hello. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: france and the us agree to work towards a new iran deal, as president trump warns tehran of "big problems" if it revives its nuclear programme. the parents of a severely ill british boy are going to the court of appeal in their battle over his future care and treatment. remembering the thousands of lives lost. dawn services are held to mark anzac day — australia and new zealand's remembrance day. in business briefing, it's a bumper day for tech earnings with twitter, facebook and ebay reporting. i'll be getting an expert view on twitter — the first out with its numbers. will it continue to make a profit in the extremely competitive space of social media? a very warm welcome

to the programme — we'll brief you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and we'd like you to be a part of the conversation. what do you make of le bromance between president trump and emmanuel macron? their holding hands, a mutual kiss, removing dandruff — an important means to an end in sorting out the big issues like the iran deal? do tell us what you think. just use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. let's get started. donald trump and first lady melania trump have hosted a state dinner at the white house in honour of french president emmanuel macron and his wife, brigitte. it's the first state dinner

of the trump presidency and marked the end of mr macron‘s second day in the us capital. earlier, the two presidents held a joint news conference after holding talks about a new nuclear deal with iran. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the pomp and ceremony of a state dinner. two world leaders have different worldviews but a very public friendship. organised by the president's wife, melania trump, the lavish black—tie event was symbolic, honouring the relationship between france and the united states. the guest list featured friends and family members of the president, rupert murdoch and his wife, daughter ivanka trump and her husband, jared kushner. the dignitaries included the head of the international monetary fund and the former us secretary of state henry kissinger. in their remarks, the two

leaders lavished praise on each other‘s country is. translation: on both sides of the ocean, some two yea rs both sides of the ocean, some two years ago very few would have bet on us years ago very few would have bet on us being here together today. but as a matter of fact, we share the same determination and the willingness to serve both our countries. your country, my country, and the rest of the world. to the french delegation into every proud citizen of brand, it may friendship grow even deeper, mayor kinship grow even stronger, and mayor sacred liberty never die. god bless you, god bless france. —— may our. the day ended a day of mutual backslapping. day of bromance

between trump and mr macron. they hugged, they kissed, and there was even this bizarre moment. we had to make imperfect, he is perfect. aside from grooming, the two men may be the best of powers but they have differences on policy. nuclear deal, mrtrump differences on policy. nuclear deal, mr trump says it has to go, emmanuel macron wants it to continue but hinted it could be adapted. next up on the agenda for the two, an address to the us congress. —— next up address to the us congress. —— next up on the agenda for president macron. lawyers for a seriously ill baby in the uk say they've been granted leave to appeal against the latest high court ruling in the legal battle over his treatment. a judge ruled last night that it would be "unkind and inhumane" to subject 23—month—old alfie evans

to any further treatment, because doctors say nothing could reverse his degenerative brain disorder. keith doyle reports. appearance of alfie evans had not given up their fight to have moved out of the country for treatment, despite a high courtjudge ruling against it, saying it was not in other‘s best interest. —— the pa rents. other‘s best interest. —— the parents. last night following that ruling, alfie's father said that that the 23 —month—old was doing ok in the family want to appeal. alfie's ready, so now we see what the threejudges in alfie's ready, so now we see what the three judges in the court of appeal come to as a decision. the judge is still offering us a chance to get him home. alfie has been in power behave since december 2016 with a rare degenerative, neurological condition. supporters of the child's family tried to storm

the hospital on monday, shortly before his life—support was withdrawn when a court ruled doctors could end his care. his parents wanting to be transferred to hospital in rome, a move which is supported by the pope, who alfie's father met last week. protests continued outside the hospital. he should receive end of life care at the hospital, at a hospice, or possibly at home. his parents a plane is on standby to take into italy is the court of appeal rules in theirfavour this italy is the court of appeal rules in their favour this afternoon. —— ta ke in their favour this afternoon. —— take him to. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. a canadian van driver accused of killing ten people in toronto posted a cryptic message on social media before the attack, suggesting he may have had a grudge against women. alek minassian made a reference to "incel", or "involuntary celibacy", and praised a man who killed six people in revenge attacks on women who had spurned him. reports from indonesia say at least

