if it doesn't divert much that makes it easier but the more the uk wants to divert, the greater the uk to divert, the greater the difficulty of getting consent within the eu for that deal and the greater the risk, even at this point, that a no—deal happens by accident. chris southworth is secretary general of the international chamber of commerce here in the uk. it's the world's largest business organisation representing some 45 million companies globally. good morning. good to see you. do you feel now, do businesses feel now, that there is a sense of certainty? because that is what they have been begging for the past three yea rs have been begging for the past three years to move on. do they have that now? there is definitely a certainty, we know that starts on the 31st of january, we also know that free trade agreement is the ultimate objective, if not then it is wto rules by the end of the year, so is wto rules by the end of the year, so there is now one yet repair for one of those options. there is a concern amongst many that given the short timeframe the uk will have to agree a lo

we also talked a lot about a big giant election in the uk. and a bit of porn. we are talking 2019 and looking back over the year. and that was a big moment for us, the danish np advertising on a porn aggregating website. right, ok let's rewind swiftly. the start of the year was a different cast of characters and in a completely different context talking about different stuff. i suppose the big moment at the start of the year was the mv—one. the meaningful vote one. it was when theresa may had a deal with the european union and she tried and tried to get it through parliament, but it was a total unmitigated disaster. notjust because the opposition parties did not like her deal and probably were not going to vote for it anyway, but she had a large tribe of eurosceptic conservatives who did not like herand did not like the deal. and that did for her in the end. and she had all of the remain mps as well. so no one was going to be happy. i remember you saying and over again. how do you make everybody happy when everybody wants so many different things? yeah, and the

the aircraft leave uk airports empty.s many holidaymakers as possible on board. before the company went bust, there were seven thomas cook flights scheduled to leave palma today for uk airports. with this giant aircraft, those seven flights become one into manchester. it's been absolutely fabulous. the holiday has been fabulous. the information was fabulous. we have to get to manchester — we live in brighton, so we've got to get a coach down. so what? people have lost theirjobs. it's all been fabulous. it was worrying, but then things have gone quite smooth. after a while, initially, yes, it was worrying. very lucky. very lucky, considering all of the staff who have lost theirjobs and people who have lost their holidays. we managed to finish ours, so you can't say any more than that, really. then, the flight back and the paper cups a reminder about who was supposed to fly them home. but some did travel in style for the first time. never thought i would see the day that we would be sat in business class, i think it's ace!

it was up to the uk's civil aviation authority to the uk's civil aviation authority to reassure hotelspaid. we spoke in the first three days to three and a half thousand hotels, which individually and some of them were reasonably quite cross. one hotel in mexico was owed over $1 million. we said the atol protected customers would be paid for and that would allow people to continue the holidays. to understand the scale of the company's demise, it helps to consider its rise which began right backin consider its rise which began right back in the 1800s. one of its shops can even be spotted on the corner of st mark's square in venice in 1898. the firm then enjoyed a century of growth and success, a winner in the modern age. but, in 2007, it merged with mytravel, to create a much bigger group. that is when its debt grew, and other factors bigger group. that is when its debt grew, and otherfactors like competition from online travel agents, or ota plant, pushed it the edge. competition had increased massively in the last decade, like jet2 holidays, and otas took millions of customers away fr

how has amazon's entry to the uk market changed things for a uk director like you?le. good 0mens being made as a six and a half hour comedy with a standard uk budget, we couldn't get it moving. we've now got the resources to make a world that is credible to the audience and that engages with the story completely and isn't just a pared—down adaptation. of course it's notjust amazon. there is a creative boom going on in britain driven by svod, or subscription video on demand. christ's sake! take the photo. over the past ten years there's been an exponential growth in the value of the film and tv industry in the uk. and its growth has significantly outpaced that of the uk economy. tv today is marrying the best of the old with the best of the new. shepperton studios, owned by pinewood, is where countless legendary movies were shot and netflix is moving in. they believe that by investing in local studio space and hiring local staff, they can neutralise concerns about american dominance of the industry. the new netflix production hub will include 1a sound stages in a tota

