ireland. but it is a border that cannot be seen, and many want it to stay that way. soft toys and cushions are the latest protest against a hard brexit. where some kind of barriers could divide towns like belcoo in northern ireland and blacklion in the republic, they are either side of this bridge and people in areas like this havejobs, businesses and friends that require them to cross this border regularly. i cross this border quite easily 15, 20 times a day, moving goods sometimes, sometimes just to manage staff, meet people, whatever is involved in daily work. if there is any sort of checks that slow that down or anything else, it is going to create a lot of logistical difficulties. the government wants to return to the days when border huts the government wants no return to the days when border huts and customs posts marked where northern island meets the republic. this paper seems to dismiss the idea of a return to infrastructure or cameras at the border. and ministers say they are determ

ireland. why does this matter? because of the way that people live their lives. the whole issue of the politics and how much progress we've made over so many years. i'm not wanting to see that going backwards. today's paper sets out a number of details. it builds on the customs papers that we published yesterday. separate proposals in relation to either a streamlined customs arrangement or a new customs partnership. it also looks at regulatory issues. one of the key industries on the island of ireland is agriculture and food. therefore, we are suggesting that we may need to have greater regulatory clearance around that. as well as also goods in transit. it looks at a range of different issues from goods as well as the movement of people and upholding the common travel area, which has served us so well since the 19205. mr brokenshire denied that he was proposing a whole raft of fantasy solutions. he conceded that this would take some real work and it wasn't difficult. clearly, he thinks there i

and ireland. also in the programme.... why apple is making it harder for touts in asia to profit from the sale of its iphones. european markets are looking like this in the first half hour of trade. more and more of us are globe—trotting alone, we speak to the founder of one firm who turned her own terrible travel tale into a successful business. today we want to know about your travel highs and lows: tell us your stand—out experience while travelling the world? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. the british government has unveiled its second brexit position paper, ahead of negotiations in brussels at the end of this month. this time, it's about minimising disruption at the irish border. northern ireland is the only part of the uk which will share a land border with an eu member state when the uk leaves the eu in 2019. under one option the government has proposed, there'd be no customs border at all between the uk and ireland, enabling goods to fl

and ireland. but there are still unanswered questions. and we will be constructive, in terms of trying to find answers to those questions. but we will also be firm. there is a will to find solutions, because tied up with the politics and practicalities are concerns about the potential impact to peace and prosperity at this, what is currently the softest of borders. chris buckler, bbc news. we can cross to westminster now and talk to our political correspondent alex forsyth. just give us both sides of the argument. we have the government's vision. they say they are going quite far to meet the eu concerns. critics say the plan lacked details. the government has faced some criticism for our lack of clarity in general around its approach to brexit. part of this and part of what we saw yesterday, which was detail about its thoughts on the customs union is about the gunmen tried to get on the front foot in the negotiations. saying we have got a plan and we have been thinking it through. we were told thi

and ireland. but there are still unanswered questions. and we will be constructive, in terms of trying to find answers to those questions. but we will also be firm. there is a will to find solutions, because tied up with the politics and practicalities are concerns about the potential impact to peace and prosperity at this, what is currently the softest of borders. chris buckler, bbc news. we can cross to westminster now and talk to our political correspondent alex forsyth. how does the government say it will maintain this frictionless border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland post brexit? lots of people in response to this paper are saying they want more detail. this paper in some ways was a response to those calls for more detail was at the government trying to provide some clarity on its thinking. there have been critics who claim they have been confused in not offering enough detail to this point. this is meant to be a finalised, technical blueprint. it would not be sensible

the northern ireland and the republic of ireland, many of these sectors are actually based in ireland. if we look at agriculture, a lot of milk produced in northern ireland is then sent south on the border to be protest in most of that comes north again. it will be sold in northern ireland or sent to the uk. so this issue of the border in the real tricky thing is where will the real tricky thing is where will the government be when it gets the special customs agreement. what is certainly clear is, there has to be some form of checks. there will be some form of checks. there will be some sort of check of the border and that's when it becomes costly or more costly to businesses but also politically divisive and problematic. thank you very much indeed. today, representatives from canada, the united states and mexico will begin to renegotiate the north american free trade agreement— also known as nafta. for us timber workers, the trade pact has long been a source of tension. the bbc‘s samira hussain reports. there is a lot of uncertainty. nobody knows how will go. a lot of talk about

