today at five, the road to peace — north and south korea make history as the two leaders meet for talks. kim jong un and moonjae—in shake hands, promising "complete denuclearisation" and an end to decades of conflict. in a symbol of unity, they plant a tree — with soil from both north and south. there will be no korean war. a new era of peace will open. we've suffered so much. but now we stand together. 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. but 65 years after the korean war, both leaders say they'll now work towards a permanent peace agreement. we'll have the latest. and we'll be talking to our correspondents close

to where the summit took place and in washington. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the british economy grew at its slowest rate for more than five years in the first three months of the year. a disqualified driver and serial criminal, robert brown, is sentenced to nine years after killing brothers corey and casper platt—may, aged six and two, in a hit—and—run in coventry. home secretary amber rudd is facing fresh calls to quit after a leaked memo suggested she was told of immigration removal targets. his royal highness prince louis of cambridge. the new royal baby fifth in line to the throne is named. mamma mia — abba reunite to record new songs, for the first time since 1983. and avengers: infinity war — iron man, the hulk and the other superheroes unite to fight their most powerful enemy yet.

we'll find out what mark kermode makes of it and the rest of the week's top cinema releases, in the film review. good evening. it was a handshake that made history, and that for many years seemed inconceivable. —— inconceivable. today, the leaders of north and south korea have been holding a summit on the border between their two countries, and they've promised to bring peace to the divided peninsula. both said they are committed to "complete de—nuclearisation". kim jong—un became the first north korean leaderfor more than half a century to set foot in the south, and said he felt a "swirl of emotion" as he did so.

our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes sent this report from the summit. it has been a day full of extraordinary moments and images. and it started with this one. the supreme leader of north korea walking across the dividing line into the south. kim jong—un then grabbed the hand of the south korean president moon jae—in and together they stepped back for a moment onto north korean soil. as their summit meeting began, they sat across the table exactly 2018 mm wide. the backdrop, a huge painting of a famous north korean mountain range. immediately, president moon set the tone, telling kim jong—un he had been brave to make the journey south. as the day rolled on more extraordinary images have continued. kim's limousine scooting back and forth across the divide line.

his personal bodyguards running alongside. the two leaders planting a tree with soil and water brought from the north and the south. but perhaps the most fascinating moment of all was their afternoon stroll. sitting for nearly half an hour on a bridge sipping tea deep in what appears to be animated conversation. it is a massive contrast to what started with one of the most brutal wars of the 20th century. in 1953, a truce was signed at exactly the same place the two leaders met today. but the conflict has never ended. just a few months ago, it really looked like military conflict might break out again. as kimjong—un launched ever more powerful missiles and tested ever larger nuclear devices. todayjust four months later, the two leaders emerged from their summit to declare their intention to end the conflict permanently. there will be no korean war.

a new era of peace will open. we've suffered so much. but now we stand together. mr kim and i agree to have the korean peninsula without any nuclear arsenal. we cannot be separated. we are one nation. when we met, we realised we cannot be parted. we are one nation. it has been a truly remarkable day here in south korea and a brilliant piece of political theatre by president moon and kim jong—un. and it may be the beginning of something really different. but it's worth remembering and that this rail bridge behind me that this rail bridge behind me here between the south here and the north over there was reopened in the early 2000s to great fanfare. there was even talks of trains running from seoul all the way to europe. it never happened. the path is now opened to much bigger prize. a face—to—face meeting between kim jong—un and us president donald trump. that could now happen within weeks. and it will be an even more

extraordinary moment. applause. a little earlier i asked rupert to put this summit in its historical context. well, to an extent, you could say we have been here before, both in 2000 and 2007, when there were previous summits in pyongyang between the south korean president of that tim and kim jong—un‘s father, kim jong—il. —— that time. and there has been much promise of peace and the ending of conflict on the korean peninsular at those times, and it hasn't come to anything in the past. but watching this today, however cynical one might be after years of watching the trouble on the korean peninsula, it has been difficult not to be caught up in the atmosphere here. they really has been extraordinary images all day, a real sense of warmth between these two leaders and a real sense that something might be changing.

