katya adler, john pienaar, thank you.owns here in westminster — what do voters around the uk think of the prospect of another general election? our special correspondent lucy manning has been to the marginal constituency of crewe in cheshire, a labour seat that would be a target for the tories, to hear the thoughts of people there. crewe and nantwich — a leave seat, a marginal seat. if borisjohnson is aiming his brexit and election strategy anywhere, it's at the voters here. as the prime minister hopes to rebuild his majority, they're making ice cream vans to export across the world. tommy francis voted leave, and has always backed labour. i'll vote conservative this time — and it will probably be the first time in all my family's history — because, at this moment in time, borisjohnson is the only person that i can see wants to push through leaving europe. crewe and nantwich is one of the conservatives' top target seats, and with tory fears support is melting away in scotland and in remain areas, the prime minister needs

thanks for the latest, in brussels, katya adler, our europe editor. that's it.enal's wait for a league win at old trafford continues — but a draw makes it manchester united's worst start to a season in 30 years. dina asher—smith stays on course for herfirst gold medal in doha as she storms into the 200 metre semi final. and scotland get a much needed boost injapan as they ease to victory over samoa at the rugby world cup. hello and welcome to the programme. it was a wet and miserable night at old trafford for a clash that would once have been billed as one of the highlights of the premier league season. instead, manchester united and arsenal played out a 1—1 draw that was as grim at times as the weather. nick parrott was watching. there was a time when manchester united knew how to get things done. following the... manager ole gunnar solskjaer remains chipper, perhaps because old trafford is arsenal's burma ground. they have not won the league since solskjaer was

he's been speaking to our europe editor katya adler. remember this?s on monday, borisjohnson pulled out of a planned open—air press conference in luxembourg. his host decided to go it alone, giving vent to obvious frustration with the brexit process next to an empty podium. accidental undiplomacy or intentional humiliation? we had a situation where i thought we should go and we should speak to the people and tell them to have respect to prime ministerjohnson, that was really my goal. and when i see that people say that i wanted to blame, i want to humiliate, i have to say this was really not what we wanted. i think the uk are our partners, our friends. you vehemently deny accusations that this was a planned ambush? not at all. a planned humiliation? no. but prime minister, you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood but borisjohnson wasn't there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process. you must have r

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels.feated in parliament on the no deal scenario that would weaken his hand in negotiations with the eu. how is that seen in brussels? that is the theory of the prime minister but i have spoken to no one in eu circles is not a politician or diplomat who really agrees with him. we heard the prime minister again and again assisting the uk negotiating power now lies in a credible no deal thread but actually that alone is not enough because eu leaders believe borisjohnson is serious about and no—deal brexit but that alone does not make them change the brexit withdrawal agreement. they're waiting for him and his team to come up with concrete alternative proposals in the eu insists that so far they have seen nothing at all. so we hear the prime minister saying he is stepping up brexit negotiations and his main eu envoy comes backwards and forwards to brussels, expected here again on wednesday, but eu leader have refused to call these negotiations because of the absence of new uk proposals on the

katya adler in brussels, thank you.ader, jo swinson, says her party would not go into coalition with borisjohnson orjeremy corbyn. speaking in bournemouth, where the lib dems are holding their annual conference, she also denies that her party is being "anti—democratic" in saying it will cancel brexit outright. ms swinson previously supported another referendum on eu membership. our chief political correspondent vicki young sent this report, which contains some flash photography. liberal democrat conference isn't everyone's of fun... it's a real pleasure. ..but this year, some new recruits are throwing themselves into the whole experience. smile! six former labour and conservative mps have defected to the lib dems because of brexit. i tell you, it's a breath of fresh air. and there more might be to come. yesterday, the party agreed to revoke article 50, cancelling brexit altogether if it wins a general election. leaderjo swinson denies she's ignoring the referendum result. it's about being straightforward and honest. i t

xavier bettel spoke to our europe editor katya adler.ese perceptions from people to think that i want to humiliate — i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for boris johnson, to think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk, after prime minister bettel, following a meeting on monday, here in luxembourg, with borisjohnson, decided to hold a press conference. mrjohnson, he holds the future of all uk citizens... loudly criticising the brexit process in front of anti—brexit protesters, after the prime minister had left the building. you vehemently deny accusation that this was a planned ambush or a planned humiliation... no! but, prime minister, you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood but borisjohnson was not there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process. you must hav