ireland, running for 310 republic of ireland and northern ireland, running for310 miles. during the troubles, there are only 20 official crossings. following the good friday agreement, there has been considerable change and there are no more than 260 public roads across the border. the centre for cross—border studies has estimated that between 23000 and 30,000 people across the border daily for work, while each month around 170,000 lorries and 1.85 million cards are recorded crossing this border. which means that every year 31% of northern ireland‘s exports go to the republic and 27% of its imports come from the republic, so there is a lot at stake. delays could leeds to huge costs for business plus there is the risk of tax evasion and various types of smuggling. above and beyond that there are massive political issues. creating any kind of hard border would be sent to the politically and could do serious damage to the peace process. what the uk wants, and invisible border with no physical infrastructure at all, doesn‘t happen anywhere else in the eu. it is unpreced

but in northern ireland same sex marriage outlawed. mr va radkar but in northern ireland same sex marriage outlawed. mr varadkar said he had come to this event as a gesture of solidarity, and expected that the law will change here. i think it's only a matter of time. it's a decision for the northern ireland assembly but i'm confident that like other western european countries they will make that decision in due course. those comments were welcomed by pride organisers. northern ireland is lagging behind the rest of the uk in terms of laws that have been enacted there and are not enacted here. and it is time that as a community we demand change, we demand the same rights as the rest of the kingdom. the devolved administration which will have to make a decision on marriage laws here is currently suspended because ofa here is currently suspended because of a dispute between the dup and sinn fein. during the last period of government dup were able to veto the measure which would have led to same—sex marriage. mr varadkar‘s intervention

here it is, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, running for 310 miles. during the troubles, with tensions on the border there were just 20 official crossings between northern ireland and the republic. the british army shut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement, there has been considerable change and now there are more than 260 public roads that cross the border. the centre for cross border studies has estimated that between 23 and 30,000 people cross the border daily for work. while, each month, around 170,000 lorries and 1.85 million cars are recorded crossing the border, which means that every year 31% of northern ireland's exports go to the republic, and 27% of its imports come from the republic. so there's a lot at stake. delays could lead to huge costs for business, plus there's the risk of tax evasion and various types of smuggling, both of goods and people. but above and beyond that, there are massive political issues. creating any kind of hard border would be incredibly sensitive politically and could do serio

you can't discuss ireland in isolation u nless can't discuss ireland in isolation unless you are also talking with some idea of what the eventual customs and tariff arrangements between the eu and the uk will be. you can't say this is a completely separate issue that we will talk about, and then we will come onto the broader one. likewise with money. if we put in money for the sake of good will and to have a deal, we need to know what that deal is going to be. the issues are going to have to be discussed in parallel. you said, fundamentally, leaving the eu is about democracy. concentrating on that, tony blair, an opponent of yours who believes britain is better off inside the eu, he said, people may decide that they actually don't wa nt to may decide that they actually don't want to leave on the terms set out. there has to be some way, either through parliament or an election, possibly another referendum, in which people are able to express their view. as a democrat, who sees this as fundamentally about an argument in the uk, would you agree? there is no evidence that what he has said

eu warns britain against playing the northern ireland ca rd against playing the northern ireland card and brexit talks. please, just quickly, new viewers here and tell us quickly, new viewers here and tell us about this. interesting story from the financial times, the european union is saying do not think you can claim that your special relationship with ireland means you can somehow circumvent normal relations with the eu in the course of negotiations. the eu's point is that you have decided to leave, knowing full well you have this land border eu country, you have to play by the rules and understand that are going to not do this as an extraordinary situation with the norms are circumvented because you have a special relationship with ireland. the united kingdom's prospective is first of all, the most vital thing is to ensure that we do not really stymie activity and cross—border trade on the island of ireland and that we are able to ensure that the peace process continues. i think those things do add up to a special circumstance and i think that not only is that the position of th

here it is, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, running for 310 miles. during the troubles, with tensions on the border there were just 20 official crossings between northern ireland and the republic. the british army shut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement, there has been considerable change and now there are more than 260 public roads that cross the border. the centre for cross border studies has estimated that between 23 and 30,000 people cross the border daily for work. while, each month, around 170,000 lorries and 1.85 million cars are recorded crossing the border, which means that every year 31% of northern ireland‘s exports go to the republic, and 27% of its imports come from the republic. so there‘s a lot at stake. delays could lead to huge costs for business, plus there‘s the risk of tax evasion and various types of smuggling, both of goods and people. but above and beyond that, there are massive political issues. creating any kind of hard border would be incredibly sensitive politically and could do

