and the uk has been the largest investment destination for japanese uk has been the largest investment destination forjapanese companies coming to europe. it really started in the 80s when margaret thatcher promoted britain as the gateway into the european market, and japan bought that. there is a long history of japanese companies coming bought that. there is a long history ofjapanese companies coming to this country, setting up shop and then doing business with the rest of the continent. and now that bridge is likely to be removed. you talk about that gateway to europe. we should say these are very early—stage talks because, as sally pointed out, nothing can be done and no deal can be put in place until the uk has left the european union. how will that affect the issues they will encounter in these very early—stage talks? i guess mrs may work like to get some kind of undertaking from the japanese government that they will do their best to not... to keep japanese companies here, and there is so much a government can do to control a private compa ny‘s behaviour. she is sunny peti

if you go from the uk to the eurozone is getting more expensive. you go from the uk to the eurozone is getting more expensivelj you go from the uk to the eurozone is getting more expensive. i will tell you one thing. those people going on holiday, in the uk and most of europe, we are coming to the end of europe, we are coming to the end of the holiday season, but again this uncertainty has come about amidst the fact that there is uncertainty in the uk, where is the wider european economy seems to be sort of still fairly strong and that's what has caused the fall in the sterling. so of course if you come from the uk things are more expensive. but tourism is on the up. coming the other way it is quite nice to be here. it is again one of these things where if you are tourist, that's fine, but if you are holidaymaker going abroad, the european countries, more expensive. also, exporters will be feeling the pressure from the stronger euro, because it makes their product less competitive to foreign buyers, especially the hour trying to export to the uk. i'm sure that will be in the minds of t

the uk will leave the eu in 2019. the uk will leave the european union in march of that year, and we don't have a lot of time to ratify any deals that are made in these negotiations. it is some progress to have a paper, tomorrow is another step and i will be watching it closely around the border with northern ireland. thank you very much. a look at the headlines. brexit secretary, david davis, says the government wants to negotiate a temporary customs union with the eu for when the uk leaves. millions of rail passengers will see fares rise by 3.6% when price changes come into force next year. the grenfell tower public inquiry will examine issues including the cause of the fire and the actions of authorities before the blaze. and in sport... as the premier league turns 25, top tier clubs will discuss the possibility of closing the summer transfer window before the start of the season. it currently runs until august 31, in line with many other european leagues. they‘ re set to vote on the idea next month. liverpool ar

half of the uk has had showers. it isa half of the uk has had showers. it is a photo from aberdeenshire. a classic thundercloud. if you thunder storms in northern ireland across the antrim hills and across eastern areas of scotland. 0vernight, showers will clear away as pressure builds overnight. that would clear the skies and the winds will feel light. quite a chilly night in the countryside. plenty of sunshine to start the day, but further north and west, it turns wet and windy. but the rain arise very late in the day in east wales and across the bulk of england. turning wet and windy across western scotla nd turning wet and windy across western scotland as the afternoon goes by. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government has published proposals for a temporary customs union with the eu after brexit. the chief eu negotiator says trade discussions should wait until there's agreement on citizens‘ rights, the divorce bill, and future arrangements with ireland. millions of rail passengers will see a 3.6% increase in fare when prices rise in j

how will she support businesses in the uk? how can the uk actually do better outside the eu? this is very hard to grasp for japanese businesses because japan has just negotiated an eujapan fda, because japan has just negotiated an eu japan fda, so they are joining the market while japan is leaving a very difficult situation. mrs may will have a great deal to do. the mood is calm but the big question is how to move on. you deal with a lot of japanese businesses on the ground, martin. what are these businesses sceptical about? by joining a free trade agreement with the uk? well, it is legally impossible. that is a problem for the japanese government, because, well, the uk is still technically pa rt well, the uk is still technically part of the eu, so they can't negotiate outside. but more importantly, there will be indirect talks. there will be talks about future plans. but overalljapan is now focusing on the all—important eu japan fda, is not to disturb anything on that side, and it is moving on businesses. they want an internal plans, they want to know the future plans of t

what future model, vis—a—vis the uk, what may that with the uk look like? the first thing to say on that is what the uk has been doing in all of the so—called future partnership papers. finding examples where the eu lips with a bit of ambiguity or a case that the uk may have. to make it, in other words, as easy as possible for the eu side to say that we can sign up to something that looks like that because it has already been accepted in another case. the paper goes through a whole load of lists, including obscure ones like the moldova association agreement that iain watson referred to. last night, i was looking at the eu- to. last night, i was looking at the eu — canada trade deal which would go into force this year, it is 1600 pages long. when you do control and fon your pages long. when you do control and f on your keyboard, and you search for the european court ofjustice, there is not a single mention of it in 1600 pages. in other words, canada is not subject to direct jurisdiction of the ecj but because canada is going to be trading inside of the e

