island really wants northern ireland, and or northern ireland and the rest of the uk, to remain in a s to ensure that there is no hard border there. island doesn't want to stop brexit, ireland is resigned to brexit. before it happened it thought, 0k, we might be able to persuade people to see the sense in staying. northern ireland is a contradiction because the dui t, the party calling the shots in this seemingly, is the only northern ireland party that supported brexit -- dup. the ireland party that supported brexit —— dup. the vast majority of northern irish voters wanted to remain but the dup is calling the shots because of the commons arithmetic. it's pretty clear, and it was clear in the commons today, that theresa may simply will not be able to get past her own party, let alone the wider parliament. this idea of some kind of permanent customs union foi either northern ireland or northern ireland and the rest of the uk. you're very experienced, you've been to brussels over the years, it's basically a compromised machine, it works on finding agreement 2a hours a day and has been d

thursday, this cold front will move its way in, pushing some rain into northern ireland, west wales andy and there will be sunshine in central and eastern parts. still quite warm. temperatures getting up to 20, 22. it will be a fresher feel further west when the rain clears from northern ireland. there will be some sunshine that it will be chilly at 16. friday, this big area of low will spin close to the united kingdom. whetherfunds will spin close to the united kingdom. whether funds associated with that pushing their way through on friday. a windy day for all on friday and heavy rain moving its way through. the rain will turn particularly heavy across wales, north—west england into the afternoon. there could be localised flooding. the winds will be gusting 30, 45 flooding. the winds will be gusting 30,45 mph, but up to 70 and 80 miles an hour further north and west through scotland and northern ireland. even around irish sea coasts. ba rely ireland. even around irish sea coasts. barely warm towards the south—east, not too bad. 20 degrees. —— temperatures are warm towards. while we hav

about payingstion attention to the situation on the ground in northern ireland. voted quitee which strongly to remain gets more and more remain, and more and more protestants begin to realize the benefit is changed. you can get a united ireland referendum in the next five to 10 years. is that realistic? >> me? certainly not in the next five to 10 years in my opinion. there has been a lot of -- the first thing that happened in my consciousness after the u.k. voted in favor of leaving the european union was sinn fein demanded a border. that was predictable the following day. i think it is really unhelpful having this conversation right now. it alienates the unionist population. we tend to think about the dup exclusively in the context of this discussion. there is a tendency to dismiss the dup. they are a relic and hardliners -- you know what i mean. it is propagated in the media and discourse in the south of ireland. it completely ignores the fact there is a whle unionist -- hold unionist population who do not vote for the dup adult support the dup necessarily, that

and, at the risk of repeating it again, this word "annexation" of northern ireland, this is not what trying to do is minimise the damage, because brexit will damage ireland, the uk, europe and northern ireland, so it's to try to find a mechanism to minimise that damage and that's my political priority in all of this. i don't want to spend the entire interviewjust on brexit. i want to give you some quickfire questions, quick answers and then we will move on. if there is no deal, is there bound to be a hard border between your country, the republic of ireland, and northern ireland? we've said we won't construct a hard border and the british have said the same, so that is the position for now. you see, many others have said there is bound to be a hard border with no deal, because wto rules will require it, if nothing else. i certainly will not vote for anything that would result in a hard border on the island of ireland, because it would not just be a step backwards, it would be a generation backwards. in that case you are saying the same thing as the brexiteers in the uk who are saying

farfrom people of northern ireland and ireland.at people and businesses in northern ireland are able to carry on their day—to—day lives and their business as they can do today. he also started off by referencing a piece of work that talked about the best economic future for scotland. i hate to have to remind the snp yet again, but the best economic future for scotla nd but the best economic future for scotland is to remain in the united kingdom. mr boris johnson! scotland is to remain in the united kingdom. mr borisjohnson! i know that my right honourable friend will appreciate that in deciding to remain in the customs union, the leader of the opposition is guilty ofa leader of the opposition is guilty of a shameless u—turn and the betrayal of millions of people who voted leave. wilshere now. . . ? betrayal of millions of people who voted leave. wilshere now...? order, i want to hear the right honourable gentlemen. i want to hear the right honourable gentlemen for oxbridge and south ruislip, let's see the fella, borisjohnson! and s

