the european commission is the conduit of the member states. so far, and you know this because you watch europe asre well, wesed to the european union being ever so fractious over migration, over missing -- single currency, so many issues but when it has come to brexithey have held an incredible unity that you do not see normally among those member states. they are fighting about the multi-annual budget and so on and they have got a summit at the end of this week. but now that we are getting to five to midnight on these negotiations, that unity is bey.nning to f macron is sounding like the brexit bad cop. there are others that stand behind him on the issues -- other e.u. coastal states like denmark or spainee germany isby some as too keen to make thideal. but this can also be in arguing among brothe and sisters if you like. there are no serious splits to speak up among the e.u. countries but it is fraying at the edges right now. >> the u.k. government says there is every chance a trade agreement won't happen. the ministers said they are willing

ursula von der leyen of the european commission president and borisjohnson, the european commission president and boris johnson, the uk's european commission president and borisjohnson, the uk's by minister, spoke at length on the whole phone just a couple of hours back, but they have not managed any significant breakthroughs on some of the outstanding issues, such as the state aid issue. in both the eu in the uk behaved fairly with reference to subsidies, also the issue of fishing is not resolved, the story very much goes fishing is not resolved, the story very much goes on. fishing is not resolved, the story very much goes on. thanks for watching. bye—bye. hello there. it's certainly been a cold day again today, even away from the fog, but where the fog persisted all day, so temperatures remained below freezing all day. notjust here in norfolk but more widely across east anglia, lincolnshire, through the midlands and parts of southern england. the fog is thickening up overnight and becoming more widespread, and it will still be around tomorrow morning. so some difficult travelling conditi

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission will speak in the next few hours to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. we keep calm as always and if there is still a way, we will see. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will ‘definitely‘ be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale vaccine roll—out begins in russia. the makers of the ‘sputnik‘ jab claim it's up to 95% effective, but it's still undergoing trials. the lifeline which keeps breaking down — residents on the isle of wight call for a multi—million pound floating bridge to be scrapped. and coming up — click explores the latest developments around accessibility and inclusion in tech for international day of persons with disabilities. that's in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. leaders are hoping to break the deadlock today over a post—brexit trade deal — with time running out to get an agreement through before the uk leaves eu trading rules on december 31st. boris johnson and european commission president, ursula von der ley

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission speak to try and find a way forward on brexit trade talks. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will ‘definitely‘ be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale coronavirus vaccine rollout begins in russia — a large—scale coronavirus vaccine rollout begins in russia — but the sputnikjab is still undergoing mass testing. it's small business saturday — what's next for the high street as we know it — after the recent collapse of household names? and coming up at 5:45 — a look at those helping people in burnley who are facing severe financial hardship due to the pandemic — in poverty and the pandemic: burnley‘s front line. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. boris johnson is speaking to the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, to try to push forward talks about a post—brexit trade deal. negotiations were put on hold last night, because of what were described as "significa nt divergences" between the sides. time is running out for a deal to be reac

uk prime minister borisjohnson and the president of the european commission will speak later today , to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. we keep calm, as always, and if there is still a way, we will see, huh? the two sides remain divided on fishing rights, the rules governing state subsidies for business and how the deal is policed — uk businesses say they need clarity now. the government have sent out a letter to every business in the country saying "check, change, go". well, check what? change what? go where? we need to know now. this has now got to be done, there has got to be compromise on both sides. the uk vaccine regulator says , the covid—19 vaccine the uk medicine regulator says, the covid—19 vaccine will "definitely" be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale vaccine roll—out begins today in russia, using the country's sputnikjab. the makers say it's up to 95% effective, but it's still undergoing trials. and coming up — in a week that's seen the collapse of uk household names including topshop and debenhams, what's next hel

