you might wonder if the times was suggesting here that mrs merkel was suggesting here that mrs merkelhis saviour of all this brexodus problem and come up with some great solution but then you read the story and you don't actually find that out. britain will lose its say in future eu budget talks and trade deals as the price of another brexit to lay the price of another brexit to lay the times the same. and who is pushing that? angela merkel and president macron who she will see both of them tomorrow. you do wonder if the current efforts with the labour party are so paramount and so important, why is she not here in the uk rather than rushing off to europe? you the uk rather than rushing off to europe ? you would've the uk rather than rushing off to europe? you would've thought she would've done on the telephone. there is a question. some might suggest anna that meetings with mr corbin, they look as if it is an attempt to reach out and to suggest to brussels that "we are doing something different". it will be different to the first and second and third time and the fourth time but actu

precipice for the time being, they need to regroup as a nation on an industrial scale and, obviously, mrs merkeln this. this comes is really bad news. not good news at all. in some ways, you know, is this justice being done? all. in some ways, you know, is this justice being done ?|j all. in some ways, you know, is this justice being done? i think it tells anybody... when you think about how shocking it was at the fact that they were actually allegedly had devices in the cars to cheat emissions regulations. isn't it interesting that people want to cut corners. it does not matter what walk of life. the regulator across the spectrum, financial markets, industrial, technology, cryptology, you are in the dock now. and you will behave otherwise you are likely to be found out. let us hope that is true, given what has been going on. exactly true, given what has been going on. exa ctly sto p true, given what has been going on. exactly stop at the front page of the guardian, wins can low micro plastics all over the world. these are the tiny little bits of plastic, particles within lots of products we use

germany's mrs merkel says she is deeply saddened by these events, our thoughts are with our friend frenchp, also exposing his distress at seeing these images. let's speak to britonjohn brennan now, who ran the paris marathon yesterday. john, you were with your family in paris when you started seeing smoke plumes? where were you? what did you see? we we re where were you? what did you see? we were actually outside notre dame. went were actually outside notre dame. we nt a cross were actually outside notre dame. went across the river to the main square. we saw went across the river to the main square. we saw some went across the river to the main square. we saw some smoke coming from underneath the spire. nobody really taking notice, but the smoke ended up getting bigger and bigger and eventually a small crowd gathered and it was obsolete summing very bad going on. it took hold very quickly. we started making our way to the metro, but less than an hour later, the place wasjust to the metro, but less than an hour later, the place was just engulfed. my later, the place was just engulfed. my s

mrs may has been trying to win the support of germany's chancellor merkel ahead of the summit. the us attorney general, william barr, has said he intends to release a restricted version of the long—awaited report on russian election interference within a week. the democrats say the mueller report should be released in full. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello there, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. coming up in the next half—hour, mps back the prime minister's bid for a brexit extension to the end ofjune, though one admits the changing date is causing some confusion. we've now got a wiped clean board in my office so we can fill in the current date that we're leaving. calls for the government to review changes to payments for bereaved parents. this new payment is not even being uprated, so every year that goes by, the value of the new payment goes down in real terms year—on—year. and there are renewed calls for alleged perpetrators of the rwandan genocide to be extradited from the uk. the souls of those murdered in the genocide cry out forjustice, but from britain

she could take charge of the nation when mrs merkel step—down.europe editor, katya adler. i've come to berlin to meet a female german politician who's had a meteoric rise to international recognition over just the last couple of years. annegret kramp—karrenbauer, otherwise known as akk, is the leader of germany's centre—right cdu party, and she is widely tipped to become the next chancellor of germany — the eu's biggest and most powerful country. now, if she pulls it off she will have very big boots to fill. angela merkel has dominated german politics for pretty much two decades now. so what can we expect from merkel‘s heir? translation: i was born in saarland in 1962. it's a small region in germany. it's a classic industrial region. there was a big mining pit close to my parents' house, which was then closed in the 1960s. my grandfather was a miner. my brother and my husband are miners. saarland has a special history, a european history. it was often contested between germany and france, in the region's nationality often changed. saarland is a v

