in gibraltar. despite that, more than a third of la linea's population is unemployed, like marga sanchez. she's worried that uncertainty about brexit could make it even more difficult to find a job. >> the people are trying to sell their houses, but they don't find buyers, because nobody wants to invest right now. we are in limbo, basically. >> reporter: would it be possible for you and your partner to support yourselves with jobs in la linea? >> there are no jobs in la linea. we only have gibraltar as our main factory. either you work there or you have to find another way to survive. >> reporter: la linea's economy also gets a big boost from the $175-million gibraltar residents spend every year in spain. >> 150 pounds, please. >> reporter: on shopping, restaurants, and services like this auto body repair shop, where 40% of the customers come from over the border. la linea mayor juan franco says his constituents and gibraltar residents are already feeling one negative effect from brexit, the declin

spain has always disputed the sovereignty of gibraltar. a senior eu official told us gibraltar. union, it has been able to prevent that from being reflected in official union policy. 0n prevent that from being reflected in official union policy. on any matters that will arise after the uk has left, the official said the eu would speak for the 27 members, and they said that spain had lobbied ha rd to have they said that spain had lobbied hard to have this in and it will apply to a future trade deal being applied to gibraltar, not to the exit deals. so spain is getting some leverage. richard asked the question in his report of how determined downing street will be to resist this? downing street are saying their commitment to gibraltar remains, yes, rock solid. and boris johnson, the foreign secretary, has said gibraltar is not for sale. the question is what britain can do about it in these negotiations. firstly, ministers will raise the issue on wednesday, but their influence in this is pretty limited. further down the line, britain can talk tough during those trade negotiations w

gibraltar has been in british hands in 1713.ares a border with spain, but rejects any spanish claim of sovereignty. the current proposals mean a deal between the uk and the eu would not apply to gibraltar without an additional agreement between the uk and spain. gibraltar‘s chief minister has fiercely rejected this as an attempt by spain to encroach on the rock's ability to control its sovereignty. it singles out gibraltar. it is unfair and unnecessary and clearly discriminatory. i am grateful spain has been foolish enough to play this card early in this process and not at five minutes to midnight with an agreement in place, bar the issue of gibraltar. the british government has been quick to affirm its commitment to the territory. foreign secretary borisjohnson tweeted that the uk remains implacable and rocklike in our support for gibraltar. but these are draft proposals, due to be finalised by the eu at the end of the month. theresa may has until then to try to persuade them to drop this controversial clause. 0ur political cor

many, many people work in gibraltar. so gibraltar can go out to enjoy our places, you know?e friendly agreement? yes, of course. gibraltar thrives on being a place apart and with our exit from the eu, its rocky relationship with its neighbour is in british hands. rescue teams in colombia are continuing to search through tons of mud and debris for anyone who might have survived devastating mudslides in the south of the country. more than 200 people have been killed but with many others injured or missing, the colombian president says the final death toll is impossible to predict. the mud engulfed the town of mocoa, burying entire neighbourhoods. bad weather is now hampering the rescue effort. richard lister reports. mocoa is a place of mud and misery. when the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. whole families died here. the painstaking search for survivors is continuing. rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods, hoping for sounds of life in the wreckage. nothing here. with e

it was notjust it did not mention gibraltar.that it only talked about one land border where the negotiations cover two land borders. it also made reference to government in terms that did not include the fact there are, you know, gibraltar has a government as well. the overwhelming majority of people in gibraltar want to stay british and i think on that basis, we will respect the sovereignty of the people of gibraltar, respect their decision and respect the negotiating process. a process which spain wants gibraltar to be a part of. i'm joined now by the mp for the area. the geography clearly is not changing, gibraltar is staying put. so why should brexit make a difference to spain's claim of having gibraltar as part of its territory? it just creates having gibraltar as part of its territory? itjust creates an opportunity for them. and of course it was very obvious as soon as the brexit referendum was announced this was going to happen. the people of gibraltar have been well ahead of most... not because they are madly in love wit

