its northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england that will bear the brunt of the damaging winds from storm dylan. good morning — it's new year's eve, sunday 31st december. also this morning: two demonstrators are reported to have been shot dead in iran as anti—government protests spread across the country. a tax threat to internet firms. the security minister says facebook and google could face penalties — if they don't do more to tackle terrorism. in sport, more misery for mourinho. he claims his manchester united side were denied a clear penalty as they lose further ground on their city rivals. good morning. first, our main story. winds of up to 80 mph and a series of rail strikes are threatening to cause disruption as the uk prepares to see in the new year. the met office is warning of flying debris and damage to buildings as storm dylan hits northern ireland and parts of southern scotland, while a 24—hour walk out could hit passengers on crosscountry and south western rail services. but hundreds of thousands of people are still expected to take to the streets t

single market in customs union between ireland the northern ireland put that one you know in your mind for a second then scroll down to the part of part of the joint report which has another sentence that says there'll be no new regulatory barriers between northern ireland or the rest of the u.k. now if you put those two together. i mean is there not doesn't this mean that basically if northern ireland is in the single market and the customs union them by default the rest of the u.k. must be in two if there's no barrier between northern ireland or any kind of difference between nor munder us the u.k. . well your analysis is correct and spot on and the devil will be in the detail with regard to that but that's going to be your usual in for executives with me having lunch and i mean are people worried on both sides we are about. yeah well yeah well i think the key point here is i was listening to michael gove on the radio this morning and it's very clear now that the british government has opted for a softer form of exit from the town was in visit for instance last week or was being spok

there are some asking why a small northern ireland political party of just ten small northern ireland political party ofjust ten mps is able to call the shots on this. it's not just a question of one political party with ten seats, they have a significance in westminster and it shows the importance of taking seats at westminster. sinn fein don't take their seats at westminster, but we are talking about one of the constituent parts of the uk and when theresa may became prime minister she stood on the steps of downing street and spoke about being the prime minister of great britain and northern ireland. it is part of the uk and deserves similar treatment to the rest of the uk. that's hiving off divergence with the rest of the uk outside the european union and northern ireland locked into the republic and into the eu but with no real say in things would create a second—class situation for northern ireland. jan says, "we were told so many different things that it now seems clear nobody had a clue." emma tweets, "the conservatives haven't a clue. we are being led into a dayser. those in

there were elections, too, for the northern ireland assembly. sinn fein came within one seat of drawing level with the dup after a bitterly divisive campaign. applause. just a few weeks later, the death of sinn fein‘s martin mcguinness, northern ireland's former deputy first minister. martin mcguinness was a freedom fighter! even now, there's still no sign of a breakthrough so that power—sharing can be restored at stormont. saving for a rainy day, chancellor? back in london, philip hammond gave the first of his two budgets this year. theresa may was really looking forward to it, as the chancellor said it would prepare britain for brexit. it provides a strong and stable platform for those negotiations. strong and stable — the phrase we'd all get bored of. on the 22nd of march, a terrorist ploughed through pedestrians on westminster bridge, killing four and injuring 50. he then stabbed to death a policeman just outside the houses of parliament. he was later shot dead. the first three months of the year in westminster and beyond had already p

scenario that currently prevails the face of northern ireland. lies in the balance as farmers wait to see if the border question can be reached. that was thank you very much for joining us for the latest member you can always log on to the w dot com so you next time take care and by. every one of. the children who have been there. and those that will follow are part of a new. they could be the future of. granting opportunities global news that matters d. w. made for mines. we take it personally i already with all the wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all true fans follow my. take on more than football online they now look like. they know what we think. and soon they'll even know how we feel. i'm not a real person i'm still just a piece of. scientists around the world are working to measure our emotions. so hopefully i can be a helpful piece assault with. a virtual person as a therapist or a robotic as a teacher neither would have human empathy what does a machine need to do to create empathy and a medical context wha

the fact is northern ireland is quite different from the rest of the uk. that is the basis that the whole good friday agreement which the government say they are committed to defending. there is a fair bit of puzzlement in dublin at that. i think there is in dublin a sense that this is simply the latest example of mrs may not being very good at this process. it is terribly difficult, but at every crucial point she seems to have. thank you for joining point she seems to have. thank you forjoining us, pat leahy. let's look at a couple of the other stories in the papers. a 10,000 strong google army to tackle extremists is the other story on the front page of the telegraph here. there has been a lot of concerns that google isn't doing enough to tackle some of those who are using this as a platform to peddle extremist views in your paper. it's timely and good on google and youtube to do this. when you have half a million hours of content posted everyday, and the stats of this, they found 150,000 had to be taken down. you realise the scale of the challenge. you

