0:00:04 > 0:00:08A breakthrough over Brexit - Britain and the EU reach a last
0:00:08 > 0:00:12minute deal to move talks on to the next phase.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14After a night of intense negotiations, Theresa May flew
0:00:14 > 0:00:22to Brussels early this morning to finalise the agreement.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27Getting to this point has required give and take on both sides. And I
0:00:27 > 0:00:31believe that the joint report, being published, is in the best interests
0:00:31 > 0:00:36of the whole of the UK.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39The president of the European Commission said enough progress had
0:00:39 > 0:00:43been made to move discussions onto trade.
0:00:43 > 0:00:50I believe we have now the break through we need. To this result
0:00:50 > 0:00:52today, it is of course, a compromise.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53compromise.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55There'll be no hard border with Ireland -
0:00:55 > 0:00:57and it's thought Britain's divorce bill will be
0:00:57 > 0:01:01between £35 and £40 billion.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04We'll have the latest on the details of the deal and what happens next,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06live from Brussels - and assess political
0:01:06 > 0:01:07reaction back here.
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0:01:19 > 0:01:29and Israeli security forces.
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0:02:03 > 0:02:07Hello, good afternoon.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09There's been an overnight breakthrough in the Brexit talks,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11which should enable discussions to get underway about trade.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13After a long night of telephone diplomacy, the Prime Minister flew
0:02:13 > 0:02:16to Brussels early this morning - where the EU's chief negotiator
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Michel Barnier said he believed sufficient progress had
0:02:18 > 0:02:22now been made.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24The other EU members will consider his recommendation
0:02:24 > 0:02:27that talks move to the second phase, at a summit next week.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It's believed Britain's divorce bill will be in the region
0:02:30 > 0:02:33of £35 to £40 million, and there will be no hard
0:02:33 > 0:02:39border with Ireland.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43We'll hear about political reaction at home in just a moment -
0:02:43 > 0:02:46but we begin with the latest from Brussels, and our
0:02:46 > 0:02:55Europe Correspondent Adam Fleming.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Frankly, the last 24 hours here have been quite astonishing. Tweets,
0:02:59 > 0:03:05round-up your, early morning phone calls, the last six months of Brexit
0:03:05 > 0:03:10drama has boiled down to this - a document full of pledges,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14commitments and compromises, that was signed sealed and delivered by
0:03:14 > 0:03:19the Prime Minister here in Brussels, when she made a last-minute,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22unplanned, unexpected visit before dawn.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Back to Brussels to give it another go, the Prime Minister's
0:03:25 > 0:03:27early-morning mission to steer Brexit talks off divorce issues
0:03:27 > 0:03:28and on to the future.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Theresa May and her team would not have taken a flight in the middle
0:03:32 > 0:03:34of the night to arrive here in the dark if they feared
0:03:34 > 0:03:38a repeat of Monday when they came to Brussels thinking a deal was done
0:03:38 > 0:03:47and it wasn't.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Over juice and pastries, the two sides agreed a 15
0:03:49 > 0:03:50page list of promises.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53David Davis's face proves that it had taken an exhausting series
0:03:53 > 0:03:55of talks to get the EU To say this...
0:03:55 > 0:03:57of talks to get the EU to say this...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59The commission has just formally decided to recommend
0:03:59 > 0:04:06to the European Council that sufficient progress has now
0:04:06 > 0:04:08been made on the strict terms of the diverse.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11What is the biggest compromise the other side has made to get
0:04:11 > 0:04:15you to this point today?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18This was a question, actually, of coming together and working
0:04:18 > 0:04:20together for a report and agreements that were in the best
0:04:20 > 0:04:21interests of all sides.
0:04:21 > 0:04:27Here is what those negotiators eventually negotiated.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32To guarantee the rights of EU citizens staying in the UK, the
0:04:32 > 0:04:35European Court of Justice will still have a role for eight years after
0:04:35 > 0:04:45Brexit.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47The UK has finalised an agreement in principle
0:04:47 > 0:04:49about its financial obligations, that could end up being between £35
0:04:49 > 0:04:51and £39 billion, according to officials.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Both sides restated a commitment to know hard
0:04:53 > 0:04:54border on the island of
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Ireland.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Northern Irish politicians will get a say on any proposals that
0:04:57 > 0:05:00could affect more Northern Ireland's relationship with the rest of the
0:05:00 > 0:05:02could affect Northern Ireland's relationship with the rest of the
0:05:02 > 0:05:03UK.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Then the Prime Minister dashed off to see the man who will chair next
0:05:07 > 0:05:09week's summit of EU leaders, his message
0:05:09 > 0:05:10to them, progress, yes but
0:05:10 > 0:05:11not time to start celebrating.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Let us remember that the most difficult challenge is still ahead.
