tonight at ten, president trump stands by his "america first" policies for trade but insists the us is still open for business. he told his audience of international finance leaders that a booming us would benefit everyone. america first does not mean america alone. when the united states grows, so does the world. but a blow tonight to america first — us proposals for massive new tariffs on imported bombardier planes part—made in belfast are blocked. if the vote had gone the other way, it would have been devastating. it would have been devastating for the 4000 directly employed workers, for the 20,000 in the supply chain, and for the northern ireland economy. we'll be looking at the implications for bombardier‘s belfast factory. also tonight, charting a new course — the brexit secretary outlines his vision for the years immediately after britain's departure from the eu. six male bbc presenters agree a salary cut after a row over unequal pay.

i was earning a lot of money, and it seemed entirely proper to me that i shouldn't rather less money, so i've taken a few pay cuts, yeah. my daughter angela was murdered seven months ago... and the multiple 0scar—nominated film three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri — we speak to the british writer and director. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, yeovil town take on manchester united, hoping for a giant—killing in the fourth round of the fa cup. find out how they got on. good evening. president trump has told an audience of business and political leaders that his mantra of "america first" does not mean "america alone". speaking at the world economic forum

in davos, mr trump said the us was "open for business", despite having campaigned to shield us manufacturers from foreign competition. but tonight, us proposals to impose tariffs of nearly 300% on imports from the aerospace group bombardier were rejected, in a surprise ruling by the body which regulates trade. it means thousands ofjobs in belfast which were under threat are now likely to be safe. more on that in a moment, but first our north america editor, jon sopel, reports on the day's events in davos. wherever donald trump has gone in davos, the crowds have gone with him. and wherever the cameras have been, the president has been pleased to oblige. i hope we're going to bring back many billions of dollars into the us. i think that will happen. it's already happening. but billions of dollars is coming back into the us, and i think that willjust continue. how much today? how much?

probably a lot. and that was the theme of his speech. america first, yes, but an america welcoming the world. i will always put america first, just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first also. but america first does not mean america alone. when the united states grows, so does the world. but at the end of a week in which the us imposed extra charges on some imported goods from china, he played down talk of a trade war. nevertheless, there was a warning. we cannot have free and open trade if some countries exploit the system at the expense of others. we support free trade, but it needs to be fair, and it needs to be reciprocal. because in the end,

unfair trade undermines us all. some stood to applaud, but it wasn't the ovation given to president xi of china last year. this hasn't been a complete meeting of minds, but then again it was never going to be. that said, donald trump has been more conciliatory than many would have expected, and the audience have reacted more warmly. it may be that davos 2018 turns out to be a win—win. and the president was in conciliatory, almost repentant mood over those britain first anti—muslim retweets from last year that brought him to blows with the prime minister. here's what's fair. if you're telling me those are horrible people, horrible, racist people, i would certainly apologise, if you'd like me to do that. i know nothing about them. so, yes, he would apologise, he just didn't actually say sorry. the president has now left the swiss alps, and if not yet a fully paid—up member of the davos set,

he will probably be invited back. there's a lot they liked about what donald trump said, and who would disagree with his central message, that a booming us economy is good for the global economy? jon sopel, bbc news, davos. as you heard earlier, president trump's "america first" trade policy suffered a blow tonight, after us plans to impose hefty duties on sales of canadian airliners in the states were blocked. it's a ruling that will be welcomed by the workers at the belfast factory where the wings of the c series jets are built. 0ur correspondent danny savage is outside the factory in belfast tonight. reeta, this really has cast a shadow, this trade dispute, over thousands of jobs in shadow, this trade dispute, over thousands ofjobs in belfast, bombardier is a goodly one of the biggest employers here in northern ireland, and most people really

