Of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of all passchendale. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The uk has two weeks to make it clear what it will pay for to leave the eu or talks on a trade deal wont start next month. That is the ultimatum from the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier. He says its vital that the uk makes concessions and increases its offer. The brexit secretary david davis says Good Progress has been made in talks so far though how to resolve the border between ireland and Northern Ireland remains a Sticking Point. Our europe editor katya adler has been following the latest round of talks in brussels. Time is a precious commodity. And dont the uk and the eu know it. Were halfway now between the date of our Eu Referendum and actually leaving the club. Expect many more face offs along the way. By now, round six of brexit negotiations all attempts at bilateral banter have gone. This is a serious business. Said david davis. It is. The eu is the uks biggest trading partner. Security and Research Development ties are tight. All this now hangs in the balance as we untangle ourselves from brussels, the government still hoping, though, to keep european relations close. We will discuss this issue i laterally. Relations right now are strained. The uk wants to talk about trade and the future. The eu response . Make more headway, real and sincere process as Michel Barnier put on key brexit divorce issues by the end of this month or forget talk of trade until at least february next year. So, where are we on the brexit divorce issues and what does real and sincere progress mean . Citizens rights are not yet resolved but progress has been made. Irelands border remains a big problem. The eu thinks it can be resolved next year although the uk today rejected an eu proposal to keep Northern Ireland in the Single Market and customs union. A massive Sticking Point right now is money. The eu wants cast iron, possibly written, guarantees the uk will honour financial agreements made while an eu member. A lot to ask for in two weeks. The eu is really trying to pile on the pressure. It wants that money. Otherwise brussels threatens to dash the Prime Ministers hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. What theresa may wants is the green light for her eu counterparts to go ahead with whats known as stage two of the brexit negotiations, thats talk of trade on both sides of the channel, companies ache for news. Uncertainty is very bad for business. But trade experts say eu uk fallouts over brexit divorce to complications when it comes to trade. The real obstacle is to come which is when britain tries to negotiate a new trade till with the eu and it is looking for as or better than what it has now which will be extremely difficult to achieve because why would 27 countries, each of which have a veto, agreed unanimously to give britain something that is better than what they have . Can britain get a new trade deal with the eu by the time it leaves . By march 2019th . Not in my view. No one can stop time, of course, but when it comes to brexit, time can be stretched, negotiations extended. If everyone agrees. But in brussels and london, there is little or no appetite for that. Our brussels reporter adam fleming has been following the talks in the belgian capital. Michel barnier would never describe this as an ultimatum, but it does sound a little bit like one. Here is what he is offering the uk. He says if you want to get sufficient progress to move onto the next phase of brexit talks about trade, and future relationships, by the time eu leaders meet for the next summit in december, then in the next two weeks, he, Michel Barnier, needs more clarity from the uk on the big three brexit issues. Citizens rights, weather has been a lot of progress, the two sides still cannot agree on big things like the of the European Court of justice, agree on big things like the of the European Court ofjustice, whether eu nationals can bring family members to live with them in the uk after brexit. Progress, but still big things to sort out. Northern ireland, there is agreement on the principles that the good friday agreement, and the Peace Process should be protected, but there are differences of opinion about how much should be done. The eu side says thats Northern Ireland will have to stick to european rules on customs and the Single Market, so that cross border trade can continue. David davis has said effectively he could not do that because that would be the imposition ofa because that would be the imposition of a new border within the united kingdom. But the big Sticking Point that everyone seems to know is money. The eu wants the uk to go much further on its commitments to honour its financial obligations, and the Prime Minister than the Prime Minister did in her florence speech a couple of weeks ago. The eu wa nts a speech a couple of weeks ago. The eu wants a lot more detail about what the uk is willing to pay for. As Michel Barnier says, if he does not seem all the in two weeks and that jeopardises the chance of sufficient progress on those three areas being judged at the next summit of eu leaders in december. The uk are actually behind the scenes, quite relaxed about this so called deadline. They see it less as a threat, more a by product of the fa ct threat, more a by product of the fact that the eu officials want to start getting ready for that summit in december. Well, as weve been reporting, a Sticking Point in the brexit