and the republic of ireland is able to continue in the future. some have raised doubts about the uk's ability to forge trade deals with other countries if it agrees to meet the eu's standards for food and agriculture. and if a customs deal cannot be agreed with the eu, there are questions about what will happen to the billions of pounds of trade carried along these busy border roads. the british government believes technology and online declarations could be used to monitor goods carried by biggerfirms. but there are concerns about smuggling, and the irish government has other doubts. i don't believe the island of ireland issues will be resolved through technology and i think this paper probably also accepts that, which is a step forward, and i welcome that. it does leave you wondering what the border is going to look like and if you are outside of the customs union how you police that. we are no clearer as to knowing what that is going to be, are we? that is because the negotiation now needs to take place. and there is a will to find solutions i

ireland. mild night, temperatures 13—16d. through thursday morning this weather front is slow to clear, damp weather for eastern and southern parts of england, staying cloudy in the south, perhaps into the early afternoon. away from that, some sunshine, and some showers, a bit more sunshine around scotland and northern ireland, it will be milder, temperatures of 19 degrees in this guide 20 in belfast. heavier rain spreads through thursday night across northern ireland, scotland and northern england, and this is how weak and friday, mixture of sunshine and showers, some heavy with hail and blunder, particularly across northern part of the uk, cold and blustery winds, temperatures coming down, 15 or 16 degrees for northern ireland, northern scotland and northern england. what about the weekend weather prospects? hurricane gert will be gobbled up by this area of normal blood pressure across eastern canada. it will head over to the uk and during the latter part of sunday it is likely we will get heavy rain from the remnants of hu

and ireland. but there are still unanswered questions. and we will be constructive, in terms of trying to find answers to those questions. but we will also be firm. there is a will to find solutions, because tied up with the politics and practicalities are concerns about the potential impact to peace and prosperity at this, what is currently the softest of borders. chris buckler, bbc news. chris morris from our reality check team has been looking in more detail at why the irish border matters so much. big changes when the brexit happens. the uk will suddenly have a major land border with the eu. here it is — between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, running for 310 miles. during the troubles, there were just 20 official border crossings between northern ireland and the republic. the british army shut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement there's been consierable change. now there are more than 260 public roads that cross the border. the centre for

staying wet in northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland with some strong wind around the coast and hills. not feeling too bad further south and east. overnight the rain pushes east across the british isles with some heavy rain mixed in as it pushes across the midlands and into eastern england. a mild night than we have seen for the last couple of nights, 13,16 degrees. some of seen for the last couple of nights, 13, 16 degrees. some of the seen for the last couple of nights, 13,16 degrees. some of the rain could be slow to clear on thursday. but otherwise sunshine develops along with the showers. most widespread across the west. some of those heavy but with some brighter spells and a little bit warmer for both glasgow and belfast. heavier breasts of rain across northern ireland and scotland on thursday night, sunshine and showers followed for friday and feeling a bit cooler across the north west with some blustery wind. looking ahead to the weekend weather, we have to leave the british isles for a moment and head across the atlantic towards the unit

showery rain in northern ireland, western england and wales. heavy rain for northern ireland. signs of rain turning heavier and the south—west. temperatures 17 to 18 degrees. sunshine for the race. —— for the east. rain spelling north and east through the country overnight on monday. the heavy rain should have pushed away by tuesday morning, leaving us with sunshine, maybe some showers. possibly thundery. a better day in scotland and northern ireland. those showers will decay during the evening as this brief bump of high pressure comes in. low pressure coming across the atlantic towards the uk. pretty unsettled this week. sunshine from time to time. we can expect heavier showers. maybe longer spells of rain. turning cooler. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: president trump is accused of being too soft on the far right, after violence at at a rally in virginia left one person dead and many more injured. the white house hits back, saying the president's statement condemning the violence in charlottesville included all extremist groups, including the kkk and neo—naz

