Four and a half years after britain voted hello, and welcome to bbc news. Four and a half years after britain voted to leave the europen union, Boris Johnson will travel to brussels this week to meet European Commission president ursula von der leyen, in a last ditch effort to salvage a post brexit trade deal. It comes after a 90 minute phone call between the two leaders failed to produce a breakthrough. A senior uk government source warned that a deal may not be possible. Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg has this report. Its not always good to talk. The Prime Minister tonight spent more than an hour in conversation with the eu chief, but they seem only to have agreed on what they disagree on. A statement from both of them said. In other words, months of technical negotiations have hit the wall. So instead, the Prime Minister will leave westminster to go to brussels for the first time in months, his team warning that a deal may not happen at all. We are at a critical moment in th
Hello and welcome to the programme. Talks to attempt to secure a trade deal between the uk and the European Union have concluded for the night. They will resume again on monday with the head of the uk team, lord frost, insisting they were working very hard to reach an accord, although irelands Prime Minister said things were on a knife edge. Both sides are making different claims on signs of progress overfishing rights. Two other main issues competition rules and how a deal would be enforced remain unresolved. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Back in brussels, the uks chief negotiator, lord frost, arriving for whats described on the british side as the last roll of the dice in trade talks with the eu. Weve been working very hard to try and get a deal. Were going to see what happens in negotiations today and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon. Thank you very much. There is frustration in government at what is seen as the
Great barrier reef, but is is all too late . Song. And, turn up the volume the mob0 awards are back we look at the pressures faced by the Music Industry in 2020. Hello and welcome to the programme. With time running out, borisjohnson is travelling to brussels to meet the president of the European Commission, ursula von der leyen, in a last ditch effort to reach a post brexit, trade deal. The pair are under pressure to reach an agreement before the uk stops following eu trading rules at the end of the month. Major disagreements remain on fishing rights, business competition rules and how a deal will be policed. 0ur politics correspondent, jessica parker, looks at the prospects for a deal. Borisjohnson is Boris Johnson is going borisjohnson is going to brussels, that is as negotiations have stalled and phone calls with European Commission president , the ursula von der leyen have failed to find their way through, for tonight, dinner, face to face. With just over three weeks until the bre
Hello and welcome. Donald trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is in hospital after contracting covid 19. He is understood to be receiving treatment in the Georgetown University medical facility in washington. Mr giuliani has tweeted his thanks to well wishers and saying that hes getting great care and feeling good. Recovering quickly and keeping up with everything. Heres our washington correspondent lebo diseko. Hes one of Donald Trumps closest allies. Now, Rudy Giuliani is the latest in the president s inner circle to be diagnosed with the coronavirus. Hes been spearheading mr trumps efforts to overturn the results of novembers election. This was him on wednesday at an election hearing in michigan, asking a witness to remove her mask. Would you be comfortable taking your mask off, so that people could hear you more clearly . But for all the bad news about coronavirus, on sunday, some hope two vaccines to be reviewed in the next two weeks for emergency use, and they could be given out
Forced to break up the Company Recent bushfires have left and sell off instagram koalas on the brink. And whatsapp. Medical regulators in the uk have recommended that people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer Biontech coronavirus vaccine. It comes after two uk nhs workers had an adverse response to the jab yesterday. Talks to try to agree a post brexit trade deal between the uk and the European Union have concluded with both sides saying there are very large gaps to bridge. The british Prime Minister, borisjohnson and the European Commission president , ursula von der leyen, met over dinner in brussels. Both have agreed talks on a deal will continue until sunday, when a Firm Decision will be made. A source in mrjohnsons office said he didnt want to leave any possible route to a deal untested. Without a trade agreement, tariffs will be imposed on goods from the start of january and trade will be disrupted by increased border checks. Earlier, i sp