land in and snow, snow into the highland in particular, showers and snow, snow into the high land in particular, showers elsewhere, some heavy but things perking up across a large part of england and wales as it turns milder. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines: winnie mandela — the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and second wife of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. her grandson says she'll be missed by all of those who knew her. it isa it is a tragic loss to us all. so i send condolences to everyone, to all that loved and supported winnie mandela and the family. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year round crisis — with claims the pressures of winter look set to continue over the summer the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires — after a series of recent controversies. and in the next hour we'll bring you all of today's sporting action. and we'll have reaction as alan pardew‘s four—month tenure as west brom manager comes to an end. that's in our sports bulletin at half past five and on the centenary of the formation of

the royal air force, huw edwards mets air chief sir stephen hillier. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. winnie mandela — the former wife of nelson mandela — has died. she was 81. she played a significant role in the anti—apartheid movement in south africa during the years when her husband was in prison, but was often at the centre of controversy. she trained as a social worker and met her future husband in the 1950s. they were married for a total of 38 years, although for almost three decades of that time they were separated due to mr mandela's imprisonment. they separated two years after his release, and divorced in 1996. she kept his surname and maintained ties with him. a spokesman for her family said she died "after a long illness,

for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year". looking back at our life, alison parker. winnie madikizela-mandela was in her 20s when nelson mandela was in her 20s when nelson mandela was jailed. she became a symbol of the struggle fighting for freedom. my the struggle fighting for freedom. my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people. and for the freedom of her people. after an eight—year banishment for her part in the soweto uprising, controversy her part in the soweto uprising, c0 ntrove i’sy was her part in the soweto uprising, controversy was to follow. in 1986 she talked about achieving liberation from apart lied by using necklaces — a reference to the brutal murder of suspected collaborators. with our neck laces we shall liberate this country. the

most serious allegation were about her body guards, reports of their brutality were common. there was a respite when in february 1990 she accompanied her husband on his first steps as a free man. but her past would come back to haunt her. convicted for the kidnapping of a young activist, a six year sentence was reduced to a fine. but she made a political come back, serving in government alongside her now former husband. after further controversy she was sacked. winnie mandela showed herself to be a formidable force throughout her life, despite her flaws, many will remember her as the mother of the nation. 0n the line isjendayi frazer, former us ambassador to south africa. how will historyjudge winnie mandela? i think history willjudge her very favourably. i think that she will be seen as a very honoured

and respected liberation fighter, who despite the apartheid system tried to break, never to bend to it. she stood very firm. she was very popular with the men and women on the street. that is what i saw when i was there as ambassador. i think history willjudge her i was there as ambassador. i think history will judge her well. i was there as ambassador. i think history willjudge her well. yet, many revile her, particularly after the truth and reconciliation commission that found she had been involved in murder and torture and assault. yes, many of the other people in south africa had as well. i think that the people who reviled her were the people who were the oppressors of most of the south african blacks and black means african, indians and coloured people. so those are the people who reviled her. ithink people. so those are the people who reviled her. i think the national truth and reconciliation commission

brought out the horrors from that period of apartheid and over the whole the history of south africa of oppression. by europeans at that time. so really like i said, i was there in 2005 and you would walk down the street, i had a political counsellor who looked like winnie mandela and she was always being cheered by south africans. i remember in one of my last meetings with nelson mandela he spoked fondry of winnie. i think the people recognised the role she played in their liberation and the advancement of south africa's nation and its nonracial system. it is not yet there. but she played a formidable role. that was underlined in the image of nelson mandela and his wife

after his release, they walk out hand in hand and it was very much because of work she had put in that that was such a moment. yes, she was absolutely the public face of the movement, the visible face of the free mandela movement. despite the harshness of her being banned by the regime, she stood firm and kept his 0na on a personal level there africans. an a’perstjnat levehhere issues africans. qn a’perscsnat eveh‘itefe issues in the marriage were issues in the marriage obviously, in terms of the symbol of the nation, the father and the mother of nation, that picture is iconic. thank you very much for your time. one of winnie and nelson mandela's grandsons has given a statement on behalf of the family. zondwa mandela said that his grandmother's death was (tx sor) first and foremost, i would like to

