government, we into a conservative government, we are preferably in a part. across the country, people are being held back like never before. unless we change course, we can expect more insecure work for less pay, more stress for less time with our families and loved ones. it has all gone too far and the country knows it. quite simply, only the labour party can deliver a fairer britain. applause but we need more help to do so. we need the help of everybody to do so. please, all of you, register to vote. step up for britain and vote labour on june the 8th. vote. step up for britain and vote labour onjune the 8th. thank you very much. applause therewith are, jeremy corbyn

speaking at whitechapel in east london. —— there we are. addressing first of all, and i think that will make the headlines, the issue of the number of young people who are not registered to vote. he has highlighted the figure, 2.4 million young people not registered to vote, and he said register, he urged them to register, and what he called claim your future. to register, and what he called claim yourfuture. he to register, and what he called claim your future. he also attacked the conservative party and conservative policies and said that they had held the country back and he urged people as the election approaches, don't let the conservatives hold you back and he promised that people voted in a new labour government it would be a better tomorrow. theresa may will campaign in scotland today for the first time

since calling the general election. the conservatives currently hold one scottish seat at westminster, but opinion polls suggest support for the party in scotland is growing. she will say that a vote for her party is a vote for the union. meanwhile, the ukip leader, paul nuttall, has confirmed that he will run to be mp for boston and skegness. he said it was a great honour and privilege, and he would be campaigning on he called the "betrayal of our fishing industry" by successive governments. european union leaders are meeting in brussels to formally agree their negotiating stance for brexit. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has said the eu won't discuss its trading relationship with the uk until it's happy that enough progress has been made on settling the costs of britain's departure. the so—called "divorce bill" is the amount the eu says the uk must pay as part of existing financial commitments. my colleague ben brown is in brussels.

thank you very much. it was a pretty brief summit here today. really, the remaining 27 countries of the eu are deciding and finalising their negotiating strategy, for the brexit negotiations. donald tusk saying that we cannot sort out the future, we cannot talk about the future trading relationship with the uk until we have sorted out the past. specifically, he said that means the divorce settlement, as it has been called, the financial payment that britain has to pay to the eu before leaving, which could be as much as 60 billion euros, and also mr tusk stressed that there has to be substantial progress on deciding the future of eu nationals living in the uk. we also need solid guarantees for

all citizens and their families who will be affected by brexit, on both sides. this must be the number one priority. for the eu and the uk. and the commission has already prepared a precise and detailed list of citizens' rights we want to protect. and finally, we need to remain united as eu citizens. it is only then that we will be able to conclude the negotiations, which means that our unity is also in the uk's interests. donald tusk, speaking as he arrived here. the other leaders of the 27 countries have been arriving, we have just had the outgoing french

president, francois hollande, arriving a few minutes ago, saying that britain should not be punished for leaving the european union but at the same time he said, europe will defend its interests, and you kill will be in a worse situation —— the uk, and it is now. and the prime minister of luxembourg was speculating about why theresa may has called a general election in the uk. the party decided to organise a referendum, we did not ask it, she wants to have a new election, it is her decision, i think it is an internal problem she wants to resolve in the conservative party, to have not a hard brexit or soft brexit spot to reza's brexit so she needs support from the population. there we are, the prime minister of luxembourg talking about to reza's brexit. but the leaders arriving here very much stressing unity and i think the subtext of that is that if britain wants any sense of divide and rule amongst the remaining eu

27, that is not going to be possible in the brexit negotiations. let's talk to my colleague chris morris. what sense are you getting from the comments they have made so far? yes, unity is definitely the watchword. the chief negotiator has just arrived saying exactly that, this is arrived saying exactly that, this is a summit of unity and we will keep it that way. it was interesting we we re it that way. it was interesting we were told yesterday by officials that he will be at every summit of the 27 leaders for the next few months, i think they are trying to say to the uk, this is our man, do not try to go round him or cut separate deals with separate countries. i also had a brief word with the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, and he told me that he shares the impression expressed yesterday, two days ago, rather, by angela merkel

that there are illusions in london but he's —— about how these negotiations will progress and i think that is particularly true on the thorney issue of the single financial settlement that the eu is sinking, in other words the divorce bill, how much will the uk have to pay before this separation goes ahead, and before they can start talking about the future relationship, which is one theresa may and her ministers want to talk about straightaway. and donald tusk has said that there has to be what he called sufficient progress on that key issue of the divorce settle m e nt that key issue of the divorce settlement and the future of eu nationals living in the uk and so on. but what does that exactly mean, sufficient progress? it could be a movable feast. it could, yes, a little. a month ago when he first released the draft guidelines, i asked him that exact question and he said, we hope we can move on to the second phase of negotiation, in other words talking about the future and trade relations, possibly in the autumn. but sufficient progress, i

