and lucy russell, uk girls rights campaign manager for the charity plan uk. many people who travel on public transport when be surprised by the statistics. not surprised at all. we produced a report about the state of girls writes in the uk last year and what led tatin surprised us was that girls talked about sexual harassment on the streets everywhere. it was on buses, wearing school uniform, walking into school, feeling unsafe when they went out for a jog. so many different stories and types of harassment, but it was all about public spaces. do they see that as harassment? some are quite conscious of it and perhaps that's why they we re of it and perhaps that's why they were speaking to us. some accepted it as part of day—to—day life, and that's really concerning. what we found was that girls were facing harassment on the streets, in the classroom and online. they were being told just put up with it, boys will be boys, hejust likes being told just put up with it, boys will be boys, he just likes you, maybe you should live with it. right from a really ea

they need the uk to cough up more cash, and not to leave a big hole in the eu budget that the uk threatens to leave behind. thank you. oxford and cambridge universities are still struggling to offer places to students from less privileged backgrounds. new figures show that the parents of most students given 0xbridge places have professional or managerialjobs. the data was obtained by the labour mp david lammy, who has accused oxford and cambridge of perpetuating a "social apartheid". the figures also show a huge geographical divide. almost half of the 0xbridge offer went to students in london and the south—east. while in wales just 3% of students received an offer from oxford or cambridge. the universities both say they are trying to improve access. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. centuries of scholarship, one of the top universities in the world, but how easy is it to get into 0xford from a comprehensive in inner—city manchester? even from a good school, it can feel like an impossible leap. i see quite a few people in my year who could have applied. i think it isa who c

in the uk. —— the united stateslj as preserved as it is in here in the uk. -- the united states. i look around andi uk. -- the united states. i look around and i struggle to find others lining up with the president on the things he is demanding. no, recently as we were talking about, bob corker, the senator out of tennessee went after donald trump saying he was reckless particularly seeing a lot of what he treats just isn't true and that this was a much discussed privately but not publicly topic among capitol hill both democrats and republicans. i think there are some people in the white house who are happy to have donald trump tweeting about things like the nfl and celebrities and sports broadcasters because it keeps focused on something and not tweeting about north korea or his own republicans but it's a concern. thank you, those of you watching you can find more information on that story and lots of other on the bbc website. brexit is dominating the news here in the uk again. this time it's over the possibility of the uk and the eu failing to agree a deal on how this will work

any kind of deal that undermines that with the uk is not something that they would wa nt uk is not something that they would want in their own economic interests. to germans think they will benefit from brexit? we have heard the boss of goldman sachs hinting that goldman sachs, the huge financed lynch —— the huge financial institution, could move a chunk of business to frankfurt. fundamentally, the germans are sad to see the brits go, and they were hoping it would be overturned, but even though it is a way out of political risk and what benefits they could gain, there is a view in government that, with uncertainty around financial passporting, that they could at least stand to benefit, especially frank —— frankfurt. in the end, do think angela merkel thinks there will be a deal? is there going to be some sort of fudge? of course, they hope for a deal, but the question is more one of domestic politics in the uk. if theresa may is unable to get more concessions from her own party, and if we are in a situation where they paint themselves into a corner and say now we are falling back on

that isn't the case in the uk. what the met are saying is that no arrest has been made at this stage. theresa may's spokesman says it is right that michael fallon apologise for inappropriate behaviour towards a female journalist, but insisted that the prime minister has confidence in her government and ministers after allegations of sexual harassment in westminster. norman smith is in west minster. how seriously is down history taking these allegations? to some degree, they have waved away these allegations, saying that there is not going to be any cabinet office investigation into sir michael's conduct. there has not been a complaint by the journalist involved and sir michael has, they say, rightly apologised. the journalist, julia hartley—brewer, has herself said that she does not regard herself as the victim of an assault after sir michael repeatedly put his hand on her knee at a conservative party dinner back in 2002, to which she responded by warning him she would punch him in the face if he continued. in he

90, behind closed door, as far as the uk go, what if any cards does the uk have up its sleeve? in terms, well, the first thing to say, of course, is that the money that the agreement of exactly how much they are going to pay, is one of the uk's strongest cards and that is why we haven't laid it on the table yet, because we wa nt to laid it on the table yet, because we want to get certain assurances before we do. beyond that, of course, german business has been talking about the need to preserve close ties between the two nations, andi close ties between the two nations, and i think, also, in terms of the finance sector in the uk, it is something we need to look into, for the uk that is one of weaker points coming up. i don't think we have it, but what did you make o that picture? that did the rounds on social media, the three leaders, macron, merkel and may. there were two that are interesting and that i show a contrast, that one was probably a slightly better one for theresa may, it showed her may be under a bit of pressure, looking like you know, she has two foreign leaders w