10 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a fire at an illegal oil well. authorities say the blaze in aceh province was sparked by an oil spill, that engulfed at least three houses and is still out of control. in a statement, the disaster agency said pipe welding at the site may have been the cause. two men in their 20s from rome have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. police have been investigating a serious assault on a man before last night's champions league semi—final in liverpool between liverpool and roma. it's a big day for tech earnings today. both facebook and ebay are reporting. but first out will be twitter. the big question is, can the little bird stay

in the black? in the previous quarter, it made its first profits for its 12 year history. andrew tuck, editor of monocle magazine joins me now. nice to see you. nice to see you. it'll be twitter user? i'm not a big twitter user but i obviously noticed what people are biting on twitter, mrtrump, which what people are biting on twitter, mr trump, which oddly is the biggest brand ambassador, whether they like it or not, for the use of twitter. we have been saying for quite sometime that it is not the port of call for so many young people in particular, so where is its future? what is interesting is that they are saying once again they will be a profit and that actually, they have managed to turn around this company. that's remember, this is the guy that was only two years ago regularly winning awards for the worst ceo in america. he has got

much better at mining the people who are with him for advertising revenue and for keeping them really connected to what he is doing, citing people are thinking yes, he's been successful but there are still many challenges ahead. do you think trump has made a difference? years quoted on twitter, he tweets all the time but of course, twitter is named and discussed regularly in the media, partly because of the human. —— he is. media, partly because of the human. -- he is. and is interesting that as you said, not many young people seem to signing up to twitter. -- partly because of him. one of the major issues was twitter had all these issues was twitter had all these issues around data collection, i think all of these companies are actually going to be caught up in that story at sometime. or later, at thank you for now. andrew will

return at sometime because of course, we have got a news briefing and we are going to get our teeth into lots of other stories then. do send us in your thoughts on trump and mr macron, send us in your thoughts on trump and mrmacron, and send us in your thoughts on trump and mr macron, and all the other stories recovering. hundreds of thousands of people in australia and new zealand have attended dawn services to commemorate anzac day. it's 103 years since troops from both nations landed alongside allied forces at gallipoli in turkey during the first world war, where they suffered catastrophic losses. let's go live to sydney. our correspondent phil mercer is there for us. talk us through the various events that have gone today. well, this is arguably the most sacred day on the calendars for both australia and new zealand. it all started at dawn services around the country in sydney, there was light drizzle, the mood was extremely sombre. a crowd of about 40,000 people gathered at

the australian war memorial in the capital, canberra, all around the country parades and services and other commemorations have been held to mark the event 103 years ago when those anzac soldiers, the anzacs we re those anzac soldiers, the anzacs were the australian and new zealand army corps, they landed at gallipoli in turkey, suffering as you say those horrible losses alongside other allied forces and the turks, who also lost a large number of trips too. so a very sombre day right across both countries, here in australia and over the tasman sea in new zealand. we are seeing pictures 110w new zealand. we are seeing pictures now some of those services that you have been talking about, it is going to continue here in europe as well. we have got dawn services here in london and also in france. the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull attending a service in france with prince charles. in terms of the events that have been taking place in australia and new zealand, i understand that security has been really tight at these events, it has

been very much on the minds of the authorities? that is absolutely right, and here in sydney for example, the authorities have been using these very large concrete locks, reinforced with steel, to protect pavements and roads. now, these very strict security measures we re these very strict security measures were put in place before the horrible events in toronto in the last couple of days but they were prompted by those vehicle attacks in europe in recent years, so this is a very sensitive day and the day that the authorities are very mindful of security, thousands of people attending events right around the country and it is worth bearing in mind that in 2016, an australian teenager was jailed for ten years for plotting to run down a police officer and the head that officer during an anzac day events in melbourne. —— behead. so these are events very sensitive of course, but

they also do provoke very tight security. earlier, prince charles attended a dawn service in villers—bretonneux in northern france, this was in honour of soldiers from australia and new zealand who fought with the british and the french army 100 years ago. the prime ministers of france and australia were also at the service. malcolm turnbull there too, as we have mentioned. prince charles attending the dawn service earlier today in france. there will be a memorial here in hyde park in london as well, where prince harry and meghan markle are expected to attend adornment memorial service as well. —— eight dawn service —— dawn service. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme... a tribute to nelson mandela —

a huge portrait made entirely of blankets goes on show in south africa. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they'd normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. you're watching the briefing.

