for donald tusk to decide. emmanuel macron is one of them. he expressed his frustration that this keeps getting extended. not definite but it looks like the eu will lead to extend to january just as boris johnson eu will lead to extend to january just as borisjohnson requested on saturday. what is going on with brexit, let's pause a moment ago to some business stories. adam neumann is expected to step down from wework. he founded the the office sharing firm but he's increasingly been seen as a problem for it. earlier this year the company was valued at a whopping 47 billion dollars — but after following a failed bid to list on the stock exchange it's now accepted a deal with japan's softbank which values it at 8—billion dollars. vivianne nunis is with us. went does softbank think it is worth spending? i think you have to think of soft bank already having scan in game, it the already owned a third and it was the biggest backer and investor so when things were looking grim for the company, we found out it really

lawful but borisjohnson has written this letter to donald tusk, the european council president, saying he plans to bring forward the legislation needed to get the brexit deal over the line and intends to get the uk out the eu by the end of the month. it is a noble mission to try and explain what will happen next but frankly the bottom—line is still that there are so many options that could end up happening? that is absolutely true, a lot of people will be keeping an eye on what the eu decide to do. donald tusk european council president, tweeted last night he received the letter and would consult eu letters about the of an extension but they said the of an extension but they said the leaders may be ambiguous as to whether they want a delay or not and whether they want a delay or not and whether they want a delay or not and whether they will permit one. that can pile on pressure on mps in westminster to get the brexit deal over the line. that is what boris johnson will be hoping. meanwhile, as you mentioned before, the government is set to try for a meaningful vote tomorrow, weather

european council president donald tusk warns borisjohnson it shouldn't be about ‘winning some stupidlame game". the parents of this 10 year old boy who died after contracting hiv from contaminated blood products almost 30 years ago — tell the public inquiry of their heartbreak. last chance to open the door! 19 people are arrested as police say they've broken the uk's biggest ever drugs operation — more that 50 tons of drugs are seized. the impact of knife crime on its young victims — more than 20 thousand were injured last year alone — and for many the trauma continues. we will reveal the winner of this new building —— best new building of 2019. join us live here in the news channel for the announcement of this yea r‘s channel for the announcement of this year's stunning price for architecture. —— prize. good evening. a deal with the eu by the end of this month in time for the brexit deadline now looks extremely unlikely. downing street says brexit talks are close to breaking down after what was described as a ‘challenging' phone call between the prime minister and the german chancel

mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond.he british prime minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on a dramatic day in parliament. before it was official, the moves in the middle, then the cheers on the right... order!!! ..showed borisjohnson was thwarted. the ayes to the right, 322. the noes to the left, 306. by a margin of 16, mps said not never to his deal, but not today, not yet. so the ayes have it. the ayes have it. unlock! he's now obliged by law now to ask the eu for a delay, but he'll kick and scream. i will tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that i have served as prime minister, that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for our european union, and bad for democracy. warnings of big trouble, though

mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond.rjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. he was forced to ask for a delay after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. this is how he reacted to that defeat. i will tell our friends and collea g u es i will tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that i've served as prime minister, that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for our european union, and bad for democracy. it's an historic day for parliament, because it has said it will not be blackmailed by a prime minister who was apparently prepared, once again, to defy a law passed by this parliament. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg, with the latest from westminster. the government has two nights and three different documents to brussels, one of them and official copy of what was in the benn act, the fact that went through

european council president donald tusk warns borisjohnson ithouldn't be about "winning some stupid blame game". a mother breaks down at the contaminated blood inquiry — as she talks about the death of her ten—year—old son 19 people are arrested as police say they've broken the uk's biggest ever drugs operation — more that 50 tonnes of drugs are seized. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — jane dougall. it looks like the andy murray comeback will continue, he will play singles at the australian open in january, for the first time since major hip surgery at a grand slam earlier this year. repeat mode at the moment, blustery winds, scattered showers not only for today but also in tomorrow, more details shortly. the prime minister calls extinction rebellion protestors "unco—operative crusties" as he urges them to stop blocking london's streets — police have arrested over 400 people so far. hello everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm ben brown. borisjohnson has been accused of engaging in a "stupid blame game" after downing street said the

