/uk military cooperation. and reaching an agreement in the area of security defense has proved more difficult than expected. because -- maybe because of diverging interests of the uk on one side and the e.u. so interestingly, security and defense was an area where we would have expected an easy agreement. however the development after the brexit vote, as i said have made reaching an agreement increasingly difficult. another major category of findings relates to the future of europe. when we talk about the future of europe, we need to talk about the future of csdp, the common security and defense policy. and to har our findings suggest, or a highlight draw of policies entrepreneurs such as france and germany, in making advancements for csdp and but still challenges are expected to continue in the future because of the difference in the strategic preferences of this major policy entrepreneurs, but also e.u. 27. we can expect increased cooperation for lifting obstacles in the future for csdp. another aspect also

to the uk defense budget . most of the reputable independent economic analysis that came out in the run up to the brexit vote over three years ago were consistent about the impact of brexit on the uk economy and that was there would be a negative impact on gdp, on purchasing power, on household incomes across the board. that was one or two exceptions, that's what most independent analysis found . that would vary in terms of the depth of bad news but the hard brexit was the worst case scenario and their most analysis averaged about seven percent drop in gdp. that doesn't sound like a lot but that translates into about a 47 billion pound loss of revenue. that number sounds like a lot to me and it is. back in 2012 or 2013 when the uk government was dealing with the aftereffects of austerity and the sovereign debt crisis, those two years so i drop in revenue of 33 billion pounds each of those years so 47 billion pound drop in revenue. over the course of the next five years, most of these studies looked at it's a fa

the uk has the fossil —— after the uk has left most of the assumption is why when the uk behave some way. just a precautionary measure. but i will be interesting to see when we actually black and white see what sort of safeguard measures they put in place. what they actually agreed on as this is our extension under these addition. i will be interested to see what they see as a good behaviour clause for the uk. katya adler there. the good behaviour class yesterday the erg research group were saying one of the members they uk if they continue to be within the eu could be a trojan horse. —— the good behaviour class. a lot of concern now. some breaking news coming in from the afp news agency, this is a quote from donald tusk and which he says that brent tenant's theresa may accepts the brexit delays. —— in british's theresa may. at the moment, donald tuskis theresa may. at the moment, donald tusk is saying theresa may has accepted that delay to the 31st. so thatis accepted that delay to the 31st. so that is just confirmation there after the round and remaining eu 27 leaders sat d

you've got a polarized country in the uk. in a lot of ways it's similar to how polarized politics are here in the united states. there has also been a lot of criticism about the way the brexit referendum campaign was run. as richard alluded to, there was promises that a lot of funding was going to come back from the european union and it was revealed the day after the referendum campaign that that was in fact actually not the case. you are seeing some increasing opposition to brexit now in part because people are seeing how complicated divorce is, and people getting a better sense of what the political costs of brexit will be. with that said, there also is still nearly half of the country that supports brexit and is quite frustrated by the fact that it's three years since the referendum and hasn't happened. >> from alabama, republican line, bill you're up with our guest. go ahead. >> i would like to ask mrs. sloat since she was part of the obama administration, were the obama failures which were so vast in iraq, and syria, uk

the eu underlines that it be back in the uk. the eu underlines thatitis be back in the uk. the eu underlines that it is not advantageous for it in terms of trade either. the two sides are also beefing up the political calculation, that aspirational document of eu, uk post brexit future relations to show that both sides want to go as rapidly as possible to a sophisticated trail deal with the backstop would not be needed. and we are feeling the prime minister also wanted to deliver a unilateral declaration on this backstop, sort of put uk flavour, saying that from the uk perception, this cannot be a permanent measure. and she is hoping that will persuade as many mps as possible to pass a deal in the house of commons tomorrow. now, because this comes into legally binding a turing cheese, rather than changes, into legally binding a turing cheese, ratherthan changes, no final exit day, no unilateral exit mechanism for the united kingdom. that is why it is notjust in the uk that there are questions, but also in the european union, they want that this deal will really fly through

they had talked about stripping away voting rights from the uk, not allowing the uk to have a commissioner, if they stay in until october the 31st, not to be taking any decisions over the eu reform programme. but donald tusk and jean claude juncker when they appeared for their press conference, were adamant that while the uk remains the member of the european union, that all the conditions it is expected to abide by are pertained to the uk side but also all the voting rights and benefits of eu membership, they remain too. they were asked a question about whether it had been a difficult night because the french, digging in and calling for that shorter extension. donald tusk in his response said that it was easier to find an agreement within the european union than it is within the house of commons. tonight the european council decided to grant the united kingdom a flexible extension of the article 50 period until the 31st october. this means an additional six months for the uk. during this time, the call will be entirely in the uk's hands. it can still ratify the agreement, in which case th