mean in an emergency situation me regularly money appears in pockets of the governments and when mrs merkeldid say that to live in me and i have to carry it sadly germany had the money. don't have the money to to build apartments for our homeless but we have money for our guests from the arab world so i hope that the french government government will realize how important the us and. how ours the government of my car government which is not really a question government. mr mccollum as modern everything but being a christian who he is very liberal and. bad still is the people in france so we need it to be wanted because of our national symbol and theirs as our national identity ukraine's government has to pay for it. we've been listening to the thoughts and expertise of vatican journalist understory and dr michael has some of michael thank you so much for your time. on today's other stories now wiki leaks co-founder julian assange is in prison now ahead of a hearing next month over possible extradition to the united states lawmakers have spoken to the media outside the jail they've been shut

mrs merkel said she would do all she could to avoid a no—deal brexit, while mr varadkar said that anydelay would have to be made for credible reasons. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the latest. through ireland's green fields, a key eu leader arrives. angela merkel‘s visit comes amid warnings the possibility of the uk leaving without any deal has increased. and there's growing speculation over whether ireland could be asked to budge. translation: we are more than aware of the fact that what is at stake, and what has to be solved, in particularly as regards ireland, what will be essential, what we need to do, what sort of assurances we have to give. and ireland, so exposed to the effects of brexit, needs the eu's backing. whatever challenges we face, whether it's protecting the good friday agreement or maintaining the integrity of the single market, we'll approach those as shared challenges. there won't be anyone trying to force anything on anyone else. it's going to be very much a shared challenge on a european challenge and one that we are up to. officials have been keen to

mrs merkel said she would do all she could to avoid a no—deal brexit while mr varadkar said that anyr another delay would have to be made for credible reasons. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the latest. through ireland's green fields, a key eu leader arrives. angela merkel‘s visit comes amid warnings the possibility of the uk leaving without any deal has increased. and there's growing speculation over whether ireland could be asked to budge. translation: we are more than aware of the fact that what is at stake, and what has to be solved, in particularly as regards ireland, what will be essential, what we need to do, what sort of assurances we have to give. and ireland, so exposed to the effects of brexit, needs the eu's backing. whatever challenges we face, whether it's protecting the good friday agreement or maintaining the integrity of the single market, we'll approach those as shared challenges. there won't be anyone trying to force anything on anyone else. it's going to be very much a shared challenge on a european challenge and one that we are up to. officials have bee

well when mrs merkel arrived in brussels she was a little bit more positive as she greeted press there she said that she hoped a solution could be found that it was a solution that allowed the united kingdom to respect what its voters had voted for and that's the breaks that could happen in an orderly fashion but what we are expecting to hear from this evening summit i say this evening is it may well run into the early hours of thursday morning a lot of people are prepared for that to happen is that. the european commission president put forward a plan called flex tension which is essentially a one year extension of article fifty which would mean that the u.k. remained a full member of the european union but in that time they could try and come to some kind of agreement in the united kingdom of how they could accept the withdrawal agreement that's been put forward by the european side this is of course the agreement that was the. deal that was done between two reason may government and the e.u. twenty seven now it's being knocked back three times by the european parliament already i be

mrs merkel has pledged to do all she can to prevent a no—deal brexit.rning public figures and politicians to avoid inflaming the atmosphere around brexit. the national police chiefs council says people with a platform have a responsibility use temperate language. as part of preparations for a no—deal brexit, more than 10,000 officers are ready to be deployed at 24 hours notice if there is unrest. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. as the brexit debate has raged in parliament, around parliament and across the uk, passions have been inflamed. are you scared to answer the question, anna? so much so that senior police officers are asking everyone — in what they called the febrile atmosphere — to think carefully about how they express their views and to make sure their words don't incite others to violence. we would urge people, be measured, think about what you are saying and the impact and what it might lead to, before it's said. and be confident that what you're saying is something that you would want to be heard and won't be misconst

