also this hour an artsy chief donald tusk hints that rushed in to feed in the case breaks it referendum despite the country's prime minister earlier having denied that the bundestag president is german lawmakers by banning the use of twitter during parliamentary session plus a high security facility that strikes fear into the hearts of even russia's most hardened criminals we gain unique access to the black gulf in the nation's toughest prison. it is here that some of the country's worst maniac serial killers terrorists and he would have little held. but i welcome the international this friday evening which just turned eight o'clock here in the russian capital now our top story an attack on a crowded mosque in egypt's north sinai region has killed at least two hundred thirty five people according to state media becoming one of the deadliest in the country's modern history more than one hundred people are reportedly wounded. this all took place during friday prayers the perpetrators are said to have arrived in for off road vehicles and set off a bomb at the site they then opened fire is

donald tusk gets tough — the president of the european council tells the uk to speed up with the brexit. while good progress is and citizens rights has been made, we need to see much more progress on ireland and on a financial settlement. and the road ahead for tesla — the electric car maker unveils the prototype of its new truck. hello and welcome to bbc world news. pressure is growing on president robert mugabe with his own party zanu pf calling on him to go. that's been echoed by the veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who until now have long been the president's most ardent supporters. their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. here's how zanu pf‘s uk representative, nick mangwa na, explained what was happening to his party's long—time leader. president mugabe has been recalled by zanu pf from being leader of the party and country. what has started today, he still the president, but what has started within the party is to effect that recall. so all ten provinces have voted to say ok, we think the president should take a rest

moments after that meeting, donald tusk was on twitter calling progress "a huge challenge." find a way. there are still issues across the various matters that we are negotiating on to be resolved, but there's been a very positive atmosphere in the talks and a genuine feeling that we want to move forward together. neither side wants the brexit talks to end in stalemate but without more give—and—take, it could happen. and then the risk would grow of negotiations ending with no eu trade deal at all, and that's the outcome that business leaders who are worried about brexit say they fear most. so, more talking to do ahead of the next big summit next month. the slow march of brexit goes on, its course and destination being decided one step at a time. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. the olympic and paralympic athlete 0scar pistorius has had his jail term more than doubled to 15 years. a judge in south africa ruled his original sentence for shooting dead his girlfriend reeva steenkamp had been too lenient. a teenager who killed seven—year—old katie rough has be

two interesting developments, donald tusk has essentially said to theresa may, you need to put more money there is already 20 billion euros, they want 60 billion, they want a bigger indication and the significance of the next two weeks is donald tusk once that before the european council on the 14th of december, where eu leaders might say, yes, we can move onto the next stage and talk about trade and transition. david davis was tickling that up? he did a speech in berlin and he said, we will be doing something in the next few weeks. he did not want to be specific and was clearly indicating that britain would like to say it at the council and not beforehand. the taoiseach has also been pretty vocal today. leo varadkar has said that britain has to put in writing that it will ensure there is no hard border in ireland and that has to be done to ensure that he will agree to move onto the next age at the european council. interestingly, no member state has a veto over the article 50 process. but there are three areas, northern ireland, citizens' rights and money and it is ireland's moment in th

leaders, donald tusk is a central conduit. meetings. for anybody who suggests the problems with the political situations in ireland and germany might help britain's position, if there is chaos in those countries, you will not get 27 other countries agreeing to anything, if there is chaos at the heart of it? it is a balance. to have an issue where there have been reports that the eu would deny that sometimes when you have all the leaders together, it is easier to rally around one issue, politicking, to make sure they have the strongest hand. and some leaders are missing, theyjust want to get about business as usual and get brexit dungloe. conversely, if you have big issues that leads to things being stalled and things being kicked down the road and from both sides, given that the end of march 2019 is the day that britain falls out of the eu, come what may, except for any potential transition period, for any potential transition period, for both sides it matters to get this moving but in about one hour we will have this meeting

