work goods go back and forth without inspection after bricks at the republic of ireland would remain in the european union while northern ireland as part of the u.k. would have to exit as you can see on your screen britain may have to reintroduce a so-called hard border with customs checks for goods people and services that will be a huge worry for northern ireland's dairy farmers who depend on easy cross border trade . milk is northern ireland's most important agricultural product but uncertainty over what will happen when britain leaves the european union has left many farmers on edge especially those who currently trade with and travel freely to the republic of ireland which is staying in the e.u. because of the way the whole system set up there will be tariffs there traded on the european quality standards at the minute or standards won't change they'll be as high as ever they are but. those are present barriers for creating this product in the future and the fact that we don't know is the difficult part in addition agricultural products from northern ireland are heavily subsidised it remains to be se

work goods go back and forth without inspection after bricks at the republic of ireland would remain in the european union while northern ireland as part of the u.k. would have to exit as you can see on your screen britain may have to reintroduce a so-called hard border with customs checks for goods people and services that will be a huge worry for northern ireland's dairy farmers who depend on easy cross border trade . milk is northern ireland's most important agricultural product but uncertainty over what will happen when britain leaves the european union has left many farmers on edge especially those who currently trade with and travel freely to the republic of ireland which is staying in the e.u. because of the way the whole system set up there will be tariffs there traded on the european quality standards at the minute or standards won't change they'll be as high as ever they are but. those are present barriers for creating this product in the future and the fact that we don't know is the difficult part in addition agricultural products from northern ireland are heavily subsidised it remains to be se

work goods go back and forth without inspection after bricks at the republic of ireland would remain in the european union while northern ireland as part of the u.k. would have to exit as you can see on your screen britain may have to reintroduce a so-called hard border with customs checks for goods people and services that will be a huge worry for northern ireland's dairy farmers who depend on easy cross border trade . milk is northern ireland's most important agricultural product but uncertainty over what will happen when britain leaves the european union has left many farmers on edge especially those who currently trade with and travel freely to the republic of ireland which is staying in the e.u. because of the way the whole system set up there will be tariffs there traded on the european quality standards at the minute or standards one change will be as high as ever they are but. those are present barriers for creating this product in the future and the fact that we don't know is the difficult part in addition agricultural products from northern ireland are heavily subsidized it remains to be seen if

count thirty five countries that should be blacklisted among them for countries within the european union ireland the netherlands luxembourg and marta but there is not a single you member state on the list europe should first put its own house in order critics say alongside the use blacklist the finance ministers also adopted a grey list with forty seven countries that have pledged to fall in line with e.u. tech standards if they don't they also end up on the blacklist but without real sanctions that's not much of a threat until then tech savings will probably remain just that even inside europe . now let's bring in or saw the name she's a tax and inequality advisor at the charity oxfam one of the fiercest critics of international tax havens and oxfam wanted thirty five countries blacklisted including four e.u. member states or no there are only seventeen and no e.u. member states is on that list is that justified. well this finally you black lace is a bit disappointing because there are only seventeen countries and i'm not least and mostly tiny countries or even they have a ping countries on the

they count 35 countries that should be blacklisted -- among them, four countries within the european union -- irelande netherlands, luxembourg, and malta. but there is not a single member states on the list. critics say europe should put their own house in order first. javier: our reporter charlotte chelsom-pill has been covering the story for us from brussels. charlotte, hi, good to see you. not a single eu country is listed on this blacklist. how does the eu even justify that? charlotte: that's quite right. well, the eu will argue it has its own tools for regulating tax avoidance within member states. they will say this is something that was always planned to moderate the action of third-party countries, countries outside the bloc. but certainly the fact that no eu countries are on either the blacklist or the grey list, a list of countries that will have to adjust their behavior, is causing a lot of anger in some circles. oxfam, as we just heard in that report, is particularly angry. it published its own report saying, was this a blacklist or a whitewash? it argues that had the eu applied its own r

