well european commission president john claude younger agreed to the changes during the strasburg meeting but warned that there would be no third chance the main change may secured concerned the future of the border for northern ireland the so-called backstop. see to guarantee that there will never be. this absolutely right on this the u.k. solid commitments in the belfast good friday agreement but if we ever have to use that insurance policy it cannot become a permanent arrangement i just know the template for our future relationship. the deal that m.p.'s voted on in january was not strong enough to make that clear and legally binding changes we needed to set that right today we have agreed to the. and joining us now from london is dean of hughes bagot moss and max hawkins covering events for us in strasburg welcome to both of you good morning bigotry some a sounding very positive about what did she get in brussels from the e.u. to win over the british parliament. she is sounding very positive because she has to this is really crunch time for treason may only if really days and weeks to

from burlesque it's this practice a deal may not happen at all those are the words of the e used john claude younger appearing alongside theresa may at a late night press conference he's warned there will be no third chance at all of the new terms and not to win the support of the british parliament in a vote later today also coming out. algeria is ailing president says he will not seek a fifth term the move follows mass protests next month's elections have also been delayed raising concerns about where this country's had. and this teenage girl was raped and murdered here in germany and this practice asylum seeker is the man accused he goes on trial today in a case that has inflamed the national debate over migration. also coming up the sands turning neighbor against neighbor in rural kenya high demand in the construction industry for such as lead to environmental damage and even some deaths of the tracks were sent just like. our brian thomas thanks for being with us british prime minister theresa may. he has struck a deal to revise the terms of britain's divorce from the european union parl

party there for then is is to take down billboards attacking the european commission president john claude yoga and billionaire philanthropist george soros the move comes after the group that as belong to belongs to or in the european parliament threatened to expel it is also a member of that group the e.p. p. the posters suggest that there's a european plot to bring migrants into hungary while prime minister viktor orban has built his reputation on baiting the e.u. on its official website he is quoted as saying if they that's europe force us to accept the un migration pact or the european commission's decisions so as to make us fit their own western concessive paul policies a break up cannot be ruled out or been has been an outspoken critic of the e.u. last september the european parliament voted to punish angry for breaches of the core values. hungary's ruling feet as party is skilled in the art of provoking its critics this time even prime minister viktor obama's allies were offended thousands of taxpayer funded billboards across the country depict you commission president john claude j

going to go to strasburg tonight's for what frankly last ditch talks a lot throw the dice with john claude younker the presidents of the european commission presumably in the hope that he can give her something else that she can come back to parliament with on tuesday directly before this vote parliaments have now got something else from them so please please support it it's either that or she's going to meet john claud young kids who ask him if he thinks the european union would be prepared to delay bracks isn't extends well which is which is the thing that would almost definitely happen if she loses her votes again in parliament on tuesday all the rumors coming out of brussels to solve the noon is that they're so gloomy about the way the british of conductive things that they're only prepared to countenance a delay until may the twenty fourth which would be directly before the european elections that the u.k. would not want to or be able to participate in if you are going to leave the e.u. and so you know it now everyone's got to wait until to either make an impact in strasbourg tomorrow

british lawmakers to approve the deal when they vote on it on tuesday european commission president john claude younker said monday's agreement was the best possible and there would be no new negotiations.

undertones portraying hunger in american billionaire george soros and european commission president john claude. u.s. backed forces in the syrian village of bug juice are meeting fierce resistance from so-called islamic state militants who are trying to stave off defeat and the last patch of land they control the kurdish let syrian democratic forces and u.s. warplanes have pounded islamic state targets with artillery fire and occasional airstrikes the offensive against i asked to recapture the villa. resumed on friday after a two week pause to evacuate civilians. the u.s. backed fighters might be close to defeating the insurgents but they still have a long way to go to capture the hearts and minds of those who still believe in the islamic caliphate at. the said truth of the war in syria is that when liberating areas you're often also destroying in the syrian town of darkness for conny near the iraqi border is no exception after syrian democratic forces mainly kurds supported by the u.s. military beat the bull work of the so-called islamic state they have now begun what many believe to be the de

john claude younger appearing alongside theresa may at a late night press conference he's warned there will be no third chance for the new terms enough to win the support of the british parliament in a vote later today also coming out. algeria's ailing president says he will not seek a fifth term this move follows mass protests next month's elections have also been delayed raising concerns about where the country's had it. and this german fourteen year old was raped murdered and buried in a shallow grave and this iraqi asylum seekers the man accused of killing her goes on trial today in a case that has inflamed the national debate over migration. i'm brian thomas thanks for being with us prime minister theresa may has struck a deal to revise the terms of britain's divorce from the european union parliament's due to vote on them later today less than three weeks before bracks it's to take place now the main change may security as frostburg with european commission president john paul junker. hearns the future of the border with northern ireland both sides agree that the so-called backst

he's railed against the use policies and most recently put up a great big big picture picture of john claude york at the commission president alongside or burns better watch george soros representing a deliberate as he would see it move to flood europe with millions of refugees this time it was a step too far for the e.u. the e.u. here i think fighting back against one of its own china thank you very much for that for now there's china the latest live in london thank you. still ahead on the ball there to nail south african court sentences to white farmers to jail for the killing of a black teenager and it's getting murkier the steps being taken in south korea to curb an increase in pollution.

