The u. K. Out of the withdrawal talks if there is no agreement by october 15th and 5 years ago germany welcome to hundreds of thousands of Asylum Seekers we talked to volunteers who stepped up to help the new arrivals find their way in a new country. Im sara kelly welcome to the Program Reports from bellaver say that a prominent Opposition Leader has been abducted by an identified people in the capital minsk the website dopy i b y excuse me says that maria colon this call was pushed into a minivan by men in black clothing and driven away shes seen here at a massive protest rally held on sunday more than say. 100 people were arrested in the demonstration protesters have turned out for the past 4 weeks calling on longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko to step down after a contested election. And correspondent Nick Connelly joins us now from minsk nic tell us witnesses say that marine kolesnik ovo was bundled into a van what do people in minsk think has happened. So you see official police in uniforms with some kind of identification to do these kind of things we saw happen yesterday the protests where people were being arrested by police in plainclothes carrying bats on some with it without any kind of i. D. On them in terms of making a stick of it yes he was out in the city walking apparently going to a post office to get some documentation for a legal case that she was running against her when she suddenly disappeared and eye witness saw a van an unmarked van without a number plates which just said telecoms on it and a man without a uniform bundling him into that bus no ones been able to reach the last few hours this does seem like a Significant Development she was the last of the 3 women who were campaigning to go in that very. Very prominent very Successful Campaign the other 2 have left the country she had refused to do so and now it seems like go towards these how decides to take her out of this protest movement. Apologies does some technical difficulties we miss your 1st sentence of that 1st answer so you can perhaps fill us in on what people think about what happens but also tell us about the role that knesset call that has been flying in the protests so far. Seems to be little doubt on the part of this of the opposition supporters here means that she has been detained by the government will be by people in plain clothes by security agents not wearing official police ideal uniforms the police have told the interior ministry rather has denied any involvement in this arrest thats not convincing many people here many are going to go was someone who is one of the prominent faces of these protests someone who was part of the trio of women campaigning against. Go along with. And that and you can step call of both of those now abroad she had refused to leave the country and is now facing the consequences of that she has also recently been involved in setting up a policy i think thats a bit early now. This protest against the regime. Taking place on the streets and not through traditional politics but she is certainly one of the faces of these protests and her arrest will be a significant blow to the opposition so what happens now for the opposition movements next because i mean sunday saw more of these protests now we have this before the. Abduction yet president lukashenko is holding firm. While hes definitely refusing any kind of dialogue he seems to think that any kind of negotiations would be a sign of weakness hes referred to this is wrecked his government has defamed them as prostitutes and drug addicts so the really hard line here no seeming willingness to kind of engage with these people on the other hand though because the rest of those symbolically a blow i dont think in practical terms will be too much of a problem for these protesters because this is happening on a horizontal level people organizing themselves without any kind of orders from above you see in universities you see even in the residential compounds where people reach out to their neighbors and organizing. Some kind of sit ins or hang up flags of the kind of symbolic challenge of the regime so this is definitely a sign the government is making good on its promise to clamp down but i dont think it will stop people coming out of a bigger numbers as weve seen in recent weeks and the connally on this developing story for us in minsk nic thanks for your forte. I want to have a quick look at some other stories making news around the world at least 5 people are missing after a powerful typhoon swept across parts of japan and south korea and was the 2nd typhoon to hit the 2 countries in as many weeks prompting Mass Evacuations and knocking out power to thousands of homes. Californias governor has declared a state of emergency in 5 counties because of the wildfires raging across the state across the state hundreds of people trapped at a remote campsite were airlifted to safety a heat wave is pushing 10. It turns up to record levels 8 people have been killed. Wiki leaks founder Julian Assange has resumed his london court battle to avoid extradition to the United States the u. S. Government wants to bring to trial over wiki leaks publication of secret u. S. Military documents a decade ago the extradition hearings hinge on whether assad actions are considered journalists. Another greggs of showdown between britain and the European Union british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson says that the u. K. Will pull out of talks aimed at striking a free trade deal with