0:05:13 > 0:05:22We all know that breaking up is hard...
0:05:22 > 0:05:26but breaking up and building a new relation is much harder.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28In other words, the EU's chief negotiator now
0:05:28 > 0:05:29has to haggle over a
0:05:29 > 0:05:32transition period and a possible trade deal.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Are you going to be celebrating, Mr Barnier?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37No.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38No.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Cracking open the champagne?
0:05:39 > 0:05:40We are still workng.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41No.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42Still more work to do.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43OK.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47No champagne?
0:05:47 > 0:05:55All of this will be approved by the 27EU countries here in Brussels a
0:05:55 > 0:06:00week today. In the New Year to start the transition, that will last a
0:06:00 > 0:06:03couple of years and in the spring to talk about the potential future
0:06:03 > 0:06:09relationship between the EU and the UK could look like when it comes to
0:06:09 > 0:06:13trade, security, defence, foreign policy, climate change, you name it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17In the meantime, the EU's really keen for the UK to decide what it
0:06:17 > 0:06:23wants that relationship to look like, to agree big principles and it
0:06:23 > 0:06:28could lead to pretty big political arguments back home in the UK.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Theresa May heralded the deal as 'hard won'
0:06:30 > 0:06:32and in the interests of everyone.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33It's also being seen as politically crucial
0:06:33 > 0:06:36for her and her negotiating team.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38The senior cabinet Brexiteer Michael Gove described it as a significant
0:06:38 > 0:06:40personal political achievement for the Prime Minister.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42The Shadow Brexit Secretary, Labour's Keir Starmer,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46welcomed the fact that talks can now move on - but says this point should
0:06:46 > 0:06:48have been reached weeks ago.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Chris Mason reports now on the political reaction
0:06:49 > 0:06:59to today's agreement.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Striding towards an agreement but, any negotiating about anything
0:07:07 > 0:07:11involves compromise, and this is no different. So while both of them
0:07:11 > 0:07:14were wearing smiles and exchanging hand-shakes this morning, at about
0:07:14 > 0:07:19the time many of us were crawling out of bed, what were the big
0:07:19 > 0:07:24political hitters over here making of it?This agreement is a
0:07:24 > 0:07:26significant political achievement from the Prime Minister. It helps to
0:07:26 > 0:07:30guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK. It will be UK courts that
0:07:30 > 0:07:35safeguard those rights. Of course, thereby regard for EU law and in a
0:07:35 > 0:07:38limited number of cases for a limited period of time, they can if
0:07:38 > 0:07:43they wish to, if there is a point of law ambiguous, go to the European
0:07:43 > 0:07:47courts of justice for help to resolve the issue. But this is a
0:07:47 > 0:07:51time limited and specific exception, it is UK courts in the driving seat.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55I am pleased to see this deal. The Prime Minister has put a great deal
0:07:55 > 0:07:59of personal effort into it, including staying up all night to
0:07:59 > 0:08:05finalise it. It is clear that it is also broadly welcomed by our EU
0:08:05 > 0:08:09partners, even if many of them remain profoundly upset that we are
0:08:09 > 0:08:16leaving the EU. So they saw the sides of the
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Conservative divide rowing in behind the Prime Minister. That is
0:08:21 > 0:08:25something if you tilt your ear, you can hear the huge sighs of relief
0:08:25 > 0:08:28coming from Downing Street. But remember, this is just the beginning
0:08:28 > 0:08:32of the negotiating process, what is to come, the discussion about the
0:08:32 > 0:08:35future relationship with the EU will be more complicate, in all
0:08:35 > 0:08:39likelihood. That is why opposition parties are keeping up the pressure
