simon jack, bbc news.o westminster and speak to stephen hammond — he's a conservative mp and former vice chairman of the party who in september this year said he hoped the prime minister would deliver a "negotiated settlement". thank you forjoining us. we still wait for the publication of the agreement itself, but do you think she has done that? she has clearly got a negotiated settlement. the key is what is in it, and like everybody else, apart from the cabinet, i haven't seen it, and therefore i think, i'm very surprised at all my collea g u es think, i'm very surprised at all my colleagues rushing out here with hotheads declaring partisan politics ata time hotheads declaring partisan politics at a time when we need cool heads and calm reflection, because most of us and calm reflection, because most of us haven't seen the deal. you are not getting a lot of cool heads and calm reflection of the moment. and i think that is very bad. nonetheless, laura kuenssberg, the bbc political editor, has been saying t

simon jack, thank you.han 50,000 in just two years according to a study by the gambling commission. it also says almost half a million children aged 11 to 16 are betting more regularly than drinking alcohol, smoking or taking drugs. sima kotecha reports. some of society's most vulnerable turning to gambling. children as young as 11 betting with friends in playgrounds, using slot machines and buying scratchcards. i got addicted very quickly. and that's a pretty common characteristic of children who get into gambling. it's the parts of the brain that regulate risk that are not properly developed. i became addicted within weeks of starting gambling. today's report indicates a worrying rise in the number of young gamblers. nearly 3000 people aged 11—16 were surveyed. 1.7% of those were deemed to be problem gamblers. extrapolating that across england, scotland and wales, it would be the equivalent of 55,000 youngsters. loot boxes sold on some of the world's most popular video games have come under criticism, wit

simon jack, bbc news.laura kuenssberg said the prime minister's brexit plans are still struggling to gain traction with her mps and allies, and that after the dup failed to back her in commons votes on the budget, her position is also still precarious. just as one potential threat seems to be fading, real one was acted on. there is tonight no sign of those 48 was mentors the women of the apocalypse, those tory brexiteers coming to try to take theresa may away. but her friends and partners in government, the dup, that small northern ireland is unionist party abstaining on the finance golden knights. what does that mean in normal parlance? well, when push came to shove, that band of northern ireland unionists did not vote with the government on a vital piece of legislation, the budget. that throws into question the support they promised, the deal they did with theresa may to back her on brexit and to back her on the budget. now, on both sides, sources are saying tonight it doesn't mean the end of their partn

simon jack joins us. financial services? simon jack joins us. where are we with the brexit deal?we have got a little bit ahead of ourselves. there were reports the deal had been struck in financial services between the uk, london being the biggest financial centre in europe, and the rest of the eu in that we were going to have this equivalence regime. what that means is the eu say we believe your standards and regulations are good enough for us to give you access to our markets. that has been on the table since the beginning. equivalence. the problem with that is that the eu can add any time with 30 days notice think —— say, we don't think you qualify any more. that is not stable enough forjp morgan, goldman sachs etc. the new development was that we are thinking of having a new way of having a non—unilateral revocation of that privilege. there will be somebody said up. they would talk about it. have some kind of arbitration. it was not —— it would not be time limited. having said that, the treasury say we are getting too far ahead of ourselves. the nature of that body that will

simon jack, our business editor.g after two bombs were found in an empty flat in north—west london. the two devices were found in a property being refurbished in harlesden this morning. nearby flats were evacuated and roads were closed. police said there have been no arrests. one of northern ireland's biggest employers, the aerospace company bombardier, is cutting nearly 500 jobs in belfast. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy has more. there have been large—scale redundancies expected for a while and that is because of a cost—cutting drive by bombardier. they want to sell more planes by making them cheaper. the scale of thejob making them cheaper. the scale of the job losses today, some 490 posts, the unite says it has exceeded its worst fears and today's job losses are the latest in a string of redundancies at bombardier in northern ireland. there is been a total of around 2000 job losses now over the past two years. now the firm, which makes the wings for the c series passenger planes at the belfast plaid says it

simon jack, bbc business giant who remains in custody. simonjack, bbc news.s hayward a draft agreement on postgraduate relations, insisting a deal is within our grasp. the announcer came ahead of theresa may going back to brussels tomorrow with more talks with the european commission president and an eu leaders meeting on sunday to sign off on the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration. mr speaker, the draft text we have agreed with the commission is a good dealfor agreed with the commission is a good deal for our agreed with the commission is a good dealfor our country agreed with the commission is a good deal for our country and our partners in the eu. it honours the vote of the british people by taking back control of our borders, our laws and our money, while protecting jobs, security and the integrity of our precious united kingdom. however, there are several major hurdles for the european union and the uk, including the future of gibraltar and the irish border. although the political declaration includes an aspiration for technology to ensur

