this is bbc news. the headlines at nine: deals and dancing for president trump in saudi arabia — as he prepares to address gulf leaders, focusing on the need to confront extremism. labour renews its push to attract older voters, while the conservatives defend their plans to overhaul social care funding. dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped in nigeria by islamist militants finally see their families after three years in captivity. also in the next hour, celtic look to book a place in the history books. they will be the first scottish team to go an entire season unbeaten in more than a century if they beat hearts. 500 people in a day. and the garden at the chelsea flower show, to remember those who served and died during the great war. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35.

good morning. president trump will today call on muslims to present a united front in the fight against religious extremism. he'll address more than a0 leaders of islamic countries on the second day of his visit to saudi arabia. our correspondent simon clemison reports. in business, sometimes, you have to do the dance. and having won billions of dollars worth of contracts for us firms, donald trump is more comfortable celebrating with the saudis than he might look. it's beautiful. it's certainly more comfortable for him here than it is back home, given the furore

over his sacking of the fbi director investigating allegations his presidential campaign was tied to russia. but day two of this tour could be the beginning of a far greater challenge as he leaves the world of striking commercial deals he knows so well to try to strike political deals instead. one of his goals is to eventually do what no other experienced leader has managed and bring peace to the middle east. and this is the president who tried to ban visitors from six mainly muslim nations. but the amount of red carpet they have rolled out for him here tells a different story. his tough stance on iran has won him many friends in saudi arabia. always the right hand, right? always the right hand. if only teacup diplomacy were enough in a region where some disputes stretch back thousands of years. the supporters believe donald trump has his own long history as a master negotiator. today, president trump will speak to more than a0 muslim nations, where he will talk of the need to address religious extremism and intolerant ideology — a message some here may find hard to

accept coming from someone who is such a controversial figure in his own right. our security correspondent frank gardner is in riyadh and joins us now. the whole world is going to be watching and listening to the president's speech later, and in particular, the whole muslim world. yes, this is very sensitive, delicate territory. don't forget where we are. this is saudi arabia, the birthplace of islam, one of the three great monotheistic religions. it is also home to the two sacred sites of mecca and medina. for donald trump to come here in the first place is quite something, this is somebody who has been accused of being an islamophobic, who in that package earlier —— as mentioned in

that package earlier tried to restrict visitors from six muslim countries. for him to speak in a few hours' time to muslim leaders on the need to root out intolerance, he is go to have to choose his words through the careful here. i think the worry for both the ghosts and the worry for both the ghosts and the white house officials is, is he going to go off script? this is a man who tends to do exactly that. because we are getting from white house officials is that the speech will be uplifting, unifying, but also blunt. he's going to tell leaders there will be no room for aiding and abetting extremism. it all depends on the way he delivers this. if he does it in a kind of, we are with you, we're behind you, it will be fine. if you lecture ‘s and uses will be fine. if you lecture ‘s and uses phrases like, radical islamic terrorism, which people here absolutely hate, then that will upset his house and other leaders. the fact that he is in saudi arabia

so the fact that he is in saudi arabia so early in his presidency, is that a symbol of the fact he's taking a ha rd a symbol of the fact he's taking a hard line against iran? because of course, they are saudi arabia's arch enemy. i think, in course, they are saudi arabia's arch enemy. ithink, in a course, they are saudi arabia's arch enemy. i think, in a way, this is it sort of perfect confluence of factors for him. donald trump is not particularly interested in human rights. he will not be lecturing people in the way president obama, perhaps lecturing is too strong a word, but he will be raising the issue of human rights the way his predecessor did. and of course that is going well in this part of the world. it is erdogan said that there would be the same strains —— has already been said that there would be the same strains between the us and bahrain. —— there would be the same strains. there is worries about

militias in the area, so saudi arabia is on a big spending spree which will translate to $110 billion over 70 billion pounds worth of arms deal two —— signed yesterday. over 70 billion pounds worth of arms deal two -- signed yesterday. and those deals, financial deals which he is signing there, obviously cementing ties between saudi arabia and the united states? yes. it's not just about arms, though that tends to get most of the attention, that is about oil, it is about education, there are a lot of areas. interestingly, the entertainment industry is probably rubbing its hands at the prospects that saudi arabia is going to open more to public entertainment. this is an austere country, you know, you have been here yourself, there are no

