the most powerful debate in the eu this week parliament was sexual about harassment and whether the eu should do more to combat it. during the discussion the focus shifted onto the parliament itself, with many stories emerging of staff being the victims of harassment and abuse. here is what the eu commissioner had to say when she opened the debate. women that have been in some form or another harassed by their boss, colleague, their teacher, their neighbour or a stranger in the street, these stories shout to us. it is a feminist outcry from across the world from women who have said enough, this is enough. we refuse to be silent, we refuse to accept it. we have set aside 6 million euros last year and 12.7 for this year, million, and projects across the eu has been a lifeline for many organisations who would otherwise not be able to do the work. there was concern about this wherever you look. and joining me now is labour mep neena gill. who has been following the debate closely. we know the problem, what can the eu do? firstly, we have to put our own house in order and that's what we hav

that is the eu line. given how valuable the uk and the eu relationship is, you shouldn't want to jeopardise relationship is, you shouldn't want tojeopardise itjust for relationship is, you shouldn't want to jeopardise it just for the relationship is, you shouldn't want tojeopardise itjust for the sake of political gain, just to make sure britain is punished for brexit. if the eu is adaptable in the future, it has to be flexible. that is a nice idea but it won't happen. everything the eu has said has been published on the record, these are oui’ published on the record, these are our parameters, this is what we will talk about, this is what needs to happen before we talk about her future relationship. britain does not seem to be listening to what the eu is saying. if it was listening, it would know it can't move further. it would be great if the eu was more adaptable but it won't. surely there must be listening it theresa may is preparing to have a war chest put to one side in the event no deal? preparing

in the eu. this has been my first priority from the very beginning of negotiations and it remains so. negotiations are complicated and deeply technical. but in the end, they are about people. and i'm determined that we will put people first. eu's systems make an extraordinary contribution to our national life, and we want them to stay. i know that eu member states also value the uk nationals living in their communities, and i want them to have their rights protected too. we are united on the key principles, and while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding, we're within touching distance of a deal. this agreement will provide certainty about residents, health care, pensions, and other benefits. it will mean the eu citizens who paid into the uk system and uk nationals who have paid in the system of the eu countries can benefit from what they have put in. it will enable family whose have built their lives together to tay together, and provide guarantees the rights of those uk na

the summit of eu leaders? are they hoping the political leaders of the country can maybe break this deadlock michel barnier‘s been talking about today? the hope was france and germany would put pressure on other member states and nudge the talks in the direction now. those early discussions about transition that chris was talking about. but, theresa may‘s under huge political pressures at home, as always, as a conservative prime minister, trying to deal with the eu. while the uk is being asked to be much more clear about its financial commitments and what it is prepared to pay, she has huge pressure on herfrom brexit enthusiasts within her party who wa nt to enthusiasts within her party who want to talk instead about the contingency manning and money put aside for a no—deal scenario. she ru ns aside for a no—deal scenario. she runs the risk of a political backlash if she‘s seen to concede at this stage on that money question. she also has businesses breathing down her neck demanding a quick move on t

eu country where they are from? then the thorny issue of the role of the european court of justice. what role, if any, do europeanjudges have justice. what role, if any, do european judges have in justice. what role, if any, do europeanjudges have in guaranteeing the rise agreed during the brexit process ? the rise agreed during the brexit process? and one that does not get a lot of attention, what is the administrative process for getting this settled status which will allow eu nationals to stay in the uk after brexit? other eu countries are really worried about what a cooling, complicated and administrative process citizens will have to go through to stay in the country after brexit. all of the politics between labour and different members of the cabinet, that's the detailed stuff being discussed here this week. that's very useful, adam fleming with consideration of the britton process in brussels. the high court in catalonia says it's asked for spanish national police to provide extra security at the court buildi

yes, it is not in the eu. it has signed a deal with the eu to share airline passenger data which has been held up with a ruling in the european court of justice. been held up with a ruling in the european court ofjustice. some meps think the same thing could happen with this legislation. if he did it might mean the entry and exit system isn‘t ready to go in 2020 as planned. adam fleming with that report. we are back again right in the middle of the argument about the balance between security and privacy. yes. has the balance shifted? it is perfectly reasonable for the eu to say it wants to better monitor who is coming in and out and the context of this after all is that huge march of this after all is that huge march of refugees across the continent, the contents is that those setting borders within the schengen area which they shouldn‘t have to do. the contest is terrorism. it is perfectly reasonable. batten is right, as an emerging country outside the eu it is reasonable for the uk to say we don‘t want

