after it cancelled the uk's turn to host the european capital of culture. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all already submitted bids to hold the title in 2023 and spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. sarah corker reports. liverpool was the last british city to be european capital of culture, almost a decade ago. the programme of arts, music and dance attracted millions of extra visitors and pounds. in 2023, the uk had been due to hold the title again. five cities were in the running but, just days before the winner was supposed to be announced, this bombshell from brussels. the european commission said... you look back in the past and countries that are not members of european union have had capitals of culture — bergen, in norway, and istanbul, in turkey. but the second thing that is really extraordinary, they knew the result of the referendum injune 2016, why did they wait until all the bids had been put in. leeds's bid has cost them a mil

the uk‘s turn to host the european capital of culture in 2023. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all already submitted bids to hold the title in 2023 and spent hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. sarah corker reports. liverpool was the last british city to be european capital of culture, almost a decade ago. the programme of arts, music and dance attracted millions of extra visitors and pounds. in 2023, the uk had been due to hold the title again. five cities were in the running but, just days before the winner was supposed to be announced, this bombshell from brussels. the european commission said... you look back in the past and countries that are not members of european union have had capitals of culture — bergen, in norway, and istanbul, in turkey. but the second thing that is really extraordinary, they knew the result of the referendum injune 2016, why did they wait until all the bids had been put in. leeds‘s bid has cost them a m

this year the european capital of culture is the english city of hull. recognition that brings with it tourism, funding and the arts. but liverpool will be the last. the eu commission has confirmed the uk will no longer be considered after brexit, disappointing these five cities that have already bid to hold the title in 2023. now you might think that is not entirely surprising given that britain is leaving the eu. but, outside countries have hosted the capital, including iceland and norway, though they are in the eea, the european economic area. earlier i spoke to the lord mayor of belfast, nuala mcallister, who's involved in the belfast—derry 2023 bid. so it's absolutely bitterly disappointing from hearing this from the european commission over the past 2a—hours. it's disappointing from our perspective, belfast in partnership with derry because northern ireland has unique circumstances. the european commission itself said this. doors are being closed on us. with regards to what we are being told, very little in fact. we need a little bit more polit

capital of culture in 2023. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hotair balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: prayers for the crew of a missing argentine submarine but hopes fade as the navy says there may have been an explosion at the vessel's last�

a bitter blow to britain — brussels ruled it cannot host the european 2023 capital of culture. sport now. day two of the first ashes moeen ali was promoted to six in the batting line—up, in the absence of ben stokes, so he and dawid malan will resume their innings at half past eleven this evening — half an hour earlier to make up for some time lost to rain this morning. are ina are in a england fairly decent position. we would like to get reasons early. the conditions are not as we expected. a huge amount of pace at the start of the day. came on to the bat as the day wore on. they bowled pretty well. the morning is crucial. if we can get through the first hour and edge towards a big score. its with a pick up and throw. disappointing, no matter what score a batter gets, they always want more. it would have been nice to have been there at the end of the day but, yeah, stuff like that happens in cricket. i think it is evenly poised. it depends what happens on the next morning. they batted the whole day but didn't get away from us. i thought they batted well. 4—down at the en

when we were european capital of culture in 2008 savannah in norway but the other non—eu capital of culture. it's not about being part of the eu, the reason why you are european capital of culture is to be pa rt european capital of culture is to be part of europe and showcase what you have as a city. it was a huge game for liverpool, for anybody who knows the city the last ten years have been completely transformational and capital of culture was just the start. we hat £800 million of economic development. it accelerated the whole regeneration said the city is completely transformed. it carried on that growth after capital of culture. it's notjust about a year where you get the chance to tell your story on a world stage. it's about what happens after that as well. claire mccolgan, director of culture for the city, said she was surprised by the decision to disallow the uk. join us in the joining me in the studio is rosie millard, who is the deputy chief executive of the creative industries federation. she is also a member of the judging panel that was meant to assess the bids for the 2023 e

