with women not safe inside the parliament of the eu. bout here? well, we have, you know, majority of the people in power are still men, both in terms of the officials and parliamentarians. you have very many young women who come to work in parliament or can't for work experience and, of course, you have this imbalance of power and, often, somehow, there is a feeling a bit like in the film industry, in politics you as well, that its ok, young women are expected to do more than thejob young women are expected to do more than the job they are there to do. someone has said there is a cultural silence around the parliament. people felt unable to raise concerns, or telling stories of what they have been through. exactly. this is the same scenario, same situation elsewhere, in westminster, if you are in a big corporation, you know that your job is at if you are in a big corporation, you know that yourjob is at risk. and so that is the problem. the reason there is silence is because most people are too afraid and they don't know the mechanisms.

you know, all the eu laws will be uk laws. iverge on everything, and the minute we diverge on a single regulation... that is one of the benefits. that means in practice the eu will have to check our imports of the goods in case we are no longer sticking to their... it's all agreeable. no, it isn't. just over 20% of our economy is international trade, 80% is within the uk. the rest of the world, 90% of growth is going to come from outside the euro. david, your confidence is infectious. maybe that is a good thing. thank you for coming on. let's have him back in two years to find out how it's working. the most powerful debate in the eu this week parliament was sexual about harassment and whether the eu should do more to combat it. during the discussion the focus shifted onto the parliament itself, with many stories emerging of staff being the victims of harassment and abuse. here is what the eu commissioner had to say when she opened the debate. women that have been in some form or another harassed by their boss, colleague, their

how are we exist between the uk and the eu. nship, which is in fact the word i'm using, in article 50, to make an agreement in the context of a future framework in our relationship. they are in breach of the ranked —— cheeky. they are doing it because they want to box the united kingdom into a corner and make it as weak as possible. there comes a point when the prime minister has to say i am not going to be pushed around any more, my cabinet is going to have to back me to ta ke cabinet is going to have to back me to take a strong stand in order... on the concept of backing, if this transition period does turn out to be one in which the ecj is fully implementing itsjurisdiction be one in which the ecj is fully implementing its jurisdiction on british law, is that something you can live with? i think you'll be very difficult to the conservative party and the government and indeed parliament to explain to voters why we parliament to explain to voters why we have gone slow motion on brexit. at the behest of the eu, why we're invitin

that is the eu line. able the uk and the eu relationship is, you shouldn't want to jeopardise relationship is, you shouldn't want tojeopardise itjust for relationship is, you shouldn't want to jeopardise it just for the relationship is, you shouldn't want tojeopardise itjust for the sake of political gain, just to make sure britain is punished for brexit. if the eu is adaptable in the future, it has to be flexible. that is a nice idea but it won't happen. everything the eu has said has been published on the record, these are oui’ published on the record, these are our parameters, this is what we will talk about, this is what needs to happen before we talk about her future relationship. britain does not seem to be listening to what the eu is saying. if it was listening, it would know it can't move further. it would be great if the eu was more adaptable but it won't. surely there must be listening it theresa may is preparing to have a war chest put to one side in the event no deal? preparing to have a war ch

the summit of eu leaders? the country can maybe break this deadlock michel barnier‘s been talking about today? the hope was france and germany would put pressure on other member states and nudge the talks in the direction now. those early discussions about transition that chris was talking about. but, theresa may‘s under huge political pressures at home, as always, as a conservative prime minister, trying to deal with the eu. while the uk is being asked to be much more clear about its financial commitments and what it is prepared to pay, she has huge pressure on herfrom brexit enthusiasts within her party who wa nt to enthusiasts within her party who want to talk instead about the contingency manning and money put aside for a no—deal scenario. she ru ns aside for a no—deal scenario. she runs the risk of a political backlash if she‘s seen to concede at this stage on that money question. she also has businesses breathing down her neck demanding a quick move on to the transition talks now. ben, for the moment, th

in the eu. this has been my first priority from the very beginning of negotiations and it remains so. negotiations are complicated and deeply technical. but in the end, they are about people. and i'm determined that we will put people first. eu's systems make an extraordinary contribution to our national life, and we want them to stay. i know that eu member states also value the uk nationals living in their communities, and i want them to have their rights protected too. we are united on the key principles, and while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding, we're within touching distance of a deal. this agreement will provide certainty about residents, health care, pensions, and other benefits. it will mean the eu citizens who paid into the uk system and uk nationals who have paid in the system of the eu countries can benefit from what they have put in. it will enable family whose have built their lives together to tay together, and provide guarantees the rights of those uk nat

