this intervention by michel barnier at this moment for boris johnson intervention by michel barnier atment for borisjohnson next that a difficult sell. in terms of borisjohnson himself, that a difficult sell. in terms of boris johnson himself, he that a difficult sell. in terms of borisjohnson himself, he too has been speaking to the newspapers. he has talked about how the different sides of the tory party need to choose what side they own, they are either going to be backing jeremy corbyn‘s side, as he sees it, or sticking with the government. there have been reports, not confirmed but not denied by downing street, that those tories who might side with the opposition parties in terms of trying to block new deal —— no—deal, they might not get the opportunity to stand in a general election. one of the things that has marked this parliament above all of the other recent parliaments is the lack of discipline. as philip hammond dryly pointed out in his response to that suggestion of blocking mps from standing, he said quite a lot of the current cabinet rebelled against the governments and

michel barnier is facing the shots.re of his negotiation so he wants to say to the parliamentary rebels, he says opinion is split in britain which he means there is still a chance the rebels will force the prime minister to take his deal so you can see why he's talking tough and it isn't clear where power lies. we have all been surprised that the eu has hung together better than the party, there is no arguing within nations, only now do we see a slight difference in message. and the hope for the prime minister that the hope for the prime minister that the eu summit on the 17th of october might bea the eu summit on the 17th of october might be a chance to go over the heads of officials and take it to the national leaders. to the observer now and this is interesting, this is all tied to the abrupt dismissal of special adviser on thursday who was stripped of security status and marched out of downing street with apparently no evidence she had leaked anything. and marched out by police officers and also had her two phones c

michel barnier says the uk has now reached a ‘moment of truth‘ labour's brexit spokesman, keir starmerys this week may be the last chance to stop borisjohnson taking the uk out the eu without a deal. the route is via legislation. the senior cabinet minister reponsible for no deal preparations, michael gove, refuses to be drawn on whether the government would abide by any legislation designed to stop a no—deal brexit (tx sor) let's see what to legislation says. pro—democracy activists in hong kong target the city's airport. large crowds gather outside the terminal building, causing long queues for passengers trying to get inside. some flights to and from the uk are facing delays because of problems affecting french air traffic control. the foreign secretary dominic raab is in poland where commemorations are underway to mark the day germany invaded the country, sparking the start of the second world war. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour's brexit spokesman has said this week will almost certainly be the last chance to stop britain leaving the eu without a deal at the end of

remember, boris johnson wants negotiator, michel barnier.ken out of the current withdrawal deal. michel barnier says the eu has no intention of doing that and is still awaiting what could possibly replace it and ensure the uk leaves the single market of the eu but there is no ha rd market of the eu but there is no hard border on the island of ireland. remember, we don't know if the uk is offering anything new, but the uk is offering anything new, but the eu says it is still waiting. here is michel barnier talking after the meeting. after my meeting with the meeting. after my meeting with the member state, now the parliament. i just want to tell you that the eu will remain in all circumstances, united vigilant and calm. damian grammaticas has been following all of this. the prime minister's brexit or eu advisor, david frost, was here having meetings in the european commission. nothing new was tabled there, in terms of proposals for that irish backstop. now, what we do understand from sources is that what appears to have been discussed is that

i don't think michel barnier got that memo, perhaps! the government is trying to put across is that there are still trying to get a deal for the european union. we heard keir starmer saying that if they are trying to do that, then why are we not hearing those noises from the european union? for the government this week, the big challenge is whether or not mps managed to pass that legislation. if they do, boris johnson would be in a position where he would have to ask the eu for an extension. that is why there are lots of rumours about woody grew for a general election? time is on the essence. we don't have a lot of time in parliament for mps to do what they want to do. there are also court cases going on. there is lots going on that could hinder the government's games. the government is saying that they don't want to know deal brexit but they are planning for it. we had this advertising campaign that is being launched this week, michael gove is behind that one, telling people about what to expect in a new deal —— no—deal brags it. it is

michel barnier says the uk has now reached a "moment of truth". activists in hong kong target the city's airport. large crowds gather outside the terminal building, causing long queues for passengers trying to get inside. political leaders from across the world gather in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war ii — as the german president asks for poland's forgiveness at the event. and pope francis apologizes for arriving late for his weekly address to crowds in saint peter's square after he was stuck in a lift for 25 minutes and had to be freed by firefighters. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour says it'll present a bill in parliament this week designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, has told the bbc that if the legislation is passed it's likely to delay the date of departure. the cabinet minister, michael gove, refused to commit the government to implementing such a change even if it's approved by mps, saying ministers would wait to see what happens i

