it would give the uk more time to set up would give the uk more time to set up among would give the ukation systems. she suggested it would last two years. that implies the government would make roughly the same net payments into the eu budget is now, a bit more than £9 billion per year, after you've taken more than £9 billion per year, after you've ta ken account more than £9 billion per year, after you've taken account of the british re bate you've taken account of the british rebate and money the eu spends in the uk. it could buy goodwill. the long—term budget in the eu runs his seven—year cycles in the current lasts until the end of 2020. a two—year transition could take care of the net amount of around £18 billion. the uk has already said it will pay. there will be no immediate hole in the budget for others to fill. it makes money one of the better cards in the uk hand because the eu relies on british cash a least for couple of years after brexit, but do not think that would be that. the rest of the eu would not accept it as a final settlement because they do not see paying to mai

rate our agreement fully into uk law and make sure the uk courts can refer directly to it. and when there is uncertain around underlying eu law i want the uk courts to be able to take into account the judgments of the european court of justice with a view to ensuring consistent interpretation. and on this basis, i hope our teams can reach firm agreement quickly. at the moment, the negotiations are focused on the arrangements for the uk's withdrawal from the eu. but we need to move on to talk about our future relationship. of course we recognize that we can leave the eu and have everything stay the same. life for us will be different. but what we do want and what we hope that you our european friends want, too, is to stay as partners who carry on working to the for your mutual benefit. in short, we want to work hand in hand with the european union rather than as part of the european union. that is why in my speech at lancaster house i said that the united kingdom would seek to secure a new, deep, and special partnership with the european union. and this should span both a ne

but is he right or should the uk pay up? live from london, that's our top story on friday the first of september. one of the uk's top politicians says the eu should get on with negotiating a post—brexit trade arrangement. but they're insisting the divorce bill must be settled first. we're going to discuss who the likely winner is from this mexican standoff. also in the programme: samsung secures self—driving car permit in california. are tech firms about to drive traditional auto makers off the road? and this is the latest from the financial markets. stocks are on the up. and we'll be looking at what has been a busy week of economic stories — india has had a surprising slowdown in growth, and the ride sharing app uber gets a new boss. and after two flights were held on the tarmac at ottawa for hours in conditions passengers called deplorable, leading to an investigation, we want to hear your worst travel stories. let us know, just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. the uk's international trade s

i haven‘t spoken to anybody in the uk or in brussels who think that will happen.ope for now is for these negotiations to stay on the road and to make some progress and hopefully in the next two months the uk can begin to work out its position in detail in these areas in a way which will meet some of those eu concerns. jonathan porter is from king‘s couege jonathan porter is from king‘s college london, thank you. we are also in the us where clouds are gathering over the solar energy industry. us manufacturers claim a surge of cheap solar panels from china is pushing them out of business. two of them have taken their case to the us international trade commission. it decides today whether to slap tariffs on chinese solar equipment. their opponents say that could damage the whole industry — as the bbc‘s michelle fleury reports from new york. there arejobs when there are jobs when the sun shines. solar energy is one of the bright spots in the us economy, growing faster than the coal and natural gas industry, creating opportunities for those who make the panels used her

s —— this comes at a time with low unemployment in the uk.ike we had unemployment of 10%.m is low for uk standards and you can of course make the point that in the past couple of years the uk has added a lot ofjobs in low—paying sectors and they are people who have been claiming eu immigration for that. but you also have companies and corporate to say that if this is forced through the weight was laid out the beginning, that this would limit uk growth because people are not able to filljobs the way they did before. yeah. let's look at president xijinping, because he is now the great globaliser and the american president is the great isolationist. yes, interesting swap over the course of a year, yeah. xi jinping was speaking at the brics summit in china, and was lauding again the advantages of globalisation, of course. he did not say that out of nowhere because of course china has in the past couple of decades benefited hugely from globalisation and wants to continue doing that. it's quite interesting as well because of course china is investi

christine the guard was saying the uk was finished economically and the re st of uk was finished economicallyt of it didn't happen, it won't happen. how can you be so sure? i thought you had an excellent illustration yesterday that cut through the political fact. business will make these decisions were not work. at the end of the day, do you wa nt work. at the end of the day, do you want to be in the driving seat in terms of deciding what is going to happen in economic activity and business industry? are part of the messages, next year, it's going to slow down. is it that continuing uncertainty, whether it will all be in place? we are still members for another 18 months. i have the get some clarity on monday, on friday, sorry. to suddenly say where we have had no sign of unemployment going up, that catherine mann says it is going up to 5.2, it is ridiculous. she's got nothing to base it on apart from the fact that hard brexit is not good. journalistic cliche to this which is, only time will tell. it is wonderful. nice to see you. thank you very much. we will have to leave the monkey business

