It laid bare the divisions in her cabinet and her party and perhaps threaten Mrs May's very survival as prime minister instead the Democratic Unionists she needs to sustain her minority government have been brought aboard but today conservatives aren't all happy at the scale of concessions the size of the divorce Bill the role of European judges but there's no sign of open revolt the Bracks it's the Oakland for Britain's main opposition Labor Party Kier Starmer said signs of progress were welcome but he said the government should have reached this stage in negotiations at least 2 months ago the devil will be in the detail of the documents being released today it's good that there's been progress in relation to all the ballot about have to say they were age but saw faith they need to be fit and I said about this promised we're going to see what the reaction is a perp backbenchers will be pressing on the detail the Israeli army says Palestinians have taken to the streets of about 30 tons in cities in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank to protest against President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital the Israeli security forces have used tear gas and live rounds to disperse protesters in Ramallah Bethlehem and Hebron as well as along the border area with Gaza. The South African high court has ordered President Jacob Zuma as appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions to step down Sean Abrahams is been accused of protecting the president and his allies from prosecution our Africa editor James Copnall says this is potentially a very significant ruling why this is important is because he is currently deciding whether a whole raft of corruption charges against Jacob Zuma or go back to a multi-billion arms deal back in the late one $990.00 s. Whether they should be brought back and the court is essentially saying that Jacob Zuma should not be allowed to appoint the Director of Public Prosecutions who would then decide whether he would face charges Mr Zuma himself and sort of court rule that his deputy Saurav opposer should then make this decision about who the national head the chief prosecutor should be used as the mess says he will appeal the ruling b.b.c. News the European Union and Japan the have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement which if ratified will create the world's biggest open economic area a joint statement said the deal sent a clear signal to the world that the e.u. And Japan were committed to open markets and the fight against protectionism the deal is expected to liberalize 99 percent of trade between the 2 powers. A course in Germany has begun hearing what's expected to be the country's biggest post-war criminal trial 10 people have been charged with negligent manslaughter and bodily harm for their alleged truth in the deaths of $21.00 people during a stampede at the Love Parade street festival in 2010 Here's Marcus Arbor the tragedy in the city of 2 spoke took place when the panic broke out in the narrow tunnel that served as the only entrance and exit to the tech music event in July 23rd in the ensuing stampede 13 women and 8 men aged between $17.38 were crushed to death or suffocated 8 of the victims were foreign visitors more than $650.00 people were injured in the stampede that events for Event organizers and 6 city officials deny the charges Zimbabwe's Central bankers ordered a freeze on accounts belonging to 2 former senior government ministers pending corruption investigations Jonathan Mario and Savior cassock where they have been in hiding abroad following the military takeover last month is the latest crackdown and allies of the ousted 1st Lady Grace Mugabe Japan plus plans to acquire longer range missiles amid continuing concern over North Korea's weapons program the cruise missiles will be deployed in the country's fleet of fighter jets and of a range of up to 1000 kilometers at the moment Japanese missiles can reach just 300 kilometers the purchase is expected to be controversial as Japan's past of his Constitution limits the military to self-defense b.b.c. News. Hello and welcome to News Hour from the b.b.c. World Service coming to you live from London I'm James Kamar Sami in a moment the European Union and the United Kingdom reach a deal on the 1st part of their divorce proceedings will ask what it means for the Irish border and for the rights of a used citizens living in the u.k. And whether it gives us any clues about the shape of the 2 sides future relationship also in the program how a drought in Cape Town has brought a torrent of work for some the drought has caused my business to absolutely balloon we sitting with a 3 awaiting list which is completely unmanageable at the at the moment a year ago drilling with wondering now about 6 in the field and even that we can manage with with amount of people who one of We begin though with Bracks it where it seems that the red lines have been replaced by a green light for the politicians and broadcasters who have mixed up the 2 words during the past year and a half there was a full butter croissant deliciousness to the fact that today's breakthrough on Bret's it was announced at breakfast time in Brussels 4 days after a hoped for breakthrough broke down the president of the European Commission John Paul younker announced that sufficient progress had been made in negotiations between the e.u. And the u.k. On the terms under which Britain will leave the European Union he said he was confident that the leaders of the other 27 e.u. Member states would allow the talks to progress to the next stage of the post-breakfast relationship when they meet for a summit next week I believe we have no means to bring food we need to this result is of course a compromise as in any negotiation move choked her to listen to each other just a position and truly reading this to compromise this was a difficult negotiation for dupion Union as well as for the when might it King the British prime minister to resign May who had flown to Brussels in the early hours of the morning said she welcomed the break through getting to this point has required. Give and take on both sides 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 that is in all of our interests while the stumble on Monday was caused by concerns expressed by Mrs May's Northern Irish partners the Democratic Unionists about the form of words being used around the question of the border between northern Ireland and the Irish Republican whether it might lead to the breakup of the United Kingdom Well it seems that they've signed up to this agreement as is the Irish prime minister over Africa we have achieved all that we set out to achieve in phase one of these negotiations we had the assurances and guarantees we need from the United Kingdom and support for them from the European Union I am satisfied that sufficient progress has now been made on the Irish issues the parameters have been set and there are good for the fair to say the mood was more of relief than of backslapping and now typically poetic note of caution was tossed into the proceedings by the president of