it's a bit difficult because in northern ireland you have an age old conflict involved with two sides one side that that wants to see a united ireland that does not want to see a hard border by all means and the other side that is concerned that they could be pulled away from the united kingdom or reunification of northern ireland is their big fear and the custom controls in the irish sea and what breaks it has done it has polarized those two sides what the e.u. has done for the northern irish conflict is both the united kingdom an island where part of the are still are part of the easy you the internal market in the customs union and so the border apparently practically doesn't exist now does show the second i travel to northern ireland and here's the story we brought back. behind all the cheerfulness is a sense of foreboding for young people in northern ireland has added a bit a note to the fragile peace that come to enjoy after their country's troubled past . we grew up in northern ireland the high pace and with the border and. high border happens that pace is at risk and we my you

that is what the people of northern ireland are saying.is going to be given to those hundreds of women who feel that they have to leave their own country, northern ireland, to seek an abortion? abortion is not compulsory. it is an option women should have the choice of, in the case of rape, incest and rachel faecal abnormality. —— fatal feotal. i suggest the member does not see this as the endgame or as the means to an end —— oras this as the endgame or as the means to an end —— or as the end this as the endgame or as the means to an end —— oras the end in itself, but as a means to an end. let's be honest with each other about that. i believe that the means to an end is to change the law in northern ireland. i agree with the comments that have remade, all that lam comments that have remade, all that i am saying is that i believe most people in mike h&c and in northern ireland believe that it is for the northern ireland assembled seat and executives to make those laws. —— people in my constituency. will she recognise that she has a powerful

and at the risk of repeating it again, this word annexation of northern ireland, this is not what thismage. because brexit will damage ireland, the uk, europe and northern ireland, so it is to try to find a mechanism to minimise that damage and that is my political priority in all of this. minimise that damage and that is my political priority in all of thislj don't political priority in all of this.” don't want to spend the entire interview on this. i want to have some answers and move on. if there is no deal is they're bound to be a ha rd is no deal is they're bound to be a hard border between your country, the republic of ireland and northern ireland? we said we won't construct a hardboard and the british have said the same so that is the position for now. you see, many others have said there is bound to bea others have said there is bound to be a hard border because wto rules will require it. i certainly will not vote for anything that would result in a hard border on the island of ireland because it would bea island of ireland because it would be a generation backwards. in that ca

i think it ignores the fact that there is a union of population in northern ireland, many of them do not vote for the dup and do not support the dup necessarily, but who are unionists and believe in the union and are threatened by the talk of united ireland and increasingly believe that the positions of the european union for the position in dublin is somehow designed to accelerate that process. and i think we need to be mindful of the views and sensitive of the views in northern ireland in all communities, and we need to understand about the good riding agreement and the peace process and everything that underpins the peace process is based on the principle of consent of both communities. and i think we lose sight of that. i can quote the deputy prime minister who said he expects that there is a prospect of a united ireland in his lifetime and that may very well be the case. but i simply believe that is not helpful to be talking about that right at this point in time. it is way too sensitive and we had to deal with this really difficult hand that we've been dealt that respects both c

it is a coming—of—age story set amid the civil conflict in northern ireland.ge and published in the uk. lebo diseko reports. the 2018 man booker prize for fiction goes to anna burns, for milkman. it is one of the most important and famous book prizes in the world, anna burns looking overjoyed and a little overwhelmed, making history as the first northern irish writer to win. she drew on her own experience of northern ireland during the period known as the troubles, writing a coming—of—age story seen through the eyes of an 18—year—old girl who is being pursued by a member of a paramilitary organisation. and, while the judges said her book was simply marvellous, the writer herself seemed quite taken aback to have won. i'd like to acknowledge all the great writers who were on the shortlist and longlist with me. thank you. i'd love to say to all my dear friends, thank you for all your support. and i'd like to say to carl cornish, who published my first story ever, i know you're out there somewhere, carl, and thank you. oh, my goodness. i think i'd better stop, tha

