this is bbc news — the headlines at 3:00: in a foreign policy speech, jeremy corbyn says the war on terror has not worked — and that fresh thinking is needed. the philosophy of bomb first, talk later approach to security has failed. to persist with it as the conservative government has made clear it's determined to do is a recipe for increasing not reducing threats and security. the liberal democrats say they would legalise the sale of cannabis if they're elected into government. president trump warns the sacked fbi director not to leak stories to the press. a coroner rules that 14—year—old nasar ahmed died as a result of an allergic reaction to his school lunch — his mother says he could have been saved. if they gave him the ft pen injection within five minutes before the ambulance came, maybe they save his life. —— the epi— pen. good afternoon and welcome

to the bbc news. we are going to bring you the latest on the election in a minute, but let's cross to the north irish border where michel barnier is speaking. i am not a super technocrat from brussels. i have been chosen for thisjob, technocrat from brussels. i have been chosen for this job, this extraordinary job been chosen for this job, this extraordinaryjob and i hope it will remain extraordinary. because i am a politician, for a long time. just remember, i have been elected for the first time when i was 22 in a very agricultural country. exactly

like this one. so this negotiation, once again will be extraordinary. and very complex and difficult. this negotiation will not be only financial, legal or technical, in negotiation will not be only financial, legal ortechnical, in my view it will be social and economic. the reason why, i want to listen, i wa nt to the reason why, i want to listen, i want to meet the people on the ground. iwant want to meet the people on the ground. i want to manage the negotiation, having my feet on the ground. the reason i have come here to this county, is not to give solutions, i have listened very careful to the proposals from the european parliament and the government, we are on the same team.

and after this short and concise meeting, the huge importance of not just the dairy but the agriculture sector in this cross—border is the key pa rt. we sector in this cross—border is the key part. we want to find solutions. we wa nt key part. we want to find solutions. we want to find solutions without any hard border. i want to protect and preserve, as i said yesterday, the good friday process. and agreement. but we want to find a solution compatible with the single market. the solutions of which you speak, ireland says no hard border, the uk says no hard border... let us work. i need to work with these people on the ground to find solutions. i don't want to give

today, the negotiation has not begun. i cannot give you the solution today. what do you say to the british, and there will be many who will say, you are a politician, as you have said and they will see your presence here as a very sensitive place to come? my answer is keep calm and negotiate. is there a two tier solution, one solution for northern ireland and ireland as a whole... you can ask the question three, four or five times. a whole... you can ask the question three, four orfive times. let a whole... you can ask the question three, four or five times. let us begin the negotiations. you have said you are going to cross the border, have you invited british government ministers to shake hands

on the opposite site? there is further opportunity, it is my hope after the elections to the uk parliament, that as soon as possible after the 8th of june, parliament, that as soon as possible after the 8th ofjune, we will have the round table talks reconstituted in northern ireland with a view to restoring the power—sharing negotiations are re—established. it is critical we have an early resumption of talks and it is critical we have the power—sharing institutions up and running as per the good friday agreement because that clock is ticking on brexit. they will be complicated solutions... everything is complicated. for people in this area, who are worried, what do you say to them, people who are dependent on cross—border economy? the purpose of this visit is to

listen and meet the people, give the listen and meet the people give the| i i totally listen and meet the people give the| learned on | totally g i have you learned on this visit? i have already said. i don't want to repeat... do you believe there is an answer, do you believe there is a solution to this question about the borders that is concerning so many people? that was always an answer, there is always a way when there is a will. studio—macro that is michel barnier and the issue of trying to avoid a ha rd and the issue of trying to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland after brexit is critical, as he was saying, to preserve the good friday agreement peace process and he said we wa nt agreement peace process and he said we want to find solutions without building any kind of border, said

thatis building any kind of border, said that is why he is there doing some sit research, talking to a lot of people around the liam—macro about ways around having a hard border. he said the solutions will be complex and very difficult. he said his job is an extraordinaryjob. keep calm and negotiate, was his motto. indeed. let's return to the campaign trail now. jeremy corbyn has said the war on terror has not worked. in a speech outlining his foreign policy, the labour leader said this is the fourth consecutive general election during which britain has been at war — and fresh thinking is needed. mr corbyn insisted he's not a pacifist, but warned against a "bomb first, talk later" approach. he said donald trump is making the world more dangerous, and he accused theresa may of pandering to an erratic president. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. this is the labour leader positioning himself as a potential world leader. not a pacifist he says,

