this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm... eu leaders unanimously adopt what they say are ‘firm and fair‘ guidelines for negotiating brexit. i'm ben brown live in brussels. i'll bring you the latest developments here. it took those leaders only one minute to agree their brexit strategy. labour leaderjeremy corbyn urges young people to "claim theirfuture" by voting labour in the general election. theresa may is campaigning in scotland for the first time since calling the election. ukip leader paul nuttall is to stand in boston and skegness in lincolnshire. it's emerged that one of the six people arrested in a counter terrorism operation in london on thursday had been suspected of attempting to travel to syria tojoin is. also in the next hour... the heavyweights head for wembley. around 90,000 people will pack into the stadium tonight as anthonyjoshua faces

wladimir klitschko in the richest bout in british boxing history. and at 2.30pm... the travel show is in ghana as it celebrates 60 years of independence from britain. good afternoon. 27 european union leaders in brussels have unanimously agreed terms for britain leaving the eu. among other demands, they say the uk must agree a financial settle m e nt the uk must agree a financial settlement and future rights of eu citizens before any trade talks take place. the french president said

region must pay a price for a living. my colleague ben brown is in brussels. unity amongst the 27 is the watchword 7 unity amongst the 27 is the watchword? it really is. there have been so many summits in brussels that have dragged on through the night, really contentious and argumentative but not this. the 27 remaining leaders, not including britain, decided in one minute on the guidelines, the negotiating guidelines they will proceed with to negotiate brexit with the uk over the next couple of years. this underlines, as they have said over and over, that they were united about what that strategy should be. you mentioned the french president, he said we must not be punitive to britain but he said he wanted to make it clear that britain will be ina make it clear that britain will be in a worse position after leaving you than it is today inside. let's

get this report from damian grammaticas. it's taken just one month since theresa may's letter triggering brexit was received here, and the eu leaders now have their brexit position ready to go. translation: there is definitely a price, a cost for the uk. that's the choice it's made. it shouldn't be a punishment, but europe will defend its interests, and the uk will be in a worse position outside the eu than it is now. what eu leaders are most worried about is 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 red lines. so this is what the eu will demand. that the rights of millions of citizens affected by brexit on both sides are preserved. that the uk agrees to fulfil its financial obligations to the eu. that a way is sought to avoid new border controls in ireland. michel barnier is the man tasked

with enforcing those red lines. everything ready for the uk negotiations? i think so. depends on the uk. and here they say the outcome of the uk election will make no difference to the deal they'll offer. if she wants to have a new election, it's her decision. i think it's an internal problem she wants to resolve in the conservative party to have not hard brexit or soft brexit but theresa's brexit, and so she needs support from the population. so the message eu leaders want to convey, they are united and determined brexit will meet their terms. here at the summit, after agreeing those guidelines, the leaders started lunch and they discussed some of the finer points of what happens what might happen in the negotiations over the next years. angela merkel has talked in the

run—up to the summit about the possibly being allusions in britain about what sort of deal britain might come outwith. theresa may, in response, said that the other 27 eu leaders are lining up to oppose britain. amy price has been assessing what the decision at the summit means. theresa may has major view is quite clear, in fact she has based election strategy around this. take those comments by angela merkel earlier in the week in which she said some british people had the illusion that trade negotiations could happen at the same time as the brexit deal. theresa may made a speech suggesting the eu remaining countries were lining up to oppose britain and for that reason she says tory majority, are stronger tory majority, would strengthen her hand in brexit negotiations. the political parties have criticised theresa may's strong handed approach

and they saying that she should go in with a more conciliatory tone. the point, for example, to eu nationals and the fact she has not guaranteed their rights within the uk in those biggest. brexit talks, the tone will be central to this campaign and this show of unity to some extent does the challenge ahead, whoever wins this election. so what are the key points of the eu's strategy? they say they want substantial progress on three key areas before moving on to discuss a future trade relationship with britain. 0ne future trade relationship with britain. one of those areas is the divorce bill, the financial settlement, what britain has to pay to leave. that has been estimated as anything up to 60 billion euros. also the rights of eu nationals living in britain has to be secured and confirmed and the third area is the future of the border between northern ireland and the republic of