both sides agree reassuring eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu, is a top priority but they disagree, still, whether the european court ofjustice should have a role in guaranteeing the rights of individuals. 0n ireland, progress has been made, especially around protecting the northern ireland—republic of ireland common travel area but the so—called divorce bill is the biggest sticking point right now. the eu wants the uk to pay up to 100 billion euros in what it sees as financial obligations the uk agreed to while an eu member. the uk says — no, it will pay something, but refuses to specify. these brexit talks have been largely technical. political pressure to push the progress is unlikely to come from the uk or the eu until after the conservative party conference or the formation of a new german government following elections next month. meanwhile, as the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the end of the uk's eu membership is ticking. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. the amount of money britain will pay to leave the eu is likely to dominate future brexit talks. chris mo

the european union and the uk remain far apart. that's the verdict of the eu's chief negotiator, at the end of a third round of talks over brexit. it's clear that the uk does not feel legally obliged to honour its obligations after departure. we remain committed to making as much progress as possible on these issues solely related to our withdrawal but discussions this week have exposed yet again the uk approach is substantially more flexible and pragmatic than that of the eu. theresa may dismisses criticism, of her plans to lead the conservatives at the next election, saying she is not a quitter. i'm simon mccoy live at kensington palace on the 20th anniversary of the death of diana princess of wales. as tributes and flowers are placed outside herformer home today is not only about remembering a princess, but also a mother. princes william and harry will mark the anniversary privately. fire breaks out ina anniversary privately. fire breaks out in a chemical plant in houston flooded by tropical storm harvey. authorities evacuate th

they work for brits in the uk and in the eu and the eu 27 in the uk. to that end, we will shortly be publishing a document of the eu - uk shortly be publishing a document of the eu — uk positions. and further documents on the governance of citizens' rights agreements. we have showed a willingness to discuss creative solutions in this area, and now it is a time for the commission to match that. on the financial settlement, the central point of michel's comments, the commission has set out its position, and we have a duty to our taxpayers to interrogate it rigorously. at this round, we presented our legal analysis. all on budget issues, of budget issues and on the european investment bank. it is there to say that across the piece we have a very different legal stance. —— it is fairto different legal stance. —— it is fair to say. but as we said in the article 50 letter, the settlement should be in accordance with law and in the spirit of the uk's continuing partnership with the eu. and i will repeat that phrase. in accordance with law, and in th

whereas, the uk runs a big deficit with the eu. uk purchasers more? indeed. it shows that, for the eu, this is actually pretty good if nothing changes, because they could continue to export a lot of things to the uk. so, is this a smart move? the government has picked something that would be of huge benefit to those on the other side of the negotiating table? from an economic standpoint, yes. it avoids a cliff edgein standpoint, yes. it avoids a cliff edge in the specific case of goods trade. that doesn't affect at all the services trade, what happens to people moving between the uk and the eu and so on. but for goods trade, it means nothing would change. there is no fear of a cliff edge, more time to adjust to whatever happens in the future. the real question is what comes in the future, after that arrangement? if there was such an interim customs union ordeal or whatever you want to call it, that would stop the uk from going ahead in signing free trade deals from countries outside the eu, which is the whole point of brexit? one of the whole point of brexit?

mr barnier wants the uk at brexit? mr barnier wants the european court ofjustice to have the final right of guaranteeing those people's writes. britain today is saying absolutely no way, that is not a gala. so we will see next week —— that is not going to work. we will see just how sticky backed sticking point is next week. looking further into the future, michel barnierfor further into the future, michel barnier for the further into the future, michel barnierfor the eu side has suggested the withdrawal agreement could be policed by a joint committee made up of people from the eu and the uk, that could thrash out problems. but if those problems couldn't be solved it would then get referred to, guess what, the european court of justice. referred to, guess what, the european court ofjustice. will that go down well with the british government, bearing in mind what they have written in their paper today? and looking even further forward , today? and looking even further forward, which is how do you settle disputes abou

when people we re bringing the uk flights. when people were getting on the plane, they were really clearly very drunk. a panorama survey of uk cabin crew reveals the scale of our problem with booze in the skies. and other collea g u es with booze in the skies. and other colleagues who'd been punched, kicked, and one of them was head—butted by a passenger. kicked, and one of them was head-butted by a passenger. we go undercover to expose the truth about alcohol sales at uk airports. they are making it very, very readily available. (bleep) and we ask whether subsidising flights through cheap alcohol sales is leaving passengers and crew with a nasty hangover. more than 2 million flights take off from the uk every year. most are uneventful, but some passengers cause problems even before takeoff. june the 21st, wednesday afternoon. passengers at manchester airport we re passengers at manchester airport were waiting to board an easyjet flight were waiting to board an easyjet flight to antalya in turkey. were waiting to board an e