moments after that meeting, donald tusk was on twitter calling progress a huge challenge.ll issues across the various matters that we are negotiating on to be resolved, but there's been a very positive atmosphere in the talks and a genuine feeling that we want to move forward together. neither side wants the brexit talks to end in stalemate but without more give—and—take, it could happen. and then the risk would grow of negotiations ending with no eu trade deal at all, and that's the outcome that business leaders who are worried about brexit say they fear most. so, more talking to do ahead of the next big summit next month. the slow march of brexit goes on, its course and destination being decided one step at a time. john pienaar, bbc news, brussels. it's black friday again, but this year most of the bargain—grabbing seems to have gone online. by the end of today, it's thought that british shoppers will have spent more than £2.5 billion in one day alone. that's about £937,000 a minute online. but not all retailers like it. emma simpson's at amazon's warehouse in tilbury in

moments after that meeting, donald tusk was on twitter calling progress "a huge challenge."ind a way. there are still issues across the various matters that we are negotiating on to be resolved, but there's been a very who are worried about brexit say they fear most. so, more talking to do ahead of the next big summit next month. the slow march of brexit goes on, its course and destination being decided one step at a time. john pienaar, bbc news, brussels. the metropolitan police have said an incident in central london, which led to two underground stations being evacuated, was caused by an altercation between two men. 16 people were injured in the rush to leave oxford circus tube station after some passengers thought they heard gunshots. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. it was just after liz30pm when the alarm was raised. there were reports of two bangs which sounded like gunshots at oxford circus tube station. this was an alert on one of london's most crowded streets in the rushhour on black friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. hundreds o

chief donald tusk hints that russia interfered in the breaks it referendum despite the u.k.'s prime minister having denied it and a high security facility that strikes fear into the hearts of even russia's most hardened criminals we're getting unique access to the black golf in the nation's toughest prison. it is. but some of the country's worst maniacs serial killers terrorists didn't even have the balls held. welcome you're watching r.t. international this friday evening which just turned eleven o'clock here in moscow now our top story this hour an assault on a mosque in egypt's north sinai region has killed at least two hundred thirty five people according to state media officials say it is the deadliest terror attack in the country's history more than one hundred are also reportedly wounded. this all took place during friday prayers the perpetrators are said to have arrived in for off road vehicles and set off a bomb they then opened fire as people tried to flee the country's president has called an emergency meeting to decide how to respond no one so far has claimed resp

theresa may will meet the president of the european council donald tusk in brussels later.t time they've met since the prime minister secured the backing of her cabinet to increase britain's divorce payment from the eu. the summit will address the eu's relationship with its eastern neighbours, but discussions on the fringes will focus on brexit. adam fleming reports from brussels. she's here to talk about helping the eu's eastern neighbours. the prime minister is also trying to give a boost to the brexit process. these negotiations are continuing, but what i'm clear about is that we must step forward together. this is for both the uk and the european union to move on to the next stage. that next stage is talks about the future relationship with the uk, but eu leaders won't talk about trade until britain answers some big questions about its departure, such as how it will avoid customs checks on the irish border. we're focused on a credible road map, or the parameters at least for a credible road map, to ensure that we don't have a hard border on the island of ireland again t

reportedly killed in the tack on a mosque in egypt's north sinai province also this hour the chief donald tusk pins that russia or interfered in the u.k.'s breaks it referendum despite the country's prime minister earlier having denied that claim and a high security facility that strikes fear into the hearts of even russia's most hardened criminals we gain unique access to the black dolfin the nation's toughest prison. it is here but some of the country's worst maniacs serial killers terrorists and you wouldn't have the balls held. but i welcome you watching our international start with that story from central london where police there have been responding to reports of shots being fired at oxford circus tube station police of urge people in nearby oxford street take cover in nearby buildings oxford circus cheap station has been evacuated and bond street nearby to is also being closed to prevent overcrowding so let's get more details now from afshin rattansi he's at the scene for us at the moment i think he joins us now on the one he's trying to get even to action just describe them what we kn

