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Celebrations marking the 70 anniversary of the countrys independence from britain. Singer taylor swift wins her Sexual Assault case against a former radio dj. Good morning. It is tuesday, the 15th of august. Welcome to bbc newsroom alive. The Brexit Secretary has confirmed that the government wa nts to has confirmed that the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Relationship with the eu for when the uk leaves, similar to current arrangements. The Eu Commission has welcomed the proposals, but Opposition Parties here save the document lacks detail. Britain would also seek to be allowed to negotiate trade deals with countries outside the eu. Although members of the Eus Customs Union are barred from striking such agreements. Adam fleming explains. Under the Customs Union, the eu has one external border for the import of goods from abroad. If import taxes, known as tariffs, are paid, they are paid when that product enters this area. It can then move around between countries with no further charges and very few checks. The British Government wants something as similar as possible to this arrangement for a temporary period after brexit in march 2019. The first option it describes as a highly streamlined Customs Arrangement. In plain english, using as Much Technology and as Little Red Tape as possible to speed the flow of goods between the uk and the eu. The second option the government calls a new Customs Partnership, that would be an unprecedented deal between the eu and the uk where both sides would agree to do virtually everything the same when it came to customs, which would mean there would be no need for a border for goods between the two. 0ur Correspondent emma vardy joins us from westminister. How clear are we today on the proposition by the government . Well, we are certainly a lot clearer about what the uk is now looking for. But what the uk is now looking for. But what it will be over to negotiate with the eu, well, that is another question. David davis, he is going to be sitting down to negotiate with the eu, in brussels once again at the eu, in brussels once again at the end of the mud in the next round of talks. What he has set out today if the aims of the interim Customs Union period which will basically keep things as close to possible as the current arrangement. There have been so much talk of this possible cliff edge, businesses have been calling for clarity. The aim here is to give businesses a period of time to give businesses a period of time to adjust to any possible new arrangements. You may ask though, how do we get the eu to agree to this kind of deal that the uk is setting out . David davis says it is much in the eus interest to agree to raise as it is fast, any interruption in trade could hurt us both. They are actually selling us 290 billion, they are selling us 290 billion, we are selling them 230 billion a year. It is in their interests, i mean, bmw do not want to have to have a Customs Border that is going to slow down their sales or add administrative costs. Siemens is not going to want to do that, you know, so. And the Port Of Rotterdam is going to want to have an efficient operation, the biggest port in europe, its going to want to have an efficient operation so they have got an interest as well as us. You hear him arguing about both sides. Labour think the proposals are incoherent, the lib dems have been saying that all this does is just delayed the economic pain. These papers are one of a series of proposals that we are going to be getting over the coming months. It is important to say that actually in terms of our negotiation with the eu, we are only at the first obstacle, trade talks with the eu have not even begun yet. Thank you very much. Allie renison, head of europe and trade policy at the institute of directors, joins us now. Thank you for coming in. Are we any wife of the day in the light of what we have heard from david davis . We have to wait for the Position Papers which is coming out later today. What has been drilled so far, it is a step in the right direction. We we re a step in the right direction. We were not sure if were going to be in any kind of Customs Union come march 2019 and i think that is one of the big question that Automobile Manufacturers are asking, are they going to have to start to apply extra paperwork . Looks what the government are trying to privatise, the answer is no. We have to remember the Customs Union is only one fraction of what would need to be due to make sure trade continues as it does come brexit day. The focus on the Customs Union is one thing, you think the picture is more complex than people might think . Import tariffs are one of the things that customs tend to look at border. The other thing is compliant with regular g standards, for example, along the irish border, a lot of agricultural trade, veterinary inspections. That has to be discussed as well, i would expect the governor to address that is forecasting the forthcoming Position Papers. You say businesses will be reassured, they were only had to change the process as the government has those once, this could offer two 01 has those once, this could offer two or three years. Do you think we are ina or three years. Do you think we are in a position yet when we know but what happen what you think it is a little tantalisingly what happen what you think it is a little ta ntalisingly vague . What happen what you think it is a little ta ntalisingly vague . |j what happen what you think it is a little tantalisingly vague . I think businesses are focused on what happens come brexit day, if we get backin happens come brexit day, if we get back in the next three to six months, businesses are waiting to see if they have to make contingency plans, then they can really engage on the substance of what its come to come at the end destination. I think that is much more vague that is what being allied as an interim period. David davis talking about negotiations, it is easy to think he sits with others from the eu and somehow that is it. They are just a handful of people on this. How confident are you that the government is being informed as much of it should be by the businesses who have an interest in this . How much are they being invited to take pa rt much are they being invited to take part in this process . We have seen a massive uptake in engagement, other businesses group, and the government since the election. Now we are getting down to detail, we welcome the fact there is going to be the glut of Position Papers coming out. We need a more permanent framework of engaging with the gamut on those details. They are still some work to be done on putting both permanent engagement in place. They are moving. The overwhelming message from david davis when he was interviewed on bbc breakfast this morning is almost as if we can have this arrangement, this new arrangement, very much like the old arrangement, very much like the old arrangement, this frictionless setup, but we have heard from the European Commission today, Frictionless Trade is not possible outside the Single Market and the Customs Union. Do you think ultimately we are slightly deluded if we accept what we are being told that somehow we will magically have a new arrangement that is very much like the old arrangement . a new arrangement that is very much like the old arrangement . I think what the commission are talking about is longer term, once we are outside of any Customs Union arrangement, not bound by eu Single Market legislation, that becomes a much more difficult question to answer. For an interim period, this is something that not the commission will welcome not only the commission, but making sure your Pain Companies can get behind as well. European companies. Pain companies can get behind as well. European companies. Some friction, where is the possible friction, where is the possible friction and what are the main concerns for businesses . The government had tied off some of that when they talk about having interim Customs Union. What businesses are worried about even if you have input ta riffs worried about even if you have input tariffs between the uk and the eu remaining legible, you would have a situation where Car Manufacturers would start to have to look at, do the components can towards having no duties continue . That is what happens when you dont have the same Import Tariffs maintain. That seems to be tied. The question will be around recklessly standards, product standards, do we continue to follow those for the interim . We are hoping to see those addressed in the Position Papers out in the next few weeks. Really interesting to talk to. Thank you very much. The office for National Statistics has released figures suggesting that millions of rail users in the uk will see a 3. 6 increase in Ticket Prices from january next year, following a rise in the rate of retail price inflation, which is used to set railfares, thisjuly. The unions have said it was kicked in the for passengers. Ben thompson has more details for us. Two different calculation, it is important. The government preferred rate, 2. 6 . That is the increase we have seen so far. There is another calculation that is the Retail Prices index imac came in at 3. 6 and, yes, you guessed it, the one thatis and, yes, you guessed it, the one that is determined to determine how Quickly Rl Fares will go up is the high one. Next january, Quickly Rl Fares will go up is the high one. Nextjanuary, the rail fa res, high one. Nextjanuary, the rail fares, there was that cover all sorts of things like Meaty Simile Mac sorts of things like Meaty Simile Mac commuting tickets, up by 3. 6 , january of next year. The meaty groups, Passenger Groups says that this is more than double we saw last year when fares rose again and it is not fair once again to put pressure on consumers who are feeling the squeeze on their incomes. Remember when inflation, the measure of how quickly prices are rising continues, it means we feel worse off in our pocket, if we just do not keep up with inflation. Judging by this latest Inflation Figures it is now nearly double the average wage increases and so figures it is now nearly double the average wage increases and so once again we are feeling worse off in our pockets. The bringer of good news. And you very much. Thank you very much. The government has announced some of the key details about the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire which left at least 80 dead and confirmed that it will begin today. The inquiry will examine issues including what started the fire and the actions of kensington and Chelsea Council. The probe will not look at problems with Social Housing, but theresa may has insisted that no questions will be left u na nswered. In a Statement Issued this morning, sir Martin Moore Bick announced that the terms of reference for the inquiry. He said that it will consider the cause and spread of the fire, the design, construction and refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, the scope and adequacy of the relevant regulations relating to high rise buildings, whether the relevant legislation and guidance were complied with in the case of Grenfell Tower, the actions of the local authority and other bodies before the tragedy, and the response of the London Fire Brigade to the fire as well as the response of central and local government in the aftermath of the disaster. Sir martin said that broader questions on Social Housing policy should not be within the scope of the inquiry itself. 0ur Correspondentjoins us now. You have had a closer look at those. So much discussion about the terms of this enquiry and many people wanted an input. Is this going to satisfy all be different demands . M an input. Is this going to satisfy all be different demands . It remains to be seen. You can split the six recommendations, the six areas into two types. The first four are looking at the immediate causes of the fire, was the cladding to brave the fire, was the cladding to brave the emac blame, the fridge freezer . The last two, we were not sure about. The actions of the local authority crucially before the tragedy itself and also the response of the fire brigade, the local authority and social covered afterwards. At one point there was the suggestion that the Public Inquiry with not look at those two boys, would not like the broader scope so in a way, that is likely to reassure some of the campaigners and survivors of grenfell, but there are other aspects of it that might make them slightly worried as well. Any response from any of the parties about the terms that we heard . Response from any of the parties about the terms that we heard . |j have come off the phone with a survivor and either have the chance to look at this, he did not want his name news, he said this is the first on the car to look, he did say he is broadly encourage that this is bigger than he is for, he said he would bend, spitting nails, in his words, if that part about examining the councils actions before the fire had not been included. There is some concern that it is not broad enough to apparently involved this idea of Social Housing more broadly and whether the government and local authorities may have in some way caused this tragedy or been responsible in some way through Social Housing policy. The government has said the Housing Minister is going to meet residents and be local people to discuss those concerns. Some worries from local residents, that this could muddy the waters, maybe look like political involvement. 