the european commission president, donald tusk, accused borisjohnson of trying to win what he called "stupid blame game". also tonight... the parents of this ten—year—old boy who died after contracting hiv from contaminated blood products almost 30 years ago tell a public inquiry of their heartbreak. there is a little boy of eight, nine, telling you he's so frightened and you can't take that away. the impact of knife crime on its young victims — more than 20,000 were injured last year alone and, for many, the trauma continues. and britain's best building — an opera house, a council house and one made from cork. just some of the buildings up for the presigious up for the prestigious stirling prize tonight. and coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to tomorrow's crunch clash for scotland at the rugby world cup as they take on russia in their quest for quarterfinal qualification. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a deal with the eu by the end of this month in time for the brexit deadline now looks extremely unlikely. downing street says brexit talks are close to breaking d

. waiting for a letterfrom number 10 and a letterfrom donald tusk.et's get a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. sunday will be a drier day across the country. still a few scattered showers to clear through the overnight across eastern england and with a northerly breeze driving in a few sharper showers into the far north of scotland. but elsewhere we will see those guys clear and temperatures fall away with that northerly wind we could see low single figures perhaps in sheltered rural spots of easter in scotland and eastern england as well. so, a chilly start to monday morning, but a quieter story for many. the northerly wind could drive in a few scattered showers across the east coast, but head a little bit further south and west and we will get some sunshine through the day, but a drier story right across the country. and temperatures are likely to peak at 9—14d. now, there is a slight problem on monday morning with the potential for some rain pushing into the far south—east corner, so we will need to keep an eye on that, but high

elephants are being targeted by poachers for their skin and tusks there's fear as the animals could disappear altogether in the next 60 years but can it be prevented plus. is open defecation in google india something of the past prime minister narendra modi says it is we get a reality check. our british predator welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us now they've been in south and southeast asia for thousands of years but now their survival is under threat. and human animal conflict is posing an increasing risk to the survival of these elephants and nowhere is that more clear than in myanmar. helping this 4 month old get through the hardest part of her day a deep clean up the nasty wound on her leg caused by a poacher sneer. and as an adult to watch you know we don't appear to let her stay with the other elephants because she's still young and her leg is still in pain we couldn't find her parents and we're not sure whether or not they were killed by elephant poacher's. the orphaned calf arrived here last month. her carers have named her a our same after the forced region where she

that letter will arrive tonight addressed to donald tusk it will say iam addressed to donald tusk itting to inform the european council, that the united kingdom is seeking a further extension. the uk proposes this period should end at iipm proposes this period should end at 11pm on 31st january. proposes this period should end at 11pm on 3istjanuary. 2020. but number ten is tonight bound to enrage their critic, because the prime minister will not sign that letter, and he will send a second alongside, maintaining his argument that a delay would be a mistake, and should be avoided at all costs. from early this morning, this was a lwa ys from early this morning, this was always going to be a huge and fraught 21! hours. not a queue for a saturday match but for parliament. would mps not a queue for a saturday match but for parliament. would mstust not a queue for a saturday match but for parliament. would mps just rush head long into more confusion? the tensions torn by the referendum in place view. but many of them agonising. genuinely, wondering what the best thing to do. even stretchin

surprisingly, emmanuel macron, it was tusk who said it was he —— he was tusk who said it was he —— hetegic. i think we have not been talking about is enough. boris johnson has we have not been talking about is enough. borisjohnson has played into the best thing you can say about him, the narrative he wants to portray that himself is that he has a good negotiate —— negotiator, he is friendly and charming, and he has actually been quite successful on the eu front. the other thing we are talking about is that if the letwin amendment way to go through and they we re amendment way to go through and they were divorced boris to ask that extension, people like macron have been saying, we are not going —— not sure we are going to grant it. that isa sure we are going to grant it. that is a big laughter call, because what if they don't? i have interviewed borisjohnson as prime minister, i have interviewed them all at some stage, most of them as prime minister. what has surprised tusk and others, boris johnson minister. what has surprised tusk and others, borisjohnson is a very good performer. wi