trying to move the brexit talks forward — theresa may meets the president of the european council, donald tuskin brussels. also this hour: the black friday sales bonanza gets underway. shoppers are expected to spend a whopping £8 billion over the next three days. england and australia are neck and neck as they go into the third day of the ashes in brisbane. look who's back — tom baker, the longest serving doctor, films new footage to complete an episode abandoned because of a strike at the bbc. good evening and welcome to bbc news. it is one of the deadliest attacks in modern egyptian history. at least 235 people have been killed and more than 100 injured, many critically, after gunmen detonated a bomb and then stormed a packed mosque at the end of friday prayers. it happened in a remote town in egypt's north sinai region. egypt's president has vowed to respond with brutal force. there are some distressing images injames landale's report. these were some of the chaotic scenes after the attack, as hundreds of wounded people were rushed to nearby hospitals. survivors of one of the most deadly at

donald tusk speaking earlier. you‘re watching afternoon live, these are our headlines.communication officer at doncaster council and is here now with the results. i know you‘re going to give us the result before that, why does a greater need a name? to be honest it probably doesn‘t! but we just thought, it was one of those things that might give local people something fun on twitter and that was the reason. given recent attempt at public naming competitions which have may become slightly awry, did this give you any pause for thought? to be honest, if they‘d gone and that was white in the original tweet we said, please not have a thousand people saying gritty mcgritface, we wa nted people saying gritty mcgritface, we wanted people to think outside the box and it has been amazing feedback. tell us about the response. we thought that local people might get involved. it has ended up with over a million contributions. we have had all sorts of suggestions, gritney houston was one of my favourites. there have been some amazing ones which we wish we could have included. what ha

i don't think she is going to hear what she wants to hear from donald tusk today., the financial settlement that we will have to put on the table to leave the eu. —— divorce bill. david davis, the brexit secretary, was giving a speech in berlin last night. he refused to put any more numbers on the divorce bill. instead, he wants to insist on talking about the future relationship, and he maintained that britain and the eu would strike at the spoke trading deal. —— strike a bespoke trading deal. we will strike a deal that allows for the free trade in goods and services. we recognise that brexit means things will change, but takes account of our unique starting point is the basis for a new order.” think, withjust weeks is the basis for a new order.” think, with just weeks to go, really, until this crucial december summit, the government, theresa may, david davis, brexit officials, will all be doing all they can behind the scenes to persuade the eu side that in progress has been made on these initial issues to move those talks on to future trading relationship. —— on t

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following a meeting with theresa may donald tusk said progress was deleted from the uk on all issuesorce from a roomful of partners, but it's getting tense. so, now theresa may is hinting to eu leaders, starting with donald tusk in the summit chair, that britain might up and some say double its offer of £20 billion in a separation deal. dig deeper into the nation's purse. if only the eu is ready to talk trade. or this long goodbye could end in tears — the last thing she wanted. these negotiations are continuing, but what i am clear about is that we must step forward together. this is for both the uk and the european union to move onto the next stage. brexit negotiations could, maybe will, turn to trade next month. leaders here need more persuasion. mrjuncker, are you worried about brexit? brexit is a tragedy. i will meet the british prime minister on the 3rd of december and then we will see if there has been sufficient progress. are you at all confident that progress will be made? yes. but every country must agree to start talking trade, and ireland's minority government is facing th

following meetings with the british prime minister, theresa may, in brussels, donald tusk said progresssues", within the next 10 days. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports from brussels. an amicable divorce from a roomful of partners, but it's getting tense. so, now theresa may is hinting to eu leaders, starting with donald tusk in the summit chair, that britain might up and some say double its offer of £20 billion in a separation deal. dig deeper into the nation's purse. if only the eu is ready to talk trade. or this long goodbye could end in tears — the last thing she wanted. these negotiations are continuing, but what i am clear about is that we must step forward together. this is for both the uk and the european union to move onto the next stage. brexit negotiations could, maybe will, turn to trade next month. leaders here need more persuasion. mrjuncker, are you worried about brexit? brexit is a tragedy. i will meet the british prime minister on the 3rd of december and then we will see if there has been sufficient progress. are you at all confident that progress will be