we had serious detailed discussions today with michel barnier and his team. discussions today with michell barnier and his team. a common purpose, we both want a deal and a very clear message has been given by the president and jean—claude juncker. the meeting overran which signals a fact that we were getting into the detail and would have further details next week. jean—claude juncker has told further details next week. jean—claudejuncker has told sky news that a deal as possible. do you believe that? yes i do. it is why we are working so hard. it is why in cyprus the day before yesterday, and luxembourg on monday, both sides wa nt to luxembourg on monday, both sides want to see a deal and we're working ha rd want to see a deal and we're working hard on that. the technical teams will meet again early next week to continue working on that detail and i think there is a shared desire, reflected in the meeting today, to secure a deal because we both recognise that a deal is in the interest of both sites. no one wants to see a no deal, it would be disruptive for both sides so there isa disrup

that claim appears to have been contradicted by the eu's own chief negotiator michel barnier.s already shown maximum flexibility on the issue of the irish backstop, which is the insurance policy designed to maintain an open border between the uk and ireland. importing goods from the eu... more ad campaigns to prepare people for a possible no—deal brexit will start this week. but the government insists they will not be food shortages. there will be no shortages of fresh food. some prices may go up, other prices will come down. but that is unlikely to allay the fears of critics who have warned of shortages and delays at the border. in hong kong, there've been fresh confrontations between police and pro—democracy demonstrators — trying to bring hong kong's international airport to a standstill. last night, some protestors on the hong kong metro were beaten by police. with the latest from the airport here's our correspondent stephen mcdonnell. activists have to an extent at least achieved their goal here at the airport in hong kong. that gate there is where passengers would normal

president of the european commission, said he and the european union's chief brexit negotiator michel barnierget a brexit deal, and if they failed, it would be britain's responsibility. in an interview with a german newspaper, juncker said he and barnier were working intensively for a deal a catastrophe for britain and europe if britain left the euwithout priya lakhani, the founder and ceo of century tech, joins me now. do you believe that? they have to say that because at the end of all of this, nobody wants to have the blame pointed at them if there is a no—deal and we crash out and what they are saying is obviously they really don't want a no—deal. there's many people who don't want a no—deal but certainly if that's the case, it isn't europe or the block's fault, it will be britain and jean—claude juncker has come out a couple of times to say we're working really intensively on this and talking about this and trying to get a deal done. michel barnier is meeting stephen barclay, the brexit secratary, today, and they're having lots of conversations but they're saying britain is picking and c

the eu's lead brexit negotiator michel barnier rejects boris johnson's demands for the irish backstop drawing ever closer to the bahamas and the southeastern coast of the united states. it's a category five storm, with maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. the national hurricane center has tweeted in the past few minutes. dorian‘s route has been very difficult to forecast but with heavy rain and severe storm surges are expected, its potential to cause huge damage remains high. let's go live to cocoa beach which is just south of cape canaveral in florida and talk to cbs reporter hilary lane. this is ominous news although still not clear what path the storm will take. absolutely. this has been a very uncertain storm and has left people here really questioning where exactly is going to hit. meteorologists have had a tough time predicting as its speed and path changes. right now we were expected to get a direct hit from the storm but it is since it veered east so 110w but it is since it veered east so now it looks like it might hit north florida in the daytona and jacksonville ar

that claim appears to be contradicted by the eu's own chief negotiator michel barnier.n maximum flexibility on the issue of the irish backstop, which is the insurance policy to ensure an open border between the uk and ireland. importing goods from the eu... more ad campaigns to prepare people for a possible no—deal brexit will start this week. but the government insists they will not be food shortages. there will be no shortages of fresh food. some prices may go up, other prices will come down. but that is unlikely to allay the fears of critics who have warned of shortages and delays at the border. susana's with me now. michael gove they are not really committing to what would happen if that legislation was passed. what reaction has there been to that? quite angry reaction. keir starmer tweeted to say that the government is not above the law. if the law is changed, that he thinks the government should abide by that. we have also had a reaction from a former tory minister who said that michael gove's willingness to flout the rules was a disgrace to our democracy. so this