the bloc if there is no agreement by october 15th in a Statement Released to the press johnson said there needs to be an agreement with our european friends by the time of the European Council on the 15th of october if it is going to be in force by the end of the year so there is no sense in thinking about timelines that go beyond that point if we cant agree by then i do not see that there will be a Free Trade Agreement between us and we should both accept that and move on. Burton formally left the e. U. In january but the transition period was agreed and told the end of the here lets get more on all of this we have Team Coverage im joined from brussels by correspondent care of matus and with a view from london. Joins us now and were going to have like to begin with you because we just heard that statement from Boris Johnson is he and his government really prepared to go through with this. Well you could see this part of the developments as posturing that Boris Johnson is trying to put pressure on the European Union to move forward the negotiations have stalled during the summer and hes trying to really make sure that there will be a deal however theres another development and thats much more probably cation i would say than this statement by Boris Johnson we have seen in the past that the u. K. Government has put on arbitrary deadlines and these deadlines have passed but the new development is the new bill that the u. K. Government is expected to publish this week and thats an internal market now from what we know so far all the fear is that this new bill could be contrary to the Withdrawal Agreement to the divorce deal that the u. K. And the e. U. And loan and august those ations had hammered out and that has alarm bells ringing here in the u. K. Because if the u. K. Now has new in tunnel legislation that would really go against what has been agreed with the European Union and then International Treaty then its really a matter of trust and the question whether the u. K. And the e. U. Will still be negotiating in the next week at school if the u. K. Did indeed no later this week if the u. K. Did go against something that it has saw and thats an International Treaty now if the u. K. Weaves without a deal how how is the e. U. Preparing for the prospect that britain could do this. Of the European Union cyrus now for a while being i would say seriously preparing for a notable scenario which has become all the more likely seeing that the u. K. And Boris Johnson are now at least threatening to walk to that crucial agreement to the divorce agreement that berg has mentioned that has already been signed that is already finished on the on the table now the chief directive negotiator Michele Dunne you already said last week that hes disappointed by progress by the progress that has been made so on the positive note that there is no more time constraint now is something that the e. U. Would welcome but from a brussels perspective many observers have said probably the u. K. Feels they cannot achieve what theyd like to have the best of both worlds as bonded puts it and therefore they have raised the stakes and basically brought Northern Ireland back in order to increase their leverage ok and i just want to bring in something a part of the conversation and get us to react to that because it should the u. K. Go back on its agreements with brussels it would have major ramifications for the border between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland of course we have the following tweet now from the Irish Foreign minister Simon Company has been tweeting saying this would be a very wise way to proceed very unwise indeed remind us what is at stake here regarding the order. We have a very special situation there we have an open border between the republic of ireland and which is part of the e. U. And still is and Northern Island which is part of the u. K. And that open border has a so far it guaranteed peace in Northern Ireland and it has also guaranteed economic prostration because its an open border the standards are the same the customs are the same now all that has been put in danger by brecks it and that is why this divorce agreement has been made so that in case there is no agreement this situation remains it remains an open border and now backtracking on that already puts the whole concept into the into danger and also puts peace and the economic concept of an open internal market of which Northern Ireland would be part into danger as well. Dear god id like to ask you about the mood where you are there in london if the u. K. Scraps the Withdrawal Agreement with the e. U. How well is that likely to go down with the broader public. Well i think the broader public. They wanted they elected Boris Johnson because he promised to bring an end to all these endless threads of negotiations i mean that was really for almost a year is there would seemed like there was nothing else in the news of the breaks of negotiations he was the man who said i have an auburn red bricks a deal its going to be very very easy and he was elected on that platform now this was just about more than half a year ago so what has happened between now and will british people be all skin and why is the situation now that Boris Johnson is saying well its actually a good outcome if we have no idea when you will have really severe economic consequences and i think this is what a lot of people will be fearful of thats the g. D. P. The Economic Prosperity because the u. K. Is so tied in with the European