of course, there will be many difficult meetings ahead, particularly the one between kim jong—un and president trump, and there is the sticking point off, does kim jong—un really want to give up its nuclear weapons? —— sticking point of. but it feels like today, a space has been opened for real and genuine engagement and dialogue, and there is the potential for real change to take place in the coming months. president trump spoke about his hopes for peace on the korean peninsula at an event at the white house. i want to express my hope that all of the people of korea, north korea and south, can someday live in harmony and posterity and peace. and it looks like it could happen. when i began, people were saying it was an impossibility. they said there were two alternatives. let them have what they have all go to war. —— or go to war. and now we have a much better

alternative than anybody thought even possible. i'll be meeting with kimjong—un in the coming weeks as we seek to denuclearise the north korean area and the entire korean peninsular. well, joining me now from washington is our correspondent, barbara plett—usher. as he was saying he is hoping to meet kim jong—un, the as he was saying he is hoping to meet kimjong—un, the north korean dictator in the coming weeks. today's summit was big, but that would be really momentous win it? today's summit was big, but that would be really momentous win mm would. and you heard mr trump sounding mr —— sounding optimistic. in one of his tweets, it sounded like it was cautious saying only time will tell and maybe it won't happen. but i think it will. he is quite keen on having this historic summit. he has this flair for the dramatic of being the first to do

something. the statements have been giving in the recent weeks makes it sound almost excitement —— excited at the prospect. 0fficials around him were watching very closely because the summit today was essentially setting the groundwork for the next meeting. they will be wanting to hear back from the south korean president about what the concessions were and what the north koreans said behind closed doors. and what they're ready to do at the summitand the and what they're ready to do at the summit and the key thing will be how willing are they to talk about dismantling the nuclear weapons. that was mentioned in a communique but mr king did not say anything about it about the event —— in the event. that will be a follow—up from here because that is something that will have to be at the heart of the summit if mrtrump will have to be at the heart of the summit if mr trump attends it. meeting going on today in washington is angela merkel, the german chancellor. the perception has been that relations between mr trump and

angela merkel have not been quite as friendly as they have been with president mccrone frantz. -- president mccrone frantz. -- president emmanuel macron. i do know they will have quite as warm of a friendship given this recent week of events. when she came laster, it was notable for the lack of chemistry between the two. —— last year. chemistry is important to mr trump. he has his personal relationships and foundation is the way he conducts foreign policy. they are clearly very different personalities. that chemistry is not there. it becomes a bit more difficult to discuss problems if there are problems with germany if there are problems with germany if the american 70. they don't have any with france. germany is economic competition in a way that france is not. we will hear a lot about how german cars are flooding the us market and not the reverse. france

isa market and not the reverse. france is a close military partner, especially in counterterrorism. germany doesn't even pay its obligations to defence spending under nato, something that bothers mrtrump. miss under nato, something that bothers mr trump. miss merkel herself is coming with a plea for mr trump not to impose these steel tariffs on europe which he did in the recent weeks. they would have difficult discussions about real differences. but i saw her pull up to the white house and they seemed to read each —— greet each other white dashed right warmly. the chemistry with better this time. thank you, barbara. the british economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. office for national statistics figures suggest that gross domestic product grew byjust 0.i%, far worse than many experts had predicted. the heavy snowfall in february and march played only a small role in the slowdown,

as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. spring came a little late this year, and the economy struggled to get going. truckers at wales' biggest haulage firm in llanelli used a phone to film marines rescuing one of their lorries from the beast from the east. the flow of money into the firm seized up. the problem we had, we had in excess of 200 trailers preloaded from our customer base, supplying many, many supermarkets. it took us the best part of six weeks to clear up the backlog we had from a couple of days of snow. it affected our business dramatically and i've got the be honest with you, financially very, very hard. it was the best part of 250,000 off our bottom line. but the weather was only one reason the economy was stuck in the mud, with the slowest growth since 2012 and the construction industry is in a hole. on these official estimates, our economic growth may have been a bit rubbish, but according to the official analysis, the bad weather only played a small role in that.

industries like construction and retail were affected, but there was a wider slowdown going on. that's what's given us the weakest economic growth numbers in five years. transport is part of the economy's biggest sector, services, which grew by 0.3%, weaker than in the past. manufacturing slowed down to grow by only 0.2%, and construction shrank by 3.3%. we have seen some one—off effects this quarter, but i will not use the excuse of snow or leaves on the line. what we need to do is make sure all of the plans we have put in place, the announcements we made at the budget on 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. the slowing economy means an interest rate rise next month is no longer a racing certainty. and the pound dropped by a cent this morning on the currency markets.