binding changes to a bracks a deal following last minute talks with european commission president john claude juncker the compromise includes changes that allow britain to exit the backstop provision that guarantees an open irish border the u.k. parliament is set to.

binding changes to a brics a deal following last minute talks with european commission president john claude juncker the compromise includes changes that allow britain to exit the backstop provision that guarantees an open irish border the u.k. parliament is set to vote on the plan on tuesday. algerians have been celebrating after president abdullah zs with a flick of abandon his bid for a fifth term.

binding changes to a bracks a deal following last minute talks with european commission president john claude juncker the compromise includes changes that allow britain to exit the backstop provision that guarantees an open irish border the u.k. parliament is set to vote on.

binding which is what the heart breaks in two years have wanted all along my question to you can john claude younker can he alone provide theresa may with an agreement that is legally binding for all twenty seven members of the european union. well no i would need some legal advice here but as far as i understand it's the treaty itself it's not changed it's only legally binding it's only the exchange of letters that was done in generally that must be something different and it's not exactly a time limit on the text up it's only the reassurance that it will not be applied for a vote but none of the sides can leave it on its own so the british would need. the europeans also to leave the backstop it's it's all about averts i would gets the substance it's not changing as far as i understand and we know we have this very important vote coming up tomorrow in parliament so me without having the details on the on this new agreement or this revised agreement are we talking about this being a game changer for the calculus of how members of parliament are going to vote tomorrow. but sources in downing

commission and the european council in their various presidents the european commission president john claude young previously said it doesn't want to see a long extension certainly doesn't want to see the u.k. have to take part in any kind of a you parliamentary elections which basically means he wants to see that extension lasting no longer than the end of may we have heard both from the european council president he said he would be an ally to the united kingdom in trying to get the states trying to get those leaders to side with an extension however he said if he's to do that he's going to need a good reason to sell it to the twenty seven during my consultations ahead of the european council i will appeal to the e.u. twenty seven to be open to a long extension if the u.k. finds it necessary to rethink its brags its strategy and build consensus around it well if we look at statements from other e.u. leaders we've heard from the french president saying that he would essentially support a extension of article fifty however he was very clear to say that this wouldn't be a time for any negotia

to last minute we've had lots of last variance across is this process max commission president john claude young seems to be adding fuel to the flames he's quoted as saying that if pollen fails to back its latest plan then that might mean no breaks it'll once see up to. you of course you're right the last minute is the last minute till there's another last minute but to have another last minute that would need to be an extension and let me get to you for the answer of your question right there because if. the article fifty period which is another word or another wording for if they delay bragg's it that doesn't only give them more time to negotiate a potential deal it would also give people want to stay in the european union in the u.k. more time to let's say organize a second referendum or even snap elections depending on the the amount of time that is extended so it's a risk that brics tears are running there and that's what john told you a comment he said basically it's a veiled threat saying that if you refuse this deal not only do the chances of a no deal brags it increases but also t

border backstopping have breaks that dale has author meeting with the european commission president john claude young installs but now to stress that the deal is final and to support. having an insurance policy to guarantee that there will never be a hard border in northern ireland is absolutely right the deal that m.p.'s voted on in january was not strong enough in making that clear and legally binding changes we needed to set that right today we have agreed to them i have just informed the course of. the evening. meant that you couldn't endorsers this joint subject to a prior post if you vote in those comments. there will be no further interpretations of the interpretations. if the meeting boots falls. let us speak crystal clear about the choice. of words it looked looked up at the. opposition labor leader jeremy corbyn has reacted by calling the negotiations a failure and the house of commons to widgets made deal but we need statements can come just before another crucial vote on the bugs that do a job for tuesday if it gets rejected again the m.p.'s will hold a vote on whether to divorce fr