tonight, the weather front thinks southwards clearing scotland and northern ireland but stalls acrossengland and north wales. it will be there throughout the night and into friday. a lot of low cloud developing, some drizzle, mist fog patches further south. further north, the colder air is moving in, temperatures could get low enough for a temperatures could get low enough fora nip of temperatures could get low enough for a nip of frost in the countryside in scotland. there the weather front slicing the uk and half on friday but the front will be quite weak on friday, so yes, there will be some rain for northern england and north wales but over time the rain will probably become quite light and patchy. to the north of the front some decent sunshine for scotland and northern ireland. southern parts of the uk starting off rather grey. this is friday afternoon, bright conditions for scotland, a few showers in the north—west. it should stay dry in northern ireland with some sunshine. cloudy and dumb for north england and north wales, mist and fog clearing in the south—east of sunshine. wi

meanwhile there was disappointment for northern ireland, as they were beaten i—0 for northern irelandballing frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. the story of how one british record label established jamaican reggae in britain and influenced some of the biggest names in punk and pop will be premiered tonight. rudeboy — the story of trojan records — marks the 50th anniversary by retracing the label's role in breaking cultural barriers with artists likejimmy cliff and desmond dekker. colleen harris reports. music: israelites — desmond dekker & the aces. the steady sound of jamaican reggae. introduced to britain by trojan records, the label secured dozens of hit songs. rudeboy: the story of trojan records, directed by nick jack davis, retraces the label's influence on the uk council estates, inspiring a new generation of british youths. you couldn't go to white clubs, simple. so, natural thing, you make your own fun. bringing the story to the contemporary world and showing why it is important, and it is important because music and fashion with it can make massive change. for all of us, it

but a lighter wind for scotland and northern ireland.r many on sunday it will be dry, sunny, again — but the temperatures, maybe a degree or so high, but the wind will still be a bit stronger. going into next week, wet at times, but low pressure close by. the temperatures will gradually creep up again. bye bye. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top story. the fbi has charged a man from florida with five federal offences, connected to a parcel bomb campaign targeting prominent democrats, among others. 11; devices were sent to people including barack obama and robert de niro, who has been a critic of president trump. cesar sayoc, who's 56, was arrested after a fingerprint was found on one of the packages. nick bryant has the latest from washington. this has been a nationwide manhunt, but it appeared to end today amidst

northern ireland assembly.we know better than the people of the province and their elected representatives'. this would be the height of arrogance. critically, it also would undermine the whole devolution settlement". how do you respond? john yesterday voted against the decriminalisation of abortion in england and wales, he needs to be honest that his concern is about abortion or gay marriage, i don't know. this is evolution respectful, it is about holding the secretary of state, who is taking powers because of the absence of assembly, to account for watching us. assembly, to account for watching us. that isn't the same as writing rules for northern ireland. all of us rules for northern ireland. all of us want to see the assembly back up and running, but in the democratic dysfunction are we really saying to the people of northern ireland that the people of northern ireland that the human rights must be the casualty? john, what is your views on the differing laws and how this should be handled? we live in a stra

she is also offering reassurance for northern ireland, saying that northern ireland, saying that northernbecause some from northern ireland will say, hang on, that suggests there will be a difference in regulations, but really she is still waiting for the eu to shift its position and it feels like we are in a holding pattern, as ever. still speculation about those who are unhappy will move against her, but it seems to have gone a bit quiet today, but people here will not rule it out. how secure can theresa may feel at the moment? obviously, a febrile atmosphere at westminster, and we have had all of that pretty violent language from some conservative mps about her in the weekend papers. language from some conservative mps about her in the weekend papersm about her in the weekend papersm a strange way, that seems to have helped that, because obviously most mps gearand it helped that, because obviously most mps gear and it is appalling, people talking about assassination, about her bringing her own moves to a meeting here on wednesday, people plunging the knife in. —— bringing her own noose