the uk but were destined for the rest of europe, because the uk would be carrying out the eu's safety checks on those products and applying the eu's tariffs on those products before sending them on their way. so a little insight there into how close the uk wants its relationship on customs, potentially to be, with the eu after brexit but as we say, with all these things, the proof of the pudding will be in the negotiating. this will all have to be agreed with mr barnier and 27 leaders of the other eu countries in the negotiations at some point. and as we have just been hearing, the negotiations at some point. and as we havejust been hearing, mr barnier is keen to stick to his timetable, which is the issues he has identified as priorities first, so citizens rights, money and ireland. 0nce sufficient progress on them, then you can talk about trade and customs. customs. thank you very much for now. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has led his nation in marking the 70th anniversary of his country's independence from britain. the creation of india and pakistan in 1947 led to a millio

both sides agree reassuring eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu is a top priority. they disagree, still, whether the european court of justice should have a role in guaranteeing the rights of individuals. on ireland, progress has been made especially around protecting the common travel area. but the so—called divorce bill is the biggest sticking point right now. the eu wants the uk to pay up to 100 billion eu's end what it sees as financial obligations the uk agreed to while it was a member. the uk says no, it will pay something, but refuses to specify. these brexit talks have been largely technical. political pressure to push for progress is unlikely to come from the uk or the eu until after the conservative party conference or the german elections next month. meanwhile, as the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the end of the uk's membership is ticking. in the last few minutes, the transfer window for premier league has closed in england with clubs spending more than £1.2 billion on top players. england forward alex oxlade—chamberlain has moved from arsenal to

both sides agree reassuring eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu isa in the uk and uk citizens in the eu is a top priority, but they still disagree over whether the european court ofjustice should have a role in guaranteeing the rights of individuals. an ireland, progress has made, especially around protecting in northern and republic of ireland common travel area, but the so—called divorce bill is the biggest sticking point right now. the eu wants the uk to pay up to 100 billion due —— 100 billion euros in what it sees as financial obligations the uk agreed to while a member. the uk says it will pay something, but it refuses to specify. these brexit talks have largely been technical, political pressure to push for progress is unlikely to come from the uk or the eu until after the conservative party conference or the formation of a new german government after elections next month. meanwhile, is the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the eu likes to repeat, the clock to the end of the uk's eu membership is ticking. katya adler is in brussels. clearly something of a stand—o

has it given us an idea of what the uk wa nts it given us an idea of what the uk wants from these talks? it is helpful that these papers are there, but as we saw in northern ireland, it shows into view those big issues such as customs and the single market. that has created tension. such as customs and the single market. that has created tensionm what sense? the tension is that, in the end, the uk is going for a hard racks that approach, coming out of the customs arrangements for a single market arrangement. which would require border controls? yes, for northern ireland. so, the position paper talks about different methods of doing that. high-tech ways of custom controls? also deals on agriculture and electricity and the like, which indicate that the uk position is trying to replicate elements of the single market and the customs union by the back door. already, there is some tension. although the position papers are there. you have a kind of tension building up. it is good to have them, much later than the eu have reduced their papers. in this third round, we do have a reality of the d

she is married to a uk citizen and has the right to live in the uk. in response, a home office spokesperson said this. princes william and harry have described their bewilderment when they encountered grieving crowds, on the day of their mother's funeral. speaking in a bbc documentary, marking 20 years since the death of diana princess of wales, they say walking behind her coffin was a family decision. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it was the week when a nation mourned, and the monarchy faced sharp criticism. at its heart were two boys, william and harry, then aged 15 and 12. grieving for the loss of their mother, but required by their royal position to appear in public and help assuage the public sense of loss. in a bbc documentary, william and harry speak about the numbness and confusion they felt when they were told that their mother was dead. and, in harry's case, it's clear that there is still anger towards the french photographers who were pursuing diana's speeding car in the crash in the alma tunnel in paris. i think one of

when is that leave the uk? i know that theresa may will be hoping this is the basis of a future agreement with uk, but what is japan's position? the basis of a future agreement with uk, but what isjapan's position7m japan's position? theresa may may wa nt to japan's position? theresa may may want to expand upon the epa, and make it into fpa, a free trade agreement. but now there is the thought that we can look towards developing a fta. —— fta. 0ne thought that we can look towards developing a fta. —— fta. one of the reasons we have such a lucrative relationship is the uk's access to europe. unfortunately, that is under a huge question mark. and we are not seeing any progress. and that is certainly a big miners, which theresa may will probably have to be challenging in the next you days. seijiro takeshita, we appreciate your time. and i will keep a very close eye, we all will, on how she gets on in japan. now, let's just reflect, for a moment. you may remember, it has been about two years now says angela