talks is the border between ireland and Northern Ireland. Our ireland correspondent, chris page is in belfast. We have been hearing that neither side wants a hard order, as such. But the uk says there can be no special customs arrangements for Northern Ireland. It feels like a stalemate, how is this being viewed in belfast . Certainly its been a huge talking point today, particularly the leaking of the European Commission document, which suggested that in order for the border between Northern Ireland and the irish Public Domain as it is, essentially an open border with no controls, the way to do that is for Northern Ireland to remain abiding by the rules of the european customs union. That would resolve the customs conundrum at the centre of this diplomatic riddle. Perhaps the strongest criticism of that proposal came from the democratic unionist party, Northern Irelands biggest political party, also at a pivot point in westminster at the moment because they are propping up the conservative minority government. Three dup ministers, including the mpfor three dup ministers, including the mp for east antrim opposed it, the chief whip in westminster said there had to beat some reality injected into the debate. Nigel dodds, the dups westminster leader said that brussels should not resort to bully boy tactics. The dups main problem with the European Commissions proposal was that as they saw it, there would have to be some kind of border within the uk, a border in the irish sea effectively. Customs and trade barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the uk. Something unionists will be strongly opposed to, the thing that will feel too much let them move towards a united ireland, if there was not some kind of special arrangement within the eu resembling the customs union. David davis, the brexit secretary, firmly ruling out possibility out. Although the government to recognise the unique circumstances around Northern Ireland, and that for the issue, any solution to that would not mean there would be a border effectively placed in the uk itself. Sinn fein said the documents showed Northern Ireland had to remain within the eu legal framework. They said ireland had to remain within the eu legalframework. They said if britain did not agree to that, then the Irish Government should use their veto to prevent brexit negotiations progressing onto the next phase. All in all pretty difficult to see how this particular circle can be squared. For more on this im joined by michaeljohnson, who is a former trade negotiator for the uk government and adviser on International Trade policy. Thank you for coming in. How do you read this failure so far, to agree anything between the two sides . M anything between the two sides . M any decent negotiation it goes right to the wire, of course. If it does not, one side or other can always be accused by the people back home of having thrown in the towel before they had to. What i think emerges from the very good reporting we have just heard is that we are now actually getting some serious talking. Probably, technically, the worst and most difficult issue is Northern Ireland. But it is the money which is in the forefront, i think, that needs to be settled. Interestingly, there was also a report in the Financial Times this morning that mrs may was now preparing to make what i would regard as a more realistic offer an finance to be partners in the eu. Because we are talking about legal commitments, commitments the uk assumed while member state, which of course it still is. There may of course it still is. There may of course be commitments to assist the financing of projects we want to stay in after brexit. If you think serious talking has started now. Is that because Michel Barnier appears to have issued this ultimatum, even though thats what he would not use, saying must have more detail in two weeks time . In a perverse way, you can say thats welcome ultimatum because if the uk response to it, it does bring closer the possibility of serious trade talks, which of course is the uks main ambition. I think the prospect of trade talks actually ought to be a big stimulus to serious talking. Whether or not a trade agreement can be reached within the remaining year or so, before the window for serious negotiation closes, of course is a highly complex question. It is not just a question of tariffs on what rates of paris replied, there are all sorts of questions about customs procedures. Access to regulatory systems on both sides of the channel. And matters of that sort. You have sat in on trade negotiations, you will be familiar with that, but theyre always be a tension between a politician, david davis, negotiating with an official, Michel Barnier . Is it always going to bea Michel Barnier . Is it always going to be a difference of style and emphasis . I think it depends on the authority that the negotiating partners on both sides have. Of course, mr barnier is an official at the moment, but he is a highly political person. He is a politician through and through. David davis is a politician through and through. In the end, that should not make much difference. What i think does need to be taken into account is that the European Council has issued Michel Barnier with a very rigid remit, he has the meaning that we must have progress on the three main items, mainly Northern Ireland and citizens rights, before much else can happen. Mr barnier cannot actually move from that. I was involved for some years in the process of actually setting