ireland. what sort of border that is. i have been discussing that with daryl murphy, the republic of ireland's ministerfor daryl murphy, the republic of ireland's minister for european affairs here at brussels. that is important for all of us and we will have difficult negotiatings about citizens rights and initial applications but on the other side is the about ireland and great britain and the uk and we have strong agreement here with the british government and irish government and eu partners that we do not want the borders of the past returning in northern ireland. we have worked remarkably well with the united kingdom through the support of the european union to deliver a peace process that has saved many, many lives. as nobody wants to see that jeopardised in many lives. as nobody wants to see thatjeopardised in any way many lives. as nobody wants to see that jeopardised in any way and many lives. as nobody wants to see thatjeopardised in any way and that is why it is vital for us that we do not have the visible signs of a border on the island of ireland.

that is iron's ministerfor european affairs. what happens next? the eu 27 have adopted their strategy for the brexit negotiations and they will get under way after the british general election in june and will get under way after the british general election injune and they may not really get under way in earnest in terms of the meat of the negotiations until the autumn after the german elections. that is the latest from brussels. thank you very much. and brown in brussels. —— ben brown. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has called for young people to "step up" and register for a vote in the coming general election. the deadline to apply for a vote is in three weeks' time. addressing supporters in east london, mr corbyn warned there was a danger that "apathy and resignation" would hand seats to the conservatives. over 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 has confirmed that he will run to be mp for boston and skegness. he said it was a great honour and a privilege and he'd be campaigning on what he called the "betrayal of our fishing industry" by successive governments. stork was a complete one—off. this isa stork was a complete one—off. this is a general election and i think that politics is on our turf, theresa may called it because she said she wanted a mandate for brexit but we are the only party that has campaigned all of our political lives to offer real, clean brexit

and control our borders and control of money, bringing real democracy back to the uk. i think we have a great opportunity to take a number of seats and what we will not do is what we did in 2015 and had that scatter—gun approach. we will be targeting sensibly in terms of manpower and balance. scotland's first minister and snp leader nicola sturgeon has been campaigning in glasgow this morning, telling supporters that only her party can stop the conservatives imposing cuts in scotland. she urged voters not to give the tories a free rein. 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 right—wing tory government at westminster. theresa may will campaign in scotland later for the first time since calling the general election. the conservatives hold one scottish seat at westminster but opinion polls suggest support for the party in scotland is growing. she'll say that a vote for her party is a vote for the union. it's emerged that one of the six people arrested in a counter terrorism operation in north london on thursday night 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. our home affairs correspondent june kelly is here. june what more can you tell us? mohamed amoudi is one of those detained in this operation, which

scotla nd detained in this operation, which scotland yard described as a suspected terror plot. and a woman was shot by police during the operation. it has emerged that mohamed amoudi came to the attention of authorities in 2015, he travelled to turkey with 217—year—old boys and it was believed they were planning to try to get across the border into syria and join with is fighters. they were stopped in tricky, deported back to the uk, questioned by the authorities and released without charge. do we know if a watch had been kept on him since then? that is not clear. clearly, this man is one of those in custody and six people in total are detained and six people in total are detained and the woman in hospital, she is injured and cannot be questioned or arrested until she is well enough. certainly, it is interesting that this might clearly was at one point on the radar of the authorities. and the other incident this week, the man arrested by police in westminster, what more do we know

about that? details are emerging about that? details are emerging about him, he is mohammed 0magh ali, 27 years old, and he is a british national but not born in the uk, it is emerged that he spent a long period in afghanistan and he returned to the uk before the end of last year. it would suggest that there certainly is an issue for police and the intelligence services in keeping an eye on the movements of individuals in general? that is right, there are thousands on the radar. that is a phrase commonly used. in terms of ali, this man has been abroad and came back to the uk, we know in his case, he was on the radar of authorities and we know that this was a tip—off from a family member who alerted police on thursday and led to his arrest in my tour. thank you very much, june kelly. donald trump's accused north korea of disrespecting china after it test—fired a second ballistic missile.