the European Council Donald Tusk let us remember that the most difficult challenge is still ahead we all know that breaking up with heart about breaking up and building going your old relations it's much harder so that wreck that referendum a year and a half half have passed so much time has been devoted to that easier part of that and now to a negotiated transition arrangement and that framework for our future relationship we have to fuck the old place and then they Donnel to pick Now what has actually been agreed to what changed from Monday to Friday and what's going to happen beyond Friday I'm joined now by Chris Morris of the former Europe Correspondent County our reality check correspondent that means Chris you are you're the man for the facts aren't you sir who allegedly allegedly so well what did happen between Monday and Friday. I think we saw the big block on Friday was the border in Ireland it's interesting a few weeks ago everyone thought that. Was On Friday I beg your pardon in a few weeks ago everyone thought the big stumbling block the most difficult issue was going to be money but it turned out in the end that money's a little bit easier to hide or finesse it's rather difficult to hide often ness a border and the rules and regulations that govern that border what's happened is there's been intense discussions between the British government and the allies in Northern Ireland between the British government and the government of the Republic of Ireland and Brussels and everyone has come up with a form of words that they can just about live with but it's really important important to emphasize that this is only an agreement on sufficient progress being made on these initial withdrawal issues there's a lot of negotiation still to do on those issues and we haven't even started talking about the future relationship yet which is going to be the toughest part of the talking of all so there are these 3 big issues that the Irish border the question of citizens' rights the e.u. 3000000 or so you citizens in the u.k. And the 1000000 or so u.k. Citizens and of the countries those are the you know 2 of them and then we have we also have the Coast to the money question framed in different ways that divorce Bill money that the u.k. Owes the e.u. On the money front then which as you said was thought to be the big $1.00 what actually has been agreed what's been agreed is if you like the method for calculating the bill and they've agreed that overall here are all the commitments and liabilities for which the u.k. Bears partial responsibility what I don't think is quite been nailed down yet is exactly what the u.k. Share of that responsibility is and that can depend on various things for example of Asli the u.k. Economy is you look at the u.k. Economy in terms of pounds sterling whereas the bill will be paid in euro so exchange rates will make a difference. Yes when you look at things like pension payments in the future you have to try and calculate potential interest rates that will make a difference then for example there are always some financial commitments that are made and we're talking about billions and billions of euros here that for one reason or another and never actually paid out projects that in the end get cancelled you've got to decide how big that d. Commitment trace as they call it in the jargon how big that is so quite a lot of technical details still to be done but I think overall the u.k. Side has pretty much agreed with most of what the e.u. Was demanding initially and on the question of citizens' rights the big bone of contention for the u.k. Government was whether or not the European Court of Justice would continue to play a role in deciding cases involving you citizens in the u.k. What exactly has been decided on that indeed what I think both sides had to compromise on this that the initial starting point of the European Union is that the European court would play a direct role in almost indefinitely in being the ultimate place of jurisdiction where citizens could go with their concerns that has now changed but it hasn't gone to the other extreme if you like with the e.c. J playing no role at all in the United Kingdom after BRICs it so for a number of years. U.k. Court will be able to refer. Questions of interpretation of a potential agreement to the European court that's for an 8 year period after breaks it but even beyond that in directly u.k. Courts have been told that they should pay due regard is the phrase pay due regard to rulings and decisions made by the European court so it's that delicate balance between saying no role at all and we're still in charge but on the question that you started with this question of the Irish border in this it's very striking this phrase in the absence of agreed solutions the United Kingdom will maintain full alignment with those rules of the internal market in the customs union which now in the future support North-South cooperation this suggests that if there is no deal final deal reached things will remain as they are and that the just explain how that's going to work I wish I could because I don't think anybody quite knows and this is really I think probably the biggest fudge if you like in the entire document the hope is and I think a lot of people hoping very hard that this is the case that there never have to get to use this that both sides are said look obviously the best thing would be to have a new free trade agreement between the 2 sides of sufficient quality and sufficient depth that most of these issues melt away if not though it is essentially saying that Northern Ireland would have to be totally aligned with the rules of the Customs Union and the Single Market in all these cross border issues there is no such thing as partial membership of the single market so I don't think anyone has yet quite figured out how exactly this would work in practice I think the 2 sides have rather different interpretations about what that form of words mean and that's why I think it's very important to remember that yes they've overcome a hurdle today to be able to move on to talk about other things but there's still a lot of difficult discussion particular in Ireland still ahead. Chris Morris thank you very much indeed for that Lisa de Sion there the great Ella Let's hear from an m.p. From the governing Conservative Party in the u.k. Steve Baker he's under secretary state for accepting the European Union he was among those who campaigned for Britain to leave the e.u. During last year's referendum so what does he make of the deal I'm very happy that the joint report from the negotiators from the European Union and the u.k. Have agreed a set of terms on our citizens' rights issues on Northern Ireland on the financial settlement which will allow us to make sufficient progress with the agreement of the council and to move forward to talking about our future relationship agreements so this is a very important turning point in our journey as we leave the European Union successfully And what about the the money it's being called a divorce Bill of course it's being stressed that this is not a one off check