0:08:39 > 0:08:43on the Prime Minister. This is the point we had hoped to
0:08:43 > 0:08:49get to two months ago. What the Prime Minister needs to do is to
0:08:49 > 0:08:52focus on transitional measures immediately. That should have
0:08:52 > 0:08:59started in October. It now needs to start straightaway.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03A few Conservative MPs are grumbling about the deal. They see it as a
0:09:03 > 0:09:08compromise too far. This man agrees with them.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Amazing, the British Prime Minister flying through the middle of the
0:09:12 > 0:09:17night, to meet unelect the bureau crats to pat her on the head, and
0:09:17 > 0:09:23say you have met all of our demands, we can move on to the next stage. It
0:09:23 > 0:09:27is a Howell illation. For the Prime Minister, the progress
0:09:27 > 0:09:31she hoped for has been made. But it merely marks the end of a beginning
0:09:31 > 0:09:36of a negotiation far, far from done. Chris Mason, BBC News at
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Westminster.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Chris Mason, BBC News at Westminster.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41During hours of discussions and phone calls, Theresa May secured
0:09:41 > 0:09:44agreement on the issue of the Irish border, from both the Irish prime
0:09:44 > 0:09:46minister and the Democratic Unionists, whose earlier objections
0:09:46 > 0:09:49had prevented a deal being struck.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Our Ireland correspondent Chris Buckler reports now
0:09:50 > 0:09:59on the impact of the border question in these talks.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Negotiating the way through this first phase of Brexit talks has been
0:10:03 > 0:10:09difficult. And Ireland's border roads have at times looked like the
0:10:09 > 0:10:13issue where people could get stuck. Today, a way forward has been found.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18And the changes in the document recognise the DUP's concerns, about
0:10:18 > 0:10:22what Dublin wanted, that Northern Ireland would be tied to the EU's
0:10:22 > 0:10:26trading rules, eve finance the rest of the UK was not. But it is worth
0:10:26 > 0:10:30noting that the unionists are warning of a little caution.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34There are still matters there that we would have liked to have seen
0:10:34 > 0:10:40clarified. We ran out of time, essentially, we think we needed to
0:10:40 > 0:10:45go back and talk about the matters but the Prime Minister decided to go
0:10:45 > 0:10:49to Brussels in relation to this text and she says she has done that in
0:10:49 > 0:10:55the national interest. The DUP were worried that if
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Northern Ireland and Great Britain ended up having different rules and
0:10:58 > 0:11:04regulations... It could lead to barriers to trade within the UK.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Today's agreement rules that out. And it says that businesses here
0:11:08 > 0:11:13will have unfetered access to the United Kingdom's own internal
0:11:13 > 0:11:17markets, effectively dismissing the idea of a border in the Irish Sea.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21And the Irish Government says it is satisfied that there will be no
0:11:21 > 0:11:26customs posts at the land border. There is no question of us
0:11:26 > 0:11:31exploiting Brexit as a means to moving towards a united Ireland
0:11:31 > 0:11:35without consent. We don't want to see a border in the Irish Sea,
0:11:35 > 0:11:41anymore than a border between Neury and Dundalk, and others. We want to
0:11:41 > 0:11:44build bridges, not borders. The words of the deal are being
0:11:44 > 0:11:50studied closely. They are open to interpretation. There was enough in
0:11:50 > 0:11:55them to satisfy both the DUP and the Irish Government but there is still
0:11:55 > 0:11:58the potential for disagreements about what the text actually means
0:11:58 > 0:12:04and certainly this document does not solve all of the problems posed by
0:12:04 > 0:12:10this island's border. Removing the final blockage to trade talks is a
0:12:10 > 0:12:14significant moment. But the Irish border always has the potential to
0:12:14 > 0:12:21cause division. Chris Buckler, BBC News, Belfast.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Theresa May says that the deal struck with the EU
0:12:24 > 0:12:25means Brexit talks can
0:12:25 > 0:12:27now move onto the crucial subject of trade.
