European union together. No sign of the difference between them as they greet one another, relatively warmly, smiles for the camera before they go inside their chancellery. They are meeting various officials at the moment while the National Anthems of both countries are played, before they go into the chancellery for a working dinner which is expected to be very friendly. Angela merkel is keen to keep britain at trading partner despite what is going on. That is important because the british Prime Minister had specifically come to bed then, saying he wants to persuade Angela Merkel and the rest of the eu states to crack open their Withdrawal Agreement on brexit and review the irish backstop. That might come to their land. I do not think anyone here or anyone else expects him to persuade Angela Merkel to do that. Versavel the eu has been keen to write the negotiations to maintain and stance of unity. First of all. The eu has indicated that it is no way it will reopen the withdrawal treat
Are you prepared to compromise or is this trip simply posturing before you blame the e. U. For no deal breaks it. And chancellor merkel with all agreement was defeated in parliament 3 times in britain it has been buried by Boris Johnson why when you reopen it in the few weeks that are left or do you see the bracks a crisis now as the u. K. s problem to solve thank you. Thanks very much ben yes of course i think there is ample scope to do a deal and diaby sprained i think pretty clearly what needs to happen we need to remove those elements of the of the Withdrawal Agreement that simply dont work for the u. K. Ive spoken of the things that i think are sensible the protections of the rights of. Those but the the backstop that particular arrangement which i do think has. Grave grave defects for a democratic country so every democratic country like the u. K. That plainly has to go but once we get rid of it if we can change it then i think there is the real prospect of making progress very r
Where pupils have been getting their exa m where pupils have been getting their exam results all morning. Ill be speaking to a careers adviser to find out what to do if you didnt get what you expected. Tens of thousands of ryanair passengers could face disruption today as uk based pilots strike. Our focus on farming continues with a look at the growing threat from criminals, who kill and butcher sheep in fields, in order to sell the meat. And researchers can now see processes deep inside the body thanks to a new type of microscope which captures images at unseen levels of detail. And in Sport England begin the third ashes test against australia at headingley this morning. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im carol walker. Borisjohnson is in paris today to meet the french president , Emmanuel Macron, for brexit talks, as the clock ticks towards britains leaving date of october 31st. Mrjohnson has insisted the backstop which aims to prevent a hard irish border after brexit must
No river in the uk is currently safe to swim in thats the stark warning from scientists about the levels of sewage in our waterways. A Record Number of fires in the amazon rainforest data shows an 85 percent increase this year. Mps warn the uk will not meet its Climate Change targets unless people ditch their cars. Good afternoon. Our main story at five is borisjohnson has been in paris for talks with Emmanuel Macron, the latest stage in his attempts to try and break the brexit impasse. The french president insisted that the controversial irish backstop is indispensable to the integrity of the eu Single Market. The measure aims to prevent physical border checks if there was no post brexit trade agreement. Mr macron didnt point blank refuse to re negotiate the brexit deal though, asking for further explanation from the uk on what its alternative propsals might be. Both sides have agreed that they will keep talking. Our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas sent this report. Frances pr
Theyve been charged with murder, but what should happen to them has become a huge topic of debate in russia. Boris johnsons diplomatic tour of europe continues, as the uk Prime Minister tries to convince european leaders to renegotiate the brexit deal. Yesterday he met with Angela Merkel in berlin, and today he met with emmauel macron in paris. We are 70 days away from the brexit deadline and still no agreement has been made. Mrjohnson began his meeting on a positive note. I want to be absolutely clear to you, emmanuel, to the french people, that of course i want a deal. And i think we can get a deal in a good deal. I was powerfully encouraged by our conversations last night in berlin with our mutual friends. And i know that with energy and creativity, and application, we can find a way forward. The problem for borisjohnson remains the same as the one that was faced by theresa may. The Withdrawal Agreement that mrs mays government agreed with the eu, cant get through parliament. It has