flow of goods and people between northern ireland and the republic of ireland is able to continue in the future donald trump faces criticism from within his own party after again blaming both sides for violence in charlottesville. i think there is blame on both sides. i have no doubt about in you don't have any doubt about it either. police investigating the kidnapping of model chloe ayling arrest the brother of the man alleged to have held her captive. unemployment falls to the lowest level since 1975 — but real wages also drop. also — the royal navy's new flagship arrives home. 280 metre—long hms queen elizabeth — the navy‘s biggest ever warship — sails into her new berth in portsmouth. and — to bong or not to bong? mps will look again at plans to silence big ben — after the prime minister intervenes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government says there must be an "unprecedented solution" for the border between northern ireland and the republic after brexit, as it published its proposals on the future relationship with ireland. they've called for a "sea

ireland and the republic of ireland. we saw that in the publications by the european council, the commission and the parliament. the goodwill is actually there. can it be secured? economically, how important is it to have a border without friction? everyone wanted that frictionless border. we've seen since the good friday agreement, it will be next year. there is more trade between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. also to the irish government, the issue of the east—west relationship. mostly the trade goes through gb and to the continent. 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. wh

flow of goods and people between northern ireland and the republic of ireland is able to continue in the future donald trump faces criticism from within his own party after again blaming both sides for violence in charlottesville. i think there is blame on both sides. i have no doubt about in you don‘t have any doubt about it either. police investigating the kidnapping of model chloe ayling arrest the brother of the man alleged to have held her captive.

and the republic of 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

flow of goods and people between northern ireland and the republic of ireland is able to continue in the future. we'll have reaction to the proposals from both northern ireland and the republic. also this lunchtime... another wave of criticism for president trump as he goes back to blaming both sides for the violence in charlottesville. you had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. and nobody wants to say that, but i'll say it right now. unemployment at its lowest since 1975 — but real wages are falling. rb live on britain's biggest and newest warship, the new aircraft carriers, hms queen elizabeth, as she arrives home in the home portsmouth. daniel craig, will you return as james bond? yes. and daniel craig will be backas bond he confirms he'll play 007 one last time. and in the sport on bbc news. celtic are looking to secure their place in the champions league group stages. they host kazakh champions astana in their first leg qualifier tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government says there

ireland 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 believe this paper 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 a negotiation now needs to take place. and there is a will to find solutions in this nego

and the republic of ireland after brexit takes place. but is their promise of no checks on what will be the new frontier between the uk and eu realistic and to be trusted? this programme revealed in april that hundreds of women were taking legal action against the nhs ever pain and convocations experienced after being fitted with vagina meshes. now the scale of the problem is further laid bare as figures revealed thousands of women have had to have the implants removed. revealed thousands of women have had to have the implants removedlj revealed thousands of women have had to have the implants removed. i want the procedure banned. i want the material banned. it is a

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

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 to go into this with every aspect worked out. it is more about broad principles and showing its commitment to the key ideas of no hard order and protecting the peace process, maintaining the common travel area. there are some ideas in this paper about how they might do that. when it comes to customs, they are talking about exempting small and medium businesses from the customs regime, which means they would be no checks. they are talking about a trusted trader status for bigger companies. when it comes to food standards, they are suggesting that the uk could align with the food and agricultural

serbia and republic of ireland. 0ver leaders serbia and republic of ireland. over the top team are guaranteed altercation. second place is not likely to be good enough for the play—offs. since making his full baby one day regale, chris gunter has not missed many games. —— his full debut one decade ago. he is going to be only the sublet a beach 80 caps. 0nly gary speed and neville southall had reached more. today, he backed the managed to stay in a job long term. coleman said last week he would be open to discussing his future, having previously said this campaign would be his last. he has done a really good job for us. as long as he wants to stay, if you ask every player, we would say we would love him to stay. definitely. good news that aaron ramsey is back in training but there will be selection issues ahead for manager chris coleman. neil taylor the suspended, so coleman. neil taylor the suspended, so isjoe allen. 0ther midfielders, dave edwards and andy king, have had limited game time this season. plenty

