ifind other countries wanting to talk to the uk and i chaired the uk and braziljoint economic the uk, brazil is the ninth biggest economy in the world and they were talking about the opportunities they see for britain. there is optimism outside in the rest of the world in contrast to some of the pessimism that we get here in the uk. allie renison, head of europe & trade policy at the institute of directorsjoins us. our people and you pessimistic —— are people on duty press mr? —— on julie pessimistic? those countries won't be pessimistic because they are not involved in the same way. what can the uk do in terms of starting trade talks question —— trade talks? terms of starting trade talks question -- trade talks? legally you can't breach the treaties at the moment which are reserved for eu commission competences, that has been suspended in the transition, after the withdrawal agreement last week that says the uk can on a case—by—case basis begin negotiations, although it has to clear it with the eu. if the uk doesn't have a set —— sufficient landing zone, it will be not easy to see h

the eu is the uk's biggest markets and the uk isa the uk's biggest markets and the uk is a big marketique starting point where on day one we will both have the same laws and rules. so rather than having to bring two different systems closer together the task will be to manage the relationship once we are two separate legal systems. to do so and to realise his level of ambition, there are five things that must underline our relationship. first we need reciprocal commitments to ensure open competition. such commitments are part and parcel of any trade agreement. why would any country enter into a privileged economic partnership without any means of redress of the other party engaged in anti—competitive practices. but the level of integration with the uk and eu markets and our geographical proximity means that these reciprocal commitments will be particularly important in ensuring that uk business can compete fairly with eu markets and vice versa. they deep and copper offensive agreement with the eu will therefore need to include commitments reflecting the extent that the uk and eu econo

uk citizens living in the eu. be able to negotiate trade deals during the transition period. but not yet agreed is the issue of the border with northern ireland. our europe editor katya adler has more. in the quest to resolve relations after brexit today was a big moment between the eu and uk. an historic handshake to seal a deal, not the final brexit deal but the long—awaited agreement on transition to ease the uk from leaving the eu to life on the outside. the eu and uk's chief brexit negotiators were visibly relieved, they had been under pressure from business. businesses need not delay investment decisions or rush through plans based on guesses about the future, instead they now have certainty about the terms that will apply after withdrawal. certainty, not quite. an oft repeated phrase at ago she nations is... nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. the transition deal is part of the uk's complex moved to all withdrawal agreements from the eu. areas highlighted in green indicate where agreement has been

uk.sure we are able to see the uk. to ensure we are able to see the farming industry thrive when we are outside the eu. i believe there isa are outside the eu. i believe there is a really good future for farmers in scotland, and other parts of the uk, outside of the eu. with reference to the common agriculture policy, the scottish government say that without knowing about the financial deal between scotland and the uk over replacing common agricultural policy, they cannot kick this to delete the meat details ofa kick this to delete the meat details of a new system of support. —— they cannot give details. there are two strands we are talking about. one is the way we are discussing with the scottish government how we can ensure that when we leave the eu, we devolve more powers down to the scottish government and we ensure also those markets that are important for scottish farmers and businesses, markets elsewhere in the uk, still able to be open, through not providing barriers within intern

the uk always put a brake on this.taking the role of the uk, suddenly we notice that the dutch become hesitant of being an engine. in the past, they were an engine for european integration. but now they put the brake on integration. that could be a threat to. thank you for talking to us. a quick, brief thought. first of all, the message here seems to be that they are preparing for the worse and hoping for the best when it comes to brexit. i have this comeback from greece and italy. really interesting. mps are talking about saying they are not sure whether brexit will actually happen, still. here in northern europe, that is not the message. they are starting to prepare for it and they are anxious about it. gavin lee, globetrotting. thank you very much. in a moment, we have the business use. first, a look at the headlines. with exactly one year to go until britain leads the eu, theresa may visits all for uk nations, are doomed to make the nations, are doomed to make the nation strong and united up to brexit. police say s