the test was launched hours after the american secretary of state rex tillerson called for a tougher international approach at the united nations security council. 0ur correspondent daniela relph reports. as tensions build, it is a reminder of america's formidable military might. the uss carl vincent arrived in waters off the korean peninsula, just hours after the failed nuclear test. before arriving to make his case, the us secretary of state at the united nations. his message was clear. un sanctions are not working. the pressure on north korea must be stepped up. with each successive 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 south korea or tokyo is real. it is only a matter of time before

north korea develops capability to strike the us mainland. so far, pressure has not stopped north korea accelerating its nuclear weapons programme. president trump also gave his view. he tweeted: and in london this morning, during a visit to the uk, the japanese prime minister denounced the missile test. 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. daniela relph, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. eu leaders unanimously adopt what they say are ‘firm and fair‘

guidelines for negotiating brexit. labour leaderjeremy corbyn urges young people to "claim theirfuture" by voting labour in the general election. theresa may will be speaking in scotland today for the first time since the campaign began. a man has appeared at manchester and salford magistrates court charged with the murder of former royal navy officer mike samwell, who is thought to have been run over by his own car. mr samwell was fatally injured as he tried to stop thieves from stealing his car from outside his home in manchester. 29—year—old ryan gibbons is charged with murder, burglary and aggravated vehicle—taking. leanne brown was in court this morning and reports from outside manchester and salford magistrates' court. 29—year—old ryan gibbons of arfield

wrote in charlton appeared here at manchester and salford magistrates court charged with three counts. 0ne of my car, one of burglary and one of my car, one of burglary and one of aggregated vehicle taking. he spoke only to confirm his name and address. the charges are in connection with the death of 35—year—old ex—royal navy officer, mike samwell. he died after allegedly being run over by his own car. the incident took place outside his home in greater manchester last sunday. the case is too serious to be dealt with by a magistrate so it is being referred to the crown court. gibbons will appear before the crown on tuesday of next week. in the meantime, he has been remanded into custody. a 15—year—old boy and two men, the 20—year—old and a 21—year—old, also charged with

murder and burglary, have been bailed pending further enquiries. 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'm joined now by leslie hamilton, a consultant cardiac surgeon and a council member of the royal college of surgeons. thank you forjoining us today. how do you think ian paterson was able to get away with what he was doing for as long as he did? his practice goes back to the mid—19 90s and in those days there was a culture where no one would challenge a surgeon, surgeons are strong personalities by definition but that culture has changed dramatically. and we would expect surgeons to work in teams

together and take joint responsibility for the outcomes of all patients. give us an idea of what sort of oversight there should be of the activity of a surgeon? what sort of oversight there should be of the activity of a surgeon7m practice we expect surgeons to work in teams, we expect team members to be aware of the outcomes of their collea g u es be aware of the outcomes of their colleagues and patients and every surgeon has an annual appraisal at which they have to produce their results for the medical director and there is generally more scrutiny of outcomes in hospitals, in general. you mention that surgeons by nature are you mention that surgeons by nature a re pretty you mention that surgeons by nature are pretty confident individuals, strong personalities. do you think that other members of a team working with someone like that, who effectively holds the life of a patient in their hands, feels co mforta ble patient in their hands, feels comfortable enough in every case to actually say to someone if they have actually say to someone if they have a concern, we're not sure what is going on? one of the things the team does before starting any operation is to check they have the right operation, we call this a check list, but they have the right person