and ireland? the only practical measure has come from the taoiseach today and is very welcome from my point of view because people especially those who gave us the hard right brexit and others have been living in a different planet. the reality is if northern ireland is in a different customs union from the irish republic, they will have to have checks on the border, there will have to be some kind of control because otherwise how do you know what is crossing the border? in the point of view of migration how do you know there is no minded migrants in the back of the van coming into the uk via the irish republic? the only way to do this is an open border and that means as the taoiseach says northern ireland has to be in the same customs union as the irish republic, and that means one thing negotiated with the european union, or staying within the customs union, and i think that is an important initiative. as you know there are many who would say is iii—£732; 5:7 f—fx—f'éir—f— —.—.f:

draped across england and wales and up into northern ireland. fizzles out across england and wales, but continues into northern ireland, pushing through north—west england and western scotland in the afternoon. away from here, mainly dry, some breaks in the cloud, not many, but a slightly warmer feel. highs of 20 or 21 celsius. this slow—moving system is still with us on tuesday, we are looking at further outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and scotland. more unsettled here. drawing up some warm, humid airfrom the near continent. temperatures likely to be even higher on tuesday. away from northern ireland and scotland, it should be mainly dry. more in the way of sunshine, helping temperatures up to 23 and maybe up to 26. we hold the across the east. —— we hold onto the warmth. changes further west courtesy of this cold front. behind it, fresher air. but also more persistent and locally heavy rain again for northern ireland and scotland during wednesday. some of that may filter down into north—west england. otherwise, a largely dry da

times who speaks the northern ireland 7 that of times who speaks the northern ireland? that of course isn't him. but there are shared interests across the border and he is concerned about the impact on island's economy as well. when you listen to him you get a sense that he feels brussels are talking about the border, they feel in a position where they are concerned by it, they've made it one of their priorities. on the other hand, he doesn't feel westminster are talking about it enough. the man leading the investigation into claims of collusion between president trump's election campaign and russia has convened a grand jury to consider whether there are grounds for criminal charges. the panel of ordinary citizens, which hears evidence in private, is already reported to have demanded more information about a meeting between mr trump's eldest son and a russian lawyer in june last year. the white house says it is committed to cooperating fully with the inquiry. at a rally in west virginia last night, the president rubbished claims about russian interference. tom burridge

chris buckler, bbc news, northern ireland. let's speak to our political correspondent alex forsyth who's at westminster for us. alex, what have the british government been saying? is there any response from them? there is recognition that brexit could have a significant impact on ireland because of the unique circumstances. it will have the own the land border between the uk and the land border between the uk and the eu and there was a sense of frustration from the irish prime minister at what he sees as a lack of progress on this issue, but the british government says they have been working on this poor year and i have had discussions with the european union —— working on this for a year european union —— working on this fora yearand european union —— working on this for a year and they have had discussions. they say they want frictionless trade and no hard border but what is not clear is how exactly to get there. we had suggestions from the irish prime minister, a bespoke custom stale, but that would cause concer

ireland's environment. guy: the consensus yesterday was that this was your fantasy. the government would find it unacceptable to have a hard border, and there are all kinds of implications for the peace process, etc.. but given the response to the customs story yesterday, what is the feeling in dublin about how realistic it is going to be about not having some sort of your post up there? anna: that -- guest: that's a good point. the proposals do welcome the irish language of "no border controls." seen frenchave farmers raise concerns about the prospects of a totally open border between the north and south of ireland. their point is the u.k. could ship indeed from brazil, ship it down to the south of ireland in into the eu. it has been made clear that they're already asked if some kind of frontier control, so we could see a collision course unless these issues can be resolved. matt: what happens next on this issue? where do we go from here? >> my feeling is that the border question is not going to be the who

and in terms of their being hard border checks between northern ireland and ireland, the government is saying it does not want to see that. if they did come into place, would there be a direct impact as a result on your business? yes, we would not want to see milk queueing up at the border, going into process in the republic, and products we need on the farm queueing up at the border, all that would add extra costs to our system. we are quite cost sensitive because we survive here and are prospering but on a fine margin so any of these things that add extra cost is an immediate worry to us. when the government says what it has said today about wanting to have a sea mless today about wanting to have a seamless border, is that the relief for you? to a degree, yes. a sea mless for you? to a degree, yes. a seamless border sounds nice but what we would really like is a tariff free border with high—tech surveillance not being necessary. it would have to work and not be policed, but ideally we would like to see a tariff free, free flowing border that would not hold up our business or at exp

