02/03/2018 World News Today

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I'm Kasia Madera.

Our top stories: Theresa May

spells out what she calls

the hard facts of Brexit.

In a major policy speech,

the British Prime Minister

claims the UK and the EU were now

close to a deal on the transition.

We both need to face the fact that

this is a negotiation and neither of

us can have exactly what we want.

Italy goes to the polls on Sunday

with the familiar face

of Silvio Berlusconi back

on the election trail.

Severe weather continues

to bring chaos

to large parts of Europe.

At least 59 people have died

in sub-zero temperatures.

She's in a lot of pain and it looks

as if she's going to give birth or

something but she's not pregnant.

And a dramatic delivery

of a baby for a Welsh couple

but they didn't even know

that mum was pregnant.

Hello and welcome

to World News Today.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May

has outlined her vision

of Britain's future relationship

with the European Union.

She reiterated that the UK would NOT

be part of the EU's single

market or customs union and said

both sides would have

to accept hard facts

and that no one would get

everything they wanted.

Mrs May also warned that the UK

would have to pay money into SOME EU

agencies to maintain access to them.

Our Political Editor Laura

Kuenssberg was watching the speech.

Roll up, roll up.

A hot ticket for a certain

kind of audience.

Ministers and diplomats

are rising for a speech.

Can you unite the party?

That would affect us all.

And it matters to her survival, too.

With controversy never far away.

The first message, no more

promises after Brexit,

we can have it all, to trade

just as we do now or be

completely free from the European

courts.

I want to be straight with people,

because the reality is that

we all need to face up

to some hard facts.

We are leaving the single market.

But it's going to be different.

Access to each other's markets

will be less than it is now,

so we need to strike a new balance,

but we will not accept the rights of

Canada and the

obligations of Norway.

Even after we have

left the jurisdiction

of the European Court of Justice,

EU law and the decisions

of the ECJ will

continue to affect us.

Out of the single market

and the customs union,

she confirmed, yet no new answer

to one of the hardest parts.

We have been clear all along

that we don't want to go back to a

hard border in Ireland.

We've ruled out any physical

infrastructure of a

border or any related

checks and controls.

But it's not good enough to say

we won't introduce a hard

border if the EU forces Ireland

to do it, that is down to them.

We chose to leave and we have

a responsibility to find a solution.

We cannot do it alone.

It is for all of us

to work together.

More details on how

she wants much of the

economy to stay closer to the EU,

but the Prime Minister

wants the right to pick

and choose when and how.

The commission has suggested

that the only option available to

the UK is an off-the-shelf model.

We both need to face

the fact that this

is a negotiation and neither of us

can have exactly what we want.

Fact is, every free

trade agreement has

varying market access depending

on the respective interest of the

countries involved.

If this is cherry picking,

then every trade

arrangement is cherry picking.

Last, in answer to

claims her plans are

too vague and unreal.

My message to our friends

in Europe is clear.

We know what we want.

We understand your principles.

We have a shared interest

in getting this right.

So let's get on with it.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE.

Do you accept now that we cannot

have it all as we leave?

Secondly, you have

outlined today you want to

pick and mix even though

the EU is repeatedly

rejecting that approach.

What is it do you think you can say

to your EU leaders that will

actually change their minds?

I'm confident as we

sit down together we

will be able to show

that mutual interest,

that mutual benefit, from

the proposals I have put forward.

After weeks of internal Tory

wrangling the Prime Minister has

made gathered Tory

grandees contempt.

This is about finding a way

through that will work

for everybody.

Why have you spent so long saying

we could have everything?

You said we could have

the same benefits?

I said that is the aspiration.

What were aiming at here,

and what the PM said clearly,

is that we want to have

a tariff free arrangement.

We want to have mutual recognition.

All those things, not

just in our interest,

they are in Europe's interest

and that is why we will get them.

What happens the

European Union says no?

I think the invitation that was made

to the speech of the PM was to apply

a cool hand to some very important,

mutual problems, but

also opportunities.

An outbreak of Tory unity?

The Foreign Secretary was grounded

by snow but gave a thumbs

up and Brexiteers and Remainers

followed suit, for now.

Others, like the Bank

of England governor, less

keen to give their verdict.

