ursula von der— december. we are seeing pictures of ursula von der leyen _ december. y holding talks together. with accession talks due to be launched in december, what sort of timeframe are we talking about? when could ukraine realisticallyjoin the eu? could ukraine realistically 'oin the eu? ~ ., could ukraine realistically 'oin the eu? . ., ., could ukraine realistically 'oin the eu? ~ ., ., ., eu? we do not have the exact timeframe _ eu? we do not have the exact timeframe at _ eu? we do not have the exact timeframe at this _ eu? we do not have the exact timeframe at this moment. i eu? we do not have the exact l timeframe at this moment. this eu? we do not have the exact i timeframe at this moment. this is exactly what ukraine will demand from the eu, give ac timeframe it so that we will know when we will be able to join the european union. that we will know when we will be able tojoin the european union. at least what they will get now, they will have this formal process to start talks with the european union and become a member in the future. that will be the star

ursula von — up for this country. finally, this is ursula von der— up for this country. finally, this is ursula von der leyen'sisit to ukraine since the russian invasion. is there anything different about this visit? yes, this is her _ different about this visit? yes, this is her sixth _ different about this visit? yes, this is her sixth visit _ different about this visit? yes, this is her sixth visit to - different about this visit? yes this is her sixth visit to wartime ukraine. it is different in the sense, as we havejust ukraine. it is different in the sense, as we have just discussed, that we are expecting this report, and ukraine is quite close to start this formal process ofjoining the european union. in terms of the activities at the front line, things are changing compared to what it was like last year. if you look at her first visit to ukraine, at that time ukraine was defending its territories, and russian forces were heavily advancing, they were still deep insight in the south, in the east, and also still in some parts of the territory in the north. now things in that sense have changed, and many t

madeline why do you think ursula von der leyen even begins to suggest we should rejoin?hink she's i don't know. germans are not famed for their sense of humour, but i wondered if she might be trolling a bit. it's a good way to wind people up set tongues wagging, but up and set tongues wagging, but she did actually in her interview admit that interview kind of admit that they used the phrase they had she used the phrase goofed up brexit. wonder goofed up over brexit. i wonder if that if this is an omission that perhaps things go perhaps things didn't go fantastically at their end ehhen fantastically at their end either, are things either, that there are things that they might have done differently, her, differently, and if i were her, i'd more worried about i'd be more worried about holland other countries holland and other countries potentially looser potentially wanting a looser arrangement. and actually, i think in your proposal you talked about the eu going back to its roots a free trade to its roots as a free trade arrangement. i think of arrangement. i think a lot o

so ursula von leyen, at least ursula von der leyen, at least in next parliament, in the next parliamenting forms government is whistling dixie, simon says. >> michel , we dixie, simon says. >> michel, we had pretty much 40 years inside of the eu before we voted out. so therefore, in his mind, he says, we should not have another referendum until we've 40 years we've had at least 40 years outside of the eu. evan says. to be honest, michel, i consider myself to be young. i'm 26. i voted leave , and i do exactly voted leave, and i do exactly the same thing again. the sentiment that young people all kind of remainers would be challenged . i suspect philip challenged. i suspect philip says if labour win the next election, we will definitely be back in the eu. >> but philip's entitled to his view. but it's absolutely not what what keir starmer is putting forward to the country. you know, wherever you were on the debate to leave the eu, the british people made their decision. and unlike old nigel farage, who said if it's close, run it again, you know, which i'll keep mentioning until it gets to

now, today in brussels, the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said that ukraineor president zelensky, because he said that this positive decision today will give fresh motivation to his troops that are fighting russia, especially at a time when there are concerns about ukraine fatigue because of everything that is going on in the middle east. in reality, the eu is facing a dilemma, because on the one hand they want to send a strong, positive political signal to the ukrainian people. i spoke to an eu diplomat who told me that if ukraine does notjoin the eu, ukraine will be lost to russia, so, this is very important for the eu. but on the other hand, it would be very challenging to bring in a country thatis challenging to bring in a country that is currently at war. ukraine is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, it is awash with weapons, and about 18% of its territory is currently controlled by russia. 50, in reality, yes, today, a very strong political message from the eu, but in reality, joining the european union is a very long and complicated