thank you all here for your support. asi thank you all here for your support. as i speak on behalf of the family, we would like to request that you all bear with us. 0bviously we would like to request that you all bear with us. obviously this u nfortu nate all bear with us. obviously this unfortunate incident is one that none of us had predicted. and we will do our best to ensure that eve ryo ne will do our best to ensure that everyone is well informed, you know that our grandmother played an important role to all of us in this room and to the global society. it isa room and to the global society. it is a tragic loss to us all, so i send condolences to everyone, to all that loved and supported winnie mandela and the family. thank you. more on this story to come later this half hour. doctors say the nhs in england is likely to see its "winter crisis" extend into the summer because of continuing pressures on the system.

figures analysed by the british medical association show that hospitals can expect similar problems with a&e attendances, waiting times and admissions reaching alarming numbers this summer. the government says its planning to increase the funding to the nhs by £10 billion a year by 2020. richard lister reports. how does that feel? winter always puts hospitals under pressure. this was university hospital of north tees injanuary, one of many in england battling one of the most difficult winter seasons yet, with flu and norovirus forcing evermore people to seek treatment. but the british medical association says without more money for the nhs now, this winter overcrowding will roll into the summer too. the numbers of patients attending a&e, the numbers waiting more than four hours to be admitted, will be as great as the winter months, and we are likely to see trolley waiting times and pressures on beds similar to the winters of 2015 and 2016. looking at the past

five years of data in england, the bma forecasts that between july and september this year, there could be up to 6.2 million visits to a&e, resulting in more than 750,000 people having to wait more than four hours to be seen, and almost 150,000 spending that time on a hospital trolley. those waiting times are more than 5% higher than the government's official targets, and the bma says funding cuts over decades have resulted in insufficient doctors and hospital beds to meet demand. the winter crisis, it warns, could be here to stay. the staff themselves seem to be working incredibly hard. the worry is that they are just running on empty, and it's... it's difficult to see how they are going to be able to keep going. i've got no complaints at the moment, but if i had a chronic health condition, i would be concerned about increased waiting times.

it's no secret that demand for hospital care is growing. the government says it recognises that, too, and injected an extra £2.8 billion into nhs england last year, to be followed by another £10 billion in the budget from 2020. but the bma's concern that money may be too little, too late. the demands on the nhs in england are becoming overwhelming, it says, and it may no longer rely on the summer months to take the pressure off. richard lister, bbc news. alison saunders — the director of public prosecutions for england and wales — is to step down from the role later this year when her contract expires. her five years in charge have been marked by a series of controversies — most recently the collapse of a number of high profile rape cases, where prosecutors had failed to disclose evidence to the defence. but alison saunders has defended her time in charge saying criticism is an ‘insult‘ to her six thousand staff in the crown prosecution service. here's our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman. alison saunders, the head

of the crown prosecution service, announced her departure, defiantly facing down criticism of her record. 0ur performance across the last five years has been as good as, if not improving, despite the cuts that we have taken over that period. and we have prosecutors up and down the country who come to work every day, who make really important decisions about people's lives, he would do so professionally and well. dealt a tough hand, she inherited stringent cuts, losing hundreds of prosecutors and other staff. but her time has been dogged by controversy. her decision that his dementia meant that it wasn't in the public interest to prosecute the late labour peer lord janner over allegations of sexual abuse was overturned. he was to face a limited trial of the facts before his death. well, sadly, she has been a very disappointing dpp. it's notjust my opinion, it's the opinion of the profession as a whole, and it stems from this

central policy that all complainants are to be believed. they need to be sifted, they need to be considered. otherwise it will lead to the injustices that my family suffered. it was the collapse of a series of high—profile rape cases, like that of liam allen, because of failures by police and prosecutors to disclose critical evidence to the defence, that led to the most recent criticism. it prompted an urgent review of all rape and serious sexual assault cases. after five years heading up what some call the nation's law firm, alison saunders will leave the crown prosecution service when it's under intense scrutiny. clive coleman, bbc news. two men were killed on the m62 near bradford in the early hours of this morning after a crash involving a car driving the wrong way down the motorway. a 22—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after failing a roadside breath test. britain's biggest teaching union has warned that growing levels

