mr. barnier. i'm juliet bremler. mr. trump i know you said you don't want to talk about him, but his advice is that we should walk away and we should leave the eu. there is a growing number of people -- >> who is we? >> the uk, i'm british media. sorry. mr. trump's advice is that the uk should walk away and there are a growing number of people in the country who appear to think that might be the best option. surely that must worry you as someone who is supposed to be negotiating a deal and one you say you want. >> i already say, madam, that i don't want to comment on the ongoing declaration of mr. trump. i have not changed my position from the last ten minutes. but the uk is leaving. the uk is leaving. this is the choice of the majority of the uk citizens. we respect this vote and i'm working for last year hard, hard work, to deliver this decision. the point is to know if we want an orderly withdrawal which is a common interest between us honored. i'm working for an orderly withdrawal but i'm working for withdrawal becau

ten countries aplenty and ten ministers putting up their hands to raise issues with mr barnier. hese four freedoms, he's barnier. so on the basis of these fourfreedoms, he's talking barnier. so on the basis of these four freedoms, he's talking about how for the uk idea this white paper, he said there are areas that seriously question whether it fits with the eu guidelines. for example the big issue he said, 20% of the brexit withdrawal issues still to look at. and especially this northern ireland agreement, making sure there is no hard border. what the uk government suggested is facilitated customs arrangement avoiding any hard border with the irish side and you had the british customs officials collecting tariffs on behalf of the eu. mr barnier seemed to drive a sledge through that and said there was no chance, and can you really in a sense trust the british government as a non—eu country collecting those tariffs and also what if they significantly lowered the terms from the eu in the uk and that would be an unfair playing field. he was asked by a colleague as well does that mea

outwith, which is meant to be published in a white paper next week, it seems like it won't suit mr barnier give our owi'i arguments. that we can't give our own idea of what we want. they would then impose a solution on us. it might be a norwegian style solution, or it might be a total break with the eu. whatever it is that they are supposed to be deliberating on, goodness knows if they can agree on anything, it would be wondrous, he will not agree because mr barnier is not disposed to do so. and there will be issues appealing to some of the other 27 nations, saying, can you persuade him crazy the findings will be published in every other language of the eu in order to try to bring some people onside —— persuade him? they want to break the deadlock in negotiations. countries like germany, who sell loads of cars here, they won't necessarily want this hard brexit, they still want to sell their cars. they've got factories, hundreds of staff working, but barnier himself... i mean, he keeps pointing to his watch, going, time, time, get on with it. if britain is going to have to choose one of the

mr. michelle barnier. i'm going to go down here. let's welcome mr. michelle. >> good morning to all of you in this room and to everyone watching online. thank you very much. this is a challenging task, i can tell you . with the e.u. there are 37 states. we can begin and i regret this vote in the uk two years ago. but to respect it now we have done it in the best way possible. >> today i am finishing my visit in the u.s., where i wanted to make the european voice heard on brexit . just like in europe - know when i met in the u.s. this week would find any added value to the brexit. let me briefly tell you where we are in the and negotiations. we are at stakes we're looking to leave the e.u. at the end of march next year. this is true. our goal is to ensure an orderly withdrawal. here is the last treaty on which we are looking to work with. >> this was my team, draft number three t on the legal form. >> we have made good progress and have agreed to protect the city's involved on both sides. we want to keep the current right for employment and social rig

michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper — the one that triggered a slew of resignationswestminster — but questioned key sections of it. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has the latest. the protesters often turn out for theresa may, but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast, with a plea and a promise. a promise there'd be no hard irish border when the uk leaves, and a plea to the eu — she'd compromised on her brexit plan, now it was brussels‘s turn. the white paper represents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond, not simply to fall back onto previous positions, which have already been proven unworkable. as for the border, her plan sees goods moving freely between the uk and the eu, including ireland, with no customs or other checks. so, no special status for northern ireland, no undermining the union. the solution that we have put forward is a practical, workable solution to do that, which respects the vote of the british people, protects jobs, but also ensures that

