0:00:04 > 0:00:07Theresa May comes under renewed pressure to take a tougher line
0:00:07 > 0:00:11with the EU over Brexit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15On the eve of a crucial meeting for the Prime Minister in Brussels,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17a group of leading Brexiteers, want new guarantees before any
0:00:17 > 0:00:24divorce bill is paid.
0:00:24 > 0:00:30The risk is that we pay the money from the day we leave and that
0:00:30 > 0:00:33reduces our negotiating cloud.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35But is the Prime Minister prepared to make such demands?
0:00:35 > 0:00:36We'll have the latest.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Also on the programme...
0:00:37 > 0:00:39The Government defends its record on improving social equality
0:00:39 > 0:00:43after all four members of the Social Mobility Commission resign.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Australia take control on day two of the second
0:00:45 > 0:00:51Ashes Test in Adelaide.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58And, in the race for the title of UK City of Culture 2021.
0:00:58 > 0:01:07We look at Coventry, in the first of our city profiles.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Good evening.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Theresa May is coming under increasing pressure
0:01:22 > 0:01:25to adopt a tougher line during Brexit negotiations,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28as she prepares to travel to Brussels tomorrow
0:01:28 > 0:01:31for talks with the President of the European Commission.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33An influential group of Brexit supporters has
0:01:33 > 0:01:35written an open letter, urging the Prime Minister to refuse
0:01:35 > 0:01:38to settle the UK's so-called divorce bill unless Brussels
0:01:38 > 0:01:43agrees to a series of new demands.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49Here's our Political Correspondent, Alex Forsyth.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53They have met plenty of times before, always appearing friendly,
0:01:53 > 0:01:58but there is a lot riding on their get-together tomorrow. Where the EU
0:01:58 > 0:02:03leaders can be persuaded to move Brexit talks on later this month.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Back home, some of her MPs have upped the pressure. A handful of
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Brexit backing Tories have written to the Prime Minister, laying down
0:02:12 > 0:02:15conditions they want Matt, including a promise that the European Court of
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Justice will cease to have any jurisdiction over the UK. For some,
0:02:19 > 0:02:28this goes to the heart of the Brexit debate.The European Court of
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Justice is there to rule on all matters to do with the European
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Union. We will have left the European Union and therefore the
0:02:33 > 0:02:36simple point is that we should not therefore have to look to the
0:02:36 > 0:02:39European Court of Justice Clarke or to have judgments made by them,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44bound directly back here into the UK.When it comes to the European
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Court of Justice Theresa May has signalled it will have a role during
0:02:49 > 0:02:54the transition period but not after. Some ardent Brexiteers fear there
0:02:54 > 0:02:59could be compromised as the EU wants it to keep overseeing citizens
0:02:59 > 0:03:03rights. Today the Government insisted European law would not hold
0:03:03 > 0:03:09sway over British law and had a warning for backbenchers.The
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Supreme Court will decide what the law of the country is in this
0:03:12 > 0:03:16country, as voted on by Parliament. That is the big thing that Theresa
0:03:16 > 0:03:28May have achieved. There is a bigger point here. The choice we face now
0:03:28 > 0:03:31is not between this Brexit or that Brexit, if we don't back Theresa May
0:03:31 > 0:03:33we will have no Brexit.There are conflicting views over several
0:03:33 > 0:03:37aspects of the talks. The island of Ireland will be whether UK meets the
0:03:37 > 0:03:42EU. All agree there should be no hard border. Today the Irish
0:03:42 > 0:03:46government still was not convinced as to how that could be achieved.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50The Irish government is not being unreasonable for the asking
0:03:50 > 0:03:53questions that need more credible answers before we can allow the
0:03:53 > 0:03:58process to move on to phase two. Tonight there is no agreement in key
0:03:58 > 0:04:09areas on the issues the EU said it wanted progress before moving on to
0:04:09 > 0:04:11talk trade. Tomorrow's meeting is a crucial step in deciding whether
0:04:11 > 0:04:15enough has been done. The outcome is vital but far from certain. Alex
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18The Government has been defending its record
0:04:18 > 0:04:21on promoting greater social equality, after all four members
0:04:21 > 0:04:22of the Social Mobility Commission resigned.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Led by the former Labour Cabinet minister,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Alan Milburn, they say the Government isn't doing enough
0:04:26 > 0:04:28to improve the life chances of people in England
0:04:28 > 0:04:29from poorer backgrounds.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Downing Street says Mr Milburn had already been told