some sunshine returns to northern ireland, western parts of scotla nd northern ireland, western parts on sunday than saturday. bye—bye. hello and welcome to bbc news. saudi arabia has again denied allegations that it was responsible for the disappearance of the journalist jamal khashoggi. turkish sources say they have documentary evidence that a saudi security team murdered mr khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul. earlier, president trump said he would raise the issue with king salman. bill hayton reports. jamal khashoggi walked through this door ten days ago and was never seen again. leaks to localjournalists suggest turkish police have documented evidence that mr khashoggi was interrogated, tortured, and murdered within these walls. translation: government officials say they are going to publish

i believe that the means to an end is to change the law in northern ireland.n article accusing an unnamed prominent businessman of racially and sexually harassing his staff. a legal injunction has prevented the paper from naming the subject of their eight—month investigation. the bbc has not been able to verify the allegations contained in the telegraph's report. however, in the house of lords on thursday, a former cabinet minister used the legal protection of speaking in parliament to name the retail tycoon sir philip green. lord hain said he'd been contacted by... someone intimately involved in the case of a powerful businessman using nondisclosure agreements and substantial payments to conceal the truth about serious and repeated sexual harassment, racist abuse and bullying, which is compulsively continuing. i feel it's my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question, given that the media have been subject to an injunction preventing publication of the full details of a story which is clearly in the public interest.

fears that anything that aligns northern ireland more closely with the e.u. and in this case the republic of ireland given what's proposed in respect to the border that's the slippery slope to united ireland then the d u p as the hardline yunis party that it is will not countenance anything like that despite the fact that northern ireland voted as a whole in favor of remain they do you don't seem to have tempered the policy against the european union at all nor do they seem frightened of another general election certainly not fright of an election because the have medically sealed boxes the northern islands ethnic blocks the day you people still be top dog among tunis if there was to be a general election tomorrow the d.p. would probably return with ten seats possibly eleven seats so the piece that they don't fear the general election secondly the outcome of a general election may well be a hung parliament again so the d.p. could potentially still have influence certainly the conservatives with the largest party and the d.p. are bluffing when they say they wil

commitment the uk gives the eu was fulfilling the joint commitment to avoid a hard border between northern irelandrendum. these negotiations are a lwa ys referendum. these negotiations are always bound to be tough in the final stretch and that is all the more reason why final stretch and that is all the more reason why we final stretch and that is all the more reason why we should hold our nerve and stay resolute unfocused andi nerve and stay resolute unfocused and i remain confident we will reach and i remain confident we will reach a deal this autumn. because it is still in the best interests of uk and the eu. it is the best way of protecting trade between the uk and the eu, trade which underpinsjobs across the continent, the best way of making sure we continue to cooperate seamlessly on security matters and tackle crime and terrorism and keep uk and european citizens say. it is the best way to avoid a hard border in northern ireland and that would adversely affect communities living there or indeed separating northern ireland from great written which we will not countenance. to achieve these ai

it remains wet in central and southern scotland and northern ireland. learer and if we are going to see a frost tonight limited to rural areas of east anglia and the south—east and maybe highland parts of scotland. where tomorrow morning we start off with the sunshine. make the most of the morning sunshine and light winds as that will change through the day. further south, breezy, lots of cloud, outbreaks of rain, mainly towards the south—west, argyll and bute, dumfries and galloway, perhaps in northern ireland too. and stretching through the borders and to northumberland, a few bits of light rain and drizzle. for much of england and wales it is a dry and bright start to the day. winds lighter further south. the best of the sunshine in the south—east. variable amounts of cloud through england and wales through the day but mostly staying dry except for one or two isolated showers in wales and northern england. northern ireland continues to see rain on and off through the day. the breeze strengthening later. to scotland the rain from the south—west will pu

temperatures up to 717 or 18, we will see some sunshine developing behind the band of cloud in northern irelandthrough the afternoon. we will start the new week with this area of high pressure but notice the squeeze in the isobars across northern and western scotland. windy conditions to start the new week. this is where it will they. for much of scotland, northern ireland, england and wales on monday, it is going to be dry, spells of sunshine but it will feel a bit cooler, temperatures more like 13 or 1a celsius on monday, so a quick look at the week ahead. away from the far north of scotland, at the start of the week it will be mainly dry. there will be sunshine but it looks like it could turn colder later in the week. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the radical islamist preacher anjem choudary has been seen in north london this lunchtime — having been freed from prison after serving half his sentence. he now faces a regime of strict supervision. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, welc

