so if indeed theresa may faces as he telegraph says brexit humiliation, today with michel barnier andthe vote of no deal off the table on wednesday and then an extension on thursday, while a crucial week we are about to add into with what has happened in the last few hours. absolutely. we are going towards yet another height 110011 are going towards yet another height noonin are going towards yet another height noon in the negotiations, through one end and maybe as many as three crucial votes. of this story is extremely downbeat. it is if the deal is already dead. and indeed, it has —— in her speech earlier today, theresa may warned that britain may never leave the eu. and it is coming back to this whole issue of having entirely overlooked the problems that northern ireland would pose to out that northern ireland would pose to our exit from the eu. it was not an issue ever raised during the referendum and has become almost the issue that dominates the negotiations. and it seems as if there are all these political figures racing around and none of them able to sit down to any kind of m

michel barnier met four times to all of us. michel barnier met fourtimes in to all of us.barnier met four times in the space of one month with the uk's negotiator steve backley and the attorney general. they have spared no energy, time or commitment to clarify, reassure or explain what they withdrawal agreement is and what it is not. we have left no stone unturned, our mind has always been open, our work always creative, underhand has always creative, underhand has always been a stretch. it is in this spirit that today the prime minister andi spirit that today the prime minister and i have agreed on a joint legally binding instrument relating to the withdrawal agreement. this instrument provides meaningful clarifications and legal guarantees of the nature of the backstop. the backstop is an insurance policy, nothing more, nothing less. the intention is not for it to be used, like in every insurance bus with —— insurance policy. if it were ever to use, it would never be enacted in bad faith. if either side enacted in bad faith. if either side enacted in bad faith, there is

the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, of trying "to rerun old arguments talks continue between the uk and eu. also coming up this hour... increased activity at a missile site in north korea. satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the baby son of shamima begum, the british teenager who joined the islamic state group, has died in syria. the boy, who was less than three weeks old, is thought to have contracted a lung infection. his mother travelled to syria as a 15—year—old four years ago. the home office had recently taken the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. when the bbc first interviewed shamima begum two and a half weeks ago, she'd just given birth to a baby boy, jarrah. in his short life, he lived in one internment camp and then another. his mother said her two other children had already died at the end of last year. losing my children, the way i lost them, i

we saw michelle barnier telling the u.k.ave to come up with something to bring to us to justify why there needs to be an extension. do you have a plan? how will we find out what that plan is? jordan: the plan was the deal to go through. it was her deal or no deal. and i've ruled out no deal and it was still going to be the deal. it is now deal or no brexit. the problem is you have these hard-line right of center yorkie -- therethe tory party is no changing their mind. that number is around 23. 23 on the letter and you get about seven more add-on. you need to have 23 to 30 labour mp's agreed to the deal. yesterday when the speaker of the house made the decision that the vote cannot come back to parliament unless there has been sufficient changes, it did not change anything -- i do not see the vote coming back to parliament. it seems clear to get this over the line for a plan, the eu are saying something that seems conditional. from the noises, we have to remember there are 27 countries in the u.k. -- in the eu and each has a

what is interesting is michel barnier seems to give slightly different versions of things depending whichhat he is talking to. funny that. what he says to the germans... do you think somebody has used google translate and just got it a bit wrong? i was wondering that. sunday express, help is out here, nigel, page six. plot to help amber rudd become tory leader. the idea is that she would move seats, are you happy about that? he's not happy about that, he had a very sexy reply to that. can you broadcast at? no, it you can't. 0k, that. can you broadcast at? no, it you can't. ok, so we would leap at. if this story turns out to be true, if theresa may gozo announces she is going to go, probably in early may. having delivered the deal. having delivered the deal, got her legacy, then there will be a tory political leadership contest over the summer, with the winner being crowned in manchester in november. amber rudd you would think would be one of the people who might be in the frame, but the majority she has in hastings and rye is slim, and you could not have a prime minister could be asked at