frustration in the uk is that they feel that with theresa may's florent speech, that the uk would honourfinancial commitments made as a member for the two years after the uk left, which we think would be about 18 billion euros, they hope that would be enough to unlock phase two of the negotiations, talking about the future negotiations between the eu and the uk, but once again the eu is holding firm and michel barnier says that the two sets of talks cannot be mixed up and that has to be proper progress on the terms of the divorce before there can be any discussion about the future relationship. the two sides, as michel barnier said, are deadlocked on those issues. two sides, as michel barnier said, are deadlocked on those issuesm one of the issues that michel barnier has strict instructions from the 27 eu members, and david davis is boxed in by political domestic concerns. the concern is that they feel that the mandate that michel barnier has been given to negotiate by the european leaders because he is working for them, the council, is too narrow and too inflexible and does not make much sense,

in uk courts. both sides discussed ensuring consistent interpretation of our agreement. we have not arrived at a single model, we have explored options. we should not lose sight of the fact we made significant progress since june. not lose sight of the fact we made significant progress sincejune. we have reached agreement on criteria for residents rights, the right to work and own a business, social security rights, rights for current family members, reciprocal health ca re family members, reciprocal health care rights, the rights of frontier workers, and the process for securing settled status in the uk will be streamlined and low cost. there are still some issues outstanding for both sides including the right to continue to enjoy the recognition of professional qualifications, the right to vote in local elections, the right to onward movement as a uk doesn't already resident in the eu, the right to return, the right to bring in future family members, the right to export a range of benefits. many

it will mean the eu citizens who paid into the uk system and uk nationals who have paid in the system of the eu countries can benefit from what they have put in. it will enable family whose have built their lives together to tay together, and provide guarantees the rights of those uk nationals currently living in the eu and the eu citizens currently living in the uk will not diverge over time. we will also insure that the implementation of the agreement we reach does not create complicated and bureaucratic hurdles. for example, i have said that applying the settled status will cost no more than a uk passport, and people applying will no longer have to demonstrate comprehensive sickness insurance. we'll also work closely with eu member states to make sure their processes are equally streamlined for british nationals living in their countries. we have also made significant progress on northern ireland. where it is absolutely imperative that joint work on the peace process is not affected in any way. the agreement must be at the heart of our approach, and we have clearly agreed that the

how can the uk chain are enough new engineers how can the uk train enough new engineers to work on the country's major infrastructure projects? by opening a new college dedicated to exactly that. the national college for high speed rail is designed to address the skills shortages faced notjust by hs2 but also the wider rail industry. steph mcgovern has been finding out more. this doesn't look like your average college. there is a train track right there. these are some of the stu d e nts right there. these are some of the students and teachers who will be helping to make sure that all the jobs we need to build high—speed rail will be filled up. the bright young people will be here this morning. claire is the chief executive of the college. let's go ona tourand executive of the college. let's go on a tour and tell me about what you've got. what you've got in front of you is a virtual reality classroom. the front end of the power car has been converted into a drive a cab where we have virtual reality activities going on in there. that is actually a virtual reality classroom. underneath

customers in the uk due to fly out not to go to the uk airport. it passengers are overseas and due to return today, as i say, we are expecting to get the bus majority of those back to the uk today and we ask everyone to check how website for all those return flight details. monarch.caa.uk. monarch airlines has gone into administration. the fifth largest airline in the uk. 110,000 passengers are stranded abroad. the cia apt chartered a fleet of 30 planes from around europe and the middle east and will try to get the vast majority of those monarch passengers back home if they were due to fly home today. more information on the cia website — monarch.caa.uk.110,000 information on the cia website — monarch.caa. uk. 110,000 passengers stranded after monarch airlines goes into administration. the cia says the vast majority will fly home today if they are due to return home on the state. those people intending to fly out with acra one, u nfortu nately to fly out with acra one, unfortunately those flights have been cancelled and they will not be able t

the uk went to detailthat. i think financial commitments, the uk went to detail that. i think she made a firm but not final offer in florence. now we need her and the british negotiators to move this into the negotiation room. enter the man who sits in that room. i'm from the bbc, is your recommendation today sufficient progress? we are going to work, sorry. i'm not answering questions. it is michel barnier who the uk must satisfy first. he was hit a brief eu leaders on how the negotiations are progressing. i'm sorry, i don't want to a nswer progressing. i'm sorry, i don't want to answer questions now. let me work, please! we know that the eu's chief negotiator will say sufficient progress has not yet been made in these negotiations. that is what he will brief the eu leaders on and the next negotiation rounds will have to change if these negotiations move forward. for eu leaders, the sticking point is that despite theresa may's promise in florence speech, when she said the uk would meet its financial obligation

uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to our country and, let me be clear, whatever happens we wa nt me be clear, whatever happens we want them and their families to stay. while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding on citizens rights, i'm sure that we are within touching distance of the deal. of northern ireland, we have agreed that the belfast agreement must be at the heart of our approach and northern ireland's unique circumstances the man specific solutions. it is vital thatjoint work on the peace process is not affected in any way. it is too important but that is. both sides agree that the canopy any physical infrastructure at the border and that the common travel area must continue. we have both committed to delivering a flexible and imaginative approach on this vital issue. this council is an important moment. it is a point at which to reflect on how to make further progress. my speech in florence with two important steps that have added a new impet

