As steve smith wrested back all the momentum at the end of day two. Thanksjohn and darren bett has all the weather temps dropping a bit . It will be cold and things changing gcioss it will be cold and things changing across the weekend, i will tell you about that in a bit. A choir of people who cannot read but making music together. The eu has formally agreed to move to the next phase of talks on brexit. Theresa may welcomed the move as an important step on the road to ensuring a smooth and orderly brexit. It is always a little bit chaotic toward the end of an eu summit, a bit like a feeding frenzy, all of these journalists running back bit like a feeding frenzy, all of thesejournalists running back and forward to different press conferences. There have been press conferences. There have been press conferences from Emmanuel Macron and ankara merkel and everyone reacting to the idea that the negotiation should move on to the next phase. The test of sufficient for progress has been met a
Coming up on afternoon live. All the sport, with huw ferris. Thats right. Pyeongchang, day five. The colours campaign thats right. Pyeongchang, day five. The colours campaign has begun. Three matches so far, two wins and one defeat as both the mens and womens teams hope for a medal. All the details coming up. Chris fawkes is with a rather lovely sunset this valentines day. Is with a rather lovely sunset this valentines day. Romantic skiesjust for you, simon there have been some fantastic skies, ill be affecting widely have been so good today ill widely have been so good today ill be explaining why they have been so good today, also some snow in the north. Thanks, chris. Also coming up. Thousands of eight and nine year olds at Primary School will take a new times tables test this spring. But does it add up . Well be talking to a master of maths johnny ball. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live. Im simon mignolet. Im simon mignolet. Im simon mccoy. Remainers stay calm, brexits for you
Alexis tsipras has to get parliament to approve the plan. Here is more of what he has to say. Alexis tsipras the deal is difficult and we have prevented the pursuit of a transfer of public property abroad. We have prevented the plan of financial asphyxiation, and the collapse of the financial system. A plan that was designed up to its last detail, perfectly, and had started to be implemented. Finally, we achieved in this hard fight in these negotiations, restructuring of the debt, resecure financing for the median term. Genie Nathalie Savaricas joins us from athens. The terms of this deal are tougher when it comes to the austerity part than the deal the greek people rejected before the referendum. How is Alexis Tsipras going to get the deal through parliament . Nathalie it is Pretty Simple in the sense that the Opposition Party leaders are well aware that the alternative is grexit. It became clear during the 17 hours during the summit yesterday. So that is what we have. The leader of t
I am francine lacqua. Manus it is. I am manus cranny. First, the global standoff. Shares plunged the most since 2000 seven. Francine that european stocks are down in the red. Commodity prices sinking to a 16 year low. Rest ine will have the a moment. Lets get at the very latest in europe. Caroline, take it away. Caroline disaster is what one chief officers calling it. We are seeing a major selloff. Shanghai composite, check that out. Down 8. 5 . The worst since 2007 despite moves by the Chinese Government to stem the bloodshed. They are trying to support with pensions. The rumors are reserve ratio cut to the banks that did not materialize. Down goes asia and the affect on your. We are in correction territory. And the effect on europe. We are a bear market. If we close at this level, we will between 2 of our previous high. Not one single stock is rising. Concerned about Global Growth and infrastructure. Bmw, feeling the pain. Credit squeeze saying that the auto market will feel much of
By storm harvey in texas. The former england captain wayne rooney has been charged with drink driving. He was stopped by police in cheshire in the early hours of this morning. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The brexit secretary david davis says that he is adetermined optimist about britains withdrawal from the eu. His comments follows a warning from the International Trade secretary liam fox that brussels should not be allowed to blackmail the uk into accepting a brexit divorce bill. The eu insists issues arising from the uks withdrawal must be dealt with before any talks can begin about future trade relations. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Liam fox exchanging a memorandum of understanding with japan on trade. But he isnt as delighted with the eu commission, she accused them of trying to exact a price for moving from the first stage of negotiations. We cant be blackmailed into paying a price on the first part, we think we should begin discussions on the fina