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that was michel barnier earlier.e that you talked about, does not amount to a concession from the eu? the eu wouldn't use a word concession. they would say it is not contradicting anything that they have signed up to with the uk already. they would say that they are trying to help the uk. if you wa nt to are trying to help the uk. if you want to put it in a nutshell, the way i would describe it is that for now, if this deal go through as it is, then there would be no customs border in the irish sea but a future prime minister or government, conservative, labour, could make a decision to come out of the customs union bit of the backstop and put that customs border in the irish sea. the eu would say, we are giving the uka sea. the eu would say, we are giving the uk a choice, an extra tool to manage this brexit process. i think the uk would say, it really isn't worth the paper it is written on. thank you very much for the moment. andrew fleming in brussels. at put that to jonathan blake. andrew fleming in brussels. at p

michel barnier is very much calling the shots here in europe. emmanuel macron was very forthright in his views on the position of the uk at the moment and it is fair to say the uk has never been in a weaker position here in brussels. i'm joined now by french political commentator agnes poirer. she has committed lots of times on the situation with brexit in the uk. what did you make of the position of the uk and france at the moment? i think it is the same position everywhere else in europe, really. we concentrate on the bad cop and good cop, angela merkel and emmanuel macron but i don't think micron says anything differently than the other 26 leaders —— emmanuel macron. everybody is suffering, it looks like. to add to what your previous guest was saying, i think there is a feeling that if theresa may's deal is rejected a third time, next week, in london, the only way the eu could actually grant an extension shorter or perhaps longer is if something major or you could call it perhaps dramatic happens next week, which would take different forms li

meanwhile, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, says all eyes are now on parliament. we'll also be looking at how public attitudes to brexit, and the negotiations, might have changed over the past year. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: jack shepherd, convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat accident on the thames in london, is to be extradited back to the uk from georgia. uefa opens disciplinary proceedings against montenegro after some fans made racist chants towards england players during their euro 2020

as michel barnier said, thatis no—deal. as michel barnier said, that is not on offer.uple of minutes if that's ok. chris mason says downing street say this. laura kuenssberg says... and this is also relevant. adam fleming, wejust heard and this is also relevant. adam fleming, we just heard from and this is also relevant. adam fleming, wejust heard from him... if you were wondering exactly how the european union was reacting, we have already had statements from mark rutte saying he regrets what's been happening, we have also heard from the austrian government. we know angela merkel has also spoken as well. let's get more on this story with this clip. i think if the deal doesn't get through tonight, there will have to bea through tonight, there will have to be a general election because this parliament now looks like a failing parliament. we are elected to make decisions, we are elected sometimes to make imperfect decisions because defection is often an illusion. if we cannot decide tonight to leave the eu under the terms the prime minister has negotiated, i cannot see h

michel barnier has already said no to this clearly.about that? it sounds like saying we will millions to leave but we‘re kind of staying. saying we will millions to leave but we're kind of staying. this is the same michel barnier who said no to everything else. if he's serious about negotiating and not leaving on no deal terms he has to stop saying no deal terms he has to stop saying no and say yes. if he isjust going to dismiss things with a cavalier pressure behind then i suspect it will be the european union which is the loser rather than this country. opinions will harden around no deal rather than around something else. that is a matter for him. he has also been complaining over quite appear of time that they do not know what it is we want. tonight we are trying to make it clear and for the first time, it has the dup, the erg led byjacob first time, it has the dup, the erg led by jacob rees—mogg, first time, it has the dup, the erg led byjacob rees—mogg, people like me voted remain and want to see the referendum on out, for once w

yesterday, michel barnier, the chief negotiator, did something that is unusual.would only do something like this if both sides agreed. if you look at the tweets and there were a lot of them, the big one was 4. this is where the eu said if the northern irish backstop ever came in, the uk would have the option to come out of the bit of the backstop that would keep the uk in a customs arrangement with the eu, which a lot of brexiteers hate the idea of, because it would stop the uk doing its own trade deals. there are accusations thrown at brussels they have a secret plot to trap the uk in that customs arrangement for ever, through the backstop. the eu now says no, if this government, a future government, prime minister, can makea future government, prime minister, can make a decision that they did not want that customs bit of the backstop not want that customs bit of the ba cksto p to not want that customs bit of the backstop to apply to the uk any more. voila, no trap after all. the problem is northern ireland would still be in the eu customs union and then you wou