0n waters, maybe look like political involvement. On one hand, some broad support, on the other, some concern. Remind us now we have the terms of reference, how long we are looking at in terms of the inquiry . Years and years, the government has said in the past was to have an interim Report Conclusion as soon as possible. We think it is good to start work pretty much straightaway so maybe we can expect some conclusions towards the end of the year, beginning of next, but we could be talk about many years until we get a final conclusion of this whole process. Thank you very much. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live david davis says the government wa nts to david davis says the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Union with the eu for when the uk leaves. Millions of Rail Passengers will see fares rise by 3. 6 when Price Changes come into force next year. And as weve been hearing, the g Re Nfell Tower and as weve been hearing, the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry will examine issues, including because of the fire and the actions of authorities before the blaze. And in Sport Premier League clubs are to discuss the idea of closing the Summer Transfer Window before the start of the season. The window currently runs until august 31, in line with many other european leagues. They re set to vote on the idea next month. Liverpool are in germany ahead of tonights Champions League first leg play off against hoffenheim. Jurgen klopps side are looking to reach europes elite competition for the first time in three years. And a Toxicology Report has revealed that tiger woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of Drink Driving in may. The former world number one pleaded not guilty to the charge last week. Ill be back with more on those stories. Mudslides and floods in sierra leone are now known to have killed more than 300 people on the outskirts of the capital, freetown. Thousands more have been forced to flee from their homes. Government officials have warned the number of casualties is expected to rise, with hundreds of bodies thought to be still trapped under the debris, as greg dawson reports. While some stare in stunned silence at what is left of their home, others, with their bare hands, are still searching and hoping. But the grim reality is that beneath the tons of mud, many more lost lives and lost homes. Amid the destruction, the grief. This man says he has lost all eight members of his family. Translation i first saw the body of my sister. I called on people to help me. We laid her on the floor. Then i started hearing other people crying. Ive lost all of my family. Many died in bed. It is an overpopulated town where many sharks were crushed by the force of the mud. Shacks were crushed. The red cross estimates up to 3000 people have lost their homes. Those that arent completely destroyed are ca ked in mud and debris. This is a city well used to heavy rains, but the scale of the damage took everyone by surprise. Many roads are either cut off or transformed into raging rivers. The challenge for rescuers is simply trying to reach those who are still trapped, awaiting supplies of food and clean water. Greg dawson, bbc news. Theres been major disruption at one of the uks Busiest Railway stations this morning after a train partially derailed. South west trains says it happened when a train was pulling away from a platform earlier this morning. No one was injured. Engineers and police are investigating how it happened and passengers are being advised to avoid waterloo all day. Live to the station and our correspondent ena miller. Can you tell us what happened . can you tell us what happened . I am one of the uks Busiest Railway stations and earlier today it was quite quiet. That is because a lot of the trains had been cancelled, derailed or revise. The reason behind this is a partial derailment of one of the trains between here and vauxhall that happened just before six oclock this morning. I spoke to a passenger travelling from Clapham Junction this morning and he was on another train and he said because of this derailment, he was stuck on this train for about 30 minutes. London Ambulance Service the they have looked over three people that none of them needed to be treated in hospital. British transport police have confirmed and told us what exactly has happened. Ina told us what exactly has happened. In a statement, they said that the passenger train had railed at a slow pace leaving the station when it struck a stationary freight and they are now investigating. Finally from southwest trains, they have released a statement and they are urging people at the moment not to use their network and they are also saying that people should expect disruptions to last until the end of the day. Thank you very much. In a separate incident, a train appears to have hit the buffers at kings cross station. Transport police says two people sustained minor injuries. This image posted on social media appears to show a train being examined by workers at the end of the platform. And in another incident, Holborn Underground Station was temporarily closed this morning after what appears to have been a fire on a train. You can see the smoke there. The station was evacuated after smoke started coming from a faulty train. State media in north korea says the countrys leader, kim jong un, will monitor the actions of the United States before deciding whether to fire any missiles towards the us pacific territory of guam. The Official Kcna news agency said mr kim had been fully briefed on the militarys plans, it quoted him as saying they were ready to act should america persist in its recklessness. South koreas president , moonjae in, has said his government would prevent war at all costs. 0ur Correspondent Yogita Limaye is following developments from the south korean capital seoul. Not only do they say that they are going to wait for a little bit more time and look at the uss conduct, it also says that, you know, it also talks about how to diffuse the situation here and how to prevent, you know, the outbreak of war. But it also says that, you know, the us needs to act first, the us needs to show that it wants to defuse the tension and only then can it happen. I have been speaking to analysts about how they would interpret this statement coming from north korea, and while it might seem in language that kim jong un perhaps wants to dial things down, there are people whove told me that it could simply be that north korea is not yet fully prepared to launch this Missile Attack on guam and thats why this could simply be a process of buying more time. We can get direction guam. Give us a sense of the mood. The news out of pyongyang today has been received here in glamour with relief and a sense that the north korean regime is stepping back from the brink. I sat down with the governor of guam this afternoon, he isa governor of guam this afternoon, he is a republican governor, a supporter of President Trump and he told me he thinks this is a result of the tough language and the tough sta nce of the tough language and the tough stance that the government of President Trump has taken towards north korea over the last week. He said, he described the north Korean Leader is a burly commie said the only way to deal with belize is to make it very clear to them the consequences of their actions will be and also what a Military Power the United States has. He described him as a bully. What about fault only people there on guam . Ordinarily people. Mixed. This sexy quite patriotic island, many people support the governor and President Trump. I small and vocal minority that has been taken to the streets in recent days to protest against President Trumps rhetoric and against north korea and took call for peace. Some of those people told me that they think guam is being used by the American Government as a sort of Military Base and the President Trump has a callous disregard for the security of the average of 60,000 people who live here. It is very divided. Really split down the middle between those who support the American Administration and those who are very concerned. Thank you very much indeed. Indias Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has led celebrations marking the 70th Anniversary of his countrys independence from britain. In a speech in delhi, he said he wanted to transform india into a prosperous and technologically advanced nation. The Creation Of India and pakistan in 19117 led to more than a Million Deaths and the displacement of some 15 million people. Well my colleague Reeta Chakrabarti has been to the indian city of amritsar to see how families there have been remembering partition, 70 years on. I almost refused the invitation, do you know that . Remembering happy times, but this family did live through trauma. Doctor singh and his wife fled pakistan as children but the events of that time have gone largely undiscussed. My generation unfortunately has not talked much to the Younger Generation, our children, our grandchildren about the partition. It is high time that history did come out with it. We made the mistake but history shouldnt. Mrs singh feels that modern day india might not be quite what the countrys Founding Fathers had hoped for. Its a democratic country and so far it has been, it was a secular country, still it is. But then some elements always come and sometimes you feel that things are not the way they wanted. But for their grandson, india has an exciting future. In the coming decade, india is going to be the place to be because so much innovation and technology coming up, but at the same time i feel culturally it is a bit of a decline. Largely due to censorship. Pakistani Tv Programmes which they used to enjoy are now barred, he said. His cousin wants to know more about partition to understand why the two countries remain such suspicious neighbours. I have never felt the tension between an indian and a pakistani. I met pakistanis when i have travelled in the us and london and otherwise and we have gotten on perfectly well. But those meetings happen abroad and he has never been to pakistan just a few miles away. The effects of partition are still strongly felt today, even the young people for whom it is just history. 0ur Correspondent is in delhi. The Prime Minister has made this address today theyre in the city. What has he had to say . All day today, people have been coming out to celebrate, a public holiday, some of them are behind me. The buildings behind were once used by the British Empire, they are now how the Government Of India not far away from i am is where the indian Prime Minister addressed the nation. He spoke about a lot of things that india has achieved in the past 70 yea rs, india has achieved in the past 70 years, now india has achieved in the past 70 yea rs, now one india has achieved in the past 70 years, now one of the worlds fast growing economies, but country that invest in britain as much as it receives investment from abroad. He also talked about some of the problem is that the country still faces, some of which date back to partition. He talks about the himalayan muslim region, disputing with neighbouring pakistan for 70 yea rs with neighbouring pakistan for 70 years and where anti indian protest continue to intensify. He spoke about the tragedy last week in a hospital in the Northern Indian State where more than 60 children, some of them newborn, died, reflection of the fact that despite his many achievements, there is still some areas where india still. Still still some areas where india still. Still falls short. How would you assess relations with pakistan at the moment . There are some who believe that relations with india, between india and pakistan are perhaps at its lowest e b b and pakistan are perhaps at its lowest ebb in many, many years, despite the fact that is the 70th year of independence of both countries, neither the other on the day. There were no words from pakistan today for india despite the Fa Ct Pakistan Today for india despite the fact that they were congratulations m essa g es fact that they were congratulations messages pouring in from the president of afghanistan, from the Prime Minister has shrunk, Narendra Modi had nothing to say to his pakistani counterpart on pakistans independence day. It gives you a sense of how bitter the relations between the two countries are and although there are many people on the ground who looks for better relations, certainly their leaders have not yet been able to find some underground to basically paper over Theissues Underground to basically paper over the issues that continue to confront them. Good to speak to you. Thank you very much. Headlines in a moment. Let us get the weather. It is looking lovely today. The best day of the week actually with regards to sunshine and warm. There will be a few showers around in the forecast, central and northern parts particularly around scotland where they could be quite heavy duty afternoon, maybe a rumble of thunder. So much of england and wales, it should stay dry, lengthy spells of centre, light winds from the west and because of the strong sunshine and the light winds, it will feel quite warm. 20,000 is quite widely across the board. Maybe 25, 26 across these lps. Any showers fizzle out quite quickly, a ridge of High Pressure comes in. Clear skies, light winds. A fairly cool night coming. Northern ireland, started ten windy and wet by dawn. The windy and wet weather continues to Northern Ireland in the morning, sta rts Northern Ireland in the morning, starts to spread into Western Parts of britain as well as the area of low pressure begins to make inroads. Central and eastern areas starting offjibe central and eastern areas starting off jibe with central and eastern areas starting offjibe with some sunshine and is going to remain fine and quite warm through the day, turning fresher further west. This is bbc Newsroom Live. The headlines at 11 30 the government has set out plans for an ambitious new Customs Arrangement with the eu post brexit. Millions of Rail Passengers will see a 3. 