our headlines: president trump and emmanuel macron have agreed to work towards a new deal with iran to curb its nuclear and missile programmes. the parents of a severely ill british boy are going to the court of appeal in their battle over his future care and treatment. there have been fresh calls to restart un—led talks to end the war in syria. an international donors' conference is taking place in brussels, after the syrian government and its allies retook key territory from rebels, including eastern ghouta — the site of a suspected chemical attack more than two weeks ago. recent developments in syria, and the expectation that battles will now move to new areas, worry its neighbours. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jordan. stripping soldiers from their

protective suits after they have been exposed to potentially deadly chemicals. at least, that the scenario being at it out. specialists show how a queensland lavatory producing biological and chemical weapons. for the us and jordanian military, these are now essential skills. it is very important, we have very strong partnerships with thejordanian law enforcement come with everything going on around the world it is important to have this capability and work together. more than 40 people are set to have been killed in the chemical attack near damascus earlier this month, the syrian

opposition released this year appeared to show the aftermath of. syria's government and russia, which now control the area, deny using chemical arms. this military training was actually planned before the suspected chlorine attacked in douma in syria. but military officials here say recent events have proved that the threat from chemical reckons, weapons in the region is all too real. jordan has joined other arab countries condemning attacks. there were protests against retaliatory strikes on syria by the us, uk and france, and calls here for a political solution to end the bloody civil war. this phase is the most delicate phase forjordan because logically after eastern ghouta, the concentration of conflict will be in the south area of syria and that means that it is the closest side of

jordan. jordan tries to avoid any scenarios in this region. jordan, like syria's other neighbours, worries about any danger to its own stability and its forces remain on high alert for any fallout from the fighting the northern border. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. in copenhagen, a danish court will deliver its verdict in the trial of danish inventor peter madsen, who is accused of murdering swedish journalist kim wall on his homemade submarine. then to america, where the supreme court will hear arguments on the legality of president donald trump's travel ban which prohibits almost 150 million people, almost all of them muslim, from entering the united states. while in germany, berlin'sjewish community invites all to join a solidarity march called "berlin wears the kippa", after twojewish men were assaulted. now it's time to get all the latest from

the bbc sports centre. hello there. coming up: bayern munich welcome real madrid in their champions and lionel first fleet. while mohamed salah scores twice more as liverpool beat roma 5—2. tributes or in four retiring south african rugby star brian hardliner. two of the most decorative teams in european football meet in germany. between them bayern munich and have seven titles. this has been frustrated by real madrid, zinedine zidane will be looking to look for a second consecutive crown. the minnesota timberwolves need a

victory over houston on wednesday to stay alive in the nba play—offs. the rockets are just one win away from reaching the second round. last time out, houston made history by scoring 50 points in a single quarter. the first time in the nba in 56 years. but still, the timberwolves reveal the key is simple. play with more energy, more physical. we have got to pay with more energy. i don't know how much more i can say. it has been the thing, you know, last game i think we played with such great energy that it was contagious and it carried us to the finish line. are going to do that tonight. —— we are. liverpool were 5—2 winners in the opening leg of their champions league lake against roma, who believe they are still in the thai. mohamed salah scored twice for the reds at anfield, making it 43 goals

for the season but late away goals to roma lease it all to play for. for the season but late away goals to roma lease it all to play fonm is much better than i could have expected before the game, but now in the moment i feel the two goals we conceded, i am already in the stoke game. iam interested in the conceded, i am already in the stoke game. i am interested in the stoke game. i am interested in the stoke game at the moment than about the second leg. i have said it before, the atmosphere tonight was absolutely outstanding, what you can expect if you are 5—0 in the lead, the people enjoyed it. to the second round of the snooker championship. the world number three wasted no time on tuesday, it took him less than one hour to get the full frames needed to secure his place. he will face anthony mcgill or brian gay next. he is one of the favourites to

