i totally respect the democratic votes of the uk operation. the deal is not perfect, on the other side, it is crucial that we a clear and constructive way. a no deal scenario, you should know that we are producing 3000 vehicles in the uk daily, but also even more engines for the global market. that means, 25 million parts every day, 25 million parts you cannot stockpile for weeks, four months. we exactly have to know how this brexit deal will be orchestrated to be flexible and agile to work accordingly. what happens if we have no deal? you have said this before, we dues reiterate how bad that i've come you think that would be and what it would mean for your company? you can imagine the logistics. if there is no deal and we have problems in the physical logistics then it is quite clear that will disrupt production. if i miss one part i cannot produce one car. that means if i have a stoppage of one day i miss 60—80,000,000 per day. what that means in terms of jobs? can you imagine? 80 million — 100 million, purdy, can you imagine the liquidity o

the head of the cbi, the big business lobbying group in the uk said the idea the uk could get on wto wto terms. it is a bad thing. when you trade with some on, the eu, japan, most—favoured—nation status means everyone is japan, most—favoured—nation status means everyone is subject to the same tariffs of your most—favoured—nation unless you have struck a different trade negotiation. what if you are only on those wto rules for a short period of time? did you not hear what those business leaders are saying, it is 0k business leaders are saying, it is ok but in the short term and the long term you don't know how much your goods are going to cost, you cannot price them and you have no idea what your profit will be. not a good thing for business. thank you very much. that is one of the questions we have been getting, what are the wto rules? it is what the uk might have to trade under if there is no deal. send your questions are way, we will take them on with christian and rob in the next half an hour. we are ending the week on a cold note than we started the week with sleet and snow in the

a beautiful event that won't be seen so well in the uk until 2023.

the best of the brea ks half of the uk. d as a bit of rain moves south and then to northern ireland but was tipped asa to northern ireland but was tipped as a struggling to rise across southern areas of the uk, but it will tend to arrive overnight, the crowd pushing south are ticking away a bit of rain and drizzle and then you will see if you breaks but enough cloud to keep capital is above freezing, three or four. and to friday and quiet again, some cloud and sunshine, the best of the sunshine and eastern scotland and north—east england, towards lincolnshire and more cloud for the best, the northwest with a few lecturers once again. when is fairly late tomorrow, gets to pick up but drawing down that milder clear across the whole country so between eight and ten, and approved for the southern half of the uk compared to today. to the weekend, the winds are going to strengthen, still drawing milderair going to strengthen, still drawing milder air from going to strengthen, still drawing milder airfrom the going to strengthen, s

no position for good news within the uk market... a lot about the volatility we have seen when it comes to the playback. what impact has that had on many british firms? what does it mean for their future going forward? obviously a lot of companies in the uk, they are exported within. this has been an issue in terms of how easy it is to predict their profitability. in the la st predict their profitability. in the last couple of months we have seen significant weakness in the uk activity. the product sector... we have to prepare for an ordeal situation in vc investment and spending decisions put on hold. i do think this uncertainty will remain on this front, as again there are still no the unclear on the next steps for the brexit development —— ano steps for the brexit development —— a no deal situation so we see investment and spending decisions put on hold. thank you so much. we are on the floor of barclays. following what happens with market as well as the pot—mac throughout the day, so back to you, maryam. —— as well as the pot—mac

giving the uk and unfair advantage. ve? free trade agreement can also remove tariffs and allow you to do other deals elsewhere. the companies importing goods into the eu under a free trade agreement still need to provide detailed proof of how and where are made. unlike a customs union, that can create your chrissy, checks and considerable costs. all of which the uk is keen to avoid. all crystal clear thanks to chris morris. i will test you on all of that later! and all day today, bbc news is breaking down some of the jargon surrounding brexit — we'll have more of those explainers from chris morris — and you can also use ourjargon busting guide online to check the most used terms and phrases. go to bbc.co.uk/brexit — and click on brexit jargon explained. back to the breaking news. the latest violent crime figures for england and wales have just been published by the office for national statistics. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. fairly up—to—date statistics and they show police recording more violent cr

today across the southern half of the uk so across the southern half of the uk so the temperatures aree milder air coming so the temperatures are beginning to rise, the milderair coming in. into the weekend we will find the winds will strengthen, we get stronger north—westerly winds, continuing to feed and while there but helping to break up the cloud more. some areas of rain as well. early on saturday we've got a bit of rain across southern parts of england. that means away then we've got some sunshine following on. the cloud thickens towards the north—west, comes into scotland, northern ireland, northern england, most of the rain in the north and west of scotla nd the rain in the north and west of scotland and those temperatures widely io—iid. the winds beginning to pick up a little bit and those winds will continue to strengthen into the second half of the weekend. again, around the area of high pressure, where the air is coming from, the atlantic, the next weather fronts coming in, as they move southwards the weather fronts we can southwards the weather fronts we can so most of the