ultimately, the uk has decided to leave the eu. they've triggered article 50 of the lisbon treaty to allow them do so, but we on the european side stand consistently to protect the european principles, and indeed to ensure the uk meets its responsibilities, that we have those legal guarantees for european citizens living in the uk and british citizens living across the eu, that the uk meets its responsibilities in terms of financial payments, to see off commitments that they've made that they received a massive return on, but equally that we have a mechanism that keeps the border on the island of ireland open, that ensures that the good friday agreement — the very fragile peace deal that's only 21 years old — of which the british and irish governments are co—guarantors of, that that is protected. that there's no hardening of the border and that we can go forward... when you go through that list, i do get the feeling nothing has changed, but there are new elements, not least the language coming from some of your senior officia

uk tojoin isis in 2015. one of them has been found. she is pregnant with her third child, nine months pregnant. her previous two children died. she says she was to come back to the uk. she is totally under morsel about her decision to leave the uk in 2015 in the first place. a very clea n the uk in 2015 in the first place. a very clean comment she says. i do not regret coming here. seeing her first severed head in a bin did not faze me at all. she said she had the live she wanted. it is an extra big of someone who fled to join isis in harrowing words. it is a problem for the government and the security services. there are hundreds of returning fighters they do not have the ability to monitor everybody. naked face years injail. —— they could face that she has been found ina could face that she has been found in a refugee camp in the region. others will make their own way back to the uk and are very difficult to track. this has been highlighted today. there are suggestions anyone returning from syria needs

drop-off in in the uk. absolutely, and we should be under no illusion that the prospect of brexit has inflicted significant brand damage on the uk among entrepreneurs and investors. what does that mean? most simply, that means people feel less welcome here in terms of whether you're a software developer thinking about moving to the uk, or an entrepreneur considering setting up a business here. i think that matters because the tech sector is significant in the uk, 8% of our gdp, and we need the best talent globally to want to come and work here. but actually in terms of how the economy is doing and how much investment has been put on hold, put to one side, many were predicting it would be a lot worse than this. some we re would be a lot worse than this. some were predicting we would be in recession right now. if the referendum went for brexit injune 2016. we are doing quite well as an economy given the circumstances. absolutely. investment continues at a good pace, not least because a lot of the details arou

the uk to south korea, it mightjust be symbolic but when it comes to the car industry in the uk and energy, it's so critical they get some sort of boost, wouldn't you say? one of the interesting things is how this deal deals with rules of origin, when you have a product sold into korea from the uk, how are they going to treat you inputs into that uk manufacturer product? will that count for the purposes of the tariffs? with regard to the tariff rate quotas, some more specific types of goods are very sensitive and come in at a lower tariff rates. the devil will be in the detail and we don't know what that is at this point but when it comes to south korea itself, i notice it's got its trade deal in principle with the uk, avoiding tariffs on its goods going into the us and vice versa. you could look at it and think, south korea are either being savvy in getting these good deals in place or they are just rolling over and letting the us and uk and anyone else have their way, what is the situation because you know anyone who's ever negotiated with south koreans will know they don't rollov

the uk has signed 13 such trade continuity agreements, because we know if the uk leaves without a deal it will immediately not be part of around a0 free trade deals the eu has signed over the years. now let's brief you on some other business stories. argentina's new treasury minister, hernan lacunza, has pledged to use the country's dollar reserves to shore up the peso as fear of a default grows. argentina's central bank has spent over $700 million trying to stem a collapse in the currency since the 11 august primary election, which saw president mauricio macri beaten by centre—left rival alberto fernandez. australia's qantas airways says annual profit fell i7% last year, worse than investors were expecting. it's been hit by the weakest australian economy since the global financial crisis a decade ago, coupled with higher fuel costs. people may have to give up private cars if the uk is to meet its climate change targets, according to members of parliament. a report by the science and technology select committee says sufficient emissions cuts can't be made by swapping to cleaner cars