—— the racing certainty. if you don't invest in your economy, both in terms of government investment and business investment now stagnant, if you hold wages is back and you allow households to get to this scale of debt, of course the economy will grind to a halt. manufacturing is stagnant, construction going backwards. even retail now and the service sector are not performing the way it should. we are falling behind our competitors because of government policy, no other reason. the hope is to grow the economy by boosting productivity, such as these new, taller trucks which boost the goods carried per trip by nearly a quarter. but that sort of improvement can only help if the wider economy isn't stuck in the slow lane. andy verity, bbc news. a driver who killed two young brothers in a hit—and—run crash in february had 30 previous convictions for driving without a licence or insurance.

robert brown, from wyken, struck corey platt—may, who was six, and his two—year—old brother, casper, as they made their way to a park in coventry. 0ur correspondent, phil mackie, is outside the court in leamington spa. just bring us up—to—date with what is happening in court. it was an emotional afternoon because all the family members were present were in court. and they were mostly in tears as we sat through the hearing. it was february the 22nd on a sunday —— a sunny afternoon when cory and casper, their aunt afternoon when cory and casper, theiraunt in afternoon when cory and casper, their aunt in their cousins and their aunt in their cousins and their mother were all going to par. that's when they were hit by a black ford focus which we said were driving 61 miles an hour in a 30 zone. it was driven by robert brown. he had all those previous convictions. 57 proves convictions of 30 of them for driving while

uninsured and without a licence. he had never taken a driving test. we learned he had just come out of prison 60s or having been arrested for injailfor carrying a prison 60s or having been arrested for in jail for carrying a pleated weapon. it was a really tough day for the family. we heard statements from the mother, louise. joined by her partner because she cannot find the strength to read it out. she said time will never heal this. i will miss the boys forever. she still talks about the look on their faces as they were hit by the car. there was a victim personal statement about how much he loved his brothers and how much fun they we re his brothers and how much fun they were playing football and other games. we did here after the sentencing both the statement from the solicitors as well as a statement from the family both urging the government to rethink.

thejudge couldn't urging the government to rethink. the judge couldn't have sentenced him to any more than nine years. but there are proposals to get tougher sentences for people that caused death by dangerous driving. and the other aggravating factors in this russo great that they should have done more. they urge the government to act quickly. the inac those proposals so insular cases like this in the future will get greater justice. —— to enact those proposals. home secretary amber rudd is facing fresh calls to quit after a leaked memo suggested she was told of immigration removal targets. earlier this week, the home secretary told mps probing the windrush scandal that there were no targets, before admitting "local" targets had been set, but explaining she had not been aware of them. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster. she said the star in excess. this

memo was sent injune laster.m she said the star in excess. this memo was sent in june laster. it was written by the director general. —— last year. it very clearly talks about the number of people who have been removed from the country because they are illegal immigrants and it talks about the target that was set for 2017—18. and that it was recent. and it was on the watch. diane abbott, the shadow home secretary, said that she either didn't read the memo or misled parliament. either way she has to resign. we have not heard a response from the home office that we have contacted them yet. we haven't heard a response from amber rudd's team

either. this poses further questions about their handling of this affair. earlier this week, downing street said they had full confidence in her. that was yesterday when there we re her. that was yesterday when there were calls for her resignation over the same question. it's worth pointing out that in the house of commons when amber rudd was addressing this point, there were many conservative mps who stood up on the back benches and gave her theirfull support on the back benches and gave her their full support and in on the back benches and gave her theirfull support and in particular support this policy because there have been questions about the government's approach. the primus or an home secretary said that they —— the prime minister. that illegal immigrants should not be here. the questions are whether or not there should be targets which have now been scrapped. the questions are now about how amber rudd what she knew and when. and about how she has handled this whole situation. we haven't heard from her yet. but it will be interesting to see how she responds to this latest revelation. alex, thank you.