in the uk there is pressure on the uk government from business leaders. they want the trade talks to start. what about in brussels? michel barnier actually tried to make progress but france and germany have stopped him from doing so. i think it is mainly germany stop —— stopping michel barnier because of procedural reasons they always thought it should be december, and also there is no government coalition yet in germany, so that may have played a role. valuable time is being lost, because we need to have a deal on the divorce element and on how the transition is going to look imprecisely one year and also we need to have some kind ofan and also we need to have some kind of an idea in the future of the uk and eu relationship and people have to start discussing this, i think. you feel there is enough pressure from all sides for discussions? companies in the uk are in a sense now working on plan b, ie the worst—case scenario, because of the lack of progress. it looks like the same urgency is not yet felt in mainland europe, despite the fact that in ma

imagine if that was on the otherfoot, imagine if scotland had left the uk. using england or wales would have said that's ok, don't forget about the bill —— forget about the bill, it doesn't matter? i hope there is still time for us to reach an agreement. it sounds as if you don't want to make sure the will of the people is enacted. it sounds as if you want to stop brexit in its tracks. no i don't. people have accepted that we are leaving the eu. when i looked around and talk to people, they see the value of the pound down. they see the credit rating down. they say investment down. they see growth down. they look to the political leaders for a plan and see and both parties, parties that seem to be more in obsessed with infighting than delivering a plan. now when they look to see progress, sadly they find that there isn't any or not enough and therefore time is ticking away and hard brexit is looming. thank you. now for the weather. it is drizzly and murky out there for some of us, that weather pattern will not change over the next 48 hours. when i say not

we will talk about a variety of i have set out the uk's vision andi of i have set out the uk's vision and i look forward to discussing that but also that other key issues, migration, defence, security, counter terrorism. the uk wants to play a full role cooperating with the eu. 0ur reality check correspondent, chris morris, is here to look at what the sticking points are and what is needed for a breakthrough. after five rounds of brexit negotiations, the eu has decided that sufficient progress has not yet been made. eu leaders are set to confirm that tomorrow, friday. there are several things to be resolved. but, basically, at the moment, it all comes down to money. in her speech in florence, theresa may pledged to pay up to £18 billion into the eu budget in 2019 and 2020, to ensure that other countries aren't out of pocket. she also said the uk would honour commitments it has made as a member state. but eu negotiators — urged on by all the other member states — want to know what that means in practice. looming large in the background is something called the reste a liquider —

to stay in the uk. they want to move on to the third phase about trade, the future and financial talks. that is where we are. no acceleration in the discussions on the eu side of the discussions on the eu side of the equation at the moment. and are the equation at the moment. and are the other 27 genuinely united in that stands, do you think? there has been some comment that some perhaps would like to see quicker progress, that perhaps it is germany, angela merkel, who is saying, let's not rush things? i didn't get a chance to speak to the german minister on the way to the meeting today. they managed to escape our cameras, but an interesting point. the ministers on the red carpet today we're seeing the 27 were united, behind michel barnier, the process and the criteria they have set up. you could sort of detect little different su btexts sort of detect little different subtexts the ministers had, some pointing out they have a closer relationship with the uk than other countries do so therefore perhaps t

sourced by uk car manufacturers in the uk supply chain has gone up from 36% to 41%. and of course, one of the potential opportunities for the manufacturers is to think about onshoring production. the business minister, claire perry. the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry has said donald trump's threat to the iran nuclear deal was "reckless, mindless and downright dangerous". last week, the us president accused iran of reneging on the agreement which was signed by president 0bama in 2015. the deal curbs iran's nuclear ambitions, and in return, some sanctions that stopped iran from trading on international markets and selling oil have been lifted. in the commons, labour used an urgent question to press ministers over their response to president trump. mr speaker, the nuclear deal with iraq stands out as one of the most successful diplomatic achievements in the last decade. and let us be clear, the deal is working. what could today have been another north korean crisis in the heart of the middle east has instead been one problem that that region doesn't have to w

we could have got oui’ in the uk's court. we could have got our tennis correspondent to report on this! staying put and ploughing on — theresa may arrived back in number ten this morning after a difficult few days, but ahead of her statement in commons on brexit later, cabinet ministers have denied rumours they are divided. i'm looking forward to the prime minister's statement, thank you. how long do you think she will last as prime minister? rumours are always destabilising, but the cabinet is not divided. we are behind the prime minister, you will hear a report in parliament today. the prime minister is to say we can prove the doomsayers wrong when it comes to brexit. she will say moving the talks on will require leadership and flexibility by both sides but the ball is now in the eu's court. it is bullish talk and the uk is currently frustrated about the eu's refusal to start negotiating until the basic terms of divorce — including the financial settlement — have been sorted out. in a speech in florence last month the

