, the new eu. but i think, ultimately, the eu does have to uphold those values which is what it stands for. toby, the counter—argument which the poles make is, "look, we are a democratically—elected government, what we choose to do in our country is none of your business, leave us alone." i think for someone on my side of the brexit debate who both believes in the rule of law, believes in universal human rights and so forth, but also believes in national self—determination, this is a really tricky one. but i think the eu would certainly have a lot more credibility as the upholders of the rule of law and universal human rights if they hadn't supported the spanish government in its absolutely brutal crackdown of the independence movement in catalonia. is that, rachel, the sort of divide between east and west? i mean, is it possible that down the line we could see eastern european countries maybe looking to britain and thinking, "i think we want out of this club too"? 0r becoming a bloc within a

the eu countries want to sort this out because they want these agencies moved into eu nations ahead of brexit day. this has been a process they have been following. they had host, candidate cities bidding to host the agencies and the two decisions were taken this evening in brussels by a secret ballot process. it was like drawing the host city for the olympics or something. the medicines agency, around 900 staff, overseeing the approval of new medicine and health ca re approval of new medicine and health care in the eu, that will go to amsterdam. interestingly, that was chosen in the end by drawing lots, because it was a tie between milan and amsterdam. the banking authority isa and amsterdam. the banking authority is a smaller body, 200 people, overseeing the stability of banks in the eu and that came down to a choice between dublin and paris. the final vote went to paris's way and those organisations now know their destinations and will be moving in the next 12—18 months. destinations and will be moving in the next 12-18 months. this is more than 1000 highly skilled jobs leaving eu

the eu is america's largest trading partner. the eu and the us economies account together for about half the entire world gdp and for nearly a third of world trade flows. - europe is fundamentally important in the united states. europe is our largest trade partner. europe is the largest investor into the american economy and europe is the home of our strongest and largest alliance the nato alliance, we have 26 european allies. so europe is vital to the united states. - i think the us/ british relationship will remain special but not as special as it was because britain will be able to help less than it did in the past. britain will be weakened by this geo-politically. britain will be out of discussions that involve the eu. - [narrator] the united states and other powers have increased incentives to negotiate trade agreements with the eu as a single block rather than 28 separate governments. the trans- atlantic trade and investment partnership ttip uses this approach. - the aim of the ttip, like the tpp was to achieve much deeper

the eu is demanding the uk speu future. the eu is demanding the uk spell out what it will pay brussels when it leaves in just two weeks. or face more delay in talks on future trade ties, but it is the eu‘s insistance on an "all island approach" for ireland where there appears to be most friction tonight. and that friction also extends to relations between the government

an eu member. a lot to ask for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure. it wants that money. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is the green light from her eu counterparts to go ahead with what's known as stage two of the brexit negotiations, that's talk of trade and transition deals. on both sides of the channel companies ache for news. uncertainty is very bad for business. but trade experts say eu uk fallouts over brexit divorce issues will seem child's play compared to complications when it comes to trade. the real obstacle is to come which is when britain tries to negotiate a new trade deal with the eu and it is looking for something as good as or better than what it has now which will be extremely difficult to achieve because why would 27 countries, each of which have a veto, agree unanimously to give britain something that is better than what they have? can britain get

to join eu happens to the rights of family members tojoin eu citizens here. the uk says what about voting rights we re the uk says what about voting rights were citizens. we have allowed people the vote. the eu seems cautious about that. the big thing from the beginning is the role of the european court ofjustice. that comes down to who guarantees the right was brexit has happened. who interprets that withdrawal agreement and who is the ultimate legal authority. you can argue the eu is being legalistic about this saying there has to be a role for the european court of justice. there has to be a role for the european court ofjustice. the uk thatis european court ofjustice. the uk that is unacceptable, that is a technical sticking point they have not ironed out yet. then the irish border question. in the headlines today because borisjohnson is in dublin. mrjohnson suggesting that if the eu would move onto the trade talks, it would help unravel some of the questions that need to be sorted out on the border question. there is an element of chicken and. there hasn

