Of the crucial ashes test. Australia are still 103 runs behind. Good evening. The uk has been given two weeks to provide more details of its plans on key Brexit Issues if there is to be any chance of moving on to trade discussions in mid december. The issues include what the uk is prepared to pay for in the divorce bill, eu Citizens Rights and the irish border. The eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier says its vital the uk makes concessions and offers more money. David davis, the brexit secretary, says the Prime Minister has already pledged that the uk will honour existing financial commitments. From brussels, our europe editor katya adler reports. Time is a precious commodity, and dont the uk and the eu know it. Were halfway now between the date of our Eu Referendum and actually leaving the club. Expect many more face offs along the way. By now, round six of brexit negotiations, all attempts at bilateral banter, have gone. This is a serious business. Says david davis. It is. The eu is the uks biggest trading partner, and the government still hopes to keep european relations close even as we untangle ourselves from the eu. But relations now are strained. The eu and the uks brexit negotiators feel they keep repeating themselves, but the other side isnt listening. The Prime Minister was clear in her florence speech. Let me reiterate once again. Our European Partners will not need to pay more or receive less over the remainder of the current budget plan as a result of our decision to leave. But eu leaders dont quite believe him. Trust is in short supply here. They demand detailed financial guarantees, otherwise they threaten to block what the uk wants. Talks of trade and transition. Translation only sufficient progress, that is to say, sincere and Real Progress on the three main Brexit Issues, will allow us to start the second phase of negotiations. On those other issues, how to avoid reintroducing a hard border between ireland and Northern Ireland, remains a key sticking point. So does how to legally guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk and vice versa. Eu diplomats say these issues can be dealt with in parallel to talks on future trade. Money is the real stumbling block. And to turn up the heat. Translation my answer is yes. Michel barnier confirmed progress was needed by the end of this month. Otherwise brussels threatens to dash the Prime Ministers hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. What theresa may wants is the green light from her eu counterparts to go ahead with what is known as stage two of the brexit negotiations. That is talk of trade and transition deals. On both sides of the channel, companies ache for news. Uncertainty is very bad for business. But trade experts say eu uk fallout over Brexit Issues will seem childs play compared to complications when it comes to trade. The real obstacle is to come, when britain tries to negotiate a new trade deal with the eu. And its looking for something as good as or better than what it has now, which will be extremely difficult to achieve, because why would 27 countries, each of which has a veto, agree unanimously to give britain Something Better than what they have . Can britain get a new trade deal with the eu by the time it leaves in march 2019 . Not in my opinion. No one can stop time of course, but when it comes to brexit, time can be stretched. Negotiations extended. If everyone agrees. But in brussels and london, there is little appetite for that. Katya adler, bbc news, brussels. Our Political Correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster. A deadline of a fortnight. What can the Prime Minister do to sort out these key Brexit Issues by then . The Prime Minister do to sort out these key Brexit Issues by then7m clear pressure now to get things moving before the next meeting of eu leaders in december but on those key difficult issues, despite both sides saying there has been significant progress, there is no firm agreement. On the question of the irish border there is consensus that there can be no physical infrastructure, but there is not yet a practical solution. On the financial settlement that you clearly wa nts financial settlement that you clearly wants more, but theresa may is under some pressure, not least from her backbench mps, not to give up from her backbench mps, not to give up too much. Despite the difficulties in brussels downing street saying clearly today that brexit will happen, no matter what, even saying they want to set down the date of departure, the 29th of march, 2019, into law. Now that is in part to appease mps who are worried that date may slip and those who didnt want ministers to have the final say, but this is also about the government trying to show some muscle, get on the front foot, because next week the bill which brings eu law into uk law ready for departure will come to the commons and there will be some parliamentary fights on that. Theresa may is warning mps not to use that to try to slow the process of brexit. Downing street wants to show its determined to deliver on this and its getting on with it, but this remains a very slow and very sticky process. Alex at westminster, thank you. Major phone and internet providers, including bt and sky, have agreed to an automatic Compensation Scheme for customers when they fail to make appointments or if there are delays installing services. Following a review by the watchdog ofcom, by 2019 customers will have their accounts automatically credited if they receive poor service. Danny savage has the details. Home broadband is something many of us take for granted, so when it drops out or stops