vicki young, bbc news, vienna. now, at some of the day's other other news stories. labour'sjeremy corbyn has warned the press that change is coming as he accused them of publishing lies and smears over his contacts with a czech spy in the 1980s. he suggested the reporting showed how worried media bosses were by the prospect of a labour government. a high courtjudge has ruled that doctors in liverpool can stop providing life support to a boy who's seriously ill against his parents' wishes. alfie evans, who's 21 months old, suffers from an undiagnosed neurological degenerative condition. the judge said he agreed with medical specialists that further treatment was futile. the kfc fast food chain says disruption is expected to continue for the rest of the week after a change of delivery supplier meant they ran out of chicken. just under half of the 900 uk outlets are still closed. the company says a new delivery contract with dhl has disrupted supplies. a financially troubled local authority has been warned by its audi

vicki young reports. we're on the road to brexit.take. do we stay close to the european union and all its rules, or take off in a completely different direction? many are anxious about the journey ahead. including liberal democrats, who laid on this less—than—friendly welcome for the foreign secretary. he's trying to reach out to soothe concerns and convince them that brexit is grounds for much more hope than fear. it's not good enough for us now to say to remainers "you lost, get over it." because we must accept the vast majority are actuated by entirely noble sentiments. brexit is not about shutting britain off, he said, it's about going global. i absolutely refuse to accept the suggestion that it is some un—british spasm of bad manners. it's not some great v sign from the cliffs of dover. it is the expression of a legitimate and natural desire for self—government of the people, by the people, for the people. at times, this speech felt like a return to the heat of the referendum debate. and mrjohnson certainly has not changed his m

labour called his words "empty rhetoric." 0ur politicalcorrespondent vicki young reports.brexit. but cabinet ministers are still arguing about which route to take. do we stay close to the european union and all its rules, or take off in a completely different direction? many are anxious about the journey ahead. including liberal democrats, who laid on this less—than—friendly welcome for the foreign secretary. he's trying to reach out to soothe concerns and convince them that brexit is grounds for much more hope than fear. it's not good enough for us now to say to remainers, "you lost, get over it". because we must accept the vast majority are actuated by entirely noble sentiments. brexit‘s not about shutting britain off, he said, it's about going global. i absolutely refuse to accept the suggestion that it is some un—british spasm of bad manners. it's not some great v sign from the cliffs of dover. it is the expression of a legitimate and natural desire for self—government of the people, by the people, for the people. at times, this speech felt like a return to the heat of

vicki young, bbc news, vienna. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories.yn has warned the press that "change is coming," as he accused them of publishing "lies and smears" over his contacts with a czech spy back in the 1980s. he suggested the reporting showed how "worried" media bosses were by the prospect of a labour government. a high courtjudge has ruled that doctors in liverpool can stop providing life support to a boy who's seriously ill, against his parents' wishes. alfie evans, who's 21 months old, suffers from an undiagnosed neurological degenerative condition. the judge said he agreed with medical specialists that further treatment was futile. the kfc fast food chain says disruption is expected to continue for the rest of the week after a change of delivery supplier meant that hey ran out of chicken. just under half of the 900 uk outlets are still closed. the company says a new delivery contract with dhl has disrupted their supplies. president trump says he wants officials to look at banning any devices that would turn legal, semi—automatic rifles

vicki young, bbc news, munich.an to death for the murder and rape of a six—year—old girl. zainab ansari's body was found on a rubbish dump in the city of kasoor injanuary. 24—year—old imran ali confessed to the killing and to attacks on other young girls. secunder kermani reports. these are the last images of six—year—old zainab alive, being led away by the man who would rape and kill her. her body was found on a rubbish dump five days later. zainab's attacker was 24—year—old imran ali, an acquaintance of herfamily. he was identified on the basis of dna evidence. after a trial lasting just four days, today he was sentenced to death. today the court has announced the judgement. he has been convicted on four different counts and has been sentenced to death. the discovery of zainab's body led to angry protests in her hometown kasoor. at the trial, her killer admitted to having assaulted or murdered eight other young girls here over the past two years. many believe he could have been stopped sooner. zainab's family, th

