answer ab“) . f 7— questions are now for - uk government to answer q sort = questions are now for - uk g( deal nent to answer q sort= questions are now for - uk g( deal they to answer q sort= questions are now for - uk g( deal they want, .wer g sort= and what we did from the irish prime minister here from the irish prime minister and michel barnier was this statement that if it theresa may‘s original red lines, if they change the eu would respond very quickly. that would not change the bulk of the deal but it could change the prospect for what future relationship there was and that could shift things in parliament in london but at the moment the eu says the uk has to work out what it wa nts. the uk has to work out what it wants. it's interesting you point to the future relationship because barry gardiner, the shadow international trade secretary, said today he might be able to accept the withdrawal agreement if they could shape the future relationship and change the detail in that, because thatis change the detail in that, because that is non—binding, could they reopen part of that

between the uk and japan. what the times really underlines is how worried japan about brexit. there is a huge amount of trade. also, big japanese companies which invest huge amounts of company. what is japan thinking right now?” amounts of company. what is japan thinking right now? i think he is worried and it's interesting. we think brexit is a uniquely uk europe issue but it's not, japan has been a larger investor in the uk economy since the 19705 so is 30, a0 year5 the relationship and japan needs to know because the clothes retailer uniqlo i5 know because the clothes retailer uniqlo is a big investor in the uk, they don't want to have to move their businesses. he is a long—standing busine55e5. there is a genuine concern acro55 long—standing busine55e5. there is a genuine concern across the whole japanese economy as to what the outcome might be and prime minister abe i5 perha p5 outcome might be and prime minister abe is perhaps a slight friend in need to the prime minister at the moment. we had this

often the uk tech companies will expand into europe very quickly, easy to do it from a uk—based. cash is king in our world, particularly for the smaller tech companies, so there's going to be a lot more red tape, are they going to have to set up tape, are they going to have to set s tape, are they going to have to set up h05 in certain parts of europe? i know certain tech start—ups are relocating to berlin and paris because it is easier to go there and do some work with the uk. redtape costs are really unanticipated. and finally, about one fifth of the uk tech industry is from the eu. so, with the costs associated with the registration, you know, the tech companies will probably bear that cost, so it is a lot more, in terms of cost. so i think the redtape is really an issue and it is putting a lot of companies on the line. john... ? lot of companies on the line. john...? our industry is fruit and vegetables, the tariffs probably would not affect our industry hugely. in fact the dairy tariff might improve the margins of dairy farmers which would be welcome. i would like to ask s

the uk as to brexit. what about you ? agreement with the uk as to brexit. what about you? well, i mean... the thing is that in italy we have a populist government that in the past representatives have spoken about a possible italexit, so many people that the uk and say this may happen to us. so mostly they are really scared about that. and also we are trying to tell them also because in the uk there are so many italians, every family has a friend or a relative here. so there is a lot of concern with the issue of citizens‘ rights, which is within the withdrawal deal? in the case of a no deal, which is closer and closer. apart from the detail of the policy, is this changing your readers‘ perception of the uk, impacting how you see us? i think a lot of norwegians would have thought that the uk would deal with this a bit better, that by this date the uk would have done a lot more in this negotiation with the eu, that you would have some certainty and clarity. i think many people are surprised that we have

the best of the brea ks half of the uk. the best of the breaks within the far south—west from briggs, to northern scotland as a bit of rain moves south and then to northern ireland but was tipped asa to northern ireland but was tipped as a struggling to rise across southern areas of the uk, but it will tend to arrive overnight, the crowd pushing south are ticking away a bit of rain and drizzle and then you will see if you breaks but enough cloud to keep capital is above freezing, three or four. and to friday and quiet again, some cloud and sunshine, the best of the sunshine and eastern scotland and north—east england, towards lincolnshire and more cloud for the best, the northwest with a few lecturers once again. when is fairly late tomorrow, gets to pick up but drawing down that milder clear across the whole country so between eight and ten, and approved for the southern half of the uk compared to today. to the weekend, the winds are going to strengthen, still drawing milderair going to strengthen, still drawing milder

for uk consumers and eu consumers, or things we make in the eu that are for eu consumers and uk consumers, if it is a hard exit, it is going to drive costs in this system and it is going to drive a lot of inefficiency that ultimately is going to create problems for many stakeholders. and so one of the problems might be higher prices for consumers? yes. not quite as global but very successful, this kettle switch manufacturer told the bbc a year ago the company was growing and feeling confident. a year on, the boss is still positive but he would like the brexit date pushed back. my concern is that we have a disorderly exit at the end of march of this year. and no business needs that, wants that. for me, i think we need an extension to that deadline to enable a controlled brexit to take place. with just a matter of weeks to go before the uk is due to leave the eu, businesses are feeling themselves stranded at a crossroads of now desperate uncertainty. and while there is no consensus in the country, in the commons or the cabinet for which way we go next, most businesses are united in their fe

