paris has been chosen as the new headquarters for the european banking authority from london after the uk leads the eu. earlier amsterdam was voted the new base for the european medicines agency. we can speak to our correspondent in brussels. talk is through the significance of these decisions tonight. they are significant because these are the two eu bodies, organisations, that have headquarters in london at the minute, which will move because of brexit ahead of the uk's withdrawal from the eu. the eu countries want to sort this out because they want these agencies moved into eu nations ahead of brexit day. this has been a process they have been following. they had host, candidate cities bidding to host the agencies and the two decisions were taken this evening in brussels by a secret ballot process. it was like drawing the host city for the olympics or something. the medicines agency, around 900 staff, overseeing the approval of new medicine and health ca re approval of new medicine and health care in the eu, that will go to amsterdam. interestingly, that was chosen in the end by drawin

of people leaving the uk for a year or more. ming from other european union countries. richard lister has more. at the royal lancaster hotel in central london, more than half the employees are foreign nationals. most from the eu. they are at every level, from making the beds to running the business. there aren't enough british workers to fill the positions available. managers are worried. the open borders policy we have always had has been critical. we are the fourth largest industry for uk gdp. we need 200,000 eu nationals are year just for uk gdp. we need 200,000 eu nationals are yearjust to stand still. the new figures cover the yea rs still. the new figures cover the years since the brexit vote. they show that 230,000 more migrants came to live in the uk than left it. but thatis to live in the uk than left it. but that is more than 100,000 fewer than before the brexit vote. most of that decline is due to eu nationals. fewer a re decline is due to eu nationals. fewer are coming and more are returning home. immigration has been

further the uk diverges, the harder it will be to get a deal that gives the uk good accessin the future. norman, all of this as theresa may appears poised to pay a bigger divorce bill, how likely is that to happen? all of the signs are that theresa may will agree to a bigger bill, certainly than the £18 billion floated by mrs may in florence and that's because they know they have to put more cash on the table if the eu will move onto crucial trade talks. the extra cash will come with strings, so there's likely to be an insistence this money is only for past bills signed up for, not ongoing eu commitments, but they will also want an assurance the eu will move onto trade talks. in other words they will not take the cash, put it in their back pockets and say how about more money. but the risk is of a significant backlash from a public who were told during the referendum campaign that we were going to get £350 million per week for the nhs. instead we are having to hand over billions as part of a divorce bill. already we have heard from tory mps saying we have got to have an ite

if that is the case or a dismal, they will be used for the uk. he prime minister offered 20 billion in her speech in florence. from the eu side, a0 billion would be at the lower end of what it would expect from the uk, but it would be crucially enough to greenlight going on to talk about trade and transition. but, and this isa trade and transition. but, and this is a big one, up until now, at the big stumbling block to the uk in regressing in those talks had been a money issue. now it is ireland. the irish government has threatened to veto progressing in the talks, blocking them, putting pressure on blokhin, unless the uk does not promised not to introduce a hard border. —— blocking them. so there isa border. —— blocking them. so there is a lot of pressure on the prime minister of monday. —— before monday. north korea has test—fired an intercontinental ballistic missile — the first in more than two months. pyongyang has launched several missiles this year as tensions have risen because of its nuclear programme. our diplomatic correspondent paul ad

the eu is demanding the uk speu future. ls when it leaves in just two weeks. or face more delay in talks on future trade ties, but it is the eu‘s insistance on an "all island approach" for ireland where there appears to be most friction tonight. and that friction also extends to relations between the government

one in seven people in the uk live with the agony of migraine.ed. one gave 955 patients a monthly injection of antibodies. before the trial, they were having migraines eight days every month on average. around 50% of patients were able to cut their number of migraines in half. four drug companies are developing similar treatments and scientists say a new therapy could give patients their life back. these treatments are the first migraine—specific preventives ever for the most substantial neurological cause of disability on the planet. that is a huge advance for all of us. imogen's migraines are under control, and she's now studying to be a nurse but currently available drugs do not work for everyone and can cause side—effects. new options for people living with migraine are desperately needed. james gallagher, bbc news. let's get more now on the fall in uk net migration, which shows a drop of almost a third in a year, the largest annual decrease recorded. official figures for the 12 months tojune show 230,000 more people arrived in the uk than le

reporter: do you want more money from the uk...? sed it: yes to more cash from the germans. and the dutch say, get on with it. i've seen a lot of signals, but this has been happening for a few months now. so it has to be concrete and on the table. but with the germans without a government and potentially holding new elections, there could be plenty of hold—ups on the eu side too. the chief negotiator, michel barnier, said the uk can't have the benefits of the single market when we leave, but if we pay up and come up with a dealfor the northern irish border... 7 if we manage to negotiate an orderly withdrawal, there is every reason for our future partnership to be ambitious. this is our preferred option. but even hinting at paying billions for that could cause trouble at home. the chancellor of the exchequer has got very limited scope for manoeuvre. he cannot afford to play santa claus to mr tusk and mrjuncker. he needs to make sure that we are only paying exactly for our obligations, for what we are absolutely contracted for. did you

