here in eymet, anglo—french relations don't span the channel, but the width ofa span the channel, bute uk's departure from the european union, former commission presidentjean—claude juncker has told bbc hardtalk the negotiations on the future trading relationship between britain and europe would be "very tough" — especially when it comes to the fishing industry. i think it is up to the negotiators to sort out what can be done in favour of britain and what has to be kept alive as far as european rules are concerned. we will have negotiations. this will be very tough. but we knew this before. and so don't be surprised that these negotiations will be tough. when emmanuel macron says that if there is not continued european access to british fishing there is no chance of a comprehensive trade deal are we to take him seriously? yes. because it's a huge concern in the french port ‘s and other regions... huge concern in the french port 's and other regions... but the vast majority of eu nations are not even fishing states. but this doesn't take away the importance of fishing for france, belgi

lucy williamson, bbc news, eymet. world war pilots who protected the skies over britain in 1940. one of the last surviving battle of britain pilots, wing commander paul farnes, has died at the age of 101. there are now only two who remain. mr farnes, who flew hurricanes during the war, joined the raf as a volunteer in 1938. richard galpin has been looking back at his life. the summer of 1940 and the battle of britain is under way. the spitfire and hurricane pilots fighting the german air force to stop the nazis invading the country. paul farnes, who flew a hurricane, became a fighter ace in the first month of the battle, after shooting down five german planes and damaging another. and he remembered no fear. i felt completely confident the whole time. i neverfelt...| was never afraid. i never became apprehensive, really. slightly apprehensive, occasionally, but never much. he often attended the annual battle of britain commemorations. he was known as a very modest man, who'd been acutely aware of the constant losses of

lucy williamson, bbc news, eymet. has emerged that 1000 prison officers in england and wales took time off work last year because of stress, and 800 were absent because of anxiety or depression. the figures, obtained by freedom of information requests, represent a significant increase on previous years. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. just a foreboding inside your belly. the fear of a prison officer. for 13 years, bob worked out some of the most challenging jails in the country, dealing with outbreaks of violence and disorder, and having to help prisoners who'd harmed themselves. this former soldier — who doesn't want his real name to be known — eventually cracked under the pressure. i started to be, on occasion, sick on the way to work. actually physically vomiting. my sleep was disordered. my personal relationships were strained, and certainly i lost one relationship through the period. and i started to shrink back socially as well. the stressful nature of prison work is seldom talked about and th

lucy williamson, bbc news, eymet.lose ties with european union after the nation leaves tomorrow evening at 11pm. he sat down with bbc breakfast earlier today. and i believe that our future, britain's future, will inevitably be intertwined with europe. our history was, our future will be. and the question is, how do you make sure that relationship is as good as possible for mutual benefit? and i would rather have stayed in the eu, that is no secret. but as we leave on friday, and i will be sad at that prospect, as we leave we need to make sure that we retain all the great things that we got from europe and keep that really close relationship. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen. new figures show there were around 2,300 prosecutions for the year to september compared with around 3,000 in the year to march of last year. the number of suspects being charged has increased slightly. the crown prosecution service has published its first quarterly rape prosecution statistics in an effort to be more

here in eymet, anglo—french relations don‘t span the channel, but the width of a garden wall. clearing skies in the north and east. a friday, a band of rain in central and western areas which will move southwards and eastwards. drier and brighter weather following with sunshine but equally showers, still blustery winds tomorrow, nudge down on those of today but slightly lower temperatures but still mild for this time in january. you temperatures but still mild for this time injanuary. you will see the weekend focused on the website. —— weekend focused on the website. —— weekend forecast on the website. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the foreign office confirms a plane bringing britons home from the virus—hit chinese city of wuhan will take off later tonight. it comes as the number of infections from the coronavirus in china reaches more than 7,000. the death toll from the virus continues to rise. some families face an agonising decision over who can leave and who must stay. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen again, as the number of suspec