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:00:20. > :00:25.Britain will try to negotiate tariff-free trade for car makers

:00:26. > :00:27.with the EU during Brexit negotiations according

:00:28. > :00:38.Greg Cark has been outlining assurances made to Nissan,

:00:39. > :00:40.who announced a major new investment in Britain's biggest car plant

:00:41. > :00:44.Labour have called on the government to be clearer about its strategy.

:00:45. > :00:50.Our political correspondent Matt Cole reports.

:00:51. > :00:56.Near universal relief at Nissan's decision to commit to post-Brexit

:00:57. > :01:01.Britain was quickly followed by a flurry of questions, not least why

:01:02. > :01:04.it's wavering position had so suddenly firmed up. At the

:01:05. > :01:08.government offered sweeteners? This morning, the Business Secretary

:01:09. > :01:14.refused to publish its letter of reassurance to the car giant but

:01:15. > :01:17.opened up on its contents. He said they will be funding available for

:01:18. > :01:21.training and skills, a crucial commitment to help relocate small

:01:22. > :01:24.businesses and supply chains back to Britain, support for research and

:01:25. > :01:28.development to stay at the leading edge of new technologies like

:01:29. > :01:31.driverless cars, and a fourth pledge specific to Brexit, to try to

:01:32. > :01:40.achieve tariff free trade for motor manufacturers. We have no interest

:01:41. > :01:47.in tariff barriers. What I said was that our objective would be to

:01:48. > :01:54.ensure that we have continued access to markets in Europe and vice versa.

:01:55. > :01:58.Without tariffs and without bureaucratic commitments. Was this a

:01:59. > :02:01.clear hint that the government wants a fool customs union for all

:02:02. > :02:04.manufacturing industries with no tariffs across the board? The

:02:05. > :02:09.Minister would not say. But Labour wants answers. It is not just this

:02:10. > :02:12.deal that we need to know about it is what happens to the other

:02:13. > :02:15.businesses. Businesses are talking to me all the time and they are

:02:16. > :02:20.worried about what happens to them. They want to trade on the same terms

:02:21. > :02:22.and if there is a deal good enough for Nissan, understandably they are

:02:23. > :02:26.saying that they broadly want the same deal. The result of the

:02:27. > :02:31.question of service industries, banking, the creative sector, which

:02:32. > :02:36.makes up 80% of Britain's economy. The government remains guarded on

:02:37. > :02:41.that. Without the full letter being published, the suspicion remains for

:02:42. > :02:46.some that car giant -- the car giant has been given a privileged insight

:02:47. > :02:48.on Britain's Brexit strategy, something MPs would like to see,

:02:49. > :02:48.too. A change in the way people

:02:49. > :02:51.are assessed for disability benefits is being considered

:02:52. > :02:53.by the government to get more Charities have welcomed

:02:54. > :02:56.the consultation which will seek views on how to provide targeted

:02:57. > :02:58.and personalised support. Labour want the assessment to be

:02:59. > :03:14.scrapped altogether. All people with disabilities are

:03:15. > :03:16.assessed for benefits has created controversy and anger. More than 2

:03:17. > :03:24.million people get the employment support allowance which is worth up

:03:25. > :03:27.to ?109 a week. They have to undergo a Work Capability Assessment to see

:03:28. > :03:31.whether they are well enough to look for work. From next year, those who

:03:32. > :03:35.are will receive less than those who cannot. The government has already

:03:36. > :03:38.said that people with the most serious conditions should not be

:03:39. > :03:42.reassessed but now it has gone further. It is quite right that for

:03:43. > :03:48.people who cannot work, of course, there should be ongoing support. But

:03:49. > :03:52.what we are looking at now is asking disabled people and charities who

:03:53. > :03:55.work with disabled people, the experts, how we can do better to

:03:56. > :04:00.make sure that we have more support, appropriate support to help people

:04:01. > :04:03.to overcome whatever barriers the may have. The system does not seem

:04:04. > :04:09.to be working well at the moment. More than half of all appeals are

:04:10. > :04:12.upheld, which is why the disability charities have welcomed this

:04:13. > :04:16.decision to overhaul the system. The absolute key is to make sure that

:04:17. > :04:22.all disabled people who want to get back to work in future, who can work

:04:23. > :04:25.with support, receive voluntary but specialist and personalised support

:04:26. > :04:28.to help them get back to work. So you think that this idea of an

:04:29. > :04:33.overhaul is good? It is absolutely a good thing that they are consulting

:04:34. > :04:36.and they need to listen carefully to disabled people, whose experience

:04:37. > :04:39.over the past few years is vital in making sure the new system is

:04:40. > :04:42.positive. Today's announcement is just part of a wide-ranging

:04:43. > :04:46.consultation which will be launched tomorrow. Labour says the

:04:47. > :04:49.controversial Work Capability Assessment is should be scrapped

:04:50. > :04:53.altogether. The European Union has signed

:04:54. > :04:55.a comprehensive free trade deal with Canada today,

:04:56. > :04:56.after overcoming objections Canadian Prime Minister Justin

:04:57. > :05:00.Trudeau is in Brussels formally to approve the agreement,

:05:01. > :05:03.which the EU says will remove more than 99% of tariffs and boost

:05:04. > :05:05.trade with Canada by more There's been another powerful

:05:06. > :05:13.earthquake in central Italy Many buildings have been damaged

:05:14. > :05:28.or destroyed in the quake, Officials say about a dozen have

:05:29. > :05:33.been injured. More than 1000 people had already been evacuated after

:05:34. > :05:37.after-shocks last week. In the town of Norcia, close to the epicentre,

:05:38. > :05:40.many buildings were damaged or destroyed.

