The full forecast later on. To salvage the brexit trade talks. Intensive discussions in london its saturday december the 5th. Our top story failed to resolve key issues, such Boris Johnson will speak to the president of the european as fishing rights. Michel barnier has just told reporters commission this afternoon, to try to achieve a breakthrough as fishing rights. Michel barnier hasjust told reporters he as fishing rights. Michel barnier has just told reporters he would continue to look for a way to do a in negotiations on a post brexit trade agreement. Talks were put on hold last trade deal with britain. We keep night, after a week of intensive discussions in london failed to resolve key Sticking Points, calm, as always, and if there is including fishing rights. Our Political Correspondent still a way, we will see. Lets speak to jonathan blake. Leila nathoo reports. Still a way, we will see. Lets speak tojonathan blake. It still a way, we will see. Lets speak to jonathan blake. It
And coming up click explores the latest developments around accessibility and inclusion in tech for International Day of persons with disabilities. Thats in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Leaders are hoping to break the deadlock today over a post brexit trade deal with time running out to get an agreement through before the uk leaves eu trading rules on december 31st. Boris johnson and European Commission president , ursula von der leyen, are due to speak on the phone, in the next couple of hours, to try and end the stalemate. But negotiators said significant divergences remained, following a week of intensive talks. Most of the deal has been completed, but key sticking points remain. These include fishing rights, the rules governing state subsidies for business and how the agreement is policed. Our political correspondent, Jonathan Blake has the story. Checking out for now, the eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, left his london hotel this morning after talks
Allowing governments to subsidise business and how any deal is policed. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake has the story. Checking out, for now, the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier left his london hotel after talks on a future trade deal were put on hold last night. What does that mean for the chances of a deal . Any hope for a deal . Good morning. Good morning. Any news . We will keep calm, as always, and if there is a way we will see. Thank you, sir. We will see, he last night made clear there were still big differences to overcome. Significant divergences remain between the two sides, lord frost, the uks chief negotiator, and Michel Barnier, said. So it is over these two of the political masters on both sides of these talks. The Prime Minister and the president of the European Commission, ursula von der leyen, are due to speak on the phone this afternoon, to determine whether a deal can be done. Phone this afternoon, to determine whether a deal can be donem phone this af
The uk death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is now more than 30,000. As the number of deaths in hospital is falling, a plea from care homes as theirfigures in england and wales continue to rise. We need more help from the government on testing, on ppe and Financial Support, and i think we need more help so we can reduce the deaths in care homes going forward. We need to be at the centre, not on the periphery. Well be looking at those coronavirus mortality figures in more detail. Also this lunchtime. Criticism of the uks initial coronavirus testing procedure, from its own chief scientific adviser. I think if we had managed to ramp Testing Capacity quicker, it would have been beneficial, and, you know, for all sorts of reasons that didnt happen. The possible key to ending lockdown the trial of a new nhs app tracing the spread of coronavirus which, if successful, could go nationwide in weeks. Scotlands first minister sets out plans for exiting lockdown, introducing social bubbles, all
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