this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm. a historic meeting between the leaders of north and south korea — as they promise complete denuclearisation. kim jong—un and moonjae—in vow to end to decades of conflict between the two countries. translation: we cannot be separated. we are one nation. when we met, we realised we cannot be parted. we are one nation. translation: there will be no korean war. a new era of peace will open. also in the next hour. disappointing economic figures. the british economy grew at its slowest rate for more than five years in the first three months of the year. the two young brothers killed in a hit and run crash in coventry. the driver is sentenced to nine years in prison. his royal highness prince louis of cambridge — the new royal baby, fifth in line to the

throne, is named. (music) and mamma mia — abba reunite to record new songs, for the first time since 1983. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after an historic face to face meeting, the leaders of north and south korea have declared their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. kim jong—un and president moon jae—in shook hands on the border — in the place where an armistice was signed in 1953 pausing the korean war. in a joint statement at the end of their talks, the leaders said there would be no

more war on the korean peninsula. laura bicker reports from south korea. this one outstretched hand can offer the korean peninsula a fresh start. the north korean leader often a figure of fear smiled as he took the historic steps out. and then he decided to direct the action. together, the two leaders cross back and forth over a border that has separated them for 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swirl of emotions. an upbeat honour guard seems to capture the mood as they head in for talks. "a new chapter of history is being written," he said. "i came here as if standing at the starting line firing

"the starting signal." it's an emotional movement in this class. half of the children watching are from north korea. their faces we can't show. they've left their families behind. and a peace treaty might be the only chance they have of seeing them again. when was the last time you saw your mum? translation: i last saw herjanuary 21, 2011. i hope from this meeting we can live and world where there is no war and no more nuclear weapons. after lunch, mr kim was running a bit late. which meant a good cardio work—out for his security detail. and then in a day of extraordinary moments, came this. they simply went for a stroll.

in the most heavily fortified border in the world. and then sat for a chat. while the world tried to lip read in korean. they didn't keep us waiting long for their declaration. translation: facing each other, i whole—heartedly feel once again that north and south are the same people and the same blood and we cannot be separated. translation: chairman kim and i reaffirm today that a korean peninsula without nuclear weapons, goal. through complete denuclearisation. so, a peace treaty and denuclearisation. on the face of it, strong words of ambition and hope. but amidst the lofty language, there is very little detail.

there was more political theatre as the two said farewell. and more signs of a burgeoning bromance. this is indeed a very good start. but as they both go home, the way ahead is still not clear. it was heavy on symbolism today and ceremony. but when it came to those words of denuclearisation, nothing was explained. there were no details. there was no framework. this agreement signed today is like previous agreements. certainly the language is similar. and those

agreements the north has broken before. the south says this is all about building trust a little by little. stage by state —— stage by stage. a trust is hard to build with a neighbour who has broken his promises before. let's cross live now to washington where president trump and german chancellor angela merkel are holding a news conference. this moment where we are right now has taken a long time, many decades to get here. let's see what happens. we seek a future peace, prosperity and harmony for the entire korean peninsula. not only a brighter future for the people of korea but for the world. but in pursuit of that goal, we will not repeat the mistake of past administrations. maximum pressure will continue until denuclearisation occurs. i look forward to our meeting. it should be quite something. in our meetings

today, the chancellor and i discussed iran. the irani and regime fuels violence, bloodshed and chaos across the middle east. we must insure this murderous regime does not even get close to a nuclear weapon and that iran and its proliferation of dangerous missiles and its support for terrorism no matter where you go in the middle east. wherever there is a problem, iran is right there. as we eradicate what little remains of isis in syria. we must also ensure that iran does not profit from our success. to prevent this outcome, it is essential that our coalition and regional partners step up their financial and military contributions to the anti—ices efforts. some of these countries are immensely wealthy. and they will start paying for it. and paying for this

tremendous help that we have given them —— anti—isis. we also had a good discussion about the security of your. and the response body of european nations to properly contribute to their own defence. we addressed the need to strengthen nato and the nato alliance by ensuring that all member states honour their commitment to spend 2% and hopefully much more of gdp on defence. it is essential that our nato allies increase their financial contributions so that everyone is paying theirfair share. we look forward to seeing further progress towards improved burden sharing. a lot of people have stepped up a lot of countries have stepped up. and they will have to continue to do so. tremendous amount of additional money has been raised to nato over the past 16 months. and i am proud

