if you if you say if you say i'm not in favor of a united ireland and i never want to see united ireland that causes disappointment from the us so i think i don't criticize politicians for saying that they believe the aspiration is for united are i think all of us would like to see that but i don't i do not think i'd have to defend the present i don't think the present government who is taking the view that they think we should have a short term part of poll and a short term you know you had the current irish prime minister saying he understood the certain statements by the nationalists being seen as disrespectful intrusive or interfering as he put it this was not our intention he said we have no hidden agenda have you ever met a politician bertie ahern who didn't have a hidden agenda to many of us. but i think you know in the circumstances of northern ireland we're without diggin situations for fifteen months and i think the primary issue for us to do now is a cooler and had this position to try and get the institutions back up and running i think that's what both governments should be

isaid border between northern ireland and ireland. i said it in my letter triggering article 50, in my peach at mansion house and many times besides. during the referendum, both campaigning agrees that the border between northern ireland and ireland must remain absolutely unchanged. indeed you only have to speak to businesses near the border to see that the notion of a hard border is almost inconceivable. thousands of people who cross and recross between the uk and ireland in the normal course of their daily lives cannot be subject to a hard border, as they go to work visit a neighbour or go to the supermarket. neither would it be feasible for firms who supply and distribution chains span the border. many people in communities remember the customs border post, approved roads and security installations of the not too distant past. they recall the administrative burdens on business, the disruptions caused to lovelies and livelied moo, in the northern ireland of today, where a sea mless northern ireland of today, where a seamless border

if you if you say if you say i'm not in favor of a united ireland and i never want to see united ireland that causes disappointment from the us so i think i don't criticize politicians for saying that they believe the aspiration is for united are i think all of us would like to see that but i don't i do not think i'd have to defend the present i don't think present government who taking the view that they think we should have a short term part of poll in a short term united you had the current prime minister saying he understood the certain statements by the nationalists being seen as disrespectful intrusive or interfering as he put it this was not our intention he said we have no hidden agenda have you ever met a politician bertie ahern who didn't have a hidden agenda to many of us. i think but i think you know in the circumstances of northern ireland where were they begin situations for fifteen months and i think the primary issue for us to do now is a cruel and had a position to try and get the institutions back up and running i think that's what both governments should be doing i thi

out of ireland no no we're not trying to get the brits out of our that everything that. i mean what you need to do is spend some more time in our information understand it because. if you don't mind me saying but no we work very closely with the british government but we don't love the consistency of the british government i mean we we want to see. that works for us if it works for britain as well that's fine we want to see bodies to walk well we want to see the east west relationship work well and i think it's a pity we were loose the contact we presently have with british politicians after the twenty ninth of march next and we've had very good relationships with british politicians for forty five years and go in britain leaves the yeah but that ends unfortunately window when they leave to you we won't have the regular contact of of every we can every month of basing them now i think if we get the institutions back up and running again we can use to get a governmental conference of the good friday agreement to actually do that and i think there is a solution in good fri

get ready for a united ireland what was that if it wasn't massively provocative well i he if if if he said that his stated position is it's a long term project i mean he certainly bode well then to get them ready for a united. that's like saying you know your days are numbered i have to say if we put it that way it's not what is normal. position it's his normal position he's out of my side but i'd have to defend him i think both legal and and the kenny has. they believe united are into is a long term project the foreign minister got into some difficulties recently when he said what happened is like time but in fairness to him he switched to do you peak condemned as megaphone diplomacy i'm not going. to go with the normal life cycle. but why come out various things that's being. needlessly provocative you know i think i think the reason is that you know. people like us and the questions they asked and the questions are they in favor of a united ireland are they not someone they know there's no you certainly know how these answers are going to be you know what is safe for everyone if yo

and ireland and between northern ireland and great britain. it is the only way to protect the uniquely integrated supply chains on which millions of jobs and livelihoods depend. so at the heart of our proposal, a heart of a free trade area which will avoid the need for customs and regulatory checks at the board enand protect the supply chains. to achieve this requires four steps, first a commitment to maintaining a common rule book for products and to deliver this the uu could make an up front sovereign choice to commit to ongoing harmenization, covering only those necessary to provide for frictionless trade at the border. this would not cover services because this is not necessary to ensure free flow at the border and it would not include the common agricultural policy and fisheries policies which the uk will leave when we leave the eu. the regulations covered are regular tifly stable and supported by a large share of our manufacturing businesses. we would continue to play a strong role in shaping the european and international standards that