like to be doing the british referendum for example so donald tusk referring to that foreign policy speech that reason may gave last week where she tore into more scotia hughes the kremlin of attempting to undermine western democratic values through election interference and planting fake news stories but and this is a pretty important but especially for donald tusk she clarified later on in the week that those sort of bird to one specific look at the speech i gave on monday that was either the examples i gave of russian interference when not in the united kingdom donald turse clearly didn't get that particular memo from london and this looks now like a case of sort of classic chinese whispers because it fits an overarching narrative and that is of russia as a threat to the whole of europe it's a narrative that perhaps rather conveniently and the u.k. at a time when they have little else in common and to reason they had more to say about russia at the summit time. of hostile states like russia into the eastern neighborhood and our collective strength of european countries working together

the position sta rts building up to that the position starts here in russell is when she meets donald tusknt. —— brussels. then there will be more meetings and work to be done behind the scenes before a decision is taken. but we will see it start to become clear in the next crucial two weeks or so. staying on that theme, the british government says it is in "urgent discussions" with the european commission after it cancelled the uk's turn to host the european capital of culture. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all already submitted bids to hold the title in 2023 and spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. sarah corker reports. liverpool was the last british city to be european capital of culture, almost a decade ago. the programme of arts, music and dance attracted millions of extra visitors and pounds. in 2023, the uk had been due to hold the title again. five cities were in the running but, just days before the winner was supposed to be announced, this bombshell from brussels.

the eu council president, donald tusk, said that progress was needed from the uk in the next ten daysjohn pienaar reports from brussels. an amicable divorce from a roomful of partners, but it is getting tense. so, now theresa may is hinting to eu leaders, starting with donald tusk in the summit chair, that britain might up and some say double its offer of £20 billion in a separation deal. dig deeper into the nation's purse. if only the eu is ready to talk trade. or this long goodbye could end in tears, the last thing she wanted. these negotiations are continuing, but what i am clear about is that we must step forward together. this is for both the uk and the european union to move onto the next stage. brexit negotiations could, maybe will turn to trade next month. leaders here need more persuasion. mrjuncker, are you worried about brexit? brexit is a tragedy. i will meet the british prime minister on the 3rd of december and then we will see if there has been sufficient progress. are you at all confident that progress will be made? yes. but every country must agree to start talking tra

donald tusk seem to be crowing about it as saying the real winner of the vote was the eu 27, organisednd getting ready for brexit. i think what he meant by that was the eu 27 had been pushing ahead with their plans and practical planning for what will happen come brexit day, when the uk withdraws and this is part of that. i think they will be reasonably pleased they have managed to negotiate what could have been a tricky process here with so many different countries vying to host these. they have negotiated it reasonably comfortably. there has been some fallout. some nordic countries saying they had not voted for their beard and the italians disappointed it came down to a drawing of lots and they failed to secure getting the medicines agency in milan but i think the eu side feel they are getting their rome preparations for brexit day organised meanwhile by contrast they are looking at the brexit negotiations and see those bogged down and making little progress. michel barnier saying a lot of work to be done before a trade deal could be discussed. in brussels he laid out clearly, first

the president of the eu council, donald tusk, has insisted the uk has much more work to do if talks onuenssberg reports from berlin. here in berlin, where the decisions matter so much, there in dublin, this morning, and almost everywhere, the government mission to persuade the rest of the eu to please move on. the prime minister in sweden had met there is more to do. we are agreed that progress has been made but there is more to be done. but we should move forward together towards the point where sufficient progress can be declared. but someone has to barge to get there. but someone has to budge to get there. in the european capital that speaks with the loudest voice, the view is that britain must shift. the brexit secretary does not think it is down to him. so far in this negotiation we've made quite a lot of compromises. on the citizens' rights front, we have made all the running. we have offered some creative compromises. we have not always got that back. but you have come to the powerhouse of the european union, though, without an offer on what pretty much everybody on the other si

but at a summit of eu leaders in sweden, the president of the eu council, donald tusk, has insisted themuch more work to do if talks on trade are to start next month. and the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says without a guarantee of no physical border with northern ireland, discussions on trade cannot begin. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from berlin. here in berlin, where the decisions matter so much, there are in dublin, this morning, and almost everywhere, the government mission to persuade the government mission to persuade the rest of the eu to please move on. the prime minister in sweden had met there is more to do. we are agreed that progress has been made but there is more to be done. we should move forward together towards the point where sufficient progress can be declared. but someone has to barge to get there. in the european capital that speaks with the loudest void, the view is that britain must shift. the brexit secretary does not think it is down to him. we have made quite a lot of compromises. one citizens‘ rights, we have made all the running. we h

