After months of wrangling the European Commission decided that sufficient progress had been made in key areas, including the irish border. But, the eu president , donald tusk, has warned that negotiating a new trade deal after brexit will be even more difficult. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg. Taking their places for the moment, after three days of cajoling, compromise, and criticism. Good morning. It was a good morning for theresa may. A deal to pave the way to brexit round two, the jargon she had longed to hear. Sufficient progress has now been made on the strict terms of the divorce. This was a difficult negotiation for the european union, as well as for the united kingdom. After breakdown on monday, blocked by her allies at home, a huge weight off the governments stressed shoulders. I very much welcome the prospect of moving ahead to the next phase, to talk about trade and security, and to discuss the positive and ambitious future relationship. Are you going to be celebrating, mr barnier . No. Cracking open the champagne . Were still working, no. Still more work to do, 0k. No celebrations for either side. There have been many compromises, and more to come. The agreement implies it will cost between 55 59 billion to settle our accounts as we leave. There is no finalfigure, and it could be more, but paid over many years. Both sides say brits who live elsewhere in the eu, and european citizens who live here, will have their rights protected. And, crucially for tory backbenchers, the role of the European Court will be limited. There is a promise there will be no hard border in ireland between north and south, a vow their rules and regulations will be aligned if there is no big trade deal. And a time limited transition period as we leave. Were not making any comment, thank you. But what about the dup, who had so embarrassed the Prime Minister on monday . She needs their votes in parliament, and this week they squeezed some concessions. But in the early hours, theresa may made the decision to crack on, even though they werent quite sure. There are Still Matters we would have liked to have seen clarified. We ran out of time, essentially. But the Prime Minister has decided to go to brussels in relation to this text, and she says she has done that in the national interest. The leader of the opposition, speaking at the un today, was even less impressed. This could have been done some time ago. The referendum took place in 2016. Were now right at the end of 2017. This is the first time there has been any sign of any movement to go on to phase two. But tory relief washed over social media, the cabinet falling over themselves to praise their boss, and notable by their absence, most tory brexiteers. The ultimate arbiter, put that in your pipe and smoke it. The real criticism, from this man. Remember him . Amazing, isnt it . The british Prime Ministerflies through the middle of the night to meet unelected bureaucrats who pat her on the head, they say, you have met all our demands, made sufficient progress and we can move to the next stage. The whole thing is a humiliation. As one of the brussels brokers was keen to point out, reaching the next deal to shake on will be harder still. Let us remember, the most difficult challenge is still ahead. We all know that breaking up is hard. But breaking up and building a new relation is much harder. But round here, there is no jubilation, more like thank goodness, because these negotiations are intertwined with the Prime Ministers fate. The talks stumble, so does she. The talks muddle through, and so does she. Had there not been this deal at dawn, there would have been serious rumblings about theresa mays future. With progress comes breathing space, but there is compromise, plenty of it. And with that comes winners and losers, and no real guarantees. Getting this far and keeping the peace has strained this street already. The tory divisions have not disappeared. But agreeing anything has been an achievement. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. The British Foreign secretary, borisjohnson, arrives in iran later to press for the release of the british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, and other dual nationals, on humanitarian grounds. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe is serving a five year prison term on charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government which she strongly denies. Caroline hawley reports. Boris johnsons first visit to iran could hardly be more sensitive. He was accused last month of damaging the case for the release of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe by remarks he later apologised for. On his rate to tehran to see irans foreign minister, mrjohnson released a statement saying the foreign secretary says he will also emphasise britains continued support for the nuclear deal with iran. Despite its repudiates by President Trump. But he will also make clear britains concerns about some of irans activity, notably in yemen and syria. Mrjohnson describes the relationship with iran as improving but not straightforward. The foreign secretary has been careful to lower any expectations of imminent release for Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, warning that such cases are very difficult. Theres much more detail on our website including an explanation of the complicated political backdrop behind nazanins arrest in iran. Just go to bbc. Com news you can also download the bbc news app. Lets look at some more stories making news. The United Nations secretary general has described the killing of fourteen un peacekeepers in the democratic republic of congo as a war crime. Antonio guterres said the rebel attack on thursday in the volatile east of the country was the worst on un peacekeepers in recent history. The peacekeepers were from tanzania, but five congolese soldiers