that's going to be written this is going to happen over a period of years decades perhaps but people around the world will know that the foreign secretary Boris Johnson said the the your opinion the rest the European Union can go whistle when the question of whether or not there would be money to pay worst 1st was raised and there is money to pay and that tens of billions of euros so we are a rule of law a nation state which meets its commitments which it's entered into and I think the foreign secretary is referring to the 100000000000 figure and the figure now is very much about half of that but it's well it's much less than half but the point is this is that during the course of our membership of the European Union we made commitments to the multi on your financial framework that is the budget of the e.u. We've accumulated some liabilities like pensions and there are also some commitments which we endorsed as members which will not have been fulfilled even by the time the implementation period that's proposed and so all of these things are items which the u.k. Sees as commitments which we wish to fulfill in the spirit of our future partnership and is there agreement within government as to what that final destination that final agreement will look like there is a conversation. Still to be had at some levels but I am very clear where we want to go and it is as set out by the prime minister in the Florence speech outside the internal market of the outside the Customs Union so that we can operate our own independent trade policy commerce face outwards to the whole a conversation still to be had at some levels and at top levels and I think the people listening around the world 18 months after the referendum that will seem incredible that the British government doesn't have an agreed fixed final destination that it wants to head to in these negotiations what the agreed position of the government is the one set out in the Florence speech which is that we want that Deacon special partnership of great ambition Well with due respect that is that is the phrase isn't it rather than I mean we're into details now and we are and as you can have better than anyone surely there needs to find now to be a rather more detailed spelling out of what that partnership will look like Well as you'll know we don't share details of how government reaches its collective decisions we have a large number of documents available to us there's a considerable number of committees who meet and I'm involved with much of that day in day out but I really can't share with you details the decision making process we are going to into a Relate to future relationship negotiation which is underpinned by those papers which we published over the last summer which set out a very clear direction of travel on cooperation on trade on science and I'm looking forward to assist delivering against that vision the British Conservative m.p. Steve Baker undersecretary of state to exit in the European Union You're listening to News Hour from the b.b.c. World Service. Coming out later on in the program the condition that could be reducing the effectiveness of a large number of professional sports people without them even knowing it about 20 percent of the Olympics have exercise induced asthma and when you look at specific sports which is swimming the preference is really high up to almost 70 percent elite What seems don't traditionally screen for exercise induced asthma and so we were picking up a lot of plays that had no idea that they might actually have a smell of more in the Undiagnosed breathing problems affecting professional footballers a bit later on now remind of our top headlines this hour Bracks in negotiations are set to move to a new phase after a breakthrough on what have become known as the divorce issues and protest are taking place for a 2nd day in the Gaza Strip and West Bank against President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will be going live to Gaza in about 5 minutes time. You're listing to the b.b.c. World Service this is News Hour coming to life from our studios in London I'm James comparison me after the dramatic fall of Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe and the inauguration of his right hand man Emerson man and gaggle as his successor the new government in Harare is now setting about the more present a long term task of turning around the country's economy on Thursday the Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa made his 1st budget announcement the B.B.C.'s Shingo New Yorker was listening to what he had to say and sent this report from Harare on the challenges that lie ahead. The budget's was always going to test the new president in Mr non-God was promised to deliver a new economic order and with the country's economy in a state finance minister Patrick Chinamasa laid out the government's priorities in some of the measures we need to take 3 strong market confidence. During this period of poor discipline management and happy frame if an economy is it will. Surely 43 could you country clarity credibility can't. Predict if the policy statement in some of the unpredictability the new government has all but abolished the controversial indigenization law a trademark of the Mugabe era it required foreign companies to sell a majority stake to local blacks but will now only apply to Diamond and platinum mining other reforms include cuts to expenditure that sought under Mr Mugabe's leadership government community. Service Commission retired staff about the age of $55.00 government into Treasury measures to find out the truth the fuel up benefits for senior public office 1st of all you only run it constantly should be equal to come in and think there is a real case closed captioning retreat I can I think you can feel it. But some traditions remain the government has borrowed heavily to stay afloat over the years next year the budget is projected to cost $5800000000.00 us dollars against a projected revenue of $5100000000.00. All around the country the economic challenges are plain to see at this international money transfer agency are waiting to collect money since by relatives living abroad it's clear what I'm going. I guess to how I was different my I was always in foster care for the fact that the man was right here comes the end of the baby the minute the Reserve Bank says last year the country received $780000000.00 u.s. Dollars this way it's a lifeline to jobless. And a much needed injection into the economy there's more money coming into the country from relatives them from foreign investors a lack of confidence has kept money not just out of the country but locals are also keeping the money out of the banks and it's fueled a cash crisis and a thriving black market this illegal money changer explains one advantage John I can see on the island when emotions run on the ticket that we source cash from shopkeepers they normally want to exchange their local currency for the u.s. Dollar so we are the go betweens and put a mark up on the whole cash crisis is because shops on spanking their money when they run the risk that if they do