mandates for the commission negotiators in International Trade talks. The commission will be watched very, very closely by the Member States and what they are up to. Briefly, you have talked about the complexity of trade negotiations, are you confident that if they do start next month, that they can be achieved in the Time Available . Well, the technical problems, the technical issues are legion. But i think, certainly, you could get to the main hints of an agreement because all naturally to play for. Article 50 only talks about tonnes of withdrawal, it does not specify what the exact content of such terms should be. Terms of withdrawal. There is enormous scope for what can be incorporated. And how it is applied to both sides. We will have to leave it there, many thanks. Waless first minister carwynjones has asked for an independent inquiry into how he handled allegations about carl sargea nt. The Labour Welsh Assembly member was found dead on tuesday and is understood to have taken his own life. Carwynjones has called for a seniorjudge to lead the independent inquiry. A solicitor for carl sargeants family gave this response. It is deeply concerning that the first minister should suggest in his address yesterday on the 9th of november 2017 that all the answers the family seeks or are entitled to know should be dealt with in the coroners know should be dealt with in the coroners inquest. The first minister is himself an experienced barrister and will know that the inquest can examine for questions only. The identity of the deceased, place of death, time of death, and how the death, time of death, and how the death was caused. The family believe they have the painful answers to each of those questions. What a coroners inquest cannot determine, or appear to be determining, is a civil or criminal liability. To apportion guilt or attribute blame, orto apportion guilt or attribute blame, or to be seen to do those things. The first minister will also know, as an experienced lawyer, but to announce and commence a full independent review and enquiry does not hinder the coroners inquest in any event. The first minister will know all the procedural issues that arise, and one does not prevent the other from taking place. An independent enquiry will ask all the questions that need to be asked and have not been answered. They will determine the reasons for the serious failings in following the correct procedures, practices, and protocols. And the reasons for the complete application of responsibility and duty of care that was owed to call. Abdication of responsibility. We believe a full independent enquiry must be established immediately. That must be undertaken by a body which is fully independent of the Welsh Government and in consultation with the family. The headlines on bbc news the eus chief brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says the uk has two weeks to clarify how it will settle the so called divorce bill if trade talks are to begin next month. Waless first minister carwynjones has asked for an independent inquiry into how he handled allegations about carl sargea nt, who died earlier this week. A mother and father are fighting a High Court Battle to stop their eight month old sons life support machine being switched off. In an echo of the case of baby charlie gard, another battle is being fought in the courts over the life of a seriously ill baby. Eight month old Isaiah Haastrup has brain damage and cannot breathe for himself following a disastrous birth at Kings College hospital for which the hospital has accepted some of the blame. His father wants doctors to keep treating his son. They say its not in the babys interests and has banned the father from visiting him, accusing him of aggression. Marc ashdown has more. Filmed by his mother, this is eight month old isaiah thomas. Due to complications during birth, he suffered a severe and irreversible brain injury. Medical experts at Kings College hospital, where hes being cared for, its now in isaiahs best interests to remove life support and let him die. But his parents disagree and today went to the high court. They believe he could live a life if given the chance, and want independent experts to make a diagnosis. You know, i would feel much better knowing that someone else was not part of them can now give us an honest opinion on whats going on. At least i will have my chance to say to them this is what i see, this is what ive seen, they can explain to me because right now with the trust and their doctors, we have no faith in them. If they did say that, actually, that is the best course of action . Then we mightjust go along with it but up until then no. I think it is. It is inhumane. That characterises the position of the trust, that they do not care. The judge agreed with them that two completely independent medical experts should now be able to assess isaiah and, in effect, give a second opinion. Now, the trust argued in court that should happen as soon as possible but mrjustice mcdonald said he was mindful of the human perspective and, given the emotion and upset for the family, it should not be rushed. Kings College Hospital foundation nhs trust said. The trust apologised unreservedly for isaiahs catastrophic birth but tensions have remained high and, in the last few days, isaiahs father has been banned from seeing him after an argument in the ward led to the police being called. Hes fighting to live and as long as hes fighting to live, im going to keep fighting for him to live. Both sides have