of poverty are having a significant impact on children's learning. 0ne head teacher said some pupils are so malnourished they're "filling their pockets" with food from school canteens. the government says it is supporting initiatives such as breakfast clubs to help the most disadvantaged children. marc ashdown reports. "heartbreaking". that's how some teachers have described child poverty and how it's affecting their ability to learn. this snapshot survey of 900 heads, teachers and support staff in england, wales and northern ireland found 87% think poverty is having a significant impact on learning. 60% believe the situation has worsened since 2015. in their responses, teachers talk of children coming to class with pale faces, dirty clothes and worn out shoes. a growing number of schools say they're now setting up clothes banks and food banks to support struggling parents. heads say it's having a wider effect on school budgets, with teachers having to intervene

to make sure children are getting the basics. one of the problems that we have now is the capacity of other agencies to support us as they used to is not there. we're becoming social workers — not becoming, we are social workers or members of staff are becoming social workers. members of staff are putting their hand in their own pocket to support children with christmas presents, with food, with uniforms. and that in 2018 shouldn't be happening. the department for education said it is continuing to support the country's most disadvantaged children through free school meals, pupil premium and a now £26 million fund to launch 01’ improve 1,700 breakfast clubs. more on the death of winnie mandela and we can spoke to our correspondent in johannesburg. if

one word sums is up her live it is controversial? yes, but another immediate word that comes up for a lot of south africans is militant and this is something that she has retained throughout her political life here in south africa. even post being nelson mandela's wife and ex—wife. she retained her role as somebody who remained vocal what she believed were areas of concern in south africa's political sphere. 0utside south africa, perhaps slightly misunderstanding she was viewed still by many there as the mother of the nation? yes she played a precarious role internationally as somebody who has been dogged by controversy. the reason you will remember are the charges she faced earlier on when south africa was in a transitional government trying to move away from white minority rule

toa move away from white minority rule to a democracy, where she was charged with the murder of a 14—year—old boy, known as stompie seipei, who was an activist. it was believed some people who associated with winnie mandela believed he had been an apartheid spy. she was acquitted of the murder charges and instead found guilty of the lesser charge of assault and that of kidnapping. that was reduced to a fine. the truth and reconciliation commission dealt with her harshly in what it had to say. but the iconic image of her and her then husband, nelson mandela on the day of his release was as much down to her campaigning work as it was to his sentence? yes, a lot of people from south africa from the messages that are pouring out for her consider her as the face of the fight against

apartheid, especially when her husband was confined to robben island. her husband and her fellow comrades were confined to robben island for a time which seemed undeterminable. nobody knew that nelson mandela would return one day. she essentially was the woman who kept the fight going and kept knocking on doors and kept reminding people that people of colour here in south africa were being oppressed and refused to bow down to that power of white minority. their marriage ended in a bitter divorce. yet, the two of them, well, they we re very yet, the two of them, well, they were very close? correct, it did and right up until the passing of former president nelson mandela, winnie mandela was still by his side. we understand from sources close to the family that she is the person that he call on in his last moments when he call on in his last moments when he was ailing. she remained by his

side, because she was still in part considered her wife. despite the western divorce. she was considered the person who had born him children and that explained why even after his passing, she played a role with running the mandela household, along with his new wife. later year, she was popular, particularly with younger people in south africa? correct, she was able to rebrand herself, madikizela—mandela, part of that was to do with her association with the militant party known as the economic freedom fighter. they are led by a man who was once an ally of jacob zuma. their policied are considered by part of population as being somewhat militant and being controversial. but she has found a following in that group as being

somebody who was vocal what what she believed needed to happen for south africa to move forward. a big part was she was advocating for equality and advocating for some of the policies within the anc to change. she felt some of them had taken a bigger slant towards the rich and had neglected the poor. that was something she was ashamed of as a member of the party. thank you very much. we are going to stay with the death of winnie mandela. earlier i got the thoughts of nelson mandela's god daughter. she started out as an incredibly vibrant, wonderful lady, who very devoted to her husband and you know she played a very major role in his life in those early days. how this panned out and her involvement with the anc and the armed wing of the anc, then became a