to have helped. but they have to keep going in this age of international crime, smuggling, terrorism, traffic. it is also essential that we have strong border security and immigration control. this is fundamental to national defence. also vital to our security and that of our allies is america's ability to maintain a strong and robust manufacturing base which we really are doing in the united states. we have additional steel pla nts states. we have additional steel plants opening. steel plants are expanding. aluminium is doing great. a lot of things are happening that we re a lot of things are happening that were never going to happen before. that's why we must have a fair and reciprocal trading relationss with oui’ reciprocal trading relationss with our partners. —— trading relations. $151 billion a year, including a

annual trade deficit and auto parts. iam hoping annual trade deficit and auto parts. i am hoping to work with chancellor merkel to reduce barriers to united states exports to remedy these trade imbalances. antipin are —— deep in oui’ imbalances. antipin are —— deep in our economic ties. we also welcome her partnership in promoting major reforms to international organisations. like the world trade organisations. like the world trade organisation which has not treated the united states well. to protect sovereignty and ensure fairness. the" operation across multiple fronts, and —— d" word —— cooperation across multiple fronts is critical to the defence of our civilisation as we know it. and the close friendship between the german and american people enriches the

lives of millions and millions of oui’ lives of millions and millions of our citizens. chancellor, thank you again for visiting the white house. it is an honour to have you. our alliance is a strong and thriving and together we will overcome the shared obstacles, seize upon shared opportunities and build an incredible future for our country. and our people. thank you very much. thank you. translation: iwould and our people. thank you very much. thank you. translation: i would like to thank you for the very warm reception here in the white house and for giving us this opportunity to have an exchange of views. this is my first visit after the election toa is my first visit after the election to a country outside of europe and i thought it was very important to underline that for germany, the transatlantic ties are of prime importance. we are aware of the effect of these transatlantic ties

and are of existential importance. these ties have given us great contribution to our reunification in the first part of my life. i spent on the other side of the iron curtain and the fact that it was possible for our country to reunite is essentially due to the united states and their contribution. and this will be most important also for oui’ this will be most important also for our future cooperation, cooperation more urgently needed than ever into of disturbance over the world. —— the turbulence over the world. we will continue to be a reliable partner. within the european union. we fight against nuclearization of iran, terrorism, against isis, against terrorism in afghanistan. or in africa. and we depend urgently on each other today we meet at a point in time where it has become very

clear that the strength of the american president where he really saw to it that the sanctions against north korea are abided and respected. and has opened new possibilities and new ways. this new medium between the korean leaders is the first step on a road that will hopefully lead into a better future. we germans only know too well what it means of the years of separation and years of division two had these first contacts. but we will continue to be vigilant that the nuclearisation of north korea is a stock and that a nuclear free zone is established on the korean peninsula. we think this is essential. we will have to see also in ourfight against essential. we will have to see also in our fight against the iranian attempts to become nuclear. we are of the opinion that the jcpoa has

contributed to slowing down the activities in this particular respect to also establish better verification processes. but we also think that this is not sufficient in order to see to it that iran's ambitions are curbed and contained. it is most important to see that iran after all is trying to exert a geopolitical influence in syria, in lebanon and in iraq. and we have to see to it that this attendant influence is curbed and contained. and beyond the jcpoa that reliability can be re—established. and i think europe in united states of america must be in lockstep on this and work together very closely to end the terrible bloodshed in syria and to bring about a solution for the region as a whole. beyond that, we also addressed will be see

ahead on defence. in germany in 2019 is going to give 1.3% of its gdp in two defence. we had not yet met the target where we should be. but we are getting closer to the target to the guidelines we have set out for ourselves. on trade and i think it is most important to see that closer relations between germany and the european union and united states still exist. and that we want fair trade. we want a trade that is in line with the trading system of the wto but we also acknowledge that for many years, the wto has not been able to bring about international agreements. bilateral agreements may well replace that. that is something well replace that. that is something we on behalf of the european union already have done and had negotiated with the number of countries over

the past few years. i can well envisage such negotiations with the united states as well. but obviously, that has to be reconciled. and i would also like to point out that germany on the one hand has very close trade relations with you. the trick —— the president is not happy with the surplus. we have an image to reduce it. we still have an image to reduce it. we still have an image to reduce it. we still have a long way to go. but the united states also due to the tax reform has become a very interesting place to invest for our companies and we can say with pride that not only are hundreds and thousands of cars are exported from germany to the united states, but from the us to the rest of the world, hundreds of thousands of cars that are built here in the states are exported to the rest of the world with creating americanjobs. and the rest of the world with creating american jobs. and i the rest of the world with creating americanjobs. and i believe the work here is very good. that is another bond that ties our country together. we will continue to