the reaction we are seeing in the uk index is up 1.7%.e initially opened up at 8:00 in the morning in the last hour and a half or so, we have seen some losses paired we are trading nicely in the green. even though we are in the export index. it is a risk on day across the board. cac in france and german index up 1.2% as well. stocks are leading the gains here we are talking about basic resources. with either trade or brexit is doing well this morning. it is a solid morning of gains across the board for foreign equities and uk equities let me tell you more about what you are seeing up 1.7%. it has been a little touch and go the last couple of months and worth baring in mind about three quarters of the revenues of this index, the ftse 100 come from abroad there is that negative core relation with the pound. that index outperforming today is the ftse 250. that index is up 4.4% and has had a very nice run. you can see a big jump this morning at the end the last three months, we are up 8.8% for the year. the ftse 250 is up about 8%. so strong

that is a uk based index. the ftse100 is about uk companies —— companies based in the uk.panies -- companies based in the uk. ted baker slumps after a profit warning. i have skipped too far. we have got to talk about aramco, the financial times was front—page. is this a matter of pride for the crown prince? absolutely, it very much is. $2 trillion! up for sale! it is what the country is based on, this oil industry. basically saudi aramco is the saudi oil industry and that is the saudi oil industry and that is the big issue. there's $2 trillion asa the big issue. there's $2 trillion as a target and it is what the crown prince wants to value this at. he is leaning on and pushing families... local business people and investors tojump into local business people and investors to jump into this. local business people and investors tojump into this. the interesting point about this, and as your guest said previously, this was meant to bea said previously, this was meant to be a worldwide ipo showing the largest ever ipo, global ipo, in history, but such has been the downturn in t

issuing uk banknotes and storing the uk's gold reserves are also the bank's responsibility.ing of the guard at the institution responsible for our money and our banks. a new man taking over from mark carney as britain's most powerful unelected official — the i2ist governor of the bank of england. the chancellor announcing the news at the treasury. we said that we were looking for a leader of international standing, with expertise across monetary, economic and regulatory policy. and in andrew bailey, we have found just that. mr bailey is a long—term veteran of the bank of england. at one point lending his signature to all banknotes as chief cashier. he was asked to head up the city watchdog, and there have been a series of questions about whether his organization should or could have intervened earlier in mismanaged funds, saving schemes, and misbehaving banks, including from mps. are you too nice to bankers? i don't get up in the morning hoping that people will love me. don't become chief executive of the sna if you want to be loved. the bank of england resembles a fort for

of cinema admissions. 2018 was a very strong year here in the uk.o become an even bigger year. a major contributor to that is disney of course, over the course of this year, are responsible for seven out of the top ten movies in the box office, and this is even before the release of star wars. thank you very much indeed. are you still going to the movies, do you love with the cinema or do not want to part with the cash? china is saying that lifting some u.n. economic sanctions on north korea could help break the deadlock in the stalled denuclearization talks between washington and pyongyang. let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. tell us more about this move on the pa rt tell us more about this move on the part of china. well, it's not only china but the russians are supporting this call from the mainland to the 15 member security council to lift a ban from north korea exporting statues, seafood and textiles in these infrastructure projects, north koreans working overseas, these sanctions i mentioned have earned p

the aircraft leave uk airports empty.authorities get as many people as possible on board. before the company went bust, there were seven thomas cook flights scheduled to leave palma today for uk airports. with this giant aircraft, those seven flights become one into manchester. it has been absolutelyfabulous. the holiday was fabulous. information was fabulous. we have to get to manchester, we live in brighton, we got a coach down. so what? people have lost theirjobs, it's all been fabulous. initially, yes, it was worrying. very lucky. very lucky, considering all of the staff who have lost theirjobs and people who have lost their holidays. we managed to finish ours, so you cannot say more than that really. then, the flight back and the paper cups a reminder about who was supposed to fly them home. but some did travel in style for the first time. never thought i would see the day that we would be sat in business class, i think it's ace! we couldn't believe it when we came up we couldn't believe it when we came up the steps.