the eu's lead brexit negotiator, michel barnier, says the uk has now reached a "moment of truth".e rejects borisjohnson‘s demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. hurricane dorian is the strongest ever to hit the bahamas — us forecasters describe the conditions there as "catastrophic". it's going to go hundreds of miles. we expect that most of the eastern seaboard will be ultimately impacted, and some of it very, very severely. pro—democracy activists in hong kong target the city's airport — after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. political leaders from across the world gather in poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of world war ii, as the german president asks poland for forgiveness. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. labour says it'll present a bill in parliament this week designed to stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal. sir keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary, has told the bbc that if the legislation is passed, it's likely to delay the date of departure. the cabinet minister, michael gove, refused to commit the governm

without a deal michel barnier addressed any peas in strassburg he said sticking points such as the irish border will need to be resolved before britain and the e.u. can have a relationship meanwhile the u.k. supreme court is holding its 2nd day of hearings to decide whether prime minister boris johnson broke the law by suspending parliament for 5 weeks charlie rangel has more from london. we will be hearing more arguments on both sides because this case is fundamentally about whether or not the prime minister abused his and asking for that lengthy probation suspension of parliament at such a critical time and whether or not this supremes has the power to rule what is essentially upon them an issue right now we're hearing from james justice james he is the lawyer representing the prime minister and he is arguing that these courts have no jurisdiction on this matter and that the case should really be thrown out is obviously drawing on many. previous cases to emphasize that argument but the lawyers representing the legal activist are arguing that the rules suspending parliament and the boun

michel barnier says the uk has now reached a "moment of truth".a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. at least five people are dead in the second mass shooting in texas in a month. police describe the lone u the government says schools rated outstanding will no longer be exempt from inspections by ofsted. commemorations are under way in poland to mark the moment germany invaded the country, sparking the start of

the eu's lead brexit negotiator, michel barnier, says the uk has come to a "moment of truth" on how itave the european union. he again rejected prime minister borisjohnson‘s demand to remove the irish backstop, the policy intended to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland, and said he wasn't optimistic about avoiding a no deal scenario. let's get more from our political correspondent, susana mendonca. i think this is what we have been hearing from borisjohnson, but from michel barnier these comments pour cold water on borisjohnson‘s optimistic approach, where he has been saying that getting close to a deal over the irish backstop, which isa deal over the irish backstop, which is a policy to maintain an open border in the event of there not being a trade deal done after some kind of transition period, should the withdrawal agreement come into play. it looks as though michel barnier is basically saying he is not open to the idea of changing that aspect of the withdrawal agreement. also talking about not being optimistic about the idea of avoiding a no deal brexit, we have heard tha

the eu's lead brexit negotiator, michel barnier, says the uk has come to a "moment of truth" on how itave the european union. he again rejected prime minister borisjohnson‘s demand to remove the irish backstop, the policy intended to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland, and said he wasn't optimistic about avoiding a no—deal scenario. let's get more from our political correspondent susana mendonca. michel barnier not quite as optimistic as some of the sounds we have heard coming out of downing street? know, and boris johnson has been trying to put a positive spin on things, saying he feels that the eu is moving towards changing the keyissue eu is moving towards changing the key issue of the irish backstop, which is something borisjohnson doesn't want to have included in any deal with the eu, and he has talked about leaving with no deal on the sist about leaving with no deal on the 31st of october. here we have the chief negotiator basically saying he is not going to remove the irish backstop, and essentially the irish backstop, and essentially the irish backstop within the offe

the eu's lead brexit negotiator, michel barnier, says the uk has now

we heard from michel barnier today.s not great --. he also said that we have no cause to be optimistic right now. where does that bet? it is good to look at what we know is happening. there is this process that at the moment twice a week, the prime minister's europe adviser goes to brussels. he and i we re adviser goes to brussels. he and i were on the same train yesterday and he was not pleased at that and he ran away. david, if your lesson, you may as well start talking to adam now because or else he's going to follow you until you speak to him. and you know who knows what it is like being followed by me cosmic michel barnier himself. the eu chief's brexit negotiator and i find they were him down and got him to be super nice to us. we have spent an eternity, chasing him around. the manic years. this is where it has got us. adolescent... is there any progress? i am very impressed. hello. good to see you. all the best from the brexitcast tv tonight. will you be watching? always interested. i always have many things to l

