, and kimjong—un was describing him asa and kimjong—un was describing him as a dotard and lunatic. i think what is piling the pressure on north korea is these economic sanctions, as well as the fact that china is participating in those sanctions. we should probably be fairly cautious. it normally requires a lot of preparation, this is jumping it normally requires a lot of preparation, this isjumping for directly into the talks pretty much with very little time to prepare, but we will see. i think we have got two lea d e rs but we will see. i think we have got two leaders who are very different from the normal leadership models and asa from the normal leadership models and as a result, anything is possible because they are not following the traditional leadership model. president trump keen to say that this is a result of his policies and his behaviour, which has as you said, alarmed many people with the rhetoric that has gone on and on both sides, but perhaps he has a point that actually has said from the beginning, even during the campaign, that actually i am willing to talk. he has

he settles into that newjob. this what he has lined up for his squad. asa what he has lined up for his squad. as a treat. win or lose. this is where they're heading. we are sending them to disneyland on thursday. that is the treat we have done. they leave half 7 and they have three or four hours in disneyland. it is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the players, because of their schedules, it is rare they get long enough. so they have three or four hours there. with micky mouse and donald duck! lifting the she believes trophy we hope and hanging out with donald duck and micky mouse! seems a bit random to me, but what do i know? when you're trying to buy tickets for a music or sporting event and miss out, many of us turn to other websites promising to sell us those tickets instead. the websites claim they are an "official site", with a "100% guarantee" of getting tickets. but that's not always the case, often the price you see at the start of a transaction is not the same as the price you pay at the end. today, the advertising standards authority is clamping down on misleading pr

leave the eu, we will be an independent coastal state and asa will be an independent coastal state and as a result we will control our owfi and as a result we will control our own waters. we will continue to negotiate with neighbouring states because fish move. we will talk about quotas and the rest of it. but we control our destiny. when we leave the eu, will he confirm it will be our policy to control our fishing waters and not give free and u nfettered fishing waters and not give free and unfettered access as is demanded currently by the eu? as we have said, the secretary of state and i have both said we will leave the common fisheries policy and take control of our waters. i will say that my experience with fisherman is they want access to european markets and we need to approach the fisheries negotiation in the same constructive spirit as other parts of negotiations. —— fishermen. constructive spirit as other parts of negotiations. -- fishermen. we will take control of waters. while fish largely ignored national borders, that is not always the case with mp5, especially if that

house having conversations with officials there. that was described asa officials there. that was described as a frank about constructive conversation about fair and reciprocal trade. i conversation about fair and reciprocaltrade. i imagine conversation about fair and reciprocal trade. i imagine it was pretty frank a given that this announcement was kind of sprung on them and those concerns will clearly be about what this will do for trade. business, as well, it is worth reflecting which is the stockmarket, as well, the dowjones down 1.7% as stockmarket, as well, the dowjones downi.7% asa stockmarket, as well, the dowjones down 1.7% as a result of the announcement. it was a factor in that because businesses here are concerned, as well. you have to remember that the united states imports much more steel than it actually exports. it needs a steal for business here. industry needed to keep on building, to keep on working. as a result, there is a concern about what these tariffs could do. it could raise costs for businesses here in the united states and that is something that business

investigation is focused on making sure that we keep people safe asa making sure that we keep people safe as a priority. that is what the cobra meeting was about. and also making sure we collect all cobra meeting was about. and also making sure we collect all the evidence, so when it comes to attribution, we will be absolutely clear where it should lead. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload — the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. talks between the eu, japan and us on president trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium have broken up with no exemption agreed. the eu trade commissioner had called for the eu to be excluded from the tariffs. "a deal with north korea is very much in the making." the words of president trump on twitter as he agrees to a meeting with leader kim jong—un, but his spokeswoman says the summit won't happen unless washington sees concrete actions by pyongyang. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, olly foster, and jessica creight

basically i lost myjob. it is not easy to find a job asa myjob. it is not easy to find a job as a journalist in the capital of finland. sofa thomas, being chosen for a basic income pilot was a dream come true. it helps me as a freelancer, and it is social security in a way. without the sigma. —— stigma. to me it is not embarrassing any more to get benefits. work has changed and social politics has to follow that trend now. ithink social politics has to follow that trend now. i think that this basic income will encourage people to get back to the society and not be at home. and he thinks finland can afford a system like this one. the northern countries are more prepared for this kind of basic income system, because the same money is there already. we pay taxes. now we spend it in a smart way. the budget for the basic income experiment is 20 million euros. this is an experiment model. the problem is that it will be paid by the tax money of hard—working people, and is ha rd money of hard—working people, and is hard tojustify it money of hard—working people, and is hard to j

harm asa because they think there is no harm as a result of it. what seems to be the case here is that people are making huge amounts of money out of it, facebook through advertising, there are gateway companies that use global research and global science research organisation run by haemorrhage in diversity, no relation between him