don't the uk and the eu know it. we are halfway between the date of our eu referendum and actually leaving the club. expect many more face—offs along the way. and if those negotiations are proving tricky, so too is the bbc‘s task in covering brexit in a way that satisfies the audience of its impartiality, while keeping it informed in a clear and interesting way. not everyone feels that is being achieved. martin from plymouth said: meanwhile, david begged: and another few had this concern: —— viewer. the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler spent much of her life living and breathing the brexit process and shejoins me now. welcome. the biggest complaint we get is about perceived bias, a sense that bbc reporting is constantly knocking british negotiators. it is a fair comment that you would expect to make. as europe editor, it's myjob to put across the european perspective. that might come across as anti—uk but it is putting across the other point of view. as we see these negotiations becoming pretty bad—tempe

into the eu via the republic. further, what if we decide to divert from eu rules, so goods in our markets no longer meet all eu standards? ireland need to be able to check stuff and may be turned back before it gets into the market. so they need a border. now, everyone says they want to avoid that. a hard border would be a major economic burden, especially for farmers, and could undermine the peace process. the eu appears to be shifting position. in september, they said the onus to propose solutions which overcome the challenges created on the island of ireland remains on the united kingdom. a solution was up to us. there has been talk of answers involving customs technology and clever application of eu rules. we want to be smart border that no one would notice. but a leaked document from the european commission has shown a changing tack, saying it is essential for the uk to commit to ensuring no emergence of regulatory divergence from those rules of the internal market and the customs union in northern ireland. t

the eu thinks it can be resolved next year, though the uk rejected an eu proposal to keep northern ireland in the single market and customs union. the massive sticking point right now is money — the eu wants cast—iron, possibly written guarantees that the uk will honour financial agreements made while an eu member. a lot to ask for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure — it wants that money. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is the green light from her eu counterparts to go ahead with what is known as "stage two" of the brexit negotiations. that is talk of trade and transition deals. on both sides of the channel, companies ache for news. uncertainty is very bad for business. but trade experts say eu—uk fallout over brexit divorce issues will seem child's play compared to complications when it comes to trade. the real obstacle is to come, when britain tries to negotiate a new trade deal with the eu. and it's looking for something that's as good as or bette

an eu member. a lot to ask for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure. it wants that money. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is the green light for her eu counterparts to go ahead with what's known as stage two of the brexit negotiations, that's talk of trade on both sides of the channel, companies ache for news. uncertainty is very bad for business. but trade experts say eu uk fallouts over brexit divorce to complications when it comes to trade. the real obstacle is to come which is when britain tries to negotiate a new trade till with the eu and it is looking for as or better than what it has now which will be extremely difficult to achieve because why would 27 countries, each of which have a veto, agreed unanimously to give britain something that is better than what they have? can britain get a new trade deal with the eu by the time it leaves? by march 2019th? not in m

the eu is more than a single market. it's a community of values. 0urjoint values our democracy, the rule of law and other important values. and if one country is in danger of violating these fundamental principles, it is not only fairer, it's also an obligation of the commission to investigate this thoroughly. this is exactly what the commission is doing according to ourjoint treaties. how would you characterise the state of brexit negotiations? well, i still believe that brexit is a historic mistake, but i have to accept the decision of the british people and the uk government. we are in the middle of these negotiations. we all knew this would not be easy. we have all entered uncharted territory. the clock is ticking. we will have to conclude the negotiations on a technical level at the end of october 2018, so this gives us now 11 months to not only settle the british withdrawal but also the cornerstones of the future relationship. hopefully at the european council in december, the heads of government will agree that su

is the body of the eu law. my real worries about the charter are that it is simply too complicated. it does not add sufficient rights and everyone here is in favour of the rights we have in the convention. we are very keen on those may want to protect them, but we do not feel that the charter as sufficiently. she suggested that the charter of fundamental rights contains rights to complicated to be incorporated into english law. can you reassure her that those rights have been incorporated into scots law and also all the legal systems of all the member states of the european union and it is not too complicated to do it into english law? at the end of that debate, there followed a series of votes including one on those charters. the government won the day meaning that so far it has not been defeated on any of the votes of the bill. mps have another five days of committee stage debate on the eu withdrawal bill still to go. you're watching tuesday in parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy. don't forget you can find a