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission will speak in the next few hours to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. we keep calm as always and if there is still a way, we will see. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will ‘definitely‘ be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale vaccine roll—out begins in russia. the makers of the ‘sputnik‘ jab claim it's up to 95% effective, but it's still undergoing trials. on small business saturday — what's next for the high street as we know it after the recent collapse of household names? and coming up in half an hour — the travel show team revisit some of their favourite trips to north america. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. leaders are hoping to break the deadlock today over a post—brexit trade deal — with time running out to get an agreement through before the uk leaves eu trading rules on december 31st. that is the end of the transition deal. borisjohnson and european commission president — ursula von der leyen — are due to speak in the next cou

it is a unilateral decision by the european commission, so it is their decision to take. but it is dependent upon the uk agreeing to reciprocate it, to allow symmetrical access to uk and eu hauliers, so they are pulling today to allow for a six—month bilateral agreement to allow trucks to move across the uk and eu to make sure we all get the goods that we need. you have talked about stockpiling. is it your view that consumers, in the event of a no deal, should prepare for prices to go up? that is a question about what happens to the rest of our economy and to some extent what position our government takes on tariffs coming from outside the eu. it is difficult to generalise or make predictions. to reassure people, logistics is a resilient sector as we have seen throughout this terrible pandemic we have been living through, and we would not advise or there to be any shortages on a personal level. but businesses are trained to get the goodsin businesses are trained to get the goods in before the 1st of january just in case there is no deal, at which point they would attrac

says it's time to limit the power of taking giants the european commission is about to unveil new rules for the digital sphere. and with coronavirus cases in germany spiraling out of control and a tougher lockdown looming christmas shoppers are clogging the high streets for last minute gifts. come to do business and want to get johnson good to have you with us and we're starting with news from china which really seems to have left the pandemic behind it a country's national bureau of statistics reports industrial production grew 7 percent year on year in november that's the fastest pace in 20 months the improvement in industrial production was underpinned by strong exports as many of china's biggest trading partners returned to virus restrictions that feel to demand for medical equipment and work from home devices such as laptops mobile phones and cameras domestic demand is also robust retail sales and remember rose 5 percent on the. all right let's talk a little bit about astonishing china is there china expert cliff it can and joins me in the studio cliff it always seeing that china i

as lord frost arrived at the european commission, he was reminded that the french are worried about not being able to catch as many fish. reporter: lord frost, what's your message to emmanuel macron? and supporters of the french government will tell anyone who will listen they'll say no to a deal they don't like. this is the framing of the relationship between the uk and the eu for years, decades, to come, and so we have to be absolutely convinced on both sides of the channel that it is the right framing for this relationship and if it is not, we shouldn't sign it. if there is a deal, parliament will be asked to endorse it. that's likely to be a formality, given borisjohnson‘s sizeable majority, but labour are divided about what to do. they regard no deal as a disaster but can't agree whether it would be wise to endorse any deal the government does. we'll have to look of course at the content of the deal, but also any legislation that comes upon. we're not going to give them a blank cheque, but i think i have been very clear, both today and on previous programmes with you, andrew, tha

prime minister boris johnson and european commission president ursula von der leyen made the decision during a phone call on saturday and will speak again on monday evening to discuss the progress. a joint statement released by mrjohnson and ms von der leyen in the past hour said that "significa nt differences" remained between them on three critical issues — the level playing field, governance and fisheries. both sides underlined that no agreement is feasible if these issues are not resolved. the statement said "whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by our negotiating teams to assess whether they can be resolved. "we are therefore instructing our chief negotiators to reconvene tomorrow in brussels." with the latest on the stalled brexit trade talks — here's our political correspondent chris mason. checking out for now, the eu's chief negotiator leaving his hotel in london after talks on a trade deal were paused. so what does this mean for the chances of an agreement? any hope for a deal? good morning. we keep

boris johnson and the president of the european commission have been beating. their goal is to unlock trade talks when time is running low. these pictures show both of them meeting at the european commission headquarters in brussels. we will hshe more on that tly. first, both sides have been laying out there red lines. >> our friends in the eu are currentlyti ins that if they pass a new law in the future with which we in this country do not comply or don't follow suit, they have the automatic right to punishs u and retaliate. secondly, they are saying th u.k. shod be the only country in the world not to have sovereign control over its fishing waters. i don't believe those are terms that any prime minister of this country should accept. ros: in berlin, angela merkel addressed the germanarliament. >> there are british conditions we cannot accept then we will take the path of no deal. one thing is clear. the integrity of the eu's market must be preserved. ros: here is kevin connolly in brussels in -- on what wem ight expect fday's meeting. >> the political -- the