we set up in the uk, widespread that? we set upa uk in the uk, widespread that? rs ago, that's got around 125 engineers and it's growing. 0ver ago, that's got around 125 engineers and it's growing. over the last decade when we could not afford so many engineers we came to the uk, the midlands, that is where we found the midlands, that is where we found the people who could resonate with what we were trying to accomplish, we came here for consultancy but now we came here for consultancy but now we can afford more we decided to set up we can afford more we decided to set up our we can afford more we decided to set up our own we can afford more we decided to set up our own bespoke centre and dedicated team and these are people who really understand leisure motor cycling. in india we understand engineering and manufacturing but the leisure side of motor cycling is what we are trying to get out of the team. how are you going to grab the market in the uk and elsewhere outside india in a significant way because some see it as a very niche, kind of like a rikard karlberg,

and also the relationship with the uk. may is there is a long—time relationship, the transatlantic commitment is very strong, we see the value of it and wa nt to strong, we see the value of it and want to keep it, but here the president has chosen to have a fight with their closest ally with no apparent reason that it advances national security interests here. that is the criticism. i think especially among the foreign policy diplomatic community this is a new low. all right, we will continue to discuss this in a moment. in other matters, there has been a lot of talk today about rex tillerson, the secretary of state, his position. what has been going on and what is his position tonight at this stage? he is still secretary of state. we have reports today of a plan in the white house to remove him and replace him with the head of the cia. i have to say this has been around in the rumour mill in washington for quite a long time. now the new york times is saying there is a plan to carry this out and there is a timeline in the

they come from an ultra nationalist group in the uk. 're not going show the videos but they contain disturbing violence and they make unverified claims about muslims. this group is called britain first. and it's pleased. britain first was founded 2011. this is its website. among its policies is to "introduce a comprehensive ban on the religion of "islam" within the united kingdom." these are the people in charge. the group's two leaders have both been convicted with crimes related to inciting racial hatred. britain first is known in the uk as a group — but also as a slogan. last year, the mpjo cox was murdered in the street by a man with links to the far—right. he shouted "britain first" during the attack. jo cox's husband was brendan cox — and he's spoken today. i thought it was an horrendous thing to do. britain first is a well—known hate group, it strives hatred against muslims and donald trump is the president of our nearest ally, the president of our nearest ally, the fact that he didn't check first, or didn't even think about the c

the uk has to cough up more cash and they need to do that soon. itizens and the northern irish border are also yet to be resolved. but brexit secretary david davis said this can't be rushed. there's been a change in pace, i think. but, ultimately, this is about delivering results and will now depend on the content, not just the speed, of the negotiation. the eu's chief negotiator spoke today of working intensely. translation: in order to achieve our common objective, that is to organise an orderly withdrawal on the basis of an agreement, we will also work as intensely as is necessary in the weeks to come, in the run—up to the next european council meeting. if all goes as currently planned, we really will leave the eu at the 11th hour — "pm, march the 29th, 2019. theresa may's message is that there is no going back now. so that data, that time is now going to be printed on the front of the eu withdrawal bell. why does that matter? we always knew what the planned timetable was that this is symbolic, this is theresa may showing that the government is

we plan to smuggle these speakers to the uk without paying vat. world of online retail. if we get away with it, they'll go to an amazon warehouse in the uk. so, ourfraudulent goods will then be stored, sold and delivered by amazon. but first, we have to get our goods to them. time to catch up withjonas, our shipping agent. he works for a company in downtown shenzhen. ready? jonas. 0h, jonas, nice to meet you. hi, jessica, nice to meet you. great. jonas recommends a route through holland with our speakers hidden inside a bigger order. this is his "special way". we use third party country like we ship to netherlands first to do the fiscal clearance to avoid vat and duty, then deliver to uk. the special, special way, you don't need to have vat. actually, my customer have been three years use this way but nothing happen. actually, there are so many seller in china, sell to us, uk, amazon shipment, business they also don't have vat. we've just negotiated a way of breaking the law — getting our goods to amazon without paying vat. bye, bye. thank you so

the uk government doesn't want a hard border. g this now are mr barnier, who is really wanting to try and force the uk's hand on single market membership as the customs union. away from the negotiations, help us envisage what this looks like — if it's not a hard border, then you have an ease of movement of goods between ulster and the republic. right. if i'm a british firm, i could set up my headquarters now in dublin and then have access through to the eu like that? and don't forget - is that a yes? there's already a physical border on the island of ireland. let's take this as a template. currently, there are goods which move freely across the border between northern ireland and the irish republic with different tax rates on them. they don't require to be stopped at the border — we know that. yes, but we haven't gone through brexit yet. no. look, let me explain something. the difficulty which some people see is that once we leave the eu, there'll be different tax rates in the uk and in the irish republic. there'll be duties to be

