Welcome to bbc news. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks easiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded through the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages will have dire consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For Logistics Firms like this one, time is money. Our business runs on a timely basis. We have had shipments having to do customs clearances, inbound and outbound. That would be damaging at dover, going in and out of the country. It would grind our business toa country. It would g
Welcome to bbc news. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks easiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded through the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages will have dire consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For Logistics Firms like this one, time is money. Our business runs on a timely basis. We have had shipments having to do customs clearances, inbound and outbound. That would be damaging at dover, going in and out of the country. It would grind our business toa country. It would g
From the wings at the last minute as a stand in at the World Famous Wigmore Hall. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, well have the pick of the action as liverpool face hoffenheim in the first leg of their Champions League play off. Good evening. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks busiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded with the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages to Trading Arteries like this would have serious consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For logistics firms,
Welcome to bbc news. The government has set out its plans for how it wants to trade with the eu and the rest of the world after brexit. Ministers say they want to avoid a sudden and drastic change for business so theyre calling for a temporary relationship with the eu while a more permanent arrangement is developed. Their ultimate goal is to have a system of trade with the eu that is as close as possible to what we have now. But the eu parliaments Chief Negotiator described that as fantasy. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Dover, the uks easiest port. Nearly 20 of all goods traded through the eu come through here. Businesses fear any blockages will have dire consequences for them and the rest of the uk. For Logistics Firms like this one, time is money. Our business runs on a timely basis. We have had shipments having to do customs clearances, inbound and outbound. That would be damaging at dover, going in and out of the country. It would grind our business toa country. It would g
This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. Protestors demonstrate against the decision to cut down almost half an ancient woodland to clear the way for hsz. And, at the start of black History Month, its organisers say its more important than ever, in the wake of the black lives Matter Movement. Restrictions on households mixing indoors, already in place in parts of the north east of england, are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. The announcement from the Health Secretary matt hancock means about a quarter of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as official figures show the governments test and trace strategy in england is still failing to reach nearly 30 of the contacts of people whove become infected. But there has been some hopeful news. A major study by sci