0:04:31 > 0:04:34he was going to be replaced as head of the Commission.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Jonathan Blake has the details.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Your chances of getting a job, finding a good school for your
0:04:40 > 0:04:42children and being able to afford somewhere decent to live.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Issues at the heart of social mobility.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48From day one in power, tackling inequality
0:04:48 > 0:04:52was a personal priority for Theresa May.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54The mission to make Britain a country that
0:04:54 > 0:04:59works for everyone means more than fighting these injustices.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01If you're from an ordinary, working-class family, life is much
0:05:01 > 0:05:06harder than many people in Westminster realise.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08But, for the former Labour Cabinet minister, Alan
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Milburn, who was until now in charge of monitoring the
0:05:10 > 0:05:15Government's progress on social mobility, not enough is being done.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17What is lacking here is meaningful political
0:05:17 > 0:05:20action to translate very good words into deeds.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23In the end, what counts in politics is not what you
0:05:23 > 0:05:24talk about, it's what you do.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And I'm afraid the divisions in Britain are becoming wider.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28They're becoming wider economically, socially
0:05:28 > 0:05:31and geographically.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Downing Street says it had already told Mr Milburn it
0:05:33 > 0:05:37planned to appoint a new chair as his term in office had ended.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So, is the former Labour minister's very public resignation sour grapes
0:05:40 > 0:05:43or political point scoring?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Well, Alan Milburn and I both care deeply
0:05:44 > 0:05:50about social mobility and equality of opportunity.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51He said that.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54And he said you wanted to keep him on, is that true?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'm not going to get into the discussions we have inside the
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Government.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59He's done a fantastic job.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02His term had come to an end and I think it was about getting some
0:06:02 > 0:06:05fresh blood into the commission.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08The Education Secretary went on to defend the Government's record.
0:06:08 > 0:06:14We're seeing standards in our schools rise.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Critically, we're seeing the attainment gap in
0:06:16 > 0:06:17schools narrow.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19This is the difference in outcomes between
0:06:19 > 0:06:20disadvantaged children and their better off peers.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22The Social Mobility Commission's most recent
0:06:22 > 0:06:26report described Britain as a deeply divided nation.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Two thirds of the areas where young people face the
0:06:28 > 0:06:31brightest prospects are now in London.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33While many coastal, rural, and former industrial areas are
0:06:33 > 0:06:37being left further behind.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41It singled out the Midlands as the worst performing area in England.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Deprived areas registered some of the highest support
0:06:43 > 0:06:46for leaving the European Union.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48The Government is now facing criticism that it is so
0:06:48 > 0:06:52focused on the process of Brexit that it is ignoring some of the
0:06:52 > 0:06:54reasons that led people to vote for it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Jonathan Blake, BBC News.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01President Trump's National Security Advisor says the potential
0:07:01 > 0:07:05for war with North Korea is increasing every day.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10General HR McMaster, says America and its allies,
0:07:10 > 0:07:15are in a race to stop Pyongyang achieving its nuclear
0:07:15 > 0:07:17ambitions but armed conflict isn't the only solution.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22Let's speak to Laura Bicker, who's in Washington.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Laura, these are sobering words from the general.He told the audience
0:07:27 > 0:07:30here in Washington never other options to deal with North Korea but
0:07:30 > 0:07:34he said there was not much time left. In another very serious
0:07:34 > 0:07:39warning in the last few hours, the Republican Senator Lindsey Graham
0:07:39 > 0:07:43has said that he thinks the threat is so serious he will be earning the
0:07:43 > 0:07:49bashers are urging the Pentagon to take American dependents out of
0:07:49 > 0:07:53South Korea. -- urging the Pentagon for that this comes at a time when
0:07:53 > 0:07:56the US believes North Korea is getting closer to achieving its
0:07:56 > 0:07:59nuclear ambitions after the rocket launch earlier this week. These
0:07:59 > 0:08:06warnings are not just aimed at the regime of King John Un, they are
0:08:06 > 0:08:10aimed at China for that they want China to step up pressure on its
