will be applied depending on which part of the uk they are originating in or which part of the uk they are being sold in. so that is the reference to image to the arrangements. it emphatically and absolutely does not apply to the border between scotland and england. paragraph 146 refers to the scottish government having new regulations. it has been described as totally impractical. it has been said that our manufacturing sector... if they wait to continue trading with the uk which is recognised as our largest market, it will make the process are that customers in the uk... lobont what your fours were. i'm going to confidently predict that he will spend your entire day coming up with quotes of that nature from a whole range of different people. i have very candidly said there will be a range of practical challenges associated with this but many of those challenges are going to exist regardless of whether or not there isa regardless of whether or not there is a differential option for scotland, because these are the challenges and practical arrangements that will arise from the uk being

room opened in the uk injanuary to rave reviews, particularly for brie larson, who went on to win both the bafta and oscar for best actress. you're going to help me trick 0ld nick. this is our chance. you're gonna play dead. 0ld nick is going to come and take you outside, and i'm going to be there in your head talking to you the whole time. i'm scared. i know. the oscar for best picture went to spotlight, a fact—based drama about the boston globe's coverage of a child abuse scandal within the catholic church. but the oscars themselves were mired with headline grabbing controversy when the subject of racism in hollywood and the oscarssowhite hashtag made front—page news. of the 20 0scar nominees for best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and best supporting actress, not one was a person of colour. oh, and in the best director category, all the nominees were men, again. it's a depressing state of affairs and the academy have taken steps to ensure their membership becomes more diverse, but, despite such embarrassing and, there was one area in which the oscars got it right, an

, or would it all be done on a uk bases? these are matters of detail that would need to be looked into. it would be affected by the devolution arrangements that pertain in each of the devolved penetrations. so there are aspects of eu law which, as i say, will brought into domestic law in the uk, whether that is specifically in a devolved government or simply as an overall in the uk will be a matter of detailfor the overall in the uk will be a matter of detail for the legislation. and presumably when we passed the great reform bill or act it would take into uk law regulation directives, but not treaty commitments such as free movement, presumably? that body of law, to give people the confidence and the clarity of knowing where they stand in relation to eu legislation, we would bring it into uk law. it would be that back then be an opportunity for parliament to determine which of those pieces of slot they wish to continue. 0f those pieces of slot they wish to continue. of course it would be coming out of the treaties —— pi

given the uk government dedicated resources understand the uk-u.s. position on both the trump and clinton campaigns, can't you also confirm that will be dedicating resources to understanding not just governing parties but also potentially governing parties in the eu in order to help our renegotiation process? >> i would say that, of course, we are in discussions with a number of people to ensure that we understand the approaches that are being taken in other member states by various parties. it's not just about political parties, it's also but understanding business and other interests in the member states that we are negotiating with so that, that will make it better able, as better able to come to deal with not only come is good for united kingdom but actually as i said is that you would want because i think the deal good for the uk will be as good for the eu as well. >> does my friend agree the government prayers in syria must extend beyond vital humanitarian aid preparing a post-conflict political settlement? and also a reconstruction plan that w

quite a powerful one make ago beeline for the uk and ripples on the jet stream strea m the uk and ripples on the jet stream stream up these areas of low pressure. there is one later on in the week passing to the north of scotla nd the week passing to the north of scotland and more low pressure is make ago beeline for the uk. just how much wind and how much rain we're going to get, when this is this going to be happening is still open to question, but the sure thing for the here and now is that we are still at least for a day or so stuck in this gloom with all the drizzle and the mist and the murk. those winds haven't picked up yet. it is grey out there and that's how it is going to stay through the rest of this evening and into tomorrow morning. the north in scotland and northern ireland, we are starting to get interjection of colder air coming in here. that means a touch of frost for folks in scotland and northern ireland. so this is what it looks like around 8am. you can see temperatures around freezing. something we have not seen down south for quite sometime now. although getting a li