different story i think. but without her... i mean she was tireless during her husband's time in prison. and very much partly responsible for the huch profile and —— huge profile and that moment when they walked out, anybody who remembers watching that live, it is indelibly marked, it was a moment of history. 0h, that live, it is indelibly marked, it was a moment of history. oh, for sure and really a history that blighted with the most incredible trauma and being exiled to a foreign land, where she didn't even speak the land wang. the amount of —— language. the amount of abuse she suffered. it was a major victory for herself as well as her husband that she raised the profile and done such tireless work. she did a phenomenal thing. it is a shame that it did descend into controversy. but the

work she did must be admired. descend into controversy. but the work she did must be admiredm descended into a trial and graphic evidence being given in a murder trial and she was implicated in that. how do you think history will judge her? you know, i think we have to be very careful in terms of judgment, because you or any of cannotjudge judgment, because you or any of cannot judge anybody who judgment, because you or any of cannotjudge anybody who has been through such a traumatic life, worked tirelessly and done an awful lot in the name ofjustice and freedom. so i thinkjudgment you know i think none of us can really judge. twitter has been flooded with tributes for amd. the arts and cur culture minister said we're devastated to see the death of the mother of our nation. the labour

peer peter haynes said she struggled so peer peter haynes said she struggled so much bringing up her children when nelson mandela was in prison. earlier a politicaljournalist earlier a political journalist spoke of the recent swell of support winnie mandela experienced in south africa. it has been perhaps the great contradiction of her life, she was concerned about the allegations of fear and the newspaper talked of her young lover and details of money

that was allegedly misspent. after that was allegedly misspent. after that she fell out of favour. she was fired from a certain department by nelson mandela for taking an unauthorised trip. but in recent yea rs, unauthorised trip. but in recent years, perhaps winnie mandela's anger and her sense of rage at the state of south africa has found resonance with the younger generation and they have held up her up generation and they have held up her up as generation and they have held up her upasa generation and they have held up her up as a symbol. particularly a break away party have really almost cottoned on to her as their own leader. she has spoken out in their favour. despite being an anc member n that way she has come to symbolise a huge voice for young south africans. more than 7,500 tonnes of redundant space hardware is thought to be circling the earth. a uk— led research team is putting a satellite into orbit this evening to try to track the debris and catch it — as our science correspondent, jonathan amos, reports.

it's getting extremely busy up in space. it's notjust the working satellites, but all the debris from past missions as well. more than 7,500 tonnes of redundant hardware are now thought to be circling earth. it's material that poses a collision hazard, with the danger of creating even more debris. that's where this small european satellite comes in. known as "remove debris," it's been developed at the university of surrey. it'll demonstrate technologies that enable it to monitor, approach and ensnare junk. in one experiment, it'll eject an object and then throw a net around it. in another test, it'll fire a harpoon at a target to see how such projectiles behave in space. once these demonstrations are finished, the remove debris satellite will ensure it doesn't add to the problem by deploying a giant sail. this will drag in the upper atmosphere and pull the satellite rapidly down to earth. the remove debris spacecraft will be stored at the international space station for a few weeks before

beginning its experiments in late may. jonathan amos, bbc news. now time for the weather here on earth. most of us will agree the weather's not been great in the last few days. right now it is still snowing across the north of the uk. certainly the southern uplands of scotland, the highlands further snow to come tonight. and more rain in the north of england and in northern ireland. and further south we have the mild air. so no snow for you here. these are the troublesome area tonight, if you're travelling tonight, if you're travelling tonight, glasgow, edinburgh, some snow there. most of the snow will settle across the southern uplands and further north in the highlands. but it is mostly slushy stuff. it