i was interested by what michelle barnier said i was interested by what michelle barniersaid in an iin an interview he gave to spanish, german, french and italian papers yesterday. he sort of changed his tune. a week ago, he said... he was having and puffing and saying that an extension, what for? we need a decision. you need good reasons for an extension. yesterday, he said an extension is unavoidable, and will be granted, although he is not the one to grant it, it is the 27. that is slightly different. so it looks as though we are going there, if her deal is not voted on on the 12th of march, because that is another possibility and we will go back to that later. he also said some other things. the backstop will not be removed, or there won't be any time limit on it. and he said the eu is ready for no deal, which i'm not sure is the case. so different language. when you say you are not sure, are you implying that this is a bargaining position as we get closer to the line? the whole thing is not a bargain, because it's not something the eu wanted from the start. what i'm saying is th

and of course, we have also had intervention from michel barnier, the main negotiator on eu side, makingon his twitter feed this evening, which has only been rejected out of hand by the government and everyone else involved. well, we've had a lot going on today. we have had mrs may, she could be nicknamed mrs beach, choosing grimsby, of course who voted i think 70% voted for leave, and then we have had... —— mr speech. i think it was a double clear, it was a plea to urge mps to vote for the deal on tuesday in and it was really also, the other part of the plea was almost not quite shame, but certainly start pointing a fingerand shame, but certainly start pointing a finger and putting pressure on the year to make concessions and indeed, i think like otherjournalist, i heard that mrs may it might be making a sudden trip on sunday evening to brussels. —— mrs speech. but it looks like that may well be off since the attorney general, who was expected possibly today to go to brussels, that was cancelled. as a witch, we had the speech, then we started having this trump like battle of tweets, so

michel barnier was tweeting back his responses.or free, do you think at as pointless as it using public pressure and the public may to negotiate, to leverage? or, is it pre—empting a blame game? on friday, the french minister for europe was in london. she spoke to us, saying that she is exasperated. she just can't understand what the british want. the deal is the deal and won't be changed. but, she went even further. that is the great danger of it all. she said, i did see the need to extend article 50 by several weeks to delay brexit. for what? the british don't have a plan. from the european point of view, we are heading for now extension, because i think the french will oppose it. and, hard brexit, i can't see any other solution. when an act, do you see an extension? no, i don't see any willpower from theresa may's government to do anything, for when the worst case scenario does happen, they just don't the worst case scenario does happen, theyjust don't have someone to blame. that's why i agree with you... theresa may's speech in

michel barnier. ..... you have december 2020? this is... michel barnier. .. you have not december 2020? this is... michel barnier... you have not been december 2020? this is... michel barnier. .. you have not been able to find it in two years and you're giving yourself another 18 months. michel barnier says if we left with no deal he would be looking at alternative arrangements to stop a heart border. we have asked is for him to do the same within the structure of a deal and that makes a much more sense because you don't wa nt much more sense because you don't want us to leave with no deal, we don't want to leave with no deal is the default position but we need to be prepared to do so. if theresa may loses tonight can she survive?” think she can. how? look at the structure, we need to get this over the line. but her authority will be even more shredded than it already is. things will be difficult if we don't succeed tonight but you have to look at where do we go with it? we've got to get the next two vo

what i thought was interesting was michel barnier it said to the camera that he is not interested in the blame game but he is interested in is a result. this very much echoes and i spent a bit of yesterday with the french minister for of yesterday with the french ministerfor european of yesterday with the french minister for european affairs. and she very clearly said yesterday to a law of the french business community that really there was a deal that was struck back in 2017 and for the last 12 months, there have been spent over the backstop. so there will is a frustration not in france only but across the other european countries and disbelief and sadness and frustration that is coming tonight so badly. i did not know what can be done over the weekend. there were rumours that may be theresa may we go to brussels on sunday. is that now off in the light of this? but there is a frustration that despite all these negotiations him if he was clearly saying that all 27 feel they have gone through all 27 feel they have gone through all the scenarios of the backstop and there is not another