our business editor simon jack looks at what happens next.ne of the world's most powerful and influential business leaders. as well as his now former role as chairman of nissan, it is also chairman of nissan, it is also chairman of nissan, it is also chairman of renault, mitsubishi motors, and chairman and chief executive of an alliance of all three do collectively made 10 million cars last year. so far renault have not dismissed and, at installing another executive an interim basis. mitsubishi motors are considering their position. the future of the whole alliance has been questioned after the downfall of its main architect. behind carlos ghosn‘s personal drama lies a powerplay within a group. it is no secret that senior executives at nissan felt that carlos ghosn and renault, which owns a 43% stake in the company, were exerting too much control over a group of which nissan was so control over a group of which nissan was so do most cars. the removal of carlos ghosn allowed a restructure ofan carlos ghosn allowed a restructure of an alliance

damion: so, there's myself and simon, and then we have four guys in the workshop. you'll meet jack's an amazing guy, and he's been with us from the beginning. lemonis: and who does the bulk of the actual manufacturing of this? -damion: all of us. -simon: i do. i control the manufacturing side. -lemonis: you do? -simon: yeah. i run all the guys, make sure all the guys know what they're doing, make sure they've got all the timber. lemonis: you're like the foreman? simon: yeah, i'm like the foreman. lemonis: you're sales and marketing? damion: i do absolutely everything i possibly can. i'm in the workshop. i'm sanding. i'm oiling. lemonis: and, so, when you say you do everything, you feel like you do the bulk of the work in the company? damion: yes. lemonis: okay. damion: yes, because i have to deal with everything -- all of the customers, all of the shows, the marketing material. i have to help with the installations. i have to take care of a lot of things and not just the carpentry side. simon: [ chuckles ] i do the bulk of the work. i work seven days a week. i'm in that shop from 1

our business editor simon jack is here. simon, there have been huge anger about bonus. untenable, do you think? it was becoming a real embarrassment to the company. there was a famous clip that went viral when he walked off camera that went viral when he walked off camera rather than discuss his bonus. it could have been even more, it could have been 100 million, he offered to give 25 million back because it was so high, and that was thanks to a formula designed by directors back in 2012 and almost unanimously approved by the same shareholders who are so angry now, and what they didn't know back then was that the government the year later was about to announce this massive stimulus programme for the house—building sector called helped by, using government money to subsidise buyers, which increased profits house—buying and therefore the profits. the director in charge of pay has already resigned, they admit they made a mistake by not capping this bonus so it got to such astronomical levels. in a way, it is notjeff astronomical levels. in a way, it is not jeff urban's fau

simon jack, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news.n investigators have said the lion air plane that crashed last month killing 189 people was not airworthy and should have been grounded. the boeing 737 crashed into the java sea shortly after departing from jakarta. a preliminary report found technical problems had been reported on previous flights, but investigators did not give a definite cause for the accident. lion air has insisted that the plane was airworthy. rebbece henschke reports. almost new plane crashed within minutes after takeoff. this man's son was on a flight with his cousin. translation: he was a really good kid. nothing about him was bad. now he and other reading families have heard that the plane was not airworthy and should have been grounded the day before. ahead of the investigating committee told the bbc there were a number of serious technical issues with the plane. on the previous flight from bali to jakarta. minimum of four problems appearing in one flight. this, in oui’ appearing in one flight. this, in our o

simon jack, bbc news. minister theresa may will be hoping the analysis puts pressure on the dozens of members of parliament who right now say they won't support her deal with the eu. political correspondent nick eardley asseses if the bank of england's worst case scenario might actually help theresa may in some way. it allows her to turn round and say to members of her own party, and members of other parties too, "if you try and block my deal, if you stop this getting through, you are risking a situation in which the uk economy could tank." that's exactly what the bank of england are warning today. i must say, from hanging out in parliament tonight and from speaking to some of the brexiteers who've been extremely dismissive of her plan, they're equally dismissive of what the bank of england is saying tonight. they quite simply don't believe these worst—case scenario predictions. one of the leaders of the brexit campaign, jacob rees—mogg, told me that project fear had got even worse and was now turning into