ireland and given that it is only one party and northern ireland refusing to make its function, time to look at the agreement and see if we can evolve it so in the future the assembly will continue to serve the people of northern ireland. >> the chair of the select committee was not heard and reverential tones but we may have to wait until 2018. mister speaker, i agree with my right honorable friend has said to see government restored. the fact is where the focus needs to remain is why we need to do all we can and injecting further momentum into seeing the executive reestablished and government functioning for people of northern ireland. >> questions for the prime minister. >> question number one. >> the prime minister. may i start, mister speaker by wishing all members of staff a merry christmas and happy new year. my whole house will want to join me sending the warmest christmas messages to all our armed forces stationed overseas. we owe them a great debt of gratitude for the sacrifices they make on our behalf. i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to du

the irish ideas basically you have the same rules for the republic of ireland and northern ireland but the british government has firmly ruled out any new arrangement that would result in any trade barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, so that gives you an idea how difficult it is to resolve. chris page, many thanks, in belfast. and the view from westminster and our assistant political editor norman smith is there. we were hearing the pressure is on theresa may, well, the dup, of course, one source of pressure on the whole irish border question but also brexiteers, we heard them over the weekend saying don't give too much away too soon. huge pressures but it is worth stressing, this is not the deal, remember, this is a prelude to getting that crucial trade deal and all the british government have to show is sufficient progress has been made, so they don't have to have a blueprint to resolve the northern ireland border issue. what they have got to do is try and allay the concerns of the government in dublin while not alarming unionist opinion in northern ireland and,

northern ireland will also leave the e.u. but the republic of violent will stay a member the theory is the u.k. will replace these invisible border with customs checkpoints to keep the border free flowing and one possible solution would be to allow northern ireland to stay in the u.s customs union after the u.k. laves but that's something northern ireland's largest party has rejected we are being very clear that northern ireland must meet the european union on the same terms as the rest of the united kingdom and we will not accept any form of regulatory divergence which separates northern ireland economically or politically from the rest of the u.k. the republic of violence says it believes the deal on the border issue had been agreed. the irish negotiating team received confirmation from the british government and the buying a task force that the united kingdom agreed to text on the border that met our concerns i am surprised and disappointed that the british government now appears not to be in a position to conclude what wa

ireland and the irish republic would mean northern ireland being treated differently to the rest of the uk. so on tuesday, the brexit secretary came to the commons to update mps. we held further talks in brussels over the past two days, and progress has been made. but we have not yet reached a final conclusion. however, however, i believe we are now close to concluding the first phase of negotiations and moving on to talk about our future trade relations. mr speaker, what an embarrassment. the last 24 hours have given a new meaning to the phrase "coalition of chaos". yesterday morning, number ten was briefing that a deal would be signed. there was high expectation that the prime minister would make a triumphant statement to the house. by tea—time, we had a 49—second press conference saying the deal was off. mr speaker, the government who said they would bring sovereignty back to parliament is now being controlled by someone who is not even a member of this parliament. a government that refuses to give parliament any say in the development and negotiating position has now let tha

the view is the dup's northern ireland. the view is the dup's intervention yesterday was a highly significant moment and if you look at the front pages in belfast it shows how things are going down. the belfast telegraph talk about mayday, they say theresa may is in a corner. this newspaper talks about the brexit border breakdown. and this one with the unionist outlook says "dup this one with the unionist outlook says " dup says this one with the unionist outlook says "dup says no". questioned —— questions asked about how much the dup new. other political parties here who wants northern ireland to stay in the single market would say the dup have not acted in the best interests of northern ireland and the government half to stand up to them. thank you. within the last half hour it's been announced that rail fares are set to rise by an average of 3.4%. the increase, which is below the rate of inflation, will take effect from january 2nd. the group, which represents train operators, said 97% of money from fares goes back i

northern ireland, across wales and northern ireland. the met office have issued an amber warning, be prepared for disruption. this snow will start to ease away as we go through the day on sunday. to the south of that, very windy. gales across the extreme south coast but milder across the north, cold, clear and dry. it will get interesting. keep watching the weather forecast. thank you. a reminder of our main story... a breakthrough in brexit talks as the uk and eu reach agreement. that's all from the bbc news at six — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. the time is 6:30pm here are the headlines. the brexit negotiations look set to move onto the next stage after both sides reached a deal on the terms of the uk's departure. getting to this point has required give and take on both sides, and i believe thejoint report that is being published is in the best interests of the whole of the uk. the prime minister says there'll be no hard border with ireland, and it's thought britain's div