so i think gibraltar will be fully exposed and i think spain will have some sort of sovereignty on gibraltar economic aspect. of sovereignty on gibraltar. and with southern spain just over the border, still struggling with low growth and high unemployment, madrid has long argued that gibraltar‘s setup is unfair. gibraltar, in the european union has it all. it is an economic sweet spot with low taxes. and access to spain, just over there and the rest of europe. but the rock is now a bargaining chip for the european side. and the wider negotiation between britain and the eu looks even more complicated. between britain and the eu looks but a bad dealfor gibraltar and spaniards will also suffer. thousands come here for work. and spaniards will also suffer. mercedes is hoping for the best. and spaniards will also suffer. many, many people work in gibraltar. and spaniards will also suffer. so gibraltar can go out to enjoy our places, you know? so there needs to be friendly agreement? yes, of course. friendly agreement? gibraltar thrives on being a place apart and with our exit from the eu, its roc

one is the future of gibraltar and making sure that gibraltar and making sure that gibraltar is part have the right to self—determination and have in the past made it very clear that they want to remain with their relationship to britain. most unanimous in the last referendum they had. absolutely, it was 9696 in favour of remaining, and the referendum on the relationship with britain was 99%. referendum on the relationship with britain was 9996. what do you say about the british government's handling of this in the light of what boris johnson handling of this in the light of what borisjohnson has said, namely that the support for gibraltar under the current arrangements are implacable and rocklike.|j the current arrangements are implacable and rocklike. i was very pleased to hear that he had made that statement, because actually my first gibraltar shock this week was on wednesday when i saw the article 50 letter. it appeared that the uk government had glossed over, indeed, left out, the interests, entirely, of gibraltar. and the reason why i am very clear on picking this up is becaus

but the fact that gibraltar was missing, if you like, was a statement of their intent in favour of gibraltarthing they are going to discuss. to coina something they are going to discuss. to coin a phrase, their support for gibraltar is rock—solid. now, you may remember the story of the brightly coloured car that's causing consternation in certain quarters for spoiling the view in the picturesque cotswold village of bidbury. its owner peter maddox was criticised for parking outside his own cottage. today, a hundred strong convoy of fellow yellow car owners from around britain have driven through the village in a very bright show of support. here's alice bouverie. it was a day to celebrate all things yellow. an act of solidarity. 0ver100 yellow cars driving through the cotswolds, coming from as far afield as north yorkshire tojoin in the rally. they came in support of local pensioner peter maddox, who until earlier this year had parked his beloved yellow car outside his home. until, that is, someone vandalised it. it was apparently spoiling the view of the picture postcard village. it was a sa

and the minister of gibraltar seemed reassured.braltar and in pursuit of wishes. but there could still be an economic risk for gibraltar. how will the deal affect the gibraltar economy? the economy could be strangled as the negotiations go wrong. this isjust be strangled as the negotiations go wrong. this is just the be strangled as the negotiations go wrong. this isjust the start of be strangled as the negotiations go wrong. this is just the start of the process of leaving the european union. downing street has

it singles out gibraltar in a way thatis it singles out gibraltar in a way that is unfair, unnecessaryscriminatory, but i'm very grateful that spain has been foolish enough to play this card very early on in the process, and not five minutes to midnight with an agreement in place by the issue of gibraltar. the british government has been quick to affirm it commitment to this territory. foreign secretary borisjohnson tweeted: s but these are draft proposals due to be finalised by the eu at the end of the month. theresa may has until then to try and persuade them to drop this controversial clause. christian hernandez is president of the gibraltar chamber of commerce, and said madrid was attempting to use the issue to claim a diplomatic triumph. this is not surprising, and frankly to be expected from europe's most corrupt country. they have a history of using gibraltar as a political football to deflect from their internal problems, of which they have many. and this is, in my view, such an instance now. they are already claiming a diplomatic triumph in relation to the inclusion of the gib

government in gibraltar.ng to change us. we are not going to bea going to change us. we are not going to be a pawn. we want the culprits, because the european union looks at britain as though they are in an acrimonious divorce, we are the partner to the eu and we are the ones walking away, well gibraltar wasn't responsible for that but we feel passionately british and nothing is going to change that. thank you very much. i like the line about it not being your bedroom, very funny, we like that, thank you for your time. glad he cleared that one up! i didn't think it was but, you know, now we know. very smartly dressed in his bedroom in a suit and tie! now to tomas for the weekend weather. good morning. some of us are waking up good morning. some of us are waking up to this sort of weather. lots of clear blue sky and fluffy fair weather cloud. 0ver clear blue sky and fluffy fair weather cloud. over the next few hours, we are going to see quite a change. the fluffy clouds will brew into something a little more d

