this morning on the bbc, the uk foreign secretary dominic raab said there was a long way to go beforeent could be reached, and that ‘movement and flexibility‘ is needed from the eu. we said, a week ago, we must leave no stone unturned. i spoke to the negotiating team this morning. they've been hard at it. there are all sorts of technical conversations going on, but what matters is the political will which is why the conversation between ursula von der leyen and the prime minister is so important. will the eu move on the key issues — level playing field, control of our laws, and fisheries. if there is the will to do that then there's progress that can be made. that was the foreign secretary. speaking to the andrew marr programme this morning, the irish taoiseach, micheal martin, has urged both sides to continue negotiations if an agreement isn't reached today. we know in our shared history that dialogue is far better than conflict and that dialogue is the way to go to maintain and sustain the very good relationships that have developed over the decades between our two peoples. that in

it is clearly good news that talks are continuing and i think it is quite interesting watching dominic raabg, is that people are engaging more with the substance of what is going on, rather than than with the principles. if you insist on making this a debate about principles, it is difficult to find a landing zone, because you have savagery, not solitary and if you're asking questions about what is the coverage, how does the penalty regime were, what is the criterion of when you might trigger it, how substantial can you take penalties anywhere or a specific area? then you're doing things that negotiators can sort out. better to keep a technical than to discuss broad principles? let me ask you what simon coveney, the irish foreign minister has been saying. he says it is time to hold our nerve and allow the negotiations, the negotiators, to ensure progress forward, even at this late stage. he says that this joint statement on the brexit negotiations is a good signal. there is what simon coveney is saying. do you think it is a good signal what they have said today? given the alternative was th

cross—party uk mps have also come out in support of the ongoing farmers' agitation in india, asking dominic raabce has issued a reminder to those in attendance, that strict regulations introduced by the government remain in place to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. the headlines on bbc news... the uk's chief negotiator is back in brussels to resume brexit talks , with time running out to do a deal hospitals across the uk get ready to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine — with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday. he's played it boldly up there. that could be, that could be magical. peter alliss there, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. the bbc commentator, peter alliss, who became known as the voice of golf, has died. he was 89. he won more than 20 tournaments during his career as a golfer and played on eight ryder cup teams before becoming a commentator. andy swiss looks back at his life. at his witty, whimsical best, there was no—one quite like peter alliss. 0h, ho, ho, ho. i think he enjoyed that one. for more than 50 years he painted golf in all its quirks in his own ini

it wasn't dominic raab protecting gumbo and cod in the north sea or la mer telling us how britain wouldlose out in the last hour. a 30-minute conversation between boris johnson that said talks were continuing. that is the only thing we've heard this weekend that had substance to it. progress must have been made to some degree. otherwise, neither party would have carried on these talks given the fact that we were told this time on friday that we had a very hard sunday deadline. and we would not be going on beyond that as well. just another false set of statements from one of the parties or others as well. it was a bad start to the weekend, of course, when the prime minister was rebuffed in his effort to try to speak directly to the principles of the likes of merkel. and it seems almost inconceivable that you aren't talking to someone who is very close to merkle can be given the fact that she was frau merkle's defense minister in the merkle government. but it started off pretty badly for the prime minister and seemed to get better around midday yesterday, when it looked like the talks wer

in 2018, foreign secretary dominic raab was criticised for saying he "hadn't quite understood" how reliantore recently, it was announced truck drivers would need a permit to enter kent after the brexit transition period ends at the end of 2020, in order to control pressure on the port of dover. and we know the government's assessments are that if there is no new trade deal between the uk and the eu by the end of this month, there could be queues 7,000—trucks—long. well, as those trade talks go on, a new mutation of covid—19 has shown us in a very real way what happens when travel through dover is restricted or in this case stopped, thanks to a 48—hour border closure by france. and this is what's happened in and around dover. close to 3000 lorries are backed up, some on the motorway, some in lorry parks, some anywhere their drivers can find. all in wet wintery conditions. this polish driver is unimpressed. it's terrible. as i said, if i knew one day before that, hey guys, europe, uk, the border will be closed in one day. i would never have come here. a romainian driver spoke to the local pa