he tai chi has been investing in the uk infrastructure and nuclear industry because the uk as part of the eu. so i oppose brexit. that was the chief executive of hitachi speaking to the bbc in 2016. the company must also make a decision before february one when it is scheduled to report its earnings. i was told by energy expert why he thinks they will cancel the project. if they keep the project there will be more deficit. it is time to cancel. does brexit have anything to do with this decision to scrap the project? i'm not sure. it would be but it is also if the uk stays in the eu it is also trouble with eu competition rules. so it is a double—edged sword. so if hitachi recover finances if they cancel the project? that is difficult in the short term, it is almost impossible to recover. but they assume they will recover the loss from the japanese domestic nuclear business. and was japanese domestic nuclear business. and - was my conversation earlier and that was my conversation earlier with an energy expert moving on now to what the business news making headlines, theresa may has se

by the uk border force trying enter britain. he went on to observe that many more people are intercepted trying to enter the uk through conventional ports and other modes of transport and that asylum applications are far lower than they used to be an far lower than they used to be an far lower than they used to be an far lower than in most eu countries which led him to this conclusion. so while the sites of people joined to invade the borderforce patrol while the sites of people joined to invade the border force patrol may make people feel uneasy, the impact on our country must be described as marginal at most. that conclusion gave rise to a new set of complaints voiced here by charles murray. well, we asked our bbc edited to discuss these points but we are told no one was available and were given this statement. the statement goes on: please do let us know your thoughts on the coverage of migration into the uk, or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to conduct us coming up at the end of the programme. now for more on your

i totally respect the democratic votes of the uk operation. but that is also quite clear that we support 02 no deal, the deal is not perfect, on the other side, it is crucial that we a clear and constructive way. a no deal scenario, you should know that we are producing 3000 vehicles in the uk daily, but also even more engines for the global market. that means, 25 million parts every day, 25 million parts you cannot stockpile for weeks, four months. we exactly have to know how this brexit deal will be orchestrated to be flexible and agile to work accordingly. what happens if we have no deal? you have said this before, we dues reiterate how bad that i've come you think that would be and what it would mean for your company? you can imagine the logistics. if there is no deal and we have problems in the physical logistics then it is quite clear that will disrupt production. if i miss one part i cannot produce one car. that means if i have a stoppage of one day i miss 60—80,000,000 per day. what that means in terms of jobs? can you imagine? 80 mi

proof of belgium's reliance on the uk's rich fishing grounds. if there is no deal, the eu has said things can stay broadly the same until the end of this year if the uk promises the same. but no one knows for sure, and the owner has nowhere else to go. the boat is too small to go to deeper water. and also to go to the north waters. so i really don't know what i'm going to do. if a no—deal brexit means karel and his crew can't fish, brussels has said it will provide some compensation. at the daily auction in ostend, fish is bought and sold at the click of a button. the uncertainty is clear. if you are worried about a no—deal brexit, no—deal, put your hands up. yeah, no—deal, wow. nearly everyone. they are worried about the rules for their boats using british ports, and if no deal means extra paperwork. there is also a big question for the belgian government. if a belgian fisherman catches a fish in uk waters, is it belgian or british? if it's british, then in future it could be subject to more checks, because it will count as an import fr

a spokesperson for the uk customs authority told the bbc... the existing customs free trade zone has essentially enabled the netherlands to act as the uk‘s ack garden. the supply chain is so efficient that the retailers do not require high levels of stock. that‘s all been done here at source. the moment the retailers cannot have the product the same day or the next day deliberately or required to have stocks. a number of british supermarkets have warned they do not have the capacity to stockpile fresh food. and his dutch vegetables will become even more vital in march when uk produce is out of season. the eu believes the risk of the uk leaving without a brexit deal has increased in recent days. planning for that outcome is being stepped up, with the european commission publishing the last in its package of contingency measures. belgium is one of the countries that would be hardest hit if there‘s no deal. particularly its fishermen, because more than half of their catch comes from british waters. adam fleming reports from the belgian coas

the northern irish backstop would see the uk stay close to eu rules. if she can get a guarantee this this would be temporary, some will look again at her teale. 0' e — teale. temporary, some will look again at her teale. 0' e - teale. i have been in favour of a deal. i think the withdrawal agreement is u nsatisfa ctory withdrawal agreement is unsatisfactory and doesn't meet the requirements of leaving the eu clearly. but if the problems are changed, then it isn't so much a question of softening, as there is a new reality. today the prime minister and other ministers continue to meet mps who have got their own ideas, including those calling for another referendum. we have to take control. the prime minister hopes long—standing brexiteers will change their minds and her message isn't subtle. she is saying in effect, hold your noses and back my deal or something like it, otherwise remainers may seen the agenda a frustrate brexit. a message o' coed. i would like us to deal with a deal and it is the prime minister's deal. brexit is still proving divisiv