i don't think that michel barnier got that memo.t say they are trying to get a deal with the european union but we have had from keir starmer about that. there are lots of rumours about would borisjohnson there are lots of rumours about would boris johnson go there are lots of rumours about would borisjohnson go for a general election and there is a vote of no confidence and we do not have a lot of time in parliament for mps to do what they are going to do. there are also court cases going on. lots going on that could hinder the government aims. and also the government aims. and also the government is saying that they do not want an ordeal brexit but they are obviously planning for it and we have this advert campaign this week, thatis have this advert campaign this week, that is being launched this week. michael gove is behind that one. it is all about telling people what to expect in an ordeal brexit. i was having a look at itjust before and it is almost like a question and answer. have you got pets? our europe european citizen? wh

the eu has made clear that this statement from michel barnier, in arrangement have to be made now asde now as part of a withdrawal deal, they cannot be deferred to the future because there is in the eu's view no workable guarantee. in essence if you look at it from the eu's point of view, you stand back, things have gone backwards from where they were a few months ago in the discussions under theresa may and harder to see a way through to a solution, if anything, now. we will see what comes from these ongoing technical talks but the eu clearly does not have what it needs at this stage. damian grammaticas, thank you. a number of conservative party members have been suspended for posting or endorsing islamophobic material online. action was taken by the party after it was informed of 20 incidents by the bbc. a spokesman says the party is still "establishing the terms" of a wider inquiry. alex forsyth is in westminster now. bring us up to date? we were passed details of 20 people who under social media identified themselves as conservative party members, these we re as conservative part

. 0k, stephen barclay involved in meetings with michel barnier.blue skies and sunshine recently. and it's been a glorious start to the day, this is the scene this morning in greater london. barely a cloud in the sky. we had a patchy mist and fog first thing this morning. that has tended to clear away and you can see from the satellite imagery, just the cloud all around an area of high pressure. that's what's keeping things quite clear and settled at the moment across the uk. some cloud developing across east anglia, that will drift further north and west into the midlands, northern parts of england but really lots of sunshine and it's going to feel pretty warm, temperature is above the average for the time of year, especially in the north—east of scotland. we have a fair effect developing, that means as air passes over the grampians it modifies and warms up, 19 degrees towards the south—west, 24 degrees in the north—east. through this evening and tonight, not a great deal going on, cloud around the north sea lingering across eastern parts of scotl

so far i have not heard michel barnier, the european negotiator, coming back to us and saying, yes, thereible proposals respecting these redlines. let me just clear up a couple of points of detail on ireland and then we can move on. first of all, there is mooted in london now the possibility that boris johnson, over the next few days, will suggest to the european negotiating team that britain might accept some form of northern ireland—only backstop, that is, that the british would accept that northern ireland would abide by the regulatory framework of the single market and the customs union, that the rest of the united kingdom would not and thereby there would be some sort of regulatory border, if you like, a notional border, along with the irish sea. would that be acceptable to the european union? if you remember, this was precisely the proposalfrom the eu27 in the first place, when we were negotiating with prime minister may. the first version of the backstop was northern ireland only, in terms of regulatory alignment with the rest of the european union. at that time, it was changed due

comments about the incredible hulk —— michel barnier, and jean—claude juncker.nd that he was largely shared across the eu institutions in brussels, whether they will discuss the incredible hulk or avengers movies over lunch, i doubt. jean—claude juncker has hulk or avengers movies over lunch, i doubt. jean—claudejuncker has a quirky sense of humour, so you would not be surprised if he brings it up. for real substantive stuff, it is a sideline, destruction, michel barnier is very serious and will wa nt to barnier is very serious and will want to get down to brass tacks. in terms of the logistics of this, they have this meeting today, jean—claude juncker and boris johnson together, how does that then get disseminated around the rest of the 27, because obviously everyone will be interested in what is discussed, what comes from both sides, and what will happen with regards to the first of october. well, i mean, there will be the usual source of press i’u ns there will be the usual source of press runs and discussions. jean—claude juncker will say what he wa nts to j

teri: michel barnier says it is in a state of paralysis. we talked about this so many times we could replay it, that he you is waiting for the u.k. to come with some alternative proposals to the withdrawal agreement agreed last year. so far that hasn't happened. the british government asked for the case of talks to pick up -- pace of talks to pick up. we are all years. -- ears. michel barnier said he did not hear anything new from david frost. having watched what is going on, i guess it is not surprising any clear path forward has not emerged. brent: confusion and paralysis as you said. teri schultz, thank you. here are some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. italy's prime minister has announced a new cabinet to lead a populist and centerleft coalition including five start movement leader luigi demaio as the country's foreign minister. matteo salvini has been replaced as interior minister by a technocrat. securityty has been stepped up n south africa and nigeria after attacks on foreign owned businesses in joha