i was born in the uk, my parents are british. ackdrop here in the french alps. what was it like growing up, it must have been amazing? yeah, it was amazing. we did not spend much time inside. i was trying to follow my brothers and keep up with them. her older brothers both raced internationally but it was charlotte who would reach the olympics and four years after her debut she entered pyeonchang as a medal contender. she takes advantage. she was left injured and left frustrated after a crash but also by the french team who had been unable to help her recover from a serious injury. i broke my pelvis eight years ago and since then i have been in pain, struggling with that. we have not found a solution in france. i was thinking would i continue snowboarding orjust give up. then it was like if i wanted to continue, i could not continue with the french. how difficult was it to break the news to the french team that you want to switch to gb? i don't think at the start they believed it was going to happen. that said, we can't do this on

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expected the uk to come back and ask for more time, his europe minister today said the problem is uk er of both and if any thing pragmatism won until now but we will see as the pressure goes on who digs in most and if that deadline continues to creep closer without resolution, people will face some tough choices. this i mentioned earlier that we had some detail on the meeting between nigel dodds, the parliamentary leader of the dup, and arlene foster, talking to the pm about where we go.

neither the uk, eu or the irish government want that.ur assistant political editor norman smith is with me now. it was supposed to be plan b today, but it sounds remarkably like she‘s carrying on exactly as she was before. i think what we will get is very largely a restatement of what mrs may has said many times before which is she thinks her deal is the most viable and the most likely way of getting some sort of agreement with the eu, albeit, as we know, it was overwhelmingly rejected by the house of commons just a week ago and thinking of many conservatives seems to be that she needs to rework the backstop in some sort of way that can get tory brexiteers and the dup on board and then the hope is you can take that back to brussels and say to the eu, look, you are going to have to move on the backstop, otherwise we‘re not going to be able to get this through. so far, the eu have been pretty clear that they are not for reopening the withdrawal agreement. we had that letterfrom donald tusk and jean—claude juncker before the vote in which t

that's why the eu prefers to let the dust settle now in the uk before they take any action. le. emmanuel macron is one of many eu leaders assuming the government for now in brussels, it is an exercise in watching the uk, waiting for change, and hoping eu unity lasts until this brexit process is resolved. eu countries that we are used to seeing bickering and arguing over migration and eurozone policy, well, they have kept up a very united front so far after brexit. behind closed doors there are differences. paris tends to take a more hardline and berlin a more pragmatic approach in the negotiations. but there is a very big determination here to stick together, especially now they think theresa may will be back here in brussels soon asking for more changes to the brexit deal. there is something else that is binding and uniting eu countries, and that is the thought that all of this could still fall apart, and that's why every single eu leader who has taken to the microphone over the last 2a hours has insisted preparations for a no—deal brexit have to continue. katya adler, many

what we see from the uk itself is that firms are hedging bets. saying they will shift certain operations to be within the eurozone area for financial reasons and trading. and foreign investors will do that as well. the right areas where there will be a lying opportunity, but clearly, just as your previous package about the nuclear project shows, there will be a lot of caution. people will mention the market for its own size and limiting activity to the extent that the uk matters versus no longer potentially using it as the access point to the entire european union. so big decisions must be- and point to the entire european union. so big i multinational be- and point to the entire european union. so big i multinational companies and point to the entire european union. so big i multinational companies here point to the entire european union. s( asia multinational companies here point to the entire european union. s( asia ml saying nal companies here point to the entire european union. s( asia ml saying nal con deales here more in the that m cost to

the uk has —— can breach international treaties. ntry you can do deals with, but you can't expect the uk to stick with them, that is perhaps not getting soft on the best board. countries deciding whether they devote their time and attention to the uk, with the eu, with the us, china, india, and then maybe saying, we spend a lot of time doing a deal with the uk and when it gets inconvenient, they decided to abrogate. that is not a great way of starting. there is the matter of £39 billion in the divorce deal. is there a sense that could be used as a bargaining chip? clearly the divorce deal, that settlement of our obligations, has always been seen as one of the things that we have the europeans want. in a game where negotiation where the cards were stacked against us, that was the one that of leveraged we had. that is why david davis was always very clear that we didn't want to give away things in the withdrawal agreement before we secured the future of trade deal. you will probably see more attempts to do —— to some degree of linkage