let's get more on our top story, the eu summit in brussels, where its expected the other 27 eu states will confirm they're not ready to begin trade negotiations. in a minute, we'll be speaking to the brexit supporting mp suella fernandes. but first our reality check correspondent chris morris as has been looking at what it might take to unblock these talks. after five round—up brexit negotiations, the eu have decided sufficient progress has not been made and eu leaders are set to confirm that tomorrow — friday. made and tomorrow — friday. there are several things to be resolved. but basically, at the moment, it all comes down to money. in her speech in florence, theresa may pledged to pay up to £18 billion into the eu budget in 2019 and 2020, to ensure that other countries aren't out of pocket. she also said the uk would "honour commitments" it has made as a member state. but eu negotiators, urged on by all the other member states, want to know what that means in practice. looming large in the background is something called the reste a liquider — eu money that has already bee

the eu chief negotiator has said it could be weeks or months until negotiations turn to trade and eu leaders will meet in a fortnight to decide whether enough progress has been made. so could the uk walk away without a deal? some of the most enthusiastic brexit supporters in the conservative party are urging her to keep it on the table and refused to make any more concessions until the eu moves. refused to make any more concessions untilthe eu moves. either they come to the table and start to talk about long—term arrangements they want to have with the uk after we leave or there is no point in continuing discussions at all. but the tory party is split on whether walking away is a viable route to take. no tory mp would want no deal, i haven't met a single colleague who would say that is a good thing to do, it isn't, but you cannot enter any negotiation not having the option to walk away. from her position in the commons later my theresa may will try to show mps she has a theresa may will try to show mps she hasa grip theresa may will try to show mps she has a grip on the government

the rights for eu nationals living in the eu after brexit is a priority issue. they are really concerned about the administrative process those people will have to go through to stay in the uk. a message of reassurance that will be streamlined, not too difficult or burton some and not too expensive will go down well. there are other outstanding issues to do with eu citizens which need to be resolved. can they earn benefits to send back to other eu countries. can they bring family members from eu countries into the uk? who oversees it? there's still unresolved issues on citizens' rights. that's before we get to the thorny issue of the uk's financial obligations. eu leaders want theresa may to be specific about concrete things that she is willing to pay for. adam, thank you. spain is to start suspending catalonian autonomy at the weekend after its leader threatened to declare independence. the government said ministers would meet to activate article 155 of the constitution allowing it to take over running of the region. that's in response to a threat by the catala

the eu controls they have stalled. the eu controls the pace and sequence here. the prime minister's speech in florence lifted the tone, but the eu says the uk has not provided solutions to the problems caused by brexit. this summit is likely to say, on the issue of citizens rights, the uk must provide legal certainty, including a role for the european court ofjustice. 0n ireland, the uk needs to present and commit to flexible and imaginative solutions. 0n the financial settlement, the uk must make a firm and concrete commitment to settle all its obligations. mrs may has already had one dinner in brussels on monday. she is under pressure from some at home to walk away from the talks. also in brussels today, saying no deal would be a disasterfor the uk, jeremy corbyn. the prime minister seems to have managed to upsetjust about everybody and have a warring cabinet around her. it is up to her to get the negotiations back on track. we cannot countenance the idea we rush headlong into no deal with europe. it all means this summit on the eu leaders will not approve a m

and a couple of days i'm going to brussels for the latest eu summit, where does the eu fit in all of this? the eu essentially says it is an association of member states. one of those member states is spain, represented in the eu by its capital, madrid, by mariano rajoy. there is no way that the eu will take sides against mariano rajoy, it will not intervene, it is for him to sort out, an internal matter present. this guy looks like he's going to become the youngest national leader in the world. sebastian kurz is 31 and he's succeeded in pulling austrian politics to the right. we don't have a final result but with 31% of votes counted, sebastian kurz‘s the people's party is in the lead. he'll have two coalition options — a far right party — of the centre left social democrats. european leaders are watching closely. europe's watching cautiously. this luxembourg's foreign minister. translation: i am convinced that the new chancellor, if it turns out to be sebastian kurz, will remember the great leaders from european history. i believe their values are sustainable for austria's eur

britain is 15 to 17% of the eu economy. where as trade with the eu is 47% of britain's trade. plus the fa ct is 47% of britain's trade. plus the fact under wto rules, if there is no deal, europe can still get its goods to the uk because tariffs on goods are very low, so the germans will still be able to sell their cars. where as britain needs to export services and services are not covered under the wto rules and britain has a big problem. doesn't the eu also want britain's money and by that i don'tjust mean the divorce bill, it is clear there is still haggling over that but when britain leaves in 2019, the eu is not getting our regular funds and that surely is an issue of concern? no, that's what it means to no longer to be a member. they don't wa nt to longer to be a member. they don't want to lose that sum of money do they? they have resigned themselves for that so if great britain doesn't continue in the norway style in the single market, they have got used to that, losing that money. the continentals want there to be a visible sign that britain's decision was a mistake. r

