And 42 minutes. In a separate story picked up by uk press, the most senior military officer in the uk has warned of a new threat posed by russia to communications and internet cables that run under the sea. In the guardian today, it says bitter divisions over migration threatened a show of unity at the eu summit. It comes as germany and italy hit back at plans that could spell the end of mandatory refugee quotas. On the front page of the new york times, a look at the impact of free trade on mexico. How the mexican diet and food ecosystem has changed since the 19805 when tariffs were lifted to allow foreign investment. Diabetes is now the countrys biggest killer and theres been a sharp increase in obesity. And lastly, for the telegraph online, its also the topic of our twitter discussion this morning. Middle class parents are giving their children alcohol before they turn 14, in order to introduce them to responsible drinking, a new study reveals. But experts have warned they risk harmi
This year so what is life really like the baby boomers in 2017 . I am ata like the baby boomers in 2017 . I am at a retirement village in fl l u. N. To find out. ,, 7 huthackman tells me how he got into character. This was me on set all day. And it looks easy, but i dropped the first 300. And matt has the weather. He is enjoying a festival of light this morning. Good morning. What better way to brighten up a dark winter morning than with hundreds of lanterns . We will be amongst the more morning. I have the forecast which begins cold and icy this morning. 0nly which begins cold and icy this morning. Only a few showers but on the weekend it gets milder. See you in 50 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Brexit negotiations will reach a key milestone today when eu leaders will give the green light for talks to move to the second stage. Last night at a dinner in brussels, theresa may insisted she was on course for what she termed a smooth brexit. So what does the next stage look
To the bbc news at one. Eu leaders meeting in brussels have agreed that the brexit talks can the Prime Minister theresa may called this an important step on the road to a smooth and orderly brexit. But the president of the european commission, Jean Claude Juncker, warned that the second phase will be considerably harder than the first. Damian grammaticas is in brussels this lunchtime. Yes, a significant moment, if not a surprise, that the leaders here the past hour and a half agreed that they are happy to see things move forward. Angela merkel and Emmanuel Macron just holding their final press c0 nfe re nce macron just holding their final press conference here at the summit, but they and the other leaders arrived early this morning, to try to decide whether they were happy with the progress made so far. Ona big on a big day for the eu, a barrage of questions. Last night these leaders had given theresa may a round of applause. Not very enthusiastically, but it was well deserved. Angela
Were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today eu leaders are expected to formally agree to start the next phase of brexit negotiations later. Talks on a transition deal could begin as early as next week. At a dinner in brussels last night, theresa may was applauded by her fellow leaders after stressing her desire for a smooth departure. Christian fraser is in brussels for us. Christian, what can we expect today . First, the thing to say is, we have all been surprised by the sort of reaction to theresa may after the defeat in the commons on wednesday night. There has been another round of goodwill, the leaders putting their arm around theresa may and seeing her as the person they want to deal with. That was reflected with the round of applause in the room last night as she set out what she wants from the future relationship. Apparently there was also a drink between emmanuel macron, a
To prison for 12 years and would have been on a sex offenders register for the rest of his life, with precious little chance of appeal. Three people are charged with the murder of people in a house fire. Nasa discovers a whole new star system in a galaxy far far away. Its the first solar system with as many planets as our own. Welcome to brussels, where european leaders are meeting for the second day of a crucial summit this time without the british Prime Minister, theresa may. Theyre expected to formally agree to start the next phase of brexit negotiations at their meeting in brussels today. It will mean talks can move on to the long term relationship between the uk and eu. Translation i have extraordinary faith in the british Prime Minister. She has agreed with me and mr barnier that the Withdrawal Agreement will first be formalised and will be voted on and then we will see. The second phase will be significantly harder than the first, and the first was very difficult. The irish Prim