i'm julianna tatelbaum these are your headlines donald tusk tez the eu will decide on the brexit request as downing street rushes to ratify the new agreement. >> one thing must be clear, as i said to prime minister johnson on saturday. a no deal brexit will never be our decision >> italy's draft budget may in violations to the fiscal rules >>> ubs trades higher after a swiss lender turns a third quarter profit beat. ceo tells cnbc market conditions are tough. >> it is quite clear that we are more into a permanent challenge for the industry, so we have to think about how to redeploy resources and refocus existing resources. >> novartis raises its third year jump beating expectations >> a warm welcome to "street signs. let's get a check on european markets. a bit of red across the board. it has been a fairly choppy session. the dax is teeterring around the flat line. you can see the cac, the ftse and the mib are in red territory. we are seeing a little retreat after a solid day of gains yesterday. today firmly in focus. we have brexit front and center. we heard them making the point that b

mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to react. the british prime minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. turkey's president has threatened more bloodshed in northeast syria, after turkish and kurdish forces accused each other of violating the five—day ceasefire. turkey's president vowed to crush kurdish forces unless they withdrew from a 30 kilometre safe zone proposed under the deal. dozens of anti—government protesters and leaders of major opposition parties in azerbaijan have been detained in the capital baku. the detentions took place during an unsanctioned rally organised by the opposition to demand democratic reforms. cats, les mis, the phantom of the opera — all shows enjoying huge success in london's west end and now disney's the lion king is celebrating a milestone. it made its way onto the west end stage on tuesday the 19th of october 1999 at the lyceum theatre. 20 years on and the production based on the 1994—animated film i

the european council president donald tusk says the basic foundations of an agreement are in place, but that "certain doubts have appeared from the british side" today. it comes as the dup leader arlene foster dismisses as "nonsense" a suggestion her party has accepted any new brexit border proposals. boris johnson has just addressed a meeting of the 1922 committee at the house of parliament. earlier at downing street, he briefed the cabinet on the talks. in other news, the parents of harry dunn have met president trump at the white house, and asked again for the woman involved in the crash that killed their son to return to the uk. six people are detained by police in bulgaria, following racist chanting at the england team, on monday night in sofia. and the uk's national crime agency leads an operation that sees more than 300 suspected paedophiles arrested around the world. good evening. all eyes are on the negotiators in brussels trying to secure agreement on a brexit deal in time for an eu summit tomorrow. this afternoon the european council president donald tusk told reporters that

european parliament the law steps to take that's according to the european council president donald tusk who was speaking in that press conference and standing alongside him was enclosed younker he's the president of the european commission the irish prime minister as well was there leo hard car and michel barnier the e.u. chief negotiator this after the 27 european union member states agreed to a tentative deal this happened just a few hours ago on thursday under which britain will leave the e.u. on october the 31st let's bring in jonah hope he's joining us live from brussels so jona the message seemed to be from these 4 official standing there that they felt happiness and relief that this was done but also sadness that the u.k. was finally looking like it might be actually leaving the e.u. . you know this has been a real ordeal breaks it for 3 years it has consumed all of the time and all of the business of this european union and they are certainly relieved that against the odds there is a deal in hand now remember just a week or so ago it seemed enormously unlikely that they would ha

donald tusk says he's waiting for the letter also ahead...dish fighters accuse turkey of violating a ceasefire deal by refusing to allow the evacuation of trapped civilians. and the first semifinal is set at the rugby world cup injapan: it's new zealand versus england hello and welcome to world news today. here in the uk, lawmakers have again voted to delay brexit. they turned down the chance to back prime minister boris's johnson's new deal for the uk to leave the european union. it means that mrjohnson is now legally required to write to the eu asking for a brexit extension beyond october 31st. but, he also says he still plans to take the uk out of the eu by the end of the month. christian fraser is at westminster to explain. thank you very much. this was supposed to be super saturday. it was the first saturday sitting of britain's parliament in almost a0 years — called to vote on the prime minister, borisjohnson's new brexit deal. we gotan we got an amendment to the main motion this evening, this afternoon which withholds approval of the a

the european council president, donald tusk, says he will now consult other eu leaders about how to respond to the british request for an extension. the mother of a junior doctor — who took her own life two years ago — calls for more support for nhs staff. the health secretary says he is listening. i want to make sure that everybody who goes into work as a doctor gets it. a quick game of cricket for the duke and duchess of cambridge as they visit an orphanage in pakistan. and a wake up call for wales as france take the lead early in the rugby world cup quarter final. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35 — this mornings reviewers are property and personal finance commentator anne ashworth and james rampton, features writer, at the independent. good morning. borisjohnson has sent a letter to the eu, asking for an extension to the uk's withdrawal date. but he's refused to sign the document — and he's also sent a second letter warning against any further delay. the prime minister was legally obliged to ask for an extension, after mps voted yesterday to withhold approval of hi

mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to react. the british prime minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. turkey's president has threatened more bloodshed in north—east syria after turkish and kurdish forces accused each other of violating the five—day ceasefire. turkey's president vowed to "crush" kurdish forces unless they withdrew from a 30—kilometre safe zone proposed under the deal. president trump has scrapped plans to host next year's g7 summit at his florida golf resort after critics claimed he was using his office for personal gain. he is accusing democrats and media outlets of crazed hostility and says the event now be —— may now be staged at camp david in maryland. now on bbc news, our world. sirens wail. there is no other medication which within a week can condemn someone to a life of addiction. it is possible that i was promoting a drug on the basis of fraudulent science. but there was too much money to be made. when they f

donald tusk suggested earlier that he expects some resolution a little later this evening.ay. some high pressure come in and then on thursday, friday, saturday and sunday, the same low pressure sits across the uk and that means the risk of more rain but in the form of showers. nevertheless, they can bring significant rain. it is only towards the end of sunday and the beginning of next week that we start to see this brief high pressure which could give us a day or two of the drier weather. as for the rest of the afternoon, yes, the sun is coming out in western areas for a lovely day, light winds and very few showers but the rain will be slow to clear in eastern scotland and there could be more in the south—east. in the sunshine, light winds, 16 degrees and feeling quite pleasant. at this time of year, the nights are longer and temperatures will fall away quite rapidly. the showers will build up in the west, so showers will build up in the west, so not as chilly in the west of england and wales and ireland but there will be a touch of frost in there will be a touch of frost i

donald tusk described it as a stupid blame game.been without the brexit referendum. the deputy director of the ifs, carl emmerson, said that as brexit in any form would result in weaker economic performance, the government‘s choices were either to reduce public spending or introduce higher taxes to cope with its spending plans. if you look at the forecast for government borrowing next year, just last march, the government was telling us it would borrow about £23 billion. if you update that for some welcome accounting changes which take into account the money we lend students, the announcement last month of more spending on schools and police, it looks like we are more likely to be borrowing £50 billion if not more. that would break one of the government‘s key fiscal targets. were we to embark on a no—deal brexit, the economy wouldn‘t grow as quickly and the deficit would widen further. what would be the impact of these figures? i think for households in the near term if we were to go to a no—deal brexit, you would see fiscal giveawa

donald tusk said that he had spoken to both london and dublin.lls on #brexit, first with dublin then with london. my message to taoiseach leo varadkar: we stand fully behind ireland. my message to pm borisjohnson: we remain open but still unconvinced." so they died and the scepticism is very clear there. we'll speak to chris page in dublin in a moment about those comments from the taoiseach. first though, damian grammaticas in brussels. when they say words like unconvinced, diplomatic speak, what does that mean in day—to—day language? does not mean it does stand a chance? i think it means pretty much that, actually. i think it means that what you're hearing in parliament, all this talk about there being a majority or potentially a majority of mps ignores the reality of the negotiation here. which is that there still has to be accepted by there still has to be accepted by the eu and all the indications coming at any last 24 hours can't increasingly today are that it does not amount to enough for the ear. in the last few minutes, michel barnier, th

and another letter to tusk arguing against such a delay this time bearing the u.k. prime minister's signature. 6000 side parliament demonstrators cheer as british lawmakers voted to delay the approval of the braggs a deal forcing johnson to send a request to the e.u. hundreds of thousands marched through the streets of london calling for a 2nd referendum. but johnson had initially said he would not request a delay despite the vote that i will not negotiate a delay with the e.u. . neither does the law compel me to do so i will tell all friends and colleagues in the e.u. exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that i have served as prime minister but for the 2 they would be bad for this country. they were paid. for democracy but legal experts and opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn said johnson was legally bound to day is a historic day for parliament because it said it will not be blackmailed by a prime minister who is a. prepared once again to defy a law passed by this problem and i invite him to think very carefully about the remarks he just m

