the irish border, if you ask me, was a lwa ys the irish border, if you ask me, was always going to bedifficult issues. because of all the sensitivities involved in the irish political system. what the border was going to look like, etc. this story is now quoting several sources to say that it is very likely there is going to be a transition deal by january, after which we can move on to talking about future trade. it does seem like whatever was discussed about the bill being a bit more money on the table might have worked wonders, and might have moved things forward a little bit. the about to happen between theresa may and jean—claude juncker. about to happen between theresa may and jean-claude juncker. how does this look to you, based on what the times has said? it's a big breakthrough. you have british business saying we need a transition deal by january. that business saying we need a transition deal byjanuary. that is so people can start moving production and staff overseas. this is huge. the irish peace of the jigsaw has three issues. ireland is the most controversial. in the 20

as soon as that changes, border checks may have to begin again. that's why the irishten guarantee from the uk that northern ireland will continue to follow eu rules — so goods can continue to move freely across the border. to put it another way, northern ireland would have to stay in the single market and the customs union. but if that were to happen, it would — in effect — push the customs border out into the irish sea. an internal customs border, if you like, between northern ireland and great britain. would that be acceptable to the uk government, or to its unionist political allies in northern ireland, the dup? emphatically not. so what happens next — is there any compromise? the uk side has spoken of technological fixes — pre—screening of goods, trusted trader schemes. the eu side says it's fine up to a point, but is nowhere near enough to avoid the return of some border checks. irish officials argue that there are already cases of rules and regulations being different in northern ireland than in the rest of the uk, and they point to other examples such as hong k

no—one wants new barriers in the cities and towns that sit all along this border, and the irish governmentof trade talks to ensure that. this is an historic moment and we are not going to allow the re—emergence of a physical border on this island. and the european union will support us on that, so there's going to be no need to use a veto. that does sound, though, that if you had to use a veto, you would be prepared to use it. the eu side, in my view, will not progress phase two unless we make sufficient progress in all three areas. and it's the border that's the sticking point? the border‘s the sticking point. ireland's uilleann pipes were once known as the union pipes, but no one is sure of the consequences once this island is at the edge of two unions, both the eu and the uk. chris buckler, bbc news, at the irish border. migraines affect one in seven people across the world, they can cause agonising symptoms for sufferers, sometimes lasting several days. now a new approach in treatment has shown the number and severity of attacks can be significantly cut and is being hailed as an incred

border. unless you have it in the irish sea and then that is of concern to the unions.still keeping this government in place at the moment, in particular you know we have the schisms between tory party over brexit, between the ken klark quinn or whatever, but it have to be that big and there is a minority legislation to put the administration down, there is all sorts of things that are going on and we are in a ridiculously narrow timeframe for this to be sorted out, we are looking at leaving the eu effectively in march 2019 we are talking about deadlines being this time next year. that isn't very long. we have wasted six months after the trigger of article 50 without getting anywhere. let's look at the ft, saudi crown prince delivers pledged of ridding the world of islamist terrorism. it is a busy man at the moment! having got rid of all of the corrupt people in saudi arabia... or asking them to pay a few quick to make the charges go away. and put them in a nice hotel while they are at it, which is lovely, but had been someone who was the crown prince has decided people

the international trade secretary, liam fox, has said there can be no final decision on irish border ngements after brexit until the uk and the eu have reached an agreement on future trade. the comments come as the eu demands enough progress on issues including the border within the next few weeks, in orderfor talks to move on to the next phase. irish officials have suggested that they might veto that unless they have guarantees on how the border will work in future. our political correspondent chris mason reports. could this be the 310—mile sticking point that stops the brexit talks moving on? the border between northern ireland and the republic, what will soon be the frontier between the uk and the eu. ireland insists it must remain open, and almost invisible after brexit, or it could block the negotiations progressing to discuss trade. but the government says until there is a discussion about the future, the border issue can't be resolved. we can't get a final answer to the irish question until we get an idea of the end state, and until we get into discussions with the european uni

all sides agree a unique solution is needed for the irish border. ee too that pulling that off is an incredibly tricky manoeuvre. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler described the frustrations growing on both sides of the border. the british and irish governments have always talked about the shared interests they have along with the shared border but the language is hardening, even today, eu commissionerfrom hardening, even today, eu commissioner from ireland saying that the country will use its veto to prevent talks moving on to trade u nless to prevent talks moving on to trade unless they get guarantees about the border. the republic of ireland has been dangling this idea that even if the rest of the uk was to leave the customs union and the single market, northern ireland could potentially stay in it. that is a solution that is completely unacceptable to the democratic unionists party, they say that in simple terms it would create a border between one part of the uk and another, a border down the irish se

