katya adler live in brussels.abay and hansa sites had been associated with the trade in drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods and stolen data. the operation to shut them down involved police in america and europe. angus crawford has the story. hidden, illegal and hugely profitable, hansa and alphabay, from drugs to guns, credit cards to counterfeit goods. now closed permanently, thanks to operation bearnet. good morning, this is the largest, dark market web—based take—down in world history. announced in washington to celebrate the work of police in the us and in europe for shutting down 40,000 illegal sellers. this is two of the top three marketplaces. we‘ve taken out the infrastructure supporting the trading of 350,000 different types of illegal drugs and other illicit commodities, so this is a big impact. dark websites cannot be found on google, but only by using a specialist search engine. messages are encrypted and anonymous, payments by virtual currency like bitcoin, almost untraceable. buyers log on, choose a pr

katya adler, bbc news, brussels.league christian fraser's in brussels where he's been following developments throughout the day in the brexit talks. he told me a little earlier that it would be wrong to suggest that no progress had been made in the talks between david david and his counterpart, michel barnier today. no, buti no, but i am going to put a different aspect on it, because i have talked to people through the course of the day today and some people have said, look, this is early in the process, we are only in week two of the negotiations, this is the first week they have sat down and gone through the nitty—gritty. as david davis has said, we have found 50% of agreement on it. i am not disputing there are sizeable issues and the european court of justice is one of the biggest. i have spoken with people today on both sides who say actually on some of the areas of the working document in red they are prepared to negotiate. the europeans have said they need further talks on these issues. i will pick out one for

hello, i'm katya adler. and i'm kamal ahmed. the next half hour, we'll try to bring you the essential, up—to—date guide on the big issue that 33 and a half million people in britain voted on a year ago — whether to remain inside or to leave the european union. that result — 17 and a half million for leaving and 16 million for remaining — was a majority for britain exiting the eu, what we all call brexit. but after an election result where no—one won a majority, what's changed? well, i'm heading to brussels to get some answers and to speak to those on the other side of the negotiating table. and i'm going the other way. to the north — to a town with a special place in my life, and which helps to tell the story of a very divided britain. rotherham, in south yorkshire, is the area where my mother was born. it voted firmly for brexit. but after a year of turmoil, i want to find out if views there have changed. for years, rotherham was famous for steel and for coal, with factories and pits employing thousands. mostly gone now, along

hello, i'm katya adler. and i'm kamal ahmed.try to bring you the essential, up—to—date guide on the big issue that 33 and a half million people in britain voted on a year ago — whether to remain inside or to leave

cutting adler, bbc news, brussels. —— katya adler.ves getting dementia if we made some key life style changes — according to an international medical study. stop smoking, keep active, learn a new skill and don't get overweight — those are just some of them as our medical correspondent fergus walsh has been finding out. these runners aren'tjust improving their fitness, they're reducing their risk of developing dementia. i joined the serpentine running club in hyde park. their motivation is as much mental as physical. for me, it's mindful, it's relief for stress, and itjust helps me be more resilient during the day. it makes me more connected, i think, emotionally. it also makes me, actually, just more alert. and ijust think it must be benefiting my long—term health. the main risk factor for dementia is old age, butjust as with cancer and heart disease, we can all significantly reduce our chances of developing it. that means thinking about our brain health throughout our lives, keeping our minds and our bodies active. what's good for yo

katya adler, bbc news, brussels.nted parole after serving nine years in a nevada prison. there's been a 10% rise in recorded crime in england and wales — the largest annual increase for a decade. and brexit secretary david davis and the eu's michel barnier outline progress made in their latest round of talks. mr barnier says there remain ‘fundamental‘ disagreements" — and the uk must clarify its position on a number of issues. let's bring you up—to—date with all the latest sports news. thank you. day one at the 146th open golf championship and a good one for some big american names with matt kuchar, brooks koepka and jordan speith all tied for the lead — karthi gnanasegaram has been at royal birkdale for us. well, conditions at royal birkdale have made a one interesting. it is the americans who have fared the best. at the top of the leaderboard on five under par we havejordan spieth, brooks capture and matt kuchar. behind them paul casey and ian porter on three under in the chasing pack. rory mcilroy com pletely chas