fog has been a bit of a problem across the southern half of the uk in recent days. change is on the way as this weather front moves south. it will introduce cold air, and it will take 48 hours for that to happen. but the cold, clear air is on the way for 2017. there was some brighter weather to be had, this is a view in devon earlier on, lovely sky. but it wasn't like that in kingston in greater london, you can hardly see across the thames. we have dense fog in the south—west of england, central and southern england, central and southern england towards east anglia and the south is, slow and some of the major roads, bear that in mind, south is, slow and some of the major roads, bearthat in mind, and south is, slow and some of the major roads, bear that in mind, and there in mind there may well be further delays at some of the airports. 0vernight delays at some of the airports. overnight at will turn cold to go with that fog in the south—east. 2 degrees in central norwich and london. freezing fog to go with that. no such problems further north and west. that has

scotla nd of the uk out of the single market. scotland can stay in the single market, even if the rest of the uk chooses to leave. today's proposals from nicola sturgeon are nothing like the red, white, and blue brexit theresa may talks about. it is more like it the spoke scottish tartan version. for scotland to stay in the single market, substantial new powers would need to be devolved. control over immigration, business regulation and employment law would all need to be transferred north of the border. the mechanics of how it all might work are complex. the scottish government says it is essential for businesses like this ta rta n essential for businesses like this tartan mill in the scottish borders who export to the eu. they say firms like this could employ eu nationals who might not have work elsewhere in the uk, but it would not be easy. who might not have work elsewhere in the uk, but it would not be easym would be legally and politically and technically extremely difficult for scotla nd technically extremely difficult for

i'm going to be in the uk. but i wasn't. (laughing) >> with planning my trip to the uk, i've always wanted it to be as quick as possible. it's amazing the view, man. and the system for family reunion in the uk is super quick. once i am given the refugee status, i can get my family easily out of syria, which might take me two and a half years in germany or france. >> my place was under siege. there was no electricity. the reception towers were all blown up. i spend sometimes two, three weeks never hearing from them. sorry, i'm... but it's really very urgent that i'm taking the advantage that she's got reception, so i'm trying to text her, you know. (sighs) for first time in month. hello? hello? hello? hello? okay. tamam, tamam. ciao ciao. (line clicks) (clicks tongue) (sighs) she said i need to hang up because i can't even speak. there are a lot of people around her, you know, and she is very afraid of speaking. because now she's in a place under the regime's control, you know, and because i'm stupid, i'm asking her stupid qu

yesterday the uk's biggest airports, heathrow and gatwick cancelled more than 150 flights. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning across the south and south—east, as a blanket of fog is set to make driving conditions "difficult" and lead to yet more delays at airports. to bomb explosions in iraq in baghdad have been reported at a market. nobody has admitted carrying out the attacks. —— two bomb explosions. around 3,000 police officers will be on duty across central london tonight as crowds gather to celebrate the new year. scotland yard says extra resources have been brought in to keep people safe following the terror attacks in berlin and nice earlier this year. greater manchester police and other forces say they've also stepped up crowd protection measures. those are the main stories this morning. it feels as though this has been a sports programme. it has been top of the show with all the sports stars getting the honours in the new year ‘s honours list and then the review of the year, we look back on what was a great 2016 per sport. we know that for a number of us,

notes on blindness was one of several home—made indie pictures that opened in the uk this year. other admirable oddities included stephen fingleton‘s stripped down northern ireland thriller the survivalist, joe stevenson's chicken. and jane gull‘s my feral heart, with a brilliant central performance by newcomer stephen brandon. my favourite film of 2016 was the spine—chilling british production under the shadow, from iran—born london—based writer—director ba bak anvari. the uk's entry for the foreign language film oscar, under the shadow was set in terrain, shot injordan and filmed in farsi, there are not too roman polansky and the guilermo del toro but anvari's superbly creepy chiller conjures an atmosphere which is uniquely its own. with very strong performances by narges rashidi and avin manshadi as the mother and daughter terrorised by falling bombs, marauding djinn spirits and religious zealots, under the shadow is a film that you simply must not miss, believe me, it will take your breath away. films like under the shadow and notes on blindness found their audie