, the government wants to avoid the return of so—called hard border with the republic of ireland, and the european court of justice the republic of ireland, and the european court ofjustice may have some influence in british life after brexit, itjust went be a direct influence. so for the european officials i talk to and not particularly impressed by the position papers coming out of the british government. they think that the british government is trying very ha rd to the british government is trying very hard to unify itself around a common position which is fair enough andi common position which is fair enough and i think the british government is sticking to a british audience trying to show it is making progress in the talks but on substance as far as the eu is concerned the british papers are not substantive enough to really m ea n papers are not substantive enough to really mean that the talks could move ahead. but is because the eu wa nts to move ahead. but is because the eu wants to focus on its priority issues of agreeing a way to calculate the uk's debts, protecting the rig

but of course northern ireland, sorry, the republic of ireland is not part of schengen anyway, so it won't make that much difference, i think people will and are making too much of it. let's look at the observer, we mentioned david miliband, who lost out to his brother ed for the labour leadership and is now in america. he has some things to say about brexit. he's been praising philip hammond, he says i never thought i would say this but philip hammond is also playing an important, even valiant role, the transition of the county advocates is vital. perhaps we should have done this before the telegraph what he's advocating we are now learning from the telegraph has been agreed in two loose way. we have remained voters and leave vote rs have remained voters and leave voters coming together to stayed there should be a transition period, dependent on how long it will be but david miliband, obviously, is massively against brexit. and you know, no doubt would support any kind of anti brexit parties should there be one but it's quite interesting, he has almost foreseen what was going to be

the uk government has published plans for the borderfor the northern ireland and republic of ireland after brexit. we will get into the details. grief and anger in freetown as the sierra leone authorities are blamed for hampering rescue efforts. at least 600 people are still missing after the mudslide. and he is taking one more shot as 007. daniel craig confirms he will be back as james bond. to get in touch, the hashtag is bbc 0s. welcome to outside source. if you we re welcome to outside source. if you were watching this time last night you would have seen donald trump deliver one of the most remarkable presidential news conferences in history. in an extremely robust exchange with journalists, mr trump said the white nationalists at the centre of the rally in cha rlottesville centre of the rally in charlottesville at the weekend were only partly to blame for the ensuing and deadly violence. there has been some fierce criticism from politicians and business leaders. more on that fallout in a moment. first, let's recap for use of mr trump's key points. not putting anybody on a moral

of ireland will work. this is one of the first issues that has to be negotiated by david davis, the brexit secretary, and his team, and the eu officials in brussels, and it has proved a sticking point so far. there has been frustration from the eu side that the british government hasn't been clear enough on what it wa nts to hasn't been clear enough on what it wants to happen. this paper will set out the government plan, and there may be something like a schengen area agreement within the uk where people can move freely within the british isles and the republic of ireland, but not within the eu more broadly. wets david miliband has been speaking this week. he has come out and said —— been speaking this week. he has come out and said -- david miliband has been speaking this week. he is calling on politicians on all sides to try to stop the worst consequences of brexit. there should be another vote on it, he says, on the final deal that britain negotiates with the eu, and he says that whilst we should re

and the republic of ireland will work. this is one of the first issues that has to be negotiated by david davis, the brexit secretary, and his team. and eu officials in brussels. it has proved a sticking point so far. there has been some frustration from the eu side that the british comment has not been clear enough. this will set out the government's plan and there is talk of perhaps a showing in style zone within the republic of ireland and great britain, where people are able to move between those countries free but not to the rest of the european union, because of course freedom of movement will end. some interesting comments in the paper today from david miliband, the defeat at —— defeated labour leadership contender? the government that's right, former foreign secretary and one—time labour leadership contender. he is saying in quite strong terms that the vote to leave the european union was an unparalleled act of economic self harm he is calling on politicians from all sides to try to stop the worst from all si

he has been a breath of fresh air for the republic of ireland. thank you very much indeed. later on breakfast we'll hear from the former northern ireland secretary, lord hain, who says the irish prime minister's intervention is very welcome. here's jay with a look at this morning's weather. a beautiful sunrise somewhere? yes, beautiful in east yorkshire. a lovely start here, but that is not the full story. in bristol, cloudy skies. early showers dotted around. a mixture of sunny spells and showers through the weekend. with the north—westerly breeze, it is going to be very warm. showers early on across wales, heading towards east anglia and the south—east. a few ru m bles east anglia and the south—east. a few rumbles of thunder. further north, sunny spells and a scattering of showers. some rain at times across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures only around 16- 17 ireland. temperatures only around 16— 17 degrees. dry and bright spells, rain and sunshine as well in wales. the south—west of england, a pretty reasonable afternoon. showers moving through on the