is saying northern ireland will be regular truly aligned to the rest of the u.k. and that will also be regulatory aligned to the e.u. so this brings us to a very uncomfortable position and i think the question is not what is economically sound because economically and for businesses they want continuity they want to be in the single market ideally but the political reality is very different and i think that if there comes a stage where back to tears feel like they've been sold down the river by trees i'm a who's not a particularly strong or popular prime minister then i think they might move to oust her and that's when i think the no deal bracks it situation becomes a viable possibility again and i think that it is something that really is still a possibility because these negotiations as mentioned we're just getting to the difficult part of cabinet if i was about radio business you want a future related leader wouldn't have been we're supposed to be in the first place right so but anyway the some good points and i'm wondering jon daniels or another way of looking

but that idea is deeply unpopular with many in northern ireland. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. on the island of ireland, culture does not recognise borders, and neither do people. the uilleann pipes are one of the traditional sounds of this land, and in his workshop, that sits just a mile from where northern ireland meets the republic, martin gallen makes the pipes. he is closely watching the slow negotiations to try to carve out a deal that will see the uk leave the eu, and he fears it will mean a return of checks on the irish border. they're on about promising that there'd be no hardening of the border. but i honestly can't see how they're going to stand by that promise. neither the british government nor the european union wants a return of customs posts on the border bridges that connect ireland, north and south. the eu says one way to ensure that is for northern ireland to stay inside the customs union and the single market, even if the rest of the uk leaves. it is an offer that has angered unionists, and their support is vi

in the european union while northern ireland as part of the u.k. would have to exit britain may have to introduce a hard border with customs checks for goods people and services hampering business and hurting the economy and that is a huge worry for northern ireland's dairy farm. milk is northern ireland's most important agricultural product but uncertainty over what will happen when britain leaves the european union has left many farmers on edge especially those who currently trade with and travel freely to the republic of ireland which is staying in the e.u. because of the way the whole system set up there will be tariffs there traded on the european quality standards at the minute or standards one change will be as high as ever they are but. those are present barriers for creating this product in the future and the fact that we don't know is the difficult part in addition agricultural products from northern ireland are heavily subsidised it remains to be seen if the support will continue after breakfast. a major industrial sector depends on. the

windy for scotland and northern ireland. still some temperatures in the double figures. 0vernight wednesday into thursday, really starting to bring in some wet weather, this low is a savage affair, some strong winds and those will be with us on thursday, the weather front to the south making for a wet start to the day on thursday and bright weather to follow from the north later on. notjust brighter, but colder. that is white you see it on the map behind me. snow showers and you can see the temperatures coming down across northern scotland, still in double figures for the south of the british isles through thursday afternoon but that warm air will be pushed away by another arctic plunge. that will be here by the time we get into friday. friday, a pretty good—looking day if you are in doors looking through the window, quite a lot of sunshine around the snow showers to the north and north—west, very strong cutting northerly winds. 0n the face of it, temperatures colder than the start of the week. “4 for newcastle come fr

but stronger winds later tonight across northern ireland as storm dylan sta rts northern ireland as storm dylan starts to roll its way in. into tomorrow morning. the start of new year's eve with travel is disruption, severe gales affecting northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england and north wales. the strongest wind will be in the morning. rain and mountain snow. brief showers will see is all the way to the end of 2017. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: more than 1100 people are recognised in the new year honours, with knighthoods for the beatles drummer, ringo starr, bee gees singer, barry gibb, and strictly come dancing judge, darcey bussell, is made a dame. the labour peer, lord adonis, says attempts to silence his criticism of the government forced him to step down as its infrastructure adviser. he quit yesterday suggesting whitehall had been "infected" by brexit. thousands of iranian government supporters are attend officially—sponsored rallies across the country, after two days of anti—establishment protests. millennials will enjoy the biggest inheritance boom

between the republic of ireland northern ireland and no hard border between northern ireland and the rest of the u.k. and of course that is not a solution it's kicking the can down the road so where do things go from here. now the next step now is now that this recommendation has been presented by the commission it needs to be approved by the member twenty seven member states and that will happen next week on an e.u. summit now once that is the case we can then move on to talking at least about a framework off of a possible trade deal and the real crucial issue here the e.u. negotiator michel bunny today presented and he said in order to do that successfully what he needs is more clarity from the u.k. so far he has seen a lot of red lines things the u.k. does not want in the future he needs to know what they do want because he says when you bring the red lines in line with the models that the e.u. has with other non even member states who are still part of the internal market so norway switzerland even south korea has a deal with the e.u. if you bring that in line there's only one mo

sara and of course that border issue i mean we're talking about northern ireland and ireland it is going to have a huge impact on the economy of northern ireland which let's remember that is primarily based on agriculture if britain is no longer a member of the e.u. it is no longer automatically part of the customs arrangements and that means that ireland and britain might have to reintroduce customs controls along the border and that is a huge worry for northern ireland's dairy farmers. milk is northern ireland's most important agricultural product but uncertainty over what will happen when britain leaves the european union has left many farmers on edge especially those who currently trade with and travel freely to the republic of ireland which is staying in the e.u. because of the way the whole system set up there will be tariffs there traded on the european quality standards at the minute or standards one change will be as high as ever they are but. does that present barriers for creating this product in the future and the fact that we don't know is a difficult part in addition agricu