opened the door and said that now it was should be and in the in general and for sure as you said mrs merkel is not that only tale to tell since fifteen the question of africa is now but i can say that now we are moving from this policy of development aid to something else we have promoting with private sector and. doing searching over ways to solve this problem and now i can really say that. you are the agent of the. german government the private sector. it is really on the agenda it is like a way to put also. opportunities or to create of a chain arrange in africa to deal with immigration because as he said nobody wants to go to to go to europe because it's fine all right so i want to come to you mr and i because we're talking about policies that started in twenty fifteen but we too long to start having conversely this conversation between europe and africa i think that we have to have two where pnas that we needs as you can more africa that africa needs europe and this is really important because the only thing that we see is just seeing this poor people living africa coming to europe but

will be decided will be decided according to the talks which have been happening between not only mrs merkelially the iris —— the irish and the dutch who are iris —— the irish and the dutch who a re close iris —— the irish and the dutch who are close to the british. the extension as such is almost decided now. it's a pity that with this extension the british will be obliged to spend almost 100 million euros, and also obliged to organise elections when they have decided to withdraw from europe. i think that the extension, as such, shows that the extension, as such, shows that the europeans are willing to help mrs may if they can, but also its only an extension, nothing else, and no one wants to discuss again any future agreement. thank you forjoining us. the time is 5:46pm. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister visits president macron in paris — to prepare the ground for tomorrow's emergency eu brexit summit. and following earlier talks in berlin, the german chancellor angela merkel, has said a delay to brexit until the end of the year is a possibility. and married couples will be abl

earlier today mrs may was in berlin where she met german chancellor angela merkel.eeting, mrs merkel reportedly told mps from her own party, that she was considering an extension of anywhere between several months to until early 2020. meeting in luxembourg ahead of tomorrow's emergency summit, eu ministers indicated that they were open to delaying brexit if theresa may presented a credible plan. we need clarity from the uk's side and the extension will be regarded upon by the dutch government, of course, with benevolence. we want to understand what the uk need this extension for and what the political surroundings are for theresa may to have this extension. and then comes the question of the conditions of what role the uk will play during this extension time. so, all eyes on the elysee palace this evening. i'm joined by our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. i got this sense today that the french president was just softening a little in some of the rhetoric. yes, he has been very tough on the conditions that might be needed for an extension. this is the uk's prob

mrs merkel has pledged to do all she can to prevent a no deal brexit. enny hill, has been assessing the mood in berlin. perhaps it's no wonder she seems preoccupied. angela merkel promised to fight to the last hour for an orderly brexit. she's running out of time. and still no—one knows how to secure what could be a new external eu border on the island of ireland. "often," she said last night, "we say europe is a matter of war and peace, and in this case we see that. it is a question of violence or nonviolence." spring has brought no brexit breakthrough to europe's capitals. the british talk of a softer deal has cheered up the government in berlin. if there were a majority for something and an outcome which would go into the european direction, it would certainly be appreciated. would the eu reopen the withdrawal agreement under those circumstances? i imagine it would not be that language, but on substance we then would have another new agreement on a newly defined relationship. germany — europe — would like to get on with other business, but germany is

that's not what mrs merkel and mr macron said. 0h, don't exaggerate.the mps are one step closer to freedom. have you got a ten? and soon after, they unearth the next clue. ah! i found something. yeah, yeah, found it. yes, yes, yes. "how many people... ?" ah, you know this one. "how many people voted to leave the eu?" 17.4 million. i thought you would know that one bang—on. i don't know all their names, but most of them, i know. "is parliament trying to frustrate the will of the people?" no! the suggestion is that we're not acting in good faith, so is the population frustrated with parliament? yes, but that suggests intent, and i really don't think that parliament is actively trying to stop... but do you think the people care about after they voted to leave? no, no... they don't care whether you mean to do it or not. people can't be wrong — they wanted to leave and we have to leave otherwise our democracy is finished. that's why i get really upset when people said, "oh, this stupid language. " "0h, they're traitors, they don't care." actually, we care,

