and the uk. i'm very confident about our future together and i'm very confident about what happens after brexit. i share his confidence. brexit marks a crucial moment in the battle for the heart of the global regulatory system. the u.s. must act now with determination and the entrepreneurial spirit that has characterized your nation from its beginning. the u.s. must take full advantage of the unique opportunity to have the world's fifth largest economy and second biggest export of services push hard for competition-based regulatory and trade policy alongside you. together, we can turn back the tide of anti-competitive regulation around the world and we can create wealth where it has previously been destroyed. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. that was terrific and very informative speech. now i'd like to invite questions from the audience for you. i am going to actually kick off with the opening question and just a few days ago, the governor of the bank of england, mark ca

the question is will the uk change its position?es, michel barnier will be explaining to leo varadkar his latest proposal, which is as he said the de— dramatised the issue by moving some of the checks that the eu want away from the irish sea, away from this new border between great britain and northern ireland, but still legally it is pretty much the same. there will be a border on the same. there will be a border on the irish sea and the democratic unionist is to not want that, so the ball is really in the uk's court. the uk is trying to come up with a counterproposal that it would like to bring forward in the next few days, but that has been blocked because in order to bring a counterproposal forward, mrs may would have to get the dup to support it, and the dup have made clear that at the moment they are not prepared to a cce pt at the moment they are not prepared to accept any compromise on this. how do you think this will play at? i know it is extremely complex to predict that this has to be solved if there is to be any deal. th

southern parts of the uk starting off rather grey.riday afternoon, bright conditions for scotland, a few showers in the north—west. it should stay dry in northern ireland with some sunshine. cloudy and dumb for north england and north wales, mist and fog clearing in the south—east of sunshine. with sunshine, temperatures up to 22 celsius towards the south—east. quite a contrast further north where temperatures are a good 5 degrees lower than those we‘ll see this afternoon across scotland and northern ireland. the weekend weather prospects, for england and wales, low pressure is close by. that will bring wet and windy weather with the rain really quite slow moving as it works into east anglia and southern counties of england through the afternoon. the north and west, scotland, northern ireland, north of england and north wales, a decent date with spells of sunshine but quite chilly and the second half of the weekend, the raval clear away, some sunshine for most of us but the weather will go downhill with the north—west of the country w

services constitute four fifths of the uk's economy and two fifths of the uk's economy and two fifthsrket in services, it's a market that brings huge benefits and also has enormous potential for growth in the future. chequers is unworkable because even if it was acceptable to the eu that appears to be no political majority for it at home. and yet the prime minister maintains that chequers is the only serious and credible option on the table. it is not a serious and credible option and the reason it's the only option is because the uk government has refused to come up with any others. let's be clear about this. a head in the sand approach will not make the chequers ostrich fly. so when it comes to a vote in the commons later this year it will not be chequers that mps are voting on. as of today it remains to be seen if a withdrawal agreement can be reached. alarmingly it seems doubtful that any deal can be struck that will satisfy both the eu 27 and those in the brexit wing of her own party. if no withdrawal agreement is reached the need to change course and that becomes more necessary.

after the uk gives the eu was fulfilling the uk gives the eu was fulfilling thejoint commitment thejoint commitment to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and ireland and respecting the referendum. these negotiations are a lwa ys referendum. these negotiations are always bound to be tough in the final stretch and that is all the more reason why final stretch and that is all the more reason why we final stretch and that is all the more reason why we should hold our nerve and stay resolute unfocused andi nerve and stay resolute unfocused and i remain confident we will reach and i remain confident we will reach a deal this autumn. because it is still in the best interests of uk and the eu. it is the best way of protecting trade between the uk and the eu, trade which underpinsjobs across the continent, the best way of making sure we continue to cooperate seamlessly on security matters and tackle crime and terrorism and keep uk and european citizens say. it is the best way to avoid a hard border in northern ireland and that would adversely affect communities living there or inde

they also come to the uk.ding to the home office, last yeari in ten asylum claims were blown children, arriving without their parents or anyone to care for them. —— lone children. their parents or anyone to care for them. -- lone children. my family emigrated from eritrea to england when i was a child, so stories of young asylum seekers have a special meaning for me. recently i was desperately saddened to discover four teenage refugees had taken their own lives within months of arriving here. like my family and i, came hoping for a safe haven, but we re came hoping for a safe haven, but were they welcomed? croydon is home to around 400 unaccompanied child asylu m to around 400 unaccompanied child asylum seekers, at higher number than other boroughs. over 90% of these children are male, and a local charity has been trying to help some of them assimilate into the area, using the universal language of football. of course, the first thing that comes to mind as they don't have the language skills and they really st