it is between northern ireland, part of the u.k., and the republic of ireland, in the eu. the want it to remain in customs union and the singer market, but that idea is deeply unpopular with many in northern ireland. our ireland correspondent reports. reporter: on the island of ireland, culture does not recognize borders, and neither do people. the uilleann pipes are one of the traditional signs of the land, and in this workshop, it sits just a mile from where northern ireland meets the republic, he makes the pipes. he is closely watching the slow negotiations to carve out a deal that will see the u.k. leave the eu. he fears it will mean a return of checks on the irish border. promising -- they are promising there will be none of that at the border, but i cannot see how they will stand by the promise. reporter: neither the british government nor the european union want the return of customs posts. or the border bridges that connect ireland northern and south. the eu says one way to ensure that is for northern ireland to stay inside the customs union and the single market,

scenario that currently prevails the face of northern ireland. lies in the balance as farmers wait to see if the border question can be reached. that was. very much for joining us for the latest member you can always log on to the e.w. dot com ticker and by. people who world over information or my. opinions they want to express. d.w. on facebook and twitter today in touch follow us. they make a commitment. they find. stronger. africa . stories of people making a difference shaping their nation. and their continent. multimedia series for africa. dot com. africa on the move. unimpeded access to education and knowledge and the same opportunities for everyone . a central goal of the global community but what's the reality on the ground education for all d. w.'s multimedia special relates personal stories and highlights extraordinary projects the world over find out more on the internet d.w. dot com education for all. listening and for that deborah hook up we speak your language to tell you about them. for content in dari pashto and order prospects fo

the northern ireland border has been one of the major sticking points. dup mp sammy wilson has said that it would be impossible to guarantee that there would be regular curry convergence between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. he's been talking to bbc radio ulster. the government have made it clear there will be no agreement made which will impact and create differences between northern ireland and the united kingdom. it's impossible to guarantee there would be that convergence because many of those powers that would require the regulations to be converging with re st regulations to be converging with rest with stormont and given the fa ct rest with stormont and given the fact that there are a number of vetoes in stormont which would come into effect. the british government could not make that kind of commitment because it would be presuming we would be prepared to abide by an arrangement such as that. we have been clear that we will do nothing to separate us from our main market which is the rest of the united kingdom. supreme court in mad

and northern ireland. the snp's mike russell. and in the welsh assembly the first minister made it clear that a differential deal would not be a cce pta ble differential deal would not be acceptable in cardiff either. we cannot allow parts of the uk to be treated more favorably than others. we fully expect it remains the same everywhere. the uk government was clearly looking to do a deal with the eu yesterday. that he was torpedoed by the dup, which asked the question why it is that a small party in northern ireland has the ability to have a veto over what is good for the uk in terms of negotiations with the eu. we also want wales also to benefit from any distinct or special arrangements. nobody in their right minds would want to see a hard border on ireland. i know the first minister agrees with me on that, but shifting a hard border eastwards is not a solution that would work for wales and certainly not for my constituents. now, away from brexit, and a report that the intelligence service and mi5 and the

it would send northern ireland on a different path to the rest of the uk. clearly, the text that we were shown very late yesterday morning did not translate what we had been told in general conversations into reality. would you be willing to see the deal fail? we don't want to see the talks fail. we don't want to see an outcome where there's no deal. we want to see a sensible brexit. it's not a done deal, never too late. yesterday's collapse provoked arguments on all sides, with some believing scotland, wales or some sectors of the economy should all get special status now. in dublin, one clear message: no budging. clinging to the agreement that the north and south would mirror each others‘ rules and regulations in future. the ball is in london's court. the prime minister and the european commission, the negotiating teams, have asked for more time. i understand that the prime minister is managing many difficulties. number 10 still believes it could be back on by the end of the week. sorted certainly by christmas. but the failure yesterday meant a barrage

the people in northern ireland and people in northern ireland and people in northern ireland and people in the street, anyone with a sta ke people in the street, anyone with a stake in brexit, which is most if not all people, with it being such a big issue for this part of the uk because of that land border, are well aware of the negotiations that have taken place over years to keep the peace process on track and the importance of semantics and language. they are applying the same principles to this deal. many people are now pouring over the text, looking particularly at this phrase, full alignment, and what that could mean. but as the phrase at the centre of this. as chris said, the debate as to what it means is under way. the text says that if there is no trade deal, the uk will fully aligned with the rules of the eu single market and customs union which are necessary to support co—operation between northern ireland and the irish republic as outlined in the good friday peace agreement which ended the troubles in the 1990s. but there is even a difference of opinion as to exactly what