is this the uk version of so—called post—truth politics? we knew exactly who made the claim written on the side of the sparse, they were challenged every day on television, there is still a shared public reality in british politics, a common square where news reality in british politics, a common square where news is generated and consumed. but it has gonein generated and consumed. but it has gone in america, and it could go here too. the dangers to democracy are obvious. if you want to have a vision of the future, look to russia, were actually one of these things under vladimir putin has been about creating a regime where nobody can really know anything and keeping people in a fog of uncertainty, somebody trying to create an atmosphere in which there are no experts, nobody can know anything, so experts, nobody can know anything, so you better that a strong man take charge and governed. that is not great for democracy. terrible for democracy and terrible for journalism. the combined victories of brexit and donald trump are felt across europ

high—rise opened in uk cinemas in march, where it went head—to—head with the coen brothers‘ splendid throwback hollywood fantasy, hail, caesar!, one of the most delightfully silly films of the year. why do you say it like that, why do you say "t‘were"? well, you said "say it like i say it." yes, but... you seem to be lingering. it's interminable, the word, i'm wondering when it will end, and we shouldn't be wondering, should we, we should be marching right along for so simple. would that it were so simple. calm down! when april rolled around, nothing could touch thejungle book, disney's reboot of its classic cartoon which became the real king of the swingers at the uk box office. billed as a live action affair, the jungle book was in fact almost entirely cgi with the young star, neel sethi's mowgli being one of the very few live—action elements in a movie which cast idris elba as a digital shere khan, bill murray as a lovable baloo the bear, and christopher walken as a gigantic king louie. moving on to may, and 0nce director john carney‘s sing street put a smile on my face and

here in the uk, the news at ten is next. they'll have much more on monday's attack on that christmas market in berlin. ed thomas has been looking into the current state of the investigation. let's go to beijing because the chinese capital has been blanketed in thick smog since the weekend — and that's led the authorities there to take drastic measures to minimise the pollution crisis. despite these measures things haven't improved over the last few days. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell has been out on the streets of beijing to test the air quality. in beijing this week people say they are living under the dome, after days on end of heavy pollution it feels like being trapped under a giant toxic cloud. so how bad is beijing's pollution at the moment? i have brought this device outside to try to measure it. you would normally have this little thing inside your house measuring if air pollution is coming in from the outside. i sent it to measure the particular. these are the small particles thought to be very dangerous because th

one front crossing the uk. it has been a shocking day, for example, in northern ireland, in belfast, cold, raining through the afternoon, gusty winds. the rain will cross other parts of the country. this is not the storm, this is the beginning of the storm, this is the beginning of the unsettled weather. it is turning chilly as well. wednesday, there will be sunshine, 1 chilly as well. wednesday, there will be sunshine, idon't want to painta will be sunshine, idon't want to paint a picture of doom and gloom. there will be nice weather around. it's windy to the north. there will be hail showers, maybe thunder around as well in one or two places. the south, later on tomorrow, is going to be pretty soggy. if you are out in the afternoon in the south tomorrow it will be grey and rainy. that rain will last until well after dark. then the skies will clear. we get a shot of really chilly air through the course of wednesday night into thursday. thursday morning starts off nippy. not too much wind at this stage in the s

it's a big risk for the uk because clearly some foreign investment into the uk has been to access the broader european market. if you lose that access or if you worry you might you will be looking to relocate your investments, and last week we saw some japanese financial institutions suggesting they might need to start moving some of their businesses to continental europe because they were worried about what might happen after brexit. turning to other business news, talks at aimed at averting a british airways cabin crew strike over christmas are to be held later today. members of the crew's union, unite, are due to walk out on christmas day and boxing day ina row out on christmas day and boxing day in a row over pay and conditions. the industrial action, if it goes ahead, could involve up to a500 staff. staying with the airline industry, etihad airways will be cutting jobs in some parts of the business in a restructure. the airline says a majority of those affected a re airline says a majority of those affected are through natural attrition and the vacancies will not be filled. etiha

but at that point, eu law will be brought into domestic law in the uk. i think that is imported, because it gives people a certainty at that point at which we leave the eu, as to how eu law is operating, so the rights of workers remain protected. lam rights of workers remain protected. iamjust rights of workers remain protected. i am just trying to clarify one straightforward point. by leaving, do you mean what is commonly understood to be leaving, that is, that eu law will no longer apply directly in uk courts? when we are outside the european union, we will be determining our laws and it will be determining our laws and it will be british courts... and that will be british courts... and that will be completed by 2019? in april 2019? i fully expect to be able to meet the timetable that has been set out in terms of determination will stop one further point of clarification. article 50 provides for a country to leave more than two years after it is triggered as part of the withdrawal agreement. do i take it from the answers i have had that you are not see