the eu would treat the uk as an outside nation. at the moment we go straight through, show our passports, they ask what we are carrying. rough weight, those sort of things. it's not yet completely clear how getting into the eu would work, but this is what we know — british businesses that trade with the eu should submit export papers before lorries arrive at the port. those businesses would need a registration number to do that. the problem is, fewer than half of them have applied to the government to get one. if each truck has to start doing customs clearance, then there is going to be a backlog of trucks waiting to leave. there are no plans for routine customs checks on the british side for lorries leaving our ports, but the french may insist they can't board a ferry in the uk without all the right paperwork. lovely, thank you very much. cheers, mate. this ferry company carries over a million lorries a year on the dover—calais route. during the crossing, it will send their paperwork to the authorities on both sides. french cu

the uk can't signa that is how it works. the uk can't sign a trade agreement with anybody that stays within the single market. it's going to be difficult for the uk to sign free trade agreements that include services. he is absolutely right, so we have to wait to see what happens with brexit before the us can proceed with comprehensive negotiations on these issues. if i quote comprehensive negotiations on these issues. ifi quote president from now, this is what he put out on twitter before he left the us. he said "a big trade deal as possible once the uk gets rid of the shackles. " by that, he means a clea n b rea k shackles. " by that, he means a clean break from the shackles. " by that, he means a clean breakfrom the eu? shackles. " by that, he means a clean break from the eu? yes. a clea n clean break from the eu? yes. a clean break, absolutely, but it doesn't mean the uk can't also have a conventional re trade agreement with europe, that the beauty of free trade agreements, you can have them with multiple partners ——

the existing agreement does not work for the uk the existing agreement does not work forthe uk and the existing agreement does not work for the uk and parliament has thrown it out three times, we cannot have this backstop. a man appears in court charged with the murder of pc andrew harper. lawyers say he is innocent. he emphatically denies any involvement in the horrific murder of pc andrew harper. the night of a million people in england and wales lost power, there could be fines on the way. carry out was just 14 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. it is rare but the number of

this is one person's view, it's the uk and ireland head of google's operations, saying that rand uk has lost its lustre, —— rand, saying if they had sold —— brand. he is saying that because of the uncertainty of exit. we know thatis the uncertainty of exit. we know that is the case. you say that, why do we know that is the case? because it- do we know that is the case? because it — mainly because of the headlines we get from different companies, not necessarily moving operations away from the uk but discussing the fact that there is operations moving away from the uk. there is a situation where markets are under pressure, sterling is under pressure, the uncertainty causes volatility in these areas. it just uncertainty causes volatility in these areas. itjust doesn't show that there is any real tangible downside within the uk, we know that, we know that economically, the country is in a downturn at the moment and is quite resilient. but we know that uncertainty causes issues. the housing market is struggling, areas of the economy are stalling. within here, this is kind of what'

foal eagle default in uk and eu law means that the uk were leave the eu without a deal unless... unless something else is agreed does make the legal default. earlier today in his spring statement, the chancellor urged a cross—party compromise on brexit — to lift the "cloud of uncertainty", hanging over the economy. in the event of a no—deal brexit, ministers say that tariffs would be cut on a range of imports and there'd be no new checks at the irish border. the united states, the home of boeing, finally bows to pressure and joins other countries grounding the boeing 737 max 8 — the new variation of its best selling aeroplane which has crashed twice in six months. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers polly mackenzie, of the think tank demos, and the daily telegraph's anna isaac. 00:01:37,820 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 stay with us on bbc news. hello and a very good evening to you. welcome to bbc news. it's been a night of chaos and confusion in the brexit process, with just 16 days to the set date for britain's departure from the

based in the uk. it does demonstrate how europe is leading. 0k, thank you very much. the analogue tv switch in hong kong, we did not really talk about that story. but unfortunate, they are just going to have to switch to digital tv, i just going to have to switch to digitaltv, iam just going to have to switch to digital tv, i am afraid. thank you for joining digital tv, i am afraid. thank you forjoining us you need briefing, i will see you shortly. goodbye. —— for joining will see you shortly. goodbye. —— forjoining us here on the briefing. hello there. we may well be heading towards the final few weeks of winter now, but actually, the weather is feeling almost springlike, some slightly milder conditions certainly on the cards over the next few days. this was the scene taken near eastbourne by one of our weather watchers on monday. some blue sky, a bit of sunshine around too. now, as we head through the course of the next few days, still quite a lot of dry weather. there'll be a little rain ac

