the telegraph says uk prime minister theresa may will travel to the us this week to meet with president trump and discuss a uk—us trade deal, that will slash tariffs and make it easier for workers to move between both countries. also in the ft, former gambia leader yahya jammeh has left the country and gone into exile in equatorial guinea, 22 years after seizing power in a coup. his departure is seen as a victory for democracy in west africa. the china daily looks at how beijing is teaming up with russia and investing in a huge natural gas project in the resource—rich arctic region. and finally, the guardian financial pages look at claims that the current technological revolution will make manyjobs obsolete in the future. the paper warns the loss of well—paid roles will mean no—one will be able to buy the goods produced by robots. joining us is rolake akinkugbe,

head of energy at fbn merchant bank. good morning. good morning, great to see you both. great to see you, always. and you are perfect for this morning because we are leading with donald trump and you have just spent two weeks in the united states. before we get into the specifics of oui’ before we get into the specifics of our stories, tell us what it was like to be there for two weeks, and the political mood in the country. as with any transition of power, it is very exciting. what is interesting in the american cases it is so divided. trump has risen from being a businessman to the president of the world's largest economy and it is incredible because i was in california, essentially a blue state, a democrat state, and many

people seemed quite switched off during the inauguration speech but so during the inauguration speech but so much has happened since the inauguration which will be really interesting to discuss, yes. so the line we are looking at now, for anybody who watched the inauguration, you looked down the mall, with the capital on one end, where the ceremony took place, and the pictures the media have shown, there are spaces on the mall, that is all i will say. and when barack obama was being inaugurated, the mall was jampacked. and sean spicer said the media are lying. it is incredible that we have to discuss this story, of all the things to talk about, the fact that he is having a spat with the media yet again over numbers and his popularity, it is really concerning. the interesting thing is the white house press secretary, his first appearance actually was subsumed with this issue of numbers at the

inauguration. there are perfectly justifiable reasons why the numbers we re justifiable reasons why the numbers were low in washington, which has a lot of democratic supporters, and obama's inauguration in 2008 was the first african american president to come to power. is this really necessary? there are so many issues on the table that i think trump should be occupied with. on the table that i think trump should be occupied withlj on the table that i think trump should be occupied with. i have to say, i totally agree. ifeel uncomfortable when we talk about the media. it is going to be a long four yea rs. media. it is going to be a long four years. the reason i feel uncomfortable is i agree with you. there are far more important things to talk about, but when kellyanne conway, who i believe ran his campaign and is now a special adviser to the white house, says we are going to present alternate faq ts, are going to present alternate faq ‘s, what was the exact phrase she used? to a tv host who were saying that sean spicer has been talking falsehoods, she said they are not falsehoods, she said they are not falsehoods, they are all turn at fa cts . falsehoods, they are all turn at facts. i am falsehoods, they are all turn at

facts. iam not falsehoods, they are all turn at facts. i am not sure what that means, but when you are coming into power you need the media both as an ally and the scrutiny to provide a critical view of your policies and the things you do for the country. i think it is important for trump to build bridges over the next four yea rs, build bridges over the next four years, because it will be a very long four years. let's have a look at his supposed wooing of the uk, or whichever way you want to look at it, the theresa may visit. talking about a deal within weeks, etc, etc, but the uk can't negotiate any deal with the united states officially until it leaves the european union. obviously anything that happens is going to kick off post brexit, and there is a lot of talk about us— uk trade relationships and i think the renegotiation of nafta will be the biggest trade priority. it is obviously important for both theresa

may and trump to start to build some rapport ahead of these more critical decisions but i think renegotiation with canada and mexico around nafta, there is a perception in america across the board that nafta is causing the us to lose manufacturing jobs. we are clearly entering an era of new bilateral negotiations and it remains to be seen how this will go. i think there are other things on the table as well, which need to be discussed. we will go on to the robots, who may have taken some jobs. yahya jammeh, who left smiling. this is a very interesting story because for a very long time when i speak to colleagues or classmates, one of the things people often say is that there is a lot of talk and rhetoric in west africa, particularly around regional cooperation, and not enough action. but i think this is really a

validation of interventionism in the region, as well as the fact that regional integration can work if all the right forces pull together. interestingly, one of the spokespeople for the recently inaugurated president mentioned that $11 million have gone missing, and i think that is to be investigated. when he said he left smiling, that might be what he has taken. 200 military coups in west africa since independence, the last in 1994, so this is a major victory for democratic transitions. are you disappointed with our little coverage there has been of this? we we re coverage there has been of this? we were just saying this morning, coverage there has been of this? we werejust saying this morning, it coverage there has been of this? we were just saying this morning, it is ha rd to were just saying this morning, it is hard to find in the newspapers. were just saying this morning, it is hard to find in the newspaperslj think hard to find in the newspapers.” think perhaps the rest of the newspaper considers democratic transitions quite normal in liberal democracies but west africa is fairly young in this experiment and it isa fairly young in this experiment and it is a major victory, which a lot of other countries and other sitting regimes across the continent can ta ke regimes across the continent can take a leaf out of, really. the

