and the eu are not concurrent, the uk will be forced into the regulatory regime of the eu in some fashion and there will be no prospects of a serious trade deal in the future. if that occurs the u.s. will have lost a significant opportunity. firstly, you've said clearly in trade that you are not protectionists. the u.s. has been one of the strongest forces for liberalized trade on the planet. a deal with the uk, a country at a similar socioeconomic level so there can be no race to the bottom or offshore of u.s. jobs and a country where there is a balanced trade relationship is the ideal candidate for the agenda. we are each other's foreign direct investment and we both employ over 1 million of each other's citizens. despite as many protectionist actions, president trump knew this when he proposed a bold, free trade envision at the quebec g7 meeting in june. no tariff, no barrier, he said. that's the way it should be. he also knew that three g7 members, france, germany and italy, bound by the eu's external tariffs are not capable of joining that project. it also highlights my second point,

italy one of the original eu member states, now the first major eu country with a populist government disregard eu budget rules. brexit for the eu is seen as containable. they believe they are disappointed britain is leaving but it doesn't challenge the fundamentals of the eu. but when you have a memberlike fundamentals of the eu. but when you have a member like italy, that it's not something so easy to manage. interesting to throw forward. britain isn't looking at what will happen to the eu in the future after it is no longer a member but there are some interesting dilemmas for that organisation. yes, and that forward thinking is so important, because this is the fight europe will have on its hands. to a lesser extent, north america as well. donald trump in the oval office right now, which brings us page of the financial times. the us is pushing back on the eu when it comes to certain types of financial regulations. there is a tension and all of it will impact trade and free movement of goods, services and people, definitely within the eu as populist tendencies rise but also globally

further 18 months, she has argued with eu leaders. the last one ended with eu leaders.h angry recriminations. at home it is no easier. some cabinet members have threatened to quit over her plans. loyal colleagues say it is time for unity. everybody needs to get behind the prime minister and pull behind her because she is trying to deliver the best deal for britain and that is the best way to take this forward. but the former secretary david davis says the cabinet must get therese me to change direction. disagreement is over the so—called irish backstop, how to avoid border checks between northern ireland and ireland if a suitable trade arrangement is not in place, with theresa may suggesting that the uk stays in the custom union. these concerns have to be made very clear to the prime minister. this has to be a cabinet decision. the labour leadership is scathing about theresa may's plans. if she comes back with something that is just a fudge that she has cooked up with brussels we are not going to vote for it. the british people are not stupid and we are not stupid and w

the eu has signalled that it achieve a deal. the eu has signalled thatitis achieve a deal. the eu has signalled that it is not prepared to compromise on the issues relating to the irish border. they say theresa may has already signed up to these. we will have the latest from question in brussels, we will speak toa question in brussels, we will speak to a german mp and a leading brexits supporter. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: rail passengers have faced major disruption, after cable damage caused delays and cancellations, in and out of london paddington. thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments of thousands of pounds, after a government miscalculation. turkish investigators enter the residence of the saudi consul in istanbul, to gather more evidence about the suspected killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. and, the owner of fulham football club withdraws his £600 million bid, to buy wembley stadium. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that the prime minister insists her brexit proposals, are still alive, as she arrives in b

the 27 remaining member states of the eu have been kept just remaining member states of the eu have been much in the dark as we have about the brexit negotiations because it really has just been about the negotiating teams being in that room at the european commission, locked in there for the last week or so. the ambassadors last met on friday night in luxembourg with a message from the european commission that things are the european commission that things a re really the european commission that things are really sensitive and wait and see and we will tell you when there is news. so all of these diplomats from across europe basically been told the thing that we have been told. but the invitation of that is that there is news now and the logic, as you say, is that the heads of government dinner is on wednesday ahead of the summit on thursday. is the sense in brussels that we are reaching the point at which a decision will be made, one way or another this week and therefore all this activity is preparatory to that, rather than it isjust this activity is preparatory to that, rather than i

the eu are not backing off.an extra sentence in there to say that perhaps we could be in a customs union for the whole of the uk and it would just be regular tory checks between northern ireland and the re st of between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. but the dup doesn't like that and the main text of the withdrawal agreement. in northern ireland specific. i was saying this about a year ago that they put the ca rt before about a year ago that they put the cart before the horse. if they know the trading relationship, you don't have a broader issue. that's right, but downing street failed in what was their primary task to get the talks that way round. so, if people wa nt to talks that way round. so, if people want to know the technical name for the argument was at parallelism versus sequential —ism. the uk wa nted versus sequential —ism. the uk wanted to talk about it at the same time. you figure out what the future will look like and only then does it really matter how you leave. you worry about the smal