they won't be able to get it out again if the central bank guaranteed that they would get it when they needed the money would circulate in the Billy Connolly then the negative things but then it went up in the Zimbabwe has a large informal sector that's waiting to be reintegrated into the mainstream economy more taxes from this space will allow governments to rely less on donors to fund its health and education sector the country holds great promise it's rich in mineral resources and as a hard working and literate workforce the new government says it will pursue reengagement with the international community to encourage investors to come back but many believe they know quick returns and that it will take time to undo the damage of the last 17 years. And that report was from the B.B.C.'s shingling in Harare. President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has delighted Israelis but it struck a raw nerve at the heart of Palestinian national aspirations for a 2nd day running they have been familiar scenes in the occupied West Bank of Palestinian youngsters hurling rocks at Israeli soldiers and facing volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets in reply and political pressure is now mounting on the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to boycott the show jeweled meeting with the u.s. Vice president Mike Pence next month the u.s. Says that it will be counterproductive to scrap those talks we can get more on this now from more Heimer side or who is associate professor of political science at university in Gaza so pressure on Mr Abbas to boycott this visit what's your sense do you think he will. Thank you very much for having me on this program let me say that the Palestinian leader. Is all people not to meet with the vice president Mike as a result of the American. President Donald Trump to declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Provision under way to move the u.s. . To Jerusalem this is. Has been declared by many Palestinians as a war against the Palestinian. National enterprise to create a tell us to. 67 borders with its capital I do know that Palestinian president is trying to walk a very delicate line here. One thing is to try to. Abide by his own constituency and his own people not to meet with Vice President but in the meantime maybe they. Will take. Against the Palestinians and their cause by not meeting the vice president and maybe the u.s. Will just try to go to make peace between Israel and the Sunni Arab governments without the Palestinians from from the from the as it's good and negative consequences for the So do you think What's your assessment of things look today do you think that President Abbas will go to the meeting or do you think he will actually boycott that meeting. I believe from what I'm seeing right now that the president does not have a choice to go and meet with the vice president is mounting pressure on. A lot of these demonstrations why it's all over the. Gaza to protest this American Declaration So the president will not be seen in a positive way in the eyes of his own people if he does so so I think the president tell us it wasn't well just on this time and not meet with the u.s. Vice president Tony Tony step away from international efforts to try and find some kind of solution because he needs international help doesn't need for that economy . With definitely the Palestinians on an international sympathy international political support also international recognition not to mention international funding which. Is $1000000000.00 from the European Union. Of America as well as many. Middle East governments but in the meantime let me put it to you this way the American Declaration to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has betrayed because I'm the president and the Thomas the nations have been considering the us as an honest broker in the process since the convening of the conference in October of $9091.00 and now by this declaration as is withdrawing so an honest broker. Between the Palestinian. Side of I'm afraid we have to leave it there thank you very much you're listening to news out. This is the b.b.c. World Service where a family secrets is shared I'd always believe that my father was a bureaucrat in the American State Department a one day when I was 18 he turned to me he said time I told you about the family business espionage the but. In the late 1960 s. 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News the British prime minister tourism a has hailed the breakthrough achieved in Brecht's it talks as being in everyone's interests earlier the European Commission agreed that sufficient progress had been made on the Irish border e.u. Citizens rights and Britain's financial obligations talks will now move on to transition and trade matters the divorce bill is expected to amount to about $50000000000.00 negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan have concluded if ratified the deal will create the world's biggest open economic area 99 percent of trade between the 2 parties is expected to be liberalized both sides say they are committed to open markets the Israeli army says Palestinians have taken to the streets of about 30 towns and cities in the Gaza Strip on the occupied West Bank to protest against President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital the Us foreign secretary Rex Tillerson as said it could take years before the u.s. Embassy is relocated the South African high court has ordered President Jacob Zuma as appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions to step down Sean Abrahams has been accused of protecting the president and his allies from prosecution for alleged corruption the high court ruled that Mr Zuma is deputy 0 ram opposer should appoint a new prosecutor of course in Germany has begun hearing what's expected to be the country's biggest post-war criminal trial 10 people have been charged with negligent manslaughter and bodily harm for their alleged rules in the deaths of $21.00 people during a stampede at the Love Parade street festival in 2010 Japan plans to acquire longer range missiles amid continuing concern over North Korea's weapons program the cruise missiles will be deployed in the country's fighter jets and a range of up to 1000 kilometers b.b.c. News. Coming up next we'll get reaction from Brussels and Berlin to the BRICs it break through 1st so if you assume that exercise was good for your lungs and you study by scientists at the University of Kent might change that perspective it's found that too much exercise has actually been having the opposite effect on professional footballers in England the study which is being presented at a meeting of the British the rustic society today found that around a 3rd of players tested had what is known as exercise induced asthma I've been finding out more from Dr John Dickinson one of the scientists who conducted the study 80000 years that's May is a condition that affect how well you can breathe out and it usually occurs after you've done a lot of hard at the time percentage expect c.r. Maybe coughing wheezing an expiration