vicki young, bbc news, berlin.ens of thousands of children are fleeing an upsurge in violence in the democratic republic of congo. the central african nation has suffered years of conflict and desperate poverty, and the government stands accused along with foreign corporations, of plundering its rich natural resources, while millions go hungry. well, the latest violence has flared up in the eastern province of ituri, where mass hunger has intensified rivalry over land. catherine byaruhanga has travelled there with un peacekeepers, and sent us this report. village after village, destroyed by fighting between rival communities. gangs of armed young men terrorised this remote province of ituri. we've just arrived in this town, and from what we understand from the un peacekeepers here, this has been a flashpoint in the fighting. there are several villages that have been destroyed and people have fled, leaving many of them empty. the dead here have been buried in a hurry. we find homes razed to the ground. the few who r

our political correspondent vicki young reports from munich. uk is a significant player. the prime minister hopes that will get her a special deal. she arrived in munich keen to lay out britain's contribution. generous spending on defence and expertise it wants to share even after brexit. theresa may urged the eu to take a practical approach. this cannot be a time when any of us allow competition between partners, rigid institutional restrictions or deep—seated ideology to inhibit our cooperation and jeopardise the security of our citizens. she's calling for a new security treaty so that the close partnership can continue. failure to agree one would have damaging consequences, she said. we must do whatever is most practical and pragmatic in ensuring our collective security. those who threaten our security would like nothing more than to see us fractured. some listening to this were left bewildered. the brexit decision from the point of view of us inside the eu is extremely regrettable. things would be so much easier if you stayed. so here comes

vicki young, bbc news, munich. stay with us on bbc news.famously linked to an attack on a fellow skater. now, the story of tonya harding gets the hollywood treatment. we speak to the film's stars. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm was murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island — away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: students from the florida school where seventeen people were killed in a mass shooting this week have taken pa

vicki young, bbc news, vienna.alfie evans have lost their bid to prevent doctors from withdrawing life—support for their son. thejudge said he the judge said he accepted medical evidence that showed further treatment for 21—month—old alfie, who doctors say is in a vegetative state, was futile. thejudge who doctors say is in a vegetative state, was futile. the judge said who doctors say is in a vegetative state, was futile. thejudge said he reached his conclusion with great sadness. adina campbell is at the high court for us. this was not the news alfie evans' parents were hoping for. bayard italy disappointment with today's ruling at the high court. when the judgment was read out it took approximately two hours. —— they are bitterly disappointed. alfie evans' father sobbed uncontrollably. he was bitterly disappointed to find out his son's life support would be withdrawn this friday. they had hoped to take their son alfie to italy where doctors there had potentially, were going to see if they could prolong his life

vicki young reporting from munich.t of information coming in from the british geological survey, this has emerged in the last few moments. they are awaiting further information from seismologists and data experts to validate whether tremors felt in bristol and south wales, those areas have been mentioned, whether it is an earthquake and until the information comes in they cannot categorically call it an earthquake but they will post their results first on twitter. that is the british geological survey looking into reports and seeking expert opinion on whether or not tremors felt in areas including bristol, the midlands and south wales was an earthquake. if we have more on that, we will bring it to you. president trump has met survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida, in which 17 people died. he thanked the emergency services and medical staff who treated the wounded. it comes as pressure mounts on the fbi over the agency's failure to act on a tip that suspect nikolas cruz might carry out an attack. barb

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.t the economic benefits of staying in the single market were being expressed, as figures showed the economy of the eurozone enjoyed its strongest period of growth since 2007, expanding by 2.5% last year. the uk's economy is estimated to have grown by 1.8% over the same period. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed is here to look at how the uk economy compares to that of the wider eu. borisjohnson spoke of a britain no longer lashed to the eu, our biggest trading partner. it is a partner that has suffered economically. if we go back to before the financial crisis, eu growth was pretty good, peaking at over 3%. then the financial crisis hit the world economy, and eu growth plunged, like much of the rest of the world, into recession. then the eu was hit by a second crisis — the eurozone crisis — and a second recession. but — last year, a significant change. economic reform and global growth led to this rapid pick up, growth that was epitomised by this man, emmanuel macron, the president of fr

