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BBCNEWS BBC News September 21, 2017

Welcome to bbc news. Cabinet ministers spent the morning locked in discussions over brexit. Ahead of a major speech in italy by theresa may tomorrow. Mrs may is said to be preparing to make what one minister called an open and generous offer to the rest of the eu. The Prime Ministers intervention is being seen as an attempt to break the deadlock on the negotiations with brussels. Downing street insists the government is working together to get the best deal for britain, despite continued speculation about division among ministers. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. Open and generous as the Prime Minister arrived at downing street to share the contents of her speech with the cabinet, one minister told the bbc that was exactly the kind of offer theresa may was prepared to make to the eu. It sounded like a strong hint she was willing to cough up cash in future to move the Brexit Process forward. But do all her colleagues agree . Is the Prime Minister going to make an open and generous offer to the eu . Good morning. Morning. As the Prime Minister going to make an open and generous offer . Morning, morning. They were remaining tight lipped. It is perhaps easy to understand why. This picture from the un suggested borisjohnson was doing some back seat driving, pointing out the direction of policy. Hes already set out his stall, ruling out long term financial commitments to the eu. Is boris helpful, mr hunt . His cabinet colleagues didnt exactly give him a ringing endorsement. Borisjohnson might have felt a little shutout from the Brexit Process but after his intervention, he certainly cannot be ignored now. Nonetheless i think its important not to overstate the divisions around the cabinet table, at least in the short term. There seems to be agreement there should be a transition period after we formally leave the European Union in 2019, and that we should continue to make contributions to the eu budget during that time. Its also been suggested to keep what are usually our Eastern European allies on side, the Prime Minister could reassure them they wont have to fork out extra cash to cover any funding gap when we leave. Some close observers of negotiations in brussels say the eu want to hear a specific offer of cash. Any number is a good starting point. We are spending too much time on an issue we shouldnt be spending time on so we need to get on with it and thats important to make progress with other stuff. Here, some of the most ardent leave campaigners say the the minister can make an open and generous offer, but on Citizens Rights rather than hard cash. The Prime Minister said actually we havent reached agreement but actually we will say today eu citizens can stay here whatever, then that would be an open and generous offer which i can support but giving billions of pounds to the eu after we come out, what will the British Public say to that . The chancellor and foreign secretary dont always see eye to eye, both will be flanking the Prime Minister in florence tomorrow and she will be hoping this show of unity can be maintained. Ive been getting reaction from our correspondents, first, chris mason in brussels. We understand the Prime Minister went round the table one by one, allowing them to make their views known on the latest draft of this text which has been circulating within whitehall and has been seen by some cabinet ministers over the last week. When you look through the history books as i have been doing, you get a sense of how long the Cabinet Meeting was at two and a half hours. We found one of two hours and 45 minutes when the uk crashed out of the Exchange Rate mechanism in 1992. You will notice the pattern, another long cabinet discussion over our relationship with europe. The Prime Minister will flesh this all out tomorrow, and we understand she will talk about a transition period. For all of the disagreements around the cabinet table and that are real, there seems to be an acceptance on all sides that there has to be some sort of transition period before we are into the long term relationship whatever that might be with the eu. This wasnt how it was meant to be. Effectively the Prime Minister is going to italy and she has got to show her hand tomorrow. Yes, she is, because there is an awareness that she needs to Say Something to try and unblock what is stopping the talks from progressing further in europe. All of this boils down, if you put to one side the kind of histrionics and theatricality of the last week with borisjohnson and the article in the daily telegraph, this boils down to the row between the uk and brussels about the sequencing and timing. Brussels saying there has to be progress on the three issues on the table, Citizens Rights, the irish border and the financial settlement, the divorce bill, before there can be a conversation about the future arrangement. The uk had been hoping to have those talks in parallel but europe is digging its heels in and so brussels will be keenly looking out for any suggestion the Prime Minister is making warm noises about the amount of money that uk is willing to hand over. As part of some transition arrangement. The language from the cabinet, they were talking about an open and generous offer, and there is an attempt they will reassure countries they wont lose out. But for the uk that could come with a bill which could be a hard sell. It sounds clear as mud at the moment chris, thank you. We can go to brussels. Damian, that sense of frustration is shared by Michel Barnier himself. Yes, it is. We