Be up to £45 billion when it leaves the eu. When it leaves the eu. Also this hour wildfires continue to rage in california as firefighters battle ferocious flames. Nearly nearly 200,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes a state of emergency has been declared. Israeli forces are on high alert for protests against the us declaration ofjerusalem as israels capital. Good morning. Its 8 december. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A deal has been agreed in the brexit talks allowing the negotiations to move on to the next crucial stage the subject of trade and transition. The divorce bill could be up to £16 billion. After a long night of phone diplomacy, theresa may secured agreement with the irish Prime Minister and the democratic unionists whose objections on monday on the issue of the irish border had prevented a deal being struck on monday. An agreement has been made on the key Sticking Points of phase one including the divorce bill, eu Citizens Rights and the irish border. It
Schools have also been closed in Northern Ireland and scotland, where homes remain without power. The snowy weather comes after storm caroline brought winds gusting more than 90 Miles Per Hour on thursday. But, of course, for some, its been an opportunity for wintry frolics, with people making the most of the early white christmas. Time for a look at the weather. Heres louise lear. More snow to come on sunday. Before that, we have had a real east west divide and some beautiful pictures of heavy snow showers across the north and west, and they have been piling in through the night and all morning and they will continue all afternoon. Scotland, Northern Ireland, down through the irish sea to the north midlands and wales. Weve already seen as much as 11 centimetres of snow across parts of Northern Ireland, and we will add to these totals through the day but, further east, you will be wondering what the fuss is about. Its cold but there is a beautiful blue sky and sunshine. Thats how it wi
Afternoon ben, it could go head to head with strictly come dancing under the terms of the new broadcast package. More details coming up. Louise has all the weather with snow showers in many some parts . Yes, plenty in the north and west, significant snow could threaten on sunday. More details in half an hour. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Lets get the latest from brussels with david eades. Thank you. When it happened, my goodness that happened fast, talks to the matt done suddenly theresa may was in brussels talking with Jean Claude Juncker the president of the European Commission and the deal was done. That was spread from dublin to belfast, everywhere you looked, everyone had some sense of agreement that this would be good enough forJean Claude Juncker to announce that sufficient progress has now been made on three keyissues progress has now been made on three key issues of this brexit divorce to allow for future trade steel discussions to begin. It has been a tortuous proje
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