the government of northern northern ireland is adamant they want to know what the deal will be sooner than later if the talks are initiated. the biggest problem is that uk wishes to leave the european union's custom union and single market, so some kind of checks will have to be somewhere. it either will have to be between the irish republic and more than ireland, or between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, and none of these options look simple. if, for example, there is some sort of special deal brokered between ireland and the uk, what will the other members of the european union think about that? what will their reaction be? because, of course, all of us has to go through the government. in my view, the government. in my view, the government of ireland cannot have a special deal with the uk. it will have to be with the eu 27 and the uk, because the republic of ireland is part of the european union as a single market. there are many, many rules which regulate how a single market works. it has to be between the eu 27 and the uk government. thank you for your perspective. inte

it was part of their campaign to try and undermine british rule in northern ireland and to make northern ireland effectively ungovernable. >> no warnings were given, and the targets seem to have been chosen precisely because they would be crowded with people at that time of day. >> what they managed to do was make the percussive regularity of bombs going off the norm in northern ireland during the 1970s. >> what do you think will happen? >> i think they'll just keep bombing going on. >> it's got to end some time. >> aye, some time, but i don't know when. nobody knows. >> i'm jim mckay speaking to you live at this moment from abc headquarters just outside the olympic village in munich, west germany. the olympics of serenity have become the one thing the germans didn't want them to be, the olympics of terror. >> i was in my bed at the hotel. and the phone rang, and they said, you better get in here. some terrorists have taken over the apartments of the israeli team. and i said, they did what? >> at about 5:00 this morning, before dawn, arab guerillas believed now to be five in number got o

, as tony talked about, northern ireland specifically and the issues affecting the whole ireland, they were not front and centre of the debate, and the downing street agenda is often driven by what is at the top of the news agenda. it wasn't that people did not take it seriously. but the irish government made a decision, as tony knows, to drive it front to the news agenda to get people's attention. and it got people's attention. and we picked up talking to members of the irish government, but also some elements, people who come to visit from northern ireland, the feeling that downing street didn't understand, they felt this is notjust an economic issue, but also political and very much a social issue. the fact that talk of the border disappeared and now it is back front and centre. and real concern about that and real worry that it wasn't being taken on board. and i think the rest of the eu was tempted, even though they said from the beginning this has to be one of the main divorce issues, it was always around, i think they were willing to let it slide a little bit into phase two to as

the uk, specifically between northern ireland and britain. that is politically sensitive, and awkward for theresa may, given her reliance on the dup in the commons. the journey to a brexit deal is proving far from easy. the uk and the eu still have to find a way through the many problems posed by these border roads. the irish government are insisting that there should be no change along the 310 miles that connect northern ireland and the republic, that this should remain an invisible border. south of the dividing line in dundalk, which will stay a part of the european union, people started the day believing there was a prospect of a december deal and for owners of shops like this, keeping trading rules and regulations the same across this island would be quite a gift. there's no restrictions at all. if you take stuff down, you can take it with you in the morning, you don't have to go through the customs. i remember what it was like, you lost a day going the customs in newry and dundalk. after a while, it's like everything else, when it's gone

elsewhere across scotland, far north of northern ireland, gusts up far north of northern ireland, gusts up to 70 miles an which could cause issues. heavy rain moving south and east this morning with strong winds, that will clear and ease, the strongest winds in the north of scotla nd strongest winds in the north of scotland will continue into this afternoon. increasingly turning much colder as the rain clears away. snow across northern scotland with the strong winds, blizzards over the higher ground. snow showers in northern ireland, north—west england and wales and the midlands. tonight, as the air gets colder, higher risk of the snow falling to low levels by tomorrow morning. ice risk again in northern parts. temperatures in the south staying above freezing. tomorrow morning, quite a bit of snow falling even to low levels in mid—wales, west midlands, north wales, wintry flurries into central and southern england, . wales, wintry flurries into central and southern england,. by the end of the day, 15—20 centimetres of snow. it will feel cold. feeling like —6 in the north of scot

wet across scotland and northern ireland and eventually that rain reaches northern england. brighter end to the day in scotland but temperatures widely into double figures. 0n christmas day, turning drier and brighter and northern ireland and scotla nd brighter and northern ireland and scotland and the scottish mountains could see some wintry flurries. goodbye for now. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the london fire brigade says a blaze at london zoo which broke out early this morning has been brought under control — a number of zoo staff have been treated for smoke inhalation and shock. fresh sanctions against pyongyang, the united nations security council votes unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. now on bbc news — the travel show. wow! that's just a taste of what's coming up in the next half—hour, as we take a look back at some of the best bits on what has been a truly memorable year. it's taken us to all four corners of the world, we've met some amazing people with some fantastic stories. but first, let's kick off