he's suggested the uk would be better off if it was completely out of the single market. millions of shoppers are hitting the high street today as the traditional boxing day sales get underway. almost £3 billion is expected to be spent at the tills, with a further £900 million spent online. more on those stories at 3pm. now on bbc news, film critic mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2016: the year in film. hello, and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode, and we're here at the cinema museum in south london where, for the next half an hour, we will be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuous year, what with the brexit vote in june, and the results of the american election in november proving that the unexpected really can happen. in the world of politics, uncertainty can be alarming. when it comes to movies, it is the unexpected which really makes it all worthwhile. while the naysayers claim that movies today are

, for uk citizens to receive the same privilege. when his own government would agree to that, he turned around and vetoed it. >> he made clear once again the issue, in the eu member states in early stage of the negotiations, they have been clear. in article 50, triggered, and for very good reason. they want to give certainty and reassurance to people but this could be dealt with at an early stage -- >> the statement in which colleagues do so. a fantastic -- 6 months since the brexit referendum. tomorrow the government will become the first administration in the uk to publish its plans in detail, they are to be welcomed. she wants to have a respect agenda. will you commit with the first minister to incorporate priorities of the government in the uk negotiating position. .. have been used in the covenants of conflict in yemen. when was the prime minister told and when will the u.k. join our european partners and starting a more ethical foreign policy on both sides of arabia in yemen? >> a minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the right

her apology to one refugee, on behalf of the uk, became front—page news. here is some of what she saw there. calais's makeshift refugee camp, thejungle, home to around 10,000 people, including children. this place has been partially demolished once already and reappeared. but the french government wants it gone again and will start knocking it down within weeks. music playing a world away from the squalor of the camp, lily allen is working on her new album, in a studio in north london. what do you think you can achieve by going there? save everyone. no... i hope that... on a personal level, to just see things for myself so i know and i can talk openly about it, having experienced it even for a short amount of time. and humanise the people that are there because at the moment what i read, all these articles which are very dehumanising about people and children. you know, i'm a mother. i've got two little girls and if something happened in this country, and something was to happen to me and their dad, and they were displaced and had to make a run for it, i w

that there is a mandate to take any part of the uk out of the single market. scotland could stay in the sigel market even if the rest of the uk chooses to leave. today's proposals are nothing like the red white and blue brexit theresa may speaks about, they're more of a bespoke scottish tartan version. for scotland to be able to stay in the single market substantial new powers would need to be devolved. control over immigration, business regulation and employment law would all need to be transferred north of the border. like this tartan mill in the scottish borders export into the eu. they claim firms like this could employ eu nationals who would not have the right to work elsewhere in the uk but it won't be easy. it would be legally and politically and technically extremely difficult for scotland to stay in the single market if the uk is leaving the eu because they would be one set of business regulations applying to scotland and another applying to england which would only be possible if there was a complete devolution of all powers on business regulation. i

compared to last year and visitors to the uk compared to last yearand in the visitors to the uk compared to last year and in the first half of last year, compared to the first half of this year and last year, £280 million spend down versus last year. a double whammy for our industry because while we have fewer visitors coming, spending less here, outbound travel by uk citizens and overseas spend by brits is actually up by about 10%, so a real double whammy for the industry and also there for the uk economy. so it begs the question is, they give the blunders, but it paints a picture of a place that no one wants to be, brits are leaving and no—one is coming from overseas! to set some context, we receive about 34 million visitors every year in the uk and domestic tourism is probably three times that, as very important industry. the big unsung hero of the uk economy, 4.5 million people unemployed, but the fact of the matter is, year on year, we are down, and our competition is winning while we are losing out, which is down to anti—competitive factors in the uk putting our industry on th

