big problems for the republic of ireland which is. state and so far the republic of ireland had full rock solid support from the other even member states so 2 things we need to look out for now what does the republic of ireland make of this new proposals and what dewey unique oshie 8 years make of the proposal they now have to decide whether this u.k. proposal that is now on the table could become a new landing zone for a deal to prevent a heart breaks it and from matters in brussels to some of the other stories making news around the world. in peru at least 23 people were killed when a bus plummeted more than 100 meters into a ravine the accident happened that night on the twisting mountain road or than 50 passages on. the u.s. has been given the green light to impose tariffs on 7 and a half 1000000000 dollars worth of craft and other goods following a world trade organization ruled tariffs in retaliation for e.u. subsidies for the plane. ideation regular it is avoided inspections of nearly 200737 aircraft after structural cracks wit

the problem is no one wants a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. border patrols and guard posts are symbols of one of the darkest chapters in our lives history the northern ireland conflict the troubles in which more than 3500 people were killed starting in 1969. only with the 1998 good friday agreement did the violence come to an end together with e.u. support the deal paved the way to peace. many worry that the conflict may flare up again in the course of the u.k.'s exit from the e.u. and several attacks in recent months suggest that this concern is not unfounded. but how can breck's it take place while preventing a hard inner irish border at the same time. a comprehensive customs and trade deal between the e.u. and the u.k. would be one solution but this has yet to be agreed now that's why the e.u. has proposed the so-called backstop the kind of insurance that if needed guarantees there will be no hard border on the island of ireland the backstop stipulates that the whole u.k. would remain in a customs union with the e.u. following brecht's it u

an external border would be put up between northern ireland and the republic of ireland and it would have to be secured after all the e.u. has strict rules on which products are allowed to be imported or export it and under which conditions the problem has no one wants a hot border between northern ireland and the republic of violent. border patrols and guard posts assembles of one of the darkest chapters in island history the northern ireland conflict the troubles and much more than 3500 people were killed starting in 1969. only with a 998 good friday agreement to the violence come to an end together with the e.u. support the deal paved the way to peace. many worry that the conflict may flare up again in the course of britain's exit from the e.u. and several attacks in recent months suggest that this concern is not unfounded. but how can bracks that take place while preventing a heart in an irish border at the same time a comprehensive customs and trade deal between the e.u. and britain would be one solution but this has yet to be agreed. that's why the e.u. has proposed a so-called

from the republic of ireland which is part of the e.u. would rush to northern ireland to get a better deal the small things like this is what negotiators in the cup past couple of days have hammered out have put into paper and it is those text that experts know at this summit will look into and then give their e.u. leaders the green light or not so so it's these small things that leaders have been working on and that is positive news whether it will work in the end you know that is the big question that u.p.c. in northern ireland has already signaled as it stands they they cannot vote for the deal and after all you know bracks brussels has been in exactly that situation with one could say exactly that to deal bit less function i would say and it has been rejected 3 times so i would say optimism yes but no no not too much optimism left but that one can i think that's a good way to handle it max you know there's other issues a big issues that the chancellor was talking about she's talking about turkey for example and what i found very inter

the europe off the border between ireland and the republic of ireland which there's going to be an e.u. external border that is supposed to be no border at this point that's the good friday agreement it means peace in the region has to be sort of capped and guarded so what we hear from british sources is that britain is giving way and that this border is going to run in the irish sea it's going to be sort of invisible and border checks will have to be happening on the british side in the ports and on the coast there so that would be a big step it would mean that the e.u. gets pretty much what it wanted 2 and a half years ago when they started out in these negotiations then this was called the northern island only backstop a special solution for northern ireland so it seems boris johnson might be sort of going back to that but nothing is for sure yet so we shouldn't be sort of too excited yet they have 5 more hours until midnight to find out whether they really do have a deal and yes we will of course watch and to stay on the ball here. in brussels thank you. just a reminder the top sto