with mr barnier saying many questions remain unanswered about the prime minister's brexit vision we'll be live in belfast and brussels. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: two fifteen—year—old boys who plotted to murder teachers and classmates at their school in north yorkshire have been given custodial sentences of ten and twelve years. donald trump has invited vladimir putin to visit the us later this year — to the surprise of many in washington, including his intelligence chief. the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. say that again? laughter geoffrey wellum, the youngest spitifire pilot to fly in the battle of britain, has died aged 96. and 10 years after the original — mamma mia 2 is out. mark kermode and i will be singing along to that, and talking about the week's other cinema releases, in the film review. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 5. the european unions chief brexit negotiator michael barnier has said many questions remain about theresa may's vision for future links with the eu. after a meetin

mr barnier, who's been holding talks in brussels with britain's brexit mr barnier said the eu could noter. shares in facebook plummeted by almost 20%, as trading opened in new york — wiping some $120 billion off the company's market value. it comes a day after the social media giant forecast that profits would increase more slowly. facebook executives blamed the costs of improving privacy safeguards and monitoring content, coupled with slowing growth. we will be capped the breaking news. north korea has handed over the remains of american soldiers killed in the korean war in the 1950s. these are the latest images coming. these are the latest images coming. the bodies were collected at an airbase in north korea and taken to an airbase in south korea. it is not clear how many servicemen‘s remains are involved. the repatriation was all agreed at the summit in singapore last month between president trump and the north korean leader. it is estimated more than 5000 american soldiers went missing in north korea during the war. hundreds of people are still believed to be missing, after the coll

mr. barnier this morning. he will speak for a few minutes and then we will have a brief conversation between us and then we will take questions from the audience. you all have a copy on your chairs of his powerpoint presentation and for those of you watching via the live stream, if you look on the side of the screen you will see a place to access the pdf file so you can follow along. so without further adieu, let's welcome mr. ichelle barnier. i'm going to go down here. michelle:so good morning to all of you in this room and perhaps in the other room and the people watching online. thank you very much to you and your team at carnegie for inviting me this morning. i'm not sure this is an easy task. it is a challenging task i can ell you. to chair this negotiation in the name of the eu, the member states and with the european parliament to reach a deal. in fact, we can begin by just a personal remark. i regret this vote of the uk two years ago profoundly. but i respect it and now we will implement it. so today i

plan on access to the plane going forward to the eu, but if you read the final paragraph it says mr barnier paper outright, and says brussels would constructively negotiate. now, we have to be clear here that there is as much at risk to the eu financial markets as there is to the city of london. the city of london does operate on the global stage. it is working with global financial markets. what ever europe thinks about this, there is an immense strength in the uk markets because of the legal standings and also the standards that are set. we talk about european standards. a lot of those standards come from the city of london. so there is a lot at sta ke for of london. so there is a lot at stake for both sides. you can see why there would be constructive discussion rather than rejection out of hand. indeed. iam discussion rather than rejection out of hand. indeed. i am sure there will be plenty more constructive discussion as the weeks and months go by. let's talk about this one in forbes. amazon could be a solution to replacing local libraries. yes. this is the duh moment, sure, why wouldn

the background and it says, david davis has come to terms with no longer having to negotiate with mr barnier the sunday telegraph which we will show you after you have absorbed the cartoon, it is, raab, no trade deal and no money for the eu. it is this threat that we are not going to pay up if you don't meet as part of the way. yes, dominic raab is saying the £39 billion we have agreed to pay and settle as our final divorce settlement doesn't so to speak, it must begin additional on a trade deal and article 50 involved the withdrawal process and the prospect ofa withdrawal process and the prospect of a trade deal. and we should get, they should not get our money if we don't get that trade deal with them. it isa don't get that trade deal with them. it is a big lever to use. my only concern is that i think it is right. we should have that approach. but the problem is, we have already agreed the divorce settlement and that was a problem in the negotiating strategy that we played into theirgame by negotiating strategy that we played into their game by agreeing to how much we would pay in the fir