our europe editor katya adler is in luxembourg this evening. cathy...d say why suddenly so much fuss about tiny luxembourg? when it comes to brexit, luxembourg really does matter. the prime minister here has a veto over any new brexit extension and a veto over future eu trade deal so did he set out to humiliate borisjohnson this week? he told me today absolutely not. i am sad about this perception from people to think that i want to humiliate. i have too much respect for the humiliate. i have too much respect forthe uk, humiliate. i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for borisjohnson to think that i prepared this as a trick just to think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have think that i prepared this as a trick just to have five think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk after prime minister bettel following a meeting on monday here in luxembourg with borisjohnson, meeting on monday here in luxembourg with boris johnson,

prime minister bettel speaking to katya adler.onse to thousands of forest fires which are sending thick smoke across the region. schools have been closed in malaysia and thousands of people have been treated for lung infections linked to the haze. the province of central kalimantan on the island of borneo has been one of the worst—hit areas. 0ur correspondent rivan dwiastono is in palangka raya. the air quality in the city is still in hazardous level. therefore people are still advised to wear their masks every time they leave their houses. today we actually followed a team of firefighters and volunteers to visit some hotspots in palangka raya. we visited at least three hotspots today, and from what i saw, it's not an easyjob that they did. the fire from the burning peatland is getting closer to locals' residence, and here the fire broke outjust behind the house of a local that is made and built out of wood, and that can easily be lit by the fire itself. the firefighters are still trying to put out the blaze, but it's hard because

our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels.i mean, the reactions of the government doing defeated, the idea of banning a no—deal brexit is sort of bittersweet for the eu —— being defeated, because you can't really ban a no—deal brexit. the a nyway to really ban a no—deal brexit. the anyway to avoid a no—deal brexit is to make a deal with the european union, and if we think back when in the brexit negotiations when theresa may was by minister, there was a point where the eu was really begging, crossing its fingers, praying for parliament to take control over the brexit process. actually, what parliament showed itself to be very good at is deciding what it didn't want to brexit, not uniting around what it did. and when the eu looks at the so—called rebel alliance now we can see yes, they are united about wanting to avoid a no—deal brexit, they are very divided about what kind of brexit, if any, they do want. so you see here in the eu the feeling that a general election or another brexit extension, they've been around this before

katya adler, our europe editor.rence in brighton, a day earlier than scheduled in response to this morning's supreme court ruling. mr corbyn called on borisjohnson to resign as prime minister and insisted that labour was more than ready with a range of policies for government. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young reports. # 0h, jeremy corbyn... he wants to be prime minister. they're desperate for him to be prime minister. and many here think that day has just come closer. it's been a difficult conference forjeremy corbyn, but today he got plenty of new material for his hastily rescheduled speech. tomorrow, parliament will return. cheering. the government will be held to account for what it has done. borisjohnson has been found to have misled the country. this unelected prime minister should now resign. cheering. and there was more. he thinks he's above us all. he's part of an elite that disdains democracy. i will tell you this. i don't think he is fit to be prime minister. applause. so what is mr corbyn goi

katya adler has been giving me he view from brussels.on as wednesday. after that speech from boris johnson i spoke to katya adler to hear how the statement had gone down in brussels. it had been an expectation that the prime minister would call an election and even though he didn't, there is an expectation he may yet call an election within the next few days. actually as far as the eu is concerned for those who are still holding out a hope for a renegotiated brexit deal acceptable for both sides. don't forget the most probable outcome is still believed by eu leaders to be a no—deal brexit. they think an election could help those who still hope for a deal. why is that? that is because the prime minister is incorrect when he says that the main lever rang that the uk has over the eu to pressurise into making what would be uncomfortable, is a credible threat of a no—deal brexit, we all know eu leaders want to a avoid no—deal brexit. eu leaders believe boris johnson avoid no—deal brexit. eu leaders believe borisjohnson with his no—deal threat

katya adler is our europe editor.hable text, isa but this is not an untouchable text, is a contract drawn up between theresa may and her cabinet at the eu, and eu leaders are not pleased there‘s a new prime minister who now wa nts a there‘s a new prime minister who now wants a brexit deal but they do want a brexiteer. that is why they are focusing on the northern ireland backstop at the moment, and this is nothing new, this was their original backstop proposal, so it already exist in written terms. if the prime minister was to go for it, they could get it written up in no time at all, it is basically ready so it could be ready for the crucial eu summit in mid—october by which time the minister has promised that he would have a renegotiated deal on the table, bingo. except not bingo because although the northern ireland only backstop offers things to both sides, for the eu to protect the northern ireland peace process and member state ireland and their single market, great britain would be free to make whatever trade d

