he was the main actor at parliament square this evening.hundreds and hundreds. it is difficult, from looking at these pictures, how many we re looking at these pictures, how many were there. several thousand, possibly. i heard over a thousand, but i don't know. a lot of people. a lot of people celebrating, a big party, there is nigel farage, a big grin on his face. that story ended —— in the daily telegraph about imposing customs and checks on all goods coming into the uk from the european union, did we know that, but that was going to start? no. did i hear that right? we might need to ta ke i hear that right? we might need to take a look at the telegraph again, because that is an important story. we are in the transition period, so everything stays the same. they may be looking ahead to january. to this time next year? maybe the canadian trade deal, but would cause friction... well, for the moment it all stays the same. let's get the weather. hello there. we have ended the week ona hello there. we have ended the week on a rather windy note

brought to tears out partying in london's parliament square. so what will you take a departure from the be the answer is of course complicated d.w. drags it down a list alex forrest whiting explains the european union is a group of 28 countries with economic and political ties but in 2016 the united kingdom voted to leave the e.u. meaning that 28 will soon become 27 the result of that referendum was tight with almost 52 percent voting for what's now known as breck's it and 48 percent voting against but what is brics it 3 and a half years after that that nobody can really agree on what it means some want to cut all ties with the e.u. say that the u.k. can strike its own trade deals outside europe for example with the united states they also want to control immigration by stopping freedom of movement and essential rights within the e.u. this allows people inside the block to live and work wherever they want and many who are pro bricks it want the return of parliamentary suffering that means laws would not overwrite british laws but others want to

the party continues in parliament square a lot of breaks it is very. often the referendum it's finally happening. the european union the u.k. you farewell now just a trade deal to get sorted in the next 11 months we'll find out more about that from our europe correspondent. attention also turns to the prospects of a u.s. trade deal we will be getting reaction from our correspondents across the pond. is the union at risk vigils are being held in scotland as the e.u. flag is set to be lowered despite the opposition and hold the agreed vote to keep it. and process starts on the irish border consigns the departure could spark a return to the troubles if the withdrawal deal protocol fails. well it's just on the an hour to go until the u.k. d.z. you know joining us for the next 3 hours to see him brics and beyond it for you get me to diane james and former lib dem home office minister no one baker thank you for joining us this evening and i thank you very much for joining us sorry about the dieting aggression that about to start with you. were asking name bu

but i think 1st of all we have to listen we have to listen to the people here in parliament square we have to listen to the many who voted to leave although we know that that is not the majority anymore there was a reason for this and we need to work with these people and not against them secondly we need to talk to people that feel disenfranchised. sized and not listened to and the many who were left out by a sterritt see who were left out by the conservative government over the last decade and we need to start working with them and not against them so this is that sounds like a job for government so you're going to be supporting the conservative government in its efforts to try and heal these divisions. so you can you repeat it it's very loud here in the background ok so the liberal democrats are not in power the conservatives are in power the things that you outlined that those of jobs for a government to do so does that mean that you will be supporting the conservative government in its efforts to heal those divisions. we will be supporting any government that will work with e.u.

don't go down to parliament square. don't ta ke go down to parliament square.ont pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you 7 days a week at bbc dot co uk forward slash papers and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. that is it from us, goodbye. well, we have had a week are very settled weather across the uk, not necessarily sunny all the time, but not much change from day to day. things are expected to change in the coming days. there is already rain and western parts of the uk. the rain will only last dot macro excuse me. we have clouds coming into western parts of the uk. showers following behind and that means that later on today across western areas of the uk where the skies will clear we are going to get some showers and some of them could be quite wintry. let's have a look at the forecast for the next few hours. we have the outbreaks of rain across western parts of the uk, moving across the country. at the time we get to lunchtime it will be a more central and northern areas of the u

hundreds of people in parliament square this evening, the union flag has been flown proudly there.ue to speak to the people there. tone of reconciliation and reaching out? i don't think you will get that from him. i don't think so. i think you will feel justified, from him. i don't think so. i think you will feeljustified, i think he will feel that he has delivered. and clearly he will keep borisjohnson true to brexit. he was talking about that today, so if he wavers, he's threatening to come back. ros atkins is in brussels. hi there, i'mjoined hi there, i'm joined by two hi there, i'mjoined by two men. one coined the phrase by exec on with the other has probably used the word brexit more than anyone. adam fleming is here —— brexit, and someone who once worked for david cameron working here in brussels for the then leader of the conservatives. good to see you both. when did you come up with the word brexit? 2012. i wrote an article called "stumbling towards brexit". i said that unless britain leaves europe and demonstrates to the british public that the government is actually doing

