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

answer ab“) . f 7— questions are now for - uk government to answer q sort = questions are now for - uk for - uk g( deal they want, .wer g sort= and what we did from the irish prime minister here from the irish prime minister and michel barnier was this statement that if it theresa may‘s original red lines, if they change the eu would respond very quickly. that would not change the bulk of the deal but it could change the prospect for what future relationship there was and that could shift things in parliament in london but at the moment the eu says the uk has to work out what it wa nts. the uk has to work out what it wants. it's interesting you point to the future relationship because barry gardiner, the shadow international trade secretary, said today he might be able to accept the withdrawal agreement if they could shape the future relationship and change the detail in that, because thatis change the detail in that, because that is non—binding, could they reopen part of that if the government moves on its red lines?|j think that is possible and that is what michel barnier signalled t

between the uk and japan.really underlines is how worried japan about brexit. there is a huge amount of trade. also, big japanese companies which invest huge amounts of company. what is japan thinking right now?” amounts of company. what is japan thinking right now? i think he is worried and it's interesting. we think brexit is a uniquely uk europe issue but it's not, japan has been a larger investor in the uk economy since the 19705 so is 30, a0 year5 the relationship and japan needs to know because the clothes retailer uniqlo i5 know because the clothes retailer uniqlo is a big investor in the uk, they don't want to have to move their businesses. he is a long—standing busine55e5. there is a genuine concern acro55 long—standing busine55e5. there is a genuine concern across the whole japanese economy as to what the outcome might be and prime minister abe i5 perha p5 outcome might be and prime minister abe is perhaps a slight friend in need to the prime minister at the moment. we had this news earlier that japa

the uk as to brexit.people that the uk and say this may happen to us. so mostly they are really scared about that. and also we are trying to tell them also because in the uk there are so many italians, every family has a friend or a relative here. so there is a lot of concern with the issue of citizens‘ rights, which is within the withdrawal deal? in the case of a no deal, which is closer and closer. apart from the detail of the policy, is this changing your readers‘ perception of the uk, impacting how you see us? i think a lot of norwegians would have thought that the uk would deal with this a bit better, that by this date the uk would have done a lot more in this negotiation with the eu, that you would have some certainty and clarity. i think many people are surprised that we have come this far and not further. the uk i seen as a and not further. the uk is seen as a great european power - a great european power with a great history and we have big expectations the if but i feel lots to the uk, but i fee

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

the northern irish backstop would see the uk stay close to eu rules.e this this would be temporary, some will look again at her teale. 0' e — teale. temporary, some will look again at her teale. 0' e - teale. i have been in favour of a deal. i think the withdrawal agreement is u nsatisfa ctory withdrawal agreement is unsatisfactory and doesn't meet the requirements of leaving the eu clearly. but if the problems are changed, then it isn't so much a question of softening, as there is a new reality. today the prime minister and other ministers continue to meet mps who have got their own ideas, including those calling for another referendum. we have to take control. the prime minister hopes long—standing brexiteers will change their minds and her message isn't subtle. she is saying in effect, hold your noses and back my deal or something like it, otherwise remainers may seen the agenda a frustrate brexit. a message o' coed. i would like us to deal with a deal and it is the prime minister's deal. brexit is still proving divisive, despite days of talks, agre

as we heard in that report, the uk.eport, the family of charlotte are very upset about the tv interview that he gave. he was, it was quite an unexpected turn of events. as we understand, jack shepherd decided to turn himself in to police, because he saw british media reports being surfaced, which mentioned his whereabouts, him being here in georgia. he contacted a local lawyer and then went to a police station and then went to a police station and turned himself in. but before he was officially arrested, he has spoken to a local television channel. he maintains his innocence, and, as we know from his lawyer, thatis and, as we know from his lawyer, that is his position. there are also some reports that he might be fighting his extradition to the uk. at this stage we cannot confirm that information. his lawyer says he will be meeting his client later today and perhaps this option will be discussed. thanks very much for that. a new plan to tackle drug resistant superbugs is being unveiled by the government including propos