council president donald tusk has already said he would recommend the other member states give the u.k. the extension it has asked for. and till they reach a decision on burnt what happens next is anyone's guess. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. rioting and protests have continued in a 4th 5th day in chile the government says 15 people have died in the violence so far and in attempt to call the unrest president sebastian pinera announced reforms such as a pensions increase and i guaranteed minimum wage. voters in botswana heading to the polls president quite see most easy. votes one a democratic party is facing a serious challenge from the main opposition party that's after his predecessor withdrew his support and backed the opposition candidate instead the ruling d.d.p. has been in power for more than 5 decades. in hong kong a suspect whose case led to mass protest over a controversial extradition bill has been released from prison chang to hong kong citizen is accused of murdering his girlfriend in taiwan last year. indonesia's president djoko we did or

his deadline of october 31st so an election is now on the cards european council president donald tusk says he will advise e.u. leaders to grant the u.k.'s request for bracks a delay. correspondent burgas must follow those votes for us here's more on the significance of what happened in the british parliament earlier. so 1st of all an important victory for boys johnson and these broadly speaking agree to his deal with the european union and that's fatter than any government before him has ever come when it comes to leaving the e.u. but then a quite dramatic turn of events m.p.'s do not approve of the timetable they feel that everything is too rushed that they don't have enough time to scrutinize the bill to scrutinize this agreement with the e.u. and to vote for a day fear that this is something that they can't rush through in a matter of days that this legislation is going to shape the future of the country for decades to come so what's the government now doing they are saying they're pulling the legislation they are 1st of all speaking to the european union but it's clear that that b

that was donald tusk, standing in a row where the news co nfe re nce tusk, standing in a row where thece with michel barnier, who has done the bulk of the negotiating over the years and jon clarkejunker. negotiating over the years and jon clarke junker. but all of them one by one also expressing their sadness at reaching this a moment where it looks like the uk is leaving. ——jon clarkejunker. looks like the uk is leaving. ——jon clarke junker. let's hear looks like the uk is leaving. ——jon clarkejunker. let's hear more looks like the uk is leaving. ——jon clarke junker. let's hear more from donald. when i feel today is sadness. because of my heart, i will a lwa ys sadness. because of my heart, i will always be a remainder. i hope that our british friends decide to return one day. our door will always be open. it was going on. your take on what you heard? both a big win for them and a big failure. a big win in them and a big failure. a big win in the sense that they don't want to know deal brexit, they were keen to get a deal. they don't want to be plain for whatever goes on. —— to be bla

we have had news this evening that the snp and the lib dems havejoined forces and contacted donald tusks and contacted donald tusk for that deadline injanuary and they said they would go for an election on december nine. so it would be interesting to see how that is received in europe. let's go back to the telegraph, and still with the election, not enough time to our 16 —year—olds at a snap poll is called. cabinet ministers have been warned that it would say probably six months to put this into operation to bring in16 months to put this into operation to bring in 16 —year—olds so they would have the right to vote. it's a topic that has been going around for a northerly long time. i personally have changed my mind and i think they should have the right to vote. we know they had the right to vote in the scottish referendum. there are other people who would then go, they are children, they have no rights. but i think the things we are discussing, whether it is brexit, climate change, what are we talking about is going to have such long—term implications for these young people growing up,

council president donald tusk has already said he would recommend the other member states give the u.k. the extension it has asked for. until they reach a decision on what happens next is anyone's guess. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. protests continue in bolivia over worries of vote tampering in the country's presidential election opposition groups of call for a nationwide general strike after electoral authorities seem set to hand another term to long term president evo morales another formal tally of sunday's election showed him heading for a risky runoff international election monitors have also expressed their concern. indonesia's president djoko we don't know has invited the opposition leader into his cabinet he chose probably beyond toe as defense minister probably is a former general who was the sole challenger to president we did or during the elections earlier this year we did a was sworn in on sunday for his 2nd and final 5 year term. emperor a narrow hito has officially ascended to japan's throne at an elaborate ceremony in tokyo now he has p

what have we heard from donald tusk? >> good morning. we had that sweet from donald tusk, the head of the european council, saying he will suggest to european leaders agree to an extension going all the way to january 31. the thing here is this does not actually come down to donald tusk. this is a political decision that eu 27 leaders have to agree to unanimously. answer the question, will they grant more time, the reality is when you look at the eu, they do not want to go for no deal brexit. they do not want to push the prime minister into no deal brexit, especially because he is very close to getting this deal. they will most likely give more time. the question, and this is where it gets tricky, is how much time? do they stick to january 31 or pushed to a longer extension? this is always a tricky question for the eu because they do not want to be seen as interfering in the political process. we will get to anna edwards in a moment. another question on the length of the extension. you were mentioning the prospect of a longer extension b