6 increase in fare when prices rise in january 2018. The price rise will affect Season Tickets and some off peak fares in england and wales. The terms of the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire have been released the actions of the local council and the recent refurbishment of the block will be among the issues examined. Singer taylor swift wins her Sexual Assault case against a former radio dj. She was awarded a symbolic dollar in damages. More on those stories in a moment, but now for the sport headlines. Premier league clubs will discuss the idea of closing the Summer Transfer Window before the start of the season. The window currently runs until august 31, in line with many other european leagues. They re set to vote on the idea next month. 0ur Sports Reporter Simon Stonejoins Me now. Can you just explain the situation for as . The Transfer Window has cost a bit ofa for as . The Transfer Window has cost a bit of a problem for english clubs for a number of years now, mainly because it does not close until the 3ist because it does not close until the 31st of august. That is two or three games into the season, and it means that players can move after the teams have started the season. This is not ideal. This summer, it seems to have become an even greater problem, as you have the really high profile cases. Southampton defender Virgilvan Dijk is profile cases. Southampton defender Virgil Van Dijk is not playing at the moment because a lot of clubs wa nt to the moment because a lot of clubs want to sign him. Everton midfielder ross barkley is in the same position, and so is swanseas gylfi sigurdsson. For southampton, everton and swansea, they have got three big players who cannot play because there is so much doubt about the futures. I think the general feeling within english football is that something has to be done to sort this out, because it has just destabilised clubs at a delete key point of the season. Absolutely, but what will be wider impact be for european teams . We have seen ursulas interest in Philippe Coutinho. The window closes at the start of the british season, it will have an impact on europe. Barcelonas have an impact on europe. Ba rcelonas interest. Have an impact on europe. Barcelonas interest. Whilst English Premier League clubs can have an agreement amongst themselves, it is unenforceable across europe unless the whole window changed. So you could not stop barcelona targeting Philippe Coutinho, as they have done this summer. You couldnt stop Philippe Coutinho going to ursula, as he evidently wants to do. The question is, if you have decided, the Premier League clubs have decided that they dont wish to buy any players after this artificial deadline at the start of the season, and coutinho left, then liverpool, for instance, would have a major problem, or a major hole in the squad. So there is if you are issues that need to be resolved there, but the key issue is that england clubs wa nt the key issue is that england clubs want this deadline because it is affecting the start of the season. Things will rumble on, still a few weeks to discuss this one. Thank you for joining weeks to discuss this one. Thank you forjoining us. Its understood chelsea striker diego costa is being ordered to return to the Premier League champions, after being fined forfailing to report for pre season training. Costa was told by manager Antonio Conte that he isnt part of his plans this season. The striker is currently in brazil and wants to rejoin atletico madrid. But chelsea are demanding his return before any decision on his future is made. Tiger woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of Driving Under The Influence in may. A urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and thc, which is a Chemical Component of marijuana. The 14 time major winner pleaded not guilty to the dui charge last week. Roger federer has pulled out of the cincinnati open with a back injury, meaning rafael nadal will be the new world number one in next weeks rankings. Nadal will take the number one position from briton andy murray, who is suffering with a hip injury. Former Australian Olympic and World Champion track cyclist, stephen wooldridge, has died aged 39. Wooldridge won a Team Pursuit Gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and four world titles in the same discipline. Thats all the sport for now. More now on our top story, and the government wants to establish a temporary Customs Union after brexit. The idea is that it will give the uk a chance to pursue trade deals ahead of a final settlement. Labour says the proposals are incoherent and inadequate. Lets speak to labours Shadow International trade minister, bill esterson. You are not impressed by what you have heard today . No, im not. We saw at the weekend that the chancellor and the International Trade secretary were saying one thing, and then, this morning we have got the Brexit Secretary sing something completely different. What we are seeing is the Conservative Party all over the place, making announcements designed to deal with their own political problems, not looking after the interests of the british economy, whereas labours position is putting jobs and the economy first. We will come to labour ina economy first. We will come to labour in a moment, but what we have had today is an outline for a definite position, and enter them plan from march 2019 possibly up to 2022, and then a final structure to be confirmed. Whats does not appeal to you about that . It is time limited, the interim period, and it does not get over the problem ofa and it does not get over the problem of a cliff edge. Businesses need certainty, and at the end of that period, we have no idea on the government at this stage exactly what things will look like. We therefore have two options, which are mutually contradictory, and which will potentially cause enormous problems for business and jobs in this country. They have put forward two options, it highly streamlined border or a new partnership with no border. Which of those do you think is impossible to work . Well, the new border. They have given us no idea of how thatll work, how that could set up in the time needed to avoid the kind of disruption that has already been seen on disruption that has already been seen on the motorways of kent, not to mention what would happen in ireland. We have no idea what that would look like, or what it would cost. We do not have the details. 0n the other hand, they are looking at some kind of Customs Union arrangement longer term, at the same time as saying they want trade deals. 0ne time as saying they want trade deals. One thing we know about Customs Union is that you cannot do trade deals when you are part of them, so neither of them stack up. That is the longer term problem, and we have this Incident Problem of a cliff edge which would be disastrous for business. What we are saying is we need to get that transitional period right, where there is certainty, where we can look after british businesses and jobs, that is labours priority. You said that you feel there is a lack of clarity from what we go from the government, and yet within the shadow cabinet, we have Barry Gardiner saying that staying in the Customs Union would bea staying in the Customs Union would be a disaster, we have keir starmer saying that membership of the Customs Union should remain on the table. Give is the clear vision you have for the bus brexit deal. Our ma nifesto have for the bus brexit deal. Our manifesto is very clear that we have to retain access to the Single Market, we have to make sure we keep the benefits for business and jobs in this country of tariff three Trade Arrangement with the eu. Tariff three arrangement. That is crucial. That sounds like exactly what the government has said this morning. They are saying it is time limited. Morning. They are saying it is timelimited. Surely European Partners will not let you go on indefinitely. That is unrealistic, isnt it . That is why we have to work with our European Partners. The problem of what the government has proposed is that they have not talked to her partners about what they have put forward. Already, the European Commission is saying this is not going to work. So the government has come forward without stopping to their partners. It is five months since article 50 was triggered, and they should have been doing better than they have been, frankly. Thank you forjoining us. Todays development are being closely watched in Northern Ireland, the only part of the uk which will have a land border with the eu. 0ur Correspondent, chris buckler, is in belfast. There has been a statement about this being a positive step. Can we ta ke this being a positive step. Can we take that at face value . Leo varadkar, the irish Prime Minister has made it clear that he wanted suggestions, putting forward potential solutions to the problem of the irish border, and one of thoseis of the irish border, and one of those is what could happen to trade and customs. They have been quite cynical in the past about the idea that smart Borders Technology could solve all of those problems with customs, and i think there is lingering concerns. There is a statement from the Irish Government that other issues need to be addressed before you get into the issue of customs, the eu position, so issue of customs, the eu position, so Citizens Rights, the financial settlement, and the issue of what happens to the irish border. But these two things are linked, that is what the uk will say on this you cannot talk about customs and trade and then work out about what is good to happen to the irish border. They are very closely linked, and therefore, you have to address them in some ways together. In the next 24 in some ways together. In the next 2a hours, we will get a much clearer idea of what the uk is thinking as far as that border between Northern Ireland and the republic goes. A second paper is coming out and it will address that issue. At the moment, the Irish Government is analysing what is in this document, and they will do the same as what is published tomorrow. But i think we are still a long way of getting an idea of what they really think about the uks plans and whether they think they can work. Thank you very much, chris. Mudslides and floods in sierra leone are now known to have killed more than 300 people on the outskirts of the capital, freetown. Thousands more have been forced to flee from their homes. Government officials have warned the number of casualties is expected to rise, with hundreds of bodies thought to be still trapped under the debris, as greg dawson reports. We can talk now to a representative from Save The Children. Thank you for being with us, and you are travelling by car when all this happened. Can you give us a sense of it . Good morning and thank you. We we re it . Good morning and thank you. We were travelling on our way to another district yesterday when we happened to use the route of the incident took place. We were under a lot of heavy rain, and we noticed a Woman Running towards the road, gesticulating, and we realised something was going on. We saw her talking to another woman who was on a bike in front of us. She looks obviously distressed, and as we continued to proceed, a