the whole of the uk staying in the customs union, and borisjohnson the uk staying in the customs unioning in the customs union, and borisjohnson has been very critical, basically saying that this means the position that after 2020 the uk can leave the customs union if the uk gives permission, they will have no incentive to do so and it makes a mockery of liam fox as out it makes a mockery of liam fox as our trade secretary not knowing if he will ever be able to do trade deals, they will be able to come into effect. the dup and tory brexiteers will not support this, and this will cause uproar among leave voters in this country. just on the issue of the dup, theresa may has frequently said that she is not going to agree to anything that would divide up the united kingdom. the problem with theresa may over the last couple of years, on brexit in particular, is that she has said about 300 different things, most of which are mutually incompatible. the problem is the word is not very reliable. she said for example that we would leave the customs union. now, iam perfectly we would leave the cu

there has long been hope on the uk site that the uk would be able to separate off the more sympathetic, the scandinavian states, the netherlands, and so forth, but that has just not happened. i was at an event recently, where it was very clear that even the sympathetic state said we are behind michel barnier. we think he is doing a terrificjob. barnier. we think he is doing a terrific job. good to talk to you. i'm sure we will speak again. thank you very much, thank you. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are martin bentham, who's the home affairs editor at the london evening standard, and martin lipton, who's chief sports report for the sun. that will be also difficult. the headlines on bbc news... a pause in the brexit talks — the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says despite a crunch meeting with the brexit secretary in brussels today there are still key unresolved issues. after the storm, the clean up — roads and railways continue to struggle after a

we had a brexit deal was not just badly in the uk.tjust possible, we heard that it was probable. angela merkel saying that where there is a will, there is a way. but clearly, we are not there yet. laura now, now we have got the suggestion of possible extension to this transition or in fermentation as mrs may calls it, where does she stand in terms of the plan she is still trying to say is credible? i think as ever, the first part of theresa may's strategy is to get through the day. she has a very restless political party at her back, she has no majority in the commons, so back, she has no majority in the coitiitioi'is, so every back, she has no majority in the commons, so every 24 hour cycle inevitably has ups and downs. and it is that sense of muddling through until the next day. the second part of their strategy is in the medium term to keep going. just as katya said, the important thing about this summit is it is not doomsday, the process can go on, summit is it is not doomsday, the process can go on, it has not been smashed to bit

the uk could sign its own trade deals and implement those, and would leave the uk contributing to theng eu rules, accepting free movement of all eu citizens who wa nt to free movement of all eu citizens who want to move to the uk to work, and that therefore they described that asa that therefore they described that as a kind of vassal state status, which many say they would not be prepared to accept. thank you so much, damian grammaticas in brussels with thelatest. we'll return to brussels in about ten minutes' time to talk to a leading think tank. we're asking what you would do to prepare for brexit, one viewer in europe, not in the uk, has been in touch to say he is stockpiling whiskey, so keep your comments coming in. the washington post has published the final column written by jamal khashoggi before he disappeared two weeks ago. turkey says it has evidence he was murdered in the saudi consulate in istanbul. the united states has officially asked for the recording, said to have been made by turkish intelligence. from istanbul, mark lowen reports. at the home where diplomats entert

to the uk in the event of a no deal.million here at, we say, "you are ourfriends, our neighbours, our colleagues, we want you to stay and we will be setting out the details as soon as is practicable." we also now urged eu and all its member states to step up and give the uk citizens on the continent the same reassurances. mi’ citizens on the continent the same reassurances. mr speaker, it is time on both sides to provide all our citizens with that comfort and with that confidence. but in response the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, criticised the absence of the prime minister in the house of commons, saying she should have updated mps herself, and said little progress had been made in the negotiations. mr speaker, it would also have been better if today's statement contained details of substantive progress. instead, it's like groundhog day, we get the same old story. the secretary of state pretends everything is going according to plan, it'sjust a question of dotting the "i"s and crossing the "t"s. everything

meanwhile the independent talks about former uk foreign secretary boris johnson's about former uk foreignrship about former uk foreign secretary boris johnson's leadership chances, which they say they have increased and in the time of brexit chaos there is no time for another election. the financial times leads with the online retail giant amazon which announced it increased the minimum wage paid to staff in the us and the uk and jeff bezos has said he had listened to critics as he announced a wage for $15 an hour in the us, £9.50 per hour in the uk and in the south china morning post in the business pages they talk about the business pages they talk about the new zealand custom service looking at personal devices in what amounts to a digital strip search. many of you have been in touch with us on many of you have been in touch with us on that. and the sydney morning herald has reported cervical cancer is said to be eliminated from australia within a decade because of the public health problem for the first time anywhere in the world that it would be a first globally. it is because of the

