and russian president vladimir putin have discussed over a phone call how they could work together on problems ranging from north korea to syria. they agreed to try to meet at the 620 summit injuly. also in the ft, infosys, the indian it services company, plans to hire 10,000 americans after the whitehouse announced it was reviewing the hib visa programme, which companies like infosys use to hire low cost workers from overseas. the guardian financial section reports on troubled italian airline alitalia, who has asked the government to put the airline into administration. employees rejected a restructuring plan that would have unlocked funds but meant cuts to jobs and salaries. and, finally, the times writes that according to the british psychological society, trying to lift your mood by seeking validation or likes on social media sites could actually show others that you suffer from low self—esteem. how dare you reveal that to others?

yeah, i don't like anything on social media. joining us is kulveer ranger, vice president of strategy and communications at atos. how are you doing? is there much to like in the papers? i think we have a spread across the papers, starting with the financial times. what is the actual cost of brexit? this is the actual cost of brexit? this is the question on the dinner table, it appears, on good people discussing these things. conversations on the leaf. be polite, et cetera. -- leaks. the financial times is building on the story, there have been some leaks on a dinner with jean—claude juncker and prime minister theresa may. the figure is

100 billion. to be honest, it seems a bit pie in the sky. michael barnier, the eu chief negotiator, said no figure like that would be put together until the end of the negotiations, which makes sense. if you look at the trade deals, the loans, the receipt of the uk has for europe, some of the rebates it might look at, this is a complex conversation. it is like a divorce. who is going to get the cds and so on? this will take a long time to work out. 100 billion euros will be moving a lot over the next couple of years. we will have plenty of speculation about it. it is going to be expensive, that's what it sounds like. what do you think of this line from theresa may, which she said to laura kuenssberg, political editor, yesterday. she said she could be bloody difficult to deal with et cetera. and what does that mean for the outcome and

how this works out in terms of that bill? 0ne how this works out in terms of that bill? one of the elements of the article is paris and berlin have hardened their stance. labour have been arguing that it is not a bloody difficult woman. if it becomes a bitter divorce, will the bill go up? putting it into context, the uk is about to have a general election. the prime minister is not only talking to the 27 european nations and going through negotiations, she is talking to the electorate in her owfi is talking to the electorate in her own country. the decision the public faces is who they want as the chief negotiator in the coming years to ta ke negotiator in the coming years to take on the conversation. i think that comment of being a bloody—minded that comment of being a bloody— minded woman that comment of being a bloody—minded woman is aimed at people to say i am going to fight your course as we go into a period of strong negotiations. i think she is playing that line to the electorate. le figaro looking at an

election with ramifications for the future of the eu, looking at the presidential election, marine le pen, and the race is getting fairly tight and fairly predictable as well. i think the challenge in france is whether the polls will close. there is still a significant gap between the presidential candidates. marine le pen is trying to soften her message from the hard right. she stepped down as leader of the national front and there has beena the national front and there has been a long associated view that her party would bring back the franc and she said, we will see which currency we go to and i will handle the banks, don't worry, and i will go for a referendum for leaving the eu. and she says she will get them out of the eu in 6—8 months, so that is some talk, considering what britain is going through in its

negotiations. she is trying to play this long view, she says she has a plan, trust me, i can be your president, ashley tries to tighten the polls. when i heard the press conference and her talking about coming out of the euro and what the currency will be like, and the complicated factors, you know, the unknown it creates, it reminded me of the scottish referendum. what about the pound, will we have it or not? all of this kind of stuff if they decide to leave the eu. and it is so complicated and so unclear to people making a decision in an election. the french must look at this and see if it can be that simple. and if they think it is, look across the channel to britain and see how difficult it is. it is interesting, because she was tipped to win with the rise of the right across the world. president putin has met with angela merkel, that is

on many front pages, the fact that it was a tricky meeting. and this on the front of the irish times, talking about trump and putin set to meet injuly talking about trump and putin set to meet in july after talking about trump and putin set to meet injuly after not talking in a while. the irish times rings geopolitical good news —— brings. the on off bromance we've heard about since donald trump was supposed to be president, and it appears that they spoke yesterday and seem to have covered the issue, it is going to be box office, i think it'll be like a boxing match. i think this is very important. these two men should be at least talking to each other. we really don't want a stand—off, egos coming into play, so if they meet, this is good news and let's hope it continues in that diplomatic way. i think president trump has also said