often the uk tech companies will expand into europe very quickly, easy to do it from a uk—based.y going to have to set up tape, are they going to have to set s tape, are they going to have to set up h05 in certain parts of europe? i know certain tech start—ups are relocating to berlin and paris because it is easier to go there and do some work with the uk. redtape costs are really unanticipated. and finally, about one fifth of the uk tech industry is from the eu. so, with the costs associated with the registration, you know, the tech companies will probably bear that cost, so it is a lot more, in terms of cost. so i think the redtape is really an issue and it is putting a lot of companies on the line. john... ? lot of companies on the line. john...? our industry is fruit and vegetables, the tariffs probably would not affect our industry hugely. in fact the dairy tariff might improve the margins of dairy farmers which would be welcome. i would like to ask simon, if we have ano would like to ask simon, if we have a no deal brexit and we have no transitional period, my workforce are

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

well, we have to take the uk government, the uk politicians, at face value.y that is our assumption. so the best case scenario, according to those parameters, is we avoid a no deal brexit, and that we secure this deal on the table that is struck between the uk and the eu, then we are able to move on to the future negotiations. we are not in a position to start guessing whether there will be a second referendum, whether the article 50 process will be revoked. that's really not for a business organisation to comment on. 0k. business organisation to comment on. ok. but our main message is to avoid ano ok. but our main message is to avoid a no deal brexit because the harm will be massive, both to the uk at the eu business community. ok, thank you very much indeed, ben butters there in brussels. what we did is going to be! joining us now in the studio is our economics correspondent, dharshini david. dharshini, here we are. where are we? anyone's guess, isn't it? where do we go from here? what to businesses do? what do we think about the economy? lots of people tal

with two months to go until the uk is due to leave the eu, how are firms and the uk economy faring andsay they a no deal exit would not be a disaster. let's talk to one such business. (pres) stephen irish, founder and commercial director stephen irish, founder and commercial director of hyperdrive innovation joins us. thanks forjoining us. explain how you have been able to expand and innovate over the past year. what we do is very much in demand so we are involved in the development and manufacture of battery systems for electric vehicles and for storage in homes and businesses so that means a huge increase in demand has made our technology is very much required and we will continue to grow. you are not won a no deal possibility and brexit, brexit, why is that? we do not think i know deal is what anyone in industry wants but we have been preparing for any outcome. i think to clarify, what we want is what is right for all business, we want to see uk business continue to grow and prosper which is good for everyone. how are you preparing for the prospect of a no—deal brexit, are you prepa

for uk consumers and eu consumers, or things we make in the eu that are for eu consumers and uk consumers is going to drive costs in this system and it is going to drive a lot of inefficiency that ultimately is going to create problems for many stakeholders. and so one of the problems might be higher prices for consumers? yes. not quite as global but very successful, this kettle switch manufacturer told the bbc a year ago the company was growing and feeling confident. a year on, the boss is still positive but he would like the brexit date pushed back. my concern is that we have a disorderly exit at the end of march of this year. and no business needs that, wants that. for me, i think we need an extension to that deadline to enable a controlled brexit to take place. with just a matter of weeks to go before the uk is due to leave the eu, businesses are feeling themselves stranded at a crossroads of now desperate uncertainty. and while there is no consensus in the country, in the commons or the cabinet for which way we go next, most businesses are united in their fear of a no—deal brexit and

across the southern half of the uk so across the southern half of the uk so the temperatures are beginningir coming so the temperatures are beginning to rise, the milderair coming in. into the weekend we will find the winds will strengthen, we get stronger north—westerly winds, continuing to feed and while there but helping to break up the cloud more. some areas of rain as well. early on saturday we've got a bit of rain across southern parts of england. that means away then we've got some sunshine following on. the cloud thickens towards the north—west, comes into scotland, northern ireland, northern england, most of the rain in the north and west of scotla nd the rain in the north and west of scotland and those temperatures widely io—iid. the winds beginning to pick up a little bit and those winds will continue to strengthen into the second half of the weekend. again, around the area of high pressure, where the air is coming from, the atlantic, the next weather fronts coming in, as they move southwards the weather fronts we can southwards the weather fronts we can so most of the rain in t

