Damian green made public. The head of the metropolitan police says two former officers should not have made the claims. 10pfora tin. How co op is becoming the first major retailer to sell food beyond it best before date to try to reduce food waste. And im in adelaide as englands cricketers face an uphill battle against australia in the second ashes test. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Hisjob is safe, whatever happens in russia the fa say Gareth Southgate will lead england for the next few tournaments. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Britain and the European Union appear close to reaching a breakthrough in the brexit talks, which will clear the way for the second phase of brexit negotiations to begin on trade. Theresa may is in brussels this lunchtime, meeting with the president of the european commission. Reports indicate the two sides have reached a broad agreement on the rights of eu citizens and on the so called divorce bill. It now appears sufficient pro
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
Brussels, in the hope they can find that agreement by the time 27 eu leaders arrive here in brussels, in ten days time. Yes, plenty to talk about. We would bring you the latest analysis from brussels and westminster. The other main stories on bbc news at 5 nearly three quarters of a million children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years. Allegations about cabinet minister damian green. The head of the metropolitan police criticises two former officers for making public interventions. England take early australian second innings wickets, to give themselves the faint hope of a win in adelaide. Our main story the uk and European Union have failed to Reach Agreement today on a way ahead in the brexit talks. Theresa may said significant progress has been made. She was confident of a positive outcome, moore takes will take place later this week. The main issue . The tricky Northern Ireland border. We canjoin tricky Northern Ireland border. We can
As the rest of the United Kingdom. The leaders in scotland, wales even london say if Northern Ireland is to have a deal that keeps them close to the Single Market, then wed like the same. Ill have the latest from brussels. Also on the programme. Its done trump endorses roy moore in the Alabama Senate race, despite fighting allegations he sexually abused a child. A friendly phone call today seals the deal. Its some of the most beautiful land in america, now the president wants to make this utah park more commercial. His supporters love the idea. He believes in rural people. He believes in local decision making. He believes in states rights. Hes my kind of guy. Get in touch with us using the hashtag beyondioodays. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in brussels. Failed, for now is never a great political slogan. But it is appropriate today, after theresa may had to leave talks in brussels with no progress on a brexit deal. The Sticking Point was the irish
To effectively compromised language, saying that there could be alignments in the future. So if you are going to use a certain chemical ina are going to use a certain chemical in a Food Processing plant, for example, would that be acceptable to both governments, north and south. But that is not to the satisfaction of the dup, who are saying that if you have a situation where the customs arrangements are devolved to the north and the uk goes its separate way, then step by step, we become more land to the south and we cannot have a separate agreement for the north of ireland. So prominent politicians are saying they are not happy with the wording. Thats a surprise, because we were just saying that surely they have been involved in the negotiation over the week, so at what point was the break in the language, and at what point where they not being consulted by the Irish Government about what might be in the document today . Christian, in terms of the timetable this afternoon, lets concent