council president donald tusk is outraged boris johnson what's at stake is not winning some stupid blame game at stake is the future of europe and the u.k. as well as the security interests of our people you don't want a deal you don't want an extension you don't want to revoke quo vadis. that follows a phone call this morning between boris johnson and angela merkel the chancellor reportedly said an agreement was overwhelmingly unlikely if northern ireland does not remain in the e.u. customs union but did she really say that no comment from chancellor merkel she kept quiet on the subject later to at a meeting in berlin with david's us ollie the president of the e.u. parliament but the british government is making a big deal out of the phone call essentially saying if this is the new e.u. position then in principle an agreement would be impossible that would make johnson's rush to present new proposal was a waste of time the e.u. remained unconvinced that they would do away with the need for border controls between northern ireland and e.u. member state island and in that case brussels co

because only male elephants have tusks and not all of them it's never been as big an issue as it is in africa so the new or new head of that's emerging and that's particularly worrying is that elephants up being poached for their skin then their meat. and the skin is used as them it is not productive it's so the elephants are killed their skin to skin is dried it's ground up into a powder sometimes it's made into some kind of jury but it's mostly for what the medicinal purposes it's the power that's then made into a pace that you use to treat skin rash as. this is mostly driven there's a demand in china but there seems appears to be also local demand to be among other asian countries yes so in 2017 we were tracking elephants to learn about they call that you were tracking them but g.p.s. radio collars and we lost 7 out of $1000.00 that were friends within a year time and then when we looked closer we found many many more elephants that have been poached many caucasus and skinned and that was completely you know we have never seen that level of poaching and it was not just all elephants

rice and palm oil plantations and more than ever before they become targets for poachers after their tusks and skin. it's turned into medicine and so-called red blood beats highly sought after in china for jewelry. a fashion trend with the high cost researchers warn that the skin trade could wipe out on mars wild elephant population in less than 60 years. peter director of the smithsonian's conservation acknowledges center but he studied human elephant conflict for many years and was a key figure in uncovering the porch and crisis in myanmar he joins me now from washington d.c. peter african elephants for the longest time targets of fortune but not appears to have extended to elephants as well what is driving this. lesser or so enchanting has happened in the asian elephants before poaching 5 area but because only male elephants have tusks and not all of them it's never been as big an issue as it is in africa so the new or new head of that's emerging and that's particularly worrying is that elephants up being poached for their skin and their meat. and the skin is used as a medicinal product

mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to react. the british prime minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. turkey's president has threatened more bloodshed in northeast syria — after turkish and kurdish forces accused each other of violating the five—day ceasefire. turkey's president vowed to crush kurdish forces unless they withdrew from a 30 kilometre safe zone proposed under the deal. catalan separatist leaders have called on the spanish government to start independence talks after days of violence on the streets of barcelona. there've been clashes between police and protestors on the sixth consecutive day of demonstrations. now on bbc news, saturday in parliament. hello there, and welcome to this special edition of saturday in parliament, as the commons and the lords sit at a weekend for the first time in 37 years to discuss borisjohnson‘s brexit deal. but the prime minister is defeated again, as mps back delay. the ayes to the right

quick check now some other stories making news around the world european council president donald tusk says that he will recommend the e.u. grants the u.k. another extension to leave the bloc british prime minister boris johnson says that he wants no further break the delay but after parliament rejected the schedule for debate on his divorce seal he could now push for an early election. and this one person has died and 2 others are missing after torrential rain caused flash floods in northern spain the heavy rainfall also prompted power cuts affecting almost 25000 people and forcing the closure of dozens of roads due to flooding and landslides. bolivian president evo morales says that his rival in sunday's presidential election was attempting to stage a coup this after opposition led protests accused authorities of rigging the vote the latest official count puts the incumbent 9.5 percent ahead but what alex needs a 10 point lead to avoid a runoff. lebanese troops attempting to on block roads have scuffled with the demonstrators there were reports of minor injuries is the 7th day of pro