that can switzerland get the benefits of trade with the eu, thati5, the benefits of trade with the eu, that is, access to the single market, while still controlling its borders? many people see it that way although notjean—claude juncker. he calls it a swiss specific situation. he said last year any deal reached with switzerland would not be a blueprint for the uk. ben, with switzerland would not be a blueprint forthe uk. ben, overdue. thank you. let's speak to image and folk5 thank you. let's speak to image and folks who joins us from burma. imogen we heard this would not be a blueprint for the uk but there are similarities. yes, but some differences as well. we know that this was narrowly voted to introduce quotas on eu migrants in 2014. after that the eu put switzerland's bilateral deals, very important to the swiss economy, on hold. since then the swiss have found a compromise, which would mean introducing quotas only in certain sectors and only if unemployment reaches levels that it has not reached in switzerland for decades. so switzerland ‘5 commitment to free movement of p

eu member. a locked ask for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure. it wa nts trying to pile on the pressure. it wants that to money. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is the green light for her eu counterparts to go ahead with what's known as stage two of the brexit negotiations, that's talk of trade on both sides of the channel, companies eight for news. uncertainty is very bad for business. but trade experts say eu uk fallouts over brexit divorce issues will seem child's play compared convocations when it comes to trade. the real obstacle is to come which is when britain tries to negotiate a new trade till with the eu and it is looking for as or better than what it has now which will be extremely difficult to achieve because why would 27 countries, each of which have a veto, agreed unanimously to give britain something that is better than what they have? can britain

the eu side here see the uk as getting tied up in knots about this, because the eu view is that this, because the eu view is that this is very simply payment for finances that the uk has committed to already. their view here is that it isa to already. their view here is that it is a status of contractual obligations, and this is simply about organising, settling the finances on withdrawal. the eu side view this as nothing at all to do with a future deal, because you don't buy access to the market, this single market, this way. that's important for two reasons. one is that i don't think the eu side would wa nt to that i don't think the eu side would want to see the two things combined, but also, the way the talks are structured, they are not in mind that way. the eu wants these financial commitment on the table, clearly made, and then we'll move on, but only moved on to discussing the broad shape of the future deal, so the uk will not get that nailed down trade deal until several years in the future, that is the eu's view, and they are clear about that timetable. michel barnier was tal

the next eu leaders summit is coming up the next eu leaders summit is coming up quickly in december. that is the point at which level be about to decide whether we can move onto the next crucial stage of brexit talks to discuss trade. meanwhile here at westminster, mps are poised to scrutinise that each piece of legislation which will transpose eu now into uk law. all that after what has been a pretty turbulent fortnight. it's a one—way journey, says theresa may, as brexit talks enter a critical phase. next week, the eu withdrawal bill comes back to parliament. today, the prime minister sent a strong signal that the referendum decision cannot be reversed. theresa may wants to enshrine in law the exact date and time that britain will leave the european union. writing in the telegraph, she said, "let no one doubt our determination or question our resolve. brexit is happening." we will not tolerate attempts from any quarter to use the process of amendments to this bill as a mechanism to try to block the democratic wishes of the british people. but we can still change our minds, says t

the eu have prevaricated, we have been more than generous and patient and now is the time for the eu to set out what its position is. adding to mrs may's difficulties are notjust the concerns are backbenchers like david jones but having to sell this to the public, all in a tight time frame because we note the eu want to move on to making a decision about whether to progress to trade talks, probably by the beginning of next month, and on top of that mr barnier this morning flagged up northern ireland as another sticking point around the issue of a hard border, saying its solutions were to be flown to the danger of a hard border, it had to come from the british government, saying to mrs may, it is up to you to provide a solution to the hard border scenario. norman, thank you. the headlines... mps from zimba bwe's the headlines... mps from zimbabwe's governing zanu—pf movement have been summoned to discuss the impeachment of robert mugabe after his refusal to step down. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says an ambitious free trade deal with britain is on the table — but only if the