the union flag has been raised today over parliament square.re it will be lowered in brussels. three and half years after the referendum, the uk will leave the european union at 11 o'clock tonight. for some, the end of our a7—year membership will be a matter of regret. for the government, they say it is about renewal. what the british people voted for twice in the referendum in 2016 and in the general election just before last christmas is at last coming to pass. the most precious gift britain has given the world is parliamentary democracy, and we are restoring faith and trust in that. borisjohnson was visiting an industrial facility in sunderland, the first area to declare for leave. and he brought his entire cabinet in north—east england. they met at the national glass centre. the government's message was not so much about leaving the eu, the prime minister wanted to hammer home that the priority is to focus on the uk. borisjohnson, the the priority is to focus on the uk. boris johnson, the leading the priority is to focus on the uk. borisjoh

we'll be going live to the celebrations in parliament square. in about half an hour. t come from an absolutely packed oxford town hall full of people who are, like me, as remainers, ivc very disappointed. we spent the last three and a half years trying to stop exit happening, and the room it reconciled with that happening. reflecting back on one of the values that we hold dear, then saying what now? we want to keep fighting for those values. those won't go away. and as many commentators have been saying, whilst this is obviously an important moment at 11pm tonight, honestly i'll probably be in a pub somewhere. but we are going to have a lot to still do. we still need to negotiate, we don't know where britain will lend, and at the end of it that possibility is still looming ofa no it that possibility is still looming of a no deal, and above all we need to make sure we avert that and work for that closest possible relationship that protects eu citizens's rights, that protects our standards for environmental standards, for workers' rights, all these things now are things

. >> live in parliament square, where despite the rain, people are gathering for nigel farage's brexit celebration. >> good evening from tower bridge. the clock is ticking on brexit and we are now measuring the time in hours and minutes. after newly four years of protests, legal cases, political debt talk and compromise, there are less than three hours before the u.k. ceases to be a member of the european union. fraser and i will be counting you down to that moment, and program, will be getting plenty of reaction from those celebrating, and those who are commisating the u.k.'s exit. >> there is still the division here in the u.k. but the prime minister has been called in for uny. thris johnson called a cabinet meeting in the nn sunderland this morning, symbolic as it was the first city to declare for brexit at the referendum in june 2016. laura reports on this historic day. ♪ >> the strife not quite silent yet. change can inspire. >>t they should have a bi pride. >> it will be painful, too. >> my identity has been taken >> our departure from the e.u. is real, and very nearly here. >> h

will present to tonight in london however gregg's it celebration party is set to take place in parliament square but with britain's to walk out of the exit doors at 11 pm local time a storm of uncertainty is growing about what the future holds his dunga hawkins with more. big day is here but it's finally divorcing the e.u. after 3 and of years of seemingly endless negotiations that lays ministerial trips back and forth between lot of brussels we now have the unique opportunity of witnessing the bro. exit unicorn rex it means bricks it and we're going to make a success of a story of breaks that deal breaks it breaks it breaks it breaks it breaks it way why does it look like nothing's changed well just because you can't see bricks it doesn't mean it hasn't happened or the u.k. isn't about to dive headfirst into single life any time soon for now and they'll be no new relationships or partners divorce is pretty tough and i'll take some time to get over things which is why they'll be an 11 month long therapy bore transition period where the u.k. and the e.u. will talk about the new relationship that

set up concrete a place concrete slabs a barbed wire a closing really every road leading to parliament square in really a message of the fire and so we are staying in power but this is angry this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle on out the developments in washington white house lawyers finding donald trump a senate impeachment trial say the u.s. president has done nothing wrong in his dealings with ukraine the 1st time trump's legal team is address the trial and they'll have 3 days to make their case was accused of a of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. castro how small the opening argument of president trumps a turning saturday focused on 2 main points that trump did nothing wrong when he asked ukraine to investigate former vice president joe biden a potential rival in the upcoming u.s. elections and that it's the democrats who wish to steal back the white house by hurting trump politically they're asking you. to remove president trump from the ballot in an election that's occurring in approximately 9