instead pledging a robust, independent foreign policy. i will do everything to protect the security and safety of our people and our country. that is our first duty. jeremy corbyn is a long—standing critic of military intervention abroad. the former chairman of the stop the war coalition, a veteran anti—war campaigner. and on nuclear weapons, he's sticking to his tune. i'm often asked if as prime minister i would order the use of nuclear weapons. it is an extraordinary question when you think about it. would you order the indiscriminate killing of millions of people? labour is committed to actively pursue disarmament under the nuclear non—proliferation treaty and we are committed to no first use of nuclear weapons. taking direct aim at theresa may, the labour leader said there must be no more handholding with donald trump. but the conservatives

claim the country under mr corbyn would not be safe. there is a sharp distinction between a government that is willing to stand up for this country, that is willing to make sure this country is properly defended and a labour party led byjeremy corbyn, that would simply chuck away our ability to defend ourselves. i think that is crazy. hundreds of thousands marched against the iraq war in 2003. mr corbyn's allies believe many former labour members who had left the party in protest, are back under his leadership. farfrom shirking his previous points of view, jeremy corbyn's put forward his position on foreign affairs proudly, aiming to bolster his core support. but for many labour candidates out campaigning, mr corbyn's stance on this issue is a vulnerability. that manifesto

will have a strong narrative towards the armed forces. people will want to see that because they are hearing tory narrative attacking opposition but the manifesto will speak for itself. as the party leaders pitch for power in westminster, it's up to you to decide who you want to fly the flag for britain. eleanor garnier, bbc news, westminster. joining me from westminster is our assistant political editor norman smith. his ascends the calculation of team corbin, people'sviews of military intervention abroad may have changed, particularly among young voters. but what about traditional labour voters? i am joined voters. but what about traditional labourvoters? iamjoined by voters. but what about traditional labour voters? i am joined by the shadow foreign office minister. maybe traditional, old labour

voters, this stands will sound unpatriotic? he has committed to maintain the 2% spend on defence. and in terms of art armed personnel service men and women, they will have a better deal on the labour with pensions and mental health support for people returning and so on. the defence forces will be better looked after under labour. i think there are some elements of the package that will be better than the tories, who have cut back by tens of thousands and also housing and a lot of other questions which have not been answered by the tories. but we live in a dangerous world. if mr corbyn is saying only in very few, if any circumstances would he sanction military action, does not send a message to our enemies that we are not prepared to fight for our interests and values? not at all. what we saw with the chilcott report and as an mp ofjust two years, i

sat through the debate on the chilcott report. the first message that came out was that military action should only be a last resort and that planning was crucial. we see that in a lot of middle east situation where the planning isn't on the ground. where there may be a military victory, there is so much destruction of infrastructure, schools and hospitals and so on... with respect, jeremy corbyn just oppose wars in the middle east, he has opposed kosovo, sierra leone, the falklands. he may not be a pacifist, but it is hard to envisage any circumstances where he would approve military action? what he wants to get across is we must focus on diplomacy and not just defence. and with all the cuts to the fence... i am going to have to stop you because i think theresa may is getting to her feet in the north east. had such profound consequences

for hard—working families. because our future success for hard—working families. because our future success and prosperity as a country depends on getting the next five years right. now, more than ever, britain needs strong and sta ble than ever, britain needs strong and stable government to get the best deal for our country. now, more stable government to get the best dealfor our country. now, more than ever, britain needs strong and sta ble ever, britain needs strong and stable government to make the most of the opportunities brexit brings. and that is a clear message that i am taking right across britain in this campaign. since i called this election i have held nearly 40 campaign events, travelled nearly 3000 miles and spoke to hundreds and hundreds of people face—to—face. while jeremy corbyn speaks to the narrow view, i want to speak for the many. i have been reaching out to communities across britain, and this is essential because this election

matters to every community. and my approach is that, from the largest city to the smallest village, everyone has a role in getting the next five years right, starting with their vote. every vote for me and my local candidates in communities across the uk, will strengthen my hand in the brexit negotiations. every vote, in every constituency, will make it easier to get a better deal for britain and the best real—world benefits for families. and there is something important that we have learned in this election. that a vote for any other party, followed, the liberal democrats, the scottish nationalists, the green party, anyone... only risks making jeremy corbyn prime minister with all the economic chaos that would bring. and thatis economic chaos that would bring. and that is too big a risk for our country to take. because so far,

every day, during this campaign, jeremy corbyn has shown he is simply not up to the job. he says he wants to change britain, and that is true but what we have learned in this campaign is that he wants to change it into the 1970s. injust three weeks, labour have taken us back 40 years. maybe 400 years, according to diane abbott. applause . and it would be a joke if the risks weren't so profound. this campaign has confirmed what we all suspected. labour, under jeremy corbyn, simply cannot add up. diane abbott is the personjeremy corbyn, simply cannot add up. diane abbott is the person jeremy corbyn wants to put in charge of our borders, policing and security in just 27 days. last week she went on