think it is something they will discuss among the leaders today, what are people's red lines, if you like, before that can go on? chris, thank you very much. a pretty brief summit, not much more than a long working lunch, three and a half hours, only one item on the agenda, thatis hours, only one item on the agenda, that is brexit. back to the general election campaign. nicola sturgeon is speaking in glasgow. 0n on thursday, we have the opportunity to yet again provide this great city with the leadership that it needs. 0n with the leadership that it needs. on thursday, we have the opportunity to re m ove on thursday, we have the opportunity to remove the dead, suffocating hand of labour from the city chambers once and for all.

applause and to replace it with a vibrant, dynamic, ambitious city government under the brilliant leadership of susan aitken. applause and then, a few weeks later, in the general election on the 8th ofjune, we must make sure that scotland's voice is heard and it is heard loudly and clearly. applause make no mistake, this general election really matters to the future of our country. it will determine whether scotland

continues to move forward, or is dragged back by the tories. and it will ensure that the decisions about the future of our country, whatever that turns out to be, is taken here by the scottish parliament and the scottish people, not by an increasingly hardline, scottish people, not by an increasingly ha rdline, right—wing tory government at westminster. applause we know from experience in scotland and here in glasgow, that every vote for the conservatives has real consequences. we have seen the damage the tory government has done to scotland over the past few years. the cuts that we know about already to scotland's

budget imposed by a conservative government at westminster amount to £3 billion. the tories, where they give tax cuts to the very wealthiest in our society are removing support from disabled people. disabled people are losing £30 a week. some of them are having their mobility vehicles taken away from them. it is disgraceful. and that is the damage a conservative government has done with a small majority. we in scotla nd with a small majority. we in scotland must not allow the tories a free hand to do even more damage to our country and to the fabric of our society. applause theresa may has already told us what this general election is about for

her. it is about removing opposition and strengthening her hand to do whatever she wants. well, let us make sure on june whatever she wants. well, let us make sure onjune the 8th we send a loud message from scotland that we are not prepared to give a conservative government a free hand to do whatever it wants to scotland. applause so, let us take our message the length and breadth of our country over these next few weeks, and in doing so, let us make the contrast between an snp government here in scotland and a tory government at westminster. the snp is building 50,000 affordable homes across our country. the tories have imposed the bedroom tax and are removing housing support

from young people. the snp is doubling childcare for every three and four—year—old for every vulnerable to—year—old over these next few years. the tories are removing child tax credits from thousands of working families across our country, and the tories disgracefully, shamefully have imposed the appalling rape clause. 0n the nhs, we know the pressures that it faces, but here in scotland, we are investing to address those challenges. 0urfront line challenges. 0ur front line accident and emergency staff all over the country, we owe them such an enormous debt of gratitude, our staff face the same pressures that the health service in every part of the health service in every part of the uk is facing, but here in scotland, they are performing much, much better than any other part of the uk, and we should be proud of

them for that. applause and we will continue to invest in our health service, and we will support those who work in our health service. the snp, knowing that we have to get more people into our health service, is supporting and protecting and continuing bursaries for our nursing students. the tories south of the border have abolished those bursaries and are seeing the numbers coming into nursing plummeting. that is the difference between an snp government here in scotland and a tory government at westminster. and for our young people, the snp has put our trust in the young people of this country. on thursday, and the council elections, every 16 and 17—year—old across scotland will

have the opportunity to vote. just as they did in the independence referendum and last year in the scottish parliament elections. because we in the snp take a simple view, if you are old enough to get married and have children, you should be able to have a say in the future of your country as well. nicola sturgeon, the snp leader, speaking in glasgow, talking about the danger of more tory cuts and saying that, one of her phrases was, we are not prepared to let the conservative government do what it wa nts conservative government do what it wants in scotland, urging people to support her party. let's go onto some news now. —— some other news. north korea has test fired another ballistic missile, hours after the united states called for a tougher international approach towards kimjong un's government. the missile was fired from an airfield in pukchang. american officials say it exploded shortly after take—off. president trump has condemned the missile launch. in a tweet, he said:

