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this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: theresa may meets donald trump at the 620 — the us president says he expects a trade deal with the uk ‘very, very quickly‘ and that he'll be coming to london soon. prime minister may and i have developed a very special relationship, and i think trade will bea relationship, and i think trade will be a very big factor. on the final day of the summit — 620 leaders look to agree a final communique to come out from the talks. firefighters tell the bbc they didn't have the necessary equipment needed to tackle the blaze at grenfell tower. doctors apply for a fresh court hearing for charlie gard, as experts claim there's a treatment that could help prolong his life. police in england and wales complain about a ten page form officers have to fill out every time they use force against someone. 240 minutes of test rugby and still the lions and the all blacks couldn't be separated.
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owen farrell drew the sides level with this kick at 15 all — and that's how it finished. the lions and new zealand tie the series at one game all. and breakdown and analysis of all the discussions at the 620 with a panel of foreign correspondents in dateline — coming up at 11:30am. good morning and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he expects a trade deal with the uk will be completed "very, very quickly" after brexit. he's been meeting theresa may this morning on the sidelines of the 620 summit of world leaders in hamburg, in germany. mr trump also said he would be visiting london. asked when, he said: "we'll work that out". leaders have all but agreed a final
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communique from the summit, with climate change being the only issue yet to be resolved. talks are continuing in the search for a compromise. we can cross to hamburg now and speak to our diplomatic black it is all smiles as theresa may and donald trump old one—to—one talks to discuss a pulse brexit trade deal. allan we have developed a special relationship. the trade deal will be a very big deal. a very powerful deal, and i think we have that done very, very quickly, he said. this all comes after another night of violence on the streets of hamburg. some of the demonstrators against the due 20% on confrontation with lease. they built barricades and let fires. chancellor merkel‘s insistence on bringing controversial world leaders to a city centre into another easily defensible countryside retreat has come at a
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high cost. the sound of rioting was drowned out by the music of beethoven as a special concert and leaders last night. this is far from a relaxed atmosphere. with major disagreements on trade and climate change. but it's notjust conversations around the summit table which have attracted attention, for more than two hours yesterday the russian and us presidents discussed terrorism, syria and cyber security in their first face—to—face meeting. the alleged russian hacking in the us presidential election also came up. as for theresa may, she is also expected to have discussions with the japanese by minister, etchings labour, who has agreed an outline free trade deal with the european union. as per her special relationship with donald trump, critics say the uk can't negotiate with anyone until it has left the eu. like to hamburg. how close are
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they to this final communique? there are they to this final communique? there a re d rafts they to this final communique? there are drafts circulating, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are too close to the finishing line. the communique would have begun in draft form before the summit began. there are two big sticking point is, there is trade, which donald trump has a much more protectionist view of how it should operate than most of the rob leaders here. they appear to have found a compromise, where they have found a compromise, where they have committed to fighting protectionism while also acknowledging each country's right to protect its own market. if that sounds like a fudge, that is essentially what it is. anglo—american said there will have to be compromises. the second issue is climate change. it appears allusive, we are told work is still going on. trying to find some wording that accommodates donald trump's position and his desire to continue to promote fossil fuels, and his desire to get america out of the prime —— paris climate change agreements, which is not in sync with most of the other countries
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here. the work goes on. the blogosphere inevitably on what to reason may have said and done. she has matt donald trump this morning. what you make of what emerged from that? i theresa may at colleagues will be relieved to hear donald trump speaking so warmly about the uk, and in such committed terms about a trade deal between the us and the uk. i should emphasise that the uk is not able to cut a comprehensive trade deal with the us until brexit is complete. while the tone of the meeting and the tone of the statements to the press were warm and committed, how much releva nce warm and committed, how much relevance that may have to buy comprehensive trade deal down the track is hard to assess, because if we are realistic, brexit can't happen before march 2019. donald trump will have gone through the midterms with republicans. theresa
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may is under pressure because of her failure to win a modernity in the recent election. the uk government will be glad to hear donald trump talking about a powerful new trade deal between the us and the uk, and the fact that he wanted quickly, however, what donald trump says on one day and what he necessarily does the next day or the next week with the next day or the next week with the next day or the next week with the next month are not always directly connected. i wouldn't read too much into what we heard earlier. thank you. and i asked him what he thought of talk of a trade deal between the uk and the united states it isa it is a very good signal from the united states, as two bits willingness to pursue a free—trade agreement with britain. we did have some “— agreement with britain. we did have some —— you seem to be suggesting that the eu might come before the uk. none of this today. and technical issues, such as that we
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have to leave the eu and the common external tariff before we can conclude an agreement, as i don't see any reason now why conclude an agreement, as i don't see any reason now why we conclude an agreement, as i don't see any reason now why we shouldn't step up the pace of our preparations. come the day when we finally leave. how much of a problem is quote america first unquote? has the vocation of bad is that any trade il that is done is bound to favour the united states more than those that it does deal with. the trump philosophy is to put america first, and always get advantage for the united states and of any trade agreements. this doesn't mean that there shouldn't be, how can i put it, a balance of advantages between the two countries in any trade agreement. i'm glad to hear the president said he wants to do this very quickly, because as long as he maintains that political impetus, it will help a great deal in