discuss those trade issues in the nato meeting in the summer. let me say in conclusion that apart from the political relations that are very close. you may cook it issues differently sometimes, but generally around the base —— you may look at issues different. we have good ties. in the world of science, culture. we still have the largest number of troops. ever since 1945, about 17 million members of the us military we re million members of the us military were stationed in germany. they established very close ties and friendships with germans. i am delighted to see that not the ambassador can very soon when he is in germany work on this basis and we are delighted that we finally have an ambassador. thank you. that was angela merkel alongside president trump. she is on a visit to

washington. and president trump not the president talking about north korea and saying that that meeting he finds is very encouraging. he's encouraged by the historic meeting and he also talked about the fact that the us practise of putting maximum pressure on north korea would continue. he looked forward to his own meeting with kimjong—un saying it should be quite something and said that he hoped it would be productive. there is still a lot of points between him and angela merkel to resolve. they don't agree on spending. presidentjohn made a pointed statement they're saying that many other countries had stepped up to the plate. —— president trump. he said they had to do much more. that was aimed at very clearly at angela merkel who said they were spending 1.3% of gdp and that was an increase. but she did admit that they had their target.

the economy grew at its slowest pace in five years. figures show it grow by o.1%. in five years. figures show it grow by o.1%. less than many analysts had predicted. bad weather and the something east had some impact. but that wasn't entirely to blame. construction and manufacturing were already struggling. more details from our economics editor. the big freeze. snow and ice are really good for the economy and the last c months has seen plenty of both. whether you build houses or drive trucks, it has been a tough opening your site build it took is the best pa rt your site build it took is the best part of six weeks to clear up the backlog we had. from a couple of days ago. we note that business has gone down to medically. it was the best pa rt gone down to medically. it was the best part of £250,000 off of our bottom line. the chancellor of the exchequer. it seems so different in

march. i am at a most positively happy point today. a more cautious point on the economy. it is not the weather. there are underlying weaknesses. this is the work economic growth figures since 2012. don't you worry that some people might think you are coming across as a little bit complacent?” might think you are coming across as a little bit complacent? i am not complacent at all. we are doing what we can whether it is boosting our skills and investing in infrastructure. whether it's making sure we had the land for housing to do what we can. we have record levels of employment and now some of those challenges that we have for years and years whether it is skills, about infrastructure investment, those must be dealt with. and quickly. poor figures on construction, weakerfigures with. and quickly. poor figures on construction, weaker figures on manufacturing, bad figures on husband. the government's economic record is bad. lack of investment in our economy. wages being held back.

people in significant debt. this is an economy that needs investing in. the whole of the economic policies that our government has passed the last eight years has brought us to the state that our economy is grinding toa the state that our economy is grinding to a halt. what is the economy performs so poorly? well, there is the bad weather that has a bad effect. there is brexit and many economists believe that is a big negative for britain. and there is the fundamental issue and that is about us, the consumer, struggling with an income squeeze. and that has brought real gloom. firms have close, jobs have been lost, the latest high street in the field the pain. with a week economy, more attention now turning to the bank of england. would they raise interest rates next month? if the trends that we are saying with some weekly —— with weaker growth continue throughout the year, then interest rates are likely to remain lower

than otherwise. the consumer drives 60% of that growth. if we are to where to spend, then the whole economy feels the negative effects. a pseudo— criminal has beenjeff or nine years. robert brown had admitted to causing the death of two boys who were aged six and two. in coventry in february. the court was told he had a cocktail of drugs in his system at the time of the crash. this report. just days after being released from prison, 53—year—old robert brown got into a car and ran over two boys in coventry. casper and cory were rushed to hospital with severe injuries. but neither of them survived. every time ago pastor, i say a little prayer. people living close to where it happened are still in shock study of

two young boys going about their everyday lives, going to the park like every other boy should. it's horrible. back in february, corey and casper were under way to the park with their mother and nine other children. around two o'clock, they were hit by a black ford focus. behind the wheel of was robert brown. today, he was sentenced to nine years injail after brown. today, he was sentenced to nine years in jail after admitting two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence and driving whilst disqualified. cory and casper‘s perez called on the government for tougher sentences for dangerous drivers. —— parents. they spoke outside the court to the solicitor. we don't blame the judge for the sentence imposed. but what today highlighted is that those who rip families apart are those who seem to get off more lightly. robert brown showed a total disregard for the law when he got behind the wheel that

