now it is time for our news review. what's making headlines around the world 7 our first paper today is the new york times reporting on the struggle of the us national security council keeping up with donald trump's twitter activity. it goes on to mention the controversy surrounding michael flynn — who was the president's national security adviser until a couple of hours ago, but has since resigned amid accusations over his contacts with russia. the financial times reports that lawyers for the eu are preparing for a legal challenge to a us border tax proposal, which could, it says, be the biggest dispute in world trade organisation history. pollution hits the headlines again, with the times reporting on a study that found travelling by public transport in london is up to eight times more harmful than driving. it says that that those who live in poorer areas were more reliant on buses and more likely to be exposed to harmful particles. and are you a yes or a no person? the business section of gulf news says that sometimes saying no can limit your opportunities — but isn't necessarily always a bad thing. finally, the china daily reports on what it calls ‘the festival of love. ' what are they referring to?

valentine's day of course. it says that research shows roses, bracelets and lipsticks are the gifts women most want to receive — men like chocolate and watches. happy valentine's day. she is not watching. mine is awake. joining us is iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency, cicero group. there is any different angles about this resignation. it didn't take long. we haven't even had the entire cove na nt long. we haven't even had the entire covenant anointed yet by congress and he is already losing advisers. i think there are two key things for me in this story for number one, he has basically admitted he had conversations as a private citizen before he became national security adviser. he knows having been in the

military himself that that raises huge questions about whether or not actually that is legal to have diplomatic ties with a foreign power and yet secondly, he is completely on earth the tilt towards putin and perhaps the links towards putin. the only person that is great to continue to exploit this vacuum in us national security will continue to be vladimir putin. just asking, there are possible people out there, allegations, that russia hacked or helped president trump become president and the promise that will lift the sanctions. irra no. the story is elsewhere this morning. ——

i'io. story is elsewhere this morning. —— no. what is going on in france right now and the links that emmanuel mark —— emmanuel macron. the tilt to putin continues and continues to stop this resignation of once again puts it in a shot for business. with the election coming up, the french are going to manually count every vote because they are worried at that outside influence. that could be referenced to russia. leigh is not ina be referenced to russia. leigh is not in a paper that while you are here, my show has been covering one in. -- it is here, my show has been covering one in. —— it is not in the paper. steven mnuchin. former make it, movie producer —— maker.

steven mnuchin. former make it, movie producer -- maker. a very hard time in the congressional hearings. real questions about how much he profited himself personally from being involved in the sub—prime.” just had being involved in the sub—primelj just had $180 million that he made personally from buying a collapsed bank, turning it around the bay for close to 36,000 homes in california. there are academic studies that show if you appoint billionaires to york government, they make decisions that benefit millionaires —— your government. we could see a big world trade organisation, the big case of muscles and europe is not happy with this proposal of the border tax. —— brussels. this is the big next one coming down the tracks. there is a

proposal which trump, to be fair, has not yet accepted. coming from paul ryan, one of the leading republicans in congress, suggesting a border tax. john has talked about it on twitter. it is not yet official us policy. but the how long it takes before that happens. the european condition already marshalling its tanks on the ground to oppose this. it says that it must apart the global trade settlement in the world trade organisation just at the world trade organisation just at the same time as trump is talking about bilateral trade deals, britain is talking about them. fascinating. it makes you wonder what sort of power that wto is going to have. indeed. trump has suggested withdrawing from the wto. the whole thing might be about to bust apart. in the at times, air pollution causes 40,000 premature deaths every yearin causes 40,000 premature deaths every

year in britain. this study says public transport is worse for your health than driving yourself. —— times. i also worry about whether this is the best way to get colds and sneezes. actually, i think the on the uk, you travel to mumbai, who travelled to south america and quite often it is the hydrogen bus that is sitting outside the airport waiting to take you are around. siddique khan, the london mayor, talking about a tax for diesel cars. the whole diesel myth has been exposed here. —— sadiq. two blocks from oxford street. it is only 50 yards away from this studio oxford street is