0:08:10 > 0:08:15neighbour and stop crude oil supplies to North Korea. China so
0:08:15 > 0:08:18far has seemed unwilling to do so put up with these serious warning
0:08:18 > 0:08:23were Will Beijing take the threat more seriously? Be in no mistake. If
0:08:23 > 0:08:29Kim Jong Un does not change his actions and the sanctions do not
0:08:29 > 0:08:33work, the message that is coming out of the Trump obliteration is they
0:08:33 > 0:08:36will act.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Children are to get access to mental health support in schools
0:08:38 > 0:08:45and colleges in England.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47£300 million of funding will be made available over three years,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49in a joint initiative between the Departments
0:08:49 > 0:08:50of Health and Education.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53A waiting time of four weeks for those who need specialist
0:08:53 > 0:08:54support will be tested in some areas.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Labour says the plans don't go far enough.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Here's our Health Editor, Hugh Pym.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01George discovered the harsh reality of young people's mental health
0:09:01 > 0:09:02services.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Very long waits in many areas.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08He struggled with anxiety and OCD but was told he would have to
0:09:08 > 0:09:11wait nine months for NHS care.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17That really hit me hard.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I thought, "Oh, my God, I'm in this situation and I now
0:09:20 > 0:09:23have to wait 40 weeks to get help that I need."
0:09:23 > 0:09:24What can happen in that time?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25It's quite scary.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I didn't know what I'd do to myself during that time.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30His GP recommended he went private therapy and his family
0:09:30 > 0:09:34could afford it but he knows many others arn't so lucky and he is
0:09:34 > 0:09:39campaigning for faster and more effective treatment across the NHS.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42How do we encourage people to speak out about it?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44That's what the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says is the
0:09:44 > 0:09:50aim of a new government plan.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Access to mental health support will be provided
0:09:52 > 0:09:54in schools in England with trials in some areas,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56of four-week targets for treatment to be delivered.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59If your child has a mental health issue, we want to make
0:09:59 > 0:10:03sure you get the help much, much earlier than happens at the moment.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06And, if possible, we want to work within the school system to prevent
0:10:06 > 0:10:10that condition deteriorating.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12But Labour argues that children's mental health services have been
0:10:12 > 0:10:18underfunded for too long.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Services are really overstretched and children are waiting
0:10:20 > 0:10:22years for the vital support that they need.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24So, this is a drop in the ocean compared
0:10:24 > 0:10:31to the cuts unfortunately that many services have faced.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33This is one teenager who had to be sent
0:10:33 > 0:10:37hundreds of miles from home for treatment for an eating disorder.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Her mother, Rachel, is angry they were failed by local services.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42She says the stress on the whole family
0:10:42 > 0:10:45has been devastating.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48You keep going and you keep going to do all you can
0:10:48 > 0:10:50to aid their recovery.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54You travel to where you've got to travel.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56It's difficult for them and it's excruciating for the family
0:10:56 > 0:10:59really left behind.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01The Government's plan, bringing together schools and the
0:11:01 > 0:11:03NHS, has been welcomed by mental health charities.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05But they say it is only a start.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07It is not clear whether sufficient funding has been
0:11:07 > 0:11:11committed to train enough staff and make the four-week treatment
0:11:11 > 0:11:15target a reality for young people who need care urgently.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20Hugh Pym, BBC News.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Australia are in a commanding position after day two of
0:11:22 > 0:11:24the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Rain ended play early, with England on 29 for 1 in reply
0:11:28 > 0:11:32to Australia's first innings total of 442 for 8 declared.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35From Adelaide, Andy Swiss reports.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37For England, a demoralising day.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40For the Ashes, a potentially defining one.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43And yet, the visitors began it so brightly.