in northern ireland when in the ten years to april twenty sixth not often. these are figures compiled from belfast detailed data website i wasn't trying to hide from police prison or court was a record it's hardly been a bombing and there's hardly been a bombing in northern ireland since to go home a bombing last year according to the police service no than the one hundred one shootings and beatings up from just sixty four but most adults have not been political there's been more people i give you one for you know concerned about this it's always good to know i tell you there's been a feud between two gangs in dublin in the last three years more people have been killed in that than an order nine in the last fifteen years there are dead the figures the bombing campaign in northern ireland. was the last significant bombing or very very very little political shootings in ordinary that and third step criminality but i'm afraid to criminality is what happens in every city. criminality will not end on the political solution but as far as political violence in orde

this insoluble problem of what to do about northern ireland and the republic of ireland as far as the brexit negotiations are concerned, there seems to be no obvious way out of this. the government has proposed a way out, but the problem uk government has is that technically it is not deliverable at the moment. this notion of a friction free border, no border between northern ireland and the republic of our land. there is no technological solution to allowing that to happen when both sides of the border might have different regulatory structures for example. the government has put forward a proposal that it will put in place over time. the eu is saying until that new solution is actually ready, we want this backstop position which is northern ireland remains in regulatory alignment with the rest of the european union. that is the clash at the moment. but you speak to senior government people in the uk and they insist that they believe the european union will move because the european union does not wa nt to because the european union does not want to clash with the third largest econo

if you if you say if you say i'm not in favor of a united ireland and i never want to see united ireland back because as disappointment from the us so i think i don't criticize politicians for saying that they believe the aspiration is for united are that i think all of us would like to see that but i don't i do not think i'd have to defend at the present i don't think the present government who is taking the view that they think we should have a short term bar to poll in the short term you know you had the current irish prime minister saying he understood the certain statements by the nationalists being seen as disrespectful intrusive or interfering as he put it this was not our intention he said we have no hidden agenda have you ever met a politician bertie ahern who didn't have a hidden agenda to many of the etc. i think but i think you know in the circumstances of northern ireland where would they begin situations for fifteen months and i think the primary issue for us to do now is now a learned. position to try and get the institutions back up and running i think that's what both go

and northern ireland. neither the uk know that you want to see a hard border and mr barnier said they never intended to have a border in the irish sea and that issue needs to be the dramatised as he put it. let's go to chris page in belfast. the protection of the good friday agreement, very much at the forefront of his mind? that is right and theresa may in the speech that she gave in belfast a couple of hours ago said that she thought the eu interpretation of what the backstop should look like was a breach in fact of the good friday agreement which is based around something called the consent principle that the status of northern ireland, the constitutional status and sovereignty cannot change u nless status and sovereignty cannot change unless a majority of people in northern ireland decide otherwise. so according to theresa may if the eu version of the backstop goes ahead whereby northern ireland can remain in the customs union and most of the single market in order to ensure that under any circumstance

if you if you say if you say i'm not in favor of a united ireland and i never want to see united ireland that causes disappointment from the us so i think i don't criticize politicians for saying that they believe the aspiration is for united are i think all of us would like to see that but i don't i do not think i have to defend the present i don't think the present government who is taking the view that they think we should have a short term borrowed a poll and a short term united you had the current irish prime minister saying he understood the certain statements by the nationalists being seen as disrespectful intrusive or interfering as he put it this was not our intention he said we have no hidden agenda have you ever met a politician who didn't have a hidden agenda to many of the etc. i mean but i think they you know in the circumstances of northern ireland we're without institutions for fifteen months and i think that the primary issue for us to do now is a learned. position to try and get the institutions back up and running i think that's what both governments should be do not t

ireland and northern ireland open after brexit. the most critical issues holding a brexit negotiations between the eu and the u.k.. let's get backbringing -- joins bloomberg's brexit editor. good to see you, hama. did we hear anything that will reassure people there is a solution on the irish border? there were three messages in there. one is she is committed to know hard border on the island of ireland. and she was also very clear that her party is the party of the .nion the union of the united kingdom. she was adamant that there cannot be a border between northern ireland and the u.k.. both sides want to avoid these two borders. each side sees the others proposal so far as unacceptable and she says she's come up with something new and she's saying to the eu, considerate. this is the best proposals so far. it says let's keep the rules on goods aligned and if we do that, she sees that as the solution. that was her message to the e.u.. the ball is in your court. over to you now. the chief eu negotiator is to speak in next 20 minutes

ireland is very clear, areas. i don't want to come back on the monday history between the two countries. but on the same island you have two countries. and no border. thanks to the what we call the good friday agreement. 20 years ago. which established the peace desirable to communities in northern ireland. there is no border. and more than that, there is no border and people in the communities south and north, 140, 42 different types of cooperations, in very human, social, environmental, health, education, economic issues. this is the good friday agreement. and i'm very engaged and involved in this. because i have been the commissioner for 15 years ago of in charge of the peace program in ireland. so we have to be very careful. why? both sides, uk and us committed to protect this negotiation, the good friday agreement in all its dimensions. that means no borders. but the point is that this part of the island, which is a part of the uk, leave the single market. so to protect the consumers and the businesses and si