ireland. we have no way of knowing that. where is george osborne's baronetcy? i think it's in ireland. i think it shows that having your cake and eating it is the primary motivation of many leaders and sadly the irish question is now emerging with such force, proving that having your cake and eating it isn't really a very credible option, and just as crucially, the relationship between ulster and the irish republic has been very stable over over recent years. it is not helped that there is no power—sharing government. and the dup is now working with theresa may's government. a quick final thought from you, brian, in terms of the peace process, if we can call it that and the power—sharing government in relation to brexit‘s. the two governments are guarantors of the good friday agreement and it is quite a completed structure. it took a long time to negotiate, and i don't think that the british government is paying enough attention to the detail of that, the north—south structures that th

ireland is a british priority as well. they are our closest neighbour and we all have an interest in wanting peace and prosperity in northern ireland. we don't want destabilisation. that is notjust an eu priority. it is not some kind of concession to be talking about that. the point is... it is notjust about talking about it. the irish prime minister said they are not satisfied with the progress made so far. since he said that, we have come up with two very practical, workable ways of not having an obstructive land border in ireland. one is to have a kind of, we will enforce the eu's enforced external tariff, and we can also work with dismantling the border check but neither of those... we will say we will not impose a border. it is this old message again, it takes two to make a deal. the irish and the commission and many other european leaders, whether it be on ireland or the british government's rather convoluted take on customs and tariffs, the europeans are not buying what the british are offering. ok, so, this is real

and doesn't that say something great about northern ireland? greater manchester police are investigating reports of an acid attack in salford. it's thought the victim was attacked in woodland in pendlebury yesterday afternoon. the man — who is in his 20s — has eye and face injuries, but it's not yet known how badly injured he is. detectives investigating a fatal shooting in chelmsford overnight have told the bbc it was a targeted incident and they don't believe there's any risk to the wider public. essex police were called to the scene at two o'clock this morning. the victim — a 34—year—old man — was shot in the chest as he stood with another man outside the petrol station on baddow road. police say a car pulled up and one of the occupants opened fire before it drove off. a number of people in the area went to his aid but he died later in hospital. an oxford university employee, who's been on the run on suspicion of murder, has been arrested with his alleged accomplice. andrew warren and professor wyndham lathem, of northwestern uni

that ireland and the uk and denmark joined in the europe that ireland and the uk and denmarkjoined in the early 19705. with and denmarkjoined in the early 1970s. with brexit, our relationship with europe does come into question as well. the key issue is whether ireland's best interests are served by remaining in the europe that is very large, focused on the centre, and in which, really after britain goes,... alternatively, whether we should leave alongside britain, with whom we have very strong cultural and historic relationships, and build on that. i was making the case that there is a great deal to be said for ireland talking directly to the uk in relation to the negotiations, and also considering very actively leaving concurrently with the uk. your point seems to be that once the uk leaves, ireland becomes too per referral, and you sense that the eu will lose interest in it. -- sense that the eu will lose interest in it. —— peripheral. sense that the eu will lose interest in it. -- peripheral. i must say, many people in ireland will have a very strong affinity with europe and a

northern ireland's biggest party, the dup, campaigned for brexit. but they believe these roads can remain completely open. there is no binary solution to these things, and actually pejorative language like "hard brexiteers" doesn't really work for anybody. brexit has led to a lot of divisive language in stormont, where the main parties still can't agree a deal to restore power—sharing. the dup are very disrespectful about the vote in the north. the majority of people here, we say it loud and clear, the majority of people voted against brexit. on this shared island, leo varadkar knows there are many shared interests, and the final details of the deal that sees the uk leave the eu will be important on both sides of this border. america's top legal official, jeff sessions, says he's determined to end what he calls "the staggering number of lea ks" from the white house. the stream of stories, many focussing on allegations of russian interference in last year's presidential election, have deeply angered president trump. mr sessions also says his crackd

through the midlands, scotland and northern ireland also. the driest place it will be northern parts of england with sunshine on the way. for the first test, probably mostly dry day. there may be some interruptions but the risk is relatively low. the forecast for thursday night in the friday, low pressure barrelling across the uk. showers around. 0n friday, you will notice the wind. it will be a blustery day. bright and blustery with showers, some quite heavy. the winds will die out a bit across the country on saturday. a better day. few showers but still on the cool side. the rest of the weekend, let's show you what is happening right now. of the us coast, a hurricane in which will be picked up by thejet coast, a hurricane in which will be picked up by the jet stream, coast, a hurricane in which will be picked up by thejet stream, pushed up picked up by thejet stream, pushed up through the north atlantic and absorbed into our weather system and you can argue that the remnants will be moving across the uk during the course of sunday. a bit o