michel barnier has said that the personal goals set forward are not concrete.this conversation has moved so far away from the reality and what is happening so has the politics. both parties are tearing themselves apart. the labour party has been in this tremendous route over the deputy leader tom watson. —— i’ow. it is connected to brexit. all these rows go back a long way. ijust keep longing for someone to come out and say look, this brexit thing has become a metaphorfor everything else that has gone wrong — austerity, poverty, people's feeling of having no agency in politics. jeffrey it should be a six letter word rather than a four letter word. how many times did we sit around this table when theresa may saying that maybe she's going to pull the rabbit out of the hat? i am very sceptical. may be, but what i think this is really about all sides posturing so that whatever the outcome, they are not accused of not trying. and i think it is about seeing to be trying. maybe it is true, it may be brinksmanship will resolve. there is another part of this calculation

now, when he met michel barnier today, after that michel barnier today, after that michel barnier metin the negotiations, the backstop has to go for but with goodwill and both sides deal can be done. so, obviously a great deal to do. great deal of talking still be done, but i‘m getting tighter and tighter. a crucial eu summit in the middle of october, any big new ideas would have to be putjust a bit before that to give the other eu leaders time to reflect on them. a spending watchdog has warned that ministers still have a lot of work to do to ensure the supply of vital medicines to the nhs and care sector if there‘s a no deal brexit. the national audit office says there are still ‘significant gaps‘ in the government‘s plans, and that leaving without a deal presents a risk for the nhs. the department of health and social care claims everything is being done to make sure patients do have access to medicines after brexit. katherine da costa reports. some health experts are warning vulnerable patients in nursing and care homes could be affected most by any disruption caused by a no—deal b

and let's have a listen to michel barnier, de eu's chief brexit negotiator.n the uk must reach all the objectives of the backstop. to protect the peace in ireland, the ireland economy and the consumers and businesses of the eu and the single market. after my very cordial meeting with steve barclay and his team, lots of work has to be done in the next few days. you have been patient for a long time on this. brexit is a school of patience, but we are still ready to reach an agreement. you ask if i am optimistic or pessimistic compared to yesterday. i'm not optimistic, not pessimistic, i'm still determined. it seems to me come hour by hour, day by day, week by week but there is this exercise of detecting with the new —— mood music is. this week, there has been some optimism. that has been dampened down by the eu memo i referred to. as stephen barclay referred to. as stephen barclay referred to, talks will continue next week. the brexit secretary is expected to go to brussels more often over the coming weeks but of course, the overall picture here— time. that doe

michel barnier said very clearly that there is no new attempt to find a new deal.othing is apparently happening. likely it's not going to happen. let's put that back to iain for a moment. i don't that is entirely fair. barnier would say that considering it's his role and it's his deal. there is a lot happening behind—the—scenes was not the particular thing to focus on early next week is what's happening with ireland. and ireland... the irish government had a very difficult cabinet meeting this week. very worried about no—deal. there's a lot of diplomacy between london and dublin as the attempt to find a way through. the irish government are very nervous about this because they want to negotiate through brussels, for obvious reasons. i'm not predicting there's going to be a settlement to the irish border question, but people are trying. whether or not it's real and genuine and dominic cummings and boris really want a deal, i do think boris does want a deal. there is a glimmer there. michael gove met simon coveney this week. one of the most interesting things which h

cheap rates good or she had michel barnier he said the johnsons on boy david frost have promised and failed again to deliver any concrete proposals so i mean i'm wondering what what's the mood that in brussels with that situation. well michel bonnie says it's in a state of paralysis because the e.u. has said this and you and i brenda talked about this so many times we can replay it the e.u. is waiting for the u.k. to come with some kind of alternative proposals to the withdrawal agreement that was agreed last year and so far that hasn't happened in fact the british government asked for the pace of talks to pick up to start meeting twice a week instead of once a week and the e.u. said ok fire where you know we're all ears today michel barnier said you know what i didn't hear anything new from david frost nothing is moving forward coming from the british side and and having watch what's going on there right now i guess it's not surprising that any clear path forward has not emerged you know you know confusion and paralysis as you said 3 shots in brussels as always terry thank you and h