don't the uk and the eu know it.tween the date of our referendum and actually leaving the club. expect many more fa ce — offs leaving the club. expect many more face—offs along the way. and if those negotiations are proving tricky, so too is the bbc‘s task in covering brexit in a way that satisfies the audience of its impartiality while keeping it informed in a clear and interesting way. not everyone feels that is being achieved. martin from plymouth said... meanwhile, david begged... and another few had this concern... the bbc‘s europe editor catcher adler spent much of her life living and breathing the brexit process and shejoins me now. the biggest complaint we get is about perceived bias, a sense that bbc reporting is co nsta ntly bias, a sense that bbc reporting is constantly knocking british negotiators. it is a fair comment that you would expect to make. as europe editor is myjob to put across the european perspective. that might come across as anti—uk but it is putting across the other point of view. as we se

very important for retailers considering especially in the uk, you know, the wea k especially in the ow, the weak economic situation, these are really important days and it seems to be, you know, black friday, then monday, and people then stop shopping. you would think that for retailers, they are having to mark down things so much and try to cut everybody else out of the market, like amazon is being extremely aggressive this year, but you do wonder how much money these poor retailers are going to make in terms of profit. absolutely, it is going to hurt their margins. it must do. so how has it come to the bottom line? black friday is because that is when, traditionally, companies went from the red to the black. is it happening with this discount? everybody is saving the christmas shopping for the black friday, cyber monday days, everything at a massive discount. absolutely. let's have a look at the new york times, living offa look at the new york times, living off a glacier when it last. we put this in especially for you, thora, coming from iceland. tell us about this situation. this

and don't the uk and the eu know it.alfway now between the date of our eu referendum and actually leaving the club. expect many more face—offs along the way. by now, round six of brexit negotiations all attempts at bilateral banter have gone. this is a serious business... said david davis. it is. the eu is the uk's biggest trading partner. security and research development ties are tight. all this now hangs in the balance as we untangle ourselves from brussels, the government still hoping, though, to keep european relations close. we will discuss this issue i laterally. relations right now are strained. the uk wants to talk about trade and the future. the eu response? make more headway, real and sincere process as michel barnier put on key brexit divorce issues by the end of this month or forget talk of trade until at least february next year. so, where are we on the brexit divorce issues and what does real and sincere progress mean? citizens rights are not yet resolved but progress has been made. ireland's border remain

what is in the uk share of that? budgets in that time and we reckon you should pay 13%. the uk is wanting to chip away at that because they can reduce it to 12% you save around two or £3 billion. there are various other ways you can argue about some of the money that's been committed may never be spent. the uk was forced to pay a charge in 2015 and it was that taken out of the car collisions. this is all the technical stuff going on behind—the—scenes. there has to be a political agreement but those negotiations could continue after december and into next year. presumably pensions will form an important part of this but it's quite a tricky area to work at precisely what the uk's obligations might be. it's a tricky area for several reasons. we do know what the estimated liability of the eu pension and sickness insurance scheme is. it's just pension and sickness insurance scheme is. it'sjust under 70 billion euros. that is based on an exchange rate call the euro area discount rate which is not and 3% at the moment. inter

sector in the uk over the last week or so? marks sector in the uk over the last week orso?going to be a difficult budget for the chancellor. was because he has to find a way to stimulate the economy, while keeping the tax revenue higher. it will be interesting to see what he does with tax loop holes. we have seen the paradise papers issue and he may shore up tax revenues and allow the property market more leeway in terms of the budget. a final question, you manage a lot of money for your investor, a re manage a lot of money for your investor, are they holding off until they know the colours of post brexit deal. they are looking at the equity market and thinking revenues and production will be weak until we know what the climate will be. across the world, equity markets have done well and the uk has been a big lagarde. that has to do with the uncertainty about prefbgt and brexit and what a new government could look like and what would a new government set out. investors are worried about that too. thank you. now some markets. yes, you can see the ftse is down. it had some de

net migration into the uk falls sharply and it's mainly down to fewer people coming from the eu. the difference between the number of people coming to the uk and leaving has dropped by a third compared to the previous year. but the number is still far short of the tens of thousands pledged by the government. also tonight... the special relationship under strain as theresa may criticises donald trump after his tweets about the far right and about her. i'm very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. one of the six british men wrongly jailed in india for four years tells of his joy at his new freedom. i'm on cloud nine. there's not a word in the english dictionary that can describe how i'm feeling at this minute. the eu offers a special deal to try to ensure roads and bridges here at the irish border remain completely open but could that threaten the dup deal with the conservatives at westminster? and what's being hailed as an incredible new treatment that could dramatically reduce the agony of migraines. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we're in