as we heard in that report, the uk. as we heard in that report, the family of charlotte are very upset about the tv interview that he gave. he was, it was quite an unexpected turn of events. as we understand, jack shepherd decided to turn himself in to police, because he saw british media reports being surfaced, which mentioned his whereabouts, him being here in georgia. he contacted a local lawyer and then went to a police station and then went to a police station and turned himself in. but before he was officially arrested, he has spoken to a local television channel. he maintains his innocence, and, as we know from his lawyer, thatis and, as we know from his lawyer, that is his position. there are also some reports that he might be fighting his extradition to the uk. at this stage we cannot confirm that information. his lawyer says he will be meeting his client later today and perhaps this option will be discussed. thanks very much for that. a new plan to tackle drug resistant superbugs is being unveiled by the gover

and the uk manufacturing out there. and the logic for that grows all the time with the threat of brexit looming on the horizon. how does it compare to others? we have seen the likes of mercedes and bmw also been hit by the slow down in china but they are better placed because they are bigger? absolutely. it is fair to say that other companies are also suffering from the same problems but they're much more insured against them because of their scale. the companies you mentioned, audi, bmw, mercedes, are at least four times the size in terms of sales, they have bigger art and the budgets for the future. perhaps they are not as agile but today, they are the first ones to really face into the shock of what is going on around the world. thank you very much indeed, jim holder, editor of autocar. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. carmaker fiat chrysler will pay more than $700 million to settle lawsuits from the usjustice department and diesel owners, according to reports. it has been sued for alle

a product manufactured in the uk will be treated the same way asa the uk will be treated the same way as a product manufactured in france. if you pull us out of that market, suddenly we might have different rules or have to have checks at the borders to make sure that whatever we produce conforms with eu rules and regulations. now, obviously, there is a history of conflict around the border, so ireland and the uk were preoccupied about minimising the infrastructure along the border as much as possible. so this backstop is a fallback option and what they have said is it is an insurance policy if by the end of trading negotiations we have found no solution to make that border as soft as possible and minimise infrastructure and minimise the number of checks, we would have this policy coming to place to effectively keep the whole of the uk as part of a customs arrangement with the eu, so minimising checks, and northern ireland would have to conform to more rules and regulations because it has trade across that border. it is more closely aligned with ireland and the rest of the eu, then. a

across the southern half of the uk so across the southern half of the uk so the temperatures are beginning to rise, the milder air coming so the temperatures are beginning to rise, the milderair coming in. into the weekend we will find the winds will strengthen, we get stronger north—westerly winds, continuing to feed and while there but helping to break up the cloud more. some areas of rain as well. early on saturday we've got a bit of rain across southern parts of england. that means away then we've got some sunshine following on. the cloud thickens towards the north—west, comes into scotland, northern ireland, northern england, most of the rain in the north and west of scotla nd the rain in the north and west of scotland and those temperatures widely io—iid. the winds beginning to pick up a little bit and those winds will continue to strengthen into the second half of the weekend. again, around the area of high pressure, where the air is coming from, the atlantic, the next weather fronts coming in, as they move southwards the weather fronts we can southwards the weather fronts we

it has done a bit of uk businesses. it has done a bit of research into which regions will be hit by a no—deal brexit. it is not a withdrawal agreement at a no—deal brexit. it is talking about basically every uk region will be hurt. everyone will be hurt by a no—deal brexit, according to the story. i don't think it's too much ofa story. i don't think it's too much of a shock, necessarily, we have been told for a long time that no deal is the worst possible scenario that comes out here that it is the north—east of england and that is a lot to do with the reliance of exports in that area of the country. the manufacturing that happens and the exports that happen from that pa rt the exports that happen from that part of the country being sent out. it is how much less their would be. it is how much less their would be. it says that the north—east of england could produce io.5% less in 2030, 2034, than it does now and no deal scenario which of course is enormous. if you add it to what would happen the likes of london

trade with the uk after brexit. he warned that quick deals with the uk could be harmed by attempts to block "no deal". some countries do not yet believe that no—deal is a possibility. 0ne of the reason that myself and other ministers are here is to convince other countries that no—deal is a genuine possibility and they must prepare because of the do not there could be a break, even if it is a temporary one, in the trading relationship that we have with those countries on a preferential basis. of course we can trade with them on a wto basis but that is not as favourable to either side so getting them to understand that no—deal is possible is vital, and when people say no—deal simply won't happen, or the period will be delayed, it actually diminishes the impetus for some of these other countries to come to that agreement for the united kingdom, so we're being very meaningful in the messages that we put out. joining us is michael hewson, chief market analyst, cmc markets. you were listening to that. liam fox to

the uk. sirjames dyson may be one of the most high profile supporters of brexit, but that hasn't stopped his company shifting its headquarters to singapore. p&0 have re—registered its entire fleet of ferries under the cypriot flag. sony is moving its european headquarters to amsterdam. luxury car—maker bentley says the company is stockpiling parts. and retailer dixons carphone says its working to shore up supplies. and these announcements aren't just from this month or this week, no, these are just the warnings from tuesday. a short while ago we spoke to paul everitt, chief execitive of ads, the trade organisation for companies in the uk aerospace, defence, security and space sectors. the chief executive of airbus said the government's handling of brexit was a disgrace, because businesses have no idea, like the rest of us you might say, what is going to happen. do you agree with him?|j think happen. do you agree with him?” think you will find what tom has been saying in his unique style

