May i first of all, congratulate the Prime Minister on her triumph last friday. Here, here. Can ijoin my right honourable and learned friend in congratulating my right honourable friend in driving through an improved agreement on friday against what many thought could not have been feasible. Today really was an illustration about old Harold Wilson cliche that a week is a long time in politics. So how did theresa may go from humiliation in brussels to widespread praise on her own benches . Well, the vast majority of tory mps want to give her space ahead of the eu summit in brussels this week. I am also told that the crucial change in mood came over the weekend when downing street offered assurances to euro sceptics on one of their main concerns from last weeks deal with the eu this was that the offer on Northern Ireland could be used to smuggle the uk back into the Single Market. They were told this was not possible for one very simple reason if the uk crashes out of the eu, with no dea
To prison for 12 years and would have been on a sex offenders register for the rest of his life, with precious little chance of appeal. Three people are charged with the murder of people in a house fire. Nasa discovers a whole new star system in a galaxy far far away. Its the first solar system with as many planets as our own. Welcome to brussels, where european leaders are meeting for the second day of a crucial summit this time without the british Prime Minister, theresa may. Theyre expected to formally agree to start the next phase of brexit negotiations at their meeting in brussels today. It will mean talks can move on to the long term relationship between the uk and eu. Translation i have extraordinary faith in the british Prime Minister. She has agreed with me and mr barnier that the Withdrawal Agreement will first be formalised and will be voted on and then we will see. The second phase will be significantly harder than the first, and the first was very difficult. The irish Prim
Helped foil a terror attack. Russian agents raided a flat allegedly used as a base to plan an attack on the kazan cathedral in St Petersburg. The officers seized explosives and weapons. Seven people were detained on charges of being members of so called Islamic State. The suspects were reportedly planning to carry out a Suicide Attack at the kazan cathedral in St Petersburg on saturday. President putin has thanked the us for its help. The bbcs david willis has more from washington. He says this isnt the only recent call between the leaders. It appears to be a telephone conversation, the second between these two leaders in the space ofjust three days, in which Vladimir Putin thanked donald trump and asked him to convey russias thanks to the cia and to its intelligence officials for the information that was needed to foil this attempted attack, or alleged attempted attack, on St Petersburg, on the cathedral there, an iconic cathedral, and other parts of the city which are known to be of
Report also coming up turkish german journalist michel the total was out of jail as an Istanbul Court orders her and five others released but they still face of terror charges look at the latest. Austrias new chancellor is sworn in adding a right Wing Coalition he has pledged to get tough on immigration but thousands turned out in protest. Last remembering the dead as germany prepares to mark the First Anniversary of the berlin Christmas Market truck attack the families of the victims say they are stunned at the way they have been treated by germany over the last twelve months. And in bonus they go football had to berlin sign off for christmas with a win will get the highlights from their ten man triumph against live say going into the winter break. Im serious almost gonna thank you for. Joining us on this International Migrants day were looking at this down ding number there are an estimated sixty six Million People around the world who have been forced to leave their homes seventeen
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