katya adler, many thanks again, our europe editor in brussels.e done little to reassure those business leaders, who say they're increasingly concerned about the prospect of a no—deal brexit. one of the world's biggest companies has told the bbc tonight that failure to agree a deal could push up the prices of everyday products for consumers across the uk. head and shoulders, pampers, fairy liquid. the maker of some of the world's most famous brands said anything that restricts our ability to move products back and forth, things we make in the uk for uk consumers and eu consumers, or things we make in the eu that are for eu consumers and uk consumers, if it is a hard exit, it is going to drive costs in this system and it is going to drive a lot of inefficiency that ultimately is going to create problems for many stakeholders. and so one of the problems might be higher prices for consumers? yes. not quite as global but very successful, this kettle switch manufacturer told the bbc a year ago the company was growing and feeling confident. a year on, t

many thanks, katya adler, oui’ limited. many thanks, katya adler, our europe editor in brussels.ould suffer ‘catastrophic harm‘ if the uk didn‘t leave the european union — nearly three years after the referendum of 2016. but what are some of those people who voted in the referendum making of the current state of affairs? our home editor mark easton has been to york — which voted to remain — to assess views there. when politics got too hostile in london, charles i moved his court here to york in 1642. the current parliamentary deadlock and public divisions over brexit are said to have echoes of the national schism that led to civil war. so we have come to the merchants‘ hall, a building that‘s hosted debate in this city for centuries. we asked eight local people, four who voted to leave, four to remain, for a one—word description of the state of british politics. confused. appalling. messy. confused. childish. unsettled. confusing. confused. it's an absolute shambles, nobody knows what they are doing, they are arguing. i think it makes us look a complete embarrassment. i totally a

from brussels, our europe editor katya adler. a contrast to the hostility the prime minister can face when she talks to mps about brexit, this is how the eu's chief brexit negotiator was received today in the european parliament, despite his plan's heavy defeat last night. right now, it's too early to assess all the consequences of this vote. we have always respected and we continue to respect the democratic parliamentary debate in the uk, and i will not speculate on the different scenarios. eu leaders are in a bullish mood. in a coordinated media blitz, starting moments after last night's vote, they quickly doused any illusions the eu would now rush forward with compromise solutions. the eu insists the ball is now in the uk's court. translation: it's now up to the uk to tell us what happens next. we still have time to negotiate, but we're first going to wait to hear from the british prime minister. what ireland does not want to hear from theresa may is a demand for changes to the backstop, that fallback plan in the brexit deal t

katya adler, bbc news, brussels.tinue talks with the eu after mps backed a plan to renegotiate her brexit deal. but what are the main options? and what are the chances of success? our deputy political editor, john pienaar, takes a look at the detail. theresa may's won a little more time. her hopes of a last ditch brexit breakthrough haven't died, yet. her problems, though, are still piled high. her directions from mps, the ones she wanted, unpicking the plan she agreed for managing the irish border, the so—called backstop plan that she insisted, until yesterday, was the best she could get. and getting the eu to abandon demands they're still standing by. well, judge for yourself. just now, it looks almost like mrs may's mission impossible, here and in talks with eu leaders. in europe, obstacles wherever she turns. first, is there any way round the now famous irish backstop? that would keep the uk under eu customs rules and northern ireland closer, to avoid stops and checks on the eu's irish border. that's if there's n

laura, thank you. 0ur europe editor katya adler is in brussels.rime minister has had today in a bid to support her, the feeling is that the brutal reality is they are not adding much more. that's right, but from an eu point of view, why would they add something more? because the view in brussels is this brexit deal is not something they came up with overnight, it's not something we concocted by themselves. it's the result of two years of often difficult negotiations with the uk government centred largely around theresa may's red lines, that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. the eu wants to keep the pressure on mps and focus their minds. the underlying message in this letter was listen, it's not as bad as you think. but this is the only divorce deal on offer to the uk, take it or leave it. but, sophie, europe will be watching that vote very carefully tomorrow to see if it does not pass, by how many thoughts. and it's only then that internal conversations start in eu circles as to what next because up until now the 27 eu leader

katya adler, there for us in brussels.nment's planning for a possible no—deal brexit was on display today in kent. dozens of lorries took part in an exercise to measure the impact of extra congestion around the port of dover if britain leaves the eu without an agreement. a convoy of lorries made the 20—mile trip between dover and manston airport, which could be used as a giant lorry park. but haulage groups dismissed the exercise as "too little, too late", as our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. more than 80 trucks, parked on a runway. a government—led no deal brexit drill in case we exit the european union injust 12 weeks without a deal. manston airfield, near britain's biggest port, will be a holding area for trucks if there are suddenly checks on goods at queues at the border. they're now despatching the lorries in a controlled fashion, trying to work out how the roads en route to dover will cope. truck drivers involved set off early. tony believes no deal really is on the cards. on march 29th, i think it's