labour activist marc wadsworth has been expelled for bringing the party into disrepute. his expulsion comes after he verbally attacked the mp ruth smeeth at the launch of a party report into anti—semitism nearly two years ago. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: the leaders of north and south korea have declared their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the british economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. a man has beenjailed for nine years for causing the deaths by dangerous driving of two young brothers in a hit—and—run collision. and in sport, liverpool described their meeting with officials from roma, uefa and the italian police as positive and productive as they try to avoid a repeat of the violence they witnessed in and ahead of next week's champions league final second

day. barcelona legend will be the clu b day. barcelona legend will be the club at the end of the season. they wa nted club at the end of the season. they wanted to win trophies during his 16 seasons. wanted to win trophies during his 16 seasons. he's going to china. ronnie 0'sullivan will have to come from behind in the world snooker championship which presents later tonight. —— resumes later tonight. championship which presents later tonight. —— resumes latertonight. i will be back with more of those stories at 5:30pm. see you then. the duke and duchess of cambridge have named their baby son. louis arthur charles. the couple's third child, born on monday, will be known as prince louis. jon donnison is at kensington palace for us. it has taken a few days for them to come up for the names. that's right. four days. a little bit longer than for print george and princess charlotte. —— prince george. there can bea charlotte. —— prince george. there can be a bit of debate for coming up

with the name. probably a bit of argument. but prince louis arthur charles of cambridge. i believe a bit surprising for some people who first heard. those who thought that maybe in was not amongst the favourites. with the bookmakers this morning, the odds on louis was really short, h 21. —— 8—1. that's after earl, louis mountbatten. he would have been the great great uncle of the now a0 old prince billy. -- four-year-old. prince louis. the 70's pop supergroup abba have reunited to record their first new music in 35 years. the group, known for hits such as dancing queen, have recorded news songs including one called "i still have faith in you."

the decision was made after the four band members got together to produce an avatar tour in which virtualfigures of themselves will perform around the world. 0ur brussels reporter adam fleming interviewed bjorn last week, and we can now ci’oss to him in brussels. what a privilege to interview him. and he was a bit quiet, but he gave a hint about these new songs, didn't you? i am just a hint about these new songs, didn't you? i amjust kicking myself about this if this is the global scoop that got away and i could have gotten in the news about these two new songs. gotten in the news about these two new songs. this is what happened. got a call here in the brussels bureau from his people saying he will be doing a speech about public service broadcasting at the european broadcasting union. the people who run eurovision. he has a big globally significant announcement i said to me. i could do a debate from

jay-z said to me. i could do a debate from jay—z michel barnier out of various buildings in the bake from cheesy michel barnier out of various buildings into negotiating rounds. —— from chasing michele garnett. he did his speech announcing there would be this globally simulcast tribute at the end of the year. the band would be recreated in digital form because they had been scanned by people from silicon valley. and they created digital versions of abba as they were in 1979. that made me think, what will these avatars sings the new material because that would be an massive deal. so i push them on that and as you will see from this clip and interview last week. he squirmed quite a lot and nearly give away but not quite. will you write new material for the abba songs? we don't know what they will sing it. but there's lots to choose from. out of the old stuff. i'm not ready to say that yet. so there could be new songs?

exactly yet. you know... it's up in the air. stay tuned. in retrospect it was incredibly obvious and i wish i had just seen it. and it was the world knows that. idid not it. and it was the world knows that. i did not get a chance to ask him how he felt about the fact that you have dressed up as an. we would draw a veil with that one. that was a low blow. thank you, adam. a great change from breaks it for you. adam fleming in brussels. 0n the line from cheshire is the record producer and songwriter — pete waterman. who knows a thing or two about how to write a hit song. how excited are you that abba will be releasing new songs? i thought the interview was very interesting because you can never get anything out of abba ever. they never give anything away.