has been so far. that isn't going to change. to the south of the snow the winds are coming out of the south west. so this is mild air and tonight there will be a huge temperature contrast between the south and the north of the country. where it is snowing, that is where the cold air is. here temperatures around just above freezing, so the snow will be wet and slushy. to the south, 5am, ten degrees in london. a mild start in the south. this low pressure, this large area of low pressure, this large area of low pressure is with us on tuesday. we can see some breaks in the weather. it won't be all bad. 0n can see some breaks in the weather. it won't be all bad. on tuesday some sunshine around. the best of the weather i suspect will be across parts of wales, england, but even here some showers are expected during the day. but look how it brightens up across the south. different for northern ireland and certainly for scotland. still cold here. temperatures of five in aberdeen, four orfive in glasgow

and edinburgh. but 15 across the south of the country in the sunny spells. but there will be some showers around as well. and the stoory for the rest week is for things to turn a little bit more settled. there will be some showers around on wednesday. that is probably the really unsettled day in terms of changing from sunshine to rain and back. the trend over the next few days will be for milder air to sweep in from the south and the south—east could become really mild. that is the latest. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. winnie mandela — the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and second wife of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. her grandson says she'll be missed by all of those who knew her. it isa it is a tragic loss, i send condolences to all that loved and supported winnie mandela and the family. supported winnie mandela and the family. the british medical association, is warning that the nhs could be under as much pressure this summer as it was during the winter crisis. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires

— after a series of recent controversies china imposes tariffs on two point £1 billion worth of us exports with immediate effect, fuelling fears that tensions between the two countries could escalate into a full—blown trade war. sport now. alan pardew has left west brom by mutual concept. it follows a run of eight consecutive league defeats which has left them seven points adrift of the bottom of the premier league and almost certain relegation. he has only been in thejob relegation. he has only been in the job four monday, he has only won one premier league game. it has been an awful season league game. it has been an awful season for west brom, who have only one three premier league game, they sacked tony pulis in november, they hoped that alan pardew was turn the

season round, it has not happened and he has paids paid the price today. they are ten points adrift at bottom. they have no chance of the bottom. they have no chance of saving their premier league skins andi saving their premier league skins and i think they can't wait for it to end. no premier league fixtures today but plenty in the championship and derby cou nty plenty in the championship and derby county have ended their winless run with an important 1—0 victory at preston north end. preston had a chance to overtake derby and they had a chance to do so. awarded a penalty in the first half. adam brown with a shot. the post and the wrong side of it. then early in the second half it was a former manchester united winger who gave derby the victory. derby are up to fifth place now. elsewhere in the championship bristol city's play off hopes dented bya bristol city's play off hopes dented by a home defeat to brentford. cricket now and england will need to

ta ke cricket now and england will need to take all ten second earnings wickets on the final day if they are to win the second test and level the series. new zealand are 42 without loss, they need 382 if they are going to win. win. england haven't won an away test match since october town is. watching england hasn't been a co mforta ble watching england hasn't been a comfortable experience this winter so comfortable experience this winter so here finally, a chance to recline, to losingen the seat belt. after a ll recline, to losingen the seat belt. after all the captains in the cockpit england were cruising round 250 runs ahead. no turbulence. joe root and mall ran past 50, celebrated with restraipt. there we re celebrated with restraipt. there were more runs out there. u nfortu nately were more runs out there. unfortunately both men left them out there. mall lap went first for 53. three minutes later on 5a root followed. but the growing lead and dwindling time meant there are freedom to take risk, there is the catch. ben stokes made only 12. 0thers made better use of their

license. johnny bairstow pushed on. the action grew frenetic. 0ne ball mark wood hit. the next has did —— new zealand did. england were 381 i’u ns new zealand did. england were 381 runs ahead. the captain called them in. new zealand's turn. it was about time and wickets. england needed ten. they had four sessions to take them. the batsman's job ten. they had four sessions to take them. the batsman'sjob to hang on. james vince's too. a fade to dark. the umpires decided the light had gone. england have a day to get new zealand out before the sun finally sets on this tour. 0ver sets on this tour. over in johannesburg south sets on this tour. 0ver injohannesburg south africa are on the brink of winning the fourth and final test and with it the series against trail. south africa batted on in their second innings at the start of the fourth day. du plessis made 100 before they