will try and find some clarity for you he has been speaking in the last few minutes in italy, to the senate there, and he has said he will be watching the speech very closely because he says he needs to know, he needs clarity on precisely those issues you were hearing about. The initial issues to do with the separation, money, Citizens Rights and the borders in ireland. He has been making very clear there will be no discussion about a transition or a future arrangement, future partnership, unless those issues are dealt with. And he has said very clearly that there isnt enough clarity, the proposals on the table from the uk side are not satisfactory in the view of the eu and they need to be addressed, so he will be looking for signals on that. What do you sense about the willingness to compromise, has that gone completely because they feel they have the upper hand . I think its a different issue. I wouldnt say it is viewed in those terms in brussels, it is viewed simply, Michel Barnier says this, as an issue of an orderly withdrawal, of making everything clear and watertight, legal and workable. And that means, he has always said, having absolute clarity for the millions of people who will be affected by brexit, clarity for the companies, businesses and universities and researchers who all benefit from funding arrangements that have been put in place. And also clarity for anyone, nations and people at borders, crossing borders, how that will work. For the eu its a question of legal order and that is a very important thing for them because they need all of that in place before they can move forward. Rescuers in mexico city are trying to reach a number of people they believe are still alive under the rubble of a school which collapsed during tuesdays earthquake. A senior official has told the bbc a 13 Year Old Girl is sheltering under a table in the debris and that crews have managed to pass food and water to her. The government has appealed to other countries to provide specialist teams and equipment to help search for survivors. Rajini Vaidya Nathan reports from mexico city. After the horror of the earthquake, there is hope. These Young Children were pulled alive from the rubble of a Primary School in the south of mexico city. Rescuers searched overnight for others who may still be trapped. At least 20 children were killed here. It was on tuesday lunchtime that the powerful earthquake struck mexico. As buildings collapsed, people ran for cover. Across mexico city, the search for survivors is continuing. As you can see, people are going in to try and help with the efforts. This six Storey Office block, which you see in the distance, is the focus of their work. Antonio and dolores son, juan, worked on the fourth floor as an accountant. He called his parents every day. They last spoke hours before the quake hit. For the past day they have watched as rescuers picked through the rubble but theres still no sign ofjuan. Translation we still believe he will make it out alive. I would dig him out myself if i could, antonio tells me. Relief workers have beenjoined by hundreds of volunteers. Many have turned up with their own tools to do their bit. Were building kits with first aid things like alcohol and band aids, and these things, and that kind of stuff, so they can bring these things to the people that need it. Its a good atmosphere because people want to help. All the mexican people here, all american people, english people, british people, a lot of people want to help and i think that its good that a lot of people are here to help. At times the crowd was asked to be silent so rescuers could call out to any survivors still stuck in the debris. More than 20 people have already been rescued from this building, but as time passes the chance of people being reunited with their loved ones is becoming ever slimmer. Lets speak now to Baroness Amos former United Nations under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief. It doesnt matter how many times you see pictures like this, you are aware of the shocking circumcised as for those who are trapped and time is of the essence. It is always absolutely heartbreaking because there will be parents and family members and friends who are standing there, hoping. A few people who are rescued at this late stage and it is great to hear that those children have been rescued but time is running out. It has probably run out, in fact. When they say they wa nt out, in fact. When they say they want international help, is there anything realistically that can be done . One of the things is, it is the local people who are first of all there and who try to leave the rescue efforts and then it is the region, the county, the country, and mexico have gone through this many times. Devastatinglyjust a week ago. One of the horrible things about this is that because they had about this is that because they had a practice run soon before this earthquake there is a worry that people did not really respond as quickly as they should because of that practice. What the International Community can do is prepare when Something Like this happens so if they are asked to help, and mexico have said any countries with large equipment to please help them by sending that equipment, to be ready to move if asked and the United Nations i know will have disaster teams waiting in case they are asked. On a wider issue, you have referred to the terrible hurricanes and the devastation, we have seen mexico city once again suffering from an earthquake as it has done before. Is there an argument to say, isnt it time that we look where people live physically and