of ireland which is an e.u. member and northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom but time is running out to secure a deal before brics it is due to take effect on october the 31st. and the brussels correspondent bob i visa sent us this analysis of the talks. this one still is rex negotiations in brussels ended up as a real emotional roller coaster hour after hour of the spears information promised either in the media breakthrough or another delay this saga has now more cliffhangers than the average t.v. series in the end either ambassadors were briefed that the e.u. and the british side had managed to agree on all the difficult details for a solution of the irish problem that means how to avoid a hard border on the island of alland 1st johnson seems to have largely fulfilled the demands of the e.u. negotiators even french president among no mccraw and chancellor angela merkel spoke of good news from brussels and deal being within reach but in the end the stop signal came from london the british prime

of ireland. and northern island which is part of the united kingdom but time is running out to secure a deal before breakfast it is due to take effect on october 31st. and earlier we spoke with our brussels correspondent bob one of these a and asked her for her assessment of the talks e.u. chief negotiator michelle barney has been talking to the embassadors of the e.u. 27 the other member states and has been informing them of out of the state of play and told them what is now in the text because there isn't in fact a text on the table has not been published yet it's not open we can see if we can read it it says that it is said behind the scenes here as through diplomatic leaks that the e.u. and the u.k. have sort of really bridged all the gaps between they were huge but they're began on saturday between all those questions of customs off the border in behind not in northern ireland but somewhere in the averaged. about how the record the compensation for. the 80 other fees will be done in the futu

and the republic of ireland which is part of the e.u. and that would have involved the whole of the u.k. including the mainland in the customs union and customs union is a bad word that boris johnson didn't want to hear so now it's about wording and there is a bigger difference too but let me get to the wording 1st 1st of all what northern island and island will have in the future is not called a customs union but a custom partnership that is important so boris johnson can say look the customs territory of the u.k. is still the same in northern ireland is part of that and a very big difference here is that the northern irish get their say if they want to remain in this customs partnership that is different so even if you say this is sort of the backstop through the back door this is really different because the former backstop was to be eternal if nothing changed but this one can be voted down by the north that northern irish irish people ok i think i follow that well doubt that not going to work let's hear from the british prime ministe

to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland and with the backstop the u.k. would have been trapped basically in a customs union with the euro with the european union so not much what if change for a transition period now that has changed and that is the main difference but here comes a problem because this new deal will leave northern ireland basically in a northern ireland only backs that they so the rules will apply to northern ireland that won't apply to the rest of the u.k. and this is where the opposition from the day u.p.a. from the northern irish unionist party comes into play because they say we don't want to be treated differently in this deal than the rest of the united kingdom we don't want in the long term to be aligned closer to brussels and dublin than to london this is our fundamental core issue of this is what we are about as the unionist party staying as close as possible to the united kingdom and that really fundamentally hasn't changed in this deal and that is why they are still opposed to it which could pose trouble for bars johnson

of ireland and e.u. member states and northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom but time is running out to secure a deal before bracks it's due to take effect on october the 31st. did a mathis joins us now from brussels potts has the inside track from long the did morning to both of you again u.s. sources are saying the deals basically done what do we know. well at least the feeling here is brian that boris johnson really wants a deal he has realized that no deal scenario would have massively negative effects for the british economy and so as he has made the key concessions that are necessary to bring that deal over the line however brussels has been in exactly that same situation with greece that may before and so a number of sticking points still sort of remain for instance the t. is an issue that where really the detail counts brussels negotiators who have been negotiating now for 3 nights in a row really want to make sure for instance that if you pay taxes for let's say you go buy an ikea

border with the republic of ireland why is that proving to be so difficult to result. that was the most difficult issue index of talks from the very beginning because northern ireland and the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the european union have a common economic sphere they sort of do their economics together there isn't any open border that is not even visible if you cross from one village to the next so if you put a border up there everybody says it cannot be done it's against the good friday agreement that brought peace to the era area and all governments have said that is not doable we cannot ever do it because violence might flare up again so abortions and offered to keep northern ireland the british side with in the right european rules for the single market with production for production of foodstuffs of hygiene and other industrial goods that is one part of it the other part to keep them in the customs union which organ which sort of. guarantees the border traffic between the 2 sides being friction is sort of more or less like with in one c

