And at 09 15 well hear the reaction of some of those protesters to his comments. Some children are inhaling the equivalent of nearly one packet of cigarettes every week due to air pollution, according to new research. And andy murrays remarkable comeback from injury continues. Its confirmed that hell play singles at the Australian Open injanuary. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The brexit talks will collapse this week. Thats the prediction from a downing street source in a series of incendiary texts published by the spectator magazine. Government officials this morning say they do not dispute the assessment. The briefing in the spectator goes on to suggest that borisjohnson will do all sorts of things to prevent the uks departure, due at the end of the month, from being delayed. But if it is theres a warning that number ten could refuse to co operate with brussels, if britain is forced to remain inside the european union. The text says we will make clear privately and publicly that countries which oppose delay will go to the front of the queue for future cooperation. Those who support delay will go to the bottom of the queue. At the same time further details have emerged of the European Unions objections to british proposals for changes to the irish backstop in the brexit negotiations. As our brussels correspondent tweeted late last night, brussels were so non plussed over one proposal it had to check with the uk whether it was a joke. It wasnt, he says. This was over the uks new article i a for the ireland protocol, which would commit both sides to no checks at the irish border ever, regarded as a blank cheque in brussels. Lets go to westminster now and see what the reactions been there. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith joins me. Good morning. First of all to what is contained in the spectator article. Is this evidence downing street has moved well beyond the idea of getting deal. And who is the source . One would imagine with such a level of language and the detail contained in this that this source ought to be saying this on the record . There is a huge amount of speculation about the source. The important thing is that source has not been disowned or denied by downing street officially, so they are quite happy for that sort of language and message to go out. The message is that these negotiations are message is that these negotiations a re pretty message is that these negotiations are pretty much dead in the water and number ten is already preparing for the blame game. A fair amount of blame will be apportioned on the irish taoiseach, leo varadkar, who, this source suggests, is gambling on another referendum. Because he is not prepared to budge other leaders are not prepared to budge. Perhaps the most extraordinary thing is the warning in effect that if the eu does go down the road of further delay, then bluntly the uk will become a Disruptive Force within the eu, that it will refuse to co operate. In the words of this source the normal rules around cooperation, quote, go down the toilet. It suggests we will in effect divide the eu up into friends and foes. Those countries which oppose britain by backing the calls for further delay, we will view them as engaging in hostile interference in the domestic politics of this country. And those countries that oppose another delay, they will go to the front of the queue in terms of future cooperation, in terms of security and economic policy. You just get the sense that we are now heading for a decidedly rancorous endgame, although this morning the former tory cabinet minister amber rudd said she believed what was going on was that number ten was trying to position itself politically to avoid blame for the breakdown of the negotiations. Politically to avoid blame for the breakdown of the negotiationsm sounds angry and desperate and the language that is used i do not believe it should be the language of auk believe it should be the language of a uk government. There is a fair amount of speculation about where it came from, but since it has not been denied by numberten came from, but since it has not been denied by number ten and no young woman has been marched out of downing street, one can only presume it comes from the centre, from the Prime Ministers adviser, and the style implies that. You think Dominic Cummings . I think so, yes, otherwise heads would have a role. Clearly it has come from him, it is in his style. And amber rudd said she would back a confirmatory referendum such as one would arise. And there are conservative mps opposed to no deal, how will they react to all of this . Time is short and the government is saying it believes the anthony ban act is not watertight. They are in a bit of a bind. They agreed around opposing no deal and they remain largely convinced that the benn act is watertight. They are prepared to sit on their hands that under the benn act and cabinet minister or a cabinet secretary will have to seek delay. Thereafter they fall apart because they cannot agree on who they want to replace Boris Johnson with two set up what they call a government of National Unity to rule on an interim basis to pave the way for another referendum. Labour are clear the only person they would accept fronting up a government of National Unity is jeremy corbyn. Amber rudd said she under no circumstances would she accept jeremy corbyn, likejo swinson and the liberal democrats, likewise some former labour mps. The rebels are by and large split over what to do next. But unless they can find some sort of consensus about who the alternative to borisjohnson might actually be, it would seem to me the prospects