border? yes, the british and irish governments have always talked about the shared interest they have a long to leave the customs union and the single market, northern ireland could potentially stay in it. however, that is a solution that is completely unacceptable solution that is completely u na cce pta ble to solution that is completely unacceptable to the democratic unionist party. they say that, in simple terms, it would create a

the growing divide between the uk and the irish republic over border arrangements after brexit. and the irish republic over border the international trade secretary says arrangements can only be finalised during eu trade talks — ireland says it could veto moving on to those without more progress on the border. with an eu deadlinejust over two weeks away, we'll be exploring how far apart the two sides are. also tonight: two teenagers are in custody after a car crash in leeds killed five people, three of them children. new allegations in iran against nazanin zaghari ratcliffe — her husband says they will further prejudice her next trial. a special report from lake victoria — africa's largest freshwater lake — which scientists say is slowly dying. play begin shortly on the final day of the first ashes test, but after first—day disappointment, are england heading for defeat? divisions between the british and irish governments over how the northern ireland border works after brexit deepened today. the international trade secretary, liam fox, said final decisions could only be made once the u

the irish border issue is more than just about economics. rt of the brexit vote was that a lot of people in britain want to control their borders and that would mean a closed border , northerneland ireland, and the republic of ireland. how is that issue going to be solved without hurting the cause for peace in ireland? trick is to combine economics with politics. i agree entirely, this is not a trivial exercise. people's lives in northern ireland and ireland generally depend on maintaining the good friday agreement, on maintaining the absence of the border. i must remind you that it was boris johnson who, before the referendum in june 2016 unequivocally promised there would be no hard border between northern ireland and the republic. we still do make that promise but this is not consistent with hard brexit. you cannot that combines economd politics, one that allows the good friday agreement to be maintained. ifyou cannot simultaneously propose to keeps the border and do away with it. the proposal i am putting forward is a practical proposal,

eu were being "careless" and "reckless" in the way they were using concerns about the northern irish border of the brexit talks. in a bbc interview, mrs foster also suggested that there was no way the eu and the uk could "put down red lines" on the border before moving to the second phase of brexit negotiations. it follows ireland's suggesting that the uk must give a firm commitment that there would be no hard border between northern ireland and ireland after brexit. the subject came up at foreign office questions in the commons. it is now nearly 50 long years since the start of the troubles in northern ireland and none of us who lived in that era want to go back to it again. in february 2016 the foreign secretary gave his guarantee to bbc northern ireland that a vote for brexit would leave arrangements on the irish border and i quote, "absolutely unchanged." no caveats, no i hope this will happen, just a commitment that nothing would change. can the foreign secretary give us the same promises today? my right honourable friend is right to ask that question, because i was recently in dublin

border? yes, the british and irish governments have always talked about the shared interest they have a long shared border, but the language is definitely. even today you have an eu commission from ireland saying that it will use its veto to prevent talks moving on to trade unless they get guarantees about the border. the republic of ireland has been dangling this idea that even if the rest of the uk were to leave the customs union and the single market, northern ireland could potentially stay in it. however, that is a solution that is completely unacceptable solution that is completely u na cce pta ble to solution that is completely unacceptable to the democratic unionist party. they say that, in simple terms, it would create a border between one part of the uk and another, essentially a border along the irish sea. you have a difficult situation. the dup's voice really matters, not least because the conservative government are relying on their support at westminster. the minority government in ireland have their own problems, and a political row is threatening to force a snap election there.

francine: how do you deal with the irish border? ey could face. >> that is true and both sides have been clear the need to avoid a hard border. the good friday agreement. the urgency of talks and we need to see practical solutions. when will they show their hands? francine: what does the pound it from here? >> we have it stable to weaker. outside risks are probably higher than potential upside. and a long-term basis, undervalued. from here, as i said, potential downside risks. still a country with a current account deficit. we are cautious on the ground. tom: christian, the zeitgeist on a long weekend is united kingdom gdp. i have seen 1, 2, 3, 4 articles of a united kingdom set aside. does barclays by that? >> if you look at projections, the world is accelerated and britain is slowing with still a growth rate of 1.5%. it is not a recession. wasglobal environment worse, we could have seen worse numbers and in the u.k. now we have seen what we believe is a slowdown in private demand, particularly consumption demand. the optimism is go