these guys are part of team uk. amongst them, a plumber, a plasterer, landscape gardeners, car mechanics and a visual merchandiser. now, you might be wondering "what are they doing in the middle of the desert?" well, they‘ re competing in the world skills championships being held here in abu dhabi. young people from 77 countries are putting their trades to the test in over 50 disciplines. it's the skills 0lympics. dan is competing in 3d games design, with his family nervously watching. so dan's just coming to the end of the competition now. how are you feeling? super excited, really focused, glad we're in the last half an hour. i don't think i could have lasted another day. it's looking good, isn't it? he's doing brilliantly. he is doing absolutely brilliantly. so kaiya's competing behind us. yeah, it's going really well, really well. she's had three strong days and she's doing really well. how do you feel, as a dad, watching her? i mean, you must be so nervous? yeah, really nervous but really proud. it's quite em

, as the uk economy has done overall since the referendum last year. and what it shows is the underlying fundamental strength of this economy. manufacturing, retail and services were all stronger. a little bit of autumnal sunshine fell on the economy today and the chancellor is certainly in a better mood. but at the treasury they don't quite believe it's time to hang out the bunting. that brexit risk is still there and productivity a continuing problem. that's our ability to create wealth, which leads to wage rises. for people like sadie and cindy who live near leeds, the household economy is still stretched. working for the public sector, we haven't had a real pay rise for years. i mean, it's been capped, hasn't it? so, no. so that to me, yes, if i could say i was going to get a decent pay rise, maybe something above inflation, then that would help. there's hard working people out there that, if anything, need recognition. yeah, that pat on the back and that pay rise to say "you are doing a good job." these are the kind of people that labour wants to

but it is in all oui’ from the uk side. but it is in all our interests and the interests of the island of ireland that we progress beyond phase one and talk about the transition. sorry, if i could come in there, it does sound as if you believe that there could well be no deal here. you‘re hoping thatis well be no deal here. you‘re hoping that is not the case, but that could be the case. well i think that if it happens it‘s because the uk side are not as clear as the european union side in terms of negotiations. we, both sides agreed that there could be phase one and three issues would be phase one and three issues would be dealt with. and they‘re not completed yet. so both sides agreed to that time table before we move further on. what has been clear from where we stands, the uk side have had difficulties, or the conservative party have had problems internally and the agenda or the commitment to resolving issues isn‘t a lwa ys commitment to resolving issues isn‘t always there. that may change and perhaps that is

he was talking about the uk, they we re he was talking about the uk, they were talking about england and wales, scotland and ireland publish their data separately. the survey showed crime fell by 9%. he was talking about the crime figures recorded by the police. by 13% and thatis recorded by the police. by 13% and that is correct. and spoke about the apparent link between islamic attacks. we have seen more attacks this year, there were 3a deaths related to islamist related attacks. the number of attempted murders was up the number of attempted murders was up considerably as well on the previous year. those bits are right. the number of arrests police have made for terror related offences, those have gone up as well. but as a proportion of the overall increase in crimes, there was 580,000 extra crimes recorded by the police. as a proportion, the number of terror related offences is about 0.1% of that overall increase. so 99.9% of crimes have nothing to do with terrorism thank you. much more to come in the next half an hour, including the film review, but now let's see what the weather

the uk to tackle issues concerning the uk - the uk to tackle issues concerning the uk — irish border. the uk to tackle issues concerning the uk - irish border. i thanked him for his solidarity in working towards a solution that there is a positive outcome on the issues that are important to ireland and europe, also the good friday agreement and protected the common travel area between britain and france and doing all we can to ensure there is no return to a physical border on the island of ireland. we are very much agreed of a need for a unified approach by 27 member states in working to progress or these issues and negotiations. i express our shared hope that it is possible to make substantial process on this in the coming months. a british man who has been fighting so—called islamic state in syria has been killed while clearing landmines in raqqa, the bbc understands. former it workerjac holmes, who‘s 24 and from bournemouth, had been fighting with kurdish militia since 2015. in an interview with our middle east correspondent just last in an interview with our middle east corre

here in the uk, 11 people arrested. police raided more than 40 properties in gateshead, london and birmingham. those weird happened in the early hours of this morning. they say this involved an operation bringing people in predominantly from afghanistan, but also pakistan and vietnam. smuggling them into the uk in secret compartments in trucks and va ns in secret compartments in trucks and vans that were then driven in on ferries or through the tunnel into britain. this operation has also involved euro paul? that's right, joint operation. there were reared this morning in belgium and also in bulgaria. 15 arrests there. the operation involved france and the netherlands and what the home office is keen to stress is that this is very much ongoing. they are expecting further arrests today and in coming days. how does this fit into the wider picture in terms of trying to tackle people smuggling? the home office is keen to point out that the people being brought in are extremely vulnerable. they are coming from countries faci