projects that they sign up projects, eu projects that they sign up to.he telegraph's spin on it is that hammond was reluctant to reach this conclusion, but this is the legal advice he received. but the interesting picture in the context of this is that many levers, particularly the hard brexiteers who are starting to feel that leaving without a deal would be not such a bad thing after all, one of their reasons for wanting to do it that way is because they would not have to pay the £50 billion in the eu, and hammond is not subtly reminding that that is not the case, and that leaving would not only be that for the economy, but the prize for them for of money would actually come to fruition after all. cabinet meeting, is quite interesting, in some ways is quite interesting, in some ways is good news for theresa may because they can be billed as a crunch cabinet meeting where several of her senior ministers, brexiteers could resign. the bad news is that they have not got it because there is nothing to sign over. the brexit deal in brussels fell apart over th

so they get an eu passport. which, too many are seen an eu passport., too many are seen as a an eu passport. which, too many are seen as a golden passport. and in terms of the security risks, what is the concern on the part of the eu about this? it is not that they are concerned about suddenly leading in a lot of terrors. the people who have these sums of money are not really looking at this action. that things are money—laundering are a concern. and the lack of vetting of these individuals. and who is giving them out? please is like malta and cyprus have made a lot of money from these so—called golden passport. what sort of regulation is there or transparency when it comes to the process ? transparency when it comes to the process? it is limited at the moment and that is what the eu is concerned about. this is what they have spoken about. this is what they have spoken about for a long time. they think the eu is now saying we need to do something about this. are you one of the many millions who subscribe to netflix? what are you hooked on? what have i

eu leaders say they are open to the idea.nalist jamal khashoggi. a number of major companies are still planning to go, despite calls for a boycott. the murder rate in england and wales reaches a ten—year high. crime figures also show increases in robberies and theft.

and supplying services to the eu or interacting with eu vat systems.f commerce and we are grateful to them and all stakeholders for their construct them and all stakeholders for their co nstru ct of them and all stakeholders for their construct of ongoing engagement on that necessary plan. more broadly i met with the british chambers, race, the cbi, the institute of direct risk and federation of small businesses as part of the government and business advisory group on the 17th of september to make sure that we are explaining or negotiating proposals and no deal planning and listening to uk businesses of all sizes and across all sectors. we will keep providing people and businesses with the advice that they need as we negotiate our exit from the eu. we also keep working with the eu. we also keep working with the devolved administrations on all aspects of planning for an exit. i intended thejoint aspects of planning for an exit. i intended the joint ministerial committee in september and it is now much 12 times and our last meeting was a valuable opportu

protests about it, the more the eu protests about it, the more the eu protests about it, the more theis to make sure the polish leadership understands that the rule of law has to prevail even if that takes longer than i would like, that we keep demanding high standards, and the benefit of europe is that at least in these countries are without around the table. but it doesn't take away from your core point, there are deep divisions behind that. there also seems to me the strain of nativist nationalist populist politicians, which will include those governing in poland and hungary, are making the political weather and parties like yours in the centre—right, thinner gale and the wider block in europe, the european people's party, they are running scared of these people. your own block refused to expel viktor orban‘s fidesz even though you think he's flouting european values. first of all, i'm not running scared of anyone. i'm from a small country but i'm pretty brave in my politics. secondly, the british conservatives didn't vote to sanction viktor orban and hungary, so there's a question

then the remaining members of the eu we re then the remaining members of the eu were going to say, yesthdrawal agreement, let‘s now put our heads down and start work on the next document, which is the shape of the future relationship, so that both those things could be put together and signed, sealed and delivered, at another summit and signed, sealed and delivered, at anothersummit in and signed, sealed and delivered, at another summit in mid—november, so that the british parliament could stop voting or needle. that timetable has gone out the window now, and no one is sure of what is going to happen. adam, thank you very much. a british cyclist shot dead by a hunter in the french alps yesterday has been named locally. 34 year old marc sutton, who was originally from south wales, was killed by a stray bullet while riding in woodland near montriond, close to the swiss border. the former chief constable of police scotland, phil gormley, who resigned after allegations of bullying, has been given a major new role in policing. bbc news understands that mr gormley, who denies any wrongdoing,