gibraltar voted overwhelmingly to remain.nt, under the leadership of theresa may, to deliver the best possible deal for the united kingdom and gibraltar. but i have got to tell you this. i think it has been helpful of spain to put this front and centre. i was being questioned a couple of weeks ago, about spain possibly putting a spanner into the works. you have said that is going to be helpful, but sovereignty absolutely trumps membership of the eu? absolutely. sovereignty absolutely trumps membership of the eu. no question of the people of gibraltar selling sovereignty, to have access to the single market. we will not even agree to unlock the second part of the double lock, the uk gave gibraltar, to allow the united kingdom to even discuss and negotiate sovereignty with spain. and that possession, entirely independent of what deal emerges at the end of negotiations, even if that was for trade? specifically absolutely it is independent of that. this is not negotiating a price of the sovereignty of gibraltar, the question abou

now, spain has always disputed the sovereignty of gibraltar.hat while the uk has been inside the union it has been able to prevent that from being reflected in official union policy. on any matters that will arise after the uk has left, the eu, the official said, would speak for the 27 members and they said that spain had lobbied hard to have this in and it will apply to a future trade deal being applied to gibraltar not to the exit deals. so spain, yes, getting some leverage. downing street are saying that their commitment to gibraltar remains, yes, rock solid and borisjohnson, the foreign secretary, has said gibraltart is not for sale. the question is, what can britain do about it in these negotiation? well, first of all, british members of the european parliament are going to raise the issue on wednesday. but their influence in this is pretty limited. further down the line, of course, britain can talk tough during those trade negotiations with spain. but you do get the impression though that britain is very much on one side of the negotiatin

the issue of gibraltar is not likely to go away soon.sues since article 50 was triggered. theresa may wrote a letter triggering article 50 in which she did not mention gibraltar. that might not have been an issue had the eu not replied with its guidelines in which it said the spanish, twitter have the veto over any trade agreement relating to gibraltar. this has set in motion a lot of headlines. today downing street tried to dampen this down. theresa may has spoken to the chief minister of gibraltar to reiterate her long—standing position that the uk remains committed to gibraltar, its people and economy. this morning we heard from the defence secretary who is reiterating that gibraltar is a key priority for britain in these negotiations. the letter was about notification that we are leaving and about the process of negotiation, how we want the talks to be handled, but the letter referred to the brexit white paper and gibraltar is firmly in that white paper. you will find eight separate references to gibraltar in it and all the different

, more reasonable towards gibraltar, more reasonable towards gibraltar, more reasonable towards gibraltaru know, what they're planning or what they're after and perhaps that will give us more time to foster better negotiations and terms looking forward. marlene hassan nahon thank you very much. thank you. lauren has been in touch over the financial difficulties for care leavers. she says, "a degree of responsibility is needed. i was homeless at 16 and yes, you was helped with benefits whilst still in high school, but you are forced to copein high school, but you are forced to cope in that situation. at 18 i was given a council flat and i researched ways of dealing with bills. there are more than just care leavers needing help. i was forced to pay council tax within my rent to the hostel. driving my monthly rent up the hostel. driving my monthly rent up to £706 for a room, bathroom and shared kitchen, that's hard and i was still in full—time accommodation. i learned the hard way, scrimp and save and don't splurge on anything. i have never been on holiday. this move should be mea ns—tested

many, many people work in gibraltar. so gibraltar can go out to enjoy our places, you know?on being a place apart and with our exit from the eu, its rocky relationship with its neighbour is in british hands. in tennis, roger federer continues to dominate the atp tour. the former world number one beat rafael nadal in straight sets to claim his third miami masters title and first since 2006. watching wasjeremy betts. in the miami heat, it is advisable to stay cool under pressure. roger federer was able to do just that against his old nemesis, rafael nadal. federer had waited 11 years to reclaim this title, and was in no mood to wait any longer. a break in the spaniards serve in the first set was all he needed to take it 6—3. playing in his final without having won it, he struggled to keep his opponent down, but dug deep to keep it a close on the second. how about this for keeping a nerve at break point? his reaction said it all. he is enjoying a return form. he has lostjust once in 2017, a that has seen him when his 18th major title in a straight. in the ninth game, the former