vicki young is in berlin this evening.a may has been under pressure from brussels and berlin to put more flesh on the bones, to lay out exactly how she sees britain's future relationship with the european union. tamara mrs mabel had to europe where she will make an important speech on security. —— tomorrow mrs they will head to europe. she was a brexit should not be a reason to hold back on co—operation. she wanted to come here and emphasise the shared by liberty in the uk and germany particularly when it came to their trading relationship. but it isn'tjust a one—way street. i think that's what's important. actually i want a future economic partnership that is good for the european union, is good for germany, is good for the other remaining members of the european union and is good for the united kingdom, and i believe that through negotiations we can achievejust that economic relationship. angela merkel may have been weakened by recent election results, she has spent the last few man's stitching together a coalition gover

vicki young, for the time being, thank you very much. let's continue that snowy theme.e has been british success in there has been british success in the last 30 minutes —— in the last hour or so. david 0rnstein can tell us more. hour or so. david 0rnstein can tell us more. it will live for a long time in british olympic history. largely because of lizzy yarnold, winning gold here in the skeleton, and defending her title and joint by her parents clive and judith. can you sum up your emotions? it's unbelievable emotion, that lizzie has done what she said she would achieve. she has done it. it is mind blowing. it will take days and weeks until we realise and accept what she has done. it is mad! you have seen it four years ago in sochi and now pyeongchang. your daughter is the most decorated winter 0lympian ever it has it sunk in yet? no, i was terrified through all four runs. i just wanted them over! is that awful to say? i wanted it to be safe and fast. lizzie is amazing under pressure. look at what she has done. she said she would do this for our country and she has! it

vicki young, bbc news, munich.ssful day in winter olympic history. lizzy yarnold won gold in the women's skeleton, becoming the first briton ever to retain a winter olympic title. there was a bronze too in the event for her team—mate, laura deas, and a bronze in the ski slopestyle for izzy atkin. david ornstein reports from pyeongchang. guiding great britain to unprecedented glory, lizzy yarnold and laura deas turning dreams into reality, rewriting the record books. commentator: lizzy yarnold next, the olympic champion, can she make history and win it again? yarnold went into her final slide in second place, but conjured an imperious display, and the fastest time any woman has produced on this track, to enter sporting folklore. commentator: that is a gold medal winning run, i'm sure of it! so it's gold for lizzy yarnold. she's defended her title and become the most decorated british winter olympian in history. she was joined on the podium by team—mate laura deas. the pair rounding off the most successful day their

vicki young, thank you.he motion of no confidence, following the controversy over racist messages sent by his then partner. racist messages sent our political correspondent alex forsyth is in birmingham. where alex forsyth is in birmingham. does this leave ukij the where does this leave ukip? well, in the short term there is an interim leader, the mep gerard batten but beyond that another leadership contest. this will be the party's fourth in just over 18 contest. this will be the party's fourth injust over 18 months, since nigel farage stepped down. there are some here who fear ukip simply won't survive another divisive contest. there are others though, in fact the majority, who thought it was the right decision for henry bolton to because they said his personal life had become too much of a distraction from thejob. so he has now stepped aside. either way you look at this ukip wasa aside. either way you look at this ukip was a party that was riding high after the brexit referendum, but since then it has str

i'm vicki young. the headlines at ten...ban almost all spending, says she warned the government their finances were unsustainable. we've been in what you might call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services at the same time as significant reductions in funding coming from central government. the italian interior minister says the drive—by shooting that injured six african immigrants in macerata was motivated by "racial hatred". it's emerged tonight that two more women have reported harvey weinstein to the metropolitan police over allegations of sexual assault. ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the last kick of the game in the six nations rugby — as they beat france by 15 points to 13 in paris. and in half an hour, we'll take a look at tomorrow's papers,

i'm vicky young.&e‘s in england record one of their worst ever waiting times last month, with a thousand patients trapped on trolleys for more than 12 hours. adding to the problems in hospitals, a report finds social care is being undermined by a lack of government planning and funding. interest rates remain on hold for now, but the bank of england says they could rise sooner than anticipated following stronger global growth. and on newsnight tonight, on the eve of a big exhibition, the designer and activist katherine hamnett talks about political teeshirts and this unique one she wore for a memorable meeting with mrs thatcher in 1984.