trump and the beginning of what some see asa and the beginning of what some see as a trade war targeting robots and drugs in the latest swipe at chinese imports. you will remember donald trump talking about china a lot in his election campaign, he spoke about them a lot, and his idea of running america from a business perspective, he says they are being smashed to pieces by china economically. there is a 300 is the £5 billion trade deficit with china, absolutely huge —— 375 billion dollars. this is what donald trump was elected to do and i think it will be very popular with american workers. economists said no one ever really wins a trade war and the fallout is usually disastrous. the eu were very concerned that tariffs that might be put on steel imports could impact them so donald trump has given some guarantees that it won't affect european countries, so this is a war with china. yes, china is the big target. your paper, the ft. is the big target. your paper, the ft, the bank of england signalling an interest rate rise in may, we have our predictions in the past which ha

reserved for the budget in the autumn. today's political skirmishes serve asa today's political skirmishes serve as a reminderjust how different the instincts are of the conservatives and labour over the economy. the liberal democrat leader vince cable, says too many older people who voted for brexit, were "driven by nostalgia" for a world where "faces were white." speaking at his party's spring conference in southport, he said the voting of the older generation, had "crushed the hopes and aspirations of young people, for years to come." the water regulator, ofwat, is to investigate why thousands of people suffered water shortages, after the recent cold weather. homes and businesses faced days without running water, when pipes burst during the thaw, which followed freezing weather conditions. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. jonathan lewis in balham had no water at all for three days last week. he couldn't wash himself or his clothes. to make matters worse, he heard nothing from his water provider thames water. there was very little information coming through from the water co

remind everybody about, the rugby victory. i think this has been seen asa victory. i think this has been seen as a good opportunity to restore some tlc to the relationship. of course, we will be getting back into the bear pit of brexit in due course. we will come to that in a second. do you get the impression that we sometimes underestimate what britain brings to the table when it comes to security and defence with gchq, the intelligence services, the pre—eminent spender on defence, there was some suggestion that they had been given intelligence the other europeans didn't know about, perhaps underlining that this is what britain brings to the european union? there is absolutely an awareness across the board of britain's contribution and its capability on intelligence, defence and security. of course on terrorism as well. i remember it was pointed out to me about a year ago that, when the eu was drawing up its list of individuals to be targeted for sanctions because of the invasion of crimea and the annexation of crimea, 70% of the names on the list had come from british intelligen

fore and simmer over in the coming days asa and simmer over in the coming days as a result of this move. jonathan, thank you very much. breaking news, we're hearing that a judge sitting at the high court has granted an application for a warrant to search the london offices of cambridge analytica. this is the research firm embroiled in allegations of data breaches, on data held by facebook. shares have fallen again in facebook, as a result of this ongoing problem. we will hopefully be speaking to our technology correspondent rory kathrinejones about that development in a couple of minutes. a senior official at the porton down laboratory has said that russia's suggestion that the facility was the source of the nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter is "just not true". scientists at the chemical defence unit have been analysing samples taken after the attack in salisbury on sergei and yulia skripal. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has been given exclusive access to porton down and has sent this report. it is one of the most sensitive and secret sites

has not been adjudicated yet at all. asa has not been adjudicated yet at all. as a result, in the next week, the eu,japan, as a result, in the next week, the eu, japan, south korea, other major trading partners, they will seek more clarity. it is quite hard to know what the world trade organisation may decide in the future. that is an extremely long winded process. it could take years. let this is the real existential threat to the wto, the way in which the administration has justified the ta riffs the administration has justified the tariffs through the use of national security. it is entering uncharted waters. this section gives the presidency the power to impose trade barriers based on national security. it has not been used by the wto since the formation of the wto. if they... is the eu and japan and other countries took into the dispute settling mechanisms within the wto, what with the ruling sad? of the us ignore the ruling? —— what would the us ruling say? these are serious issues. it puts the spotlight on the wto itself. how it operates, and the processes we all tried

congressional race. conor lamb run asa congressional race. conor lamb run as a moderate democrat, very centrist. the won over lots of republican and independent voters who worry about the democrats going too fat to the left. only in january republicans felt really good about their tax cut, hoping they could sell it in an area. what changed between then and now? jumper and the daily controversies which drive the news cycle and stop republicans talking about issues that interest them, such as the economy —— trump and the daily controversies. people in this district say they are very happy about the state of the economy, but nonetheless a republican seat that trump won by 20 points with won by a democrat even ina good points with won by a democrat even in a good economy. read the tea leaves, what does this mean if you area leaves, what does this mean if you are a vulnerable republican in a seat coming up ahead of the november midterms? there are over 100 house cedes more competitive than this pennsylvania congressional district. this map will be huge come november. democrats only need