never get anything out of abba ever. they never give anything awaym never get anything out of abba ever. they never give anything away. is it wise for them? they have had so much ofa wise for them? they have had so much of a success, incredible success. is ita of a success, incredible success. is it a good idea to record new songs? yes. it was a song that they recorded and it never pulled out i was looking recently at one of their albums. there is still great writers. what this shows is that they are still an amazing act.|j suppose the worry for some fans that they might be really disappointments these new songs. yeah, but that is a chance to take. it's got a global release. the fans will be queuing up. it will be a huge television audience. i don't think they will let us down. they would not do it if

they thought they would let us down. what made abba such great songwriters? is in their genes, isn't there? yeah, they were probably of that generation listening to everything around them, they were working in sweden. they don't speak english as a first language. and they were able to soak it all up. they give us back such amazing songs that we still play today. what do you make of this idea of this virtual reality tour? roy 0rbison is currently doing it, elvis presley did wester. they have done with frank's not sure. —— last year. they did with frank sinatra. with frank's not sure. —— last year. they did with frank sinatram wouldn't be that bad. they did with frank sinatram wouldn't be that badlj they did with frank sinatram wouldn't be that bad. i am not sure about that. their music meant so much to so many people. people have

just been hoping and praying that they would get back together and perform again. but it is clear that the just don't want to. and i think... when i spoke to bjorn about this. and they are right. they are of the moment. they are not 70. it wouldn't look right. sounds great. but abba were of that moment. the we re but abba were of that moment. the were 70s, 80s. if you try to bring up were 70s, 80s. if you try to bring upfor were 70s, 80s. if you try to bring up for people in the 70s, you have lost a lot of the magic. the songs will still be there. but they look different. but the rolling stones are still performing. why do you think they really don't want to? because of some of them did and enjoyed touring? there was always conflict within a abba. it was definitely that they saw themselves in certain ways. two of them are

famous before abba form. and i think we sought that was a bit of an uneven game at the end of the day. but they don't deny the songs that they had. two girls are so striking. —— that were so striking. it was just that they were worried it would might spoil the magic about that. i don't think eitherfour might spoil the magic about that. i don't think either four of them would want to spoil that memory we have. their clothes are as much part of abba as the music was. we can look back now at the close they were without laughing. but we all remember it. and afair and a fair bet that the new songs will go to number one? and a fair bet that the new songs will go to number one ?|j and a fair bet that the new songs will go to number one? i would have thought so, yes, any band that could

do that just shows you thought so, yes, any band that could do thatjust shows you how outstanding they work. rate to talk to you, we look forward to that new music, thank you for your time. pleasure. let's see what the weather is doing with helen willetts, i bet you are a abba fine! iam, and my i am, and my girls are too, maybe some dancing to be done now, because the weather is not great. a little bit of sunshine today across the northern half of the country, in between the showers, you can see as we head further north, still some snow on the hills, but it is go to be cold this weekend. we have got all this rain still do clear, miserable if you are driving home this evening, and as the skies clear and the showers paid in the north, a cold night, a reminder that are still in april, a frost on the grass across northern ireland and scotland

in the morning. and we have still got the remnants of a weather front in the south, so misty and grey with hill fog around and still some rain. not as much as we had today, but still some sharper outbursts developing, heavy showers in the north, somewhat improving picture through the day, but still pretty cold for the time a beer, only nine or ten. and then we have got worse to come, not on sunday, that is the better day of the weekend, less rain in the south until later on, then for monday morning rush—hour pretty miserable, windy and wet. we could even have sleet and snow on the hills, an indication of how cold it is going to be. this is bbc news — the headlines. the leaders of north and south korea have declared their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the british economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. a man has beenjailed for nine years for causing the deaths

by dangerous driving of two young brothers in a hit—and—run collision. the home secretary, amber rudd, is facing fresh calls to quit, after a leaked memo suggested she was told of immigration removal targets. the duke and duchess of cambridge have named their new son louis arthur charles. of course, they could have gone with will, will perry has got the sport! 0r william even! good evening. officials from liverpool have been in roma meeting their counterparts ahead of wednesdays' championships league semifinal. they have been seeking assurances that there will be no repeat of the violence before the match in liverpool, and they have said the