stateste today, eu failed to agree on how to renew it. also coming up, barack obama gets called in for jury duty. more on the crazy scenes in chicago on the way. in business, an 18th-century capital is up for sale after decades of restoration by her admirer. that is coming up, but first, our top story live from paris. jeannie: donald trump is on day two of his china trip. he and the chinese president xi jinping have been focusing on the nuclclear crisis s from norh korea and trade. the business wraps up with a state dinner tonight. for more now, i am joined live.. it seems like president trump wanted to give the image that their leaders are on the same page. is that really what is happening there today? yes, in front of the cameras, the press, both leaders wanted to say they are ironed out there differences and had fruitful talks. hadident trump said he great chemistry and tweeted he had been very helpful. i'm sorry, go ahead. virgine: however, while washington wants china to be firmer on north korea, xi jinping said he would have talks.

unquestionably, the eu have the upper hand. they are a lwa ys the eu have the upper hand. they are always likely to have it. but it remains to be seen what happens today. interesting. thank you for coming in. we will keep an eye on that today and beyond. let's go to brazil now. it's already one of the world's biggest markets for ride—sharing apps like uber. but apps aimed exclusively at women, offering only women drivers, are taking off fast. there are now three such services in the city of sao paulo alone. wejoined some drivers on a ride to find out why. to asia now. there could be yet more damage to the reputation of japanese manufacturing after kobe steel was found to have been falsifying quality control data for years. according to a report, a division of mitsubishi materials has also been cheating. let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. it is nice to see you, rico hizon. what is going on now?” it is nice to see you, rico hizon. what is going on now? i know! it keeps on piling up, one problem after another. now it is mitsubishi,

the eu citizens here and uk citizens elsewhere in the eu. progress has been made but there is no agreement yet on the future role of the european court ofjustice. in any negotiation people often say things in public that don't always ca ptu re things in public that don't always capture everything that's going on behind the scenes. it is clear there's still plenty to do before an eu summit next month which will decide whether we can move on to talk the future. police have confirmed tonight that four people have died in a mid—air collision between a light aircraft and a helicopter in buckinghamshire. the accident happened close to the village of waddesdon. from there, our correspondent ben ando has the latest. working into the night, the police and air investigators trying to find out why this crash happened and who was killed. police say a total of four people were in the helicopter and the light aircraft, two in each. and no—one survived. our priorities today remain with investigating the next of kin, finding out who they are, informing

most of that decline is due to eu nationals. fewer a re decline is due to eu nationals. fewer are coming and more are returning home. immigration has been ona returning home. immigration has been on a roller—coaster rise. we had a re cord on a roller—coaster rise. we had a record rise leading up to the referendum. then we have a record decline in net migration in the year following. it is the largest single year fall in net migration since records began in 1964. builders and other tradesmen from across the eu have been part of british life for yea rs. have been part of british life for years. but the latest figures suggest the uk is becoming less attractive to them as the pound gets wea ker attractive to them as the pound gets weaker and other european economies get stronger. work is the main reason why eu nationals come to the uk. we are seeing very similar numbers coming in who are arriving for a definitejob. i see no change there. where we have seen a change isa there. where we have seen a change is a full of 43% in those coming to look for work. —— fall. is a

so there is no guarantee that the progress of the eu —— that the eu wa nts to progress of the eu —— that the eu wants to see by december is going to be there, no guaranteed the uk will get that shift onto talks about trade in the future. kevin, thank you. let‘s talk to ben wright as well. when you listen to that, that is precisely the tone and language that theresa may, david davis and others do not want to hear? they don‘t, but listened to david davis speaking to the bbc and he has an undimmed, affable swagger as he approaches negotiations and he said again that in his view the uk had made compromises, they have moved faron made compromises, they have moved far on the question of guaranteeing the right of each use it isn‘t in the right of each use it isn‘t in the uk, for example, and he said smaller eu countries like holland, spain, wanted to crack on with trade talks and transition discussions right now and suggested it was france and germany holding things up, a brave thing, ithink, france and germany holding things up, a brave thing, i think, for david davis to say, whereas i