parts of northern ireland actually had a month's northern ireland actually had a months worth of rain in just a few hours. only a temporary end to the heatwave for some. through this week there will still be some showers, but it will be less windy than it was over the weekend, and especially in the south those temperatures will eventually start to climb once again. this is the satellite picture. pretty unsettled, this curl of cloud up to the north—west, an area of low pressure, with areas of cloud being flung around and bringing outbreaks of showery rain at times. through the afternoon, not too many showers in eastern areas, increasing amounts of sunshine here. some rain moving across parts of wales and north—west england. sunshine and heavy showers for northern ireland and north—west scotland. 20 degrees in glasgow, 25 in london, temperatures already beginning to recover. into the evening, rain will push out of more than england into eastern scotland, the odd heavy burst here. a lot of dry weather with clear spells. showers return across the south west, wales and the south—ea

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and ireland. in brussels, the stage was set for an important moment. how would the british compromises go down? eu foreign ministers had met and set the tone, wary, not convinced, at least not yet. i will remain an optimist, but it is hard to be an optimist in these challenging times. we will work on the basis of our principles and see to what extent our british partner fully gets it, including the british parliament. then, it is the negotiator‘s turn, he wasn't ready to buy britain's offer as it stood, but he was willing to talk. "there are several elements that open away to a constructive discussion," he said, but his doubts and questions piled up. how could britain trade with europe's single market without following the same rules? what about protecting eu consumers? and, in plain english, the eu was ready to contemplate the outcome many fear most — talks ending in no agreements. even if you want to reach a deal, it's also our responsibility to be prepared for all scenarios, including a no

because of ireland. just going through the separate elements... it is very helpful to do this, because people have lost sense of this over the months. the uk government agreed to the backstop idea in december, theresa may reiterated this to donald tusk last march. she now says because of the chequers agreement, which we know is going nowhere, we don't need a backstop and everything will be ok. the irish government and michel barnier are saying, no, we cannot move ahead with anything to do with the withdrawal until we get the backstop sorted out. it doesn't need to be the wording that the eu have proposed, they have invited the british to come back, the irish have said we can sit down and talk about the wording. that may or may not happen. that is the first thing. the second thing is what happened in the house of commons, iain says it is probably dead in the water, or most of it is. any agreement based around a customs arrangement in the chequers agreement is not going to get through the house of commons. furthermore, michel barnier is pretty cool

and northern ireland. as you know we waited and we them been working on all of these elements in this complex set of negotiations and we put forward a proposal. >> it's much talked about in this has been applied to every other border that the uk would share, what's going to be happening? >> the proposals we have put forward, we've always said. [inaudible] are they preparing for difficulty? >> everybody is because were preparing for all contingencies. but the proposal that we have put forward in the checkers agreement as a detailed in the white paper set out for plan on customs and certain areas of regulation between the uk and other member states in the european union and, if i may make this point, the point of the irish economy that affects trade between ireland and great britain is a more significant element of the economy than the trade between ireland and northern ireland. >> if you looked at the white paper and the agreements we came to an checkers, you would see the proposal were putting forward, we

ireland is a magical country full of wonder. and i'm not just saying that because my last name is o'donnell and as an american in i feel utterly disconnected from. and some overcompensating by romanticizing and idealizing a far off land especially relative to the box of corruption that my country has become that's what i'm doing i'm giving credit where credit is due the republic of ireland will become the world's first country to sell off its investments in basel fuel companies after a bill was passed with all party support in the lower house of parliament that's right ireland is the first twenty three in the world poised to divest from fossil fuel that's a big deal because climate change is a real and serious issue. anyway i know it all you news junkies are thinking right now. didn't like norway divest from fossil fuels like last november shun it now. norway's huge one trillion dollar sovereign wealth fund has only partially divested from fossil fuels. you know a. they really are that sends very often it's usually you trump or

outbreaks of rain from northern ireland in western scotland is thanks to this weather fronts moving in from the west, gradually working eastwards through the day. the isobars on the northern half of the uk area isobars on the northern half of the uk are a bit closer together, a fairly breezy day here. a good deal of dry and bright weather across most of england and wales, perhaps some showers feeding into western scotland. showreel outbreaks of rain are working into western scotland, northern ireland and perhaps cumbria. the far east of scotland holding onto brighter weather. a maximum of around 25 celsius in the south—east today. this evening and overnight, the rain will tend to die out in northern ireland, becoming more confined to the far north—west of scotland. elsewhere, dry weather, clear spells and perhaps more cloud for wales in south—west england, the risk of 12 showers. temperatures between 11 and 14, a touch cooler than in the south—east. for weapon states we start with a good deal of dry, bright and fine weather across england and wales —— for wednesday.