apparently we have time running out, the clock is ticking, according to mr barnier but when you taket of the calculation, it is a matter of weeks before we have got to have a deal. yep. what is interesting here, it is the new foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, really the first strong words we have had from him, and he of course, i suppose he would, has blamed brussels for the impasse and say they need to stop being so inflexible. obviously people on the other side will say it is not really about brussels being inflexible, it is about the fact that you haven't really got your act together. you have had a long time to work this all out and what you have come up with has not pleased anyone. you could argue as you can with all brexit stories, you could argue either side. what is interesting, this is very much in contrast to the kind of stuff that boris johnson would have said, because boris johnson obviously would have said don't worry, no deal, we will deal with it, there is no danger of no deal. jeremy hunt is very much saying if there is no deal, we don't wa nt saying if there is no deal

mr. barnier says is the eu has a regulatory autonomy, its own rulebook for banks. >> turkey's central bank policy rate unchanged, defying market expectations and sending the lira sharply lower as president erdogan tightens his grip on the economy. it seems the investors are losing faith in the central bank's independence. they were expecting a rate hike by at least 100 basis points and the bank failed to deliver anything at all. inflation is running more than triple the central bank's target rate. even though since april the situation has raised by 500 basis points, investors say more needs to be done to cool inflation. that is what they were expecting, but it seems the central bank had other ideas instead. on banks, london proposes a joint board between the eu and britain on banking regulation. what mr. barnier says is the eu has a regulatory autonomy, its own rulebook for banks. >> turkey's central bank keeping its policy rate unchanged, defying market expectations and sending the lira sharply lower as president erdogan tightens his grip on the economy. it seems the investors are losing

mr. barnier to react to the paper., and the on the positive news in terms of positive discussions, is moving on. we also believe that the ecb that the private players, the industry, has a responsibility to prepare for the worst to come. we will prepare for the worst. guy: executive board member speaking to caroline connan, joining us from exxon, the meeting there. nice place to spend a weekend. james is still on set with us, which is also a nice place to be. u.s. ising out of the great at the moment. the european data is pretty good, as well. the trade story is what the market latched on to. it's significant enough to knock them off track. do you think that point is coming? james: in the case of the state, we have the tax cuts and jobs act, which has been positive. and if i stare pressures are beginning to rise. i expect the fed to tighten. as it becomes apparent the throwback to the global economy from disruptions from trade may require the fed to ease again within 18 months. there's a lot at stake. guy: we're going t

you can charm as much as you want, european leaders, but they all look to brussels and mr barnier toe located there. some of the roles in operations and technology are new, and others will be moved from london as part of a strategic review. paying tribute to fallen war heroes through song has been a frequent means of commemoration thoughout history, but what about doing so on top of england's highest peaks? well, that's exactly what one choir have been doing, as they embark on a singing tour of the lake district fells, to honour a unique war memorial. our correspondent robert hall reports. choir sings. on the rocky slopes above borrowdale, a line of walkers is snaking upwards. they're among thousands visiting the lakeland landscape this summer, but these visitors are on a mission. almost a century ago, another column of men and horses was climbing into the clouds, here to build a cairn commemorating the lost lakelanders of world war i. in the years that followed, the idea grew. fell walkers raised cash to buy 12 mountains, creating the uk's largest and most dramatic memorial. now, th

today mrs may stood in belfast and said the eu's proposal was unacceptable. michel barnierto be one and it has to be "legally workable," otherwise there is no agreement and the uk crashes out. so he's concerned about that, the eu 27 ministers are concerned. we heard from them as well. they said they are growing increasingly worried that they could see this no deal chaotic brexit. michel barnier also turned to that white paper and he did poke holes in it. he said he simply couldn't see, or he had questions, about how it was compatible with the eu's single market. real questions and real difficulties for the negotiations. you can get more on that story on the website. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: we meet meghan, the nine year—old who's helping to keep a quarter of a million london commuters safe on the underground network. it's emerged that nine members of the same family were killed when a tourist boat sank during a storm in the us state of missouri. in total, 17 people died, including several children. thirty—one people were on board the vessel, known as a