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negotiating some of the more difficult technical points. interesting that you make reference to maintaining the political impetus. he is generally regarded as a unpredictable figure, so how from the outside can pressure be put on to do exactly as you say, maintain that political impetus? sometimes one has to say, given his record with difficulty, his unpredictability is actually a general problem, a worldwide problem. it's due 20 problem at the moment. this goes way beyond the anglo—american relationship, but there is no reason at the moment is why the united kingdom would not be able to hold the united states to the president's indication that he wa nts to the president's indication that he wants to do this as fast as possible. i don't think pressure is the right word here. it is holding the right word here. it is holding the americans to something which they are most —— their most important executive has said he
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would do. was about encouragement? i wonder whether the fact that he has said again that he will be coming to london, although the details are as yet unknown, how important is that? i think that will be very important come when it happens. i don't think we are talking about a lightning visit to the uk sometime next week, ido visit to the uk sometime next week, i do before or after the ghost france. i think he is still talking about a state visit for which the invitation has been issued and he has accepted. come the day when he does arrive in london, this will be, i think, irrespective of where we have got in the brexit negotiations, a very important moments to nail down further this commitment to a strong, bilateral agreement. we are already without this agreement, and trade between the us and uk is enormous, gigantic. ithink trade between the us and uk is enormous, gigantic. i think i am right in saying that even without
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such an agreement, we are still each other‘s largest foreign direct investors. there is a fantastic basis from which to move forward when we are able to conclude the deal. on a broader point about the 620, how much focus is placed on this communique that will eventually emerge? how important is that communique, given that it's going to bea communique, given that it's going to be a fairly vague documents? show me a 620 communique which hasn't been fairly vague. this is what is called lowest common denominator diplomacy. in order to paper over the cracks on various policy issues between the member states, you have to ascend to the vague in order to be able to camouflage the differences. donald trump, on the one hand, the other on
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trade and climate change. the task of the drafters of the human decay is either to admit that there is a problem with one of their members, the united states, and say so in the communique, or to come up with some windy form of words that covers the differences. there is a strong tradition in the june differences. there is a strong tradition in thejune 20 at communiques should be unanimous. i think angela merkel and her 6erman officials will do the absolute utmost to try and maintain that unanimity. but the price of unanimity. but the price of unanimity is very often ambiguity and windy waffle. if it turns out to be windy waffle, you will hear about it here on the bbc news. that was the former uk ambassador to the us. firefighters say they experienced problems with water pressure and equipment that was either lacking or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. they also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough
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of the extended duration breathing apparatus they needed, especially when reaching the higher floors of the building. one firefighter described conditions on some floors as: newsnight has learnt the so—called aerial or high ladder did not arrive firefighters say they experienced problems with water pressure and equipment that was either lacking or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. they also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration breathing apparatus they needed, especially when reaching the higher floors of the building. one firefighter described conditions on some floors as: newsnight has learnt the so—called aerial or high ladder did not arrive until more than half an hour after the first fire engines were dispatched, at 12:55 in the morning. an expert said having a high ladder available earlier would have given firefighters a better chance of stopping the blaze when itjumped from the 4th floor flat and began to race up the side of the building. i have spoken to aerial appliance
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operators in london who operate those appliances and who attended the incident, who think that having that on the first attempt might have made a difference because it allows you to operate a very powerful water towerfrom outside the building. the london fire brigade said that following the 6renfell tower fire it had changed its procedures, and an aerial ladder would now automatically be sent to a fire in a tower. thames water said: it is a truth worth retelling, that firefighters rushed into harm's way on that terrible night. they were heroes, no question. but was their kit up to scratch, and did arrive in a timely fashion? we won't know the full answers until a public enquiry, but already it is safe
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to say that those in charge of keeping the capital safe from fire have serious questions to answer. great ormond street hospital has applied to the high court for a fresh hearing into the care of the terminally ill baby, charlie 6ard. judges have ruled against the child's parents, who want to take him to america for treatment. but the hospital now wants the case reopened to consider new evidence about a potential treatment. joining me now is professorjulian savulescu, who is the director of the institute for science and ethics at oxford university. 6ood good morning. what do you make of this development and the potential significance of it? i think it is very important. the original decision in april found that it was in charlie 6ard's interests to die rather than have a three—month trial