that means the uk will actually leave in march 2019. if no new deal between the uk and the eu has been thrashed out, what then? are we heading for the edge of a cliff? with precious little time to negotiate a new rule book, will we be stepping into a void? a regulation, customs and trade no man's land? mike summers is worried about potential delays at a new border with europe, and he's worried about the future of his european staff. i employ 50 plus people here. some of those are eu nationals. there is no clear visibility on what's going to happen to those guys post hard brexit, soft brexit, whatever brexit, whatever type of brexit we're talking about. all this talk of cliff edges has prompted ministers to start talking about a transitional period to give the uk a bit more breathing space as it leaves the eu. having a longer period to manage the adjustment between where we are now as full members of the european union and where we get to in the future as a result of the negotiations that we will be conducting, would be generally helpful

and uk citizens living in the uk and uk citizens living in the uk and uk citizens living in eu countries that their right to stay where they have made their homes will be protected by our withdrawal. this is an issue i would like to agree quickly but requires the agreement of the rest of the eu. theresa may continuing to not give too much away, she says the way to get the best deal for the uk too much away, she says the way to get the best dealfor the uk is too much away, she says the way to get the best deal for the uk is to keep some of that under wraps. that is frustrating some, they want more a nswe rs , is frustrating some, they want more answers, speculation, words by the likes of liam fox who has suggested that maybe the uk could stay partly in the customs union, talk from other cabinet ministers about some kind of transitional arrangement. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he wa nted a nswers. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he wanted answers. can she tell us when the house will receive the governments were article 50? how long we'll be given to scrutinise that plan? can she tell u

unemployment in the uk is a growing problem. lessons must be a core reason, so please make sure this is a subject captured by parliaments. thank you. >> thank you. excellent and very distinct, but we do need to have your name for the record and so i expect a little note will be on its way to you, literally winging its way to you as i speak. thank you indeed. now, where have we not heard from? we have not heard from london! we must hear from london. this gentleman here with the striped tie in a state of unadulterated excitements. sir. >> thank you so much, mr. speaker. i represent the constituency the best region in the uk. learning about sex and relationship education is equivalent to a dc sp. [laughter] >> with that education system being reformed each year this motion is so imperative to us today. young people across my area are worried. they are worried they're not coming out with the relevant skills to equip themselves. is becoming increasingly difficult to get a job and interview skills are overlooked as children become sta

western parts of the uk seeing outbreaks of rain. mild air means it will not feel like able —— able like christmas this morning. double figures, 1a or 15 celsius. plenty of cloud around. windy across the uk. gales across the northern half. some outbreaks of rain developing along the weather front. parts of northern ireland, scotland and north wales through the day. but late in the day, colder air reaching into scotland. snow showers coming into the hills. towards the end of the day, we might see that white christmas we dream of. through christmas we dream of. through christmas day night in to boxing day, storm connor started to bat at the northern half of the uk again, especially northern scotland, with the met office has an amber warning in force. gusts up to 90 mph. windy across the board on boxing day. a bit of dry weather away from showers, especially in scotland. the best sunshine further south. if you don't mind winds, not bad for the boxing day walk. snow and ice around, but a very mild christmas day. that is how it is loo

first, here in the uk... the government is to reinvest more than £440 million to improve high—speed broadband coverage across the uk. it is expected the funds, which have been recouped from the superfast broadband programme, could bring better connectivity to an extra 600,000 rural homes. theo leggett is in our business newsroom. this is not new money, this is from a fund already, but long overdue for people struggling with slow service in rural areas. absolutely. the government's target is by the end of next year, government's target is by the end of next yea r, 95% government's target is by the end of next year, 95% of the country should have so—called superfast broadband. what does that mean? a broadband speed of 24 megabits per second. enough for several people in the house to stream video at the same time. 95% sounds good and the government is on track, bt is on track to deliver that. but that last 596 is track to deliver that. but that last 5% is people in remote areas, rural areas, hardest to conn

