republic of ireland. they have a professional and effective border control policy and so whilst there isa control policy and so whilst there is a theoretical chance, it is something that is modest and intelligence led customs checks by the irish authorities i think would dramatically reduce the risk of that. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, says the risk of a no deal brexit has never been higher. speaking to the european parliament in strasbourg, he said that the eu is ready for all eventualities. if the uk still wants to leave the european union and wants to do so in an orderly fashion, if that is still the intention of the united kingdom then this treaty which we negotiated with the government of theresa may for a year with the government of theresa may fora yearand a with the government of theresa may for a year and a half, this treaty is and will remain the only available treaty. we are at a critical point. the risk of no deal has never been higher. that is the risk of an exit even by accide

standards, to the republic of ireland. to avoid any checks, an insurance, agreed between theresa may and eu leaders, would keep the uk in a close relationship, with the eu until a trade deal was agreed. some conservative mps fear the uk would be trapped indefinitely by such an arrangement. now, as we've been hearing — the dup — has dismissed a report saying that they will offer borisjohnson a brexit deal lifeline by accepting northern ireland abiding by some european union rules post—brexit as part of a new deal to replace the backstop so it only applies to northern ireland. that idea could lead to a single regulatory zone north and south of the border for food and agriculture. that would prove controversial too, with a new border in effect created in the irish sea. with me now is our ireland correspondent, emma va rdy. there is a huge amount of controversy around this today as people contradict each other? well, look, the agonising over the backstop and how to solve the irish border has gone on for months, years now

would then go elsewhere, perhaps in the republic of ireland 01’ perhaps in the republic of ireland or immediately without protesting entering the single market, that is a question that will apply as a criteria to every consignment of goods. the value of the goods and the risk of infringement of rules in place, these are all decisions that will be taken in great detail by the joint committee, namely by both the eu and the uk, based on the expertise of competent officials. and with cannot totally eliminate the risk that we can try to manage it. you asked about a turning point. if we just look at the last 15 days 01’ if we just look at the last 15 days orso, if we just look at the last 15 days or so, together with the british tea m or so, together with the british team led by david frost, the ambassador and by all of the team, whom we thanked, every single member of the team that i have headed up have been exceptional. we have had a great number of meetings. we call them technical meetings but i know there‘s often a lot of politics behind them. all of these meetings we re very behind

ireland and the republic of ireland and the eu. in terms of what is happening here today, what are the parliamentary hurdle is between now and the 31st of october? when i say that, i'm talking about from both perspectives, borisjohnson who says he wants to get brexit done, and for those mps who say that if you can't get a deal in place, he must ask by the 19th of october for an extension from the eu? is boris johnson want to leave with a deal i'd avoid the a benn act, the legislation requiring him to ask for an extension, then he needs to get a majority in parliament for his deal before the 19th of october. that means ditching together different groups of mps around this deal. —— stitching together. there will be the brexiteers and his party and udp, but then there are also some of the labour mps who never came through 40 recent me to mcnay, who never backed her deal, he would be looking to back a day. —— theresa may. even if he can do that, he then missed a piece of legislation, and he will have very little time to do this

the assistant referees will be manuela nicolosi of france and michelle 0'neal from the republic of ireland. the domestic football season in england and scotland gets under way this evening. dundee take on dunfermline in the scottish championship, while in the efl, we'll get a first look at jonathan woodgate's middlesbrough. the former england and real madrid defender has taken over from tony pulis at his boyhood club. it's woodgate's first job in management. his side take on newly—promoted luton town tonight. really excited. we have prepared properly. we have worked as hard as we could over the pre—season. my staff and i have been really organised. when i was a young kid, i dream about playing for middlesbrough, but since i was about 30, miles wanted to manage a football club. so i am privileged to manage this fantastic football club. defending champion georgia hall is one shot off the lead on six under on the second day of golf‘s british open. fellow brit charley hull is a shot behind her compatriot on —5, and tees off at her home course of woburn at 12.15 that's all the sport for

the republic of ireland missed the chance to qualify for next summer's european championship. that's after losing 2—0 to switzerland. the hosts took the lead early on, and then doubled their lead right at the end of the game. ireland also had captain seamus coleman sent off. their qualifying hopes now rest on next month's home game against denmark. meanwhile, there's a worry for manchester united after keeper david de gea limped off during spain's qualifying match with sweden. united face premier league leaders liverpool on sunday. the game last night finished 1—1, meaning spain qualify for next year's finals. that's all the sport for now. the firstjudge to claim protection as a ‘whistleblower‘ has won a landmark appeal at the supreme court. the court unanimously ruled judges can be classified as workers and so should be entitled to whistleblowing protection. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman is at the supreme court. explain that this was about, she wa nted explain that this was about, she wanted to raise concerns but she was not able to do it. thisjudge is