also this hour, the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments". urged to agree to a "balanced solution" by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. we begin with breaking news this hour. rescuers have found the bodies of two climbers who had been missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in pakistan. tom ballard, who was british, was climbing nanga parbat with italian daniele nardi when they lost contact. a search operation had been under way this week after four spanish rescuers were flown to the area by military helicopter. the deaths were confirmed by the italian ambassador to pakistan. our correspondent sarah campbell is with me now. we have just learned this news in the last few minutes. yes, the italian ambassador tweeted in the last few minutes, the tweet said with great sadness i inform the search for the two climbers is over. the search team have co

the government has rejected a proposalfrom the eu's negotiator, michel barnier, that the uk would beoms union provided that northern ireland remained inside. our correspondent adam fleming is in brussels. talks continue, but any sign of progress? not yet. although the process has been incredibly tense and fraught at some point this week, so some of the diplomats you speak to are just relieved that the civil servants from both sides are still sat round the table today, and they will take round the table again tomorrow. we have seen a memo that is circulating around the 27 other member states in the eu saying that they are open to a workable new solutions from the uk, so that is something. and we still haven't seen the last piece of this puzzle, which is changes to the political declaration, the separate document that will sketch out the shape of the future relationship that will set her alongside the divorce treaty. we will see what they have managed to work out there. but, you talk about those proposals from michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, yesterday on the irish backstop, th

the government has rejected a proposalfrom the eu‘s negotiator, michel barnier, that the uk would bestoms union provided that northern ireland remained inside. adam fleming is in brussels. adam, the leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, said this morning that she was deeply disappointed with what the government is hearing from the eu. are there any signs of progress? well, the talks have been really quite tense at times this week of the fact that officials are still sat around the table today and will sit around the table tomorrow again, i suppose that is something. we‘ve seen i suppose that is something. we‘ve seen a memo i suppose that is something. we‘ve seen a memo that is circulating amongst the 27 other eu countries which says they are still open to further workable ideas from the uk. asa further workable ideas from the uk. as a final piece of the puzzle, we‘ve not heard anything about, that‘s the changes to the political declaration, the document that sketches out the shape of the future relationship, which will sit alongside the withdrawal agreement. that has yet to

and you heard from michel barnier who said, that has to be clear for in you heard from michel barniert has to be clearfor in eu perspective. they've got to know what the point of any extension is if they are going to granted. it is worth bearing in mind that neither this —— none of this. the prime minister bringing her brexiteer back again another time. it's just that there are small hurdles in the way first. i think in the next 2a hours 01’ first. i think in the next 2a hours orso, first. i think in the next 2a hours or so, the next thing to look out for is if brexit is going to be delayed, how much that might be delayed, how much that might be delayed for, the prime minister's letter will be key. and as she goes off to brussels on thursday to meet eu leaders. we might have some a nswe i’s eu leaders. we might have some answers in the coming days that whether we get the answer to all the big questions, well, that seems pretty unlikely. thanks, alex. alex forsyth for us in westminster. a little earlier, our europe editor katya adler explained how the latest developments in westminster

the response to what michel barnier has had to say this evening has been robust and we have got an ideaabout whether this will offer any kind of a concession to theresa may that will enable her to get a deal through parliament and it really doesn't look like it is going to because the brexit secretary stephen barclay has replied on twitter this evening to michel barnier saying... effectively saying that putting forward what the eu has here is not going to cut it and if further proof we re going to cut it and if further proof were needed that this offer is not going to be enough to convince enough mps, if any, to vote from the theresa may's deal, nigel dodds has also given his reaction this evening... if this is an indication of where the negotiations are at, then it does not look good for those hoping for a breakthrough before that key vote in parliament on tuesday. jonathan blake, many thanks for the latest from westminster. we'll find out how this story and many others are out how this story and many others a re covered out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's fron