expected this vote do go the other way, the expected these trade ta riffs way, the expected these trade tariffs to come into force. so there isjubilation here tariffs to come into force. so there is jubilation here over the decision in the united states tonight. bombardier say it is a victory for innovation, competition and the rule of law. and the prime minister, theresa may, has tweeted this evening as well, saying that she welcomes the decision, which is good news for british industry. so a surprise result is that many people have welcomed. there will be relief and celebration on this production line tonight. a thousand people make wings for the c series passenger jet here in belfast. there was deep concern that a big order for an american airline would be lost if a huge us import tariff was imposed. they don't have to worry any more. 0fficials officials in washington have tonight thrown out a plan to impose an import tariff of nearly 300% on each of these aircraft after the american plane—maker boeing said they were

being sold cheap because of unfair subsidies. the american giant lost its case. you've worked in there for years — what will they be saying in there tonight? i think they'll be pleased, i'm certainly over the moon about the decision, it's came against all expectations. how bad could it have been if the vote had gone through? if the vote had gone the other way, it would have been devastating. it would have been devastating for the thousands of directly employed workers, for the 20,000 in the supply chain, and for the northern ireland economy. at the heart of the dispute was a claim that bombardier received illegal subsidies from britain and canada, allowing it to undercut its rivals. in 2016, bombardier won a big order for 75 planes from delta airlines — it was a key breakthrough into the us market, but boeing took legal action. it claimed bombardier spent more than $33 million building each plane but sold them for less than $20 million. today's judgment means a 292% tariff won't be added to the aircraft sale price.

theresa may raised her concerns over bombardier with donald trump at their meeting yesterday when they talked friendship and trade. could that and months of lobbying the us authorities have influenced this decision? well, i don't think the political pressure has been unhelpful, whether it is from the united kingdom government or from the canadian government. but you know, the fundamentals of the c series and the fundamental arguments that bombardier have made throughout this have been vindicated. and full power to them. i'm delighted with the news this evening, and i wish them every success in selling what is a magical aircraft. boeing may appeal tonight's decision, but that could take years. meanwhile, this factory will be able to sell its plane parts tariff—free into the united states. danny savage, bbc news, belfast. the brexit secretary, david davis, has outlined the government's plans for the transition period after britain leaves the eu in march next year. he confirmed that during that time

the uk would be free to sign new trade agreements. but mr davis played down rifts within his own party over europe, insisting there was "no difference" between himself, the chancellor and theresa may. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. in teesside today, the brexit secretary was trying to calm troubled waters. surrounded by businesses dependent on eu trade, he promised certainty and continuity when we leave. david davis set out the government's plans for a transition period of up to two years after brexit. this is a bridge to a new future partnership, where crucially the united kingdom is outside the single market and outside of the customs union. he said for business there would be no dramatic change, but the uk would start to talk trade with other countries, all to be negotiated with the eu. but for now it's comments by his cabinet colleague causing problems.

the chancellor said there could be very modest changes in eu relations. if the cabinet can't agree on its position, how can you possibly negotiate with brussels? look, i'm in politics, and people debate, and they have different views. there's a diversity of views on this subject, in all parties. that doesn't mean that we don't have or can't have a coherent and forceful view, in the interests of the united kingdom. ministers don't always want their divisions laid bare. today the chancellor insisted he backed the government's view. i was speaking about our trade relationship with the eu, and it is the government's policy that we want to maintain the maximum possible access to markets, and the minimum friction at our borders. nonetheless, his comments angered some tory mps, although they insisted theyre still behind theresa may. downing street has made it clear that the chancellor did not represent government policy, and government policy remains as set out by the prime minister. but the businesses

brexit will affect say the political discord is damaging. this car—parts manufacturer in redcar relies on being able to import from and export to the eu, and its boss wants far more clarity from the government about its long—term brexit plan. i think it's been pretty shambolic, and i just want them to get on with it. from the contrary statements coming out and infighting that is happening, i don't know what they're expecting to achieve, i don't know what their targets are, because it's just wishy—washy. businesses like those here which rely heavily on trade with the eu crave certainty. the government says that's what the transition phase will offer. the trouble is the conservative party simply cannot agree on what should come beyond. and as talks slowly approach future trade relations, what has so far been a fragile truce among the tories looks rocky. alex forsyth, bbc news, teesside.

