and she this is bbc news — and these are the top stories ese are the top stories developing at 11. a momentous step — talks between the leaders of north and south korea take place in the demilitarised zone — with a pledge there should be no more war. the two countries‘ leaders sign a joint statement — declaring their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula . translation: we are living next door to each other, there is no reason why we should fight each other. we are one nation. in a highly symbolic move — kim jong—un and president moon jae—in plant a pine tree in soil from both north and south korea. also coming up in the next hour. britain's economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. the so—called beast from the east was only partly to blame —

it actually boosted energy use and online sales. and dozens of nhs trusts say the home office is risking patient safety — by refusing to issue visas to a hundred doctors from india. and the duke and duchess of cambridge announce the name of the new royal arrival. louis arthur charles. good morning. it's friday 27th april. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the royal baby has been named in the last few minutes.

the prince's official title will be his royal highness prince louis arthur charles of cambridge. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is here with more. is speculation has been going on about this name. i do not think there would have been much speculation about blu—ray but are so is there and charles is there. louis rather than lewis. it brings to mind lord mountbatten. after that we have our third which had been

much speculated about and widely backed at the bookmakers. it was one of the favourites. are third, that is one of william's father's names. he is charles philip arthur george. the third named charles is very much a tribute to the father of williams so a tribute to the father of williams soi a tribute to the father of williams so i imagine the prince of wales is feeling rather pleased. he will be prince william arthur charles of cambridge. perhaps more of a nod to family tradition rather than royal tradition? blu-ray is quite a regal sounding name. i am sure there are other quite famous royal people with that name. just immediately i cannot call to mind the significance in the british royal perspective other than

louis mountbatten which is the obvious anti—student. arthur and charles are very much names within the family. two of the names charles himself has. they would hope they are both regal and family and presumably the prince of wales has been told about these names, obviously he has. he has not been to see the baby yet but i am sure he will be happy. keeping us waiting a bit longer than with princess charlotte and prince george, any idea as to why? none really, those names came out quickly, within 48 hours. this has been twice as long. inevitably there has been speculation that there has not been the immediate agreement. perhaps there was some variation in opinion on them but this is what they clearly have agreed on. it is prince

george, princess charlotte and now plans louis. there you have it, the names revealed at last, it is prince louis. there you see the tweet from kensington palace. the baby will be known as... is. that is the cnet kensington palace where the new prince has been spending the first few days. —— there is a scene at kensington palace. the leaders of north and south korea have

declared their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. a joint statement released in the last hour after historic face—to—face talks between kim jong—un and moonjae—in said there would be no more war on the korean peninsula. the south korean leader, moonjae—in, and north korea's kimjong—un met at the border. here is the moment mr kim, smiling, was beckoned across the military demarcation line into the south by his counterpart, president moon. and then — unexpectedly — mr kim invited mr moon to step into the north for a brief moment. more symbolism followed as the leaders jointly planted a 65—year—old commemorative pine tree — signifying peace and prosperity, and to mark the 65 years since a north korean leader last entered the south. the talks are being seen as an important precursor to the summit between president trump and kim jong—un later this summer. our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes,

was at the border of the two countries as the leaders met. it was a moment few could have imagined taking place herejust a few months ago — kim jong—un stepping onto south korean soil, for the first time ever. and then an unexpected twist, as kim grabbed president moonjae—in by the hand. together, the two leaders stepped back for a moment onto north korean territory. the opening of this summit has been heavy with symbolism — the military honour guard dressed in traditional korean outfits, not south korean military uniforms. on the wall of the meeting room, a huge painting of the mount paektu, an emblem of national unity. and, as the meeting opened, both leaders spoke passionately of the need for peace. translation: you are the first one who crossed the demarcation line, mr kim, the committee chairperson.

this is a symbol of the peace. translation: i came here with a mindset to send a starting signal at this threshold of a new history, of peace and prosperity. the mood of optimism here is palpable, but warm words will not be enough to bring peace. it is barely four months since kimjong—un launched this huge new missile, perhaps capable of hitting the united states. ahead of the summit, he promised to stop further nuclear and long—range missile testing, but that is very far short of a real commitment to negotiate away this nuclear arsenal. in a press conference in the last hour, the south korean leader moonjae—in confirmed the ambition to denuclearise the korean peninsula. translation: for the

demilitarisation of the south korean peninsula, the koreans will work together. we will establish lasting peace by ending the war. that will be the current point for the new world order. wherever, whether it is sky, c or lands, the hostilities will be stopped. the fundamental matter to stop the hostilities will begin. and north korean leader kimjong—un reiterated the desire that the two nations to move forward working together. translation: when we met, we

realised we cannot be separated, we are one and separation. that is how i stand. we are living next door to each other. there is no reason we should fight each other. we are one nation. all the entire nation should live in peace and we should pioneer the future ourselves. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has given us his immediate reaction to the press conference held by the north and south korean leaders. it is very interesting that they too riders focused on different things. president moon spoke of the need for peace and an end to the war to bring about an end to this long and painful conflict. high up in his

statement was the commitment to the com plete statement was the commitment to the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. this —— these are the things his allies need to hear from the summit. then we heard words from the summit. then we heard words from kim jong—un as well but not talking about the neutralisation, instead focusing on the need for unification. —— not talking about the nuclear ideation. that the koreans are brothers and sisters and should work towards unification. he is talking about his agenda to bring prosperity to the whole of the korean peninsula and appealing to their brotherly and sisterly feelings of the korean people north and south. i heard no mention of denuclearisation. we will have to look at the awarding of their declaration, both the south and north version to see what it says

about denuclearisation because i suspect it will be a lot more vague than what we heard there from president now that my president moon. the united states says it hopes the summit will achieve progress towards a future of peace and prosperity for the entire korean peninsula. a white house statement said the us wished the korean people well and looked forward to what it called ‘continuing robust discussions' in preparation for the planned summit between president trump and kim jong—un. the white house has released these photos, showing mike pompeo — who has just been confirmed as the new us secretary of state — meeting with mr kim in north korea, three weeks ago. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, welcomed the meeting between kim and moon and expressed his hope for "concrete actions" to follow the summit. in brussels, the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, who's at a nato summit, gave this reaction to the korean meeting.

iam very i am very encouraged by what is happening. i do not think anyone looking at the history of north korea's plans to develop nuclear weapons would want to beat over optimistic at this point but it is clearly good news that the two leaders have met. let's talk also to professor hazel smith, a north korea specialist from the university of london. welcome to you. when we considered the rhetoric and the actions of the last few months, the images we have seen this morning and the words we have heard so far are quite extraordinary? the other product largely of south korean diplomacy. president moon president in the last year and has tried to engage in cautious diplomacy, notjust with north korea but also bringing the united states them. firstly the ambition was to de—escalate attention. your viewers will be very

aware before christmas there was serious talk about nuclear war or conventional war. we can now maxi with this tangible outcome it is the de—escalation of tensions. of course thatis de—escalation of tensions. of course that is a long way to go. that is the nuclear issue. one of the reasons that the nuclear issue is on the front for south korea, although they talk about denuclearisation, they talk about denuclearisation, they want a guarantee. if that was to happen, the regime would be secure. that is still top of their agenda and will continue to be so. survival of the regime is as you say, top of their agenda. kim jong—un has the confidence to engage many jong—un has the confidence to engage ma ny a nalysts jong—un has the confidence to engage many analysts believe because of his nuclear programme so would he be willing to give any of that up?m depends what comes out of the

negotiations which will take place after this summit. there has been talk on all sides about a peace treaty to end the korean war. the korean war ended with the truth is not a peace treaty. during negotiations the issues about nuclear developments and missile developments would be folded into those negotiations. there could be some positive outcome to negotiations then the question would be in terms of internal politics in the us and north korea, even if president trump was on board which she seems to be, could he take a peace treaty through congress? thorough treaty as opposed to a general agreement, it thorough treaty as opposed to a generalagreement, it would thorough treaty as opposed to a general agreement, it would have to go through cronk dress. although north korea is not a democratic state, could be also implement something to get rid of the nuclear programme, even if they had a good