a very direct message from michelle barnier. our europe editor katya adler has the latest.first of all about these initial signals coming from the talks this afternoon, with a possible date for an extension. what do you make of it? you've got all 27 eu leaders all huddled in their together, and ahead of them really getting down to all the dirty details, they've released draft summit conclusions. now this is very normal here at the summit, and what they suggest is that the leaders are responding to theresa may's request for a short extension. they don't accept her request for a delay until the 30th of june, accept her request for a delay until the 30th ofjune, they say it can only be until the 22nd of may. this is not unexpected, this is because theresa may says the uk will not be taking part in the european parliamentary elections so in order to separate brexit from those elections which take place as of the 23rd of may, that means the short extension ends on the 22nd. and that short extension say the draft conclusions is conditional on parliament voting in favour of the ne

the brexit secretary stephen barclay accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments" as talkse between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. now on bbc news it's the travel show 7 with flying cars, sausage hotels and the campaign to keep austin, texas weird. coming up on this week's show: we are getting weird in the lone star state. doesn't like being on tv! hejust bit me! why flying taxis and sausage hotels are the future of travel. and in the snow and against the clock, i take on the european sauna marathon. i don't quite know the sauna etiquette — i think i'm just gonna myself in there. —— throw myself in there. we start this week in austin, the state capital of texas. every year, it hosts south by southwest, which has grown from a one—week showcase of the city's musical talent to a massive internationalfestival. so in the face of all that global attention, how do you keep a little bit of local flavour alive? we sent kate hard

lots of tweets michel barnier yesterday and still nunavut looking good.bit ofa good. yeah, we seem to be in a bit of a deadlock to say the least. there is a big week ahead, theresa may has to put her revised deal, if she has one, before the house of commons on tuesday. remember when she first put to them about a month or $0 she first put to them about a month or so ago it got defeated by record amounts, a 230 vote majority against the plan. since then, she has been going backwards and forwards to the eu looking for concessions, looking particularly for changes in terms of what can be done about the northern ireland border with the republic, and particularly the insurance policy in case in the future there is not a trade deal done between britain and the eu. there is a thing called back stop at the moment, that is the insurance plan that would keep both the uk and northern ireland as well in a customs union with the european union is the goods and services can flow across the border between the republican northern ireland until the deal is done. the last—m

also this hour — the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments".talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea.

i did not hear what michel barnier said, but in general the tone from europe in the last 14 days hasy in the world can't the british agree on anything? also what you said earlier about what happens with those who will not agree with anything? nigel farage is now threatening a march. promising a march. promising, i think it's a threat. if he pulls that off, which he could, he is a big influencer, one of the biggest in this country. there will be an after—shock to whatever the decision is. we're in a really bad place. so, just dealing with the parliamentary arithmetic. we've heard that the prime minister may be using the threat of no deal to get people into line behind her deal. the other stick that she could use to get the brexit supporters into line is the threat of a delay, hence the talk of delay? yes, but all of these tactics are not working. so it's hard to see how they will finally kind of work closer to the 29th of march deadline. i think it's more likely that an extension of article 50 will be granted because, at the end of the day, apart from the gesticulations and announceme

the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments" — as talks continue betweeneu. now, on bbc news — inside out. this week we're in the south west of england — reporting on the battle for devon's airspace, and the debate over changes to the women's pension age. blue sky, light cloud, a perfect day for gliding. the parachute makes me slightly anxious but you say i don t need to worry about this. you don't need to worry about the parachute. i didn t think we were going parachuting so i hope we re not. it s all part of our safety equipment. but clubs like this one near exeter fear they could be squeezed out so we re constantly looking around, if you see another aircraft glider, you tell me about it. what about these? that's the parachute. just these ones here i showed you earlier. i head up there to find out if there s really enough room for everyone. we all want to stay safe, we re all here to keep everybody safe but we still want to enjoy this part of the world. and where we fly from. when ann met eve. thank you. who's to blame in the row over at the women's stat