also died. The Argentine Navy says search teams hunting for the wreck of a missing submarine have begun to look in new areas, after failing to locate it where it last made contact nearly a month ago. The san juan disappeared with 44 people on board after reporting an electrical problem off the coast of patagonia. The former georgian president , mikheil saakashvili, has again been arrested in ukraine. He was detained earlier this week, but his supporters managed to free him from a police van. His supporters have staged a protest outside the Police Station where he is being held. Prosecutors in kiev accuse him of plotting a coup and receiving illegal russian funding. Pope francis has called for the wording of the lords prayer to be changed. The pope said the line lead us not into temptation was a bad translation, because, he says, its not god who leads humans to sin. Hes suggested the words do not let us fall into temptation. Israel has launched further airstrikes against military positions in the gaza strip. In retaliation for palestinian rocket attacks on southern israel, including one on the town of sderat. It damaged cars but they were no reports of any injuries. Palestinians have clashed with Israeli Security forces in the west bank after President Trump announced that the us would recognise jerusalem as israels capital. Protests have also ta ken place jerusalem as israels capital. Protests have also taken place in several arab countries. This report from lebanon. What happens in to wrestle makes waves across orders. And lebanon, thousands protested against Donald Trumps decision. These are the descendants of palestinians who were forced to flee their homes nearly 17 years ago. Most will have ever been to jerusalem, the reality is they may never go, but this issue continues to resonate throughout the arab nations. Hundreds of thousands of palestinians now live in rundown camps like this one. Over 30 years ago, it was the scene of a massacre, when israeli troops allowed a christian militia to enter the camp. And slaughter hundreds of people. Formiriam, the and slaughter hundreds of people. For miriam, the suffering of palestinians strengthens their longing forjerusalem. She said israeli sovereignty. Preservation mac it will be translation , israeli sovereignty. Preservation mac it will be translation , it will be rejected and will forever be rejected. It is a provocative move that will enter the lead to the end of israel. Jerusalem and everything to us, its history, it is our memories, it is our home. Palestinians are treated as second class citizens in lebanon, and despite being here for decades, do not consider it home. Translation even if i dont go, i wa nt translation even if i dont go, i want my children to lovejerusalem. So even if i dont go back to jerusalem in my life, my desire is for my children to go back there. Jerusalem is not just for my children to go back there. Jerusalem is notjust the city. It is key to palestinian identity. Weather forecasters in california have warned there is no end in sight to the hot, dry winds that have been fanning destructive wildfires. Although the winds have eased the authorities of extended fire warnings through the weekend. More than 200,000 people have fled their homes. In the mountains north of los angeles, wildfires continue to roar through the forests of ventura county. Powerful winds are fanning the flames, the fire spreading quickly and cutting dangerously across highways. These guys are scrambling. The thick plumes of smoke billow the miles. Across southern california, tens of thousands of people have already fled. And this is the destruction they are escaping from. I always equate these to my Family Friends as disaster war zones is what you see, with the homes that are what you see, with the homes that a re lost, what you see, with the homes that are lost, and the tragedy that hits all of these families that live in these areas. Currently the fire is about 130,000 acres, 425 homes have been confirmed to be lost. Entire neighbourhoods reduced to ash in a matter of minutes. Some people returning home to see what if anything they can salvage from the charred wreckage. Its unbelievable, its devastating, it is horrific. There is nothing left. Not a is horrific. There is nothing left. Nota dumb is horrific. There is nothing left. Not a dumb thing. Darn. Is horrific. There is nothing left. Not a dumb thing. Darn. It has barely reined in la for six months. The first fires broke out on monday, reaching the exclusive neighbourhood of bel air, in los angeles, and threatening the neighbourhoods of hollywood stars. Up up to 60 horses are known to have died while much of californias avocado crop has been destroyed. At night, it looks like a volcano erupting, and from Santa Barbara to la and san diego, more than 8,000 firefighters are trying to contain these fires, the worst in living memory here. Strong winds are forecast through the weekend, making for extremely dangerous conditions. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come after long delays and the arrest of its director, the bolshoi finally gets to showcase the life of ballets great rudolf nuryev. John lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. Theres been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil. And the flowers have been piling up. The 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. This morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. People are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. Elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. Imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. Shes facing seven charges of tax evasion. She pleaded not guilty. The prince and princess of wales are to separate. A statement from Buckingham Palace said the decision had been reached amicably. This is bbc news. The latest headlines theresa may has been warned