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

i don't think there is i’ooiti the uk does.hat for the simple reason that the backstop is absolutely in the withdrawal agreement. but there is a possibility to discuss the future relationship. so that is what the european parliament and the european union has always said. the eu's question to theresa may will be, what is new in the uk's ideas? if nothing, there may be little to discuss. last night mps voted in favour of an alternative to the so—called irish backstop — the insurance policy designed to avoid a hard border in ireland in the event that no trade agreement is reached by the end of 2020. but how is brexit being seen in the republic of ireland? chris page sent this report. this is a theatrical protest, but border people hope it will break through and highlight real concerns. they're worried any checkpoints would delay journeys, disrupt trade and bring back dark memories. i don't think the mps in westminster get the reality of border life in the north of ireland at all. and i think it's probably an extremely sensitive b

he tai chi has been investing in the uk infrastructure and nuclear industry because the uk as part ofxit. that was the chief executive of hitachi speaking to the bbc in 2016. the company must also make a decision before february one when it is scheduled to report its earnings. i was told by energy expert why he thinks they will cancel the project. if they keep the project there will be more deficit. it is time to cancel. does brexit have anything to do with this decision to scrap the project? i'm not sure. it would be but it is also if the uk stays in the eu it is also trouble with eu competition rules. so it is a double—edged sword. so if hitachi recover finances if they cancel the project? that is difficult in the short term, it is almost impossible to recover. but they assume they will recover the loss from the japanese domestic nuclear business. and was japanese domestic nuclear business. and - was my conversation earlier and that was my conversation earlier with an energy expert moving on now to what the business news making headlines, theresa may has seen off a challenge for gov

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

by the uk border force trying enter britain.went on to observe that many more people are intercepted trying to enter the uk through conventional ports and other modes of transport and that asylum applications are far lower than they used to be an far lower than they used to be an far lower than they used to be an far lower than in most eu countries which led him to this conclusion. so while the sites of people joined to invade the borderforce patrol while the sites of people joined to invade the border force patrol may make people feel uneasy, the impact on our country must be described as marginal at most. that conclusion gave rise to a new set of complaints voiced here by charles murray. well, we asked our bbc edited to discuss these points but we are told no one was available and were given this statement. the statement goes on: please do let us know your thoughts on the coverage of migration into the uk, or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to conduct us coming up at the end of the programme. now for more on your tho

no deal would be dreadful for the uk. are completely united. no deal would be dreadfulfor the uk.ity? what is the type of deal that actually we could get agreement on and negotiate? if it is the prime minister seymore of the same, i‘m going to try harder on the backstop, that will cause real problems for business. what with businesslike? i think we‘ve seen previously that 18% of your business is voted for remained at about 80%. are they now accepting it will be leave but with an agreement like a norway style agreement going forward ? norway style agreement going forward? for business, this ceased to be about to leave remain a very long time ago. this became how do we protect and grow the uk economy? how can we have a deal? we don‘t want to be too specific about models, but frictionless trades, regulations or services can survive, access to the skills we need to grow, those kind of principles need to be in place. it is up to parliament now to find what model can get through with those fundamentals, because if not, we will suffer the consequences. doesn‘t love that effectively... i

and the uk manufacturing out there. for that grows all the time with the threat of brexit looming on the horizon. how does it compare to others? we have seen the likes of mercedes and bmw also been hit by the slow down in china but they are better placed because they are bigger? absolutely. it is fair to say that other companies are also suffering from the same problems but they're much more insured against them because of their scale. the companies you mentioned, audi, bmw, mercedes, are at least four times the size in terms of sales, they have bigger art and the budgets for the future. perhaps they are not as agile but today, they are the first ones to really face into the shock of what is going on around the world. thank you very much indeed, jim holder, editor of autocar. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. carmaker fiat chrysler will pay more than $700 million to settle lawsuits from the usjustice department and diesel owners, according to reports. it has been sued for allegedly using so