and the republic of ireland will work. this is one of the first issues that has to be negotiated by david davis, the brexit secretary, and his team and the eu officials in brussels, and it has proved a bit of a sticking point so far. there has been frustration from the eu side that the british government hasn't been clear enough on what it wants to happen, so this will see at position paper that sets out the government plan, and there is talk perhaps a schengen— style zone within the republic of ireland and great britain, where people are able to move between those two countries freely, but not to the rest of the european union because, of course, free movement of people will end. some interesting comments today from david miliband, the deflated legally —— labour leadership contender who is now in america? one-time leadership contender before losing to his brother, ed miliband. he has come out and said in quite strong terms that the vote to leave the eu was an unparalleled act of economic self harm, and he is calling

the government has said it does not want any border posts between northern ireland and the republic of ireland in its new position paper on brexit. donald trump faces criticism from within his own party after once more blaming both sides for violence in charlottesville during which one person was killed. the business news: unemployment in the uk fell by 57,000 in the three months tojune, according to the latest officialfigures. that brings the jobless rate down to 4.4%, its lowest since 1975. but earnings still aren't keeping pace with rising prices. average weekly earnings rise by 2.1% compared with a year earlier. but with inflation at 2.6%, we're still feeling the squeeze on our incomes. the royal bank of scotland is to cut jobs in order to restructure. it is considering changes to its operating model that will lead to a cut in it jobs. rbs says the move is necessary to becomes a simpler, smaller bank focused on the uk and ireland. we're going to start with those unemployment figures — sounds like good news — at 75.1%, the proportion of people in work is the highest it has been

they have to talk about the border with the republic of ireland and plenty of other things too,

we don't have any close and neighbours than the republic of ireland. we have better terms with the republic of ireland and we want to keep it going. we wa nt to and we want to keep it going. we want to conclude a free trade deal with the european union. make sure thatis with the european union. make sure that is all done in a tidy manner so that is all done in a tidy manner so that there are no problems, such as he has mentioned. the problems he has mentioned are all super bowl with modern technology. thank you very much for your time and sorry about the communication difficulties. thank you for your time this morning. the royal bank of scotland, which is still predominantly owned by the taxpayer, has reported a substantial profit after a £2 billion loss for the same period last year. the bank made almost £940 million in the six months to the end ofjune. they also announced they were in talks to move their european headquarters to amsterdam after brexit. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. it's been posting annual losses almost a decade but

they have to talk about the border with the republic of ireland and plenty of other things too, but and plenty of other things too, but a trade deal is quite far down their list of priorities. i think we will get this batting of heads anyway. they will say, you can't get past that, but we have to settle on the bill first we don't even know what the deal is. they haven't got a figure. we had a british trade negotiator earlier, a former one, who said no one will tell us these end points in the middle of a negotiation. you could argue, everything is moving to plan. except the tone is problematic. true. i think the uk should have started, given that we kind of came quite hostile to the table, and the history was not a good one, we could have tried at the beginning to foster better relations there, and we didn't. the times angle, the eu wa nts we didn't. the times angle, the eu wants billions in foreign aid. we didn't. the times angle, the eu wants billions in foreign aidm we didn't. the times angle, the eu wants billions in foreign aid. it is pa rt wants billions in foreign aid. it is part

ireland 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

and now to possibly the best clip you'll see all day from republic of ireland assistant manager roy keane. he's been talking about the mind—boggling fees for what he calls average players. he also went on to say former team—mate ryan giggs would be worth £2 billion in today's market. which players were you talking about? you played with some great players. van nistelrooy. .. 0n the market now ruud would probably be worth £1 billion. david beckham ? £1 billion. ryan giggs? £2 billion. roy keane ? £3.75 billion! britain's chris froome has maintained his 36 second lead after stage ten of the vuelta a espana. after 102 miles in the saddle italy's matteo trentin held off spain's jose joaquin rojas to claim victory. froome crossed the line four and a half minutes later alongside his main rival esteban chaves. although the colombian is nowjoint second with ireland's nicolas roach who made up time on the final descent. british boxer peter mcgrail is guaranteed a medal from the world amateur championships in hamburg after he won his ba ntamweight quarterfinal today. the liverpudlian europ

it has that land border with the republic of ireland because there is no appetite for customs checks on the border, then it will effectively maintain or continue as it is now worth scotland and wales will not. they tend to brag about with there will be systems for doing it. there are roads, border which crisscross the border of three or four times. the border is madness. some people are suggesting that the uk will have this back door into the eu or vice ve rsa . this back door into the eu or vice versa. if you wanted to come illegally into the united kingdom and you are an eu citizen, come on a tourist visa and then overstayed legally rather than going via ireland where it will be more difficult. let us move on, the daily telegraph, they have moved very specially because we were here just this evening about events at buckingham palace. you were close to it. i was. you do not know much about it. on my way to the studio, all i saw was what is in this picture, lots of blue flashing lights, the police cordoned off the whole area and we were diverted very quickly away through west london.

