Reporter yeah, deirdre this could be the biggest trade agreement of alltime, possibly. We have to look at the numbers here. The u. S. Touting some real structural changes in china, saying also that this agreement will be signed on paper and signed the first week of january now the chinese are saying this covers some very big items, really big sections, including protecting intellectual property , increasing those protections, those deals of the force transfer of property, ending that, opening Market Access for Financial Services firms, and china agrees to stop manipulating its currency. The president also says chinas agreed to buy a lot more agriculture from the u. S. But would not put that number in writing. President trump i think they will hit 50 billion in agriculture, much more because its also manufacturing and other but i think in agriculture they will hit 50 billion. They were already buying, even before the deal is signed, theyre buying. Reporter and as Senior Administration o
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And it is a debate about the king of sports that is raging on social media, after italy failed to qualify for the world cup for the first time in 60 years. La Gazzetta Dello sport is asking, what should italian football fans do now in june 2018 . Send in your ideas. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck the mountainous border region between iran and iraq have spent a second night without shelter. The country is observing a day of National Mourning for the more than 400 people who were killed when the 7. 3 magnitude quake struck near the iran iraq border, just under 30km south of the city of halabja. Sarah corker reports. This is the deadliest earthquake in the world this year. The border town here in western iran bore the brunt of it. Homes were flattened in seconds, crushing everyone inside. The search for survivors has been frantic, early this morning,
This morning, im speaking to campaigners about the impact thats having. Good morning. In sport, its going to be a world cup without italy after the four time champions fail to qualify for the tournament for the first time in 60 years. I think it is time to drop the c bomb, christmas with carol. Good morning. Look at this gorgeous Christmas Tree. It will be lit up this evening and we have a sneak preview in all its glory. The weather is not glorious for england, wales and Northern Ireland. It will be fairly cloudy with some patchy rain, limited brightness. Forthe north of Northern Ireland and scotla nd north of Northern Ireland and scotland it is much more bright with some sunshine. I will have much more details on all of that in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. See you later this morning. Good morning. First, our main story. Mps will today begin debating a key piece of brexit legislation, the eu withdrawal bill. It will help turn european laws into uk ones but opponents including tory reb
For the First Time Since 1958. Good morning. If tuesday the 14th of november, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Mps will today begin their line by line scrutiny of the eu withdrawal bill, the central piece of brexit legislation. Hundreds of amendments have been put forward by mps who want changes to the bill before it becomes law. The aim of the eu withdrawal bill is to bring all existing eu law into domestic uk law, to ensure a smooth transition on the day after brexit. The brexit date the 29th of march 2019 will be enshrined in law as part of the bill, in a move announced by Prime Minister last week. And yesterday, brexit secretary david davis made a surprise concession, promising mps would be given a take it or leave it vote on the final brexit deal. Some tory rebels say that could mean a chaotic exit from the eu if a deal was reached at the last minute or if there was no deal. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. The Prime Minister, teresa may. Still in charge, theresa may
Mediterranean. Thank you. Also coming up, the night runner. The knight runner. Sir mo farah receives his knightood from the queen at Buckingham Palace. Hello. This is afternoon live. Theyre a set of laws from 1539 and they could be about to give theresa may a huge headache. The so called henry 8th powers will be used to help the government steer through vital brexit legislation. And as mps begin line by line scrutiny in the house of commons thats not her only problem. Hundreds of amendments have been tabled to the eu withdrawal bill by labour and conservative rebels. Heres our Political Correspondent alex forsyth. Pages and pages long. This is the bill that will bring all eu law into uk law, ready for the day of departure, so there is no legal black hole when we leave. But several mps are worried about some of the detail in this bill. Secretary david davis. Yesterday, the government gave in and tried to offer an olive branch to those concerned, promising a new act of parliament on the