correspondent you hear han she's standing by at the border town for us in the tuc ish town of july pienaar good to see you you're here now we understand of course it is day 4 of this offensive what is the latest where you are. well i'm about 5 kilometers away from the syrian border and now let me show you something on this side here you can see many lights this is the turkish border town of pienaar but on the other side you see that there is a lot of dog knows this is where at some point the syrian border starts the syrian border town. now this town has no electricity right now it used to have about 50000 inhabitants but they have most of them have reportedly left the area now today turkey's defense ministry said that the army the turkish army and their forces have captured. but we are hearing some very different information from the kurdish led as forces they there they are saying that's not true the battle is still going on and in fact there seem to still be clashes because we can hear gunfire and shelling we also heard some military airplanes havering us today now the situation on the g

john pienaar is here.ocus on the speaker of the commons, john bercow, in this whole process ? commons, john bercow, in this whole process? that could be a big moment tomorrow, clive. today, senior minister saying whatever happens they will take the country out of they will take the country out of the european union on time before october the 31st. that is partly about sending a message to brexit supporters that their party, boris johnson, they are the true heavyweight champions of brexit. it is also about an act of faith. if they are nothing else, they are fully paid up members of the brexit faithful. but there is a big moment tomorrow when they could need that faith. becausejohn virgo, the speaker of the house, will have to decide and make a decision about whether to allow a rerun of yesterday's debate and vote, and the government lost that vote. from all iam hearing, government lost that vote. from all i am hearing, the smart money at westminster tonight is thatjohn virgo will say no and denied that requ

many thanks again, john pienaar, our deputy political editor.y political editor. let's pick up on some deputy political editor. let's pick up on some of those points and talk about the reaction from political leaders to today's offer made by borisjohnson. in a moment i'll talk to our europe editor, katya adler, in brussels. but first, emma vardy, our ireland correspondent, is at stormont. we heard from john pienaar about the role proposed for the assembly at stormont but it has been suspended for a long time, so how does that fit into this plan? you're right, it hasn't been sitting for more than two and a half years so because of that and a number of other reasons there has been a pretty gloomy reaction from the irish prime minister leo varadkar. tonight he has said he doesn't believe the proposals meet the objectives for giving the irish border open and help to protect the peace process long term. the idea of any new customs checks on goods crossing the irish land border was something dublin wanted to completely avoid and there has been similar

john pienaar, bbc news. john pienaar there with his analysis. and our europe editor katya adler. the prime minister suggested the ball was in the eu's court. is that what they think? no matter brussels rejects the idea that the ball is now in the eu's court and in fa ct ball is now in the eu's court and in fact eu leaders are waiting to hear from borisjohnson to hear him explain the current situation in the uk and tell them what his next steps are going to be. first and foremost in eu circles there is relief that a brexit deal has now been approved by parliament. there is also an understanding hear that mps might want a bit more time to have a look at the detail and the legislation in detail but there is a frustration too that the legislative process has now been halted, and there is a sense here that a new brexit extension is all but inevitable. don't expect eu leaders to rush to grant one tomorrow, though, for example and they will wait to hear from the though, for example and they will wait to hearfrom the prime minister first but don't forge

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. this is bbc news.00 people have been driven from their homes its area as turkey continues its assault against the kurds. there have been new revelations in the impeachment enquiry against donald trump, with the former us ambassador to ukraine testifying the president wa nted to ukraine testifying the president wanted her fired. president trump has hailed a partial trade agreement signed with china that will see the us postpone a tariff hike in chinese goods set to come into effect next week. mr trump said the deal, which covers agricultural purchases and intellectual property, would be great for both countries. michael is an asia business consultant and author of the new retail born in china going global. hejoins us from new york. thank you forjoining us from bbc news. this is a pretty limited deal, when you look at the finer small print. yes, it is a real 0ctober surprise, even its limited form. i think there has been, myself included, lots of pessimism around the idea that any of deal or agreement co

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.eople found dead in a truck in the uk may have been from vietnam. police have announced a fourth arrest in the case. more on this now and as we've heard people are willing to pay thousands of pounds to smuggling gangs in an attempt to get into the uk. our correspondent lucy williamson found other vietnamese people at a camp in northern france who are trying to get across the channel. and allied's drive inland from the french capital, they wait for a telephone call from the boss, a man who opens trailers nearby and shuts them in time. 30,000 euros for a prepaid journey from vietnam to london by russia, poland, germany and france, organised by a vietnamese contact back home. translation: i have some vietnamese friends in the uk he will help me find jobs when i get there. this went on lori's container trucks to help go across the border. —— lorries. few people here have managed to get past the border controls. the men in the camp told us controls. the men in the camp told us it was not ea

