a gale you are listening to what alex had to say that this is not what brussels wants to hear brussels wants to hear that essentially nothing has changed other than britain having left the block. exactly you're absolutely right about look brussels is fully aware that a blame game is something that is a very plausible scenario because if brussels protects the you know in other words not just brussels but if the 27 even member states protect their interests their internal markets insist on a level playing field. and alignment then this will result in the u.k. becoming a law taken to some extent and that is something the queen u.k. may not be willing to do which then results in a less prosperity economic downturn and that could be sold by brics a tears as punishment so brussels being fully aware of that scenario is now in a position where they say look we will work hard we are very optimistic we have put down in a political declaration that is attached to that divorce agreement that we want to forge a close relationship and we will work very hard for it he. let's go to london and join bar

who live in brussels, belgium, united kingdom, that brussels stays a city that you want to have a relationship with these people, and all the british citizens are very welcome in brussels. brussels is one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the world, and also its very important for me to say that it's not a sad day. we need to sing about the future. where we are talking, let's walk, because i want people to see how large the event is. lots of people queuing up to go in, walking into the ground class itself, do you see brexit though as a rejection of belgium? as a rejection of your? for me, it's not a rejection of belgium, we are very attached to our european union, and we know that the relationship between the united kingdom and belgium in brussels in particular is not with the european union, but it does —— we need to start to live together. there are more than 7000 british citizens who live in brussels, and as the mayor, it's important for me to say that they stay citizens of the city. are you concerned that the economic ties between belgium and the uk might be affected by brexit? yeah,

in the u.k., midnight here in brussels, the.k. will leave what has become the european aion, and of course, it' moment of huge significance, for a range of reasons. just in terms of u.k. scale, it's about to lose its third biggest to its budt. pounds in 2018 and it's been one of the most inflntial members on the world stage. we will explain what happens on friday night and we willat unpak ill chge right away, what will stay the same, will explore the longer-term challenges to the u.k. and the eu. across the last 3.5 years, we've three british track -- prime ministers have been involved in the brexit story. davidameron called the refendum and famously loft -- lost it the morning the results came out. theresa may then took over and when the -- was unable to get a brexit deal through the house of boris johnson took over and last year he managed a first strike a deal with the european union and then when a general election, and then get it through the house of commons. the bbc has been speaking to a man who had to deal with all three

has been speaking with a brussels. some say the hardest part will start now on the go sharing future relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. . what it's going to be hard and fair and fast negotiations and it's true i mean now that the u.k. has chosen to be a 3rd country we have to figure out how close do they want to be to the single market the closer they want to be the more they have to abide to the common rules of the single market so it's more or less their choice whether they want to be distant the access of the single market will be difficult or the other way around u.k. prime minister boris johnson said under no circumstances will he extend the transition period meaning that if there is no agreement at the end of this year there will be a hard drugs do you think that's a smart political move by well it's his decision but if that's what if it if it at the end of the year if this is the case we're well prepared because the most tricky parts for us have been solved in the withdrawal agreement citizens why it's a

has been speaking with brussels. some say the hardest part will start now in the go sharing future relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. do you agree what it's going to be hard and fair and fast negotiations and it's true i mean now that the u.k. has chosen to be a 3rd country we have to figure out how close do they want to be to the single market the closer they want to be the more they have to abide to the common rules of the single market so it's more or less their choice whether they want to be distant the access of the single market will be difficult or the other way around u.k. prime minister boris johnson said under no circumstances will he extend the transition period meaning that if there is no agreement at the end of this year there will be a hard break that do you think that's a smart political move by him well it's his decision but if that's what if it if it at the end of the year if this is the case we're well prepared because the most tricky parts for us have been solved in the withdrawal agreement

meanwhile in brussels the e.u. leaders are now turning their attention towards the future of post brags that europe the presidents of the european commission the european parliament and the european council presented a united front when they addressed the media and the reiterated that the remaining even member states would continue to build a common future and have britain as a neighbor and friend if it perspex the world's. realignment we want to forge the closest possible partnership with our british friends but at the same time it's clear that the e.u. will stand up for its interest and with great determination yes britain will now be a nonmember state and the same rules apply for all non member states only those who respect the rules of the e.u. single market can enjoy the full benefits of that market. and there is following the story for us in brussels he joins us for more hi max that we just heard from the european commission president was enough on the line there what did you make of what she had to say was f

s time in brussels. >> one of the best days ! my life >> the departure of brexit party mep's has to be near the top. nigel farage o plotting to end participation from the e.u. on the inside. >> iill of course be watchin like a hawk. i have enjoyed being a pantomime villain. farage and everyone is brewing. i have enjoyed that. >> they are still regarding brussels from the top e.u. brass. >> we regret the decision of the british people but we respect it. nowe open up another chapter, a story of old friends and new beginnings. >> as weve l one union, extra attention on our own. the s&p believ this gives more muscle to scottish independence. but it will be evolution, not revolution when the hands reach 11:00 tonight.we must all follos until the end of the year. expect arguments about what is next. we need toai ensure weain good trade relationships with europe. we don't tour of all the conditions and agreements. and we don't fall into the arms deals with th united states. >> we won't feel a dramatic difference to real life when we mak