the radio and at one stage, suggested you can employ a police officer for £30 a year. yesterday, labour's leaked election manifesto revealed a multi—billion pound, ideological wish list of undeliverable promises with a budget black hole, some have estimated to be at least £30 billion. they laughably claim all of their ideas are laughably claim all of their ideas a re fully laughably claim all of their ideas are fully funded, but what we have heard is a chaotic wish list of spending promises alongside billions of pounds of tax rises. it is not an economic plan, it is an economic shambles. barely a day goes by in this campaign without them saying they will raise corporation tax to pay for their promises. but in reality they have already spent this tax rise 12 separate ways. some are reporting their plans will cost each and every family £4000 a year. it is and every family £4000 a year. it is a manifesto that is 100%jeremy

corbyn, with cost that are 100% diane abbott. labour cannot add up and so far in this campaign, they have retreated more and more into ideological fantasy. they have shown, during this campaign, that they cannot be trusted. john mcdonnell, the man jeremy they cannot be trusted. john mcdonnell, the manjeremy corbyn wants to put in charge of the economy, under the glare of the studio lights on the andrew marr programme on sunday, he was asked whether he was a marxist. he said no. but then a video emerged of him proudly declaring to a private political gathering, i am proudly declaring to a private political gathering, lam honest with people, i am a marxist. saying one thing to the british public but the opposite to his political associates in private. how on earth could maybe, maybe not marxist be trusted over our taxes, trusting and spending or anything else? so we

know the sure what we have always expected, they cannot add up and they cannot be trusted. during this campaign we have learned jeremy corbyn cannot lead. across the country, labour candidates are disowning their leader, they don't wa nt disowning their leader, they don't want him to visit, they don't want him on their leaflets or their facebook posts. his own candidates have no confidence in him leading their party. but jeremy corbyn have no confidence in him leading their party. butjeremy corbyn is happy to take a vote from them a nyway happy to take a vote from them anyway because it may say labour on the ballot, but it isjeremy corbyn that says thank you for every vote. but if he cannot effectively lead his party during this election, he can't possibly be ready to lead our country through brexit injust can't possibly be ready to lead our country through brexit in just 27 days. and so far, during this campaign, we have learned one other thing about jeremy corbyn. .. campaign, we have learned one other thing about jeremy corbyn... proud and patriotic, working—class people in towns and cities across britain,

have not deserted the labour party, jeremy corbyn has deserted them. millions of people here in the north—east of england and across the country have loyally given the labour party their allegiance for generations. i respect that. we respect that parents and grandparents taught their children and grandchildren that labour was a party that share their values and stood up for their community. but across the country today, traditional labour supporters are increasingly looking at what jeremy corbyn believes in and are appalled. we have learned from the shambolic league of his manifesto, that at the heart of his plan is a desire to go back to the economic socialist policies of the 1970s. labour voters are appalled because they see a leader who cannot lead, as shadow chancellor injohn leader who cannot lead, as shadow chancellor in john mcdonnell who cannot be trusted and a shadow home secretary like diane abbott who cannot add up. they see a party,

that once believed in hard work are deserting those who aspire to a better life. a party that once stood for union of nations, now being led bya man for union of nations, now being led by a man who said a second scottish independence referendum would be absolutely fine by him. a party that believed in patriotism, with a leader who refused to sing the anthem. a labour party that first established our independent nuclear deterrent, now led by a man who wants to get rid of it and even talks about abolishing the army. jeremy corbyn has disowned and rejected the core values of labour's most loyal supporters, to put his own ideological obsessions first. that is right in this election, i am determined to offer every community a positive alternative to jeremy corbyn's shambolic and economic irresponsible approach and the

coalition of chaos that would prop him up and put him in numberten. a coalition of chaos, would mean more debt, fewerjobs, coalition of chaos, would mean more debt, fewer jobs, higher taxes coalition of chaos, would mean more debt, fewerjobs, highertaxes and it would weaken britain's negotiating position on brexit. let's be clear, the consequences of jeremy corbyn at number ten are real. higher debt has real consequences on small businesses. higher unemployment has real consequences for ordinary working people. higher taxes have real consequences on families and a weak prime minister would have no real bargaining position on brexit. sol will fight to win every vote, strive to earn the trust of all our people. because everyone in our country counts and everyone has a stake in building a better future in the months and years ahead. and that better future is within reach. so far in this campaign, we have shown