they disrupted and buckled the uk. they disrupted and buckled the shale rocks where gas could be formed. the uk is very different from the usa, the professor warns. shale gas firms are still optimistic. i would argue that it's better to actually take the scientific steps to understand the potential resource for the benefit of the uk and bring in tax revenues, jobs and resource that we are declining in the uk. this may seem like a purely technical issue but it's not. most of us cook on gas and almost all of us peter holmes with gas, so if the uk can't get as much shale gas as it ought it will have to import more. —— heat our homes. that's another issue for a government already struggling with energy policy. the education watchdog ofsted has published a damning report into one of the uk's largest adult training and apprenticeship dividers. ofsted rated the company, which has received hundreds of millions of pounds of public money, as inadequate, the worst rating the watchdog can give. the department for education say

she is married to a uk citizen and has the right to live in the uk. a cyclist accused of knocking over and killing a mother of two as she crossed the street, has been found not guilty of manslaughter by a jury at the old bailey. but charlie alliston was found guilty of the lesser charge of "wanton and furious driving." alliston, who was 18 at the time of the incident last year, was riding on a bike with no front brakes when he crashed into aa year old kim briggs as she crossed the road during her lunch break in east london. alliston, who's now 20, wrote online on the evening of the crash that it had been his victim's fault. 0ur correspondent sophie long is at the old bailey. explain the verdict this afternoon? well earlier this afternoon the jury returned to court number 11 at the 0ld returned to court number 11 at the old bailey after 12 hours of deliberation and said that they found charlie alliston not guilty of manslaughter. they found him unanimously guilty however that second and lesser charge of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving.

we've conducted a large survey of uk cabin crew. we found a significant proportion blamed drunk and disruptive behaviour on airports not selling alcohol responsibly. i don't accept that the airports don't sell alcohol responsibly. the sale of alcohol, per se, is not a problem, it's the misuse of it and drinking to excess and then behaving badly. the voluntary code of conduct says one thing, but the messaging in your airport experience is very different. at gatwick airport, we specifically asked staff if we could drink a lot and they told us, "go for it". right, 0k, well, you can drink a lot. but is that responsible? we're talking about the responsible selling of alcohol. paying £20, £30, given a three hour window to drink as much as you want and told to go for it. i think what we are encouraging is that all of our lounge staff, if they are airport lounge staff, sometimes they're airline lounges, they are a mix of providers, but they should be saying to drink responsibly. within a duty—free shop at manchester airport, we asked th

>> the uk is leaving the eu. so no other country has left the eu that's why we're having negotiation. the question is do we leave immediately? what's been proposed here is a transition if we were waiting until march 2019, we can start to put the ground work in place for international trade deals but we can't do anything. from a uk perspective, you don't need a trade deal to trade so things hold us back already, but ideally it would be good to conduct trade deals immediately. i would imagine without having read the detail, this is very much a compromise to ease fears of business, remove immediate concerns, but at the same time it might delay the uk's ability to do those trade deals. overall people would see this or the markets would see this in a positive light it's basically a sensible compromise that moves us forward. >> on the become of this proposal, markets were unchanged. steriles did not move much sterling did move on the fact that we got comments from david davis who said that we wouldn't have the brexit b

today's paper from the uk should have in the future. today's paperfrom the uk may smooth should have in the future. today's paper from the uk may smooth things over a bit. it shows they are except when there are trade—offs to be made and the fact they are now saying if they want accept the direct effect of the court ofjustice they could accepted indirectly affecting the uk post—brexit, that's quite constructive from an eu point of view. centuries of law is piled high in westminster and restoring parliament sovereignty is fundamental to brexit but the uk isn't about to leap into legal isolation and eu law, as shaped by the ecj, will still be relevant here long after we've left. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. the pound has fallen to an eight year low against the euro, it's almost one for one now with the pound worth just over one euro and eight cents, its lowest level since october 2009. continuing brexit uncertainty and a favourable economic performance from the eurozone has helped to boost the euro. a rock concert in the netherl