trade with the uk after brexit.s with the uk could be harmed by attempts to block "no deal". some countries do not yet believe that no—deal is a possibility. 0ne of the reason that myself and other ministers are here is to convince other countries that no—deal is a genuine possibility and they must prepare because of the do not there could be a break, even if it is a temporary one, in the trading relationship that we have with those countries on a preferential basis. of course we can trade with them on a wto basis but that is not as favourable to either side so getting them to understand that no—deal is possible is vital, and when people say no—deal simply won't happen, or the period will be delayed, it actually diminishes the impetus for some of these other countries to come to that agreement for the united kingdom, so we're being very meaningful in the messages that we put out. joining us is michael hewson, chief market analyst, cmc markets. you were listening to that. liam fox touting these potential trade deals

know what the uk wants.uss or look at alternatives, mr juncker ears, but they don't know what they are. shaw, 0k, thank you for that. let's talk to alex now in westminster. so the suggestion is that they were badtempered talks between mr tusk and mrs may this evening, but there is still this firm believed, certainly among many conservative mps, that the eu will at some point crack. yes, well, the perspective from westminster and the perspective from westminster and the perspective from westminster and the perspective from inside number ten is obviously different from that we are hearing from brussels at the moment, and the reason is this. numberten moment, and the reason is this. number ten believes that parliament proved with its vote last night that there is something it can rally behind. numberten thinks there is something it can rally behind. number ten thinks this offers clarity to the situation. it is effectively parliament saying, look, if you make changes to that backstop, then we will get behind the

you came to the uk in 2012.mes? yes, we do watch tv programmes. i recently watched the good place. yeah. and i also watch some comedy shows. i recently watched the blackadder. oh, yes. i‘m a big fan of british comedy — i love it. and just sometimes watch, like, yes, minister. 0h, 0k. and there was an old show called mind your language. oh, yes, that does go back a long way. yes, a very, very long way. but i find it funny. i know it wouldn‘t be welcomed in the same way as it was then but, yeah, i find it very funny. and i have to ask you, in terms of your university room, how do you fare on keeping it tidy? i try my best. i try to keep it as tidy as i can, but when my mum comes to the university and sees my room, she tells me off, but i think it‘s tidy, yes, tidier. yeah. malala yousafzai, thank you so much. it‘s been lovely to talk to you. thank you so much. wonderful talking to you. a number of lucky customers of the airline cathay pacific have scored first—class seats at economy prices, making it the second fa

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

that was the uk chief of airbus.use the company of scaremongering. they have done this in the past. airbus said they have 14,000 in the past. airbus said they have 111,000 employees in this country, another 110,000 jobs rely on them. can they afford to take that risk? thank you. and later in the programme — if you're baffled by all that brexit jargon you're hearing these days, we'll be explaining it as part of a special day of coverage across bbc news on tv, radio and online. stay with us for that. our top story this lunchtime: alex salmond — the former first minister of scotland — is arrested and charged by police. he'll appear in court this afternoon. and coming up — ditching milk. why a growing number of young people are embracing dairy alternatives. in the sport, just over two years after being told she may not be able to play again, petra kvitova reaches the australian open final. scientists meeting in norway are warning that climate change is redrawing the map of the arctic. in what researchers claim is the fir

but there is so much to do to deliver brexit and get the uk ready for brexit and get the uk ready for hearing that the situation at the airport will be reviewed at 4.15. we will keep an eye on what is going on. that belt of snow is moving eastwards and amber weather warnings have been issued. let‘s return to brexit now. there have been warnings of empty shelves in supermarkets if britain leaves without a deal — but would that really happen? anna holligan reports now from the netherlands, which exports fruit and vegetables worth around a billion pounds to the uk every year. fresh dutch onions. 0rdered this morning, they will be arriving in the uk tonight. birmingham, manchester, liverpool, bradford, derby. trucks are being loaded the same day they will reach the market. if that process is going to be impacted, it will mean that, one, the speed at which we can deliver goods is going to lower. second, the freshness of the product, and in the end, of course, the price. the uk is the netherlands‘ second most important export market. dutch producers want to ensure brexit doesn‘t disrupt thi