most of the arrivals in holyhead come from the republic of ireland so it is very likely, although we do not know the details, that it arrived in the republic of ireland, perhaps from northern france somewhere, and then on from dublin to holyhead and then down here to essex. very circuitous route and we don't know the details at the moment but that looks its likely route. 0bviously at the moment but that looks its likely route. obviously the quickest would have been through calais and dover, the east coast ports, but if there was, as looks likely, some sort of people smuggling operation going on, it may be that a more circuitous route to a different port on the west coast of the uk may not have alerted the authorities to the same have alerted the authorities to the sa m e exte nt have alerted the authorities to the same extent and there may not have been such intense searches but we just don't know at the moment. thank you very much for that. andy moore at grays police station in essex. it is 11:39am. more than 45,000 officially—registered refugees are currently stuck in libya — u

would be out of the eu but the republic of ireland, south of the republic of ireland, south of the border, would be in the eu so you can understand why the eu in order to try and protect the integrity of the single market and customs union would not be very happy with trade continuing back—and—forth across an open border which is the whole point of the backstop so i think there would need to be some type of physical infrastructure constructed by the eu. i'm pretty sure the eu would have to insist upon that. then it would be difficult, i think, have to insist upon that. then it would be difficult, ithink, for the uk government to say, you're on your own, we're not going to try to help you police that border at all, at a time when boris johnson you police that border at all, at a time when borisjohnson keeps referring to our friends and allies in the eu, it wouldn't get trade talks after a very good start i don't think. chris, any additional thoughts? if the uk did decide to impose no border controls, it would bea impose no border controls, it would be a huge green light for any kind of

well, because happens in the republic of ireland. well, because we are a devolutionist party and we believe in devolution. it was not us that pull down the devolved administration, we want to administer in health and education, we wa nt administer in health and education, we want to see better roads, more tourists coming to northern ireland. we believe in devolution, that is what we are about. are you really prepared to back borisjohnson going for no deal knowing all the damage it can do to your constituents? we have heard the prime minister saying he is not taking it off the table but he wants to find a deal and he is focused on it, we are here to help him find that deal. as i have often said, i wonder have people ever been in negotiations where they ta ke ever been in negotiations where they take things of the table before you get to an end? of course you keep it on the table. we are in a negotiation trying to get the best dealfor the negotiation trying to get the best deal for the people of the united kingdom. you do not take thin

because of the nature of the relationship with the republic of ireland, it will also be northern ireland? why the relationship with the rest of the eu. the bigger question is what is northern ireland? relationship with the rest of the uk? we know that boris johnson's deal companies in northern ireland, bringing in goods from the re st of ireland, bringing in goods from the rest of the uk, they will face customs declarations, in some cases, tariffs will have to be paid as they arrive in northern ireland. there is also likely to be new paperwork and new checks for goods coming across the irish sea. hull bulk that actually works have to be clarified and what up next year, that is going to bea and what up next year, that is going to be a very important question of what a business other island in the next year. as we have just heard, the uncertainty for many businesses continues. karen murphy in belfast: "if the tories win an overall majority, will the current arrangements for ni‘s eu alignment be at risk, even if ‘no—deal‘ doesn‘t happen?" first of all, if the conservatives wina fi

to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, northern ireland will remain aligned to a set of rules related to the eu's single market. northern ireland remains a part of the uk customs territory, but by avoiding a customs border on the island of ireland, there will be a de facto border for goods down the irish sea. the controversial ‘backstop‘ has been removed, and members of the northern ireland assembly at stormont will have a say on the long—term application of eu law in northern ireland, but any decision would be based on a simple vote. political correspondent nick eardley reports. we have a deal. many thought that it simply wouldn't happen. boris johnson, hand—in—hand with the eu's jean—claude juncker, after signing off on the brexit deal that some thought was impossible. this is a great deal for our country, for the uk. i also believe it's a very good deal for our friends in the eu. and what it means is that we in the uk can come out of the eu as one united kingdom. it removes the controversial backstop and replaces it with new arrangement

the republic of ireland is just five kilometres from here in that direction. whatever happens in october is likely to have a huge impact on lives and livelihoods on both sides of that border. much of the lamb produced here is exported. under a no—deal brexit, it's like to face tariffs, making it 35% more expensive. the politicians making the decisions will not financially suffer. it's us, as farmers, that are going to suffer. i would come out in october one way or the other. even if there's no deal? even if there's no deal i still would be inclined. we're hanging on too long. the government says over time, brexit will allow it to replace eu farm subsidies with a fairer system. if we leave with no deal, it says it will provide more financial support if needed, though it describes that as unlikely. jim reed, bbc news. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for alleged spying says she now faces harsh new conditions in prison. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe, who denies spying, has been told she can only see her five—year—old daughte