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. talked to damian grammaticas in brussels and alex forsyth in westminster about the major developments on brexit during the day. damian told me about the frosty telephone conversation that had taken place between theresa may and the european council president, donald tusk. that's right, clive. diplomatic code, when people say open and frank, what do they mean? well, they mean, ithink frank, what do they mean? well, they mean, i think we can say, at least a robust exchange of views, and direct. we know that donald tusk can be very direct, and we know that he apparently... all we have been told that apparently he said that the eu could not keep guessing what the uk wa nted could not keep guessing what the uk wanted as a solution. it is up to the uk now to provide that, it will be up to the uk to come forward with new ideas and ones that secure a majority in parliament. so that is what he, the message that he delivered, and it was delivered as well, as you heard that, in the european parl

from brussels, our europe editor katya adler reports on the eu's position.alks to mps about brexit, this is how the eu's chief brexit negotiator was received today in the european parliament, despite his plan's heavy defeat last night. right now, it's too early to assess all the consequences of this vote. we have always respected and we continue to respect the democratic parliamentary debate in the uk, and i will not speculate on the different scenarios. eu leaders are in a bullish mood. in a co—ordinated media blitz, starting moments after last night's vote, they quickly doused any illusions the eu would now rush forward with compromise solutions. the eu insists the ball is now in the uk's court. translation: it's now up to the uk to tell us what happens next. we still have time to negotiate, but we're first going to hear from the british prime minister. what ireland does not want to hear from theresa may is a demand for changes to the backstop, that fallback plan in the brexit deal to avoid a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland

our europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels — here's her analysis of the mood there.le bit sweaty across the eu. this is an organisation that is used to doing deals at the 11th hour, but with only nine weeks to go now, eu leaders are getting nervous about the prospect of a costly no deal brexit. they want to be able to demonstrate to their voters back home that they have been doing their best, and if we have a look at the big eu powers, france and germany, they say no to watering down the backstop. they tell theresa may to not return to brussels until she can show that she has the majority of mps behind her. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the leaders of france and germany will sign a treaty this morning pledging closer cooperation, in areas including defence and economic development. emmanuel macron and angela merkel are aiming to strengthen their countries' ties in a post—brexit eu — but critics say the plan risks alienating member states in eastern europe. tokyo court has requested a fresh bail request from carlos ghosn. he has been in

laura: katya adler reporting there on w t next for brexit.her news from the un security cncil has approved the deployment of 75 observers to yemen's port city of hodeida. ee mission is to monitor cease-fire reached last month by the houthi rebels and the government. it is the entry point for goods and crucial aid supplies for millions of yemenis. the greek government has narrowly survived a vote of confidence after the nationalist party defected from the coalition. the move was in protest with an -- against an agreement with macedonia due to be ed by parliament. the former yugoslav republge agreed to chts name to north macedonia to settle a dispute with greece. this would allow the country to join the eu and nato. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a blast in northern ria which killedls four u.s. nationa including two service members. kurdish media said more than a dozen locals guided the attack which took place in the kurdish-held town of nbij. this was amid confusion over president trump's decision to pull u.s. troops ou

the bbc‘s katya adler in brussels has more reaction from europe.g to get a little bit sweaty across the eu. this is an organisation that is used to doing deals at the 11th hour, but with only nine weeks to go now, eu leaders are getting nervous about the prospect of a costly no deal brexit. they want to be able to demonstrate to their voters back home that they have been doing their best and if we have a look at the big eu powers, france and germany, they say no to watering down the backstop. they tell theresa may to not return to brussels until she can show that she has the majority of mps behind her. let's get some of the day's other news: a tokyo court has rejected a fresh bail request from ex—nissan chief carlos ghosn, despite his pledge to stay injapan if released before his trial on financial misconduct charges. november. at least 11 people have died in a fire involving two ships in the black sea, according to russian authorities. a rescue operation is underway in the kerch strait off the coast of crimea, to find sailors who've jumped overboa