the eu president, ursula von der leyen , has opened the door to leyen, has opened the door to the uniteditain could ever rejoin this european union ? union? >> britain, who it's a small country with an ambassador sitting right there . sitting right there. >> it's a small pirate island off the coast of france , the uk, off the coast of france, the uk, united kingdom . could it rejoin united kingdom. could it rejoin the european union? >> ambassador ? >> ambassador? >> ambassador? >> so, ambassador, you know, my position, first of all, thanks god. with the windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. >> very important . >> very important. >> very important. >> and then i must say , i keep >> and then i must say, i keep telling my children, you have to fix it. >> we goofed it up . >> we goofed it up. >> we goofed it up. >> you have to fix it. so i think here to the direction of travel, my personal. >> oh, that was worse than i thought. >> yeah. she was talking about her preferred direction of travel but interestingly , travel there. but interestingly, written into the brexit d

commission chief ursula von der leyen praised its "excellent progress, even as it's fighting an existentialower to hold a person in immigration detention indefinitely is unlawful. the landmark ruling overturns a 20—year—old precedent that has shaped australia's border policies. it could trigger the release of 92 people in immigration detention who cannot return to their home countries, the government says. there are reports from pakistan that the government of punjab has announced an environmental and health emergency because of severe air pollution. the measure will affect the city of lahore and two other areas of the province. for four days — from thursday — markets, restaurants, schools, gyms and offices will be closed. there were more revelations and apologies at the uk's covid inquiry today. lord sedwill — a former head of the civil service — said he joked that sacking the then health secretary — matt hancock — would save lives. he also said he was sorry for suggesting people should hold parties to try to catch the virus. our deputy political editor vicki young reports. by borisjohnson

commission chief ursula von der leyen praised its "excellent progress, even as it's fighting an existentialerson in immigration detention indefinitely is unlawful. the landmark ruling overturns a 20—year—old precedent that has shaped australia's border policies. it could trigger the release of 92 people in immigration detention who cannot return to their home countries. there are reports from pakistan that the government of punjab has announced an environmental and health emergency because of severe air pollution. the measure will affect the city of lahore and two other areas of the province. india's capital delhi has also seen schools and businesses close. 400 years ago an extraordinary book was published. the first folio contained most of the works of william shakespeare, compiled by several of his friends a few years after his death. without it, many of shakespeare's plays would have been lost. our culture editor katie razzall has been talking to david tennant — who's about to play macbeth on stage in london. but here, upon this bank and shoal of time, we'd jump the life to come. david t

missed as's comments, as the un commission president ursula von der leyen made an unannounced visit to efforts to join the european union. he hopes new leaders will open —— agreed to open formal session talks at the summit in november. it would require the unanimous votes of all nations, something that is not certain. coming out of the german news, police deal with a hostage situation in hamburg. hamburg airport. local media reporting that a man drove through a security barrier onto the tarmac with a child in his car. police think that the situation may be linked to a custody dispute. newer watching bbc news. remember of course you can always get the latest on our website. with all the latest on the situation is for israel and gaza. i am helena humphrey in washington. i will have more for you at the top of the hour. join me then if you can. goodbye for now. hello, there. the impacts from storm ciaran continue to be felt. now, on saturday across the uk, it was a day of sunshine and showers, or some longer spells of rain, for some of us, all driven in by an area of low pressure, but the

sunak met >> so earlier, rishi sunak met with the president of the european commission there, ursula von der leyener leyen, pointing out the importance of assessing the risks of ai without being too alarmist. >> the ai has the potential to transform our lives in every aspect from health care to education and our economy. thanks to the actions we've taken this week, britain is well placed to be at the forefront of that change. there's debate about this topic. people in the industry themselves don't agree and we can't be certain. but there case to believe that there is a case to believe that it may risks on the on a it may pose risks on the on a scale like pandemics and nuclear war. and that's why, as leaders, we have a responsibility to act, to take the steps to protect people. exactly what people. and that's exactly what we're doing. >> now it is time to >> okay. so now it is time to talk to our deputy political editor, tom hannood, who's at bletchley tom, very bletchley park. tom, very, very excited by this. what's the latest ? latest? >> yes, this is the second day of meetings . these are the so