clouds and outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, the western isles of scotland. some showers for dumfries and galloway, one or two showers across wales and the odd one for south west england. away from the north—west of the country, a good deal of sunshine continuing through the afternoon. quite windy, particularly for western coasts where the gusts will reach 30 or a0 mph, locally 50 the far north—west of scotland. that is where we have the lowest temperatures, 15 or 19 for those coasts, further south and east, up to 25 in south—east england. the rain across northern ireland and western scotland continues to track its way northwards overnight, leaving northern ireland, england and wales mainly dry and eastern parts of scotland. temperatures between 11 and ia celsius. not such a contrast as we saw last night between north and south. tomorrow, for much of the country, mainly dry. again, good spells of sunshine. the cloud will be increasing through the day for northern ireland and parts of scotland, rain here through the afternoon, a bit of rain first thing

there will be more cloud through western scotland and northern ireland. the best of the sunshine, again, further south and east. notice how the temperatures are starting to rise, orange and red colours becoming deeper. by thursday, 2829 celsius for south—east england. the warmth starting to extend further northwards. the theme will continue through the weekend, even across scotla nd through the weekend, even across scotland and northern ireland, where it will become drier and we will see higher temperatures. across england and wales, there was temperatures climbing even higher. quite widely getting into the middle height 20 celsius, and some parts of south—east england could exceed 30 celsius again. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime sexual exploitation and abuse are widespread across the aid sector — according to a strongly—worded report by mps. organisation is all too often have appeared more concerned to protect their own reputation in the sector, rather than protecting victims and survivors. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it'

similar into northern ireland. the baking heat continues across central and eastern parts of england. this picture from essex, no significant rain in the forecast here. look at the satellite picture, this area of cloud from northern england through wales and in two parts of the south—west, reducing patchy rain or a view showers as it will do through the afternoon. the odd shower in some areas, very few and far between in east anglia. this decaying weather front is the dividing line between heat and unity to the south—east, where temperatures are still around 30 celsius. not quite as hot as yesterday. the cooler, fresh air to the north of it, present in the sunshine with high teens and low 20s. tonight, any rain on the cloud disappears. we are left with a largely clear and dry night, just a view showers in north—west scotland. a really easy night for sleeping for scotla nd a really easy night for sleeping for scotland and northern ireland, wales and the west of england with temperatures in the low teens, warm

because of ireland. just going through the separate elements...m is very helpful to do this, because people have lost sense of this over the months. the uk government agreed to the backstop idea in december, theresa may reiterated this to gold ta ps theresa may reiterated this to gold taps last march. she now says because of the arrangement zanni chequers agreement, which would know is going nowhere, we don't need a backstop and everything will be ok. the irish government and michel barnier are saying, no, the irish government and michel barnierare saying, no, we the irish government and michel barnier are saying, no, we cannot move ahead with anything to do with the withdrawal until we get the backstop sorted out. it doesn't need to be the wording that the eu have proposed, they have invited the british to come back, the irish have said we can sit down and talk about the wording. that may or may not happen. that is the first thing. the second thing is what happened in the house of commons, iain says it

one of which is northern ireland. the frictionless border that exist between british territory, northern ireland, and eu country republic of ireland needs to rema frictionless. this prime minister says it would not be acceptable for her for there to be different treatment for northern ireland, nor does she believe any future british prime minister whatever except this, nor that it would be accepted by the house of commons. host: theresa may is in a difficult position. she is very weak politically, given all the parliamentary turmoil. this is all happening at the eu issued a warning to its member states of the possibility of britain crashing out of the block. reporter: crashing out of the block. there is no deal. interestingly, for not perhaps at this late stage, we know there's an update on the 29th of march, 2019 at midnight brussels time. fast andoming furiously down the track. there needs to be in agreement very soon in order for all the countries to agree to whatever deal, for there will be no deal. we are witness

ireland and not somewhere else. i know there is a fear that some unionists have that the british irish intergovernmental conference is an attempt by the irish government to interfere, it is not. it is unclear about a shared responsibility in the context of relationships on the island of ireland. we have agreed that there will be another meeting in the autumn. hopefully, we will be able to deal with the con science by actually showing people that there is nothing to fear. this is simply a structure for two governments that wa nt to structure for two governments that want to work together to engage together at and not to do anything thatis together at and not to do anything that is inconsistent with other elements of the good friday agreement. anti-brexit? on brexit, the point that i was making this morning when i was asked to comment on the likelihood of an ordeal brexit is that i think a lot of people are talking up the likelihood ofan people are talking up the likelihood of an ordeal brexit. i don‘t believe it is