there is a really strange mood i have to say behind me is parliament square you spoke to before he's with the leave leaves at the moment i've been hunting high and low for a main as i was told that there was going to be protests then the police told me that there were no protests so i've managed to find a few i've managed to find actually. a mother and son from germany the son is studying here at the moment for about 6 months and i managed to find another remains will turn to just show up 1st just as i said your student why he signed to see the u.k. leave. the european union thank you. very disappointing very big time certainty and. yeah i don't know what will happen and it will be very difficult for me in the future to. my life in the u.k. . yeah but i you know. i'm sad because my son wanted to once to. the u.k. and now we don't know if it does yeah and simon your main i am how you're feeling i'm i'm i'm i'm just ashamed to be honest with you i just made friends with these 2 people. you know these people. why are we leaving such a great thing you know i don't really understand this

would be there protesting not a soul in sight so i have to say so i walked along the opposite parliament square where you just spoke to each opposite the leavings here and i've searched for i remain i spoke to a couple of police officers and they said they saw a few walk away but there wasn't a gathering which is really quite telling but i found one you'll be pleased to hear rosie has travels 500 miles to be here rosie friends are coming on to the program with us can you tell me why you travel so far. from scotland who do you know to see the spectacle of. of the buttocks that we've been doing but i have to you and as you can see it's pretty upbeat people are quite happy here but obviously i met him enough to give me and i'm here to see this home to find some other people who had a late mind to thoughts like you still couldn't think any of you meaning people in your beard who have gathered together to be here today well you're going to have to talk on behalf of those remains maybe they've given up how do you feel when you know the u.k. are all going to leave the e.u. in a couple of hours well i

concrete slabs barbed wire closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is angry this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. protests are being held in australia calling for the national day to be changed or scrapped altogether. the. so-called invasion day events are commemorating indigenous people who were killed in the conflict with white settlers as well as others who've recently died in police custody australia day officially marks the arrival of the 1st fleet of convict ships from britain and 788 calls for change has been growing louder over the past decade but as andrew thomas reports all story is current government is unlikely to take action. but i see these protest events happening each year and in a sense the government here is a right of center conservative government has almost begun to define itself as in opposition to the sorts of protests they're standing up they cite for the quiet australians who want no change and i thi

new administration seems more militarized let me just show you what they've done around the parliament square they have set up concrete a place concrete slabs barbed wire closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is angry this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protest. if say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. flooding and landslides in southeast brazil have killed at least 30 people through days of torrential rain and. the capital of my state have left 17 people missing more than 2 and a half 1000 others are now homeless more rain is expected in the region as well as other parts of brazil. and a memorial has been held to mark a year since brazil's worst industrial disaster at least 259 people were killed when a dam collapsed sending toxic waste into the system near. relatives attended ceremonies and released to commemorate those who died man while that append oh is improvement he says people have very emotional. apart from the sadness in the morning from the residents of brazil the

i have put an application in under leave means leave to book parliament square on the evening, to haveo applied to have some fireworks, which has been refused point blank. boris got elected on a massive majority on the basis of get brexit done, and he cannot even bring himself as prime minister to say, we are going to fund this, we are going to show the world that we are organised and ready. if at that moment, big ben does not strike, our country looks like a joke. nigel farage speaking on lbc radio. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has rejected borisjohnson's refusal for a second scottish independence referendum, and said another vote was firmly in her plans. the snp leader had sent a letter to downing street, requesting to allow the scottish government's to hold a second referendum. speaking at a visit to a factory in glasgow, ms sturgeon said it was "entirely possible" that a independence vote could take place this year. look, i will set out, as i said yesterday, before the end of this month, the next steps we will take to make sure that that right to choose our own future

it seems the more militarised let me just show you what they've done around the parliament square they have set up concrete a place concrete slabs a barbed wire a closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is and this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. and so as the protests that 100 day mark zandi is speaking about that being a change in tactics and his start has always been a fragile security situation in lebanon are there fears that they could be further 1 violence or was violence. quote definitely because people are angry people are becoming poorer they're losing their jobs a lot of them will tell you we don't have another choice we have been peacefully protesting in the street for over 3 months our voices are not heard but what they're doing in this building was there is a new government but this new government is only a reflection of the previous government yes there are specialists have been appointed but they have been a

or of china's joins us live now from parliament square in westminster so i guess the people behind your pretty please with all this. yeah for anyone who thinks the moment of national liberation is just an hour away for anyone who thinks that the european union is some sort of sovereignty something sucky burst it's almost here in just an hour's time on a clock g m t. big ben will take its way to the top of the hour and britain will be out of the european union is the biggest constitutional change in this country for several generations and it will be a huge moment of celebration for the people here they have been waiting for it for a long time since that 2016 referendum they think they've been waiting too long they've been cheering for all their heroes here people like nigel faraj and margaret thatcher they've been doing. villains people like david cameron and the b.b.c. they are waiting for the moment and it can't come soon enough and laurie i suppose the challenge for the government though is to not make it something which is then to sort of saddening for the right for the rest of the