someone who lives and works in the uk. this person might say it was rather that, that the props were built by a british person in britain. funnily enough, set building is becoming more expensive because of the weak pound because plywood is more expensive than it was three years ago. we should of course be training those people. a lot of them have specific skill set we cannot see and conversely a lot of british people go and work in eu creative industries. the problem is the education system is not built for the pipeline. creative subjects are not part of the core curriculum and the take—up of arts gcses has fallen 20% in a decade. the third problem is we have a skill shortage now. there are not enough british nurses in the nhs and we should more train but it will take a generation. what can we do now? i want my children and everybody‘s children to work in profitable industries and former band and taught easily. why wouldn't you want it for your kids? is there an arts trained potentially if this does not happen? will pe

across the uk as part ofan 11 people arrested across the uk as part of an international operation against people smuggling. more than half a century after president kennedy was assassinated in texas, the last secret files on his killing will be released. and poetry and poppies, the british legion spells out the remembrance bursts in locations across britain and northern france. our main story is that a woman who brought her husband a weapon that he planned to use in a terror attack in birmingham has been found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. the woman had denied assisting her husband earlier this year. woolwich crown court heard they had developed their plans and the woman had bought a combat knife and training dummy for her husband to use. dominic cassie arnie has the latest. a week after the westminster attack in march, this man wants to rampage in his home city. now convicted alongside his wife, who helped him and his sister, who went covered the planning via social media. he was obsessed with knives and replica guns and wanted to fight in syria. instead he turned his attentio

there are three million or so eu citizens in the uk and a million or so uk citizens in europe who are really anxious about their position. all of us, as politicians have people coming to us who've been in the country for many years but are deeply anxious. injuly last year, we said the eu rights of citizens in the uk should be backed. if the prime minister wants to act on the words she put out she should introduce legislation in parliament next week of eu set zins. we'll back it and fast—track it. i think everybody on a very human level absolutely wants to see this issue resolved so the anxiety of people can be put to one side and they can get on with their lives. pleasure on mrs may on all fronts. what do we make of this renewed call from mrs may to walk away if the eu won't agree to talk trade. i'm joined by glenjohn longworth. agree to talk trade. i'm joined by glen john longworth. aren't agree to talk trade. i'm joined by glenjohn longworth. aren't you cutting the ground under mrs may just as the negotiations get going. you have to give her time to strike a deal? the negotiations

full trade talks can only happen after 2019 when the uk leaves. from donald tusk who chaired the summit here last week, he said it is up to the uk how this now ends ina good it is up to the uk how this now ends in a good deal, no deal, or even know brexit. he suggested that before, he did it again today, suggesting the uk could ultimately decide to reverse course. thanks. more than two hours are wasted per day in every nhs operating theatre, because of inefficiencies. that's the finding of analysis by one health watchdog. nhs improvement, looked at more than a million and a half routine surgical procedures, carried out in england last year and found that those hospitals could do 280,000 more non—emergency operations a year, with better organisation, of operating theatre schedules. on average, 140 minutes a day was lost, due to to delays, late starts and early finishes. our health editor hugh pym has the story. judy knows all about the pain and distress of a last minute cancelled operation. she spent the night in hospital without eating in prepar

areas of the uk. 0n cloud across south—western areas of the uk. on thursday, the cloud is going to increase again. 17 degrees, not an awful lot of change as we go through, sunshine and cloud, a bit of rain thrown in. high—pressure looks like it is set to build across the uk as we head into friday and the uk as we head into friday and the weekend. the jet stream is to the weekend. the jet stream is to the north of us. we often find the jet stream brings in cooler air to northern parts of the uk through the course of the weekend. settled, but turning colder. of europe watching a beyond 100 days. the widow of a dead us soldiers said president trump could not remember her husband's name when he phoned to after condolences. her account goes the criticism of a democratic congresswoman who hit out at the president's insensitively. but donald trump disputes the account given, insisting he had been very respectful. telling tales after dinner, a german newspaper said the british by minister begged europe to

we need the uk and rethink the uk needs us as well. here they are cutting up pork loin, that will be shipped to the uk in the next couple of days and it will be cured and made into back bacon. for the la st and made into back bacon. for the last 40 years anything to do with food has been controlled by the eu so food has been controlled by the eu so from subsidies to safety. at the sport on the west coast some good sleeping here are heading across the north sea to the uk. food which is put on lorries here will arrive in denmark distribution centres in the uk without facing border checks. even small delays in time can have effect on some ports regarding trucks in line. we are quite sure if we get at minister at of burdens we won't be able to sort some of those out with the technology but some of our concern is what will go on not what will happen in the uk. will your economy slowdown? will the buying power of the british people slowdown? they are optimistic era that trade with the uk will continue after we leave the eu but it's clear the