draped across england and wales and up into northern ireland. fizzles out across england and wales, but continues into northern ireland, pushing through north—west england and western scotland in the afternoon. away from here, mainly dry, some breaks in the cloud, not many, but a slightly warmer fuel. highs of 20 or 21 celsius. this slow—moving system is still with us on tuesday, we are looking at further out breaks of rain in northern ireland and scotland. more u nsettled northern ireland and scotland. more unsettled here. drawing up someone commits humid airfrom the near continent. temperatures likely to be even higher on tuesday. away from northern ireland and scotland, it should be mainly dry. more in the way of sunshine, helping temperatures up to 23 and mainly up to 26. -- temperatures up to 23 and mainly up to 26. —— be up to 26. changes further west courtesy of this cold front. behind it, fresher air. further west courtesy of this cold front. behind it, fresherair. but also more persistent and locally heavy rain again for norther

and the republic of ireland is able to continue in the future. some have raised doubts about the uk's ability to forge trade deals with other countries if it agrees to meet the eu's standards for food and agriculture. and if a customs deal cannot be agreed with the eu, there are questions about what will happen to the billions of pounds of trade carried along these busy border roads. the british government believes technology and online declarations could be used to monitor goods carried by biggerfirms. but there are concerns about smuggling, and the irish government has other doubts. i don't believe the island of ireland issues will be resolved through technology and i think this paper probably also accepts that, which is a step forward and i welcome that. it does leave you wondering what the border is going to look like and if you are outside of the customs union how you police that. we are no clearer as to knowing what that is going to be, are we? that is because the negotiation now needs to take place. and there is a will to find solutions in

ireland politicians basically saying it's none of your businesslj ireland politicians basically saying it's none of your business. i can tell you in the speech that leo varadkar gave he set out a number of what he regards as solutions to try and look at this issue, to try and deliver some of the issues and deal with the solutions to the problems potentially caused by the border. the fact he has committed to deliver this speech in belfast is a sign he has slightly, frustrated at the way westminster is handling this. he doesn't feel solutions are being put forward quickly enough. he's said time and time again the clock is ticking and he's also concerned about the fact there is no power—sharing government in stormont. as a result he asked a couple of times crispies and northern ireland ? couple of times crispies and northern ireland? that of course and him but there are shared interests across the border and he is concerned about the impact on island's economy as well. when you listen to him, hugh get a sense he feels brussels are talking about the irish border, they feel in a position

ireland's new prime minister warns the border with northern ireland must not become a barrier to free trade, but he outlined the enormity of the task ahead. the challenge of the first world war was a challenge of that generation i think perhaps the challenge for our generation brexit. we'll have the latest from westminster. also on bbc news at 5, yet more pressure on president trump. his administration now faces the possibility of criminal charges, as a grand jury is convened to look at alleged collusion with russia. the world's most expensive footballer, neymarjoins paris saint germain for a record £200 million, but says he didn't do it for the money. usain bolt gears up for the world athletics championships in london which gets under way shortly , he's set to retire at the end of the season. and it's director luc besson‘s latest sci—fi romp, but does it live up to the fifth element? find out in the film review in 45 minutes. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has called for "unique solutions" to preserve relations between britain and the european union after brexit. speaki

ireland. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hail. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'mjane hail. this week, we're discussing ireland's growing fears about the brexit‘s negotiations. what should the world do about them as well and north korea? and is the duke of edinburgh setting the pawn for us all, not retiring until the age of 96. my guests, not quite 96, any of us. brian o'connell, the irish writer and broadcaster. the algerian journalist, and michael goldfarb. a very warm welcome to all of you. so the brexit negotiations are on hold for the summer holidays. no more talks for the next few weeks. that hasn't stopped the new irish prime minister from hasn't stopped the new irish prime ministerfrom making hasn't stopped the new irish prime minister from making his hasn't stopped the new irish prime ministerfrom making his opinions known. he made a speech this week, calling for unique solutions to preserve the relationship betwe