there was nothing very strong about the uk position here. in fact, over the uk position here. in fact, over the course of the week, theresa may has been going around urging eu leaders to give her this extension. tonight, she was locked outside the room. she got a chance to speak to them for one hour and then for the next seven or eight hours, 27 leaders talked amongst themselves about what they had heard but theresa may effectively sat on her hands with the fate of the uk very much in the hands of the 27 eu leaders and don't forget, it could have been one of these members who could have vetoed this extension and the uk would have been leaving on friday. in the event, that has not happened. they can, as i say, has been kicked down the road was not many will see it as a fudge but at least they can breathe a little easier tonight. least they can breathe a little easiertonight. certainly least they can breathe a little easier tonight. certainly theresa may well before she returns to those very important negotiations in london tomorrow. another country seen quite a bit of turbulenc

threatens the uk science industry. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared 0 mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament — to deal with personal issues. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong after tens of thousands march through the town where gangs attacked pro—democracy activists last weekend. good afternoon. the prime minister has pledged to fund a new high—speed rail route between leeds and manchester. borisjohnson says it will "turbo—charge the economy". it is thought the new route is part of the government's wider investment commitment to the north of england set to cost around £39 billion. but labour have cast doubt on the plan, saying mrjohnson failed to deliver on infrastructure when he was mayor of london. tom barton reports. in manchester, they're expanding the tram network, spending millions on improving public transport. but the new prime minister says he wants to go further, promising to build a fast railway line between this city and leeds, 35 miles away. i want to be the prim

that is a massive moment for the uk. that is a massive moment for the uk. it's uk. that is a massive moment for the uk. it‘s a massive moment for england. and it‘s a very traumatic moment for unionists in northern ireland. just contextualise one thing for me, though. the dup are under enormous thing for me, though. the dup are under enormous pressure now, thing for me, though. the dup are under enormous pressure now, of course, in the house of commons to help get this deal through. and also enormous pressure help get this deal through. and also enormous pressure at home. because very enormous pressure at home. because very soon we enormous pressure at home. because very soon we could be heading to a general election. there are some of the seats which are tightly contested. it‘s a very fine balancing act for them, isn‘t it? contested. it‘s a very fine balancing act for them, isn't mm is. if one was to think of a potential mistake the dup has made, their tone has always been combative, maybe even shrill, and all of the rest of it. and actually, their positio

many times was available for new uk programming. the media regulators is public service broadcasting is worth preserving.” think forgetting huge benefits from uk, home grown and produced content which reflects the lives of british people actually are. the research shows that he was still pretty satisfied with the quality of television, but more and more say other services of a man way of viewing and for intent can imagine not watching broadcast tv at all. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the british government has accused the eu of refusing to engage in fresh talks on brexit. officials at the european commission insist they are open to discussions, but are waiting for the uk to clarify its position. fbi agents investigating the gunman who killed his sister and eight others in dayton, ohio on sunday had a history of violent obsessions about committing mass murder. his family say they are fully cooperating with the investigation. pakistan's prime minister has said if necessary, he will refer the indian gover

the uk is also pledging to eliminate most of the import taxes on goods coming into the uk. known as tariffs. that means european forums — firms during have to about the overnight becoming more expensive. the same is not true in the other direction. the eu thinks it's prepared. it has passed european by that agitation that will apply for a temporary period in sectors that are really cares about, like aviation, road knowledge and some financial services. in other countries that will be particularly affected because they have a very close trading relationship with the uk, france, belgium, and the netherlands, and ireland, have spent money on new facilities and hired hundreds and hundreds of new customs officers. but there is a niggling feeling around here that european businesses haven't done quite enough to get ready. the other 27 countries also reckoned that the uk will be back at the negotiating table pretty quickly even if there is an ideal brexit. the uk will want a free trade agreement with its biggest, nearest economic neighbour. the thinking goes. but the eu will onl

the uk that we are not finished products and the uk was not the final destination. they were sent to the uk to be further processed or incorporated into other products to be sent to other eu markets. and it was trade and certain sectors and then the problem will be mostly agricultural products test into the uk. there will be negotiation but as you say it most importantly the rules, will be uk be willing to lower or extend that? a trade lawyer talking to me a little earlier. borisjohnson has been continuing to make a number ofjunior ministerial appointments. the former london mayoral candidate zac goldsmith has been made an environment minister. while, long—term borisjohnson supporter nadine dorries who you will remember described david cameron and george osborne as possible is not knowing the price of milk, will become a minister at the department of health. simon clarke has been appointed a junior treasury minister. and james duddridge become a brexit minister. i think that is the job steve baker turned down last night. britain's thriving science sector would be