eu leaders all worry about it. avoid a hard border in ireland if a big trade deal can't be reached. the prime minister and her counterparts agree that the uk could stick to the same customs rules as the continent. but the eu is so far refusing to allow the uk to put a hard deadline on that. the president of the eu council, donald tusk, says that has made a no deal more likely than ever. there was precious little support for the prime minister in there. this place is alive with what ifs. what if there can't be a compromise on ireland? what if a deal can't be done? what if a deal that's done then can't make it through parliament? there are plenty of people around with answers for theresa may. perhaps none of which she really wants to hear. the leader of sinn fein in westminster telling the prime minister she must do whatever it takes to avoid a hard border. the consequences of getting it wrong for ireland are far too serious. and any responsible person in british politics, and in particular the british prime minister

ireland continue to follow eu rules, unlike the rest of the uk.uld effectively create a customs border in the irish sea between northern ireland and the uk mainland — an idea fiercely opposed by the democratic unionist party, which props up theresa may's minority government. but in the irish parliament on tuesday, prime minister leo varadkar stood firmly behind the 1998 good friday agreement, which ended direct uk rule over northern ireland and brought to an end decades of violence. while it may be factually correct to say that the good friday agreement, just like any other international treaty or agreement could be changed, could only be changed with the agreement of the british and irish governments, and could only be changed with the consent of the people of the republic of ireland. it is not something that could be changed by any one political party oi’ changed by any one political party or by any one government, and certainly as far as this government is concerned, the good friday agreement is not up for negotiation in these talks over brexit

the eu is not bluffing.ory mps in the papers this weekend, using crass and violent language in relation to the negotiation is a horrid and irresponsible. those responsible need to withdraw and apologise. such language has no part to play in our public discourse. it is disappointing when the threats of violence against the prime minister talked about that we get noise and we get background noise and a lack of understanding of the seriousness of understanding of the seriousness of the situation we are in. they should be ashamed of themselves. threats of violence against the prime minister or anyone else must be called out on those responsible are held to account. the prime minister must face them down and she will have our support in that. mr speaker, the prime minister must act to protect jobs speaker, the prime minister must act to protectjobs and living standards by ensuring we stay in the customs union and the single market. no more games. can i ask the prime minister to vegas our attention now on securing

in case the eu do not match the pragmatism that we have shown.ime minister stated on the 21st of september after the salzburg summit, the government has made clear we will unilaterally protect the rights of eu citizens in the uk in the event of a no deal. to the uk in the event of a no deal. to the 3 million here at, we say, "you are ourfriends, our neighbours, our colleagues, we want you to stay and we will be setting out the details as soon as is practicable." we also now urged eu and all its member states to step up and give the uk citizens on the continent the same reassurances. mi’ citizens on the continent the same reassurances. mr speaker, it is time on both sides to provide all our citizens with that comfort and with that confidence. but in response the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, criticised the absence of the prime minister in the house of commons, saying she should have updated mps herself, and said little progress had been made in the negotiations. mr speaker, it would also have been better if today's statement contained

50 this the eu. what is your take? coming from number ten sources, no one is appears to be coming from number ten sources, no one is actually speaking on the record but apparently what theresa may is now considering after her humiliation in salzburg, she has given more concessions to the eu. so after the transition arrangement finishes in december 2020, the uk will still abide by certain customs rules. and if you are a brexiteer ball, this is a red flag to you because it will not allow the uk to go on strike their own free—trade agreements with other countries. of course, the brexiteers now advocating a canada plus or super canada type deal which is a deal that canada struck with the eu, a much looser trading arrangement. what the brexiteers say is that would be half in and half out, so we will have two abide by eu rules but we won't be able to affect them, because we are outside the eu. what do you make of the timing of this, coming ahead of theresa may's conference speech on wednesday? well, the timing is, after salz

follow eu rules, unlike the rest of the uk.ctively create a customs border in the irish sea. that's fiercely opposed by the dup, which props up theresa may's minority government. eimear daly is chief economist at the foreign exchange specialists global reach group. good to see you. victoria talking about the key issues. this is the biggest stumbling block many would argue. they are on the same page, looking for the uk to move. all sides are on the same page, no one wa nts to sides are on the same page, no one wants to see a hard border on the northern ireland border. the issue is the customs. the uk saying northern ireland will remain part of the eu customs territory set pretty from the uk so that is not a cce pta ble from the uk so that is not acceptable to the dup. victoria pointing out that food, agriculture, one of the big trades between ireland and the uk and theresa may was very keen to point out that when we leave the european union we leave those very stringent rules and quarters about farming and fish and that kind of