The opposition, unimpressed.

There is yet more

confusion on the road to

complications.

What we need is a set of objections

which means we can --

objectives which means we can

protect jobs in this country.

They want more detail and realism.

That could make

a difference to the next

steps of this lengthy tangle.

But there are plenty

of audiences making

demands of Theresa May,

who will still demand yet more.

The reaction here in Brussels has

been wary. Michel Barnier took the

Twitter to thank the Prime Minister

for her clarity and vivid

confirmation that the UK would be

leaving the single market and the

customs union meant it was heading

for a free trade agreement with the

EU. Privately EU diplomats have

praised the Prime Minister is more

realistic tone, admitting that both

sides cannot have exactly what they

want but they said they could not

find anything new in the speech and

limited the absence of a workable

solution to the Irish problem. A

leader here in the European

Parliament said the UK Parliament

was still burying its head in the

sand so the night we have working

groups from all the 27 EU member

states who are poring over the

detail of the election speech. One

diplomat said to me that he hoped he

would find coded messages to the EU

in Mac Theresa May's speech. He said

something similar happened in her

last Brexit speech in autumn.

Italians go to the polls

this Sunday in a general election.

Italy has been run by a caretaker

cabinet since December 2016,

Numerous parties are running -

but there are three main groupings.

On the centre-right

Forza Italia is headed

by a familiar face -

former Prime Minister

Silvio Berlusconi.

He can't become PM until 2019

because of a tax fraud conviction.

But, depending on results,

he could very much be

a kingmaker if it came down

to forming a coalition.

But his eurosceptic coalition

ally, League leader Matteo Salvini

has ambitions for the role.

The 5 Star Movement is led

by 31-year old Luigi Di Maio.

It is one of Europe's

biggest populist movements.

And then on the centre-left,

there's the governing

Democratic Party led by the former

Prime Minister I mentioned,

Matteo Rentzi.

We are now joined

by our correspondent

James Reynolds live in Rome.

It is a very difficult call, isn't

it? Especially given the way the

opinion polls work in Italy.

When is it not a difficult call in

Italy? Almost never. It has made all

the more difficult by the fact that

Italian law says that the two weeks

before the election you cannot have

opinion polls so we are going to

talk about opinion polls but they

may be out of date. Those last polls

taken two weeks ago suggested that

centre right coalition organised by

Silvio Berlusconi may be the ones

closest to the finishing line but

they may fall short of that line.

Those polls also suggested that the

5-star movement may be the biggest

single political movement after the

election but they have struggled to

form alliances. Essentially there

are two things going on in Italy.

Italians themselves but on Sunday

and then the Italian politicians who

have been elected will discuss

amongst themselves who should take

power.

Let's face it, when those

discussions take place, there is no

one better with more experience than

sylvian Berlusconi.

It was

fascinating to watch him at one of

his final event in wrong here on

organising and convening his

coalition partners as if he had been

doing this for years, as if he were

the ones pulling the strings. He

cannot be King. The law says anyone

with a major connection cannot take

part in public office but he can be

the king maker. That will depend on

the numbers that come out of Sunday.

If that centre-right coalition does

well, it may be that he looks to try

and build a government without

coalition. It may be that his party

tries to break away to form a grand

coalition with the centre-left or

maybe 5-star get close. There are so

many maybes because this is how

politics and Italy usually works.

In

terms of the issues that the

campaigning is going on, we are

looking at live pictures now of some

of the campaigning. This is the

5-star movement. What is the main

theme going through? Immigration

must be one of those themes?

You

picked one, I will pick the other,

unemployment. Migration, that has

become one of the key issues of this

campaign. Recently, more than

600,000 migrants have landed on this

country's shores from the

Mediterranean. Not all of them have

stayed but the fact that they have

landed has changed the way in which

this country's debate happens. The

centre-right says anyone who has

come here illegally should be

deported. It appears they want

strength from that. Unemployment,

youth unemployment in Italy

routinely is 30 to 40%. There is a

vast pool of people who feel that

Italy is not listening to them,

those younger people. It may be that

the 5-star movement which calls

itself an antiestablishment movement

is their natural home.

We're looking

at the 5-star movement, the last

moments of campaigning going ahead.