us vice president kamala harris and european commission president ursula von der leyen are among those

ukraine when speaking at a news conference in kyiv with the head of the european commission ursula von der leyences for winter, both russia and ukraine are trying to consolidate their recent military advances. ukrainian counteroffensives in the east saw small territorial gains around such cities as robotyne and bahkmut. meanwhile, renewed russian assaults on the town of avdiivka with increasing use of heavy artillery along the front line is forcing thousands of ukrainians to leave their homes. earlier, i spoke with michael bociurkiw in tel aviv. he's global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the atlantic council who is often based in 0desa in ukraine. michael, you are there in israel. we often we speak to you from 0desa. and there have been comments this week from president zelensky that the israel—gaza war is taking away focus from fighting in ukraine. at a time there was already warfatigue setting in. what does this mean — what does the new war in the middle east meanfor ukraine? good to be with you again. it isn't very good news whatsoever. the big dealfor ukraine, of course, is the big fun

european commission president ursula von der leyen has made an unannounced visit to kyiv. there for talks with president zelensky on ukraine's efforts to join the european union. the commission will next week report on the progress made by ukraine and other countries in their bids for membership. kyiv hopes that — despite the ongoing war against invading russian forces — eu leaders will agree to open formal accession negotiations at a summit in december. that would require the approval of all 27 eu nations — something that's not certain. i must say, you have made excellent progress. this is impressive to see. we will testify to this next week when the commission will present report on enlargement. i want to tell you how impressed we are by the reforms you've made in the midst of a war. you should never forget you are fighting an existential war, and at the same time, you are deeply reforming your country. you have reached many milestones, reforming yourjustice system, curbing the oligarchs' grip, tackling money—laundering and much more. this is the result of hard work, and

year so this is taking place in the saintjohns, the president of the opinion will be there, ursula von der leyenjustin trudeau. they will talk about things as broad as the war in ukraine and the conflict between gaza and israel in the middle east, supply chain issues, issues relating to cyber security, so you have a really broad range of that kind of cross the range relationship between canada and the eu. it isjust relationship between canada and the eu. it is just that this is seen as a valuable continuation of engagement and dialogue between the two markets. fiiq between the two markets. 0k. while you _ between the two markets. 0k. while you are _ between the two markets. 0k. while you are speaking that we were just being while you are speaking that we werejust being reminded of the protests that were taking place when the ceta agreement was being negotiated back when and 2017 which you will remember well. it was very unpopular and has a proven work that since because of increasing trade between canada and the eu? it has been. when you have a 65% increase in bilateral trade in goods and service

ukraine when speaking at a news conference in kyiv with the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyenre have been small. there has been increasing use of artillery along the front line forcing thousands of ukrainians to leave their homes. it isn't just in the east. our corresponded jenny hill has travelled to the south of ukraine to speak to refugees who have been forced out of kherson due to heavy russian bombardment. on the shifting tides of a relentless war, fear and loss surge into odesa. this coastal city, a haven for those fleeing the front line. nina survived the second world war. now, at 91, she's a refugee again. "i couldn't sleep in kherson," she tells us. "i couldn't eat. "there were explosions. "i want to die in peace, not war." alone, among strangers, they wait for help. odesa's aid workers struggling under the load of so many ruined lives. almost everyone who arrives here turns up with little more than the clothes on their back. some have described to us fleeing underfire. they're terrified, they're shocked. and it's here that they have to begin the process of starting a