and i want to know, can i stay in the uk myself. the conservatives insist there will be no separate deals for different parts of the uk. what we absolutely do not want to see is anything that jeopardises scotland's trading relationship with the rest of the uk. scotland trades four times as much with the rest of the uk as it does with the whole of the european union, and that's the single market that we've really got to preserve. some light shed today by scotland's government on what it wants from the brexit negotiations. but with no formal role in those talks they are reliant on the government at westminster to agree. well ultimately it will be up to theresa may, the prime minister, and her cabinet, to decide what of these proposals from the scottish government to take forward. theresa may has said she will look very carefully at these proposals and there will be a meeting of the devolved administrations injanuary. lorna gordon, thank you. buckingham palace has announced that the queen is stepping down as patron from a number of nat

with huge boost that could give to the uk aerospace industry will the uk government join the scottish government to literally get this off the ground. >> i can show the honorable lady the government is looking keenly at the opportunities to scotland and the whole of the united kingdom rising from future development of commercial space operations, the projects she has described will be examined very closely by those colleagues of particular concern with this area of policy but we want to see the uk as a pioneer in new commercial opportunities. >> trying to get to their jobs, shafted in the work, and the circumstance moving for the return. will my right honorable in friend involve those telling the are nt that 250 put people with guaranteed employment, the lives and jobs and safety of those at risk. be change my honorable friends will be speaking on behalf of thousands of rail passengers in his constituency and many others, deeply disappointing some unions threatened to strike over the christmas period. the government is investing record amounts in improving our railways, 40 million pou

i think that has been 100% true the uk? i think that has been 10096 true and it is nowjust, it is reducing in how true it is. the big roll of 2030, this massive reform plan, the enormity cannot be underestimated. the goal is to reduce the public sector funding through private sector growth. that has to be the big goal. they want to eliminate their reliance on oil as the main source of income by 2020, is that correct and is it possible? it is certainly not going to be eliminated. diversification is not going to be severance. oil will still be an important part of the budget. yesterday morning, looking for private funding, but that has changed? yesterday was the deadline for private retail investors to come forward with what they hoped would bea forward with what they hoped would be a substantial sum in terms of buying shares in italy's oldest bank, the world's oldest bank. they didn't raise the funds required. they need help from elsewhere. it will be helped by the government.- morgan led to be consulting set. we are talking

it's a really important industry and an asset for the uk. when there is so much to work through, so much detail to negotiate and the stakes are so very high, it is perhaps understandable to prioritise the industries that deliver the big bucks, but that would be a mistake, according to the cbi. across a wide variety of sectors there are three things that are common to all. the first is tariff—free access to the european market. the second is access to people and skills, the vital ingredient in every business. and third, and really important, is continuity and stability around rules and regulations. that last point is a big one for industries like aerospace, collective standards are set in europe because of the cost and complexity of the products, duplicating that in the uk would be expensive. not being a member of the european aviation safety agency would cost the uk government up to £40 million per annum. it would add unnecessary administrative burden to industry and, potentially, minimise or make it more difficult for us to export to key

they have bought uk assets, uk credit cards. i think what we can look forward to with lloyds is that they are very much focused on our own economy, the domestic economy. this is really about beefing up the footprint here. looking to the united states, the dowjones moving in on 20,000. this figure doesn‘t meana in on 20,000. this figure doesn‘t mean a huge amount but it is a huge rally. ii.5% mean a huge amount but it is a huge rally. 11.5% or something since the election. what does it tell you about the american economy? it's very interesting. the movement in the us energy market and the strength of the dollar and weakness of the euro are all part of the same thing, which is an optimism that the new us administration will come you know, will basically be spending some bunny. and will accelerate growth in the us. there are challenges —— spending some money. we have seen a lot of domestic policy. i think we will get to the 20,000 level. we would caution about getting too enthusiastic about buying here. we think a pull—ba

they are essentially sticking to what the uk government is doing. the basic rate of tax will remain at 20%, but as we heard in that clip, when you start paying higher rate tax, they are putting the threshold up by inflation and no more. so if you are a higher rate taxpayer in scotland, you will start paying the higher rate tax a bit earlier than you would be in england. these powers come into effect in april next year, so from then, in very crude terms, the scottish parliament will have far more responsibility and more power over the money it spends. there has been a lot of pressure from opposition parties over this budget. now we know what is in it, how are they reacting? as you would expect, the conservatives, who are now the principal opposition party at holyrood, said this is a tax—raising budget, meaning that people in scotland, if you follow the conservative argument, will pay more tax than people in the rest of the uk. labour have decided to go on the offensive. they would have liked a higher top rate of tax. they would like to have seen a