the uk economy grew faster than expected in the last three months of 2017, according to new figures. the office for national statistics said it grew by 0.5% instead of the expected 0.4%. but economic growth for the whole of last year was the slowest since 2012. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. building a stronger economy. global growth in china lifting businesses like this one in 0xfordshire, making health equipment for export. it's been a challenge. it took about three or four years for us to gain approval for us to sell into in china, but with a bit of patience and dedication we've now got those approvals, and we are seeing that uplift in business now that were able to expand into the market the size of china. speeding around the world economic forum in davos, the chancellor, selling britain abroad. 0ur export markets are growing, we've seen strong growth in services in this quarter. the economy is just resilient —

it has been much more resilient than people expected. also here, the governor of the bank of england. yes, the uk economy is growing, but it is slower than many of our competitors. the world economy's accelerating, and we haven't seen that yet, but there's prospect, and i think this is the important point, there's the prospect this year, as there is greater clarity about the relationship with europe and subsequently with the rest of the world, for re—coupling, if i can use that term, borrowed from gwyneth paltrow, a conscious re—coupling of the economy, with the uk economy with the global economy. gwyneth paltrow to one side, let's look at the positives first. the uk has certainly had a better end to the year than many people expected. employment is high and growth is picking up, butjust as the governor warned, there is this drag on the economy, and that at least in part is down to brexit uncertainty. we talk to businesses who tell us they're waiting for greater clarity

about the future before they invest. what i'm very clear about is that as we move forward, and we made very good progress in december, as we move forward in this negotiation, we will be able to start to deliver that clarity. it's not all about brexit, of course. economies are complicated things, and we haven't reached full velocity. that productivity problem, that income squeeze, all way down on our performance. i think we've still got the same problem — austerity is rolling on, the government hasn't listened, that's impacting upon people's wages as well as the demand overall. a lack of investment. we've been seeing it for years now. we need to scale up investment in our economy to grow our economy and make it more productive. the economy is being fixed, to an extent. manufacturers are doing well. will that optimism now spread to the rest of britain? kamalahmed, bbc news, davos. a 15—year—old boy who

crashed a stolen car, killing five people, has been jailed for four and a half years. the three children and two adults were passengers in the car when it crashed into a tree. the family of one of the children expressed their anger, saying the sentence was too short, as phil bodmer reports from leeds crown court. the faces of three children killed in a car crash in leeds last november. ellis thornton—kimmit was just 12 years old, his brother elliott was 1a, and darnell harte 15. they were killed in a stolen car alongside friends anthony armour and robbie meerun, who were both 24. the vehicle hit a tree near houses in the meanwood area of leeds after the 15—year—old driver, who can't be named, lost control. the impact split the car in two. today, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. no words can never describe the pain that we feel. relatives of one of the victims

said it wasn't enough. he's going to serve two years in prison, it's not ever going to be long enough, ever. that's what, a couple of months for each person's life? you know? we've lost one of our siblings, ellis and elliot's mum has lost two of her, both of her children. when police arrived here, they say it was a scene of total carnage. today leeds crown court heard how witnesses saw the stolen renault clio driving erratically on the wrong side of the road, running red lights, and travelling at speeds of up to 88 mph in a a0 mph zone. it was a truly horrendous incident, it really was, to lose three children and two adults in such a significant incident is absolutely horrendous. many, many people affected by it. and what i will say is no sentence will ever compensate for the lost that the families and the communities of leeds have felt. the court heard the boy had shown remorse, with thejudge telling him his actions that night will shape his life