know what the uk wants. he said he is ready to discuss or look at alternatives, mr juncker ears, but they don't know what they are. shaw, 0k, thank you for that. let's talk to alex now in westminster. so the suggestion is that they were badtempered talks between mr tusk and mrs may this evening, but there is still this firm believed, certainly among many conservative mps, that the eu will at some point crack. yes, well, the perspective from westminster and the perspective from westminster and the perspective from westminster and the perspective from inside number ten is obviously different from that we are hearing from brussels at the moment, and the reason is this. numberten moment, and the reason is this. number ten believes that parliament proved with its vote last night that there is something it can rally behind. numberten thinks there is something it can rally behind. number ten thinks this offers clarity to the situation. it is effectively parliament saying, look, if you make changes to that backstop,

no deal would be dreadful for the uk. are completely united. no deal would be dreadfulfor the uk. billions of pounds are being wasted already for contingency planning is, firms are starting to relocate abroad and where it actually happen, the disruption, whether at ports, services, hundreds of broadcasters no longer able to show their programmes across europe, the disruption would be huge and then there is the long—term damage to the uk competitiveness. it has to be avoided. the only way to avoid it is to find a deal and that is where parliament coming, so what business are hoping for and waiting with bated breath is to see does the prime minister offer a genuine olive branch across parliament? where is the majority? what is the type of deal that actually we could get agreement on and negotiate? if it is the prime minister seymore of the same, i‘m going to try harder on the backstop, that will cause real problems for business. what with businesslike? i think we‘ve seen previously that 18% of your business is voted for remained at about 80%. are they now accepting it will be

this is the start of a momentous week for the uk. tomorrow, parliament seems certain to reject theresa may's brexit deal. but the prime minister is urging mps to back hers. whatever you may previously have concluded, over these next 24 hours, i say to you, give this deal a second look. yes, it is not perfect, and yes, it is a compromise. china has sentenced a canadian to death — it's widely seen as the latest move in a deepening diplomatic row. turkey dismisses a threat by donald trump — after the president said he would "devastate" turkey's economy if they attack america's kurdish allies in syria. and a british—iranian woman detained in tehran goes on hunger strike in protest to get the care she says she needs. tomorrow we have the hugely important vote in the commons over theresa may's brexit deal and the outlook will have —— the outcome will have fundamental consequences for the uk. let's look at how brexit could impact on the uk's economy. leaving the eu customs union risks having to check all goods entering the uk from

well, we have to take the uk government, the uk politicians, at face value. we had a referendum two and a half years ago and the decision was to leave, and until we hear anything to the contrary that is our assumption. so the best case scenario, according to those parameters, is we avoid a no deal brexit, and that we secure this deal on the table that is struck between the uk and the eu, then we are able to move on to the future negotiations. we are not in a position to start guessing whether there will be a second referendum, whether the article 50 process will be revoked. that's really not for a business organisation to comment on. 0k. business organisation to comment on. ok. but our main message is to avoid ano ok. but our main message is to avoid a no deal brexit because the harm will be massive, both to the uk at the eu business community. ok, thank you very much indeed, ben butters there in brussels. what we did is going to be! joining us now in the studio is our economics correspondent, dharshini david. dharshini, here we are. where are we? anyone's gu

from the uk around 40 years ago. a festive a festive night out turned into a nightmare for strictly‘s aj pritchard and his brother curtis — when they were attacked in a nightclub in their home town. the professional dancers were left battered and bruised, with curtis needing emergency surgery on his knee. let's find out more from the brothers now. good morning to you, good to see you. we can see quite plainly characters that you still have the crutches, take us back aj, to that night, back together and hoping for afun night night, back together and hoping for a fun night out? yeah, we were in our hometown, ten minutes from our house. we went out for a night out and curtis was violently pushed and we we re and curtis was violently pushed and we were beaten up by eight people and as you can see with his leg he needed emergency surgery straightaway which is had done, thankfully, thank you to the nhs for that. the thing is it was senseless violence, unprovoked and just, there's not much more to say which is the sad t

but there is so much to do to deliver brexit and get the uk ready for brexit and get the uk ready for brexit day, that if we eventually do get a deal and if the prime minister can come back with something that gets through parliament, that is a massive if, but if she can do that, and getting it all through parliament in time, notjust the commons, that is a big ask too. that is why some are saying we might not make it. thank you very much. we have been talking about the wave of snow coming from the south—west. in cornwall, the airport at newquay has been closed. in places on the routes through the county, cars have come toa through the county, cars have come to a standstill. the snowfall has been widespread, but is moving quickly in some areas. i am just hearing that the situation at the airport will be reviewed at 4.15. we will keep an eye on what is going on. that belt of snow is moving eastwards and amber weather warnings have been issued. let‘s return to brexit now. there have been warnings of empty shelves in supermarkets if britain leaves without a deal — but would that rea