0:12:27 > 0:12:34Our business editor Simon Jack is with me.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Jack, what are they saying this morning?They welcome this. But more
0:12:38 > 0:12:43in a sense of relief. Rather than punching the air with euphoria. They
0:12:43 > 0:12:48welcome the fact that there is relief, a better message to EU
0:12:48 > 0:12:52workers to say something to them. That they can turn a corner and
0:12:52 > 0:12:56start talking about the things that matter to them. Like future trade
0:12:56 > 0:13:01and a transition period to get to that. But they deal in much, with a
0:13:01 > 0:13:05much finer brush than the diplomats to do. So you have vague
0:13:05 > 0:13:09constructions that everyone agrees on. What business need is detail.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15For many of them it is too late. They have triggered contingency
0:13:15 > 0:13:20plans, lots have not but as I say, the idea that they will take the
0:13:20 > 0:13:24contingency plans and put them in the bottom drawer is a long way off.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28They think, yes, they welcome it but there is so much hard work to do and
0:13:28 > 0:13:32the idea that they will relax now and everything is OK, is a long way
0:13:32 > 0:13:36from the truth. Thank you very much.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41Simon Jack, our Business Editor. Thank you.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Let's return to the political importance of this deal now,
0:13:44 > 0:13:45and our chief political correspondent Vicki
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Young at Westminster.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Simon talking about the relief in the business community, is relief
0:13:51 > 0:13:54one of the emotions at Westminster? I think it is amongst Theresa May
0:13:54 > 0:14:01and her team. If you think back a few days to Monday, the humiliation
0:14:01 > 0:14:03at the hands of the Democratic Unionist Party having to come back
0:14:03 > 0:14:07to London without a deal. How different it is now. From the point
0:14:07 > 0:14:11of view of Theresa May's personal position, it was looking incredibly
0:14:11 > 0:14:15precarious, now, though, even though the DUP are not entirely happy, she
0:14:15 > 0:14:21has looked them in the eye and said that we have to move on, a certain
0:14:21 > 0:14:25authority over them for now. Now the sceptics, they were talking about
0:14:25 > 0:14:29mot handing a penny over to the European Union, it looks like there
0:14:29 > 0:14:38will be a bill of maybe £35 billion. That is very different to the sums
0:14:38 > 0:14:43banning around of £175 billion Euros, so the UK Government see that
0:14:43 > 0:14:50as a win. And areas of contention, the European courts of justice. But
0:14:50 > 0:14:54we have heard people saying we can live with this. And on the remain
0:14:54 > 0:14:59side of the argument if in her party and across Parliament, they are
0:14:59 > 0:15:03happy that it looks like no deal is not on the table for the moment. But
0:15:03 > 0:15:06it is important to keep this in perspective. This is just the first
0:15:06 > 0:15:11stage. When we talk about the end state, what this Government wants
0:15:11 > 0:15:14for our future relationship with the European Union, that has not yet
0:15:14 > 0:15:18been resolved. It will not be resolved for some time. The
0:15:18 > 0:15:21questions still must be answered. We have gotten through the qualifying
0:15:21 > 0:15:25stages, if you like. The main challenges of the tournament are
0:15:25 > 0:15:36definitely still to come. Thank you.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38There's more up to the minute coverage and analysis
0:15:38 > 0:15:42of the Brexit negotiations on our website: bbc.co.uk/news.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Our top story this lunchtime:
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Britain and the EU reach a last minute deal to move Brexit talks
0:15:48 > 0:15:50on to the next phase.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Theresa May flew to Brussels early this morning to
0:15:52 > 0:15:55finalise the agreement.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57And coming up:
0:15:57 > 0:16:00A blanket of Arctic weather and an early white Christmas
0:16:00 > 0:16:03for much of the north of the United Kingdom.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Coming up in sport:
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan thinks he's lucky to be in the last
0:16:09 > 0:16:10eight of the UK Snooker Championship.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12He's back at the table, taking on Martin Gould
0:16:12 > 0:16:17in the quarter-finals in York.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Ferocious wildfires in southern California
0:16:27 > 0:16:30are stretching emergency services to the limit.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Thousands of firefighters have been working round the clock,
0:16:32 > 0:16:38as towns to the north of Los Angeles are in danger of becoming engulfed.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41So far about 200,000 people have been forced
0:16:41 > 0:16:43to flee their homes.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Overnight, new wildfires broke out in San Diego County.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Our correspondent James Cook reports from California.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59For California, an epic battle continues.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02They've been fighting this blaze in the mountains north
0:17:02 > 0:17:04of Los Angeles all week, and still it devours forest
0:17:04 > 0:17:10and brush, and has destroyed more than 430 buildings.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Yet again tonight, this blaze is burning with an intense ferocity,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17and that means a battle, because there is property down here,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20very close to the fire, and these firefighters have been
0:17:20 > 0:17:25working very, very hard for the past few days.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27They are exhausted, but they are back here again now
0:17:27 > 0:17:33to try and stop this fire from burning these properties.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35The fire is now churning towards the Pacific Ocean,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37where communities as far north as Santa Barbara are
0:17:37 > 0:17:40preparing for evacuations.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43To the south, a new blaze exploded fast in San Diego County,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47blowing up gas tanks under homes and forcing pupils to flee
0:17:47 > 0:17:49from their schools.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52For those who have not been currently impacted by the fire,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54they need to prepare as if they are going to be
0:17:54 > 0:17:55impacted by the fire.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Where are they going to go?