until the uk leaves the eu.taking action to keep the country "strong and united". but tough negotiations on the future relationship with the eu still lie ahead. the bbc‘s reality check correspondent chris morris has this report. said just one year to go until the united kingdom this 2—part company with the rest of the european union. it is one year since theresa may triggered article 50 of the lisbon treaty the triggering formal start of the brexit process. and in accordance with the wishes the british people, the united kingdom is leading the european union. this is leading the european union. this is an historic moment in which there can be no turning back. well, after a stuttering start, negotiations on the withdrawal agreement have made process “— the withdrawal agreement have made process —— progress. legal text on a financial settlement, the divorce bill. the government says we will pay the eu upto £39 billion to cover things like outstanding bills and pensions. also broad agreement on the rights up to bre

in the uk. the minicab service, uber, suspends all tests of self—driving cars after a woman in arizona is killed in a collision. doctors take a major step towards curing macular degeneration, the most common form of blindness in the uk. and, following a suspected drink—driving crash, the itv presenter, ant mcpartlin, goes back into treatment and steps down from his television work. coming up on sports day on bbc news, britain's winter pa ralympian coming up on sports day on bbc news, britain's winter paralympian ‘s have returned home having reached their pregames target of seven medals. good evening. britain and the european union have reached broad agreement on a transition period after brexit. but there are still important issues to be resolved. in today's documents, highlighted in green is what's been agreed. in yellow, what's close to agreement. and in white, the parts still being negotiated. agreed so far is that eu citizens arriving in the uk before december 2020 will have the same rights

and the uk is not alone.he attack and issued a joint statement expressing unqualified solidarity with the uk, saying they took its assessment that russia was to blame extremely seriously. what is absolutely clear is that solidarity with the united kingdom and our extreme concern about what has happened, that is really unacceptable. but in moscow, the defiance continued. as president putin began his fourth term of office, his spokesman said the uk must prove russia's role in the poisoning of mr skripal or apologise. as for russia's diplomats in london, well, some of these officials and their families will be heading home tomorrow — 23 in all, with a similar number of british diplomats leaving moscow shortly. tomorrow, the national security council will meet to decide britain's next steps and there is a live debate within government — should they retaliate and escalate, or simply do nothing? should they kick more russian diplomats out of the embassy here or should they find new ways of penalising russia ? the q

the uk have leads to develop into products that uk consumers develop into products that uk consumershannels available in the eu. equally, many uk companies have pan—european ownership and there are 35 channels and on demand services that are offered in the uk but licensed in the eu. we should explore creative options with an open mind including mutual recognition which could allow for transfrontier broadcasting, recognising the enriching role that british broadcasters and programme makers play, not only in british but more broadly in our common european culture. similarly, on financial services, the chancellor will be setting out next week how financial services can and should be part of a deep and, hence partnership. we're not looking for passporting because we understand this is intrinsic to the single market, of which we would no longer be a member. it would require us to be subject to a single rule book over which we would have no say. the uk has responsibility for the financial stability of the world's significant financial centre and our taxpayers bear the risk. it would be unr

in south africa and grew up in the uk. uk. what makes somebody belong in south africa?here. here. have an understanding of what it to be south african. be south african. to the culture, to fashion, to the music. identity is your own. identify as something then you are it. it. and white but we don't include asians, for example. asians, for example. everywhere she goes, how are you african? i am not even chinese actually. actually. understand that we are more alike than we are different. you have got to have a customary selfie. died at the age of 76. and popular culture. for new generations. scientists experimenting together. do it again! don't touch it. of their scientific superhero. how would you describe him? engaging, phenomenal. i've read a brief history of time, i thought it was very interesting. did you read all of it? i did actually read all of it. of lectures about them. so, yeah, it fuelled a lot for me. from the scientists of tomorrow. hawking as a modern—day genius. he's the intellectual follower of einstein and newton. he was getting to that level. he was inc

it will only be a uk if it issued if the uk asks for that and asks the uk as a whole to take sanctions. there has always been a debate amongst the eu countries about the efficacy of these sanctions, whether they really provide perfect —— pressure, some countries with closer relations to russia have been less convinced about that. but the uk and many other countries have said that this was an important instrument of pressure to bring to bear on russia, and it has to be important to maintain. and all these countries have stood behind that position, despite the internal debates about it. but i think what we will see is that for now, the uk will have to ta ke that for now, the uk will have to take the lead on this with rhetorical backing from the eu side. but whether the uk can convince other countries to expand their sanctions, some countries have those targeting russia, particularly on those accused of human rights abuses, i think more than perhaps... thank you very much. time for a look at the weather with phil avery. it has been one of those days across many western parts of the britis