afterfive months of to the eu chief negotiator, michel barnier. that he would not be recommending that this moves on to the leaders. so, some have suggested that theresa may was coming here tonight to brussels to have this meeting with jean—claude juncker and the way she did at florence a few weeks ago. to say, we're not at negotiator level, this is now the prime minister, where can we push this? downing street said no, this was an organised meeting, they had scheduled it in before the talks. but a long story is short, she had 90 minutes to talk withjean—claude juncker, she we were told there was a deadlock. but ultimately we are told that when the pair came out they were briefly seen kissing and hugging, it seemed cordial and relaxed, the joint statement they both released said they wanted to agree to accelerate the talks over the coming months. it i think read through the lines, when you come here to brussels on thursday i don't get a sense that they will be talking about brexit, moving it onto the next phase. what else is on the agenda, what ar

the eu will not do that as well. only thing is, donald tusk, the head of the european council, twittered today and he said, please do not resort to violence. use forceful arguments, but do not argue with force. so there is a slight fear this might get out of control or out of hand. but the eu officially is not reacting. they say that spain must resolve this problem on their own. for example, the french president also said he is behind mariano rajoy. also the german chancellor told , through a spokesman that she is behind her spanish counterpart. so there is no question the eu is behind spanish government. sarah: catalonia has no support for independence within the eu, but in practical terms is f catalonia secedes from spain, what is going to happen? bernd: nothing. the eu diplomats tell us that they will ignore any move of catalonia to become independent. there will be no border, there will be no tariffs, passport controls, things like that. every decision the catalan government, which will no longer be in office now

no deal is not good for the eu. secretary wants but he must realise the slow progress of these talks raises the risk of no deal. so, the critical question for him today that we need to have answered from that dispatch box is what does he intend to do between now and friday, to deliver on the commitment to accelerate the talks? what words does he want to hear on friday to evidence that progress? how confidence is he on a scale of 1—10 that he will hear those words? and what is the intent if he fails? the shadow brexit secretary reply to david davis after he updated mps on the progress on the brexit bill gauche asians. time for a look at the weather. we ta ke we take a look back at the weekend and we started with this major category three hurricane. over spain and portugal, bringing a trail of damage to the north and west of the uk and ireland as well. gusts up to 97 miles an hour. some damage to the uk, blowing down trees, causing disruption to power supplies and transport networks. the seas have stayed pretty rough t

but the eu wants more details on this and other issues such as the rights of eu citizens in the uk beforeesa may should take a more mature approach and realise that from the point of view of the remaining 27 members of the european union, the uk created this problem and we should bear the heaviest responsibility to come up with solutions to it. at a time when the cabinet is in such chaos, brexit negotiations are too important to end up being drowned by the chaos we are seeing. the eu chief negotiator has said it could be weeks or months until negotiations turn to trade and eu leaders will meet in a fortnight to decide whether enough progress has been made. so could the uk walk away without a deal? some of the most enthusiastic brexit supporters in the conservative party are urging her to keep it on the table and refuse to make any more concessions until the eu moves. either they come to the table and start to talk about long—term arrangements they want to have with the uk after we leave, or there is no point in continuing discussions at all. but the tory party is split on whether walking

in the last hour, the eu has said it is up to the uk to make progress and not the eu. you are the ones who have got to move, not us. number ten saying at the same time they will publish their latest white paper on trade and customs arrangements after brexit, designed to show that we are getting on with it and to show that we are getting on with itand are to show that we are getting on with it and are serious about negotiations and we want to move to the next stage. difficult for theresa may because of course she will be talking to mps in the commons this afternoon where the message was supposed to be come along, eu, you need to get a move on but now we have had the rebuff from the eu and i think part of that might be because of the cabinet shenanigans and conference disarray we saw over the past week. perhaps eu leaders of the view that actually mrs may doesn't have strong hand playing doubts about what will happen to the foreign secretary borisjohnson as well happen to the foreign secretary boris johnson as well and happen to the foreign secretary borisjohnson as well

britain is 15 to 17% of the eu economy. where as trade with the eu is 47% of britain's trade. is 47% of britain's trade. plus the fact under wto rules, if there is no deal, europe can still get its goods to the uk because tariffs on goods are very low, so the germans will still be able to sell their cars. where as britain needs to export services and services are not covered under the wto rules and britain has a big problem. doesn't the eu also want britain's money and by that i don'tjust mean the divorce bill, it is clear there is still haggling over that but when britain leaves in 2019, the eu is not getting our regular funds and that surely is an issue of concern? no, that's what it means to no longer to be a member. they don't wa nt to longer to be a member. they don't want to lose that sum of money do they? they have resigned themselves for that so if great britain doesn't continue in the norway style in the single market, they have got used to that, losing that money. the continentals want there to be a visible sign that britain's decision was a mistake. remember, for br