this is the start of a momentous week for the uk. eal. but the prime minister is urging mps to back hers. whatever you may previously have concluded, over these next 24 hours, i say to you, give this deal a second look. yes, it is not perfect, and yes, it is a compromise. china has sentenced a canadian to death — it's widely seen as the latest move in a deepening diplomatic row. turkey dismisses a threat by donald trump — after the president said he would "devastate" turkey's economy if they attack america's kurdish allies in syria. and a british—iranian woman detained in tehran goes on hunger strike in protest to get the care she says she needs. tomorrow we have the hugely important vote in the commons over theresa may's brexit deal and the outlook will have —— the outcome will have fundamental consequences for the uk. let's look at how brexit could impact on the uk's economy. leaving the eu customs union risks having to check all goods entering the uk from the eu — depending on what long—term trade deal is secured. sarah corker has

a spokesperson for the uk customs authority told the bbc...ient that the retailers do not require high levels of stock. that‘s all been done here at source. the moment the retailers cannot have the product the same day or the next day deliberately or required to have stocks. a number of british supermarkets have warned they do not have the capacity to stockpile fresh food. and his dutch vegetables will become even more vital in march when uk produce is out of season. the eu believes the risk of the uk leaving without a brexit deal has increased in recent days. planning for that outcome is being stepped up, with the european commission publishing the last in its package of contingency measures. belgium is one of the countries that would be hardest hit if there‘s no deal. particularly its fishermen, because more than half of their catch comes from british waters. adam fleming reports from the belgian coast. back to its home port in belgium after nine days at sea, sea currently shared among eu countries. the crew have been catching garnet and cut

west or south—westerly winds across the uk. h and eastwards as we go through wednesday and into thursday. but on tuesday, the front is draped across the north of scotland, the heaviest and most persistent of the rain here pulling its way slowly northwards through the day. further south, mainly dry, a lot cloud, there may be drizzle particularly for western hills. a few breaks in the cloud mainly east of high ground, and it's quite a breezy day for tuesday. this is an idea of wind speeds, average wind speeds through the afternoon. but it will mild, temperatures between nine and 11 celsius. the cloud will be fairly stubborn across much of the uk through tuesday evening, and will start to thicken. outbreaks of rain soon arriving into south—west scotland, northern ireland, sinking its way down into parts of northern england, maybe the far north of wales and parts of south—west england by dawn on wednesday. further south, mainly dry, still a lot of cloud, still mild. temperatures not much lower than five or six celsius. but as we go

stunning examples could be seen across the uk. not the red and this becomes the dominant colour we see. “— this becomes the dominant colour we see. —— green light. you can become a weather watcher by signing up online. still to come freak floods and tropical cyclones. this wind tunnel can generate wind speeds of up tunnel can generate wind speeds of up to 100 miles an hour. i'll be finding out how the research will keep pedestrians safe. we are in scotla nd keep pedestrians safe. we are in scotland at the uk plasma biggest onshore wind farm. we have been outside to see the turbines and find outside to see the turbines and find out how they work. now we have come inside to monitor the energy that is being produced will stop it is the control centre will stop it is a good day, a windy day. you will have known about that for quite a time. the wind is extremely important for us the wind is extremely important for us it is our business. we have had a system we have developed with the met office and what it does is provide us with a 14 d

wherever you are in the uk, get in touch. art of the brexit bunch, and we have got some mps as well. what might a no—deal brexit mean for you? under a no—deal brexit, britain would leave the european union with no formal agreement on the terms of the withdrawal or new trade relations. so do you want a no deal or are you dreading it? let me know today. we're going to spend a bit of time talking about it this morning because, as you know, the uk is due to leave the european union in 78 days and we still don't know on what terms. most think mps will vote against the government's brexit deal next tuesday, which means leaving the eu without a deal at all at the end of march becomes a real possibility. although, if mrs may does lose that vote, we now know she'll have to come back with her plan b within three days, not 21 days, so her strategy of forcing her mps to choose between her deal and no deal as the clock ticks down to march 29th — the deadline for brexit — has kind of been dismantled now. what can happen now is that parliame

the nhs. sovereign control of our money. uk to decide what our laws are. out of the common agricultural policy with our farmers supported by schemes we design to support our own needs, out of the common fisheries policy so we can rebuild our fishing fleets for the future. we taking our seat at the world trade organisation so we can seat at the world trade organisation so we can strike trade deals around the world which work for british businesses and consumers. the rights of valued eu citizens here guaranteed, and reciprocal guarantees for uk citizens across europe. the partnerships between our peace forces and security services that protect us every day from the threats that know no borders sustained. and implementation period that ensures our departure from the eu is smooth and orderly, protecting yourjobs. and yes, a guarantee that the people of northern ireland can carry on living their lives just as they do now whatever the future holds. these are valuable prizes. the deal honours the vote of the referendum by translating

