In global news, business and sport. Donald trump has switched on the Christmas Tree lights at the white house. Yes, it is december the 1st, and you can be part of the conversation. So do you think its too soon to be talking about christmas . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. The pope is leading an open air mass for tens of thousands of people in the bangladeshi capital, dhaka. He first went over to myanmar. We have a live scene coming up in a moment from Suhrawardy Udyan park. People had been queuing for hours to get a glimpse of pope francis. There are a tiny number of roman catholics in bangladesh. They make up just 0. 2 of the population, but significant numbers have turned out to see him. Joining me now from dhaka is our correspondent yogita limaye. Obviously an historic visit. It doesnt come very often the pope comes to this part of the world, but with so much political resonance to it. Thats right. Im just outside that park where the mass is taking pl
To mark the end of our amazing week about special Educational Needs, were at piper hill high in manchester. Today were at this Outstanding Special School to hear what can be done to ensure every child fulfils their potential. This is fergus, a classroom assistant. Im in the sensory room here, which helps children understand the world around them. Today were reporting that 1. 4 million kids have speech and language difficulties but far too many of them are not getting the help they need. Good morning. There is no stopping the vinyl revival, after a decade of increasing sales we are still on course to buy 30 more this year than last year. I will have more on that later. In sport, the world waits as the draw for the 2018 world cup in russia takes place at the kremlin this afternoon. England are not one of the top seeds, so we will be hoping to avoid the likes of brazil, argentina and germany. And matt has the weather. Good morning. It is the meteorological start of winter today. Icy acros
President trump strongly defends his America First policy in a speech to business and political leaders in vietnam. From this day forward, we will not allow ourselves to be pushed around anymore. More Sexual Harassment claims from the film world. The actor and producer Steven Seagal is the latest hollywood figure to be accused. And computer education is described as patchy and fragile, new research discovers more than half of schools in england fail to offer Computer Science at gcse. Good morning. Its friday 10th november. Im rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We start in brussels, where the brexit secretary david davis is holding the latest round of talks, his sixth, with the eus chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, as pressure grows for agreement to be reached. Mr barnier insists the amount the uk will pay when it leaves the eu still needs to be settled before trade talks can start. The talks come as theresa may has outlined plans to set the uks departure date and time from
And the nations favourite marmalade sandwich eating bear ends up behind bars in paddington 2. Listen to Mark Kermodes thoughts on this and the other cinema releases in the film review. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The uk has two weeks to make it clear what it will pay for it to leave the eu or talks on a trade deal wont start next month. That is the ultimatum from the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier. He says its vital that the uk makes concessions and increases its offer. The brexit secretary david davis says Good Progress has been made in talks so far though how to resolve the border between ireland and Northern Ireland remains a Sticking Point. Our europe editor katya adler has been following the latest round of talks in brussels. 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 atte
Of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of all passchendale. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The uk has two weeks to make it clear what it will pay for to leave the eu or talks on a trade deal wont start next month. That is the ultimatum from the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier. He says its vital that the uk makes concessions and increases its offer. The brexit secretary david davis says Good Progress has been made in talks so far though how to resolve the border between ireland and Northern Ireland remains a Sticking Point. Our europe editor katya adler has been following the latest round of talks in brussels. 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. Said david davis. It is. The eu is the uks biggest trading pa