e.u. leaders think the u.k. should be given a longer delay and take part in european parliamentary elections i've been clear that the u.k.'s request is for the extension to see if i could be working to make sure that we leave the european union. the european union by now the parliament didn't pass the withdrawal agreed. so we need that extra time to work to ensure that we can get a deal straight parliament this enables us to be even a signal to the bank that's in everybody's interest i think what matters is that we are able to the see european union at the point at which we ratify got withdrawal agreements that would enable us to leave on the twenty second of may well any extension long or short must be ratified by the remaining twenty seven e.u. member states and the e.u.'s chief negotiator says that may must provide a clear reason for the extension of the prime minister of tourism a. request to the cruiser extension of the article fifty. one point to keep orton in the extension. to be her own share of the pull

e.u. leaders we know that the e.u. council president tosk has said that e.u. leaders have agreed to an extension which we haven't had confirmed just how long that extension would be some sources are saying it could be october now if that is the case it would be the way between what reason may have asked for which was the thirtieth of june and the longer extension the date been spoken about by several leaders including in fact the e.u. council president himself or that was at the end of the year or even longer to talk about all this with me i have a mind to study it from the brookings institution amanda i mean these talks have been going on for hours now it looks as if we might finally have some clarity we know we've gone extension we're not sure exactly what it will be whether or not is not what's is this good news for treason may i think it's good news in the sense that she got the extension that she was looking for even if it wasn't quite the timeframe that she was expecting although that said she asked for the june third. he has day when she was here three w

e.u. leaders have other ideas through those lines it's friday night. plus israel's benjamin netanyahu is on course for a record fifth term as prime minister following a very tight race is main challenger has just conceded and netanyahu looks ready to set up a right wing coalition government and get our although this world astronomers review the first ever image of a black hole one of the most mysterious objects in the cosmos a milestone in astrophysics. on land a hawk thank you so much for your company everyone british prime minister theresa may is in brussels for an emergency summit on her country's would draw from the european union which is now due to take place on friday night while she's pleading for a second extension to the brig's a deadline until early summer but french president in monterrey and other e.u. leaders are skeptical of may's ability to deliver an orderly brags that they could reject the request or grant a longer delay than may actually wants thank you mr speaker by asher. all along or no extension at all to me of lawmakers grill th

e.u. leaders think the u.k. should be given a longer delay and take part in european parliamentary elections any extension long or short must be ratified by the remaining twenty seven e.u. member states and the chief negotiator says may must provide a clear reason for it. if i may still try as i may. request to divert cruiser attention of the article fifty. one people. in the extension of the house to be sure i'm sure the poultice and i were coming from push to get to the right if you can of the we drive. the record on this. drug the only way to ensure an all delete. of the u.k. which is the owner of common interest. let's go live to brussels now and speak to the tasha butler who is following developments for us that tasha any idea of what's going on inside the meeting what are some of the sticking points like. what we're now into the early hours of thursday morning here in brussels and these discussions have been going on for several hours earlier that the british prime minister to resign may try to persuade con

e.u. leaders meeting alongside gold and claude. well christophe kober from d.w. business is here to tell us what's on the table what's at stake in this mazing high kristoff so what are the main talking points for the europeans and the chinese well the conditions under which this meeting is taking place certainly have changed i mean the e.u. has changed its stance towards china china is an important trading partner so more coffee aeration is certainly on the table however they are the persistent problems of the past difficult market access for for foreign companies onto the chinese market the question of intellectual property rights product piracy human rights not least and there is a growing number of areas where the e.u. sees china as a systematic rival a country that wants to export its model of society and trying to gain influence by investments it's taking that has become clear once more when italy joined china's controversial belt and road initiative and by many your leaders isn't seen as another example of china's. divide and rule attitude what is china wan