this ensures that if the uk and the eu fail to reach a trade deal by the end of next year, the uk willile you're in the customs union, you can't do trade deals on your own — something brexiteers want to do. the problem is that, despite some shifts in the mood music in westminster, the eu has repeatedly said there must be a backstop and it can't have a timelimit. we'll see. in the meantime, here's the eu's chief brexit negotiator. opposing no—deal will not stop no—deal from happening at the end of march. to stop no—deal, a positive majority for another solution will need to emerge. you heard the no—deal reference there. here's the bbc‘s brexit jargon buster. no deal means, ‘leaving the european union and cutting ties immediately, with no agreement at all in place'. and no deal is the default if mps don't approve a deal or request that brexit happens later than 29 march.‘ some distance from the irish border is davos in the east of switzerland, one of those there is liam fox — the uk's secretary of state for international trade, who campaigned for leave. some countries don't yet believe t

hitachi suspends work on a £20 billion nuclear plant in the uk because of rising construction costs. usands ofjobs are at risk. the new diet that promises to save lives, feed ten billion people and all without causing catastrophic damage to the planet. and, heading off concussion. a ground—breaking test for head injuries in footballers. and coming up on bbc news. the six nations starts in a fortnight. england will be without their co—captain dylan hartley for at least the first two matches — he has a knee injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from westminster. mps will vote on a new version of theresa may's latest brexit plan in just under a fortnight‘s time, on january the 29th. this morning, theresa may has been holding more cross party talks with mps in a bid to break the brexit deadlock in parliament. but the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says he won't meet her until she takes the prospect of a no—deal brexit off the table. he says the prime minister's offer of talks is ‘simply a stunt‘. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. good morning, every

the us government shut down, paralysed and away, as is the uk government. tells you everything you need to know at the moment. donald trump storming out of a meeting yesterday about various different points and today in the uk we have no idea what will happen. one person who i think is worrying more than anyone else is theresa may, let's go live to the picture at downing street, this is the scene, i wonder what she's thinking, sally? i wonder, a busy day ahead. she's probably watching us, to be fair. asda is everyone else in parliament. we'll keep you across every single twist and turn. stay with us on bbc news as we keep you across this historic day. hello, good morning. largely cloudy day across the to flew the in the cloud flew us the - in the cloud flew us some - in the cloud flew us some - in t but.oud flew us some- in t but a jd flew us some- in t but a mild to day. to - day. i broad one sector the uk, essentially winds 7— . winds er milder sooth—westerly winds bringingmilder‘ to the north they were —— air. to the north they were —— weather front bringing ai

whatever happens with brexit in the future, the eu hopes for close ties with the uk. are likely to be tough. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. so, theresa may is set to continue talks with the eu after mps backed a plan to renegotiate her brexit deal. but what are the main options? and what are the chances of success? our deputy political editor, john pienaar, takes a look at the detail. theresa may's won a little more time. her hopes of a last ditch brexit breakthrough haven't died, yet. her problems, though, are still piled high. her directions from mps, the ones she wanted, unpicking the plan she agreed for managing the irish border, the so—called backstop plan that she insisted, until yesterday, was the best she could get. and getting the eu to abandon demands they're still standing by. well, judge for yourself. just now, it looks almost like mrs may's mission impossible, here and in talks with eu leaders. in europe, obstacles wherever she turns. first, is there any way round the now famous irish backstop? that would keep the uk under eu customs rules and northern i

the uk. most high profile supporters of brexit, but that hasn't stopped his company shifting its headquarters to singapore. p&0 have re—registered its entire fleet of ferries under the cypriot flag. sony is moving its european headquarters to amsterdam. luxury car—maker bentley says the company is stockpiling parts. and retailer dixons carphone says its working to shore up supplies. and these announcements aren't just from this month or this week, no, these are just the warnings from tuesday. a short while ago we spoke to paul everitt, chief execitive of ads, the trade organisation for companies in the uk aerospace, defence, security and space sectors. the chief executive of airbus said the government's handling of brexit was a disgrace, because businesses have no idea, like the rest of us you might say, what is going to happen. do you agree with him?|j think happen. do you agree with him?” think you will find what tom has been saying in his unique style is something that our industry and oth

they almost disappeared from the uk around 40 years ago. lly in europe, potentially even in the world, if you believe whatjurgen klopp even in the world, if you believe what jurgen klopp and even in the world, if you believe whatjurgen klopp and pep guardiola have been saying. they said that each others' team was the best in the world. if you want to see some top football this evening, tune into manchester city against liverpool. there is always that moment when something pivotal happens tonight is probably going to be the night. the going to look back. manchester united continued their briliant start under caretaker boss 0le gunnar solskjaer. they made it four wins from four beating newcastle 2—0 at st james park. romelu lukaku scored with his first touch and marcus rashford's strike means only sir matt busby has made a better start to managerial life at united than solskjaer. burnley have made it back to back wins after coming from behind to beat huddersfield in the big game at the bottom. ashley barnes getting the winner late on. both sid