live now to brussels and our correspondent, jenny hill. what is the mood in brussels today? it's going to be a sombre day as the union jack it's going to be a sombre day as the unionjack is lowered and britain finally leaves. with the exception of the meps from the british brexit party, they will not be much in the way of celebration here in brussels or indeed eu member state capital and that's of course, first of all, no—one wa nted course, first of all, no—one wanted this to happen although there is i think, it's fair to say, a degree of relief, after a painful process, brexit is finally happening. the eu is losing an important political and economic partner and that is not seen here is cause for celebration. i think secondly, all lies here are on what happens next. everyone in european capitals knows that once brexit is out and goes into this negotiation phase, written in the eu are expected to thrash out their future relationship, effectively in less tha n relationship, effectively in less than 11 months. getting this deal done by the end of the year. they don't plan

is in london and matters in brussels welcome to you both baba britain has been divided over briggs it any change now today now that the day is upon us. yeah at the moment i'm here on pound square and here behind me you can maybe see in the semi dark a lot of union jacks this is going to be the party place for the great city it is tonight who feel that this is a day of triumph and jubilation for them so they are of course on a shame really. really they happy and they said it's really go around all day was their flags and the few pro europeans have come out here earlier. rather more insulted and sort of sent away you know losers get over it this is what the one side said to the are they so the division is still deep there are some people as we hurried to now say we just somehow have to figure out how to live with it but it is as it is in a mention of the issue and not a rational one there is still a lot of wrongness and we will continue to be here i assume morris about a day's pointing out a little bit of partying going on in london over to new day ok in brussels then i mean are people

it's a sad day for many here in brussels. that was gail that reporting for us in a brussels and baba vessel in london let's take a look now at some the other stories making news around the walls israeli aircraft have a struck innocent targets in the gaza strip in response to the rocket fire from the palestinian territory he said that 3 rockets were fired at israel overnight without causing any casualties strikes come amid heightened tensions over the release of a controversial middle east peace plan by u.s. president donald trump and. former hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is back in court for a pivotal moment in his new trial the woman whose rape allegations lead to criminal charges against him has begun her testimony she told the jury that weinstein insists any sexual encounters with his accuser were consensual. now a crucial vote to lose the u.s. president donald trump in his impeachment trial tonight the republican leaning senate is debating whether or not to call more witnesses to testify now these are some live

foreign ministers in brussels they are hoping to find a way to steer the u.s. and iran away from further confrontation. first the assassination a few runs top general. then iranian retaliation. in the deepening conflict between iran and the united states the european union seems caught in the middle the country says deeply affects not only the region but all of us and the use of weapons must stop now to give space to dialogue talks seem to be the only feasible option here in brussels at the moment the european kind of dilemma is that they of course want to put additional pressure on iran but at the same time they don't want to side too openly with the united states that's the dilemma that the europeans are in this is what their politics looks like you know how do you find the magic formula that you know keeps you in that position that you know satisfies both both needs the e.u. is clinging on to the 2050 nuclear deal signed by e.u. countries france the u.k. and germany among others. the so-called j c p u a is supposed to prevent iran from developing nuclear wea

this is katya adler in brussels. adam fleming in brussels. laura in westminster. chris in westminster. happy new year, everybody. 2020 is already pretty different. it's really funny, here in westminster, the difference. i know it was obvious there would be a difference because the conservatives won a big majority but the actual feel of it, walking around parliament. there is the excitement of new mps who are currently still working off their smartphones in corridors because they don't have an office, excited to be in the building and finding their way around. there will be discussions to come about what brexit will look like butjeopardy has completely gone and it just feels. .. it couldn't feel more different. it couldn't. a lot of people i have spoken to this week, remember 2005, 2006 when the things that were of issue, were important, but the kind of drive of things were, will there be a rebellion? if there is a rebellion, how big will it be? that's the point, politics never has more jeopardy than when you can't be certain whether the prime minister will survive

this is katya adler in brussels, next to... adam fleming in brussels. laura in westminster. and chris in westminster. happy new year, everybody. happy 2020. 2020 is already pretty different. it's really funny, here in westminster, at least, the difference. i know it was obvious there would be a difference because the conservatives won a big majority, but the actual feel of it, walking around parliament, there is the excitement of new mps who are currently still working off their smartphones in corridors because they don't have an office, excited to be in the building and finding their way around. there will be discussions to come about what brexit will look like butjeopardy has just completely gone and itjust feels... it couldn't feel more different. it couldn't. a lot of people i have spoken to this week, "remember 2005, 2006" when the things that were of issue, were important, but the kind of drive of things were, "will there be a rebellion?" "if there is a rebellion, how big will it be?" that's the point, politics never has more jeopardy than when you can't be certain whe