maybe a tight chest when your trying to breathe out and so they are similar to an asthmatic symptoms they just obviously specific to it is and who is affected by it well anyone with asthma but 90 percent of people with asthma will be affected by exercise induced asthma but we see a large amount of elite athletes that have exercise and use Asmer So a study that we've just been presenting at the British that is an it is demonstrated that 28 percent of elite football players have exercise induced asthma then in limbic athlete to see about 20 percent of the Olympic team have exercise induced asthma and when you look at specific sports such as swimming the preference is really high up to almost 70 percent and how does this affect their performance if they treat their often with appropriate therapy it doesn't affect it at all and we actually see asthmatic athletes outperform monothematic athletes at the Olympic Games so that it shouldn't be a barrier to performance as long as it's treated properly that's interesting why does that happen why do ask matter of athletes do better well we think it's because they're the ones that are potentially training the hardest and so therefore they're given the airways to beat exposure to the triggers that might trigger and so therefore they're more likely to develop the condition so some elite sports teams this might be news to them and I guess you might have recommendations for how they should manage this that's right so don't tradition. Screen for exercise induced asthma and so we were picking up a lot of plays that had no idea that they might actually have a smell and so for them and the team it was a little bit of an eye opener and a lot of these teams now have adopted the screening practices with their place potential dangers for people who are picked up in the very worst case scenario you can die from exactly disaster but it's quite a rare occurrence that the 2 main things that we focus on are if you don't treat it you can worsen the condition and you can also potentially pick up all the viruses which is coughs and colds and chest infections so the way we treat it is very similar to how an asthmatic might be treated by the g.p. We are always on top of our athletes trying to make sure they're taking their prevention helis in the morning before the Brits even in the evening as well if it is treated how much of an improvement in performance to see we demonstrated that there's about 5 percent improvement in aerobic fitness from treating it but what we also saw as well was their markers of health improved as well so we see improvement in our health which will ultimately mean the athlete fitter and healthier on a daily basis he can train harder and then that ultimately leads to about 5 percent improvement in aerobic Holmes 5 percent quite a big margin of improvement when you're talking about elite sports that's adopted John Dickinson on the research published day indicating that around a 3rd of professional footballers in England may be suffering from exercise induced asthma and that with many of them they are unaware that it's affecting their performance. You're listening to the b.b.c. World Service this is News Hour coming to live from London with James Kamar Sami let's return to our main story today the breakthrough in the BRICs it negotiations it means that the u.k. And the rest of the e.u. Will now be able to move forward to discussing transitional arrangements for the period immediately after Britain leaves the e.u. And their long term future partnership Let's get a view from Brussels we're joined from there by our Europe correspondent Kevin Connolly and Kevin was 30 days or this morning's events a bit of a surprise in Brussels I think they were a surprise to me hopefully not just to me we went to bed last night not at all sure that the British prime minister the reason May was coming here today we got word that she was on her way in the middle of the night her plane took off in the predawn hours from our air station in southern England she was here in time for breakfast at 7 o'clock the deal was announced and done and substantially the deal where everything fell into place today was exactly the same deal where everything fell apart on Monday that was a huge embarrassment for the British government it was a huge worry for the European institutions because it made it look as though that brings that process was out of control and might start to slip beyond its deadlines creating all sorts of problems not just for Britain but for Europe as well this makes it look as though it's back on track so there is a palpable sense of relief here this afternoon after the dramas of the morning and that relief is felt as much in Brussels as it is in London I think and what is that the tone of the commentary coming from the the side. I think in many ways that's the most interesting thing of all because there is a tendency not just in British journalism but in British politics and British life in society in general I think to talk about the European Union in adverse Sariel terms and to conceive Britain's relationship in adversarial terms and the mood music this week in Brussels has been fascinating because of that because even on Monday when things were going pretty badly wrong pretty quickly. The president of the European Commission not generally speaking a popular met with British politicians he was being extraordinarily supportive of to resume a praising her negotiating skills and her leadership and her determination he was back on that theme again today and the truth of the matter is that the European leaders are fully aware that there is very very narrow electoral parliamentary written a tick back in London behind to reason may they see her government as potentially very weak and they are aware that if her government were to collapse it would be an enormous crisis for the European Union and for the brigs it process so they have been reaching out to her being a supportive as they can without of course making her look so close to the European institutions that the antennae of and 2 European British newspapers be alerted so a delicate balancing act but clear messages of support from the Europeans for the British prime minister now things move on to the next phase and we have this transit transitional arrangements to to work out and then this longer term future relationship but we still have outstanding issues a lot of being kicked into the long grass from these initial divorce proceedings haven't they so a pretty complex set had to go very complex set of negotiations ahead we had a brief outburst of euphoria over the crisis between John called Young and to reason may but actually very quickly after that was all over the president the European Council Donald Tusk was out. Not exactly with a bucket of cold water but certainly with a cup of cold water making exactly this point that the really difficult part of the trade talks hasn't even started yet but the this 1st phase of the brazen negotiations was about the divorce issues as we call them the Irish border citizens rights and the u.k. Financial settlement that is over but that's only