we can only make a success of our country's future if we first make a success of brexit. and labour have shown they are simply not up to the job. we knew before back getting the right deal with europe would be challenging, but we have seen during this campaign how difficult it will be. we have seen a britain's negotiating position has been misrepresented in the continental press. how the european negotiating sta nce press. how the european negotiating stance has hardened. we have seen how the 27 remaining member states are determined to work together. we have seen that they mean business. but so do our high. we have seen how important it is for britain to show that same unity of purpose here at home. we have seen how now, more than ever, we need to be led by the prime minister and than ever, we need to be led by the prime ministerand a than ever, we need to be led by the prime minister and a government that has the strength to stand up for britain. a prime minister, who is

prepared to say without equivocation, that the united kingdom will leave the european union. we will regain control of our money, borders and laws. over the next few weeks, we will be setting out a positive approach, explaining how we will take advantage of the enormous opportunity that lies ahead for britain as we leave the european union. but if we do not get it right, the consequences will be serious. and every day, between now and polling day, we will be warning that a weakened brexit bargaining position will be felt by ordinary working people across the country. because getting brexit right is central to everything. get it wrong in 27 days, and we will lose the chance to build a stronger, more prosperous country with real opportunity for all. and so far during this campaign, we have shown

that brexit is not simply an end in itself. people did not vote simply to change britain's constitutional status, but to bring about real improvements in their lives, communities and the futures of their children and grandchildren. so we have begun to set out the policies to do it. capping peoples energy bill so working people get to keep more of the money they earn. protecting pensions from unscrupulous bosses. tackling the burning injustice of poor mental health provision. investing in our armed forces to keep our country safe. we have learned a lot already during this campaign and next week, when we release our manifesto, we will set out in detail the five great challenges we face over the next five years and lay out what we are going to do to tackle them. we will make it clear that we cannot continue to duck these important

challenges and we will be straight with people about the trade—offs we must sometimes make. because that is what leadership is all about. we will not shy away from tackling the great challenges of our time. and with the strong and stable leadership of me and my team, backed bya leadership of me and my team, backed by a broad coalition of the british people, we can begin to address them together. that is why i will be campaigning in all corners of this country in the 27 days ahead. i will be reaching out to those who have been abandoned by jeremy be reaching out to those who have been abandoned byjeremy corbyn and let down by government for too long. i will be doing everything i can to earn their trust and my commitment to them is this, if you put your trust in me, back me, i will work every day to build a better future for your family and the country. if you put your trust in me, back at me,| you put your trust in me, back at me, i will strive to be a leader worthy of our great country. if you put your trust in me, back at me, i

will work every day to build a britain are children and grandchildren are proud to call home. stronger britain, where everyone has the economic security they need and the chance to live a secure and happy life. a fairer britain, that works for everyone, notjust a privileged britain, that works for everyone, not just a privileged few. britain, that works for everyone, notjust a privileged few. so, as we reach the halfway point of this campaign, the choice is becoming ever more clear, me and my team with our eyes fixed on the future or jeremy corbyn and his allies, who wa nt jeremy corbyn and his allies, who want to take us back to the economic chaos of the past. strong and stable leadership with me as prime minister to see us through brexit and beyond, ora to see us through brexit and beyond, or a coalition of chaos with the shambolic jeremy corbyn as or a coalition of chaos with the shambolicjeremy corbyn as prime minister, propped up by everyone else? i minister, propped up by everyone else ? i have minister, propped up by everyone else? i have said many times, this is the most important election in my lifetime. with every passing day of

this campaign, that statement rings ever more true. for government of chaos led by jeremy ever more true. for government of chaos led byjeremy corbyn, who cannot add up, can't be trusted and cannot add up, can't be trusted and cannot lead, would be an economic disaster for the nation. and at this crucial moment for britain, that is simply too big a for anyone to take. thank you. applause i will take a few questions. i will take a few questionslj normally i will take a few questions.” normally take broadcasters first. this might hear from the newcastle chronicle? yes? welcome to the north

east. for seven years, the north—east has suffered more than any other region because of austerity, education cuts, hospitals crumbling, we have even got the largest foodbank in the united kingdom. you have played a major pa rt kingdom. you have played a major part in that government for seven yea rs, part in that government for seven years, what could you offer the north—east that would reassure people that you can fulfil the problems you have made today? let's look at what has happened over the la st look at what has happened over the last seven years here in the north east. we see unemployment is down by almost a third. we see there are more doctors and more nurses in the nhs in the north—east. we see that over 47,000 more children are in good or outstanding schools here in the north—east, getting a better opportunity, a better start in life. but as i said in my speech, as i

