good afternoon. 27 european union leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously agreed their negotiating terms for britain leaving the eu. among other demands, they say the uk must agree a financial settlement, and the future rights of eu citizens, before any trade talks take place. from brussels, our europe correspondent damian grammaticas reports. it has taken just one month since theresa may's letter trickling brexit was received here. you leaders now have their brexit position ready to go. translation: there is definitely a price, a cost for the uk, that is the choice it has made. it should not be a punishment but europe will defend its interests and the uk will be in defend its interests and the uk will beina defend its interests and the uk will be in a worse position outside the eu than it is now. the eu leaders are most worried about what angela merkel has called

illusions on the british side about what can be achieved in brexit negotiations. this process today is about injecting a bit of realism into the debate. the eu's read minds. this is what they will demand. that the rights of millions on both sides are preserved. that the uk will fulfil its financial obligations. michel barnier is the man tasked with enforcing those red line. everything ready for the negotiations? and here, they say the outcome of the uk election will make no difference to the deal they will offer. result, she was to have a new election, her decision, i think it is an internal problem she wants to resolve in the conservative party. two have not a hard brexit or soft brexit, but to reza's brexit so she needs support from the population. so is the message eu leaders want to

convey, a united and determined brexit will meet their terms. well, in a moment, we can talk to our political correspondent ellie price, who's in westminister. but first, let's talk to damien grammaticas in brussels. just how united is this united front? well, to give you an example, i think that highlights it, those negotiating guidelines were adopted in one minute after the leaders sat down for their meeting just a little earlier. it was the only item on the agenda, there was clearly no debate oi’ agenda, there was clearly no debate or discussion, they all signed off on it. so they are ready and they are very clear, they want those things they have outlined agreed before they will move on to any trade talks. i think that point about illusions, deletions on the uk side, what they are worried about there are securing commitments from there are securing commitments from the uk that the financial liabilities will be met, and the rights of citizens will be

preserved. so, things like work rights, pension rights, rights to bring yourfamily rights, pension rights, rights to bring your family to live with you, all those things, they need kneeled down and do not want any wriggling around on that before moving onto discs —— to discuss the ukip's future. red ellie price, will the uk government will be surprised by this united stance? ellie price, can you hear us? i do not think there will be too many surprises. theresa may has made her views quite clear, has based her collection strategy around. take those comments made by angela michael hooperjessie said some britons had the illusions that trade negotiations could happen at the same time as the brexit negotiations. theresa may suggested the remaining eu countries were lining up to oppose britain and for that reason she says a tory majority would strengthen her hand in brexit

negotiations. the other political parties have criticised theresa may's strong handed approach, they say that she really ought to go in with a more considered return. they point to the example of eu nationals, the fact she has not guaranteed their rights within the uk in those negotiations. so brexit will be central to this election campaign and the show of unity shows the challenge ahead, whoever wins this election. ellie price, thank you. jeremy corbyn has stressed the importance for labour of young people "stepping up" and registering to vote for the upcoming general election, before the deadline to do so in three weeks' time. addressing supporters in east london, mr corbyn stressed that "apathy and resignation" would hand seats to the conservatives. 2.4 million young people are missing from britain's electoral register. barely 40% of 18 to 2a—year—olds normally turn out to vote. the conservatives are more than happy with this state of affairs.

apathy and resignation will secure them seats on election day. the ukip leader, paul nuttall, says he will stand as a candidate in boston and skegness in the general election. people in the constituency voted overwhelmingly to leave the eu in last year's referendum. mr nuttall, who recently tried to get elected in stoke, said it would be an honour and privilege to be standing in the seat. the prime minister will be campaigning in scotland this afternoon for the first time since calling the general election. the conservatives have been buoyed by opinion polls suggesting support for their party is growing north of the border. meanwhile, in a speech in glasgow, nicola sturgeon insisted that only the snp can stop the conservatives imposing further cuts in scotland. we know from experience in scotland and here in glasgow that every vote for the tories has real consequences.

we've seen the damage a tory government has done to scotland over the past few years. one of the six people arrested in a counterterrorism operation on thursday night in north west london had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria to join so—called islamic state. mohamed amoudi, who is 21, was deported back to the uk from turkey in 2015. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, is here. what more can you tell us? mohamed amoudi, one of those detained in what scotland yard have described as an operation to foil a suspected terrorist plot, a woman was shot and remains in hospital, it has emerged mohamed amoudi came to the attention of british authorities in 2015. he travelled to turkey with 217—year—old boys and it was believed they were trying to cross into syria and join up with is