citizens' rights is one of the eu's priorities. larly concerned about the administrative burden eu nationals will be under if they want to stay in the uk after brexit and get settled status. it is something that they talk about a lot. it is a key one here. however, there are other outstanding issues to do with citizens' rights which have to be addressed. the eu wants to know about family reunification. in other words, can eu nationals bring family members from other eu states to come and live with them in the uk? can they export their benefits? send them to other eu countries? what will be the role for the european court ofjustice? and as we've gone through each round of discussions and various other talks around the brexit process, we've asked what is the maximum that we've asked what is the maximum that we can expect today? will there be any movement on any of the key issues, do you think? what happens with these summits, in the weeks beforehand, officials and diplomats prepare a draft set of conclusions for the leader to sign up

we believe this is important for the eu 27, and for the uk, in or out of the eu. me minister's statement and the progress that she has made in these negotiations. as we've heard, representatives of british businesses, businesses of all sizes, from all sectors, today to the government warning of the consequences of no deal and relying on wto rules. they said the government should give certainty to business by immediately ruling this option out under any circumstances. will the prime minister agree to listen to british businesses, and would she even go so far today as finally to rule out no deal? can i say to my right honourable friend, we have, of course, been engaging with business and listening to business. i was very clear that the implementation period was something that business was very keen on having, and ensuring they had that smooth and orderly houses of withdrawal, but we are in a negotiation with the eu treaty seven, andl negotiation with the eu treaty seven, and i think it's important to remember, as part of that, that if we want to get a good deal for t

the uk has quit the eu, so after brexit day. ears until the terms are settled. let's get the latest from damien in brussels. what is your assessment of the message that eu leaders are really trying to get across? i think what we are hearing is a sort of unified point across all of these people that are talking, which is that they are trying to lay out the constraints as they see them. that is very simple. the structure of the talks that the eu has laid down is that first there has to be disagreement on the exit and that is stuck at the minute, which is why we are hearing is warning is coming from donald tusk. the issue there is the need the eu side sees for the uk to put on the table what it is prepared to pay. as michel barnier made clear in his comments, it is only if that is resolved in the coming weeks or longer that he will then legally be allowed by the eu to move on to discussing a transition. 0nly allowed by the eu to move on to discussing a transition. only once thatis discussing a transition. only once that is complete,

, with the crucial issue of a trade deal between britain and the eu top of the agenda. w it looks like that will be put back to another eu summit in december. and this just another eu summit in december. and thisjust ten months before another eu summit in december. and this just ten months before a deadline set by the eu's chief negotiator for a draft deal on the divorce to be put before european parliaments. in response to this, david davis appealed to the eu to allow the second phase of talks on a trade deal to begin much sooner. we are ready and well—prepared to start those discussions. as we look at the october european council next week i hope the member states will recognise the progress we have made and takea recognise the progress we have made and take a step forward in the spirit of the prime minister's florence speech. but instead the eu is focusing now in getting progress for the end of this year. we are negotiating in good faith, and we still hope the so—called sufficient progress will be possible by december. however, if it turns out that the talks continue

how many of you would say eu, the rest of the eu, is ourfriend? i don't... this, they are making us enemies. several of you said... because philip hammond, the chancellor, referred to them as "enemies" at some point this week. he apologised. they are not. how many of you would use the word "enemy"? no. so how many of you would say that they are not our friends? let's not go as far as enemy, but how many of you would not use the word "friend" to describe the rest? i do not think that they're being friendly at the moment. that's the best way i would put it. do you not see it as like a family? you may have brothers and sisters, but you do not necessarily particularly like them all the time! but at the moment, we are bound together by, you know, financial reasons, whatever. .. i would say european—wise, on a population level, absolute friends. whether the political classes at the top are our friends, that's a different matter for me. it's like saying they are enemies, i would definitely say that michel barnier is not a friend, but the average frenchman? yeah, ab

the prime minister is in brussels hoping for a breakthrough in the brexit negotations as an eu summit gets under way. some in her party are urging her to walk away with no deal unless future trade relations are discussed. she says she remained hopeful. the speech i set out in florence set out the ambitious vision and i look forward to us progressing that in the weeks ahead. also this lunchtime... the latest on the rohingya refugee crisis. we're live near the border in bangladesh as thousands continue to flee myanmar. the refugee camp in bangladesh where the heavens have just opened the refugee camp in bangladesh where the heavens havejust opened is home to hundreds of thousands of refugees, but it will have to be extended because of the severity of this crisis. the hollywood sex scandal — now sir tom jones says such behaviour is also found in the music industry. the number of crimes recorded in a year by police in england and wales passes the 5 million mark for the first time in a decade. spain's constitutional crisis continues, as the government says it will impose direct rule on cat