that would be huge for the uk. back in 0ctober would be huge for the uk.'ll be towards the lower side from what the eu expects from the uk but it'll give them the go—ahead to talk about trade and transition but, and another big but, up transition but, and another big but, up until now the big stumbling block for the uk to progressing in the talks had been the money issue, now, it's ireland, with the irish government threatening to veto progressing those talks, to block them, to put pressure on blocking them, to put pressure on blocking them, unless the uk gives strong commitments it'll not reintroduce a ha rd commitments it'll not reintroduce a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. so there is still a lot of pressure tonight on the prime minister ahead of her visit here on monday. many thanks for the latest analysis there in brussels. kensington palace has announced that prince harry and the american actress, meghan markle, will marry in may at st george's chapel in windsor castle. ms markle is to become a british citizen and sh

summer" as the uk edges closer to brexit without a deal and held out the possibility that the uk may t leave the eu. i think what's going to happen is we are going to come to a crisis point next summer and i can't tell you exactly how it is going to work itself out but this is what will happen. by next summer the public will have made up their mind that the four red line is that the government had actually set in place are not going to be achievable. so we will not have proper control of borders, we will not have proper control of our money, we will not have proper control of our courts and law because we will still be governed in many ways by the european court of justice governed in many ways by the european court ofjustice and we won't have individual trade and agreements for years. so all the propositions made by the leave camp, including 350 million a week from the national health service, they aren't being achieved. so we need to assess the position and in my view you can't go back to the electorate and say, you were wrong. you can't do that. people have made their decision and

what is the uk government doing to promote this? exit suck such life from our ability to make any influence in europe that the honest answer is not a lot? i agree with the second part of the right honourable lady's response, which is as usual, not a lot, which is that this was illegal, and against the rule of law. but i do however disagree with her in the way she portrays this as a choice. this is not a binary choice, as the right honourable lady describes. it is a binary choice between upholding the rule of law or not. mps have urged the government to offer sanctuary to more unaccompanied child refugees in europe — in time for christmas. concerns were raised about children living in the "jungle" migrant camp in calais, which has since been cleared. underthe dublin iii european agreement the uk accepts refugees who have relatives in britain. in another scheme, the uk promised to take children who'd arrived — alone — in places such as greece or italy. mps had hoped that 3,000 children would be resettled, under what's called the dubs s

and don't the uk and the eu know it. we're don't the uk and the eu know it. we‘ re halfway don't the uk and the eu know it. we're halfway now between the date of our eu referendum and actually leaving the club. expect many more fa ce — offs leaving the club. expect many more face—offs along the way. by now, round six of brexit negotiations all attem pts round six of brexit negotiations all attempts at bilateral panther have gone. this is a serious business... said david davis. it is. the eu is the uk's biggest trading partner. security and research development ties are tight. all this now hangs in the balance as we untangle ourselves from brussels, the government still hoping, though, to keep european relations close. we will discuss this issue i laterally. relations right now are strained. the uk wants to talk about trade and the future. the eu response? make more headway, real and sincere process as michel barnier put on key brexit divorce issues by the end of this month orforget brexit divorce issues by the end of this month or forget talk of trade until a

a tiny proportion of the uk is the concrete jungle of our imagination.han the land revealed when the tide goes out. most of us, it seems, have a very confused idea of what our country actually looks like. mark easton, bbc news. if you want to find out how green your local area is, you can use the bbc land use calculator at bbc.co.uk/news. in zimbabwe there's heightened tension over who will succeed robert mugabe as president, after one of the leading contenders was sacked and forced to flee the country. former vice—president emmerson mnangagwa was until this week seen as a favourite to take overfrom mr mugabe, who is 93. but now mr mugabe's wife grace is expected to be appointed vice—president, and could eventually succeed her husband. from harare, our correspondent shingai nyoka reports. zimbabwe's president, robert mugabe, one of africa's last strongmen. his wife, grace, looks on with pride, as harare's international airport undergoes a name change. the ruling zanu—pf party in government say that this was long overdue, and that there are several more p

but she rejected calls to cancel his state visit to the uk next year. m our political correspondent alex forsyth who's been with the prime minister on a visit tojordan. this was a trip focused on building relationships around the world, but while theresa may was meeting kings and ministers injordan... yes, there are many challenges... ..a major diplomatic row was brewing elsewhere. president trump had been personally rebuked by downing street for sharing far right videos online. his response to theresa may — on twitter, of course — "don't focus on me, focus on the destructive radical islamic terrorism that's taking place in the uk." her tour of the middle east suddenly required diplomacy of a different kind. the fact that we work together does not mean that we are afraid to say when we think the united states has got it wrong, and be very clear with them. and i'm very clear that retweeting from britain first was the wrong thing to do. he tweeted, effectively telling you to stay out of his business. is that acceptable behaviour from a supposed ally? it's