now agreed to try and mediate when fresh expert reports are completed, but isaiahs life may well be decided by a court. Marc ashdown, bbc news. Three students have been injured after being run over by a car near toulouse in southern france. Police have arrested the driver and said that he deliberately rammed the car into the students outside a technical college. All three students hurt are thought to be from china. The incident is not being treated as terrorist related. Major phone and internet providers including bt and sky have agreed to an automatic Compensation Scheme for customers when they fail to make appointments or if there are delays installing services. Following a review by the watchdog 0fcom, by 2019 customers will have their accounts automatically credited if they receive poor service. Danny savage has the details. Home broadband is something many of us take for granted so when it drops out or stops working, its a big inconvenience. Roxanne hargreaves has been there. My service went down, we didnt have any internet for about three days, and they took forever to come out. What do you think about this idea of Getting Compensation automatically . I think its really good because youre paying so much for your internet a month, and if you arent getting a good service, whats the point of paying for something you cant actually get . Mick watson is having broadband problems, too. I shall be asking them, obviously, to do their usual technical checks, etc, but. It would be worthwhile asking for some money back on the bill. At the moment if your broadband fails you are not automatically compensated for the days of service youve paid for but havent received. Todays announcement means customers will be reimbursed by the provider without having to chase them. We know that providers wont want to pay out this money. We estimate that itll be £140 million a year. So, we also think that itll incentivise them to solve problems more quickly or even better to make sure problems dont occur in the first place. Customers will receive £25 per missed appointment if an engineer fails to show up. If your new service isnt installed on a particular start date, youll be credited £5 for each day its delayed. And for those facing slow repairs, theyll receive £8 for each day that its not fully fixed after two working days. But this is no early christmas present. Its not expected to come into force until 2019. Danny savage, bbc news. The online taxi hailing firm uber has lost an appeal against giving its drivers employment rights. An earlier ruling had ordered uber to treat its drivers as workers rather than self employed independent contractors, after two drivers argued that they should be entitled to the minimum wage, sick pay and paid leave. Uber now says it will pursue a further appeal. James farrar, one of the drivers who brought the original case against the firm, called on uber to accept the ruling. Huge relief, i hope it will stick this time and they will obey the law in this country and do the right thing. I would like them to now sit down and work with us, with our trade union, the independent Workers Union of great britain, sit down and work out how we can as quickly as possible make sure that every driver that is working for uber gets the Worker Rights that they are entitled to, which includes the minimum wage, holiday pay, and so on, and the right to not be discriminated against. What difference will this decision make to them . At the moment, drivers make about £5 an hour. They have to cover about £400 a week in fixed costs. Its about £5 an hour while uber makes £4. 50 per every hour we work, no matter what we make. Uber will always make £4. 50, we only make £5 an hour. Now if we want to make national wage, we would have to work 125 hours a weekjust to make that. Its important we are paid the correct amount, that we have a Sustainable Business model that works for for workers, londoners, and uber as well. We may live in a technological age but research has found more than half of schools in england are not offering Computer Science at gcse. The uks leading Science Academy the Royal Society is calling for a ten fold increase in funding for computing education, which it says is patchy and fragile. Our technology correspondent, rory cellan jones, has visited a school to hear why pupils there think Computer Science is important. Ive always wanted to go into Computer Science. Ive always had a passion for the subject, from an early age. Once i found out what it was about, i was very interested in doing it. Ashwaria and lara are in a minority. Their school in st albans offers the gcse in Computer Science while many dont. Shift to the left. One, one place shift to the left. Todays report says tooo few children are being given the chance to acquire the computing skills which will be vital to the uks future. 