nejra: for another issue as well, dara doyle in dublin, this issue of the irish border being broughtp. was this unexpected? only i think it's unexpected if you haven't been paying any attention. it is quite worrying that the u.k. was taken by surprise by the fact that the irish government is in very happy with the progress on this border issue. it's been widely reported that ireland was considering looking for firm commitments on the border is the price of talks moving ahead. it's only unexpected if you haven't been paying attention. it's not like the u.k. was blindsided by this. nejra: the other issue we have heard in a speech today by the man who sort of drafted article 50, perhaps floating the prospect that brings it could be reversed. is that likely? he drafted the article and what he is saying is legally, it could be revoked. there doesn't seem to say any opinion poll that says the british public wants that to happen. every time it is budget theresa may, she says very clearly the brexit is going to happen. it's really more of a hypothetical situation. they make a good point on t

as soon as that changes, border checks may have to begin again. that's why the irishove freely across the border. to put it another way, northern ireland would have to stay in the single market and the customs union. but if that were to happen, it would — in effect — push the customs border out into the irish sea. an internal customs border, if you like, between northern ireland and great britain. would that be acceptable to the uk government, or to its unionist political allies in northern ireland, the dup? in a word, no. so what happens next — is there any compromise? the uk side has spoken of technological fixes — pre—screening, trusted trader schemes. the eu side says it's nowhere near enough to avoid the return of some border checks. but irish officials argue that there are already cases of rules and regulations being different in northern ireland than in the rest of the uk, and they point to other examples such as hong kong where there are different regulatory arrangements within sovereign states. so it's time for some creative thinking — the aim being no diverg

leaving the issue of the irish border before talks can progress to the next phase.n is saranac partners. this dramatic move in the markets, sterling and gilt. looks as if you have the eu national sorted. bloomberg says 40. it has got this feeling of a new momentum that we have not had for quite some time. what is the gilt market telling us, is the gilt market telling us get ready for something to breakthrough? richard: at this point in time it is not. 1.3, overlts, 1.2, this year it has been between one and 1.5. gilt yield seem to be stuck in this trading range. in our view, that is where they are going to stay. for them to break out we would have to be looking at a much firmer economy. we would have to be looking at inflation remaining high. not dropping back. what we are going to see is an economy which is pretty sluggish . inflation probably peaking toward the end of this year, falling back next year. oft is not that sort environment in which you get the sustained monetary tightening that you need to drag gilt yields higher. anna: when you talk to your client bas

as soon as that changes, border checks may have to begin again. that's why the irishacross the border. we do not want the relationship between ireland and britain, and particularly the relationships on the island of ireland to go backwards, and if there is divergence between the two jurisdictions, then in my view, that creates real problems in terms of the need for checks. on the back of that regulatory diversion. so we've been consistent on that, and i think the irish government's position is very credible. but if that were to happen, it would in effect push the customs border out into the irish sea — an internal customs border, if you like, between northern ireland and great britain. would that be acceptable to the uk government, or to its unionist political allies in northern ireland, the dup? in a word, no. we respect the european union desire to protect the european single market on the customs union, but that cannot come at the cost of the constitutional and economic integrity of the united kingdom. so what's next? the uk side has spoken of technological fixes —

and eu wrap their greatest -- latest rounds of brexit, concerns over the future of the irish border have interrupted. circulatedment wednesday calls for northern ireland to maintain the rule of the customs union and single market after brexit. this added to pressure on u.k. prime minister theresa may, gloucester second avenue minister in a week -- who lost her second cabinet minister in a week. joining us is emma ross thomas, and dara doyle, bloomberg's dublin bureau chief. in, the eu is floating the prospect of no deal. ian: it looks that way. today marks exactly halfway between the u.k. referendum last year and the day they're going to leave the eu in 2019. i think you came down from the

everybody agrees that a border is not a good idea there — but no—one has really suggested how you avoid it in a way that is acceptable to everyone else. we'll hear from the irishtary shortly, but first our diplomatic editor, mark urban reports from the invisible border itself. this is how the modern lumber business is done. load trees in one end. get planks out of the other. the transformation takes just 12 minutes. it all runs with such sharp efficiency that the mill works day and night 365 days a year. this plant near enniskillen in northern ireland, uses mainly logs from the republic, put a hard border in the way of that, and all its precisely calculated margins would go awry. now we have 23,000 cross—border commercial lorry movements every year and you can imagine how much time would be lost if we started to lose an hour or a half—hour of time on those. we have 300 direct employees here in enniskillen. maybe another 300 indirect. if we lost an hour a day, or an hour on each truck movement that would equate to 15 new people and the efficiency of the business would be badly impaired. years of tranquillity and political progress here mean that in many places