a process which spain wa nts gibraltar. a process which spain wants the gibraltar to be part of. gibraltar not mentioned in theresa may's letter? you are not the only person asking that question. british members are raising it, house of lords committee suggests it might have been an afterthought, and even spanish politicians who are surprised and delighted it was not entered in the prime minister's letter. the government said they never believed the sovereignty of gibraltar would be part of the negotiations with the eu and the night downing street are stressing the rock—solid support for gibraltar. but this issue will be raced on wednesday in the european parliament. nonetheless, the prime minister's critics showed she was not prepared enough of the complexity of the negotiations that lie ahead. the help to buy scheme was meant to support lower—wage earners in england buy theirfirst home. but it's emerged thousands of families on high incomes have also benefited asjoe lynam now reports. but for the government's help to buy scheme, lena hannon and her husband would have needed an

our correspondent tom burridge sent this report from gibraltar. rush—hour between gibraltar and spainyday to work and there is some uncertainty about what wrecks it may mean. translation: uncertainty about what wrecks it may mean. translationzlj uncertainty about what wrecks it may mean. translation: i am overwhelmed because we don't know what will happen and whether we will be able to continue working here. maria tells us it isn't gordon that the arrangements at the border stay the same for her and other spanish workers. do you think brexit will cause problems for gibraltar? no. there is too much in both parties's interests financially. for there to be any sort of a people. this is currently an internal eu border but probably in two years that will change. it gives you a sense of how intertwined peoples lives are over that side of the board and is —— border in southern spain and here in gibraltar. the arrangements will be pa rt gibraltar. the arrangements will be part of the negotiation between britain and the eu about what brexiting the, and the eu says spain's voice will be heard.

labour's clare moody is the mep for the south west and gibraltar.ned why she was encouraged by the foreign secretary borisjohnson's response. i was very pleased to hear that he'd made that statement, because actually my first gibraltar shock this week was on wednesday, when i saw the article 50 letter, where it appeared that the uk government had glossed over, indeed left out, the interests entirely of gibraltar. the reason why i am very clear on picking this up is because if the uk government is about to go into the most detailed negotiations that we have seen in decades, and it is vital that they are up to the job. so, it is really important to say, right, you weren't on the game on wednesday. you now have to step up to the plate for gibraltar. i'm pleased to see they have been doing. in future, as well, this isn'tjust about gibraltar it's about representing the interests of all british citizens. thousands of households on high incomes have received taxpayers money to buy a home, according to official figures. they reveal that the help to buy sche

she's doing it now and, frankly, i think it's singling out gibraltar unfairly.ng article 50 and the brexit process did mention northern ireland's border with the irish republic, but not that of gibraltar with spain. critics have said that was a mistake which emboldened the spanish. and a spanish veto could mean choppy waters ahead. spain hasn't been shy of confronting britain in the past here over fishing rights off the gibraltar coast. so will britain be more likely to compromise on gibraltar in the interests of a bigger eu deal? it's absolutely wrong that any future free—trade agreement or any future security bilateral arrangements or anything else should depend on britain giving some concession to madrid over gibraltar. let me tell you, that will not happen. spain is putting gibraltarfirmly in the middle of britain's road to brexit, raising the question of what other eu member states may demand from the uk as the price of a deal. the so—called islamic state took control of iraq's second largest city mosul 2.5 years ago, damaging priceless antiquities in a hig

she didn't mention that gibraltar would bea didn't mention that gibraltar would be a crucial part.sted it was cross—referenced and has been talked about in these negotiations. we didn't see it, we just saw the letter. maybe they sent a copy of the white paper to donald tusk. they say, we have thought about it. today the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, was also on the andrew marr show. the letter was about notification, the formal notification that we're leaving, and about the process of negotiation, how we want the talks to be handled. the letter referred to be handled. the letter referred to the brexit white paper and gibraltar is firmly in that white paper. i think you'll find eight separate references to gibraltar in the white paper and all the different issues that we've got to deal with are set out in that white paper, whether it is the position of the city of london or the fisheries policy, gibraltar and everything else. the point so michael fallon was making was that these negotiation so that started so let's not get overexcited and they're going to be plenty of these

