this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: routed to in brussels. -- round two in brussels. the press conference may be pushing the point where it we get a press conference on thursday about how much progress will be made this week. china domestic demand dries gdp take up. easyjet ceo carolyn mccall is embarking to itv and returning to the media sector of which she came. brexit-driven advertising slowdown, turning a little higher. you are watching bloomberg markets, i'm guy johnson. i'm from european headquarters in london. matt miller is not here this week. normally we go to berlin at this point. this is what we are looking at. the market is a little bit that are then what we first saw, but not by much. that is exactly what we are seeing. we are one of the prime reasons -- ftse 100100 is is doing better. let's talk about health care. mentioning astrazeneca. mitch mcconnell said he is postponing the bill as john mccain recovers from unsuspected -- unexpected surgery. even before the delight, the no'sed version drew two from republicans. that means it cannot lose an additiona

but brussels insists it won't do a deal at any price. when the eu thinks about brexit, it wants to do everything to protect the european single market. it's the biggest trade area in the whole world. right now made up of half a billion potential customers. the thing is, it's notjust about goods and trade, it's about the free movement of people as well. and so when uk politicians say they want full control over immigration but they want to retain the full benefits of the european single market, brussels says that's pie in the sky. a taste of things to come then — an eu no to compromise when it comes to its rules and principles. but is that realistic? isn't it true that the eu has all the cards? what you're saying is that our european partners would treat us as international pariahs, not want our business, not want our markets, not want our money. the people that would hurt most would be german car manufacturers, french wine producers. i'll tell you what the eu really needs more than anything and that's our market. now there is an assump

i would hanging around in brussels unnecessarily. iwould have hanging around in brussels unnecessarily. i would have thought brussels is anathema to most brexiteers. the split within the cabinet, brexit is a part of that but we have had rumblings for days, according to the times, may one to sack donkey ministers. where has this come from? theresa may is going to tell cabinet tomorrow to stop, i wonder if she will be going to magaluf and say they have had too many beers, you have this tory party with this vortex of borrowing over brexit, a prime minister who doesn't have the clout to assert her control and then this jostling for positions as being the next in line to take over and they are in this death spiral and i cannot see an easy way out, they will reflect on how better to get rid of her. there is rivalry for the leadership but also important political questions, brexit and austerity, dividing the cabinet? and i thinkjason's description could apply to the labour party, it is all tricky and i think theresa may is grateful for the

up next, brussels bureaucrats get a second wind. and how companies are using electronic dancing to reach young consumers in pakistan. this is bloomberg businessweek. ♪ ♪ oliver: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." you can catch is that business week.com. -- is leading to a bit of a rebirth in brussels. >> they are really two big reasons why brussels is suddenly back. one is brexit that fundamentally rather encouraging people to leave actually persuaded a lot of people to stay. the european union may have its faults, but god knows it is better than what is happening to the british. the second thing which is very important with the arrival of our annual macron -- emmanuel macron. m france reforms, maybe rs. merkel will be more climate. to some extent brussels seemed dead 18 months ago and now seems strangely alive. the elements of life are partly marcon, partly brexit. brexit shows how much more power there is left in it. the british are not running into the process of having pontificated and said the stuff about no deal is

after four days of negotiations, brussels and the uk still have "fundamental" disagreements over citizens‘ rights. the eu's chief negotiator says there must be "clarification" of britain's position on a number of issues. by way of conclusion, the first round was about organisation, this week has been about presentation, the third round must be about clarification. brexit secretary david davis said the talks had been "robust" but there was a lot to be "positive" about. we've conducted this round constructively and at pace, and i hope this is a model we can continue going forward. to coin a phrase, michelle, the clock is ticking. we'll have the latest, and look at why britain is being asked to pay billions in a divorce bill. also this lunchtime: one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people look after their brain throughout their life, according to new research. there's been a 10% rise in recorded crime in england and wales — the largest annual rise for a decade. members of donald trump's inner circle will be questioned by the two us congressional committees investigating