concrete slabs barbed wire closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is angry this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. boeing has successfully completed the 1st test flight of the world's largest twin engine jet liner the triple 7 x. is a larger version of the triple 7 mini jumbo with room for $406.00 passengers will be boeing's 1st major aircraft be certified since the crisis began over it 737 max it's remain grounded after 2 fatal crashes reveal software flaws which are still being resolved. so head on al-jazeera cope among the problem turkish rescue teams find a reason to celebrate. the scale of the devastation in brazil is emerging after record rainfall. hello there we've had some very heavy snow across some sections to the north in the middle east but we have got some common weather conditions over the next couple of days but as they not be full this amount of snow is produced in eastern turkey so it has taken a while to dig

concrete slabs barbed wire closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is angry and this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. flooding and landslides in southeast brazil have killed at least 30 people 2 days of torrential rain and bella. state the capital of minas state has left 17 people missing and more than 2500 are now homeless and more rain is expected in the region as well as other parts of brazil and a memorial in hell to mark a year since missiles worst industrial disaster 2 in 70 people were killed when a dam collapse and then talks of waste and to the city no relatives attended ceremonies and released to commemorate those who died in iraq. where he says people are still very emotional. apart from the sadness in the morning from the residents of brazil there's also a lot of fear a lot of trepidation given the ongoing rains and the heavy flooding that's taking place in the state of minas is it as we unfortunately can confirm

we can possibly show you some pictures from parliament square, thatis pictures from parliament square say farewell to being a member of the eu for perhaps the last chance these people have been on the streets of westminster throughout the last four yea rs westminster throughout the last four years along the people supporting brexit, making their voices heard and later tonight there will be celebrations for brexit in parliament square. we can cross to our westminster studio and speak to the conservative mp mark francois. good afternoon to you. i believe you will be at the event this evening?” have kindly been invited to several parties this evening so i will be dividing my time. i have decided i'm not going to get to bentonite because this is a unique occasion, i will stay up and watch the sunrise over a free country. i reflected earlier, there has been a lot of celestial imagery, on the event tonight in parliament square i wonder why you are attending that particular event, some of your collea g u es particular event, some of your colleagues attending parties in their constituencies.

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buildings along whitehall will be lit up and union flags will be flown in parliament square. clock will be projected onto downing street and begin counting down to the moment the uk leaves the eu. at around 10pm, the prime minister will publish a recorded video message to the nation. at "pm, the uk will leave the european union. however, big ben will not chime to mark the moment due to ongoing renovation works. well, tonight, the prime minister is expected to try and speak to both sides of the brexit divide in a video message. he'll say, "ourjob as the government, myjob, is to bring this country together and take us forward. and the most important thing to say tonight is that this is not an end but a beginning." he will say, "this is the dawn of a new era in which we no longer accept that your life chances, your family's life chances, should depend on which part of the country you grow up in." and the prime minister will finish by saying, "this is the moment when we begin to unite and level up." let's get more now on the historic day ahead from our correspondent, helen catt.

held in parliament square around parliament by those that wanted to leave the european union all along a commemorative coin is even issued to celebrate that momentous occasion the u.k. being the 1st country to leave the european union and of course on the other hand you have those that have been very invested in the european project all along in the european union and that are really really devastated that this is finally about to happen and i've also talked to people here on the streets which i who i had to remind rex it was actually happening so i think some parts of the country have already moved on from this saga well it's definitely not the end of the braggs it's because this is not the start of what will be tossed trade talks with the european union and the u.k. so what are some of the biggest hurdles that lie ahead. well boris johnson and his government are painting this picture of a global prosperous britain after breck's it and in reality nobody really knows what's in store for this country because tomorrow is just a symbolic day the u.k. yes leaving the european union but the

