when ursula von der leyen says talks we re when ursula von der leyen says talks were constructive, ise sort of path towards a deal that involves compromise on both sides? is there some way they may be able to solve thoseissues some way they may be able to solve those issues which have so far proved completely unsolvable? the truth is, at this stage but we do not know. up on a point, there has not know. up on a point, there has not been another deadline mentioned. it does suggest these talks may have some way to go over the next few days. they are not saying in 48 hours we are going to take stock and see where we are, there is no talk of difficult conversations. both sides on the edge of my show this morning they're saying, let's go as far as we need to to try get a potential deal. we will hear from borisjohnson later potential deal. we will hear from boris johnson later and it potential deal. we will hear from borisjohnson later and it will be interesting to hear whether he thinks there will be a deal on the table thinks there will be a deal on the ta ble after thinks there will be a

this key meeting to see whether borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen borisjohnson and ursula von der n borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen can get a resolution to her that there can be a deal. we know course with the sticking points have been and we know also that there might be differences of opinion within the eu between the french, the irish, the germans and someone but ursula von der leyen there very much with the combined eu messages of speculation that of course it is in their interest not to make it too easy for any country to leave the european union. british supporters in the conservative party who want a deal saying that it is in our economic interest in our little interest to get a deal but not at any price and that sovereignty remains a key demand for many. boris stress and facing pressure on many sides and it is will be fascinating to see what comes out of this meeting and no one expecting initially at any rate a massive decision to not. it is a question really about of this dinner can yield ground from both sides to pave the way for more it talks ahead of that final d

eu chief ursula von der leyen said it was worth going the ‘extra mile' we have accordingly mandated ouregotiators to continue the task and to see whether an agreement can be reached, even at this late stage. following the decision to continue the talks, the prime minister has held a conference call with members of the cabinet. the conversation between the leaders but has anything changed and are they any closer to agreement? the body which represents nhs trusts in england warns the prime minister that relaxing coronavirus restrictions will lead to a third wave of infections. chancellor angela merkel has announced tighter coronavirus restrictions closing that will apply across germany from this wednesday tilljanuary the 10th. anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles and set up a potential super fight with tyson fury. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. in the last few minutes, the european commission president, ursula von der leyen has sa

ursula burns is here. i should tell you she was the first and only black female ceo of a fortune 500 company when she ran xerox. today, she is on uber's board, she is a senior advisor to another company and i've had the , honor and pleasure to have known her for quite some time. we've had some very important discussions over that time. also with us, robert smith, founder, chairman and ceo of vista equity partners. he is the wealthiest black american in the country, and i should tell you, and you probably know, you watched the day he ended a student debt crisis, if you will at , morehouse. we are going to talk about that and so much more, and he has the 2% solution, and we are going to discuss that as well. we also have michael render, he is killer mike, cofounder of greenwood, which is a mobile banking platform. he's a rapper and entrepreneur who moved me and so much of the country after george floyd's murder earlier this year when he gave a speech impromptu in atlanta. if you have not seen it, you must. i

happening at the moment between borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen,is borisjohnson and ursula vonope that although today was supposed to be the last day of talks, they might stretch on a bit longer? with negotiations there is always hope, but this call was supposed to be where they make the call, if there is any point carrying on with these negotiations. as late as last night, the noises coming from the uk site was what the eu is offering a still unacceptable. these leaders have spoken last weekend and they met face—to—face earlier in the wake and no political breakthrough has been found. earlier the foreign secretary was warning that the bar would be quite high to continue negotiations at the big question is can they come to some sort of political agreement in the next hour or something that shifts it enough to make those negotiations continue? on the opposite side, if you think about it, to actually say that we are pulling the plug, we are taking our ball home, that is a huge moment and a huge deal, neither side really wa nt moment and a huge deal, neither side really want to do

as things stand, and this is basically what ursula and i agreed, iam this is basically what ursula andar apart on some key things but where there is life, there is hopeful that we are going to keep talking. the uk certainly will not be walking away from the talks. people would expect us to go the extra mile. i repeated my offer that if it is necessary to talk to other capitals, and i am very happy to do that, the commission is very determined to keep negotiations on the way they had been done between us the way they had been done between us and the commission. that is fine. but i have got to repeat the most likely thing now is that they had to get ready for wto terms, australia terms. and don't forget, everybody, we have made huge preparations for this. we had been at this for four and a half years. a long time, perhaps more intensively than previously but we have got ready and anybody who needs to know what to do, get on to the government website on the transition pages and see what needs to be done. either way, whatever happens, the uk will do very, very well. you have always said yo