the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has said theresa may must be clear about what the extension europe editor katya adler has this assessment. i think the eu will grant an extension through gritted teeth, and it is not going to be that straightforward. so, why will they grant an extension? because they want to avoid a no—deal brexit at the end of the day. michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, said that no deal is still possible to happen if there isn't a deal or there isn't an extension and everybody should keep preparing. —— an extension and everybody should keep preparing for a no—deal scenario. but actually, this decision comes down to the 27 eu leaders, and they want to avoid a no—deal brexit if they can because they want to avoid the blame game that would inevitably follow a no—deal brexit. i think that is why at the end they will grant an extension. what kind of extension can? —— what kind of extension? theresa may has to be decided long or short. —— theresa may has to decide long or short. you can have a longer extension that you shorten, but you cannot have a shorter

the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying to rerun old arguments — he's been urged to agreeed solution by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. now on bbc news — a story of undercover policing — and the officers paid to spy on political activists. bbc wales investigates why some had relationships with women, even fathering children with them. for years, women like lisa were spied on by police — sent into their lives to infiltrate every aspect. this was somebody who i was planning my life with. i would never have consented to have a relationship ——a sexual relationship with a police officer. and certainly never somebody who was being paid to pass on information about myself and my friends. lisa's group and other protestors from wales were targeted by undercover police. they had a whole back room team of officers making sure that their deceit was successful. nobody stands a chance agains

to article fifty during a summit in brussels on the first day of the blocks chief negotiator michel barnier is the latest problem to european officials to question the move. out of commons also voted in favor of an extension of law to fill fifty faryab. if prime minister may regress such an extension before you are on serve. three before going to serve a reduced brushless the reason. for an extension. of this from the president a forest watching welcome alex michel buddy that was me exactly yes what do you think will mrs may get a break that delay i think she'll have to get a break that delay but it's very clear them from what michel barnier was saying that they all furious in brussels and they are twenty seven members states with the u.k. that they are the u.k. still in this mess remember that they are jus to leave by law or next friday their duty thing a year by next friday and less that is changed by another law so that is the situation nobody wants and no deal breaks it but at the same time it is very clear that the e.u. want good reasons to go on to long extension you mentioned the let

the brexit secretary accuses michel barnier of trying "to rerun old arguments" — he's been urged to agreeced solution" by stephen barclay, as talks continue between the uk and eu. increased activity at a missile site in north korea — satellite images of a facility near pyongyang suggest the country may be preparing to launch a missile or a satellite. now on bbc news it's time for click 7 which this week looks at whether your car could be vulnerable to hackers. this week: gone in six seconds with a simple high—tech carjack. scrums and gums. and it's the end of the world as we know it... ..but we feel fine. for many of us, our car is one of the most valuable things that we own. sometimes crazy to think that we just leave them out on the streets but, of course, that is because they are built with good security. but in the last few years we have started to see this happening... newer cars with keyless entry have been fooled by thieves with relay boxes. they stand outside your house and the box magnifies the signal from your key fob, which may be sitting inside, so the car thinks the key fob i

the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier of trying "to rerun old argumentss talks continue between the uk and eu. and in rugby — wales beat scotland at murrayfield and edge towards the six nations title. we'll have full details in sport at five thirty. rescuers have found the bodies of two climbers who had been missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in pakistan. the british mountaineer tom ballard was climbing the 8000 metre nanga parbat with italian national, daniele nardi, when they lost contact. tom ballard was the son of alison hargreaves, the first woman to climb everest un—aided, but who died soon afterwards on k2. earlier our correspondent sarah campbell told me how the news of the discovery of the bodies came in a tweet from the italian envy stefano pontecorvo. the tweet said, with great sadness i inform that the search for the two climbers is over. the search team have confirmed the silhouettes spotted on mummery at about 5,900 metres are those of daniele and tom, rest in peace. they of course, set out in february the 22nd to climb nanga parba