everyone is talking about plan b, but there is no agreement about what that is. 0ur europe editor katya adlerent of the eu's possible moves on the coming days. the eu is unwilling to make any significant move until it can see that parliament is behind theresa may, or it can see mps moving around a particular alternative to her deal, or around a particular amendment, if the eu thinks it can swallow that amendment, but we are nowhere near there at the moment. so, at the moment, lines of communication ahead of the vote are wide open between brusells and number ten. and in fact my sources here are telling me that they have a letter of assurance is ready on the deal and they are waiting for the go—ahead from number ten as to when to publish that letter, and whether to publish it at all actually, because it won't contain anything new. it will contain assurances for example on the irish backstop, where the eu will say once again that it is a guarantee mechanism, something it doesn't want to activate. that if it had to activate it, it wouldn't want to keep it live for any longer than absolutely neces

0ur europe editor katya adler is in brussels. are beginning to get a little bit sweaty across the eu. this is an organisation that is used to doing deals at the 11th hour. but with only nine weeks to go now, eu leaders are getting nervous about the prospect of a costly no—deal brexit. and they want to be able to demonstrate to their voters back home that they have been doing their best. and if we look at the big eu powers, france and germany, they are saving no to watering down the backstop. they are telling theresa may not to come back to brussels until they can show that she has the majority of mps behind her. also making news this hour: also making news today: a car bomb attack in afghanistan has killed at least 20 members of the security forces. officials said about 30 others were wounded in the attack on a military base in maidan wardak province. the taliban in afghanistan said they carried out the attack. russian authorities say two ships have caught fire in the kerch strait off the coast of crimea. at least 11 of the crew

live now to brussels and our europe editor, katya adler. she is in brussels.l head to brussels for talks but does know me know, from brussels? —— does no mean no? it seems it does. there were so much passion in the brexit debate in the european parliament today. the eu wants to avoid a no—deal brexit, they want to maintain strong relations with the uk. but wherever you look at the moment, you hear and see eu leaders saying no to opening the withdrawal agreement which includes opening the backstop on the irish border. eu leaders in the capitals are effectively stonewalling the prime minister at the moment, not engaging with her, not hastily convening an emergency brexit summit of eu leaders. not recognising herself self—imposed two week deadline to get changes to the brexit deal. and the eu basically hopes that by putting the prime minister under pressure and effectively squeezing her they will encourage her to look elsewhere for another means of getting the brexit deal passed without touching the delicate irish border issue. of course, with brinkmanship like t

more details now from our europe editor, katya adler.a no deal brexit. they've offered to extend the negotiating process in order to reach an agreement with the united kingdom. they've said they're open to changes when it comes to the text on future post—brexit eu—uk relations but not, they've said, to changes to the backstop or the rest of the divorce deal, known as the withdrawal agreement. now, will the eu ever soften that position? absolutely not if it can help it, but that's not quite the same thing as saying never. and do not forget if you are a little bit confused about what is happening and exit, we have tried to get it all down for you on the bbc news website. there you will have all the details and analysis on what is happening with brexit in westminster and on the ground in brussels. police in brazil have arrested five people as part of an investigation into the collapse of a dam on friday, in which at least 65 people died. those arrested including two people working for a german company, which carried out investigations at th

in a moment, we can speak to laura in westminster, but first let's go to our europe editor katya adleresting there could be a five yeartime limit on : suggesting there could be a five year time limit on the backstop. —— poland. is this an early sign we could see movement? palms are beginning to get a bit sweaty across the eu. this is an organisation that is used to doing deals at the 11th hour. but with only nine weeks to go now, eu leaders are getting nervous about the prospect of a costly no—deal brexit. they want to be able to demonstrate to their voters back home that they have been doing their best. so, poland once to reassure its citizens living in the uk and their extended families back home that it their extended families back home thatitis their extended families back home that it is doing its best to get a brexit deal. it also wants to work very closely with the uk after brexit on security matters, because it is so worried about russia. but poland is also the biggest receiver of eu funds, so it is unlikely to wa nt to of eu funds, so it is unlikely to want to rock the boat ov