look at the north—east and look at the future, first of all, i stood in the future, first of all, i stood in the north—east about 25 years ago in cou nty the north—east about 25 years ago in county durham for election to parliament. there were quite a few labour voters in that constituency. but what i found when i talk to those labour voters were people who we re really those labour voters were people who were really patriarch to, they loved their country, they took great pride in their region. they wanted to see a better future for themselves and their future, they wanted to see good school places, they wanted jobs in their region. now, if you look at those issues, it is not the labour party who is offering that two people, it is labour party, jeremy corbyn did not sing the national anthem. he has considered abolishing the army, he is not prepared to defend the country. they would wreck the economy and that would mean not more and better paid jobs, but fewer jobs and businesses going under and less money to put in the nhs and schools. it is the conservative

party, me and my team offering people but brighter future by building a strong economy that will provide the funding for schools and hospitals, by building a strong economy that will encourage the growth of businesses, creating new jobs and higher skilled jobs and higher paid jobs. and by changing education to ensure there is a good school place for every child. it is what i and my team are offering at this election. you said you would not block the challenges of our time. you have talked about patriotism. would you think it is patriotic tojoin patriotism. would you think it is patriotic to join the united states in more strikes against syria or will you rule out having a parliamentary vote on that when you return to parliament if you win? we

are, as you know, the united kingdom as part of the coalition operating in syria and iraq with the united states and other countries to ensure that we are acting to defeat daesh, the terrorist group that poses a threat to us in the uk, and we are working diplomatically with others to ensure we can see a stable syria for the future and a political transition for syria away from president assad. in terms of defence and foreign policy, one thing will drive those decisions and that is that those decisions will be taken in the british national interest.“ it true that the conservative party is selecting candidates with the softer view on brexit in order to avoid watcher predecessor yesterday called an extreme brexit? we are selecting candidates who will do a

good good job as members of parliament in their constituencies, who will listen to the issues raised by their constituents, who will campaign and work with the conservative government to provide a better future for those constituencies. we are selecting candidates who will stand up in every vote for whom we will mean strengthening our hand in those brexit negotiations and getting a better deal for the brexit negotiations and getting a better dealfor the uk. brexit negotiations and getting a better deal for the uk. we brexit negotiations and getting a better dealfor the uk. we are selecting good candidates around the whole of the uk. we will pull away there from the prime minister who is speaking to journalists in there from the prime minister who is speaking tojournalists in north shields talking about the choice she said that voters were offered between strong and stable leadership and what she called a coalition of chaos under labour. breaking news,

worrying developments in the nhs in england. reports of a string of cyber attacks on various hospitals in england whose computers are down. among those affected we are hearing saint bards in london, the lister hospital in stevenage and the nhs in blackburn, blackpool, nottingham and cumberland infirmary in carlisle, we are hearing a number of tweets from doctors seeing how worried they are and wondering who would want to mount a cyber attack on the nhs. various colleagues working locally for the bbc filing as well. you work teaching hospitals nhs foundation trust have verbally confirmed they have been affected by the cyber

attack. nhs hayward middleton and rochdale say they have implemented their business continuity plans for gps using paper back—ups. it seems like this is potentially spread fairly widely geographically and i think we are going to be able to monitor things as the situation becomes clearer. we will try to speak to our health correspondent in the next few minutes. gps resorting to using pen and paper reportedly. very difficult for hospitals and gps to access computerised records when they see patients. suggestions seem to be in some a&e departments unless it is a genuine emergency you may be best advised to stay away if you are in an affected area. it is probably worth checking with your local nhs website if you have an appointment or you are on your way some were if it is not an

emergency. clearly they would not wa nt to emergency. clearly they would not want to turn away anybody who had a genuine emergency. nhs merseyside saying following a suspected national cyber attack we are taking all precautionary measures possible to protect our local nhs systems and services. it looks like a whole series of hospitals, nhs england hospitals, being affected by this cyber attack. difficult to work out exactly the scale of it, how many parts of the country involved, but we know gp surgeries seem to be affected, a number of hospitals affected, a number of hospitals affected as well. we can speak to our health correspondent who has been trying to find out what is going on. an extraordinary story. aims to be coordinated cyber attack