he was only concerned that northern ireland would stay within the single market and that northern irelanded from future trade deals and that it was up future trade deals and that it was up to the british government to resolve whatever difficulties that might cause. i think that he has been driving these negotiations and a unfortunately, we have seen a government roll back and give in and this has worried. we have not seen any final paper yet but we are saying that if the final paper reflects a ny saying that if the final paper reflects any of what we have heard in brussels, they are going to have difficulties with. mr barnier was very clear that any extra checks would be kept to a minium and he did wa nt to would be kept to a minium and he did want to protect the integrity and sovereignty of the uk. yes, this is the point. why would the text necessary? the checks would only be necessary? the checks would only be necessary because different laws which apply in northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom. and they would emanate from brussels, in other words northern ireland would be

after brexit, the 499 kilometre border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland will effectivelye the uk's land border with the eu. total cross—border trade in goods amounted to $3.5 billion in 2016. much of that is made up of food and agricultural products, which face some of the strictest eu rules. under mrs may's chequers plan, the uk would leave the eu's single market and customs union. but there would be, quote, "continued harmonisation" with eu rules on goods and agriculture. and that would mean no new physical infrastructure on the irish border and no new customs checks or controls. the eu's proposed backstop to avoid the return to a hard border in case talks fail would see northern ireland continue to follow eu rules, unlike the rest of the uk. that would effectively create a customs border in the irish sea between northern ireland and the uk mainland — an idea fiercely opposed by the democratic unionist party, which props up theresa may's minority government. but in the irish parliament on tuesday, prime minister leo varadkar stood firmly behind the 1998 good friday agre

northern ireland's unionists pitted the other way.uk weaves the eu together and there aren't any differences made between northern ireland or any other parts of the uk and that is what it means. and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten... and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten. . m and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten... it is probably the case that the only option with any chance of commanding a parliamentary majority is single market and customs union membership. it actually might well be the only option which is not completely impossible at this stage. and tory brexiteers who are pushing to ditch her policy have this warning... the cabinet have been treated at it like mushrooms, to use an old army expression, being kept consistently in the dark and fed something unpleasant. now i think is the time for the cabinet to take the opportunity to assert itself in behalf of the british people who voted to leave the european union. it's an open question as to whether the cabinet

and it has basically have cracks it has already helped to polarize the two camps you have in northern ireland on the one hand you have nationalists who would like to see a reunification with the republic of ireland and you have unionists on the other side who are terribly afraid that they could be separated from the united kingdom my colleague the second i travel to northern ireland and here's the report we brought back. behind all the cheerfulness here is a sense of foreboding for young people in northern ireland has added a bitter note to the fragile peace they've come to enjoy after their country's troubled past. we grew up in northern ireland how to pace with the border and hard border happens our pace is risk and we my you know things just turn for the worse that we don't we just don't know what's going to happen and we've never experienced that here syquest kerry. this is the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland its southern neighbor open passage with no controls but that could change if negotiations fail for gary middleton a member of the democratic unionist part

the stumbling block at the moment is of course the northern ireland border. positions that theresa may has taken. one is that she wants to leave the customs union and the single market, said that the uk is free to negotiate trade deal with the rest of the world, and on the other hand, she says she doesn't wa nt other hand, she says she doesn't want a hard border in northern ireland, just respecting —— thus respecting the good friday agreement. these are mutually inconsistent positions today, because if the uk wants to do it own trade deals, and so for example, reduce tariffs are a particular product coming from another country, therefore, if the uk has different ta riffs therefore, if the uk has different tariffs to the tariff that the eu levies on that same product, there isa levies on that same product, there is a difference, therefore the eu has got to collect those tariffs, and that will be done at the border. and also, of course, if the uk wants to depart from the eu standards, those goods will need to be checked. and so for these reasons, there will nee

