eurotunnel is used to the pressures of just—in—time eurotunnel is used to the pressures ofjust—in—time of just—in—time manufacturing. ten weeks before brexit it is starting work in calais on a new site for extra checks on lorries after march. a multimillion pound insurance policy, with space for a few dozen vehicles. no point in building more capacity, the company says, until it's clear what the future looks like. we are kind of in a - of like. we are kind of in a period of fijé have to like. we are kind of in a period of ’i:$ have to do something limbo where we have to do something by 77 nothing 7 limbo where we have to do something by 277; nothing we 7 limbo where we have to do something by 277; nothing we are e because by doing nothing we are trying to, you know, that isjust the getting there is a problem. but where we want to be is somewhere ee‘ee—e 25752 egg-e? 47-77 l7; i; e7-77-7—7e-777-l-7e7-e much more advanced than the systems that are in place today. building that arem—pleefiedef at that arerfl—plaeetedar at euretunee! here that arerfl—plaeetedar just . euretunee!’ here that ar

building work at the eurotunnel site here has onlyjust begun.ms officials each day, and it is notjust infrastructure that takes time to prepare. at the moment, the only customs searches are spotchecks, :9299’ 9399nee’9e99 9:9— 9 9 99 9—9— — 9 — facilities. so obviously it means we won't be able to perform all the controls we are supposed to perform. ministers have been working on no—deal plans since april, and if britain can't pass the withdrawal agreement, the europe minister told me there are only two options left. either there is no deal, or there is no brexit. we are preparing for the option of no deal, not because we like it, but because we had a brexit by accident. there could very well be a no—deal by accident as well. in calais, they still don't know what they're preparing for. but people involved in the discussions have privately suggested that both sides will keep traffic moving across the channel after brexit, even if that means simply waving lorries through. here is our briefing on some of the key events happening later. we start in

the equivalent of about $57 million has been earmarked for airports and sea ports and the eurotunnelrime minister has said a no—deal brexit is looking "less and less unlikely. " the american poet mary oliver, who won both the pulitzer prize and the national book award, has died at the age of 83. much of her work was themed around nature and wildlife. she died at her home in florida from lymphoma. devoted fans include hillary clinton and gwynyth paltrow. thousands of people have been demonstrating in the streets of the sudanese capital khartoum, demanding the resignation of president omar al—bashir. there are reports of two people, a child and a doctor, being killed. protests have been going on for a month, but on monday the president insisted they would not lead to a change in government. bill hayton reports. the heavy hand of sudan's security forces, tear gas and bullets fired to break up an angry crowd. there were casualties, and elsewhere, heavy beatings for those caught by the police. this is a relatively well—off neighbourhood in the capital, sudan's middle classes have had enou

about $57 million has been earmarked for airports and sea ports, and the eurotunnel rail link to britainno—deal brexit is looking "less and less unlikely". two people have been killed by security forces using live ammunition to supress a demonstration in the sudanese capital, khartoum. police also used tear gas and beat protesters. = multiple arrests have been made. the united nations high commissioner for human rights has criticised the authorities's repressive response to the protests, which began over rising commodity prices. and now, take a look at these incredible pictures from the swiss alps and something called back down again. top to bottom tookjust 27 seconds. amazing, but very dangerous and please do not try it. thousands ofjobs are at risk, following a decision by the japanese firm hitachi to suspend work on a new nuclear power station in anglesey in north wales. hitachi says that rising costs have put the future of the site at wilva newyth in doubt. some 9000 workers were expected to be involved in building two nuclear reactors, which were due to be operational by the mid 202

it could have a huge impact on the volume we transport to the uk. 0ur lorry‘s now at the eurotunnel bordert front line. we're ready. hard brexit, soft brexit, we've been preparing for two and a half years. we have ta ken we have taken the worst cases all the way through. can you guarantee everyone else will be ready? no. early this morning, our tomatoes reach england, bound for the shelves. 0ur journey stops at the supermarket distribution centre. the nature of our very efficient food supply chain is that there's very little surplus costs. the more inefficient it becomes, the harder it is to absorb that. costs will be passed onto consumers quickly. the story of this cherry tomato shows us just how reliant we are on the eu forfresh produce, especially at this time of year, and just how slick an operation it is to get it here. emma simpson, bbc news. footage showing the moment a three—year—old boy had sulphuric acid thrown over him in a shop has been shown to a jury in worcester crown court. the child, who can't be named for legal reasons, suffered serious burns at a store in worcester in ju

the trucks will continue to flow over the border just as they do today, listen to what eurotunnel arere now saying, or indeed to the clarion court who wrote last week that he relishes the prospect of a clea n that he relishes the prospect of a clean double brexit and trading on wto terms as i have been discovering 70% of your exports already go out on those times. i'm not going to pretend, there won't be challenges, not going to pretend that there would be changes that we have to deal with, of course there will be. but i say to everybody who believes in the democratic freedoms of this country, we are more than up to it. we have got so far, we are nearly there and we must not give up now. because, if we hold our nerve, i believe we can deliver not a pseudo— brexit‘s, a fake brexit in which we leave the eu but end up being run by the eu but the brexit‘s people voted for with all the potential advantages and opportunities and if we get it right, and we have some courage, we can forestall the years of wrangling and uncertainty that i'm afraid will be the legacy of this deal and we can sto

it could have a huge impact on the volume that we transport to the uk. 0ur lorry‘s now at the eurotunnele night. this place is soon to be the brexit front line. we're ready. hard brexit, soft brexit, we've been preparing for this for two and a half years. we've taken the worst case as our goal all the way through. can you guarantee everyone else will be ready? no. early this morning, our tomatoes reach england, bound for the shelves. 0ur journey stops at the supermarket distribution centre. the nature of our very efficient food supply chain is that there's very little surplus cost, so the more inefficient it becomes, the ability of suppliers and indeed the retailers here in the uk to absorb that for very long is very limited. they will be passed on to consumers quite quickly. the story of this cherry tomato shows us just how reliant we are on the eu for fresh produce, especially at this time of year, and just how slick an operation it is to get it here. emma simpson, bbc news. just a reminder. if you're finding any of the language around brexit confusing... you can use our online jargon

it could have a huge impact. 0ur lorry is now at the eurotunnel border crossing.his for to and brexit, we have been preparing this forto and a brexit, we have been preparing this for to and a half years. can you guarantee anyone else will be ready? no. on ourjourney stops at the supermarket distribution centre. gray the nature of our very efficient food supply chain, is there is very little surplus cost. indeed, the retailers here in the uk to absorb that our very limited. they will be passed onto consumers, quite quickly. the story of this cherry tomato shows just how reliant we are on the eu the fresh produce. and just how slick and operation it is to get it here. anna simpson, bbc news. retailers have warned that a no—deal brexit could result in empty shelves in stores and the possibility of higher food costs. earlier this week sainsbury‘s, asda and mcdonalds were among those who signed a letter from the british retail consortium, warning that stockpiling fresh food would be impossible. our business correspondent colletta smith is in a warehouse in trafford par