e.u. leaders to speak has spoken with antonio the e.u. parliament president he addressed the press after his meeting with to reason may put forward eight points from the e.u. parliament side the highlights of those words and no deal breakers that have to be avoided at all costs that there had to be agreement between the two main parties in the united kingdom over how withdrawal agreement would be handled also there could be no reopening of the withdrawal agreement and most importantly one of the most forcefully by and through points from the e.u. parliament president was that if the united kingdom has to field candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections then they have to realize that these elections are no game so that in shifts the european parliament is the home of democracy because of this uncertainty the principle of popular representation is under threat we cannot go on like this you must know what's going to happen and how long the extension will last for the european parliament games are not acceptable to the games at the ex

e.u. leaders think the u.k. should be given a longer delay and take part in european parliamentary elections and the extension long or short must be ratified by the remaining e.u. twenty seven member states and the e.u. chief negotiator says may must provide a clear reason for it. the prime minister of tourism a. request to do a cruise an extension of the article fifty. one point if you don't in extension need. to be. on shelves that pull of course. and our common problem is to get to the right if you can of the drawer agree that the record of this. drug resistant the only way to ensure an i'll delete. of the u.k. which is a common interest. but without an extension the u.k. could crash out of the e.u. without a deal on april twelfth that's this friday three's a may has been trying to convince each leaders to grant her an extension until june thirtieth but there are unlikely to agree to another short delay now if the u.k. hasn't left the block by may twenty third it will have to take part in the e.u. parliamentar

e.u. leaders to grant her an extension of article fifty which would delay breaks it's until june thirtieth she was saying she needs more time to try and get to with the agreement passed by westminster when it wasn't clear whether or not she would get past extension but e.u. leaders have now said that she can have an extension until october thirty first about so much longer than she actually asked for she is saying that that's an opportunity but she still determined to try and get the u.k. to leave the e.u. well before that what she doesn't want to do is have to contest the european union's parliamentary elections that are coming up in may now and e.u. rules for as long as the u.k. remains within the european union it must abide by all rules and one of them is that it must contest the european elections to reason may it was certainly quite defiant as she left saying she's going to go to westminster now and try and see what she can do but there is no doubt that many e.u. leaders here really feel that she came to brussels without a plan and she's leaving without much of a plan as well what al

european leaders have called it a breakthrough the e.u. . summit in brussels beijing. make concessions on key issues like market access and intellectual property this at a time of growing european unease over china's brand of economic ambition stage. the choreography is still a bit shaky but when it comes to matters of trade at least the relationship is going in the right direction that's european union council president donald tusk take on the final communique for this year's brussels summit. negotiations have been difficult about it fruitful. three managed to agree a joint statement which set. out the ship based on the reciprocity china has compromised on several key questions international companies will no longer be pressured into disclosing their technological know how to their chinese partners will also cut back on state subsidies and in future trade relations will be developed in accordance with united nations principles and world trade organization regulations. for the higher. we need to speed up negotiations on the china europe investment agreement with a view

e.u. leaders have other ideas through those lines it's friday night. plus israel's benjamin netanyahu is.

e.u. leaders with the u.k. just forty eight hours away from crashing out of the union without a deal they met to consider prime minister to resume a his request for a second extension of the brics a deadline there often a six month postponement until october thirty first two reason they accepted at the office despite ted preference for a shorter period until they need june thirtieth. i continue to believe we need to leave the e.u. with a deal as soon as possible and finally the e.u. have agreed that the extension can be terminated when the withdrawal agreement has been ratified which is my key request of my fellow leaders for example this means that if we are able to pass a deal in the first three weeks of may we will not have to take part in european elections and will officially leave the e.u. on saturday the first of june i will be making a statement to the house of commons further talks will also take place between the government and the opposition to seek a way forward but the extension comes with a condit