fighters. the three were deported back to the uk, questioned by british authorities and released without charge. we also had this separate counterterrorism investigation into the man who was detained in whitehall on thursday. it has emerged that he had spent some time in afghanistan, and he came back to the uk towards the end of last year. june kelly, thank you. donald trump has accused north korea of disrespecting china after it test—fired a second ballistic missile. the test was launched hours after us secretary of state rex tillerson called for a tougher international approach at the united nations security council. our correspondent daniela relph reports. as tensions build, there is a reminder of america's formidable military might. the uss carl vinson arrived in waters off the korean peninsular just arrived in waters off the korean peninsularjust hours after the failed missile test. shortly before arriving to make his case in new

york, us secretary of state, his message was clear. un sanctions are not working. the pressure on north korea must be stepped up. with each successive debtor nation had missile test, north korea pushes northeast ager and the worlds closer to instability and broader conflict. the threat of a north korean nuclear attack on seoul autocue is real. it is likely only a matter of time before north korea develop the capability to strike the us mainland. so far, un pressure has not stopped north korea is accelerating its weapons programme. overnight, president trump also gave his view. he tweeted... and in london, during a visit to the uk, the japanese prime minister denounced the missile test.

translation: it is a grave threat to oui’ translation: it is a grave threat to our country. this is absolutely not acceptable. we strongly condemn such acts. this latest move by north korea's young leader appears to have strengthened international resolve to increase the pressure on him and his country. with all the sport, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. after a week of pleasantries, the next time anthonyjoshua and wladimir klitschko come face—to—face, it will be in the ring and time for business tonight, when we see who can become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. among the 90,000 watching at wembley will be our man olly foster, who is already in place. it's such a hard one to call. will it be youth or experience that prevails? it really is. yes, good afternoon.

you have anthonyjoshua at the age of 27, has only fought 18 times, and beating, but the biggest fight of his career, big in so many ways because there are 90,000 here, that isa because there are 90,000 here, that is a post—war record for a boxing crowd. he is facing wladimir klitschko, who is at the top of the sport, and he is convinced he can get back to the top. let's hear from both fighters. if it takes me to fight this to provide, to bring the limelight back to british boxing boxing globally, i will be at the forefront and represented properly. that is what i strive, what the people want and we deliver. ido deliver. i do not think about being three times world champion. it is all about my ego, it needs scratched, andl about my ego, it needs scratched, and ijust about my ego, it needs scratched, and i just want about my ego, it needs scratched, and ijust want to show to myself i can do this. i've still got it. i know i can do it. everything else is a positive side—effect.

klitschko is 41 and has fought 50 more points than joshua. klitschko is 41 and has fought 50 more points thanjoshua. so many different opinions. how about the former champion, lennox lewis, he thinks that father time will catch up thinks that father time will catch up on klitschko tonight. you can listen to the fight on radio 5 live. it's the final old firm derby of the season, and third placed rangers are yet to win against the scottish premiership champions, celtic. and it's not looking likely today either. celtic are no leading 3—0. that's all the sport for now. —— celtic are now. you can see more on all of the day's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:15pm. from me, for now, goodbye. now, it isjust

now, it is just coming now, it isjust coming up to now, it is just coming up to a quarter past one. the latest bbc news. european union leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously adopted guidelines for negotiating britain's withdrawal from you. in a tweed, the president of the european council, donald tusk, said that 27 remaining members had a firm and fair mandate for brexit. —— in a tweet. then brown has been following events in brussels and joins us now. —— then brown. we have had plenty of eu summits over the years that have dragged on for hours right through the night. but not this one. they agreed the eu 27 leaders agreed to the brexit negotiating guidelines in less tha n the brexit negotiating guidelines in less than a minute. the whole summit here will only last just less than a minute. the whole summit here will only lastjust over three hours, but in less than a minute sitting down, they agreed exactly how they want brexit negotiations with the uk to unfold. so, what are the negotiating guidelines,

including the red lines you have set, the lines of negotiations they are setting in stone before the then have any talks about future trade relationship between britain and the eu? chris morris explains. so, what is this summit about? the first thing to remember it as a summit with a difference, because there is someone missing. she will not be here because this is the summit at which the rest of the eu will set the parameters for how they will negotiate with the uk. we have already seen drafts of the negotiating guidelines. the leaders might tweak them a little, but they are likely to change substantially. what exactly do they say? they will start with a set of broad principles, among them, a nonmember of the union cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits asa member. rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member. and the freedoms of the eu single market are indivisible. in other words, if you do not want freedom of movement of people, you cannot be a member of the single market. the guidelines also set out

a phased process of negotiations. sorting out the past first before moving on to talk about a future trade relationship. then a transition to ensure that leaving is not too much of a shock to anyone. so let's have a look at the first phase. the overall aim, to settle the disentanglement of the united kingdom from the eu. two big issues in particular, the rights of eu citizens in the uk and a settling of accounts, a financial settlement. on both those issues, the eu position as if anything hardened since these d raft as if anything hardened since these draft guidelines were written a month ago. only when sufficient progress has been made in this initial phase is the eu prepared to start discussing future relations. what does sufficient progress mean? well, that might be discussed at the summit today. in any event, a future trade agreement can only be finalised once the uk has become a third country, in other words, after it has left the eu. it is also worth