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. on of a northern ireland only backstop could unlock brexit negotiations? well, the eu definitely thinks so, it was its original preferred backstop planks it was theresa may that asked for the backstop to apply to the whole of the united kingdom, the eu thinks the northern ireland only backstop ticks a lot of boxes for both sides, from the eu perspective it allows it to protect its single market and a member state ireland and the northern ireland peace process, and the eu thinks from the uk perspective, it would allow great britain to make whatever trade deals it want, while northern ireland economically could benefit from the advantages of both sides and politically, could keep its relationship unchanged with the rest of the united kingdom. now polls indicate in northern ireland that the majority there are in favour of the majority there are in favour of the backstop, and recently the prime minister said he was open when it comes to trade in agricultural products for northern ireland t

our europe editor, katya adler, explains why., he was made to wait outside the room while the 27 eu leaders discussed whatever it was, a request for a new brexit extension or whatever. this will be the same with borisjohnson. now the uk has asked to leave the eu, eu leaders have declared that he cannot negotiate individually with them. he has to negotiate through the european commission, and they are sticking to that, which means whatever boris johnson sticking to that, which means whatever borisjohnson says he cannot come to the summit in october and thrash things out with eu leaders because they won't do any dressing. if he does have some new ideas, he can present them to you leaders at the summit but they will say thank you very much, we'll go away and think about it. the reason eu leaders are sticking to this rule of not negotiating at the summit with the uk or with the uk prime minister comes down to eu unity. let's get some of the day's other news. iran says it will free seven of the 23 crew members of a swedish—owned, brit

on monday, when the british prime minister did not attend a press conference. 0ur europe editor katya adlerese perceptions from people to think that i want to humiliate — i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for boris johnson, to think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk, after prime minister bettel, following a meeting on monday, here in luxemberg, with borisjohnson, decided to hold a press conference. mrjohnson, he holds the future of all uk citizens... loudly criticising the brexit process in front of anti—brexit protesters, after the prime minister had left the building. you vehemently deny accusation that this was a planned ambush or a planned humiliation... no! but, prime minister, you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood but borisjohnson was not there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process. you must have

let's speak to our europe editor katya adler who's in brussels.d in court and what impact could it have on brexit? the ruling today raises all sorts of questions for the eu. will boris johnson, their brexit negotiating partner stay in hisjob johnson, their brexit negotiating partner stay in his job and when might there be a general election, but what i've seen mainly today is the eu trying to put its hands over its ears and block out the noise. why is that? it sees today's ruling on what happens next in the uk as a domestic political matter. that's why the european commission did not wa nt to why the european commission did not want to comment on it today. the eu prefers to concentrate on where it does have a role to play, and that is in negotiations. today's ruling doesn't change very much. under eu law the eu negotiating partner is her majesties government, and boris johnson is still the head of that. eu leaders still want a brexit deal and would love it signed, sealed and delivered by the middle of next month as borisjohnson once as well, but t

earlier i spoke to our europe editor katya adler.ost likely outcome. remember with theresa may, boris johnson's predecessor, who was made to wait outside the room where the. —— while the eu 27 discussed whatever was discussed, a new brexit extension or whatever, well, this will be the same with borisjohnson. now that the uk is asked to leave the eu, eu leaders have declared that he cannot negotiate individually with them. he has to negotiate through the european commission, and they are sticking to that, which means that whatever borisjohnson says, he cannot come to the summit in october and thrashed things out with eu leaders, because they won't do any thrashing. if he does have some new ideas, he can present them to eu leaders at the summit, but they will say thank you very much. we will now go away and think about it. and the reason eu leaders are sticking to this rule of not negotiating at the summit with uk or with the uk prime minister comes down to eu unity. and just to remind you the referendum would be on 15 october —— elect