his comments come as european commission president ursula von der leyen made an unannounced visit tor talks on ukraine because my efforts to join the european union. kyiv hopes eu leaders will agree to open formal accession negotiations at a summit in december. now, turning to here in the us, and the number of babies who have died before their first birthday increased for the first time in two decades, according to preliminary data from the centres for disease control and prevention. now, the united states�*s infant mortality rate rose 3% from 2021 to 2022, with over 20,000 deaths recorded last year. the researchers say they are worried this rise could be the beginning of a new trend. as the rate of infant mortality grows in the us, some families are sharing their stories, and earlier i spoke with eric and often young and chris young, who lost their baby daughter, summer, last year, just two hours after she was born. thank you for taking the time to be with us here on bbc news, we greatly appreciate it, and we greatly appreciate it, and we want to say sorry for the loss your daughter

us vice president kamala harris and european commission president ursula von der leyen are among thoseending, along with at least two of the so—called godfathers of ai and elon musk. yes, he is coming as well. it's being hosted at the historic bletchley park as zoe kleinman reports. the secret work carried out at bletchley park once help the allies win world war ii. today the uk government will host a global summit to address a new kind of threat posed this time both superfast and supersmart computers. we both superfast and supersmart computers-_ computers. we can set up processes — computers. we can set up processes to _ computers. we can set up processes to really - computers. we can set up processes to really delve l computers. we can set up i processes to really delve into what the risks actually are so we can put necessary guardrails while embracing the technology. artificial intelligence comes with lots of officers, from creating new medicines to revolutionising the way you work but it also has the potential to cause harm. the focus of the discussion today will be a cybersecurity

we have had big international names here, the us secretary general, ursula von der leyen.t flip around, the doors are shutting so that press conference should start producing and i imagine we will hear a bit of it when rishi sunak does start speaking. we have had world leaders are talking about how to cooperate, how best to regulate ai, how to work with big tech companies and anyone developing ai with big tech companies and anyone developing al to make sure that we get ahead of any potential problems. you remember the beginning of the internet, the issues came afterwards, the ideas here is trying to get ahead of it.— to get ahead of it. lewis morgan jones there _ to get ahead of it. lewis morgan jones there -- — to get ahead of it. lewis morgan jones there -- lewis _ to get ahead of it. lewis morgan jones there -- lewis vaughan i to get ahead of it. lewis morgan . jones there -- lewis vaughan jones jones there —— lewis vaughanjones there at bletchley park. we were back to you a little bit later in our programme. around the world and across the uk, you watching bbc news. bb

to me this also speaks to the policy determination of the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyene took a decisive step to make this happen. she has been two ukraine a number of times pushing for this idea that ukraine's places in the european union. this is a first step. this is a recommendation from the european commission. but it will come down to european leaders in december. that is when the european council will meet at the end of the year to decide whether or not they want to give the official go-ahead to ukraine and after that of course it becomes a complicated process, at times a difficult process. many countries get stuck in limbo. politically it is a victory of sorts for president zelenskyy after two difficult weeks. really struggling to maintain momentum on the international front. to some extent this provides him some breathing space on his political campaign. kriti: maria tadeo walking us through. happy to promote you any time. we go from the war in ukraine to the war in israel with its offensive in gaza into its second month. israel says there are no time limits in

but also ursula von der leyen from the european commission, the eu at the head, the prime minister ofome of the political heft the u.k. was hoping to draw into the summit is lacking, part of that down to the geopolitics and the understandable focus on what is evolving between israel and hamas. the u.k. government says they are well-positioned to come out with a communiquÉ at the end of this summit signed, they hope, by 28 global leaders that does bring that consensus to get. the other part of the u.k. is trying to position itself as a global leader in the ai. is the u.k. really realistically well-positioned on that front? i put that question to the ceo of a company called cohere. it is challenging the likes of openai, providing enterprise, business ai solutions. aidan gomez is the person i spoke to, the ceo of the company, and i asked him about whether the u.k. can in fact take that leading role? >> the talent here is unmatched. i think majority of our machine learning expertise at the research level is based out of london. this ecosystem is so strong. i think the opportunity for brit

