are a lot of interdicted terrorist activities. as far as the united kingdom is concerned, they make their own call regarding the procedures they require the dividing -- the dubai security airport officers to do. there is some upgrade of surveillance, let's say detection on both hand baggage and whole check package. senaid theyt actually have all of these devices as a whole. fore seems to be concern the time being that these things need to be dealt with. . we notice that the germans don't seem to be too concerned about it. we are waiting to see how that works. i believe that if it becomes a global concern that all airlines will be faced with the same restrictions as those carriers in our region face today. yousef: fed officials have said they had see two more rate hikes this year. if the boston president has his way, it will be more than that. the benchmark they need to be raised 4 times in 2017 to guard against overheating. gradual.uch more it will be much less than what we did in the last period coming out of the recession. at that time, we were raising it at every single meeting.

target of spending 2% of the size of their country's economies on defense. the u.s., united kingdom, poland, greece and astone i can't are the only five nato countries reaching that target. there are 28 nations in nato. as forever the u.s. response, if nato countries fail to spend more on defense, state department officials refused to say. the german foreign minister is already pushing back on the u.s. request. reuters reports foreign minister sigmoid gabriel would mean 70 billion euros. i don't know any german politician would claim that is reachable or desirable. before reprimanding nato allies on defense spending secretary tillerson opened his remarks to international counterparts expressing support for nato is strong and bedrock for trans-atlantic security. a message of relief for some. >> remember, at the beginning of the presidency, you know, nato is not so important anymore. it is not the key for security. now we see that the united states said, no it is the corner stone of trans-atlantic alliance. >> reporter: secretary tillerson also warned russia that nato is fundamental to counte

success for all of us. we need accessed principally to the united kingdom market —— we need accessed and that does not require the agreement of any eu member state, let alone spain and access in the uk trade deals around the world will produce for us the trade we need to be very successful and prosperous. 100% exclusively british. what about the border with spain‘s how would you like that to work the spanish foreign minister said there is no question of the border and they expect to see continued fluidity of workers moving back and forth and that must also mean the visitors because these things work on a reciprocal basis and tourists need to access gibraltar because they create the jobs for the spanish workers who come to gibraltar. there is a great measure of confidence the border will operate as it is, a new schengen border code will apply from next week, new checks may apply but not in a week, i sincerely hope, that causes difficulty for people wanting to access and work in gibraltar. will it take longer to cross the border in the future? i sincerely hope it will not but i cannot cu

includes recruiting more unemployed and older workers in the uk. one thing we have to do in the united kingdom is to actually tackle the perception of careers in our industry, which isn't necessarily the same as it is in france, switzerland, austria or germany. hospitality careers there are actually seen as a career of choice. the government says that while it will end free movement as it is now, it will design a new immigration system that is in the national interest. john moylan, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. the best of the weather this weekend will be on sunday. plenty of april showers on saturday. there's been sunshine today, lifting temperatures to about 70 degrees. the rain is slow moving in scotland and his showery in wales and the south—west. it will be quite wet tea tonight and overnight. showery bands affecting northern england and into wales. try for much of scotland and it will be dry for eastern england. not cold overnight or as warm as it was last night, which was very mild. showers from the start across northern and western areas and sh

bring back powers from europe to the united kingdom. ministers here in edinburgh and in london will be thinking about just how disruptive that could be. waiting times will be longer for routine operations, such as hip and knee replacements, as a "trade off" for improvements in a&e performance and better treatment in other areas. that's according to the head of nhs england, simon stevens, who's unveiling a strategy for the nhs over the next two years. he says increasing patient demand and the growth in new treatments, mean that choices have to be made. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. how have you been feeling? not too bad, thank you. at the age of 97, iris needs a little help, especially after recovering from a recent illness. so her gp called a local nhs service that provides the right care in the right place and for iris, that was home. the treatment at home has been absolutely wonderful. they have said, you need a commode, it was there straightaway. you need a walking frame, it was there straightaway. without help at home, iris might have ended up here, in her loc