the next phase of the brexit talks on trade will be harder than the provisional deal shes secured on the terms of the uks departure. Israel launches air attacks on the gaza strip in retaliation for palestinian rocket attacks on southern israel. President trump has urged people in alabama to vote for roy moore, the republican candidate for the senate whos been accused of Sexual Misconduct with teenagers. The white house had earlier been reticent to support his candidacy, but stressed that he had denied the accusations. Speaking at a rally in florida, mr trump said the republicans could not afford to lose a seat in the senate. We want people that are going to protect your gun rights. Great trade deals instead of the horrible deals. And we wantjobs, jobs, jobs. So get out and vote for roy moore. Do it. Arizona republican trent franks has resigned amid an ethics investigation into claims he repeatedly asked female staff to be surrogate mothers. The announcement came after a Congressional Panel said it was opening an inquiry into Sexual Harassment allegations. The lawmaker acknowledged discussing surrogacy with two female aides when he and his wife were facing infertility. More now from david willis in washington. He said that he would actually be standing down at the end of january, well now he has revised that and he has said he will be resigning effective immediately. The official reason for this is that his wife is in hospital and he feels that he does not want to prolong his work and draw out his resignation while he could be looking after her. But there are reports that trent franks offered one of his Staff Members 5 million to act as surrogate mother to his child. The allegations also are that he continued to try to persuade this staff member to act as a surrogate mother, and when she refused, he took the matter up with another staff member. Now, there have been surrogacy issues for mr franks and his wife for some time. Hes known to be one of the wealthier members of congress, with a personal fortune of more than 30 million. It was after these allegations were brought before the leader of the house, paul ryan, that there were calls for mr franks to resign. He is now the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation. David, how is the Republican Leadership being viewed as dealing as dealing with this . Were they quick to be tough on him . Yes, its being viewed i think as very tough, after the democrats if you like, were looking to seize the moral high ground on this whole issue. They very swiftly dispatched representativejohn conyers after he was involved in sexual allegations, and so too senator al franken who was subject of at least eight complaints of sexual impropriety by women. However, having said that, it is being reported that this could all be the tip of the iceberg. These three resignations in the past week one report here suggests that 20 and maybe even as many as a0 other members of congress may soon find themselves embroiled in some sort of Sexual Assault allegations. People across parts of mexico have woken up to an unusual dusting of snow. Its the first snowfall in decades and it caused travel chaos in northern and central mexico. Motorists not used to driving in snowy conditions abandoned their vehicles. And across the border in southern texas the first Winter Weather warnings in years were issued, but forecasters say it will turn to rain over the weekend. Now, have you everfancied owning a whole village in germany . Well, today may be your lucky day. The entire hamlet alwine in east germany will be put up for auction later. It consists of a dozen buildings and around 20 mainly elderly residents. Bought at the turn of the century for one deutschmark, less than a dollar, bidding today is expected to start atjust under 150,000. If youve ever wanted to own a rodin or a classical greek statue, but your budget wont allow, well nows your chance. A group of the worlds leading museums havejust signed up to a new agreement to scan and share their works of art. Which means that if you like a work in a museum, youll be able to print off your own 3d version at home. Our arts correspondent David Sillito has been looking at how its done. Ah, you must bejohn. Yes, david nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Ive got to ask you first, youve brought the cameras . Yes, i have. Is this legal . It is. It is, dont worry his name isjonathan beck, and he is from a group called scan the world. So today were at the v a, and sneaking in to scan this bust. It felt a bit like theft. He took a few photos from different angles, uploaded them, and within seconds a 3d printer across town had set to work making a copy of the sculpture. These printers now can cost as little as £99. So the v a, along with the louvre, the hermitage and the smithsonian, have today published a new convention, setting out plans to allow anyone to copy and share their artworks. They are even doing their own scans now. So this scanning and sharing i mean, whats in it for you . Whats really interesting is that the more content we put online, on the web, the more people come through our doors here at the v a. They want the original, do they . I think theres something about the human condition, that they always ultimately, despite seeing it on a screen, want to come and see the artefact for themselves. Ive got a special gift for you. Here he is. Meanwhile, in the sculpture gallery, jonathan was back. How long did did this take . That took about six hours to print. Cost . About 30p. 30p. There is the future. In case you are feeling disillusioned about the world, let me tell you about integrity idle. A campaign that searches for honest government officials. This is the website for the competition taking place in mali. A nurse, University Professor and three teachers are among the finalists. Theyve all helped people or refused to take bribes. The