damian, what is the message the eu negotiator michel barnier is trying to send? i think it's very interesting, the speech this morning clearly comes within the context of the things you are hearing in the debate in the uk. the highlight at the top, michel barnier saying the eu wants the most ambitious free trade agreement with the uk but to achieve that his speech went on to lay out conditions, and of course we all know about the exit agreement, dealing with things like money. he moved on quickly from that, the speech was all about michel barnier point in the uk towards difficult choices that the eu believes the uk has to make to move things forward. ireland, he pointed to that, he said the uk has said it would apply some eu rules in ireland but what rules? what is the uk willing to commit to prevent a hard border? they want the uk to focus on the question of ireland. and participation or access to the single market, he said that would depend on how much the uk sought to divert in the future because he said the legal consequence of brexit is that the uk is quitti

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to eu demands." and trending online for wired, apple is rushing to fix a serious bug within its mac operating system. the flaw makes it possible to gain entry to a computer without a password, and also have access to powerful administrator rights. that is a real worry. the reuters news agency says airlines are scrambling to minimise losses as the bali volcano costs grow. airlines have hinted they may have to heavily slash flight prices in march. the main airport remains closed, costing an estimated $5 million a day in lost flight revenue. and lastly, to a health feature in the independent with an article on new research that suggests marriage can help ward off dementia. the study by university college london suggests being single for the rest of your life could increase your risk of developing dementia by 45% in comparison to married couples. asi as i promised, tom would return. with me is tom stevenson who is the investment director at fidelity international. if we start with korea, and the japan ti

david, any sympathy for the eu?|j think david, any sympathy for the eu?” think the whole thing is strange. i obviously understand the projects we have agreed to, and i am even working on a project that has eu funding for four years sol understand that there is a bill. well, i hope so! there is a need to play those bills. ijust don't know. it all seems like it is cat and mouse some people blinking and who is going to be the most scared. the eu need our money for those projects and the general public will think this is very strange that when we leave the eu we are still going to have to give them a lot of money. i think it will upset the plan to give £350 million to the nhs every week. we are talking about billions of pounds and theresa may have already talked about 20 million but that is not enough. they are now asking for 60 billion and this money isjust not enough. they are now asking for 60 billion and this money is just a starting point getters onto the trade talks and if we give too much up trade talks and if we give too much up now the worry is that

the eu tells theresa may she has two weeks to put more money on the table if the eu is to agree to begin brexit trade talks before the end of the year. in zimbabwe, president mugabe is seen in public for the first time since the military takeover —— the 93 year is facing growing pressure from his zanu—pf party to stand down. and after a few choppy weeks for the government we look

, india with the eu, china with the eu, so it is not that radical. we could compensate companies that are disadvantaged. radical. we could compensate companies that are disadvantagedm i was looking at this from the eu point of view, i would suggest that by pushing and pushing and saying you have still not come far enough in terms of that money, the british will eventually say, just pay them what they want, let's just get this done? well, that is their game. it is to separate into two phases, the trade talks being the second phase. you don't get your trade talks with what britain really wants, without paying out massive shed loads of cash. that is the game they are playing. i don't think we should fall for that. let's not forget, they need the british market. we have the second—largest importer in the world after america of goods and services. we have a huge deficit, £89 billion of goods. a lot of bmws, a lot of italian wine. you know, french produce as well, spanish produce. let's not forget that. also, they want access to the city of london, the