so the uk will retaliate.he united kingdom will now expel 23 russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers. they have just one week to leave. this was notjust an act of attempted murder in salisbury, norjust an act against the uk. it is an affront to the prohibition on the use of chemical weapons, and it is an affront to the rules—based system on which we and our international partners depend. so, 23 diplomats suspected of being spies have seven days to leave, all high—level contact between the uk and russia is also being suspended, and no minister or member of the royal family will go to the world cup. and some russian state assets could be frozen with possible new laws to crack down on hostile states. blade anger displayed in westminster that this is happening in british streets. —— anger displayed. anger displayed in westminster that this is happening on british streets. in dorset today, the lorry that removed the skripals‘ car, seized. in salisbury, the bench where father a

once the uk leaves the eu these powers will be heading to the uk. but where will they go?ttish governments claim that westminster might try to grab them. the cabinet office minister david lidington tried to reassure the doubters. the vast majority of power is returning, will start off in edinburgh, cardiff and belfast, and led there be no doubt this will be a very big change to the eu withdrawal bill that is before parliament and a significant step forward in these negotiations. but both the welsh and scottish governments think that's not good enough and responded by introducing continuity bills, in effect making sure those responsibilities go directly to them, not westminster. bad weather cancelled the st david's day debate in the commons. but we thought we'd stage our own. first i asked plaid cymru's westminster leader, liz saville roberts, why she thought westminster would hold on to the powers and not pass them on. why would the government does not allow these powers to go straight to cardiff for edinburgh? if we are equals, with the nations of the uk, we should be owe

and the uk is not alone. assessment that russia was to blame extremely seriously. what is absolutely clear is that solidarity with the united kingdom and our extreme concern about what has happened, that is really unacceptable. but in moscow, the defiance continued. as president putin began his fourth term of office, his spokesman said the uk must prove russia's role in the poisoning of mr skripal or apologise. as for russia's diplomats in london, well, some of these officials and their families will be heading home tomorrow — 23 in all, with a similar number of british diplomats leaving moscow shortly. tomorrow, the national security council will meet to decide britain's next steps and there is a live debate within government — should they retaliate and escalate, or simply do nothing? should they kick more russian diplomats out of the embassy here or should they find new ways of penalising russia ? the question is, what further diplomatic price is the government prepared to pay? james langdale, bbc news. glo

the uk hopes an ambitious eu and uk trade deal will solve the problem. bu; 9.453?oms union and parts of the single market. ireland's deputy prime minister was in brussels today to press his case. what ireland has always asked for was that we would essentially have an insurance mechanism, so that i and others can say to people in northern ireland and in ireland, that, "look, we are not to have any border infrastructure on this island again." so, a lot done, but more to do for the eu's brexit chief. good news today? as you see, spring has sprung with the thaw spreading even to these often frosty brexit negotiations. progress on transition today was hailed in there as a big step forward, but it's not all good news for the government. it's clear now, there won't be a final trade deal between the eu and the uk at the end of these brexit talks. the transition will be used to hammer out more details. and to get this far, the uk has had to make some pretty big concessions. like fishing. far from taking back control after brexit as promised by the government, eu quotas will

and we are there in estonia, 800 uk troops near there in estonia, 800 uk troops near the border withping to give security and a sense of confidence there in the baltics. we are strongly protective and defensive of what is happening in the western balkans. as the prime minister has said, the uk remains unconditionally committed, irrespective of our relationship with the european union, to european security. would you consider hitting the russians when it hurts, for example with money? we live under the rule of low in this country. not up the rule of low in this country. not up to politicians to go after that person take their wealth away. that is how he tenderly behaves. that is a sort of thing you expect to see in russia. it's up to the national crime agency to identify people whose wealth may have been acquired through gross corruption, theft from the russian state agency, that could be taken away with unexplained wealth orders. the statute as they in our new lows we have in force. work is going on on that now. but i will stress one thing. i don't want to see a big outbreak of hatre