every day from now on. phil bodmer, bbc news, leeds. the bbc says it is "grateful" to six male presenters who have agreed to a pay cut after revelations of salary inequality at the corporation emerged. the details are still being worked out, but the six are huw edwards, nicky campbell, john humphrys, jon sopel, nick robinson, and jeremy vine. john humphrys this evening confirmed that he'd agreed to a substantial reduction in his pay. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports. so now it's official — at least six of the bbc‘s most high—profile male journalists will take a pay cut, though some haven't yet signed on the dotted line. last summer, when the salaries of those earning over £150,000 were revealed, the bbc argued the move would be inflationary and a poacher‘s charter. but precious little poaching has taken place, and if anything, this transparency is proving deflationary. on his way into work this morning, radio 2'sjeremy vine said he applauded the changes. i think it all needs to be sorted out, and i support my female

colleagues, who've rightly said that they should be paid the same when they're doing the same job. it's just a no—brainer, so it wasn't a problem for me to accept one. it's friday morning... on his breakfast show on radio 5 live this morning, nicky campbell revealed that he is one of those taking a cut. and i am also on that list. radio a'sjohn humphrys has taken a substantial pay cut. the bbc used to have, in the good old days, an awful lot of money. it no longer has an awful lot of money — it's having to cut right, left and centre. i was earning a lot of money, and it seemed entirely proper to me that i should earn rather less money, so i've taken a few pay cuts, yeah. in a statement, the bbc thanked those taking a pay cut and said... the pay cuts reveal the changing economics of broadcasting. many of those taking pay cuts got generous deals in an earlier era, when the market for talent

was more competitive. today, the big money is in entertainment rather than news, but some people feel the bbc shouldn't enter bidding wars. the bbc is there, it's financed by licence—fee payers‘ money, it is public money, and it obviously has to be careful with it. it develops talent, but if talent then goes elsewhere because the pay on offer is greater, then that is a matter for those people concerned. the issue of equal pay is about more than current disparities between people doing similarjobs. it's also about what some see as historic injustices and the feeling among some women at the bbc that they've accumulated this advantage over the course of their careers. reducing the salaries of six high—profile male presenters may be a necessary, even inevitable first step, but it doesn't address or solve the deeper, structural issues. the bbc faces other pressing challenges — from the discrepancy in pay between on and off—air talent, to the growing disconnect with working—class audiences.

these pay cuts are a significant gesture, but they barely begin to address the causes of anger felt throughout the corporation. amol rajan, bbc news. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. the release of the serial sex attackerjohn worboys from prison has been temporarily put on hold, after a legal challenge by two of his victims. their lawyer said the application for the review had been made to the high court, and is due to take place early next month. families of the birmingham pub bombings‘ victims have welcomed a court ruling that a coroner was wrong to exclude the names of the alleged suspects in a new inquest. 21 people were killed when two ira bombs exploded in 197a. the families, however, are angry they had to pay for legal help. the suspension of non—urgent operations to ease winter nhs pressures in england is to be lifted from february. hospitals had originally been advised to delay non—emergency surgery until mid—january. that was then extended, in a bid

to free up hospital beds and staff. the food standards agency says it's looking at issues involving the use by dates on meat supplied to thousands of pubs, hotels, and some schools and care homes by the derby—based company russell hume. its six sites have been closed since tuesday. one of its major customers, the pub chain wetherspoons, today apologised to its customers and said it had found a new supplier, as emma simpson reports. no steaks being served here. there haven't been any at wetherspoons since tuesday. thank you, cheers. not great for a business which sells thousands of steaks every week. it decided to withdraw them when it discovered problems with its supplier, russell hume. we are none the wiser. we are a big customer. we serve 10 million steaks a year in our pub. that's a lot of steak.