thank you for joining us, from brussels. as we we re joining us, from brussels. as we were talking, we have breaking news coming in on the coronavirus. until now, there had not been any cases despite more than 160 people being tested that right now we have just had news from chief medical officer for england, who says two patients in england to members of the same family have tested positive for coronavirus. two patients in england have tested positive for coronavirus. that is all we have on that right now. worth mentioning that right now. worth mentioning that was expected. health authorities have repeatedly said there was a risk, high likelihood, that coronavirus cases would happen in the uk. of course, 18 plus countries around the world have already had cases and in a couple human to human transmission, but no deaths outside of china up until this point. more on that as we get it and we will be talking to our health editor very shortly. right now, the weather. grey skies with ten in folkestone, sunshine at the moment, but for all, grey ten in folkestone, sunsh

a huge day in brussels. interesting watching everyone coming and going, coming to work, a lot of institutions around here, almost as if it was an ordinary day when of course for most people here it is anything but. thank you, jenny hill from brussels this morning. a plane carrying more than 80 britons is on its way to the uk after leaving wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak. it's due to touch down at raf brize norton around lunchtime. we can actually track the flight now as it makes its way back to the uk. our reporter, caroline davies, is in brize norton, where the plane is due to land. what do we know about the timing of the landing and what will happen to passengers on that plane? good morning. good morning. the plane is due to land at one p. the passengers will be taken from here, taken 170 miles north—west of the wirral where they will be staying in arrowe park hospital in the staff accommodation. separate to the hospital. we were anticipating there would be 150 british nat

foreign ministers in brussels. foreign ministers here in brussels later really welcomed the strawman initiative very much appreciate that political process has been started now and that there is a real chance that this process will improve the lives tickle you of the libyan civil populations who have been suffering under those 2 factions fighting if you listen closely to what the foreign minister said up on the rival but also on departure you could hear also some self interest here for instance of australia's foreign minister made clear that there is a clear link to refugees who are using libya as a portal to get to europe and so improving situations there is also a way to stop those refugees and then italian prime minister and foreign minister to deny or also made clear that terrorism is also a subject that motivates italy to look very carefully what can be done in libya all right so many e.u. countries have a vested interest in libya being a stable and peaceful country so what has the e.u. planned on doing to ass

council building in brussels it's more than 3 and a half years since the u.k. 1st voted for brics it prime minister forrest johnson says it will be a moment of national renewal government buildings in london have been lit up in red white and blue and i count on call it will be projected at number 10 downing street going to bring you much more coverage on that story throughout the evening but to coming up now on al-jazeera it's up front looking at us in iran relations and the un's agnes kalama also discusses her report into the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi stay with us for that. all wrong in the united states on the path to war on today's up front a special debate between a former iranian diplomat and the retired u.s. general. i'm mad also on the show u.n. investigator and yes calabar has accused the crown prince of saudi arabia of hacking into the cell phone of washington post owner jeff bezos kalama whether anyone can stand up to m.p.'s but 1st after iranian general hossam salem on he was assassinated in iraq on the order of u.s. president donald trump the islamic republic o

foreign ministers in brussels. foreign ministers here in brussels later really welcomed the strawman initiative very much appreciate that a political process has been started now and that there is a real chance that this process will improve the lives particularly of the libyan civil populations who have been suffering under those 2 factions fighting if you listen closely to what the foreign minister said up on the rival but also on departure you could hear also some self-interest here for instance also to us a foreign minister made clear that there is a clear link to refugees who are using libya as a portal to get to europe and so improving situations there is also a way to stop those refugees and then italian prime minister and foreign minister to deny all also made clear that terrorism is also a subject that motivates italy to look very carefully what can be done in libya all right so many e.u. countries have a vested interest in libya being a stable and peaceful country so what has the you planned on doing to a

institutions was trampling over the rights of member states well away from the sideshow in brussels on wednesday there was some serious business being done in fact the deal that will see the door for certainly happen was ratified the own parliament we heard from the lion the european commission president who said that brussels was putting a very good deal as far as they were concerned on the table for the u.k. to sign but that in amongst all of the goodies they were offering the united kingdom that they were demanding regulatory alignment when it came to things like workers' rights like environmental concerns and social protections we are considering a free trade agreement with 0 tariffs and 0 cultus this would be unique no other free trade agreement offers such an access to our single market but now a precondition is. that european and british businesses continue to compete on a level playing field. we will certainly not expose our companies to unfair competition for those talks on a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. post breaks that get underway on the 3rd of march it may w