i spoke earlier to catherine bennett, the company's uk earlier to catherine bennett, the compa ny‘s uk uk boss and asked her why he airbus had chosen to speak out in such relatively undiplomatic terms now. we felt we were getting to a crunch time. there were a lot of false allegations that a managed no—deal could work and we just wanted to be clear that, for us, it would be catastrophic. we would see chaos at the borders and our wing and satellite parts could potentially get held up. for me, as a uk business person, i don't want to see my country causing a great international company, like airbus, being affected. that was the uk chief of airbus. obviously people who favour a hard brexit will accuse the company of scaremongering. they have done this in the past. airbus said they have 14,000 in the past. airbus said they have 111,000 employees in this country, another 110,000 jobs rely on them. can they afford to take that risk? thank you. and later in the programme — if you're baffled by all that brexit jargon you're hearing these days, we'll be explaining it as part of a special day of

we are all waiting for a fair brexit, which would be both in the interests of the uk, the british peoplethe eu, but now it's up to the british government to give us all the clarifications that are needed. they cannot give you clarification because in the westminster parliament, there is complete confusion, no agreement whatsoever on what is the next step in brexit. how do you, as a minister in the french government, respond to that? my answer will be quite simple. it's not the responsibility of the eu member states, i mean france, germany, italy or spain, to find the solution, the political solution to a political crisis in london. it's up to the british government, to the house of commons, to find the right solutions. we are preparing for the worst, of course, we hope for the best, but we are also preparing for the worst. and it'ss my responsibility as the minister of finance and economy in france, to prepare all our smes, the french economy for a hard brexit. i really hope that we will be able to find a solution and that there will come a clarification from the british government, so t

i was born in the uk, my parents are british. t have been amazing? yeah, it was amazing. we did not spend much time inside. i was trying to follow my brothers and keep up with them. her older brothers both raced internationally but it was charlotte who would reach the olympics and four years after her debut she entered pyeonchang as a medal contender. she takes advantage. she was left injured and left frustrated after a crash but also by the french team who had been unable to help her recover from a serious injury. i broke my pelvis and since then i have been impedance struggling with that. we have not found a solution in france. i was thinking would i continue snowboarding orjust give up. then it was like if i wanted to continue, i could not continue with the french. how difficult was it to break the news to the french team that you want to switch to gb? i don't think at the start they believed it was going to happen. thet said, we cant do this on the sport in the time when i was thinking should i stop or what, i did not have muc

the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt warns russia not to use uk citizens as "diplomatic pawns" after a british national is held on suspicion of spying new guidance says there is little evidence to suggest screentime is harmful to children, and parents are the bestjudge of how long they should spend on smart phones and other devices now it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. under the spotlight this week, reporting on migration. hello, and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. on our first programme of 2019. has bbc news bought into a government narrative about a migrant crisis which doesn't really exist? and what would you like bbc news to do in the year ahead? the tradition of making new year's resolutions can be useful, though those january exercise regimes often don't last until the end of the month. so it's easy to make promises on behalf of others, so we invited those following us on twitter to tell us what resolutions they would like bbc news to make in 2019. we will be featuring some of the many responses we got on this programme, starting with these four. we more resolution

it also sets out basic rights for uk citizens elsewhere in the eu and eu citizens here in the uk. iod of at least 2! months after brexit when all the rules would state the same. but most controversial is all, there is a protocol on or up —— on ireland and northern ireland, including the backstop plan to keep the border open under all circumstances. the backstop coming to the effect at the end of a post— brexit transition period if a future trade agreement to afford a hardboard hasn't been achieved. the payment has been given additional reassurances from the eu that the backstop would only ever be temporary and that no—one actually wa nts temporary and that no—one actually wants it to come into effect. but it still exists in the treaty and there is no unilateral way for the uk to get out of it without the eu's agreement. there is also a non—binding political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and eu. the wording here is so vague that it does not offer any guarantee of any political outcome. the government is facing an uphill battle to get this vote passed and it w

the uk is due to leave the eu injust under two months‘ time — on the 29th march. secretary's comments come as the non—partisan think—tank, the institute for government, warns that the uk is un—prepared for a no—deal exit. they warn that a lot of legislation to replace eu laws with uk laws after brexit has yet to be passed — including bills covering trade, agriculture, fisheries, immigration and financial services. the research also raises concerns over whether it's possible to implement the changes needed — including new processes, systems and staff required — in time by the end of march to avoid disruption. if a deal can be agreed between the uk and the eu in the next few weeks, then brexit on the 29 march will be followed by a 2i—month transition period. let's go now to westminster where i'm joined by our assistant political editor norman smith. the first time the suggestion that brexit may not happen on the 29th of march has passed the lips of a member of government. how significant is this? it is significant, because this has been talked about privately, the p