0:17:57 > 0:17:58What are their escape routes?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00What is their communication with their family?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02What are they going to do with their pets?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Do they have their vehicles loaded to go?
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Often, we don't ask people to think about these things continuously,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11but tonight is one of those nights, today is one of these fires that
0:18:11 > 0:18:14people need to be ready.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16In the exclusive Los Angeles suburb of Bel-Air,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19the situation has improved.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22A handful of homes were destroyed, but many more were saved.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25The musician Lionel Ritchie and the socialite Paris Hilton
0:18:25 > 0:18:28were among those forced to flee their mansions.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Every firefighting aircraft in the United States has been
0:18:33 > 0:18:35summoned to California, and they are making
0:18:35 > 0:18:38a big difference.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40With resources stretched to the limit, firefighters
0:18:40 > 0:18:43from neighbouring states have arrived in California to help.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45They'll be needed.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48The extreme weather is forecast to continue into the weekend.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52James Cook, BBC News, California.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57There were clashes this morning between Palestinian protestors
0:18:57 > 0:18:59and Israeli security forces, following Friday prayers.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Security had been stepped up after the militant group Hamas
0:19:03 > 0:19:07called for a day of rage, in response to President Trump's
0:19:07 > 0:19:17decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Our correspondent Jon Donnison reports.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22It's been billed by Palestinians as a day of rage.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, clashes have already erupted.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Israeli soldiers firing tear gas at Palestinian youths hurling rocks.
0:19:31 > 0:19:37So far, the violence has been on a relatively small-scale.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41The question is whether it will escalate.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Around Jerusalem's old city, Israeli security has been ramped up.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Palestinians gathered for Friday prayers,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54but there are fears once they are over there
0:19:54 > 0:19:56could be more clashes.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Extra units, border police, special patrol units and undercover
0:19:58 > 0:20:01units will respond on the outskirts of the old city to any major
0:20:01 > 0:20:04incidents or illegal protests.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08How heavily Israel responds could determine whether these
0:20:08 > 0:20:10protests gather momentum.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13But, for Palestinians, in declaring Jerusalem
0:20:13 > 0:20:19as Israel's capital, Donald Trump has crossed a red line.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22TRANSLATION:When the American president makes this kind
0:20:22 > 0:20:26of decision, he reveals all other leaders and regimes
0:20:26 > 0:20:27who are cooperating with him.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33He is also pushing the region towards violence.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34TRANSLATION:Jerusalem belongs to all Muslims.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Jerusalem is in our hearts and in the hearts of all Muslims
0:20:37 > 0:20:38all over the world.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43It does not belong to Trump, and not to the Jews.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45But that wasn't the message the President was giving
0:20:45 > 0:20:48at the White House last night.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Well, I know for a fact there are a lot of happy
0:20:50 > 0:20:52people in this room.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53CHEERING.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56As he celebrated the Jewish holiday of Hannukah a week early,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00this year he knows that, with his intervention on Jerusalem,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03he has come bearing gifts.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05We wish you a very happy Hannukah.