iain, we were meant to speak to the foreign secretary, dominic raab, after 7:30 but he cancelled latet. that must give you some sense of the signficance of what is happening? absolutely. it is potentially an historic day. how many brexit deadlines have been missed in the talks and the brexit process itself? the deadline was moved twice. it looks as though finally we are trying to get a brexit deal and we are told there will be a call in the next hour or so between boris johnson and the eu commission president and that will effectively sign off the future relationship deal which includes trade and a whole range of other issues including security and data sharing so including security and data sharing so it's hugely significant because we are precisely one week away from leaving the eu rules behind permanently and there has been a huge tussle about what would happen next. the reason we are still talking about a potential deal this morning rather than an actual deal is that they have to translate a range of compromises into legal text in the british delegation are going through that with

the uk foreign secretary dominic raab responded to the sentencing saying...2016. he's currently in london having gone into exile earlier this year. nathan, thank you very much for joining us. did you agree with the decision by these three to plead guilty and expose themselves to a potential prison sentence? well, of course, i believe they have a detailed with their lawyers and they plead guilty because of they think it's in their best interest, because if they plead guilty, they could sentence cuts. the politicians decision. 0bviously, sentence cuts. the politicians decision. obviously, it's a strict sentencing. the government has been using the courts and judicial system to release protesters and send a strong signal that they are stifling the whole society. when you hear me reading that statement from the uk, do you have any hope that the uk and its western allies are able to exert any pressure on to beijing over the treatment of pro—democracy activists? well, of course, for the past few months, we could see that the pressure from the western democracy is a

dominic raab said this morning eu member states would likely decide the rules to protect against infectionhanged because infection rates have also changed. it's thought they could come back and that individual countries could put travel corridors in place with the uk, places like spain and the canary islands. british travellers are very lucrative and essential for those countries' economies. easyjet explained they believe individual countries will operate like this. but it is no surprise that these shock suggestions are coming up. the negotiations are still ongoing but this morning the french europe and this evening, the government has announced that the canary islands will be removed from its list of safe travel corridors, as a result of rising infection rates. that means that people arriving in the uk from the popular spanish islands from 4am on saturday must self—isolate. we can speak now to paul charles, founder and ceo of travel consultancy, the pc agency. that is pick up on the canary islands first of all. we are talking about such popular destinations like gran canaria and tel aviv

the foreign secretary dominic raab has also been defending the christmas rules.s going into christmas. i do think it's important for people to be able to have, over that five—day period, the opportunity to spend time with some loved ones. and we have built—in the slack around christmas to our wider approach, both in terms of the tiered approach, but also the community testing. so we are bearing down on the virus, we need to see ourselves through to the spring when we have, we hope, that we will have a vaccine in place to change the whole nature in which we address the virus. but i do think it is important for people to be able to spend time with their loved ones over christmas. the labour mp for hampstead and kilburn, tulip siddiq, said that the government could be doing much more to emphasise the risk of seeing elderly or vulnerable family members this christmas. i understand it has been a difficult year and i understand it has been a difficult yearandi i understand it has been a difficult year and i understand people are looking forward to christmas but the fa

we'rejoined now by the foreign secretary, dominic raab. good morning.emonstrated going out to brussels and engaging directly with ursula von der leyen, the president of the condition, we will leave no stone unturned, we would like a deal if possible but we are not going to sacrifice the basic points of democratic principle. they have agreed that discussions will keep going forward but they will decide the future of negotiations on sunday. we are doing everything we can but we are not going to sacrifice those basic points of principle as a free democratic nation. could you break down the significant differences for us?|j think... it is fair to say that there has been a whole lot of areas where positive progress has been made. the challenges have been around two principal issues. one, the idea that the uk would leave the transition period under a free trade agreement but as the only independent coastal state in the world not able to control our fisheries, we obviously cannot accept that. and secondly, we do not understand and we do not accept that we shou

dominic raab described it as a moment of finality earlier this week. alone but the eu is prepared to stick together, leaders like angela merkel and emmanuel macron saying they will not speak to boris johnson separately so publicly the two sides do not look like they are coming together and of course we don't know exactly what is being set in the negotiation room. all of the time they are talking a deal is still possible but we are still into those final few hours to find out if that is the case. helen, thank you. the us food and drug administration has authorised the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. the agency had come under intense pressure from the trump administration to approve the vaccine's use, and president trump said the first vaccinations will take place in less than 2a hours. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has more. this emergency authorisation has taken a bit of time. the fda has approved the vaccine after being advised to do so by an outside advisory group of independent medical experts. they had analysed the