simon jack, bbc in business giant who remains in custody. simonjack, bbc news.ns to compensate white farm owners whose land was seized under the former president, robert mugabe. the cash will come from next year‘s budget, which projects a huge deficit. the united states had made compensation a condition for removing sanctions against zimbabwe. caroline rigby has more. it was one of the defining policies of the former president‘s rule. nearly two decades ago, robert mugabe encouraged blacks to take back their land. it was deemed by his government and supporters to have been unfairly acquired under british colonial rule. 0ften violent, the policies or an exodus of skilled white farmers, and the economy collapsed. the western world took note, breaking diplomatic ties, and imposing economic sanctions. but now, new plans to compensate farm owners whose land was seized, a condition the united states says must be met if sanctions against zimbabwe are to be removed. in the first budget of emmerson mnangagwa‘s presidency, and one that predicts a huge deficit, the governm

simon jack, bbc news.ne person was stabbed to death, as an act of terrorism. two other people were wounded before the suspect, who was originally from somalia, was shot by police. he died later in hospital. the chair of the parole board for england and wales says she's concerned that it currently has no black members. the board assesses whether prisoners are fit to be released. just 13 of its 240 members are from other non—white ethnic backgrounds. the board is looking at whether there is unconscious bias in its recruitment process. yemeni forces — backed by the saudi—led coalition which is supported by the us and the uk — have launched a major offensive to take full control of yemen's port city of hodeidah. aid agencies have been warning that an all—out attack on the city, which is the entry point for 80 percent of the country's food imports and aid relief, could triggerfamine. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin has recently returned from yemen, and is in istanbulfor us tonight. we have talked ma

simon jack, bbc news. in a moment, we‘ll talk to laura kuenssberg in westminster.dler. from your point of view, do you think the eu isjust from your point of view, do you think the eu is just taking this from your point of view, do you think the eu isjust taking this now isa think the eu isjust taking this now is a done deal? michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator is hoping so and the european commission is planning ahead with its plans for a special seal the deal brexit summit here in brussels on sunday. we heard michel barnier in step with the prime minister doing a hard sell on the text of the brexit deal, helping had to market it back home. he predicted an ambitious economic and strategic relationship between the eu and the uk in the future. but storm clouds are gathering over the text of the brexit deal in the eu as well, though they are not as menacing as in the uk. we heard from spain today custom it once written guarantees that eu/ uk negotiations on any kind of their future relationship with not automatically applied to gibraltar. until now there had been

simon jack, bbc news.t the latest from laura kuenssberg in westminster, but first our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. the prime minister is heading to brussels later this week. how much support is there across the eu for this deal? well, sophie, there is broad support despite what is going on politically in the uk. the eu, because the cabinet last week approved the draft text of the withdrawal agreement, is ploughing ahead with plans for a special seal the deal brexit summit in brussels on sunday. and the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier was in step with the prime minister today. he echoed that successful slogan of the leave campaign about taking back control by saying today, this brexit deal will allow the uk to take back control. he predicted or so that after brexit, there would be a special economic and strategic partnership between the uk and the eu. but, sophie, there are storm clouds in the eu as well over the text of this brexit deal, although they are not as menacing as in the

our business editor, simon jack, is here.oes a great deal of trade with the us, the us buys more uk goods and services than any other single country, round 100 billion woun worth, this is nearly double the amount that we sell to germany, much more than france, much more than ireland, that is still dwarfed by the amount we do with the eu in total, which is at 241 billion, so that still our biggest trading partner, there is no reason the existing trade with the us should suffer, what he may have meant is the prime minister's plan could make it more difficult to make a new trade deal with the us, there he may have a point. as you know the uk is due leave the eu at the end of march, but after that, there will be this transition, a status quo period, and at least until december 2020, in that time, we are part of the tsunami customs union, so difficult to do a new trade deal then. thereafter, we may trigger the backstop, which we have been hearing about tonight, again we could stay within the eu's customs union during that period,

simon jack, bbc news. board assesses whether prisoners are fit to be released. just 13 of its 240 members are from other non—white ethnic backgrounds. the board is looking at whether there is unconscious bias in its recruitment process. the grenfell inquiry has been played a recording of a 999 call from the night of the fire, in which the father of the youngest victim can be heard pleading with his daughters to "keep going" during the family's escape. in a written statement, marcio gomes said his son was stillborn because of the fumes his wife inhaled that night. yemeni forces, backed by the saudi—led coalition which is supported by the us and the uk, have launched a major offensive to take full control of yemen's port city of hodeidah. aid agencies have been warning that an all—out attack on the city, which is the entry point for 80% of the country's food imports and aid relief, could triggerfamine. our international correspondent orla guerin has recently returned from yemen, and is in istanbul for us ton