meeting was positive and they will share the information with fans travelling to rome. andy swiss reports. hoping to enjoy it doesn't happen again, three days after their fans we re again, three days after their fans were attacked outside anfield, liverpool want answers about next week's second leg. club officials have taken the exceptional measure of travelling to rome to discuss security measures in the light of tuesday's events, but still the most immediate concern remains the injured liverpool fan sean cox, still in a critical condition in hospital, and this morning the manager said the team's thought were very much with him. when i first heard about it, i cannot describe my emotions in english, to be honest. it is hard still. that should never have happened. it should never have happened before, and it should never happened before, and it should never happen in the future. and we all

have to do everything to make sure that things like that will not happen any more. yesterday, two italian men appeared in court in liverpool after being charged over tuesday night's violence. and the head of the return leg, there is more concern, especially over roma's reputation — travelling english fans have been targeted in the past, including manchester united in 2007. despite the occasion, safety is the priority. we ask for responsibility of everybody, it is a football game, not more, not less, so let's playford ball. liverpool's players will head to rome with high hopes after their thrilling win at anfield, but the safety of the club's thousands of fans means the focus will be off the pitch as well as on it. mo salah will be looking to inflict more misery on his former side, but

todayjose mourinho said he is responsible for mo salah and was quick to remind everyone that chelsea it was he who brought the egyptian to this country. everybody knows that i bought salah, everybody knows that i bought salah, everybody knows that. everybody knows that. i was at chelsea, he was at basel. and iam was at chelsea, he was at basel. and i am responsible for the players i bring to the clubs, and they come to the clubs in my period, so yes, i was the person that you can say brought salah to the country. absolutely fantastic season, more than deserved, player of the year, and who knows if something more important is waiting for him? barcelona will be bidding farewell to one of their most decorated players after andres iniesta confirmed he'll leave the club at the end of the season. the 33—year—old is a barca legend, having come through the ranks to make 669 appearances over 16 seasons. he's won 31 trophies in the process,

plus three major tournaments with spain. he'll play at this summer's world cup and is expected to then move to china. at the world snooker championship in sheffield, ronnie 0'sullivan has work to do again. after the first session of his second—round match, the five—time champion is 5—3 down against world number 15 ali carter. that match resumes later this evening. that is all for now, katherine downes will have more for you at 6:30. more now on the summit in south korea. president trump has hailed the meeting as "historic". he said he would meet kim jong—un in the coming weeks and hoped for a day when all koreans could live together on a denuclearised peninsula. mintaro 0ba is a former us state department diplomat specialising in the koreas, and hejoins me now from washington. thank you very much for being with

us, i mean, from donald trump's point of view, what are the risks and potential rewards, then, of a meeting with kim jong—un? and potential rewards, then, of a meeting with kim jong-un? well, donald trump's whole identity is based on being seen as a great deal maker, and so there is a lot of potential for maker, and so there is a lot of potentialfor him in maker, and so there is a lot of potential for him in a maker, and so there is a lot of potentialfor him in a big summit with kim jong—un to buttress that image. the downside is that there area image. the downside is that there are a lot of gaps between the us and north korean understanding of the major issues, and there is a big chance that he won't get the sort of victories, especially on denuclearisation, that he is really hoping for. what exactly would he wa nt hoping for. what exactly would he want kim jong—un to hoping for. what exactly would he want kimjong—un to give, or to concede? what would be the basis of some sort of deal? - the

% nuclear north korea's nuclear weapons programme, and it seems like that is the main basis for a comprehensive deal. it is not clear whether president trump would be willing to accept anything less than that, and it is also pretty clear that the north koreans would not be willing to completely give up their nuclear weapons programme, and i think that is going to be a major sticking point man in the summit. what is kim jong—un's game here? is he serious? does he really wants peace? the visuals of the summit were amazing, but can we take him at his word? well, kim jong—un's basic conception of his national interests are not changed at all. he is a very wily, practical leader, and the reason he is engaging in all of this summit diplomacy is because he sees an unusual tactical opportunity in the combination of a south korean president who wants to engage with north korea, a us president who wa nts to north korea, a us president who wants to be seen as a great