what happened when you got to the uk? ididn't happened when you got to the uk? i didn't think to pack my bag or anything, ijust i didn't think to pack my bag or anything, i just ran, i didn't think to pack my bag or anything, ijust ran, i ran for my life. they were determined to find me, even though the british police said they wouldn't get out any information about me, and said that i'm safe. so they know that you are in the uk? the neck yeah, they know. how did they know that? i don't know. that's because the saudi government lets fries and cause us runaways and criminals. even they will forge records to say you committed a crime. which is really scary. thanks for watching this edition of outside source, we will be back the same time tomorrow, and have updates on venezuela, the weather in the us, and brexit. we will see you then. hello there, this is the forecast will be look at the weather from the next week to ten days. we will look further ahead in a moment, but we have to focus on some potentially troublesome weather in the short—term first about. cold a

forthe uk in make potentially harmful decisions for the uk in the event of a no deal. also keeping an eye across the oil price today. it has gone down because of concerns about the global economy slowing down and also the us stockpiling barrels of oil and that had some effect on energy companies. is there any good news around? a bit ofa is there any good news around? a bit of a tonic. every elf is. surrounding the mix company fever tree. —— make a bit of a surrounding the mix company fever tree. —— make a bit ofa mix. revenues rising 39% to £236 million! a p pa re ntly revenues rising 39% to £236 million! apparently the growing popularity of jan in the uk has helped boost both sales but also pretty good in the us as well. more about this. michael hewson, chief market analyst at cmc markets is with us. let‘s talk brexit first. what is the city making up all of these are recent warnings? i think tom has hit the net on the head with respect to the net on the head with respect to the brexit process. here we are, just over two months away from the brexit date an

of uk jobs as leverage, with her own mps. isn't it now time for the prime minister to tell the truth — that she will not take the uk out of the eu on march 29th without a deal. the honourable lady will understand that the current legal position is that if we get to the 29th of march without a deal we will leave without a deal. that is the legal position. now, in relation to the ceo of airbus's remarks, she will have read the remarks and she will have noticed that further on in those remarks he said very explicitly, he needs clarity. he and his industry, his business need clarity. we have to vote for a deal. and we have always said that the deal is our favoured option, and that is why we want to see it over the line. airbus employees 14,000 people in this country, and in addition, we have a very valuable and important aerospace manufacturing cluster in wolverhampton. the chief executive said today brexit is threatening to destroy a century of development, based on education, research and human capital. isn't it the case that

i don't think there is i’ooiti the uk does. i don't think there is room to do that for the simple reason that the backstop is absolutely in the withdrawal agreement. but there is a possibility to discuss the future relationship. so that is what the european parliament and the european union has always said. the eu's question to theresa may will be, what is new in the uk's ideas? if nothing, there may be little to discuss. last night mps voted in favour of an alternative to the so—called irish backstop — the insurance policy designed to avoid a hard border in ireland in the event that no trade agreement is reached by the end of 2020. but how is brexit being seen in the republic of ireland? chris page sent this report. this is a theatrical protest, but border people hope it will break through and highlight real concerns. they're worried any checkpoints would delay journeys, disrupt trade and bring back dark memories. i don't think the mps in westminster get the reality of border life in the north of ireland at all. and i thin

neither the uk, eu or the irish government want that. so the backstop is a safety net that only comes into play should the uk and the eu fail to reach a trade deal once britain leaves the eu. all parties agree that a backstop is needed to maintain cross—border cooperation and protect the good friday peace agreement. and, as it stands, the backstop means northern ireland would stay aligned to some rules of the eu single market — but only if another solution cannot be found by the end of the transition period in december 2020. and our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in brussels where eu foreign ministers have been meeting — theresa may seems to be still focussed on a breakthrough on the backstop — how likely are the eu to give ground on that? i think there will be a bit of confusion because they were hoping, all the foreign ministers came here today further meetings so they were looking to london for some clear direction and what they have got its aspiration, i think, direction and what they have got its aspiration, ithi

—— leavers. then the question is where is the uk going? -- leavers. do you believe a head of state should be making these overtures, despite the divisions going on the political spectrum and also just going on the political spectrum and alsojust ordinary going on the political spectrum and also just ordinary people, ordinary household, ordinary pubs?” also just ordinary people, ordinary household, ordinary pubs? ithink there is a role for the queen in such set durations of these and if you look at her comments she hasn't really made a comment going one way 01’ really made a comment going one way or the other ——in such situations as these. the question is also what does it achieve because we know there is huge division with the country and we know that people are getting, the lot of anger on both sides because it seems to be so difficult to difficult to come to a solution so, yeah, i'm not sure whether her comments will make any difference! the comments that did make it each difference yesterday, certainly, were those from the boss of airbus. h