'd one letter to president donald tusk requesting a brags that extension but left unsigned another letter to argue against the delay this time bearing the u.k. prime minister signature was this is the moment that prompted johnson's contradictory correspondence with a british lawmakers to delay approval of the breaks that deal sparked jubilation from the hundreds of thousands in london who marched for a 2nd people's vote. johnson had said initially that he would not request to delete despite the vote. but i will not negotiate a delay with the e.u. . i. am neither does the law compel me to do so i will tell all friends and colleagues in the e.u. exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that i have served as prime minister but they would be bad for this country. and for democracy but legal experts and opposition labor party leader jeremy carbon said johnson was legally but today is this story day for parliament because it said it will not be blackmailed by a prime minister who is apparently prepared once again to defy the law passed by this parliament i invite him to think very

if i could ask you, we heard from donald tusk.ll leaders that they back a delay to the brexit process. the you anticipate any countries ignoring tusk or deciding to block an extension? >> good morning, it is foggy here in strassburg heard when it to what they will do, donald tusk said he will talk to leaders because i'm extension is inevitable. different views, but at this stage, it's far too early to predict what leaders suppose we have been patient and persistent and clear all along. have an to ensure we orderly brexit and not a no deal brexit. however we might feel, wondering when this might ever end, i do think we have to allow the political system in the united kingdom to have it say. in fact, there is interesting analysis about what the vote meant. colleagues on the remain side and they believe there will be significant amendments passed to change the direction of the bill, says not quite as straightforward. at one level, and of course, he did not get his timetable through which inevitably means his predictions of do or die

——we do know what donald tusk says.y about his frustration at the anonymous briefings over the merkel call, saying it is improbable, this is what came out earlier,... everyone is angry and frustrated. we have both sides of the atlantic, tusk, where are you going, the big question and quit pro quo regarding the impeachment. there is some incredible parallelism between the leaders of the uk. the guardian, the eu may now offer an extension to the end ofjune because they feel that isa end ofjune because they feel that is a more realistic time... doesn't that send a shiver down your spine? i tell you how it makes me feel. hopefully i speak for the millions of viewers. it is a bit like somebody told you before your exams you can take them nextjune. out of them would be thinking, i want to get them over and done with but part of you things, great, i have more time, ican of you things, great, i have more time, i can put my feet up and relax, don't need to wait until next june. that is how i am divided from a business perspectiv

european council president donald tusk warns borisjohnson it shouldn't be about ‘winning some stupidme game". we'll have the latest from westminster and brussels, including an interview with the belgian mep, philippe lamberts. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. a mother breaks down at the contaminated blood inquiry — as she talks about the death of her ten—year—old son. 19 people are arrested as police say they've broken the uk's biggest ever drugs operation — more that 50 tonnes of drugs are seized. and coming up on the programme — we'll be live from the roundhouse in london, ahead of tonight's building of the year award — the stirling prize for architecture. today at five, the top story: talks to secure a brexit deal appear close to collapsing — after a downing street source said the eu had made a brexit deal "essentially impossible". the source claimed the german chancellor angela merkel had told borisjohnson in a phone call this morning, that a brexit deal is now "overwhelmingly unlikely." mrs merkel reportedly said a deal would never be possible unless northern ireland sta

president tusk, do you think the deal will go through tonight? are you going to cross your fingers?answer can't come soon enough for some in the eu. in truth, it has pained me to spend so much of this monday dealing with brexit when i have thought of nothing less than how this union could do better for its citizens. waste of time and waste of energy. eu leaders are waiting for news from another parliament before deciding on a possible extension to the brexit process. i am consulting the leaders on how to react and will decide in the coming days. it is obvious that the result of these consultations will very much depend on what the british parliament decides or doesn't decide. we should be ready for every scenario. meps also want further reassurance about how eu citizens in the uk will be treated under the deal. i want to see this problem solved, dear colleagues. we don't want that eu citizens become victims in another windrush scandal in britain. that cannot happen. and for the brits, this is their last trip to strasbourg...again. on saturday, i marched with a million others in lond

donald tusk saying there will be an extension. borisjohnson was.e will be an extension. boris johnson was. the weekend to send a letter asking for an extension until the end ofjanuary but it sounds like some people and the eu will not be happy with that, particularly emmanuel macron, saying thatis particularly emmanuel macron, saying that is too long and pressuring behind the scenes to be shorter. what we could actually see is what has been dubbed a flex extension, a longer period, but if borisjohnson manages to get that deal through in parliament in the intervening period that could be cut short and we could get out early. they have had their first yes! i don't want to put money on anything at this stage, but there isa on anything at this stage, but there is a good chance that an extension will be granted, it is just about the length of the extension. we can expect to hear on sunday or monday ideas about what that might look like. from the eu's perspective the last thing they want to do is be seen to be in any way getting involved in uk politics i