when theresa may meets the eu council president donald tusk that's the sort of board of directors ofrs. then there will be more talks and more crucial meetings and much more diplomatic work behind the scenes before the decision is finally taken. but we will, i think, see the decision starting to become clear over the course of the next two crucial weeks or so. many thanks, john pienaar in brussels. bangladesh and myanmar have signed a deal that could help to repatriate more than 600,000 rohingya muslims who've fled myanmar in recent months. the bangladeshi authorities say displaced people could begin to return within months. but aid agencies say their safety must be guaranteed. my colleague reeta chakrabarti reports from the port of cox's bazar in bangladesh. a mass of humanity has made its home here, a city made up entirely of people who fled. they arrive with stories of being shot at and raped and their children being killed. would they, could they return to myanmar? translation: we won't go back. we were brutally tortured. young men were put in prison and houses were set on fire.

she will have that meeting with donald tusk this afternoon.nteers who monitor those comments say it means potentially predatory behaviour has not been removed, even after it has been reported. the site has denied any technical failure, and says content that endangers children is abhorrent and unacceptable. the companies are part of everyday life now fought so many children, they are multi—billion pound companies that really have a huge impact on children's lives. they are clever people and can employ people who can make this sort of stuff stopped, removing it from the content and that is what i am asking them to do. and what if they don't? i think they are looking at potentially regulation, minimum standards potentially, but again they will not be a trusted part of peoples lives is children and families cannot have that confidence. it is a balance and they need to keep on right side of this. that was the children's commissioner speaking to us earlier. relatives of the 44 crew members on board the missing argentine submarine had their hopes das

theresa may is meeting the president of the european council, donald tusk, in brussels today. they will discuss european security and the progress in the brexit talks. the united kingdom is unconditionally committed to continuing to play our leading role in maintaining europe's security. we may be leaving the european union but we are not leaving europe. we will have the latest from brussels. oscar pistorius has had his murder sentence more than doubled by a judge. the south african athlete was jailed last year after being found guilty on appeal of murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, on valentine's day 2013. hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until ”am this morning. we're going to be talking to two primary schools headteacher is about the difficulty of the teaching jobs with questions about whether the job is too stressful and worries about funding. we will also have the latest from zimbabwe as the new president is sworn in. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning, use the hashtag victorialive. and if you text, you will be charged at

council president donald tusk wanted to get the ball rolling on reform but those plans are now on hold. well it's a landmark day for zimbabwe emerson has been sworn in as the country's new president after nearly four decades of rule by robert mugabe tens of thousands of people and the ips for across the continent gathered at the national stadium and harare to witness the ceremony the new president promised to introduce democratic reform and kick start the country's ravaged economy. i'm assuming one guy was inauguration ceremony went off with a bang and a massive military salute his fearsome reputation earned him the nickname of the crocodile and after he was sacked a month ago by ousted president robert mugabe he has snapped back to take power his inauguration comes after the sudden end to make up a thirty seven year rule but he paid tribute to the man he replaces. is doing. things through. to run the house and groom to serve run for the foundry in front of. the whole nation. comrade got him. you know this you know was too good for national independence his support is not so surprising

trying to move the brexit talks forward — theresa may meets the president of the european council, donald tuskriday sales bonanza gets underway. shoppers are expected to spend a whopping £8 billion over the next three days. england and australia are neck and neck as they go into the third day of the ashes in brisbane. look who's back — tom baker, the longest serving doctor, films new footage to complete an episode abandoned because of a strike at the bbc.

donald tusk gets tough — the president of the european council tells the uk to speed up with the brexitwe need to see much more progress on ireland and on a financial settlement.