people have accepted that we are leaving the eu. round and talk to people, they see the value of the pound down. they see the credit rating down. they say investment down. they see growth down. they look to the political leaders for a plan and see and both parties, parties that seem to be more in obsessed with infighting than delivering a plan. now when they look to see progress, sadly they find that there isn't any or not enough and therefore time is ticking away and hard brexit is looming. thank you. now for the weather. it is drizzly and murky out there for some of us, that weather pattern will not change over the next 48 hours. when i say not change much, we hours. when i say not change much, we will keep keep the south—westerly winds and mild weather. the cloud will change radically, some will have thick cloud, for others it will break up from time to time. this picture from today really says it all. it is not one coherent area of cloud, there are lots of breaks, but also some rain bearing cloud. in this situation, where we have

and the kind of impact on the eu budget that the exit will have.evel you're suggesting? i certainly concur with you that the eu has a big interest in finding some deal and getting the uk to pay. especially 2019 and 2020 where the money is certainly needed. so, we are talking here about 20 billion to 30 billion missing. there is a will to get a deal. again, to change a mandate, you would need to activate domestic processes. you need to prioritise this. i think merkel is very much absorbed by her domestic considerations at this stage and emanuel macron has a lot on his plate with labour market reforms. emanuel macron has a lot on his plate with labour market reformsm some parts of the british political scene, there is frustration. can you tell us from a brussels point of view how you characterise the feeling or emotion or kind of attitude to the brexit process from your point of view? well, i think it's fair to is a brussels is really annoyed by what is going on in westminster. i think it's fair to say, it is a huge political let's say, it is a huge

tonight, brussels insists the eu speaks with one voice. ion and trade talks can start it says is in the new year. uk points to progress already made an brexit, but the eu wants more, on money. hurricane—force winds have hit many parts of ireland as one of the most powerful storms in decades sweeps across the british isles. storm ophelia has claimed the lives of three people in the irish republic, and around 360,000 homes and businesses have been without electricity. an amber weather warning, indicating a potential risk to life and property, has been in force in northern ireland, many parts of wales, south—west scotland, and the isle of man. 0ur correspondent chris buckler reports. from the atlantic, 0phelia arrived in force. no longer a hurricane, but a storm still determined to show her power. severe weather warnings were in place across ireland and homes, cars, even stadiums were no match for the winds. this roof was torn from a school in county cork amid what the irish government repeatedly called a national emergency. this is a national

this is the status of eu nationals in the uk, and uk nationals in the eu. the irish border, the border between the republic of ireland which is a member state of the eu, and northern ireland, which is part of the united kingdom. on three issues, there is no agreement yet. early on in the day, i was down at the entrance where all the leaders come through, and one of the first to arrive was theresa may. here she is speaking to the bbc. this council is about taking stock and looking ahead to how we can tackle the challenges we all share across europe. that means continuing oui’ across europe. that means continuing our cooperation, at the heart of the strong partnership we want to build together. we will be looking at the concrete progress that has been made in rx negotiations, and looking at setting out our ambitious plans for the weeks ahead, particularly i want to see an urgency in reaching an agreement on citizens rights. we have heard the word urgent a lot today because i think both sides of this negotiation understand that time is running short. just after

not the eu side. ill get to march 2019 with no deal, we will fall out of the eu, we'll go on to world trade organization rules and there will be threats to a lot ofjobs all across britain. but hang on. for months round here, it's almost been impossible to find anyone who really believed that this month would be the moment when the talks would move to the vital next phase. there has been some progress behind closed doors — just not very much — and there won't be more until the political leaders are ready to intervene. but today's drama in brussels doesn't mean the chances of a deal are dead. they are working hard in whitehall to move things to a conclusion. but politicians on both sides may have to budge for that to happen. the deal that will define the decisions that change our lives is tonight, still farfrom reach. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. a british woman who became a prominent recruiter for the terror group islamic state has reportedly been killed in a drone strike. sally—anne jones,