:05:41. > :05:42.The earthquake brings down a building in Viso near Perugia.

:05:43. > :05:48.This is believed to be the most powerful quake in Italy in more

:05:49. > :05:52.It was centred near the town of Norcia where it badly damaged

:05:53. > :06:00.Today, prayers out in the open in front of what remains of the church.

:06:01. > :06:02.Many buildings had already been weakened by powerful tremors

:06:03. > :06:05.on Wednesday and those followed an earthquake in August that

:06:06. > :06:10.I was brushing my teeth and I ran straight under the table in my room.

:06:11. > :06:11.The shaking continued for about 20-30 seconds

:06:12. > :06:18.We were actually here working on the last event,

:06:19. > :06:25.As we were arriving, the earthquake happened earlier this

:06:26. > :06:33.Following Wednesday's quakes, many people had already left their homes,

:06:34. > :06:35.moving to other areas or sleeping in temporary shelters.

:06:36. > :06:43.There have been some injuries but the head of Italy's Civil

:06:44. > :06:46.Protection Agency says there are no reports so far of any deaths.

:06:47. > :06:48.Local authorities are still trying to assess the full

:06:49. > :06:53.Rescue crews have been clearing rubble from the streets to make sure

:06:54. > :06:56.there is access for emergency and repair crews.

:06:57. > :07:02.The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has said that Italy

:07:03. > :07:05.will rebuild all the homes, churches and other properties

:07:06. > :07:06.destroyed by earthquakes over the past two months.

:07:07. > :07:14.The Chief Inspector of Schools has warned that the introduction of more

:07:15. > :07:16.grammar schools risks letting down less able students.

:07:17. > :07:18.Sir Michael Wilshaw, who will leave his post at the end

:07:19. > :07:21.of the year, says the focus of education reforms should instead

:07:22. > :07:33.I would not focus on grammar schools. I would focus on education

:07:34. > :07:36.and skills. It is a real Cinderella service of the education system and

:07:37. > :07:41.with Brexit, we need many more skilled youngsters to go for jobs in

:07:42. > :07:45.Sunderland and elsewhere. The FBI is under pressure to release

:07:46. > :07:48.more details about its latest investigation into the US

:07:49. > :07:49.presidential candidate Democratic Party senators say

:07:50. > :07:53.the FBI's decision to reveal the existence of emails it says may

:07:54. > :07:56.be linked to Mrs Clinton, less than two weeks before

:07:57. > :07:57.the presidential election, is being used for

:07:58. > :07:59.political purposes. Our correspondent Laura

:08:00. > :08:09.Bicker is in Washington. Could it actually be that a

:08:10. > :08:15.statement from the FBI costs Hillary Clinton this election? Well, they

:08:16. > :08:19.call this kind of thing an October surprise. I think the Clinton camp

:08:20. > :08:23.is working very hard to try not to turn it into an electoral nightmare.

:08:24. > :08:28.Democratic senators have now written to the FBI and the department of

:08:29. > :08:33.justice, urging them to come forward with more information about this

:08:34. > :08:37.latest investigation by Monday. They are crying foul. They say the timing

:08:38. > :08:42.of this is unprecedented, and they believe that it may be politically

:08:43. > :08:46.motivated. When it comes to Donald Trump, it has been a real gift for

:08:47. > :08:56.him. He is accusing Hillary Clinton of wilful criminal neglect. When it

:08:57. > :09:01.comes to the FBI director, James Komi, he is coming under a lot of

:09:02. > :09:05.pressure. Many little analysts believed that he was dammed if they

:09:06. > :09:09.did and dammed if they didn't. If he released information after the

:09:10. > :09:13.election many would have accused him of a cover-up. But it is reported

:09:14. > :09:20.that US officials warned him against doing this. Back to the electoral

:09:21. > :09:24.campaign and 18 million voters have already cast their ballots.

:09:25. > :09:28.Pollsters have their eyes on three key states, Ohio, Pennsylvania and

:09:29. > :09:31.Florida. If Hillary Clinton wins one of those, she could still have a

:09:32. > :09:34.clear path to the White House. Thank you, Laura.

:09:35. > :09:37.Cricket, and Bangladesh have beaten England for the first time ever

:09:38. > :09:40.England's batsmen suffered a catastrophic collapse,

:09:41. > :09:42.from 100 without loss, to losing all ten

:09:43. > :09:48.It's the first time Bangladesh, who've levelled the series at one

:09:49. > :09:50.all, have beaten one of the world's top nations.

:09:51. > :09:54.You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

:09:55. > :10:12.The next news on BBC One is at ten to six.

:10:13. > :10:13.Good afternoon. We are drawing to the end