and more of scotland and northern ireland tomorrow will see the cloud and some rain slowly spreading south—east where as it stays dry in england and wales. misty and murky in the north—west and there will be plenty of sunshine to come. and winds, well they are fairly light, but it is breezy along this weather front here where you see the outbreaks of rain. as for temperatures cooler where we started so warm temperatures cooler where we started so warm at the weekend for scotland and northern ireland, but very warm to hot, across england hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. president trump's plays a round of golf at turnberry during his "private visit" to scotland on the final leg of his uk tour. thousands take part in protests on the streets of edinburgh in a second day of rallies against donald trump's uk visit. police in wilshire recover more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, who were exposed to the nerve agent novichok. tourists from all over the world visit uluru every year, but for decades there has been a dis

the bring in scotland and northern ireland. easing off in intensity over the next few hours —— the rain. things will brighten up in north—west scotland. we continue to see dry and sunny weather in southern and eastern england. but we will see thunderstorms develop late afternoon particularly across south—east midlands, maybe east anglia. most places could be dry. quite a anglia. most places could be dry. quitea humid anglia. most places could be dry. quite a humid day. even though temperatures are down on yesterday's values. cloudy with occasional rain in england and wales and the north. for scotland and northern ireland, while we lose the heavy rain, patchy rain and overall fairly cloudy and cooler with temperatures in the high teens. sunshine to end the day in northern scotland and we will see the winds fairly light, pushing the rain slightly south and east throughout the day. into tonight, for a time this evening, this is where thunderstorms could be at their worst across england. they will fade away through the nigh

reflections from others in northern ireland? there is no good news in brexit. i am sure she will hear from businesses of the catastrophic inflation —— implications in terms of trade and business. i thought it was a very wide—ranging speech and the commitment of the union is to be welcomed, which she reiterated on a numberof welcomed, which she reiterated on a number of occasions that that was not to be a hard order in the island of ireland and also not within the uk. that was the strong message that she kept repeating. and yes, visiting northern ireland matters because of that crucial sticking point of the border with the republic — how to keep it open in the long term after brexit. the uk and the eu cannot agree, and they need to if they are to sign a withdrawal agreement in the coming months. gathering in brussels today, europe ministers, meeting to talk about brexit, and they know how turbulent things have been at westminster. we are extremely aware of the current situation. nobody wa nts to of the current situation.

no hard border between northern ireland and ireland. there is what some people say is on offer from the eu, a model that affects the european economic area, but going further in some places and remaining in the customs union for the home of the u.k. this would mean continued free move in, continued payment every year to the eu for market access, a continued obligation to follow law, no independent trade policy, with no ability to strike our own trade deals around the world. i firmly believe this would not honor the referendum result. if the eu continues on this course, there is a serious risk that could lead to no deal, and this would most likely be a disorderly no deal. without an agreement on our future relationship, i cannot see that this parliament would andove the agreement, without these commitments the eu would resign or withdraw the agreement. mr. speaker, a responsible government must prepare for a range of potential outcomes, including the possibility of no deal. >> [shouting] >> including the possibility of no deal, and given

overnight monday into tuesday, a good deal of clear skies across scotland and northern ireland, still one word to showers for western scotland, cloudier skies further south and outbreaks of brinkman temperatures falling to an overnight low of 16 celsius. on tuesday our next weather front is waiting to bring more cloud across northern ireland and scotland and showery rain into the west. generally are fine and bright start for england, scotland and wales, perhaps one or two showers in parts of the west but turning cloudier across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures fairly similar to monday, a maximum of 25 celsius. on wednesday, the next feature moves in from the west, a bit of uncertainty around the timing of that, high pressure in the southeast will keep things strike and it's here will see the best sunshine, i generally find start for scotland, england and wales, looks like it will be largely dry, cloudier skies we re will be largely dry, cloudier skies were some rain pushing into northern ireland and western parts of scotland. temperatures in the south—east creeping up abo

and ireland, and indeed between northern ireland and great britain. also making news today: north korean officials failed to turn up for talks with a us team on the repatriation of the remains of american soldiers killed during the korean war. it had been a commitment from the summit between the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and president trump in singapore. it's reported north korea has asked for talks to take place on sunday. the syrian government has re—taken control of rebel—held parts of the southern city of deraa, where the revolt against president bashar al—assad began seven years ago. government vehicles accompanied by allied russian military police entered the area — hoisting the national flag in the main square. the thai navy seals involved in the complicated rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped in the tham luang cave have returned to their airbase just outside bangkok to a heroes‘ welcome. their dangerous, yet successful mission took three days and ended on tuesday. they were helped by a team of international d