declared. by the close they were 88-3. on declared. by the close they were 88—3. on to super league and the busy easter programme continues with a full programme of fixtures. st helens won at widnes scoring two trial tries in the opening ten minutes. the first coming from percival. widnes got one back but sans pulled away in the second half. scoring a further three tries. 28—6 the final score. second place wigan remain four points behind with a victory over hull. . two of the bottom three are playing at the moment with huddersfield travelling to catalan dragons, the latest score is no score. 0ver dragons, the latest score is no score. over in beijing ronnie 0'sullivan is bidding for a record

sixth ranking event in a single season. on five for the. company victory would see him surpass mark selby. he hasn't won this tournament since 2000 but through is more than a regard to play for with a top prize of 225,000 poufrn. joining him in the last 64 will be mark selby. the defending champion who hasn't lost in the tournament since 2014 came back from 2—0 to the chinese player. selby will face scott donaldson tomorrow. in horse racing there was a photo finish the irish grand nationalfor gordon elliott claiming his maiden title in the race. he had 13 runners, it was general principle who claimed the victory. ian poulter had expected to go to augusta as a

tv commentator now he is heading as a player after a remarkable victory in the houston 0pen. he had been tied for 123rd after his third round. he won a dramatic play off. this was a shot that got him into the play off. the unfortunate man who got beaten by poulter in that play off. the wind just doesn't mean getting to augusta, there is a lot bigger things on the horizon, it has been a long road. the last couple of years with injury, you know, questioning whether i have got a pga tour card 01’ whether i have got a pga tour card or not, around then obviously having form and not finishing off in the past, to get my first stroke play victory, that is a big one, to get the exemption is a big one, to move up the exemption is a big one, to move up in the world ranking points is a big one. the vickery is a big one. the bbc‘s golf correspondent ian carter has just touched down ahead

of the masters and these are his thoughts. he genuinely wanted to goat augusta because he feels his game is in good shape, if get there's he could contend. i think you know, what we are seeing in the build up to this master, with tiger woods returning to full fitness, phil mickelson winning, rory winning, now there is victory for ian poulter, the coming together of remarkable golf plot lines that tee up what should be a vintage running of the master, i can't wait for thursday. and finally the women's golf. have more for ly you in sports day at 6.30. thank you. china has imposed $3 billion worth of new import taxes on a series of us goods in response to president trump's decision to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.

beijing claimed the move was necessary to "safeguard" its interests. there are concerns that such actions could spark a global trade war. for those who are concerned about an international trade war developing, i think it's fair to say that today is not a very positive day, because, as of now, there are 128 us products which have chinese tariffs on them. and here are some of the numbers... so, there are 120 products which have a 15% tariff on them, and another eight products with a 25% tariff. now, amongst those with a 25% tariff, we have scrap aluminium and pork. and with a 15% tariff, nuts, fruit, ginseng and wine. but i should stress, this is only china's response to the first round of us tariffs. the trump administration has promised a second round. and of course, beijing will have to respond to that. this is why analysts are worried about a tit—for—tat escalation of tariffs which could blow up into a trade war which draws in other countries, especially those in europe and asia. i've been speaking to dr frankiskos filippaios

from kent business school who says neither country wants a full blown trade war. what they're actually trying to do, is they're trying to, kind of, if i use the expression, sow their teeth at the moment. us, for example, when you see the tariffs on steel and aluminium, they're not targeting china. china is basically less than 1% of exports of steel and aluminium to the us, and if you look at the retaliation that has come from china, yes, it includes a number of agricultural goods yesterday, but actually it excludes one of the major exports, which is soya beans. soya beans is close to 15 billion exports from the us to china, and the tariffs are now imposed on about, products of about three billion. so it's not hurting either country at the moment,