northern ireland is part of that union, and we have a guarantee for the people of northern ireland, andequers plan does that. it's the only plan on the table at the moment that does. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: what is killing deep—sea whales in the atlantic? as more bodies wash ashore in scotland, scientists say they might have the answer. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound, and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest

they say they're going to needs checking of certain things going between great britain and northern irelandat's part of the debate. we often hear the term backstop used. it's that legal guarantee they would be no hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland after brexit. but the irish prime minister was sounding pretty optimistic in the last 2a hours that this could be worked out after seemingly being in deadlock. they have been a lot of things going on behind the scenes. the public gaze was on the labour and tory party conferences. officials have been working on this behind—the—scenes. that is a prospect now of language emerging in the next two weeks that may resolve this in some form. whether that language is good enough to get through the house of commons and the subsequent vote is another matter but i think what they are looking at is something which would enable the european union to say the sanctity of the single market is preserved and the british government and politicians in northern ireland will be satisfied that the sovereignty of the uk is preserved. it's typ

remember, to say 0k, which was, let's remember, to say ok, we will not have a border between northern irelandmply shifted into the irish sea, so it becomes a border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. the problem with thatisitis the rest of the uk. the problem with that is it is a complete political nonsta rter that is it is a complete political nonstarter in westminster. theresa may would be politically eaten alive by the dup and probably her own party were she to go down that route and she herself has said that no british prime minister could agree to that. where does it leave us? they think it means the prospect of any sort of agreement at this week's summit has just gone down the plughole. more importantly, unless some kind of breakthrough can be found, the chances of a no dealjust go found, the chances of a no dealjust 9° up found, the chances of a no dealjust go up and up and up. norman, thank you very much. chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check to have been looking at why the issue of the irish border has proved so difficult to solve. what kind of border checks are the

cloud will continue to bring some rain to scotla nd continue to bring some rain to scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon. a few patches of in developing ahead of our main weather front running into of in developing ahead of our main weatherfront running into northern parts of wales and england. the rain is likely to be patchy. temperature wise, for most of the uk on thursday we are still mild. i7 wise, for most of the uk on thursday we are still mild. 17 to 19 degrees. cooler again in scotland. a weather front will push into northern ireland and wales on friday so some outbreaks of rain here. the north is sunnier but cooler in the south the occasional sunny spells. temperatures could reach 21 degrees in london and south—east england compared to the cooler weather working into scotland and northern ireland. this weekend, mixed weather fortunes. a wet and windy start to the weekend at ross england and wales and the rain is likely to be heavy and slow moving. scotland and northern ireland try on saturday. into sunday and brighter weather following but it start cloudy in the north—west

northern ireland is part of that union, and we have a guarantee for the people of northern ireland, andchequers plan does that. it's the only plan on the table at the moment that does. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: tractors take to the streets of delhi, as indian farmers demand more support and subsidies from the government. also on the programme: a more powerful, more assertive china. our world affairs editor reports on the changing face of a nation. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound, and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to pal

northern ireland's unionists put the blame the other way.see that the whole of the united kingdom leaves the european union together, and there aren't any differences made between northern ireland or any other parts of the united kingdom. and that's what it all means. and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten. it is probably the case that the only option with any chance of commanding a parliamentary majority is single market and customs union membership. it actually might well be the only option which is not completely impossible at this stage. and tory brexiteers, who are pushing her to ditch her policy, have this persistent warning. the cabinet have been treated a bit like mushrooms, to use an old army expression. they have been kept consistently in the dark, and fed something unpleasant. so, now i think is the time for the cabinet to take the opportunity to assert itself on behalf of the british people who voted to leave the european union. it's an open question as to whether the cabinet will come in behind the prime min

is actually offering is, something only for great britain and only northern ireland and they want northerney want northern ireland and they want northern ireland to stay in the same customs territory to avoid the hard border so takes the right boxes so it's good for brexiteers or try to get theresa may to change tactics. i do think very respectful deal. get theresa may to change tactics. i do think very respectful dealm shows that there is a superb way forward , shows that there is a superb way forward, says boris johnson. shows that there is a superb way forward, says boris johnson. to be just ignored the northern ireland problem. we are learning that the ha rd problem. we are learning that the hard way. tucked away as the red box of philip hammond, a look ahead to the end of this month and the budget and whether the math works out stop .he . he did >> theresa may did get a good reception in the papers, and theresa may said that it's all going to be worth it, and next time we have a statement, that is going to be the end of it and if you watch the tv coverage, the close of the philip hamm