i was down at parliament square, where festivities are taking place.on't think i've seen so many union jack's ins the olympics in london. a lot of people are out there, for a day that many thought would never happen. wrangling,years of political disagreement, and finally we have got there. of course, in some ways this is just symbolic. therrow, we enter transition period, and a lot of things will remain the same. the real start date is next january, when a transition is over. celebrations have been a little more muted. they want to heal the country, so to be seen loading on a day like this would not be a good. the prime minister will give a small party for those that have worked on brexit throughout the years. also hearing from business people will be similarly muted. many say they will be going to bed. one of the biggest, most outspoken brexit supporters, witherspoon's, the pub chain, says that he will celebrate the way that he does every night, a couple glasses of ale or wine. vonnie: it will have to be domestic, because france is taking their wine o

outside parliament square to put the pressure the pressure on the political elite so a lot of people who are here and i must say we are still in a few 1000 i would say more than a few 1000. to. do something a lot of people are saying well are peaceful protests are not getting anywhere those in power are not listening to us they're not listening to our demands they're not listening to our concerns we are becoming more poor we are going. to survive we're losing our jobs the unemployment rate is on the rise and the want to push the find their way out of the country but they don't want to do this is you're seeing this in the past few days now we cannot. not discuss what is going on on the political level because 1st of all there is a political vacuum in the country in the. resigned back in october amid a nationwide protest in mid december a new prime minister was appointed but he was appointed by the ruling alliance on since then it's been a month he hasn't been able to form a government and the difference to among the public concerns are within the ruling alliance itself opposition part

new administration seems more militarized let me just show you what they've done around the parliament square they have set up concrete a place concrete slabs barbed wire a closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is angry and this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. still ahead on al-jazeera a new documentary style where gambia where victims of abuse under the former regime are still waiting for justice. and in support find out which golfer was setting the standards at the dubai desert classic add to that story. and there's still plenty of winter weather across northern sections of the united states the worst across the northeast is clearing sunday into monday plenty of plant showing up air on the satellite meanwhile out tools the pacific northwest some very strong wind so strong that this plane was prevented from actually taking off on friday it was delays into saturday and then we well further into central regions into missouri a h

conquered a place a concrete slab barbed wire a closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is angry and this is key. i think a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. fighting has flared up again in libya despite a recent surge of diplomatic activity there were turks talks rather in berlin and algiers last week when the conflict or rockets have now been fired towards tripoli the internationally recognized government blames forces loyal to warlord holly for half that mahmoud up the wide has more from the capital. one moroccan man was killed by a random rocket landed in the vicinity of m 80 get airport the only operation an airport in the libyan capital tripoli the only look at night is the government says that half the us forces landed the attack the tripoli based health ministry meanwhile says that civil other civilians were injured by random rockets that landed in densely populated areas and will launch it by half the us forces many of these roc

is in turmoil anti-establishment protesters briefly broke through security barriers outside parliament square there is anger over a new government. is so nicely made the authorities are all liars corrupt we don't trust them they can't deceive us they can't form a government the way they want they will not stay in power we will not leave the streets we are hungry and dead and we have nothing left to lose. for hours out-i riot police tried to quell the unrest using teargas and water cannons but the few 100 young men were defiant challenging security forces for hours using rocks stones and firecrackers central beirut has been a battleground in the past week but in the past few hours the confrontations have to harass those that are violent. the most violent and aggressive since the protest movement against the political class began in october anger is escalating among the lebanese who are demanding a new leadership they believe the new cabinet reflects the previous one protesters are not convinced politicians will carry out the needed reforms because that would mean losing access to the state's r

buildings along whitehall will be lit up and union flags will be flown in parliament square. downing street and begin counting down to the moment the uk leaves the eu. at around 10pm, the prime minister will publish a recorded video message to the nation. and at 11pm, the uk will leave the european union. however, big ben will not chime to mark the moment due to ongoing renovation works. well tonight, the prime minister is expected to try to speak to both sides of the brexit divide in a video message. he'll say "ourjob as the government — myjob — is to bring this country together and take us forward. and the most important thing to say tonight is that this is not an end but a beginning." and he'll add "this is the moment when we begin to unite and level up." well, most eu laws will continue to be in force after 11pm tonight, by which time the uk aims to have reached a permanent free trade agreement with the european union. speaking earlier today, conservative minister michael gove said the uk wanted a close working relationship with the eu — but, he said — the country voted t

