this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: the home secretary expresses her bitter regret for not grasping the the scale of the problems facing caribbean migrants. i bitterly, deeply regret that i didn't see it as more than individual cases that had gone wrong, that needed addressing. i didn't see it as a systemic issue until very recently. in a rare speech to the joint houses of the us congress, the french president, emmanuel macron, has urged the us not to isolate itself from the rest of the world. the parents of little alfie evans have lost their latest legal challenge, which means they cannot take him abroad for treatment. and on newsnight, we hear about a young asylum seeker who is told she couldn't do her a—levels with weeks of notice while her case is appealed. we will ask where the home office is going and where amber rudd is going. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. the home secretary has spoken of her bitter regret at failing to grasp the scale of the problem involving the status of caribbean migrants in the uk. amber rudd and her predecessor, theresa may, are under intense pressure after it emerged that long—term residents who came here in the decades after the second world war were being challenged, despite living here legally. the bbc understands that the home office and number 10 were both told about the problems in 2016. labour says the home secretary should now resign, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. home secretary, will you resign over windrush? who knew, and when? the home secretary, number 10 — everyone around here says they are sorry now. foreign secretary, is the cabinet united on immigration? but how did the windrush scandal slip the government's notice?

her department is taking most of the strain. i bitterly, deeply regret that i didn't see it as more than individual cases that had gone wrong, that needed addressing. i didn't see it as a systemic issue until very recently. but what about how immigration officers behaved? were they looking for easy targets? the chair had been told... ..that local managers, under pressure to meet those targets, would instruct staff to go looking for the easiest targets — in inverted commas, "the low—hanging fruit". what do you say to that? i think that's extraordinary language to use. who would refer to anybody as low— hanging fruit? you know, there is nothing wrong with trying to remove people who are here illegally. what we talked about earlier was people who are here legally. but does she think, as many in westminster do, that the problems are a by—product of the government's overall approach? do you agree that the net migration target has distorted

the decision—making, and led us to a lot of these problems? no, i don't. i don't think that's got anything to do with it. have you asked the prime minister to get rid of the net migration target? i have not discussed that with the prime minister. you've not discussed the net migration target with her at all? i think i'm not going to be drawn any further on private conversations i might have had with the prime minister. you said, when you were initially asked by the chair, that you had not discussed the net migration target with the prime minister, and then you said you were not going to be drawn on private conversations. which answer? in the context of what we're here to discuss, which is the whole windrush saga, the whole windrush sadness, really, i have not discussed the net migration target with the prime minister — what the chair was asking me about. archive: the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans... those who made britain their home were failed by the government,

the government itself has admitted, treated as if they'd had no right to live here because they didn't always have the paperwork to prove it. ministers are trying to make amends now, but there is no escaping from the mess round here. the windrush generation are not illegal. they are not illegal! they are here legally! that is — that is why... that is why we are providing support to enable them to get the documents for their — for their status. jeremy corbyn. the current home secretary inherited a failing policy and made it worse. isn't it time she took responsibility, and resigned? and, just as commonwealth tradition was celebrated on whitehall today, some of the government's top brass are arguing for bigger changes to the british welcome for people from other countries, the foreign secretary suggesting in cabinet yesterday there should be an amnesty for those who have come here illegally, but have lived in britain for more than ten years. are you at odds with the prime minister on immigration?

that idea was about as welcome in number 10 as the hailstorm later. but the windrush scandal has not just embarrassed the government, but has underscored the differences within. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. president macron of france, on a state visit to the us, has taken aim at some of president trump's policies in an address to both houses of congress. he warned of the dangers of nationalism and the threat to global prosperity, and he urged america not to retreat from the international stage. and, despite the reservations expressed by his host, mr macron said he stood by the international deal to limit iran's capacity to produce nuclear weapons. our north america editor jon sopel has more details. his report contains flash photography. present arms! the social high point of state visit is the house banquet, and last night, once again, that

ente nte, and last night, once again, that entente, oso cordiale, between some elder statesman of politics, was on show again. mr speaker, the president of the french republic. today in congress, the french president had a twinkle in his eye. in 1778, the french philosopher volta i re in 1778, the french philosopher voltaire and benjamin franklin met in paris. john adams tells the story that, after they had shaken hands, they embraced each other by hugging one another with their arms, and kissing each other‘s cheeks. it can remind you of something. but then, something unexpected. full on assault of virtually every policy that donald trump holds dear. forget bromance, this was bromide. first, mr trump's isolationist america first policies. we can choose

isolationism, withdrawal and nationalism. this is an option. but closing the door to the world will not stop the abolition of the world. it will not douse, but inflame, the fears of our citizens. and on free trade, support for multinational institutions, inequality, science, the iran nuclear deal, they were an atla ntic the iran nuclear deal, they were an atlantic ocean apart. then the threat to lack french president rounded on donald trump over climate change. forget make america great again, it was time to make the earth again, it was time to make the earth a great again. high polluting the oceans, not mitigating co2 emissions, and destroying our biodiversity, we are killing our planet. let us face it. there is no planet. let us face it. there is no planet b. this was an audacious speech. on the floor of congress, where the us president delivers the state of the union address, the keynote moment of the political