friday, sunshine across scotland and northern ireland but this rain will continue across northern englandr. a contrast in temperatures between the south—east and the north—west where those temperatures will drop to about 10—13. significantly cooler than today. into the weekend, that weather system is with us. low pressure develops on that. saturday is looking quite wet across england and wales. perhaps the far south—west escaping with a dry day until later. for scotland and northern ireland it should be drier. quite chilly for many of us. temperatures 9—13. sunday most of the brain will have cleared away so it will brighten up with sunshine on sunday. temperatures low to mid teens. some changes over the next few days. stay tuned. hello. it's thursday. it's 9 o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire. welcome to the programme. this programme can exclusively reveal that a second british woman has died after having so—called brazilian butt lift surgery. we'll talk to other women who've had it and find out what went wrong. i got admitted to hospitalforfive days and ended up on iv and biotics. luckily

but that would mean you'd need checks between northern ireland and great britain instead. eight months later we're still waiting for detailed alternative proposals which may emerge this week. they're likely to include a plan for the whole of the uk to stay in a customs union with the eu for some time after brexit, and a compromise which would see some checking of goods, in particular of food and animals, moving between great britain and northern ireland. which brings us to this — no border in the irish sea. the democratic unionist party, on whose support the prime minister depends in parliament, is not alone in insisting that any suggestion of a border would be unacceptable. but the eu and, it seems, the government will argue that it won't be a border, just a series of checks that few people will notice. in the longer term ,though, if northern ireland was tied more closely to all the rules of the eu customs union and single market, and great britain wasn't, then most trade deals the government was able to negotiate in the future, with other countries around the world, woul

the next weatherfront focuses the showers into the north west of scotland and northern ireland. two coming into the western side of northern england, but still stuck with this area of loud, which might produce rain and drizzle across east anglia and south—east, but elsewhere, quieter and brighter. sunshine around, temperatures typically 13—i7dc. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines. a number of "unresolved issue" relating to northern ireland. following a crunch meeting between the brexit secretary and the eu chief negotiator a joint statement says the uk is still committed to making progress at the eu summit on wednesday. after the storm, the clean up — roads and railways continue to struggle following a battering from storm callum. trains in devon are disrupted along the coast after flood damage caused a 6ft hole to open up beneath the line. france, germany and the uk issue a joint statement demanding a "credible investigation" in to the disappearance of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, who vanished after v

this band of cloud and rain will trickle down into scotland and northern ireland.ales later in the day. further south, some sunshine after a cool start, with some mist and fog. good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today — a crucial week for brexit negotiations but after a day of drama in brussels there's still no deal. fracking for shale gas could begin in the uk for the first time today. a ground breaking approach to surgery — scientists say they're close to working out a sat nav for the brain. the value of dyslexic skills. we chat to a former dragon about why those with dyslexia are uniquely suited to business, but a new report says they're being overlooked. the pressure intensifies on scotland manager alex mcleish as they lose to portugal — it's their sixth defeat in eight games.

of course, there are issues with the northern ireland backstop. but i can believe we can solve these and achieve a deal. the eu has signalled that it achieve a deal. the eu has signalled thatitis achieve a deal. the eu has signalled that it is not prepared to compromise on the issues relating to the irish border. they say theresa may has already signed up to these. we will have the latest from question in brussels, we will speak toa question in brussels, we will speak to a german mp and a leading brexits supporter. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: rail passengers have faced major disruption, after cable damage caused delays and cancellations, in and out of london paddington. thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments of thousands of pounds, after a government miscalculation. turkish investigators enter the residence of the saudi consul in istanbul, to gather more evidence about the suspected killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. and, the owner of fulham football club withdraws his £600 million bid,