I suspect you're going to have a

long night on Sunday.

Turkish authorities have confirmed

31 soldiers have been killed. It has

been one of the bloodiest days in

this offensive which is targeting

tradition fighters. Jackie considers

the US militia a terrorist group.

The BBC has managed to film, British

side of the conflict.

Night time in north-eastern Syria.

Turkish jets are pounding the target

at a checkpoint. The world of

survivors emerge out of the dark and

I picked up by and announces. They

have been part of a large convoy of

vehicles bringing food and fuel for

the people of the city. There were

casualties including teenagers but

most people had managed to run the

safety just in time.

We came here as

a peaceful solidarity convoy, we had

no weapons, nothing, but the forces

of Turkish President rained shells

on us. We don't want them here or

anywhere in Syria.

This, the

remnants of the convoy. Since Turkey

began its offensive against Kurdish

fighters in the area in January,

human rights groups say more than 90

civilians have been killed and

hundreds injured in feeding

children. They describe it as

indiscriminate attacks. The Kurdish

areas marked in yellow line along

much of the border with Turkey. The

pocket in the far north-west of

Turkey is the current focus of the

Turkish offensive but there may also

be a move on the key city of mandate

to ensure fighters are driven well

away from the Turkish border. The

Turkish government says it is

targeting a Kurdish group known as

the white PG because it poses a

strategic threat as it is linked to

insurgents, also Kurdish, who are

based inside Turkey. But already,

the fighting has forced families to

leave their homes and find shelter

anywhere where it is safer. It is

estimated 50,000 people have been

displaced after their towns and

villages came under attack. It could

be a long time before they can

return home. There is no end date

for the Turkish offensive which aims

to completely uproot the fighters

from the border region.

Let's take a look

at some of the other

stories making the news.

The United Nations says 24

hospitals and clinics

are now known to have been hit

in the Syrian military's bombardment

of a rebel-held enclave

on the edge of Damascus.

The UN said that despite appeals

for restraint, a high number

of civilians were being killed

and injured every day

in the Eastern Ghouta region.

Protests have been taking place

across Slovakia over

the killing of an investigative

journalist and his fiancee.

Jan Kuciac's work alleged

links between the Italian

mafia and figures close

to the prime minister.

Tens of thousands of people

took to the streets

of the capital Bratislava alone.

Crypto-currencies such

as Bitcoin should be regulated

to crack down on illegal activities

and protect the financial system,

according to the governor

of the Bank of England.

Mark Carney said that virtual

currencies don't yet pose a risk,

but should still be held to the same

standards as the rest of the system.

Britain's Prince Harry

and Meghan Markle will invite more

than 2,500 members of

the public to the grounds

of Windsor Castle for their wedding.

They'll be able to watch

the couple arrive and depart.

Charity workers and school

children will be among

those invited to attend.

There's no immediate end

in sight to the deep freeze

sweeping across Europe.

Heavy snowfall and deadly blizzards

will continue well into the weekend.

In parts of Eastern Croatia,

temperatures have plummeted

to -23 degrees.

The coastal Adriatic towns of Pula

and Split are covered in snow.

Though Thursday marked the first day

of the meteorological spring,

this morning was actually

the coldest this winter.

Italy, too, remains stuck

in sub-zero temperatures,

with snow blanketing the cities

of Bologna, Venice and Florence.

The ice has left a number of major

roads blocked and caused disruption

to train and air travel.

Forecasters have warned that

conditions there aren't likely

to improve immediately.

TRANSLATION:

There is still snow,

and we risk ice on the sidewalks.

We are on full alert

for the formation

of ice on the roads overnight.

So we will have all 34

of our salt spreaders at work.

We have spread 260 tonnes

of salt,

and we have another

600 tonnes available.

So we are prepared to face

even more snowfalls,

although we would rather

do without them.

In the UK, Storm Emma has

collided with the Siberian cold

snap, resulting in disruption

across much of the country.

Wales is one of the

worst affected areas.

The BBC's Sian Lloyd

is in the Vale of Glamorgan:

We can see that area, one of two

areas where have a meter of snow was

measured?

Absolutely. Last night

that half a metre of snow measured.