round two of exit talks start in brussels. inbrexit talks starts brussels. here is juliette saly. donald trump is planning to shake up his legal team and is evaluating his communications setup. according to those familiar, longtime attorney is likely to the east into a less prominent role within trump's legal team. that comes as the fbi and congressional investigation involves possible ties to russia. u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has delayed plans to vote on a bill to overhaul the health care bill. that's after john mccain said he would be at home recovering from surgery, leaving republicans short of the votes they need. the new york times cited mccain condition could be more serious than thought and may delay his return to washington by a week or two. brexit secretary has urged negotiators to solve issues around citizens in each other's jurisdictions. the comments come as the second round of divorce talks start today in russell's. philip hammond said companies are delaying investment because of brexit. >> it's actually clear that businesses have discussions are doi

at the same time, across the border from france in a brussels suburb, four people were arrested after 12 raids. a cache of weapons and bullet-proof vest were uncovered. according to federal prosecutors, those arrested are toieved to have direct links the, causey writers club which has been implicated in terror offenses. two members of the club were convicted of a longing to a terrorist group and are currently behind bars. 2003, hasformed in been suspected of attacks in brussels at the end of 2015. but the recent raids are independent of the probe into the november 2015 attacks in paris and the march attacks in brussels. both terrorist acts claimed by the islamic state group. laura: a french company is under investigation for supplying surveillance equipment to the regime of muammar gaddafi. a french magazine is reporting it changed its name to sell weapons to the egyptian president. a former general rose to power your the muslim brotherhood was ousted in 23rd team. name, but thew practice remains the same. after selling the libyan regime that meant, french magazine reporting that a fr

we will go to brussels where the talks are taking place. also, in an unusual move, south korea proposes talks with the north. will the offer with the appetite of pyongyang's unpredictable leader? in remembering the nearly 300 people when the malaysian airlines flight was shot down over ukraine three years ago today. and the lingering question -- why has no one and prosecuted -- been prosecuted? ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight in brussels, where negotiations about the united kingdom leaving the european union has entered a second more serious round. separation talks, now divorce proceedings. they were together a few weeks ago about discussing a timetable. but now the more difficult process of reaching agreement on major sticking points has begun. we have this report on the day 's events. reporter: for these politicians, the real work is only just beginning. four days of negotiations are scheduled here in brussels, and no one expects them to be easy. >> i look forward to our negotiations this week.

let's get more from my colleague who is in brussels, and thatis colleague who is in brussels, and that is the big question, has progress being made, and on what key issues? they have been pretty tight—lipped this week, we are very interested to know whether there has been progress. there will have been progress. there will have been progress on citizens' writes, and we know what the differences are in black—and—white. the border issues in ireland, and the issue of the financial settlement, that will be kicked down the line. there will be some coming together but i don't think we'll getting much news on that. the uk side wants to talk about trade negotiation as well. there has been some frustration on the uk's side about this idea that there are unprepared or complacent in these negotiations. they have been pointed to the numbers of british negotiators who have been here, 98, this week. two british negotiators for everyone on the eu site. you might remember this photograph of david davies and michel barnier meeting on monday at the start of the week, and a lot was made of the fact

brussels i single now the time has come for brussels for for all to repin countries . to to become adult i think that's not the key question since nine hundred forty five if their western european and then after eight eighty nine or the all the countries they behaved like like little children who did not dare to express their real wish to their parents. so to speak the united states of america i think now that the time machine really the right time for europe to show that we the europeans we have our own prologue we have our own interests and we do not bend down any more before that we shall do not just states of america. but the question still remains what can they do i mean experts we spoke to earlier they told us that the only thing that the can do is to drop sign which is against russia the you expect this to happen any time soon how likely is it to happen. nor the european can do you can do something that the county ignore it because the. imposing new sanctions this will be a decision of the united states or the house of representatives of the note states of ameri

david davis is back in brussels for a week of negotiations. we are now getting down to the nitty-gritty. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." i'm nejra cehic in london. let's get a quick check on your markets will step european stocks are trading a little higher, up .2% on the stoxx 600. global stocks, hitting a new record. the dollar-yen, pretty much unchanged. a touch of dollar strength there. the dollar, having its worst week since may last week. the 10 year yield, meanwhile, down two basis points, 2.31%. that dropped from five basis points last weekend we are keeping a close eye on the on short yuan, -- the on shore y uan. let's get the bloomberg first word news. reporter: the second round of brexit negotiations are underway in brussels. avis is looking for progress, trying to resolve objects on both sides. barnier says the talks are now getting into the nitty-gritty. >> we are getting to the heart of the matter. we need to examine and compare our respective positions in order to make good progress. as you know, our negotiating groups, we wo