there have been the three things that the uk signed up to, the eu asked for and the uk totally agreed that would be resolved first, which was citizens' rights, the irish border and what we call the divorce settlement. now, there has clearly not been sufficient progress on that and the uk agreed that that would all be resolved first before we could move onto trade talks. that's the problem. 0k. patrick, particularly on the financial settlement and on eu citizens' rights, why can't the uk do more to make progress? i think the uk has been doing its best to make progress. this was a resolution that in effect was a thumbscrew resolution, i congratulate mary for making a good fist of a very thin case but this was remorsely hostile to british interests, this resolution, which is why all of the ukip meps there voted against it and we were shocked to find two conservatives having voted for it. now, some of their own party and some labour leavers are using words like traitors, and i certainly wouldn't do that because people judge their own patriotism their own way. why are you raising it then?

there have been the three things that the uk signed up to, the eu asked for and the uk totally agreed that would be resolved first, which was citizens‘ rights, the irish border and what we call the divorce settlement. now, there has clearly not been sufficient progress on that and the uk agreed that that would all be resolved first before we could move onto trade talks. that's the problem. 0k. patrick, particularly on the financial settlement and on eu citizens‘ rights, why can't the uk do more to make progress? i think the uk has been doing its best to make progress. this was a resolution that in effect was a thumbscrew resolution, i congratulate mary for making a good fist of a very thin case but this was room or slit sleeve hostile to british interests, this resolution, which is why all of the ukip meps there voted against it and we were shocked to find two conservatives having voted for it. now, some of their own party and some labour leavers are using words like traitors, and i certainly wouldn't do that because people judge their own patriotism their own way. why are you rai

winnie the uk and we think the uk needs us as well. here they are cutting up pork loin that will be shipped to the uk within the next few days, killed and made into a vacant. for the last 40 yea rs, made into a vacant. for the last 40 years, anything to do with food has been controlled by the eu. from subsidies to safety. here on the west coast, some of the goods leaving here are heading across the north sea to the uk. it is put on lorries here in denmark and will arrive a distribution centres in the uk without facing border checks. even small delays in time can have an effect on some pork regarding trucks. we are sure if we get administrative burdens we will be able to sort some of them out with technology that some of our concerns is what will happen in the uk. will your economy slowdown? will the buying power for the your economy slowdown? will the buying powerfor the british people slowdown? they are optimistic either trade with the uk will continue after we leave the eu. alleges clear that they are hoping it will be with a deal th

nearly 3 million people in the uk now use them, according to the uk now use them, according to the office for national statistics, a fourfold increase since 2012. this year they were even used in the annual stopped over campaign for the first time. despite this, they are not officially prescribed by the nhs. advisory body in ice say patient should be told there is currently little evidence on the long—term benefits or harms of these products. the house of commons science and technology committee says there is a lack of clear guidelines about their use and it is causing confusion. it has now announced it is launching its own enquiry. we need to understand the long—term implications of a far greater number of people using e—cigarettes. it's great news that people are stopping smoking and shifting to e—cigarettes but we need to understand more about the health consequences. the cross-party group of mps has asked anyone who wants to submit written evidence to make sure it reaches the committee by the 8th of december. the national forages council has told his problem it wants to see al

that really is key for the uk economy. for the economy, thatis the uk economy. for the economy, that is true. the stock market carries more weight than the local economy. especially the ftse 100 economy. especially the ftse100 which is very international. the other focus is mark carney, the governor of the bank of england, and a lot of central bankers have been talking over the weekend, like janet yellen, they are all focused on where inflation is headed. it is a real issue in the uk. it is because you have got a disconnect between headline and corn. it is true in the states were energy costs and exchange—rate movements have boosted the headline level of inflation here in the uk, so we will see a number around 3%, a full percentage point ahead of what the bank of england's target is. that could incur mark carney writing a letter to the government. there is quite a lot at sta ke. government. there is quite a lot at stake. he has also outlined the fact he would quite like to put interest rates up as long as the data supports it so we will have to see what that d

what is the uk position? at the moment, they're saying the speech in florence, given the delicate nature of debate in the uk, wasa the delicate nature of debate in the uk, was a substantial gesture. there was nearly £20 billion bet on the table and pledged on a commitment, said with a little bit of creative ambiguity, it has to be said that the pledge was there. david davis said this in parliament this week. blu ntly, said this in parliament this week. bluntly, he said that is exactly what is going on. we shouldn‘t forget we‘re in a negotiation, both sides are saying things in public is designed to sort of keep their negotiating mandate pushed forward but behind the scenes, they do need to sort out the specific issue about money. we keep hearing the word, deadlock. it sounds like deadlock and in some ways it is at the moment but if you talk to you officials, they say, we‘re not actually that far—away from this idea of sufficient progress and we could get there and we hope to get there by december. th