yes the european commission president ursula voi'i european commission president ursula von der leyen announced these contingency measures this morning and that is when we heard that the european commission dinner tonight that the leaders would be discussing breast —— brexit where previously the day before, charles michelle said that would not be on the agenda at office of aussie rules makes it sound sunshiny, there has been a government policy shift and using that language instead of no deal which we heard for a long time for such aussie rules is one of the most violent sports in the world, isn't it? it is pretty fierce as a sport itself. but i do think there has beena itself. but i do think there has been a shift in policy from using language. we have had this move by the european commission president, then we had the prime minister making that statement. earlier today where he was saying, " look there making that statement. earlier today where he was saying, "look there is a strong likelihood not that we might be in this aussie roast situation." and it's interesting. the telegr

commission side we heard from the european sorry the president of the european commission us live on the line who made the announcement calling it a good deal a fair deal a balanced deal they part of the e.u. the powerhouse as they call it germany let's go live now to dominic cain who is live for us in berlin have we heard anything yet dominic from any german officials . no german ministers have spoken publicly yet regarding this deal or arrived at between the european commission and the british government but it's worth making the point and reiterating that the lion the president of the european commission is a very senior german politician indeed very privy to the private discussions that merkel the chancellor here would have been having for many years about briggs it remember that or sort of underline used to be a very senior cabinet minister here in germany and so when when a sort of underlined speaks you know that the sorts of thoughts she has and the sorts of thoughts that she makes public are very much those which have been informing the mentality mysteriously here in berlin p

the uk prime minister boris johnson and president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen are due to talk about now about the post—brexit trade negotiations. laud frost, taylor or no deal? this morning the uk's chief negotiator arrived for the final day of talks in a last—ditch bid for a breakthrough. britain's foreign secretary says a deal is dependent on the eu. will the eu move on the two key issues, level playing field, control of our laws and fisheries? if there is the will to do that, then actually we can address progress that can be made. the body which represents nhs trusts in england warns the prime minister that relaxing coronavirus restrictions will lead to a third wave of infections. chancellor angela merkel has announced tighter coronavirus restrictions that will apply across germany from this wednesday tilljanuary the 10th. nigerian security forces said they have located the kidnappers of hundreds of students abducted from their secondary school in the north of the country. anthony joshua knocks out kubrat pulev to defend his heavyweight world titles and set

this is the european commission, not least t ensure distributions of covid 19 vaccines. and while this offered, eu member states are free to set their own rules on border control that they can go their own way if they choose. for more, here's the abc brussels correspondent. >> itst is up to the membees to decide who comes in and but the eu ititutions t to put a sort of architecture across the top o that. so, for example, the european commission was saying today that after couple of days of emergency measures, the is now no real reason why a planes and trains should be banned from entering and leaving the u.k., so that ile non-essential travel is strongly not recommended, of course, people can, forn example, be make journeys home, back to the country they live in, back to their home country for the holiday season. now a country like france can require a test,ven from its own citizens, before it allows that, and that is where we are with the negotiations between fran and britain. the european commission has made its view clear, that some movement should begin now a but saf

many european countries have them in place, but the european commission is recommending that countries lift those restrictions and allow essential travel to resume. european union ambassadors are meeting to discuss the recommendations, and we are expecting something from them later. meanwhile, the uk transport secretary, grant shapps, has tweeted in the last hour... this week, france and almost all of europe banned flights from the uk in reaction to the new variant of covid. greece and cyprus are the only two eu countries without a ban in place. now, as well as suggesting the bans are lifted, the european commission is also recommending that nonessential travel to and from the uk should be discouraged until further notice and that people travelling for essential reasons, for instance medical staff, should be required to undergo a test within 72 hours prior to departure, which is a recommendation france has already adopted. it also wants freight to continue uninterrupted, not least to ensure the distribution of covid—19 vaccines. it's also important to note that while this advice is b

and after this approval from the european council, based on the proposal from the commission, we disburse what you call pre-financing, so the first disbursement. this will be in the council proposal, 10% of the total amount, which is more or less for italy, 20 billion. but there is a discussion that i hope will be concluded tonight. the parliament is asking to make is 10% higher. we will see where it could be. so the first disbursement will come, i think, according to the timetable that we decided in july, late spring, beginning of the summer. of course, it is a big challenge, because as you very well know, this means also for the european commission to issue common -- we had a very good experiment with a sure mechanism , raising 41 billion in the markets in november and december, but of course the european commission will become a big issuer of public debt denominated in euro, and also this i think will have consequences for financial markets. initial -- the initial toe in the water was extremely well received by the financial markets, heavily oversubscribed. so just to refer back, italy