katya adler live in brussels. two of the largest market places, in a hidden area of the internet known as the dark web, have been shut down. the alphabay and hansa sites had been associated with the trade in drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods and stolen data. the operation to shut them down involved police in america and europe. angus crawford has the story. hidden, illegal and hugely profitable, hansa and alphabay, from drugs to guns, credit cards to counterfeit goods. now closed permanently, thanks to operation bearnet. good morning, this is the largest, dark market web—based take—down in world history. announced in washington to celebrate the work of police in the us and in europe for shutting down 40,000 illegal sellers. this is two of the top three marketplaces. we‘ve taken out the infrastructure supporting the trading of 350,000 different types of illegal drugs and other illicit commodities, so this is a big impact. dark websites cannot be found on google, but only by using a specialist search engine. m

four months later... suicide bombings killed 32 in brussels. propublireporter sebastian rotella has been covering terrorism for two decades. years before the attacks, he was already reporting on some of the jihadists who would go on to strike europe, and the counterterror officials trying to stop them. in this film, he sits down with the men and women on the inside of the fight against al qaeda and isis. they reveal the missteps and systemic breakdowns that allowed known terrorists to hit the heart of europe, how the problems persist today, and the unprecedented threat the continent faces. >> (translated): it's a disaster. why were they not monitored and stopped? these people were time bombs. >> these individuals were on the radar, they had traveled to syria, they were known to law enforcement intelligence officials. >> no system is perfect. and we live in a free world. how much of your freedom do you want to sacrifice for your security? (gunfire, explosion) >> (translated): the november 13th attacks should never have happened. the brusslls att

brussels and makes it horribly complicated 7 you can brussels and makes it horribly complicated? you can see that david davis is very aware that he has a big domestic audience for whatever he says year, never mind with the eu negotiators when it comes to brexit. when we look at michel barnier and what he can or cannot do, it is important to remember his hands are tied because he is told very clearly by the other countries what he can and cannot do. so he gets his instructions on them and has to report back to them and also needs the european parliament on site. this is a very political process whereas normally trade agreements between the eu and other countries is left to the technocrats and the lawyers but there are a lot of politicians involved and that is why it is so complicated. for more information you know where to go. let's talk about some important research on dementia that has come out. a third of dementia cases could be prevented if people looked after their brain. a study has come out with nine risk factors for dementia. some of them relate to physical health like dia

lawmakers as a leaked memo suggests brussels is preparing retaliation if washington pushes ahead with new anti russia signs and that could hurt european businesses. plus some members of the french president's party demanded legal action amid concerns emanuel micron is becoming ever more authoritarian that as his ratings see a dramatic drop in just one month. it's five o'clock here in moscow and you're watching altie international from austria was in a day or two to welcome to the program eks international trade secretary liam fox has accused the b.b.c. of willfully ignoring positive news on the briggs process the claim came in a letter to the broadcasters director general however he's already voiced his concerns before. to tell you in the newspaper or listen to the radio t.v. the story is done very negatively it almost is going to be impossible for us to do these trade deals if you look we spoke of rome undermines the work he's doing you. mr speaker it does appear that some elements of our media would rather see britain feel than seabrooke to succeed. and i i cannot recall a single ti

part of the article does say brussels, however, is unwilling to discuss the future relationship with the uk until they have sorted out the divorce. what this story really shows is on both sides, there are individuals, political individuals, the negotiators, who are upping the rhetoric and upping the emotional side of it. britain saying we will not pay or we will not stand for that. the eu saying we will walk away with no deal. behind—the—scenes, there are businesses and business leaders who understand that there is an opportunity for a mutually beneficial deal, or at least one thatis beneficial deal, or at least one that is more beneficial thanjust walking away with nothing. the key line stands out from ears this is an example of how financial services are fearful of leaving their hands oi'i are fearful of leaving their hands on the fate of the official negotiators while talks are based on narrow divorce related issues. basically, they do not trust the negotiators not get really emotional about this, and they seem to think we need some kind of backroom deal to keep things from bl