started asa the political spectrum. it started as a protest movement, but by this time it has fully transitioned into almost a mainstream party. they have broadened their base of support beyond this disaffected, younger and unemployed voters and they have done a good job of harnessing this pervasive antiestablishment sentiment in the country. the question is, will they see change in the near future, or even question is, will they see change in the nearfuture, or even in the yea rs the nearfuture, or even in the years ahead? the nearfuture, or even in the years ahead ? it's the nearfuture, or even in the years ahead? it's difficult to say at this point with so many political players in there, including the likes of silvio berlusconi, who came back onto the scene. the results we re back onto the scene. the results were somewhat disappointing for berlusconi but his base was strong and i think he will be in the next for the next government, which is quite surprising. even before the vote, we did not see anything good coming out of the election in the economy and this is all the more so

that what has happened is that many... was it for you, by the way? religion asa was it for you, by the way? religion as a way of maintaining my identity? i would say that, in a sense, i 7} “fits“ of 55 how ..... .... 55 how i § how i = treated by group because of how i am treated by other people. so when i arrived on the eurostar from paris other people. so when i arrived on the eurostarfrom paris in london recently, everybody walked off the train, we had already been through immigration, i have a uk passport, but i was stopped by some of it and asked a whole bunch of questions, andi asked a whole bunch of questions, and i think it is to do with belonging to this group. so yes, to a certain extent. and did that make you feel resentful, angry? didn't actually reinforce this feeling of being the other? yes, it did those things. it made me sad more than those are the feelings, because i think that the uk has been better than many countries at not having this sort of sense of constant surveillance. is that why you left the united states after 9/11? because you felt like you are b

point has been made by other members across the house and russia uses its energy asa the house and russia uses its energy as a means to influence and impact on those countries that are in receipt of it. i can assure him that as we continue to discuss with the european union not just as we continue to discuss with the european union notjust our energy security but that wider energy security but that wider energy security issue. many members of this and the other house and members of multilateral parliamentary organisations. would my right honourable friend agree that the way we can help get behind her leadership and the government's position on this is to when we attend events get the message across to explain the policies of this government and why our allies should be supporting us. he has raised a valuable point and i welcome that suggestion and would encourage him and other members of this house in those organisations to do just that. i don't shy away from criticising governments international holiday when they get it wrong but she has my full support for the measures she said o

—un comes asa donald trump and kim jong—un comes as a huge relief because investors don't want conflict and they do not wa nt don't want conflict and they do not want it especially between the world's most volatile leaders who called each other the rocket man for example. the region is vital to global shipping and manufacturing. any kind of escalation could disrupt trade, and any economic activity. what is interesting about this meeting is what does it actually say about the state of the north korean economy and how badly is it doing as those sanctions begin to take effect and start to bite. thank you. here are the markets. asian markets rallied on the back of peace hopes. there was already some optimism on the markets after mr trump earlier left the door open for possible exemptions on us tariffs on steel and aluminium. little reaction to news those import ta riffs little reaction to news those import tariffs were going ahead. hong kong's hang seng edged up 0.7%. in europe. there's a sense of disbelief among some market analysts as the announcement of new us tariffs which had

ask you going to have to use all your renowned skills asa diplomat to sell these hard facts to your fellow brexiteers? i don't think so. the simple fact is, go ask boris, ask the other brexiteers in cabinet if you like. what the centre of this is is parliament will always have a say. today the rules come down through the european parliament, doesn't really have a proper say, this time i'll have a say, and they will exercise that say in the knowledge and the consequent is one way or another. will it give us access or not. that is what every country will do, that's what will deliver the best outcome for britain in the long run. lest any brexit supporter fear that today marks betrayal, the prime minister warned the eu that it, too, needs to hard fa cts . herfundamental vision for brexit remains unchanged. out of the single market and customs union. no direct say for the european court ofjustice over the uk. these are balanced by a call for the uk to forge the deepest possible partnership with the eu, possibly including associate membership of some of its regulatory bodies. brexit suppo

steel is iconic asa gun, people forget that steel is iconic as a gun, and it tends to be the same people who care about guns tend to ca re same people who care about guns tend to care about steel. and it annoys them that if america can't make steel in the way an american can't carry a gun, it is part of their national identity. sadly, the way the economics works is tariffs are not an effective way in order for them to get more jobs and steel plants. it is not what will help them. thank you for now. he will return. he is going back to the green room to look at the stories we are covering later in this programme. we will be at the geneva motor show as well. all that still to come. now, there is talk about the fact that it is six months since the fact that it is six months since the second most powerful hurricane in atlantic history struck. hurricane irma ploughed into the british virgin islands, bringing winds of around 185mph and torrential rains that caused bringing winds of around 185mph aid effort in helping to restore security. but those soldiers left after a few weeks. after t

restau ra nt minutes wiltshire police say a restaurant in surrey has been closed asa restaurant in surrey has been closed as a precaution after a former russian spy on the woman he was with we re russian spy on the woman he was with were left critically ill in hospital with suspected poisoning. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to sport stay with me, will perry. the headlines. someone is trying to smear me. the words of sir bradley wiggins, who insists he is not a drugs cheat. magic matic to the rescue, manchester united come from 2—0 down to steal the points with crystal palace. we hearfrom england's rep b union head coach for the first time since that train journey that he wa nts to since that train journey that he wants to forget, where he claims he was physically and verbally abused. and we will start with that damning report from the digital culture media and sport committee, which claims sir bradley wiggins and team sky crushed and ethical line by using drugs, which were allowed under anti—doping rules to enhance performan