It was the highest on record

anywhere in the UK yesterday evening

and as you can see, it has led to

huge problems here in the Vale of

Glamorgan with snowdrifts. This is

actually a car behind me and three

people were rescued from the vehicle

that was stranded in a similar

fashion. They were stuck inside in a

dress like this one close to where I

am now the 12 hours. They put out an

SOS and local people were eventually

able to help. This road is normally

one that is used very often to get

to the airport here on the outskirts

of Cardiff. It is impossible as you

can see here this evening. We

managed to do out one car with a

four I4 but there is an operation

going on further down the lane now

for a vehicle that has been stuck

for a long time. Right across Wales,

the roads have been treacherous and

have been many road closures. The

warning again here is for people to

stay inside, stay in the warmth

unless they actually have to travel,

if it is essential because we have

seen many of the major routes here

also closed in Wales today and

virtually all the schools in Wales

has been closed for a second day.

There has been huge disruption on

public transportation as well. We

have seen many of the transport

operators in South Wales

particularly cancel all services.

This was an area that was covered by

the red warning into the early hours

which is a warning of extreme

weather and risk to life. But did

subside but we have a warning

tonight for ice and it is bitterly

cold here.

Just briefly if you

would, we are continuing with these

warnings, the build-up is terrible,

when is the end inside?

That is the

big question. People are still

bracing themselves for more bad

weather here certainly this evening.

Living in around the south of the

country. We know there is more sleet

and snow forecast here for this

evening. There has been some are

forecast that it could get a little

better over the weekend but we

really cannot say at this stage

because people are much dark in

here.

In the US, more than

2,000 people have been

paying their last respects

to the world-famous evangelist

Billy Graham, who died last

week at the age of 99.

President Donald Trump

and his deputy Mike Pence attended

the funeral in Charlotte,

North Carolina.

He was eulogised by his son

Franklin and is being buried

beside his wife, Ruth.

Billy Graham was one

of the world's most influential

preachers, and is credited

with delivering his sermons

to more individuals

than anyone else in history.

He was also a spiritual confidant

to a host of American presidents.

The house of American civil

right activist Rosa Parks, has just

returned to the US this week.

Since 2016 it has been on a journey,

via Berlin Germany.

The house travelled more than 8,000

miles back and forth

across the Atlantic.

This container has

precious cargo on board.

I just found out what I was hauling

in this container here.

Rosa Parks' house, very

emotional moment for me.

Beautiful day to be

an American, I guess.

But this isn't where

the story begins.

It's 2016, and Rosa Parks'

house is in ruins.

But a rescue is under way.

An artist has promised

to preserve it

whilst it's

found a permanent home.

A lot of people did think

that that house was

not worth saving, because there are

so many in the Detroit

that looks just like that house.

It's sort of goes without

saying that she is a

national icon, and what she did

was so important for

so many millions of people

even if they don't know it.

And so it was taken

into pieces, loaded into a

container, shipped

across the Atlantic,

to Ryan Mendoza's home in Germany.

This is it!

When in 1955, Rosa

Parks refused to give

up her seat on a bus

in Alabama to the white man,

she became a heroine

of the civil rights movement.

Yet she was persecuted for it.

Jobless and penniless,

she left the segregated South

and headed north to Detroit,

like so many

African-Americans before her.

Her family says the house

symbolises her struggle.

The house represents that, look,

you may not have $5,

but you can still be ethical,

you can still be honest,

you can still do things

for your fellow man.

In Berlin, Ryan Mendoza,

with a little help from

his son, rebuilt the house

in his front yard.

And finally, the house

got some attention.

Hundreds of people came to see it,

from schoolchildren

to Germany's Deputy Prime Minister.

I think that it's the perfect moment

for America to come to terms

with the fact that this house is,

in its utter simplicity,

enormously valuable.

Perhaps what this house represents

most of all is defiance.

Rickety and decrepit it may be,

yet here it is, still standing.

Zoe Conway, BBC News.

Gareth Williams from Pontypool

in South Wales phoned the emergency

services when his partner Rhiannon

began suffering from stomach pains,

and seemed to have,

in his own words, "something coming

out of her".

The recently engaged couple didn't

realise their family

was in for a big surprise.

How can with a? Congratulations to

them. Banks are watching.