because now it is being enshrined in law that the uk has to leave.o business is quite worried because these things take a long time. and well all the deals be gone through, particularly on services? because that has to be sort of section by section. what happens if they haven‘t? what happens if they do it piecemeal? is that 0k? it will have to be, because on things like manufacturing, i think there is every hope that that can get done. but on the other things, that is where the danger is. and of course, there will be some form of deal, but it will be a very limited deal, and thatis it will be a very limited deal, and that is what business fears. hence the stirling giving up the gains it had on the news of a firm election result for the conservative party. —— the sterling. result for the conservative party. -- the sterling. and there won't be a vote in parliament on any deal, and as critics have pointed out, this destroys any illusion that he may have moved towards a softer brexit, which was the hope, that with a thumping majority he wouldn‘t have to

and how we understand the relationship tween the uk, northern ireland and the uk formally as a matterlaw particularly. so much more to talk about, but we haven't got the time this morning. i will talk to you again, elaine. thank you for coming in and talking to us today. and there is a lot of detail on the website with a busy agenda this week for the prime minister and the government. china has posted better—than—expected economic data for november. industrial production increased by 6.2% year—on—year, up from 4.7% last month and the highest level in six months. let's go to our asia business hub, where rico hizon is following the story. good to see you, rico. finally some good news in china. indeed, but markets aren't really celebrating the news. talk us through the numbers. well, if you break it down, it is all due to government initiatives, sally. from monetary to fiscal measures, boosting these factory indicators last month, a case in point, one multinational company felt improvement. the japanese construction material maker said its machine usage hours on the mainland rose for the

these are the last couple of days of rainfall across the uk.is basically the story of autumn and early winter so far as rain sweeps north across the uk. this is yesterday, no one escaped that. this has brought flooding across parts of south east england today. the west about rain has pushed north, but more rain in the forecast of the next couple of days. for some of us, turning drier. but right now, we are dealing with that flooding and disruption, particularly into parts of south east england. so much rain the past couple of days, of a 60 millimetres, the wettest part of the brecon beacons. in east grinstead, over 50 millimetres. a large part of the december rainfall in such a short time, which is why there are so many flood warnings from the environment agency. more rain in the forecast. go to our website for details of the flood warnings and the met office weather warnings. it isa the met office weather warnings. it is a bit dry aware it has been wet today, but heavy showers moving in. this rain this afternoon in the midlands, lincolnshire,

ministers now say a new uk law will guarantee those rights.eu obligation now to take in unaccompanied minors with british relatives. but the pm says the uk will go on taking them in. and no extended brexit transition. the law will require the uk is clear of eu rules by december 2020, with or without a deal. so the pm winning the brexit war doesn't mean peace. the snp sees brexit as a spur to independence. the people of scotland must have their say over their future, rather than the broken brexit britain that he wishes to impose upon us. the election and brexit has left a bitter legacy, wounded brexiteers feeling vindicated, remainers defiant on their pro—european values. those values are now under threat from this trumpian, populist government, from right—wing populism, and bigots everywhere. we were told we were fascists, we were nazis, we're extremists. and what did we want? all we wanted was to honour the referendum. brexiteer ministerjacob rees—mogg kept a low profile during the election. not today. at last, we've got the result that we ne

once the uk leaves the eu, what are the benefits to the new zealand economy exporting to the uk underbecome more expensive. i wouldn't make any assumptions before we have the ability to move into a negotiation. our goal is to make markets more accessible for new zealand products by removing the barriers so i wouldn't say it is a natural by—product. for us it is about saying we are complimentary, i don't think the domestic market and the producers of food in the uk need to be nervous about greater access for using products because seasonally we are complimentary, so there is a nice synergy. when you are in winter, we are in summer. there are benefits between our markets having greater access to one another. for us as well, we like to add particular quality to our products. take for instance lamb, we have a particular lamb product high in omegas, likened to eating fish. so we try to create a proposition that can differentiate from products that can differentiate from products that can be accessed already. for us, it is about increasing that trading relationship for the benefit of britis