even been discussed. what are you concerned about? as a youth worker and asa concerned about? as a youth worker and as a parent of children with special educational needs, my concern is about the provisions for education and after—care. a lot of services are funded by eu money. is our british government going to guarantee that they can meet what we currently get? it is for the most vulnerable of our society. we will come back to norman to find out what will happen. and you? my name is nick and! will happen. and you? my name is nick and i recommend the growers of strawberries and those good things in britain. i voted to remain. i felt that leaving would create uncertainty and i felt the potential benefits outweighed the risks. i am encouraged by the progress the government has made so far. we employ a lot of eu nationals in junior and middle management roles in the uk, and the news that they will be able to stay as employees is good news. our concern is still over seasonal workers and migration. i am sure others will have views on net migration. the government has promised that it

exist, all the way to our universe asa exist, all the way to our universe as a whole. stephen was a cosmologist, a gravitational physicist, a theoretical physicist. he was one of the first to make inroads into a problem that defeated einstein, which is the problem of trying to bring together the world of the very small, the world of quantum physics and the world of the very large, the universe as a whole. he made inroads, he did not solve the problem of quantum gravity, but from the foundations he said of our now pursued by physicists all around the world. a tremendous vigour, extraordinaire, of course, notjust asa extraordinaire, of course, notjust as a scientist. i had a great privilege to meet him many times, he was in his mid—30s, when he can still speak, when i first met him. he was a legend, very eminence, his reputation for being absolutely brilliant. he was as a human, a person who, in spite of all the difficulties he encountered in life, was not to miss. he had a tremendous sense of humour, a person of the most progressive political views you could imagine. a terrific com

we should not forget there is still a police officer in hospital asa still a police officer in hospital as a result of all of this as well. and some very encouraging news on his condition. his name is sergeant nick bailey. at some point in the early stages of this incident, two and a half weeks ago, he came into contact with the nerve agent. we are unclear of the circumstances. for two weeks the hospital has been describing his condition is serious. this afternoon they said sergeant davey was no longer in a serious condition but stable and talking. we know in the past few days he has met with the prime minister, theresa may. she came to salisbury before that dashes up as she came to salisbury and before that he met up with amber rudd. the news has come through from health officials that the condition is not serious. that will be encouraging, not only to his family and colleagues but to all of those in this investigation that his condition does seem to be improving. no word yet on today's that on about when he might be leaving hospital. that may be a while yet but his condition

brought to justice. exactly. the first time he was named asa exactly. the first time he was named as a prime suspect, they never extradited people from russia. they said they needed a document. we will try to investigate ourselves. it is exactly the same, people from russia trying to say it now, we are going to help, cooperate. it is quite similarto to help, cooperate. it is quite similar to the case with my husband. but if somebody would be named, we believe there will never get extradited from russia. we would leave it there, marina litvinenko, thank you very much forjoining us. annie machon is a former mi5 intelligence 0fficer, and we can speak to her now from our studios in brussels. the speculation is that the cracknell and had a hand in this, but they actually handed him over, mr skripal, to the united kingdom or transferred him in a spy swap some yea rs transferred him in a spy swap some years ago. why transferring and potentially get involved in an assassination attempt? but is a very good question. i am in agreement with mrs litvinenko that we need to wait to see what evi

. still to come... asa as a new cancer study finds more than a third of all cases are avoidable, we will be looking at what simple changes you can make your everyday life. and it's been a turbulent week facebook. we will discuss what the future holds as the social media giant prepares to with advertisers. time for the latest news. here's annita with the bbc news headlines this morning. the european union has taken the rare step of recalling its ambassador to russia, following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. in a show of solidarity with britain comes a show of solidarity with britain co m es after a show of solidarity with britain comes after eu leaders agreed it was highly likely that moscow was responsible for the poisoning. meanwhile, british diplomats in russia started leaving the embassy in moscow ahead of tomorrow pots deadline. —— tomorrow's. 23 diplomats have been given a week to leave in response to britain's decision to expel the same number of diplomats following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. nearly 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the uk could be avoided if peop

us cave —— uk and the us. asa like the us cave —— uk and the us. as a practical? well, it is necessary , as a practical? well, it is necessary, it is of course difficult because the russian intelligence service is our very widespread, they are world—class, they have all kinds of capabilities, and so it is difficult, but it is not impossible and it is absolutely necessary this, as you have indicated, this is proven to be an act of russian state terrorism or assassination. thank you very much for your expertise. shellfire in eastern ghouta in syria has forced a un convoy to cut short its mission bringing vital humanitarian aid. earlier, the red cross said nine hours' worth of deliveries had eased some people's suffering, though one convoy wasn't enough. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen was with the convoy as it set off for eastern ghouta, and sent this report. 46 lorries moved through some of the most dangerous territory around damascus to get into eastern ghouta. the syrians refused to let them take in some surgical and trauma kits, but they carried food and medical suppli