ona number of aims to be coordinated cyber attack on a number of british hospitals or is it just nhs on a number of british hospitals or is itjust nhs england? we understand it is an england issue but we do not have confirmation. we are waiting to hear from but we do not have confirmation. we are waiting to hearfrom nhs digital which is in charge of cyber security in the nhs and monitors these things. stewart saw a rise in the number cyber attacks being reported in the nhs, 55 in 2016. it does not know if it is because people are more aware or the nhs is being more targeted. as the nhs moves more into digital the risk increases of these attacks and the impact they can have. there have been attacks before but is this the biggest coordinated attack? we do not know but it sounds like a attack? we do not know but it sounds likea number of attack? we do not know but it sounds like a number of hospitals involved than some sort of coordinated attack. absolutely. we are here it is hospitals up and down the country though in london barts, in stevenage

lister, the nhs in blackburn, blackpool, nottingham, cumberland infirmary in carlisle. right across the country we have reports of computer systems being disrupted by what we do not know at this stage. some speculation, only speculation, it is the type of bug that has gone into the system. those bugs logged in the system and demand literally a ransom in order to open the system for you. that is the speculation at the moment. we are still waiting to hear from the nhs about what is going on. when they are saying to people only come to a&e if it is a genuine emergency that is because i suppose their computers when you turn up they need their computers to work out who you are, you give your date of birth and they check your record. yes. a lot of how the nhs operates is digitised particularly

in primary care, around gps. reports that some gps in one area being they are using pen and paper today. in hospitals as well there are a lot of things that are computer—based and we are seeing some tweets from blackpool hospitals saying please do not attend a&e unless it is an emergency. he would hope people are only going there anyway if it is an emergency. reports of gps using pen and paper to get through their workload. going back 30, 40, 50 yea rs. workload. going back 30, 40, 50 years. again that isn't blackpool so it seems as if the hospital and gps in blackpool seem to have some kind of computer shutdown at the moment, those are the reports we have coming in and we are waiting for nhs digital to confirm. in and we are waiting for nhs digitalto confirm. one in and we are waiting for nhs digital to confirm. one tweet from a doctor seeing why would anybody want to mount a cyber attack on the hospital or health care system? it seems extraordinary. this is where

you get into the fact that is a ransom. attacks take place and a ransom. attacks take place and a ransom is asked for. we will have to see what this truly is. can you reca ptu re see what this truly is. can you recapture anyone joining as what we know about this apparent coordinated cyber attack on the national health service in england? we are hearing reports of the major cyber attack being carried out across the country on the nhs. we have reports from the nhs in blackburn, blackpool, nottingham, cumberland and stevenage and a london hospital and we are waiting to hear more confirmation from nhs england. thank you. we will bring you more on that as we get it. it isa bring you more on that as we get it. it is a developing story. a lot of health trust are starting to put out

a and information to their local area but if you are heading somewhere it may be worth going online and checking if anything has been reported by the local health trust where you live. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier has been visiting the border between northern ireland and the republic, which after brexit will become a border between the uk and the eu. mr barnier said it was critical to find a way to avoid a hard border and to preserve the good friday peace agreement which brought an end to the troubles. this negotiation once again will be extraordinary and very complex and difficult. this negotiation will not be only financial, legal or technical. it will be first human

and social and economic. the reason why i want to listen. i want to meet the people on the ground. i want to manage the negotiation having my feet on the ground. we want to find solutions. we want to find solutions without having any kind of order. i wa nt to without having any kind of order. i want to preserve the good friday process. we have to find solutions compatible with the single market. our correspondent is in county monaghan for us now. he did not spend that long speaking to reporters that he had a clear message. he did. he was not giving much away. keep calm and negotiate he said that he was not prepared to offer any solutions to one of the big issues facing the brexit the goal shooters which is what happens

to the border between the republic and the north of ireland. this is a collection of businesses. you might be able to see an enormous dairy where 50% of the melt the process comes across the border of the day from northern ireland, 80,000 trucks of milk year. one of the people used to bea of milk year. one of the people used to be a chief executive of one of the businesses. you do not want a ha rd the businesses. you do not want a hard border. we cannot have the hard border because of the traffic flows of business, the supply chain and satisfying customer demand. michel barnier after meeting you said he had been here to listen and he had not... he had no solutions offer at this stage. did you suggest any solutions as to how to an open border when northern ireland is no

longer part of the eu? a number of food producers offered solutions. he would not comment on those solutions until he studies them with his people back in brussels but he was very attentive to everything being said and it covered all the food from fish to poultry to processed foods. he was also quite interested in the traffic flow that is going from northern ireland to dublin port over to holyhead and onto dover because we are all aware there is only one ferry from ireland to france. he is not suggesting solutions and you offered a number of them. collectively as the group what would be the best outcome, given that brexit goes ahead, what would be the best possible arrangement the republic of ireland and northern ireland could come to? using modern technology to resolve

it. it facilities similar to sweden and norway, switzerland and the eu, keeping traffic moving and keeping the solution is going. it is going to take time for this tour of off because britain is relying on a lot of produce coming in from ireland and for them to find alternative suppliers is going to take time. hopefully it isjust playing a hard game at the moment. the opening of a poker game. hopefully they will see sense in the near future. what all sides in this arcane to avoid is a return to a situation where might you have queues of lorries and so on at the border but it is a question of coming up with smarter solutions. the latest on what appears to be coordinated cyber attack on the nhs.