the european commission has said the uk can no longer host the european capital of culture, in 2023, because of brexit. it says it's only open to countries which arein or applying to be in the european union, european free trade area or european economic area. rosie millard is from the creative industries federation and was going to be one of thejudges. it just seems like itjust seems like the eu throwing its ties out of the rather large european shaped pram and just saying, well, if you do not want to be part of ask you cannot have one of our lovely things which is the capital of cultures. these are game changes are for the city. they com pletely changes are for the city. they completely change outcomes for the people living in the city and the city itself. it can completely change the way the city looks, he brought in millions of pounds in tourists and investments and the same with liverpool. it was just remarkable and cities want this price. now it's time for newsnight with evan davis. your house is deliberately burnt down. you see your children killed. you run to safety in a neig

then i was elected to represent our city during the european capital of culture year as its lord mayor, i nearly burst with pride. when i was health secretaried twice to parliament —— when i was elected twice to parliament, as the mpfor elected twice to parliament, as the mp for walton, some of the most proud memories to me and my family. so it's beyond an honour and privilege to stand before you as the first ever metro mayor of the liverpool city region. today, the 1. 5 million people in our area have spoken loud and clear in favour of a labour metro mayor. they voted in favour of a bold manifesto, a labour vision and a fresh start. but this election campaign has been like no other. politics is in a state of flux. in this country too many policy ideas are progressed through the prism of what london and the south—east needs. the policies that whitehall sets all too often reflect the needs of the south whilst ignoring the needs of areas like oui’s. ignoring the needs of areas like ours. ina ignoring the needs of areas like ours. in a one size fits all approach. no wonder people

the european commission has cancelled the uk's turn to host the european capital of culture. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all already submitted bids to hold the title in 2023. the government says it's deeply disappointed. the commission said it was a concrete consequence of brexit. the argentine navy says it believes there was an explosion close to the last known location of a submarine that went missing over a week ago with aa crew members on board. the blast — described as abnormal and violent — was detected around the time the submarine sent its last signal. britain is part of a huge international search effort that's under way to locate the vessel. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has the latest. it's known as the silent service. but there's been no communication from the sanjuan and her aa crew for more than a week. the search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. now, more worrying news. scientists confirm they've detected an abnormal sound underwater near he

the european commission has said that the uk can no longer host the european capital of culture in 2023 because of brexit. it says it is only opened to countries in or applying to be in the european union, the european free trade area or the european economic area. rosie millard was to be one of the judges at that event. it just seems like at that event. itjust seems like the eu are throwing toys out of a rather large european shaped pram, frankly. saying, well if you don't want to be pa rt saying, well if you don't want to be part of us you can't have one of our lovely play things. which is the capital of culture. these things are game changers for a city. they com pletely game changers for a city. they completely change the outcomes for people living in the cities and the cities themselves. when glasgow was capital tal of culture —— capital of culture it changed the way that the city looked, it brought in millions from tourists and investment. it was remarkable. liverpool was the same and the cities want this prize. you're watching outsideside source, live from the bbc newsroom. t

brussels says brexit britain will not be hosting the european capital of culture in 2023 — despite the scheme being open to countries that aren't in the eu. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world: we begin with the gulf news and zimbabwe president elect emmerson mnangagwa who the paper says will inherit an economic wasteland that will take years for the new government to set right. meanwhile independent also paints a depressing economic picture, only this time of the uk which it says is facing a decade of low wage growth and a long—term fall in living standards. however there's more upbeat news in the ft for the eurozone economies where job growth and new manufacturing orders have reached their highest level for 17—yea rs. the guardian financial pages look ahead to black friday where uk shoppers are expected to go on a £2.5bn spending spree as discount fever sweeps the high street and online. and finally the telegraph has a warning for those looking to splash out on new fancy smart toys for kids this christmas. to splash out on n

