A special report on one of the many victims of fentanyl the powerful painkiller linked to a growing number of drug related deaths. Fentanyls a killer, and those drug dealers are playing russian roulette with our lives. They give our children drugs, and our children, my child, died from it. A report from syria amid claims that rebel held areas were targeted by a suspected chemical attack at the weekend. And its a century since one of the biggest advances in gender equality but most women were still not able to vote. And coming up in sport. Chelsea in trouble again. Could the champions come back from a goal down at watford to avoid a second Straight Premier League defeat . Good evening. Theresa mays decision to rule out being a member of any kind of Customs Union after brexit will result in new trade barriers on British Goods and services. That was the warning delivered by the eus chief brexit negotiator Michel Barnier after talks in downing street today. Mr barnier went further and said
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
Stock market index. The dow closed down more than 4 over a 1000 points the biggest one day point fall in history. Investors are reacting to the latest data on wages in the us, which suggest bigger Interest Rate rises might be on the way. Katie silver reports. Little did they know, they were ringing in the bell on what was to be the worst day on wall street in a decade. The Dow Jones Industrial average, which measures the performance of 30 major companies, fell by an unprecedented 1,175 points. And it wasnt the only index to tumble. The nasdaq composite dropped almost 3. 8 , while the s p 500 lost more than 4 , its biggest drop since 2011. The trouble began last friday when new figures showed wages in the us were growing faster than expected. Investors predict that a rise in salaries will cause more people to spend more, pushing up inflation. And if theres a rise in inflation, the Us Federal Reserve will hike Interest Rates, which the market doesnt like. The wall street plunge isnt a go
Now the government intervenes. Tackling the underground trade in super powerful painkillers that have claimed more than 100 lives in the last two years. Fentanyls a killer, and the drug dealers are playing russian roulette with our lives. They give our children drugs, and our children, my child, died from it. And 100 years after some women won the right to vote in britain we look back at their extraordinary struggle for equality. And later on we will have sportsday on the bbc news channel with the latest reports, results interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Prime Minister has been warned that her decision to leave the eus Customs Union, which allows goods to move between eu countries without tariffs will cause unavoidable barriers to trade. And the European Unions chief brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, who was in downing street for talks today, said the time had come for britain to make a choice on what it wants for
Brexiteers in her party who she says are not proper tories. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa mays decision to rule out being a member of any kind of Customs Union after brexit will result in new trade barriers on British Goods and services. That was the warning delivered by the eus chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, in downing street today. He went further, saying the time had come for the uk to choose what sort of relationship it wanted with the eu after leaving. Labour says its foolhardy to reject a Customs Union with britains largest trading partner, as our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. In a hurry. Notjust to catch the 1056 from brussels to london. We have not a minute to lose, because we want to achieve a deal. But the eus chief negotiator wants to press on. It is time for bargaining he says as the next round of brexit talks loom. The First Priority for him and his host david davis is to agree what happens straight after brexit. Do you know what the