this power station was one of three that were planned for the uk. is cancelled this week, it will be the second, leaving us with hinkley point in somerset, funded by edf, the french firm. it's being cancelled really because of money. hitachi has already put up £2 billion towards the reactor and they need to find 20, as you said. they couldn't find investment from private investors, and the uk government doesn't seem to have put up the rest of the money, so that is why it has been put on hold. but everyone needs the lights on, so why isn't that the investment? some analysts are saying it could be to do with brexit. the focus has been on sorting out what is happening over the next couple of months rather than on looking at our energy future. but people are also saying the energy market has changed since this was first agreed. renewable energy has become a lot cheaper. we are developing new technology and things like batteries, so perhaps our energy future will be slightly away from nuclear. the mix will be different. what about the jobs question? nucle

in the uk we are preoccupied with brexit and we will be until the mps vote. individual companies. next had reasonable results last week. even something like tesla moving to china. there are pockets of good news for companies. the backdrop economically, might not be so good. we think about some of the gloom that was hanging over us. apple,, brexit you have mentioned, the fact the markets ended in such a bad way at the end of 2018. is this a knee jerk blip, people buying things that look cheap or is there real optimism? there is a lot of professional fund managers who optimism? there is a lot of professionalfund managers who had a tough last quarter, but a lot of companies like the one they really like and invested in for a long time, apple is a good example, has a huge amount of cash, not selling as many mobile phones in china, but people are still buying on the dip, which is good, old stock market philosophy. in a period where there are so many conflicting things to think about, the trade war, potential slowdown in the us and the slowdown in china, sort of re

proof of belgium's reliance on the uk's rich fishing grounds. n stay broadly the same until the end of this year if the uk promises the same. but no one knows for sure, and the owner has nowhere else to go. the boat is too small to go to deeper water. and also to go to the north waters. so i really don't know what i'm going to do. if a no—deal brexit means karel and his crew can't fish, brussels has said it will provide some compensation. at the daily auction in ostend, fish is bought and sold at the click of a button. the uncertainty is clear. if you are worried about a no—deal brexit, no—deal, put your hands up. yeah, no—deal, wow. nearly everyone. they are worried about the rules for their boats using british ports, and if no deal means extra paperwork. there is also a big question for the belgian government. if a belgian fisherman catches a fish in uk waters, is it belgian or british? if it's british, then in future it could be subject to more checks, because it will count as an import from a non—eu country. the industry here says things woul

proof of belgium's reliance on the uk's rich fishing grounds. deal, the eu has said things can stay broadly the same until the end of this year if the uk promises the same. but no one knows for sure, and the owner has nowhere else to go. the boat is too small to go to deeper water. and also to go to the north waters. so i really don't know what i'm going to do. if a no—deal brexit means karel and his crew can't fish, brussels has said it will provide some compensation. at the daily auction in ostend, fish is bought and sold at the click of a button. the uncertainty is clear. if you are worried about a no—deal brexit, no—deal, put your hands up. yeah, no—deal, wow. nearly everyone. they are worried about the rules for their boats using british ports, and if no deal means extra paperwork. there is also a big question for the belgian government. if a belgian fisherman catches a fish in uk waters, is it belgian or british? if it's british, then in future it could be subject to more checks, because it will count as an import from a non—eu country. th

despite all the contributing 5% to gdp in the uk. d really don't retailers just have to adapt to the current climate? too many are keeping too many stores opened. retailers are adapting but the problem is with business rates so high it is difficult to find that money to reinvest in your business. it is also difficult for high streets trying to reinvent themselves and attract new businesses to fill the gaps left by shops. it is not all bad news, is it? da number of new opportunities for employment in the changing sector. correct, retailers at the forefront of artificial intelligence for example and that brings a lot of new jobs around those, and people who write and manage algorithms to do digital marketing and analysed data as well. how should retailers quickly adapt to the new opportunities there are? are you advising them to actually think more carefully about the footprint of the number of stores right across the country and focus more along those lines? it is different for different businesses and some with retail store networks e

and the uk parliament backed her to go back to brussels. day, to no—one‘s surprise, the eu said this. the withdrawal agreement remains the best and possible. —— the withdrawal agreement remains the best and only deal possible. the european union said so in november. we said so in december. we said so after the first meaningful vote in the commons injanuary. the debate and vote in the house of commons yesterday will not change that. mps in the house of commons had voted to support theresa may asking the eu to find "alternative arrangements" to irish border backstop. this is a mechanism in the withdrawal agreement that says if no trade deal is agreed between the eu and uk by the end of the transition period, by the end of 2020, then the uk will stay in the eu's customs union until there is a trade deal. brexiteers hate that because the uk wouldn't be able to leave of its own acccord — and they worry the country may never leave. one of the more bizarre elements of the amendment parliament passed last night was that it doesn't actually say what