the withdrawal of treaty the talks have focused on customs issues between the republic of ireland which is an e.u. member and northern ireland which is part of the u.k. and would be part or be outside of the e.u. breaks it is due to begin on october 31st. are those who stray to brussels now for the latest r t w correspondent is on the story for us tonight good evening to you barbara's one of those late nights has the focus really moved now from brussels back to london. it definitely has and it seems brant as if this story these bricks of negotiations that are ongoing since last saturday are such an emotional roller coaster they certainly have more cliffhangers than your average t.v. series because now at the very moment when the european side says ok there is enough on the table the tx isn't quite ready bought that can be remedied but there is enough on the table we've agreed on most of the open most of the contentious points if close this agreement then all of a sudden as some had been guessing in advance there comes a red light from london and boris johnson has to say sorry folks but

and the republic of ireland is part of the e.u. i don't know how many times i've said this but it's not porton so i'm saying it say it again it does include sort of a backstop through the back door though it's not called that way anymore so you could say that's one difference in the wording that boris johnson will be able to sell will also be able to sell the fact that officially northern ireland remains in the same customs territory as u.k. mainland that's also success although in fact it's going to be very closely associated to the e.u. northern ireland that is so in a customs partnership and then finally maybe you can talk about that a little more later the northern irish people will have their say whether they want to stick with this customs partnership with the e.u. or not every 4 or 8 years depending on the mode they choose so those are the main differences not sure it'll be enough to push that through the house of commons yet but i like the buyback stopped part of it and begin what do you think the chances are for this prese

is how to prevent a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland and johnson's government has hinted at a new proposal on how to manage that border issue those. those will be officially conveyed to brussels later this afternoon let's listen to more sounds and speech now the jobs that were created the fact that so that they can get the fantastic jobs that we are creating that we're improving connectivity investing in trolls bought a fantastic project of northern powerhouse rail that is now getting the go ahead for manchester to leave just the 1st leg and of course a huge new program of rail really prepared for the course of road improvements as well and the 60 to 61 of the other one said you started with the 383858383 that you the lincoln right about we're doing with there's a huge range of things that we will be investing in know and. it's been it's been. boris johnson there addressing a conservative party members in manchester and we'll get a full analysis of his speech when it wraps up a little bit later for now let's move on to some other news that hong kong is taking s

and the republic of ireland which is part of the european union what they have now is a customs partnership so boris johnson can keep on saying that northern ireland is part of the customs territory of the u.k. so the same customs territory as mainland u.k. and those are the 2 points she can really sell back home. that's true 2 points otherwise the 600 pages look a lot like the agreement that theresa may try to get passed through rob the u.k. people there are they just so sick of this situation are they going to be cheering this and are we going to see it passed on saturday well i think once they and if they get their heads around it some might be cheering don't forget that on saturday there's another huge march for a 2nd referendum there was one last year which i feel huge huge turnout this is supposed to be bigger so i think the country is still divided and then as you mentioned the the big stumbling block will be. super saturday when parliament sits again i think for the 1st time since the falklands. and it's not always sure the boss just got his deals. the d.p. has already said. label i

or to prevent heart border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland in case there would be no future agreement and. that point really is that boris johnson as said he wants northern island to remain on paper part of the customs union but in reality on in everyday life it will be aligned to the customs regulations of the european union and that is the key difference if you want it is a cosmetic change but it's it's quite a bit of a change that he now hopes will bring this deal over the line as well because a fudge burgomaster in london boris johnson now has to convince a skeptical british parliament. absolutely fell here was around and it's really very increase will the next vary it on the deal it's supposed to happen on saturday but we really don't know where their voice johnson is going to get this deal is how it went here in brussels through parliament he's called the deal u.p.a. the northern irish partners that he has had so far he does not have them behind him and he's some self short of a majority even and parliament then there's also the labor party the main opposi