0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher reports. after weeks of mounting concern in washington about north korea, the secretary of state arrived at the united nations to make his case. un sanctions aren't working, was the message. there needs to be a new campaign of pressure. and he clarified the stakes. ultimately this is being driven by america's own national security considerations, he said, so it's serious. with each successive detonation and missile test, north korea pushes northeast asia and the world closer to instability and broader conflict. the threat of a north korean nuclear attack on seoul or tokyo is real, and it is likely only a matter of time before north korea develops the capability to strike the us mainland. despite un pressure, north korea's been able

to accelerate its weapons programme, and shortly after mr tillerson spoke, it fired another missile, although that test seems to have failed. the trump administration is keeping open the threat of military action in case of further provocations. the latest missile test probably won't be enough of a trigger for that, but it may help strengthen international resolve to put the economic squeeze on north korea's determined young leader. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, at the united nations in new york. headteachers will today be asked to ‘vigorously oppose' the expansion of grammar schools in england. school leaders gathering at their annual conference are warning of a ‘perfect storm' of pressures which could have dire consequences for standards and pupils. the conservatives are planning a fresh wave of grammars, but labour and the lib dems are strongly against them. here's our education correspondent, marc ashdown. this tuition centre in kent is popular with parents who hope it

will help their children win a place at a local grammar school. a wave of new grammars in england is likely to be a key plank of the conservative manifesto. theresa may feels strongly they can boost social mobility. absolutely the mix, the demographic we have of children coming to any of our centres is not exclusively middle—class at all. i think it's aspirational parents, especially in areas where those opportunities are available. but today at their annual conference, head teachers will be asked to vote on a motion to vigorously oppose the expansion of selective schools. it is a policy, they'll be told, for the view at the expense of the many. grammars might be the hot topic but heads say there are also facing increasing difficulties recruiting and retaining staff. brexit is a source of uncertainty and the debate continues overfunding.

it is, heads claim, a perfect storm of pressures. a storm which it's feared will have dire consequences for standards and pupils. we've got new gcses and new a—levels that we can't afford to give them textbooks for, so teachers are all constantly having to make up the things that they're doing to make sure those students are still successful. the department of education maintains schools have had record levels of investment, but with both labour and lib dems strongly opposing more grammars, it's likely to be a key policy battle in the run—up to the election. marc ashdown, bbc news. mps have warned that the ‘dominance' of big home—building firms must end in order to fix the ‘broken' housing market. the communities and local government committee says the eight biggest firms are responsible for building more than half of all new homes. it wants the government to do more to help smaller builders. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. we all know britain is not building enough homes to meet demand, that's why house prices are out of reach for many,

especially in the south. but an all—party group of mps says we could be building far more if smaller house builders were supported. the communities and local government committee says the top eight builders in the uk account for more than half of new homes constructed. it says smaller builders should get support from government to help them buy land. and local authorities should provide more infrastructure, such as road and public transport, to enable house—building. and britain should encourage more people to build their own homes, already popular in europe. we aren't building enough homes. we need to be building at least 200,000 homes a year and probably quite a few more to keep pace with household formation. currently the market is dominated by a small number of developers. they will build a certain number of properties to maximise their profits and they won't build the total number that are needed. so we need to take action on a whole range of fronts to make sure we get that number up. the home builders federation welcomes the report but says only larger firms could spread risks

and costs associated with how house—building across dozens of sites. joe lynam, bbc news. coming up shortly, jane will be here with dateline. but before that, the sport. let's go to the bbc sport centre. snooker and boxing to come later. lennox lewis is predicting that youth will win of experience tonight, he thinks that wladimir klitschko possibly will not have the power that he used to and will be beaten by anthonyjoshua at wembley. the fighters weighed in withjoshua iolb heavier than his ukrainian opponent. klitschko weighed in at 17 stone and 2lb. the big contrast is, this is klitschko's 69th

professionalfight this is klitschko's 69th professional fight and joshua has only had 16. once a fighter, was a fighter. they always come back. they have one must good fight in them. but as the opponent that they come up but as the opponent that they come up against. so we will see on saturday night how good he really is. now is the right time, the opportunity is there. opportunities are not coming every day. i have one of the rising stars, anthony joshua,, it is perfect. who else would have thought it joshua would not be there? nobody. it could be a sad afternoon for sunderland, who take on bournemouth. david moyes' site could be relegated if they fail to match hull city's result at southampton. we'll need a really, really good run of results for things to go our way but while there's a chance we're not going to admit to anything else. so we've got to try and win. we have done and said in every other game that we've got to try and win and we've not done so.