man ran towards the vehicle, telling is that something terrible had happened, that had been a mudslide and thousands of lives had been lost. That was one we contacted the office to inform them that something serious had gone on, and that is when a lot of things came to light, that there was a tragedy happening. This is a devastating situation. What are Save The Children hoping to do to try and help . At the moment, we have got our Emergency Coordinator who is in a meeting with the office of National Security right now. The office of National Security archive on it in the process , Security Archive on it in the process, and they are in a situation where they have conducted four rapid assessments yesterday. They are currently giving feedback on the situation, and based on that feedback, different partners will advise is how to go forward. What are the kind of key challenges that you foresee . Our main challenge, i think, are for the families and children who suffered from flooding yesterday. Regarding the mudslide, we are not very optimistic in terms of lives that may survive that tragedy. However, with those that lost their homes and properties yesterday, our main concern now is homelessness. In terms of livelihood, families are now left with absolutely nothing, and the children now are more vulnerable. So this is really our concern in terms of how we provide support for these families that are in need in the rainy season. We are in the middle of heavy rains. What is so difficult as well as the number of people affected is as yet unknown. I believe a number of people are missing, including a member of Save The Childrens staff. Indeed, it has not been confirmed yet, but a member of the save the Children Team in freetown is still missing, and we are still waiting for news on the outcome of that situation. We hope you get some good news on that, and good luck with the work that you are doing. Ramatu jalloh from Save The Children, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. Thank you very much. Baby boxes containing Essential Items such as clothes, books and blankets are to be delivered to new mothers across scotland for the first time today. The Cardboard Boxes also include a mattress, and can be used for babies to sleep in as an alternative to a cot. The scheme is costing around £8million and is being made available to 58,000 new mums a year, as lorna gordon reports. A first look at a scottish baby box for these mothers and mothers to be. From today, all expectant mothers in scotland will receive a box like this. It doubles as a crib, and contains dozens of the Essential Items. I think its excellent. As first time parents, i think were probably thinking, what do we need . What do we not need . Its good to know they have covered everything that we will need for the start. I really like the idea of it being a safe sleeping space, and probably for use in the day than at night time, for bedding down, for naps during the day. More than 50,000 baby boxes will be handed out every year. As well as plenty of practical items, they will also include advice on safe sleeping environments for a newborn child, and the scheme will be monitored to see whether it helps reduce infant mortality. One of the causes of cot death is actually when parents share a bed or a sofa with their baby. And that may be because there isnt somewhere else for the baby to sleep. So we think that this box providing us with an Alternative Safe Place to sleep may in fact reduce the rates of cot death. So we are going to evaluate that. At £160 per box, concerns have been raised that offering one to all new parents, regardless of need, might not be the best use of public money. The Scottish Government says every child should have the best start in life, no matter what their circumstances. In a moment, a summary of the Business News this hour, but first, the headlines on bbc Newsroom Live Brexit Secretary david davis says the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Union with the eu for when the uk leads. Leaves. The Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry will examine issues including the cause of the fire and the actions of authorities before the blaze. In the Business News, the Headline Rate of inflation stayed steady last month at 2. 6 . Thats unchanged from june, thanks to a fall in fuel prices and amid other signs that the squeeze on Household Spending power may be levelling off. The rate is still well above the Bank Of Englands target of 2 , though, and means average earnings still lagging well behind rising prices. And todays Inflation Data is used to determine some rail fare rises from january. It means prices of regulated fares will rise 3. 6 , including many Season Tickets. Critics say the lower measure of inflation, the cpi, should be used, rather than the higher rpi. And the stock market has risen in london, thanks in part to that steady rate of inflation. It follows a sharp sell off last week over mounting tensions between the us and north korea. More on that Inflation Rate that stayed steady last month meaning that the pressure on incomes could be easing. But it still means average incomes are falling behind rising prices. Crucially, it means rail fares will also go up. The rpi measure that determines price rises for regulated fares from next january by 3. 6 . Commuter groups have condemned the rise, warning that its nearly double last years increase and puts further pressure on struggling households. Jane foley is from rabobank. Lets first of all talk about the bigger economic picture, because we we re bigger economic picture, because we were born by the Bank Of England that inflation would rise before it falls. We were warned. It means easing the pressure on incomes for now. Yes, for now, a bit of relief, and earlier this month, the Bank Of England suggested that inflation could be get around 3 , perhaps in 0ctober, before falling off again. Perhaps we will not reach that 3 peak, but 2. 6 year on year, that is a very high Inflation Rate for eg ten economy. Earnings are only coming up at around 1. 8. And a gio coming up at around 1. 8. And a g10 economy. A lot of the inflation we are seeing is coming through food prices, and poorer people spend a greater amount of their income on food, meaning it is the poorer part of our society that will suffer the most from these price increases. Of our society that will suffer the most from these Price Increasesm there any evidence that specific things are slowing down . I touched on fuel prices coming down but food prices going up. We have been so used to supermarkets cutting prices to try and win custom that that is quite new to us, price rises for food. Well, it is food. You have to bearin food. Well, it is food. You have to bear in mind that in the uk, we import around 40 of our food, and sterling is much weaker than before the referendum last june. Sterling is much weaker than before the referendum lastjune. Suffered prices are coming up, and may continue to go up. Soul food prices. You are quite correct to point out that fuel prices are going down. According to the aa, we are down. According to the aa, we are down about 2 a month. That is driven by the world market for oil, nothing to do with uk policy, but it is certainly something that has eased some of the stress for some of us over eased some of the stress for some of us over this last month or so. One thing that will not ease the stress for people over the last few months as the increase in railfares, coming into force from january. It comes amid so many other factors weighing on our incomes, that will not be welcome news, will it . Weighing on our incomes, that will not be welcome news, will mm will not, and you have to remember that on top of food pricing traces, Clothing Prices are also going up. Rail fares Clothing Prices are also going up. Railfares on top Clothing Prices are also going up. Rail fares on top of that is another squeeze, rail fares on top of that is another squeeze, and for many prices like rail fares, squeeze, and for many prices like railfares, we are squeeze, and for many prices like rail fares, we are looking at the rpi, which is a different measure of inflation from the cpi which the Bank Of England looks at. That is perhaps good news for some people, such as pensioners, whose pensions are linked to these rpi index, but if rail fares and other items are links to the rpi index, that is more painful than the rest of us. Thank you for explaining all of that, jane. Winners and losers on both sides of that rpi argument. The easing of tensions between the us and north korea helped the markets. You see brent crude around 50 a barrel, which we use as an indicator of the economy, but many traders are away on holiday. And thats all the Business News. The government wants to establish a temporary Customs Union after brexit. The Eu Commission has welcomed the proposals, but others say the document lacks detail. Lets speak to the former ukip leader, nigel farage. Where do you stand on this . Enough detailfor you . Where do you stand on this . Enough detail for you . It is not much detail, the big direction worries me. It is dither, delay, showing a lack of decisive leadership and laws are standing in the world. The big opportunity of brexit, and sure, technical things needs to be sorted out, but the Big Opportunity For Brexit opens as up to trade deals for the rest of the world. Donald trump is keen as mustard to do a deal with ours, and under the plan revealed by david davis today, we would not be able to sign that trade deal until president strong was leaving the end of his second term. This is not what we voted for. President trunk. This is not what we voted for. We are being told by the Business Community that we need a contingency plan, so we do not have the cliff edge that you seem to be suggesting. I am not suggesting that at all. We do the majority of our business with non eu countries without being involved in a Customs Union with them. Yes, of course, we have got very difficult negotiations with the European Commission, who do not want to play ball does, but frankly, by going for this transitional arrangement, the big business will say it is great, but they will argue at the end of this transition that it should be a further three years, and we might find ourselves ten years down the road from brexit having not got what we wanted. Because there is no doubt that during this transitional movement, the Free Movement of people will continue, the European Court ofjustice will go on having judgments of british business, and of course, we will go on paying a membership fee. None of those three things are acceptable to brexit voters in any way at all. Follow through your line of argument. We do not have an interim period, what do we do instead . The incident needed was article 50. Article 50 was a two year period to sort all this out on taking us to the end of march 2019. That is nearly three years after the referendum on brexit. The idea that we extend this out to a minimum of six years just isnt good enough, and it is for governments to sort this out. You have made the point of looking back, that is a Retrospective Point that they have made a mess of the timing, but what do we do now . You are saying they have wasted time, but there is still a decision about what we do about Customs Arrangements. We are now in a bad place because we have shown wea kness a bad place because we have shown weakness in face of the European Commission that did not want to give as much in the first place, and we are now saying as much in the first place, and we are now saying we as much in the first place, and we are now saying we will delete this, not indefinitely, but for many, many year lu. And those that are not on Southern Mediterranean Beaches will be raising a glass of champagne at lunchtime in brussels. Briefly, what does the new structure look like . think we need a new Prime Minister. That is not answering the question, i want an alternative vision of what we do about customs. Mild terms of vision as we become a genuine Global Trading nation, and we do that by opening ourselves up to ten a few trading with more than just our next door neighbours in you, what david davis and the government have said today, is that were not government have said today, is that we re not interested government have said today, is that were not interested in that until at least 2023. Nigel farage, thank you very much indeed. The headlines are coming up. First, a look at the weather. Today could be the best day of the week. Yesterday we saw 25 degrees in the south east. That was the warmest day of autumn so far, and we could reach 26 today in the same region. A few showers and a forecast across parts of scotland and northern england. Most showers will be the northern half of the country, but good sunny spells and between with light winds. For england and wales, we will see the lions share of the sunshine. Feeling warm like i mentioned, maybe 26 across the south east. Showers will fizzle out quickly this evening, and overnight it will be dry and clear with light winds. Across Northern Ireland, the new Weather System coming off the atla ntic new Weather System coming off the atlantic will induce thickening cloud, outbreaks of rain and strengthening winds, so a wet and windy start here on wednesday morning. A lovely start elsewhere, though, with some sunshine. Wind and rain moving eastwards, reaching many western areas, but Eastern Parts will remain dry, feeling quite one with the south east and a bit cooler in the west because of the wind and the rain. Feeling quite warm. This is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at midday. Brexit secretary, david davis, says the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Union with the eu for when the uk leaves. There is an interest on both sides of not doing each other harm, if you like, both to do with Customs Arrangements, but also to do with having a Free Trade Area in the first place. Millions of Rail Passengers will see fares rise by 3. 