s prime minister is in northern ireland to outline breaks it plans northern ireland's economy relies heavily on european subsidies and jobs linked to both the e.u. and the british mainland failure to reach objects that deal could mean the return of the so-called hard border with the irish republic which is an e.u. member now the border has become a key sticking point in the negotiations it's been politically sensitive since coming into existence in the early one nine hundred twenty s. a peace deal saw the south of ireland begin the process of splitting up from the united kingdom but six counties in the north opted to remain within it in subsequent decades paramilitaries formed in northern ireland demanding the whole lyla be united as one independent republic they often targeted posts manned by british army troops along the border which they refused to recognize as legitimate thousands died in the violence that all ended in. nine hundred ninety six with a historic peace agreement it's all the border essential abolished as the u.k. and ireland which each part of the european union both

economy than the trade between ireland and northern ireland. [indiscernible] >> is that what you are telling us? prime minister may: if you look at the white paper and the agreement we came to, the proposal is no longer a member of the customs union and put forward a proposal in the specific area of industrial goods. and the customs arrangement that can go along side that which will decide a friction border. let's put that forward and let's argue for that in those negotiations. [indiscernible] >> do you have enough time for your novel ideas? prime minister may: yes, we are all working, both sides in this negotiation. we will be leaving the e.u. 29th of march, 2019. the implementation period for the future relationship. we are still working with the timetable of ensuring that we have withdrawal agreements and the sufficient details of future relationship agreed by october such that it can become before parliament. this will be same true of the european parliament, when this parliament is to put this agreement and implementation through the house

tonight, this weather front moves bury south, clearing from northern ireland. it grinds to a halt across the borders. you may see a shower to the north of that though most will stay dry. some fog patches possible in southern england and the warm nights to come but particularly out of the heat of the day central and south—eastern england. a couple of week weather fronts on the charge tomorrow. to the north of these you are in the fresher feeling air but it is still really pleasant we'd get to see some sunshine and there will be sunny spells, scotland, northern ireland, maybe the odd shower in the east, patchy rain on the borders fizzling out. england and wales, and isolated showers possible but most will stay dry. cloud around, not clear blue sky but there will be sunshine and still the highest temperatures focused on the east midlands, across east anglia into the south—east where we are in excess of 30 in places. really much more comfortable further north and west in the uk, even still you have some sunshine to enjoy. wednesday, weather front even still you

more quote for england and ireland. more quote for england and ireland. it will be a fairly uncomfortable night because we start to build the humidity in the coming few days as well. it looks like another fine and sunny day for the majority of england and wales. eastern scotland and eastern northern ireland. but the north—west will be cloudier than we have seen to date and the cloud thick enough rain and drizzle. particularly across the northern isles. around the western coast, cooler, 25 degrees in scotland, 23 in northern ireland and pushing towards 30 degrees in the south and east of england. only a small chance of a shower. we will have a weather front early next week meandering its way across scotland and northern ireland so across scotland and northern ireland so we're into the atlantic fresh air, but ahead of it, the heat will continue to build. there will be more heat escaping at the time of year, so more heat escaping at the time of year, so on more heat escaping at the time of year, so on balance, the temperature start to increase by day and i

and ireland or indeed northern ireland and great britain. also making news today, north korean officials failed to turn up for talks with a us team on the repatriation of the remains of american soldiers killed during the korean war. it had been a commitment from the summit between the north korean leader, kim jong—un, and president trump in singapore. it's reported north korea has asked for talks to take place on sunday. the syrian government has re—taken control of rebel—held parts of the southern city of deraa, where the revolt against president bashar al—assad began seven years ago. government vehicles accompanied by allied russian military police entered the area — hoisting the national flag in the main square. the thai navy seals involved in the complicated rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped in the tham luang cave have returned to their airbase just outside bangkok to a heroes‘ welcome. their dangerous, yet successful mission took three days and ended on tuesday. they were helped by a team of international d

economy than the trade between ireland and northern ireland. [indiscernible] >> is that what you are telling us? prime minister may: if you look at the white paper and the agreement we came to, the proposal is no longer a member of the customs union and put forward a proposal in the specific area of industrial goods. thathe customs arrangement can go along side that which borders.de africaonous will decide a africa -- will decide a friction border. prime minister may: what is the arrangement that will be best for the u.k. let's put that forward and let's argue for that in those negotiations. indiscernible] >> do you have enough time for your novel ideas? prime minister may: yes, we are all working, both sides in this negotiation. 29thll be leaving the e.u. of march, 2019. the implementation period for the future relationship. we are still working with the timetable of ensuring that we have withdrawal agreements and the sufficient details of future relationship agreed by october ch that it can become before parliament. this will be same true of