he believes a deal could be reached before mrjohnson's deadline of 31 october. 0ur europe editor katya adlerre is a lot of noise about briefings, here, there and everywhere, from number ten, from eu leaders, often really contradictory as to how much progress is really being made in talks, and there's a lot of movement. the brexit secretary zooming around europe, today madrid, tomorrow brussels. the prime ministerjets off to new york next week to the un general where he will sit down with macron and angela merkel. but frankly there is a lot of sound, a lot of fury, a lot of spin, but not much is really changing on the ground. that irish backstop remains the sticking point to finding a new brexit deal with the eu and the uk still pretty far apart as to what could and should be done. but, on the positive side, eu leaders are as keen as boris johnson, if at all humanly possible, to find a deal next month. no—one on the eu side i speak to off the record thinks it is possible to find that magic solution by mid october, that magic solution by mid october, that eu leaders' summit here in brussels, a

and coming up, after another gripping week in westminster, laura kuenssberg and katya adler join adamming and chris mason, for some brexit gossip and analysis in brexitcast. that's in half an hour. labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says a minority labour government is becoming more likely every day, as opposition parties consider whether to call a vote of no confidence in the prime minister. it follows a tumultuous week for boris johnson, with criticism of his use of language in the house of commons, and his referral to a police watchdog, following allegations that a businesswoman received favourable treatment, when he was mayor of london. the government has described that move as politically motivated. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. power is seldom easy. borisjohnson has found out quicker than mostjust how hard it can be and the pressure keeps on coming. come to london, build your businesses here! the mayor of london supports you! the police watchdog has been asked to investigate his relationship with this businesswoman, jennifer arcuri, over claims she received favour

our europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels for us tonight — are they unlocking this at last?bout briefings here there and everywhere from number ten, eu briefings here there and everywhere from numberten, eu leaders, often contradictory as to how much progress is being made in talks and there is a lot of movement, the brexit secretary is going around europe, madrid today, tomorrow brussels, the prime minister is off to new york next week to the un, where he will sit down with angela merkel and emmanuel macron, but there is a lot of sound and fury at there is a lot of sound and fury at the moment but not much is really changing on the ground. the irish backstop remains the sticking point toa backstop remains the sticking point to a new brexit deal with the uk and the eu pretty far apart as to what could and should be done. but on the positive side eu leaders are as keen as borisjohnson positive side eu leaders are as keen as boris johnson if positive side eu leaders are as keen as borisjohnson if at all possible to find a deal next month, no one on the eu side thinks it is pos

let's speak to our europe editor katya adler in brussels.see on the news are normally polite and diplomatic but the luxembourg prime minister anything but, why the change in town? i think what you have there is a change in tone in public but really not in private. from the luxembourg prime minister today that was spilling over into the public domain of the kind of level frustration that i regularly hear about when i talk in off the record conversations with european politicians and diplomats. number one, frustration that more than three years after a referendum on eu membership uk is a country, the mps are still divided about what kind of brexit we want or whether we want brexit we want or whether we want brexit at all and that makes the eu feel that they can perform somersaults in negotiations and make compromises and still not be sure the result would pass through parliament. also frustration from the luxembourg prime minister today, eu leaders hate always being seen as the villains when it comes to brexit by so many high profile uk politi

our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels.no—deal brexit is sort of bittersweet for the eu because really you cannot ban a no—deal brexit, the only way you can avoid a no—deal brexit is to make a deal with the european union. and if we think back when in the brexit negotiations when theresa may was prime minister, there was a point where the eu was really begging, crossing its fingers, praying for parliament to take control over the brexit process. but actually, what parliament showed itself to be very good at is deciding what it didn't want from brexit, not uniting around what it did. and when the eu looks at the so—called rebel alliance now it can see yes, they are united about wanting to avoid a no—deal brexit, they are very divided about what kind of brexit, if any, they do want. so you see here in the eu there's a feeling that a general election or another brexit extension, they've been around this block before and they will hear the prime minister saying he's going to come to brussels now in mid—october at the eu leaders

customs posts in zones around the border between northern ireland and the republic. 0ur europe editor katya adleris not yet an official position, but a suggestion that has been made by the uk government, and it would see customs infrastructure on the island of ireland. so not exactly on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but setback may be five, maybe ten miles. they would be checks on goods as well, and there would be gps tracking systems on traders as well. now, what the eu has said to date is, you wa nt to what the eu has said to date is, you want to bin the backstop, boris johnson, that is fine as long as you can come up johnson, that is fine as long as you can come up with an alternative that meets our main criteria, respecting the single market, number one, number two, safeguarding the northern ireland peace process. for the eu, this means no customs infrastructure, not on the border, not near the border. it means no checks at all. we have spoken to the european commission tonight. the bbc has spoken to the irish government as well. their response is that this