54 of English Schools do not offer Computer Science as a gcse. Schools need 3,500 more computing teachers. Only one in five Computer Science entrants are female. The Royal Society wants a tenfold increase in spending on training and recruiting specialist teachers, people like linjin, who had been looking for a job in computing when she heard about teaching. Theres a huge shortage in science teachers. They cant offer Computer Science because they dont have enough teachers. I have two kids, i want them to take Computer Science. So i thought if nobodys going to do it, i will do it. Now, mrsjin and mr allday teaching this class are pretty unusual in that they both have a background in Computer Science. The new gcse is pretty daunting, certainly compared to the old ict exam, and a lot of teachers feel unprepared to take it on. Employers are also concerned. The Online Shopping firm ocado has invested heavily in robots but will still need plenty of skilled people to work with them. Knowing what they can do, what they can do, knowing how to get the best of these technologies and, for some, to actually be involved in helping to build those technologies, is whats going to give the uk its competitive edge. These young people are getting the skills to play a part in that high tech future. The trouble is right now there are just too few of them. Rory cellan jones, bbc new, st albans. Lets get more on this story with Anne Marie Imafidon is a co founder of stemettes a social enterprise which encourages girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. We can also speak to tahani hussein, one of the organisations mentees. Theyre both in san franciso for us now. How come . We won our mentoring programme, a number of different programmes, one of them is all about exposing these young girls and women who are closer to making their career choices to industry up close. We are actually at the Big Technology conference this week. We have been taking the girls around to go and visit places like facebook, like bloomberg, to see industry up close. So you actually doing a levels at the moment, to harney, this must be a great opportunity . The a levels im doing right now are maths, psychology and English Literature im not doing Computer Science personally, but my college does not even offer it as an option. Why doesnt it offer Computer Science . I did gcse in 2014, i did it, it did not cover anything including the programme and we have now. And my college does not offer Computer Science now, because ijust think its not spoken about as much as it could be, one college that is actually interested in Computer Science, in my place of education, but i visit that a lot. I have had to venture out on my own and find out about different causes, and do things by myself. Listening to tahanis account, you must feel enormously frustrated that there are young women like her who want to know more about the science and just have to do it for themselves . Yeah, its incredibly frustrating, and thats why i run stemettes, sometimes you have to be the change. The me, its incredibly frustrating that these girls dont have the option and theres not really an outlet for them to be able to explore, the same way you might go toa explore, the same way you might go to a gallery if you are interested in art or going to a museum if you are in art or going to a museum if you a re interested in art or going to a museum if you are interested in history. For me its incredibly frustrating. I Love Technology so much, but also because we are seeing Technology Takeover so much of our lives now, we actually really to make sure that everyone is involved in the process, in creating rather than just consuming. Tell us a bit more about stem stemettes, what are you trying to do with this organisation . We are trying to change this imbalance reported today, that we have in industry and also with girls and young women like tahani. We are offering environments that are free, fun and have food for these girls to come along and understand and see themselves as those future of technology, as those future women in stem, or people who are creating things and solving problems. Using stem, the science, technology, engineering and maths. Thats what we do, we run things all over the country and the uk and ireland, but its about connecting them and showing the creativity and them and showing the creativity and the culture is involved in technology, which certainly we do not have affected as much as we should do in the curriculum will stop english is all about creativity and the arts, its almost assume thats the only place where creativity happens, where as you haveit creativity happens, where as you have it a lot in technology, but also now bring them all together in this science, technology, engineering arts and maths programme, where we can all use these things together to be innovative and look for employment and also as a social mobility leveraged as well. Its so interesting, of course tahanis a levels are a mixture, english, maths and physics. Where do you see yourself in a few years time . You wa nt to yourself in a few years time . You want to do Computer Science at university. Just to correct, i am doing psychology, not physics. Just to correct, i am doing psychology, not physicslj just to correct, i am doing psychology, not physics. I beg your pardon i want to do Computer Science. I have the problem solving skills and analytical skills. And i also want to bring my interest in humanities into Computer Science. A lot of people have a misconception that it lot of people have a misconception thatitis lot of people have a misconception that it is only for people who are interested in science or maths but you can tie in the creative side. It is not limiting at all which i find really enriching. And also the fact that we are in a digital age and it is really in demand which is one of the reasons why i think it should be pushed more on the curriculum for young people. I did not have the opportunity to studied Computer Science when i was younger. It is something i discovered later on. I think young people should have the opportunity. Thank you, both. Time for a look at the weather now with darren bett. Hello. We