the uk also exports someone invested into the uk.also exports someone in the region of £7 billion every year on products and services to canada, and the expectation is that will be built upon and expanded over the next few yea rs. upon and expanded over the next few years. the intent is to develop and deepen this relationship, a relationship which is long—standing, with ties that go back an awfully long period of time. there were some concerns about ceta. as we mentioned, there were protests in europe about environmental concerns and that kind of thing. but in terms of the impact of this new trade deal, what is the benefit for businesses trading between europe and canada? the jihad line takeaways are 90% if not more of the restrictions. —— the key headline. if you eliminate tariffs, then you will also be able to drive up trade, the direction between the two economies, and help them prosper and grow into the future. a similar example, mackerel is subject to a 20% tariff before it goes into the uk. that will go. so, it will be cheaper!

we have had plenty of reaction from the uk. now some reaction from the uk.he speech? yes. what did you make of it? it was an interesting speech. i see steps forward in areas and a lot of things to clarify with some contradiction that we will have to work on. with your hat on as a member of the monetary affairs team, which bits do you like and what is still to be given up by the british side. the sentence that the uk will honour the financial commitment is a positive one of course. that needs to be clarified what we mean with that. so a lot of work to do now and what we expect that this general position will be transformed into concrete proposal and a negotiation table. in concrete terms, what theresa may said that no country would have to put more in and none would have to put more in and none would receive less. that is a fair assessment? is it is positive. of course, the issue is whether the multi—financial framework or just some yearly budgets. it is a very technical issue. i see also positive of course the implementation period, i would call it more tran

to make exit a reality in uk law.out scrutiny. let me contrast this to the 12,000 european union regulations and 8000 domestic regulations, 20,000 pieces of law that are brought forward new policies while we have members of the eu. this one—off task is very different to the flow of new law we have had from eu in the last 40 years and is ultimately about ensuring that power returns to this house. the people who complain about having using secondary legislation should remember that 20,000 pieces of law, 8000 went through and secondary legislation. the remaining 12,000 went through without any involvement from this house at all. they were changing the law rather than maintaining the law. all of these changes must happen quickly to maintain stability as we leave the eu. many of the changes will be minorand eu. many of the changes will be minor and technical. replacing for example references to eu law or to other member states. it would not make sense nor would it be possible to make his numerous changes in primary legisla

full uk hmmfi about the weather forecast?lled more than 40 people so to have killed more than 40 people so far, the majority of which have been in dominica and puerto rico. —— 30 people. there could be further localised damage in turks and caicos, and from there it will spin harmlessly into there it will spin harmlessly into the atlantic, that should be the last that we hear from maria. a weather front moving in from the western side of the uk, just like over the last few days. high pressure across scandinavia and europe, then it will weaken. a pattern we have seen repeating, northern ireland, western scotland, and a sense of the weather front fragmenting across wales and south—west england with the rain becoming increasingly light and patchy year as we go through the coming few hours. across much of the midlands and eastern england, largely dry, sunny spells, feeling

uk and us for a long time spent more than we say.lenges that we face. the response of the community internationally has been to reduce further intensify or corporation of matters trade. last year the wto recorded a rise in new protectionist measures for the first time in many years. we solve the measures to restrict free trade were outstripping measures to encourage it. we have also seen examples of countries failing to play by the rules, in turn creating risks to the global system. nowhere is this clearer than global system. nowhere is this clearerthan in global system. nowhere is this clearer than in relation to the dumping of steel on global markets, something i know is a code and issue here. the urgent need to act to re move here. the urgent need to act to remove excess capacity has been recognised about enough has been done. but the 1930s also taught us the dangers of protectionism. it damages global trade. between 1929—1932, volumes of trade fell by a quarter and half of that was down to new trade barriers. barriers that deeply