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.ry leaders in five key sectors of the economy who say there's a serious risk to "manufacturing competitiveness" in borisjohnson‘s current brexit proposals. they've written to cabinet ministers, asking for reassurance that industry needs will still be prioritised. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has this exclusive report. a warning signal from across industry. not about no—deal brexit but about a possible deal. unprecedented concerns seen by the bbc ina unprecedented concerns seen by the bbc in a private joint letter from manufacturing sectors employing over 1 million workers, that had broadly backed the original plan negotiated by theresa may. the letter was sent jointly by five mini factoring industry bodies governing aerospace, car—makers, the chemicals industry, food industry and pharmaceuticals. it said the prime minister's why don't you plan for a brexit deal that moves the uk away from european regulations created a serious risk to manufacturing competitiveness that will result

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. let's get some of the day's other news.en a fellow serviceman opened fire at a military base in southern siberia. this happened during a change of guard at a repair facility near the city of chitah. the us government has said it would bar us airlines from flying to all destinations in cuba, except havana, starting from the tenth of december. the move comes as the trump administration attempts to increase pressure on the cuban government over what it says is the "ongoing repression of the cuban people and its support for nicolas maduro in venezuela." startling photographs have revealed the true extent of ice loss from several of iceland's glaciers. these pictures show the contrast from photos taken from a helicopter in the 1980s with present day drone images. the team of researchers from scotland and iceland say they hope the photos will help communicate how quickly the ice is melting — resulting in rising sea levels. life after the white house can be different for each president but often there is a theme of giving back. fo

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. — paris introduces measures to try and cut down on the dangers of electric scooters. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation". after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and liftoff of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: at least six of the 39 people found dead in a truck in the uk may have been from vietnam. police have announced a fourth arrest in the case. more on this now and as we've heard people are willing to pay thousands of pounds to smuggling g

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.y by industry leaders in five key sectors of the economy, of a serious risk to "manufacturing competitiveness" not from a no—deal brexit but in borisjohnson‘s current brexit proposals. they've written to cabinet ministers, asking for reassurance that industry needs will still be prioritised. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has this exclusive report. a warning signal from a cross industry. unprecedented concerns seen by the bbc in a private joint letter from manufacturing sectors employing over one million workers that had broadly backed the original plan negotiated by theresa may. the letter was sentjointly by five manufacturing industry bodies covering aerospace, car makers, the chemicals industry, food industry and pharmaceuticals. it said the prime minister's wider new plan for a brexit deal that moves the uk away from european regulations created a serious risk to manufacturing competitiveness that will result in huge new costs and disruption to uk firms. it went on: the plan has

john pienaar, bbc news. 0ur europe editor katya adler has been speaking to eu politicians, who say thethey're waiting to hear from boris johnson about his next steps... there is relief that a brexit deal has now been approved by parliament. there's also an understanding here that mps might want a bit more time to have a look at the detail and the legislation in detail, but there is a frustration too, that the legislative process has now been halted. there is a sense here that a new brexit extension is all but inevitable. don't expect eu leaders to rush to grant one tomorrow, though, for example. they will wait to hear from the prime ministerfirst, but don't forget also that even if it was through gritted teeth, the prime minister has asked for a brexit extension up until the 31st january. so, will the eu grant that time length? well, they're aware this is a very political decision. they're aware that people who might want to stay in the eu might want a longer extension in order to have a second referendum, perhaps. whereas those who leave might want no extension at all, orjust a very s

john pienaar there.cottish national party, the third biggest party at westminster, said it welcomed the chance to test voters' opinion in scotland. in a moment, we'll have the view from northern ireland and from wales, but first our scotland editor, sarah smith, in edinburgh. how scotland votes in this election could be decisive to the outcome for the whole of the uk. there are 59 westminster seats here, many of them on a knife edge — 46 are considered to be marginals. at the last election, both the tories and labour made significant gains, but many of those mps have tiny majorities, and they won't be feeling very safe. if the election's dominated by brexit, and remember scotland voted clearly to remain in the eu, then the snp hope to benefit from their clear anti—brexit platform, and the lib dems would hope to make some gains on that basis too. but independence is the big question — the snp will put at the heart of their manifesto a commitment to a second referendum next year, while labour, the tories a