she's only talking to one party in northern ireland and should be talking to all the parties in northern ireland. she's only reaching out to that one party when she should be reaching out to the labour party, the liberal democrats, the snp. everyone is willing to make compromises in this difficult situation and in parliament of minorities there is the opportunity to reach out to other political parties the way there often is not when you have a majority but it requires a cultural change at westminster. and with devolved administrations, no one party has overall majority and we need a change of culture in westminster. thank very much. there's encouraging news for people with type 2 diabetes — after doctors in newcastle and glasgow carried out a trial on 300 people. they say they have reversed type 2 diabetes in nearly half of the patients who took part and they're calling it a ‘watershed moment'. the treatment involves losing weight — by being restricted to just 800 calories a day for up to five months on an all—liquid diet. the charity diabetes uk says the approach could help mil

of northern ireland everybody recognizes that because northern ireland is the only part of the u.k. with a land border with a country that will be remaining within the european union that is a set of unique circumstances and indeed there are already unique circumstances and specific solutions for northern ireland there's a single electricity market across the island of ireland for example but i'm confident that we can in negotiating the future trade relationship we can ensure that we both know it won't have a hard border in northern ireland but that we will retain the economic integrity of the single market days lunch and now which allows you to say the deals done now and you couldn't on the monday and the president for you if i may specifically on the european court of justice it was one of the big sticking points the prime minister says now that e.u. citizens in the u.k. will be under u.k. law and u.k. courts is that correct are you only you happy with that. i take you on the. on the first point as we spoke with said when we stood here on monday there were a couple of issues that

england and northern ireland. as we go through the night, we could be showers cropping up just about anywhere and we the snow does fall, it could well accumulate that could give some issues ice as well. friday, bright sunshine but a very cold day. snow showers could crop up again just cold day. snow showers could crop up againjust about cold day. snow showers could crop up again just about anywhere, most likely in areas exposed to this north—westerly wind and when we consider the strength of the wind, it will feel subzero in many places. that will turn briefly, a little bit quieterfor that will turn briefly, a little bit quieter for the that will turn briefly, a little bit quieterfor the start of that will turn briefly, a little bit quieter for the start of the weekend but then on sunday, we are concerned about this frontal system pushing in from the atlantic will stop it is likely to bring rain but perhaps some snow on its northern edge, a lot of us about this will stop we will keep you. welcome to bbc news, br

between ireland and northern ireland, there will be no hard order. irish citizens maintain e.u. citizenship. e.u. prime minister said this a necessary step in the right direction. the main question is the cost of the divorce. they say they have agreed on a theodology to reach financial settlement, but no price tag has been agreed on yet. let's bring in duncan woodside, london.s us live from one major sticking point has ireland,and, northern and this whole issue of borders. it's take a listen to what the british prime minister had to say on the matter today. may: we will work to achieve the trading relationship between the u.k. and european union that we want to see, that we believe will also be a good trading relationship for northern ireland. if that is not the case, we will look for a specific solution to what are the unique circumstances of northern ireland. but i am confident that we can, in negotiating the future trade relationship -- we can ensure that we both have a hard -- we will not have a hard border in northern ireland, but will maintain the integrity of the single m

from his standpoint you have a soft border between northern ireland, republic of ireland. you have some kind of regulatory convergence. convergence means regulatory divergence between northern ireland and the u.k. and you got the other issue. the convergence between northern ireland and the republic means the likes of scotland and even denton -- london are going to be asking for similar arrangements. we already heard from the mayor of london and the leader in scotland calling for such measures. theresa may has a lot on her plate. more from us. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london, i mark barton. vonnie quinn i'm vonnie quinn in new york. this is the european close on bloomberg markets. disney leading the charge. abigail doolittle is here to break it all down. obviously this has to do with m&a. abigail: we have a big rally in the media space today. take a look at disney, comcast, verizon. 21st century fox all trading higher. disney really leading the way and there is it renewed discussion between disney and 21st century fox for

but that idea is deeply unpopular with many in northern ireland. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. on the island of ireland, culture does not recognise borders, and neither do people. the uilleann pipes are one of the traditional sounds of this land, and in his workshop that sits just a mile from where northern ireland meets the republic, martin gallen makes the pipes. he's closely watching the slow negotiations to try to carve out a deal that will see the uk leave the eu, and he fears it will mean a return of checks on the irish border. they're on about promising that there would be no hardening of the border, but i honestly can't see how they're going to stand by that promise. neither the british government, nor the european union, wants a return of customs posts on the border bridges that connect ireland, north and south. the eu says one way to ensure that is for northern ireland to stay inside the customs union and the single market, even if the rest of the uk leaves. it's an offer that has angered unionists, and their support is