but she has ten days to get over the finishing line and it looks like the question of the irish border, cameras, gardens? how does that work? she has ten days to sort it out. on social media, some people say it is boring and forget all about it, but we are only at the beginning. we are at the beginning. this is possibly one of those times that donald tusk has dangled the possibility that we can break the deadlock. you can say that to has —— theresa may is gone in two 20 billion offer, but the eu still feels like they have got her over a barrel. she has gone into saying let's hold hands and jump off the cliff together, and they are coming back at her and only allowing the vague possibility of breaking the deadlock. she must feel like she is playing a game of whack a mole. she thought she could put it on i spit it is the big issue of the day. exhibit leo varadkar, could not fightan exhibit leo varadkar, could not fight an election while... that

no—one wants new barriers in the cities and towns that sit all along this border, and the irish government an historic moment and we are not going to allow the re—emergence of a physical border on this island. and the european union will support us on that, so there's going to be no need to use a veto. that does sound, though, that if you had to use a veto, you would be prepared to use it. the eu side, in my view, will not progress phase two unless we make sufficient progress in all three areas. and it's the border that's the sticking point? the border‘s the sticking point. ireland's uilleann pipes were once known as the union pipes, but no—one is sure of the consequences once this island is at the edge of two unions, both the eu and the uk. chris buckler, bbc news, at the irish border. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. paul worthington, the father of a 13—month—old girl who died following unexplained injuries, broke down in tears when asked at her inquest if he sexually abused her. mr worthington wiped away tears as he refused 252 times to answer questions about

international trade secretary liam fox has said there can be no final decisions on the future of the irish bordertain and the european union have reached a trade agreement. brussels has given the uk until the fourth of december to come up with proposals on the border, and other key issues, to allow brexit talks to progress to their next phase. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. could this be the giant sticking point that stops the brexit talks moving on? the border between northern ireland and the republic, what will soon be the frontier between the uk and the eu. ireland insists it must remain open, almost invisible after brexit, or it could block the talks progressing. but one leading brexiteer in the cabinet says the negotiations need to move forward to discuss the future in order to sort this out. we can't get a final answer to the irish question until we get an idea of the end state, and until we get into discussions with the european union on the end state, that will be very difficult. so the quicker we can do that, the better, and we're still in a position where the eu doesn'

and on newsnight: we now know the irish border is turning out to be one of the stickiest brexit issuesresolve. this evening, we will hear from the irish agriculture secretary. can he see a way out of this? will ireland block brexit trade talks? good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has offered to significantly increase the so—called brexit divorce bill, the amount of money it is willing to pay the european union for our departure from it. it is understood the government is now prepared to pay up to 50 billion euros, around £41; billion, in an attempt to kick—start talks on a future trade deal. back in september, the prime minister had said the uk was prepared to pay 20 billion euros. today, on a surprise visit to iraq, theresa may said the uk was still in negotiations with the eu, but wanted to move soon to trade talks. our political editor laura kuenssberg has more. there is no substitute for personal diplomacy. the prime minister the first major leader to visit iraq since so—called is were driven out of mosul. thousands of miles away, dealings between westminster and b

international trade secretary, liam fox, has said the future of the irish border cannot be resolved until united kingdom and the eu have reached a trade agreement. two of the five people killed when a stolen car hit a tree in leeds have been named on social media as brothers ellis and elliot thornton. police are holding two teenage boys in custody. the husband ofjailed british woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has accused iranian media of prejudicing his wife's case — after iranian state tv claimed she was working to train journalists. smoke and ash from a volcano on the island of bali have prompted the indonesian authorities to issue a red alert to airlines. there are fears mount agung could erupt for the first time since 1963. on the meetp author my guest is nicola upson with her thriller nine lessons. it is set in 1930s' cambridge and linked to the ghost stories of mr james. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. they have no better offers, so here they are. the political commentator, jane merrick, and the deputy head of sport at the sun,

the northern irish border is 310 miles long.. this is one of them. just behind me is northern ireland. just over here is the republic of ireland. we have come here to find out if this bridge joins or divides these communities. meet fiona mcgauran. she lives in northern ireland that lives in the republic. when i say border to you. what does it mean? customs, checkpoints, then there is work. t"%t§‘r>‘“€ $52“; q‘s-s :—. we; 5: t"%t§‘r>‘“€ s‘sa's s‘sa'a s. s—as 5: there t"%t§‘r>‘“€ s‘sa's s‘sa'a s. ssas 5: there be problems t"%t§‘r>‘“s s‘sa's s‘sa'a ss sss—as 5: there be problems for t"%t§‘r>‘“s s‘sa's s‘sa'a ss ssas 5: there be problems for me having will there be problems for me having to work in the uk? will i have to get a visa and maybe? uk government have said there would be no physical presence at the border. they can say that but there will be something. it is the only land border between the uk and europe and the world. driving from black lion to beaucoup, if you don't pay attention you could miss the border. you will fill