negotiator of a successful peace process, the foreign minister of the united kingdom who brought to light the prevalence of andal violence in conflict a surgeon who worked tirelessly with women victims of violence in the democratic republic of and the then secretary general of nato. we are honored to present the awards to four individuals whose abiding courage and exemplary determination played a pivotal role in securing peace in a country devastated by a half-century of war. secretary clinton will share more about their efforts in just a moment. before she does, i would like to introduce her. championedton has the rights and role of women for more than four decades. in many leadership roles in which she has served. as first lady, senator of new york, on the global stage as secretary of state and most recently as the first woman in our country's history to be nominated for president by a major political party. [applause] >> she has strengthened opportunities for women's political, economic and social engagement, creating and institutionalizing policies that have helped to ensure gre

have relatives in scotland. i have friends in france. nd the united kingdom and ermany, and they're all afraid of russia's meddling. country is the laughing stock of europe. no longer number 1. world war ii, we helped was europe. and at this point, i almost feel we're doomed. host: linda, let's let him respond. guest: i really agree. t is in the united states core interests to ensure integration this is a n europe. lesson from the second world united states has a ital interest in having peaceful friend on the eastern of the atlantic. need a is also why we firm united states stance russia. ecause if the united states retreats from europe, then russia will advance, and you soon see that then europe split. europe would be more hostile towards the united states. definitely not in the interest of the united states. host: okay. former nato second general anders hillaryremarks from clinton at georgetown university today. this will be mrs. clinton's first speech in washington since the presidential election. this is live coverage on c-span. >> 8, 10, 12 month 14.

. not least, further separation. scotland, for example, is now talking about leaving the united kingdom. there is also some rumbling amongst other euro skeptic member countries to will brussels seek a tough pardon to deter copycats yet good that is one of the questions you want to talk about here on quadriga. our town today, "brexit - a painful divorce?" that is the question we want to talk about with our guests. it is a pleasure to welcome petra pinzler, a journalist for die zeit. for great britain, the times after will be worst when the people realize their country is bound to the e.u. with less influence. catherine hickley is a british author based in berlin and a former correspondent for bloomberg. she says the decision to leave the e.u. will likely lead to the breakup of the united kingdom. it is a pleasure to welcome david charter, and berlin-based correspondent for the british there is noays that evidence that the balance of voters hasn't shifted. that means looking hard at the reasons that drove them away. welcome to all of you. i would like to ask about your personal reactions to the

serious. you want the united kingdom, the brits, to enter into individual trade agreements with individual european countries. that's how you see the future of british trade with europe, correct? now, okay, i know that's your view -- >> yeah. stuart: what chance of this actually happening? >> well, in the short term that isn't going to happen. the e.u. will, for their negotiations, i think, hold together, and they're saying today that they won't even talk about trade with us until we've paid some ludicrous bill of every 50 billion sterling. so effectively, they're trying to blackmail us. this is all rather stupid really because we trade at a big imbalance with the european union. they sell us far more than we sell them, and they're prepared -- these european politicians are prepared to put their crumbling dream of this european project above the interests of their own workers and their own companies. so this is their initial, starting shot. let's see where it goes. stuart: okay. one last one for you. the french elections are coming up, i think it's about three, four weeks' time.

powers from europe, to the united kingdom. ministers here in edinburgh and london will be thinking aboutjust in edinburgh and london will be thinking about just how in edinburgh and london will be thinking aboutjust how disruptive that could be. let's go back to maul to work eu leaders have been meeting. we have been hearing from donald tusk, but now let's go back to chris morris our reporter in malta. do you think from britain's point of view it is better than what we could have expected? it sets out what is going to be a tough negotiating schedule. but i think people knew that already. perhaps if it has told us some home truths, thatis it has told us some home truths, that is not a bad thing. what it is not seeking to do is to punish the uk, even on the financial settlement. the eu argument is you have got to pay the money to settle the account so that we are even as we lead. it is not a divorced defeat, it is not a bill to enable us defeat, it is not a bill to enable us to exit, it is settling previous accounts. the problem is how you work out those accounts. that will be one of

operation, you said to me, what i've been saying in london where the kingdom of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates dissented, if the operation military has to go, when you do have a contention. tomorrow if there's a family what is, what are the values any military operation cracks what is the contingency plan that puts food in place in order to make sure that the flow of you mentoring assistance and commercial commodities is going and? that's on such a point that we should be -- there is an element here of, the risk for famine, 18.8 million people who need he mentoring assistance. i am just saying this completely out of spec elation because i have no proof to happen or not, but what i'm hearing from sources, it's likely to happen. but for us we will have very, very disastrous consequences because of the population. having said that i'm not trying to address what i say this. we know about the smuggling of arms, these are issues that had been identified. many of these issues can be at the table of the talks come not through military action. there is still military solution in ye

