I cannot say when these negotiations will be concluded. But i dont hope that i will have to have as Early Morning meeting with the british Prime Minister than the one i had last week. Hopefully, with fewer last minute trips to brussels in the middle of the night, the negotiations step up. It has been a slog to get this far, but their words this morning are part of our history now, the official end of the beginning of our departure from the European Union. It has taken time, but at last, the governments negotiating team can crack on with initial talks about how we do business in future, and vitally, the transition a couple of years after brexit itself. The uk and the eu have shown what can be achieved by commitment and perseverance on both sides. Im pleased that its been agreed we should make rapid progress on an implementation period, which will give certainty to businesses and individuals. The eus brokers believe the cabinet at home must bury their differences, though, to give a clear
Believe in america, then you can dream anything. Arsenal have announced the new signing she is in china to discuss trade links. Uk and china are both global powers with a global outlook. From gabon. Signing from gabon. Leaving the european union. As we do so and become ever more outward looking. To deepening our strong and scored 19 goals in hundred 44 vital partnership. Games in germany for his club. In germany for his before visiting a Mental Health project. Hello, then. Club. Announced, in england, the new squad for the cricket season. For the cricket season. Relationship for both britain and china. Also this hour President Trump hails a new american dream. Wasps announced he will leave the club at the end of the season. Club at the end of the season. Will be back with more sport in the coming hours. Strong and proud america. Theyve trained a killer whale to speak this is human words. Your time. Through her believe in america, and you can dream anything, you can be anything. Dream a
Banned bitcoin purchases on its credit cards it says people need protecting from debts they may never be able to repay. Donald trump provokes another row claiming the nhs is going broke and not working but ministers say theyre proud of the health service. And cold and freezing fog disrupt travel as temperatures are set to fall sharply across the uk this week. Its five oclock. Our main story is the latest stage of the brexit negotiations, taking place in london today. The European Unions chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has warned that trade barriers for goods and services are unavoidable for the uk once it leaves the eu if it leaves the Single Market and Customs Union as planned. Mr barnier was in downing street where he said the time had come for the uk to make a choice. The talks followed days of public squabbling among conservative mps on the desirability or otherwise of staying inside a Customs Union. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. On his way to london, the eus
Is jailed for 31 years for abusing Young Players. After protests over the Florida School shooting, President Trump signals hell support improved background checks for people who buy guns. The bafta goes to. Three billboards. And triumph at the baftas for three billboards. The film brought to the screen by a british born writer and director and with british funding. Its five oclock. Our main story is that a University Lecturer, described by us officials as the worst Child Exploitation offender theyd ever found on the internet, has been jailed for 32 years. Matthew falder, whos 29 and worked at birmingham university, had admitted 137 offences including sharing extreme child pornography and encouraging the rape of a child. The operation to catch falder included Law Enforcement agencies across the world. Our correspondent sima kotecha reports from Birmingham Crown court. What is it i have done . What is it i am supposed to have done . Matthew falder being arrested at his workplace last yea
Nights state of the union speech. Hes got low Approval Ratings generally but this went down well. Cbs showed 75 of viewers approved. 65 said it made them feel proud to be american. 35 said it made them feel safer. A majority of viewers also credited him with the current buoyant state of the economy. Right, lets hear some of this speech. First heres the president on trade. America has also finally turned the page on decades of unfair trade deals. They sacrificed our prosperity and chipped away at our companies, our jobs and prosperity and chipped away at our companies, ourjobs and our wealth. Our nation has lost its wealth, but we re our nation has lost its wealth, but were getting it back so fast. The era of economic surrender is totally over. From now on we expect trading relationships to be fair and, very importantly, reciprocal. Applause whenever there is a big american political moment, i turned to the bbc news website for anthony zurcher. He described a smoother trumpet the same h