but i know that there are concerns that over time the rights of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizensk courts can refer directly to it. and when there is uncertainty around underlying eu law, i want the uk courts to be able to take into account the judgments of the european court of justice account the judgments of the european court ofjustice with a view to insuring consistent interpretation. 0n view to insuring consistent interpretation. on this basis i hope that our teams can reach agreement quickly. at the moment, the negotiations are focused on the arrangements for the uk's withdrawal from the eu but we need to move on to talk about our future relationship. of course we recognise that we can't leave the eu and have everything stay the same. life, for us, will be different. but what we do wantand us, will be different. but what we do want and what we hope that you, our european friends what also is that we can remain partners working for our mutual benefit. in short, we wa nt to for our mutual benefit. in short, we want to work hand—in—hand with the european union rather than as p

first the status of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens elsewhere in europe. sticking point — who would have legal authority over any deal on citizens‘ rights? the eu wants it to be the ecj. the uk says that‘s not acceptable after brexit. the second major focus at the moment is the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. the uk says it wants to maintain an "invisible border" after brexit, with no physical infrastructure, and there were, we‘re told, "good discussions" on ireland this week. but while the eu understands the sensitivities on the border, it says frictionless trade is impossible once the uk leaves the single market and the customs union. the toughest issue of all, money. what other uk‘s financial obligations when it leads? the uk could be looking at a net amount of as much as 60 billion euros, based largely on commitments the uk has already made. the uk questioned the legal basis of these calculations and went through them line by line this week. it is not prepared to pay nearly as much. to get to where the uk wants to be, talking ab

uk or the barriers with trade between the uk orthe uk as barriers with trade between the uk or the ukhigh, and therefore by reducing them there is a likelihood there will be growth in trade. india is in that bracket. at the indians will see a trade deal in the round, they will see not just trade deal in the round, they will see notjust tariff barriers, nontariff barrier to us, there was the cultural and education to, they will want everything to be put into the basket and then make a win— win. there are other markets face were actually trade barriers to entry are not particularly high, britain for example exports to the states more than any other country in the world. more than germany or france or italy. so to spend a lot of time working out how we are going to increase trade fair when you could be putting your resource and resource is finite in this, into places like india, would be my advice. peter, thank you very much. let's turn to brazil, which is emerging from the deepest recession in a century — it saw 10% wiped off its economy in two years. gdp figures out later could show it

it is all about providing certainty, clarity, stability for european union citizens in the uk and ukmises to our shared challis, ending anxiety for those citizens. they shape of that deal is becoming clear. we continue to work in the interest of citizens on both sides. an her recent speech, the prime minister reassured our european partners that they will not need to pay more receive less of a remainder of the current eu budget plan as a result of decision to leave. the uk has expend this reassuring in detail to the commission. the prime minister also made clear that the uk will honour its made during the period of our membership. we are not yet at the state of specifying a sad about this commitment are, that will need to come later, nevertheless, negotiation teams have helped constructive negotiations on how detailed technical issues relating to this. this work is necessary so that when the time comes, we can which a political agreement, and discussions will continue. in edges that arise with northern ireland and ireland, we have had a constructive discussion and made progress in so

i want to ensure those italian citizens in the uk know we wa nt italian citizens in the uk know we wanto stay and we value your contribution and i'm guaranteeing your rights for the future. thank you. laura. thank you. what do you say to voters at home who chose to leave who might be angry to hear that the immigration rules will be roughly the same, markets will be the same for another few year, the european courts will still have a role for another five years. potentially until 202 #1shgs five years after the referendum, aren't theyjustified in being a bit cross about that and in your view is no deal still better than a bad deal? on the last point, we continue to believe that. but the important thing is what i have done today is set out an entire speech which is about what a great deal we can have of the future of the future partnership between the uk and the eu if we approach it with ambition and creativity. we can achieve a deal that i believe is in the best interests of people across the 27 states in the remaining eu. on the issue of immigration that you have set out, people voted t

once again the uk and canada will lead the way and i am pleased to announce that the uk will aim to phasepromoting the benefits of free trade. the eu comprehensive trade agreement, which comes into effect this week has significant potential, to boost trans atlantic prosperity and the uk economy. eliminating 90% of canadian import duties and massively increasing the opportunities for british exporters. i am pleased that we have agreed today that this should be swiftly transition to form a new bilateral arrangement between us a new bilateral arrangement between us after brexit. a staunch champions of the power of free trade to grow our economies, canada and the uk will work together at the world trade organisation to promote and spread the benefits of free trade. the rules —based international syste m the rules —based international system established after the second world war is under threat as never before and we must make sure it can adapt and change to cope with new and emerging powers and the economic realities of globalisation in order to deliver growth and opportunities for all. as w