budget following eu rules, accepting free movement of all eu citizens who wa nt to free movement ofho want to move to the uk to work, and that therefore they described that asa that therefore they described that as a kind of vassal state status, which many say they would not be prepared to accept. thank you so much, damian grammaticas in brussels with thelatest. we'll return to brussels in about ten minutes' time to talk to a leading think tank. we're asking what you would do to prepare for brexit, one viewer in europe, not in the uk, has been in touch to say he is stockpiling whiskey, so keep your comments coming in. the washington post has published the final column written by jamal khashoggi before he disappeared two weeks ago. turkey says it has evidence he was murdered in the saudi consulate in istanbul. the united states has officially asked for the recording, said to have been made by turkish intelligence. from istanbul, mark lowen reports. at the home where diplomats entertain, police hunting the darkest of crimes. the saudi consul—general‘s residence in istanbul scoured by

businesses, eu citizens living here, british citizens living in the eu.id earlier, i am clear we are working to get a good deal for the united kingdom. it is right we continue our preparations for no deal because we do not know the outcomes of the negotiations. it is rightly ensured the deal we bring backis rightly ensured the deal we bring back is a good dealfor the rightly ensured the deal we bring back is a good deal for the whole of the united kingdom. liz kendall. does the prime minister stand by the commitment made by the brexit secretary to this house last week, that the government will publish a specific end date to the irish backstop as part of the withdrawal agreement? as i said earlier, both in my statement and response to other questions, one of the issues we are discussing with the european union remains this issue of ensuring there is temporary arrangement to there is temporary arrangement to the backstop and we cannot be in a permanent relationship of that sort with the european union. the backstop is intended as an insurance policy for the

cash from the eu.ed off at another summit in mid—november, before the deal went to the british parliament to be approved by members of parliament. instead, the eu has judged that has not been decisive progress in the talks they expected. they are not planning for an extra summit in november. we don't have an outline of the shape of the future relationship. and all we have learned is both sides are now considering the concept, the idea at this stage of asking for an extension of the post—brexit transition or implementation phase which will last from brexit day next year on till the end of december 2020. proving quite controversial in the united kingdom today. what theresa may has also got is a lot of warm words from the other side. there was a summit a few weeks ago in the austrian city of salzburg which ended in acrimony. not this time. so listen to donald tusk, the president of the european council, who chairs the summit. the issue of the length of the transition period was not discussed among the eu

eu leaders all worry about it.id a hard border in ireland if a big trade deal can't be reached. the prime minister and her counterparts agree that the uk could stick to the same customs rules as the continent. but the eu is so far refusing to allow the uk to put a hard deadline on that. the president of the eu council, donald tusk, says that has made a no deal more likely than ever. there was precious little support for the prime minister in there. this place is alive with what ifs. what if there can't be a compromise on ireland? what if a deal can't be done? what if a deal that's done then can't make it through parliament? there are plenty of people around with answers for theresa may. perhaps none of which she really wants to hear. the leader of sinn fein in westminster telling the prime minister she must do whatever it takes to avoid a hard border. the consequences of getting it wrong for ireland are far too serious. and any responsible person in british politics, and in particular the british prime minister, ha

eu leaders told us —— eu leaders told us she came up with nothing new and not long ago, people were talkingsummit is the brexit deal summit. clearly that timeline is moving along. the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier, he said on his way here this evening, we need time, and stopped to think and said, a lot more time. the word in this corridor, word is we are looking to drag on into december or possibly beyond. that said, eu leaders have been clear this evening that they think a deal still can be done, they think a solution to the irish border issue still can be found. also making news today. a prominent candidate in afg hanistan‘s parliamentary elections has been killed in an explosion in helmand province. jabar qahraman was meeting supporters in his campaign office when the bomb went off. it is the latest attack in an electoral campaign marred by attempts by the taliban to dissuade people from voting. the australian state of queensland has legalised abortion after lawmakers were allowed a free vote on the issue. it's the fifth australian state to do so. under the new law, women can termi

it is one sure—fire way for the eu?early are considering the idea of an extension to the transition. what is your latest thinking on whether you support this government if you are so fed up i had premiership? are you prepared to bring down mrs may?|j had premiership? are you prepared to bring down mrs may? i don't think that if the case, it is a case of trying to inject some common—sense into the negotiations that we have to undertake. i think that one of the things mrs may as to consider is as she handled negotiations well so far? i don't think she has. how can she get back some control of these negotiations into her own hands, and i think she can do that easily by simply saying to the eu, i tell you what, we want a future trade arrangement with you. until we get that future trade arrangement hammered out, we are guaranteeing you know money from the uk and therefore you will not get your withdrawal agreement until we get an assurance that first of all there is assurance that first of all there is a future trade arrange