day because of him, we are living a life sentence knowing we would never see our boys grow up. the court heard how brown had a cocktail of drugs in his system at the time of the crash. including cocaine and antidepressants. he previously had been convicted of 30 driving offences and had never passed the test. the 53—year—old showed no emotion. in coventry, the pain goes on. two lives lost so young and so suddenly. the name of the latest addition to the royal family has the name of the latest addition to the royalfamily has been the name of the latest addition to the royal family has been revealed. four days after he was shown off to the world media. the duke and duchess of cambridge >> ross: their child is the wii arthur charles. he will be known as —— louis arthur charles. he will be known as the prince of cambridge. 35 years after they last worked together, the swedish supergroup abba announced today that they recorded two new

songs to add to their world—famous tunes. # mamma mia... # mamma mia... # i could never let you go. so, with a new songs compared to the most famous ones like mamma mia? no release date has been set. but one of the tracks titled i still have faith in you will be performed in december on a tv special to be broadcast by the bbc. the group said ina broadcast by the bbc. the group said in a statement that when it back into the recording studio is said as the time has stood still and they had just been away on a short holiday. the founder of the tribute act and one of the show‘s stars joins in the sitter now. which is at the same. i promise the editor i wouldn't. but we had at some point. tell me what you think of this news? it is fantastic news. all of a

sudden we have some new material to play with which is great. you would expect in that were you? it was out of the blue. it means that we can learn some new things. new choreography. it will all happen again. when getting back together, whether it is good or not. will it be hard for them, it will be really ha rd be hard for them, it will be really hard for them and they have such amazing material. can they live up to the expectation quizzed about their legacy is unbelievable. some great songs. we're hoping. we hope that they will be recorded —— we hope they will sell what they were recorded in the 70s were given an up—to—date sound. we are hoping that they will be great songs a bit like they will be great songs a bit like the classics. they are great songwriters. i suppose you never lose that. but it is the performance

side of things. they'd have not said whether they will tour. they had these avatars that they will be... is the most amazing job to train them. and energy the music brings to them. and energy the music brings to the audience it happens every time. it comes out every time we sing dancing queen. if they had a hit, it will be just as magical. their legacy will go on for another 50 years. when you perform in front of audiences, who are the people in the audience? are they slightly older people? we have all generations. it has changed since the film mamma mia. we have had some of the younger generations. the older generation. everyone seems to like abba even if they don't admit it, they know all of the words, don't they? my sons that university up in edinburgh. and he is abuzz talking about them. it seems that university students know as well. have you followed what they have done since they stopped being

abba? we have kept a bit of an eye on what is going on. we went for a little sneaky look at the south bank museum. we were very impressed. it was really good. they continue to do things like that and it is important. i think bjorn is working at some restaurant seemed idea where the music is being played while you eat at the restaurant. it is many and very. i saw a documentary about your character. should not become a recluse, but she seemed quite shy. she had a solo career, but she seemed that she didn't really want to ta ke seemed that she didn't really want to take to the stage again. that is understandable perhaps when you are that famous. it was big. they were extremely famous. she was a mother. lama extremely famous. she was a mother. i am a mother as well. i do understand that. it can take you away from your family. as much as we

love the music, yeah, you just sometimes want to go that is enough. i have to ask with you have a favourite song. obviously it will be the new one. do you have assigned you like? i think probably gimme, gimme man after midnight. it is really fu n ky gimme man after midnight. it is really funky and poppy gimme man after midnight. it is really funky and poppy sap gimme man after midnight. it is really funky and poppy sap would you do the little dance. what about you? i like eagle. that is unusual. i like dancing queen. but as a ballad goes, it takes it all. my first record i bought was fernando. it was the single. that was some time ago. what —— the single. that was some time ago. what -- did the single. that was some time ago. what —— did you sing with the hairbrush and in the mirror? of course. would you go and see them on tour? i would. i would course. would you go and see them on tour? iwould. iwould give course. would you go and see them on tour? i would. i would give them a shot. do you think there is still the appeal that people would want to see them. -- so charismatic. we have

worked with them. what was that like? she was a chatty, lovely person. i have always thought it would be great if you could record again. it's fantastic to hear this news stop with the voices are just as good. her last album was beautiful. i think the collaboration will be exciting. i want to know what it is coming out.|j will be exciting. i want to know what it is coming out. i think it will be in a couple of weeks. that is the thing about whether their voices are still good and that sort of side effect. do you think they still haven't? i think so. they have got the magic. they have something up got the magic. they have something up this late. there is a lot of depth. you will have to start learning new songs. we have a tour happening from november onwards so it is really going to enhance what we are doing it as well. yes it will. # mamma mia, here i go again.