and northern ireland and secondly the e.u. has also play hardball by saying look we'll give you a deadline until when you have to decide whether you will be moving on the backs of bill on the liabilities that the u.k. has to pay in order to leave the european union and these two factors have really move things forward so that there are now good chances that in a meeting later this week as. has announced it there may be actually the breakthrough to reach that crucial second phase and talk about a future trade deal i don't go get matters in brussels and have a big get to mass in london thank you both. the european council president was going to britain's of prime minister teresa may at a very brief joint press conference. despite our best efforts and to significant progress we and our teams have made over the past days on the street main move toward issues it was not possible to reach a complete agreement today. we know have a common standing on most relevant issues. just to us we open for discussion. for consideration for the n

ireland, as we get colder but drierair northern ireland, as we get colder but drier air with northern ireland, as we get colder but drierairwith rain northern ireland, as we get colder but drier air with rain moving into england and wales, but the real cold air is in north america, the other side of the atlantic, it will drive across the atlantic towards the uk from time to time beyond christmas. we are getting a strengthening jet propagating right the way across the atlantic, proving the high—pressure, and we will probably pick up areas of low pressure instead, and drive them towards the uk just like this, it would be wet and windy. but still this colder air tucking in across northern areas from time to time, so there is the threat of some snow across the north where we get these colder spells, but on the whole, very unsettled weather, the rain could be heavy at times and it will be accompanied by strong to gale force winds, so very different weather from what we are seeing at the moment. goodbye. tonight at ten: the woman who accused the cabinet minister of inappropriate conduct s

one or two for northern ireland in the afternoon but the proper rain reserved for northern scotland later in the day. accompanied eye strengthening winds. the scotland and northern ireland are picture will start to change dramatically overnight into wednesday as weather fronts swing in. england and wales, not a bad morning. quite a bit of cloud. rainfall northern england and south—west wales in the afternoon. double figures here. a very windy night wednesday into thursday. this big load will mean galeforce winds in exposed areas. this weather front finally sweeping away through the estate daytime, allowing mostly dry and brighter conditions to follow but also colder conditions. those are showers of snow behind me and the northern league went will make it feel particularly raw. come friday, we sweep the cold air finally away. we will end the week brighter. the wind will feel cold, bringing snow showers particularly around western coastal counties, into the north and perhaps a few along the sea coasts. you have to add on the effect of the went to the temperatures. it could feel as cold as

this is to give the guarantee that we will assure there is no hard border in northern ireland, i cited some of the examples with what they were asked. in paragraph 15, it is clear we ensure we don't do this in a way that disrupts all damages, the economic integrity of the united kingdom, no new regulatory barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk consistent with the belfast agreement and they agreed to that. >> we must be able to diverge. option 3 suggests we will not diverge at all. >> what option 3 is saying is if we get to that point we will ensure it is possible for trade to continue across the border from northern ireland to the republic of ireland with having a hard border or physical infrastructure at the border. that is the commitment that has been given, a commitment, can be achieved as part of the wider relationship in the uk and european union, we are able to discuss that and negotiate that, and phase 1 of the negotiations. we have sufficient progress >> on the full stage. part of it is the trading relationship around the world. and playing a role, continuing

ireland and the irish republic would mean northern ireland being treated differently to the rest of the uk. so on tuesday, the brexit secretary came to the commons to update mps. we held further talks in brussels over the past two days and progress has been made. we have not yet reached a final conclusion. however, however, i believe we are now close to concluding the first phase of negotiations and moving on to talk about our future trade relations. mr speaker, what an embarrassment. the last 24 hours have given a new meaning to the phrase 'coalition of chaos'. yesterday morning, number 10 was briefing that a deal would be signed. there was high expectation that the prime minister would make a triumphant statement to the house. by tea time, we had a 49—second press conference saying the deal was off. mr speaker, the government who said they would bring sovereignty back to parliament is now being controlled by someone who is not even a member of this parliament. a government that refuses to give parliament any say in the development in of the negotiating position, and that negotia

no hard border between ireland and the republic. —— northern ireland and the republic. ireland is an eu memberand if the story was belgium said the eu will support their demands, we wouldn't be surprised. we have this idea because of the said culture and history, ireland should somehow be oi'i history, ireland should somehow be on our history, ireland should somehow be on our side but there's no reason that the eq wouldn't support i, this plays right into their hands. it's stating the obvious. the reason i think it's a story, they are cranking up this anti—british feeling going into the talks and donald tusk, the paper says he is brussels chief, he has a longer title vow that, he is actually saying the irish have the vetoes if they don't like whatever they are doing coming out, they have a veto. the rest can do what they are saying. that is i story because every week we find a way for the p3 p3 cy wanting... eu -- eu —— papers there are 27 eu states and they each have a red line. they will go back to their countries and sell whatever it is to the electorate. rob n