steel—maker, and the advanced state of his nuclear and missile programmes. that great deal maker. donald trump said, if he doesn't get what he wants in these talks with kimjong—un, he what he wants in these talks with kim jong—un, he will leave the room, he will walk out of the talks — is that the right way to approach these talks, do you think? it is certainly appropriate to take a principled stand and not compromise on areas that are important to the united states. but i don't think it would be productive to simply walk out of the room. i think that would set back relations, and it would limit the possibilities of repairing the damage later on. from what you're saying, you are saying that kim jong—un wants to keep his nuclear arsenal, donald trump wants to denuclearise — how could there be a compromise between the two positions? well, i think, compromise between the two positions? well, ithink, if compromise between the two positions? well, i think, if the united states acknowledging is that

com plete united states acknowledging is that complete denuclearisation of north korea is unlikely, there is a lot of flexibility below that level, because north korea as interest other than preserving its nuclear weapons programme, such as normalising relations, gaining more legitimacy from the international community, and gaining more economic aid. these are all things that are negotiable for a level of denuclearisation below absolute, com plete denuclearisation below absolute, complete denuclearisation. and in a word, are you optimistic, then?|j complete denuclearisation. and in a word, are you optimistic, then? i am cautiously optimistic, but i think it is very important that we manage expectations for the summit. we need to consider it not as a be all and end all, one high—stakes negotiation, but we should see it at the beginning of a longer, more substantive progress, where the two countries work out the nuclear issue together. thank you boylesport, mintaro 0ba, a former us state

department diplomat specialising in the korean peninsula, thank you. dozens of nhs trusts in england have accused the home office of putting patient safety at risk by blocking visas for a hundred indian doctors who'd been recruited by the health service. bbc news has learned that 35 trusts have written to the home secretary demanding the decision is reversed. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. for the past nine months, indian doctor anu desai has been working in the nhs, helping overcome a shortage of qualified doctors. you've got 12 new patients and your case notes are ready. thank you, shelly. highly skilled and motivated, she's studying to improve her own knowledge for when she returns home. she's 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. if there are people who are willing to help and there are people who are willing to grow, they're not out for yourjobs, they're just willing to learn and they're willing to help you out of the crisis, then

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 that given the pressures facing the nhs, the decision is almost impossible to understand. the 100 or so doctors who are meant to be starting work in 35 trusts including this one were desperately needed to ease pressure on a system that is already struggling to recruit and retain properly qualified staff. that is why this visa ban has prompted such a strongly worded response. 0n the right medication, aspirin... dr sanjay arya is medical director of one of the trusts that was relying on the new recruits from india. now he fears patients could suffer. we haven't got enough doctors to look after these sick, frail, elderly patients in our nhs. and many a time, the existing doctors are working long hours, which is very tiring.

it makes them an unsafe doctor. the home office says that around a third of the available visas already go to nhs workers and in some specific roles, such as emergency medicine, applications are never refused. but the nhs employers organisation believes this is having a much broader effect on recruitment. in the period since december, at least a00 doctors who we've been trying to recruit to come and work in the nhs and england haven't been able to enter the country and take up posts. what that leave is shortages on our rotas. that drives extra costs for us, but also means delays in treatment. health service bosses say they are horrified and bewildered the home office is obstructing them from accessing a skilled workforce who could help with a recognised shortage of doctors. dominic hughes, bbc news. this is bbc news at five, the headlines: the leaders of north and south korea have

declared their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the british economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. a man has beenjailed for nine years for causing the deaths by dangerous driving of two young brothers in a hit—and—run collision. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30pm tonight. and coming up on bbc news, liverpool have held what they say were positive and productive talks with uefa, roma and the italian police following tuesday's violence outside anfield before the first leg of the champions league semifinal. travelling fans going to rome for wednesday's second leg will get updated advice shortly.

we'll also have the latest action for you from the crucible and the world snooker championship, first practice ahead of sunday's azerbaijan grand prix, and perhaps the best goal you'll see this season. that is on sportsday at 6:30pm, hope you can join me then, but for now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? very interesting week, we have beast, a