working, its a big inconvenience. Roxanne hargreaves has been there. My service went down, we didnt have any internet for about three days, and they took forever to come out. What do you think about this idea of Getting Compensation automatically . I think its really good because youre paying so much for your internet a month, and if you arent getting a good service, whats the point of paying for something you cant actually get . Mick watson is having broadband problems, too. I shall be asking them, obviously, to do their usual technical checks, etc, but it would be worthwhile asking for some money back on the bill. At the moment, if your broadband fails you are not automatically compensated for the days of service youve paid for but havent received. Todays announcement means customers will be reimbursed by the provider without having to chase them. If an engineer fails to show up for an appointment, you get £25 back. If your new service isnt installed on a particular start date, youll be credited £5 for each day its delayed. And for those facing slow repairs, £8 per day will be paid for each day its not fully fixed, after an initial waiting period of two working days. We know that providers wont want to pay out this money. We estimate it will be £140 million a year, so we also think it will incentivise them to solve problems more quickly, or even better, to make sure problems dont occur in the first place. But this is no early Christmas Present for broadband customers. The automatic compensation wont start until early 2019. Danny savage, bbc news, leeds. A british woman detained in egypt on suspicion of drug smuggling has told the bbc she didnt know the prescription painkillers she was carrying were banned in the country, and is desperate to come home. Laura plummer, from hull, is due in Court Tomorrow morning in the red sea resort of hurghada, where she was arrested a month ago. Her family told the bbc they fear for her mental and physical health. Orla guerin reports. It looks like paradise. Egypts red sea coast has long been a tourist trap, but now one british visitor is trapped behind bars, accused of smuggling a heroin substitute to the resort of hurghada. 33 year old Laura Plummer, a shop assistant, has been coming here for years. Her family say she lives for her holidays in the sun. For the past month she has been detained at Police Station number one, with others accused of drug trafficking. The offence can carry the Death Penalty here. Well, weve managed to speak to Laura Plummer by phone. She told us she is being held in a cell about the size of her bedroom back home, but with 25 other women, so its hard to breathe. She said her fellow inmates are trying to look after her, but no one speaks her language. She told us her spirits are at rock bottom. She said shes dreaming of getting home, of catching up with emmerdale, sleeping in her own bed, and having a cup of tea. Her father got a text saying, help me, im in trouble. That was the beginning of a nightmare for Laura Plummers mother and brother. They say she was mystified to be detained on arrival. She was kept in the airport all that time. She didnt know what was happening then, did she . She said, why are you keeping me here . What have i done . They just wouldnt say anything to her. She didnt know. She said, i want to see your manager. The police here say she was kept for good reason because she had 300 tablets of tramadol. Its legal in britain with a prescription, but banned in egypt, where its the drug of choice for most addicts. Laura plummer claims a colleague gave her the painkillers for her egyptian boyfriend, omar, who has a bad back. She told us they were in a chemist bag she didnt open. I had no idea they were illegal here, she said. I cant tell you how stupid i feel. Her family insists shes paying a high price for an innocent mistake. The first time i saw her i couldnt believe it, you know. She was breaking down, she was begging me to take her home. It is absolutely heartbreaking because your daughter is there and you cant bring her home with you. The shop assistant is due in Court Tomorrow. She may be released on bail, or her detention could be extended. Police here say ignorance of the law is no defence. Orla guerin, bbc news, hurghada. A brief look at some of the days other news stories. Theres to be an independent inquiry into the death of the former Welsh Government minister carl sargeant. First minister carwynjones said yesterday he welcomed scrutiny of his sacking of sargeant, who was found dead on tuesday. The minister was being investigated over claims of Sexual Harassment and is understood to have taken his own life. The labour mp Kerry Mccarthy has said she received unwanted attention from fellow labour mp kelvin hopkins, over a period of about 20 years. Mr hopkins is currently suspended from the party, following accusations of inappropriate behaviour made by a Party Activist which he denies. He says he had counted ms mccarthy as a friend and her complaint has caused him immense hurt. The online taxi hailing service, uber, has lost an appeal against a ruling that gave its drivers employment rights. An earlier hearing had ordered the firm to treat its drivers as workers, rather than self employed independent contractors. Two drivers had argued they should be entitled to the minimum wage, sick pay and paid leave. Uber says they will appeal to the supreme court. Girls whove been given the human papilloma virus, or hpv vaccine, may only need three smear tests in their lifetime instead of the current 12. Thats according to a new study. Hpv is thought to cause nearly all cervical cancers, and a vaccination against it has been