that is the case the uk makes. another thing i have noticed in the uk cave, in the last few days a bit of steel entering the uk case. one diplomat suggested yesterday that if there is a hard border introduced on the island of ireland, the only reason that would happen is because the irish government has had to put it in place to comply with eu law, not the british government doing it. 0k, thank you very much for that. let's speak now to the conservative mp theresa villiers, who was northern ireland secretary between 2012 and 2016. she's in our westminster studio. very good afternoon to you. effectively, the government wants an invisible border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, no physical infrastructure. does this not actually mean a need to stay in the customs union? actually, the government has set out some, i think, very constructive proposals, which would enable a frictionless border to continue whilst the uk does withdraw from the customs union. i think this is a very positive contribution

we stand at a really critical time in the uk. officials in texas warn of an "incredibly dangerous situation" involving a chemical plant in houston flooded in tropical storm harvey. 20 years after diana's death, we report on the tributes at kensington palace. we will be assessing diana's legacy and asking what reaction to her death meant for the british monarchy andindeed death meant for the british monarchy and indeed for britain itself. in the premier league, the transfer window closes on more than a £1 billion worth of business. it's 5.00pm, our main story is that there's been "no decisive progress" on key issues in the latest brexit negotiations in brussels and that there are issues of trust between the two sides. that's the assessment of the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, who says negotiations on a future trade arrangement between the uk and the eu are still quite far away. he said talk about trade would happen when sufficient progress had been made on issues including the so—called "divorce fee" that the uk would

tonight at five: net migration to the uk falls by a quarter. the net number of people entering the uk was 246,000 in the year to march — the lowest level for three years. it follows a surge in eu nationals leaving the uk since the eu referendum. what we a seeing is a third quarter net reduction in the migration figures, but it shows we cannot and will not be complacent about working towards that long term aim and desire that we outlined to people across the country that we want to see net migration fall to sustainable levels. we'll hear from a polish businessman based in the uk and we'll get the latest analysis from westminster. the other main stories on bbc news at five: the number of students getting top gcse grades in maths and english has fallen slightly after the introduction of new tougher exams. a 25—year—old woman has been jailed for ten years for making a series of false accusations of rape and sexual assault. the husband of a woman knocked down and killed by a speeding cyclist calls for a change to the law to tackle irresponsibl

she is married to a uk citizen and has the right to live in the uk. in response, a home office spokesperson said: dr eva johanna holmberg gave her reaction to the letter. my my first reaction, seeing the envelope, was her i mistaken, have i forgotten envelope, was her i mistaken, have i fo rg otte n to envelope, was her i mistaken, have i forgotten to apply for some travel expenses or something? why am i getting a letter from sheffield, expenses or something? why am i getting a letterfrom sheffield, but when i open this, i could not believe my eyes, seeing words like a decision has now been taken to remove you from the united kingdom, in accordance with section ten of the immigration act. on the next page, here it is, it says that i am specifically considered a person liable to administrative removal, andi liable to administrative removal, and i am liable to be detained. u nless and i am liable to be detained. unless i move myself from the uk in the next month. so how did you then try and pursue what had urged in that letter to try and get some clarit

we have to go to a broad than the uk to get the price. thank you for coming in. we will have a look through what is in the business pages in a minute, but here is a reminder of how to stay across all the business news at the bbc. we wa nt we want to hear from you. get involved on the bbc business like web page. —— business live. michael is back with us to talk about what is happening in the newspapers. this is an interesting story in the ft this morning — more debate and indecision about heathrow and whether richard get that extra runway. the leader of the 0pposition, jeremy corbyn, expected to vote against the expansion of heathrow. why? pollution, that is the bottom line. that was the concern i had when they voted it through — how do you get under the ca re through — how do you get under the care quality regulations? the m25 is a car park already, let's face it. what is the difference between west london and south london?m what is the difference between west london and south london? it is the density, given the concerns that there are about clean air

the weather for the uk all. the weatherfor the uk is all. the weather for the uk is coming all. the weatherfor the uk is coming up before 10.00pm. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. there are warnings of a major explosion at a chemical plant in texas — caused by floods brought by tropical storm harvey. officials have been forced to evacuate the area plant after it lost power. emmanuel macron has unveiled his plans to overhaul the country's labour laws. it's the end of the third round of brexit talks — but a row over the size of the uk's so—called divorce bill has prevented progress being made. a court in pakistan has acquitted all five men accused of conspiracy to murderformer prime minister benazir bhutto. i'll get the analysis of the bbc‘s owen bennettjones. we'll hear from the team trying to reach the north pole by yacht — about the record they believe they've broken.