found. asa as a belt and braces approach, the people who were in either zizzi restau ra nt people who were in either zizzi restaurant or the mill pub from 1:30pm last sunday until evening closing on monday, should clean the clothes they wore and the possessions they handled well there. sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition in hospital, a week after they were taken ill. the chancellor says there's cause for economic optimism — ahead of his spring statement. there is light at the end of the tunnel. what we are about to see is debt starting to fall. but we are still in the tunnel at the moment. china approves the removal of time limits for its leader, effectively allowing president xi to remain in power indefinitely. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of pub—goers and diners in salisbury have been told to wash their possessions, after traces of nerve agent were found in a restaurant and pub in the city. the advice is aimed at those who visited zizzi restaurant and the mill pub in salisbury, as the investigation in to the poisoning of sergei and yulia s

support sales, seen here in green, die. asa support sales, seen here in green, die. as a result, patients gradually lose the ability to read or to recognise faces. scientists used stem cells from a human embryo and turned them into the support sales needed. they were put onto a tiny patch like this, which was placed at the back of douglas's five. you can see it here, the stem cell is replaced his vision. —— douglas's eye. i think this is one of the first indications from regenerative medicine that that can be achieved, we can stop people from going blind. douglas, who was 86, says the stem—cell therapy has given him and independence. the hospital says it should be no more expensive than other treatments, and potentially could help save the sight of thousands of patients. absolutely incredible story. eight years ago, a statue of the virgin mary was sunk off the coast of bohol in the philippines in an attempt to prevent dynamite fishing. the illegal practice causes huge damage to coral reefs. now a group called the sea knights — who helped to put the statue in place — ha

, who is generally seen asa hr mcmaster, who is generally seen as a moderate, more traditional sort of republican foreign—policy theorist. now we havejohn bolton, who even within the republican party, is on the extreme right wing fringe is. to all intents and purposes there's nothing wrong with the president choosing like—minded people who think along the same lines as him. isn't that normal? that's ok, isn't it? allowed no, it's ok, he absolutely has a right to appoint whoever he wants to keep positions in his cabinet. the problem is if we have a very unstable, material, impulsive president surrounded by people who have... ideologues i should say, who have... ideologues i should say, who have an agenda, especially one that involves going to war with north korea, iran, in the middle east. we get into a very tricky scenario and particularly i think if we have robert mueller honing in on his ties to russia, donald trump's, and you could get a wag the dog scenario and that's something people need to be concerned about. these appointments frankly make that more possible. lots of people

know, he'sa very hold any office but as you know, he's a very charismatic leader, so, asa he's a very charismatic leader, so, as a political leader from his party, as the opinion polls show, he is very able to mobilise the actors and his party is gaining, and there isa and his party is gaining, and there is a slight possibility that the right—wing coalition wins an outright majority on the day of the election. there is an interesting factor this time around that the electoral system is actually a new one. it is a very complicated. no one. it is a very complicated. no one is sure how it is going to work. it is complicated because it is a mixture of systems. two thirds of it is proportional in mechanism and the third part is first past the post. since the italian system, as everybody knows, is a very fragmented system, it is very unlikely that some party or some coalition gets a majority so, if silvio berlusconi is such a success, it is possible, but not very likely. then what happens, it is going to be interesting to see. but what i would rule out is that the president goes for

australian captain in concert with the leadership group and asa concert with the leadership group and as a result, they have had the most and as a result, they have had the m ost rece nt and as a result, they have had the most recent inclusion in the team, cameron bancroft, to get in on the act, and now, how do you trust steve smith, if the rains as captain, if thatis smith, if the rains as captain, if that is how he will operate. it is one thing to do something untoward yourself but to instruct another member of your team to do something, and you don't what to do for fear of retribution, that is where he has run foul of the spoiling sporting public. bancroft, only 25, the youngest member of the team, some people feel he has been hung out to dry ina people feel he has been hung out to dry in a way, and... he was quite naive, to do this, in the presence of 30 cameras around the ground. exactly, one thing steve smith said in his media conference was the fact there was no knowledge of this particular scheme from the coach, darren lehmann, that being the case, if he was not involved, he w