we can see that that the republic of ireland will remain part of the european union and the e.u. wants to ensure that there is no hard border between the 2 particularly to ensure that the peace agreement which was. agreed 20 years ago remains in place has been one of the most difficult issues in fact in these negotiations what has been the reaction from on the part of germany and on the part of the e.u. well a spokesperson for angle americal has said that yes this phone conversation did take place but there is no way that they will discuss what took place in that during that confidential conversation but i think many merkel watchers would be surprised by what has been said by this unofficial spokesperson number 10 it doesn't sound like it's the kind of language she views or her tone and particularly she's always said she would do everything in her power to ensure that there is an orderly breck's it many people in brussels believe that this is boris johnson's attempt to start laying the blame at the door of brussels and countries like germany and take this angry tweet from the e.u

not just from mines in northern ireland as part of the united kingdom the republic of ireland will remain part of the european union neither side wants to see a return of a hard border between the 2 partly because they want to. ensure that peace remains intact there are 2 years a sectarian violence and also to ensure that goods a committee of between the north and the south freely now at the end of last week there seemed to be some good news in that live arrived coheres the irish prime minister met with boris johnson they seem to have come to some kind of agreement there are proposals in the offing but then only last night we heard from the brics it negotiating michel barnier saying that the bush proposal simply wasn't good enough and that more concessions were needed you know and all the while the cloth is ticking right yeah that clock is really ticking and boris johnson is desperate for the european council of ministers which meets this week to agree on these new british proposal so that he can then put those proposals to british parliament on saturday in the hope that he can get to do

so just to remind you northern ireland is part of the united kingdom but it borders the republic of ireland which will remain part of the european union nobody neither side wants there to be a hard border between the 2 particularly in a will to try to protect peace between the 2 sides they do not want a return to sectarian violence by the end of last week boris johnson had met his irish counterpart liver and seem to be promising they seem to have reached some. kind of positivity on how they could deal with this whole irish question and it focused on northern ireland being formally in the u. case customs union but informally in the use custom union so as you can see from that red line there effectively a border a customs border on down the irish sea however yesterday we heard that michel barnier a had said that the british proposal simply weren't good enough and that more concessions from the u.k. are still needed the time is running out it really is running out and getting closer and closer and what boris johnson really wants to happen is that the e.u. heads of state who are meeting

of ireland and northern ireland and britain leaves the e.u. but ireland's a prime minister to key in lawmakers say the poses don't go far enough certainly welcome in the sense that we know. u.s. congressional investigators in washington d.c. are investigating the former special envoy for ukraine about president trump's dealings with that country's president. resigned last week after a whistleblower raised questions about a phone call between the 2 leaders about complaints triggered an impeachment inquiry against president try to. rescue teams in the south korean port city of tucson trying to locate 4 people feared buried under a landslide typhoon meet-up at least 6 people are known to have died and others are missing after the storm hit southern parts of the country on wednesday night. at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in violent anti-government protests across iraq security forces that used ammunition and tear gas to disperse the crowds were angry about corruption and the lack of basic necessities a curfew has been impo

company in the republic of ireland you will pay the same v.a. t. so you will pay the same price those 2 things apparently have been in short leaders now at the e.u. summit will very closely look at the legal text that has been hammered out in order to make sure that those guarantees are in place that's right this deal was actually which is just that the summit was a set to get underway underway there and brussels can you take us to what will actually happen next during the summit can it happen that member states then do a rather find this agreement. what will happen next is of course that leaders now will look at that paper that boris johnson has delivered and they will i would say let's expect them to endorse that paper they will only formally approve it once the european parliament has given the green light which will only be next week so the really crucial day will be where she is in london where on such a day all eyes will be on london to see whether that deal at a very similar deal which has already failed 3 times in the in the lower house