translation: we will continue to invest in the uk, we still trust the uk. if the us does not trust us, we will shift our investment from the us to the uk on an even bigger scale. but the us insists while we could use its technology to spy and it has slapped multiple charges on the firm. 0n it has slapped multiple charges on the firm. on its request the cfo of quai wei was arrested in canada, setting off a new round of tensions between the us and china. up until now ren zhengfei has chosen to stay clear of the politics. translation: this kind of politically motivated act is not acceptable. but questions about how independent quai way is from the chinese communist party are being raised. countries like australia have banned quai way‘s five g technology just australia have banned quai way‘s five g technologyjust on those doubts. in the last several years the chinese communist party has been a lot more coercive and this really crystallises worries that companies like huawei will be forced to help them conduct espionage. chinese companies have only started t

the uk should have left the eu by now andi uk should have left the eu by now and i sincerely regret the fact i have not been able to persuade parliament to approve a deal which would allow the uk to leave in a smooth and orderly way, but the choices we now face are stark and the timetable is clear so we must now press on at pace with our effo rts now press on at pace with our efforts to reach a consensus on a deal that is in the national interest. donald tusk said the uk now had enough time to get agreement in parliament or even choose to cancel brexit altogether. let me finish with a message to our british friends. this extension is as flexible as i expected and a little bit shorter than i expected, but it is still enough to find the best possible solution. please do not waste this time. last night mrs may found a friend and ally in angela merkel. for the six hours, the leaders debated without the uk in the room. the result, a compromise with new brexit dates. the uk will leave the eu at the end of october at the latest or earlier if the current withdrawal agreement is ratified by parl

we still trust in the uk and we hope the uk will trust us even more. the uk and we hope the uk will trust us even more. we will invest even more in the uk because if the us doesn't trust us we will shift our investment from the us to uk on even bigger scale. mr ren, i would like to raise the issue of your daughter. this is a personally very challenging time for you. she is in canada. she has been arrested at the request of the us and she faces extradition. how do you feel about this and what will you do if she is sent to jail? i object to what the us has done. this kind of politically motivated act is not acceptable. the us likes to sanction others whenever there is an issue. they will use such methods. we object to this. there is no impact on huawei's business due to her loss of freedom. in fact, we are growing even faster. so they caught meng. maybe they got the wrong person. maybe they got the wrong person. maybe they got the wrong person. maybe they thought it they arrested her huawei would fall. but we didn't fall, we are still moving forward. our company has established processes an

the put behind me, one of the busiest in the uk, 70% of all the trade in the uk comes through this port, 10,500 lorries per day, something like five or 6000 per day down the road at folkestone and the channel tunnel. if there is going to be bea channel tunnel. if there is going to be be a pinch point and problems with a no—deal brexit, you will see them here. duncan buchanan from the road haulage association is with me. sort of problems, what could happen in the event of a no—deal brexit? the key issue is that traders and operators are not prepared for what's coming next in terms of brexit. the paperwork requirements, there is an order of magnitude different from what there is at the moment. effectively a seamless border becomes a hard customs border from the 31st october. the scale of paperwork is enormous and is often misunderstood and not appreciated. each one of the lorries, you mention 15,000 lorries adding up between dover and the tunnel. each one of those lorries could have one shipment or 10,000 shipments. every one of those has to have customs processes around it. unfortuna

the uk government. nate has been published widely and he and his organization have been a constant fois for curbing authoritarian capital. on a personal note i'd like to mention nate was one of the first conversations i had when i started this job in the city and i will be forever grateful for his early insights. ed, please, the floor is yours. >> hit talk there. >> that you, paul. i just want to start by saying good morning, everyone. i'd like to express our sincere thanks to the helsinki commission for hosting this important event today. part of my segment of talking will very much touch on collaboration and dialogue as crucial tools to finance and anti-corruption issues. it's events like these that are useful in driving this issue forward so thank you very much for hosting us. so i'm going to talk briefly and pick up on of the comments made by the minister on beneficial ownership in the uk and what we've done so far and i'd like to talk a little bit more around the united kingdom's joint money launde

we now have a legislation in place in the uk, the uk is posturing to participate in this elections. we have arlene foster from the dup, catabolic to meet with barnier come interesting in the sense of timing. —— to meet with. suggesting that will not be any changes to the backstop and the only thing we will be looking at is the political declaration which means the real possibility is a softer brexit and a custom singing. so this film leaves open a lot of questions about the future. politically, theresa may, not likely to turn down the conditions or the extension. she is i don't think so. we'll stop the alternative is to crash out today from now. she will have to accept the extension with the conditions and explain to people in london why she signed up to this. chris morris has justjoined in london why she signed up to this. chris morris hasjustjoined us. i know you have been getting a feel. what are they saying? a bit of anger with the french for spoiling the party. there was a majority there for a longer extension than this. but it was one word i heard, that force them out into