. asa as a belt and braces approach, the people who were either in zizzi restau ra nt people who were either in zizzi restaurant or the mill pub from 1:30pm last sunday on till the evening closing on monday, should clea n evening closing on monday, should clean the clothes they wore and the possessions they handled while there. sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition, a week after they were taken ill. the chancellor says there is cause for economic optimism ahead of his spring statement. there is light at the end of the tunnel because what we are about to see is debt starting to fall, but we are still in the tunnel at the moment. also, china has approved the removal of time limits for its leader. the move effectively allows president xi to remain in powerfor life. and is donald trump really a trade warrior and peacemaker? are somebody in russia responsible for the poisoning ofa russia responsible for the poisoning of a double agent in salisbury. that is on dateline london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of pub—goers and diners in salisbury have been t

commons statement asa circus show and it dismissed accusations against moscow as an informational political campaign based on provocation, a fairy tale. meanwhile, russian state tv has been pointing the finger back at britain. the news bulletins suggested that the uk had poisoned the former double agent. only the british stood to benefit, he says. it feeds the russa phobia. security experts, though, believe the trail leads to moscow and to the kremlin. i haven't got the sense, frankly, that operations of this magnitude, something that you know it's going to have a major geopolitical impact, can go ahead without being signed off from the very top. now whether that actively means a plan being spelt out to putin, and him saying, yes, go for it, or something a little bit more lightweight. nonetheless this is not something that came from anything other than the top of the system. this weekend russians are expected to re—elect vladimir putin as their president. a new term that is set to be marked by a new confrontation with the west. steve rosenberg, bbc news, krasnodar. and our diplo

it releases numbers for the first quarter. forecasts are for as much asa quarter. forecasts are for as much as a 15% quarter. forecasts are for as much asa15%jump quarter. forecasts are for as much as a 15%jump in profits compared to the same period last year. there have been worries that fedex will soon face a fierce competitor in the shape of amazon. the online bailey mes is planning to delivery network which would directly challenge the likes of fedex and ups is. fedex seems to be readying for the fight. i meant it announced a new investment to build a customer return service for merchants using its network. chinese president xijinping has given the closing speech at the national people's congress, saying china's development was at a critical stage and the country could not be complacent. china is still the world's second largest economy, but it's suffered a slowdown in recent years. beijing is worried that businesses are taking on unnecessary risks. last month, the government took control of the fast—growing chinese insurance group anbang over fears about its financial health.

three years 01’ more. train. they have to go through three years or more. how appealing is it asa years or more. how appealing is it as a career now? i hope very appealing, as we all do. there are still a lot of young women and men keen to do the midwifery training and work in that area, so i think the main thing is to get them through, given the fantastic training they get, and give them a job they can really do and get satisfaction out, and not be running around from pillar to post, happen to ta ke around from pillar to post, happen to take on a virtually impossible workload. to what extent is itjust about the extra midwives? hopefully that's all you need, you don't need a doctor, but sometimes you need intervention. absolutely, all about teamwork. the way things work best within a maternity unit is doctors and midwives, support workers and others, all working together, knowing each other in a team, doing their skills and drills together in an emergency, and women being able to get to know every member of the team, if possible, so there is a lwa ys team, if possible, so there is alway

as he could, until he broke his foot. i remember reading an article, asa foot. i remember reading an article, as a young athlete where he said he did interval training and asking questions about this, open about how... problem with sound to become the best athlete he could. he was really generous with his time. and that is something that is really special for you know, time. and that is something that is really specialfor you know, itjust typified the man he was. and of course, it was such a different era, not just the technology course, it was such a different era, notjust the technology but course, it was such a different era, not just the technology but the fact everybody was an amateur. yes, the technology of the shoe, most youngsters in athletics wouldn't even know what a cinder track is, let alone trying to run on one. what i love about it was the morn of the race he was sharpening his own spike, you get a packet of new ones now and stick them on your trainers but there is no doubt the influence he had went far beyond, you know, the 50 years after he broke the record. and th

? again, asa it came from russia and taiwan? again, as a british person now i see the news and it looks very suspicious. it looks in character. what is out of character is the way britain has responded. if you remember the litvinenko case, which happened 11 or 12 years ago, britain was super slow and i think theresa may has personally made a lot of m ista kes may has personally made a lot of mistakes at that time. russia had a lot of leeway to say, we haven't done it. and a lot of people in russia still believe they had nothing to do with litvinenko. over here, it seems like they have overrea cted here, it seems like they have overreacted and pushed a bit too far, too much. and that makes a lot of people suspicious in russia that this was all set up from day one. this has been the kremlin's mantra from day one, that we are surrounded bya from day one, that we are surrounded by a circle of enemies. that is how it looks to an ordinary russian. you mentioned putin. iassume it looks to an ordinary russian. you mentioned putin. i assume it is not possible, because we are all human, but is it

austin blew himself up. police had been chasing him when pulled over, and asa been chasing him when pulled over, and as a member of the swat team approached, the suspect set off another bomb. now police say that mark anthony conditt left the video confession. 25 minutes recorded on his phone, explaining how he instructed the six bombs, and the key differences between them. but as for a motive, police say it is not terror related. what i can tell you, having listened to that recording, he does not at all mention anything about terrorism, nor does he mention anything about hate. but instead, it is the outcry of a very challenged young man talking about challenges in his personal life that led him to this point. it is this cctv footage that helped authorities identify and track conditt down. it is from the next—door in south austin, the scene of the latest parcel bomb explosion. five of the six devices went off, killing two people and injuring seven others. and as police search properties connected with conditt on wednesday, a number of those injured we re wednesday, a number of thos