i'm vicky young. the headlines at 11pm: hospital a&e's in england record one of their worst ever waiting times last month, with a thousand patients trapped on trolleys for more than 12 hours. adding to the problems in hospitals, a report finds social care is being undermined by a lack of government planning and funding. interest rates remain on hold for now, but the bank of england says they could rise sooner than anticipated following stronger global growth. and on newsnight tonight, on the eve of a big exhibition, the designer and activist katherine hamnett talks about political teeshirts and this unique one she wore for a memorable meeting with mrs thatcher in 1984. good evening. the latest performance figures for accident and emergency units in england, suggest thatjanuary was one of the worst months since records began. more than a thousand patients waited for more than 12 hours on trolleys before being admitted to wards, and the four—hour waiting target was missed for the 30th month in a row. ou

i'm vicki young.onshire council, which has had to ban almost all spending, says she warned the government their finances were unsustainable. we have been in what you may call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services at the same time to get reductions in funding coming from central government. the italian interior minister says the drive—by shooting that injured six african immigrants in macerata was motivated by "racial hatred". it's emerged tonight that two more women have reported harvey weinstein to the metropolitan police over allegations of sexual assault. ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the last kick of the game in the six nations rugby as they beat france by 15 points to 13 in paris. and in half an hour, we'll take a look at tomorrow's

there would have to be a "new balance of rights and obligations". 0ur political correspondent, vicki youngl survival against the odds. something these two leaders know all about. both have been weakened by poor election results, but when it comes to brexit negotiations, not much will happen without angela merkel‘s approval. so theresa may came here keen to stress what binds germany and britain together. the uk and germany's shared history, values and culture, i think, makes us vital partners and strong allies both bilaterally and through nato, the g7 and the g20. and we'll continue to work together to strengthen these ties for years and decades to come. the german chancellor admitted there had been a candid exchange of views. translation: we basically have not changed our stance on britain leaving the european union. we deplore it. so, was she frustrated the uk hadn't set out concrete proposals? translation: i'm not frustrated at all, i'm just curious how britain envisages this future partnership. in the end, the outcome needs to be a fair balance that deviates from the single market and n

vicki young in berlin.trump has acknowledged on twitter, as is his one, that russia launched an anti—us campaign ahead of the election but in a message centre robert mueller, he said his campaign had done nothing wrong. his tweets said russia started their anti—us campaigning in 2014, long before i announced i would run for president. the results of the election were not impacted, the tram campaign did nothing wrong, no collusion, it says. —— the trump campaign. the new south african president, cyril ramaphosa, has delivered his first state of the nation address to parliament in cape town, a day after being sworn into office. he set out his plans for the economy and for ending the corruption scandals that forced his predecessor, jacob zuma, to resign. mr ramaphosa told mps that the tide would be turned on corruption in south african institutions. we must fight corruption, we must fight fraud and collusion, as well as in the private sector, with the same purpose and intensity that we want to fight it in the

vicki young in berlin.evealed that on the island of borneo, which is one of their last natural habitats, there could bejust 70,000 of the primates left, and that's a fall of around 50% in less than 20 years. well, an international team, including researchers from chester zoo, is working on new projects to help save them from extinction. victoria gill has the story. hanging onto survival. zoo programmes like this preserve small populations of bornean orangutans. but in the wild, they are being pushed rapidly towards extinction. their rainforest home continues to be cleared for agriculture and mining, but a 16—year—long study has now revealed that borneo's orangutans are disappearing from areas where the forest is untouched. they are being targeted by hunters. even in the areas where we think they're safe, we are losing them. and in some of the large populations where we have measured this loss, it's 50% over 16 years. it is an astonishing decline at the population level. even without animals being deliberate

vicki young, bbc news, vienna.he week , after a change of delivery supplier meant they ran out of chicken. the company said thatjust under half of its 900 uk outlets remained closed. the kfc crisis has even prompted calls to the police in london's tower hamlets , they say it's not a police matter. time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. in the short term, the weather is going to be mostly behaving itself. wednesday is not looking too bad at all for most of us. a bright sort of day. a little on the chilly side but nothing too cold. the really cold weather that is heading our way is still many days away. right now we have got clearing skies across many western and northern parts of the country. in east and central areas, however, over this evening and overnight still a lot of cloud. it has been a very cloudy day across the east and the south east. through the course of the night, even one or two spots of rain. where we have some clouds in the sky at night, that will prevent the frost from forming. so