significant. we have record levels of low unemployment in the united kingdom, and the competition for what's becoming a scarce resource is intense. as we go forward, we as an industry have said today publicly that we are going to up our game. we're going to ramp up all existing efforts. and one thing that we have to do in the united kingdom is to actually tackle the perception of careers in our industry, which isn't necessarily the same as it is in france, switzerland, austria or germany, where hospitality careers are actually seen as a career of choice. we're going to have to focus particularly on the next generation. so we're talking about going to 11—year—olds, for example. back to schools, children. you know, what we want is when asked, a child to say as many times as a child would say, "i want to be a doctor or a fireman or a teacher when i grow up", we want a child to say, "i want to run a bar when i grow up, i want to be a hotel manager or a restaurant manager". other business stories we have again today... business customers can choose their water supplier as from tomorrow, the u

back powers from europe to the united kingdom and ministers here in edinburgh and london will be thinking about how disruptive that could be. the time is very nearly quarter past one. our top story this lunchtime. complex and confrontational: the eu warns britain about the road to exiting the european union. and still to come, i'll be reporting on the reopening of us —— this, the settle to ca rlisle on the reopening of us —— this, the settle to carlisle line and the arrival of arguably the most famous stea m arrival of arguably the most famous steam engine in the light —— world. a shock defeat for defending champion judd trump who a shock defeat for defending championjudd trump who is out of his title defence in china. it's one of the biggest wildlife conservation projects ever seen in britain — and its aim is to save at least 20 species from extinction — creatures like the black click beetle, the shrill carder bee and the natterjack toad. the back from the brink campaign is being launched today. it's an £8 million scheme backed by the heritage lottery fund. and

as confident about the city and financial services as you are about the united kingdom and its totality? >> no. i think there are three sectors that struggle the most in the kind of deal we are likely to get. having said that, i think london sectormain the financial of the europe. i think people exaggerate the demise of london as a financial center. london has been to this many times and it keeps picking itself up. ofhink it will remain one the biggest financial centers in the world. both stickingare with us. thank you. coming up, d.c. a conversation with peter navarro global trade. week with thext resident of china. you are watching bloomberg. jonathan: south african assets are crumbling with the brand having its biggest slide since 2015. toant to cross over johannesburg. great to have you on the program. it has been a soap opera ever since that weekend in december a threeime ago when we had finance members and then it carried on. what led to this in the last 24 hours? >> it has come indeed. quite an eventful 12 hours. one that could be a myriad of regions. dynamics. power he

united kingdom from the union and from all the rights and obligations the united kingdom derives from commitments undertaken as member state". speaking in malta earlier this morning, mr tusk acknowledged that the talks ahead would be tough. only when we have achieved sufficient progress on the withdrawal, can we discussed the framework for our future relationship. starting parallel talks on all issues at the same time, as suggested by some in the uk, will not happen. and when talking about our future relationship, we obviously share the uk's desire to establish a close partnership between us. strong ties reaching beyond the economy and including security cooperation, remain in our common interests. let me conclude by saying that the talks, which are about to start, will be difficult, complex and sometimes even confrontational. there is no way around it. the eu 27 does not and will not pursue a punitive approach. brexit in itself is already punitive enough. after more than a0 years of being united, we owe it to each other to do everything we can to make this divorce as smooth as possib