the eu's lead brexit negotiator michel barnier says the uk has now reached a ‘moment of truth‘ — he rejectss demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. labour's brexit spokesman, sir keir starmer, says this week will almost certainly be the last chance to stop britain leaving the eu without a deal at the end of october. boris johnson tells conservative rebels they have a fundamental choice— to back him or side with jeremy corbyn. pro—democracy activists in hong kong target the city's airport after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, one story only, but what a story. two months to go until the brexit deadline and the british prime minister plans to suspend parliament for half of that time. many are outraged. but can they turn outrage to action? my guests: political commentator steve richards, stefanie bolzen, uk correspondent for die welt, writer on politics eunice goes, and americanjournalist and authorjef mcallister. borisjohnson has warned he will do whatever it

so all the talk so far from david frost, michel barnier said this...st night, which was imaginative, creative, but no proposals which will solve the backstop issues. so i am led to believe one of two things. either these are words to the electorate, which borisjohnson these are words to the electorate, which boris johnson is these are words to the electorate, which borisjohnson is putting forwards to suggest there is some kind of sense of him doing what he can, firing ahead, or borisjohnson has something to take with him on monday when he meets with jean—claude juncker for the first time, the president of the european commission, first time since he was prime minister. in luxembourg, he will meet him and the prime minister of luxembourg for a working lunch. we are not sure where yet, but we are being told by both sides how that went. gavin lee and brussels. —— in brussels. police will take no further action against leave.eu, a brexit campaign founded by businessman arron banks during the referendum in 2016, over breaches of electoral law. after reviewi

however, michel barnier seemed to be pooh—poohing the other big idea from the uk, that you could maket replaces it more democratic by giving the northern ireland assembly at stormont a greater say. the eu thinks that could work a bit in some areas but isn't the solution and they might not be able to live with that, but i think the really significant thing came from jean—claude juncker, speaking there in english. he is leaving office in a few weeks' time. lots of people in the uk are wondering, does mr deal maker extraordinaire wants his legacy to bea extraordinaire wants his legacy to be a deal with the uk rather than onodi or brexit? which means he will put pressure on ireland to get an agreement —— mac or a node or brexit. today, he was hinting strongly that he will not do that and he wants his legacy to be sticking up for one of the countries that will be most affected by brexit. adam fleming, thank you. we'll have more coverage of the supreme court on the bbc news channel. but, for now, back to reeta in the studio. thanks, ben. borisjohnson has been heckled during a visit to a hos

brexit secretary, michel barnier was also there.t meetings will ta ke intensify and that meetings will take place on a daily basis. there will be talks at a political basis between michelle barnier and the brexit secretary but boris johnson reiterating that he won't request an extension 90 will take the uk out of the eu on the 31st of october. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. britain has still provided no workable alternatives to the northern ireland backstop — the eu says — as prime minister boris johnson meets european commission presidentjean jean claude juncker. drone attacks on major saudi oilfacilities — the united states releases these satellite images to back its claim that iran was behind them. a climate scientist says he's ‘scared ' by the extreme weather events such as the melting of ice, hurricanes and wildfires that are happening sooner than expected. in the business news. the oil price saw its sharpest rise in almost 20 years as investors worried about disruption to sup

well, meanwhile, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, is reported to have told europeangotiations with the uk are in a state of paralysis. the statement is in stark contrast with claims by the government that progress has been made. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels. they will know if there is an early election any discussions going on will stop anyway. yes, absolutely. this is all coming from michel barnier, who was briefing both the member states and members of the european parliament yesterday, and we have been hearing from one of those members of the european parliament, there brexit committee. he was saying basically the veal ways, from what they are hearing, they believe the uk government is not coming here in good faith, not presenting any proposals on the table, not negotiating, and he says the reason for that is their view is the reason for that is their view is the uk government is trying to create the impression negotiations are going on here while it really wa nts to are going on here while it really wants to force no—deal to happen by defau