the eu can't say you can't, but the money is about trade, it is not about a thing else.relationship with the eu, and the eu says fine, this is what has to happen, if you don't want the trading relationship, it is up to you. the sunday times, gambling sites are forced to stop year in children. 450,000 children are readily on gambling sites, being viewed in by cartoon characters, and we we re viewed in by cartoon characters, and we were appalled when we read this story. there has been... the advertising authority and gambling watchdog has written to these companies haven't immediately with dawn these sites which are advertising children's cartoons. they are invested in creating a generation of gambling is, and gambling can be a disease, so it is creating a generation of people who get online and play and try and win money, it is very, very dangerous. it is absolutely pernicious. did you find the children were having to pay? it's not properly explained how they are paying to go on the sites. they are obviously achieving it because as i said, nearly half a million children a

in the big picture, the eu wants a brexit deal. money, they need the uk to cough up more cash and not to leave that big hole in the budget that the uk threatens to leave behind. i spoke tojosh lowe, who's european politics reporter at newsweek. if you look at the deck haar raetion that was seven out on brexit, after the council, it is clear the money is the most important thing, they are looking for a firm and concrete chitment. theresa may has committed to contribute to the budget up to this end of this period. she needs to do more, she needs to say what sorts of further liabilities is she willing to pay into the eu pension pot, is she willing to pay towards certain programme, how much is she willing to put on the table? once she says that it looks like we are almost set to move on to the next stage. there was a conciliatory tone from the eu leader, theresa may being praised for her intervention, in particular florence, is that case of them standing together and not wanting to be seen to be stumbling at the first block? i think so,

the uk and the eu shared the same objective of safeguarding the rights of eu nationals living in theationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to our country and, let me be clear, whatever happens we wa nt me be clear, whatever happens we want them and their families to stay. while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding on citizens rights, i'm sure that we are within touching distance of the deal. of northern ireland, we have agreed that the belfast agreement must be at the heart of our approach and northern ireland's unique circumstances the man specific solutions. it is vital thatjoint work on the peace process is not affected in any way. it is too important but that is. both sides agree that the canopy any physical infrastructure at the border and that the common travel area must continue. we have both committed to delivering a flexible and imaginative approach on this vital issue. this council is an important moment. it is a point at which to reflect on how to make fu

this is how the eu sees the timeline.citizens' rights, we stuck at this stage. possibly in december things can move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? hmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. now it's time for newsnight with evan davies. the government wants to be remembered for more than just brexit. the problem is that for many, it's only being remembered for botching up the introduction of universal credit. i think if universal credit is unchan

on the financial settlement, eu citizens rights and the irish border. john cobb made a position unanimous remark, nobody explained the in the first place to the british people what brexit actually meant. how true, and no wonder this government is in such a mess. today the uk's five biggest business lobby groups called for an urgent transition deal. time is run us out for the business community and financial institutions are giving notice of leaving london. ireland has clinch end deal width more than a dozen of london based banks to move to ireland and some have warned 83,000 city jobs to could be lost if the uk loses the claiming rights this we need to know the details of our future relationships and any transition deal before the end of the year. it is absolutely critical we stay in the single market and the customs union. the prime minister and government's catastrophic ideal flirtation with a no deal scenario, take this off the table and do it today. >> can i first of all say to right honorable gentleman i have spoke the prime minister on the issue o

uk points to progress already made an brexit, but the eu wants more, on money. s. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. this talk of accelerating the effort, and the priorities we know the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week?|j the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week? i think that only a few days ago we were discussing the term deadlock which was thrown out by the eu was not chief negotiator, to the immense frustration of those in westminster where four weeks, ministers have been saying publicly and privately they just want the eu to been saying publicly and privately theyjust want the eu to get on with it and take these talks seriously. tonight, number ten is pleased that the arch eurocrat jean—claude juncker himself, has agreed to go on record calling for just juncker himself, has agreed to go on record calling forjust that, the talks to accelerate. so in political terms, it does have a meaning. the use of this word agreed on both sides, will help fend off accusations that these talks have bee

let's get more on our top story, the eu summit in brussels, where its expected the other 27 eu statest supporting mp suella fernandes. but first our reality check correspondent chris morris as has been looking at what it might take to unblock these talks. after five round—up brexit negotiations, the eu have decided sufficient progress has not been made and eu leaders are set to confirm that tomorrow — friday. made and tomorrow — friday. there are several things to be resolved. but basically, at the moment, it all comes down to money. in her speech in florence, theresa may pledged to pay up to £18 billion into the eu budget in 2019 and 2020, to ensure that other countries aren't out of pocket. she also said the uk would "honour commitments" it has made as a member state. but eu negotiators, urged on by all the other member states, want to know what that means in practice. looming large in the background is something called the reste a liquider — eu money that has already been committed to projects in the long—term budget but has not yet been spent. it currently adds up to an eye—wateri