deal with the south koreans. north korea wants to engage in economic development and cannot do that without they get foreign investment and they cannot get that without resolving the nuclear issue which is another in order them to get involved. —— another impetus. another in order them to get involved. -- another impetus. as you say, a lot of detail to be worked through to fall the symbolism? again, south korea should be congratulated on this because what has changed is that you have a south korean leadership of a democratic state which is very realistic about the problems in north korea, not just nuclear but the human rights issue which will have to be addressed at some point. at the same time they have been very keen and taking lots of action to make sure the united states and south korea are working in tandem. in the past

they have sometimes not work together when there has been rapprochement with north korea. so over the next few days we expect to see the south koreans sending high—level envoys to meet with president trump and his senior advisers to report back on what is happening. that is close diplomatic interlocking going ahead to try and make sure something positive and tangible appears out of these talks. everyone is conscious that the summit isa everyone is conscious that the summit is a lot of performance and pageant but everybody wants to resolve the 70 years of division between north and south korea. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc newsroom live. a momentous step — talks between the leaders of north and south korea take place in the demilitarised zone — with a pledge there should be no more war on the peninsula. the slowest rate of growth for the

uk. the duke and duchess of cambridge announced the name of the new royal arrival. wembley stadium could be sold within the next three months according to the man who wa nts to months according to the man who wants to buy the national stadium from the fa for around £900 million. arsenal have all to do if he is to get a europa league sendoff. they conceded a late goal and must now score in pursuit‘s return leg. a bad start to the weekend for max verstappen is the red bull driver crashes out in the practice at the azerbaijan grand prix. back with them —— back with those stories in 15 minutes. growth in the economy has slowed

sharply in the first three months of the year. the office for national statistics says it grew by 0.1%, the slowest pace in more than five years. the snow over the period had some impact, particularly in construction and some areas of retail, but the ons said its overall effect was limited, with the bad weather boosting energy supply and online sales. my colleague alice baxter is with me. high street retailers reporting results for the first three months of the year have certainly been talking about the beast from the east being a factor but overall, it had more nuance. the impact of the bad weather... the beast from the east was partly to blame for this much lower than expected growth but

in many ways it actually helped boost the economy. we spend more on heating bills and online shopping. the main culprits were actually the drop in construction and people staying away from the high street. retail is offered a real downturn. is that want to do with people pulling in on spending rather than the weather? yes. it all speaks to a wider picture that the prospects of higher inflation this year, uncertainty over brexit is taking its toll on companies and consumer spending. this is the slowest pace of growth we have seen since the fourth quarter of 2012. at the bottom of what economists were predicting. we expected a .3% drop, no one was expecting this .1% growth. what that means going

forward is we will see the rate rise come media tends, a quarter of a percent, the odds of that prize has now dropped to below 50% in the market. the bank of england is meeting next week to talk about that. talking about the markets, the poundin that. talking about the markets, the pound in the aftermath of this announcement has dropped to a law against the dollar. the ftse blue—chip has multinational companies using the dollar so a wea ker companies using the dollar so a weaker pound boosts the ftse. how much does the anticipated rise in interest rates have won the figures? it all plays a part. uncertainty over what is happening within the brexit negotiations and the prospect of higher inflation above target inflation this year, all of us has played into this downturn in

consumer confidence and also the confidence that businesses have to bring about this much lower than expected growth rate. just as we speak, some copy from a spokesman for theresa may, asked if the extra uncertainty has had an impact on this gdp figure, said the economy has continued to grow after the referendum, which has. the spokesman said gdp figures are clearly disappointing but the fundamentals of the economy are strong. so that is what people are looking at now, either fundamentals as strong as they would like? we can only go by they would like? we can only go by the data out today, construction fell considerably in the first few months of the year. retail spending fell considerably. we have not actually done brexit yet so we are talking about the prospect of

negotiations. the fundamentals freely. they are open to interpretation depending on your perspective? indeed. the fact remains that the economy fell to its lowest rate of inspiring cushion since the last quarter of 2012. —— laurel street since last quarter of 2012. it might be revised upwards but we will have to see. thank you very much. the home office has come under fresh criticism after 35 hospital trusts accused officials of putting patient safety at risk, by blocking visas for a hundred trainee doctors from india. the overseas medics were offered jobs as part of a post—graduate training scheme — but were then refused permission to work in the uk. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. for the past nine months, this indian doctor has been working in the nhs, helping overcome a shortage of qualified doctors. highly skilled and motivated,

she is studying to improve her own knowledge for when she returns home. she is part of the respected postgraduate training scheme that has now fallen foul of home office visa rules, and that could cost the nhs badly needed staff. and if there are people who are willing, and willing to help and grow, they are not out for yourjobs. they are just willing to learn and willing to help you out for the crisis. help us help you. a letter sent on behalf of 35 nhs trusts involved in the training scheme says the decision will affect patient care and safety, and run a risk of errors. expensive locums will be needed to plug gaps in rotas normally filled by trainees. and it goes on to say, given the pressures faced by the nhs, it is almost impossible to understand. the home office says that almost a third of the available visas already go to the nhs, and some roles, such as emergency medicine, are protected and never refused. but the nhs employers organisation

believes that at least 400 doctors visas not on the protected list have been turned down since december. dominic hughes, bbc news. i am joined in the studio by danny mortimer who is chief executive of nhs employers. thank you for coming in. the home office is saying around one third of available visas already go to the nhs so would you like to see more of users coming your way? we clearly are having a problem in —— at the moment in that they are not sufficient visas to allow sufficient doctors into the economy. we would like to see those professions that the government has recognised as being ina the government has recognised as being in a shortage being removed from the migration cap. we understand the government wants to set a cap on people coming into the country but we understand that there arejobs where country but we understand that there are jobs where people are in a

shortage and the biggest shortage is nurses. when we recruit more nurses, we have fewer work permits for doctors and then the country had fewer spaces for engineers and scientists. tell us about direct impacts as a result of this. there are organisations, we had the majesty of experience were 400 doctors have not been able to get into the country. —— we had the manchester experience. patients have to wait longer to be treated. in order to cover emergency cover in particular, we will be paying premium p2 agency or locum staff which is money we could be using elsewhere. —— premium salary to agency or locum staff. this is right across the country, notjust

manchester. the pragmatic solution seems to eyes to count the occupations which i then shortage stridently differently to other jobs. that will mean there will be more doctors available. the nhs has the tradition of recruiting staff from many parts of the world, even if all the students who qualify were to remain in the nhs and we know they do not all do that, even if there was not an issue with recruitment for nurses, would you still be looking to recruit people from overseas? there are two parts, i think the government has made a welcome investment in expanding medical places but it will take time to get those british doctors into the workplace, ten years or so. particularly in manchester, we recognise the nhs can help develop nhs professionals from other

countries as well. the scheme in manchester is about as benefiting but also doctors taking back skills to their own communities. the doctors who were offered places in the scheme we mentioned in the introduction and refused visas, can they reapply for visas? organisations do reapply but that is that time limit. you can only reapply so many times before you have to start the process again. so in the short—term, problems? absolutely. thank you very much for talking to us. time now for the weather. hello, good morning everyone. we have a lot of wet weather at the moment across england and wales. a pretty disappointing april day. this is the scene at the moment in port talbot. as you can see, a good part

of england and wales has the strain. the far north of england, scotland and ireland have some sunny spells. also heavy showers across the north of scotla nd also heavy showers across the north of scotland late this afternoon. eventually it will be drier in wales in south—west england but disappointing temperatures, seven to 13 degrees. through this evening, we keep a lot of the cloud and rain which will be confined to the east of england. clear spells further north and west. into the weekend, as will start today, cloud and rain likely for england and wales but it will get brighter into the afternoon and into sunday. it will feel quite cool and into sunday. it will feel quite cool. temperatures are way below average for the end of april. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: leaders of north and south korea vow to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons after holding a historic summit. the uk saw its slowest rate

of growth, slumping to a five year low in the first quarter of this year with gdp growth atjust 0.1 per cent. nhs bosses have accused immigration officials of putting patient safety at risk after visas for100 indian nhs doctors were blocked. the duke and duchess of cambridge have named their baby son louis arthur charles— he'll be known as prince louis. lawyers for the american comedian bill cosby say they will appeal after his conviction for sexual assault. it is time now for sport with steve. hello, good morning to you. the football association are considering a offer of around £900 million for