noting that our three specific situations mentioned in these guidelines, firstly, sensitivities about the border between northern ireland and the irish republic. then the situation for british military basesin the situation for british military bases in cyprus. finally, something which has attracted attention, the suggestion that spain will have to be consulted separately about anything to do with gibraltar. what have the other eu leaders been saying about the guidelines? let's listen first to be president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. we will negotiate in a friendly and fairway, and we are not naive. there will be no sanctions, the punishment, nothing of that kind. but britain has to know they have to honour the commitments and the former commitments. we have heard from angela merkel she is worried that maybe illusions in the uk about how the negotiations will proceed. what about in france? we do

not know who will be the next president but it could be emmanuel macron. what does he have to say?|j do not want to be in a situation to have a smooth brexit, just for the rest of one sector or one business. so what happens next? the guidelines have to be turned into formal because heating directives. that is due to happen at a meeting on the 22nd of may. then don't forget there is the small matter of a general election in the uk on the 8th of june. only when that is over can negotiations finally begin in earnest. chris morris reporting. now they have agreed the guidelines here at this summit, in less than a minute, let's talk to the ambassador for cyprus to the european union. thank you for being with us. are you surprised that the 27 leaders could reach agreement on brexit so quickly today, less than a minute? first of

all, a pleasure to be here with you. i have served on many councils in my time so this ought to be a first agreement within one minute. time so this ought to be a first agreement within one minutem agreement within one minute. is it important from your point of view that there is unity amongst the european union on how to deal with britain on brexit? european member state unity is very important, both for the european union side as well as the british side, in the sense that if we have 27 different specific agendas, it might be impossible to negotiate. we heard jean—claude juncker saying it is impossible to negotiate. we heard jean—claudejuncker saying it is not a question of punishing britain for brexit. is that how you see it? some people in the uk, i think, perhaps sense there is a mood to punish britain. no, there is no mood to

punish britain. the decision made by the british people on the 23rd of june last year must be fully respected. we had similar situations in the past, when the finish, the french and dutch people rejected the constitutional treaty in a referendum. of course, the membership will be lost to britain once britain withdraws in about two yea rs. once britain withdraws in about two years. you think britain will be worse off outside the eu? objectively, yes, it will be worse off, in the sense that it will not be part of the single market to start with. it will be a third country, britain will be worse off, but not because britain will be punished or because simply it will

not be a member of europe. punished or because simply it will not be a member of europem punished or because simply it will not be a member of europe. it has been made clear here that first of all, before there is any discussion ofa all, before there is any discussion of a trade agreement with britain, there has to be agreement on how much the uk will have to pay, whether it is 60 billion euros or whatever. is that the right course of action? well, in a divorce, first you have the divorce order, then you negotiate about the future relationship. so, it is simplistic, what i say, but this is the rationale, essentially. of course, the exact amount will be calculated once there is an agreement between the european union and britain as to the european union and britain as to the method of calculating. 60 billion euros, is that the rights of the bill, do you think? no one

knows. —— the right sort of bill. it is just an estimate because there is no agreed method of calculation. but iimagine it no agreed method of calculation. but i imagine it should be a substantial amount of money, given the breadth of obligations undertaken throughout the last 43, 44 years of membership. let's just talk, because chris morris mentioned cyprus in his report, because there is a specific issue, isn't there, for cyprus? cypriot people who are living in british military bases on cyprus, after brexit, technically, because thatis after brexit, technically, because that is british territory, they will be technically living outside the european union, is that right? this is true. as a general point, i would like to say that cyprus, along with ireland, given our special relationship with the uk, will be

the two countries most affected by brexit. the population on british bases, the civilian population, is one of the big issues. it is 1% of our population, and we have to find a way to safeguard their rights as european union citizens and beneficiaries of european union policies, because it will be paradoxically unlike cyprus to how two categories of citizens. red so you want about settled before britain can talk about a future trade deal? well, in the negotiation directives, it is provided that this issue will be settled by following bilateral discussions between the uk and cyprus. the outcome of those negotiations, provided they are in line with european union law, will be accepted by the rest. very good

to talk to you. thank you for your time. the ambassador for cyprus to the european union, here in brussels. the summit continues, but the main business of the day has already been conducted and agreed, as we were saying, within just a few seconds, the 27 eu leaders agreeing their strategy for the brexit negotiations over the next couple of yea rs. negotiations over the next couple of years. nick, back to you. more now on the campaigning for the general election. the prime minister will visit scotland this afternoon, where she is hopeful of winning seats. nicola sturgeon, the snp leader, has warned voting conservative would lead to deeper government cuts. earlier, i spoke to the polling expert professorjohn curtice and asked him whether the snp should be, well, worried about the tories. well, it is certainly true the snp did not have to worry about the tories, but let us remember that until the general election two years