marvellous. love it. thank you for coming to speak to us. here is the weather with sarah keith—lucas. high 20s last weekend, some places will struggle to reach double figures, across england and wales a lot of cloud as we had through this evening and tonight, patchy outbreaks of rain which will mostly ease their way towards the east tonight. clear it skies for the north and north—west of the country. not as cold under the cloud, patchy outbreaks of rain further south. saturday we will stick with the cloud across much of england and wales, patchy outbreaks of rain at times through parts of the midlands, eastern england as well, sunshine and showers for the north—west, but temperatures are going to struggle

to reach eight or 9 degrees under that cloud, milder in the sunnier spells. into sunday, a lot of dry weather, but later in the day low pressure m oves weather, but later in the day low pressure moves in towards the south—east, bringing wet and windy weather. bye—bye. this is bbc news, our latest 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 duke and duchess of cambridge have named their new son louis arthur charles. more now on the historic face—to—face meeting between the leaders of north and south korea. kim jong—un and president moon jae—in shook hands on the border in the demilitarized zone at panmunjom, where an armistice was signed in 1953 pausing the korean war. in a joint statement at the end of their talks, the leaders said there would be no more war on the korean peninsula. it's not the first time the prospect of peace between the north and the south has been presented to the world. so how different is today's summit — and what lies ahead in the months to come? our diplomatic correspondent james landale has this assessment. these are genuinely historic scenes from the inter—korean summit,

but is there actually a prospect for peace, or is this a ploy by the north korean leader? let's not forget these divisions go back many years. the korean peninsula was carved up by the united states and the soviet union at the end of the second world war. in 1950 the communist north invaded the south with the help of its soviet allies, and other forces fought back, and the war lasted three years, claiming more than 2 million lives, ending in armistice, but not peace. if these scenes look familiar, here is why. there was another historic summit in 2000 when the leaders of north and south met for the first time to try to normalise relations between both countries. seven years later there was another summit when the north agreed to freeze its nuclear programme for economic aid. but neither agreed peace, let alone disarmament. since taking power,

kim jong—un has worked hard on his nuclear capability, repeatedly testing ballistic missiles which he claims can deliver warheads to the united states. is he is sincere about denuclearisation, and what does he mean? the international response has been cautious. double trump says good things are happening but only time will tell if one they both sides can live in harmony and peace. when i began, people were saying it was an impossibility, they said there were two alternatives. let them have what they have or go to war. and now we have a much better alternative than anybody thought even possible. some believe it is donald trump's hard line that has encouraged kim jong—un to the negotiating table. others believe he isjust looking to

escape western sanctions by promising limit of arms control. the question is whether the complete removal of nuclear weapons from the korean peninsula is possible when the leader in the north sees him as crucial to his status, security and survival. so this summit does mark a de—escalation of tension but it is the start of a long process and there are no guarantees that at some point one side won't walk away. james landale reporting there. in the past hour, president trump applauded the efforts of both countries in the summit. this afternoon, i want to congratulate the republic of korea on its historic summit with north korea, encouraged by president moon and kim jong—un's express goal of com plete and kim jong—un's express goal of complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. i will be meeting with kim jong—un in the korean peninsula. i will be meeting with kimjong—un in the coming weeks, we look forward to that, and hopefully it will be productive. i

wa nt to hopefully it will be productive. i want to thank chancellor merkel for her leadership in our campaign of maximum pressure on the north korean regime, which has helped us to reach this important step, this moment, where we are right now. it has taken a long time, many, many decades to get here. let's see what happens. we seek a future peace, prosperity and harmony for the whole korean peninsula, unlocking not only a brighter future peninsula, unlocking not only a brighterfuture for peninsula, unlocking not only a brighter future for the people of korea but for the people of the world. however, in pursuit of that goal, we will not repeat the m ista kes goal, we will not repeat the mistakes of past administrations dykes macro maximum pressure will continue until denuclearisation occurs. i look forward to our meeting. it should be quite something! that was president trump's verdict. joining us now isjenny town, assistant director of the us—korea institute atjohns hopkins school of advanced international studies in washington.