china daily have it splashed in very large print across their business section, to russia with energetic love. talking about what they described as a mega overseas project for liquefied national gas. how significant is this? this is a major burnt —— boon for sino russian relations. with us sanctions and eu sanctions biting in terms of revenue for the state this is quite important. it reinforces the fact that china is still a big demand market for gas, globally. if oil prices are also recovering, we know that from many lng contract there are indexes to gold prices. we could see prices for gas rise in the next decade, which could be good for russia. at peak it will produce 16.5

million tons. that is a major investment in the country, and we are likely to see more of these types of deals come to the table. important for both russia and china. for russia as well it is reinforcing its role in the arctic region but it will want to build relations with other countries like korea and japan. other countries like korea and japan. i know you like this robotic story. larry elliott wrote in the guardian saying that when the robots make all the products they will have thejobs and make all the products they will have the jobs and there will be nobody to buy the products. maybe you will have to buy —— build robot consumers. we saw self driving cars by tesla and google. i don't think robots and automation will com pletely robots and automation will completely replace human beings, especially those types ofjobs that have to do with external variables. if you have a factory line where you are doing the same type of work the

same parameters, use robots but where there needs to be a degree of discretion applied, i'm not sure robot can do the job. i think it is a sign of things to come. we are clearly moving towards an age where we saw the loss ofjobs in manufacturing and the services sector is now in the limelight. what will robots do there? it will be very interesting to watch. thank you very interesting to watch. thank you very much indeed. really appreciate it. the thing about robots and technological change is that some people believe that most of the jobs that donald trump wants to bring back to the united states are being done by machine, so he will not be able to bring them back. really appreciate your time. always great to see you. we will see you very shortly. goodbye. some pretty stark contrasts in weather conditions for part two of the weekend across the uk. some areas saw some brilliant sunshine, again after a cold, frosty start. but other areas stayed cloudy, and, where it was cloudy, it had some mist and murk, and some low cloud too, like this weather watch picture shows in monmouthshire. now, through the course of the night things will turn dryer.

any light rain, some sleet, snow, clearing away, and then a fairly widespread frost developing. certainly, where you keep the cloud, then, not quite as cold. but there will be some really cold spots, and one thing we are concerned about through the course of the night is developing fog. freezing fog in places, particularly across central, southern and south—eastern areas, and it is likely to become pretty extensive and dense towards the end of the night, so it could cause a few problems for the monday morning commute. keep tuned to your bbc local radio, go online for the latest updates. there is likely to be some travel disruption, and potential disruption to the major airports across the south—east, too, so give yourself extra time if you are heading out. that fog could really be quite dense, freezing fog as well, so it is going to be really cold. a little less fog, i think, across the far south—west, in towards wales. and here, with some clear skies, we could see a little bit of sunshine through the course of the morning. a little bit of fog as well further north, quite patchy in nature, potentially not quite as widespread as it will be across the south and the south—east, but a cold start for scotland and northern ireland.

but at least here, to compensate, there should be some good spells of sunshine. and then, through the day, winds remain light. the fog may be slow to clear, or even stubborn to clear at all across the south—east, and where it does so it will remain cold and grey throughout the day. but actually, for many areas, central, northern, western areas, it is going to be a pretty good—looking day, i think. a lot of sunshine in the forecast, will be quite chilly, particularly where that fog lingers on across central and south—eastern areas. then, into tuesday, almost a repeat performance. we start off with some pretty dense, freezing fog through central, southern and eastern areas, tending to lift through the day. some sunshine developing. across the west, a bit of a change taking place, increasing breeze, maybe a little bit more in the way of cloud and a few spots of rain. but slightly milder air pushing in, you will notice. temperatures just making double figures through tuesday afternoon. but again, across the south—east, it could be quite chilly, particularly where the fog lingers on. here is the pressure chart to show you what is going on in the middle part of the week. high pressure just holding on across the south—east. but you can see tightly packed

isobars, certainly across the north and the west, where weather fronts will be flirting with western areas to bring some thicker cloud and spells of rain. so we will be losing the fog, it will be clearing away through the course of the week, as we pick up stronger winds. that wind will be chilly at first, certainly for many areas across the south—east, but then turning milder by the weekend. she says she wants all part of the country to feel the benefits of economic growth but what does it mean in reality and what can it mean for places like this? good morning, it's monday the 23rd of january. also this morning: calls for the government to give a full explanation to parliament about a reported misfire of a trident missile.