Good evening and welcome to bbc news. One of president trumps closest confidants. His former National Security advisor, Michael Flynn, has pleaded guilty to lying to fbi agents as part of the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 president ial election. Mr flynn is the most senior former official to be charged in the investigation so far. But the white house says the guilty plea doesnt implicate anyone else except him. From washington, heres our correspondent, aleem maqbool. It has sent political shock waves through washington. General Michael Flynn, Donald Trumps former National Security adviser, turned himself in to the fbi, and to a judge admitted lying about his contacts with russian officials. General Michael Flynn Michael Flynn developed a close relationship with donald trump during the election campaign, at one point, he was talked of as a potential Vice President. A truly great general. Mike, thank you. At the Republican National convention, he famously led ch
For the worsening violence in the country also on the program. Revenues forward and its divorce from the European Union as Prime Minister theresa may strikes a deal with island on its border with the north but will it be enough to unlock trade talks in brussels. And Police Arrest ten people in connection with the murder of journalist. Me. She was reporting on corruption on the island when she was killed in a car bombing in october. Im still going to welcome to the program in yemen who rebels have killed the countrys former president. Just south of the capital sanaa so within the rebel groups a fight to stop his arm at the vehicle with a row. Before shooting him dead this unverified video posted online purports to show the former president s body being removed from the rubble in a blanket security has been heightened as fighting has intensified leading leaving at least one hundred twenty five people dead in the past six days. To get more from journalist. Who joins me on the line from th
Confused by it, you are not the only one. confused by it, you are not the only one. Many aspects of the brexit story. We will be joined by chris morris from the bbcs reality check. Get in touch with us through twitter and e mail. We will spend the whole hour of outside source looking at the issue of brexit, send in questions on any pa rt of brexit, send in questions on any part of it. These brexit talks come in two phases, the first one is all about the nature of the uks departure and the second is all about the nature of the uks future relationship with the eu, and for the second phase to start there needs to be sufficient progress in the first phase and we thought we might hear about that today, this is theresa may and Jean Claude Juncker, they met earlier we thought they might emerge to say they had reached that point. We were wondering, could they make enough progress on Citizens Rights and the divorce bill and the irish border and the answer was no. Im still confident that we can
Be up to £45 billion when it leaves the eu. When it leaves the eu. Also this hour wildfires continue to rage in california as firefighters battle ferocious flames. Nearly nearly 200,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes a state of emergency has been declared. Israeli forces are on high alert for protests against the us declaration ofjerusalem as israels capital. Good morning. Its 8 december. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A deal has been agreed in the brexit talks allowing the negotiations to move on to the next crucial stage the subject of trade and transition. The divorce bill could be up to £16 billion. After a long night of phone diplomacy, theresa may secured agreement with the irish Prime Minister and the democratic unionists whose objections on monday on the issue of the irish border had prevented a deal being struck on monday. An agreement has been made on the key Sticking Points of phase one including the divorce bill, eu Citizens Rights and the irish border. It
Six months after more than seventy people were killed in a. London britain the victims. Vladimir putin mocks allegations that russia meddled in the u. S. Election at his annual the News Conference russias president also claimed to be puzzled by whats going on in the u. S. Im phil welcome to the program may you leaders of meeting from summers in brussels could be heading for a showdown over the issue of migration in the run up to the meeting a you Council President donald tusk a call for the quota system about refugees are supposed to be distributed across the block to be scrapped describing it by safe and effective germanys chancellor Angela Merkel said countries could not show selective solidarity another difficult topic on the agenda today so much will be. Well d. W. Correspondent masses is. Welcome again ok so leaders still trying to find Common Ground on the migration issue can we expect anything concrete to come out of this. No Council Conclusion foreseen on the debate of migratio