, european citizens in the united kingdom and british citizens in the european union, are not used as bargaining chips by any side, sol do believe that there is a wide ranging commitment to settle this issue as quickly as possible. as president tusk was saying, and has already declared in our initial statements, the 27 see no room for parallel negotiations. first, there needs to be an agreement on the principles of the united kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the european union, but once those principles are agreed, and before actually going on with those negotiations, once there is sufficient progress that it will be determined by date european council alone, be determined by date european councilalone, negotiations be determined by date european council alone, negotiations on a new phase, a new relationship, will be able to start by council giving a mandate to the negotiator to do so. it is imperative to stress that, while the european union and member states are showing flexibility in making it clear that they are ready for transition periods as necessary, those transition periods

continue to engage with the united kingdom, and i think all member states will. but, and this is a clear demarcation line, when it comes to negotiations on this issue, on brexit and on future relationships, there is a clear commitment by the 27 to have just one point of contact, and that point of contact is mr. barnier. that negotiation is led exclusively from the european side. said do believe as donald that this is not something of a lipservice, but this is a true political commitment from each side. when it comes to your question on sufficient progress, yes, we are seeing that the sufficient progress is determined exclusively by the european council. >> i want to be very clearly. . ismust be clear that e.u. 27. autumn, at least i hope so. >> president tusk, in the guidelines, there is envisaged some kind of transition in which britain would continue to pay into the e.u. budget and under the jurisdiction of ecj. but those things other reasons why people voted to leave the e.u. why have you included them? thank you. tusk: let me say just what i think about out, about impressions on both

the european union and the uk is highly unlikely until the united kingdom leaves the eu in 2019. there are three million eu citizens currently in the uk. the eu will want them to stay, keep theirjobs and have a right to health care. in return, the eu is expected to guarantee the same for the approximately 1 million britons in eu member states. questions remain over what kind of deal the city of london can expect in the future. at stake are so—called passporting rights that allow banks with a base in the uk to access customers and financial markets in the eu. the loss of passporting rights could see us orjapanese banks leaving london. then there's the issue of whether britain will pay an exit bill for leaving the eu. one figure that's already been talked about is 60 billion euros — something that the uk has said it won't sign up to. before i introduce our guest, we are getting some lines in from malta. eu-uk getting some lines in from malta. eu—uk free—trade deal cannot offer partial single market access and must prevent physical, social, environmental dumping, these are

united team to. -- united kingdom. he is indicating the bank's planned for the end of passporting. operate after brexit, but the bank is planning for the end of passporting. the financial sector front and center in all of this. fascinating to see how early we get to that particular issue. let's turn our attention to what is happening next week. meet theump is set to chinese president at mar-a-lago on thursday. trump tweeted overnight the meeting will be "very difficult." in that we can no longer have trade deficit. sean spicer indicated the importance of the meeting portrayed. opportunity for president trump to develop a relationship in person with the president. he has spoken on the phone a few times, but we have big problems. everything from the south china sea to trade, to north korea, there are big issues of national and economic security that need to get addressed and i think there is a lot on the table when it comes to that over the two days they will talk. guy: sean spicer. daniel, trump -- downplaying the trump tweets. give us the setup from the chinese point of view. dani

the liquids and gels were, the shoes. as the united kingdom is concerned, they have their own judgment. they make their own call with regard to what procedures they are requiring the dubai government security offices to do. and there are some upgrades of surveillance and let's say detection on both hand baggage and hold checked baggage -- w check -- hold checked baggage. there is some concern in this part of the world. its own.e will do we noticed the germans don't seem to be too concerned about it. others are on the fence. we are waiting to see how that works. but i wouldn't believe if it becomes a universal concern, a global concern, all airlines will be faced with the same kind of restrictions and those carriers in our region are facing today. yousef: that officials have repeatedly said they see two more rate hikes this year. but now, if the boston president has his way, it will be more than that. he said the benchmark may need to be raised to four times in 2017. >> four is more gradual than what we did. less than what we did in the we were coming out of a recession. we were raising

this more difficult, more complicated for you? vera: of course, we are not happy about united kingdom leaving the european union, but at the same time, they are not leaving europe. they are still europeans, and i strongly believe that not only in the field of data protection and other spheres we will be able to come to mutually advantageous agreement, which will set the basis for the future strong partnership between e.u. and the united kingdom. cory: really quick, are you optimistic? do you feel like you have gotten what you need, or you still laid -- or you still need to get more insurance is from the white house and u.s. government? vera: at this moment i am positive, but of course, we need to get more information about how the privacy shield is functioning. because this year in september i will publish the first annual review. and i shared this information with all my partners here that i expect them to give us the input and the sufficient information so that we can assess whether privacy shield is for filling -- is fulfilling its main function. cory: e.u. justice commissioner, thank you