to leave, new checks would be needed to ships arriving at ports here effectively creating a border in the irishat would be a border between two parts of the united kingdom and it would be totally unacceptable to the democratic unionist party whose support the conservative government relies on at westminster. talk to anybody in business in northern ireland, our biggest market is great britain and it would be absolute madness and a complete dereliction of my duty as a public representative if i didn't try to stop the border in the irish sea. what will happen on land in a place where political lands —— divides are more obvious than the border? i've been speaking to trade lawyer anthony will each, a partner at a law firm. he told me how likely it was that some kind of border would be introduced if the uk leads the market. i think it would be hard to avoid a border of some sort, the government has suggested that there could be solutions such as streamlining procedures, using technology to facilitate movement. but if there is going to be a border, if it is going to be, if we are leaving the customs u

no—one wants new barriers in the cities and towns that sit all along this border, and the irish governmentnsure that. this is an historic moment and we are not going to allow the re—emergence of a physical border on this island. and the european union will support us on that, so there's going to be no need to use a veto. that does sound, though, that if you had to use a veto, you would be prepared to use it. the eu side, in my view, will not progress phase two unless we make sufficient progress in all three areas. and it's the border that's the sticking point? the border‘s the sticking point. ireland's uilleann pipes were once known as the union pipes, but no—one is sure of the consequences once this island is at the edge of two unions, both the eu and the uk. chris buckler, bbc news, at the irish border. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders is giving a brief and to the media at the moment. she has been talking about the us secretary of state, rex tillerson. she said when president trump loses confidence in someone, they will no longer serve. this is in response to questions

the northern ireland border remains one of the major sticking points in the brexit talks. the irishe won‘t be what‘s called a hard border. well, the south armagh community spent 30 years living life under the scrutiny of the security forces. the irish border between newry and dundalk was also one of the most active territories for the ira. tara mills has been to south armagh to look at security in the past, present and post—brexit. it was the most heavily policed area of the border, checkpoints, watchtowers, death and destruction. in1979, watchtowers, death and destruction. in 1979, the ira killed 18 soldiers at narrow water castle. this former detective reinvestigated the attack towards the end of his career. they went down as the army were shooting at them, and they ran, got onto their bikes, and that they were back up their bikes, and that they were back up on their bikes. to him, talking about policing the border is nonsense. the border here struggles, s0 nonsense. the border here struggles, so many different ways in and out. so you set up your checkpoints from main traffic, and

is still uncertain and today there was a warning to some not to use the delicate issue of the irish border. you don't play around with northern ireland to effect change in other places, and actually i would like to see the irish government working with northern ireland and the westminster government to bring about a brexit that works for northern ireland but also for the republic of ireland. getting a deal is what all sides want. it seems someone is going to have to give a little but no one is prepared to pay any price. let's speak to our our assistant political editor norman smith. norman, how is all of this being received ? so far, there have been no cries of betrayal or treachery directed at borisjohnson betrayal or treachery directed at boris johnson and michael gove, betrayal or treachery directed at borisjohnson and michael gove, the brexiteers in the cabinet, but there isa brexiteers in the cabinet, but there is a clear contrast between their sta nce is a clear contrast between their stance and the views of brexiteers on backbenchers where many are up in arms at the idea of paying b

handicap foryou to me how big a factor the irish story is going to be, in terms of the land border and whether or not the irish elections story could end up handicapping -- could widen the odds of the deal being done. brexit is the biggest political issue for the republic of ireland as well and it is isolated as part of the e u 27. it's a priority and for the others, it isn't. story, whether she will be voted down by a vote of confidence, i think we have the hope, and i think it is likely that the irish political elite try to wait until february or march 2 have an election. is important. it on the european council issue, it is true that ireland is the only remaining stumbling block and the irish will come under quite a lot of pressure to accept this. simply because the appointment the british government has the making for a long time, you cannot guarantee an open border without knowing what the trade relationship will be, it is true. obviously, the irish and european approach has a lot of legitimacy. one thing to expect from the uk's side for even talk about trade. because the money is

