officials from brussels head to london to discuss reducing checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. the row about post—brexit checks has caused delay and consternation, now the eu says it has far—reaching proposals. to resolve the issue. it is incumbent upon us as a government — and i think it is incumbent upon the eu — to make sure that we have a sustainable future arrangement, and it is not working at the moment. we will explain what is going on and talk to our correspondent in brussels, belfast and westminster. fears of christmas shortages, as britain's biggest commercial port struggles to shift a backlog of shipping containers. care homes in england are struggling to recruit staff, and there are now more than 100,000 vacantjobs. the final frontierfor