70 years of marriage. And women are being advised to sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy, to avoid having a stillborn baby. To cut the risks of stillbirth. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has met senior cabinet ministers in downing street in an effort to make progress on the stalled brexit talks. Discussions were expected to focus on a decision on raising the amount the uk will pay to leave the European Union. Today, the eus chief brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said brussels was ready to offer the uk the most ambitious trade deal, but only if its terms were met. Also today, its been announced that amsterdam has been chosen as the location for the European Medicines Agency when britain leaves the bloc in 2019. Another london based organisation, the european banking agency, is to be relocated to paris. Heres our Political Editor, laura kuenssberg. Number ten is always a special place to visit. But today it was the scene of vital conversations f
Thousand homes are under mandatory evacuation. Frances biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday has died after a battle with lung cancer. Good morning. Its wednesday the 6th of december and im ben brown. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Prime Minister has just been speaking on the phone to the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in northern irealand to try and salvage a deal on the future of the irish border. But Arlene Foster has also said in a newspaper interview her dup party will not be rushed, even though the deadline is looming if the uk wants to move on to crucial trade talks with the eu. Meanwhile, the government has admitted that it has not carried out so called Impact Assessments of how leaving the eu might affect the british economy. Appearing before the Brexit Committee this morning, david davis claimed it would be hard to predict the economic effects of brexit, but said officials would do the work at some stage. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster.
Round up of the day in parliament. Coming up in the next half hour, after the failure to reach an interim brexit deal, labour reckons its the dup tail wagging the government dog. A leading brexiteer urges the Prime Minister to stand firm ahead of the next round of talks. I fear on monday, they will be looking pink. Also answers monday, they will be looking pink. Also answers over monday, they will be looking pink. Also answers over the racks at Impact Assessment and a committee looks into sexual abuse and harassment. Brexit. Good progress has been made but more work to be done. That was theresa mays assessment of the brexit talks. She was asked its requested is then the First Time Since the conference. The dup said the plans aimed to stop a ha rd dup said the plans aimed to stop a hard border were not acceptable. Jeremy corbyn attacked what he said was a coalition of chaos. After mondays shambles, is the Prime Minister now able to end the confusion and clearly outline what the outlines
Expected this, had we . Suddenly reuters started talking about. Well, a month ago, i was told by people that this friday was the unofficial deadline because after this friday it is very difficult to make substantive changes to European Council draft conclusions. Progress has been made today. I am told it has been a decent day in comparison to yesterday which was described as a holding pattern. So the Prime Minister has talking to the taoiseach, leo varadkar, and discussions have taken place through the normal channels and i am told it is not impossible that the Prime Minister could make an Early Morning visit to brussels tomorrow morning to stand alongside the president of the European Council, donald tusk, because of course he is in the Decision Making and it is up to the European Council to decide if we move onto the next stage. The message is that we are making progress but were not quite there. Talks are continuing through the night and for the Prime Minister, the most crucial talk
Condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the Police Constable who was killed while on motorcycle duty yesterday and to the family and friends of the passenger in the car involved in the collision. Tom told the house will wish join me in offering condolences to the family and friends of the former member of this house, jim ind, who was a former miner the state for nearly 30 years. I have meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. I shall have further such meetings later today. Prince george. George. Uth funding two months of for three and fouryearolds, she said she cannot make it work. She had to sell her home to pay for staff redundancy. Have closedrseries and many say they cannot continue. If nurseries close, parents cannot work. Please will the Prime Minister meet with me and nursery owners to discuss such widespread and critical problems . Say to thecan honorable lady i have indeed met with some nursery owners looking at this issue and they have given a clear mes