and flashpoint gibraltar.he tiny british territory to the southern tip of spain finds itself embroiled in britain's negotiations to leave the european union. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight in russia, where 10 people have been killed , 39 injured in an explosion on the st. petersburg metro. it was caused by a homemade bomb and are investigating the incident as a suspected terror tack. they have issued arrest warns -- warrants for two suspects. reporter: a metro carriage torn open. people trying to help the wounded, crying out for assistance. along the station platform, passengers turned rescuers tend to the wounded while those wander in a state of shock. it happened in the city center. the driver did not stop after the explosion but carried on to the next stop. authorities say his decision probably helped save lives by speeding the rescue effort. this woman survived e blast. still reeling, she described the seconds after the explosion. >> when we tried to get up again

we have to start with gibraltar. tonight of all nights. fighting talk on gibraltar.ry insisting the uk will defend the rock all the way and lord howard comparing theresa may potentially to margaret thatcher should it come to it. he did not quite mention war, did he? i think he's said this has been mentioned and that obviously theresa may will strongly defend and support gibraltar. for some reason it was translated into margaret thatcher and possibly tanks and invasion. i am thatcher and possibly tanks and invasion. iam not thatcher and possibly tanks and invasion. i am not sure how that happened and i am sure theresa may is pleased he is incommunicado as she works out how to roll back from the idea that we will invade gibraltar. the direct comparison was made? a former conservative leader michael howard was doing the rounds oi'i michael howard was doing the rounds on the shows this morning and said comments to the effect of, we were willing to defend the falklands and would be willing to do the same again. we are not going to war with spain. they are a nato member. w

are just the meet is ready to defend gibraltar arejust as the meet is ready to defend gibraltar areklands. with michael howard... the former conservative leader did the rounds on the morning political shows this morning and he made a comment that as much as margaret thatcher defended the falklands, he is sure that theresa may will show resolve and before you know it we have this spread it where we are weighing up the relative powers of each navy,... we are not going to go to war. we may have diplomatic skirmishes that the main thing is it is telling what the mentality is of the people on the conservative party, or a hard—core brexiteers. this is their mentality. it is also saying that downing street could have pushed this down the street could have pushed this down em e of navalfleet is comparing the size of naval fleet who has the biggest miner? we have, right? —— the biggest armada? but this sets an icy tone, doesn't it? it does and there is no need for it at all. i do not know we the times have remained silent on this because they could say not to be stupid, they could say not to

the headlines at 11pm: britain says gibraltar can't be a brexit bargaining chip. but spain insists it will have a direct say on the territory once the uk leaves the eu. translation: on gibraltar, no agreement between the european union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. at least 150 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads — hundreds of families are missing. a hate crime investigation as a teenage asylum seeker is left in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of youths in south london. we believe it is a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where they we re young person was asked where they were from. when they said that they we re were from. when they said that they were an asylum seeker, that is when that frenzied attack took place. nearly half of people who used the government's help—to—buy scheme to purchase a house did not need it, according to new research. also in the next hour: at least 150 people are reported to ha

take an employment, in gibraltar, 196, take an employment, in gibraltar, 1%, no one out of work.h term it is 35%. gibraltar is known for its low taxes. standard corporation tax is a standard 10%, and spain is 25%. gibraltar ‘s moneymaking economy is a source of grievance for spain. so madrid might use brexit to try to negotiate a better economic deal was gibraltar but london might tell brussels and gibraltar must have the same deal as the rest of britain. 0ne same deal as the rest of britain. one thing that is clear after the colourful rhetoric this weekend britain will not but the rock's sovereignty on the table. today spain ‘s foreign minister criticised the former tory leader lord howard, who drew a parallel between gibraltar now and the war in the falklands. translation: to bring back past episodes like the falklands is a bit out of context. i frankly think that someone in the uk is losing their temper and there's no reason for that. this evening they headed home to spain. the end of the day's work at the beginning of the day's work at the beginning ofa of the day's work at t

it was not just that it did not mention gibraltar.land border where the negotiations cover two land borders. it also made reference to government in terms that did not include the fact there are, you know, gibraltar has a government as well. the overwhelming majority of people in gibraltar want to stay british and i think on that basis, we will respect the sovereignty of the people of gibraltar, respect their decision and respect the negotiating process. a process which spain wants gibraltar to be a part of. richard lister, bbc news. in other news: a south korean cargo ship with 24 people on board has gone missing in the south atlantic after sending out a distress call. a spokesman for the uruguayan navy, which coordinated a search, said the freighter stella daisy was believed to have sunk. the first ships to reach the area reported a strong smell of fuel and saw debris. in hungary, plans by the authorities to start transferring asylum seekers to two container camps near the border with serbia appear to have been delayed. it follows r

