now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world 7 the washington post online reports president trump's advisor and son—in—law jared kushner will testify before the senate intelligence committee on monday as part of the probe into alleged russian meddling in 2016 election campaign. dominating a number of papers across the world today, including the daily telegraph, is the backlash against the bbc after the publication of the salaries of its top—earning stars revealed a gender pay gap. just a third of the corporation's 96 highest paid earners are women, and there is considerable discrepancy between the top earning women and the highest paid men. the japan times covers south korean president moonjae—in‘s plan to seek a deal with north korea that would see the complete denuclearisation of the isolated nation, in return for the guarantee

of the survival of kim jong un‘s regime. france's le figaro covers the first real test to the presidency of emmanuel macron after the resignation of the head of the country's armed forces in protest at cuts to the defence budget. the independent claims intelligence reports it has viewed reveal more than 40,000 civilians were killed in the battle to retake the iraqi city of mosul from the so—called islamic state, a death toll far higher than previous estimates. and could google glasses be making a comeback? shelved for the last two years, the internet—linked eyewear is being tested by companies including volkswagen and boeing, according to the gulf news. with us is andrew tuck, editor of global news and business magazine, monocle. thank you forjoining us. we will get to the google classes in due course. “—

get to the google classes in due course. —— glasses. donald trump having to face the music next week? the washington post has been great at covering the story. bringing of news that jarrod kushner will testify on monday. he will be in the close session, there will be an open session later in the week we donald trump junior will be testifying session later in the week we donald trumpjunior will be testifying as well, also his former campaign manager. but we should remember that both of these people are being very carefully groomed by lawyers and ran through every scenario. i don't think we should expect huge revelations. it is almost like a soap opera, there are more revelations every week. the key thing is that they are figuring this out ina thing is that they are figuring this out in a meeting at trump tower, where they met with campaigners. the focus will be on a trail of e—mails

that was released, in an attempt by donald trump junior to take control? that is a great point, i think what we are seeing is this conspiracy, or is this just we are seeing is this conspiracy, or is thisjust a we are seeing is this conspiracy, or is this just a series of inept people coming into power, not revealing what they knew and what they should have revealed? when you are forced to reveal things, even if it is not a huge secret, itjust looks bad. the trump administration has this narrative that something being hidden will does not go away. this wasn't covered in all the papers. it is next week. the washington post, it is a campaign trailfor washington post, it is a campaign trail for them. washington post, it is a campaign trailfor them. one washington post, it is a campaign trail for them. one or two washington post, it is a campaign trailfor them. one or two papers, the new york times honing in, some others may just leave it the new york times honing in, some others mayjust leave it for the time being? it is interesting, the investment in journalism at the washington post over the last year has been extraordinary. the coverage of the trump administration and their ability to keep getting scoops

is really impressive. the daily telegraph, many papers in the uk lead on the story that bbc stars who are man are disproportionately paid, compared to their female counterparts. many of whom do exactly the same job will for example, the stars of their breakfast television. example, the stars of their breakfast televisionlj example, the stars of their breakfast television. i am sure there are going to be some good conversations this morning. how amazing for the bbc team. they must have been preparing for this, expecting people to say that eve ryo ne expecting people to say that everyone was paid too much in general. story has really been about the discrepancy between what men and women are paid. some of them, the difference between barry and claire is really striking people at home. people see claire as a bit of a national hero. also, two sports

television presenters, those of whom are fairly prolific. clare balding arguing that she presents more than he does? the real point is that we arejust he does? the real point is that we are just getting this snapshot at the top of the tree. i imagine many people are doing morejuniorjobs, the bbc has presented itself as an organisation which is very proactive about equality. they have said 50- 50x20 about equality. they have said 50- 50 x 20 20. that is the target.|j about equality. they have said 50- 50 x 20 20. that is the target. i do think it makes it difficult for the likes ofjohn humphrys to be quizzing people about fat cats, about their lives, public pay sector rises. all the time you could just say, hold on, how could you quizzed me about that? one last thought, our bbc media editor would say the opposite to the telegraph. it is not

about styles taking a pay cut, it is about styles taking a pay cut, it is about others demanding a pay rise. moving on to the story, i think we could talk about this north korean deal that is being proposed by south korea. interestingly, the deal won't necessarily get resident trump's approval? it might get kim jong-un's approval. it is quite clear what the differences are between washington and seoul. they want to talk to north korea, they believe they can negotiate something. the new president says he would like to see a nuclear deal within five years. maybe donald trump thinks that, on one hand, it is ok to have someone having a bit of an opendoor policy. in the background, he is kind of working in tandem, possibly. iam not sure how much disagreement areas. cracking on. the head of the