this does is it gives a compromise it's not the long term extension that many including as i said mr to. merkel wanted it's also not the short term extension that theresa may said that she wanted initially she went in there wanting an extension only until june the thirtieth what it does though is it gives the e.u. the ability to say that our group doesn't force members out if the u.k. wants to leave the ball is now back firmly in the courts of westminster and they're going to have to make a decision of themselves because that withdrawal agreement despite all of this that's going on in the last i don't know how many hours that withdrawal agreement still will not be opened that is the withdrawal agreement so we're still left with the same old solutions this extension we have at the moment i don't know if it will be another extension granted at all because of how sick everybody in europe is with the with the situation with so many other issues that they want to get on with this counseling article fifty essentially counselling breaks it which would come with all of its own problems and then the thi

mrs may also spoke to angela merkel in berlin. the gerrman chancellor says a delay to brexit until the end of the year, is a possibility. the israeli election is too close to call with both candidates saying they've won. married couples will be able to divorce faster, and with less conflict, after changes to the law in england and wales. it will be better for all to see that fault is no longer something that is key in the divorce process. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers dawn foster from the guardian and politcal commentator, giles kenningham. stay with us for that. good evening. theresa may has spent the day visiting berlin and paris, with just three days to the set date for the uk's exit from the eu. the prime minister is trying to get the backing of chancellor merkel and president macron for an extension to the brexit process, possibly until the 30th ofjune. the talks are taking place on the eve of the emergency summit tomorrow, when mrs may will put her request to the other 27 eu l

in a statement, mrs merkel says she sends her ‘sincere condolences‘ to those ‘who have lost their loved that every tourist vehicle and all vehicles in the tourism service on madeira‘s roads are properly inspected. the cause of the crash — it‘s premature to talk about that. in the wake of the accident, portugal‘s president and prime minister expressed their condolences to the families of the victims and to the german authorities. madeira‘s regional government has declared three days of mourning. more than two dozen injured, including a tour guide and the coach‘s driver, were taken to a hospital in funchal. the accident happened around 6:30pm wednesday. emergency services were on the scene within minutes, but with many of the victims apparently having been thrown from their seats when the coach came off the road, the death toll was high. according to local officials, the passengers were mainly in their 40s. madeira is a popular tourist destination, attracting around 1 million holiday—makers each year, above all from germany and the uk. alison roberts, bbc news, lisbon. the headlines on bb

mrs may met chancellor merkel, seeking another extension to the brexit process, with just three dayso the set date for the uk's departure. she made the same request at the elysee palace, amid talk of the eu offering a long, flexble extension to the brexit process. much will depend on the prime minister's performance. eu leaders wa nt to minister's performance. eu leaders want to see evidence of a credible plan before granting another brexit extension. we'll have the latest from brussels and paris, and we'll consider the prospects for tomorrow's eu summit. also tonight... married couples will be able to divorce faster, and with less conflict, after changes to the law in england and wales. it will be better for all to see that fault is no longer something that is key in the divorce process. in the israel election, the latest signs are that long—serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu is struggling to hold on to power. we report from algeria, as the protests by young people intensify against the country's political leadership. and in tonight's football, spurs take the lead against man

mrs may also spoke to angela merkel in berlin., is a possibility. the israeli election is too close to call with both candidates saying they've won. married couples will be able to divorce faster, and with less conflict, after changes to the law in england and wales. it will be better for all to see that fault is no longer something that is key in the divorce process. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers dawn foster from the guardian and politcal commentator, giles kenningham.

