30/10/2016 BBC Weekend News

Britain will try to negotiate tariff-free trade for car makers

with the EU during Brexit negotiations according

Greg Cark has been outlining assurances made to Nissan,

who announced a major new investment in Britain's biggest car plant

Labour have called on the government to be clearer about its strategy.

Our political correspondent Matt Cole reports.

Near universal relief at Nissan's decision to commit to post-Brexit

Britain was quickly followed by a flurry of questions, not least why

it's wavering position had so suddenly firmed up. At the

government offered sweeteners? This morning, the Business Secretary

refused to publish its letter of reassurance to the car giant but

opened up on its contents. He said they will be funding available for

training and skills, a crucial commitment to help relocate small

businesses and supply chains back to Britain, support for research and

development to stay at the leading edge of new technologies like

driverless cars, and a fourth pledge specific to Brexit, to try to

achieve tariff free trade for motor manufacturers. We have no interest

in tariff barriers. What I said was that our objective would be to

ensure that we have continued access to markets in Europe and vice versa.

Without tariffs and without bureaucratic commitments. Was this a

clear hint that the government wants a fool customs union for all

manufacturing industries with no tariffs across the board? The

Minister would not say. But Labour wants answers. It is not just this

deal that we need to know about it is what happens to the other

businesses. Businesses are talking to me all the time and they are

worried about what happens to them. They want to trade on the same terms

and if there is a deal good enough for Nissan, understandably they are

saying that they broadly want the same deal. The result of the

question of service industries, banking, the creative sector, which

makes up 80% of Britain's economy. The government remains guarded on

that. Without the full letter being published, the suspicion remains for

some that car giant -- the car giant has been given a privileged insight

on Britain's Brexit strategy, something MPs would like to see,

too. A change in the way people

are assessed for disability benefits is being considered

by the government to get more Charities have welcomed

the consultation which will seek views on how to provide targeted

and personalised support. Labour want the assessment to be

scrapped altogether. All people with disabilities are

assessed for benefits has created controversy and anger. More than 2

million people get the employment support allowance which is worth up

to ?109 a week. They have to undergo a Work Capability Assessment to see

whether they are well enough to look for work. From next year, those who

are will receive less than those who cannot. The government has already

said that people with the most serious conditions should not be

reassessed but now it has gone further. It is quite right that for

people who cannot work, of course, there should be ongoing support. But

what we are looking at now is asking disabled people and charities who

work with disabled people, the experts, how we can do better to

make sure that we have more support, appropriate support to help people

to overcome whatever barriers the may have. The system does not seem

to be working well at the moment. More than half of all appeals are

upheld, which is why the disability charities have welcomed this

decision to overhaul the system. The absolute key is to make sure that

all disabled people who want to get back to work in future, who can work

with support, receive voluntary but specialist and personalised support

to help them get back to work. So you think that this idea of an

overhaul is good? It is absolutely a good thing that they are consulting

and they need to listen carefully to disabled people, whose experience

over the past few years is vital in making sure the new system is

positive. Today's announcement is just part of a wide-ranging

consultation which will be launched tomorrow. Labour says the

controversial Work Capability Assessment is should be scrapped

altogether. The European Union has signed

a comprehensive free trade deal with Canada today,

after overcoming objections Canadian Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau is in Brussels formally to approve the agreement,

which the EU says will remove more than 99% of tariffs and boost

trade with Canada by more There's been another powerful

earthquake in central Italy Many buildings have been damaged

or destroyed in the quake, Officials say about a dozen have

been injured. More than 1000 people had already been evacuated after

after-shocks last week. In the town of Norcia, close to the epicentre,

many buildings were damaged or destroyed.

The earthquake brings down a building in Viso near Perugia.

This is believed to be the most powerful quake in Italy in more

It was centred near the town of Norcia where it badly damaged

Today, prayers out in the open in front of what remains of the church.

Many buildings had already been weakened by powerful tremors

on Wednesday and those followed an earthquake in August that

I was brushing my teeth and I ran straight under the table in my room.

The shaking continued for about 20-30 seconds

We were actually here working on the last event,

As we were arriving, the earthquake happened earlier this

Following Wednesday's quakes, many people had already left their homes,

moving to other areas or sleeping in temporary shelters.

There have been some injuries but the head of Italy's Civil

Protection Agency says there are no reports so far of any deaths.

Local authorities are still trying to assess the full

Rescue crews have been clearing rubble from the streets to make sure

there is access for emergency and repair crews.

The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has said that Italy

will rebuild all the homes, churches and other properties

destroyed by earthquakes over the past two months.

The Chief Inspector of Schools has warned that the introduction of more

grammar schools risks letting down less able students.

Sir Michael Wilshaw, who will leave his post at the end

of the year, says the focus of education reforms should instead

I would not focus on grammar schools. I would focus on education

and skills. It is a real Cinderella service of the education system and

with Brexit, we need many more skilled youngsters to go for jobs in

Sunderland and elsewhere. The FBI is under pressure to release

more details about its latest investigation into the US

presidential candidate Democratic Party senators say

the FBI's decision to reveal the existence of emails it says may

be linked to Mrs Clinton, less than two weeks before

the presidential election, is being used for

political purposes. Our correspondent Laura

Bicker is in Washington. Could it actually be that a

statement from the FBI costs Hillary Clinton this election? Well, they

call this kind of thing an October surprise. I think the Clinton camp

is working very hard to try not to turn it into an electoral nightmare.

Democratic senators have now written to the FBI and the department of

justice, urging them to come forward with more information about this

latest investigation by Monday. They are crying foul. They say the timing

of this is unprecedented, and they believe that it may be politically

motivated. When it comes to Donald Trump, it has been a real gift for

him. He is accusing Hillary Clinton of wilful criminal neglect. When it

comes to the FBI director, James Komi, he is coming under a lot of

pressure. Many little analysts believed that he was dammed if they

did and dammed if they didn't. If he released information after the

election many would have accused him of a cover-up. But it is reported

that US officials warned him against doing this. Back to the electoral

campaign and 18 million voters have already cast their ballots.

Pollsters have their eyes on three key states, Ohio, Pennsylvania and

Florida. If Hillary Clinton wins one of those, she could still have a

clear path to the White House. Thank you, Laura.

Cricket, and Bangladesh have beaten England for the first time ever

England's batsmen suffered a catastrophic collapse,

from 100 without loss, to losing all ten

It's the first time Bangladesh, who've levelled the series at one

all, have beaten one of the world's top nations.

You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

The next news on BBC One is at ten to six.

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