. certainly his batting is outstanding. i have never been convinced that he has much integrity asa captain, convinced that he has much integrity as a captain, actually. ever since the incident outlawed a couple of yea rs the incident outlawed a couple of years ago when ben stokes, i thought, inadvertently put his hand up thought, inadvertently put his hand up to protect himself from a throw when he was batting. he stopped the ball with his hand. i think you thought it was going to hit him in the face. the australians appealed for obstructing the field and he was given out and smith upheld that decision which i thought was slightly against the spirit of the game. but obviously this, you can't see how he could come back as captain, because he has completely contravened any kind of spirit of the game, any kind of leadership. he has really exhibited the total moral vacuum. i don't see how he can be captain again. thank you very much for explaining the intricacies of ball tampering to us. simon hughes, thank you very much. editor of cricketer magazine. simon king has the weather. we've

wickets. in the new zealand company called up their batsmen to the squad asa called up their batsmen to the squad as a precaution. he hasn't played a test for 17 months, but with ross taylor recovering from a thigh injury the former derbyshire batsmen could come into the top having made 73 against england in a warm up game last week. that's all the sport. you can find out more, as always, on the bbc sport website. i will have more fuel in the next hour. let's return to our top story now — the news that the eu and the uk have reached a transitional deal on brexit. speaking as they announced the deal michel barnier explained what had and hadn't been agreed. what we are presenting to you today, here with david is a legal text. a joint legal text, which constitutes, in my mind, a decisive step. we would label, this morning, to agree after a ll would label, this morning, to agree after all of those days and nights of ha rd after all of those days and nights of hard work, on a large part of what will make up an international agreement for the ordered withdrawal of the united kingdom. a deci

me, vladimir putin will in time come to look on the events in salisbury asa to look on the events in salisbury as a disaster. i will be surprised if you looks on anything as a disaster! he has such an ability to... fascinating subject for another day, but something we will be watching and doubtless following on the programme. no apparent end in sight to the controversy around facebook. cambridge analytica has the data of 50 million facebook users may have been illegally harvested. could tracking people's personal information, and thereby producing targeting advertising, have swayed the us presidential election? or britain's vote to leave the eu? both companies deny any wrongdoing. but is it now time for international regulation of these platforms? is that possible or desirable? don't people know what they're signing up to? who would like to kick off on the next ordinary topic that is mired... we must calm down a little bit, every new media, certainly the newspapers, in the 18th century, radio and television in the 20th century, now social media, every new media has been a cause of co

insulting kim jong—un and then musing about the possibility of sitting down with him. asa possibility of sitting down with him. as a candidate he said, "maybe i will meet kimjong—un him. as a candidate he said, "maybe i will meet kim jong—un and sit down and have a hamburger with him." so that is his style, to move from one end of the other and see where it lands. i think it would be quite appealing for him to be the first sitting president to meet the north korean leader and i think you'll make the most of it. but he has said sanctions will remain regardless, whether there are talks, and the policy is to isolate north korea politically and diplomatically while presenting a clear military option. there has been a clear emphasis between the white house on the state department on that. the white house has been much more willing to consider a military option, whereas the state department has said, we need to at least get in the state room. secretaries tillerson said we should at least have talks about talks so doesn't seem the underlying policy has changed but what has changed is kim

therefore thought possible that the government may use some kind of eu immigration quotas asa bargaining some kind of eu immigration quotas as a bargaining chip. it is all there, anyway. elliott, picking up on the conversation about vince cable and those comments which angered many and may have resonated with others. how often when you are in conversation with people does the issue of brexit come up? and how often does it become divisive? the kind of thing where levers and remainers are at each other's throats. some of my friends didn't vote. those who voted to remain, we debate it. they have their point of view. i have mine, obviously. one thing i always try to get across is that we voted to be more inclusive. at the moment we have a migration system which favours people predominantly from one race from one continent. we voted to be more open, to have more people, from more races, from more continents. but for it to favour people not based on their ability, so fairness, on their skill level, not fairness in terms of their skin colour, which is what we currently have. if my friends ever

thing asa secure. but there is no such thing as a perfectly secure system. that is impossible. there is now pressure on facebook founder mark laverde to publicly address the issue of how secure uses data really is. facebook shares were heavily impacted by this story. many other tax docs are on the way down in asia right now. we will talk about that let ina right now. we will talk about that let in a news briefing. let's take youtube china. the president has been delivering his closing speech to the annual session of the national people's congress. it has been a significant people's congress with the presidential term limits being lifted, making him president for life should he choose to. there's talk to our correspondence based in beijing. stephen mcdonell from beijing. i feel like we are talking about this that for months now. it is now official, isn't it? yes, absolutely. when we look at shooting ping's speech today. a lot of people are talking about it, in one way, it doesn't matter what he said in it. the point is that he made the speech andi the point is that he made the speech