competition hopes to generate debate around the idea of integrity and to inspire a new generation of more honest public servants. It was a decision that sent shockwaves through the dancing world. The last minute cancellation of the bolshoi theatres tribute to soviet star dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Well, the highly anticipated production is ready to hit the stage in moscow this weekend, despite its director being under house arrest. The life and times of Rudolf Nureyev return to the stage. The World Premiere postponed since july return to the stage. The World Premiere postponed sincejuly will now take place on saturday at moscows bolshoi theatre. Crucially without the direct, director who has been under house race since october, accused of fraud in the states house arrest. October, accused of fraud in the states house arrest. Translation my states house arrest. Translation my request to the Investigative Committee that the direct could take pa rt committee that the direct could take part in the rehearsals was not answered, so he could not participate. The controversial show has garnered eugene dressed from the public in russia. Last month people queued for hours to buy tickets to this weekends limited performances. The show charts the life of rudolf nu reyev, the show charts the life of Rudolf Nureyev, one of ballets most gifted bouncers, who defected from the soviet union in the 1960s and found fame and love in the west, before dying from an aids related illness in 1993. Management cited a lack of rehearsals when the show was cancelled last minute injuly, but the move raised concerns about growing kremlin interference in the arts, particularly with the ballets homosexual themes. However, the production assures audiences the show hasnt been altered. Translation im very happy that the premiere of this ballet will happen, because every artist, every creator, every participant in this play was very nervous about everything. We drink about this play actually happening and it will live tomorrow. For us its a greatjoy. Happening and it will live tomorrow. For us its a great joy. The bolshoi theatre says nureyev will be staged again next may. Now this has to be seen to be believed. This is zeus from the Harlem Globetrotters in a bus on top ofa building. And just take a look. That is a perfect basketball shot from over 45 metres high. Absolutely incredible stay with us on bbc news. Hello there, good morning. Friday was a cold day for all of us, but large parts of the uk stayed dry and sunny. We got some heavy snow showers in Northern Ireland and into scotland, a covering of snow across parts of wales, and the west midlands, north west midlands, into western parts of birmingham, badly affected by the earlier snowfall too. Now, theres still some snow falling through the night and into the morning, but its not as widespread, its not as heavy. But, with the frost more widespread, icy conditions could be more of a problem into saturday morning. We start with some wintry showers, possibly moving away from wales, but heading more into the north west of england. A few wintry showers perhaps for Northern Ireland, more likely to get some snow across northern scotland. Many places will have a dry day. Itll be a sunny day. Well see cloud increasing in the south west, signs of some rain. Here weve got the highest temperatures, but a cold day across the uk. Winds not as strong, so it may not feel quite as cold. But we have drawn down colder air across our shores. And coming into the cold air, well, we saw it briefly in the far south west, theres some wetter weather from these weather systems. And that brings problems as we head overnight into sunday. So very cold, very quickly, on saturday evening. Wet weather coming in from the south west quickly turns to snow, perhaps for Northern Ireland, more especially for wales, the midlands, perhaps into east anglia, and moving northwards into northern england. And its across these central areas that we have the amber snow warning from the met office. Ten centimetres widely, perhaps more over the higher grounds. The worst of it comes later in the night and early on sunday morning. Although snow may continue into the afternoon, it becomes much lighter, probably turning drier across Northern Ireland. Dry and cold across most of scotland. Certainly cold underneath that snow mix there. But, across the southern parts of england and wales, it does become milder. Sunshine and heavy showers, and some strong winds around too. So some snow again on sunday. It tends to peter out later on in the day, but theres a storm coming in from the atlantic. That will bring some stormy winds into parts of spain and france, and that deep area of low pressure having an impact on our shores. Its the south eastern half of the uk thats more likely to get rain, heavy rain, some really strong winds. Theres the risk of some snow, with that undercut of cold airstillaround. Lots to play for on monday. That system moves away, and things calm down a bit on tuesday. Most places will be dry and bright, but still cold. This is bbc news, the headlines britain is warned that the next stage of negotiations about britains future relationship with the eu will be harder; after the two sides reached a deal on the terms of the uks departure. It provides for britain to pay a financial settlement, as well as agreeing to keep the irish border open and protect eu citizens rights. Britains foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is visiting iran where he is expected to press for the release of detained dual nationals including a british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. She has been held in iran since april 2016 on charges of trying to overthrow the regime. Israel has launched air strikes against hamas military positions in the gaza strip, in retaliation for palestinian rocket attacks on southern israel