tomorrow, boris johnson heads to brussels for dinner with the president of the european commission, a last chance to find a breakthrough and a trade deal that both sides can sign up to. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news, still to come — why did the players walk off the pitch during a champions league game in paris? we'll have all the details. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th cease—fire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she's pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of w

between the european commission president and borisjohnson? do you think it's significant that actually they are meeting and perhaps it shows that they may be closer to a deal and the break—up of the talks suggested tonight? you consider the matter of the negotiations generally, generally when things are close to a resolution from the big guns, big names come into the room. if it's following that same pattern presumably it's a good sign. if leaders are now coming to discuss the details between them. but when we look at the disruption that is likely to be caused, soviet disruption at the eu site as well. looking at some 10,000 lorries in the past of calais and the uk daily. there is going to be a up there inevitably when britain is out of the customs union, because there will be all sorts of checks on all kinds of things. even just looking at live goods and the kind of checks that might be imposed on farming products, perishables, i meat, and that's before we look at things like manufacturing for britain, so anything from cars to chemicals wh

the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, are to meet in brussels in the coming days. significant differences remain following the latest talks between the two sides on a post—brexit trade deal. millions of people in the us state of california have been placed under a new coronavirus lockdown as cases surge across the country. there's a warning that hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed. final preparations are being made for the first doses of coronavirus vaccine to be administered on tuesday in the uk. military personnel have been draughted in to set up special distribution centres. and the legendary musician, bob dylan, has sold the publishing rights to his entire music back catalogue to universal music. the deal is reported to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

as boris johnson heads to brussels to meet the european commission president, he says no prime minister could accept the current terms, but remains optimistic there is still a deal to be done. i have absolutely no doubt that from january to first, this country is going to prosper mightily. he's absolutely stuck and dithering between the deal he knows that we need and the compromise he knows his backbenchers won't let him do. delays at ports, initially caused by the pandemic, lead to honda pausing production at its swindon plant with fears brexit could make things worse. as more and more people get the vaccine, a new warning to those with significant allergies after two people suffer adverse reactions. turning the uk into a low carbon nation will be cheaper than previously thought overall, but may prove expensive for some homeowners. forget hollywood, if you want to see real stars go to yorkshire. two national parks in the north of england have been designated dark sky reserves. the prime minister is heading to brussels for dinner with the european commission president ursula von der ley

european commission president ursula von der leyen laid out the conditions for this to happen. i had a very long conversation yesterday night. with prime minister borisjohnson it was a good conversation but it is difficult. we are willing to grant access to the single market to our british friends. it's the largest single market in the world. but the conditions have to be fair. they have to be fair for our workers and for our companies. and this fine balance of fairness has not been achieved so far. our negotiators and two are still working and we will take a decision on sunday. thank you. (tx astons) so, if the transition period does end in three weeks without a trade deal — it will mean changes for many people in the uk. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. trade deals make things run more smoothly for businesses. since leaving the eu, britain has agreed dozens of them, but the one that's arguably the most important of all has run into trouble. for decades, the uk and the rest of the european union have bought and sold goods across borders without checks or taxe

the european commission has recommended that european member countries do no longer prevent flights and trains coming traveling between the united kingdom and continental europe they say that essential travel and transit of passengers should be facilitated but they recommend they should discourage nonessential travel to united kingdom of course during the coronavirus panicked pandemic nonessential travel has been generally discouraged anyway the european union though these are only recommendations from the european commission and throughout this pandemic most countries have generally made their own rules about who can and cannot go join the coronavirus some demand p.c.r. test others don't some demand quarantine and others don't suggestion here from the french is that they are going to demand a p.c.r. test from people who want to come from the u.k. to france when they're 48 hour self-imposed ban in france ends tonight it's over also worth reminding people though that much of the u.k. particular southeastern london is under a very strict lockdown and so you cannot leave your home if you l

council, sorry, the european commission, that is happening around for pm. it will be interesting then to see whether there is scope for more talks, whether anything is moved, whether they are prepared to keep going with the process, or whether they think it has hit a dead end. also in the commons this evening, the internal market bill back are controversial because it includes the clauses that would allow the uk to basically ignore parts of the withdrawal agreement that was signed with brussels, which is important because some here are furious that it breaks international law but brussels is also furious because they think that it has been donein because they think that it has been done in bad faith, if the uk is prepared to break one thing it agrees one not break others too? a lot to watch out for today but absolutely, tick—tock, this is real crunch time. it is on the phone call at 4pm between the prime minister and the european commission president, what could come from that? it is impossible to say for sure. it is possible that they decide to keep goin

