Talks to secure a trade deal between the uk and the European Union are resuming later on monday. They broke up last night with the trickiest areas of disagreement like fishing richts, Competition Rules and enforcement of the deal remaining unresolved. If theres going to be a deal, it needs to be done by december 31st. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Last night in brussels, the lights on, the talks ongoing. Huge amount at stake. It is serious. Its at 50 50 right now and i dont think one can be optimistic about resolution emerging. Speaking to some of the key principles here, this isa the key principles here, this is a very challenging issue to resolve, and particularly around the level playing field. There are three main sticking point, the so called level playing field, how any deal is enforced and fishing rights. Eu sources suggest a deal on fish is close. The british sources say it isnt. It seems the two sides cant even agree on what they disagree on. After todays ne
and south koreanjoint operations centre designed to fend off any attack from north korea. this attack from north korea. is the only place in korea where this is the only place in korea where us forces and south korean forces sit side by side, and using all this information, they can detect almost immediately if north korea launches a weapon. welcome to the programme. it s 1am in london and eight in the morning here in singapore where the country s prime minister has said the ban on sex between men is to be lifted. prime minister lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and the british colonial era law, though not enforced, was out of date. the announcement, which was made during a speech that the prime minister gave at singapore s national day rally, was welcomed by lgbt activists who ve long criticised the law. the government will repeal 3707a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something mos
and south korean forces sit side by side, and using all this information, they can detect almost immediately if north korea launches a weapon. hello. the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. joining now is professor roy chan, founder and president of the organisation action for aids in singapore. thank you very much for ma
the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal section 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. earlier, i spoke to remy choo, a lawyer and lgbt activist in singapore. he s been involved in pink dot, singapore s pride event, and he s previously mounted legal challenges in court against this colonial era law. let s hear what he said about the announcement. this moment
a very warm welcome to the programme. breathing life back into the high street that s expected to be one of the focuses of the queens speech later today as the uk government promises to rid britain s high streets of derelict shopfronts and help to restore neighbourhood pride. more money will be given to local authorities and extra powers will enable councils to force landlords to rent out empty shops. the plans are also set to include the ability to make pavement cafes a permanent part of the town centre landscape. joining me now is andrew goodacre, ceo, british independent retailers association. how far will this go to reviving high street? we reviving high-street? we welcome reviving high-street? we welcome a reviving high-street? we welcome a focus - reviving high street? - welcome a focus of regenerating high street, solving the problem of renting properties. they destroy the image of high street and make it seem as if it is not successful so that does need to be