follows last minute talks between prime minister terrorism and the european commission president john claude juncker the revised plan for the u.k.'s departure from the e.u. aims to resolve the key sticking point of the irish border it will be put to vote in britain's parliament on tuesday boeing says it's well roll out modifications to seven three seven max eight aircraft just days after crashing into you here one hundred fifty seven people died in sunday's disaster singapore has bad all boeing seven three seven max eights from its airspace. and the u.s. has announced to redraw all of its remaining diplomats from venezuela the state department says the presence of u.s. embassy staff is limiting its policy options now earlier the opposition dominated national assembly in venezuela described widespread power outages as a national emergency schools have been suspended and businesses shut for a second day to water and fuel shortages and cost the deaths of dozens of hospital patients who were unable to receive treatment well those are the headlines the news will continue here after all their worl

well you know maybe not off of the line can be very flippant john claude younker some of his language can be loose sometimes but remember he said the european commission which the is the executive the guy who speaks for the twenty seven members of the european union is donald tusk who is much more specific in the way that he speaks and he made it very clear the most notable thing was the last thing he said in his opening statement which is this is the deal it's either the end of may if the deal passes or if they say it's april the twelfth without the no deal revocation of article fifty and not leaving the european union sol or a great long extension and he said this is now being agreed with some reason may so to resume a has basically been utterly humiliate the lights she's now had some except that there is no way even if she wants no deal which many people think she does that the u.k. is leaving next friday she's agreed so that's first point to which they could leave with no deal now being april the twelfth and she's now going to go bouts of parliament and explain why the european un

they claim that hunger and american investor george soros and european commission president john claudeyounker are promoting illegal migration to hungary. a lot of europeans believe that kind of propaganda recent polls indicate that populist and nationalist groups are set to make big gains in upcoming european parliament elections. to europe of nations and freedom parliamentary group includes italy's northern league austria's freedom party. in france's national rally party. the governing parties in hungary and poll understood to be close to these other party. right wing nationalist parties have one thing in common they are frustrated with the european union. but how much more right wing populism will europe be able to take. and let me pass that question right on to you. has right wing nationalism reached a tipping point or will we see that in the end it's a passing phenomenon no i think that. it's increasing and it's system at this incremental and it's suspect a systemic which is if you part of certainly the level say the thirty percent threshold is very important yet twenty percent you

british lawmakers to approve the deal when they vote on it on tuesday european commission president john claude younker said monday's agreement was the best possible and there would be no new negotiations. algerians have been celebrating after president abdul aziz with a flick of banned in his bid for a fifth term.

agreement at the last minute after that last ditch attempt and that trip to strasburg to meet with john claude but try as she might it appears that it's a case of too little too late at least for many in parliament who she's trying to sell the deal to one is a dead set against it is the leader of the opposition labor party jeremy corbyn take a look at what he had to say about the deal. this was a bad deal in december when labor decided to vote against it it was a bad deal in january when it was rejected by the largest parliamentary history and mr speaker it is the same deal now we will be voting against this deal tonight for the reason that we said we're replying to that in december it is a bad deal that will damage our economy undermine our industries irreparably harm manufacturing sector risk our national health service damage our public services and harm our living standards. going into the vote tonight many political analysts were saying that she really needs to pull off a miracle because last night i think the reason we're hoping that they pulled out sort of bragg's it rabbit out of an e.

secured legally binding changes after last minute talks with the european commission president john claude juncker opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn tweeted the changes do not come close to what was promised and deserving m.p.'s to reject the deal. having an insurance policy to guarantee that there will never be a hard border in northern ireland is absolutely right it's on as the u.k. solemn commitments in the belfast good friday agreement but if we ever have to use that insurance policy it cannot become a permanent arrangement and it is not the template for our future relationship the deal that m.p.'s voted on in january was not strong enough in making that clear and legally binding changes we needed to set that right today we have agreed to them the irish prime minister. responded to the backstopped changes he says he's positive and it's time to move on to many ways break that has been a dark cloud over us for many months and in particular threat of no deal a positive vote tonight can remove that cloud and restore confidence and optimism in britain arland and across the europea

summit and it's just day one max we just heard the press conference with donald tusk and john claude junker and they announced that there will be a brac sit extension and really a two pronged extension we have one that could be may twenty second extension and that is if this deal maze deal with the e.u. is approved in the house of commons we also have a date of april twelfth and that's in case there is no deal now we're waiting on the prime minister herself to come to the stage and address the reporters there do we have any idea of what theresa may might say and in terms of.