the dinner with eu leaders tonight.utes when she was able to address them and according to sources in brussels, she did indicate she would be ready to think about that. but so far, this summit has been the story of the good, bad and the ugly. good because eu leaders have indicated talks can get under way again, it is not a doomsday summit where it is all falling apart. bad because they say there is not enough progress to move on in any decisive way, they are still far from on in any decisive way, they are still farfrom a deal. but ugly potentially because of those comments mrs may supposedly said about considering a longer transitioning. you might think with the complexities you underline, what is wrong with spending another year working this out? or for plenty of mps at home and perhaps many people who voted to leave, the idea of sticking with the status quo for another 12 months on top of the year and a half that has already been suggested as the transition period is something that may welljust not be acceptable. i ha

even with the progress that we have made, the eu still requires a backstop have made, the eu still requiressto p to have made, the eu still requires a backstop to the backstop, as an insurance policy. they want this to be the northern ireland only solution that they had previously proposed. we have been clear that we cannot agree to anything that threatens the integrity of our united kingdom. prime minister said she was confident that a deal was within reach. i continue to believe that a negotiated deal is the best outcome for the uk and for the european union. i continue to believe that such a deal is achievable. in response, jeremy corbyn said that the public was losing confidence in the conservatives ability to deliver. the choice for this parliament should never be her deal or no deal. if this government cannot get a good deal for this country, it has to make way for those who can't. iain duncan smith, who is pro—leave, asked how long the emergency backstop in ireland might be needed? how long does she think that this temporary arrangement would last and he would make the final decision

us conclude the eu -- the u.k.-u.s. element. >> your hand is been a long time, gentleman in the middle. the elephant in the room seems to be the european union. what should the eu do to keep and really wants the u.k. to reconsider the referendum? what should the eu do now if the papers are correct and the customs union is in the deal and they find whatever solution to the back stuff, doesn't get to a soft brexit? -- does that get to the soft brexit? should be you try to sabotage may, get a deal in parliament? doesn't trigger a no-confidence vote? -- does that trigger a no-confidence vote? >> there were a lot of questions. we need really efficient answers from volunteers. kim? >> i think the eu should give us what we're asking for. [laughter] >> that has been the british negotiating position. [laughter] >> that is why were having this conversation. i would make a couple of points. one of the tragedies of brexit is that i think in the next 10 years we will see eu-wide reform of free movement of labor. the only issue

if the deal passes this hurdle and is ratified by the other eu staes, the uk will leave the eu on 29th9. with me is our assistant political editor norman smith in westminster. also, i'mjoined by adam flemming in brussels. hello, let's talk first of all about those meetings going on between the two major unionist parties in northern ireland, especially the dup. of course, this whole issue of the irish border is absolutely vital, that must be sorted out ahead of the summit is coming up. yes, what's been happening is the european commission and michel barnier, the chief negotiator and his team have been tweaking the text of the backstop, that is the insurance policy to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland. and it is important because it has got to go into the brexit withdrawal agreement which is signed by both sides, the before brexit happens. the commission has been tweaking the text to make it more palatable. it's also focusing on the technical aspects of the backstop. in other words, we're checks would happen, and what checks would be done, just how light touch they would be.

it means continuing to pay into the eu budget, continuing to access into the eu budget, continuing tothe eu budget, continuing to access eu rules without having a seat at the table because during the transition once a uk has left, it will not have a place here at summits like this in future. that is why i think many in the uk, many conservative mps and others, say that this is an unacceptable idea. it would be delaying. it is going to be sellable? how would it work from the british and irish perspective? patti smith from the irish pound. this idea of extending the transition, will it help to unblock this negotiation. i am not convinced it will. i think chris which is absolutely right. the backstop remains, it is and be giving more time before it kicks in. but it has to be agreed within the withdrawal agreement and therefore signed up in november. they must average this deal by then. the only formula at the moment for a backstop is one thatis the moment for a backstop is one that is completely unacceptable to britain, particularly to the unionists in northern ireland because of this ef

translation: country's public debt breaks eu rules.zlj country's public debt breaks eu rules. translation: i have three questions for the italian government, how will it pay for the new measures? who will meet the additional costs? and how will be debt be reduced? italy's plans would set the budget deficit and 2.4% of gdp to allow for greater spending. that's actually below the eu's deficit limit of 3% of gdp, but the country already has huge debt. it currently stands at 131% of gdp, second only to greece. and its memories of the greek crisis that hang over europe like a spectre. the country's skyhigh death meant it had to be rescued by a emergency loans from the eu and imf. the austerity measures that followed led to social unrest and real fears it could crash out of the eurozone. italy is the third biggest economy in the eurozone, meaning many see it as being too big to be allowed to fail. yet the idea of paying to bail the country out would be something other eu countries would resist. the president of the european commission, jean—