they're unlikely to get one, but attitudes are hardening here to the eu and to migrants. top stories this morning, the shadow brexit secretary warning on as the government makes changes to the eu withdrawal bill labour will side withdrawal bill labour will side with conservative rebels to try and block it. we were joined by labour in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporterfor the remainder in the chuka umunna who was a strong supporter for the remainder campaign and has concerns about the bill and what we know about it, you haven't seen the legislation because it hasn't come forward for proper debate. do you think it makes it more or less likely the government is going to move fast? we have seen the bill, the eu withdrawal bill husband published, we had the second reading, the first part of the debate on that and how we are going through committee stage which for your viewers, is the point you go line by line, sentence by sentence through the bill and there have been 300 amendments tabled to the bill. keir starmer has said that the labour position today and highlighted

has a trump card, money, so the eu is interested that they pay into the eu coffers.ecause the u.k. has been a large contributor. they want to hold this card, they do not want to say right now what are they going to pay, because they do not know what they are getting in the end. they are hoping to link those. it is a game of chicken. brent: exactly right. who blinks first. are we headed to a new deal scenario? i will put that to both of you. what is next? good great britain leave without a deal -- could britain we without a deal? john: it is in no one's interest. so what we are seeing at the moment is the british side of trying to buy time to work out what it wants. bear in mind we still have another 18 months until they leave the european union and at that time crunch is starting to get severe, but we're not at that stage yet with britain throwing itself off of a cliff, if you like. we have more scope yet. the difficulty is internally in british politics. there are many members of the conservative party that are hardliners, they want to see brexit as soon as possible

unless the eu have decided specifically to sacrifice the interests of the rest of the member states totain a lesson because they're worried things will unravel further down the line. let's move on from brexit. we have lots to get through. the metro focussing, like months of the papers on harvey weinstein. the line, two police forces investigating now. the new york police department and the metropolitan police as well. harvey weinstein strenuously, unequiffally we are told denying allegations against him. two police forces investigating. yeah, it's when it becomes monumentally serious for him, until now a lot has been pursued byjournalists. now people have come forward and there are allegations that seem to be of sufficient gravity police forces can get involved. there were allegations from new york and some from london as well. we hear that it says here that the nypd and the met are probing both of those. i would be surprised if there isn't some formal case at some point because there seem case at some point because there seem to be so many different women coming forward. every day alm

with the uk getting ready to leave the eu, does the uk and the eu have anything to offer india without it puts india in a sweet spot, it has the bargaining chip, it has to do business, you would like to open up the economy to foreign investors, and both european union and the united kingdom wants to access the indian market. the indian return has been asking for a liberal these access, asking for a greater trade agreement between the two countries. with the uk, with uk prime minister theresa may, coming here, india has put that these conditions and also with the european delegation, they will be negotiating on this front. the european union has given out more investment deals but we have to wait and watch whether there will be a liberal these agreements to go ahead with. thank you very much. live in delhi. some of the other stories making the business news. ryanair chief executive michael o'leary has written to the airline's pilots to offer them better pay and conditions. the improved conditions came after the airline was forced to cancel thousands of flights in recent weeks. in a lett

ithink, simon, it is a concern for the eu. a concern at the outset of the whole brexit process, so after the referendum in the uk, but what has happened since then is that the eu 27, as they call themselves, remaining states common position and their common approach towards negotiations. what donald tusk was pointing out there was his concern, as things go along, as we go down the line and get into the negotiations about a future relationship, trade relations, all that sort of thing, that is where more divisions could open up, where things could get more difficult, because countries have different interests to pursue, and it was a warning what might come in terms of stressors down the line, not right 110w. stressors down the line, not right now. quite interesting that he raised this possibility of britain abandoning brexit — hope of expectation or what? hope, yes, exactly, but donald tusk has never, i think, shied away from expressing his opinion that he views brexit as a disastrous decision, and that he wishes it wouldn't happ

it would be as bad for the eu as it would be as bad for the eu as it would be for the uk if we crasht we know there isa without any deal, but we know there is a massive parliamentary battle coming up, we are going to get the brexit bill going through and all sorts of amendments from across the house. we are talking about hundreds of amendments. one of them is the green amendment, as it's known, one that potentially labour could be joining forces with conservative remaina joining forces with conservative remain a rebels. the amendment talks about how our final deal would have to be approved by second act of parliament, so that got through, potentially it would mean that mps who want there to be a deal could block the idea of a no deal and that is whatjohn mcdonnell, the labour shadow tantalum was talking about today, that they could banded together with those mps that thought there needs to be a deal —— labour shadow chancellor. in terms of the conservative point of view, the government's view, chris grayling made the point that anyone who tries to frustrate the process is engaging in