montclair ransoms uk side so far? definitely. montclair ra nsoms of uk side so far? definitely.see from now on, if we want to change perceptions of power, one of the best ways to do that and drive negotiations is to propose solutions, and i think that is what we need to do now. rather than react to their positions and what they talk about, we can be much clearer in our side and changes necessary. how much of this is the prime minister having to bear in mind that, to an extent, she is also having to negotiate with their own party as she stands up and delivers a speech such as today is? that has been the reality so far, and i think she has been fairly hamstrung in many ways though far. down to this lack of unity. you can take a balance within the cabinet and governments, and all the other political parties, business and those interests, every side has its own requirements. she has political pressures on her as well as negotiating pressures. whereas the eu been able to present a much more united approach, despite the number of countries involved on their behalf. thank you very much

like here in the uk?n open roads. open roads. be asking itself questions about how this technology should be regulated. this technology should be regulated. thank you very much. at the weekend during high winds and waves. and their properties are in danger of falling into the sea. robbie west reports. following another night of strong winds and stormy seas. people started to leave on friday. as the tide was drawing in, lifeboat crews helped move people out. disappear overnight. i bought it for sea views, beautiful sea views. and now the sea has taken it away. seven at the back door. i felt — it was like an earthquake, and the cliffjust went. most of the house apart. i don't think i'll be here tomorrow. and easterly winds that washed the coast‘s natural defences away. the next morning, the damage could be seen. and are being inspected after each high tide. these properties probably won't be lived in again. then saturday, and what was there, that is actually gone. paul rayjoined the lifeboat crews after see

i'm sure the people of the uk are pleased that it isa people of the uk are pleased that it is a primeg behind that dispatch box today, defending the rule of law and the citizens of this country. defending the rule of law and the citizens of this countryli defending the rule of law and the citizens of this country. i say that land my party fully support the prime minister's statements. but can i ask, what is her response to the brave leader of the opposition in russia? who is not allowed to stand in the presidential election. who has said that the most effective action the british government can ta ke action the british government can take is to use its legal powers such as the unexplained wealth orders against named individuals who are critical to the putin operation? a labour mp had two suggestions for cracking down on russian money—laundering. she could bring forward the public register of ownership properties, which was promised by her predecessor in 2015, and has been delayed by this government, and in the second place, she could increase transparency in our corporate structures s

once the uk leaves the eu these powers will be heading to the uk. but where will they go?he welsh and scottish governments claim that westminster might try to grab them. the cabinet office minister david lidington tried to reassure the doubters. the vast majority of powers returning from brussels will start off in edinburgh, cardiff and belfast are not in whitehall. let me be in no doubt that this would mean a very big change to the eu (withdrawal) bill that is before parliament and a significant step forward in these negotiations. isi is i asked liz saddle roberts why she thought westminster would hold onto the powers are not pass them on. i could turn the question back. why would the public not allow these powers to go straight to cardiff for edinburgh? if we are equals as nations in the uk, we should build to discuss that within parliament and come to an agreement together according to our proper needs and not expecting these to be held back in london before they get passed on to us. iam i am delighted to say i am joined in the studio now by stephen doughty and by conse

it will be good for all parts the uk.ts in brussels throughout the afternoon. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car was driven at a crowd of people in at a nightclub in kent. 21—year—old mohammed abdul will appear in court today following the incident at blake's nightclub in gravesend on saturday evening. at least 13 people were injured in the collision. police are not treating the incident as terror—related. two men have been injured in an explosion in austin, texas. it follows a series of parcel bombings in the city which have killed two people this month and injured two others. police say the latest blast may have been triggered by a trip wire. andrew plant reports. a neighbourhood in texas, sunday night into monday morning, residents here are being evacuated. police and fbi were called to a property and reports of an explosion. two people taken to hospital. we want to put out a message that we have been putting out and that is that not only do not touch any packages or anything that looks like a pac

there is also broad agreement on the rights after brexit of eu citizens here in the uk and uk citizense to abide by all eu rules and regulations. the transition will give governments and businesses more time to get ready for a new relationship in the future. but there's still an awful lot to do in the next 12 months. both sides have promised no return to a hard border in ireland. there are intensive talks on how to guarantee that once the uk leaves the single market and the customs union. there is also no full agreement yet on the role of the european court ofjustice after brexit. while elsewhere, spain, for example, is insisting that it must be consulted on the future status of gibraltar. as for a new trade deal between the uk and the eu, talks on that haven't yet begun. the eu says the uk's red lines limit what can be achieved. but the uk still wants the most ambitious free—trade agreement in history. customs is one obvious challenge. the future of fishing, another. the aim is to reach a broad political agreement by october. but detailed trade negotiations will have to continue long