the brussels attacks should never have happened. the flaws in the european system are multiple. they're institutional. i'm not sure what we're waiting for. do we have to wait for hundreds more deaths? >> (translated): the situation has never been worse, but i think it's an illusion to believe we'll be able to protect ourselves and live in a sort of bubble. everyone dreams of a society with zero risks, but the zero- risk option does not exist. >> go to pbs.org/frontline for more of our partner propublica's reporting on terror in europe. >> why were they let through without further investigation? >> they have not developed a way to effectively stop somebody from traveling... >> and explore frontline's reporting on confronting the isis threat. visit our watch page, where you can stream more than 200 frontline documentaries. connect to the frontline community on facebook and twitter. then sign up for our newsletter at pbs.org/frontline. >> feels so good to get these off. >> released from prison. >> freedom at last. >> some people think being on parole is you're free. >> i'm better o

christian fraser is in brussels for us. we have just been we havejust been handed we have just been handed the 7—page document. it shows where they need further clarification. you can see they have codified this. where there is agreement, it is unclean. disagreement is red. we will talk about some of that in a moment. for those who care, i have counted on these documents 22 in green, 14 in red and 18 still these documents 22 in green, 1a in red and 18 still needing clarification. what david davis said it had made substantial progress on around 50% of the issues seems to be backed up by this document. but there are some big outstanding issues. brexit secretary david davis looked happy enough this morning as he came back to brussels to lead the british side one day four of these negotiations. behind the scenes, 98 british officials have been going through the detail in talks that were supposed to be about the substance of brexit. there were three main topics of discussion, the rights of citizens, both eu citizens living in

adam fleming is our man in brussels. i'd imagine that would have raised eyebrows in brussels because they have been saying that for months. in brussels michel barnier did a press conference last week that the message was that the uk, get a move on and set out details of your position. the eu have reduced nine position. the eu have reduced nine position papers on heap of issues and what the uk to do the same. several others were answered by the uk last week. but the pace is kind of being set by the eu in terms of the detail about each side ‘s position. and that is what this week of talks is all about. officials telling me that it would be about each side finding out more details of the other‘s positions, probing, asking questions, what did you mean in this paper when you said that, why does that paragraph refer to, why does that paragraph refer to, why did you not mention this? sevvy have been cautioned not to make any great lea ps forward have been cautioned not to make any great leaps forward this week, and those co

we'll have the latest from brussels. the other main stories on bbc news at 5:00pm. crime figures in england and wales showed their largest increase in a decade, with violent crime up by 18%. the us authorities take down one of the biggest websites selling illegal drugs on the dark web. a third of dementia cases could be prevented by maintaining good brain health throughout life — according to new research. and it's william versus kate — the duke and duchess go head to head in a boat race during their royal visit to germany. it's 5 o'clock. our main story, after four days of talks, the european union is asking the uk to clarify its position on some aspects of brexit. at the end of the second round of negotiations in brussels, the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says there've been areas of agreement. but there remain "fundamental" differences. the brexit secretary, david davis, insisted there was much to be positive about. andy moore reports. brexit secretary david davis looked happy enough this morning as he came back to brussels to lead the british side on

christian fraser is in brussels for us christian fraser is in brussels for us and can tell us what is really going on. they are having lunch this afternoon. they have gone to the residents of the uk ambassador. they are having welsh lamb and scottish scallops. i'm not sure whether it will be french wine or a english sparkling wine. on the issue of the two men, what you think? the car they get on, but at these press conferences they get on, but at these press c0 nfe re nces you they get on, but at these press conferences you get this element of him saying that britain need to pull their socks up. they have known each other for many years. they are united by political confidence. they sit opposite each other at the negotiating table and i think you could feel michel barnier's frustration, just in his first statement. 56 minutes long foster six times he said we need more clarification from united kingdom. we heard that in english and french during question time. the eu is feeling frustrated. david davis appeared more relaxed. he felt good progress had been made. the frustration for miche

