Cabinet is split. It doesnt yet have an agreed negotiating position in terms of what it wants to ask the European Union for in march when the next round of talks begin. Which is obviously troubling the European Union. The European Union has its own problems as well, there are a lot of moving parts in this. Its turning almost into a crisis. But it is happening. It almost one year to go until brexit. I suspect there will be some deal at some point. Britain is not doing its reputation for diplomatic skill any good at the moment, and it seems bizarre that this close to brexit the cabinet and Prime Minister, who is of course under a lot of pressure, and under pressure from some conservatives to 90, pressure from some conservatives to go, dont yet know that they what sort of relationship they want with the European Union have to words. And you think that is still the genuine case inside the cabinet . Or they dont want to reveal their hand to the public or anyone in brussels. Despite the fact
A report commissioned by a group of mps is warning of major problems faced by children in england whose parents drink too much. Almost a fifth of children reported feeling embarrassed by seeing their parent drunk. Now on bbc news, time for dateline london. Hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. Im jane hill. This week, we are looking at some tough talking in the weeks brexit moves. We wonder how long president zuma can survive in south africa and as the Winter Olympics kic off, in pyeongchang, what diplomatic benefits could follow the sporting endeavours. My guests with me round the table this week, the times columnist iain martin, the American Writer and broadcaster jeff mcallister, agnes pouirier from frances marianne magazine and nesrine malik, now a full time columnist for the guardian. A warm welcome to all of you. So, the eu is having some problems understanding the uks position. The chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, did not pull his punches on friday at the end of a w
Like children become the latest weapon in the fight against speeding drivers in buckinghamshire. Good morning. Its monday the 4th of september. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. South korea says it has seen indications that the north is preparing more missile launches, possibly an intercontinental ballistic missile. It follows pyongyangs sixth and most powerful nuclear test. The us defence secretary, james mattis, warned that any threat would be met with a massive and overwhelming response and the white house said President Trump was ready to use Americas Nuclear capabilities. This morning, the Russian Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said that any clumsy steps could lead to an explosion. These are the latest pictures of a live fire missile exercise carried out by south korea in response to pyongyangs nuclear test. Our correspondent robin brant reports. After the north exploded a Nuclear Device below ground, the south responded with this. A series of missile launche
Janet yellen, will she put march back on the table . German fourthquarter gdp comes in weaker than expected but with flat that fast this fastest inflation since 2015. Manus matt lets take a look at where the buns are bunds are. Futures pump pointing to a lower open. Yields down a little bit as investors buy into german tenure debt. 0. 327. 83 twoday chart. Yesterdays trade a little bit of a try rise. This morning, it looks like german investors are wary of the numbers that we are seeing coming out. Inflation number, cpi at 1. 9 yearoveryear. Gdp numbers not quite as strong as may be have been expected at 1. 8 . Guy pretty comparable. You think about the United States, bonds. 3, treasuries 2. 3. We will talk about that for a program. Dollar index, what else is interesting this morning . The yen is trading higher. Tohiba, go thing i want mention as well as iron ore is bouncing around. One of the contracts trading down by 1 to the story we are being paying attention to. The one thing i wa
The deliberate attack on press freedom. Thats what al jazeera is calling the sentencing of three of its journalists to at least three years in prison. Mohamed fahmy, Baher Mohammed are heading back to jail after retrial found them guilty of broadcasting false news. Broadcaster meter peter peter greste, who was sentenced in abstentia said that it was political. Hope and then heartbreak as two journalists return to bris. The retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, Baher Mohammed and peter greste a Second Opportunity to clear their name. Instead of justice was denied yet again. I dont know how im going to survive this without him. He has done nothing. The judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. Then he sentenced them to more prison time. Three years for mohamed fahmy, Baher Mohammed, three and a ha half. They already spend more than a year behind bars. This is out ja outrageous. This is devastating