almost all of the uk's requirements are imported. the government has called for medicine stockpiles to be built up and new ferry routes to be secured, because of fears of traffic chaos at calais and dover in the event of a no—deal brexit. health leaders are supportive but say more needs to be done. obviously, it is really welcome that the government is looking at different ways of getting supplies into the country at this really challenging time. however, it is not tried and tested. there is huge risk around how these items are actually going to make it to the front line where they are needed. we don't know that that system is going to work because we haven't tried that system yet. a letter seen by bbc news from medical leaders, coordinated by the royal college of physicians, is being sent to the prime minister. it says, "we are simply unable to reassure patients that their health and care won't be negatively impacted by the uk's exit from the eu." it goes on to state that, "delays at the border could exacerbate current supply issu

answer ab“) . f 7— questions are now for - uk government to answer q sort = questions are now for - uk g( deal nent to answer q sort= questions are now for - uk g( deal they to answer q sort= questions are now for - uk g( deal they want, .wer g sort= and what we did from the irish prime minister here from the irish prime minister and michel barnier was this statement that if it theresa may‘s original red lines, if they change the eu would respond very quickly. that would not change the bulk of the deal but it could change the prospect for what future relationship there was and that could shift things in parliament in london but at the moment the eu says the uk has to work out what it wa nts. the uk has to work out what it wants. it's interesting you point to the future relationship because barry gardiner, the shadow international trade secretary, said today he might be able to accept the withdrawal agreement if they could shape the future relationship and change the detail in that, because thatis change the detail in that, because that is non—binding, could they reopen part of that

we will have you on the uk market. we will have you on in on the uk market. we will have you onina on the uk market. we will have you on in a few minutes to talk through some of the papers. stay with us. still to come, our tech guru will be here to talk to the week in tech. following the announcement that google is moving into the lucrative gaming market. a business that has had to contend with supply chain disruption is kfc. last year, logistics issues caused the fried chicken chain to run out of chicken and close some 700 stores. paula mackenzie, kfc‘s uk boss, had a chat with our colleague ben thomspon about last year's ordeal and the impact of brexit uncertainty. did that make you hungry? that week was the worst week of my life! i'm not going to lie, it was really, really tough. many things transpired to mean that we did run out of chicken. but it's really cemented in people's mind is that it's very fresh chicken and you can run out. on a normal day, if i had even five, ten stores closed, restaurants closed, that would be cause for concern so to be in a

and the uk is trying to make its own decision, the uk government, as to whether a trust huawei or not because the united states, new zealand, other countries around the world have said, actually, we don't. but actually the united states has put so much pressure on the uk to see if you do work with huawei, if huawei does provide infrastructure and technology to the uk, we feel you are vulnerable and we will not share secrets with you. exactly. the uk's position has been that the huawei techer is what they call non—core and won't have access to more sensitive issues. but that does not seem to be reassuring the uk's other allies —— tech. seem to be reassuring the uk's other allies -- tech. as mike pompeo says the special relationship could be imperilled. we move onto the story. laura's report about this climate change. the bbc has found half the world's biggest allies don't offer carbon offsetting, but also those that do, there is not really an update on it. i'm assuming, looked at this story today and thought i'd did not know about this. i think a lot of it is to do with the fact

uk and the eu. he said tonight he would not be risk discussing any reopening of that agreement and no changes to that are possible he said. he will listen to the uk side proposals on alternative arrangements, technology but that could only be something for the future and for now he was very clear that eu views this as a settled agreement that it will not be changing in these discussions are what they are concerned about here is what we are seeing the clock running down in the uk government running down in the uk government running down in the uk government running down the clock towards that deadline and no clear way out being obvious at this stage in time. let's ta ke obvious at this stage in time. let's take a look at the weather prospects. chilly out there today but a lovely start of the weekend and would looks very promising for the rest of the week. not much rain around at all and we will get sunshine from time to time but the dates are going to be very mild for the time of year. some chillines