of some sort of government of National Unity as they call it is extremely unlikely. Briefly, given the reaction that we have heard from brussels to the governments latest proposals here, do you think that signals that brussels has also all but given up its optimism that there might bea but given up its optimism that there might be a deal available . but given up its optimism that there might be a deal available . I think so. Might be a deal available . I think so. What we heard from brussels was a pointa point so. What we heard from brussels was a point a point by point rebuttal of the entire plan, it was not a minor nip and tuck, it was the whole package. Given we are three or four days away from when brussels say they have to have it nailed down so they have to have it nailed down so they can present the package to all 27 eu countries, we are not even at the starting block, we have not even entered the tunnel, the lockdown for the negotiations, there are no face to face meetings pencilled in between Boris Johnson face to face meetings pencilled in between borisjohnson and other eu leaders, we are not even at the starting gate. It is clear both sides are now preparing for deadlock and a pretty brutal blame game thereafter. Norman, thank you very much. Meanwhile, a leading Economic Research group has warned that a no deal brexit could send Government Debt to its highest level since the 1960s. The institute for fiscal studies said government borrowing was likely to climb from over £50 billion to £100 billion and total debt would soar to 90 of national income. This means the uk could be borrowing almost as much as the country earns in a year. Pauljohnson from the institute for fiscal studies said that a no deal brexit would have an impact on public spending. If we have no deal, the economy would grow very little, if at all, over the next two or three years, borrowing would rise up to 90 to £100 billion a year, which is a very significant increase from where we are. If that happened, i think we would have to have another period of either tax increases or spending cuts to get it back under control. Irelands finance minister will unveil a no deal brexit budget today. The plans will outline how irish firms will be kept afloat if the uk leaves the eu in a chaotic manner. The Irish Government has warned Economic Growth could come to a near halt next year, putting up to 80,000 jobs at risk if the uk leaves the bloc without a deal. Turkey says its ready to send forces into North Eastern syria following President Trumps controversial decision to start withdrawing us troops from the area. The american president s move has aroused cross Party Opposition in the us, where hes been accused of abandoning kurdish fighters in the region. Theyre regarded by many in the us as allies in the fight against the Extremist Group the so called islamic state, but by the turkish government as terrorists. Mr trump warned turkeys president erdogan not to launch an attack on the kurds, claiming hed obliterate the turkish economy in retaliation if he did. This map gives an idea of which groups are controlling which parts of syria. The orange part in the north east is held by kurdish groups, and turkey is particularly concerned by their presence on its border. This map is based on a document revealed by president erdogan at the United Nations and it gives an idea of how far he wants his forces to move against those kurdish held positions. The Syrian Democratic forces, or sdf, led by the kurds, say they are shocked by the move. Us troops have already been leaving observation posts along the syrian border. Washington says only a small number of troops were moved a short distance, but Kurdish Forces fear they are clearing the way for a turkish invasion. President trump has been defending his decision, explaining that the Us Government wants to bring troops home. Let them take care of it, let them take care of it. We want to bring our troops back home. It has been many, many years, it has been decades in many cases. We want to bring our troops back home and i got elected on that. When you go back and look at our speeches i would say we want to bring our troops back home from these endless wars. As we mentioned earlier, President Trumps move has met with opposition in the us, even from his own party. This was the reaction of republican us senator lindsey graham, speaking on fox news. Here is what is going to happen. It is going to lead to isis re emerging and there is Nothing Better for isis than to create a conflict between the kurds and turkey. The kurds will now align with assad because they have nobody to count on. Because we abandoned them. So this is a big win for iran and a big win for isis. I will do everything i can to sanction turkey if they step further in North Eastern syria. Liz sly from the Washington Post is in beirut, in neighbouring lebanon. Good to have you with us on bbc news this morning. First of all, what signs are there of how president erdogan will respond to this . Today we see the border is completely quiet, turkey has been building up troops therefore longer than months, threatening this invasion, but there is no movement yet. It is becoming a bit clear that it could be quite difficult for him to move, given there is a lot of International Opposition to it. The americans are pushing back very hard. In some ways he has already won something of a victory by getting donald trump to concede that america will not stop turkey from making this operation and that america respects and accepts turkeys legitimate security concerns. In the midst of this tense wait what is the position for civilians in this area, including