Welcome to bbc news. The uk has been given two weeks to provide more details of its plans on key Brexit Issues if it wants to move to trade discussions in mid december. The issues include what the uk is prepared to pay for in the divorce bill , eu Citizens Rights and the irish border. The eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier says its vital the uk makes concessions and offers more money. The brexit secretary david davis says the Prime Minister has already pledged the uk will honour existing financial commitments. Our europe editor katya adler reports on the latest round of talks in brussels. Time is a precious commodity, and dont the uk and the eu know it. Were halfway now between the date of our Eu Referendum and actually leaving the club. Expect many more face offs along the way. By now, round six of brexit negotiations, all attempts at bilateral banter have gone. This is a serious business. Says david davis. It is. The eu is the uks biggest trading partner, and the government still hopes to keep european relations close even as we untangle ourselves from the eu. But relations now are strained. The eu and the uks brexit negotiators feel they keep repeating themselves, but the other side isnt listening. The Prime Minister was clear in her florence speech. But let me reiterate once again. Our European Partners will not need to pay more or receive less over the remainder of the current budget plan as a result of our decision to leave. But eu leaders dont quite believe him. Trust is in short supply here. They demand detailed financial guarantees, otherwise they threaten to block what the uk wants. Talks of trade and transition. Translation only sufficient progress, that is to say, sincere and Real Progress on the three main Brexit Issues, will allow us to start the second phase of negotiations. On those other issues, how to avoid reintroducing a hard border between ireland and northern ireland, remains a key sticking point. So does how to legally guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk and vice versa. But eu diplomats say these issues can be dealt with in parallel to talks on future trade. Money is the real stumbling block. And to turn up the heat. Translation my answer is yes. Michel barnier confirmed progress was needed by the end of this month. Ish. Otherwise brussels threatens to dash the Prime Ministers hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. What theresa may wants is the green light from her eu counterparts to go ahead with what is known as stage two of the brexit negotiations. That is talk of trade and transition deals. On both sides of the channel, companies ache for news. Uncertainty is very bad for business. But trade experts say eu uk fallout over Brexit Issues will seem childs play compared to complications when it comes to trade. The real obstacle is to come, when britain tries to negotiate a new trade deal with the eu. And its looking for something thats as good as or better than what it has now, which will be extremely difficult to achieve, because why would 27 countries, each of which has a veto, agree unanimously to give britain Something Better than what they have . Can britain get a new trade deal with the eu by the time it leaves in march 2019 . Not in my opinion. No one can stop time, of course, but when it comes to brexit, time can be stretched. Negotiations extended. If everyone agrees. But in brussels and london, there is little appetite for that. Waless first minister carwynjones has asked for an independent inquiry into how he handled allegations about carl sargea nt. The Labour Welsh Assembly member was found dead on tuesday and is understood to have taken his own life. Carwynjones has called for a seniorjudge to lead the independent inquiry. Our wales Political Editor nick servini has the latest. Tonight the Welsh Government has decided that a full independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of carl sargea nt will be carried out. The background to this is that we heard from carwynjones the welsh first minister yesterday for the First Time Since Carl Sargeant died on tuesday. It is thought he took his own life. He had been sacked from the Welsh Government cabinet and it emerged he was facing allegations from a number of different women on inappropriate touching and groping. Thats the background to it. The family of Carl Sargeant had complaints about the way it had been carried out by the Welsh Government, and yesterday in a statement the first minister said there would be an inquest and if the family felt they still have questions that remain unanswered after the inquest then he would welcome independent scrutiny, but it wasnt good enough for some family and friends of the mp, who felt the specifics of the investigation needed to be nailed down, and that is what they got tonight. A spokesman for carwynjones said it would be led by a qc, who would be appointed by the most senior Civil Servant in the Welsh Government, the terms of reference will be, there will be consultation with the family on the terms of reference, so in that sense he has given them what they wanted. Of course this is a conventional route in british politics to take the heat out of a situation. And there has been very intense heat surrounding the death of Carl Sargeant in welsh politics in the past few days. The bbc has withdrawn a drama from its christmas schedules after two accusations of rape were made against an actor. Ed westwick was due to star in the Agatha Christie drama ordeal by innocence. Hes denied the allegations and says hell work with the authorities to clear his name. The us Comedian Louis ck has admitted that Sexual Misconduct allegations made against him by five women are true. He said he had wielded power irresponsibly and could hardly wrap his head around the scope of hurt he had caused them. The allegations led to the release of his new movie, called i love you, daddy, being scrapped. The online taxi hailing firm uber has lost an appeal against giving its drivers employment rights. An earlier ruling had ordered uber to treat its drivers as workers