thank you forjoining us this evening. just watching those pictures coming out of north and south korea, incredible to see, what did you think when you saw them?|j did you think when you saw them?” think it was a wonderful moment for the two koreas, and historical moment to have them setting foot on each other‘s soil, and a very welcome reprieve from the rising tensions of last year, and from what we really did feel was a path towards war. but certainly now there isa towards war. but certainly now there is a lot of work still head of us, but this was a good foundation that was laid during the summit to follow up was laid during the summit to follow up on that work. and of course we have had many people making the point that we have been here before. do you think it is different this time? is there anyway of knowing whether kim jong—un is serious about this? well, of course, the only way

you really know if he is serious is to test out and see how far you can go. i think it is important that, you know, kim jong—un, go. i think it is important that, you know, kimjong—un, there was go. i think it is important that, you know, kim jong—un, there was a statement in writing as part of the declaration that did commit to com plete declaration that did commit to complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. certainly, there isa korean peninsula. certainly, there is a lot to unpack there as to what it actually means, especially in terms of obligations for south korea, for the united states, for their alliance, and for relations with china as well. those are the m essa 9 es with china as well. those are the messages that you would want to see, and they have been consistent so far this year, during this diplomatic push, leading up to the us—dprk talks in terms of how far as wedding to go, i think rather than what people, than what he has in the past and what people are expecting of him. i think we can see an opportunity to completely change the image of north korea — what is driving him in all of this, which is something that his father and

grandfather didn't? i'm sure that is probably some of it. i am sure there is some prestige in it. i think he was very is some prestige in it. i think he was very clever in the process, because he did actually say at the end of last year, for instance, that he had completed that process, so it gives me confidence in his own strength, in his country's strength, but also some strength of strategic parity with the big powers, to be able to be confident in these negotiations with both the united states and china going forward, especially. and so i think it does give him also a lot more room to play, a lot more room to negotiate, because there is a lot now he can give up and give up very quickly, because those were related to the development phase. so during that process , development phase. so during that process, there has to be really fundamental change in the political relations in orderfor fundamental change in the political relations in order for the fundamental change in the political relations in orderfor the kinds of security guarantees that they are looking for to have credibility. and going back to the meeting today, how much does the chemistry between the

leaders lead to different outcomes? if we think about president trump and emmanuel macron, who don't agree on many things, we saw them this week having a kind of bromance, where they were hugging and kissing, quite extraordinary to watch. there did seem to be quite a good rapport between kim and moonjae—in, and he has not had an awful lot of attention, i suppose, has not had an awful lot of attention, isuppose, the has not had an awful lot of attention, i suppose, the south korean president. right, ithink there was a very good relationship between them, moon was very happy that this came to fruition, something he has wanted for a very long time, and it does always help when the leaders get along, it makes the rest of the process easier, it gives a greater mandate to move forward , gives a greater mandate to move forward, and for this i think that relationship is also really important to build momentum for the next step in the process and to keep that momentum alive during that process. ok, we must leave at there,

jenny town, thank you very much for joining us. thank you. the home secretary, amber rudd, is facing fresh calls to resign tonight after leaked documents suggest she may have been told about immigration removal targets. on wednesday, the home secretary gave evidence to mps saying she had no knowledge of them. but an internal memo that refers to targets was sent to her in 2017. our political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster. jonathan, obviously she has been under enormous pressure, this adds to it, i guess, are we closer to knowing whether she knew about the targets or not? no, but we do know this evening, as a result of the memo you mentioned, obtained by the guardian, that she was made aware of them in this memo, which was sent to her. the home secretary was copied m, her. the home secretary was copied in, it was sent directly to the immigration minister at the time,

brandon lewis, in june immigration minister at the time, brandon lewis, injune of last year, and it was a performance summary which contained in some detail a target set for the year 27—18 of achieving 12,804th returns, in other words the deportation of illegal immigrant is. —— 12,800 words the deportation of illegal immigrant is. ——12,800 enforced returns. so the home secretary was one of a number of recipients of this document, including senior officials and advisers. so this has come to light, as you say, at the end of a difficult week for the home secretary. on wednesday, she was in front of a panel these in westminster, and she denied the home office had targets for the removal of illegal immigrant is — that is not how we operate, she said. the next day she was before mps to admit that there were local targets set by the immigration enforcement agency, but she said that she was not aware of them. and so today we have this

latest revelation which, if the home secretary was hoping for a quiet weekend as definitely put paid to that, so there is more pressure on her now, labour restating their call for the home secretary to resign. the shadow home secretary saying that amber rudd either failed to read this memo and has no understanding of the policies in a department, or she misled parliament and the british people. thank you very much, jonathan, live from westminster. the headlines on bbc news: 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. now it's time for newswatch.

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