the dinner with ursula von delay and was a car crash. —— ursula von der leyen.gh this process. johnson it has always thought that he could kind of, wriggle his way out of it towards the end and that is why i say to you earlier, i think they are holding very firm. they don't want to deal. they recognise that they no deal would be a disaster for them but even worse for the uk. they don't want a no deal. but they believe thatjohnson is incompetent and out of his depth and some of them think that he has wa nted some of them think that he has wanted the possibility of all along because that is the only thing the people who have put it him in power want. even though members of his cabinet didn't necessarily vote brexit, he seems to have the support of that. and in terms of his positioning and the statements, the messaging that has been coming out of number ten since he has been made pm, do you support the consistency of that? there is no oven ready deal of that? there is no oven ready deal of course but his slogan when he came to power was to get brexit done. you can

what was ursula, sonya's life like after the war?i found those portions of the book to be wonderful. >> the astonishing thing is, i won't give it away for you but there's a moment of escape she does get out eventually so she arrives in east germany and gives up the trade. so you spying very difficult to leave. it's tough to get into but even harder to get out of. you can't just walk away from this but she did. she rust out and said i didn't want anything more to do with it. she came under suspicion, didn't spot on her, she was suspected of this. she completely reinvented herself. she became ruth, he adopted a pen name and began to write novels for children, children's fiction and she was highly successful. hundreds of thousands of copies and even described as the east german, sold so many copies and became more famous as a children's novelist and she ever became as the spy so she did that and she did this throughout her life, she reinvented herself and then reinvented herself. the scales began to fall. there were several events that

that might be on the fact that boris johnson and ursula von der leyen have again discussed the issuesn stock, the conditions for finalising an agreement crucially are not they are due to the significant remaining differences. the one that we've been discussing all they which is fisheries, competition rules, whether the uk would have to mirror the european union and how you enforce the european union and how you e nfo rce a ny the european union and how you enforce any deal. but, it does so like we are heading for a short down later this week, because both sides have asked their chief negotiator, so have asked their chief negotiator, so michel barnierfrom have asked their chief negotiator, so michel barnier from the european union, lord frost for the uk to prepare what they are calling an overview of the remaining differences to be discussed at a physical meeting in brussels in the coming days. so it sounds like boris johnson after that call at some point is going to be heading to brussels for the moment at which he will discuss the issues with ursula v011 will discuss the issues with

you're between ursula von der leyen and boris johnson.von der leyen and borisjohnson. you're right, she is the person delegated by the european union to handle those face—to—face contact with boris johnson. union to handle those face—to—face contact with borisjohnson. in terms of following the roller—coaster of coverage, don't forget, yesterday, all the headlines were about the royal navy being deployed to protect the british fisheries and potentially to arrest or in pounds french fishing vessels. things feel a lot more positive than they did at that point. to what extent those shifts of mood in the media genuinely affect or reflect shifts of mood between the principles is very ha rd to of mood between the principles is very hard to say but clearly, certainly among the negotiations at least, there is a businesslike relationship underlying the whole thing. let's find out how businesses are reacting to the news that pots—brexit trade talks between the uk and the eu are to continue. i'm joined by our business correspondent, katy austin. some

ursula burns is here. i should tell you she was the first and only female ceo of a fortune -- a black female ceo of a fortune 500 company when she ran xerox. board,she is on uber's and i've had the honor and pleasure to have known her for quite some time. we've had some very important discussions. also with us, robert smith, founder and chairman of vista equity partners. he is the wealthiest black american in the country, and i should tell you -- you have him and theched student debt crisis at morehouse. he has the 2% solution, and we are going to discuss that. render, hee michael is killer mike, cofounder of greenwood, a mobile banking platform. he's a rapper and entrepreneur and someone who has moved me in so much of the country after george floyd's murder earlier this year when he gave a speech impromptu in atlanta. if you have not seen it, you must. i just re-watched it, and mike, i have to tell you, it will bring you to tears every time. it is so moving and such an important commentary on where we are

and ursula was recruited. and then to be described with the affordable spy with a key soviet agent in shanghai and with a communist underground. >> i'm try to think of a way to put it when you say that domesticity was one of the greatest assets all spies have to lead the double life and pregnant and has a child and was told to leave him so she can pretend to be the wife of another man and they pretend to be a family. think of london who said there is no private life to do whatever the party tells you. >> one of the things that i find so fascinating the constant from that duty to the court and her responsibility as a wife and mother and homemaker. and throughout her life the two sides of her life were in constant attention and even in old age she continue to wonder if she had been a good spies better than a mother but as the reality was a calls was to put it second and she did it the show is put them second so there was no doubt but only from the gestapo but the family would've been wiped out as well so she's p