we'll talk more about that in the next couple days very big 48 hours for the uk >> going into brexit ore detail, the big story at the next 48 hours at the very least theresa may will tell the country today that no brexit is more likely than no deal the uk prime minister will warn mps they risk, quote, catastrophic harm if her deal is defeated she will say this in a speech to factory workers ahead of the commons meaningful vote tomorrow evening, she will repeat that lawmakers risk undermining faith in the democratic process. now the british trade secretary says a no deal brexit is the, quote, default policy of the government if the prime minister's deal is voted down. liam fox said a no deal would be economically damaging but survivable and also confirmed may will make a statement in parliament today following discussions with eu leaders. will m joins us from westminster where he has been all morning covering the latest. is there any sign of a change to number ten's position ahead of the vote tomorrow? >> reporter: well, what they have said over the last few days is that there is essen

measures are in place in the eu to cope with a no—deal brexit. as eu and ukstare each other down, the eu's chief negotiater emphasised again today why he believes the text on the irish backstop must not be touched. translation: the backstop is not dogma. it's a solution, found in negotiations with the uk, not against the uk, for the unique situation that exists on the island of ireland. frustration here is palpable, with divisions in the uk parliament and the prime minister's negotiating style. is that the way you can solve a problem of a magnitude? is that the way to do that? is that the way you do that? that is, every day changing your opinion? so much passion, so much engagement here in the european parliament in the brexit debate today, but crucially, no—one here has any power to change anything at this stage. the only ones who can bend or amend the withdrawal agreement, including the backstop on the irish border, are the leaders of the 27 eu countries, and right now, they are stonewalling the prime minister. there are no plans to hastily schedule a summi

they want to continue to trade between the uk and ireland and more broadly between the uk and eu. who says china is too short to find an alternative arrangement to the irish backstop in britain because my divorce deal with the european union will not be reopened for negotiation. this is michel barnier speaking today. we talked of so—called alternative arrangements which could prevent the return of a ha rd which could prevent the return of a hard border, only know one on either side, he says, was able to say what arrangements would be needed to ensure controls on goods, animals and merchandise without a border. he was speaking to rtl radio in france. we have neither the time nor technology, it is too late to look foran technology, it is too late to look for an alternative at this point. what is your perspective, katie? there is a lot of that entity and what he is saying. the technological solutions being put forward as part of the compromise are the same ones that were put forward in the maximum facilitation arrangements which were dismissed last summer. the political declaration,

in europe, it's been about those brexit votes last night in the uk parliament. with the prospect of the uk leaving the eu without a deal back on the cards. the pound has rallied over recent weeks, hitting an 11—week high versus the dollar on the hope that the uk will avoid a no deal brexit. that cliff edge as some have described it. whether theresa may can get those concessions from the eu is the big question. so far, the eu is sticking to the line that there will be no more negotations on the exit deal. more on that in a moment, but michelle is in washington for us today ahead of that fed meeting. she's looking at what we can expect. people here inside america's central bank set interest rates. they do so based on how well they think the economy is doing. but forming a clear picture is tough right now, given the uncertainty over trade and the lack of crucial economic data. the federal reserve, along with investors and businesses, all rely on data from the commerce department and the census bureau to gauge the health of the us economy. but for 35 days, the people

the uk would trade by rules set down by something called the world trade organisation.ound the world. that is about all that i can stomach. back to you. and you can do some jargon—busting of your own online. go to bbc.co.uk/brexit — and click on brexit jargon explained. time for a look at the weather, here's alina jenkins. nojargon in this no jargon in this forecast. it was cold, it is getting milder. we have seen changes in western areas of the uk this afternoon, more clouds and milder conditions. drizzle here in cornwall. it is courtesy of this warm front and behind it milder air. it has been settling in over western fringes of wales and northern ireland. ahead of it, colder air. clear skies this evening, so we could initially see a touch of frost. also ice and snow for a time across the northern half of scotland. that will fade away as the cloud builds from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain, and milder air, and some of that milder air sinking south and east. it'll be a much milder into the night, 10 celsius across areas. two to 4 degrees across areas. two to 4 deg

perhaps the uk has left the eu.is ok with me, that's your decision. he arrived having made critical comments of the chequers plan and supportive noises about boris johnson. but there were protests, including this giant baby trump balloon, which london mayor sadiq khan approved to fly over westminster. before parliament broke up for the summer recess, there were still some votes on the customs bill to get through. the european research group of conservative brexiteers had started to make life difficult for the prime minister by tabling amendments that they said would prevent the government pursuing what they saw as a soft brexit. the government supported those amendments and the bill narrowly passed, but they were accused of caving in to threats by the erg. some even talked about chequers being dead. never one to let things get her down, theresa may turned her hand to dancefloor diplomacy on a trade trip to africa. not once but twice, she got her groove on, proving there was more to life than brexit. the green party