count thirty five countries that should be blacklisted among them for countries within the european union ireland the netherlands luxembourg and malta but there's not a single e.u. member state on the list critics say europe should put its own house in order first . and our reporter charlot shell some pill has been covering the story for us from brussels charlotte hi good to see you not a single country is listed on this blacklist as we just saw how does the e.u. even justify that. that's quite right well the e.u. will argue that it's got its own tools for regulating tax avoidance within member states they'll say this is something that was always planned to moderate the action of third party countries countries outside the block but certainly the fact that no e.u. countries are on either this blacklist or the so-called greylisting list of countries who are going to have to adjust their behavior has really caused a lot of anger in some circles oxfam for example as we just heard there in that report is particularly angry it published its own report saying was this a blacklist all was it a whitewash

border traffic is immensely important to companies and people in the republic of ireland a member of the european union and northern ireland which will leave the block with the rest of the u.k. now if today's general agreement applies to goods and services as well still needs to be are and out of the thousands crossing the border every day the news is big. pharma john sheridan is used to crossing from northern islands to the republican back it's seamless there's no sign of an international front anywhere cross ball to commuters and business owners like john are afraid of what breaks it could mean for them after all northern ireland voted to remain before the agreement was announced this morning john feared what a potential hard border could bring. it would have meant customs duties and vehicle checks slowing businesses down on both sides of the border. and of course that wouldn't have been for the first time mona flint is eighty years old she clearly remembers the old boulder checks you know and customers have to come at her request was for eleven o'clock at night he would come and stamp the book. they

we have been very clear northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom and we will not accept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland economically or politically from the rest of the u.k. so berg it must fosters it has been consistent that line so any deal with ireland granting the north special status was always going to be a problem for teresa mayes. it was always going to be a problem however there was hope here in london that it could be about the wordings and that there could be some compromise however it is a very tough nut to crack because the the d. of p. the unionist for them it's so important that they stay close to the u.k. this is the border that they don't want basically a border around our land around the island of ireland where northern ireland and ireland have some sort of similar negotiations some similar deal with the e.u. but then that would be different from the u.k. because their main objective is to stay close to the u.k. and not come to some sort of well reunification almost if you wo

breakthrough on a post—brexit plan to push negotiations forward in a way which satisfies the european union, irelandocratic unionist party. earlier an announcement that european council president donald tusk will make a statement on brexit early on friday morning fuelled speculation that the prime minister had made progress on the wording but a uk government source has stressed that no agreement had been reached. there is speculation that the prime minister will meetjean—claude juncker tomorrow. and leaving talks in westminster this evening, the dup‘s westminster leader nigel dodds refused to comment when questioned if there had been progress. our political correspondent leila nathoo is in westminsterfor us. so, a flurry of manoeuvring. what are we to make of what is going on? there seems to be some kind of movement tonight. there have been intensive talks going on behind—the—scenes between the uk, the uk and ireland, the uk mission, and with the dup here, to try to find this crucial form of words that is acceptable to the dup about the irish border after brexit, how aligned britain's regulations wi

count thirty five countries that should be blacklisted among them for countries within the european union ireland the netherlands luxembourg and malta but there's not a single e.u. member state on the list critics say europe should put its own house in order first . and the news just coming in right now the u.s. trade deficit has risen to its highest level in nine months that means the country spent a whopping forty eight billion dollars more on imports and it managed to shift exports it works out at an increase of over eight percent within the space of a month potentially dragging down g.d.p. for the full year rising oil prices pushed the import bill higher imports from china also hit a record high the news won't go unnoticed by the us president donald trump has long blank the country straight deficit for the loss of manufacturing jobs and moderate economic growth. and i'll be back with more business use later on now inspector sarah hughes thank you so much javier. well while we wait for the camera do you have planned this weekend that well actually i will having my birthday party which is not t

northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom, and accept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland. as time ticked on, 20 minutes later, the prime minister broke off her meetings in brussels to phone mrs foster. i understand the dup made it plain they could not support the proposed deal. the precise opposite to the irish leader, who has pushed and pushed, who talked of his shock. i'm surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed earlier today. i accept that the prime minister has asked for more time, and i know that she faces many challenges. and i acknowledge that she is negotiating in good faith. uk government sources are eager to play down the idea that a deal today was ever a dead cert. but a document had been put together and accepted by officials on both sides. senior politicians here in brussels and in dublin had gone on the record to suggest it was pretty much done. it was only when it became clear that the prime minister's allie

in the future, the european union, given we have accepted those will continue as european union citizens in northern ireland, useful to knows who would be responsible for paying for consequential. >> the reference in the joint progress report, specifies the european house insurance card scheme, the uk and eu 27, a temporary stay eligible for healthcare reimbursement as long as residence or treatment continues and the agreement that will take place in the future so we can continue to do that. >> and further writes the european union might wish to award with care or elsewhere. >> that is specific about arrangements residents have in the european union and therefore insuring choices people have already made, in the future and in that context that is set. >> further writes the european union determines to be paid for. >> it also says in the joint progress report in relationship to northern ireland those countries agree with the right opportunities and identity that come with citizenship for such people, to continue to enjoy and in the next phase of negotiations for the ongoing exercise of access to those rights

we have been very clear in northern ireland must meet the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom and we will not accept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland economically or politically from the rest of the u.k.'s so big it did we just see the northern irish already start breaks it talks in their tracks is that what we were just watching. well possibly is what british media are reporting we of course really officially confirm it but also it's what the irish t. shirt has been sort of suggesting he said that there was an agreement there had been make read with him with that reason may with you but then it didn't happen that he was disappointed that this couldn't go through however it's not really is a price because we knew that northern ireland would be a major stumbling block we knew that the d u p the unionist really want to do everything in their power not have any border between northern ireland and the u.k. this is for them the most important thing they want to stay close to the u.k. they don't want something like korean if yo

on the assumption of northern ireland being part of the european union, like southern ireland. changes. and theresa may arrives. she was home secretary, she obviously had security issues northern ireland but beyond that northern ireland had not been on her radar as a senior politician. and i think she's hugely underestimated. in fairness to david davis and others,... he's the british negotiator. the british brexit secretary in the united kingdom. they are acutely aware of it. they do have logical point in saying that before we know the end agreement, it is very hard to deal with the northern ireland trade is going to apply more widely, you can't deal with this. but, as you know, there is a huge pressure to get some sort of sense. the irish government are not suggesting that we have to have everything glued to the floor before we move onto the next thing. what saying is, you've given us all the sort of airy fairy, yes, we all agree that the border has to be... the reassurances. in fact, there was a british paper produced last august, i think, where they talked about trusted trad

as customs union off to do carry laves but that's something northern ireland's largest party has rejected we are being very clear that northern ireland must meet the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom and we will not accept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland economically or politically from the rest of the u.k. the republic of violence says it believes the deal on the border issue had been agreed. i am surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed to earlier today. next week e.u. leaders will meet to decide if enough progress on breaks it has been made britain is under huge pressure to make sure the consensus is yes. for more on this no i'm joined by our correspondent barbara v's all in brussels good evening to you barbara so let's start from the beginning of the day we had the british prime minister and we had john paul younger meeting they were very optimistic when they went into their lunch meeting when they came out they were not what happened yeah everybody had been all jolly and optimism the smalling and brussels an

, for example, there is some sort of special deal brokered between ireland and the uk, what will the other members of the european uniont will their reaction be? because, of course, all of us has to go through the government. in my view, the government. in my view, the government of ireland cannot have a special deal with the uk. it will have to be with the eu 27 and the uk, because the republic of ireland is part of the european union as a single market. there are many, many rules which regulate how a single market works. it has to be between the eu 27 and the uk government. thank you for your perspective. interesting to get the view from brussels on this story. we will have more on that in the news briefing looking at grass in ireland and their take what at the weekend. australia has become the latest country to ask if google and facebook are too powerful in the advertising world. the competition regulator is going to look into whether they are damaging traditional media such as the country's struggling newspaper industry. worldwide, google and facebook account for 20% of all the money spent on adverts. last year tha

northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom, andept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland. as time ticked on, 20 minutes later, the prime minister broke off her meetings in brussels to phone mrs foster. i understand the dup made it plain they could not support the proposed deal. the precise opposite to the irish leader who has pushed and pushed, and talked of his shock. i'm surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed earlier today. i accept that the prime minister has asked for more time, and i know that she faces many challenges. and i acknowledge that she is negotiating in good faith. despite all the hope, all the anticipation, the negotiating teams leave brussels today without a deal. those close to her claim it's not just the reliance on the dup that sunk the deal today. she was meant to be home by now, but theresa may's still talking, stuck, no further steps forward. as we've been hearing, the issue of the irish border proved

european union matters. - the united kingdom threatens to break apart. it is very far from clear that scotland will stay a member of the united kingdom if that means leaving the european union. even northern ireland is expressing concern. - the people in northern ireland or even the republic of ireland decide to reopen the irish question of a century ago and that is should be have a united ireland on the island? then you might see the gradual fracturing, dismemberment, and undeniably weakening of the united kingdom itself. - one of the bridges to come with the european union was london. - for many in the united states, american enterprises, now they will have to stay at a different place, either frankfort, milano, madrid, or whatever. - [narrator] the history of the special relationship between the us and uk runs deep. the eu is america's largest trading partner. the eu and the us economies account together for about half the entire world gdp and for nearly a third of world trade flows. - europe is fundamentally important in the united states. europe is our largest trade partner. europe is the largest investor into the american economy and europe is the home of our strongest and largest alliance

ireland is the only part of the u.k. with a land border with a country that will be remaining within the european union that is a set of unique circumstances and indeed all ready unique circumstances and specific solutions for northern ireland there's a single electricity market across the island of ireland for example but i'm confident that we can in negotiating the future trade relationship we can ensure that we both know that won't have a hard border in northern ireland but that we will retain the economic integrity of the single market of the united kingdom. our. good good morning to you both mark started from sky news prime minister could i ask you in simple terms what has changed between monday's lunch and now which allows you to say that deals done now and you couldn't on the monday and the president for you if i may specifically on the european court of justice it was one of the big sticking points the prime minister says now that e.u. citizens in the u.k. will be under u.k. law and u.k. courts is that correct are you any you happy with that. i take it no because on the on the first point as we both said when we stood

ireland to stay in the e.u. as customs union after the u.k. laves but that's something northern ireland's largest party has rejected we have been very clear that northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom and we will not accept any form of regulatory divergence what separates northern ireland economically or politically from the rest of the u.k. the republic of violence says it believes the deal on the border issue had been agreed. the irish negotiating team received confirmation from the british government and the barnyard taskforce that united kingdom agreed to text on the border that met our concerns i am surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed to earlier today next week e.u. leaders will meet to decide if enough progress on brics it has been made britain is under huge pressure to make sure the consensus is yes. let's get more on the story with our correspondents garrick matus is standing by in brussels and is in london good morning to you both garrick let's start with you theresa may john called younker they looked optimistic when they went into t

ireland. because it is the only part of the u.k. with a land border with a country that will be remaining within the european union, that is a set of unique circumstances. already unique circumstances and solutions for northern ireland. i am competent that we -- i am confident that we can ensure there will not be a hard border in northern ireland. >> good morning. sky news. prime minister, can i ask you what has changed between monday's lunch and now, which allows you to say a deal is done now and you couldn't on monday? president juncker, specifically on the european court of justice, it was a big sticking point. the prime minister says now that eu citizens in the u.k. will be under u.k. law and u.k. courts. is that correct and are you happy with that? the firstster may: on point, as we both said on monday, there were a couple of issues we still had to finalize as we went through the last few days. as i said in the remarks just made, one of the things you can see is a strengthening of the in relation to northern ireland and the united kingdom. i think that is important and helpful. in the joint report, you will see the commitment t