wembley stadium. it has been tabled by the fellowmen, shahid khan. he also owns the jacksonville jaguars, who have paid in at wembley in the past, and their visits could become more frequent. major international and domestic football would still be played at wembley, but the fa say they would reinvest the money end up —— in grassroots football. gary lineker says he believes that a deal would have two benefit the next generation of players, with new and improved facilities. the respected football writer, henry winter, has pointed out that any increase in nfl wembley would would mean taking england games on the road. so why does shahid khan think that he would be getting good business for himself and the nfl? the nfl needs to do what is good for the nfl. what is good for us is good for the nfl. the jaguars, we want to play. i think it

is part of our identity and... arsenal has become the first visiting team since january to score at atletico madrid, if manager arsene wenger is to get a european league final send off, despite playing for ten men —— with ten men, they could only am managed a one — one draw. alexandre lacazette gave them the lead after the hour mark, only for griezmann to punish uncertain arsenal defending and equalised on the counterattack. the former liverpool and england captain, steven gerrard is now the frontrunner to become the new manager of rangers. bbc scotland understands that the job is his manager of rangers. bbc scotland understands that thejob is his if he wanted. gerard's currently a youth development coach at liverpool, and contact has been made between the ibrox club and his

representatives. the chief executive of the football league says that fa ns of the football league says that fans can create a powerful voice that could be heard in need bid to change the law around standing at football grounds. the government have so far resisted calls for change saying that only a minority once safe standing. harvey has been telling me that he wants clubs do have the option. we have held a mandate from our club since 2014 to lobby the government for a change and move the all—seater requirement for clu bs and move the all—seater requirement for clubs in our competition. so, we are ina for clubs in our competition. so, we are in a position, now, where we can drawing forces with the fans and persuade the government that that is the right direction to go in. there has been a petition online on recent days who support this. 100,000 people support it, it may seem like a knot, but it is not that many compared to who support football on a regular basis. 100,000 support,

that petition was talking about the introduction of rail standing. we are taking a different approach. we are taking a different approach. we are saying, whether you want to sit or stand at football, you should have the choice. 100,000 people is probably 12.5% of those who will go through turnstiles of our games in the last footie... of the season. we need to be able to demonstrate that there is a critical mass of fans who do want to make the choice and that is what that campaign is about. are you sensitive to the concerns of those who might be against this? there are many reasons why we have seated stadiums. absolutely. we don't want to encourage anything thatis don't want to encourage anything that is not so. on a licensed basis, we already have safe standing. we are looking at giving more fans the opportunity to do that. that is shaun harvey from the efl speaking

to me earlier. ronnie o'sullivan is it at second round action at the world championship in sheffield. he is playing ali carter. ali carter took the opening frame, but then the rocket responder. carter levelled things up going into the mid—session interval. you can watch full coverage on bbc two and by the bbc sport website, right now. there are potential signs for a return to form from mercedes. the team is yet to wina from mercedes. the team is yet to win a race this season, with ferrari claiming the opening two macs, and red ball winning in china. max verstappen's session ended early. that is all the very latest sport for now. i will see you a

little bit later, goodbye. the royal baby has been named in the last few minutes. the prince's official title will be his royal highness prince louis arthur charles of cambridge. we're joined on the line by grant harrold, former royal butler to the duke and duchess of cambridge. he spent spent seven years in the royal household. thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us. busy there has been a huge amount of regulation about the name? what i or thoughts? i think it's wonderful. it is obviously very traditional. after, his great, great grandfather, george vi, and charles, after his grandfather. so, they have covered all the names. it is very traditional and out. so very traditional and out. so very traditional and out. so very traditional and keeping in the names

already given to their other children. how do you think... you have mentioned the baby's grandfather, prince charles. how do you think he will feel?” grandfather, prince charles. how do you think he will feel? i think they will be thrilled. let's not forget the reason that was tend to go for traditional names, is if, and i know it is unlikely, but if there is a possibility that they will inherit, then those are the names that they can opt for as a monarch. so that is the reason that they have got to pick these very traditional and good names, andi pick these very traditional and good names, and i think louis will be a very suited name for the young prince. louis is a very regal name, but perhaps not in recent history, and perhaps not so much associated with the british royals? louis has a lwa ys with the british royals? louis has

always been a traditional name in france. let's not forget there are historic connections been clean —— between the british and french royals. louis is quite a popular name here, as well. it is very in keeping with if they want to... and as somebody has got for the royal household, perhaps you can give us an insight into what it would be like with the arrival of this new addition to the family?” like with the arrival of this new addition to the family? i am sure it is very exciting. ensure shall derive a lot of grandparents and great grandparents who want to spend time with the new youngster. it is an exciting time for anybody, anybody lies just had a child, an exciting time for anybody, anybody liesjust had a child, and is at home and is able to spend those first few magical weeks with them. thank you so much for your time. the leaders of north and south korea have met for an historic summit in the demilitarised zone on the border between

the two countries. when the leaders met in the border village of panmunjom they held hands — before crossing the concrete blocks that mark the border between the two countries. after holding private talks the two leaders planted a commemorative pine tree, using water gathered from both sides of the border and mixed together. the north korean leader kimjong—un and south korean leader moonjae—in then talked in full view of the watching media cameras on a wooden platform. the leaders signed an agreement in which they pledged a common goal of achieving a nuclear—free korean peninsula through complete denuclearization. south korea's leader will also visit north korea in the autumn. the south korean leader moonjae—in confirmed the ambition to denuclearise the korean peninsula. the north korea leader

kim jong—un spoke about wanting peace and prosperity on the korean pennisula. translation we will work together, mr kim and i, having paid in each other. and through the hotline, we will speak quite often. and we will not go back. citizens of south and north, with mr kim and i, forjoint call of prosperity and peace. we decide to work on our own, and the north and south will cooperate together. and exchanges will be

preceded. and be separated families will meet again. and the south korean liaison office will be set up. and the economic corporation committee will be set up. if conditions are met, and the liaison office will be set up in the south and the north. and mr kim, has called for lasting peace, and a mile

stone has been set up. and mr kim's brave decision made a big gift to the world. our clip was a bit out of sequence. let's listen now to what the north korean leader, kimjong—un had to say. translation: we have been waiting for this, and there we re been waiting for this, and there were people who were looking forward to this historic meeting. and we have discussed many things, first of all, our entire nation can live in peace, and we can try to live together, and that was the agreement that we made. and we will try to implement and carry out all the declarations and pledges made on the

previous occasions, as well. and the peace and peninsula on the peninsula, that declaration has been made. not only for south korea and north korean people, but for the whole world, who are watching us. and no repetition of hostilities can happen on this peninsula. and we work together for the good fruits to harvest. and panmunjom, which is the symbol of... and one nation, one blood, we should be one. and enjoy the disparity together. ——

prosperity together. people south and north come together. let's remind ourselves of the history between the two countries: north and south korea have been divided since the south declared independence, a few years after the end of the second world war. that sparked an invasion by the north. a war broke out, that lastest for three years and claimed two million lives. this is the first summit between the two countries for more than a decade and the first time in more than 60 years that a north korean leader has set foot in the south. and donald trump has been tweeting about this. so that tweet from

donald trump in just the last three minutes. with me to discuss the significance of the meeting is the bbc‘s asia editor, celia hatton. when we consider the rhetoric that has been coming from both north korea and the state, of course, and the actions of north korea in terms of this our tests, in the last few months, what we have seen today is pretty extraordinary. assess fast break the mood, the tone and the substance? was there much substance that? the mood recess in positive. i think watching those two men, they did seem quite at ease with each other. i think it went over the expectations of most people, considering the fact that really, there had not been a lot of time to plan the summit. usually these summits take months and months to organise. that said, i think, summits take months and months to organise. that said, ithink, the agreement does cover a lot of key points. there is a real commitment

to denuclearisation, in the wedding, there is a real effort to try to reduce the danger of war, they say. the two side say it want to cease all hostile plans, including land, sea and air. in may, military generals will continue meeting. in august, families that have been separated will meet. there is lots of stuff in there. however, there are of stuff in there. however, there a re lots of of stuff in there. however, there are lots of things missing from the agreement, for example, key steps towards demutualisation, nothing is mentioned. the north koreans could say, yes, we will allow weapons inspections, inspectors to come in and assess what we have got, there is nothing to stake that. as you say, the mood exceeded expectations. it was extremely cordial. donald trump said recently, that when his summit with kim jong—un takes place, he would if necessary walk away from that. there was no walking away today, it was very cordial. so how