people are worried here in gibraltar.it with the impact the debate over gibraltar‘s solitary, britain and spain will probably never agree on that. but by saying that spain will decide whether or not a trade deal between britain and the eu can apply to gibraltar, the european union is saying that gibraltar, the way of life year, the close relationship, distinctive relationship which the territory has enjoyed with the european union up until now is up for grabs. gibraltar‘s economy relies on low taxes and the normally free—flowing border out towards spain, the threats coming from madrid are nothing new for people here in gibraltar. but it's been really does get that were fridge in the wider brexit talks then it makes that negotiation between brussels and london even harder. and we'll find out how this story is covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are jim waterson, who's the political editor of buzzfeed, and the public appointments adviserjacqui fra

spain has always disputed the sovereignty of gibraltar. while the sovereignty of gibraltar.e the union it has been able to prevent that bean reflect that on official wallasey —— been able to. the 27 members said spain had lobbied hard and it will apply to a future trade deal. spain getting some bill etheridge. downing street says they are committed to gibraltar and that it is not for sale. what can britain do about it? british members of parliament will raise the issue on wednesday. further down the line britain can talk tartt with spain during negotiations. —— hard. when the diplomatic weight started to spend, it is clear quite fragile things could be put in danger. it is revealed that some of donald trump's team are worth a lot of money. all in all, an estimated net worth of $12 billion. we knew that president trump surrounded himself with people like him — rich people who work in the real estate world, the investment world, who work in entertainment. a lot of the people who have come into the white house and who are serving him have maintained many of those assets, a lot

is mr howard really talking about going to war for gibraltar?ve interpreted it. we have the leader of the lib dems say it is unbelievable there are conservatives already discussing potential wars with our european neighbours. i suspect not but it is strong rhetoric from the former conservative leader and i suspect also these are comments which will be particularly welcomed by downing street today. the chancellor is to urge indian businesses to use the expertise of the city of london in the latest attempt by ministers to build trade links outside the european union. philip hammond's trade mission to delhi and mumbai is part of an effort to build a partnership with india as it tries to forge a future as a global manufacturing powerhouse. our business correspondent joe lynam has more. depending on how britain quits the eu, the city of london is set to lose thousands ofjobs in the coming years, as some banks and insurers leave to remain in the single market. now, the chancellor, philip hammond, is hoping to court new customers for britain's financia

in gibraltar, officials are furious.be a pawn in brexit, we want the culprits of gibraltar. -- we weren't the culprits of brexit. we are the partner of the eu and we are the ones walking away, but we are not responsible for that. the letter handed to the eu on wednesday, triggering the article 50 leaving process for britain, didn't include reference to gibraltar, some critics say it should have. what this perhaps underlines is the challenge facing britain as it begins negotiating as a single nation against 27, each of which has their own vested interests. labour's claire moody is the mep for the south—west and gibraltar. she explained why she was encouraged by the foreign secretary, boris johnson's response. the foreign secretary, boris johnson's response. i was very pleased to hear that he'd made that statement, because actually my first gibraltar shock this week was on wednesday, when i saw the article 50 letter, where it appeared that the uk government had glossed over, indeed left out, the interests entirely of gibra

gibraltar is not a bargaining chip in these negotiations.and we want to stay british. nothing is going to change that. nobody is going to gut our soul by taking away our british sovereignty. the row over the rock is another brexit complication. every eu state has to approve the brexit deal but spain was taken aback after a senior tory compared the row to the falklands war in the 1980s. translation: it is obvious that in this case — europe and gibraltar — the traditional, british phlegm has been noteable for its absence. today, theresa may calmed the tone of a dispute which had tilted into farce. the notion of a war with spain was always wildly implausible but that dispute goes on and britain will need all the goodwill it can get if it is to get a good deal on brexit. the mission of developing relations outside the european union is vital. the prime minister will carry on with that mission tomorrow. there will be more cash to help jordan's rulers to cope with a massive influx of refugees fleeing syria. the next stop is saudi arabia. it has a