boris johnson, ursula von come down to what happens between borisjohnson, ursula von der leyen, and much indeed. so a normal trade negotiations would involve one side giving a bit, and other dumb or the other side giving a bit, and finding common ground. but the ideas that are the foundation of brexit are rubbing up against each other, and they are not easily compatible. and thatis they are not easily compatible. and that is now what both the leaders of the european union and the uk government are wrestling with in the coming days. so let's take a closer look at the french position on all of this. it's seen as the most reluctant to compromise out of the 27 eu nations. that's partly overfishing rights. france has previously threatened to veto the deal. here's what a close ally of the french president emmanuel macron had to say today... a pretty clear message there. well, for more on what's happening on the french side, here's elvire fabry from european think tank, the jacques delors institute. thank you very much forjoining us. let me understand that statement better, is the suggesti

borisjohnson and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen have agreed to continue talksy to break the deadlock over a post—brexit trade deal. after speaking on the phone this morning, they issued a joint statement saying they had agreed to go the extra mile to try to find a solution. the prime minister said the two sides remained far apart on key areas but they wouldn't be walking away while there was still hope of a deal. today had been given as a deadline to decide whether negotiations should continue. our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. it was supposed to be the call that would make the call. was there enough chance of a deal to keep talking? the answer? despite the exhaustion after almost one year of negotiations, and despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over, we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the extra mile. we have accordingly mandated our negotiators to continue the task, and to see whether an agreement can be reached, even at this late stage. in the last few minutes, the prime minister has downplay

stories: britain and the european union remain far apart, as talks between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen in brussels end without agreement. but, despite no deal, negotiations to break the trade talks deadlock will continue, with a firm decision expected by sunday. facebook is facing a major us lawsuit that could force the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp. and the brazilian woman who's finding a way around the pandemic restrictions, to bring festive cheer to disadvantaged children. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. talks to try to agree a post—brexit trade deal between the uk and the european union have concluded with both sides saying there are major differences to bridge. the british prime minister, borisjohnson and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, met over dinner in brussels. both have agreed talks on a deal will continue until sunday, when a firm decision will be made. a source in mrjohnson‘s office said he didn't want to leave any possible route to a deal untested. without a trade agreement, tariffs will be

after three hours of talks between the prime minister and the european commission president ursula vonsenior downing street source has said "very large gaps remain between the two sides" but that talks will resume until the weekend. the source said a "firm decision" should be taken about the future of the discussions by sunday. we know that ursula von der leyen says we will come to a decision by the weekend so hoping to get something a little bit more concrete by sunday. spite lots of different sticking points, and there's arguments about a potential future trade tariff. 0ne arguments about a potential future trade tariff. one thing to bear in mind is if there's no agreement then potentially with no trade agreement there will be tariffs on everything. soa there will be tariffs on everything. so a lot of things to still discuss, but we know the discussions, no formal statement as such, just lines coming from brussels. jessica 0ur political correspondentjess parker is in westminster. went in the mill has ended, not great mood music ultimately, but in theory the talks have not stopped bec

the uk's prime minister, boris johnson, is going to be having dinner in the next few minutes with ursulaeyen from the eu. brexit is on the menu. at the moment, it sound like neither the uk oi’ moment, it sound like neither the uk or the eu is going to back down. we will be taking back control, and we have already taken back control, of our money, our borders and our laws, and we will seize all the opportunities that brexit brings. translation: we are working on it, but we are also prepared for conditions that we cannot accept. so we will keep you up on all of that. the pfizer—biontech vaccine. meanwhile, the roll—out continues in the uk. and indian farmers vow to intensify an extraordinary protest that's been going on for almost two weeks now. and... that is cher singing to an elephant. we'll hear why in a bbc exclusive interview with her. right, straight to brussels. uk prime minister borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, have met. they are going to have dinner very soon. their goal is to unlock trade talks which are running very low on time. h

boris johnson meeting with ursula vander lyon -- ursula von der leyen after saying no prime minister accept the eu's current demands, amanda. amanda: vonnie, we have a little bit of softness across the markets today despite the fact that doordash's ipo came out swinging. it is off the high of its trading session, but above its ipo price. elsewhere, seeing softness in what is moving. tech is not helping today. the nasdaq performing pretty poorly. and tech and the s&p 500 leading declines with real estate and utilities. seeing energy as a place of some strength, nothing major, and industrial's, ge and eps moving higher. the health care group is getting a good look, including lily on some promising news on a diabetes drug, but kind of sideways action. ase in toronto as well as, expected, the bank of canada holds its interest rates steady, 0.25%, and holding steady its qe.-- what does that mean for investors and the bank? earl davis is with us, head of fixed income and money markets. at bmo. great to have you. i want to start with a canadian index. strong point does that rate become of c