one of the leading business lobby groups in the uk. first of all, give us groups in the uk. first of all, give us your reaction to last night's vote, the rejection of the government's withdrawal deal. businesses really are saying now, enough is enough. there have been so many political games over the last two and half years and last night's vote really needs to represent the end of that. businesses are saying jobs and livelihoods are now on the line and you need to do three things. first, article 50 does need to be extended. quite clearly, no—deal needs to be avoided and businesses reluctantly would prefer an extension to article 50. secondly, they are looking to conservative mps and saying, are your red lines working? we think they need to change now and we need a fundamental shift. and the labour party, we do like a lot of your policies are brexit, but your attitude needs to change and you need to come to the table and brill —— and build a cross—party compromise. when it comes these new ta riffs compromise. when it comes these new tariffs and how business will work

the uk home secretary has signed this. the uk has a record when it comes to extraditing people. it has a very low record in terms of the number of people who have been extradited. for india remember this is significant for two reasons. number one, mr mallya owes indian banks over $1 billion, at which he default it. second, he is also seen as the face of the non—performing assets in india. india has been struggling, grappling with high amount of non—performing assets. in fa ct amount of non—performing assets. in fact it is almost $140 billion right now, the number of non—performing assets, that has put a lot of pressure on indian banks and in turn is putting pressure on the economy. now, with the elections just two months away from prime minister narendra modi, if he manages to get mr mallya into india, it will also bea mr mallya into india, it will also be a big political bliss. so in that sense this is very significant in india. indeed, thank you so much for that update on mr mallya being extradited back to india, the bbc india business report samira hashmi joining us f

between the uk and japan. what the times really underlines is how worried japan about brexit. there is a huge amount of trade. also, big japanese companies which invest huge amounts of company. what is japan thinking right now?” amounts of company. what is japan thinking right now? i think he is worried and it's interesting. we think brexit is a uniquely uk europe issue but it's not, japan has been a larger investor in the uk economy since the 19705 so is 30, a0 year5 the relationship and japan needs to know because the clothes retailer uniqlo i5 know because the clothes retailer uniqlo is a big investor in the uk, they don't want to have to move their businesses. he is a long—standing busine55e5. there is a genuine concern acro55 long—standing busine55e5. there is a genuine concern across the whole japanese economy as to what the outcome might be and prime minister abe i5 perha p5 outcome might be and prime minister abe is perhaps a slight friend in need to the prime minister at the moment. we had this

carnival was introduced here to the uk over 50 yea rs introduced here to the uk over 50 years ago. it was the windlass generation who introduced it here. —— windrush generation. of course, children's des today and tomorrow is when the adults come and things. about ten o'clock until a pm in the evening. greg mckenzie in notting hill. beautiful day there. temperatures have now reached a new record for the late august bank holiday weekend, the met office has announced. 32.7 degrees celsius was recorded at heathrow airport earlier today. forecasters expect temperatures to get even hotter on monday with a possible temperature of 33 degrees in the south east of england. already this summer the uk has recorded its highest ever temperature, with the mercury hitting 38.7 at cambridge injuly. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. there have been a few exceptions to the gloriously sunny weather we have seen across the gloriously sunny weather we have seen across the uk today. those exceptions across coastal areas of wales and parts of south—west england where we hav

with the uk doesn't have. which i'm thinking particularly of the -- the human trafficking that goes on down the motherboard or. that is all very well to try to stop specific activity and criminals don't do this for fun, they do it for profit. so one of the most confusing things you can do is to remove the proceeds, to launder the proceeds of crime. the need for beneficial ownership register is a great. my great concern is that for the moment this is absolutely the issues is killing many aspect of u.s. is -- if we take for example the last couple of years we have seen it delivered the sanctions coming from the hill and administration, the inability to track who controls -- makes a mockery of the u.s. sanctions regime. how can you expect the treasury to sort of enforce things when it can't or doesn't know who owns what within its own territory. it's a no-brainer. as for is proving an making it more -- the most egregious example is sanctions of to my mind took place on you as well. the sanctions iranian entities

a short extension of the departure of the uk, chosen by the uk. such an extension should be conditional on a positive vote next week in the house of commons. we have done our best. we have done our best. now the solution is in london. what happens if the house of commons has no? so michelle barnier, some easy answers for the eu leaders today, everybody behind a short technical extension, but very much hoping that the house of commons answered some of the more difficult questions for them next week, otherwise they will be back here on thursday for another eu summitand then here on thursday for another eu summit and then the decisions get an awful lot tougher. they have been told today to keep preparing for a no deal, nobody wants that, says the austrian chancellor, but they must keep preparing. i hope that there will be support in the parliament next week because we all have the same interests, to avoid a hard brexit, to avoid a no—deal scenario, and so i hope that there will be a majority in the parliament next week and i hope that we can't supp