it just quite close to the shoreline of northern ireland. itjust keeps it pretty unsettled times and showers 01’ pretty unsettled times and showers or longer of rain through thursday and breezy at times on the exposed coasts. but largely fine and quiet with dry weather in the south. a similar story into friday. the worst of the weather unfortunately in terms of rainfall for northern ireland. london could see highs of 24 ireland. london could see highs of 2a degrees. and it should be sunny at times. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at seven: four men have been charged with terror offences, following the attacks in spain that killed 15 people. one of the suspects told the judge they were planning a bigger attack. a british tourist harry atwal, has been praised, after staying to help a child on las ramblas during last week's van attack, ignoring advice from a policeman, to move to safety. i could see the fear in him, i could see the faith in him. basically said there could be another car or van coming down. i said i'm there co

and northern ireland. sorry, just explain bilateral. there's been talk about a bilateral. there's been talk about a bilateral customs arrangements between the uk and europe. what does he mean was yellow what we've seen so he mean was yellow what we've seen so far by the uk government is we are leaving the customs union and the single market. that's basically what the government is saying the people voted on last year. they are saying we could have a customs union that the uk would be specific with, but just with the that the uk would be specific with, butjust with the eu. 0ne already exists between turkey and the eu. turkey is a non—eu member state. he points to that as a potential model for the uk to have. why should we ca re for the uk to have. why should we care about him being openly gay and the —— when in context of what he's talking about regarding northern ireland? again, what's important is he is the first openly gay member of parliament and it has been a contentious issue over the last few y

northern ireland. wet with a bit of a breeze, but it should brighten up as the rain moves into central scotland and then it will push its way into the north—west of england and wales. from march of east anglia and the south—east, it will be quite bright. o nto south—east, it will be quite bright. onto the start of next week and it looks disappointing. rain and showers and quite breezy. hopefully though later on next week things we re though later on next week things were beginning —— things will begin to settle down. at 93, reg buttress from south wales is thought to be britain's oldest supermarket worker. now, after more than 30 years in his currentjob he's decided it's finally time to retire. this isn't the first time he's hung up his apron though. he first stopped working at the age of 65, but lasted just six weeks before asking for his old job back! our correspondent tomos morgan went to meet him ahead of his final shift. this is reg buttress. not your average 93—year—old. but his cus

however, in northern ireland, we start off wet. the rain moves through. it gets into scotland, the north—west of england and the north—west of wales. ahead of that, through the midlands and eastern england, we are staying fine and dry and temperatures into the low 20s. not a bad afternoon here, but only 16 celsius in glasgow and belfast. the community shield gets the football season under way and it will be a decent day for it. looking ahead to next week, it does remain unsettled. there will be rain and showers around and it will be on the breezy side as well. hello and welcome to dateline london i'mjane hill. this week we discuss ireland's growing fears about the brexit negotiations. what should the world do about the crisis in venezuela, and in north korea. and is the duke of edinburgh setting the tone for us all, not retiring until the age of 96? my guests are: david aaronovitch of the times, brian 0'connell, who's an irish writer and broadcaster, algerian journalist nabila ramdani, and michael goldfarb, the founder of the podcast frdh — welcome

thunderstorms rumbling north—east across northern ireland through the night. to the start of friday, the band of rain has moved away from northern ireland and into scotland. a soggy start with some wet weather swinging into north—west england. mild and muggy to start for many of us, 16—17 degrees. wet weather still with us for a good part of the morning across scotland. for eastern areas, low cloud with fog patches around the coast and hills. an improving picture in northern ireland. cloud breaking to give some sunny spells. starting to see things a bit brighter nibbling in across south—west of wales and south—west england as well. time to see what happens through the rest of wednesday. this area of cloud and rain is tied in with this weather front. slowly pushing eastwards across the country. ahead of that front, warm and muggy air across east anglia and south—east england. if the sunshine comes out through the cloud, it could become very warm. generally, the weather turning a bit fresher from the west as the day goes by. temperatures getting into t

ireland or use it for come into ireland or use it for direct bikes from london or belfast. he will move onto studies which look at... eu migrants have come to live in britain after brexit, this will beapr in britain after brexit, this will be a pr nightmare for some brexit fears that is brexit was meant to be about taking back control and copy them of movement, which look like it will continue. that is what is described in the times as a david cameron plan was rejected. '5 henry stop rejoicing in your remaining. this is about what you can always do and always have been able to do, if someone and always have been able to do, if someone wants to come and live here in the democratically elected governments decides it, that is what controls about. as opposed to the unelected unaccountable bloke in brussels. we had a referendum and people said they wanted to end freedom of movement but now it is coming back. it says here companies wa nted coming back. it says here companies wanted to hire eu workers and they will have to buy the sponsorship permits. in other words if you want to

