Damian green made public. The head of the metropolitan police says two former officers should not have made the claims. 10pfora tin. How co op is becoming the first major retailer to sell food beyond it best before date to try to reduce food waste. And im in adelaide as englands cricketers face an uphill battle against australia in the second ashes test. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Hisjob is safe, whatever happens in russia the fa say Gareth Southgate will lead england for the next few tournaments. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Britain and the European Union appear close to reaching a breakthrough in the brexit talks, which will clear the way for the second phase of brexit negotiations to begin on trade. Theresa may is in brussels this lunchtime, meeting with the president of the european commission. Reports indicate the two sides have reached a broad agreement on the rights of eu citizens and on the so called divorce bill. It now appears sufficient pro
Of schoolchildren doing part time work like saturday jobs and newspaper rounds. Ill be looking at why, and whether theyre a good thing or not. In sport its all looking rather uncomfortable in australia for england. Theyve lost four wickets already this morning, including captainjoe root. And the only supermoon of 2017 provides plenty of opportunities for some amazing pictures. We will have more of these throughout the morning. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. Well, clear skies out there for some of you. A touch of frost as well but the most it is a dry start to the week before things turn wet and windy mid week, before warming up later on. Good morning. First, our main story britain and the European Union appear close to reaching a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. Eu sources said the two sides were nearing solutions ahead of theresa mays meeting with the European Commission president , Jean Claude Juncker, in brussels later today.
To effectively compromised language, saying that there could be alignments in the future. So if you are going to use a certain chemical ina are going to use a certain chemical in a Food Processing plant, for example, would that be acceptable to both governments, north and south. But that is not to the satisfaction of the dup, who are saying that if you have a situation where the customs arrangements are devolved to the north and the uk goes its separate way, then step by step, we become more land to the south and we cannot have a separate agreement for the north of ireland. So prominent politicians are saying they are not happy with the wording. Thats a surprise, because we were just saying that surely they have been involved in the negotiation over the week, so at what point was the break in the language, and at what point where they not being consulted by the Irish Government about what might be in the document today . Christian, in terms of the timetable this afternoon, lets concent
To helping poorer countries. We give £13 billion a year in foreign aid. But the way we help other countries has changed. The government now gives much of that cash to private companies. They then deliver aid projects around the world. There must be accountability for the money that is spent. And of course, the more difficult the environment you are operating in, perhaps the greater leeway you give, but it is more important then that there needs to be as much transparency and accountability for the taxpayers money. One British Company has done very well under the new system. Adam Smith International their offices are just across the riverfrom parliament. In the last five years, adam Smith International, asi, as won british aid contracts worth more than £537 million. Adam Smith International say they bring expertise and deliver results. But earlier this year, asi was banned from new government contracts after serious questions were raised about the compa nys ethical integrity. At the m
To helping poorer countries. We give £13 billion a year in foreign aid. But the way we help other countries has changed. The government now gives much of that cash to private companies. They then deliver aid projects around the world. There must be accountability for the money that is spent. And of course, the more difficult the environment you are operating in, perhaps the greater leeway you give, but even more importantly then, that there needs to be as much transparency and accountability for the taxpayers money. One British Company has done very well under the new system. Adam Smith International. Their offices are just across the riverfrom parliament. In the last five years, adam Smith International, asi, has won british aid contracts worth more than £537 million. Adam Smith International say they bring expertise and deliver results. But earlier this year, asi was banned from new government contracts after serious questions were raised about the compa nys ethical integrity. I wo