is still uncertain and today there was a warning to some not to use the delicate issue of the irish bordern't play around with northern ireland to effect change in other places, and actually i would like to see the irish government working with northern ireland and the westminster government to bring about a brexit that works for northern ireland but also for the republic of ireland. getting a deal is what all sides want. it seems someone is going to have to give a little, but no one is prepared to pay any price. let's talk to our chief political correspondent about this now. vicki young, you know that moment when ministers arrive at downing street and someone always shouts a question, someone shouted to david davis yesterday, have you got your cheque book and he said no, yours and he's right of course, we are all going to be paying for this, but it seems we are going to be paying a bit my honourable friend than some hoped? yes. i mean that is the point isn't it, this is in the end taxpayers' money. ithink isn't it, this is in the end taxpayers' money. i think people like him and others wh

so next up is the irish border. that you also have citizens rights and still have to figure out what the role of the court is going to be. tom: jones hayden, thanks so much in brussels. we're thrilled to have joe stiglitz with us later in the hour from columbia university and continue strong with william lee at the milken institute and their chief economist and he has a prodigious career at the international monetary fund and joins us well. the common theme of everything we're looking at is the lack of economic growth. can you say we've reached escape velocity to a better global economic growth or european economic growth or for that matter american economic growth? william: we've escaped from prosperity and don't have wage growth because we don't have enough productivity. i'm starting to guess given the mandate to say we need to access capitol hill in order to proceed note job growth and good health, the one thing about accessing capital is we're loading up on a lot of debt. the zero rate environment has helped tha

a solution on the irish border. just in the last couple hours, there have been both sides who have dug in. and entegris position -- the entegris position -- the ambiguous position of the uk's an acceptable. there, up with strong statement that if theresa may case in to dublin, they will draw support from the government. seems like the irish question is a bigger question now. addressed.ve been what wording of commitment would be palatable to all sides when it comes to the irish question? you mentioned the good friday agreement. is there a phrase or wording? how do we overcome what is now the biggest hurdle? emma: there is no solution that pleases all sides. something will have to be created, or essentially kicking the can down the road. the statement from the last hour into we will withdraw our support from the are not going to blank. d'etre ise raison maintaining northern ireland as part of the united kingdom. they will be reluctant to cave. mark: monday's lunch will be the most expected lunch in history? emma: we w

there is irish border issue. get past all of that, you have to pass a conference of trade agreement in 12 months. so unless you take the eu and canada deal as a template, i think it will be difficult to meet the timeline. time is not on their side. it will be difficult. jonathan: is it still a story of long europe and when does the valuation change that? ben: that is our position currently. we are neutral on the u.k., just because it will be difficult to navigate with the currency, like we saw. but europe is still the same macro performer. i do not see any reason why you would not want to have that is part of an overweight portfolio. -- overweight equity portfolio. david: it strikes me how the pound reacted so immediately to just a little bit of good news. impact thatle that is upside potential as this unfolds? vincent: look, we are talking about borders that are not borders and the directions of trade. i would say it couple of things. europe mightyes, be upside down equity prices, but it probably means outside o

marr show this morning, the shadow international trade secretary barry gardiner described the irish borderovernment are desperately worried about this. we are all worried about this. we are all worried about this. we are all worried about this, but the in particular worried because their economic growth depends upon the trade relations they have with the uk. it used to be much larger narratives about 17%, still a huge slice of their economy. and for that reason they are determined not to see a hard border. but the raw politics playing into this, and we must ensure that nothing is done that damages the good friday agreement. that to me is the bottom line, and that's what everyone should keep an eye on. the leader of the conservatives in scotland, ruth davidson, was also asked about the border and described asked about the border and described as one of the more conjugated part of the brexit negotiations. we know this is one of the difficult bits of the negotiation. what we have been positing to the european union is that we don't have to have something that we don't have to have something t

the key sticking point now is the irish border. farm or thanjust border. it is clear that the eu want farm or than just warm assurances, verbal guarantees, that there will bea verbal guarantees, that there will be a deal, since britain is leaving the customs union and the single market. and so far we don't think the eu have been satisfied by what they have heard so far. well, tomorrow we'll be looking closely at one of the issues under the spotlight in the brexit negotiations — the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. our correspondents will be travelling the length of the border asking those who live there what they think. and we'll find out how brexit — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me are dia chakravarty, brexit editor at the daily telegraph and steve hawkes, deputy political editor at the sun. president trump has used his twitter account to share inflammatory videos which were posted online by the deputy leader of the far—ri