the minister said the uk government was very concerned and the situation had been raised by the uk's and at the un. but peers wanted her to say more about what was actually being done. has the government officially condemned the action that has been described as genocide, ethnic cleansing and the appalling scenes that we are witnessing, both on social media and on our tv screens, of families, children, being driven out in the most horrible of circumstances and thousands of villages being burned down? i've heard her say saying that we're sensitive about the transition of military to democracy, but there's surely no excuse for this in that transition? i think the united kingdom is clearly on the record as making obvious to those involved our very profound unease of what is going on. we do condemn this violence and are trying, with other partners, look for ways to both assist burma and the plight of those directly affected. lady goldie. you're watching tuesday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. don't forget, you can find plenty more from westminster on our website bbc.co.uk/parliam

, how much the uk will pay on leaving and the future of the uk—irish border.s the first response by a european leader to the prime minister's speech yesterday in florence, in which she suggested a two—year transition period after brexit, meaning the uk would finally break away in 2021. brexit secretary david davis is heading to brussels for the next round of talks with the eu negotiating team on monday. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. theresa may came here to florence to try to unblock the brexit negotiations. with warm words about an exciting partnership ahead, a pledge to honour written‘s commitments to the current eu budget, and promises to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, she hopes she's done enough to kick—start the talks. she appears to have struck the right balance, appeasing tory leavers and remainers alike by pushing for a transition period where security, trade and immigration rules remain the same, but insisting it would only last a couple of years. there should be a clear double lock. a guarantee that there will be a

i don't think the uk appreciates that.this, that says, once you're in, you're in, and if you leave, we're going to punish you? in other words they seem to be taking a very difficult and non—negotiable position on this to discouragend anybody else from saying... but what kind of club is this, we will be in if we have all the benefits, as soon as we see some things we don't like, we decided were not going to be in your club and we want all the benefits. i think it's a lot more... a lot more history in this than that. that is the european‘s point of view. i think from their perspective, the big difference is not quite punitive versus nonpunitive orwhatever, it is, britain, this is a wily negotiation, game of poker, we will win some. i think they see it much more as a transaction. britain has voted to leave, we have agreed a sequence through which britain will leave, they know how tough it is, but they're going to stick to the sequence as they see it. i don't think they see it as being vindictive necessarily, but nor do i thin

of course the uk wants a deal and the eu also wa nts a uk wants a deal and the eu also wants a deal but would accept any deal whatsoever, i mean that would dramatically weaken her negotiating position, wouldn‘t it? so we shouldn‘t read all too much into that. it‘s clear that the uk government wants a negotiated brexit, not a cliff—edge brexit. actually, when you want a negotiated brexit, then there is not so many options on the table. of course you need a transition period, but at the end of the day britain cannot be a rule—taker like norway, end of the day britain cannot be a rule—ta ker like norway, it‘s end of the day britain cannot be a rule—taker like norway, it‘s too big, too important for that. also you couldn‘t imagine that britain would keep outsourcing its trade policies, so eventually the uk will leave both the customs union and the single market. thank you very much. op single market. thank you very much. 0p other stories making the news. facebook founder mark zuckerberg says his company will share 3,000 russia—linked political adverts with us investigators. in a live addres

the uk agreed to while an eu member. the uk says no, it will pay something but refuses to specify.een largely technical, political pressure to push for progress is unlikely to come from the uk or the eu until after the conservative party conference or the formation of a new german government following elections next month. meanwhile as the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the end of the uk's eu membership is ticking. about two million muslims from across the globe are participating in the annual hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia. dressed in simple white clothes, pilgrims have been retracing the route they believe the prophet muhammad once took — most walk the more than 17km on foot, as an act of piety. this is something that every adult will still ideally should undertake if they can afford it and are physically able. 0ne if they can afford it and are physically able. one of the biggest gatherings in the world. this is this — azlan shah are returning to mecca after hiatus as there was a diplomatic spat between the rivals and in 2015 a deadly stampede. the upset we are being told abou