vicky young, very much.h 17 people died. he thanked the emergency services and medical staff who treated the wounded. it comes as pressure mounts on the fbi over the agency's failure to act on a tip that suspect nikolas cruz might carry out an attack. barbara plett—usher reports. the funerals have begun. these students were saying goodbye to a 14—year—old classmate. they and their parents have been calling for action from president trump, so other teenagers won't die this way. he and the first lady visited some of the injured still in hospital. including a woman who had been shot four times. he congratulated the medical staff... do our gun laws need to be changed, mr president? ..but ignored a question about tougher gun control. this is where the president is in his element, meeting first responders who rescued the wounded and captured the killer. he piled on the praise for their speed and bravery. his wife thanked them for protecting the children. they are the future and let's take care of them because they

our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster.ho's on the brexit side. rees—mogg who's on the brexit side. he said this was pure humbug from sirjohn major. sirjohn major. a certain way, a far cry from a free vote. vote. showed he had forgotten all about the past. the past. i think there will be strong reaction to that. strong reaction to that. northern ireland and the republic of ireland. ireland. conservative chair for the foreign affairs select committee. affairs select committee. immediately said no british prime minister could ever accept. minister could ever accept. where does that leave the negotiations? does that leave the negotiations? the moment they are at their early stages. stages. to put its documents on the table and then we'll have the talks. and then we'll have the talks. the good friday agreement, not the border. border. the violence of the past would be a terrible tragedy. terrible tragedy. got to respect the spirit of the accord. the spirit is effectively a triple—lock. triple—lock. who must agree should anythin

i'm vicki young. the headlines at nine...ernment their finances were unsustainable. we've been in what you might call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services at the same time as significant reductions in funding coming from central government. it's emerged tonight that two more women have reported harvey weinstein to the metropolitan police over allegations of sexual assault. six migrants have been injured after a gunman opened fire from a car in the central italian city of macerata. the gunman has been arrested. after getting caught in a scuffle with protesters last night, tory mp jacob rees—mogg accuses civil servants

adam, thank you very much and vicky young, thank you and let's talk about this for a little bit longerberlin studio for us now. good evening to you. good evening. what do you think when theresa may talks about a slightly different system jury the transition period, a different approach to use citizens who come to the uk? is she making a fair point? —— different system jury the transition period, a different approach to eu citizens? apparently, and that is my conviction, this is a reaction to what barnier, the eu negotiator said last week, he said why is britain in the transition period, it has two swallow all walls and regulations which the other 27 countries —— has to swallow all rules and regulations. but it hasn't itself got a voice during this period. for me, this is another step off de—escalation. i think we have to start to de—escalates this sort of thing. by the way on the issue of what right should eu citizens have when they get to the uk, i think there's a possibility of compromise. by there's a possibility of compromise. by the way, compromise between the soft and hard brexit

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.a. the falcon heavy launcher is made by spacex, the company owned by the american entrepreneur elon musk. it is carrying a dummy cargo for its maiden voyage, as our science correspondent victoria gill reports. five, four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once, and lifted off from kennedy space center at 8:16 uk time. less than ten minutes later, in a carefully choreographed aerial dance, its boosters separated and headed back towards earth. two landed simultaneously at the kennedy space center, while the third headed for a drone ship in the middle of the atlantic ocean. and, apart from its power, it is this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough destroying a $260 million satellite. but this test makes falcon heavy the most capable rocket since saturn v, the vehicle that nasa used to take the first astronauts to the moon, almost half a century ago. now th

i'm vicki young. the headlines at nine... the leader of northamptonshire council, which has had to ban almost all spending, says she warned the government their finances were unsustainable. we've been in what you might call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services at the same time as significant reductions in funding coming from central government. it's emerged tonight that two more women have reported harvey weinstein to the metropolitan police over allegations of sexual assault. six migrants have been injured after a gunman opened fire from a car in the central italian city of macerata. the gunman has been arrested. after getting caught in a scuffle with protesters last night, tory mp jacob rees—mogg accuses civil servants at the treasury of "fiddling the figures" on brexit. how airlines sit family and friends who haven't paid to sit together is being looked at by the airlines regulator. it's after complaints passengers are being split up deliberately. and ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the las