european commission president ursula von der leyen has made an unannounced visit to kyiv.rogress made by ukraine and other countries in their bids for membership. kyiv hopes that despite the ongoing war against invading russian forces, eu leaders will agree to open formal accession negotiations at a summit in december. that would require the approval of all 27 eu nations, something that's not certain. i must say you have made excellent progress. this is impressive to see. we will testify to this next week, when the commission will present its report on enlargement. i want to tell you how impressed we are by the reforms you have made in the midst of a war. we should never forget you are fighting an existential war, and at the same time, you are deeply reforming your country. you have reached many milestones, reforming yourjustice system, curbing the oligarchs' grip, tackling money—laundering and much more. this is the result of hard work. and i know that you are in the process of completing outstanding reforms. if this happens, and i'm confident, ukraine can reach its ambit

ursula der leyen has ursula von der leyen has astonishingly the astonishingly claimed that the next willin the our mistake and rejoin the european union. eu president thinks goofed it up when thinks the uk goofed it up when it comes to brexit and the country is now on a direction of travel towards rejoining lee. >> so the generation that fixed the problems in europe, patrick, was my granddad's generation. he put a british army uniform on, left the pits in nottinghamshire in 1939 or 1940. whenever it was, he went to fight the nazis. he went all across north africa, through sicily, through italy, seen things. that seen some horrible things. that was that was the generation that fixed the problems in europe. she needs up right. needs to shut up right. >> okay. and do you think that in lifetime end up in our lifetime we will end up back the european back in the european union? >> not. because if we do, >> i hope not. because if we do, i'm moving to orkney isles. are you? definitely. you? yes, definitely. >> i mean, there's a certain mp who say that, who might have he'd say that, you you were

the european commission president, ursula von der leyen , has promised the bloc der leyen, has promisedza. meanwhile, in russia, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said moscow also welcomes the humanitarian pause . welcomes the humanitarian pause. the home town of four teenage boys who died in north wales has cancelled tonight's switching on of the christmas lights out of respect for the families. jevon hirst harvey owen wilf fitchett and hugo morris had set off on a camping trip in the snowdonia area. their bodies were recovered yesterday when a car was found overturned and partially submerged in water. nonh partially submerged in water. north wales police is investigating how the car left the road. the force says it appears to have been a tragic accident. shrewsbury town council have called it a terrible tragedy . tax cuts , terrible tragedy. tax cuts, investment in the energy sector and getting people back into work are amongst the measures expected to be announced by the chancellor very shortly. jeremy hunts autumn budget statement will pitch britains economy as being back on t

could this be the key that ursula von der leyen sees to returning us to the european union concerningman. ursula von der leyen . leyen. >> about emily carver like that, she's wonderful. you talking about dawn neesom? >> she's intensely irritating with her. >> she's wonderful . >> she's wonderful. >> she's wonderful. >> you were where were you with her? >> were you really? was. >> were you really? she was. >> were you really? she was. >> at elysee at the same >> we were at elysee at the same time. i was president of the students and students union and she was a punk she spent of her punk then. she spent most of her time at camden market going time up at camden market going to nickname her. to know that nickname for her. >> on, stephen. >> go on, go on, stephen. >>— >> go on, go on, stephen. >> mind. never mind. >> never mind. never mind. >> never mind. never mind. >> oh, come on, share it. >>— >> oh, come on, share it. >> no, no, it wasn't me. it was some the more crude, sexist some of the more crude, sexist members the. members of the. >> were romantically linked >> were you romantica

hopes of stealing half of london city workers in a post—brexit world, the president of the eu, ursula von der leyenrol. i will be making a counter offer to the former german defence minister. plus, as i told the estimable mr christie's last night, i'm a celebrity's eye wateringly boring, especially because they insist on not giving more airtime to the only contestant that really matters the great nigel farage. tonight, however, apparently nigel will be taking centre stage in a bushtucker trial , whatever that may centre stage in a bushtucker trial, whatever that may be. here's a taster of what to expect . down he goes . expect. down he goes. >> she shaking his head. >> she shaking his head. >> it's tricky . >> it's tricky. >> it's tricky. >> it's tricky. >> it's hard to get down there. can't get purchase on anything. >> no .