the republic of ireland, which would continue to be part of the eu. a source has told the bbc that the culling of cattle could start within weeks of that date if that happened without the uk and eu agreeing a deal. the head of the clothing chain zara has addressed concerns that his industry is creating an environmentally unsustainable spiral of demand for the latest fashion trends. in his first broadcast interview, pablo isla today promised to make it easier for consumers to recycle last season's garments. a commuter received £27,602 from network rail after "possibly slipping" on pigeon poo at paddington. data obtained by the bbc has revealed network rail has paid out nearly £1 million in five years for slips, trips and falls at its stations. a week of market chaos has thrown a lot of pieces up in the air, and traders are onlyjust getting a chance to assess how things have landed. the price of gold has surged as investors look for safe haven asset. that's all the business news. a new national artificial intelligence laboratory is to be created by nh

it would create a customs border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. after four years, in 2025, the papers says the stormont assembly would have a role in deciding the relationship beyond that. laura kuenssberg, our political editor, has tweeted or report on what the government may be proposing. she said: some technical issues. we can now go live to the conservative party conference in manchester. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is there. norman, norman smith, is there. we are going to get the details norman, we are going to get the details later, there is a lot in the report. what are you expecting? i think something pretty similar to what is in the telegraph, actually, because the broad outlines of the deal do now seem pretty clear, which is that northern ireland would in effect stay in the single market in regulatory alignment with the eu but would leave the customs union, so there would be customs checks between love ireland and ireland. what we are looking for in terms of the unknowing element is what sort of veto star mont might hav

the republic of ireland. and given that the irish border question is one of the key issues and an issue that is at least as serious, and i would say more serious than many people in the press have said. it is extraordinary. maybe it is posturing, maybe it is not. but if it is just posturing, it is very dangerous posturing. if it is not posturing, what is the eu supposed to make of a british government which cannot stick to deals or understand some of the key issues that make it impossible for the eu to change the deal in the way that some members of the british government think should happen.” know you said you have retired, but you have a lot of experience in this area and therefore high would be interested to know about this kind of diplomacy. this brinkmanship that we seem of diplomacy. this brinkmanship that we seem to be seen at the moment, is this actually just we seem to be seen at the moment, is this actuallyjust par for the course and that these deals do get done, but at the very last minute? no, i

and worth emphasising that a big problem for the uk and a big problem for the republic of ireland as well. what would our status be in trade negotiations with the eu after a no—deal brexit? from mandy peden. we would be trying to do a trade deal with our former trading union. they would be really fed up with us but we would have to try and strike to make some kind of trading deal. idid time to make some kind of trading deal. i did time when the eu says, if you leave with no deal, the first thing we wa nt leave with no deal, the first thing we want to talk to good luck if you have the trade agreement, they want to talk about the citizens‘ rights and the divorce bill, so they have said and still they have those issues out, we will not i want to talk about other things. let me bring you up—to—date with what is happening at westminster because the process is under way by which the speaker is considering wright at the application for emergency debate on the european union. it has been submitted. if the speaker agrees that the debate happens, it will take precedence over today‘s

and the republic of ireland? no, i don't think so. as i said before, that is in the hands of the government in dublin. what the eu could do and unfortunately has not done so far, is send a clear signal to the remainer is in britain that, should the be successful in getting a second referendum, the eu will offer britain a new deal, a new deal which they refused to give cameron at that time. for instance, more autonomy over its immigration. something which now more european governments than ever before wanted. in the time between the referendum, and today there has also been a significant shift on that issue in the european union. it is not only poland and hungary which once more autonomy over its immigration, it is other countries, too. —— which want tos. and even germany has changed its welcome policy towards refugees, so its welcome policy towards refugees, soi its welcome policy towards refugees, so i think a signal which tells the british, if you change your mind, we change our mind as well. and it would g

we could be looking at six road crossings between northern ireland and the republic of ireland that freight traffic most transit. all of a sudden overnight that changes how we do work here. you can no longer take the quickest way from a to b. you must first go via c. that is adding on mileage, time, costs and red tape. we may have exporters in a lot of manufacturing businesses, so we could be on the farcical position where a lorry could be going to summer where a lorry could be going to summer like newry on the border, collecting goods and driving ten to 20 miles north towards belfast to fulfil customs declarations and checks, to then have to drive south again into the republic of ireland. it is something, like i said before, it works really well in a port scenario. but to imply that in a land border that is just so closely interwoven with supply chains, where we are looking about 111,000 lorries a day crossing the irish border, huge amount of traffic to manage. most of that traffic, 70% of it in fa ct, most of that traffic, 70% of it in fact, it is ingredients and components we use in nort

is there to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland if a trade deal cannot be done, could be replaced, if a solution is found that achieves the same thing. the crucial caveat to that is that a solution has not been found yet, as far as the eu is concerned, at least. but the mood music seems to be reasonably good, stephen barclay, the brexit secretary, as you say, is meeting michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator in brussels. they have not met for at least a couple of months now, so that is significant in itself. but nobody is really expecting a breakthrough, at this stage, not least because, as you heard in no uncertain terms from the irish deputy prime minister, that as far as he's concerned and his country is concerned, the uk has not put forward credible alternatives to a backstop and a deal is, in his words, not close. we can get the view from brussels now with our correspondent there, damian grammaticas. those talks are ongoing, stephen buckley and michel barnier are meeting in the commission and discussing the content of the papers that the u