they claim that hungarian american investor geoeorge soros and european commission president john c claude juncker. are promotingg illegal migration to hungary. a lot of europeans believe that kind of propaganda. recent polls indicate to populist and nationalist groups are set to make big gains in upcoming european parliament elections. the europe of nations and freedom parliamentary group includes italy's northern league austria's freedom party. and france's national rally party. the governing parties in hungary and poland are said to be close to these other parties. right wing nationalist parties have one thing in common. they're frustrated with the european union. but how much more right wing populism will europe be able to take. and let me pass is that question right on to you -- he could get a whole. house right wing nationalism reached a tipping point or will we see that in the end it's a passing phenomenon. no i think it to and it's a for mental and it's a says the systemic which is if you pass a certain let the level. say the 30% threshold is very important the up 20% you can elect

think the eu has been incredibly intelligent and creative and sorry, john, generous actually, because britain is our friend. jean—claudeow i had so much patience. no one else knew that either! that is not the european union i have been watching for some time and i am old enough to belong to a generation where our fathers and grandfathers left the shores of this country to fight for liberation. for which we will be eternally grateful. there's not been a sign of that and there is a certain individuals, the former prime minister of belgium, who has been as intransigent and as unpleasant as any of the principle european leaders in all of this. i find myself unfashionable in thinking is that no legacy of understanding and gratitude for this country, which more than once in its history has stood alone and has embattled, and come and found despite its instincts to steer its own course, has always found destiny with europe? where is the resonance for all of this in the way europe had treated mrs may? whether or not you believe the eu has been intransigent, to go back to what is going to happen in the next couple of weeks, the

minister to resign may has been in strasbourg for last minute talks with european commission president john claudewell the new plan for the u.k. exit from the e.u. would put to a vote in britain's parliament on tuesday well the european commission president said the changes would help on the issue of whether northern ireland stays within the european customs union as a last resort known as the backstop this instrument provides really food critic aisha's and legal guarantees on the nature of the decks the backstory is an insurance policy nothing more nothing less the intention is look for it to be used like every insured sports and if. it were ever to be used if we know of the threat having an insurance policy to guarantee that there would never be a heartbeat it is absolutely right it only has the u.k. so it's in the belfast will try to agreement but if we ever have to use that insurance policy it cannot become a permanent arrangement i just knocks the template for our future relationship. the deal the ten p.c. version done in january was not strong enough to make that clear and legally binding ch

christo and his partner jacques claude have for decades created some of the most spectacular outdoor sculptures or wrappings of buildings around the world john told sad they passed away ten years ago but how to already been involved in christos most recent mega project on a lake in northern italy in twenty sixteen all their works at temporary and disappear after a few weeks so the documentary walking on water about the floating peers is all we have to remember the installation christo was in berlin on tuesday evening for the premiere. in eighty three years old and completely undaunted by the artist christo traveled across the globe to the germans.

john watson thanks tojohn watson and the team. the headlines on bbc news. theresa may has gone to strasbourg for talks with the european commission presidentjean—claude junckerffort to get last—minute concessions on the eu withdraw deal. mps at westminster are preparing for a crunch vote on the deal tomorrow. black box voice and data recorders have been found for the ethiopian airlines crash yesterday which killed 157 people on board. a teenager and a man have appeared in court in east london in relation with a murder. and on the financial markets, the ftse 100, with a murder. and on the financial markets, the ftse100, and the dax closed slightly up, a difficult day for shares in boeing after the model that has been involved in two crashes, one and ethiopia, and one in indonesia, last october. there is a may has flown to strasbourg to meet the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. the minister prime hopes for a breakthrough which would persuade enough to vote for the brexit deal agreed in november but rejected by the commons last month. in the comments before the strasberg meeting was announced, the brexit minister robin walker quashed s

john monet european experiment. why should the united kingdom stay within mr. monet's european experiment? jean-claudeu.k. has the largest interest in participating in this extraordinary european economy and historic endeavor. this was decided by the u.k. previously. we saw it was called upon by a fantastic speech. it is a long story. u.k., at ay that the moment where all european countries, all members of the european union are asking the u.k. to stay, they have decided to leave without examining carefully what it meant. we see now that it is a mess because it was not -- the diagnosis was not made seriously. now, we are discovering the problems that should have been examined. anytime, and i say that as a european citizen, of the french citizen. anytime the intent would decide to stay, they would be accepted very warmly by all europeans. close at a moment where you have india, china, indonesia, brazil, mexico, single market economies with single currencies that the u.k. would please is a pity -- leave is a pity for the establishment of the world. francine: thank you so much. coming up a little bit lat