customs posts in zones around the border between northern ireland and the republic. 0ur europe editor katya adler we first had to do is take a step back and remind ourselves what boris johnson's step back and remind ourselves what borisjohnson‘s aim has been in renegotiating the brexit deal. he said he wanted to be in the backstop, and what have we seen this evening? —— bin the backstop. well, we know he is under pressure because if he wants to get a new deal with the eu by that leaders' summit in 0ctober, the eu by that leaders' summit in october, the eu has said they need official government positions, official government positions, official government positions, official government alternative to the backstop, by this week. the leak tonight is not yet an official position but a suggestion that has been made by the uk government. and it would see customs infrastructure on the island of ireland, so not exactly on the island of ireland, so not exa ctly o n on the island of ireland, so not exactly on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but set back maybe five, maybe te

he was talking to our europe editor, katya adler. and the fact was so everything was prepared.y to make the statements. i can't go to the uk embassy to have statements in luxembourg, and so to take away, in front of you, the flag and the podium, would have been considered as a scandal too, because... you mean if the union flag would have been taken away and that would have been filmed. that would have been filmed. so we had the situation where i thought we should go, and we should speak to the people, and tell them to have respect to prime ministerjohnson and that was really my goal, when i see that people say that i wanted to blame, i want to humiliate, i have to say this was really not what we wanted. i think the uk are our partners, our friends. i'm fully aware about being in a free country today. we have also to thank our british friends who saved us during the second world war and all these things, and to think that my wish was to to humiliate or have a kind of scandal, to have these five minutes of fame, being famous on twitter, what is my goal? but prime minister, you ar

here's a tweet from our europe editor katya adler. today distancing themselves from the outburst by the pm of luxembourg not seen as "helpful" in current #brexit situation. that said mr bettel‘s frustration is shared by most eu leaders." you can read katya's blog on the bbc website. fair to say looking at the european press there's not much sympathy for boris johnson. nothing achieved host snubbed said der spiegel of germany, le monde saying mrjohnson‘s strategy is unreadable. do you know what i came across today though, and my tour of the french press ? though, and my tour of the french press? a lexicon of how they treat brexit overseas, so the different terms we use. so are you michelle fleu ry terms we use. so are you michelle fleury of rands? what is the french for backstop? i do not know. it sounds quite tasty. perhaps it served cold and they picked up an english acronym. board of brexit. may be a belly of brexit. speaks french. moving on. back to the schoolbooks. us officials say they have identified the exact launch positions f

our europe editor katya adler reports iand said iam set i am set about the perceptions. uk citizens and for boris johnson to think that i prepared this is a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk after prime minister, following a meeting here in luxembourg with borisjohnson to hold a press conference. he holds the future... widely criticising the brexit process in front of anti—brexit protesters after the prime minister left the building. you vehemently denied that this was a planned humiliation. you are a very experienced politician, you must of realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood, but borisjohnson minister should have stood, but boris johnson wasn't there to minister should have stood, but borisjohnson wasn't there to answer the very emotional criticisms that you have about the brexit process. you must of realised how that would've gone down. do you regret it now looking back on it? no, because the fact it was agreed to have this press co nfe re nce .

here's katya adler in brussels on what else the eu had to say.ions for the eu. well borisjohnson, there brexit negotiating partner, stay in his job? when might that be a general election? what i'm hearing mainly today as the eu trying to put its hands over its ears and block out all the noise. it sees the ruling today and what happens next in the uk as today and what happens next in the ukasa today and what happens next in the uk as a domestic political matter. that is why the european commission didn't want to comment on it today. the eu prefers to concentrate on the it does have a role to play and that is in negotiations. today's ruling doesn't really change very much. under eu law, the eu's negotiating partner as her majesty's government and boris johnson are partner as her majesty's government and borisjohnson are still the head of that. eu leaders still want a brexit deal. they would love it signed, sealed and delivered by the middle of next month, as boris johnson wanted as well, but they remain highly sceptical, as we heard today from the