the prime minister heads to brussels for dinner with the european commission president. on the menu at the talks with ursula von der leyen, a meal deal on post—brexit trade. the prime minister says there's still cause for optimism. i have absolutely no doubt that from january to first, this country is going to prosper mightily. he's absolutely stuck and dithering between the deal he knows that we need and the compromise he knows his backbenchers won't let him do. we'll be getting the latest live in westminster, brussels and belfast shortly. the other stories this lunchtime... delays at ports, initially caused by the pandemic, lead to honda pausing production at its swindon plant, with fears that brexit could make things worse. as more and more people get the vaccine, a new warning to those with significant allergies after two people suffer adverse reactions. turning the uk into a low carbon nation will be cheaper than previously thought overall, but may prove expensive for some homeowners. forget hollywood — if you want to see real stars, go to yorkshire. two nationa

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission will speak in the next few hours to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will ‘definitely‘ be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale vaccine roll—out begins in russia. the makers of the ‘sputnik‘ jab claim it's up to 95% effective, but it's still undergoing trials. on small business saturday — what's next for the high street as we know it after the recent collapse of household names? and coming up — lucy hockings is joined by activists from around the world for a discussion about the climate challenges ahead, and how to resolve them. that's in state of the planet in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. leaders are hoping to break the deadlock over a post—brexit trade deal — with time running out to get an agreement through — before the uk leaves eu trading rules on december 31st. borisjohnson and the european commission president — ursula von der leyen — are due to speak on the phone, shortly, to t

this is bbc news the headlines at 6:00: borisjohnson and the president of the european commission have spoken in order to try and find a way forward on brexit trade talks. this is the scene live in brussels where we're expecting a statement from ursula von der leyen following her conversation with the prime minister. in fact, here she is and let's hear the outcome of the phone call. translation: we do apologise, we are awaiting our translation and that is the french and the german we can hear there, but we are waiting for the english translation. if you are just joining us, that is ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission. she is giving a statement after a phone call which was nearly an hour long, and we will be talking about the significance of that with chris mason, who has joined me. but lets check one more time if that translation has come through... 0k. chris, we have been waiting for this, talk us through it. my french and german is no better than yours, but i have received a statement from downing street, a joint statement from the prime minister and ursula

he will hold talks with the european commission president, ursula von der leyen after the most recent negotiations on future trade with the eu failed to make progress. millions of people in the us state of california have been placed under a strict new coronavirus lockdown, as cases surge across the country. america's leading infectious diseases expert has issued a stark warning that christmas will be a greater challenge than thanksgiving. the first coronavirus vaccines are due to be administered, at hospitals around the uk within hours. military personnel have been drafted in to help set up special centres where mass coronavirus vaccinations will begin. the jab will be offered to the most vulnerable initially. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.

tomorrow, boris johnson heads to brussels for dinner with the president of the european commission, a last chance to find a breakthrough and a trade deal that both sides can sign up to. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: scientists in the netherlands fill a football stadium with aerosol sprays to see how cheering crowds might spread covid—19. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and pri

union reach a last minute breaks of trade agreement european commission presidents are sort of on the line describes it as fair and balanced and says britain will remain a trusted partner and british prime minister boris johnson greeted the deal is fantastic news that will and uncertainty will bring you full analysis from london in brussels. i'm so gail welcome to the program after months of uncertainty britain and the european union have finally struck an agreement on a post breadsticks trade deal the 2 sides patched up their differences at the 11th hour to have an encroaching crisis as the end of the 12 months transition period approached speaking in brussels commission president search for the found online hailed the last minute compromise and. the end of a successful negotiations journey i normally feel chilly but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief i know this is a difficult day for some. and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say parting is such sweet sorrow. but to use a line from t.s. eliot's what we call the beginning itself and the en