that the uk has and then there is a new bilateral court between the uk and the eu which citizens canat the uk has discriminated against them. these issues are the key tests. if the speech does not convince the 27 on them, the talks will remain exactly where they are. that was chris cook reporting. we are nowjoined in the studio by daniel hannan. he was one of the architects of the campaign to leave the european union. and from rome the mep roberto gualtieri. he is a senior mep who chairs the economic and monetary affairs committee in the european parliament. he is also on the group that is scrutinising the brexit deal. good evening to both of you. good evening. daniel, theresa may blinked. i would not say that at all. she has been cleared she wants us to be the eu's that and best friend. she's putting flesh and what she said that the beginning that we want a deep and special partnership. i do not see how she was going to interpret a 52/48 result. any have a referendum that close, it is not a mandate to walk away, it is a mandate for a phased in a gradual recovery of power. what she w

further north and east across the uk, fine and dry.emperatures, 18 or 21, above average temperatures, 18 or 21, above average for this time of the year. that is it from me. see you in 30 minutes. you're watching beyond 100 days. german chancellor angela merkel wins a fourth term as leader, but loses ground to the far right. mrs merkel vows to win back those who deserted her party for the anti—immigration afd which is now the third biggest in the bundestag. so what happens now? mrs merkel faces months of coalition talks to form a stable government, but rules out any lurch to the right. translation: of course this shows we have not responded satisfactorily to the themes and situations that are important to the people. as party leader i take my share of the responsibility. president trump takes aim at professional football players, calling for those who protest during the national anthem to be fired. but the sports stars fire back. north korea says donald trump has declared war on their country and threatens to shoot down us bombers,

this is one of the venues and that is the uk's sitting volleyball tea m venues and that is the uk's sittingtaking part altogether in a games which are about harnessing sports to aid recovery. this invictus games is set to be the biggest yet, and supporting from the sidelines throughout will be the prince, whose idea they were.

the uk will honour commitments we have made during the period of our membership.ee million or so europeans who live in the uk, there's a promise of extra legal protections. we want you to stay, we value you and we thank you for your contribution to our national life. and it has been and remains one of my first goals in this negotiation to ensure that you can carry on living your lives as before. but on the vital relationship between the eu and the uk after we leave, optimism but few more clues beyond ruling out copying someone else‘s deal. we can do so much better than this. let us not seek merely to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries, instead let us be creative as well as practical in designing an ambitious economic partnership which respects the freedoms and principles of the eu and the wishes of the british people. what do you say to voters at home who chose to leave who might be rather angry to hear that the immigration rules will be roughly the same for another few years, markets will be roughly the same for another few years? aren't they justif

that makes the uk share more than 25 billion. then there is a uk share of the eu pension pot.hich the rest of europe expects the uk to cover. and there is more. so even if mrs may does make what might be seen in london as a generous offer, to get talks moving, it won't be the end of the story. and it really is touch and go whether enough progress will have been made before an eu summit in october, to allow the negotiations to move on to consider the outlines of a future trade deal. at the moment, it looks unlikely. good detail, thank you for that. theresa may is travelling here with perhaps the main figures in her cabinet. boris johnson and perhaps the main figures in her cabinet. borisjohnson and philip hammond and david davis, the brexit secretary. the real political heavyweights are already here. let me introduce you to northern smith. and also our europe corresponded, kevin connolly. we have an agreement broadly in the cabinet, norman, about the money and we are going to get the first words today about the transition. nothing about the really important thing, the final des

those companies sub contract into aid uk labour provider of pilots, and then that uk provider providesarm's—length distance between ryanair and the pilot. does it give them more flexibility? can they carry on working for other people? no, your hours that you are fixed by eu regulation. pilots are regulated by how many hours they can fly. rya nair needs most if not all of those hours. it is impossible for a pilot to fly with two airlines at the one time. longer time, when you look at this, the problem as you see it, where does this lead? does ryanair have to completely change a model, or does itjust have to compete with norwegian air and china and the likes? what would that mean for consumers paying for airfares? there has to be a fundamental change with how ryanair deals with its pilots. unfortunately, the latest offers from ryanair means it's a sticking plaster approach rather than a fundamental change to what's needed to happen. that is where the point of anger is with the pilots. ryanair don't seem to be taking seriously the fundamental grievance about the precarious nature of the e

she said the european union had neverfelt part of the uk national story this was 110w of the uk nationalw an exciting time for britain, it had been widely predicted she would propose a significant so—called transition period and she did that promising to pay into the eu budget and observe the existing rules on market access and free movement. 0ur political editor was listening to the speech. waiting, waiting, and waiting. it is months since the prime minister gave anything away on brexit. and if you are in a hurry to disentangle completely, you might just have to wait some more. she came to florence to confirm that for as long as two years after we are technically out, not that much might change. a period of implementation would be in our mutual interest. i am proposing there should be such a period after the uk leaves the eu. people, businesses and public services should only have to plan for one set of changes in the relationship between the uk and the eu. so during the implementation period, access to one another‘s markets should continue on current terms. and during that time, we wil