much does that set the tone for what is to come between the us and north korea? it will be interesting to see how the trump administratively this agreement. is it enough to really relax the american side and really make them feel that there is going to be some real movement, because we have been here before. the north koreans have signed agreements before, kim jong—un's father signed an agreement aimed at nuclear resolution —— denuclearised isham, which fell apart. the north koreans did not want to allow weapons inspectors into the country. there isa inspectors into the country. there is a lot of hesitation in the us. they are watching to wait and see how the summit will go ahead. will this agreement really be enough to make donald trump feel that there is enough on the table? and of course donald trump think that his campaign of maximum pressure is what has brought us to this point, meanwhile,

many people would assess that is exactly the north korean nuclear programme, the status of that that gives kim jong—un the confidence to engage in these talks. will he release be willing to give that up? and if he is, what is it going to take? i think a lot of people think he is not going to give that up. north korea said that they wouldn't engage in any more weapons test, but one reason they might as said that, there a lot of rumours flying around as to why they might have said that, is that they might have achieved what they needed. they have the technology that they need and they will now move and change tack a little bit and try and ease sanctions and try and get the economy going again. you have to be either a pessimist or an optimist when you look at these talks. are you a pessimist that says, they had the weapons that they need, that's why. oran the weapons that they need, that's why. or an optimist that think they are why. or an optimist that think they a re really why. or an optimist that think they are really making changes? it might bea

are really making changes? it might be a bit of both. thank you. plans are being made to meet the queen for donald trump. bbc understands they will meet either at buckingham palace or windsor castle. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc newsroom live: a momentous step. talks between the leaders of north and south korea take place in the demilitarised zone — with a pledge there should be no more war on the peninsula. the duke and duchess of cambridge announce the name of the new royal arrival. louis arthur charles. and dozens of nhs trusts say the home office is risking patient safety, by refusing to issue visas

to a hundred doctors from india. in the business news: the uk economy grew at its slowest rate since 2012 in the first quarter of the year — that's according to the office for national statistics. gdp growth was 0.1%, down from 0.4% in the previous quarter. bad weather, thanks to the beast from the east, was a small factor, along with a fall in construction and retail. royal bank of scotland has reported an increased profit of nearly £800 million for the first three months of the year, thanks to a fall in restructuring costs, and a drop in conduct and litigation fees. rbs, which is 72% state—owed, says it did not set aside any more money to cover costs for payment protection insurance claims but still faces the threat of a major fine for mis—selling mortgages in the us in the run—up to the credit crisis. the number of parking tickets being issued in britain hit a record 5.65 million last year. the rac says the number rose

by almost a fifth in a year and was far above levels of a decade ago. fines can reach as high as £100 for contraventions such as overstaying. the rac‘s director has said he's "astonished" at the "rocketing" numbers involved. so as you've been hearing, growth domestic product growth for the first quarter was worse than many had expected. according to the office for national statistics, the fall was driven by a sharp fall in construction output and a sluggish manufacturing sector, with the extreme weather of february and march only having a "relatively small" impact. joining us now is philip shaw, chief economist at investec. despite much fanfare being made of the beast from the east, the ons saying that it only paid a small pa rt saying that it only paid a small part in this dramatic drop? certainly, the cold weather

conditions that bike to some extent on the economy, and it is not clear whether that affected the tyrrell, or whether it is relatively small as the ons has suggested. construction and retailing were badly hit. i would be hoping for some sort of recovery before april. in short, disappointing numbers, but nothing to panic about. i'd like yes, and the government has only come out reiterating that point. we have heard from the chancellor, philip hammond, saying that today's data of reflect some impact from the exceptional weather, but our economy is strong and we have made significant programme. is the economy still strong? are the fundamental still there despite this job that we saw in retail and construction? it seems as though it is relatively strong. if you look at the labour market for example, we have got an employment down 4.2%,

which is a new 43 year low. we are beginning to see earnings growth pick upa beginning to see earnings growth pick up a little bit, so the squeeze on households, which has been very apparent over the past year is beginning to ease. that should also help the economy to grow a little bit quicker over the remainder of this year. but, this is a sluggish picture, at the moment, isn't it? what does this mean for the bank of england's decision come a tense when previously we had expected to see another rate rise? certainly, today's numbers but the idea of an interest rate increase as the bank of england's meeting in may under question. we had already had some hints from mark carney a week ago, saying that he did was make your likely to get a difference of opinion on the monetary policy committee. for the bank of england to raise interest rates, it need some evidence that we can bounce backin some evidence that we can bounce back in april, and that's what we are seeing isjust

back in april, and that's what we are seeing is just a temporary weather phenomena. if that shows a big rebound, as i would expect, then perhaps the idea of an interest rate increase on the 10th of may is back on the table again. within the wider context of europe, we saw france's gdp growth slowed in the first quarter, as well. but here in the uk, specifically, to what degree did brexit affect this? we have had brexit affect this? we have had brexit uncertainty for the best part of two years, and the economy has kept going despite that. that is not to say that everything is very clear, it isn't. and arguably, the fall in sterling, on the back of the referendum vote in 2006 team has made life more difficult for consumers, and that may well slow the economy down. it is one factor, perhaps, but in the grand scheme of things, specifically with what is

happening at the beginning of the year, it is a relatively small one. then many thanks for your thoughts. the number of new houses registered to be built in the first three months of the year fell by 14%. that's according to the national house building council, which blamed the extreme weather caused by the "beast from the east". it marks the worst percentage fall in one three month period since 2012. amazon has reported a 43% surge in sales for the first quarter to $51 billion, £37 billion, while profits more than doubled. the news sent the online retail giant's shares up as much as 7%. bossjeff bezos recently revealed that membership of prime, amazon's loyalty club, had hit 100 million. and sony released its annual results. a sevenfold increase on 2016. almost all of its dividends saw an improved performance, but the

playstation unit was a particular stand out. that's all the business news. time for a look at the weather with simon king. this is one of our photos. it is not like that everywhere. we have got some rain affecting a good part of england and wales. the vegetation is looking much greener, but there are some of that rain. you can see that rain as we move forward through this morning. this is the rain on the satellite imagery. for scotland, for northern ireland, drier and brighter. if you are heading out at lunchtime, still raining through much of wales and into the midlands.

as you go through the afternoon, that rain moves to the east. the rain will return here, and did not quite reaching northumberland, cumbria and durham. the scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunny spells this afternoon, but also some heavy showers. it is disappointing equal. temperature is about 7—13d. through this evening and tonight, we keep a lot of the cloud, but the rain would gradually clear away. we'll get some brighter weather and clearer towards the north—west. a cloudy start on saturday, with some rain, as well. it will get gradually brighter, but also feeling quite cool. temperatures below the average for the end of april. this is saturday. sta rt the end of april. this is saturday. start off quite cloudy. some outbreaks of rain. that could linger on across eastern areas throughout the afternoon. some brighter skies developing gradually, especially towards northern western parts. temperatures, though, again, stuck

at about 9—13d. into sunday, we will keep a close eye on this little area of low pressure, which could be a bit of a trouble maker living out of france. i had of that, for most of us on france. i had of that, for most of us on sunday, it will be a dry day, as the again, there will be some brighter spells, and some sunshine for a time. late in the day, we will start to see some rain moving its way into the far south—east of england, but temperatures, again, struggling to get into double figures, ten or 11 celsius at best across the south. now, going into next week, this area of low pressure asi next week, this area of low pressure as ijust next week, this area of low pressure as i just develops next week, this area of low pressure as ijust develops even further, throwing this weather front up from the south—west. this is bbc news and these are the top stories

developing at midday. a momentous step — talks between the leaders of north and south korea take place in the demilitarised zone — with a pledge there should be no more war. the two countries' leaders sign a joint statement — declaring their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. translation: we are living next door to each other, there is no reason why we should fight each other. we are one nation. in a highly symbolic move — kim jong un and president moon jae—in plant a pine tree in soil from both north and south korea. also coming up in the next hour. britain's economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. the so—called beast from the east was only partly to blame — it actually boosted energy use and online sales. and a royal name for the new arrival — the duke and duchess of cambridge call their baby prince louis arthur charles.