further rain to come in southern parts of the uk. it will be quite a 5°99y parts of the uk.hat rain on top of what we have already had in the last couple of days, and flood warning still enforced across southern and eastern parts of the country around lincolnshire, other parts of the uk have had heavy rain too. this next weather front approaches the south—west of the uk. nudging into cornwall and devon, and over the coming hours it will be spreading along the south coast and reaching southern counties, further north too into london and east anglia by the middle of the evening. to the north, a few spots but on the whole, the north west of england, certainly much of northern ireland and northern and eastern scotland looking dry this evening and overnight. it will be colder, temperatures a couple of degrees above freezing but six or seven in the south with cloudy and rainy weather. this is sunday's forecast. this weather front over the south soon this weather front over the south soon is out of the picture on sunday but we do still have low pressure close by. driving the weathe

one of the uk's oldest defence companies.o—air refuelling, cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. for the last few months, the government has been grappling with whether to allow its sale to the american private equity firm, advent. the daughter—in—law of the founder has been critical. she says: "this is a deeply disappointing announcement and one cynically timed to avoid scrutiny on the weekend before christmas. in one of its first major economic decisions, the government is not taking back control so much as handing it away." borisjohnson, arriving in estonia to greet uk troops earlier today. in the run up to the sale, the ministry of defence said it was concerned about the change of ownership because of giving away access to information and risk to existing programmes. to allay those fears, the government says advent has agreed to ensure that sensitive government information continues to be protected. to honour the terms of existing contracts, and give prior notice to the ministry of defence and home office i

it's bringing much milderair across the uk. it's bringing much milder air from across the uk.uth—west so temperatures for many of us in double figures. it's the rain that will be particularly heavy across the west of scotland through today. rain edging its way through northern ireland into northern england and across wales, further south and east, a bit of patchy fog this morning tending to clear away, sunny spells developing into the afternoon but gusty winds, particularly across the northern half of the uk, 50, 60 miles an hour in the west of scotland. maximum temperatures for many, double figures, 10—13dc. through it this area of rain spreading its way south and east. we will see some heavy rain moving into the midlands, south east england, into the early hours of friday but temperatures won't really move very far, in fact for some of us they will rise through the night. we see overnight lows of 11 or 12 or 13 degrees by friday morning. it will come with cloud first thing tomorrow, outbreaks of rain moving tomorrow, outbreaks of rain moving to the south—east, for showers ma

and that's vital for the uk. come up with chancellor merkel. and that's vital for the uk. and we will be having a series of meetings, bilateral, trilateral of all kinds in the course of the next couple of days. there's an awful lot of work to be done and, yes, we will have some important discussions about what's going on in syria, we will talk a bit about the alliance and its attitude towards russia. and the french team to do that, there will bea french team to do that, there will be a little bit of a discussion about china and many other matters. but this is one of the most successful alliances in military history. nothing like it in the last 500 years, in terms of the peace that it has delivered. the uk is at the heart of it. we are the second biggest military player. in nato. and it is a great advantage to this country. i asked one cabinet minister in our newsroom , i asked one cabinet minister in our newsroom, did you put president trump up into question the idea the nhs will be on the table? no, he said, but

some good news for you in the uk.ls after a ruling from 0fwat, the industry watchdog. it is still a could households can expect to save 12% on their water bills over the next five year, saving an average of £50. let's hear more from our business correspondent theo leggett. that's quite a drop, theo? it's a challenge that has been laid down to the water companies. what 0fwat does, because these water companies are regional monopolies, it has to set the standards to balance shareholder returns against the kind of services they provide and the investment they put in for the future. the challenge laid down is quite stark. the companies are expected to spend £51 billion over the next five years, of which 13 billion will be new investment, providing things like flood defences, new reservoirs to come back areas —— to combat and sought out areas affected by drought. that sort of thing. at the same time, the water companies are expected to reduce leakages by 16%. across the country, that is equivalent to the water needs of six