the uk government created this award because of the success that the european capital of culture had the glasgow and liverpool. i was living in glasgow back in 1990 when it was the european capital of culture. it really did help change perceptions of that city. that year, they brought in pavarotti to perform in glasgow. they went the bighearted is. what they are trying to do in hull this year is make it home—grown, bring back people who are sons and daughters of hull to come and perform, the likes of richard bean, he will be performing, he has written a new plate which will be performed. we are now getting a countdown on the screens that says 2016 05. i think we have 50 seconds to go. they often linger time on the screens, i can tell you that! we are now one 2021 and i have an exact what! hull, you are not fooling me with your time! —— i have an exact watch. to sum up what i was saying, the hope is that it will do for hull what it did for glasgow and liverpool when they were the capital of culture for europe. and both those cities have really undergone regeneration, places wher

the uk has been told that none of its towns and cities can now compete to the european capital of culture. the 70th ashes series is under way in australia, and england have done better than many expected. they reached 196—4 at the end of the first day in brisbane. they recovered from the loss of alastair cook in the third over, with mark stone and james vince sharing a partnership of 125 on their ashes debuts. our sports correspondent andy swiss sent this report. it is almost a national hobby. beating england is what australia have done so often hear and their fa ns have done so often hear and their fans flocked to the stadium with the confidence to match the visitors' caution. without ben stokes, england's low—key line—up began as the ashes underdogs and after opting to bat, it didn't take long to see why. mitchell starc snaring alastair cook forjust two. why. mitchell starc snaring alastair cook for just two. the script seemed worryingly familiar. australia's pace man floundering in. instead of a collapse, a comeback. not many expected james vince to be picked for this tour but he

capital of culture in 2023. dundee, nottingham, leeds, milton keynes, belfast and londonderry had all submitted bids — but the european commission said the decision was one of the many concrete consequences of brexit. the government says it's deeply disappointed. the former labour minister ivan lewis has been suspended by the labour party while allegations of inappropriate behaviour are investigated. a complaint against mr lewis was made to the labour whips office earlier this month. mr lewis denies wrongdoing or non—consensual bahviour — but says he's sorry if he has made women who work with him feel "awkward". the labour party says it takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously. dozens of people had to be rescued from their homes in parts of cumbria and lancashire last night after heavy rainfall caused flooding. more than 70 people were helped to safety after the emergency services received hundreds of calls. a number of flood warnings are still in place. let's get the latest from our

brussels says brexit britain will not be hosting the european capital of culture in 2023 despite the scheme being open to countries that aren't in the eu. just how influential is russia's relationship with donald trump?

of culture in 2023. we will get a reaction. with a big drop in the number of workers are starting apprenticeships, we will ask why so many employers are struggling to say, you are hired. and at 10:1i0pm we will take a look at what is making the front pages in tomorrow's papers. we'rejoined making the front pages in tomorrow's papers. we're joined by making the front pages in tomorrow's papers. we'rejoined by the head of politics at the daily mirror and the times columnist ian martin. now it's time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jessica creighton. coming up tonight... ashes debutants james vince and mark stoneman lead an england fight—back on day one in brisbane. is there a link between between heading a football and brain damage? a new study will investigate the long—term health impact of football. and the latest from arsenal's europa league tie at cologne. danny welbeck is back for the gunners after injury, in what is a much—changed side. plenty to get through but only one

a bitter blow to britain, as brussels rules it can no longer host the european capital of culture in 2023. in business, let the bargain—hunting commence! retailers prepare for a record black friday. but has the smartphone put an end to fighting in the aisles? also coming up in the business briefing, i'll be speaking to hrant kostanyan from the centre for european policy studies about today's eu summit, and what it might mean for brexit negotiations.