ago, the snp themselves used to struggle in elections to the westminster parliament. but we had that remarkable tsunami of nationalist support, back in 2015, 50% of the vote, 56 out of 59 seats, and inevitably, such a high watermark is going to be difficult for the snp to defend. but what is interesting is that whereas two yea rs interesting is that whereas two years ago the snp were mostly taking labour seats, the challenge to them now is coming from the conservatives. the opinion polls suggest an average that the conservatives may be around 30%, double what they managed in the general election two years ago. and certainly on those figures, the conservatives might well pick up six, seven, eight seats from the snp including perhaps the biggest scalp of all, the seat of angus robertson, the snp leader at westminster. so, yes, the conservatives are not looking at the moment as though they will have a large swathe of seats north of the border, but more than

at any north of the border, but more than atany time north of the border, but more than at any time since 1992, and enough at any time since 1992, and enough at least to put a fair dent in the snp's domination of scotland's representation at westminster.m theissue representation at westminster.m the issue from the snp's point of view independents still lurking in the background, or more bread—and—butter things that the voters are bread—and—butter things that the voters a re interested bread—and—butter things that the voters are interested in? well, it is certainly true that ever since the independence referendum, the dominant issue in scottish politics has been the question of whether scotla nd has been the question of whether scotland should or should not be inside the uk. for example, it is pretty clear that the conservatives' emphasis on the need to keep the union on a very robust defence on that position, that seems to have been crucial to the conservative revival here, such that indeed whereas hitherto the unionist vote was scattered between the conservative party, the lib dems and labour, over half who voted no in 2014 said they would back the tories. so it has been squeezing the labour vote to the conservatives'

advantage. but there is some polling this morning that will give the snp some pause for thought, which is that voters' evaluation of the scottish government's domestic record on things like the nhs and education is continuing to slide. i think the snp will be concerned that maybe even some of those voters who are still committed to independents are still committed to independents are looking at the snp but i reckon on things like schools and hospitals and perhaps may therefore as a result defect from the snp this time. that is certainly an area where the snp troubled we need to shore up their position. professor john curtice from the university of strathclyde speaking to me earlier. solicitors representing patients of a breast surgeon, found guilty of carrying out a series of needless operations, say the true number of his victims could be in the hundreds — or even thousands. ian paterson was found guilty of intentionally wounding his patients at two private hospitals in the west midlands.

i spoke earlier to a criminal negligence solicitor and asked her how mr paterson was able to commit crimes. i think it is clear that the failings are within the management system both within the nhs and the private sector. i think what is most concerning, having seen what i have seen, is how unregulated the private sector is. i do not think people realise that actually, there does not seem to be the appropriate checks and balances in place. one thing that struck me on reading through what has happened was that he seemed to work alone, he came up with diagnoses, which were bogus in many cases and carried on and operated alone, it must —— but the been other people around, surely? cull certainly, but that is not seem to be any evidence that he involved

any other people in the care of these patients. but i think it must have been the case that he surrounded himself with his people of choice, i suppose. you have obviously dealt with a lot of women who have been affected. do you get any clue of what a man was really doing, what was behind it?|j any clue of what a man was really doing, what was behind it? i think there are many theories and money is one of them, you know, he wanted to do lots of surgeries and be paid for them, and be seen to be doing that, but what has become apparent on talking to his former patients is that he enjoyed the power it gave him of being the one who could help these women and men who were vulnerable times in their lives, who went back to him again and again. he is facing a prison sentence, he was worried that, but there will also be a civil case, and you are pursuing

this? one would have thought it was open and shut but presumably there are open and shut but presumably there a re lots of open and shut but presumably there are lots of legal arguments to come. there are indeed and the civil case is going to trial in october. time to take a look at the weather prospects. good afternoon. the weather is warming up, it will feel quite pleasa nt warming up, it will feel quite pleasant in any sunshine compared to how it has been for the past week or so. it is shaping up to be a pretty good weekend. the first half is better. should be a lot of sunshine and it will be quite windy and some rain in the south and west from sunday onwards. this afternoon, a lot of dry weather, a few showers across northern and western isles. more sunshine across the south, that will push the temperatures up to 16 or 17. even 12 to 14 will not feel too bad further. this evening, dry promotion, any showers dying away

across the north west. becoming windier, gales in the south west with rain arriving into cornwall and devon baikal. a fairly mild night with winds from the near continent. sunday will be a bright day, but it will be windy. certainly across the south west where we will have rain pushing northwards and eastwards. quite a wet afternoon for wales, the south west and the midlands. but ahead of the rain, wide one, 16 to 18 celsius. hello. this is bbc news. european union leaders meeting in brussels have unanimously adopted