e.u. leaders have other ideas the deadline is friday night. and the farewell to a basket full legends germany's novitsky pulls time on a glittering two decade career in north america's n.b.a. . mackinnon thanks so much for joining us astronomers have just revealed what they are calling a ground breaking development at a series of coordinated press conferences around the world researches using a global network of telescopes announced they had photographed the edge of a black hole for the very first time black holes all celestial objects with such strong gravitational fields that even lie. it gets pulled into them scientists hope the new images will explain how must act in such extreme conditions which could verify all contradict for example albert einstein's theory of relativity. so to explain that for us i'm joined now by. science desk thanks so much for joining us tell me why these images of a black hole are such a big deal haven't scientists known what black holes looked like for a long time well no they haven't which is great enough because

e.u. leaders want some checks on britain remains in the e.u. to make sure that it doesn't disrupt do you business use its veto when it wants because of the concern here is that breaks it to simply overshadowing much of the work that is done in brussels potential partner with the latest there from brussels natasha for the moment thank you well earlier to resume a hinted in prime minister's questions that a second referenda may need to be on the table in order to get her deal through her brakes a deal which has been voted down by parliament so three times so let's go live to bernard smith who is in westminster bernard the issue of a second referendum has been so controversial just a few weeks ago we saw hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets of money. when asking for a second referendum doesn't now look like it actually could be a possibility. the prime minister made it clear in prime minister's questions that she and her party's not in favor of a second referendum and it's been one of her red lines but of course part of the

e.u. leaders gathered at an emergency summit in brussels and they decided to grant british prime minister theresa may a six month extension but it was a night of a tough talks france's president a man on the concept he is running out of patience and he's not alone so a lifeline for brakes it but will it be enough i'm sumi so much god in berlin this is the day. tonight still reveal goals of the side that through grants the united kingdom a flexible extension of the cool fifty period through the. thirty first of october this means. for the u.k. i continue to believe we need these e.u. with the deal as soon as possible and actually you have agreed that the extension complete when the withdrawal agreement has been rushed final push is mikey request of my fellow. people it's key to preserve a coherent if europe and allow it to move forward to be achieved on britain's preparation for the european elections guarantees the functioning of the institutions of the european union. europe's viability immunity is still at stake was part foremost interest is an orderly withdrawal of britain from the e.u

e.u. leaders came together once again to deal with britain's in a. early to do what it says it wants to do leave the european union now two deadlines for brags that have already come and gone the e.u. again granted the u.k. one more one last extension if british prime minister theresa may had been sent back to london empty handed she and her country would have crashed out of the european union on friday evening at eleven pm london time but europe offered him a much more time than she'd even asked for so does this plan put an end to the chaos or just prolong the ticking brags that bomb. during this time. the call for function would be entirely in the u.k. so and. you can still go out there fide there is the rogue reman. in each case the extension will be terminated. it can also reconsider the whole regs its strategy. and that might lead to changes in the political decoration but not in that it was there all agreement until the end of this period they also have the possibility to revoke the key fifty and go through briggs it all together. this extensio

e.u. leaders may instead of for a year delay the concern is that again if these parliamentary elections were held then the breaks it takes place and then u.k. representatives might be seen some are saying as a trojan horse of sorts is that correct. yes or the european union does not want to give britain a say in a unity of europe that they have refused to be part of and that unity requires open borders to let continental europeans come to england for jobs and other things it deals with again the same issues that prompted brags that the catastrophe here is that the wobbling of the british is threatening together with other things the whole project of a unified europe and that's what's in the balance as they negotiate back and forth so when theresa may goes in an instant just this june thirtieth deadline are chances pretty strong then that the e.u. leaders are going to say no we even see they're going to have to be a four year or get it done by friday. i think so i think by now the europeans are to discovering that the worst thing about break is it is not whether it happens or whether it doesn

e.u. leaders that they were going well as a pretense of a pretext rather for the extension she was given e.u. leaders. the other end we're told by the labor party that they weren't going all that well that the government in fact it showed little willingness or sign of real compromise so will the first order of business be a real sense an intention to compromise to find a deal or there was a clue last night in the press conference she gave went off by the media whether she plans now to resign she said no she will resign when and only when withdrawal agreement is parsed by this parliament so they will be in fact that real priority is once again to try to get briggs deal passed by this parliament to deal i'll remind you that's been comprehensively rejected three times already john of many things. australia's prime minister has called a general election for may eighteenth with the campaign expected to focus on taxation climate change and inequality and scott morrison is conservative coalition is seeking a third term in office but opinion polls but the opposition labor party well ahead a coalitio