it has reached south—western parts of the uk bringing rainfall. 0n south—western parts of the uk bringings across the south of the uk, it has been relentless. flood warnings in force across parts of the country. here is the short—term, rain across southern areas. for some time, the short—term, rain across southern areas. forsome time, quite the short—term, rain across southern areas. for some time, quite heavy. elsewhere, mostly clear. some clear spells and fog patches on the way first thing on sunday morning. a little colder there. three degrees in edinburgh, but in the south closer to six or seven. 0n in edinburgh, but in the south closer to six or seven. on sunday, one weather system moves away towards the east but we are still under the influence of this large area of low pressure that dominates this whole chunk of the atlantic and north—western europe. this means the weather will be changeable at times, sending a north—westerly breeze in oui’ sending a north—westerly breeze in our direction and occasional showers too. plenty of sunshine around that for most, and sunday, it doesn't lo

that name, a giant of uk travel, was bankrupt.ople on organised trips for a century and a half, but the age of the thomas cook holiday was done. we suspected it would never happen, then it did. it was a very sad day, and the repercussions are continuing to spin out now. check—in at uk airports normally bustling on a monday morning, suddenly a sorry sight. people felt the impact of the company's collapse straightaway. i was told to come here now to find out that my flight has been cancelled with three kids. my son has adhd and autism. they are sobbing their hearts out in the car. i got in touch with them yesterday and they said everything had gone through and there was nothing to worry about. i got in touch with them and they said under no circumstances the holiday would be cancelled. and we would be put on another plane regardless of whether they went into liquidation or not. we got set off at 3am this morning, and we were given a duty of care number, and they said there were no planes available. i was reporting at gatwick airport

, i think it's in the uk 's want to keep trading with the uk, i think it's in the uk '5 interest to keep that shouldn't be the case but i also want scotland to keep trading within the european single market which is eight times the size of the uk. we shouldn't be forced to choose between these, we should be able to be built. finlay, are you still with us? how are you going to vote if there is a second independence referendum?m vote if there is a second independence referendum? ifi did have a vote in carlisle i would vote to stay in the uk. all right, there's a wee bit of work to be done anew by nicola sturgeon. of course there is. thank you very much. thank you very much, finlay. what if you lose a second independence referendum, it's legitimate question. don't come on mate, there is every single political ramification and implication and potential consequence. if you lost, how long before you could have another one? i'm not planning to lose and i don't think ...ij another one? i'm not planning to lose and i don't think i know you're not. i don't know the answer to that question. i am on

we have heard a lot of how northern ireland is quite different to the uk —— make the rest of the uk withall you are always fighting against that on 23rd people who come into town to support independent retailers and they can give you much more than online retailers. when we look at the big national parties, labour and the conservatives, what is it that town centres need to hear from those parties in terms of what they can do to push forward regeneration? i think at the moment infrastructure here, particularly in enniskillen, it's really important. we need to get people here quickly and comfortably so our infrastructure in terms of roads is vitally important and we would see that in the business industry that that in the business industry that thatis that in the business industry that that is a frustration. across town centres, rates are certainly an issue. with reducing footfall, it is becoming more of an issue that rates need to be re—evaluated and looked at and need to be re—evaluated and looked atand a need to be re—evaluated and looked at and a new plan put in place and that allows b

between the uk and eu will be negotiated.o reach an agreement and if they don't — the uk could find itself out of the eu, without any kind of trade deal in place. rachel maclean, who held the redditch seat for the conservatives, increased her majority by 8,000. she voted with the government, shejoins me now. thank you for speaking with us. first off, your reaction to that bill being passed. it was a huge sense of relief. it is hard to sum up sense of relief. it is hard to sum up how miserable it has been being a member of parliament in the past two yea rs member of parliament in the past two years maria have all come into parliament to try and do our best for constituents but it has just been gridlocked. the same lobby today, we have won the vote will stop amazing. this is the first hurdle. it will be debated at the beginning of january, do hurdle. it will be debated at the beginning ofjanuary, do you think we will reach that deadline of the 3ist we will reach that deadline of the 31st of january? we will reach that deadline

