snow with temperatures just above freezing and some might just end up in this restaurant owned by sunni martine and she was one of two thousand unemployed people who participated in finland's basic income experiment that ended in december a basic thing on trial actually gave some freedom and they kind of i think the biggest effect was psychological if they kind of got this idea that you have two years you have the security of four hundred six year old per month and you have to do something with that money she says the basic income she received gave her the freedom to open this restaurant and contribute to the economy after the mathematician has to call and if we can afford a system like that but i don't think that their. earlier system is or that existence is them is cheap either in finland's existing system the unemployed receive support from the state but critics like trial participant toomas say they're not much more than a number for the unemployment office. if you are unemployed you can't work very much. if you have this kind of system like the trial was you can earn how much you want and

may with local elections in european parliamentary elections of the moment sunni seems to be the most likely outcome so martin the government could fall we could be looking at snap elections where does all of this leave the catalan separatists and their movement for independence. well if the opposition policies reasons how. they could have a majority together they held a mass rally and jade here on some day that she was in the government to being too soft on cancer is there a reason to harm was reintroduced on the root. cause indeed in the shorts and at least will send your castle over. self-determination. all right journals martin roberts reporting for us in madrid thank you so much. that some other stories making headlines around the world belgium's airports are at a standstill due to a national strike to demand higher pay almost no flights are landing in or departing from the country airport bosses say they cannot guarantee safety with a skeleton staff the strike is also paralyzed belgians railways and courts that australia set to reopen a controversial offshore migrant detention center on christmas island

martin. the mild weather continues and it looks set to stay into the weekend. bright sunny with. through the night, low cloud and fog developing. temperatures falling to three celsius. tomorrow, dense mist and fog to start, that could be slow to clear. depending how fast that clears, it will be mild, temperatures similar to today. a similar story into the weekend. brightening with sunny spells. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and naga — bye for now. good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: braced for further defections. three former conservative mps who have quit the party say a significant number of colleagues are also considering walking out. no breakthrough in brussels, but theresa may insists progress has been made on agreeing changes to the brexit deal. the british teenager who joined is in syria says she's shocked by the home secretary's decision to remove her uk citizenship. taking off or facing t

martin. freezing for our inland valleys and it will be a mild day. very much like yesterday with mostly sunny skies. tomorrow a cold front moving in, will bring in spotty light showers and then we go back to some dry weather by the end of the work week. forecast. >> thank you so much. >>> just ahead, former acting fbi director andrew mccabe, we are going to get his take on the firestorm sparked by his memoir and his claims about the president, russia, and the mueller investigation. he is here live. >>> plus, it has been two weeks since andy cohen became a first-time father. well, he will be here to talk about that life-changing moment. like all good dads, he is going to share pictures of that adorable little son benjamin. >>> first, this is "today" on nbc. but first >>> the flu widesprea states. what you can do to keep your family safe. >>> meghan markel's secret visit to new york after your local news. cosentyx can help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an inc

martin. let's have a quick inspection. looking closely at the stripes. no flies on tom jones. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it isn't sunnyly on. this morning was pretty cloudy but the cloud started to break up across parts of england and wales, also north—east scotland. on a sunny spots at the temperatures up to 17 or 18 degrees. this evening and tonight, areas of cloud across northern ireland and western scotland. he had the temperatures will hold up quite nicely. further south and east, a relatively chilly at night and we will start to see some fog developing across parts of the midlands, east anglia, towards the south coast. this fog could be dense through the morning commute. quite slow to clear, so bear in mind if you have travel plans. once the fog clears, most places having dry weather, spells of sunshine, temperatures doing very nicely by the of year. a bit of patchy rain in the of year. a bit of patchy rain in the north—west. we can come at one days with some sunshine and some chilly nights and foggy mornings. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm shaun ley. today at 3. labour and the conservatives brace t