0:11:43 > 0:11:52Third ball, Peter Handscomb led before.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53-- leg before.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Stuart Broad quite enjoyed that.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56But England didn't enjoy what followed.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Tim Payne and Shaun Marsh both given out, both reprieved by the video
0:11:59 > 0:12:00umpire with match-changing results.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Payne went on to 50, Marsh an outstanding hundred.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04He had seemed a strange selection to many people,
0:12:04 > 0:12:05not any more.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08When he did finally offer up a chance, this moment pretty
0:12:08 > 0:12:11much summed up England's day.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Alastair Cook and James Vince's calamatous collision,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17a symbol of their struggles.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Marsh simply piled on the misery.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23Australia declaring on 442-8.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26England, remember, had put them into bat.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Now they had a mountain to climb under floodlights
0:12:28 > 0:12:33and the fiercest pressure, their batsmen soon faltered.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Mark Stoneman trapped for just 18, Australia were
0:12:35 > 0:12:37closing in.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39But so was the weather.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42The rain rescuing England, only for now though.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47Tomorrow they'll have to produce something very special.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48It's not impossible to score runs.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50There's a long time left in the game.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54So, it will be up to one or two of our guys to go out and
0:12:54 > 0:12:57make a big score, and not just add 40 or 50.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59For England then, a frustrating and deflating day.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04They now need to bat at their very best
0:13:04 > 0:13:06if they're to save this match and realistically
0:13:06 > 0:13:08save their Ashes hopes.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Andy Swiss, BBC News, Adelaide.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland and Swansea
0:13:15 > 0:13:19are all competing for the title of UK City of Culture 2021.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23The winner will be announced this week.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26The year-long celebration of arts, music and culture has
0:13:26 > 0:13:28boosted local economies and proved a huge success
0:13:28 > 0:13:30for the current holder, Hull.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Well, we'll be taking a look at all the cities in contention.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39And first tonight it's Coventry, from where Colleen Harris reports.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41This is a city that has embraced its reputation
0:13:41 > 0:13:44for peace and reconciliation.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Transformed by post-war immigration, Coventry's which has been
0:13:46 > 0:13:56shaped by its history.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01-- culture has been shaped.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04The cathedral symbolises its resilience.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09What stands today in my home city are the ruins
0:14:09 > 0:14:11from a campaign of bombings during the Blitz.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13The martyred city of Coventry.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15It was also the heart of the British car industry.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Its decline turned it into a ghost town.
0:14:17 > 0:14:25# town.# This town is comiing like a ghost
0:14:25 > 0:14:27The song became an anthem for a generation,
0:14:27 > 0:14:33written by The Specials.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36The Coventry band captured racial tensions of the early 80s
0:14:36 > 0:14:36through their music.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Walking around in Coventry at the time, it was horrendous.
0:14:39 > 0:14:49And you couldn't walk down the street without being
0:14:50 > 0:14:53So, when The Specials got together, that was to get black and whites
0:14:53 > 0:14:54united.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Coventry is hoping to breathe new life into its rich multicultural
0:14:56 > 0:14:57and industrial past.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Its bid to win the city of culture 2021 puts young people
0:15:00 > 0:15:02at the heart of its focus.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05There are so many exciting things to see and do for the people just
0:15:05 > 0:15:07for the people just don't know.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10We need to do a lot of work as part of the city
0:15:10 > 0:15:13of culture bid as to what our city has to offer.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Helping to move the city forward is Louis, a choreographer,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19taking his work from Coventry to young people around the world.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21He represents a new generation looking for hope
0:15:21 > 0:15:27in a city trying to shake off its post-war image.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28It's actually crucial it wins.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31This is like the biggest thing that has ever happened in Coventry.
0:15:31 > 0:15:40It's bringing a lot of hope and excitement to the city which it
0:15:40 > 0:15:42doesn't tend to have - there is always a lot of doubt.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45This is the one time for the underdog to come up and rise
0:15:45 > 0:15:47and show what we really have.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Winning the city of culture can help transform the city's chins.