good afternoon. it's 27 april. i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the leaders of north and south korea have declared their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. a joint statement released in the last hour after historic face—to—face talks between kim jong—un and moonjae—in said there would be no more war on the korean peninsula. the south korean leader, moonjae—in, and north korea's kimjong—un met at the border. here is the moment mr kim, smiling, was beckoned across the military demarcation line into the south by his counterpart, president moon. and then — unexpectedly —

mr kim invited mr moon to step into the north for a brief moment. more symbolism followed as the leaders jointly planted a 65—year—old commemorative pine tree — signifying peace and prosperity, and to mark the 65 years since a north korean leader last entered the south. the talks are being seen as an important precursor to the summit between president trump and kim jong—un later this summer. president trump has welcomed what he's calling the end of war in korea — tweeting ‘good things happening but only time will tell‘. our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, was at the border of the two countries as the leaders met. it was a moment few could have imagined taking place herejust

a few months ago — kim jong—un stepping onto south korean soil, for the first time ever. and then an unexpected twist, as kim grabbed president moonjae—in by the hand. together, the two leaders stepped back for a moment onto north korean territory. the opening of this summit has been heavy with symbolism — the military honour guard dressed in traditional korean outfits, not south korean military uniforms. on the wall of the meeting room, a huge painting of the mount paektu, an emblem of national unity. and, as the meeting opened, both leaders spoke passionately of the need for peace. translation: you are the first one who crossed the demarcation line, mr kim, the committee chairperson. this is a symbol of the peace. translation: i came here with a mindset to send a starting signal at this threshold of a new history, of peace and prosperity. the mood of optimism here is palpable, but warm words will not be enough to bring peace. it is barely four months

since kimjong—un launched this huge new missile, perhaps capable of hitting the united states. ahead of the summit, he promised to stop further nuclear and long—range missile testing, but that is very far short of a real commitment to negotiate away this nuclear arsenal. the south korean leader moonjae—in confirmed the ambition to denuclearise the korean peninsula. for the denuclearisation all korean peninsulas, south korea and north korea work together. we will establish lasting peace by ending the war. that will be the turning

point for the new world order. whether this is sky news, c or the land, the hostilities will be stopped. and the fundamental matter to stop the hostilities will begin. president moon. and north korean leader kimjong un reiterated the desire that the two nations move forward working together. translation: when we met we realised we cannot be separated, we are one nation. that is how i felt. we are living next door to each other, there is no reason why we should fight each other. we are one nation. the entire

nation should live in peace and we should pioneer our future ourselves. president trump has been tweeting about the meeting. he says that is annoyed that his belief —— his policy of maximum pressure on north korea has brought them to the point where that summit was held between north korea and south korea. and it is ahead of the summit which is due to take place between america and north korea later this year. i am joined in the studio byjohn everard who is a former british ambassador to north korea. give us your assessment of what you

have seen and heard. give us your assessment of what you have seen and heardlj give us your assessment of what you have seen and heard. i thought we we re have seen and heard. i thought we were going great guns, good punch line. that wonderful moment when kim jong—un takes president moon into north korea together. then we saw the statement. the statement is beautifully crafted to look warm and positive but there are a few points which will cause a certain sucking of teeth in the white house. firstly, there appears to be a commitment to sort out the problems of the korean peninsula by the korean people themselves. that will exclude the united states of america and will not go down well. secondly, lots of talk about establishing economic things and a joint commission in academe city. this was where there used to be the joint

industrial region which was closed down. —— in accordion city. this is ahead and it might be reopened. it will be hard to do that if the koreans are to abide by un sanctions which do not allow such cooperation. thirdly and the one which will cause a real headache, the formula on denuclearisation. complete denuclearisation. complete denuclearisation is a phrase often used by north korean diplomats. when american diplomats probe what it means it means notjust the removal of north korean nuclear weapons but the elimination of anybody to launch a nuclear device at the peninsula so you are coming just short of asking for the denuclearisation of the united states. quite an ask. you we re united states. quite an ask. you were talking about a scenario where

if that unfolded, it would mean new —— vigorous inspections to make sure there had been denuclearisation in north korea, with baby allowed? remembered as part of inspecting pa rt remembered as part of inspecting part of north korean sites, there we re part of north korean sites, there were inspections but they fell apart because it turned out the north koreans had a separate nuclear programme which they had never declared and which was not expected. as we speak we have live images from the north and south korean border. kim jong—un there with his wife. we have just lost the images. kim jong—un there with his wife. we havejust lost the images. they kim jong—un there with his wife. we have just lost the images. they are back, that is the dinner which is taking place at the end of the talks today. going back to the first point you made, and attempting your view

to exclude the usa from the solution, do you think that it's possible? i do not think it is possible? i do not think it is possible and i am slightly bemused it has found its way into the joint statement, almost certainly under intense north korean pressure. if you exclude the united states you do not have the solution. kim jong-un will want to put his mark on this, one t? yes, he will. president trump has been paying close attention to this so he is most unlikely to want to be cut out. in his first tweet he docked about the historic meeting, good things are happening but only time will tell. given the atmospherics you talked about and the cordial nature of the meeting, does that put pressure on donald trump to stay with this summit when it happens? he spoke recently of

potentially walking away if things did not go as he wanted. is this more pressure to make that meeting is cordial as this one? no, i do not think so, especially in the light of the statement. i do not think we should take it for granted that meeting should take place. as late as yesterday, donald trump said he might not go. i suspect there will be lots of conversations in the white house over whether the language for denuclearisation is sufficient basis for donald trump to go to the meeting. if the united states is not involved, this is a non—runner in terms of building? states is not involved, this is a non-runner in terms of building? we would be back to where we started. everyone has played their cards and there is nothing left. in terms of there is nothing left. in terms of the position of north korea and what they would want in terms of giving up they would want in terms of giving up their nuclear programme which has

enabled kim jong—un to come to these talks, in of many, it would be a massive rapprochement? not rapprochement for the south. the north koreans will only give up their nuclear weapons if the united states dropped its hostile policy towards them. america has been trying to find out what that means. the latest amount seems to be enormous and a complete nonstarter soido enormous and a complete nonstarter so i do not see a bargain being struck in any quick time. thank you very much for your time. growth in the economy slowed sharply in the first three months of the year. the office for national statistics says it grew by 0.1%, the slowest pace in more than five years. the snow over the period had some impact, particularly in construction and some areas of retail, but the ons said its overall effect was limited, with the bad weather boosting energy supply and online sales. joining me from newport is rob kent—smith, he's the head of national accounts at the office for national statistics.

thank you forjoining us. what was the growth figure expected to be? good afternoon. today we published our figures good afternoon. today we published ourfigures which good afternoon. today we published our figures which came good afternoon. today we published ourfigures which came in good afternoon. today we published our figures which came in weaker than expectations. this forms part ofa than expectations. this forms part of a slowing trend we have seen in the economy through 2017. this is particularly through services, traditionally the engine of growth in the economy where we have seen consumerfacing industries in the economy where we have seen consumer facing industries slowdown. like seals, hotels, less strongly growing amounts than they have been over previous years. they have faced increased prices in terms of the amount of money they is spent. talk to us about how the weather and the so—called beast from the east impacted on this. that is a good question, we all remember the snow

towards the end of february and march. this had some positive and negative impacts. on the negative side, we saw a deterioration in construction but this was not the only impact which slowed construction. there was a significant weakness in january before the bad weather. any impact on householders, we found people went home and did not go to the shops. turned up the heating and opened the laptops to do shopping online. so negatives for construction, less footfall in terms of petrol pumps but offset by people turning up the heating and shopping online. the prime minister said the gdp figures are disappointing but the fundamentals of the economy are strong, are those fundamentals strong? school, through 2017 may

have seen a slowing rate of growth ona have seen a slowing rate of growth on a year ago basis. consumers are slowing down in terms of the growth of the spending. we have also seen subdued business investment over the last two years. these are two key indicators that people look for any economy so i think the future depends on how those two key components play over the next 12 months. as always, we advise over putting too much weight on one quarter figures. putting too much weight on one quarterfigures. that is putting too much weight on one quarter figures. that is some wea kness quarter figures. that is some weakness in the figures but that is some signs to watch across consumer spending and business investment over the coming year. thank you very much. it has been announced that the new royal baby — born on monday will be called louis. the prince's official title will be his royal highness prince louis arthur charles of cambridge. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell is at kensington palace. what has the reaction been to the