west or south—westerly winds across the uk. the cold air is behind this cold front and that'll be sinking its way south and eastwards as we go through wednesday and into thursday. but on tuesday, the front is draped across the north of scotland, the heaviest and most persistent of the rain here pulling its way slowly northwards through the day. further south, mainly dry, a lot cloud, there may be drizzle particularly for western hills. a few breaks in the cloud mainly east of high ground, and it's quite a breezy day for tuesday. this is an idea of wind speeds, average wind speeds through the afternoon. but it will mild, temperatures between nine and 11 celsius. the cloud will be fairly stubborn across much of the uk through tuesday evening, and will start to thicken. outbreaks of rain soon arriving into south—west scotland, northern ireland, sinking its way down into parts of northern england, maybe the far north of wales and parts of south—west england by dawn on wednesday. further south, mainly dry, still a lot of cloud,

all of that, i think, the uk from the backstop. all of that, ithink, shows the uk from the backstop. all of that, i think, shows that the words of donald tusk in this letter are totally meaningless. and anybody who would take them as a guarantee or and assurance would be very foolish. what about the idea that parliament could say it would agree theresa may's deal, but on the proviso that the backstop solution would expire on the 31st of december, tooth —— 2021? again, you have to consider the nature of this agreement. this agreement will be between the eu and the uk. the amendment would only be a commitment by the uk government. it would expect the backstop to end. you could ask the eu to move? the eu already know what is required. any eu negotiator would have steeped themselves in what has been said in these debates, what has been said by spokespersons of different parties. they do not need an amendment in the house of commons to show what is required. you would not consider voting for that? no, we wouldn't. if it is only to g

about there is clarity from the uk about the way forward. and that was the message from michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, who is in portugal today meeting portuguese mps, touring round the eu as he spends a lot of his time doing and he was saying that if the uk changes its position, then the eu will change its position. that is not new and he said that yesterday to members of the european parliament when he addressed them in strasbourg and it's what the eu has been saying all along. and what it means is that any changes to the deal would have to be in the direction of a closer future relationship with the eu rather than the relationship based on a free trade agreement where the two sides have pursued it this far. it's an open question as to what that would do and how much that could change in the withdrawal agreement, the brexit treaty which contains the controversial backstop. in the meantime, the eu are remaining their preparations for the uk leaving with no deal at all, a situation jean—claude juncker‘s spokesman said today loo

the uk. that's on top of the 1500 that were shed last year. it's blamed the cuts on a slump in demand for diesel cars, slower sales in china, and uncertainty over brexit. the job losses represent more than 10% of their overall uk workforce. meanwhile, honda has told its uk workforce that it will shut down production for six days in april to deal with brexit logistics and border disruption. more on that in a moment. first, here's our business editor, simonjack, from the west midlands. shift change at jaguar shift change atjaguar land rover on a day of big change for the company, with over 10% of the workforce facing redundancy. what's the mood light inside? it's not the best, i mean, i've been working here for the past four years, and for the past 12 months it hasn't been the best, and we re months it hasn't been the best, and were not too sure about the future here. why do you think it's happened? because of the uncertainty around brexit and diesel, that sort of thing. this planned in solihul

recruitment is down 50% from eu nationals across the uk. we saw a large number of workers return home immediately after the brexit vote and when people are looking to come, there is a reluctance to come and work in the uk while there is continued uncertainty about how long they can remain. with companies in every sector now facing the increasing possibility of no agreement being stitched together, it is time for them to get down to the details. we have many businesses, about 145,000 businesses, that only trade with the eu bloc, and for them, their customers are demanding that they're holding inventory, or stock, which is taking up much of their cash and in some cases they are not placing contracts past the end of march because they do know what the terms of trade are going to be. businesses are used to getting deals done and are hoping that the government will be able to do the same. colletta smith, bbc news. that's it for now from westminster i'll be back later but now back to reeta in the studio. our top story this lunchtime. theresa may

with two months to go until the uk is due to leave the eu, how are firms and the uk economy faring and preparing? while some businesses claim to have been put under unprecedented pressure. others say they a no deal exit would not be a disaster. let's talk to one such business. (pres) stephen irish, founder and commercial director stephen irish, founder and commercial director of hyperdrive innovation joins us. thanks forjoining us. explain how you have been able to expand and innovate over the past year. what we do is very much in demand so we are involved in the development and manufacture of battery systems for electric vehicles and for storage in homes and businesses so that means a huge increase in demand has made our technology is very much required and we will continue to grow. you are not won a no deal possibility and brexit, brexit, why is that? we do not think i know deal is what anyone in industry wants but we have been preparing for any outcome. i think to clarify, what we want is what is right for all business, we want to see uk business continue to grow and prosper which i