mr barnier, who has been holding talks in brussels with britain's brexit minister, dominic raab, said could not delegate its customs policy and tax duty collection to a non—member. shares in facebook plummeted by almost 20% as trading opened in new york, wiping some $120 billion off the company's market value. it comes a day after the social media giant forecast that profits would increase more slowly. facebook executives blamed the costs of improving privacy safeguards and monitoring content, coupled with slowing growth. the irish ufc fighter conor mcgregor, the man that you can see with the beard there, has been sentenced to five days‘ community service in the us after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. the mixed martial artist escaped a jail term after an incident in new york in april, involving other fighters. he was also told to take an anger management class. and... paul mccartney delighting a very lucky group of beatles fans with a surprise gig at the cavern club, the rebuilt venue in liverpool where the band started out back in the early 1960s. many fans waited for hours h

speaking after a meeting of european affairs ministers, mr barnier said they were open to any solutionormed into a legally operative text in time for the withdrawal agreement. the protesters often turn out for theresa may, but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today she was in belfast, with a plea and a promise — a promise there would be no hard irish border when the uk leaves, and a plea to the eu. she had compromised on her brexit plan. now, it was brussels‘s turn. the white paper represents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond, not simply to fall back onto previous positions, which have already been proven unworkable. as for the border, her plan sees goods moving freely between the uk and the eu, including ireland, with no customs or other checks. so no special status for northern ireland, no undermining the union. the solution that we have put forward is a practical, workable solution to do that, which respects the vote of the british people, protects jobs, but also ensures that we don't see a hard border b

mr barnier, who's been holding talks in brussels with britain's brexit minister, dominic raab, said thete its customs policy and tax duty collection to a non—member. hundreds of people are still believed to be missing after the collapse of a dam in a remote part of laos. at least 27 people died. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, is the first western correspondent to gain access to the area in attapeu province and has sent this report. bruised, bewildered and with no idea if their parents are still alive. the stories from the hospital nearest the collapsed dam tell you all you need to know about the ferocity of the flood it unleashed. this man and his wife quietly explain how their one—year—old daughter was swept away. translation: i put my daughter and my wife on a boat. i tried to hold it, but the water was very strong, and the boat flipped over, and my daughter fell into the water. it all happened right before my eyes. it's feared as many as 3000 people are still stranded in this part of southern laos, their rooftops now islands in a murky sea of despair. the authorities are reluctant fo

as mr barnier delivered his verdict, the british prime minister was in northern ireland — whose futureationship with the eu is itself a key sticking point. theresa may urged brussels to evolve and embrace the uk's proposals. our deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. the protesters often turn out for theresa may, but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast, with a plea and a promise. a promise it would be no hard irish border when the uk leaves and a plea to the eu. she had compromised on her brexit plan, now it was brussels' turn. the white paper presents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on previous positions, which have already been proven unworkable. in brussels, the stage was set for an important moment. how would the british compromise is go? eu foreign ministers had met and set the tone, wary, not convinced, at least not yet. i will remain an optimist. but it is hard to be an optimist in these challenging times. we will work on the basis of princip

last year, he appeared for a meeting with mr barnier with no notes or documents at all. merged that davis had spentjust four hours with michel barnier this year. to those paying close attention, the nitty—gritty of the job was being passed to a man in the background, senior civil servant 0lly robbins. 0nce part of david davis' team, he now reports directly to the prime minister. what david davis did was he kept the conservative party together in the sense that, as long as he was in the cabinet, conservative brexiters could think, "well, he's a principled eurosceptic, he has been for decades, and if he think this is going to work out 0k, then we can be relatively happy". now, i think his resignation means that there will be a lot of soul—searching amongst that wing of the parliamentary party, that's a problem for the prime minister. so, with robbins still in place, the davis resignation might not have a material impact on the negotiations at all. in fact, judging by today's responses, it might even help the prime minister. there is good will towards mrs may in brussels, re