scotland and northern ireland, more cloud. some rain. the weather will move slowly in the next 2a hours across the uk to the east. northern ireland will see outbreaks of rain. rain in western scotland will turn heavier. elsewhere, staying dry. scotland and northern ireland will have the worst weather overnight. rather humid. some temperatures getting into the high teens. tomorrow, sunshine. scotla nd high teens. tomorrow, sunshine. scotland and northern ireland, more cloud. sunny spells in eastern parts. elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland, patchy rain. not much in eastern scotland. england and wales, more cloud, especially in the west. long sunny spells for the afternoon. as warm and hot as it was yesterday. scotland and northern ireland, temperatures coming down. from sunny spells. 28 here. low 305 in hotspots from 5unny spells. 28 here. low 305 in hotspots in from sunny spells. 28 here. low 305 in hotspots in south—east england. wimbledon, hot for the next final. close to 30. it could be the hottest men's final since 1984. pl

ireland is a magical country full of wonder. and i'm not just saying that because my last name is o'donnell and as an american in i feel utterly disconnected from. and some overcompensating by romanticizing and idealizing a far off land especially relative to the box of corruption that my country has become that's what i'm doing i'm giving credit where credit is due the republic of ireland will become the world's first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies after a bill was passed with all party support in the lower house of parliament that's right ireland is the first twenty three in the world poised to divest from fossil fuel that's a big deal because climate change is a real and serious issue. anyway i know it all you news junkies are thinking right now. didn't like norway divest from fossil fuels like last november shun it now. norway's huge one trillion dollars sovereign wealth fund has only partially divested from fossil fuels ya. know. you know really here that sends very often it's usually you trump

scotland, northern ireland seeing the bulk of that. where you see the rain, around five to ten millimetres, less than half an inch at the most. that will spread into north—west england, northwest wales by the end of the night. a mild night compared to last night. muddy for some in the south and south—east. we will see brighter conditions to start friday with sunny spells around. a lot more clout elsewhere, occasional rain in scotla nd clout elsewhere, occasional rain in scotland and northern ireland. we cannot guarantee every garden will see showers that come and go in the afternoon. many east in areas will stay dry but there risk of a torrential thunderstorm in the south—east corner which could wring some of flash flooding. riches will be down compared to today. into the weekend, some fresh air across southern areas to begin. original high pressure to dry things out further north. most places will be dried other than a few showers here and there, chiefly across southern, but not everyone will see them. sunny spells on saturday.

it may only be 310 miles long but the border between northern ireland and ireland is still proving a major block on the road to brexit. speaking in belfast, the prime minister called on the eu to evolve its position on the issue. the eu's chief negotiator responded that he's open to any solution that is legally workable. michel barnier also welcomed mrs may's brexit white paper — the one that triggered a slew of resignations in westminster, but questioned whether some of it could work in practice. our deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. the protesters often turn out for theresa may, but the problems of brexit follow her every where. today she was in belfast with a plea and a promise. a promise there would be no ha rd promise. a promise there would be no hard irish border when the uk leaves. the white paper represents a significant development of our position. it is a coherent package. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back on to previous positions which have already proven unworkable. as for the border, her plan sees goods moving freely between th

and ireland. in brussels, the stage was set for an important moment. how would the british compromises go down? eu foreign ministers had met and set the tone, wary, not convinced, at least not yet. i will remain an optimist, but it is hard to be an optimist in these challenging times. we will work on the basis of our principles and see to what extent our british partner fully gets it, including the british parliament. then, it was the negotiator‘s turn. he wasn't ready to buy britain's offer as it stood, but he was willing to talk. "there are several elements that open away to a constructive discussion," he said, but his doubts and questions piled up. how could britain trade with europe's single market without following the same rules? what about protecting eu consumers? and, in plain english, the eu was ready to contemplate the outcome many fear most — talks ending in no agreements. even if you want to reach a deal, it's also our responsibility to be prepared for all scenarios, including a no

and ireland. in brussels, the stage was set for an important moment. how would the british compromises go down? eu foreign ministers had met and set the tone — wary, not convinced. at least, not yet. i will remain an optimist, but it's hard to be an optimist in these challenging times. we will work on the basis of our principles and see to what extent our british partner fully gets it, including the british parliament. then it was the negotiator‘s turn. he wasn't ready to buy britain's offer as it stood, but he was willing to talk. "there are several elements that open the way to a constructive discussion," he said, but his doubts and questions piled up. how could britain trade with europe's single market without following the same rules? what about protecting eu consumers? and, in plain english, the eu was ready to contemplate the outcome many fear most — talks ending in no agreement. even if you want to reach a deal, it is also our responsibility to be prepared for all scenarios, including