within the eu on how far and how fast the process should proceed. brexit will also have an important impact on the trans- atlantic relationship. most americans are familiar with the term. it's one of those that penetrated immediately into the public consciousness. the re--- the united states has been very absent from negotiations which marked the departure of america's traditional role as an active participant in debates. brexit is primarily a matter for the uk and toward that end, we are committed to engaging in these issues including launching a project on the future of this special relationship and how that will fit into the broader relationship after brexit. we are delighted to be joined by a stellar panel. edward luce is editor of the financial times on the colonist and-- western liberalism available on amazon. it will moderate the panel. >> the united kingdom's ambassador to the united states , thank you very much for joining us here today. amanda sloat is one of our senior fellows and divided kingdom, how brexit is making the constitutional o

the eu have said no because that's cherry picking, taking parts of the arrangements of the eu, singleeedom of movement of people and goods and money and that sort of stuff, she's trying to cherry pick so they've said no to that effectively. jacob rees—mogg, a leading brexiteer, is concerned about the prime minister's new idea, the uk staying in the customs union in definitely. the situation is if the uk and the eu come to an agreement, the uk will stay in line with all the eu rules, including the single market and the customs union into the end of 2020 and what they're trying to talk about after we leave is the future relationship and this is future relationship and this is future relationship territory. doesn't make much sense to me. if we're going to leave the eu and outre deals with the rest of the world then we need to leave the customs union —— and we do trade deals. this is a good trade deal, not chequers, not the uk being pa rt of deal, not chequers, not the uk being part of the single market and the customs union, they're saying that it will be wider in scope than any free tra

of the weakening of the eu and potentially breaking countries away from the eu.t has been surprising that the u.s. has not been more involved in these negotiations, on the face of it, particularly on the northern ireland side. the u.s. supported the northern ireland peace process. we had a majority leader very actively involved in shepherding the good friday agreement. but i think the u.s. really has not played a very active role. i think the u.s. government has a set that it is not and it's interesting to have the united kingdom crash out with no deal, it would be damaging in geo-economic terms. the state department has made process tods in the encourage progress for a deal, but the u.s. really has not played a role that we might see from some traditional u.s. administrations, in terms of putting pressure on both sides and in particular, trying to find a way forward on the northern ireland. >> of course, as you mention, it the job was voluntarily done by trump, but when trump was in britain, he the just said borris johnson would make a great prime minister. so h

at an eu summit.rised if you have been listening to me talking about these negotiations recently to know where the talks broke down today and it was over the wording of the guarantee over the irish border. what the eu wanted to get past this weekend ahead of next week's eu summit was basically the divorce deal, that includes £39 billion of uk taxpayers' money in the so—called brexit bill as well as the political contortions and concessions needed from the prime minister over this irish border guaranteed. so the uk does not want to agree to that, if it doesn't get something else, and thatis it doesn't get something else, and that is a promise, a pledge, a hint of what kind of trade relationship it will have after brexit with the eu. and there is none of that only in the divorce deal. that's why all eyes a re in the divorce deal. that's why all eyes are one theresa may there's wednesday when she comes to brussels when she will meet eu leaders and wa nt to when she will meet eu leaders and want to talk a

brexit secretary dominic raab suggests the uk agrees to extend the transition period after leaving the euo avoid an unacceptable plan for northern ireland. a woman has been killed in a suspected gas explosion that destroyed a flat in north—west london overnight. the duke and duchess of sussex continue their royal tour in australia but kensington palace says the duchess won't be attending other engagements today. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning's reviewers are ben chu, economics editor at the independent and sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times. president trump has said the united states will pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty it signed with russia more than 30 years ago. the nuclear forces treaty led to the destruction of hundreds of tactical weapons, but washington has accused the kremlin of breaching the agreement. here's our north america correspondent chris buckler. the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty was seen as a landmark accord when it was agreed by russia and the us 30 years ago. it led to the destruction of