well the eu does not wa nt to week, money. well the eu does not want to name a precise figure or make a precise demand, it wants the uk to go further than the prime minister's speech in florence about clarifying how it will live up to financial commitments made as a member and michel barnier confirmed there are only two weeks for the uk to do that otherwise eu officials will not be ready to trigger the start of phase two about trade and a future relationship at a meeting of eu leaders in december, which is what the prime minister is hoping for. thank you adam, adam fleming in brussels and ben wright in westminster. president trump has vigorously defended his "america first" vision of international trade at a summit of the asia pacific economic cooperation group. speaking in the vietnamese city of danang, he said the us would no longer tolerate chronic trade abuses, and would in future insist on fair and equal treatment. jonathan head reports. fresh from a feel—good blast from beijing, president trump arrived in da nang, the

the eu who're not under the court. you make another level of eu citizenship. they don't want that. she's got to figure out how to navigate this against people say who wa nt navigate this against people say who want it all out of here. i wonder if sometimes the european court of justice doesn't get confused with the european court of human rights. it all gets confused. also i would have thought that the eu story today would have been ireland. yes. the idea that there might be in the republic an election before christmas. i wanted to read more about that. but this is a telegraph doing whistle and it's important for them to keep, for their readers to keep this kind of thing forward because ireland is extremely complicated. so if you do... well it's not really, but if you do the bang, bang, bang about the courts, it reminds them of what the hardline brexiteers say. we'll move on from brexit. i know you are very sad about that! let's talk about productivity. this in the budget was one of the big problems with the british ec

every single eu member state has a veto. it is interesting because many papers have done this, looking briefly at the is front page. the deal is close, sort of hedging their bets, really. it is closer. still not a done deal and we are told that perhaps will not be until next week. next week. there are suggestions people are sitting round the table trying to put together some sort of truth document, shared ideals where they can come out and say, look, here it is in black and white, we have all agreed, happy families, let's move on. lance another story on the front of the financial times which is in many ways as interesting, about the ability of oui’ interesting, about the ability of our banks to cope with brexit. yes, and it is the bank of england who are now stress test the banks. after the financial crisis the banks now have to prove to the bank of england they can withstand pressures that may come, and what is interesting is the way in which they have gone about this process, because they have made various assumptions ab

there is an eu summit in fourweeks caught in the middle. there is an eu summit in four weeks time, which is crucial. are we looking at a situation where ireland will veto moving onto the next eight? island has tried to keep england happy, brussels happy, but there are hundreds of people working on this. the second issue, to pick up again, what you said, this idea of your playing hardball, what you said, this idea of your playing hard ball, causes what you said, this idea of your playing hardball, causes will be tough. the date britain voted to leave, i was in brussels at the time, and donald tusk said they have gone. they have left. 0urjob is to look after the 27 other countries that are here. of course there will be tough and try to maintain — yes, they want a relationship with britain, but it is 27 countries against one. yes, it is one important country with a big contribution to the budget, but they'd don't think there should be any surprise that 27 countries to work together against the uk. sure. your smile, work together against the

questionable direction — uber faces eu scrutiny over a huge data breach. counting the cost of mount agung — our asia business team updates us on how the volcano is hitting bali's economy. and on the markets: in asia, stocks are fluctuating if not a little lower as the us dollar is on the move ahead of a great tax debate in the us. more details in a moment. we start with uber once again. the ride—hailing app uber is in the spotlight today again. in the next few hours, its massive data breach is going to be probed by the eu's data protection body. let's have a look at the background. uber admitted a week ago that hackers had got hold of the personal details of 57 million customers and drivers in 2016. the company originally appeared to cover up the breach. one us think tank has estimated that the breach could end up costing uber between $200 million and $250 million — a big cost for a company yet to make a profit. several eu countries, including austria, italy and the uk, are already investigating the breach. the eu's data protection group, known as an

close even as we untangle ourselves from the eu. but relations now are strained. the eu and the uk's brexit negotiators feel they keep repeating themselves, but the other side isn't listening. the prime minister was clear in her florence speech. let me reiterate once again. our european partners will not need to pay more or receive less over the remainder of the current budget plan as a result of our decision to leave. but eu leaders don't quite believe him. trust is in short supply here. they demand detailed financial guarantees, otherwise they threaten to block what the uk wants. talks of trade and transition. translation: only sufficient progress, that is to say, sincere and real progress on the three main brexit issues, will allow us to start the second phase of negotiations. on those other issues, how to avoid reintroducing a hard border between ireland and northern ireland, remains a key sticking point. so does how to legally guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk and vice versa. eu diplomats say these issues can