you came to the uk to study at cambridge university to do uk to study at cambridge university todoa ukn's international migrants day. we wa nted the un's international migrants day. we wanted to get your take on your journey. explain where you came from and what it was like, the transition for you. so, i came to this country in 2010, just under ten years ago. and i had the typical challenges of the student back in the days. so far, it has been a greatjourney, in terms of the educationaljourney far, it has been a greatjourney, in terms of the educational journey and then starting in business. it has been a positive journey, then starting in business. it has been a positivejourney, with many challenges, but these are typical to the path i have chosen. so the uk, ten yea rs the path i have chosen. so the uk, ten years ago, was welcoming. i got a scholarship to study for my phd. my a scholarship to study for my phd. my lap was a very international lab. and the environment in the laboratory was very good and very productive. and the drive you have to develop this technology, where does this

>> the responsibility of the uk government is to protect the interests of the uk population, not the interests of individual firms or investors firms and investors have developed strategies over the last three years to make sure that they will be in a good position whatever happens in brexit but the uk government has to make sure the jobs, the wealth creation remains in the uk what will happen if boris wins the election with a good solid majority is clear. he will push through brexit very quickly. it will be done and britain will leave the european union in a sense, that isn't the interesting question the question is what happens there after. how will be move forward with the european union and how will we manage the european union we have until the end of next year in the transition the uk government would have to ask for an extension by june of 2020, if they wanted one if they don't want one, they'll need to come to some alternative arrangement with the european union to ensure that goods can continue to flow freely and services can continue to be traded across the uk/eu border nob

keep uk prime minister boris johnson in his voted to keep uk prime minister borisjohnson in his seathis conservative party winning a majority. the brexit date is january 31 2020 and majority. the brexit date is january 312020 and mrjohnson agreed with a deal with the eu but it still needs to go through parliament. if that happens, the next priority will be to negotiate a post exit trade deal with the eu with talks likely to begin in march and these negotiations need to produce a final agreement by the end ofjune and thatis agreement by the end ofjune and that is when the uk has to decide whether or not to extend the transition period. but mrjohnson has ruled out any form of extension was a is no trade deal has been agreed by the end ofjune in the uk faces the prospect of leaving without a deal at the end of the samba 2020. earlier, i asked sherry madeira, what the risks are to the uk economy. well, i think we have been hearing this for 3.5 years in terms of the downsides of different types of brexit. i think we are now in the thick of it so i think we need to watch very closely as to

there are some areas where the uk rights are some areas where the uk rights are stronger.eling from members seems to be they would prefer from members seems to be they would p refer to from members seems to be they would prefer to have closer alignment with the eu on regulation if they get more market access. that is the trade off. the government has only beenin trade off. the government has only been in place a matter of hours, really. what is the expectation for consultation with businesses now. because promises were made. do they expect them to be kept? will they be consulted over the next trade agreement which will have to be approved by parliament at the end of the day? we were absolutely told before the general election that business would be involved in the next stage of negotiation and we absolutely want to see that honoured. when you get into the detail, hopefully that's not too politically contentious, but some of the detail is really important to business. that's why they want to know what will happen in advance so they can adjust. thank you, a big day today. no

that means the uk signing up to field and that means the uk signing uptoa field and that means the uk, eu markets, eu producers, by lowering standards in the uk. for example, things like environmental standards, social standards, welfare protections for workers. the uk could say, have cheaper pay for workers, have more polluting industries and therefore undercut the eu. the eu says no, you have to sign up to our conditions if you wa nt sign up to our conditions if you want full, free access. as soon as an argument happens around things, thatis an argument happens around things, that is when it will be harder to achieve a deal in the time frame. then we would reach a situation where there would be many, many trade—offs that would be needed between industries, producers and sectors on the eu side and the uk site, whether it is fishing, farming, services and banking. whether it is eu exporters, they will all want to have their say. it will all want to have their say. it will be difficult to achieve a deal in the time. michel barnier has said challenging, he believes it would be. the eu t