and european citizens in the uk, and then this issue becoming a really big sticking point, the irish borderrder between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. at the moment it is almost invisible. but when the uk leads the european union that will be the frontier between the uk and the european union. it cannot be a hard border, something physical and obvious to see. but, how does the uk achieve that if it is leaving the single market and the customs union? they will be operating economies under different rules. there is a lot of talk trying to find a technological solution. but there is very little talk about a precise detail. ireland has a huge amount of power at the moment as they can veto and stop the uk being able to move on to the second stage of the brexit talks. and as if this was not all complicated and involved enough, there was even the potential for an irish general election before christmas because of political turbulence. and there is plenty of political turbulence here and happening elsewhere in europe, right at the heart of these brexit negotiation. —— negotiations. b

the eu says more clarity is needed on the future border between the irish republic and northern irelandovernment in the south doesn't want to see a new physical border with the north. 0ur political correspondent chris mason explains. could this be the 310—mile sticking point that stops the brexit talks moving on? the border between northern ireland and the republic, what will soon be the frontier between the uk and the eu. ireland insists it must remain open, and almost invisible after brexit, or it could block the negotiations progressing to discuss trade. but the government says until there is a discussion about the future, the border issue can't be resolved. we can't get a final answer to the irish question until we get an idea of the end state, and until we get into discussions with the eu on the end state, that will be very difficult. so the quicker we can do that, the better, and we're still in the position where the eu doesn't want to do that. and we're getting close now to 2018, when we will be talking about next year when we leave the european union. there's long been irritatio

next month differences also remain on issues over rights of citizens affected by brics it and the irish border well britain's chief breaks that negotiator david davis did confirm the u.k. will not create a border between northern ireland and the republic in the south as part of a deal with the european union well here's what david davis had to say after the tux. there's no doubt that we have made and continue to make including this round significant progress across a whole range of issues across the board that may prove progress towards resolving some really difficult questions. that course will continue. between now and december. an upbeat sounding minister david davis and he is in brussels covering those talks all right barbara give us the unvarnished version is boring you're taking this course by giving out what amounts to an ultimatum. oh yes because it had been known in brussels for a while that there would be about window of opportunity till the end of the month for britain to step up and deliver on its financial obligations however it had not until today been expressed as bluntly and cl

he issued a warning to those on both sides of the irish border. elate to criminality not being allowed to run freely across continents, but we must not allow anyone to use a border crossing as a political choke point. look, nobody is going to accept something that looks like, feels like or smells like checkpoint charlie in europe in the future. and if the spanish authorities have not realised that, i think their citizens would wish that they did. the middle east is entering what many analysts see as a dangerous new phase. experts fear that, with the islamic state group on the brink of defeat, there‘s a danger of the long—held rivalry between saudi arabia and iran boiling over as they engage in proxy battles in the region. in yemen, the two countries are backing opposing sides, while the saudis are thought to be behind the recent resignation of the lebanese prime minister in an attempt to weaken iran‘s influence in the region. does the noble lord, the minister, accept that we have to adopt a much more even handed stance between tehran and riyadh in

no, we don't want a hard border. the irish have said they don't want a hard border.t a hard border. the only people who are pushing this now are mr barnier, who is really wanting to try and force the uk's hand on single market membership as the customs union. away from the negotiations, help us envisage what this looks like — if it's not a hard border, then you have an ease of movement of goods between ulster and the republic. right. if i'm a british firm, i could set up my headquarters now in dublin and then have access through to the eu like that? and don't forget - is that a yes? there's already a physical border on the island of ireland. let's take this as a template. currently, there are goods which move freely across the border between northern ireland and the irish republic with different tax rates on them. they don't require to be stopped at the border — we know that. yes, but we haven't gone through brexit yet. no. look, let me explain something. the difficulty which some people see is that once we leave the eu, there'll be different tax rates in the uk and

but there is deadlock also on the irish border and little chance that mrs merkel will be pushing thees to agree even if she wanted to. this is not good news for britain because if germany can't focus on brexit which has already not been at the top of its priority list, then that means that the eu will be less flexible in its position in the negotiations. talk to british ministers and you find many still cling to this idea that angela merkel will deliver a benign brexit package. but among those from the other 27 countries you hear something altogether different, that it is germany that is taking the tougher stance on the financial question and it is germany that now seeks to organise the others around a very robust position on the future terms of trade. what difference will a weakened merkel make? well, it will mean she is less liable to take political risks in anyone‘s interests other than her own. for the prime minister trying to navigate the shoals of brexit with her european partners an already complex task has just become even more so. what concerns me is that if germany does not