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

from the uk around 40 years ago.ight, back together and hoping for afun night night, back together and hoping for a fun night out? yeah, we were in our hometown, ten minutes from our house. we went out for a night out and curtis was violently pushed and we we re and curtis was violently pushed and we were beaten up by eight people and as you can see with his leg he needed emergency surgery straightaway which is had done, thankfully, thank you to the nhs for that. the thing is it was senseless violence, unprovoked and just, there's not much more to say which is the sad thing. you feel safe in your hometown and suddenly this happens, yeah, it's very upsetting to be honest. curtis tickets to how you felt on that night because we understand you were kind of feeling pretty protective of your brother? well, you know, it was a fantastic night out to start with, it was my sort of new year's eve night out because i was going to ireland for dancing with the stars, we thought we would go out and have some fun and we were having

about there is clarity from the uk about the way forward.essage from michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, who is in portugal today meeting portuguese mps, touring round the eu as he spends a lot of his time doing and he was saying that if the uk changes its position, then the eu will change its position. that is not new and he said that yesterday to members of the european parliament when he addressed them in strasbourg and it's what the eu has been saying all along. and what it means is that any changes to the deal would have to be in the direction of a closer future relationship with the eu rather than the relationship based on a free trade agreement where the two sides have pursued it this far. it's an open question as to what that would do and how much that could change in the withdrawal agreement, the brexit treaty which contains the controversial backstop. in the meantime, the eu are remaining their preparations for the uk leaving with no deal at all, a situation jean—claude juncker‘s spokesman said today looks more likely as a res

the uk.1500 that were shed last year. it's blamed the cuts on a slump in demand for diesel cars, slower sales in china, and uncertainty over brexit. the job losses represent more than 10% of their overall uk workforce. meanwhile, honda has told its uk workforce that it will shut down production for six days in april to deal with brexit logistics and border disruption. more on that in a moment. first, here's our business editor, simonjack, from the west midlands. shift change at jaguar shift change atjaguar land rover on a day of big change for the company, with over 10% of the workforce facing redundancy. what's the mood light inside? it's not the best, i mean, i've been working here for the past four years, and for the past 12 months it hasn't been the best, and we re months it hasn't been the best, and were not too sure about the future here. why do you think it's happened? because of the uncertainty around brexit and diesel, that sort of thing. this planned in solihull may escape the worst

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

farms supplying third of the uk's needs.ss floating in antarctica in october. the clean edges proving its recent separation from an ice shelf. and finally... and the weather outside is frightful. not for these children it is not because this is the first time they have ever seen snow. snow is hardly headline news in toronto but for these children from eritrea it is reason to celebrate. but do not get too carried away, there is a lot of winter still to go. and that is it for this time. i know it is a good thing we have come to it wind farm on such a windy day but can we go back inside now? for highlights from our previous programmes ahead to the website. look out for more in 2019. until then keep checking the forecast. good morning. happy new year to you. ido good morning. happy new year to you. i do not think the wind farms will be working too hard this week. you'll be at pleasant rest of week and start to 2019. high—pressure family moving in keeping things largely dry. funny by dave but widespread frost developing. —— sally

it has done a bit of uk businesses.it of research into which regions will be hit by a no—deal brexit. it is not a withdrawal agreement at a no—deal brexit. it is talking about basically every uk region will be hurt. everyone will be hurt by a no—deal brexit, according to the story. i don't think it's too much ofa story. i don't think it's too much of a shock, necessarily, we have been told for a long time that no deal is the worst possible scenario that comes out here that it is the north—east of england and that is a lot to do with the reliance of exports in that area of the country. the manufacturing that happens and the exports that happen from that pa rt the exports that happen from that part of the country being sent out. it is how much less their would be. it is how much less their would be. it says that the north—east of england could produce io.5% less in 2030, 2034, than it does now and no deal scenario which of course is enormous. if you add it to what would happen the likes of london, it isa would happen the

assets look at uk stocks, for instance. gap between you realize dividends yield is at 80 year gap hasn't been seen for 80 years. that shows there's extreme pricing and quite a lot is priced in. and even the way that sterling reacted last night to rumors all last week shows there's a lot priced in already. >> in terms of the different options that may happen if we do see the deal defeated, which it looks poised to do, what do you think the markets would take most positively in terms of outcomes following tomorrow night's vote >> i can't see what a general election would necessarily solve. i'm not sure that markets would welcome that as the reporter pointed out, it's not quite clear how labor leader would campaign and not quite clear what would be the result and whether you would find yourself after all of that in a materially different position to how you are now. second referendum, again, hasn't been a huge swing. i mean there is some sense that some -- there is some regret from some brexit side, so you have maybe seen a sl