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of this experimental therapy. however, at that time, the us expert said there was a low but nonzero chance of some improvement. now he has beenjoined by six other chance of some improvement. now he has been joined by six other world experts on mitochondrial disease with new evidence that this treatment may have some effect. it reopens the question of how great a chanceis reopens the question of how great a chance is a chance for taking, when the alternative is death? it's not clear what this new evidence is in any detail. i have seen the letter circulated by the seven experts, and it does draw attention to some laboratory studies that show that four c's particular condition, the cells can be affected. however, there have been no experiments in mice or other animals yet, and isn't time to conduct them. this really is going to have to be very experimental. but in my view, when
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the alternative is death, three months, as charlie has already had three or more months of intensive care, fora three or more months of intensive care, for a small chance of improvement, that maybe a chance worth taking. which is why the pa rents a re worth taking. which is why the parents are welcoming this development, understandably. indeed, andi development, understandably. indeed, and i think it will all depends on what has happened since april when the independent us expert said that he would treat charlie if he was one of his patients. it may be that subsequently his brain damage has significantly increased, and is now a low chance has become a zero chance. but those tests will obviously need to be done before experimental treatment is started. the important thing to bear in mind here, and it's such a difficult case and such a tragic case with those who were closest to the little boy concerned, is that the medical
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people involved, whatever side of this particular debate they are on, they are all trying to act with his best interests at heart. that's absolutely right, and i think this isa absolutely right, and i think this is a case where there is reasonable disagreements. is a one in 10,000, one and 100,000 chance of some improvement worth taking? people will fall on different sides of the fence. in my view, if there is a reasonable and responsible doctor willing to undertake this sort of experimental treatments, and they ought to be allowed to give it a go. it seems to me that the doctors who have been involved from the us are reasonable and responsible. we are not talking about quackery it would be completely wrong for charlie to be completely wrong for charlie to be taken overseas to given something for which there was no chance of it having an effect. but as this current letter shows, this is a treatment that has some scientific rationale. thank you. iraqi tv is reporting that mosul‘s old city has completely been
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recaptured from the so—called islamic state. it's been under the control of the militant group for more than three years. joining me now from the iraqi city of irbil is basheer al zaidi from bbc arabic. what are you hearing from where you are? we are hearing that the counterterrorism forces are leading the final push to eliminate the existence or presence of is militants in the old city of mosul. both of the emergency response division and the federal police have announced that they have finished the task they were assigned to. in clearing or recapturing parts of the old city. we don't know how soon that would be for the city as for the counterterrorism service to reach the river bank. since yesterday we are hearing that there are tens of metres away from the
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bank, but it seems that things on the ground are changing rapidly. at some points, unexpectedly. there are new challenges ahead for establishing some sort of authority over the city, helping people move back, we building trust. there is so much that needs to be done. absolutely. it is so disastrous, if we are looking at the scale of destruction in the old city of luxor and in the western part of muscle generally. it would take a great deal of effort and of time to build this trust, and also to establish a reconciliation between the people and the iraqi government. however, we don't know how soon that can be. billions of dollars seemed to be needed to put the city back on its feet. we are looking at tens of camps scattered around the city of
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muscle. these people don't know how soon they can get back, and they are soon they can get back, and they are so keen to go back to their homes. thank you. police officers in england and wales must fill out a ten—page form every time they use any kind of force — including the use of handcuffs, cs spray or a baton. the police federation has likened it to "writing an essay" but the home secretary, amber rudd, says the rules, which were introduced in april, will create "unprecedented tra nsparency". members of the emergency services will officially launch the pride parade in london today. the event will mark 50 years since homosexuality was partially decriminalised in england and wales. for the first time in the event's history, a rainbow flag will be projected on to the palace of westminster. police in florida say evidence shows venus williams was driving lawfully when she was involved in a car crash in which a man died. an initial police report had described her as being at fault. a 78—year—old man, jerome barson, died in the collision. his family filed a lawsuit against ms williams,
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alleging she was "negligently operating" her vehicle. the headlines on bbc news: sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. < what a game and what a series — the lions captain sam warburton said he was "speechless" and "didn't really know what to make of it" after the deciding test against the all blacks finished 15 points all, meaning the series was drawn. tim hague reports: england's cricketers just had the edge tim hague reports: bowden barrett to brother 6eordie, and it was over. unlike the hosts, the lions took all the opportunities
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they had. owen farrell reducing the reed to one. it was about to increase as 6eordie barrett's debut got even better. something special now required. something like that from elliot daly. well over 50 metres. afterjerome kaino was sin—binned for that, the lions made sure there was nothing to separate the side. one game all, 12 oh, 20 minutes to go. make that 15, 12 to the all backs after that collapsed. surely that was it? not so. 78 minutes, the fantastic owen farrell was faultless once again. 15 apiece. while there was no historic victory for the lions, this was a historic series in many ways. england's cricketers just had the edge going into the third day of the opening test against south africa at lord's. and the tourists have made a pretty slow start — they've moved on to 224—5, still 234 runs behind.