but it is hurting consumers who buy these goods. it is, it is, of course, and if you look at the past actually, the case where last time the us administration tried to impose steel and aluminium tariffs, which was from the bush administration if i remember correctly, back in 2002, there was quite a substantial negative effect, and there are studies that have demonstrated that to the us consumers. so in a trade war, effectively the consumer will definitely lose, the final consumer because they will have to pay higher prices, and whether that is justifiable by the economic or political gains is a lot of the time questionable. the us is increasingly exporting products like wine, how will that particular industry suffer with this? well, china is a market, but it's not the biggest market. it's one of the things that we would call an emerging market in terms of wine. chinese consumers are getting accustomed to drinking wine. it might not have immediate impact, but it might have impact in the future, especially if the us

producers consider china a strategic market for the future for them. it was no surprise the import tariffs on particularly steel because president trump has been talking about this for a long time, as indeed other countries have. is the there a risk that this spreads globally? well, one of the things that is quite interesting at the moment is to see where the different countries will position themselves, so for example the aluminium and steel tariffs at the moment, the major exporters to united states is canada, and one of the things that i have written about is that the us are trying to kind of push a political agenda there because the north american free trade agreement is up for negotiation. and the way the chinese have responded today, targeting particularly us products, but trying to avoid hurting exports from the european union orjapan, it looks like there is a very interesting game there, where either parties, either sides will try to get other countries clustering round them in that trade war.

it is going to be very interesting to see what the next couple of moves, in terms of the two countries, in order to see who are going to be their allies in this potential trade war. but in the meantime, does the global economy, does it adjust, because if you can't get these goods or they're too expensive from one country you're going to look elsewhere? you can't adjust that quickly and that's the issue with international trade, you can'tjust change your production overnight, from one location to another. you can'tjust change your distribution systems. yes, we have moved to a period where with the internet and intranet in companies, it's quicker, but it's actually not that easy. so what we might see in the short—term, we might see significantly higher prices for the final consumer, in some of those locations. i think we are going to see the political side of it developing as well. we will see whether the to countries might end up resolving their dispute through wto.

now on bbc news. the royal air force is celebrating its 100th anniversary. air chief marshall, sir stephen hillier, has spoken to huw edwards about the events taking place to mark the air forces centenary and the challenges and changes ahead. sir stephen, to be chief of the air staff, is a rare privilege at any stage, but to be in this position n the centenary of the royal air force, is really a very special privilege indeed. how does it strike you? well, exactly as you describe it. it's an enormous privilege, really proud to be in command of the raf, but in this year in particular,

our 100th anniversary year, i'm the 131st chief of the air staff, and i really feel that connection with our history and heritage, and our tradition. what are you trying to say to people this year about the significance of the air force and about its place in modern british society? well, we've got three themes. we want to commemorate that rich history and our heritage and our traditions, and all that sacrifice and courage that has gone on over the last 100 years, but we also want to celebrate what the royal air force is doing today, exceptionally busy, and operations defending the united kingdom, protecting our interests here and overseas, and we also want to inspire as well. the air force has always been a young service, with youth and technology and aspiration at its heart, and we want to inspire the next generation towards the ideals of the royal air force, and indeed to realise their aspirations, where ever they might lie. in practical terms, because it is a celebration,

what do you have planned what should people look out for? so the big event clearly is going to be here in london, the nation's capital, on 10thjuly, when we will have the service in westminster abbey, the parade down the mall and in front of buckingham palace, and the big fly past as well. that is going to be a tremendous day, but the essence of it is not just that single event, it's a whole series of events across the nation, and not only commemorating and celebrating, but also aiming to inspire young people. so we have a major programme of engagement with young people, from the ages of nine to 15 primarily, and aiming to really inspire them through the launch platform of the raf. you mention engaging young people, which can be a challenge at times, so how do you propose do that? i think we start from a real position of advantage. the royal air force is at the front of air, space and cyber, so there's great technology there.

we also, i think, set a great example of challenging young people and giving them opportunities and allowing them to develop themselves. so we are aiming to combine those all together and get out there, inspire up to two million young people, aged nine to 15 primarily, but beyond that as well, and use raf 100 as a sort of launch platform to help them develop opportunities and realise their aspirations. so it is really about making those connections with young people, where ever we can, across the country. you mention 9—15. can i take you back to the time when you were between nine and 15.