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. following the progress of the talks, and hejoins me live. nobody said it would be easy, but this doesn't seem to be the smoothest of starts. no, but i will put a bit of a different aspect on it, because i have talked to people through the course of the day today and some people say it's very early in the process, just the second week of the negotiation. this is really the first week where they have sat down to go through the nitty—gritty. as david davis has said, they have found agreement on about 50% of it. the european court ofjustice issue is still one of the biggest to overcome. but speaking to people today, some of the areas on the joint working paper that are in red, they are prepared to negotiate. both sides say they need time to talk on these issues. picking out one issue, these issues. picking out one issue, theissue these issues. picking out one issue, the issue citizens of britain have in france who might not be able to tra nsfer in france who might not be able to transfer

in the next half of outside source we will hear from katya adler with her verdict on the second roundday of the open, the golf, that is. plus many more stories from around the world. i will speak to you in a minute. hello. there will be a detailed look at the weather here in the united kingdom just before the top of the hour. first, it is time for some world weather stories. starting off in southern brazil. there was some freezing rain in brazil. around the coasts to the north and east there will be the showers and around sao paulo largely dry. more like the middle teens in buenos aires and around 20 degrees in santiago and similar in lima. a lot of activity in the southern pacific. there is an extra thunderstorms, a couple of tropical depressions and storms as well. there are some wildfires still burning on the western side of canada and not much rain in the forecast here. wildfires as well on the western side of the united states. not much help from the weather in the next few days. it will be quite windy on the western side of north america. and it will be hotting up in this centra

our europe editor, katya adler, is here with more. katya.atically since its peak two years ago. but italy is still under immense pressure. more than 85,000 people have arrived this year, with thousands more expected. in total, italy has received over 600,000 newcomers over the last four years, while around 13,000 people have died making the crossing. alongside that human tragedy, the political and economic impact is huge, and italy says it can‘t cope. amnesty international is warning that 2017 is set to become the deadliest year on what it calls the deadliest migration route in the world. italy is keen to crackdown on the people smugglers, but charities working on the front line accused the eu of cutting back on rescue missions, in an attempt, they say, to put other migrants off trying to come to europe. this footage was filmed by the bbc off the libyan coast. throughout the day the italian coastguard has been moving around, trying to set fire to as many of these smugglers‘ boats as possible. both rubber boats and wooden boats. the eu says t

criticism that it makes the migrants more vulnerable in less seaworthy dinghies. 0ur europe editor katya adler down on the people smugglers, but charities working on the front line accuse the eu of cutting back on rescue missions, in an attempt, they say, to put other migrants off trying to come to europe. this footage was filmed by the bbc off the libyan coast. throughout the day the italian coastguard has been moving around, trying to set fire to as many of these smugglers‘ boats as possible. both rubber boats and wooden boats. the eu says this is the most important thing to do on the central mediterranean. in addition to saving lives, to disrupt the business model of the smugglers, and this is how they do it. so where are the migrants coming from? at the height of the crisis, two years ago, many were fleeing the war in syria. hundreds of thousands made perilous crossing from turkey to greece and on to northern europe. that route has now been slammed shut, partly due to an eu deal with turkey to stop the people smugglers. but italy's story is a different one. migrants are heading there from

this from our europe editor katya adler.wn on the people smugglers, but charities working on the front line accuse the eu of cutting back on rescue missions, in an attempt, they say, to put other migrants off trying to come to europe. more than 85,000 people have arrived at this year with thousands more expected. in total, italy has received over 600,000 newcomers over the last four years. alongside the human tragedy the political and economic impact is huge. italy says it simply can't cope. amnesty international is warning 2017 is set to become the deadliest year on what it calls the deadliest migration route in the world. italy is keen to crack down on the people smugglers, but charities working on the front line accuse the eu of cutting back on rescue missions, in an attempt, they say, to put other migrants off trying to come to europe. this footage was filmed by the bbc‘s rami ruhayem and his team off the libyan coast. throughout the day the italian coastguard has been moving around, trying to set fire to as many of thes

the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler and economics editor kamal ahmed speak to major players on both sides