think maybe it is time to move to places that are frankly safer . It is a very difficult thing to do. I was at the United States and is United Nations for five years and many countries try to persuade their citizens to move from too close to the sea and too close to rivers and too close to areas where you might have a disaster, and there are countries where the entire country, like the philippines, prone to typhoons on a yearly basis, and what you have to do is work with people to help them understand because if peoples livelihoods are integral they deliver macro integral and connected, they depend on the sea because they are fishermen, for example, they dont want to move. It is something you can work with, many countries want people to move further inland but it is not an easy thing to do and you cantjust forcefully pick people up and move them. They will resist and there is a rights issue. What are you up to these days . I have been here two yea rs these days . I have been here two years soas, we are a specialist university, and many of the issues we are looking at in terms of our research is linked to those global issues that we are worried about, climate change, the environment, conflict, issues of migration and refugee flows and we also work on issues to do with the arts and music and film as well as doing things like history. Its a great place, very diverse. Students from over 130 countries, we arrive microcosm of the world. We are a. Countries, we arrive microcosm of the world. We are a. Baroness, thanks forjoining us. A sixth arrest has been made by Police Investigating last weeks attack on a London Underground train. A 17 year old boy was detained in thornton heath, in south london, just after midnight. The five other people in custody are all men, aged between 18 and 48. 30 people were injured when a homemade bomb partially exploded at parsons green. Our correspondent Matthew Thompson is at Southwark Police station in south london for us now. This investigation is still very much going on. Yes indeed. Just behind Southwark Policed asian where we believe all six of the men so far arrested are being held under section 41 the terrorism act Southwark Police station. Anyone can be suspected studio euro anyone can be detained for 48 hours if they are suspected of terrorism offences. We know one man has been arrested for nearly 48 hours. They can then apply for further time to hold him. There is also a 17 year old iraqi. More men have been arrested since, a 35 old man in southport, wales, and a 40 year old and 30 year old also arrested in southport, wales, and a sixth man was arrested in south london today. That takes the total to six addresses searched by police and five of those are active. None of these six arrested so far have been charged with any crime and given the nature of those powers i was describing, it could be several more days before we hear more about charges and indeed we might not get any charges at all. After the Manchester Bombing 20 people were arrested, and they were all released without charge. Police have described it as a very fast moving investigation and it is still ongoing. Thanks forjoining us. The headlines on bbc news the Prime Minister briefed the cabinet on her plans for the brexit negotiations ahead of a major speech in italy tomorrow. Emergency workers in mexico city are frantically trying to reach several children believed to be still alive under the rubble of a school which collapsed in tuesdays earthquake. A thermal scanner has picked up signs of life in several locations. The chief executive of ryanair, Michael Oleary, admits that theres been a Significant Management failure, as the firm struggles to cope with thousands of flight cancellations. He says he might force pilots to change their annual leave to cope with the demand. In sport Damian Collins calls for an independent review after the sacking of the england womens head coach mark sampson. In 2015 the fa decided he was not a safeguarding threat, but he was dismissed yesterday for what they called inappropriate and Unacceptable Behaviour in a previous role. But the body denies knowledge of his issues before his appointment. Chelsea have agreed to sell diego costa to his former Club Atletico madrid, if personal terms and medical are confirmed, he will be able to move to spain injanuary. Rain has the players off at trent bridge with only minimal play as england hope to take a 2 0 lead in their odi series with the west indies. I will be back with more on those stories at 330. Ryanairs chief executive Michael Oleary, has admitted a Significant Management failure at the airline, and says more flights may have to be cancelled. A group of ryanair pilots has rejected an offer of a bonus of up to £12,000 each to work extra shifts and help reduce the number of cancellations. Our Business Correspondent theo leggett reports. Even the boss of ryanair now calls it a Significant Management failure. Its certainly more than a little turbulence. The Budget Airline has had to cancel about 50 flights a day until the end of october because it doesnt have enough pilots available to fly them. At todays annual general meeting in dublin, chief executive Michael Oleary had some explaining to do. Do you feel under pressure . No, were having a very good year. The company says it is planning to force some pilots to divert part of their annual leave until next year and says it doesnt need their consent but there are signs pilots themselves are taking advantage of the situation. Ryanair has offered its pilots a cash bonus of up to £12,00

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