simon jack, bbc news.or england and wales says she's concerned that it currently has no black members. the board assesses whether prisoners are fit to be released. just 13 of its 240 members are from other non—white ethnic backgrounds. the board is looking at whether there is unconscious bias in its recruitment process. the grenfell inquiry has been played a recording of a 999 call from the night of the fire in which the father of the youngest victim can be heard pleading with his daughters to keep going during the family's escape. in a written statement, marcio gomes said his son was stillborn because of the fumes his wife inhaled that night. you're watching bbc news, the latest headlines: firefighters in california are battling huge wildfires that have caused thousands of people to flee their homes. five people are known to have died. theresa may's brexit plans have suffered another blow at a critical time in the negotiations, with the resignation of the transport minister, jojohnson. let's get more on o

well, our business editor, simon jack, is here.they did not have any choice? no, they did not have a choice. their choice was approved a plan which would see new investors come in, or buy shares in the company they own at a knock—down price. they can improve that or the company goes bust. all of their entire value of their investment is zero. they had to double down. that did not mean there were not plenty of angry shouts. i was at the meeting and some people called the decision in moral, said it was not fair, that small shareholders had not had the opportunity to participate. luke johnson, not had the opportunity to participate. lukejohnson, a well—known entrepreneur, the man who bought as pizza express, told them i have no choice, we were three hours away from the company going bust. he has got directorships or over the place, but he said he would reduce those activities and focus on reviving the trust in him and the company and the fortunes of the company. with the serious fraud investigation and the forensic inquiry going on, t

our business editor simon jack has been us, is he right?bilities. the us buys more uk goods and services than any other single country by miles. uk exports to the us in 2016 were worth £99 billion a year, that is nearly double what we sell to germany and much more than we do to france and ireland. to the eu in total, we sell £241 billion worth of goods a year, so it is still our biggest trading partner overall. there is no reason that existing trade with the us should be affected, but what mr trump may have meant is that the pm's plan could make it hard to strike a new trade deal with the us, and there he may have a point. the uk is due to leave the eu at the end of march next year, but there will then be a transitional or status quo period until december 2020 at least, during which time the uk can negotiate new deals, but they cannot come into force until that period is over. if a deal is not done by then, the backstop designed to ensure the irish border remains open, could be triggered, which again means the uk stays in the customs union

our business editor, simon jack, is here.bank of england, how credible are they? i can't stress enough, these are not predictions all forecasts, they are just possibilities, lots of possibilities, lots of possibilities, of all the possibilities, of all the possibilities you could look at, this is the worst. the governor did say today that having said that, the probability of this outcome has gone up probability of this outcome has gone upa probability of this outcome has gone up a little because of some of the parliamentary gridlock laura talked about. other people say they are a lwa ys about. other people say they are always wrong, these are very difficult things to model, they are very complicated with lots of moving parts, but the bank of england has hundreds of economists, data, historical experience, the fact they are not always right does not mean they are pure guesswork, it is serious work that people put everton and say these are some of the likely outcomes. people will say before, during and since the referendum we h

simon jack, bbc news.o what happens in the months ahead, later in the programme. but for the day's other news, let'sjoin ben. huw, thank you very much indeed. the libyan prime minister has told the bbc he expects the younger brother of the manchester arena bomber will be extradited to britain before the end of the year. hashem abedi has been in custody in libya since soon after the attack in may last year which killed 22 people. he's wanted in britain for murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause explosions. this report from our international correspondent 0rla guerin. a city paying tribute to its dead. manchester in mourning in may 2017 after a suicide attacker turned a concert into a scene of carnage. the authorities in britain and in libya believe the bomber, salman abedi, did not work alone. this is his younger brother, hashem, who has been held in tripoli since just after the attack. britain requested his extradition a year ago. very nice to see you... and on a visit to italy today, libya's pr

our business editor simon jack is at the cbi conference in south—east london.o down with the business folk there? pretty well, clive, she got a sustained volley of applause before she had even opened her mouth and i think that reflects two things. one is the business community feels much better about having been welcomed back inside the tent, they have had a number of meetings and set up business councils. and secondly, business councils. and secondly, business agree with the primers that even though a deal they describe as not perfect is a lot better than no deal —— agree with the prime minister. they said it would take a wrecking deal to the economy. but of course businesses cannot vote and that's what the president of the cbi john alan urged mps saying when you're making your vote you can vote, when you're doing that ask firms and businesses in your constituencies about what effect there would be on jobs and living standards. he said only by doing that could business make its presence felt. as i say, pretty warm reception from the prime minister today. —— jo