does northern ireland have that kind of power? reporter: we are looking at the little party that comes up theresa may's government. she is not ready to stand up against this blackmail. i will have to find another solution. and maybe face the consequences and say i will stick to this deal. if you try to change it from the outside, i will step down and you will see where you find your brexit. there would be chances and possibilities for theresa may to move and show back on. -- show backbone. but she has left brussels and is probably in talks in london. frustrations in brussels are skyhigh, as we have seen they are in dublin. once again, the british government has shown, it cannot handle its own internal problems. it is not possible to solve them beforehand and then go negotiate with goodwill and trust on both sides. it is a big problem. brent: what about this notion of an exception to brexit? northern ireland is talking about it, scotland, london -- have we opened a pandora's box? reporter: in a way. it is amusing, people are standi

window heading from northern ireland into scotla nd heading from northern ireland into scotland as we go through the morning. gusts this strong could bring down trees, disrupt transport and drink power cuts as well as power lines are brought down as well. sunshine in the afternoon and through the rest of the day, it will bea through the rest of the day, it will be a blustery day. strongest winds head out into the north sea as storm dyla n head out into the north sea as storm dylan gradually fades into the afternoon but we will have fairly blustery conditions nationwide. heavy and thundery showers, snow on the mountains of scotland and quite a range of temperatures between six in the north and i2 a range of temperatures between six in the north and 12 in the south. we can see how the showers continue to rattle a number risk winds. not as cold as it has been over recent nights. new year's day, further outbreaks of rain will move in over southern england, could bring in localised flooding. still quite a range in temperatures but things turning for a time at least a little bit cooler. fur

in northern ireland are happy with the wording of this agreement that northern ireland will remain aligned to the u.k. to what extent will it still remain under the e.u. jurisdiction over certain issues to do with trade all of these are expected to become clearer in the coming months but there's not an awful lot of time definitely not six years and three michel barnier wants to have a document on the table by october of next year will that happen that's the next deadline and the pressure is very much on already nieve thanks very much ok let's get a live update for you on another of our big stories so far today global reaction to donald trump's announcement couple days ago that they are going to move the embassy and recognized as the capital of israel bernard smith as our correspondent in gaza city bernard so a day of rage when are we expecting it to kick off. i think across all the palestinian territories the occupied west bank and here in gaza people are expected to protest after friday prayers early this afternoon local time since yesterday since tantrums announcement really of recognizi

good news for northern ireland and the way. at the same across southern northern ireland and the way. at the same across southern scotland. potential for some travel disruption. the winds have peaked. around 50 mph around the north coast. in parts of scotland, we could see winds strengthen over the next few hours. the core of the storm is around this area. it is moving across southern scotland which is why the winds easing in northern ireland. we could see winds of 80 mph across parts of southern scotla nd of 80 mph across parts of southern scotland to take us into late morning. widespread gusts of 50 mph in northern england as well. the winds lighter in the north of scotla nd winds lighter in the north of scotland but outbreaks of rain extensive scotland but outbreaks of rain exte ns ive a cross scotland but outbreaks of rain extensive across scotland. snow in the hills. showers for northern ireland by mid—morning. largely dry across the north of england, the winds becoming strong. east anglia and the south—east will be la

the reason for the rain in scotland, at times northern england, northern ireland, is this weather front, still hanging around for christmas eve. it will begin to move a bit further south again. as it does so, several hours of heavy rain into western powers of scotla nd of heavy rain into western powers of scotland on through tomorrow, turning right across more of northern ireland, then into the afternoon it will move into cumbria. south of that, a few spells of sunshine again. south of that area, a good deal of cloud again, but brea ks a good deal of cloud again, but breaks in northern scotland, where you will dry out for a time into the afternoon. christmas eve evening, the area of rain still hanging around, and by christmas day here it is, starting to move very slowly south and east. south of that, perhaps some trestle, very mild. along the weather front, turning colder, rain turning heavier in wales and western england. through the night and into boxing day, pulling away eastwards, maybe some snow on the hills on its package, because colder air will push across the ukjust in time bec

some pretty strong gusts can be felt elsewhere in scotland, parts of northern ireland and northern england. we will keep you updated. all the while, we will see it turning colderfrom you updated. all the while, we will see it turning colder from the north, with a band of school e—rain pushing its way through, showers turning increasingly wintry in the cold air, all the way from the arctic as storm caroline moves away. cold air plunging south across the uk, thursday night, into friday, we will see some snow showers around, particularly across northern and western parts of the uk. i see in places as friday begins. blizzards into highland scotland. —— icy places. sunshine to come, will not do much for the temperature. —— with a band of squally rain. we have storm caroline on the way, wet and windy weather around. particularly in scotland. snow and ice there in the week. this is beyond one hundred days, with me katty kay in washington — christian fraser's in london. our top stories. the palestinian, egyptian and jordanian leaders are warning president trump that moving the us embas