market between gibraltar and the uk. and in the context of the relationship the uk will have with other trading nations around the world. i have assurances that they will not do the deal was the european union fsb —— spend the rest to exclude gibraltar from it. you very much indeed. a look ahead to tomorrow's show. the irish border in a post—brexit britain. we report from either side of the frontier as part of a special day of coverage on the bbc. get in touch with us using the hashtag, #beyond100days. now here in washington, dc, speech writers are never at a loss for work but only a few make it to the white house. david litt is part of that elite club and for nearly five years he helped write the words for president obama on everything from health care to climate change. his specialty though was comedy and if you think writing about policy is hard, just try getting laughs out of both democrats and republicans. mr litt is now out with a new memoir and we caught up with him to discuss his experience. i remember the first

don't the uk and the eu know it.halfway between the date of our eu referendum and actually leaving the club. expect many more face—offs along the way. and if those negotiations are proving tricky, so too is the bbc‘s task in covering brexit in a way that satisfies the audience of its impartiality, while keeping it informed in a clear and interesting way. not everyone feels that is being achieved. martin from plymouth said: meanwhile, david begged: and another few had this concern: —— viewer. the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler spent much of her life living and breathing the brexit process and shejoins me now. welcome. the biggest complaint we get is about perceived bias, a sense that bbc reporting is constantly knocking british negotiators. it is a fair comment that you would expect to make. as europe editor, it's myjob to put across the european perspective. that might come across as anti—uk but it is putting across the other point of view. as we see these negotiations becoming pretty bad—tempered, obviously, there

cannot be to the advantage of the uk cannot be to the advantage of the uk.hat is what he is talking about. and that for both sides. he's not going to say not fair to the uk or europe or china. but they have to be free and fair. if you can do it in the us you should be able to do it in your country. that is the way that he looks at it. it is not mutually exclusive, notjustjobs in the us. he is a successful businessman as you are, if you go into negotiations of this kind you're not going to give the advantage to the other side. no, but you know that prosperity has to be here as well. because you need a prosperous uk to be able to buy the products that the us is selling. and so it requires raising all boats in many respects but he will pay particular attention to the us and thatis particular attention to the us and that is going to help the uk as well. do you take a pessimistic or optimistic view of the prospects of brexit not just for the uk optimistic view of the prospects of brexit notjust for the uk but the way that the eu will be affected which of course i

a tiny proportion of the uk is the concrete jungle of our imagination.n the land revealed when the tide goes out. most of us, it seems, have a very confused idea of what our country actually looks like. mark easton, bbc news. if you want to find out how much of your area is concrete jungle or green space, you can use the bbc land use calculator at bbc.co.uk/news. exactly one year ago, donald trump was elected us president. one of his persistent targets on the campaign trail was china. he accused the country of stealing us manufacturing jobs and even, in his words, of "raping the united states". what a difference a year makes. president trump is in china on a state visit and, as our china editor carrie gracie reports, he's been been striking a very different tone. the real estate billionaire and the career communist, making an odd couple. but both see themselves as men of destiny, with a mission to make their nation great again. president trump once raged that china was a jobs thief. but in beijing, he was all smiles and gratitude. president xi, now a ver

first, here's the uk's northern ireland secretary. he single market and we leave the customs union. but we know that there needs to be specific outcomes to meet the unique circumstances of northern ireland and the island of ireland as a whole. now remember all 27 eu countries need to agree before brexit talks can progress to the next phase. so ireland could, in theory, stop that happening. here's the irish foreign minister with the chris buckler. this is an historic moment and we're not going to allow the re—emergence ofa not going to allow the re—emergence of a physical border on this island. the european union will support us on that. there will be no need to use a veto. it sounds like if you did have to do, you would be prepared to use it? the eu side, in my view, will extend phase one and not progress phase two unless we make sufficient progress in all three areas. and it is the border thatis three areas. and it is the border that is the sticking point? the border is the sticking point and we need a credible site of parameters in w

the uk knows these rules very well, like the back of its hand.learly that the uk will lose the benefits of the single market. this is a legal reality. the eu does not want to punish, once again, it simply draws the political consequence of the uk decision to take back control. 0n financial services, uk voices told us that brexit does not mean brexit. brexit means brexit. that was michel barnier speaking this morning. let's get more on this from our brussels reporter, adam fleming. tell us a bit more about what michel barnier has been saying. first, you might be struck that that is the most english you may have heard michel barnier speak. normally he speaks in french and then when he wa nts to speaks in french and then when he wants to put a message to the uk he doesin wants to put a message to the uk he does in english but this whole speech an english. the first thing he was doing here was criticising some of the things he has heard coming from the uk and that was exemplified when he talked about financial services. michel barnier has seen and he