there will be thicker cloud and rain heading towards northern ireland. that will keep temperatures up here, but for many, in double figures for major towns and cities, but for rural spots and particularly northern england, well into low figures. so a chilly start to the day for some. a bright start for central and eastern areas. much of the midlands and eastern england, it is a decent day. light winds and temperatures should get into the low 20s. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: mo farah says he will overcome a leg injury to defend his 5,000 metre world title after winning what he said was the "toughest race" of his life , to retain his 10,000 metre crown. the action at the london stadium continues this morning with the start of the heptathlon. britain's katarina johnson—thompson kicks off her bid for a gold medal medal in the heptathlon with the 100 metres hurdles. train companies have warned of significant delays at waterloo station in london. ten of the 19 platforms will be closed for construction work work for more than three weeks from toda

|j think the queen did a good job in 2011 in ireland. much appreciated in ireland. a lot of people change their view of the british royal family because of that.|j their view of the british royal family because of that. i think the queen has been a munificent public servant with the younger royals can ta ke servant with the younger royals can take an example from her. they have quit their military careers already and seem to be far more interested in endless holidays. i think you will find he has stopped his career asa will find he has stopped his career as a rescue helicopter pilots because he is going to do full—time royal duties. this is hardly heavy lifting, especially in the context of how hard people work nowadays. people go very early in the morning, 12 hours a day is the norm. shorter holidays. especially in the west, countries including britain. certainly in america, one of the ha rd est certainly in america, one of the hardest working countries i have lived in. michael, employers, given that we need to keep earning, will have to find jobs for us all? som

heavy bursts across ireland into the west of wales. the rest of the day will get grey and misty across the wales coast and the south—west. the breeze picking up. sunny spells and most will stay with that until the evening when midlands and south easington cve rain pushing. staying dry across the south of england. 0ne of two showers across scotland, very few in number. most having a parsley improved set of weather conditions compared to the last few days. stays dry overnight. 0utbrea ks compared to the last few days. stays dry overnight. outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, wales, southern england. very misty and hills and coasts and humid. clear conditions in northern england and scotland, temperatures could drop. the dividing line between the humid air and something not as humid. stays drive—through match of the day in scotla nd drive—through match of the day in scotland and north—east england. the cloud and outbreaks of rain push northwards. that allows dryness and brightness to develop across england and wales and in the s

we can agree that the ireland issue is very difficult regarding brexit. well, the british government talks confidently about doing trade with nations outside the eu — india being one of the key markets — and this week, of course, saw india mark its 70th year of independence. rashmee, how are relations between london and delhi at the moment? polite. i know that sounds curiously bloodless and without passion, but perhaps that is not a bad thing. because, you know, there has been over the passage of time for both countries, the relationship has the equation to evolve into a steady relationship, of mutual respect and all of that. that sounds quite diplomatic. bear in mind we're talking about the 70th anniversary, 70 as a birthday is not particularly momentous, it is not life—changing, it is not like a 21st or a 50th or a 75th, or 100th, so you have to look at the passage of time more closely and see where they are. i think i would describe the relationship as currently made up of the smirkers and the scoffers. the day after the brexit referendum occurre

also bidding to get there are the hosts ireland. they have made six changes for their match with france, knowing defeat would eliminate them from the tournament. former cycling world champion and double olympic silver medallist becky james has retired from international track sprint racing aged 25. the welsh athlete, who has been plagued by injuries during her career, and suffered a cancer scare in 2014, intends to set up a baking business. james won the world sprint and keirin titles in 2013 and took silver at the same events at the 2016 rio olympics. £115 million signing gylfi sigurdsson won‘t be fit enough to make his everton debut tonight in the europa league play—off first leg against hajduk split. although with or without the icelandic international, manager ronald koeman has done his research on their croatian opponents. we know a lot. my brother watched the game away and you have the deal. they do not have secrets for us and we will not have secrets for them. and eight time olympic gold medallist usain bolt he‘ll be o