6 when Price Changes come into force next year. The Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry will examine issues including the cause of the fire and the actions of authorities before the blaze. Thousands more have been forced to flee from their homes on the outskirts of the capital freetown. That is following a landslide. Also this hour, celebrations in india marking the 70th Anniversary of the countrys independence from britain. Narendra modi said he wanted to transform india into a prosperous and technologically advanced nation. Maybe boxes containing Essential Items for newborns and also doubling up items for newborns and also doubling up as items for newborns and also doubling upasa items for newborns and also doubling up as a cot are delivered to new mothers across scotland for the first time today. Baby boxes. Good afternoon. Its tuesday, 15th august. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The Brexit Secretary, david davis, has confirmed that the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Relationship with the eu for when the uk leaves similar to current arrangements. The Eu Commission has welcomed the proposals, but Opposition Parties here say the document lacks detail. Britain would also seek to be allowed to negotiate trade deals with countries outside the eu, although members of the Eus Customs Union are barred from striking such agreements. Adam fleming explains under the Customs Union, the eu has one external border for the import of goods from abroad. If import taxes, known as tariffs, are paid, they are paid when that product enters this area. It can then move around between countries with no further charges and very few checks. The British Government wants something as similar as possible to this arrangement for a temporary period after brexit in march 2019. The first option it describes as a highly streamlined Customs Arrangement. In plain english, using as Much Technology and as Little Red Tape as possible to speed the flow of goods between the uk and the eu. The second option the government calls a new Customs Partnership, that would be an unprecedented deal between the eu and the uk where both sides would agree to do virtually everything the same when it came to customs, which would mean there would be no need for a border for goods between the two. 0ur Correspondent emma vardy joins us from westminster. David davis, the Brexit Secretary, is going to be sitting down with the eu to thrash out the next round of trade talks towards the end of this month. We are getting a much clearer picture now of what the government is aiming for after brexit in march 2019, essentially this interim Customs Union with the period in which Trade Arrangements remain broadly as similar as possible to the way that things operate now. How long would it be . David davis told us long would it be . David davis told us today it is about one to two yea rs, us today it is about one to two years, about the practicality of it but also about what we can negotiate with the eu. That is the key point we have to negotiate this with the eu, they have to agree. How is it that we are going to persuade them to come round to this kind of vision for this interim customs period . Well, david davis says it is much in the eus address as it is in the uks address as any disruption in trade can hurt us both. They are actually selling us 290 billion, they are selling us 290 billion, we are selling them 230 billion a year. It is in their interests, i mean, bmw do not want to have to have a Customs Border that is going to slow down their sales or add administrative costs. Siemens is not going to want to do that, you know, so. And the Port Of Rotterdam is going to want to have an efficient operation, the biggest port in europe, its going to want to have an efficient operation so they have got an interest as well as us. David davis arguing strongly that that the benefits of this, they go both ways. 0pposition parties have hit back today, the lib dems think all these proposals do is delay the economic pain. Labours Shadow International trade secretary has called the proposals incoherent. International trade secretary has called the proposals incoherentm is time limited, that does not get over the problem of a cliff edge. Businesses need certainty and at the end of that period, we have no idea from the government at this stage exactly what things will look like. Two options, mutually contradictory and which will potentially cause enormous problems for business and forjobs in this country. And borda to note, theres nothing final about this papers, more proposals over the weeks and months ahead. It is also important to say that actually be trade talks, talks with the eu, they are only at the very first stage. The uk has not even started discussing trade with the eu yet. At the moment the obstacle the eu yet. At the moment the o bsta cle is the eu yet. At the moment the obstacle is the settlement, we will need to see how far the talks on that progress in october before moving onto anything like the kind of stuff that we are seeing discussed today. Thank you very much. A light coming in from twitter, less than promising message, one might say for the British Government to be in and out of the Customs Union and Invisible Borders is a fantasy, says the tweet. First need to secure Citizens Rights and a financial settlement. 0nce Citizens Rights and a financial settlement. Once again intimating that priority among eu members states that is a lot to be agreed before any detail of Trade Agreements can be reached, a suggestion that being in out at the same time, having your cake and eating it is not going to happen, according to Guy Verhofstadt. Millions of Rail Passengers will see their fares rise following an increase in the rate of inflation. Rail companies are allowed to raise fares by as much as the Retail Prices index Figure Forjuly which is 3. 6 . Passenger groups said commuters would be worst hit, and suggested that the rpi measure should be scrapped. The most widely watched and used measure, the Consumer Prices index, cpi, was unchanged at 2. 6 . We spoke to some rail users about being charged more for the servers. Every time we get on a train, it feels they are not enough seats, it is what have paid for. Theres a lot of ha rd is what have paid for. Theres a lot of hard work needs to be done on the Service Quality before they increase the says. It will affect me because at the minute i get it at a discounted rate so if it goes up, i probably wont be able to afford to go to work. I will have to take the car to work. We spoke earlier to our business presenter ben thompson and asked why Rail Passengers are facing these price rises. Its based on two measures of inflation and im going to labour the point about the two different calculations because it is really important. The Consumer Prices index, that is the one we tend to keep an eye on, that is the government preferred rate, that is 2. 6 . Thats the increase that we have seen so far. But there is another calculation, that is the Retail Prices index and that came in at 3. 6 and, yes, you guessed it, the one thats used to determine how quickly our rail fares will go up is the higher one. So, from next january, the railfares, the regulated rail fares as theyre known, those are the ones that cover all sorts of things like commuting tickets, rail fares, Season Tickets, all that stuff, the regulated fares will go up by 3. 6 , thats from january of next year. Already commuter groups, Passenger Groups says that this is not on, this is more than double the rise we saw last year when fares rose again and it is not fair once again to put pressure on consumers who are feeling a squeeze on their incomes. Remember when inflation, thats the measure of how quickly prices are rising, continues it means we feel worse off in our pocket, if wages do not keep up with inflation. Judging by those latest Inflation Figures, it is now nearly double the average wage increases and so once again we are feeling worse off in our pockets. Ben thompson now. The government has announced some of the key details about the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire which left at least 80 dead and confirmed that it will officially begin today. 0ur Correspondent, frankie mccamley, is at Grenfell Tower in west london for us. What we know about the terms of this enquiry . This enquiry is much broader than we originally suspected. The retired judge she was going to be leading it took in 500, more than 550 britain responses. And extended the consultation period by three weeks to allow residents, local people and people who lived in the tower who may be traumatised to have a chance to say what these terms of reference will be. We have had those confirmed by Downing Street today and they will include because and the spread of the fire, how that happened, the design, deconstruction and bb servicemen, critically, as Grenfell Tower. Also how far regulations go when looking at high rise tower flats, notjust here but across the country and whether these were followed in the case of Grenfell Tower. The inquiry will also look at the actions of the local authority and other bodies in the run up to the fire so that will include the Tenants Management Organisation which ran this building. Also the response after the fire, that has been criticised looking at London Fire Brigade, how they responded, whether they have they responded, whether they have the right equipment but also the local government here and the council and gathered and Chelsea Council the sort of criticism in their response to that. Kensington and chelsea. It will not include the Social Housing issues that have been raised time and time again. People claiming there was discrimination towards the Social Housing tenants. We have got the housing tenants. We have got the Housing Minister. Very clear in terms of the inquiry is that they will be focusing on the cause and spread of the fire, looking at the refurbishment and the design of Grenfell Tower itself and wider issues around guidance and legislation. But what is actually been cleared as well from the white consultation that took place in coming up with the terms of inquiry is that people have raised issues about Social Housing policy more widely. Wide consultation that took place. Listening exercise across the country, talking to Social Housing tenants where Social Housing policy has worked and where it has not worked. Subject to the outcome of that, we will come forward with proposals in the coming months to do with the issues that have been identified. That is alok sharma, the Housing Minister who will be talking to the Prime Minister and with Social Housing tenants to get to the bottom of the Social Housing issues. The Prime Minister saying she is determined that these broader questions are not left unanswered and she will be taking action to find those answers but the ball. The report is here so far, people are still digesting this information, theyve been waiting quite some time now. They are coming to terms with what is being included. Some that i have spoken to have said they are pleased with the broader scopes, martin listening to residents there and widening it from what he initially said. There are questions about what answers people will get surrounding Social Housing. More details still needed. The inquiry officially starts today and there will be an initial report in easter on how the fire started and widespread so quickly. Thank you very much. Mudslides and floods in sierra leone are now known to have killed more than 300 people on the outskirts of the capital, freetown. Thousands more have been forced to flee from their homes. Government officials have warned the number of casualties is expected to rise, with hundreds of bodies thought to be still trapped under the debris, as greg dawson reports. While some stare in stunned silence at what is left of their home, others, with their bare hands, are