in the last hour, the eu has said it is up to the uk to make progress and not the eu. the government will publish two white papers on trade and customs later. let's get the details from our assistant political editor, norman smith. the eu have said you are the ones who have got to move, not us. number ten saying at the same time they will publish their latest white paper on trade and customs arrangements after brexit, designed to show that we are getting on with it and to show that we are getting on with itand are to show that we are getting on with it and are serious about negotiations and we want to move to the next stage. difficult for theresa may because of course she will be talking to mps in the commons this afternoon where the message was supposed to be come along, eu, you need to get a move on but now we have had the rebuff from the eu and i think part of that might be because of the cabinet shenanigans and conference disarray we saw over the past week. perhaps eu leaders of the view that actually mrs may doesn't have strong hand playing doubts about what will

and this just another eu summit in december. and thisjust ten months before another eu summit in december. and this just ten months before a deadline set by the eu's chief negotiator for a draft deal on the divorce to be put before european parliaments. in response to this, david davis appealed to the eu to allow the second phase of talks on a trade deal to begin much sooner. we are ready and well—prepared to start those discussions. as we look at the october european council next week i hope the member states will recognise the progress we have made and takea recognise the progress we have made and take a step forward in the spirit of the prime minister's florence speech. but instead the eu is focusing now in getting progress for the end of this year. we are negotiating in good faith, and we still hope the so—called sufficient progress will be possible by december. however, if it turns out that the talks continue at a slow pace and that sufficient progress has not been reached, then together with our uk friends we will have

theresa may shifting ground a bit on eu citizens rights? this is the message she put out on her facebook page, it is going

no deal is not good for the eu. and i know it is not what the secretary wants but he must realise the slow progress of these talks raises the risk of no deal. so, the critical question for him today that we need to have answered from that dispatch box is what does he intend to do between now and friday, to deliver on the commitment to accelerate the talks? what words does he want to hear on friday to evidence that progress? how confidence is he on a scale of 1—10 that he will hear those words? and what is the intent if he fails? the shadow brexit secretary reply to david davis after he updated mps on the progress on the brexit bill gauche asians. time for a look at the weather. we ta ke we take a look back at the weekend and we started with this major category three hurricane. over spain and portugal, bringing a trail of damage to the north and west of the uk and ireland as well. gusts up to 97 miles an hour. some damage to the uk, blowing down trees, causing disruption to power supplies and transport networks. th

the other side of this, is whether eu citizens are still going to be overseen as the eu wants by the european court ofjustice. that they do not actually... they are right, we don't know yet. perhaps more over the next couple of days. key to this is also the welcome deal or no deal, that's the thing. already now, if talks collapse, there is no deal. the government is moving bit by bit by bit, saying we need something. as we will get onto the neck this is how far they have come, even if there is no deal they can stay. let's move onto the next story, another open letter, this time to the prime minister from letter, this time to the prime ministerfrom a letter, this time to the prime minister from a group letter, this time to the prime ministerfrom a group of letter, this time to the prime minister from a group of brexiteers. this just shows the view much pressure she's under. the eu nations on the back that because of the election vocal. they know they can delay because we will offer more. then the soft, pro—eu cabinet ministers saying we should keep close links. then the brexit bunch

of the eu, handling the talks, see them as bogged down. this morning it all began with theresa may back here just 12 hours after her important address last night eu leaders. before dawn and theresa may was back, her speech at the summit last might not enough to enter the brexit stalemate, other leaders say speeches are not enough. it is time to go for a real negotiations, not just negotiating in the media by rhetoric. is not what you mean, that financial commitments, the uk went to detail that. financial commitments, the uk went to detailthat. i think financial commitments, the uk went to detail that. i think she made a firm but not final offer in florence. now we need her and the british negotiators to move this into the negotiation room. enter the man who sits in that room. i'm from the bbc, is your recommendation today sufficient progress? we are going to work, sorry. i'm not answering questions. it is michel barnier who the uk must satisfy first. he was hit a brief eu leaders on how the negotiations are progressing. i'm sorry, i don't