and uk. the possible results that they've obtained are creating new chemical agents which for some reason in the west are classified as novichok has been confirmed and in 200 open sources in nato countries and we have reference to that and stand ready to provide you with them. the identification per se of the toxic substance used in the incident was carried out in a scientific center of the ministry of defense. this is the place which was a basis for the development of the chemical weapons including the chemical weapons of this kind. the most probable source of origin for this chemical, countries which have since the end of the '90s been carrying out intensive research on these kinds of weapons including the uk. we're not chemists here. let me just quote the opinion of a professional chemist. for the british specialist to be perfectly confident in stating that this gas is a novichok kind of gas and not any other kind, they need to have what we call control standard. in order to prove that tha

there is also broad agreement on the rights after brexit of eu citizens here in the uk and uk citizensen the uk will continue to abide by all eu rules and regulations. the transition will give governments and businesses more time to get ready for a new relationship in the future. but there's still an awful lot to do in the next 12 months. both sides have promised no return to a hard border in ireland. there are intensive talks on how to guarantee that once the uk leaves the single market and the customs union. there is also no full agreement yet on the role of the european court ofjustice after brexit. while elsewhere, spain, for example, is insisting that it must be consulted on the future status of gibraltar. as for a new trade deal between the uk and the eu, talks on that haven't yet begun. the eu says the uk's red lines limit what can be achieved. but the uk still wants the most ambitious free—trade agreement in history. customs is one obvious challenge. the future of fishing another. the aim is to reach a broad political agreement by october. but detailed trade negotiations will h

he is in the uk and just did a multi—city tourin the uk and just did a multi—city tour in the us.hing the brand of saudi arabia, the plant to reform saudi arabia. —— plan. he is ona reform saudi arabia. —— plan. he is on a mission. everyone who spoke to him in the uk talked about how strong he was, is presence, this sta nce strong he was, is presence, this stance about him. he and trump are pally. he says i will be the ruler, iand pally. he says i will be the ruler, i and the crown prince. 32. quite rightly, he is saying we have a country which is not developed sitting on a lot of oil which may not be valuable in the future, we have to develop now. that's why aramco is floated on exchanges with the uk wanting it bad. he wants to develop a nation and have a supercity and all that, and trump is paying attention. we have to bear in mind that this paper is saudi owned. they are not fans of iran at all, remember. with a new secretary of state in the us who is against iran, this relationship for the two of them, i would this relationship for the two of them, iwould imagine, some might t

with exactly one year before the uk is due to leave the european union, theresa may is touring the ukng to make brexit a "success for everybody". the prime minister has told the bbc that leaving the eu will mean there's extra money available to spend on the nhs and schools. she said she's confident of securing a deal that is good for all parts of the uk and that there's a bright future ahead. our political correspondent chris mason reports. on days like today, heavy with symbolism, politicians like to indulge in their own grand gestures. so the prime minister's hurtling around the country, championing one you knew, the uk, a year before we leave another, the eu. at breakfast time, ata leave another, the eu. at breakfast time, at a weaver‘s imer, by monday morning, a toddler group in newcastle, and an appointment with oui’ newcastle, and an appointment with our political editor laura kuenssberg. of course when we leave the european union, we are no longer going to be spending vast sums of money year in and year out, sending up money year in and year out, sending up money to the europea

bring that back to the uk and large parts of the uk manufacturing base in particular have a tariff systemustry to remain competitive. clearly if the uk chooses a path of unilaterally reduce its own tariffs, that will be quite difficult for those companies to remain competitive. in the meantime, should i ask you, what is the feeling among your clients and colleagues about the so—called brexit breakthrough agreed yesterday, the transition arrangement? do you feel people are feeling more confident about the near future, feeling more confident about the nearfuture, ie feeling more confident about the near future, ie business feeling more confident about the nearfuture, ie business leaders? actually, i do. there were some decent upsides in the transition agreement, albeit that we will have to wait until probably the third quarter of this year before it is all agreed. there is the overhang of the northern ireland question. from an investor ‘s perspective, a bit more certainty, the reduction of a risk of a cliff edge on march 2019 which is extended to december 2020 and also the right for eu nati