there will be an event in parliament square, commemoration in downing street, boris johnson square, commemorationet, borisjohnson will address the nation, a few loose ends to tie up the nation, a few loose ends to tie up this week. a vote in the european parliament on wednesday when meps give theirfinal parliament on wednesday when meps give their final approval to the withdrawal agreement passed by the british parliament last week. that, i think, the last meaningful contribution british meps will make, they lose their jobs at contribution british meps will make, they lose theirjobs at the end of they lose theirjobs at the end of the week, the only material change we will see at 11 o'clock on friday. we will no longer have representation in brussels. we will continue to be signed up to eu rules in the transition period. it is the end of the 1st chapter of the brexit story and we start the 2nd story all about negotiating our future relationship with the eu. you will be in brussels for brexit day, what will the atmosphere be like? what we are hearing from the eu as they wa nted are hearing from the

new administration seems more militarized let me just show you what they've done around the parliament square they have set up the concrete a place concrete slabs a barbed wire a closing really every road leading to parliament square in a really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is angry and this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle still ahead on al-jazeera out why a church sculpture and eastern germany is at the center of an anti semitism round. and in sports a famous face witnesses a memorable moment an austrian scheme history. hello there some very heavy amounts of rain across southern and central areas of china this is a satellite of the last few hours some very heavy amounts of rain coming in with that very very bright white cloud look at this we could well have some localized flooding is moving fairly swiftly but as i say some very heavy amounts of course beginning to push cross taiwan and eventually pushing across into the islands and then as we go on into monday it will work its way sai

it starts in piccadilly, finishes on parliament square, they are expecting half a million people and,g up 2147483051:51:57,072 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 shortly. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main news. hope and reconciliation are the main themes in a number of today‘s new year messages. borisjohnson has said that 2020 can allow the country to turn the page on the division and uncertainty of recent years. and the archbishop of canterbury has called for the uk to "start healing divisions" and said that he was inspired by the example of rnli volunteers when he visited dover lifeboat station. there have been more deaths in australia as bushfires continue to rage across the south—east of the country. eight people are reported to have died yesterday, with that number expected to rise. emergency workers are struggling to reach some of those trapped, with extra military help not due to arrive until the end of the week. the mother of the british teenager found guilty of lying about being raped in cyprus has warned parents in the uk that the holida

the fatah get started in parliament square a lot of brick city is very happy that 4 years on from the referendum it's a funny thing. the european union the u.k. farewell for mel just a trade deal to get sorted ringback in the next 11 months we'll find out more about that from europe correspondent. attention also turns to the prospects of a u.s. trade deal will be getting lives.

set up concrete a place concrete slabs a barbed wire a closing really every road leading to parliament square in really a message of defiance we are staying in power but this is and this is causing a lot of anger a lot of protesters say you cannot hide behind those walls we will continue our struggle. so hard for you on this news hour from london we look at a new documentary detailing his story cases of abuse under the former regime in gambia why victims still waiting for justice. we also visit the german town with a visible reminder of the country's anti semitic past. and then later in sport find out which culture is set the standards act to bike as a classic under story. white house lawyers defending donald trump at a senate impeachment trial say the u.s. president has done nothing wrong in his dealings with ukraine the 1st time trump's legal team has addressed the trial where they will have 3 days to argue their case trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. castra a small the opening argument of president trumps attorney saturday focused on 2 main points that trump d

here we are at the moment parliament square is going to see later on the bridge city is gathering and partying without alcohol i've been told but then again also remain as will come into the city there's going to be some sort of pro european procession later on with candles we know that in scotland there is some sort of wake a pro european wake later on in front of the scottish parliament scots are hoping that for them this is also a new beginning because they are hoping that in the course of bricks that they will become european at least a large number of nationalists are hoping that then just across the right here in downing street there's going to be a countdown the minutes are being mocked the seconds are being mocked until the end of the membership of the european union later on at the level clock british time and it's also going to be a speech by the british prime minister to say a lot is going on on this symbolic historic day for the u.k. and we'll be covering all of it right here on t w including that moment as you said as the time shifts over from to midnight in the u.k. offi

can don't talk is expected to be projected on to downing street briggs it is planting party in parliament square professor of law and government tom brooks and soon to be ex briggs it party m.e.p. nathan gill gave us their take on the seismic change for the u k. the u.k. is going to go in one direction the e.u. will continue in the direction it's going in because it will not lend its lessons now what can britain do about it our prime minister boris johnson must be he must maintain and uphold the promises he made in the general election in december and when it comes to it if the e.u. offered us a horrible deal because they want to maintain control over he must walk away and say well no deal i suspect it will very much be. in name only i don't think there'll be much of divergence if any at all from the european union the preparations start so that's a sign that they are planning to have a deal of some kind the only way they're going to get the a widespread comprehensive deal and everything they need to get a deal on by the end of the years if there isn't much change to what the current situation i