armed forces in france quitting his job. no great surprise, although he was not public about it, he spoke out about a budget cut. he went out against a president who can do no wrong at the moment. a budget cut this year, emmanuel macron saying next year would be a big jump. emmanuel macron is in focus. he has said, iam emmanuel macron is in focus. he has said, i am your leader, i don't need your pressure. he had a slight dip in approval ratings, that always happens in the first 100 days. there isa happens in the first 100 days. there is a bit ofa happens in the first 100 days. there is a bit of a sense that he is overconfident at the moment. let's remember, those first 100 days, all presidents around the world, it has become a real test. how much can you get done, and how quickly? he won't worry about this too much. we will see what happens after the first 100 days. having a look at the

independent. figures coming out of mosul. this is about the number of civilians who are dead. it is terrifying, i don't know what to make of it. the figure is said not to be the 6000 has been reported, closer to 40,000. this was reported bya closer to 40,000. this was reported by a classicjournalist closer to 40,000. this was reported by a classic journalist who gets closer to 40,000. this was reported by a classicjournalist who gets the scoop again and again. we have got no real plan about what happens in mosul after islamic state. there have always been fears that, if you don't have a takeover that seems fairand don't have a takeover that seems fair and extra ball and the people there are invested in it, you just set off another wave of violence. if people are being killed on this level, it makes you very concerned for the months ahead. now for the google glasses. the first time around, they didn't take off, they are putting them back onto the market. this time, they think that professionals might use them? the

likes of bowling and other companies, you could use them on the factory floor. it seems a very practical solution. you do worry that they are going to come sneaking around the corner and be back. that they are going to come sneaking around the corner and be backlj feel more ready to deal with google glasses now. we mac there is a lot of competition now. thank you very much, good to see you. —— there is a lot of competition now. hello there. there was still quite a lot of energy in the atmosphere, during wednesday afternoon some pretty intense thunderstorms broke out across north wales and parts of north—west england. weather watchers pictures coming

through of torrential downpours, and there were reports of flash flooding across the rhyl area and parts of western lancashire. during the small hours of thursday, those heavy, thundery showers continue to move their way northwards. quite a wet start to thursday across scotland. further south, much of england and wales, it's going to be cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain. the odd heavier burst there too. turning a little bit cool and fresh and pushing to the far west, but quite a humid start again for thursday morning across eastern areas. and it means it will be quite a drab start across many eastern areas through the morning, and outbreaks of rain, the odd heavy outbursts too. eventually clearing out into the north sea, becoming more confined towards the north—east of scotland. but something a bit brighter and drier into the afternoon, but with it cooler and fresher air, so you will notice that — highs around 21 and 22 degrees across the southeast. further west, even cooler than that. around the mid—teens celsius, but at least you have the sunshine to compensate. in towards scotland, it's central northern areas will see most of the cloud, outbreaks

of rain, the odd heavier burst, particularly across the northern isles. and then into northern ireland, something more showery moving in later on in the day. that is because of this area of low pressure which will become quite a player in our weather through friday, and potentially on into the weekend as well. notice isobars deepening as it continues to move in towards western parts of the uk. so it means quite a windy day for the western half of the country. and a weather front, pretty slow moving, will bring a lots of rain to northern ireland, to wales, particularly into south—west england and maybe in towards the west midlands. whereas further north and east, actually a fine dry day with some sunny spells and temperatures around 20—23 degrees. but cooler further west under that rain. through friday night, the weather front slowly gets a wiggle on, moves its way a little bit further northwards and eastwards but it's still with us though, as we head on into saturday, but a bit of a disappointing start to the weekend, i have to say, across northern and eastern areas — quite wet, the odd heavier burst there, too. feeling quite cool as well. the south could see the sunshine come out a little bit but then blustery showers

will arrive and it will feel fresh. 0n into sunday, the winds ease down a little bit but it doesn't mean any showers that develop through central southern areas could be quite slow—moving so quite a bit of rain falling in a short space of time. further north, it looks like it will remain quite wet. i think the main message is, then, through this weekend, it is going to remain fairly cool and fresh for the time of year, longer spells of rain, but more likely showers and sunny spells. good morning, it's thursday the 20th ofjuly.

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