in various parts of england. reports of cyber attacks on nhs hospital computers, barts of cyber attacks on nhs hospital computers, ba rts and of cyber attacks on nhs hospital computers, barts and london, lister in stevenage, nhs hospitals in blackburn, blackpool, nottingham, cumberland in ca rlisle, blackburn, blackpool, nottingham, cumberland in carlisle, gps in some areas using pen and paper in blackpool. this is the nhs website i think in hertfordshire. that is east and north hertfordshire. we think we are going to get a statement from nhs digital to give usa statement from nhs digital to give us a nationwide picture. nhs he

worked, middleton and rochdale cmb have implemented their business continuity plans with gps using paper back—ups. it is pretty serious. our health correspondent said it appears to be some sort of run somewhere demand. where there is a virus put into the system and u nless a virus put into the system and unless you pay a ransom it is not cleaned up. quite worrying for the nhs and people using a&e being told not to go unless it is a genuine emergency. various people on twitter posting about it. one doctor saying that the hospital was down, we got a message saying your computers are under our control and to pay a certain amount of money. it seems to be the suggestion that this is some sort of ransom. a number of nhs

trusts and gp surgeries have gone to their back—up plans using pen and paper to process people and doing what they can in terms of emergencies, so no suggestion you should not go to a&e if you are in real difficulty but you may want to check your nhs trust website to see if there are any problems in your area if you're not an emergency. york teaching hospitals nhs foundation trust have also been affected by cyber attacks. we will have more as it comes into us. jeremy corbyn has used a speech on defence to say he's not a pacifist and would use military action as a last resort. speaking in london, the labour leader said he would "reshape" relationships with the us and other allies, and promised there would be "no hand holding" with donald trump. with me is our defence correspondent jonathan marcus. what stood out for you? this was an

opportunity forjeremy corbyn not to just speak to the labour party faithful or a section that strongly backs him but to speak to the country more broadly and to tackle this idea that somehow he is not fit to be the man in charge of britain's nuclear deterrent on key foreign policy issues and it was an interesting speech because i was a lot that would resonate more widely than the labour constituency. he argued that the regime change wars of the western interventions, military interventions, throughout the middle east over the past decade or more have not been successful. he said categorically the war on terror had failed. the difficulty said when it came to what has all characters would be. he talks about bringing development, diplomacy and defence together, having a ministerfor pc would work between the foreign

office and the ministry of defence. on specifics i think it was rather woolly and it was interesting, he launched a lot of attacks on theresa may and the current government through their apparent closeness to donald trump, the us president, so he made lots of criticisms of donald trump although he said he wanted a close relationship with washington will stop now criticisms of china or russia or crimea, even though he was stressing all the time the importance of strengthening the un and honouring and accepting the importance of international laws. how far importance of international laws. howfardid he importance of international laws. how far did he succeed if that is the word in repositioning himself in the word in repositioning himself in the public consciousness? we have a lot of footage of him having been a very active campaigner for the anti—war movement but he was stressing he is not a pacifist. he

did say that clearly. that has to be set against other things he has said in the past when he said he would not use the nuclear deterrent, he would not launch a drawn strike againstan is would not launch a drawn strike against an is operative. there is still not entire clarity on his positions and not much clarity on howjeremy corbyn's positions translate into a labour government's position. it was a more interesting speech than many people might have expected but there were a lot of little reference points. he quoted the us president eisenhower in the cold war era, his criticism of what eisenhower called the military—industrial complex. what he's book about being influenced by images from the vietnam war in his younger days. it is hard not to escape the view that this is a man

whose formative political years quite a long time ago are what still guides very much his perception of the world and international affairs. to recapture latest on the cyber attack that appears to be under way on nhs services in many parts of england. some of the areas hit, bringing down it systems in various hospitals and gp surgeries, barts in london, that is blackpool hospitals... this is the message being repeated in several nhs trusts because of these cyber attacks. blackpool, blackburn, nottingham,

cumberland in ca rlisle, blackpool, blackburn, nottingham, cumberland in carlisle, barts says it is experiencing a major it disruption with delays at all hospitals and they have activated a major incident plan. that is barts health trust. quite a lot of other areas affected. ba rts areas affected. barts also, reuters have had more information, they have cancelled routine appointments, ambulances are being diverted to neighbouring hospitals apparently. our colleagues in yorkshire based in leeds reporting that they have spoken to a particular gp surgery, things affecting hospitals and gp services, they have spoken to dalton terrace surgery in york who say they received a call from york ccg about an hourago received a call from york ccg about an hour ago telling us to switch off all of our computers immediately.