what i'd say about this one is we're at home, we've got a great chance, we played quite well in recent games so we'll take that into the game and hope we can get a result from it. less than a week after being beaten in the scottish cup semifinal by their biggest rivals, rangers today have the chance to gain some revenge in the league. celtic have already won the title and beat their glasgow neighbours 2—0 at hampden park last sunday. the midday kick off at ibrox, will see rangers try to inflict celtic‘s first domestic defeat of the season. rangers need to win to give themselves a chance of catching second place aberdeen, who are nine points ahead. final practice ahead of qualifying for the russian grand prix is under way at the sochi autodrome. ferrari came out on top in yesterday's sessions, with championship leader sebastian vettel more than half a second quicker than the mercedes of valtteri bottas and rival lewis hamilton. red bull's daniel ricciardo has clocked the quickest time so far this morning. you can follow the action on bbc

radio 25live sports extra and the bbc sport website. justin rose and his partner henrik stenson were among some big name players who missed the cut at golf‘s revamped new orleans classic team event. england's rose and stenson of sweden needed a birdie on the final hole to avoid an early exit, but the two major winners both found the water. they did finish their round with a six—under—par 66, but on a day of low scoring that wasn't enough to get them into the weekend as the cut was made at 7—under. the semi—finals of the world snooker championship will be concluded today. at midday, defending champion mark selby resumes tied at 12 frames all with ding junhui. these are live pictures from the crucible wherejohn higgins leads barry hawkins ten frames to six. he has missed a routine pot on the pink. but this frame has lasted over half—hour. with john higgins, full—time winner, leading ii—7. but

you can see how close this frame is. 49-47. you can watch that now on bbc two. that's all sport for now. time for the weather. it has been a decent looking day so far. we have had a few showers around, but for many, seems similar to this one. some sunshine, patchy cloud around as well, but the cloud thinning and breaking up through the afternoon. through the rest of the bank holiday weekend, things turning slightly warmer, but also breezy with the chance of some rain. all down to this frontal system approaching from the west. high pressure still holding on through the rest of today. things are looking largely dry, but the cloud should thin handbrake. we should see some decent bells of sunshine especially around the course.

turning breezy for cornel, pembrokeshire as well, perhaps some sunshine extending along the south coast. temperatures reaching 16 or i7. heading our way northwards, patchy cloud could be an isolated shower almost anywhere, but many places staying dry with the sunshine lasting into the afternoon. just some wind is picking across western scotla nd some wind is picking across western scotland and northern ireland later. these southerly wind arrows indicating breezy conditions. clear for this evening if you have plans for this evening if you have plans for a barbecue. into the early hours of sunday, temperatures falling to around nine or ten sources. should bea around nine or ten sources. should be a frostily started the day on sunday but you will notice the rain working into the south west, winds strengthening at odds of a wet and windy picture for parts of south west england into wales during sunday. the rain nudging north—east words. scotland remaining dry and

subtle. cooler on the east coast where you are exposed to the breeze but pretty warm further west. as we head into the bank holiday, still low pressure not far away. tending to use a towards the east. we will still see a few showers rotating around that area of low pressure during monday. sian china and showers across the southern half of the country. further north, likely to stay dry and temperatures once again topping into the mid teens. then a quick look ahead towards the middle of the week, things staying a little bit warmer than they have been, and the largely dry theme is set to continue into the first part of may. goodbye for now. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we'll be discussing general elections — the campaign is in its early stages here in the uk, rather more advanced in france.

we'll assess donald trump's first 100 days in office and look at the under—reported tensions between india, and china. with me today are ashis ray, the indian broadcaster the north american broadcasterjeffrey kofman, ned temko, the political commentator and eunice goes, the portuguese writer. just a few days, it feels like coming toa just a few days, it feels like coming to a british general election. ned, don't look bored at the start! it is low—key? election. ned, don't look bored at the start! it is low-key? it might get even lower, you never know. the british press often talks about a phoney war before an election campaign really starts. what is odd about this is it is kind of a phoney election. despite the prospectus, theresa may saying i need this mandate to strengthen my negotiation position with the eu, even she must

know that it has nothing to do with the eu. even if she were to get putin sized majorities in this election, it would not change the basic structure of the negotiations that britain has to have with 27 other european countries. that britain has to have with 27 other european countrieslj that britain has to have with 27 other european countries. i think... i would disagree a bit. i think if she gets a commanding majority, it does give her much more authority thanif does give her much more authority than if she squeaks bible has to deal