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels.letter carry legal weight but this is, in essence, the eu was attempting to highlight details of the brexit deal they believe theresa may has failed to sell. such as the irish border guarantee, it is not attracted so many of the uk think, is that letter, and it is not inevitable. and yes we have heard these reassurances before, that is nothing new. but on the eve of the vote, this is the eu attempting, in co—ordination with theresa may, to focus the minds of mps and keep up the pressure. the underlying message is that the deal is better than you think and if you sign of can move on to the real prize, talking about the future eu, uk posts brexit trade deal. by the way, this is the only divorced your on offer from brussels so divorced your on offer from brussels so take or leave it. that europe will be watching the vote closely to see of the vote passes or if it does not, by how much. only then will the internal eu discussion begin about what next. up until now, the 27 eu leaders have ne

but first to our europe editor katya adler, who's in brussels.ge that the eu could or would offer? lets say first that the eu is unwilling to make any significant move. until it can see that parliament is behind theresa may, or it can see mps kind of moving around to a particular alternative to her deal, or around a particular amendment, if the eu thinks it can swallow that amendment. but we are nowhere near there at the moment. so, at the moment, lines of communication ahead of the vote are wide open between brussels and number 10. my sources here are telling me that they have a letter of assurance ready on the deal, and that they are waiting for the go—ahead from number 10 as to when to publish that letter, and whether to publish it at all, actually. because it won't contain anything new, it will contain assurances, for example, on the irish backstop, where the eu will say once again that it is a guaranteed mechanism, something that it doesn't want to activate, that is attached to activated it would not wa nt to attached to activated it would n

laura kuenssberg, bbc news. 0ur europe editor katya adler is in brussels and sent us this update.w of eu leaders, the brexit divorce deal was rather painfully negotiated with theresa may over so many months, it has not even been voted on yet in parliament, so they are not minded to for anything else at all, if that vote on the deal takes place next week. if the deal is voted down, according to many of my colleagues across europe, they see the divisions in westminster is very much a divisions in westminster is very mucha uk divisions in westminster is very much a uk domestic album. theresa may says that the uk is leaving the eu, the single market and the customs union, said the eu says u nless customs union, said the eu says unless that changes, and this deal is the divorce deal. what we contribute is that this new year, brexit is not the only story in town in the rest of europe. we have european parliamentary elections coming up in may with the far right and populist looking very strong. all the top eu jobs up for grabs this year in brussels, and there is vladimir putin, donald tr

well, the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler has this assessment of how these may go down in brussels. hold on — the backstop was insisted upon by theresa may. remember, it's there because the prime minister rejected the eu proposal that saw northern ireland stay in the customs union, and rest of the uk leaving it. we can also add the eu has repeatedly said a backstop with a timelimit, is a not a backstop. here's the view of one irish member of the european parliament box 3 it is just awful to see the prime minister at the uk coming to brussels, seeking to reopen a deal that she herself negotiated, that she herself spent six months telling us and anybody who would listen that this was the best deal and the only deal. in a way i have this picture of her banging her head off a stone wall that she herself helped to build. here's a view from across the atlantic. a us democrat congressman with irish ancestry brendan boyle asks and this border is notjust about customs checks, it was the focus of decades of fighting, which was ended in the 90s with this, the good friday agreement. this made i

katya adler sums it up — "european press less than impressed with current #brexit dramas in parliament, frankly. tonje iversen is a norwegian journalist, and antonello guerrera works for the italian newspaper la repubblica. you are both based in london and you get a very close view. when you look at what is happening, what do you tell your readers back home? everyone is fascinated by the drama unfolding in the house of commons, all the drama and infighting has suddenly gained a lot of attention in norway. although the norwegian public might not be as heartbroken about brexit as lots of other european countries, simply because we're not a member of the eu, so we do not feel like the uk is divorcing is, but we are closely tied to the uk through the eea, we have a strong relationship with the uk and many people worry that we will not have such a good arrangement and trade agreement with the uk as to brexit. what about you ? agreement with the uk as to brexit. what about you? well, i mean... the thing is that in italy we have a populist government that in the past representatives have spok