the uk saying northern ireland will remain part of the eu customs territory set pretty from the uk sota ble from the uk so that is not acceptable to the dup. victoria pointing out that food, agriculture, one of the big trades between ireland and the uk and theresa may was very keen to point out that when we leave the european union we leave those very stringent rules and quarters about farming and fish and that kind of thing. absolutely, so many aspects, regulation, control, customs. at the moment it is a com pletely customs. at the moment it is a completely porous border but if you bring in new regulatory standards the rules of origin, customs, vat taxes, that is a real issue and will require infrastructure. how will this obstacle be overcome? best temporary customs arrangement is the way to go forward. it is a bit of a legalfight,. way to go forward. it is a bit of a legal fight,. almost the way to go forward. it is a bit of a legalfight,. almost the perfect way to go forward. it is a bit of a legal fight,. almost the perfect way to get past this and hopefully what will come up in t

she was asked whether the uk's transition period could be extended.that has emerged, and it is an idea at this stage, is to create an option to extend the implementation period for a matter of months, and it would only be for a matter of months, but the point is that this is not expected to be used because we are working to ensure that we have that future relationship in place by the end of december, 2020, and i am clear that it is possible to do that, and that is what we are working for, and in those circumstances, there will be no need for any proposal of this sort, and i am clear that i expect the implementation period to end at the end of december, 2020. damian grammaticus is in brussels. theresa may talking to the press, the other heads of government have just arrived, what does today look like and what are we going to learn in terms of what they are discussing? yeah, the other leaders, they are continuing to arrive here, theresa may speaking just a few minutes ago, as she turned up, today, they are not discussing brexit, moving the other subject

between northern ireland or any other parts of the uk and that is what it means.uctions for number ten... and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten. . m and the snp with its own set of instructions for number ten... it is probably the case that the only option with any chance of commanding a parliamentary majority is single market and customs union membership. it actually might well be the only option which is not completely impossible at this stage. and tory brexiteers who are pushing to ditch her policy have this warning... the cabinet have been treated at it like mushrooms, to use an old army expression, being kept consistently in the dark and fed something unpleasant. now i think is the time for the cabinet to take the opportunity to assert itself in behalf of the british people who voted to leave the european union. it's an open question as to whether the cabinet will come in behind the prime minister. they will meet tomorrow. more than a handful have fears about her plans. with unhappy friends, it's not just fears about her plans. with unha

in the uk.ome he was not quite so well loved and supported, having made a living out of duty—free, and lived in a very gilded, exclusive area of thai society. and a very secretive life, which is interesting, because in the uk and in leicester itself, he was someone uk and in leicester itself, he was someone who was known to be seen and to engage with the public, with the fans, that was very much his personality. and again, this is quite a common theme, foreign owners of teams building their character up in the uk, becoming a sort of global name here, the same with newspaper titles. absolutely, so that is very much across many newspapers, as i was saying, in the uk, and a big story in the uk. the rio times. jair bolsonaro wins the presidential race. no surprise at all that he has got thejob, but race. no surprise at all that he has got the job, but this is another country that has opted for change. it is an interesting scenario unfolding in latin america's biggest economy. i think it is, as unfol

the situation is if the uk and the eu come to an agreement, the uk will stay in line with all the eu market and the customs union into the end of 2020 and what they're trying to talk about after we leave is the future relationship and this is future relationship and this is future relationship territory. doesn't make much sense to me. if we're going to leave the eu and outre deals with the rest of the world then we need to leave the customs union —— and we do trade deals. this is a good trade deal, not chequers, not the uk being pa rt of deal, not chequers, not the uk being part of the single market and the customs union, they're saying that it will be wider in scope than any free trade agreement. that makes sense, we're their closest neighbour, we need a good security and defence partnership and we need to co—operate on police matters so there is scope for a free—trade agreement with extras. that will allow us to leave the customs union and forge new trading relationships after the transition period, the start of 2021. this all seems to be do with the timings as as the substance. ——

uk, 1.3% this yearand1.5% slowing growth for the uk, 1.3% this year and 1.5% next year.well. these figures you have released are based on some sort of deal with the eu, correct? released are based on some sort of dealwith the eu, correct? yes. in many ways it's the optimistic end of the forecast. we will have an orderly withdrawal and they will be some agreement on what the future trade deal will look like. what businesses need to do to prepare for this? this is the time for businesses to be taking a hard look at their business plans, factoring ina low at their business plans, factoring in a low growth scenario on thinking about whether they might be other growth opportunities through technological innovation and also the need to look at how they can weather a bloody period. how realistic is that when we don't know whether we are going to get a deal 01’ whether we are going to get a deal or what the deal will look like? it must be difficult for businesses to prepare for something we know very little about. we have seen this battle this year between quite a bit of investm