let's go to brussels. ros atkins is in brussels. reporter: evening. quite a moment, not that the eu wants it to be, it has been decidedly low—key about the arrival of brexit, plenty of people out and about in brussels on a friday night, packed buyers and some skateboarders over their. in terms of any formal ceremony, some flights had been taken down but in a very low— key had been taken down but in a very low—key way, not necessarily an evening on which the eu wants to do well. —— some flags have been taken down. that speech to some guest. good evening to you both. getting into the detail in a minute, what are your emotions this evening?m isa are your emotions this evening?m is a sad day, ijust saw the uk flag being taken down, it is a sad day for europe, i think it is the first time that a member state has left lefty european union. i think it is bad for europe, also, but for the uk. i think it is tragic. bad for europe, also, but for the uk. ithink it is tragic. one bad for europe, also, but for the uk. i think it is tragic. one thing whic

brussels in the spring of 2019 a few days before the vote. the tension is palpable in the offices of martin hoisting and we're not the only t.v. crew here will he get a majority for his car. you know also it's been going on for the committee is basically split 2 ways meaning which direction things will go it comes down to a handful of people at this point we're about to find out whether we'll get this majority or that majority it's exciting because the outcome is still on written this is not. a real noise szell is also working on a motion for the agriculture committee which aims to expose conflicts of interest half of the any piece on the committee are themselves farmers they are therefore direct beneficiaries of the subsidies which automatically leads to a conflict of interest says notional. right because. it was a town council in rosenheim for the 10 years which is its own administrative district it was completely normal there to abstain from certain votes because of posh ality for example if there is only one plans for developing a locatio

arrived here in brussels we have no reason to. believe reports we have seen from different or nato allied capitals have expressed concern about. information indicating that. plane may have been downed by iranian air defense systems that's exactly why we need a photo of the nose to gaze and that's exactly why we need to establish all the facts and that's exactly why it is important that. we have full cooperation from the rain side in such an investigation and so i was speaking earlier natasha thank you for bringing us the latest from brussels. turkey says a ceasefire in northwestern syria will begin on sunday syria's air force struck multiple targets in southern italy an area within the deescalation zone the bombardment on friday came hours after russia an ounce that the cease fire had come into effect provinces the country's last remaining rebel strongholds at least 14 people have died and over 20 injured in a blast in pakistan southwestern province on the explosion happens at a mosque in the capital a senior police officer killed

jenny hill, bbc news, brussels. adam fleming is in brussels. adam, you have covered all the twists and turns of the long and winding road to brexit. what are your thoughts? it is really weird here. people in eu institutions are very sad about their british collea g u es very sad about their british colleagues going, about the uk leaving as an influence in this town. this is something they have got used to in the last few months and years, it is not like it is a big shock. i'm going to pass on some of the lessons i have learned covering the first phase that might be useful for phase two. when the eu says no, they sometimes mean may be. you must look for clues where they will be flexible. expect the unexpected. sometimes easy issues and at being much trickier than people thought. expect to be expected. the eu likes falling back on tried and tested tools in relations with nonmember countries. there are only a limited number of ways the problems can be sold. you must be careful what you celebrate because things that look like victories in the proce

brussels in the spring of 2019 a few days before the vote. is. the tension is palpable in the offices of martin hoisting and we're not the only t.v. . crew here will he get a majority for his cars and. you know also it's been going on for the committee is basically split 2 ways meaning which direction things will go it comes down to a handful of people at this point we're about to find out whether we'll get this majority or that majority it's exciting because the outcome is still on written this is. no real noise szell is also working on a motion for the agriculture committee which aims to expose conflicts of interest half of the any piece on the committee are themselves farmers they are therefore direct beneficiaries of the subsidies which automatically leads to a conflict of interest says notional. because. i was a town councillor in rosenheim for over 10 years which is its own administrative district it was completely normal there to abstain from certain votes because of posh ality for example if there resigning plans for developing a location

brussels in the spring of 2019 a few days before the vote. in. the tension is palpable in the offices of martin hoisting and we're not the only t.v. . the crew here will he get a majority for his cause. also this isn't going on for the committee is basically split 2 ways inside meaning which direction things will go it comes down to a handful of people at this point we're about to find out whether we'll get this majority or that majority it's exciting because the outcome is still on written this is. no real noise szell is also working on a motion for the agriculture committee which aims to expose conflicts of interest half of the any piece on the committee are themselves farmers they are therefore direct beneficiaries of the subsidies which automatically leads to a conflict of interest says notional. account. my when i was a town council in rosenheim for the 10 years which is its own administrative district it was completely normal there to abstain from certain votes because of posh ality for example if their resigning plans for developing a loca