simon jack our business editor. the headlines on bbc news...ion from a local authority following a serious sexual assault speaks about her ordeal. and theresa may arrives in brussels for crucial brexit talks as both sides try to finalise a deal. sir david attenborough says that solution to climate change must be a global one that involves everybody. speaking to the bbc ahead of next month's un climate change conference in poland, the naturalist says the discussion must include people from across the globe regardless of nationality or cirumstances. sir david made his comments as he prepares to deliver the people's seat intiative — which aims to bring the voice of millions of citizens around the world to the conference through digital technology. the united nations felt that in their debates it shouldn't just be politicians, it shouldn'tjust be scientists, it should be ordinary people and people around the world. and around the world there is an increasing understanding and recognition of the climate change problem and the catastrophe that awaits

withdrawal agreement, when she addresses business leaders this morning. 0ur our business editor simon jackaking to the proposed deal? she will get a pretty receptive audience here at the cbi annual conference, businesses will say the president will say this deal is not perfect but it's a lock better than no deal, that's an outcome he will describe as a wrecking ball. businesses will broadly give her some support but of course businesses cannot vote but then the president of the cbi will try and get round that in a way by saying to mps who can vote in parliament, consult the firms, the businesses in your constituency before you make up your constituency before you make up your mind for that vote because no deal will be very bad outcome for jobs, livelihoods and standard of living across the country. that will be there warning. a lot of people here will realise even if they back the deal today and give her a broad show of support on paper at least the stars not look like it has a great chance of getting through parliament as things stand hence the call to arms if you like to mps to check wit

simon jack, bbc news.o eye with theresa may is pro—brexit businessman tim martin, chairman of the pub chain wetherspoons. hejoins us from he joins us from exeter. hejoins us from exeter. good evening. what did you make of the case theresa may had to make? theresa may is really speaking to what is, in effect, a pro—eu political organisation that supported the disastrous exchange rate mechanism the euro, remain, etc. she is doing what she did in the last election, she's speaking absolutely to her own constituency. i really think she is talking nonsense. the main thing is no deal that theresa may can do that is better than leaving without a deal, because leaving without a deal allows the uk, like australia, singapore, lots of other countries, to embrace free trade. we save £39 billion, we we gain control of fishing and by adopting free trade, we lose the tariffs that the eu makes us charge. —— we regain control. on the 93% of the world that isn't in the eu. sorry to interrupt, but what about the ta riffs inte

the all—around final requires a jack of all trades. all eyes on simone biles... start. half turn on a double twist... the gasps from the crowd gave hope to her rivals. even battling kidney stones, she helped the usa to team gold on tuesday, but the bars have always been her nemesis. she's certainly put that poor vault behind her. after an 18—month break from the sport, she was back on top. but the unforgiving beam allows no room for error. with all her routines so much harder than everyone else's, little stumbles could be forgiven, but not a major fall. a very difficult element... biles‘s attempt to become the first woman in history to win four all—around world titles was going to the wire but, on the floor, she reigns supreme. wearing a teal ribbon in her hair in honour of sexual abuse survivors, she took a deep breath. this year, she watched her tormentor, the former usa team doctor, jailed for the abuse of more than 150 women. try to stop her if you dare. and simone biles does take the gold! i wish i could have put out a better performance, because that's not

the all—around final requires a jack of all trades. all eyes on simone biles.ampion got off to a shaky start. they gasp from the crowd gave hope to her rivals. even battling kidney stones, she helped the usa to tea m kidney stones, she helped the usa to team gold on tuesday but the bars have always been her nemesis. after an18 have always been her nemesis. after an 18 month break, she was back on top, but the beam allows no room for error. little stumbles could be forgiven but not a major fall. simone biles‘s attempt to become the first woman in history to win four all around world titles was going to the wire but on the floor she reigns supreme. the wire but on the floor she reigns supreme. wearing a keel ribbon in honour of sexual abuse survivors, this year, she watched her former tormentorjailed for the abuse of women in the team. i could have put ona women in the team. i could have put on a better performance because i'm not the gymnast that you saw but we all have mistakes and it's how you get up and prove yourself. not all superheroes wear capes. some wea