uk homes. this includes a plan to triple the amount of insulation going into uk homes every year. but the problem is they have not put the money down on the table yet to make this happen and the treasury are going to have to get their act together and help fund this plan. electric vehicles are also encouraged in today's plan to lower carbon emissions from the whole economy. industry will be urged to be more efficient too. energy campaigners say the ambition is there, but the policies are not. roger harrabin, bbc news. teams of riot—trained officers have brought an overnight disturbance under control at one of the uk's highest security jails in worcestershire. staff were reportedly attacked with pool balls by dozens of inmates at long lartin prison, which houses more than 600 offenders. sima kotecha reports. it's one of britain's maximum—security prisons. inside, some of the most serious criminals, including rapists and murderers. last night there was trouble, when up to 80 inmates became vi

low pressure to the north of the uk. a weather front moving in with some wet weather and tightly packed isobars, telling you it will be a windy day with gales around coasts and hills in the north and west. the wettest weather will be in northern ireland in scotland the brightness across north—west england and wales as well. as we go on through the rest of the day, we will eventually see sunshine across scotla nd eventually see sunshine across scotland and northern ireland is a band of rain continues to move southwards. rain to the cumbrian fells again, a lot of rain causing localised surface flooding. a lot of the full list of england, occasional blustery skills. 0n the full list of england, occasional blustery skills. on friday night, the weather front stops working southwards and turns northwards. further wet weather to come and in the north of wales. temperatures in double figures everywhere but particularly mild, 16 degrees to cardiff and manchester as well. this weekend, high pressure is with us to go this one pus

how are we exist between the uk and the eu. how are we meant to settle or the detailed issues if they won't talk about the future framework of our relationship, which is in fact the word i'm using, in article 50, to make an agreement in the context of a future framework in our relationship. they are in breach of the ranked —— cheeky. they are doing it because they want to box the united kingdom into a corner and make it as weak as possible. there comes a point when the prime minister has to say i am not going to be pushed around any more, my cabinet is going to have to back me to ta ke cabinet is going to have to back me to take a strong stand in order... on the concept of backing, if this transition period does turn out to be one in which the ecj is fully implementing itsjurisdiction be one in which the ecj is fully implementing its jurisdiction on british law, is that something you can live with? i think you'll be very difficult to the conservative party and the government and indeed parliament to explain to voters why we

i will be showing how the uk will play a full role. if you are here with the primary role of progressing brexit talks, the eu are saying britain has two compromise, are you willing to budge? i set out in florence, an ambitious agenda for oui’ florence, an ambitious agenda for our future florence, an ambitious agenda for ourfuture partnership. at the heart of that remains cooperation on the keyissues of that remains cooperation on the key issues and dealing with the shared challenges we face. that speech set out that ambitious vision andi speech set out that ambitious vision and i look forward to progress that in the weeks ahead. we will be talking about a variety of issues today. i set out britain's vision in the florence speech and i look forward to discussing that, but also migration, defence, security and the shared issues across europe and the uk wants to continue to play a full role cooperating with the eu in dealing with these. theresa may as she arrived a short time ago. we will bring you plenty more coverage this afternoon. a

the market —— the best case scenario would be for the uk to remain within the customs union and the single market. that looks unlikely, though. we have seen changes in the last couple of weeks and months on both sides, but in the event that doesn't happen, we are asking the uk to come forward with proposals. the obvious answer would be for the uk to remain within the single market and the customs union if that is not going to happen. what kind of a road map if that is not going to happen. what kind ofa road map are if that is not going to happen. what kind of a road map are you going to bring forward? kind of a road map are you going to bring forward ? theresa kind of a road map are you going to bring forward? theresa may's speech was very welcome. she said there could not be any physical structure. michel barnier has also stressed that. if the uk are not willing to remain in the customs union and the single market, if there is going to bea single market, if there is going to be a border, how do we get to that point? at the moment we are hearing words and sentiment but we need clear

but he says success or failure in the talks depends on how the uk handles them. it is in fact up to london how this will end, with a good deal, no deal or no brexit. last week's summit in brussels brought no breakthrough. jean—claude juncker has denied theresa may begged him for help. today, he said the eu wants an agreement. the commission is not negotiating in a hostile mood. we want a deal. those that don't want a deal, they have no friends in the commission. we want a fair deal. this is the man that will secure a deal. michel barnier says there has to be agreement on the uk exit terms first, what is called orderly withdrawal, and only if the principles that are settled will of the eu then engage in talk about a transition period. today, he told several european newspapers, if we reach an agreement on the orderly withdrawal of the uk, such a transition period, both short and framed, it is possible. a transition might, he said, be short. it makes sense that it covers the financial period, so until 2020. the transition, he said, would leave us more time to pre