a gateway to what are potentially very long and very difficult and very detailed talks so this is a success there's no question about that this is a big day in the Braggs it process but yes a form of words has been found on the Irish border to keep everybody more or less happy for the moment in as much as anyone who's ever happy around that issue in Ireland but at some point presumably in the relatively near future we're going to have to hear in detail how the British government proposes to make that border work a minute the moment we have a pledge that they won't be a hard border in the end we're going to have to know exactly how they won't be a hard border so that is the hard bit I think the British government's entitle to a day of euphoria at least a couple of hours of euphoria but everyone is aware that there's much more tough talking to come Kevin thanks very much Kevin Connelly there in Brussels Well let's get German reaction to the agreement Stephanie Meyer is a member of parliament for the Christian Social Union the c.s.u. The sister party to Chancellor Merkel's c.d.u. He's chairman of the German British Parliamentary Group and is on the line there from Frankfurt Stephan Myer Well 1st of all the point that Kevin was making there that seemed to be quite a lot of support for to resume a from European leaders do you get that sense that there was you know hello Was there a sense that this was achieved in part because there was there was no can you hear me Stephan my I think can you can you hear me. No I think it sounds as though we the line to I mean frankly you can hear me now Yes Well let me just ask you now that the line is established what do you make of this agreement then between the the rest of the you personally I'm very glad that no solution is found at least on the face one and that the few face through negotiations can start. Because we have no time to the. Clock is ticking very intensive Oh dear I think that way so I'm glad that now on 3 very difficult and decisive topics there is a solution found well a solution but it's only a temporary one isn't that for example on the question of the Irish border as Kevin Connolly was indicating that there is a form of words that is just about kept the Democratic Unionist Party the party in alliance with reason most conservatives from walking away from this agreement but there's no clarity on on how that border will will not go up without the u.k. Or Northern Ireland at least remaining within the Customs Union. Certainly it's not yet clear how this this could be solved in detail but I think this clear. Statement of Prime Minister to resign made that there will be a hot border between islands and Nadal and it's very important certainly for Ireland the most but certainly for the whole u 27 and especially for a very export oriented country like lecture many so I think this is clear statements and concession of Theresa May that the rules of the single market and the rules of the custom union will provide and will be valid for for the island and not Irish Balder it's very important for us briefly then what it but of Germany's priorities in the next phase of the talks for us it's very important to find. A solution in order to avoid heartbreaks that I think a hot breakfast it can't be in the interests in the interests of anyone so Germany will push forward any negotiations and any attempts to find a proper solution and a good agreement for both sides of the u. 27. 40. Stephanie the line has finally given out but thank you for staying with us said Stephan Meyer member of parliament for the c.s.u. Party in Germany Well let's hear now from Dominic Grieve he's a conservative m.p. And he campaigned for Britain to remain inside the European Union in last year's referendum was his reaction to the BRICs a deal Well I'm pleased with what the Prime Minister's achieved she's worked very hard to get this deal and on the face of it it seems to be one which is completely reasonable and meets the needs of the United Kingdom as we move forward into the trade talks I realize that maybe some colleagues who are anxious about the extent to which it may impose restrictions on what our country can do for the future but the reality is that the e.u. Is going to remain our most important trading partner and this has got to be factored in so paying a reasonable sum of money for the withdrawal agreement and actually agreeing to maintain regulate tree convergence on equivalence is very sensible because we do want to minimize any barriers to trade for the future has in the can though being kicked down the road on some pretty key issues such as the border between northern Ireland and the Irish Republic there's an element of that yes but the bottom line is that there cannot be a hard ball between the Irish Republican Northern Ireland and most importantly the can't be a hard border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland which I think it follows that in fact there isn't going to be a hard border between the United Kingdom and the rest of the e.u. Certain me in terms of the movement of goods Now I personally think that's a very good thing I realize that may have an impact on the regulator treat divergence if people wanted it but I'm afraid that these are the sorts of hard choices as they're going to have to be made join the course of this negotiation because ultimately any country that wants to do trade deal with any other country this usually going to have to be an element of regulate tree convergence or equivalence which is maintained and design affected. Really mean that the u.k. Would have to remain inside the single market in the Customs Union the agreement doesn't say that it doesn't require it but the logic but logically I think it means that we are going to be remaining in something very similar to the customs in it may not be 3rd Customs Union but one which allows us effectively to participate in the working of the Customs Union Yes I think that is something which has been reached concluded in this part of the negotiation now I don't have a problem I realize some colleagues in my own party may be anxious but as I say you're going to have to make some difficult choices here and they're going to have to be made at some point and there is latitude negotiations trade possibly seed to see how this can be adjusted because it on the face of it remaining in the Customs Union or something like it completely undercuts this issue of Britain being able to go out and make it so on trade deals with other countries it certainly has an effect on their ability to me to trade deals with other countries it doesn't prohibit it absolutely but I'm the 1st to accept that it's going to be in practice difficult but then I have to say that I've always thought these trade deals with 3rd countries were going to be pretty difficult to achieve anyway and it's also very difficult to see which one of them could possibly replace the free trade agreement that we have currently $27.00 and the other member states well what about the trade agreement now to be thrashed out with the other 27 members of the European Union will that be straightforward