in northern ireland specific.this about a year ago that they put the ca rt before about a year ago that they put the cart before the horse. if they know the trading relationship, you don't have a broader issue. that's right, but downing street failed in what was their primary task to get the talks that way round. so, if people wa nt to talks that way round. so, if people want to know the technical name for the argument was at parallelism versus sequential —ism. the uk wa nted versus sequential —ism. the uk wanted to talk about it at the same time. you figure out what the future will look like and only then does it really matter how you leave. you worry about the small issues after you have sorted out the big ones. but the uk lost that argument almost straightaway. in the summer as 2017 and, no... the summer of 2016! they lost that argument in the summer of 2016. ‘s and just like a divorcing couple, one party said, the eu, said i'm sorry, how do we pay the mortgage before we talk about what we will do no wrong time

i am clear that should be no hard bar on the border between northern ireland and ireland.oposals we can deliver on that and maintain the integrity of our union. there is a real fear that the government will delay any deal until the last possible minute so that it can try and bounce parliament with the threat that it is her deal or no deal. she knows that would be unacceptable to parliament but she also knows how damaging no deal would be in terms of security as well as jobs in the economy. so will she confirm that it will be better to apply for an extension to article 50 to thrash out with no deal? amid the tensions of brexit one mp mentions and cheerier news. next spring when the duke and duchess of sussex are having their first baby, i want this country to be at a time of economic stability. a no deal is unpredictable. so, can i encourage my right honourable friend to continue pressing the case for innovative custom solutions that deliver the frictionless trade whilst listening closely to the concerns of other eu member states about the risks that they face? because it i

we've got some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland.tely dry but there will be a lot of dry weather, showers not lasting too long. feeling cool. and in northern ireland. 22 degrees towards london in that afternoon sunshine. overnight, the rain turns heavier for northern england and where is. so the south—east we're still in that mild air. for south east england, temperatures 12—13d. mist and fog patches performing over the hills and a bit of drizzle possible. it'll be a cold one in the north—west. frost in rural parts of scotla nd north—west. frost in rural parts of scotland but it is here we will have a glorious start of the weekend. lots of sunshine, few showers in the coastal areas both scotland and northern ireland. they will continue to feel cool and fresh. england and wales on saturday, as of rain pushing easterners and the rain telling heavier for south east england. those northerly winds dragging that cold air in so wherever you are it will feel cool. saturday night, the rain clears away and we will have clearing skies across th

this afternoon, a couple of week weather france in northern ireland and northwest scotland —— weathernts. look at the temperatures, widely across the board closely if not in double figures. if you are out trick or treating this evening, we have a few showers focusing themselves on western areas, northwest scotland, north—west england, a few for northern ireland, west and wales, far south—west. away from that, a lot of fine and dry weather, not as cold as recent evenings. tonight, the two areas of rain will merge together and meet another area of rain pushing up from the south into east anglia and lincolnshire. most seeing some rain at some point and underneath the cloud, it will not be quite as cold overnight, temperatures not falling so overnight, temperatures not falling so far, with the exception of northern ireland and scotland. thursday is a bit of a clearing up story, clearing up from the west with sunshine gradually emerging but the rain and staying its welcome in the rain and staying its welcome in the south—east and into east anglia and lincolnshire, staying for much of the d

the uk and the eu both want to avoid a "hard border" between northern ireland and ireland after brexitmay not have no tariffs or taxes to pay but you still have a customs infrastructure. soa still have a customs infrastructure. so a free—trade agreement on its own doesn‘t get rid of customs checks. there are also checks for vat payments to make sure the right amount of money has been paid. and things like customs and vat increasingly you can do more of it online and new technologies are making things easier but it still hasn‘t removed the need for checks entirely. that is part of the discussion about whether there should be this irish backstop and arrangement of the whole of the uk. what about the checks on regulations to do with the rules on the single market? this is more complex in terms of what the irish backstop i‘d say. you have read literary standards. if you have a consignment of chemicals coming into the single market the only way you can find out whether it is what it says on the tin is to check them so they would have to be some kind of checks on those regulations. we think