0:21:05 > 0:21:13And I think this one will go down as especially special.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18But if violence in and around Jerusalem escalates further,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22a decision the President's supporters regard as bold will be
0:21:22 > 0:21:24seen by many as reckless.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28John Donnison, BBC News.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Our Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman is in Jerusalem this
0:21:37 > 0:21:45lunchtime. What is the situation and the atmosphere there now?The old
0:21:45 > 0:21:50city of Jerusalem is often a flash point when it comes to these
0:21:50 > 0:21:54controversies, to these very contested issues. We watched as noon
0:21:54 > 0:21:57prayers took place, and many people walked out from one of the holy
0:21:57 > 0:22:01sites fear through the gates, where there are often protests, and they
0:22:01 > 0:22:05simply walked away. One of the other gates, there were hundreds of people
0:22:05 > 0:22:12chanting and flags were held and there was minor confrontation with
0:22:12 > 0:22:17police, but things were on a much smaller scale in Jerusalem than we
0:22:17 > 0:22:23have seen in previous crises. In the occupied West Bank, in the cities of
0:22:23 > 0:22:28Bethlehem and Ramada and Hebron, there were clashes, as there were in
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Gaza, and the Palestinian red crescent is reporting that almost
0:22:32 > 0:22:36100 people have been injured, but most of the injuries are set to be
0:22:36 > 0:22:40not serious. All of this as a potential diplomatic crisis
0:22:40 > 0:22:44continues between the Palestinian leadership and the United States,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48with only ten days now until the vice president of the US, Mike
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Pence, is due to visit the region.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53A review has found that a teenager who had a history of anorexia
0:22:53 > 0:22:56and died weeks after leaving for university was failed
0:22:56 > 0:22:58by every NHS organisation that should have cared for her.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman says the death of
0:23:00 > 0:23:0318-year-old Averil Hart could, and should, have been prevented.
0:23:03 > 0:23:12This report by our health correspondent, Catherine Burns.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Averil Hart was 19. Her family say she was beautiful, witty and
0:23:16 > 0:23:26intelligent. But she also had anorexia, and she spent 11 months in
0:23:26 > 0:23:30hospital in Cambridge before being discharged to start university in
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Norwich. She didn't survive her first term.It is inconceivable that
0:23:34 > 0:23:38somebody who is healthy can go to a freshers do and enjoy all the things
0:23:38 > 0:23:45in week one and be dead ten weeks later, literally starving toat
0:23:45 > 0:23:49university, Averil was seen by four different NHS organisations and all
0:23:49 > 0:23:55of them failed her in some way. She was put under the care of a newly
0:23:55 > 0:23:59qualified psychologist who had no experience with anorexia. Her GP
0:23:59 > 0:24:03didn't monitor her properly. Even when she was critically ill, two
0:24:03 > 0:24:08acute trusts didn't give her the care she needed. Next week will be
0:24:08 > 0:24:12the fifth anniversary of her death. Her dad hasn't stopped pushing for
0:24:12 > 0:24:16answers, and now the ombudsman report highlights a long series of
0:24:16 > 0:24:20missed opportunities to save her life. It says her death was
0:24:20 > 0:24:24avoidable and her story isn't unique.The key is recognising that
0:24:24 > 0:24:28something has gone wrong, being open and honest about it, investigating
0:24:28 > 0:24:32and learning so we don't keep recycling the same mistakes. I'm
0:24:32 > 0:24:36afraid we are still at an early stage of doing that in the NHS.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Innit the report says there needs to be urgent national attention on
0:24:40 > 0:24:48treatment for eating disorders.It has made a list of recommendations,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51including training for junior doctors, improved communication
0:24:51 > 0:24:55between organisations and more honest investigations.Until I can
0:24:55 > 0:24:59physically see those changes and I can ensure they are happening, I'm
0:24:59 > 0:25:08sorry, but I don't have faith in the service changing itself.The
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Department of Health says that cases like Averil's have changed the way