institutions was trampling over the rights of member states well away from the sideshow in brussels on wednesday there was some serious business being done in fact the deal that will see the door for certainly happen was ratified in parliament we heard from the lion the european commission president who said that brussels was putting a very good deal as far as they were concerned on the table for the u.k. to sign but that in amongst all of the goodies they were offering the united kingdom that they were demanding regulatory alignment when it came to things like workers' rights like environmental concerns and social protections we are considering a free trade agreement with 0 tariffs and 0 quotas this would be unique no other free trade agreement offers such an access to our single market but now a precondition is. that european and british businesses continue to compete on a level playing field. we will certainly not expose our companies to unfair competition for those talks on a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. post breaks that get underway on the 3rd of march it may well p

brussels in the spring of 2019 a few days before the vote. in. the tension is palpable in the offices of martin hoisting and we're not the only t.v. crew here will he get a majority for his cars. you know this isn't going to be months where the committee is basically split 2 ways inside meaning which direction things will go it comes down to a handful of people at this point we're about to find out whether we'll get this majority or that majority it's exciting because the outcome is still on written this is not. a real noise szell is also working on a motion for the agriculture committee which aims to expose conflicts of interest half of the any piece on the committee are themselves farmers they are therefore direct beneficiaries of the subsidies which automatically leads to a conflict of interest says noise. because. it was a town council in rosenheim for the 10 years which is its own administrative district it was completely normal that to abstain from certain votes because of posh ality for example if there resigning plans for developing a loc

brussels in the spring of 2019 a few days before the vote. but it's just. the tension is palpable in the offices of martin hoisting and we're not the only t.v. crew here will he get a majority for his cars. to do that also isn't going on for the committee is basically split 2 ways it's hard meaning which direction things will go it comes down to a handful of people at this point we're about to find out whether we'll get this majority or that majority it's exciting because the outcome is still on written this is money charles can. is also working on a motion for the agriculture committee which aims to expose conflicts of interest half of the m.v.p.'s on the committee are themselves farmers they are therefore direct beneficiaries of the subsidies which automatically leads to a conflict of interest says notional. because. i was a town council in rosenheim for over 10 years which is its own administrative district it was completely normal there to abstain from certain votes because of posh ality for example if their resigning plans for developing a location and

institutions was trampling over the rights of member states well away from the sideshow in brussels on wednesday there was some serious business being done in fact the deal that will see the door for certainly happen was ratified in parliament we heard from the lion the european commission president who said that brussels was putting a very good deal as far as they were concerned on the table for the u.k. to sign but this in amongst all of the goodies they were offering the united kingdom that they were demanding regulatory alignment when it came to things like workers' rights like environmental concerns and social protections we are considering a free trade agreement with 0 tariffs and 0 quotas this would be unique no other free trade agreement offers such an access to our single market but the precondition is. but european and british businesses continue to compete on a level playing field. we will certainly not expose our companies to unfair competition for those talks on a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. post breaks that get underway on the 3rd of march it may well put

some response now some reaction from europe our correspondent teri schultz is standing by for us in brussels terry what has the reaction been from e.u. leaders to the iranian missile struck well terry the e.u. response has largely been unchanged over the last couple of days despite these dramatic developments overnight european commission president ursula vonder line called an urgent cabinet meeting this morning which had already been scheduled and she came out of it with no condemnation of the iranian missile strikes and that's something that will not be well received in washington several european union governments have condemned the airstrikes but not the european commission nor the european council at this point so i think that will be something that will be noticed will be noticed by the trump administration now what live under alliance says is that the e.u. has a long tradition of keeping communications open in the region of course they do have direct talks with the iranian regime and that is what she says are going to be the immediate plans of the e.u. . come crisis deeply affect not

this is katya in brussels. and adam in brussels. i'm laura in westminster. and chris in westminster. i think it's fair to say, picking up on where we were last week, compared to where it was, the news has lost some of its capacity to excite, but there is still stuff we can get into, if we return to our brexitcast tradition of delighting in the nuance and detail. sure, stuff has been happening, and huge news in other parts of the news landscape, but from your end, guys, although he said it in london, i think, there was something quite familiar but important from one of the people who will really matter in the next 12 months. this is phil hogan. known as big phil. is he?! he is super tall, about six foot six, very tall. he has other attributes, he is irish, he was the agriculture commissioner in the last commission and now he is the trade commissioner. he is a big character, pretty forceful. yes, and he's now trade commissioner so will be involved in the trade negotiations with the uk, i think, but not exactly clear. he was in america doing an interview with p

auld lang syne my dear ♪ reporter: it has been an emotional day in brussels. most of these mep's deeply regret brexit. but they meant what they signed. after more than 40 years of eu membership, old acquaintances, the u.k. in this case, will not be forgotten. the new european commission presidentev declarelasting love for the u.k. today using the words of additional the list and poet, george elliott. only in the agony of party do we look into the depth of love. we will always love you, and we will fever be. longer of europe. [applause] --ong live europe. [applause] report: the uk's best-known european parliamentarian and short you would never be forgotn. he told th eu it was doomed. then. >> i know th you want to ban our national flags, but we will waive goodbye, and we look forward in the future to working with you as sovereign -- . reporter: midsentence, he had his mic cut. >> could you please remove the flex? reporter: there is something wesurreal about thi of goodbyes in brussels, and that isecause we enter the transition. legally we have left the sorting