he would be happy to speak to the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, which also — talking is better than posturing and firing test missiles. and another headline president trump will enjoy reading in the ft, infosys hiring 10,000 americans, americanjobs for infosys hiring 10,000 americans, american jobs for american people. and good news for president trump. it appears his policy of saying, i don't want them to be offshore, they are coming back. well, let's look at this little. i work for a technology firm and we look at the global market. people — there is a trend towards working onshore within geographical boundaries delivering services in that boundary when it comes to cyber security, ai, and companies are keen to develop local talent. and that means investing in local people. it seems to map with corporate strategy. it is working

for president trump and infosys's corporate strategy as well. talking technology, this story in the times on people seeking likes to boost self—esteem. and i am not surprised to hear that. sally and chris, feeling down? you haven't been on facebook in a while. i would like a boost, if anyone would like to like my tweets, please do. we all like some love, it gives you a boost. i wouldn't take it seriously. i think the challenge is not to get totally immersed in social media. it plays a part, but compartmentalise it and get on with the rest of your life in the real world. feeling get on with the rest of your life in the realworld. feeling sick, take get on with the rest of your life in the real world. feeling sick, take a photo of your cat, with a witty 1—liner, that will cheer you up. i post pictures on twitter of filming

a documentary two years in the making, something i am proud of and i get making, something i am proud of and igeta making, something i am proud of and i get a bit of interest. i posted a picture of my dog the other day and it got dozens of re— tweets. people ca re it got dozens of re— tweets. people care more about pet pictures than anything else. people care more about socks i found out, than what we say on the papers as well. when we say on the papers as well. when we are reviewing the papers. thank you so much for coming in. as always, it is great to have your ta ke always, it is great to have your take on the story. and please tweet about the paper review, like it and share itand, about the paper review, like it and share it and, you know, maybe follow us as well, spread it around, it makes us a little bit happier.“ you are with us on bbc world, see you are with us on bbc world, see you soon, on you are with us on bbc world, see you soon, on bbc one, you can see brea kfast. you soon, on bbc one, you can see breakfast. have a good day, goodbye. hello there. well, tuesday we saw a big contrast in weather conditions across the country. the further west you were, the better the sunshine. that's because you were sheltered from the easterly breeze. in fact, western scotland fared best

with wall—to—wall sunshine and a top temperature of 21 degrees. it was cloudier further east, especially in the south—east. so it led to a bit of a disappointing afternoon, but it was still fairly warm. through the night, we will hold onto this contrast. breeze in the south—east. in fact, patchy light rain moving in from the near continent because of a weather system there. further north and west, lengthy clear skies in the west. so a recipe for a chilly start on wednesday morning. a touch of frost in the western glens and a bit of mist and fog too. so we'll start the tour of scotland. plenty of sunshine through the morning. a bit of a chilly start. low cloud through the central belt — this will tend to burn away quickly. lots of sunshine for northern ireland and the north of england. the north midlands as well seeing some sunshine, as well as northern wales. some sunny spells into cornwall and devon. but elsewhere, a cloudy and disappointing start. some cloud big enough for light rain and drizzle in the south—east and maybe london as well. out on the breeze, it'll

actually feel quite nippy. through the day, there will not be much change. cool and cloudy across the south—east with further patchy light rain. the further north and west, the better the sunshine. a little bit cooler than what we saw on tuesday. a top temperature of 17—18 degrees potentially across western scotland. it'll feel very pleasant in the strong early—may sunshine. but it'll be 12 or lower on the east coast, especially when you have the cloud. the reason for the chill on the north coast is the temperatures in the ocean not more than 8—10. with the cloud, temperatures on the coast will feel disappointing for early may. so through the rest of wednesday evening, cloudy for a proportion of england and wales. light and patchy rain. for thursday, a similar picture. plenty of cloud for england and wales. patchy light rain. feeling a bit chilly. the best of the sunny spells in the north and the west of the uk.

the top temperature of around 111—15 degrees. on friday, the breeze picks up even more, so it will feel nippier, particularly close to the coast. the best of the sunshine in northern and western areas. temperatures range from around 10—15 degrees. 0n into the weekend, a ridge of high pressure keeping the weather system that day. so it stays largely fine and dry. chilly on the coast. the best of the sunshine in the north and west. hello. this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. the general election campaign officially begins today. the queen will meet theresa may to mark the dissolution of the shortest parliament since 197a. good morning. it's wednesday the third of may. also this morning:

ten years on from the disappearance of madeleine mccann, we'll be live in the portuguese resort where she was taken. the last of the killer whales. the threat to the few remaining orcas that live in british waters. more of us are paying off our mortgages beyond retirement, which means a rethink around the rules of lending to older borrowers.