name and tell us more about the significance of the named his pa rents significance of the named his parents have chosen? louis, as strange —— a strong echo of french royalty. not any many people here had predicted but it is clearly a name william and cartoonlike because louis is william's third name. —— and catherine like. bowyer was given the name by his father and mother. william and catherine had used the name louis, it is the third name of prince george. george is george

alexander louis, so they liked the name it would appear. the first prince louis that we can tell has been a member of the british royal family. the first week in get too was prince louis france two invaded in12 was prince louis france two invaded in 12 15. was prince louis france two invaded in1215. he was prince louis france two invaded in 12 15. he was sent packing after the battle in 1216. there were strong french connections, there we re strong french connections, there were any number of king louise in france. whether that connection caused uncertainties in the family, we will never know but we do have no prince louis arthur charles the second name was a very prince louis arthur charles the second name was a very favourite name and charles is his third name, obviously connected to william's father who is even more pleased that he has a third grandchild. so much anticipation of what a royal baby's

name will be, do you think there was a great discussion with those baby name than with prince george entrance name than with prince george entra nce charlotte ? name than with prince george entrance charlotte? —— this baby. name than with prince george entrance charlotte? —— this babym has certainly taken longer for this to be announced. there were suggestions the debate was continuing. with george and charlotte menu within 24 hours. it was announced quite quickly. the baby was born on monday and it is now friday so that suggests clearly more discussion to please. whether it was because of disagreement or uncertainty about using the name louis, we will probably never get the inside story but they have reached a decision. they slept on it last night and the news was announced by kensington palace at 11 o'clock this morning. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc newsroom live.

a momentous step — talks between the leaders of north and south korea take place in the demilitarised zone — with a pledge there should be no more war on the peninsula the uk saw its slowest rate of growth since the double dip recession of 2012 in the first quarter of this year — atjust 0.1 per cent. the duke and duchess of cambridge announce the name of the new royal arrival — prince louis. let us get the sport. good morning. steven gerrard as though the front manager to be the new manager of rangers. he is currently a youth development coach at liverpool. we understand contact has been made between the ibrox club and his representatives. we will bring you the latest when they get it. wembley

stadium could be sold within the next eight to ten weeks according to the man who wants to buy it. he has made an offer of around £900 million, he owns fulham football club. the fa said they would reinvest the money into football and international and domestic football was still be played at wembley. the chief executive of the football league said fans can create a powerful voice which should be heard in the beds to change the law about steve sanding inbounds. —— safe standing in grounds. the government have so far resisted calls for change seeing only a minority want standing areas. if people are not coming to games because they cannot stand or they want to set when people stand in front of them, they are dropping the enjoyment of those

who want to attend so this is about creating that choice. with 60% occupancy in stadiums, we have the opportunity to address this. ronnie o'sullivan has been a nokia —— in action at the snooker championship. let us go live to the stadium. he has beaten his opponent twice at the final here, back and forth in the second—round match, currently three frames all. on the other table, mark allen is winning. you can watch live on the red button. the coverage sta rts on the red button. the coverage starts again on bbc two from one o'clock. valtteri bottas topped the time sheets for the cds in the first practice ahead of the azerbaijan grand prix. he is yet to win a race this season. he was 300th of a

second quicker than daniel mcardle, lewis hamilton was fourth. max verstappen's session ended when he crashed his red bull. that is all this sport. you can find more on all those stories on the website. i will be back with more at 1:30pm. thank you very natural. some breaking news, the national constitutional committee of the labour party has expeued committee of the labour party has expelled mark wandsworth from the party. let me tell you the background. he was suspended from the party originally after a verbal attack on the mp ruth smeeth and the launch of a report into anti—semitism. the news hasjust come through in the last moment that

labour activist mark wadsworth has been expelled from the party after that verbal attack on mp ruth smeeth. the charge was considered by the national constitutional committee of the labour party and sound two charges of a breach of the labour party rules were proven against mark wadsworth. they consequently determined that the sanctions of this breach would mean expulsion from labour party membership. of course jeremy expulsion from labour party membership. of coursejeremy corbyn announced earlier this week following meetings with thejewish leadership groups that he would be expediting cases of alleged anti—semitism within the party and trying to get the majority of those cases dealt with by the end ofjuly. sudak newsjust cases dealt with by the end ofjuly. sudak news just labour activist mark wadsworth expelled from the party

after a verbal attack on mp ruth smeeth. the home office has come under fresh criticism after 35 hospital trusts accused officials of putting patient safety at risk, by blocking visas for a hundred trainee doctors from india. the overseas medics were offered jobs as part of a post—graduate training scheme — but were then refused permission to work in the uk. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. for the past nine months, this indian doctor has been working in the nhs, helping overcome a shortage of qualified doctors. highly skilled and motivated, she is studying to improve her own knowledge for when she returns home. she is part of the respected postgraduate training scheme that has now fallen foul of home office visa rules, and that could cost the nhs badly needed staff. and if there are people who are willing, and willing to help and grow, they are not out for yourjobs. they are just willing to learn

and willing to help you out for the crisis. help us help you. a letter sent on behalf of 35 nhs trusts involved in the training scheme says the decision will affect patient care and safety, and run a risk of errors. expensive locums will be needed to plug gaps in rotas normally filled by trainees. and it goes on to say, given the pressures faced by the nhs, it is almost impossible to understand. the home office says that almost a third of the available visas already go to the nhs, and some roles, such as emergency medicine, are protected and never refused. but the nhs employers organisation believes that at least 400 doctors visas not on the protected list have been turned down since december. dominic hughes, bbc news. the parents of the seriously ill toddler, alfie evans, are hoping to take him home following their long legal battle with alder hey children's hospital. his father, tom evans, who has been fighting to take his 23—month—old son to italy for treatment, said the family wanted to be left

alone to "build a relationship" with the hospital, and provide alfie with the dignity and comfort he needs. plans are being made for donald trump to meet the queen, when he visits the uk on july the thirteenth. while talks with theresa may will be high on the agenda, it's his audience with the queen that is likely to grab the most attention. the bbc understands that they will meet, either at buckingham palace or windsor castle. train passengers in certain parts of the country are suffering "untold misery", according to a group of mps. the public accounts committee said there had been a "catalogue of failures" in the management of the thameslink, southern and great northern franchises. the department of transport said the report was "imbalanced" and made "inaccurate claims". the comedian bill cosby, once one of the most loved figures on american tv, has been convicted of sexual assault. andrea constand told the court how cosby — who is now 80 — drugged her at his home in 2004,

and then assaulted her. she's one of around 60 women who've accused cosby of molesting them over a period spanning half a century. cosby‘s lawyers claimed his encounters were consensual, as nada tawfik reports. bill cosby‘s accusers were overcome with emotion after the verdict was read. this moment was once unthinkable, but now a reality. they rejoiced because bill cosby will now go to prison for his crimes — but equally, because the women who spoke out against him were finally believed. we were so full of emotion. our emotion was exploding like a volcano. we were trying to hold in our gasps ofjoy, of disbelief, because we weren't expecting that. for years, allegations against the comedian fell on deaf ears, never denting his lovable, wholesome image. he was the most—watched man on television, an upstanding moral

figure, america's dad. in recent years, more than 50 women came forward to accuse the comedian. but andrea constand's case was the only one that could be prosecuted. last summer, the first trial ended with the jury deadlocked after 50 hours of deliberations. justice has been done! this time, the second trial took place after the me too movement swept the country, and five additional accusers were allowed to give evidence. the impact on women in significance, to give them confidence that if they speak the truth they will be believed. i cannot tell you how important that is. his chief accuser

is yet to share her feelings, she left that to her lawyer. justice was not denied. justice was not denied. bill cosby has managed to contain his emotions throughout this trial. but, after the verdict was read, when the prosecution asked the judge to immediately detain him, bill cosby let out a profanity in frustration. he will be sentenced in coming months but his lawyer has promised this will not be the end of the fight. you to appeal? yes, very strongly. yes, very strongly. this was stunning for a man who was such a treasured part of american culture. bill cosby may now spend the rest of his life in prison, now as a reviled former star. almost half past 12, let us take a look at the weather. here is helen. hello. it is not a great feel for