, it just perception here at home, never mind in brussels, itjust feels a sense ofa in brussels, itjust feels a sense of a government addressed, there is a lack of control and a lack of direction, and ministers seemingly publicly squabbling with each other. thank luel! ~ thank é very much, a terminally ill man has begun a high court challenge to the ban on assisted dying. noel conway has motor neurone disease and wants a doctor to be allowed to prescribe a lethal dose when his health deteriorates further. under the current law in england and wales, any doctor who helped him to die would face up to 14 years in prison but opponents say a change in the law would put vulnerable people at risk, as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. noel conway increasingly relies on a ventilator to help him breathe. his chest muscles are gradually getting weaker. 0nce fit and active, motor neurone disease has already robbed him of the ability to walk. as the condition progresses, he fears becoming entombed in his body. i will be quadriplegic. in fact, i could be virtually catatonic. i'll be con

news, the headlines: a second formal round of talks on the uk‘s exit from the european union opens in brussels this morning. the brexit secretary, david davis, says his priority is to "lift the uncertainty" for eu citizens living here and british nationals in eu countries. a woman as been shot dead and three others injured while waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum in venezuela. armed men on motorbikes opened on the outskirts of the capital, caracas. the pakistani military says it has launched a major offensive against islamic state militants in the north—western region next to the afghan border. a military spokesman denied the presence of the is inside its territory. the duke and duchess of cambridge are heading to both poland and germany for a five day tour. now it's time for world business report. china's factories keep on churning. growth figures from the world's second biggest economy prove it's resilience. winter returns! we take a look at what goes into the making of the world's most popular television series, game of thrones. welcome to world business report. i'm susannah stre

and brexit secretary david davis is back in brussels for more talks with michel barnier. the rights of e.u. citizens are expected to dominate the conversation. wherehave a look at european equities are trading now. under 30 minutes to the close of trading. the stoxx 600 not going anywhere too far. of 1/10 of a percent on europe's equity benchmark. mixed distribution between industry groups. telecom stocks outperforming, but also materials doing well. that after the better than expected. energy not doing too badly either. on the downside, real estate, industrials, and financials lagging. overall, the stoxx 600 pretty much unchanged, with a slight positive bias. we also keep a close eye on sterling. up three fourths of 1%. it is snapping a three-day rally. we did see cable hit a nine or 10 month high friday. interestingly, the pound is faring better now at this second round of brexit and the decisions then at the first round of talks. that is what this chart is showing. the reason we are seeing sterling weakness is there have been signs of scored in the u.k. government -- s

they say that he has been told that if brussels tries to set —— that he has been told that if brussels tries to set -- play ha rd ball brussels tries to set -- play hardball on the divorce bill, how much question pay to leave the european union to meet its previous commitments, then the prime minister is willing to walk in or storm out, as we lock —— like to see comment journalistic circles. this happened in september. this has been designed for domestic consumption, which essentially is to make the prime minister because if she is talking tough in the eyes of the public. i think this would have been more credible if it had happened before the election or if conservatives had a good result in the election, but really, the prime minister has been severely weakened and, i think, the european leaders have smelt blood. the delay she does not have strong hand. the whole point of calling the election was so that she has a strong mandate and she does have that. i just don't think strong mandate and she does have that. ijust don't think it carries the same week that it would have done had

the brussels to strasbourg which is a difficultjourney. the prime minister of malta has flown up from malta and be with him and only 30 meps turnout. there are supposed to be 751 meps. they will not always all be there but you would hope that if the president of the commission and the prime minister who has been running eu business for the last six months turn up then more than 30 should be bothered to come and listen to them talk. he was a bit undiplomatic but he sometimes is and he sometimes says what he thinks. i can understand where he is coming from. jean-claude juncker is the former prime minister of luxembourg, does he have a point that very often the smaller states have to jockey for position? he does. one of the commission ‘sjobs for position? he does. one of the commission ‘s jobs is to look after the interests of all member states, big and small. he went out of the way to say that if it was angela merkel they would queue at the back door to get in. just because it is a small country you need to show a bit more respect. it wa