teri schultz in brussels. meanwhile at least 170 people have died after a ukrainian passenger jet crashed in iran rainin state media say the boeing 737 came down shortly after takeoff due to suspected technical problems the plane was on its way from iran's capital tehran to the ukrainian capital kiev and was all paraded by ukrainian international airlines ukraine's president lot of no selenski broke off a visit to oman to return to kiev because of the crush more on the plane crash i'm joined now by aviation expert geoffrey thomas he joins us from perth australia geoffrey what more do we know about this crash. look we now understand there was a significant engine failure. and it might have been on an uncontained engine failure where the fan blades of the engine exit the engine itself and possibly punch to the fuselage it was a large. from this a craft cross you impact on the ground and the examination of the wreckage shows one engine is pretty well intact but the other engine shows significant destruction and e

catch you out in her, bbc news, brussels --katya adler, bbc news, vessels. nada: it has been such a long s.proc bbc news has been granted access to an important survey in one of the most remote places on earth. how it matters to us all come at raising sea levels worldwide. our chief environment correspoent looks at the challenges facing the project. reporter: antarctica is the stormy is continent on earth, and western antarctica is the most remote and stormy part of it all, which makes it an exceptionally tough place to do scientific research. >> wein havut here probably for like one hr and a half, and this is the result. a gives you an idea of why it is so hard to operate here. all the planes are grounded. fly anywhere for tays.e will not it has taken years of scientists out here.un ships broughteds and tons of fuel and cargo to remote ice shelf, then specialist vehicles dragged it 100miles overland across some of the toughest terrain and toughest weather imaginable. >> we just truck a long day today. nobody knows whe we are. and we certainly turn up, deliv

thank you for that seats the european foreign ministers are holding an emergency meeting in brussels to discuss the crisis between the u.s. and iran hoping to save the 2015 you clear deal after u.s. president don't trump cold on a huge states to abandon the accord earlier this week from surged all science to come back to the table with a warning that iran could develop a nuclear weapon within the next 2 years let's go live now to brussels world designers and sasha butler is standing by. just give us a sense of what's happening there to see. or you foreign ministers are still arriving for this rather rare emergency meeting that is being convened by the policy chief chief foreign policy chief i should say just a brown umbrella actually earlier this week invited iran's foreign minister to come and talk to foreign ministers but as far as we know there's been no word on whether or not our heads the reef would come to brussels any time soon now of the past few days of course the e.u. has called on both the united states and iran for a deescalation of tensions they have urged restraint on a

this is katya in brussels. and adam in brussels. i'm laura in westminster. and chris in westminster. i think it's fair to say, picking up on where we were last week, laura and katya and adam, that the news, compared to where it was, the news has lost some of its capacity to excite, but there is still stuff we can get into, isn't there? if we return to our brexitcast tradition of delighting in the nuance and the detail? sure, there's still been stuff happening, and huge news in other parts of the news landscape. of course. but there was, guys, wasn't there, from your end, although he said it in london, i believe, there was something quite familiar, but important from one of the people who will really matter in the next 12 months. yeah, so this is phil hogan. known as big phil. is he?! yes, because he is super tall, about six foot six, very tall. he has other attributes, he is irish, he was the agriculture commissioner in the last commission and now he is the trade commissioner. and he is a big character too, isn't he? pretty forceful. yes, and he's now trade

institutions was trampling over the rights of member states well away from the sideshow in brussels on wednesday there was some serious business being done in fact the deal that will see the divorce certainly happen was ratified in parliament we heard from the lion the european commission president who said that brussels was putting a very good deal as far as they were concerned on the table for the u.k. to sign but the in amongst all of the goodies they were offering the united kingdom that they were demanding regulatory alignment when it came to things like workers' rights like environmental concerns and social protections we are considering a free trade agreement with 0 tariffs and 0 quotas this would be unique no other free trade agreement offers such an access to our single market. but the precondition is that european and british businesses continue to compete on a level playing field. we will certainly not expose our companies to unfair competition for those talks on a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. post breaks that get underway on the 3rd of march it may well put t