last year the uk exchanged about 730 billion dollars' worth of goods and services with the other 27 eumounts to 43 percent of total uk exports. when it comes to goods, the biggest share of that is taken up by cars and chemicals. matthew goodwin, senior fellow at chatham house, is with me. are all the business is there speaking with one voice? and what are they saying? there are businesses from 11 countries visiting the prime minister today, and they do speak from one page. they want more detail on the transition deal, saying to the prime minister, get on with sorting out what britain's going to pay to brussels, let's really hammer home the new trade relationship. there are other businesses that say, actually, all of this is delaying what brexit is really about, in their view, which is getting on and signing trade agreements with other countries around the world. this is the difference between a soft brexit and a hard a soft one asking for are and a hard a soft one asking for are a marine —— an arrangement that will spread things out over two years. a marine —— an arrangement that will

this is the line in the bank is taking. uk the bank is pushing the moment so the bank is pushing the line, this is one and done, we don't need to do any more from here and they were just taking off the emergency cut after the brexit vote last year. but after inflation is out of the bag, can you push it back in? in terms of the story is out today, you were talking about itv earlier, you were particularly interested in that one, why is that? the shares have been very tough in the wake of the brexit vote, it has exposed the uk economy. most of its earnings come from here and we have seen an important line in that statement which is important for all traditional media, fast moving consumer goods starting to put money back onto tv. they have been shifting their advertising dollars from traditional sources to facebook and google and so on. earlier in the year there was a big furore when we saw advertisements alongside adult content on youtube. the internet is unregulated and we are starting to see brand importance is muttering to th

the eu is united and the uk has to cough up more cash. citizens and the northern irish border are yet to be resolved but david davis said this cannot be rushed. there has been a change in pace but ultimately this is about delivering results and about the context not just the delivering results and about the context notjust the speed of the dissociation. in order to achieve out dissociation. in order to achieve our common objective, that is to organise an orderly withdrawal on the basis of an agreement, we will also work as intensely as is necessary in the weeks to come in the run—up to the next european council meeting. if all goes as currently planned, we really will leave the eu at the 11th hour, iipm on march 29,2019. leave the eu at the 11th hour, iipm on march 29, 2019. theresa may's message is that there is no going back now. in a moment we'll speak to adam fleming in brussels, but first to our political correspondent ben wright in westminster. so, theresa may laying down the gauntlet while we have this warning from michel barnier th

that will develop more widely across the uk. have the showers there is a risk of icy patches. those are tempered just by the end of the night in towns and cities. in the countryside it will easily slip down to minus six. a really cold start for thursday. into scotland, we have more wintry showers across the north of scotland and icy patches. many areas in central and south dry, sunny and cold. the wintry showers just running right along the east coast all the way towards east anglia. inland, dry, sunny, cold, and frosty. the wind picking up and adding to the chill. those showers are still there around pembrokeshire, and perhaps into cornwall and devon. they won't move much. showers may ease up in northern ireland but they will keep going across eastern scotland, down easternmost part of england, all the way to east anglia. and there will be snow in those, as well, particularly over the hills. for many coming between those showers, large parts of the uk will be dry, sunny, and cold. and even gold in the wind. we would drag more t

of the uk's withdrawalfrom the eu. the past and present, if you like. it's complicated but the longer it ta kes it's complicated but the longer it takes the less time there is to talk about the future relationship. what are the sticking points? ireland remains a tough one. everyone agrees there should be no hard border after brexit between northern ireland and the republic. it would be a disaster for the economy and potentially for the peace process. what's the alternative? ireland, backed by the eu, want the uk to set that out in more detail. to avoid a hard border for example, ireland says you have to have the same regulations for things like food safety or animal welfare on both sides. is the uk willing to follow eu rules? then there is the divorce bill. a financial settlement. the eu says the uk has to settle its accounts before it leaves. that means money that's been committed in past budgets but not yet paid out. it means the uk's share of pensions for eu staff, and it means guarantees the loans the eu has made c

—— in the uk. dealing with a different government than the uk -- in the uk.uropean council. there has been a change in pace, i think, council. there has been a change in pace, ithink, but council. there has been a change in pace, i think, but ultimately this is about delivering results and that will depend on the content notjust the speed of the negotiations. will depend on the content notjust the speed of the negotiationslj the speed of the negotiations.” don't know which is the easiest question. translation: evolve the public debate in the uk closely. we tried to provide information and answer questions. the other day i was struck by the reaction amongst the british population. you are watching bbc news. our coverage of this press conference. we are about to say goodbye to view was on bbc two. if you wish to stay with our coverage of this press conference to stay with us here on the bbc news channel. michel barnier, can you tell us what you will do if you do not get the clarification that you want within two weeks, and secondly, i mean, this is now the sixt

it's also raised the prospect of new elections. ukme minister teresa may is today convening her new brexit inner cabinet ahead of december‘s european council meeting. she's expected to get the green light from ministers to increase her brexit divorce bill offer. staying online for the guardian, the publication claims that internal inquiries following four terrorist attacks in britain this year will clear mi5 and the police of making any serious mistakes. making news for china daily, staggering statistics from the recent singles day sales with retailers taking in over $1 billion an hour — that's almost triple the size of last year's black friday and cyber monday in the us. and finally looking to the daily telegraph, the queen and her duke on their 70th wedding anniversary today and what they think are the reasons for their relationships longevity. we did ask you to send us your thoughts on what you can do to mark the anniversary, platinum, we will talk about that in a moment. now jeremy is back. let's get started. the zimbabwean public