and what is your message to mr barnier.eu now not acknowledge the fact that the prime minister seems to have a grip on this and therefore they should respond in kind? she has secured a collective agreement for just over one hour what. let's see if that survives the weekend. i think some progress has been made in terms of trying to unify the cabinet two years after the vote but, of course, some of the things that is in this package, i think things that the eu and michel barnier have said will not be acceptable to wait and see whether much progress will be made but i think at the end of the day, as i said at the beginning, this is something that leaves the eu -- uk this is something that leaves the eu —— uk worse off than our present arrangement with the european union. and that is why we think that perhaps people should have the final say on the deal so they can see whether or not this is something thatis whether or not this is something that is vaguely acceptable to most of the people in this country.” that is vaguely accep

mr. barnier seemed to say hold on, slow down, it was first necessary to hammer out details of britain's departure >> we must finalize the agreement and we are not yet there. we must also prepare for political declaration and our future relationship. regarding the agreement, it's a matter of urgency so agree legally on a backstop for ireland and northern ireland >> on that subject of northern ireland, the office of theresa may says she will push back against europe's proposals for the border between ireland and northern ireland in a speech in belfast later today. according to a copy of the speech, may will label the eu's call for north and south of the border as unworkable the text of the speech also includes the view that no british leader could accept a proposal that creates a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, since it would violate the good friday agreement. >>> new research from the imf warns that a no-deal brexit would most heavily impact ireland and could cost the eu as a whole about 1.5% of annual gdp. ireland has the closest economic ties to the uk, but the netherland

government are now in a huge mess and that is very bad news for the country because the european union mr barniers going to be negotiating with a government which doesn't have majority which doesn't yet have an agreed position and therefore the e.u. has the has the advantage has the upper hand in the most critical negotiations the country is facing fifty years so is that mean that the liberal democrats would support the plan i mean obviously we have an hour delay to the release of the white paper but from from what we know is it something that you could get on board with well we offered so the prime minister at the outset so two years ago the opportunities for cross party talks to try and get an agreement on this we are repeating that offer what that would help her do is try to ensure that there was a house a more centrist more better supported proposal coming forward because all that she managed to do with her original proposals when she seemed to be adopting attack which was much more heartbreaks it was perhaps satisfy. half of the people who voted for leave and in the process of dissatisfied e

proposals, offered to meet with michel barnier throughout the summer to get some energy, drive on them to make sure that we conclude this agreement in good times. mrpressions of david davis's replacement will no doubt feature as the eu's 27 other nations meet to discuss the state negotiations. talks are also likely to cover their response to britain's white paper on its future relationship with the eu. the work on withdrawal agreement and issues relating to the irish border, a key sticking point in deciding on exit deal. away from brussels, the british prime minister will also be addressing that as she delivers a speech in belfast later. theresa may is expected to reaffirm her proposal to reconsider a deal which would see northern ireland treated differently to the rest of the uk. the likelihood of britain crashing out of the club without an agreement is farfrom a certainty, but many in brussels now fear it is a growing possibility, and it is that uncertainty that has led the european commission to urge its members to step up contingency planning for a chaotic no deal brexit. now to our top business story. is related to that report by caroline rig

mr barnier said in the next 30 weeks is when they need to do that, because without that, if there isperiod, the uk risks falling out of the eu and all its legal structures in march next year and that's what the eu west separately warning about today, all the preparations that might need to be made for that. that's the other point. how has that warning on down? if not a warning, a piece of strong advice. —— how has that warning gone down? what does that tell us about the state of the talks which are in a bit ofa the state of the talks which are in a bit of a stalemate at the moment? it tells you clearly that deep uncertainty at the heart of those talks. that was pointed out in the eu's advice, their guidelines, they have already put out 60 separate notices to different sectors, businesses, warning them, saying they must start thinking about preparations for what you do if the uk exits the eu with no deal, goes straight outside all the legal structures. today what they said was that this is not part of the negotiations, this is not meant to be adding to any pressure but it is a prudent