the weather today, rainfall and across much of england and wales but we do have sunshine further north. this was taking earlier in east lothian. you can see it clearly in the satellite picture. you can see the satellite picture. you can see the cloud and the sunshine. we have showers in the north and they could well turn here. what a bleak drive home for many. rain and standing water, it may start to clear for wales and the north of england. under clear skies tonight, i wales and the north of england. under clearskies tonight, i remind it is still april with a frost in the glens and a touch of freezing in the glens and a touch of freezing in the sides. for the weekend, we start with all the cloud in the south and showery rain but gradually it will ease in the north and west looking like a decent day for scotland and northern ireland. probably sunday the best day. look at the temperatures compared to last week, nine or 13. see you later. this is bbc newsroom live. our latest headlines:

leaders of north and south korea vow to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons after holding a historic summit. britain's economy slowed to a five year low in the first three months of this year, to just 0.1%. the pm's official spokesman said the figures were "clearly disappointing" but that the fundamentals of the economy were strong. labour activist marc wadsworth has been expelled from the labour party for "bringing the party into disrepute" after launching a verbal attack on mp ruth smeeth at the launch of a party report into anti—semitism. the government's hostile environment for immigrants is putting public safety at risk, say nhs bosses, after visas for 100 indian doctors were blocked by the home office. a royal name for a royal baby. the duke and duchess of cambridge

have named their baby son louis arthur charles. he'll be known as prince louis. in a verdict hailed a major mile stone for the #metoo movement, american comedian bill cosby, has been found guilty of sexual assault. dozens of women had alleged assault by the star. the leaders of north and south korea have met for an historic summit in the demilitarised zone on the border between the two countries. when the leaders met in the border village of panmunjom they held hands before symbolically crossing the concrete blocks that mark the border between the two countries. after holding private talks the two leaders planted a commemorative pine tree, using soil and water gathered from both sides of the border. the north korean leader kimjong—un

and south korean leader moonjae—in then talked in full view of the watching media cameras on a wooden platform. the leaders signed an agreement in which they pledged a common goal of achieving a nuclear—free korean peninsula through complete denuclearization. south korea's leader will also visit north korea in the autumn. the summit ended with a meal where the leaders toasted their historic day. the south korean leader moonjae—in confirmed the ambition

to denuclearize the korean peninsula. translation: we will work together, mr kim and i, having faith in each other. and through the hotline, we will speak quite often. and we will not go back. citizens of south and north, with mr kim and i, forjoint call of prosperity and peace. we decided to work on our own, and the north and south will cooperate together. and exchanges will be preceded.

and the separated families will meet again. and the south korean liaison office will be set up. and the economic corporation committee will be set up. if conditions are met, and the liaison office will be set up in the south and the north. and mr kim, has called for lasting peace, and a mile stone has been set up. and mr kim's brave decision made a big gift to the world. the north korea leader kim jong—un spoke of his desire

for peace and prosperity on the korean peninsula. translation: we have been waiting for this, and there were people who were looking forward to this historic meeting and i want to give thanks to them. and we have discussed many things, first of all, our entire nation can live in peace, and we can live together, and that was the agreement that we made. and we will try to implement and carry out all the declarations and pledges made on the previous occasions, as well. and the peace and peninsula on the peninsula, that declaration has been made. not only for south korea

and north korean people, but for the whole world, who are watching us. and no repetition of hostilities can happen on this peninsula. and we work together for the good fruits to harvest. and panmunjom, which is the symbol of.. and one language, one nation, one blood, we should be one. and enjoy the prosperity together. people south and north

and people all over the world. let's remind ourselves of the history between the two countries: north and south korea have been divided since the south declared independence, a few years after the end of the second world war. that sparked an invasion by the north. a war broke out, lasting three years which claimed two million lives. this is the first summit between the two countries for more than a decade and the first time in more than 60 years that a north korean leader has set foot in the south. joining me now is seoul is hyung kim from the bbc‘s korean service. good to have you here to give us will take on that. there were two maccabees, i have to say. i was at the main press centre a couple of hours ago, and that is about a 30 kilometres or a 30 minute drive from where the summit is taking place. there, i sensed

where the summit is taking place. there, isensed high where the summit is taking place. there, i sensed high hopes, where the summit is taking place. there, isensed high hopes, and where the summit is taking place. there, i sensed high hopes, and some people even told me that it is real to see those two leaders together, shaking hands, smiling and talking. some people also told me that they feel that they have got to see the humane side of kim jong—un. however, i was humane side of kim jong—un. however, iwas ina humane side of kim jong—un. however, i was in a taxi, and the driver was really pessimistic and sceptical of everything that was going on. there are many such people, who think that way. some people say that this could be north korea's way of manipulating south korea, and north korea have a track record of changing their words. so, there are two maccabees, i have to say. whether you think this holds great promise whether it is too good to be true, what is clear is that there is an awful lot of work to be done, and a lot of detail to be hammered out if substance was to come out of this symbolism? substance was to come out of this symbolism ? to what substance was to come out of this symbolism? to what extent does it set the tone for a future summit between president tom and kim

jong—un? between president tom and kim jong-un? one of the clauses, there we re jong-un? one of the clauses, there were 13 clauses in the panmunjom declaration, they decided to name the declaration after panmunjom which is the village where the meeting took place. one of the causes, said that —— one of the clauses said that they declared that the korean war is ended, and they wa nt to the korean war is ended, and they want to replace the armistice with a peace treaty. for that to happen, they want to push for a three—way summit talks, which can the us. or four way summit talks, which involve the us and china. so, like you said, this would have to be dealt with in washington, and, some people i talk to say that they were looking very closely as to whether there would be the word complete in front of the word denuclearisation. it ended up being there, the word" complete".

some people think that this raises possibility and hopes for peace between washington and pyongyang. thank you very much. simon moore detailed reaction from the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. detailed reaction from the foreign secretary, boris johnson. he detailed reaction from the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. he says i welcome the announcement that the two careers will work towards the denuclearise vision of north korea, and is tensions. this summit is not and is tensions. this summit is not an ended itself. there are still many questions to be answered. it is a positive step. we hope that it indicates a intention to negotiate in good faith. only a change of

course can bring security and prosperity. the foreign secretary says it the uk will continued to work with foreign partners. until such time as the north koreans change their commitment into concrete steps. the royal baby has been named. the prince's official title will be his royal highness prince louis arthur charles of cambridge. he was born on monday and is fifth in line to be thrown. earlier on, a former royal butler told me that the names were a tribute to the prince's grandparents. i think it is wonderful. they have, very traditional royal names. obviously, the young prince obviously, the young prince's father, louis in his great—grandfather are there, in his great, great grandfather, george vi and charles after his grandfather. so, they have covered

all of the names. i think it is very and charles after his grandfather. they have included all of these names. i think, they will be thrilled at the idea that they have included all of these names. they are all important to the family. let's not forget the reasons that roles tend to go to very traditional names, is if, and i know it is unlikely, because obviously this child is fifth in line to the throne, in line to the throne, but if there is a possibility that they would inherit, those are names that they can opt for as titles as a monarch. so, that is the reason they have got to pick these very traditional names. i think louis will be a very fitting name for the young prince. and do you think that there is more of a nod to family tradition rather than royal tradition?