it says it will create 10,000 jobs in new and enlarged pubs and hotels in the uk and republic of ireland over the next four years. downside for the company has been rising costs including the minimum wage and property prices and energy bills. it has also faced shareholder unrest over £95,000 of pro—brexit spending. the economy suffered its worst three months for more than a decade — official figures show output failed to grow once again in october. office for national statistics data showed the economy flatlined month—on—month in october, after two months of declines.it was the weakest three months since early 2009. the figures come ahead of thursday‘s general election, with the main parties all promising to boost growth. more trouble for the clothing chain ted baker — another warning on profits and two bosses are stepping down. it‘s been a bad year for the compnay last week it by between 20 and £25 million and today it said its full—year profit — previously estimated at £28 million — was now likely to be about 5—10 m, depending on how well it trades over christm

republic of ireland is our biggest export market. we would face tariff on goods going south and it‘s coming northwards would be subject to controls on the question we would ask and what i have always asked the government is that if you‘re not going to have infrastructure checks at the border, where are these checks inevitably going to have to ta ke checks inevitably going to have to take place eventually? when you have them 20 miles inland, 40 meals a towards the port or will be on the ivy steel? and the ironic thing is that we could be faced with a no deal because people maybe object to the previous withdrawal agreement on the previous withdrawal agreement on the backstop but inevitably will be landed with a have a border dash had prodded in the irish sea. the report also talks about businesses relocating to avoid tax and tariffs while others will continue to trade but will experience higher costs that may be passed onto consumers. it talks about the agriculture and food sector being hardest hit. what do you think the hard reali

sinn fein is a republican party and would like northern ireland to join the rest of the republic of ireland. why are you supportive of the backstop as the best way of making northern ireland? status and maintaining its border? sinn fein has been very clearfrom the outset, we have in trying to secure and protect the good friday agreement in all of its parts. we acknowledge the fact that the people of ireland across the 32 counties voted for the good friday agreement and we also know that there is a provision in the good friday agreement and people need to be co mforta ble agreement and people need to be comfortable and stop being dramatic about a provision that was voted for overwhelmingly and that is for a unity poll. but we want to do at this moment in time, we don't want any damage done to our peace process. we know it is very precious and therefore we have put case after case to a pulled the good friday agreement in all of its parts and thatis agreement in all of its parts and that is why we are prepared in this context to support the backstop is the least worst option, but it doesn't de

the irish republic and northern ireland are on the front line of brexit. simon coveney and leo varadkar gave their initial thoughts on the british proposals last week. we have seen an british proposals last week. we have seen an escalating level of criticism from the democratic unionist towards dublin. arlene foster accused the dublin government of being intransigent and unhelpful. today, we see a gay arlene foster saying what she has heard reported from the german chancellor, suggesting to her that the irish government is trying to keep northern ireland in the eu customs union, which in unionist eyes would mean dublin are setting the rules for northern ireland and it is northern ireland being made to step away from the united kingdom. as a unionist, she says that is not something she could stand for. we have always had a big problem through the brexit negotiations, since the dup held the balance of power in westminster, the irish government on one side then the only way to solve the problem of the irish border would be to keep it open, is for northern ire

the question of how to keep an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland has become the major sticking point in the brexit process. there is no agreement yet on what alternative arrangements could replace the backstop which would see the uk remain in a customs union with the eu if a trade deal couldn't be done. mrs may will meet leaders of the main political parties in northern ireland who remain at odds on the issue. sinn fein are supportive of the backstop, but the dup leader arlene foster said it was toxic and must be dealt with. the former first minister of northern ireland david trimble has said he intends to take legal action against the government over the backstop, claiming it breaches the terms of the good friday agreement. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. let's go to westminster now and join our assistant political editor, norman smith. theresa may is going to have a tough sell when she talks to business leaders in northern ireland because they were already backing her backstop plan and all the while her party colleagues are trying to work out what th

people in northern ireland and the republic of ireland will be wanting him to listen, won't they chris? yes if borisjohnson is a divisive character, the reaction to news of him becoming prime minister in northern ireland seems to bear that out. very contrasting words about mr johnson. unionists broadly speaking welcoming him and saying they're looking forward to working with him. irish nationalists using words like catastrophic to describe the path he will take the uk on. sinn fein said they will stand against his reckless pro—brexit agenda. the democratic unionists are one of the most important parties that mrjohnson will be dealing with, it is their ten mps who keep the minority government in power at westminster. arlene foster spoke with mrjohnson, withins of his winning the contest and the dup have been on the airwaves emphasising three priorities that they will emphasise in their discussions with mr johnsons. the first is securing the union. second delivering brexit and thirdly restoring the devolved governments here in stormont. bearing in mind the power sharing administration