and the republic of ireland which is indeed you mr johnson's new proposals have now been conveyed to brussels he says they represent a compromise on the u.k.'s former position. today in brussels we are taping what i believe are constructive and reasonable proposals which provide a compromise for both sides we will under no circumstances have czechs at or near the border in northern ireland. the only will the old we will respect the peace process and the the good friday agreement. and and and by and by a process of renewable democratic consent by the executive and the assembly of northern ireland we will go further and protect the existing regulatory arrangements for farmers and business is on both sides of the border and at the same time we will allow the u.k. whole and entire to withdraw from the e.u. with control over our own trade policy from the start as a bar of johnson speaking in manchester the conservative party conference that's going to date of the correspondence bob are available in manchester and they have got masses in brussels welcome both of us are with you barbara wha

to prevent a hard border returning between northern ireland and the republic of ireland and the british government is saying that it's just not going to happen. but how valid is the leisure time in this phone call it we would normally know the contents so now that we know one side's version of the contents what sort of reaction has there been from germany and from the e.u. well the chancellor a has said that yes this conversation did take place but they will not divulge what was she said because it was a private conversation many medical watches a saying it's a language that she's allegedly used it just seems unlikely it's not the kind of tone and she's always said she would do everything to ensure that there was an orderly brix it but we have heard from no but again who is chairman of the german foreign affairs committee and he tweeted there is no new german position on brics it frankly a deal on the basis of johnson's proposals until october the 31st has been unrealistic from the beginning and yet the e.u. has been willing to engage blaming others for the current situation is not fair

customs territory with the rest of violence or with the republic of ireland which would require that customs controls would be in the irish sea so between mainland u.k. and the island of ireland this is all extremely complicated please stop me if you have a question on this but really it boils down to can the northern island people say yes or no to this deal or can they say yes or no periodically there were some proposals on the table for that in the past that were rejected by that the u.p.a. then we had a message for earlier by an irish correspondent who said this issue was resolved but then again the new piece of the party i was talking about said no that's not true this issue is not resolved so that's where we are at the moment and although there's a lot of information there we can't really make definitive sense of it yet all right max what about german chancellor angela merkel she is meeting the french president in modern michael in france are set to meet shortly breaks in of course will be on the agenda with the big summit starting tomorrow what do you think we can expect to see

is how to prevent a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland johnson said new proposals on the border would be officially conveyed to brussels later this afternoon and he called them a compromise by the u.k. . today in brussels we all tell you what i believe all. struct and reasonable proposals which provide a compromise for both sides we will under no circumstances have checks at or near the border in northern out. thank you will. we will respect the peace process and do the good friday agreement. thank you and and and by and by a process of renewable democratic consent by the executive and the assembly of northern ireland we will go further and protect the existing regulatory arrangements for farmers and business is on both sides of the border and at the same time we will allow the u.k. whole and entire to withdraw from the e.u. with control over our own trade policy from the start. all right let's bring in our correspondents on the story in burkas mass and standing by for us in manchester and garrick mattis is in brussels welcome to you both are good let's s

of ireland and e.u. member of course and northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom but some issues do remain unresolved and time is running out meanwhile to secure a deal the u.k. is due to leave the block at the end of this month on october 31st. let's go live now to correspondent there are matters joining us from brussels hello to you georg for machall sounding somewhat confident other e.u. sources as well. exactly junie go shares are still working on the issue as we speak the chief spokesperson of the european commission just tweeted we do want a deal and informed us that boris johnson and jungle don't get ahead of the european commission the outgoing head of the european commission i should say just had a phone conversation but look this so yes there is optimism there the good news is as german chancellor angela merkel noted that at least concrete proposals some compromises have been put on the table so there's good substance but all of this needs to be hammered out now into a legal text a

customs union and that's to prevent a hump or to returning between northern ireland and the republic of ireland is not something the british government has said they cannot allow because the u.k. includes northern ireland the cunt have one part of it staying in the customs union so what is this looks like then someone in the prime minister's office leaked information that's supposed to be confidential to the media and what's been the reaction from germany and the european union did to this link where angular macro's spokesperson this of yes this conversation this phone conversation took place early this morning but they will not divulge anything that was said because it was a private conversation many people who know medical and who have watched michael over the years would say this is not the type of language or tone that she would use because she has been very keen to try to show that she would do everything to accommodate the u.k. and to make sure that that is an old. really brooks it but no but till it again who is an ally of marco and he is chairman of the german foreign affairs