in some weight behind borisjohnson, and i got a sense from speaking to jean—claude juncker and mr tusksaying for those who frustrate prescot that there is a special place in hell, junkojuncker said he trusted him more. let‘s see what‘s done on saturday, as to whether we conclude what happens with boris and the whole brexit situation. some critics have claimed the new deal reduces the commitment to maintain workers‘ rights , with this being removed from the new withdrawal agreement and now covered in the non binding political declaration. let‘s talk now to professor catherine barnard, professor in eu law and employment law at the university of cambridge. can you spell out the differences as you see them on workers‘ rights between the steel and theresa may‘s deal? absolutely. in theresa may's deal, as part of the backstop, you had level playing field commitments, which is maintenance workers‘ rights. that was in the legally binding document. what is happening now is the so—called level playing field commitments have been put into political declaration, which is political declaration, whi

adam, donald tusk — the european council president — clearly furious at the words from number ten.ing? that is shared by simon coveney, the deputy prime minister of ireland, who says it reflects widespread frustration across the whole of europe at the situation, and he said what is needed is a uk government that wants to work with the eu on getting a brexit deal. in turn, that is shared by eu negotiators in brussels, currently sitting down with boris johnson's brussels, currently sitting down with borisjohnson‘s europe envoy david frost for another set of talks, but they say mr frost's room for manoeuvre is so limited and what he is asking for it so unachievable, it calls into question whether the british government was ever serious at all about getting the revised brexit deal it said it wanted. on those comments reported to have been made by the german chancellor angela merkel to the prime minister on the phone this morning, eu diplomats say that does not reflect the agreed language across the 27 other eu member states. they say their position is to keep talking right until the la

letter plus the the actual substantive lots of the boris johnson himself wrote and signed to donald tusk the president of the european council yes i mean it had been rumored for over a fortnight now that donald sorry not donald tusk that boris johnson would attempt to circumvent the intention of the ben act to send a letter asking for an extension would try to circumvent the effect of that act by sending a 2nd letter and number 10 had been paying its cards very close to its chest but that's exactly what they did late on saturday night they effectively photocopied the letter that had been set out word for word in that ben act which passed the legislation demanding that boris johnson ask the european union for an extension to the british deadline but they attached to that photocopy a letter from the a senior civil servant saying that look this letter is just being sent to you because we have to by law and then let the main letter written by boris johnson and signed by boris johnson actually said look we i still think it's a very bad idea if you grant us next tension and essentially he was

the fact is it's being treated by the eu, he said that to donald tusk...canvassing opinion. it's being treated as an additional communication by the british prime minister, so it is a request, signed or unsigned, asking for an extension untiljanuary or unsigned, asking for an extension until january 2020. or unsigned, asking for an extension untiljanuary 2020. metro, now we have the numbers. this is boris johnson thinking that he is looking and sounding more confident about it than a few days ago. yes on eight losses out of eight in terms of commons votes. there was a quote from dominic raab, the brexit secretary, even less dramatic, which is that, we seem to have the numbers. the ft reckons there was a majority of five. i saw another tally in the guardian which was that borisjohnson still needed one more vote to be sure of victory. those numbers could change, and downing street are in a position that theresa may was certainly never in, much closer to getting brexit over the line. the ft, johnson sticks to brexit deal as faith rises in westminster victory,

yeah, this was decided ina donald tusk.ons had between the member states over the weekend including some phone calls with the prime minister boris johnson, including some phone calls with the prime minister borisjohnson, then eve ryo ne prime minister borisjohnson, then everyone was lined up and the french objections had been addressed. you will remember when we were here on friday when they had their first go at this, the french were wondering, should we be doing this now, wait until the picture becomes clearer in the uk? the picture has become clear in the uk with the democrats and snp now will most effectively backing the government's call for an election fairly soon. and also the french's other objection would it be better incentive for the mps to vote for the deal at westminster if they we re for the deal at westminster if they were given a tight deadline against which to do it, may be the 15th of november? the french obviously decided that wasn't a goer either. as far as the eu is concerned brexit can be booted into t