give us your take on this and the issue in the uk. well, imeani this and the issue in the uk.am fairly libertarian in my views. i think that to have cannabis out when alcohol, which is far more dangerous and far more, you do not go for a fight at the pub after you have smoked a joint, you do after a few drinks. and domestic violence or... yeah, and those things are more, so in theory i think it is the correct way to go. we actually fallen behind countries like canada and lots of state in america, portugal. and it is something that we should, essentially we should go down this road. —— lots of states. manly concern is that these very strong strains of weedon marijuana that you get now, those things, i have seen in association with those and people having mental health issues, and there are three kids at my school who as a direct result of smoking are one had major mental health issues. and that is my main issues. there are very strong arguments for and against, i remember we discussed this before. we had viewers getting in touch saying there are some parts of london wakely is k

the uk is due to leave the european union on march 29th next year.he transition period would begin. during that period, the uk's relationship with the eu would largely stay the same. the period is meant to end on the 31st of december, 2020. the government hopes that by then, the new trade arrangements with the eu would be in place. the suggestion of extending that transition period, however, would have implications. it could include britain having to contribute to the next eu budget, and this could run to billions of pounds. that's angered many mps. jonathan blake is in westminster. first, jonathan, what sort of reaction has there been to all this? well, across the spectrum of conservative mps, there has been hostility towards this suggestion, an angry reaction from some, bemusement from others. to give you a flavour of the responses from various conservative mps, both brexiteers amphora remainers alike, calling it a desperate last move, unhelpful, dead on arrival, totally unacceptable. that gives you an idea of the westminster response today, not pa

uk profit and they pay tax on it. million but the big question is are they reporting the right amount of profit? it is difficult with these big tech companies to decide where the value is being created. why is it so difficult to decide that? why is it we hear stories about these firms possibly not paying enough tax, a tax bill that does not reflect what they are earning?“ you think about eight factory making widgets, it is easy to work out how much value it is creating. now imagine as well as creating that their paying a big sum for a royalty for the use of a brand name, that'll have another value allocated. if you look at facebook, all of the value is in intangible assets so while you can see how much the total profits are around the world, it is difficult to say how much should be allocated to each country. philip hammond announced he would be looking at a digital services tax. explain what that is and how it would work, or even if it would work. it is a difficult question. a number of countries would like to do mor

and uk be able to not implement in -- what could they negotiate given that the uk will be deciding how closely aligned it will be with the eu? what are topics or areas that you see where they could be negotiating? >> it depends in part on how long it takes to negotiate the legal text, the political deal that we expect to do as part of the overall package about the future relationship between the eu and the uk. if there is a good deal of detail in that political text, at least some detail to have a meaningful vote in the house of commons, which has been promised. it should have a reasonable idea of the direction for the uk and eu agreement as a kickoff the negotiations with the u.s. on a free trade deal. so this is all highly speculative and we'll see how it unfolds. for all the negotiations, we do a deal with the eu more quickly then we can finish negotiations with the u.s. and then that will make the u.s. steel much easier to complete. but it is speculative and we actually already used the working group that was established and that will strengthen the and to look at -- to look at reg

a first—class study of planning restrictions in the uk from a few yea rs restrictions in the uk fromtions as the north—east, then prices in the south—east would be 2596 prices in the south—east would be 25% lower, the south—east being both oui’ 25% lower, the south—east being both our most economically productive pa rt our most economically productive part of the country but also those with the strictest planning restraints, and of course that very big green belt around london and other cities. we are going to have to leave it there, but thank you for yourtime, to leave it there, but thank you for your time, jonathan cribbed from the institute for fiscal studies. fascinating story on the business live page. rbs is considering changing its name. royal bank of scotla nd changing its name. royal bank of scotland says it could ditch its corporate name, according to a report in the times. sir howard davies, the chairman, is quoted as saying that the name is under review. so what should rbs rename itself? this is business live. our top story — the us secretary of state mike pompeo is in ch

uk investors want the world's biggest companies to call the uk home. simon jack, bbc news.ler cristiano ronaldo says he is doing well and is "ready to return to action", despite being accused of rape. shares in the italian football club juventus, where he plays, have fallen by 5% following the allegations, which date back to 2009. it comes as new pictures emerged of the footballer in a las vegas nightclub, which are said to show him with his accuser, kathryn mayorga. cristiano ronaldo strongly denies the allegation made against him. president trump's nominee, brett kavanaugh, is a step closer to joining the supreme court after the us senate narrowly backed him in a preliminary vote. a final vote to decide his future will take place tomorrow. more than 300 people were arrested last night while protesting against brett kavanaugh, who denies historical claims of sexual assault by several women. and there've been more protests today. our north america correspondent, nick bryant, is in washington for us now. is that it, is it a done deal, will he get the job? brett kavanaugh ove