the uk share of the eu pension pot could be another £8 billion.lities. now the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has always said "we need to settle all the accounts". so while today's speech may be seen in brussels as a step in the right direction, there's a long way to go. the other big sticking point right now — and this is before we even start talking about trade — is the issue of citizen's rights. the eu wants the european court ofjustice to be the ultimate legal guarantor of any agreement on the future status of more than three million eu citizens currently in the uk. today mrs may suggested an agreement should be written into uk law, and british courts should "take into account" the rulings of the ec]. it's not quite the same thing — and while negotiations always have to contain compromise, the trouble here is that there aren't that many grey areas when it comes to defining legaljurisdiction. fiona. in a moment we'll be talking to laura kuenssberg in florence, but first damian grammaticas is in brussels. mr barnier has given mrs may's spe

uk wishes to move on to future arrangements like the trade deal that the uk may have with the eu.ow that the eu negotiators will not move onto those future talks until sufficient progress has been made on the divorce talks. i think there is a lot of speculation that theresa may will be trying improve the atmosphere and hopefully, for the uk government, speed things up. meanwhile, jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, has told meps in brussels that britain will soon regret its decision to leave the eu. he used his annual state of the european union speech to argue that the eu should now see britain's exit — which he also called sad and tragic — as an opportunity for the remaining countries to move towards a closer union. translation: march 29, 2019 will be the date where the united kingdom will leave the european union. this will leave the european union. this will be a very sad and tragic moment in our history. we will always regret this but... and i think that you will regret it soon, if i may say. nonetheless we must respect the will of the british peopl

the eu wants the uk leads. the prime minister's spokesperson added that the prime minister wanted to give a speech on the uk's future relationship with europe in its historic heart and that she sees florence as having cultural and economic ties that spanned centuries in centuries and that that was why theresa may would be giving her speech there. her spokesperson also said that when the uk leads the eu it will be leaving the european union, not europe. that is when the speech is happening and we are. but, of course, we know that there has been slow progress, apparently, on the talks so far. i think some will see this speech is perhaps an attempt to change the atmosphere, smooth things over, try to speed things up so that the uk and those

both sides agree reassuring eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu is a top priority, but theyopean court ofjustice should have a role in guaranteeing the rights individuals. 0n ireland, progress has been made — especially around protecting the northern ireland—republic of ireland common travel area. but the so—called divorce deal is the biggest sticking point right now. the eu wants the uk to pay up to 100 billion euros in what it sees as financial obligations the uk agreed to while an eu member. the uk says no. it will pay something, but refuses to specify. these brexit talks have been largely technical. political pressure to push for progress is unlikely to come from the uk or the eu until after the conservative party conference or the formation of a new german government following elections next month. meanwhile, as the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the end of the uk's eu membership is ticking. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — we meet some of the many mourners and fans marking 20 years since the death of princess diana. she received the nobel peace prize for her

in late summer there are leaving the uk. in late summer there a re protests leaving the uk.t animals should travel thousands of miles merely to have their throats cut? these trucks belong to companies from the netherlands, ireland and northern ireland. 0n northern ireland. on board, there are more than 2,000 sheep from carlisle in cumbria. we don't like it. we don't want it to go on. we're sick and tired. it's cruelty to animals. we don't have to do this to eat meat. they will be slaughtered, more local and transported as meat. where are the trucks going? initially into france and belgium. belgium one would assume. from there on in, they could literally go anywhere. as far as turkey. it has been known. british sheep as far as turkey. the trade in live animals is growing. british cattle, sheep and pig exports have tripled in value over the past five yea rs tripled in value over the past five years and across europe, live stock shipments are a major lucrative industry. british and european exports of live cattle and sheep we re exports of live cattle and sheep were worth more

the uk in the process.he process. i think they're sitting on a volcano and a year from now, the positions of both sides might have to be re—examined because of the internal dynamics. there will not be time. i'm sure we will all be discussing this in a yea r‘s will all be discussing this in a year's time! plenty more where that came from. we will leave that for knife. —— for now. north korea has conducted its sixth and largest missile test and it looks as though there are more to come. the un and international community continues to discuss tighter sanctions, but many point out that xx years of sanctions many years of sanctions have had no impact. russia says the north koreans will eat grass before they give up their nuclear ambitions, and china still supplies the lifeblood to kim jong un. diane, what more could china be doing now? president trump talks about the role of china, what more could, should, is china able to do more in this opinion was like china could do more because china had 97% of north korea'