0:25:10 > 0:25:16that the NHS treat eating disorders and it is investing £150 million so
0:25:16 > 0:25:22nobody has to go through the same ordeal. Nick Park says he isn't
0:25:22 > 0:25:25angry but he can't feel optimistic either. Five years on, you can start
0:25:25 > 0:25:31grieving for his daughter. -- Nick Hart.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Sports Direct and Primark are among the latest companies to be named
0:25:34 > 0:25:36and shamed by the Government for not paying the minimum wage.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40260 companies have been ordered to reimburse 16,000 workers,
0:25:40 > 0:25:46who are owed £1.7 million in back-pay.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47With the details, here's our Personal Finance
0:25:47 > 0:25:57Correspondent, Simon Gompertz.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Two of the country's best-known retailers named and shamed for
0:26:00 > 0:26:05flouting rules on paying the minimum wage. In Primark's case, it was over
0:26:05 > 0:26:09not paying enough to staff so they could buy the clothes they were
0:26:09 > 0:26:13supposed to wear and still be getting the minimum. They'll have to
0:26:13 > 0:26:22pay more than 9700 of them £232,000, working out at £24 each.Is good
0:26:22 > 0:26:25news for those employees who will get some back pay. It might not
0:26:25 > 0:26:29sound like a lot, but for people on the bread line that is the
0:26:29 > 0:26:32difference between being able to pay for your heating and having to go to
0:26:32 > 0:26:38a food bank, having to take another job just so you can make ends meet.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Primark was telling its staff to wear black and the tax authority
0:26:42 > 0:26:46HMRC, which polices the minimum wage, says that that amounted to a
0:26:46 > 0:26:50uniform and once you took the cost of the clothes off their pay, they
0:26:50 > 0:26:55were getting less than the memo and wage. Primark has said sorry, it's
0:26:55 > 0:26:58changed its policy and isn't so strict about what they wear, and
0:26:58 > 0:27:02it's giving staff T-shirts to wear. The national minimum wage is now
0:27:02 > 0:27:08£7.05, if you are between 21 and 24, but less if you are younger. Since
0:27:08 > 0:27:12last year, there has been the national living wage of £7 50 per
0:27:12 > 0:27:18hour for the over 25s. Sports Direct and its chief executive Mike Ashley
0:27:18 > 0:27:22were widely criticised for paying less than the minimum over 2015 and
0:27:22 > 0:27:262016. Workers at its shy Brooke warehouse near Mansfield had to
0:27:26 > 0:27:31queue up for security checks on the way out and the time taken wasn't
0:27:31 > 0:27:36included in their hours. 4000 either directly in Clwyd they're all
0:27:36 > 0:27:42working at the warehouse for agencies had to be reimbursed nearly
0:27:42 > 0:27:46£1 million. -- either directly employed. Sports Direct has repeated
0:27:46 > 0:27:50it is sorry and it now pays above the minimum.Declined our customers
0:27:50 > 0:27:54and people can make decisions about whether they want to use or trade
0:27:54 > 0:28:00with these companies, buy from these organisations or not.Several
0:28:00 > 0:28:04football clubs are also named as having underpaid some staff,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07including Motherwell, Wolves and Bristol Rovers.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Let's return now to that breakthrough in the
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Brexit negotiations.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Chris Morris from the BBC's Reality Check team has been
0:28:14 > 0:28:16scrutinising key parts of the small-print that
0:28:16 > 0:28:18all sides now agree on, and hopefully, Chris,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22you can answer - what happens next?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24The agreement that has been reached today is certainly a big moment
0:28:24 > 0:28:27in the Brexit negotiations - a breakthrough which allows
0:28:27 > 0:28:30the process to move forward, as long as the other 27 member
0:28:30 > 0:28:32states also approve it at next week's summit.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36But it is worth emphasising that this is only an agreement that
0:28:36 > 0:28:40sufficient progress has been made on issues relating to withdrawal -
0:28:40 > 0:28:42citizens' rights, the future of the Irish border
0:28:42 > 0:28:44and a financial settlement.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48It locks in the progress made so far but at the same time it emphasises
0:28:48 > 0:28:52that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed".
