let's go straight to london and josh bloom who's covering this for us from the british capital josh the british prime minister there saying her back to the checkers plan is that as it's called is the only one on the table but it is increasingly under fire can today's cabinet meeting be a step towards getting it back on track. it's very hard to say i think what this company's show is everyone's version of right so be slightly difference what checkers was in the u.k. was a version of rex's which was politically acceptable more last in most parts of the conservative spectrum but now the european in have rejected in large parts large parts of it as it will bats a joint or not only what's acceptable the evil will be acceptable for a party of those anons i think it's going to be keeping a quarter out of the irish the military's america also comes on the support of the t.v. in northern ireland and trying to point something which does work through assays but it's going to be a very tough sell ok well what's holding up a deal right now what is the main sticking point. there are two main ones the

ok and we should know more about where this is heading following that cabinet meeting today josh bloom thanks very much for that from. well we'll german cities be banning diesel cars and trucks then we'll have more on that coming up in the business. in rural. a contentious figure at home. here in germany. gorbachev is one of the great heroes of the twentieth century mikhail gorbachev the last leader of the soviet union was an agent of change. who quickly met his downfall. i have decided to resign my duties as president of the soviet union. he continues to fight for world peace with a reminder when you notice we have to comprehend where peace has taken us today there is a new arms race. the roof time gorbachev and the opportunity for peace which starts october third on d w. china accuses the u.s. of starting the largest trade war in economic history this after washington slaps a new round of tariffs on chinese goods from handbags to rice coming into effect today. and the heads of germany's make its failed to reach a deal with the chancellor the fate of their dirty diesels hangs in the b