let me bring you this tweet from michel barnier who has been watching the debate. he says...litical editor at the daily mirror. this has been one of the things at the erg are putting forward, maybe you can buy transition for a year. george eustice saying we can live without a deal and then leave with the trade agreement we won. but we cannot have that cliff edge, but michel barnier is saying that the only way you can get that is to sign up only way you can get that is to sign up to this. michel barnier is a spot on, the only legal mechanism the eu to have — — on, the only legal mechanism the eu to have —— to give us a transition is by the terms of article 50, so if we assign a withdrawal agreement under the terms of article 50, that gives them the sex ability to give us gives them the sex ability to give usa gives them the sex ability to give us a transition by a majority vote quickly and easily. —— —— gives them the ability. it requires the unanimous ratification by the parliament as well, it will be harder, slower and there still isn't an obvious legal path for the eu to gi

without accepting a deal nothing has moved ahead as far as the european commission is concerned michel barnier warned this morning that you know that there are they're reaching the end of their patience here in brussels he said the deal is done and so we're still waiting on the british parliament to accept that deal to let us know what they want and a reminder that all twenty seven governments would have to agree to an extension so simply the british parliament saying it would go for an extension is again not the final ruling on this in is there a sense in brussels based on what you've heard that maybe we're looking at an emerging victory of sorts for the european union i mean there is a lot of commentary tonight along the lines that at the end of the day breaks it will fall apart and there will be beyond of bricks. the european commission and european union leaders have made clear all along that what they would like best is that there is no breakfast so i don't think we're quite there yet that anybody would be reassured there's not going to be a brick sit right now again quoting michel barnie

the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier of trying "to rerun old argumentstalks continue between the uk and eu. and in rugby — wales beat scotland at murrayfield and edge towards the six nations title. we'll have full details of that and today's other big matches in sportsday at 6:40. rescuers have found the bodies of two climbers who had been missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in pakistan. the british mountaineer tom ballard was climbing the 8000 metre nanga parbat with italian national, daniele nardi, when they lost contact. tom ballard was the son of alison hargreaves, the first woman to climb everest un—aided, but who died soon afterwards on k2. earlier a family friend described how he first met him. yes, when he was about six years old. indeed, we were then going all the way up to the same range in which he has been killed and where his mother was killed in 1995. jim wanted to take the kids to say theirfinal goodbyes to their mother. i went with them. it was an extraordinary expedition. i think that ignited something inside tom, that nothing w

michel barnier has a habit... they will seyi we are going to bling.is what everyone has said about the backstop the whole way through. everyone is fed up with hearing it. the daily telegraph, bloody sunday veteran to be charged with murder. this is what is known asa diary with murder. this is what is known as a diary story. something in your diaries coming up. you do not know what will happen with. there is due to be an announcement to the end of this long police investigation into the bloody sunday shootings from 1972. this follows two separate enquiries, the first one in the immediate aftermath, which found that not too much was amiss. yes, they kill some people, but, whatever, they were a bit reckless. then there was the south enquiry which tony blair launched and went on for a long time and reported back in the david cameron which said there was unjustifiable killings of 14 there was unjustifiable killings of 1a people, who died, it found that they were an armed. it was found to be unjustified and unjustifiable. and then the police investigation b

the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, of trying to rerun old arguments, as talks continue between the uk and eu. and in rugby — wales beat scotland at murrayfield and edge towards the six nations title — we'll all the details and more on today's other sporting action in our sports bulletin. and talking movies celebrates its twentieth anniversary. in a special edition of the show, actor—director kenneth bra nagh discusses the changes that have taken place in the film industry over the past two decades. good evening. rescuers have found the bodies of the missing british mountaineer, tom ballard, and his italian climbing companion, daniele nardi, in pakistan. contact was lost with the pair almost two weeks ago — during an ascent of one of the world's highest mountains — nanga parbut, in the himalayas. mr ballard is the son of alison hargreaves, who died whilst descending k2 in 1995, the same year she became the first woman to conquer everest, unaided. sarah campbell reports. tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers. he specialised i