through this with colleagues in the european commission now. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki younging reaction to the prime minister's speech. her was much the so - 5 -— there a t‘ 7. about -; about eu and , away. wet eu special treaty and that a special treaty and continued that close corporation. i enjoyed by the conservative mp who is here at the conference. what did you make of the speech? yes, i thought it was very good. she's absolutely right that we need to start talking turkey on the stuff and being pretty hard ball when it comes to security. we have a lot to offer the country and you can see with the figures, what we contribute anita and so on, we are a significant pair in european defence. it is important to remember that. and i'm certainly struck by the thought of like of acceptance of the thought of like of acceptance of the eu vote that is going on al-qaeda, it has certainly been interesting. the prime minister was right to set back. —— the eu vote thatis right to set back. —— the eu vote that is going on out here. easier if you stay in the eu, the audience applauded.

i'm vicki young. the headlines at ten... the leader of northamptonshire council, which has had to ban almost all spending, says she warned the government their finances were unsustainable. we've been in what you might call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services at the same time as significant reductions in funding coming from central government. the italian interior minister says the drive—by shooting that injured six african immigrants in macerata was motivated by "racial hatred". it's emerged tonight that two more women have reported harvey weinstein to the metropolitan police over allegations of sexual assault. ireland pull off a dramatic victory with the last kick of the game in the six nations rugby — as they beat france by 15 points to 13 in paris. and in half an hour, we'll take a look at tomorrow's papers, with uma therman on a number of front pages. she accuses harvey weinstein of assault — good evening and welcome to bbc news. a local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emerg

through this with colleagues in the european commission now. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki youngch about the fa ct her message was very much about the fact that britain has a lot to offer when it comes to defence and security, so she came here but said she wanted to make an unconditional offer and you wanted to continue and there was a warning to eu leaders, saying don't let your ideology about eu institutions get in the way of this, we can have a special treaty and continued the very close cooperation. we can discuss this more with the conservative mpjohnny mercer. what did you make of the speech? i thought it was very good, and she is right, we need to start talking turkey on this stuff and being pretty hard ball when it comes to security, because we have a lot to security, because we have a lot to offer when it comes to security and you can see the figures that we contribute to nato, that we are a significant player in european defence and it is important to remember that. defence and it is important to rememberthat. i'm defence and it is important to remember that. i'm struck

moment we'll hear from in a moment we'll hearfrom our reporter adam fleming in brussels — but first vicki youngwill ask for in the final settlement?” what the government will ask for in the final settlement? i think we might be, today, with david davis, this was very much about reassurance, it seemed really a far cry from some of the argument is made by people in the conservative party and in the cabinet, over the yea rs party and in the cabinet, over the years and decades when they have made the case for leaving the eu, saying, we have got to break away the red tape, stifling british competitiveness, was not what was being said today, raising some rules, saying that britain had helped shape them. the message from him, and from theresa may, when she made a security speech, was very much about continued cooperation. they both say things will change but you are getting the impression that things will not change too much. question from david davis, saying to eu partners, this is about trust, we will have two trust each other‘s different rules and regulations, the question is, will that be enough f

economist's europe correspondent tom nuttall and from westminster by our chief political correspondent vicki young any clearer after the landmark speech by borisjohnson? clearer after the landmark speech by boris johnson? he did speak about the transitional implementation period, the time after we leave at the end of march next year when subject to negotiation there will be a period of time where nothing much changes. and he clarified his position on that saying although he was making the broader argument for divergence from the european union, during that particular time he would be perfectly happy for the uk to abide by eu law. so some clarification on that but generally this is what downing street described as a rallying cry. it felt at times like the speeches that borisjohnson made as he went around the country on the famous boris bus as it became known. it was similar to all of that. it was this note of optimism saying there are great opportunities out there and nothing to be fearful about. but no detail. downing street would say this is the first ina downing street would say this is the firs