the alternative uk suggestion is for the new customs partnership between the uk and the eu that would dispense with any customs border altogether. 0utside with any customs border altogether. outside a customs union, that does not exist anywhere in the world. again, it raises many questions. would the uk have to collect customs duties for the eu? and vice versa. this is an opening salvo and there will be a full white paper on customs in the autumn. this feels like a paper written to take account of british political sensitivities, rather than anyone else's. the uk would argue they have to get on with the discussion of future arrangements as soon as possible. the eu, on the other hand, still says the outlines of that divorce deal have to come first. thanks very much, chris morris. the rest of the day's news... millions of people will see their railfares go up by 3.6% injanuary because of a rise in the rate of inflation. regulated fares are pegged to the retail prices index, which reached 3.6% last month. it's the biggest rise since 2013 and unions have called it a kick in the teeth for

would be a part of them and 110w the uk would be a part of them and now the uk's leading it is a sign of goodwill to say we will pay something. it may be around 26 billion but 36 billion is not out of the realms of possibility. some calculations suggest we pay 10 billion in the year, with a three or four year transitional period that gets us to this figure. but if this is offered by civil servants without cabinet ministers aware of it, that isa cabinet ministers aware of it, that is a bit of an issue, isn't it? of course, it would be unusual, but there are not many situations where by civil servants go off the reservation and make these offers. one wonders whether the tory anger with respect —— is with respect to the officials or if it is eurosceptic tories telling the government, we don't want to pay any money so we government, we don't want to pay any money so we will continue to put pressure 011 money so we will continue to put pressure on you to pay as little as possible. obviously it will be a matter of negotiation both sides agreeing that money will be paid, but it seems tha

it has not happened to you and the uk, and not happened to you and the uk, and no one in the continent as far as i'm aware, has been affected in any way from eating these contaminated eggs. and also most of them probably have been consumed and they've been polluted. that is why the food standards agency's basic advice had not changed. that said, why are some supermarkets clearing their cells? they are at acting on advice from the fsa and an excess of caution. according to the fsa, it is still not a food standards problem but this fipronil should not be in the human food chain so we are going to clear ourselves just in case. human food chain so we are going to clear ourselvesjust in case. look at those figures, 20 1000—700,000. how did they get that so wrong, it's quite a leap. we haven't had an explanation from the fsa but no doubt they will say they were acting on the latest advice from their european colleagues. we know this is a widening enquiry on the continent, we have heard at least two arrests today. the investigators on the continent, frankly, are still trying to get a grip o

—— tweeted that very succinctly, by saying that what the uk government wa nt saying that what the uk government want is a fantasy. so the idea that it can stay close and have new staff like new trade deals, the european commission not entirely enthusiastic about. as emma was saying, the message from michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, is — you can talk about the future, but only once you have made sufficient progress on the issues that the eu has identified as priority issues. that is citizens‘ rights, citizens living in the uk and brits on the continent, the financial settlement and the situation on the island of ireland, with the border. that would be the subject of another position paperfrom great britain later this week and that will be lapped up. that situation is being talked about right now, the eu once more —— the -- the eu —— the eu wants more clarity from the uk. chris morris from our reality check team. he has been taking a look at more details of the options the uk is offering brussels. this starts with the idea of a temporary customs union that looks a

from the past of separating the uk from the eu are dealt with. but i would say his opinion probably is worth listening to because... if only we could have heard what his opinion was! that is a shame. we've lost damien in full flow, apologies. we may return to that. and in fact i think that the line has been restored. can you hear me? yes, i was just saying that jean—claude juncker! was just saying that jean—claude juncker i think is important to listen to because his negotiators in that building by those who are sitting today and tomorrow with the uk side, he is the one who pointed michel barnier to conduct the negotiations and they will make a recommendation to the other countries about whether the uk has done enough to unravel all of those issues. and what we're hearing clearly from the chief negotiator michel barnier and from jean—claude juncker and this evening from the president of the european parliament, a whole spread of opinion, is that the uk they believe really needs to do more. they're not satisfied that the uk is delivering eno

the european union and the uk remain far apart. that's the verdict of the eu's chief negotiator, at the end of a third round of talks over brexit. we are committed to make as much progress on issues related to our withdrawal. but the uk's approach is more flexible and pragmatic than that of the eu. theresa may dismisses criticism, of her plans to lead the conservatives at the next election, saying she's not a quitter. i'm simon mccoy live at kensington palace, on the 20th anniversary of the death of diana, princess of wales. as the tributes are placed outside herformer home, today is not only about remembering a princess, but also a mother, princes william and harry, will mark the anniversary privately. also in the next hour — there's an anxious wait, as a chemical plant in houston flooded by tropical storm harvey, suffers two explosions. the gambling website, 888.com, is fined nearly eight million pounds over its treatment of vulnerable customers and buying success in the premier league, as the transfer window closes, on more th