e.u. leaders have now said that she can have an extension until oct thirty first about so much longer than she actually asked for she is saying that that's an opportunity but she still determined to try and get the u.k. to leave the e.u. well before about what she doesn't want to do is have to contest the european union's parliamentary elections that are coming up in may now under e.u. rules for as long as the u.k. remains within the european union it must abide by all rules and one of them is that it must contest the european elections to reason may it was certainly quite defiant as she left saying she's going to go to westminster now and try and see what she can do but there is no doubt that many e.u. leaders here really feel that she came to brussels without a plan and she's leaving without much of a plan as well what all they can offer as they say is more time but as we heard from the e.u. council's president really the whole just the whole course of action now for braggs that he said is really in the hands of the u.k. now sudan's army is expected to make what's being called an importa

e.u. leaders to plead her case for an extension the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. on friday but mrs may wants to move that to june thirtieth. benjamin netanyahu looks set for a fifth term as israel's prime minister despite the party of his main rival winning as many seats he's expected to get the support of smaller right wing parties to form a coalition government. the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the deepening crisis in then as whaler with the u.s. vice president mike pence demanding the group recognize the opposition leader john quiet though as the just him at president venezuela has been hit by another huge power with reports of twenty out of twenty three states affected john wants people to come out and protest against the ongoing public services failures the president nicolas maduro is blaming u.s. sabotage for the power cuts mike hanna joins us live from the u.n. so might the chances of the u.n. security council doing something meaningful here must look pretty unlikely. very unlikely indeed as on so many other issues the security council deeply

e.u. leaders refuse the u.k. could end up crashing out of the european union in two days' time. of course we're closely following that election in israel for you the the results show that there's quite a cliffhanger in terms of the distribution of seats but it does look at this point was almost all votes counted that benyamin netanyahu will come out on top he has a good chance of forming a coalition with a number of right wing parties but. the centrist candidate and former general in the country he's looking also he's claiming victory at this point we'll find out more at the top of the next hour meanwhile we've got christophe. cruz cobra coming up next with business who's going to be bringing us. the latest. tara poker. u.s. president donald trump is ignoring the rules of free trade and setting global markets on edge but are europe and germany doing that much better. who are the winners and losers in a high stakes game. in sixty minutes on w. . good news to the futurists. do it yourself network the news you know max you tube channel subscribers don't miss out on t.v. it's tina a

e.u. leaders are expected to grant a second delay to the u.k. leaving the bloc may will be requesting an extension until june thirtieth but the e.u. leaders are expected to debate to debate allowing a longer to get delay with conditions to avoid any future prime minister of damaging interests all right for the very latest on this let's bring in our brussels correspondent ben do you get we're just two days away from britain potentially crashing out of the e.u. without a deal what is the mood in brussels right now. it is a mixture of anger frustration and disbelief because here we go again at the same point at three that we were on fourteen days ago the you has to save britain hard to break said again and to ground delay an extension through the breaks is negotiations. it will be surely a flexible office so britain can leave at any point at once but has to leave until next march or the end of the year that has to be decided tonight but still the e.u. has to save the united kingdom because the brits are not able to organize their own direct sit in

and trump are already butting heads over trade and defense spending there isn't any particular e.u. leader that stands out as the one who would stand up and challenge the united states is a unilateral approach to. it's the israeli palestinian situation these are all over . the world health organization reports that cases of measles worldwide have tripled since last year the united nations children's fund unicef says one third of the dust from the disease occur in india adding that misinformation on vaccinations is spread through one of the country's most popular messenger services whatsapp. you have seen your friend over and over to the emerging is the use of social media. use of smart media to spread rumors regarding. that are going to. see we're going to have to step in working really closely with government we're all going to media during that individual media. to do stories with the right information. with the right messaging in the public space. dozens of schools in the city of mumbai have reportedly stopped doctors from vaccinating students in new delhi two parents are opposing vacci