negotiations with north efforts led face of by john bolton and others to increase punitive economic measures against the regime of kim jong-un. , on the to clauderatic line, from north carolina. good morning. caller: good morning. i wonder what the republicans are going to say when a democrat gets in and do all of the things that trump has done. it seems like two different sets of standards. one for republicans and one for democrats. complain about the minute things democrats do, and now we have a man in the office that's cheated on his wife. lies all the time. and if i was democrat, and ofebody asked me about some the minute things democrats do, i would ask if you are a supporter of trump and did you vote for trump? if you did, you need to get out of my face. sherry, fromo to indiana, on the republican line. can you pronounce the name of your town for me? guest: you actually did fine. -- caller: you actually did fine. in earlier caller called in and said he thought that since president trump actually said whoever has the emails on hillary clinton that they should get those out there and he thought that was a bad thing. when i was watching the

will the 27 b under from john junker and donald tusk pressure will the 27 b under from jothunker and donald tusk and others to simply do what is being suggested to them? —— jean—claudethe table, whatever it is, a week today. there will be a lot of pressure to agree to an extension. we have had tough words from leaders in france and spain saying, we will not grant this extension unless the prime minister can come up with a very good reason. and eu leaders are irritated, frustrated and fatigued with the brexit process. but it is also true that they want to avoid a no—deal brexit for their own economic and political reasons, so it is likely when they all get in that room together, that tough talking aside, real politics will prevail, and even through gritted teeth, they will grantan through gritted teeth, they will grant an extension. we don't know what the conditions would be. one thing they have been clear about, even though the 27 leaders will come face—to—face with theresa may at the summit, they say there is no more talking about this particular deal on the table, no more fiddling, reopening or explaining. that, they say, is it. they feel they have thus negotiated

binding changes to or bracks a deal following last minute talks with european commission president john claude juncker the compromise includes changes that allow britain to exit the backstop provision that guarantees an open irish border the u.k. parliament is set to vote on the plan on tuesday. algerians have been celebrating after president abdullah zs with a flick of a band and his bid for a fifth term. his decision came after weeks of mass demonstrations against his twenty year rule. he also postpone an election set for april and promised social and economic reforms. the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces and coalition planes have been pounding the so-called islamic states last on clay of a book in eastern syria with artillery fire and air strikes the kurdish led fighters are encountering sniper fire and landmines and moving slowly to avoid losses. u.s. president donald trump's two thousand and twenty budget proposal has been delivered to capitol hill it reveals that trump is seeking eight point six billion dollars for his mexican border wall and increased spending on defense he also see

british lawmakers to approve the deal when they vote on it on tuesday european commission president john claude younker said monday's agreement was the best possible and there would be no new negotiations. algerians have been celebrating after president abdullah zs beautifully abandoned his bid for a fifth term. his decision came after weeks of mass demonstrations against his twenty year rule. he also postpone an election set for april that promise social and economic reforms. investigators in ethiopia have recovered the black boxes of a plane that crashed on sunday morning the boeing seven thirty seven max eight went down six minutes after taking off from. on its way to nairobi one hundred fifty seven people on board were killed. us president donald trump's twenty twenty budget proposal has been delivered to capitol hill it reveals that trump is seeking eight point six billion dollars for his mexican border wall and increased spending on defense. he also seeks big cuts to non-defense spending. for an airplane manufacturer one crash is one crash too many but when the same model goes down twice

summit and it's just day one max we just heard the press conference with donald tusk and john claude juncker and they announced that there will be a brac sit extension and really a two pronged extension we have one that could be may twenty second extension that is if this deal teresa mayes deal with the u.s. approved in the house of commons we also have a date of april twelfth and that's in case there is no deal now we're waiting on the prime minister herself to come to the stage and address the reporters there do we have any idea of what theresa may might say and in terms of what she got out of this deal in fact max she couldn't even begin the room as this was being negotiated right. let's just wait and see what she really has to say before we try to what she wants to say but let me get back to the press conference with don't know joker which was good humored i don't know if you remember the quote by the president of the european council to steer couple of weeks ago when he said he sometimes believes there's a special place in hell for breakfast here is. right and so he was asked to

i wonder what stance you make of the european union, from the likes of donald tusk and john claude junker donald tusk has the president has been frustrated sometimes but more often than not relatively reasonable and i think you have to put yourself in their position. you have a country seeking to leave the european union that was borne out of the rubble of the war brought peace from the cold war, and you have seen one of the important members of the eu seeking to leave but in a shambolic way. i think they are right to keep their cool relatively well. this is about a failure of leadership from the united kingdom. they have two are restricted to redline as theresa may said two years ago, triggering article 50 stupidly before we worked out at negotiating position, the possibility we may get a chance to deliver something to which people might be able to live with next week is something that needs a bit of hope. you know the lib dems are looking for a new leader.” hope. you know the lib dems are looking for a new leader. i heard, i have got one teacher, i do not need to. you are not stacking s