i think that was donald tusk saying, no, it is up to the uk. everyone has harsh words for the uk. everyone has harsh words for the people they call the no dealers, the people they call the no dealers, the people they call the no dealers, the people who say that no deal would be fine. it is not viewed that way at all in this building. just between you and me, and bassist no—one else's listening, what countries are you hearing in those rooms that you prowl, what countries are suggesting they may have further problems down the line when it comes to seeking that unity?” problems down the line when it comes to seeking that unity? i will be really honest, it is very hard to say, because they do keep bayliss on it. there is a speculation that there are two groups of countries behind the scenes, one set which is more relaxed about the idea of sufficient progress and wants to go more easy on the uk to get into trade deals, countries that have a closer trading relationship, geographical proximity to the uk, and then there are other countries, rumoured to be led by france and germany, th

that has been a big issue for the uk. the chancellor today suggesting that in the budget later this month, he was to look at this issue. how can we ensure people have the right skills? are we supporting organisations like this with high—end innovation, the type of work that will be so important for the uk economy. and of course, we need to prepare ourselves for a new type of future, where there will be less immigration coming into the country. i think the major problem has been not a government problem but business performance. lots of studies show that the management here is maybe not good enough. we don't have enough good businesses pushing innovation, investing in skills of their workforce, but with low productivity, that means people's wages don't go, because we arejust people's wages don't go, because we are just not people's wages don't go, because we arejust not producing people's wages don't go, because we are just not producing the wealth that we need in the country. certainly, for the chancellor, that would be

the uk government is stepping in to fill the hole. what are we looking at? uk government has put £400 million and there is a call for it to put £900 million. the european investment fundsis million. the european investment funds is about 30 to 40% of our capital across the industry. most of the industry in europe is here in london. so we don't know what is going to happen. we legitimately don't know. that is a real worry. let's have a look at the story about one in every five uk jobs could be you automated by 2030. this is hot on the heels of a report out last week, we looked at a similar statistic for the us and we spoke tojim yong king about the president of the world bank. they have come up with a educational training programme for us to change and react to this. i think this happens a lot faster than people anticipate. before people understand the ramifications of this. this report specifically said it would happen in warehouse and manufacturing. iwill see said it would happen in warehouse and manufacturing. i will see it in transportation and retail.

in the uk and 1 million or so uk citizens in europe who are really anxious about their position. all of us as politicians have had people coming to us that have been in the country many years but are deeply anxious. what we said to the government back injuly of last what we said to the government back in july of last year what we said to the government back injuly of last year is you should unilaterally guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk. if the prime minister wants to act on the word she has put out, she can introduce legislation next week in parliament to protect the rights of eu citizens, and we will back it and fast track it with the prime minister if she wants to, as it were, but action behind her words. i think everybody on a very human level absolutely think everybody on a very human level a bsolutely wa nts to think everybody on a very human level absolutely wants to see this issue resolved. so the anxiety of people can be put to one side, and they can get on with their lives. so anything that can push that in the right direction, i think, is welcome. we are ve

yet until the uk says it's prepared to pay, no bigger deal. i am ambitious and positive for britain's future and for these negotiations, but i know we still have some way to go. both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit, and we should recognise what has been achieved to date. do you deny that you've made clear to your eu counterparts that you are willing to pay many more billions than you've already indicated to settle our accounts as we leave? what i've made clear to my eu counterparts in relation to financial contribution is what i set out in my florence speech, which is that i have said that nobody need be concerned for the current budget plan that they would have to either pay in more, or receive less, as a result of the uk leaving, and that we will honour the commitments that we have made during our membership. now, there has to be detailed work on those commitments, as david davis has said. we are going through them line by line and we will continue to go through them line by line, and the brit

but that is the best in the uk. i think the challenge for lots of hospitals, ours included, has been an increase in demand and the population has got older with more health needs. so it gets more difficult every year to achieve some of the targets. then we do a heart scan every three months... cancer services are also under pressure. nikki was a young mum when she had oesophageal cancer. she had timely treatment but is concerned others face delays. every day is a really long day when you're either waiting to see the consultant, waiting for results, waiting for a scan. it is another sleepless night, it is another day of worry. it is that uncertainty. it is the not knowing that is really hard to deal with. although most patients are seen within target times, growing numbers are waiting longer for treatment. responding to the bbc‘s nhs tracker, the scottish government stressed the a&e performance is the best in the uk. though they do accept some patients are waiting too long. in wales, the government stresses most pa

and the top story here in the uk... a british man is back in the uk, two days after he was jailed in dubai for public indecency, after touching the hip of a man in a crowded bar. jamie harron was cleared after the ruler of the emirate intervened. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. the big reveal! china will soon unveil its new leadership council a day after president xi jinping consolidated his grip on power. and, america's footwear industry is making contingency plans because president trump's tough and straight talk... it's wednesday, everyone! good morning, asia! hello, world! welcome to asia business report. we start off with china, the 19th communist conference has come to a close, the top leaders of the party and china's economy will not be revealed until later today. the president has a vision for china and asa president has a vision for china and as a reflection of his power, his name and ideology has been enshrined in the chinese constitution. unveiling him to a higher level. our