she's also due to talk brexit with european council president, donald tusk. is a researcher at the centre for european policy studies. he's in our brussels bureau. a warm welcome to use. thank you for being here. tell us what we can expect today from theresa may. there isa expect today from theresa may. there is a huge amount of pressure on her to come up with this divorce bill settle m e nt to come up with this divorce bill settlement so we can talk trade in a few weeks' time. here in the uk, there have been suggestions we are willing to up the game with the divorce bill to £40 million. what is your take on it? will there be desperately needed progress today? the focus today will not be on brexit but the eastern partnership summit. brexit will be the side event. i don't know how much progress there will be because all of the eyes are on the eastern partnership summit. tell us more about that. you have the likes of belarus and ukraine, will deliver, azerbaijan, they are all there for talks. —— moldova. it is all about closer ties with the eu. they want a comp

but at a summit of eu leaders in sweden, the president of the eu council, donald tusk, has insisted therk to do if talks on trade are to start next month. and the irish prime minister leo varadkar says without a guarantee there'll be no physical border with northern ireland, discussions on trade cannot begin. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from berlin. here in berlin, where the decisions matter so much, there in dublin, this morning... and almost everywhere, the government mission to persuade the rest of the eu to please move on. the prime minister in sweden admits there is more to do. we are agreed that progress has been made but there is more to be done. we should move forward together towards the point where sufficient progress can be declared. but someone has to budge to get there. in the european capital that speaks with the loudest voice, the view is that britain must shift. the brexit secretary does not think it is down to him. so far we have made quite a lot of compromises. on citizens‘ rights, we have made all the running. we have offered some quite creative comp

i do think that will be a problem when they meet tomorrow, with donald tusk.is possible. the real problem is northern ireland. that is where the bust up will be. that is where the bust up will be. that is where they have an intractable problem. having real trouble breaking the deadlock. jason is right. the government was starting to feel quite confident going into this key decision point in the middle of december. about whether it goes forward to talk about trade, stage two. almost from neighbour, ireland has become a problem, dissipated, but really serious problem. potentially giving may be president macron, one of the other members of the 27 an excuse or chance to save actually we're not ready to go forward. they were pretty optimistic in the last week two. ireland went wanted to go forward either. they will want to have more certainty. the risk they then play, if they have overplayed a strong hand. you get to a situation where if you get through christmas and nothing is really happened during january 's wiped out. the risk is, the british government had to

by another meeting in brussels today british prime minister theresa may will talk to you present donald tusk to try to close the deal on bragg's that divorce terminals british media are reporting that may could be willing to pay up to forty billion euros for her country's outstanding obligations but still far short of the e.u. is estimate of sixty billion to science three weeks to agree with or they can move on to discussing post regs that train. and before we go just a reminder of the top story that we're following for you here today on the news ceremonies are getting underway in zimbabwe as the nation prepares to inaugurate a new president emerson god wot is due to take the oath of office shortly as zimbabweans look forward to a new era with robert mugabe. that's all you news for now sumi will be with you at the top of the next hour with another full bulletin and of course you can get the latest on all or stories online on our web site that's at d w dot com thanks for watching.

the president of the european council, donald tusk, has warned britain's prime minister theresa may thatmuch more progress" is needed on brexit talks, before discussions can begin on a future trade deal. the irish prime minister leo varadkar also wants a guarantee there'll be no physical border with northern ireland after brexit. in around ten minutes‘ time, it's newswatch. before that, time for this week's click. just across the water from hong kong, on the chinese mainland, lies a city at the heart of the country's technological revolution. welcome back to shenzhen. this is where stuff gets made. when you think of china's electronic scene, this might be what you think of. more than 70% of the world's mobile phones are manufactured in china. but all that industry is taking its toll on the city. as the buildings go up to accommodate the influx of businesses, the smog has come down to remind everyone of the price you pay for a rapidly expanding industrial economy. the middle—class here is also consuming more power, as well as demanding something else — good quality home—grown products. an

president donald tusk on the sidelines of an you summit.ks ahead of a crucial au summit in mid-december to decide if the negotiations can move on the talking about trade. for details, let us go to an editor for bloomberg news in brussels. willit look like ms. may push the ball forward today? friendly, have to say it is not clear at this point. the e.u. has said that they need something concrete from the u.k.'s side in order to be able to deem that sufficient progress has been made, and then move the talks on to talking about trade. theresa may has been pushing back against this, calling for flexibility and imagination on the you's side in terms of -- and imagination on the e.u.'s side. this will be determined in mid-december. we are not sure what theresa may will put on the table today with donald tusk. it may be a general discussion about where the two sides stand. four theresa may here, the optics are the main thing. she wants to be able to have people back in london, back in the u.k., see her pushing on this, and trying to make progress,