it will employ six thousand people in the uk in the next three yea rs. people in the uk in the next threeess tax, but it gets more national insurance, and more income tax. chancellor hammond announcing last week new tax proposals, new idea for taxing digital companies, the budget is coming up in a couple of weeks. their eyes are firmly fixed on the likes of facebook, google, amazon and the rest. despite their efforts, we are not getting much from them. the four largest tech companies pay £65 million in tax annually.“ the four largest tech companies pay £65 million in tax annually. if you area company £65 million in tax annually. if you are a company running a business in the uk and you are paying a full 20% corporation tax, this must really rile you. particular if you are older in engineering. all you are a high street retailer struggling to stay afloat. absolutely. we have the budget in a couple of weeks time and we will see something tax revenue as opposed poster profit. paris bans ca i’s opposed poster profit. paris bans cars on the first sunday of every month. this is to improve their

leaves, i regret that, but the uk leaves, i regret that, but the uk leaves, then we have a transitionelationship on trade, on standards, which is so if you like close and effective, the backstop is not needed. those are very mullioned words but here are some less emollient words from boris johnson... emollient words from boris johnson. .. he is emollient words from boris johnson... he is not in cabinet emollient words from boris johnson. .. he is not in cabinet any more. “— johnson. .. he is not in cabinet any more. —— emollient. he is a journalist. i can say this and i will let you go. i have to say this. he was a journalist. i was one as well. when i became a politician i let my journalism well. when i became a politician i let myjournalism behind. i am afraid he is acting as a journalist not responsible politician. he has been very a motive in some of the language he has used around ireland andindeed language he has used around ireland and indeed very unhelpful.“ language he has used around ireland and indeed very unhelpful. if you say as you did earlier in the interview you would

a p pa re ntly young people hard in the uk.droom flat in london for example. we asked people to tweet us about rent where they are and we had about rent where they are and we had a huge number of tweets. christina from virginia says rent is $1000 for a nice one—bedroom, but you need a —— but the car and job industry isn't great. the rental market is just so expensive here, what do young people do? i suppose they have to house share. they do but in a sense, thinking back to our own experiences, is it that unusual? we'll probably did that when we were starting out. it's easy to be critical of millennial than say they wa nt to critical of millennial than say they want to have a very nice existence as well as having a good standard of living. but i think it is necessary to start off in that house share in environment. you can easily spend up to one third of your income which is something i did when i was starting out. we perhaps have to accept that. thank you. tweet us to look at the debate about rental property. bye— bye. good mor

it is windy across the uk and we have seen guests windy across the uk and we have seen gu ests of windyoss the uk and we have seen guests of 86 mph yesterday. storm callu m guests of 86 mph yesterday. storm callum has now actually moved away to the north. if we look at the graphics, it is an area of low pressure well to the north of the uk. it is a bit of tug of war between those two systems, so you have this really slow—moving front, and this is where the concern is. we still have this amber warning across south wales because the rain will keep on piling in along the front and we could see in excess of 160 millimetres across parts of the brecon beacons. it gives you the idea of the amount of rainfall in 48 hours. people are being told they could face evacuation overnight. presumably if the water levels continue, the problem is the risk of rivers bursting their banks. that could well be an issue. we have this amber warning could well be an issue. we have this amberwarning in could well be an issue. we have this amber warning in place until six o'clock this evening. the figures we are ta

the former uk ambassador to russia there.at answer. i asked you about the motivation for these attacks were. there's usually a fairly clear motive for that. in the case of the 0pcw, the motive was plainly to interrupt its work at least and there was a possible connection, perhaps not a provable one with the salisbury attack. the connection with the attacks on the doping organisation was clearly to try and get information which would be used to show that russians are not the only ones that took dope ‘s. ina more not the only ones that took dope ‘s. in a more general way, close access is not necessarily for trying to disrupt the election but it can be useful in recruiting people who might be willing to help with that. i think it depends on the situation. sir andrew wood, thank you. the chief executive of royal bank of scotland — ross mcewan — has warned that a no—deal brexit could tip the uk economy into recession. he told the bbc a "bad brexit" could result in "zero or negative" economic growth which would hit rbs's share pric

the uk has been urging brussels to allow it to applied to the whole of the uk, in case there is not al that ensures there is an invisible border between northern ireland and the republic. what seems to be emerging hour is an a cce pta nce what seems to be emerging hour is an acceptance by the uk that that backstop might have to be indefinite. it won't have a time limit attached. that is something thatis limit attached. that is something that is really annoying some of the brexiteers within the government. they fear that this could mean, effectively, that the ukjust they fear that this could mean, effectively, that the uk just slides into an indefinite customs union with the eu after brexit. that was the discussion in number 10 today. i don't think anything has been decided. nothing has been nailed down. there is clearly concern from some brexiteer ministers that that is the direction of travel that the uk could be going in. and at the same time be dup suggesting they might even vote against the budget if they are not happy, for different reasons, about that issue of a border. it is al

the uk's highest court has ruled a ba kery the uk's highest court has ruled a bakery was in its rightstorms and flash floods hit the spanish island of majorca. that's all from the bbc news at six. it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk's highest court has ruled that a belfast bakery did not break the law when it refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", a message they profoundly disagreed with. a british couple are among nine people who've been killed by severe flooding on the spanish island of majorca. another six people are still missing. the bodyguard who shot dead the westminster attacker tells an inquest he warned khalid masood to drop his knives before firing at him three times. the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps plan to vote down the budget later this month, if theresa may crosses the party's red lines on brexit. the governor of florida warns that the massive hurricane bearing down on the us south—east coast could be the most destructive in a century.

