But our Political Editor nick watt has been around westminster finding out how this is all going down, and hes with me now. Can we put a figure on it . We can confirm that the uk has agreed to the eu framework for settling that financial divorce bill with eu when we leave. Stage one came in the Prime Ministers speech in florence when she said that the uk would agree to cover it share of the eu budget up to the end of 2020. The final stage has come just now, which is that the uk has agreed that it will meet its liabilities racked up as a member of the european union. Where you go from there is a matter of dispute. The sources i have been talking to say that they are not putting a number on the table. The Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph which broke this story, the Daily Telegraph is talking about a figure of up to 55 billion euros and the Financial Times is talking about 100 Million Euros but think it could be mass such down to half of that. The uk government do not want the figu
Hurricane irma. Police probe the deaths of eight resident at a nursing home which lost power during the storm. Also in the next hour the transformed tenner. In circulation for the first time the new plastic tenner complete with a picture ofjane austen, and raised dots to help the blind. And the singer selena gomez reveals shes had a kidney transplant as a result of the condition lupus. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 80 people injune has opened with a minutes silence to remember the victims. The man leading the inquiry, sir Martin Moore Bick, said he acknowledged the great sense of anger and betrayal felt by survivors, and that he wanted to provide answers about how the disaster could have happened in 21st century london. He added that the inquiry wouldnt shrink from making recommendations that could lead to civil or criminal prosecutions. Frankie mccamley reports. It was a catastrophic tragedy that killed at
More detail then on the uk governments expected announcement that later today, whether it is going to impose mandatory Hotel Quarantine for people arriving in uk. Prime minister borisjohnson said the government is definitely looking at the possibilities. There is raising concerns about new strains of covid i9 in other countries and how best to prevent them spreading across the uk. However, airlines uk and the Airport Operators association have warned that the impact of further measures would be catastrophic. There is also concern about overcrowding at hotel airports, for example it is understood that there are only about 10,000 rooms close to heathrow, which is about the same number of people who arrive at that airport per day, or arrive in the country, should i say, per day. Lets talk this through with simon calder who is a travel expert and a regular here on bbc news. What do we think might be announced . I what do we think might be announced . What do we think might be announced . ~
Tonight at ten, ministers say its far too early to offer a timetable for easing the covid restrictions. The uk government say the lockdown will remain, despite growing calls for relaxation within weeks, until patient admissions and death rates fall much further. The pressure on the nhs remains huge, and weve got to get that case rate down, but of course i understand why. The yearning people have to get out of this. And there are calls in england for teachers, pupils and parents to be given more certainty about the likely reopening of schools. I would just ask. For some clear, as much as possible, idea about how we can get back to normal. Well have the latest on the pandemic, as the latest figures reveal more than three quarters of the over 80s across the uk have had their first vaccination. Also tonight the mother of keon lincoln, the teenage boy shot dead in birmingham last week, appeals to the community for more information to help the police. The type of person keon was, it doesnt m
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