the republic of ireland beat georgia in their euro 2020 qualifier — but they could have done with some tennis racquets... fans threw tennis balls on the pitch in dublin as part of a planned protest. it didn‘t put the players off, though. conor hourihane‘s brilliant free—kick was the only goal of the game. two wins from two for mick mccarthy and his team. there was drama for kyle edmund as he was knocked out of the miami open. he lost his fourth round match in straight sets to the defending champion john isner. and he had a big old row with the umpire too. the british number one stopped a point because he said someone in the crowd was shouting. but the umpire ruled that he‘d lost the point as a result, and edmund was furious. there was a nasty crash for britain‘s chris froome at the tour of catalunya. he got tangled up with a couple of other riders with more than 20 miles to go, and ended up with some painful cuts and bruises. the team sky rider did finish the stage, but lost almost 14 minutes to the leaders. next, a question — does snooker have a problem with sexism? rebecc

of ireland, down to 12.5%. that is less of a vote winner than an inheritance tax cut. i accept that but our economy is growing at 1.5% a year. in america it is growing at 3%. if we could boost our growth rates as donald trump has done with his business tax cuts, that would be an extra £20 billion to spend on tax cuts, may be an inheritance tax cuts money for public services like the nhs of the social care system. the focus of a conservative government has to start by firing up the economy and then you can start to tackle those other things. what do you feel in your gut is the most unfair tax people have to pay in this country? i think... unfair tax people have to pay in this country? ithink... if unfair tax people have to pay in this country? i think... if you are talking about personal taxation, as a businessman, ithink talking about personal taxation, as a businessman, i think business rates are absolutely crippling... applause. and i have found money in the headroom we have to take 90% of high street busine

heightened focus on the relationship between the republic of ireland, northern ireland and the border in the light of the whole brexit situation? for republican dissidents, it is not about a hard border or soft border, basically do not want the border anywhere on the island of ireland. that said, the focus on the border through brexit has been useful for dissidents because it has focused again the issue upon the partition of ireland, the border and what to do about that border, so it is useful, but dissident violence preceded the rows about brexit and will carry on even if the issue of brexit is resolved. for dissidents, it‘s about removing british rule from northern ireland. brexit provides a useful opportunity for such dissidents. thank you for joining us from liverpool this morning. china has confirmed the birth of the world‘s first gene—edited babies, saying the scientist involved acted alone and broke rules banning the procedure. let‘s find out the latest from our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. it's it‘s not that these babies are just born, they were born at the

it represents the will of the northern ireland public. what is at the polling on that, this follows on from the change in the law in the republic last year when a 66.4% of voters voted in favour of abortion? all available evidence points to the fa ct all available evidence points to the fact that the northern ireland public support this change. 82% wa nted public support this change. 82% wanted to see this reform. we have to remember the harm of the situation we are leaving behind. for yea rs situation we are leaving behind. for years now, women have had their health care exporting, fresh with prosecution. prosecutions, reg retta bly, prosecution. prosecutions, regrettably, have been a reality. it is rightly abortion ban is overturned, we are hugely relieved this day has finally come. what you need to get involved with this issue in the first place? -- what made you? we in the first place? -- what made you ? we have in the first place? -- what made you? we have been campaigning for reproductive rights the world over for several years. i h

has begun an official visit to the republic of ireland. she's due to address the irish parliament shortly, where its thought she will be discussing brexit. mrs pelosi has already said that there would be no chance of the us signing a trade deal with the uk if the process at all damages the good friday agreement. she is part of a group of high ranking politicians on a fact—finding mission to ireland. you may be aware the third most powerful politician in america. and that is all part of ongoing talks, what they are doing, which is looking at the impact of brexit, and in particular this issue around the irish border, the backstop and what might happen in the resort after brexit. 0f course, one of the things that has been much talked about is the prospect of a us— uk trade deal, so she's been addressing that and saying it will not happen if the good friday agreement is damaged as a result of brexit. so let's listening now to the speaker of the irish parliament, who is about to address nancy pelosi —— introduced nancy pelosi. it mean s

if we want to trade from the northern ireland to republic of ireland, and have to pay a 40% tariff, that renders that opportunity unviable. the civil service have said that in the event ofa service have said that in the event of a no—deal, much of the agri—food trade across the border could stop overnight. is that correct? it is correct, based on the fundamentals of agri—food. we trade large turnovers but small margins, so the imposition of a tariff or the cost associated with non—tariffs could be enough to rendera associated with non—tariffs could be enough to render a business opportunity unviable for us. it is a significant frustration to us that despite her many times we have explained this to our politicians, they are simply not listening. what is your business been able to do to prepare for the possibility of no—deal? prepare for the possibility of no-deal? we have tried to mitigate as best as we can, but we have taken the step in the last six weeks in investing £20 million in a new site ina investing £20 million in a new site in a business in donegal, allowing us in