united kingdom. but the politics have gotten more tempting for scotland to say they want to stay in europe. america may park their nuclear summaries and places in scotland, it is the only place where they can park nuclear submarines. it scotland goes away there is a real crisis about what to do for nuclear deterrence. there are extraordinary risks that cascade out from a hard departure without a deal. charlie: brexiters must lose if they are to succeed. can you unpack that for me? brexiteers have told the public they can have full sovereignty and full control over the court of justice, immigration, and that they will not get any poorer. they can have all of the prosperity they have from trading with a single market. economists say that has always been untrue, they are going to have to lose, they are going to have to make some concessions want tothey do not become poorer and want to trade and be a dynamic, successful, modern country, they have to make concessions which currently in terms ofying, being subject to european roles. imagine an american pharmaceutical company that makes me

because the vast majority of haulage—based cabotage that takes place in the united kingdom is international hauliers operating in the uk, so they themselves have a vested interest in ensuring that their politicians work with us to ensure we have the best possible arrangement for the future. that is what we will do and i am confident other european governments will want to do the same. the prime minister flippantly said in her article 50 speech that we will be leaving eu institutions but not europe, as if that was a good thing. the aviation safety agency plays a crucial role in excluding any aircraft or company that have poor safety records from european airspace, safeguarding the security and well—being of people right across the continent. now that negotiations are underway, this government has a duty to passengers in the aviation sector to tell us if the uk will be a participant or are they happy to compromise our economy and passenger well—being to achieve their "little britain" hard brexit? in the friendliest possible spirit, there is no danger of her suffering ill hea

the united kingdom still but the politics have got more tempting for scotland to say well, maybe we want to stay in europe. america for among other things parks its nuclear sub marine in bases in scotland it is the only place in the u.k. you can park a nuclear sub marine. sct land goes away, suddenly there is a real crisis about what to do with britain's nuclear deterrent and that is quite important to america. so there are extraordinary risks that cascade out from a hard departure without a deal. >> rose: david martin argued in the financial times that brexiters must lose if brexit is to succeed. you can unpack that for me? >> yeah. i think that the brexiteers have basically told the british public that they can have full sovereignty and full control over everything from not having to listen to the european code of justice, total control over immigration and that they will not get any poorer. that they can have all the prosperity that they currently have from trading with a single market, the economists can argue that has always been untrue. so they are going to have to lose becaus

in the united kingdom but the politics have gotten that they want to stay in europe. america may part their nuclear summaries and places in scotland, it is the only place inre they can park those scotland goes away than there is a real crisis. extraordinary risks that cascade out from a hard departure. brexiteers must lose if they are to succeed. can you unpack that statement me?ing -- for britain basically told the public that they can have full sovereignty and full control over the court of justice and , they can have all of the prosrity that they currently have with the market. economists say that has always been untrue, they are going to have to lose, they are going to have to make some are going tohey have to become poor if they want to continue to trading with butter countries. they are going to have to make concessions which they are currently denying in terms of european rules. imagine a pharmaceutical company that makes medicine for the u.k., we crashed out does that pharmaceutical company want to be subject to british rule or your opinion role. it does not make a lot of

, workers and consumers across the united kingdom, on the day that we leave the eu. all rights and protections derived from eu law must be converted into domestic law. all rights and protections — no limitations, no qualifications, no sunset clauses. in the mountains of north wales, a helicopter crash has claimed the lives of this couple and three other members of the same family. the women who could have been suicide bombers. we report from nigeria on the brutal tactics of the militant islamist group, boko haram. and coming up on newsnight: all eyes are on europe, and europe's eyes are on us, as we feel our way to a new future. we hear from the german defence minister. now we're out the way, is the eu going to start pursuing a common defence policy? good evening and welcome to bbc news. a day after the brexit process formally started, ministers have revealed their plans for converting thousands of items of european union legislation into british law. they have announced what they call a great repeal bill, which they say will provide clarity and certainty on what happens after br

certainly for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom, on the day that we leave the eu. all rights and protections derived from eu law must be converted into domestic law. all rights and protections — no limitations, no qualifications, no sunset clauses. in the mountains of north wales, a helicopter crash has claimed the lives of this couple and three other members of the same family.