let's hear a little of what ursula von der leyen hear a little of what ursula von der leye n ha d heard remain so. the e market will be fair and remain so. theeu market will be fair and remain so. the e u rules and standards will be respected. we have effective tools to react if fair competition is distorted and impacts our trade. secondly, we will continue co—operating with the uk in all areas of mutual interest, for example, in the field of climate change, energy, security and transport. together, we still achieve more than we do apart. and thirdly, we have secured five and a half years of full predictability for our fishing communities and strong tools to incentivise to remain so. of course, this whole debate has always been about sovereignty. but we should cut through the sound and ask ourselves, what sovereignty actually means in the 21st century? for me, it is about being able to seamlessly do work, travel, study and do business in 27 countries. it is about pooling our strength and speaking together ina our strength and speaking together in a world full of great powers, and ina t

we are hearing that borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen will talk again at lunchtime.ing about the state of the talks? the noises coming out of the talks? the noises coming out of the uk side have not been positive so the uk side have not been positive so after talks that went into the night last night, uk sources said the eu offer was not acceptable. uk government sources suggesting may be the eu was being unreasonable and it still does not really get what the uk means when it talks about sovereignty, the country's ability to set its own laws and rules. the talks have started this morning. the president of the european commission will speak to boris johnson president of the european commission will speak to borisjohnson at lunchtime to take stock and see if there is future in these talks. the foreign secretary spoke this morning and told andrew marr it would need a change in political will from the eu to continue. we said we could go we must leave no stone unturned. i spoke to the negotiating team this morning. there are all sorts of technical conversations going on,

the british prime minister boris johnson and president of the european commission, ursula von der leyenl decide whether there's any point in negotiations continuing. far right supporters of president trump clash with left—wing activists in washington. uk health leaders urge ‘extreme caution‘ in easing coronavirus restrictions, warning it could lead to a third wave of infections. the pioneering black country music star charley pride has died from coronavirus complications at the age of 86. hello and welcome to bbc news. talks to agree a post—brexit trade deal have entered what's supposed to be their final day with little to change the mood of pessimism on both sides. prime minister boris johnson will again speak to the european commission president ursula von der leyen ahead of the deadline. both sides still appear to be deadlocked on the issues of fishing rights and how closely the uk should be tied to eu standards in the future. in the last few minutes, the foreign secretary dominic raab has said there is a long way to go and ‘movement and flexibility‘ is needed from the eu. our politi

deal following talks between borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen.from me. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ l vaughanjones this is bbc news. goodbye. hello. in comparison to recent mornings, thursday gets off to a relatively mild to start but not very inspiring skies for the majority first thing. a lot of cloud around, gloomy, and we will be stuck with that cloud in many areas throughout the course of the day. it's courtesy of an area of low pressure, a big area of low pressure which actually is a combination of smaller low pressure centres — one to the south—west of the uk this morning could bring some showery rain in here. the tail end of another one to the north—west will, i think, bring some more persistent rain through the course of the day into western scotland, gradually tracking it a little further eastwards. some showers will push across wales into the north—west of england as the day pans out as well. the best chance of any brightness probably in a few sheltered eastern spots across east anglia stretching up into lincolnshire. temperatur

britain and the european union remain far apart, as talks between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen in brussels end without agreement. but, despite no deal, negotiations to break the trade talks deadlock will continue, with a firm decision expected by sunday. facebook is facing a major us lawsuit that could force the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp. as thousands more people in the uk get the pfizer vaccine — a new warning goes out to those with serious allergies. welcome to the programme. talks to try to agree a post—brexit trade deal between the uk and the european union have concluded with both sides saying there are very large gaps to bridge. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, met over dinner in brussels. both have agreed talks on a deal will continue until sunday, when a firm decision will be made. a source in mrjohnson‘s office said he didn't want to leave any possible route to a deal untested. without a trade agreement, tariffs will be imposed on goods from the start ofjanuary and trade wi