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. christian fraser's in brussels where he's been following the progress of the talks, and hejoins me live. nobody said it would be easy, but this doesn't seem to be the smoothest of starts. no, but i will put a bit of a different aspect on it, because i have talked to people through the course of the day today and some people say it's very early in the process, just the second week of the negotiation. this is really the first week where they have sat down to go through the nitty—gritty. as david davis has said, they have found agreement on about 50% of it. the european court ofjustice issue is still one of the biggest to overcome. but speaking to people today, some of the areas on the joint working paper that are in red, they are prepared to negotiate. both sides say they need time to talk on these issues. picking out one issue, these issues. picking out one issue, theissue these issues. picking out one issue, the issue citizens of britain have in france who might not be able to tra n

leaked memo suggests that brussels is preparing retaliation if washington pushes ahead with new anti russia sanctions that could hurt european businesses that says an e.u. delegation holds top food u.s. lawmakers. iraq's vice president says that baghdad needs russian political and military presence in the country to restore balance to the ridge. u.k. straight secretary accuses the b.b.c. of biased coverage of the break the process of ignoring positive stories about leaving the european union. i cannot. recall a single time in recent times when i have seen economic news that the b.b.c. didn't describe us despite rick's it i. get evening and welcome my name's neil harvey you're watching r.t. international now an e.q. delegation is currently holding crunch talks with u.s. lawmakers this comes as a leaked memo suggests brussels is preparing retaliation if washington pushes ahead with new anti russia sanctions that could hurt european business is a part which has the details. this is all about an internal note which was which has been leaked from the european commission which indicates ju

a leaked memo suggests brussels is preparing retaliation if washington pushes ahead with new anti russia sanctions that could hurt european businesses that says an e.u. delegation holds talks with u.s. lawmakers. u.k. trade b. accuses the b.b.c. of biased coverage of the brakes it process and all the norrington positive stories about leaving the e.u. . i can't. recall a single recent times when i have seen good economic news that the b.b.c. didn't describe those despite rick's. well as members of the french president's party demand legal action and lead to concerns of manual micron is becoming ever more authoritarian labs as his ratings see a dramatic drop in just one month. it's six o'clock here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international life unless you are going to. and delegation is currently holding crunch talks with the u.s. lawmakers it comes as a leaked memo suggests brussels is preparing retaliation if washington pushes ahead with new button sanctions that could hurt you appeared businesses kate partridge has the details this is all about an internal. european commission wh

brussels demanding to know what will be the u.k.'s divorce strategy. we begin in venezuela where an estimated half-million voters have casted their ballots in an opposition organized referendum. the polls asking whether or not they approve of maduro's changes to the general assembly. this where they are using crisis -- maduro said that the vote is meaningless. renewed violence across the capital has killed at least one other person. >> celebrating a political victory, after more than 7 million opposition supporters maduro's plan to change the constitution in an unofficial referendum. the vote has no legal status, but leaders said i hope it will heap pressure on venezuela's government. power beose who are in kind and humble enough to listen to us. we do not want a fraudulent, constituent assembly imposed on us. we do not want to be cuba, we do not what to be a country without freedom. venezuela rose up to say that freedom is nonnegotiable. >> the opposition says that the proposed changes would put too much power in the hands of maduro and turn venezuela

thing is most worrying is that the noises we are getting from brussels, we don't know what we want, tell us what we want. we don't appear to know what we want because the government is speaking in two different ways about what they want. hammond is saying we are going to be a european country. on the other hand, liam fox was running around saying, no, american style food standards, we are perfectly happy to accept chlorinated chicken. that's not a european approach to animal welfare. we don't know what we want. for any non—politico looking at this, nobody is happy. the people who voted for brexit are saying, that doesn't look like brexit, it looks like remaining by any other name. the remainders are saying, it still a brexit. neither side will come out of this, i can't think of one single person who thinks, that's the result i was after. that takes us nicely to the daily telegraph. johnson and fox are out of the loop on eu migrants. this is the talk about what happens when it comes to freedom of movement post—brexit. again, lots of different messages coming from different messages co

lawmakers as a leaked memo suggests brussels is preparing retaliation if washington pushes ahead with new anti russian sanctions that could hurt european business as. a journalist is called top in a gun battle in the iraqi city of mosul despite the fact that the city was declared free of islamic state last week. plus members of the french president's party demand legal action over allegations of a manual micron's undemocratic behavior within the party that as his ratings see a dramatic drop in just one month. here in moscow and you're watching altie international live from our studio with me in india today welcome to the program but first we start with breaking news from switzerland where five people have been injured two of them seriously find and identified attacker who was on the with a chain saw the suspect is on the run and a major police operation is underway the center of. which is on the border with germany has been sealed off police have confirmed to r.t. the incident at present is being treated as an isolated crime and we will of course bring you the latest details as soon a