gibraltar is not a bargaining chip in these negotiations.braltarians and we want to stay british. nothing is going to change that. nobody is going to gut our soul by taking away our british sovereignty. the row over the rock is another brexit complication. every eu state has to approve the brexit deal but spain was taken aback after a senior tory compared the row to the falklands war in the 1980s. translation: it is obvious that in this case — europe and gibraltar — the traditional, british phlegm has been noteable for its absence. today, theresa may calmed the tone of a dispute which had tilted into farce. the notion of a war with spain was always wildly implausible but that dispute goes on and britain will need all the goodwill it can get if it is to get a good deal on brexit. the mission of developing relations outside the european union is vital. the prime minister will carry on with that mission tomorrow. there will be more cash to help jordan's rulers to cope with a massive influx of refugees fleeing syria. the next stop is saudi arabi

people are worried in gibraltar. do not think brexit impacts the sovereignty, britain and spain will never agree on that. but by saying that spain can decide whether a deal between britain and the eu can apply to gibraltar, the european union are saying that the way of life here, the distinctive relationship which the distinctive relationship which the territory has enjoyed with the european union up to now is up for grabs. gibraltar‘s economy relies on low taxes and a free—flowing border, like the border behind me. the threats coming from madrid are nothing new for the people here in gibraltar. but if spain gets that leveraged in the wider brexit talks, it makes that negotiation between brussels and london even harder. four men and two women are being questioned about an attack on an asylum seeker at a bus stop in south london on friday night. the 17—year—old, who's kurdish iranian, was subjected to what detectives say was a "savage" attack. simonjones is at the scene for us in croydon now. simon. tonight there are

many, many people work in gibraltar. so gibraltar can go out to enjoy our places, you know?? yes, of course. gibraltar thrives on being a place apart and with our exit from the eu, its rocky relationship with its neighbour is in british hands. tributes have been paid to the british civil rights campaigner darcus howe — who has died at the age of 7a. the writer and broadcaster campaigned for black rights and against racism for more than 50 years. our correspondent elaine dunkley looks back at his life. in the fight against police brutality and racism, heroes of a struggle were born. darcus howe, a prominent figure in the british black panther movement. in the 1970s, he was arrested, charged with inciting a riot with a group of activists protesting about police harassment at the mangrove restaurant in notting hill. it was a completely non—event. until you looked around and saw about 600 police. and we thought, hell, what's this? at the trial, all nine were cleared. the mangrove nine became a landmark case, exposing heavy—handed police tactics towards the black community. in 19

britain says that gibraltar cannot be used as a bargaining chip in brexit negotiations.in insists it will have a direct say on the territory once it leaves the eu. translation: on gibraltar, no agreement between the european union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. a hate crime investigation is launched after a teenage asylum seeker was attacked by a gang of youths at a bus stop in south london and left in a critical condition. we believe it is a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where they we re young person was asked where they were from an when they said they we re were from an when they said they were an asylum seeker, that is when the frenzied attack took place. at least 100 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads, hundreds of families are missing. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne ashworth, associate editor at the times and bonnie greer, playwright and writer for

well, gibraltar wasn't responsible for that.tter handed to the eu on wednesday, triggering the article 50 leaving process for britain, didn't include reference to gibraltar, some critics say it should have. what this perhaps underlines is the challenge facing britain as it begins negotiating as a single nation against 27, each of which has their own vested interests. thousands of households on high incomes have received taxpayers money to buy a home, according to official figures. they reveal that the help to buy scheme, which offers subsidies to buyers, has helped four thousand households in england earning more than a £100,000 a year to purchase a home. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. introduced four years ago, when the uk economy simply wasn't growing at all, the help to buy scheme aimed to stoke up house building and help mostly first—time buyers get on the ladder. since then, 250,000 people have bought property using the help to buy schemes. research by labour suggests that existing home owners from wealthy ho

and the chief minister of gibraltar seemed reassured., we will be making the right decisions with the prime minister leading us in those negotiations, which will be in the interests of the people of gibraltar and in pursuit of their wishes. but labour say the brexit process still poses an economic risk to gibraltar. how will the deal that we come to with the european union affect the gibraltar economy? so to what extent will they have access to the single market and the customs union, because their economy could be strangled if the negotiations go wrong. this is just the start of the process of leaving the european union. downing street has moved to defuse any row with gibraltar, but difficult negotiations with the european union and with spain still lie ahead. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. and we'll find out how this story is covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are jim waterson, who's the political editor of buzzfeed, and the public appointments adviserj