in the big picture, the eu wants a brexit deal. they also want that money, they need the uk to cough up more cash and not to leave that big hole in the budget that the uk threatens to leave behind. i spoke tojosh lowe, who's european politics reporter at newsweek. if you look at the deck haar raetion that was seven out on brexit, after the council, it is clear the money is the most important thing, they are looking for a firm and concrete chitment. theresa may has committed to contribute to the budget up to this end of this period. she needs to do more, she needs to say what sorts of further liabilities is she willing to pay into the eu pension pot, is she willing to pay towards certain programme, how much is she willing to put on the table? once she says that it looks like we are almost set to move on to the next stage. there was a conciliatory tone from the eu leader, theresa may being praised for her intervention, in particular florence, is that case of them standing together and not wanting to be seen to be stumbling at the fir

it says the retail sector must retain access to all eu workers after the uk leaves the eu. eu citizens account forjust 6% of the industry's 170,000 workforce — but they work primarily in warehouse and distributionjobs. you're lucky you don't make mistakes at work! i make plenty. i was a of it. laughter so, airbnb, the latest multinational to be criticised for not paying enough tax? yes, the accommodation website. the company, founded in san francisco in 2008, has disrupted the hotel industry by linking travellers with landlords who generally want to rent out a spare room or an entire property for short—term stays.in the uk last year airbnb catered for 5.9m travellers and had 168,000 listings. for short—term stays.in the uk last year airbnb catered for 5.9 million travellers and had 168,000 listings. you would think that would generate quite a bit of money, but it generated £657 million in rental payments, but corporation tax last year, airbnb paid £180,000 in the uk. but rental payments are not the same as profits? that is exactly right and that is the distinction,

the eu will not do that as well. the only thing is, donald tusk, the head of the european council, twittered today and he said, please do not resort to violence. use forceful arguments, but do not argue with force. so there is a slight fear this might get out of control or out of hand. but the eu officially is not reacting. they say that spain must resolve this problem on their own. for example, the french president also said he is behind mariano rajoy. also the german chancellor told , through a spokesman that she is behind her spanish counterpart. so there is no question the eu is behind spanish government. sarah: catalonia has no support for independence within the eu, but in practical terms is f catalonia secedes from spain, what is going to happen? bernd: nothing. the eu diplomats tell us that they will ignore any move of catalonia to become independent. there will be no border, there will be no tariffs, passport controls, things like that. every decision the catalan government, which will no longer be in office

at the end of the week there was an eu summit were at one point britain is hoping eu leaders would say, we have made progress and were ready to move onto the next state to talk about a transition and trade in the future relationship. that now looks unlikely. downing street insists this is not an emergency mad — to brussels. they say it has been in the diary for some time. but no one in westminster knew about it until late last night. there will be hoping it went better than last time when they met here in downing street when they met here in downing street whenjean when they met here in downing street when jean claude juncker said afterwards that theresa may was deluded about what she did get from the talks. i do think there are many people here who see she went out there, made that speech in florence, she made a generous offer and it is now up to the eu to show they are willing to give something back. not many people here think that will be announced on friday that we're moving on onto trade talks, but they do want our heads. theresa may would desperately like to have some suggestio

the eu does not want theresa may to go home empty—handed. that is why they are going to be promising to start talking amongst themselves about trade and transition deals. but they will not yet go on to talk to the uk directly about that because they say they need more compromise on theresa may and they need more detail on the cash. it is the money, the brexit bill, that is the sticking point in the talks. we can look at what happens today and look forward to tomorrow, a more friendly tone. we saw theresa may with german chancellor angela merkel and her french counterpart chatting in a friendly way. i think there is a change in tone. whether that will produce significant steps forward tomorrow, i think that is unlikely. thank you. there has been a sharp rise in the number of crimes reported by police in england and wales. figures for the office for national statistics showed an increase in 13%. on the same day, norfolk police became the first forced to cut all of its community service support offices, citing funding gaps and unparalleled grow

the uk and the eu shared the same objective of safeguarding the rights of eu nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to our country and, let me be clear, whatever happens we wa nt me be clear, whatever happens we want them and their families to stay. while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding on citizens rights, i'm sure that we are within touching distance of the deal. of northern ireland, we have agreed that the belfast agreement must be at the heart of our approach and northern ireland's unique circumstances the man specific solutions. it is vital thatjoint work on the peace process is not affected in any way. it is too important but that is. both sides agree that the canopy any physical infrastructure at the border and that the common travel area must continue. we have both committed to delivering a flexible and imaginative approach on this vital issue. this council is an important moment. it is a point at which to reflect on ho

