this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00: in an extraordinary and lengthy press conference president trump attacks the media, says a new immigration executive order will be signed next week, and denies personal links will be signed next week, and denies personal links with russia. i have not even made a phone call to russia, i just don't have anybody to speak to. the facebook founder mark zuckerberg tells the bbc he fears millions of people are withdrawing from the globally connected world as fake news and extremist views online have damaged public debate. southern rail passengers face more commuter misery as members of the train drivers‘ union, aslef reject a deal to settle their long—running dispute. fears for the future of thousands ofjobs at vauxall‘s uk plants —— at ellesmere port and luton. a takeover of general motors‘

european business. coming up on newsnight, president trump's press conference was one of the strangest we remember and we will analyse it and how he is viewed by his opponents. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in a tempestuous news conference at the white house which lasted an hour and a half, president trump has rounded on his critics, especially in the media, and accused them of undermining his presidency. he sought to deny the existence of any compromising connections with russia and announced he was preparing a new executive order on immigration to replace the one suspended

by the courts. our north america editor jon sopel was there and sent this report. ladies and the of § united ladies and the of i: united §fflfti ladies and the of é united % ati press c0 nfe re nce was notice a press conference was announced, highly unusual. ostensibly to announce his new secretary but really to get a lot out of his chest. the press has become so dishonest that if we do not talk about it, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the american people. we have to talk about it to find out what is going on because the press is out of control, the level of dishonesty is out of control. nothing could be further from the truth that his presidency was in meltdown.” further from the truth that his presidency was in meltdown. i turned to stories of chaos yet it is the

exact opposite. this administration is of running like a fine tuned machine. but how could he reconcile that with the travel ban blocked by the courts, a question i asked after a little back and forth. where are you from? here is another beauty. impartial free and fair. sure, just like cnn. we can banter back and forth. on the travel ban, would you accept that was a good example of the smooth running of government. i do. whether any mistakes in... wait! we had a very smooth rollout of the travel ban. but we had a bad court. we had a bad decision. we will be putting in a new executive order

next week but we had a bad decision thatis next week but we had a bad decision that is all. also the suggestion that is all. also the suggestion that he is in the pockets of the russians, too many shady business contacts and too close to vladimir putin. i have no loans in russia. i have no deals in russia. president putin called me up very nicely to congratulate me on the winner of putin called me up very nicely to congratulate even n the winner offi putin called me up very nicely to congratulate even called winner of 5 putin called me up very nicely to congratulate even called vinr up of 5 putin called me up very nicely to congratulate even called vinr up to j election. he even called me up to congratulate me on the inaugural oration at said the many other leaders, almost all other leaders from almost all other countries. russia is fake news. the flurry of his national security adviser, michael flynn— why was he sacked? was it that he misled the vice president? i fight him because of what he said to mike pence. mike is

doing hisjob is. he was calling countries and his counterpoints. donald trump said he would crack down on the leaking classified information and then, something you would never see, the president being heckled. the east room of the white house has been witnessed in many historic occasions but probably never a news conference anything like that. it was part of relaunch after four tournament weeks— though thatis after four tournament weeks— though that is not how donald trump would characterise it — also an attempt to save to the american people, do not listen to the press, listen to me. the founder of facebook, mark zuckerburg, has told the bbc he fears millions of people are withdrawing from the globally connected world and that fake news and the propagation of extremist views online have damaged public debate. it's unusual for mr zuckerberg to make an intervention of this kind but he expresses concern

that the process of globalisation is viewed with increasing hostility around the world. he's been speaking exclusively to our economics editor kamal ahmed. a global chief executive with global ambitions — part businessman, part politician and today adding his voice to the debate about the controversy at the moment that globalisation, the people who felt left behind, fake news and speaking to his staff about global inclusion. we are going to focus about building infrastructure for communities, for supporting us, for keeping us safe, fought in forming us, for civic engagement and inclusion for everyone. he spoke to me about not so everyone. he spoke to me about not so much his controversial business but about his worldviews, how global

connectedness all meets barriers. he was different in tone from america first and constructing those border was. the first thing we tackle was globalisation. he replied people have lost their sense of hope, that people feel left behind by globalisation and the rapid changes and that there are movements as a result the withdrawal from some of that connection. he is one of the few tech leaders who did not accept an insight to meet donald trump but of course no one voted for mark zuckerberg. is this a voice legitimate in the debate? zuckerberg. is this a voice legitimate in the debate7m zuckerberg. is this a voice legitimate in the debate? it does not seem motivated by commercial advantages. sometimes we can be cynical. he is actually taking a big risk with users of the site by

taking any political stance. from the moment you turn on your phone, you see what friends are sharing. he knows his audience is diverse, from pennsylvania to california, his message is the same — coming together is better than division. if people are asking the questions is a direction for humanity to come together more or not, i think the a nswer together more or not, i think the answer is clearly yes but we have to build the infrastructure to make sure the global community works for everyone. fake news has not worked for everyone. claims that the pope supported president - was for everyone. claims that the pope supported president- was a the than - the eggnog; 'than the the 3.52!!ng technolo: the bit! 7777 7 technolo: and hit! 7777 7 technolo: and marking" '7'7 ’ technology and mark zuckerberg ' 7 7 the technology and mark zuckerberg is moving very quickly into an environment where i do not think there is the infrastructure in place

to make sure it is used responsibly. how does he respond? he told me... and everyday man in control of an extraordinary phenomena, 1.9 million people a month, his problem is to contain fake news. i 52:5 he contain fake news. he insisted he wa nt to contain fake news. he insisted he want to go into politics does not want to go into politics but knows a plan for a connected world will be seen as an alternative ma nifesto. a deal to settle a long—running dispute with drivers on southern rail has been rejected by union members. it raises the prospect of further industrial action and disruption for hundreds of thousands of passengers. the deal had been negotiated by leaders of aslef the train drivers' union but it was turned down in a ballot of their members.

southern's parent company said it was hugely disappointed. it's also involved in a separate and even longer—running dispute with the rmt union. our correspondent sangita myska reports from brighton. southern rail, the franchise at the heart of this most bitter