in the republic of ireland, they recently had a vote on abortion reform, it we nt had a vote on abortion reform, it went through 70—30 because the wording was on the ballot paper and thatis wording was on the ballot paper and that is what we need, something workable versus remain, the status quo and in trade union agreements that normal way of doing it. when you sign any contract, you should read the terms of conditions. for something of this magnitude, you should look before you be. i think a little checking mechanism, do you still want it and do you want it in this form, do you want it as it is at the moment, what you've got? that is what i would suggest to the prime minister today at 2:30pm. thank you very much forjoining us. we will have more reaction later, now back to the studio. joanna gosling, thank you very much. a quick look at the headlines. authorities in ethiopia investigating last month's crash involving a boeing 737 max have said that the pilots were not to blame. the report shows that the followed proper slight guidance but were not able to control the aircraft. talks b

saying this to protect the interests of the republic of ireland, this is a very good solution indeed, the trouble is the politics. the numbers now are very fragile for any solution. so would you lose or gain if the dup we re would you lose or gain if the dup were not likely to at all? i could see how it would be a possible way forward. thank you both are very much. we will be answering your questions on all things brexit and what could happen next. i wasjust mentioning that the key dates in the weeks ahead. if you have questions that you want to put to us for bbc ask this, contact details on your screen right now. we will have much more from westminster later this hour. now back to the studio for a round—up of the day's business news. the uk economy grew by 0.3% injuly, compared with june. that's according to the office for national statistics. growth "remained level" in the three months to july 2019. more on that in just a moment. lloyds banking group is facing an extra bill of up to £1.8 billion to cover a late rush of claims for the mis—selling of payment protection insurance.

a much changed republic of ireland side beat bulgaria 3—1 in a friendly in dublin. the game was level at one—all inside the last 10 minutes but goals from kevin long and a debut goal from james collins saw manager mick mccarthy's six—game unbeaten run continue in his second spell in charge. the details of the first women's football weekend have been confirmed. the event will take place over the weekend of the 16th to the 17th of november during the men's international break. wsl fixtures will include a north london derby at the new 62,000—capacity tottenham hotspur stadium, liverpool also hosting everton in a merseyside derby and chelsea facing manchester united. the fa say that this will be another landmark moment in the growing popularity of the women's game. maisie summers newton has laid down a marker to british rival ellie simmonds at the world para swimming championships in london. she won her 200 metres individual medley heat this morning — finishing nearly five seconds ahead of simmonds in third. both qualify for tonight's final. meanwhile, alice tai

last night, the republic of ireland beat gibraltar 2—0 in dublin, with a less than convincing perforance, however. mick mccarthy's men left frustrated for much of the match, eventually winning it through an own goal, and robbie brady's injury—time header. that leaves them top of their qualifying group and gibraltar bottom. northern ireland can maintain their 100% start to qualifying with a win tonight. it is three from three after beating estonia on saturday. they are away to belarus later and need to rack up the points as they play germany and the netherlands in the autumn. we work off the assumption that the other two, the big nations won't drop points against estonia and belarus and that will mean that we also won't drop points. it takes as long in the group of three. that means we have huge games look forward to. that is the task was set the place in march. we are one game away from putting ourselves in a strong position. scotland's position improved after their win over cyprus on saturday in what was manager steve clarke's first in charge. they are third but face a tough trip to p

reach the tournament will be at home and it could be against the republic of ireland if they beat slovakia. two of the biggest clubs in south america have arrived in peru to see who will become the continent‘s club champion. the libertadores cup final will also provide south america‘s entry to the club world cup next month, which also includes liverpool. defending champions river plate of argentina and brazilian side flamengo trained on the pitch in lima, ahead of tomorrow‘s match. flamengo are looking to become the first team to complete a league and libertadores double since santos in 1963 and that was with pele in their side. the final is live on bbc two tomorrow night, kick—off at 8 o‘clock. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. the election is less than three weeks away and bbc news is visiting key politcal battelg rounds around the country. today, martine croxall is in norwich for us. martine. i shall browse the stalls you see behind me later! throughout the campaign, bbc news will be looking closely at the places where the election coul

basically it focuses on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which will after brexit be the only land border between the uk and the eu. its primary purpose is to avoid a hard border there, and other wants to keep the border as open as it is now for people and trade and everything, no checkpoints or anything. how was i going to be done? as the backstop is unfermented there will be what amounts to a temporary customs union between the whole of the uk and the eu with northern ireland more tightly interwoven with eu customs rules and with some of the rules of the single market. the big question as we know is how do you get out of this, currently temporary? that is built into the backstop a review mechanism makes it very clear that you have to get the agreement both sides, the uk and to bring the arrangements to an end. the review mechanism says that there's no unilateral exit. why is that? because way back in december 2017 over a year ago the uk and the eu agreed that any backstop management would be in place unless and until a future agreement means no hard border