theresa may has had to be eu that the eu will on a financial commitments made while an eu member, but that's not enough for the eu right now. they want written promises. they want specific promises. they want specific promises. and they've told me they wa nted promises. and they've told me they wanted within the next two weeks or they are threatening to hold back on they are threatening to hold back on the talks the uk wants and that's about a future trade deal and a transition deal. of course the government is not going to want to be seen to give into eu bullying, what we are hearing rumours denied that it made the preparing a concession on the money issue and the logic there would be that in the end of future trade deal with the eu and a smoother transition deal would be worth a lot more than a so—called exit ill. —— bill. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, has defended his handling of allegations made against a colleague who's believed to have taken his own life earlier this week. carl sargeant was removed from his welsh cabinetjob and suspended by the labour party but

it always is in the eu. theresa may has offered to pay up eu. theresa may has offered to pay up to... pounds over a two—year period. she said that in herforeign speech saying she did not want any other eu country to be out of pocket during the current budget period. the eu is looking for money which has been committed but not yet paid out in budget which the uk has signed up to. it is looking for payments for pensions for eu staff, the uk share of that money. what is happening now, whilst the prime minister said we will honour our commitments, the eu is asking what these commitments are. both sides wa nt to these commitments are. both sides want to go through this line by line, the eu to boost the money up, the uk to bring it down. it needs to be done quickly. it is a difficult exercise. on the one hand, we've got money, then citizens rights. where are we with that? progress has been made. david davis talks about substantial progress. it is true that a lot of things had been and out, but there are problems on both sides. mr davies said today w

of the uk and the remaining eu 27. while there is no officialfigure, it is thought senior ministers agreed to increase the offer last night, including some brexiteers in the cabinet although some on the backbenchers warned agreeing too much too early would give the eu an advantage. it's as if they want us to pay the ransom money but still be hostage to the european union. michel barnier must recognise we are leaving the european union and will only pay what we are jukes. leaving the european union and will only pay what we are jukes. for others, the priority is getting things moving. you don't go into a pub, order a round things moving. you don't go into a pub, ordera round of things moving. you don't go into a pub, order a round of drinks, things moving. you don't go into a pub, ordera round of drinks, decide you don't want them, walk out and not pay for it so it's important we accept that as a principal, hopefully get a formula to express that but then move on. eu leaders wa nted that but then move on. eu leaders wan

and the eu has other things on its mind. chancellor merkel of germany is finding it hard to form a coalition government at home. there's a political crisis brewing in dublin. are these distractions or opportunities for britain? for the prime minister, the meeting that matters today is with the president of the european council, donald tusk. he'll chair the summit in december which will decide whether the brexit process takes a giant leap forward. let's get the latest from adam in brussels. as you alluded to there, these are extraordinary times for a lot of countries now, adam? yes, the summit is meant to be about helping the eu's eastern neighbours, it has been dominated by other things instead. the meeting will happen around 3:30pm your time, between theresa may and donald tusk, and it is important butjust a small step in the diplomatic process that will go on to the next few weeks where they are trying to solve remaining problems between the eu and uk. there are issues outstanding on the rights of eu nationals living at th

and most of that drop is down to fewer people coming from the eu. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, looks at why the numbers are going down and what it could mean for the economy. is this the start not of an exodus but of a brexodus? we are now getting some numbers. french business consultant cyril is planning to go, polish mathematician dominika czerniawska had already gone back to warsaw. london still is the best city of the european union but when it is not in the european union it loses so much appeal that the link on amsterdam, and for some people warsaw are far more attractive. investment has dried up andl attractive. investment has dried up and i work in financial services and my clients have started to move jobs and because i am their consultant, the jobs will be elsewhere. they are among thousands who have spent the months since that night calculating their future is months since that night calculating theirfuture is in a post—brexit europe. positions which are reflected in the biggest to date. since the vote, 572,000 people ha