. next,the united kingdom the day after triggering article 50. the government plans to trigger elaws of national law. opposition has warned over a potential democratic ficit. working to end the authority of the european ball in the u.k. a day after triggering the two-year coudown to brexit. one of the main arguments for those wanting a break with europe was the ability for u.k. to make and follow its own laws without referring to u.s. judges. -- eu judges. now, theresa may's government has announced the great repeal ofl to incorporate thousands pies of eu lislation into british law. david davis, the u.k. minister for brexit outlined the government's outline for legislation in parliament. >> it will mean that as we exit the eu and seek a new and different partnership with the european union, we will do it from a position of the same standards and rules. but also to ensure we deliver on a promise to end the supremacy of european union law and u.k. as we exit. >> by keeping the same regulatory standards, this bill is aimed at allowing companies to continue trading goods and services the

clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. but there are concerns that the process ahead could weaken the rights built up and guaranteed in eu law overfour decades. all rights and protections derived from eu law must be converted in domestic law. all rights and protections — no limitations, no qualifications, and no sunset clauses. and in edinburgh, the day after the brexit process started, scotland's first minister signs her letter demanding a referendum on independence. we'll have more from edinburgh, westminster and brussels on the questions being asked about the brexit process. also tonight. the little boy who died after his surgery was repeatedly delayed — two doctors talk about the situation in one of britain's biggest children's hospitals. the women who could have been suicide bombers — we report from nigeria on the brutal tactics of the militant islamist group boko haram. in the mountains of north wales, a helicopter crash has claimed the lives of this couple and three other members of the same fami

well as ourselves and the united kingdom have to be able to sit down with russia and put this to an end. because it is going to no good place. >> do you think it's possible to simultaneously secure our defenses on cyber and deal with this in one way and at the same time investigate russia? or do you think there will be a feeling that you have to get through investigation before we start trying figure out how to prevent this happening in the future? >> i've been on the intelligence committee for 16 years now. it is very rare that all the agencies come together with an intelligence assessment that is united. and in this case, they did. and that assessment is made with high confidence. that russia has done these things. so we now know that this isn't speculation. this is the real world. and the two intelligence services participated, and that the only way that could happen was either at the request of or the approval of president putin. so it makes it very important for the administration to sit down with president putin at some point and effect an agreement where the stops. and it should

across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. but there are concerns that the process ahead could weaken the rights built up and guaranteed in eu law overfour decades. all rights and protections derived from eu law must be converted in domestic law. all rights and protections — no limitations, no qualifications, and no sunset clauses.

united kingdom. we'll be live in westminster to discuss the great repeal bill — and we'll be live in malta, where there's been more comment on brexit from senior eu leaders. if you want to get in touch, you can e—mail us, find us on social media. i want to begin by showing you some of the copy coming into the bbc newsroom in the last hour. this is from the associated press telling us the south korean court has approved the south korean court has approved the arrest of park geun—hye over corruption allegations. this is from reuters, telling us that park geun—hye was driven from office in march, impeached over these allegations of bribery. and having been arrested, she can be held in a self up to 20 days while she is being investigated. —— in a cell. we can tell you park geun—hye has been arrested. let's bring in aidan foster carter, a career expert. —— korea. what do you make of this news? it was not unexpected. events have moved pretty fast. three months ago park geun—hye was the president of south korea. the scandal broke. she was impeached. the constitutional cour

approach. it will provide clarity and certainly for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom, on the day that we leave the eu. but eu leaders, including angela merkel, warn that the terms of brexit need to be settled first, before a new trade deal can be discussed. in scotland, nicola sturgeon signs a letter requesting the powers for a second referendum on independence. five members of the same family die after their helicopter crashes in snowdonia. an inquest hears that the westminster attacker khalid masood died from a gunshot wound to the chest. also this hour, cutting out the sweet stuff — health officials publish plans to cut the amount of sugar in foods that are popular with children new research suggest charging coffee drinkers for a disposable cup could cut waste by 300 million cups here. —— a year. good evening and welcome to bbc news. ministers have published plans to convert thousands of eu laws into british law, as the uk leaves the european union. the great repeal bill will effectively "copy and paste" all those eu laws onto our statute books, to av