and we've always served them in good faith and it's been great. russell hume have been a good supplier to us. but something has gone terribly wrong here, and people really need to know what the situation is. we cut the steak between 15 and 20 millimetres in thickness. russell hume prides itself on selling quality products, but tonight the food standards agency said it was concerned about use by dates. the company had failed to demonstrate it complied with food hygiene rules. the fsa said so serious and widespread were the issues, it called for production to be stopped at all of russell hume's six sites, and for a withdrawal of unused meat from its customers. in a statement, the company said it was shocked by the fsa's actions, adding: but that hasn't stopped wetherspoons from changing supplier. it's notjust wetherspoons. a host of household names have

also withdrawn meat, including jamie 0liver‘s italian restaurants, the pub chains greene king and marston‘s, and butlins. schools and care homes have also been affected. it's important for people to be given information as quickly as possible so they can make informed decisions about where they are eating and indeed what they are eating, and knowing that they are doing so safely. i think it would have been helpful if the food standards agency had given a little earlier the information that they provided today. so the fsa has gone some way in satisfying the appetite for answers. steaks will be back on the menu here next week. this investigation, though, will take a lot longer. emma simpson, bbc news. football, and no giant—killing in the west country tonight. manchester

united beat yeovil 4—0 in the fa cup. alexis sanchez made his debut but was substituted in the second half as united took control. lingard scored the pick of the goals, running through the yeovil defence. it's been nominated for seven 0scars, including best picture. three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri is the story of a grieving mother's fight for justice in small town america. will gompertz has been speaking to the man from london who wrote and directed the film, martin mcdonagh. my daughter angela was murdered seven months ago... francis mcdormand as mildred hayes, the uncompromising, unflinching and very angry grieving mother... you drilled a hole in the dentist? who rents three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, a fictional town created by martin mcdonagh, the film's london—born irish writer and director. martin mcdonagh has got an oscar nomination for his writing but not for his directing. i wonder if he's a little bit disappointed. no, not really, particularly because the mates got nominated in the other categories.

it would have been nice, but seven‘s good. you get over here. no, you get over here. all right. one of the criticisms that three billboards has is that the sam rockwell character, dixon the policeman, who is a racist, is treated sympathetically by you. well, he's definitely a racist and a bully. i wouldn't say he's treated sympathetically. i was trying to see, i think, the hope in all of these people. so if you say that's treating characters symathetically, to a degree it is. but the point of the film, and i think the thing that i hope people come away with, is the possibility of changing people. if it was me, i'd start a database. every male baby that's born, stick them on it, and as soon as he'd done something wrong, cross—reference it, make 100% certain it was a correct match, then kill him. we've heard many speeches from many people in the movie industry saying it is time for a change.

do you think that's just lip service, or do you think something actually quite fundamental is happening? it feels like something really new and really great is happening. like, i've been in the rooms at the last couple of awards things, and it is palpable, and it does feel angry, and it does feel like it's not going to go away, and i think that's great. it feels like a change is properly happening. i'd do anything to catch your daughter's killer. the 0scars ceremony at the beginning of march might well point towards that change, with some surprising winners, and quite possibly a forthright acceptance speech from this lady. will gompertz, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. magister united crash yeovil‘s fa

cup dream winning the fourth round tie 4-0. cup dream winning the fourth round tie 4—0. england's cricketers beaten by australia in the fourth match in adelaide. roger fedor reaches a seventh australian open final. who will get their name on the woman's trophy? but as start with football. fa cup fourth—round weekend. no upsets in somerset as manchester united defeated yeovil town 4—0. they bitterly cold somerset night.

there was the warmest of applause before kick—off to honourjimmy armfield who died this week. their intent was clear from the off. sanchez was booed by the home fans. indecision in the yeovil defence was punished. marcus rushford took the gift. pushing for an equaliser left them short at the back. there was to be

no sanchez goal, he was substituted with 20 minutes to go. his replacement, lingard. he too occurs chance to prove he can still pause a threat. this is the fourth time that yeovil town have been knocked out of the fa cup by manchester united but being on television has been lucrative, for magister united it is not about finances, but prizes, and they are another step closer to winning another step closer to winning another trophy. no goals for alexis sanchez tonight. let's hear whatjose no goals for alexis sanchez tonight. let's hear what jose mourinho thought about his performance. alexis is a fantastic player for us. the question is always, which one is going to be out? where is he going

to play? it is not about that for us. to play? it is not about that for us. for us, it is about the fact that we have a fantastic group of attacking players. and he is another one with 0edipal bit more maturity,