hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm kasia madera. the us is open for business, that was president trump's message to global leaders at the world economic forum in davos. mr trump told the audience that he will always put america first when it comes to tradem but that does not mean america alone. the president said he stood by the demand for fair and reciprocal trade. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports on 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'll 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. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a canadian aerospace firm which faced damaging import tariffs on one of its jets has won a trade dispute in the united states. in a surprise ruling, the us international trade commission rejected a complaint brought by its competitor boeing, that bombardier was selling the planes at below cost price. the entire usa gymnastics board of directors is to resign over its handling of the larry nassar sex—abuse scandal. it follows an ultimatum by the us olympic committee, which said the board must go or lose its status as a sports governing body. earlier this week, nassar was jailed for 175 years for sexually abusing over 150 female athletes. police in toronto say canadian pharmaceutical billionaires barry and honey sherman were murdered

in a targeted killing. the couple were found hanged in their home six weeks ago. officers originally ruled out murder, according to canadian media, they believed mr sherman killed his wife before hanging himself. residents in the south african city of cape town have been warned that their water will be shut off by april unless they do more to conserve supplies. a severe drought has seen consumption limited to 50 litres per person per day. now officials are urging people to switch off their toilet cisterns and limit flushing to conserve water. top chefs from around the world have attended the funeral in france of paul bocuse, the man nicknamed the pope of french gastronomy. more than 1500 mourners, many in their chef's whites, filled lyons cathedral to pay their final respects. stay with us here on bbc

news, still to come: six of the bbc‘s leading male presenters agree to reduce their salaries as part of an attempt to address a gender pay gap. let's get more now on the canadian plane maker bombardier and its massive legal win over boeing. in a surprise ruling, plans to impose hefty duties on sales of bombardier in the united states were blocked. it's a ruling that will be welcomed by the workers at the belfast factory where the wings of bombardier‘s c series jets are built. 0ur correspondent danny savage has more. relief and celebration on this production line tonight. 1,000 people make wings for the c series passengerjet 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. 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 worked in there for years, what will they be saying there tonight? i think they'll be pleased, i'm certainly over the moon about the decision that's come against all expectations. how bad could it have been if the vote had gone through? if the vote when the other way it would have been devastating, devastating for the 4000 directly employ 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 judgement 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 an helpful, well, i don't think the political pressure has been unhelpful, whether it's 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 that are 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 they are 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 ijust 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%. however, 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 isjust 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 stolen car killing five people has beenjailed for 4.5 stolen car killing five people has been jailed for 4.5 years. three children and two adults were passengers in the car when it crashed into a tree. 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 14, 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 40 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 loss 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 latest headlines: president trump has defended his policy of america first, but said he accepts open trade as long as it's reciprocal. in an unexpected move, a us tribunal has blocked an attempt by the trump administration to impose huge tariffs on planes made by bombardier, safeguarding 1,000 jobs in belfast. the bbc says it is "grateful" to the six male presenters and journalists who've 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. 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 4'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 disadvantage 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. the food standards agency has revealed that it recalled products from the meat company russell hume, which supplied restaurants, pubs and schools, because of

problems with use by dates. one of its major customers, the pub chain wetherspoons, has apologised and says it's found a new supplier, as emma simpson reports. no steaks being served here. there haven't been any ad 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 ten 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—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. it's been nominated for seven 0scars. three billboards is the story of a grieving mother's fight for justice story of a grieving mother's fight forjustice in small—time america. allied editor has been speaking to the man from london who wrote and directed the film. 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?

no i didn't. 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 oscars 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. and of course we've got a full list

of all of the nominees on our website. finally, the guggenheim museum in new york is reported to have turned down a request from president trump to borrow a painting by van gogh for the white house, offering him a solid gold toilet instead. the washington post says the guggenheim apologised for not being able to furnish the trumps with van gogh's landscape with snow, but expressed hope that the alternative would be of interest. the fully functioning 18—carat gold toilet is the creation of artist maurizio cattelan. and it's called america. lots more as always on our website and you can get in touch with me on social media. coming up next, click. first the weather, with tomasz schafernaker. well, the weekend is not looking too great for most of us. it's not going to be that bad, but there will be a lot

of cloud around. it is going to be mild, though. this is what is heading our way. it looks like a lot of cloud streaming in our direction. we'll be stuck under this during the course of saturday. it's already coming in, bringing some rainfall to western parts of the country. ahead of it, you can see it's still dry even through early saturday morning. so here we would have had a touch of frost around. i think by around 6am, the temperatures are above freezing already. but touching freezing early in the night. this is what happens through the course of the morning. so the weather front moves to the east, west to east, so you can see the back edge and rain getting into the western isles and northern ireland. so through the morning, in belfast, for example, the weather will actually be improving, after a damp end to the night. it is raining at this stage, so nine o'clock across the north—west in england, lancashire, wales, into the south—west, but across the heart, the east midlands, east anglia, down to the south—east, it is actually bright. i wouldn't be surprised even by some blue sky for a time. but not for very long,

because by the latter part of the morning, that weather front moves in and it's overcast across many parts of the country, at least in central and southern areas. in scotland, bright and windy, very windy in the western isles and the far north of scotland. gale force winds, and at 70 miles an hour. compared to the rest of europe on saturday, london will be about 10 degrees, paris at eight. madrid nine degrees. pretty much the same across many parts of western and south—western parts of europe. rome will be about 15. back home, here's the low pressure late on saturday into sunday. that will bring severe gales to scotland. blustery conditions throughout the pennines as well. but the isobars are coming from the south—west, meaning that the south—westerly winds will continue into sunday. in this sort of weather situation, we have a lot of cloud. it is mild. temperatures might even touch about 14 or 15 degrees, which is mild for this time of year. with that, rain around,

particularly across northern and north—western areas of the uk. but double figures, i think, for most of us. still staying mild in the south—westerly winds. a bit of rain around in this on monday. that will move southwards, but a shift in the wind direction here in the north means that it will turn a little bit colder. so i think single figures, even about five degrees, there. no more than that in aberdeen. have a good weekend. this is bbc news, the headlines: donald trump has told told business and political leaders that his policy of putting america first does not mean america alone. speaking at the world economic forum in switzerland, he rejected accusations of protectionism, but used his address to attack what he described as unfair and predatory global trading practices. the canadian aircraft manufacturer, bombardier, has won a trade case in the united states, overturning a decision to impose an almost 300% tariff on imports. bombardier said the ruling was a victory for innovation and would save thousands ofjobs. the entire board of the us

gymnastics authority is to resign in the wake of the scandal involving the sexual abuse of 150 female athletes by the former team doctor, larry nassar. a spokesman said all 18 directors would comply with an instruction by the us olympic committee to stand down.