louis is a very real name, but, perhaps not in recent history, perhaps not so much associated with the british royals? no. louis is obviously, as far as, if we go over to france, it is a traditional royal name in france. but let's not forget that there are a lot of historic connections between the british and the french royals. so, it is more... i think they have gone more family names with a bit of tradition, and louis is a popular name, as well. it is very in keep with the kind of names that will be looked at. and as somebody who has worked for the royal household as we mentioned for seven years, can you give an insight into what it will be like with the arrival of this new addition to the new addition to the family? iam sure i am sure it is very exciting. a lot of grandparents and great grandparents who are very keen to spend time with the youngster, and i think, as i say, a very exciting time for anybody, they have just had a child, and being at home and getting to spend those first few magical weeks with him. getting to spend those first few magicalweeks with him. grant harold, the former royal butler. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: a momentous step: talks

between the leaders of north and south korea take place in the demilitarised zone, with a pledge there should be no more war on the peninsula. the duke and duchess of cambridge announce the name of the new royal arrival, prince louis. and dozens of nhs trusts say the home office is risking patient safety, by refusing to issue visas to a hundred doctors from india. as you've been hearing the british economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years between january and march. official figures show growth of 0.1% which is worse than economists had predicted. well liz truss the chief secretary to the treasury has been giving her reaction to the gdp figures. i think we have got some very good economic fundamentals. unemployment is ata economic fundamentals. unemployment is at a record low since 1975. we have also seen some very positive news in terms of new company set up,

but i will not deny it, today's figures are not as fast growth as we would hope for, and that is why we are taking the measures we are, investing in more infrastructure, skills and looking at how we can in courage more companies to scale up and improve our productivity. why is that figure for this quarter, 0.1%, the lowest since 2012, so bad? well, traditionally, the first quarter of the year has not been the best. it is a difficult time of year for retailers for example. we have seen some whether affecting this quarter. i'm not going to use the excuse as snow on the line. we need to make sure that all of the announcements we made on the budget in housing are coming into effect. it does take time for those things to go through the planning system for example, but we recognise that more needs to be done. does it not

show that your economic policies are not working? the growth rate now is as bad as it was in 2012? suu kyi telling the public that we have all these policies to improve growth, but they're not working? we have had a steady rate of growth. we have not gone into recession. that was much predictive. we have got record employment, which is very important, and now the challenges productivity. how do we make sure that everybody who is employed as able to alan moore, has the skills to an more and boost our economy in that way? there are many parts of our economy, such as the tech sector, which is absolutely booming. we saw more than double the investment in 2079 2016. it is not doom and gloom. there are lots of positives, that. but some of these turnarounds do take time. liz truss. a bit of breaking news from

the world of music. after 35 years away from the recording studio, abba are going to record some new songs. you may have seen a story that they are working on an abba stage show, but not them on stage, the actual band, rather avatars, as they are being called. so, this statement from abbas says the decision to go ahead with the avatar talk project had an unexpected consequence. we all four felt we could go into the recording studio. they said it was like time had stood still and they had only been away on a short holiday. and it's dreamyjoyful experience that has resulted in new songs. we are going to get more on the labour activist marc wadsworth who has been expelled from the

labour party for bringing it into disrepute. let's get more of this. what more can you tell us? our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at westminster. it was the lord of the labour pa rty‘s it was the lord of the labour party's report into anti—semitism. marc wadsworth was never accused of anti—semitism, himself. he stood up during that launch, and was critical of the labourmp, during that launch, and was critical of the labour mp, ruth smeeth. he said that she had been talking to members of the right—wing press. bar code to he said had been speaking to members of the right—wing... in the last few minutes, it has been announced that he has been expelled from the labour party for bringing the party into disrepute. while this happened at the launch of the pa rty‘s happened at the launch of the party's report into anti—semitism, the charge against him was bringing the charge against him was bringing the party into disrepute. that is

what he is being expelled for. the former context of this is the labour party leader, jeremy corbyn has been accused of not taking tough enough action on those who were seen to be disrespecting other members of the labour party. this decision has been welcomed by ruth smeeth, the labour mp at the centre of this. she says she is very grateful for the support of friends and colleagues at this process. she has paid tribute for the labour staff who have had to deal with the case, and he goes on to say, abuse, bullying and intimidation have no place in our movement. i hope this decision represents the first step in return to the values of decency and respect throughout the party. alex, thank you very much for that. syria's war is in its eighth year. half a million people have been killed and 13 million driven from their homes. the country that's absorbed

the most syrian refugees is neighbouring turkey, hosting around 3.5 million. many are children and in an effort to integrate them, the eu has funded a new project in which turkish and syrian children are schooled together. as part of our crossing divides season, looking at ways people are creating connections in a polarised world, mark lowen has been to gaziantep, near the turkey—syria border, to see the result. for the children of this school in southern turkey, the real lesson is all about each other. turkish and syrian pupils sit, learn and share together. this is a project to integrate the two nationalities. syrian refugees not kept apart, but mixed in with their hosts. i've learnt how to speak turkish, says this boy from aleppo. and from my turkish friends, i've learnt about their food. everything in turkey is great. the primary school in the city of gaziantep is one of hundreds part of a new integration scheme. funded by the eu, and costing

300 million euros, it aims to assimilate syrians to turkey, rather than segregating the refugees in a makeshift syrian—only schools. the model works by also giving syrians their own turkish lessons, so that they feel able to take part in other mixed classes. specially trained guidance teachers help the syrian kids are just. —— adjust. when syria's war broke out, few expected that seven years on the refugees would still be here, schooled in turkish. so, this project is a recognition of reality, that syrians are now virtually a permanent part of turkish society. they need to be integrated, and for many here, there is still little hope of returning home. as they build their lives in turkey, the school builds bridges for children who do not remember syria before the war. if you separated the refugees, syrian refugees, from society, they even begin to make

a world without turkey. and they will not recognise any rules, anybody. one day, we went outside to make some sport, and one plane, from the backside of the plane, there was smoke, and all of them looked at the sky and, "what's that? is that a bomb?" around 400,000 syrians have moved across the border to gaziantep, some areas becoming ghettoised. turkey shelters 3.5 million syrian refugees. most are warmly welcomed, but a study shows inter—communal violence jumped three times last year, 35 were killed in clashes. the school project has brought together parents, too. this boy and his mother from gaziantep, invited to the home of his syrian classmate twins.

at first, many turkish parents had a negative reaction. they said, if we were in that situation, syrians wouldn't welcome us. i never thought that way. and i've seen with time, they have changed. they are now even more positive than i am. across the border from the real fighting, syria's children have found peace, here. some dream of going home, but a generation born of water is now increasingly woven into the fabric of modern turkey. —— a generation born of war. for more stories about crossing divides please go to bbc.com/crossingdivides or bbc.co.uk/crossingdivides. in a moment the news at 1.00pm with ben brown. first the weather. it isa it is a tale of two macha is today. i will start with the sunnier half. this was sent in earlier on in the

day from east lothian. it is not all plain sailing, because we have got some showers in the north. in the south, we have low pressure system and widespread cloud across england and widespread cloud across england and wales. that is cloudy, damp, wet weather will continue. any thundery showers in the north and east of scotla nd showers in the north and east of scotland in particular should fade away overnight. under clear skies, it will be a cold night. temperatures in glasgow and edinburgh will be close to freezing. contrasting with the murky misty night in the south that is still relatively mild. the weekend, we have got that cloud to start with. it will get brighter, but it will feel a bit cooler, because of the north easterly wind. quite a strong wind. still that low—pressure meandering around against northern and eastern parts of england. but the cloud around here to start the day. so, again, not the best start

to our weekend, and even into the afternoon, you can see that card is here and is turning more showery. again, there will be a scattering of showers that could be quite sharp. a bit of hail in there, as well. temperature wise, it will be a cool day. 9 degrees in the north, and penns and 11s in the rainy areas of southern easterly part of the uk. that's gradual process of... especially in the north, it will be a cold start. we have gone from the heat of last weekend to the risk of frost in the north for the coming nights. chilly start on sunday, but a bright start at least in the north. fewer showers, a bright start at least in the north. fewershowers, here. it looks dire further south, as well. but still quite a bit of cloud and potential for more still quite a bit of cloud and potentialfor more rain still quite a bit of cloud and potential for more rain and strong winds to brew up later in the day.

this is the reason for the cloud in the south. quite a deep area of low pressure for this time of year, bringing wet, windy and cold weather. history is made on the korean peninsula, as the leaders of north and south meet for peace talks. the two men shake hands, promising "complete denuclearisation" and an end to decades of conflict. in a symbol of unity, kim jong—un and moon jae—in plant a tree with soil from both north and south. translation: there will be no korean war. a new era of peace will open. we have suffered so much, but now we stand together. translation: we cannot be separated. we are one nation. when we met, we realised we cannot be parted. we are one nation. the summit comes amid growing fears

of the nuclear threat from the communist north. 65 years after the korean war, both leaders say they'll now work