offered to girls aged between 11 to 13 since 2008. A new faultline opening up in the middle east has prompted calls for calm among international leaders. Saudi arabia has been accused of declaring war on lebanon by the leader of hezbollah, a Lebanese Group with close ties to iran. It follows the resignation of the lebanese Prime Minister a few days ago who is now in the saudi capital. There are fears lebanon is increasingly becoming a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia dominated iran. The un secretary general has warned of devastating consequences if the conflict erupts. From beirut, our middle east correspondent martin patience reports. For a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence. But now it finds itself at the centre of the growing struggle between saudi arabia and iran. In a move that has stunned lebanon, the Prime Minister resigned suddenly last weekend. Not at home, but in saudi arabia. He lashed out at iran, accusing it of destabilising the entire region. Today, irans proxy in lebanon shot back. The leader of hezbollah claimed riyadh was holding the Prime Minister hostage. In a bid to diffuse the crisis, the french president Emmanuel Macron stopped briefly in the kingdom. He met the Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin salman. Who is pursuing a tough line against iran. Many in lebanon on share his view that tehran is too influential. Some people are seeking dividends in lebanon on for the role that they played in syria. Those people are iran and hezbollah . Yes. Theyve openly expressed that. That we fought isis in syria, we drew isis away from lebanese borders and therefore we need to be recognised. During the civil war here in the 1980s, the city was divided by warring parties. And this building was on the front line. But today, lebanon is divided by the regional structural. And the countrys seen as a pawn by the bigger players. Everyones reassuring us that everything will be ok but that doesnt mean that it is. But weve been through worse, so we are trying, just hanging on there. Its a play of power and were in the middle but its always like this for lebanon. For 30, 40 years. But the fear is the dynamic is far more dangerous than in the past. In the last few decades weve never been so close to the precipice. In many ways the threat of regional war has never been this real, if you like. Beirut famously partied through its civil war. And tonight, its no different, but this is a region on edge, and the International Community is calling for calm. Martin patience, bbc news, beirut. The battle of passchendaele was one of the longest and bloodiest campaigns of the First World War. It took three months to reach the village, which is on a ridge above the belgian city of ypres. The battle to take it and the rain soaked mud resulted in almost seven hundred thousand deaths and injuries on both sides. Today the largest number of First World War field guns ever assembled fired a salute to the fallen, exactly a hundred years since passchendaele was captured. Robert hall was there. Fire in a muddy field near the franco belgian border, the thunder of the guns. Every one of these weapons had fired during the battles of the First World War. Today, they sounded their tribute a century on from the day canadian troops finally took the Hilltop Village of passchendaele. The fighting was part of a plan to capture high ground and reverse the course of the war north of ypres, but wet weather slowed and what of the attacks. Allied forces advanced just five miles. Allied and german armies lost well over half a million men, killed or injured, hundreds disappeared in a sea of mud. 64 volunteers, some of them serving soldiers, manned the guns. They represented the seven nations which shared the horrors of that summer and autumn. My grandfather was killed in action at hill 60 in the battle of passchendaele. I have always had a feeling he should be remembered. All of our young soldiers are very aware of the poignancy of what has gone before them. Recent wars in iraq and afghanistan really hit home but it makes them more interested in the history that came before that. Being here is important to them and it means a lot. In the drizzle, with the smell of cordite in the air, thoughts turn to the young men who walked into that smoke and fire so long ago. For us to be able to represent and portray the 36th Ulster Division that gave so much at that time, it is a unique proud, privileged moment for us. Those young fellas from that long time ago gave everything, didnt know whether they would be alive within the next hour. The next minute. What they gave was unreal. This weekend, britain and europe will remember conflicts across the decades. Here, as the guns fell silent, the focus was on one terrible battle, on lives ruined, on those who never came home. Robert hall, bbc news, northern france. The bbc has withdrawn a drama from its christmas schedules after two accusations of rape were made against an actor. Ed westwick was due to star in the Agatha Christie drama ordeal by innocence. Hes denied the allegations and says hell work with the authorities to clear his name. Marseilles former Manchester United defender patrice evra has been banned from playing in European Club competitions until the end ofjune. He aimed a kick at the head of a marseille supporter ahead of a game in the Europa League last week. Hes also been fined 10,000 euros. Its been an encouraging night for england at wembley where they were taking on germany in a friendly. An Inexperienced Team against the reigning world champions. David ornstein reports. 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