but eu leaders did not wa nt to red lines. to put the uk off trying to make this brexit deal. they tried to make this brexit deal. they tried to make encouraging noises and one eu diplomat said leaders and their entourage, they were tiptoeing around on eggshells trying not to say anything that might go down badly in the uk. we had a brexit deal was not just badly in the uk. we had a brexit deal was notjust possible, we heard that it was probable. angela merkel saying that where there is a will, there is a way. but clearly, we are not there yet. laura now, now we have got the suggestion of possible extension to this transition or in fermentation as mrs may calls it, where does she stand in terms of the plan she is still trying to say is credible? i think as ever, the first part of theresa may's strategy is to get through the day. she has a very restless political party at her back, she has no majority in the commons, so back, she has no majority in the coitiitioi'is, so every back, she has no majority in the commons, so every 2

the eu doesn't wa nt raise the stakes.n't want to make it look like it is easy for britain to get a trade deal, because they want to stop the brexit contagious spreading across other countries like italy. i did believe it would. italy is backing off, because some of the parties in the coalition... they will back off. do you think they will back off? he hasn't backed off on anything else so hasn't backed off on anything else so far. £10! £10 or 10 euros?! let's have a look at a different story. the financial times talk about the institution for fiscal studies. if philip hammond wants to balance the books by the middle of the 2020s, he will have to cut spending will increase taxes. the second thing is that this whole posterity thing, this is the labour party's agenda. this is what worried me about to reason mac's speech. if you look at the public spending figures, we are spending 800 billion per year, it is 38.5% of gdp. surely, this is an posterity. i prefer gdp. surely, this is an posterity. i p refer to gdp. surely, this

within eu summit three days away theresa may is under intense pressure.e she is trying to deliver the best deal for britain. we will be assessing how any deal will be solved at home. also on the programme, after storm callum comes the clean—up as roads and railways continue to struggle. britain, france and germany demand answers after the disappearance of a journalist. and with so much at sta ke journalist. and with so much at stake on climate change, why the minister responsible won‘t be telling us to eat less meat. good afternoon. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, has arrived in brussels for face to face talks with his eu counterpart michel barnier, as the government says it‘s working to resolve several outstanding issues for britain‘s withdrawal from the eu ahead of a summit this week. at home, the prime minister is coming under intense pressure from leading brexiteers, with the former brexit secretary david davis enouraging a cabinet rebellion against the idea of a temporary arrangement which would see the whole of the uk remaining in the customs un

she'll address eu leaders tonight. as theresa may walked into the talks, she said a brexit deal was still achievable and now was the time to make it happen. by working intensively over the next days and weeks, i believe we can achieve a deal, a deal i believe everybody wants and a deal that is in the interests notjust of the uk but also of the european union. we're live in brussels as the summit gets underway. also tonight... chaos as trains in and out of paddington, one of the country's busiest stations, are halted after power cables are brought down while testing out new trains. celebrations in lancashire as three menjailed following an anti—fracking protest are released after a judge says the sentence was excessive. just eat is facing serious questions over the hygiene standards of some of the takeaways on its website. as far as the local council is concerned, this gets a zero hygiene rating. but onjust eat it gets four stars. and the wembley sale is off after the owner of fulham football club withdraws his bid to b

the eu is refusing at the moment to discuss or concede that uk citizens who live in eu countries now. we will have your talents come here, it‘s difficult tojudge if have your talents come here, it‘s difficult to judge if that‘s something the uk will be able to trade as a concession for something else with other eu countries. will there be an appetite? there may be an appetite for a bilateral agreement, he scheme for use, we know a lot of students in eu countries are quite keen to continue the rasmus programme, to allow student exchange, they are keen to have the opportunity to come and work in the uk and improve their english. so that‘s a potential source of labour at the low end. they can man bars alongside australians and new zealanders. we could do that. it‘s also clear that actually, in the last couple of yea rs, actually, in the last couple of years, migration from the eu has fallen back quite considerably, partly because of the devaluation of sterling, partly because of the perception that we aren‘t the open country people thought we were, a bit of hostility towards the eu. tha

have forces, and excessive deficit procedure which the eu could impose fines on italy up the eu coulds on italy up to 0.5% of gross domestic problem dott product which is significant. let's talk about an issue that i think is affecting everyone around the world. the japan times is covering it today. the international issue of plastic waste. japan exports 1.5 million tons of waste per year and until last year, half of it went to china. lots of people don't realise this is what happens. it can disappear off to china, it can go all around the world. it's shifting the problem but not necessarily solving it. that has been the case for years and years. china has for years imported waste from all sorts of places in order to recycle it, also from the us. now with growing environmental concerns in china, the government has said we will no longer do it. that has been one of the reasons why we have been becoming aware of the problem because it is no longerjust vanishing into china. interestingly enough, japan is producing a second round of a stick waste —— the second most amount of plastic waste