commission isjust recognition from the european commission is just that, recognition from the european commission isjust that, it is up recognition from the european commission is just that, it is up to the individual states themselves to decide what restrictions they want to put in place. their priority at the moment quite clearly is keeping this new variant of the virus out, hence the restrictions are in place and as we can see, in the uk in particular, that is having a very severe impact. and so, in terms of actually allowing cargo through, evenif actually allowing cargo through, even if the bans lifted, there is a huge backlog at the ports that has to be dealt with? absolutely, you mention 1500 lorries, that is likely to be an understatement. we know that there is about 1500 lorries that there is about 1500 lorries that are being parked in a mannish way, upper motorway in kent in the south—east of england in a special lorry park at an old airport so those are the ones that are being positioned deliberately. we know that there are ones across the cou nty that there are ones across

our europe editor katya adler is at the european commission. the mood music from brussels today has been pretty gloomy. how would you assess things? absolutely, yes, you assess things? absolutely, yes, you described it, pretty gloomy. i could also say downbeat. michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, briefed the eu 27 member states, then going to the european parliament and said there was still deadlocked, no agreement, limited progress on the three main outstanding issues that we keep hearing — fish, competition regulations, and how to police a deal if it is ever agreed. you can look at this many ways. you can say, "this is just the low point before both sides get ready to make those difficult political compromises we've also spoke about for so long that would make those necessary to reach a deal." that doesn't mean a deal is no longer possible. but on the other hand you do see here a clash of ideologies, and we just heard from penny mourdaunt they're talking about sovereignty. for the government, brags it was about national sovereignty a

rules european commission president who live on the line said e.u. rules will be respected by a balance deal which protects the interests of member states is at the end of the story not quite yet ambassadors from the 27 e.u. members will meet on friday christmas day to discuss it while british m.p.'s will be recalled for a vote next wednesday both list agree by midnight on the 31st for the deal to become official or a challenge has our report. finally breaks it is done 4 and a half years after the referendum almost at the end of the 11 month transition period the u.k. and the e.u. argues negotiated compromised and cajoled but they've done what many feared they couldn't and agreed to a future trading relationship it's a moment of reflection for the european commission president at the end of a successful negotiations generally i know many feel joy. but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking in relief for the u.k.'s prime minister it's a political success that caps a year which gave him very few of them. there will be no palisade of

|j merkel and emmanuel macron but the european commission said no. i was a bit surprised that angela merkel and emmanuel macron both said we do not wa nt to emmanuel macron both said we do not want to talk to borisjohnson because, he has seen this with their withdrawal agreement before that. —— we have seen. i think at the moment, what they want to demonstrate is unity and that they actually are behind michel barnier and i kind of think that they really do not want to get involved in that. obviously, they are behind—the—scenes but it is a lwa ys they are behind—the—scenes but it is always a bit difficult anyway within the eu 27 angela merkel and emmanuel macron are big players but they literally want to demonstrate unity, demonstrate that they are all, you know, in one block in those negotiations. time is so short now. what is your hunch? even at this 11th hour, almost 12 hour, can there bea 11th hour, almost 12 hour, can there be a deal? yes, maybe i am a bit too optimistic but i just be a deal? yes, maybe i am a bit too optimistic but i

are reaching breck's a trade agreement european commission president or cilla funded lyon describes it as fair and balanced and says britain will remain a trusted a partner with british prime minister boris johnson agree to the deal as fantastic news that will end uncertainty also coming up on the show. there is a light at the end of the tunnel that's what a german a president franco vata shimer says in his traditional christmas address we'll have more on what he had to say about the coronavirus pandemic. bust every year millions of trees are cut down to decorate homes only to be thrown away a few days later when the one man who is promoting a more sustained state at sustainable christmas tree. i'm tired and welcome to the show after months of uncertainty britain and the european union have finally struck an agreement on a post of brecht's a trade deal if implementation will mark big changes the u.k. and e.u. will form 2 separate markets and free movement between the 2 will and both sides patched up their differences at the 11th hour to a virgin encroaching crisis as the end of the

tonight at ten, dinner in brussels as borisjohnson presents his case to the european commission in the search for a trade deal. before meeting the president of the european commission, he said there was a good deal to be done, but not if the eu stuck to its current position. earlier in the day he'd gone to the house of commons, spelling out some of the obstacles that remain. they are saying the uk should be the only country in the world not to have sovereign control over its fishing waters, and i don't believe that those are terms that any prime minister of this country should accept. after three hours, boris johnson is still in talks tonight, not clear yet what the chances of a solution really are or whether we are rapidly heading for the door. we'll have the latest from brussels and from westminster as the search for a trade deal reaches a new intensity. also tonight... as thousands more people get the pfizer vaccine, a warning that those with a history of serious allergic reactions should not take it. in wales, a sharp rise in the number of infections, but the welsh government insis