it's very difficult to react without a concrete proposal so we will see if it's possible for michel barniermething in the next days or hours. european union is a lwa ys days or hours. european union is always ready to negotiate, when they have a proposal from the united kingdom side, so far i haven't seen any proposal which would compensate the current backstop. the two men spent more than an hour together, but government sources say this process still has a long way to run. it looks like a wonderful restau ra nt. it looks like a wonderful restaurant. this lunch date was about maintaining momentum, not making a big breakthrough. and we can speak to adam now. we can see a big melee behind you, thatis we can see a big melee behind you, that is thatjean—claude juncker and borisjohnson that is thatjean—claude juncker and boris johnson have just that is thatjean—claude juncker and borisjohnson have just left? that is thatjean—claude juncker and boris johnson havejust left? yes, boris johnson havejust left? yes, borisjohnson is boris johnson havejust left? yes, boris johnson is driving boris john

reality, how much weight can we attach to those words from him head of the talks between himself, michel barnierwas only a couple of weeks, it was only a couple of weeks ago that we had the commission saying very firmly that the backstop, the withdrawal agreement went open for negotiation at all, we had a cabinet minister amber rudd walking out of cabinet because she said the british government wasn't even trying to find a deal so compared to that, things are looking more positive. jean—claude juncker said he is not emotionally attached to the backstop so emotionally attached to the backstop so that certainly is a sign that things are open for negotiation. but, there are still great differences between the expectations of the science, especially on the irish border and what's called a level playing field measures as well. as part of the trade relationship. indeed, as you say, a change in mood music but as you mentioned, in ireland, conversations still ongoing, between the prime minister, lear brad kerr, arlene foster of the dup, and the irish foreign minister simon coveney sounding a note of cau

michel barnier said very clearly that there is no new attempt to find a new deal.s are paralysed. nothing is apparently happening.” negotiations are paralysed. nothing is apparently happening. i don't thatis is apparently happening. i don't that is entirely fair. he would say that is entirely fair. he would say that considering it is his role and his deal. there is a lot happening behind—the—scenes was not the particular thing to focus on early next week is what is happening with ireland. and ireland, the irish government had a very difficult cabinet meeting this week. very worried about no deal. there is a lot of diplomacy between london and dublin as the attempt to find a way through. the irish government are very nervous because they want to negotiate through brussels for obvious reasons. i'm not predicting there is going to be a settlement to there is going to be a settlement to the irish border question, but people are trying. whether or not it is real and genuine and dominic cummings and boris really want a deal, i do think barristers want a deal, i do think

one of the things that stephen barclay will be hearing, when he sits down with michel barnier about nowarnier message that time is short, that it's running out. and the eu says that there is still a clear distance to be travelled before a deal is insight. the other message that comes from them came from jean—claude juncker saying if there is no deal, it would be britain's fault and britain alone. kevin, thank you. kevin connelly in brussels. a spending watchdog has warned that ministers still have a lot of work to do to ensure the supply of vital medicines to the nhs and care sector if there's a no—deal brexit. the national audit office says there are still significant gaps in the government's plans and that leaving without a deal presents a risk for the nhs. the department of health and social care claims everything is being done to make sure patients do have access to medicines after brexit. katherine da costa reports. some health experts are warning vulnerable patients in nursing and ca re vulnerable patients in nursing and care homes could be affected most by any disruption caused b

the mood music seems to be recently good, stephen barclay, the brexit secretary, is meeting michel barniert met for at least a couple of months now so that is significant in itself but nobody is significant in itself but nobody is really expecting a breakthrough at this stage, not least because, as you heard in no uncertain terms from the irish deputy prime minister, that as far as he was concerned, and his country was concerned, the uk has not put forward credible alternatives to the backstop and a deal is, in his words, not close. thank you so much. we can go over to brussels and speak to damian grammaticus. what is the mood music coming from there this morning as the sides meet? i don't think damien can hear me because he is not responding! unless he's having a long think! we will come back to damien ina long think! we will come back to damien in a moment, sorry about that. a number of conservative party members have been suspended for posting or endorsing islamophobic material online. the bbc highlighted more than 20 new cases to the party, which said all those found to be members who

i don't wa nt to juncker and michel barnier. i don't want to get people...eds to happen. so that is a big change that we need to get done but if we can get that done, as i've said before, we are at the races. i think we have gotjust we are at the races. i think we have got just the right we are at the races. i think we have gotjust the right amount of time to doa gotjust the right amount of time to do a deal between now and the 17th, 18th october, but as i never tire of telling you, if we can't do a deal by then and obviously we want to work hard to do it, if we can't do it by then, we will make sure we can come out on the 31st of october deal or no deal. there are europeans who say that the backstop is sacred, it is too late to renegotiate and these talks are a sham. you want a no deal. i don't know who you have been talking to but that not what our collea g u es talking to but that not what our colleagues at eu heads of government one title. we are working hard to get a deal and that goes for our friends in berlin or in paris and dublin and in the commissi