uk, reducing the cost of living for ha rd—working families. investing uk, reducing the cost of living for hard—working families. investing in tax cuts, a digital economy and deregulation. all those things we are prevented from doing by being members of the eu. only by doing those things can we boost the economy. the government should announce that is what going to happen. independent of negotiations with the eu, the government, once we leave, we can implement them and the economy will boom. many people say a transitional deal might just carry us transitional deal might just carry us through and take away uncertainty. that would mean we faces state where everything changes. that simply produces more uncertainty. it lengthens the process. if the government make an announcement that autumn of what the post brexit economy for the next five years will look like and what the comic policy will be, businessmen have over 18 months to prepare for brexit. —— business has over 18 months. the only transitional period we need is to deal with administr

the uk will leave in 18 months now, come what may. it is clear from so many different voices in the uk that we cannot, now, conceive of leaving with no deal. so we have to do a deal. i am not sure why that countdown is considered only disadvantageous to us. imagine there was no article 50, no deadline. then we really would be in a position where the talks could be strung out endlessly, where continuing financial tribute could be exacted from us, where we could be exacted from us, where we could be subject to all the rules without any hope of getting out. citing putting an end moment on it and saying we are leaving, with or without a deal, by such and such a date focuses both sides, it makes it more likely that we will have a mutually beneficial arrangement.” am talking about leverage and who holds the cars. —— the cards. some have said that if we leave without a deal, placed could stop flying. car manufacturers have said if there is no deal based would be to send their components, receive their components from european manufactu

uk inflation has been above where most of us would like it to be. most expectations are for about seven, the long—term aim is about to macro and we know inflation is running at a higher rate than wages which is the big challenge for the uk and hope and —— hopefully we will see a peak soon. analysts saying it will hit 3% before it falls back on the body keeps on going up. there is a challenge with forecasting the future, as we know. the bank of england has the challenges we all have. i think the main reason the bank and we would agree with that, you will see its peak around the end of this year, is normally you find when sterling fell and it fell about a year ago it takes about a year or that to come through and higher prices that we pay for foreign goods and that is what we are seeing. for now, thank you. i know we will talk through some of the paper stories later. for now, thank you. still to come... i know we are going to talk about charging points for electric cars. some of you have been in touch, julie says a lack of charging points, the c

especially given the strong alliance with the uk. i think you have to — i understand your question, but you have to take two things into consideration. one is that historically london has not been the financial centre of the eu for decades and decades. the result of hyper concentration in london is the result of the single market, which means that a single regulation and a single judicial system. bizarrely, or to a point, the creation of the euro. we reached a state which is very different to 20 years ago. having the ambition to come back to what we had 20 years ago, it is not aggressive in any way. coming back to a normal state of things. it is understandable that countries would be alive to the opportunities that brexit might provide to, you know, present a different — different opportunities for countries. but what i want to put to you is that the french seem to go farther. jeremy browne, who is now the envoy for the brexit operations of the city of london, in a leaked memo said this: "the french are happy to see outcomes detr

are non—uk nationals. that number is still rising, but not as quickly as it has been. in the first three months of the year, it grew by 207,000 compared with a year before. but in the second quarter, it went up byjust 109,000. officials in sierra leone's capital freetown, say 105 children are among the a00 people who are known to have died when flooding caused a massive mudslide on the outskirts of the city. at least 600 people are still missing. martin patience reports from freetown. in freetown the ambulances are rushing not to the hospital but to the main mortuary. they are ferrying the dead, victims buried alive by a landslide. the relatives wait outside to collect their bodies. the stench of death is overpowering. emotions are raw. bishi lost her sister. daniel wasn't home when disaster struck. but he tells me six members of his family are dead, including his wife. they died, they died. the grief and anger is tangible here. this is a nation mourning the loss of hundreds. and rescue workers say that au

it is by far the largest asian investor in the uk. over the last 35 years over 1000 japanese companies have invested in britain, creating 150,000 jobs. japanese business owners said their investments were made because britain is in the eu. we are probably the largest asian investor in this country and it all started when margaret thatcher promoted britain as the bridgehead into the european market. the japanese companies bought that and came in great numbers. there will be much talk here this week of the strength and depth of anglo—japanese ties. but if britain is heading for a hard brexit, those ties are going to be put under severe strain. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. earlier i spoke to the director at the brussels think tank european centre for international political economy. he's a former diplomat and trade specialist. i began by asking if there is concern amongst japanese companies who invested the uk. this is one of the prime comparative advantages of the uk, it is a bridgehead for the japanese banks and japane