with northern ireland effectively remaining within the customs union but that was scuppered by theresa may's parliamentary partners from northern ireland. northern ireland must leave the europeanon on the same terms as the rest of the uk. this is likely to add pressure to theresa may from within her own party, and we will be to westminster to discuss that. we will spend the whole of this edition concentrating on the many aspects is the brexit story, and if you are confused by it, you are not the only one. “— confused by it, you are not the only one. —— many aspects of the brexit story. we will be joined by chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check. get in touch with us through twitter and e—mail. we will spend the whole hour of outside source looking at the issue of brexit, send in questions on any pa rt of brexit, send in questions on any part of it. these brexit talks come in two phases, the first one is all about the nature of the uk's departure and the second is all about the nature of the uk's future relationship with the eu, and for the second phase to start there needs to be sufficient progress in the first phase and we thought we might hear about that today, this is th

work goods go back and forth without inspection after bricks at the republic of ireland would remain in the european union while northern ireland as part of the u.k. would have to exit as you can see on your screen britain may have to reintroduce a so-called hard border with customs checks for goods people and services that would be a huge worry for northern ireland's dairy farmers who depend on easy cross border trade milk is northern ireland's most important agricultural product but on certainty over what will happen when britain leaves the european union has left many farmers on edge especially those who currently trade with and travel freely to the republic of ireland which is staying in the e.u. because of the way the whole system set up there will be tariffs there are traded on the european quality standards at the minute there are standards when change will be as high as ever they are but. those are present barriers for creating this product in the future. and the fact that we don't know is the difficult part in addition agricultural products from northern ireland are heavily subsidized it remains

ireland to stay in the e.u.'s customs union after the u.k. leaves. that is something northern ireland's largest party has rejected. >> we have been very clear. northern ireland must leav the european union on the same terms as the rest. we will not have divergence, which separates northern ireland economically or politically, from the rest of the u.k. reporter: the republic of ireland believes it has been agreed. >> the irish negotiating team received confirmation from the british government and task force that the united kingdom had agreed at the border they had met our concerns. i am surprised and disappointed the british government now appears to not be in a position to conclude what was agreed to earlier today. reporter: next week, e.u. leaders will decide if enough progress on brexit has been made. britain is under huge pressure to make sure the consensus is yes. brent: for more on this, i am joined by our can -- our correspondent in brussels. let's start from the beginning of the day. we had our prime minister and jean-claude juncker meeting. when they came out, they were not -- what happened? reporter: everyone had been all joy and optimism in brussels. a lot of premature t

unionists say the rest of the uk is northern ireland's most important market, not the european union.ome were concerned by a brexit deal that focussed on interests on this island rather than across these isles. it would mean a united ireland. we need to keep hold of our beliefs and traditions. there's a lot of things sold down the river. we need to hold on to what we can. after many rows about flags and culture, some unionists worry that this is a kingdom that's becoming less united. politics in northern ireland tends to be dominated by questions of identity, whether see themselves as british or irish and what scared the dup was that the deal on the table seemed to prioritise relationships in the republic of ireland over those in the rest of the uk. there's certainly no love lost between the dup and irish government. they've accused each other of endangering relationships. daniel connor says this is a place where they really matter. if you're saying that the dup are trying to force theresa may's hand. what i'm saying is that this could easily be sorted out by the irish government. you

northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom, andf the united kingdom, and we will accept any form of regulatory diversions separating northern ireland. as time ticked on, 20 minutes later, theresa may broke off her meetings in brussels to phone arlene foster. the dup made it plain, i understand, they could not support the proposed deal. the precise opposite to the irish leader who has pushed and pushed, and talks of his shock. i'm surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed earlier today. i accept that the prime minister has asked for more time and i know she faces many challenges. i had knowledge she is negotiating in good faith. despite all the hope, the negotiating teams leave brussels today without a deal. those close to her claim it's not just the reliance on the dup that sank today's deal. she was meant to be home by now, but theresa may is still talking. no further steps forward. as we've been hearing, the issue of the irish border proved the major sti