over there, it's northern ireland. this bank is the irish republic. the canal has become a symbol of the peace process. it's a gateway to both countries, which shows how much has changed. when it opened, 25 years ago, the conflict wasn't over, and still overshadowed everything. now, the waterway is an artery for this area's lifeblood — tourism. visitors often start theirjourney on the longest river in the republic. on the shannon, business people want brexit to be settled. uncertainty doesn't help people to book a holiday, and it would definitely be great if we could get this thing over the line and out of the way by the end of october. a deal is the best possible solution for irish tourism. about halfway to northern ireland, the canal curves through the town of ballinamore. people here feel they are at pivot point. gail gets supplies for her garden centre from across the border, and she hopes there won't be any complications. we're a small family business. myself and my husband run it, along with just a few part—time workers. so we can't really a

leaves the customs union, but in effect stays in one with the republic and the rest of the eu. the eu is saying we don't understand how this is going to work? how will you know which goods that come into northern ireland will stay into northern ireland, as opposed to those that go on to the republic. these are all the complications. what i think however, i hope parliament would be prepared to do is say, look, we may not like this deal, if they get one, but we are prepared to put it to the british people. therefore parliament voting to say, we will allow this to go through provide it is put back to the people in a referendum. and a choice between a deal and remain. do you believe that parliament will legislate for that on saturday?” don't know. i hope very much that we will. because otherwise, ifearwe will. because otherwise, ifearwe will once again see deadlock in parliament, that would be the fourth time, the fourth occasion on which we failed to get agreement and we need to bring this to a conclusion. because we have not started negotiating our future relationship with the

a hard border —— no hard broder with the republic. also this lunchtime... in his delayed state of the union address due to the partial government shutdown, donald trump appeals for republicans and democrats to set aside their differences.

. , that insurance policy that keep an open border been tween northern ireland and the republic in all circumstances. they are saying this is part of a process around the ongoing negotiations with brussels. an important conversation but don't expect any breakthroughs. lets take a look at labour, because the party is reiterating that the five demands are set out byjeremy corbyn and a letter to theresa may saying if you can do this, we can support a deal. labour says that doesn't preclude and the idea of a second referendum? that's right. some labour mps were not happy about this latest idea put forward byjeremy corbyn to theresa may in which he set out five conditions under which the labour party would back a brexit deal and get it through the house of commons. messing from that was any talk of a second referendum. it is officially labours policy still though. the to consider a referendum second referendum any brexit deal if a deal cannot be done. jeremy corbyn has put forward a policy which says if you come on board with this theresa may we can still sue parliament. his know is that th

paddy mcnair scores twice as northern ireland beat the czech republic 3—2 to win a friendly match away from home for the first time in 13 years. andy murray says he'll leave the european open — if his wife kim goes into labour earlier than expected. murray is scheduled to play his first round match in belgium today. i'll be back with more on those stories. a "perfect storm" of increased demand and staff shortages means that people with learning disabilities in england are still being locked up in unsuitable secure units. that's according to a report by the care quality commission. the watchdog also warns that more than half of england's accident and emergency departments are not good enough. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. scandals, including allegations in a bbc panorama investigation of patients with learning disabilities and autism being taunted and bullied at the now—closed whorlton hall hospital in county durham, underline some of the concerns raised by the care regulator. the care quality commission report looking at the whole of the health and care sect

they are from the irish republic or northern ireland. a fourth person was arrested by the irish authorities in dublin on saturday, in connection with other offences. but essex police say he too is a person of interest in this case. as you say, efforts are continuing to try and identify the 31 men and eight women who were found dead in the back of that refrigerator truck last wednesday in g rays refrigerator truck last wednesday in grays in essex. it is authorities are working with the vietnamese authorities, especially on dna testing, as it's believed many of those victims were in fact from vietnam. richard lister. the headlines on bbc news: the eu agrees to britain's delay to —— requested a ibrox until the 31st of january. mps will vote this afternoon on whether to back a december election. maurice robinson, lorry lover —— driver from county man has appeared in court charged with people traffic and money—laundering after 39 people we re money—laundering after 39 people were found dead in a lorry and money—laundering after

he said, no change between the border between northern ireland and the republic. the day before the referendum, he said he wanted to reassure people that voting leave would mean that there won't be a sudden change that this disrupt the economy, no change to the border, no sudden change to the economy. does he stand by his promises, yes or no? because that is the most sensible way forward. the house will have heard several times by now, the house will under no circumstances institute checks at the border in northern ireland, and as for a smooth and orderly departure from the eu, that is now in the hands of our friends the eu, that is now in the hands of ourfriends and the eu, that is now in the hands of our friends and partners, the eu, that is now in the hands of ourfriends and partners, and i hope that they will see sense and compromise. for decades, members in this house across the political divide have been critical of other countries' democratic processes. what my right honourable friend agree with me that failure to deliver on the public monday to leave the e