cinemas here, no contest, no colours. and yet the king's son, who is defence minister, is pushing a movement towards opening up saudi arabia to more public entertainment and they will get more hollywood investment. so there is a a lot of business to be done here by us companies. which has large donald trump to say, as he did yesterday, that it has been a tremendous day, billions of dollars worth of business and that means jobs for america. he needs this post because back home, you has serious problems. thank you forjoining us. at least 18 cia informants were killed or imprisoned in china after a spy network was dismantled according to reports in the new york times. it's not clear whether the cia was

hacked or whether a model helped identify the agents over 82—mac year period. it's being described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades. the cia has declined to comment. the labour party is stepping up its drive for older voters, claiming the conservative manifesto proposals amount to an attack on the elderly. jeremy corbyn said the party will protect the winter fuel allowance and triple—lock on state pensions, which will both be reduced under the conservative manifesto. the tories have accused labour of running a "scare campaign". meanwhile, theresa may has said if the conservatives are returned to power, she'll order a review of what action should be taken against people awarded honours who subsequently fail to meet what she described as "standards of integrity". the prime minister made her comments in an interview with the sunday telegraph. individual cases are currently considered by the honours forfeiture committee, chaired by the head of the civil service. with me now is our political correspondent susana mendonca.

interesting, really, that labour are hitting back in terms of trying to get the older folk. i think they see their opportunity, really. since the conservative manifesto, where the government set out their plans which include changing the social care system so that people would have to pay the cost of their care if they we re pay the cost of their care if they were having that care in their homes above £100,000, that is something that has concerned a lot of court tory voters, who are worried that they might not be able to give their properties to their children after they die. that is really going to hit that current vote. then you have theissue hit that current vote. then you have the issue of the winter fuel allowa nce, the issue of the winter fuel allowance, going to take it away from people who don't necessarily need it, means testing it. and also the pensions triple lock, so at the moment, pensions rise by 2.5%

regardless of inflation, but the tories are saying that is not going to happen. people are seized on that, there is a wad of happiness about it, so we have these promises from labour who have an opportunity to talk up their promises, protecting the winter fuel allowa nce, protecting the winter fuel allowance, the triple lock. and on theissue allowance, the triple lock. and on the issue of social care, they are saying they would put £48 billion into the nhs and social care and that it would focus on making sure people have dignified retirement options. the lib dems have pointed out that the promise of 45 billion doesn't amount to much because once you take into account the cost of brexit, of leaving the single market, which they say labour is committed to, then it kind of nullifies the money you can potentially put into the nhs. but none the less, they certainly seeing this as an opportunity to talk up those issues. the conservatives fighting back, saying it isjust a

scare campaign, and that their policies on social care would mean that older people would not have to sell off their properties during their lifetimes to pay for their care, it is something that would only happen after death. the sunday times have an opinion poll which shows something of an narrowing, it appears, in the gap. there are number of polls, showing a narrowing of the gap. the narrowest of the bunch has a 9—point separation between the two parties. it seems to suggest that the negative publicity, perhaps there has been over the conservative manifesto has perhaps helped labour, because when you get when the poll was carried out, it was the 18th or 19th of this month so was the 18th or 19th of this month so with the kind of hitting back after that manifesto announcement. but we have had situations before where the poll lead has shrunk, if

you look back to 1987 with that, the poll lead between her and they ‘s front india last week before the election and she ended up anyway. so it doesn't necessarily mean the conservatives are going to lose, and if you look at the poll, though it has shrunk, they are still on 46%, while they were on 33%. —— labour on 32%. while they were on 33%. —— labour on 3296. later on, we will bring you the scottish leaders debate. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, will chair the debate in front of an audience with a panel of six scottish party leaders — nicola sturgeon, ruth davidson, kezia dugdale, willie rennie and patrick harvie and david coburn. that's at 7:30 this evening. the leaders of the main parties are going to stop campaigning for an hour today to remember the mp jo cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency

in west yorkshire last year. the initiative comes after a personal request from her widower brendan cox — the first anniversary of her murder is next month. ina in a moment of rare quiet, several party leaders are putting campaigning to one side. jeremy corbyn and theresa may have both given their support to the idea of banning campaigning tools. focus will be on policy but instead on visiting local community projects. parties of us their candidates to do the same. they are coming together to rememberjo cox, the mp who was shot and stabbed by a far right extremist in her constituency last summer. extremist in her constituency last summer. he was later given a whole life sentence for murder. her widower has organised a get—together

to correct the anniversary of her death basement. it will see events like picnics and coffee mornings ta ke like picnics and coffee mornings take place around the uk. jo would have been incredibly touched, both by the fact that parties are pausing for a moment, but also by the public reaction. jo cared about drawing communities together, that is what mattered to her. in the words of his late wife, there is more in common than that which divides us. the deadline to register for next month's general election is tomorrow. it is estimated up to 7 million people who are eligible to vote haven't yet signed up, according to the latest figures from the electoral commission.