during that time the uk will be able to negotiate its own trading while you citizens moving to the ukthe same rights as those who arrived before brexit. but — and it's a big but — there is still no agreement on how to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic. and anger that the deal will see the uk effectively remain in the eu's controversial fishing policy until the end of 2020. a concession which led to the former leader of the uk independence party, nigel farage, staging a unusual protest, throwing dead fish into the thames. the mood in fishing communities is one of palpable anger, this is not what they were promised. if they can let us down like this over the deal for a transitional period, how do we know that they will not do it again when it comes to the final deal? i know, as someone whose father was a fish merchant and his grandparents went to sea to finish, i understand how the communities feel about the situation at the moment. i share their disappointment. no way i can sell this deal in the transitional period as a success to fishing committees. t

and the uk's share of the total catch cannot be changed, protecting the interests of the uk.is central to sat standing up for a rules—based international order. when it comes to foreign policy and defence collaboration, we have set out a plan for collaboration, we have set out a planforan collaboration, we have set out a plan for an ambitious partnership, one that goes beyond the relationship the european union has with any other third country. i know this desire is shared by our eu partners. the deal we have reached today in visit is asked moving to that partnership at the soonest is the moment and in the intervening period our valued cooperation will continue. however, as is the case today, there may be occasions when our vital national palsy means we cannot agree with the eu decision. in those cases, the uk can choose not to apply it. securing the cementation period with his key flex abilities is a major achievement and if it was all we achieved this december i would be proud of my team. but in addition we have made rapid progress across the wider agreement reaching agreem

——gas demand in europe and the uk, so we were fine.e 2014 and increasing gas demand in the uk and you are absolutely right, as we saw in the video, the increase was linked to the coal to gas switching. so you are getting greener, we are getting greener, but we are getting more reliant on gas and we have less storage. the thing is europe has storage, so perhaps there is... maybe europe is the answer. could be the answer. thank you very much indeed. we reported last night on the strange case of the russian presidential opposition candidate who might not be all she seems, but today there was nothing equivocal about vladamir putin's announcement that he has a new array of invincible nuclear weapons. making his bid for a fourth presidential term, he told russian mps that he had a cruise missile that could reach anywhere in the world. he added that the west needs to take account of a new reality and understand that this is not a bluff. the us state department this evening responded by accusing moscow of violating its obligations under nuclea

something which is a problem only forthe uk and something which is a problem only for the uk and notlike the fishermen are going to vote labour. if that is true it betrays a certain attitude. the secretary of state should not be complacent. he should not take it for granted in the future that they will be voting tory either. i'm very grateful to the honourable gentleman for his very fairand honourable gentleman for his very fair and detailed comments. i will happily acknowledge there is disappointment in fishing communities. i know as somebody who's father was a fish merchant and whose grandparents went fishing and see, i understand how fishing communities feel about this situation at the moment and i share their disappointment. secondly, the honourable gentleman asked about future negotiations at the role we will play. there is a unique 12—month period leading up to 2019, at the end of the year in the december council, the eu will argue oi'i december council, the eu will argue on the half of the uk, but the uk will be there as part of the consultant delegation to make sure all legit

he was granted refuge in the uk in 2010.ourable members will note that the death in 2006 of his son. and while it would be wrong to prejudge the investigation, i can reassure the house that should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, that her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. britain, he argued, had been at the forefront of imposing tough sanctions on the russian regime. he refused to go into the details of this specific case but. i know members will have their suspicions. and what i will say to the house is that if those suspicions prove to be well—founded, then this government will take whatever measures we deem necessary to protect the lives of the people in this country, our values and our freedoms. and i am not pointing fingers because we cannot, mr speaker, point fingers. i say to governments around the world that no attempt to take innocent life on uk soil will go either unsanctioned or unpunished. the mp who asked the urgent question said there were 14 other deaths which jour

nobody wants to punish the uk. you cannot punish such a big nation, like the uk.ave also to protect our own interests. we have to protect our financial stability. financial services won't be in the free trade agreement. will you not, in the end, bend those rules for the uk to keep it close? i really think that we have to stick to the rules, and we do not have any intention to change the rules for the uk. french businesses do worry about brexit, of course, but eu giants, france and germany, believe they gain more from protecting the eu for its members than they lose from weaker trade ties post—brexit with the uk. the fear is, if a special deal is done for us when we leave the eu, then remaining club members and outside partners, like the us and japan, will want to fiddle with eu rules as well. turning what seems like a single market paradise into a hellish trade mess. but poland takes a different view. warsaw's bloody history of defending itself against its neighbours means it worries about russia and wants continued uk support after brexit. poland's prime minister