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

many european countries have them in place, but the european commission is recommending that countries lift those restrictions and allow essential travel to resume. european union ambassadors are meeting to discuss the recommendations, and we are expecting something from them later. meanwhile, the uk transport secretary grant shapps has tweeted in the last hour... while france is yet to release any details on freight traffic, it has said that from midnight tonight, french nationals and citizen from the eu will be able to return to france with a negative test done less than 72 hours before departure. this week, almost all of europe banned flights from the uk in reaction to the new variant of covid. greece and cyprus are the only two eu countries without a ban in place. now, as well as suggesting the bans are lifted, the european commission is also recommending that nonessential travel to and from the uk should be discouraged until further notice, and that people travelling for essential reasons — for instance, medical staff — should be required to undergo a test within 72 hours prio

the british prime minister boris johnson and the president of the european commission will speak later saturday to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. we keep calm, as always, and if there is still a way, we will see, huh? the two sides remain divided on fishing rights, the rules governing state subsidies for business and how the deal is policed — uk businesses say they need clarity now. the government has sent out a letter to every business in the country saying check, change, though. well check what? change what? go where? we need to know now. this has now got to be done and there has got to be compromise on both sides. the uk vaccine regulator says, the covid—19 vaccine will ‘definitely‘ be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale vaccine roll—out begins today in russia, using the country's ‘sputnik‘ jab. the makers say it's up to 95% effective, but it's still undergoing trials. and coming up — in a week that's seen the collapse of uk household names including topshop and debenhams, what's next for the high street as we know it? w

joining us with more from outside the european commission in brussels is bloomberg's maria tadeo. is it just going to be ursula von der leyen and boris johnson? are there teams going to be there? what do we learn and infer from that? maria: what we know is this will very much be a tete-a-tete with the head of the european commission and the prime minister. the negotiating teams will be represented, but there won't be any other european leader at the table. this is very much between the commission and the prime minister at this stage. there has been information coming up from the commissioner over the past hour that really hints that this is not going to be a make or break moment for the deal. we are not going to get a deal by the end of the dinner. that is not going to happen today. this is about injecting political momentum into the talks. we are being told a key here is the briefing that von der leyen will give to european leaders tomorrow when they come to brussels. if he is able to tell them the , but minister is serious until then, nothing will move. today, the dinner, if it

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission will speak later today, to try and break the brexit trade talks deadlock. we keep calm as always, and if there is still a way, we will see. the two sides remain divided on fishing rights — the rules governing state subsidies for business and how the deal is policed. uk businesses say they need clarity now. the government has sent out a letter to every business in the country, saying check, change, go. well, check what? change what? go where? and we need to know now. this has now got to be done and it has to be compromise on both sides. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will "definitely" be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale vaccine roll—out begins today in russia, using the country's "sputnik" jab. the makers say it's up to 95% effective, but it's still undergoing trials. now on bbc news... the travel show. hello, coming up on this week's travel show... from the heart of hollywood... ..to the shipwreck capital of the world. that was quite literally breathtaking. and from the

prime minister boris johnson and european commission president ursula von der leyen made the decision during a phone call on saturday and will speak again on monday evening to discuss the progress. a joint statement released by mrjohnson and ms von der leyen in the past hour said that "significa nt differences" remained between them on three critical issues. the level playing field, governance and fisheries. both sides underlined that no agreement is feasible if these issues are not resolved. the statement said... "whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by our negotiating teams to assess whether they can be resolved. "we are therefore instructing our chief negotiators to reconvene tomorrow in brussels". with the latest on the stalled brexit trade talks — here's our political correspondent, chris mason. checking out for now. any hope of a deal? good morning. we will keep calm as always and if there is no way, still away. he did not give much away as he headed for his train to brussels but a statement from both sid