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. industry leaders in five key sectors of the economy. a serious risk to manufacturing competitiveness — not from a no—deal brexit, but in boris johnson's current brexit proposals. they've written to cabinet ministers asking for reassurance that industry needs will still be prioritised. our economics editor faisal islam has this exclusive report. a warning signal from across industry. unprecedented concerns seen by the bbc in a private joint letter from manufacturing sectors employing over a million workers that had broadly backed the original plan negotiated by theresa may. the letter was sentjointly by five manufacturing industry bodies, covering aerospace, car makers, the chemicals industry, food industry and pharmaceuticals. it said the prime minister's wider new plan for a brexit deal, that moves the uk away from european regulations, created a serious risk to manufacturing competitiveness that will result in huge new costs and disruption to uk firms. it went on: the plan has the p

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.border between northern ireland and the republic, it will be the businesses on the ground that will have to make it work. as things stand, they're worried about any prospect of extra regulations and customs checks. here's our northern ireland business correspondentjohn campbell. there's already a sort of border between northern ireland and the rest the uk. all live animals coming in from great britain are checked at this inspection post. under the prime minister's plan, these checks would be extended to food and other goods. that's because northern ireland would continue to follow the eu's standards and rules needed to keep the land border open. the rest of the uk would not. but for businesses like this, near the border with the irish republic, it is the other part of the plan, to do with customs, that's the big worry. the proposal would mean the whole of the uk leaving the eu's customs union. that inevitably means a new customs border in ireland... is this a good deal? well, you know,

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.ght be finally agreed on the border between northern ireland and the republic, it will be the businesses on the ground that will have to make it work. as things stand, many companies say they're worried about any prospect of more regulations and customs checks. our northern ireland business correspondent john campbell explains. there's already a sort of border between northern ireland and the rest the uk. all live animals coming in from great britain are checked at this inspection post. under the prime minister's plan, these checks would be extended to food and other goods. that's because northern ireland would continue to follow the eu's standards and rules, needed to keep the land border open. the rest of the uk would not. but for businesses like this, near the border with the irish republic, it's the other part of the plan, to do with customs, that's the big worry. the proposal would mean the whole of the uk leaving the eu's customs union. that inevitably means a new customs border

john pienaar reporting. let's get the very latest from laura at westminster.rfresh attempt to get brexit over the line tomorrow. that's right, clive. borisjohnson failed again to get parliament to give either a straight thumbs up or a straight thumbs down to the overall shape of the deal that he struck with the eu last week. but about eight p tonight, finally, this was published. the european withdrawal bill. —— 8pm. these are the pages of new laws that are required to take us out of the european union. after three and a half years, it's the first time we are seeing in this kind of detail in green and black, not black and white, how the government would make this happen in uk law. it is a stage that theresa may never got to. she had failed so many times to get the shape of her deal through the commons. but by publishing this tonight and going into debates about this tomorrow, it means that boris johnson is now embarking on what will be a very, very bruising and bumpy few days in parliament where mps will vote on all sorts of things in that legislation. they wi

john pienaar reporting there.over the past few years, one of the main brexit challenges has been agreeing the future of the border between northern ireland and the republic. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has spent the day in belfast to gauge how perceptions of identity have been a powerfulfactor. like a patchwork quilt, belfast is imprinted with reminders of northern ireland's dual identity. while nationalists have fought for closer ties to the eu, unionist politicians have pulled the other way. today's deal divides these communities again. i think it's ridiculous that the unionist community is holding everybody to ransom. theyjust don't think of anybody but themselves. anything catholics like, they automatically are against it — it doesn't matter what it is. in unionist areas of the city, it's viewed very differently. for those who identify as british, the arrangements for trade in the brexit deal strike at something deeper — a fear that closer alignment with ireland and the eu undermines northern ireland'

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.ence against anti—government protesters. at least 25 people were killed today and almost 2,000 were injured as the demonstrators took to the streets once again. they're demanding an end to years of civil conflict, political corruption and economic hardship. parents are being warned that they are living in ignorance about the way children and teenagers are being targeted by drug dealers on social media offering cheap class a drugs. since 2017, at least a dozen children under the age of 16 have died in the uk after taking ecstasy. our correspondent hywel griffith has this special report. you do, you think you're invincible as a child, you know? still grieving, still confused. it's six months since tatum lost her little boy. i think i didn't want it to be real. you don't want to believe it or something. i was thinking, no, this is somebody else, it's got to be. it can't be carson. 13—year—old carson price died after taking ecstasy in this park. his mother's been told it was sold to him th