merkel, and mr.omments said ireland needs to come up with a plan to protect the single market integrity in the event of a no deal. does it mean there would have to be checks around the irish border? the eu is worried about it. different thing if you ask the europeans. this puts ireland into a bit of a bind. to riskeland will have eace. -- p up next, we will bring you stock .overs, including nordics this is bloomberg. ♪ annamatt: welcome back to "bloog markets: european open," 31 minutes into the session. the ftse gained. hordern.k to annmarie upgrade to buy hpcc, nor x also large order for their wind turbines in australia. week cash flow conversion. anna: thank you very much. let's talk about oil, gaining this morning as opec crude production slid for a fourth month. benchmarkthe asian tumbled 49% after a mild winter. chevron says price volatility is short-term. we spoke exclusively to the ceo at the conference in shanghai earlier this morning. going very well, producing reliably and serving customer

mrs may had earlier had talks with angela merkel in berlin, the german chancellor says a delay to brexitontrol of the struggling high street chain after rejecting a rescue plan from the founder of sports direct mike ashley. voting is under way in the israeli general elections. prime minister benjamin netanyahu elections. prime minister benjamin neta nyahu is elections. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is aiming for a fifth term in office but faces tough competition. married couples will be able to divorce more quickly and with less difficulty after landmark changes to the law but critics say the current system allows for calm reflection. ina in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up tonight on bbc news. at 7pm on beyond 100 days we are in paris to follow the prime minister's talks with french president emanuel macron. at 8pm, live in israel where the exit polls will have closed on those elections which are expected, benjamin netanyahu aiming fora which are expected, benjamin netanyahu aiming for a record fifth term in office but faces tough com

from potentially crashing out of the block this coming friday without a deal mrs may is to meet chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel mark or later than to try and get their support for a delay now until june the thirtieth she's there in june in brussels for emergency summit on wednesday where they will go to a vote it's almost three years go show thomas flown since the bricks at referendum are many in the u.k. have changed their mind and whether or not they should leave the union at all one town the town of boston just one hundred kilometers north of london is home to thousands of migrants from eastern european countries but then voted overwhelmingly to leave the e.u. so we went to see where the pendulum swings these days. i think we've already voted to leave so they should leave we have a vote we decide to leave stick to it. and let's get out now. displaced all they thought it jumps on the land and then use today the wife the city has these make it the jobs now we have no tradition and. we're not even set up right still should pay paul. respect. you know to drink in the story. time if

now to the brexit deadlock all attention was on dublin, where aela merkel was in talks with taoiseach leo varadkar. mrar said that any rirequest by minister theresa may for anotherwo delay uld have to be made for credible reason. our ireland var has the latest. emma: a key eu leader arrives' angela merkel' visit comes amid warnings of the possibility of the uk's leaving without any deal has increed, and there is growing speculation over whether ireland could be asked to budge. chancell merkel: we are more than aware of the fact of what is at stake in what has to be solved, what will be essential , what we need to do, what sort of assurance we have to give. maireland, so exposed to brexit, needs the eu's backing. prime min. varadkar: whatever challenges we face, protecting the good friday agreement or maintaining the integrity of the markets, we will approach those as shared challenges. athere won't one trying to force any anything on anyone else. it will be a shared challee and one that we are up to.ar emma: officialkeen to portray this visit as a show of support from not a sign that ireland is under

mrs may also spoke to angela merkel in berlin. gerrman chancellor says a delay to brexit until the end of the year, is a possibility. the israeli election is too close to call — with both candidates saying they've won. married couples will be able to divorce faster and with less conflict after changes to the law in england and wales. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are dawn foster the guardian columnist and giles kenningham the political commentator. pretty much all the papers are in, and events of the day involving, what else, brexit, again take centre stage... the telegraph leads with an image of the prime minister being greeted by emmanuel macron in paris ahead of a meeting in which they're believed to have discussed a nine month brexit extension. before that she was in berlin with angela merkel. the guardian goes with a similar image, as it reports the prime minister's request for a short delay is torn up amid growing support among the eu27 for a longer extension