consumers across the united kingdom, on the day that we leave the eu. but eu leaders, including angela merkel, warn that the terms of brexit need to be settled first, before a new trade deal can be discussed. in scotland, nicola sturgeon signs a letter requesting the powers for a second referendum on independence. five members of the same family die after their helicopter crashes in snowdonia. an inquest hears that the westminster attacker

over the united kingdom. labour's keir starmer, who will lead parliamentary scrutiny of theresa may's negotiation, said the job of the opposition had entered a new phase. while the brexit secretary, david davis — britain's chief negotiator — said he wanted a clean break. we're being clear that we want a smooth and orderly exit and the great repeal bill is integral to that approach. it will provide clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. all rights and protections derived from eu law must be converted into domestic law. all rights and protections — no limitations, no qualifications and no sunset clauses. our political correspondent, rob watson, is in westminster. good to see you. you too. we know why it's called the great repeal bill it will get rid of the european act. really, the title is the biggest misnomer known to man. it will not repeal very much, is it? all those rulings and regulations will be shifted on to the uk statute book? you are stealing my best lines. it's an oddly named bill. the fir

certainly for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom, on the day that we leave the eu at a meeting in malta, eu leaders including the german chancellor angela merkel, have warned that the terms under which britain will leave the eu, must be settled first, before any new trade deal can be discussed. an inquest has heard that the westminster attacker khalid masood, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. it's feared five members of the same family died in a helicopter crash yesterday in north wales. two of those on board have been named locally as kevin and ruth burke, from milton keynes. health officials have published plans to cut the amount of sugar in everyday foods that are popular with children. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. from workers‘ rights to the environment, thousands of eu laws are to be transferred into uk legislation as the country gears up for brexit. it's a massive task that some say could take several years. we'll be talking to a former head of the civil serv

british law as the united kingdom gears up for brexit. the great repeal bill will effectively "copy and paste" all those eu laws onto our statute books to avoid what ministers are calling a legal "black hole". once done — parliament — and the devolved assemblies — will then have the power to scrap, amend or improve them. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. locked inside the tower, preserved for safekeeping. scrolls and scrolls and scrolls of the laws of our land. but, this one, that has shaped so much for decades, will be disappearing. repealed, rolled back. the act that took us into the eu. he wants to pass instead a huge set of new laws which will put the thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of european measures which currently govern us into the british statute books. as we exit the eu and seek a new, deep and special partnership with the european union, we will be doing so from a position where we have the same standards and rules. it will also ensure that we deliver on our promise to end the supremacy of european law in the uk as we

certainly for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom on the day that we leave the eu. but eu leaders, including angela merkel, are warning that the terms of brexit need to be settled first before a new trade deal can be discussed. we'll be looking at the scale of the legislative challenge ahead at westminster and we'll be looking at the latest signals from eu leaders about the talks to come. the other main stories on bbc news at five: an inquest hears that the westminster attacker, khalid masood, died from a gunshot wound to the chest. it's feared that five members of the same family died in a helicopter crash in north wales yesterday afternoon. health officials publish plans to cut the amount of sugar in foods most often eaten by children. and, what happened when cristiano ronaldo came face to face with an alternative view. it's 5.00pm. our main story is that ministers have published plans to convert thousands of eu laws into british law as the uk leaves the european union. but there are more signs today that european leaders are toughening their stance towards the b

structuralism and warning the united kingdom on russia and its interference and talking about how your big united kingdom need to be on its guard. let's check in with first word news. courtney donohoe is here. the senatecourtney: intelligence committees holding hearing on russian interference in the presidential election. a top democrat on the committee took aim at russian president radnor couldn't -- vladimir putin. he said he ordered a campaign to undermine the race for the white house. there was a deal in north carolina to repeal the controversial bathroom law. the current legal protection for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. leagues torts boycott north carolina. the proposal is not perfect, but he supports it. u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson told turkey the two countries face tough choices in the fight against islamic state. turkey disagrees with the u.s.' position that kurdish forces should take a role to battle for the strongholds in syria. as we were reporting before south africa's president faces a -- ifio in the he fires his finance minister. andini