0:28:52 > 0:28:55What are the more controversial elements within it?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58On the Irish border, the hope is expressed that a future
0:28:58 > 0:29:01free trade deal will make many of the current
0:29:01 > 0:29:03concerns melt away.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06If that doesn't happen, the agreement says the UK
0:29:06 > 0:29:10will maintain "full alignment" with EU single market and customs
0:29:10 > 0:29:13rules which govern trade across the Irish border.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15How exactly that would be done isn't clear, and it is likely
0:29:15 > 0:29:18to prove controversial.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21One thing that isn't on offer is partial membership of the single
0:29:21 > 0:29:23market and the customs union.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29The deal protecting the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens
0:29:29 > 0:29:31elsewhere in Europe will apply to anyone who takes up
0:29:31 > 0:29:36residency before the day the UK leaves the EU -
0:29:36 > 0:29:38in other words, people arriving over the next year
0:29:38 > 0:29:41and more will still qualify.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43There will also be a role for the European Court of Justice
0:29:43 > 0:29:46for at least eight years after Brexit, a compromise that
0:29:46 > 0:29:49will upset some Brexiteers.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51And on the financial settlement, the method of working out
0:29:51 > 0:29:54the bill has been agreed - it will be paid in euros,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57but some of the detail, including the schedule for payments,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01still has to be negotiated.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Estimates of the total still range, depending on who you talk to,
0:30:03 > 0:30:08from 40 to 55 billion euros.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11But this is only phase one.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Talks about the nature of a future relationship between the UK
0:30:15 > 0:30:19and the EU haven't yet started, and the next priority will be
0:30:19 > 0:30:21to agree upon the terms of a transition period after Brexit
0:30:21 > 0:30:24that buys everyone a little more time.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27The EU insists that the transition itself take place under all existing
0:30:27 > 0:30:29EU rules and regulations, which won't please
0:30:29 > 0:30:38everyone at Westminster.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Thank you, Chris Morris.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Wintry weather and snow has brought disruption across many
0:30:42 > 0:30:43parts of the country.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46The Met Office has put yellow "be aware" warnings
0:30:46 > 0:30:48in place for snow and ice.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Schools have also been closed in Northern Ireland and Scotland,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54where homes remain without power.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56The Met Office has put yellow "be aware" warnings
0:30:56 > 0:31:00in place for snow and ice.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02This is the scene in Flint in north-east Wales,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04where schools have been closed.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Schools have also been closed in Northern Ireland and Scotland,
0:31:06 > 0:31:07where homes remain without power.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09The snowy weather comes after Storm Caroline brought winds
0:31:09 > 0:31:12gusting more than 90 miles per hour on Thursday.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16But, of course, for some, it's been an opportunity for wintry frolics,
0:31:16 > 0:31:23with people making the most of the early white Christmas.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Time for a look at the weather.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Here's Louise Lear.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37More snow to come on Sunday. Before that, we have had a real east-west
0:31:37 > 0:31:40divide and some beautiful pictures of heavy snow showers across the
0:31:40 > 0:31:43north and west, and they have been piling in through the night and all
0:31:43 > 0:31:48morning and they will continue all afternoon. Scotland, Northern
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Ireland, down through the Irish Sea to the north Midlands and Wales.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56We've already seen as much as 11 centimetres of snow across parts of
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Northern Ireland, and we will add to these totals through the day but,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04further east, you will be wondering what the fuss is about. It's cold
0:32:04 > 0:32:08but there is a beautiful blue sky and sunshine. That's how it will
0:32:08 > 0:32:13stay this afternoon. What you've got at the moment is what you keep. The
0:32:13 > 0:32:19dryer, sunny weather to the east and the snow showers in the west with
0:32:19 > 0:32:22blustery north-west winds, and feeling quite cold across the
0:32:22 > 0:32:26country, weather you've got snow or sunshine. Through the evening, we'll
0:32:26 > 0:32:29continue to see some snow showers through the Midlands and Wales and
0:32:29 > 0:32:33the north-west of England so the rush hour could be tricky on the
0:32:33 > 0:32:38roads for your journey home. Similar in Northern Ireland and on top of
0:32:38 > 0:32:43that lying snow we don't need any more snow showers, and there will be
0:32:43 > 0:32:46further snow showers across northern and western Scotland, blustery
0:32:46 > 0:32:50conditions with the strongest winds. The wind will start to fall light
0:32:50 > 0:32:54through the night, and the snow showers start to ease back towards
0:32:54 > 0:32:57west facing coasts. Some rain showers as well and it's going to be
0:32:57 > 0:33:01cold and frosty. First thing in the morning, there could be some ice
0:33:01 > 0:33:07where we've got showers. A cold and frosty start but lovely spells of
0:33:07 > 0:33:10sunshine to look out for. Lighter winds, but it's not going to be of
0:33:10 > 0:33:14any warmer. A disappointing feel out there. To the north, we're going to
0:33:14 > 0:33:20see zero to 2 degrees. Further south, four or five. We are stuck
0:33:20 > 0:33:24under an Arctic blow at the moment, but if we look out towards the
0:33:24 > 0:33:28south-west into the Atlantic, something milder and moist are
0:33:28 > 0:33:32trying to come in, and this weather front is the dividing line between
0:33:32 > 0:33:37that mild air and the cold air. As it pushes its way into that cold
0:33:37 > 0:33:41air, we could see the potential for some significant,