may told the european union london will never accept the border between northern ireland and mainland britain a speech given in belfast, she says it's leaders should evolve their position in brexit talks. she rejected with being described as the eu's backstop proposal or northern ireland would remain in light with european rules and regulations, even if mainland britain did not. joining me from london is benedict. no surprises with this speech. it has been talked about in the last 48 hours. parts of it have been leaked to the media. no surprises. no surprise. this is a robust defense of the u.k. government's plan. theresa may's plan. the one she said she agreed with all her cabinet. it will be two weeks ago tomorrow on the mainland she minister andit boris johnson. thee were amendments in house of commons on monday that illegal for northern isld to stay within the customs union. the whole solution here is possibly very messy. the backstop wanted by brussels is that northern ireland should get a disenfranchisement for the rest of u.k. northern ireland would stay in the customs union. would sta

rubberstamped the application to frack here for the first time for horizontal shale gas fracking in mainland britainpects to begin extracting gas by september. with this hydraulic fraction consent we've been through a complicated and tough regulatory process to assessed this and to do this to world—class standard. it is the most watched, analysed and monitored gas site in the world and it can certainly be done safely. fracking involves drilling down and then horizontally before injecting, water, sand and chemicals into higher water shale rocks to release the gas trapped inside. to supporters it is a valuable resource. in seven years it has taken to make this decision renewable energy has gone from one tenth of the electricity supply in this country to one third so renewable energy is the future that we need. gas industry bosses called today's decision and momentous achievement. 0ther today's decision and momentous achievement. other sites may follow. here and elsewhere, the activists say they won't give up. wildfires sweep across coastal towns near athens, leaving nearly 70 dead in the worst fire di

it is the first time permission has been given for horizontal shale gas fracking in mainland britain.ects to begin extracting gas by september. with this hydraulic fracturing consent, we have been through a complicated and tough regulatory process to assess this and ensure that we doing this to world—class standards. it is probably the most watched, analysed and monitored oil and gas site in the world actually and it certainly can be done safely. fracking involves drilling down and then horizontally before injecting water, sand and chemicals at high pressure into shale rocks, to release the gas that has been trapped inside. to supporters, the gas is a valuable resource, but campaigners say it is climate wrecking. in the seven years that it has taken to make this decision, renewable energy has gone from a tenth of the electricity supply in this country to a third, so renewable energy is the future that we need. gas industry bosses called today's decision a momentous achievement. other sites may follow. here and elsewhere the activists say they will not give up. judith moritz, bbc news,

week the second horizontal well was drilled, it's the first time commission has been given on mainland britain and concrete, to seven hours, they found themselves released. no matter what they do, they cannot stop us. protests event taking place almost daily for months, despite the injunction, campaigners say they're determined to try and stop from going ahead. the british divers who helped to rescue 12 boys from a cave in thailand have been thanked by the prime minister at downing street. the boys themselves have been preparing to spend time in a buddhist monastery — partly to thank those who freed them. with more, here's chi chi izundu. her report contains flash photography. the british divers who rescued 12 boys from a cave in thailand, they have become buddhists as is customary, the boys that had their heads shaved. they will meditate, pray and clean the temple. as well as picture butte to the diver that lost his life trying to say there's. the coach and 12 boys spent, this afternoon at number ten, the british rescu e rs we re afternoon at number ten, the british rescuers were honoured at

as ship docking in britain six thousand five hundred kilometers away from the british mainland were in one of britain's six overseas territories and the caribbean people here have to import nearly everything even their drinking water and. most of the goods come in via the e.u. or more precisely from a port just fifteen minutes away on the french island off some of. the neighboring islands have close ties but no breaks it is threatening their relationship. we fight with the insulting because we are being affected directly. water as we all saw water for years. and we are close on that you know that doesn't grab the situation but i'm proud that in the negative local radio host a.j. hammer is angry that i did not have a say over. breck's said since residents could not vote liberated affect us that he and some fifteen thousand other islanders will lose their passports for london come up short in its bid to secure a good breaks it deals with less residents worried that they will be among the biggest losers i'm going to ensure that i hadn't a chance to participate in the backseat and that no

feel the heat wave sweeping europe has led to long delays at the channel tunnel which links britain to mainland europe temperatures. conditioning aboard some of the trains but the brits are facing the heat the typical stiff upper lip and the continental treats ice cream makers say sales are soaring. and that's it for me and the business team how well have you up there in the textile business public. view. when life is hanging by a thread. such an. image trip to work can be a harrowing experience the mining town of children in the republic of georgia has fallen on hard times and the local residents are having a tough time making ends meet. next d.w. . we make up over a week what does of half of the under budget cuts we ought to seven seven percent. want to shape the continent's future to. be part of it and join african youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges. the seventy seven percent of. platform for africa is charging. iraq. once and isolated to conquer six now a major power in the middle east. your bones influence continues to grow politically economically and