in the right operation and they asked all team members to introduce themselves, which gives them the authority to speak in theatre and we expect them to speak up if they have concerns. in the case of ian paterson, where he was carrying out needless operations in some cases, could that happen again? this was a rogue surgeon acting in a solution and his behaviour was completely unacceptable. in current practice, this could not happen because of the safeguards i have mentioned. we say acting in isolation. how on earth did that happen, even before these new ways of working and working practices were introduced? surely there was some oversight? if you look back into the report by professor sir ian kennedy did, there we re professor sir ian kennedy did, there were concerns raised but again, the mechanisms of taking forward were not as tight as they are not. do you think that patience, anyone facing surgery, can be reassured that the

procedure they will be going through is one that is absolutely necessary and adequate? there was a major case in the supreme court last year that change the approach to consent and the college has issued guidance for surgeons on consent and we expect surgeons on consent and we expect surgeons to put all the options to the patient, explain the details and encourage the patient to take the decision which they feel is best for themselves. and you have this case of ian paterson, a highly unusual case when you consider the number of surgeons who are clearly working in the best interests of patients, yes? the vast majority do the best they can for their patients every day. thank you very much. pope francis has held a mass in front of thousands of people in cairo on the second day of his visit to egypt. the service at the vodafone stadium was attended by around 25,000 people. the pontiff is

in egypt on a two—day visit aimed at strengthening interfaith relationships and promoting peace. martin fisher is travelling with the pope. pope francis arrived in egypt, where the christian community is under siege and an after those twin bomb attacks on palm sunday three weeks ago. but here at the four stadium there is a sense of celebration at his arrival. and i think that overall, it has been a successful trip. he has had delicate meetings with the present in egypt and the prime minister. the president announced a state of emergency for three months after those bombings on palm sunday. but he has also been here to emphasise that commitment he has two interfaith dialogue. as he said at the university, your body should be able to claim acts of violence, legends or hatred under the cloak of any religious faith or belief. these

are live pictures from cairo as the book continues this two—day visit to egypt. there has been huge security around this visit, as you mentioned, aimed at strengthening interfaith relationships and it is a huge boost for the christian community in egypt, which has come under attack from so—called islamic state, which said it wishes to target that community. the christian community in egypt. that is its top target. they will have been encouraged by this visit from the pope to the country. those are the live images from cairo. donald trump has become the first american president in 30 years to address america's powerful gun lobby, the national rifle association.

0n the eve of his 100th day in office, he told a rally in georgia that his administration would protect gun ownership. the eight—year assault on your second amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end. applause you have a true friend and champion in the white house. no longer will federal agencies be coming after law—abiding gun owners. 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 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 feel 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. violence has broken out in brazil as police clash with anti' protesters. police used tear gas to disperse crowds. it happened at the end of the country's first general strike in 120 years, where trade unions protested against the president's pension reforms. here's daniel gallas. brazil once again ina here's daniel gallas. brazil once again in a state of chaos. peaceful anti—mr rudie demonstrations in rio turned violent. police are called in and the clashes intensify. the violence erupted at the end of the country's first general strike in woman 20 years, called by unions in protest at the presidents cup ——

proposed pension reforms. they say people must work longer before retiring in order to fix brazil's deep economic troubles. but trade unions that organised the strike say the country's poor weather ones who will pay the price the reform. translation: our struggle is to open the path of negotiations because we're not going to accept this dictatorial attitude of the government which does not speak to its people or talk with its people. todayis its people or talk with its people. today is an historical day that pa ralyse today is an historical day that paralyse vision for the people. we think the wrong people are... we will succeed in overthrowing this government. others agree but are not impressed by the outbreak of violence. translation: at 85 years of age, i have to go through this? we are going to fight but we're going to fight the right way and not like the mess they are making. the

strike was weak and people need to understand that. this track does not make sense and the reforms need to happen. the president deplored the clashes, saying his government will press ahead with its planned and will work to modernise the country's laws. he says congress will start voting for the pension reforms next week. they chant people power, which they hope will work. it's time for the weather. it's very rare that we get a com pletely it's very rare that we get a completely dry bank holiday weekend. this one is no exception. it will start sunny and dry for most but will feel warmer for the next three days, even into next week. the breeze will be picking up and there will be rain arriving from sunday