still searching and hoping. But the grim reality is that beneath the tons of mud, many more lost lives and lost homes. Amid the destruction, the grief. This man says he has lost all eight members of his family. Translation i first saw the body of my sister. I called on people to help me. We laid her on the floor. Then i started hearing other people crying. Ive lost all of my family. It is thought most victims died as they slept in their bed. It is an overpopulated town where many shacks were crushed by the force of the mud. The red cross estimates up to 3000 people have lost their homes. Those that arent completely destroyed are ca ked in mud and debris. This is a city well used to heavy rains, but the scale of the damage took everyone by surprise. Many roads are either cut off or transformed into raging rivers. The challenge for rescuers is simply trying to reach those who are still trapped, awaiting supplies of food and clean water. Greg dawson, bbc news. The president of sierra leone, ernest bai koroma, has appealed for calm, and urged residents of freetown to stay away from the affected areas. I am very disturbed by this national tragedy. And with a heavy heart, let me extend profound condolences to the bereaved families. This is not a tragedy for you alone, it is a tragedy for every Sierra Leonean because the people who have perished in this disaster are our compatriots. Fellow Sierra Leoneans, this tragedy of great magnitude has once again challenged us to come together, to stand by each other and to help one another. Let me assure you that my government is fully engaged on this situation and, in collaboration with our development partners, we have already established an Emergency Response center at regent to coordinate our response and to provide relief to the survivors. Let me urge everyone to remain calm and to avoid disaster prone areas while we continue to address this grave emergency. The headlines on bbc Newsroom Live Brexit Secretary, david davis, says the government wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Union with the eu for when the uk leaves. Millions of real passages will the Fa Res Millions Of Real Passages will the fares rise by 3. 6 when Price Changes, come into force next year. Andy Grenfell Tower public enquiry will examine issues including because of the fire and the actions of the authorities before the blaze. The cause of the fire. Let us go to the sports centre. Premier league clubs will discuss the idea of closing the Summer Transfer Window before the start of the season. The window currently runs until august 31, in line with many other european leagues. They re set to vote on the idea next month. 0ur Sports Reporter, simon stone, is across the story. The Transfer Window has caused a bit of a problem for english clubs for a number of years now, mainly because it does not close until the 31st of august. That is two or three games into the season, and it means that players can move after the teams have started the season. This is not ideal. This summer, it seems to have become an even greater problem, as you have three really high profile cases. Southampton defender Virgil Van Dijk is not playing at the moment because a lot of clubs who want to sign him. Everton midfielder ross barkley is in the same position, and so is swa nseas gylfi sigurdsson. For southampton, everton and swansea, they have got three big players who cannot play because there is so much doubt about their futures. I think the general feeling within english football is that something has to be done to sort this out, because it has just destabilised clubs at a key point of the season. Its understood chelsea striker diego costa is being ordered to return to the Premier League champions, after being fined forfailing to report for preseason training. Costa was told by manager Antonio Conte that he isnt part of his plans this season. The striker is currently in brazil and wants to rejoin atletico madrid. But chelsea are demanding his return before any decision on his future is made. Tiger woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of Driving Under The Influence in may. A urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and thc, which is a Chemical Component of marijuana. The 14 time major winner pleaded not guilty to the dui charge last week. Roger federer has pulled out of the cincinnati open with a back injury, meaning rafael nadal will be the new world number one in next weeks rankings. Nadal will take the number one position from briton andy murray, who is suffering with a hip injury. Former Australian Olympic and World Champion track cyclist, stephen wooldridge, has died aged 39. Wooldridge won a Team Pursuit Gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and four world titles in the same discipline. Thats all the sport for now. I will have more in the next hour. Thank you. Indias Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has led celebrations marking the 70th Anniversary of his countrys independence from britain. In a speech in delhi, he said he wanted to transform india into a prosperous and technologically advanced nation. The Creation Of India and pakistan in 1947 led to more than a Million Deaths and the displacement of some 15 million people. 0ur Correspondent Justin Rowlatt is in delhi for us and joins us now. How is the mood there today . How is the mood there today7m how is the mood there today . It is a big day in india, i have to say it is quite quiet here in the centre of delhi. Im outside the indian parliament, the building behind me. In india, they celebrate independence with a day. Why not . Be entering parliament was the scene of the settlement of what india s first Prime Minister called indias tryst with destiny. He gave a magnificent speech inside that parliament has powered was transferred from the british to the indians. He said when the world sleeps, india will awake to life and freedom. It certainly has awoken and as you say, current Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to celebrate some of indias successors. He acknowledged there are challenges ahead. He talked of his vision for the future and he also wanted to reassure indians that the country was secure, its borders were secure. This is what he said. Translation my countrymen, it is clear that a goodie of the nation is our topmost priority. It is our topmost protein, whether it is the sea or body of a bender, whether it is cyberspace attack. India is capable of every kind of security. The Prime Minister speaking that. As india celebrates today, we are that pakistan celebrating yesterday. Just highlighting again be hunkering divisions between the two countries. The ongoing divisions. Divisions between the two countries. The ongoing divisions. The country, pakistan was formed from india andi country, pakistan was formed from india and i think the defining moment in the foundation of pakistan was that division. The emphasis here is much more about independence itself. This is the moment that india achieved its freedom from the British Empire and that really is why we saw this big speech from Narendra Modi because in india that celebrate that moment, he emphasised the moment of the Freedom Fighters delivering independence and the great achievements of the country has made. When indian first became an independent country, incredible poverty hair. There is still poverty here but are growing in rich nation. These Fastest Growing large economy in the world and that is what Narendra Modi wanted to stress. He wa nted Narendra Modi wanted to stress. He wanted to say this Young Country looking towards the future, full of hope and full of confidence and that is certainly the message that indians will of god from his speech today. Will have got from his speech today. Thank you. Lets return to the news that the government has set out proposals for a temporary Customs Arrangement with the European Union after it leaves. Thank you for being with us. Initially an interim plan for some kind of ongoing Customs Union for a few years. Kind of ongoing Customs Union for a few yea rs. Tell kind of ongoing Customs Union for a few years. Tell us more about your understanding of that. few years. Tell us more about your understanding of that. I think the least preferred option, Discussion Paper to show what the government is to the eu. My preferred option is we have 19 months left before we leave, lets get in a Customs Agreement if we can with the eu over those 19 months. We have common systems at the moment. The systems are being upgraded according to the eu model. It could not been that difficult in 19 months to reach an agreement on something which worked fairly for both sides when we left. Alternatively, we can develop our own strong but transparent smooth working border systems, there are already systems allowing electronic registration of consignments by the main importers and exporters with the minimum of fuss that duvet and hes so when the lorry for the planes arrive. Bans dover and heathrow. All the things we know how to do, wejust heathrow. All the things we know how to do, we just need to discuss with the eu, the lease for the way of doing it in their interest than ours because they sell us much more than we sell them. From what you are saying, there is time to put something more definite in place. Does that mean no transition them because weve heard that businesses need and indeed once that moment to ease themselves into any new system . Lets get a Trade Agreement or discover we are not going to get a Trade Agreement and fall back on World Trade Organisation rules that would work ago from a british point of view. You cannot have a transitional arrangement until you know what the transition leads to. Letters concentrate on the main agreement. We could do with the technical issues over the 19 months so technical issues over the 19 months so that we dont need along in promotion period. The Prime Minster has been careful, she has not used the word transitional. She has said there might need to be periods of implementation for part of the agreement but the thing which always the main agreement and that is what we should be concentrating on and we are making this wonderful offer to the eu on trade, 040, why do we carry on zero tariffs for the uk on return 40 on what we send them . A fair deal. Why would a group of countries that want to be prosperous knowingly damage trade . Yet they do seem knowingly damage trade . Yet they do seem to think it is not a great deal. If i read you to quiz today, Michel Barnier has said on fictitious trade, it is not possible outside the Customs Union. A tweet, Invisible Borders is a fantasy. They must tell us what barriers they want to place in the way of german cars and french Dairy Products and wine coming into the uk because that is what they are effectively saying. We will then assess whether those are sensible and whether we wish to impose them not. They can impose some kind of barriers on trade going there. But all of this has to be done under World Trade Organisation rules, half of all our trade will be tariff free anyway if we do not have an agreement, wto, it will only be an agreement, wto, it will only be an average of 3 . It is bearable but it would be easier and more sensible if both sidesjust it would be easier and more sensible if both sides just went for friction free trade. I think in the end maybe in 2019, that is what the eu will come round to. I hope we do not have to have another 80 months of these painful interviews when nothing is actually happening. 