the irish government and the eu want northern ireland to remain inside the european customs union anda is deeply unpopular with many in northern ireland. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. on the island of ireland, culture does not recognise borders, and neither do people. the uilleann pipes are one of the traditional sounds of this land, and in his workshop, that sits just a mile from where northern ireland meets the republic, martin gallen makes the pipes. he is closely watching the slow negotiations to try to carve out a deal that will see the uk leave the eu, and he fears it will mean a return of checks on the irish border. they're on about promising that there'd be no hardening of the border. but i honestly can't see how they're going to stand by that promise. neither the british government nor the european union wants a return of customs posts on the border bridges that connect ireland, north and south. the eu says one way to ensure that is for northern ireland to stay inside the customs union and the single market, even if the rest of the uk leaves. it is an offer

everybody recognizes northern the island -- northern ireland has a land border that will be remaining within the european union. that is a set of unique circumstances. there are already unique circumstances and solutions for northern ireland. there is a single electricity market along the ireland of -- in the island of ireland, for example. i am confident that we can ensure we will not have a hard border in northern ireland. but we will retain the economic integrity of the united kingdom. >> good morning. mark stone from sky news. what has changed between monday's lunch and now which allows you to say a deal is done now and you couldn't on monday? junco, thent prime minister now says that eu citizens in the u.k. will be under u.k. law and u.k. courts. is that correct, and are you happy with that? may: on the first point, as we both said and we stood here on monday, the really couple of issues we still had to finalize as we went through the last few days, but as i said in remarks i've just made, one of the things you can see is a strengthening of the commitment in relation to northern ireland and the united kin

northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom, and accept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland. as time ticked on, 20 minutes later, the prime minister broke off her meetings in brussels to phone mrs foster. i understand the dup made it plain they could not support the proposed deal. the precise opposite to the irish leader who has pushed and pushed, and talked of his shock. i'm surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what was agreed earlier today. i accept that the prime minister has asked for more time, and i know that she faces many challenges. and i acknowledge that she is negotiating in good faith. uk government sources are eager to play down the idea that a deal today was ever a dead cert. but a document had been put together and accepted by officials on both sides. senior politicians here in brussels and in dublin had gone on the record to suggest it was pretty much done. it was only when it became clear that the prime minister's allies

european union and not embrace all of the. well that's. well obviously well reverend but clearly i mean you're european union a bit in the european union has been good for most of ireland it's been good for the peace process and we welcome the fact that gave or have stopped michel barnier and others are putting the good friday agreement front and center of the relationship between ireland and the e.u. we recognize what you're saying and certainly i'd be very concerned about things like be concerned by th open w.t. you know when the big the big trade talks that could have an impact on our farmers for example the irish people will be fierce the choice basically were given out this year which union do you want to be part of and they they people in the north aren't didn't pick being part of the british union they wanted fifty six percent of people voted to remain within the course the border. seven for the good friday agreement. do you think that all of this is compromising the good friday agreement the thing's going out of ten downing street and other departments if you read the good friday agreement that was written best on the assumption that britain and ireland would b

we have been very clear — northern ireland must leave the european union on the same terms as the restthe united kingdom. the leaders in scotland, wales — even london — say if northern ireland is to have a deal that keeps them close to the single market, then we'd like the same. i'll have the latest from brussels. also on the programme... it's done — trump endorses roy moore in the alabama senate race, despite fighting allegations he sexually abused a child. a friendly phone call today seals the deal. it's some of the most beautiful land in america, now the president wants to make this utah park more commercial. his supporters love the idea. he believes in rural people. he believes in local decision making. he believes in states rights. he's my kind of guy. get in touch with us using the hashtag #beyondioodays. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in brussels. failed, for now — is never a great political slogan. but it is appropriate today, after theresa may had to leave talks in brussels with no progress on a brexit deal. the sticking point was the i