ireland agreeing a legally operable, mr barnier said, time.ission is still saying that. interestingly is coming from a different branch of the commission. you have one department negotiating and the other department has been tasked with preparing for what happens, and they have issued this document today saying we have to prepare or the eu has to prepare for the prospect of the negotiations failing to reach a conclusion in that very short time span. that preparation, the commission is saying, would therefore have to be what happens in the event of no deal being reached. huge legal ramifications of the uk quitting with no legal deal whatsoever... and many, with no legal deal whatsoever... and any with no legal deal whatsoever... and many, many consequences than for individual businesses, countries, trade consequences and ports and customs checks, aviation, transport of medicine, and the individuals being able to carry their professional qualifications and use them in the eu... all sorts of things people will have to look at finding ways around

i have met mr barnier on a couple of occasions and seen this, he said the rules are the rules are theogress, but i think the point about whether the eu will acce pt the point about whether the eu will accept what is put forward is very important. i would urge the eu to engage, as someone who wanted to stay in the european union but who accepts the referendum result, i believe it is in the best interest of the european union now to engage fully in a way i do not think they have done until now. i will bring in richard in guildford, who would like another referendum. hello. how are you? very well. what do you want a referendum on? i think the initial referendum, people did not know what they were getting into. i think the question itself is too simple, and the politicians now are acting... they are saying they are acting on our behalf but they do not really know what the public wants. there needs to be more detailed analysis of what the public voted for and what they are voting for now. the information about northern ireland, the single market, the customs union, it was naturally discuss

today mrs maister in belfast and said the eu's proposal was unacceptable. michel barniere one and it has to be legally workable otherwise there is no agreement and the uk crashes out. so he is concerned about that, the eu 27 ministers are concerned. we heard from them as well. they said they are growing increasingly worried that they could see this no deal chaotic brexit. michel barnier also turned to that white paper and he did poke holes in it. he said he's in blue couldn't see, all he had questions, about how it was compatible with the eu's single market. —— he said he simply couldn't see. two 15—year—old boys who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in northallerton in north yorkshire have been given custodial sentences. thomas wyllie and alex bolland were inspired by the killings of 13 people at the columbine high school in america almost 20 years ago. fiona trott reports. thomas wyllie, described as being controlling and devious. his friend, alex bolland, said students needed killing. two children who wanted to carry out mass murder. they never gave evi

i asked mr barnier briefly how last night's meal with dominic raab, the new brexit secretary, went.er this year. the other talks were between civil servants. so already, as the two have said they we re already, as the two have said they were intensified talks, the two have matched each other in face to facetime. a "dangerous complacency" in the fight against hiv could lead to a worldwide resurgence of the disease, according to a new report. writing in the lancet medical journal, experts warn a lack of funding in recent years is hampering efforts to meet the united nations target of ending the pandemic by 2030. more than 37 million people worldwide are living with hiv or aids. the director of public prosecutions alison saunders has been criticised by a group of mps over failings in the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. that's according to a report out today from thejustice select committee. it comes after a number of rape and sexual assault cases collapsed last year because vital evidence was not given to defence lawyers. ms saunders said the cps will consider the report's fi

and mr barnier, i would be interested in your views on the previous comments regarding the bill.ngoing talks over brexit. he said, we believe our proposals are practical. the next brexit negotiations scheduled for a mid august, according to michel barnier. the uk have promised to come back with concrete proposals to deal with eu concerns about the backstop. he said there are major issues to be discussed and questions to be answered. we both want an ambitious free—trade agreement. he says the uk's free—trade agreement. he says the uk‘s proposals on security to mark a real step forward. and crucially, he said that they both want to conclude in october with a deal. that is the latest from brussels. the rest of the news coming up with ben brown. today at 5pm... it‘s the hottest day of the year — hitting a scorching 35 degrees celsius at heathrow. while many people are basking in the record temperatures, others are finding the long summer heatwave hard to bear. well, you arrive at work feeling pretty awful. you know, you are perspiring the entire journey. i mean, it is really, really