it's a loss of people throughout the uk. if you stress that 97, it is making them very dependent and prince philip is a very independent person. he hasjennings to be that all of life and he really doesn't want to stop. as long as long as he is physically able to do something and asi physically able to do something and as i said it's ok, and we know his eyesight is ok because he did have a test shortly afterwards. thank you. time for a look at the weather with susan powell. it isa it is a chilly story for us in the coming days. alu ko it is a chilly story for us in the coming days. aluko milder on friday but back into the cold for next weekend. chilly this morning with widespread frost. the best sunshine during the day is in the east. in the west we have a frontal system trying to push on. for england and wales, a fine story this afternoon, northern ireland has heavy rain and squally winds. in the rain comes through scotland this evening. the rain coming into england and wales as we move into choosing morning. temperatures tu

assets look at uk stocks, for instance. the gap between you realize dividends yield is at 80 year gap hasn't been seen for 80 years. that shows there's extreme pricing and quite a lot is priced in. and even the way that sterling reacted last night to rumors all last week shows there's a lot priced in already. >> in terms of the different options that may happen if we do see the deal defeated, which it looks poised to do, what do you think the markets would take most positively in terms of outcomes following tomorrow night's vote >> i can't see what a general election would necessarily solve. i'm not sure that markets would welcome that as the reporter pointed out, it's not quite clear how labor leader would campaign and not quite clear what would be the result and whether you would find yourself after all of that in a materially different position to how you are now. second referendum, again, hasn't been a huge swing. i mean there is some sense that some -- there is some regret from some brexit side, so you have maybe seen

the uk is due to leave the eu injust under two months‘ time — on the 29th march. the foreign secretary's comments come as the non—partisan think—tank, the institute for government, warns that the uk is un—prepared for a no—deal exit. they warn that a lot of legislation to replace eu laws with uk laws after brexit has yet to be passed — including bills covering trade, agriculture, fisheries, immigration and financial services. the research also raises concerns over whether it's possible to implement the changes needed — including new processes, systems and staff required — in time by the end of march to avoid disruption. if a deal can be agreed between the uk and the eu in the next few weeks, then brexit on the 29 march will be followed by a 2i—month transition period. let's go now to westminster where i'm joined by our assistant political editor norman smith. the first time the suggestion that brexit may not happen on the 29th of march has passed the lips of a member of government. how significant is this? it is significant, because this has been t

you came to the uk in 2012. as well as writing a book, running a foundation, campaigning for girls‘ education, you‘re alsojuggling your own education... yes. you‘re in your second year at oxford university, so i have to ask you, how do you fit it all in? it is a lot of work. yeah, but i‘m studying, i‘m doing ppe at lmh in oxford. which is politics, philosophy and economics. and i‘m enjoying it. you‘re not a machine, though. you must have to switch off sometimes. how do you relax? i mean, do you watch tv programmes? yes, we do watch tv programmes. i recently watched the good place. yeah. and i also watch some comedy shows. i recently watched the blackadder. oh, yes. i‘m a big fan of british comedy — i love it. and just sometimes watch, like, yes, minister. 0h, 0k. and there was an old show called mind your language. oh, yes, that does go back a long way. yes, a very, very long way. but i find it funny. i know it wouldn‘t be welcomed in the same way as it was then but, yeah, i find it very funn

it also sets out basic rights for uk citizens elsewhere in the eu and eu citizens here in the uk. and the terms of a transition period of at least 2! months after brexit when all the rules would state the same. but most controversial is all, there is a protocol on or up —— on ireland and northern ireland, including the backstop plan to keep the border open under all circumstances. the backstop coming to the effect at the end of a post— brexit transition period if a future trade agreement to afford a hardboard hasn't been achieved. the payment has been given additional reassurances from the eu that the backstop would only ever be temporary and that no—one actually wa nts temporary and that no—one actually wants it to come into effect. but it still exists in the treaty and there is no unilateral way for the uk to get out of it without the eu's agreement. there is also a non—binding political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and eu. the wording here is so vague that it does not offer any guarantee of any political outcome. the government is facing an

farms supplying third of the uk's needs. down to one of the most unusual sites, rectangular iceberg more than kilometre across floating in antarctica in october. the clean edges proving its recent separation from an ice shelf. and finally... and the weather outside is frightful. not for these children it is not because this is the first time they have ever seen snow. snow is hardly headline news in toronto but for these children from eritrea it is reason to celebrate. but do not get too carried away, there is a lot of winter still to go. and that is it for this time. i know it is a good thing we have come to it wind farm on such a windy day but can we go back inside now? for highlights from our previous programmes ahead to the website. look out for more in 2019. until then keep checking the forecast. good morning. happy new year to you. ido good morning. happy new year to you. i do not think the wind farms will be working too hard this week. you'll be at pleasant rest of week and start to 2019. high—pressure family moving

they say it has become a way of life in the uk. ido i do think anybody living he would recognise the truth of that statement. we know that we will vote on the deal offered by the prime minister and if that is except that then we have certainty. that if it is rejected by parliament, then what? to go back into the eu? this could go right down to the wire. we could go right down to the wire. we could be talking about this all the way up until march 29 with all sorts of out of left field things such as asking for revoking article 50... how do you plan as a business? do you feel this has been handled? many are saying that this is one of the most enormous decisions that this country will make for generations. it has to go through a process of proper democratic processes. had you think about it is being handled? someone here a few years ago described it as an omnishambles. people here are frustrated. are we are getting on with it and i think we will model free. what do you think will happen? i know it is a tough question but what are your