well, after the uk leaves the european union, northern ireland will be the only part of the uk with a eu and how that will work has been one of the toughest problems to solve in a way that satisfies all sides. chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check team has been looking at why it has proved so difficult. the brexit debate has an awful lot to do with lines on the map. and what negotiators call the backstop is a guarantee that after brexit, there will be no hard border, no new border checks, between the republic of ireland in the eu, and northern ireland in the uk, under all circumstances. keeping the border open is a crucial part of the northern ireland peace process. and both sides hope a new trade agreement can keep everything running as smoothly as it does now. but if they can't do that deal, or it's not ready in time, the backstop would kick in automatically. the current dispute is over what exactly the legal text of this backstop should say. to begin with, the eu suggested northern ireland would have to stay in the customs union, so no customs checks, and in most parts of the s

if we start in the uk comedy front page of the daily telegraph. —— uk, the front page.resa may will ask her cabinet today to agree a backstop plan that would keep britain in a customs union with brussels until a permanent trade deal can be agreed. but the dup has reacted angrily, saying it will vote down the budget if the pm compromises over a hard border. now to the ft and "it's crunch time for angela merkel". it's the election in bavaria on sunday which will see 180 members of the 18th landtag of bavaria elected, but the christian social union party, the sister of angela merkel‘s party, could see historic losses which could, in turn, weaken ms merkel. staying with the ft, james murdoch, formerly chief executive of 21st century fox, is the frontrunner to succeed elon musk as the chairman of tesla. mr musk previously agreed to step down over tweets he posted about taking the firm private. and now on to the front page of the times, which reports on plans by uk ministers to force employers in both the public and private sector to reveal their ethnicity pay gap. the propos

in the uk. the european union at the end of march and freedom of movement is one of the biggest ways that sport will be affected post brexit. it could have an impact on players, events and also fans following their team. firstly, let's look at the players and particularly football in the uk. 0n and particularly football in the uk. on any given saturday in the premier league, only about 31% of the players are british. while this huge amount of foreign talent may have held back the development of young british players, it's helped turn the premier league into a global superpower. at the moment, players from the eu are allowed to play professional football in england as pa rt professional football in england as part of freedom of movement rules. while those from outside the eu need work permits. however, if eu players then need a work permit post brexit, there's a certain criteria they'll have to meet to be signed. we can ta ke have to meet to be signed. we can take a look at those now. essentially

, where we are so 196. 1.296, i sitting in the uk, where we are so 1%.1.2%, i think, sitting in the uk, ithink, annually at sitting in the uk, where we are so 1%. 1.2%, i think, annually at the moment, but the comparison still stand. yeah, absolutely. and the chinese economy in the bigger picture is in transition, so from where it has been double—digit growth from a long period of time now down to just over 6%, that is going to take a long time for the economy to transition into more of a service driven, consumer driven economy. it is a big economy to absorb those kind of issues, i think. these are the two kind of things that we have been hearing for quite sometime coming out of china, one, try to reduce the level of indebtedness both corporations and local governments, it also this kind of structural adjustment they touched on there. and neither of those kind of sentiment has really changed in these numbers, it is kind of almost like this is really what we should be expecting from china, we should be expecting from china, we should be expecting from china, we should be expecting perha

the uk wa nted versus sequential —ism. the uk wanted to talk about it at the same time.at the future will look like and only then does it really matter how you leave. you worry about the small issues after you have sorted out the big ones. but the uk lost that argument almost straightaway. in the summer as 2017 and, no... the summer of 2016! they lost that argument in the summer of 2016. ‘s and just like a divorcing couple, one party said, the eu, said i'm sorry, how do we pay the mortgage before we talk about what we will do no wrong time about paying for the kids to go to college 01’... paying for the kids to go to college or... the eu is adamant they wanted the departure sorted before the long term relationship was sorted out. it is too late now for people to make that complaint. first of all, there isa that complaint. first of all, there is a legal issue, so what we are under the moment is the article 15 negotiations. article 50 being the time allotted for negotiations if a member state monster to leave full stop at article, which is legal, it is part of an eu legal