approach. it will provide clarity for everybody across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. rights and protections deriving from eu law must convert it into domestic law, all rights and protections, no and no sunset clauses. at a meeting of european leaders in malta, angela merkel says post—brexit, the eu has to "put effort into europe" to leave it in a good position forfuture generations. i'm simon mccoy. the other stories that are developing this hour... an inquest hears that the westminster attacker khalid masood died from a gunshot wound to the chest. colin gregg, the heir to the greggs bakery chain, is jailed for 13—and—a—half years for indecently assaulting four boys. search teams find the bodies of five people with the wreckage of their helicopter in snowdonia. prince harry and the duke and duchess of cambridge release a series of films to encourage people to talk about mental health. and the sculptor of a bust of real madrid star cristiano ronaldo defends his work, after football fans say it looks nothing like him. i'm outside the houses of parliament in wes

consumers gci’oss businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom on the day we leave the eu. at a meeting of european leaders in malta angela merkel says post brexit the eu has to put effort into europe to leave it in to put effort into europe to leave itina to put effort into europe to leave it in a good position for future generations. i'm simon mccoy, the other stories developing this hour: search teams in snowdonia looking for a missing helicopterfinds the wreckage and the bodies of the five people on board. new guidelines for the amount of sugar in food published with the aim of cutting children's intake published with the aim of cutting child ren‘s intake by published with the aim of cutting children's intake by 20%. a nasa astronaut, peggy whitson, on record to break the record for most space walks by a woman. the sculptor of a bust by cristiano ronaldo defends his work after fans set it looks nothing like him. —— afterfans say it. hello and good afternoon. i'm outside the houses of parliament in westminster where the government has been outlining how it plan

clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom, on the day that we leave the eu. angela merkel says that after brexit, the eu has to "put effort into europe". i'm simon mccoy. the other stories that are developing this hour: north wales police say the bodies of five people have been found with the wreckage of a missing helicopter in snowdonia. a woman awoman and a woman and her 13—year—old son have died after being stabbed at their home in stourbridge today. eddie whitson is on track for breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman. football fans have been questioning the resemblance of a statue of cristiano ronaldo unveiled on the portuguese island of madeira. welcome back to the houses of parliament where the government has been outlining this lunchtime how it plans to transfer thousands of pieces of european union legislation into british law. the great repeal bill will give parliament or the devolved assemblies the power to scrap, amend or improve eu law. brexit secretary david davis told mps it would ensure the uk's smooth and o

the meaning we need. daniel hannon, a member of the european parallelment from the united kingdom has written a book about how the english language -- i think of winston churchill's qul "history of the working people." i read that book forward and back and when i finished up, i look at the ceiling and 1:30 in the morning and i thought my gosh, wherever the english language has gone, freedom has accompanied the language. if churchill didn't write that in his book, but to me that was a conclusion that came to me, an inescapeable conclusion if you think like i do. he laid the case out without saying it that the english language has carried freedom. daniel hannon's book does further and he sits in the european parallelment and multiling wall and will be listening to the interpreter while listening to another language in this ear and the language he gets interpreted into his ear doesn't necessarily carry out the same values and meaning. and his analysis is that the english language not only is a carrier of freedom, but it is a language that articulates freedom unique to any other. you can'

clarity and certainty for businesses, workers and consumers across the united kingdom, on the day that we leave the eu. angela merkel says that after brexit, the eu has to "put effort into europe". i'm simon mccoy. the other stories that are developing this hour: north wales police say the bodies of five people have been found with the wreckage of a missing helicopter in snowdonia. a woman awoman and a woman and her 13—year—old son have died after being stabbed at their

united kingdom on the day that we leave the eu. angela merkel says after brexit, the eu to put —— the uk has to put effort into europe. we'll be live at both westminster and in malta for the very latest. also this lunchtime. the bodies of five people have been found inside the wreckage of a helicopter which has crashed in snowdonia. cutting out the sweet stuff. lands to cut sugar intake in our children by 20% by the end of the decade. and grin and bear it — the sculpture of ronaldo that's got everyone talking but for all the wrong reasons. and in sport: wenger keeps us waiting — the arsenal manager, who's been under increasing pressure, wouldn't confirm whether he'll stay at the club past the summer. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has been outlining how it plans to transfer thousands of pieces of european union legislation, into british law. the great repeal bill will give parliament, or the devolved assemblies, the power to scrap, amend or improve eu laws. the brexit secretary, david davis, told mps it would ensure the uk's "smooth, o