so ursula von der leyen has also tweeted... just saying exactly what you have said. i had a phone call with boris johnson on the eu and uk. i don't know if we can show our viewers? differences remain at no agreement feasible if these are not resolved. we will speak again on monday. does that mean it is going to be done virtually, or does it mean david frost is heading to brussels? secondly, basically the leaders have said, get back to it. will they then be told we will have to have concessions? it is going to happen in person rather than virtually. they are reconvening tomorrow in brussels so i think we can read from that there have been face—to—face talks in london and the uk side will be willing to jump on the train and continue those talks face—to—face in brussels. as i say, those three sticking points remain. it is worth unpicking there was a bit. there's a huge amount of brexitjargon that get sprayed around the place in these situations and frankly, it is gibberish to the lay observer of this process. let's unpick them. the level playing field, this is about com

as things stand, and this was basically what ursula and i agreed, i this was basically what ursula andy what ursula and i agreed, i am afraid we are still very farapart on agreed, i am afraid we are still very far apart on some key things but where they is life, there is hope, so we are going to keep talking in the uk certainly won't be walking away from the talks. i think people will expect us to go the extra mile. i repeated my offer, which is, if it's necessary to talk to other capitals then i am very happy to do that. the commission are very determined to keep the negotiations the way that they have been done, between us and the commission. that's fine, but i have got to repeat, the most likely thing i'iow got to repeat, the most likely thing now is of course that we have to get ready for the bto terms, australia terms, and don't forget, everybody, we have made huge preparations. we have been at this for four and a half years, so there is a long time, perhaps more intensively in the last couple of years and previously, but we have got ready and anybody needs to know what to know, g

british prime minister borisjohnson and european commission president ursula von der leyen have agreed the uk and eu will continue talks on a post—brexit trade deal after meeting in brussels, but that a "firm decision" should be taken about the future of the discussions by sunday. germany's chancellor angela merkel says a deal is still possible. but she stressed the importance of a "level playing field" to protect the eu's single market. canada has approved the pfizer/biontech vaccine — paving the way for distribution across the country. meanwhile people in britain with a history of significant allergic reactions are being advised not to have the new pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine. and the us federal trade commission — and 48 states — have sued facebook — saying that it broke antitrust laws. regulators are accusing the company of buying up rivals to become a social media monopoly. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the chief leader writer at the observer, sonia sodha and the chief political commentator at times radi

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, have said they'll "gora mile" to try to reach agreement in post—brexit trade talks. the two leaders said negotiations between the uk and the eu would be extended beyond today's deadline. let's hear reaction from the prime minister. the idea was that when we went out on wednesday the hope was that we we re on wednesday the hope was that we were going to be able to finish things off today, if there was a deal to be done. as things stand, and this is basically what we agreed, i and this is basically what we agreed, lam and this is basically what we agreed, i am afraid we are still very farapart on agreed, i am afraid we are still very far apart on some key things, but where there is life, there is hope. we are going to keep talking to see what we can do. the uk certainly won't be walking away from the talks, i think people will expect us to go the extra mile. i repeated my offer, which is if it is necessary to talk to other capitals thani necessary to talk to other capitals than i am very happy to do that. th

for christmas, and we expect to hearfrom ursula von der leyen in brussels.amous front door, we are going to move on from brexit. we will keep you up—to—date with any changes as soon as we hear. let's move on now to all the other news today. on the covid front another 6 million people in the uk will be facing much tougher restrictions from boxing day, is a large chunk of the south and east of england moves onto tf or restrictions. health secretary matt hancock said it was because the current tier 3 was not enough to contain a fast spreading variant of the virus. remember this? contain a fast spreading variant of the virus. rememberthis? boxing day 2019, and shoppers flocking to the sales. it is a very different picture this year. 24 million people will be living under the toughest tierfor will be living under the toughest tier for coronavirus restrictions. these shoppers in huntingdon, cambridgeshire, are taking the new measures in their stride. it is going to keep us safe in the end thatis going to keep us safe in the end that is really good and i am quite h

boris johnson heads to brussels with ursula vanda line.his is bloomberg. ♪ annmarie: good morning. m annmarie hordern. boris johnson will hold crisis talks is evening in an effort to save brexit trade negotiations. joining us is maria tadeo. up early again, going to bed very late this evening. can they get a deal done? what is on the menu? maria: what's on the menu, we still don't know. we know it will be a three course meal and it is a dinner that really matters that will be held here between the prime minister and the head of the european commission at the building that serves as a personal office in brussels. ultimately, this will come down to can the iron out some of the differences that have been very well documented over the past few days? this is about fishing, the governance of the package, the deals. by the end of this, if it goes well, you could see a choreography towards a deal that could shape up. she would speak to the european leaders. they would come to brussels. the talks would ultimately restart by the weekend. again, what