the deadline to register for next months general election is tomorrow. it is estimated up to 7 million people who are eligible to vote in this barbershop in leeds where vote could come, most people haven't yet registered. have you registered to vote? no. will you registered to vote? no. why not? because, basically, i don't understand it. i never have voted. just to dry that off... bev is assessing the trainee barbers here. not really interested in stuff like that. do you think you will bother voting? probably not. why do you say that? why would you not bother voting? i don't really get all politics and stuff like that. have you registered to vote? i haven't, actually. do you know when the deadline is? 22nd, , isn't it? that's monday. oh, yeah. young people, that is under 34s, are the least likely to be registered. according to the electoral

commission, just under a third aren't. i haven't yet, no. probably not going to either. why not? i don't know, it's something i should do, really, but i haven't got round to. students are generally quite politically engaged. but registration is still low. here in leeds, the university union is trying to change that. so, from next september, the union is working with the university to make sure that students upon registering with their course at the university also have the option to register to vote. so all the details they could and will be sent on by the university to the council and then they will be automatically registered without having to do anything else. as with so many things, lessons can be learned from those with a little more life experience. are you registered to vote? iam. always vote. yes. this is old pool bank village hall. each and every member of the sequence dancing group that meets here is not only registered to vote but really can't understand when wouldn't be. i fought for this country in the second world war so i think you should do, to get every

thing sorted out. i wouldn't like to miss it, really, because i think especially this year, it's really important, with what is going on. and for the young people, they should vote as well because it is their future. it's not really difficult. in fact, it's very easy. it only takes two minutes online. if you haven't got the internet, just go to your local council office and they will help you. either way, you will need your national insurance number. you'll find that your payslip and if you're not working, it's on any respondents from the department for work and pensions. at the last general election, nearly half a million people left it under the last minute to register. the clock is ticking. tomorrow's deadline day. the headlines on bbc news:

president trump continues his visit to saudi arabia, where he will address gulf leaders on the need to address gulf leaders on the need to address extremism. labour criticised the conservatives for their planned changes to social care. schoolgirls kidnapped by boko haram finally see theirfamilies after kidnapped by boko haram finally see their families after three years in captivity. 82 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in nigeria three years ago have been reunited with their families. the girls were released earlier this month as part of a deal between the nigerian government and boko haram islamist militants who had been holding them. 0ur correspondent alistair leithead reports now on the emotional reunions in the nigerian capital, abuja. the moment they'd been waiting more

than three years for — to see each other again. an emotional reunion for the newly returned chibok girls and their parents. 82 of the missing girls were released two weeks ago. it was a celebratory first meeting. but this is the start of a long process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. i am just laughing with all my family because of happiness and joy. assimilating them back into society after so long being held hostage in the forest by boko haram militants. both the girls and their parents have gone through a lot of change since the kidnapping. and they won't be heading back home to chibok any time soon. they are under the care of the women's affairs ministry, and the security service is keen to talk to them about their experiences. the bbc has been with

the families in remote chibok all this week. it has taken a while to make 100% sure of the girls‘ identities. the 82 chibok girls were only released after months of complicated negotiations. five boko haram commanders were exchanged for them. the bbc have been told that 2 million euros may also have been part of the deal, but that can't yet be confirmed. the government says it is doing all it can and talks are going on to try and release the 113 still being held. the intense media focus on the chibok girls has at least helped many to be freed, and they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls also abducted by boko haram. it's one of the world's most popular flower shows — and as the blooms go on display at the royal chelsea flower show, one garden will be a place of tranquillity and reflection. david domoney‘s design

for the commonwealth war graves commission, celebrates the 850 gardeners who maintain 1.7 million war graves for visitors. daniela relph has been to see the garden being built. it's not an obvious place to start. the war cemeteries of france and belgium. this will be a chelsea garden inspired by remembrance. designer david domine is creating the garden for the commonwealth war g raves the garden for the commonwealth war graves commission. for him, this is both a working trip and a personal journey. his great—grandfather fought in the first world war for the second light infantry. he aims to create a garden that honours him and the sacrifice of millions. five billion people in a day —— 500

people in a day, just gone. letter from the back of the railings... many of the bricks used will come from belgium, the same bricks used in the cemeteries. local workers have created these leaves to be placed in the garden. french stonemasons have created a centrepiece which was it at the heart of the chelsea design. and the grand wreath that will form the entrance to the garden, made in belgium full stop bringing visitors into a place for quiet contemplation. but back home, the actual construction of the garden is actual construction of the garden is a noisy and surprisingly ruthless business. at this nursery in hampshire, this is the chelsea drescher herself. i think the trees need to be reversed, but i'm wondering whether we move the back when in abbott... each of the trees