where do we stand in terms of uk negotiations? every thing looks so uk negotiations? every thing looks so uncertain, doesn't it?|j uk negotiations? every thing looks so uncertain, doesn't it? ithink the phoney war will come to an end. obviously britain voted to leave the european union in june, obviously britain voted to leave the european union injune, and actually the practicalities of that will start next year. so the british government wants to spark what is called article 50, that starts the process of exit, by the end of march. that is a two you process, so that process should be completed, we think, by 2019. | that process should be completed, we think, by 2019. i think their attentions on both sides. in britain there are tensions between those who wa nt there are tensions between those who want what is called a hired brexit, fully out of the single market, out of the customs union, able to sign trade deals around the world itself, with no reference to the european union, and those that want a softer brexit. still having preferential access to the single market

that's the stark warning from the uk's leading gp. in sport, sir bradley wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling, after a career during which he won five 0lympic golds and the tour de france.

this year there are over 250 activities and events taking place across the uk. this used to be chosen by the annual balance at 11 to 18 drones, british use counsel reported that once again the number of votes has increased with 978,000 216 young people asking about this year. today the uk youth parliament will choose the issues which it wishes to have as the subjects of its priority campaigns for 2017. this year's youth parliament also marks the third year for full musket memorial award which was set up in the wake of the passing of boston mbe was one of the driving forces behind the uk youth parliament at the british youth council. british youth council support workers, parliamentary staff and guests will have the opportunity today to vote in two categories . best debate leads each and best backbench contribution. presentation of awards will take place at the reception in january of next year. today's proceedings will be broadcast live on the internet . members of the youth parliament, as you know at 11:00 we will observe 10 minutes of silence of armistice day.

in the uk, there have been years of work to protect crowded places. that included this project, developing bollards and blocks, which can absorb the massive impact of a truck and stop it reaching its target, but one former head of counter—terrorism says we can't rely on these measures alone. well, more bollards and troops on the streets is not, absolutely not, the answer to this threat. you have to build your intelligence capabilities more. you have to encourage people to come forward. here, at mi5, they'll be carefully studying the details of the berlin, trying to understand who the attacker was and if they were connected to anyone else. they'll also be hoping that their intelligence gathering will be able to stop something similar happening here. a dozen terrorist plots have been stopped in the last three years, but the threat level remains at "severe" meaning an attack is considered highly likely. at birmingham's christmas market, bollards were already in place. manchester police say they are now increasing patrols. in london, plans to shut off r

justifiable for the uk to remain within it. so the scottish government will continue to argue and build common cause with others of like mind for continued uk membership of the single market. however i, albeit relu cta ntly, single market. however i, albeit reluctantly, except that given the rhetoric of the conservative government, that at this stage seems outcome. the weather across the uk is on the change, the first signs of it arriving as we speak. there is not much christmas cheer in the forecast for the next few days. there will be spells of rain, some of the heavy, but the most disruption could be caused by the winds. severe gales are likely across the country. that is what we have at the moment in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, it is a quieter day and there is more sunshine than yesterday. south—west england and wales staying cloudy and drizzly. further east, there will be decent spells of sunshine, particularly in comparison to the last few days. a few showers across north—west england

a lot of the domestically focused uk companies also in the ftse 100 focused uk companies also in the ftse1oo have had a very bad year. the banks have had a very bad year. easyj et the banks have had a very bad year. easyjet hasn't had a good year, the owner of british airways hasn't had a great year. but the mining companies have buoyed the ftse so the overall picture looks like the uk economy is doing really well, whereas one major sector has done very well. with this post brexit focus on the city of london and its role in business... how important is it that the ftse is still seen as an important benchmark? it is a benchmark but a benchmark for the world. the ftse1oo is of benchmark for companies here, many of whom do their business outside the uk. a wider indexes the ftse 250, smaller listed companies in the uk. if you area listed companies in the uk. if you are a privately owned company that isa are a privately owned company that is a different matter. the ftse 250 is a different matter. the ftse 250 is up 3.7% this year, better than interest rates on gdp but considerably less th