they say we have since remained open and dealing with things that can be dealt with in the meanwhile. it seems the default position for all of those affected is to turn off their computer systems and to implement any back—up system they may have and it means they are having to do a lot with pen and paper which will slow things down and make processing people a lot harder. that is barts health nhs website recapturing what we were telling you. clearly having a major impact on health services in different parts of the country, london, the northwest in particular, derbyshire

have shut down all of their it systems following what appears to be nationwide cyber attack. west hearts nhs trust affected, hemel hempstead, watford, saint organs. lots of nhs trusts saying they have been affected. east and north hertfordshire nhs confirming what they believe is a cyber attack. immediately on discovery of the problem the trust acted to protect its it systems by shutting them down. it has also meant that the trust telephone system is not able to a cce pt trust telephone system is not able to accept incoming calls and they say they have decided to postpone all non—argent activity for today and asking people not to come to cloning —— a&e unless it is an emergency. ring 1114 emergency

advice and 999 if it is an emergency and do not be held back from a&e if it is an emergency. to ensure all procedures were put in place quickly the trust declared a major internal incident. this is the website. stressing their it specialists are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. it sounds as if it might need a coordinated effort across the nhs. our health correspondent said this was not the first time there has been an nhs cyber attack. a few months ago ba rts, cyber attack. a few months ago barts, the biggest nhs trust in england, was hit by a cyber attack so it has happened before. viruses like this normally delivered by emails which trick the recipient into opening attachments and releasing malware onto the system and demanding money to unlock it.

that appears to be what has happened. it is not the first time but it seems that perhaps, we do not know yet, this might be the biggest cyber attack on the nhs. at the moment it is nhs england affected. ba rts, moment it is nhs england affected. barts, blackpool, nottingham, carlisle and so on, stoke, derbyshire, lots of parts of the country derbyshire, lots of parts of the cou ntry affected derbyshire, lots of parts of the country affected and lots of gp surgeries and hospitals. quite a lot going on this afternoon. we have got a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain. it is fairly complicated on the satellite. northern scotland doing well, the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures but elsewhere cloud, rain, showers. overnight we will see

the showers becoming fewer and further between particularly across england and wales. some outbreaks of rain continuing in solon. wetter weather for a rain continuing in solon. wetter weatherfor a time rain continuing in solon. wetter weather for a time across northern england. persistent for a time. weather for a time across northern england. persistent fora time. it is going to be pretty grey in the eastern side of scotland, extensive low cloud. most places holding up in double figures overnight. the start of the weekend and fairly quiet first thing across the southern counties, patchy cloud, sunny spells. temperatures up to 14, 15. quite warm to start the day. cloud further north and some outbreaks of rain in north wales, north—western england, northern ireland, western scotland, maybe into the east as well. looking different across the north of scotland with more cloud and maybe outbreaks of rain. through

saturday it will be breezy particularly towards the west. some showers. towards the south—eastern corner drier and greater weather with spells of sunshine. white warm, fairly humid. no real problems with the weather for the food bowl tomorrow. perhaps the occasional shower but essentially fine and dry. some rain on the way on saturday night into sunday. the band of rain across pretty much all parts of the uk. mainly overnight rain which will clear way. behind that it is fresher, winds coming from the atlantic, sunny spells and showers on sunday. it is a fresher feel to things. the early part of next week there will be some cloud and rain in there will be some cloud and rain in the north—west of the uk. towards the north—west of the uk. towards the south—eastern corner skies are

going to be brighter and it looks to bea going to be brighter and it looks to be a good deal warmer, as high as 24 or 25. quite a lot going on. keep up—to—date online. this is bbc news — the headlines at 4:00: nhs hospitals in england have been hit by a string of suspected cyber attacks — forcing some to ask people to stay away from a&e except in an emergency. trusts and hospitals in london, blackburn, cumbria and hertfordshire have been affected. in other news... jeremy corbyn says the war on terror has not worked — military intervention has become "almost routine" and fresh thinking is needed. the philosophy of bomb first, talk later approach to security has failed. to persist with it as the conservative government has made clear it's determined to do is a recipe for increasing not reducing threats and security. president trump warns sacked fbi directorjames comey not to leak