rush hour between gibraltar and spain.work, and there is some uncertainty here about what brexit will mean. translation: i'm overwhelmed, because we don't know what will happen, and whether we will be able to continue working here. maria tells us it's important that the arrangements at the border stays the same for her and other spanish workers. do you think brexit will cause problems for gibraltar? no. why not? there is too much in both parties, well, it isn't in both parties' parties, well, it isn't in both pa rties' interests parties, well, it isn't in both parties' interests financially for there to be any sort of people. this is currently an internal eu border, but probably in two years that will change. this gives you a sense of how intertwined peoples lives are over on that side of the border in southern spain and hearing gibraltar. the arrangements at the border will be part of the negotiation between britain and the eu about what brexit means here, and the eu says spain's voice will be heard. spain has long compla

tom burridge, bbc news, in gibraltar. we will be live in gibraltar a bit later. fairly settled. it will be a little bit fresher than wheat —— it was over the weekend and that will lead us into some chilly nights. if you have been tempted into the garden, buried in mind. pressure still largely in charge. we have weather front coming in from the west. that will introduce rain. some frost and fog and most of it will lift. exception around the english channel we re exception around the english channel were at times it will laugh onshore. we will see how the band of rain through the course of the day will to advance. it will be moving across northern ireland, across the isle of man. the cloud just building all the time. moving through central parts of england and wales. a fine afternoon with sunny spells or at least dry spells. back into the south—west. as you can see, the cloud will build. if you stop under the low cloud or the fog, it will feel more like nine celsius and that will feel a bit nippy. through the evening and overnight, he comes the weather front. as it

gibraltar's old town is long and skinny, with one main street. gibraltarians are a proud bunch, remaining steadfastly loyal to britain. its 30,000 residents vote overwhelmingly to continue as a self-governing british dependency. within a generation, the economy has gone from one dominated by the military to one based on tourism. but it's much more than sunburned brits on holiday. gibraltar is a crossroads community with a jumble of muslims, jews, hindus, and italians joining the english, and all crowded together at the base of this mighty rock. with its strategic setting, gibraltar has an illustrious military history, and remnants of its martial past are everywhere. the rock is honeycombed with tunnels. many were blasted out by the brits in napoleonic times. during world war ii, britain drilled 30 more miles of tunnels. the 100-ton gun is one of many cannon that both protected gibraltar and controlled shipping in the strait. a cable car whisks visitors from downtown to the rock's 14,000-foot summit. from the top of the rock, spain's costa del sol

rush hour between gibraltar and spain.there is some uncertainty about what brexit will mean. translation: yaya toure i'm overwhelmed says this woman because we don't know what will happen and whether we will be able to continue to work. translation: maria tells us it is important that the arrangements at the border stay the same. do you think brexit will cause problems7 same. do you think brexit will cause problems? nope. why not? there is too much in both parties, it is not an either interest financially for there to be a new thing. this is currently an internal eu border but probably in two years that will change. this gives you a sense of how intertwined people's lives are over that side of the border in spain and here in gibraltar. the arrangements at the border will be pa rt arrangements at the border will be part of the negotiation between britain and the european union about what brexit means here. the eu says spain's voice will be heard. spain has long complained that gibraltar‘s wealth is partly down to lower taxe

she did not mention gibraltar in that letter specifically.s written by the eu and in it was a clause that said spain should have a veto over any future trade agreements in gibraltar. that sort of kicked off over the last couple of kicked off over the last couple of days. today we have seen the government trying to dampen this argument down saying it has been overblown, britain will maintain its interests in travolta and this mortar —— this morning this happened. the letter was about notification that we are leaving and about the process of negotiation, how we want the talks to be handled. the letter referred to the brexit white paper and gibraltar is firm in that. you will find eight separate references to gibraltar in it and all the different issues we have got to deal with are set out in that white paper, whether it is the position of london, fisheries policy, gibraltar and everything else. the message there from the government is don't panic and this morning we heard from a former tory leader, michael howard, who rounded up leader, michael