we want to make sure we have something similar or advanced from the uk government. ey want is a minimum of disruption to their supply chain, and a special status for the north that might not be called customs union, but could look remarkably similar to it. solving the border issue will require some sort of special regime that is not such an example of irish exceptionalism that it falls foul of the bureaucrats in brussels. ireland is using its window of opportunity to press the uk for answers, but with wider eu uk agreement apparently close, the pressure is being felt on both sides of the irish border, for a workable road map to solve their issues. nick watt our political editor is here. nick, it has been a busy couple of days with the money thing yesterday, northern ireland a lot of things to say there. let's start on the money. are we clear about where the deal is and what was promised? yes, we said last night that the uk and eu have reached agreement on a framework, but if there is a written agreement you will not see of money written down, —— you won't see a sum o

they want specific commitments from the uk on that written down. d a ha rd written down. how do you avoid a hard order? in other words, physical infrastructure between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. that would have a big impact on people's lights, the eu wants detailed commitments from the uk written down. and here is the crucial thing. he says of that has to happen by the first week of december if there is to be enough time for them to prepare for the summit to get onto these two when it actually happens. sounds like quite actually happens. sounds like quite a tough deadline. that was adam fleming. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the opposition mayor of the venezuelan capital has led house arrest and left the country. he said he planned to travel the world to speak out against human rights abuses in venezuela. there has been no word from the venezuelan authorities. the former catalan leader has appeared in court in belgium as he fights to avoid extradition to spain. he left catalonia at the end of last

in the uk. —— it is illegal in the uk. available on prescription in the uk. -- it is illegal in the n the 9th of october. her family say she lives the hollow holidays in the sun, she comes to about three times a yearand she sun, she comes to about three times a year and she has a boyfriend here in egypt and they say this was supposed to be a holiday, a relaxing time in the sun, like any of the other trips she made. instead, when she arrived at the airport, she was stopped by police. she found that —— they found she was carrying 300 of this band drug tramadol. it is a painkiller which in the uk is perfectly legal but it is banned in egypt, it is widely used and is the drug of choice for addicts in egypt. the large quantity that she was carrying was the problem, that she had so much of this drug. she has had so much of this drug. she has had for her part that first of all, she didn't know it was bad here, that you was carrying it perfectly clearly in her luggage, there was no attempt to disguise it. she told us that she had in fact been given it bya that she had in fact been given it b

so 60% of the lamb goes to the eu at the moment, 40% goes to the uk. n as normal and everyone is happy, except they're not. because new zealand, australia, canada and others are saying that plan will limit their access. if demand in the rest of europe for a particular goods falls, they would like to import more into the uk to make up for that, but this plan doesn't allow them to do that. it's interesting, because these are countries that were part of the commonwealth and had a privileged trading relationship with the uk before the ukjoined the eu back in the early ‘70s. at the time, they said they felt they were being dumped by the uk in preference to the eu. now we've come back to we want to rebuild these trade relationships outside the eu. is itjust a bit of lobbying by the australians and new zealanders? definitely. there's a certain amount of posturing going on here, and we're seeing the beginnings of negotiations between, although they're not formal yet, because we can't do that until we leave the eu, between other countries and the uk starting to

now there are hundreds of clubs involved in the uk as well. rns 25% more calories than an average singles match and twice that than a doubles contest. you don't need to be any good at tennis, you don't need to be particularly fit, it's for people of all tennis abilities and fitness abilities because often the outcome of the shot is irrelevant, it doesn't matter if you hit the ball in the net you hit the ball on the back fence, you just keep running around. it's an effective full body workout. unlike a spin class where you're just working the lower half of your body, you're up high, you're down low. there is a competitive element for this as well in that it's not singles or doubles but quadruples, four on each team and you keep swapping positions. it's crazy. you just feel like a child again. gets the heart rate up. always running around and getting good exercise regardless of what level you're at. you meet so many more people and you're on the go all the time, you don't get the chance to stop, but you can stop if it gets too much. with four on

how important will all this be with the uk and trade? ropean union we will need to strike new free trade agreements with countries like australia, new zealand, the us, brazil and so forth because at the moment most of our trade is done through the eu and its single market trading zone. the fact these countries are already making angry noises about the plans that the uk and the eu want to put place is significant, it will affect negotiations between the uk and those other countries and specifically australia as we are hearing today, saying this is a point in principle. it depends how you look at it. 0ne argument is this country is getting in early in what will be a long and complicated trade negotiation to try and get the best deal it can. a large—scale international study into suicide in prison suggests there's no clear link between self—inflicted deaths and rates of overcrowding. the research found inmates were more likely to kill themselves in the countries with the lowest rates of imprisonment. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw

he's here to talk about the main points from the uk budget. uthi, and they have downgraded their forecast of economic growth, they are expecting around 1.5% per year over the next four or five years. that compares with figures in excess of 2.5% in the years before, in the quarter of a century before the financial crisis. what is behind that downgrade is the obr finally giving up on the expectation that there is going to be a really decisive rebound in productivity growth, which is essentially the amount each worker produces, either over the course of a year orjust one hour. and because it is not expecting this long delayed recovery in productivity to come through, it does mean that it is going to have adverse financial implications for the government, they are going —— we are going to be paying less in tax than we would otherwise have been if there was this improvement in productivity. and to clarify this point. when they said productivity, are they essentially saying that uk workers are not working hard enough? absolutely not. just you! it is

the uk government makes a concession on brexit. rliament is guaranteed a vote on the final deal before the uk leaves the eu. his creative genius gave us the mona lisa. now a new book explores the life of leonardo da vinci — who brought art and science together with amazing results. get in touch with us using the hashtag beyond one hundred days i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser's in london. it was 9.20pm on sunday when the earth started to shake. a time most people in that northern border region of iran and iraq would have been at home, perhaps already in bed. the tremor was huge — killing more than 400 people, a toll that's expected to rise. now they're trying to pull people from under the rubble but the rescue operation is being hampered by landslides and power cuts. the epicentre of the quake — which measured 7.3 — was about 30 kilometres south of hala bja. one of the worst hit areas was sarpol—e zahab, as james robbins reports. the moment the earth starts shaking violently. a man runs for his life from the control roo

we begin with the independent (ani) and the uk budget and a warning —— we begin with the independent the uk budget and a warning from chancellor philip hammond who said britain could face the worst decade of economic growth in 60 years meanwhile the china daily takes a more positive line on the uk economy saying chinese companies believe britain leaving the eu will lead to more investment opportunities. buzzfeed looks at uber where executives concealed a data breach, which compromised the information of 57 million accounts, for more than a year. the company also admitted paying hackers 100 thousand dollars to delete the data and keep quiet. the irish times leads with former bosnian serb military commander ratko mladic who's been convicted of a series of atrocities during the war in the former yugoslavia two decades ago. he was sentenced to life in prison at the united nations court at the hague. finally in the ft online — several of britain's biggest water companies have admitted their engineers still carry out mediaeval practices such as using dowsing rods to divine or locate the lo

international trade secretary liam fox says the future of the irish border can't be resolved until the uk and eu reach a trade agreement. brothers ellis and elliot thornton are among the five people who died when a stolen car hit a tree in leeds. dangerous drones, owners will have to register and sit safety tests under new plans. a red alert to airlines over the plume of ash from a volcano on the island of bali. also in the next hour, they‘ re changing guard at buckingham palace. sailors perform the famous ceremony for the first time in history as part of a year—long celebration of the royal navy. and coming up, as dubai turns 20, an in—depth look at one of the world's youngest and most lavish cities, in the travel show at 8.30 pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the international trade secretary liam fox has said there can be no final decision on irish border arrangements after brexit until the uk and the eu have reached an agreement on future trade. the comments come as the eu demands enough progress on issues including the border within the next few weeks, in order for talks to m

we have seen some dire economic forecasts for the uk. eat picture that tells the story — fire and brimstone. but this is an analysis of why it has got so bad. has this come out of the blue? hasn't in building the sometime? it says it is all about productivity. explain why productivity levels have fallen in this country which seems to be the new piece of information? forecasters have been looking at it and expecting it to be around 2% for the last decade but a recalibration has made us realise maybe they were over estimating it and it is more likely to be around 1.2% going forward for the next ten years. productivity is important because it determines the growth for the country and it means things like wages growth, incomes, are all expected to suffer of the fall in productivity and that is why it is so productivity and that is why it is so important and why you have this sort of picture on the independent. it means frankly that wages and incomes it will be lower for the next few years so it is rather miserable news as we had in to christm

the uk side has spoken of technological fixes — pre—screening of goods, trusted trader schemes. oint, but is nowhere near enough to avoid the return of some border checks. irish officials argue that there are already cases of rules and regulations being different in northern ireland than in the rest of the uk, and they point to other examples such as hong kong where there are different regulatory arrangements within sovereign states. so it's time for some creative thinking — the aim being no divergence of regulations in key areas. and the creation of some form of customs partnership on the island of ireland which doesn't threaten the constitutional order of the uk. but if a fix emerges that seems to turn northern ireland into a back—door route into the single market, then other eu countries will cry foul. and that means that even if sufficient progress on ireland is agreed next month, there will be a long long way to go. time for a look at the weather. tonight, temperatures could well do paul tweed 2—8d or so in the rural highlands of scotland. —— tonight temperatures could well