the uk's celebrity pm signing autographs for tory mps.vernment tonight, we will leave the eu by january the 31st at the latest. but, defining and negotiating britain's future relationship with the eu and the world could be tougher and take longer than boris johnson predicts. no doubt who's in charge now or whose job it is to make brexit work. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. so, how will the brexit process pan out? first off, both the house of commons in the house of lords will debate and vote on that withdrawal agreement bill throughout january, before it's enacted into law. the uk will leave the eu then onjanuary the 31st and enter into what's called a transition period, where a new trade deal between the uk and the eu will be negotiated. now, they have until december of 2020, that's the 31st of next year to reach an agreement. if they don't come of the uk could find itself out of the eu without any kind of trade deal in place. well, the conservative mp, merck friends while, is the deputy chairman of the pro—brexit european research

a band of rain slides across the uk, so band of rain slides across the uk, so that a few hours of heavyeather front and the showers start to move on from the west. here is the deep area of low pressure, driving the weather for sunday, meaning strong winds across the board particularly later in the day. 0vernight into monday for the rest of the uk adjacent to the irish sea, showers packing in a sunday as well, moving east in the strong wind too. this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 11 o'clock... angry exchanges over brexit and the nhs as borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn squared up for the last tv debate before thursday's general election. increased waiting times and waiting lists, record number of people delayed in getting appointments and social care system that is in crisis. it is time... and there are 17,000 more nurses now than they were under the labour party. and that's because we've had a strong economy that's enabled us to make investments. and we are now going to step those investments up. calls for an independent review after a serial rapist is found guilty o

to the uk, uk victims. but these provided invaluable assistance to our investigations in the united states as well. the uk extra dated 2 of igor yaccovich's co-conspirators to face justice. igor yaccovich has been engaged in cybercrime on an unimaginable scale for almost a decade where our goal is to identify the perpetrators of these crimes in rapid fashion. the reality of law enforcement is a quick resolution to these cases cannot always happen but we will doggedly pursue cybercriminals before we bring them to justice. today's announcement should make clear we will identify you, unmask you and prosecute you so no matter how much effort it requires or how long it might take. you will never have safe haven from the efforts of united states law enforcement and international partners to bring you to justice and to that end i think the united states attorney's office from the western district of pennsylvania, the western district, the district of nebraska, the fbi, the state department and the national crime a

been retained in uk law after brexit.es protections for child refugees in europe to be reunited with family in the uk. and the section on strengthening workers' rights has been removed from this latest bill. well, the prime minister opened the debate for the second reading of the withdrawal agreement bill and encouraged parliament to come together to get brexit done. now is the moment as we leave the eu to reunite our country and allow the warmth and natural affection that we all share for our european neighbours to find renewed expression in one great, new national project of building a deep, special and democratically accountable partnership with those nations we are proud to call our closest friends. this bill and this juncture in our national story must not be seen as a victory for one party over another or one faction over another. this is the time when we move on and discard the old labels of remain. the very words seem tired to me, as defunct as big enders and little enders, or montagues and capulet pea at the end

one final push — it is the last day of campaiging in the uk election.onight, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn will both be here in london for the final rallies of the election. the polls open in 12 hours‘ time. it's been a frantic last few hours on the campaign trail. with both leaders reminding voters just what is at stake. we've got a fantastic agenda for this country. we can get brexit done, we are ready to go. they can elect a government that they can trust. that will eliminate child poverty. it is an election that could well decide whether the uk leaves the eu or not. the markets are watching. leaders in europe are watching, as they gather in brussels for the end of year summit. also on the programme: us regulators allowed boeing's 737 max to continue flying even when they knew it could average one fatal crash every two or three years. and the christmas bonus that left these lucky employees an awful lot richer. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. the talking is over. it is decision time. after five week