from crashing out of the block without a deal on friday mrs may is to meet german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel mccracken later to try and get their support by delay. the senate deal in brussels for an emergency summit on wednesday where that we go is a vote oh yes. well it's almost three years since the brags that referendum and to many of the u.k. have changed their mind on whether they should leave the union after all the town of boston just a hundred kilometers north of london is home to thousands of migrants from eastern european countries back then it voted overwhelmingly to leave the e.u. we went to see where the pendulum is now. the people already voted. so they should lay we have a vote we do so much to leave stick to it. and let's get out. it's graceful they thought the job on the line that made news today their wife used to do has these make it the job is now we have no tradition that we're not able to stand upright still for guys to pay paul. respect this. you know to drink in the story. time if you integrate in the community. work to pay your taxes so

from crashing out of the block without a deal on friday mrs may is to meet german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel mccrum later to try and get their support for a delay until thirtieth of june she's then due in brussels for an emergency summit on wednesday where's that will go to the vote. well is almost three years since the brics that referendum and many in the u.k. have changed their mind on whether they should leave the union after all the town of boston just over one hundred kilometers north of london is home to thousands of migrants from eastern european countries back then it voted overwhelmingly to leave the e.u. we went to see where the pendulum is now. the people already voted. so they should leave we have to vote we do so much to leave stick to it as best we can and let's get out. of its price thank you all with the jokes even on the line that made news today the wife used to have has these make it the job is now we have no tradition that we're not even set up right still for a case that offends pay paul. respect this. you know to drink in the story it's no

from crushing the block without a deal friday mrs may is to meet german chancellor angela merkel and french president manuel micron later to try and get their support for a delayed thirty is that she's then jus in brussels for emergency summit on wednesday where that will go to the vote it's almost three years now gosh her time as follows since the referendum and many in the u.k. have changed their mind on whether or not they should leave you know that all the turn to boston just a hundred kilometers north of london is home to thousands of migrants from eastern european countries but then it voted overwhelmingly to leave the e.u. we wanted to see where the pendulum was now. we have a vote we do so much to leave stick to it as best you can and let's get out. there wife has these make it the job is now we have no tradition that we're not even set up right still for case to pay paul. respect. you know to drink the story. time if you integrate in the community. pay your taxes so you try to you know get along with the others i think there shouldn't be any problem because we have people of

because we have heard, and i began the interview with it, we heard from mr macron his patient is clearly running out, angela merkelboundless and that she will work to the last minute of the last hour to ensure that there is an orderly brexit and germany appears prepared to offer a long extension delay of the deadline to the united kingdom. so we may see next week real arrests developing within the eu 27. may maybe not. don't forget that in order to grant an extension to the extension, you need unanimity, so just takes one member state to say no. maybe not. second, where i sense a strong no. maybe not. second, where i sense a strong consensus among no. maybe not. second, where i sense a strong consensus among the 27, it is the preservation of the eu's basic interest, mainly the integrity of the single market. i know angela merkel is prepared to wait, to give time until the last minute of the last hour but that is not the last minute and the last hour of the history of the world, it is of a process and indeed, the deadlines of the process have been known from the outset, we have extended them once, again the europea

last night mrs may found a friend and ally in angela merkel.ours, the leaders debated without the uk in the room. the result, a compromise with new brexit dates. the uk will leave the eu at the end of october at the latest or earlier if the current withdrawal agreement is ratified by parliament. there were conditions too, the uk must hold european parliament elections in may, if not the exit date will be the 1st ofjune. the ist ofjune. translation: we have made it clear the withdrawal agreement applies, that it will not be changed. we can of course talk about future relations and on this basis we are relatively certain britain is attempting to find an orderly withdrawal from the european attempting to find an orderly withdrawalfrom the european union. it was the french president who had argued the uk must not be allowed to linger too long as an eu member, worried it might undermine the eu from within. thanks to this agreement, we preserve the well functioning of the european union, we fix a deal and all the consequences before the ist of novemb

mrs may has been trying to win the support of germany's chancellor merkel ahead of the summit.rsion of the long—awaited report on russian election interference within a week.