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. well, my colleague christian fraser's in brussels where he's been following developments throughout the day in the brexit talks. he told me a little earlier that it would be wrong to suggest that no progress had been made in the talks between david david and his counterpart, michel barnier today. no, buti no, but i am going to put a different aspect on it, because i have talked to people through the course of the day today and some people have said, look, this is early in the process, we are only in week two of the negotiations, this is the first week they have sat down and gone through the nitty—gritty. as david davis has said, we have found 50% of agreement on it. i am not disputing there are sizeable issues and the european court of justice is one of the biggest. i have spoken with people today on both sides who say actually on some of the areas of the working document in red they are prepared to negotiate. the europeans have said they need further talks on these issues. i will p

into a that's trying to from brussels thank you very much indeed meanwhile up next on r.t. international it's the kaiser report. which. seems wrong why don't we all just don't all. get to shape out these days become active. and engaged equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart if we choose to look for common ground. max kaiser this is the guy has a report yet we're still in my specific we try to leave but. why bother this is where it's all happening foods great people are great crypto is great it's all great stacey's great make stacy great again she's already great holy moly what's going on stacey just for the day we were out it's only you know it's not holy moley but holy moly it whoa whoa mola that's all i only hope. i'm saying wave a it's like huevos rancheros. that you like yeah i like the drop of stuff that's great. so the mall a has pulled us back in again we are here actually we actually went to the russian embassy to see our friend don't go price received an honorary degree from a university and russia and it was quite interesting of course that mea

round of divorce talks both sides akin to make advances in brussels but back in london. theresa mates cabinets is apparently still not singing from the same hymn sheet when it comes to the terms of the deal. rebecca rossman takes a closer look at the main talking points in this report. we love and they're very into the office. for that matter. it's the start of a long road to divorce from britain and the european union. for us it's incredibly important we now make good progress. that we negotiate through this sir and identify the differences so that we can deal with them and identify the similarities of. course that. the difference is start with the question of money. and just how much the uk needs to pay to leave. russell says britain must pay up to one hundred billion euros to respect its financial obligations to the block. this divorce bill covers pensions for british civil servants who have been in brussels for decades. along with the financial commitments the uk has made to easy programs which have yet to be paid. another sticking point is the question of citizens r

i'm sure that my honourable friend's words will have broken like a thunderclap over brussels and they will pay attention to what he has said and he makes a very valid point. i think that the sums that i have seen that they propose to demand from this country seem to me to be extortionate and i think that go whistle is an entirely appropriate expression. a suggestion laughed off by the brexit secretary when he appeared in front of a lords committee. you'll have to get the foreign secretary here to explain his views, i'm not going to comment on other ministers. but you will see two levels of knowledge when you go to our continental partners. you will see a level of knowledge in brussels in which frankly, i think they take a lot, they read a lot of british newspapers, you are quite right, and they take them, if anything, too seriously. it was a humorous exchange between jean—claude juncker and myself when i saw him. but more importantly in the context of 27, actually very little of what happens here percolates across. theresa may has ordered a uk wide inquiry into the use of contaminat

the british government negotiating with brussels. what we are seeing publicly and frankly we have been seeing ever since the general election is a public discussion amongst cabinet members and others about exactly what they hope brexit in the short term during the transitional period and brexit in the long term period afterwards will look like. all this talk of a transitional period is entirely dependent on it being negotiated with brussels and talks on the specifics of that have not even started yet. right. thanks for that, chris! yes... will try to bring you further clarity on that throughout the night. reports from venezuela say several people have been killed — in violence surrounding the deeply divisive election for a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. critics are calling it a "power grab" by president nicolas maduro. the opposition parties in the oil—rich nation are boycotting the vote amid violent protests. will grant reports from caracas. an election day amid near anarchy in venezuela. after months of violent prote

