26/11/2017 BBC Weekend News

The growing divide between the UK

and the Irish Republic over border

arrangements after Brexit.

The International Trade Secretary

says arrangements can only be

finalised during EU trade talks -

Ireland says it could veto moving

on to those without more

progress on the border.

With an EU deadline just

over two weeks away,

we'll be exploring how far

apart the two sides are.

Also tonight:

apart the two sides are.

Two teenagers

are in custody after a car crash

in Leeds killed five people,

three of them children.

New allegations in Iran

against Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe -

her husband says they will further

prejudice her next trial.

A special report from Lake Victoria

- Africa's largest freshwater lake -

which scientists say

is slowly dying.

And play begins shortly on the final

day of the first Ashes' Test, but,

after yesterday's disappointment,

are England heading for defeat.

Divisions between the British

and Irish Governments over how

the Northern Ireland border works

after Brexit deepened today.

The International Trade Secretary,

Liam Fox, said final decisions

could only be made once the UK knows

what its future EU

trade deal would be.

Ireland has however said it

could veto moving on to those talks

at the next EU summit in just

over two weeks.

Our Ireland Correspondent

Chris Buckler reports.

Dodt along the Irish border, you

will find old huts that were once

customs posts. Places where people

had to stop to show their papers.

But that was a long time ago. A

car's satellite navigation may tell

you when you have crossed from

Northern Ireland into the Republic.

But there is little to show it. The

Irish wants a guarantee that this

land will remain open and the border

invisible and it says unless it gets

those assurances, it will block the

next round of Brexit talks. But

Britain said you can't talk of

border without discussing trade.

You

can't get an answer until we get an

idea of the end state and we get

into the discussions with the EU,

that will be difficult. The quicker

we can do that the better. We are

still in the position where the EU

does not want to do that. We are

getting close to 2018 when we will

be talking about next year when we

leave the EU.

Here is the problem -

the Brexit negotiations are still in

their first phase and while the UK

wants to move on, to talk about

trading with the EU, Brussels says

that will on the be possible once

there is progress on three issues -

how many the UK will pay as it

leaves, citizens' rights and the

border.

I read a quote where Liam

Fox has said that the border issue,

the Irish issue will not be solved

until the final stage and we reach a

decision on trade. I hope the United

Kingdom is not holing the Irish

situation to ransom. It is too

serious and too critical.

The

British Government has already made

clear that it wants to leave the

single market and the customs union.

Which means after Brexit the UK's

economy would be governed by

different rules and could negotiate

different trade deals. To ensure

there is no hard border the Irish

Government has suggested that

Northern Ireland could remain in

both. Unionists fear if Northern

Ireland was to stay inside the

customs union and the rest of the UK

would leave, new checks would be

needed for ships, effectively

creating a border in the Irish Sea

between two parts of United Kingdom

and that could be unacceptable to

the Democratic Unionist Party whose

support the Conservatives rely on at

Westminster.

Our biggest market is

GB and it will be madness and a

dereliction of my duty if I didn't

try to stop a border in the Irish

Sea.

But what will happen on land?

In a place where political divides

are much more obvious than the

border.

border.

Chris Mason is at Downing Street.

We heard about the political

divides in that report -

how far apart are they really?

This is a huge challenge, the

frontier appears to be the most

troublesome frontier between the

Brexit talks stalling or

progressing. For Ireland this

matter, Ireland is hugely exposed by

Brexit and now wields huge power.

They have a veto and they can stop

the talks progressing to the next

stage. But will that happen? For the

Prime Minister now, a couple of

weeks of frantic diplomacy and

telephone calls to European leaders

and remember there doesn't have to

be progress that makes sure that all

of the issues are resolved. On the

financial settle and the Irish

border, they have to prove that

sufficient progress has been made.

That ill-defined hurdle set down by

the European Union. It is a hurdle

though that there is not much time

to overcome.

Thank you.

Police in Leeds are investigating

the deaths of five people,

including three children,

who were killed when a stolen car

crashed into a tree.

BBC News understands that two

of the victims were young brothers.

Two 15-year-old boys have been

arrested on suspicion of causing

death by dangerous driving.

This report from Alison Freeman.

The road was cordoned off all day

after the crash, which police say

them facing a scene of carnage. The

stolen Renault Clio crashed into

this tree. Five people died, one

just 12. On social media, two of the

victims were named as brothers.

14-year-old Elliot and Ellis.

Officers searched the area as they

tried to establish the cause of what

they have described as a tragic

accident. People living in the area

were understandably shocked.

I

looked out of the bedroom window and

I saw the blue lights and that. It

is horrible. It is scary being the

end of street with me family here.

It is not known if all those who

died had been travelling in the car.

After the cordon was lifted, people

came to the scene to pay their

respects. Some were clearly

emotional as they laid flowers and

tributes. Tonight around 60 adults

and young people have gathered to

hold a vigil for those who lost

their lives here. Tomorrow, they

will have many questions which will

need to be answered about how this

crash came to happen.