18 months. And the eu hoping they will give the uk more. Chris morris and our Reality Check Team have been looking at the details so far. This is just the start of another very busy brexit period. This uk proposal starts with the idea of a new temporary and Customs Union after brexit ballots is much like the current Customs Union as possible. That would reassure Business Both in uk and elsewhere in europe. But it also needs to be agreed by the rest of the eu which may be thinking if it is not broke, do not fix it. One of the tricky issues that during this transition period which could last two or three yea rs, period which could last two or three years, the uk wants to be able to negotiate its own free trade deals around the world. There is no sign so around the world. There is no sign so far that the rest of the eu will to that. Then there ares longer term proposals for what would follow this temporary fix. 0ne Suggestion is a highly streamlined cosman s arrangement using technology to cut paperwork as much as possible and to allow fewer Vehicle Checks that it would take yea rs Vehicle Checks that it would take years to get ready for such a new scheme so work to prefer forehead with me to start pretty much it away. Not just a with me to start pretty much it away. Notjust a British Ports but in places like france, the netherlands, belgium and ireland as well. The Alternative Uk suggestion is for a new Customs Partnership between the uk and the eu that would dispense with any Customs Border altogether. Now, outside a Customs Union, that was not really exist anywhere in the world and again it raises many questions, with the uk have to collect custom students for the eu, for example . And vice versa. This is just an opening salvo. The eu, for example . And vice versa. This isjust an opening salvo. It feels like a paper written to take account of british political sensitivities rather than anyone elses. All the more reason the uk would argue to get on with the discussion of future arrangements as soon as discussion of future arrangements as soon as possible. The eu, on the other hand, still bears the outline ofa other hand, still bears the outline of a divorce still have to come first. Much more later. Chris, thank you very much indeed. More to come but now we are going to see the weather. We are looking at some sunshine today, the degree across the eastern pa rt today, the degree across the eastern part of the country. The centre and is going to feel pleasantly warm. There are going to be some showers around today. The showers with widows across parts of the north of the uk and some of these will become quite heavy across north scotland, north east england. The odd rumble of thunder. Towards the south and east, the dry weather. The centre and feeling pleasantly warm with temperatures reaching the mid 20s. As we go through this evening and overnight, High Pressure building, killing off the showers. Rest of for fairly low temperatures. So chill in the hour. These are start to things, some Morning Sunshine for the, turning wet and windy, gale force us to wind across North Western coast, Making Philco was the band of rain is arise. The rain arriving quite laid across wales and much of england, some decent weather to. That is your weather. This is bbc Newsroom Live. The headlines at 12 30 the government has set out plans for what they are describing as an ambitious new Customs Arrangement a temporary Customs Union with the eu post brexit. The proposals have been described as a fa ntasy the proposals have been described as a fantasy by the European Unions brexit negotiations, geevor start. Millions of Rail Passengers will see a 3. 6 increase in fare when prices rise in january 2018. The price rise will affect Season Tickets and some off peak fares in england and wales. The terms of the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire have been released the actions of the local council and the recent refurbishment of the block will be among the issues examined. The search for survivors continues following mudslides and floods in freetown, which have claimed the lives of more than 300 people. The government has just published its Paper Setting out proposals for a future Customs Relationship with the eu. Lets talk to our political correspondent, emma vardy, who is in westminster. What details of we now got . These papers have now been published, and this is the clearest look yet at what Life Michael For The Uk after brexit. It sets out more detail about the idea for the saint of Customs Union, that is the aim to have Trading Arrangements remaining the same, or as close as possible to, the way things are currently. Now after brexit on march 2019. The idea is to give businesses some reassurance that they will have time to adapt to any sort of new regulations. David davis was also speaking this morning about how long these interim arrangements will last. He has talked about one or two year lu of this transitional period, but thatll be a matter of negotiation for the eu as well. One of the key point about brexit is how it is going to affect things on our borders, lorries bringing things in and out, holiday makers travelling to the eu. We have also had a bit more detail on that, too, with the government setting out these two options, one of which it calls a very innovative option, doing away with the need for customs checks, or using a streamlined approach relying on technology such as Number Plate Recognition to try to enforce these checks, but also then carries on checking the arrivals from outside the eu, too. It is in potent 7 member that it is over a year max the referendum, and it has taken until now to start drilling down into the detail. Important to remember that it is over a year since the referendum. David davis still needs to negotiate this with the eu, and the way the eu talks are at the moment, those are focused on our divorce settlement, and only when progress has been made on that front, will we move on to trade talks. Emma, thanks very much. Baby boxes containing Essential Items such as clothes, books and blankets are to be delivered to new mothers across scotland for the first time today. The Cardboard Boxes also include a mattress, and can be used for babies to sleep in as an alternative to a cot. The scheme is costing around £8 million and is being made available to 58,000 new mums a year, as lorna gordon reports. A first look at a scottish baby box for these mothers and mothers to be. From today, all expectant mothers in scotland will receive a box like this. It doubles as a crib, and contains dozens of the Essential Items. I think its excellent. As first time parents, i think were probably thinking, what do we need . What do we not need . Its good to know they have covered everything that we will need for the start. I really like the idea of it being a safe sleeping space, and probably for use in the day than at night time, for putting down for naps during the day. More than 50,000 baby boxes will be handed out every year. As well as plenty of practical items, they will also include advice on safe sleeping environments for a newborn child, and the scheme will be monitored to see whether it helps reduce infant mortality. One of the causes of cot death is actually when parents share a bed or a sofa with their baby. And that may be because there isnt somewhere else so we think that this box providing us with an Alternative Safe Place to sleep may in fact reduce the rates of cot death. So we are going to evaluate that. At £160 per box, concerns have been raised that offering one to all new parents, regardless of need, might not be the best use of public money. The Scottish Government says every child should have the best start in life, no matter what their circumstances. Mudslides and floods in sierra leone are now known to have killed more than 300 people on the outskirts of the capital, freetown. Thousands more have been forced to flee from their homes. Government officials have warned the number of casualties is expected to rise, with hundreds of bodies thought to be still trapped under the debris. The mayor of freetown says at least 270 bodies have been recovered so far. Lets talk to john james from the charity unicef, who is currently in the capital of freetown, and joins us via skype. Can you give is a sense of the situation . There is still a lot of work going on, assessing the needs after the floods on monday morning. They are working out who is missing, many people still to be found. People have lost their homes, seen them swept into the valley in a major mudslide. We are talking about 13 different locations throughout the city. Flooding and landslides, so the city. Flooding and landslides, so there is work that needs to be done to assess how many people needs to be saved. There are also issues of water and sanitation. And once that assessment has been made, what do you think will be the biggest issues in delivering the help that issues in delivering the help that is needed . Unicef started on monday rolling out some safe water and emergency toilets, that sort of thing. We are really concerned about Infectious Diseases that could come in the aftermath of this disaster, a of water pipes have been contaminated, and you can imagine that things have been swept away by the arrangement of the city. At the same time, we are doing with decomposing bodies and the eventual contamination that that will lead to. Sierra leone is no stranger to cholera, there was an outbreak in 2012, so we are just try to make sure people have Safe Drinking Water so sure people have Safe Drinking Water so that we do not have another type of emergency that comes in the aftermath of this crisis. Eye we are having a bit of Trouble Hearing you clearly, so we will leave it there, but thank you for taking the time to speak to us on bbc news. Indias Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has led celebrations marking the seventieth anniversary of his countrys independence from britain. Well, my colleague, reeta chakra barti, has been to the indian city of amritsar to see how families there have been remembering partition, 70 years on. I almost refused the invitation, do you know that . Remembering happy times, but this family did live through trauma. Doctor singh and his wife fled pakistan as children but the events of that time have gone largely undiscussed. My generation unfortunately has not talked much to the Younger Generation, our children, our grandchildren about the partition. It is high time that history did come out with it. We made the mistake, but history shouldnt. Mrs singh feels that modern day india might not be quite what the countrys Founding Fathers had hoped for. Its a democratic country and so far it has been, it was a secular country, still it is. But then some elements always come and sometimes you feel that things are not the way they wanted. But for their grandson, india has an exciting future. In the coming decade, india is going to be the place to be because so much innovation and technology coming up, but at the same time i feel culturally it is a bit of a decline. Largely due to censorship. Pakistani Tv Programmes which they used to enjoy are now barred, he said. His cousin wants to know more about partition to understand why the two countries remain such suspicious neighbours. I have never felt the tension between an indian and a pakistani. I met pakistanis when i have travelled in the us and london and otherwise and we have gotten on perfectly well. But those meetings happen abroad and he has never been to pakistan just a few miles away. The effects of partition are still strongly felt today, even the young people for whom it is just history. State media in north korea says the countrys leader, kim jong un, will monitor the actions of the United States before deciding whether to fire any missiles towards the us pacific territory of guam. The Official Kcna news agency said mr kim had been fully briefed on the militarys plans. It quoted him as saying they were ready to act should america persist in its recklessness. South koreas president , moonjae in, has said his government would prevent war at all costs. 0ur Correspondent Yogita Limaye is following developments from the south korean capital, seoul. Not only do they say that they are going to wait for a little bit more time and look at the uss conduct, it also says that, you know, it also talks about how to diffuse the situation here and how to prevent, you know, the outbreak of war. But it also says that, you know, the us needs to act first, the us needs to show that it wants to defuse the tension and only then can it happen. I have been speaking to analysts about how they would interpret this statement coming from north korea, and while it might seem in language that kim jong un perhaps wants to dial things down, there are people whove told me that it could simply be that north korea is not yet fully prepared to launch this Missile Attack on guam and thats why this could simply be a process of buying more time. 0ur Correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes is in guam. He sent us this update from there a short time ago. The news out of pyongyang today has been received here in guam with relief. There is a sense that the north korean regime is stepping back from the brink. I sat down with the governor of guam this afternoon. He is a republican governor, he is a supporter of President Trump, and he told me he thinks this is a result of the tough language and the tough stance that the government of President Trump has taken towards north korea over the last week. And he described the north Korean Leader, kimjong un, as a bully. He said the only way to deal with bullies is to make it very clear to them what the consequences of their actions will be, and also what a Military Power the United States has. So, the one end of things, you have the high level diplomatic talks going on. What about for ordinary people on guam . It is very mixed. This is. You might to be surprised to find out, because this is in the middle of the pacific ocean, far away from the United States, that this is actually quite a patriotic island. Many people support the government, and President Trump, but there is a small and vocal minority that has been taking to the streets in recent days to protest against President Trumps rhetoric and against north korea, and to call for peace. And some of those people told me that they think guam is being used by the American Government as a sort of Military Base, and that President Trump has a callous disregard for the security of the 160,000 people who live here. So it is very divided, really split down the middle between those who support the American Administration and those who are very concerned. We are talking about the British Governments new plans for a Customs Union. Michel barnier, the eus chief pushes ever brexit, has said, the quicker the uk and the eu 27 Member States agree on citizens, settling accounts and ireland, the quicker we can discuss customs and future relationship. Essentially, as you can see, making the point which comes again and again. We had it from Guy Verhofstadt earlier, another key player, that from the eus point of view, not on the details of things like customs relations are up for grabs until the so called divorce bill and key issues like ireland and borders on there are settled. A rather terse response there, making the point that yes there is a discussion to be had on the Customs Union, but from the point of view, there are bigger issues to overcome before any of that can be put on the table. We have been hearing indias Prime Minister leading the celebrations, marking the 70th Anniversary of his countrys independence from britain. 