boris johnson and ursula von der leyen meet over dinner tonight. will it be to reach a budget deal? a new stimulus deal could be underway. treasury secretary steven billionprevents a $900 relief maneuver, the first deal by the administration to break a month-long standoff. and gradually buying back shares. the plan will make further asset sales likely. good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance ," and i am francine lacqua, here in london. merger, with moncler s.p.a. buying stoneham. if you look at stocks, near record highs, a hope for a u.s. stimulus deal, tampered concerns about coronavirus, and of course on the brexit front, the pound is rallying as u.k. prime minister boris johnson is heading to brussels for a tÊte-À-tÊte with the british european negotiator. luxury on is a new the block, moncler has agreed to buy high-end luxury brand stoneham in its first major acquisition. turning down a takeover approach last year. joining us, i am delighted, it remo ruffini, chief executive director of moncler. thanks for joining us. is this a new luxury conglomerate that you wi

ursula vofi benches, decide if the uk.f the european commission, she ultimately needs to get all her member states on board. that is what we have hurt in recent days, some of those are getting concerned that the eu is compromising too much. one of the things the uk has always assumed is that member states will be more pro—deal than the commission, but michel barnier is actually more flexible than some, at least, of those member states. white back in the words of michel barnier, is there still away? how much give can either cite allowed? we do not actually sit in here and know whether the are quite close. whether it isa whether the are quite close. whether it is a question of 5% because we do not know what either side's bottom line is. we do not know if they have come up with some new formula on this level playing field or whether it is really stuck and has not moved that much from their earlier positions and they are digging in. we also do not know, really, politically whether boris johnson really wants a deal. he says he

he was talking to ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission.nces remain between the two sides, and afterwards, she said... whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we have agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by our negotiating teams to assess whether they can be, these issues can be resolved. we are therefore instructing our chief negotiators to reconvene tomorrow in brussels. the day began with the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier checking out of his hotel in london with talks paused. any hope for a deal? in the full and a half years since the eu referendum, we have all become wearily familiar with loose talk of deadlines but this time it really is it. the uk left the eu at the end of january and since then has been in a transition period where very little has changed, but that runs out at the end of this month so if there is going to be a trade deal, it has to be sorted in the coming days. it will be decided politically, not in the negotiating chambers. they will be compromises, i suspect, on both side

of the telephone call between the prime minister boris johnson and european commission president ursulaer leyen, who are assessing whether a post—brexit trade deal can be salvaged. the government says negotiations have reached a "critical moment" and that "though an agreement is preferable they are prepared to leave on australian style terms if compromises cannot be found. earlier, downing street said that although time was in "very short supply", the uk would stick at the discussions if an agreement was still possible. no one outside the talks really knows where they've got to. but the mood music suggests there's still considerable discord. well, let's just remind ourselves of what the three sticking points have been in these negotiations. the first is fishing. it's just a small part of the uk's economic activity, but a symbolic one — with disagreement over the level of access the eu will get to fish in uk waters. perhaps the biggest issue is fair competition, also known as the "level playing field". the eu says the uk must stick to agreed rules on government aid to british firms, so t

no response yet from the uk side, but i thought ursula von der leyen's comments were very thought ursulas well, that he had come to understand the different perspectives from the uk and eu sides that night has been reflecting on. borisjohnson said on wednesday that if the eu wanted an automatic right to punish the uk if it diverts from a standards in the future, and on fishing as well, he said that the eu wanted to be —— wa nted said that the eu wanted to be —— wanted britain to be the only country in the world not to have sovereign control of its water. it seems as though the level playing field and fishing rights remain at the turkey sticking points. the talks are going on in private, so it is difficult to know what is going on in the room. the government is saying, if it has to be a no—deal scenario, so be it. of course, the terminology the uk government uses isa terminology the uk government uses is a so—called australia style deal. that is essentially treading on wto tariffs, as shelley actually has a few side arrangements with the european union, for example, to help australian win

it follows a meeting between borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen in brussels.s thousands more people in the uk get the pfizer vaccine — a new warning goes out to those with serious allergies. a new uk government report says the route to net—zero carbon emissions could be much cheaper than previously thought. struggling to survive. how climate change, destruction of habitat and australia's recent bushfires have left koala's on the brink. —— have left koalas. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — iam i am kasia madera. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. britain and the european union have agreed to continue trying to reach a post—brexit trade deal for a few more days. after face— to— face talks between the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, a source in mrjohnson‘s office said he didn't want to leave any possible route to a deal untested. —— face—to—face. our political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster with the late