want to leave the eu. it is concerning if you have a foreign country, the guardian have shortened the organisation unfortunately to the organisation unfortunately to the ira, influencing british politics out of a number of accounts suspended by twitter in the us. that may sound like a lot but it is a tiny number of accounts compared to what goes on on twitter. i think there is a select committee looking into these things and it is right that we know what's going on but i think we should also be careful not to exaggerate every influence they might have had. how worried about this are you? it is important to keep these two things separate. people vote in certain ways and that needs to be understood, people are making those decisions for whatever reasons, that isn't necessarily to be conflated with the hijacking of out be conflated with the hijacking of our political conversation. those two things can exist separately. of course it's worrying if you have russian influence in our political conversation in this

she says no country in the eu will be worse off because of us the eu will be worse off because of us leaving. that takes us to the end of the european budget cycle in about 2020. there has been at reaction today from downing street about the comments from michel barnier when he talked about very cherry picking. downing street have said they want to deepen special relationship with the eu and pointed out that we start with a point where we are very much aligned and that is why it is different for the uk when it comes to future trade arrangements. cabinet ministers are still in that now discussing in principle whether there would be more money to be put on the table and the all—important move to the next stage in negotiations. that is what the government is very much hoping for but the other unanswered question is what exactly is the british government expecting our future relationship to be? that, as far as we know, has not been thrashed out around the cabinet table. and adam fleming is in brussels for us. theresa may has already put forward something like £18 billion as the starti

eu have any? no, but funnily enough, a former girlfriend called me up a couple of weeks ago and asked if she should invest? i told couple of weeks ago and asked if she should invest? itold her couple of weeks ago and asked if she should invest? i told her not to do it. well, business and cider. the coin atan it. well, business and cider. the coin at an all—time high... it. well, business and cider. the coin at an all-time high... yet another bad decision, i'm sure she will be ringing me up and telling you what immediate i am. the thing about bitcoin, as far as i can tell, is that it is particularly used by criminal entities because of the nature of the currency. so i am wondering, if we assume that supply and demand are the principal motivators of its movement up and down, does this tell me that there are more criminals out there using it more often, and maybe that might not be a good sign. bitcoin, by its anonymity and its digital nature, is the preferred currency of our drug dealers and so for

close even as we untangle ourselves from the eu. but relations now are strained. the eu and the uk's brexit negotiators feel they keep repeating themselves, but the other side isn't listening. the prime minister was clear in her florence speech. let me reiterate once again. our european partners will not need to pay more or receive less over the remainder of the current budget plan as a result of our decision to leave. but eu leaders don't quite believe him. trust is in short supply here. they demand detailed financial guarantees, otherwise they threaten to block what the uk wants. talks of trade and transition. translation: only sufficient progress, that is to say, sincere and real progress on the three main brexit issues, will allow us to start the second phase of negotiations. on those other issues, how to avoid reintroducing a hard border between ireland and northern ireland, remains a key sticking point. so does how to legally guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk and vice versa. eu diplomats say these issues can

ready to block progress in december‘s eu summit. and on that issue of the border, the ruling party and opposition fine gael are agreed to. if the uk insists on proceeding with this, and there isn't any compromise from the british government on this, then border controls in northern ireland are inevitable. that simply can't be countenanced, there's just too much at stake. we must have a written guarantee and if it isn't met, obviously, it's a condition of the trade talks that this would be met, then i think that would be helpful. i think it would be very helpful if the british government was willing to look at a special economic zone for northern ireland. the potential damage to the north and indeed parts of ireland, the potential damage is catastrophic. the border between north and south runs a shade under 500 kilometres. people, goods, money and electricity move across it without let or hindrance. so how can this unique arrangement be preserved if the uk leaves the eu's economic space? their hand will be significantly weakened. luc