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. on the rise of surveillance apps on mobile phones — women's charities say they're concerned. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. at least six of the 39 people found dead in a truck in the uk may have been from vietnam. police have announced a fourth arrest in the case. a new wave of protests in iraq has left at least 21 people dead. women's charities are concerned by new research that shows a rise in the use of so—called ‘stalkerware' apps. the surveillance software allows someone complete access to a victim's phone showing private messages, gps locations and even giving someone the ability to see and hear through cameras and microphones. russia is the region where stalkerware activity is peaking the most. and india, brazil, the us and germany make up the top 5. our cyber—security reporter joe tidy has more. stalkerware or spouseware is powerful surveillence software used to spy on a partner. once downloaded, it allows someone to see and hear everything a person is doi

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.inally agreed on the border between northern ireland and the republic, it will be the businesses on the ground that will have to make it work. as things stand, many companies say they're worried about any prospect of more regulations and customs checks. 0ur northern ireland business correspondent, john campbell, explains. there's already a sort of border between northern ireland and the rest the uk. all live animals coming in from great britain are checked at this inspection post. under the prime minister's plan, these checks would be extended to food and other goods. that's because northern ireland would continue to follow the eu's standards and rules needed to keep the land border open. the rest of the uk would not. but for businesses like this, near the border with the irish republic, it is the other part of the plan, to do with customs, that's the big worry. the proposal would mean the whole of the uk leaving the eu's customs union. that inevitably means a new customs border in ire

john pienaar there. the pre—christmas vote will be the third general election in five years. 1923. experts think the winter conditions will have little impact on the turnout, but what do voters think about this snap election? our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to worcester — a narrow conservative marginal in the 2017 general election, where the tories won by around 2,500 votes, and which voted to leave in the 2016 referendum. halloween was meant to be brexit day, but with that idea laid to rest, westminster could now turn to the country, asking people to unpick the tangle that politicians can't. at saint peter's garden centre on the edge of worcester, the director is resigned to a possible election to try to break the logjam, but fears it could mean continued uncertainty. i think it's probably necessary so that whoever is in control can actually have a commanding authority. i definitely don't want it to go on for any longer than is absolutely necessary, because it's so frustrating from a business perspective. many people are now craving some sort of brexit reso

john pienaar reporting there. decriminalised in northern ireland from midnight tonight. opponents of the change, following legislation from westminster, made a late attempt to block it, recalling the stormont assembly, which hasn't sat for nearly three years. but a bad—tempered debate followed by walkouts failed, and so the abortion law, and legalisation on same—sex marriage, will go ahead. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the story. our bodies, our lives, our right to decide. their call has been heard. at midnight tonight, a law passed by mps in westminster will take effect, overturning northern ireland's near total ban on abortion and legalising same—sex marriage. finally our rights and our health care are being brought into the 21st century. this has been a long time coming. thousands of women in northern ireland have campaigned for this change. abortion has been illegal even in cases of rape. denise was unable to terminate her pregnancy after she was told her baby had a fatal condition and was likely t

john pienaar there.ion from political leaders in europe to today's offer by borisjohnson? in a moment we'll hear from our europe editor katya adler in brussels. but first emma vardy, our ireland correspondent, explains that the situation is complicated because the northern ireland assembly is not sitting at the moment. it has been sitting for more than two and a half years and because of that that has been pretty gloomy reaction from the irish prime minister. tonight he said he does not believe the proposals meet the objective for keeping the irish border open and help protect the peace process long—term. the idea of any new customs check on the irish border was something dublin wanted to avoid. criticism from national communities who want to see a closer relationship with the eu that these proposals would allow. it appears borisjohnson has seem to have got the democratic unionist party on side stop the previously despised the old agreements made by theresa may, fearing it would cover up the uk but the o