not the eu side. the danger is we will get to march 2019 with no deal, we will fall out of the eu, we'll go on to world trade organization rules and there will be threats to a lot ofjobs all across britain. but hang on. for months round here, it's almost been impossible to find anyone who really believed that this month would be the moment when the talks would move to the vital next phase. there has been some progress behind closed doors — just not very much — and there won't be more until the political leaders are ready to intervene. but today's drama in brussels doesn't mean the chances of a deal are dead. they are working hard in whitehall to move things to a conclusion. but politicians on both sides may have to budge for that to happen. the deal that will define the decisions that change our lives is tonight, still farfrom reach. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. a british woman who became a prominent recruiter for the terror group islamic state has reportedly been killed in a drone str

so why won't the eu budge? reports in london, denied by berlin, suggests some eu countries are willing but powerful germany says no. i think this is completely nonsense. the brexit debate in germany is in the background because we have had elections three weeks ago. i am sorry, but it is not all of europe circling around the uk. tonight, brussels insists the eu speaks with one voice. the earliest transition and trade talks can start it says is in the new year. uk points to progress already made an brexit, but the eu wants more, on money. hurricane—force winds have hit many parts of ireland as one of the most powerful storms in decades sweeps across the british isles. storm ophelia has claimed the lives of three people in the irish republic, and around 360,000 homes and businesses have been without electricity. an amber weather warning, indicating a potential risk to life and property, has been in force in northern ireland, many parts of wales, south—west scotland, and the isle of man. 0ur correspondent chri

i think it tells us more about the telegraph's position on the eu than the eu position on the catalan referendum, because as i said, you, both from the parliament and from the individual members have been critical of this. i'm not 100 present sure i agree with letting the eu and eu institutions off the hook with this, because the point thatis hook with this, because the point that is made in the telegraph article is the response from the eu would be very different if it was not spain, if it was hungary or one of the eastern european countries that have been criticised by the eu for human rights issues in the past. with this, there are armed police at hacking people for trying to exercise their democratic right to vote. it might be an illegal referendum, and as you said, the spanish government is absolutely free to ignore the results, but i don't think in other eu countries if you would have had that response from the police they would have stayed silent and just said, that's an issue for hungary, that's an issue for poland, which is what they have done in this case. so there is a sens

this is how the eu sees the timeline. now, exit issues have to be settled, money, citizens' rights, we stuck at this stage. possibly in december things can move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? hmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport toda

everybody accepts 3 million eu citizens who live in our country should be able to stay and the eu chief negotiator michel barnier is absolutely clear you are not going to get the same economic benefit as she did as a member of the club, otherwise why would anybody be a member of the club? let me put something to you that liam fox the international trade secretary said after being interviewed this morning. he said when emmanuel macron suggested britain was bluffing and talked about being willing to walk away without a deal, it wasn't, britain and the cabinet is quite serious, prepared for their to be no deal? do you think they are bluffing?” prepared for their to be no deal? do you think they are bluffing? i don't know whether they are bluffing or not but what i do know is that the chat and talk of being no deal promoted by boris johnson, chat and talk of being no deal promoted by borisjohnson, liam fox and others is grossly responsible. you do not reach an agreement with your counterparty by sitting at the negotiating table and saying i don't wa nt to negotiating table and saying i do

leaks from an eu dinner. drivers of older cars face a new charge when driving into central london, in a bid to reduce pollution. sir david attenborough speaks out on climate change and its impact on our oceans. sport now add a lot to talk about. it has been a busy few hours. ronald kooman has been sacked by everton. we did think he had the backing of the board. a symptom of modern football? when i asked what we were going to talk about you said he had the backing of the board i said well how long will it be before he has gone? how right was i? within an hour of me putting down the phone to you he had been sacked. yesterday they were thrashed by arsenal in the premier league 5—2 at home and watching the pictures, you saw that the fans and players and involved it with the clu b players and involved it with the club looked deflated without a win in five matches. the sports correspondent david ornstein is beside us. dire times for everton. what has the club said? what we are dealing with is the dreaded vote of

uk nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to country and whatever happens we want them and our families to stay. while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding on citizens rights, i am confident we are in touching distance of a deal. on northern ireland we have agreed the belfast agreement must be at the heart of our approach, and that northern ireland's unique circumstances demand specific solutions. it is vital that joint work demand specific solutions. it is vital thatjoint work on the peace process is not affected in any way, it is too important for that. both sides agreed there cannot be any physical infrastructure at the border and that the common travel area must continue. we've both committed to delivering a flexible and imaginative approach on this vital issue. this council is an important moment. it is a point at which to assess and reflect on how to make further progress. my speech in florence made two important steps which have added impetus to the negoti