after you, ursula. no, after you. wants to be the first to compromise, nor the first to call it off. shall we take our masks off, ursula? well, if we keep a distance. keep a distance. so how can the uk and eu move to a deal when they're stuck together in stalemate? for borisjohnson, brexit means not being told what to do, notjust when to put his mask on. put it back on. put it back on immediately? but the eu chief's reluctant to let him keep the perks of the club... you run a tight ship, and quite right too. ..without following the rules, and for all the complexity, all the months of talks, this is about who is in charge. brexit‘s about so much more than symbols, though, but tough legal talk. a deal was in reach this time last week. are you going to compromise, prime minister? are you going to get a deal? but to the prime minister's frustration, some eu countries firmed up their approach and talks hit a wall. so his vital mission tonight — to crank open some space for compromise. what the two sides have really tangled

the dinner between boris johnson and ursula von der leyen without a breakthrough. the u.k. set a new deadline. facebook officials and a call for a breakup of zuckerberg's empire, that the acquisition of instagram and whatsapp were in eliminateto competition. germany hopes to contain the spread of the virus. good morning, everyone. welcome to "bloomberg surveillance." i am francine lacqua here in london. first thing is first, a check of the markets, and the focus is on a stimulus, also very much on what we are seeing in virus cases around the world. that i look at brexit, and we see movement on the pound, yet week, u.s.latile sterling stable, 1.3306. now let's get to the bloomberg first word news. here is leigh-ann gerrans. hi, leigh-ann. leigh-ann: good morning, francine. brexit leader say we have until monday to come up with a deal, prime ministerth boris johnson and ursula von der leyen ended without a deal. questions are still remaining over fishing rights, competition rules, and enforcement of a deal. now the u.s. lawmakers are working on a compromise pandemic relief pl

major issues are still unresolved but after a telephone call this morning — boris johnson and ursulaen they said they would "go the extra mile". mishal husain will be here in a few minutes with the latest national first, let's listen again to borisjohnson, who spoke after holding talks with ursula von der leyen, the european commission president, and with his cabinet. the idea was that, when we went out on wednesday, the hope was that we were going to be able to finish things off today, if there was a deal to be done. as things stand — and this is basically what ursula and i agreed — i'm afraid we're still very far apart on some very key things. but where there's life, there's hope. we will keep talking to see what we can do. the uk certainly won't be walking away from talks. i think people will expect us to go the extra mile. i repeated my offer, which is, you know, if it's necessary to talk to other capitals — and i'm very happy to do that — the commission is very determined to keep the negotiations on the way they've been done between us and the commission. that's fine. but i've g

boris johnson and european commission president, ursula von der leyen, are due to speak on the phone,ours, to try and end the stalemate. but negotiators said "significant divergences" remained, following a week of intensive talks. most of the deal has been completed, but key sticking points remain. these include fishing rights, the rules governing state subsidies for business — and how the agreement is policed. our political correspondent, jonathan blake has the story. checking out for now, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, left his london hotel this morning after talks on a future trade deal were put on hold last night. what does that mean for the chances of a deal? any hope for a deal? good morning. we keep calm, as always, and if there is a way, still a way, we will see. "we will see," he said. his parting words as he returned to brussels gave nothing away. but a statement from both sides last night made clear there are still big differences to overcome, significant divergences remain between the two sides, lord frost, the uk's chief negotiator, and michel barnier said. so

boris johnson is speaking to the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, to try tot a post—brexit trade deal. negotiations were put on hold last night, because of what were described as "significa nt divergences" between the sides. time is running out for a deal to be reached and ratified before the deadline on new year's eve. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. checking out for now, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, left his london hotel this morning after talks on a future trade deal were put on hold last night. what does that mean for the chances of a deal? any hope for a deal? good morning. we keep calm, as always, and if there is a way, still a way, we will see. "we will see," he said. his parting words as he returned to brussels gave nothing away. but a statement from both sides last night made clear there are still big differences to overcome, significant divergences remain between the two sides, lord frost, the uk's chief negotiator, and michel barnier said. so, it is over to these two, the political masters on both sides of these

european commission president ursula von der leyen describes it as fair and balanced and says britain will remain a trusted partner. british prime minister boris johnson greeted the deal as fantastic news that will end uncertainty. we will bring new phone news from london and brussels. as he prepares to leave office, president trump makes sure to remember his friends. the latest batch of presidential pardons goes to close associates, longtime confident roger stone is among nearly 50 felons granted clemency. ♪ and, they are guaranteed virus free, father frost and the home entertainers putting a smile and children's faces in russia. ♪ i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. after months of uncertainty, britain and the european union have finally struck agreement on a post-brexit trade deal. the two sides patched up their differences at the 11th hour to avert the crisis is the end of the 12 month transition approached. speaking in brussels, eu president ursula von der leyen hailed the compromise. >> ladies and gentlemen, at the end of a successful negotiations journey, i normally feel jo