it has been another mild day across most of the uk.g said that, a touch of frost tonight in some northern parts of the country. this is where the skies are clearing, such —— temperatures dropping. whereas in the south, it is a lot milder, temperatures around 8 degrees in plymouth. so, what can we expect on tuesday? well, the northern part of the uk after their chilly start, basically sunny with light winds, a glorious end to 2019. whereas in the south—west of england, a bit more cloud and the chance of a little bit of rain. here, a rate risk of cloud in the evening there or that might actually spread into other western parts of the uk but on the whole, at the stroke of midnight, the weather gci’oss stroke of midnight, the weather across much of the uk is looking drive with some clear spells. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. a british teenager has been convicted by a cyprus court of falsely claiming she was raped by a group of israeli tourists six months ago. her lawyers say she will apeeal. police investigating the deaths of a b

the uk can't undercut the eu.hat a deal could be done fairly fast but if the uk wants to argue over anything in bass balancing the interests of scottish fishermen and uk banks and german exporters, that could take months and months. so it depends how people approach this. damian grammaticas and norman smith, thank you very much. and you can see more about brexit and the election in a documentary which follows our political editor over the past few months. that's the brexit storm continues: laura kuenssberg's inside story, tonight at 9pm on bbc two. half a million washing machines in the uk made by whirlpool are to be recalled — plunging the manufacturer into a fresh saga about dangerous appliances. the machines — which are branded as hotpoint or indesit — were sold for more than five years, but their door locking system can overheat, creating the risk of fire. our business correspondent simon gompertz is here. what exactly has gone wrong, what is happening here? it is with the door locking mechanism of 519,000 wat

perhaps not so much from the uk despite the fa ct not so much from the uk despite the fact that it ismmon. that is fair comment. you can still see the red carpet behind me. we had all of those nato leaders, bar one, appearing on that red carpet for some of the one person who didn't appear was president boris johnson. we have hardly seen him today. the only picture she really got of him 01’ only picture she really got of him or that made a lot of the news headlines were him on the election campaign trail that this morning elsewhere in the uk. he has certainly not wanted to be seen alongside of president trump, there's been no bilateral meetings that we have been made aware of. i think that is probably because downing street has made the assessment that during an election, it may be does not play too well with a big proportion of the british electorate to be seen too close to the american leader. thank you. let's pick up on what he was saying. donald trump's trip to london for the nato summit is inevitably becoming an issue in the uk election campaign. we know he's keen on borisjohnson

the average price of fuel in the uk fell for the forth in the uk fell for the fourth consecutive monthmore good news for drivers ahead ? let's find out. joining us now is simon williams from the rac. simon, all i hearfrom people who drive is that it is costing them too much. so what is going on? morning, sally. the price of fuel should be coming down more than it is, but u nfortu nately, retailers down more than it is, but unfortunately, retailers are not passing on the price. instead, what you see is a lot of in—store offers from the supermarkets, big for retailers. they only have 20% of forecourts, that sell nearly half of all feel, so they are really important is in the overall mix of fuel retailing and helping decide what the average prices across the uk are. at the moment, they are all encouraging people into store to spend money and then actually get some money off at the pumps, and whenever we see that, that means that the price of fuel on the forecourt is too expensive and should be cut. so we are calling on the supermarkets to actually lead a round of price cuts this week in t

the president said he would keep out of the uk's election of the uk's election campaign — but said theould not be on the table for trade talks. absolutely, i don't even know where that rumour started, we want absolutely nothing to do with it and we wouldn't want to. if you handed it to us on a silver platter, we want nothing to do with it. donald trump is here as nato‘s 70th anniversary summit gets underway, with deep divisions inside the alliance. also this lunchtime: five women who allege they were abused byjeffrey epstein urge prince andrew to testify in their cases. the 12—year—boy killed yesterday when a car ploughed into a group of children near a school in essex is named as harley watson. making her point — the teenage activist greta thunberg sails into europe for the un's climate change conference the 12—year—boy killed yesterday when a car ploughed into a group as scientists warn this decade will be the hottest on record. dropped catches and rain bring a miserable end to england's tour of new zealand. and coming up on bbc news, anthonyjoshua says he's reinvented himself as he