our europe editor, katya adler, has the details.eople to think that i want to humiliate. i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for boris johnson to think that i prepared this as a trickjust to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk after prime minister bettel following a meeting on monday here in luxembourg with borisjohnson, decided to hold a press conference. mrjohnson, he holds the future... loudly criticising the brexit process in front of anti—brexit protestors after the prime minister had left the building. you vehemently deny accusations this was a planned ambush, a planned humiliation. no! but you are a very experienced politician. you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood, but borisjohnson wasn't there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process. you must have realised how that was going to go down. do you regret it now looking ba

the other codes bearing on lots of peoples minds is what katya adler said on the news last night, itpeans, it has some of my colleagues who tweeted last week that they will vote against any deal the prime minister brings back, which is another good reason why we should put this in place, it gives an incentive for a deal. let me bring in dominic grieve, your other conservative colleague, have you been invented no invited to this meeting? not as sure asiam invited to this meeting? not as sure as i am aware, and always i invited yesterday. url lost cause? -- you area yesterday. url lost cause? -- you a re a lost yesterday. url lost cause? -- you are a lost cause. i am not she hears speaking to people who will disagree with him. —— i speaking to people who will disagree with him. —— lam not sure he is speaking to. i am a remain, nothing in the period that has happened since the referendum in which i campaign to remain has suggested that we will be better off leaving, but we have never come off with a deal that is acceptable to parliament because all the deals highlighted second—rate futu

he's spoken exclusively to the bbc‘s katya adler about why he made that decision.ions from people to think that i want to humiliate. i have too much respect for the uk, too much respect for the uk citizens and for borisjohnson to think that i prepared this isa trick just to have five minutes of popularity. really? there has been quite some outrage in the uk after prime minister, following a meeting here in luxembourg with borisjohnson decided to hold a press conference. mrjohnson, he holds the future... widely criticising the brexit process in front of anti—brexit protesters after the prime minister left the building. you vehemently denied accusations that this was a planned humiliation. you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood, but boris johnson wasn't there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you have about the brexit process. you must of realised how that would've gone down. do you regret it now looking back on it? no, because the fact i

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels this evening.eu think this is a serious possibility? it is the eu's idea, this was their original backstop plan. just a reminder, the backstop is intended not to be used, it is a fallback position, guarantee that whatever happens between the eu and the uk, after brexit, that the border between ireland and northern ireland will remain open and the initial proposal from the will remain open and the initial proposalfrom the eu will remain open and the initial proposal from the eu was for a northern ireland only backstop, but theresa may insisted on the backstop applying to the whole of the uk. the eu thinks the northern ireland only backstop ticks boxes for both sides, it would allow it to protect member state ireland and the single market, and protect the northern ireland peace process, and it believes for the uk it offers an opportunity for great britain to go ahead after brexit and make whatever trade deals it once without being tied to the eu's customs union and it would allow northern ireland to

laura kuenssberg and katya adler join adam fleming and chris mason for brexit gossip and serious analysisssioned as a bbc television programme, and you can watch it at 9:30pm here on the news channel. three men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commita arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance in relation to operations at heathrow airport. on the 13th of september, you may remember the chaos caused there, two men arrested in bethnal green, two women and one man arrested in london, all can london police station. the deputy assistant commissioner saying, we have carried out these arrests today in response to proposed plans for illegal drone use near heathrow airport which a practice group place tomorrow morning. our policing plan is aimed at preventing criminal activity which poses a significant safety and security risks to the airport, and the thousands of passengers that will be using it. we have warned previously that arrests will be made if this can continues —— activity. the number of people investigated for rape who are then convicted

lets go to katya adler, our europe editor in brussels. you said that with such a sigh!”hat they make of it. do they make of all this? obviously, it was a big ruling by the supreme court today. whereas privately eu contacts have described the ruling to me as humiliating for borisjohnson, the ruling to me as humiliating for boris johnson, an embarrassment for the prime minister in their eyes. actually, on the ground, when it comes to negotiations, the ruling changes very little. it is seen by the eu as a domestic political matter. and what happens next in the uk. the eu is not a player in that. it prefers to concentrate on where it actually has a role to play, and thatis it actually has a role to play, and that is in negotiations. we had again today, just in case you were in any doubt, from the eu plus ‘s chief brexit negotiator to say that the two sides, the eu and the uk, are very farfrom the two sides, the eu and the uk, are very far from one another when it comes to brexit talks. —— the eu's chief brexit negotiator. the eu would be delighted if it were possible to have