e.u. leaders and yes we have heard on different ends of the spectrum we've heard from friends saying that she shouldn't be guaranteed an extension at all and you hear from others including you know european council leaders that she should be given much more time but this issue of the elections is very very complicated nobody wants to see. british lawmakers running for positions that they then would bake it immediately there's a tenth of the seats in the european parliament are held by the u.k. right now so that would leave a huge gap if you make decisions with these people and then they leave but the only thing everyone is on the same page about at the moment is that a hard brics it is very bad for both sides and so despite their positioning ahead of meetings like the summit next week that is something that everyone does agree on and to which everyone will work their hardest to avoid so short as we can of the european election is a huge complications due to take place in britain on the twenty may give in the book the conservatives and the opposition labor party has so hopelessly divided o

e.u. leaders are expected to develop a debate allowing a longer delay with conditions as you may insist it's in no one's interest for a person to leave. without a deal. i still believe that actually the best sit for the u.k. is to be able to leave in an orderly way to be able to leave with a deal and i do want to ensure that that breaks it does indeed all of the result of the referendum there are members of this house who don't want to alter the results of the referendum i do. now the german chancellor angela merkel is one of the e.u. leaders who will be decided impressions fate out awesome urgency summit in brussels this evening she's come out in support of giving the u.k. a long extension. that's why i argue that we can absolutely prolong the extension for several months if there is a large majority in support of it today but we shouldn't delay when britain makes its decision it should be able to exit the all right for the very latest let's bring in mass who's standing by in london for us but it's looking like the e.u. would prefer to offer a longer breaks that extension how's that going d

e.u. leaders at a summit in brussels next week and the hayward has war with just a week to go until britain's already delayed departure date from the e.u. the u.k.'s prime minister unable to get a deal through parliament wants to delay brix it yet again writing to the e.u. calling for an extension until the end of june none of our economy is growing fast enough to guarantee that a no deal scenario wouldn't push us into recession so it's a bad outcome all round and i think the french understand i think germans understand that and you know what we are looking for. just to avoid a long extension the e.u. itself wants to avoid the u.k. crashing out with no deal it also doesn't want a series of short delay so the idea of a longer extension possibly a year is being talked about in brussels but that would have to be approved by all the e.u. leaders at an emergency summit next week so the question will be has the prime minister got sufficient detail and sufficient. can you give your opinion is sufficient assurances that june thirtieth is a sensible day and has a plan of how to get there and will the

e.u. leaders are expected to grant a longer delay with conditions attached due to a lack of belief a maze ability to deliver an orderly burks it. well after she arrived at the commission building in brussels just moments ago a maid was asked by reporters what she would do if the e.u. insisted on a longer delay this is what she said. i'm working to ensure that we can leave the european union within the time scale that the government wants to see i want us to have to be able to leave the european union smooth and orderly way as soon as possible and that's what i'm going to be working for thank you. so that just moments ago in brussels before that german chancellor angela merkel she's one of the e.u. leaders who will decide britain's fate at that emergency summit in brussels this evening she has come out in support of giving the u.k. a longer extension. that's why i argue that we can absolutely prolong the extension for several months if there is a large majority in support of it today but we shouldn't delay when britain makes its decision it should be able to exit the mediately. all right s

and trump are already butting heads over trade and defense spending there isn't any particular e.u. leader that stands out as the one who would stand up and challenge the united states is a unilateral approach. towards the israeli palestinian situation peter all over r.t. berlin. russian state duma's passed the bill dubbed the internet isolation bill will make its claim that it will help ensure russia's security online all the critics claim it's an attempt at censorship michael exactly discussed initiative with our correspondent richard national. it's called the bill on separate internet and it is aimed at creating domestic told to independent internet here in russia as a measure of the lawmakers behind those documents say to protect the country from cyber attacks from cyber threats while technically this means that if russia one day is cut off from the global network it will still be able to function to operate without being affected the only source of this bill say that is simply a response to america's two thousand and eighteen strategy or national cybersecurity that they found aggressi