win it this year. to the best of social media. one of rugby union's rates has announced his retirement at the end of this is attribute are pouring in as south africa's record try scorer bryan habana has called time on his career. a world olympic 400 metre champion, weight gain the kirk has posted his thoughts. the winger scored 67 tries in one agent 24 test and was part of the springbok side that won the 2007 rugby world cup and is currently with toulon. faf du plessis says he has been an inspiration and a true asset. —— ambassador. you can get all the news from our website. from me, that is a wednesday sport briefing. —— that is your. let's go live to the wellington war memorial

gym hyde park. you can see prince harry with meghan markle, they are attending a dawn service right now to commemorate anzac day. this is at the new zealand memorial where you can see prince harry is laying a wreath right now. this is part of several events taking place across europe. his father prince charles has been attending a dawn service in france as well, with the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. prince harry there, weighing a wreath attending the service in london as others do as well. hundreds of thousands lost their lives. australian and new zealand fighters in the army, who came to europe and turkey in world war i. this taking place just weeks before harry's wedding to his fiancee, meghan markle. it is taking place

next month at windsor castle. that is what is happening right now here in london, prince harry attending this service to mark those who died over 100 years ago. a huge portrait of nelson mandela has gone on show in south africa, but this is different from what you might imagine. it is thousands of blankets, stitched together. organisers call it the largest portrait blanket in the world. it celebrates a hundred years since the man who led the nation from white minority rule to democracy, was born. lebo diseko reports. casting a stitch to honour a hero. inmates at this maximum—security prison in south africa joined thousands of people around the country knitting and crocheting squares to make a huge portrait blanket of nelson mandela. well, of course it's mandela's centenary year,

and what better way to pay tribute to madibah in this 100th year than to make the largest portrait blanket in the world depicting his beautifulface. thousands of people have put hook to wool and made grey blankets to the extent that south africa ran out of grey wool last year twice. the final masterpiece was made up of more than 4,000 blankets, which will all eventually be given to the poor. the idea behind it, knitting together broken lives, a fitting tribute to a man who changed so many. lebo diseko, bbc news. many of you have been in touch, we shall share your comments and thoughts in just a shall share your comments and thoughts injust a moment. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. hello there.

temperatures continue to creep down day—by—day now, closer to the april norm, but by the end of the week it looks like it could be a little bit cooler than the seasonal average. it will feel quite chilly. back to the here and now it looks like we are seeing this area of low pressure gradually taking its way by the end of the night into wednesday morning, it looks like it will be dry from many of us. a fuchsia hours into west of scotland and western ireland but a much more chilly day than what we have seen. for wednesday, it is a mixture of sunshine and heavy april showers, some of them could be quite intense with some hail and thundered mixed in this topic it is a nice start to the day on wednesday. lots of sunshine and chilly too at the showers across the west will continue to move east and you come all widespread and some places may avoid them, other places may catch more than one. it can be the blustery as well when showers arrive. feeling cool when showers arrive. feeling cool when showers

arrive but in the sunshine, 14, 15 is likely. through wednesday night, showers continue but by thursday morning there will be confined to more northern and western areas. it will be quite a chilly night. for thursday again, sunshine and april showers but fewer showers then wednesday. most of these will be across scotland, northern england and into northern ireland. eastern parts could stay dry or together and we could see 14 or 15 degrees, a bit cooler than that in the north—west. we keep our eyes on this area of low pressure which could bring us a speu pressure which could bring us a spell of wet weather during friday. a bit of uncertainty to the northern extent of how intense it will be. it looks at this stage england and wales bearing the brunt of this low pressure with persistent rain, some quite heavy, may be strong wind across the south. stronger in northern ireland and a mixture of sunshine and showers topic that cool

theme continues on into the weekend. that is because low pressure will be with us but as we had to saturday and sunday it will be moving its way eastwards and getting some cooler airfrom the eastwards and getting some cooler air from the north—west. eastwards and getting some cooler airfrom the north—west. we eastwards and getting some cooler air from the north—west. we say goodbye for a time to the orange colours as we get invaded by those blues. this is your business briefing. i'm sally bundock. will the little blue bird sing? we will look at twitter‘s results coming in today. and a long drawn out and bitter takeover battle in the pharmaceutical industry could be nearing its conclusion. we'll be live in singapore for the latest. we have got all those stories coming up, including hopefully look at financial markets. i had to say they will be lower today, following the

lead from wall street.