this could all be ripped up if we leave the eu without a deal. there that was too radical. next year we have a spending review in march post leaving the eu and we may see a revised budget depending on that. what he needs to balance is spending priorities and the mandate from the prime minister to end austerity which has been very unpopular. the other german papers are focused on angela merkel, the woman who has led germany for many years. she is basically saying that her term in office as chancellor is coming to an end at the next election. you and i discussed this already to a degree but, you know, europe has to prepare for life without the leader who is on the ropes. she has come up with many of the solutions for europe. she has been a beacon of stability but her grip on power has been dwindling in recent years. she has a lwa ys dwindling in recent years. she has always said that she will not continue as leader of her party u nless continue as leader of her party unless she is chancellor. now she will step down as party leader which means that

to begin with, the eu suggested northern ireland would have to stay in the eu customs union — no customss of the single market. the idea — to avoid any checks at the irish land border. not acceptable, said the uk — that would, in effect, split up the country. so a compromise is being worked on that focuses broadly on two things. northern ireland would be treated differently from the rest of the uk for a while, in terms of single market regulations. that means there would be some checks within the uk between great britain and northern ireland, on things like product standards, and certainly on food and animals. but the government's allies in northern ireland, the dup, really don't like that. secondly, notjust northern ireland but the whole of the uk would remain in a temporary customs union or arrangement with the eu. many tory mps really don't like that, because it wouldn't allow the uk to strike new trade deals around the world. they want any temporary arrangement to have a precise end date, otherwise it could drift on for years. and the eu rejects that, arguing that if there is a preci

but the eu paper is silent on that issue. the eu paper agrees with united states that domestic measures should be treated as matter of thes but tales to deal with general overall issue of the appellate body engaging in fact finding. again, the paper seems to -- rather than try to acquire the appellate body to adhere to the rules, it tries to accommodate what the appellate body is doing, so they propose to make about5, which we can talk that later, but make rule 15 part of the dispute settlement understanding and that is accommodating with the appellate body is doing, which we disagree with. >> let's then turned to the appellate body a few minutes because that seems to be the topic that is front of the line these days. you have gotten into it. maybe you can elaborate a little bit. the u.s. concerns seem to be into categories, process, and for lack of a better term, overreach or over interpretation of the rules. you want to elaborate on the civic concerns we have? >> sure. for those of you who want to, you can go on the website

this is a comment from a senior eu official. we don't know who that senior eu official is.ng thae economic part of chequers will not work, and a november summit is not a given prime minister theresa may said she can't allow the disagreement over northern ireland's border to derail the prospect of a good deal on brexit speaking in the houses of commons, the prime minister repeated her belief that a deal on brexit can be achieved despite a pause in talks may warned that any backstop solution to the border issue would not become permanent >> i'm clear we're not going to be trapped permanently in a single customs territory unable to do meaningful trade deals so it must be the case first that the backstop should not need to come into force. second, that if it does, it must be temporary third, while i do not believe this will be the case, if the eu will not cooperate in our future relationship we must be able to ensure we cannot be kept in this back stop arrangement indefinitely >> the prime minister will hold a cabinet meeting later today ahead of an eu summit meeting tomorrow s

what we scotland voted to stay in the eu, 62% — 32%. have made clear is that we want minimum damage done to our economy and we want to stay in isn't the market and customs union. the people's vote will allow that expression of views to be expressed again and we will support that. but we are making the point that. but we are making the point that if scotland votes overwhelmingly to stay, and we continue to reject moves to stay in the eu, we need to have our own solutions in scotland, to protect the economic interests of scotland's people, that is our response ability. in that context, we will need to have the option of having an independence referendum, keeping scotla nd independence referendum, keeping scotland in europe as an independent nation. would you want to be allowed to hold another independence referendum, to be part of that process of having another eu referendum? our wishes must be respected and if scotland does boat to stay in the eu, as i expect it will, and we need to give voice to that. if england wishes to come out, that

border. —— brexit negotiations with the eu.hink we can get there. whether we do this week or not, who knows? protesters told to get serious as fracking is set to get under way, seven years after it was linked to small earthquakes. and the map of patient brains to make complex operations safer. and coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news, we'll have the latest from seville, as england prepare for their nations good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. kensington palace has announced that the duchess of sussexis has announced that the duchess of sussex is pregnant. in a statement it said meghan was expecting her first child in spring next year and that she and prince harry were delighted to share the happy news with the public. the announcement was made shortly after the duke and duchess of sussex arrived in australia on their first royal tour asa australia on their first royal tour as a married couple. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. sydney, this morning. news of meghan‘s pregnancy had not