as straightforward as many breaks it is of suggested No I don't think it'll be straight forward or tall I have to say to you I think it's going to be long and complex just as the 1st stage is proved to be long complex and difficult and I'm afraid that the decision we took when we embarked on for exit and voted to leave I do sometimes fear that some people didn't appreciate just how complicated it would be but it's undoubtedly going to be very complicated and what about citizens rights e.u. Citizens rights and the rights of u.k. Citizens living in not be e.u. Countries are enough safeguard. Built into this agreement you think I think so I looked at the detail I should doubtless have an opportunity of looking at the tele gate but we've achieved what we want I think the United Kingdom was always at the view that we wanted to carry the e.u. Citizens rights in this country was the same time giving u.k. Citizens resident in the e.u. Rights as well full rights and permanent rights you think they're there I think that they want it well in life but it looks to me that there are sufficient safeguards. They need you and vice versa that was the British Conservative m.p. Dominic Grieve You're listening to the b.b.c. World Service this is News Hour coming to you live from London with James tomorrow . Now is Debbie Ross with a look at what's coming up on the b.b.c. 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Remind of our top story this hour breaks in a go see Asians are set to move into a new phase after a breakthrough in what has become known as the divorce issues the British prime minister to resign May who had flown to Brussels in the early hours of the morning said that he welcomed today's development getting to this point has required give and take on both sides I very much welcome the prospect of leaving ahead to the next phase to talk about trade and security and to discuss the positive and and this future relationship that is in all of our interests in other news protests are taking place for a 2nd day in the Gaza Strip and West Bank against president trumps decision to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and South Africa's chief public prosecutor as all it is been ordered to step down after being accused of shielding President Zuma from possible corruption charges. You're listening to the b.b.c. World Service this is News Hour coming to life from London with James Tamara Sami spectacular scenery beautiful beaches verdant Vin yards and the glitzy nightlife the South African city of Cape Town has plenty going for it except for one crucial thing at the moment enough water to go around a major drought has meant that the people who live there are facing severe restrictions says palms a felony now reports. 3 years ago a day of authors was 68 percent full but its capacity now sits at only 23 percent experts warn that have nothing changes the city of Cape Town will be out of municipal water by May next year for officials here the search is on one alternative supply of this precious resource that right right now is the worst in 100 years because of climate change and no dinner ration have to go through this before executive mayor Patricia to little we are now looking at maintain our water supply by bringing on additional water because we can no longer they lied just on rainwater the for. The drought has led to the popular tourist city to impose strict water restrictions on residents to keep the taps from drying out households are to use no more than 87 liters per person and businesses and commercial properties also being closely monitored for excessive use abusers could be fined or have their water turned off we visit an apartment building in New Orleans the residents here are doing little things every day to keep their water usage though Steve De Villiers says making the adjustment was challenging at 1st but has now become 2nd nature the basic is you've got to keep consumption to less than $87.00 metres per person per day which equates to about 2 liters of drinking water fresh in the toilet once or twice keeping a shower to less than 2 minutes per day and just using water more frugally in general. Some know they are breaking the rules but for some of the city's poorest citizens water is a lifeline. I'm at a car wash on the side of a busy street in a township outside of Cape Town there are 2 large cars in front of me each getting a good splash of water from the green hose pipe driving through the. Accounts about 5. Than a kilometer So it's a popular business the water here is free to the residents but businesses like this one I meant to use one bucket. But that doesn't seem to be happening the man didn't want to be identified why read his business might be targeted both thirty's we're trying. To save. We are not willing to close this business. To support our families and to support ourselves every day life has changed for many here the routine fluids queuing for water at one of the 200 springs dotted across the city residents use this water to boost their daily supply mayor believes they've done enough to prevent the worst case scenario. That's when we will turn up the taps where people would they'd have to go and collect war to queue for war to add about $200.00 clinics in points around the city one will be then in talk till to $25.00 per person per day but at the rate that we are saving now and that they are meant to war to that be bringing on stream I'm very confident that together or Capetonians we can avoid days you know now as Patricia De Lay all the mayor of Cape Town ending that report my poems a felony. Let's return now to our main story the breakthrough in those bricks in negotiations between the e.u. And the u.k. Now if you're concerned that we haven't heard yet on the program from the man who has metaphorically held our hands through this entire BRICs it process my colleague Rob Watson will fear not because Rob is with me here in the studio. Probably very relieved I mean I thought they were getting away with that yeah. He's here and Rob Well let's talk about the week because we began with Monday we began with what appeared to be an agreement and it all fell apart and here we are on Friday and miraculously there's an agreement what's been going on I mean even by the standards of this government which has had so many problems with bricks I mean this had been looking like the worst week yes as you say it began with that well it can only be described as the humiliation of threes in a traveling to proselyte but finding her junior coalition partner not really a coalition had said no we can't accept that we then learned later in the week that the government which we thought had been doing these assessment reports some want to know what kind of a deal we might get with the European Union how that might affect the economy it turned out those reports weren't what we thought and it was then revealed that as a senior government minister said you know what inside the cabinet inside government we haven't decided what it is we want to achieve yet with the e.u. In the long term so it really had been looking as though British government