so the european commission has recommended that european member countries do no longer prevent flights and trains coming traveling between the united kingdom and continental europe they say that essential travel and transit of passengers should be facilitated but they recommend they should discourage nonessential travel to an eye to kingdom of course during the coronavirus panic pandemic nonessential travel has been generally discouraged anyway the european union though these are only recommendations from the european commission and throughout this pandemic most countries have generally made their own rules about who can come and go join the krona virus some demand p.c.r. test others don't some demand quarantine and others don't suggestion here from the french is that they are going to demand a p.c.r. test from people who want to come from the u.k. to france when their 48 hour self-imposed ban in front ends tonight it's although also worth reminding people though that much of the u.k. particular southeast of london is under a very strict lockdown and so you cannot leave your home if yo

meanwhile, in brussels, the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said it was a "fair and balanced deal". the 2,000—page document — which hasn't yet been published — now has to be approved by the uk parliament next week. it also has to be endorsed by members of the european parliament. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said brexit was happening "against scotland's will" and no deal would ever make up for what brexit had taken away. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. time is finally up. a deal at last agreed that number ten believes will pull power back to this building from brussels. a vast trade and security agreement, the prime minister and brexiteers promised. until a matter of hours ago, it wasn't guaranteed, but look, the optimist really did have something to cheer. his ubiquitous thumbs up, achievement, relief written all over his face. i'm very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive ca nada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu

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

the president of the european commission made it clear today that the uk could diverge from eu rules in the future, but there would be consequences, and there would be less access to european markets. this is not to say that we would require the uk to follow us every time we decided to raise our level of ambition, for example, in the environmental field. they would remain free, sovereign, if you wish, to decide what they wa nt to if you wish, to decide what they want to do. we would simply adapt the conditions for access to our market accordingly. eu leaders insist they are united. face—to—face negotiations with the uk continue in brussels this weekend. but the two sides still don't ci to i. iain watson, bbc news. in a moment, we'll speak to our political correspondent in westminster, iain watson, but first to our correspondent in brussels, nick beake. ursula von der leyen sounding downbeat, would you say?|j ursula von der leyen sounding downbeat, would you say? i would agree with that and i think her mood really mirrored what a lot of people are feeling here in brussels and also

he was talking to ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission. big differences remain between the two sides, and afterwards, she said: whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by our negotiating teams to assess whether they can be — these issues can be resolved. we are therefore instructing our chief negotiators to reconvene tomorrow in brussels. the day began with the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier checking out of his hotel in london with talks paused. reporter: any hope for a deal? in the 4.5 years since the eu referendum, we have all become wearily familiar with loose talk of deadlines. but this time, it really is it. the uk left the eu at the end ofjanuary, and since then has been in a transition period where very little has changed. but that runs out at the end of this month, so if there is going to be a trade deal, it has to be sorted in the coming days. it will be decided politically, not in the negotiating chambers. there will be compromises, i suspect, on

tomorrow borisjohnson heads to brussels for a dinner with the president of the european commission, a last chance to find a breakthrough and a trade deal that both sides can sign up to. the clock is ticking. the us president—electjoe biden has chosen retired army general, lloyd austin, as his defense secretary. if confirmed, general austin will be the first african—american to lead the pentagon. his nomination was received favourably by a number of prominent figures, in particular former presidential candidate and first lady hilary clinton who said:. benjamin crump, the attorney who has represented the families of george floyd and breonna taylor, also tweeted saying that:. i spoke to christopher parker, professor of political science at the university of washington who has written extensively on race and politics. he explained what qualifies lloyd austin for the role of defense secretary. the guy was commander of central command which is arguably the most important command in american military because it has all forces, all american forces in the middle east, so they are notjust g

britain's prime minister well had to brussels for talks after the president of the european commission says the conditions for a trade agreement are not there.and sticking thei. rescuing a group oranded giraffes in kenya. ♪ katty: wcome to world news america. two years ago, global headlines were dominated by political in venezuela. we reported extensively on what looked at the time like the end of the maduro regime. today, nicolas maduro is not only still in power, he has won a major electoral victory, giving him back control m the nationallly. turns out -- the turnout was low and the poleri wascized internationally is fraudulent. but it does complete control of the country's political institutions. onthe opposis now in peril. our south americaon corrent reports from caracas. reporter: these results were no surprise. with the vast majority of candidate loyalty president nicolas maduro, there w only goin to be one winner. the nationalism billy had been the last remaining branch of government controlled by the opposition. now, president maduro has caught -- has consolidated his power.