have some rain to come overnight. We will see this rain pushing its way further across england and wales. Some heavy bursts as well and some stronger winds across the south. Further north, especially in scotland, we have some clearer skies and wintry showers, maybe a touch of frost as well. This rain further south tends to peter out a little. It may linger on and off through the day. We will probably see the highest temperatures in the south. North of that it will be quite cold and perhaps the Northern Ireland as well. Funniest guys compensating for the low temperatures. For more rain to come in the evening and overnight. Across wales in southern england we get some proper cold air for the second half of the week. For many inland it will be dry, sunny and cold. Hello. This is bbc news with me, reeta chakra barti. The headlines now. Following brexit talks in brussels, the eus chief negotiator has given the uk only two weeks to clarify its position. David davis said the time was right for both sides to work to find solutions. Theresa may wants to push ahead with her resolve to make brexit happen as she unveils plans to enshrine the time and date of transition into law. The welsh first minister has called for an independent inquiry into how he handled allegations about carl sargeant. The Labour Welsh Assembly member was found dead on tuesday its believed he took his own life. Three students in france have been injured by a car which ploughed the parents of an eight month old baby boy are battling against a High Court Order to turn his life support machine off. And customers who receive poor service from their landline or broadband provider will be entitled to compensation from 2019. The actor and producer Steven Seagal is the latest hollywood figure to be accused of Sexual Harassment. The actress portia de rossi, who is married to the american talk show host ellen degeneres, made the allegation in a tweet. She claims that during a film audition mr seagal told her how important it was to have chemistry off screen. Mr seagals manager told the bbc the actor had no comment. Jon donnisons report contains some flash photography. Steven seagal is used to playing the tough guy. Now, hes the latest hollywood big name to be facing tough questions. Portia de rossi, seen here on the right, with her wife ellen degeneres, accused the actor and director of Sexual Harassment. The arrested Development Star tweeted that at a final audition for a part in a Steven Seagalfilm, he talked about the importance of off screen chemistry before unzipping his leather pants. Ellen degeneres added her support for coming forward. Mr seagal has been accused of inappropriate behaviour by several other women. His manager has told the bbc he has no comment to make. And there are more allegations, this time about one of americas best known comedians, louis ck. The New York Times is reporting five women have accused him of serious Sexual Misconduct. Its just a very unsettling time. Its a good time in the fact that women now feel comfortable, or more comfortable, speaking out about what happened to them, and what was their experience. The list of stars accused is growing, and the more people who come forward with allegations, the more likely it is others will have the confidence to do so. This hollywood story could have some way to run. Jon donnison, bbc news. And in the past hour the Comedian Louis ck said that claims by several women of Sexual Misconduct are true, and that he is sorry for his actions. In a statement he went on to say i have been remorseful of my actions. And ive tried to learn from them. And run from them. Now im aware of the extent of the impact of my actions. I learned yesterday the extent to which i left these women who admired me feeling badly about themselves. Today is the day when womens pay stops relative to their male colleagues according to campaigners. The Fawcett Society say progress in closing the gender pay gap has stalled. The mean average pay gap for full time workers is 14. 1 , if it closes at the current rate, it will take until 2117 for the gap to be fully closed. The gap varies across the country, with women in some parts effectively working for free from september. In blaenau gwent, men earn on average 32 than female workers. But there are some parts of the uk where women earn more than men, in 23 local Authority Areas of the uk womens average pay is greater than mens including in middlesbrough and stoke on trent. Well, one of the most celebrated successes in the fight for equal pay came after the female sewing machinists at the ford motor factory demanded they were paid the same as their fellow male workers. The dispute was made into a successful film made in dagenham heres a clip. Here it comes. Oh, no. Women always come second until. We get equal p5y~ come second until. We get equal pay. Listening to a leader, someone to inspire the girls. What . Now we have all this unrest at work. And re st have all this unrest at work. And rest until you come out on strike. Everybody out nothing to do with me. That dispute lead to the equal pay act being brought in in 1970. But how much progress has been made since then . Joining me now via webcam is the leader of the womens equality party, sophie walker. Thank you forjoining us. How much progress has been made . Not enough, very little, too slow. The figures today showed that the pay gap for young women in their 20s is five times what it was six years ago, and we know that the humility number of 18. 