the yellow tones across the uk pushed out of the way from the uk pushed out of the way from the north, the northerly winds descending across the country. a noticeable difference right across the country by the end of the week. into thursday, yes, some dry and sunny weather around with a few scattered and possibly even wintry showers off the north coast, but colder feel across the country. highest values of 4—7 degrees, and it looks like it will continue to get colder by the end of the week and into next week as well. you have been warned. reeta. louise, thank you. that's all from the bbc news at one. goodbye for me, good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... andy murray has been knocked out in the first round of the australian open but hinted that it might not be his last match. he lost in 5 sets to roberto bautista agut but came from two sets down against the spaniard in a thriller in melbourne. murray revealed last week that retirement would be this year becasue of the pain he's in following hip surgery and though he would prefer to bow out at wimbledon he s

the uk, for the unique situation that exists on the island of ireland. frustration here is palpable, with divisions in the uk parliament and the prime minister's negotiating style. is that the way you can solve a problem of a magnitude? is that the way to do that? is that the way you do that? that is every day changing your opinion? so much passion, so much engagement here in the european parliament in the brexit debate today but, crucially, no one here has any power to change anything at this stage. the only ones who can bend or amend the withdrawal agreement, including the backstop on the irish border, are the leaders of the 27 eu countries and right now they are stonewalling the prime minister. there are no plans to hastily schedule a summit of eu leaders at this stage. angela merkel sent out her spokesman to talk to the cameras today about what is next rather than appearing herself. he said theresa may should go and see jean—claude juncker, a man who, at this stage, has little power to help her. and assumptions the eu will give in at the 11th hour

currently living in the uk a re protected citizens currently living in the uk are protected in return for the rights of british citizens living in france, work is also under way to ensure that the french fishing industry is protected, and the french prime minister wanted to make sure that the threats to trade, security and employment are minimised but it has to be said that the announcement today of the 50 million euros figure is just a headline figure and infinitely more will be spent in the months and yea rs will be spent in the months and years to come. it's quite a comprehensive list already and we heard the mayor of calais saying as far as we're concerned, we don't wa nt far as we're concerned, we don't want any hold—ups, there is no interest for us to have any massive hold—ups on either side of the border. is there a view in paris or centrally in government that they have to make it work, if there is in no—deal brexit commits it has to be something the french government wa nts to something the french government wants to tackle head on? the french are taking a pragmatic vie

it also sets out basic rights for uk citizens elsewhere in the eu, and eu citizens here in the uk. and the terms of a transition period, of at least 21 months after brexit, when all the rules would stay the same. but most controversial of all, there's the protocol on ireland and northern ireland, including the backstop plan, for keeping the irish border as open as it is now — under all circumstances. the backstop would only come into effect at the end of a post brexit transition period, if a future trade agreement to avoid a hard border hasn't been achieved. the prime minister has been given additional reassurances from the eu that the backstop would only ever be temporary and that no one actually wants it to come into effect. but it still exists in the treaty and there is no unilateral way for the uk to get out of it without the eu's agreement. there's also a non—binding political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and the eu. the wording here is so vague that it doesn't offer any guarantee of any particular outcome. so, the government's facing an uphill bat

and 1 million uk citizens in the uk and 1 million uk citizens in the eu. it also gives a financial settle m e nt the eu. it also gives a financial settlement that honours our legal obligations. not to do so, as members opposite have pointed out, would undermine our international position. it guarantees an implementation period, which means businesses have one change to make as we enter into a new trade deal, as we enter into a new trade deal, as opposed to two. but most importantly, mr speaker, and this is an issue on which the benches upset quite rightly should take great pride because they played a key part, in terms of the peace situation in northern ireland. it is a very proud record for the benches opposite. the withdrawal agreement enables us to preserve that hard—won peace and ensure the commitments that were made in the belfast agreement were honoured. i will happily give way. does the secretary of state realise that the withdrawal agreement and especially the backstop arrangement, which actually forcibly would remove northern ireland from the re

despite all the contributing 5% to gdp in the uk. what would you like to see done? obviously a reduction to some extent but on the other hand really don't retailers just have to adapt to the current climate? too many are keeping too many stores opened. retailers are adapting but the problem is with business rates so high it is difficult to find that money to reinvest in your business. it is also difficult for high streets trying to reinvent themselves and attract new businesses to fill the gaps left by shops. it is not all bad news, is it? da number of new opportunities for employment in the changing sector. correct, retailers at the forefront of artificial intelligence for example and that brings a lot of new jobs around those, and people who write and manage algorithms to do digital marketing and analysed data as well. how should retailers quickly adapt to the new opportunities there are? are you advising them to actually think more carefully about the footprint of the number of stores right across the country and focus more along