how many of you would say eu, the rest of the eu, is ourfriend? i don't... i think because of this, they are making us enemies. several of you said... because philip hammond, the chancellor, referred to them as "enemies" at some point this week. he apologised. they are not. how many of you would use the word "enemy"? no. so how many of you would say that they are not our friends? let's not go as far as enemy, but how many of you would not use the word "friend" to describe the rest? i do not think that they're being friendly at the moment. that's the best way i would put it. do you not see it as like a family? you may have brothers and sisters, but you do not necessarily particularly like them all the time! but at the moment, we are bound together by, you know, financial reasons, whatever. .. i would say european—wise, on a population level, absolute friends. whether the political classes at the top are our friends, that's a different matter for me. it's like saying they are enemies, i would definitely say that michel barnier is not a friend, but the averag

eu citizens resident. i know that, but there is clearly an issue with the money and david davis has said as much. ijust wonder where you draw that line. at what the macro what point it is ready to spend money when we get to that stage? road—macro the possibility of leaving about a deal would cost us tens of million pounds a year. the prime minister needs to negotiate in good faith. i do know what the papers are. she made a mention of £20 billion in her florence speech. i don‘t know what the counter proposals are. until we do this deal we will not be able to protect trade, jobs and income in this country. she certainly needs to move fast on the irish border because we heard from the home office and the customs cheap this week, that no new customs rules can be put in place by march 2019. if we crash out with no deal, we have no mechanisms to put new tariffs on our goods and that is unthinkable. mary creagh, thank you for joining unthinkable. mary creagh, thank you forjoining us. staying with brexit, iju

the uk has quit the eu, so after brexit day. that means it could be several years until the terms are settled. let's get the latest from damien in brussels. what is your assessment of the message that eu leaders are really trying to get across? i think what we are hearing is a sort of unified point across all of these people that are talking, which is that they are trying to lay out the constraints as they see them. that is very simple. the structure of the talks that the eu has laid down is that first there has to be disagreement on the exit and that is stuck at the minute, which is why we are hearing is warning is coming from donald tusk. the issue there is the need the eu side sees for the uk to put on the table what it is prepared to pay. as michel barnier made clear in his comments, it is only if that is resolved in the coming weeks or longer that he will then legally be allowed by the eu to move on to discussing a transition. 0nly allowed by the eu to move on to discussing a transition. only once thatis discussing a transi

at home nine brussels over money — how much we are going to pay the eu to leave and the eu wants more than theresa may finds co mforta ble. more than theresa may finds comfortable. also that european court ofjustice comfortable. also that european court of justice and comfortable. also that european court ofjustice and what jurisdiction it has over sit eu citizens‘ rights. eu leaders put on some charm for theresa may. they wa nt some charm for theresa may. they want a brexit deal too and they think she needs all the help she can get. a police inquiry has been launched into rbs and the way one of its departments treated the bank‘s small business customers. police scotland are taking evidence which may lead to a formal investigation. the bbc has seen some of the methods used to extract revenues from customers, instead of helping them. here‘s our business correspondent, joe lynam. you can still see our company name up on the notice board and it‘s been there for the last six—and—a—half years since we were put into grg. andrew quoi ran a plumbing business for 25 years in bris

if the uk wants a trading relationship with the eu, and the eu says fine, this is what has to happen, if you don't want the trading relationship, it is up to you. the sunday times, gambling sites are forced to stop year in children. 450,000 children are readily on gambling sites, being viewed in by cartoon characters, and we we re viewed in by cartoon characters, and we were appalled when we read this story. there has been... the advertising authority and gambling watchdog has written to these companies haven't immediately with dawn these sites which are advertising children's cartoons. they are invested in creating a generation of gambling is, and gambling can be a disease, so it is creating a generation of people who get online and play and try and win money, it is very, very dangerous. it is absolutely pernicious. did you find the children were having to pay? it's not properly explained how they are paying to go on the sites. they are obviously achieving it because as i said, nearly half a million children and doing this. this adds to the other abuses of these industry, like fixed

is that feeling shared by other eu leaders? those leaders have now all gone away from brussels, but during the summit, in terms of content absolutely nothing changed in terms of brexit. eu leaders are still insisting more progress has to be made on the divorce issues, notably money, before they will entertain the idea of talking about trade and transition deals, which was what the prime minister wanted. so much for content. in terms of tone and style, things did change and she actually had a pretty good summit. she was surrounded by the other leaders of the yukon and on the whole they chose to focus not on what britain has not yet brought to the negotiating table, and there is frustration about that, but to talk about what has been achieved. they we re about what has been achieved. they were also queueing up to praise theresa may for her florence speech and to say, don't panic, we could be ready to talk about trade and transition by the time of the next eu summit in december. so it was not all doom and gloom. why would they wa