this is possibly one of those times that donald tusk has dangled the possibility that we can break the0 billion offer, but the eu still feels like they have got her over a barrel. she has gone into saying let's hold hands and jump off the cliff together, and they are coming back at her and only allowing the vague possibility of breaking the deadlock. she must feel like she is playing a game of whack a mole. she thought she could put it on i spit it is the big issue of the day. exhibit leo varadkar, could not fightan exhibit leo varadkar, could not fight an election while... that

this is possibly one of those times that donald tusk has dangled the possibility that we can break the deadlock. you can say that to has —— theresa may is gone in two 20 billion offer, but the eu still feels like they have got her over a barrel. she has gone into saying let's hold hands and jump off the cliff together, and they are coming back at her and only allowing the vague possibility of breaking the deadlock. she must feel like she is playing a game of whack a mole. she thought she could put it on i spit it is the big issue of the day. exhibit leo varadkar, could not fightan exhibit leo varadkar, could not fight an election while... that border. two political crises, one in germany, one in ireland, from a british perspective is unseen. they are complicating factors. there is a national interest, and to some extent there is a united front on behalf of irish politicians who say it is britain's problem to sort out. you are saying they can have an innovative border where you can track everything and nothing passes beneath the radar. if you say that is possible, you sorted out, they a

theresa may had meetings in sweden at the end of last week with donald tusk, emmanuel macron and thediscussion over money. clearly the government is going to offer some more money but although, philip hammond, you know sort of leading pro—eu, although he is not particularly pro eu but in relative terms in the cabinet, pushing more money to move to on but we are talking about the brexit subcommittee, boris johnson in alliance with michael gove, who ruined his 0 leadership intentions la year, saying they have to move on. people say is it really about the money or is it political. is moving it that much a big dealfor our economy? because we started with the stance — we are only going to give you a certain amount and nothing else. we have found it difficult to be more conciliatory, when actually it is about the detail now. there are people in this country worried about whether or not they can style. there are businesses making decision abouts whether or not they are going to stain if this isa not they are going to stain if this is a stumbling block, we are going to keep going around and

the president of the european council, donald tusk, has warned britain's prime minister theresa may thatmuch more progress" is needed on brexit talks, before discussions can begin on a future trade deal. the irish prime minister leo varadkar also wants a guarantee there'll be no physical border with northern ireland after brexit. a military dog who helped save the lives of british and afghan troops has received the animal equivalent of the victoria cross. mali was seriously wounded in 2012, when he entered a building in kabul under fire, to sniff out explosives and insurgents. our reporter chi chi izundu has the story. this is mali, the eight—year—old belgian mellonwah, who's been awarded the dickin medal, the highest honour for an army animal. in 2012, he was helping british troops in afghanistan when they came under attack. while searching for insurgents, mali came under direct fire as he sniffed out explosives and searched for a safe exit. his special forces handler during the operation is anonymous for security reasons. from operations that we had been on previously, he had really so

eu council president donald tusk says there are only 10 days to deliver on divorce terms with the eu with london wants to move to the next phase of negotiations in december as planned. he made those comments after meeting with britain' prime ministers theresa may on the sidelines of a brussels summit. there are still outstanding issues the biggest contention between britain and the eu remains the amount of money the u.k. should pay to fulfill its obligations. the cost of housing has shot up in many european countries in recent years, with britain leading the way. it is a topic of hot debate, some say the market decides, others say property speculation by the megarich is to blame. whatever the cause, it has driven britain back to living off of the land. >> before claire and charles moved, they lived in the center of london. she was a elbit imaging, he was a chef. they had a two room -- she was a yoga teacher, he was a chef. >> millionaire started buying properties around us>>. the rate just went up. >> now they share 300,000 square meters with 30 adults and five children. the communit