refugees . Well, this was an area that isis occupied and the kurds have taken it back. A lot of people have taken it back. A lot of people have not returned home and they are escaping again. Some people said they were packing and leaving in case the turks came in. But most people are waiting to see how the situation develops. If turkey goes across the border, you will find a lot of kurds fleeing the area. There are not many places for them to go and we could see more chaotic scenes as people try and escape in all directions. We played that clip of President Trump defending his decision, despite the criticism within his own party and various branches of the Us Government, but evenif branches of the Us Government, but even if he was to backpedal in his language, is it a bit too late in terms of what president erdogan might decide to do next . It is too late in the sense that americas credibility is shot in that part of the world. This is the third time donald trump has said he would withdraw troops from those areas. In each case the military and the state department has convinced him to change his mind. They had 2000 troops there, the last time he said he was withdrawing, last december, they said, no, we have to stay a bit longer, we can leave the kurds, so they reduced it by half and now they have 1000 troops there. But the longer this goes on, everybody in the region will say you cannot count on america. They are definitely not staying long time, so it is time to look for other alliances. Russia may get more deeply involved, talking to turkey about how it can be the guarantorfor turkey about how it can be the guarantor for turkeys security concerns about the kurds. The kurds are trying to talk to russia and the Syrian Government about how they might be protected in a post american syria. All in all, people are starting to see the United States as extremely unreliable. Thank you very much for your thoughts. Thank you very much for your thoughts. The headlines on bbc news. The brexit talks could collapse this week. Government Officials Say theyre not disputing the prediction from a downing street source who says the uk will be uncooperative if forced to stay in the eu. Turkey says its ready to begin a military operation in syria as President Trump defends his surprise decision to pull out us troops. The Prime Minister calls Extinction Rebellion protestors uncooperative crusties as he urges them to stop blocking londons streets. Andy murray will play singles at the United States open injanuary if he stays fit. Speculation surrounds the future of Manchester Uniteds manager. Reports suggest he could be sackedif manager. Reports suggest he could be sacked if he loses the next game badly. Tropical storm could stop scotla nd badly. Tropical storm could stop scotland or irelands chances of Going Forward in the world cup. If either of their games are called off, they could be called a draw and they could miss out on the quarter finals. More on those stories in 20 minutes time. Borisjohnson has labelled Extinction Rebellion environmental protestors unco operative crusties who should abandon what he called their hemp smelling bivouacs and stop blocking roads. He made his comments at a book launch yesterday evening. Police arrested 280 protesters in london yesterday as the Campaign Group began its latest protest calling for action on Climate Change. Key sites in london were blocked, including whitehall, Horse Guards Parade and the mall, with some activists chaining themselves to vehicles and railings. The demonstrations are set to continue for the next two weeks. The metropolitan police says that it has put new conditions on the protests today. Whilst protest is a fundamental human right, that does not give you the right to disrupt other peoples lives to the extent that they are. Peoples livelihoods are being damaged, the huge disruption to london, we had over 50 bus routes cancelled yesterday. I know a number of stories of people struggling to get to work. It is important the protesters u ndersta nd get to work. It is important the protesters understand the impact. Today we have put conditions on the protest under the public order act where people can only now lovely protest at Trafalgar Square on the pedestrianised area off the road. Anybody else protesting within the westminster area a re anybody else protesting within the westminster area are linked to Extinction Rebellion are committing an offence and they will be arrested today. Lets get the latest on the protests our reporter tim muffett is at whitehall in central london. It isa it is a stones throw from downing street. What is the reaction to the comments by Boris Johnson . Street. What is the reaction to the comments by borisjohnson . Does it make the protesters even more determined to carry on . Yes, not to impress. Uncooperative crusties is the way the Prime Minister described them and many spent the night quite close to where he is. This is whitehall and many protesters slept here last night. More than 300 arrests we now believe in total. Ben, you were arrested yesterday. Good morning. Uncooperative crusties, what is your reaction . Absolutely not, we are very peaceful, we are not hippies, we do not smell of hemp, we would Boris Johnson to come and talk to us about a citizen of assembly. Our current democracy is failing to deal with climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse. We want to strengthen our democracy with a Citizens Assembly. It isajury like democracy with a Citizens Assembly. It is a jury like system of randomly selected people and we trust the citizens of this country will have the courage to make the decision to de