0ur Correspondent Tulip Mazumdar is at Birmingham Library for us, and joins us now. We have been here all morning for the bbcs asian network, talking about partition and how it affected both the people who were there at the time, the children, and also the children. So the donations have been discussing what impact it has had on the lights, and i am pleased to say iamjoined by the lights, and i am pleased to say i am joined by a couple of the guests. Your story is slightly different, because your parents stayed in india, but they helped muslims get back to pakistan over the line was tron after the line was drawn in 1947. I am a sikh from the punjab area, and my parents were not married at the time, but they have similar stories to tell about what went on when the partition happened. As i said earlier, from what my father told us, they still remained in the family home, but they had a muslim family next door to them. And that muslim family was actually terrorised, and when he had to move, when the wearer taken away, there was a big violence in the whole of the village. All they were wearing was the clothes that they had, they had to leave everything behind, and they were very traumatised with what was going on. And yourfamily traumatised with what was going on. And your family actually help some of these muslims escaped . My grandfather, my dads father, and my father and his brothers, and the whole village, they tried to hide the family. But there was worth going around, and they knew exactly which house belonged to which group, whether they were hindu, which house belonged to which group, whetherthey were hindu, sikh, or muslim, they were mainly targeting the muslim families. And they knew exactly which house to go to, and the women were pulled from the houses, pulled from the doorsteps, children slept to one side, and a woman to another. The following day, my grandfather said, when they went to the farmland, went to see me well, the well was full of blood. The bodies were laid on the floor, and there was a lot of blood in the well, in the water itself. Such a harrowing time for everybody concerned, along with those stories of helping each other, there was a lot of bloodshed. And you were born and raised in this country, and have those stories affected you today . They have definitely affected me. It is this unknown, and now we are catching up, 70 years later, seeing it through documentaries, and i am learning, andl it through documentaries, and i am learning, and i thought i knew, going back and seeing the borders, going back and seeing the borders, going back and seeing the borders, going back to the villages, but there is all this Hidden History that i am just so lucky we have this platform to share. I am also learning. Growing up, i have heard different studies, my mother has heard stories, and i cannot believe what they went through. This debate is today has been quite emotional, hasnt it . We are so protective, and i couldnt understand why my grandad always wanted to put us in cotton will and protect us. Now i understand, i will and protect us. Now i understand, lam will and protect us. Now i understand, i am so lucky to be here and live the life, i cannot imagine what he went through, and i hope i never have too. How would i feel . You go over here, and they go over there, i cannot imagine what he went through. It is difficult to get your head around it, for hours as british asians, to hear these stories. Now, just tell us briefly about your story. My stories of my grandfather, he is still here today, living in birmingham. He is part of now pakistan. We travelled with his five brothers, his sister, and his parents. They made it, they witnessed atrocities on route, and settled again in punjab and started a new life. For him to be here today and tell us the stories he has, and to tell my son, i feel very proud just to have him in my life. How do you think these 70 year old divisions and the violence that happened back then, do you think it has affected relationships today in this country between indians and pakistanis, hindus, sikhs, muslims . They have, due to media propaganda, but so long as we learn of what happened in 1947, we can keep positive for today and for the children for the future. We have got to send a positive message. Your pa rents, to send a positive message. Your parents, your grandparents i should say, they are from kashmir, which is still fought over by india and pakistan will stop what is your perception of what happened . You we re perception of what happened . You were saying before that he did not really know much about it, you had to search on wikipedia because you are not taught about it at school. Most of what i was taught was by my grandmother. She was talking about how there was loads of sikhs and hindus living in her area, how there was loads of sikhs and hindus living in herarea, who how there was loads of sikhs and hindus living in her area, who were driven out of the town. It was essentially genocide. She told me a lot about how before that, there was a peaceful coexistence, and then after that, given the time of partition, it was more like, who is a believer, who is a nonbeliever . Between hindus and muslims, there we re between hindus and muslims, there were simple things like, hindus worship cows and muslims eat beef, so worship cows and muslims eat beef, so fundamental differences were picked up on. They were made into a big issue. In your daytoday, in couege big issue. In your daytoday, in college or at school, do you feel like those divisions have carried on to your generation, do you feel people have managed to come through its i feel like the people i am surrounded with personally, they do not see these differences. The fact that i have got a bengali best friend, considering what happened between bengalis and pakistanis, that says a lot. I think most of our Younger Generation does not see that device, we are more open and willing to know one another. Thank you very much, all of you. It has been a very positive message coming from the people who have discussed this issue here in birmingham today, but of course, the difficulties between india and pakistan continue. The feeling certainly industry and today has been that the two countries need to come together. The feeling in this room. They stay the same language, eat the same food, and even though they are now two countries, three if you include bangladesh, they have a lot in common, that is what should be celebrated. A pensioner who was stabbed while trying to save the life of the labour mp, jo cox, has died. Bernard kenny, who was 79, was awarded the george medal for his bravery after he intervened when a right wing extremist attacked the mp in the run up to last years eu referendum. Mr kenny was seriously injured in the attack, but the cause of his death is not believed to be related to the incident. A former seniorjudge has warned of the lack of safeguards in cases involving the power of attorney where people are given rights over a persons property or welfare because they no longer have the capacity to act in their own best interests. Denzil lush, who was head of the court of protection, told the bbc he believed abuse was present in one in eight such cases. The pop star taylor swift has won a Sexual Assault case against ex radio dj david mueller, who she said had groped her at a 2013 concert. Just to warn you peter bowes report from los angeles, does contain flash photography. A high profile trial pitting one of the worlds most recognisable pop stars against a local dj. When david muellerfrom denver lost his job, he blamed taylor swift for ruining his career. The singers mother and manager had contacted his Radio Station bosses to report that hed groped the singer at a photo shoot. He sued swift for 3 million. She countersued for the assault, describing it in court as a very long grab under her skirt. It was a shocking thing she had never experienced before, she said. Last week, thejudge threw out his lawsuit, saying the dj had not shown that swift personally set out to have him fired, but her case against him continued, thejury sided with the pop star. She had been assaulted, and in keeping with her wishes, mr mueller was ordered to pay 1 in damages. In a statement, she thanked the judge and legal team for fighting for her and anyone who felt silenced by Sexual Assault. She said she wanted to help those whose voices should be heard. It gives courage to all people, notjust women, but all people, to have the courage to draw lines and to know where those lines are, the lines of Mutual Respect between people. Taylor swift, whos one of americas top selling singers, says in the future she would be making donations to multiple organisations that help Sexual Assault victims defend themselves. Peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. Ina in a moment, we will say goodbye to viewers on bbc two, and coming up, the news at one oclock. First, the weather. The coldest start to august for some 30 years across south east england. This is how things looked in ramsgate as the rain came down, but it is an improving weather today. Some lengthy spells for sunshine for most of us to look forward to, and a few showers across the northern half of the uk. In the afternoon in scotland, some of the heavier showers today, particularly across eastern areas of scotland and north east england. Should not last too long in any place, due to the strength of the winds. In the further south across the uk, the drier the weather becomes. There should be some pleasant spells of sunshine across south east england, Global Temperatures moving into the mid 20s, and even across the south west of england, it will feel pleasa ntly warm west of england, it will feel pleasantly warm in those sunny spells. 0vernight, High Pressure moves in, killing the showers off, and it will turn out to be quite a chilly night, particularly in the countryside, temperatures dipping to around five celsius in rural parts of scotland. Wednesday sees another area of low pressure, wet and windy weather in the north east of the uk. Should be a decent start to the day across scotland, england and wales, and the rain will be late to arrive across england and eastern wales. Further north and west, stronger winds, gale force around the coasts developing as we had through wednesday afternoon. 0vernight, the band of rain pushes across the uk, and a bit of uncertainty about how quickly it will clear away from eastern england, so could be there for a time through thursday morning, but eventually some sunny spells across the north east through thursday afternoon. Through friday and into the weekend, low pressure still there, drifting over towards the north sea. We will start to get brisk north westerly winds moving m, brisk north westerly winds moving in, plenty of showers across the north east of the country, particularly on friday. But there will generally be fewer showers and some warm sunshine towards the south east of the uk. The Brexit Secretary, david davis, says he wants to negotiate a temporary Customs Union with the eu for after britain leaves. But the Eu Commission says it will only address the issue once progress had been made on the terms of the withdrawal. We will have reaction to the proposals from westminster and brussels. Also this lunchtime. Rail fares will go up by 3. 6 injanuary the biggest increase for four years. Passenger groups say commuters will be worst hit. My pay has nowhere kept up with inflation, so more of my salary has just been paying for me just to come to work. The Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry will examine issues including the cause of the fire and the actions of kensington and Chelsea Council