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening... died in the refrigerated container in essex. a short time ago a fourth person has been arrested in connection with the deaths. and why prince harry decided to gatecrash his wife's event at windsor castle today. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... england's preperations for their rugby world cup semifinal against new zealand have been hampered by bad weather, with rain delaying their training session. england face the defending champions tomorrow in yokohama. alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, and there's no cure for it. but now scientists believe they could be on the cusp of a breakthrough, after a drugs company said it had the first treatment for alzheimer's. in the uk, dementia is the single biggest cause of death. 850,000 people are living with some form of it, and that figure is expected to rise to around two million by 2050. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports on the alzheimer's drug which just six months ago was deemed a failure. i was there, right t

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.rand jury evidence from the mueller inquiry into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. democrats in congress have been demanding the documents as part of their investigation into whether president trump tried to obstruct justice. our washington correspondent chris buckler explained the significance of this ruling. you might remember that democrats have long wanted to see the full report, that some details were redacted inside of it and they haven't just been redacted inside of it and they haven'tjust been wanted to give the right of those redacted bits of the report. they've also been given the right to see underlying evidence, things that were presented to the grand jury. things that were presented to the grandjury. in key things that were presented to the grand jury. in key is one of the lines that was said in terms of this ruling from the federaljudge. she said in her building that tipping the scale even further towards this closure is the publics interest in a dil

me show you something you can see there are many lights this is the turkish border town of jaylen pienaar now have a look at the other side you can see there as darkness this is where at some point the syrian border starts the town of wrestle einen northeast syria they have no electricity there right now the town used to have about 50000 inhabitants but most of them have reportedly as caped the area today turkey's defense ministry said that the turkish army and their allied forces have captured the town and we have seen video footage of them entering the industrial area. now the kaddish let s.t.'s forces say something very different they say no that's not true they have not taken that town we are still in control of it now there seem to be still clashes because we can hear shelling and we can hear gunfire so there's very conflicting information out there about what exactly is going on on the ground. turkey has reacted with defiance to criticism from of its offensive in syria from other nato members in an exclusive interview with the turkish foreign minister. said ankara would not be deter

mrjohnson said today that reaching an agreement is not a done deal. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaarork in progress, but he's trying, and now boris johnson may — just may — be getting somewhere, in sketching out a brexit deal. after his show of optimism, alongside ireland's leader yesterday, today, on a school visit, it was time to look on the bright side. both of us can see a pathway to a deal, but that doesn't mean it's a done deal. there's a way to go. it's important, now, that our negotiators, on both sides, get into proper talks. 0ne—to—one, the two leaders had traded ideas, changed the mood, cleared the way, for intensive negotiations on terms to be laid on the table, behind closed doors. i think, at this stage, probably the less said, the better. focus today very much switches to brussels, where the secretary barclay is going to meet with michel barnier, and i'd anticipate that that will lead to some more detailed proposals being laid down. next stop, brussels. brexit secretary, stephen barclay, met the eu's chief negotiator today. the mood visibly positive. though the path to

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been examining the detail. everyone was never going to happen. borisjohnson calls this one an excellent deal, though for remainers, it's the worst yet. it takes mainland britain out of the eu trading bloc and allows the whole uk to strike trade deals, which they fear would leave us worse off than in the eu. for the dup and their staunch unionist allies, the big sticking point‘s been how to keep northern ireland inside those trade deals while avoiding customs checks north or south that could inflame old tensions. the dup doesn't like it, but the new plan is for an east—west customs border. all north—south trade would be duty—free — no checks or taxes. but the dup hates the plan for checks on all goods from the british mainland to northern ireland. why? well, take a british car, say. customs would need to know if it's for sale in northern ireland with no taxes to pay, or if it's heading for the republic and into the eu, because if some components came from outside the eu, there could be taxes to pay brussels. so

the pm can wish and wait. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.ly is it that borisjohnson will get his election when he wants it? borisjohnson has tried twice to get an early election through parliament, and on both occasions he has failed. fell short of that magic 434 number, that's two thirds of the mps in the house of commons. is that likely to change on monday? well, for context borisjohnson has 288 conservatives, so you can see the gap that he needs to bridge and as you heard in the piece there it does not seem the opposition parties are particularly minded to vote for it at this stage particularly in the absence of any more detail from the eu on any extension. we also know the dup has not committed to voting for this either. it will take time over the weekend. it does look like he may fall short particularly if labour abstains once again as the did the last two times and it's where the best gas work is in westminster for what they might end up westminster for what they might end up doing on monday. so where does that leave boris johnson? up