what i will not be able to do in a hard brexit is fly from europe to the uk orfrom the uk and europe. the flight rights is the major challenge, not ownership. if i had to buy back another 10% of my stock that is what i plan to do anyway, we will be fine. but who will fly between the uk and the eu if the british government does not negotiate an agreement in about 12 months‘ time. and they have no idea how to negotiate that agreement. let's look at ryanair. you said you would change the culture, if i'd known being nice to customers was going to work so well i would have done it ages ago. so why have you got this new policy of different pricing between middle, window and aisle seats. therefore if you are an adult flying with a child that should be sitting beside you, one of those seats is more expensive than the other. the child seat is free. there is a supplement. it is free, it is the adult who pays to reserve a seat. the adult pays the extra. yes. and that sounds like sophistry to me. it is taking place in a year. at the moment we have more than 50% of people now selecting reserved

it is notjust eggs we are talking about here, in the uk it mainly affects 999 here, in the uk it mainly affects egg —based products, so salads and sandwich fillings as well. the european commission said they will host the meeting here in brussels of agriculture minister is and national food safety regulators on 26 september. they say it is not a crisis meeting, but it is about learning the lessons once the facts have been established. there is a blame game going on about european countries over who is responsible. yes, the food safety commissioner has called for countries to stop what he is calling the blaming and shaming because there has been a lot of finger—pointing. germany has said that the handling of this has been potentially criminal, but belgian politicians say that they requested information from the dutch that took a month for them to provide. the european commission itself is having to defend its role saying they alerted the eu rapid alert system on the 21st ofjuly, which was the first point at which belgium had told them that had been a problem, though it turns out that

it follows a surge in eu nationals leaving the uk. the number of students getting top gcse grades in maths and english has fallen slightly. a 25—year—old woman has been jailed for fallen slightly. a 25—year—old woman has beenjailed for ten fallen slightly. a 25—year—old woman has been jailed for ten years for making a series of false accusation of rape and sexual assault. and in sport, two new faces will be part of the england team against malta in the england team against malta in the world cup qualifier. all the details on the week sport web—site. the big money showdown — conor mcgregor and floyd mayweather come face to face ahead of their clash this weekend. the american is the favourite to win and make it 50 wins in his career. and sir mo farah is getting ready for a final farewell on the track in zurich tonight where he'll run over 5,000 metres. he's swapping the stadium for roads, to run marathons instead. i'm back with more after half past. a woman who made a series of false rape and sexual assault allegations h

today's paperfrom the uk may smooth things over a bit. it shows that they are accepting there are painful trade—offs to be made, and the fact that they are now saying that if they won't accept the direct effect of the court ofjustice, they could accept it indirectly affecting the uk post—brexit is quite constructive from an eu point of view. centuries of laws piled high in westminster, and restoring parliament's sovereignty is fundamental to brexit. but the uk is not about to leap into legal isolation, and eu law, as shaped by the ec], will still be relevant here long after we've left. our legal correspondent clive coleman is here. so, nets just have a look at this — what influences the european court likely to have? once we leave, it's judgments will know longer be binding in the uk courts, so to that extent, its influence has gone. however, the government has been talking about trade, and that is likely to contain a lot of eu law. if we want to sell our cars in germany, for instance, we will have to meet eu commissioner standards.

only 20 degrees the top temperature across the uk. cloud has been moving in gci’oss the uk. cloud has been moving in across the atlantic today bringing some rain that for the heaviest along the south coast. further south it is wet and also quite windy. great conditions and some really quite heavy rain. that will push its way through the midlands toward east anglia. some drier interludes around, a few breaks in the cloud. drying up in northern ireland as well, the brain moving north into central and southern scotland. but northern scotland and beyond to the bright weather into the afternoon. the rain is on the move, it will move north and east. eventually some rain in the north of scotland. most of the persistent rain clearing away overnight but we will see many showers coming in on that breeze through the western side of the uk. so what for some first thing but not cold by any stretch was up around 12 degrees to the north of the uk and relatively mild in the south. the low pressure is firmly in charge of the weather so unsettled weather continues through tomorrow. light wind

it's totality, and the rest of the uk. it‘s coming to a solution that would secure cross—border trading of goods and a solution that doesn‘t need to harden the existing border in ireland, nor should it be a solution that creates a new border between the entire island of ireland. coming up the entire island of ireland. coming up with concrete ideas to resolve these issues... i think this paper is lacking in detail and it seems to be trying to advance the negotiations in terms of wanting the eu to start to discuss issues that the commission has set out which could only be discussed following 0ctober could only be discussed following october and once the commission decides enough progress has been made on issues such as eu citizens‘s rights in the uk. until progress is made on those things, we can‘t progress or go down the right that the uk government seems to be attempting to go down, in other words getting the eu to discuss future trading arrangements. thank you very much for your time this evening, anthony. thank