it is truly frosty here in the uk. i do as it is truly frosty here in the uk. while most people sought shelter during the night from the snow storm, here in the uk, four inquisitive deer made the most of a deserted tayside street. these deer were spotted taking a dander along bridge street in dunkeld. they look

the uk economy bears the related risks and uk taxpayers stand behind those risks.ayers provided support to financial sector firms to the tune of £136 billion. and that's not a lesson that we will forget. even as a member of the eu, we have chosen to go higher and faster on regulatory standards at times to protect are taxpayers. because we understand the risks, a commitment to rigorous and robust regulation will remain under it. david davis was right in vienna when he said that britain's plan is for a race to the top in gopal standards. because those risks are so significant. —— significant, it is vital that any country bidding to take on a bigger share of europe's financial services market have a full and transparent understanding of them. the deep pools of capital, special skill and regulars are confident in london provide efficient, safe and high quality services to the eu. we manage1.5 quality services to the eu. we manage 1.5 trillion euros of assets on the heart of eu clients. around two thirds of equity capital raised by eu corporate is facilitated by banks b

politically, a good dealfor the uk? politically, a good deal for the uk to dealfor the uk?k to have got it dealfor the uk? politically, a good deal for the uk to have got it but looking at the content, you see the uk has given a lot of ground and the terms of the transition are basically in most areas the terms set out by the eu. what it tells you is that in this negotiation, actually, the balance of power lies with the eu. simon, thank you very much. we have got our correspondent in brussels updating us throughout the next few days. let's move to washington now where the white house is expected to announce billions of dollars of tariffs on imported chinese goods later today. it would be the latest move by the trump administration to penalise foreign imports after it targeted steel and aluminum with hefty tariffs earlier this month, raising fears of a global trade war. the bbc‘s kim gittleson in washington reports. here is something you will be hearing a lot about in the coming days, section 301, part of the 1974 us trade law that the trump administration will invoke when i

in the uk. unilever has said it will still based two of its three production divisions in the uk. and hopes to continue trading in london on saddam in new york. but it's unclear if it will be able to say on the thirty one hundred and the acts of the uk's top companies worst currently number three expes dropped one percent amsterdam. down about one point seven percent in london. in the united states thirty three thousand jobs are at risk after toys r. us announced it would close all of its more than eight hundred locations across the country. the retailer like many rivals has been struggling with increasing competition from online retailers like amazon. missiles price wars with the likes of walmart and target ownership has the details. a sad day for tory lovers. to his arrest announced it would liquidate all of its u. s. stores after failing to find a buyer or reach a deal with its creditors. i am very disappointed with the results but we no longer have the financial support to continue the company's us operations. after domominating t the toy industry in the eighties and nineties

they employ over 2 million people across the uk, not just employ over 2 million people across the uk,urplus with the eu with about £20 billion a year so, for us, it is a very important part of the brexit negotiation. philip hammond this afternoon is likely to say that any free—trade deal should include a good deal on financial services, maintaining access between the eu and britain. so far, the european commission has been pretty negative on this idea. michel barnier, the chief brexit negotiator for the commission, has said there has never been a free—trade deal including financial services done by the eu with a third country, which is what we will be. butternut donald tusk press conference we have just seen tusk press conference we have just seen that norman was talking about, he did say that a free—trade deal would look at all areas, including services. so there could be a slight opening for a negotiation. this is a negotiation. philip hammond will set out one stall, close alignment, the european union are going to say that that will be really difficult. somewhere in the middle, i a

what difference would it make when the uk is not at that table?ll be upon us fairly soon? it has always been the american view that the eu is better with the uk at the table but that is not going to be the case going forward and we have seen that even in this case, where the uk is seen to be exiting over the process of a couple of years, the eu nonetheless stands up on principle on something here that it views as significant in dealing with russia. that is a major thing and i think russia will take notice. you have been at the table at nato with many of the same countries. you mentioned recalling the eu ambassador from russia. do you also expect some of these countries, at least, to expel russian spies? that is one of the things that we are being told could well happen. i do expect that, i don't expect that to be uniform, for every single eu country to act exactly the same way. but i do expect a number of eu countries to make some expulsions in solidarity with the uk, some larger and some smaller. they are doing so anticipating that russia will re