rather than self employed independent contractors, after two drivers argued that they should be entitled to the minimum wage, sick pay and paid leave. Uber now says it will pursue a further appeal. Major phone and internet providers including bt and sky have agreed to an automatic Compensation Scheme for customers when they fail to make appointments or if there are delays installing services. Following a review by the watchdog ofcom, by 2019 customers will have their accounts automatically credited if they receive poor service. Danny savage has the details. Home broadband is something many of us take for granted, so when it drops out or stops working, its a big inconvenience. Roxanne hargreaves has been there. My service went down, we didnt have any internet for about three days, and they took forever to come out. What do you think about this idea of Getting Compensation automatically . I think its really good because youre paying so much for your internet a month, and if you arent getting a good service, whats the point of paying for something you cant actually get . Mick watson is having broadband problems, too. I shall be asking them, obviously, to do their usual technical checks, et cetera, but it would be worthwhile asking for some money back on the bill. At the moment, if your broadband fails you are not automatically compensated for the days of service youve paid for but havent received. Todays announcement means customers will be reimbursed by the provider without having to chase them. If an engineer fails to show up for an appointment, you get £25 back. If your new service isnt installed on a particular start date, youll be credited £5 for each day its delayed. And for those facing slow repairs, £8 per day will be paid for each day its not fully fixed, after an initial waiting period of two working days. We know that providers wont want to pay out this money. We estimate it will be £140 million a year, so we also think it will incentivise them to solve problems more quickly, or even better, to make sure problems dont occur in the first place. But this is no early Christmas Present for broadband customers. The automatic compensation wont start until early 2019. The head of the powerful Hezbollah Movement has accused saudi arabia of declaring war on lebanon. It comes just days after the resignation of the lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri in the saudi capital riyadh. There are fears lebanon is increasingly becoming a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia dominated iran. The un secretary general has warned of devastating consequences if the tensions increase. From beirut, our middle east correspondent martin patience reports. For a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence. But now it finds itself at the centre of the growing struggle between saudi arabia and iran. In a move that has stunned lebanon, the Prime Minister resigned suddenly last weekend. Not at home, but in saudi arabia. He lashed out at iran, accusing it of destabilising the entire region. Today, irans proxy in lebanon shot back. The leader of hezbollah claimed riyadh was holding the Prime Minister hostage. In a bid to diffuse the crisis, the french president Emmanuel Macron stopped briefly in the kingdom. He met the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin salman, who is pursuing a tough line against iran. Many in lebanon on share his view that tehran is too influential. Some people are seeking dividends in lebanon on for the role that they played in syria. Those people are iran and hezbollah . Yes. Theyve openly expressed that. That we fought isis in syria, we drew isis away from lebanese borders and therefore we need to be recognised. During the civil war here in the 1980s, the city was divided by warring parties. And this building was on the front line. But today, lebanon is divided by the regional structural. But today, lebanon is divided by the regional struggle. And the countrys seen as a pawn by the bigger players. Everyones reassuring us that everything will be ok but that doesnt mean that it is. But weve been through worse, so we are trying, just hanging on there. Its a play of power and were in the middle but its always like this for lebanon. For 30, 40 years. But the fear is the dynamic is far more dangerous than in the past. In the last few decades weve never been so close to the precipice. In many ways the threat of regional war has never been this real, if you like. Beirut famously partied through its civil war. And tonight, its no different, but this is a region on edge, and the International Community is calling for calm. Three students have been injured after being run over by a car near toulouse in southern france. Police have arrested the driver and said that he deliberately rammed the car into the students outside a technical college. All three students hurt are thought to be from china. The incident is not being treated as terror related. Now its time for newsnight with kirsty wark. We speak to an architect of the good friday agreement. Certainly if you put a physical border back across the island of ireland it will certainly give a huge incentive to those who want to cause mr. Tonight, what is life like in prison for nasa neymar a woman who was incarcerated . I was arrested twice and both times i was put in solitary confinement. Letters to a female labourmp confinement. Letters to a female labour mp which may spell more trouble for kevin hopkins, already suspended from the party for Sexual Harassment claims. And another torrid week for the government, we discuss this with our political panel. There has been ramping up of attention in regards to irelands future. The eu is demanding the uk speu future. The eu is demanding the uk spell out what it will pay brussels when it leaves in just two weeks. Or face more delay in talks on future trade ties, but it is the eus insistance on an all island approach for ireland where there appears to be most friction tonight. And that friction also extends to relations between the government
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