getting there but not quite, seems to be the message from the eu 27. they want an invoice, some sort of document said exactly what they think we should pay back the price goes up and up, one said 20 million is peanuts, and that has been counteracted by brexit is in parliament who have said that if it is subject to a vote at the end of the process and we are being charged money for access to the single market and customs union, they won't vote for it. it's all down to money and the divorce bill and so farwe down to money and the divorce bill and so far we don't have any figures. what is going to happen to eu citizens and our citizens? also a sticking point. that is probably the easiest one for them to resolve, and theresa may has given some warm words on that this evening, but we are still getting this coming in because she is speaking at the end of the dinner. some of this is... the advanced text of what she was going to say, but what she says in the telegraph, the idea, give me a deal to defend, that is what david cameron said when he went round befor

this is how the eu sees the timeline. now, exit issues have to be settled, money, citizens' rights, we stuck at this stage. possibly in december things can move to the outlines of a future relationship and a transition to get there. that has to be done by march, 2019, brexit day. only after that can a future trading relationship be settled, possibly by 2020. roderick abbott, a former uk and eu trade negotiator, says it could be into the next decade before a deal is done. i think well into the 20s. before you've really implemented everything and probably into the 20s until you've got a deal tied up. the trade deal. so this could take some years? hmm. and at each stage, if the uk doesn't satisfy the eu's conditions, talks will remain stuck in the slow lane, as they are now. damian grammaticas, bbc news, brussels. now it's time for newsnight with evan davies. the government wants to be remembered for more than just brexit. the problem is that for many, it's only being remembered for botching up the introduction of universal

we don't want a ha rd trade with the eu. we don't want a hard border with northern ireland, we wa nt hard border with northern ireland, we want to set our own trade policy. but they also set out in more detail that we have seen before, what would happen in the event of no deal. there is contingency planning. we have told that is a long time now, what would happen if there is no deal. these papers set out this in more detail than we have seen before. the international trade secretary has been talking about that this evening. we want to get a deal, but we will prepare for what will happen without a deal. a lot of work is underway to ensure that if we come to the end of the negotiation period and our european partners have not been willing to come into a deal with us, then we will leave without one. what we set out today in our white paper on trade and customs, where some of the legal powers we would have to take to enable that to happen. but again we hope that when the case. preparatory work has been going on for some time in

the eu is our biggest trading partner. it just strikes eu is our biggest trading partner. itjust strikes me as the dogma of the hard—core itjust strikes me as the dogma of the ha rd—core brexiteers itjust strikes me as the dogma of the hard—core brexiteers is absolutely mad. they say we will be fine and we can operate under wto rules. one thing i have learned is uncertainty is the one thing financial markets and every company hate. no deal, and the complications that will inevitably result from that, will cost massive uncertainties. leading experts say we will need huge car parks were backed up lorries. —— for. it will bea backed up lorries. —— for. it will be a massive disaster for the uk economy. we like to think thatjust because we bring in a lot of german ca i’s because we bring in a lot of german cars they will be desperate for a deal, but they are happy to play hardball. you said germany. angela merkel said there are signs of progress and trade talks could begin in december. you have worked in the city. if they did begin in december, how much time do

rod but the stalemate over how much the uk should pay to leave the eu is clearly let eu officials in no mood to move on to the second phase of talks. in britain, the labour party has condemned the government's negotiating tactics. you can't mask the fact that this is a failure to hitan the fact that this is a failure to hit an important deadline. we are seven months down the line, three months wasted on an unnecessary general election and two months added for phase one, on a best case scenario, which raises the prospect we will not reach a deal, which is bad for britain and the eu. this week, one of the eu's most powerful officials has indicated that patience with britain is running out. if it continues at a slow pace and sufficient progress hasn't been reached, together with our uk friends, we will have to think about where we are heading. this veiled warning seems to raise the prospect of the uk leaving the eu without a trade deal. and british negotiators now have a new deadline of christmas for making substantial progress in the current round of talks. richard galpin, bbc news. in

and michel barnier has a tight set of instructions from the eu 27. it is one country against a huge block. and as tony made the point to me in frgs k their priority is to secure as much money and continuing assets and resources as previously. because once we divide ourselves from the eu block that's a massive chunk of change that comes with us and they will be very keen — france and germany, i mean if we move away with all that money, guess who will be stumping up, it will be those two countries. yes, at the moment we are a net contributor and everyone else will have to move up a bit. the ft, may presses merkel to end the impasse. is she the key to this? angela merkel? i'm not so sure, she is an important player and with britain leaving she is about to become a more important player but the point caroline has made is right. a big amount of money, they talked about it in the times as 238 mill bill yob euro, the outnd stag eu payments up to 2020. about i3% of thatis eu payments up to 2020. about i3% of that is thought to be the uk‘s. if you are the