joins us now from tehran pienaar that's near takis border with syria and also just a few kilometers from charles what's happening there now that's right russell line is just across the border from where we are we've seen pretty heavy artillery bombardments this morning by turkish forces a lot of heavy machine gun fire in the city now according to syrian rebels that are fighting with turkish forces in that city they're telling us that they're finding it very difficult to take full control of it they say the advances made during the daylight hours of a lost at night what they describe as being tunnels s.d.f. or kurdish fighters hiding in tunnels a lot of snipers as well and they're forced to to pull back. those syrian rebel forces just said to us that they are claiming to have taken control of a number of villages to the west of the city so an ongoing battle here and bear in mind this started over a week ago the city fundamental to what it describes as its 1st stage of this military campaign we understand that the syrian army are. based at various locations around 30 kilometers back from t

if you're confused, here's john pienaar to help you out.lan for the uk to leave as one, and still keep the irish border open when it becomes an eu border. so the aim is to get from this, uk and ireland, part of the customs union, no trade tariffs, border taxes, and inside the single market, with the same rules and standards on goods, so, no checks needed, to this... the uk leaves the eu with a free—trade agreement by 2021, with no trade tariffs. though some say it's bound to take longer, but how? thejohnson offer is that mainland britain leaves the customs union and the single market, free to strike outside trade deals where it can, and set new standards for goods if it wants. though, that would mean checks and form filling, and could affect access to european markets. but here's the big sticking point. northern ireland leaves the customs union as well, the dup insists on that. see it as a test of uk membership, so there'd have to be some customs control within the republic, just to collect taxes due on goods from outside the uk in the eu.

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. there are my son attempted in under two hours.ll try to do what no man has ever done before, run a marathon in under two hours. he first tried in 2017 in monza, italy, missing out by less than half a minute. so what is different this time around to allow the kenyan such confidence? he will try to run a marathon only under two hours. if a identified 17 missing out by less than half a minute. what is different this time round to allow the canyon confidence? the course is pretty good, it is a straight of 4.4 kilometres, one lap is 9.6 kilometres. very flat. it is also crucially, in the organisers' eyes, less humid than monza, so allowing kipchoge to better regulate his body temperature. the 2017 challenge was sparsely attended and the desire for large crowds to line the route was high up on kipchoge's wish list. i think there will be thousands of spectators there. when you have spectators certainly they are pushing you. he has grown much physically fitter, he is right now in the best shape that he could ever be. physically and everyt

here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. time, by october the 31st, and being forced to send a request to brussels seeking another brexit delay wouldn't stop them. the game changer this week, which we partly talked about, is that he has defied the doubters, got a deal, and notwithstanding the shenanigans in parliament, we now appear to have the numbers to get this through. the only question is, why aren't we getting on with it? the ayes to the right, 322, the noes to the left, 306. what he called parliamentary shenanigans, others called an embarrassing defeat yesterday. that vote forced the prime minister to send a letter to brussels seeking to extend brexit for as long as it ta kes to extend brexit for as long as it takes to parties deal into law and avoid a no—deal brexit on october the 31st. the prime minister didn't like it and didn't sign it. his opponents aren't impressed. the law is clear. you should have signed one letter in accordance with the law. he is being childlike. tomorrow, the speaker will decide whether min

it's a complicated issue — and a highly technical one as our deputy political editor jon pienaar explainsthe uk to leave as one, and still keep the irish border open when it becomes an eu border. so the aim is to get from this, uk and ireland, part of the customs union, no trade tariffs, border taxes, and inside the single market, with the same rules and standards on goods, so, no checks needed to this... the uk leaves the eu with a free—trade agreement by 2021, with no trade tariffs. though some say it's bound to take longer, but how? thejohnson offer is that mainland britain leaves the customs union and the single market, free to strike outside trade deals where it can, and set new standards for goods if it wants. though, that would mean checks and form filling, and could affect access to european markets. but here's the big sticking point. northern ireland leaves the customs union as well, the dup insists on that. see it as a test of uk membership, so there have to be some customs control within the republic, just to collect taxes due on goods from outside the uk in the eu. now, irelan