mentioned, she met with german chancellor angela merkel as well as french president emmanuel macron on tuesday to get their support, the two leaders said mrsear alternatives if they wanted a further delay. business may well then head to brussels on wednesday later today where she will be meeting with the european leaders. they will be deciding on whether to grant the uk and another brexit extension, this time to the 30th ofjune. if deq denies them an extension, then on friday, the uk would have to leave the european trading block without a deal in place. but european council president donald tusk has suggested offering the uk a flexible extension up offering the uk a flexible extension ”p ”p offering the uk a flexible extension up up toa offering the uk a flexible extension up up to a year, what is meant up as flex tension. with the option of leaving early or if a deal is ratified. if the eu decides to grant the extension, the uk lawmakers would need to take part in the european elections scheduled for the 23rd of may. so we will continue monitoring the situation but it looks like mrs may might be able to avoid the no deal situation. let's

news coming to you live from berlin germany's chancellor angela merkel goes to ireland amid fears of a chaotic briggs's she's meeting private mr leo vowed to curb because the irish economy could take the biggest hit if there is a disorderly brecht said we'll go live to dublin and also coming up a preliminary report on the crash of the if you open airlines plane last month finalists followed all recommended procedures but what a lever to keep it from diving out of control.

mrs may also spoke to german chancellor angela merkel in berlin.possibility. in the israel election, an exit poll suggests there is no clear winner — with neither benjamin netanyahu or benny gantz able to govern without forming a co—alition. divorce laws in england and wales are to be radically overhauled in the biggest change for 50 years. it will allow couples to separate more easily, without proving that one of them is at fault. it's a system that scotland has had for some years — northern ireland has no plans to change its law. thejustice minister david gauke said it would help to end what he called "the blame game". here's our legal correspondent clive coleman. when the fizz and sparkle have gone from a marriage and it has irretrievably broken down, divorcing couples are forced to blame each other on the grounds of adultery, desertion, or behaviour which is intolerable to live with. 0r prove they have been separated for a minimum of two years, or five if one spouse doesn't agree. christmas eve, 2014, was my decree nisi. jenny divorced several

merkel and emmanuel macron. regarding events taking place here in the uk, the spokeswoman went on to say that mrs may hopes for furtherster wants the uk to have an independent trading policy, and that both sides will need to compromise. so, all of this coming ahead of that really key meeting for theresa may with eu leaders on wednesday. more as and when we get it. a new ultra low emissions zone has come into force in london to try to reduce air pollution. it's a world first, and under the new rules, drivers with the most polluting vehicles will be charged to drive into the city centre. cities across england are also considering similar schemes, with birmingham and leeds saying they'll introduce clean air zones. with me i have two guests. in the studio, i have the london policy chair for the studio, i have the london policy chairfor the federation studio, i have the london policy chair for the federation of small businesses. and i am alsojoined by councillor ian ward, the leader of birmingham city council. hello to both of you and welcome. thank you for speaking to us. i want to start with you, sue. we hear a lot of co

the german chancellor angela merkel told party colleagues that a flexible extension could run until the end of this year or the beginning of 2020. mrs to paris to meet president macron. draft proposals seen by the bbc leave the extension date blank for eu leaders to fill in on wednesday. but if the draft is agreed, britain would have to leave onjune the ist if it fails to take part in next month's european elections. i asked georgina wright from the independent think tank, the institute for government, what her advice would be for theresa may as she prepares to speak to the 27 european leaders. the government policy is to ensure there is an extension. i think theresa may has been trying to tell her mps theresa may has been trying to tell hermps and mps theresa may has been trying to tell her mps and mps impairment is "we need to have a plan the eu are not going to accept an extension if it means delaying a no—deal, we need to reassure them that this is going to make a difference". in terms of an extension, that would involve the uk taking part in the european parliamentary elections. how will that play out to? the eu have been prett