the eu may have told britain that it is no longer eligible to have a european capital of culture after brexit, but we can still have our own uk city of culture — and, tonight, the 2021 city was announced. hull enjoys the title at the moment, but on the one show this evening, we heard who shall be taking over. and the winner is... coventry! applause and cheering four other cities were in the running, so commiserations to swansea, stoke—upon—trent, sunderland and paisley — which i think is, strictly speaking, a town. but let's not focus on the runners—up. pauline black, author and lead singer of the band the selector backed her city's bid. do you think this is a big night for coventry? it is a superb night for coventry. i was there in 2015, talking to people really early on and david burbage was one of the people at the forefront of getting this whole thing together and tonight to be at the belgrade theatre here in coventry and just, you know, that wonderful role when it came up that we had won the bid was tremendous. is everybody in coventry on board or is it a small clique of

in 24 hours, the people of dundee will wave off the bed for the 2023 european capital of culture. a fantastic bid, which will generate some 1500 jobs and add 5% local gdp. can i ask the prime minister, notwithstanding her current difficulties with europe, to back this bid, given it comes the most innovative and forward—looking city in the hall of the uk? of course, we are always willing to back bids from any city in the united kingdom to become the european city of culture. but i work on the fact that dundee has put a bid for us and as part of theirs. but we want to support all cities in the united kingdom. it is a criminal offence for those like teachers, in a position of trust, to have a sexual relationship with those young people and is 18. but a constituent came to me recently that it distressed about a relationship between his 17—year—old daughter and a middle—aged driving instructor. while consensual, this is not illegal. i'm concerned there might be risks to young drivers by being groomed by a predatory instructor. do you agree that driving instructors a re do you a

she is also on the selection panel for the european city of culture. i presume it was. you mean capital of culture. because it has gone now. you were going to choose one of the five cities. look at the care that has gone into it. 0ur place, that was belfast. i am puzzle as to how it got this far, we voted to leave some time ago, how could it have got this far would us realising? it must have been on their risk register, they must have had this anxiety this could happen, but never believe it would happen because there is precedent, you know, cities of one culture, media and sport, from countries which are not in the eu, like norway, capital of culture, there is even i think it is prague, yes, was the capital of culture before the czech republic was in the eu, so there is precedent. and 2023. they put a lot of money into the bid. it is preallocated as britain's year. and i may say that britain was the country that really brought the capital of culture into being, because before glasgow won it in 1990, the capital of culture went to places like florence and paris, which di

and he has launched its european capital of culture but, now the world centre for pharmaceutical innovation and the wall street journal listed dundee as one of the top ten places to visit on earth. making it and i caught scotland's coolest city. wouldn't it be great if the play minister today i finally tell the innovative and creative and cool people of dundee what precisely is the uk government's date for delivering a phil share of the tea city deal. —— to a city deal. the honourable gentleman stands up and waxes lyrically about his city of dundee. he will recall i was asked about the dundee city of culture bid last week, and made the point that of course a number of places across the uk may be putting those bits in, but i am pleased to see the development of the victoria and albert in dundee. the tay city deal will be an important deal for dundee, as other city deals in scotla nd dundee, as other city deals in scotland have been in other cities. cheltenham general‘s a&e is hugely valued, we want to see it preserved. does by right honourable friend agree that local nhs managers who a

there will be no more european capitals of culture in the uk. is the sun is setting before it has begun? the honourable gentleman... it is not surprising eu institutions are not going to be in a state that is not a member of the eu. that could not come as a surprise. 0n the capitals of culture, i agree, it is disappointing that after they had let british cities applying for the process , let british cities applying for the process, the commission decided they couldn‘t. we are in urgent talks with the commission about that and we are making sure all those citizens —— cities that apply can continue with their cultural development. it has been shown to be an extremely good basis for the regeneration of cities and towns across the uk. this saturday i will be announcing the winners... will my right honourable friend wish all retailers the best of luck and also wish those winners congratulations?” the best of luck and also wish those winners congratulations? i am happy to share my honourable friend‘s congratulations. many members will be cel