Prevela nt and harmful. Live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, 1am here in london and 2am in brussels, where negotiators appear to be close to a dealfor britain to leave the european union. Now, isay appear, because despite the optimism nothing is certain. An agreement could be finalised at the eu summit in brussels later on thursday. That is the new deadline of sorts. But any deal would still need the approval of european leaders and the british parliament. The bbcs Laura Kuennsberg reports. Hes in a rush, a terrible rush. Keep working, he says. Eu leaders will be there in the afternoon, and the negotiators on both sides will have to give their verdict to their political masters. The big players in europe desperately want this all to come to a conclusion. Everyone understands english, but nobody understands england. Laughter. And these negotiations are taking part somewhere in this not very beautiful building. Can ther
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