of uk jobs as leverage, with her own mps.'t it now time for the prime minister to tell the truth — that she will not take the uk out of the eu on march 29th without a deal. the honourable lady will understand that the current legal position is that if we get to the 29th of march without a deal we will leave without a deal. that is the legal position. now, in relation to the ceo of airbus's remarks, she will have read the remarks and she will have noticed that further on in those remarks he said very explicitly, he needs clarity. he and his industry, his business need clarity. we have to vote for a deal. and we have always said that the deal is our favoured option, and that is why we want to see it over the line. airbus employees 14,000 people in this country, and in addition, we have a very valuable and important aerospace manufacturing cluster in wolverhampton. the chief executive said today brexit is threatening to destroy a century of development, based on education, research and human capital. isn't it the case that the r

what happened when you got to the uk? ididn't happened when you got to the uk?though the british police said they wouldn't get out any information about me, and said that i'm safe. so they know that you are in the uk? the neck yeah, they know. how did they know that? i don't know. that's because the saudi government lets fries and cause us runaways and criminals. even they will forge records to say you committed a crime. which is really scary. thanks for watching this edition of outside source, we will be back the same time tomorrow, and have updates on venezuela, the weather in the us, and brexit. we will see you then. hello there, this is the forecast will be look at the weather from the next week to ten days. we will look further ahead in a moment, but we have to focus on some potentially troublesome weather in the short—term first about. cold air gripping the british isles, that's swell of winds here is an area of low pressure, sliding into that cold air, and that brings the potential for some snow. as they go on through thursday, not on the snow in the fore

the uk, for the unique situation that exists on the island of ireland.e, with divisions in the uk parliament and the prime minister's negotiating style. is that the way you can solve a problem of a magnitude? is that the way to do that? is that the way you do that? that is every day changing your opinion? so much passion, so much engagement here in the european parliament in the brexit debate today but, crucially, no one here has any power to change anything at this stage. the only ones who can bend or amend the withdrawal agreement, including the backstop on the irish border, are the leaders of the 27 eu countries and right now they are stonewalling the prime minister. there are no plans to hastily schedule a summit of eu leaders at this stage. angela merkel sent out her spokesman to talk to the cameras today about what is next rather than appearing herself. he said theresa may should go and see jean—claude juncker, a man who, at this stage, has little power to help her. and assumptions the eu will give in at the 11th hour are strongly dismissed here be

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

forthe uk in make potentially harmful decisions for the uk in the event of a no deal.pect to the brexit process. here we are, just over two months away from the brexit date and ultimately, we have no idea whatsoever of what are the conditions we will be trading with the eu post the 29th of march. ultimately, mps are running around in circles like headless chickens trying to come to some form of compromise with respect to an extension to article 50. a revocation of article 50. or a green the deal by mrs may, and it is not ideal and ultimately, i think what you are seeing ideal and ultimately, i think what you are seeing care ideal and ultimately, i think what you are seeing care from big business is the frustration, the it is starting to break and this afternoon jaguar land is starting to break and this afternoonjaguar land rover suggested they may extend their shutdown and a proposed brexit in the event that we do not get a satisfactory conclusion to events of the last few days. michael, very quickly to make the success of fever tree, it is not cheap. what he think it

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

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

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

they bring goods into the uk, they take without the uk, that will get more expensive.im holden, thank you. here‘s carol with a look at this morning‘s weather. good morning. if you are stepping out in the south of england, wrap up warmly as there is a cold start of the day with frost. temperatures in devon at the moment are —4 whereas shetland is 10 degrees, so today it will be mild for some, but not all of us. what is happening is whether from sinking south, and you can see it here. this is the warm front and behind we a pulling in mild air producing a lot of cloud and patchy, light rain. —— weather front. that is weakening all the time as it is a dominant area of high pressure. breezy in the north, hardly a breath anywhere else. so first thing this morning, as well as being cold and frosty in southern england, it will bea frosty in southern england, it will be a bright start, sunshine around from the word go, the weather front sinking south will obliterated that, and it will be cloudy with patchy light rain and drizzle. meanwhile, although it is a cloudy start, it wil