no wonder the uk currently sells more to the tiny republic of ireland. tingting hopes the new train service will help. once a symbol of british empire and engineering, now it's china's great age of the railways, carrying uk hopes for post—brexit markets. from one end of the new silk road back to its start. three weeks later and those british goods from the train are on display at a chinese trade fair. no one but me showing an interest. it's a local stir—fry which captures the crowd. so how are other european exporters doing? there's certainly a lot of curiosity about the european products in there, but i didn't overhear any huge deals being done. i think there's still a long way to go. the ancient silk road was driven by private traders from many countries. the new version is chinese state money and muscle. china has the most ambitious plan for our century. if it succeeds, it will make china superpower again, even mightier perhaps than the empires of old. but if it fails, it'll leave a legacy of bad blood which poisons china's future, and taints even

leo varadkar shows the change which has happened in the republic of ireland. he is the country's first openly gay prime minister. the state he leads voted to allow same—sex marriage two years ago, but in northern ireland, it is still outlawed. he said he had come to this event as a gesture of solidarity and expected 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 still lagging behind the rest of the uk in terms of laws enacted there but not here. it's time we as a community demand change, we demand the same rights as the rest of the united kingdom. the devolved administration, which will have to make a decision on marriage laws here, is currently suspended, because of a dispute between the dup and sinn fein. but during the last period of government, the dup were able to veto the measure which would have led to same—sex

republic of ireland assistant manager roy keane believes the fees demanded by what he describes as "average" players are mind—boggling. this is his assessment of what some of his former team—mates would be worth in today's market. it is mind—boggling. mind—boggling for the figures for these players, it is not their fault obviously. it is the market, the market value of players is mind—boggling, the figures for players especially for the average players. the time to be a professional footballer is the average players. the time to be a professionalfootballer is now, average players going for 35 million. but it is not theirfault, there are not that many top players out there. the brilliant players are going to the big money but that is filtering down and average players going for 30 million, a0 million, filtering down and average players going for30 million, a0 million, it makes you scratch your head. but if clu bs a re makes you scratch your head. but if clubs are prepared to pay it, it is not the fault of the players. right some news on the home nations now ahead of the world cup q

ireland 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 they 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 bigger firms. but there are concerns about smuggling and the irish government has other doubts. i don't believe the island of ireland issue's will be resolved through technology and i believe this paper but we also acce pt believe this paper but we also accept that, which is a step forward andl accept that, which is a step forward and i welcome that. it does leave you wondering what the board it is going to look like and if you are outside of the customs union how you police that. we are no clear as to knowing what that is going to be, are we? that is becau

and the republic of ireland. and how to ensure goods will be continue to be sent between the uk and eu countries. negotiations begin again in brussels at the end of the month, the brexit secretary david davis says himself, time is of the essence. jonathan blake, bbc news. the conservative mp and former brexit minister david jones welcomed the announcement. i certainly think that phillip hammond has wrote back from his previous position. i think there is no doubt about that. i think that everyone was very concerned about three orfour weeks ago that he was suggesting that this transitional period should last a long time. now it is clear it is going to be a relatively short period and of course, at the end of that period, we will have completely left the european union. we will no longer be subject to the supremacy of the european court ofjustice, and we the single market and we will be leaving the customs union as well. in the next hour, the final session of the world athletics championships will get underway in lo

it's almost a century since the republic of ireland was formed but it's still a matter of dispute who got what in that divorce. perhaps it mattered a little less when the uk and ireland were inside the european union. but with a brexit break—up coming, these issues could be important again. in places like warrenpoint, people have become very used to living without any sign of borders. in their recently published proposals, the british government made clear that it does not want that to change. eu leaders share that desire but they have concerns about how practically that is possible if the uk is outside of the customs union. from this point, negotiations are expected to heat up. but until there is some agreement on issues like the border, there will continue to be a certain uncertainty here. just being so close to the border, a lot of people travel to the south every day for work. so if they're putting the border back—up, it will be mayhem, won't it? it does worry me because my son is in farming and i think, with the brexit, there will be a big, big change for the farming communit