the government has rejected a proposalfrom the eu's negotiator, michel barnier, that the uk would bereland remained inside. 0ur correspondent adam fleming is in brussels and told us how they are getting on. the process has been incredibly tense and fraught at some points this week. some of the diplomats you speak to from both sides are just relieved that the civil servants are still sat round the table today and they will sit round the table tomorrow. we've seen a memo that's circulating around the other 27 member states in the eu saying they are open to workable new solutions on the uk, so that's something. and we still haven't seen the last piece of this puzzle, which is changes to the political declaration, the separate document that will sketch out the shape of the future relationship that will sit alongside the divorce treaty. so we still haven't seen what they've managed to work out there. but, but, but — you talked about those proposals from michel barnier yesterday, the eu chief negotiator yesterday on the irish backstop, the most controversial bit of the deal, and they fell

now, michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, he also said that no—deal is still possible to an extension, and everybody should keep preparing for a no—deal scenario. but actually, this decision comes down to the 27 eu leaders, and they want to avoid a no—deal brexit if they can, because they want to avoid the blame game that would inevitably follow a no—deal brexit. so i think that's why, at the end, they will grant an extension. what kind of extension, how long for, and under which conditions? but theresa may has to decide — long or short. you can have a longer extension that you shorten, but you can't have a short extension that you lengthen, because of european parliamentary elections in may. if the uk doesn't have meps sitting in the european parliament, it can't continue as an eu member state, and that's what delaying brexit does. it keeps the uk longer as a member state. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 0ur correspondent and alfie at the museum that is happy to be going to the dogs. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 s

michel barnier says the eu is prepared to provide further guarantees the so-called irish backstop isorary. meanwhile, the u.k. trade secretary welcome the compromise by pro-brexit conservatives to set out there conditions for backing theresa may still in parliament. -- theresa may's deal in parliament. >> we can have common territory in the run-up before the 12 march. manus: joining us now is the deputy mayor of london for business. he is in berlin to sign an agreement between the two cities. great to have you with us. when you see the news flow over the weekend, some would say the detail and michel barnier talking about an interpretive document, is the atmosphere getting better in regard to brexit in a short period of time? >> the next few weeks are very important. what happens or means to be seen -- remains to be seen. i'm very excited to be signing a partnership deal between london and berlin to bring entrepreneurs together, to bring trade and investment, strengthening more and more. there is so much in common between london and berlin. i think there is a real possibility in the t

here is the chief negotiator for the eu, michelle barnier.xtension of the departure of the uk, chosen by the uk. such an extension should be conditional on a positive vote next week in the house of commons. we have done our best. we have done our best. now the solution is in london. what happens if the house of commons has no? so michelle barnier, some easy answers for the eu leaders today, everybody behind a short technical extension, but very much hoping that the house of commons answered some of the more difficult questions for them next week, otherwise they will be back here on thursday for another eu summitand then here on thursday for another eu summit and then the decisions get an awful lot tougher. they have been told today to keep preparing for a no deal, nobody wants that, says the austrian chancellor, but they must keep preparing. i hope that there will be support in the parliament next week because we all have the same interests, to avoid a hard brexit, to avoid a no—deal scenario, and so i hope that there will be a majority in th

the brexit secretary accuses the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, of trying "to rerun old arguments as talks continue between the uk and eu. and in the six nations — england score eight tries against italy and keep up the pressure on wales. we'll have full details of that and today's other sporting events in sportsday at 7:30. rescuers have found the bodies of the missing british mountaineer, tom ballard, and his italian climbing companion, daniele nardi, in pakistan. contact was lost with the pair almost two weeks ago during an ascent of one of the world's highest mountains — nunga parbut, in the himalayas. mr ballard is the son of alison hargreaves, who died on the mountain k2 in 1995 — the same year she became the first woman to conquer everest unaided. sarah campbell reports. tom ballard was among the world's best and most fearless climbers. he specialised in taking on the most dangerous ascents in winter. joining him on what would be his final challenge — italian climber daniele nardi. they had waited weeks for a later window before setting off to climb nunga parbut, also known