the international trade secretary, liam fox, has said the future of the irish border cannot be resolvedd kingdom and the eu have reached a trade agreement. he rejected a suggestion by the irish government that the uk may have to stay inside the single market or the eu customs union to avoid a return to border controls between the republic and northern ireland. drone users will have to register and sit safety awareness tests as part of plans to regulate their use. the police will also gain new powers to crack down on illegal and irresponsible drone flying. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. i'm here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent past. we'll meet the government official tasked with solving one of ethiopia's worst ever famines. the widow of a former russian spy assassinated by the kgb. and one of the showgirls from london's windmill theatre. but first we go back to the soviet union in 1957 and a stray dog called laika who was the first animal ever to orbit the earth. p

we have the irish border issue.e all those things, we can move on to the discussion about trade. why is it so critical we get on to the discussion about trade before next year? carsten: march, 2019, they will have left the eu, so you want to make sure you have something in place which at least partially replaces membership of the single market. you need to move on in december. otherwise, you run out of time. julia: it's about time. the pressing issue of trade and what comes next has been a problem ever since the vote. they wanted to have this discussion earlier, and the eu backed them into a corner. carsten: the ireland situation shows how difficult a choice it is for the u.k. at the end of the day. either you give up on sovereignty or you lose out on market access. joe: explain the significance of the irish border question. the divorce bill. there's a number. they have to meet it and move on. on the irish border question, what is the sticking point and what kind of plausible compromise could be reached? carsten: yo

european citizens in the uk, and then this issue which is becoming a really big sticking point, the irish bordern ireland and the republic of ireland. at the moment it is almost invisible. but when the uk leaves the european union, that will be the frontier between the uk and the eu. now, the argument is it cannot be a hard border, something that is very physical and very obvious to see. but how does the uk achieve that if it is leaving the single market and the customs union? in other words, we'll be operating economies under different rules to the european union. there is a lot of talk trying to find a technological solution, but there is very little talk about precise details. and ireland wields a huge amount of power at the moment as they can veto, they can stop, the uk being able to move on to the second stage of the brexit talks. and as if this was not all complicated and involved enough, there's even the potential for an irish general election before christmas because of political turbulence there. and there is plenty of political turbulence here, and it's happening elsewhere in europe, r

also on the programme: before brexit talks go any further — the issue of the irish border must be resolved

on the question of the irish border there is consensus that there can be no physical infrastructure,t yet a practical solution. on the financial settlement that you clearly wa nts financial settlement that you clearly wants more, but theresa may is under some pressure, not least from her backbench mps, not to give up from her backbench mps, not to give up too much. despite the difficulties in brussels downing street saying clearly today that brexit will happen, no matter what, even saying they want to set down the date of departure, the 29th of march, 2019, into law. now that is in part to appease mps who are worried that date may slip and those who didn't want ministers to have the final say, but this is also about the government trying to show some muscle, get on the front foot, because next week the bill which brings eu law into uk law ready for departure will come to the commons and there will be some parliamentary fights on that. theresa may is warning mps not to use that to try to slow the process of brexit. downing street wants to show its determined to deliver on this and it'

if if we pay up and come up with a deal for the irish border. . . ?otiate an orderly withdrawal puzzle there is every reason for our future partnership to be ambitious. this is our preferred option. but even hinting at paying billions for that could cause trouble at home. the chancellor of the exchequer has got very limited scope for manoeuvre. he cannot afford to play santa claus to mr tusk and mr juncker. afford to play santa claus to mr tusk and mrjuncker. he needs to make sure that we are only paying exactly for our obligations, for what we are absolutely contracted for. did you talk about money today... 7 but who for. did you talk about money today...7 but who will be the most persuasive7 the foreign secretary, who promised we would get money back from brexit7 or his colleagues? this from brexit? or his colleagues? this is so politically sensitive. cabinet ministers say they are not even talking actual numbers yet. tonight's decision is whether theresa may is allowed to go to brussels on friday with a clear signal that the tanya is willing to pay

the international trade secretary, liam fox, has said the future of the irish border cannot be resolvedhe united kingdom and the eu have reached a trade agreement. he ruled out the uk staying in the single market or the customs union. drone users will have to register and sit safety awareness tests as part of plans to regulate their use. the police will also gain new powers to crack down on illegal and irresponsible drone flying. indonesia has issued its highest level aviation warning as a volcano on the island of bali spits out smoke and ash. there are fears that a full—scale eruption of mount agung is imminent. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: fighting fires... naked navigation... and a real—life rocketeer. on click we often look out for technology which can help save people's lives. for example, we went to rwanda to look at how drones were speeding up deliveries of blood and recently closer to home, i looked at how the response times of the air ambulance in london were being improved by better connectivity. if you live in the developed world, you'll probably take it f