in sport, liverpool manager, jurgen klopp, says he has nothing to say about phillipe coutinho‘s future as his side prepare for theirfirst game in the champions league and can you be fat and fit? i have been down to this gym every day for the last 20 years and have never had a day off. i am full of fitness. scientists say the idea s a myth, and being overweight can increase your risk of a heart attack by around a quarter. more from them later. and the weather. good morning. rain going east and into the north sea. behind that, sunshine and showers. some will be heavy and thundery. in the sunshine, it will be quite pleasant. i will have more in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. good morning. first, our main story. the government is pushing for a temporary customs union to be put in place when britain leaves the european union to try to smooth the way for business and prevent chaos on the uk s borders. there ve been warnings about the extra pressure ports could be under if they f
but i believe in her cause and what she is doing. it transcended her as a star, and it came down to the fact that a woman has the right to go after someone who was sexually assaulted and she was sexually assaulted. we ll be speaking to a journalist who was in court when the verdict was read out. also one of australia s leading cosmetic surgeons tells this programme that the link between textured breast implants and cancer is more common that doctors originally thought although it s still extremely rare. we speak to him, and a woman who developed the disease. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. also there have been two incidents involving trains at london stations this morning a train has derailed just outside waterloo station after hitting a freight train at low speed no one was injured in the incident, though passengers have been advised to avoid the station all day. that was at 5.40 this morning, and in the last hour a train is reported
celebrations marking the 70 anniversary of the country s 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 eu s 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 co
of india are remembering partition 70 years on. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. premier league clubs will vote on closing the summer transfer window before the start of the season. it currently runs until the end of august. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has confirmed it wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the european union to be in place after the uk leaves the bloc. the secretary of state for exiting the eu, david davis, says the deal would prevent trade disruption until a permanent settlement could be reached. the eu commission says it will study the proposals but will only address post brexit relations once sufficient progress had been made on the terms of the withdrawal. while the european parliament brexit negotiator, guy verhofstadt, has tweeted his thoughts on the matter. to be in and out of the customs union and invisible borders is a fantasy. this report from our political correspondent, laila nathoo
of climate change. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has confirmed it wants to negotiate a temporary customs relationship with the european union, to be in place after the uk leaves the bloc. the secretary of state for exiting the eu, david davis, says a deal would prevent trade disruption until a permanent settlement could be reached. the eu commission says it will study the proposals, but the european parliament brexit co ordinator guy verhofstadt says to be in and out of the customs union and invisible borders is a fantasy. this report from our political correspondent laila nathoo, and a warning, her report contains flash photography. keeping goods flowing freely between britain and the eu after brexit one of the key issues in the negotiations. now, the government has given more detail about how it sees trade working after we leave. at the moment, while in the eu, we are inside what is called the customs union that means goods imported from abr