The European Council president donald tusk has urged members of the European Parliament to stick together, or, as he put it, face defeat. Brexit, he said is the eus toughest stress test, and the eu must not be divided at any costs. Mr tusk also said the outcome of the brexit talks is up to london and that abandoning the decision to leave the eu is still an option for the uk. 0ur europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. With just a year until a brexit deal has to be done, the eu side is deeply uncertain about how this process will end, with an organised deal or a chaotic split. Huge challenges ahead, said donald tusk. Ahead of us is still the toughest stress test. If we fail it, the negotiations will end in our defeat. Donald tusk is no fan of brexit. He even hopes it may not happen. But he says success or failure in the talks depends on how the uk handles them. It is in fact up to london how this will end, with a good deal, no deal or no brexit. Last weeks summit in brussels br
Snooker championship 2015 to today being banned for six months for betting breaches. It is estimated he spent £35,000 in the past seven yea rs spent £35,000 in the past seven years betting on matches. More on that later. And the weather with chris. Cloudy and mild here, but i will be casting my mind to the alps with the Early Arrival of winter. More from me in the next half hour. Also coming up, a string and a prayer the moment 2115 people simultaneously bungee jumped off a 30 foot high bridge in brazil. Well tell you why. Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. The European Council president , donald tusk, has urged members of the European Parliament to stick together or face defeat. Brexit, he said, was the eus toughest stress test, and it must not be divided at any costs. Mr tusk also said the outcome of the brexit talks is up to london, and that abandoning the decision to leave the eu is still an option for the uk. 0ur europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas repo
Now hes been killed after the city fell. Well hear from a man who also left the uk, and who fought alongside him. And this. A man called banks, aaron banks. He says he put money into ukip, but is he all he seems . Hello. Theres no point in having a great idea with a plan and a blueprint, lots of fancy marketing, if you then completely screw up the implementation. Well, mps debated the governments flagship welfare policy universal credit again today, and the overriding question is whether it falls into that category of good idea bad execution. Its a big reform, a simplifying one, six benefits merged into one. But the simple fact is, that for too many people for whom it is designed, it isnt working. Like mario arransibia. Basically, the transition period, i think people will find it quite difficult, because you obviously have to go online and sign up to universal credit, and then they give you the appointment at the job centre, which takes about two weeks. So, you cant apply for the adva
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