2 years now the really shows how much the north korean economy has been hurt by these sanctions this policy of maximum pressure and as you say how much north korea wants to get relief from these sanctions rather thank you very much for that rob mcbride with the very latest live insall thank you. Now celebrations are continuing in puerto rico following the resignation of the islands governor ricardo announce hell leave office on wednesday following 2 weeks of protests the spot to buy the release of offensive messages between was a. O. And his aides adding to the frustration of a government corruption and agalloch of reports from san juan. Dancing in the streets of san juan celebrating whats being called a peoples revolution demonstrators have for days demanded gov ricardo rajjo step down after Text Messages revealed a leader who spoke poorly of his own people and used sexist and homophobic language the young Puerto Ricans who spearheaded the marches it to the bed to victory i mean i bet
To look at wildlife and we never once thought that we could get it back on our doorstep and this was where i mean really as much as anywhere were not going to expect large swaths of being groomed to turn into landscapes but i think this could be used within a mix of other. I dont know other solutions for giving space nature but is it farming no crops but animals roaming free income for meat sales topped up by camping in large enthusiastic european subsidies it is absolutely impossible to imagine that this used to be a wheat field only 15 years ago but it just shows you what happens when you let nature take its course and it does speak very much for the entire philosophy of this place which is that farming obviously has very much in part of the problem as far as Climate Change is concerned but it can be part of the solution as well he said roads have been here you know ive said tree deer by though theres some skepticism about this new model unlike his neighbors david doesnt own all his
Beyond its best before date. Also coming up, a day to forget for englands ashes side. Australia build on their massive first innings total after bowling england out for 227. And facebook is opening a new office in london today, creating 800 jobs. Good morning, it is monday the 4th of december and i am ben brown, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Britain and the European Union appear close to reaching a deal that will clear the way for the second phase of brexit talks. Eu sources said the two sides were nearing solutions, ahead of theresa mays meeting with the European Commission president , Jean Claude Juncker, in brussels this afternoon. Progress has been made on what happens to eu citizens currently living in the uk, as well as uk citizens living in the European Union. And there also appears to be agreement over how much the uk pays the eu, in what has become known as the brexit divorce bill. The last key Sticking Point however is what to do about the irish border. Negotiations on that w
Get the face. The interview was recorded as part of the today programmes guest editor series to be broadcast later this year. Coming up later politics europe at 2 30 p m. Six people have died, and a seventh is in a Critical Condition, after a car crash in central birmingham. Six vehicles were involved in the collision, which happened just after one oclock in the morning, at an entrance to an underpass just south of the city centre. Four others needed hospital treatment. Police described the scene as very difficult and upsetting. Tom burridge reports. Horrific and upsetting is how the Emergency Services described the scene. Horrific and upsetting is how the Emergency Services described the scene. This black taxi flipped onto its side. The driver and a couple on board all died. Next to it, the mangled remains of another car. Police are now investigating how the vehicles collided with such force, killing many of those on board. Ive spoken to the officers on the scene, the officer in charg
Face. Let me see the face. The interview was recorded as part of the today programmes guest editor series to be broadcast later this year. In half an hour here on bbc news bbc sport will have a round up of all the days Sports Events with sportsday. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A British Embassy worker has been killed in beirut. The body of rebecca dykes was found by the side of a road in the city yesterday. What we know . Lebanese Police Believe rebecca dykes was murdered on friday night. Her body was found on friday night. Her body was found on saturday. They believe she was strangled. They carried out a postmortem but due to do a second. Rebecca dykes worked at the embassy in beirutand rebecca dykes worked at the embassy in beirut and had done so since the beginning of the year. She worked for the department for international development. We have spoken to the Foreign Office, who issued a statement saying they are liaising with the lebanese authorities and looking after rebe