and he has his reasons you know he wants to be the e.u. leader least one of the e.u. leaders he was once pushed through in business e.u. reforms and doesn't went want the e.u. to get blocked by bricks and business for years on end and also it seems to be part of the doc description of a french lady to be tough on the brits if you look back to the one nine hundred sixty s. the very famous gentleman shall go to the tate britain spit to join the twice actually in the sixty's so it might be that nikon gets his the gold moment now but how about i just talked to the ellie's a government and they said that is an opening actually that no longer pays to extend it to an extension as long as it is reasonable so what's an anglo american just now came up with twenty twenty seems too long for them but a few months might be possible all right that begs the question to max here in berlin is chancellor angela merkel a moderating influence on paris and e.u. at large. she certainly is a moderating influence as a petition by with moderate success especially when we look at what she has ac

e.u. leaders are locked in emergency talks over whether to grant the u.k. another break said the way prime minister to resign may has asked for an extension until the end of june but the block has shown resistance to another short delay. but the u.s. vice president has called on the united nations to revoke the credentials of venezuelan president nicolas maduro as government washington recognizes the opposition leader one why though as the country's leader by pence told the u.n. security council that the u.s. will exert a diplomatic and economic pressure to bring about political change the time has come for the united nations to recognize interim president wanted wado as the legitimate president of venezuela and seek his representative in this body this body should revoke the credentials of venezuela's representative to the united nations recognize interim president want to go and see the representative of the free venezuelan government in this body without delay with all due respect mr ambassador you shouldn't be here. you should return to venezuela. and t

e.u. leaders he has described china and the european union as quote important partners more coffee aeration deals are expected to be signed during the meeting as the trading relationship between the two sides has been growing. now let's get some more on the story with our correspondents saying i'm so in taipei and barbro whistle and brussels barbara let me start with you the european union just reassessed its stance toward china criticizing its influence in europe and labeling the country a systematic rival how is this changed attitude likely to impact the talks. that is going of course to impact the talks because this is the first meeting after the e.u. really really is sest its relationship with china and its position towards china in the last years if we look at it i mean these complaints you already mentioned intellectual property so after dumping state aid that was hidden elect of france parents the like of market access i mean this long range that already has been there it's always been known european business always complained about this and now fine of the lead the e.u. has said we

e.u. leaders for an extension of article fifty and push brigs it to the end of june or something she's goingto ask for the special summit on wednesday she must try and convince and win over one of the use main leaders emmanuel mark or the french president that is why she is coming to paris to speak to him in person and i'm out on my car has so far been one of those e.u. leaders it's taken a hard line when it comes to the briggs it process and to the idea of giving treason may another extension he has said that the british prime minister must come with a credible plan in order to justify an extension when she's there in brussels but what we are now hearing from some at least say sources is that amount or mark would be opens an extension of that was something that wasn't clear until now but they are saying he'd be open some extension but it would have to be a short one he doesn't want a sort of extension which might roll into next year because he doesn't want his process to be dragged. ours any longer and he's expressed particular concern natasha for exit disrupting the upcoming parliamentary

e.u. leaders to support her request for an extension of article fifty delaying bragg's it's all the end of june something she's going to be asking for officially at that special e.u. summit of wednesday then she must win over the french president emanuel my call because it might or might call has been the e.u. leader that's perhaps taken the toughest line when it comes to the whole process break that process and has made it very clear to the reason may that he's also not a good for giving extensions without any clear reason in fact and i don't my all just told you politicians recently that he was a bit fed up that the u.k. seemed to be holding the e.u. hostage no matter what color is likely to say to reason they come up show me your plan and that is what she will have to do if i'm out of our core believes that she has a credible plan that justifies an extension but he may choose to support that but whether or not to reserve may's cross party talks with the opposition labor party in westminster would be enough to convince the french president remains unclear. at least five members of afghan