Union that would be extra grew up crissy and the g. D. P. Would be hit. By about 8 percent so it would be on top of all the difficulties we are facing with the coronavirus it will be another economic hit and i think this is what a lot of people would be worried about those some hard numbers and some some hard realities that the public could be facing there could mass with him from london game of matus in brussels for us thank you so much to both of you. Well as weve just heard from our london correspondent there is lots of uncertainty in the u. K. As negotiators work on a withdrawal deal here get also sent us this report on british businesses who trade with the e. U. Many worry that they will be forced to compromise on the prices and products that keep their customers coming back. 2 whoever shops at barro market in south london is looking for the best quality tasty treats from across europe. 2 dominate court sell scouted cheese from the netherlands. Dairy cooperatives in france deliver conti and more p. And the some of this fetid cheese from the greek island of lesbos but briggs it poses a threat to its Little Cheese paradise. The massive lorry the i me and has been very since the referendum and already were on our 3rd stockpiling plan here. To make sure weve got enough stock and at the prices that were currently paying and we dont have to incur any higher prices that might be introduced by high tariffs. Court shows us his story and hes worried that the already price of cheesy sells will be slapped with high tariffs thats assuming it can even be delivered undamaged with new border checks goods could be held up for days. The transport is just 6 is going to be that much more complicated its going to be expensive because it can be extra paperwork involved. And i can only imagine its not going to be as free flowing as it is currently food experts warn that the supply chains of Fresh Products could be disrupted britain imports roughly 80 percent of its fruit alone merchants also have another worry if there is no trade deal with brussels the us might fill the gap Food Products could even become cheaper but what about quality American Health and Environmental Standards are lower for example when it comes to meat. I think the real worry is that if we get these influx of much cheaper food being imported to actually supermarkets will stop say d chain restaurants may start phase and so all changes his. Only supply the best face a fair price means that the disparity between consumers off it is going to be much wider than it already is shes much in dominant chord has had lots of discussions about brics it including with max taco the fishmonger all believe in god and you know always be. Always call me old fashion the shiny out because we want to join a little oil and you know these other countries that do we have us over to new. Coat is preparing himself in his own way a friend of his next at a pinch maybe an end of selling this kind of cheese. Youre watching news still to come on the program an interim magic weekend in sports find out why each shot winner emerged at the italian formula one grand pretty. Please but 1st all this week we are looking back at events in the summer of 2015 when germany took in an unprecedented number of migrants fleeing war and Economic Hardship in their home countries and will response to the long treks of people making their way across greece and the balkans chancellor Angela Merkel declared an open door policy for refugees from syria in Early September more and more trains with migrants arrived in germany from Eastern Europe they were given a warm welcome at least initially many germans wanted to help the migrants start a new life here in germany at stations across germany people cheered the new arrivals handing them chocolates and other gifts. So what is the situation 5 years on well lets bring in khobar he is the director of integration and. Education at the Bertelsmann Foundation here in germany welcome to the program and thank you for joining us as we heard germany has taken in refugees before 2015 of course life from the former yugoslavia in the 1990 s. What in your view was different about 2015 when the the difference between 2015 and the times before was your size of the challenge and it was the 1st time that more than a 1000000 refugees came into germany and the amazing phenomenon was the response of the Civil Society you know the study showed that 55 percent of the population was active in support of the refugees from either dont you think mommy and gifts in kind to assistance and even some refugees in their homes so this was really the finest hour of german society. And you know what we want to have a closer look now we want to get your reaction to this report that we have on a group of volunteers and their experience in supporting Asylum Seekers in berlin so if you could stand by with us for just a moment and well take your reaction. And volunteer Diana Henriques is doing her best to explain german bureaucracy to a migrant from yemen shes an expert in migration law but the Neighborhood Initiative she works for was overwhelmed when thousands of refugees arrived in berlin back in 2015. My country is on the bond it felt like we were in a trance we took on everything that came our way but you cant see that we were ready for what happened it was an American City humanitarian emergency. The refugees arrived with nothing and no a tentative nothing to eat and spoke virtually no german. Christiane of pacman from the same Neighborhood Initiative