the eu and the uk allowing itself to depart. however... we're nearly out of time and there's one more important issue we haven't touched on and that's the possible long—term unification of ireland being hastened by a no—deal brexit. isn't that the truth that many in ireland feel it will lead to a new debate in northern ireland and that ultimately it will perhaps speed up the so—called border poll where northern ireland people will vote on whether they want to join the republic in an unified island ? that's they want to join the republic in an unified island? that's what many people in the republic ireland want to happen, isn't it? some people want, sinn fein talk about that anytime they are asked for a solution on brexit even though they won't take their seats in westminster but we've been consistent that any talk of a border poll or in unification at this stage is unhelpful and misses the political reality that despite the vote and northern ireland voting to stay in the eu, the vast majority of people in northern ireland

there would be no further extension forthe uk and there would be no further extension for the uk and if course there was one. he would say it is unrealistic to have renegotiations because frankly, he doesn't really want any more and thinks there is another deal on the table and that is the one that should go forward. i think that if there was some kind of labour government minority support from the outside and they wanted to renegotiate a softer brexit at the end of the day, devon motor, grumble, and grown but they would reopen the withdrawal agreement and reopen the withdrawal agreement and reopen negotiations. how long those negotiations would last? i don't know. but what i wonder though also is for those voters who might lean towards remain or what a softer brexit, who would anyone be put off by the other pages of the manifesto? find the other pages if you like to radical and therefore not feel they could vote for labour on brexit even though they might be tempted to do so, you know what i mean? chris, adam, we have talked a lot about this on electioncast and this is exactly what

the wto doesn't have any say at all on services. 80% of the uk economy is services. 80% of the uk economy is service based. there are lots of things that tariffs don't touch. financial, legal, business and technical services. the wto takes no view on those things. it is not as simple as saying these tariffs sort out all there were difficulties. but the government's position has been consistent. which is that we have to leave. we would much prefer to leave with an agreement, which is why the withdrawal agreements were presented to the house. but we do have to leave and if we can't agree with the eu, or if the house of commons can't vote on an agreement with the eu, then that we will be forced to leave without a deal and that is not the desired outcome. do you expect the withdrawal agreement to be put again before the commons? it's very difficult to say. the amendments coming forward over the next couple of days might make that difficult or indeed impossible. i felt co mforta ble indeed impossible. i felt comfortable with the withdrawal agreement, so from a personal point of view i would li

almost all of the uk's requirements are imported. the government has called for medicine stockpiles to be built up and new ferry routes to be secured, because of fears of traffic chaos at calais and dover in the event of a no—deal brexit. health leaders are supportive but say more needs to be done. obviously, it's really welcome that the government is looking at different ways of getting supplies into the country at this really challenging time. however, it's not tried and tested. there is huge risk around how these items are actually going to make it to the front line where they're needed. we don't know that that system is going to work because we haven't tried that system yet. a letter seen by bbc news from medical leaders, co—ordinated by the royal college of physicians, is being sent to the prime minister. it says, "we are simply unable to reassure patients that their health and care won't be negatively impacted by the uk's exit from the eu." it goes on to state that, "delays at the border could exacerbate current supply issu

be part of the uk customs union, no matter what the uk customs union, no matter what the people of northern ireland thing. that is their position at the moment and that is one that is of great difficulty to us. only seven days from decision day, in brussels, the uk wants customers to be different on either side of the irish border. they say the difference ought to be between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. sojust listen northern ireland and the rest of the uk. so just listen to the european parliament this afternoon. imagine all of these sides coming together? personally, i don't exclude a deal. we are working on a deal and we are not accepting this blame game which started in london. we are not to be blamed. northern ireland is an integral part of the united kingdom

exactly can to position the uk post brexit? exa ctly a nd can to position the uk post brexit? exactly and this accord is significant because it is the first agreement with asia one of these continuity agreements to ensure the trade policies already in place by way of all of the amalgam of treaties that the uk has access to, some a0 treaties through its membership in the year appear union, can continue. that's that in the european union. this is the first one in asia. let's talk about the other big trade story, that has shifted over the weekend, the relationship between mexico and the us. the trump administration saying we're going to slap tariffs on goods coming into the us from mexico today if changes were not made but it would seem that has been delayed or some sort of agreement reached. would seem that has been delayed or some sort of agreement reachedm is an interesting situation because over a period of about nine days, the trump administration was saying they were going to slap tariffs on a key ally, one which is closely intertwined economically. it would bea intertwined