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play gets underway at wimbledon in less than half an hour — novak djokovic, roger federer and agelique kerber among those in action today. and there are two british players heading into week two in the singles. after breezing through the first two rounds it was a far tougher match for andy murray against fabio fognini — he saved five set points to avoid taking it to a decider. he's through to the fourth round for the 10th year in a row — next it's the unseeded frenchman benoit paire. ididn't i didn't you i moved as well today as they did in the first couple of matches, but we have a couple of days break now where i can work on that. and hopefully get myself in a good rhythm of the weekends, and come out and play some good tennis on monday. obviously happy to get through first week, and anything can
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happen from there. johanna konta reached the fourth round for the first time with a straight—forward win over maria sakkari of greece — she only dropped five games and it was all over in little more than an hour — konta will now face caroline 6arcia for a place in the quarter—finals. the support is absolutely amazing. to see such a packed stadium is truly humbling. it is what we all dream of as young children, to play on the biggest stages in front of many people. romelu lukaku appears to be heading for manchester united, despite a late bid from his former club chelsea. united say they have agreed a fee of around £75—million with everton and lukaku is set to have a medical. ferrari's sebastian vettel will be hoping to claim pole position for the austrian grand prix after topping the timesheets in final practice. the championship leader was more than a quarter of a second quicker than rival lewis hamilton.
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the briton suffered a dramatic brake failure at the red bull ring. he's also been given a five place grid penalty after mercedes changed the gearbox on his car. qualifying gets underway at one o'clock. that's all sport for now. now the weather with helen willetts. it looks like a pretty decent day ahead of us. more cloud in southern areas compared with yesterday, when we had 30 degrees again. we won't see it today, but we should see higher than 16. big steaming 6lasgow yesterday, because the north will have more sunshine today. a lot of moisture associated with heat in the south, hence the fog. sunshine already with us in parts of the highlands, but here it is weather fronts so more cloud filling in. on the whole, the north will have more sunshine than yesterday. the south
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has more cloud waiting to come in. we had being, if you like, eroded sunshine whiteford far north—west. by sunshine whiteford far north—west. by and large, is dry, right. on the whole, most of us will have a dry and bright day. it will feel warm and bright day. it will feel warm and pretty muggy. not in the north, with some unpleasant weather to come later in the afternoon for the hebrides, the orkney hashtag orkney. plenty of strong sunshine. a bit more cloud across wales, the southwest, central areas into the afternoon. temperatures not quite as high as yesterday. a little bit cooler around the coast where we could have those drizzly showers. the cloud will tend to fill in overnight, and it's going to be another muggy night. uncomfortable night was leading in the south. further north, that weather fronts making progress. behind that, the fresher air will come in. not a
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particularly cold night in north. temperatures here in the course of sunday struggling because of that weather front. to the sunday struggling because of that weatherfront. to the north, the sunshine returns. to the south, that week weather france giving us a few sharp showers. it could be a bit cloudy first thing, but the sunshine should break through. temperatures could be a little bit higher than those of today, 26, 20 seven. in the north, cuba under this band of rain, a very different day. sunshine returns to the far north of scotland at least. all change as we move into next week. but weather france pushes the fresh air across the uk, bringing showers and low pressure. hello and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week we discuss what the world leaders meeting in germany for the 620 summit can achieve. we look at continuing problems on india's border, both with china and pakistan; and also — after an exceptionally
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busy few months — just how desperate is everyone for a holiday?! my guests this week are: iain martin, columnist for the times; ashis ray, of raymedia; nabila ramdani, the french—algerian journalist; henry chu, the europe editor of variety; a warm welcome. the discussions in the 6ermany city of hamburg this weekend involving the world's leaders, come at a delicate time for the world order. north korea; climate change; the immigration crisis; trump in europe, the list goes on. iain — president trump now tells us there's going to be a very fast trade deal. yes, so it seems. 6ood yes, so it seems. good news for britain, and bad news. the good news
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there seems to be a trade deal. the bad news, donald trump has confirmed at some point he's coming to the uk. depending on one's review. britain isa depending on one's review. britain is a very divided country. he may do us is a very divided country. he may do usa is a very divided country. he may do us a service, uniting britain against such a visit. the other big story out of the 620 is the weakening of american power. i am
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