was a technicolor relevant issue for me to be involved in asa 14—year—old girl living in south wales where there weren't too many tories around and i could see an amazing role model on the television. it is important that we in this house take responsibility for inspiring other women, oui’ daughters, but i think we should also remember in this day that many of us owe our inspiration to our mothers and our grandmothers and important women in our lives. my own grandmother when she was born did not have the right to vote, andl wear her writing link to this chamber every day and occasionally it serves as a reminder of what we owed to generations past —— i wear herwedding ring. and westminster. and while we're on the subject of groundbreaking women, this year sees several new statues of suffrage campaigners to mark the centenary of votes for women. this one in leicester is of alice hawkins, with others planned for emmeline pankhurst in manchester and millicent fawcett in london. but women campaigners argue that a statue to the pioneering 18th century feminist — mary wollstonecraft

asa pictures were in danger. he sees it as a coup, backed by the west. translation: volunteer fighters and felt they had to take a in the wall. ukraine isjust felt they had to take a in the wall. ukraine is just the felt they had to take a in the wall. ukraine isjust the beginning. we know who this is done by, it is the worst that wants to divide our country. a memorial to those fighting in ukraine, despite all the evidence that russia still denies sending soldiers there. russia's relations with the west have been cooling for some time but it was the war in ukraine that mark a breaking point. the many here, those who fought are seen as patriots and here is before the west is marked russia as an aggressor. the west imposed sanctions but russia did not buckle, it retaliated. it banned fresh meat from europe, among other things, so no one here is too flustered by sanctions. they have boosted local production and staff think western firms would struggle to recapture the market. we are ready for the competition, dimitri says. russia todayit competition, dimitri says. russia today it looks m

huge spike in wholesale gas prices asa huge spike in wholesale gas prices as a direct result of the beast from the east that we have had over the last few days. but we also know that companies buy in bulk, they buy in large quantities and that protects them against these spikes in demand. so they shouldn't have to directly raise their prices as a direct result. the key thing to remember is that wholesale gas prices is one pa rt that wholesale gas prices is one part of your bill, up to i4% of your bill. getting it through your pipes and cables which has nothing to do with the energy companies is a quarter of the bill. it is an environment where the energy companies are facing political pressure. are they worried at all about the implications of price rises? there is a price cap on the way, the government is introducing a price cap. it will be enforced by next winter probably. then there is the labour party, talking seriously about renationalising a lot of energy and water supplies as well. a lot of pressure on energy companies from both sides. several people have been injured and at

nest box is more than one string to his bow, he is also known asa dj, string to his bow, he is also known as a dj, so what do you moonlight as? get in touch and use hashtag. a very warm welcome to business live. yes, let us know what yourjob on the site would be. a tie—up between qualcomm and brought come would be the biggest of the technology sector has ever seen. but the company whose chips are most of oui’ the company whose chips are most of our smartphones has been told no by donald trump. he said it threatens to impair us national security. singapore —based broad, wanted to pay something like $142 billion or qualcomm, which is one of the leaders in the race to develop five g technology. but in a statement, programme says it strongly disagrees with president trump is my reasoning. if you want to know what the investment think... it taken nearly $4 billion of the company‘s values. qualcomm‘s importance is underlined by the sheer number of its chips. more than a billion iphones and android handsets are powered by them. we have got andrew walker with us, pa rt we have got

easterly wind, it will feel bitter. asa easterly wind, it will feel bitter. as a going to saturday evening, met office amber warnings in force. amber means be prepared for the of destructive snow and ice. initially from some showers feeding in burmese, and then as we going to sunday, that potential for some burmese, and then as we going to sunday, that potentialfor some more significant and persistent snow to develop down towards the south—west. showers tending to say during sunday further east. on what will be another cold feeling day. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: as the conflict in syria continues — aid agencies say over 50,000 people have fled afrin, in the last few days alone. the british foreign secretary accuses president putin of being behind the nerve agent attack on sergei skripal and his daughter. we think it overwhelmingly likely that it was his decision to direct the use of a nerve agent on the streets of the uk, the streets of europe, for the first time since the

now studying science asa by him, and are now studying science as a result. lots of comments coming in aboutjust how wonderful he was, his lectures, his teachings, his discoveries and cds, and also the fa ct discoveries and cds, and also the fact —— his discoveries and theories, and the fact he triumphed over adversity by suffering motor neurone disease. there was a comment on the radio this morning which i think captured him rather well. stephen hawking, he said, was an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos which grabbed the public imagination thinking about the largest things, while completely trapped. jo black, thatis while completely trapped. jo black, that is a powerful image, and hopefully we'll be able to be evoked again during the course of the funeral service. thank you, jo black in cambridge. mining students from around the world are being put through their paces in cornwall this weekend, in a challenge designed to test their strength and technique in some of the oldest skills in mining. competition is fierce at the international mining games, which are an opportunity for