now so hope lies in this man mohamed sirleaf the iranian foreign minister he's been invited back to brussels in an attempt to bring iranians back to the table and negotiate a way out of the crisis. now to some other stories making news around the world the russian military says a ceasefire has come into effect in syria's liberation situated in north western syria it leaves the country's last rebel stronghold the syrian government's push to retake the city has forced hundreds of thousands to flee towards the turkish border the ceasefire follows talks between turkey and russia earlier this week. the internet shut down an indian administered kashmir has been ruled unconstitutional by the country's supreme court the government imposed the shutdown in august following its controversial move to abrogate the territories special constitutional status in the ruling the supreme court core the freedom off internet access a fundamental right. the leader of thailand's opposition says he's been charged over an anti-government rally he staged last month he founded the progressive future forward party and h

institutions was trampling over the rights of member states well away from the sideshow in brussels on wednesday there was some serious business being done in fact the deal that will see the door for certainly happen was ratified in parliament we heard from the lion the european commission president who said that brussels was putting a very good deal as far as they were concerned on the table for the u.k. to sign but the in amongst all of the goodies they were offering the united kingdom that they were demanding regulatory alignment when it came to things like workers' rights like environmental concerns and social protections we are considering a free trade agreement with 0 tariffs and 0 quotas this would be unique no other free trade agreement offers such an access to our single market but no precondition is. but european and british businesses continue to compete on a level playing field. we will certainly not expose our companies to unfair competition for those talks on a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. post breaks that get underway on the 3rd of march it may well put th

foreign ministers in brussels. foreign ministers here in brussels later really welcomed the stroman initiative very much appreciate that political process has been started now and that there is a real chance that this process will improve the lives of the tickle you of the libyan civil populations who have been suffering under those 2 factions fighting if you listen closely to what the foreign minister said up on the wyvil but also on departure you could hear also some self-interest here for instance austria's a foreign minister made clear that there is a clear link to refugees who are using libya as a portal to get to europe and so improving situations there is also a way to stop those refugees and then italian prime minister. foreign minister to my all also made clear that terrorism is also a subject that motivates italy to look very carefully what can be done in libya all right so many e.u. countries have a vested interest in libya being a stable and peaceful country so what has the you planned on doing to assur

commission president there were a lot of tears this week and brussels because of the u.k. leaving the european union how are you feeling right now still said well it's a very emotional day because it's always when family member chooses to be on the outside it's sad. and indeed have many many friends in the u.k. i studied there for one year at the london school of economics i've relatives in the u.k. my children some of my children have been studying in the u.k. so that out of bonds it's an emotional day and what will you miss most about the u.k. . miss their pragmatism it's helped a lot they were always very down to earth i'll certainly miss their wonderful british sense of you more and well this is it so from tomorrow on we'll have to deal with our british friends of a 3rd country some say the hardest part will start now to go sharing future relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. do you agree what it's going to be hard and fair and fast negotiations and it's true i mean now that the u.k. has chosen to be a 3rd country we have to figure out how close do they want to be

institutions was trampling over the rights of member states well away from the sideshow in brussels on wednesday there was some serious business being done in fact the deal that will see the door for certainly happen was ratifying kyoto and parliament we heard from the lion the european commission president who said that brussels was putting a very good deal as far as they were concerned on the table for the u.k. to sign but that in amongst all of the goodies they were offering the united kingdom that they were demanding regulatory alignment when it came to things like workers' rights like environmental concerns and social protections we are considering a free trade agreement with 0 tariffs and 0 quotas this would be unique no other free trade agreement offers such an access to our single market. but the precondition is that european and british businesses continue to compete on a level playing field. we will certainly not expose our companies to unfair competition for those talks on a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. post breaks that get underway on the 3rd of march it may

that is midnight in brussels this friday. as soon as the result was announced, many mps broke out into song. [singing] ros: i'm sure you recognize that. the song raqqa -- recalls happy days gone by. for those mps, this is not a particularly happy day. however, for others, in particular, the leader of the brexit party, you canat catch it ay. >> i know you are going to miss us. national flags.ur but we are going to waive you goodbye. and we look forward in the future to working with you as sovereign. >> if you disobey the rules, you get cut off. can we please remove the flags? ros: that was parliament's cutting off nigel faraj's microphone. she spoke afterwards. >> the rule in this house is no flags. i'm irish. i know i'm irish. i don't need to waive my flag to prov i what was rather sad is he did what i asked him to do. chambers with flags and they went outside. i wish they had listened to the debate.e . dness of many, not just british colleagues. nigel faraj has worked for this for 20 odd years. he has not worked aop a en mp.