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.g to attempt to do what no man has done before and run a marathon under two hours. he is running in vienna on saturday after missing out on the achievement by 26 seconds last year. this will not count as a world record due to the assistance he has been receiving, such as constantly revolving pace makers, but it will break one of the mythical barriers in sport. to be the first human being doing this, it is like the first person to land on the moon. on saturday 12 october, eliud kipchoge will try to do what no man has ever done before, run a marathon in under two hours. he first tried in 2017 in monza, italy, missing out by less than half a minute. so what is different this time around to allow the canyon such confidence? the course is pretty good, it is a straight of 4.4 kilometres, one lap is 9.6 kilometres. very flat. it is also crucially, in the organisers' eyes, less humid than monza, so allowing kipchoge to better regulate his body temperature. the 2017 challenge was sparsely atten

our deputy political editor, john pienaar, is here. tomorrow and the eu debating an extension might we have a clear idea of what is happening with brexit? the short answer is there is no answer to that. this whole question of elections have been dragged into a pre—election in which the parties are keener to disagree than agree. the government has no majority, so you will not get agreement on an election without agreements on votes across party lines. and there is no sign of that happening right now. we will see the pope we expect tomorrow, the government trying to push through a motion to get an election on the 12th of december. it will not get through. the labour side will abstain and vote against that. they are not remotely willing to go there. if boris johnson are not remotely willing to go there. if borisjohnson looses, they are saying they will go for some other means of getting this done, but that will not get any easier. remember, labour are in no hurry to have this election. the polls for labour look dismal, they are not ready

chance thank you very much for that update child stratford life forests in chainline pienaar on the turkey syria border and as childs mentioned there a lot of diplomacy going on the u.s. vice president expected in ankara we will be speaking to cinema very shortly about that in the meantime we want to take you to turkey's parliament where the foreign minister met let. briefing parliamentarians on the offensive in syria let's listen in. to the street on a plot form in the last one and a half years we have spent a lot of effort and in the last. september. we have had some results and. the trilateral meeting we have had in ankara we opened the door for the free and just and free and fair elections in syria and hopefully the. we and also we agreed that there will be a constitutional committee for syria. and turkey as all the way so he is always going to continue its support for political solution for syria . and. $3038.00 of october we're going to have and some of us. but all these political solutions that we're looking for is not an alternative for our struggle against. terror we always have t

john pienaar, bbc news, westminster.e in dublin told us more about the response from both sides of the irish border. well, irish government ministers here in dublin have expressed skepticism, some pretty strong reservations, but also some hope that the new proposals from britain might provide a basis of looking at a way forward through the brexit process. ireland really has two main objections to what is currently on the table — firstly, they don't like the idea at all of there being any customs checks anywhere on the island of ireland. they say that would disrupt the all—island economy and it wouldn't be acceptable to them. also it would be bad for cooperation between northern ireland and the republic, which is an important part of the good friday agreement. the other issue they have is the potential for the northern ireland assembly, the devolved assembly at storment, to have a say in setting trade rules. because of the assembly‘s cross—community voting rules, that means that a majority of unionists and nationalists ne

here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar.re beaten, even when they have been defeated. senior ministers marched into tv studios today with a defiant message. they will deliver brexit on time, by october the 31st, and being forced to send a request to brussels seeking another brexit delay wouldn't stop them. the game changer this week, which we partly talked about, is that he has defied the doubters, got a deal, and notwithstanding the shenanigans in parliament, we now appear to have the numbers to get this through. the only question is, why aren't we getting on with it? the ayes to the right, 322, the noes to the left, 306. what he called parliamentary shenanigans, others called an embarrassing defeat yesterday. that vote forced the prime minister to send a letter to brussels seeking to extend brexit for as long as it takes to parties deal into law and avoid a no—deal brexit on october the 31st. the prime minister didn't like it and didn't sign it. his opponents aren't impressed. the law is clear. you should have signed one l

john pienaar! jp, hello, hello. the best voice in broadcasting.ke it? john, what have brexitcast listeners come up with? i have been given this run of poems and i will go through one or two of them and tell me when to stop. shall i do them as me, or brian blessed? the first one is that you and then the second one brian blessed, and the third one is guy verhofstadt. here's the first one and thanks to pete for this. oh, very good! marvellous. well done. this is from jake yap. that is good! i like, i like. you need to know a lot of stuff to understand that. that is very nice, but very funny. we are like the little corner of the party who would understand that. thanks to ann carruthers for this. that is classy. theresa may i rolled borisjohnson. and the final one. here goes. thank you. while you're here, we have to ask, what is your prediction of what will happen? no idea! shall i go on? that is a long time in broadcasting. cheers, john. good to see you guys. goodbye. should we create a poem now? like a poetry slam? i think that is a terrible idea. yo