chair of avis in the uk. —— airbus. engine and the wing maker of the world. and it remains our top priority to leave the eu with a good deal, when that is good for business and will protect jobs deal, when that is good for business and will protectjobs and prosperity and will protectjobs and prosperity and provide the certainty that business needs. but these aren‘t the only warnings we are hearing about and no—deal brexit. i was talking about that warning from burberry that a no—deal brexit would be extremely costly for the luxury planned because of its supply chain and because it fears that ta riffs chain and because it fears that tariffs will be put up and costed a great deal of money. we‘ve heard that sunny is moving its headquarters out of london to the netherlands, following from the otherjapanese netherlands, following from the other japanese manufacturer doing the same because of its fears about what brexit will bring. however, another japanese tech company what brexit will bring. however, anotherjapanese tech co

a product manufactured in the uk will be treated the same way asa the uk will be treated the same way to make sure that whatever we produce conforms with eu rules and regulations. now, obviously, there is a history of conflict around the border, so ireland and the uk were preoccupied about minimising the infrastructure along the border as much as possible. so this backstop is a fallback option and what they have said is it is an insurance policy if by the end of trading negotiations we have found no solution to make that border as soft as possible and minimise infrastructure and minimise the number of checks, we would have this policy coming to place to effectively keep the whole of the uk as part of a customs arrangement with the eu, so minimising checks, and northern ireland would have to conform to more rules and regulations because it has trade across that border. it is more closely aligned with ireland and the rest of the eu, then. a stellar and copper hands of explanation, so thank you. and thank you to you as well. —— comprehensive. now i go on about the big pool we are talking

neither the uk, eu or the irish government want that.uk and the eu fail to reach a trade deal once britain leaves the eu. all parties agree that a backstop is needed to maintain cross—border cooperation and protect the good friday peace agreement. and, as it stands, the backstop means northern ireland would stay aligned to some rules of the eu single market — but only if another solution cannot be found by the end of the transition period in december 2020. and our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels where eu foreign ministers have been meeting — theresa may seems to be still focussed on a breakthrough on the backstop — how likely are the eu to give ground on that? i think there will be a bit of confusion because they were hoping, all the foreign ministers came here today further meetings so they were looking to london for some clear direction and what they have got its aspiration, i think, direction and what they have got its aspiration, ithink, and not much more. theresa may said she would go and talk to the dup in no

he inclined to take with the uk, he said today that the pressure was now on the uk and you heard him saying in the report that he expected the uk to come back and ask for more time, his europe minister today said the problem is uk politicians and they could not agree on anything. who holds the whip hand? i think we see a pragmatic coming together of both and if any thing pragmatism won until now but we will see as the pressure goes on who digs in most and if that deadline continues to creep closer without resolution, people will face some tough choices. this i mentioned earlier that we had some detail on the meeting between nigel dodds, the parliamentary leader of the dup, and arlene foster, talking to the pm about where we go. these are the pictures of that meeting. arlene foster said ina of that meeting. arlene foster said in a short statement that lessons would need to be learnt from the vote in parliament and the issue of the backstop needs to be dealt with and they would continue to work to that end. many of you will still be confused by what happens now over the brexit withdrawa

high pressure still dominating things across the uk. areas, while that colder air moving south across eastern parts. today, sunny spells in eastern scotland, mid and south wales, south—west england, sunshine developing towards the east of the pennines. otherwise, it will remain quite cloudy today and feel quite chilly. temperatures 3—4dc. less cold in northern ireland and the west of scotland, with mild air from the south, 8—9dc here. tonight, keeping a lot of cloud but, like last night, some breaks in the cloud. where you get those breaks, temperatures falling below freezing. some patchy frost on friday morning. temperatures potentially down to —2, —4 celsius, where you have the clearest spells for longest. 0therwise, where you keep cloud, temperatures up above freezing at 2—4dc. on friday, patchy fog first thing in the midlands and central and southern parts of england. some sunny spells here, but it is about chasing cloud throughout friday and there will be a fair amount of that in northern and western areas. temperatures again 3—6dc,

and 1 million uk citizens in the uk and 1 million uk citizens in the eu.l settlement that honours our legal obligations. not to do so, as members opposite have pointed out, would undermine our international position. it guarantees an implementation period, which means businesses have one change to make as we enter into a new trade deal, as we enter into a new trade deal, as opposed to two. but most importantly, mr speaker, and this is an issue on which the benches upset quite rightly should take great pride because they played a key part, in terms of the peace situation in northern ireland. it is a very proud record for the benches opposite. the withdrawal agreement enables us to preserve that hard—won peace and ensure the commitments that were made in the belfast agreement were honoured. i will happily give way. does the secretary of state realise that the withdrawal agreement and especially the backstop arrangement, which actually forcibly would remove northern ireland from the rest of the united kingdom, laws in brussels rather than westminster and, nor