6 of the overall pay gap has been stuck there for quite a long time. So it is not happening and it is not happening fast enough. It is interesting that the story follows one on Sexual Harassment because the two are linked. There is this overwhelming narrative that somehow the women are to blame, that this is some kind of trust that we make, that we find ourselves in these situations for not taking responsibility. We have got to break through that narrative and look at the structural economy that we have in society which are keeping women in positions where they have much less power than men. It is interesting looking at your statistics that young women on the whole, probably pre having children, are being paid less than men, does that surprise you and what do you put that down to . It does not surprise me. I think the fact we dont invest in care has a massive knock on effect, because women are seen to be liabilities. Whether we choose to have children or not, it is expected we will take on the burden of caring responsibilities, not just for burden of caring responsibilities, notjust for our children, but increasingly for elderly relatives. But these figures suggest inequality unpaid starts before women are having children . Right, but what im saying is that employers expect women to disappear when they have children, because our childcare is the most expensive in the world. And it is pushing women out of the workplace, so employers look at young women and then, she might have children so why would i invest in her . What is also particularly interesting here is that we view physical infrastructure as an investment. So chancellors always say we will invest in physical infrastructure to get the economy going. We have a £23 billion pot of money for Infrastructure Investment over the next five years, and the money comes out of power. Care is seen as an expense. We cut sure sta rt, we seen as an expense. We cut sure start, we cut social care, we cut health care. But it is proven that pound for pound investing in care leads the mcgreal is twice the number ofjobs leads the mcgreal is twice the number of jobs and twice leads the mcgreal is twice the number ofjobs and twice the number of benefits. We have to change societys thinking about care as something we all have a stake in. How would you explain some of the surprise in figures that in some places like middlesbrough and stoke on trent, women or owning more than men on average . What is interesting is that women are moving into Public Sector jobs interesting is that women are moving into Public Sectorjobs and when winning in local councils get to the top levels of that, they are being paid equally to men in those positions. It is women further down the line that are getting hit, because for example austerity policies have disproportionately affected women, because they have cut Public Sector jobs affected women, because they have cut Public Sectorjobs on which women disproportionally relied because they can fit them around caring responsibilities, they provide flexible working, sick pay, holiday leave. But this will affect women in those areas as welcome as that but once you get to top levels of work in local councils, local government, you are being paid equally. But across the sector, women are actually being hurt disproportionately by austerity policies which cut money from the public purse and also cut women pot benefits and women disproportionally rely on benefits because they are being knocked out of the workplace by the expense of care, and also we have not talked about occupational segregation which is and Education System which funnels boys into one area and girls into another. As you area and girls into another. As you arejust area and girls into another. As you are just talking about, more boys than girls still do science, technology, engineering and maths, theres still seen male things. They are valued more and paid better. Girls are funnelled into the arts, ca re girls are funnelled into the arts, care and catering and we value those areas less and that is also a major reason for the pay gap. We will have to leave it there. Thank you for joining us. Now, its a time of year many of us look forward to the launch of the annual John Lewis Christmas ad. The red sleep pretty darling, do not cry and i will sing lullaby. This years offering tells the story of a boy named joe, whos kept awake by a monster who lives under his bed. It features a cover of the beatles song golden slumbers by elbow. The campaign follows the release of other big budget ads from marks and spencer, argos and debenhams. Wasnt that a treat . The headlines on bbc news the eus chief brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says the uk has two weeks to clarify how it will settle the so called divorce bill if trade talks are to begin next month. Waless first minister carwynjones has asked for an independent inquiry into how he handled allegations about carl sargea nt, who died earlier this week. A mother and father are fighting a High Court Battle to stop their eight month old sons life support machine being switched off. Now its time for newswatch. This week samira ahmed hears viewers comments on the paradise papers. Hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. A huge leak of financial documents dominated bbc news at the start of this week. Did they deserve all that attention, or was this journalistic Self Indulgence . And did the bbc unfairly suggest wrongdoing on the part of politicians, royalty and celebrities when they had broken no laws