hopes of stealing half of london city workers in a post—brexit world, the president of the eu, ursula von der leyen. i will be making a counter offer to the former german defence minister. plus, as i told the estimable mr christie's last night, i'm a celebrity's eye wateringly boring, especially because they insist on not giving more airtime to the only contestant that really matters the great nigel farage. tonight, however, apparently nigel will be taking centre stage in a bushtucker trial , whatever that may centre stage in a bushtucker trial, whatever that may be. here's a taster of what to expect

of course, i'm talking about the ursula von der situation ursula von der leyen's situation in and moreonight. yeah, alex dean and kevin craig. >> so i want to get into what's going to happen to nigel farage's brand at the end of the celebrity. >> is it going to be helped or hindered by all the goings on? >> well, they're certainly talking about every single talking about him every single day. lawyer on day. and we had a lawyer on earlier who says that itv earlier on who says that itv shouldn't publish the video because it will be an ofcom breach. there we go. >> oh, think that that cameo thing. >> yeah, we'll thing. >> yeah, yeah, we'll talk about this. pathetic . this. it's so pathetic. >> right mind? >> who in their right mind? >> who in their right mind? >> think people like >> i think people like brain cells just walk around cells or they just walk around desperate to be offended . desperate to be offended. >> and looking at that >> and we'll be looking at that and be explaining people and i'll be explaining if people don't cameo i'll don't know what cameo is, i'll explain about it

we've also ursula von der leyen, i also got ursula von der leyen, i believe, heading in there, elon musky fair analysis, is it. from most major country eyes are here over the next two days, although the leaders of those countries aren't necessarily and in the case of the americans, of course, it's the vice president. >> in the case of many other countries, it's the digital minister eaters. but that, of course, really speaks to the technical specialisms of this summit and what's going to be discussed at these plenary sessions, at these breakout sessions, at these breakout sessions the course of sessions across the course of these next 48 hours. is at a deep technical level . so perhaps deep technical level. so perhaps thatis deep technical level. so perhaps that is why it is more important that is why it is more important that digital ministers speak to those bosses of those seven large ai companies. the ones that are really at the forefront of ai that are bringing those next generation systems. we're expecting to come online next summer. that's what this conference is most concerned abou

its interesting that because, you know, when we were in the european parliament, we heard ursula von der leyenrous fantasy. is that was a dangerous fantasy. is that was a dangerous fantasy. is that part of the point here, do you think that that frontier with russia, which ukraine certainly takes in and moldova, is this a move towards them becoming something of a kind of bargain basement, nato? >> yeah, well, i mean , they they >> yeah, well, i mean, they they have they absolutely want to have they absolutely want to have foreign policy. and if you're going to have foreign policy as an institution, you've got to have an armed force effectively. are effectively. and they are heading absolutely in that direction. there is no mistake about it at all. they don't hide it. they have something called the european defence fund, which is for the development of military research, military research within eu political aim , underpinned by the interoperability across member states. so, so, so member state armies and air forces and so on can cooperate and move seamlessly together . now what seamlessly toget

park, where leaders, including us vice president kamala harris and eu commission president ursula von der leyen tech leaders like elon musk to discuss the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. and the secretary of state for science, michelle donelan, will join us from their very, very shortly in about actually in about 15 minutes time. and we're going to take a look at some of the other stories coming into the newsroom this morning. >> gmb community unite >> the gmb community and unite unions the unions have condemned the upcoming tata upcoming closing of the tata steel plant in port talbot. that's one the uk's biggest that's one of the uk's biggest steelworks works over the last seven months, the metropolitan police has recorded 987 crimes relating to ulez cameras that includes 220 reports of cameras being stolen and 767 being damaged. >> only five people have been arrested over for criminal damage relating to those cameras since the london mayor announced the expansion of the clean air zone. >> the city of edinburgh council is set to declare a housing emergency with a homelessness fi