Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The 39 people found dead, in a refrigerated lorry, in essex are believed to be chinese nationals. Police are yet to confirm that, and are still in the process of trying to identify them. Paramedics made the discovery shortly before 2am on wednesday, sparking one of the uk biggest murder inquiries. Police say the lorrys cabin came via holyhead. Officers, in Northern Ireland, have raided two houses and the National Crime agency said it was working to identify organised crime groups who may have played a part. The lorry driver, mo robinson, from county armagh, has been arrested on suspicion of murder by essex police. Prosecutors in belgium have, this morning, announced that the trailer arrived in zeebrugge, on wednesday afternoon. In zeebrugge, on tuesday afternoon. It then left, the same day, en route to the uk and arrived in purfleet, on the river thames, where it then left the port, shortly after 1am, on yesterday morning. A0 minutes later, p
Borisjohnson is in berlin trying to convince Angela Merkel that brexit Withdrawal Agreement can change. He says if it doesnt the uk will leave without a deal on 31 october. The eu says the deal cant change. Heres the Prime Minister earlier. We cannot accept the current Withdrawal Agreement arrangements that either divide the uk, or lock us that either divide the uk, or lock us into the regulatory arrangements at the eu, the legal order at the eu, without the uk having any say on this matter is, so we do need that backstop removed. But, if we can do that, then im absolutely certain we can move forward together. This was Angela Merkels response. Ina way in a way to construct thats been created, so as to address the situation once hes coming when one does not find any kind of settlement on how to deal with the relationship between Northern Ireland and the republic of on this constitutes as you like and external border within Single Market so its an expression ofa Single Market so its an e
We start here in the uk, with travel worries for thousands of Airline Passengers as pilots at europes biggest budget carrier, ryanair, walk out on strike at the height of the Summer Holiday season. The action by ryanairs uk based pilots began at a minute past midnight and will run until midnight tomorrow, the busiest day of the year for air travel. Ryanair is due to carry over a quarter of a Million People on more than 1700 flights from the uk over the 48 hour period. Its drafting in extra pilots and has promised to operate a full schedule of flights to and from uk airports. But it says it cant rule out small delays or changes to flights. Its telling passengers to check their sms or email or the compa nys website. More industrial action by uk pilots is planned between the 2nd and the 4th of september, unless an agreement over pay and conditions is reached. Ryanair failed in a court battle to get the strike blocked by britains high court. But it did succeed in stopping a strike by some
Back into the ashes . Berlin and paris. Really, although the third test at headingley gets under way this morning. Open to ideas, no fundamental shift, and looks whos ready to steam in again. Because the fundamental problem is that the eu sees that have got to be good morning. There is still some ove rco m e that the eu sees that have got to be overcome still remain. And mr rain in the forecast in the northern half of the country. Tomorrow, as we johnson has got to present new ideas head into the weekend, a bank if they are to move at all. And holiday for some is going to be mostly dry and hot or warm depending aside from these talks particularly, is there a sense in france of our on which end of the country youre in. Ill have more details in 15 new Prime Minister . What do they make of Boris Johnson . To be honest, minutes. Its thursday, august 22nd. I think many are waiting for this, waiting to see what mrjohnson has our top story borisjohnson to say. But with little hope will go hea
No river in the uk is currently safe to swim in thats the stark warning from scientists about the levels of sewage in our waterways. A Record Number of fires in the amazon rainforest data shows an 85 percent increase this year. Mps warn the uk will not meet its Climate Change targets unless people ditch their cars. Good afternoon. Our main story at five is borisjohnson has been in paris for talks with Emmanuel Macron, the latest stage in his attempts to try and break the brexit impasse. The french president insisted that the controversial irish backstop is indispensable to the integrity of the eu Single Market. The measure aims to prevent physical border checks if there was no post brexit trade agreement. Mr macron didnt point blank refuse to re negotiate the brexit deal though, asking for further explanation from the uk on what its alternative propsals might be. Both sides have agreed that they will keep talking. Our europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas sent this report. Frances pr