the president of the european council, donald tusk, has warned theresa may that there will need to bech more progress" on brexit talks, before discussions can begin on a future trade deal. the opposition mayor of the venezuelan capital caracas has fled house arrest and crossed the border into colombia. antonio ledezma said he planned to speak out against human rights abuses in venezuela. police have confirmed that four people have died in a mid—air collision between a light aircraft and a helicopter in buckinghamshire. the accident happened close to the village of waddesdon. from there, our correspondent ben ando has the latest. working into the night, the police and air investigators tried to find out why this crash happened, and who was killed. police say a total of four people were in a helicopter and a light aircraft, two in each, and no one survived. our priorities today remain with investigating the next of kin, finding out who they are, informing them and supporting them with specialist officers as we progress the investigation here on site. the collision happened just after mi

that was donald tusk there and you probably heard there was some talking going on.mited her comments to a brief statement on the way out of the gathering. we are agreed that good progress has been made, but there is more to be done. we should move forward together towards that point were sufficient progress can be declared, and we can look ahead to what i have already saidi look ahead to what i have already said i want to see, a deep and special and comprehensive partnership between the uk and the remaining 27 members of the european union. thank you. just to recap, the uk wants trade talks to start and the eu has flagged up three sticking points. taking you through those, we have got the amount of money the uk will pay to meet its liabilities to the eu. the so—called divorce bill. also, the status of european union nationals in the uk once brexit removes their existing rights. and finally, what will happen to the only land border between the uk and the eu? that is the frontier between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. well, our europe correspondent adam

chief donald tusk hints that russia interfered in the brakes it referendum despite the u.k.'s prime minister having denied it and a high security facility that strikes fear into the hearts of even russia's most hardened criminals getting unique access to the black golf in the nation's toughest prison. these. are some of the country's worst mainly.

eu council president donald tusk is expected to tell theresa may to give up hope of starting post—brexits morning, the brexit secretary david davis the prime minister said she wanted to move forward together in negotiation with eu leaders. those continue, and we look forward to meeting the european council, and we are continuing to look through the issues. i was clear in florence that we will honour our commitments, but of course we want to move forward together, talking about the trade issues in partnership for the future. i have set out a vision for that economic partnership, and i look forward to the european union responding positively to that so that we can move forward together and ensure that we get the best possible arrangements for the future that will be good for people in the united kingdom and across the remaining eu 27. thank you. our correspondent kevin connolly is in gothenburg. how do you think it will go down with her european counterparts? i'm sure theresa may would love to know the answer to that! very interesting the answer to that! very interesting the prime minister

the prime minister is due to meet donald tusk — president of the european council.a half century from australia captain steve smith leaves the first test against england evenly poised. more now on our top story. the new president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has defended the actions of his predecessor, robert mugabe — saying he'd made an immense contribution to the nation. in his inauguration speech, he vowed to rebuild the country and and insisted elections would go ahead as planned next year. mr mnangagwa was speaking after being sworn—in during a ceremony at the national sports stadium in harare, attended by thousands of cheering supporters. he said zimbabwe must not be "held hostage" by the past. let me at this stage pay special tribute to one of and the only surviving founding father of our nation, robert mugabe. he led us in our struggle for national independence. he assumed responsibilities of leadership at a formative and very challenging time at the birth of our nation. that needs to be lauded and celebrated for all times. whatever errors of commission

the process of building up to that decision starts in brussels when they meet donald tusk and eu leaders decision is taken but we will see that decision is starting to become clear over the next couple of weeks. the british government says it is in urgent discussion with the european commission. the european commission after it cancelled the uk‘s turn to host the european capital of culture. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. sarah corker reports. the programme of arts, music and dance attracted billions of extra billions and pounds to glasgow. in 2023, the uk was due to hold the title. just days before the winner was supposed to be announced, this bombshell from brussels. the european commission said... you look back in the past and countries that are not members of european union have had capital of culture is. but the second thing thatis culture is. but the second thing that is really extraordinary, they knew the result of the referendum in june 2016, why did they wait until all the bids had been put in. june 2016, why did they wait until all the bids had bee