von der leyen —— is. speaking on behalf of the 27 years ursula von der leyen -- is.ch she is negotiating on behalf of the entire eu and i think the eu will be collectively worried about the idea of doing side deals with us if there is no overall deal. along with the idea that, actually, they

ursula von der leyen extend brexit witother deadline ignored. germany enters a hard locked down this wednesday as italy overtakes the u.k. for coronavirus deaths, plus astrazeneca lines up $39 billion megadeal, the company's biggest deal since it was founded. welcome to bloomberg: surveillance. i'm francine lacqua in london. focused on brexit. there appears to be a bullish tone more than friday, not only on brexit but the possibility of stimulus in the u.s.. as we look at what we should be watching out for in the markets, european stocks are gaining 0.8%. pound is surging, investors seem to be taking comfort from further stimulus and negotiations, and deployment of the vaccine in the u.s.. more on that through the day. let's get straight to the bloomberg first word news with laura wright. germany is entering and other hard locked down from wednesday. beingsential stores are closed and school children are being encouraged to remain at home. banrestrictions include a on gathering over the new year and will last until january 10. a loser lockdown f

boris johnson travels to discuss a brexit deal face-to-face with ursula von der leyen.nues to sink. the big rollout. the u.k. vaccinates its first citizens in what it calls the biggest immunization campaign in history. however, stocks and those futures dip on a report that pfizer won't get more doses to america until at least june. good morning, everyone, and welcome to "bloomberg surveillance." i'm francine lacqua in london. tom keene is in new york. tom, nice to have you back, just in time to look at brexit and the fact that talks are not going so well. we heard from boris johnson, speaking at the same hospital where he was treated for covid back in april. he talked about the vaccine and he said he is hopeful on a deal for brexit, but he said it is going to be tricky, so he doesn't sound that hopeful at all. an extra ordinary morning, folks. the huge news in the united states is politico reporting that president-elect biden will select a general from the pentagon to be

we had a conversation, a phone call between ursula von der leyen and borisjohnson, between ursula voneyen and boris johnson, and the between ursula von der leyen and borisjohnson, and the mood music is not great. do you understand where the conflict is here, what is the sticking point? it might not feel like we have moved very far, and michael gove said today that the chances of a deal still are 50%, but there has been some progress and we still have some of the same sticking points. really briefly, it still looks like state aid, the amount of money a government can give to certain businesses to transport them to help them grow, it is still a sticking point, try ensure there is fair competition on both sides of the channel. this time, it looks like the particular problem with state aid is the bailout package, the seven and 50 billion that the eu is raising to help out different countries in their economic recovery from the coronavirus. or trondsen saying that should count as a state aid, and the eu is saying, no, we should treat it differently —— boris johnson saying. that is one stic

major differences remain after crucial brexit trade talks between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen, but the talking continues. the us government wants to break up facebook over digital monopoly concerns, in a move that could force the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp. the chinese city of wuhan launches an exhibition to mark one year since the first case of coronavirus was reported. but is the battle over the pandemic, really over? an experimental rocket belonging to elon musk‘s spacex company explodes while attempting to land during a test. and the show must go on. on the road — how creative performers are taking their musicals to the nation's doorsteps. we have a very busy programme for you. a meeting in brussels between boris johnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has failed to break the deadlock in talks on a post—brexit trade deal. both have agreed talks on a deal will continue until sunday, when a firm decision will be made. but our political correspondent jessica parker, says the odds don't look good. they met, a quick

europen union, boris johnson will travel to brussels this week to meet european commission president ursula, in a last ditch effort to salvage a post—brexit trade deal. it comes after a 90 minute phone call between the two leaders failed to produce a breakthrough. a senior uk government source warned that a deal may not be possible. our political editor, laura kuenssberg has this report. it's not always good to talk. the prime minister tonight spent more than an hour in conversation with the eu chief, but they seem only to have agreed on what they disagree on. a statement from both of them said... in other words, months of technical negotiations have hit the wall. so instead, the prime minister will leave westminster to go to brussels for the first time in months, his team warning that a deal may not happen at all. we are at a critical moment in the negotiations. we are all working to get a deal, but the only deal that is possible is one that is compatible with our sovereignty. while an agreement is preferable, we are prepared to leave on so—called australian—style terms. what that really m