it crossed back into the republic of ireland, travelling south to dublin. it crossed over to wales on the 16th of october. once on the continent, a travel between cities in belgium and france including dunkirk, bruges and lille and then it also travel to back and forth between the uk and the continent from october the 17th, through to the 22nd when it made that journey from through to the 22nd when it made thatjourney from zeebrugge, through to the 22nd when it made that journey from zeebrugge, here through to the 22nd when it made thatjourney from zeebrugge, here to the uk and ultimately onto that industrial estate in essex. this has all come from gps tracking data from the actual container itself. it does suggest that the police investigation is one that is co nsta ntly investigation is one that is constantly expanding to take into account all these locations that the trailer travel to in the last week or so. trailer travel to in the last week orso. in trailer travel to in the last week or so. in other news... britain's biggest remaining payday loan provi

the number of vehicles crossing from northern ireland into the republic of ireland. at the crossing near eureka where our correspondent was this morning. tell us correspondent was this morning. tell us what you found in that. we are looking at, on a standard weekday morning, there are six roads that are monitored by the irish government which is using sensors under the road, not cameras or infrastructure that is visible to the naked eye. 0n infrastructure that is visible to the naked eye. on these six roads out of roundabout 300 crossings, there are 13.5 thousand crossing the border daily. at the newry crossing, the main road that connects dublin and belfast, around 8,500 lorries crossing that daily. it is pretty much a 50—50 split with 11,000 going in either direction every day. when we look at those six crossings, there is a truck crossing the border every six seconds, 211/7. very significant. to manage that it is a huge constraint on the authorities on either side of the border. then you compared the average delay for trucks for goods vehicles crossing between n

leave northern ireland in the customs territory of the uk and the republic of ireland in the customs territory of ireland in the customs territory of the eu but it would enable a dead going from great britain to northern ireland to pay a different tariff than going into the republic. there would be a twin track system. it would be a twin track system. it would enable northern ireland to enjoy the benefit of any free—trade deals while allowing northern ireland to remain highly in—line with the eu. it is a a halfway house solution but it is complicated and the kind of thing the european commission does not like. we do not have a lot of time. lots of speculation this might be the fix but lots of questions about whether oi’ but lots of questions about whether or not it can be stood up in in the time available. the only detail we did get was that customs where part of what they discussed yesterday but also consent. i don't know if it is becoming a little clearer this morning what that might look like. again we know what the eu objected to, which is that borisjohnson's proposal basic

the backstop is an attempt to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. as things stand the de leeuw position has not changed. you are not backing this deal? no, because we said unless there were changes made to it which secured northern ireland as part of the united kingdom, which does not have us treated differently, damaging our economy, undoing us constitutionally, we would not back it. that does not mean we would not continue, as we have done, to engage in intensive discussions with the government. only yesterday we said to the prime minister, you have a perfect opportunity. the speaker of the house of commons has said do not bring this back without amendments. tell the eu, i cannot even get a vote on this unless you consider some changes which i can present as a different agreement. the eu has presented a united front, to be fair, unlike politicians in the uk who have not been able to come to an agreed position. this morning you called the deal toxic. can you get from toxic to acceptable in the short amount of time left? the poison in it is the fac

of ireland continuing to be in the eu customs regime, and further still to be no checks on goods between northern ireland and the irish republic and vice versa? nobody seems to have an easy answer to that question. the irish government has said they would still work very hard to ensure there are no checkpoints on that part about this is really what has been the issue at the heart of the brexit negotiations for 2.5 yea rs, of the brexit negotiations for 2.5 years, it remains unresolved, how do you keep that border open? ok, thank you keep that border open? ok, thank you for that. huge crowds gathered this morning to watch a pensioner see his lifelong dream fulfilled — when a special fly—past marked the 75th anniversary of a crash which claimed the lives of ten american airmen. tony foulds was just eight years old when he saw a b—17 flying fortress — nicknamed mi amigo — crash on february 22nd 19114, as it veered away from him and his friends playing in the park on its return from a bombing raid. hello from endcliffe park in sheffield, where thousands of people have been gatherin

republic of ireland. we are now looking at a whole uk solution. the eu have shown themselves to be pragmatic and willing to move. and we know we are very close to where we know we are very close to where we need to be, so a small additional movement can unlock a lot of people who had concerns about the backstop and we can get this deal through on tuesday next week. sorry, deputy chairman, not deputy leader of the conservative party there, james cleverly. as i say, not a great feeling at westminster that breakthrough is imminent and not a great feeling that the prime minister will get the victory she so badly once in that bout on tuesday. shoreham, thank you. time to catch up shoreham, thank you. time to catch up with all the sports news... good morning. 0le gunnar solksjaer has confirmed his contract with molde has ended. solskjaer was previously the manager of the norwegian side before being put in in caretaker charge at old trafford in december. i'm not here to get excited, i'm here to do myjob, and of