—— uk unemployment.night. in rugby union, england will end a four—year wait to face the double world champions, new zealand, after announcing they will host the all blacks in next year's autumn international. and england have mist out on a first series win against new zealand in netball after a 62—55 defeat in the third and final test in hamilton. i will be back with more on those stories at 1:30pm. in damascus, the syrian leader president assad has held a meeting with russia's defence minister sergei shoigu to discuss the fight against terrorism. the russians now claim that 85% of syrian territory has been cleared of illegal armed groups. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg is the only british tvjournalist with the russian army at an airbase near latakia, and he's sent this report. this is the russian airbase near latakia. it is the heart of russia's military operation in syria. an operation which has changed the course of the war here. it's nearly two years since moscow launched its intervention in syria

she's promised to meet the uk's budget commitment. prominent figures elsewhere in the eu have praised her tone but asked for more detail. us officials say intense rain and flash floods have caused a dam to fail in puerto rico, causing an "extremely dangerous" situation. tens of thousands of people are being evacuated. hurricane maria brought torrential rain, swelling rivers to record levels, and knocking out power to the whole island. the people of new zealand are voting in a general election. the prime minister, bill english from the conservative national party is fighting to stay in office. he's faced a determined opposition. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. has the eu got its mojo back? after a bleak decade of economic stagnation, internal dysfunction and public discontent, officials in brussels claim the tide has turned, but is there really a renewed appetite for deeper european integration while britain is still fumbling for the exit door? my guest is former italian prime minister,

losing the uk is a big loss.most powerful advocate of free market competition not being afraid of globalisation of openness that we had at the table of the eu. so losing that voice, i think, will require an additional effort on the pa rt require an additional effort on the part of the other 27. for them not to become too interval acted, and too fearful of globalisation. can i tend to one of the other very powerful voices, if not the most powerful voices, if not the most powerful voices, if not the most powerful voices, that ofjimmy, and angela merkel is still in charge after the elections at the weekend. —— that of germany. how important is it for the current direction of the eu that chancellor merkel is still in her position? crucially important, really fundamental. this is really fundamental. she will be conditioned by the new landscape there. but i think everybody in europe come even those who do not share her political affiliation feel that she is an anchor of stability. and when we look at the forces she is

this is also better for the uk, important to be competitive.uk, so we don't need any high barriers, tariff barriers, between them. we also need free people movement between the uk and europe. so there are certain things that we do achieve to make the business there for the future in the business there for the future in the uk. and this is something we talk openly with politicians in the uk and eu about. that is fine if things go well. whatever doesn't? what if there are carrusca is that with that put british production in jeopardy? we need to look at what happens and how the framework and conditions will develop. but i am sure that there will be a pragmatic solution. i hope that it will happen, because both sides need that. otherwise nobody will benefit. looking get your players were future, we are notjust talk about the electric many, of course. there are 12 alleged models coming onstrea m are 12 alleged models coming onstream in the next two years —— mini. but it is about appeasing angry politicians, about meeting eu emissions limits? or is t

waiters are from outside the uk.n, in our industry we have serious numbers of people who started out at the entry level and have made it to being the senior executives in the business and in fact two thirds of all senior level executives in the industry started with very little qualifications and experience and started at that low level which proves the point that the industry is actually one of the great meritocracy is of the uk. huge training possibilities and development possibilities. that is the opposite to one of the contributors of the film who said they found it hard to attract uk born people do thesejobs. it suggests that with a bit more effort you could employ british people in britishjobs as it were. i think the reality is that all businesses including the hospitality industry have come to rely on the strategic advantage of being able to have an eu workforce. that is an absolute reality. but it is also... the experience of most people i would suggest is that those workers are extremely good. but the point