mr barnier will also be behind him. you create a dynamic in the room where you have to accommodate french demands, but you have to preserve unity. even though angela merkelave to accommodate mr macron's demands. then you can see something potentially different emerging. along the lines of what? the 30th of june that theresa may has already asked for? that but they mean she could go back and say she got what she wanted ? could go back and say she got what she wanted? probably a bit earlier, actually. there are quite a lot of opposition to the end ofjune. because then the uk would have to have an election with meps who would never be sent. they do not like that idea. there may be a test point that is earlier. where the uk will make it clear was a radio? can be passed through parliament? or could there bea through parliament? or could there be a general election or a referendum... it is high risk. be a general election or a referendum... it is high riskm be a general election or a referendum... it is high risk. it is high risk. it would be ridiculous to have elections if we are leaving december or march anyway. one of the problems here is that they may does

memory taking that power away from the government so she is compelled mrs may to pursue an extension at all costs meeting angela merkel the closest ally meeting emanuel macron creasing britain's biggest obstacle she will seek to justify to them why they should grant a short extension request to june the thirtieth which might include britain taking part in e.u. parliamentary elections based on progress she will point to suppose it progress in compromise talks with the opposition labor party in point of fact there is very little real progress to point to and an hour or so ago e.u. foreign ministers broke up a big meeting ahead of that wednesday summit offering a flavor of the sort of response she's likely to get some of those ministers saying not enough progress has been made not enough has changed to warrant a short extension others pushing for a much longer extension which is angela merkel's view as well and indeed that opens an entire new set of problems for tourism a because much of her own party is outraged at the thought of that some m.p.'s saying if britain is forced to stay in for a long period of time when it s

prime minister's hoping chancellor merkel and president macron will support her request at an eu summit meeting on wednesday. on monday night, legislation compelling mrssage through the uk parliament. the bill had been put forward by backbenchers who want to prevent no deal. from arch—enemies to entente cordiale — the relationship between britain and france has always been. . . interesting. the latest potential bump in the road is brexit — and how will paris help or hinder the uk's departure from the european union. david eades looks back at what has sometimes been an uneasy friendship. he was famed for having a certain idea of france, is a great nation with a global destiny that he helped to fashion through the european community. the goal‘s wartime dependence on london as a safe haven and h0 also gave him a developed sense of insular, maritime, commercial, industrial world inextricably tied to the us. hardly in tune then with the outlook of the community six. so for all the congenial struggles with harold macmillan in 1963, the gaulle's message was crystal clear. you are not coming in. france's stated reason is over different issues in the agricultu

mr speaker. erm... laughter the dangers of internet memes! at 4, theresa may arrived a bit too early for a big meetup with angela merkel, so here's an action replayn gets under way in india. 900 million people can vote. results are due on may 23. at 2, revealed in brussels, it's brexit — as seen from space. onlyjoking. this all—consuming vortex is, of course, a black hole. and at 1, once a speaker, always a speaker. order, order! baroness boothroyd greets a people's vote rally. selina seth. now for the last 50 years, the uk has had what's known as a continuous at sea deterrent — with one of four submarines armed with a nuclear weapon always on patrol. in 2016, the house of commons approved the decision to maintain the uk's nuclear deterrent beyond the early 2030s, with the current vanguard—class submarines being replaced. the cost of the design and manufacture of a class of four new submarines has been estimated at £31 billion. the defence secretary reminded mps of the deterrent‘s history. half a century ago, hms resolution glided into the clyde and sailed into the history books. this was the start of our longest sustained military operation, ope