the most. is the highest in europe, if not the world. banks, bbc. -- thanks. you like to say yes because you like to get things done. i am in no man. i think no, it's not for me. you are the yin and yang of newspapers. i am you are the yin and yang of newspapers. iam rodley you are the yin and yang of newspapers. i am rodley a bit more ofa newspapers. i am rodley a bit more of a yes—man. this story in golf news is really making a point that the start of your career, being a yes person is a good idea. —— gulf news. there is a point made here that actually, as your career develops, you need to learn to say no. frankly, otherwise youjust don't get a whole bunch of stuff done. yeah, a bit of yes is important that learning when and how

to say no in your career is just as important. communications. there is a valid point there. the older i get, i'm getting betterat a valid point there. the older i get, i'm getting better at saying fio. get, i'm getting better at saying no. the more risk aversion. that's true. yamatji see the problems rather than the opportunity. —— you see the problems. he'sjust an old grumps. they quit the right stuff at the right time. spot on. know when to get out. are you going at the dinner tonight? massive problems getting a table. we are going to the theatre tonight. although, this story in china daily suggests that the top is to better man wants is a bracelet and the top gift that a woman wants our bracelet and the top gift that a woman wants oui’ roses. bracelet and the top gift that a woman wants our roses. a obviously

got this completely wrong. a bracelet? i fight against the commercialism about these days that are created to make money. i'm becoming... did you give anything to your wife? text was she was sleeping. she will wake up to it. who said romance was dead? the great romantic, i'd now —— who said romance was dead? the great romantic, i'd now -- - you be romantic, i'd now -- adnan. you be careful, you will get into trouble. morning. well, it was a fairly miserable weekend, wasn't it? cold and bleak for many of us, so monday was a better day.

the exception, though, the far north—east. it was still rather disappointingly cool. across aberdeen, only five degrees, a lot of cloud as well. you can see on a satellite picture from monday, where the cloud sat through scotland. elsewhere, there was a decent slice of sunshine to be found. it was windy but the sunshine hopefully compensated. and in the south—west, in exeter, we had a high of 13 degrees. that's a bit more like it, isn't it? there is some cloud and rain down, though, into the south—west. a weather front approaching the isles of scilly and into cornwall over the next few hours. staying quite windy with some hill fog through the higher ground of wales, north—west england. a chilly start for many of us, with the exception, perhaps, into the south—west. so first thing on tuesday will look somewhat like this. cloud and outbreaks of rain through cornwall, eventually nudging into parts of devon. a little more cloud through somerset and south wales, and that hill fog as well. but elsewhere it will be a cold start with some decent spells of sunshine. very nice, indeed. as we push further north and west, again dry, largely sunny, maybe the chance

of a little bit bit of light, patchy frost in sheltered areas of scotland, but not a bad start to the day. and, as we go on through the day, i think you will continue to see some sunshine, and temperatures will be a degree or so up on where they were on monday. the exception really is into the south—west, where the cloud will continue to gather, pushing up through the midlands and into wales, eventually into northern ireland. it'll bring the odd spot of showery rain by the end of the day. but temperatures still decent, 11—12 degrees. highs hopefully six or seven into eastern scotland, so we're starting to get there. that weather front will move out of the way, and then we have this series of fronts out to the south—west which produce a messy picture, really, for wednesday. there will be some rain with these frontal systems, but it is going to be very hit—and—miss. as they drift up from the south, there will be outbreaks of patchy rain. it will be cloudy but mild and less windy than we have seen this week. the best of the brightness, perhaps, into the far north and east. eight or nine degrees by wednesday afternoon. highest values of 11 further south.

once we get those areas of low pressure out of the way, things are likely to quieten down as we go towards the end of the week. the isobars will open up, the winds will fall lighter, and that means that there will be a good deal of dry, mild weather in the story. but early morning mist and fog could be a problem. that will slowly lift, and any rain we get will be light and patchy. so, all in all, not a bad end to the week. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. donald trump's national security adviser resigns in a row over his links with russia. michael flynn has stepped down less than a month into the job. he's been accused of lying about phone calls he made to moscow's us ambassador. good morning, it's tuesday 14th february.

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