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

it's a loss of people throughout the uk.son. he hasjennings to be that all of life and he really doesn't want to stop. as long as long as he is physically able to do something and asi physically able to do something and as i said it's ok, and we know his eyesight is ok because he did have a test shortly afterwards. thank you. time for a look at the weather with susan powell. it isa it is a chilly story for us in the coming days. alu ko it is a chilly story for us in the coming days. aluko milder on friday but back into the cold for next weekend. chilly this morning with widespread frost. the best sunshine during the day is in the east. in the west we have a frontal system trying to push on. for england and wales, a fine story this afternoon, northern ireland has heavy rain and squally winds. in the rain comes through scotland this evening. the rain coming into england and wales as we move into choosing morning. temperatures tumble, so eyes could be an issue anywhere first thing on tuesday morning. rain, sleet and snow set to

all of that, i think, the uk from the backstop.esa may's deal, but on the proviso that the backstop solution would expire on the 31st of december, tooth —— 2021? again, you have to consider the nature of this agreement. this agreement will be between the eu and the uk. the amendment would only be a commitment by the uk government. it would expect the backstop to end. you could ask the eu to move? the eu already know what is required. any eu negotiator would have steeped themselves in what has been said in these debates, what has been said by spokespersons of different parties. they do not need an amendment in the house of commons to show what is required. you would not consider voting for that? no, we wouldn't. if it is only to give a signal to the eu, they know what is required. any commitment would be one—sided. a commitment would be one—sided. a commitment made by one party but not binding on the other party. what would be binding on both of them would be binding on both of them would be binding on both of them would be the term

announcing its results, the chief executive said the uk consumer is not ina executive said the uk consumer bad place. here is the ceo ofa not in a bad place. here is the ceo of a retail marketing agency. is this talk of the death of the high street a little premature given these good figures from next?m could be. a lot of us left shopping until the very last minute because christmas was on a tuesday. the figures from john lewis yesterday and next today show that it was the last two weeks of december that made the difference. interesting that they are saying a lot of the sales we re they are saying a lot of the sales were online. absolutely. their mix of sales is changing. these will be a huge story for a lot of retailers this christmas. a strong performance online with quite a few performers. the interesting about the next results is they are full sails, so their margin will be strong. they have twea ked their margin will be strong. they have tweaked their profit guidelines because online sales are expensive to deliver. we will have a very chequered picture overall, i think, with some real

in the uk it's a big week for uk retailers reporting how they fared over the crucial christmas periodermarkets, sainsburys, tesco and morissons, alongside retailers including m&s and debenhams. how did they fare and will those predictions for the retail bloodbath play out in reality? lawrence gosling, editorial director at what investment? magazine is with me. hgppy happy new year. to you too. the markets are getting in the mood, last week it was all serious declines, what a change in sentiment, starting on wall street? new year, new optimism. we still have the backdrop of the trade wars between china and the us, which is a bit negative. in the uk we are preoccupied with brexit and we will be until the mps vote. we have had pockets of good news from individual companies. next had reasonable results last week. even something like tesla moving to china. there are pockets of good news for companies. the backdrop economically, might not be so good. we think about some of the gloom that was hanging over us. apple,, brexit you have mentioned, the fact the markets ended in such a bad way at

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

—— leavers. then the question is where is the uk going? -- leavers.ad of state should be making these overtures, despite the divisions going on the political spectrum and also just going on the political spectrum and alsojust ordinary going on the political spectrum and also just ordinary people, ordinary household, ordinary pubs?” also just ordinary people, ordinary household, ordinary pubs? ithink there is a role for the queen in such set durations of these and if you look at her comments she hasn't really made a comment going one way 01’ really made a comment going one way or the other ——in such situations as these. the question is also what does it achieve because we know there is huge division with the country and we know that people are getting, the lot of anger on both sides because it seems to be so difficult to difficult to come to a solution so, yeah, i'm not sure whether her comments will make any difference! the comments that did make it each difference yesterday, certainly, were those from the boss of airbus. he was talking about brexit b