from team uk, mark 0rmrod. was doing in any of the sports! from team uk, mark ormrod. it was crazy.eally positive message and say, oh, i'm missing a foot and i saw you on the news and you really inspired me because i never thought i'd walk again. i slowly started expanding my footprint into the professional page, twitter accounts, instagram. footprint into the professional page, twitteraccounts, instagram. i had just started podcasting. i don't know what i'm doing but i'm figuring it out as i go. all these messages started coming in more and more and i thought this is a really cool way to reach people. when the times got tough, thinking about these messages and reading new ones that came in, it really got me thinking to just push forward. i'm helping people. all i'm doing is living. i'vejust got a few challenges more than your average person, but i'm just living, really! when you see someone like mark who says, all i'm doing is living, and you see what he's doing like an everyday person, no, he's not. he's brilliant. he is so inspiring. got a few challenges, he says! he gets saying

slightly different in europe, a bit more positive, the uk market up a bit more positive, the uk marketthat philip hammond got to talk about in terms of the uk economy and europe up pretty strongly as well. some of that was on the back of angela merkel resigning, i think some people think she was certainly antigrowth, prudent in terms of her reaction to the economy and maybe a new leader would be more positive. and then looking at the ftse100 in particular, a fairly warm response to the uk budget, the finance minister setting out spending plans for the coming year at great length, one of the longest budgets in recent history. yes, over an hour he spoke fought yesterday, scattered with plenty of jokes to fought yesterday, scattered with plenty ofjokes to keep everyone entertained! but the interesting things we got out of that was really he was quite positive in the uk economy, i think many of the spot the uk economy was not in great shape at the moment, what was the outcome with brexit next year but he was given some good figures from the office for budget responsibility which help him p

the uk is due to leave the european union on march 29th next year. so—called transition period would begin. during this time, the uk's relationship with the eu will stay largely the same. it's currently scheduled to end on december 31st 2020. the government hopes by that point, the new trade arrangements with the eu would be in place. the suggestion of lengthening that transition period, however, would have implications. it could include britain having to contribute to the next eu budget, and that could run to several billions of pounds. that's made a lot of mps angry — as our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. when she gets back home, theresa may will find no refuge from the criticism flying at her from all quarters of the tory party. the brexiteers are furious at the idea ofa brexiteers are furious at the idea of a longer transition. well, i think it is a mistake and potentially a very costly one because we would be into a new multi annualfinancial because we would be into a new multi annual financial framework, a budget set without the

checks would not be a cce pta ble in the uk.ance idea that the eu has on the table. there are already checks on animals crossing, she was asked, and this would expand some of those. she said she did not want any more checks in any way. she asked whether the alternative, a border between north and south of ireland, would be acceptable. she said many backers who share our view, by which i think she means of the brexit backing mps you are about to hearfrom. let's go to norman smith in downing street, theresa may facing so much opposition over brexited leaves you wondering how she will get this through parliament? at first glance you would think mrs may is heading into a parliamentary brick wall. i think a strategy will be to embark on an elaborate game of chicken, too daring piece to vote down her deal and say to hardline brexiteers, you vote down my deal and you could end up with a second referendum which could scupper brexit altogether. to say to the dup you might not like me and my chequers agreements but if you reject it you co

however, the dup say that the uk. rotherham is not with the implementation of the backstop, it is with the concept of it. —— that the problem is not with the impairment nation. it is interesting to hear the dup say that, this nothing has changed in the negotiations other than we have had it confirmed that the dup are not happy with the crucial part of the brexit treaty, because that backstop will have to go into the withdrawal agreement which will be signed by both sides. where do you think we are the stalks? what might we hear from brussels on the negotiations? the first thing i have been hearing hinted strongly to me this afternoon is that the uk will not be publishing a new paper with its alternative proposals for that infamous northern ireland backstop. there had been a big expectation in the coming days, maybe next week, there would be a document coming from the uk saying, here is an alternative way of looking at this, this is our plan. it now looks like that will not happen and the discussion will take place in

with saying —— good and the rest of the uk with saying — — we good and the rest of the uk with sayinghe single market. but the whole the uk would stake in the customs union for an indefinite period of —— indefinite period. dup mps are kicking off the top about this. in the way the parliamentary arithmetic is set up, i certainly would not be playing chicken with them. ithink would not be playing chicken with them. i think they are deadly serious on this. and we look at the numbers in parliament now, i don't know what theresa may is doing. this plan that she now has god does not have the support of the dup along with tori brexiteers in her own party, she's a big trouble. the government have to think again. do think this is a serious threat was about i think it is. the vote that the dup sustained on the agriculture bill which is not an butjust to show strength really. theresa may is incredibly fragile with their hold on power with this slender hold on the majority with the dup is a falling to pieces around brexit. the problem is even though parliament voted overwhelmingly to get purses s