up to uk standards. are these five elements all going to be part of our attempt to make sure our system is clean so we dissuade corrupt money from coming toened london and we can legally target krem len cache as well. those five elements. >> well, first of all on magnitsky and you know why was there some delay and some discussion about how to proceed? you know, i think to be fair to the government which is obviously my job. >> somewhat. >> always, always. the -- if you look at the text actually what it says is that we shall be able to -- to hold to account anybody responsible for human rights abuses in russia or indeed in any other country. and. >> let me see, who will determine that? who will determine what the human rights abuses are. >> that will be a matter obviously for -- for our law enforcement agencies to determine. but -- but my point to mr. sealy is -- is that a human rights abuse is a stronger formulation than gross human rights abuse which is what the magnitsky terminology demanded. but i thi

contrasting temperatures again north and south across the uk.high pressure blocking things off across scandinavia and around it we pick up an easterly wind. there will be a significant windchill as well, especially across england and wales, where we'll have the strongest of the wind. perhaps not too many snow showers, actually, on saturday. there could be some on friday night, but most places will be dry on saturday. you will notice, however, the temperatures significantly lower. remember 12 or 13, perhaps, across the south on friday. four or five at best, and further north one or two celsius. that area of high pressure still around the northern part of the uk on saturday. stronger winds to the south. we could get as spell of snow overnight and especially near channel, the southernmost counties of england. that pulls through and then we'll probably find a few more snow showers, again more likely across england and wales. most of scotland and northern ireland will be dry and it is not quite as windy here but it's still going to be cold on sunday,

as far as i'm aware, the uk isn't at war with the russian federation. sputnik uk is well named. the universe. beep". beep. . .. beep". you will have seen headlines about the bloodbath on the high street. quite a few retail chains have been toppling — toys r us has shut down, many other chains are struggling — from mothercare, to new look to carpetright. there are some obvious explanations for what's going on — cautious consumers are not shopping with abandon as their incomes are not growing. and when they are shopping, online takes a larger share. but there is something interesting going on underneath that overall picture, the bloodbath is not uniform. shopping is becoming polarised — the big cities benefit, the smaller cities and large towns struggle. a new £80 million shopping development in northwich. but only one of the newly built units is occupied. it is quite a struggle to get the shops to move in. one reason is that it is 20 miles from manchester, which makes for a better shopping experience. you see, with shopping from home now so easy, the physical shopping we do chang

but they think the uk will lose most of all.s a loser, but some lose more than others. they think that's very much the uk. but i do have to point out, they are realists. so this sort of conspiracy idea that the eu is plotting to have another referendum is not something that you come across. you know, they say, you know, emmanuel macron, "any chance you might change your mind? the door is open." and no, we won't sing abba right now. but they really believe it is happening and is continuing. and as we go now into this next stage of negotiations, you have both sides looking for a fair brexit. we should have a card for that, that is the new one, "fair brexit" or "pragmatic brexit". but, of course, each side, and very much the eu, will look after their own interest first. and what is your perspective when you talk to your mates about what they say about that sense of not having had a say in this huge decision that was taken that will have ramifications for a long time, and you guys didn't get a say? yeah, so a lot of my friends would

and it is notjust snow affecting the uk. it has shut down geneva airport.to snow in switzerland compared to the uk but that airport in geneva is closed. the statement advertises passengers not to arrive. you're watching business live. our top story: is spotify really worth $23 billion? the world's biggest music streaming service is going public and doing so in new york. let's look at the market so far today. markets in europe are down, with big losses over the last month across global markets and we are starting march on the back foot. all trading in the red. let's talk about the advertising business now because the world's biggest ad firm, wpp, has just reported its results for 2017. it has seen a fall in the amount it bills clients. but it denies, as some have suggested, that this is a sign of a broader decline in the industry as the likes of google and facebook take an ever bigger share of global advertising spending. let's show you a few of the highlights. wpp says its net sales were down almost 1% on the previous year, the worst performance since the 2