institutions was trampling over the rights of member states well away from the sideshow in brussels on wednesday there was some serious business being done in fact the deal that will see the divorce certainly happen was ratified in parliament we heard from the line the european commission president who said that brussels was putting a very good deal as far as they were concerned on the table for the u.k. to sign but this in amongst all of the goodies they were offering the united kingdom that they were demanding regulatory alignment when it came to things like workers' rights like environmental concerns and social protections we are considering a free trade agreement with 0 tariffs and 0 quotas this would be unique no other free trade agreement offers such an access to our single market. but the precondition is that european and british businesses continue to compete on a level playing field. we will certainly not expose our companies to unfair competition for those talks on a trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. post breaks that get underway on the 3rd of march it may well put

correspondents propofol he said washington and teri schultz in brussels welcome both let's start with you pablo tell us more about these new sanctions. hi phil well you're you've sort of said some of it already some of the individuals who are going to be targeted are involved in iran's financial construction manufacturing textile and mining sectors and the sanctions are also against 8 raney and officials who were described as being involved in d.c. stabilizing activities and this the idea behind this is to basically collect billions of dollars of revenue for the iranian government and it came it was announced in a news conference here in washington which was very much geared towards as well as the reasons why the assassination of the iranian general took place in the 1st place and secretary pompei a was put under a lot of pressure but he said once again and justified once again saying that he had specific information on an imminent threat and those threats included attacks on u.s. embassies so very much justifying as well why these new sanctions were being put in place to the trumpet

tara let's come to you now in brussels the e.u. has been scrambling to find a response foreign ministers have been meeting in an emergency session there to come to a response together what can the european union do here sumi what the e.u. is focused on is trying to keep iran in the nuclear deal which is hanging by just the thinnest of threads now and these new sanctions that are going to be announced while the u.s. wants to make it harder on iran it will also make it harder on the e.u. because the reason iran has been walking away from the nuclear deal is because it says the european union has not fulfilled its obligations under the agreement to pump up the iranian economy in the face of u.s. sanctions so the more the u.s. targets the at the iranian economy the more pressure there is going to be on the e.u. to try to do more business with iran and it hasn't been working well at all which is why iran has breached all 5 of the obligations under the iranian nuclear deal and as the e.u. ministers meet at this very moment what secretary

ok let's go back to luke in brussels i want to reflect upon something that emanuel was talking about these outer area operations under the. the banner of the flag of nato here it seems to me that that's also. europe is being used as like an aircraft carrier as it were a base for american objectives going into africa i mean you know if you look back you know the chinese for whatever you think of them they are building a huge amount of in infrastructure in africa the united states is putting in more and more military bases ok and again this is this kind of. effect the nato say in search of a mission you know what let's go to outer area right now let's go to afghanistan and see how that worked out ok i mean nato is constantly looking for something to do to justify itself and at the same time it will not answer overtures for i'm russia and i. give you my opinion even if they did now i wouldn't trust them ok. then with the eastern expansion all the way to russia's border and now this nonsense going on in ukraine this is not a partner you can trust because their motives are very very uncle

this is koch adler in brussels. next to adam fleming in brussels. and laura in westminster. and chris in westminster. 2020 is artie pretty different. it's really funny, here at westminster of these guys, the difference, i know that it was obvious there would be a difference because the conservatives want a big majority but the actual feel of it walking around parliament, there's the excitement of new mps who were coming in working on their smartphones, and they are excited to be in the building and fighting the way around. i received discussions to come about what brexit looks like, butjeopardy which is com pletely like, butjeopardy which is completely gone and itjust feels... they could not feel more different. a lot of people i've talked to this week saying there are number 2005 or 2006 when there were things that we re of 2006 when there were things that were of issue an important butjust kind of driving of things, or will there be a rebellion? how big would it be? politics never has were jeopardy if you can be certain whether the prime minister will survive the week or t

come to you now in brussels the e.u. has been scrambling to find a response foreign ministers have been meeting in an emergency session there to come to a response together what can the european union do here. sumi what the e.u. is focused on is trying to keep iran in the nuclear deal which is hanging by just the thinnest of threads now and these new sanctions that are going to be announced while the u.s. wants to make it harder on iran it will also make it harder on the e.u. because the reason iran has been walking away from the nuclear deal is because it says the european union has not fulfilled its obligations under the agreement to pump up the iranian economy in the face of u.s. sanctions so the more the u.s. targets the the iranian economy the more pressure there is going to be on the e.u. to try to do more business with iran and it hasn't been working well at all which is why iran has breached all 5 of the obligations under the iranian nuclear deal and as the e.u. ministers meet at this very moment what secretary p

cross talking the atlantic alliance i'm joined by my guest loop of a in brussels he's an independent journalist in paris we have emmanuelle gave she is a french lawyer and in oxford we cross to mark owen he is the director of the crisis research institute or across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let's go to our guest in paris many well you have president mccrone just recently said that nato is brain dead how do you reflect upon that because a nato summit is coming up next week and it's been shortened to 2 days because a lot of people worried that. donald trump will start some kind of dumpster fire as he tends to do when it comes to nato so how is the nato alliance stand right now because you have jeremy corbyn and going into election mode doubting the only alliances necessity here so i mean is mccrone right is nato brain dead go ahead. well to be honest i am afraid that this time i find myself on the same page as mr my core which is something it's something unusual for me and stopped me right time twice a day it's but wha