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that means drawing a border between the mainland britain and northern ireland and that's totally unacceptableer, particularly a conservative and unionist. nejra: you will have to see what michel barnier a has to say. as we understand, france might be a little bit of a sticking point in these negotiations as .ell area well. tom: with a news flow so extraordinary, we have to charge today. let's start with jerome schneider's wheelhouse. point out understanding on short term paper. out eightneider standard deviations online though ois. was it like for you? what was that moment like? part of my life is at bear stearns in 2008 in if you look at its, you have to look at the fundamentals of how the economy has transformed itself and have a structured world of finance -- tom: do we see the amplitude now? jerome: people are more understanding and appreciative of the plumbing. the bread-and-butter. it's a true barometer of risk taking how it ultimately multiplies -- multiplies. what we need to think is the structural changes now about the unwinding going forward. how do you remove quantitative easing an

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mainland europe. geraint thomas has become britain's third winner of the tour de france, crossing the line in paris.h team—mate and four—time winner, chris froome. the 32—year—old, who rides for team sky, took control of the race by winning two stages in the alps in the second week. he was greeted in paris by his wife, sara. already, the tour de france victor has been inundated with congratulations, especially from wales. which is where he's from. geraint thomas‘s former cycling club said he's inspired a new generation. sian lloyd joined them for their party in cardiff. the party was in full swing by the time geraint thomas finished the tour in paris. back home, friends and fans had gathered to celebrate their champion. some have known g, as they call him, since his journey into cycling began aged nine. it's amazing, but also unbelievable in a way that that little boy, the boy next door, sort of thing, has now won in the biggest sporting event in the world. for the young members of his former club, this was a huge day. excited and proud of his connection with the maindy flyers. i'm really happy and

of having regulatory alignment, thereby having northern ireland under a separate regime to mainland great britain is the proposal. as you say, potentially explosive, but what is the proposal? theresa may has set the eu proposal is unacceptable. this one, the real issue of tariffs and customs, the whole u.k. with northern ireland would be together. and it would just be a question of checks or things. it is worth remembering that certain goods moving from northern ireland to britain are subject to checks. there are already quite a long ist of checks, most of it certain kinds of stuff. you can sell this as a technical thing, that it is not the same as a customs border area--. and you will notice officials recently talk about no customs border. nejra: given what and has just said, would this watch -- wash? it would be extremely a close it with the eu. and likely unpopular with her own party. as we saw, support for the conservative party has crystallized around the league vote. they estimate that something like 70% of supporters are levers -- leavers. anything that undermines a hard brexit is likely t

france the furor was confident that if he could achieve victory before great britain gained a foothold on the european mainland the british would have to sue for peace in the meantime the dictator was focusing his attention on scandinavia. hitler had ordered detailed plans to be drawn up for military action on the norwegian sea on april ninth one nine hundred forty operation vai's or phasor exercise began leading to the vam ox successful invasion of norway. the small entourage of adjutants secretaries and old companions of the fewer such as albert assembled on the terrace it was claimed later that hitler never talked politics in the presence of women. after the war the surviving members of the inner circle claimed that the dictator had left them in limbo about his war plans nevertheless eva brown's biographer doubts that the entourage was surprised by the attacks on holland belgium luxembourg and france on may tenth one thousand forty. i wish hoffman claimed in his memoirs that even during his trip to the western front he believed that occupied norway was the destination his profession as photographer meant th

is moving away mainland europe and not just politically. sales of new vehicles and britainthe region's second-biggest market dropped 3% extending last year's slide. the fall and demand runs counter to an uptick in sales where new car registrations rose 2.8% in the six months through june. released newly documents show that it central bankers expected the country's economy to grow at a moderate pace in the second half of 2008 as late as june of that year. were wary ofembers the downturn, they stuck to the view that the japanese economy would return to expansion after a slowdown. it comes as a stark reminder of how policymakers underestimated the impact of the global financial crisis. in hawaii, an explosion caused by lava losing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off the big island. the lava puncture the roof leaving a woman in serious condition with a broken thighbone and 22 others suffering burns and scrapes. they were aboard at tour vessel that takes visitors to see love up blushing -- plunging into the ocean. global news 24 ho