some people say we just need to leave stop michel barnier said this is the moment of truth.dia are often accused of dramatising things but clearly this isa dramatising things but clearly this is a very, very significant week and it will be all about numbers and i am not referring just the one majority stop if the opposition to the no deal can be big enough, not just the labour party, the conservative rebel, what is interesting 12 webs have —— had lunch with the prime minister. —— whips. you have to reckon with the speaker, john bercow. he was a very outraged, it seems he could be amenable to the rebels. they do not have a lot of time and they will have a lot of time and they will have to table whatever form of legislation — which there is provision in parliament for — they would have to do it budgets and i would have to do it budgets and i would imagine he would be open to that. the first pmq is on wednesday. the vice president, mike pence, will be in town. clearly, the hostilities are well and truly under way. the legal threats as he was saying but i think things could move

jean-claude juncker and michelle barnier sounding the warning bells for a no deal brexit.acebook unveils details of a new supervising board being dubbed the social network's supreme court. climateent -- teenage activist greta turn berg sits down with b barack obama. first, our top story live frorom paris. benjamin netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister and his run could be at stake with nearly all of the votes counted. he and his challenger, benny gantz are necka nd neck. the right wing problem and the centrist blue and white party have 32 seats east that needs over 62 make a majority. netanyahu is looking at building a coalalition. we need toto create -- that is what we need to do. we must meet a government that and wepeople together must maintain the idea of the jewish nation state. is complex and we need to wait for the final results. netanyahu has not been successful. trent istherine noris covering the election. she has more on whether the vote might mark the end of the netanyahu era. >> it is difficult to see how the numbers stack for benjamin netanyahu. it d

ahead of a meeting between the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, and the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnieroday. let's speak now to our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who is in westminster. jonathan, do we know if any progress has been made? i think so. that is how downing street are looking at things. progress is being made, says the prime minister, though he didn't wa nt to prime minister, though he didn't want to exaggerate that. that comes afterjean—claude juncker has said want to exaggerate that. that comes afterjean—claudejuncker has said a deal could be done by the end of 0ctober deal could be done by the end of october and on that key sticking point of the backstop which is the pa rt point of the backstop which is the part of the withdrawal agreement which is designed to prevent a hardboard on the border with ireland ina hardboard on the border with ireland in a trade deal cannot be done in the future, he said in an interview with sky news he has no emotional attachment to the backstop and its objectives could be met, all of them, then there is no need for it. there might

the headlines: the eu's lead brexit negotiator, michel barnier, says the uk has now reached a moment of truth. he rejects borisjohnson‘s demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. the prime minister's message to his own party — he tells tory rebels to back him or side withjeremy corbyn. a close ally of the prime minister says he'll have the support he needs. i believe that a majority of mps in the house of commons this week will back the prime minister because we know the prime minister is making progress with our european friends and allies in order to ensure a deal. pro—democracy activists in hong kong target the city's airport after a night of violence in which dozens of people were injured. police describe the lone gunman suspected of carrying out the second mass shooting in texas in a month asa " ' now on bbc news, protecting our planet. in a series of documentaries we will explore how best we can protect our precious planet, exploring sustainable solutions around the globe. how can we best protect our precious planet? climate change and pollution are taking their toll. that

secretary, stephen barclay, is holding talks in brussels later with the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnierid some renewed optimism a deal can be done. late on thursday, the pound surged following comments from european commission president jean—claude juncker that a new brexit deal is possible. sterling hit its highest in two months against the us dollar when the comments were broadcast, around 6:00pm uk time. the uk government says it has shared confidential documents with the eu that reflect the ideas the uk has put forward on brexit. the eu says technical talks are now taking place. it is all about finding an alternative to the controversial backstop that would keep the uk tied to eu rules unless a solution to the irish border is found. here is what mrjuncker told sky news's sophy ridge. brexit is now less than six months away. —— six weeks away. how do you rate the chances of britain leaving with a deal? i had a meeting with borisjohnson, the prime minister. this was a rather positive meeting, although the british press was reporting it in the other way. we can have a deal. you think w