have focused on customs issues between the republic of ireland which is an e.u. member and northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom and would be out side of the e.u. breaks it is due to take effect on october 31st. and our correspondents show a lot of thoughts and barbara visa lore on the story for us show lots of it is in london barbara is in brussels good evening to you bush along let me start with you the indications from london suggest that there will be no deal tonight is that what you're sensing as well. this is definitely what we're hearing sources close to downing street telling us that there won't be a deal tonight and the main sticking point remains the d u p the northern irish paci they have very little power in parliament just 10 votes there but boris johnson needs them to get a final deal through parliament at some point if there was to be a deal and the d u p really is insisting of staying as close as possible to the u.k. we don't really know what a new deal would entail on the u.k. side downing street has been very very tight lipped but

of ireland to not something that the british government has said they cannot allow because the u.k. includes northern ireland can't have one part of it staying in the customs union so with this it's going to need someone in the prime minister's office leaked information that supposed to be confidential to the media what's been the reaction from germany and the european union did to this leak where anglo-american was spokesperson said yes this conversation this phone conversation took place early this morning but they will not divulge anything that was said because it was a private conversation many people who know merkel and who have watched michael over the years would say this is not the type of language or tone that she would use because she has been very keen to try to show that she would do everything to accommodate the u.k. and to make sure that there is an orderly breck's it but no bottle it again who is an ally of merkel and he is chairman of the german foreign affairs committee tweeted that is no new german position on brics it frankly a deal on the basis of johnson's propo

is how to prevent a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland and johnson is expected to propose a new system of customs checks between the 2 but some e.u. sources are already saying this system would be unworkable and would not avoid the problems that are hard border would create that johnson has tried to defuse those concerns by saying any border checks would be non intrusive if he's going to insist storm on customs checks as we come out as it is then. we will have to accept that reality and that will have to be a system for customs checks away from the border no we think those chips can be absolutely minimal or not intrusive. all right let's bring in our correspondents on the story at the conservative party conference in manchester and max hoffman is in brussels welcome to you both let's start with you what else are we expecting course johnson to reveal about his breath the plan in the speech. well we really expect him to basically outline a take it or leave it approach to break that we're expecting him to say that this is his final offer to brussels and if the e.u.

of ireland and northern ireland after britain leaves the e.u. but the irish prime minister and key a new lawmakers say the proposal does not go far enough forwards this is g.w. news from berlin you can stay up to date with all the latest headlines at our website at www dot com. and before we go let's return to the top story germany celebrating the unification day the face of berlin has changed dramatically in the 3 decades since the wall that divided the city fell but one east berlin institution has survived pretty much unchanged clear sions bowl how is an old fashioned dance hall that is as popular as ever with people from both east and west . couples have danced through berlin history under this roof here in clear him spohn house swing night is just as popular now as it was 100 years ago. berlin might have lost some of its charm but you can rediscover it right here. now to glitter might be dripping off the walls but we've been coming here for 10 years now it's a berlin tradition i think it's a good one and maybe this article is one big family

and the republic of ireland something that was always rejected would probably have something similar though won't be pat called backs up anymore so yes the u.k. has made concessions and that's why we're having these serious negotiations but it's also seems like the e.u. is willing to reopen the so-called legally binding withdrawal agreement so the divorce agreement something they always refused in the past so the u. has moved probably less than the u.k. that's true and briefly max what happens if there is no breakthrough. if there is no breakthrough then there will be a deal signed off by the leaders on thursday and friday and it means that by law boris johnson the u.k. prime minister will be obliged to demand an extension beyond 31st of october the date when bragg's it was supposed to happen just if i can add this briefly but in any case even if we have a draft today it seems likely that the leaders won't give a full blown yes to that deal on thursday but will only say this is the right direction but you need to be more elaborate we have the legal teams checking to make sure this is