, the uk proposals, he said, we re the uk, the uk proposals, he said, were not good enough, they haduse he said the uk's decision to leave the eu, the single market and the customs union would create a lot of issues there. on the issue of financial settlement, he said on that, the uk's approach to question the eu's financial settlement paper, going through line by line, he said that was very negative, because the eu's position was clear — there was a legal basis for every euro demanded. he asked the uk to go away and read that. essentially what he said was that unless progress can be made on these issues, he would not be recommending eu move forward to discussing a future relationship with the uk. these things have to be done first. we can now speak to ian blackford, parliamentary leader of the snp in westminster. hejoins us from westminster. thank you for joining us this evening. david davis says this is just a technical matter so says this is just a technical matter so why is the snp concerned? my goodness, a technical matter, what a phrase! we are 20 years to the week from the ref

that is why i am proposing there should be such a period after the uk leaves the eu.people, businesses and public services should only have to plan for one set of changes in the relationship between the uk and the eu. so during the implementation period, access to one another‘s markets should continue on current terms. and during that time, we will keep paying billions into the eu budget but the transition will not be longer than two years, under a so—called double lock. at the heart of these arrangements there should be a clear double lock, a guarantee that there will be a period of implementation, giving businesses and people the certainty that they will be able to prepare for the change, and a guarantee that this implementation period will be time limited. giving everyone the certainty that this will not go on forever. on the relationship between the eu and the uk after we leave, optimism, but few more clues, beyond ruling out copying someone else‘s deal. we can do so much better than this. let us not seek merely to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries.

first, the status of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens living elsewhere in europe. overall sticking point — who would have legal authority over any deal om citizens‘ rights. the eu wants it to be the ecj,' the uk says that‘s not acceptable after brexit the second majorfocus is the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. the uk says it wants to maintain an ‘invisible border‘ after brexit, with no physical infrastructure at all, and there were, we‘re told, ‘good discussions‘ on ireland this week. but while the eu understands the sensitivities on the border, it says frictionless trade is impossible once the uk leaves the single market and the customs union. and the toughest issue of all is money — what are the uk‘s financial obligations to the eu when it leaves? the eu hasn‘t published any final demand but it could be as high as a net amount that‘s after some money comes back to the uk of 60 billion euros. that is based largely on commitments the uk has already made. but the uk questions the legal basis of these calculations, and went through them line

the uk agreed to the eu sequencing.hern ireland and the island of ireland it is not about trade, it is about protecting a fragile peace process. i am old enough to remember what life was like around the border when we had the troubles, many people are. we don't want our children to ever see that again. i'm not suggesting that will happen but there is a psychological worry on the border. i was there this afternoon. it is much deeper than suggesting this could be settled in a trading relationship. it must be settled in the first phase. we must see progress. thank you. well, the prime minister was addressing herself to the europeans, but probably her most keen listeners were here in the uk. jacob rees—mogg is the conservatvie mp, who serves as the conscience of the brexit campaigners — one of many. good evening. this is a pretty remarkable retreat by the british, having been saying maybe no transition at all, we are staying in the eu for another two years, to all intents and purposes. i think if you are kind you would say

of uk law.does, it gives powers to the uk government to change that law post—brexit if we don't like it. ok, ruth, a power grab, that depends which part you are coming from. i've interviewed people today who have called it a paragraph, and some say it is a fuss about nothing, your take on that? paragraph, and some say it is a fuss about nothing, your take on that7m is midway between the two, depending on how ministers choose to use the powers. that is one of the problems for polomat at the moment. the government can't tell mps how they will need to use the powers. the powers they are seeking are quite broad. of course, a minister in the future might use those powers differently. so one of the concerns is, you know, parliament needs to ensure that its got proper scrutiny procedures to avoid the power grab possibility, the theoretical possibility, the theoretical possibility of a power grab. toomua would say there is going to be so grew to me, it is a word she keeps using —— theresa may. we are ta

first, the status of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens living elsewhere in europe.e their ehic insurance cards. there's no agreement on that, though, for the rest of us. first, the status of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens living elsewhere in europe. thedre was some progress this week — confirmation that after brexit these citizens will still be able to use their ehic insurance cards. there's no agreement on that, though, for the rest of us. and here's the overall sticking point — who would have legal authority over any deal om citizens‘ rights. the eu wants it to be the ecj,' the uk says that's not acceptable after brexit the second majorfocus is the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. the uk says it wants to maintain an ‘invisible border‘ after brexit, with no physical infrastructure at all, and there were, we‘re told, ‘good discussions‘ on ireland this week. but while the eu understands the sensitivities on the border, it says frictionless trade is impossible once the uk leaves the single market and the customs union. and the toughest is