present, will gather in westminster hall to mark today's centenary. 0ur political correspondent vicki young est pa rt to broadcast from here. this is the oldest part of the palace of westminster, normally reserved for more sedate proceedings. tonight, there is going to be a party. i am delighted to be joined there is going to be a party. i am delighted to bejoined by there is going to be a party. i am delighted to be joined by the senior archivist here in parliament and leader of the house of commons, leadsom. first of all, this place has some significance when it comes to the suffragette movement? this is where the women's suffrage campaign began. 1500 signatures valid solely by women and brought here to present. two women brought it here and they hid it under the stall of a woman selling fruit. it was underneath the fruit stall. it was presented to parliament the next day and that is where it all began. emily davison was always hiding in this place and getting caught. very famous for hiding in a cupboard in the chapel behind us. she hid on at least five other occasions. she hid ina least

i'm vicki young. the headlines at eight...g, so she warned the government their finances was unsustainable. we've been in what you might call a perfect storm of huge increases in demand for our services at the same time as significant reductions in funding coming from central government. it's emerged tonight that two more women have reported harvey weinstein to the metropolitan police over allegations of sexual assault. six migrants have been injured after a gunman opened fire from a car in the central italian city of macerata. the gunman has been arrested. after getting caught in a scuffle with protesters last night, conservative mpjacob rees—mogg accuses the treasury of "fiddling" its figures on brexit.

our chief political correspondent vicky young joins me now. japanese and the government is trying to set out its strategy is matt yes, we have seen cabinet ministers locked away trying to thrash out what the longer term relationship will be with european union. and then we get this morning, a reminder in the sta rkest possible call this morning, a reminder in the starkest possible call terms. this is ultimately about investment in this country and people's jobs. they have not given much away about what they have been discussing behind closed doors. theresa may said to the cabinet committee that the government had to be ambitious about the deal it was seeking and she said the deal it was seeking and she said the starting point was to aim for something that had not been done before, tizita bogale. but before they get to the longer term relationship, there is the small matter of the implement nation period, the transition period where businesses will have maybe two years to get used to what is coming next. there will be more talks from brussels o

vicky young is with me here in the lobby., this is the real heart of where some of those protests would have taken place. it was noisy and sometimes violent as well, women like emmeline pankhurst used to come here and stand on the streets shouting, votes for women. it is incredible that women, even to watch proceedings in malls of common tag, had to watch it behind these grills, they had to peer through, they said it was smelly and dark and disgusting. they chained themselves to those in protest. the grills were removed, and around the house of commons here in the central lobby they are now adorning the windows around here. it definitely was a place where they came off, they were blacklisted and eventually banned from coming here for 11 years until it all changed. this rather remarkable act of parliament was brought in, it is on display here today in central lobby. we normally don't see it. it's incredibly precious, of course. we normally don't see it. it's incredibly precious, of coursem is many inches thick, it's worth poin

vicki young.tory from brussels for us — said european leaders suggested they are just negotiating trade deals as they normally would with any other country. eu finance minister swirl in brussels this morning for a regular meeting and i got the chance to ask them about the sort of thing david evans them about the sort of thing david eva ns told them about the sort of thing david evans told about that they were broadly welcoming, making two points, this isjust what broadly welcoming, making two points, this is just what the points, this isjust what the eu does anyway with international partners, saying if you follow the eu rules you will get good access to the eu markets. if you try to undercut the eu rules or do something less safely, be you wants you to do, you will get less access to the eu markets. the second big thing, the eu doesn't operate on speeches and warm words and pledges from politicians, they want things written down a very detailed and legally enforceable. that expanding the speech w

we can speak to a chief political correspondent vicki young. on what we know now about the discussions and if there are still red lines that exist for the negotiators. these talks we re for the negotiators. these talks were to be focused on the transition period. that's after we leave the eu at the end of march next year. the eu said that should run for 20 months, it's about creating some stability, particularly for business so stability, particularly for business so they don't have to change their arrangements once for a transition period and then again when they come to the new arrangement. things have been taken over by downing street categorically ruling out membership ofa categorically ruling out membership of a customs union, the customs union, that has pleased brexiteers who want to make sure we can forge our own trade arrangements and deals with other countries. so, for them, they are pretty pleased about that. a group of so—called remainer conservatives have come play and saying how this is going to work if we have a hard border in ire