when does my noble friend expect the valuation of eu assets to be completed? a proper account is taken of the assets that we could even end up with the eu paying us rather than the other way around? you first heard the idea here. what a very interesting idea that my noble friend puts forward. i hope the eu commission listens very carefully to him but he makes a very serious point that when we issued a written statement back injuly, we made it clear that we will honour our obligations, both legal and moral to the european union, but also that that is reciprocal. there are obligations from the eu to us, and that does include the valuation of assets. for labour, lady hayter was worried about how long the talks process was taking. the british chamber of commerce says further delay in opening trade talks is a lose—lose scenario, so how many more warnings, dire warnings about what this will do to the economy and the jobs do the government need until they start negotiating seriously? and of course as we move to the stage of wanting to have negotiations about our futu

of the eu, handling the talks, see them as bogged down. ng it all began with theresa may back here just 12 hours after her important address last night eu leaders. before dawn and theresa may was back, her speech at the summit last might not enough to enter the brexit stalemate, other leaders say speeches are not enough. it is time to go for a real negotiations, not just negotiating in the media by rhetoric. is not what you mean, that financial commitments, the uk went to detail that. financial commitments, the uk went to detailthat. i think financial commitments, the uk went to detail that. i think she made a firm but not final offer in florence. now we need her and the british negotiators to move this into the negotiation room. enter the man who sits in that room. i'm from the bbc, is your recommendation today sufficient progress? we are going to work, sorry. i'm not answering questions. it is michel barnier who the uk must satisfy first. he was hit a brief eu leaders on how the negotiations are progressing. i'm sorry, i don't want to a n

people have accepted that we are leaving the eu. seem to be more in obsessed with infighting than delivering a plan. now when they look to see progress, sadly they find that there isn‘t any, or not enough, and therefore time is ticking away and hard brexit is looming. and maybe richard ashworth was speaking to me earlier. the snp leader, nicola sturgeon, says it‘s not the right time to think about the timing of a second independence referendum, because of uncertainty about brexit. speaking from her party‘s conference in glasgow, scotland‘s first minister says she is considering the need for a second referendum on leaving the eu and suggests she is planning to increase income tax rates in scotland. she‘s been talking to our scotland editor, sarah smith. since their last party conference, snp party members have been led halfway up the hill towards referendum and halfway down. now it seems they‘re neither up and are down. as nicola sturgeon says, she is considering calling for quite a different vote — a referendum on the result of the b

but the eu wants more details on this and other issues such as the rights of eu citizens in the uk beforetheresa may should take a more mature approach and realise that from the point of view of the remaining 27 members of the european union, the uk created this problem and we should bear the heaviest responsibility to come up with solutions to it. at a time when the cabinet is in such chaos, brexit negotiations are too important to end up being drowned by the chaos we are seeing. the eu chief negotiator has said it could be weeks or months until negotiations turn to trade and eu leaders will meet in a fortnight to decide whether enough progress has been made. so could the uk walk away without a deal? some of the most enthusiastic brexit supporters in the conservative party are urging her to keep it on the table and refused to make any more concessions until the eu moves. refused to make any more concessions untilthe eu moves. either they come to the table and start to talk about long—term arrangements they want to have with the uk after we leave or there is no point in continuing discuss

they left feeling like the eu has their back. european commission what we expected because it's in the treaties. things like the rule of law, democracy, that everyone has to respect the rule of law. things that are obvious for almost everyone in europe. campaigners for catalan independence gave red roses to their supporters, like this swedish mep. flowering of democracy or thorny problem? that was adam fleming reporting from strasbourg. we're joined from brussels by the spanish mep antonio lopez—isturiz. he's the secretary general of the european people's party in the european parliament and represents spain's ruling party. thank you forjoining us. now, we have a situation in which the eu budget commissioner has talked about a civil war planned in the centre of europe, calling the situation very, very disturbing. how can the eu notjustify intervening in some meaningful way? how can the eu accept that democracy is beaten in the streets, that is beating against the democracy, the rule of law and the constitution, which is our conti

this is how the eu sees the timeline.tled, money, citizens' rights, we stuck at this stage. possibly in december things can move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? hmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centr

the telegraph says the violence shows the eu is in crisis. arries a large picture of a police officer using a truncheon. the same picture again in the times, which says that spain has been "torn apart" by the violence. the metro also has that picture, but its top story is divisions in the conservative party — it reports that senior figures say the pm's days are numbered. "backlash against boris" is the lead for the i, it reports the mood of the tory conference has swung against the foreign secretary over his perceived "disloyalty". a different take for the express, which declares mrs may is winning the brexit battle. it reports that eu leaders have praised her for her florence speech. daily mail says the pm's attempts to reach out to voters have been shadowed by infighting. and a rather excitable front page for the sun, which says that prince harry and meghan markle's first public kiss has sparked what it calls "a frenzy of engagement speculation". i don't know amongst whom. i haven't given it a lot of thought. let's start with spain today and

the press cannot let go of it. theresa may shifting ground a bit on eu citizens rights? her facebook page, it is going