republic of ireland. resolved if the u.k. joins a new custom union with the european union after leaving the block. in one of there tallest residential buildings has been put out the the blaze and cold as many as if the of the torch towers 86 stories. authorities say there were no injuries. fire ate second major the skyscraper since 2015. global news 24 hours per day powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. the u.s. labor market hit its stride with a jobless rate at a 16 year low. national economic council director weighed in on this earlier. >> the president is completely right. unemployment rate, down to four point 3%, down to a 16 year low. we are bringing americans back into the workforce and that is what the president said to do and the objective. we did that without the major policy initiatives taking place. most of haven't gotten our nominees through the regulatory process. we are continue today regulate theo invest capital in united sta

and the republic of ireland. what baggage does that carry from our childhoods? it is hard to achieve and it undermines in some people's view the peace deal that has the successful in recent years and raises up a whole series of debate. the island's history created and there is concern this could unwind some of the good work done to date. a question that vaguely fits in. may's administration made clear it feels we can do deals with a lot of other countries. first, a deal with the united states. there is increasing pressure that the u.k. should rescind its offer of a state visit to britain for what does it mean for brexit? simon kennedy: a lot of countries are on top of the list. if you look at the list from the trade office and obviously with the drone, a lot -- trump, a lot about deal. as we saw earlier, and virginia where it, theresa may went -- in january, theresa may went to washington. that will not to be a way to get a deal is -- if it is revoked to see the quinn. and with trump, how much of portis would he

the i claims the government is to announce there is be to no land border with the republic of ireland after britain leaves the eu. the guardian reports that a government plan to mirror european customs controls after brexit is being ridiculed in brussels. the ft carries a picture of the indian prime minister celebrating the 70th anniversary of his country's independence. the mirror headlines calls from campaign groups for the government to freeze rail fares after an increase of 3.6% was announced for january. the telegraph claims the number of babies left brain damaged following nhs blunders has increased by almost a quarter in one year. the daily mail says mps could review plans to restore big ben, after claims that some weren't aware the famous bongs would be silenced for a total of four years. now it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when the aljazeera news network was launched in qatar in 1996, it had a seismic impact on the media landscape in the middle east. here was an arab broadcaster refusing to play by local rules. it was ambitious, punchy and pro

ireland and the republic of ireland all the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill, to the end of the talks, you risk there being no deal at the end of the process, so that is their reason for why they want to deal with those issues upfront. so will david davis get his wish about discussing things for the future instead of just discussing things for the future instead ofjust the withdrawal issues? i guess we will find out by the end of this week. and as ever, there is always the backdrop to what is going on politically here, and the political talk here around labour shifting its stance on brexit. how much does that filter through to what is happening there? things that happen in the uk do filter through. people here in brussels read the british press, listen to the today programme, watch this to see what is happening. i think they will be slightly less interested in labour's shifted position on things like a transition deal than they will be about the hardening up of the position in the government, because after all, that is who they are negotiating with. and all the intere

on the issue of the northern ireland border are the republic of ireland, which the uk published a paper on, that was dismissed as magical thinking last week by an eu official in private. 0n the financial settlement, the so—called brexit bill, what‘s going to happen this week is that the uk side is going to pick apart the eu‘s legal case for asking for a bill at all. in their words, legal case for asking for a bill at all. in theirwords, michel legal case for asking for a bill at all. in their words, michel barnier has massively overegged his demands for money. that‘s why both men today saying they want to get down to work, but not suggesting there‘s going to be any dramatic breakthroughs by the end of this third round of official brexit negotiations. thanks very much. the headlines on bbc news: the authorities in houston have warned that the severe flooding, that‘s forced thousands of people from their homes is likely to get worse. the third round much brexit talks are taking place in brussels this afternoon, with british negotiators urging the eu to show flexibility and ima

and the republic of ireland. and how to continue goods will be sent to uk and eu countries. negotiations begin again in brussels at the end of the month, the brexit secretary david davis says himself time is of the essence. jonathan blake, bbc news. in nepal, the number of people killed in the floods and landslides caused by the torrential rain over the past two days has reached 49. elephants and rafts have been sent to rescue nearly 500 tourists trapped in lodges near the chitwan national park area. transport networks and power supplies are also thought to have been disrupted in the worst affected areas. learner drivers are to be allowed on to motorways in england, scotland and wales for the first time from next year. the department for transport said lessons must be in a dual—control car with an approved driving instructor. currently only those who have passed their test can drive on a motorway. transport secretary chris grayling said the lessons would make uk roads safer. cctv footage has emerged of the mome