grant the uk a brexit delay if mps finally back the prime minister s deal, cabinet ministers urge colleagues to rally around the withdrawal agreement. the important thing is that we try to get a deal through and i will be speaking to mps over the weekend to try and get their support i m annita mcveigh in westminster. for the prime minister s deal, welcome to viewers on the bbc so we can avoid no deal next week. in brussels, eu leaders news channel and bbc two. are gathering to decide whether to grant the prime minister the prime minister theresa may is on her way to brussels the extension she wants and tell to appeal directly to eu leaders the uk they want to see plans to ask them to approve her request showing a clear way forward. for a three month delay to brexit. we ll bring you all the very latest from westminster and brussels throughout the day here on bbc news. but she s leaving political turmoil behind her at home, after her statement in downing street last night, in
noise and heat than suction will be hoovered up from the shops, under new eu rules. good morning. it s friday, 1st september. i m annita mcvey. welcome to bbc newsroom live. we will have more on that gas story shortly. at first. the international trade secretary has said the uk must not allow itself to be blackmailed by the european union over the cost of leaving. speaking in japan, where he and theresa may have been discussing future trading relations, liam fox said businesses have become impatient with the slow progress of the brexit negotiations. there s a problem if that continues, in that we re moving much closer to our exit date before european businesses have an idea of what that trading relationship will look like. and i think that there is an impatience from those beyond the commission, ie the stakeholders in the european economy, to try to get some progress on that. would you characterise their position as blackmailing the uk? well, it s clear that they are. they ha
we can join my colleague we canjoin my colleague ben brown who is there. i m ben brown in north london, where police are investigating the third terror attack in the city in as many months. once again, a vehicle was used to target people as a van was driven at speed into a crowd of muslim worshippers outside a mosque. one person died and ten people were injured. bystanders pinned down the terror suspect before handing him over to police. when he was running, he was saying, iam going when he was running, he was saying, i am going to kill more people. i asked him when he was on the ground, wide you do that? innocent people. he said, i want to kill muslims. a 48 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. good morning from finsbury park, where one man has died and ten people have been injured after a man drove a van into worshippers near a north london mosque. the van hit people after mounting the pavementjust after midnight outside the muslim welfare hous
roof collapsed. there is a smell of charcoal. six people including some officers were taken to hospital, suffering smoke inhalation or minor injuries. the cause of the fire is not known but several people said they saw a christmas tree go up in flames. the london fire brigade are investigating to find out what started this new year s eve inferno. from today parents of babies born in some parts of scotland will receive a box of essentials including clothes, nappies and books. the scottish government s scheme is being piloted for three months before extending to the rest of scotland in the summer. the box itself doubles up as a cart and cot and comes with a mattress and sheets. baby boxes were introduced in finland in the i930s, and they ve been credited as part of the reason for a sharp fall in infant mortality rates. the new 12 sided £1 coin will come into circulation in march. it is being changed to protect it from counterfeiters. new designs have been on failed the £2
civil disobedience campaign on china s national day. hello, thanks for being with us. united states has carried out a third night of air strikes against i.s. militant positions in syria. 12 small scale oil refineries in three parts of eastern syria were attacked in a bid to damage the group s financial assets. here we are, one, two, three areas there. the u.s. department of defense estimates that those refineries have been making the militants something like $2 million a day. it also confirmed that war planes from saudi arabia and the united arab emirates were involved in the attacks, and reports suggest 14 jihadists along with five civilians have been killed. those u.s. air strikes have gained further international support at the u.n. general assembly in new york. and we will be bringing you all the latest in the course of the next 15 minutes here on bbc world news. as clive murray joins us on the turkey-syria border. reporter: yes, hello to you. and welcome to the tur