when the uk leaves the european union it will be the uk that leaves. very clear when the european union made their proposal that would effectively have carved northern ireland away from the rest of the united kingdom, in their backstop proposal. it is because we cannot accept their backstop to a backstop because they continue to want to see that. in fact, what we want to see ina that. in fact, what we want to see in a backstop is a situation where northern ireland businesses can both export freely to great britain and to the european union. that would be a good position for the northern ireland businesses. i am trying to signa ireland businesses. i am trying to sign a withdrawal agreement without having legally binding text on the partnership would lead the uk in a deeply vulnerable position and unable to negotiate properly. will she confirm that no deal is still a lot better than a bad deal and a bad deal is giving 39 a way that we need to spend on our priorities, for no good reason? i still do believe that no deal is better than a bad deal. i am stil

again, with respect, don't mention the peoples of europe without including the uk, because the uk referendumnd debate around migration. well, that's an interesting point, but it's got nothing to do so we could come back to square one. ..because, frankly, when it comes to the next european elections, the brits will not be voting. but around europe, polling evidence suggests that mr salvini, that marine le pen's party in france, that a whole host of far—right parties in countries as far apart as poland, hungary, austria, you name it, they have the political momentum. polls suggest they'll be very strong in the next european parliament. bavaria at the weekend, it was the greens who were actually the surprise, if you like, vote—getters. and there are new figures coming out, wednesday you should watch out for them, about the mood across europe. definitely politics is polarising. i chair the european parliament, and increasingly when i call votes, you see that the extremes on the right and left vote the same way on issues. so it's not just about ideology here. there's something else happening in t

the weather is also affected in other areas across the uk. the rest of the day. if a hole opens up, we cannot run the trains. i'm going back to cornwall because that is or my university is. i am going to be back very late. this is the first of two buses. you have to be philosophical, haven't you? such was the chaos caused by the torrential downpour that emergency services have had to help deal with the aftermath. last night, a river broke its banks and there was pressure from all of the extra water. the clean—up operation has begun but the effects of such devastation will be felt for some time to come. storm callum has also caused problems for many farmers across wales. becky eardley filmed this footage of a horse rescue in gilwern in montmouthshire. two men swam out in to water six—feet deep to lead the animal to safety. no—one was injured in the rescue and the horse is said to be recovering well. germany, france and britain have issued a joint statement urging a credible investigation into the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal kha

so the uk would have a time limit. so the uk would have a time limit.a certain date on which it stop having similar or the same customs arrangements as the european union. and those discussions continue to go on in the building behind me tonight. there are some tory mps who think, by not having a deal to take to cabinet tomorrow, the prime minister might have bought herself a bit of time, so she can go to europe and try to negotiate something with other heads of state, come back, and sell that to her cabinet and to a wider party and of course to parliament, but there are others who quite frankly don't buy that, they think this is all political theatre and that the prime minister is setting herself up to come back with something which she can portray as a victory. brexiteers are resisting that, and urging each other to stand firm tonight. so there was a real sense at westminster of uncertainty, about whether the prime minister firstly will come up with a deal or something that takes her closer towards a deal in the coming days, but also whether she can c

the government expects new uk plans to ra ke government expects new uk plans to rake brexit impassivell of us are hoping for a resolution, nobody knows what that will look like. politicians will say that we are 90% there on a deal between the uk and the eu. maybe 80, 80 5% of the majority of that differential is the northern irish border. the big tick in the box, we have come to an agreement and something can be written down and all parties agree to get and all parties of the eu 27 will agree as well, will be the biggest hurdle to jump well, will be the biggest hurdle to jump over to make sure that by the end of the article 50 process, we have something, the withdrawal agreement can be put into place other than this no—deal brexit. much more of an important meeting in brussels and hopefully something done by the eu council meeting by 0ctober done by the eu council meeting by october 17. let's done by the eu council meeting by 0ctober17. let's move done by the eu council meeting by october 17. let's move away from that. let's talk about cars. the financial times has on its front page,

the reality is that whatever comes next for the relations between the uk and eu, the uk will probably which means in the best case scenario, the uk would still be a member, a subsidiary of the single market but no longer the third—party entrance door to that area. we could end up with something canada star with the potential in respect of northern ireland which means even more disruptionjust in ireland which means even more disruption just in time when production prices and close trade links are important. shares in shopping centre owner intu have soared today. the owner of the arndale centre in manchester and lakeside in essex, said it had been approached by possible buyers. it said that a consortium had approached it with an offer worth 205p per share. one of the uk's biggest car dealers, pendragon, has warned that new testing procedures for cars has disrupted sales. since 1st september all cars sold in the european union have to undergo the worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure. the company also said that rising investment was also weighing on profits. about 13 million