last year, he appeared for a meeting with mr barnier with no notes or documents at all. that davis had spentjust four hours with michel barnier this year. to those paying close attention, the nitty—gritty of the job was being passed to a man in the background, senior civil servant olly robbins. once part of david davis' team, he now reports directly to the prime minister. what david davis did was he kept the conservative party together in the sense that, as long as he was in the cabinet, conservative brexiters could think, "well, he's a principled eurosceptic, he has been for decades, and if he thinks this is going to work out 0k, then we can be relatively happy". now, i think his resignation means that there will be a lot of soul—searching amongst that wing of the parliamentary party, that's a problem for the prime minister. so, with robbins still in place, the davis resignation might not have a material impact on the negotiations at all. in fact, judging by today's responses, it might even help the prime minister. there is good will towards mrs may in brussels, recognit

michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper — the one that triggered a slew of resignationswestminster, but questioned whether some of it could work in practice. our deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. the protesters often turn out for theresa may, but the problems of brexit follow her every where. today she was in belfast with a plea and a promise. a promise there would be no ha rd promise. a promise there would be no hard irish border when the uk leaves. the white paper represents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on to previous positions which have already proven unworkable. as for the border, her plan sees goods moving freely between the uk and the eu, including ireland w no customs or other checks. so no special status for northern ireland. no undermining the union. the solution we have put forward is a workable solution which respects the vote of the british people, protects job, respects the vote of the british people, protectsjob, but also ensures that we don'

michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper that triggered a slew of resignations and westminstert questioned whether so that could work in practice. the protest often turn out for theresa may, but the proms brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast with a plea and a promise, promising there was no hard order when the uk reads the eu. she had compromised and higher brexit plan, now it was brussels' turn. wave as this represents a significant change in oui’ represents a significant change in our position, it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on previous positions which been proven to be an workable. as the border, how plan c is good moving freely between the eu mdu and ireland. so no special status for northern ireland, no undermining the union. this is a practical, workable solution which reflects the vote of the british people, but ensures we don't see a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. in brussels, the stage was set for an important moment, how would british compromises go down the? eu foreign minister is had met and set the ton

michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper, the one that triggered a slew of resignationsnster, but questioned whether some of it could work in practise. our deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. the protesters often turn out for theresa may but the problems of brexit follow her everywhere. today, she was in belfast with a plea and a promise. a promise there will be no hard irish border when the uk leaves. and a plea to the eu. she had compromised on her brexit plan. now, it was brussels's turn. the white paper represents a significant development in our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on previous positions which have already been proven unworkable. as for the border, her plans sees goods moving freely between the uk and the eu, including ireland with no customs or other checks. so, no special status for northern ireland, no undermining the union. the solution we have put forward is a practical, workable solution to do that which respects the vote of the british people, protects jobs but also ensur

mr raab has been meeting michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, in brussels to discuss the government'se european commission today issued a strongly worded warning to eu countries to prepare for a no—deal brexit. their new document, warns that if negotiations fail, then as of april next year, the uk will be treated as a third country, and will be outside all eu legal structures. there's the risk of long lines of vehicles waiting for customs procedures at ports says the eu. and companies and individuals will consider whether they need to get new authorisations or licences to work in the eu. our europe editor katya adler reports. a new face in brussels. confronting the same old brexit challenges. michel barnier, the chief negotiator, has been in on this process from the start. our challenge will be to find common ground between the fundamental principles that define the eu and the uk's position. the smiling enthusiasm of the new brexit secretary came in stark contrast. i have come here today to discuss in detail the white paper, which you would have seen. i am looking forward to the negot