so why would the eu budget? reports in london, denied by berlin, suggests some eu countries are willing but powerful germany says no.|j some eu countries are willing but powerful germany says no. i think this is completely nonsense. the brexit debate in germany is in the background because we have had elections three weeks ago. i am sorry, but it is not all of europe circling around the uk. tonight, brussels insists the eu speaks with one voice. the earliest trade talks can one voice. the earliest trade talks ca n start one voice. the earliest trade talks can start it says is in the new year. uk points to progress already made an brexit, but the eu wants more, on money. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. this talk of accelerating the effort, and the priorities we know the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week?|j the prime minster has, are there any signs of progress this week? i think that only a few days ago we were discussing the ter

can theresa may persuade the eu to persuade brexit trade talks? chinese state media says the everyday on outside source we have bbc journalists working everyday on outside source we have bbcjournalists working in over 30 bandages. —— languages. welcome to outside source. we can go direct to brussels, where eu leaders are meeting for a european council summit, and our report is monitoring events. yes, outside source has been to brussels a lot since the brexit wrote and we are back again for a two—day european council summit —— vote. at the moment, everyone is having dinner, towards the end theresa may will be addressing eve ryo ne theresa may will be addressing everyone else and giving her analysis of the state of the brexit talks. such is the way the eu approaches these matters, none of the leaders will respond to what she says, because the eu insists brexit we're only happens within brexit negotiations. but all of those leaders have been commenting on these talks and discussions with each other and in interviews with journalists as well

the eu withdrawal bill. it's the crucial bit of legislation that takes eu law and moves it into uk law in time for brexit. but there's been concern that the government is going to make extensive use of what are called henry the eighth powers to change acts of parliament with little scrutiny. and that's before we get on to the actual content of the bill. so far 300 amendments have been put down! so, to find out what was going on i caught up with two parliamentary experts, dr hannah white from the institute for government and lord lisvane, who before moving to the lords was clerk of the commons. i began by asking hannah white why the bill was so important. this is really the significant bill relating to brexit and it is going to transfer all the existing eu legislation on to the uk statute book and what the government is doing to enable that process to go smoothly is giving itself quite extensive powers to amend the legislation once it is on the uk statute book. either to make it make sense or to make more sub

they left feeling like the eu has their back. it was clearly said by the european commission what we expected, because it‘s in the treaties. i mean, things like the rule of law, democracy, that everyone has to respect the rule of law — things that are obvious for almost everyone in europe. campaigners for catalan independence gave red roses to their supporters, like this swedish mep. flowering of democracy or thorny problem? that was adam fleming reporting from strasbourg. we‘rejoined now from brussels by the spanish mep antonio lopez, he is the secretary general of the european people‘s party in the european parliament. and represents spain‘s ruling party. a queue forjoining us. have a situation in which the eu budget commissioner is talking about the civil war planned in the centre of europe, calling the situation very disturbing. how can the eu not justify intervening in some meaningful way? how can the eu except the democracy is beaten in the streets? that it is beating against the democracy, the rule of law, and th

the eu says no. but they said as of monday, i have been told, they will start talking about these issues amongst themselves. it is progress —ish. some sources seem almost hurt that the prime minister isn't shouting herath from the rooftops at this planned eu gesture. thank you. —— shouting hooray. the number of crimes recorded by the police in england and wales has reached the highest level in 10 years. it's thought the rise is partly due to the police improving how they record crime — but a surge in violent crime is believed to be genuine. and it's that rise in particular that has helped to push the total number of recorded offences up to 5.2 million for the year leading up to june. that's up 13% on the previous year. but data from the british crime survey — which asks people about their experience of crime, and includes offences that may not have been reported to the police — suggests overall crime is going down in the long term. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been looki

the eu rightly demands the uk does not make it too hard for eu citizens in britain to obtain settled status, but this is largely procedural, it is not really about the content. when it comes to negotiators in brussels, michel barnier amber light, the eu brexit negotiator, to what extent is the pressure on them to see more progress more quickly? in the uk there is pressure on the uk government from business leaders. they want the trade talks to start. what about in brussels? michel barnier actually tried to make progress but france and germany have stopped him from doing so. i think it is mainly germany stop —— stopping michel barnier because of procedural reasons they always thought it should be december, and also there is no government coalition yet in germany, so that may have played a role. valuable time is being lost, because we need to have a deal on the divorce element and on how the transition is going to look imprecisely one year and also we need to have some kind ofan and also we need to have some kind of an idea in the future of the uk and eu relationship and people hav