for the uk if saying she would never get the best dealfor the uk if she saying she would never get the best deal for the uk if she set out in advance exactly what her negotiating position would be. that didn't stop mps, including jeremy corbyn, pushing for more detail. we have had intriguing words from various ministers over the last week or so about whether the uk might remain in the eu customs union, would there be some transitional deal? we know there is a two—year clock that will start ticking once we trigger article 50, but a lot of talk that that will be about how we leave, about the divorce settlement, if you like. the new arrangements may not be talked about or negotiated until after a ll be talked about or negotiated until after all of that. the timetable is still pretty uncertain. mr corbyn wa nted a nswers. still pretty uncertain. mr corbyn wanted answers. can the prime minister today do what the secretary of state for brexit, the chancellor of state for brexit, the chancellor of the exchequer, the secretary of state for international trade and of the permanent secretary t

so you have been trying to jump on lorries to get over to the uk, that must be terrifying? i know you are trying to get onto the lorries every night but from what i hearing from the refugee volunteers here in the is that you have a right to be in the uk. have you started that process? what are your hopes for the future? it just seems that at three different intervals in his life, the english have put you in danger. we have bombed your country, put you in the hands of the taliban and now putting you at risk, risking your life, to get you into our country. i apologise on behalf of our country. i am sorry for what we put you through. sorry. i am just so sorry. and now i'm making you do this interview! it is just desperate, isn't it? i'm shocked really that this is happening in such close proximity to where we live. it feels like it's people are just managing to cope. something has to be done because it is inhumane. life is easierfor me if i put this stuff out of my mind, you know? and that is not really a right and correct response to a humanitarian crisis. this is these peopl

that's going to feel weird across the uk first thing on christmas day. during the course of the day, we have those mild south—westerly winds. let's start in the north, even across scotland with that stornoway, the northern isles around nine or ten celsius. rain pushing in to northern ireland, south—western parts of scotland and then we have got england and wales, cloudy and look at the temperatures again, 13, 1a celsius. there is a chance we might get up to 15 celsius. windy too particularly around the western coasts. inland it will be breezy. it is not worth complaining. for some of us, it is not bad. it is pleasant for a walk if you don't mind a bit of cloud. this is christmas evening. the rain could be heavy. boxing day as storm conor pulls away, behind it we get a rush of wind. there is an amber warning from the met office. further south, it will be regular gale force winds that we get and south of that, it isa winds that we get and south of that, it is a breeze crisis, cloudy day with bits and pieces of rain. this mild weather is with us here an

it's a really important industry and an asset for the uk. when there is so much to work through, so much detail to negotiate and the stakes are so very high, it is perhaps understandable to prioritise the industries that deliver the big bucks, but that would be a mistake, according to the cbi. across a wide variety of sectors there are three things that are common to all. the first is tariff—free access to the european market. the second is access to people and skills, the vital ingredient in every business. and third, and really important, is continuity and stability around rules and regulations. that last point is a big one for industries like aerospace, collective standards are set in europe because of the cost and complexity of the products, duplicating that in the uk would be expensive. not being a member of the european aviation safety agency would cost the uk government up to £40 million per annum. it would add unnecessary administrative burden to industry and, potentially, minimise or make it more difficult for us to export to key

>> i'm looking at the long-term benefits to the uk. i think the big question is how do we take advantage of brexit? do we de-regulate and become the si singapore or hong kong of europe? it's a fantastic opportunity, and you need to frame the arguments in the next 10, 20 years, not the next 10, 20 months. >> the financial sector is at considerable risk of losing its passporting rights to the eu. how would that be beneficial for the financial sector? >> i had the strong view that we'll have continued access to the single market. i think it's akin to a divorce settlement. europe's moving in our direction. we saw that with the italian vote. this issue over freedom of movement is, in my view, going to be a non-issue because europe wants the same as us. the solution is quite clear, we'll continue to pay money into the eu, we'll be ability to control our own borders, we'll be able to take back sovereignty, and we'll continue to have some form of access to trade in the single market. it's clear and obvious to most sensible people. >> so, mr. s