today was round two of the brexit divorce talks in brussels between david davis, as you see there, and michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator. supporters of the brexit secretary said the talks went much better than expected on two of the key areas, progress on the rights of eu citizens and on northern ireland. the big difficulty is the money. the uk's made clear there is absolutely no way it's going to pay the £100 billion euros that has been mentioned in brussels. i spoke to a senior source who said that if the uk was able to say it reduced that figure by say around two thirds, then it may be up for paying what would still be a substantial sum of money. now, the reason why that's important is that michel barnier gave a much less upbeat assessment and he said the uk has got to clarify its position on that payment. right. i mean that's all the immediate stuff, isn't it? let's think about the issues coming down the line. this particular one of transition? that's right. the focus in brussels is on the immediate sort of divorce arrangement but the debate in the uk has been on the immed

they have arrived to negotiate in brussels. encountered the obvious. the rules ofally the european are very simple, when you lead it, most of the advantages over the club that remains, not the one that is trying to quit. basically, in the end, it is far more essential for the british in the european single markets than the other way around. there is a limit the other way. what is happening is that brussels has been enjoying all the reasons why they got that wrong. they have increased that pleasure, to be fair, they have some respect for the main negotiation today. want are the people that this to be a painless process. it is not. oliver: a second chance, a lot of things have to fall into place. >> you are right. --rything in a sense sense,ing, in a everything is happening. it, theing side of phoenician banks being tied up in it. all the things that american businesses from particular scorn brussels for. everything in this narrative gradually,ually -- things start to happen again, there will be much more integration, maybe we can get integration in the

a second round of talks in brussels on the uk's departure from the eu — the brexit secretary says it's time to get down to business. top of the agenda is the rights post—brexit of eu citizens here, and britons in europe the talks come as downing st said ministers will be warned to keep cabinet discussions private, after a series of lea ks. the first contracts are awarded for the high speed 2 rail line between london and birmingham — details of the final route are still to come. an american neurologist who's offered to treat the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, has met his doctors in london for the first time. a man with motor neurone disease begins his high court challenge to overturn the ban on assisted dying. and the duke and duchess of cambridge take the family on a four day tour of eastern europe. and coming up in the sport on bbc news — gold for great britain at the world para athletics championships. olivia breen wins gold in the women's t38 long jump. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the second round of formal talks on britain's departure from the eu g

nicola sturgeon with her own kodak moment in brussels today too. the scottish parliament can't technically veto the plan, but it can refuse willing consent. as the bill standsjust now, in good conscience i could not recommend to the scottish parliament that it gives legislative consent to this bill. this bill takes powers away from the scottish parliament fromt the scottish parliament and undermines the very foundations of the devolution settlement that that parliament is built on. as whitehall begins this enormous process, ministers are all too well aware that there will be conflict ahead. the question, how they balance, compromise and hang onto their credibility. and what ends up on the statute books does notjust sit on the shelf, but shapes how ministers govern, how we live our lives. and laura's in westminster for us tonight. it is clear that there is a rocky road ahead for the government. absolutely. ministers know this will be very difficult and there will be all sorts of attempts to change the legislation. 0nejoke all sorts of attempts to ch

of the brags that negotiations are under way it is becoming ever more apparent that these talks with brussels are going to be long and they're going to be painful we've just time for the second part of these negotiations. wrapped up in the u.k. spreads it minister david davis however upbeat he tried to sound he couldn't hide the fact that michel barnier the e.u.'s chief negotiator was all effectively complaining that britain hadn't done its homework that the e.u. still waiting on britain's clarifications on

more on these talks because our reporter adam fleming is in brussels. you have your ear close to the ground and you have some detail about what happened in the talks today. yes, we got an official quote from a spokesman for the department for exiting the eu which says both sides have today got around the table and started the serious business of working through our positions in the number of areas, we recognise this would be a complicated and technical process and we look forward to coming back tomorrow to make progress on the work we have begun today. that is the official line from the department for exiting the eu. i understand david davis was here in the eu quarter behind me for two or three hours this morning, that included an hour—long meeting with michel barnier, his eu opposite number, it is said they got on very well, according to my sources and they talked about getting down to work and tasking their teams with the work ahead. today, officials have been working to the list of priority issues including citizens rights, what happens to eu natio