s basic principles while the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland remains one of the key stumbling blocks britain's theresa may called on the e.u. today to evolve its position and strike a new deal on the issue. all right let's see how that is going down let's go to do to get mass in the british capital and marcus who is in brussels again arc i want to give you the first word if i may the e.u. is sieved the u.k. so why paper is this a blueprint that the european union can work with. i say it's a good start will it let's at least say it's a start that is how the chief price of negotiator has put it because he has been waiting for a paper like that for a long time now for all. for a year now the e.u.'s been confronted with the red lines they float all about the red lines of the u.k. but they've been waiting for concrete proposals on how to move forward and so now today you. will not discuss on the basis of this but will use it in the negotiations it is a step forward it contains as you have said some useful elements and that is why they will not shoot it down imm

and the republic of ireland. we are absolutely committed to the avoidance of such a border and equally committed to the avoidance of a hard border between northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom. northern ireland is an integral part of our country and we will never accept a border within the united kingdom. to help us get to grips with the options which have been rejected, and what could be in this latest plan, i'm joined by chris morris, downing street have come up with what seems to be a third proposal on customs but just what seems to be a third proposal on customs butjust talk us through the first two proposals which have now been thrown out. the first one was called a customs partnership and the idea was if goods arrive of the world, the uk would collect the eu ta riffs world, the uk would collect the eu tariffs at their borders on the eu's so once they are in the uk there will be no more border checks. if companies say the goods never left the uk, they can claim a refund. business are not very k

ireland is a magical country full of wonder i'm glowing. and i'm not just saying that because my last name is o'donnell and as an american in i feel utterly disconnected from my heritage and some overcompensating by romanticizing and idealizing a far off land especially relative to the box of corruption that my country has become that's what i'm doing i'm giving credit where credit is due the republic of ireland will become the world's first country to sell off its investments in basel fuel companies after a bill was passed with all party support in the lower house of parliament that's right ireland is the first twenty three in the world poised to divest from fossil fuel that's a big deal because climate change is a real and serious issue. anyway i know it all you news junkies are thinking right now. didn't like norway divest from fossil fuels like last november shot it now. norway's huge one trillion dollars sovereign wealth fund has only partially divested from fossil fuels. you know your way. you know really here that sends very often it

part -- friends of ireland. stake,ained what was at the agenda of the commission, why we want to reach an agreement with the u.k., and the chance and limits of the negotiations. one point i mentioned in my speech a few minutes ago is that not of my meetings during these recently somebody telling me that there is no value to the brexit. even mr.in europe, in my i met a person office at his request. it was a very stimulating meeting. [laughter] proof not able to give me about brexit, about leaving brexit. my last question at the end of for aneting was asking explanation, because he was trying to explain why exit -- why brexit was useful for me. and i asked him, can you tell me how you talk about brexit? we won the brexit and the brexit campaign, how do you see the situation between eu and uk? silent, and his answer was the eu no longer exists. we no longer exist. i'm not ready to give this point to mr. fahar. [laughter] elizabeth: i think we have time for one more question. michel: two. elizabeth: two more? you ha

for northern ireland, head of the weather front, you also northern ireland, head of the weatherfront, you also have northern ireland, head of the weather front, you also have some sunshine. northern england, some sunshine. northern england, some sunshine but one two showers. the showers in wales are going to tra nsfer to showers in wales are going to transfer to northern england through the course of the day. we also have some showers peppering the south—west of england, the midlands and into the south—east. some of those are also a bit on the heavy side. but they are hit and miss. through the course of the day, some of the showers will fade, we will see others developing. again, hit and miss showers. they will be fairly constant on and off i go across western scotland and the rest of northern ireland, notjust heavy but the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures, 15 or 18 in the north, 25 in the south. this evening, a lot of sunshine around. many showers fading. overnight, simply spells, but still showers across western scotla nd but still showers across western scotland and the west

, but some subtle changes, particularly scotland and northern ireland, if you are under the sunshine, because substantially cooler than yesterday. very pleasant there, but compared to yesterday, there, but compared to yesterday, the giant's causeway, aviemore, 29 degrees, for some it is over 10 degrees, for some it is over 10 degrees cooler, but very nice in the sunshine. this area of cloud which extends into the south of northern ireland, it is a very weak cold front, and around that we will continue to see clouds through the afternoon, threatening the hills, the odd isolated shower, and a big temperature contrast north to south. for southern areas, hot and humid, temperatures close to 30 degrees in the london area. that humidity could spark one or two severe thunderstorms anywhere from essex to the southern counties, dorset, very isolated, most places will be dry, garden is desperate for a drink may have to go thirsty yet again. any showers that do form will fade away overnight, a dry night forjust about all, and we'll see more cloud around northern and eastern scotland, down to eas