e.u. leaders want to create common policies for dealing with trade overtures from china but concerns remain that beijing is also trying to make any lateral deals with some e.u. members such as croatia. it's the first visit by a chinese premier to go asia a tiny market when compared to china but one of many european countries beijing is hoping to deepen trade ties with. want to hire that. we need to speed up negotiations on the china europe investment agreement with a view to making decisive progress by the end of the current year yet then we can conclude a high quality china europe agreement before the end of next year it should be fair for institutional investors from both sides and ensure mutual openness. and saying seem to be moving in that direction that's the european union council presidents take after this year's e.u. china summit. there goes the shows have been difficult about that fruitful. three managed to agree a joint statement which is that. there should be based on the reciprocity with you that means compromises china says international companies will no longer be pressured to

e.u. leaders and she's waiting for their decision she's already stated that she wants a short extension up until june thirtieth so that britain will not be forced to participate in those upcoming european parliament. elections but he sions with britain has worn thin some leaders want to impose a longer extension on britain to ensure that the country passes a withdrawal bill for an orderly exit from the e.u. . here's what we heard today from the main players in the debate over granting that breaks that extension i think that the u.k.'s request is for the extension to the cities that you know i could be working to make sure that we need to european union indeed he could have left the european union by now the parliament didn't pass the withdrawal agreement so we need that extra time to work to ensure that we can get a deal through parliament this enables this to be even a signal to the way it's in everybody's interest i think what mark says is that we are able to these the european union not the point at which we are asked if i got withdrawn agreement that would enable us to leave on the twe

e.u. leaders are holding another emergency summit in brussels today over britain still on was over the exit from the european union european council president proposed a flexible one year extension the people of collecting would rejoice at the announcement the french port is the major terminal for trains and ferries between the u.k. and the continent and fears about the potential effects of briggs that are running high. a massive traffic jam at customs in kerala that's what happens when french customs officials work to rule they perform their jobs very slowly as a form of protest to cope with brags that the french government has promised seven hundred extra officials the trade unions say that's far too few especially if there's a no deal bragg's it. each day the euro tunnel shuttle train carries four thousand five hundred vehicles through the channel tunnel kalai alone you just all if britain were to leave the customs union goods inspections would immediately become more stringent. but the infrastructure isn't in place for that it's still under construction and there aren't enough personnel

june she must win over the french president demand on my car because he has been the e.u. leaderthat has taken a well maybe the hardest line of during this whole breaks it process and has said that he wouldn't be open to another extension unless there was a very good reason for it you know him and all machall is fiercely pro european he sees bragg's it as something which is just a disruptive in the longer it goes on the more damage is being done to the european union and that is something that he wishes to avoid so that's why i went to resume a rives and meets macro at the least say a little later he is likely to say to her look you need to have a credible plan in order to justify any extension now whether or not to resume a cross party talks with the opposition labor party in westminster whether or not. call believes that that will be enough to find a solution to breaks it enough to justify an extension is not unclear there are some in france those say should e.u. leaders they always have to act by consensus all twenty seven should they decide on wednesday to grant an extension

e.u. and disrupt business so what leaders of all trees are made to do is to make sure that while the u.k. stays in the e.u. . who doesn't disrupt the e use agenda ok that's quite a night into the wee hours of the morning for you and for the leaders of the e.u. as well we appreciate the update we'll be checking back in with you very shortly so the final word is that the e.u. has granted an extension to october thirty first in the u.k. for breakfast to actually happen they actually do option to leave sooner as well keep it here much more news at the top of the hour. went on line. to the answer for them not to drive therefore if you join us on sat all of us have been colonized in some form or some fashion this is a diana react talking about a legal front you have seen what it can do to somebody people are using multiple drugs including the funnel and some people are seeking it out everyone has a voice from the us your thoughts your twitter and you could be on the street and join the colobus conversation on how to zero. it's the fos day of school in bob an elementary school in mosul. to use th