policy on Bracks it was being made up on. Back up one on follow up and then this And then this And just describe those sort of dramatic few hours Well it was extraordinary and people will forgive me I have to do this in London sometimes otherwise we're going to get frightfully confused but at 530 yesterday afternoon as most people were going home we heard that there was going to be a statement in the morning from the European Council with them found out that around about 730 that Three's a may have been on the phone to the Irish prime minister or t. Shirt she'd also been on the phone to the head of the European Commission with them found out that Ellen 9 pm and 11 pm she'd been on the phone to the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party the small Northern Irish party but on the phone twice at 1 o'clock in the morning one of Mrs May's senior officials tweeted go Shay sions has been really hard at 3 o'clock in the morning the European Commission said the meeting was likely and then up for when and I guess you might say fortunately one of my children was awake with a sore throat so I looked at my phone and found out she's getting on a plane to reason may that is where she had a bit of a sore throat all of this it is you it work out too well for her but rather happy a day for having had that what's what would you characterize the mood like amongst British officials today I would say that it was just intense relief rather than celebration because if you step back from this let's say there hadn't been a deal I mean the commission was seriously worried that the British government's reason is government might collapse and that Britain might withdraw from the European Union without any kind of deal at all which nobody most people think would be an authority bad thing now that of course may happen in the future but at least for the time being that's not on the cards and that sense of relief but not celebration because they know that the really tough stuff lies ahead and even the stuff that has kind of been agreed on the list and big big questions outstanding Absolutely and I think this is the important thing to remember that phase one has been done but the difficult stuff comes now and that difficult thing is working out Britain's future relationship with the European Union because that was not settled by the referendum what was settled was that Britain would leave how we do it is really now up for. Wraps and up for grabs we're to set the scene you've got a government that's divided on a governing party parliament that's divided on it and we the British people are divided on what that relationship changed 5 seconds Robert I mean are we much further forward than that day that you and I stood just outside the house of the Parliament after the referendum vote only in the sense that we now move on to the tricky stuff we've got out the way the business of how we leave the European Union but the real tough stuff still ahead Rob Watson thanks very much that brings us to an end of this edition of News Hour from 8 James Kamar Sami and the rest of the team here in London thanks very much for listening good bye this is the b.b.c. World Service where Ocean stories continues with the Arctic and Southern Oceans an ocean of life is fished an ocean of ice the race is actually in a snow cave and an ocean on change in the coastal Maine has. Vast. Ocean stories at b.b.c. 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News with Su Montgomery talks on Britain's exit from the European Union are moving into a new phase after a breakthrough and what of become known as the divorce issues the European Commission said sufficient progress had been made on the Irish border e.u. Citizens rights and Britain's financial obligations talks will not address transition in matters of trade the commission President Jiang Clode younker said he was confident the other 27 e.u. Members would indorse the deal which was hailed by the British prime minister to resume a this was a question actually is coming together and working together for a report and agreements that were in the best interests of all sides with his assessment of the Breck that process here is robots and this is a moment of relief rather than a celebration for the u.k. And the e.u. Alike failure to reach agreement at this stage could of loads of the collapse of the reason maize governments and Britain leaving the European Union without a deal that for now is not on the cards but the really difficult task still lies ahead negotiating Britain's future relationship with Brussels both the government and country at large remain divided over how close that relationship should be divisions that do not go unnoticed by Britain's negotiating partners in Europe the Israeli army says Palestinians are holding protests in about 30 tons and cities in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank demonstrating against President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital the Israeli security forces have used tear gas and live rounds to despise people in Ramallah Bethlehem and Hebron the Us foreign secretary Rex Tillerson a said it could take years before the American embassy in Israel is related to Jerusalem Mr Tillotson told reporters in Paris that Mr Trump's announcement was just the beginning of the process and the move probably wouldn't happen next year. The South African high court has ordered President Jacob Zuma as appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions to step down Sean Abrahams has been accused of protecting the president and his allies from prosecution for alleged corruption Mr Zuma says he will appeal from Johannesburg under Harding This is a heavy blow for President Jacob Zuma for years he's 40 against multiple corruption charges many people have accused him of stacking the justice system with allies to make sure the case never went to court but today South Africa's high court hit back the judges ruled unanimously that the current national prosecutor should step down immediately and crucially the President Zuma should not be allowed to pick his successor the ruling makes it significantly more likely the Mr Zuma will finally be put on trial in relation to a bribery scandal that back to the 1990 s. B.b.c. News in Barbara's central bank is ordered to freeze down accounts belonging to 2 former senior government ministers pending corruption investigations Jonathan Mario and Savior classical wary of been in hiding a bronze following the military takeover last month is the latest crackdown and allies of the ousted 1st Lady Grace Mugabe accord and Germany has begun hearing what's expected to be the country's biggest post war criminal trial 10 people have been charged with negligent manslaughter and bodily harm for their alleged roles in the deaths of 21 people during a stampede at the Love Parade street festival in 2010 the victims were crushed to death or suffocated when panic broke out in a congested tunnel at the event Japan plans to acquire longer range missiles as concerns grow over North Korea's weapons program the cruise missiles will be deployed in the country's fleet of.