mr raab will meet his opposite number michel barnier for formal talks this afternoon, ahead of a getting—to—know—youthis evening. the meeting comes as the european commission publishes a report outlining how eu member states can prepare for the possibility of the uk leaving the bloc without a deal. meanwhile, there'll also be a first for theresa may this afternoon, when she visits the irish border for the first time since the referendum more than two years ago. well, dominic raab has also been facing mps in the commons this morning — the first time he's done so as brexit secretary. here's some of his exchange with his opposite number in the labour party, keir starmer. yesterday, the former brexit minister, the honourable memberfor wycombe, made a direct threat to the secretary of state that conservative mps on his wing of the party and not prepared to vote for any brexit deal that does not meet their demands. tony bonser white paper, he said that 40 tony bonser white paper, he said that a0 plus members the conservative benches, and i quote, do not like this deal and are willing to vote in line with

barnier. sat down with the full authority of the twenty seven other countries mrs maker and even get a cabinet to agree but he's got twenty seven countries and he said british red lines are leaving the european court of justice and ruling a free movement meant that the only option left available was a free trade agreement similar to the one on the got in twenty sixty one try taking him at his word that's it that's all they're offering sadly i'm not in charge of the negotiations on the u.k.'s side and of course what people say publicly as i know when i was either you budget minister and what they say privately in brussels can be two different things are not part of the private negotiations but what you have done you've advanced the so-called mutual recognition model that would maintain cross border trade in financial services in january you suggested throwing down the gauntlet to the negotiators so we could say to them that we don't buy their arguments about financial services not being in the free trade agreement the canadian agreement has some provisions on services the only problem with that

michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, has dismissed some of the main elements of britain's proposal for a new customs arrangement. mrels with britain's brexit minister, dominic raab. he said the eu could not delegate its customs policy and tax duty collection to a non—member. shares in facebook plummeted almost 20% as trading opened in new york, wiping about $120 billion off the company's market value. a day ago, the social media giant forecast that profits would increase more slowly. facebook executives blamed the cost of improving privacy safeguards and monitoring content, coupled with slowing growth. hundreds of people are still believed to be missing after the collapse of a dam in a remote part of laos. at least 27 people died. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, is the first western correspondent to gain access to the area in attapeu province and has sent this report. bruised, bewildered and with no idea if their parents are still alive. the stories from the hospital nearest the collapsed dam tell you all you need to know about the ferocity of the flood it unleashed. this man and his wife quietly explain how their o

barnier. but today the prime minister wrote to parliament to inform them she would be taking personal responsibility for the negotiations. mrbsence. in truth that formalises a reality we have known for some time. it is the cabinet office that has been leading the negotiation for months, reporting directly to the pm. number ten has been accused of running a "shadow, parallel operation" and keeping officials and ministers from the brexit department "in the dark". so why have a brexit department? today mr raab insisted he had been aware of the changes when he took the job. there has been speculation about this. we are very keen, olly and i have been working closely together from day one to make sure there is one team, one chain of command, that we get the very best from our brilliant civil servants and that we have got full ministerial accountability. i think the written statement the prime minister has issued today makes that very clear. let's bring in ourfavourite brexit duo. they have their role and cases at the ready, off to the beach tomorrow for a parliamentary recess. welcome to you both. minute clap, what is the point

mr. biden sought the nomination twice that dropped out of each -- but dropped out of each race. he also considered running in 2016. -- will intensify negotiations with the european union. he calls the meeting with michelle barnierstructive anh brexit negotiations at impasse, there is concerned the country could end up leaving the eu with a deal. montenegro's prime minister has shrugged off comments by president trump who suggested an interview the tiny balkan country could start world war iii. he suffered the indignity of being shoved out of the way by president trump, who appeared to a groupn front for photo. in comets mr. trump questioned whether nato's defense pact might let montenegro start the next global conflict. in a statement montenegro's government reaffirmed its permanent and ship with the united states -- friendship with united states. i would like to remind all , it isns, public opinion aligned towards the americans in the first world war and the second world war. [indiscernible] montenegro is now on the side of peace. was bombed byro nato forces in 1999 before it split from serbia in 2006. global news on air and on tictoc on twitter powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. i'm ma