are when in abbott... each of the trees a re carefully moved when in abbott... each of the trees are carefully moved into place. this is where the design becomes a reality. what it's doing is coming round us, and it's almost like, giving the garden a cuddle. the construction of the garden is a nerve—racking business. however much you plan and you design, there are some elements that simply are out of your control. you have to grow about four times the plants we need just to get them to flower at the right time for the chelsea flower show. it's quite a brittle flushing process. it's a brutal selection process. it's a brutal selection process to get into chelsea as a designer, but the plans go to a site from process as well. we have to get them looking good, no insect bites, know the damage. and with the changing weather, we are at the mercy of the climate. the garden will reflect a mood of tranquillity. purples, pinks and whites. there

will be albums, roses. for the past few days, the garden has moved into its new chelsea home. the final work is being done tomorrow. it'll be in many ways a garden to remember. it's over 30 years since mining ended at one of wales's oldest colliery‘s — the big pit. since then it's become a museum to celebrate the industry's contribution to wales. during that time, ex—miners have worked as tour guides, providing first hand stories of life underground. now, as those last miners approach retirement, a new wave of apprentices are being trained to take over. 0ur correspondent tomos morgan reports. for around 100 years, big pit was one of many coalmines littered across wales. it was a job for the future. but then big pit came to an

end. for over two decades, john pa rva end. for over two decades, john parva worked here underground and in several other collieries across the valleys. the best part is, drew. the bad part, how can i say, closures. for the past 13 years, years been digging deep into past experiences, passing knowledge to the public year at what has become a unesco world heritage site. when i go an underground tours with some of the children, especially youngsters, they have never seen cold. i tell them to touch it if they want to. but now as the rule of a coalminer disappears in britain, john and the other ex—miners are due to retire and are looking for new blood to carry on their work. the technical skills these miners had are

essential in show in the public what it was like all those years ago, and the fear is that the history of mining and culture in south wales could be lost. it's really important that we keep that alive. these are the first apprentices. they will receive tutoring from ex—miners that will last a few years, learning not only the history but also the technical aspects of how to fix and maintain the minds of that it is safe in the future. being from the local area, both appreciate how vital they will be in keeping alive the history of mining in wales. it's true the unit. there are not many opportunities to come and work at a place like this and learn new skills. i am passionate about mining, the historical and social side of things, and to be part of that, being one of the first two apprentices, i think it is that a

stick. the changing of the guard has begun. we hope is that the legacy of south wales being one of the largest exporters of coal in the world will live on for generations to come. after nearly a century and a half, the greatest show on earth, as it calls itself, is preparing for its final performance. america's ringling brothers circus is about to shut down with a final show later on sunday. it's entertained millions but recently revenues have dropped and there have been legal battles with animal rights groups. russell trott reports. roll—up, roll—up for the final show. circus performers, men, women and animals have captivated crowds for yea rs. animals have captivated crowds for years. the greatest show on earth, as it is known, is facing its final curtains. future generations really

won't have this type of entertainment that is this pure and intriguing and with this high level of artistry. there's nothing out there. the elephants have already packed up their trunks, they are in a special out of time at home in florida. quite a big one, apparently. they were the last circus troupe to travel by train, meaning the performers lived in relative comfort and could expand the reach across america at some speed. for decades, campaigners have protested against the circus, claiming that animals performed out a few. falling audience numbers is playing, along with higher operating costs a nd playing, along with higher operating costs and changing public tastes. but undoubtedly, the famous ringling brothers circus will remain part of america's heritage. the roar of the crowds, the animals and the sawdust no more. more dry weather on offer across the

british isles today, there was the case on saturday. high pressure trying to settle things down across the greater part of england and wales, but drifting towards the north—west, we have already seen a firm at a cloud in northern ireland and in the afternoon there is the chance of rain pushing up to the western side of scotland. thickening cloud in the east may produce the odd spot of rain. further south, a bottle of fine weather will boost tem pters co mforta bly. bottle of fine weather will boost tempters comfortably. some areas could easily see 21, possibly 22 degrees. no frost overnight, we are importing mild air from degrees. no frost overnight, we are importing mild airfrom the continent, this weather front will push into the western side of the british isles and will be a player for northern ireland in monday. moderate rain in the top half of

scotland, but elsewhere, it will be a warm day.