to the day in parliament, where the chancellor throws his weight behind theresa may s brexit deal. we have to find a negotiated way forward, and the prime minister has presented us with the route forward. and we have to take it. but labour makes it clear it won t back the plan. it is increasingly obvious that the prime minister s deal is neither politically nor economically acceptable, nor is it capable of bringing this house or the country together. also on this programme, a call to lift vat on e books. and an apology from borisjohnson forfailing to declare money he earned outside parliament in time. that there was no intention to mislead the hhuse and that i have been completely transparent. house. i therefore offer the house a full and unreserved apology. but first, the chancellor, philip hammond, has tried to rally support for theresa may s brexit deal, saying the idea that the government could reopen negotiations with the eu was a delusion. he was speaking on the thir
rising a bit with the weather front across southern rising a bit with the weather front across southern areas rising a bit with the weather front across southern areas between ten and i2 across southern areas between ten and 12 degrees. it turns more u nsettled and 12 degrees. it turns more unsettled from thursday on and one area of low pressure bring strong wind into the country and the heaviest rain is across the west but it will be a bit milder and we could see ten or ii it will be a bit milder and we could see ten or 11 degrees for edinburgh and belfast. sunshine really will be ata premium. and and belfast. sunshine really will be at a premium. and the deep low could bring a severe scales especially in the north and west and there could be spells of wind that could be disruptive in it sends heavy rain across the country for friday then sunshine and blustery showers and may be some wintry nurse in the high ground. it will turn cooler heading into the weekend and the next w
in that declaration would be ultimately something that is internationally enforceable. the second thing is i would say that this declaration does give actors in the uk and the eu a lot more confidence than they would have had before its signature. for a start, some of the basics of the economic relationship that were in doubt until we had achieved this declaration are now certain. there shall be no tariffs, no fees, no quantitative restrictions, a whole series of things which in a standard third country relationship would not be there, sorry would be there, are declared as not going to be part of oui’ declared as not going to be part of our future declared as not going to be part of ourfuture economic declared as not going to be part of our future economic relationship. and i think it is fair to say and european officials have said this for their side, once the union makes an offer like this it is very hard for it to step back from it and adding one of the achievements mini
let s get you up to speed on these markets. european stocks. the dollar has dipped. it has transferred to a mild complexion of a dying day this thursday morning in europe. european equity markets are the lead protagonists. pessimist guide on bloomberg for 2018 is about technology, facebook and disinformation. you can still make money as bitcoin drops. the bloomberg dollar index down. the bloomberg dollar index is looking at a fairly tortured year. do you buy that story that it is all about adjustments? i m not so sure. yields drop. we re down to a three-week low. you are looking at the bloomberg dollar index. the worst year since we started collecting data in 2004. copper is rising to a fairly big level. four-year high. china has halted production. we know that. you re looking at the eighth straight quarter of gains. you could see copper trade up to $10,000. u.b.s. a little more sedate. the swriss known for their sedate approach. it has outperformed pretty much every other co
3:30am, iget every day, my alarm has gone off at 3:30am, i get on the bike had four, i ride until 9:30pm riding an average of 140 miles per day. and around the world in under 80 days the british endurance cyclist mark beaumont is set to arrive in paris and take the world record. and in the sport on bbc news. everton manager ronald koeman says people need to be more realistic about the club s chances this season after a 4 0 loss against manchester united yesterday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police are continuing to question two men who were arrested after a device partially exploded on the tube in south west london on friday leaving 30 people injured. police have been searching a fried chicken shop in hounslow in west london, where a 21 year old man was detained on saturday night on suspicion of terror offences. he s a syrian refugee who appears to have been living in the uk for four years. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. this i