e.u. leaders are poised to offer the u.k.d brexit extension, but france wants strict conditions as european council president donald tusk calls for a long, flexible delay. meanwhile, german finance minister olaf schultz tells cnbc his country is ready for any brexit end result. >> we are ready for both >> tesko rises after a full year profit and hike since dif depd, but the british groesh esear says market conditions are remaining uncertain. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu now promising to form a coalition quickly with 97% of the votes here in israel already counted, and the conservatives with a clear lead. zbriefrmts for february the gdp grew 0.2% month-on-month that was better than the market had been expecting polls suggest economists were looking for a 0% month-on-month. nor the year on year number, it was up 2%. that's the highest year-on-year growth rate since november 2017. also ahead of expectations which were for a 1.7% rise as you can see, sterling marching higher to the tune of 15 basis points. recap f

e.u. leaders to plead her case for an extension to resume a wants to delay the u.k. exit from the e.u. until june the thirtieth with the possibility of an earlier departure if the withdrawal deal is ratified but the european council president is proposing a far longer extension of up to one year. many people beatrice straight at the summit is taking place actually because the u.k. should be left to use by now and i greatly regret the fact the parliament has not been able to pass a deal that would enable us to be in a smooth mostly way but i and the government continue to find a way for which we can talking with your positions being serious constructive to say they will continue to more of the purpose of this summit is to industry an extension which gives us more time to agree the deal to enable us to the e.u. in that smooth and orderly way and. for us in brussels the david is there a sense there that she's just going to have to accept whatever they decide to come up with. what i think that's the case i mean it's not her that's going to decide it's the e.u. twenty seven who will decide

e.u. leaders at the summit next wednesday to offer brits in this one year extension and he vest saying that that also allows for what she wants which is for the u.k. to leave the e.u. by the end of june they're saying that it would be a one year flexible extension so it any time before then if the u.k. parliament did pass a deal then they could leave well before the end so it's basically not contradicting what to reason he has put in this letter you are referring to that she sent to donald tusk to pass on to the other e.u. twenty seven leaders of course perhaps her thinking is that it's better for her to ask for a short extension and that to be rejected than to be seen to be. weak if you like to be seen not to be not to be doing everything she can to try to get bricks it through particularly for the hard line breaks it is in her own party why do i say that because that date of thirtieth of june was already rejected by the european union when she asked for it before circumstances have changed slightly now the british government in this letter say that they are getting ready to see take part

e.u. leaders will consider allowing the u.k. to stay in the european union for another year i didn't notice the summit in brussels on wednesday on tuesday britain's prime minister to resign held talks with the french president and german chancellor to try to persuade them to back her request to delay brags that until june thirtieth but the european council president doesn't believe may will succeed in getting a deal approved in westminster by that time without the approval of the block the u.k. will crash out on friday well one of the major sticking points in reaching a deal on briggs it has been the irish backstop close to reason agreed with the e.u. to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland. reports people in belfast are feeling far from reassured single mom did recalls and has been unemployed for more than two years she plays with one of her two children in a park close to their home in western belfast. she says she's experienced years of financial insecurity and uncertainty over brakes it makes her afraid everybody i

e.u. passed but reaching out to the leader of the opposition jeremy corbyn.the process that the house of commons has try it surely has not come up with an answer . so today i'm taking action to break the logjam i'm offering to sit down with the leader of the opposition and to try to agree a plan that we would both stick to to ensure that we leave the european union and that we do so with a deal. now of course it's unclear exactly what the prime minister expects from those talks because she seems to be putting all the onus on mr korb and she said in her speech that she still thinks her deal is the only deal on the table and it's on that basis that she will sit down and talk to him but mr corbett has already opposed her deal three times and of course it's been defeated three times in votes in the house of commons but she said that she wishes to see perhaps if there's some common ground that they can come to with regards to the future relationship with europe again germany corgan for example supports a customs union with the european union but the prime minister