The Archbishop of York,

John Sentamu, has put his clerical

collar back on nearly ten years

after promising not to wear it

until Robert Mugabe was no longer

Zimbabwean president.

In 2007, he cut up his dog collar

during a live BBC interview,

as a symbolic protest

at Robert Mugabe's rule.

He's now put on a new one,

saying a reconciliation process

was needed to heal Zimbabwe's

divisions.

I will try and put them

all together using superglue.

It would be a pretty ropey colour.

A ropey colour and I think

the lesson for Zimbabwe

is the same - they just can't

try and stitch it up.

Something more radical,

something new needs to

happen in terms of the rule of law,

allowing people to get jobs, because

90% of people are out of work.

So they can't just stitch it up.

The husband of jailed British woman

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has

accused Iranian media

of prejudicing his wife's case.

It's after Iranian state TV

broadcast a programme showing

pictures of a BBC pay stub

and an e-mail, claiming she was

working to train journalists.

Richard Lister reports.

He is with me now. How much more do

we know.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

was sentenced to five years in

prison and she was told in October

she is facing new charges of

spreading propaganda in Iran. What

was broadcast last night seems to

suggest the authorities were

preparing to take a hard line. The

programme showed a BBC pay slip and

an e-mail she had written involving

training of BBC services. The BBC

has never denied she was a BBC

employee briefly. But she was never

a journalist. The Foreign Office

said it is disappointed by the

incorrect reporting. It said she was

in Iran on holiday. Her husband says

it appears unlikely she will get a

fair trial.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The Pope held a minute of silent

prayer today for more than 300

people killed in Friday's gun

and bomb attack

on a mosque in Egypt.

Officials believe up to 30 gunmen

were involved in the attack

and the targeting of a mosque

during Friday prayers

has shocked Egyptians.

In Sinai, our Middle East

correspondent Orla Guerin has been

hearing how some local people now

want to take action themselves.

Trying to bring comfort

after one of deadliest

attacks anywhere in years.

Among the survivors the Imam,

who was leading the prayers

when terror came to the mosque in

Sinai.

As soon as people heard

firing, they started

running, he said.

Some climbed the pulpit,

they were piling on top of

each other.

The attackers were shooting

at anyone breathing.

My friends lost their family,

lost their cousins, their brothers,

some of them lost their sons.

This Sinai journalist

is from the area where

the attack took place.

He said it is a turning

the point for local tribes

who have resolved to hunt

the militants themselves.

They had a meeting

of their chiefs and tribe

members yesterday.

Almost 400 people were in

the meeting and they decided

to carry arms and to find these

people themselves and to take

revenge from these groups.

And here are the main

suspects - militants

from the Egyptian branch

of so-called Islamic State.

Sinai's remote terrain

and history of

neglect mean there there

is fertile ground for IS.

Now it has money, it has resources,

it has weapons and it

has recruits.

And sadly and tragically,

the Egyptian Government

has basically used only military

means against the Isis

branch in North Sinai.

What you need is to dislodge

Isis from the social and

economic and political grievances

that exist in Sinai.

For years now, Egypt has

been relying on military

solutions in Sinai.

But it's hard to wage war

when the enemy can melt away.

Now, more than ever experts say it's

time to change the battle plan.

Indonesia has put out

a red alert to airlines,

warning them of volcanic activity

on the island of Bali.

Mount Agung has been spewing out

smoke and volcanic ash thousands

of metres into the sky

and there are fears it could soon

erupt for the first time in more

than 50 years.

Owners of drones could have

to register and take

safety awareness tests as part

of proposed new legislation.

Police will also be given

new powers to crack down

on criminal use of the devices.

But as Joe Lynam reports

the government is also keen

to develop the technology.

They could be one of the most

coveted presents this Christmas.

Prices have come down and you can do

a lot more with them.

This potential customer says

he would use one for aerial

surveys and research.

But he knows there needs

to be more controls.

It's all safety isn't it?

We don't want drones crashing

into planes and things like that.

Safety concerns surrounding drones

were highlighted in July,

when Gatwick Airport had to close

when a drone was flown under

a plane about to land.

There have been near misses

at Leeds Bradford, Cork

and Manchester airports since 2015.

And to prevent drones getting too

close, the proposed Drone Bill

could mean that owners of drones

weighing more than 250 grams

will need to register and do a test.

They will be banned

from flying near airports,

or higher than 120 metres -

or 400 feet.

And police will get new powers

to seize unmanned aerial vehicles.

But drones have a growing list

of useful applications.

This prototype can fly into water

and propel itself back out.

These drones can be used

on oil rigs to fix cables

in treacherous conditions.

And they are the types of uses

that the Aviation Minister

wants to encourage.