27 wa nted like the kind of thing that the eu 27 wanted to hear, but by not giving much away. yes, they were restarting the agenda as far as the talks were going, that britain was taking the initiative, and if this is the case, this is bad news for theresa may and somewhat more concerning to her i would have thought then these issues about things going on within the conservative party. her premiership has to be if nothing about brexit, and that was one of the strange things about her speech, when we did get to hear what she was trying to say, she didn't really say very much about brexit at all. maybe she felt that what she needed to say had been said in florence but apparently the idea that we will be able to go ahead with the two—year period of transition is really looking out of the question now, according to this article. the eu has always said they will not do any discussions about future trade deals until they get the financial settlement sorted out. they said that at the start. they are consistent. yes, and this story is basically germany and france saying the thing they

can theresa may persuade the eu to persuade brexit trade talks? chinese state media says the everyday on outside source we have bbc journalists working everyday on outside source we have bbcjournalists working in over 30 bandages. —— languages. welcome to outside source. we can go direct to brussels, where eu leaders are meeting for a european council summit, and our report is monitoring events. yes, outside source has been to brussels a lot since the brexit wrote and we are back again for a two—day european council summit —— vote. at the moment, everyone is having dinner, towards the end theresa may will be addressing eve ryo ne theresa may will be addressing everyone else and giving her analysis of the state of the brexit talks. such is the way the eu approaches these matters, none of the leaders will respond to what she says, because the eu insists brexit we're only happens within brexit negotiations. but all of those leaders have been commenting on these talks and discussions with each other and in interviews with journalists as well. i've spok

the eu says the payments make up nearly half of the income of farmers across the bloc.r incomes and keep prices roughly the same. when it comes to the impact of the common agricultural policy on the uk, there are around 178,000 farmers who benefit from the scheme. a few get millions of pounds, but the average payment is between £17—18,000 a year. to reassure farmers about what will replace the cap after brexit, the government has already promised to keep up the payments until 2022. leave supporters point out that the uk contributes more to the whole eu budget than it receives back in subsidies like these, so they argue the government should still be able to support farmers once we've left. of course, everyone wants to know will our weekly shop end up being more or less expensive? it's impossible to say because there are so many factors — like the value of the pound and, crucially, the weather — that impact food prices. and we don't yet know how brexit will affect the number of seasonal workers who come here and their wages. another big factor that'll influence the cost

the uk and eu share the same objective of safeguarding the rights of eu nationals living in the uk andof a deal. on northern ireland we have agreed the belfast agreement must be at the heart of our approach, and that northern ireland's unique circumstances demand specific solutions. it is vital that joint work demand specific solutions. it is vital thatjoint work on the peace process is not affected in any way, it is too important for that. both sides agreed there cannot be any physical infrastructure at the border and that the common travel area must continue. we've both committed to delivering a flexible and imaginative approach on this vital issue. this council is an important moment. it is a point at which to assess and reflect on how to make further progress. my speech in florence made two important steps which have added impetus to the negotiations. i gave a firm commitment on the financial settle m e nt commitment on the financial settlement and i proposed a time—limited implementation period based on current terms which is in the interest of both the uk and the eu. both sides a

what is the eu looking for? of debate in the uk, was a substantial gesture. there was nearly £20 billion put on the table and pledge to a commitment, said with a little bit of creative ambiguity, it has to be said that the pledge was there. david davis said this in parliament this week. bluntly, he said that is exactly what is going on. we shouldn‘t forget we‘re in a negotiation, both sides are saying things in public designed to sort of keep their negotiating mandate pushed forward but behind the scenes, they do need to sort out the specific issue about money. we keep hearing the word, deadlock. it sounds like deadlock and in some ways it is at the moment but if you talk to eu officials, they say, we‘re not actually that far—away from this idea of sufficient progress and we could get there and we hope to get there by december. they have put out a couple of carrots this week, that they will talk amongst themselves and get their house in order and if they do that, there will be more rounds of negotiations and the