year, a foreign visitor used his platform to lambast his host's policies, but with a smile and bonhomie. the parents of the critically ill boy alfie evans have lost their latest legal attempt to take him abroad to italy for life—supporting treatment. alfie, who has a degenerative brain condition, was taken off a ventilator at alder hey children's hospital in liverpool on monday. this evening the hospital released a statement saying its staff had been the target of unprecedented personal abuse in relation to the case. our correspondentjudith moritz is there with the latest. the little boy at the centre of a big battle — alfie evans's plight is now attracting worldwide attention, as his parents continue to fight the hospital where he has been treated for most of his life. on monday night, alfie's father told reporters doctors had withdrawn his son's life support. his family say alfie is defying

the odds by surviving for almost two days without artificial ventilation. we believe this could be a dramatic change or twist in the case and we hope it is. alfie's short life has been the subject of a long legal fight, alfie was admitted to alder hey hospital in december 2016 with a rare degenerative brain condition. a year later his doctors said that life—support should end, but his parents wanted to take him to a hospital in rome. however, by february, a high courtjudge ruled life support should be stopped. since then, various appeals at the court of appeal, the supreme court and european court of human rights have all failed. and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. this afternoon lawyers for alfie's parents went to the court of appeal.

the court heard alfie is struggling and needs immediate intervention. i don't understand why they are rushing the end of life plan. in an open letter, although he said... —— alder hey said... those supporting the family call themselves alfie's army. they have been a presence outside the hospitalfor

army. they have been a presence outside the hospital for several weeks. inside, wheat from the courts and the campaigning, there still lies the little boy are unaware of the fight over future. judith moritz, bbc news, alder hey hospital. a danish inventor has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of 30—year—old swedish journalist kim wall. prosecutors said mr madsen had planned to kill ms wall after inviting her to interview him on board his homemade submarine. her remains were found by danish police 11 days after the interview. the bbc‘s director of news and current affairs has told the high court journalists had a responsibility to cover a police search of cliff richard ‘s‘ home in 2014. she said she approved the broadcast of helicopter footage after carefully weighing up its impact on the singer, and considering the public interest. sir cliff, who was never arrested or charged, is suing the corporation for what he says was a serious invasion of privacy. the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse has

called for a change in culture within government and institutions. it says there must be open and frank discussions about child sexual abuse in order to tackle the problem. the interim report said all too often organisations for the reputation of their leaders and staff before the welfare of children. canadian police say a man accused of deliberately driving a rented van into pedestrians in toronto had posted a cryptic message on social media before the attack. he suggested he may have had a grudge against women. the man, who has been charged with ten counts of murder, made a reference to in voluntary celibacy, and praised a man who killed six people in revenge attacks on women who had spurned him. our correspondent is in toronto. prince charles, the duke of cambridge, and prince harry, have taken part in a number of services to pay tribute to australia and new zealand's fallen soldiers. prince harry and his beyond date, meghan markle, began

the day with a dawn service to commemorate the first major battle involving australian and new zealand forces in world war i. president macron, on his state visit to the us, is holding a press conference in the next 40 minutes or so. you can watch that on bbc news. first, it is time for newsnight. every day is a bad day for the home office at the moment. come to think of it, pretty well every year is a bad year too. even the government admits something's not right, i am acknowledging the home office needs to make changes and that cultural change is going to start here. but will a less hostile environment now apply to other categories of people here, such as asylum seekers? i have been waiting for four years already which is long and to tell someone to hold on with their studies after four years for me is a wrong decision. where's the home office going, and is amber rudd going?

we'll discuss both. also tonight, the politics of a strange part of britain, called london. across england the two main parties are even stephen but in the capital city labour seven to make gains after its success in last year's general election so is london now it's own unique electoral ecosystem? and the man who killed ten people with a van in toronto this week was preoccupoied by his status as an incel. involuntary celibate. he's not the only murderer to have been so. an expert on the darker corners of the web will help us understand the weird incel sub—culture. hello there.

more political embarrassment for the home secretary today. she had to answer for herself at a commons committee, with difficult questions about whether she knew immigration enforcement was causing injustices, and if not, why not when warnings were given as early as 2016. she also faces the challenge of sorting out the home office. she accepted a culture change needs to occur. if you were writing a memo to amber rudd on what to do now, you'd have a lot to discuss — should concessions to the windrush arrivals be extended to many more people? should there be a full amnesty for anyone here, say, ten years ago? that was reportedly an argument in cabinet yesterday. should the hostile environment policy be watered down, abandoned, or simply applied with more discretion? and then, your memo would need to address the rawest issue of all —