We've looked at the drones

today which can help

in the construction industry,

in the mining industry,

an offshore oil rigs.

And what's really exciting

is that they can do the jobs that

actually put people at risk,

so hopefully it will help

with safety as well.

With the rising popularity of drones

comes the issue of potential

misuse by the public.

This legislation could mean that

new users won't be able to simply

take it out of the box and start

flying it straightaway.

Joe Lynam, BBC News.

Lake Victoria - Africa's largest

fresh water lake - is slowly dying -

according to scientists.

Over fishing and pollution have

severely damaged fish stocks,

threatening the livelihoods

of millions of fishermen.

The Lake is surrounded

by three countries -

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda,

from where the BBC's Komla Dumor

award winner Amina Yuguda reports.

For centuries Lake Victoria has

provided nourishment for its people.

This man has fished here for ten

years. But the catch is now paltry.

He shows me what he caught today.

The catch of the fish is very

little. Life is very hard. As well

as it is about 10 kilograms, but in

the day we used to five up to 500

kilograms.

The fishermen have to go

further and further to find any

fish. He is one of hundreds of

fishermen in this village. For him

and others, the smaller catches mean

they survive day-by-day,

hand-to-mouth. Lake Victoria was

called the Lake of Gods. The people

believed its resources were endless.

At the height of the boom, fishermen

caught more than 36,000 tonnes. Last

year it was less than half that at

just over 17,000. Fishing is still a

lifeline for Uganda. At the fish

market most of the fish purchased is

sent abroad. But the waters look

odd. Algae has turned it green like

pea soup. Levels can be 20 highers

than it is safe for swimming or

drinking. Scientists search for

clues - testing the water every

month.

These blooms can be toxic and

it reduces the amount of oxygen for

fish. The lake is slowly dying.

How

desperate is the situation?

We

continue to pollute the lake through

untreated waste water, for example,

fertiliser being washed off from

agricultural intersurprises. The

other thing is the destruction of

part of eco-system like the

wetlands.

The flower business is an

alternative to fishing for some.

Uganda has the perfect weather for

roses. Large greenhouses dot the

shores. But is it adding to the

pollution?

The water here is a bit

dark. In the open water where we

have been passing, it is a bit blue.

The fishermen trying to protect

wetlands talk us to see what they

say is pollution.

The pesticide can

be coming back and be turned back to

the lake. All the communities are

surrounding this bay. The Ugandan

Government is trying to save the

lake. A special task force raids the

villages to destroy illegal boats

and nets.

The military is carrying

today controlling illegal fishing on

the lake. Looking at illegal fish

gears and methods.

But these

measures are yet to help fishermen.

Today he has made just £2 to support

his family.

They only live on my

power. I'm very scared of future.

The sons remember the lake's last

bounties. But more must be done to

stem the decline or future

generation will only hear tales of

the once plentiful lake of the Gods.

plentiful lake of the Gods.

With all the sport,

here's Reshmin Chowdhury

at the BBC Sport Centre.

England's cricketers resume their

first Ashes Test, but Australia need

just 56 runs to win. The ECB said it

has spoke on the Jonny Bairstow over

an alleged incident.

Was the day

England's optimism faded. At first

they batsmen struggled. Joe Root

gone before lunch and the rest

followed F was Ali stumped? Anything

behind the line and he was OK. It

was very close. But he was out.

England's tail once again didn't

hang around. Australia left with a

target of just 170 and led by David

Warner they set about the run chase.

By the close England demoralised and

all but defeated.

Very disappointed.

I thought the first three days we

played well. Today, we let ourselves

down. With the bat specially we got

in and never got that big score we

needed.

Later another problem.

Claims that Jonny Bairstow was

involved in an incident in Perth

four weeks ago when in the same bar

as an Australian player. It is us

"their heads met at one point." In a

statement the ECB said:

With the controversy around Ben

Stokes it may raise more questions

about the team culture. The ECB have

spoken to Jonny Bairstow and say

they understand the context of the

incident, but it has been a

difficult 24 hours for them on and

off the pitch. Play starts shortly

and it shouldn't take long for

Australia to go 1-0 up in this

series.

Thanks. Celtic have won the

Scottish League Cup - the first

major trophy of the season, beating

Motherwell 2-0. Forrest with the

opener and a penalty. It is the

fourth consecutive domestic trophy

for Celtic. Match of the Day

follows, if you don't want to know

what happened look away. Manchester

City restored their eight-point lead

at the top of the the Premier

League. Southampton beat Everton 4-1

and Arsenal beat Burnley. Mercedes

took the first two places in the Abu

Dhabi Grand Prix. Vatteri Bottas won

and Lewis Hamilton second. In tennis

France have won this year's Davis

Cup and there is more on that and

the rest of the stories on the BBC

sport web-site. Back to you. Thank

you.

Before we go, just a look

at what we have coming up this

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